1 APRA 2010, APRA September 2010 Quarterly Superannuation Performance, 9 December 2010, (see table 'Key statistics', p7).
2 ATO 2010, Self-managed super fund statistical report, December 2010
3 Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007, Employment Arrangements, retirement and Superannuation, Apr to Jul 2007 (Re-issue), Cat. No. 6361.0, ABS, Canberra, p.16.
4 APRA 2011 and APRA 2006, APRA June 2006 Quarterly Superannuation Performance, 28 September 2006 (see table 'Key statistics', p.7), APRA June 2010 Quarterly Superannuation Performance, 9 September 2010 (see table 'Key statistics', p.7).
5 In 2006 Government announced major reforms known as Superannuation Simplification which included a suite of measures aimed to simplify complexities faced by retirees, improve retirement incomes and provide greater flexibility.
6 APRA 2010, APRA September 2010 Quarterly Superannuation Performance, 9 December 2010, (see table 'Financial Performance - Trends', p.28).
7 ATO 2010, Self-managed super fund statistical report, December 2010.
8 Based on 2009 SAR lodged data.
9 Based on 2009 SAR lodged data and ABR data.
10 Based on 2008 SAR lodged data.
11 Based on 2009 SAR lodged data.
12 ATO 2010, Self-managed super fund statistical report, December 2010.
13 Based on 2009 SAR lodged data.
14 Age ranges used as per ATO 2010, Self-managed super fund statistical report, for comparison purposes.
15 ATO 2010, Self-managed super fund statistical report, June 2010.
16 Age ranges used as produced in the APRA Annual Superannuation Bulletin, for comparison between members of SMSF and members of non-SMSF funds.
17 APRA 2009, Annual Superannuation Bulletin, APRA statistics, 10 February 2010.
18 APRA 2009, Annual Superannuation Bulletin, APRA statistics 2010 (Table 11, pg 39).
19 Based on 2009 SAR lodgments.
20 Calculations based on SMSF 2007 return and 2008 and 2009 SAR reported data.
21 APRA 2009, Annual Superannuation Bulletin, APRA statistics, June 2010.
22 Calculations based on 2007 SMSF return and 2008 and 2009 SAR reported data.
23 As reported on the 2009 SAR lodgments.
24 As per ATO ACR data as at June 2010.
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