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The Superannuation Product Identification Numbers (SPIN) are the standard method
of identification for superannuation products within the financial services
industry and are recognised by Treasury,
Australian Taxation Office (ATO),
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(ASIC) and
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
The free SPIN Directory search gives information
on superannuation products.
The ATO
and the superannuation industry uses the information in this directory
as a basis for validating surcharge data, rejecting invalid data, and
transferring surcharge assessment liabilities. All information provided
in the directory is subject to a disclaimer.
The Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection)
Act 1997 (gazetted in July 2000) imposed a reporting requirement
on both the transferring provider and the destination provider to enable
accurate identification of both the holder and the owner of superannuation
contributions.
SPIN may be used instead of the Destination Provider Member Account Number
when a superannuation provider transfers out superannuation benefits.
SPIN Participants may participate in electronic messaging services for
member rollovers, registration and contributions, bulk transfers and
other transactions as part of swimEC's superannuation electronic commerce
initiative.
Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) and Small APRA Superannuation Funds (SAFs) will benefit from a SPIN code,
particularly with regard to rollovers, choice-of-fund elections and automated contribution payments.
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To Apply to be a SPIN Participant please click here.
It is possible for all superannuation providers, including non-SPIN
Participants, to register products for surcharge reporting. To register
a SPIN product click here.
To find out about APIR's other Product Directories click here.
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The SPIN Directory has been adopted by
the swimEC Programme and forms a cornerstone of the superannuation
electronic commerce initiative.
The SPIN Directory provides an online
searching facility for superannuation product information.
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The SPIN Directory is a download of superannuation
product information. There are two download formats available:
Comma-Separated Values (CSV) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
Refer to the sample files indicated below.
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The SPIN Directory Webservice enables access to the directory programmatically with any
Webservices-compatible software development environment such as Microsoft .NET, Borland Delphi, and Sun Java.
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