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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 2014	Dec Qtr 2014
		$m	$m
Total managed funds industry		2 432 280	2 489 895
Consolidated assets total managed funds institutions		1 909 724	1 958 507
Cross invested assets between managed funds institutions		488 460	503 879
Unconsolidated assets total managed funds institutions		2 398 184	2 462 386
	Life insurance corporations	284 483	288 830
	Superannuation (pension) funds	1 777 605	1 831 962
	Public offer (retail) unit trusts	298 254	302 734
	All other managed funds institutions	37 842	38 860

Managed Funds

Unconsolidated Assets, by type of institution

• At 31 December 2014, the managed funds industry had $2,489.9b funds under management, an increase of $57.6b (2%) on the September quarter 2014 figure of $2,432.3b.
• The main valuation effects that occurred during the December quarter 2014 were as follows: the S&P/ASX 200 increased 2.2%; the price of foreign shares, as represented by the MSCI World Index excluding Australia, increased 0.8%; and the A$ depreciated 6.7% against the US$.

• At 31 December 2014, the consolidated assets of managed funds institutions were $1,958.5b, an increase of $48.8b (3%) on the September quarter 2014 figure of $1,909.7b.
• The asset types that increased were overseas assets, $29.6b (8%); shares, $14.6b (3%); short term securities, $8.6b (10%); bonds, etc., $4.3b (4%); derivatives, $0.8b (65%); and other non-financial assets, $0.2b (2%). These were partially offset by decreases in other financial assets, $3.4b (11%); deposits, $3.2b (1%); land, buildings and equipment, $1.5b (1%); loans and placements, $1.0b (2%); and units in trusts, $0.2b (0%).

• At 31 December 2014, there were $503.9b of assets cross invested between managed funds institutions.

• At 31 December 2014, the unconsolidated assets of superannuation (pension) funds increased $54.4b (3%), public offer (retail) unit trusts increased $4.5b (2%), life insurance corporations increased $4.3b (2%), cash management trusts increased $0.8b (3%), and common funds increased $0.2b (2%). Friendly societies were flat.

• Table 3 Life insurance corporations - revised for September quarter 2014.
• Table 4 Superannuation (pension) funds - revised back to December quarter 2012.
• Table 5 Public offer (retail) unit trusts - revised back to September quarter 2005.
• Table 6 Friendly Societies - no revisions.
• Table 7 Common funds - no revisions.
• Table 8 Cash management trusts - no revisions.
• Table 9 Resident Investment Managers - revised for September quarter 2014.