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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 2016	Dec Qtr 2016
		$m	$m
Total managed funds industry		2 780 361	2 841 800
Consolidated assets total managed funds institutions		2 188 683	2 237 851
Cross invested assets between managed funds institutions		491 037	498 304
Unconsolidated assets total managed funds institutions		2 679 720	2 736 156
	Life insurance corporations	225 325	227 716
	Superannuation (pension) funds	2 083 328	2 137 588
	Public offer (retail) unit trusts	318 554	318 806
	All other managed funds institutions	52 512	52 045

Managed Funds

Unconsolidated Assets, by type of institution

• At 31 December 2016, the managed funds industry had $2,841.8b funds under management, an increase of $61.4b (2%) on the September quarter 2016 figure of $2,780.4b.
• The main valuation effects that occurred during the December quarter 2016 were as follows: the S&P/ASX 200 increased 4.2%; the price of foreign shares, as represented by the MSCI World Index excluding Australia, increased 1.5%; and the A$ depreciated 5.2% against the US$.

• At 31 December 2016, the consolidated assets of managed funds institutions were $2,237.9b, an increase of $49.2b (2%) on the September quarter 2016 figure of $2,188.7b.
• The asset types that increased were shares, $22.9b (3%); overseas assets, $19.4b (4%); land, buildings and equipment, $1.9b (1%); units in trusts, $1.9b (1%); short term securities, $1.8b (1%); deposits, $1.6b (1%); bonds, etc., $1.3b (1%) and other non-financial assets, $0.7b (6%). These were partially offset by decreases in other financial assets, $2.0b (6%) and loans and placements, $0.4b (1%). Derivatives were flat.

• At 31 December 2016, there were $498.3b of assets cross invested between managed funds institutions.

• At 31 December 2016, the unconsolidated assets of superannuation (pension) funds increased $54.3b (3%), life insurance corporations increased $2.4b (1%), public offer (retail) unit trusts increased $0.3b (0%) and common funds increased $0.2b (2%). Cash management trusts decreased $0.6b (2%). Friendly societies were flat.

• Table 3 Life insurance corporations - revised back to the September quarter 2016.
• Table 4 Superannuation (pension) funds - revised back to the December quarter 2014.
• Table 5 Public offer (retail) unit trusts - revised back to the September quarter 2016.
• Table 6 Friendly Societies - no revisions.
• Table 7 Common funds - revised back to the September quarter 2005.
• Table 8 Cash management trusts - no revisions.
• Table 9 Resident Investment Managers - revised back to the December quarter 2014.