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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 2018	Dec Qtr 2018
		$m	$m
Total managed funds industry		3 547 631	3 425 209
Consolidated assets total managed funds institutions		2 881 471	2 786 590
Cross invested assets between managed funds institutions		575 866	543 276
Unconsolidated assets total managed funds institutions		3 457 337	3 329 866
	Life insurance corporations	240 189	228 477
	Superannuation (pension) funds	2 777 899	2 670 693
	Public offer (retail) unit trusts	381 354	374 743
	All other managed funds institutions	57 895	55 953

Managed Funds	Unconsolidated Assets, by type of institution

• At 31 December 2018, the managed funds industry had $3,425.2b funds under management, a decrease of $122.4b (3.5%) on the September quarter 2018 figure of $3,547.6b.
• The main valuation effects that occurred during the December quarter 2018 were as follows: the S&P/ASX 200 decreased 9.1%; the price of foreign shares, as represented by the MSCI World Index excluding Australia, decreased 13.8%; and the A$ depreciated 2.3% against the US$.

• At 31 December 2018, the consolidated assets of managed funds institutions were $2,786.6b, a decrease of $94.9b (3.3%) on the September quarter 2018 figure of $2,881.5b.
• The asset types that decreased were shares, $41.4b (8.1%); units in trusts, $34.3b (4.4%); overseas assets, $24.2b (4.7%); derivatives, $3.6b (9.4%) and deposits, $1.7b (0.6%). These were partially offset by increases in other financial assets, $3.8b (1.6%); bonds, etc., $3.3b (3.5%); land, buildings and equipment, $1.7b (0.6%); loans and placements, $0.5b (1.2%); short term securities, $0.5b (0.6%) and other non-financial assets, $0.3b (2.9%).

• At 31 December 2018, there were $543.3b of assets cross invested between managed funds institutions.

• At 31 December 2018, the unconsolidated assets of superannuation (pension) funds decreased $107.2b (3.9%); life insurance corporations decreased $11.7b (4.9%); public offer (retail) unit trusts decreased $6.6b (1.7%); cash management trusts decreased $1.5b (3.9%); friendly societies decreased $0.3b (3.5%) and common funds decreased $0.1b (1.3%).

• Table 3 Life insurance corporations - revised back to the September quarter 2018.
• Table 4 Superannuation (pension) funds - revised back to the September quarter 2016.
• Table 5 Public offer (retail) unit trusts - revised back to the March quarter 2012.
• 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 back to the September quarter 2016.