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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 2011	Mar Qtr 2012
		$m	$m
Total managed funds industry		1 784 635	1 869 525
Consolidated assets total managed funds institutions		1 408 569	1 475 813
Cross invested assets between managed funds institutions		372 616	391 820
Unconsolidated assets total managed funds institutions		1 781 185	1 867 633
	Life insurance corporations	227 767	238 284
	Superannuation (pension) funds	1 255 140	1 327 090
	Public offer (retail) unit trusts	260 466	263 503
	All other managed funds institutions	37 813	38 756

Managed Funds

Unconsolidated Assets, by type of institution

• At 31 March 2012 the managed funds industry had $1,869.5b funds under management, an increase of $84.9b (5%) on the December quarter 2011 figure of $1,784.6b. This was driven by the increase of $67.2b in consolidated assets of managed funds institutions.
• The main valuation effects that occurred during the March quarter 2012 were as follows: the S&P/ASX 200 increased 6.9%, the price of foreign shares (represented by the MSCI World Index) increased 10.9% and the A$ appreciated 1.3% against the US$.

• At 31 March 2012 the consolidated assets of managed funds institutions was $1,475.8b, an increase of $67.2b (5%) on the December quarter 2011 figure of $1,408.6b.
• The asset types to increase during the quarter were shares, $28.5b (7%); overseas assets, $15.9b (7%); deposits, $10.8b (6%); units in trusts, $5.4b (3%); bonds, etc., $4.1b (6%); short term securities, $2.4b (3%); land, buildings and equipment, $1.5b (1%); and loans and placements, $0.5b (1%). These were partially offset by decreases in other non-financial assets, $1.2b (6%); and derivatives, $0.4b (20%). Other financial assets were flat.

• At 31 March 2012 there were $391.8b of assets cross invested between managed funds institutions.

• At 31 March 2012 the unconsolidated assets of superannuation (pension) funds increased by $72.0b (6%); life insurance corporations increased by $10.5b (5%); public offer (retail) trusts increased by $3.0b (1%); cash management trusts increased by $0.8b (3%); common funds and friendly societies were flat.

• Superannuation; investment manager; and public unit trust data have been revised back to the September quarter 2005.
• Life insurance corporations; friendly society; and common fund data have been revised for the December Quarter 2011.
• Cash management trusts had no revisions to previous quarters data.