Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), capital market regulator of Luxembourg Press Release 12/04 described overall statical situation of Global UCI and SIFs' market.
In accordance to the Press Release, As at 31 December 2011, total net assets of undertakings for collective investment and specialised investment funds reached EUR 2,096.512 billion compared to EUR 2,059.419 billion as at 30 November 2011, i.e. a 1.80% growth over one month. Over the last twelve months, the volume of net assets decreased by 4.66%.
Overall, the Luxembourg UCI industry registered a positive variation amounting to EUR 37.093 billion during December. This increase is the result of the favourable impact of financial markets amounting to EUR 40.577 billion (+1.97%) and negative net issues amounting to EUR 3.484 billion (-0.17%).
The number of undertakings for collective investment (UCIs) and specialised investment funds (SIFs) taken into consideration totalled 3,845 as against 3,833 the previous month. A total of 2,427 entities have adopted an umbrella structure, which represents 11,876 sub-funds. When adding the 1,418 entities with a traditional structure to that figure, a total of 13,294 entities are active in the financial centre. As regards net capital investment and the impact of financial markets on Luxembourg UCIs, the following can be said about December 2011.
Most categories of equity UCIs recorded price increases. In the United States, the publication of positive economic data favourably influenced prices. In Europe, the measures in relation to the sovereign debt crisis announced during the European summit of 8 and 9 December were positively interpreted by investors but did not significantly impact markets. Only Eastern European equity UCIs registered price decreases in December.
More details of various statistical components of global UCIs and SIFs market elaborately describe in the Press release.
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