The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published its investment statistics for the third quarter of 2020. The highlights include:
• Guernsey funds – The total net asset value of Guernsey funds has increased in sterling terms during the last quarter by £9.3bn (4.1%) to £236.1bn. Over the past year, total net asset values have increased by £7.7bn (3.4%).
• Open-ended schemes Within these totals, Guernsey-domiciled open-ended funds increased over the quarter by £0.2bn (0.4%) to £48bn, a decrease of £0.2bn (-0.5%) in the past year.
• Closed-ended schemes The Guernsey closed-ended sector increased over the quarter by £9.1bn (5.0%) to £188.1bn, an increase of £7.9bn (4.4%) in the past year.
• Guernsey Green Funds Within the totals for Guernsey funds, Guernsey Green Funds held a total net asset value of £3.3bn at the end of the quarter.
• Non-Guernsey schemes Non-Guernsey open-ended schemes, for which some aspect of management, administration or custody is carried out in the bailiwick, had a net asset value of £37bn at the end of the quarter.
The total net asset value of Guernsey funds and non-Guernsey open-ended schemes has increased in sterling terms during the last quarter by £7.2bn (2.7%) to £273.1bn. Over the past year, total net asset values decreased by £13bn (-4.5%).
The full set of statistics is available here