The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published its investment statistics for the fourth quarter of 2020. The key points are as follows:
• Guernsey funds – The total net asset value of Guernsey funds increased in sterling terms in the last quarter by £9.4bn (3.9%) to £245.5bn. Over the past year, total net asset values increased by £17.9bn (7.8%).
• Open-ended schemes – Within these totals, Guernsey-domiciled open-ended funds increased over the quarter by £1bn (2%) to £49bn, an increase of £2.7bn (5.8%) in the past year.
• Closed-ended schemes – The Guernsey closed-ended sector increased over the quarter by £8.4bn (4.5%) to £196.5bn, an increase of £15.2bn (8.4%) in the past year.
• Guernsey Green Funds – Within the totals for Guernsey funds, Guernsey Green Funds held a total net asset value of £3.5bn 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 £37.7bn at the end of the quarter.
• The total net asset value of Guernsey funds and non-Guernsey open-ended schemes increased in sterling terms during the last quarter by £10.1bn (3.7%) to £283.2bn. Over the past year, total net asset values increased by £14.9bn (5.5%)
The statistics are available here