Majority of domestic investment funds  claims are on Europe

The consolidated balance sheet of investment funds registered in Finland shrank in the financial market turmoil, to EUR 41.0 bn at end-February 2009. This was followed by 18 months of fairly stable developments in assets, due to positive net subscriptions and balance sheet valuation changes. At the end-August 2010, the consolidated balance sheet of domestic investment funds totalled EUR 59.6 bn. This article examines the breakdown of claims in the balance sheet, by type of fund, instrument, region, and sector.