Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950 - 2012

Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950 - 2012

Institutional investors Periods Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Direct property Offices and shops (mln euro) Long-term investments Risk-bearing investments Shares and other equity Total shares and other equity (mln euro) Short-term investments Currency and transferable deposits (mln euro)
Total institutional investors 2012* 15,263 912,364 19,403
Pension funds 2012* 3,435 565,784 5,243
Insurance corporations 2012* 4,145 118,664 10,333
Investment funds 2012* 7,683 227,916 3,827
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table covers investments of institutional investors from 1950 onwards. It enables analyzing shifts over time in the investment portfolio of institutional investors. This is possible for the total of institutional investors, and for each of the three groups: pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.

Data available from 1950 to 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are up to 2010 definitive, figures for 2011 are revised provisional figures and figures for 2012 are provisional. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of 18 December 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table is replaced by table Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Long-term investments
Risk-bearing investments
Direct property
Offices and shops
offices and shops are included in residential buildings until 1980 because of lacking data. For pension funds shops are included in residential buildings until 1991.
Shares and other equity
Total shares and other equity
Short-term investments
Currency and transferable deposits
Currency (notes and coins) and transferable deposits with monetary financial institutions.