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Mutual funds
The statistics cover mutual funds managed by Norwegian fund managers. The annual accounting statistics present information on annual balance sheet and profit and loss accounts of the mutual funds. The quarterly statistics contain information about share capital and net purchases of mutual fund shares by type of fund and holding sector.
Selected figures from these statistics
- Mutual funds. NOK millionDownload table as ...Mutual funds. NOK million
Market value 4th quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 2nd quarter 2025 3rd quarter 2025 All sectors Outstanding amounts 2 120 023 2 093 930 2 227 419 2 287 509 Net purchases/sales -72 509 45 867 29 649 -12 875 Financial corporations Outstanding amounts 1 162 851 1 169 799 1 234 893 1 241 003 Net purchases/sales -71 193 51 715 23 578 -13 920 Households Outstanding amounts 550 570 572 633 620 564 652 319 Net purchases/sales 16 134 -11 568 5 068 1 253 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Holdings of mutual fund shares by holding sectors. Quarterly figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Holdings of mutual fund shares by holding sectors. Quarterly figures in NOK million.
4th quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 2nd quarter 2025 3rd quarter 2025 Total 2 120 023 2 093 930 2 227 419 2 287 509 Non-financial corporations 150 840 110 795 113 542 116 104 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government 9 971 7 492 8 113 7 578 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government 0 220 293 359 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government 1 422 1 158 702 826 Private non-financial incorporated enterprises 131 635 94 570 96 836 99 705 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises 207 154 153 125 Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises 7 605 7 201 7 445 7 511 Financial corporations 1 162 851 1 169 799 1 234 893 1 241 003 Norges Bank 0 0 0 0 Banks 28 472 38 714 34 333 17 438 Mortgage companies 2 260 2 238 2 259 499 Finance companies 95 19 20 21 State lending institutions etc. 28 27 429 435 Financial holding companies 3 759 6 770 4 798 4 494 Mutual funds 226 056 219 032 226 211 236 385 Alternative investment funds (AIF) excluding mutal funds 769 874 1 106 1 122 Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds 66 108 55 090 59 812 44 581 Life insurance companies and pension funds 814 472 824 855 883 858 914 352 Non-life insurance companies 20 832 22 180 22 067 21 676 General government 19 775 18 382 19 586 19 001 Central government 1 234 1 235 1 281 1 284 Local government 18 541 17 147 18 305 17 717 Non-profit institutions serving households 34 699 32 480 33 854 33 251 Households 550 570 572 633 620 564 652 319 Unincorporated enterprises within households 38 14 11 6 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises inclusive housing cooperatives etc. 1 1 1 0 Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc. 550 531 572 618 620 552 652 313 Rest of the world 139 815 130 597 138 666 132 570 Unspecified sector 61 473 59 244 66 314 93 261 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Net purchases of mutual fund shares by purchasing sectors. Quarterly figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Net purchases of mutual fund shares by purchasing sectors. Quarterly figures in NOK million.
Net purchases/sales 4th quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 2nd quarter 2025 3rd quarter 2025 Total -72 509 45 867 29 649 -12 875 Non-financial corporations 1 052 136 -1 274 -1 639 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government 2 312 -2 275 152 -603 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government 0 232 60 55 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government 460 -90 -482 174 Private non-financial incorporated enterprises -1 875 2 385 -934 -1 117 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises 5 15 -6 -33 Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises 150 -131 -64 -115 Financial corporations -71 193 51 715 23 578 -13 920 Norges Bank 0 0 0 0 Banks -8 942 894 826 -6 508 Mortgage companies 2 004 56 -10 -1 779 Finance companies 0 0 0 0 State lending institutions etc. -1 1 400 0 Financial holding companies -340 -462 -1 929 -358 Mutual funds -7 231 6 122 -1 595 922 Alternative investment funds (AIF) excluding mutal funds -243 85 203 -2 Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds -7 724 1 064 2 963 -9 680 Life insurance companies and pension funds -46 982 41 699 23 788 3 149 Non-life insurance companies -1 734 2 256 -1 068 336 General government -1 182 8 534 -699 Central government 96 22 28 -11 Local government -1 278 -14 506 -688 Non-profit institutions serving households 351 901 -59 -642 Households 16 134 -11 568 5 068 1 253 Unincorporated enterprises within households -1 4 -3 -5 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises inclusive housing cooperatives etc. 0 0 0 0 Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc. 16 135 -11 572 5 071 1 258 Rest of the world -15 673 2 649 2 915 4 582 Unspecified sector -1 998 2 026 -1 113 -1 810 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds' assets. Market value. Quarterly figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds' assets. Market value. Quarterly figures in NOK million.
Holdings 4th quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 2nd quarter 2025 3rd quarter 2025 Shares 1 278 648 1 217 316 1 331 857 1 415 368 Mutual fund shares 283 121 271 138 287 002 294 351 Equity certificates 12 165 13 213 14 688 15 033 Long-term debt securities 460 482 494 858 495 833 463 786 Short-term bonds securities 33 351 31 711 30 854 28 417 Other assets 10 363 10 363 10 363 10 363 Deposits 53 368 66 807 68 298 71 666 Sum all assets 2 131 498 2 105 406 2 238 895 2 298 984 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Outstanding amounts of mutual fund shares by holding sectors and type of funds. Last quarter in NOK million.Download table as ...Outstanding amounts of mutual fund shares by holding sectors and type of funds. Last quarter in NOK million.
3rd quarter 2025 All types of funds Equity funds Bond funds Liquidity funds Other bond funds Hybrid funds Other funds Sum all holding sectors 2 287 509 1 619 701 319 793 133 606 129 024 80 011 5 374 Non-financial corporations 116 104 55 345 8 070 25 569 23 719 1 515 1 886 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government 7 578 2 328 7 246 1 1 0 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government 359 177 182 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government 826 128 13 588 90 7 0 Private non-financial incorporated enterprises 99 705 50 583 5 510 16 928 23 312 1 493 1 879 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises 125 57 0 4 57 0 7 Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises 7 511 4 398 2 037 803 259 14 0 Financial corporations 1 241 003 865 127 265 028 46 341 55 663 6 002 2 843 Norges Bank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Banks 17 438 2 245 5 730 8 743 661 60 0 Mortgage companies 499 0 498 1 0 0 0 Finance companies 21 12 3 6 0 0 0 State lending institutions etc. 435 14 4 417 0 0 0 Financial holding companies 4 494 0 3 886 519 89 0 0 Mutual funds 236 385 178 426 34 683 4 087 19 189 0 0 Alternative investment funds (AIF) excluding mutal funds 1 122 190 0 481 434 17 0 Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds 44 581 29 951 6 849 2 001 4 274 376 1 130 Life insurance companies and pension funds 914 352 643 884 205 288 28 171 29 747 5 549 1 713 Non-life insurance companies 21 676 10 405 8 087 1 915 1 269 0 0 General government 19 001 6 604 5 156 5 517 1 717 3 4 Central government 1 284 5 0 1 169 110 0 0 Local government 17 717 6 599 5 156 4 348 1 607 3 4 Non-profit institutions serving households 33 251 16 494 7 916 4 003 4 023 377 438 Households 652 319 498 903 17 229 25 178 40 837 69 975 196 Unincorporated enterprises within households 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises inclusive housing cooperatives etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc. 652 313 498 899 17 229 25 177 40 836 69 975 196 Rest of the world 132 570 125 429 2 752 3 123 1 004 255 7 Unspecified sector 93 261 51 799 13 642 23 875 2 061 1 884 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Net purchases of mutual fund shares by holding sectors and type of funds. Last quarter in NOK million.Download table as ...Net purchases of mutual fund shares by holding sectors and type of funds. Last quarter in NOK million.
3rd quarter 2025 All types of funds Equity funds Bond funds Liquidity funds Other bond funds Hybrid funds Other funds Sum all holding sectors -12 875 21 332 -10 354 -20 268 -3 818 282 -49 Non-financial corporations -1 639 1 635 -1 231 -2 345 341 -10 -29 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by central government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by central government -603 0 -300 -300 -3 0 0 Public unincorporated enterprises, owned by local government 55 0 55 0 0 0 0 Public incorporated enterprises, owned by local government 174 2 0 200 -28 0 0 Private non-financial incorporated enterprises -1 117 1 646 -616 -2 488 380 -10 -29 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises -33 -17 0 0 -16 0 0 Private non-profit institutions serving enterprises -115 4 -370 243 8 0 0 Financial corporations -13 920 -1 505 -807 -10 893 -666 -14 -33 Norges Bank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Banks -6 508 -1 133 -2 095 -3 036 -243 0 0 Mortgage companies -1 779 0 150 -1 929 0 0 0 Finance companies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State lending institutions etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Financial holding companies -358 0 -358 0 0 0 0 Mutual funds 922 1 022 -376 -274 550 0 0 Alternative investment funds (AIF) excluding mutal funds -2 0 0 -42 40 0 0 Other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds -9 680 -1 114 -4 941 -3 408 -188 4 -33 Life insurance companies and pension funds 3 149 130 6 358 -2 486 -834 -18 0 Non-life insurance companies 336 -410 455 282 9 0 0 General government -699 -104 -228 -391 24 0 0 Central government -11 0 0 0 -11 0 0 Local government -688 -104 -228 -391 35 0 0 Non-profit institutions serving households -642 -35 -511 -51 -38 -7 0 Households 1 253 11 492 -5 426 -6 240 1 050 363 13 Unincorporated enterprises within households -5 0 0 0 -5 0 0 Private non-financial unincorporated enterprises inclusive housing cooperatives etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Employees, recipients of property income, pensions and social contributions, students etc. 1 258 11 492 -5 426 -6 240 1 055 363 13 Rest of the world 4 582 8 764 41 634 -4 851 -6 0 Unspecified sector -1 810 1 085 -2 192 -982 322 -44 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds` balance sheet. Annual figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds` balance sheet. Annual figures in NOK million.
2021 2022 2023 2024 ASSETS Equities 909 573 840 773 1 043 751 1 282 641 Mutual fund shares 236 749 177 431 222 878 258 094 Equity certifikates 11 588 10 006 11 298 12 165 Long-term debt securities 538 599 502 704 547 755 481 223 Short-term debt securities 21 994 21 284 28 727 33 385 Other assets 8 780 10 163 25 111 10 363 Bank deposits in total 53 096 43 886 49 249 53 368 Deposits in domestic banks 41 721 34 750 33 465 40 189 Deposits in foreign banks 11 375 9 136 15 784 13 179 TOTAL ASSETS 1 780 379 1 606 246 1 928 771 2 131 240 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL Total paid-in equity capital 1 071 665 1 058 620 1 128 825 1 107 425 Mutual fund shares at par value 945 207 984 513 1 220 463 1 201 570 Premium/discount 126 458 74 108 -91 637 -94 145 Retained earnings 697 367 538 844 785 576 1 012 342 Debt 11 347 8 782 14 369 11 473 Tax payable -80 -86 -269 141 Allocated to the mutual fund shares’ holders 370 33 37 -22 Other debt 11 057 8 834 14 601 11 353 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL 1 780 379 1 606 246 1 928 771 2 131 240 Number of mutual funds 404 398 400 374 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds` profit and loss accounts. Annual figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds` profit and loss accounts. Annual figures in NOK million.
2021 2022 2023 2024 Portfolio income and expenses Interest 13 176 16 524 25 522 28 325 Dividend 19 564 24 578 31 222 36 871 Net realized gains on securities 94 171 27 418 46 155 108 763 Net changes in unrealized gains/losses on securities 86 792 -181 280 153 664 144 728 Other investment portfolio income and expenses 5 421 -4 845 671 3 545 NET INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INCOME 219 124 -117 605 257 234 322 232 Management revenue and costs Commision from sale and redemption of mutual fund shares 31 29 18 17 Other income and expenses -51 -118 -15 -260 Management charges -8 576 -7 862 -7 500 -7 515 NET MANAGEMENT INCOME -8 596 -7 951 -7 497 -7 758 NET INCOME BEFORE TAX 210 528 -125 555 249 737 314 474 Tax costs -1 690 -1 987 -2 585 -3 139 NET INCOME 208 838 -127 542 247 152 311 335 Allocation of Net Income Allocated for distribution to mutual fund shares' holders 16 381 4 838 8 883 15 563 Net distributed to mutual fund shares' holders during the year 9 089 3 084 6 219 9 024 Transfer to/from retained earnings 183 368 -135 464 232 050 286 748 TOTAL ALLOCATIONS AND EQUITY TRANSFERS 208 838 -127 542 247 152 311 335 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds` sum of assets by type of funds. Accounting figures. Annual figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds` sum of assets by type of funds. Accounting figures. Annual figures in NOK million.
2021 2022 2023 2024 TOTAL ASSETS 1 780 379 1 606 246 1 928 771 2 131 240 Equity funds 1 080 845 956 243 1 201 723 1 470 110 Bond funds 357 410 320 705 344 284 299 879 Liquidity funds 134 643 132 931 161 660 147 634 Other bond funds 119 039 119 569 134 570 131 177 Hybrid funds 80 558 72 433 81 742 77 962 Other funds 7 886 4 367 4 792 4 480 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds` net income by type of funds. Annual figures in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds` net income by type of funds. Annual figures in NOK million.
2021 2022 2023 2024 NET INCOME 208 838 -127 542 247 152 311 335 Equity funds 196 138 -103 968 201 511 271 712 Bond funds -528 -19 444 18 475 11 818 Liquidity funds 860 1 877 7 268 7 379 Other bond funds 4 223 -1 057 9 629 10 511 Hybrid funds 7 262 -5 154 9 623 9 218 Other funds 882 204 647 697 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Mutual funds` profit and loss accounts by equity funds and all other funds. Last year in NOK million.Download table as ...Mutual funds` profit and loss accounts by equity funds and all other funds. Last year in NOK million.
2024 Equity funds All other funds Portfolio income and expenses Interest 970 27 355 Dividend 35 471 1 400 Net realized gains on securities 101 805 6 958 Net changes in unrealized gains/losses on securities 138 852 5 876 Other investment portfolio income and expenses 3 798 -253 NET INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INCOME 280 896 41 336 Management revenue and costs Commision from sale and redemption of mutual fund shares 13 4 Other income and expenses -55 -205 Management charges -6 280 -1 235 NET MANAGEMENT INCOME -6 322 -1 436 NET INCOME BEFORE TAX 274 574 39 900 Tax costs -2 862 -277 NET INCOME 271 712 39 623 Allocation of Net Income Allocated for distribution to mutual fund shares' holders 4 15 559 Net distributed to mutual fund shares' holders during the year 31 8 993 Transfer to/from retained earnings 271 677 15 071 TOTAL ALLOCATIONS AND EQUITY TRANSFERS 271 712 39 623 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 3 January 2022.
Mutual fund: Mutual funds are collective investment undertakings through which an indefinite circle of investors pool funds for investment mostly in securities such as listed shares, equity certificates, bonds and short-term debt securities.
Securities: A security is a negotiable financial instrument. Negotiability refers to the fact that its legal ownership is readily capable of being transferred from one owner to another by delivery or endorsement. While any financial instrument can potentially be traded, a security is designed to be traded on an organised exchange or “over the counter”, although evidence of actual trading is not required. The over-the-counter marketinvolves parties negotiating directly with one another, rather than on a public exchange.
Securities include debt securities and equity securities, securities such as listed and unlisted shares, equity certificates, bonds and short-term debt securities.
Balance sheet: The balance sheet shows assets, liabilities and equity at the end of the financial year.
Profit and loss account: Shows income and expenses over the course of the calendar year.
Type of mutual funds:
The mutual funds are grouped into the following six types of mutual funds, according to how the mutual funds share capital is invested: equity funds, bond funds, money market funds, hybrid funds, other bond funds and other funds.
Equity fund is a type of mutual fund, where 80 percent of shareholders’ capital is invested in equity securities, mainly listed shares and equity certificates.
Bond fund is a mutual fund invested in debt instruments or bond funds. It is also called debt fund. Share capital in bond funds are invested in long-term debt instruments.
Money market fund is a mutual fund or more exactly a debt fund that invests in short-term debt securities such as treasury bills and commercial papers that are called money market instruments that have maturity of less than a year.
Hybrid fund is a mutual fund that invests both in equities and bonds. The percentage of equities or debt instruments in the portfolio of the hybrid funds varies from one hybrid fund to another. This percentage may also vary over time.
Other bond fund is a debt fund that doesn’t fall into the category of bond fund or money market fund.
Other fund can be described as a mutual fund that cannot be classified as any of the above mentioned funds. Hedge funds among others are classified under this category.
Valuation
The market value of the mutual funds' shares is based on the net share value of the individual fund at the end of each period.
The market value of the securities owned by the mutual funds is based on available market rates. For listed securities, this will mainly be the market price from the Oslo Stock Exchange and foreign stock exchanges. For the non-listed, VPS-registered securities, estimated market rates derived from observed transaction rates or annual tax assessment rates are used.
Financial instruments and fixed assets: liabilities, claims and other assets in the unit trust's balance sheets are divided into main groups with a view to providing uniform groups.
Debtor and creditor sector: In compiling the statistics, the actors are grouped into sectors, primarily by socio-economic function, such as general government, financial enterprises, non-financial enterprises, households and the rest of the world.
Income and expense types: including, inter alia, interest and share dividends, are based on national accounts rules.
The sector and industry classification for Norwegian enterprises (issuers/owners) is entirely based on the Register of Business Enterprises in Brønnøysund that is based on the international requirements stated in SNA2008 (System of National Accounts) /ESA2010 (European System of Accounts) and NACE Rev.2 (European Classification of Economic Activities) from the 4th quarter of 2006.
Name: Mutual funds
Topic: Banking and financial markets
Division for Financial Markets Statistics
Only at the national level
The accounting statistics is published annually in September the following year.
The statistics about share capital and net purchases is published quarterly, normally 8-9 weeks after the end of the reference period.
OECD and BIS
Time series are stored in a database solution.
The annual accounting statistics:
The purpose is to contribute accounting data to the financial market statistics and national accounts, and for supervisory and control purposes at the Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission and Norges Bank. Officially, Statistics Norway started the unit trust statistics in 1990. The statistics are based on the cooperation of the Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission, Norges Bank and Statistics Norway. Until 1994 Statistics Norway did the collection, processing, storage and presentation of the data. After 1994 Norges Bank had responsibility for collecting, processing, storage and presentation for unit trusts. Since January 2007 Statistics Norway has had the responsibility for unit trusts. Since 1996 Statistics Norway has published profit and loss figures in addition to previously published annual balance sheets with sector specification of certain financial instruments.
The statistics about share capital and net purchases:
The purpose is to provide an overview of the mutual funds’ balance sheet, with a particular focus on the sector information of the funds’ shares capital and mutual funds’ assets. Data basis is also used as an input for the balance of payments, financial sector accounts and the money supply statistics.
The statistics were established in 1997 and contains quarterly data as of 1st quarter of 1996. Data is also available for earlier periods, on an annual basis, annual accounting statistics for mutual funds.
The responsibility for publishing the statistics was transferred from Central Bank of Norway to Statistics Norway as of 1 January 2007.
In addition to Statistics Norway, important users are public authorities, research institutes and participants in the securities markets.
No external users have access to the statistics before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar.
The statistics are based on the guidelines in the System of National Accounts from 2008 (SNA 2008), European System of Accounts from 2010 (ESA 2010) and the IMF's Manual on Monetary and Financial Statistics.
The Statistics Act § 10
Not relevant
The population is all mutual funds licensed by the Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission.
The statistics are based on:
- Data on mutual funds’ shares capital and on the transactions of mutual funds shares.
- Data on the mutual funds’ holdings of Norwegian and foreign securities.
- Central posts from mutual funds’ annual balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.
The annual accounting statistics:
Statistics Norway collects accounting data from all mutual funds registered in Norway.
The statistics about share capital and net purchases:
The statistics is based on quarterly reporting of the mutual funds’ managers, monthly data deliveries from the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS) and custodians (for information on the mutual funds). ORBOF (accounting information for banks and financial undertakings) is used as a source, with regard to the mutual funds’ bank deposits.
The statistics include all Norwegian-registered mutual funds.
The annual accounting statistics:
For mutual funds, Statistics Norway publishes annual balance sheet figures by financial instrument and type of fund, figures on holdings of securities by debtor sector and type of fund, and participation capital figures at face value by creditor sector. Profit and loss figures have also been published since 1996.
Statistics Norway control and revise the accounting data against published annual accounts and other consecutive sources.
The statistics about share capital and net purchases:
Primary data on mutual funds’ shares are received electronically from the mutual funds’ managers, via AltInn, the common Web portal for public reporting. Other relevant data, mainly on the mutual funds’ holdings of securities, is extracted from data that the Division for Financial Market Statistics collects from other sources for securities data.
Primary data is controlled for each source. In addition, controls are carried out on balance sheet level, both per mutual fund and at an aggregate level. Data series are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are published together with the data for the new reference period.
For some smaller balance sheet items where no quarterly data are received, interpolations are made, based on the annual accounts data.
Statistics Norway’s standard confidentiality rules apply.
The accounts statistics for unit trusts are, as far as possible, based on current accounting rules. Breaks can therefore occur in connection with changes in accounting legislation.
Generally, the mutual funds statistics provide quarterly data comparable over time. However, changes in the legal framework, changes in the regulation of registration requirements in the Securities Register act and changes in the institutional sector classification can all lead to break in the time-series data. The main changes that are introduced are as follows:
2021: Statistics Norway does not longer publish market value of unlisted shares registered in VPS. This means that these unlisted shares are not included in the balance sheet in the quarterly statistics.
2012: A new four digit institutional sector classification is introduced
The new sector classification was adopted in the mutual funds statistics as of January 2012. One of the most significant changes is that the line between financial and non-financial sectors has been shifted such that the value of the financial sectors increased. In addition to this, new financial sectors were introduced such as investment trusts and private equity funds other financial enterprises, except insurance companies and pension funds. Households and non-profit institutions serving households are also treated separately according to the new institutional sector classification.
2012: New classification of type of funds
Statistics Norway introduced changes in the classification of the mutual funds as of 1st January 2012. This change in the standards is in line with the Norwegian Fund and Asset Management Association’s (VFF) standards, which they introduced in 2010. According to this, a new group called ‘other bond funds’ was introduced and the money market funds were defined more precisely. Changes were in line with the new guidelines that were drawn by ESMA- European Securities and Markets Authority to have a new common definition of the money market funds.
2006: Changes in the statistics as of 4th quarter of 2006
The mutual funds’ investments in mutual funds shares are included in the figures as of 4th quarter 2006. Previous quarters were published as net figures, i.e. without these investments.
In addition, the information regarding what mutual funds own in terms of shares, bonds short-term debt securities were directly collected through VPS (Norwegian Central Securities Depository) and the custodians that deposit the mutual funds’ assets.
2004: A quarterly direct reporting of information on the mutual funds shares, via mutual funds’ managers has been established starting with the 4th quarter of 2004.
The annual accounting statistics:
Errors and discrepancies can occur in accounting data. These discrepancies can have several sources: Errors in transferring the data from the companies' primary accounts to receiving media, different accounting and estimation principles, different entry times or incompletely filled out reports from respondents.
The statistics about share capital and net purchases:
To the extent that the fixed delivery from the primary sources contains errors or defects, this could affect the statistics. Processing and control routines have been established in order to detect and correct such errors and defects.
In cases where an owner of share capital is registered on a nominee account of a financial enterprise, others than the genuine owners will be registered in the share holder register. This can to some extent cause the application of sectors to owners of holdings and transactions to be imperfect.
Data may be revised in future publications.