Notes to the group financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2006  
 
 
 
 
23. Financial assets held under multi-manager investment contracts
The policyholder assets held by the group’s multi-manager investment subsidiary, Investment Solutions in South Africa, Namibia and the United Kingdom is provided below. These policyholder assets are directly matched by linked obligations to policyholders.
  Following the adoption of IFRS, financial assets held in unit trust managed by the group’s multi-manager investment subsidiary, Investment Solutions, in South Africa and the United Kingdom, are now included in the consolidated balance sheet of the group. These financial assets are directly matched to linked obligations to unit-holders. 
      2006 
Rm 
2005 
Rm 
23.1 Movement in multi-manager and unit trust investment
contracts assets
   
    A reconciliation of the movement in the financial assets held under
multi-manager and unit trust investment contracts is provided below:
   
    Opening balance 85 518  63 317 
    Movement during year:    
    Premium inflow 27 624  21 247 
    Withdrawals (21 896) (12 793)
    Investment returns after tax 28 042  13 833 
    Fees and other payments (348) (155)
    Foreign subsidiaries exchange differences (567) 69 
    Closing balance 118 373  85 518 
   23.2 Analysis of multi-manager and unit trust investment
contracts assets
   
    An analysis of the aggregate financial assets of multi-manager
and unit trust investment contracts is set out below:
   
    Financial assets classified as “fair value through profit or loss” 100 753  71 282 
       Equity securities – listed 52 081  34 687 
       Equity securities – unlisted 49  30 
       Preference shares 338  126 
       Unit trusts 30 381  18 983 
       Debt securities – listed 3 095  1 966 
       Debt securities – government stock 2 905  2 982 
       Policy of insurance 8 013  1 700 
       Derivative financial instruments 3 308  5 588 
       Receivables 583  5 220 
    Cash and cash equivalents 17 620  14 236 
       Money market 16 624  12 147 
       Cash 996  2 089 
    Total financial assets held under multi-manager investment contracts
(per the balance sheet)
118 373  85 518 
    A reconciliation of the assets held under multi-manager investment
contracts with the linked liability under such contracts is as follows:
   
    Total financial assets held under multi-manager investment contracts
(per balance sheet)
118 373  85 518 
    Reversal of adjustments made under IFRS    
    Add: Alexander Forbes shares held as policyholder assets and
        reclassified in the group balance sheet to an equity deduction
        on adoption of IFRS
151  151 
    Add: Financial effects in the 2005 financial year of accounting for
        policyholder investments as treasury shares under IFRS
30  30 
    Add: Financial effects in the 2006 financial year of accounting for
        policyholder investments as treasury shares under IFRS
81  — 
    Less: Tax effects attributable to policyholders (refer note 18.3) (18) (9)
    Total financial assets held for policyholders under multi-manager
investment contracts
118 619* 85 691*
    * Total assets managed by the group at 31 March 2006 total R124 billion (2005: R107 billion) which include assets of the group’s    
 
 
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