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The statistics in this section focus on balance sheets of financial corporations other than monetary financial institutions, which are presented under “Money, credit and banking”. Non-monetary financial institutions comprise financial vehicle corporations (FVCs), investment funds other than money market funds (non-MMF investment funds), insurance corporations (ICs) and pension funds (PFs).

  • FVC balance sheet statistics cover securities loans originated by MFIs and non-MFIs, securitised assets other than loans, synthetic securitisation and FVC liabilities.
  • Statistics on the balance sheets of non-MMFs investment funds are presented by investment policy of the fund and by type of fund (open-end or closed-end).
  • Statistics on insurance corporations includes information related to their balance sheets (ICB and the discontinued ICPF dataset) and data on premiums written, claims incurred and acquistion expenses (ICO dataset). The information for the ICB and ICO datasets are available by type of insurance (reinsurance, life, non-life, and composite insurance corporations). Data on ICs also include risk indicators collected from 93 EEA insurance groups that report under the Solvency II regime (LIG - large insurance groups). Aggregated data are available by types of businesses (life business, non-life business, total business).
  • Statistics on pension funds comprise the main categories in their balance sheets (PFBR and the discontinued PFB and ICPF datasets) and data on members of pension funds (PFBM).
  • The ECB regularly publishes lists of MFIs, FVCs and non-MMF investment funds.

The data on non-MFIs complement monetary statistics, especially regarding the financing and financial investment of non-financial corporations and households.


Statistics on the balance sheets of FVCs, non-MMF investment funds, insurance corporations and pension funds are analysed in the context of financial stability and systemic risks.


In addition, the section also covers structural features of the banking industry for all EU countries.

Financial vehicle corporations

         All series

 Assets Liabilities

         Total FVCs

 Assets Liabilities

         FVCs engaged in traditional securitisation

 Assets Liabilities

         FVCs engaged in synthetic securitisation

 Assets Liabilities

         FVCs which are neither engaged in traditional nor synthetic securitisation

 Assets Liabilities


Financial corporations engaged in lending

          Assets |  Liabilities


Investment funds

          All series

          Total investment funds

         By investment policy

 Equity funds Bond funds Mixed funds Real estate funds Hedge funds Other funds

          UCITS funds

          non-UCITS funds

          Open-end funds

          Closed-end funds

          Exchange-traded funds

          Private equity funds


Insurance corporations

         Balance sheet

                  All series

 Assets Liabilities

                  Total insurance corporations

 Assets Liabilities

                  Reinsurance corporations

 Assets Liabilities

                  Life insurance corporations

 Assets Liabilities

                  Non-life insurance corporations

 Assets Liabilities

                  Composite insurance corporations

 Assets Liabilities

         Premiums, claims and acquisition expenses

 All series Total insurance corporations Reinsurance corporations Life insurance corporations Non-life insurance corporations Composite insurance corporations

          Large Insurance Groups


Pension funds

         Balance sheet

 Assets Liabilities

          Members


Insurance corporations and pension funds combined (discontinued)

          Assets |  Liabilities


List of financial institutions

          Data


Structural financial indicators

          Data


FVC - FVC statistics refer to the aggregated balance sheet of the financial vehicle corporation (FVC) sector resident in the euro area. Aggregated results are compiled for the following four vehicle sub-categories: (i) FVCs engaged in traditional securitisation; (ii) FVCs engaged in synthetic securitisation; (iii) FVCs engaged in insurance-linked securitisation; and (iv) other FVCs.

ICB – This dataset presents harmonised statistics on the assets and liabilities of insurance corporations (ICs) resident in the euro area. Aggregated results are compiled for the following four insurance corporations sub-categories: (i) reinsurance insurance corporations; (ii) life insurance corporations; (iii) non-life insurance corporations; and (iv) composite insurance corporations.

ICO – This dataset presents harmonised statistics on premiums written, claims incurred and acquisition expenses of insurance corporations (ICs) resident in the euro area. Aggregated results are compiled for the following four insurance corporations sub-categories: (i) reinsurance insurance corporations; (ii) life insurance corporations; (iii) non-life insurance corporations; and (iv) composite insurance corporations.

ICPF - This dataset presents statistics on the assets and liabilities of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds (ICPFs) (as defined in ESA 95). National Central Banks (NCBs) provide data on a "best effort" basis, as they are not legally obliged to report by any Regulation (short-term approach). These statistics are available as from the first quarter of 2008.

IVF -  This dataset presents harmonised statistics on the assets and liabilities of investment funds (IFs) resident in the euro area which belong to the sub-sector “Financial corporations except monetary financial institutions (MFIs) and insurance corporations and pension funds (ICPFs)” in the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Several EU non-euro area countries also provide data about IFs resident in their country on a voluntary basis, despite not legally obliged to report. IFs are distinguished by investment policy (equity funds, bond funds, mixed funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, other funds) and by type of fund (open-end or closed-end). Money market funds and pension funds are not covered in these data (dedicated statistics are available).

LIG – This dataset presents risk indicators collected from 93 EEA insurance groups that report under the Solvency II regime (LIG - large insurance groups). Aggregated data are available by types of businesses (life business, non-life business, total business).

MFI - Statistics on EU population of MFIs - stocks & flows at end-month covering: (1) demographic changes (new/deleted MFIs) (2) attribute changes (modifications to locational characteristics) (3) foreign status data (branches). 

PFB – This discontinued dataset presents statistics on the assets and liabilities of euro area and pension funds. National Central Banks (NCBs) provide data on a "best effort" basis, as they are not legally obliged to report by any Regulation (short-term approach). These statistics are available as from the first quarter of 2016 until the fourth quarter of 2019. 

PFBR -  This dataset presents harmonised statistics on the assets and liabilities of pension funds (PFs) resident in the euro area. These statistics are available as from the first quarter of 2020.

PFBM - This dataset presents harmonised statistics on members of pension funds (PFs) resident in the euro area. These statistics are available as from 2019.

SSI - The SSI statistics currently contain: balance sheet items and indicators of industrial configuration.

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ICO - Insurance Corporations Operations  DataRelease calendar
LIG - Large Insurance Groups Statistics  Data
FVC - Financial vehicle corporations statistics  DataRelease calendar
OFI - Other Financial Intermediaries  Data
ICPF - Insurance Corporations & Pension Funds Statistics (discontinued)  DataRelease calendar
IVF - Investment Funds Balance Sheet Statistics  DataRelease calendar
ICB - Insurance corporations statistics  DataRelease calendar
PFBM - Pension funds number of members  DataRelease calendar
PFBR - Pension funds Regulation  DataRelease calendar
SSI - Banking Structural Financial Indicators  DataRelease calendar
PFB - Pension funds statistics (discontinued)  Data
MFI - List of MFIs  Data