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How much interest was earned on the Strategic Reserve Fund from 2005 - 2010

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY S. PITMAN OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 5th JULY 2011

Question

Would the Minister advise the amount of interest earned on the Strategic Reserve Fund for each year from 2005-2010?

Answer

The interest received by the Strategic Reserve Fund for each year from 2005-2010 is shown in the table below, together with the overall returns. Interest earned by the Strategic Reserve Fund is only one way in which the fund changes in value in year. The table below summarises the growth in the fund for the years 2005-2010:

 

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

 

£

£

£

£

£

£

Interest income

1,953,219

997,938

1,441,667

1,846,355

514,891

206,660

Investment income*

17,759,107

18,098,376

18,948,810

22,997,837

18,153,292

8,967,184

Expenditure

(2,551,653)

(2,493,629)

(2,468,054)

(2,632,130)

(2,001,833)

(2,325,342)

Change in value of investments**

20,735,993

4,492,531

4,894,466

(24,648,587

)

25,600,603

30,015,652

Total Recognised Gain

37,896,666

21,095,216

22,816,889

(2,436,525)

42,266,953

36,864,154

% movement in Fund

9.1%

4.4%

4.8%

(0.5)%

8.3%

6.7%

Total Net Assets

456,097,509

477,192,725

510,084,530

507,648,005

549,914,958

586,779,112

*  Investment income includes dividend income, bond interest income, and any other income on investments held by the fund.

**  The change in market value of investments is the increase or decrease in the capital value

of investments, compared to the previous year, including both gains and losses made when investments have been sold, and gains or losses compared to the original value of those investments which are still held by the fund.

Source:  All information provided is taken from the States of Jersey Annual Accounts for the

relevant years. The accounts can be found at

http://www.gov.je/Government/PlanningPerformance/BudgetAccounts/Pages/StatesofJe rsey2008Accounts.aspx