During the last 3, 5, 10 and 15 years, the average return of the equity mutual funds in Spain was 600 basis points smaller than the average return of the Spanish Index ITBM. Nevertheless, on December 31, 2006, 348,000 investors in the 120 existing equity mutual funds had 10.7 billion euros. Only...

During the last 5 years (2001-2006), the average return of the pension funds in Spain (2.9%) was lower than the average inflation (3.2%). Nevertheless, on December 31, 2006, 9.9 million investors in the 2,759 existing pension funds had 81 billion euros. Only 6 of the 115 equity pension funds...

During the last 10 years (1997-2006), the average return of the mutual funds in Spain (2.7%) was smaller than the average inflation (2.9%). Nevertheless, on December 31, 2006, 8,819,809 investors in the 2,779 existing mutual funds had 254 billion euros. 246 new mutual funds were launched during...