The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency published its September 2026 monthly report, showing declining pension fund assets alongside inflows into investment funds. Mandatory and voluntary pension fund net assets each fell by 0.5% during the month, while net assets of undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) rose by 7.2% to EUR 5.3 billion. Insurance premiums and settled claims increased over the first nine months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Mandatory pension fund net assets fell by EUR 157.5 million to EUR 29.0 billion. Monthly nominal Mirex returns were negative across all three categories, ranging from -1.30% for category A to -0.72% for category C, although annual returns remained positive. Voluntary pension fund assets declined by EUR 9.4 million to EUR 1.8 billion, with monthly returns ranging from -1.2% to -0.2%. By contrast, UCITS recorded net inflows of EUR 380.6 million, driven by EUR 448.4 million entering the other funds category. Bond and money market funds recorded net outflows of EUR 24.0 million and EUR 58.5 million, respectively. Money market funds were the only UCITS category with a positive asset-weighted monthly return, at 0.1%. Insurance premiums collected in the first nine months reached EUR 1.6 billion, up 6.1% from a year earlier, while settled claims rose by 7.3% to EUR 947.1 million. Non-life insurance accounted for 84.6% of premiums, with premiums increasing by 6.6% and settled claims by 15.0%. On the Zagreb Stock Exchange, September turnover increased by 14.9% to EUR 55.7 million, market capitalisation rose by 1.1% to EUR 61.4 billion and the main CROBEX stock index gained 0.6%.

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