Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Investments [Abstract]

Marketable securities

The disclosures below include details of the company’s investments. Investments held by CIP are detailed in Note 16, "Consolidated Investment Products".

$ in millions	March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019
Equity investments:
Seed money	175.7	235.5
Investments related to deferred compensation plans	155.8	192.4
Other equity securities	2.6	4.6
Equity method investments*	373.0	350.8
Foreign time deposits	25.8	32.0
Other	11.6	14.2
Total investments	744.5	829.5

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Certain co-investments in managed funds accounted for under the equity method are valued on a one-month or a three-month lag based upon the availability of fund financial information which means the equity in earnings may not reflect the market disruption that occurred during March 2020.