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Other investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Other investments.  
Schedule of other investments Included within non-current assets
     
2026 
€m 
  
2025 
m 
Included within
non-current
assets
     
Equity securities
1
     1,084        1,279  
Bonds and debt securities
2,5
     1,003        1,874  
    
 
 2,087
 
  
 
 3,153
 
                   
Schedule of current other investments Included within current assets
     
2026 
€m 
  
2025 
m 
Included within
non-current
assets
     
Equity securities
1
     1,084        1,279  
Bonds and debt securities
2,5
     1,003        1,874  
    
 
 2,087
 
  
 
 3,153
 
                   
Included within current assets
     
Short-term investments:
     
Bonds and debt securities
3
     217        2,139  
Managed investment funds
1
     3,214        3,141  
    
 
3,431
 
  
 
5,280
 
Collateral assets
4
     1,169        1,010  
Other investments
5
     2,170        1,134  
    
 
 6,770
 
  
 
7,424
 
Notes:
 
1.
Items measured at a fair value include,
1,044 million (2025:
306 million) of equity securities with a valuation basis of level 1 classification, which comprises financial instruments where fair value is determined by unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
nil (2025:
937 million) of equity securities have a valuation basis level 3 classification, due to some of the inputs to the valuation model being unobservable inputs. The remaining items are measured at fair value and the basis is level 2 classification, which comprises items where fair value is determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the instruments, either directly or indirectly.
 
2.
Includes
915 million (2025:
913 million) of
non-current
investments in sovereign securities measured at amortised cost and a fair value of
899 million (2025:
909 million) with a valuation basis of level 1 classification. The fair value of the remaining balance approximates the carrying value measured at amortised cost.
 
3.
Includes items measured at fair value and the valuation basis is level 1 classification.
 
4.
Items are measured at amortised cost and the carrying amount approximates fair value.
 
5.
Includes
862 million (2025:
864 million) of items measured at amortised cost with a fair value of
769 million (2025:
788 million) based on a level 2 classification, together with investments measured at a fair value of
317 million (2025:
365 million) with a valuation basis of level 1 classification and
13 million (2025: nil) with a valuation basis of level 3. The remaining items are measured at amortised cost and the carrying amount approximates fair value.