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Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of interest bearing assets | The Company’s interest-bearing assets and other investments are included in the following categories in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (in millions):
| March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 477 |
Short-term investments | 340 |  |  | 523 |
Fiduciary assets (1) | 4,088 |  |  | 3,778 |
Investments | 143 |  |  | 132 |
| $ | 4,909 |  |  | $ | 4,910 |
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(1) | Fiduciary assets include funds held on behalf of clients but does not include fiduciary receivables.
Schedule of investments | The Company’s investments are as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Equity method investments | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | 113 |
Other investments | 8 |  |  | 10 |
Fixed-maturity securities | 8 |  |  | 9 |
| $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 132 |

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