23. Investments in associates

  2022
US$m
2021
US$m
At 1 April 128 123
Differences on exchange (6) 6
Share of loss after tax (3) (2)
Dividends received (13) (17)
Impairment charge (25)
Reversal of previous impairment charge 23
Reclassification as trade investment (42)
Disposals (6) (5)
Transfer in respect of assets held-for-sale (note 42) (29)
At 31 March 4 128

On 4 February 2022 Vector CM Holdings (Cayman) L.P., an associate undertaking, completed a merger with the CM Group involving its Cheetah Digital business. As a result of the merger, the Group no longer has significant influence over Vector and accordingly our interest in this company has been recognised as a trade investment from that date. We recognised a fair value gain on the associate disposal of US$95m and the promissory note and associated interest due to Experian of US$110m were also repaid.

As a result of recent geopolitical tensions we no longer have significant influence over our Russian associate United Credit Bureau, and have accordingly recognised a disposal, writing off our investment, recording a loss of US$17m.

The Group has reclassified a UK associate as held-for-sale, and the carrying amount has been written down by US$25m.

In the year ended 31 March 2021, the Group disposed of its 18.6% interest in Finicity Corporation for US$127m, recognising a gain on disposal of US$120m after costs. In addition, a previous impairment charge of US$23m was also reversed in the year ended 31 March 2021, following favourable trading performance.

The impairment charge, impairment reversal and the gain on disposal are reported within non-benchmark items in the Group income statement.

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