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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Dec Qtr 2008	Sep Qtr 2009	Dec Qtr 2009
CONSOLIDATED ASSETS	$m	$m	$m
Superannuation funds	700 081	815 039	846 163
Public unit trusts	255 757	257 681	259 385
Life insurance offices(a)	164 841	178 087	182 045
All other managed funds	58 985	53 191	47 912
Total	1 179 663	1 303 997	1 335 505
(a) Investments by superannuation funds which are held and administered by life insurance offices are included under life insurance offices.
Note: See note on consolidation in Explanatory Notes, paragraph 11.

Consolidated Assets, Type of institution

Consolidated Assets, Type of asset

• At 31 December 2009, total consolidated assets of managed funds institutions was $1,335.5b, an increase of $31.5b (2%) on the September quarter 2009 figure of $1,304.0b.
• Consolidated assets of superannuation funds increased $31.1b (4%); life insurance offices increased $4.0b (2%); public unit trusts increased $1.7b (1%); friendly societies decreased $0.4b (11%); common funds decreased $0.1b (2%); and, cash management trusts decreased $4.7b (11%).
• The asset types to increase for the quarter were equities and units in trusts, $19.9b (4%); assets overseas, $10.4b (5%); land and buildings, $3.9b (3%); and, long term securities, $3.4b (4%). The asset types to decrease were cash and deposits, $2.5b (2%); short term securities, $1.0b (1%); loans and placements, $1.0b (3%); and, other assets, $1.5b (3%). The main valuation effects that occurred during the December 2009 quarter were as follows: the S&P/ASX 200 increased 2.7%, the price of foreign shares (represented by the MSCI World Index) increased 4% and the A$ appreciated 1.9% against the US$.
• At 31 December 2009, investment managers had $1,138.3b in funds under management, up $21.9b (2%) on the September quarter 2009 figure of $1,116.5b. They managed $767.8b (57%) of the consolidated assets of managed funds institutions.