Super funds bring Christmas cheer AUSTRALIANS' burgeoning superannuation accounts managed a modest rise again last month, despite a drop of almost 2 per cent in the local market, buoyed by a strong performance in international shares and a sliding dollar. The most common type of super fund, a median growth fund with between 61 per cent and 80 per cent in growth assets such as shares and property, enjoyed a lift of 0.8 per cent during November, according to consultants Chant West.