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Investments for account of policyholders | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Investments for account of policyholders | 23 Investments for account of policyholders Investments for account of policyholders comprise financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, excluding derivatives, and investments in real estate.
|  | Note |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,288 |  |  |  | 20,640 |
Debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,744 |  |  |  | 20,441 |
Money market and other short-term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,805 |  |  |  | 1,578 |
Deposits with financial institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,278 |  |  |  | 3,263 |
Unconsolidated investment funds |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170,039 |  |  |  | 143,800 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,634 |  |  |  | 4,020 |
Total investments for account of policyholders at fair value through profit or loss, excluding derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,788 |  |  |  | 193,741 |
Investments in real estate |  |  | 23.1 |  |  |  | 586 |  |  |  | 612 |
Total investments for account of policyholders |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226,374 |  |  |  | 194,353 |
Refer to note 44 Fair value for a summary of all financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. 23.1 Investments in real estate for account of policyholders
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
At January 1 |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | 655 |
Subsequent expenditure capitalized |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Disposals |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (43 | )
Fair value gains / (losses) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | 5 |
Net exchange differences |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | (7 | )
At December 31 |  |  | 586 |  |  |  | 612 |
The investment properties are leased out under operating leases. Rental income of EUR 42 million (2018: EUR 47 million; 2017: EUR 50 million) is reported as part of investment income in the income statement. Direct operating expenses relating to investments in real estate for account of policyholder amounted to EUR 6 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 4 million, 2017: EUR 4 million). There are no restrictions on the realizability of investment property or the remittance of income and proceeds of disposal. Refer to note 45 Commitments and contingencies for a summary of contractual obligations to purchase investment property.

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