Financial Statements and Investment Details




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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 87

15 JULY 2004

  2004 2003
  $'000 $'000
13. Cash Flow Reconciliation
Net surplus (deficit) 19,460 (13,179)
Adjust for non-cash items:
Depreciation and loss on sale 65 83
Investment income (8,201) 13,499
  (8,136) 13,582
Impact of changes in working capital items:
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (29) 10
Increase (decrease) in taxation payable
Increase (decrease) in donations payable (538) (1,037)
  (567) (1,027)
Net cash inflow from operating activities 10,757 (624)

14. Financial Instruments

The trust uses the services of an investment advisor to pursue an investment policy considered appropriate for the trust. The current policy is to achieve a long term asset allocation of:

New Zealand equities 7.50%
New Zealand fixed interest 25.00%
New Zealand cash 12.50%
Global fixed interest (fully hedged) 27.50%
Global equities (50% hedged) 27.50%
  100.00%

The following financial assets have been recognised in the financial statements of the trust.

  2004 2003
  $'000 $'000
Investments 206,062 189,164
  206,062 189,164

These are denominated in the following currencies:

  2004 2003
  $'000 $'000
Australian dollar equivalents 545 2
Austrian schilling eqivalents 63 8,771
Belgian franc equivalents 244 5,371
Canadian dollar equivalents 1,515 1,517
Danish krona equivalents 179 471
Deutschmark equivalents 1,623 1,481
Euro equivalents 27,646 3,225
French franc eqivalents 6,696 2,738
Great Britain pound equivalents 5,728 9,669
Italian lira equivalents 905 350
Japanese yen equivalents 9,276 3,843
Netherlands guilder equivalents 1,955 478
New Zealand dollars 94,739 95,285
Spanish peseta equivalents 865 5,010
Swedish krona equivalents 546 1,218
Swiss franc equivalents 1,755 760
United States dollar equivalents 50,130 47,378
Other equivalents 1,652 1,597
  206,062 189,164

The unrealised gains and losses on forward contracts have been included in other equivalents.

Trust policy is to hedge exposure on fluctuations in foreign exchange on 100% of global fixed interest investments and 50% of global equity investments. At 31 March 2004, the trust’s investment managers had forward exchange contracts in accordance with this policy.

The market value of the New Zealand cover is $28,225,747 (nominal value – $28,660,401). The market value of the cover at balance date accounts for 51.40% of funds held in global equities. At balance date, global fixed interest investments were held by a New Zealand investment manager. No undisclosed credit risk exists.



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💰 Notes to and Forming Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements for The Waikato Community Trust Incorporated (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 July 2004
Cash flow reconciliation, Financial instruments, Investment policy, Currency denominations, Hedge exposure