Financial Statements and Notes




2946 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 109 30 AUGUST 2010

THE COMMUNITY TRUST OF SOUTHLAND

NOTES TO & FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended 31 March, 2010

23. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

The compensation of the Executives, being the key management personnel is set out below:

Group Parent
2010 2009 2010 2009
$000 $000 $000 $000
Short term
employee
benefits 337 330 185 163
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24. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Risk Management

The Trust’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including market risk (including fair value interest rate risk, cash flow interest rate risk, currency risk, and equity price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Trust has policies to manage the risks associated with financial instruments. The Trust is risk averse and seeks to minimise exposure from its treasury activities. The Trust has established investment policies. These policies do not allow any transactions that are speculative in nature to be entered into.

Market Risk

The Trust’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices.

There has been no change to the Trust’s exposure to market risks or in the manner it manages and measures the risk.

The measures the Trustees have put in place to manage these risks are:

  • to retain an investment advisor to advise the Trust as to appropriate investment objectives, policies, and strategies
  • to use external Fund Managers to undertake the management of the investments
  • to operate a widely diversified portfolio of investments

Fair Value Interest Rate Risk

Fair value interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. The Trust’s exposure to fair value interest rate risk is limited to its fixed rate cash at bank and fixed rate cash deposits with fund managers.

Cash Flow Interest Rate Risk

Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that the cash flows from a variable rate financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Investments issued at variable interest rates expose the Trust to cash flow interest rate risk.



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