Financial Statements Notes




Otago Community Trust

Notes to the financial statements

in New Zealand Dollars ($000’s)

18 Financial Instruments

The Trust has the following financial assets and liabilities:

Summary Financial Assets and Liabilities

Financial Assets Managed by 2011 2010
Self Managed Funds
Cash at bank and on deposit with Trading Banks 2,554 5,758
Investments Held by Fund Managers
NZ Cash AMP Capital NZ 7,730 7,419
NZ Fixed Interest AMP Capital NZ 21,342 20,002
NZ Equities Harbour Asset Management 9,423 8,839
Global Fixed Interest Tower Asset Management NZ 97,826 92,836
Global Equities Russell Investments Australia 65,101 62,373
Total Financial Assets 201,422 191,469

| Financial Liabilities | | | |
| Donations Payable | | 3,937 | 6,615 |
| Trade Payables | | 143 | 89 |
| Total Financial Liabilities| | 4,080 | 6,704 |

Risks arising from the financial assets and liabilities are inherent in the nature of the Trust’s activities and are managed by means of an ongoing process of identification, measurement and monitoring. The Trust is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk. Market risk includes risks around foreign currency, interest rates, and pricing.

The Trust generally manages these risks in accordance with its Statement of Investment Performance Objectives (SIPO). The principle investment objectives are:

  • to maximise the total amount of donations which can be financed by the investment of the Fund over the long term;
  • to preserve the real capital of the Fund;
  • to maintain equity between present and future generations with respect to the amounts available for donations;
  • to maintain the highest degree of stability of investment earnings that is possible consistent with the preceding objectives;


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Online Sources for this page:

Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2011, No 101





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