✨ Financial Statements Notes
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Notes to the financial statements
in New Zealand Dollars ($000’s)
19 Financial instruments (continued)
Foreign currency exchange risk
The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk can be summarised as follows:
| USD | AUD | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||
| Foreign currency risk | ||
| Investments | 35,433 | 23,582 |
| Net balance sheet exposure before hedging activity | 35,433 | 23,582 |
| Forward exchange contracts | | |
| Notional amounts | 11,132 | 5,121 |
| Net unhedged exposure | 24,301 | 18,461 |
| USD | AUD | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ||
| Foreign currency risk | ||
| Investments | 51,487 | 96,489 |
| Net balance sheet exposure before hedging activity | 51,487 | 96,489 |
| Forward exchange contracts | | |
| Notional amounts | 18,431 | 30,568 |
| Net unhedged exposure | 33,056 | 65,921 |
The foreign currency risk of certain investments is managed within the fund. The Group is unable to quantify the extent that this risk is managed.
Interest rate risk - 2012
Interest rate risk at 31 March 2012 occurs in the following investments:
| Carrying amount $'000 | Percentage covered by interest rate | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Cash | 91,653 | 0% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 86,827 | 0% |
| Global Bonds | 123,715 | 0% |
| Emerging Market Debt | 21,923 | 0% |
| Total | 324,123 |
Interest rate risk - 2011
Interest rate risk at 31 March 2011 occurs in the following investments:
| Carrying amount $'000 | Percentage covered by interest rate | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Cash | 89,363 | 0% |
| New Zealand Fixed Interest | 133,471 | 0% |
| Global Bonds | 57,715 | 0% |
| Emerging Market Debt | 25,193 | 0% |
| Total | 305,742 |
At 31 March 2012 the Group had no interest rate swaps (2011: none).
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