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BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2015
BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS' CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2015
(Expressed in Barbados dollars)
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14. Pension Plan Asset…(continued)
The Plan is invested in a segregated pensions fund consisting of two Funds which cover a broad
spectrum of available assets. The strategic investment policy of the Funds can be summarised as
follows:
Bonds Fund:
A unit trust with a strategy of acquiring regional and non-regional long-dated securities, where possible,
but the majority of its financial investments are still predominantly in Barbados currency. The Fundʼs
objective is to generate income and preserve capital through investment in competitive yielding fixed
income securities including mortgages, bonds and other debt instruments.
Equity Fund:
This is a unit trust that invests mainly in Barbadian equities, Barbadian real estate, commercial
mortgages, foreign equities and bonds. This Fundʼs objective is to provide long-term capital growth
through investment in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and real estate.
The current instruction is to invest all new cash flows 50% in the Bonds Fund and 50% in the Equity
Fund. At present, approximately 45% of the Planʼs assets are invested in the Equity Fund and 55% are
invested in the Bonds Fund.
a) The amounts recognised in the statement of financial position are determined as follows:
2015
2014
Present value of obligation to plan members
$
(8,164,276)
(7,847,099)
Pension plan assets at fair value
8,851,705
7,852,815
Asset recognised in the statement of financial position
$
687,429
5,716
