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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2012<br />
Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago dollars<br />
22) FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINS/(LOSSES)<br />
The exchange differences credited to the Consolidated Statement<br />
of Income are included in Other Income as follows:<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Foreign exchange gains –<br />
continuing operations 1,618 1,823<br />
23) IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT<br />
SECURITIES<br />
The Group recognised impairment charges in the amount of<br />
$314 million during 2012. Impairment charges recognised by the<br />
Corporation and its subsidiaries totaled $0.2 million.<br />
Corporation and Subsidiaries<br />
Impairment<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
160<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Carrying value of impaired investments<br />
Fair value of collateral held for impaired<br />
Nil Nil<br />
investments Nil Nil<br />
Impairment charges recognised by the Investment Funds during<br />
2012 totalled $314 million. The impairment charges recognised<br />
in 2012 represent principally un-realised losses on available-forsale<br />
financial assets which were transferred to the Consolidated<br />
Statement of Income. The losses were previously recognised<br />
in equity as un-realised losses but were re-classified to the<br />
Consolidated Statement of Income on the assets being adjudged<br />
impaired by management.<br />
Investment Funds<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
-<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Impairment 314,162 -<br />
Carrying value of impaired<br />
investments<br />
Fair value of collateral held for<br />
61,120 nil<br />
impaired investments Nil nil<br />
24) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES<br />
Administrative expenses comprised:<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Audit fees 763 732<br />
Bank charges 2,062 2,005<br />
Building maintenance 4,522 4,704<br />
Directors’ fees 2,037 1,939<br />
General administration 45,369 45,833<br />
Insurance 2,410 2,278<br />
Impairment loss - non-financial assets 5,085 -<br />
Marketing and advertising 12,640 11,940<br />
Professional services 30,359 19,415<br />
Rental of premises 5,702 5,885<br />
Security 12,640 12,423<br />
Staff costs (note 25) 98,882 94,559<br />
TOTAL 222,471 201,713<br />
25) STAFF COSTS<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Salaries and benefits 87,887 81,610<br />
Pension costs 7,536 9,619<br />
national insurance 3,464 3,330<br />
Total 98,882 94,559<br />
Number of employees 495 516<br />
26) FINANCE CHARGES<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Long-term bonds (note 7) 235 324<br />
27) DISTRIBUTIONS<br />
2012<br />
$’000<br />
2011<br />
$’000<br />
Growth and Income Fund 73,758 88,896<br />
TT$ Income Fund 143,848 188,313<br />
US$ Income Fund 41,253 77,561<br />
Total 258,859 354,770<br />
a) Growth and Income fund<br />
The Growth and Income Fund paid $73.8 million to its unit<br />
holders in respect of its June and December 2012 distributions<br />
(2011: $88.9 million). Included in the $73.8 million, referred to, are<br />
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