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PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS COUNCIL<br />

Governance<br />

<strong>Meeting</strong> Date: 16/02/2011 - <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong><br />

___________________________________________________________<br />

Item 24<br />

Subject INVESTMENTS - NOVEMBER 2010, DECEMBER 2010 &<br />

JANUARY 2011<br />

Director TONY LEAHY<br />

___________________________________________________________<br />

Investment management performance for the months of November 2010, December 2010 &<br />

January 2011<br />

RECOMMENDATION<br />

That the report be received and noted.<br />

Discussion<br />

This report provides details of all funds that the <strong>Council</strong> has invested under Section 625 of the<br />

Local <strong>Government</strong> Act, for the periods of November 2010, December 2010 & January 2011.<br />

All investments were made in accordance with the Act, Regulations and <strong>Council</strong>'s Investment<br />

Policy.<br />

Developments<br />

• Staff continue to monitor opportunities to switch to allowable alternate investments with a<br />

greater forecast investment return to maturity.<br />

• <strong>Council</strong> continues to follow a strategy of investing maturing & surplus funds into Term<br />

Deposit products.<br />

• <strong>Council</strong>'s total investment portfolio performance:<br />

November 2010 - performed 0.12% above the benchmark (4.96% against 4.84%)<br />

December 2010 - performed 0.35% above the benchmark (5.35% against 5.00%)<br />

January 2011 - performed 0.44% above the benchmark (5.58% against 5.14%)<br />

• Accrued investment income:<br />

November 2010 - 70.59% above the year to date budget<br />

December 2010 - 85.27% above the year to date budget<br />

January 2011 - 100.34 above the year to date budget<br />

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