Lead Manager

BABCOCK & BROWN PROSPECTUS
39. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The consolidated entity’s exposure to interest rate risks and the effective interest rates of financial assets and
financial liabilities, both recognised and unrecognised at the reporting date, are as follows:
Total
carrying
amount Weighted
Fixed interest rate maturing in: as per the average
Floating Over More Non- statement effective
Financial interest 1 year 1 to 5 than interest of financial interest
instruments rate or less years 5 years bearing position rate
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 %
(i) Financial assets
Cash and short term
trading securities
Australian dollar 446,570 – – – – 446,570 4.77%
United States dollar 90,009 – – – – 90,009 0.73%
British pounds 2,674 7,110 – – – 9,784 2.80%
Other 7,507 – – – – 7,507 1.72%
Non-interest bearing – – – – 16,863 16,863 N/A
Fees receivable from
financing transactions – – – – 47,202 47,202 N/A
Other receivables – – – – 64,468 64,468 N/A
Notes receivable – –
Australian dollar 17,315 48,298 72,532 – – 138,145 8.80%
United States dollar 8,781 6,118 – – – 14,899 3.73%
Other – 781 – – – 781 1.09%
Non-interest bearing – – – – 10,605 10,605 N/A
Investments in
financial assets – – – – 58,651 58,651 N/A
Total financial assets 572,856 62,307 72,532 – 197,789 905,484
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