Page 35 <strong>JPS</strong> & PARTNERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONT'D FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2018 (Expressed in Jamaican Dollars unless otherwise indicated) 4. <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments & <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments Risk Management (cont'd): (d) Fair Value (cont'd): The fair values of cash resources, other assets, other liabilities, are assumed to approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the quoted equities is determined based on their quoted bid price at the date of the statement of financial position. The fair value of other securities is estimated by discounting the future cash flows of the securities at the estimated yields at the date of the statement of financial position for similar securities. The estimated fair values of loans to members are assumed to be the principal receivable less any allowance for loan losses. The fair value of external credits, deposits payable on demand or after notice, and deposits with a variable or floating rate payable on a fixed date are assumed to be equal to their carrying values. The estimated fair values of fixed rate deposits payable within a year are assumed to approximate their carrying values, due to their short-term nature. The fair value of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the statement of financial position, are as follows: 2018 2017 Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value $ $ $ $ <strong>Financial</strong> Assets: Earning Loans to Members 2,651,747,116 2,651,747,116 2,655,578,278 2,655,578,278 <strong>Financial</strong> Investments 434,768,226 434,768,226 347,310,756 347,310,756 Liquid Assets 945,902,522 945,902,522 880,077,909 880,077,909 Investment Property 13,973,347 13,973,347 14,386,528 14,386,528 Non-Earning Liquid Assets 30,954,679 30,954,679 149,561,056 149,561,056 Receivables 29,013,684 29,013,684 40,699,889 40,699,889 <strong>Financial</strong> Liabilities: Interest Bearing Savings Deposits 1,941,126,986 1,941,126,986 1,964,165,917 1,964,165,917 Members' Voluntary Shares 1,262,521,161 1,262,521,161 1,247,133,471 1,247,133,471 Non - Interest Bearing External Credit 13,120,062 13,120,062 14,144,768 14,144,768 Payables 34,680,489 34,680,489 50,715,780 50,715,780 Accruals 17,292,930 17,292,930 12,947,101 12,947,101
<strong>JPS</strong> & PARTNERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONT'D FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2018 (Expressed in Jamaican Dollars unless otherwise indicated) Page 36 4. <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments & <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments Risk Management (cont'd): (e) Capital Management: In determining the Credit Union's capital base (Institutional Capital), the Institutional Capital of the acquired Credit Unions, (see below), which merged with <strong>JPS</strong> & <strong>Partners</strong> Co-operative Credit Union Limited was included. As at the dates of transfer of engagements/amalgamations, the relevant Credit Unions had Institutional Capital as stated below which comprised the following balances: Kirkvine Co-operative Credit Union Limited Ewarton Co-operative Credit Union Limited Collector General Co-operative Credit Union Limited Merger Date Statutory Reserve Retained Earnings Reserve General Reserve $ $ $ 1st Aug 2013 60,752,660 34,745,029 - 1st Sept 2013 109,323,595 - - 1st Oct 2016 43,481,088 10,000,000 -