McConnell Dowell 2018 Annual Review

32 Consolidated All figures are in A$ 000’s 2018 2017 As at balance date, the Group had the following exposure to foreign currency: Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 12,768 26,406 Trade and other receivables 4,312 9,968 TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS 17,080 36,374 Financial liabilities Trade and other payables 10,329 16,128 Total financial liabilities 10,329 16,128 TOTAL EXPOSURE 6,751 20,246 The net exposure to foreign currency consists of: Chinese Yuan (175) (673) Euro 244 1,169 Indonesian Rupiah 1,322 6,677 New Zealand Dollars 163 170 Papua New Guinea Kina (26) (26) South African Rand (2,246) - Singapore Dollars (1,025) 2,182 Thai Baht - (40) United Arab Emirates Dirham 1,825 3,524 United Kingdom Pounds 123 - US Dollars 2,498 7,163 Australian Dollars 3,972 - Other 75 100 TOTAL EXPOSURE 6,751 20,246 22. Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies The Group’s principal financial instruments are cash and short-term deposits, receivables, payables and interest bearing liabilities. The Group also provides performance guarantees for the Group’s operations. The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. The Group uses different methods to measure and manage different types of risks to which it is exposed The Group has developed a risk management process to facilitate, control and monitor its exposure to key financial risks. This process includes the formal documentation of policies, including limits, controls and reporting structures. The Group does not trade in financial instruments. Primary responsibility for identification and control of financial risk rests with the Board. The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of the risks identified below. Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted, including the criteria for recognition of each class of financial asset, financial liability and equity instrument are disclosed in note 1 to the financial statements. Foreign currency risk Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Group’s operating activities (when revenue or expense is denominated in a different currency from the foreign operations functional currency) and the Group’s net investments in foreign subsidiaries. The Group seeks to mitigate the effect of its foreign currency exposure by holding financial instruments in the currency to which the underlying activities of the Group are exposed. The majority of both foreign currency sales and expenses are denominated in the functional currency of the transacting operating entity. The Group manages its foreign currency exposures by attempting to make contract receipts in the same currency as contract payments thereby naturally hedging any exposures. Furthermore, from time to time the Group uses derivative financial instruments (including forward currency contracts) to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. At balance date the mark to market liability associated to outstanding forward currency contracts is immaterial. Notes to the Annual Financial Statements (continued) For the year ended 30 June 2018