BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED | CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2021 94 BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements For the year ended March 31, 2021 (Expressed in Barbados dollars) 68 25. Financial Risk Management, continued 25.2 Credit risk Loans and advances, continued Assets obtained by taking possession of collateral Details of financial and non-financial assets obtained by the Group during the year by taking possession of collateral held as security against loans and advances and held at the year-end are shown below. 2021 2020 Collateral repossessed during the year and held at year-end $ 11,568,916 3,590,977 $ 11,568,916 3,590,977 Financial investments The Group limits its exposure to credit risk by investing only in entities that have high credit ratings and Government of Barbados securities. Government securities are invested over a longer period than term deposits with other financial institutions which typically mature within one year. The Group also invested in FVOCI equity instruments which gives it an opportunity to monitor the performance of these companies over time and make economic decisions where warranted. The Group has documented investment policies in place, which guide the management of credit risk on investments. Assessment of corporate investments (term deposits) The Group currently has $16,927,619 (2020: $24,017,907) in corporate term deposits. These investments are assessed on an entity level. Currently, these investments are held in the entities which are either regulated by the Central Bank of Barbados or the Financial Services Commission as per section 34 A of the Co-operative Society Act. Corporate investments are staged based on the following evaluation criteria: 1. Time to maturity 2. Investee ability to make payment once it becomes due (this is based on past relations with the entity together with an evaluation of whether the entity has experienced a decline in its financial ability to make payments).
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