UTC (UK) Pension Scheme - Annual Report & Chair's Statement

THE UTC COMMON INVESTMENT FUND

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Futures contracts

Type of future

Fair value Assets

Fair value Liability

Expires within

Nominal value

UK exchange traded

< 1 year < 1 year

214

-

(411)

Overseas exchange traded

(185)

418

-

418

(411)

Included within the cash deposits and other net investment assets is an asset of £1,401k (2023: asset of £1,329k) in respect of initial and variation margins arising from open futures contracts at the year end.

Forward foreign currency contracts

Currency bought

Currency sold

Number of contracts

Fair value Assets

Fair value Liability

Expires within

Nominal value

GBP GBP USD Euro

USD Euro GBP GBP

8 4

2 months 2 months 2 months 2 months

118,977 10,718 39,085

-

(6,038)

107 391

- -

10

1

3,346

-

(34)

498

(6,072)

The nominal value represents the sterling value of the foreign currency amount of the contract translated at the year-end spot rate.

Swaps

Type of swap

Fair value Assets

Fair value Liability

Expires within

Notional principal

UK interest rate swap

1 32 years 1 38 years

80,518 93,057

-

(8,128)

Overseas interest rate swap

14,972

-

14,972

(8,128)

The notional principal of the swap is the amount used to determine the swapped receipts or payments. Collateral of £1,057k (2023: £2,984k) is held for the unrealised loss or gain on swaps, comprising cash. This is held in accounts with eight (2023: seven) different banking institutions and is not included within the CIF assets.

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