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122 Annual Report 2012
For the year ended 31 December 2012, saving accounts carried the interest at rates ranging from 0.20% - 2.40% per annum
(2011: from 0.125% - 1.90% per annum).
As at 31 December 2012, fixed deposit accounts at banks represented fixed deposit accounts at call that carried the interest at
the rates ranging from 2.50% - 2.75% per annum (2011: from 2.50% - 3.20% per annum).
As at 31 December 2012, bills of exchange at financial institutions represented bills of exchange at call that carried the interest
at the rate of 2.75% per annum (2011: nil).
8. Short-term investments, net
(Unit : Baht’000)
Note
Consolidated SET
2012 2011 2012 2011
Investments being managed by SET
General investments 40,869 48,362 40,869 48,362
Less Allowance for impairment losses 14 (3,602) (22,423) (3,602) (22,423)
37,267 25,939 37,267 25,939
Trading securities 23 267,924 23 267,924
Held-to-maturity debt securities 14 4,997,134 6,855,074 4,960,114 6,162,314
5,034,424 7,148,937 4,997,404 6,456,177
Investments being managed by private funds
Held-to-maturity debt securities 803,544 1,069,150 803,544 1,031,815
Trading securities 1,437,715 1,234,591 1,437,715 1,126,176
2,241,259 2,303,741 2,241,259 2,157,991
7,275,683 9,452,678 7,238,663 8,614,168
Movements of short-term investments for the years ended 31 December 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
(Unit : Baht’000)
Consolidated SET
2012 2011 2012 2011
Opening balance 9,452,678 5,658,172 8,614,168 5,295,976
Purchases 4,751,182 6,765,832 4,463,450 4,739,395
Disposals (4,377,279) (4,671,474) (3,275,047) (4,340,541)
Reclassify from long-term investments 310,017 1,022,475 297,007 947,207
Adjustment (2,879,736) 677,673 (2,879,736) 1,972,131
Less Allowance for impairment losses 18,821 - 18,821 -
Closing balance 7,275,683 9,452,678 7,238,663 8,614,168
Investments managed by the SET
For the year ended 31 December 2012, there was no outstanding balance of savings account (2011: rates ranging from 0.25% - 0.87%
per annum).
As at 31 December 2012, fixed deposit accounts represented fixed deposit accounts at banks which had maturities not over
12 months and carried interest at rates ranging from 3.00% - 4.50% per annum (2011: from 1.75% - 4.50% per annum).
As at 31 December 2012, there was no outstanding balance of bills of exchange at financial institutions that had maturities
within one year (2011: rates ranging from 3.00% - 4.60% per annum).