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MCP INCOME  
OPPORTUNITIES 
TRUST

ANNUAl REPORT

For the period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019

ARSN 631 320 628

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CONTENTS

MCP Income Opportunities Trust Appendix 4E 

Investment manager’s report 

Directors’ report 

Corporate governance statement 

Auditor’s independence declaration 

Statement of comprehensive income 

Statement of financial position 

Statement of changes in equity 

Statement of cash flows 

Notes to the financial statements 

Directors’ declaration 

Audit report 

ASX Additional Information 

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MCP INCOME OPPORTUNITIES TRUST APPENDIX 4E

FOR THE PERIOD 7 FEBRUARY 2019 TO 30 JUNE 2019

DETAIlS OF REPORTING PERIOD

Current: 

Period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019

Previous corresponding*: 

N/A

*  This is the first period of operations of the Fund and hence there are no prior period comparatives.

The Directors of The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited, the Responsible Entity of the MCP Income Opportunities Trust  
(the “Fund”) announce the audited results of the Fund for the period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019 as follows:

RESUlTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

Extracted from Financial Statements for the period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019.

Revenue from ordinary activities

Profit/(loss) from the period

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

DETAIlS OF DISTRIBUTIONS

$’000

4,074

3,286

3,286

The distributions for the period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019 is $3,048,648 (2.03 cents per ordinary unit) and was paid  
on 05 July 2019.

DETAIlS OF DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PlAN

The Responsible Entity has established a Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”) on 13 May 2019 in relation to all  
future distributions.

The Responsible Entity expects to make distributions on a quarterly basis. For such distributions, it is expected the record 
date will be the first ASX trading day of each month and the last day for electing into the DRP will be 5.00pm (Sydney time)  
on the first business day after the record date.

Units under the DRP are currently issued at the net asset value of a unit as determined in accordance with the Fund’s 
constitution on the record date.

NET TANGIBlE ASSETS

Total Net Tangible Assets attributable to unitholders ($’000)

Units on issue (’000)

Net Tangible Assets attributable to unit holders per unit ($)

AS AT 30 JUNE 2019

300,237

150,000

2.00

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CONTROl GAINED OR l OST OVER ENTITIES DURING THE PERIOD

NAME OF ENTITIES

MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust

MCP Credit Trust

DATE OF GAIN  

CONTRIBUTION TO 

OF CONTROL

PROFIT ($’000)

23 April 2019

23 April 2019

1,791

1,794

DETAIlS OF ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE ENTITIES

The Fund did not have any interest in associates and joint venture entities during the current period.

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT

Additional disclosure requirements can be found in the notes to the MCP Income Opportunities Trust financial statements  
for the period 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019.

This report is based on the financial report which has been audited by the Fund’s auditor. All the documents comprise  
the information required by Listing Rule 4.3A.

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INVESTMENT MANAGER’S REPORT

It is pleasing that the Fund was able to make its first 
distribution for the period from listing to 30 June 2019  
(paid 8 July 2019) which included the ramp up of the Fund  
as proceeds from the IPO were invested. The Fund has been 
deployed across more than 50 individual assets including 
Australian mid‑market corporates, commercial real estate, 
and structured finance transactions at different levels of the 
capital structure. Risks have been appropriately managed 
and underlying asset quality is sound.

In a market environment where investors are looking for 
investments generating an attractive income and can deliver 
lower market volatility, the Fund has sought to provide this 
investment choice, particularly for investors seeking to lower 
their exposure to public market equity investments.

The financial period ended 30 June 2019 represents the  
first financial period report since the initial ASX listing  
of the Fund on 29 April 2019. During the period, the Fund 
successfully raised investor capital of $300 million (refer  
to Note 7) demonstrating the strong demand for a quality 
investment product that seeks to deliver quarterly cash 
income, preserve investor capital and manage investment 
risks while seeking to provide potential for upside gains 
through investments in private credit and other assets such 
as warrants, options, preference shares and equity.

Metrics seeks to deliver this outcome for investors by 
investing in wholesale funds managed by Metrics. The 
rationale for listing the Fund on the ASX was to provide 
investors with liquidity by being able to trade units on  
market while also accessing the attractive risk‑adjusted 
returns from this otherwise less liquid asset class.

The Investment Manager continues to seek opportunities to 
diversify the portfolio, build scale, lower costs and manage 
the investment risks associated with the operations of the 
Fund. The Investment Manager believes that access to a 
diversified portfolio of private credit assets with exposure  
to equity upside gains provides enhanced risk adjusted 
returns for investors and is a highly unique investment  
option for investors.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited 
(ABN 45 003 278 831) is the responsible entity (the 
“Responsible Entity”) of MCP Income Opportunities Trust  
(the “Fund”). The directors of the Responsible Entity (the 
“Directors”) present their report together with the financial 
statements of the Fund for the period ended 30 June 2019.

DIRECTORS

The Directors of The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited 
during the period and up to the date of this report are shown 
below. The Directors were in office for this entire period 
except where stated otherwise:

PRINCIPAl ACTIVITIES

The Fund is a registered managed investment scheme 
domiciled in Australia.

The Fund’s investment strategy is to create a diversified 
exposure to private credit investments and other assets such 
as warrants, options, preference shares and equity. Through 
active portfolio risk management, the Investment Manager 
seeks to provide quarterly cash income and preserve 
investor capital. Amounts raised by the Fund are invested in 
the MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust. The MCP 
Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust invests directly in 
wholesale funds or directly in investment assets.

Through active portfolio risk management, the Investment 
Manager (Metrics Credit Partners Pty Ltd) will seek to  
balance the delivery of unitholder returns and preserving 
investor capital.

The Fund was constituted on 25 February 2019, commenced 
operations on 23 April 2019 and its units commenced trading 
on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: MOT) on 
29 April 2019.

The Fund did not have any employees during the period.

There were no significant changes in the nature of the Fund’s 
activities during the period.

NAME

DATE OF APPOINTMENT/RESIGNATION

Glenn Foster

Christopher 
Green

Michael 
Vainauskas

Resigned as Director on 
17 October 2018

Richard McCarthy

Appointed as a Director on 
17 October 2018

Andrew McIver

Alternate Director for Michael 
Vainauskas

Vicki Riggio

Gillian Larkins

Phillip Blackmore

Resigned as Alternate Director for 
Glenn Foster on 12 October 2018

Appointed as Alternate Director for 
Christopher Green and Vicki Riggio 
on 6 July 2018 Resigned as Alternate 
Director for Christopher Green on 
17 October 2018

UNITS ON ISSUE

Units on issue in the Fund at the end of the period are  
set out below:

AS AT  

30 JUNE 2019 

UNITS (’000)

Units on issue (Initial public offering)

150,000

REVIEW AND RESUlTS OF OPERATIONS

During the period, the Fund invested in accordance with  
the investment objective and guidelines as set out in the 
governing documents of the Fund and in accordance with  
the provision of the Fund’s Constitution.

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Results

The performance of the Fund, as represented by the results 
of its operations, was as follows:

Profit/(loss) for the period ($’000)

Distributions paid and payable ($’000)

Distributions (cents per unit)

FOR THE PERIOD  

7 FEBRUARY 2019  

TO 30 JUNE  

2019

3,286

3,049

2.03

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN STATE OF AFFAIRS

In the opinion of the Directors, there were no significant 
changes in the state of affairs of the Fund that occurred 
during the period.

MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE 
FINANCIAl  PERIOD

No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2019  
that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect:

(i) 

the operations of the Fund in future financial years, or

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF OFFICERS 
AND AUDITORS

No insurance premiums are paid for out of the assets of  
the Fund in regard to the insurance cover provided to either 
the officers of the Responsible Entity or the auditors of  
the Fund. So long as the officers of the Responsible Entity  
act in accordance with the Fund’s Constitution and the 
Corporations Act 2001, the officers remain indemnified out  
of the assets of the Fund against losses incurred while acting 
on behalf of the Fund.

The auditor of the Fund is in no way indemnified out of the 
assets of the Fund.

FEES PAID TO AND INTERESTS HElD IN THE FUND 
BY THE RESPONSIBlE ENTITY OR ITS ASSOCIATES

Fees paid to the Responsible Entity and its associates out  
of the Fund’s property during the period are disclosed in 
Note 12 of the financial statements.

No fees were paid out of the Fund’s property to the Directors 
of the Responsible Entity during the period.

The number of interests in the Fund held by the Responsible 
Entity or its associates as at the end of the financial period 
are disclosed in Note 12 of the financial statements.

(ii)  the results of those operations in future financial years, or

UNITS IN THE FUND

(iii)  the state of affairs of the Fund in future financial years.

lIKElY DEVElOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESUlTS 
OF OPERATIONS

The Fund will continue to be managed in accordance with  
the investment objectives and guidelines as set out in the 
governing documents of the Fund and in accordance with  
the provisions of the Fund’s Constitution.

The results of the Fund’s operations will be affected by a 
number of factors, including the performance of investment 
markets in which the Fund invests. Investment performance  
is not guaranteed and future returns may differ from past 
returns. As investment conditions change over time, past 
returns should not be used to predict future returns.

The movement in units on issue in the Fund during the  
period is disclosed in Note 7 of the financial statements.

The value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities is disclosed  
in the statement of financial position and derived using  
the basis set out in Note 2 of the financial statements.

ENVIRONMENTAl REGUlATION

The operations of the Fund are not subject to any particular 
or significant environmental regulations under Commonwealth, 
State or Territory law.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

BACKGROUND

The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited (“Responsible Entity”) 
is the responsible entity for the MCP Income Opportunities 
Trust (“Fund”), a registered managed investment scheme  
that is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”).

The Responsible Entity is a wholly‑owned subsidiary of 
Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) (“Perpetual”).

The Responsible Entity is reliant on Perpetual for access to 
adequate resources including directors, management, staff, 
functional support (such as company secretarial, responsible 
managers, legal, compliance and risk, finance) and financial 
resources. During the year and up to the date of this report, 
Perpetual has at all times made such resources available to 
the Responsible Entity.

In operating the Fund the Responsible Entity’s overarching 
principle is to always act in good faith and in the best 
interests of the Fund’s unitholders, in accordance with  
our fiduciary duty. The Responsible Entity’s duties and 
obligations in relation to the Fund principally arise from: the 
Constitution of the Fund; the Compliance Plan for the Fund; 
the Corporations Act 2001 (“Act”); the ASX Listing Rules;  
the Responsible Entity’s Australian Financial Services 
License; relevant regulatory guidance; relevant contractual 
arrangements; and other applicable laws and regulations.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

At Perpetual, good corporate governance includes a genuine 
commitment to the ASX Corporate Governance Council 
Principles and Recommendations (ASX Principles).

The Directors of the Responsible Entity are committed  
to implementing high standards of corporate governance  
in operating the Fund and, to the extent applicable to 
registered schemes, are guided by the values and principles 
set out in Perpetual’s Corporate Responsibility Statement  
and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate 
Governance Principles and Recommendations (“Principles”). 
The Responsible Entity is pleased to advise that, to the 
extent the Principles are applicable to registered schemes; 
its practices are largely consistent with the Principles.

As a leading independent responsible entity, the Responsible 
Entity operates a number of registered managed investment 
schemes (“Schemes”). The Schemes include the Fund as well 
as other schemes that are listed on the ASX. The 
Responsible Entity’s approach in relation to corporate 

governance in operating the Fund is consistent with  
its approach in relation to the Schemes generally.

The Responsible Entity addresses each of the Principles  
that are applicable to externally managed listed entities  
in relation to the Schemes, including the Fund, for the year 
ended 30 June 2019. This corporate governance statement  
is current as at the date of the Fund’s financial report and  
has been approved by the Responsible Entity board.

PRINCIPlE 1 – l AY SOlID FOUNDATIONS  
FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT

The role of the Responsible Entity’s Board (“RE Board”)  
is generally to set objectives and goals for the operation  
of the Responsible Entity and the Schemes, to oversee  
the Responsible Entity’s management, to regularly review 
performance and to monitor the Responsible Entity’s affairs 
acting in the best interests of the unitholders of each of the 
Schemes. The RE Board is accountable to the unitholders of 
each of the Schemes, and is responsible for approving the 
Responsible Entity’s overall objectives and overseeing their 
implementation in discharging their duties and obligations 
and operating the Schemes.

The role of the Responsible Entity’s management is to 
manage the business of the Responsible Entity in operating 
the Schemes. The RE Board delegates to management  
all matters not reserved to the RE Board, including the 
day‑to‑day management of the Responsible Entity and  
the operation of the Schemes. Directors, management and 
staff are guided by Perpetual’s Code of Conduct which is 
designed to assist them in making ethical business decisions.

PRINCIPlE 2 – STRUCTURE THE BOARD  
TO ADD VAlUE

At present the RE Board consists of 4 executive directors and 
2 alternate directors. The names of the current Directors and 
year of appointment is provided below:

Glenn Foster

Michael Vainauskas

Andrew McIver (Alternate)

Vicki Riggio

Richard McCarthy

Phillip Blackmore (Alternate)

2015

2015

2017

2018

2018

2018

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As the RE Board consists of only executive directors, a 
Compliance Committee is appointed in relation to each of the 
Schemes (refer to Principle 7). The Committee has a majority 
of independent members and is chaired by an independent 
member who is not the chair of the RE Board

the overarching Responsible Entity’s Risk and Compliance 
Framework which includes the service provider oversight 
framework assist its staff in making the declarations provided 
under section 295A of the Act.

PRINCIPlE 3 – PROMOTE ETHICAl AND 
RESPONSIBlE DECISION‑MAKING

The Responsible Entity has a Code of Conduct and  
espoused Core Values and a further values framework 
known as “The Way We Work” within which it carries on its 
business and deals with its stakeholders. These apply to all 
directors and employees of Perpetual, and the Responsible 
Entity. The Code of Conduct and Core Values, and 
supporting Risk framework supports all aspects of the  
way the Responsible Entity conducts its business and is 
embedded into Perpetual’s performance management 
process. The Code of Conduct is available on Perpetual’s 
website (www.perpetual.com.au).

PRINCIPlE 4 – SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY   
IN FINANCIAl  REPORTING

The RE Board does not have an audit committee. Under 
delegation by the RE Board, the Responsible Entity Services 
management and staff operate within a Compliance and  
Risk Management framework with specific policies and 
procedures designed to ensure that the Trust’s

 > financial reports are true and fair and meet high standards 

of disclosure and audit integrity; and

 > other reports released on ASX are materially accurate  

and balanced.

This includes policies relating to the preparation, review  
and sign off process required for the Trust’s financial reports 
including the operation of an Internal Review Accounts 
Committee and RE Board approval process, the engagement 
of the Trust independent auditors and the review and release 
of certain reports on the ASX.

The declarations under section 295A of the Corporations Act 
2001 (the Act) provide formal statements to the RE Board in 
relation to the Trust (refer to Principle 7). The declarations 
confirm the matters required by the Act in connection  
with financial reporting. The Responsible Entity receives 
confirmations from the service providers involved in financial 
reporting and management of the Trust, including the 
Investment Manager. These confirmations together with  

PRINCIPlE 5 – MAKE TIMElY AND BAlANCED 
DISClOSURE

The Responsible Entity has a continuous disclosure policy  
to ensure compliance with the continuous disclosure 
requirements of the Act and the ASX Listing Rules in relation 
to the Fund. The policy requires timely disclosure of 
information to be reported to the Responsible Entity’s 
management and/or Directors to ensure that, information that 
a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect 
on the unit price or would influence an investment decision  
in relation to any of the Fund, is disclosed to the market.  
The Responsible Entity’s employees assist management 
and/or the Directors in making disclosures to the ASX after 
appropriate consultation. The Responsible Entity requires 
service providers, including the Investment Manager, to 
comply with its policy in relation to continuous disclosure  
for the Fund.

PRINCIPlE 6 – RESPECT THE RIGHTS   
OF UNITHOl DERS

The Responsible Entity is committed to ensuring timely and 
accurate information about the Fund is available to security 
holders via the Fund’s website. All ASX announcements are 
promptly posted on the Fund’s website: metrics.com.au. The 
annual and half year results financial statements and other 
communication materials are also published on the website.

In addition to the continuous disclosure obligations, the 
Responsible Entity receives and responds to formal and 
informal communications from unitholders and convenes 
formal and informal meetings of unitholders as requested or 
required. The Responsible Entity has an active program for 
effective communication with the unitholders and other 
stakeholders in relation to the Fund.

The Responsible Entity handles any complaints received  
from unitholders in accordance with Perpetual’s Complaints 
Handling Policy. The Responsible Entity is a member of  
the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), an 
independent dispute resolution body, which is available  
to unitholders in the event that any complaints cannot be 
satisfactorily resolved by the Responsible Entity.

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PRINCIPlE 7 – RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK

The RE values the importance of robust risk management 
systems and maintains a current risk register as part of its 
formal risk management program. The RE has established  
a Compliance Committee, comprised of Michellene Collopy 
(Chairperson), Virginia Malley and Michael Vainauskas.

The Compliance Committee meets at least quarterly.  
In the 2018/19 financial reporting period all five meetings 
held were attended by all Compliance Committee members. 
The Compliance Committee Charter sets out its role and 
responsibilities, which is available on request. The 
Compliance Committee is responsible for compliance  
matters regarding the RE’s Compliance Plan and  
Constitution and the Corporations Act.

Perpetual’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee is 
responsible for oversight of Perpetual’s risk management  
and internal control systems. The Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee is comprised of Ian Hammond, Philip Bullock, 
Nancy Fox, P Craig Ueland. In the 2018/19 financial reporting 
period there were six meetings held, each of which were 
attended by all members. The Audit, Risk and Compliance 
Committee terms of reference sets out its role and 
responsibilities. This can be obtained on the Perpetual 
website. The majority of the Compliance Committee and  
the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee members are 
independent and are each chaired by independent members.

The RE manages the engagement and monitoring of 
independent external auditors for the Fund. The RE board 
receives periodic reports in relation to financial reporting  
and the compliance plan audit outcomes for the Fund.

Perpetual has a risk management framework in place which  
is reviewed annually. The declarations under section 295A  
of the Act provide assurance regarding sound system of  
risk management and internal control and that the system  
is operating effectively in all material respects in relation  
to financial reporting risks. The RE also receives appropriate 
declarations from the service providers involved in  
financial reporting.

Perpetual has an Internal Audit function which reports 
functionally to Perpetual Limited Audit Risk & Compliance 
Committee (ARCC), and for administrative purposes,  
through the General Manager – Risk & Internal Audit, and  
is independent from the external auditor. Perpetual Internal 
Audit establishes a risk based audit plan each year that is 
approved formally by the ARCC, and executes internal audits 
of Perpetual Business Units in accordance with the plan.  
The plan is re‑assessed quarterly and reviewed to ensure 
that it is dynamic and continues to address the key risks 
faced by the Group. Progress against the plan, changes  
to the plan, and the results of audit activity are reported 
quarterly to the ARCC.

The Fund currently has no material exposure to economic, 
environmental and sustainability risk.

PRINCIPlE 8 – REMUNERATE FAIRlY   
AND RESPONSIBlY

The fees and expenses which the RE is permitted to pay out 
of the assets of the Fund are set out in the Fund constitution. 
The Fund financial statements provide details of all fees and 
expenses paid by the Fund during the financial period.

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DEClARATION

Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration under 
Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 

To the Directors of The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited (the Responsible 
Entity) of MCP Income Opportunities Trust 

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit of MCP Income 
Opportunities Trust for the financial period from 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019 there have been: 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the
Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and

no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

i.

ii.

KPMG 

Andrew Reeves 
Partner 

Sydney 
20 August 2019 

10 

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG 
network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG 
International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under 
Professional Standards Legislation. 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Investment income

Interest income

Net gains/(losses) on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

Distribution income

Total investment income/(loss)

Expenses

Responsible Entity’s fees

Management fees

Investor equalisation expense

Administrative expenses

Total expenses

Profit/(loss) for the period

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

Earnings per unit for profit attributable to unitholders of the Fund

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FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

NOTES

$’000

12

12

489

243

3,342

4,074

26

576

144

42

788

3,286

–

3,286

Basic and diluted gain/(loss) per unit (cents)

9

2.19

The above statement of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAl POSITION

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Interest receivable

Distributions receivable

GST receivable

Financial assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Distributions payable

Responsible Entity’s fees payable

Management fees payable

Administrative fees payable

Total liabilities

AS AT 

30 JUNE 2019

NOTES

$’000

10

28,488

90

3,342

53

271,715

303,688

3,049

26

344

32

3,451

5

8

12

12

Net assets attributable to unitholders – equity

7

300,237

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Total equity at the beginning of the period

Comprehensive income for the period

Profit/(loss) for the period

Total comprehensive income for the period

Transactions with unitholders

Capital raising – Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Units issued upon reinvestment of distributions

Distributions paid and payable

Total transactions with unitholders

Total equity at the end of the period

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FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

NOTES

$’000

–

3,286

3,286

300,000

–

(3,049)

296,951

300,237

7

7

7, 8

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FlOWS

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

NOTES

$’000

Cash flows from operating activities

Interest received

Management fees paid

Administrative expenses paid

Other expenses paid

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

10

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of financial assets

Investment manager loan drawdown

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from application by unitholders

Distributions paid to unitholders

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

325

(232)

(10)

(63)

20

(270,435)

(1,097)

(271,532)

300,000

–

300,000

28,488

–

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

10

28,488

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAl STATEMENTS

CONTENTS

1  General information 

2  Summary of significant accounting policies 

3  Financial risk management 

4  Fair value measurements 

5  Financial assets 

6  Structured entities 

7  Net assets attributable to unitholders 

8  Distributions to unitholders 

9  Earnings per unit 

10  Reconciliation of profit/(loss) to net cash  
inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 

11  Auditor’s remuneration 

12  Related party transactions 

13  Segment information 

14  Events occurring after the reporting period 

15  Contingent assets and liabilities and commitments 

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1  GENERAl INFORMATION

These financial statements covers the MCP Income 
Opportunities Trust (the “Fund”) as an individual entity. The 
Fund was constituted on 25 February 2019, registered with 
the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 
7 February 2019, commenced operations on 23 April 2019 
and its units commenced trading on the Australian Securities 
Exchange (ASX: MOT) on 29 April 2019. The Fund will terminate 
in accordance with the provisions of the Fund’s Constitution.

The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited 
(ABN 45 003 278 831, AFSL 235 150) is the Responsible 
Entity of the Fund (the “Responsible Entity’’). The Responsible 
Entity’s registered office is Level 18 Angel Place, 123 Pitt 
Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

The Investment Manager of the Fund is Metrics Credit 
Partners Pty Ltd (AFSL 416 146). The Custodian of the Fund  
is Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited.

The Fund’s investment strategy is to create a diversified 
exposure to private credit investments and other assets such 
as warrants, options, preference shares and equity. Through 
active portfolio risk management, the Investment Manager 
seeks to provide quarterly cash income and preserve 
investor capital. Amounts raised by the Fund are invested in 
the MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust. The MCP 
Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust invests directly in 
wholesale funds or directly in investment assets.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the 
directors of the Responsible Entity (the “Directors of the 
Responsible Entity”) on 20 August 2019. The Directors of the 
Responsible Entity have the power to amend and reissue the 
financial statements.

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT 
ACCOUNTING POlICIES

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation 
of these financial statements are set out below.

(a)  Basis of preparation

These general purpose financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting 
Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian 
Accounting Standards Board (“AASB”) and the Corporations 
Act 2001 in Australia. The Fund is a for‑profit entity for the 
purpose of preparing the financial statements.

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The financial statements are prepared on the basis of fair 
value measurement of assets and liabilities except where 
otherwise stated.

The statement of financial position is presented on a liquidity 
basis. Assets and liabilities are presented in decreasing order 
of liquidity and are not distinguished between current and 
non‑current. All balances are generally expected to be 
recovered or settled within twelve months, except for 
investments in financial assets and net assets attributable to 
unitholders. The amount to be recovered or settled in twelve 
months in relation to these balances remain subject to the 
performance of the Fund and its operations in accordance 
with the Constitution. Investors in the Fund have no rights  
to redeem and can only sell units on the ASX. The Fund  
is operated by the Investment Manager to ensure the 
investment in MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities  
Trust are held at fair value.

Investment Entity

The Fund has been deemed to meet the definition of an 
investment entity, as the following conditions exist:

 > The Fund has obtained funds for providing investors  

with investment management services;

 > The Fund’s business purpose, which was communicated 
directly to investors, is investing solely for returns from 
capital appreciation and investment income; and

 > The performance of investments made through the Fund 

are measured and evaluated on a fair value basis. Refer to 
note 6 for further details.

The MCP Income Opportunities Trust and the MCP Wholesale 
Income Opportunities Trust were formed due to legal, 
regulatory, tax or similar requirements. When considered 
together they display the characteristics of an investment 
entity:

(a)  the Fund indirectly holds more than one investment 
because the wholesale funds holds a portfolio of 
investments;

(b)  the MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust is largely 
wholly capitalised by the Fund, the Fund is funded by 
more than one investor who are related to the Fund; and

(c)  ownership in the Fund and the MCP Wholesale Income 

Opportunities Trust are represented by the Fund interests 
to which a proportion of the net assets of the investment 
entity are attributed.

(i) Compliance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS)

The financial statements of the Fund also comply with 
International Financial Reporting Standards and 
Interpretations as issued by the International Accounting 
Standards Board (IASB).

(ii) New and amended standards adopted by the Fund

Except as described below, there are no other new 
standards, interpretations or amendments to existing 
standards that are effective for the first time for the financial 
reporting period beginning 1 July 2018 that have a material 
impact on the Fund.

 > AASB 9 Financial Instruments

AASB 9 addresses the classification, measurement and 
derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities.  
It replaces the multiple classification and measurement 
models in AASB 139 with a new model that classifies financial 
instruments based on the business model within which the 
financial instruments are managed, and whether the 
contractual cashflows under the instrument solely represent 
the payment of principal and interest. It also introduces 
revised rules around hedge accounting and impairment.

Under AASB 9, financial instruments are classified as:

 > Amortised cost if the objective of the business model is to 
hold the financial instruments to collect contractual cash 
flows only and the contractual cash flows under the 
instrument represent solely payments of principal and 
interest (SPPI);

 > Fair value through other comprehensive income if the 
objective of the business model is to hold the financial 
instruments both to collect contractual cash flows from 
SPPI and for the purpose of sale; or

 > All other financial instruments must be recognised at  

fair value through profit or loss. An entity may however,  
at initial recognition, irrevocably designate a financial 
instrument as measured at fair value through profit or  
loss if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces a 
measurement or recognition inconsistency.

Derivative and equity instruments are measured at fair value 
through profit or loss unless, for equity instruments not held 
for trading, an irrevocable option is taken to measure at fair 
value through other comprehensive income. A debt 
instrument is measured at amortised cost if the objective  
of the business model is to hold the financial asset for the 

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collection of the contractual cash flows and the contractual 
cash flows under the instrument represent solely payments 
of principal and interest (SPPI). A debt instrument is measured 
at fair value through other comprehensive income if the 
objective of the business model is to hold the financial asset 
both to collect contractual cash flows from SPPI and to sell.

All other debt instruments must be recognised at fair value 
through profit or loss. An entity may however, at initial 
recognition, irrevocably designate a financial asset as 
measured at fair value through profit or loss if doing so 
eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or 
recognition inconsistency.

The Fund’s investment portfolio continues to be measured  
at fair value through profit or loss and other financial assets 
which are held for collection continue to be measured at 
amortised cost. The derecognition rules have not been 
changed from previous requirements and the Fund does not 
apply hedge accounting. As the Fund’s investments are all  
at fair value through profit or loss, the change in impairment 
rules will not have a material impact on the Fund. The Fund’s 
cash and cash equivalents and receivables are classified  
as amortised cost and measured at amortised cost under 
AASB 9. The impact of any expected credit losses (ECL)  
is not material.

(b)  Financial instruments

(i) Classification
 > Assets

The Fund classifies its investments based on its business 
model for managing those financial assets and the 
contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. 
The Fund’s portfolio of financial assets is managed and 
performance is evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance 
with the Fund’s documented investment strategy. The Fund’s 
policy is for the Responsible Entity to evaluate the information 
about these financial assets on a fair value basis together 
with other related financial information.

The Fund holds financial assets and financial liabilities 
comprising of unlisted unit trusts which are measured at fair 
value and are mandatorily classified as fair value through 
profit or loss.

The Fund holds financial assets including loans which are 
classified and measured at amortised cost, as the loans are 
held to maturity and to collect contractual cash flows.

 > Liabilities:

Derivative contracts that have a negative fair value are 
presented as liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

 > AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

(ii) Recognition/derecognition

AASB 15 establishes a single revenue recognition framework 
using a five‑step model based on the transfer of goods and 
services and the consideration expected to be received in 
return for that transfer. The Fund’s main source of income is 
investment income, in the form of gains on financial 
instruments at fair value as well as interest and dividend 
income. All these income types are outside the scope of the 
standard. Accordingly, the adoption of new revenue 
recognition rules did not have a material impact on the Fund’s 
accounting policies or the amounts recognised in the 
financial statements.

(iii) New accounting standards and interpretations  
not yet adopted

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and 
interpretations are effective for annual reporting periods 
beginning after 1 July 2019. Management has made an 
assessment and concluded that none of these are expected 
to have a material impact on the financial statements.

The Fund recognises financial assets and financial liabilities 
on the date it becomes party to the contractual agreement 
(trade date) and recognises changes in fair value of the 
financial assets or financial liabilities from this date.

Investments are derecognised when the right to receive cash 
flows from the investments have expired or the Fund has 
transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership.

Any gains or losses arising on derecognition of the asset held 
at fair value through profit and loss (calculated as the difference 
between the disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of 
the asset) are included in the statement of comprehensive 
income in the period the asset is derecognised as realised 
gains or losses on financial instruments.

(iii) Measurement
 > Financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through 

profit or loss

At initial recognition, the Fund measures financial assets and 
financial liabilities at fair value. Transaction costs of financial 
assets and financial liabilities carried at fair value through 

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profit or loss are expensed in the statement of 
comprehensive income.

dependent on the Responsible Entity’s discretion (see 
note 2(m)).

Subsequent to initial recognition, all financial assets and 
financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are 
measured at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be 
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an 
orderly transaction between market participants at the 
measurement date. Fair value is calculated as the present 
value of expected cash flows arising from the asset having 
regard to current market prices and returns for assets of 
comparable credit quality, terms and contracted remaining 
term to maturity. Gains and losses arising from changes in  
the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities at 
fair value through profit or loss category are presented in the 
statement of comprehensive income within ‘net gains/(losses) 
on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss’ in 
the period in which they arise.

Further details on how the fair value of financial instruments 
are determined are disclosed in note 4.

 > Other financial assets and liabilities

Management considers that the carrying amount of cash  
and cash equivalents, loans and receivables approximate  
fair value.

Other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value 
and subsequently at amortised cost. Management considers 
the carrying amount of payables approximate fair value.

(iv) Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount 
reported in the statement of financial position when there is  
a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts 
and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or realise 
the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

(c)  Net assets attributable to unitholders – equity

Units in the Fund are listed on the ASX and traded by 
unitholder’s and are classified as equity. The units can be 
traded on the ASX at any time for cash based on listed price. 
While the Fund is a listed investment and liquidity is generally 
expected to exist in the secondary market (ASX), there are no 
guarantees that an active trading market with sufficient 
liquidity will be available. In addition to units being traded on 
the ASX, under the Constitution, request for redemption to 
the Responsible Entity may be made, however redemption is 

The units issued by the Fund meet the requirements of 
AASB 132 for classification as equity.

(d)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash comprises cash on hand, deposits held at call with 
financial institutions. Cash equivalents are short‑term, highly 
liquid investments with an original maturity of three months  
or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of 
cash, are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value 
and are held for the purpose of meeting short‑term cash 
commitments rather than for investment or other purposes.

(e)  Investment income

(i) Interest income

The Fund generates interest income from its investments in 
financial assets, loans, and cash investments. Interest income 
from financial assets at amortised cost is recognised using 
the effective interest method and includes interest from cash 
and cash equivalents. Interest income from financial assets  
at amortised cost is recognised using the effective interest 
method and includes interest from cash and cash equivalents. 
Interest income is recognised daily as it accrues, taking into 
account the actual interest rate on the financial asset and is 
recognised in profit or loss.

(ii) Distribution income

Distribution income from financial assets at fair value through 
profit or loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive 
income within distribution income when the Fund’s right to 
receive payments is established.

(f)  Expenses

All expenses, including Responsible Entity fees, investor 
equalisation expense (refer to Note 5 for further detail) and 
administrative expenses, are recognised in the statement  
of comprehensive income on an accruals basis.

Interest expense is recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income as it accrues, using the effective 
interest method.

(g)  Income tax

The Fund is not subject to income tax provided the taxable 
income of the Fund is attributed in full to its unitholders  
each financial year either by way of cash or reinvestment. 

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Unitholders are subject to income tax at their own marginal 
tax rates on amounts attributable to them.

(h)  Distributions

In accordance with the Fund’s Constitution, the Fund may 
attribute its distributable (taxable) income, and any other 
amounts determined by the Responsible Entity, to unitholders 
by cash or reinvestment. The distributions are recognised in 
the statement of changes in equity as equity.

Financial instruments at fair value may include unrealised 
capital gains. Should such a gain be realised, that portion of 
the gain that is subject to capital gains tax will be distributed 
so that the Fund is not subject to capital gains tax.

Realised capital losses are not distributed to unitholders but 
are retained in the Fund to be offset against any realised 
capital gains. If realised capital gains exceed realised capital 
losses, the excess is distributed to unitholders.

(i)  Increase/decrease in net assets attributable  
to unitholders

Income not distributed is included in net assets attributable 
to unitholders. As the Fund’s units are classified as equity, 
movements in net assets attributable to unitholders are 
recognised in the statement of changes in equity.

(j)  Foreign currency translation

(i) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the Fund’s financial statements are 
measured using the currency of the primary economic 
environment in which it operates (the “functional currency”). 
This is the Australian dollar, which reflects the currency of  
the economy in which the Fund competes for funds and  
is regulated. The Australian dollar is also the Fund’s 
presentation currency.

(k)  Receivables

Loans and receivables are measured initially at fair value plus 
transaction costs and subsequently at amortised cost if they 
meet the SPPI and business model test; using the effective 
interest rate method, less impairment losses if any. Such 
assets are reviewed at each reporting date to determine 
whether there is objective evidence of impairment.

At each reporting date, the Fund shall measure the loss 
allowance on receivables at an amount equal to the lifetime 
expected credit losses if the credit risk has increased 

significantly since initial recognition. If, at the reporting date, 
the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial 
recognition, the Fund shall measure the loss allowance at  
an amount equal to 12‑month expected credit losses.

Receivables may include amounts for interest and trust 
distributions. Interest is accrued at each dealing date in 
accordance with policy set out in note 2(e) above. Trust 
distributions are accrued when the right to receive payment 
is established. Amounts are generally received within 30 
days of being recorded as receivables. Receivables are 
measured at their nominal amounts.

Receivables also include such items as Reduced Input Tax 
Credits (RITC).

Collectability of trade receivables is reviewed on an ongoing 
basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written 
off by reducing the carrying amount directly. An allowance 
account (provision for impairment of trade receivables) is 
used when there is objective evidence that the Fund will not 
be able to collect all amounts due according to the original 
terms of the receivables. Significant financial difficulties of 
the debtor, probability that the debtor will enter bankruptcy 
or financial reorganisation, and default or delinquency in 
payments (more than 30 days overdue) are considered 
indicators that the trade receivable is impaired. The amount 
of the impairment allowance is the difference between the 
asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated 
future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest 
rate. Cash flows relating to short‑ term receivables are not 
discounted if the effect of discounting is immaterial.

The amount of the impairment loss, if any, is recognised  
in the Statement of comprehensive income within other 
expenses. When a trade receivable for which an impairment 
allowance had been recognised becomes uncollectible in  
a subsequent period, it is written off against the allowance 
account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously 
written off are credited against other expenses in the 
statement of comprehensive income.

(l)  Payables

Payables include liabilities and accrued expenses owed  
by the Fund which are unpaid as at the end of the  
reporting period.

Payables may include amounts for redemptions of units  
in the Fund where settlement has not yet occurred. These 

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amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days 
of recognition.

The distribution amount payable to unitholders as at the  
end of each reporting period is recognised separately in  
the statement of financial position when unitholders are 
determined by the Responsible Entity in accordance to  
the Fund’s Constitution.

(m)  Applications and redemptions

Applications received for units in the Fund are recorded  
net of any transaction costs payable prior to the issuance  
of units in the Fund.

In accordance with the Constitution, the Responsible Entity 
may determine to reject a redemption request in its absolute 
discretion. The Responsible Entity is not obliged under any 
circumstances to pay any part of the redemption price out  
of its own funds.

The redemption transaction costs are an estimate by the 
Responsible Entity of the total transaction cost the Fund 
would incur selling the Trust Property/Units. If appropriate, 
the Responsible Entity may apply estimate redemption 
transaction costs in regard to the actual cost incurred from 
the redemption. If the Responsible Entity makes no estimate, 
the redemption transaction costs are zero.

(n)  Goods and Services Tax (GST)

The GST incurred on the costs of various services provided 
to the Fund by third parties such as audit fees, custodian 
services and management fees have been passed onto the 
Fund. The Fund qualifies for RITC, hence Management fees, 
Administration and custody fees and other expenses have 
been recognised in the statement of comprehensive income 
net of the amount of GST recoverable from the Australian 
Taxation Office (“ATO”). Accounts payable are inclusive of 
GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from the ATO is 
included in receivables in the statement of financial position. 
Cash flows relating to GST are included in the statement of 
cash flows on a gross basis.

(o)  Use of estimates and judgement

The Fund makes estimates and assumptions that affect the 
reported amounts of assets and liabilities within the next 
financial year. Estimates are continually evaluated and are 
based on historical experience and other factors, including 
expectations of future events that are believed to be 
reasonable under the circumstances.

For the majority of the Fund’s financial instruments, quoted 
market prices are readily available. However, certain financial 
instruments, including unquoted securities are fair valued 
using valuation techniques determined by the Investment 
Manager, in accordance with the valuation procedures 
approved by the Responsible Entity. Where valuation 
techniques (for example, pricing models) are used to 
determine fair values, they are validated and periodically 
reviewed by experienced personnel of the Investment 
Manager, independent of the area that created them.

Models use observable data, to the extent practicable. 
However, areas such as credit risk (both own and 
counterparty), volatilities and correlations require 
management to make estimates. Changes in assumptions 
about these factors could affect the reported fair value of 
financial instruments.

For certain other balances reported on statement of financial 
position, including amounts due from/to brokers, accounts 
payable and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts 
approximate fair value due to the immediate or short‑term 
nature of these financial instruments.

(p)  Rounding of amounts

The Fund is an entity of a kind referred to in ASIC 
Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) 
Instrument 2016/191 issued by the Australian Securities and 
Investments Commission (ASIC) relating to the “rounding off” 
of amounts in the financial statements. Amounts in the 
financial statements have been rounded to the nearest 
thousand dollars in accordance with the ASIC Corporations 
Instrument, unless otherwise indicated.

(q)  Comparatives

This is the first period of operations of the Fund and hence 
there are no prior period comparatives.

There were no transactions between the date of constitution 
and date of registration of the Fund.

3  FINANCIAl  RISK MANAGEMENT

(a)  Overview

The Fund’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks. 
The management of these risks is undertaken by the Fund’s 
Investment Manager who has been appointed by the 
Responsible Entity under an Investment Management 

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Agreement to manage the Fund’s assets in accordance  
with the Investment Objective and Strategy.

As at period end, the overall market exposures were  
as follows:

The RE has in place a framework which includes:

 > The Investment Manager providing the RE with regular 

AS AT 30 JUNE 2019

reports on their compliance with the Investment 
Management Agreement;

 > Completion of regular reviews on the Service Provider 

which may include a review of the investment managers 
risk management framework to manage the financial risks 
of the Fund; and

 > Regular reporting on the liquidity of the Fund in accordance 
with the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Statement.

The Fund’s Investment Manager has in place a framework  
to identify and manage the financial risks in accordance  
with the investment objective and strategy. This includes an 
investment due diligence process and on‑going monitoring 
of the investments in the Fund. Specific controls the 
Investment Manager applies to manage the financial risks  
are detailed under each risk specified below.

(b)  Market risk

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows 
of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to the changes in 
market variables such as interest rates, foreign exchange 
rates and equity prices.

(i) Price risk

Market price risk is the risk that the value of a financial 
instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market 
prices, whether those changes are caused by factors specific 
to the individual instrument or factors affecting all 
instruments in the market.

The Fund invests in corporate loans and debt securities 
indirectly through its investment in MCP Wholesale Income 
Opportunities Trust. As a result, the Investment Manager 
manages this risk through the daily review of the carrying 
value of each of the assets held by the Wholesale Funds 
having regard to the market prices of similar assets being 
transacted in both the primary and secondary market for 
assets of similar credit quality, tenor and loan purpose. Any 
adjustment to the fair value of the investment is reflected 
through profit or loss.

Financial assets

MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities 
Trust

Investment manager loan asset

FAIR VALUE 

$’000

264,196

7,519

(ii) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial 
instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market  
interest rates.

The Fund invests (through the MCP Wholesale Income 
Opportunities Trust) primarily in floating rate loans meaning 
that as the underlying base rate rises and falls, the relative 
attractiveness to other instruments may change.

The investment manager believes there is a strong 
correlation between the RBA Cash Rate and the base rates 
upon which loans are priced. Absolute returns on loans 
therefore rise and fall largely in correlation with the RBA  
Cash Rate.

Interest rate duration risk is minimised as individual 
borrowers under loan contracts generally have the flexibility 
to select interest rate reset periods from 30 to 180 days. In 
addition to the ongoing short term re‑setting of the market 
benchmark interest rate most loan facilities incorporate a 
contractual mechanism to re‑price based on migration of 
credit quality over the term of the facility. This is known as  
a credit margin pricing grid and incorporates changes to  
the credit margin based on certain key credit metrics.

The Fund’s interest‑bearing financial assets and liabilities 
expose it to risks associated with the effects of fluctuations  
in the prevailing levels of market interest rates on its financial 
position and cash flows.

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The tables below summarise the Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk.

AT 30 JUNE 2019

Financial assets

WEIGHTED 

EFFECTIVE 

FLOATING 

FIXED 

NON-

INTEREST 

INTEREST 

INTEREST 

INTEREST 

RATE 

%

RATE 

$’000

RATE 

$’000

BEARING 

$’000

TOTAL 

$’000

Cash and cash equivalents

1.25%

28,488

Interest receivable

Distributions receivable

GST receivable

Financial assets

Total financial assets

Financial liabilities

Distributions payable

Responsible Entity’s fees payable

Management fees payable

Administrative fees payable

Total financial liabilities

6%*

–

–

–

–

28,488

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

90

3,342

53

28,488

90

3,342

53

7,519

7,519

264,196

271,715

267,681

303,688

–

–

–

–

–

3,049

3,049

26

344

32

26

344

32

3,451

3,451

Net exposure

28,488

7,519

264,230

300,237

*  Weighted effective interest rate only applies to loan assets.

At 30 June 2019, should interest rates have increased/
decreased by 75 basis points with all other variables 
remaining constant, the increase/decrease in net assets 
attributable to unitholders for the period would amount  
to approximately $211,000.

(iii) Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments 
will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates.

As at 30 June 2019, the Fund did not hold as assets or 
liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Australian 
Dollar and therefore was not exposed to any foreign 
exchange risk.

(c)  Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or counterparty will be 
unable or unwilling to pay amounts in full when due.

The Investment Manager manages credit risk by undertaking 
a detailed due diligence process prior to entering into 
transactions with counterparties and ongoing daily 
monitoring of the credit exposures.

The initial due diligence process is detailed in the 
Operational and Investment Policies of the Investment 
Manager and addresses aspects relevant to an assessment 
of the credit risk and includes risk assessments of both a 
qualitative and quantitative nature. Pre‑ lending due diligence 
may include independent experts reports provided to the 
Investment Manager covering matters such as commercial/
industry risks, accounting and tax reports, legal due 
diligence, property valuation, technical risk reports and 
environmental reports. As part of the initial due diligence  
risk assessment process key risks are identified and the key 
determinants of future cash flows and servicing capacity of 
the counterparty are identified. Scenario planning and 

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sensitivity testing is undertaken to model the impact on 
counterparty credit risk under a range of adverse events. 
Financial analysis and peer group benchmarking is 
undertaken to determine the appropriate credit metrics  
and a credit rating identified and allocated. The Investment 
Manager uses a range of proprietary credit rating data and 
analysis in addition to credit research materials from third 
party providers including credit rating agencies to analyse 
and monitor counterparty credit risk.

The Investment Manager further seeks to mitigate credit  
risk by adhering to the investment parameters of the Fund 
which have been designed in a manner that seeks to mitigate 
credit risk by ensuring the portfolio is diversified by industry, 
counterparty, credit quality, maturity and loan market.

The Investment Manager maintains active engagement with 
other market participants and meets regularly and receives 
regular reporting from banks, borrowers and ratings agencies 
and uses this reporting to manage and monitor performance 
of financial assets held by the Fund. Such reporting includes 
macro‑economic risk and analysis reporting.

The Investment Manager is provided with ongoing compliance 
reporting from borrowers which typically includes the 
provision of covenant compliance certificates, financial 
accounts, operational management reporting and forward 
financial projections and ongoing reporting of performance 
against budget projections.

The Investment Committee of the Investment Manager aims 
to meet daily to monitor reporting and financial obligations  
of counterparties, reconciles payment of interest and fees 
and reviews credit, market and liquidity risks of each  
financial asset held in the portfolio.

The Fund’s exposure to credit risk for cash and cash 
equivalents is low as all counterparties have a rating of  
A‑1+ (as determined by public ratings agencies such as 
Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch) or higher. The Fund  
is also exposed to credit risk on corporate loans and debt 
securities through its investments in MCP Wholesale  
Income Opportunities Trust.

rating. The Fund’s exposure to credit risk is monitored and 
managed on a daily basis, and credit ratings are reviewed 
and confirmed as part of the Investment Manger’s investment 
processes. Credit risk is managed through daily investment 
analysis (reporting, covenant compliance, management  
and market engagement) as well as through portfolio 
construction. The Fund has defined targets and limits based 
on both individual counterparty credit quality as well as total 
aggregated credit exposure levels. By limiting credit risk 
exposure to individual investments based on credit quality 
and also limiting the total aggregated exposure to 
investments of a defined credit quality, the Fund’s acceptable 
level of credit risk is defined and controlled. Credit risk 
management is ongoing and the Investment Manager adopts 
an active approach to monitoring and managing these risks.

The Investment Manager adheres to the portfolio  
investment parameters set out in the offer document of  
the Fund. Credit risk is managed with regard to individual 
counterparty credit quality and single counterparty exposure 
limits. The Investment Manager seeks to manage portfolio 
risks by diversifying risks with portfolio construction adhering 
to diversification by credit quality, individual counterparty, 
industry and contracted maturity profile of assets held within 
the portfolio. The Investment Manager seeks to manage  
risk by investing in shorter dated credit assets with the 
expectation that the weighted tenor to contracted maturity  
is within the target portfolio parameters. The portfolio 
construction and investment management processes 
adopted by the Investment Manager are implemented with 
the expectation of seeking to reduce Fund exposure to  
both credit and market risks.

The Fund provided a working capital loan to the Investment 
Manager. The Responsible Entity has a right of recourse 
against the Investment Manager for the amounts owned under 
the Manager Loan. The Investment Manager may assign its 
obligations under the Investment Manager Loan to an entity 
that is controlled by the Investment Manager or a person that 
is under the common control of the Investment Manager.

(d)  Liquidity risk

Corporate loans and debt securities are rated by the 
Investment Manager in accordance with its ratings 
methodology, and may also be rated by public ratings 
agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch.  
Where a corporate loan or debt security is publicly rated,  
it is the Investment Manager’s policy to apply the lower of  
a public credit rating or the Investment Manager’s own credit 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may not be able to 
generate sufficient cash resources to settle its obligations  
in full as they fall due and can only do so on terms that are 
materially disadvantageous.

The Investment Manager monitors the Fund’s cash flow 
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capital budgeting on a daily basis. Cash flow reconciliations 
are undertaken daily to ensure all income and expenses are 
managed in accordance with contracted obligations.

The table below analyses the Fund’s non‑derivative financial 
liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the 

remaining period to contractual maturity, as of the reporting 
period end. The amounts in the table are the contractual 
undiscounted cash flows. Balances that are due within 12 
months equal their carrying balances as the impact of 
discounting is not significant.

AT 30 JUNE 2019

Distributions payable

Responsible Entity’s fees payable

Management fees payable

Administrative fees payable

Total financial liabilities

4  FAIR VAlUE MEASUREMENTS

LESS THAN  

1-6  

6-12  

OVER  

NO STATED 

1 MONTH 

MONTHS 

MONTHS 

12 MONTHS 

MATURITY 

$’000

3,049

26

344

32

3,451

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

The Fund measures and recognises the following assets  
and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis.

information provided by independent pricing services is 
relied upon for valuation of investments.

 > Financial assets/liabilities at fair value through profit or 

loss (FVTPL) (see note 5)

The quoted market price used to fair value financial assets and 
financial liabilities held by the Fund is the last‑traded prices.

The Fund has no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on 
a non‑recurring basis in the current reporting period.

AASB 13 requires disclosure of fair value measurements by 
level of the following fair value hierarchy:

(a)  quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical 

assets or liabilities (level 1);

(b)  inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 

that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly 
or indirectly (level 2); and

(c)  inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on 

observable market data (unobservable inputs) (level 3).

(i) Fair value in an active market (level 1)

The fair value of financial assets and liabilities traded in 
active markets is based on their quoted market prices at  
the end of the reporting period without any deduction for 
estimated future selling costs.

The Fund values its investments and derivatives in 
accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 2 to 
the financial statements. For the majority of investments, 

A financial instrument is regarded as quoted in an active 
market if quoted prices are readily and regularly available 
from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing 
service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent 
actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an 
arm’s length basis.

An active market is a market in which transactions for the 
asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and 
volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

(ii) Fair value in an inactive or unquoted market  
(Level 2 and Level 3)

The fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are not 
exchange‑traded in an active market is determined using 
valuation techniques. These include the use of recent arm’s 
length market transactions, reference to the current fair value 
of a substantially similar other instrument, discounted cash 
flow techniques, option pricing models or any other valuation 
technique that provides a reliable estimate of prices obtained 
in actual market transactions. If all significant inputs required 
to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is 
included in level 2. If one or more of the significant inputs is 

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not based on observable market data, the instrument is 
included in level 3. This may be the case for certain corporate 
debt securities and unlisted unit trusts with suspended 
applications and withdrawals.

Where discounted cash flow techniques are used, estimated 
future cash flows are based on management’s best estimates 
and the discount rate used is a market rate at the end of the 
reporting period applicable for an instrument with similar 
terms and conditions.

For other pricing models, inputs are based on market data  
at the end of the reporting period.

Some of the inputs to these models may not be market 
observable and are therefore estimated based on 
assumptions.

The output of a model is always an estimate or approximation 
of a value that cannot be determined with certainty, and 
valuation techniques employed may not fully reflect all factors 
relevant to the positions the Fund holds. Valuations are 
therefore adjusted, where appropriate, to allow for additional 
factors including liquidity risk and counterparty risk.

The carrying value less impairment provision of other 
receivables and payables are assumed to approximate their 
fair values. The fair value of financial liabilities for disclosure 
purposes is estimated by discounting the future contractual 
cash flows at the current market interest rate that is available 
to the Fund for similar financial instruments.

The determination of what constitutes ’observable’ requires 
significant judgment by management. Management consider 
observable data to be that market data that is readily 
available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and 
verifiable, not proprietary and provided by independent 
sources that are actively involved in the relevant market.

Recognised fair value measurements

The following table presents the Fund’s financial assets and liabilities measured and recognised at fair value as at 
30 June 2019.

Financials assets

MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust

Investment manager loan asset

Total

LEVEL 1 

$’000

LEVEL 2 

$’000

LEVEL 3 

$’000

TOTAL 

$’000

–

–

–

264,196

–

264,196

–

264,196

7,519

7,519

7,519

271,715

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(i) Transfers between levels

5  FINANCIAl  ASSETS

The Fund’s policy is to recognise transfers into and  
transfers out of fair value hierarchy levels as at the end  
of the reporting period.

There were no transfers between the levels in the fair value 
hierarchy for the period ended 30 June 2019.

(ii) Fair value measurements using significant unobservable 
inputs (level 3)

The following table present the movement in level 3 
instruments, by class of financial instruments, for the period 
ended 30 June 2019.

FOR THE PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 2019  

TO 30 JUNE 2019

Opening balance

Loan provided to 
Investment Manger

Drawdown

IEE

Interest accrued

Closing balance

INVESTMENT 

MANAGER 

LOAN 

ASSETS 

$’000

–

6,482

1,097

(134)

74

7,519

TOTAL 

$’000

–

6,482

1,097

(134)

74

7,519

(iii) Valuation processes

Investment Manager Loan Assets are classified and 
measured at amortised cost.

(iv) Fair values of other financial instruments

The Fund did not hold any financial instruments which were 
not measured at fair value in the statement of financial 
position. Due to their short‑term nature, the carrying amounts 
of receivables and payables are assumed to approximate fair 
value. Net assets attributable to unitholders’ carrying value 
may differ from its par value (deemed to be redemption price 
for individual units) due to differences in valuation inputs.  
This difference is not material in the current period.

MCP Wholesale Income  
Opportunities Trust

Investment manager loan asset

30 JUNE 2019 

$’000

264,196

7,519

271,715

 > Investment manager loan asset

The Fund provided a working capital loan to the Investment 
Manager. Over a period of ten years the Investment Manager 
will repay the Investment Manager Loan, including payment of 
interest on the loan which will be interest income to the Fund.

 > Investor equalisation expense (IEE)

In consideration for the Investment Manager providing 
advisory and management services to the Fund under the 
Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager 
is paid an IEE. The IEE is a monthly expense to the Fund 
calculated based on NAV and payable to the Investment 
Manager for a period of 10 years from 25 February 2019.

An overview of the risk exposure relating to financial assets 
at fair value through profit or loss is included in note 3.

6  STRUCTURED ENTITIES

A structured entity is an entity that has been designed so  
that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in 
deciding who controls the entity, and the relevant activities 
are directed by means of contractual arrangements.  
An interest in a structured entity is any form of contractual  
or non‑contractual involvement which creates variability  
in returns arising from the performance of the entity for  
the Fund. The Fund considers investments in managed 
investment schemes (the “Schemes”) to be structured 
entities. The Fund invests in Schemes for the purpose of 
capital appreciation and/or earning investment income.

The exposure to investments in related Schemes at fair value, 
and any related amounts recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income is disclosed at Note 12 to the  
financial statements.

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The exposure to investments in related Schemes at fair value 
that the Fund does not consolidate but in which it holds an 
interest is disclosed in the following table:

Movements in number of units and net assets attributable to 
unitholders during the period were as follows:

FAIR VALUE OF 

INVESTMENTS 

INTEREST 

AS AT 

HELD AS AT 

30 JUNE 2019 

30 JUNE 2019 

$’000

264,196

%

100

MCP Wholesale Income 
Opportunities Trust

The Fund has exposures to structured entities through  
its trading activities. The Fund typically has no other 
involvement with the structured entity other than the 
securities it holds as part of trading activities and its 
maximum exposure to loss is restricted to the carrying value 
of the asset. The Fund does not have current commitments to 
intentions and contractual obligations to provide financial or 
other support to the structured entities. Exposure to trading 
assets are managed in accordance with financial risk 
management practices as set out in note 3(b).

During the period ended 30 June 2019, total gains/(losses) 
incurred on investments in the Schemes were $243,078.  
The Fund also earned distribution income of $3,341,729  
as a result of its interests in the Schemes.

7  NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABlE TO UNITHOlDERS

Under AASB 132 Financial instruments: Presentation, puttable 
financial instruments meet the definition of a financial liability 
to be classified as equity where certain strict criteria are  
met. The Fund does not have a contractual obligation to  
pay distributions to unitholders. Therefore, the net assets 
attributable to unitholders of the Fund meet the criteria  
set out under AASB 132 and are classified as equity.

FOR THE PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

NO. ’000

$’000

Opening balance

–

–

Capital raising – Initial 
Public Offering (IPO)

Units issued upon 
reinvestment of 
distributions

Distributions paid and 
payable

Profit/(loss) for the period

150,000

300,000

–

–

–

–

(3,049)

3,286

Closing balance

150,000

300,237

As stipulated within the Fund’s Constitution, each unit 
represents a right to an individual share in the Fund and does 
not extend to a right to the underlying assets of the Fund. 
There are no separate classes of units and each unit has  
the same rights attaching to it as all other units of the Fund.

Capital risk management

The Fund classifies its net assets attributable to unitholders 
as equity. The amount of net assets attributable to unitholders 
can change significantly on a daily basis as the Fund is 
subject to daily applications and redemptions at the 
discretion of unitholders.

Daily applications and redemptions are reviewed relative to 
the liquidity of the Fund’s underlying assets on a daily basis 
by the Responsible Entity. Under the terms of the Fund’s 
Constitution, the Responsible Entity has the discretion  
to reject an application for units and to defer or adjust 
redemption of units if the exercise of such discretion is  
in the best interests of unitholders.

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8  DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOlDERS

Distributions are payable at the end of each financial period. 
Such distributions are determined by reference to the net 
taxable income of the Fund.

The distributions for the period were as follows:

10  RECONCIlIATION OF PROFIT/(lOSS) TO NET 
CASH INFlOW/(OUTFlOW) FROM OPERATING 
ACTIVITIES

(a)  Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to net cash 
inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019 

$’000

3,286

(183)

(3,485)

402

20

FOR THE PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

$’000

CPU*

Distributions

30 June (payable)

3,049

3,049

2.03

2.03

Profit/(loss) for the period

Net change in financial assets

*  Distribution is expressed as cents per unit amount in Australian Dollar.

9  EARNINGS PER UNIT

Earnings per unit amounts are calculated by dividing net 
profit/(loss) attributable to unitholders before distributions  
by the weighted average number of units outstanding  
during the period.

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019

3,286

150,000

2.19

Operating profit/(loss) attributable  
to unitholders ($’000)

Weighted average number of units  
on issue (’000)

Basic and diluted earnings per unit (cents)

Net change in receivables

Net change in payables

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating 
activities

(b)  Components of cash and cash equivalents

Cash as at the end of the financial period as shown in the 
statement of cash flows is reconciled to the statement of 
financial position as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019 

$’000

28,488

28,488

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(c)  Non‑cash financing activities

12  RElATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019 

$’000

For the purpose of these financial statements, parties are 
considered to be related to the Fund if they have the ability, 
directly or indirectly, to control or exercise significant 
influence over the Fund in making financial and operating 
disclosures. Related parties may be individuals or other 
entities.

Responsible Entity

The Responsible Entity of the MCP Income Opportunities 
Trust is The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited. The 
Responsible Entity is a wholly owned subsidiary in the 
Perpetual Limited Group (ASX: PPT).

–

–

During the period, the following  
distribution payments were satisfied  
by the issue of units under the  
distribution reinvestment plan

As described in note 2(i), income not distributed is included 
in net assets attributable to unitholders. The change in this 
amount each period (as reported in (a) above) represents a 
non‑cash financing cost as it is not settled in cash until such 
time as it becomes distributable.

11  AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

During the period the following fees were paid or payable for 
services provided by the auditor of the Fund:

FOR THE 

PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019 

$

KPMG

Audit and other assurance services

Audit and review of financial statements

28,000

Total remuneration for audit and other 
assurance services

Total remuneration of KPMG

28,000

28,000

The Investment Manager of the Fund is Metrics Credit 
Partners Pty Ltd.

(a) Directors

Key management personnel includes persons who were 
Directors of the Responsible Entity at any time during the 
financial period as follows:

NAME

DATE OF APPOINTMENT/RESIGNATION

Glenn Foster

Christopher 
Green

Michael 
Vainauskas

Resigned as Director  
on 17 October 2018

Richard McCarthy

Appointed as a Director  
on 17 October 2018

Andrew McIver

Alternate Director for  
Michael Vainauskas

Vicki Riggio

Gillian Larkins

Phillip Blackmore

Resigned as Alternate Director for 
Glenn Foster on 12 October 2018

Appointed as Alternate Director for 
Christopher Green and Vicki Riggio 
on 6 July 2018 Resigned as Alternate 
Director for Christopher Green on 
17 October 2018

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(b) Other key management personnel

(ii) Management fee

There were no other persons responsible for planning, 
directing and controlling the activities of the Fund, directly  
or indirectly during the financial period.

Key management personnel unit holdings

During or since the end of the period, none of the Directors 
or Director related entities held units in the Fund, either 
directly, indirectly or beneficially.

Neither the Responsible Entity nor its affiliates held units  
in the Fund at the end of the period.

Key management personnel compensation

Key management personnel do not receive any remuneration 
directly from the Fund. They receive remuneration from the 
Responsible Entity in their capacity as Directors or employees 
of the Responsible Entity or its related parties. Consequently, 
the Fund does not pay any compensation to its key 
management personnel. Payments made from the Fund to the 
Responsible Entity do not include any amounts attributable  
to the compensation of key management personnel.

Key management personnel loan disclosures

The Fund has not made, guaranteed or secured, directly or 
indirectly, any loans to the key management personnel or 
their personally related entities at any time during the 
reporting period.

Other transactions within the Fund

Apart from those details disclosed in this note, no key 
management personnel have entered into a material contract 
with the Fund during the financial period and there were no 
material contracts involving Director’s interests existing at 
period end.

(i) Responsible Entity fee

This fee is charged by the Responsible Entity for managing 
the Fund and making it available to investors. Fees payable 
to the Responsible Entity are calculated on the adjusted net 
asset value of the Fund and accrued daily and paid monthly 
in arrears from the assets of the Fund and reflected in the 
daily unit price.

This fee is charged by the Responsible Entity for services 
provided under the Investment Management Agreement. 
1.03% per annum of the Fund’s net asset value is calculated 
and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears from the 
Fund’s assets.

The performance fee for any period is equal to 15.38% of  
the amount (if any) by which the Fund’s Total Return exceeds 
the Fund’s Hurdle. The performance fee is calculated and 
accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears from the Fund’s 
assets. Different fees may be negotiated with wholesale 
clients. No performance fees will be paid during the first  
year of operations of the Fund.

(iii) Indirect costs

Indirect costs are any amounts that the Responsible Entity 
knows or where required, reasonably estimates, will reduce 
the Fund’s returns that are paid from the Fund’s assets (other 
than the Responsible Entity fee, recoverable expenses and 
transactional and operational costs) or that are paid from the 
assets of any interposed vehicle (such as the MCP Wholesale 
Income Opportunities Trust or wholesale funds) in which the 
Fund may invest.

All related party transactions are conducted on normal 
commercial terms and conditions. The transactions during 
the period and amounts payable at period end between the 
Fund and the Responsible Entity were as follows:

FOR THE PERIOD 

7 FEBRUARY 

2019 TO 

30 JUNE 2019 

$

26,082

575,905

26,082

344,503

Responsible Entity’s fees for the period 
paid and payable by the Fund to the 
Responsible Entity

Management fees for the period paid  
and payable by the Fund to the  
Investment Manager

Aggregate amounts payable to the 
Responsible Entity at reporting date

Aggregate amounts payable to the 
Investment Manager at reporting date

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Investments

The Fund held investments in the following scheme which is managed by The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited or its 
related parties:

AT 30 JUNE 2019

MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities 
Trust

DISTRIBUTIONS 

UNITS 

DISPOSED 

UNITS 

FAIR VALUE OF 

INTEREST 

RECEIVED/ 

ACQUIRED 

DURING THE 

INVESTMENT
$

HELD
(%)

RECEIVABLE
$

DURING YEAR

YEAR

264,195,661

100

3,341,729

261,761,281

–

13  SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Fund is organised into one main operating segment  
with only one key function, being the investment of funds 
predominantly in Australia.

14  EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE   
REPORTING PERIOD

The Directors are not aware of any event or circumstance 
since the end of the financial period not otherwise addressed 
within this report that has affected or may significantly affect 
the operations of the Fund, the results of those operations or 
the state of affairs of the Fund in subsequent years. The Fund 
continues to operate as a going concern.

15  CONTINGENT ASSETS AND lIABIlITIES  
AND COMMITMENTS

There are no outstanding contingent assets, liabilities  
or commitments as at 30 June 2019.

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AUDIT REPORT

Independent Auditor’s Report 

To the unitholders of MCP Income Opportunities Trust 

Opinion 

We have audited the Financial Report of MCP 
Income Opportunities Trust (the Fund). 

In our opinion, the accompanying Financial Report 
of the Fund is in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001, including: 

•

•

giving a true and fair view of the Fund's
financial position as at 30 June 2019 and of its
financial performance for the period from 7
February 2019 to 30 June 2019; and

complying with Australian Accounting
Standards and the Corporations Regulations
2001.

Basis for opinion 

The Financial Report comprises: 

•

•

Statement of financial position as at 30 June
2019

Statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income, Statement of changes
in equity, and Statement of cash flows for the
period from 7 February 2019 to 30 June 2019

• Notes including a summary of significant

accounting policies

• Directors' Declaration.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. We believe that the audit 
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the 
audit of the Financial Report section of our report. 

We are independent of the Fund in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical 
requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the Financial Report in Australia. We 
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

Key Audit Matters 

The Key Audit Matters we identified 
are: 

•

•

Valuation of the financial assets held 
at fair value through profit or loss; 
and

Accounting treatment for the 
recognition of the Investment 
Manager loan asset. 

Key Audit Matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the 
Financial Report of the current period. 

These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of 
the Financial Report as a whole, and in forming our opinion 
thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these 
matters. 

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KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG 
network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG 
International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under 
Professional Standards Legislation. 

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Valuation of the financial assets held at fair through profit or loss ($264m) 

Refer to Note 5 to the Financial Report 

The key audit matter 

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

Financial assets held at fair value through profit 
or loss comprise of units held in the MCP 
Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust (100% 
owned by the Fund). 

Valuation of the units in the MCP Wholesale 
Income Opportunities Trust is a key audit 
matter owing to: 

•

•

•

The assets representing 86.8% of the 
Fund’s total assets;

The degree of audit effort and resources 
involved in assessing the underlying 
transaction records; and

The importance of the performance of this 
asset in driving the Fund’s investment 
income and capital performance, as 
reported in the Financial Report.   

Our procedures included: 

•

•

•

•

Reading the Fund’s Investment Administrator,
Mainstream’s GS007 (Guidance Statement 007
Audit Implications of the Use of Service
Organisations for Investment Management
Services) assurance report to assess the
Investment Administrator’s processes to record
and value the Fund’s unit holdings;

Checking the ownership of the unit holdings to the
unit registry to test the existence of unit holdings
being valued;

Checking the valuation of unit holdings, as recorded
in the general ledger, to the latest available audited
financial statements of MCP Wholesale Income
Opportunities Trust; and

Evaluating the procedures by us in relation to the
audit of MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities
Trust as evidence of the underlying existence and
valuation of the assets held by the Fund.

Accounting treatment for the recognition of the Investment Manage loan asset ($7.5m) 

Refer to Note 5 to the Financial Report 

The key audit matter 

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

The accounting treatment for the recognition of 
the Investment Manager loan asset (‘loan’) as a 
financial asset was a key audit matter owing to 
the: 

•

•

judgement we applied to assess the
recognition criteria of the loan against the
requirements of the Australian Accounting
Standards given the application to the
Fund’s unique circumstances;

complexity of the Fund’s assessment to
determine the recognition of the loan as a
financial asset. The complexity is driven
from diverse views of interpretations of

Our procedures included: 

•

•

•

reading the Fund’s Product Disclosure Statement,
Constitution, Investment Management Agreement
and loan documentation to understand the key
terms and conditions of the loan;

obtaining the Independent Investigating
Accountant’s Report issued by the service provider
appointed by the Responsible Entity to evaluate the
appropriateness of the accounting treatment
against the requirements of the Australian
Accounting Standards;

assessing the scope, competence and objectivity of
the service provider appointed by the Responsible

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the Australian Accounting Standards in 
practice for the particular terms of this 
loan, and necessitated the involvement of 
our specialists; and 

•

high proportion of audit effort we applied
to challenge alternative views of the
recognition criteria in the Australian
Accounting Standards and the evidence
needed to fulfil this.

Entity; 

•

•

•

enquiries of the Responsible Entity, Investment
Manager, and the Fund’s external legal team on
their understanding of the key terms of the loan
agreement;

consulting with our specialists to assess the
accounting treatment for the recognition of the loan
against the requirements of the Australian
Accounting Standards; and

assessing the disclosures in the financial report,
using our understanding of the issue obtained from
our testing, against the requirements of the
Australian Accounting Standards.

Other Information 

Other Information is financial and non-financial information in MCP Income Opportunities Trust’s annual 
reporting which is provided in addition to the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report. The Directors of 
The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited (the Responsible Entity) are responsible for the Other 
Information. 

Our opinion on the Financial Report does not cover the Other Information and, accordingly, we do not 
express an audit opinion or any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the Financial Report, our responsibility is to read the Other Information. In 
doing so, we consider whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Report or 
our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

We are required to report if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other Information, 
and based on the work we have performed on the Other Information that we obtained prior to the date of 
this Auditor’s Report we have nothing to report. 

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report 

The Directors of The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited (the Responsible Entity) are responsible for: 

•

•

•

preparing the Financial Report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting
Standards and the Corporations Act 2001

implementing necessary internal control to enable the preparation of a Financial Report that gives a
true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error

assessing the Fund's ability to continue as a going concern and whether the use of the going concern
basis of accounting is appropriate. This includes disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the
Fund or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report 

Our objective is:  

•

•

to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Report as a whole is free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; and

to issue an Auditor’s Report that includes our opinion.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in 
accordance with Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. 

Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. They are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the 
basis of the Financial Report. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report is located at the Auditing 
and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar2.pdf. 
This description forms part of our Auditor’s Report. 

KPMG 

Andrew Reeves 
Partner 

Sydney 
20 August 2019 

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ASX ADDITIONAl INFORMATION

Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Limited Listing Rules and not disclosed elsewhere in this 
report is as follows. The information is current as at 31 July 2019 unless otherwise indicated.

A.  DISTRIBUTION OF UNITS

Analysis of numbers of unitholders by size of holding:

SIZE OF HOLDING

RANGES:

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and over

NO OF HOLDERS

TOTAL UNITS PERCENTAGE

118

1,355

1,080

2,214

108

75,381

4,335,667

8,809,019

63,752,037

73,129,336

0.05%

2.89%

5.87%

42.47%

48.72%

4,875

150,101,440

100.00%

The number of unitholders holding less than a marketable parcel of $500 worth of units is 6 and they hold a total of 242 units.

B.  l ARGEST UNITHOlDER

The names of the twenty largest holders of quoted units are listed below:

UNITHOLDER

NO. OF UNITS PERCENTAGE

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

Netwealth Investments Limited 

BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd Drp

National Nominees Limited

MCH Investment Management Services Pty Ltd 

Iral Pty Ltd 

Netwealth Investments Limited 

A J Messer Pty Ltd 

Balmoral Financial Investments Pty Ltd

Australian Executor Trustees Limited 

John Shearer (Holdings) Pty Limited

Bond Street Custodians Limited 

JT & M (Vic) Pty Ltd 

Obrien Pf Pty Ltd 

Kittelty Group Pty Ltd

Kuzen Pty Ltd 

S A Guardrailers Pty Ltd

Parri Estate Pty Ltd

Mr Scott James Bartlett 

20 

Mrs Yvette Sharron Taylor

27,957,630

7,189,333

6,319,288

3,245,000

2,546,750

2,425,000

2,024,564

1,200,000

1,000,000

623,500

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

478,817

462,696

450,000

400,000

18.63%

4.79%

4.21%

2.16%

1.70%

1.62%

1.35%

0.80%

0.67%

0.42%

0.33%

0.33%

0.33%

0.33%

0.33%

0.33%

0.32%

0.31%

0.30%

0.27%

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C.  SUBSTANTIAl UNITHO lDERS

H.  VOlUNTARY ESCROW

There are no substantial unitholders.

D.  VOTING RIGHTS

There are no restricted units in the Fund or units subject  
to voluntary escrow.

Voting rights which may attach to or be imposed on any unit 
or class of units is as follows:

I.  ON‑MARKET BUY‑BACK

There is no current on‑market buy‑back.

(a)  on a show of hands each unitholder has one vote; and

(b)  on a poll, each unitholder has one vote for each dollar  
of the value of the total interests they have in the Fund.

E.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The total number of purchase of units that were issued for 
transactions in securities during the financial period was 
261,761,281. Each investment transaction may involve multiple 
contract notes. The total brokerage paid on these contract 
notes was $Nil.

F.  STOCK EXCHANGE l ISTING

The Fund’s units are listed on the Australian Securities 
Exchange and are traded under the code “MOT”.

G.  UNQUOTED UNITS

There are no unquoted units on issue.

J.  REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE   
RESPONSIBlE ENTIT Y

The Trust Company (RE Services) Limited 
Level 18, 123 Pitt Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Telephone: 02 8295 8100

K.  UNIT REGISTRY

Mainstream Fund Services Pty Ltd 
Level 1, 51 – 57 Pitt Street 
SYDNEY NSW 2000 
Telephone: 1300 133 451

l.   RESPONSIBlE ENTIT Y COMPANY SECRETARIES

Gananatha Nayanajith Minithantri 
Eleanor Padman

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