b'FORGING TRANSFORMATION. FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY. NOTES TO THE SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)17. Netrealisedinvestmentincome20182017$000$000Interest income378,714386,548Recovery of investment note certificates (CIB) (Note 11 i.)404,546Dividend income384,684382,362Rental income6,7916,702Miscellaneous income3,7787,142Incomemutual funds17,17527,998Incomeforeign equity70,48858,567Incomeforeign bonds 18,1064,496Gain on sale of foreign equities692,958117,411(Loss)/gain from foreign exchange(13,069)6,301(Loss)/gain on sale of mutual funds (4,167) 15,548Total realised investment income1,960,0041,013,075Investment income/(expense) 31,239(77,135) Net realised investment income1,991,243 935,94018.NetunrealisedinvestmentlossesLocal equity148,140(186,572)Foreign equity(285,048)442,729Mutual funds2,9294,533Gains from foreign exchange87,150Investment property valuation(4,050)(21,250)Foreign bonds(24,408)115Local bonds 10,524 66,364(151,913) 393,06919.Staffsalaries,allowancesandbenefitsPension contributions11,28111,246Salaries and other related expenses113,761111,639Group health plan2,2082,179National insurance contributions7,0116,904Training7591,081Travelling and subsistence1,1861,348Other417 566136,623134,96361'