On hedge effectiveness assessment under IFRS 9

IFRS 9 has introduced certain radical changes to the hedge effectiveness assessment criteria of IAS 39 for entities desirous of availing hedge accounting. It is necessary for business entities contemplating the use of financial derivatives for hedging purposes to appreciate the nuances associated wi...

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Main Author: Jatinder Pal Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania 2018-02-01
Series:Audit Financiar
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Online Access: http://revista.cafr.ro/temp/Article_9568.pdf
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Summary:IFRS 9 has introduced certain radical changes to the hedge effectiveness assessment criteria of IAS 39 for entities desirous of availing hedge accounting. It is necessary for business entities contemplating the use of financial derivatives for hedging purposes to appreciate the nuances associated with the upstaged provisions of hedge accounting of IFRS 9 in context of hedge effectiveness requirements envisaged therein. The present article addresses this issue and provides a threadbare analysis of the fundamental model on which the IFRS 9 hedge effectiveness assessment is premised.
ISSN:1844-8801