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<strong>IFRS</strong> 9 Financial Instruments<br />
<strong>IFRS</strong> 9 for financial assets was first published in November 2009<br />
and was updated in October 2010 to include financial liabilities.<br />
These pronouncements initially required the adoption of the<br />
standard for annual periods on or after 1 January 2013.<br />
Amendments to <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 Mandatory Effective Date of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 and<br />
Transition Disclosures, issued in December 2011, moved the<br />
mandatory effective date of both the 2009 and 2010 versions<br />
of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 from 1 January 2013 to 1 January 2015.<br />
Key requirements<br />
<strong>IFRS</strong> 9 is being developed in phases. The first phase addressed<br />
the classification and measurement of financial instruments<br />
(Phase 1). The Board’s work on the other phases is ongoing, and<br />
includes impairment of financial instruments and hedge<br />
accounting, with a view to replacing IAS 39 in its entirety.<br />
Phase 1 of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 applies to all financial instruments within the<br />
scope of IAS 39.<br />
Financial assets<br />
All financial assets are measured at fair value at initial recognition.<br />
Debt instruments may, if the fair value option (FVO) is not invoked, be<br />
subsequently measured at amortised cost if:<br />
• The asset is held within a business model that has the objective<br />
to hold the assets to collect the contractual cash flows<br />
And<br />
• The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise, on<br />
specified dates, to cash flows that are solely payments of<br />
principal and interest on the principal outstanding.<br />
All other debt instruments are subsequently measured at fair<br />
value.<br />
All equity investment financial assets are measured at fair value<br />
either through other comprehensive income (OCI) or profit or loss.<br />
Equity instruments held for trading must be measured at fair value<br />
through profit or loss. Entities have an irrevocable choice of<br />
recognising changes in fair value either in OCI or profit or loss by<br />
instrument for all other equity investment financial assets.<br />
Financial liabilities<br />
For FVO liabilities, the amount of change in the fair value of a<br />
liability that is attributable to changes in credit risk must be<br />
presented in OCI. The remainder of the change in fair value is<br />
presented in profit or loss, unless presentation of the fair value<br />
change in respect of the liability’s credit risk in OCI would create<br />
or enlarge an accounting mismatch in profit or loss.<br />
All other IAS 39 classification and measurement requirements for<br />
financial liabilities have been carried forward into <strong>IFRS</strong> 9, including<br />
the embedded derivative separation rules and the criteria for using<br />
the FVO.<br />
8 <strong>IFRS</strong> <strong>Update</strong> of standards and interpretations in issue at 28 February 2013<br />
Transition<br />
An entity may choose to apply the classification and the<br />
measurement requirements of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 retrospectively, in<br />
accordance with the requirements of IAS 8. However, the<br />
restatement of comparative period financial statements is not<br />
required.<br />
<strong>IFRS</strong> 7 requires additional disclosures on transition from IAS 39<br />
to <strong>IFRS</strong> 9. The new disclosures are either required or permitted<br />
on the basis of the entity’s date of transition and whether the<br />
entity chooses to restate prior periods.<br />
Early application of the financial asset requirements is<br />
permitted. Early application of the financial liabilities<br />
requirements is permitted if the entity also applies the<br />
requirements for financial assets. Early application must be<br />
disclosed.<br />
Impact<br />
Phase 1 of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 will have a significant impact on:<br />
• The classification and measurement of financial assets<br />
• Reporting for entities that have designated liabilities using<br />
the FVO<br />
For entities considering early application, there are a number of<br />
benefits and challenges that should be considered. Careful<br />
planning for this transition will be necessary.<br />
Other Ernst & Young publications<br />
Applying <strong>IFRS</strong> — <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 New mandatory effective date and<br />
transition disclosures (January 2012) EYG no. AU1067.<br />
Implementing Phase 1 of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9 — Second edition (July 2011)<br />
EYG no. AU0897.<br />
Supplement to <strong>IFRS</strong> Outlook Issue 89: IASB completes Phase 1<br />
of <strong>IFRS</strong> 9: Financial Instruments — Classification and<br />
Measurement (October 2010) EYG no. AU0680.<br />
Supplement to <strong>IFRS</strong> Outlook Issue 60: IASB publishes <strong>IFRS</strong> 9<br />
— Phase 1 of new standard to replace IAS 39 (November 2009)<br />
EYG no. AU0387.