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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICS(d)<strong>The</strong> two Statements do not deal with methods <strong>of</strong> accounting forbusiness combinations <strong>and</strong> their effects on consolidation,including goodwill arising on a business combination.5.2.7 Investments in AssociatesRelevant St<strong>and</strong>ards are:(a)(b)Statement <strong>of</strong> Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 28: Investments in AssociatesInternational Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard 28: Investments in Associates<strong>The</strong>se st<strong>and</strong>ards address the following matters:(a)(b)An investor may have a significant influence in an entity that isneither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, so that it does not appearin the consolidated financial statements under the provisions <strong>of</strong>the SAS 27/IAS 27: In Consolidated <strong>and</strong> Separate <strong>Financial</strong>Statements it is important that the user be made aware <strong>of</strong> thenature <strong>and</strong> implications <strong>of</strong> this investment. <strong>The</strong>se St<strong>and</strong>ards,therefore, provide the basis for accounting for ownership interestsin associates.In IAS 27 <strong>and</strong> SAS 27, we have considered an investment situationwhich enables the investor to exercise control over the financial<strong>and</strong> operating policies <strong>of</strong> the investee. Control is presumed toexist when an investor owns more than 50% <strong>of</strong> the voting power<strong>of</strong> an investee. Under the CAMA 1990 (as amended) the mereownership <strong>of</strong> more than 50% in normal value <strong>of</strong> the equity sharecapital <strong>of</strong> a company by another company, results in a parentsubsidiaryrelationship.(c)(d)(e)Another type <strong>of</strong> intercompany investment involves the acquisition<strong>of</strong> a substantial (but not controlling) proportion <strong>of</strong> the shares <strong>of</strong>another company. Because <strong>of</strong> the substantial nature <strong>of</strong> theinvestment, the investor is usually able to exercise a significantinfluence in the decision making process <strong>of</strong> the investee. In thisinvestment situation the investee is an associate <strong>of</strong> the investor.<strong>The</strong> two St<strong>and</strong>ards set out the criteria to establish significantinfluence <strong>and</strong> provide specific requirements on accounting forassociates in the consolidated financial statements under theequity method <strong>and</strong> the disclosures required. Generally, significantinfluence is considered as one entity having the power toparticipate in the financial <strong>and</strong> operating policies <strong>of</strong> anotherentity but without having control or joint control over thesepolicies.<strong>The</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards shall be applied by all entities in accounting forinvestments in associates, except investments in associates held98

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