Abacus Property Group – Annual Financial Report 2018
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
30 JUNE <strong>2018</strong><br />
ABACUS PROPERTY GROUP<br />
22. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />
(k) Investments and other financial assets<br />
All investments are initially recognised at cost, being the fair value of the consideration given.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets in the scope of AASB 139 <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Recognition and Measurement are classified as<br />
either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held to maturity investments, or<br />
available-for-sale financial assets. The <strong>Group</strong> determines the classification of its financial assets after initial<br />
recognition and, when allowed and appropriate, re-evaluates this designation at each financial year-end. At 30<br />
June the <strong>Group</strong>’s investments in listed and unlisted securities have been classified as financial assets at fair value<br />
through profit or loss and property loans are classified as loans and receivables.<br />
Recognition and derecognition<br />
Purchases and sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame generally established<br />
by regulation or convention in the market place are recognised on the trade date i.e. the date that the <strong>Group</strong><br />
commits to purchase the assets. <strong>Financial</strong> assets are derecognised when the right to receive cash flows from the<br />
financial assets have expired or been transferred.<br />
After initial recognition, investments, which are classified as held for trading, are measured at fair value. <strong>Financial</strong><br />
assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the purpose of selling in the near term with the<br />
intention of making a profit. Gains or losses on investments held for trading are recognised in the income<br />
statement.<br />
For investments where there is no quoted market or unit price, fair value is determined by reference to the current<br />
market value of another instrument which is substantially the same or is calculated based on the expected cash<br />
flows of the underlying net asset base of the investment.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through profit or loss<br />
A financial asset or financial liability at fair value is designated by the entity at fair value through the profit and loss<br />
upon initial recognition. APG uses this designation where doing so results in more relevant information. This<br />
group of financial assets and liabilities are managed and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis, in<br />
accordance with APG’s documented risk management and investment strategy which outlines that these assets<br />
and liabilities are managed on a total rate of return basis, and information about the instruments is provided<br />
internally on that basis to the entity’s key management personnel and the Board.<br />
APG holds investments in unlisted securities and enters into loans and receivables with associated options that<br />
provide for a variety of outcomes including repayment of principal and interest, satisfaction through obtaining<br />
interests in equity or property or combinations thereof.<br />
Loans and receivables<br />
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not<br />
quoted in an active market. Such assets are carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Gains<br />
and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the loans and receivables are derecognised or impaired, as well<br />
as through the amortisation process.<br />
Subsidiaries<br />
Investment in subsidiaries are held at lower of cost or recoverable amount.<br />
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