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1
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How are derivatives that are not designated as hedges recognized? 3 things

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  • As assets or liabilities
  • at FV
  • remeasured each balance sheet date with unrealized gains/losses included in income
2
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Under IFRS what are the three types of hedges?

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  • Cash Flow Hedges
  • Fair Value Hedges
  • Hedges of net investments in foreign operations
3
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What is a cash flow Hedges under IFRS?

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It reduces or eliminates the risk of changes in cash flows that are the result of a specific risk associated with a recognized asset or liability or a forecast transaction that is probable

4
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What is an example of cash flow hedge in IFRS?

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A debtor with a variable loan rate which can help risk of changes in payment amounts by entering into an interest swap

5
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Where are unrealized gains/losses recognized in cash flows?

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in OCI

6
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What are fair value hedges?

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they reduce or eliminate the risk of changes in the FV of a recognized asset/liability or an unrecognized firm commitment

7
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Where are unrealized gains/losses recognized in FV hedges?

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in Earnings

8
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What is an example of a FV hedge?

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an entity with inventory consisting of agricultural products can enter into a future contract to help the risk of changes in FV of inventory

9
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Where are hedges of net investments in foreign operations accounted for?

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As Cash Flow Hedges

10
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What are compound financial interests?

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Non-derivative financial instruments that have both liability and equity components- split into debt and equity

11
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What is an embedded derivative?

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contract that has a component that causes the cash flows from the combined instrument to happen like a derivative indicating an embedded derivative

12
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How do you report an embedded derivative when the host is a financial asset?

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as a single instrument and accounted for under amortized cost method or at FVTPL

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How do you report an embedded derivative when the host contract is not an asset?

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the embedded derivative is separated or bifurcated from the host and accounted for separately