Does Accounting Influence Finance? The Case of IFRS 9 and Fuel Hedging

Finance does influence accounting, for example it is known that hedge accounting under International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (2019), IFRS 9 has been more aligned to risk management practice. Although, as commonly held, accounting represents the substance of economic events without modifying them, opportunities offered by a new accounting standard may affect finance strategies. This paper studies how the IASB (2019), IFRS 9 hedge accounting requirements versus IASB (2014), IAS 39 have modified fuel hedging practice for a sample of IFRS airlines. Hedge accounting under the new standard results to have been adopted by a very large proportion of the sample. Its new features of risk component hedges, accounting for time value of option, forward points, or basis spread in other comprehensive income (hereafter, OCI), and simplified effectiveness assessment have been exploited by most of the sampled companies, although a definite explanation as an accounting strategy is only partially disclosed. In a context where fuel cost is one, if not the most significant caption of operating expenses of airlines, IASB (2019), IFRS 9 has provided an incentive to expand the use of fuel hedging, at least for accounting purpose.

IFRS 9 Single Impairment Model: Semantics and Circularity? A Study in the Airline Industry

This paper studies a sample of airlines reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) about three specific challenges in implementing International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (2019), IFRS 9 requirements for impairment versus IASB, 2014, IAS 39: 1) expected versus incurred credit losses; 2) impairment scoping and elective simplifications; and 3) definition and use of default. First, there appears to be a strong indicator that the way airline companies have drawn the line between what future conditions should or should not be considered in estimating expected versus incurred credit losses has maintained the fundamental tenet in IFRS of representing the condition existing as of the end of the reporting period. Second, evidence of companies quests for IASB (2019), IFRS 9 impairment simplifications attests to the criticism that the alleged single model of impairment is in effect a complex collection of different techniques. Finally, the degree of specific application that IASB (2019), IFRS 9 requires for the definition and use of default, as well as the customization of what triggers a significant change in the risk of default since initial recognition, does not appear to have been fully received, and sufficiently disclosed in the financial statements.

Expected credit losses and managerial discretion. Current practices and future challenges

This paper examines the loan loss provisioning behaviour during the transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 for a sample of 403 banks in 27 countries in European Union. The objective of the study is to investigate whether during the first years of adoption of the new expected credit loss (ECL) impairment model banks are more en-couraged to smooth earnings and manage capital, compared to the previous in-curred loss (ICL) model. Results show that under ECL, banks adopt a more ag-gressive opportunistic behaviour in accordance with the income-smoothing and capital management approach. Management should be aware of this to implement monitoring and control systems, increasing trustworthiness of financial in-formation for investors' expectations.

Impactos da adoção das international financial reporting standards (IFRS) nos indicadores econômico-financeiros de instituições financeiras brasileiras

O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar os impactos da adoção das IFRS (IAS 7, IAS 19, IAS 32 e IAS 39) nos indicadores econômico-financeiros de instituições financeiras brasileiras, por meio dos indicadores de solvência, estrutura patrimonial e de captação, e de rentabilidade. O método utilizado foi comparar os resultados referentes ao ano de 2009 e que tiveram suas demonstrações financeiras publicadas de acordo com as normas BR GAAP e IFRS. Foram comparadas as médias de cada um dos indicadores econômico-financeiros, calculados em ambos os padrões contábeis e para identificar se as diferenças encontradas eram significativas foi aplicado o teste Mann Whitney. Como teste de robustez foram comparadas as proporções de variações positivas e negativas dos indicadores analisados e para identificar se as diferenças eram significativas foi aplicado o teste chi-quadrado. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que o ajuste ao valor recuperável de empréstimos e adiantamentos e o ajuste ao valor justo de ativos financeiros influenciaram para que a carteira de crédito e o patrimônio líquido das instituições financeiras analisadas apresentassem de maneira geral valores maiores quando demonstradas em IFRS, o que elevou os indicadores Independência Financeira; Empréstimos/Depósitos e reduziu os indicadores Alavancagem; Participação dos Empréstimos; Retorno sobre o Patrimônio Líquido. Não foi possível constatar nenhuma diferença significativa, provavelmente devido a pequena amostra trabalhada. Esta pesquisa pretende ter contribuído para aprimorar o entendimento dos impactos do processo de convergência da contabilidade das instituições financeiras brasileiras, que por muitas vezes são excluídas das pesquisas por suas particularidades, para o padrão internacional; bem como, para auxiliar os gestores de negócios e os usuários da informação financeira, especialmente aqueles oriundos do mercado de capitais, as autoridades reguladoras e a academia.

The effect of corporate governance and investor protection environments on the value relevance of new accounting standards: the case of IFRS 9 and IAS 39

The first-time adoption of IAS/IFRS accompanied by the issuance of new international accounting standards has provided mixed results regarding their ability to improve accounting quality. A possible reason is that not only the quality of the standard-setting process, but also other factors might affect accounting quality and one of its dimensions, namely, value relevance. By analysing data from a sample of 316 financial entities listed in 43 countries from all over the world and adopting IFRS 9 in place of IAS 39 as of 1st January 2018, this paper tests whether the quality of firm-level corporate governance and country-level investor protection environments affects the value relevance of equity values calculated according to the requirements of IFRS 9 and IAS 39. The results suggest that, despite both accounting standards providing investors with value relevant information, in the presence of high-quality corporate governance or a high-quality investor protection environment, IFRS 9 is more value relevant than IAS 39, whereas the opposite is true in the presence of low-quality corporate governance or a low-quality investor protection environment. The research results provide the first empirical evidence of the value relevance of the new accounting standard on financial instruments and contribute to the debate on the existence of other factors that, together with the quality of the IASB standards, affect the quality of financial reporting.

Hedge Accounting: International Financial Reporting Standards e Normas do Banco Central do Brasil

Em 2008 foi anunciada a revisão do International Accounting Standard (IAS 39), segmentada em três etapas principais, a classificação e mensuração dos instrumentos financeiros, a introdução de uma nova metodologia para o cálculo de perda incorrida (impairment) e hedge accounting. Esse projeto resultou na publicação, em julho de 2014, na nova norma dos Instrumentos Financeiros, a IFRS 9. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar os principais impactos trazidos pela IFRS 9, frente aos normativos contábeis do Plano Contábil das Instituições do Sistema Financeiro Nacional (COSIF), no que tange à contabilização de hedge accounting. Realizou-se a análise dos normativos locais e internacionais, e de modo complementar um estudo de caso, por meio da análise das demonstrações contábeis brasileiras no Generally Accepted Accounting Principles do Banco Société Générale do Brasil, com data-base de 30 de junho de 2017. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que, com as alterações trazidas pelo IFRS 9, maior detalhamento das informações sobre o hedge accounting passou a ser exigido, o que impacta consideravelmente o conteúdo e o formato atual das notas explicativas. Este estudo tem como principal contribuição a demonstração de que os requerimentos locais das divulgações dos instrumentos financeiros precisam de adequações.

Is IFRS 9 better than IAS 39 for investors' decisions? Evidence from the European context at the beginning of the transition year

The first-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 at the beginning of fiscal year 2018 has offered the opportunity to test whether the information provided by this new accounting standard on financial instruments is more useful for investors than International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39. This paper assesses and compares the value relevance of book value calculated ac-cording to the requirements of the two accounting standards on financial instru-ments at the beginning of the transition year for a sample of 110 financial entities listed in 20 stock markets that have recorded transition effects between retained earnings. Findings provide evidence that both IAS 39 and IFRS 9 are value rele-vant and that the second one adds more information than that previously supplied by the first one. The paper contributes to the literature by providing the first evi-dence of the usefulness of the new accounting standard on financial instruments. About its practical implications, the paper provides insights regarding the high quality of the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB)'s standard setting process.

The factors affecting the bank’s credit impairment losses by adopting IAS on PSAK 55 in Indonesia

Loan loss provisions in banks plays a vital role in maintaining the stability and health of banks, as well as fulfilling the function of banks in channeling public funds. This study aims to determine the effect of income smoothing and the behavior of procyclicality against reserves of credit losses losses, as well as the role of adoption of IAS 39 in PSAK 55 in moderating the influence of these two variables. The object of this study are conventional commercial banks that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange within the research period of 2008-2017. By using purposive sampling method, I obtained 20 bank samples and 196 observations. The hypotheses in this research are tested using multiple regression analysis. This study shows that income smoothing has a positive influence on loan loss provisions, whereas procyclicality and IAS 39 adoption in PSAK 55 do not affect loan loss provisions significantly. Meanwhile, IAS 39 adoption in PSAK 55 weakens the positive influence of income smoothing, however it cannot moderate the influence of procyclicality on loan loss provisions.

IAS 39 and IFRS 9: Effects of Changing Accounting Standards for Financial Instruments on the Financial Asset Management of Commercial Banks in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of changing accounting standards for financial instruments on the financial asset management of commercial banks in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STM), focusing on IAS 39 and IFRS 9. Descriptive research design was used. The population was branch managers and account/audit/finance staff of 13 commercial banks in the metropolis who were 91 in number. The census method was used to capture all subjects within the accessible population. Questionnaire with a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0.871 was used to collect the data. Out of the 91 questionnaires administered, the researcher was able to retrieved 73 completed and accurate questionnaires from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that requirements of IFRS 9 have been welcomed by commercial banks in STM. The replacement of accounting standards for financial instruments, from IAS 39 to IFRS 9, has moderate effect on the effectiveness of the financial asset management of the banks. It was recommended to management of the banks to ensure that branch managers, and account/audit/finance staff are abreast with IFRS 9 compliance. This will help them adapt meaningfully to the changing accounting standards for financial instruments, especially from IAS 39 to IFRS 9, in order to help manage the financial asset of the banks effectively.