On February 5, ISDA’s Accounting Committee responded to an International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposal to address the different effective dates of application of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and the new insurance contracts standard ‘IFRS 4’. Members agree this is an important issue for insurance companies. Resolving this issue promptly will help ensure IFRS 9 is endorsed as soon as possible and remove any uncertainly on the date of application.
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