iGAAP Alert: February 2008Puttable financial instruments and obligations arising on liquidation |
Under the current requirement of IAS 32, if an issuer can be required to pay cash or another financial asset in return for redeeming or repurchasing a financial instrument, the instrument is classified as a financial liability. This principle applies even if the amount payable is equal to the holder's interest in the net assets of the issuer, or if the amount is only ever payable at liquidation and liquidation is certain because, for example, there is a fixed liquidation date.
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iGAAP Alert: February 2008

