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/ MTQ CORPORATION LIMITED /
ANNUAL REPORT
2014/2015
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the financial year ended 31 March 2015
(In Singapore dollars)
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)
2.28 Hedge accounting
The Group applies hedge accounting for certain hedging relationships which qualify for hedge accounting.
At the inception of a hedging relationship, the Group formally designates and documents the hedging relationship
to which the Group wishes to apply hedge accounting and the risk management objective and strategy for
undertaking the hedge. The documentation includes identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or
transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the entity will assess the effectiveness of changes in the
hedging instrument’s fair value in offsetting the exposure to changes in the hedged item’s fair value or cash flows
attributable to the hedged risk. Such hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes
in fair value or cash flows and are assessed on an ongoing basis to determine that they actually have been highly
effective throughout the financial reporting periods for which they were designated.
Hedges which meet the strict criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for as follows:
Hedges of net investments
Hedges of net investments in foreign operations, including a hedge of a monetary item that is accounted for as
part of the net investment, are accounted for in a way similar to cash flow hedges. Gains or losses on the hedging
instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge are recognised as other comprehensive income while
any gains or losses relating to the ineffective portion are recognised in profit or loss. On disposal of the foreign
operation, the cumulative value of any such gains or losses recorded in equity is transferred to profit or loss.
The Group uses loans as a hedge of its exposure to foreign exchange risk on its investments in foreign subsidiaries.
The details on hedges of net investments are disclosed in Note 34.
2.29 Contingencies
A contingent liability is:
(a)
a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the
Group; or
(b)
a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognised because:
(i)
It is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to
settle the obligation; or
(ii)
The amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability.
A contingent asset is a possible asset that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by
the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Group.
Contingent liabilities and assets are not recognised on the balance sheet of the Group, except for contingent
liabilities assumed in a business combination that are present obligations and which the fair values can be reliably
determined.
