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The Mixed Accounting Model under IAS 39: Current Impact on Bank Balance Sheets and Future Developments

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Accounting for financial instruments is based on a combination of fair value and amortized cost measurement. This paper examines how IAS 39’s mixed accounting model is reflected in measurement and presentation choices of international banks and how those choices will be altered by future regulation (IFRS 9 and Basel III). Potential problems arising from the approach taken by the IASB, such as earnings management or biases in investor perception, are identified and discussed.

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There are many choices when reporting and disclosing financial instruments under IFRS 7. Behavioral theory suggests that the label used to present a financial instrument affects investors’ risk perception. We use an experimental setting to analyze how and why the European practice of reporting financial instruments by measurement categories affects the risk perception of nonprofessional investors. We find that risk perception is associated with management’s choice of a measurement category. Our results imply that there should be a wider debate about possible presentation formats for financial instruments, as the current format does not necessarily ensure a neutral presentation.
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