Maxis Berhad
Annual Report 2015
page
96
Notes to the Financial Statements
31 December 2015
3 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
(h) Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at their
fair value at each reporting date.
A derivative financial instrument is carried as an asset when the fair value is positive and as a liability when the fair value is negative.
The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the
nature of the item being hedged. Derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting are classified as “held for trading” financial instrument.
Changes in fair value of any derivative financial instrument that does not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised immediately in the
statement of profit or loss.
The Group and the Company designate and document at the inception of the transaction, the relationship between hedging instruments
and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedging transactions. The Group and the
Company assess both at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been
and will continue to be highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items, and apply hedge accounting only
where effectiveness tests are met on both a prospective and retrospective basis. The fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a non-
current asset or liability when the remaining maturity of the hedged item is more than 12 months, and as a current asset or liability when
the remaining maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months. Trading derivatives are classified as a current asset or current liability.
The Group and the Company do not have any fair value hedges and net investment hedges.
Cash flow hedge
The Group and the Company use cash flow hedges to mitigate the risk of variability of future cash flows attributable to foreign currency and/
or interest rate fluctuations over the hedging period on the Group’s and the Company’s borrowings. Where a cash flow hedge qualifies for
hedge accounting, the effective portion of gains and losses on remeasuring the fair value of the hedging instrument is recognised in other
comprehensive income and accumulated in equity in the cash flow hedging reserve until such time as the hedged items affect profit or loss,
then the gains or losses are reclassified to the statement of profit or loss. Gains or losses on any portion of the hedge determined to be
ineffective are recognised immediately in the statement of profit or loss. The application of hedge accounting will create some volatility in
equity reserve balances.
When a hedging instrument expires or is sold or terminated, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any
cumulative gains or losses existing in equity at that time remain in equity and are recognised when the forecast transaction is ultimately
recognised in the statement of profit or loss. Where a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gains or losses
that were reported in equity are immediately reclassified to the statement of profit or loss.
(i) Fair value estimates
The fair value of the financial assets, financial liabilities and derivative financial instruments is estimated for recognition and measurement
or for disclosure purposes.
In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Group and the Company make certain assumptions and apply the estimated discounted
value of future cash flows to determine the fair value of financial instruments. The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are
estimated by discounting future cash flows at the current interest rate available to the respective companies.
The face values for financial assets and financial liabilities with a maturity of less than one year are assumed to be approximately equal to
their fair values.
