IFRS 9: corporate perspective

Introduction

"A guide through the maze" is the sentence that better summarises this training. You will get out of this training with a survival kit, helping you to understand and deal with topics such as impairment, hedge accounting, debt vs equity, fair value and so many more.

"Financial instruments" was a complex world. Not anymore!

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• explain the principles governing the issues relating to the classification, the valuation and the presentation of financial instruments under IFRS;
• apply those principles.

• Classification and measurement overview
• Impairment overview
• Hedging
• Effective date and transition

These topics will be covered from a corporate perspective.

This training is coordinated by Philippe Förster, Lead Partner of IFRS Learning Solutions of PwC Luxembourg.

It will be led by experts of PwC Luxembourg who are actively engaged in the daily implementation of the IFRS norms.

Philippe Förster is the IFRS leader for PwC Luxembourg and a partner in the Assurance practice. With over 20 years of experience serving financial and multinational institutions by providing audit and advisory services, he is a member of various PwC International IFRS working groups, including GACS (Global Accounting and Consulting Services), Financial Instruments Topical Team (FITT), and Corporate Treasury Technical Committee (CTTC). Philippe played a crucial role in developing our global guide: Hedge Accounting in Practice.

Philippe graduated from HEC-University of Liège-Belgium. He is a qualified 'réviseur d’entreprises' in Luxembourg.