IASB favours banks, says Treasury Association Group

Although the IGTA welcomed the amendment made earlier this year to the macro hedging regulations in the upcoming IAS 39 accounting standards (FX Week, August 4), it did not solve corporates’ issues with hedging FX transactions, said Francois Masquelier, president of the eurozone branch of the IGTA in Luxembourg. "Banks are only a small minority of those affected by the standard, 95% of the 7,000 institutions affected by IAS 39 are corporations," he said. "Banks and insurance companies are just a

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact customer services - www.fx-markets.com/static/contact-us, or view our subscription options here: https://subscriptions.fx-markets.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@fx-markets.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to FX Markets? View our subscription options

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a FX Markets account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an indvidual account here: