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IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is <u>any of</u> the following:  
IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is <u>any of</u> the following:  


1. Cash; <u>or</u>
:1. Cash; <u>or</u>


2. An equity instrument of another entity; <u>or</u>
:2. An equity instrument of another entity; <u>or</u>


3. A contractual right to:
:3. A contractual right to:
*Receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; <u>or</u>  
:*Receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; <u>or</u>  
*Exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the reporting entity; <u>or</u>
:*Exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the reporting entity; <u>or</u>


4. A contract that will or may be settled in the reporting entity's own equity instruments and is <u>either</u>:  
:4. A contract that will or may be settled in the reporting entity's own equity instruments and is <u>either</u>:  
*A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity's own equity instruments; <u>or</u>
:*A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity's own equity instruments; <u>or</u>
*A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments.
:*A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments.




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* [[Amortised cost]]
* [[Amortised cost]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Entity]]
* [[Equity instrument]]
* [[Financial instrument]]
* [[Financial instrument]]
* [[Financial liability]]
* [[Financial liability]]
* [[IAS 32]]
* [[IAS 32]]
* [[Reporting entity]]

Revision as of 13:02, 4 August 2019

A financial asset is an asset whose value is dependent on the obligation of another person or entity.


IAS 32 defines a financial asset as an asset that is any of the following:

1. Cash; or
2. An equity instrument of another entity; or
3. A contractual right to:
  • Receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or
  • Exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the reporting entity; or
4. A contract that will or may be settled in the reporting entity's own equity instruments and is either:
  • A non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity's own equity instruments; or
  • A derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments.


See also