Non-Consolidated Annual Report 2014

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BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED NON-CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
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BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS' CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED
Notes to the Non-consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2014
(Expressed in Barbados dollars)
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2. Accounting Policies...(continued)
(c) Summary of significant accounting policies...(continued)
d) Financial instruments...(continued)
Available-for-sale financial investments
Available-for-sale financial investments include equity securities. Equity securities classified as
available-for-sale are those which are neither classified as held for trading nor designated at fair
value through profit or loss.
After initial measurement, available-for-sale financial investments are subsequently re-measured
at fair value based on quoted bid prices or amounts derived from approved valuation models.
Unrealised gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are recognised directly in the fair
value reserve in equity and reported under other comprehensive income.
When the investment is disposed of, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in equity
is recognised in the statement of income.
Unquoted equity instruments for which fair values cannot be measured reliably are recognised at
cost less impairment.
For available-for-sale financial investments, the Credit Union assesses at each statement of
financial position date whether there is objective evidence that an investment is impaired.
Where there is evidence of impairment, the cumulative loss – measured as the difference
between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that
investment previously recognised in the statement of income – is removed from other
comprehensive income and recognised in the statement of income. Impairment losses on equity
investments are not reversed through the statement of income; increases in their fair value after
impairment are recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments
that are not quoted in an active market. After initial measurement, such financial assets are
subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method (EIR), less
impairment.
Impairment losses are reported as a deduction from the carrying value of the loan (through an
allowance account) or balance and recognised in the statement of income as loan impairment
expense.