In the actual worldwide context the exposure of companies to various financial risks increased and the consequences are much worst than 10 years ago. That’s why hedging accounting has become a necessity. Derivative operations can be used to hedge: interest rate risks, foreign currency exchange...

Earnings volatility can be a significant source of concern for a company, putting pressure on its capital base and share price. Prudent management of the company’s exposure to different risks typically involves hedging solutions. Hedging is important for corporate risk management, involving...

The development of the capital markets increases the key role of the financial manager both in using the new techniques for administrating the risks and in assessing hedge effectiveness. Risk means possible uncertainty regarding cash flows, influencing the fair value of assets and liabilities or...

Using archival data, this paper presents the results of analyzing a sample of twelve primarily oil and gas, western Canadian energy firms and their use of financial derivatives to manage commodity price risk. The firms range in size from small to large based on total assets. All twelve companies...

The purpose of this study to compare the previous research about how the nonfinancial companies listed in the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and deposit banks in Turkey have disclosed information regarding the usage of derivatives, and the accounting treatment of these derivatives. The results of...

Through this study we checked within the framework of the fair value model, the consistency between the hedge-accounting recommended by the IAS 39 and the objectives of the capital regulation in the banking industry. We conclude that the macro-hedge is the most appropriate approach given the...

This paper deals with achieving hedge accounting for portfolio of assets and liabilities. Furthermore, provides brief comparison between currently effective hedge accounting rules embodied in IAS 39 and forthcoming standard IFRS 9. The aim of presented paper is to highlight possible linkage...

The purpose of this study to compare the previous research about how the non-finan cial companies listed in the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and deposit banks in Turkey havedisclosed information regarding the usage of derivatives, and the accounting treatment of thesederivatives. The results of...

Through this study we checked within the framework of the fair value model, the consistency between the hedge-accounting recommended by the IAS 39 and the objectives of the capital regulation in the banking industry. We conclude that the macro-hedge is the most appropriate approach given the...