BC16A The Board received a submission relating to long-term interests in an associate or joint venture that, in substance, form part of the net investment in the associate or joint venture (long-term interests). The submission asked whether long-term interests are within the scope of IFRS 9 and, if so, whether the impairment requirements in IFRS 9 apply to such long-term interests.

BC16B In considering the submission, the Board and the IFRS Interpretations Committee discussed the accounting for long-term interests applying the requirements in IFRS 9 and IAS 28, without reconsidering those requirements. The submission was narrowly and clearly defined, and both bodies concluded they could respond to the submission most efficiently by considering only the submission received. Any reconsideration of the accounting for long-term interests could not be undertaken as a narrow-scope project and would be likely to involve reconsideration of the equity method, a topic included in the Board’s pipeline of future research projects. Consequently, the Board limited the amendments to clarifying its intentions when it issued the requirements in IFRS 9 and IAS 28.