Version date: 26 February 2020 - onwards
Hedges of portions of financial assets and financial liabilities (paragraphs 81, 81A, AG99A and AG99B) (para. BC135A)
BC135A IAS 39 permits a hedged item to be designated as a portion of the cash flows or fair value of a financial asset or financial liability. In finalising the Exposure Draft Fair Value Hedge Accounting for a Portfolio Hedge of Interest Rate Risk, the Board received comments that demonstrated that the meaning of a 'portion' was unclear in this context. Accordingly, the Board decided to amend IAS 39 to provide further guidance on what may be designated as a hedged portion, including confirmation that it is not possible to designate a portion that is greater than the total cash flows of the asset or liability.