WHAT IS IFRS 9?

IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards 9

What is IFRS 9 in simple terms?

IFRS 9 is an International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). … It contains three main topics: classification and measurement of financial instruments, impairment of financial assets and hedge accounting.

The standard replaced IAS 39 (International Accounting Standard) with regard to the methodology used to compute impairment provisions on financial instruments.

IFRS 9 introduced the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model that replaced the Incurred Credit Loss (ICL) model under IAS 39. Financial institutions are required to recognize not only incurred losses but also losses that are expected in future. IFRS 9 seeks to improve credit risk provisioning by reporting institutions to enhance their resilience and capacity to withstand losses occasioned by loan defaulters.

  • Provision levels are expected to substantially increase under IFRS 9 versus IAS.
  • Further equity issuances may be needed, with the potential for greater pro-cyclicality on lending and provisioning owing to IFRS 9. Capital levels and deal pricing will be affected by the expected provisions, but must be evaluated under different economic cycles and scenarios.
  • Banks have to estimate and book an upfront, forward-looking expected loss over the life of the financial facility and monitor for ongoing credit-quality deterioration.
  • Rating and scoring systems may have to be updated, especially for those banks without Internal Ratings-Based (IRB) models.
Type Criteria Provision Guidelines
Normal (1-30 days) Good Assets- No default 1 %
Watch List (31-60 Days) Some problems are observed 5 %
Sub-standard (61-90 Days) Payment of principal is in default 25 %
Doubtful (91-120 Days) Full recovery is doubtful 50 %
Loss (over 121 Days) No hope of recovery 100 %

SACCOS classification of NPL in line with IFRS 9 in Kenya is as below:

  1. Normal category– Loans being serviced as per terms – 1% provisioning
  2. Watch Category– 1-30 past due days – 5% provisioning
  3. Doubtful; – 31-180 days – 25% provisioning
  4. Substandard – 181-360 days -50% provisioning
  5. Loss Category– Above 361 days – 100% provisioning.

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