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IFRS 17 challenges: Disrupting business as usual

Future CFO

One of the major IFRS 17 challenges is that it’s disrupting business as usual for insurers. According to a WTW IRS 17 survey, there are major post-implementation challenges that insurers still need to overcome after reporting their half-year 2023 results under IFRS 17 for the first time.

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IFRS 17: Huge work required before delivery success

Future CFO

Insurers have reported that there is still a huge amount of work to complete in order to successfully deliver IFRS 17 ahead of the 2023 deadline, said WTW recently. According to WTW’s latest survey, entitled ‘IFRS 17: Will we make it?’, insurers report material progress has been made since WTW’s previous IFRS 17 poll in 2021.

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IFRS 16: How to enable a smooth transition

Future CFO

IFRS 16, published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IABS), came into effect on January 1, 2019. In an effort to boost transparency, IFRS 16 eliminates the distinction between finance leases, which were previously capitalized on corporate balance sheets, and operating leases, which were not.

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IFRS 17 cost estimated at US$15B to US$20B for insurers

Future CFO

The total IFRS cost faced by the global insurance sector to implement the standard is estimated to hit the range of US$15 billion - US$20 billion, said Willis Towers Watson recently. Estimated IFRS costs vary significantly by insurer size, according to a Willis Towers Watson study which polled 312 insurers from 50 countries.

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Financial Reports That Don’t Age Like Milk: The Power of Real-Time Data 

CFO Talks

Todays financial systems integrate with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide instant access to up-to-date financial information. This shift allows businesses to move from reactive decision-making to proactive planning.

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From Chaos to Clarity Smarter Regulatory Reporting for CFOs 

CFO Talks

Follow standard accounting rules In most industries, this means using IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) or IFRS for SME (International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities) to prepare financial statements. IT teams manage the software systems used to collect and store financial data.

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Hedging or de-hedging, that is the question…

Simply Treasury

Many companies hedge on a budgetary basis and qualify hedges of future cash flows by applying the so-called "cash-flow hedge" method under IFRS 9 (ex-IAS 39). Thus, when circumstances required it, companies had to shift the timing of transactions initially planned for a specific date.

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