1. ACCOUNTING
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS)
Pronouncements Effective for Annual Periods Beginning on or
After January 1, 2014
Investment Companies and Segregated Accounts of Life
Insurance Enterprises
Mandatory date for first-time adoption of IFRS by investment
companies and segregated accounts of life insurance enterprises -
fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.
Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS
27)
Amendment to IFRS 10 introduces an exception for investment
entities to the principle that all subsidiaries are consolidated.
Amendments define investment entities and require them to measure
subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss. In addition,
IFRS 12 has been amended to include disclosure requirements for
investment entities. IAS 27 has been amended to require investment
entities to measure investments in subsidiaries at fair value
through profit or loss when separate financial