AASB 9 - Financial Instruments - December 2009
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Financial assets held for trading
B8.1 At the date of initial application of this Standard, an entity must determine whether the objective of the entity’s business model for managing any of its financial assets meets the condition in paragraph 4.2(a) or if a financial asset is eligible for the election in paragraph 5.4.4. For that purpose, an entity shall determine whether financial assets meet the definition of held for trading as if the entity had acquired the assets at the date of initial application.