This document summarizes the history and purpose of IFRS 7, which establishes disclosure requirements for financial instruments.
1) IFRS 7 was issued in 2005 to replace and enhance disclosure standards IAS 30 and IAS 32. It requires disclosures about the significance of financial instruments for an entity's financial position and performance, as well as risks from financial instruments.
2) IFRS 7 has been amended multiple times to improve fair value and liquidity risk disclosures, transfers of financial assets, offsetting financial assets and liabilities, and hedge accounting. Other standards have also amended IFRS 7 with minor changes.
3) The objective of IFRS 7 is to require disclosures that