Financial Instruments’ Disclosure in Compliance with IFRS 7: The Portuguese Companies

Francisco Leote; Clarisse Pereira; Rui Brites; Teresa Godinho

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Financial Instruments’ Disclosure in Compliance with IFRS 7: The Portuguese Companies

Francisco Leote, Clarisse Pereira, Rui Brites, Teresa Godinho

Published in International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 30 December 2019 Accepted: 6 January 2020 Published: 10 March 2020

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Abstract

The constant changes in the business context and international relations have led companies to be provided with financial reporting with useful information, including their relevance, comparability and harmonization as required by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This study analyzes the level of disclosure of derivative financial instruments from companies in the PSI20 stock index, in the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange, according to requirements of IRFS 7. A disclosure index was created, based on the reports and accounts of companies in the period 2015-2017. To analyze the evolution of the disclosure level according to companies’ characteristics (dimension, profitability, share price and auditor type), we applied a cluster analysis. The results show a high level of disclosure. This evidence may be related to the mandatory adoption of IAS / IFRS and may also reflect companies' greater concern in disclosing this type of information due to the negative impact that the global financial crisis has had on corporate performance in general. The dimension is the variable that affects disclosure. That is, there is a tendency to, the higher the company the higher the level of disclosure. However, the results show that smaller companies also have high levels of disclosure. This may be associated with greater or lesser quantity or value of derivative financial instruments used.

Published in	International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 5, Issue 1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Perspectives on Risk Management and Impact on Sustainability of Companies
DOI	10.11648/j.ijafrm.20200501.15
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Financial Instruments, Disclosure, IFRS 7

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Francisco Leote, Clarisse Pereira, Rui Brites, Teresa Godinho. (2020). Financial Instruments’ Disclosure in Compliance with IFRS 7: The Portuguese Companies. International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management, 5(1), 52-61. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijafrm.20200501.15

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Francisco Leote; Clarisse Pereira; Rui Brites; Teresa Godinho. Financial Instruments’ Disclosure in Compliance with IFRS 7: The Portuguese Companies. Int. J. Account. Finance Risk Manag. 2020, 5(1), 52-61. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20200501.15

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Francisco Leote, Clarisse Pereira, Rui Brites, Teresa Godinho. Financial Instruments’ Disclosure in Compliance with IFRS 7: The Portuguese Companies. Int J Account Finance Risk Manag. 2020;5(1):52-61. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20200501.15

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Francisco Leote

Department of Accounting and Finance, Business School of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
Clarisse Pereira

Department of Accounting and Finance, Business School of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
Rui Brites

Department of Management, Business School of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
Teresa Godinho

Department of Accounting and Finance, Business School of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal

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