Financial results

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

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23.Financial hedges

As at the date of preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Group used hedge accounting to hedge its cash flows.

Hedging relationship
Elimination of the risk of fluctuation in the cash flows generated from the loan portfolio denominated in PLN with floating rate resulting from fluctuations in market interest rates during the period hedged. The Group uses IR swaps to hedge the IR risk resulting from fluctuations in the cash flows.

Hedged risk
Interest rate risk.

Hedging instruments
IRS which the Group uses to pay the coupon based on the 3M WIBOR and receives a coupon based on a fixed rate on the nominal amount of the transaction.

Hedged item
Loan portfolio denominated in PLN indexed to the floating rate based on 3M WIBOR.

Periods when cash flows and their effect on profit/loss are expected
From 1 April 2015 to 3 April 2017.

Measurement of hedge effectiveness
In order to measure effectiveness of the hedges the Group uses the “Hypothetical Derivative Approach”, i.e. it compares changes in the fair value of the actual hedging transaction with the fair value of the corresponding derivative transaction whose value is aligned with the value of the hedged item.

 

 

The face value of hedging instruments with the time to maturity as at 31 December 2015

 

Effect of cash flow hedges on net comprehensive income