IBERSOL Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts 2017

Consolidated Financial Statements a) Financial assets at the fair value through results This category is subdivided into two parts: financial assets held for negotiation and those that are designated at the fair value through results from the start. A financial asset is classified in this category if it is acquired for the main purpose of being sold on the short term or if desig- nated as such by the Board of Directors. Derivatives are also classified as held for negotiation, except if they are classified for hedging. Assets in this category are classified as current if they are held for negotiation or are realisable within 12 months after the consolidated statement of financial position date. b) Loans granted and accounts Loans granted and other credits are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and that are not listed on an active market. These assets originate when the group supplies cash, goods or services directly to a debtor, without intending to negotiate the time at which it will receive payment for the said cash goods or services. They are included in current assets, except when they mature in more than 12 months after the consolidated statement of financial position date, in which case they are classified as non-current assets. c) Investments held until maturity Investments held until maturity is non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturities, which the group’s Board of Directors has the intention and capacity to maintain until maturity. These investments are included in non-current assets, except those falling due within 12 months as of the consolidated statement of financial posi- tion date, which are classified as current assets. d) Financial assets available for sale Financial assets available for sale are non-derivative assets which are designated in this category or are not classified in any of the other categories. They are included in non-current assets, except when the Board of Directors wishes to sell the investment within 12 months as of the consolidated statement of financial position date. 2.8.2 Recognition and measurement Purchases and sales of financial investments are recognized at the date of the transaction - the date on which the Group undertakes to buy or sell the asset. 216