Collectors: Don’t Let IFRS 9 Blindfold You

There’s a clear pecking order when it comes to the IFRS 9 accounting standard that goes into effect in January. It’s an accounting standard, not a piece of banking regulation, so the hierarchy is Finance, Risk and then Collections. This makes sense, but for debt managers it will cause problems. It’s likely that many debt managers will be blind next year on how they can influence impairments. Here’s how things will happen. Your Finance team will talk to your organization’s accounting...