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Definitions
DISCLOSURES 35
EFFECTIVE DATE 36
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The standard paragraphs, printed in bold letters must be read in the context of the
explanatory paragraphs and the implementation guidance in this statement. There is no
requirement to apply this statement on items considered to be immaterial.
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PREFACE
01. Funds accumulated by a mutual fund can be withdrawn at any time by the investor
through the sale of the unit of participation to the Mutual Fund.
02. The value of the net assets of a mutual fund represents the value of all units of
participation sold by the Mutual Fund to the investors. The value of the net assets
of an open-ended Mutual Fund should be available every day in the stock
exchange.
03. Bapepam (The Capital Investment Coordinating Body) as the body responsible for
the development and supervision of mutual funds requires specific financial
information which may not be available in the financial report presented based on
this statement.
Objective
Scope
05. This statement regulates the accounting treatment of specific transactions related
to a mutual fund. Matters not dealt with in this statement shall be treated by
referring to the generally accepted accounting principles.
06. This statement is applicable to any financial report of a mutual fund presented to
external parties.
07. This statement does not regulate the accounting treatment for an investor of his
participation in a mutual fund.
Definitions
Mutual fund is an institution used to accumulate funds from the investors which will be
subsequently invested in a portfolio of securities by the investment manager.
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Open-ended mutual fund is a mutual fund that can offer and repurchase its shares from
the investors up to the amount of capital issued.
Custodian is the party providing the services of custodianship of securities and other
assets related to securities and other services including the collection of dividends, interest
and other rights, executes transaction and represents the account holders who are his
clients.
Securities are valuable papers such as promissory notes, commercial valuable papers,
stocks, bonds, debt acknowledgment and participation unit in a collective investment
contract. Included under securities are future contracts and other derivatives of a
security.
08. The transaction for the portfolio of securities shall be recognized in the
financial statements of a mutual fund at the time a commitment is made on
the security transaction.
09. The date of a transaction commitment and the date of a transaction settlement
differs for a security transaction in a regular market. The risk, benefit and
economic potential arise on the transaction commitment date, although the security
has not been delivered yet. The financial statements of the mutual fund must
present the receivable from the security company from the sale of the security and
the liability to the security company for the purchase of the security on the trade
date.
10. The portfolio of securities shall be valued based on the market price.
Unrealized profit or loss resulting from an increase or decrease in the market
price shall be reported in the operating report and the changes in net assets
report during the current period.
11. Securities traded in the stock exchange have a high level of liquidity and a fairly
fast price fluctuation. Therefore, valuation based on market price more reflects the
reliable value. The market price is available at the stock exchange and is published
daily. In the event a security is listed in more than one stock exchanges, the
market price to be used is the latest price at the main stock exchange, where the
security is traded.
12. For a security in a portfolio of a mutual fund, which is not liquid or for which
a reliable market price is not available, the valuation shall be based on the
fair value.
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13. Although a security is listed on the stock exchange, it may happen that the market
price of that security is not available or is not reliable, because the security is not
actively traded. In such event, the fair value of that security must be determined.
15. In line with its characteristics, a mutual fund shall publish a report on the value of
net assets daily. Therefore, expenses shall be calculated on a daily basis.
16. Expenses related to the activities of a mutual fund include among other :
18. Realized and unrealized profit (loss) from investments shall be recognized in
the current period profit and loss statement.
19. In managing the funds of a mutual fund, the investment manager invests the funds
in a portfolio of securities. The profit or loss on investments originates either from
the sale of the securities or from the increases (decreases) of the fair value of the
securities. For purposes of the mutual fund reporting, the profits or losses are
divided into two classifications, namely :
20. The profit (loss) from the sale of a security represents a realized profit (loss),
whilst that resulting from an increase (decrease) of the fair value of the security
constitutes an unrealized profit (loss). Interest receivable from a debt security is
an unrealized profit.
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21. In calculating the profit (loss) from the sale of a security the average method of
cost of sales valuation adopted by the mutual fund industry shall be used.
22. Income from the distribution of rights by the company shall be recognized on
the ex-date.
23. Dividends, bonus shares and other rights distributed by the company will be
obtained from the investment activities in shares of the portfolio of securities. For
shares listed in the stock exchange, there are several stages in the distribution of
rights, namely :
24. On the ex-date, the market price of a listed share tend to decrease as the share no
longer has a claim on the right declared by the company. Therefore, the
distribution of the right is not recorded on the cum-date.
Interest Income
25. Interest income from a debt security shall be recognized on an accrual basis
and shall be reported as unrealized income.
26. A purchase discount from the principal of a debt security shall be recognized
as an interest receivable and shall be amortized as interest income over the
life of the debt security.
27. If a bond is purchased at a price separate from the current interest, the
interest paid shall be recognized as an interest receivable.
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30. The report of Assets and Liabilities shall be presented using the unclassified
method, so that assets and liabilities are not grouped into the current and
non-current components. In the assets section, the portfolio of securities
account shall be presented in the first order, while the other accounts shall be
presented in the order of liquidity. Liabilities accounts shall be reported in
the order of maturity dates.
Operating Reports
31. The objective of the operating report is to present changes in net assets
resulting from all investment activities of the mutual fund, through the
reporting of investment income in the form of dividends, interests and other
income less expenses, realized (unrealized) profit (loss) from securities
transactions and unrealized changes in the fair value of a security in the
portfolio of securities during a period. Such presentation will assist the user
of the report to understand the contribution of each aspect of the investment
activities to the whole operations of the mutual fund.
33. The objective of the report on changes in net assets is to present a brief
information on the changes in net assets from operations and the changes in
net assets originating from transactions with the shareholders or holders of
participation units.
34. The report on changes in net assets shall be presented by segregating changes in
net assets originating from operations and changes in net assets originating from
transactions with the shareholders or holders of participation units.
DISCLOSURES
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35. The following information must be disclosed in the notes to the financial
reports :
1. Equity
2. Debt securities
EFFECTIVE DATE
This statement becomes effective for the preparation and presentation of financial
reports covering the period beginning with or after 1 January, 1999. Early
implementation is encouraged.
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ASSET
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LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable xxx xxx
Security Transaction Payable xxx xxx
Other xxx xxx
TOTAL LIABILITIES xxx xxx
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INVESTMENT INCOME
Interests xxx xxx
Dividends xxx xxx
Other xxx xxx
Total Investment income xxx xxx
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INVESTMENT EXPENSES
Investment Management xxx xxx
Custodian xxx xxx
Other xxx xxx
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