The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published the final version of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ bringing together the classification and measurement, impairment and hedge accounting phases of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. This version adds a new expected loss impairment model and limited amendments to classification and measurement for financial assets. The Standard supersedes all previous versions of IFRS 9 and is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.