This proposed Update is a result of the efforts of the FASB and the IASB to develop consistent criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company. Under longstanding US GAAP, investment companies carry all of their investments at fair value, even if they hold a controlling interest in another company. The primary changes being proposed by the FASB relate to which entities would be considered investment companies as well as certain disclosure and presentation requirements. These changes are being proposed for the first time under IFRS. Therefore, the proposed Update would improve the comparability between entities that meet the criteria to be investment companies under US GAAP and those that meet the criteria to be investment entities under the proposed amendments to IFRS.
In addition to the changes to the criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company, the FASB also proposes that an investment company consolidate another investment company if it holds a controlling financial interest in the entity.
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