In short, it means rise or fall of GBP will not have a very material impact on the earning (but it's still significant as the earning of foreign subsidiaries/ associates will be translated with current rate). The changes of fair value for net asset (assets - liabilities) in foreign countries will not be impacting income statement, this is to prevent fluctuation of profit due to currency fluctuation which might not have great impact on the business if they intended to continue to hold the subsidiaries/ associates in longer term (with no visibility to sell them).
Hope my opinion useful. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Oct 24 2008, 09:32 AM
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