CFM62740 - Foreign exchange: matching under the Disregard Regulations: meaning of net asset value

How net asset value matching works

Where a company holds shares in another company (referred to in the legislation as 鈥榗ompany A鈥�), and those shares are matched with a liability or derivative contract under condition 2 of regulation 3 or regulation 4, regulation 4A defines 鈥榥et asset value鈥� in relation to those shares.

It is the value of the assets, less the value of the liabilities that are

  • owned by company A itself, or by a direct or indirect subsidiary of A, and
  • denominated in the relevant currency (see CFM62750).

鈥楻elevant currency鈥� means the currency giving rise to the foreign exchange risk referred to in regulation 3(3) and regulation 4(3) - the currency to which the company is exposed.

鈥楽ubsidiary鈥� should be accorded the meaning that it has for accounting purposes, in other words a subsidiary of company A is any entity (including an unincorporated entity such as a partnership) that is controlled by A.