Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT Annual Report 2018

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 23. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The Group and the Fund are exposed to financial risks arising from their operations and the use of financial instruments. The key financial risks include credit risk, liquidity risk, financing rate risk and foreign currency risk. The Group and the Fund have taken measures to minimise their exposure to risks associated with their financing, investing and operating activities and operate within clearly defined guidelines as set out in the SC Guidelines. The following sections provide details regarding the Group’s and the Fund’s exposure to the above-mentioned financial risks and the objectives, policies and procedures for the management of these risks: (a) Credit Risk Credit risk is the risk of loss that may arise on outstanding financial instruments should a counterparty default on its contractual obligations. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, amount due from a subsidiary as well as credit exposures primarily from outstanding trade and other receivables. The Group and the Fund adopt the policy of dealing with customers with an appropriate credit history, and obtaining sufficient security where appropriate, including tenancy deposits, security in the form of guarantees, deeds of undertaking or letters of credit which can be called upon if the counterparty is in default under the terms of the agreement. For other financial assets (including cash and bank balances and fixed deposits with licensed banks), the Group and the Fund minimise credit risks by dealing exclusively with high credit rating counterparties. The Group and the Fund seek to invest cash assets safely and profitably. The Group and the Fund have no significant concentration of credit risk and it is not the Group’s and the Fund’s policy to hedge their credit risks. The Group and the Fund have in place, for significant operating subsidiaries, policies to ensure that sales of products and services are made to customers with an appropriate credit history and sets limits on the amount of credit exposure to any one customer. For significant subsidiaries, there were no instances of credit limits being materially exceeded during the reporting periods and management does not expect any material losses from non-performance by counterparties. Exposure to credit risk At the reporting date, the Group’s and the Fund’s maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of each class of financial assets recognised in the statements of financial position. Information regarding credit enhancements for trade receivables is disclosed in Note 15. Credit risk concentration profile Other than the amounts due from the subsidiaries to the Fund, the Group and the Fund are not exposed to any significant concentration of credit risk in the form of receivables due from a single debtor or from groups of debtors. Impairment of financial assets The Group’s and the Fund’s financial assets that are subject to the expected credit loss (“ECL”) model include trade receivables, other receivables and amount due from a subsidiary. While cash and cash equivalents are also subject to the impairment requirements of MFRS 9, the impairment loss is expected to be immaterial. FINANCIAL REPORTS 143 FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018 (CONTINUED)