3.3. Semi-annual financial report
3.3.1. Preparation of the semi-annual financial report
A Reporting Entity to which the obligation in MAR 3.1.1(c) applies must prepare a semi-annual report:
- (a) for the first six months of each financial year or period; and if there is a change to the accounting reference date, prepare such report in respect of the period up to the old accounting reference date; and
- (b) in accordance with the applicable IFRS standards or other standards acceptable to the AFSA.
3.3.2. Contents of the semi-annual financial report
A Reporting Entity must ensure that the semi-annual report includes:
- (a) an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year, and their impact on the financial statements;
- (b) a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year;
- (c) a condensed set of financial statements, an interim management report and associated responsibility statements; and
- (d) where financial statements have either been audited or reviewed by Auditors, statements to that effect.
3.3.3. Signing of the semi-annual financial report
A semi-annual report must be signed by at least two Directors of the Reporting Entity or approved by a body competent to decide on such matters under the Reporting Entity’s constitutive documents and/or applicable law.