Exhibit 99.01
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Independent
Auditor’s Report
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F-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and 2016
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Statements of Other Comprehensive
Income for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
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F-5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7
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Independent
Auditor’s Report
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of LLC IC Freedom Finance
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LLC IC
Freedom Finance (the Company) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and
the related consolidated statements of operations and statements of
other comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for
the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of LLC IC Freedom Finance as of March 31, 2017
and 2016, and the results of its operations and its consolidated
cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/
WSRP, LLC
WSRP,
LLC
Salt
Lake City, Utah
June
29, 2017
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$21,780
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$7,916
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Restricted
cash
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4,085
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2,435
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Due
from banks
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-
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32
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Trading
securities
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81,575
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25,311
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Available-for-sale
securities, at fair value
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2
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405
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Brokerage
and other receivables
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481
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436
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Other
assets
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691
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619
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Deferred
tax assets
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1,026
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14
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Fixed
assets
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1,039
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1,003
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Goodwill
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981
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818
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Loans
issued
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65
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80
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$111,725
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$39,069
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Derivative
liability
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$495
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$-
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Debt
securities issued
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3,459
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-
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Customer
liabilities
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7,543
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2,489
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Current
income tax liability
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149
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49
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Trade
payables
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29
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93
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Securities
repurchase agreement obligation
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56,289
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10,860
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Other
liabilities
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372
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386
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Deferred
tax liabilities
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-
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55
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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68,336
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13,932
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EQUITY
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Share
capital
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30,176
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22,778
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Additional
paid in capital
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2,043
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-
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Retained
earnings
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18,069
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10,666
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(6,899)
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(11,133)
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Total
equity attributable to the Company
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43,389
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22,311
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Non-controlling
interest in subsidiary
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-
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2,826
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TOTAL EQUITY
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43,389
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25,137
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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$111,725
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$39,069
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(All amounts in thousands of
United States dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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Revenue:
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Interest
income
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$2,002
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$1,278
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Fee
and commission income
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4,131
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1,832
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Net
gain on trading securities
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10,806
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13,880
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Net
gain on derivative
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1,905
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-
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Net
realized gain on investments available-for-sale
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276
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-
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Net
gain on sale of fixed assets
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29
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143
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Net
gain on foreign exchange operations
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274
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290
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TOTAL REVENUE
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19,423
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17,423
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Expense:
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Interest
expense
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3,805
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1,488
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Fee
and commission expense
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394
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148
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Operating
expense
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8,190
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6,542
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Other
expense/(income), net
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210
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(97)
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TOTAL EXPENSE
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12,599
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8,081
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NET
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
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6,824
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9,343
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Income
tax (benefit)/provision
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(524)
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183
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NET INCOME
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$7,348
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$9,160
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Attributable
to non-controlling interest
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9
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55
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Attributable
to the Company
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7,339
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9,105
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Change
in unrealized gain on investments available-for-sale, net of tax
effect
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$7
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$145
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Net
gain on sale of investments available-for-sale reclassified to
profit or loss, net of tax effect
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(276)
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-
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Foreign
currency translation adjustments, net of tax
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4,503
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(7,627)
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OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)
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4,234
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(7,482)
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Attributable
to non-controlling interest
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9
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55
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Attributable
to the Company
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11,573
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1,623
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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$11,582
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$1,678
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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Additional Paid in Capital
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
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Balance at March 31, 2015
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$17,179
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$-
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$(3,651)
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$1,561
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$2,771
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$17,860
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Capital
contributions
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5,599
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-
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-
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-
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-
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5,599
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Foreign
currency translation loss
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-
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(7,627)
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-
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-
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(7,627)
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Available-for-sale
securities revaluation
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-
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-
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145
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-
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145
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Net
income
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-
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-
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9,105
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55
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9,160
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Balance at March 31, 2016
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22,778
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(11,133)
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10,666
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2,826
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25,137
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Capital
contributions (Note 22)
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7,398
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2,043
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-
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-
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-
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9,441
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Purchase
of FFIN Bank shares
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-
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64
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(2,835)
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(2,771)
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Foreign
currency translation gain
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-
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4,503
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-
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4,503
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Available-for-sale
securities revaluation
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-
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-
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(269)
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(269)
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Net
income
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-
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-
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-
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7,339
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9
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7,348
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Balance at March 31, 2017
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$30,176
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$2,043
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$(6,899)
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$18,069
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$-
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$43,389
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
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Net
Income
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$7,348
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$9,160
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Adjustments to
reconcile net income from operating activities:
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Depreciation and
amortization
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197
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225
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Gain on sale of
fixed assets
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(29)
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(143)
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Change in deferred
taxes
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(1,078)
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(9)
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Unrealized gain on
derivatives
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(1,905)
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-
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Unrealized gain on
trading securities
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(5,484)
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(5,188)
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Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
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Due from
banks
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34
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119
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Trading
securities
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(38,686)
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(14,953)
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Brokerage and other
receivables
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(21)
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1,089
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Other
assets
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45
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(370)
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Loans
issued
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28
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(43)
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Derivative
liability
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2,346
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-
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Customer
liabilities
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4,073
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1,099
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Current income tax
liability
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81
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46
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Trade
payables
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(72)
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(1,512)
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Securities
repurchase agreement obligation
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38,620
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11,339
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Other
liabilities
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46
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(36)
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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5,543
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823
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
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Purchase of fixed
assets
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(62)
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(154)
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Proceeds from sale
of fixed assets
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38
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523
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Acquisition of FFIN
Bank
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(2,771)
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-
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Proceeds on sale of
investments available-for-sale
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144
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-
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Purchase
available-for-sale securities
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-
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(108)
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Net
cash flows (used in)/from investing activities
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(2,651)
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261
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Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
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Proceeds from
issuance of debt securities
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8,612
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-
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Repurchase of debt
securities
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(5,524)
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-
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Repayment of loans
issued
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-
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(739)
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Capital
contributions
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7,398
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5,599
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Net
cash flows from financing activities
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10,486
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4,860
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Effect of changes
in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
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2,136
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(5,483)
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NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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15,514
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461
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CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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10,351
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9,890
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CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
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$25,865
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$10,351
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
Income tax
paid
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$356
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$247
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Cash paid for
interest
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$3,724
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$1,433
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Non
cash transactions:
Contribution of
shares in excess of related party loan payoff amount
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$2,043
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$-
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note
1 – Description of Business
Overview
LLC IC
Freedom Finance (referred to herein as “Freedom RU” or
the “Company”) is a Russian limited company that was
organized in 2010. Since 2010, Freedom RU has been engaged in the
securities brokerage and financial services business in the Russian
Federation. Freedom RU is 100% owned by Timur Turlov
(“Owner”). In 2013, Freedom RU acquired Joint Stock
Company Freedom Finance (“Freedom KZ”), a Kazakhstan
joint stock company engaged in the securities brokerage and
financial services business in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The
joint stock company structure in Kazakhstan is similar to a
corporation structure in the US. In 2013, Freedom RU formed LLC
First Stock Store (“FSS”), a Russian limited company as
its wholly owned subsidiary. FSS is the first online securities
marketplace for retail customers in Russia. In 2016, Freedom RU
acquired LLC FFIN Bank (“FFIN Bank”), a Russian limited
company. FFIN Bank conducts banking operations in the Russian
Federation. In 2013, Freedom RU formed Branch Office of LLC IC
Freedom in Kazakhstan (“KZ Branch”), a Kazakhstan
limited liability company, to act as the representative office of
Freedom RU in Kazakhstan.
As of
March 31, 2017, Freedom RU and Freedom KZ together had
approximately 30,000 total active customer accounts, with aggregate
investment positions of more than $100 million. The customers of
Freedom RU and Freedom KZ typically execute approximately 15,000
transactions per month, with an aggregate transaction value of
approximately $1 billion. These customers range from retail traders
that frequently execute large transactions to relatively small,
inactive accounts that hold securities positions
long-term.
LLC IC Freedom Finance
Freedom
RU provides financial services in the Russian Federation pursuant
to open-ended licenses for brokerage, dealer, and depository
operations and for activities in securities management issued by
the Russian government. The Federal Financial Markets Service of
Russia provides the governmental regulation of company operations
and the protection of the interests of its customers.
JSC Freedom Finance
Freedom
KZ provides professional services in the capital markets in
Kazakhstan. Since 2006, Freedom KZ has been a professional
participant of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, which enables it to
manage investment portfolios for its clients. Freedom KZ is
regulated by the Committee for the Control and Supervision of the
Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank
of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
LLC First Stock Store
FSS was
launched to be the first online securities marketplace for retail
customers in Russia. FSS was launched to attract new brokerage
clients for Freedom RU by providing a medium for individual
investors to buy and sell securities traded on the Russian and US
stock exchanges.
LLC FFIN Bank
FFIN
Bank has a license issued by the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation to execute banking operations in rubles and foreign
currency for individuals and legal entities. FFIN Bank derives
revenue from providing banking services, including money transfer,
foreign exchange operations, interbank lending and deposits. FFIN
Bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Russia.
Freedom
RU, Freedom KZ, FSS, FFIN Bank and KZ Branch are referred to
collectively in these financial statements as the
“Group” unless otherwise specifically indicated or as
is otherwise contextually required.
Branch Office of LLC IC Freedom Finance in Kazakhstan
KZ
Branch was created to act as the representative office of Freedom
RU in Kazakhstan.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Accounting principles
The
Group’s accounting policies and accompanying consolidated
financial statements conform to accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP).
These
financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting.
The
Group’s consolidated financial statements present the
consolidated results of Freedom RU, Freedom KZ, FSS, FFIN Bank and
KZ Branch. All significant inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated from the consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling
interest in the Group’s subsidiary, FFIN Bank, is reported as
a component of equity, separate from the parent company’s
equity. Results of operations attributable to the non-controlling
interests are included in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations and consolidated statements of
comprehensive income (loss). During the year ended March 31, 2017,
the Company acquired the previously outstanding non-controlling
interest in FFIN Bank.
Use of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates
utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and
prudent. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Revenue and expense recognition
The
Group earns interest and noninterest income from various sources,
including:
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Securities, derivatives and foreign
exchange activities; and
The
Group earn fees and commissions from:
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Providing brokerage
services;
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Providing banking
services (money transfers, foreign exchange operations and
other);
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Revenue earned on
interest-earning assets, including unearned income and the
amortization/accretion of premiums or discounts recognized on debt
securities, bank deposits and loans issued is recognized based on
the constant effective yield of the financial instrument or based
on other applicable accounting guidance; and
●
Service
charges on brokerage, banking and agency services are recognized
when earned. Brokerage fees and gains and losses on the sale of
securities and certain derivatives are recognized on a trade-date
basis.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
Group recognize revenue when four basic criteria have been
met:
●
Existence of persuasive evidence that an
arrangement exists;
●
Delivery has
occurred or services have been rendered;
●
The seller’s
price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and
●
Collectability is reasonably
assured.
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive
income (loss) is comprised of net gain/(loss) on revaluation of
investments available-for-sale, net gain/(loss) on sale of
investments available-for-sale to be reclassified to profit and
loss and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Functional currency
Management
has adopted ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation Matters as it
pertains to its foreign currency translation. The Group’s
functional currencies are the Russian ruble and Kazakhstani tenge,
and its reporting currency is the US dollar. Monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
US dollars using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet
date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the
date of the transaction. Average monthly rates are used to
translate revenues and expenses. Gains and losses arising on
translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated
transactions or balances are included in the determination of
income. The Group has not, as of the date of these financial
statements, entered into any derivative instruments to offset the
impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents are generally comprised of certain highly
liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the
date of purchase. Cash and cash equivalents include securities
received under agreement to repurchase which are recorded at the
amounts at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued
interest.
Securities repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements
Securities
purchased under agreements to resell (“reverse repurchase
agreements” or “repo”) are accounted for as
collateralized financing transactions and are recorded at the
contractual amount for which the securities will resold, including
accrued interest.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
A repo
is an agreement to transfer a financial asset to another party in
exchange for cash or other consideration and a concurrent
obligation to reacquire the financial assets at a future date for
an amount equal to the cash or other consideration exchanged plus
interest. These agreements are accounted for as financing
transactions. Financial assets transferred under repo are retained
in the financial statements and consideration received under these
agreements is recorded as collateralized deposit received within
repurchase agreements. Assets purchased under reverse repos are
recorded in the financial statements as cash placed on deposit
collateralized by securities and other assets and are classified
within cash and cash equivalents or due from banks.
The
Group enters into securities repurchase agreements and securities
lending transactions under which it receives or transfers
collateral in accordance with normal market practice. Under
standard terms for repurchase transactions, the recipient of
collateral has the right to sell or repledge the collateral,
subject to returning equivalent securities on settlement of the
transaction.
Investments available-for-sale
Financial
assets categorized as available-for-sale (AFS) are non-derivatives
that are either designated as available-for-sale or are not
classified as (a) loans and receivables, (b) held to maturity
investments or (c) trading securities.
Listed
shares and listed redeemable notes held by the Group that are
traded in an active market are classified as AFS and are stated at
fair value. The Group has investments in unlisted shares that are
not traded in an active market but that are also classified as
investments AFS and stated at fair value (because the Group
management considers that fair value can be reliably measured).
Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognized
in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the investments
revaluation reserve, with the exception of other-than-temporary
impairment losses, interest calculated using the effective interest
method, dividend income and foreign exchange gains and losses on
monetary assets, which are recognized in profit or loss. Where the
investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the
cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in the investments
revaluation reserve is reclassified to profit or loss.
Investments in
nonconsolidated managed funds are accounted for at fair value based
on the net asset value (“NAV”) of the funds
provided by the fund managers with gains or losses included in net
gain on trading securities in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Statement of other Comprehensive
Income.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Trading securities
Financial
assets are classified as trading securities if the financial asset
has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the
near term.
Trading
securities are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses
arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain
or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any dividend and
interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the
‘interest income’ line item, respectively, in the
statement of profit or loss. Fair value is determined in the manner
described (see Note 5).
Debt securities issued
Debt
securities issued are initially recognized at the fair value of the
consideration received, less directly attributable transaction
costs. Subsequently, amounts due are stated at amortized cost and
any difference between net proceeds and the redemption value is
recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss over the
period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. If
the Group purchases its own debt, it is removed from the
consolidated statement of financial position and the difference
between the carrying amount of the liability and the consideration
paid is recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or
loss.
Brokerage and other receivables
Brokerage
and other receivables comprise commissions and other receivables
related to the securities brokerage and banking activity of the
Group. At initial recognition brokerage and other receivables are
recognized at fair value. Subsequently, brokerage and other
receivables are carried at cost. Brokerage and other receivables
are carried net of any allowance for impairment
losses.
Derecognition of financial assets
A
financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a financial asset
or a part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized
where all of the following conditions are met:
●
Isolation of
transferred financial assets. The transferred financial assets have
been isolated from the Group—put presumptively beyond the
reach of the Group and its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other
receivership.
●
The Group has
rights to pledge or exchange financial assets. This condition is
met if both of the following conditions are met:
1.
The Group has the
right to pledge or exchange the assets (or beneficial interests) it
received.
2.
No condition does
both of the following:
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
i.
Constrains the
Group (or third-party holder of its beneficial interests) from
taking advantage of its right to pledge or exchange
ii.
Provides more than
a trivial benefit to the transferor.
●
Effective control.
The transferor, its consolidated affiliates included in the
financial statements being presented, or its agents do not maintain
effective control over the transferred financial assets or
third-party beneficial interests related to those transferred
assets. A transferor’s effective control over the transferred
financial assets includes, but is not limited to, any of the
following:
1.
An agreement that
both entitles and obligates the transferor to repurchase or redeem
them the transferred financial assets before their maturity from
the Group.
2.
An agreement, other
than through a cleanup call, that provides the transferor with both
of the following:
i.
The unilateral
ability to cause the holder to return specific financial
assets
ii.
A more-than-trivial
benefit attributable to that ability.
3.
An agreement that
permits the Group to require the transferor to repurchase the
transferred financial assets at a price that is so favorable to the
Group that it is probable that the Group will require the
transferor to repurchase them.
Where
the Group has not met asset derecognition conditions above, it
continues to recognize the asset to the extent of its continuing
involvement.
Fixed assets
Fixed
assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between three and
seven years.
Advertising expense
For the
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had expenses related
to advertising in the amount of $866 and $854, respectively. All
costs associated with advertising are expensed in the period
incurred.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Impairment of long lived assets
In
accordance with the accounting guidance for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived assets, the Group periodically evaluates the
carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events
and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a
long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated
undiscounted cash flow from such asset is less than its carrying
value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated
cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk
involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are
determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced
for the cost of disposal. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group
had not recorded any charges for impairment of long-lived
assets.
Impairment of goodwill
As of
March 31, 2017, goodwill recorded in Group's consolidated balance
sheet aggregated $ 981. The Group performs annual impairment
review at least annually, unless indicators of impairment exist in
interim periods. The impairment test for goodwill uses a two-step
approach. Step one compares the estimated fair value of a reporting
unit with goodwill to its carrying value. If the carrying value
exceeds the estimated fair value, step two must be performed. Step
two compares carrying value of the reporting unit to the fair value
of all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit as if
the reporting unit was acquired in a business combination. If the
carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied
fair value of its goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an
amount equal the excess. In annual goodwill impairment test the
Group estimated the fair value of reporting unit based on the
income approach (also known as the discounted cash flow ("DCF")
method) and as a result of the test, fair value of the Group's
goodwill exceeded carrying amount of reporting unit's
goodwill.
Income taxes
The
Group recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the
difference between the financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The measurement
of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of
any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not
expected to be realized.
Current
income tax expenses are provided for in accordance with the laws of
the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of
preparing financial statements, the Group is required to estimate
its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates.
The Group accounts for income taxes using the liability approach.
Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for tax
consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases
of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the
financial statements at each year-end and tax loss carry forwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates applicable for the differences that are expected to affect
taxable income.
The
Group will include interest and penalties arising from the
underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of
operations in the provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2017
and 2016, the Group had no accrued interest or penalties related to
uncertain tax positions.
Financial instruments
Financial
instruments are carried at fair value as described
below.
Fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date. The fair value
measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to
sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either in the
principal market for the asset or liability, or in the absence of a
principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or
liability. Fair value is the current bid price for financial
assets, current ask price for financial liabilities and the average
of current bid and ask prices when the Group is both in short and
long positions for the financial instrument. A financial instrument
is regarded as quoted in an active market if quoted prices are
readily and regularly available from an exchange or other
institution and those prices represent actual and regularly
occurring market transactions on an arm’s length
basis.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Leases
Rent payable under operating leases are charged to expense on a
straight-line basis over the term of the relevant
lease.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In May
2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers. (Topic 606)” Revenue is an
important number to users of financial statements in assessing an
entity’s financial performance and position. Previous revenue
recognition guidance in US GAAP comprised broad revenue recognition
concepts together with numerous revenue requirements for particular
industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different
accounting for economically similar transactions. Accordingly, the
FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing
revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for US GAAP and
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that
would:
●
Remove
inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue
requirements.
●
Provide a more
robust framework for addressing revenue issues.
●
Improve
comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities,
industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets.
●
Provide more useful
information to users of financial statements through improved
disclosure requirements.
●
Simplify the
preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of
requirements to which an entity must refer.
To meet
these objectives, the FASB is amending the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification (ASC) and creating a new Topic 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The Group will
be evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 as it pertains to the
Group’s financial statements and other required disclosures
on an ongoing basis until its eventual adoption and incorporation.
This pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within
the reporting period.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In
November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes
(Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”
This new guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets
be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial
position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and
assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and
presented as a single amount is not affected by the new guidance.
The new guidance is effective for the Group on April 1, 2017, with
early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an interim or
annual reporting period. The new guidance may be applied either
prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or
retrospectively to all periods presented. The Group is evaluating
the impact that the new guidance will have on its consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
In
January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial
Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and
Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”
This ASU requires entities to measure equity investments that do
not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the
equity method at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value
in net income unless the investments qualify for the new
practicability exception. Entities will also have to record changes
in instrument-specific credit risk for financial liabilities
measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income.
In addition, entities will be required to present enhanced
disclosures of financial assets and financial liabilities. The
guidance is effective beginning December 15, 2017, with early
adoption of certain provisions of the ASU permitted. The Group is
currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases
(Topic 842).” This ASU requires lessees to recognize a
right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of
more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of
expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating
lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and
qualitative disclosures. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely
unchanged. The guidance is effective beginning December 15, 2018,
with early adoption permitted. The Group is currently evaluating
the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In
November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of
Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash.” This ASU requires
that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period
in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally
described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents.
Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and
restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash
equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and
end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.
The amendments in this Update do not provide a definition of
restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in
this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and
interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim
period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim
period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of
the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments
in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition
method to each period presented. The Group is currently evaluating
the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance
Obligations and Licensing”. The core principle of the
guidance in Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to
depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in
an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To
achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following
steps: 1. Identify the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the
performance obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the
transaction price. 4. Allocate the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when
(or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The
amendments in this Update do not change the core principle of the
guidance in Topic 606. Rather, the amendments in this Update
clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying
performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance,
while retaining the related principles for those areas. The
amendments in this Update affect the guidance in Accounting
Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606)”, which is not yet effective. The
effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in
this Update are the same as the effective date and transition
requirements in Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update
2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”: Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In May
2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and
Practical Expedients”. The core principle of the guidance in
Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the
transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount
that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be
entitled in 2 exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that
core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: 1.
Identify the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the
performance obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the
transaction price. 4. Allocate the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when
(or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The
amendments in this Update affect the guidance in Accounting
Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606)”, which is not yet effective. The
effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in
this Update are the same as the effective date and transition
requirements for Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update
2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”: Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business
Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a
Business”. The amendments in this Update provide a screen to
determine when an integrated set of assets and activities, (defined
as a set in the Update), is not a business. The screen requires
that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets
acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable
asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a
business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need
to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments
in this Update (1) require that to be considered a business, a set
must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that
together significantly contribute to the ability to create output
and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could
replace missing elements. The amendments provide a framework to
assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a
substantive process are present. The framework includes two sets of
criteria to consider that depend on whether a set has outputs.
Although outputs are not required for a set to be a business,
outputs generally are a key element of a business; therefore, the
Board has developed more stringent criteria for sets without
outputs. Public business entities should apply the amendments in
this update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017,
including interim periods. All other entities should apply the
amendments to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The
Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its
consolidated financial statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,
“Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):
Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. Under the
amendments in this Update, an entity should perform its annual, or
interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a
reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize
an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount
exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss
recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated
to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider
income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying
amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment
loss, if applicable. The Board also eliminated the requirements for
any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to
perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative
test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore,
the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An
entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to
each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net
assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative
assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative
impairment test is necessary. This Update also includes amendments
to the Overview and Background Sections of the Codification (as
discussed in Part II of the amendments) as part of the
Board’s initiative to unify and improve the Overview and
Background Sections across Topics and Subtopics. These changes
should not affect the related guidance in these Subtopics. A public
business entity that is an SEC filer should adopt the amendments in
this update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests
in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. A public
business entity that is not an SEC filer should adopt the
amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill
impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
All other entities, including not-for-profit entities, that are
adopting the amendments in this Update should do so for their
annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted for
interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing
dates after January 1, 2017. The Group is currently evaluating the
impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
Note 3 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current account
with commercial banks
|
$9,153
|
$3,605
|
Securities received
under agreement to repurchase
|
8,376
|
1,281
|
Petty
cash
|
1,476
|
62
|
Current account
with Central Depository (Kazakhstan)
|
984
|
990
|
Current account
with National Settlement Depository (Russia)
|
696
|
318
|
Current account
with Central Bank (Russia)
|
645
|
1,660
|
Brokerage
accounts
|
259
|
-
|
Current account in
clearing organizations
|
191
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
$21,780
|
$7,916
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, cash and cash equivalents were not
insured. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the cash and cash
equivalents balance included collateralized securities received
under agreement to repurchase which terms are presented
below:
|
|
|
Interest
rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
received under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
equity
|
19.56%
|
$8,346
|
$25
|
$8,371
|
Corporate
debt
|
24.00%
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$8,351
|
$25
|
$8,376
|
|
|
|
Interest
rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
received under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
Non-US sovereign
debt
|
14.67%
|
$875
|
$-
|
$875
|
Corporate
equity
|
24.62%
|
168
|
238
|
406
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$1,043
|
$238
|
$1,281
|
The
Group’s securities received under agreements to repurchase
are liquid trading securities with market quotes and significant
trading volume.
The
fair value of collateral received under repurchase agreements as of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, is $ 8,229 and $1,379,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 4 – Restricted Cash
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group’s restricted cash
consisted of cash segregated in a special custody account for the
exclusive benefit of our brokerage customers and required reserves
with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation which represents
cash on hand balance requirements. Restricted cash consists
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage
customers’ cash
|
$4,039
|
$2,435
|
Reserve with
Central Bank
|
46
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
restricted cash
|
$4,085
|
$2,435
|
Note 5 – Trading Securities and Available-for-Sale
Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading securities:
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$71,691
|
$18,798
|
Debt
securities
|
9,877
|
6,072
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
6
|
2
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
1
|
439
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$81,575
|
$25,311
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale securities:
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$405
|
|
|
|
Available-
for-sale securities
|
$2
|
$405
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
|
|
|
Assets measured at
amortized cost
|
Unrealized gain
accumulated in other comprehensive
income
|
Assets
measured at fair value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$1
|
$1
|
$2
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$1
|
$1
|
$2
|
|
|
|
Assets measured at
amortized cost
|
Unrealized gain
accumulated in other comprehensive
income
|
Assets
measured at fair value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$135
|
$270
|
$405
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$135
|
$270
|
$405
|
The
Group recognized no other than temporary impairment in accumulated
other comprehensive income.
The
fair value of assets and liabilities is determined using observable
market data based on recent trading activity. Where observable
market data is unavailable due to a lack of trading activity, the
Group utilizes internally developed models to estimate fair value
and independent third parties to validate assumptions, when
appropriate. Estimating fair value requires significant management
judgment, including benchmarking to similar instruments with
observable market data and applying appropriate discounts that
reflect differences between the securities that the Group is
valuing and the selected benchmark. Depending on the type of
securities owned by the Group, other valuation methodologies may be
required.
Measurement
of fair value is classified within a hierarchy based upon the
transparency of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or
liability. Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the
lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement.
The
valuation hierarchy contains three levels:
●
Level 1 - Valuation
inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or
liabilities in active markets.
●
Level 2 - Valuation
inputs are quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities
in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable
inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability
being measured.
●
Level 3 - Valuation
inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value
measurement.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
following table presents assets, liabilities and redeemable
non-controlling interests in the consolidated financial statements
or disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements
at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and
2016:
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements at
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Assets
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
|
Significant
unobservable units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$71,691
|
$71,691
|
$-
|
$-
|
Debt
securities
|
9,877
|
9,663
|
214
|
-
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
Mutual investment
funds
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$81,575
|
$81,361
|
$214
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Assets
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
|
Significant
unobservable units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$18,798
|
$18,798
|
$-
|
$-
|
Debt
securities
|
6,072
|
5,864
|
208
|
-
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
439
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$25,311
|
$24,664
|
$208
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
403
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$405
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 6 – Brokerage and Other Receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank commissions
receivable
|
$260
|
$-
|
Receivables from
brokerage clients
|
208
|
426
|
Receivable for
underwriting market-making services
|
68
|
7
|
Other
receivables
|
10
|
3
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
receivables
|
(65)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
brokerage and other receivables
|
$481
|
$436
|
On
March 31, 2017, and March 31, 2016, amounts due from a single
related party customer were $304 or 63%, and $302 or 69%, of total
brokerage and other receivables, respectively. Based on past
experience the Group considers receivables with related parties
fully collectible. The Group’s brokerage companies are
allowed to directly withhold brokerage commissions from their
clients’ brokerage accounts. The Group did not record an
allowance for uncollectible amounts as of March 31, 2016 as all
amounts were considered collectible by management.
Note 7 – Other Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
$337
|
$16
|
Advances
paid
|
209
|
494
|
Loan to
shareholder
|
-
|
48
|
Other
|
151
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
697
|
619
|
|
|
|
Allowance
for other assets
|
(6)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Other assets, net
|
$691
|
$619
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 8 – Deferred Tax Assets
Other
than Freedom KZ and the branch of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan, the
Group is subject to taxation in the Russian Federation. Freedom KZ
and the branch of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan are subject to taxation
in Kazakhstan.
The tax
rate used for reconciliations for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016, is the 20% corporate tax rate payable by corporate
entities in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan
on taxable profits under tax law in those
jurisdictions.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities comprise:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax losses
carryforward
|
$2,398
|
$676
|
Revaluation on
trading securities
|
76
|
-
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
20
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
2,494
|
690
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(1,468)
|
(676)
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
$1,026
|
$14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revaluation on
trading securities
|
$-
|
$55
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
-
|
55
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax assets/(liabilities)
|
$1,026
|
$(41)
|
|
|
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
Group is subject to Russian and Kazakhstan state income taxes at a
rate of 20%. The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes
at the 20% tax rate compared to the Company’s income tax
expense as reported is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit before tax
at 20%
|
$(1,365)
|
$(1,869)
|
Permanent
difference
|
2,309
|
2,728
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(1,468)
|
(676)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (benefit)/provision
|
$(524)
|
$183
|
The
income tax expense comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income tax
charge
|
$543
|
$197
|
Deferred income tax
benefit
|
(1,067)
|
(14)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (benefit)/provision
|
$(524)
|
$183
|
Note 9 – Fixed Assets, Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
$694
|
$638
|
Vehicles
|
366
|
255
|
Furniture
|
197
|
121
|
Office equipment
and other
|
211
|
232
|
Intangible
assets
|
125
|
84
|
Capital
expenditures on lease improvement
|
44
|
8
|
|
|
|
Less: Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(598)
|
(335)
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
asset
|
$1,039
|
$1,003
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense totaled $197 and $225 for the years ended
March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Note 10 – Acquisition
Acquisition of FFIN Bank:
On
March 25, 2015 (the Acquisition Date), Freedom RU acquired 9.28% of
the outstanding common shares and voting interest in FFIN Bank,
(then known as LLC Okhabank), located in the Sakhalin Oblast, for
$284. Freedom RU acquired an interest in the bank to increase its
market penetration by providing banking services to Freedom
RU’s customers. In 2015, Timur Turlov was appointed as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank. On April 12, 2016,
Freedom RU acquired the remaining 90.72% interest in FFIN Bank for
$2,771.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
As of
the Acquisition Date, the fair value of the non-controlling
interest was approximately $2.8 million, which was based on the net
assets value of the bank at the Acquisition Date. Net Income in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Statements of Other
Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
includes net income of the bank of $247 and $56, respectively. The
total purchase price was allocated as follows:
|
Purchase price allocation
|
Assets:
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$5,688
|
Loans
receivable
|
45
|
Deferred tax
assets
|
2
|
Fixed
assets
|
1
|
Other
assets
|
21
|
Goodwill
|
946
|
Total assets
|
$6,703
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
Debt and
borrowings
|
$3,613
|
Other
liabilities
|
34
|
Total liabilities
|
3,647
|
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
$3,056
|
At the
Acquisition Date, total assets mainly consisted of cash and cash
equivalents in the amount of $5,688, total liabilities measured at
amortized cost mainly consisted of debt and borrowings in the
amount of $3,613.
The
determination of whether the assets and liabilities of a variable
interest entity (“VIE”) are consolidated on
Group’s balance sheet (also referred to as on-balance sheet)
or not consolidated on our balance sheet (also referred to as
off-balance sheet) depends on the terms of the related transaction
and Group’s continuing involvement with the VIE. Freedom RU
was deemed the primary beneficiary and therefore consolidated FFIN
Bank into its consolidated financial statements. Freedom RU had
both the power, to direct the activities that most significantly
impact the FFIN Bank’s economic performance, and that
obligates Freedom RU to absorb losses that could potentially be
significant to FFIN Bank, and/or provide Freedom RU the right to
receive residual returns of FFIN Bank that could potentially be
significant to FFIN Bank.
The
Group believes that cash equivalents, and debt and borrowings
approximate fair value due to the market interest rates and
relatively short-term maturity of these financial
instruments.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 11 – Derivative Liability
On
December 28, 2016, Freedom RU entered into an agreement with a
related party that had a call option feature. This derivative
instrument was classified as a derivative liability in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gain or loss associated with this
agreement is recognized as gain on a derivative instrument in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Statements of Other
Comprehensive Income. Derivative arrangements in this agreement
allow the option holder, in exchange for a $2,629 premium paid
upfront, to purchase 11.8 million shares of one of the top rated
Russian Commercial Banks - Sberbank on June 14, 2017, at a strike
price $3.10 per share. The Group has determined fair value of this
call option using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on
the following key assumptions during the year ended March 31,
2017:
Term
(years)
|
0.21
|
Volatility
|
22.31%
|
Risk-free
rate
|
5%
|
The
Group recorded a derivative liability of $495 as of March 31, 2017.
During the year ended March 31, 2017, a gain on derivative
liabilities of $1,905 was recognized. As of June 14, 2017, this
option had not been exercised.
The
following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the
Group's financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of March 31, 2017:
|
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
|
Significant other observable inputs
|
Significant unobservable inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities
|
$-
|
$-
|
$495
|
$495
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivative liabilities
|
$-
|
$-
|
$495
|
$495
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Changes
in Level 3 derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis for the year for the year ended March 31, 2017 are
as follows:
|
Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs (Level
3)
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
balance at March 31, 2016
|
$-
|
Issuance
|
2,435
|
Translation
difference
|
(35)
|
less realized and unrealized gain included in net
income*
|
(1,905)
|
Closing
balance
|
$495
|
|
|
Unrealized
gain for Level 3 liability outstanding at March 31,
2017
|
$1,905
|
* Realized and
unrealized gain is reported in "Net gain on derivative" in the
Group's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Statements of
Other Comprehensive Income.
The
derivative liabilities are measured at fair value using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model is based on
assumptions including quoted market prices and estimated volatility
factors based on historical quoted market prices for the
Company’s common stock, and are classified within Level 3 of
the valuation hierarchy.
For
class 3 assets and liabilities the Group’s Finance
Department, which reports to the Chief Financial Officer,
determines the fair value measurement valuation policies and
procedures. At least annually, the finance department determines if
the current valuation technique used in the fair value measurement
are still appropriate and evaluates and adjusts the unobservable
inputs used in the fair value measurement based on current market
condition and information available from
third-parties.
Note 12 – Debt Securities Issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities
issued
|
$9,530
|
$-
|
Debt securities
repurchased
|
(6,145)
|
-
|
Accrued
interest
|
74
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$3,459
|
$-
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, the Group placed bonds of Freedom KZ
issued under Kazakhstan law in the amount of $9,530, with an 11.50%
fixed annual coupon rate and a maturity date of January 21,
2019. During the
reporting period, the Group made purchases of these redeemable debt
securities in the amount of $6,145.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
According
to the initial placement document (prospectus) the Group has the
right to repurchase and resell the Freedom KZ bonds at market
value.
Debt
securities issued are initially recognized at the fair value of the
consideration received, less directly attributable transaction
costs.
As of
March 31, 2017, the accrued interest included in the balance of
debt securities issued totaled $74.
The
Freedom KZ bonds are actively traded on Kazakhstan Stock
Exchange.
Note 13 – Customer Liabilities
The
Group recognized customer liabilities associated with funds held by
our brokerage and bank customers. Customer liabilities consist
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage
customers
|
$4,039
|
$2,435
|
Banking
customers
|
3,504
|
54
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$7,543
|
$2,489
|
Note 14 – Trade Payables
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables to
suppliers of goods and services
|
$25
|
$90
|
Advances
received
|
3
|
2
|
Other
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$29
|
$93
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 15 – Securities repurchase agreement
obligation
Securities
under repurchase agreement obligation comprise:
|
|
|
Interest
rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
debt
|
11.83%
|
$14,484
|
$10,923
|
$-
|
$25,407
|
Corporate
equity
|
13.08%
|
-
|
29,926
|
956
|
30,882
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
|
$14,484
|
$40,849
|
$956
|
$56,289
|
|
|
|
Interest
rate and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
equity
|
19.78%
|
$-
|
$10,231
|
$629
|
$10,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
|
$-
|
$10,231
|
$629
|
$10,860
|
The
fair value of collateral pledged under agreements to repurchase as
of March 31, 2017 and 2016, is $68,025 and $15,364,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 16 – Other Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unused vacation
reserve
|
$219
|
$97
|
Taxes payable other
than income tax
|
151
|
108
|
Related party
payables
|
2
|
69
|
Salaries and other
employee benefits
|
-
|
112
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$372
|
$386
|
Note 17 – Net Interest Income (Expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income:
|
|
|
Interest income on
financial assets recorded at amortized cost comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from banks
|
$651
|
$845
|
Interest income on
loans to customers
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
|
Total interest
income on financial assets recorded at amortized cost
|
$656
|
$850
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
trading securities comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
trading securities
|
$1,346
|
$428
|
|
|
|
Total interest
income on trading securities
|
1,346
|
428
|
|
|
|
Total
interest income
|
$2,002
|
$1,278
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Interest expense:
|
|
|
Interest expense on
financial liabilities recorded at amortized cost
comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense on
securities received under agreement to repurchase
|
$3,518
|
$1,487
|
Interest expense on
debt securities issued
|
202
|
-
|
Interest expense on
loans received
|
52
|
1
|
Interest expense on
customer accounts
|
33
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total interest
expense on financial liabilities recorded at amortized
cost
|
|
|
Total
interest expense
|
$3,805
|
$1,488
|
|
|
|
Net
interest expense
|
$(1,803)
|
$(210)
|
Note 18 – Fee and Commission Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fee and commission income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
fees
|
$1,561
|
$1,230
|
Bank
services
|
1,100
|
-
|
Brokerage
services
|
917
|
374
|
Underwriting and
market making services
|
497
|
9
|
Consulting
services
|
32
|
180
|
Asset management
services
|
4
|
26
|
Other commission
income
|
20
|
13
|
|
|
|
Total
fee and commission income
|
$4,131
|
$1,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fee and commission expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
services
|
$202
|
$32
|
Brokerage
services
|
84
|
46
|
Exchange
services
|
78
|
44
|
Central Depository
services
|
30
|
26
|
|
|
|
Total
fee and commission expense
|
$394
|
$148
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 19 – Net Gain on Foreign Exchange
Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Translation
difference
|
$(812)
|
$505
|
Sales and purchases
of foreign currency
|
1,086
|
(215)
|
|
|
|
Total
net gain on foreign exchange operations
|
$274
|
$290
|
Note 20 – Net Gain on Securities
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2016
|
|
|
|
Net gains and
losses recognized during the period on trading
securities
|
$10,806
|
$13,880
|
Less: Net gains and
losses recognized during the period on trading securities sold
during the period
|
(5,322)
|
(8,692)
|
Unrealized gains
and losses recognized during the reporting period on trading
securities still held at the reporting date
|
$5,484
|
$5,188
|
Note 21 –Related Party Transactions
During
the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group entered into an
agreement with a related party which has derivative features. For
the year ended March 31, 2017, net gain on derivative instruments
with the related parties totaled to $1,905.
The
Group earned commission income and income from foreign exchange
operations from related parties in the amount of $2,814 and $1,111,
respectively during the year ended March 31, 2017, and $181 and $0,
respectively during the year ended March 31, 2016. Commission
income and income from foreign exchange operations earned from
related parties is comprised primarily of brokerage commissions,
agency fees for attraction of new brokerage clients, and foreign
currency exchange operations of FFIN Bank.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had brokerage and other
receivables from related parties totaling $328 and $310,
respectively. Brokerage and other receivables from related parties
result principally from commissions receivable on the brokerage
operations of related parties.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had customer liabilities on
brokerage accounts of related parties totaling $2,249 and $588,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 22 – Stockholder’s Equity
Share capital
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group’s share capital was
$30,176 and $22,778, respectively, which represents capital
contributions from Timur Turlov.
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, Timur Turlov made capital
contributions to the Group’s share capital in the total
amount of $7,398.
During
the year ended March 31, 2016, Timur Turlov made capital
contributions to the Group’s share capital in the total
amount of $5,599.
Additional paid in capital
On
March 31, 2017, Mr. Turlov repaid a loan previously provided to him
by the Group. Timur Turlov repaid the loan with trading securities,
the aggregate market value of which was higher than the loan
amount. The excess repayment amount of $2,043 was recorded as an
increase of additional paid in capital by the Group.
Non-controlling interest
As
described in Note 10 the Group acquired an interest in FFIN Bank
(formerly known as LLC Okhabank) during the year ended March 31,
2015. The Group recorded the non-controlling interest in FFIN
Bank’s share capital in the total amount of $2,771 which
represented 90% of FFIN Bank’s share capital. During the year
ended March 31, 2017, the Group acquired the remaining
non-controlling interest.
Note 23 – Lease Commitments
The
Group has several lease agreements for office spaces in different
locations. In general all agreements are made for a one year period
with extension or termination provisions. The table below shows
approximate lease commitments for the foreseeable period of one
year:
Lease commitments
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ending March 31, 2018
|
$1,605
|
|
|
Total
|
$1,605
|
The
Group’s rent expense for office space was $1,243 and $1,062
for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 24 – Subsequent Events
The
Group evaluated all material events and transactions that occurred
after March 31, 2017 through June 29, 2017, the date these
financial statements were available to be issued. During this
period, except as described below, the Group did not have any
material recognizable subsequent events.
Timur
Turlov made capital contributions to the Group of $7,937 during the
period from March 31, 2017, to June 29, 2017.
On June
29, 2017, BMB Munai, Inc. closed the acquisition of the Group. The
acquisition of the Group included the securities brokerage and
financial services business conducted by Freedom RU in Russia,
along with its wholly owned subsidiaries: Freedom KZ, and the
securities brokerage and financial services business conducted by
it in Kazakhstan; FFIN Bank, and the banking business conducted by
it in Russia, and FSS, and the online securities marketplace it
provides to Russian investors.