3.5 Reassessment of the Ability to Exercise Significant Influence
The determination of whether an investor has the ability to exercise significant
influence over an investee’s reporting and financial policies is a continual
process. Accordingly, upon a change in facts and circumstances, the investor should
determine whether its conclusion regarding the ability to exercise significant
influence has changed. For example, in addition to a change in the ownership
percentage, (1) a change in the investee’s governance or equity structure, (2) the
investee’s becoming subject to significant foreign exchange restriction or other
governmentally imposed uncertainties, or (3) the investee’s filing for bankruptcy
may indicate that the investor’s conclusion regarding its ability to exercise
significant influence over the investee’s reporting and financial policies is no
longer appropriate.