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creditworthiness risk, etc.), an investment undertaking for transferable<br />

securities may c<strong>on</strong>duct transacti<strong>on</strong>s with derivative financial instruments.<br />

2) The use of derivative financial instruments for purposes of speculati<strong>on</strong><br />

shall not be permissible.<br />

3) Derivative financial instruments shall be permissible if they directly<br />

or indirectly c<strong>on</strong>cern transferable securities covered by article 40,<br />

paragraph 1 of the Act and the risks associated therewith.<br />

4) <strong>Investment</strong> undertakings c<strong>on</strong>ducting transacti<strong>on</strong>s with derivative<br />

financial instruments shall take into account the principles recognized by<br />

internati<strong>on</strong>al expert circles for the m<strong>on</strong>itoring and c<strong>on</strong>trol of the risks,<br />

depending <strong>on</strong> the type and scope of these transacti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

5) The management company shall lay down in writing its principles<br />

for the use of derivative financial instruments. These principles shall be<br />

kept up to date.<br />

6) Index-based derivative financial instruments shall be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as<br />

a whole. The individual index comp<strong>on</strong>ents shall not be taken into account.<br />

7) The external audit office shall review the requirements according<br />

to paragraphs 1 to 6 and issue its c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s in the audit report.<br />

Article 49<br />

Risk management procedure<br />

1) The management company shall use a base model to calculate the<br />

risks arising from the investment instruments, especially with respect to<br />

derivative financial instruments, and shall use generally recognized calculati<strong>on</strong><br />

methods in this regard. The management company must ensure<br />

that at no point in time the risk from derivative financial instruments exceeds<br />

the total value of the portfolio, and in particular that no positi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

are entered into that represent an unlimited risk for the assets. The overall<br />

risk of the portfolio may not exceed 200% of the net asset value. In<br />

assessing the overall risk, both the default risk and the leverage effect<br />

achieved through derivative financial instruments must be taken into account.<br />

Combinati<strong>on</strong>s of derivative financial instruments and transferable<br />

securities must also fulfill these requirements at all times.<br />

2) When taking out loans in accordance with article 50, paragraph 2,<br />

the overall risk may not exceed 210% of the net asset value.<br />

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