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Annual Accounts and Report as at 30 June 2011 Draft - Mediobanca

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1.2.3 EXCHANGE RATE RISKQUALITATIVE INFORMATIONA. General <strong>as</strong>pects, oper<strong>at</strong>ing processes <strong>and</strong> me<strong>as</strong>urementtechniquesB. Hedging activityRisks deriving from movements in exchange r<strong>at</strong>es for all the Bank’s positionsare managed by the Financial Markets division. The VaR me<strong>as</strong>urements shown onpage 179 show an incre<strong>as</strong>e in the risk deriving from foreign exchange markets: thisis due both to the incre<strong>as</strong>ed vol<strong>at</strong>ility affecting the main exchange r<strong>at</strong>es, <strong>and</strong> to thepresence of more substantial directional positions taken with a view to diversifyingthe portfolio. The average VaR reading thus rose from €2m to €3.4m including allportfolios, with a high of above €7m, <strong>and</strong> from €1.6m to €2.5m for the trading bookalone.– 195

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