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Annual report 2010 - Dexia.com

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Risk managementManagement <strong>report</strong>Consolidatedfinancial statementsAdditional information <strong>Annual</strong> financial statementsEquityThe Value at Risk measurement approach is applied to assessthe portfolio’s vulnerability to adverse changes in equity prices,volatility or correlation. Inter alia, the market risk managementframework includes Earnings-at-Risk and Stress-Test measuresrepresenting the maximum accounting loss under differentscenario assumptions. The equity portfolios of the bankingentities are in run-off mode. Within the insurance perimeter,a warning system has been introduced from the perspectiveof reallocating assets for the potential occurrence of a stressand in order to preserve solvency ratios.(Structural) foreign exchangeAlthough <strong>Dexia</strong>’s <strong>report</strong>ing currency is the euro, assets,liabilities, in<strong>com</strong>e and expenses are also denominated inother currencies. The Group ALCo decides on hedging therisk associated with the evolution of these results in foreigncurrencies. In <strong>2010</strong>, a systematic and ongoing hedge wasmade of these exposures.The structural risks associated with financing of participations(equity) in foreign currencies as well as the volatility of theGroup’s solvency ratio are also monitored regularly.Insurance <strong>com</strong>panies and pension fundsSpecific <strong>report</strong>s on insurance <strong>com</strong>panies and pensionfunds are presented to the Group ALCo. They cover riskfactors associated with interest rates, inflation and equities.Risk indicators are calculated on the basis of a Groupharmonised risk methodology <strong>com</strong>plemented with specificrisk management factors.Balance-sheet exposureBalance-sheet exposure to interest-rate risk(sensitivity)Interest-rate sensitivity measures the change in the balancesheetnet economic value if interest rates move by 1% acrossthe entire curve. ALM long-term sensitivity amounted toEUR -148 million as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> (againstEUR -104 million as at 31 December 2009), excludinginsurance <strong>com</strong>panies and pension funds. Interest ratesensitivity limits was EUR -400 million/% as at 31 December<strong>2010</strong> (the limit is unchanged <strong>com</strong>pared to limit at year-end2009). This evolution is fully in line with the renewed BSMstrategy focusing on minimising P&L volatility while preservingoverall value creation.The <strong>Dexia</strong> Financial Products portfolio amounted toUSD 13.9 billion (EUR 10.4 billion) as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>against USD 15.5 billion (EUR 10.7 billion) as at 31 December2009. The interest-rate risk of this portfolio amounted toEUR -8.5 million/% (against a limit of EUR -42 million/%)as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> against an exposure ofEUR -6.2 million/% (against a limit of EUR -42 million/%) asat 31 December 2009.Balance-sheet exposure to credit-spread riskBSM manages bond portfolios amounting to EUR 14.6 billion(banking entities) and EUR 14.9 billion (insurance) as at31 December <strong>2010</strong> against an exposure of EUR 17.5 billion(banking entities) and EUR 15.8 billion (insurance) as at31 December 2009.Part of the bond portfolios is classified in Loans & Receivables.The AFS reserve of these securities is insensitive to the marketspread evolutions. Regarding the other bonds portfoliosmanaged by BSM and classified in AFS, the sensitivity infair value (and in AFS reserve) after a basis point creditspreadincrease amounted to EUR -12.85 million (bankingentities) against EUR -15.62 million/basis point as at 31December 2009 and to EUR -10.18 million (insurance) againstEUR -11.09 million/basis point as of 31 December 2009.The spread sensitivity of the Financial Products portfolioclassified in AFS stood at EUR -1.31 million/basis point as at31 December <strong>2010</strong> against EUR -1.12 million/basis point as at31 December 2009.Balance-sheet exposure to equities (quotedshares)Equity Value at Risk (VaR with a 99% confidence level anda 10-day holding period) expresses the potential change inmarket value. Please note the banking equity portfolio iscurrently in run-off. As for insurance <strong>com</strong>panies and pensionfunds, the equity portfolio amounted to EUR 1,359 million asat 31 December <strong>2010</strong>.(in millions of EUR) 2009 <strong>2010</strong>Banking Insurance/PensionBanking Insurance/PensionVaR (10 days, 99 %)fundsfundsAverage 37.8 98.5 11 102Maximum 53 142 14 116End period 16 119 14 116Limit 70 160 15 15086 <strong>Dexia</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>

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