2005 Annual Report Julius Baer Holding Ltd. - GAM Holding AG
2005 Annual Report Julius Baer Holding Ltd. - GAM Holding AG
2005 Annual Report Julius Baer Holding Ltd. - GAM Holding AG
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Notes<br />
Back testing trading <strong>Julius</strong> <strong>Baer</strong> Group for <strong>2005</strong> (CHF)<br />
January<br />
February<br />
March<br />
VAR 99% VAR 95% P+L<br />
Whereas VAR forecasts identify potential losses during<br />
normal market conditions, daily stress tests are<br />
carried out in order to estimate the consequences of<br />
extreme market swings.<br />
VAR method and regulatory capital<br />
For its VAR calculation, the <strong>Julius</strong> <strong>Baer</strong> Group uses<br />
historical simulation with complete revaluation of all<br />
trading positions in each instance. The historical simulation<br />
is based on empirically observed changes in<br />
market parameters (prices, interest rates, volatilities)<br />
over the latest 300-trading-day period. As a result,<br />
correlation is taken into account implicitly, without<br />
having to draw on calculations and assumptions<br />
based on a correlation matrix. The risk management<br />
platform and the internal market risk models of the<br />
86 JULIUS BAER GROUP<br />
01.01.<br />
13.01.<br />
23.01.<br />
04.02.<br />
14.02.<br />
26.02.<br />
10.03.<br />
20.03.<br />
01.04.<br />
11.04.<br />
23.04.<br />
05.05.<br />
15.05.<br />
27.05.<br />
06.06.<br />
18.06.<br />
30.06.<br />
10.07.<br />
22.07.<br />
01.08.<br />
13.08.<br />
25.08.<br />
04.09.<br />
16.09.<br />
26.09.<br />
08.10.<br />
20.10.<br />
30.10.<br />
11.11.<br />
21.11.<br />
03.12.<br />
15.12.<br />
25.12.<br />
April<br />
May<br />
June<br />
July<br />
August<br />
September<br />
<strong>Julius</strong> <strong>Baer</strong> Group fulfill the relevant regulatory<br />
requirements and have been approved by the Swiss<br />
Federal Banking Commission for use in determining<br />
the capital requirement for market risks in the trading<br />
book. The regulatory approval for our models relates<br />
to so-called general market risk as well as to issuerspecific<br />
risk.<br />
October<br />
November<br />
December