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2005 Annual Report Julius Baer Holding Ltd. - GAM Holding AG

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3 000 000<br />

2 000 000<br />

1 000 000<br />

0<br />

–1 000 000<br />

–2 000 000<br />

–3 000 000<br />

–4 000 000<br />

–5 000 000<br />

–6 000 000<br />

–7 000 000<br />

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

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