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What is Leverage?
lev·er·age Leverage is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses. EXAMPLE Facts
►NAV = £100m
►Notional Market Exposure = £150m Calculation
►Under AIFMD: Leverage = 150/100 = 150%
►Under UCITS: Leverage = (150-100)/100 = 50% 3. Copyright © Arkus Financial Services - 2014
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Hedge Funds
PARAMETER
GROSS METHOD
COMMITMENT
(AIFMD)
COMMITMENT (UCITS)
SUM OF NOTIONALS (UCITS)
Netting/Hedging
No
Yes
Yes
No
Delta
Yes
Yes
Yes
Delta = 1
Borrowings
Max(Investment, Loan)
Sum of absolute values
NA
NA
Exposure
(SofEXP_ND + SofEXP_D) – Cash & Equiv.
(SofEXP_ND + SofEXP_D) - H - N
SofEXP_D - H - N
Sum of Notionals_D
SofEXP_D = Sum of the absolute values of the exposure from derivatives
SofEXP_ND = Sum of the absolute values of the exposure from Non-derivatives
H = Exposure from derivatives used for Hedging purposes
N = Exposure from derivatives that nets with either other derivatives or direct investments
“Similar risk reporting techniques to UCITS. However, some traditional methods may be inadequate for certain strategies.” 4. Copyright © Arkus Financial Services - 2014
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Private Equity
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
-1,500,000 €
-1,360,000 €
-1,220,000 €
-1,080,000 €
-940,000 €
-800,000 €
-660,000 €
-520,000 €
-380,000 €
-240,000 €
-100,000 €
40,000 €
180,000 €
320,000 €
460,000 €
600,000 €
740,000 €
880,000 €
1,020,000 €
1,160,000 €
1,300,000 €
1,440,000 €
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
-300,000 €
-230,000 €
-160,000 €
-90,000 €
-20,000 €
50,000 €
120,000 €
190,000 €
260,000 €
330,000 €
400,000 €
470,000 €
540,000 €
610,000 €
680,000 €
750,000 €
820,000 €
890,000 €
960,000 €
1,030,000 €
1,100,000 €
1,170,000 €
1,240,000 €
1,310,000 €
1,380,000 €
1,450,000 €
“Leverage taken on by target companies does not need to be reported at the fund level.”
Distribution of cash flows assuming Normality
Distribution of cash flows derived from analyst assumptions 5. Copyright © Arkus Financial Services - 2014
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Real Estate
►Mortgages must be included in the leverage calculation.
►The leverage of a bankruptcy remote SPV which is controlled by the fund, does not need to be reported. 6. Copyright © Arkus Financial Services - 2014
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Final Remarks
►Don’t think in terms of ‘one size fits all’ solutions.
►Risk reporting can add value and should not be looked at purely as a regulatory tick box. 7. Copyright © Arkus Financial Services - 2014
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