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Pakistan Risk Review
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  Risk
  • Establishing the top 50 most liquid securities in capital market

  • Calculating holding period returns including dividends and corporate actions

  • Tracking risk and volatility numbers using 60 day moving averages

  • Value at Risk estimates for margin and securities lending business

  • Projected worst and best case ranges for interest rates, foreign exchange, commodities and listed securities

  • Quantifying risk and reward relationships for local portfolio choices

  • Recording credit spreads between KIBOR and Treasury rates
 
  Calibration and validation

  • Independent and external validation for market movement drivers and risk factors including alpha and beta

  • Calibration and benchmarking internal risk models used for capital charge and capital allocation calculations

  • Contextual and background data for Internal Capital Adequacy (ICAAP) assessment reports

  • Volatility estimates and option premiums for interest rates and foreign exchange currency pairs

  • Documenting historical correlations between domestic performance and international commodity prices

 
  Policy & Limits

  • Creating market risk limits based on Value at Risk estimates

  • Determining numerical basis for policy formulation

  • Measuring risk which cannot be mitigated through diversification
 
  Performance
  • Measuring performance of equity portfolios with respect to benchmark index

  • Establishing input parameters for Capital Asset Pricing Model

  • Calculating the expected impact of “beyond worse case” scenarios on portfolios

  • Comparing Risk Adjusted Returns across different funds (or groups of funds)

  • Monitoring of market exposures and benchmarking yourself against market averages