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ICSNEWLevel 1 and Level 2 texts5. Capital requirement – the standard method5.3. Market risks5.3.1 Calculation of the Market risk charge

5.3 Market risks

5.3.1 Calculation of the Market risk charge

  • L1-109. The market risk charge is calculated by aggregating, using the market risks correlation matrix specified in the Level 2 text, the following six sub-risk charges:
    • • Interest Rate risk;
    • • Non-Default Spread risk;
    • • Equity risk;
    • • Real Estate risk;
    • • Currency risk; and
    • • Asset Concentration risk.
  • L1-110. When calculating the market risk charges, the following impacts are considered:
    • • The direct impacts of the prescribed stress scenarios on the value of assets and liabilities; and
    • • The indirect impacts linked to potential changes in policyholder behaviour following the prescribed stress scenarios.
  • L1-111. For each of the six sub-risks, the risk charge is calculated both with and without the impact of management actions.
  • L2-203. The correlation matrix used for aggregating the market risk charges is the following:
Interest RateNDSR UpNDSR DownEquityReal EstateCurrencyAsset Concentration
Interest Rate100%25%25%25%25%25%0%
NDSR Up25%100%100%75%50%25%0%
NDSR Down25%100%100%0%0%25%0%
Equity25%75%0%100%50%25%0%
Real Estate25%50%0%50%100%25%0%
Currency25%25%25%25%25%100%0%
Asset Concentration0%0%0%0%0%0%100%
〈 Table 16: Market risks correlation matrix 〉

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