BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
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Below are the average interest rate risk exposure levels in terms of sensitivity of the main financial<br />
institutions of the <strong>BBVA</strong> Group for the six months ended June 30, 2010, in millions of euros:<br />
Average Impact on Net Interest<br />
Income (*)<br />
Average Impact on Economic<br />
Value (**)<br />
June 2010<br />
100 Basis-Point<br />
Increase<br />
100 Basis-Point<br />
Decrease<br />
100 Basis-Point<br />
Increase<br />
100 Basis-Point<br />
Decrease<br />
Europe -7.63% +8.64% +0.34% -0.46%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Bancomer +0.95% -0.76% -2.64% +2.29%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Compass +4.05% -4.22% +3.81% -7.60%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Puerto Rico +3.47% -2.88% -2.26% +1.94%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Chile -1.58% +1.52% -8.42% +7.86%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Colombia +2.30% -2.32% +0.26% -0.47%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Banco Continental +2.72% -2.77% -5.45% +5.97%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Banco Provincial +0.35% -0.36% -1.49% +1.59%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Banco Francés +0.56% -0.57% -0.69% +0.68%<br />
<strong>BBVA</strong> Group -1.86% +2.28% -0.20% -0.44%<br />
(*) Percentage relating to "1 year" net Interest margin forecast in each entity.<br />
(**) Percentage relating to each entity's Capital Base.<br />
As part of the measurement process, the Group established the assumptions regarding the movement and<br />
behavior of certain items, such as those relating to products with no explicit or contractual maturity. These<br />
assumptions are based on studies that estimate the relationship between the interest rates on these<br />
products and market rates and enable specific balances to be classified into trend-based balances maturing<br />
at long term and seasonal or volatile balances with short-term residual maturity.<br />
c) Structural currency risk<br />
Structural foreign exchange risk is basically caused by exposure to variations in foreign exchange rates that<br />
arise in the Group’s foreign subsidiaries and the provision of funds to foreign branches financed in a different<br />
currency to that of the investment.<br />
The ALCO is responsible for arranging hedging transactions to limit the capital impact of fluctuations in<br />
exchange rates, based on their projected trend, and to guarantee the equivalent euro value of the foreign<br />
currency earnings expected to be obtained from these investments.<br />
Structural currency risk management is based on the measurements performed by the Risk Area. These<br />
measurements use a foreign exchange rate scenario simulation model which quantifies possible changes in<br />
value for a given confidence interval and a pre-established time horizon. The Executive Committee<br />
authorizes the system of limits and alerts for these risk measurements, which include a limit on the economic<br />
capital or unexpected loss arising from the foreign exchange risk of the foreign-currency investments.<br />
As of June 30, 2010, the aggregate figure of asset exposure sensitivity to 1% depreciation in exchange rates<br />
stood at €121 million, with the following concentration: 40% in the Mexican peso, 27% in other South<br />
American currencies and 22% in the US dollar.<br />
d) Structural equity risk<br />
The Group’s exposure to structural equity risk comes largely from its holdings in industrial and financial<br />
companies with medium- to long-term investment horizons, reduced by the short net positions held in<br />
derivative instruments on the same underlying assets, in order to limit portfolio sensitivity to potential price<br />
cuts. The aggregate sensitivity of the Group's consolidated equity to a 1% fall in the price of shares stood, on<br />
June 30, 2010, at €46.1 million, while the sensitivity of the consolidated earnings to the same change in price<br />
on the same date is estimated at €3.6 million. This figure is determined by considering the exposure on<br />
shares measured at market price or, if not available, at fair value, including the net positions in options on the<br />
same underlyings in delta equivalent terms. Treasury Area portfolio positions are not included in the<br />
calculation.<br />
The Risk Area measures and effectively monitors structural risk in the equity portfolio. To do so, it estimates<br />
the sensitivity figures and the capital necessary to cover possible unexpected losses due to the variations in<br />
the value of the equity portfolio at a confidence level that corresponds to the institution’s target rating, and<br />
taking account of the liquidity of the positions and the statistical performance of the assets under<br />
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