Market Risk. 1.15.1 Market risk, or systematic risk, stems from the economic, geographical, political, social or other factors of the relevant market, and is affected by variables that are related to the entire market. For example, if one invests in a financial product listed in Hong Kong, this investment will be subject to the systematic risk related to the entire Hong Kong market. When any event affects the systematic risk of the market, all financial products will be impacted either in the form of a rise or fall in the prices. This will apply whether investors hold one single financial product or a diversified portfolio of financial products in that market. As long as they keep their holdings, they cannot avoid being exposed to the systematic risk of the market. You should be aware that market risk cannot be eliminated, no matter how they diversify their holdings. You should seek professional advice as you think appropriate or necessary to manage (but not eliminate) market risk, and you should be careful about investing too much into a single market.
Market Risk. The Portfolio acknowledges that any cash collateral provided by a borrower in respect of a securities lending transaction may be invested by Subadviser on the Portfolio's behalf at the Portfolio's risk, and if, upon termination of any loan, the cash collateral held by Subadviser for Portfolio's account is less than the amount required to be returned to the borrower under Subadviser's agreement with the borrower, the Portfolio will provide borrower with cash in the amount of any such deficiency.
Market Risk. This will arise when prices of stock/shares, bonds and money market instruments fluctuate due to various factors such as changes in the prevailing economic conditions, industry trends, political and social environment and movement of foreign financial markets. This fluctuation will cause the Net Asset Value to fall or rise and likewise affect the income portion of the Fund. To mitigate this risk the Fund Manager will monitor the financial markets closely and act on any adverse news accordingly.
Market Risk. The value of investments may fluctuate due to changing political, legal and, economic conditions and changes in interest rates. This is common to all markets and asset classes. Investor’s return may be substantially less than the initial investment. In addition to the risks listed above, high-yield bonds are subject to additional risks such as: Higher Credit Risk: Since high-yield bonds are typically rated below investment grade or are unrated, they are often subject to a higher risk of issuer default. Vulnerability to Economic Cycles: During economic downturns high-yield bonds typically fall more in value than investment grade bonds as (i) investors become more risk averse and (ii) default risk rises. It is important to note that certain bonds may contain special features and risks that warrant special attention. These include: Perpetual Bonds: Perpetual debentures do not have a maturity date, and the coupon payments pay-out depends on the viability of the issuer in the very long term, it may be deferred or even suspended subject to the terms and conditions of the issue. Furthermore perpetual debentures are often callable and/or subordinated, and bear re-investment risk and/or subordinated bond risk, detailed below. Re-investment Risk of Callable Bond: If the bond is callable in which the issuer may redeem the bond before maturity, it is subject to re-investment risk. The yield received when re-investing the proceeds may be less favourable. Subordinated Bonds: Holders of subordinated debentures will bear higher risks than holders of senior debentures of the issuer due to a lower priority of claim in event of the Issuer’s liquidation. Subordinated debentures are unsecured and have lesser priority than that of an additional debt claim of the same asset. They usually have a lower credit rating than senior bonds. The Customer’s specific attention is drawn to the credit information of this product, including the respective credit rating of the Issuer, the debenture and/or the Guarantor, as the case may be. Bonds with Variable Coupon/Coupon Deferral features: If the bonds contain variable and/or deferral of interest payment terms, then the Customer would face uncertainty over the amount and time of the interest payments to be received. Bonds with Extendable Maturity Date: If the bonds contain extendable maturity date terms, then the Customer would not have a definite schedule of principal repayment. Convertible or Exchangeable Bonds: Convertible or Exchangeable...
Market Risk. Some of the recognized markets in which a Sub-Fund may invest may be less well-regulated than those in developed markets and may prove to be illiquid, insufficiently liquid or highly volatile from time to time. This may affect the price at which a Sub-Fund may liquidate positions to meet redemption requests or other funding requirements. Liquidity Risk. Not all securities or instruments invested in by the Sub-Funds will be listed or rated and consequently liquidity may be low. Moreover, the accumulation and disposal of holdings in some investments may be time consuming and may need to be conducted at unfavourable prices. The Sub-Funds may also encounter difficulties in disposing of assets at their fair price due to adverse market conditions leading to limited liquidity.
Market Risk. The value of investments may fluctuate due to changing political, legal and, economic conditions and changes in interest rates. This is common to all markets and asset classes. Your return may be substantially less than the initial investment.
Market Risk. The risk of investments declining in value because of economic developments or other events that affect the entire market. The main types of market risk are equity risk, interest rate risk and currency risk. • Equity risk - applies to an investment in shares. The market price of shares varies all the time depending on demand and supply. Equity risk is the risk of loss because of a drop in the market price of shares. • Interest rate risk - applies to debt investments such as bonds. It is the risk of losing money because of a change in the interest rate. For example, if the interest rate goes up, the market value of bonds will drop. • Currency risk - applies when you own foreign investments. It is the risk of losing money because of a movement in the exchange rate. For example, if the EURO becomes less valuable relative to the GBP Pound, your EURO denominated investment will be worth less in GBP Pounds.
Market Risk. We have a market risk management and control framework, to support trading and balance sheet management activities. The framework incorporates a risk measurement approach to quantify the magnitude of market risk within the trading and balance sheet portfolios. This approach and related analysis identify the range of possible outcomes that can be expected over a given period of time, and establish the relative likelihood of those outcomes and allocate an appropriate amount of capital to support these activities. Traded market risk is the risk of loss from changes in value of financial instruments due to movements in price factors for both physical and derivative trading positions. These risks are monitored daily against a comprehensive limit framework that includes Value at Risk (“VaR”), aggregate market position and sensitivity, product and geographic thresholds. The principal risk components of this monitoring process are: • Currency risk is the potential loss arising from the decline in the value of a financial instrument, due to changes in foreign exchange rates or their implied volatilities. • Interest rate risk is the potential loss arising from the change in the value of a financial instrument, due to changes in market interest rates or their implied volatilities. • Credit Spread risk is the potential loss arising from a decline in value of an instrument due to a movement of its margin or spread relative to a benchmark.
Market Risk. Market risk on derivatives is the potential loss to the value of these contracts due to changes in price of the underlying items such as equities, interest rates, foreign exchange, credit spreads, commodities or other indices. The notional or contractual amounts provide only the volume of transactions outstanding at the reporting date and do not represent the amounts at risk. Exposure to market risk may be reduced through offsetting items from on and off-balance sheet positions.
Market Risk. The Fund's investments are subject to the risks inherent in all securities i.e. the value of holdings may fall as well as rise. In addition, the Fund may be subject to investment holding limits imposed on investors by certain markets in which the Fund invests. Investment involves risks. Past performance is no guide to future performance of the funds.
