Inverted swap spreads see ATP outshoot liabilities by Dkr16.5 billion

Interest risk management pays off for ATP

larsrohde-atp

By taking advantage of inverted swap spreads - when swap rates fall below government bond rates - the fixed income hedging portfolio of Danish labour market pension fund ATP was up Dkr16.5 billion (£1.94 billion) before tax in the first three months of 2010, despite a huge increase in liabilities and exposure to basis risk from Denmark's shallow derivatives market.

Although the fund's liabilities, which are discounted using Danish swap rates, increased by Dkr81.5 billion, the strategic weighting

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Register

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here