2013 Annual report

NOTE 26
RISK MANAGEMENT - OPERATIONS
   
           
Risk management relating to the investment activities of Ferd is described in note 21.
           
Currency risk
Contracted currency flows from operations are normally secured in their entirety, while projected cash flows are hedged to a certain extent. Interest payments related to the Group's foreign currency loans are mostly secured by corresponding cash flows from the Group's activities. Instruments such as currency forward contracts, currency swaps and options can be used to manage Ferd Group's currency exposure.
           
Outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts
         
   
Currency
NOK
NOK 1 000
Currency
Purchase
Sale
Purchase
Sale
 
CAD
 
- 14 000
 
- 83 825
 
CHF
1 000
 
8 383
 
 
EUR
21 000
- 130 000
176 033
-1 089 725
 
JPY
7 050 000
- 537 000
410 743
- 33 530
 
NOK
398 000
- 110 000
398 000
- 110 000
 
RUB
 
- 82 000
 
- 16 765
 
SEK
9 000
- 108 000
8 383
- 100 590
 
CZK
       
 
GBP
       
 
DKK
92 000
- 9 000
100 590
- 8 383
 
ILS
8 000
 
16 765
 
 
USD
43 000
 
259 858
 
Total
     
1 378 755
-1 442 818
           
Interest rate risk
The Group has short-term fixed interest rates on long-term funding in accordance with internal guidelines. This applies for loans in Norwegian kroner, as well as in foreign currency. The Group uses interest rate swaps to reduce interest rate exposure by switching from floating rates to fixed rates for a portion of the loans.
           
Outstanding interest rate swaps
         
NOK 1 000
Currency
Amount
Receives
Pays
Time remaining to maturity
 
DKK
100 000
6M CIBOR
Fast 2,97% - 4,15%
1,7 - 3,5 years
 
EUR
85 000
3M EURIBOR
Fast 0,81 - 2,88%
2,2 - 5,0 years
 
SEK
50 000
3M STIBOR
 
3,0 years
The table includes derivatives for hedging.
         
           
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will default on his/her contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Group. Ferd has adopted a policy implying that the Group shall be exposed only to credit-worthy counterparties, and independent credit analyses are obtained for all counterparties when such analyses are available. If not, the Group uses other publicly available financial information and its own trade to assess creditworthiness.
 

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