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Chapter 5 - Managing The Credit Risk
Chapter 5 - Managing The Credit Risk
Chapter 5 - Managing The Credit Risk
• It assumes that the driver of the interest rates are the savings
and investment flows.
DETERMINATION OF INTEREST RATES
i = (Rf + Dm)
i = interest
Rf = risk free rate where (Real risk free rate = Rf minus inflation)
Dm = debt margin/debt spread/risk premium
RISK FREE RATE
The rate that assumes zero default in the market where this is
more or less equivalent to the rates offered by the sovereign. The
normal basis is the Treasury bill issued by the republic. In the
Philippines, it can be referred in the Philippine Dealing Systems
Of PDS Group.
Risk free rates excludes the effect of inflation (or the effect of
purchasing power of the Philippine peso), hence to compute for
the Real Risk Free Rate, prevailing inflation must be deducted.
ILLUSTRATION
I+((V-M)/n)
i= x 100%
((V+M)/2)
• i = interest rate
• I = periodic interest payments
• V = par value of bonds
• M = Market value of bonds
• n = term of bonds
ILLUSTRATION
• Forward Rates – contracted rates that fixed the rates and allow
a party to assume such risk on the difference between the
contracted rate and the spot rate
• FITCH RATINGS
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