Arbeitspapier

Quantifying the pull-to-par effect for German banks' bond portfolios

The rise in interest rate levels in 2022 led to large losses in German banks' bond portfolios. The resulting unrealised losses also point to reduced profitability and, in the medium term, indicate the risk of further losses arising if unrealised losses end up having to be realised in the process of liquidating bonds. Based on the term structure as at end-2022 and taking into account implied forward interest rates, this analysis quantifies the pull-to-par effect, i.e. future reversals of market price losses which occur when the price of a bond converges towards its par value as it approaches maturity. In addition, the impact of the pull-to-par effect on the recognised net result and on unrealised losses is approximated. The results show how quickly the losses incurred by banks can likely be offset and how quickly risks arising from unrealised losses diminish.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Technical Paper ; No. 06/2023

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Thema
market risk
asset pricing
banks
financial stability

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Strobel, Lena
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsche Bundesbank
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2023

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Strobel, Lena
  • Deutsche Bundesbank

Entstanden

  • 2023

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