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What is ALM ?
The full form of ALM is Asset Liability Management. This is the process of managing risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and liabilities (debts and assets in simple words) of the bank.
The full form of ALM is Asset Liability Management. This is the process of managing risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and liabilities (debts and assets in simple words) of the bank.
Here goes the
technical definition of ALM.
The ALM is a comprehensive
and dynamic framework for measuring, monitoring and managing the market risk of
a bank. It is the management of structure of balance sheet (liabilities and
assets) in such a way that the net earning from interest is maximized within
the overall risk-preference (present and future) of the institutions.
Scope of ALM
The ALM functions extend to
liquidly risk management, management of market risk, trading risk management,
funding and capital planning and profit planning and growth projection.
Residual maturity
Residual maturity is the
time period which a particular asset or liability will still take to mature
i.e. become due for payment (once at a time, say in case of a term deposit or
in instalments, say in case of term loan).
Maturity Buckets
Maturity buckets are
different time intervals (8 for the time being, namely 1-14 days, 15-28, 29-90,
91-180, 181-365 days, 1-3 years, 3-5 and above 5 years), in which the value of
a particular asset or liability is placed depending upon its residual maturity.
Mismatch position
When in a particular
maturity bucket, the amount of maturing liabilities or assets does not match,
such position is called a mismatch position, which creates liquidity surplus or
liquidity crunch position and depending upon the interest rate movement, such
situation may turnout to be risky for the bank. The mismatches for cash flows
for 1-14 days and 15-28 days’ buckets are to be kept to the minimum (not to
exceed 20% each of cash outflows for those buckets).
Role of ALCO
Asset-Liability Committee
is the top most committee to oversee implementation of ALM system, to be headed
by CMD or ED. ALCO would consider product pricing for both deposits and
advances, the desired maturity profile of the incremental assets and
liabilities in addition to monitoring the risk levels of the bank. It will have
to articulate current interest rates view of the bank and base its decisions
for future business strategy on this view.
Benefits of ALM
As we've discussed above, ALM is a tool that enables
bank managements to take business decisions in a more informed framework with
an eye on the risks that bank is exposed to. It is an integrated approach to
financial management, requiring simultaneous decisions about the types of
amounts of financial assets and liabilities - both mix and volume - with the
complexities of the financial markets in which the institution operates.
Thats all for now friends. In our next post, we shall discuss some more important points for bank interviews. All The Best.
Thats all for now friends. In our next post, we shall discuss some more important points for bank interviews. All The Best.
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