8.8 Defining a New Business Assumption

Business Assumption Definition window allows you to define a new assumption definition in the LRM Application. See Business Assumptions Supported section for detailed explanation and calculations.

Figure 7-1 Business Assumption Definition

The assumption parameters enabled are specific to each assumption category and sub-category. To create a new business assumption, perform the following steps:

1. Click
   
   
   
   in the Business Assumption Summary window.
2. The Business Assumption Definition window is displayed where you can define new business assumption definition. See the below table for field details.

   Table 7-101 Business Assumption Definition window

   Field	Available Options	Description
   Section: Linked to
   Folder	Select the folder specific to the business assumption definition.
   Access Type	Select either Read/Write or Read Only.
   Section: Assumption Details
   Assumption Name	Enter a name unique across infodoms. This field allows special characters.
   Assumption Description	Enter a brief description. This field allows special characters.
   Version Number	Generated automatically.
   Intraday Assumption	Select either Yes or No.
   Section: Assumption Properties
   Assumption Category	Select from the below available options: Cash Flow Movement Incremental Cash Flow Encumbrance Value Change
   Assumption Sub-Category	Based on the Assumption category selected, the following options are displayed: Note: In case Intraday Assumption is selected as Yes, then intraday specific categories and sub-categories are displayed. See Assumption Intraday Sub-category for details.
   	Assumption Category	Assumption Sub-Category
   	Cash Flow Movement	Cash Flow Movement Asset Sale Cash Flow Delay Delinquency Prepayment Recovery Rollover Run-off
   	Encumbrance	Encumbrance Ratings Downgrade Valuation Changes
   	Incremental Cash Flow	Incremental Cash Flow Drawdown Liability Run-Off New Business Ratings Downgrade Run-Off Secured Funding/Financing Valuation Changes
   	Value Change	Available Stable Funding Factor Haircut Required Stable Funding Factor
   Based On	Choose the based on measure to which the assumption parameter values are applied for cash flows calculation. See Based On for details.
   Assumption Legs	Select the number of Assumption Legs to specify the assumption parameter values, as either: One Two Note: This field is not available for all assumption sub-categories. When One is selected as assumption leg, in assumption specification only a column is displayed to add the primary assumption value. See Assumption Legs for details.
   Assignment Method – Leg 1	Select from the below available options: Selected Time Bucket Increasing Decreasing Equal Proportionate See Assignment Method Leg 1, for details about the specific methods in which the assumption value can be assigned across multiple buckets.
   Assignment Method – Leg 2	Select from one of the available options: Selected Time Bucket Increasing Decreasing Equal Proportionate See Assignment Method leg 2, for details about the specific methods in which the assumption value can be assigned across multiple buckets.
   Assumption Unit	Select from one of the available options: Amount Percentage Unit: Applicable when Sale is specified. See Assumption Unit for details. This parameter is the unit based on which the assumption values are specified.
   Assumption Currency	This option is enabled only when you select the assumption unit as Amount. See Assumption Currency for details. You can either select the option as Natural Currency, or choose any other currency from the drop-down list, which is required as part of the definition. Note: In case you select Natural Currency, ensure that the currency is selected as part of dimension selection. Assumption Category - Incremental Cash Flow, sub-category - Liability Run Off, is the only assumption where a currency is specified, even when the unit is specified as percentage. The assumption currency is required for specifying the minimum Balance.
   Rating Downgrade	Select from one of the available options: Notch Based Ratings Based This is applicable only when you select the sub-category Encumbrance and Ratings Downgrade, for assumption categories Incremental Cash Flow or Encumbrance. See Ratings Downgrade for details.
   Transaction Leg	Select from one of the available options: One Two See Transaction Legs, for details.
   Charge Penalty	Select from one of the available options: Yes (For this option, an additional column in the assumption value grid is added to specify penalty) No See Charge Penalty for details.
   Specify Collateral/Underlying	Select from one of the available options: Yes No This parameter determines if the existing unencumbered assets are required to be posted as collateral or underlying that is, in case of secured funding and repo transactions. See Specify Collateral/Underlying for details.
   Sale Specification By	This field is available only when you select Cash Flow Movement as the Assumption Category and Asset Sale as the Sub-Category. Select from one of the available options, to specify a sale: Individual Assets Dimensions If you select Individual Assets: In the Asset Browser Selection, click icon. The Asset Browser window appears. Select the Asset Type, enter Name and Account ID. Select one or multiple members from a list of members displayed. Click to move the selected members to Selected Members section, or click , to select all members. Click Ok. If you select Dimensions, follow the steps in Dimension Selection. See Sale Specification By for details.
   Reporting Line Classification	Select Enable or Disable for the field Reporting Line Classification. If you select Enable, the field Reporting Line Dimension is displayed. Click to view the hierarchy browser. All the dimensions in the FSI_LRM_REP_LINE_ATTR_DETAILS table are displayed. Click to move the selected dimensions to the Selected Members section.
   Section: Inclusion Filters/ Exclusion Filters
   Inclusion Filters	This field is available only for specific Assumption category and sub-categories. See Filter Selection for details. To add Inclusion Filters/Exclusion Filters: Click the corresponding icon . The Liquidity Risk Business Definition browser window appears. Select one or multiple (maximum of 7) dimensions. Click or to move the selected dimensions, or all dimensions respectively, to the Selected Members section. Click OK. The selected dimensions are displayed in the Inclusion Filters section. Click the selected dimension member. The Hierarchy Browser window appears. Select one or multiple members from the list of dimensions displayed in the Hierarchy browser. Click or to move the selected or all dimensions respectively to the Selected Members section. Click OK.
   Exclusion Filters
   Section: Dimension Selection
   	To add a dimension: Click corresponding to Dimension Selection. The Liquidity Risk Business Definition browser window appears. Select one or multiple (maximum of 7) dimensions. Click or to move the selected dimensions, or all dimensions respectively, to the Selected Members section. Click OK. The selected dimensions are displayed in the Selected Members section. Click the selected dimension member. The Hierarchy Browser window appears. Select one or multiple members from the list of hierarchies displayed in the Hierarchy browser. Click or to move the selected or all hierarchies respectively, to the Selected Members section. Click OK. Note: You can add a maximum of seven dimensions, one source or actual time bucket, and optionally a revised time bucket. For the Intraday assumption category Incremental Cash Flow, sub-category Large Unexpected Payments, LRM - Intraday - Payment Settlement Systems dimension is selected by default. See Dimension Selection for details.
   Section: Time Bucket Definition Selection
   Time Bucket Definition	To add a time bucket definition: Click to select a Time Bucket Definition. The Time Bucket Definition Browser window appears. Select time bucket definitions from a list of definitions displayed in the time bucket definition browser. Here it is a single selection. Only one time bucket can be selected. The values which are defined in the Time Bucket definition window are displayed here. Click OK. The selected time bucket definition is displayed in the time bucket definition selection against both <Time Bucket 1> Selection, and <Time Bucket 2> Selection Click the icon corresponding to <Time Bucket 1> Selection and then <Time Bucket 2> Selection to define the time buckets. You can select one or multiple time buckets from the given time bucket definition. The selected time buckets are displayed as row items in the Assumption Specification table. The name of this parameter changes depending on the assumption category selected as per the mapping provided below. Note: For category Incremental Cash Flow, sub-category Liability Run-off, the selected time bucket definition is displayed in the time bucket definition selection against both Inaccessibility End Bucket selection, and Restoration End Bucket selection. For Inaccessibility End Bucket, click the selected time bucket icon. One or multiple time buckets from the given time bucket definition can be selected as part of Inaccessibility End Bucket selection. The selected time buckets are displayed as row items in the assumption specification table. For Restoration End Bucket, click the selected time bucket icon. A single selection of a time bucket greater than the Inaccessibility End Bucket can be selected as part of Restoration End Bucket selection. The time buckets selected are displayed as drop-down values in the Off-set Bucket column in each row of the assumption specification table.
   	Assumption Category	<Time Bucket 1> Selection	<Time Bucket 2> Selection
   	Cash Flow Movement	From Bucket Selection	To Bucket Selection
   	Incremental Cash Flows	Primary Bucket Selection	Off-set Bucket Selection
   	Encumbrance	From Bucket Selection	To Bucket Selection
   	Value Change	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
   	Note: When the Intraday Assumption is selected as Yes in the Business Assumption Definition window, only the Intraday Time Buckets are displayed in this section. This field is available only for specific Assumption category and sub-categories. See Time Bucket Definition Selection for details. For Category Encumbrance, sub-category Ratings Downgrade, category Value Change, sub-category – Available Stable Funding Factor, the time bucket selection is not required as they are not determined and these factors are applied to balances and market values of assets and liabilities. For category Value Change, sub-category – Haircut, the time bucket selection is not required as they are not determined. These haircut values are further used in the Run for the calculation of stock of HQLA. For Category Incremental Cash Flow, sub-category Incremental Cash Flow and Liability Run off, if you have selected Assumptions Legs as One, in Time Bucket Definition Selection only Off-set Bucket is displayed. Whereas, if you have selected Assumptions Legs as Two, in Time Bucket Definition Selection both Primary Bucket and Off-set Bucket is displayed.
   Section: Cash flow Interval Selection
   Cash Flow Interval Selection	To select a cash flow interval: Click icon corresponding to Cash Flow Interval Selection. The Cash Flow Interval Selection browser window is displayed. Select a defined cash flow interval displayed in the browser. Click OK. The selected Cash Flow Interval is displayed in the Cash Flow Interval selection section. Click the selected dimension member. The Hierarchy Browser window appears. Select one or multiple members from a list of hierarchies and click or to move the selected member or all the members, respectively, to the Selected Members section. Click OK. Note: This field is available only for specific Assumption category and sub-categories. See Cash Flow Interval Selectionfor details. For category Value Change, sub-category Available Stable Funding Factor, this selection is enabled only when you select the Based On measure as Cash Flows, Less Stable Cash Flows, Non-operational Cash Flow, Operational Cash Flow or Stable Cash Flow.

3. Click
   
   
   
   icon. The Assumption Parameter Specification table is generated with the selected dimensions as column values and dimension members as row values. Additionally, depending on your selection, one or two time bucket columns are displayed.

   Figure 7-2 Assumption Parameter Specification

   
   

   

   
   

   The names of these columns change based on the assumption category selected as follows:

   Table 7-102 Assumption category

   Assumption Category	<Time Bucket 1>	<Time Bucket 1>
   Cash Flow Movement	From Bucket	To Bucket
   Incremental Cash Flows	Primary Bucket	Off-set Bucket
   Encumbrance	From Bucket	To Bucket
   Value Change	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

   The unique combinations of selected dimension members and the from buckets are displayed as rows. If you have enabled Reporting Line Classification, then column Reporting Line is displayed. Click
   
   to view the hierarchy browser. Select the reporting line item from the list. Click OK.

   The names of these columns change based on the assumption category selected as follows:

   Table 7-103 Assumption category selection

   Assumption Category	Assumption Sub-Category	Columns Displayed in Assumption Parameter Specification
   Cash Flow Movement	Cash Flow Movement	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Assumption Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is one) Assumption Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is two) Penalty (if charge penalty is yes)
   	Run-Off	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Run-Off
   	Prepayment	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Prepayment Value Penalty (if charge penalty is yes)
   	Cash Flow Delay	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Assumption Value Penalty (if charge penalty is yes)
   	Delinquency	Each selected dimension From Bucket Delinquent Value
   	Recovery	Each selected dimension To Bucket Recovery Value
   	Rollover	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Rollover Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is One) Rollover Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is Two)
   	Asset Sale	Each selected dimension (if Sale Specification by is Dimensions) Each selected asset (if Sale Specification by is Individual Assets) Sale Bucket Sale Value Haircut (in %)
   Encumbrance	Encumbrance	Each selected dimension Downgrade Impact
   	Ratings Downgrade	Each selected dimension Downgrade Impact
   	Valuation Changes	Each selected dimension Valuation Change Impact
   Incremental Cash Flow	Incremental Cash Flow	Each selected dimension Primary Bucket (if Assumption Legs is Two) Incremental Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is One) Incremental Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is Two) Off-set Bucket Off-set Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is One) Off-set Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is Two) Collateral/Underlying (if Specify Collateral/Underlying is yes) Encumbered Value (if Specify Collateral/Underlying is yes)
   	Run-Off	Each selected dimension Time Bucket Run-Off
   	Drawdown	Each selected dimension Primary Bucket Downgrade Value – Leg 1 Off-set Bucket Off-set Value – Leg 1
   	Liability Run-Off	Each selected dimension Inaccessibility End Bucket:
   	New Business	Each selected dimension Primary Bucket Growth Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is 1) Growth Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is 2) Off-set Bucket Off-set Value – Leg 1 (if Transaction Legs is 1) Off-set Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is 2)
   	Ratings Downgrade	Each selected dimension Time Bucket Downgrade Impact
   	Secured Funding / Financing	Each selected dimension Each selected dimension Primary Bucket Primary Value – Leg 1 Primary Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is Two) Off-Set Bucket Off-Set Value – Leg 1 Off-Set Value – Leg 2 (if Transaction Legs is Two) Collateral/Underlying Encumbered Value
   	Valuation Changes	Each selected dimension Time Bucket Downgrade Impact
   Value Change	Available Stable Funding Factor	Each selected dimension ASF Factor
   	Haircut	Each selected dimension Haircut (%)
   	Required Stable Funding Factor	Each selected dimension RSF Factor
   Intraday Assumption Category
   Cash Flow Movement	Time Shift in Payments	Each selected dimension From Bucket To Bucket Assumption Value
   	Payments Default	From Bucket Residual Bucket Assumption Value
   Encumbrance	Withdrawal of Credit Lines	Each selected dimension Assumption Value
   Incremental Cash Flow	Intraday Drawdown	Each selected dimension Primary Bucket Off-Set Bucket Downgrade Value Off-Set Value
   	Large Unexpected Payments	Each selected dimension Time Bucket Assumption Value Note: The unique combinations of selected dimension members and the from buckets are displayed as rows. An additional text field "Transaction Amount" is displayed where you can enter amount value.
   Value Change	Intraday Valuation Changes	Each selected dimension Assumption Value

   Only for assumption category and sub-category which support Rating Downgrade, the Downgrade Specification table is generated with the selected dimensions as column values and dimension members as row values. The Downgrade Specification table has the following columns:

   Table 7-104 List of Downgrade Specification

   Assumption Category	Assumption Sub-Category	Columns Displayed in Assumption Parameter Specification
   Encumbrance	Ratings Downgrade	Each selected dimension Rating Type Rating Source Downgrade
   	Encumbrance
   Incremental Cash Flow	Ratings Downgrade

   Note:

   • You can sort and filter on each dimension column.
   • The dimensions columns are re-arranged based on drag and drop enabled in the Dimension Selection section.
   • To delete a table row in assumption specification, select a row and then click
     
     
     
     icon.
   • To add a sub row to each row, for instance to specify multiple <Time Bucket 2>, select a row and then click the
     
     
     
     icon.
   • To delete sub rows, right-click on the sub row to delete.
   • To enable Collateral Posting, select a row and then click
     
     
     
     icon. The Asset Browser window with only unencumbered assets is displayed. This icon is enabled only when the Post Collateral parameter is selected as Yes.
   • The assets that are unencumbered during the selected period are displayed even if they are encumbered currently. These are allowed to be posted as collateral for the unencumbered period.
   • After selecting the members, Click
     
     
     
     to move the selected member, or click
     
     
     
     to move all the members, to the Selected Members section, and click OK.
   • The selected collateral is displayed in the respective row in Assumption Specification. Encumbrance value can be specified as a percentage against each collateral. This column enables specification of partial encumbrance. You can select one or multiple members for each selected dimension. These are displayed as sub rows against the dimensional combination row for which this is being specified in the assumption specification table.
4. Follow the below steps to add values to Collateral/underlying, and Encumbered value columns for assumption category - Incremental Cash Flow, sub-category - Secured Funding/Financing:
   1. Click the check box on the left of the dimensional combination. Once the dimensional combination is chosen in the grid, click the Add assets (
      
      
      
      ) icon. The add assets icon allows you to add as many assets as needed for the particular row in the grid.

      Figure 7-3 Assumption Parameter Specification

      
      

      

      
      
   2. Once the Add assets icon is clicked, enter values in the following screen.

      Figure 7-4 Fixed assets

      
      

      

      
      
   3. The business assumption definition after collateral and encumbered value are specified is displayed below.

      Figure 7-5 Assumption details

      
      

      

      
      
   4. To save the definition, click Save.
   5. To return to the Business Assumption Definition Summary window, click Close.

      Note:

      • Stress assumptions are defined in the business assumption definition window in a manner similar to that explained above. These assumptions will have adverse values for Run-offs, rollovers, draw downs, haircuts and so on. The dimensions used for stress testing may also be different from those under BAU conditions. However, the process of defining a stress business assumption does not change.
      • After you save a Business Assumption, it is registered as a process in the Rules Framework of Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure.
      • A Business Assumption is available for selection in the Run Management window only after it is approved.
      • In case a Business Assumption is edited, it is saved as a new version.
      • After including additional dimension members the existing assumption specification table must not be reset.