Deposits refundable to tenants may be withheld by the Fund in part or in whole if receivables due from the tenant are not settled or in case of other breaches of contract. These deposits (cash collateral) are a mitigating factor regarding the credit risk exposures.
Counterparty Credit Risk is defined as the risk that the counterparty (to a transaction) defaults before the final settlement of the cash flows (associated with the transaction) has taken place (breaching delivery versus payment). This risk also includes banking credit positions.
It is our policy to enter into financial transactions only with financial institutions with a credit rating of at least A (Standard & Poor’s). Given the credit rating limits, as required by policy, and the adherence by these counterparties to these limits, the Fund does not expect any defaults. Currently, the Fund makes use of services of a single banking institution for all its cash accounts, which means that a counterparty credit risk concentration is applicable. Due to our policies and monitoring activities on the credit rating, as described above, the concentration risk is managed.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is defined as the inability to have timely access to sufficient (cash) liquidity to meet obligations or withdrawal, due to unfavourable market circumstances or inadequate cash planning, being forced to sell assets under unfavourable conditions. Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient (cash) liquidity. The Finance department manages the liquidity positions within predefined limits and they are reported on a monthly basis. The amounts are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated statement of financial position.
3.2 Fair value estimation
For financial purposes fair value measurements are categorised into level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:
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Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date.
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Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
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Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The carrying amount reduced by the impairment provision of trades receivable and trades payable approximates their fair value. All other Statement of financial position items are short-term and therefore not adjusted to their fair value.
3.3 Capital management
The Fund’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Fund’s ability to maintain its going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. Funding is secured by its shareholders through capital calls for which estimations are made each year. No external funding is obtained in 2023.
The Fund distributes the fiscal profit annually to its shareholders as required by tax law. Reference is made to Note 10. In order to maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Fund may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares, buy back shares from shareholders or sell assets to reduce debt.