R
razen
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Hi Everyone
Quick question - Should a change in statutory/reserving assumptions be considered as a source of profit when analysing the release of reserves which is what gives a profit (or loss) under EV?
In EV, the profits are effectively the release of the statutory margins and any change in the statutory basis should merely change the timing that the profits are recognised but not the total amount of profits generated.
However I'm struggling to understand the above paragraph because, there is a slight change in profits when the statutory basis is changed and this very small difference could be significant if the fund is very large - therefore a change in statutory basis does change the amount of profits and therefore should be included as an item when performing analysis of profits, right? Have I mis-understood something?
Please help, thank you!
Quick question - Should a change in statutory/reserving assumptions be considered as a source of profit when analysing the release of reserves which is what gives a profit (or loss) under EV?
In EV, the profits are effectively the release of the statutory margins and any change in the statutory basis should merely change the timing that the profits are recognised but not the total amount of profits generated.
However I'm struggling to understand the above paragraph because, there is a slight change in profits when the statutory basis is changed and this very small difference could be significant if the fund is very large - therefore a change in statutory basis does change the amount of profits and therefore should be included as an item when performing analysis of profits, right? Have I mis-understood something?
Please help, thank you!