Question 5a: Are funds (or portfolios under management) managed by the same management entity expected to report net short positions?
Question 5b: How should net short position calculation and reporting be conducted when the same single legal entity performs both management and non-management activities?
Question 5d: Being a global fund manager of funds, I use derivative instruments that may result in net short positions in particular issuers when calculated as described in the DR though the strategies being implemented do not, however, relate to particular issuers but aim at increasing or reducing exposure to markets or sectors. An example of the type of strategies that may be employed is: selling exposure to European bank equity through the EuroStoxx Banks index (SX7E) using futures contracts
Question 5e: In a group constituted only of legal entities performing exclusively management activities, how should calculation and reporting be conducted? Who should report?