Portfolio management companies and investment services providers that provide the investment service referred to in 4 of Article L. 321-1 employ :
1° A method of risk management on behalf of third parties that enables them to monitor and measure at any time the risk associated with the management of portfolio positions and transactions and the contribution of these to the overall risk profile of the managed portfolio. In particular, portfolio management companies do not exclusively or mechanically use credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of point b of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies to assess the credit quality of the assets in the portfolio.
2° A method for accurate and independent valuation of the positions and transactions in the managed portfolio, including the value of over-the-counter financial contracts.
Portfolio management companies shall set reasonable leverage limits for each AIF they manage and shall comply with these limits at all times.