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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date: July 24, 2020

 

 

UBS AG

Commission File Number: 1-15060

 

 

(Registrant’s Name)

 

Bahnhofstrasse 45, Zurich, Switzerland

Aeschenvorstadt 1, Basel, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant file or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20‑F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F                         Form 40-F 

 


 

This Form 6-K consists of the Second Quarter 2020 Report of UBS AG, which appears immediately following this page.

 


 

  

UBS AG

 

Second quarter 2020  report 

 

 


 

  

 

3

Introduction

 

 

1.

Risk and capital
management

8

Risk management and control

9

Capital management

   

2.

Consolidated
financial statements

17

UBS AG interim consolidated financial

statements (unaudited)

 

 

3.

UBS AG standalone
financial information

73

UBS AG standalone financial information

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix

76

Alternative performance measures

78

Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports

80

Information sources

81

Cautionary statement

 

   

 


 

Corporate calendar UBS AG

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Second quarter 2020  report 

UBS AG consolidated key figures

UBS AG consolidated key figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

As of or year-to-date

USD million, except where indicated

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 7,512 

 8,009 

 7,145 

 7,632 

 

 15,521 

 14,975 

Operating expenses

 

 5,987 

 6,210 

 6,332 

 5,975 

 

 12,197 

 11,864 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 1,525 

 1,799 

 814 

 1,657 

 

 3,324 

 3,110 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

 1,194 

 1,421 

 622 

 1,307 

 

 2,615 

 2,375 

Profitability and growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity (%)

 

 8.4 

 10.2 

 4.6 

 9.9 

 

 9.3 

 9.0 

Return on tangible equity (%)

 

 9.5 

 11.5 

 5.2 

 11.3 

 

 10.5 

 10.3 

Return on common equity tier 1 capital (%)

 

 13.0 

 15.9 

 7.1 

 14.8 

 

 14.4 

 13.5 

Return on risk-weighted assets, gross (%)

 

 10.9 

 12.2 

 11.0 

 11.6 

 

 11.6 

 11.4 

Return on leverage ratio denominator, gross (%)1

 

 3.2 

 3.5 

 3.2 

 3.4 

 

 3.4 

 3.3 

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

 76.9 

 75.0 

 88.5 

 78.2 

 

 75.9 

 79.1 

Net profit growth (%)

 

 (8.7) 

 33.0 

 128.4 

 2.0 

 

 10.1 

 (11.8) 

Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 1,063,435 

 1,099,185 

 971,916 

 968,645 

 

 1,063,435 

 968,645 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

 55,416 

 57,814 

 53,754 

 52,359 

 

 55,416 

 52,359 

Common equity tier 1 capital2

 

 37,435 

 36,194 

 35,280 

 35,881 

 

 37,435 

 35,881 

Risk-weighted assets2

 

 284,798 

 284,706 

 257,831 

 261,364 

 

 284,798 

 261,364 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (%)2

 

 13.1 

 12.7 

 13.7 

 13.7 

 

 13.1 

 13.7 

Going concern capital ratio (%)2

 

 17.9 

 16.5 

 18.3 

 17.8 

 

 17.9 

 17.8 

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio (%)2

 

 32.0 

 32.1 

 33.9 

 33.0 

 

 32.0 

 33.0 

Leverage ratio denominator2

 

 974,124 

 957,199 

 911,232 

 911,601 

 

 974,124 

 911,601 

Leverage ratio denominator (with temporary FINMA exemption)3

 

 910,070 

 903,756 

 

 

 

 910,070 

 

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (%)2

 

 3.84 

 3.78 

 3.87 

 3.94 

 

 3.84 

 3.94 

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (%) (with temporary FINMA exemption)3

 

 4.11 

 4.00 

 

 

 

 4.11 

 

Going concern leverage ratio (%)2

 

 5.2 

 4.9 

 5.2 

 5.1 

 

 5.2 

 5.1 

Going concern leverage ratio (%) (with temporary FINMA exemption)3

 

 5.6 

 5.2 

 

 

 

 5.6 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio (%)2

 

 9.3 

 9.5 

 9.6 

 9.5 

 

 9.3 

 9.5 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (USD billion)4

 

 3,588 

 3,236 

 3,607 

 3,381 

 

 3,588 

 3,381 

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

 47,120 

 47,182 

 47,005 

 47,072 

 

 47,120 

 47,072 

1 The leverage ratio denominators as of 30 June 2020 and 31 March 2020, which are used for the return calculation, do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption that has been granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19. Refer to the “Recent developments” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report for more information.    2 Based on the Swiss systemically relevant bank framework as of 1 January 2020. Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    3 Refer to the “Recent developments” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report and the “Capital management” section of this report for further details about the temporary FINMA exemption.    4 Includes invested assets for Global Wealth Management, Asset Management and Personal & Corporate Banking.        

 

 

Alternative performance measures

An alternative performance measure (an APM) is a financial measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows other than a financial measure defined or specified in the applicable recognized accounting standards or in other applicable regulations. We report a number of APMs in our external reports (annual, quarterly and other reports). We use APMs to provide a more complete picture of our operating performance and to reflect management’s view of the fundamental drivers of our business results. A definition of each APM, the method used to calculate it and the information content are presented under “Alternative performance measures” in the appendix to this report. Our APMs may qualify as non-GAAP measures as defined by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations.

 

 

 

2 


 

Introduction

Structure of this report

UBS Group AG is the holding company for the UBS Group and the parent company of UBS AG. UBS Group AG holds 100% of the issued shares in UBS AG. Financial information for UBS AG consolidated does not differ materially from that for UBS Group AG consolidated.

This report includes risk and capital management information for UBS AG consolidated and the interim consolidated financial statements, as well as UBS AG standalone financial information for the quarter ended 30 June 2020. Regulatory information for UBS AG standalone will be provided in the 30 June 2020 Pillar 3 report, which will be available as of 14 August under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors

®   Refer to the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report, available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors for more information

Comparison between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated

The table on the following page contains a comparison of selected financial and capital information between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated.

The accounting policies applied under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to both the UBS Group AG and the UBS AG consolidated financial statements are identical. However, there are certain scope and presentation differences as noted below.

   Assets, liabilities, operating income, operating expenses and operating profit before tax relating to UBS Group AG and its directly held subsidiaries, including UBS Business Solutions AG, are reflected in the consolidated financial statements of UBS Group AG but not of UBS AG. UBS AG’s assets, liabilities, operating income and operating expenses related to transactions with UBS Group AG and its directly held subsidiaries, including UBS Business Solutions AG and other shared services subsidiaries, are not subject to elimination in the UBS AG consolidated financial statements, but are eliminated in the UBS Group AG consolidated financial statements. UBS Business Solutions AG and other shared services subsidiaries of UBS Group AG charge other legal entities within the UBS AG consolidation scope for services provided, including a markup on costs incurred.


   The equity of UBS Group AG consolidated was USD 1.6 billion higher than the equity of UBS AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020. This difference was mainly driven by higher dividends paid by UBS AG to UBS Group AG compared with the dividend distributions of UBS Group AG, as well as higher retained earnings in the UBS Group AG consolidated financial statements, largely related to the aforementioned markup charged by shared services subsidiaries of UBS Group AG to other legal entities in the UBS AG scope of consolidation. In addition, UBS Group AG is the grantor of the majority of the compensation plans of the Group and recognizes share premium for equity-settled awards granted. These effects were partly offset by treasury shares acquired as part of our currently suspended share repurchase program and those held to hedge share delivery obligations associated with Group compensation plans, as well as additional share premium recognized at the UBS AG consolidated level related to the establishment of UBS Group AG and UBS Business Solutions AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG.

   The going concern capital of UBS Group AG consolidated was USD 2.6 billion higher than the going concern capital of UBS AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020, reflecting higher going concern loss-absorbing additional tier 1 (AT1) capital of USD 1.8 billion and higher common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital of USD 0.7 billion.

   The CET1 capital of UBS Group AG consolidated was USD 0.7 billion higher than that of UBS AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020. The difference in CET1 capital was primarily due to higher UBS Group AG consolidated IFRS equity of USD 1.6 billion, as described above, and lower UBS Group AG accruals for future capital returns to shareholders, partly offset by compensation-related regulatory capital accruals at the UBS Group AG level.

   The going concern loss-absorbing AT1 capital of UBS Group AG consolidated was USD 1.8 billion higher than that of UBS AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020, reflecting deferred contingent capital plan awards.

®   Refer to “Holding company and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups” under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors  for an illustration of the consolidation scope differences between UBS AG and UBS Group AG

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information about differences in the loss-absorbing capacity between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated

3 


Introduction 

Comparison between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended 30.6.20

USD million, except where indicated

 

UBS Group AG

consolidated

UBS AG

consolidated

Difference

(absolute)

 

 

 

 

 

Income statement

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 7,403 

 7,512 

 (109) 

Operating expenses

 

 5,821 

 5,987 

 (166) 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 1,582 

 1,525 

 57 

of which: Global Wealth Management

 

 880 

 868 

 12 

of which: Personal & Corporate Banking

 

 238 

 238 

 0 

of which: Asset Management

 

 157 

 157 

 0 

of which: Investment Bank

 

 612 

 611 

 1 

of which: Group Functions

 

 (305) 

 (349) 

 44 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 1,236 

 1,197 

 39 

of which: net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

 1,232 

 1,194 

 39 

of which: net profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 3 

 3 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

(1,026)

(1,035)

9

of which: attributable to shareholders

 

(1,027)

(1,037)

9

of which: attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1

1

0

Total comprehensive income

 

209

161

48

of which: attributable to shareholders

 

205

157

48

of which: attributable to non-controlling interests

 

4

4

0

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

1,063,838

1,063,435

403

Total liabilities

 

1,006,630

1,007,847

(1,216)

Total equity

 

57,207

55,589

1,619

of which: equity attributable to shareholders

 

57,035

55,416

1,619

of which: equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

173

173

0

 

 

 

 

 

Capital information

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

38,146

37,435

711

Going concern capital

 

53,537

50,986

2,551

Risk-weighted assets

 

286,436

284,798

1,639

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (%)

 

13.3

13.1

0.2

Going concern capital ratio (%)

 

18.7

17.9

0.8

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio (%)

 

32.7

32.0

0.7

Leverage ratio denominator

 

974,348

974,124

224

Leverage ratio denominator (with temporary FINMA exemption)1

 

885,146

910,070

(24,925)

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (%)

 

3.92

3.84

0.07

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (%) (with temporary FINMA exemption)1

 

4.31

4.11

0.20

Going concern leverage ratio (%)

 

5.5

5.2

0.3

Going concern leverage ratio (%) (with temporary FINMA exemption)1

 

6.0

5.6

0.4

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio (%)

 

9.6

9.3

0.3

1 Refer to the “Recent developments” and “Capital management” sections of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report and the “Capital management” section of this report for further details about the temporary FINMA exemption.

 

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As of or for the quarter ended 31.3.20

 

As of or for the quarter ended 31.12.19

UBS Group AG

consolidated

UBS AG

consolidated

Difference

(absolute)

 

UBS Group AG

consolidated

UBS AG

consolidated

Difference

(absolute)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7,934 

 8,009 

 (75) 

 

 7,052 

 7,145 

 (93) 

 5,926 

 6,210 

 (285) 

 

 6,124 

 6,332 

 (207) 

 2,008 

 1,799 

 209 

 

 928 

 814 

 114 

 1,218 

 1,201 

 18 

 

 766 

 754 

 12 

 334 

 335 

 0 

 

 310 

 311 

 (1) 

 157 

 157 

 0 

 

 180 

 180 

 0 

 709 

 679 

 30 

 

 (22) 

 (18) 

 (4) 

 (410) 

 (572) 

 162 

 

 (306) 

 (413) 

 107 

 1,598 

 1,424 

 174 

 

 727 

 628 

 100 

 1,595 

 1,421 

 174 

 

 722 

 622 

 100 

 3 

 3 

 0 

 

 6 

 6 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,597

2,671

(74)

 

 (2,295) 

 (1,475) 

 (819) 

2,602

2,675

(74)

 

 (2,299) 

 (1,479) 

 (819) 

(5)

(5)

0

 

 4 

 4 

0

4,195

4,095

100

 

 (1,567) 

 (847) 

(720)

4,197

4,097

100

 

 (1,577) 

 (857) 

(720)

(2)

(2)

0

 

 10 

 10 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,098,099

1,099,185

(1,085)

 

972,183

971,916

267

1,039,981

1,041,201

(1,220)

 

917,476

917,988

(512)

58,118

57,983

135

 

54,707

53,928

779

57,949

57,814

135

 

54,533

53,754

779

169

169

0

 

174

174

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,691

36,194

497

 

35,582

35,280

302

51,916

47,115

4,801

 

51,888

47,237

4,650

286,256

284,706

1,551

 

259,208

257,831

1,376

12.8

12.7

0.1

 

13.7

13.7

0.0

18.1

16.5

1.6

 

20.0

18.3

1.7

32.7

32.1

0.6

 

34.6

33.9

0.7

955,932

957,199

(1,267)

 

911,325

911,232

94

877,463

903,756

(26,293)

 

 

 

 

3.84

3.78

0.06

 

3.90

3.87

0.03

4.18

4.00

0.18

 

 

 

 

5.4

4.9

0.5

 

5.7

5.2

0.5

5.9

5.2

0.7

 

 

 

 

9.8

 9.5 

0.3

 

9.8

9.6

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Risk and capital management

Management report

 

 

 


Risk management and control 

Risk management and control

UBS AG consolidated risk profile

The risk profile of UBS AG consolidated does not differ materially from that of UBS Group AG consolidated and risk information provided in the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report is equally applicable to UBS AG consolidated.

The credit risk profile of UBS AG consolidated differs from that of UBS Group AG consolidated primarily in relation to
receivables of UBS AG and UBS Switzerland AG from UBS Group AG. As a result of these receivables, total banking products exposure of UBS AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020 was USD 1.1 billion, or 0.2%, higher than the exposure of UBS Group, compared with USD 2.5 billion, or 0.4%, as of 31 March 2020.

®   Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report for more information

  

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Capital management

Going and gone concern requirements and information

UBS is considered a systemically relevant bank (an SRB) under Swiss banking law and, on a consolidated basis, both UBS Group AG and UBS AG are required to comply with regulations based on the Basel III framework as applicable for Swiss SRBs.

The Swiss SRB framework and requirements applicable to UBS AG consolidated are consistent with those applicable to UBS Group AG consolidated and are described in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2019. With the Swiss Capital Adequacy Ordinance (the CAO) having entered into force as of 1 January 2020, instruments meeting gone concern requirements continue to remain eligible until one year before maturity; the previously applicable 50% haircut in the last year of eligibility has been removed.


UBS AG is subject to going and gone concern requirements on a standalone basis. Capital and other regulatory information for UBS AG standalone will be provided in the 30 June 2020 Pillar 3 report – UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups, which will be available as of 14 August 2020 under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors

In connection with COVID-19, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has permitted banks to temporarily exclude central bank sight deposits from the leverage ratio denominator (LRD) for the purpose of calculating going concern ratios. This exemption applies until 1 January 2021. Applicable dividends or similar distributions approved by shareholders after 25 March 2020 reduce the relief by the LRD equivalent of the capital distribution.

Outside of this section, for simplicity and due to the short-term nature of the FINMA exemption, we have chosen to present LRD excluding the temporary FINMA exemption. The effects of the temporary exemption are presented in a separate table on the next page.

 

 

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Capital management 

Swiss SRB going and gone concern requirements and information

 

 

 

As of 30.6.20

 

RWA

 

LRD1

USD million, except where indicated

 

in %

in USD million

 

in %

in USD million

Required going concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 13.962

 39,751 

 

 4.882

 47,489 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 9.66 

 27,505 

 

 3.38 

 32,877 

of which: minimum capital

 

 4.50 

 12,816 

 

 1.50 

 14,612 

of which: buffer capital

 

 5.14 

 14,639 

 

 1.88 

 18,265 

of which: countercyclical buffer

 

 0.02 

 50 

 

 

 

Maximum additional tier 1 capital

 

 4.30 

 12,246 

 

 1.50 

 14,612 

of which: additional tier 1 capital

 

 3.50 

 9,968 

 

 1.50 

 14,612 

of which: additional tier 1 buffer capital

 

 0.80 

 2,278 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible going concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 17.90 

 50,986 

 

 5.23 

 50,986 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 13.14 

 37,435 

 

 3.84 

 37,435 

Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 4.76 

 13,551 

 

 1.39 

 13,551 

of which: high-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 3.88 

 11,058 

 

 1.14 

 11,058 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital 4

 

 0.88 

 2,493 

 

 0.26 

 2,493 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required gone concern capital3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 10.44 

 29,726 

 

 3.72 

 36,195 

of which: base requirement

 

 12.86 

 36,625 

 

 4.50 

 43,836 

of which: additional requirement for market share and LRD

 

 1.08 

 3,076 

 

 0.38 

 3,653 

of which: applicable reduction on requirements

 

 (3.50) 

 (9,975) 

 

 (1.16) 

 (11,293) 

of which: rebate granted (equivalent to 42.5% of maximum rebate)

 

 (2.27) 

 (6,463) 

 

 (0.80) 

 (7,763) 

of which: reduction for usage of low-trigger additional tier 1 and tier 2 capital instruments

 

 (1.23) 

 (3,511) 

 

 (0.36) 

 (3,531) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible gone concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 14.05 

 40,021 

 

 4.11 

 40,021 

Total tier 2 capital

 

 2.67 

 7,598 

 

 0.78 

 7,598 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

 2.48 

 7,063 

 

 0.73 

 7,063 

of which: non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital

 

 0.19 

 534 

 

 0.05 

 534 

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt

 

 11.38 

 32,423 

 

 3.33 

 32,423 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 24.40 

 69,477 

 

 8.59 

 83,684 

Eligible total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 31.95 

 91,007 

 

 9.34 

 91,007 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

Risk-weighted assets

 

 

 284,798 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio denominator1

 

 

 

 

 

 974,124 

1 LRD-based requirements and eligible capital presented in this table do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption that has been granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19. Refer to the “Recent developments” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report, which is available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors, and to the COVID-19-related information in this section.    2 Includes applicable add-ons of 1.08% for RWA and 0.375% for LRD.    3 From 1 January 2020 onward, a maximum of 25% of the gone concern requirements can be met with instruments that have a remaining maturity of between one and two years.    4 The relevant capital instruments were issued after the new Swiss SRB framework had been implemented. Effective from 30 June 2020, these instruments can qualify as going concern capital at the UBS AG consolidated level, as agreed with FINMA. 

 

Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information including temporary FINMA exemption

As of 30.6.20

 

LRD

USD million, except where indicated

 

in %

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio denominator before temporary exemption

 

 

 974,124 

Effective relief

 

 

 (64,054) 

of which: central bank sight deposits eligible for relief

 

 

 (142,987) 

of which: reduction of relief due to paid and planned dividend distribution

 

 

 78,933 

Leverage ratio denominator after temporary exemption

 

 

 910,070 

 

 

 

 

Required going concern capital

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 4.88 

 44,366 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 3.38 

 30,715 

 

 

 

 

Eligible going concern capital

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 5.60 

 50,986 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 4.11 

 37,435 

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Swiss SRB going and gone concern information

 

 

 

 

 

USD million, except where indicated

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible going concern capital

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 50,986 

 47,115 

 47,237 

Total tier 1 capital

 

 50,986 

 47,115 

 47,237 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 37,435 

 36,194 

 35,280 

Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 13,551 

 10,921 

 11,958 

of which: high-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 11,058 

 10,921 

 11,958 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital1

 

 2,493 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible gone concern capital2

 

 

 

 

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 40,021 

 44,167 

 40,168 

Total tier 1 capital

 

 

 2,463 

 2,415 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital1

 

 

 2,463 

 2,415 

Total tier 2 capital

 

 7,598 

 7,551 

 7,431 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

 7,063 

 7,017 

 6,892 

of which: non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital

 

 534 

 534 

 540 

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt

 

 32,423 

 34,153 

 30,322 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 91,007 

 91,283 

 87,405 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

 284,798 

 284,706 

 257,831 

Leverage ratio denominator3

 

 974,124 

 957,199 

 911,232 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and loss-absorbing capacity ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

Going concern capital ratio

 

 17.9 

 16.5 

 18.3 

of which: common equity tier 1 capital ratio

 

 13.1 

 12.7 

 13.7 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

 14.1 

 15.5 

 15.6 

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

 32.0 

 32.1 

 33.9 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratios (%)3

 

 

 

 

Going concern leverage ratio

 

 5.2 

 4.9 

 5.2 

of which: common equity tier 1 leverage ratio

 

 3.84 

 3.78 

 3.87 

Gone concern leverage ratio

 

 4.1 

 4.6 

 4.4 

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio

 

 9.3 

 9.5 

 9.6 

1 The relevant capital instruments were issued after the new Swiss SRB framework had been implemented. Effective from 30 June 2020, these instruments can qualify as going concern capital of UBS AG, as agreed with FINMA.    2 As of 1 January 2020, instruments available to meet gone concern requirements remain eligible until one year before maturity without a haircut of 50% in the last year of eligibility.    3 Leverage ratio denominators (LRDs) and leverage ratios for 30 June 2020 and 31 March 2020 do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption that has been granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19. The effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 are presented on the previous page of this section.

  

 

 

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Capital management 

UBS Group AG vs UBS AG consolidated loss-absorbing capacity and leverage ratio information

Swiss SRB going and gone concern information (UBS Group AG vs UBS AG consolidated)

As of 30.6.20

 

 

USD million, except where indicated

 

UBS Group AG (consolidated)

UBS AG (consolidated)

Difference

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible going concern capital

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 53,537 

 50,986 

 2,551 

Total tier 1 capital

 

 53,537 

 50,986 

 2,551 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 38,146 

 37,435 

 711 

Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 15,390 

 13,551 

 1,839 

of which: high-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 12,899 

 11,058 

 1,841 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 2,491 

 2,493 

 (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible gone concern capital

 

 

 

 

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 40,021 

 40,021 

 0 

Total tier 2 capital

 

 7,598 

 7,598 

 0 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

 7,063 

 7,063 

 0 

of which: non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital

 

 534 

 534 

 0 

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt

 

 32,423 

 32,423 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 93,557 

 91,007 

 2,551 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

 286,436 

 284,798 

 1,639 

Leverage ratio denominator1

 

 974,348 

 974,124 

 224 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and loss-absorbing capacity ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

Going concern capital ratio

 

 18.7 

 17.9 

 0.8 

of which: common equity tier 1 capital ratio

 

 13.3 

 13.1 

 0.2 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

 14.0 

 14.1 

 (0.1) 

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

 32.7 

 32.0 

 0.7 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratios (%)1

 

 

 

 

Going concern leverage ratio

 

 5.5 

 5.2 

 0.3 

of which: common equity tier 1 leverage ratio

 

 3.92 

 3.84 

 0.07 

Gone concern leverage ratio

 

 4.1 

 4.1 

 0.0 

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio

 

 9.6 

 9.3 

 0.3 

1 Leverage ratio denominators (LRDs) and leverage ratios for 30 June 2020 and 31 March 2020 do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption that has been granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19. The effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 are presented in the “Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information including temporary FINMA exemption” table in this section.

 

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Reconciliation of IFRS equity to Swiss SRB common equity tier 1 capital (UBS Group AG vs UBS AG consolidated)

As of 30.6.20

 

 

 

USD million

 

UBS Group AG

(consolidated)

UBS AG

(consolidated)

Difference

Total IFRS equity

 

 57,207 

 55,589 

 1,619 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 (173) 

 (173) 

 0 

Deferred tax assets recognized for tax loss carry-forwards

 

 (6,093) 

 (6,093) 

 0 

Goodwill, net of tax

 

 (6,003) 

 (6,003) 

 0 

Intangible assets, net of tax

 

 (153) 

 (153) 

 0 

Compensation-related components (not recognized in net profit)

 

 (1,135) 

 

 (1,135) 

Expected losses on advanced internal ratings-based portfolio less provisions

 

 (262) 

 (262) 

 0 

Unrealized (gains) / losses from cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

 (2,871) 

 (2,871) 

 0 

Own credit related to (gains) / losses on financial liabilities measured at fair value that existed at the balance sheet date, net of tax

 

 (39) 

 (39) 

 0 

Unrealized gains related to debt instruments at fair value through OCI, net of tax

 

 (163) 

 (163) 

 0 

Prudential valuation adjustments

 

 (155) 

 (155) 

 0 

Accruals for dividends to shareholders for 2019

 

 (1,314) 

 (1,298) 

 (16) 

Other1

 

 (701) 

 (945) 

 243 

Total common equity tier 1 capital

 

 38,146 

 37,435 

 711 

1 Includes accruals for dividends to shareholders for the current year and other items.

 

 

UBS Group AG vs UBS AG consolidated loss-absorbing capacity and leverage ratio information

The going concern capital of UBS AG consolidated was USD 2.6 billion lower than the going concern capital of UBS Group AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020, reflecting lower additional tier 1 (AT1) capital of USD 1.8 billion and lower common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital of USD 0.7 billion.

The aforementioned difference in CET1 capital was primarily due to higher UBS Group AG consolidated IFRS equity of USD 1.6 billion and lower UBS Group AG accruals for future capital returns to shareholders, partly offset by compensation-related regulatory capital accruals at the UBS Group AG level.

The going concern loss-absorbing AT1 capital of UBS AG consolidated was USD 1.8 billion lower than that of UBS Group AG consolidated as of 30 June 2020, reflecting Deferred Contingent Capital Plan awards granted at the Group level to eligible employees for the performance years 2015 to 2019.

As of 30 June 2020, the two low-trigger AT1 capital instruments, amounting to USD 2.5 billion, that were on-lent to UBS AG after the new Swiss SRB framework had been implemented, can qualify as going concern capital, as agreed with FINMA. Therefore, subsequent to the approval of FINMA, the gone concern loss-absorbing capacity of UBS AG consolidated is identical to that of UBS Group AG consolidated.

Differences in capital between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated related to employee compensation plans will reverse to the extent underlying services are performed by employees of, and are consequently charged to, UBS AG and its subsidiaries. Such reversal generally occurs over the service period of the employee compensation plans.

The leverage ratio framework for UBS AG consolidated is consistent with that of UBS Group AG consolidated. As of 30 June 2020, the going concern leverage ratio of UBS AG consolidated was 0.3 percentage points lower than that of UBS Group AG consolidated, mainly because the going concern capital of UBS AG consolidated was USD 2.6 billion lower.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report, available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors,  for information about the developments of loss-absorbing capacity, RWA and LRD for UBS Group AG consolidated

®   Refer to the “Introduction” section of this report for more information about the differences in equity between UBS AG consolidated and UBS Group AG

 

  

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Consolidated
financial statements

Unaudited

 

 

 


 

Table of contents

 

UBS AG interim consolidated financial
statements (unaudited)

 

 

17

Income statement

18

Statement of comprehensive income

20

Balance sheet

22

Statement of changes in equity

24

Statement of cash flows

 

 

26

1     Basis of accounting

29

2     Segment reporting

30

3     Net interest income

31

4     Net fee and commission income

31

5     Other income

32

6     Personnel expenses

32

7     General and administrative expenses

32

8     Income taxes

33

9     Expected credit loss measurement

40

10   Fair value measurement

49

11   Derivative instruments

50

12   Other assets and liabilities

52

13   Debt issued designated at fair value

52

14   Debt issued measured at amortized cost

53

15   Provisions and contingent liabilities

62

16   Guarantees, commitments and forward starting
       transactions

62

17   Currency translation rates

63

18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations

  

 


 

UBS AG interim consolidated
financial statements (unaudited)

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

Year-to-date

USD million

 

Note

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

30.6.20

30.6.19

Interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through

other comprehensive income

 

 3 

 

 2,135 

 2,457 

 2,755 

 4,591 

 5,429 

Interest expense from financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

 3 

 

 (1,112) 

 (1,406) 

 (1,986) 

 (2,519) 

 (3,898) 

Net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 3 

 

 354 

 262 

 234 

 616 

 573 

Net interest income

 

 3 

 

 1,376 

 1,313 

 1,003 

 2,689 

 2,104 

Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 1,944 

 1,775 

 1,936 

 3,719 

 3,872 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 9 

 

 (272) 

 (268) 

 (12) 

 (540) 

 (33) 

Fee and commission income

 

 4 

 

 4,730 

 5,481 

 4,908 

 10,211 

 9,474 

Fee and commission expense

 

 4 

 

 (419) 

 (456) 

 (434) 

 (875) 

 (842) 

Net fee and commission income

 

 4 

 

 4,311 

 5,025 

 4,474 

 9,336 

 8,631 

Other income

 

 5 

 

 153 

 164 

 232 

 317 

 400 

Total operating income

 

 

 

 7,512 

 8,009 

 7,632 

 15,521 

 14,975 

Personnel expenses

 

 6 

 

 3,682 

 3,710 

 3,571 

 7,391 

 7,040 

General and administrative expenses

 

 7 

 

 1,879 

 2,080 

 2,004 

 3,960 

 4,030 

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

 

 

 409 

 405 

 381 

 814 

 761 

Amortization and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

 17 

 16 

 18 

 32 

 33 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 5,987 

 6,210 

 5,975 

 12,197 

 11,864 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 

 

 1,525 

 1,799 

 1,657 

 3,324 

 3,110 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 8 

 

 328 

 375 

 349 

 703 

 736 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 1,197 

 1,424 

 1,308 

 2,621 

 2,374 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 6 

 (1) 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 1,194 

 1,421 

 1,307 

 2,615 

 2,375 

 

17 


UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Statement of comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 1,194 

 1,421 

 1,307 

 

 2,615 

 2,375 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation movements related to net assets of foreign operations, before tax

 

 447 

 (274) 

 294 

 

 172 

 143 

Effective portion of changes in fair value of hedging instruments designated as net investment hedges, before tax

 

 (196) 

 136 

 (121) 

 

 (61) 

 (95) 

Foreign currency translation differences on foreign operations reclassified to the income statement

 

 0 

 0 

 3 

 

 0 

 4 

Effective portion of changes in fair value of hedging instruments designated as net investment hedges reclassified to the income statement

 

 2 

 (8) 

 (13) 

 

 (7) 

 (13) 

Income tax relating to foreign currency translations, including the impact of net investment hedges

 

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

 

 (2) 

 0 

Subtotal foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

 249 

 (147) 

 161 

 

 103 

 39 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains / (losses), before tax

 

 19 

 208 

 90 

 

 226 

 171 

Realized gains reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

 (15) 

 (9) 

 (2) 

 

 (24) 

 (3) 

Realized losses reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

 0 

 0 

 1 

 

 0 

 1 

Income tax relating to net unrealized gains / (losses)

 

 (3) 

 (51) 

 (24) 

 

 (54) 

 (41) 

Subtotal financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 1 

 147 

 65 

 

 149 

 128 

Cash flow hedges of interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective portion of changes in fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, before tax

 

 291 

 1,953 

 987 

 

 2,244 

 1,575 

Net (gains) / losses reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

 (171) 

 (103) 

 (24) 

 

 (274) 

 (45) 

Income tax relating to cash flow hedges

 

 (25) 

 (345) 

 (191) 

 

 (370) 

 (298) 

Subtotal cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

 95 

 1,505 

 773 

 

 1,600 

 1,232 

Cost of hedging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of cost of hedging, before tax

 

 (18) 

 6 

 

 

 (12) 

 

Amortization of initial cost of hedging to the income statement

 

 5 

 2 

 

 

 7 

 

Income tax relating to cost of hedging

 

 0 

 0 

 

 

 0 

 

Subtotal cost of hedging, net of tax

 

 (13) 

 8 

 

 

 (4) 

 

Total other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 

 333 

 1,514 

 999 

 

 1,847 

 1,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans, before tax

 

 (417) 

 1041

 18 

 

 (314) 

 (142) 

Income tax relating to defined benefit plans

 

 (81) 

 124 

 (7) 

 

 43 

 (23) 

Subtotal defined benefit plans, net of tax

 

 (498) 

 228 

 11 

 

 (270) 

 (165) 

Own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains / (losses) from own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value, before tax

 

 (1,095) 

 1,156 

 72 

 

 62 

 (254) 

Income tax relating to own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 223 

 (223) 

 0 

 

 0 

 8 

Subtotal own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value, net of tax

 

 (872) 

 934 

 72 

 

 62 

 (246) 

Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 

 (1,370) 

 1,161 

 83 

 

 (208) 

 (411) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

 (1,037) 

 2,675 

 1,082 

 

 1,639 

 988 

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

 157 

 4,097 

 2,389 

 

 4,254 

 3,363 

 

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Statement of comprehensive income (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 

 6 

 (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation movements, before tax

 

 1 

 (5) 

 (6) 

 

 (4) 

 (2) 

Income tax relating to foreign currency translation movements

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Subtotal foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

 1 

 (5) 

 (6) 

 

 (4) 

 (2) 

Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 

 1 

 (5) 

 (6) 

 

 (4) 

 (2) 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 4 

 (2) 

 (5) 

 

 3 

 (3) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 1,197 

 1,424 

 1,308 

 

 2,621 

 2,374 

Other comprehensive income

 

 (1,035) 

 2,671 

 1,076 

 

 1,635 

 986 

of which: other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement

 

 333 

 1,514 

 999 

 

 1,847 

 1,398 

of which: other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement

 

 (1,369) 

 1,157 

 77 

 

 (212) 

 (412) 

Total comprehensive income

 

 161 

 4,095 

 2,384 

 

 4,256 

 3,360 

1 Includes a net pre-tax OCI gain of USD 247 million related to UK defined benefit plans (driven by a decrease in the defined benefit obligation mainly resulting from a higher discount rate), largely offset by a net pre-tax OCI loss of USD 148 million related to the Swiss pension plan (driven by an extraordinary employer contribution of USD 143 million that increased the gross plan assets, but led to an OCI loss as no net pension asset could be recognized on the balance sheet as of 31 March 2020 due to the asset ceiling). Refer to “Note 29 Pension and other post-employment benefit plans” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019 for more information about the effects from changes to the Swiss pension plan and the measures to mitigate them.    2 Refer to Note 10 for more information.

 

19 


UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

Note

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 

 

 149,549 

 139,258 

 107,068 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 

 

 15,544 

 16,893 

 12,379 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

 

 

 85,271 

 89,648 

 84,245 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

 11 

 

 30,846 

 39,549 

 23,289 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 9 

 

 345,783 

 339,946 

 327,992 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 12 

 

 27,324 

 23,907 

 23,012 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 

 

 654,318 

 649,202 

 577,985 

Financial assets at fair value held for trading

 

 10 

 

 98,155 

 90,686 

 127,695 

of which: assets pledged as collateral that may be sold or repledged by counterparties

 

 

 

 38,505 

 31,192 

 41,285 

Derivative financial instruments

 

10, 11

 

 152,010 

 212,986 

 121,843 

Brokerage receivables

 

 10 

 

 19,848 

 20,319 

 18,007 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

 

 10 

 

 94,010 

 82,490 

 83,636 

Total financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 364,023 

 406,482 

 351,181 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 10 

 

 8,624 

 7,653 

 6,345 

Investments in associates

 

 

 

 1,054 

 1,042 

 1,051 

Property, equipment and software

 

 

 

 11,889 

 11,812 

 11,826 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

 6,414 

 6,407 

 6,469 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 9,263 

 9,289 

 9,513 

Other non-financial assets

 

 12 

 

 7,849 

 7,299 

 7,547 

Total assets

 

 

 

 1,063,435 

 1,099,185 

 971,916 

 

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Balance sheet (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

Note

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to banks

 

 

 

 12,410 

 18,822 

 6,570 

Payables from securities financing transactions

 

 

 

 12,019 

 12,867 

 7,778 

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 

 11 

 

 36,883 

 45,649 

 31,416 

Customer deposits

 

 

 

 477,145 

 468,422 

 450,591 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries

 

 

 

 49,701 

 49,192 

 47,866 

Debt issued measured at amortized cost

 

 14 

 

 77,186 

 66,479 

 62,835 

Other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 

 12 

 

 10,103 

 10,462 

 10,373 

Total financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 

 

 

 675,446 

 671,893 

 617,429 

Financial liabilities at fair value held for trading

 

 10 

 

 34,426 

 32,572 

 30,591 

Derivative financial instruments

 

10, 11

 

 152,280 

 206,654 

 120,880 

Brokerage payables designated at fair value

 

 10 

 

 40,248 

 37,652 

 37,233 

Debt issued designated at fair value

 

10, 13

 

 57,644 

 53,040 

 66,592 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

10, 12

 

 39,131 

 31,794 

 36,157 

Total financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 323,729 

 361,713 

 291,452 

Provisions

 

 15 

 

 2,564 

 2,530 

 2,938 

Other non-financial liabilities

 

 12 

 

 6,106 

 5,065 

 6,168 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 1,007,847 

 1,041,201 

 917,988 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

 

 338 

 338 

 338 

Share premium

 

 

 

 24,657 

 24,663 

 24,659 

Retained earnings

 

 

 

 23,257 

 25,994 

 23,451 

Other comprehensive income recognized directly in equity, net of tax

 

 

 

 7,164 

 6,820 

 5,306 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 55,416 

 57,814 

 53,754 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 173 

 169 

 174 

Total equity

 

 

 

 55,589 

 57,983 

 53,928 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 1,063,435 

 1,099,185 

 971,916 

 

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UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Statement of changes in equity

 

 

 

USD million

Share

capital

Share

premium

Retained

earnings

Balance as of 1 January 2019 before the adoption of IFRIC 23

 338 

 24,655 

 23,317 

Effect of adoption of IFRIC 23

 

 

 (11) 

Balance as of 1 January 2019 after the adoption of IFRIC 23

 338 

 24,655 

 23,306 

Issuance of share capital

 

 

 

Premium on shares issued and warrants exercised

 

 

 

Tax (expense) / benefit

 

 7 

 

Dividends

 

 

 (3,250) 

Translation effects recognized directly in retained earnings

 

 

 (5) 

New consolidations / (deconsolidations) and other increases / (decreases)

 

 (7) 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 1,965 

of which: net profit / (loss)

 

 

 2,375 

of which: other comprehensive income (OCI) that may be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 

 

 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – defined benefit plans

 

 

 (165) 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – own credit

 

 

 (246) 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – foreign currency translation

 

 

 

Balance as of 30 June 2019

 338 

 24,654 

 22,017 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 1 January 2020

 338 

 24,659 

 23,451 

Issuance of share capital

 

 

 

Premium on shares issued and warrants exercised

 

 

 

Tax (expense) / benefit

 

 (2) 

 

Dividends

 

 

 (2,550) 

Translation effects recognized directly in retained earnings

 

 

 (11) 

Share of changes in retained earnings of associates and joint ventures

 

 

 (40) 

New consolidations / (deconsolidations) and other increases / (decreases)

 

 0 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 2,406 

of which: net profit / (loss)

 

 

 2,615 

of which: other comprehensive income (OCI) that may be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 

 

 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – defined benefit plans

 

 

 (270) 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – own credit

 

 

 62 

of which: OCI that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax – foreign currency translation

 

 

 

Balance as of 30 June 2020

 338 

 24,657 

 23,257 

1 Excludes other comprehensive income related to defined benefit plans and own credit that is recorded directly in Retained earnings. 

 

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Other comprehensive

income recognized

directly in equity,

net of tax1

of which:

foreign currency translation

of which:

financial assets measured at fair value through OCI

of which:

cash flow hedges

of which:

cost of hedging

Total equity

attributable to 

shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total

equity

 3,946 

 3,940 

 (103) 

 109 

 

 52,256 

 176 

 52,432 

 

 

 

 

 

 (11) 

 

 (11) 

 3,946 

 3,940 

 (103) 

 109 

 

 52,245 

 176 

 52,421 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 7 

 

 7 

 

 

 

 

 

 (3,250) 

 (6) 

 (3,256) 

 5 

 

 

 5 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 (7) 

 3 

 (4) 

 1,398 

 39 

 128 

 1,232 

 

 3,363 

 (3) 

 3,360 

 

 

 

 

 

 2,375 

 (1) 

 2,374 

 1,398 

 39 

 128 

 1,232 

 

 1,398 

 

 1,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 (165) 

 

 (165) 

 

 

 

 

 

 (246) 

 

 (246) 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 (2) 

 (2) 

 5,350 

 3,979 

 25 

 1,346 

 

 52,359 

 170 

 52,529 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 5,306 

 4,032 

 14 

 1,260 

 

 53,754 

 174 

 53,928 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 (2) 

 

 (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 (2,550) 

 (4) 

 (2,554) 

 11 

 

 0 

 11 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

 (40) 

 

 (40) 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 1,847 

 103 

 149 

 1,600 

 (4) 

 4,254 

 3 

 4,256 

 

 

 

 

 

 2,615 

 6 

 2,621 

 1,847 

 103 

 149 

 1,600 

 (4) 

 1,847 

 

 1,847 

 

 

 

 

 

 (270) 

 

 (270) 

 

 

 

 

 

 62 

 

 62 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 

 (4) 

 (4) 

 7,164 

 4,134 

 163 

 2,871 

 (4) 

 55,416 

 173 

 55,589 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Statement of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 2,621 

 2,374 

Non-cash items included in net profit and other adjustments:

 

 

 

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

 814 

 761 

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

 32 

 33 

Credit loss expense / (recovery)

 

 540 

 33 

Share of net profits of associates / joint ventures and impairment of associates

 

 (29) 

 (25) 

Deferred tax expense / (benefit)

 

 191 

 381 

Net loss / (gain) from investing activities

 

 240 

 11 

Net loss / (gain) from financing activities

 

 (7,047) 

 5,998 

Other net adjustments

 

 (595) 

 (455) 

Net change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Loans and advances to banks / amounts due to banks

 

 5,585 

 (1,158) 

Securities financing transactions

 

 3,167 

 (840) 

Cash collateral on derivative instruments

 

 (2,046) 

 2,398 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 (14,143) 

 (1,255) 

Customer deposits

 

 21,004 

 11,063 

Financial assets and liabilities at fair value held for trading and derivative financial instruments

 

 38,756 

 (8,909) 

Brokerage receivables and payables

 

 1,140 

 (1,564) 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading, other financial assets and liabilities

 

 (7,484) 

 (6,903) 

Provisions, other non-financial assets and liabilities

 

 (1,323) 

 (321) 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

 (364) 

 (410) 

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities

 

 41,060 

 1,213 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 

 (1) 

 (5) 

Disposal of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 

 14 

 100 

Purchase of property, equipment and software

 

 (725) 

 (690) 

Disposal of property, equipment and software

 

 4 

 8 

Purchase of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 (4,132) 

 (1,757) 

Disposal and redemption of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 1,944 

 1,160 

Net (purchase) / redemption of debt securities measured at amortized cost

 

 (4,817) 

 653 

Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

 (7,713) 

 (531) 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of cash flows (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

Net short-term debt issued / (repaid)

 

 14,912 

 (14,248) 

Distributions paid on UBS shares

 

 (2,550) 

 (3,250) 

Repayment of lease liabilities1

 

 (262) 

 

Issuance of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 

 43,417 

 28,491 

Repayment of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 

 (44,887) 

 (25,931) 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries2

 

 1,334 

 2,980 

Net changes in non-controlling interests

 

 (4) 

 (6) 

Net cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

 11,960 

 (11,964) 

 

 

 

 

Total cash flow

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

 119,804 

 125,853 

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating, investing and financing activities

 

 45,308 

 (11,283) 

Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

 

 1,567 

 613 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period3

 

 166,679 

 115,183 

of which: cash and balances at central banks4

 

 149,430 

 101,341 

of which: loans and advances to banks

 

 14,339 

 11,874 

of which: money market paper

 

 2,911 

 1,968 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities includes:

 

 

 

Interest received in cash

 

 6,375 

 7,807 

Interest paid in cash

 

 4,249 

 6,016 

Dividends on equity investments, investment funds and associates received in cash

 

 1,104 

 1,243 

1 In 2019, cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability were classified within operating activities under Financial assets at fair value not held for trading, other financial assets and liabilities.    2 Includes funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries measured at amortized cost (recognized in Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries in the balance sheet) and measured at fair value (recognized in Other financial liabilities designated at fair value in the balance sheet).    3 USD 5,393 million and USD 3,161 million of cash and cash equivalents (mainly reflected in Loans and advances to banks) were restricted as of 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019, respectively. Refer to “Note 26 Restricted and transferred financial assets” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019 for more information.    4 Includes only balances with an original maturity of three months or less.  

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Notes to the UBS AG interim
consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Note 1   Basis of accounting

Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements (the financial statements) of UBS AG and its subsidiaries (together, UBS AG) are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the IASB), and are presented in US dollars (USD), which is also the functional currency of UBS AG’s Head Office, UBS AG’s US-based operations and UBS AG London Branch. These interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting

In preparing these interim financial statements, the same accounting policies and methods of computation have been applied as in the UBS AG consolidated annual financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2019, except for the changes described in this Note. These interim financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with UBS AG’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report 2019. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments were made for a fair presentation of UBS AG’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Preparation of these interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions are based on the best available information. Actual results in the future could differ from such estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements. Revisions to estimates, based on regular reviews, are recognized in the period in which they occur. For more information about areas of estimation uncertainty that are considered to require critical judgment, refer to “Note 1a Significant accounting policies” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019.


Presentation of interest income and expense from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

Effective from 1 January 2020, UBS AG presents interest income and interest expense from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss on a net basis in its Income Statement, in line with how UBS AG assesses and manages interest and in accordance with IFRS. This presentation change has no effect on Net interest income or on Net profit attributable to shareholders. Prior periods have been aligned with this change in presentation. Further information about net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss is provided in Note 3.

Segment reporting

Effective from 1 January 2020, UBS AG only reports total operating expenses for each business division and no longer discloses a detailed cost breakdown by financial statement line item within its Segment reporting disclosures provided in Note 2. This change streamlines reporting, ensures alignment with how UBS AG manages its cost base and has no effect on the Income Statement, or on the net profit of any business division.

 

 

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Note 1   Basis of accounting (continued)

Adoption of hedge accounting requirements of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments

Application and transition effect

Effective from 1 January 2020, UBS AG has prospectively adopted the hedge accounting requirements of IFRS 9 with respect to all of its existing hedge accounting programs, except for fair value hedges of portfolio interest rate risk, which, as permitted under IFRS 9, continue to be accounted for under IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

IFRS 9’s hedge accounting model further aligns accounting with risk management practices, amends hedge effectiveness requirements and prohibits voluntary de-designations. IFRS 9 permits the designation of certain additional hedged items, including layer components, net positions, and aggregated exposures, such as a combination of a non-derivative and derivative. IFRS 9 also introduces the concept of “cost of hedging,” under which the time value of an option contract, the forward element of a forward contract or the foreign currency basis spread in a cross-currency swap can be deferred in other comprehensive income and, depending on the nature of the hedged transaction, released to the income statement either when the hedged item affects the income statement or over the term of the hedged item.

The adoption of these requirements had no financial impact on UBS AG’s financial statements. However, the adoption allows UBS AG to designate more effective hedge accounting relationships, including fair value hedges of foreign currency risk using cross-currency swaps, and to reduce income statement volatility caused by foreign currency basis spread.

Starting from 1 January 2020, UBS AG has been utilizing the concept of “cost of hedging” in its newly designated fair value hedge program of foreign currency debt using cross-currency swaps. The hedged risk is determined as changes in the value of the hedged items arising solely from changes in spot foreign exchange rates. The foreign currency basis spread in cross-currency swaps is excluded from the hedge designation and accounted for through other comprehensive income as a cost of hedging. As of 30  June 2020, the notional of hedging instruments and hedged items designated in the program amounted to USD 13.7 billion, with a gain of USD 9 million deferred in other comprehensive income as a cost of hedging.


Update to significant accounting policy – Hedge accounting (disclosed in “Note 1a item 3j Hedge accounting” in the financial statements 2019 included in the Annual Report 2019)

Hedge accounting under IFRS 9

UBS AG applies hedge accounting requirements of IFRS 9 for fair value hedges of interest rate risk related to debt instruments, fair value hedges of foreign exchange risk related to debt instruments, cash flow hedges of forecast transactions and hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

At the time a financial instrument is designated in a hedge relationship, UBS AG formally documents the relationship between the hedging instrument(s) and hedged item(s), including the risk management objectives and strategy in undertaking the hedge transaction, the nature of risk being hedged and the methods that will be used to assess whether the hedge effectiveness criteria are met. As part of effectiveness testing, UBS AG assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether there is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument, including whether the relationship is dominated by the effect of credit risk and whether the appropriate hedge ratio is being used. In the case of hedging forecast transactions, the forecast transaction must be highly probable to occur. UBS AG discontinues hedge accounting when: (i) the hedge effectiveness criteria have ceased to be met; (ii) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; (iii) the hedged item matures, is sold or repaid; (iv) forecast transactions are no longer deemed to meet the highly probable criteria; or (v) the risk management objective on the basis of which the hedge relationship was designated changes. Voluntary discontinuation of hedge accounting is not permitted.

Hedge ineffectiveness represents the amount by which the changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument differ from changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, or the amount by which changes in the present value of future cash flows of the hedging instrument exceed changes in the present value of expected cash flows of the hedged item. Such ineffectiveness is recorded in Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

Fair value hedges of interest rate risk related to debt instruments

In fair value hedges of interest rate risk, the fair value change of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is reflected as an adjustment to the carrying value of the hedged item and recognized in the income statement along with the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument. If the hedge accounting relationship is terminated for reasons other than derecognition of the hedged item, the adjustment to the carrying value is amortized to the income statement over the remaining term to maturity of the hedged item using the effective interest rate method.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 1   Basis of accounting (continued)

Fair value hedges of foreign exchange risk related to debt instruments

In fair value hedges of foreign currency risk, the fair value change of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is reflected in the measurement of the hedged item and recognized in the income statement along with the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument. The foreign currency basis spread of cross-currency swaps designated as hedging derivatives is excluded from the designation of fair value hedges of foreign currency risk. UBS AG has chosen to account for the foreign currency basis as a cost of hedging with amounts deferred in Other comprehensive income within Equity. These amounts are released to the income statement over the term of the hedged item or upon discontinuation of the hedge relationship.

Cash flow hedges of forecast transactions

Fair value gains or losses associated with the effective portion of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for cash flow repricing risk are recognized initially in Other comprehensive income within Equity. When the hedged forecast cash flows affect profit or loss, the associated gains or losses on the hedging derivatives are reclassified from Equity to the income statement and are presented in Interest income from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges within  Interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

If a cash flow hedge of forecast transactions is no longer considered effective, or if the hedge relationship is terminated, the cumulative gains or losses on the hedging derivatives previously reported in Other comprehensive income within Equity remain there until the committed or forecast transactions occur and affect profit or loss. If the forecast transactions are no longer expected to occur, the deferred gains or losses are immediately reclassified to the income statement.

Hedges of net investments in foreign operations

Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges. Gains or losses on the hedging
instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge are recognized directly in
Other comprehensive income within Equity while any gains or losses relating to the ineffective and/or undesignated portion (for example, the interest element of a forward contract) are recognized in the income statement. Upon disposal or partial disposal of the foreign operation, the cumulative value of any such gains or losses recognized in Equity  associated with the entity is reclassified to Other income

Hedge accounting under IAS 39

As permitted under IFRS 9, UBS AG continues to apply hedge accounting requirements of IAS 39 to fair value hedges of portfolio interest rate risk related to loans. As a result, the hedge accounting policy set out in the UBS AG consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report 2019 continues to apply to this program.

Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020 Cycle and narrow-scope amendments to IFRS 3, Business Combinations, and IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

In May 2020, the IASB issued several narrow-scope amendments to a number of standards as well as the Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020 Cycle. These minor amendments are effective from 1 January 2022. UBS AG is currently assessing the impact on its financial statements.

Amendment to IFRS 16, Leases, (COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions)

In May 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IFRS 16 to provide an option for lessees to account for rent concessions occurring as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic as if they were not lease modifications. The amendment is effective from 1 June 2020. UBS AG has not adopted this option, given that the effects on its financial statements are not material.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Note   Segment reporting

UBS AG’s businesses are organized globally into four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. All four business divisions are supported by Group Functions and qualify as reportable segments for the purpose of segment reporting. Together with Group Functions they reflect the management structure of UBS AG.

®   Refer to “Note 1a Significant accounting policies item 2” and “Note 2 Segment reporting” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019 for more information about UBS AG’s reporting segments



 

 

USD million

 

Global Wealth Management

 

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

Asset

Management

 

Investment Bank

 

Group Functions

 

UBS AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 2,054 

 

 1,029 

 

 (9) 

 

 3 

 

 (387) 

 

 2,689 

Non-interest income

 

 6,553 

 

 886 

 

 1,048 

 

 4,906 

 

 (20) 

 

 13,372 

Income

 

 8,607 

 

 1,914 

 

 1,038 

 

 4,909 

 

 (407) 

 

 16,061 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 (117) 

 

 (187) 

 

 0 

 

 (200) 

 

 (35) 

 

 (540) 

Total operating income

 

 8,489 

 

 1,727 

 

 1,038 

 

 4,709 

 

 (443) 

 

 15,521 

Total operating expenses

 

 6,421 

 

 1,155 

 

 724 

 

 3,419 

 

 478 

 

 12,197 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 2,068 

 

 573 

 

 314 

 

 1,290 

 

 (921) 

 

 3,324 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 703 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2,621 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 30 June 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 327,218 

 

 209,953 

 

 34,585 

 

 349,407 

 

 142,272 

 

 1,063,435 

 

 

USD million

 

Global Wealth Management

 

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

Asset

Management

 

Investment Bank

 

Group Functions

 

UBS AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 1,975 

 

 995 

 

 (13) 

 

 (404) 

 

 (449) 

 

 2,104 

Non-interest income

 

 6,090 

 

 921 

 

 934 

 

 4,266 

 

 693 

 

 12,904 

Income

 

 8,065 

 

 1,916 

 

 921 

 

 3,862 

 

 244 

 

 15,007 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 (4) 

 

 1 

 

 0 

 

 (24) 

 

 (6) 

 

 (33) 

Total operating income

 

 8,061 

 

 1,917 

 

 921 

 

 3,838 

 

 238 

 

 14,975 

Total operating expenses

 

 6,356 

 

 1,139 

 

 694 

 

 3,231 

 

 444 

 

 11,864 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 1,704 

 

 778 

 

 227 

 

 606 

 

 (205) 

 

 3,110 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 736 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2,374 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31 December 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 309,766 

 

 209,512 

 

 34,565 

 

 316,058 

 

 102,017 

 

 971,916 

 

 

 

  

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Note Net interest income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Net interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from loans and deposits1

 

 1,633 

 1,870 

 2,070 

 

 3,504 

 4,099 

Interest income from securities financing transactions2

 

 202 

 367 

 545 

 

 569 

 1,044 

Interest income from other financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

 87 

 89 

 83 

 

 176 

 179 

Interest income from debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 35 

 17 

 27 

 

 52 

 52 

Interest income from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges

 

 178 

 113 

 29 

 

 290 

 55 

Total interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 2,135 

 2,457 

 2,755 

 

 4,591 

 5,429 

Interest expense on loans and deposits3

 

 606 

 893 

 1,228 

 

 1,499 

 2,365 

Interest expense on securities financing transactions4

 

 224 

 219 

 324 

 

 443 

 612 

Interest expense on debt issued

 

 256 

 267 

 404 

 

 523 

 860 

Interest expense on lease liabilities

 

 26 

 27 

 30 

 

 53 

 60 

Total interest expense from financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

 1,112 

 1,406 

 1,986 

 

 2,519 

 3,898 

Total net interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 1,022 

 1,051 

 769 

 

 2,073 

 1,531 

Net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income from financial instruments at fair value held for trading

 

 244 

 202 

 327 

 

 446 

 762 

Net interest income from brokerage balances

 

 182 

 137 

 43 

 

 318 

 120 

Net interest income from securities financing transactions at fair value not held for trading5

 

 18 

 33 

 27 

 

 51 

 57 

Interest income from other financial instruments at fair value not held for trading

 

 153 

 202 

 233 

 

 355 

 453 

Interest expense on other financial instruments designated at fair value

 

 (244) 

 (311) 

 (396) 

 

 (555) 

 (819) 

Total net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

 354 

 262 

 234 

 

 616 

 573 

Total net interest income

 

 1,376 

 1,313 

 1,003 

 

 2,689 

 2,104 

1 Consists of interest income from cash and balances at central banks, loans and advances to banks and customers, and cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments, as well as negative interest on amounts due to banks, customer deposits, and cash collateral payables on derivative instruments.    2 Includes interest income on receivables from securities financing transactions and negative interest, including fees, on payables from securities financing transactions.    3 Consists of interest expense on amounts due to banks, cash collateral payables on derivative instruments, customer deposits, and funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries, as well as negative interest on cash and balances at central banks, loans and advances to banks, and cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments.    4 Includes interest expense on payables from securities financing transactions and negative interest, including fees, on receivables from securities financing transactions.    5 Includes interest expense on securities financing transactions designated at fair value.

 

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Note Net fee and commission income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Fee and commission income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underwriting fees

 

 257 

 203 

 224 

 

 460 

 404 

of which: equity underwriting fees

 

 123 

 106 

 118 

 

 230 

 166 

of which: debt underwriting fees

 

 133 

 97 

 105 

 

 230 

 238 

M&A and corporate finance fees

 

 117 

 218 

 296 

 

 335 

 413 

Brokerage fees

 

 959 

 1,245 

 826 

 

 2,204 

 1,654 

Investment fund fees

 

 1,197 

 1,295 

 1,196 

 

 2,492 

 2,373 

Portfolio management and related services

 

 1,813 

 2,059 

 1,915 

 

 3,872 

 3,719 

Other

 

 387 

 462 

 451 

 

 848 

 911 

Total fee and commission income1

 

 4,730 

 5,481 

 4,908 

 

 10,211 

 9,474 

of which: recurring

 

 2,980 

 3,341 

 3,136 

 

 6,321 

 6,134 

of which: transaction-based

 

 1,675 

 2,102 

 1,749 

 

 3,776 

 3,290 

of which: performance-based

 

 75 

 39 

 23 

 

 114 

 50 

Fee and commission expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage fees paid

 

 63 

 86 

 88 

 

 149 

 168 

Distribution fees paid

 

 144 

 156 

 142 

 

 300 

 284 

Other

 

 212 

 214 

 203 

 

 426 

 390 

Total fee and commission expense

 

 419 

 456 

 434 

 

 875 

 842 

Net fee and commission income

 

 4,311 

 5,025 

 4,474 

 

 9,336 

 8,631 

of which: net brokerage fees

 

 896 

 1,158 

 738 

 

 2,055 

 1,486 

1 Reflects third-party fee and commission income for the second quarter of 2020 of USD 2,809 million for Global Wealth Management (first quarter of 2020: USD 3,384 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 2,946 million), USD 313 million for Personal & Corporate Banking (first quarter of 2020: USD 354 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 327 million), USD 700 million for Asset Management (first quarter of 2020: USD 702 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 647 million), USD 872 million for the Investment Bank (first quarter of 2020: USD 1,008 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 962 million) and USD 36 million for Group Functions (first quarter of 2020: USD 33 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 25 million).

 

 

  

 

Note Other income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains / (losses) from acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries1

 

 (2) 

 8 

 10 

 

 7 

 11 

Net gains / (losses) from disposals of investments in associates

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 4 

Share of net profits of associates and joint ventures

 

 13 

 16 

 10 

 

 29 

 25 

Impairments related to associates

 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 

 0 

 (1) 

Total

 

 11 

 25 

 20 

 

 36 

 39 

Net gains / (losses) from disposals of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 15 

 9 

 1 

 

 24 

 2 

Income from properties2

 

 6 

 7 

 6 

 

 13 

 13 

Net gains / (losses) from properties held for sale

 

 9 

 0 

 7 

 

 9 

 7 

Income from shared services provided to UBS Group AG or its subsidiaries

 

 106 

 106 

 127 

 

 212 

 247 

Other

 

 7 

 17 

 70 

 

 24 

 91 

Total other income

 

 153 

 164 

 232 

 

 317 

 400 

1 Includes foreign exchange gains / (losses) reclassified from other comprehensive income related to the disposal or closure of foreign operations.    2 Includes rent received from third parties.

 

  

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Note Personnel expenses

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Salaries and variable compensation

 

 2,276 

 2,132 

 2,120 

 

 4,408 

 4,147 

Financial advisor compensation1

 

 941 

 1,094 

 1,005 

 

 2,035 

 1,965 

Contractors

 

 35 

 28 

 38 

 

 64 

 74 

Social security

 

 182 

 164 

 152 

 

 347 

 322 

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

 

 143 

 177 

 139 

 

 321 

 309 

Other personnel expenses

 

 104 

 113 

 116 

 

 217 

 222 

Total personnel expenses

 

 3,682 

 3,710 

 3,571 

 

 7,391 

 7,040 

1 Financial advisor compensation consists of grid-based compensation based directly on compensable revenues generated by financial advisors and supplemental compensation calculated on the basis of financial advisor productivity, firm tenure, assets and other variables. It also includes expenses related to compensation commitments with financial advisors entered into at the time of recruitment that are subject to vesting requirements.   

 

 

  

 

NoteGeneral and administrative expenses

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Occupancy

 

 86 

 88 

 81 

 

 174 

 169 

Rent and maintenance of IT and other equipment

 

 79 

 89 

 79 

 

 168 

 167 

Communication and market data services

 

 125 

 124 

 131 

 

 248 

 262 

Administration

 

 1,241 

 1,395 

 1,236 

 

 2,636 

 2,505 

of which: shared services costs charged by UBS Group AG or its subsidiaries

 

 1,127 

 1,250 

 1,139 

 

 2,377 

 2,275 

of which: UK and German bank levies

 

 3 

 15 

 (32) 

 

 17 

 (17) 

Marketing and public relations1

 

 47 

 39 

 49 

 

 87 

 99 

Travel and entertainment

 

 23 

 58 

 87 

 

 81 

 164 

Professional fees

 

 143 

 138 

 173 

 

 281 

 329 

Outsourcing of IT and other services

 

 113 

 127 

 140 

 

 240 

 286 

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters2

 

 2 

 6 

 4 

 

 8 

 (4) 

Other

 

 20 

 18 

 24 

 

 38 

 53 

Total general and administrative expenses

 

 1,879 

 2,080 

 2,004 

 

 3,960 

 4,030 

1 Includes charitable donations.    2 Reflects the net increase in  / (release of) provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters recognized in the income statement. Refer to Note 15 for more information. Also includes recoveries from third parties (second quarter of 2020: USD 0 million; first quarter of 2020: USD 1 million; second quarter of 2019: USD 1 million). 

 

  

 

Note   Income taxes

UBS AG recognized income tax expenses of USD 328 million for the second quarter of 2020, representing an effective tax rate of 21.5%, compared with USD 349 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Current tax expenses were USD 329 million, compared with USD 196 million, and related to taxable profits of UBS Switzerland AG and other entities.

There was a net deferred tax benefit of USD 1 million, compared with deferred tax expenses of USD 153 million. This net benefit included expenses of USD 63 million in respect of the amortization of deferred tax assets (DTAs) previously recognized in relation to tax losses carried forward and deductible temporary differences, which primarily relate to UBS Americas Inc. These expenses were more than offset by deferred tax benefit items, which included a benefit of USD 31 million in respect of additional DTA recognition that resulted from the contribution of real estate assets by UBS AG to UBS Americas Inc. and UBS Financial Services Inc. in the second quarter of 2020. The additional DTA recognition related to the elections that were made in the fourth quarter of 2018 to capitalize certain historic real estate costs. This amount represents one half of the expected full-year benefit and, therefore, further amounts totaling USD 31 million will be recognized in the third and fourth quarters of 2020 in accordance with the requirements of IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. The deferred tax benefit items also included a benefit of USD 33 million in respect of an increase in temporary difference DTAs as the expected value of future tax deductions for deferred compensation awards increased.

 

 

  

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Note  Expected credit loss measurement

a) Expected credit losses in the period

Total net credit loss expenses were USD 272 million during the second quarter of 2020, reflecting net expenses of USD 202 million related to stage 1 and 2 positions and net expenses of USD 70 million related to credit-impaired (stage 3) positions.

Stage 1 and 2 net credit loss expenses of USD 202 million were primarily driven by a net expense of USD 127 million from an update to the forward-looking scenarios, factoring in updated macroeconomic assumptions to reflect the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular updated GDP and unemployment assumptions. This also led to exposure movements from stage 1 to stage 2 as probabilities of default increased.

The remaining stage 1 and 2 expenses of USD 75 million mainly reflect the effects of expert judgement overlays for selected exposures to Swiss large corporates and small and medium-sized entities, as well as remeasurements within our loan book, mainly in the Investment Bank. These were partly offset by recoveries on energy-related exposures and securities financing transactions with a number of real estate investment trusts, where we had increased allowances in the first quarter of 2020.


Stage 3 net credit loss expenses were USD 70 million. In the Investment Bank, stage 3 net expenses of USD 22 million were driven by USD 38 million of expenses recognized across various positions, partly offset by recoveries on securities financing transactions with a number of real estate investment trusts, where we had increased allowances in the first quarter of 2020. In Group Functions, stage 3 expenses of USD 20 million arose from an energy-related exposure in the Non-core and Legacy Portfolio. In Global Wealth Management, stage 3 net expenses of USD 19 million primarily reflected USD 9 million on a single structured margin-lending position, with the remaining USD 10 million on a number of smaller positions across the portfolios. In Personal & Corporate Banking, stage 3 net expenses of USD 10 million arose primarily on two newly defaulted clients in the corporate lending portfolio.

 

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

b) Changes to ECL models, scenarios, scenario weights and key inputs

The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated markedly since the end of 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 and related lockdown measures have significantly impacted major economies across the world. Uncertainties are still at a high level, making predictions difficult and displaying several potential triggers for further negative developments.

Scenarios and scenario weights

For the second quarter of 2020, the two scenarios and related macroeconomic factors that were applied in the first quarter of 2020 were reviewed in light of the economic and political conditions prevailing at 30 June 2020 through a series of extraordinary governance meetings, with input from UBS AG risk and finance experts across the regions and business divisions.

The key aspects of the narratives for the scenarios are summarized below.

   The baseline scenario was updated for 30 June 2020 and takes into account a significant deterioration of GDP in relevant markets. GDP in the US and Switzerland is expected to decline by around 6.4% and 5.5% respectively in 2020 – this reflects a very significant drop in the first half of 2020 and an expected sequential rebound of about 4% and 8% respectively in the second half of the year. The Eurozone also experiences a very severe contraction in economic activity in 2020, with an 8.2% decline in GDP. In addition, the baseline reflects the sharp increase in unemployment observed in the first half of 2020, with unemployment expected to remain at around 14% in the US and to rise to just below 4% in Switzerland by the end of 2020. Housing prices are assumed to be largely flat in Switzerland but to decrease in the US, by around 4% over the two years 2020 and 2021 in cumulative terms. Overall, economic improvements are expected to take place in 2021, with GDP expected to increase by around 4% in both the US and Switzerland.


   The global crisis scenario (also known as the severe downside scenario) was updated during the second quarter of 2020 to account for updated market data and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The scenario assumptions are considered to be consistent with assumptions for COVID-19-related disruption but to a significantly more adverse degree than what is considered under the baseline scenario, with a full year GDP contraction expected to continue into 2021 and only a moderate recovery starting from the end of 2021. Relative to their values at the end of the first quarter of 2020 and considering the period until the end of the first quarter of 2021, GDP is assumed to decline by more than 11% in both the US and Switzerland and unemployment to remain elevated, with a peak above 17% and 6% in the US and Switzerland, respectively. Housing prices are also assumed to decline significantly, by almost 14% and 20% in the US and Switzerland respectively.

   Given the evolving pandemic, management assessed in the first quarter of 2020 whether an interim review of the upside (asset price inflation) and mild downside (monetary-tightening) scenarios, both of which were applied at the end of 2019, would be warranted, as these scenarios became less probable in the specific circumstances. This assessment was reviewed during the second quarter of 2020 and, consistent with the first quarter, management agreed that the upside and the mild downside narratives should remain in place, as they may become relevant again once there is more clarity on COVID-19; however, their probability weights should be temporarily set to zero given (i) there are too many uncertainties and lack of supportable information on precedent cases that could be used for modeling narratives and economic shock factors, and (ii) the probability weight estimation would have been speculative. This assessment will be reviewed in the third quarter of 2020.

 

 

 

 

Baseline

Key parameters

 

2020

 

2021

Real GDP growth (annual % change, annual average)

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 (6.4) 

 

 4.5 

Eurozone

 

 (8.2) 

 

 6.2 

Switzerland

 

 (5.5) 

 

 4.4 

Unemployment rate (annual %, level, 4Q average)

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 14.1 

 

 7.8 

Eurozone

 

 9.8 

 

 6.6 

Switzerland

 

 3.9 

 

 3.4 

Real estate (annual % change, 4Q average)

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 (2.8) 

 

 (1.6) 

Eurozone

 

 (10.2) 

 

 8.6 

Swiss Single-Family Homes

 

 (0.2) 

 

 0.5 

 

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Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

As a consequence of the exceptional circumstances and prevailing uncertainties at the end of the second quarter of 2020, UBS AG decided to keep the weight allocation consistent with the decision made in the first quarter of 2020, with a 70% weighting assigned to the baseline and a 30% weighting assigned to the global crisis scenario. Overall, these weights still reflect the current sentiment regarding the boundaries of economic outcomes, with a bias toward the updated baseline scenario, but give sufficient credence to the global crisis scenario, thereby accounting for the prospect that the pandemic may not be contained effectively.

 

Economic scenarios and weights applied

ECL scenario

Assigned weights in %

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Upside

0.0

0.0

7.5

Baseline

70.0

70.0

42.5

Mild downside

0.0

0.0

35.0

Global crisis

30.0

30.0

15.0


Sensitivity to different scenario weight combinations and ”pro forma all-stage-2” measurement

Expected credit loss (ECL) is sensitive to changing scenario weights, in particular if narratives and parameters are selected that are not close to the baseline scenario, highlighting the non-linearity of credit losses. UBS AG reported USD 636 million of ECL allowances and provisions for stage 1 or 2 positions at the end of the second quarter of 2020. If UBS AG had applied a 100% weight to the baseline scenario or 100% weight to the global crisis scenario, ECL allowances and provisions would have been approximately USD 0.5 billion and USD 1.2 billion, respectively. As a way of comparing IFRS 9 to its US GAAP equivalent standard, if all stage 1 and 2 positions across the portfolio had been measured for lifetime ECL irrespective of whether there was a significant increase in credit risk (SICR) status, with a 70% weight applied to the baseline and 30% to the global crisis scenario, ECL allowances and provisions for positions not subject to credit-impairment would have been approximately USD 1.5 billion.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

c) ECL-relevant balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions including ECL allowances and provisions

The tables set out below and on the following pages provide information about financial instruments and certain non-financial instruments that are subject to ECL. For amortized-cost instruments, the carrying amount represents the maximum exposure to credit risk, taking into account the allowance for credit losses. Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) are also subject to ECL; however, unlike amortized-cost instruments, the allowance for credit losses for FVOCI instruments does not reduce the carrying value of these financial assets. Rather, the carrying value of financial assets measured at FVOCI represents the maximum exposure to credit risk.

In addition to on-balance sheet financial assets, certain off-balance sheet and other credit lines are also subject to ECL. The maximum exposure to credit risk for off-balance sheet financial instruments is calculated based on the maximum contractual amounts.

 

USD million

 

30.6.20

 

 

Carrying amount1,2

 

ECL allowance

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 149,549 

 149,549 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 15,544 

 15,445 

 99 

 0 

 

 (6) 

 (4) 

 (1) 

 (1) 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

 85,271 

 85,271 

 0 

 0 

 

 (2) 

 (2) 

 0 

 0 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

 30,846 

 30,846 

 0 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 345,783 

 320,108 

 23,673 

 2,002 

 

 (1,089) 

 (134) 

 (236) 

 (719) 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 137,563 

 128,527 

 8,076 

 960 

 

 (157) 

 (25) 

 (93) 

 (39) 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 40,653 

 34,083 

 6,559 

 11 

 

 (55) 

 (10) 

 (42) 

 (4) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 14,376 

 11,148 

 2,962 

 266 

 

 (308) 

 (34) 

 (58) 

 (217) 

of which: SME clients

 

 13,518 

 7,845 

 5,177 

 496 

 

 (319) 

 (21) 

 (29) 

 (269) 

of which: Lombard

 

 116,482 

 116,292 

 0 

 191 

 

 (71) 

 (11) 

 0 

 (60) 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,396 

 1,065 

 304 

 26 

 

 (35) 

 (9) 

 (11) 

 (15) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 3,194 

 3,155 

 30 

 9 

 

 (83) 

 (5) 

 0 

 (78) 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 27,324 

 26,178 

 404 

 741 

 

 (151) 

 (40) 

 (10) 

 (100) 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,673 

 2,090 

 201 

 382 

 

 (116) 

 (34) 

 (7) 

 (74) 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 654,318 

 627,398 

 24,176 

 2,743 

 

 (1,249) 

 (181) 

 (247) 

 (821) 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 8,624 

 8,624 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Total on-balance sheet financial assets in scope of ECL requirements

 

 662,942 

 636,023 

 24,176 

 2,743 

 

 (1,249) 

 (181) 

 (247) 

 (821) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exposure

 

ECL provision

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 16,313 

 14,768 

 1,369 

 176 

 

 (47) 

 (11) 

 (4) 

 (32) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 3,494 

 2,640 

 733 

 121 

 

 (8) 

 (3) 

 (3) 

 (3) 

of which: SME clients

 

 1,293 

 725 

 514 

 54 

 

 (25) 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 (24) 

of which: Financial intermediaries and hedge funds

 

 6,964 

 6,910 

 54 

 0 

 

 (6) 

 (6) 

 0 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 602 

 602 

 0 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 1,601 

 1,583 

 18 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 39,651 

 34,494 

 5,044 

 114 

 

 (121) 

 (57) 

 (64) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 23,167 

 18,284 

 4,838 

 45 

 

 (109) 

 (50) 

 (59) 

 0 

Forward starting reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements

 

 2,210 

 2,210 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 39,701 

 34,771 

 4,870 

 60 

 

 (65) 

 (34) 

 (32) 

 0 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 5,666 

 5,019 

 647 

 0 

 

 (25) 

 (4) 

 (21) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 4,356 

 3,482 

 856 

 18 

 

 (9) 

 (4) 

 (5) 

 0 

of which: SME clients

 

 4,980 

 2,962 

 1,984 

 34 

 

 (17) 

 (14) 

 (4) 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 9,410 

 9,410 

 0 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

of which: Credit cards

 

 8,159 

 7,726 

 425 

 8 

 

 (10) 

 (7) 

 (2) 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 4,265 

 4,240 

 25 

 1 

 

 (7) 

 (7) 

 0 

 0 

Total off-balance sheet financial instruments and other credit lines

 

 102,141 

 90,483 

 11,307 

 351 

 

 (240) 

 (108) 

 (100) 

 (32) 

Total allowances and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (1,489) 

 (290) 

 (346) 

 (853) 

1 The carrying amount of financial assets measured at amortized cost represents the total gross exposure net of the respective ECL allowances.    2 The presentation of ECL exposures by stage includes best estimates to account for the effect of management overlays on model outputs.

 

 

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Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

 

USD million

 

31.3.20

 

 

Carrying amount1

 

ECL allowance

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 139,258 

 139,258 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 16,893 

 16,815 

 78 

 0 

 

 (6) 

 (4) 

 (1) 

 (1) 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

 89,648 

 88,394 

 449 

 804 

 

 (34) 

 (2) 

 (15) 

 (16) 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

 39,549 

 39,549 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 339,946 

 323,136 

 14,896 

 1,914 

 

 (936) 

 (101) 

 (164) 

 (671) 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 134,759 

 126,633 

 7,168 

 957 

 

 (111) 

 (17) 

 (55) 

 (39) 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 39,097 

 33,876 

 5,205 

 16 

 

 (49) 

 (6) 

 (39) 

 (4) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 15,343 

 14,328 

 849 

 166 

 

 (191) 

 (21) 

 (35) 

 (134) 

of which: SME clients

 

 11,943 

 10,453 

 1,036 

 455 

 

 (358) 

 (18) 

 (20) 

 (320) 

of which: Lombard

 

 114,401 

 114,144 

 0 

 258 

 

 (56) 

 (10) 

 0 

 (46) 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,317 

 985 

 308 

 23 

 

 (34) 

 (7) 

 (14) 

 (14) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 2,801 

 2,778 

 13 

 10 

 

 (82) 

 (5) 

 0 

 (77) 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 23,907 

 22,961 

 410 

 536 

 

 (143) 

 (31) 

 (15) 

 (97) 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,699 

 2,198 

 303 

 198 

 

 (112) 

 (25) 

 (13) 

 (73) 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 649,202 

 630,114 

 15,833 

 3,255 

 

 (1,120) 

 (139) 

 (195) 

 (786) 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 7,653 

 7,653 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Total on-balance sheet financial assets in scope of ECL requirements

 

 656,855 

 637,767 

 15,833 

 3,255 

 

 (1,120) 

 (139) 

 (195) 

 (786) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exposure

 

ECL provision

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 17,830 

 17,387 

 361 

 83 

 

 (76) 

 (8) 

 (1) 

 (66) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 3,742 

 3,471 

 244 

 26 

 

 (33) 

 (1) 

 0 

 (32) 

of which: SME clients

 

 1,308 

 1,185 

 67 

 56 

 

 (28) 

 0 

 0 

 (27) 

of which: Financial intermediaries and hedge funds

 

 7,965 

 7,949 

 16 

 0 

 

 (5) 

 (5) 

 0 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 603 

 603 

 0 

 0 

 

 (7) 

 0 

 0 

 (7) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 1,967 

 1,951 

 16 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 28,334 

 27,701 

 550 

 84 

 

 (46) 

 (34) 

 (13) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 18,224 

 17,712 

 453 

 59 

 

 (33) 

 (26) 

 (7) 

 0 

Forward starting reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements

 

 5,123 

 5,123 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 36,374 

 35,396 

 942 

 35 

 

 (36) 

 (20) 

 (16) 

 0 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 4,989 

 4,679 

 310 

 0 

 

 (16) 

 (3) 

 (12) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 3,784 

 3,697 

 70 

 17 

 

 (2) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

of which: SME clients

 

 4,644 

 4,492 

 133 

 18 

 

 (10) 

 (9) 

 (1) 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 7,649 

 7,649 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

of which: Credit cards

 

 8,295 

 7,923 

 371 

 0 

 

 (5) 

 (4) 

 (2) 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 4,040 

 4,038 

 0 

 2 

 

 (4) 

 (4) 

 0 

 0 

Total off-balance sheet financial instruments and other credit lines

 

 91,701 

 89,644 

 1,852 

 204 

 

 (162) 

 (66) 

 (29) 

 (66) 

Total allowances and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (1,282) 

 (205) 

 (225) 

 (852) 

1 The carrying amount of financial assets measured at amortized cost represents the total gross exposure net of the respective ECL allowances.

 

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USD million

 

31.12.19

 

 

Carrying amount1

 

ECL allowance

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 107,068 

 107,068 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 12,379 

 12,298 

 80 

 0 

 

 (6) 

 (4) 

 (1) 

 (1) 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

 84,245 

 84,245 

 0 

 0 

 

 (2) 

 (2) 

 0 

 0 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

 23,289 

 23,289 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 327,992 

 310,705 

 15,538 

 1,749 

 

 (764) 

 (82) 

 (123) 

 (559) 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 132,646 

 124,063 

 7,624 

 959 

 

 (110) 

 (15) 

 (55) 

 (41) 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 38,481 

 32,932 

 5,532 

 17 

 

 (43) 

 (5) 

 (34) 

 (4) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 9,703 

 9,184 

 424 

 94 

 

 (117) 

 (15) 

 (4) 

 (98) 

of which: SME clients

 

 11,786 

 9,817 

 1,449 

 521 

 

 (303) 

 (17) 

 (15) 

 (271) 

of which: Lombard

 

 112,893 

 112,796 

 0 

 98 

 

 (22) 

 (4) 

 0 

 (18) 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,661 

 1,314 

 325 

 22 

 

 (35) 

 (8) 

 (14) 

 (13) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 2,844 

 2,826 

 8 

 10 

 

 (81) 

 (5) 

 0 

 (77) 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 23,012 

 21,985 

 451 

 576 

 

 (143) 

 (35) 

 (13) 

 (95) 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,877 

 2,341 

 334 

 202 

 

 (109) 

 (29) 

 (11) 

 (70) 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 577,985 

 559,590 

 16,069 

 2,326 

 

 (915) 

 (124) 

 (137) 

 (655) 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 6,345 

 6,345 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Total on-balance sheet financial assets in scope of ECL requirements

 

 584,329 

 565,935 

 16,069 

 2,326 

 

 (915) 

 (124) 

 (137) 

 (655) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total exposure

 

ECL provision

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 18,142 

 17,757 

 304 

 82 

 

 (42) 

 (8) 

 (1) 

 (33) 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 3,687 

 3,461 

 203 

 24 

 

 (10) 

 (1) 

 0 

 (9) 

of which: SME clients

 

 1,180 

 1,055 

 67 

 58 

 

 (24) 

 0 

 0 

 (23) 

of which: Financial intermediaries and hedge funds

 

 7,966 

 7,950 

 16 

 0 

 

 (5) 

 (4) 

 0 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 622 

 622 

 0 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 2,334 

 2,320 

 13 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 27,547 

 27,078 

 419 

 50 

 

 (35) 

 (30) 

 (5) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 18,735 

 18,349 

 359 

 27 

 

 (27) 

 (24) 

 (3) 

 0 

Forward starting reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements

 

 1,657 

 1,657 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 36,979 

 35,735 

 1,197 

 46 

 

 (34) 

 (17) 

 (17) 

 0 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 5,242 

 4,934 

 307 

 0 

 

 (16) 

 (3) 

 (13) 

 0 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 4,274 

 4,188 

 69 

 17 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

of which: SME clients

 

 4,787 

 4,589 

 171 

 27 

 

 (9) 

 (8) 

 (1) 

 0 

of which: Lombard

 

 7,976 

 7,975 

 0 

 1 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

of which: Credit cards

 

 7,890 

 7,535 

 355 

 0 

 

 (6) 

 (4) 

 (2) 

 0 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 344 

 344 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 3,289 

 3,285 

 0 

 4 

 

 (3) 

 (3) 

 0 

 0 

Total off-balance sheet financial instruments and other credit lines

 

 87,614 

 85,513 

 1,920 

 182 

 

 (114) 

 (58) 

 (23) 

 (33) 

Total allowances and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (1,029) 

 (181) 

 (160) 

 (688) 

1 The carrying amount of financial assets measured at amortized cost represents the total gross exposure net of the respective ECL allowances.

 

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Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

The table below provides information about the ECL gross exposure and the ECL coverage ratio for our core loan portfolios: Loans and advances to customers, Other financial assets measured at amortized cost and relevant Off-balance sheet exposures. Cash and balances at central banks, Loans and advances to banks, Receivables from securities financing transactions, Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments, and Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are not included in the table below due to their lower sensitivity to ECL.

ECL coverage ratios are calculated by taking ECL allowances and provisions divided by the gross carrying amount of the exposures.

 

 

ECL coverage ratios for core loan portfolios

 

30.6.20

 

 

Gross carrying amount (USD million)1

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Loans and advances to customers

 

 346,872 

 320,242 

 23,909 

 2,721 

 

 31 

 4 

 99 

 2,643 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 137,720 

 128,552 

 8,169 

 1,000 

 

 11 

 2 

 113 

 394 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 40,708 

 34,093 

 6,601 

 15 

 

 14 

 3 

 63 

 2,541 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 14,684 

 11,182 

 3,020 

 483 

 

 210 

 30 

 191 

 4,488 

of which: SME clients

 

 13,837 

 7,866 

 5,206 

 765 

 

 231 

 27 

 55 

 3,520 

of which: Lombard

 

 116,554 

 116,303 

 0 

 251 

 

 6 

 1 

 0 

 2,403 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,430 

 1,074 

 315 

 41 

 

 242 

 81 

 354 

 3,569 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 3,278 

 3,160 

 30 

 87 

 

 254 

 15 

 8 

 8,973 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 27,475 

 26,219 

 414 

 842 

 

 55 

 15 

 241 

 1,194 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,789 

 2,124 

 208 

 456 

 

 415 

 161 

 347 

 1,627 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure (USD million)

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 16,313 

 14,768 

 1,369 

 176 

 

 29 

 7 

 27 

 1,831 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 39,651 

 34,494 

 5,044 

 114 

 

 31 

 16 

 128 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 39,701 

 34,771 

 4,870 

 60 

 

 16 

 10 

 65 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 4,265 

 4,240 

 25 

 1 

 

 16 

 16 

 15 

 0 

1 The presentation of ECL exposures by stage includes best estimates to account for the effect of management overlays on model outputs.

 

 

 

31.3.20

 

 

Gross carrying amount (USD million)

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Loans and advances to customers

 

 340,882 

 323,237 

 15,060 

 2,585 

 

 27 

 3 

 109 

 2,596 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 134,870 

 126,650 

 7,224 

 996 

 

 8 

 1 

 77 

 390 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 39,146 

 33,881 

 5,245 

 20 

 

 12 

 2 

 75 

 2,047 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 15,534 

 14,349 

 885 

 300 

 

 123 

 15 

 401 

 4,476 

of which: SME clients

 

 12,301 

 10,470 

 1,055 

 775 

 

 291 

 17 

 188 

 4,129 

of which: Lombard

 

 114,457 

 114,154 

 0 

 303 

 

 5 

 1 

 0 

 1,508 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,351 

 993 

 322 

 37 

 

 254 

 72 

 420 

 3,708 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 2,882 

 2,783 

 13 

 87 

 

 283 

 18 

 1 

 8,818 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 24,050 

 22,992 

 425 

 633 

 

 59 

 13 

 360 

 1,531 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,811 

 2,224 

 317 

 271 

 

 397 

 114 

 418 

 2,702 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure (USD million)

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 17,830 

 17,387 

 361 

 83 

 

 42 

 5 

 30 

 8,045 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 28,334 

 27,701 

 550 

 84 

 

 16 

 12 

 228 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 36,374 

 35,396 

 942 

 35 

 

 10 

 6 

 168 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 4,040 

 4,038 

 0 

 2 

 

 10 

 10 

 0 

 0 

 

 

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note   Expected credit loss measurement (continued)

 

 

 

31.12.19

 

 

Gross carrying amount (USD million)  

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Loans and advances to customers

 

 328,756 

 310,787 

 15,661 

 2,308 

 

 23 

 3 

 79 

 2,420 

of which: Private clients with mortgages

 

 132,756 

 124,077 

 7,679 

 1,000 

 

 8 

 1 

 72 

 406 

of which: Real estate financing

 

 38,524 

 32,937 

 5,567 

 21 

 

 11 

 2 

 62 

 1,765 

of which: Large corporate clients

 

 9,819 

 9,199 

 429 

 192 

 

 119 

 16 

 100 

 5,088 

of which: SME clients

 

 12,089 

 9,834 

 1,464 

 791 

 

 251 

 18 

 104 

 3,420 

of which: Lombard

 

 112,915 

 112,799 

 0 

 116 

 

 2 

 0 

 0 

 1,566 

of which: Credit cards

 

 1,696 

 1,322 

 339 

 35 

 

 205 

 60 

 404 

 3,718 

of which: Commodity trade finance

 

 2,925 

 2,831 

 8 

 87 

 

 278 

 17 

 3 

 8,844 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 23,154 

 22,019 

 463 

 672 

 

 62 

 16 

 274 

 1,420 

of which: Loans to financial advisors

 

 2,987 

 2,370 

 344 

 272 

 

 366 

 122 

 305 

 2,570 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure (USD million)

 

ECL coverage (bps)

Off-balance sheet (in scope of ECL)

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

Total

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Guarantees

 

 18,142 

 17,757 

 304 

 82 

 

 23 

 4 

 30 

 4,032 

Irrevocable loan commitments

 

 27,547 

 27,078 

 419 

 50 

 

 13 

 11 

 120 

 0 

Committed unconditionally revocable credit lines

 

 36,979 

 35,735 

 1,197 

 46 

 

 9 

 5 

 143 

 0 

Irrevocable committed prolongation of existing loans

 

 3,289 

 3,285 

 0 

 4 

 

 8 

 8 

 0 

 0 

  

 

  

 

Note 10  Fair value measurement

This Note provides fair value measurement information for both financial and non-financial instruments and should be read in conjunction with “Note 24 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019, which provides more information about valuation principles, valuation governance, fair value hierarchy classification, valuation adjustments, valuation techniques and inputs, sensitivity of fair value measurements, and methods applied to calculate fair values for financial instruments not measured at fair value.

All financial and non-financial assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are categorized into one of three fair value hierarchy levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. For disclosure purposes, the level in the hierarchy within which the instrument is classified in its entirety is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the position’s fair value measurement:

   Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

   Level 2: valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are, or are based on, observable market data; or

   Level 3: valuation techniques for which significant inputs are not based on observable market data.


 

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Note 10   Fair value measurement (continued)

a) Fair value hierarchy

The fair value hierarchy classification of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value is summarized in the table below.

 

Determination of fair values from quoted market prices or valuation techniques1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

 

31.12.19

USD million

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value held for trading

 

 82,046 

 13,399 

 2,710 

 98,155 

 

 73,687 

 14,982 

 2,018 

 90,686 

 

 113,635 

 12,248 

 1,812 

 127,695 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity instruments

 

 64,164 

 710 

 76 

 64,949 

 

 54,960 

 535 

 185 

 55,680 

 

 96,162 

 400 

 226 

 96,788 

Government bills / bonds

 

 11,057 

 2,272 

 10 

 13,339 

 

 11,017 

 2,826 

 9 

 13,852 

 

 9,630 

 1,770 

 64 

 11,464 

Investment fund units

 

 6,282 

 1,744 

 27 

 8,053 

 

 7,077 

 1,556 

 21 

 8,654 

 

 7,088 

 1,729 

 50 

 8,867 

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

 537 

 7,416 

 779 

 8,732 

 

 618 

 8,432 

 498 

 9,549 

 

 755 

 6,796 

 542 

 8,093 

Loans

 

 0 

 980 

 1,600 

 2,580 

 

 0 

 1,205 

 1,120 

 2,325 

 

 0 

 1,180 

 791 

 1,971 

Asset-backed securities

 

 7 

 277 

 218 

 501 

 

 16 

 428 

 184 

 628 

 

 0 

 372 

 140 

 512 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 868 

 149,601 

 1,541 

 152,010 

 

 1,193 

 209,349 

 2,445 

 212,986 

 

 356 

 120,224 

 1,264 

 121,843 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 472 

 53,317 

 7 

 53,797 

 

 635 

 94,070 

 26 

 94,731 

 

 240 

 52,228 

 8 

 52,476 

Interest rate contracts

 

 25 

 55,147 

 330 

 55,502 

 

 20 

 55,402 

 418 

 55,839 

 

 6 

 42,288 

 263 

 42,558 

Equity / index contracts

 

 0 

 36,195 

 795 

 36,991 

 

 4 

 53,989 

 1,301 

 55,294 

 

 7 

 22,220 

 597 

 22,825 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 0 

 1,540 

 405 

 1,945 

 

 0 

 1,574 

 669 

 2,243 

 

 0 

 1,612 

 394 

 2,007 

Commodity contracts

 

 0 

 3,302 

 1 

 3,304 

 

 0 

 3,909 

 6 

 3,915 

 

 0 

 1,820 

 0 

 1,821 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage receivables

 

 0 

 19,848 

 0 

 19,848 

 

 0 

 20,319 

 0 

 20,319 

 

 0 

 18,007 

 0 

 18,007 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

 

 49,389 

 40,886 

 3,735 

 94,010 

 

 39,666 

 39,125 

 3,699 

 82,490 

 

 40,608 

 39,065 

 3,962 

 83,636 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets for unit-linked investment contracts

 

 26,387 

 0 

 5 

 26,392 

 

 22,826 

 0 

 0 

 22,826 

 

 27,568 

 118 

 0 

 27,686 

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

 578 

 20,737 

 0 

 21,316 

 

 655 

 19,753 

 0 

 20,408 

 

 653 

 18,732 

 0 

 19,385 

Government bills / bonds

 

 22,175 

 4,540 

 0 

 26,714 

 

 15,954 

 3,853 

 0 

 19,808 

 

 12,089 

 3,700 

 0 

 15,790 

Loans

 

 0 

 8,317 

 1,024 

 9,340 

 

 0 

 8,390 

 1,081 

 9,470 

 

 0 

 10,206 

 1,231 

 11,438 

Securities financing transactions

 

 0 

 7,163 

 126 

 7,289 

 

 0 

 6,909 

 147 

 7,056 

 

 0 

 6,148 

 147 

 6,294 

Auction rate securities

 

 0 

 0 

 1,393 

 1,393 

 

 0 

 0 

 1,393 

 1,393 

 

 0 

 0 

 1,536 

 1,536 

Investment fund units

 

 188 

 115 

 103 

 406 

 

 138 

 132 

 107 

 378 

 

 194 

 140 

 98 

 432 

Equity instruments

 

 61 

 0 

 545 

 606 

 

 93 

 3 

 454 

 549 

 

 103 

 4 

 451 

 559 

Other

 

 0 

 13 

 540 

 553 

 

 0 

 84 

 518 

 602 

 

 0 

 16 

 499 

 515 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 1,551 

 7,074 

 0 

 8,624 

 

 1,651 

 6,002 

 0 

 7,653 

 

 1,906 

 4,439 

 0 

 6,345 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 0 

 6,634 

 0 

 6,634 

 

 0 

 5,507 

 0 

 5,507 

 

 0 

 3,955 

 0 

 3,955 

Government bills / bonds

 

 1,515 

 98 

 0 

 1,612 

 

 1,613 

 92 

 0 

 1,705 

 

 1,859 

 16 

 0 

 1,875 

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

 36 

 341 

 0 

 378 

 

 38 

 404 

 0 

 441 

 

 47 

 468 

 0 

 515 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious metals and other physical commodities

 

 4,890 

 0 

 0 

 4,890 

 

 4,050 

 0 

 0 

 4,050 

 

 4,597 

 0 

 0 

 4,597 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-financial assets2

 

 0 

 0 

 130 

 130 

 

 0 

 0 

 202 

 202 

 

 0 

 0 

 199 

 199 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

 138,744 

 230,808 

 8,116 

 377,668 

 

 120,247 

 289,776 

 8,364 

 418,386 

 

 161,102 

 193,983 

 7,237 

 362,322 

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 10  Fair value measurement (continued)

Determination of fair values from quoted market prices or valuation techniques (continued)1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

 

31.12.19

USD million

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value held for trading

 

 28,216 

 6,093 

 117 

 34,426 

 

 26,965 

 5,464 

 143 

 32,572 

 

 25,791 

 4,726 

 75 

 30,591 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity instruments

 

 23,464 

 306 

 76 

 23,846 

 

 22,289 

 283 

 26 

 22,599 

 

 22,526 

 149 

 59 

 22,734 

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

 38 

 4,558 

 39 

 4,635 

 

 22 

 3,921 

 74 

 4,018 

 

 40 

 3,606 

 16 

 3,661 

Government bills / bonds

 

 4,052 

 770 

 0 

 4,822 

 

 3,880 

 710 

 0 

 4,590 

 

 2,820 

 646 

 0 

 3,466 

Investment fund units

 

 662 

 431 

 2 

 1,096 

 

 774 

 532 

 43 

 1,349 

 

 404 

 294 

 0 

 698 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 871 

 148,116 

 3,293 

 152,280 

 

 1,246 

 201,775 

 3,633 

 206,654 

 

 385 

 118,498 

 1,996 

 120,880 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 447 

 54,385 

 67 

 54,899 

 

 636 

 92,516 

 65 

 93,218 

 

 248 

 53,705 

 60 

 54,013 

Interest rate contracts

 

 7 

 49,048 

 838 

 49,894 

 

 6 

 49,780 

 892 

 50,678 

 

 7 

 36,434 

 130 

 36,571 

Equity / index contracts

 

 0 

 39,622 

 1,445 

 41,067 

 

 4 

 53,968 

 1,557 

 55,528 

 

 3 

 24,171 

 1,293 

 25,468 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 0 

 1,781 

 917 

 2,698 

 

 0 

 1,875 

 1,065 

 2,940 

 

 0 

 2,448 

 512 

 2,960 

Commodity contracts

 

 0 

 3,128 

 10 

 3,138 

 

 0 

 3,437 

 0 

 3,438 

 

 0 

 1,707 

 0 

 1,707 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities designated at fair value on a recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage payables designated at fair value

 

 0 

 40,248 

 0 

 40,248 

 

 0 

 37,652 

 0 

 37,652 

 

 0 

 37,233 

 0 

 37,233 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued designated at fair value

 

 0 

 49,123 

 8,521 

 57,644 

 

 0 

 46,013 

 7,027 

 53,040 

 

 0 

 56,943 

 9,649 

 66,592 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 0 

 36,766 

 2,365 

 39,131 

 

 0 

 30,309 

 1,485 

 31,794 

 

 0 

 35,119 

 1,039 

 36,157 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities related to unit-linked investment contracts

 

 0 

 26,573 

 0 

 26,573 

 

 0 

 23,150 

 0 

 23,150 

 

 0 

 28,145 

 0 

 28,145 

Securities financing transactions

 

 0 

 8,371 

 0 

 8,371 

 

 0 

 5,992 

 0 

 5,992 

 

 0 

 5,742 

 0 

 5,742 

Over-the-counter debt instruments

 

 0 

 1,796 

 1,057 

 2,852 

 

 0 

 1,159 

 1,138 

 2,297 

 

 0 

 1,231 

 791 

 2,022 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

 29,087 

 280,347 

 14,296 

 323,729 

 

 28,211 

 321,213 

 12,289 

 361,713 

 

 26,176 

 252,518 

 12,759 

 291,452 

1 Bifurcated embedded derivatives are presented on the same balance sheet lines as their host contracts and are not included in this table. The fair value of these derivatives was not material for the periods presented.    2 Other non-financial assets primarily consist of properties and other non-current assets held for sale, which are measured at fair value less costs to sell as a result of meeting the held-for-sale criteria.

 

b) Valuation adjustments

Deferred day-1 profit or loss reserves

The table below summarizes the changes in deferred day-1 profit or loss reserves during the relevant period.


Deferred day-1 profit or loss is generally released into Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss when pricing of equivalent products or the underlying parameters become observable or when the transaction is closed out.

 

Deferred day-1 profit or loss reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Reserve balance at the beginning of the period

 

 194 

 146 

 161 

 

 146 

 255 

Profit / (loss) deferred on new transactions

 

 121 

 118 

 58 

 

 239 

 90 

(Profit) / loss recognized in the income statement

 

 (72) 

 (69) 

 (60) 

 

 (141) 

 (187) 

Foreign currency translation

 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 

 (1) 

 (1) 

Reserve balance at the end of the period

 

 243 

 194 

 158 

 

 243 

 158 

 

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Note 10  Fair value measurement (continued)

Own credit

The valuation of financial liabilities designated at fair value requires consideration of the own credit component of fair value. Own credit risk is reflected in the valuation of UBS’s fair value option liabilities where this component is considered relevant for valuation purposes by UBS’s counterparties and other market participants. However, own credit risk is not reflected in the valuation of UBS’s liabilities that are fully collateralized or for other obligations for which it is established market practice to not include an own credit component.

The description of UBS’s methodology to estimate own credit and the related accounting principles is included in “Note 24 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019.

In the second quarter of 2020, other comprehensive income related to own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value was negative USD 1,095 million, primarily due to a significant tightening of UBS’s credit spreads, which have largely returned to the levels observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Own credit adjustments on financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in Other comprehensive income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

USD million

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Recognized during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gain / (loss)

 

 8 

 

 1 

 6 

 

 9 

 6 

Unrealized gain / (loss)

 

 (1,103) 

 

 1,156 

 66 

 

 53 

 (260) 

Total gain / (loss), before tax

 

 (1,095) 

 

 1,156 

 72 

 

 62 

 (254) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

USD million

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

 

 

Recognized on the balance sheet as of the end of the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized life-to-date gain / (loss)

 

 (31) 

 

 1,069 

 60 

 

 

 

 

Credit, funding, debit and other valuation adjustments

A description of UBS’s methodology for estimating credit valuation adjustments (CVAs), funding valuation adjustments (FVAs), debit valuation adjustments (DVAs) and other valuation adjustments is included in “Note 24 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019.

In the second quarter of 2020, CVAs and FVAs decreased due to the reversal of the significant widening of credit and funding spreads observed in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other valuation adjustments for liquidity and model uncertainty also decreased, primarily due to smaller bid–offer spreads as markets stabilized during the second quarter of 2020.

 

Valuation adjustments on financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

Life-to-date gain / (loss), USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Credit valuation adjustments1

 

 (78) 

 (92) 

 (48) 

Funding valuation adjustments2

 

 (141) 

 (378) 

 (93) 

Debit valuation adjustments

 

 1 

 2 

 1 

Other valuation adjustments

 

 (715) 

 (879) 

 (566) 

of which: liquidity

 

 (385) 

 (536) 

 (300) 

of which: model uncertainty

 

 (330) 

 (343) 

 (266) 

1 Amounts do not include reserves against defaulted counterparties.    2 Includes FVAs on structured financing transactions of USD 44 million as of 30 June 2020, USD 194 million as of 31 March 2020 and USD 43 million as of 31 December 2019.

 

c) Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2  

The amounts disclosed in this section reflect transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for instruments that were held for the entire reporting period.


Assets and liabilities transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the first six months of 2020, or from Level 1 to Level 2 during the first six months of 2020, were not material.

  

 

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Note 10  Fair value measurement (continued)

d) Level 3 instruments: valuation techniques and inputs 

The table below presents significant Level 3 assets and liabilities together with the valuation techniques used to measure fair value, the significant inputs used in the valuation technique that are considered unobservable and a range of values for those unobservable inputs.

The range of values represents the highest- and lowest-level inputs used in the valuation techniques. Therefore, the range does not reflect the level of uncertainty regarding a particular input, but rather the different underlying characteristics of the relevant assets and liabilities. The ranges will therefore vary from period to period and parameter to parameter, based on characteristics of the instruments held at each balance sheet date. Furthermore, the ranges and weighted averages of unobservable inputs may differ across other financial institutions due to the diversity of the products in each firm’s inventory.

The significant unobservable inputs disclosed in the table below are consistent with those included in “Note 24 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019. A description of the potential effect that a change in each unobservable input in isolation may have on a fair value measurement, including information to facilitate an understanding of factors that give rise to the input ranges shown, is also provided in “Note 24 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019.

 

 

Valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 assets and liabilities

 

Fair value

 

 

 

Significant unobservable input(s)1

Range of inputs

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Valuation technique(s)

 

30.6.20

 

31.12.19

 

USD billion

30.6.20

31.12.19

 

30.6.20

31.12.19

 

 

low

high

weighted average2

 

low

high

weighted average2

unit1

Financial assets and liabilities at fair value held for trading and Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

Corporate and municipal bonds

 0.8 

 0.5 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Bond price equivalent

 0 

 143 

 101 

 

 0 

 143 

 101 

points

Traded loans, loans designated at fair value, loan commitments and guarantees

 3.1 

 2.4 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Loan price equivalent

 0 

 100 

 99 

 

 0 

 101 

 99 

points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted expected cash flows

 

Credit spread

 250 

 1,000 

 

 

 225 

 530 

 

basis points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market comparable and securitization model

 

Discount margin

 1 

 19 

 3 

 

 0 

 14 

 2 

%

Auction rate securities

 1.4 

 1.5 

 

 

 

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Bond price equivalent

 79 

 91 

 80 

 

 79 

 98 

 88 

points

Investment fund units3

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Net asset value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity instruments3

 0.6 

 0.7 

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued designated at fair value4

 

 

 

 8.5 

 9.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 

 

 2.4 

 1.0 

 

Discounted expected cash flows

 

Funding spread

 44 

 175 

 

 

 44 

 175 

 

basis points

Derivative financial instruments

Interest rate contracts

 0.3 

 0.3 

 

 0.8 

 0.1 

 

Option model

 

Volatility of interest rates

 33 

 80 

 

 

 15 

 63 

 

basis points

Credit derivative contracts

 0.4 

 0.4 

 

 0.9 

 0.5 

 

Discounted expected cash flows

 

Credit spreads

 (2) 

 558 

 

 

 1 

 700 

 

basis points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond price equivalent

 0 

 113 

 

 

 0 

 100 

 

points

Equity / index contracts

 0.8 

 0.6 

 

 1.4 

 1.3 

 

Option model

 

Equity dividend yields

 0 

 14 

 

 

 0 

 14 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility of equity stocks, equity and other indices

 4 

 125 

 

 

 4 

 105 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-to-FX correlation

 (45) 

 61 

 

 

 (45) 

 71 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-to-equity correlation

 (17) 

 99 

 

 

 (17) 

 98 

 

%

1 The ranges of significant unobservable inputs are represented in points, percentages and basis points. Points are a percentage of par (e.g., 100 points would be 100% of par).    2 Weighted averages are provided for non-derivative financial instruments and were calculated by weighting inputs based on the fair values of the respective instruments. Weighted averages are not provided for inputs related to derivative contracts as this would not be meaningful.    3 The range of inputs is not disclosed as there is a dispersion of values given the diverse nature of the investments.    4 Valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs and the respective input ranges for Debt issued designated at fair value are the same as the equivalent derivative instruments presented elsewhere in this table.   

 

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Note 10  Fair value measurement (continued)

e) Level 3 instruments: sensitivity to changes in unobservable input assumptions

The table below summarizes those financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 for which a change in one or more of the unobservable inputs to reflect reasonably possible alternative assumptions would change fair value significantly, and the estimated effect thereof.

The table shown presents the favorable and unfavorable effects for each class of financial assets and liabilities for which the potential change in fair value is considered significant. The sensitivity of fair value measurements for debt issued designated at fair value and over-the-counter debt instruments designated at fair value is reported with the equivalent derivative or structured financing instrument within the table below.


The sensitivity data shown below presents an estimation of valuation uncertainty based on reasonably possible alternative values for Level 3 inputs at the balance sheet date and does not represent the estimated effect of stress scenarios. Typically, these financial assets and liabilities are sensitive to a combination of inputs from Levels 1–3. Although well-defined interdependencies may exist between Levels 1–2 and Level 3 parameters (e.g., between interest rates, which are generally Level 1 or Level 2, and prepayments, which are generally Level 3), these have not been incorporated in the table. Furthermore, direct interrelationships between the Level 3 parameters are not a significant element of the valuation uncertainty.

 

Sensitivity of fair value measurements to changes in unobservable input assumptions1

 

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

 

31.12.19

USD million

 

Favorable

changes

Unfavorable

changes

 

Favorable

changes

Unfavorable

changes

 

Favorable

changes

Unfavorable

changes

Traded loans, loans designated at fair value, loan commitments and guarantees

 

 71 

 (83) 

 

 165 

 (209) 

 

 46 

 (21) 

Securities financing transactions

 

 26 

 (26) 

 

 35 

 (33) 

 

 11 

 (11) 

Auction rate securities

 

 105 

 (105) 

 

 105 

 (105) 

 

 87 

 (87) 

Asset-backed securities

 

 45 

 (45) 

 

 42 

 (51) 

 

 35 

 (40) 

Equity instruments

 

 160 

 (92) 

 

 150 

 (82) 

 

 140 

 (80) 

Interest rate derivative contracts, net

 

 12 

 (23) 

 

 16 

 (20) 

 

 8 

 (17) 

Credit derivative contracts, net

 

 62

 (11)2

 

 34 

 (38) 

 

 31 

 (35) 

Foreign exchange derivative contracts, net

 

 14 

 (8) 

 

 15 

 (13) 

 

 12 

 (8) 

Equity / index derivative contracts, net

 

 351 

 (352) 

 

 362 

 (429) 

 

 183 

 (197) 

Other

 

 35 

 (35) 

 

 48 

 (50) 

 

 47 

 (51) 

Total

 

 824 

 (780) 

 

 972 

 (1,028) 

 

 600 

 (547) 

1 Sensitivity of issued and over-the-counter debt instruments is reported with the equivalent derivative or securities financing instrument.    2 Includes refinements applied in estimating valuation uncertainty, resulting from a move to use issuer specific proxy credit default swap curves rather than generic curves.

 

 

f) Level 3 instruments: movements during the period  

Significant changes in Level 3 instruments

The table on the following pages presents additional information about significant Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Level 3 assets and liabilities may be hedged with instruments classified as Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and, as a result, realized and unrealized gains and losses included in the table may not comprise the effect of related hedging activity. Furthermore, the realized and unrealized gains and losses presented within the table are not limited solely to those arising from Level 3 inputs, as valuations are generally derived from both observable and unobservable parameters.

 

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Note 10  Fair value measurement (continued)

Movements of Level 3 instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gains / losses included in comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD billion

Balance

as of

31 December 2018

Net gains / losses included in income2

of which: related to Level 3 instruments held at the end of the reporting period

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Transfers

into

Level 3

Transfers

out of

Level 3

Foreign currency translation

Balance

as of

30 June

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value held for trading

 2.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 (1.2) 

 0.8 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.3) 

 0.0 

 1.6 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment fund units

 0.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.2 

Corporate and municipal bonds

 0.7 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.5 

Loans

 0.7 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.7) 

 0.8 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.7 

Other

 0.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments – assets

 1.4 

 (0.2) 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 (0.2) 

 0.2 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 1.5 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 0.4 

 (0.1) 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.6 

Equity / index contracts

 0.5 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.4 

Credit derivative contracts

 0.5 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

Other

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

 4.4 

 0.3 

 0.3 

 0.3 

 (0.4) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.9) 

 0.0 

 3.9 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 1.8 

 0.2 

 0.2 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.9) 

 0.0 

 1.3 

Auction rate securities

 1.7 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 1.6 

Equity instruments

 0.5 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

Other

 0.5 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

 2.2 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.4) 

 0.1 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 1.9 

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 0.2 

 (0.1) 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

Equity / index contracts

 1.4 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.3) 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 1.0 

Credit derivative contracts

 0.5 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.6 

Other

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

Debt issued designated at fair value

 11.0 

 0.4 

 0.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 3.9 

 (2.2) 

 0.3 

 (2.1) 

 0.0 

 11.4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 1.0 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.7) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.7 

1 Effective 2020, UBS has enhanced its disclosure of Level 3 movements by excluding from the table the impacts of instruments purchased during the period and sold prior to the end of the period. Prior-period comparatives have been restated accordingly.    2 Net gains / losses included in comprehensive income are comprised of Net interest income, Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss and Other income.    3 Total Level 3 assets as of 30 June 2020 were USD 8.1 billion (31 December 2019: USD 7.2 billion). Total Level 3 liabilities as of 30 June 2020 were USD 14.3 billion (31 December 2019: USD 12.8 billion).   

 

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Note 10   Fair value measurement (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gains / losses included in comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

as of

31 December

20193

Net gains / losses included in income2

of which: related to Level 3 instruments held at the end of the reporting period

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Transfers

into

Level 3

Transfers

out of

Level 3

Foreign

currency

translation

Balance

as of

30 June

20203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.8 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 (1.0) 

 1.4 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 2.7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.8 

 0.8 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.6) 

 1.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 1.6 

 0.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.3 

 0.3 

 0.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 (0.5) 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 1.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0.3 

 0.2 

 0.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.3 

 0.6 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.8 

 0.4 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.4 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4.0 

 (0.1) 

 (0.1) 

 0.5 

 (0.6) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 3.7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.4 

 (0.5) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 1.0 

 1.5 

 (0.1) 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 1.4 

 0.5 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 0.7 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2.0 

 1.2 

 1.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 (0.8) 

 0.6 

 (0.3) 

 0.0 

 3.3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0.1 

 0.7 

 0.7 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 (0.3) 

 0.3 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.8 

 1.3 

 0.2 

 0.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.5 

 (0.4) 

 0.0 

 (0.2) 

 0.0 

 1.4 

 0.5 

 0.3 

 0.3 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 (0.1) 

 0.3 

 (0.1) 

 0.0 

 0.9 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 9.6 

 0.1 

 0.2 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 2.9 

 (3.5) 

 0.4 

 (1.0) 

 0.0 

 8.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1.0 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 1.5 

 (0.3) 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 2.4 

 

 

47 


Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 10   Fair value measurement (continued)

Assets and liabilities transferred into or out of Level 3 are presented as if those assets or liabilities had been transferred at the beginning of the year.

Assets transferred into and out of Level 3 in the first six months of 2020 totaled USD 0.4 billion and USD 0.2 billion, respectively. Transfers into Level 3 mainly consisted of corporate and municipal bonds, reflecting decreased observability of the relevant valuation inputs.


Liabilities transferred into and out of Level 3 in the first six months of 2020 totaled USD 1.0 billion and USD 1.3 billion, respectively. Transfers into Level 3 mainly consisted of debt issued designated at fair value, primarily credit-linked and equity-linked issued debt instruments, as well as credit and interest rate derivative contracts due to decreased observability of the relevant valuation inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 mainly consisted of debt issued designated at fair value, primarily equity-linked issued debt instruments, due to increased observability of the embedded derivative inputs.

 

g) Financial instruments not measured at fair value

The table below reflects the estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value.

 

Financial instruments not measured at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

30.6.20

 

31.3.20

 

31.12.19

USD billion

 

Carrying amount

Fair value

 

Carrying amount

Fair value

 

Carrying amount

Fair value

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 149.5 

 149.5 

 

 139.3 

 139.3 

 

 107.1 

 107.1 

Loans and advances to banks

 

 15.5 

 15.5 

 

 16.9 

 16.9 

 

 12.4 

 12.4 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

 85.3 

 85.3 

 

 89.6 

 89.7 

 

 84.2 

 84.2 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

 30.8 

 30.8 

 

 39.5 

 39.5 

 

 23.3 

 23.3 

Loans and advances to customers

 

 345.8 

 345.8 

 

 339.9 

 341.8 

 

 328.0 

 330.3 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 27.3 

 27.9 

 

 23.9 

 24.7 

 

 23.0 

 23.3 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to banks

 

 12.4 

 12.4 

 

 18.8 

 18.8 

 

 6.6 

 6.6 

Payables from securities financing transactions

 

 12.0 

 12.0 

 

 12.9 

 12.9 

 

 7.8 

 7.8 

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 

 36.9 

 36.9 

 

 45.6 

 45.6 

 

 31.4 

 31.4 

Customer deposits

 

 477.1 

 477.3 

 

 468.4 

 468.5 

 

 450.6 

 450.7 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries

 

 49.7 

 49.7 

 

 49.2 

 46.6 

 

 47.9 

 49.6 

Debt issued measured at amortized cost

 

 77.2 

 78.2 

 

 66.5 

 66.7 

 

 62.8 

 64.3 

Other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost1

 

 6.3 

 6.3 

 

 6.7 

 6.7 

 

 6.5 

 6.5 

1 Excludes lease liabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair values included in the table above have been calculated for disclosure purposes only. The fair value valuation techniques and assumptions relate only to the fair value of UBS AG’s financial instruments not measured at fair value. Other institutions may use different methods and assumptions for their fair value estimation, and therefore such fair value disclosures cannot necessarily be compared from one financial institution to another.

 

  

48 


 

Note 11  Derivative instruments

a) Derivative instruments

As of 30.6.20, USD billion

 

Derivative

financial

assets

Notional values

related to derivative

financial assets3

Derivative

financial

liabilities

Notional values

related to derivative

financial liabilities3

Other

notional

values4

Derivative financial instruments1,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 55.5 

 910 

 49.9 

 887 

 11,797 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 1.9 

 66 

 2.7 

 68 

 0 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 53.8 

 2,971 

 54.9 

 2,818 

 2 

Equity / index contracts

 

 37.0 

 376 

 41.1 

 474 

 105 

Commodity contracts

 

 3.3 

 66 

 3.1 

 58 

 11 

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.3 

 32 

 0.2 

 12 

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.2 

 31 

 0.4 

 18 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, based on IFRS netting6

 

 152.0 

 4,451 

 152.3 

 4,334 

 11,914 

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet7

 

 (138.1) 

 

 (134.3) 

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

 (112.3) 

 

 (112.3) 

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

 (25.8) 

 

 (21.9) 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

 13.9 

 

 18.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.3.20, USD billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments1,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 55.8 

 971 

 50.7 

 924 

 12,095 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 2.2 

 81 

 2.9 

 68 

 0 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 94.7 

 3,413 

 93.2 

 3,221 

 2 

Equity / index contracts

 

 55.3 

 422 

 55.5 

 487 

 111 

Commodity contracts

 

 3.9 

 73 

 3.4 

 70 

 11 

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.4 

 38 

 0.4 

 16 

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.5 

 39 

 0.5 

 22 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, based on IFRS netting6

 

 213.0 

 5,037 

 206.7 

 4,807 

 12,219 

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet7

 

 (193.2) 

 

 (186.6) 

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

 (160.7) 

 

 (160.7) 

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

 (32.5) 

 

 (25.9) 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

 19.8 

 

 20.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.12.19, USD billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments1,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 42.6 

 1,007 

 36.6 

 961 

 11,999 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 2.0 

 70 

 3.0 

 70 

 0 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 52.5 

 3,174 

 54.0 

 2,994 

 1 

Equity / index contracts

 

 22.8 

 420 

 25.5 

 534 

 122 

Commodity contracts

 

 1.8 

 56 

 1.7 

 60 

 13 

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.1 

 17 

 0.1 

 7 

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments5

 

 0.1 

 15 

 0.1 

 10 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, based on IFRS netting6

 

 121.8 

 4,759 

 120.9 

 4,635 

 12,135 

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet7

 

 (110.7) 

 

 (106.1) 

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

 (89.3) 

 

 (89.3) 

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

 (21.4) 

 

 (16.8) 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

 11.1 

 

 14.8 

 

 

1 Derivative financial liabilities as of 30 June 2020 include USD 35 million related to derivative loan commitments (31 March 2020: USD 43 million; 31 December 2019: USD 17 million). No notional amounts related to these commitments are included in this table, but they are disclosed in Note 16, under Loan commitments.    2 Includes certain forward starting repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss and are recognized within derivative instruments. The fair value of these derivative instruments was not material for any periods presented. No notional amounts related to these instruments are included in this table, but they are disclosed in Note 16, under Forward starting transactions.    3 In cases where derivative financial instruments are presented on a net basis on the balance sheet, the respective notional values of the netted derivative financial instruments are still presented on a gross basis.    4 Other notional values relate to derivatives that are cleared through either a central counterparty or an exchange. The fair value of these derivatives is presented on the balance sheet net of the corresponding cash margin under Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments and Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments and was not material for any periods presented.    5 Changes in the fair value of purchased and sold non-derivative financial instruments between trade date and settlement date are recognized as derivative financial instruments.    6 Financial assets and liabilities are presented net on the balance sheet if UBS AG has the unconditional and legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts, both in the normal course of business and in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency of the entity and all of the counterparties, and intends either to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.    7 Reflects the netting potential in accordance with enforceable master netting and similar arrangements where not all criteria for a net presentation on the balance sheet have been met. Refer to “Note 25 Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019 for more information.   

 

49 


Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 11  Derivative instruments (continued)

Derivative financial assets decreased by USD 61 billion and derivative financial liabilities decreased by USD 54 billion compared with the first quarter of 2020, mainly reflecting roll‑offs and market-driven movements in foreign exchange and equity / index contracts in our Derivatives & Solutions and Financing businesses in the Investment Bank.

 

b) Cash collateral on derivative instruments

 

USD billion

 

Receivables

30.6.20

Payables

30.6.20

 

Receivables

31.3.20

Payables

31.3.20

 

Receivables

31.12.19

Payables

31.12.19

Cash collateral on derivative instruments, based on IFRS netting1

 

 30.8 

 36.9 

 

 39.5 

 45.6 

 

 23.3 

 31.4 

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet2

 

 (18.0) 

 (20.1) 

 

 (21.7) 

 (24.2) 

 

 (14.4) 

 (18.1) 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

 (16.7) 

 (18.3) 

 

 (19.6) 

 (21.8) 

 

 (13.3) 

 (16.5) 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

 (1.3) 

 (1.8) 

 

 (2.1) 

 (2.4) 

 

 (1.1) 

 (1.7) 

Cash collateral on derivative instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

 12.8 

 16.8 

 

 17.9 

 21.5 

 

 8.9 

 13.3 

1 Financial assets and liabilities are presented net on the balance sheet if UBS AG has the unconditional and legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts, both in the normal course of business and in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency of UBS AG or its counterparties, and intends either to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.    2 Reflects the netting potential in accordance with enforceable master netting and similar arrangements where not all criteria for a net presentation on the balance sheet have been met. Refer to “Note 25 Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2019 for more information.

 

  

 

 

Note 12  Other assets and liabilities

 

a) Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Debt securities

 19,062 

 14,118 

 14,141 

of which: government bills / bonds

 9,812 

 8,458 

 8,492 

Loans to financial advisors1

 2,673 

 2,699 

 2,877 

Fee- and commission-related receivables

 1,650 

 2,084 

 1,520 

Finance lease receivables

 1,409 

 1,386 

 1,444 

Settlement and clearing accounts

 317 

 893 

 587 

Accrued interest income

 624 

 625 

 742 

Other

 1,589 

 2,102 

 1,701 

Total other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 27,324 

 23,907 

 23,012 

1 Related to financial advisors in the US and Canada.

 

 

b) Other non-financial assets

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Precious metals and other physical commodities

 4,890 

 4,050 

 4,597 

Bail deposit1

 1,300 

 1,273 

 1,293 

Prepaid expenses

 697 

 787 

 687 

VAT and other tax receivables

 335 

 336 

 436 

Properties and other non-current assets held for sale

 242 

 202 

 199 

Other 

 385 

 651 

 335 

Total other non-financial assets

 7,849 

 7,299 

 7,547 

1 Refer to item 1 in Note 15b for more information.

 

50 


 

 

Note 12  Other assets and liabilities (continued)

 

c) Other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Other accrued expenses

 1,426 

 1,639 

 1,697 

Accrued interest expenses

 1,183 

 1,083 

 1,596 

Settlement and clearing accounts

 1,802 

 1,827 

 1,368 

Lease liabilities

 3,763 

 3,744 

 3,858 

Other

 1,930 

 2,168 

 1,854 

Total other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 10,103 

 10,462 

 10,373 

 

 

 

d) Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Financial liabilities related to unit-linked investment contracts

 26,573 

 23,150 

 28,145 

Securities financing transactions

 8,371 

 5,992 

 5,742 

Over-the-counter debt instruments

 2,852 

 2,297 

 2,022 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries

 1,220 

 259 

 217 

Other

 114 

 96 

 31 

Total other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 39,131 

 31,794 

 36,157 

of which: life-to-date own credit (gain) / loss

 (8) 

 (328) 

 6 

 

 

 

e) Other non-financial liabilities

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Compensation-related liabilities

 3,706 

 2,656 

 4,296 

of which: financial advisor compensation plans

 1,267 

 1,188 

 1,459 

of which: other compensation plans

 1,156 

 371 

 1,750 

of which: net defined benefit pension and post-employment liabilities

 767 

 624 

 629 

of which: other compensation-related liabilities1

 516 

 473 

 458 

Deferred tax liabilities

 668 

 800 

 311 

Current tax liabilities

 827 

 649 

 780 

VAT and other tax payables

 477 

 502 

 445 

Deferred income

 243 

 213 

 134 

Other

 186 

 245 

 202 

Total other non-financial liabilities

 6,106 

 5,065 

 6,168 

1 Includes liabilities for payroll taxes and untaken vacation.

  

51 


Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Note 13  Debt issued designated at fair value

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Issued debt instruments

 

 

 

Equity-linked1

 35,657 

 32,927 

 41,722 

Rates-linked

 13,694 

 12,898 

 16,318 

Credit-linked

 1,866 

 1,682 

 1,916 

Fixed-rate

 4,436 

 3,797 

 4,636 

Commodity-linked

 1,335 

 1,249 

 1,567 

Other

 655 

 488 

 432 

Total debt issued designated at fair value

 57,644 

 53,040 

 66,592 

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year2

 41,403 

 37,364 

 51,031 

of which: life-to-date own credit (gain) / loss

 39 

 (741) 

 82 

1 Includes investment fund unit-linked instruments issued.    2 Issued by the legal entity UBS AG. Based on original contractual maturity without considering any early redemption features. 100% of the balance as of 30 June 2020 was unsecured (31 March 2020: 100% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2019: more than 99% of the balance was unsecured).

 

  

 

Note 14  Debt issued measured at amortized cost

USD million

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Certificates of deposit

 16,401 

 9,246 

 5,190 

Commercial paper

 16,156 

 15,453 

 14,413 

Other short-term debt

 3,877 

 2,468 

 2,235 

Short-term debt1

 36,434 

 27,167 

 21,837 

Senior unsecured debt

 21,751 

 20,590 

 22,356 

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year2

 21,729 

 20,576 

 22,349 

Covered bonds

 2,605 

 2,570 

 2,633 

Subordinated debt

 7,598 

 7,551 

 7,431 

of which: low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital instruments

 7,063 

 7,017 

 6,892 

of which: non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital instruments

 534 

 534 

 540 

Debt issued through the Swiss central mortgage institutions

 8,795 

 8,597 

 8,574 

Other long-term debt

 3 

 3 

 4 

Long-term debt3

 40,752 

 39,312 

 40,998 

Total debt issued measured at amortized cost4

 77,186 

 66,479 

 62,835 

1 Debt with an original contractual maturity of less than one year.    2 Issued by the legal entity UBS AG. Based on original contractual maturity without considering any early redemption features. As of 30 June 2020, 100% of the balance was unsecured (31 March 2020: 100% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2019: 100% of the balance was unsecured).    3 Debt with an original contractual maturity greater than or equal to one year. The classification of debt issued into short-term and long-term does not consider any early redemption features.    4 Net of bifurcated embedded derivatives, the fair value of which was not material for the periods presented.

  

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Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities

a) Provisions

The table below presents an overview of total provisions.

USD million

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

Provisions other than provisions for expected credit losses

 

 2,324 

 2,368 

 2,825 

Provisions for expected credit losses

 

 240 

 162 

 114 

Total provisions

 

 2,564 

 2,530 

 2,938 

 

The following table presents additional information for provisions other than provisions for expected credit losses.

 

USD million

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters1

Restructuring

Other3

Total

Balance as of 31 December 2019

 2,475 

 99 

 251 

 2,825 

Balance as of 31 March 2020

 1,998 

 132 

 238 

 2,368 

Increase in provisions recognized in the income statement

 20 

 14 

 8 

 42 

Release of provisions recognized in the income statement

 (18) 

 (7) 

 (1) 

 (27) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

 (33) 

 (39) 

 (7) 

 (79) 

Foreign currency translation / unwind of discount

 14 

 1 

 4 

 19 

Balance as of 30 June 2020

 1,980 

 1012

 243 

 2,324 

1 Comprises provisions for losses resulting from legal, liability and compliance risks.    2 Primarily consists of personnel-related restructuring provisions of USD 41 million as of 30 June 2020 (31 March 2020: USD 68 million; 31 December 2019: USD 33 million) and provisions for onerous contracts of USD 55 million as of 30 June 2020 (31 March 2020: USD 59 million; 31 December 2019: USD 61 million).    3 Mainly includes provisions related to real estate, employee benefits and operational risks.

 

 

Restructuring provisions primarily relate to severance payments and onerous contracts. Severance-related provisions are used within a short time period, usually within six months, but potential changes in amount may be triggered when natural staff attrition reduces the number of people affected by a restructuring event and therefore the estimated costs. Onerous contracts for property are recognized when UBS AG is committed to pay for non-lease components, such as utilities, service charges, taxes and maintenance, when a property is vacated or not fully recovered from sub-tenants.

Information about provisions and contingent liabilities in respect of litigation, regulatory and similar matters, as a class, is included in Note 15b. There are no material contingent liabilities associated with the other classes of provisions.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

b) Litigation, regulatory and similar matters

UBS operates in a legal and regulatory environment that exposes it to significant litigation and similar risks arising from disputes and regulatory proceedings. As a result, UBS (which for purposes of this Note may refer to UBS AG and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, as applicable) is involved in various disputes and legal proceedings, including litigation, arbitration, and regulatory and criminal investigations.

Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome and the timing of resolution are often difficult to predict, particularly in the earlier stages of a case. There are also situations where UBS may enter into a settlement agreement. This may occur in order to avoid the expense, management distraction or reputational implications of continuing to contest liability, even for those matters for which UBS believes it should be exonerated. The uncertainties inherent in all such matters affect the amount and timing of any potential outflows for both matters with respect to which provisions have been established and other contingent liabilities. UBS makes provisions for such matters brought against it when, in the opinion of management after seeking legal advice, it is more likely than not that UBS has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required, and the amount can be reliably estimated. Where these factors are otherwise satisfied, a provision may be established for claims that have not yet been asserted against UBS, but are nevertheless expected to be, based on the UBS’s experience with similar asserted claims. If any of those conditions is not met, such matters result in contingent liabilities. If the amount of an obligation cannot be reliably estimated, a liability exists that is not recognized even if an outflow of resources is probable. Accordingly, no provision is established even if the potential outflow of resources with respect to such matters could be significant. Developments relating to a matter that occur after the relevant reporting period, but prior to the issuance of financial statements, which affect management’s assessment of the provision for such matter (because, for example, the developments provide evidence of conditions that existed at the end of the reporting period), are adjusting events after the reporting period under IAS 10 and must be recognized in the financial statements for the reporting period.

Specific litigation, regulatory and other matters are described below, including all such matters that management considers to be material and others that management believes to be of significance due to potential financial, reputational and other effects. The amount of damages claimed, the size of a transaction or other information is provided where available and appropriate in order to assist users in considering the magnitude of potential exposures.

In the case of certain matters below, we state that we have established a provision, and for the other matters, we make no such statement. When we make this statement and we expect disclosure of the amount of a provision to prejudice seriously our position with other parties in the matter because it would reveal what UBS believes to be the probable and reliably estimable outflow, we do not disclose that amount. In some cases we are subject to confidentiality obligations that preclude such disclosure. With respect to the matters for which we do not state whether we have established a provision, either: (a) we have not established a provision, in which case the matter is treated as a contingent liability under the applicable accounting standard; or (b) we have established a provision but expect disclosure of that fact to prejudice seriously our position with other parties in the matter because it would reveal the fact that UBS believes an outflow of resources to be probable and reliably estimable.

With respect to certain litigation, regulatory and similar matters for which we have established provisions, we are able to estimate the expected timing of outflows. However, the aggregate amount of the expected outflows for those matters for which we are able to estimate expected timing is immaterial relative to our current and expected levels of liquidity over the relevant time periods.

 

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The aggregate amount provisioned for litigation, regulatory and similar matters as a class is disclosed in the “Provisions” table in Note 16a above. It is not practicable to provide an aggregate estimate of liability for our litigation, regulatory and similar matters as a class of contingent liabilities. Doing so would require UBS to provide speculative legal assessments as to claims and proceedings that involve unique fact patterns or novel legal theories, that have not yet been initiated or are at early stages of adjudication, or as to which alleged damages have not been quantified by the claimants. Although UBS therefore cannot provide a numerical estimate of the future losses that could arise from litigation, regulatory and similar matters, UBS believes that the aggregate amount of possible future losses from this class that are more than remote substantially exceeds the level of current provisions.

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters may also result in non-monetary penalties and consequences. For example, the non-prosecution agreement UBS entered into with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section in connection with submissions of benchmark interest rates, including, among others, the British Bankers’ Association London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), was terminated by the DOJ based on its determination that UBS had committed a US crime in relation to foreign exchange matters. As a consequence, UBS AG pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for conduct in the LIBOR matter, paid a fine and was subject to probation, which ended in January 2020.

A guilty plea to, or conviction of, a crime could have material consequences for UBS. Resolution of regulatory proceedings may require UBS to obtain waivers of regulatory disqualifications to maintain certain operations, may entitle regulatory authorities to limit, suspend or terminate licenses and regulatory authorizations, and may permit financial market utilities to limit, suspend or terminate UBS’s participation in such utilities. Failure to obtain such waivers, or any limitation, suspension or termination of licenses, authorizations or participations, could have material consequences for UBS.

The risk of loss associated with litigation, regulatory and similar matters is a component of operational risk for purposes of determining capital requirements. Information concerning our capital requirements and the calculation of operational risk for this purpose is included in the “Capital management” section of the UBS Group second quarter 2020 report.

 

 

Provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters by business division and in Group Functions1

USD million

Global Wealth

Manage-

ment

Personal & Corporate Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

Group Functions

UBS

Balance as of 31 December 2019

 782 

 113 

 0 

 255 

 1,325 

 2,475 

Balance as of 31 March 2020

 747 

 112 

 0 

 205 

 934 

 1,998 

Increase in provisions recognized in the income statement

 20 

 0 

 0 

 1 

 0 

 20 

Release of provisions recognized in the income statement

 (12) 

 (6) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (18) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

 (33) 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (33) 

Foreign currency translation / unwind of discount

 9 

 2 

 0 

 2 

 0 

 14 

Balance as of 30 June 2020

 732 

 108 

 0 

 207 

 934 

 1,980 

1 Provisions, if any, for matters described in this disclosure are recorded in Global Wealth Management (item 3 and item 4) and Group Functions (item 2). Provisions, if any, for the matters described in items 1 and 6 of this disclosure are allocated between Global Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking, and provisions, if any, for the matters described in this disclosure in item 5 are allocated between the Investment Bank and Group Functions.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

1. Inquiries regarding cross-border wealth management businesses

Tax and regulatory authorities in a number of countries have made inquiries, served requests for information or examined employees located in their respective jurisdictions relating to the cross-border wealth management services provided by UBS and other financial institutions. It is possible that the implementation of automatic tax information exchange and other measures relating to cross-border provision of financial services could give rise to further inquiries in the future. UBS has received disclosure orders from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) to transfer information based on requests for international administrative assistance in tax matters. The requests concern a number of UBS account numbers pertaining to current and former clients and are based on data from 2006 and 2008. UBS has taken steps to inform affected clients about the administrative assistance proceedings and their procedural rights, including the right to appeal. The requests are based on data received from the German authorities, who seized certain data related to UBS clients booked in Switzerland during their investigations and have apparently shared this data with other European countries. UBS expects additional countries to file similar requests.

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court ruled in 2016 that, in the administrative assistance proceedings related to a French bulk request, UBS has the right to appeal all final FTA client data disclosure orders. On 30 July 2018, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court granted UBS’s appeal by holding the French administrative assistance request inadmissible. The FTA filed a final appeal with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. On 26 July 2019, the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Federal Administrative Court. In December 2019, the court released its written decision. The decision requires the FTA to obtain confirmation from the French authorities that transmitted data will be used only for the purposes stated in their request before transmitting any data. The stated purpose of the original request was to obtain information relating to taxes owed by account holders. Accordingly, any information transferred to the French authorities must not be passed to criminal authorities or used in connection with the ongoing case against UBS discussed in this item. In February 2020, the FTA ordered that UBS would not be granted party status in the French administrative assistance proceedings. UBS appealed this decision to the Federal Administrative Court. On 15 July, the Federal Administrative Court upheld the FTA's decision, holding that UBS does not have party status in these proceedings. UBS has ten days to appeal this decision to the Swiss Supreme Court.


Since 2013, UBS (France) S.A., UBS AG and certain former employees have been under investigation in France for alleged complicity in unlawful solicitation of clients on French territory, regarding the laundering of proceeds of tax fraud, and banking and financial solicitation by unauthorized persons. In connection with this investigation, the investigating judges ordered UBS AG to provide bail (“caution”) of EUR 1.1 billion and UBS (France) S.A. to post bail of EUR 40 million, which was reduced on appeal to EUR 10 million.

A trial in the court of first instance took place from 8 October 2018 until 15 November 2018. On 20 February 2019, the court announced a verdict finding UBS AG guilty of unlawful solicitation of clients on French territory and aggravated laundering of the proceeds of tax fraud, and UBS (France) S.A. guilty of aiding and abetting unlawful solicitation and laundering the proceeds of tax fraud. The court imposed fines aggregating EUR 3.7 billion on UBS AG and UBS (France) S.A. and awarded EUR 800 million of civil damages to the French state. UBS has appealed the decision. Under French law, the judgment is suspended while the appeal is pending. The trial originally scheduled for 2 June 2020 has been rescheduled to 8-24 March 2021. The Court of Appeal will retry the case de novo as to both the law and the facts, and the fines and penalties can be greater than or less than those imposed by the court of first instance. A subsequent appeal to the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court, is possible with respect to questions of law.

UBS believes that based on both the law and the facts the judgment of the court of first instance should be reversed. UBS believes it followed its obligations under Swiss and French law as well as the European Savings Tax Directive. Even assuming liability, which it contests, UBS believes the penalties and damage amounts awarded greatly exceed the amounts that could be supported by the law and the facts. In particular, UBS believes the court incorrectly based the penalty on the total regularized assets rather than on any unpaid taxes on those assets for which a fraud has been characterized and further incorrectly awarded damages based on costs that were not proven by the civil party. Notwithstanding that UBS believes it should be acquitted, our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected provisions with respect to this matter in an amount of EUR 450 million (USD 506 million at 30 June 2020). The wide range of possible outcomes in this case contributes to a high degree of estimation uncertainty. The provision reflected on our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflects our best estimate of possible financial implications, although it is reasonably possible that actual penalties and civil damages could exceed the provision amount.

 

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In 2016, UBS was notified by the Belgian investigating judge that it is under formal investigation (“inculpé”) regarding the laundering of proceeds of tax fraud, of banking and financial solicitation by unauthorized persons, and of serious tax fraud. In 2018, tax authorities and a prosecutor’s office in Italy asserted that UBS is potentially liable for taxes and penalties as a result of its activities in Italy from 2012 to 2017. In June 2019, UBS entered into a settlement agreement with the Italian tax authorities under which it paid EUR 101 million to resolve the claims asserted by the authority related to UBS AG’s potential permanent establishment in Italy. In October 2019, the Judge of Preliminary Investigations of the Milan Court approved an agreement with the Milan prosecutor under Article 63 of Italian Administrative Law 231 under which UBS AG, UBS Switzerland AG and UBS Monaco have paid an aggregate of EUR 10.3 million to resolve claims premised on the alleged inadequacy of historical internal controls. No admission of wrongdoing was required in connection with this resolution.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected provisions with respect to matters described in this item 1 in an amount that UBS believes to be appropriate under the applicable accounting standard. As in the case of other matters for which we have established provisions, the future outflow of resources in respect of such matters cannot be determined with certainty based on currently available information and accordingly may ultimately prove to be substantially greater (or may be less) than the provision that we have recognized.

2. Claims related to sales of residential mortgage-backed securities and mortgages

From 2002 through 2007, prior to the crisis in the US residential loan market, UBS was a substantial issuer and underwriter of US residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and was a purchaser and seller of US residential mortgages.

Since 2014, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York has sought information from UBS pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), related to UBS’s RMBS business from 2005 through 2007. On 8 November 2018, the DOJ filed a civil complaint in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The complaint seeks unspecified civil monetary penalties under FIRREA related to UBS’s issuance, underwriting and sale of 40 RMBS transactions in 2006 and 2007. UBS moved to dismiss the civil complaint on 6 February 2019. On 10 December 2019, the district court denied UBS’s motion to dismiss.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected a provision with respect to matters described in this item 2 in an amount that UBS believes to be appropriate under the applicable accounting standard. As in the case of other matters for which we have established provisions, the future outflow of resources in respect of this matter cannot be determined with certainty based on currently available information and accordingly may ultimately prove to be substantially greater (or may be less) than the provision that we have recognized.

3. Madoff

In relation to the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BMIS) investment fraud, UBS AG, UBS (Luxembourg) S.A. (now UBS Europe SE, Luxembourg branch) and certain other UBS subsidiaries have been subject to inquiries by a number of regulators, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. Those inquiries concerned two third-party funds established under Luxembourg law, substantially all assets of which were with BMIS, as well as certain funds established in offshore jurisdictions with either direct or indirect exposure to BMIS. These funds faced severe losses, and the Luxembourg funds are in liquidation. The documentation establishing both funds identifies UBS entities in various roles, including custodian, administrator, manager, distributor and promoter, and indicates that UBS employees serve as board members.

In 2009 and 2010, the liquidators of the two Luxembourg funds filed claims against UBS entities, non-UBS entities and certain individuals, including current and former UBS employees, seeking amounts totaling approximately EUR 2.1 billion, which includes amounts that the funds may be held liable to pay the trustee for the liquidation of BMIS (BMIS Trustee).

A large number of alleged beneficiaries have filed claims against UBS entities (and non-UBS entities) for purported losses relating to the Madoff fraud. The majority of these cases have been filed in Luxembourg, where decisions that the claims in eight test cases were inadmissible have been affirmed by the Luxembourg Court of Appeal, and the Luxembourg Supreme Court has dismissed a further appeal in one of the test cases.

In the US, the BMIS Trustee filed claims against UBS entities, among others, in relation to the two Luxembourg funds and one of the offshore funds. The total amount claimed against all defendants in these actions was not less than USD 2 billion. In 2014, the US Supreme Court rejected the BMIS Trustee’s motion for leave to appeal decisions dismissing all claims except those for the recovery of approximately USD 125 million of payments alleged to be fraudulent conveyances and preference payments. In 2016, the bankruptcy court dismissed these claims against the UBS entities. In February 2019, the Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of the BMIS Trustee’s remaining claims, and the US Supreme Court subsequently denied a petition seeking review of the Court of Appeals’ decision. The case has been remanded to the Bankruptcy Court for further proceedings.

 

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

4. Puerto Rico

Declines since 2013 in the market prices of Puerto Rico municipal bonds and of closed-end funds (funds) that are sole-managed and co-managed by UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico and distributed by UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico (UBS PR) have led to multiple regulatory inquiries, as well as customer complaints and arbitrations with aggregate claimed damages of USD 3.4 billion, of which claims with aggregate claimed damages of USD 2.6 billion have been resolved through settlements, arbitration or withdrawal of the claim. The claims have been filed by clients in Puerto Rico who own the funds or Puerto Rico municipal bonds and/or who used their UBS account assets as collateral for UBS non-purpose loans; customer complaint and arbitration allegations include fraud, misrepresentation and unsuitability of the funds and of the loans.

A shareholder derivative action was filed in 2014 against various UBS entities and current and certain former directors of the funds, alleging hundreds of millions of US dollars in losses in the funds. In 2015, defendants’ motion to dismiss was denied and a request for permission to appeal that ruling was denied by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. In 2014, a federal class action complaint also was filed against various UBS entities, certain members of UBS PR senior management and the co-manager of certain of the funds, seeking damages for investor losses in the funds during the period from May 2008 through May 2014. Following denial of the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, the case was dismissed in October 2018.

In 2014 and 2015, UBS entered into settlements with the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in relation to their examinations of UBS’s operations.

In 2011, a purported derivative action was filed on behalf of the Employee Retirement System of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (System) against over 40 defendants, including UBS PR, which was named in connection with its underwriting and consulting services. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants violated their purported fiduciary duties and contractual obligations in connection with the issuance and underwriting of USD 3 billion of bonds by the System in 2008 and sought damages of over USD 800 million. In 2016, the court granted the System’s request to join the action as a plaintiff, but ordered that plaintiffs must file an amended complaint. In 2017, the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint.


Beginning in 2015, certain agencies and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Commonwealth) defaulted on certain interest payments on Puerto Rico bonds. In 2016, US federal legislation created an oversight board with power to oversee Puerto Rico’s finances and to restructure its debt. The oversight board has imposed a stay on the exercise of certain creditors’ rights. In 2017, the oversight board placed certain of the bonds into a bankruptcy-like proceeding under the supervision of a Federal District Judge. These events, further defaults or any further legislative action to create a legal means of restructuring Commonwealth obligations or to impose additional oversight on the Commonwealth’s finances, or any restructuring of the Commonwealth’s obligations, may increase the number of claims against UBS concerning Puerto Rico securities, as well as potential damages sought.

In May 2019, the oversight board filed complaints in Puerto Rico federal district court bringing claims against financial, legal and accounting firms that had participated in Puerto Rico municipal bond offerings, including UBS, seeking a return of underwriting and swap fees paid in connection with those offerings. UBS estimates that it received approximately USD 125 million in fees in the relevant offerings.

In August 2019 and February 2020, three US insurance companies that insured issues of Puerto Rico municipal bonds sued UBS and seven other underwriters of Puerto Rico municipal bonds. The actions collectively seek recovery of an aggregate of USD 955 million in damages from the defendants. The plaintiffs in these cases claim that defendants failed to reasonably investigate financial statements in the offering materials for the insured Puerto Rico bonds issued between 2002 and 2007, which plaintiffs argue they relied upon in agreeing to insure the bonds notwithstanding that they had no contractual relationship with the underwriters.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected provisions with respect to matters described in this item 4 in amounts that UBS believes to be appropriate under the applicable accounting standard. As in the case of other matters for which we have established provisions, the future outflow of resources in respect of such matters cannot be determined with certainty based on currently available information and accordingly may ultimately prove to be substantially greater (or may be less) than the provisions that we have recognized.

 

 

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5. Foreign exchange, LIBOR and benchmark rates, and other trading practices

Foreign exchange-related regulatory matters: Beginning in 2013, numerous authorities commenced investigations concerning possible manipulation of foreign exchange markets and precious metals prices. As a result of these investigations, UBS entered into resolutions with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), FINMA, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) and the Connecticut Department of Banking, the DOJ’s Criminal Division and the European Commission. UBS has ongoing obligations under the Cease and Desist Order of the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (as successor to the Connecticut Department of Banking), and to cooperate with relevant authorities and to undertake certain remediation measures. UBS has also been granted conditional immunity by the Antitrust Division of the DOJ and by authorities in other jurisdictions in connection with potential competition law violations relating to foreign exchange and precious metals businesses. Investigations relating to foreign exchange matters by certain authorities remain ongoing notwithstanding these resolutions.

Foreign exchange-related civil litigation: Putative class actions have been filed since 2013 in US federal courts and in other jurisdictions against UBS and other banks on behalf of putative classes of persons who engaged in foreign currency transactions with any of the defendant banks. UBS has resolved US federal court class actions relating to foreign currency transactions with the defendant banks and persons who transacted in foreign exchange futures contracts and options on such futures under a settlement agreement that provides for UBS to pay an aggregate of USD 141 million and provide cooperation to the settlement classes. Certain class members have excluded themselves from that settlement and have filed individual actions in US and English courts against UBS and other banks, alleging violations of US and European competition laws and unjust enrichment.

In 2015, a putative class action was filed in federal court against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of persons and businesses in the US who directly purchased foreign currency from the defendants and alleged co-conspirators for their own end use. In March 2017, the court granted UBS’s (and the other banks’) motions to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in August 2017. In March 2018, the court denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint.


In 2017, two putative class actions were filed in federal court in New York against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of persons and entities who had indirectly purchased foreign exchange instruments from a defendant or co-conspirator in the US, and a consolidated complaint was filed in June 2017. In March 2018, the court dismissed the consolidated complaint. In October 2018, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion seeking leave to file an amended complaint. UBS and 11 other banks have reached an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle the class action for a total of USD 10 million. The settlement is subject to court approval.

LIBOR and other benchmark-related regulatory matters: Numerous government agencies, including the SEC, the CFTC, the DOJ, the FCA, the UK Serious Fraud Office, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, FINMA, various state attorneys general in the US and competition authorities in various jurisdictions, have conducted investigations regarding potential improper attempts by UBS, among others, to manipulate LIBOR and other benchmark rates at certain times. UBS reached settlements or otherwise concluded investigations relating to benchmark interest rates with the investigating authorities. UBS has ongoing obligations to cooperate with the authorities with whom we have reached resolutions and to undertake certain remediation measures with respect to benchmark interest rate submissions. UBS has been granted conditional leniency or conditional immunity from authorities in certain jurisdictions, including the Antitrust Division of the DOJ and the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO), in connection with potential antitrust or competition law violations related to certain rates. However, UBS has not reached a final settlement with WEKO, as the Secretariat of WEKO has asserted that UBS does not qualify for full immunity.

LIBOR and other benchmark-related civil litigation: A number of putative class actions and other actions are pending in the federal courts in New York against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of parties who transacted in certain interest rate benchmark-based derivatives. Also pending in the US and in other jurisdictions are a number of other actions asserting losses related to various products whose interest rates were linked to LIBOR and other benchmarks, including adjustable rate mortgages, preferred and debt securities, bonds pledged as collateral, loans, depository accounts, investments and other interest-bearing instruments. The complaints allege manipulation, through various means, of certain benchmark interest rates, including USD LIBOR, Euroyen TIBOR, Yen LIBOR, EURIBOR, CHF LIBOR, GBP LIBOR, SGD SIBOR and SOR and Australian BBSW, and seek unspecified compensatory and other damages under varying legal theories.

 

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Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

USD LIBOR class and individual actions in the US: In 2013 and 2015, the district court in the USD LIBOR actions dismissed, in whole or in part, certain plaintiffs’ antitrust claims, federal racketeering claims, CEA claims, and state common law claims. Although the Second Circuit vacated the district court’s judgment dismissing antitrust claims, the district court again dismissed antitrust claims against UBS in 2016. Certain plaintiffs have appealed that decision to the Second Circuit. Separately, in 2018, the Second Circuit reversed in part the district court’s 2015 decision dismissing certain individual plaintiffs’ claims and certain of these actions are now proceeding. UBS entered into an agreement in 2016 with representatives of a class of bondholders to settle their USD LIBOR class action. The agreement has received preliminary court approval and remains subject to final approval. In 2018, the district court denied plaintiffs’ motions for class certification in the USD class actions for claims pending against UBS, and plaintiffs sought permission to appeal that ruling to the Second Circuit. In July 2018, the Second Circuit denied the petition to appeal of the class of USD lenders and in November 2018 denied the petition of the USD exchange class. In December 2019, UBS entered into an agreement with representatives of the class of USD lenders to settle their USD LIBOR class action. The agreement has received final court approval. In January 2019, a putative class action was filed in the District Court for the Southern District of New York against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of US residents who, since 1 February 2014, directly transacted with a defendant bank in USD LIBOR instruments. The complaint asserts antitrust claims. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in August 2019. On 26 March 2020 the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. Plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal.

Other benchmark class actions in the US: In 2014, the court in one of the Euroyen TIBOR lawsuits dismissed certain of the plaintiffs’ claims, including a federal antitrust claim, for lack of standing. In 2015, this court dismissed the plaintiffs’ federal racketeering claims on the same basis and affirmed its previous dismissal of the plaintiffs’ antitrust claims against UBS. In 2017, this court also dismissed the other Yen LIBOR / Euroyen TIBOR action in its entirety on standing grounds, as did the court in the CHF LIBOR action. Also in 2017, the court in the EURIBOR lawsuit dismissed the case as to UBS and certain other foreign defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiffs in the other Yen LIBOR, Euroyen TIBOR and the EURIBOR actions have appealed the dismissals. In April 2020, the appeals court reversed the dismissal of the Yen LIBOR / Euroyen TIBOR complaint. The EURIBOR action remains on appeal. In October 2018, the court in the SIBOR / SOR action dismissed all but one of plaintiffs’ claims against UBS. Plaintiffs in the CHF LIBOR and
SIBOR / SOR actions filed amended complaints following the dismissals, and the courts granted renewed motions to dismiss in July 2019 (SIBOR / SOR) and in September 2019 (CHF LIBOR). Plaintiffs in both actions have appealed. In November 2018, the court in the BBSW lawsuit dismissed the case as to UBS and certain other foreign defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction. Following that dismissal, plaintiffs in the BBSW action filed an amended complaint in April 2019, which UBS and other defendants named in the amended complaint have moved to dismiss. In February 2020, the court in the BBSW action granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint. The court dismissed the GBP LIBOR action in August 2019, and plaintiffs appealed the dismissal in September 2019.

Government bonds: Putative class actions have been filed since 2015 in US federal courts against UBS and other banks on behalf of persons who participated in markets for US Treasury securities since 2007. A consolidated complaint was filed in 2017 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that the banks colluded with respect to, and manipulated prices of, US Treasury securities sold at auction and in the secondary market and asserting claims under the antitrust laws and for unjust enrichment. Defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint are pending. Similar class actions have been filed concerning European government bonds and other government bonds.

UBS and reportedly other banks are responding to investigations and requests for information from various authorities regarding government bond trading practices. As a result of its review to date, UBS has taken appropriate action.

Government sponsored entities (GSE) bonds: Starting in February 2019, class action complaints were filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against UBS and other banks on behalf of plaintiffs who traded GSE bonds. A consolidated complaint was filed alleging collusion in GSE bond trading between 1 January 2009 and 1 January 2016. In December 2019, UBS and eleven other defendants agreed to settle the class action for a total of USD 250 million. The settlement is subject to court approval.

With respect to additional matters and jurisdictions not encompassed by the settlements and orders referred to above, our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected a provision in an amount that UBS believes to be appropriate under the applicable accounting standard. As in the case of other matters for which we have established provisions, the future outflow of resources in respect of such matters cannot be determined with certainty based on currently available information and accordingly may ultimately prove to be substantially greater (or may be less) than the provision that we have recognized.

 

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Note 15   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

6. Swiss retrocessions

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled in 2012, in a test case against UBS, that distribution fees paid to a firm for distributing third-party and intra-group investment funds and structured products must be disclosed and surrendered to clients who have entered into a discretionary mandate agreement with the firm, absent a valid waiver.

FINMA has issued a supervisory note to all Swiss banks in response to the Supreme Court decision. UBS has met the FINMA requirements and has notified all potentially affected clients.

The Supreme Court decision has resulted, and may continue to result, in a number of client requests for UBS to disclose and potentially surrender retrocessions. Client requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Considerations taken into account when assessing these cases include, among other things, the existence of a discretionary mandate and whether or not the client documentation contained a valid waiver with respect to distribution fees.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2020 reflected a provision with respect to matters described in this item 6 in an amount that UBS believes to be appropriate under the applicable accounting standard. The ultimate exposure will depend on client requests and the resolution thereof, factors that are difficult to predict and assess. Hence, as in the case of other matters for which we have established provisions, the future outflow of resources in respect of such matters cannot be determined with certainty based on currently available information and accordingly may ultimately prove to be substantially greater (or may be less) than the provision that we have recognized.

 

 

  

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Note 16   Guarantees, commitments and forward starting transactions

The table below presents the maximum irrevocable amount of guarantees, commitments and forward starting transactions.

 

 

 

Gross

 

Total gross

 

Sub-participations

 

Net

As of 30.6.20, USD million

 

Measured

at fair value

Not measured

at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total guarantees

 

 963 

 16,313 

 

 17,275 

 

 (2,627) 

 

 14,648 

Loan commitments

 

 7,390 

 39,651 

 

 47,042 

 

 (782) 

 

 46,259 

Forward starting transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 37,327 

 2,206 

 

 39,533 

 

 

 

 

Securities borrowing agreements

 

 

 4 

 

 4 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

 43,367 

 2,172 

 

 45,539 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.3.20, USD million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total guarantees

 

 969 

 17,830 

 

 18,800 

 

 (2,634) 

 

 16,166 

Loan commitments

 

 13,514 

 28,334 

 

 41,848 

 

 (817) 

 

 41,031 

Forward starting transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 41,161 

 5,113 

 

 46,275 

 

 

 

 

Securities borrowing agreements

 

 

 9 

 

 9 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

 31,293 

 1,221 

 

 32,515 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.12.19, USD million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total guarantees

 

 986 

 18,142 

 

 19,128 

 

 (2,646) 

 

 16,482 

Loan commitments

 

 6,308 

 27,547 

 

 33,856 

 

 (787) 

 

 33,069 

Forward starting transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 20,284 

 1,657 

 

 21,941 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

 7,740 

 408 

 

 8,148 

 

 

 

 

1 Cash to be paid in the future by either UBS or the counterparty.

 

 

 

Note 17   Currency translation rates

The following table shows the rates of the main currencies used to translate the financial information of UBS AG’s operations with a functional currency other than the US dollar into US dollars.

 

 

 

Closing exchange rate

 

Average rate1

 

 

As of

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

1 CHF

 

 1.06 

 1.04 

 1.03 

 1.02 

 

 1.04 

 1.04 

 1.00 

 

 1.04 

 1.00 

1 EUR

 

 1.12 

 1.10 

 1.12 

 1.14 

 

 1.11 

 1.10 

 1.13 

 

 1.11 

 1.13 

1 GBP

 

 1.24 

 1.24 

 1.32 

 1.27 

 

 1.24 

 1.28 

 1.28 

 

 1.26 

 1.30 

100 JPY

 

 0.93 

 0.93 

 0.92 

 0.93 

 

 0.93 

 0.93 

 0.92 

 

 0.93 

 0.91 

1 Monthly income statement items of operations with a functional currency other than the US dollar are translated with month-end rates into US dollars. Disclosed average rates for a quarter represent an average of three month-end rates, weighted according to the income and expense volumes of all operations of UBS AG with the same functional currency for each month. Weighted average rates for individual business divisions may deviate from the weighted average rates for UBS AG.

  

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Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations

Joint liability of UBS Switzerland AG

In 2015, the Personal & Corporate Banking and Wealth Management businesses booked in Switzerland were transferred from UBS AG to UBS Switzerland AG through an asset transfer in accordance with the Swiss Merger Act. Under the terms of the asset transfer agreement, UBS Switzerland AG assumed joint liability for contractual obligations of UBS AG existing on the asset transfer date, including the full and unconditional guarantee of certain registered debt securities issued by UBS AG. To reflect this joint liability, UBS Switzerland AG is presented in a separate column as a subsidiary co-guarantor.

The joint liability of UBS Switzerland AG for contractual obligations of UBS AG decreased by USD 6 billion in the first half of 2020 to USD 11 billion as of 30 June 2020, mainly driven by movements in debt issued designated at fair value.

 

 

 

 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated income statement

 

 

 

 

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries2

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

 1,813 

 1,821 

 1,439 

 (481) 

 4,591 

Interest expense from financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 (2,152) 

 (258) 

 (759) 

 651 

 (2,519) 

Net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 507 

 83 

 175 

 (149) 

 616 

Net interest income

 169 

 1,645 

 854 

 20 

 2,689 

Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 2,570 

 435 

 386 

 329 

 3,719 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 (239) 

 (218) 

 (83) 

 0 

 (540) 

Fee and commission income

 1,855 

 2,293 

 6,581 

 (518) 

 10,211 

Fee and commission expense

 (307) 

 (454) 

 (623) 

 509 

 (875) 

Net fee and commission income

 1,548 

 1,839 

 5,958 

 (8) 

 9,336 

Other income

 2,207 

 135 

 831 

 (2,857) 

 317 

Total operating income

 6,255 

 3,836 

 7,947 

 (2,517) 

 15,521 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 1,713 

 1,027 

 4,651 

 0 

 7,391 

General and administrative expenses

 1,619 

 1,568 

 1,983 

 (1,210) 

 3,960 

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 430 

 122 

 320 

 (57) 

 814 

Amortization and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 2 

 0 

 30 

 0 

 32 

Total operating expenses

 3,764 

 2,716 

 6,983 

 (1,267) 

 12,197 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 2,490 

 1,120 

 964 

 (1,250) 

 3,324 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 138 

 215 

 266 

 83 

 703 

Net profit / (loss)

 2,352 

 904 

 698 

 (1,333) 

 2,621 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 6 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 2,352 

 904 

 691 

 (1,333) 

 2,615 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.  

 

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Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations (continued) 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated statement of comprehensive income

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries2

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 2,352 

 904 

 691 

 (1,333) 

 2,615 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

 7 

 278 

 (111) 

 (72) 

 103 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax

 0 

 0 

 149 

 0 

 149 

Cash flow hedges, net of tax

 1,348 

 84 

 176 

 (8) 

 1,600 

Cost of hedging, net of tax

 9 

 0 

 (13) 

 0 

 (4) 

Total other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 1,364 

 362 

 201 

 (80) 

 1,847 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans, net of tax

 (131) 

 (97) 

 (42) 

 0 

 (270) 

Own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value, net of tax

 62 

 

 

 

 62 

Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 (69) 

 (97) 

 (42) 

 0 

 (208) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

 1,295 

 265 

 160 

 (80) 

 1,639 

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 3,647 

 1,169 

 851 

 (1,413) 

 4,254 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 3 

 

 3 

Total comprehensive income

 3,647 

 1,169 

 854 

 (1,413) 

 4,256 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.   

 

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Supplemental guarantor consolidated balance sheet

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries2

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

As of 30 June 2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 51,258 

 77,212 

 21,078 

 

 149,549 

Loans and advances to banks

 36,886 

 6,357 

 20,183 

 (47,882) 

 15,544 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 60,577 

 2,024 

 49,286 

 (26,617) 

 85,271 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 29,262 

 1,176 

 11,311 

 (10,903) 

 30,846 

Loans and advances to customers

 95,491 

 208,911 

 64,068 

 (22,687) 

 345,783 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 8,856 

 8,283 

 12,555 

 (2,370) 

 27,324 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 282,331 

 303,964 

 178,481 

 (110,458) 

 654,318 

Financial assets at fair value held for trading

 83,227 

 195 

 17,219 

 (2,486) 

 98,155 

of which: assets pledged as collateral that may be

sold or repledged by counterparties

 42,186 

 0 

 7,914 

 (11,595) 

 38,505 

Derivative financial instruments

 145,995 

 5,482 

 44,302 

 (43,769) 

 152,010 

Brokerage receivables

 13,134 

 

 6,716 

 (1) 

 19,848 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

 53,515 

 12,720 

 47,101 

 (19,326) 

 94,010 

Total financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss

 295,872 

 18,396 

 115,338 

 (65,582) 

 364,023 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 162 

 

 8,462 

 

 8,624 

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

 52,355 

 30 

 46 

 (51,377) 

 1,054 

Property, equipment and software

 7,113 

 1,252 

 3,841 

 (316) 

 11,889 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 220 

 

 6,160 

 35 

 6,414 

Deferred tax assets

 588 

 

 8,676 

 

 9,263 

Other non-financial assets

 5,159 

 2,016 

 836 

 (162) 

 7,849 

Total assets

 643,798 

 325,658 

 321,839 

 (227,860) 

 1,063,435 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to banks

 50,545 

 31,811 

 43,107 

 (113,053) 

 12,410 

Payables from securities financing transactions

 15,041 

 687 

 23,023 

 (26,732) 

 12,019 

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 35,569 

 136 

 12,011 

 (10,833) 

 36,883 

Customer deposits

 86,983 

 260,966 

 97,899 

 31,296 

 477,145 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries3

 49,701 

 

 

 

 49,701 

Debt issued measured at amortized cost

 68,459 

 8,801 

 4 

 (78) 

 77,186 

Other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 5,148 

 2,807 

 5,013 

 (2,865) 

 10,103 

Total financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 311,446 

 305,208 

 181,057 

 (122,265) 

 675,446 

Financial liabilities at fair value held for trading

 29,709 

 648 

 6,373 

 (2,303) 

 34,426 

Derivative financial instruments

 146,606 

 5,058 

 44,373 

 (43,757) 

 152,280 

Brokerage payables designated at fair value

 24,854 

 

 15,401 

 (7) 

 40,248 

Debt issued designated at fair value

 56,866 

 

 817 

 (40) 

 57,644 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 14,430 

 

 32,789 

 (8,088) 

 39,131 

Total financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss

 272,464 

 5,706 

 99,753 

 (54,194) 

 323,729 

Provisions

 1,145 

 270 

 1,166 

 (17) 

 2,564 

Other non-financial liabilities

 1,877 

 906 

 3,217 

 106 

 6,106 

Total liabilities

 586,933 

 312,090 

 285,194 

 (176,370) 

 1,007,847 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 56,865 

 13,568 

 36,473 

 (51,490) 

 55,416 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 173 

 

 173 

Total equity

 56,865 

 13,568 

 36,645 

 (51,490) 

 55,589 

Total liabilities and equity

 643,798 

 325,658 

 321,839 

 (227,860) 

 1,063,435 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.    3 Represents funding from UBS Group AG to UBS AG.

 

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Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations (continued) 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated statement of cash flows

USD million

UBS AG1

UBS

Switzerland AG1

Other

 subsidiaries1

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2020

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities

 7,484 

 16,765 

 16,811 

 41,060 

Cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchase of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (1) 

Disposal of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 14 

 0 

 0 

 14 

Purchase of property, equipment and software

 (277) 

 (139) 

 (309) 

 (725) 

Disposal of property, equipment and software

 1 

 0 

 3 

 4 

Purchase of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 (77) 

 0 

 (4,055) 

 (4,132) 

Disposal and redemption of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 27 

 0 

 1,917 

 1,944 

Net (purchase) / redemption of debt securities measured at amortized cost

 (3,126) 

 (373) 

 (1,318) 

 (4,817) 

Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 (3,437) 

 (513) 

 (3,762) 

 (7,713) 

Cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

 

Net short-term debt issued / (repaid)

 14,916 

 (3) 

 (1) 

 14,912 

Distributions paid on UBS shares

 (2,550) 

 0 

 0 

 (2,550) 

Repayment of lease liabilities

 (133) 

 0 

 (129) 

 (262) 

Issuance of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 43,013 

 336 

 68 

 43,417 

Repayment of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 (44,520) 

 (306) 

 (62) 

 (44,887) 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries2

 1,334 

 0 

 0 

 1,334 

Net changes in non-controlling interests

 0 

 0 

 (4) 

 (4) 

Net activity related to group internal capital transactions and dividends

 1,513 

 (749) 

 (763) 

 0 

Net cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 13,573 

 (723) 

 (890) 

 11,960 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash flow

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 39,598 

 62,551 

 17,655 

 119,804 

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating, investing and financing activities

 17,620 

 15,529 

 12,160 

 45,308 

Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

 48 

 1,549 

 (30) 

 1,567 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year3

 57,266 

 79,629 

 29,784 

 166,679 

of which: cash and balances at central banks

 51,139 

 77,212 

 21,078 

 149,430 

of which: loans and advances to banks

 4,492 

 1,979 

 7,867 

 14,339 

of which: money market paper

 1,635 

 437 

 839 

 2,911 

1 Cash flows generally represent a third-party view from a UBS AG consolidated perspective, except for Net activity related to group internal capital transactions and dividends.    2 Represents funding from UBS Group AG to UBS AG.    3 Comprises balances with an original maturity of three months or less. USD 5,393 million of cash and cash equivalents were restricted.   

 

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Supplemental guarantor consolidated income statement

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1,2

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries3

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from financial instruments measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income

 2,517 

 2,098 

 1,923 

 (1,109) 

 5,429 

Interest expense from financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 (3,542) 

 (396) 

 (1,263) 

 1,303 

 (3,898) 

Net interest income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 676 

 (155) 

 225 

 (172) 

 573 

Net interest income

 (349) 

 1,547 

 885 

 21 

 2,104 

Other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 2,936 

 500 

 630 

 (195) 

 3,872 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 (63) 

 21 

 (8) 

 18 

 (33) 

Fee and commission income

 1,693 

 2,176 

 6,118 

 (515) 

 9,474 

Fee and commission expense

 (357) 

 (419) 

 (574) 

 508 

 (842) 

Net fee and commission income

 1,3374

 1,7584

 5,544 

 (7) 

 8,631 

Other income

 3,550 

 117 

 902 

 (4,169) 

 400 

Total operating income

 7,411 

 3,942 

 7,954 

 (4,331) 

 14,975 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 1,724 

 1,000 

 4,309 

 6 

 7,040 

General and administrative expenses

 1,644 

 1,590 

 2,153 

 (1,357) 

 4,030 

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 418 

 109 

 287 

 (52) 

 761 

Amortization and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

 3 

 0 

 31 

 0 

 33 

Total operating expenses

 3,789 

 2,698 

 6,780 

 (1,402) 

 11,864 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 3,622 

 1,244 

 1,174 

 (2,929) 

 3,110 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 171 

 264 

 316 

 (15) 

 736 

Net profit / (loss)

 3,451 

 980 

 858 

 (2,914) 

 2,374 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (1) 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 3,451 

 980 

 859 

 (2,914) 

 2,375 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 Effective from the second quarter of 2020, UBS AG accounts for its investments in associates under the equity method of accounting and no longer at cost less impairment. The new measurement policy will result in more relevant information regarding the value of UBS AG’s investments in associates. The change was applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented, resulting in a decrease in Net profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of USD 72 million, almost entirely reflected within Other income.    3 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.    4 Includes the effects of the transfer in 2019 of beneficial ownership of a portion of Global Wealth Management international business booked in Switzerland from UBS Switzerland AG to UBS AG. Refer to “Note 25 Changes in organization and other events affecting comparability” in the “UBS AG standalone financial statements” section of the UBS AG Standalone financial statements and regulatory information for the year ended 31 December 2019.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations (continued) 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated statement of comprehensive income

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1,2

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries3

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 3,451 

 980 

 859 

 (2,914) 

 2,375 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

 (7) 

 33 

 14 

 (1) 

 39 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax

 5 

 0 

 123 

 0 

 128 

Cash flow hedges, net of tax

 855 

 229 

 156 

 (7) 

 1,232 

Total other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 852 

 261 

 293 

 (8) 

 1,398 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans, net of tax

 (104) 

 (11) 

 (50) 

 0 

 (165) 

Own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value, net of tax

 (246) 

 

 

 

 (246) 

Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to the income statement, net of tax

 (350) 

 (11) 

 (50) 

 0 

 (411) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

 503 

 251 

 243 

 (8) 

 988 

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 3,953 

 1,231 

 1,102 

 (2,922) 

 3,363 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 (3) 

 

 (3) 

Total comprehensive income

 3,953 

 1,231 

 1,099 

 (2,922) 

 3,360 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 Effective from the second quarter of 2020, UBS AG accounts for its investments in associates under the equity method of accounting and no longer at cost less impairment. The new measurement policy will result in more relevant information regarding the value of UBS AG’s investments in associates. The change was applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented, resulting in a decrease in Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2019 of USD 74 million, reflecting a decrease of USD 72 million in Net profit attributable to shareholders and a USD 2 million decrease in Total other comprehensive income attributable to shareholders.    3 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.   

 

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Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations (continued) 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated balance sheet

USD million

UBS AG

(standalone)1,2

UBS

Switzerland AG

(standalone)1

Other

subsidiaries3

Elimination

entries

UBS AG

(consolidated)

As of 31 December 2019

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 36,386 

 60,926 

 9,756 

 

 107,068 

Loans and advances to banks

 32,888 

 7,992 

 17,430 

 (45,931) 

 12,379 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 56,946 

 12,536 

 42,534 

 (27,771) 

 84,245 

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 22,830 

 990 

 8,508 

 (9,038) 

 23,289 

Loans and advances to customers

 88,386 

 193,543 

 63,676 

 (17,612) 

 327,992 

Other financial assets measured at amortized cost

 5,723 

 8,168 

 11,448 

 (2,327) 

 23,012 

Total financial assets measured at amortized cost

 243,159 

 284,154 

 153,351 

 (102,679) 

 577,985 

Financial assets at fair value held for trading

 113,802 

 53 

 15,320 

 (1,479) 

 127,695 

of which: assets pledged as collateral that may be

sold or repledged by counterparties

 58,599 

 0 

 5,386 

 (22,701) 

 41,285 

Derivative financial instruments

 118,708 

 4,251 

 29,782 

 (30,899) 

 121,843 

Brokerage receivables

 11,453 

 

 6,556 

 (1) 

 18,007 

Financial assets at fair value not held for trading

 49,525 

 6,701 

 41,908 

 (14,498) 

 83,636 

Total financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss

 293,488 

 11,004 

 93,565 

 (46,877) 

 351,181 

Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 176 

 

 6,169 

 

 6,345 

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

 52,140 

 28 

 39 

 (51,156) 

 1,051 

Property, equipment and software

 7,318 

 1,144 

 3,749 

 (385) 

 11,826 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 222 

 

 6,212 

 35 

 6,469 

Deferred tax assets

 618 

 0 

 8,895 

 

 9,513 

Other non-financial assets

 5,060 

 1,770 

 857 

 (140) 

 7,547 

Total assets

 602,181 

 298,101 

 272,837 

 (201,202) 

 971,916 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to banks

 55,738 

 28,240 

 35,773 

 (113,181) 

 6,570 

Payables from securities financing transactions

 21,326 

 565 

 13,583 

 (27,696) 

 7,778 

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 30,571 

 98 

 9,773 

 (9,027) 

 31,416 

Customer deposits

 85,954 

 239,226 

 86,550 

 38,861 

 450,591 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries4

 47,866 

 

 

 

 47,866 

Debt issued measured at amortized cost

 54,317 

 8,583 

 5 

 (70) 

 62,835 

Other financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 5,347 

 2,666 

 5,204 

 (2,844) 

 10,373 

Total financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

 301,119 

 279,379 

 150,888 

 (113,956) 

 617,429 

Financial liabilities at fair value held for trading

 25,292 

 383 

 6,233 

 (1,317) 

 30,591 

Derivative financial instruments

 117,597 

 4,046 

 30,089 

 (30,852) 

 120,880 

Brokerage payables designated at fair value

 25,358 

 

 11,877 

 (3) 

 37,233 

Debt issued designated at fair value

 65,677 

 

 952 

 (38) 

 66,592 

Other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 8,571 

 

 31,031 

 (3,445) 

 36,157 

Total financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss

 242,495 

 4,429 

 80,184 

 (35,655) 

 291,452 

Provisions

 1,101 

 196 

 1,641 

 

 2,938 

Other non-financial liabilities

 1,657 

 931 

 3,559 

 21 

 6,168 

Total liabilities

 546,372 

 284,936 

 236,271 

 (149,591) 

 917,988 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 55,808 

 13,165 

 36,391 

 (51,611) 

 53,754 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 174 

 

 174 

Total equity

 55,808 

 13,165 

 36,566 

 (51,611) 

 53,928 

Total liabilities and equity

 602,181 

 298,101 

 272,837 

 (201,202) 

 971,916 

1 Amounts presented for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone represent IFRS standalone information. Refer to the UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG standalone financial statements under “Complementary financial information” at www.ubs.com/investors for information prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP.    2 Effective from the second quarter of 2020, UBS AG accounts for its investments in associates under the equity method of accounting and no longer at cost less impairment. The new measurement policy will result in more relevant information regarding the value of UBS AG’s investments in associates. The change was applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented, resulting in an increase in Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of 31 December 2019 of USD 929 million and an increase in Equity attributable to shareholders as of 31 December 2019 of USD 914 million.    3 The ”Other subsidiaries“ column includes consolidated information for the UBS Americas Holding LLC, UBS Europe SE and UBS Asset Management AG significant sub-groups, as well as standalone information for other subsidiaries.    4 Represents funding from UBS Group AG to UBS AG.

 

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Notes to the UBS AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

 

Note 18   Supplemental guarantor information required under SEC regulations (continued) 

Supplemental guarantor consolidated statement of cash flows

USD million

UBS AG1

UBS

Switzerland AG1

Other

 subsidiaries1

UBS AG

(consolidated)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities2

 11,822 

 (2,064) 

 (8,546) 

 1,213 

Cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchase of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 (5) 

 0 

 0 

 (5) 

Disposal of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 100 

 0 

 0 

 100 

Purchase of property, equipment and software

 (319) 

 (91) 

 (280) 

 (690) 

Disposal of property, equipment and software

 8 

 0 

 0 

 8 

Purchase of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 3 

 0 

 (1,760) 

 (1,757) 

Disposal and redemption of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 0 

 0 

 1,160 

 1,160 

Net (purchase) / redemption of debt securities measured at amortized cost

 1 

 596 

 55 

 653 

Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 (212) 

 505 

 (823) 

 (531) 

Cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

 

Net short-term debt issued / (repaid)

 (14,244) 

 (3) 

 (1) 

 (14,248) 

Distributions paid on UBS shares

 (3,250) 

 0 

 0 

 (3,250) 

Issuance of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 27,968 

 467 

 57 

 28,491 

Repayment of long-term debt, including debt issued designated at fair value

 (25,552) 

 (378) 

 (1) 

 (25,931) 

Funding from UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries3

 2,980 

 0 

 0 

 2,980 

Net changes in non-controlling interests

 0 

 0 

 (6) 

 (6) 

Net activity related to group internal capital transactions and dividends

 2,437 

 (2,055) 

 (382) 

 0 

Net cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 (9,663) 

 (1,969) 

 (333) 

 (11,964) 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash flow

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 42,895 

 54,757 

 28,201 

 125,853 

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating, investing and financing activities

 1,947 

 (3,528) 

 (9,702) 

 (11,283) 

Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

 531 

 218 

 (137) 

 613 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year4

 45,373 

 51,448 

 18,362 

 115,183 

of which: cash and balances at central banks

 40,235 

 49,707 

 11,399 

 101,341 

of which: loans and advances to banks

 3,892 

 1,589 

 6,394 

 11,874 

of which: money market paper

 1,246 

 152 

 570 

 1,968 

1 Cash flows generally represent a third-party view from a UBS AG consolidated perspective, except for Net activity related to group internal capital transactions and dividends.    2 In 2019, cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability were classified within operating activities under Financial assets at fair value not held for trading, other financial assets and liabilities.    3 Represents funding from UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG to UBS AG.    4 Comprises balances with an original maturity of three months or less. USD 3,161 million of cash and cash equivalents were restricted.

  

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UBS AG standalone financial information

Unaudited

 

 

 



 

 

 
UBS AG standalone financial information

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

30.6.19

 

30.6.20

30.6.19

Interest and discount income¹

 

1,137

1,482

1,977

 

2,619

3,971

 

1,091

1,427

1,974

 

2,518

3,960

Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio

 

522

670

702

 

1,192

1,332

 

499

646

698

 

1,145

1,327

Interest and dividend income from financial investments

 

76

93

119

 

169

243

 

72

90

119

 

162

242

Interest expense²

 

(1,658)

(1,820)

(3,349)

 

(3,478)

(5,953)

 

(1,591)

(1,753)

(3,352)

 

(3,344)

(5,946)

Gross interest income

 

76

425

(551)

 

501

(407)

 

71

410

(561)

 

481

(417)

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(23)

(97)

(46)

 

(121)

(53)

 

(22)

(94)

(45)

 

(116)

(52)

Net interest income

 

53

328

(598)

 

381

(460)

 

49

316

(607)

 

365

(468)

Fee and commission income from securities and investment business and other fee and commission income

 

844

947

890

 

1,791

1,636

 

808

912

893

 

1,720

1,636

Credit-related fees and commissions

 

47

76

35

 

122

64

 

45

73

35

 

118

64

Fee and commission expense

 

(145)

(162)

(158)

 

(307)

(357)

 

(139)

(156)

(158)

 

(295)

(356)

Net fee and commission income

 

746

860

767

 

1,606

1,344

 

714

829

770

 

1,542

1,345

Net trading income

 

1,279

1,160

1,583

 

2,439

2,587

 

1,225

1,118

1,600

 

2,343

2,597

Dividend income from investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

1,317

285

2,660

 

1,602

2,731

 

1,266

275

2,700

 

1,541

2,771

Income from real estate holdings

 

130

126

134

 

256

279

 

124

122

134

 

246

279

Sundry ordinary income

 

323

357

422

 

681

838

 

310

344

421

 

654

836

Sundry ordinary expenses

 

(90)

(103)

(129)

 

(193)

(242)

 

(86)

(99)

(129)

 

(185)

(242)

Other income from ordinary activities

 

1,680

666

3,087

 

2,346

3,605

 

1,614

642

3,127

 

2,256

3,643

Total operating income

 

3,757

3,014

4,839

 

6,771

7,076

 

3,601

2,905

4,890

 

6,506

7,116

Personnel expenses

 

1,297

565

812

 

1,862

1,823

 

1,244

545

811

 

1,789

1,818

General and administrative expenses

 

833

893

868

 

1,726

1,779

 

798

861

867

 

1,659

1,775

Subtotal operating expenses

 

2,130

1,459

1,679

 

3,588

3,601

 

2,042

1,405

1,678

 

3,448

3,593

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

(26)

112

18

 

86

96

 

(23)

108

18

 

84

95

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of property, equipment, software and intangible assets

 

175

175

182

 

350

352

 

168

168

182

 

336

351

Changes in provisions and other allowances and losses

 

7

9

(65)

 

15

(34)

 

6

8

(66)

 

15

(34)

Total operating expenses

 

2,286

1,754

1,815

 

4,040

4,015

 

2,193

1,690

1,812

 

3,883

4,004

Operating profit

 

1,471

1,260

3,025

 

2,731

3,062

 

1,408

1,214

3,077

 

2,623

3,112

Extraordinary income

 

65

32

29

 

98

116

 

63

31

28

 

94

115

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

112

70

56

 

182

125

 

107

67

56

 

174

125

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

1,424

1,223

2,997

 

2,647

3,052

 

1,364

1,178

3,049

 

2,542

3,102

1 Interest and discount income includes negative interest income on financial assets of USD 89 million (CHF 85 million), USD 68 million (CHF 65 million) and USD 108 million (CHF 108 million) for the quarters ended 30 June 2020, 31 March 2020 and 30 June 2019, respectively.    2 Includes negative interest expense on financial liabilities of USD 64 million (CHF 62 million), USD 59 million (CHF 57 million) and USD 74 million (CHF 74 million) for the quarters ended 30 June 2020, 31 March 2020 and 30 June 2019, respectively.

 

 

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UBS AG standalone financial information 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

 

30.6.20

31.3.20

31.12.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

50,995

46,430

36,258

 

48,298

44,737

35,102

Due from banks

 

34,000

34,527

27,474

 

32,202

33,268

26,598

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

69,680

62,714

62,844

 

65,994

60,428

60,841

Due from customers

 

118,238

127,369

110,334

 

111,984

122,726

106,818

Funding provided to significant regulated subsidiaries eligible as total loss-absorbing capacity

 

24,531

24,238

24,203

 

23,234

23,355

23,432

Mortgage loans

 

4,358

4,444

4,664

 

4,127

4,282

4,515

Trading portfolio assets

 

86,442

80,906

116,843

 

81,870

77,957

113,119

Derivative financial instruments

 

15,891

24,298

12,436

 

15,050

23,412

12,039

Financial investments

 

29,435

21,165

23,463

 

27,878

20,393

22,715

Accrued income and prepaid expenses

 

1,300

1,322

1,400

 

1,231

1,274

1,356

Investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

49,784

49,486

49,631

 

47,151

47,682

48,049

Property, equipment and software

 

6,093

6,184

6,227

 

5,771

5,958

6,029

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

10

11

12

 

9

10

12

Other assets

 

3,102

4,442

3,158

 

2,936

4,278

3,056

Total assets

 

493,858

487,536

478,946

 

467,736

469,760

463,681

of which: subordinated assets

 

18,280

17,985

6,688

 

17,313

17,329

6,475

of which: subject to mandatory conversion and/or debt waiver

 

16,486

16,243

4,885

 

15,614

15,650

4,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

 

58,587

61,824

61,860

 

55,489

59,570

59,889

Payables from securities financing transactions

 

24,786

28,254

27,022

 

23,475

27,224

26,160

Due to customers

 

121,869

122,070

120,417

 

115,423

117,620

116,580

Funding received from UBS Group AG eligible as total loss-absorbing capacity at UBS AG level

 

48,933

47,792

47,553

 

46,345

46,050

46,037

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

29,720

27,495

25,292

 

28,148

26,493

24,486

Derivative financial instruments

 

20,704

24,886

16,326

 

19,609

23,978

15,805

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

57,082

53,384

65,647

 

54,063

51,438

63,555

of which: debt issued designated at fair value

 

55,049

51,797

64,260

 

52,137

49,908

62,212

of which: other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

2,034

1,587

1,386

 

1,926

1,529

1,342

Bonds issued

 

69,140

58,241

55,014

 

65,483

56,118

53,261

of which: total loss-absorbing capacity eligible at UBS AG level

 

7,265

7,225

7,266

 

6,881

6,962

7,034

Accrued expenses and deferred income

 

2,706

2,319

3,362

 

2,563

2,234

3,255

Other liabilities

 

7,359

7,169

3,551

 

6,970

6,902

3,439

Provisions

 

1,170

1,174

1,198

 

1,108

1,131

1,160

Total liabilities

 

442,056

434,609

427,242

 

418,675

418,759

413,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

393

393

393

 

386

386

386

General reserve

 

36,326

36,326

36,326

 

35,649

35,649

35,649

of which: statutory capital reserve

 

36,326

36,326

36,326

 

35,649

35,649

35,649

of which: capital contribution reserve

 

36,326

36,326

36,326

 

35,649

35,649

35,649

Voluntary earnings reserve¹

 

12,435

11,138

11,138

 

10,484

9,898

10,130

Profit / (loss) carried forward¹

 

0

3,848

0

 

0

3,890

0

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

2,647

1,223

3,848

 

2,542

1,178

3,890

Total equity

 

51,802

52,927

51,705

 

49,061

51,001

50,055

Total liabilities and equity

 

493,858

487,536

478,946

 

467,736

469,760

463,681

of which: subordinated liabilities

 

56,961

55,576

22,236

 

53,948

53,550

21,528

of which: subject to mandatory conversion and/or debt waiver

 

56,399

55,027

21,674

 

53,416

53,020

20,984

1 During the second quarter of 2020, UBS AG paid a cash dividend of USD 2,550 million (CHF 2,462 million) to UBS Group AG from Profit / (loss) carried forward, as approved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 27 April 2020. The remainder of the balance under Profit / (loss) carried forward was appropriated to the Voluntary earnings reserve.

 

 

 

 

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Basis of accounting

UBS AG standalone financial statements are prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP (FINMA Accounting Ordinance, FINMA Circular 2020/1 and the Banking Ordinance).

The accounting policies are principally the same as the IFRS-based accounting policies for the consolidated financial statements outlined in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG included in the Annual Report 2019. Major differences between Swiss GAAP and IFRS are described in Note 38 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG. Further information on the accounting policies applied for the standalone financial statements of UBS AG is provided in Note 2 to the UBS AG standalone financial statements as of 31 December 2019.

In preparing the interim financial information for UBS AG, the same accounting policies and methods of computation have been applied as in the annual standalone financial statements as of 31 December 2019.

This interim financial information is unaudited and
should be read in conjunction with the audited 2019
standalone financial statements of UBS AG, available under “Holding company and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups” under complementary financial information at
www.ubs.com/investors.  

  

 

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Appendix 

Alternative performance measures

 

Alternative performance measures

An alternative performance measure (an APM) is a financial measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows other than a financial measure defined or specified in the applicable recognized accounting standards or in other applicable regulations. We report a number of APMs in our external reports (annual, quarterly and other reports). We use APMs to provide a more complete picture of our operating performance and to reflect management’s view of the fundamental drivers of our business results. A definition of each APM, the method used to calculate it and the information content are presented in the table below. Our APMs may qualify as non-GAAP measures as defined by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations.

 

APM label

Definition

Information content

 

Invested assets

Calculated as the sum of managed fund assets, managed institutional assets, discretionary and advisory wealth management portfolios, fiduciary deposits, time deposits, savings accounts, and wealth management securities or brokerage accounts.

This measure provides information about the volume of client assets managed by or deposited with UBS for investment purposes.

Recurring income

– GWM

Calculated as the total of net interest income and recurring net fee income.

This measure provides information about the amount of recurring net interest and fee income.

Recurring net fee income

– GWM, P&C

Calculated as the total of fees for services provided on an ongoing basis, such as portfolio management fees, asset-based investment fund fees and custody fees, which are generated on client assets, and administrative fees for accounts (as well as credit card fees for GWM).

This measure provides information about the amount of recurring net fee income.

Transaction-based income

– GWM, P&C

Calculated as the total of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income, mainly composed of brokerage and transaction-based investment fund fees, as well as fees for payment and foreign exchange transactions (and credit card fees for P&C), together with other net income from financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss.

This measure provides information about the amount of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income.

Cost / income ratio (%)

Calculated as operating expenses divided by operating income before credit loss expense or recovery.

This measure provides information about the efficiency of the business by comparing operating expenses with gross income.

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

– GWM, AM

Calculated as operating income before credit loss expense or recovery (annualized as applicable) divided by average invested assets.

This measure provides information about the operating income before credit loss expense or recovery of the business in relation to invested assets.

Net interest margin (bps)

– P&C

Calculated as net interest income (annualized as applicable) divided by average loans.

This measure provides information about the profitability of the business by calculating the difference between the price charged for lending and the cost of funding, relative to loan value.

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

– GWM, AM

Calculated as operating profit before tax (annualized as applicable) divided by average invested assets.

This measure provides information about the operating profit before tax of the business in relation to invested assets.

Net new business volume growth (%)

– P&C

Calculated as total net inflows and outflows of client assets and loans during the period (annualized as applicable) divided by total business volume / client assets at the beginning of the period.

This measure provides information about the growth of the business volume as a result of net new business volume flows during a specific period.

 

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APM label

Calculation

Information content

 

Net profit growth (%)

Calculated as the change in net profit attributable to shareholders from continuing operations between current and comparison periods divided by net profit attributable to shareholders from continuing operations of the comparison period.

This measure provides information about profit growth in comparison with the prior period.

Recurring income as a % of income

– GWM

Calculated as net interest income and recurring net fee income divided by operating income before credit loss expense or recovery.

This measure provides information about the proportion of recurring income in operating income.

Return on common equity tier 1 capital (%)

Calculated as annualized net profit attributable to shareholders divided by average common equity tier 1 capital.

This measure provides information about the profitability of the business in relation to common equity tier 1 capital.

Return on equity (%)

Calculated as annualized net profit attributable to shareholders divided by average equity attributable to shareholders.

This measure provides information about the profitability of the business in relation to equity.

Return on leverage ratio denominator, gross (%)

Calculated as annualized operating income before credit loss expense or recovery divided by average leverage ratio denominator.

This measure provides information about the revenues of the business in relation to leverage ratio denominator.

Return on risk-weighted
assets, gross (%)

Calculated as annualized operating income before credit loss expense or recovery divided by average risk-weighted assets.

This measure provides information about the revenues of the business in relation to risk-weighted assets.

Return on tangible equity (%)

Calculated as annualized net profit attributable to shareholders divided by average equity attributable to shareholders less average goodwill and intangible assets.

This measure provides information about the profitability of the business in relation to tangible equity.

Total book value per share

(USD and CHF1)

Calculated as equity attributable to shareholders divided by the number of shares outstanding.

This measure provides information about net assets on a per-share basis.

Total tangible book value per share (USD and CHF1)

Calculated as equity attributable to shareholders less goodwill and intangible assets divided by the number of shares outstanding.

This measure provides information about tangible net assets on a per-share basis.

Loan penetration (%)

Calculated as loans divided by invested assets.

This measure provides information about the loan volume in relation to invested assets.

Mandate penetration (%)

Calculated as mandate volume divided by invested assets.

This measure provides information about mandate volume in relation to invested assets.

1  Total book value per share and total tangible book value per share in Swiss francs are calculated based on a translation of equity under our US dollar presentation currency.

 

 

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Appendix 

Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports

 

A

ABS                 asset-backed securities

AEI                  automatic exchange of information

AGM               Annual General Meeting of shareholders

A-IRB              advanced internal
ratings-based

AIV                  alternative investment vehicle

ALCO              Asset and Liability Committee

AMA               advanced measurement approach

AML                anti-money laundering

AoA                Articles of Association

APAC              Asia Pacific

APM                alternative performance measure

ARR                 alternative reference rate

ARS                 auction rate securities

ASF                  available stable funding

AT1                 additional tier 1

AuM               assets under management

 

B

BCBS               Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision

BEAT               base erosion and anti-abuse tax

BIS                   Bank for International Settlements

BoD                 Board of Directors

BVG                Swiss occupational
pension plan

 

C

CAO                Capital Adequacy Ordinance

CCAR              Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

CCF                 credit conversion factor

CCP                 central counterparty

CCR                counterparty credit risk

CCRC              Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee

CCyB               countercyclical buffer

CDO                collateralized debt
obligation

CDS                 credit default swap

CEA                 Commodity Exchange Act

 


CEM                current exposure method

CEO                Chief Executive Officer

CET1               common equity tier 1

CFO                 Chief Financial Officer

CFTC               US Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CHF                 Swiss franc

CIC                  Corporate & Institutional Clients

CIO                 Chief Investment Office

CLS                  Continuous Linked Settlement

CMBS             commercial mortgage-backed security

C&ORC           Compliance & Operational Risk Control

CRD IV            EU Capital Requirements Directive of 2013

CRM               credit risk mitigation (credit risk) or comprehensive risk measure (market risk)

CRR                 Capital Requirements Regulation

CST                 combined stress test

CVA                credit valuation adjustment

 

D

DBO                defined benefit obligation

DCCP              Deferred Contingent Capital Plan

DJSI                 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

DM                  discount margin

DOJ                 US Department of Justice

D-SIB               domestic systemically important bank

DTA                 deferred tax asset

DVA                debit valuation adjustment

 

E

EAD                 exposure at default

EB                    Executive Board

EBA                 European Banking Authority

EC                   European Commission

ECB                 European Central Bank

ECL                  expected credit loss

EIR                   effective interest rate

EL                    expected loss

EMEA              Europe, Middle East and Africa

EOP                 Equity Ownership Plan

EPE                  expected positive exposure


EPS                  earnings per share

ESG                 environmental, social and governance

ETD                 exchange-traded derivatives

ETF                  exchange-traded fund

EU                   European Union

EUR                 euro

EURIBOR        Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EVE                  economic value of equity

EY                    Ernst & Young (Ltd)

 

F

FA                    financial advisor

FCA                 UK Financial Conduct
Authority

FCT                  foreign currency translation

FINMA            Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

FMIA               Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act

FSB                  Financial Stability Board

FTA                  Swiss Federal Tax Administration

FVA                 funding valuation adjustment

FVOCI             fair value through other comprehensive income

FVTPL              fair value through profit or loss

FX                    foreign exchange

 

G

GAAP              generally accepted
accounting principles

GBP                 pound sterling

GDP                gross domestic product

GEB                 Group Executive Board

GIA                 Group Internal Audit

GIIPS               Greece, Italy, Ireland,
Portugal and Spain

GMD               Group Managing Director

GRI                  Global Reporting Initiative

GSE                 government sponsored entities

G-SIB              global systemically important bank

 

H

HQLA              high-quality liquid assets

HR                   human resources

 

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Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports (continued)

 

I

IAA                  internal assessment approach

IAS                  International Accounting Standards

IASB                International Accounting Standards Board

IBOR               interbank offered rate

IFRIC               International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee

IFRS                 International Financial Reporting Standards

IHC                  intermediate holding company

IMA                 internal models approach

IMM                internal model method

IRB                  internal ratings-based

IRC                  incremental risk charge

IRRBB              interest rate risk in the banking book

ISDA                International Swaps and Derivatives Association

 

K

KRT                 Key Risk Taker

 

L

LAS                  liquidity-adjusted stress

LCR                 liquidity coverage ratio

LGD                 loss given default

LIBOR              London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC                  limited liability company

LRD                 leverage ratio denominator

LTIP                 Long-Term Incentive Plan

LTV                  loan-to-value

 

M

M&A               mergers and acquisitions

MiFID II           Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II

MRT                Material Risk Taker

 

N

NAV                net asset value

NCL                 Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 


NII                   net interest income

NRV                 negative replacement value

NSFR               net stable funding ratio

NYSE               New York Stock Exchange

 

O

OCA                own credit adjustment

OCI                 other comprehensive income

OTC                over-the-counter

 

P

PD                   probability of default  

PFE                  potential future exposure

PIT                   point in time

P&L                  profit or loss

POCI               purchased or originated credit-impaired

PRA                 UK Prudential Regulation Authority

PRV                 positive replacement value

 

Q

QCCP              qualifying central counterparty

QRRE              qualifying revolving retail exposures

 

R

RBA                 role-based allowances

RBC                 risk-based capital

RbM                risk-based monitoring

RMBS              residential mortgage-backed securities

RniV                risks not in VaR

RoAE               return on attributed equity

RoCET1          return on CET1 capital

RoTE               return on tangible equity

RoU                 right-of-use

RV                   replacement value

RW                  risk weight

RWA               risk-weighted assets

 

S

SA                   standardized approach

SA-CCR          standardized approach for counterparty credit risk


SAR                 stock appreciation right or Special Administrative Region

SBC                 Swiss Bank Corporation

SDG                Sustainable Development Goal

SE                    structured entity

SEC                 US Securities and Exchange Commission

SEEOP             Senior Executive Equity Ownership Plan

SFT                  securities financing transaction

SI                     sustainable investing

SICR                significant increase in credit risk

SIX                   SIX Swiss Exchange

SME                small and medium-sized entity

SMF                 Senior Management Function

SNB                 Swiss National Bank

SPPI                 solely payments of principal and interest

SRB                 systemically relevant bank

SRM                specific risk measure

SVaR               stressed value-at-risk

 

T

TBTF                too big to fail

TCJA               US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

TLAC               total loss-absorbing capacity

TTC                 through-the-cycle

 

U

UBS RESI         UBS Real Estate Securities Inc.

UoM               units of measure

USD                 US dollar

 

V

VaR                 value-at-risk

VAT                 value added tax

 

W

WEKO             Swiss Competition Commission

 

 

This is a general list of the abbreviations frequently used in our financial reporting. Not all of the listed abbreviations may appear in this particular report.

 

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Appendix 

Information sources

Reporting publications

Annual publications

Annual Report (SAP No. 80531): Published in English, this single-volume report provides descriptions of: our Group strategy and performance; the strategy and performance of the business divisions and Group Functions; risk, treasury and capital management; corporate governance, corporate responsibility and our compensation framework, including information about compensation for the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board members; and financial information, including the financial statements.

Geschäftsbericht (SAP No. 80531): This publication provides the translation into German of our Annual Report.

Annual Review (SAP No. 80530): This booklet contains key information about our strategy and performance, with a focus on corporate responsibility at UBS. It is published in English, German, French and Italian.

Compensation Report (SAP No. 82307): This report discusses our compensation framework and provides information about compensation for the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board members. It is available in English and German.

 

Quarterly publications  

The quarterly financial report provides an update on our strategy and performance for the respective quarter. It is available in English.

 

How to order publications

The annual and quarterly publications are available in .pdf format at www.ubs.com/investors, under “UBS Group AG and UBS AG financial information,” and printed copies can be requested from UBS free of charge. For annual publications, refer to the “Investor services” section at www.ubs.com/investors. Alternatively, they can be ordered by quoting the SAP number and the language preference, where applicable, from UBS AG, F4UK–AUL, P.O. Box, CH-8098 Zurich, Switzerland.

 


Other information

Website

The “Investor Relations” website at www.ubs.com/investors  provides the following information about UBS: news releases; financial information, including results-related filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission; information for shareholders, including UBS share price charts, as well as data and dividend information, and for bondholders; the UBS corporate calendar; and presentations by management for investors and financial analysts. Information is available online in English, with some information also available in German.

 

Results presentations

Our quarterly results presentations are webcast live. Playbacks
of most presentations can be downloaded from
www.ubs.com/presentations

 

Messaging service

Email alerts to news about UBS can be subscribed for under UBS news alert” at www.ubs.com/global/en/investor-relations/contact/
investor-services.html
. Messages are sent in English, German, French or Italian, with an option to select theme preferences for such alerts.

 

Form 20-F and other submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission

We file periodic reports and submit other information about UBS to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Principal among these filings is the annual report on Form 20-F, filed pursuant to the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The filing of Form 20-F is structured as a wrap-around document. Most sections of the filing can be satisfied by referring to the combined UBS Group AG and UBS AG annual report. However, there is a small amount of additional information in Form 20-F that is not presented elsewhere and is particularly targeted at readers in the US. Readers are encouraged to refer to this additional disclosure. Any document that we file with the SEC is available on the SEC’s website: www.sec.gov. Refer to www.ubs.com/investors  for more information.

  

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | This report contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including but not limited to management’s outlook for UBS’s financial performance and statements relating to the anticipated effect of transactions and strategic initiatives on UBS’s business and future development. While these forward-looking statements represent UBS’s judgments and expectations concerning the matters described, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from UBS’s expectations. The outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures being taken globally to reduce the peak of the resulting pandemic have had and may continue to have a significant adverse effect on global economic activity, and an adverse effect on the credit profile of some of our clients and other market participants, which has resulted in and may continue to increase expected credit loss expense and credit impairments. The unprecedented scale of the measures to control the COVID-19 outbreak creates significantly greater uncertainty about forward-looking statements in addition to the factors that generally affect our businesses, but are not limited to: (i) the degree to which UBS is successful in the ongoing execution of its strategic plans, including its cost reduction and efficiency initiatives and its ability to manage its levels of risk-weighted assets (RWA) and leverage ratio denominator (LRD), liquidity coverage ratio and other financial resources, including changes in RWA assets and liabilities arising from higher market volatility and other changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) the degree to which UBS is successful in implementing changes to its businesses to meet changing market, regulatory and other conditions; (iii) the continuing low or negative interest rate environment in Switzerland and other jurisdictions; (iv) developments (including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) in the macroeconomic climate and in the markets in which UBS operates or to which it is exposed, including movements in securities prices or liquidity, credit spreads, and currency exchange rates, and the effects of economic conditions, market developments, and geopolitical tensions, and changes to national trade policies on the financial position or creditworthiness of UBS’s clients and counterparties as well as on client sentiment and levels of activity; (v) changes in the availability of capital and funding, including any changes in UBS’s credit spreads and ratings, as well as availability and cost of funding to meet requirements for debt eligible for total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC); (vi) changes in or the implementation of financial legislation and regulation in Switzerland, the US, the UK, the European Union and other financial centers that have imposed, or resulted in, or may do so in the future, more stringent or entity-specific capital, TLAC, leverage ratio, net stable funding ratio, liquidity and funding requirements, heightened operational resilience requirements, incremental tax requirements, additional levies, limitations on permitted activities, constraints on remuneration, constraints on transfers of capital and liquidity and sharing of operational costs across the Group or other measures, and the effect these will or would have on UBS’s business activities; (vii) the degree to which UBS is successful in implementing further changes to its legal structure to improve its resolvability and meet related regulatory requirements and the potential need to make further changes to the legal structure or booking model of UBS Group in response to legal and regulatory requirements, proposals in Switzerland and other jurisdictions for mandatory structural reform of banks or systemically important institutions or to other external developments, and the extent to which such changes will have the intended effects; (viii) UBS’s ability to maintain and improve its systems and controls for the detection and prevention of money laundering and compliance with sanctions to meet evolving regulatory requirements and expectations, in particular in the US; (ix) the uncertainty arising from the UK’s exit from the EU; (x) changes in UBS’s competitive position, including whether differences in regulatory capital and other requirements among the major financial centers will adversely affect UBS’s ability to compete in certain lines of business; (xi) changes in the standards of conduct applicable to our businesses that may result from new regulations or new enforcement of existing standards, including recently enacted and proposed measures to impose new and enhanced duties when interacting with customers and in the execution and handling of customer transactions; (xii) the liability to which UBS may be exposed, or possible constraints or sanctions that regulatory authorities might impose on UBS, due to litigation, contractual claims and regulatory investigations, including the potential for disqualification from certain businesses, potentially large fines or monetary penalties, or the loss of licenses or privileges as a result of regulatory or other governmental sanctions, as well as the effect that litigation, regulatory and similar matters have on the operational risk component of our RWA as well as the amount of capital available for return to shareholders; (xiii) the effects on UBS’s cross-border banking business of tax or regulatory developments and of possible changes in UBS’s policies and practices relating to this business; (xiv) UBS’s ability to retain and attract the employees necessary to generate revenues and to manage, support and control its businesses, which may be affected by competitive factors; (xv) changes in accounting or tax standards or policies, and determinations or interpretations affecting the recognition of gain or loss, the valuation of goodwill, the recognition of deferred tax assets and other matters; (xvi) UBS’s ability to implement new technologies and business methods, including digital services and technologies, and ability to successfully compete with both existing and new financial service providers, some of which may not be regulated to the same extent; (xvii) limitations on the effectiveness of UBS’s internal processes for risk management, risk control, measurement and modeling, and of financial models generally; (xviii) the occurrence of operational failures, such as fraud, misconduct, unauthorized trading, financial crime, cyberattacks and systems failures, the risk of which is increased while COVID-19 control measures require large portions of the staff of both UBS and its service providers to work remotely; (xix) restrictions on the ability of UBS Group AG to make payments or distributions, including due to restrictions on the ability of its subsidiaries to make loans or distributions, directly or indirectly, or, in the case of financial difficulties, due to the exercise by FINMA or the regulators of UBS’s operations in other countries of their broad statutory powers in relation to protective measures, restructuring and liquidation proceedings; (xx) the degree to which changes in regulation, capital or legal structure, financial results or other factors may affect UBS’s ability to maintain its stated capital return objective; and (xxi) the effect that these or other factors or unanticipated events may have on our reputation and the additional consequences that this may have on our business and performance. The sequence in which the factors above are presented is not indicative of their likelihood of occurrence or the potential magnitude of their consequences. Our business and financial performance could be affected by other factors identified in our past and future filings and reports, including those filed with the SEC. More detailed information about those factors is set forth in documents furnished by UBS and filings made by UBS with the SEC, including UBS’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2019 and UBS’s First Quarter 2020 Report on Form 6K. UBS is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Percentages and percent changes are calculated on the basis of unrounded figures. Information about absolute changes between reporting periods, which is provided in text and which can be derived from figures displayed in the tables, is calculated on a rounded basis.

Tables | Within tables, blank fields generally indicate that the field is not applicable or not meaningful, or that information is not available as of the relevant date or for the relevant period. Zero values generally indicate that the respective figure is zero on an actual or rounded basis. Percentage changes are presented as a mathematical calculation of the change between periods.

 

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UBS AG

P.O. Box, CH-8098 Zurich 

P.O. Box, CH-4002 Basel

 

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This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into (1) each of the registration statements of UBS AG on Form F-3 (Registration Number 333-225551) and on Form F-4 (Registration Number 333-234705), and of UBS Group AG on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers 333-200634; 333-200635; 333-200641; 333-200665; 333-215254; 333-215255; 333-228653; and 333-230312), and into each prospectus outstanding under any of the foregoing registration statements, (2) any outstanding offering circular or similar document issued or authorized by UBS AG that incorporates by reference any Form 6-K’s of UBS AG that are incorporated into its registration statements filed with the SEC, and (3) the base prospectus of Corporate Asset Backed Corporation (“CABCO”) dated June 23, 2004 (Registration Number 333-111572), the Form 8-K of CABCO filed and dated June 23, 2004 (SEC File Number 001-13444), and the Prospectus Supplements relating to the CABCO Series 2004-101 Trust dated May 10, 2004 and May 17, 2004 (Registration Number 033-91744 and 033-91744-05).

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

 

By:     /s/ Sergio Ermotti                       _____ 

Name:  Sergio Ermotti

Title:    President of the Executive Board

 

 

By:     /s/ Kirt Gardner                          _____ 

Name:  Kirt Gardner

Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

By:     /s/ Todd Tuckner                        _____ 

      Name: Todd Tuckner

      Title:    Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  July 24, 2020