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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 28, 2017

 

UBS Group AG

Commission File Number: 1-36764

 

UBS AG

Commission File Number: 1-15060

 

 

(Registrants' Name)

 

Bahnhofstrasse 45, Zurich, Switzerland and
Aeschenvorstadt 1, Basel, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants 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 2017 Report of UBS Group AG, which appears immediately following this page.

  

 


 

  

Our financial results

 

Second quarter 2017  report 

 

 


 

  

 


 

Corporate calendar UBS Group AG

 

1.

UBS
Group

4

Recent developments

6

Group performance

   

2.

UBS business divisions and
Corporate Center

18

Wealth Management

22

Wealth Management Americas

27

Personal & Corporate Banking

30

Asset Management

33

Investment Bank

37

Corporate Center

   

3.

Risk, treasury and capital
management

47

Risk management and control

51

Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management

55

Capital management

   

4.

Consolidated
financial statements

69

UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

109

UBS AG interim consolidated financial information (unaudited)

   

5.

Significant regulated subsidiary and sub-group information

114

Financial and regulatory key figures for our significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups

 

 

 

Appendix

 

 

116

Abbreviations frequently used in
our financial reports

118

Information sources

119

Cautionary statement

 

 

   
Publication of the third quarter 2017 report:                         Friday, 27 October 2017
Publication of the fourth quarter 2017 report:                      Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Publication of the Annual Report 2017:                               Friday, 9 March 2018
Publication of the first quarter 2018 report:                          Tuesday, 24 April 2018 

 

Corporate calendar UBS AG*        

Publication of the second quarter 2017 report:                     Thursday, 3 August 2017

* Publication dates of further quarterly and annual reports and results will be made available as part of the corporate calendar of UBS AG at www.ubs.com/investors

 

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Second quarter 2017  report

UBS Group key figures

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

As of or year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

7,269

7,532

7,055

7,404

 

14,801

14,237

Operating expenses

 

5,767

5,842

6,308

5,915

 

11,609

11,770

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,502

1,690

746

1,489

 

3,192

2,467

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

1,174

1,269

636

1,034

 

2,443

1,741

Diluted earnings per share (CHF)¹

 

0.31

0.33

0.17

0.27

 

0.64

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on tangible equity (%)

 

10.3

10.9

5.6

8.9

 

10.6

7.4

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

78.8

77.6

89.1

79.8

 

78.2

82.6

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit growth (%)

 

13.5

79.5

(33.0)

(14.5)

 

40.3

(45.4)

Net new money growth for combined wealth management businesses (%)

 

1.4

3.9

(1.1)

1.7

 

2.7

3.8

Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (fully applied, %)³

 

13.5

14.1

13.8

14.2

 

13.5

14.2

Going concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

4.7

4.6

4.6

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity (%)

 

8.9

9.5

4.8

7.7

 

9.2

6.4

Return on risk-weighted assets, gross (%)⁵

 

12.8

13.6

12.9

13.9

 

13.2

13.4

Return on leverage ratio denominator, gross (%)⁵

 

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.3

 

3.4

3.2

Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

890,831

909,608

935,016

989,397

 

890,831

989,397

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

51,744

53,661

53,621

52,876

 

51,744

52,876

Common equity tier 1 capital (fully applied)³

 

31,887

31,311

30,693

30,264

 

31,887

30,264

Common equity tier 1 capital (phase-in)³

 

35,243

34,841

37,788

37,064

 

35,243

37,064

Risk-weighted assets (fully applied)³

 

236,697

221,785

222,677

213,840

 

236,697

213,840

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (phase-in, %)³

 

14.8

15.6

16.8

17.1

 

14.8

17.1

Going concern capital ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

17.2

18.2

17.9

 

 

17.2

 

Going concern capital ratio (phase-in, %)⁴

 

21.7

23.2

24.7

 

 

21.7

 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

14.0

15.0

13.2

 

 

14.0

 

Leverage ratio denominator (fully applied)³

 

860,879

881,183

870,470

898,195

 

860,879

898,195

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (fully applied, %)³

 

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

 

3.7

3.4

Going concern leverage ratio (phase-in, %)⁴

 

6.0

5.8

6.4

 

 

6.0

 

Gone concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

3.9

3.8

3.4

 

 

3.9

 

Liquidity coverage ratio (%)⁶

 

131

128

132

133

 

131

133

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (CHF billion)⁷

 

2,922

2,934

2,821

2,677

 

2,922

2,677

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

59,470

59,416

59,387

60,093

 

59,470

60,093

Market capitalization⁸

 

62,553

61,736

61,420

48,398

 

62,553

48,398

Total book value per share (CHF)⁸

 

13.92

14.45

14.44

14.27

 

13.92

14.27

Tangible book value per share (CHF)⁸

 

12.25

12.71

12.68

12.54

 

12.25

12.54

1 Refer to “Note 8 Earnings per share (EPS) and shares outstanding” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.    2 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    3 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    4 Based on the revised Swiss SRB framework that became effective on 1 July 2016. Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    5 Based on fully applied risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator.    6 Refer to the “Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management” section of this report for more information.    7 Includes invested assets for Personal & Corporate Banking.    8 Refer to “UBS shares” in the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.

  

 

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UBS Group

Management report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terms used in this report, unless the context requires otherwise

“UBS,” “UBS Group,” “UBS Group AG consolidated,”                                  UBS Group AG and its consolidated subsidiaries
“Group,” “the Group,” “we,” “us” and “our”                                              

“UBS AG consolidated”                                                                                       UBS AG and its consolidated subsidiaries

“UBS Group AG” and “UBS Group AG standalone”                                       UBS Group AG on a standalone basis

“UBS AG” and “UBS AG standalone”                                                               UBS AG on a standalone basis

“UBS Switzerland AG” and “UBS Switzerland AG standalone”                     UBS Switzerland AG on a standalone basis

“UBS Limited” and “UBS Limited standalone”                                                 UBS Limited on a standalone basis

“UBS Americas Holding LLC” and                                                                       UBS Americas Holding LLC and its
“UBS Americas Holding LLC consolidated”                                                       consolidated subsidiaries  

  

 


Recent developments

Recent developments

Key accounting and financial reporting changes

Transfer of shared services functions to UBS Business Solutions AG

In the second quarter of 2017, we transferred shared services functions in Switzerland from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG, our Group service company and a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. The implementation of UBS Business Solutions AG, which is expected to enable us to maintain operational continuity of critical services if we become subject to recovery or resolution measures, represents an important step toward improved resolvability and is in line with global guidance defined by the Financial Stability Board.

Following the transfer, UBS Business Solutions AG charges other legal entities within the Group for services provided, including a markup on costs incurred. As with other transfers to our Group service company, this transfer to UBS Business Solutions AG has no effect on the reported results of our business divisions.

The transfer of shared services functions in Switzerland did not have a material effect on the UBS Group AG consolidated financial statements. However, this transfer of shared services within the Group resulted in a decrease in net profit for UBS AG consolidated of approximately CHF 50 million under International Financial Reporting Standards and a decrease in net profit for UBS AG standalone of approximately CHF 40 million under Swiss generally accepted accounting principles in the second quarter of 2017. The effect of the transfer on the risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator of UBS AG consolidated and UBS AG standalone was not material.

We expect to complete the transfer of shared services functions in the UK in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Classification of financial assets containing prepayment features with negative compensation under IFRS 9, Financial Instruments

In April 2017, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued the Exposure Draft Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation, which proposed an amendment to IFRS 9, Financial Instruments that would allow amortized cost accounting for instruments that provide for two-way compensation if a prepayment occurs. These features are common in Swiss private mortgages and corporate loans.

In July 2017, the IASB approved the amendment, subject to some refinements, which allows UBS to continue measuring Swiss private mortgages and corporate loans at amortized cost upon adoption of IFRS 9 on 1 January 2018.  

®   Refer to “Note 1 Basis of accounting” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report and to the “Significant accounting and financial reporting changes” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information


Regulatory and legal developments

Consultation on tax law amendments related to loss-absorbing instruments

The Swiss Federal Department of Finance has commenced a consultation period with respect to proposed amendments to the participation relief provisions under current Swiss tax law that, if enacted, would reduce the additional tax burden on debt issuances by bank top holding companies. The proposed tax law changes would permit systemically important banking groups, such as UBS, to issue debt directly from their holding companies, as is required under the international capital framework and the Swiss Capital Adequacy Ordinance, without incurring significant corporate tax disadvantages, as is the case today under Swiss tax law. The consultation period ends on 29 September 2017.

®   Refer to “The legal structure of UBS Group” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on future issuances of AT1 instruments and TLAC-eligible debt

Swiss corporate tax reform

Following the rejection of the Swiss corporate tax reform by popular referendum in February 2017, the Swiss Federal Council issued a revised proposal in June 2017. The new proposal has been modified in response to the referendum outcome, while maintaining the overall objective of the original reform proposals that seek to align the respective cantonal corporate tax regimes with international standards by, among other things, eliminating reduced holding company tax rates and other privileges. A consultation draft is expected to be issued by September 2017. The effect of the proposed reform on UBS will depend on the final form of the federal legislation and the cantonal implementation of the reforms.

Automatic exchange of information

In June 2017, the Swiss Federal Council adopted a proposal to extend the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEI) to 41 additional states and territories, thereby covering most of the G20 and OECD member jurisdictions. Subject to approval by the Swiss Parliament, implementation is planned for 2018, with the first exchange of information expected in 2019 based on 2018 data. AEI between Switzerland and all EU member states and a number of other countries took effect on 1 January 2017, with the first exchange of information beginning in 2018 based on 2017 data. We have experienced outflows of cross-border client assets as a result of changes in local tax regimes or their enforcement.

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Swiss Federal Council proposes introduction of gone concern requirements for domestically focused systemically important banks

In June 2017, the Swiss Federal Council concluded its biennial review of systemically important banks (SIBs) in Switzerland and indicated that the Swiss regulatory approach is suitable to reduce the risk of SIBs and is comparable to international standards. Nevertheless, the Federal Council proposed to introduce gone concern requirements for domestically focused systemically important banks. The gone concern requirements would be conceptually similar to those in effect since July 2016 for the two largest Swiss banks, including UBS. However, they would be limited to 40% of the going concern capital requirements, would be phased in over seven years and could be met by a cantonal guarantee or similar mechanism. The Federal Council instructed the Swiss Federal Department of Finance to prepare a consultation draft by the end of February 2018.

UK begins formal negotiations to withdraw from the EU

Formal negotiations between the UK and EU have commenced following the UK´s submission of its notice to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The UK is expected to leave the EU in March 2019, subject to possible extension. Any future limitations on providing financial services from our UK operations into the EU that could arise following the UK´s exit from the EU may require us to implement potentially significant changes to our operations in the UK and to our legal entity structure.

European Market Infrastructure Regulation under review in the EU

The European Commission (EC) has presented two sets of targeted amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), which regulates over-the-counter derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories. In the first package, the proposed reforms aim to expand the definition of financial counterparty subject to clearing and margining obligations, revise the clearing threshold calculation, improve access to clearing services, simplify reporting obligations, improve the transparency and quality of trade repository data and harmonize risk mitigation techniques for non-cleared over-the-counter derivative contracts.

In the second package, the EC has proposed to tighten the supervision of central counterparties (CCPs) at the European level by granting enhanced powers to the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Central Bank and the EC. Additionally, the EC proposes to classify non-EU CCPs according to their systemic importance and to calibrate rules accordingly. A limited number of non-EU CCPs may be deemed of such systemic importance that they would be required to establish themselves in the EU. The fragmentation of market liquidity that could result from potential relocations would likely increase clearing costs.

Both proposals are subject to change during the EU legislative procedure.  


US Department of Labor fiduciary rule becomes effective

The US Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule became effective on 9 June 2017. The rule remains under review by the DOL, and the effective dates of some requirements and conditions to exemptions have been deferred to January 2018. The rule significantly expands the circumstances that cause a person to become a fiduciary subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in relation to corporate and individual retirement plans. Wealth Management Americas has implemented changes to its compensation programs for financial advisors in relation to retirement plan accounts as well as to the product offerings for these plans. These changes are intended to comply with the rule while minimizing disruption to clients until all aspects of the rule become final. The effects of the DOL fiduciary rule on the financial performance of our business remain uncertain.

US regulatory reform

In the US, several initiatives have been launched with the aim to reduce the burden of some of the regulatory changes that were implemented following the financial crisis. These initiatives propose significant changes to a number of aspects of post-financial crisis regulation, including relaxation of prudential standards and enhanced capital requirements for small and medium-sized financial institutions, modification or repeal of resolution authority under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act, modification or repeal of the Volcker Rule, consideration of or providing for an exclusion from enhanced prudential standards for firms that elect and meet a leverage ratio-based test, modification of the authorities of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and changes to numerous other aspects of financial services regulation. There are significant differences among the various proposals. It is unclear which, if any, of these initiatives will be enacted and what effects any such changes would have on UBS or its competitive position.

Launch of the FX Global Code

In May 2017, the FX Global Code was officially launched. The Global Code was developed by a partnership between central banks and market participants from 16 jurisdictions. It is intended to provide a common set of guidelines to promote the integrity and effective functioning of the wholesale foreign exchange market. The Global Code does not impose legal or regulatory obligations, nor is it a substitute for existing regulation. UBS endorses the publication of the FX Global Code. We have strongly supported the initiative and have been actively involved in the development of the FX Global Code.

  

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Group performance  

Group performance

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Net interest income

 

1,417

1,696

1,164

 

(16)

22

 

3,113

2,876

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(46)

0

(7)

 

 

557

 

(46)

(9)

Net interest income after credit loss expense

 

1,371

1,696

1,158

 

(19)

18

 

3,067

2,867

Net fee and commission income

 

4,295

4,353

4,087

 

(1)

5

 

8,648

8,180

Net trading income

 

1,456

1,440

1,891

 

1

(23)

 

2,896

2,904

Other income

 

147

43

269

 

242

(45)

 

190

286

Total operating income

 

7,269

7,532

7,404

 

(3)

(2)

 

14,801

14,237

of which: net interest and trading income

 

2,873

3,136

3,055

 

(8)

(6)

 

6,009

5,780

Personnel expenses

 

4,014

4,060

3,985

 

(1)

1

 

8,074

7,910

General and administrative expenses

 

1,488

1,506

1,666

 

(1)

(11)

 

2,994

3,330

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

249

255

240

 

(2)

4

 

505

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

16

21

24

 

(24)

(33)

 

37

47

Total operating expenses

 

5,767

5,842

5,915

 

(1)

(3)

 

11,609

11,770

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,502

1,690

1,489

 

(11)

1

 

3,192

2,467

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

327

375

376

 

(13)

(13)

 

701

646

Net profit / (loss)

 

1,175

1,315

1,113

 

(11)

6

 

2,490

1,820

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

 

1

47

79

 

(98)

(99)

 

47

79

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

(7)

14

 

2,443

1,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

103

666

1,558

 

(85)

(93)

 

769

1,907

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

14

47

407

 

(70)

(97)

 

61

357

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

89

620

1,151

 

(86)

(92)

 

708

1,550

 

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Performance by business division and Corporate Center unit – reported and adjusted¹˒²

 

 

For the quarter ended 30.6.17

CHF million

 

Wealth Manage-

ment

Wealth Manage-

ment Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services³

CC –

Group ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

UBS

Operating income as reported

 

1,882

2,077

935

479

2,026

(20)

(94)

(16)

7,269

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁴

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

107

of which: net foreign currency translation losses⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22)

 

(22)

Operating income (adjusted)

 

1,882

2,077

935

479

1,919

(20)

(72)

(16)

7,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

1,300

1,780

579

369

1,575

117

10

37

5,767

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

14

0

2

3

4

93

1

0

117

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

16

0

0

6

3

115

0

0

141

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC ­ Services⁶

 

79

25

21

15

67

(209)

0

2

0

Operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,191

1,755

556

346

1,500

117

9

35

5,509

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

1

41

0

1

0

0

0

(34)

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

582

297

356

110

451

(137)

(104)

(53)

1,502

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

691

322

379

133

419

(137)

(81)

(51)

1,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended 31.3.17

CHF million

 

Wealth Manage-

ment

Wealth Manage-

ment Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services³

CC –

Group ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

UBS

Operating income as reported

 

1,929

2,051

958

450

2,098

(18)

65

0

7,532

Operating income (adjusted)

 

1,929

2,051

958

450

2,098

(18)

65

0

7,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

1,290

1,749

540

347

1,619

204

2

93

5,842

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

1

0

2

2

18

92

0

0

116

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

11

0

0

5

2

110

(1)

0

127

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC ­ Services⁶

 

76

22

17

13

57

(188)

0

2

0

Operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,202

1,727

521

327

1,541

189

2

91

5,598

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

3

33

0

0

0

(4)

0

1

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

639

301

418

103

480

(222)

63

(93)

1,690

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

727

323

437

123

558

(207)

63

(91)

1,934

 

7 


Group performance  

Performance by business division and Corporate Center unit – reported and adjusted (continued)¹˒²

 

 

For the quarter ended 30.6.16

CHF million

 

Wealth Manage-

ment

Wealth Manage-

ment Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services³

CC –

Group ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

UBS

Operating income as reported

 

1,815

1,879

1,085

483

2,000

78

45

19

7,404

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁴

 

21

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

123

of which: gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

 

120

of which: net foreign currency translation losses⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26)

 

(26)

of which: losses on sales of subsidiaries and businesses

 

(23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23)

Operating income (adjusted)

 

1,817

1,879

983

483

2,000

(42)

71

19

7,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

1,297

1,643

551

369

1,716

190

2

148

5,915

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

7

5

1

4

37

139

0

0

192

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

6

0

0

6

4

168

0

0

185

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC ­ Services⁶

 

73

33

30

24

122

(287)

0

5

0

Operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,211

1,605

520

335

1,553

170

2

143

5,538

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

9

16

0

(5)

26

2

0

23

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

518

237

534

114

284

(113)

44

(129)

1,489

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

606

275

463

148

447

(213)

70

(124)

1,672

1 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    2 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    3 Corporate Center ­ Services operating expenses presented in this table are after service allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units.    4 Reflects a gain on sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit in the Investment Bank in the second quarter of 2017 and a gain on sale of our investment in Visa Europe in Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking in the second quarter of 2016.    5 Related to the disposal of foreign subsidiaries and branches.    6 Refer to “Note 16 Changes in organization and disposals” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.

 

8 


 

Performance by business division and Corporate Center unit – reported and adjusted¹˒²

 

 

Year-to-date 30.6.17

CHF million

 

Wealth Manage-

ment

Wealth Manage-

ment Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services³

CC –

Group ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

UBS

Operating income as reported

 

3,810

4,128

1,893

929

4,124

(37)

(30)

(16)

14,801

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁴

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

107

of which: net foreign currency translation losses⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22)

 

(22)

Operating income (adjusted)

 

3,810

4,128

1,893

929

4,017

(37)

(8)

(16)

14,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

2,590

3,529

1,119

716

3,194

321

12

129

11,609

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

15

0

4

5

22

186

1

0

233

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

27

0

0

11

6

225

0

0

269

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC ­ Services⁶

 

155

47

38

28

124

(396)

1

4

0

Operating expenses (adjusted)

 

2,393

3,482

1,077

673

3,042

307

11

125

11,107

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

4

74

0

1

0

(3)

0

(33)

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

1,221

599

774

213

931

(358)

(41)

(146)

3,192

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

1,418

646

816

256

976

(344)

(18)

(142)

3,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date 30.6.16

CHF million

 

Wealth Manage-

ment

Wealth Manage-

ment Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services³

CC –

Group ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

UBS

Operating income as reported

 

3,700

3,769

2,048

951

3,879

23

(104)

(29)

14,237

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁴

 

21

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

123

of which: gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

 

 

120

of which: net foreign currency translation losses⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(149)

 

(149)

of which: losses on sales of subsidiaries and businesses

 

(23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23)

Operating income (adjusted)

 

3,702

3,769

1,946

951

3,879

(97)

45

(29)

14,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

2,624

3,320

1,115

747

3,342

338

0

283

11,770

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

9

5

1

5

54

245

0

1

320

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses⁶

 

20

0

0

8

6

287

0

0

322

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC ­ Services⁶

 

135

66

54

41

220

(520)

0

6

0

Operating expenses (adjusted)

 

2,459

3,249

1,060

693

3,062

325

0

277

11,128

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

9

34

(1)

(5)

26

2

0

46

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

1,076

448

933

204

537

(315)

(104)

(312)

2,467

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

1,243

519

886

258

817

(422)

45

(306)

3,038

1 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    2 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    3 Corporate Center ­ Services operating expenses presented in this table are after service allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units.    4 Reflects a gain on sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit in the Investment Bank in the second quarter of 2017 and a gain on sale of our investment in Visa Europe in Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking in the second quarter of 2016.    5 Related to the disposal of foreign subsidiaries and branches.    6 Refer to “Note 16 Changes in organization and disposals” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.

 

9 


Group performance  

Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 13 million or 1% to CHF 1,502 million, driven by a reduction in operating expenses, largely offset by lower operating income. Operating income decreased by CHF 135 million or 2%, mainly reflecting a CHF 182 million decrease in combined net interest and trading income and CHF 122 million lower other income, partly offset by CHF 208 million higher net fee and commission income. Operating expenses decreased by CHF 148 million or 3%, primarily driven by CHF 178 million lower general and administrative expenses, partly offset by a CHF 29 million increase in personnel expenses.

In addition to reporting our results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), we report adjusted results that exclude items that management believes are not representative of the underlying performance of our businesses. Such adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. For the purpose of determining adjusted results for the second quarter of 2017, we excluded a gain of
CHF 107 million on sale of financial assets available for sale, net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 22 million and net restructuring expenses of CHF 258 million. For the second quarter of 2016, we excluded a gain of CHF 123 million on sale of financial assets available for sale, gains on sales of real estate of CHF 120 million, net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 26 million, losses on sales of subsidiaries and businesses of CHF 23 million and net restructuring expenses of CHF 377 million.

On this adjusted basis, profit before tax for the second quarter of 2017 was broadly unchanged at CHF 1,675 million.

Operating income: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Total operating income was CHF 7,269 million compared with CHF 7,404 million. On an adjusted basis, total operating income decreased by CHF 26 million to CHF 7,184 million, mainly reflecting a decrease of CHF 182 million in combined net interest and trading income and CHF 39 million higher net credit loss expenses, largely offset by a CHF 208 million increase in net fee and commission income.

 

 

10 


 

Net interest and trading income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest and trading income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

1,417

1,696

1,164

 

(16)

22

 

3,113

2,876

Net trading income

 

1,456

1,440

1,891

 

1

(23)

 

2,896

2,904

Total net interest and trading income

 

2,873

3,136

3,055

 

(8)

(6)

 

6,009

5,780

Wealth Management

 

752

747

736

 

1

2

 

1,499

1,486

Wealth Management Americas

 

504

505

446

 

0

13

 

1,009

885

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

616

598

643

 

3

(4)

 

1,213

1,286

Asset Management

 

(5)

(6)

(1)

 

(17)

400

 

(11)

(9)

Investment Bank

 

1,071

1,214

1,171

 

(12)

(9)

 

2,284

2,192

of which: Corporate Client Solutions

 

263

247

251

 

6

5

 

510

371

of which: Investor Client Services

 

808

967

920

 

(16)

(12)

 

1,775

1,820

Corporate Center

 

(65)

79

61

 

 

 

 

15

(59)

of which: Services

 

0

1

(13)

 

(100)

(100)

 

0

(22)

of which: Group ALM

 

(56)

86

58

 

 

 

 

30

(10)

of which: Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

(8)

(7)

16

 

14

 

 

(15)

(27)

Total net interest and trading income

 

2,873

3,136

3,055

 

(8)

(6)

 

6,009

5,780

 

 

Net interest and trading income

Total combined net interest and trading income decreased by CHF 182 million to CHF 2,873 million, mainly due to lower net interest and trading income in the Investment Bank and in Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM), partly offset by an increase in net interest income in Wealth Management Americas.

In Wealth Management, net interest income decreased by CHF 14 million to CHF 568 million, as higher deposit revenues, driven by higher short-term US dollar interest rates, were more than offset by a decrease in treasury-related income from Group ALM, reflecting higher funding costs for long-term debt that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and lower banking book interest income. Net trading income increased by CHF 31 million to CHF 184 million, mainly due to increased client activity, most notably in Asia Pacific.

In Wealth Management Americas, net interest income increased by CHF 70 million to CHF 418 million, driven by higher short-term US dollar interest rates and by growth in loan balances. This was partly offset by a CHF 12 million decrease in net trading income.

In Personal & Corporate Banking, net interest income decreased by CHF 33 million to CHF 525 million, mainly as a result of lower treasury-related income from Group ALM, reflecting higher funding costs for long-term debt that contributes to TLAC and lower banking book interest income. This was partly offset by a CHF 5 million increase in net trading income.


In the Investment Bank, net interest and trading income declined by CHF 100 million, largely due to a CHF 161 million decrease in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit, mainly reflecting lower client activity and low market volatility levels compared with a strong prior-year quarter. This was partly offset by an increase of CHF 50 million in Equities, primarily due to higher revenues in Derivatives.

In Corporate Center, net interest and trading income decreased by CHF 126 million, mainly in Group ALM, primarily reflecting a negative effect from accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges.

Net fee and commission income

Net fee and commission income was CHF 4,295 million compared with CHF 4,087 million.

Portfolio management and advisory fees increased by CHF 139 million to CHF 2,107 million, primarily in Wealth Management Americas, mainly due to increased invested assets in managed accounts.

Equity underwriting fees increased by CHF 87 million to CHF 224 million, mainly in the Investment Bank, reflecting higher revenues from private transactions as well as from public offerings.

®   Refer to “Note 3 Net fee and commission income” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

 

11 


Group performance  

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Wealth Management

 

0

(1)

(1)

 

(100)

(100)

 

(1)

(1)

Wealth Management Americas

 

0

(1)

(1)

 

(100)

(100)

 

(1)

(2)

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

(28)

7

2

 

 

 

 

(21)

2

Investment Bank

 

(6)

(6)

(6)

 

0

0

 

(12)

(5)

Corporate Center

 

(11)

0

0

 

 

 

 

(11)

(3)

of which: Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

(11)

0

0

 

 

 

 

(11)

(3)

Total

 

(46)

0

(7)

 

 

557

 

(46)

(9)

 

 

Credit loss expense / recovery

Total net credit loss expenses were CHF 46 million compared with CHF 7 million, mainly reflecting higher expenses in Personal & Corporate Banking, driven by a small number of newly impaired corporate client positions across a range of sectors.

®   Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of this report for more information on credit risk


Other income

Other income was CHF 147 million compared with CHF 269 million. The second quarter of 2017 included a gain of CHF 107 million on the sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit and net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 22 million. The prior-year quarter included a gain of CHF 123 million on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe, gains on sales of real estate of CHF 120 million, net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 26 million and losses on sales of subsidiaries and businesses of CHF 23 million. Excluding these items, adjusted other income decreased by CHF 13 million.

®   Refer to “Note 4 Other income” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses as reported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

4,014

4,060

3,985

 

(1)

1

 

8,074

7,910

General and administrative expenses

 

1,488

1,506

1,666

 

(1)

(11)

 

2,994

3,330

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

249

255

240

 

(2)

4

 

505

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

16

21

24

 

(24)

(33)

 

37

47

Total operating expenses as reported

 

5,767

5,842

5,915

 

(1)

(3)

 

11,609

11,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting items¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

117

116

192

 

 

 

 

233

320

General and administrative expenses

 

141

124

185

 

 

 

 

264

322

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

0

4

0

 

 

 

 

4

0

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Total adjusting items

 

258

244

377

 

 

 

 

502

642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses (adjusted)²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

3,897

3,944

3,793

 

(1)

3

 

7,841

7,590

of which: salaries and variable compensation

 

2,319

2,340

2,330

 

(1)

0

 

4,659

4,575

of which: Wealth Management Americas ­ Financial advisor compensation³

 

992

987

911

 

1

9

 

1,979

1,820

of which: other personnel expenses⁴

 

586

617

552

 

(5)

6

 

1,203

1,194

General and administrative expenses

 

1,347

1,382

1,481

 

(3)

(9)

 

2,730

3,008

of which: expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

 

9

33

72

 

(73)

(88)

 

42

111

of which: other general and administrative expenses

 

1,338

1,349

1,409

 

(1)

(5)

 

2,688

2,897

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

249

251

240

 

(1)

4

 

501

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

16

21

24

 

(24)

(33)

 

37

47

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

5,509

5,598

5,538

 

(2)

(1)

 

11,107

11,128

1 Consists of restructuring expenses. Refer to “Note 16 Changes in organization and disposals” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    3 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.    4 Consists of expenses related to contractors, social security, pension and other post-employment benefit plans and other personnel expenses. Refer to “Note 5 Personnel expenses” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.

 

12 


 

Operating expenses: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 148 million or 3% to CHF 5,767 million. Excluding net restructuring expenses of CHF 258 million compared with CHF 377 million, adjusted total operating expenses decreased by CHF 29 million or 1% to CHF 5,509 million.

®   Refer to “Note 16 Changes in organization and disposals” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information on restructuring expenses

Personnel expenses

Personnel expenses increased by CHF 29 million to CHF 4,014 million on a reported basis and by CHF 104 million to CHF 3,897 million on an adjusted basis.

Financial advisor compensation in Wealth Management Americas increased by CHF 81 million, reflecting higher compensable revenue and changes to their grid-based compensation, partly offset by lower expenses for compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors.

Adjusted other personnel expenses increased by CHF 34 million, largely due to higher social security costs.

Adjusted expenses for salaries and variable compensation decreased by CHF 11 million, mainly reflecting lower salary expenses, partly offset by higher expenses for variable compensation.

®   Refer to “Note 5 Personnel expenses” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 178 million to CHF 1,488 million on a reported basis and by CHF 134 million to CHF 1,347 million on an adjusted basis. The decrease in adjusted expenses was mainly driven by CHF 63 million lower net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters and a CHF 53 million decrease in professional fees. In addition, the second quarter of 2017 included a UK bank levy credit of CHF 46 million related to prior years.

We believe that the industry continues to operate in an environment in which expenses associated with litigation, regulatory and similar matters will remain elevated for the foreseeable future and we continue to be exposed to a number of significant claims and regulatory matters. The outcome of many of these matters, the timing of a resolution and the potential effects of resolutions on our future business, financial results or financial condition are extremely difficult to predict.

®   Refer to “Note 6 General and administrative expenses” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

®   Refer to “Note 14 Provisions and contingent liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report and to “Material legal and regulatory risks arise in the conduct of our business” in the “Risk factors” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on litigation, regulatory and similar matters

Depreciation, impairment and amortization

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software was CHF 249 million compared with CHF 240 million, mainly reflecting higher depreciation expenses related to leasehold improvements and internally generated capitalized software.

Tax: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

We recognized an income tax expense of CHF 327 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared with an income tax expense of CHF 376 million for the second quarter of 2016.

The current tax expense was CHF 194 million compared with CHF 227 million, approximately half of which was attributable to UBS Switzerland AG in both periods.

The deferred tax expense was CHF 133 million compared with CHF 149 million, both mainly relating to the amortization of deferred tax assets previously recognized in relation to Swiss tax losses carried forward and deductible temporary differences to reflect their offset against profits for the quarter.

We currently expect the full-year 2017 tax rate, excluding any effects from reassessment of deferred tax assets expected during the second half of the year as part of our annual business planning process, to be marginally higher than the year-to-date effective tax rate of 22%. This also excludes any impact of US corporate tax reform or other statutory tax rate changes that could be enacted during the year.

®   Refer to “Note 7 Income taxes” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

 

13 


Group performance  

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders was CHF 89 million compared with CHF 1,151 million. Net profit attributable to shareholders was CHF 1,174 million compared with CHF 1,034 million, while other comprehensive income (OCI) attributable to shareholders was negative CHF 1,086 million compared with positive CHF 117 million.

In the second quarter of 2017, foreign currency translation OCI was negative CHF 971 million, primarily resulting from the 4% weakening of the US dollar against the Swiss franc. OCI related to foreign currency translation was positive CHF 334 million in the same quarter last year.

OCI associated with financial assets classified as available for sale was negative CHF 115 million compared with negative CHF 39 million and mainly reflected the reclassification of net gains from OCI to the income statement, predominantly due to the sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit.

OCI related to own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value was negative CHF 73 million compared with negative CHF 157 million and mainly reflected tightening credit spreads.

OCI related to cash flow hedges was negative CHF 35 million, mainly reflecting a decrease in unrealized gains on hedging derivatives resulting from increases in long-term interest rates. In the second quarter of 2016, OCI related to cash flow hedges was positive CHF 181 million.

Defined benefit plan OCI was positive CHF 108 million compared with negative CHF 202 million. We recorded net pre-tax OCI gains of CHF 130 million related to our non-Swiss pension plans and net pre-tax OCI losses related to the Swiss pension plan of CHF 23 million.

®   Refer to the “Statement of comprehensive income” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

®   Refer to “Note 26 Pension and other post-employment benefit plans” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on other comprehensive income related to defined benefit plans


Sensitivity to interest rate movements

As of 30 June 2017, we estimate that a parallel shift in yield curves by +100 basis points could lead to a combined increase in annual net interest income of approximately CHF 0.7 billion in Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas and Personal & Corporate Banking. Of this increase, approximately CHF 0.3 billion would result from changes in US dollar interest rates.

The immediate effect on shareholders’ equity of such a shift in yield curves would be a decrease of approximately CHF 1.5 billion recognized in OCI, of which approximately CHF 1.3 billion would result from changes in US dollar interest rates. Since the majority of this effect on shareholders’ equity is related to cash flow hedge OCI, which is not recognized for the purposes of calculating regulatory capital, the immediate effect on regulatory capital would be an increase of approximately CHF 0.3 billion, primarily related to the estimated effect on pension fund assets and liabilities.

The aforementioned estimates are based on an immediate increase in interest rates, equal across all currencies and relative to implied forward rates applied to our banking book and financial assets available for sale. These estimates further assume no change to balance sheet size and structure, constant foreign exchange rates and no specific management action.

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests:
2Q17 vs 2Q16

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests was CHF 1 million compared with CHF 79 million. For the remainder of 2017, we currently expect to attribute approximately CHF 25 million to non-controlling interests, all in the fourth quarter. From 2018, we expect net profit attributable to non-controlling interests to be less than CHF 10 million per year.

Key figures and personnel

Return on tangible equity: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

The annualized return on tangible equity (RoTE) was 10.3% compared with 8.9%. On an adjusted basis, the annualized RoTE was 11.4% compared with 10.1%.

 

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Cost / income ratio: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

The cost / income ratio was 78.8% compared with 79.8%. On an adjusted basis, the cost / income ratio was 76.2% compared with 76.7%.

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Our fully applied common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio decreased 0.6 percentage points to 13.5% as of 30 June 2017, reflecting an increase in risk-weighted assets (RWA) of CHF 15 billion, partly offset by a CHF 0.6 billion increase in CET1 capital.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Risk-weighted assets: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

During the second quarter of 2017, our fully applied RWA increased by CHF 15 billion to CHF 237 billion. Credit risk RWA increased by CHF 10 billion, primarily due to methodology, policy changes and model updates of CHF 14 billion, partly offset by a reduction in regulatory add-ons of CHF 2 billion. Market risk RWA increased by CHF 4 billion, primarily reflecting asset size and other movements.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information


Going concern leverage ratio: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Our fully applied going concern leverage ratio increased 0.1 percentage points to 4.7%, reflecting a decrease of CHF 20 billion in the leverage ratio denominator (LRD) and an increase of CHF 0.4 billion in going concern capital.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Leverage ratio denominator: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

During the second quarter of 2017, our fully applied LRD decreased by CHF 20 billion to CHF 861 billion, mainly reflecting currency effects of CHF 16 billion, asset size and other movements of CHF 3 billion and incremental netting and collateral mitigation of CHF 2 billion.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Net new money and invested assets

Management’s discussion and analysis of net new money and invested assets is provided in the “UBS business divisions and Corporate Center” section of this report.

 

Return on equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

As of or year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to shareholders

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

2,443

1,741

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

16

21

24

 

37

47

Pre-tax adjusting items¹˒²

 

173

244

183

 

417

571

Tax effect on adjusting items³

 

(38)

(54)

(40)

 

(92)

(126)

Adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders

 

1,325

1,480

1,201

 

2,805

2,233

of which: deferred tax (expense) / benefit

 

(133)

(131)

(149)

 

(264)

(242)

Adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders excluding deferred tax expense / benefit

 

1,458

1,611

1,350

 

3,069

2,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

51,744

53,661

52,876

 

51,744

52,876

Less: goodwill and intangible assets

 

6,226

6,458

6,402

 

6,226

6,402

Tangible equity attributable to shareholders

 

45,518

47,203

46,474

 

45,518

46,474

Less: deferred tax assets not eligible as CET1 capital⁴

 

9,319

9,926

9,637

 

9,319

9,637

Tangible equity attributable to shareholders excluding deferred tax assets

 

36,199

37,277

36,837

 

36,199

36,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity (%)

 

8.9

9.5

7.7

 

9.2

6.4

Return on tangible equity (%)

 

10.3

10.9

8.9

 

10.6

7.4

Adjusted return on tangible equity (%)¹

 

11.4

12.6

10.1

 

12.0

9.3

Adjusted return on tangible equity excluding deferred tax assets (%)¹

 

15.9

17.4

14.3

 

16.6

12.9

1 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    2 Refer to the “Performance by business division and Corporate Center unit – reported and adjusted” table in this section for more information.    3 Generally reflects an indicative tax rate of 22% on pre-tax adjusting items.    4 Deferred tax assets that do not qualify as CET1 capital, reflecting deferred tax assets recognized for tax loss carry-forwards of CHF 8,207 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 8,417 million; 30 June 2016: CHF 7,699 million) as well as deferred tax assets on temporary differences, excess over threshold of CHF 1,112 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 1,509 million; 30 June 2016: CHF 1,938 million), in accordance with fully applied Swiss SRB rules. Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.

 

 

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Group performance  

Net new money¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF billion

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Wealth Management

 

13.7

18.6

6.0

 

32.3

21.5

Wealth Management Americas

 

(6.2)

1.9

2.3

 

(4.3)

15.9

Asset Management

 

10.7

22.9

(7.7)

 

33.6

(10.6)

of which: excluding money market flows

 

10.2

19.7

(8.8)

 

29.9

(14.7)

of which: money market flows

 

0.5

3.2

1.1

 

3.7

4.1

1 Net new money excludes interest and dividend income.

 

 

Invested assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

% change from

CHF billion

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

31.3.17

30.6.16

Wealth Management

 

1,039

1,023

935

 

2

11

Wealth Management Americas

 

1,122

1,155

1,053

 

(3)

7

Asset Management

 

703

697

633

 

1

11

of which: excluding money market funds

 

636

628

572

 

1

11

of which: money market funds

 

67

69

61

 

(3)

10

 

 

Personnel: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

We employed 59,470 personnel as of 30 June 2017, a net increase of 54 compared with 31 March 2017. Corporate Center – Services personnel increased by 363, primarily due to higher staffing levels for strategic and regulatory initiatives. Wealth Management personnel decreased by 108, primarily as a result of cost reduction programs. In addition, Investment Bank personnel and Personal & Corporate Banking personnel decreased by 103 and 60, respectively.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 725 million or 29% to CHF 3,192 million. Operating income increased by CHF 564 million or 4%, mainly reflecting CHF 468 million higher net fee and commission income and a CHF 229 million increase in combined net interest and trading income. Operating expenses decreased by CHF 161 million or 1%, largely driven by CHF 336 million lower general and administrative expenses.

On an adjusted basis, profit before tax increased by CHF 571 million or 19%, driven by higher operating income.

Adjusted operating income increased by CHF 550 million or 4%, mainly reflecting CHF 468 million higher net fee and commission income, primarily due to CHF 213 million higher underwriting fees, largely in the Investment Bank, and a CHF 211 million increase in portfolio management and advisory fees, mainly in Wealth Management Americas. Furthermore, combined net interest and trading income increased by CHF 229 million, primarily in Wealth Management Americas and in the Investment Bank, partly offset by a decrease in Personal & Corporate Banking. This was partly offset by a CHF 110 million decrease in adjusted other income, mainly due to lower gains on sales of financial assets available for sale.

Adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 21 million, primarily as the first six months of 2017 included a CHF 71 million UK bank levy credit related to prior years, CHF 69 million lower net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters and a CHF 67 million decrease in professional fees. This was largely offset by a CHF 159 million increase in financial advisor compensation in Wealth Management Americas and higher expenses for variable compensation.

Outlook

Improved investor sentiment and enhanced confidence have translated into improvements in wealth management client activity levels. However, the persistence of low volatility levels and seasonality factors may continue to affect overall client activity. In addition, while we expect the global economic recovery to strengthen, geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty still pose risks to client sentiment. Low and negative interest rates, particularly in Switzerland and the eurozone, put pressure on net interest margins, which may be partially offset by the effect of a further normalization of US monetary policy. Implementing Switzerland’s new bank capital standards and further changes to national and international regulatory frameworks for banks will result in increased capital requirements, interest and operating costs. UBS is well positioned to mitigate these challenges and benefit from further improvements in market conditions.

  

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UBS business
divisions
and Corporate
Center

 Management report

 

 
  

 


Wealth Management 

Wealth Management

Wealth Management¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

568

559

582

 

2

(2)

 

1,127

1,162

Recurring net fee income²

 

890

885

883

 

1

1

 

1,775

1,784

Transaction-based income³

 

416

479

347

 

(13)

20

 

895

749

Other income

 

7

6

4

 

17

75

 

13

7

Income

 

1,882

1,929

1,817

 

(2)

4

 

3,811

3,702

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

0

(1)

(1)

 

(100)

(100)

 

(1)

(1)

Total operating income

 

1,882

1,929

1,815

 

(2)

4

 

3,810

3,700

Personnel expenses

 

598

596

590

 

0

1

 

1,194

1,205

General and administrative expenses

 

126

131

140

 

(4)

(10)

 

257

268

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

574

562

565

 

2

2

 

1,136

1,148

of which: services from CC – Services

 

556

536

545

 

4

2

 

1,091

1,107

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

1

1

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

1

1

1

 

0

0

 

2

2

Total operating expenses

 

1,300

1,290

1,297

 

1

0

 

2,590

2,624

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

582

639

518

 

(9)

12

 

1,221

1,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

1,882

1,929

1,815

 

(2)

4

 

3,810

3,700

of which: gain / (loss) on sales of subsidiaries and businesses

 

 

 

(23)

 

 

 

 

 

(23)

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁵

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

21

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

1,882

1,929

1,817

 

(2)

4

 

3,810

3,702

Total operating expenses as reported

 

1,300

1,290

1,297

 

1

0

 

2,590

2,624

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

14

1

7

 

 

 

 

15

9

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

16

11

6

 

 

 

 

27

20

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

79

76

73

 

 

 

 

155

135

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,191

1,202

1,211

 

(1)

(2)

 

2,393

2,459

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

582

639

518

 

(9)

12

 

1,221

1,076

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

691

727

606

 

(5)

14

 

1,418

1,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

12.4

14.7

(31.5)

 

 

 

 

13.5

(37.0)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

69.1

66.9

71.4

 

 

 

 

68.0

70.9

Net new money growth (%)

 

5.4

7.6

2.6

 

 

 

 

6.6

4.5

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

77

78

 

(5)

(6)

 

75

79

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

23

26

22

 

(12)

5

 

24

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators⁴˒⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

14.0

14.3

(21.2)

 

 

 

 

14.1

(23.5)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

63.3

62.3

66.6

 

 

 

 

62.8

66.4

Net new money growth (%)

 

5.4

7.6

2.6

 

 

 

 

6.6

4.5

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

77

78

 

(5)

(6)

 

75

79

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

27

29

26

 

(7)

4

 

28

27

 

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Wealth Management (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring income⁷

 

1,458

1,444

1,465

 

1

0

 

2,903

2,946

Recurring income as a percentage of income (%)

 

77.5

74.9

80.6

 

 

 

 

76.2

79.6

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁸

 

6.1

6.0

3.5

 

2

74

 

6.0

3.5

Return on attributed equity (%)⁸

 

38.2

42.8

59.2

 

 

 

 

40.4

61.5

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁸

 

48.8

55.2

 

 

 

 

 

51.9

 

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁸

 

29.9

28.7

26.0

 

4

15

 

29.9

26.0

of which: held by Wealth Management (CHF billion)

 

28.5

27.4

26.0

 

4

10

 

28.5

26.0

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management (CHF billion)⁹

 

1.4

1.3

 

 

8

 

 

1.4

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁸

 

170.4

166.2

119.4

 

3

43

 

170.4

119.4

of which: held by Wealth Management (CHF billion)

 

119.3

116.9

119.4

 

2

0

 

119.3

119.4

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management (CHF billion)⁹

 

51.2

49.4

 

 

4

 

 

51.2

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion)

 

1.3

1.3

1.3

 

0

0

 

1.3

1.3

Net new money (CHF billion)

 

13.7

18.6

6.0

 

 

 

 

32.3

21.5

Invested assets (CHF billion)

 

1,039

1,023

935

 

2

11

 

1,039

935

Client assets (CHF billion)

 

1,214

1,202

1,105

 

1

10

 

1,214

1,105

Loans, gross (CHF billion)

 

106.7

104.3

102.8

 

2

4

 

106.7

102.8

Due to customers (CHF billion)

 

191.6

193.6

187.0

 

(1)

2

 

191.6

187.0

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

9,552

9,660

10,135

 

(1)

(6)

 

9,552

10,135

Client advisors (full-time equivalents)

 

3,783

3,850

3,949

 

(2)

(4)

 

3,783

3,949

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Recurring net fee income consists of fees for services provided on an ongoing basis such as portfolio management fees, asset-based investment fund fees, custody fees and account-keeping fees, which are generated on client assets.    3 Transaction-based income consists of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income, mainly consisting of brokerage and transaction-based investment fund fees as well as credit card fees and fees for payment transactions, together with net trading income.    4 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    5 Reflects a gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe.    6 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    7 Recurring income consists of net interest income and recurring net fee income.    8 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    9 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

Regional breakdown of key figures¹

As of or for the quarter ended 30.6.17

Europe

Asia Pacific

Switzerland

Emerging markets

Total

of which: ultra high net worth

of which: Global Family Office²

Net new money (CHF billion)

0.6

9.6

1.6

1.9

13.7

11.8

1.6

Net new money growth (%)

0.6

12.3

3.4

5.0

5.4

8.1

6.4

Invested assets (CHF billion)³

372

319

192

154

1,037

599

103

Client advisors (full-time equivalents)³

1,273

1,008

739

654

3,674

 806⁴ 

 

1 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    2 Joint venture between Wealth Management and the Investment Bank. Global Family Office is reported as a sub-segment of ultra high net worth and is included in the ultra high net worth figures.    3 Based on the Wealth Management business area structure and excluding minor functions with 109 client advisors and CHF 2 billion of invested assets in the second quarter of 2017.    4 Represents client advisors who exclusively serve ultra high net worth clients. In addition to these, other client advisors may also serve certain ultra high net worth clients, but not exclusively.

 

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Wealth Management 

Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 64 million or 12% to CHF 582 million and adjusted profit before tax increased by CHF 85 million or 14% to CHF 691 million, mainly reflecting higher operating income.

Operating income

Total operating income increased by CHF 67 million or 4% to CHF 1,882 million. The second quarter of 2016 included a loss on the sale of a subsidiary of CHF 23 million and a gain of CHF 21 million on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe. Excluding these items, adjusted operating income increased by CHF 65 million or 4%, mainly due to higher transaction-based income.

Net interest income decreased by CHF 14 million to CHF 568 million, primarily due to lower treasury-related income from Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM), reflecting higher funding costs for long-term debt that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity and lower banking book interest income. This was partly offset by higher deposit revenues, primarily reflecting higher short-term US dollar interest rates.

®   Refer to the “Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management” section of this report for more information

 

Recurring net fee income increased by CHF 7 million to CHF 890 million due to higher average invested assets, increases in discretionary and advisory mandate penetration and pricing measures. These factors were partly offset by the effects of cross-border outflows and shifts into retrocession-free products, as well as our exit from the Australian domestic business.

Transaction-based income increased by CHF 69 million to CHF 416 million, across most products, mainly due to increased client activity, most notably in Asia Pacific.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses increased slightly to CHF 1,300  million, while adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 20 million or 2% to CHF 1,191 million. Personnel expenses increased by CHF 8 million to CHF 598 million, while adjusted personnel expenses were broadly unchanged at CHF 584 million. General and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 14 million to CHF 126 million and decreased by CHF 24 million to CHF 110 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to lower professional fees and reduced net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters. Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions increased by CHF 9 million to CHF 574 million and increased by CHF 3 million to CHF 495 million on an adjusted basis.


Net new money: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Net new money was CHF 13.7 billion compared with CHF 6.0 billion, resulting in an annualized net new money growth rate of 5.4% compared with 2.6%. Cross-border-related net outflows were CHF 1.9 billion and Europe, emerging markets and Switzerland experienced combined outflows of CHF 5.3 billion following the introduction of fees for large euro-denominated deposits. Net new money from ultra high net worth clients was CHF 11.8 billion compared with CHF 4.8 billion. Net new money in Asia Pacific was also notably strong in the quarter.

Invested assets: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Invested assets increased by CHF 16 billion to CHF 1,039 billion, mainly due to positive market performance of CHF 20 billion and net new money of CHF 14 billion, partly offset by negative foreign currency translation effects of CHF 18 billion, mainly driven by the weakening of the US dollar against the Swiss franc. Discretionary and advisory mandate penetration increased to 28.5% from 27.8%.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 145 million or 13% to CHF 1,221 million and adjusted profit before tax increased by CHF 175 million or 14% to CHF 1,418 million, mainly reflecting higher operating income.

Total operating income increased by CHF 110 million or 3% to CHF 3,810 million. Excluding the aforementioned loss on the sale of a subsidiary and the gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe, adjusted operating income increased by CHF 108 million or 3%, mainly due to higher transaction-based income.

Net interest income decreased by CHF 35 million to CHF 1,127 million, mainly due to lower treasury-related income from Corporate Center – Group ALM, partly offset by higher deposit revenues, primarily reflecting higher short-term US dollar interest rates.

®   Refer to the “Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management” section of this report for more information

 

 

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Recurring net fee income decreased by CHF 9 million to CHF 1,775 million. Increases in average invested asset levels and discretionary and advisory mandate penetration were more than offset by the effects of cross-border outflows, shifts into retrocession-free products and our exit from the Australian domestic business.

Transaction-based income increased by CHF 146 million to CHF 895 million, across most products, mainly due to increased client activity, most notably in Asia Pacific.

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 34 million or 1% to CHF 2,590 million and adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 66 million or 3% to CHF 2,393 million. Personnel expenses decreased by CHF 11 million to CHF 1,194 million and decreased by CHF 17 million to CHF 1,179 million on an adjusted basis, driven by a decrease in staff levels reflecting our cost reduction programs, partly offset by higher variable compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 11 million to CHF 257 million and decreased by CHF 18 million to CHF 230 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to lower costs for travel and entertainment and IT outsourcing services. Net expenses for services from other business divisions and Corporate Center decreased by CHF 12 million to CHF 1,136 million and adjusted net expenses for services decreased by CHF 32 million to CHF 981 million. This decrease was driven by lower net expenses from Group Technology, Group Communications and Branding and Group Risk Control, partly offset by higher costs related to strategic and regulatory initiatives.

 

  

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Wealth Management Americas 

Wealth Management Americas

Wealth Management Americas – in US dollars¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

USD million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

429

410

357

 

5

20

 

838

708

Recurring net fee income²

 

1,308

1,244

1,191

 

5

10

 

2,552

2,372

Transaction-based income³

 

390

396

369

 

(2)

6

 

786

730

Other income

 

7

5

8

 

40

(13)

 

11

14

Income

 

2,133

2,054

1,924

 

4

11

 

4,187

3,825

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

0

(1)

(1)

 

(100)

(100)

 

(1)

(2)

Total operating income

 

2,132

2,053

1,924

 

4

11

 

4,186

3,823

Personnel expenses

 

1,316

1,284

1,224

 

2

8

 

2,600

2,432

Financial advisor compensation⁴

 

830

791

724

 

5

15

 

1,621

1,439

Compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors⁵

 

189

197

209

 

(4)

(10)

 

386

408

Salaries and other personnel costs

 

298

296

291

 

1

2

 

593

586

General and administrative expenses

 

183

144

137

 

27

34

 

327

282

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

319

312

307

 

2

4

 

630

628

of which: services from CC – Services

 

312

308

304

 

1

3

 

620

620

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

1

1

0

 

0

 

 

1

1

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

10

11

14

 

(9)

(29)

 

21

27

Total operating expenses

 

1,828

1,751

1,682

 

4

9

 

3,579

3,369

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

304

302

242

 

1

26

 

606

453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

2,132

2,053

1,924

 

4

11

 

4,186

3,823

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

2,132

2,053

1,924

 

4

11

 

4,186

3,823

Total operating expenses as reported

 

1,828

1,751

1,682

 

4

9

 

3,579

3,369

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

5

 

 

 

 

0

5

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

26

22

33

 

 

 

 

47

67

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,802

1,729

1,643

 

4

10

 

3,531

3,297

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

304

302

242

 

1

26

 

606

453

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

330

324

281

 

2

17

 

654

525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

25.6

42.5

18.0

 

 

 

 

33.8

(4.2)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

85.7

85.2

87.4

 

 

 

 

85.5

88.1

Net new money growth (%)

 

(2.2)

0.7

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.8)

3.1

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

73

72

 

0

1

 

73

73

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

10

11

9

 

(9)

11

 

11

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators⁶˒⁷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

17.4

32.2

21.6

 

 

 

 

24.6

0.2

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

84.5

84.2

85.4

 

 

 

 

84.3

86.2

Net new money growth (%)

 

(2.2)

0.7

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.8)

3.1

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

73

72

 

0

1

 

73

73

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

11

11

11

 

0

0

 

11

10

 

22 


 

Wealth Management Americas – in US dollars (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

USD million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring income⁸

 

1,737

1,654

1,547

 

5

12

 

3,390

3,080

Recurring income as a percentage of income (%)

 

81.4

80.5

80.4

 

 

 

 

81.0

80.5

Average attributed equity (USD billion)⁹

 

6.8

6.7

2.6

 

1

162

 

6.8

2.6

Return on attributed equity (%)⁹

 

18.0

17.9

37.2

 

 

 

 

18.0

35.5

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁹

 

40.5

40.8

 

 

 

 

 

40.6

 

Risk-weighted assets (USD billion)⁹

 

26.1

25.0

23.2

 

4

13

 

26.1

23.2

of which: held by Wealth Management Americas (USD billion)

 

25.2

24.0

23.2

 

5

9

 

25.2

23.2

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management Americas (USD billion)¹⁰

 

1.0

1.0

 

 

0

 

 

1.0

 

Leverage ratio denominator (USD billion)⁹

 

85.4

91.2

65.2

 

(6)

31

 

85.4

65.2

of which: held by Wealth Management Americas (USD billion)

 

69.4

67.7

65.2

 

3

6

 

69.4

65.2

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management Americas (USD billion)¹⁰

 

16.0

23.4

 

 

(32)

 

 

16.0

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (USD billion)

 

3.6

3.6

3.7

 

0

(3)

 

3.6

3.7

Net new money (USD billion)

 

(6.4)

1.9

2.4

 

 

 

 

(4.4)

15.9

Net new money including interest and dividend income (USD billion)¹¹

 

0.5

7.8

8.4

 

 

 

 

8.2

27.5

Invested assets (USD billion)

 

1,169

1,153

1,077

 

1

9

 

1,169

1,077

Client assets (USD billion)

 

1,215

1,198

1,127

 

1

8

 

1,215

1,127

Loans, gross (USD billion)

 

53.0

51.5

50.1

 

3

6

 

53.0

50.1

Due to customers (USD billion)

 

74.9

85.4

84.9

 

(12)

(12)

 

74.9

84.9

Recruitment loans to financial advisors

 

2,754

2,946

3,234

 

(7)

(15)

 

2,754

3,234

Other loans to financial advisors

 

581

565

501

 

3

16

 

581

501

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

13,518

13,544

13,643

 

0

(1)

 

13,518

13,643

Financial advisors (full-time equivalents)

 

6,915

6,969

7,116

 

(1)

(3)

 

6,915

7,116

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Recurring net fee income consists of fees for services provided on an ongoing basis such as portfolio management fees, asset-based investment fund fees, custody fees and account-keeping fees, which are generated on client assets.    3 Transaction-based income consists of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income, mainly consisting of brokerage and transaction-based investment fund fees as well as credit card fees and fees for payment transactions, together with net trading income.    4 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.    5 Compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors represent expenses related to compensation commitments granted to financial advisors at the time of recruitment that are subject to vesting requirements.    6 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    7 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    8 Recurring income consists of net interest income and recurring net fee income.    9 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    10 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.    11 Presented in line with historical reporting practice in the US market.

 

 

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Wealth Management Americas 

Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Profit before tax increased by USD 62 million or 26% to USD 304 million and adjusted profit before tax increased by USD 49 million or 17% to USD 330 million, driven by higher operating income, partly offset by higher operating expenses.

Operating income

Total operating income increased by USD 208 million or 11% to USD 2,132 million, mainly reflecting higher recurring net fee income and net interest income.

Net interest income increased by USD 72 million to USD 429 million, mainly due to higher short-term US dollar interest rates as well as growth in loan balances. The average mortgage portfolio balance increased 19% and the average securities-backed lending portfolio balance increased 2%.

Recurring net fee income increased by USD 117 million to USD 1,308 million, mainly due to increased invested assets in managed accounts.

Transaction-based income increased by USD 21 million to USD 390 million due to higher client activity.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses increased by USD 146 million or 9% to USD 1,828 million and adjusted operating expenses increased by USD 159 million or 10% to USD 1,802 million.

Personnel expenses increased by USD 92 million to USD 1,316 million and increased by USD 97 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to USD 106 million higher financial advisor compensation, reflecting higher compensable revenues and changes to their grid-based compensation, partly offset by lower expenses for compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors.

General and administrative expenses increased by USD 46 million to USD 183 million, mainly due to USD 26 million higher net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters, increased legal fees and higher expenses for travel and entertainment.

Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions increased by USD 12 million to USD 319 million and increased by USD 19 million to USD 293 million on an adjusted basis, mainly reflecting higher costs related to strategic and regulatory initiatives and Group Technology.


Net new money: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Net new money outflows were USD 6.4 billion in the second quarter of 2017, mainly reflecting net outflows related to financial advisor attrition and net outflows from financial advisors employed by UBS for more than one year. These outflows included seasonal income tax payments of approximately USD 3.3 billion compared with USD 3.1 billion in the second quarter of 2016. In the same quarter last year, net new money was USD 2.4 billion, predominantly related to inflows from net recruiting. The annualized net new money growth rate was negative 2.2% compared with positive 0.9%.

Invested assets: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Invested assets increased by USD 16 billion to USD 1,169 billion, reflecting positive market performance of USD 22 billion, partly offset by net new money outflows of USD 6 billion. Discretionary and advisory mandate penetration increased to 35.8% from 35.2%.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax increased by USD 153 million or 34% to USD 606 million and adjusted profit before tax increased by USD 129 million or 25% to USD 654 million, driven by higher operating income, partly offset by higher operating expenses.

Total operating income increased by USD 363 million or 9% to USD 4,186 million. Net interest income increased by USD 130 million to USD 838 million, reflecting higher US short-term interest rates as well as growth in loan balances. Recurring net fee income increased by USD 180 million to USD 2,552 million, mainly due to higher managed account fees on increased invested assets. Transaction-based income increased by USD 56 million to USD 786 million, reflecting higher client activity.

Total operating expenses increased by USD 210 million or 6% to USD 3,579 million and adjusted operating expenses increased by USD 234 million or 7% to USD 3,531 million. Personnel expenses increased by USD 168 million to USD 2,600 million and increased by USD 173 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to USD 182 million higher financial advisor compensation, reflecting higher compensable revenues and changes to their grid-based compensation, as well as higher salaries and other personnel costs, partly offset by lower expenses for compensation commitments. General and administrative expenses increased by USD 45 million to USD 327 million, mainly due to USD 41 million higher net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters. Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions increased by USD 2 million to USD 630 million and increased by USD 22 million to USD 583 million on an adjusted basis, mainly reflecting higher costs related to strategic and regulatory initiatives and Group Technology.

 

24 


 

Wealth Management Americas – in Swiss francs¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

418

409

348

 

2

20

 

827

698

Recurring net fee income²

 

1,274

1,242

1,163

 

3

10

 

2,516

2,339

Transaction-based income³

 

379

396

360

 

(4)

5

 

775

720

Other income

 

6

5

8

 

20

(25)

 

11

14

Income

 

2,078

2,051

1,880

 

1

11

 

4,129

3,771

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

0

(1)

(1)

 

(100)

(100)

 

(1)

(2)

Total operating income

 

2,077

2,051

1,879

 

1

11

 

4,128

3,769

Personnel expenses

 

1,282

1,283

1,195

 

0

7

 

2,565

2,398

Financial advisor compensation⁴

 

808

790

707

 

2

14

 

1,599

1,418

Compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors⁵

 

184

197

204

 

(7)

(10)

 

381

402

Salaries and other personnel costs

 

290

295

284

 

(2)

2

 

585

577

General and administrative expenses

 

178

144

134

 

24

33

 

321

277

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

310

311

300

 

0

3

 

622

618

of which: services from CC – Services

 

304

308

297

 

(1)

2

 

612

611

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

1

1

0

 

0

 

 

1

1

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

10

11

13

 

(9)

(23)

 

20

26

Total operating expenses

 

1,780

1,749

1,643

 

2

8

 

3,529

3,320

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

297

301

237

 

(1)

25

 

599

448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

2,077

2,051

1,879

 

1

11

 

4,128

3,769

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

2,077

2,051

1,879

 

1

11

 

4,128

3,769

Total operating expenses as reported

 

1,780

1,749

1,643

 

2

8

 

3,529

3,320

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

5

 

 

 

 

0

5

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

25

22

33

 

 

 

 

47

66

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,755

1,727

1,605

 

2

9

 

3,482

3,249

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

297

301

237

 

(1)

25

 

599

448

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

322

323

275

 

0

17

 

646

519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

25.3

42.7

24.1

 

 

 

 

33.7

0.7

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

85.7

85.3

87.4

 

 

 

 

85.5

88.0

Net new money growth (%)

 

(2.1)

0.7

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.8)

3.1

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

72

73

 

1

0

 

72

73

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

10

11

9

 

(9)

11

 

11

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators⁶˒⁷

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

17.1

32.4

27.9

 

 

 

 

24.5

5.3

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

84.5

84.2

85.4

 

 

 

 

84.3

86.2

Net new money growth (%)

 

(2.1)

0.7

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.8)

3.1

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

73

72

73

 

1

0

 

72

73

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

11

11

11

 

0

0

 

11

10

 

25 


Wealth Management Americas 

Wealth Management Americas – in Swiss francs (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring income⁸

 

1,692

1,651

1,512

 

2

12

 

3,343

3,037

Recurring income as a percentage of income (%)

 

81.4

80.5

80.4

 

 

 

 

81.0

80.5

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁹

 

6.6

6.7

2.5

 

(1)

164

 

6.7

2.5

Return on attributed equity (%)⁹

 

18.0

17.9

37.9

 

 

 

 

18.0

35.8

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁹

 

40.5

40.7

 

 

 

 

 

40.6

 

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁹

 

25.1

25.1

22.6

 

0

11

 

25.1

22.6

of which: held by Wealth Management Americas (CHF billion)

 

24.2

24.1

22.6

 

0

7

 

24.2

22.6

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management Americas (CHF billion)¹⁰

 

0.9

1.0

 

 

(10)

 

 

0.9

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁹

 

81.9

91.3

63.7

 

(10)

29

 

81.9

63.7

of which: held by Wealth Management Americas (CHF billion)

 

66.6

67.9

63.7

 

(2)

5

 

66.6

63.7

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Wealth Management Americas (CHF billion)¹⁰

 

15.3

23.5

 

 

(35)

 

 

15.3

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion)

 

3.5

3.7

3.6

 

(5)

(3)

 

3.5

3.6

Net new money (CHF billion)

 

(6.2)

1.9

2.3

 

 

 

 

(4.3)

15.9

Net new money including interest and dividend income (CHF billion)¹¹

 

0.5

7.8

8.2

 

 

 

 

8.2

27.3

Invested assets (CHF billion)

 

1,122

1,155

1,053

 

(3)

7

 

1,122

1,053

Client assets (CHF billion)

 

1,166

1,201

1,101

 

(3)

6

 

1,166

1,101

Loans, gross (CHF billion)

 

50.9

51.6

48.9

 

(1)

4

 

50.9

48.9

Due to customers (CHF billion)

 

71.8

85.6

83.0

 

(16)

(13)

 

71.8

83.0

Recruitment loans to financial advisors

 

2,643

2,952

3,161

 

(10)

(16)

 

2,643

3,161

Other loans to financial advisors

 

557

566

490

 

(2)

14

 

557

490

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

13,518

13,544

13,643

 

0

(1)

 

13,518

13,643

Financial advisors (full-time equivalents)

 

6,915

6,969

7,116

 

(1)

(3)

 

6,915

7,116

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Recurring net fee income consists of fees for services provided on an ongoing basis such as portfolio management fees, asset-based investment fund fees, custody fees and account-keeping fees, which are generated on client assets.    3 Transaction-based income consists of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income, mainly consisting of brokerage and transaction-based investment fund fees as well as credit card fees and fees for payment transactions, together with net trading income.    4 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.    5 Compensation commitments with recruited financial advisors represent expenses related to compensation commitments granted to financial advisors at the time of recruitment that are subject to vesting requirements.    6 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    7 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    8 Recurring income consists of net interest income and recurring net fee income.    9 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    10 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center − Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.    11 Presented in line with historical reporting practice in the US market.

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Personal & Corporate Banking

Personal & Corporate Banking¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

525

514

558

 

2

(6)

 

1,038

1,117

Recurring net fee income²

 

151

139

140

 

9

8

 

290

279

Transaction-based income³

 

272

262

254

 

4

7

 

534

498

Other income

 

16

36

131

 

(56)

(88)

 

52

151

Income

 

963

951

1,083

 

1

(11)

 

1,914

2,046

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(28)

7

2

 

 

 

 

(21)

2

Total operating income

 

935

958

1,085

 

(2)

(14)

 

1,893

2,048

Personnel expenses

 

225

213

212

 

6

6

 

437

425

General and administrative expenses

 

75

59

60

 

27

25

 

134

121

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

277

265

274

 

5

1

 

542

561

of which: services from CC – Services

 

294

292

298

 

1

(1)

 

587

609

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

3

3

4

 

0

(25)

 

6

8

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Total operating expenses

 

579

540

551

 

7

5

 

1,119

1,115

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

356

418

534

 

(15)

(33)

 

774

933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

935

958

1,085

 

(2)

(14)

 

1,893

2,048

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale⁵

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

102

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

935

958

983

 

(2)

(5)

 

1,893

1,946

Total operating expenses as reported

 

579

540

551

 

7

5

 

1,119

1,115

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

4

1

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

21

17

30

 

 

 

 

38

54

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

556

521

520

 

7

7

 

1,077

1,060

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

356

418

534

 

(15)

(33)

 

774

933

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

379

437

463

 

(13)

(18)

 

816

886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

(33.3)

4.8

34.5

 

 

 

 

(17.0)

13.2

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

60.1

56.8

50.9

 

 

 

 

58.5

54.5

Net interest margin (bps)

 

157

154

165

 

2

(5)

 

155

165

Net new business volume growth for personal banking (%)

 

4.5

6.7

3.0

 

 

 

 

5.6

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators⁴˒⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

(18.1)

3.6

11.8

 

 

 

 

(7.9)

3.4

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

57.7

54.8

53.0

 

 

 

 

56.3

54.5

Net interest margin (bps)

 

157

154

165

 

2

(5)

 

155

165

Net new business volume growth for personal banking (%)

 

4.5

6.7

3.0

 

 

 

 

5.6

3.9

 

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Personal & Corporate Banking 

Personal & Corporate Banking (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁷

 

6.1

6.0

4.0

 

2

53

 

6.1

4.1

Return on attributed equity (%)⁷

 

23.4

27.7

53.4

 

 

 

 

25.6

46.1

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁷

 

23.4

27.7

 

 

 

 

 

25.6

 

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁷

 

47.9

45.5

36.9

 

5

30

 

47.9

36.9

of which: held by Personal & Corporate Banking (CHF billion)

 

46.9

44.4

36.9

 

6

27

 

46.9

36.9

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Personal & Corporate Banking (CHF billion)⁸

 

1.1

1.1

 

 

0

 

 

1.1

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁷

 

188.7

192.1

152.8

 

(2)

23

 

188.7

152.8

of which: held by Personal & Corporate Banking (CHF billion)

 

149.5

151.0

152.8

 

(1)

(2)

 

149.5

152.8

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Personal & Corporate Banking (CHF billion)⁸

 

39.2

41.1

 

 

(5)

 

 

39.2

 

Business volume for personal banking (CHF billion)

 

153

152

148

 

1

3

 

153

148

Net new business volume for personal banking (CHF billion)

 

1.7

2.5

1.1

 

 

 

 

4.2

2.9

Client assets (CHF billion)⁹

 

651

648

608

 

0

7

 

651

608

Due to customers (CHF billion)

 

135.0

136.9

132.7

 

(1)

2

 

135.0

132.7

Loans, gross (CHF billion)

 

132.8

133.9

134.8

 

(1)

(1)

 

132.8

134.8

Secured loan portfolio as a percentage of total loan portfolio, gross (%)

 

92.6

92.5

93.1

 

 

 

 

92.6

93.1

Impaired loan portfolio as a percentage of total loan portfolio, gross (%)¹⁰

 

0.5

0.5

0.6

 

 

 

 

0.5

0.6

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

5,072

5,132

5,035

 

(1)

1

 

5,072

5,035

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Recurring net fee income consists of fees for services provided on an ongoing basis such as portfolio management fees, asset-based investment fund fees, custody fees and account-keeping fees, which are generated on client assets.    3 Transaction-based income consists of the non-recurring portion of net fee and commission income, mainly consisting of brokerage and transaction-based investment fund fees as well as credit card fees and fees for payment transactions, together with net trading income.    4 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    5 Reflects a gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe.    6 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    7 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    8 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.    9 In the second quarter of 2017, Personal & Corporate Banking implemented changes in its organizational structure for asset servicing of large institutional clients. As a result, we have changed our presentation of client assets within Personal & Corporate Banking to include custody assets of certain corporate clients serviced by Personal & Corporate Banking. This resulted in an increase in client assets of CHF 169 billion and CHF 166 billion as of 31 March 2017 and 30 June 2016, respectively. The change in presentation had no impact on invested assets or net new money attributable to Personal & Corporate Banking, the Group or any of its other business divisions.    10 Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of this report for more information on impaired loan exposures.

 

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Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Profit before tax decreased by CHF 178 million or 33% to CHF 356 million and adjusted profit before tax decreased by CHF 84 million or 18% to CHF 379 million, mainly driven by lower operating income.

Operating income

Total operating income decreased by CHF 150 million or 14% to CHF 935 million. Excluding a gain of CHF 102 million on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe in the second quarter of 2016, adjusted operating income decreased by CHF 48 million or 5%, mainly due to lower net interest income and a net credit loss expense in the second quarter of 2017 compared with a net recovery, partly offset by higher transaction-based income and recurring net fee income.

Net interest income decreased by CHF 33 million to CHF 525 million due to lower treasury-related income from Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM), reflecting higher funding costs for long-term debt that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity and lower banking book interest income

®   Refer to the “Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management” section of this report for more information

 

Recurring net fee income increased by CHF 11 million to CHF 151 million, mainly reflecting higher custody fees.

Transaction-based income increased by CHF 18 million to CHF 272 million, mainly due to higher credit card fees as well as an increase in foreign exchange transactions.

Other income decreased by CHF 115 million to CHF 16 million, mainly due to the aforementioned gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe in the prior-year quarter. Excluding this gain, adjusted other income decreased by CHF 13 million, partly due to lower income from our investments in associates.

Net credit loss expense was CHF 28 million compared with a net recovery of CHF 2 million, driven by a small number of newly impaired corporate client positions across a range of sectors.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses increased by CHF 28 million or 5% to CHF 579 million and adjusted operating expenses increased by CHF 36 million or 7% to CHF 556 million. Personnel expenses increased by CHF 13 million to CHF 225 million and increased by CHF 12 million to CHF 223 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to higher variable compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by CHF 15 million to CHF 75 million, mainly reflecting higher IT project-related costs. Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions increased by CHF 3 million and increased by CHF 12 million on an adjusted basis, mainly reflecting higher costs for services received from Wealth Management and an increase related to strategic and regulatory initiatives.


Net new business volume growth for personal banking:
2Q17 vs 2Q16

The annualized net new business volume growth rate for our personal banking business was 4.5% compared with 3.0%. Net new client assets and, to a lesser extent, net new loans were positive.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax decreased by CHF 159 million or 17% to CHF 774 million and adjusted profit before tax decreased by CHF 70 million or 8% to CHF 816 million, mainly reflecting lower net interest income.

Total operating income decreased by CHF 155 million or 8% to CHF 1,893 million. Excluding the aforementioned gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe, adjusted operating income decreased by CHF 53 million or 3%. Net interest income decreased by CHF 79 million to CHF 1,038 million, driven by lower treasury-related income from Corporate Center – Group ALM.

®   Refer to the “Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management” section of this report for more information

 

Recurring net fee income increased by CHF 11 million to CHF 290 million, mainly reflecting higher custody fees. Transaction-based income increased by CHF 36 million to CHF 534 million, mainly due to higher corporate and trade finance fees as well as credit card fees. Excluding the aforementioned gain on the sale of our investment in Visa Europe, adjusted other income was broadly stable at CHF 52 million. Net credit loss expense was CHF 21 million compared with a net recovery of CHF 2 million. The net expense in the first half of 2017 was mainly related to allowances for newly impaired positions across a range of sectors. In the prior year, net recoveries related to previously impaired positions were almost entirely offset by expenses for allowances for newly impaired positions.

Total operating expenses increased by CHF 4 million to CHF 1,119 million and adjusted operating expenses increased by CHF 17 million or 2% to CHF 1,077 million. Personnel expenses increased by CHF 12 million to CHF 437 million and increased by CHF 9 million to CHF 433 million on an adjusted basis, mainly due to higher variable compensation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by CHF 13 million to CHF 134 million, mainly reflecting higher IT project-related costs. Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions decreased by CHF 19 million and decreased by CHF 3 million on an adjusted basis.

  

29 


Asset Management 

Asset Management

Asset Management¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net management fees²

 

443

423

458

 

5

(3)

 

866

904

Performance fees

 

36

26

24

 

38

50

 

62

47

Total operating income

 

479

450

483

 

6

(1)

 

929

951

Personnel expenses

 

196

162

184

 

21

7

 

357

367

General and administrative expenses

 

52

57

58

 

(9)

(10)

 

109

115

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

120

127

125

 

(6)

(4)

 

247

262

of which: services from CC – Services

 

131

135

132

 

(3)

(1)

 

266

275

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

1

1

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

1

1

1

 

0

0

 

2

2

Total operating expenses

 

369

347

369

 

6

0

 

716

747

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

110

103

114

 

7

(4)

 

213

204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results³

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

479

450

483

 

6

(1)

 

929

951

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

479

450

483

 

6

(1)

 

929

951

Total operating expenses as reported

 

369

347

369

 

6

0

 

716

747

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

3

2

4

 

 

 

 

5

5

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

6

5

6

 

 

 

 

11

8

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

15

13

24

 

 

 

 

28

41

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

346

327

335

 

6

3

 

673

693

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

110

103

114

 

7

(4)

 

213

204

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

133

123

148

 

8

(10)

 

256

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

(3.5)

14.4

(12.3)

 

 

 

 

4.4

(31.8)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

77.0

77.1

76.4

 

 

 

 

77.1

78.5

Net new money growth excluding money market flows (%)

 

6.5

13.3

(6.2)

 

 

 

 

10.1

(5.0)

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

27

27

31

 

0

(13)

 

27

30

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

6

6

7

 

0

(14)

 

6

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators³˒⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

(10.1)

11.8

10.4

 

 

 

 

(0.8)

(19.6)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

72.2

72.7

69.4

 

 

 

 

72.4

72.9

Net new money growth excluding money market flows (%)

 

6.5

13.3

(6.2)

 

 

 

 

10.1

(5.0)

Gross margin on invested assets (bps)

 

27

27

31

 

0

(13)

 

27

30

Net margin on invested assets (bps)

 

8

7

9

 

14

(11)

 

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information by business line / asset class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net new money (CHF billion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

 

4.0

10.0

(0.8)

 

 

 

 

14.0

(1.9)

Fixed Income

 

2.6

9.6

(4.4)

 

 

 

 

12.3

(8.1)

of which: money market

 

0.5

3.2

1.1

 

 

 

 

3.7

4.1

Multi Assets & Solutions

 

2.5

1.5

(3.3)

 

 

 

 

4.1

(2.2)

Hedge Fund Businesses

 

0.8

0.7

0.3

 

 

 

 

1.5

0.8

Real Estate & Private Markets

 

0.7

1.1

0.4

 

 

 

 

1.8

0.8

Total net new money

 

10.7

22.9

(7.7)

 

 

 

 

33.6

(10.6)

 

30 


 

Asset Management (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (CHF billion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

 

255

242

209

 

5

22

 

255

209

Fixed Income

 

217

221

204

 

(2)

6

 

217

204

of which: money market

 

67

69

61

 

(3)

10

 

67

61

Multi Assets & Solutions

 

124

127

118

 

(2)

5

 

124

118

Hedge Fund Businesses

 

39

40

38

 

(3)

3

 

39

38

Real Estate & Private Markets

 

68

68

63

 

0

8

 

68

63

Total invested assets

 

703

697

633

 

1

11

 

703

633

of which: passive strategies

 

247

236

190

 

5

30

 

247

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (CHF billion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

164

164

152

 

0

8

 

164

152

Asia Pacific

 

144

149

128

 

(3)

13

 

144

128

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

156

147

133

 

6

17

 

156

133

Switzerland

 

239

238

220

 

0

9

 

239

220

Total invested assets

 

703

697

633

 

1

11

 

703

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information by channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (CHF billion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party institutional

 

436

431

379

 

1

15

 

436

379

Third-party wholesale

 

75

74

69

 

1

9

 

75

69

UBS’s wealth management businesses

 

192

192

185

 

0

4

 

192

185

Total invested assets

 

703

697

633

 

1

11

 

703

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets under administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets under administration (CHF billion)⁵

 

441

439

417

 

0

6

 

441

417

Net new assets under administration (CHF billion)⁶

 

(0.8)

8.4

2.5

 

 

 

 

7.6

10.3

Gross margin on assets under administration (bps)

 

3

3

3

 

0

0

 

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁷

 

1.7

1.7

1.4

 

0

21

 

1.7

1.4

Return on attributed equity (%)⁷

 

26.1

24.1

32.6

 

 

 

 

25.0

29.1

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁷

 

144.3

133.3

 

 

 

 

 

135.8

 

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁷

 

4.1

4.1

2.4

 

0

71

 

4.1

2.4

of which: held by Asset Management (CHF billion)

 

4.0

4.1

2.4

 

(2)

67

 

4.0

2.4

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Asset Management (CHF billion)⁸

 

0.1

0.1

 

 

0

 

 

0.1

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁷

 

4.4

4.8

2.6

 

(8)

69

 

4.4

2.6

of which: held by Asset Management (CHF billion)

 

2.5

2.7

2.6

 

(7)

(4)

 

2.5

2.6

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of Asset Management (CHF billion)⁸

 

1.9

2.1

 

 

(10)

 

 

1.9

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion)

 

1.4

1.4

1.4

 

0

0

 

1.4

1.4

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

2,300

2,306

2,340

 

0

(2)

 

2,300

2,340

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Net management fees include transaction fees, fund administration revenues (including net interest and trading income from lending activities and foreign exchange hedging as part of the fund services offering), gains or losses from seed money and co-investments, funding costs, gains and losses on the sale of subsidiaries and businesses and other items that are not performance fees.    3 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    4 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    5 Includes UBS and third-party fund assets, for which the fund services unit provides professional services, including fund setup, accounting and reporting for traditional investment funds and alternative funds.    6 Inflows of assets under administration from new and existing funds less outflows from existing funds or fund exits.    7 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    8 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

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Asset Management 

Results: 2Q17  vs 2Q16 

Profit before tax decreased by CHF 4 million or 4% to CHF 110 million and adjusted profit before tax decreased by CHF 15 million or 10% to CHF 133 million, mainly reflecting higher operating expenses.

Operating income

Total operating income decreased by CHF 4 million or 1% to CHF 479 million. Net management fees declined by CHF 15 million despite a higher asset base, reflecting ongoing margin compression due to client shifts to passive investment allocation strategies, lower transaction fees and increased custody fees recognized as contra-revenues. This decrease was partly offset by higher performance fees, which increased by CHF 12 million to CHF 36 million across our hedge fund businesses and Equities.

As of 30 June 2017, approximately 79% of performance fee-eligible assets within our hedge fund businesses exceeded high-water marks compared with 1%, reflecting improved performance in our multi- and single-manager hedge funds.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses were unchanged at CHF 369 million. Adjusted operating expenses increased by CHF 11 million or 3% to CHF 346 million, mainly as adjusted personnel expenses increased by CHF 13 million, driven by higher variable compensation expenses, partly offset by lower salary expenses. Adjusted general and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 6 million due to lower professional fees and marketing expenses. Adjusted net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions increased by CHF 4 million to CHF 105 million.

Net new money: 2Q17  vs 2Q16 

Excluding money market flows, net new money was CHF 10.2 billion compared with net outflows of CHF 8.8 billion, which resulted in an annualized net new money growth rate of positive 6.5% compared with negative 6.2%. Net new money in the second quarter of 2017 was fairly well diversified in terms of clients and regions. Lower-margin passive mandates represented the majority of net new money in the second quarter of 2017. This trend has had, and is expected to continue to have, a dampening effect on gross margins.


Invested assets: 2Q17  vs 1Q17   

Invested assets increased to CHF 703 billion from CHF 697 billion, reflecting net new money of CHF 11 billion, including money market flows, and positive market performance of CHF 11 billion, largely offset by negative foreign currency translation effects of CHF 16 billion, mainly driven by the weakening of the US dollar against the Swiss franc.

Assets under administration: 2Q17  vs 1Q17   

Total assets under administration increased to CHF 441 billion from CHF 439 billion, reflecting positive market performance of CHF 5 billion, partly offset by negative foreign currency translation effects of CHF 3 billion and net new assets under administration outflows of CHF 1 billion.

The announced sale of Asset Management’s fund administration servicing units to Northern Trust is expected to close in the second half of 2017, subject to relevant approvals and other customary conditions.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 9 million or 4% to CHF 213 million, while adjusted profit before tax was broadly unchanged at CHF 256 million as lower operating income was offset by lower adjusted operating expenses.

Total operating income decreased by CHF 22 million or 2% to CHF 929 million, mainly due to CHF 38 million lower net management fees, reflecting margin compression due to client shifts to passive investment allocation strategies and lower transaction fees, an impairment loss of CHF 12 million on a co-investment in an infrastructure fund and increased custody fees recognized as contra-revenues. Performance fees increased by CHF 15 million across our hedge fund businesses.  

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 31 million or 4% to CHF 716 million and adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 20 million or 3% to CHF 673 million. Adjusted personnel expenses decreased by CHF 10 million, driven by lower salary expenses, partly offset by higher variable compensation expenses. Adjusted general and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 9 million, primarily due to lower professional fees. Adjusted net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions decreased by CHF 2 million to CHF 219 million.

  

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Investment Bank

Investment Bank¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Client Solutions

 

732

718

668

 

2

10

 

1,450

1,142

Advisory

 

164

166

166

 

(1)

(1)

 

330

298

Equity Capital Markets

 

289

252

195

 

15

48

 

542

348

Debt Capital Markets

 

179

210

237

 

(15)

(24)

 

389

382

Financing Solutions

 

90

93

98

 

(3)

(8)

 

183

159

Risk Management

 

10

(3)

(27)

 

 

 

 

7

(45)

Investor Client Services

 

1,300

1,387

1,339

 

(6)

(3)

 

2,687

2,742

Equities

 

928

934

878

 

(1)

6

 

1,862

1,798

Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit

 

373

452

461

 

(17)

(19)

 

825

943

Income

 

2,032

2,104

2,006

 

(3)

1

 

4,137

3,883

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(6)

(6)

(6)

 

0

0

 

(12)

(5)

Total operating income

 

2,026

2,098

2,000

 

(3)

1

 

4,124

3,879

Personnel expenses

 

773

818

828

 

(6)

(7)

 

1,591

1,555

General and administrative expenses

 

127

130

192

 

(2)

(34)

 

256

362

Services (to) / from Corporate Center and other business divisions

 

671

665

687

 

1

(2)

 

1,335

1,405

of which: services from CC – Services

 

647

641

661

 

1

(2)

 

1,287

1,352

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

2

3

6

 

(33)

(67)

 

5

13

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

3

3

3

 

0

0

 

6

6

Total operating expenses

 

1,575

1,619

1,716

 

(3)

(8)

 

3,194

3,342

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

451

480

284

 

(6)

59

 

931

537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

2,026

2,098

2,000

 

(3)

1

 

4,124

3,879

of which: gain on sale of financial assets available for sale³

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

1,919

2,098

2,000

 

(9)

(4)

 

4,017

3,879

Total operating expenses as reported

 

1,575

1,619

1,716

 

(3)

(8)

 

3,194

3,342

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

4

18

37

 

 

 

 

22

54

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

3

2

4

 

 

 

 

6

6

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

67

57

122

 

 

 

 

124

220

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

1,500

1,541

1,553

 

(3)

(3)

 

3,042

3,062

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

451

480

284

 

(6)

59

 

931

537

Business division operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

419

558

447

 

(25)

(6)

 

976

817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

58.8

89.7

(48.5)

 

 

 

 

73.4

(59.2)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

77.5

76.9

85.5

 

 

 

 

77.2

86.1

Return on attributed equity (%)⁵

 

19.7

21.0

14.8

 

 

 

 

20.4

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted key performance indicators²˒⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax profit growth (%)

 

(6.3)

50.8

(27.6)

 

 

 

 

19.5

(43.8)

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

77.9

73.2

77.4

 

 

 

 

75.5

78.9

Return on attributed equity (%)⁵

 

18.3

24.4

23.2

 

 

 

 

21.4

21.2

 

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Investment Bank 

Investment Bank (continued)¹

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (CHF billion)⁶

 

232.9

228.6

282.2

 

2

(17)

 

232.9

282.2

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁵

 

9.1

9.1

7.7

 

0

18

 

9.1

7.7

Return on attributed tangible equity (%)⁵

 

20.0

21.4

 

 

 

 

 

20.7

 

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁵

 

75.7

66.2

63.8

 

14

19

 

75.7

63.8

of which: held by the Investment Bank (CHF billion)

 

74.9

65.4

63.8

 

15

17

 

74.9

63.8

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of the Investment Bank (CHF billion)⁷

 

0.7

0.8

 

 

(13)

 

 

0.7

 

Return on risk-weighted assets, gross (%)⁸

 

11.5

12.3

12.6

 

 

 

 

11.9

12.3

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁵

 

267.4

277.5

267.2

 

(4)

0

 

267.4

267.2

of which: held by the Investment Bank (CHF billion)

 

239.7

245.1

267.2

 

(2)

(10)

 

239.7

267.2

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of the Investment Bank (CHF billion)⁷

 

27.6

32.4

 

 

(15)

 

 

27.6

 

Return on leverage ratio denominator, gross (%)⁸

 

3.0

3.3

3.0

 

 

 

 

3.1

2.9

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion)

 

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

0

0

 

0.1

0.1

Compensation ratio (%)

 

38.0

38.9

41.3

 

 

 

 

38.5

40.0

Average VaR (1-day, 95% confidence, 5 years of historical data)

 

10

8

9

 

25

11

 

9

10

Impaired loan portfolio as a percentage of total loan portfolio, gross (%)⁹

 

1.0

0.9

1.4

 

 

 

 

1.0

1.4

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

4,748

4,851

5,014

 

(2)

(5)

 

4,748

5,014

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    3 Reflects a gain on the sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit.    4 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    5 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    6 Based on third-party view, i.e., without intercompany balances.    7 Represents risk-weighted assets (RWA) and leverage ratio denominator (LRD) held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.    8 Based on total RWA and LRD. Figures for periods prior to 31 March 2017 are based on RWA and LRD held by the Investment Bank and are therefore not fully comparable.    9 Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of this report for more information on impaired loan exposures.

 

Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 167 million or 59% to CHF 451 million, while adjusted profit before tax decreased by CHF 28 million or 6% to CHF 419 million, primarily as a result of lower revenues in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit.

Operating income

Total operating income increased by CHF 26 million or 1% to CHF 2,026 million. Excluding a gain of CHF 107 million on the sale of our remaining investment in IHS Markit, adjusted operating income decreased by CHF 81 million or 4% to CHF 1,919 million, mainly as a result of lower revenues in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit and, to a lesser extent, in Debt Capital Markets, partly offset by higher Equity Capital Markets and Equities revenues. In US dollar terms, adjusted operating income also decreased 4%.

Operating income by business unit:

Corporate Client Solutions

Corporate Client Solutions revenues increased by CHF 64 million or 10% to CHF 732 million, reflecting higher revenues in Equity Capital Markets and Risk Management, partly offset by lower revenues in Debt Capital Markets. In US dollar terms, revenues also increased 10%.

Advisory revenues were broadly unchanged at CHF 164 million, with lower revenues from merger and acquisition transactions, in line with a global fee pool decrease of 5%, largely offset by higher revenues from private transactions.

Equity Capital Markets revenues increased to CHF 289 million from CHF 195 million, due to higher revenues from private transactions as well as from public offerings, where the global fee pool increased 18%.

Debt Capital Markets revenues decreased to CHF 179 million from CHF 237 million. This decrease was primarily driven by lower leveraged finance revenues compared with a strong prior-year quarter, and a global fee pool decrease of 6%.

Financing Solutions revenues decreased by CHF 8 million to CHF 90 million.

Risk Management revenues were positive CHF 10 million compared with negative CHF 27 million, mainly due to lower losses on portfolio hedges.  

Investor Client Services

Investor Client Services revenues decreased by CHF 39 million or 3% to CHF 1,300 million. Excluding the aforementioned gain on sale of CHF 107 million, Investor Client Services revenues decreased by CHF 146 million or 11% to CHF 1,193 million, due to a decrease in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit revenues, partly offset by higher Equities revenues. In US dollar terms, adjusted revenues also decreased 11%.

   

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Equities

Equities revenues increased to CHF 928 million from CHF 878 million. Excluding a gain of CHF 27 million on the aforementioned sale, adjusted revenues increased by CHF 23 million to CHF 901 million, driven by higher revenues in Derivatives.

Adjusted Cash revenues decreased to CHF 293 million from CHF 308 million, mainly due to lower client activity and weaker client trading revenues.

Derivatives revenues increased to CHF 219 million from CHF 144 million, reflecting increased client activity and improved trading performance.

Financing Services revenues decreased to CHF 395 million from CHF 424 million, driven by lower client activity.

Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit

Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit revenues decreased to CHF 373 million from CHF 461 million. Excluding a gain of CHF 80 million on the aforementioned sale, adjusted revenues decreased to CHF 293 million from CHF 461 million, with decreases across the majority of products. This decrease was mainly due to lower client activity and low market volatility levels compared with a strong prior-year quarter that benefited from increased trading volumes related to the UK referendum on EU membership.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 141 million or 8% to CHF 1,575 million and adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 53 million or 3% to CHF 1,500 million.

Personnel expenses decreased to CHF 773 million from CHF 828 million and adjusted personnel expenses decreased to CHF 769 million from CHF 791 million, mainly due to lower salary expenses, primarily as a result of our cost reduction programs, partly offset by an increase in variable compensation expenses.


General and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 65 million to CHF 127 million and decreased by CHF 64 million to CHF 124 million on an adjusted basis, as the second quarter of 2017 included a UK bank levy credit of CHF 28 million related to prior years and CHF 26 million lower net expenses for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters.

Net expenses for services from Corporate Center and other business divisions decreased to CHF 671 million from CHF 687 million, while adjusted net expenses increased to CHF 604 million from CHF 565 million, mainly due to higher net expenses from Group Technology.

Risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator:
2Q17 vs 1Q17

Risk-weighted assets

Total risk-weighted assets (RWA), including RWA held by Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM) on behalf of the Investment Bank, increased by CHF 10 billion to CHF 76 billion as of 30 June 2017, mainly due to an increase in credit risk and market risk RWA. Total RWA remained below our short- to medium-term expectation of around CHF 85 billion.

®     Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Leverage ratio denominator

The leverage ratio denominator (LRD), including LRD held by Corporate Center – Group ALM on behalf of the Investment Bank, decreased by CHF 10 billion to CHF 267 billion as of 30 June 2017 and remained below our short- to medium-term expectation of around CHF 325 billion

®     Refer to the “Capital management” and “Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management” sections of this report for more information

 

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Investment Bank 

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Profit before tax increased by CHF 394 million or 73% to CHF 931 million and adjusted profit before tax increased by CHF 159 million or 19% to CHF 976 million, mainly as a result of higher revenues in Corporate Client Solutions, partly offset by lower Investor Client Services revenues.

Revenues in Corporate Client Solutions increased 27% to CHF 1,450 million from CHF 1,142 million. Advisory revenues increased by CHF 32 million to CHF 330 million, reflecting higher revenues from merger and acquisition transactions. Equity Capital Markets revenues increased to CHF 542 million from CHF 348 million, due to increases in revenues from public offerings, as the fee pool increased 43%, as well as higher revenues from private transactions. Debt Capital Markets revenues increased slightly to CHF 389 million. Financing Solutions revenues increased to CHF 183 million from CHF 159 million, reflecting revenue growth across our structured and real estate finance businesses. Risk Management revenues were positive CHF 7 million compared with negative CHF 45 million, reflecting lower losses on portfolio hedges In US dollar terms, Corporate Client Solutions revenues also increased 27%.


Investor Client Services revenues decreased 2% to CHF 2,687 million from CHF 2,742 million. Excluding the aforementioned gain on sale of CHF 107 million, adjusted revenues decreased 6% or CHF 162 million to CHF 2,580 million, mainly as revenues in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit declined. Adjusted Equities revenues increased by CHF 37 million to CHF 1,835 million. Adjusted Cash revenues decreased to CHF 611 million from CHF 633 million, mainly due to lower client activity. Derivatives revenues increased to CHF 460 million from CHF 383 million, reflecting improved client activity. Financing Services revenues increased marginally to CHF 774 million. Adjusted Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit revenues decreased to CHF 745 million from CHF 943 million, mainly reflecting lower volatility and client activity levels in the first six months of 2017. In US dollar terms, adjusted Investor Client Services revenues also decreased 6%.

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 148 million or 4% to CHF 3,194 million and adjusted operating expenses decreased by CHF 20 million or 1% to CHF 3,042 million.

  

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Corporate Center

Corporate Center¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income

 

(130)

47

142

 

 

 

 

(83)

(110)

Personnel expenses

 

941

989

975

 

(5)

(3)

 

1,930

1,959

General and administrative expenses

 

931

985

1,083

 

(5)

(14)

 

1,916

2,187

Services (to) / from business divisions

 

(1,952)

(1,930)

(1,952)

 

1

0

 

(3,881)

(3,995)

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

243

249

228

 

(2)

7

 

491

460

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

1

5

5

 

(80)

(80)

 

6

11

Total operating expenses

 

164

298

340

 

(45)

(52)

 

462

621

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

(294)

(251)

(198)

 

17

48

 

(545)

(731)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

(130)

47

142

 

 

 

 

(83)

(110)

of which: gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

120

of which: net foreign currency translation gains / (losses)³

 

(22)

 

(26)

 

 

 

 

(22)

(149)

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

(108)

47

48

 

 

 

 

(61)

(81)

Total operating expenses as reported

 

164

298

340

 

(45)

(52)

 

462

621

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

94

93

139

 

 

 

 

187

246

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

116

110

168

 

 

 

 

225

287

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

(207)

(185)

(282)

 

 

 

 

(392)

(514)

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

161

281

315

 

(43)

(49)

 

442

602

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

(294)

(251)

(198)

 

17

48

 

(545)

(731)

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

(269)

(234)

(267)

 

15

1

 

(503)

(683)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁴

 

23.1

24.1

29.6

 

(4)

(22)

 

23.6

29.2

Total assets (CHF billion)⁵

 

330.3

348.8

374.4

 

(5)

(12)

 

330.3

374.4

Risk-weighted assets (fully applied, CHF billion)⁴˒⁶

 

58.2

56.5

62.1

 

3

(6)

 

58.2

62.1

Leverage ratio denominator (fully applied, CHF billion)⁴˒⁶

 

283.2

297.6

292.6

 

(5)

(3)

 

283.2

292.6

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

24,280

23,922

23,925

 

1

1

 

24,280

23,925

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    3 Related to the disposal of foreign subsidiaries and branches.    4 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    5 Based on third-party view, i.e., without intercompany balances.    6 Prior to attributions to business divisions and other Corporate Center units for the purpose of attributing equity.

  

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Corporate Center 

Corporate Center – Services 

Corporate Center – Services¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income

 

(20)

(18)

78

 

11

 

 

(37)

23

Personnel expenses

 

921

966

947

 

(5)

(3)

 

1,888

1,916

General and administrative expenses

 

956

965

1,016

 

(1)

(6)

 

1,920

2,058

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

243

249

228

 

(2)

7

 

491

460

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

1

5

5

 

(80)

(80)

 

6

11

Total operating expenses before allocations to BDs and other CC units

 

2,121

2,185

2,197

 

(3)

(3)

 

4,305

4,444

Services (to) / from business divisions and other CC units

 

(2,004)

(1,981)

(2,007)

 

1

0

 

(3,984)

(4,106)

of which: services to Wealth Management

 

(556)

(536)

(545)

 

4

2

 

(1,091)

(1,107)

of which: services to Wealth Management Americas 

 

(304)

(308)

(297)

 

(1)

2

 

(612)

(611)

of which: services to Personal & Corporate Banking

 

(294)

(292)

(298)

 

1

(1)

 

(587)

(609)

of which: services to Asset Management 

 

(131)

(135)

(132)

 

(3)

(1)

 

(266)

(275)

of which: services to Investment Bank 

 

(647)

(641)

(661)

 

1

(2)

 

(1,287)

(1,352)

of which: services to CC – Group ALM

 

(36)

(29)

(26)

 

24

38

 

(65)

(55)

of which: services to CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio 

 

(46)

(51)

(55)

 

(10)

(16)

 

(97)

(110)

Total operating expenses

 

117

204

190

 

(43)

(38)

 

321

338

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

(137)

(222)

(113)

 

(38)

21

 

(358)

(315)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

(20)

(18)

78

 

11

 

 

(37)

23

of which: gains on sales of real estate

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

120

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

(20)

(18)

(42)

 

11

(52)

 

(37)

(97)

Total operating expenses as reported before allocations

 

2,121

2,185

2,197

 

(3)

(3)

 

4,305

4,444

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

93

92

139

 

 

 

 

186

245

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

115

110

168

 

 

 

 

225

287

Total operating expenses (adjusted) before allocations

 

1,912

1,983

1,890

 

(4)

1

 

3,894

3,912

Services (to) / from BDs and other CC units

 

(2,004)

(1,981)

(2,007)

 

1

0

 

(3,984)

(4,106)

of which: restructuring expenses allocated to BDs and other CC units

 

(209)

(188)

(287)

 

 

 

 

(396)

(520)

Total operating expenses as reported after allocations

 

117

204

190

 

(43)

(38)

 

321

338

Total operating expenses (adjusted) after allocations

 

117

189

170

 

(38)

(31)

 

307

325

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

(137)

(222)

(113)

 

(38)

21

 

(358)

(315)

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

(137)

(207)

(213)

 

(34)

(36)

 

(344)

(422)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)³

 

19.1

20.3

23.2

 

(6)

(18)

 

19.7

22.7

Total assets (CHF billion)⁴

 

23.2

23.4

22.3

 

(1)

4

 

23.2

22.3

Risk-weighted assets (fully applied, CHF billion)³

 

28.7

28.9

23.9

 

(1)

20

 

28.7

23.9

of which: held by CC – Services (fully applied, CHF billion)

 

28.7

28.9

23.9

 

(1)

20

 

28.7

23.9

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of CC – Services (fully applied, CHF billion)⁵

 

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

Leverage ratio denominator (fully applied, CHF billion)³

 

6.7

6.5

5.1

 

3

31

 

6.7

5.1

of which: held by CC – Services (fully applied, CHF billion)

 

6.6

6.1

5.1

 

8

29

 

6.6

5.1

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of CC – Services (fully applied, CHF billion)⁵

 

0.0

0.4

 

 

(100)

 

 

0.0

 

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

24,083

23,720

23,721

 

2

2

 

24,083

23,721

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    3 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    4 Based on third-party view, i.e., without intercompany balances.    5 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

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Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Corporate Center – Services recorded a loss before tax of CHF 137 million compared with a loss of CHF 113 million, and an adjusted loss of CHF 137 million compared with a loss of CHF 213 million.

Operating income

Operating income was negative CHF 20 million compared with positive CHF 78 million. Excluding gains on sales of real estate of CHF 120 million in the second quarter of 2016, adjusted income was negative CHF 20 million compared with negative CHF 42 million, mainly due to a lower allocation from Corporate Center − Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM) for funding costs in relation to long-term debt that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity, partly offset by a decrease in income from the investment of the Group’s equity allocated from Group ALM. This reflects a change made in the first quarter of 2017 to the methodology used to allocate certain Group ALM revenues.

®   Refer to the “Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management” section of this report for more information

Operating expenses

Operating expenses before service allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units

Before allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units, total operating expenses decreased by CHF 76 million or 3% to CHF 2,121 million and increased by CHF 22 million or 1% to CHF 1,912 million on an adjusted basis.

Personnel expenses decreased by CHF 26 million to CHF 921 million and increased by CHF 19 million to CHF 828 million on an adjusted basis, driven by higher staffing levels for strategic and regulatory initiatives. General and administrative expenses decreased by CHF 60 million to CHF 956 million and decreased slightly to CHF 841 million on an adjusted basis, reflecting a decrease in marketing costs and lower professional fees, largely offset by higher occupancy and infrastructure costs. Depreciation expenses increased to CHF 243 million from CHF 228 million, primarily reflecting increased expenses related to internally generated capitalized software and leasehold improvements.

Services to / from business divisions and other Corporate Center units

Corporate Center – Services allocated expenses of CHF 2,004 million to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units compared with CHF 2,007 million. Adjusted net allocated expenses for services to business divisions and other Corporate Center units were CHF 1,795 million compared with CHF 1,720 million, mainly as the costs allocated to business divisions and other Corporate Center units in 2016 were lower than the
actual costs incurred by Corporate Center – Services on their behalf. From January 2017, costs are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units based on actual costs incurred by Corporate Center – Services.

®   Refer to “Corporate Center” in the “Operating environment and strategy” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information

Operating expenses after service allocations to / from business divisions and other Corporate Center units

Corporate Center – Services retains costs related to Group governance functions and other corporate activities, certain strategic and regulatory projects and certain restructuring expenses. Total operating expenses remaining in Corporate Center – Services after allocations decreased to CHF 117 million from CHF 190 million and to CHF 117 million from CHF 170 million on an adjusted basis, mainly as the costs allocated to business divisions and other Corporate Center units in 2016 were lower than the actual costs incurred by Corporate Center – Services on their behalf.

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Corporate Center – Services recorded a loss before tax of CHF 358 million compared with CHF 315 million and an adjusted loss before tax of CHF 344 million compared with CHF 422 million.

Total operating income was negative CHF 37 million compared with positive CHF 23 million. Excluding the aforementioned gains of CHF 120 million in the first half of 2016, adjusted income was negative CHF 37 million compared with negative CHF 97 million, mainly due to the aforementioned change to the methodology used to allocate certain Group ALM revenues.

Before allocations, total operating expenses decreased by CHF 139 million or 3% to CHF 4,305 million. Adjusted operating expenses before allocations decreased slightly to CHF 3,894 million, mainly reflecting lower marketing costs and professional fees, partly offset by higher personnel expenses and higher depreciation expenses related to internally generated capitalized software and leasehold improvements.

Corporate Center – Services allocated expenses of CHF 3,984 million to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units compared with CHF 4,106 million, while adjusted net allocated expenses were broadly unchanged at CHF 3,588 million. Total operating expenses remaining in Corporate Center – Services after allocations decreased to CHF 321 million from CHF 338 million. On an adjusted basis, retained expenses decreased to CHF 307 million from CHF 325 million, mainly as the costs allocated to business divisions and other Corporate Center units in 2016 were lower than the actual costs incurred by Corporate Center – Services on their behalf.

 

  

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Corporate Center 

Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management

Corporate Center – Group ALM¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business division-aligned risk management net income

 

166

209

222

 

(21)

(25)

 

375

435

Capital investment and issuance net income

 

(27)

(35)

24

 

(23)

 

 

(62)

57

Group structural risk management net income

 

(121)

(43)

(143)

 

181

(15)

 

(164)

(243)

Total risk management net income before allocations

 

18

130

102

 

(86)

(82)

 

148

249

Allocations to business divisions and other CC units

 

(51)

(88)

(155)

 

(42)

(67)

 

(139)

(319)

of which: Wealth Management

 

(58)

(71)

(101)

 

(18)

(43)

 

(129)

(207)

of which: Wealth Management Americas

 

(29)

(32)

(23)

 

(9)

26

 

(61)

(44)

of which: Personal & Corporate Banking

 

(44)

(59)

(85)

 

(25)

(48)

 

(103)

(180)

of which: Asset Management

 

(5)

(5)

(2)

 

0

150

 

(9)

(5)

of which: Investment Bank

 

88

86

57

 

2

54

 

174

116

of which: CC – Services

 

(30)

(30)

(16)

 

0

88

 

(60)

(36)

of which: CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

27

23

15

 

17

80

 

50

37

Total risk management net income after allocations

 

(33)

42

(53)

 

 

(38)

 

10

(70)

Accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges

 

(47)

22

61

 

 

 

 

(25)

(28)

Hedge accounting ineffectiveness²

 

14

(7)

11

 

 

27

 

7

50

Net foreign currency translation gains / (losses)³

 

(22)

 

(26)

 

 

(15)

 

(22)

(149)

Other

 

(7)

8

52

 

 

 

 

1

93

Total operating income as reported

 

(94)

65

45

 

 

 

 

(30)

(104)

Total operating income (adjusted)⁴˒⁵

 

(72)

65

71

 

 

 

 

(8)

45

Personnel expenses

 

9

8

8

 

13

13

 

17

15

General and administrative expenses

 

4

4

5

 

0

(20)

 

7

8

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Services (to) / from business divisions and other CC units

 

(2)

(10)

(11)

 

(80)

(82)

 

(13)

(24)

Total operating expenses as reported

 

10

2

2

 

400

400

 

12

0

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

1

0

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

(1)

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

1

0

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

9

2

2

 

350

350

 

11

0

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

(104)

63

44

 

 

 

 

(41)

(104)

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)⁴

 

(81)

63

70

 

 

 

 

(18)

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)⁶

 

2.6

2.3

4.1

 

13

(37)

 

2.5

4.2

Total assets (CHF billion)⁷

 

253.1

265.1

251.5

 

(5)

1

 

253.1

251.5

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)⁶

 

12.0

10.5

6.9

 

14

74

 

12.0

6.9

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of BDs and other CC units (CHF billion)⁸

 

4.2

4.3

 

 

(2)

 

 

4.2

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)⁶

 

258.7

271.8

259.4

 

(5)

0

 

258.7

259.4

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of BDs and other CC units (CHF billion)⁸

 

136.9

153.6

 

 

(11)

 

 

136.9

 

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

141

139

134

 

1

5

 

141

134

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Excludes ineffectiveness of hedges of net investments in foreign operations.    3 Related to the disposal of foreign subsidiaries and branches.    4 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    5 Adjusted total operating income excludes foreign currency translation gains or losses.    6 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    7 Based on third-party view, i.e., without intercompany balances.    8 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

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Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM) recorded a loss before tax of CHF 104 million compared with a profit of CHF 44 million and on an adjusted basis recorded a loss before tax of CHF 81 million compared with a profit of CHF 70 million.

Operating income

Total operating income after allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units was negative CHF 94 million compared with positive CHF 45 million. Excluding net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 22 million compared with CHF 26 million, adjusted operating income was negative CHF 72 million compared with positive CHF 71 million, mainly due to a negative effect from accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges.

Total risk management net income before allocations

Total risk management net income before allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units was CHF 18 million compared with CHF 102 million, reflecting lower net income from business division-aligned risk management and capital investment and issuance activities.

Business division-aligned risk management net income

Net income from business division-aligned risk management activities before allocations was CHF 166 million compared with CHF 222 million, mainly due to a decrease in interest rate risk management revenues in the banking book for Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking and lower net income in Risk Exposure Management. These decreases were partly offset by higher revenues from a portfolio of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) that Group ALM manages on behalf of Wealth Management Americas, driven by higher US dollar interest rates.

Capital investment and issuance net income

Net income from capital investment and issuance activities before allocations was negative CHF 27 million compared with positive CHF 24 million. This change was largely due to higher interest expenses as a result of an increase in total outstanding long-term debt issued that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC). Furthermore, interest income from the investment of the Group’s equity decreased due to lower interest rates on reinvestments.

Group structural risk management net income

Net income from Group structural risk management activities before allocations was negative CHF 121 million compared with negative CHF 143 million. An increase in income of CHF 53 million from the management of the Group’s HQLA, mainly due to wider spreads between certain HQLA and internal funding liabilities, was partly offset by an increase in net interest expense of CHF 31 million due to issuances of long-term debt.

Allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units

Combined net income allocations from risk management activities to business divisions and other Corporate Center units were CHF 51 million compared with CHF 155 million, mainly reflecting the aforementioned lower net income from business division-aligned risk management and capital investment and issuance activities, which are both fully allocated to business divisions.

Total risk management net income after allocations

Group ALM retained negative income of CHF 33 million from its risk management activities after allocations compared with negative CHF 53 million, mainly driven by the aforementioned improvement in revenues from the management of the Group’s HQLA.

Retained income from risk management activities is entirely related to Group structural risk management and is mainly the net result of costs from buffers that are maintained by Group ALM at levels above the total consumption of the business divisions and the revenues generated by Group ALM from the management of the Group’s HQLA portfolio relative to the benchmark rates used to allocate the costs. Retained income from risk management activities can vary significantly quarter on quarter. However, under current market conditions, we expect it to average around negative CHF 50 million per quarter.

Accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges

Net income retained by Group ALM due to accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges was negative CHF 47 million compared with positive CHF 61 million, predominantly due to a fair value loss of CHF 18 million on certain internal funding transactions due to the widening of funding spreads compared with a gain of CHF 95 million.

Hedge accounting ineffectiveness

Net income related to hedge accounting ineffectiveness was CHF 14 million compared with CHF 11 million. This ineffectiveness primarily arises from changes in the spread between LIBOR and the overnight index swap rate due to differences in the way these affect the valuation of the hedged items and hedging instruments through either the benchmark rate determining cash flows or the discount rate.  

Other

Other net income was negative CHF 7 million compared with positive CHF 52 million, reflecting negative fair value hedge movements on the portion of derivatives used to hedge debt issuances that does not qualify for hedge accounting, lower interest income retained by Group ALM related to non-controlling interests and negative income related to own-bond market-making activity in the Investment Bank.

 

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Corporate Center 

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses increased by CHF 8 million to CHF 10 million. From June 2017, Group ALM retains costs related to Group structural risk management income to the extent that such income is not allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. Previously, Group ALM allocated all costs to business divisions and other Corporate Center units.

Balance sheet, risk-weighted assets, leverage ratio denominator: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Balance sheet assets

Balance sheet assets decreased by CHF 12 billion to CHF 253 billion, reflecting higher funding utilization by the business divisions, partly offset by net debt issuances.

®   Refer to the “Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management” section of this report for more information

Risk-weighted assets

Risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by CHF 1 billion to CHF 12 billion as of 30 June 2017, due to an increase in credit risk RWA.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Leverage ratio denominator

The Swiss SRB leverage ratio denominator (LRD) decreased by CHF 13 billion to CHF 259 billion, consistent with the decrease in balance sheet assets.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Equity attribution framework

For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective from 1 January 2017, LRD and RWA held by Group ALM directly associated with activity that Group ALM manages centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units are allocated to those business divisions and other Corporate Center units. These balances mainly relate to HQLA that Group ALM holds to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%.

Average equity attributed directly to Group ALM, which excludes the aforementioned LRD and RWA balances, was CHF 2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2017 and mainly relates to buffers that are maintained by Group ALM at levels above the total consumption of the business divisions and for its own flow management activity.

®   Refer to “Equity attribution and return on attributed equity” in the “Capital management” section of this report for more information


Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Group ALM recorded a loss before tax of CHF 41 million compared with a loss of CHF 104 million and on an adjusted basis recorded a loss before tax of CHF 18 million compared with a profit of CHF 45 million.

Total operating income was negative CHF 30 million compared with negative CHF 104 million. Excluding net foreign currency translation losses of CHF 22 million compared with CHF 149 million, adjusted total operating income was negative CHF 8 million compared with positive CHF 45 million.

Net income from risk management activities before allocations decreased by CHF 101 million to CHF 148 million. This was mainly due to a CHF 119 million decrease in net income from capital investment and issuance activities, driven by higher net interest expenses as a result of an increase in total outstanding long-term debt issued that contributes to TLAC, and by lower revenues from the investment of the Group’s equity.

Revenues related to business division-aligned risk management decreased by CHF 60 million to CHF 375 million, mainly due to a decrease in interest rate risk management revenues in the banking book for Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking.

Net income from Group structural risk management activities improved by CHF 79 million to negative CHF 164 million, driven by higher income from the management of the Group’s HQLA, partly offset by an increase in interest expense due to issuances of long-term debt.

Net income allocations to business divisions and other Corporate Center units decreased by CHF 180 million to CHF 139 million, mainly due to the aforementioned reductions in capital investment and issuance net income.

Retained income from risk management activities improved by CHF 80 million to CHF 10 million, reflecting an increase in revenues from the Group’s HQLA portfolio due to wider spreads between certain HQLA and internal funding liabilities.

Net income retained by Group ALM due to accounting asymmetries related to economic hedges was broadly unchanged at negative CHF 25 million.

Net income related to hedge accounting ineffectiveness on hedge-accounted derivatives was CHF 7 million compared with CHF 50 million.

Other net income was CHF 1 million compared with CHF 93 million, reflecting negative fair value hedge movements on the portion of derivatives used to hedge debt issuances that does not qualify for hedge accounting, lower interest income retained by Group ALM related to non-controlling interests and negative income related to own-bond market-making activity in the Investment Bank.

  

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Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

(5)

0

19

 

 

 

 

(6)

(26)

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(11)

0

0

 

 

 

 

(11)

(3)

Total operating income

 

(16)

0

19

 

 

 

 

(16)

(29)

Personnel expenses

 

11

15

20

 

(27)

(45)

 

25

28

General and administrative expenses

 

(28)

17

62

 

 

 

 

(12)

121

Services (to) / from business divisions and other CC units

 

54

61

65

 

(11)

(17)

 

116

134

of which: services from CC – Services

 

46

51

55

 

(10)

(16)

 

97

110

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

Total operating expenses

 

37

93

148

 

(60)

(75)

 

129

283

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

(53)

(93)

(129)

 

(43)

(59)

 

(146)

(312)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted results²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income as reported

 

(16)

0

19

 

 

 

 

(16)

(29)

Total operating income (adjusted)

 

(16)

0

19

 

 

 

 

(16)

(29)

Total operating expenses as reported

 

37

93

148

 

(60)

(75)

 

129

283

of which: personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

1

of which: non-personnel-related restructuring expenses

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

0

0

of which: restructuring expenses allocated from CC – Services

 

2

2

5

 

 

 

 

4

6

Total operating expenses (adjusted)

 

35

91

143

 

(62)

(76)

 

125

277

Operating profit / (loss) before tax as reported

 

(53)

(93)

(129)

 

(43)

(59)

 

(146)

(312)

Operating profit / (loss) before tax (adjusted)

 

(51)

(91)

(124)

 

(44)

(59)

 

(142)

(306)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average attributed equity (CHF billion)³

 

1.4

1.5

2.3

 

(7)

(39)

 

1.4

2.3

Total assets (CHF billion)⁴

 

54.0

60.2

100.5

 

(10)

(46)

 

54.0

100.5

Risk-weighted assets (CHF billion)³

 

17.5

17.2

31.3

 

2

(44)

 

17.5

31.3

of which: held by CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio (CHF billion)

 

17.5

17.1

31.3

 

2

(44)

 

17.5

31.3

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

(CHF billion)⁵

 

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

Leverage ratio denominator (CHF billion)³

 

19.5

24.5

28.1

 

(20)

(31)

 

19.5

28.1

of which: held by CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio (CHF billion)

 

17.9

19.8

28.1

 

(10)

(36)

 

17.9

28.1

of which: held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

(CHF billion)⁵

 

1.7

4.8

 

 

(65)

 

 

1.7

 

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

 

57

63

70

 

(10)

(19)

 

57

70

1 Comparative figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.    3 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    4 Based on third-party view, i.e., without intercompany balances.    5 Represents risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

Composition of Non-core and Legacy Portfolio¹

CHF billion

 

RWA

 

Total assets²

 

LRD³

Category

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

Linear rates

 

1.8

1.9

 

33.2

36.7

 

7.5

7.9

Non-linear rates

 

0.5

0.5

 

10.7

12.7

 

1.2

1.6

Credit

 

0.4

0.4

 

0.7

0.8

 

1.3

2.1

Securitizations

 

2.1

2.1

 

1.1

1.3

 

1.1

1.4

Auction preferred stock and auction rate securities

 

0.7

0.7

 

2.3

2.4

 

2.3

2.4

Municipal swaps and options

 

0.5

0.3

 

2.2

2.3

 

1.6

1.5

Other

 

1.2

0.9

 

3.8

4.0

 

2.6

2.9

Operational risk

 

10.3

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

17.5

17.1

 

54.0

60.2

 

17.6

19.8

1 The groupings of positions by category and the order in which these are listed are not necessarily representative of the magnitude of the risks associated with them, nor do the metrics shown in the tables necessarily represent the risk measures used to manage and control these positions.    2 Total assets of CHF 54.0 billion as of 30 June 2017 (CHF 60.2 billion as of 31 March 2017) include positive replacement values (gross exposure excluding the impact of any counterparty netting) of CHF 44.7 billion (CHF 49.7 billion as of 31 March 2017).    3 Swiss SRB leverage ratio denominator.   

 

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Corporate Center 

Results: 2Q17 vs 2Q16

Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio recorded a loss before tax of CHF 53 million compared with a loss of CHF 129 million.

Operating income

Total operating income was negative CHF 16 million compared with positive CHF 19 million, mainly due to valuation gains in the prior-year quarter. Credit loss expense was CHF 11 million, relating to impairments on certain collateralized loans.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses decreased by CHF 111 million or 75% to CHF 37 million, mainly reflecting a net release of CHF 34 million of provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters compared with a net expense of CHF 23 million. Additionally, the second quarter of 2017 included lower professional fees, a UK bank levy credit of CHF 14 million related to prior years and lower net expenses for services from other Corporate Center units and business divisions.

Balance sheet, risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator: 2Q17 vs 1Q17

Balance sheet assets

Balance sheet assets decreased by CHF 6 billion to CHF 54 billion. Positive replacement values decreased by CHF 5 billion, mainly in interest rate contracts, reflecting trade terminations, maturities and fair value changes.

Risk-weighted assets

Risk-weighted assets (RWA) held by Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio remained stable at CHF 17 billion.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Leverage ratio denominator

The Swiss SRB leverage ratio denominator held by Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio decreased to CHF 18 billion from CHF 20 billion, consistent with the decrease in balance sheet assets.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information

Results: 6M17 vs 6M16

Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio recorded a loss before tax of CHF 146 million compared with a loss of CHF 312 million. Operating income was negative CHF 16 million compared with negative CHF 29 million. Operating expenses decreased by CHF 154 million to CHF 129 million, mainly due to a net release of CHF 33 million of provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters compared with a net expense of CHF 46 million. Additionally, professional fees and net expenses for services from other Corporate Center units and business divisions decreased by CHF 35 million and CHF 18 million, respectively, and the first half of 2017 included a UK bank levy credit of CHF 19 million related to prior years.

  

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Risk, treasury and capital management

Management report

 

 

  

 



 

Risk management and control

This section provides information on key developments during the reporting period and should be read in conjunction with the “Risk management and control” section of our Annual Report 2016.

Credit risk

Overall credit risk exposures were broadly unchanged during the second quarter of 2017. Net credit loss expenses in the second quarter of 2017 were CHF 46 million, mainly reflecting expenses of CHF 28 million in Personal & Corporate Banking, driven by a small number of newly impaired corporate client positions across a range of sectors.

We continue to manage our Swiss lending portfolios prudently, and we remain watchful for any signs of deterioration in the Swiss economy that could impact some of our counterparties.

While many energy segments appear to have adapted to operating in a lower oil price environment, the recent decline in oil prices has led to renewed market concerns regarding the energy sector. There has been no material impact on our portfolios from the recent oil price decline. Nevertheless, we continue to actively monitor these portfolios, including through scenario analysis.   

Within the Investment Bank, leveraged loan underwriting activity increased during the quarter and distribution remained sound. The large investment grade merger and acquisition financing commitment highlighted in previous quarters as it had exceeded its targeted distribution date, expired unused during the second quarter of 2017. Loan underwriting exposures are classified as held for trading, with fair values reflecting the market conditions at the end of the quarter.

 

 


Market risk

We continued to manage market risks at generally low levels. Relative to the first quarter of 2017, average 1-day, 95% confidence level, management value-at-risk (VaR) increased from CHF 10 million to CHF 12 million. Regulatory VaR and stressed VaR also increased during the second quarter of 2017, leading to a commensurate increase in market risk-related risk-weighted assets (RWA).

There were no Group VaR negative backtesting exceptions in the second quarter of 2017 and the total number of negative backtesting exceptions within a 250-business-day window decreased from three to two. The FINMA VaR multiplier for market risk RWA remained unchanged at 3.

®   Refer to “Market risk” in the “Risk, treasury and capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on our backtesting exceptions

 

As of 30 June 2017, the interest rate sensitivity of our banking book to a +1 basis point parallel shift in yield curves decreased to negative CHF 2.9 million from negative CHF 3.6 million as of 31 March 2017. Part of these fair value changes would impact other comprehensive income (OCI). The interest rate sensitivity to a +1 basis point parallel shift in yield curves of financial assets and derivatives in the banking book valued through OCI was negative CHF 22 million as of 30 June 2017. This OCI sensitivity was predominantly attributable to cash flow hedges denominated in US dollars and, to a lesser extent, in euros and Swiss francs. These cash flow hedges are not recognized for the purposes of calculating regulatory capital.

®   Refer to “Sensitivity to interest rate movements” in the “Group performance” section of this report for more information on the impact of rising interest rates on equity, capital and net interest income 

 

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Risk management and control 

Country risk

We remain watchful of developments in Europe. Our direct exposure to peripheral European countries remained limited, with the exception of Spain, where net exposures increased to CHF 4.9 billion due to a temporary exposure relating to a rights offering. In addition, we continue to have significant country risk exposure to major EU economies, including the UK, Germany and France.

Our binding stress scenario within our combined stress test framework has a eurozone crisis at its core, so that potential effects are captured in the calculation of our post-stress fully applied common equity tier 1 capital ratio.

®   Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information


Operational risk

The pervasive consequential risk themes that continue to challenge UBS and the financial industry are operational resilience, conduct and culture, and financial crime. Cyber security is at the forefront of operational resilience and we continue to invest into preemptive and detective measures to defend against evolving and highly sophisticated attacks.

 

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Key risk metrics

Banking and traded products exposure by business division and Corporate Center unit

 

 

30.6.17

CHF million

 

Wealth

Management

Wealth

Management

Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Management

Investment

Bank

CC –

 Services 

CC –

Group

ALM

CC –

Non-core

and Legacy

Portfolio

Group

Banking products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure¹˒²˒³˒⁴

 

111,497

54,742

152,178

455

55,744

914

108,980

609

485,120

of which: loans (on-balance sheet)

 

106,656

50,857

132,792

1

12,516

68

6,219

121

309,229

of which: guarantees and loan commitments (off-balance sheet)

 

3,509

1,037

17,515

0

32,982

104

4

489

55,639

Total impaired exposure, gross

 

60

23

928

0

113

0

0

42

1,166

of which: impaired loan exposure, gross

 

60

23

718

0

97

 

 

42

940

Total allowances and provisions for credit losses

 

32

25

495

0

52

0

0

26

630

Traded products¹˒⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure

 

6,477

1,997

1,462

0

37,377

47,313

of which: over-the-counter derivatives

 

5,370

38

1,347

0

14,988

21,743

of which: securities financing transactions

 

0

241

0

0

16,635

16,876

of which: exchange-traded derivatives

 

1,107

1,718

115

0

5,753

8,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.3.17

CHF million

 

Wealth

Management

Wealth

Management

Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Management

Investment

Bank

CC –

 Services 

CC –

Group

ALM

CC –

Non-core

and Legacy

Portfolio

Group

Banking products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure¹˒²˒³˒⁴

 

109,553

55,008

153,408

533

58,026

707

117,782

608

495,624

of which: loans (on-balance sheet)

 

104,302

51,632

133,914

0

12,991

49

6,350

124

309,363

of which: guarantees and loan commitments (off-balance sheet)

 

3,946

1,006

17,706

0

34,572

110

3

484

57,827

Total impaired exposure, gross

 

71

27

949

0

118

0

0

18

1,183

of which: impaired loan exposure, gross

 

71

27

734

0

94

 

 

18

944

Total allowances and provisions for credit losses

 

42

29

485

0

64

0

0

15

635

Traded products¹˒⁵

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross exposure

 

6,250

1,992

1,480

0

36,759

46,482

of which: over-the-counter derivatives

 

5,228

44

1,391

0

11,977

18,639

of which: securities financing transactions

 

0

241

0

0

18,392

18,633

of which: exchange-traded derivatives

 

1,022

1,708

89

0

6,390

9,209

1 Internal management view of credit risk, which differs in certain respects from IFRS.    2 Excludes reclassified securities and similar acquired securities held by Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio.    3 Excludes loans designated at fair value.    4 As of 30 June 2017, IFRS loans exposure for the Investment Bank and Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio was CHF 9,861 million (31 March 2017: CHF 10,905 million) and CHF 2,401 million (31 March 2017: CHF 2,544 million), respectively. For all other business divisions and Corporate Center units, IFRS loans exposure was the same as the internal management view.    5 As counterparty risk for traded products is managed at counterparty level, no further split between exposures in the Investment Bank, Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio and Corporate Center – Group ALM is provided.   

 

Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas and Personal & Corporate Banking loan portfolios, gross

 

 

Wealth Management

 

Wealth Management Americas

 

Personal & Corporate Banking

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

Secured by residential property

 

33,323

32,547

 

10,334

10,354

 

95,679

95,587

Secured by commercial / industrial property

 

2,004

2,029

 

0

0

 

17,413

17,678

Secured by cash¹

 

13,141

13,978

 

4,499

995

 

1,775

1,839

Secured by securities¹

 

50,928

48,258

 

34,978

39,408

 

2,035

2,082

Secured by guarantees and other collateral

 

6,772

7,144

 

694

603

 

6,115

6,743

Unsecured loans

 

488

346

 

352

271

 

9,774

9,985

Total loans, gross

 

106,656

104,302

 

50,857

51,632

 

132,792

133,914

Total loans, net of allowances

 

106,625

104,260

 

50,831

51,603

 

132,345

133,467

1 Collateral arrangements generally incorporate a range of collateral, including cash, securities, property and other collateral. In the second quarter of 2017, we further aligned our collateral allocation processes within Wealth Management Americas to prioritize collateral mainly according to its liquidity profile. This resulted in an increase in loans secured by cash and a decrease in loans secured by securities of CHF 4.1 billion.

 

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Risk management and control 

Management value-at-risk (1-day, 95% confidence, 5 years of historical data) by business division and

Corporate Center unit and general market risk type¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average by risk type

CHF million

 

Min.

Max.

Period end

Average

Equity

Interest

rates

Credit

spreads

Foreign

exchange

Commodities

Wealth Management

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wealth Management Americas

 

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Asset Management

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Investment Bank

 

6

14

12

10

6

7

5

2

2

CC – Services

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

CC – Group ALM

 

3

8

3

6

0

6

2

1

0

CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

3

4

3

3

1

2

2

0

0

Diversification effect²˒³

 

 

 

(8)

(9)

(1)

(7)

(4)

(1)

0

Total 30.6.17

 

8

15

12

12

6

10

6

2

2

Total 31.3.17

 

8

15

9

10

4

11

6

3

1

1 Statistics at individual levels may not be summed to deduce the corresponding aggregate figures. The minima and maxima for each level may occur on different days, and likewise, the VaR for each business line or risk type, being driven by the extreme loss tail of the corresponding distribution of simulated profits and losses for that business line or risk type, may well be driven by different days in the historical time series, rendering invalid the simple summation of figures to arrive at the aggregate total.    2 Difference between the sum of the standalone VaR for the business divisions and Corporate Center units and the VaR for the Group as a whole.    3 As the minimum and maximum occur on different days for different business divisions and Corporate Center units, it is not meaningful to calculate a portfolio diversification effect.

 

Interest rate sensitivity – banking book¹

CHF million

 

–200 bps

–100 bps

+1 bp

+100 bps

+200 bps

CHF

 

(12.0)

(12.0)

0.6

55.2

109.2

EUR

 

(105.2)

(78.4)

0.3

26.8

54.5

GBP

 

(187.5)

(88.1)

0.0

(7.8)

(22.8)

USD

 

606.2

282.8

(3.8)

(384.4)

(780.6)

Other

 

4.1

1.0

0.1

7.4

14.9

Total effect on fair value of interest rate-sensitive banking book positions 30.6.17

 

305.6

105.3

(2.9)

(302.8)

(624.8)

Total effect on fair value of interest rate-sensitive banking book positions 31.3.17

 

424.2

137.3

(3.6)

(367.5)

(745.6)

1 In the prevailing negative interest rate environment for the Swiss franc in particular, and to a lesser extent for the euro, interest rates for Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking client transactions are generally floored at non-negative levels. Accordingly, for the purposes of this disclosure table, downward moves of 100 / 200 basis points are floored to ensure that the resulting shocked interest rates do not turn negative. The flooring results in non-linear sensitivity behavior.

 

Exposures to eurozone countries rated lower than AAA / Aaa by at least one major rating agency

 

CHF million

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

 

Banking products

 

Traded products

 

Trading inventory

 

Total

 

Total

 

 

Before

hedges

Net of

hedges¹

 

Before

hedges

Net of

hedges

 

Net long per issuer

 

 

Net of

hedges¹

 

 

Net of

hedges¹

Austria

 

36

36

 

178

51

 

1,893

 

2,107

1,980

 

1,956

1,853

Belgium

 

102

102

 

87

87

 

316

 

504

504

 

348

348

Finland

 

73

40

 

25

25

 

573

 

671

638

 

786

754

France

 

1,007

872

 

1,372

1,286

 

2,277

 

4,656

4,435

 

5,887

5,632

Greece

 

3

3

 

0

0

 

2

 

4

4

 

3

3

Ireland²

 

183

183

 

1,020

1,020

 

179

 

1,382

1,382

 

1,148

1,148

Italy

 

1,400

1,070

 

297

297

 

274

 

1,971

1,641

 

1,670

1,258

Portugal

 

53

53

 

8

8

 

15

 

76

76

 

33

33

Spain

 

584

458

 

57

57

 

4,368

 

5,009

4,883

 

960

763

Other³

 

413

413

 

6

6

 

26

 

445

445

 

455

455

1 Not deducted from the “Net of hedges” exposures are total allowances and provisions for credit losses of CHF 47 million (of which: Malta CHF 35 million, Ireland CHF 6 million and France CHF 5 million).    2 The majority of the Ireland exposure relates to funds and foreign bank subsidiaries.    3 Represents aggregate exposures to Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovakia and Slovenia.

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Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management

Strategy, objectives and governance

This section provides balance sheet, liquidity and funding management information and should be read in conjunction with the “Treasury management” section of our Annual Report 2016, which provides more information about the Group’s strategy, objectives and governance for liquidity and funding management.

Balances disclosed in this section represent quarter-end positions, unless indicated otherwise. Intra-quarter balances fluctuate in the ordinary course of business and may differ from quarter-end positions.

Assets and liquidity management

Balance sheet assets

As of 30 June 2017, balance sheet assets totaled CHF 891 billion, a decrease of CHF 19 billion from 31 March 2017. Total assets excluding positive replacement values (PRVs) also decreased by CHF 19 billion to CHF 769 billion, mainly resulting from the weakening of the US dollar against the Swiss franc. Excluding currency effects, total assets excluding PRVs decreased by CHF 6 billion, mainly due to the completion of the sale of a life insurance subsidiary within Wealth Management.

Cash and balances with central banks decreased by CHF 9 billion, primarily reflecting higher funding utilization by the business divisions, partly offset by various debt issuances and rebalancing within our high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) portfolio. Other assets decreased by CHF 5 billion, mainly resulting from the aforementioned completion of the sale of a life insurance subsidiary. Receivables from securities financing transactions decreased by CHF 5 billion, primarily due to a client-driven reduction in our Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit business within the Investment Bank. Lending assets decreased by CHF 1 billion as an increase in Lombard lending in Wealth Management was more than offset by currency effects.

PRVs were broadly unchanged as a CHF 6 billion increase in Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit, mainly related to foreign exchange contracts and primarily reflecting currency market movements, was mostly offset by a CHF 5 billion reduction in our Non-core and Legacy Portfolio, reflecting trade terminations, maturities and fair value changes, mainly related to interest rate contracts. Trading portfolio assets, as well as financial assets designated at fair value, available for sale and held to maturity, were also broadly unchanged as client-driven increases, primarily in the Investment Bank, were offset by currency effects.

®   Refer to the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

 

 

IFRS balance sheet assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

% change from

CHF billion

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

Cash and balances with central banks

 

100.1

108.9

107.8

 

(8)

(7)

Lending¹

 

322.7

323.3

319.5

 

0

1

Securities financing transactions²

 

90.4

95.5

81.4

 

(5)

11

Trading portfolio

 

107.7

107.2

96.6

 

0

11

Positive replacement values

 

121.9

121.5

158.4

 

0

(23)

Financial assets at FV / AFS / HTM³

 

74.6

74.3

90.3

 

0

(17)

Other assets⁴

 

73.5

78.8

81.1

 

(7)

(9)

Total IFRS assets

 

890.8

909.6

935.0

 

(2)

(5)

1 Consists of amounts due from banks and loans.    2 Consists of reverse repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities borrowed.    3 Consists of financial assets designated at fair value, financial assets available for sale and financial assets held to maturity.    4 Includes cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments and prime brokerage receivables.

 

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Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management 

Liquidity coverage ratio

In the second quarter of 2017, our liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) increased 3 percentage points to 131%, remaining above the 110% Group LCR minimum communicated by FINMA. The increase in LCR primarily resulted from a decrease in net cash outflows, mainly related to secured lending, financial liabilities designated at fair value and customer deposits. This decrease was partly offset by a reduction in eligible HQLA, resulting from increased liquidity requirements applicable to our US operations.

®   Refer to the “Treasury management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on liquidity management and the liquidity coverage ratio

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio

CHF billion, except where indicated

 

Average 2Q17

Average 1Q17

 

High-quality liquid assets¹

 

 

 

Cash balances²

 

114

107

Securities

 

80

90

of which: on-balance sheet³

 

64

76

of which: off-balance sheet

 

16

14

Total high-quality liquid assets⁴

 

194

197

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows⁵

 

 

 

Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers

 

25

26

Unsecured wholesale funding

 

113

114

Secured wholesale funding

 

77

77

Other cash outflows

 

51

52

Total cash outflows

 

266

269

 

 

 

 

Cash inflows⁵

 

 

 

Secured lending

 

77

74

Inflows from fully performing exposures

 

31

32

Other cash inflows

 

10

10

Total cash inflows

 

118

115

 

 

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio

 

 

 

High-quality liquid assets

 

194

197

Net cash outflows

 

148

154

Liquidity coverage ratio (%)

 

131

128

1 Calculated after the application of haircuts.    2 Includes cash and balances with central banks and other eligible balances as prescribed by FINMA.    3 Includes financial assets designated at fair value, available for sale and held to maturity and trading portfolio assets.    4 Calculated in accordance with FINMA requirements.    5 Calculated after the application of inflow and outflow rates.      

 

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Liabilities and funding management

Liabilities

Total liabilities decreased by CHF 17 billion to CHF 838 billion as of 30 June 2017. Customer deposits decreased by CHF 15 billion, primarily in Wealth Management Americas, resulting from the shift of customer sweep deposit balances in excess of insured limits to third-party banks and seasonal outflows. Other liabilities decreased by CHF 5 billion, mainly due to the aforementioned completion of the sale of a life insurance subsidiary, partly offset by an increase in cash collateral payables on derivative instruments. Long-term debt issued decreased by CHF 4 billion, mainly driven by a CHF 2 billion reduction in financial liabilities designated at fair value, primarily in our Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit business, and currency effects. Long-term debt issued held at amortized cost was broadly unchanged as the maturity of CHF 5.2 billion equivalent of US dollar- and euro-denominated senior unsecured debt and the maturity of a USD 0.2 billion non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital instrument were mostly offset by the issuance of CHF 0.4 billion of Swiss franc-denominated senior unsecured debt that contributes to our total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and CHF 4.8 billion equivalent of US dollar-denominated senior unsecured debt. Trading portfolio liabilities decreased by CHF 3 billion, primarily due to client-driven reductions in our Equities and Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit businesses.

These decreases were partly offset by an CHF 11 billion increase in short-term borrowings, mainly reflecting net issuances of both commercial paper and certificates of deposit.

Negative replacement values were broadly unchanged, in line with PRVs.


The “Funding by product and currency” table and the “Asset funding” chart on the following page provide more information on our funding sources.

®   Refer to “Bondholder information” at www.ubs.com/investors  for more information on capital and senior debt instruments

®   Refer to the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

Equity

Equity attributable to shareholders decreased by CHF 1,917 million to CHF 51,744 million.

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders was CHF 89 million, reflecting net profit of CHF 1,174 million, largely offset by negative other comprehensive income (OCI) of CHF 1,086 million. OCI included negative foreign currency translation OCI of CHF 971 million, negative OCI related to financial assets available for sale of CHF 115 million, negative OCI related to own credit of CHF 73 million and negative cash flow hedge OCI of CHF 35 million, partly offset by defined benefit plan OCI of CHF 108 million.

Share premium decreased by CHF 2,037 million, mainly due to the payment of CHF 2,229 million to shareholders out of the capital contribution reserve of UBS Group AG, partly offset by employee share-based compensation, which increased share premium by CHF 184 million, mainly due to the amortization of deferred equity compensation awards.

Net treasury share activity increased equity attributable to shareholders by CHF 31 million.

®   Refer to the “Consolidated financial statements” and “Group performance” sections of this report for more information

 

IFRS balance sheet liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

% change from

CHF billion

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

Short-term borrowings¹

 

55.5

44.1

36.8

 

26

51

Securities financing transactions²

 

13.8

13.7

9.4

 

1

47

Trading portfolio

 

25.3

28.6

22.8

 

(11)

11

Negative replacement values

 

119.0

120.0

153.8

 

(1)

(23)

Due to customers

 

404.3

419.4

423.7

 

(4)

(5)

Long-term debt issued³

 

132.1

136.0

132.5

 

(3)

0

Other liabilities⁴

 

88.4

93.6

101.7

 

(6)

(13)

Total IFRS liabilities

 

838.4

855.3

880.7

 

(2)

(5)

Share capital

 

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

0

0

Share premium

 

25.6

27.6

28.3

 

(7)

(9)

Treasury shares

 

(2.2)

(2.2)

(2.2)

 

(1)

(3)

Retained earnings

 

34.1

32.9

31.7

 

4

7

Other comprehensive income⁵

 

(6.1)

(5.0)

(4.5)

 

22

37

Total IFRS equity attributable to shareholders

 

51.7

53.7

53.6

 

(4)

(4)

IFRS equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

0.7

0.7

0.7

 

2

2

Total IFRS equity

 

52.4

54.3

54.3

 

(4)

(3)

Total IFRS liabilities and equity

 

890.8

909.6

935.0

 

(2)

(5)

1 Consists of short-term debt issued and amounts due to banks.    2 Consists of repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent.    3 Consists of long-term debt issued held at amortized cost and financial liabilities designated at fair value. The classification of debt issued into short-term and long-term does not consider any early redemption features.    4 Includes cash collateral payables on derivative instruments and prime brokerage payables.    5 Excludes defined benefit plans and own credit that are recorded directly in Retained earnings.

 

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Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management 

Net stable funding ratio

As of 30 June 2017, our estimated pro forma net stable funding ratio (NSFR) was 110%, a decrease of 1 percentage point from 31 March 2017, primarily reflecting a decrease in available funding, mainly driven by deposit reductions, partly offset by a decrease in required funding.

The calculation of our pro forma NSFR includes estimates of the effect of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision rules and interpretation and will be refined as FINMA NSFR rules are finalized, regulatory interpretations evolve and as new models and associated systems are enhanced. Our pro forma NSFR does not consider the proposed NSFR regulation in Switzerland, for which the consultation period recently closed. The proposed regulation contemplates an effective date of 1 January 2018; however, we expect the effective date to be postponed. If implemented as proposed, the new requirements are expected to have a moderate negative impact on our Group NSFR and could result in a significant increase in long-term funding requirements on a legal entity level.

®   Refer to the “Recent developments” section of our first quarter 2017 report for more information on the implementation of the net stable funding ratio in Switzerland

®   Refer to the “Treasury management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on the net stable funding ratio

 

Pro forma net stable funding ratio

 

 

CHF billion, except where indicated

30.6.17

31.3.17

Available stable funding

433

440

Required stable funding

393

395

Pro forma net stable funding ratio (%)

110

111

 

Funding by product and currency

 

 

CHF billion

 

As a percentage of total funding sources (%)

 

 

All currencies

 

All currencies

 

CHF

 

EUR

 

USD

 

Other

 

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

Short-term borrowings

 

55.5

44.1

 

8.3

6.5

 

0.5

0.5

 

2.0

1.2

 

4.2

3.7

 

1.7

1.1

of which: due to banks

 

11.6

8.7

 

1.7

1.3

 

0.4

0.4

 

0.3

0.2

 

0.8

0.5

 

0.3

0.2

of which: short-term debt issued¹

 

43.9

35.4

 

6.6

5.2

 

0.1

0.1

 

1.7

1.0

 

3.4

3.2

 

1.4

0.9

Securities financing transactions

 

13.8

13.7

 

2.1

2.0

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.3

0.5

 

1.4

1.4

 

0.4

0.2

of which: securities lending

 

2.5

3.1

 

0.4

0.5

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

0.1

 

0.3

0.4

 

0.0

0.0

of which: repurchase agreements

 

11.3

10.6

 

1.7

1.6

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.3

0.4

 

1.0

1.0

 

0.4

0.2

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 

31.5

29.9

 

4.7

4.4

 

0.1

0.1

 

1.6

1.3

 

2.1

2.2

 

0.9

0.8

Due to customers

 

404.3

419.4

 

60.6

62.2

 

25.0

24.7

 

7.3

7.6

 

23.0

24.5

 

5.3

5.4

of which: demand deposits

 

189.8

193.6

 

28.4

28.7

 

9.0

9.1

 

6.4

6.5

 

9.0

9.2

 

3.9

3.9

of which: retail savings / deposits

 

158.9

168.8

 

23.8

25.0

 

14.7

14.2

 

0.8

0.8

 

8.3

10.0

 

0.0

0.0

of which: time deposits

 

49.1

50.3

 

7.4

7.5

 

1.1

1.4

 

0.1

0.2

 

4.9

4.6

 

1.3

1.3

of which: fiduciary deposits

 

6.5

6.6

 

1.0

1.0

 

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

0.1

 

0.8

0.7

 

0.1

0.1

Long-term debt issued²

 

132.1

136.0

 

19.8

20.2

 

2.0

1.9

 

4.4

5.0

 

12.2

12.1

 

1.2

1.2

Prime brokerage payables

 

30.1

31.5

 

4.5

4.7

 

0.1

0.1

 

0.5

0.5

 

2.7

2.9

 

1.2

1.2

Total

 

667.3

674.5

 

100.0

100.0

 

27.6

27.3

 

16.1

16.1

 

45.6

46.7

 

10.7

9.9

1 Short-term debt issued is comprised of certificates of deposit, commercial paper, acceptances and promissory notes, and other money market paper.    2 Long-term debt issued also includes debt with a remaining time to maturity of less than one year. The classification of debt issued into short-term and long-term does not consider any early redemption features.

 

  

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Capital management

This section should be read in conjunction with the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016, which provides more information about our strategy, objectives and governance for capital management.

Disclosures in this section are provided for UBS Group AG on a consolidated basis and focus on information in accordance with the Basel III framework as applicable to Swiss systemically relevant banks (SRBs).

Information in accordance with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision framework for UBS Group AG consolidated is provided in our UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors, and in our UBS Group AG 2017 semiannual Pillar 3 report, which will be available at the same location from 3 August 2017.

Capital and other regulatory information for UBS AG consolidated is provided in the UBS AG second quarter 2017 report, which will be available from 3 August 2017 under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors. 

Capital and other regulatory information for UBS AG standalone, UBS Switzerland AG standalone, UBS Limited standalone and UBS Americas Holding LLC consolidated is provided in the aforementioned UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report.

Requirements and capital adequacy information

Information on the Swiss SRB capital framework and on Swiss SRB going and gone concern requirements that are being phased in until the end of 2019 is provided in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016. These
requirements are also applicable to UBS AG consolidated and UBS Switzerland AG standalone.

The table below provides the risk-weighted assets (RWA)- and leverage ratio denominator (LRD)-based requirements and information as of 30 June 2017.

 

Swiss SRB going and gone concern requirements and information¹

 

 

Swiss SRB, including transitional arrangements (phase-in)

As of 30.6.17

 

RWA

 

LRD

CHF million, except where indicated

 

Requirement (%)

Actual (%)

Requirement

Eligible

 

Requirement (%)

Actual (%)

Requirement

Eligible

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

9.22

14.82

21,917

35,243

 

2.60

4.08

22,437

35,243

Maximum high-trigger loss-absorbing additional

tier 1 capital²˒³

 

3.00

6.92

7,135

16,456

 

0.90

1.91

7,767

16,456

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

 

 

2.73

 

6,485

 

 

0.75

 

6,485

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

 

 

0.44

 

1,035

 

 

0.12

 

1,035

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

 

 

0.36

 

856

 

 

0.10

 

856

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

 

 

3.40

 

8,080

 

 

0.94

 

8,080

Total going concern capital

 

 12.22⁴ 

21.74

29,052

51,700

 

 3.50⁵ 

5.99

30,204

51,700

Base gone concern loss-absorbing capacity, including applicable add-ons

 

 6.20⁶ 

10.45

14,745

24,847

 

 2.00⁶ 

2.88

17,260

24,847

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

6.20

10.45

14,745

24,847

 

2.00

2.88

17,260

24,847

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

18.42

32.19

43,796

76,547

 

5.50

8.87

47,464

76,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swiss SRB as of 1.1.20 (fully applied)

As of 30.6.17

 

RWA

 

LRD

CHF million, except where indicated

 

Requirement (%)

Actual (%)

Requirement

Eligible

 

Requirement (%)

Actual (%)

Requirement

Eligible

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

10.22

13.47

24,181

31,887

 

3.50

3.70

30,131

31,887

Maximum high-trigger loss-absorbing additional

tier 1 capital²

 

4.30

3.71

10,178

8,780

 

1.50

1.02

12,913

8,780

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

 

 

2.74

 

6,485

 

 

0.75

 

6,485

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

 

 

0.97

 

2,295

 

 

0.27

 

2,295

Total going concern capital

 

 14.52⁷ 

17.18

34,359

40,668

 

 5.00⁸ 

4.72

43,044

40,668

Base gone concern loss-absorbing capacity, including applicable add-ons

 

14.30

14.01

33,848

33,151

 

5.00

3.85

43,044

33,151

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

14.30

14.01

33,848

33,151

 

5.00

3.85

43,044

33,151

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

28.82

31.19

68,206

73,819

 

10.00

8.57

86,088

73,819

1 This table does not include the effect of any gone concern requirement rebate.    2 Includes outstanding low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 (AT1) capital instruments, which under the transitional rules of the Swiss SRB framework will remain available to meet the going concern requirements until their first call date, even if the first call date is after 31 December 2019. From their first call date, they may be used to meet the gone concern requirements. Low-trigger loss-absorbing AT1 capital was partly offset by required deductions for goodwill on a phase-in basis.    3 Includes outstanding high- and low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital instruments, which under the transitional rules of the Swiss SRB framework will remain available to meet the going concern requirements until the earlier of (i) their maturity or first call date or (ii) 31 December 2019. As of 1 January 2020, these instruments may be used to meet the gone concern requirements until one year before maturity, with a haircut of 50% applied in the last year of eligibility.    4 Consists of a minimum capital requirement of 8% and a buffer capital requirement of 4.22%, including the effect of countercyclical buffers of 0.22%.    5 Consists of a minimum leverage ratio requirement of 3% and a buffer leverage ratio requirement of 0.5%.    6 Includes applicable add-ons of 0.36% for RWA and 0.13% for leverage ratio denominator (LRD).    7 Consists of a minimum capital requirement of 8% and a buffer capital requirement of 6.52%, including the effect of countercyclical buffers of 0.22% and applicable add-ons of 1.44%.    8 Consists of a minimum leverage ratio requirement of 3% and a buffer leverage ratio requirement of 2%, including applicable add-ons of 0.5%.

 

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Capital management 

Loss-absorbing capacity

Swiss SRB going and gone concern information

 

 

 

 

 

Swiss SRB, including transitional

arrangements (phase-in)

 

Swiss SRB as of 1.1.20

(fully applied)

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

35,243

34,841

37,788

 

31,887

31,311

30,693

High-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

6,485

6,692

 6,512¹ 

 

6,485

6,692

6,809

Low-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 1,035² 

 1,009² 

 0¹ 

 

2,295

2,313

2,342

Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

7,521

7,701

6,512

 

8,780

9,005

9,151

Total tier 1 capital

 

42,764

42,542

44,299

 

40,668

40,317

39,844

High-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

856

878

891

 

 

 

 

Low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

8,080

8,238

10,402

 

 

 

 

Total tier 2 capital

 

8,936

9,116

11,293

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

51,700

51,658

55,593

 

40,668

40,317

39,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Basel III-compliant tier 1 capital³

 

657

641

642

 

657

641

642

Total tier 1 capital

 

657

641

642

 

657

641

642

High-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

 

 

 

 

224

230

679

Low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital

 

 

 

 

 

8,080

8,238

10,402

Non-Basel III-compliant tier 2 capital³

 

669

688

698

 

669

688

698

Total tier 2 capital

 

669

688

698

 

8,973

9,156

11,779

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt

 

23,521

23,531

16,890

 

23,521

23,531

16,890

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

24,847

24,860

18,229

 

33,151

33,328

29,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

76,547

76,517

73,822

 

73,819

73,645

69,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

237,818

223,137

225,412

 

236,697

221,785

222,677

Leverage ratio denominator

 

862,975

883,408

874,925

 

860,879

881,183

870,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and loss-absorbing capacity ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going concern capital ratio

 

21.7

23.2

24.7

 

17.2

18.2

17.9

of which: common equity tier 1 capital ratio

 

14.8

15.6

16.8

 

13.5

14.1

13.8

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

10.4

11.1

8.1

 

14.0

15.0

13.2

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

32.2

34.3

32.7

 

31.2

33.2

31.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going concern leverage ratio

 

6.0

5.8

6.4

 

4.7

4.6

4.6

of which: common equity tier 1 leverage ratio

 

4.1

3.9

4.3

 

3.7

3.6

3.5

Gone concern leverage ratio

 

2.9

2.8

2.1

 

3.9

3.8

3.4

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio

 

8.9

8.7

8.4

 

8.6

8.4

7.9

1 High-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 (AT1) capital of CHF 6,809 million and low-trigger loss-absorbing AT1 capital of CHF 2,342 million were partly offset by required deductions for goodwill of CHF 2,639 million.    2 Low-trigger loss-absorbing AT1 capital (30 June 2017: CHF 2,295 million; 31 March 2017: CHF 2,313 million) was partly offset by required deductions for goodwill (30 June 2017: CHF 1,260 million; 31 March 2017: CHF 1,304 million).    3 Non-Basel III-compliant tier 1 and tier 2 capital instruments qualify as gone concern instruments. Under the Swiss SRB rules, these instruments are no longer subject to phase-out. Instruments with a maturity date are eligible to meet the gone concern requirements until one year prior to maturity, with a haircut of 50% applied in the last year of eligibility.

 

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Going concern capital

Our fully applied common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital increased by CHF 0.6 billion to CHF 31.9 billion as of 30 June 2017, mainly as a result of operating profit before tax, partly offset by accruals for capital returns to shareholders, tax effects, foreign currency translation effects and higher deductions for expected losses on the advanced IRB portfolio.

®   Refer to “Risk-weighted assets” in this section for more information on the implementation of changes to the probability of default and loss given default parameters impacting expected losses

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

During the second quarter of 2017, our fully applied gone concern loss-absorbing capacity decreased by CHF 0.2 billion to CHF 33.2 billion. The issuance of CHF 0.4 billion senior unsecured debt instruments that contribute to total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) was more than offset by foreign currency translation and other effects.

®   Refer to “Bondholder information” at www.ubs.com/investors  for more information on the eligibility of capital and senior unsecured debt instruments and on key features and terms and conditions of capital instruments

Loss-absorbing capacity and leverage ratios

During the second quarter of 2017, our fully applied CET1 capital ratio decreased 0.6 percentage points to 13.5% as of 30 June 2017, reflecting an increase in RWA of CHF 14.9 billion, partly offset by an increase of CHF 0.6 billion in CET1 capital.

In the second quarter of 2017, our fully applied CET1 leverage ratio increased 0.1 percentage points to 3.7% as of 30 June 2017, due to a CHF 20 billion decrease in LRD and a CHF 0.6 billion increase in CET1 capital.

On a phase-in basis, our CET1 capital ratio decreased 0.8 percentage points to 14.8%, while our CET1 leverage ratio increased 0.2 percentage points to 4.1%.

On a fully applied basis, our gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio decreased 1.0 percentage point to 14.0% primarily driven by the aforementioned increase in RWA. Our gone concern leverage ratio increased 0.1 percentage points to 3.9%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation IFRS equity to Swiss SRB common equity tier 1 capital

 

 

Swiss SRB, including transitional

arrangements (phase-in)

 

Swiss SRB as of 1.1.20

(fully applied)

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

Total IFRS equity

 

52,437

54,340

54,302

 

52,437

54,340

54,302

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(693)

(679)

(682)

 

(693)

(679)

(682)

Deferred tax assets recognized for tax loss carry-forwards¹

 

(6,566)

(6,733)

(5,042)

 

(8,207)

(8,417)

(8,403)

Deferred tax assets on temporary differences, excess over threshold

 

(658)

(968)

(741)

 

(1,112)

(1,509)

(1,835)

Goodwill, net of tax¹˒²

 

(5,039)

(5,217)

(3,959)

 

(6,298)

(6,521)

(6,599)

Intangible assets, net of tax                                

 

(199)

(218)

(241)

 

(199)

(218)

(241)

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

 

(739)

(774)

(972)

 

(739)

(774)

(972)

Compensation-related components (not recognized in net profit)

 

(1,401)

(1,236)

(1,589)

 

(1,401)

(1,236)

(1,589)

Unrealized own credit related to financial liabilities designated at fair value, net of tax, and replacement values

 

58

(67)

(294)

 

58

(67)

(294)

Unrealized gains related to financial assets available for sale, net of tax

 

(175)

(288)

(262)

 

(175)

(288)

(262)

Prudential valuation adjustments                                          

 

(69)

(72)

(68)

 

(69)

(72)

(68)

Consolidation scope

 

(53)

(131)

(129)

 

(53)

(131)

(129)

Accruals for dividends to shareholders for 2016

 

0

(2,250)

(2,250)

 

0

(2,250)

(2,250)

Expected losses on advanced internal ratings-based portfolio less general provisions

 

(511)

(399)

(356)

 

(511)

(399)

(356)

Other³

 

(1,149)

(467)

71

 

(1,149)

(467)

71

Total common equity tier 1 capital                                   

 

35,243

34,841

37,788

 

31,887

31,311

30,693

1 As of 30 June 2017 and 31 March 2017, the phase-in deduction applied was 80%; as of 31 December 2016, the phase-in deduction applied was 60%.    2 Includes goodwill related to significant investments in financial institutions of CHF 331 million (31 March 2017: CHF 340 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 342 million).    3 Includes accruals for dividends to shareholders for the current year and other items.    

 

 

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Capital management 

Post-stress CET1 capital ratio

We are committed to total capital returns to shareholders of at least 50% of net profit attributable to shareholders, provided that we maintain a fully applied CET1 capital ratio of at least 13% and consistent with our objective of maintaining a post-stress fully applied CET1 capital ratio of at least 10%. Our post-stress CET1 capital ratio exceeded the 10% objective as of 30 June 2017.

 

Swiss SRB total loss-absorbing capacity movement

CHF million

Swiss SRB, including

transitional arrangements

(phase-in)

Swiss SRB as of 1.1.20

(fully applied)

 

 

 

Going concern capital

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital as of 31.3.17

34,841

31,311

Operating profit before tax

1,502

1,502

Current tax (expense) / benefit

(194)

(194)

Foreign currency translation effects

(402)

(290)

Expected loss on advanced IRB portfolio less general provisions

(113)

(113)

Defined benefit plans

91

91

Compensation-related capital and share premium components

23

23

Other

(503)

(442)

Common equity tier 1 capital as of 30.6.17

35,243

31,887

Loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital as of 31.3.17

7,701

9,005

Foreign currency translation and other effects

(180)

(225)

Loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital as of 30.6.17

7,521

8,780

Tier 2 capital as of 31.3.17

9,116

 

Foreign currency translation and other effects

(180)

 

Tier 2 capital as of 30.6.17

8,936

 

Total going concern capital as of 31.3.17

51,658

40,317

Total going concern capital as of 30.6.17

51,700

40,668

 

 

 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

Tier 1 capital as of 31.3.17

641

641

Foreign currency translation and other effects

16

16

Tier 1 capital as of 30.6.17

657

657

Tier 2 capital as of 31.3.17

688

9,156

Foreign currency translation and other effects

(18)

(183)

Tier 2 capital as of 30.6.17

669

8,973

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt as of 31.3.17

23,531

23,531

Issuance of a TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt instrument

400

400

Foreign currency translation and other effects

(410)

(410)

TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt as of 30.6.17

23,521

23,521

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity as of 31.3.17

24,860

33,328

Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity as of 30.6.17

24,847

33,151

 

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

Total loss-absorbing capacity as of 31.3.17

76,517

73,645

Total loss-absorbing capacity as of 30.6.17

76,547

73,819

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Additional information

Sensitivity to currency movements

Risk-weighted assets

We estimate that a 10% depreciation of the Swiss franc against other currencies would have increased our fully applied RWA by CHF 11 billion and our fully applied CET1 capital by CHF 1.2 billion as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 9 billion and CHF 1.2 billion, respectively) and reduced our fully applied CET1 capital ratio by 11 basis points (31 March 2017: 6 basis points). Conversely, we estimate that a 10% appreciation of the Swiss franc against other currencies would have reduced our fully applied RWA by CHF 10 billion and our fully applied CET1 capital by CHF 1.1 billion (31 March 2017: CHF 9 billion and CHF 1.1 billion, respectively) and increased our fully applied CET1 capital ratio by 11 basis points (31 March 2017: 6 basis points).

®   Refer to “Active management of sensitivity to currency movements” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information

Leverage ratio denominator

We estimate that a 10% depreciation of the Swiss franc against other currencies would have increased our fully applied LRD by CHF 64 billion (31 March 2017: CHF 66 billion) and reduced our fully applied Swiss SRB going concern leverage ratio by 11 basis points (31 March 2017: 10 basis points). Conversely, we estimate that a 10% appreciation of the Swiss franc against other currencies would have reduced our fully applied LRD by CHF 58 billion (31 March 2016: CHF 59 billion) and increased our fully applied Swiss SRB going concern leverage ratio by 11 basis points (31 March 2017: 10 basis points).

®   Refer to “Active management of sensitivity to currency movements” in the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information

 

The aforementioned sensitivities do not consider foreign currency translation effects related to defined benefit plans other than those related to the currency translation of the net equity of foreign operations.


Estimated effect on capital from litigation, regulatory and similar matters subject to provisions and contingent liabilities

We have estimated the loss in capital that we could incur as a result of the risks associated with the matters described in “Note 14 Provisions and contingent liabilities” to our consolidated financial statements. This is an estimated amount and is not related to and should not be considered in addition to these provisions and contingent liabilities. We have utilized for this purpose the advanced measurement approach (AMA) methodology that we use when determining the capital requirements associated with operational risks, based on a 99.9% confidence level over a 12-month horizon. The methodology takes into consideration UBS and industry experience for the AMA operational risk categories to which those matters correspond, as well as the external environment affecting risks of these types, in isolation from other areas. On this standalone basis, we estimate the loss in capital that we could incur over a 12-month period as a result of our risks associated with these operational risk categories at CHF 4.9 billion as of 30 June 2017. This estimate does not take into account any provisions recognized for any of these matters and does not constitute a subjective assessment of UBS’s actual exposure in any of these matters.

®   Refer to “Note 14  Provisions and contingent liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information

 

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Capital management 

Risk-weighted assets

During the second quarter of 2017, fully applied risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by CHF 14.9 billion to CHF 236.7 billion, driven by methodology, policy changes and model updates of CHF 14.0 billion and asset size and other movements of CHF 6.3 billion, partly offset by currency effects of CHF 2.9 billion and a reduction in regulatory add-ons of CHF 2.5 billion.

 

Movement in fully applied risk-weighted assets by key driver

CHF billion

 

RWA as of 31.3.17

Currency

effects

Methodology, policy changes and model updates

Regulatory add-ons

Asset size and other¹

RWA as of 30.6.17

Credit risk

 

116.4

(2.5)

13.7

(2.1)

1.3

126.8

Non-counterparty-related risk

 

16.7

(0.3)

 

 

0.5

16.8

Market risk

 

9.3

 

0.3

(0.4)

4.5

13.7

Operational risk

 

79.4

 

0.0

 

0.0

79.4

Total

 

221.8

(2.9)

14.0

(2.5)

6.3

236.7

1 Includes the Pillar 3 categories “Asset size,” “Credit quality of counterparties,” “Acquisitions and disposals” and “Other.” Refer to the UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors for more information.

 

Credit risk

Credit risk RWA increased by CHF 10.4 billion to CHF 126.8 billion as of 30 June 2017.

RWA increased by CHF 13.7 billion due to methodology, policy changes and model updates. An increase of CHF 5.1 billion resulted from the implementation of changes to the probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD) parameters for income-producing real estate exposures (IPRE), of which CHF 4.3 billion was in Personal & Corporate Banking and CHF 0.8 billion in Wealth Management. A CHF 4.7 billion increase resulted from changes to LGD parameters for exposures to multinationals, sovereigns and financial institutions, of which CHF 3.6 billion was in the Investment Bank. An increase of CHF 2.5 billion was due to higher RWA for derivative exposures, driven by an update of the stress period used for the Basel III exposure-at-default calculation, mainly in the Investment Bank. Furthermore, a CHF 0.9 billion increase was driven by the implementation of changes to PD and LGD parameters for Lombard exposures in Wealth Management and of revised credit conversion factors (CCFs) for construction loans in Personal & Corporate Banking.

These increases were partly offset by a net CHF 2.1 billion reduction in FINMA regulatory add-ons, which were reduced by CHF 2.0 billion in Personal & Corporate Banking, CHF 0.4 billion in Wealth Management and CHF 0.5 billion in the Investment Bank, following FINMA approval of the aforementioned updates to PD and LGD parameters. Regulatory add-ons from internal ratings-based (IRB) multipliers increased by CHF 0.8 billion, primarily on Investment Bank exposures to corporates.

We anticipate that additional methodology changes and model updates, including the remainder of the adjustments to the PD and LGD factors, CCF and scheduled increases in the FINMA-required multiplier for Investment Bank exposures to corporates will increase credit risk RWA by around CHF 4 billion in the second half of 2017. The extent and timing of further RWA increases may vary as methodology changes and model updates are completed and receive regulatory approval, and regulatory-imposed multipliers are adjusted. In addition, changes in composition of the relevant portfolios and other factors will affect our RWA. Our estimates of future regulatory-driven RWA increases do not reflect mitigating actions that we may take or further proposed changes to the Basel framework.

®   Refer to “Credit risk models” in the “Risk management and control” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on loss given default, probability of default, credit conversion factors and exposure at default

Market risk

Market risk RWA increased by CHF 4.5 billion due to asset size and other movements, mainly as a result of higher average stressed value-at-risk (SVaR) levels observed during the quarter, primarily in the Investment Bank’s Equities and Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit businesses.

In the second half of 2017, we currently expect changes to the risks-not-in-VaR charge, which will be subject to FINMA approval. Based on our current estimates, this is expected to result in an RWA increase of approximately CHF 2 billion, with an additional similar effect in 2018.

®   Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of this report and the UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors  for more information on market risk developments

Operational risk

Operational risk RWA were unchanged at CHF 79.4 billion.

®   Refer to “Operational risk” in the “Risk management and control” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on the advanced measurement approach model

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Risk-weighted assets by business division and Corporate Center unit

CHF billion

 

Wealth

Management

Wealth

Management

Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment

Bank

CC –

Services

CC –

Group

ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

Total

RWA

 

 

30.6.17

Credit risk

 

 15.0 

 9.4 

 42.8 

 1.6 

42.2

1.6

8.9

5.4

126.8

Advanced IRB approach¹

 

11.3

4.4

41.1

1.1

38.9

0.3

6.9

3.9

107.8

Standardized approach²

 

3.6

5.0

1.8

0.6

3.3

1.3

2.0

1.5

19.0

Non-counterparty-related risk³

 

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

17.8

0.0

0.0

17.9

Market risk

 

0.0

1.3

0.0

0.0

12.9

 (2.9)⁴ 

0.5

1.8

13.7

Operational risk

 

13.5

13.5

4.0

2.4

19.8

13.3

2.5

10.3

79.4

RWA, phase-in

 

28.5

24.2

46.9

4.0

74.9

29.8

12.0

17.5

237.8

Phase-out items⁵

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

0.0

(1.1)

0.0

0.0

(1.1)

RWA, fully applied⁶

 

28.5

24.2

46.9

4.0

74.9

28.7

12.0

17.5

236.7

RWA held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁷

 

1.4

0.9

1.1

0.1

0.7

0.0

(4.2)

0.0

0.0

RWA after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

29.9

25.1

47.9

4.1

75.7

28.7

7.8

17.5

236.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.3.17

Credit risk

 

 13.8 

 9.5 

 40.4 

 1.7 

36.7

1.5

7.5

5.4

116.4

Advanced IRB approach¹

 

10.0

4.5

38.5

1.0

33.2

0.3

5.8

4.1

97.5

Standardized approach²

 

3.8

5.0

1.9

0.6

3.6

1.2

1.6

1.3

18.9

Non-counterparty-related risk³

 

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

17.8

0.0

0.0

18.0

Market risk

 

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

8.8

 (2.4)⁴ 

0.5

1.4

9.3

Operational risk

 

13.5

13.5

4.0

2.4

19.8

13.3

2.5

10.3

79.4

RWA, phase-in

 

27.4

24.1

44.4

4.1

65.4

30.2

10.5

17.1

223.1

Phase-out items⁵

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 0.0 

0.0

(1.4)

0.0

0.0

(1.4)

RWA, fully applied⁶

 

27.4

24.1

44.4

4.1

65.4

28.9

10.5

17.1

221.8

RWA held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁷

 

1.3

1.0

1.1

0.1

0.8

0.0

(4.3)

0.0

0.0

RWA after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

28.7

25.1

45.5

4.1

66.2

28.9

6.2

17.2

221.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.6.17 vs 31.3.17

Credit risk

 

1.2

(0.1)

2.4

(0.1)

5.5

0.1

1.4

0.0

10.4

Advanced IRB approach¹

 

1.3

(0.1)

2.6

0.1

5.7

0.0

1.1

(0.2)

10.3

Standardized approach²

 

(0.2)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

(0.3)

0.1

0.4

0.2

0.1

Non-counterparty-related risk³

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

Market risk

 

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

4.1

(0.5)

0.0

0.4

4.4

Operational risk

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

RWA, phase-in

 

1.1

0.1

2.5

(0.1)

9.5

(0.4)

1.5

0.4

14.7

Phase-out items⁵

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.3

RWA, fully applied⁶

 

1.1

0.1

2.5

(0.1)

9.5

(0.2)

1.5

0.4

14.9

RWA held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁷

 

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

RWA after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

1.2

0.0

2.4

0.0

9.5

(0.2)

1.6

0.3

14.9

1 Includes equity exposures in the banking book according to the simple risk weight method.    2 Includes settlement risk and business transfers.    3 Non-counterparty-related risk includes deferred tax assets recognized for temporary differences (30 June 2017: CHF 9.4 billion; 31 March 2017: CHF 9.6 billion), property, equipment and software (30 June 2017: CHF 8.4 billion; 31 March 2017: CHF 8.3 billion) and other items (30 June 2017: CHF 0.1 billion; 31 March 2017: CHF 0.2 billion).    4 Corporate Center – Services market risk RWA were negative, as they included the effect of portfolio diversification across businesses.    5 Phase-out items are entirely related to non-counterparty-related risk RWA.    6 RWA held by business division and Corporate Center unit.    7 Represents RWA held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that are directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework“ in the “Capital management“ section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

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Capital management 

Leverage ratio denominator

During the second quarter of 2017, the fully applied leverage ratio denominator (LRD) decreased by CHF 20 billion to CHF 861 billion, driven by currency effects of CHF 16 billion, asset size and other movements of CHF 3 billion and incremental netting and collateral mitigation of CHF 2 billion.

 

Movement in the fully applied leverage ratio denominator by key driver

CHF billion

 

LRD as of

31.3.17

Currency

effects

Incremental

netting and

collateral

mitigation

Asset size

and other

LRD as of

30.6.17

On-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivative exposures and SFTs)¹

 

638.2

(11.1)

 

1.3

628.5

Derivative exposures

 

102.7

(1.8)

(1.3)

0.0

99.7

Securities financing transactions

 

120.8

(2.7)

(0.2)

(2.0)

115.8

Off-balance sheet items

 

36.8

(0.9)

 

(2.5)

33.4

Deduction items

 

(17.4)

0.6

 

0.2

(16.5)

Total

 

881.2

(15.8)

(1.5)

(3.0)

860.9

1 Excludes positive replacement values, cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments, cash collateral on securities borrowed, reverse repurchase agreements, margin loans and prime brokerage receivables related to securities financing transactions, which are presented separately under Derivative exposures and Securities financing transactions in this table.

 

Currency effects mainly reflect the weakening of the US dollar against the Swiss franc. The LRD movements described below exclude currency effects.

The decrease from asset size and other movements of CHF 3 billion was driven by a reduction of CHF 3 billion in off-balance sheet items and a decrease of CHF 2 billion in securities financing transactions (SFTs), partly offset by higher on-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivatives and SFTs) of CHF 1 billion.

Off-balance sheet items decreased by CHF 3 billion primarily due to client-driven reductions, mainly in the Investment Bank.

The decrease of CHF 2 billion in SFTs was primarily due to client-driven reductions in our Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit business within the Investment Bank.


On-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivatives and SFTs) increased by CHF 1 billion due to client-driven increases of CHF 5 billion in trading portfolio assets and financial assets designated at fair value, available for sale and held to maturity, mainly in the Investment Bank, as well as due to higher lending assets of CHF 4 billion, primarily relating to Lombard lending in Wealth Management. These increases were largely offset by a decrease in cash and balances with central banks of CHF 8 billion, primarily reflecting higher funding utilization by the business divisions, partly offset by various debt issuances and rebalancing within our high-quality liquid assets portfolio.

®   Refer to the “Balance sheet, liquidity and funding management” section of this report for more information on balance sheet movements

 

 

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Leverage ratio denominator by business division and Corporate Center unit

CHF billion

 

Wealth

Management

Wealth

Management

Americas

Personal &

Corporate

Banking

Asset

Management

Investment

Bank

CC –

Services

CC –

Group

ALM

CC – Non-

core and

Legacy

Portfolio

Total

 

 

30.6.17

Total IFRS assets

 

114.1

63.5

137.4

12.7

232.9

23.2

253.1

54.0

890.8

Difference in scope of consolidation¹

 

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

(10.2)

(0.4)

(0.2)

0.2

0.0

(10.7)

Less: derivative exposures and SFTs²

 

(1.6)

(1.7)

(1.2)

0.0

(128.1)

0.0

(69.6)

(49.5)

(251.7)

On-balance sheet exposures

 

112.5

61.6

136.2

2.5

104.4

23.0

183.6

4.6

628.5

Derivative exposures

 

3.1

3.3

1.8

0.0

73.5

0.0

6.3

11.6

99.7

Securities financing transactions

 

0.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

45.7

 0.0 

67.8

1.4

115.8

Off-balance sheet items

 

3.6

0.8

11.6

0.0

16.1

0.1

0.9

0.3

33.4

Items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14.4)

 

 

(14.4)

LRD, phase-in

 

119.3

66.6

149.5

2.5

239.7

8.7

258.7

17.9

863.0

Additional items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.1)

 

 

(2.1)

LRD, fully applied³

 

119.3

66.6

149.5

2.5

239.7

6.6

258.7

17.9

860.9

LRD held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁴

 

51.2

15.3

39.2

1.9

27.6

0.0

(136.9)

1.7

0.0

LRD after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

170.4

81.9

188.7

4.4

267.4

6.7

121.8

19.5

860.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.3.17

Total IFRS assets

 

116.7

64.5

138.7

12.4

228.6

23.4

265.1

60.2

909.6

Difference in scope of consolidation¹

 

(5.1)

(0.2)

0.0

(9.6)

(0.4)

(0.1)

0.2

0.0

(15.3)

Less: derivative exposures and SFTs²

 

(1.3)

(1.9)

(1.5)

0.0

(126.0)

0.0

(70.1)

(55.2)

(256.1)

On-balance sheet exposures

 

110.3

62.4

137.2

2.7

102.2

23.3

195.2

5.0

638.2

Derivative exposures

 

2.9

3.2

2.3

0.0

75.6

0.0

6.2

12.5

102.7

Securities financing transactions

 

0.0

1.3

0.0

0.0

48.9

0.0

68.5

2.0

120.8

Off-balance sheet items

 

3.6

0.9

11.5

0.0

18.4

0.1

1.9

0.3

36.8

Items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15.1)

 

 

(15.1)

LRD, phase-in

 

116.9

67.9

151.0

2.7

245.1

8.3

271.8

19.8

883.4

Additional items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.2)

 

 

(2.2)

LRD, fully applied³

 

116.9

67.9

151.0

2.7

245.1

6.1

271.8

19.8

881.2

LRD held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁴

 

49.4

23.5

41.1

2.1

32.4

0.4

(153.6)

4.8

0.0

LRD after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

166.2

91.3

192.1

4.8

277.5

6.5

118.2

24.5

881.2

 

 

 

30.6.17 vs 31.3.17

Total IFRS assets

 

(2.6)

(1.0)

(1.3)

0.3

4.3

(0.2)

(12.0)

(6.2)

(18.8)

Difference in scope of consolidation¹

 

5.1

0.0

0.0

(0.6)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

4.6

Less: derivative exposures and SFTs²

 

(0.3)

0.2

0.3

0.0

(2.1)

0.0

0.5

5.7

4.4

On-balance sheet exposures

 

2.2

(0.8)

(1.0)

(0.2)

2.2

(0.3)

(11.6)

(0.4)

(9.7)

Derivative exposures

 

0.2

0.1

(0.5)

0.0

(2.1)

0.0

0.1

(0.9)

(3.0)

Securities financing transactions

 

0.0

(0.5)

0.0

0.0

(3.2)

0.0

(0.7)

(0.6)

(5.0)

Off-balance sheet items

 

0.0

(0.1)

0.1

0.0

(2.3)

0.0

(1.0)

0.0

(3.4)

Items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

0.7

LRD, phase-in

 

2.4

(1.3)

(1.5)

(0.2)

(5.4)

0.4

(13.1)

(1.9)

(20.4)

Additional items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

LRD, fully applied³

 

2.4

(1.3)

(1.5)

(0.2)

(5.4)

0.5

(13.1)

(1.9)

(20.3)

LRD held by CC – Group ALM on behalf of business divisions and other CC units⁴

 

1.8

(8.2)

(1.9)

(0.2)

(4.8)

(0.4)

16.7

(3.1)

0.0

LRD after allocation from CC – Group ALM to business divisions and other CC units

 

4.2

(9.4)

(3.4)

(0.4)

(10.1)

0.2

3.6

(5.0)

(20.3)

1 Represents the difference between the IFRS and the regulatory scope of consolidation, which is the applicable scope for the LRD calculation.    2 Consists of positive replacement values, cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments, cash collateral on securities borrowed, reverse repurchase agreements, margin loans and prime brokerage receivables related to securities financing transactions in accordance with the regulatory scope of consolidation, which are presented separately under Derivative exposures and Securities financing transactions.    3 LRD held by business division and Corporate Center unit.    4 Represents LRD held by Corporate Center – Group ALM that is directly associated with activity managed centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units. For the purpose of attributing equity under the revised framework effective as of 1 January 2017, these resources are allocated to the business divisions and other Corporate Center units, primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Refer to “Equity attribution framework” in the ”Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information.

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Capital management 

Equity attribution and return on attributed equity

Average attributed equity to business divisions and Corporate Center decreased by CHF 0.9 billion to CHF 52.7 billion in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the first quarter. Average attributed tangible equity decreased by CHF 0.7 billion to CHF 46.4 billion. The decrease in average attributed equity as well as average tangible equity was driven by a decrease in Group items, mainly reflecting the dividend distribution to shareholders for 2016. Average equity for other business divisions and Corporate Center was broadly unchanged from the prior quarter.

Change in equity attribution framework in 2017

In the first quarter of 2017, we implemented an updated equity attribution framework that reflects the revision of the too big to fail provisions applicable to Swiss systemically relevant banks.

Effective 1 January 2017, the weighting used for the attribution of tangible equity has been changed from an equal driver weighting of one-third each for average fully applied RWA, average fully applied leverage ratio denominator (LRD) and risk-based capital (RBC) to 50% each for RWA and LRD. Average fully applied RWA and LRD continue to be converted to their common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital equivalents based on capital ratios of 11% and 3.75%, respectively, which are above future regulatory requirements. If the tangible attributed equity calculated under the weighted-driver approach is less than the CET1 capital equivalent of RBC for any business division, the CET1 capital equivalent of RBC will be used as a floor for that business division.

Under the revised framework, LRD and RWA held by Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management
(Group ALM) directly associated with activities that Corporate Center – Group ALM manages centrally on behalf of the business divisions and other Corporate Center units are allocated to those business divisions and other Corporate Center units for the purpose of equity attribution. This allocation is primarily based on the level of high-quality liquid assets that is needed to meet the Group’s minimum liquidity coverage ratio requirement of 110%. Corporate Center – Group ALM continues to retain attributed equity related to liquidity and funding surpluses, i.e., at levels above regulatory requirements, together with that related to its own activities.

In addition to tangible equity, we continue to allocate equity to our businesses to support goodwill and intangible assets. However, following the change in the first quarter of 2017, we now also attribute to the business divisions equity for goodwill and intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of PaineWebber that until 1 January 2017 was held centrally in Group items within Corporate Center – Services under the previous framework.

We now attribute all Basel III capital deduction items to Group items. These deduction items include deferred tax assets, which constitute the largest component of Group items, unrealized gains from cash flow hedges and compensation- and own-share-related components. Prior to 2017, Group items only included an amount of attributed equity for certain capital deduction items. The total amount of attributed equity now equals average shareholders’ equity.

®   Refer to the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on the equity attribution framework

Average attributed equity and attributed tangible equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total attributed equity

 

Attributed tangible equity¹

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF billion

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

Wealth Management

 

6.1

6.0

 

6.0

 

4.8

4.6

 

4.7

Wealth Management Americas

 

6.6

6.7

 

6.7

 

3.0

3.1

 

3.0

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

6.1

6.0

 

6.1

 

6.1

6.0

 

6.1

Asset Management

 

1.7

1.7

 

1.7

 

0.3

0.3

 

0.3

Investment Bank

 

9.1

9.1

 

9.1

 

9.1

9.0

 

9.1

Corporate Center

 

23.1

24.1

 

23.6

 

23.1

24.1

 

23.6

of which: CC – Services

 

19.1

20.3

 

19.7

 

19.1

20.3

 

19.7

of which: Group items

 

17.4

18.7

 

18.0

 

17.4

18.7

 

18.0

of which: CC – Group ALM

 

2.6

2.3

 

2.5

 

2.6

2.3

 

2.5

of which: CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

1.4

1.5

 

1.4

 

1.4

1.5

 

1.4

Average (tangible) equity attributed to business divisions and Corporate Center

 

52.7

53.6

 

53.2

 

46.4

47.1

 

46.7

1 Attributed tangible equity equals attributed equity less goodwill and intangible assets.

 

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Return on (attributed) equity and return on (attributed) tangible equity¹

 

 

Return on (attributed) equity

 

Return on (attributed) tangible equity

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

In %

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management

 

38.2

42.8

 

40.4

 

48.8

55.2

 

51.9

Wealth Management Americas

 

18.0

17.9

 

18.0

 

40.5

40.7

 

40.6

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

23.4

27.7

 

25.6

 

23.4

27.7

 

25.6

Asset Management

 

26.1

24.1

 

25.0

 

144.3

133.3

 

135.8

Investment Bank

 

19.7

21.0

 

20.4

 

20.0

21.4

 

20.7

UBS Group

 

8.9

9.5

 

9.2

 

10.3

10.9

 

10.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management

 

45.3

48.7

 

47.0

 

57.8

62.8

 

60.3

Wealth Management Americas

 

19.5

19.2

 

19.4

 

43.8

43.6

 

43.7

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

24.9

29.0

 

27.0

 

24.9

29.0

 

27.0

Asset Management

 

31.7

28.8

 

30.1

 

174.9

158.9

 

163.2

Investment Bank

 

18.3

24.4

 

21.4

 

18.6

24.8

 

21.7

UBS Group

 

9.9

10.9

 

10.4

 

11.4

12.6

 

12.0

1 Return on attributed equity and return on attributed tangible equity shown for the business divisions. Return on equity attributable to shareholders and return on tangible equity shown for the UBS Group. Return on attributed equity and return on attributed tangible equity for Corporate Center is not shown, as it is not meaningful.    2 Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations.

65 


Capital management 

UBS shares

UBS Group AG shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX). They are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as global registered shares. Each share has a par value of CHF 0.10 per share.

Shares issued increased slightly in the second quarter of 2017 due to the issuance of shares out of conditional share capital upon exercise of employee share options.

Treasury shares, which are primarily held to hedge our share delivery obligations related to employee share-based compensation and participation plans, totaled 135 million shares as of 30 June 2017. Treasury shares decreased by 2 million shares during the second quarter of 2017 mainly due to the delivery of treasury shares under share-based compensation plans, partly offset by purchases.

 

UBS Group share information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

31.3.17

Shares issued

 

3,851,805,058

3,851,255,128

3,850,263,351

 

0

Treasury shares

 

135,182,950

137,116,350

143,744,288

 

(1)

Shares outstanding

 

3,716,622,108

3,714,138,778

3,706,519,063

 

0

Basic earnings per share (CHF)¹

 

0.32

0.34

0.28

 

(6)

Diluted earnings per share (CHF)¹

 

0.31

0.33

0.27

 

(6)

Equity attributable to shareholders (CHF million)

 

51,744

53,661

52,876

 

(4)

Less: goodwill and intangible assets (CHF million)

 

6,226

6,458

6,402

 

(4)

Tangible equity attributable to shareholders (CHF million)

 

45,518

47,203

46,474

 

(4)

Total book value per share (CHF)

 

13.92

14.45

14.27

 

(4)

Tangible book value per share (CHF)

 

12.25

12.71

12.54

 

(4)

Share price (CHF)

 

16.24

16.03

12.57

 

1

Market capitalization (CHF million)²

 

62,553

61,736

48,398

 

1

1 Refer to “Note 8 Earnings per share (EPS) and shares outstanding” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of this report for more information.    2 Market capitalization is calculated on the basis of total shares issued multiplied by the share price at the end of the period.

 

 

Ticker symbols UBS Group AG

 

 

 

 

 

Trading exchange

 

SIX / NYSE

Bloomberg

Reuters

SIX Swiss Exchange

 

UBSG

UBSG VX

UBSG.S

New York Stock Exchange

 

UBS

UBS UN

UBS.N

 

 

 

 

 

Security identification codes

ISIN

 

 

CH0244767585

 

Valoren

 

 

24 476 758

 

CUSIP

 

 

CINS H42097 10 7

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Consolidated financial statements

Unaudited

 

 

 


 

Table of contents

 

UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial
statements (unaudited)

 

 

69

Income statement

70

Statement of comprehensive income

72

Balance sheet

74

Statement of changes in equity

76

Statement of cash flows

 

 

78

1     Basis of accounting

79

2     Segment reporting

80

3     Net fee and commission income

80

4     Other income

81

5     Personnel expenses

81

6     General and administrative expenses

81

7     Income taxes

82

8     Earnings per share (EPS) and shares outstanding

82

9     Fair value measurement

93

10   Derivative instruments

94

11   Other assets and liabilities

95

12   Financial liabilities designated at fair value

95

13   Debt issued held at amortized cost

96

14   Provisions and contingent liabilities

106

15   Guarantees, commitments and
       forward starting transactions

107

16   Changes in organization and disposals

108

17   Currency translation rates

 

 

 

UBS AG interim consolidated financial information
(unaudited)

 

 

109

Comparison UBS Group AG consolidated versus
UBS AG consolidated

  

 


 

UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million, except per share data

 

Note

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Interest income

 

 

 

3,627

3,352

3,552

 

8

2

 

6,979

6,959

Interest expense

 

 

 

(2,210)

(1,656)

(2,388)

 

33

(7)

 

(3,866)

(4,083)

Net interest income

 

 

 

1,417

1,696

1,164

 

(16)

22

 

3,113

2,876

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 

 

(46)

0

(7)

 

 

557

 

(46)

(9)

Net interest income after credit loss expense

 

 

 

1,371

1,696

1,158

 

(19)

18

 

3,067

2,867

Net fee and commission income

 

3

 

4,295

4,353

4,087

 

(1)

5

 

8,648

8,180

Net trading income

 

 

 

1,456

1,440

1,891

 

1

(23)

 

2,896

2,904

Other income

 

4

 

147

43

269

 

242

(45)

 

190

286

Total operating income

 

 

 

7,269

7,532

7,404

 

(3)

(2)

 

14,801

14,237

Personnel expenses

 

5

 

4,014

4,060

3,985

 

(1)

1

 

8,074

7,910

General and administrative expenses

 

6

 

1,488

1,506

1,666

 

(1)

(11)

 

2,994

3,330

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

 

 

249

255

240

 

(2)

4

 

505

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

 

 

16

21

24

 

(24)

(33)

 

37

47

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

5,767

5,842

5,915

 

(1)

(3)

 

11,609

11,770

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

 

 

1,502

1,690

1,489

 

(11)

1

 

3,192

2,467

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

7

 

327

375

376

 

(13)

(13)

 

701

646

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

1,175

1,315

1,113

 

(11)

6

 

2,490

1,820

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

 

 

 

1

47

79

 

(98)

(99)

 

47

79

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

(7)

14

 

2,443

1,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (CHF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

8

 

0.32

0.34

0.28

 

(6)

14

 

0.66

0.47

Diluted

 

8

 

0.31

0.33

0.27

 

(6)

15

 

0.64

0.45

 

69


UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Statement of comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

2,443

1,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation movements, before tax

 

(994)

(371)

310

 

(1,365)

(643)

Foreign exchange amounts reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

21

4

26

 

25

149

Income tax relating to foreign currency translation movements

 

1

2

(2)

 

3

3

Subtotal foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

(971)

(365)

334

 

(1,337)

(492)

Financial assets available for sale

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Net unrealized gains / (losses) on financial assets available for sale, before tax

 

10

44

116

 

53

369

Impairment charges reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

(1)

14

3

 

13

3

Realized gains reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

(135)

(8)

(166)

 

(143)

(255)

Realized losses reclassified to the income statement from equity

 

5

2

5

 

7

19

Income tax relating to net unrealized gains / (losses) on financial assets available for sale

 

6

(8)

3

 

(2)

(44)

Subtotal financial assets available for sale, net of tax

 

(115)

43

(39)

 

(72)

93

Cash flow hedges

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

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

 

165

(30)

502

 

136

1,445

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

 

(211)

(220)

(274)

 

(431)

(577)

Income tax relating to cash flow hedges

 

11

52

(47)

 

63

(174)

Subtotal cash flow hedges, net of tax

 

(35)

(198)

181

 

(233)

694

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

 

(1,121)

(520)

476

 

(1,641)

295

 

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

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

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Defined benefit plans

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

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

 

107

49

(198)

 

156

(389)

Income tax relating to defined benefit plans

 

1

2

(4)

 

4

8

Subtotal defined benefit plans, net of tax

 

108

51

(202)

 

160

(381)

Own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

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

 

(72)

(181)

(173)

 

(252)

(105)

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

 

(1)

0

16

 

(1)

0

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

 

(73)

(181)

(157)

 

(254)

(105)

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

 

35

(129)

(359)

 

(94)

(486)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

(1,086)

(649)

117

 

(1,735)

(191)

Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

89

620

1,151

 

708

1,550

 

70 


 

Statement of comprehensive income (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

1

47

79

 

47

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation movements, before tax

 

14

0

329

 

14

278

Income tax relating to foreign currency translation movements

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

Subtotal foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

14

0

329

 

14

278

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

 

14

0

329

 

14

278

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

14

47

407

 

61

357

 

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

1,175

1,315

1,113

 

2,490

1,820

Other comprehensive income

 

(1,072)

(649)

445

 

(1,721)

87

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

 

(1,121)

(520)

476

 

(1,641)

295

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

 

49

(129)

(30)

 

(80)

(207)

Total comprehensive income

 

103

666

1,558

 

769

1,907

 

71


UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

CHF million

 

Note

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

 

 

 

100,071

108,931

107,767

 

(8)

(7)

Due from banks

 

 

 

14,420

14,222

13,156

 

1

10

Cash collateral on securities borrowed

 

 

 

15,081

18,512

15,111

 

(19)

0

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

 

75,324

77,004

66,246

 

(2)

14

Trading portfolio assets

 

9

 

107,659

107,211

96,575

 

0

11

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

 

 

 

32,679

30,346

30,260

 

8

8

Positive replacement values

 

9, 10

 

121,910

121,549

158,411

 

0

(23)

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

10

 

22,687

22,522

26,664

 

1

(15)

Loans

 

 

 

308,280

309,115

306,325

 

0

1

Financial assets designated at fair value

 

9

 

51,787

49,114

65,353

 

5

(21)

Financial assets available for sale

 

9

 

14,114

16,235

15,676

 

(13)

(10)

Financial assets held to maturity

 

 

 

8,710

8,962

9,289

 

(3)

(6)

Investments in associates

 

 

 

972

977

963

 

(1)

1

Property, equipment and software

 

 

 

8,424

8,368

8,331

 

1

1

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

 

 

6,226

6,458

6,556

 

(4)

(5)

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

12,372

12,927

13,155

 

(4)

(6)

Other assets

 

11

 

22,793

27,500

25,436

 

(17)

(10)

Total assets

 

 

 

890,831

909,608

935,016

 

(2)

(5)

 

 

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Balance sheet (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

CHF million

 

Note

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

 

 

 

11,598

8,747

10,645

 

33

9

Cash collateral on securities lent

 

 

 

2,538

3,067

2,818

 

(17)

(10)

Repurchase agreements

 

 

 

11,286

10,621

6,612

 

6

71

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

9

 

25,320

28,576

22,824

 

(11)

11

Negative replacement values

 

9, 10

 

119,027

119,964

153,810

 

(1)

(23)

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 

10

 

31,520

29,875

35,472

 

6

(11)

Due to customers

 

 

 

404,303

419,356

423,672

 

(4)

(5)

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

9, 12

 

54,215

56,640

55,017

 

(4)

(1)

Debt issued

 

13

 

121,727

114,725

103,649

 

6

17

Provisions

 

14

 

3,207

3,757

4,174

 

(15)

(23)

Other liabilities

 

11

 

53,653

59,939

62,020

 

(10)

(13)

Total liabilities

 

 

 

838,394

855,268

880,714

 

(2)

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

 

385

385

385

 

0

0

Share premium

 

 

 

25,600

27,637

28,254

 

(7)

(9)

Treasury shares

 

 

 

(2,180)

(2,211)

(2,249)

 

(1)

(3)

Retained earnings

 

 

 

34,074

32,864

31,725

 

4

7

Other comprehensive income recognized directly in equity, net of tax

 

 

 

(6,135)

(5,014)

(4,494)

 

22

37

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

 

 

51,744

53,661

53,621

 

(4)

(4)

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

693

679

682

 

2

2

Total equity

 

 

 

52,437

54,340

54,302

 

(4)

(3)

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

 

890,831

909,608

935,016

 

(2)

(5)

 

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UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Statement of changes in equity

 

 

 

 

CHF million

Share

capital

Share

premium

Treasury

shares

Retained

earnings

Balance as of 1 January 2016

385

31,164

(1,693)

29,504

Issuance of share capital

0

 

 

 

Acquisition of treasury shares

 

 

(1,350)

 

Delivery of treasury shares under share-based compensation plans

 

(617)

694

 

Other disposal of treasury shares

 

(2)

16

 

Premium on shares issued and warrants exercised

 

2

 

 

Share-based compensation expensed in the income statement

 

424

 

 

Tax (expense) / benefit

 

10

 

 

Dividends

 

 (3,164)² 

 

 

Preferred notes

 

 

 

 

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

 

43

 

(43)

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 

1,255

of which: net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

1,741

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

 

 

 

(381)

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

 

 

 

(105)

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

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 30 June 2016

385

27,860

(2,333)

30,716

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 1 January 2017

385

28,254

(2,249)

31,725

Issuance of share capital

0

 

 

 

Acquisition of treasury shares

 

 

(851)

 

Delivery of treasury shares under share-based compensation plans

 

(808)

883

 

Other disposal of treasury shares

 

 

38

 

Premium on shares issued and warrants exercised

 

8

 

 

Share-based compensation expensed in the income statement

 

361

 

 

Tax (expense) / benefit

 

14

 

 

Dividends

 

 (2,229)² 

 

 

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

 

(1)

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 

2,349

of which: net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

2,443

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

 

 

 

160

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

 

 

 

(254)

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

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 30 June 2017

385

25,600

(2,180)

34,074

1 Excludes defined benefit plans and own credit that are recorded directly in Retained earnings.    2 Reflects the payment of an ordinary cash dividend of CHF 0.60 (2016: CHF 0.60 ordinary cash dividend and CHF 0.25 special cash dividend) per dividend-bearing share out of the capital contribution reserve.

 

 

74 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive

income recognized

directly in equity,

net of tax¹

of which:

foreign currency translation

of which:

financial assets

available for sale

of which:

cash flow hedges

Total equity

attributable to

shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total equity

(4,047)

(5,857)

172

1,638

55,313

1,995

57,308

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

(1,350)

 

(1,350)

 

 

 

 

77

 

77

 

 

 

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

424

 

424

 

 

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

(3,164)

(83)

(3,246)

 

 

 

 

0

(1,584)

(1,584)

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

295

(492)

93

694

1,550

357

1,907

 

 

 

 

1,741

79

1,820

295

(492)

93

694

295

 

295

 

 

 

 

(381)

 

(381)

 

 

 

 

(105)

 

(105)

 

 

 

 

0

278

278

(3,752)

(6,348)

264

2,332

52,876

686

53,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,494)

(5,564)

98

972

53,621

682

54,302

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

(851)

 

(851)

 

 

 

 

76

 

76

 

 

 

 

38

 

38

 

 

 

 

8

 

8

 

 

 

 

361

 

361

 

 

 

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

(2,229)

(50)

(2,280)

 

 

 

 

(1)

1

0

(1,641)

(1,337)

(72)

(233)

708

61

769

 

 

 

 

2,443

47

2,490

(1,641)

(1,337)

(72)

(233)

(1,641)

 

(1,641)

 

 

 

 

160

 

160

 

 

 

 

(254)

 

(254)

 

 

 

 

0

14

14

(6,135)

(6,901)

26

739

51,744

693

52,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75


UBS Group AG interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited) 

Statement of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss)

 

2,490

1,820

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

 

 

 

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

505

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

37

47

Credit loss expense / (recovery)

 

46

9

Share of net profits of associates

 

(36)

(40)

Deferred tax expense / (benefit)

 

264

242

Net loss / (gain) from investing activities

 

246

(798)

Net loss / (gain) from financing activities

 

(307)

6,781

Other net adjustments

 

689

(544)

Net change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Due from / to banks

 

484

3,320

Cash collateral on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements

 

(11,218)

(13,109)

Cash collateral on securities lent and repurchase agreements

 

4,650

(1,832)

Trading portfolio and replacement values

 

(7,411)

14,850

Financial assets designated at fair value

 

13,112

(59,480)

Cash collateral on derivative instruments

 

15

(6,824)

Loans

 

(6,493)

1,360

Due to customers

 

(13,414)

21,506

Other assets, provisions and other liabilities

 

(5,678)

(6,085)

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

(689)

(209)

Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities

 

(22,708)

(38,503)

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets

 

(5)

(23)

Disposal of subsidiaries, associates and intangible assets¹

 

95

72

Purchase of property, equipment and software

 

(720)

(952)

Disposal of property, equipment and software

 

23

193

Purchase of financial assets available for sale

 

(4,729)

(7,363)

Disposal and redemption of financial assets available for sale

 

6,150

51,112

Net (purchase) / redemption of financial assets held to maturity

 

168

(4,878)

Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities

 

982

38,159

 

 

 

 

Table continues on the next page.

 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of cash flows (continued)

 

 

 

 

Table continued from previous page.

 

 

 

 

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

Net short-term debt issued / (repaid)

 

18,738

9,797

Net movements in treasury shares and own equity derivative activity

 

(751)

(1,274)

Distributions paid on UBS shares

 

(2,229)

(3,164)

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

 

24,829

18,857

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

 

(23,407)

(17,365)

Net changes in non-controlling interests and preferred notes

 

(50)

(1,371)

Net cash flow from / (used in) financing activities

 

17,130

5,480

 

 

 

 

Total cash flow

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

121,138

103,044

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

 

(4,596)

5,136

Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,502)

(1,293)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period²

 

115,040

106,888

of which: cash and balances with central banks

 

100,006

94,181

of which: due from banks

 

12,676

11,707

of which: money market paper³

 

2,358

1,001

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Interest received in cash

 

6,009

5,992

Interest paid in cash

 

3,522

3,417

Dividends on equity investments, investment funds and associates received in cash⁴

 

985

999

1 Includes dividends received from associates.    2 CHF 2,576 million and CHF 3,631 million of cash and cash equivalents (mainly reflected in Due from banks) were restricted as of 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2016, respectively. Refer to Note 23 in the Annual Report 2016 for more information.    3 Money market paper is included in the balance sheet under Trading portfolio assets, Financial assets available for sale and Financial assets designated at fair value.    4 Includes dividends received from associates reported within cash flow from / (used in) investing activities.

 

  

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

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

Note 1   Basis of accounting

The consolidated financial statements (the Financial Statements) of UBS Group AG and its subsidiaries (together “UBS” or “the Group”) are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and are presented in Swiss francs (CHF), which is also the functional currency of UBS Group AG and of UBS AG's Head Office and its Swiss-based operations. 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 Group AG consolidated annual Financial Statements for the period ended 31 December 2016, except for the changes described below and in “Note 1 Basis of accounting” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the first quarter 2017 report. These interim Financial Statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with UBS Group AG’s audited consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report 2016. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments were made for a fair presentation of UBS’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 on areas of estimation uncertainty considered to require critical judgment, refer to “Note 1a Significant accounting policies” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016.


Classification of financial assets containing prepayment features with negative compensation under IFRS 9, Financial Instruments  

In April 2017, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued the Exposure Draft Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation, which proposed an amendment to IFRS 9, Financial Instruments that would allow amortized cost accounting for instruments that provide for two-way compensation if a prepayment occurs. These features are common in Swiss private mortgages and corporate loans.

In July 2017, the IASB approved the amendment, subject to some refinements. UBS expects to early adopt the amendment and continue measuring Swiss private mortgages and corporate loans at amortized cost upon adoption of IFRS 9 on 1 January 2018.

IFRIC 23, Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

In June 2017, the IASB issued IFRIC Interpretation 23, Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments (IFRIC 23), which addresses how uncertain tax positions should be accounted for under IFRS. Under this interpretation, IFRIC 23 requires that, where acceptance of the tax treatment by the relevant tax authority is considered probable, it should be assumed as an accounting recognition matter that treatment of the item will ultimately be accepted. Therefore, no tax provision would be required in such cases. However, if acceptance of the tax treatment is not considered probable, the entity is required to reflect that uncertainty using an expected value (i.e., a probability-weighted approach) or the single most likely amount. 

IFRIC 23 is mandatorily effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019 and any resulting change to the tax provisions should be recognized in retained earnings. UBS is in the process of carrying out a detailed review on the impacts arising from this interpretation, although it is not expected to have a significant effect on the Group's financial statements.

  

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Note   Segment reporting

UBS‘s businesses are organized globally into five business divisions: Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank, all of which are supported by Corporate Center. The five business divisions qualify as reportable segments for the purpose of segment reporting and, together with Corporate Center and its units, reflect the management structure of the Group. Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio is managed and reported as a separate reportable segment within Corporate Center. Refer to “Note 1a item 2 Segment reporting” and “Note 2 Segment reporting” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016 for more information on the Group’s reporting segments.

 

 

 

 

Wealth

Management

 

Wealth

Management

Americas

 

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

Asset

Management

 

Investment Bank

 

Corporate Center

 

UBS

CHF million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

Group ALM

Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

1,000

 

764

 

940

 

(15)

 

452

 

(153)

115

10

 

3,113

Non-interest income

 

2,682

 

3,304

 

870

 

935

 

3,859

 

55

(5)

34

 

11,734

Allocations from Group ALM

 

129

 

61

 

103

 

9

 

(174)

 

60

(139)

(50)

 

0

Income

 

3,811

 

4,129

 

1,914

 

929

 

4,137

 

(37)

(30)

(6)

 

14,847

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

(21)

 

0

 

(12)

 

0

0

(11)

 

(46)

Total operating income

 

3,810

 

4,128

 

1,893

 

929

 

4,124

 

(37)

(30)

(16)

 

14,801

Personnel expenses

 

1,194

 

2,565

 

437

 

357

 

1,591

 

1,888

17

25

 

8,074

General and administrative expenses

 

257

 

321

 

134

 

109

 

256

 

1,920

7

(12)

 

2,994

Services (to) / from CC and other BDs

 

1,136

 

622

 

542

 

247

 

1,335

 

(3,984)

(13)

116

 

0

of which: services from CC ­ Services

 

1,091

 

612

 

587

 

266

 

1,287

 

(4,006)

65

97

 

0

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

1

 

1

 

6

 

1

 

5

 

491

0

0

 

505

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

2

 

20

 

0

 

2

 

6

 

6

0

0

 

37

Total operating expenses¹

 

2,590

 

3,529

 

1,119

 

716

 

3,194

 

321

12

129

 

11,609

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,221

 

599

 

774

 

213

 

931

 

(358)

(41)

(146)

 

3,192

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

701

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 30 June 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

114,087

 

63,491

 

137,353

 

12,700

 

232,861

 

23,202

253,103

54,035

 

890,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended 30 June 2016²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

954

 

652

 

957

 

(17)

 

140

 

(161)

360

(8)

 

2,876

Non-interest income

 

2,541

 

3,074

 

908

 

963

 

3,860

 

147

(146)

20

 

11,370

Allocations from Group ALM

 

207

 

44

 

180

 

5

 

(116)

 

36

(319)

(37)

 

0

Income

 

3,702

 

3,771

 

2,046

 

951

 

3,883

 

23

(104)

(26)

 

14,246

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

(1)

 

(2)

 

2

 

0

 

(5)

 

0

0

(3)

 

(9)

Total operating income

 

3,700

 

3,769

 

2,048

 

951

 

3,879

 

23

(104)

(29)

 

14,237

Personnel expenses

 

1,205

 

2,398

 

425

 

367

 

1,555

 

1,916

15

28

 

7,910

General and administrative expenses

 

268

 

277

 

121

 

115

 

362

 

2,058

8

121

 

3,330

Services (to) / from CC and other BDs

 

1,148

 

618

 

561

 

262

 

1,405

 

(4,106)

(24)

134

 

0

of which: services from CC ­ Services

 

1,107

 

611

 

609

 

275

 

1,352

 

(4,119)

55

110

 

0

Depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

1

 

1

 

8

 

1

 

13

 

460

0

0

 

483

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

2

 

26

 

0

 

2

 

6

 

11

0

0

 

47

Total operating expenses¹

 

2,624

 

3,320

 

1,115

 

747

 

3,342

 

338

0

283

 

11,770

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,076

 

448

 

933

 

204

 

537

 

(315)

(104)

(312)

 

2,467

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

646

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31 December 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

115,539

 

65,882

 

139,912

 

12,028

 

242,302

 

23,669

267,200

68,485

 

935,016

1 Refer to Note 16 for information on restructuring expenses.    2 Figures in this table may differ from those originally published in quarterly and annual reports due to adjustments following organizational changes, restatements due to the retrospective adoption of new accounting standards or changes in accounting policies, and events after the reporting period.   

79


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

Note Net fee and commission income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Underwriting fees

 

357

359

282

 

(1)

27

 

716

503

of which: equity underwriting fees

 

224

238

137

 

(6)

64

 

462

250

of which: debt underwriting fees

 

133

121

145

 

10

(8)

 

255

252

M&A and corporate finance fees

 

170

177

176

 

(4)

(3)

 

347

315

Brokerage fees

 

862

942

879

 

(8)

(2)

 

1,803

1,846

Investment fund fees

 

795

814

779

 

(2)

2

 

1,609

1,593

Portfolio management and advisory fees

 

2,107

2,038

1,968

 

3

7

 

4,145

3,934

Other

 

454

460

438

 

(1)

4

 

913

864

Total fee and commission income

 

4,744

4,789

4,522

 

(1)

5

 

9,533

9,055

Brokerage fees paid

 

179

166

192

 

8

(7)

 

344

390

Other

 

270

271

243

 

0

11

 

541

486

Total fee and commission expense

 

449

436

436

 

3

3

 

885

875

Net fee and commission income

 

4,295

4,353

4,087

 

(1)

5

 

8,648

8,180

of which: net brokerage fees

 

683

776

687

 

(12)

(1)

 

1,459

1,456

 

 

  

 

Note Other income

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Associates and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains / (losses) from disposals of subsidiaries¹

 

(18)

(4)

(49)

 

350

(63)

 

(22)

(172)

Share of net profits of associates

 

17

19

22

 

(11)

(23)

 

36

40

Total

 

(2)

15

(27)

 

 

(93)

 

14

(132)

Financial assets available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains / (losses) from disposals

 

129

6

161

 

 

(20)

 

136

237

Impairment charges

 

1

(14)

(3)

 

 

 

 

(13)

(3)

Total

 

131

(8)

158

 

 

(17)

 

123

233

Net income from properties (excluding net gains / (losses) from disposals)²

 

6

6

7

 

0

(14)

 

12

14

Net gains / (losses) from disposals of properties held for sale

 

0

0

120

 

 

(100)

 

(1)

120

Net gains / (losses) from disposals of loans and receivables

 

(2)

17

0

 

 

 

 

16

(1)

Other

 

14

12

10

 

17

40

 

26

51

Total other income

 

147

43

269

 

242

(45)

 

190

286

1 Includes foreign exchange gains / (losses) reclassified from other comprehensive income related to disposed foreign subsidiaries and branches.    2 Includes net rent received from third parties and net operating expenses.

  

80 


 

Note Personnel expenses

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Salaries and variable compensation

 

2,428

2,443

2,530

 

(1)

(4)

 

4,871

4,890

Wealth Management Americas: Financial advisor compensation¹

 

992

987

911

 

1

9

 

1,979

1,820

Contractors

 

107

93

117

 

15

(9)

 

200

218

Social security

 

187

202

158

 

(7)

18

 

389

342

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

 

169

199

151

 

(15)

12

 

369

350

Other personnel expenses

 

130

136

117

 

(4)

11

 

266

289

Total personnel expenses²

 

4,014

4,060

3,985

 

(1)

1

 

8,074

7,910

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.    2 Includes restructuring expenses. Refer to Note 16 for more information.

 

 

NoteGeneral and administrative expenses

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Occupancy

 

217

221

222

 

(2)

(2)

 

438

455

Rent and maintenance of IT and other equipment

 

135

144

125

 

(6)

8

 

279

266

Communication and market data services

 

148

155

158

 

(5)

(6)

 

304

324

Administration¹

 

102

99

121

 

3

(16)

 

201

258

Marketing and public relations

 

93

92

130

 

1

(28)

 

186

228

Travel and entertainment

 

110

88

115

 

25

(4)

 

197

233

Professional fees

 

276

256

324

 

8

(15)

 

532

601

Outsourcing of IT and other services

 

362

383

383

 

(5)

(5)

 

745

818

Provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters²

 

9

33

72

 

(73)

(88)

 

42

111

Other

 

35

34

18

 

3

94

 

69

35

Total general and administrative expenses³

 

1,488

1,506

1,666

 

(1)

(11)

 

2,994

3,330

1 Includes credits related to the UK bank levy (second quarter of 2017: CHF 46 million; first quarter of 2017: CHF 25 million).    2 Reflects the net increase in provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters recognized in the income statement. Refer to Note 14 for more information. Also includes recoveries from third parties (second quarter of 2017: CHF 1 million; first quarter of 2017: CHF 1 million; second quarter of 2016: CHF 0 million).    3 Includes restructuring expenses. Refer to Note 16 for more information.

 

 

Note   Income taxes

The Group recognized an income tax expense of CHF 327 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared with an income tax expense of CHF 376 million for the second quarter of 2016.

The current tax expense was CHF 194 million compared with CHF 227 million, approximately half of which was attributable to UBS Switzerland AG in both periods.

The deferred tax expense was CHF 133 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared with CHF 149 million in the second quarter of 2016, both mainly relating to the amortization of deferred tax assets previously recognized in relation to Swiss tax losses carried forward and deductible temporary differences to reflect their offset against profits for the quarter.

The interim Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis that UBS Limited is able to offset part of its taxable profits with prior-year tax losses transferred from UBS AG in 2014 and 2015. During 2016, the UK tax authorities indicated that they do not agree with this tax return filing position. If the authorities ultimately prevail on this point, UBS Limited would incur a reduction in recognized deferred tax assets of approximately CHF 60 million, as well as additional current tax expenses for periods from 2014 onward of approximately CHF 85 million.

 

  

81


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

Note  Earnings per share (EPS) and shares outstanding

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

% change from

 

As of or year-to-date

 

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (CHF million)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

(7)

14

 

2,443

1,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (CHF million)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

1,174

1,269

1,034

 

(7)

14

 

2,443

1,741

Less: (profit) / loss on own equity derivative contracts

 

0

0

(1)

 

 

(100)

 

0

(1)

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders for diluted EPS

 

1,174

1,269

1,033

 

(7)

14

 

2,443

1,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS

 

3,715,138,875

3,712,946,691

3,718,850,408

 

0

0

 

3,714,042,783

3,730,151,299

Effect of dilutive potential shares resulting from notional shares,

in-the-money options and warrants outstanding

 

110,988,858

123,710,692

97,765,689

 

(10)

14

 

117,296,611

98,292,798

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS

 

3,826,127,733

3,836,657,383

3,816,616,097

 

0

0

 

3,831,339,394

3,828,444,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (CHF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

0.32

0.34

0.28

 

(6)

14

 

0.66

0.47

Diluted

 

0.31

0.33

0.27

 

(6)

15

 

0.64

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued

 

3,851,805,058

3,851,255,128

3,850,263,351

 

0

0

 

 

 

Treasury shares

 

135,182,950

137,116,350

143,744,288

 

(1)

(6)

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

 

3,716,622,108

3,714,138,778

3,706,519,063

 

0

0

 

 

 

 

The table below outlines the potential shares that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future, but were not dilutive for the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

% change from

 

 

Number of shares

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

1Q17

2Q16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potentially dilutive instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee share-based compensation awards

 

30,018,635

31,976,718

55,681,518

 

(6)

(46)

 

30,018,635

55,681,518

Other equity derivative contracts

 

12,185,977

9,117,655

16,261,836

 

34

(25)

 

11,904,237

14,984,357

Total

 

42,204,612

41,094,373

71,943,354

 

3

(41)

 

41,922,872

70,665,875

 

 

Note 9  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 22 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016, which provides more information on valuation principles, valuation governance, valuation techniques, valuation adjustments, fair value hierarchy classification, valuation inputs, sensitivity of fair value measurements and methods applied to calculate fair values for financial instruments not measured at fair value.

 

 

 

 

82 


 

 

Note 9   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

 

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

31.12.16

CHF million

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets measured at fair value on a

recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets held for trading²

 

87,656

13,928

1,593

103,176

 

83,728

17,405

1,474

102,607

 

76,044

14,292

1,689

92,025

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government bills / bonds

 

14,244

992

0

15,236

 

11,977

1,584

0

13,561

 

10,500

1,319

0

11,820

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

55

7,090

788

7,932

 

164

8,419

703

9,287

 

58

6,638

591

7,287

Loans

 

0

1,371

502

1,873

 

0

1,852

448

2,300

 

0

1,356

681

2,037

Investment fund units

 

5,242

2,946

25

8,213

 

4,441

3,783

20

8,244

 

6,114

3,521

63

9,698

Asset-backed securities

 

0

340

146

486

 

0

462

219

681

 

0

470

215

685

Equity instruments

 

58,975

517

62

59,554

 

58,398

684

9

59,092

 

50,913

397

65

51,375

Financial assets for unit-linked investment contracts

 

9,140

672

69

9,881

 

8,747

621

74

9,441

 

8,459

591

74

9,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive replacement values

 

699

119,292

1,919

121,910

 

598

118,669

2,282

121,549

 

434

155,428

2,549

158,411

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

1

47,589

161

47,751

 

0

53,168

168

53,336

 

8

57,703

278

57,988

Credit derivative contracts

 

0

2,245

777

3,023

 

0

2,329

1,166

3,495

 

0

2,562

1,313

3,875

Foreign exchange contracts

 

278

51,601

182

52,062

 

313

45,036

202

45,551

 

263

75,607

222

76,092

Equity / index contracts

 

18

16,568

799

17,385

 

1

16,649

731

17,381

 

1

17,274

729

18,003

Commodity contracts

 

0

1,249

0

1,250

 

0

1,455

9

1,464

 

0

2,269

8

2,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets designated at fair value

 

21,488

28,718

1,580

51,787

 

23,081

24,445

1,588

49,114

 

39,641

23,632

2,079

65,353

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government bills / bonds

 

20,579

3,916

0

24,494

 

22,093

3,460

0

25,552

 

39,439

4,361

0

43,799

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

730

20,575

0

21,306

 

809

18,595

0

19,404

 

15

16,860

0

16,875

Loans (including structured loans)

 

0

3,809

483

4,293

 

0

2,013

578

2,591

 

0

2,043

1,195

3,238

Structured reverse repurchase and securities

borrowing agreements

 

0

65

577

643

 

0

22

731

753

 

0

40

644

684

Other

 

179

352

520

1,052

 

179

355

280

814

 

187

329

240

756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets available for sale

 

7,675

5,969

470

14,114

 

7,782

7,908

546

16,235

 

6,299

8,891

486

15,676

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government bills / bonds

 

5,510

261

0

5,771

 

5,518

267

0

5,785

 

5,444

450

0

5,894

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

2,000

2,097

12

4,109

 

2,089

3,953

12

6,053

 

646

4,939

12

5,596

Investment fund units

 

0

69

99

168

 

0

69

122

191

 

0

51

126

177

Asset-backed securities

 

0

3,527

0

3,527

 

0

3,539

0

3,539

 

0

3,381

0

3,381

Equity instruments

 

165

14

359

539

 

170

81

400

651

 

204

71

336

611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious metals and other physical commodities

 

4,508

0

0

4,508

 

4,628

0

0

4,628

 

4,583

0

0

4,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets measured at fair value on a

non-recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets³

 

0

61

34

95

 

5,009

123

35

5,167

 

5,060

131

56

5,248

Total assets measured at fair value

 

122,026

167,969

5,596

295,591

 

124,825

168,551

5,925

299,302

 

132,062

202,377

6,860

341,298

 

83


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

 

Note   Fair value measurement (continued)

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

 

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

31.12.16

CHF million

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities measured at fair value on a

recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

20,538

4,695

87

25,320

 

23,422

5,027

128

28,576

 

18,807

3,898

119

22,824

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government bills / bonds

 

6,378

591

0

6,969

 

7,438

501

0

7,939

 

5,573

648

0

6,221

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

39

3,799

6

3,844

 

97

4,194

38

4,329

 

12

2,927

37

2,976

Investment fund units

 

547

51

0

599

 

603

154

0

757

 

484

91

20

595

Equity instruments

 

13,574

254

80

13,907

 

15,284

176

89

15,549

 

12,738

227

62

13,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative replacement values

 

650

115,528

2,849

119,027

 

608

115,784

3,572

119,964

 

539

149,255

4,016

153,810

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

1

41,046

317

41,365

 

0

46,013

362

46,376

 

12

51,990

475

52,476

Credit derivative contracts

 

0

2,997

963

3,960

 

0

2,860

1,504

4,364

 

0

3,269

1,538

4,807

Foreign exchange contracts

 

287

50,996

138

51,421

 

341

45,354

149

45,844

 

274

71,668

148

72,089

Equity / index contracts

 

11

19,341

1,430

20,783

 

0

20,336

1,550

21,886

 

1

20,254

1,854

22,109

Commodity contracts

 

0

1,116

0

1,116

 

0

1,182

1

1,183

 

0

2,040

1

2,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

10

42,074

12,131

54,215

 

3

44,250

12,386

56,640

 

2

44,007

11,008

55,017

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued debt instruments

 

9

37,693

10,228

47,930

 

2

40,406

10,232

50,640

 

0

40,242

9,688

49,930

Over-the-counter debt instruments

 

2

3,994

1,850

5,846

 

2

3,709

1,861

5,572

 

2

3,611

1,050

4,663

Structured repurchase agreements

 

0

381

48

429

 

0

122

288

410

 

0

130

266

395

Loan commitments and guarantees

 

0

6

4

10

 

0

12

5

18

 

0

25

5

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities – amounts due under unit-linked

investment contracts

 

0

10,099

0

10,099

 

0

9,579

0

9,579

 

0

9,286

0

9,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities measured at fair value on a

non-recurring basis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities³

 

0

5

0

5

 

0

5,052

0

5,052

 

0

5,213

0

5,213

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

21,198

172,402

15,067

208,667

 

24,033

179,692

16,086

219,812

 

19,347

211,660

15,143

246,150

1 Bifurcated embedded derivatives are presented on the same balance sheet lines as their host contracts and are excluded from this table. As of 30 June 2017, net bifurcated embedded derivative assets held at fair value totaling CHF 31 million (of which CHF 36 million were net Level 2 assets and CHF 5 million net Level 2 liabilities) were recognized on the balance sheet within Due to customers and Debt issued. As of 31 March 2017, net bifurcated embedded derivative assets held at fair value totaling CHF 45 million (of which CHF 55 million were net Level 2 assets and CHF 10 million net Level 2 liabilities) were recognized on the balance sheet within Due to customers and Debt issued. As of 31 December 2016, net bifurcated embedded derivative assets held at fair value totaling CHF 50 million (of which CHF 58 million were net Level 2 assets and CHF 8 million net Level 2 liabilities) were recognized on the balance sheet within Due to customers and Debt issued.    2 Financial assets held for trading exclude precious metals and other physical commodities.    3 Other assets and other liabilities primarily consist of assets held for sale as well as assets and liabilities of a disposal group held for sale, which are measured at the lower of their net carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Refer to Note 16 for more information.

 

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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b) Valuation adjustments

Day-1 reserves

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

Deferred day-1 profit or loss related to financial instruments other than financial assets available for sale is released into Net trading income when pricing of equivalent products or the underlying parameters become observable or when the transaction is closed out.

Deferred day-1 profit or loss related to financial assets available for sale is released into Other comprehensive income when pricing of equivalent products or the underlying parameters become observable and is released into Other income when the assets are sold.

 

 

 

Deferred day-1 profit or loss

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Balance at the beginning of the period

 

365

371

474

 

371

421

Profit / (loss) deferred on new transactions

 

65

51

38

 

116

160

(Profit) / loss recognized in the income statement

 

(66)

(53)

(53)

 

(119)

(110)

(Profit) / loss recognized in other comprehensive income

 

0

0

(23)

 

0

(23)

Foreign currency translation

 

(15)

(3)

8

 

(18)

(5)

Balance at the end of the period

 

349

365

444

 

349

444

 

c) Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2

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

Assets totaling approximately CHF 0.7 billion, which were mainly comprised of financial assets designated at fair value, primarily corporate and municipal bonds, were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the first six months of 2017, generally due to increased levels of trading activity observed within the market. Liabilities transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the first six months of 2017 were negligible.

Assets totaling approximately CHF 0.2 billion, which were mainly comprised of financial assets available for sale, largely government bills / bonds, were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the first six months of 2017, generally due to diminished levels of trading activity observed in the market. Liabilities transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the first six months of 2017 were negligible.

 

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Note 9   Fair value measurement (continued)

d) Level 3 instruments: valuation techniques and inputs

The table below presents material 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 input 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 and weighted averages will vary from period to period and from parameter to parameter based on characteristics of the instruments held at each balance sheet date. Further, 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 generally consistent with those included in “Note 22 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016. 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 22 Fair value measurement” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016.

 

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)

 

30.6.17

 

31.12.16

 

CHF billion

30.6.17

31.12.16

 

30.6.17

31.12.16

 

 

low

high

weighted average²

 

low

high

weighted average²

unit¹

Financial assets held for trading / Trading portfolio liabilities, Financial assets / liabilities designated at fair value and Financial assets available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and municipal bonds

0.8

0.6

 

0.0

0.0

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Bond price equivalent

0

132

88

 

0

128

88

points

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

1.4

2.0

 

0.0

0.0

 

Relative value to market comparable

 

Loan price equivalent

79

100

92

 

39

103

94

points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted expected cash flows

 

Credit spread

42

459

 

 

71

554

 

basis points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market comparable and securitization model

 

Discount margin

0

15

2

 

0

16

2

%

Structured (reverse) repurchase agreements

0.6

0.6

 

0.0

0.3

 

Discounted expected cash flows

 

Funding spread

15

195

 

 

15

195

 

basis points

Issued and over-the-counter debt instruments³

 

 

 

12.1

10.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Fair value

 

 

 

Significant unobservable input(s)¹

Range of inputs

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Valuation technique(s)

 

30.6.17

 

31.12.16

 

CHF billion

30.6.17

31.12.16

 

30.6.17

31.12.16

 

 

low

high

weighted average²

 

low

high

weighted average²

unit¹

Replacement values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

0.2

0.3

 

0.3

0.5

 

Option model

 

Volatility of interest rates

27

123

 

 

26

176

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate-to-rate correlation

84

94

 

 

84

94

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intra-curve correlation

36

94

 

 

36

94

 

%

Credit derivative contracts

0.8

1.3

 

1.0

1.5

 

Discounted expected cash flow based on modeled defaults and recoveries

 

Credit spreads

0

656

 

 

0

791

 

basis points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upfront price points

4

72

 

 

1

13

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery rates

15

50

 

 

0

50

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit index correlation

10

70

 

 

10

85

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount margin

0

11

 

 

(1)

68

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit pair correlation

59

83

 

 

59

100

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted cash flow projection on underlying bond

 

Constant prepayment rate

4

15

 

 

1

15

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constant default rate

1

6

 

 

1

8

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss severity

40

100

 

 

40

100

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount margin

0

8

 

 

0

11

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond price equivalent

3

187

 

 

3

100

 

points

Equity / index contracts

0.8

0.7

 

1.4

1.9

 

Option model

 

Equity dividend yields

0

15

 

 

0

15

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility of equity stocks, equity and other indices

0

220

 

 

0

150

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-to-FX correlation

(45)

82

 

 

(45)

82

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-to-equity correlation

(50)

97

 

 

12

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 Valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs and the respective input ranges for issued debt instruments and over-the-counter debt instruments are the same as the equivalent derivative or structured financing instruments presented elsewhere in this table.

 

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Note  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 data presented represent 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 through 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. Further, 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 assumptions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

31.12.16

CHF million

 

Favorable

changes¹

Unfavorable

changes¹

 

Favorable

changes¹

Unfavorable

changes¹

 

Favorable

changes¹

Unfavorable

changes¹

Corporate and municipal bonds

 

15

(20)

 

35

(30)

 

34

(39)

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

 

80

(8)

 

78

(7)

 

82

(10)

Equity instruments

 

71

(50)

 

70

(50)

 

67

(47)

Interest rate derivative contracts, net

 

22

(40)

 

28

(31)

 

41

(42)

Credit derivative contracts, net

 

119

(136)

 

114

(147)

 

131

(183)

Foreign exchange derivative contracts, net

 

12

(6)

 

11

(6)

 

17

(8)

Equity / index derivative contracts, net

 

73

(81)

 

61

(65)

 

63

(63)

Issued and over-the-counter debt instruments

 

85

(89)

 

81

(81)

 

96

(93)

Other

 

23

(23)

 

21

(26)

 

29

(31)

Total

 

499

(452)

 

499

(442)

 

560

(517)

1 Of the total favorable changes, CHF 72 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 76 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 75 million) related to financial assets available for sale. Of the total unfavorable changes, CHF 51 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 55 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 55 million) related to financial assets available for sale.

 

 

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f) Level 3 instruments: movements during the period

Significant changes in Level 3 instruments

The table on the following pages presents additional information about material 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 include 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.

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 totaled CHF 0.4 billion and CHF 0.8 billion, respectively. Transfers into Level 3 were primarily comprised of corporate and municipal bonds and equity / index contracts, and were mainly due to decreased observability of the respective market pricing inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 were primarily comprised of credit derivative and equity / index contracts, reflecting increased observability of the respective credit spread and equity volatility inputs.

Liabilities transferred into and out of Level 3 totaled CHF 0.4 billion and CHF 1.9 billion, respectively. Transfers into Level 3 were primarily comprised of equity-linked issued debt instruments and equity / index contracts, due to decreased observability of the respective equity volatility inputs used to determine the fair value of the options embedded in these structures. Transfers out of Level 3 were primarily comprised of equity-linked issued debt instruments, equity / index and credit derivative contracts resulting from changes in the availability of the observable equity volatility and credit spread inputs used to determine the fair value of the options embedded in these structures.

 

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Movements of Level 3 instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gains / losses included in

comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF billion

Balance

as of 31

December

2015

Net interest

income,

net trading

income

and other

income

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

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets held for trading

2.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.6

(3.0)

2.5

0.0

0.5

(0.4)

(0.1)

2.2

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and municipal bonds

0.7

0.1

0.1

0.5

(0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

(0.1)

0.8

Loans

0.8

0.0

0.1

0.0

(2.3)

2.5

0.0

0.1

(0.2)

0.0

0.9

Other

0.6

(0.2)

(0.2)

0.1

(0.4)

0.0

0.0

0.4

(0.1)

0.0

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets designated at fair value

3.3

(0.2)

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.2

(0.8)

0.4

(0.1)

(0.1)

2.8

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (including structured loans)

1.7

(0.2)

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.2

(0.5)

0.4

(0.1)

(0.1)

1.5

Structured reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.2

Other

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets available for sale

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive replacement values

2.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

(1.1)

0.5

(0.4)

(0.1)

2.3

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit derivative contracts

1.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

(0.3)

0.1

(0.2)

0.0

0.9

Equity / index contracts

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

(0.3)

0.2

(0.1)

0.0

0.9

Other

0.6

(0.1)

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.3

(0.5)

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative replacement values

3.3

0.8

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.5

(1.1)

0.6

(0.2)

0.0

4.0

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit derivative contracts

1.3

0.7

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.1

(0.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.6

Equity / index contracts

1.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

(0.2)

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

1.6

Other

0.6

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.4)

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

10.7

0.5

0.5

0.0

0.0

2.3

(1.4)

1.1

(1.3)

(0.2)

11.6

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued debt instruments

9.3

0.6

0.5

0.0

0.0

1.6

(0.9)

1.0

(1.3)

(0.2)

10.1

Over-the-counter debt instruments

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

(0.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.9

Structured repurchase agreements

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

1 Total Level 3 assets as of 30 June 2017 were CHF 5.6 billion (31 March 2017: CHF 5.9 billion; 31 December 2016: CHF 6.9 billion). Total Level 3 liabilities as of 30 June 2017 were CHF 15.1 billion (31 March 2017: CHF 16.1 billion; 31 December 2016: CHF 15.1 billion).

 

 

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Total gains / losses included in

comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 31 December 2016

Net interest

income,

net trading

income

and other

income

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 2017¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

0.0

0.0

0.7

(2.3)

1.6

0.0

0.2

(0.2)

0.0

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.3

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.7

0.1

0.0

0.3

(2.1)

1.6

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.5

0.4

(0.1)

(0.1)

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

(0.7)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.7)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.5

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5

(0.2)

(0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.4

(0.5)

0.1

(0.5)

0.0

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

(0.2)

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

0.8

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

(0.2)

0.1

(0.1)

0.0

0.8

0.5

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

(0.1)

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.5

(1.0)

0.1

(0.7)

0.0

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

(0.1)

(0.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

1.0

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5

(0.5)

0.1

(0.4)

0.0

1.4

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

(0.1)

0.0

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.0

1.1

0.8

0.0

0.0

3.9

(2.5)

0.2

(1.2)

(0.3)

12.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.7

1.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

2.5

(2.0)

0.2

(0.9)

(0.3)

10.2

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.3

(0.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.9

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Note  Fair value measurement (continued)

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

 

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

31.12.16

CHF billion

 

Carrying value

Fair value

 

Carrying value

Fair value

 

Carrying value

Fair value

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

 

100.1

100.1

 

108.9

108.9

 

107.8

107.8

Due from banks

 

14.4

14.4

 

14.2

14.2

 

13.2

13.2

Cash collateral on securities borrowed

 

15.1

15.1

 

18.5

18.5

 

15.1

15.1

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

75.3

75.3

 

77.0

77.0

 

66.2

66.2

Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments

 

22.7

22.7

 

22.5

22.5

 

26.7

26.7

Loans

 

308.3

310.4

 

309.1

311.9

 

306.3

309.7

Financial assets held to maturity

 

8.7

8.6

 

9.0

8.8

 

9.3

9.1

Other assets

 

21.1

21.1

 

20.8

20.8

 

18.5

18.5

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

 

11.6

11.6

 

8.7

8.7

 

10.6

10.6

Cash collateral on securities lent

 

2.5

2.5

 

3.1

3.1

 

2.8

2.8

Repurchase agreements

 

11.3

11.3

 

10.6

10.6

 

6.6

6.6

Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments

 

31.5

31.5

 

29.9

29.9

 

35.5

35.5

Due to customers

 

404.3

404.3

 

419.4

419.4

 

423.7

423.7

Debt issued

 

121.7

125.1

 

114.8

117.9

 

103.7

106.1

Other liabilities

 

35.9

35.9

 

37.7

37.7

 

38.3

38.4

 

The fair values included in the table above were calculated for disclosure purposes only. The fair value valuation techniques and assumptions relate only to the fair value of UBS’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.

  

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Note 10  Derivative instruments

a) Derivative instruments

As of 30.6.17, CHF billion

 

Positive

replacement

values

Notional values

related to

positive

replacement

values¹

Negative

replacement

values

Notional values

related to

negative

replacement

values¹

Other

notional

values²

Derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

47.8

1,065

41.4

976

10,324

Credit derivative contracts

 

3.0

107

4.0

116

2

Foreign exchange contracts

 

52.1

2,292

51.4

2,144

8

Equity / index contracts

 

17.4

302

20.8

367

65

Commodity contracts

 

1.2

33

1.1

32

8

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.2

24

0.2

29

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.2

36

0.2

15

 

Total derivative instruments, based on IFRS netting⁴

 

121.9

3,859

119.0

3,678

10,408

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet⁵

 

(107.7)

 

(98.9)

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

(85.3)

 

(85.3)

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

(22.4)

 

(13.5)

 

 

Total derivative instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

14.2

 

20.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.3.17, CHF billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

53.3

1,099

46.4

1,018

10,344

Credit derivative contracts

 

3.5

126

4.4

132

2

Foreign exchange contracts

 

45.6

2,645

45.8

2,579

12

Equity / index contracts

 

17.4

293

21.9

360

68

Commodity contracts

 

1.5

35

1.2

29

8

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.2

34

0.2

20

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.2

26

0.2

24

 

Total derivative instruments, based on IFRS netting⁴

 

121.5

4,259

120.0

4,162

10,435

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet⁵

 

(107.9)

 

(100.9)

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

(86.4)

 

(86.4)

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

(21.6)

 

(14.5)

 

 

Total derivative instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

13.6

 

19.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 31.12.16, CHF billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

58.0

1,152

52.5

1,060

9,730

Credit derivative contracts

 

3.9

123

4.8

140

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

76.1

2,470

72.1

2,286

6

Equity / index contracts

 

18.0

269

22.1

318

55

Commodity contracts

 

2.3

39

2.0

36

9

Unsettled purchases of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.1

18

0.1

10

 

Unsettled sales of non-derivative financial instruments³

 

0.1

13

0.2

11

 

Total derivative instruments, based on IFRS netting⁴

 

158.4

4,084

153.8

3,860

9,799

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet⁵

 

(139.8)

 

(129.6)

 

 

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

(113.1)

 

(113.1)

 

 

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

(26.7)

 

(16.6)

 

 

Total derivative instruments, after consideration of further netting potential

 

18.6

 

24.2

 

 

1 In cases where replacement values are presented on a net basis on the balance sheet, the respective notional values of the netted replacement values are still presented on a gross basis.    2 Other notional values relate to derivatives that are cleared through either a central counterparty or an exchange. Many of these derivatives are either legally or economically settled on a daily basis. The residual unsettled fair value of these derivatives and the fair value of other derivatives that are presented on the balance sheet net of the corresponding cash margin, both within Cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments and Cash collateral payables on derivative instruments, was not material for all periods presented.    3 Changes in the fair value of purchased and sold non-derivative financial instruments between trade date and settlement date are recognized as replacement values.    4 Financial assets and liabilities are presented net on the balance sheet if UBS 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.    5 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 24 Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

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

 

Note 10  Derivative instruments (continued)

b) Cash collateral on derivative instruments

CHF billion

 

Receivables

30.6.17

Payables

30.6.17

 

Receivables

31.3.17

Payables

31.3.17

 

Receivables

31.12.16

Payables

31.12.16

Cash collateral on derivative instruments, based on IFRS netting¹

 

22.7

31.5

 

22.5

29.9

 

26.7

35.5

Further netting potential not recognized on the balance sheet²

 

(11.2)

(18.4)

 

(13.2)

(18.1)

 

(15.1)

(22.2)

of which: netting of recognized financial liabilities / assets

 

(10.7)

(17.8)

 

(11.6)

(16.8)

 

(14.2)

(20.8)

of which: netting with collateral received / pledged

 

(0.5)

(0.7)

 

(1.6)

(1.3)

 

(1.0)

(1.4)

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

 

11.5

13.1

 

9.3

11.8

 

11.5

13.3

1 Financial assets and liabilities are presented net on the balance sheet if UBS 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. Effective 3 January 2017, interest rate swaps and credit derivatives transacted with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) were legally converted from the previous collateral model to a settlement model resulting in a derecognition of the associated assets and liabilities, with UBS no longer applying IAS 32 netting principles. Refer to “Note 10 Derivative instruments” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the first quarter 2017 report for more information.    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 24 Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities” in the “Consolidated financial statements” section of the Annual Report 2016 for more information.

 

 

Note 11  Other assets and liabilities

CHF million

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

Prime brokerage receivables¹

12,388

11,372

9,828

Recruitment loans to financial advisors

2,643

2,952

3,087

Other loans to financial advisors

557

566

471

Bail deposit²

1,246

1,212

1,213

Accrued interest income

557

760

526

Accrued income – other

857

1,093

818

Prepaid expenses

1,031

1,073

1,010

Settlement and clearing accounts

385

499

516

VAT and other tax receivables

325

252

292

Properties and other non-current assets held for sale

95

92

111

Assets of disposal group held for sale³

0

5,074

5,137

Other

2,709

2,553

2,427

Total other assets

22,793

27,500

25,436

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

Prime brokerage payables¹

30,068

31,496

31,973

Amounts due under unit-linked investment contracts

10,099

9,579

9,286

Compensation-related liabilities

6,303

5,756

7,421

of which: accrued expenses

1,641

1,031

2,423

of which: Deferred Contingent Capital Plan

1,771

1,644

1,625

of which: other deferred compensation plans

1,821

1,875

2,107

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

1,071

1,206

1,266

Third-party interest in consolidated investment funds

327

385

701

Settlement and clearing accounts

707

920

1,012

Current and deferred tax liabilities

702

1,135

949

VAT and other tax payables

492

499

503

Deferred income

192

202

168

Accrued interest expenses

1,162

1,370

1,553

Other accrued expenses

2,307

2,780

2,448

Liabilities of disposal group held for sale³

0

5,052

5,213

Other

1,294

764

793

Total other liabilities

53,653

59,939

62,020

1 Prime brokerage services include clearance, settlement, custody, financing and portfolio reporting services for corporate clients trading across multiple asset classes. Prime brokerage receivables are mainly comprised of margin lending receivables. Prime brokerage payables are mainly comprised of client securities financing and deposits.    2 Refer to item 1 in Note 14b for more information.    3 Refer to Note 16 for more information.

  

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Note 12  Financial liabilities designated at fair value

CHF million

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

Issued debt instruments

 

 

 

Equity-linked¹

31,869

31,802

29,831

Rates-linked

6,801

9,379

10,150

Credit-linked

3,748

3,888

4,101

Fixed-rate

3,123

3,100

2,972

Other

2,389

2,471

2,875

Total issued debt instruments

47,930

50,640

49,930

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year²˒³

35,095

35,601

36,347

Over-the-counter debt instruments

5,846

5,572

4,663

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year²˒⁴

4,824

4,521

4,210

Other

439

428

425

Total

54,215

56,640

55,017

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

128

49

(141)

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.    3 More than 99% of the balance as of 30 June 2017 was unsecured (31 March 2017: more than 99% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2016: more than 99% of the balance was unsecured).    4 More than 20% of the balance as of 30 June 2017 was unsecured (31 March 2017: more than 25% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2016: more than 35% of the balance was unsecured).

 

 

Note 13  Debt issued held at amortized cost

CHF million

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

Certificates of deposit

33,162

28,825

20,207

Commercial paper

6,530

1,355

1,653

Other short-term debt

4,199

5,186

4,318

Short-term debt¹

43,891

35,367

26,178

Senior fixed-rate bonds

25,527

26,580

27,008

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year²˒³

25,450

26,495

26,850

Senior unsecured debt that contributes to total loss-absorbing capacity

23,521

23,531

16,890

Covered bonds

3,896

3,829

5,836

Subordinated debt

16,431

17,018

19,325

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

5,153

5,330

5,429

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

2,295

2,313

2,342

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

8,110

8,265

10,429

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

873

1,109

1,125

Debt issued through the central bond institutions of the Swiss regional or cantonal banks

8,369

8,300

8,302

Other long-term debt

91

100

112

of which: issued by UBS AG with original maturity greater than one year²˒⁴

68

87

94

Long-term debt⁵

77,836

79,359

77,472

Total debt issued held at amortized cost⁶

121,727

114,725

103,649

1 Debt with an original 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.    3 100% of the balance as of 30 June 2017 was unsecured (31 March 2017: 100% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2016: 100% of the balance was unsecured).    4 More than 95% of the balance as of 30 June 2017 was unsecured (31 March 2017: 100% of the balance was unsecured; 31 December 2016: 100% of the balance was unsecured).    5 Debt with an original 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.    6 Net of bifurcated embedded derivatives with a net positive fair value of CHF 20 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: net positive fair value of CHF 34 million; 31 December 2016: net positive fair value of CHF 38 million).

  

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Note 14   Provisions and contingent liabilities

a) Provisions

CHF million

Operational risks¹

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters²

Restructuring

Loan commitments and guarantees

Real estate

Employee benefits⁵

Other

Total

provisions

Balance as of 31 December 2016

50

3,261

498

54

142

77

91

4,174

Balance as of 31 March 2017

49

2,918

433

51

138

76

92

3,757

Increase in provisions recognized in the income statement

6

53

49

2

1

4

3

119

Release of provisions recognized in the income statement

(3)

(43)

(11)

(10)

0

(11)

0

(78)

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

(4)

(410)

(76)

0

(4)

0

(21)

(515)

Capitalized reinstatement costs

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

Reclassifications

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

10

Foreign currency translation / unwind of discount

0

(72)

(10)

0

(5)

(1)

(1)

(88)

Balance as of 30 June 2017

47

2,446

 385³ 

53

 132⁴ 

68

74

3,207

1 Comprises provisions for losses resulting from security risks and transaction processing risks.    2 Comprises provisions for losses resulting from legal, liability and compliance risks.    3 Consists of personnel-related restructuring provisions of CHF 95 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 109 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 150 million) and provisions for onerous lease contracts of CHF 290 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 324 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 348 million).    4 Consists of reinstatement costs for leasehold improvements of CHF 88 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 88 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 87 million) and provisions for onerous lease contracts of CHF 45 million as of 30 June 2017 (31 March 2017: CHF 50 million; 31 December 2016: CHF 55 million).    5 Includes provisions for sabbatical and anniversary awards as well as provisions for severance that are not part of restructuring provisions.

 

Restructuring provisions primarily relate to onerous lease contracts and severance payments. The use of onerous lease provisions is driven by the maturities of the underlying lease 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 and therefore the estimated costs.

Information on provisions and contingent liabilities in respect of litigation, regulatory and similar matters, as a class, is included in Note 14b. There are no material contingent liabilities associated with the other classes of provisions.

b) Litigation, regulatory and similar matters

The Group 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 Group 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 the Group 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 the Group 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. The Group 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 the Group 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 the Group, but are nevertheless expected to be, based on the Group’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 select matters could be significant.

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.

 

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Note 14   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

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.

The aggregate amount provisioned for litigation, regulatory and similar matters as a class is disclosed in Note 14a 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 us 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 we therefore cannot provide a numerical estimate of the future losses that could arise from litigation, regulatory and similar matters, we believe 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 (NPA) described in item 5 of this Note, which we entered into with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section in connection with our 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 we 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 USD 203 million fine and is subject to a three-year term of probation. A guilty plea to, or conviction of, a crime (including as a result of termination of the NPA) could have material consequences for UBS. Resolution of regulatory proceedings may require us 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 our 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 our capital requirements. Information concerning our capital requirements and the calculation of operational risk for this purpose is included in the “Capital management” section of this report.

 

 

Provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters by business division and Corporate Center unit¹

CHF million

Wealth

Manage-

ment

Wealth

Management

Americas

Personal & Corporate Banking

Asset

Manage-

ment

Investment Bank

CC –

Services

CC –     

Group ALM

CC – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

UBS

Balance as of 31 December 2016

292

425

78

5

616

259

0

1,585

3,261

Balance as of 31 March 2017

244

385

77

4

404

255

0

1,550

2,918

Increase in provisions recognized in the income statement

1

44

0

5

0

0

0

2

53

Release of provisions recognized in the income statement

0

(2)

0

(4)

0

0

0

(36)

(43)

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

(1)

(50)

0

0

0

(2)

0

(356)

(410)

Foreign currency translation / unwind of discount

6

(16)

0

0

(12)

0

0

(50)

(72)

Balance as of 30 June 2017

249

361

77

5

391

253

0

1,110

2,446

1 Provisions, if any, for the matters described in this Note are recorded in Wealth Management (item 3), Wealth Management Americas (item 4), the Investment Bank (item 8), Corporate Center – Services (item 7) and Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio (item 2). Provisions, if any, for the matters described in items 1 and 6 of this Note are allocated between Wealth Management and Personal & Corporate Banking, and provisions, if any, for the matters described in this Note in item 5 are allocated between the Investment Bank, Corporate Center – Services and Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio.  

 

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

 

Note 14   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 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. In addition, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that the double taxation agreement between the Netherlands and Switzerland provides a sufficient legal basis for an administrative assistance group request without specifying the names of the targeted taxpayers, which makes it more likely that similar requests for administrative assistance will be granted by the FTA.

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.

Since 2013, UBS (France) S.A. and UBS AG and certain former employees have been under investigation in France for alleged complicity in having illicitly solicited clients on French territory and regarding the laundering of proceeds of tax fraud and of 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.

In February 2016, the investigating judges notified UBS AG and UBS (France) S.A. that they have closed their investigation. In July 2016, UBS AG and UBS (France) S.A. received the National Financial Prosecutor’s recommendation (“réquisitoire”). In March 2017, the investigating judges issued the trial order (“ordonnance de renvoi”) that charges UBS AG and UBS
(France) S.A., as well as various former employees, with illicit solicitation of clients on French territory and with participation in the laundering of the proceeds of tax fraud, and which transfers the case to court. The trial schedule has not yet been announced.

In February 2016, UBS was notified by the Belgian investigating judge that it is under formal investigation (“inculpé”) regarding the laundering of proceeds of tax fraud and of banking, financial solicitation by unauthorized persons and serious tax fraud.

In 2015, UBS received inquiries from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are investigating potential sales to US persons of bearer bonds and other unregistered securities in possible violation of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) and the registration requirements of the US securities laws. UBS is cooperating with the authorities in these investigations.

UBS has, and reportedly numerous other financial institutions have, received inquiries from authorities concerning accounts relating to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other constituent soccer associations and related persons and entities. UBS is cooperating with authorities in these inquiries.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2017 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. A subsidiary of UBS, UBS Real Estate Securities Inc. (UBS RESI), acquired pools of residential mortgage loans from originators and (through an affiliate) deposited them into securitization trusts. In this manner, from 2004 through 2007, UBS RESI sponsored approximately USD 80 billion in RMBS, based on the original principal balances of the securities issued.

 

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UBS RESI also sold pools of loans acquired from originators to third-party purchasers. These whole loan sales during the period 2004 through 2007 totaled approximately USD 19 billion in original principal balance.

We were not a significant originator of US residential loans. A branch of UBS originated approximately USD 1.5 billion in US residential mortgage loans during the period in which it was active from 2006 to 2008, and securitized less than half of these loans.

RMBS-related lawsuits concerning disclosures: UBS has been named as a defendant in lawsuits relating to its role as underwriter and issuer of RMBS.

In April 2017, UBS reached a final settlement in a lawsuit brought in the US District Court for the District of Kansas by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) as conservator for certain failed credit unions, asserting misstatements and omissions in the offering documents for USD 1.15 billion in original principal balance of RMBS purchased by the credit unions. UBS and the NCUA settled this matter for USD 445 million. A similar case brought by the NCUA in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) was settled in 2016. 

UBS has indemnification rights against surviving third-party issuers or originators for losses or liabilities incurred by UBS in connection with certain of these matters.

Lawsuits related to contractual representations and warranties concerning mortgages and RMBS: When UBS acted as an RMBS sponsor or mortgage seller, we generally made certain representations relating to the characteristics of the underlying loans. In the event of a material breach of these representations, we were in certain circumstances contractually obligated to repurchase the loans to which the representations related or to indemnify certain parties against losses. UBS has received demands to repurchase US residential mortgage loans as to which UBS made certain representations at the time the loans were transferred to the securitization trust aggregating USD 4.1 billion in original principal balance. Of this amount, UBS considers claims relating to USD 2 billion in original principal balance to be resolved, including claims barred by the statute of limitations. Substantially all of the remaining claims are in litigation, including the matters described in the next paragraph. UBS believes that new demands to repurchase US residential mortgage loans are time-barred under a decision rendered by the New York Court of Appeals.

In 2012, certain RMBS trusts filed an action (Trustee Suit) in the SDNY seeking to enforce UBS RESI’s obligation to repurchase loans in the collateral pools for three RMBS securitizations with an original principal balance of approximately USD 2 billion, for which Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., a financial guaranty insurance company, had previously demanded repurchase. Approximately 9,000 loans were at issue in a bench trial in the SDNY in 2016, following which the court issued an order ruling on numerous legal and factual issues and applying those rulings to 20 exemplar loans. The court further ordered that a lead master be appointed to apply the court’s rulings to the loans that remain at issue following the trial. With respect to the loans subject to the Trustee Suit that were originated by institutions still in existence, UBS intends to enforce its indemnity rights against those institutions.

Mortgage-related regulatory matters: In 2014, UBS received a subpoena from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York issued pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), which seeks documents and information related to UBS’s RMBS business from 2005 through 2007. In 2015, the Eastern District of New York identified a number of transactions that are the focus of their inquiry, and has subsequently provided a revised list of transactions. We have provided and continue to provide information. UBS continues to respond to the FIRREA subpoena and to subpoenas from the New York State Attorney General and other state attorneys general relating to its RMBS business. In addition, UBS has also been responding to inquiries from both the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) (who is working in conjunction with the US Attorney’s Office for Connecticut and the DOJ) and the SEC relating to trading practices in connection with purchases and sales of mortgage-backed securities in the secondary market from 2009 through 2014. We are cooperating with the authorities in these matters.

 

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

 

Note 14   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2017 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 (CSSF). 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 now face severe losses, and the Luxembourg funds are in liquidation. The last reported net asset value of the two Luxembourg funds before revelation of the Madoff scheme was approximately USD 1.7 billion in the aggregate although that figure likely includes fictitious profit reported by BMIS. 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. UBS Europe SE, Luxembourg branch, and certain other UBS subsidiaries are responding to inquiries by Luxembourg investigating authorities, without, however, being named as parties in those investigations.

In 2009 and 2010, the liquidators of the two Luxembourg funds filed claims on behalf of the funds against UBS entities, non-UBS entities and certain individuals, including current and former UBS employees. The amounts claimed are approximately EUR 890 million and EUR 305 million, respectively. The liquidators have filed supplementary claims for amounts that the funds may possibly be held liable to pay the trustee for the liquidation of BMIS (BMIS Trustee). These amounts claimed by the liquidator are approximately EUR 564 million and EUR 370 million, respectively.

In addition, a large number of alleged beneficiaries have filed claims against UBS entities (and non-UBS entities) for purported losses relating to the Madoff scheme. The majority of these cases are pending in Luxembourg, where appeals were filed by the claimants against the 2010 decisions of the court in which the claims in a number of test cases were held to be inadmissible. The Luxembourg Court of Appeal has found in favor of UBS and dismissed all of these test case appeals, confirming that the claims are inadmissible. The Luxembourg Supreme Court has also dismissed a further appeal brought by the claimant in one of the test cases.

In the US, the BMIS Trustee filed claims in 2010 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. Following a motion by UBS, in 2011, the SDNY dismissed all of the BMIS Trustee’s claims other than claims for recovery of fraudulent conveyances and preference payments that were allegedly transferred to UBS on the ground that the BMIS Trustee lacks standing to bring such claims. In 2013, the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision and, in 2014, the US Supreme Court denied the BMIS Trustee’s petition seeking review of the Second Circuit ruling. In 2016, the bankruptcy court issued an opinion dismissing the remaining claims for recovery of subsequent transfers of fraudulent conveyances and preference payments on the ground that the US Bankruptcy Code does not apply to transfers that occurred outside the US, and judgment was entered in March 2017. The BMIS Trustee has appealed that ruling. In 2014, several claims, including a purported class action, were filed in the US by BMIS customers against UBS entities, asserting claims similar to the ones made by the BMIS Trustee, seeking unspecified damages. One claim was voluntarily withdrawn by the plaintiff. In 2015, following a motion by UBS, the SDNY dismissed the two remaining claims on the basis that the New York courts did not have jurisdiction to hear the claims against the UBS entities. The plaintiff in one of those claims has appealed the dismissal.

In Germany, certain clients of UBS are exposed to Madoff-managed positions through third-party funds and funds administered by UBS entities in Germany. A small number of claims have been filed with respect to such funds. In 2015, a court of appeal ordered UBS to pay EUR 49 million, plus interest of approximately EUR 15.3 million.

 

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4. Puerto Rico

Declines since August 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 2.1 billion, of which claims with aggregate claimed damages of USD 1.1 billion have been resolved through settlements, arbitration or withdrawal of the claim. The claims are 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. Defendants’ requests for permission to appeal that ruling were denied by the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals and 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. In 2016, defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part. In 2015, a class action was filed in Puerto Rico state court against UBS PR seeking equitable relief in the form of a stay of any effort by UBS PR to collect on non-purpose loans it acquired from UBS Bank USA in December 2013 based on plaintiffs’ allegation that the loans are not valid. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action based on a forum selection clause in the loan agreements. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court reversed that decision and remanded the case back to the trial court for reconsideration.

In 2014, UBS reached a settlement with the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (OCFI) in connection with OCFI’s examination of UBS’s operations from January 2006 through September 2013, pursuant to which UBS is paying up to an aggregate of USD 7.7 million in investor education contributions and restitution.


In 2015, the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced settlements with UBS PR of their separate investigations stemming from the 2013 market events. Without admitting or denying the findings in either matter, UBS PR agreed in the SEC settlement to pay USD 15 million and USD 18.5 million in the FINRA matter. We also understand that the DOJ is conducting a criminal inquiry into the impermissible reinvestment of non-purpose loan proceeds. We are cooperating with the authorities in this inquiry.

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 December 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 March 2017, the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

Also, in 2013, an SEC Administrative Law Judge dismissed a case brought by the SEC against two UBS executives, finding no violations. The charges had stemmed from the SEC’s investigation of UBS’s sale of closed-end funds in 2008 and 2009, which UBS settled in 2012. Beginning in 2012, two federal class action complaints, which were subsequently consolidated, were filed against various UBS entities, certain of the funds and certain members of UBS PR senior management, seeking damages for investor losses in the funds during the period from January 2008 through May 2012 based on allegations similar to those in the SEC action. In 2016, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. In March 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied plaintiffs’ petition seeking permission to bring an interlocutory appeal challenging the denial of their motion for class certification.

 

 

 

 

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Note 14   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

In 2015, certain agencies and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Commonwealth) defaulted on certain interest payments, in 2016, the Commonwealth defaulted on payments on its general obligation debt (GO Bonds), and in 2017 the Commonwealth defaulted on payments on its debt backed by the Commonwealth’s Sales and Use Tax (COFINA Bonds) as well as on bonds issued by the Commonwealth’s Employee Retirement System (ERS Bonds). The funds hold significant amounts of both COFINA and ERS Bonds and the defaults on interest payments are expected to adversely affect dividends from the funds. Executive orders of the Governor that have diverted funds to pay for essential services instead of debt payments and stayed any action to enforce creditors’ rights on the Puerto Rico bonds continue to be in effect. 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 is authorized to impose, and has imposed, a stay on exercise of creditors’ rights. In May and June 2017, the oversight board placed the GO, COFINA and ERS Bonds, among others, into a bankruptcy-like proceeding under the supervision of a Federal District Judge as authorized by the oversight board’s enabling statute. These events, further defaults, 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.

Our balance sheet at 30 June 2017 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.

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

Foreign exchange-related regulatory matters: Following an initial media report in 2013 of widespread irregularities in the foreign exchange markets, UBS immediately commenced an internal review of its foreign exchange business, which includes our precious metals and related structured products businesses.
Since then, various authorities have commenced investigations concerning possible manipulation of foreign exchange markets, including FINMA, the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO), the DOJ, the SEC, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board), the California State Attorney General, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (to which certain responsibilities of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) have passed), the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and the Brazil Competition Authority (CADE). In addition, WEKO is, and a number of other authorities reportedly are, investigating potential manipulation of precious metals prices.

In 2014, UBS reached settlements with the FCA and the CFTC in connection with their foreign exchange investigations, and FINMA issued an order concluding its formal proceedings with respect to UBS relating to its foreign exchange and precious metals businesses. In 2015, the Federal Reserve Board and the Connecticut Department of Banking issued an Order to Cease and Desist and Order of Assessment of a Civil Monetary Penalty Issued upon Consent (Federal Reserve Order) to UBS AG.

In 2015, the DOJ’s Criminal Division (Criminal Division) terminated the December 2012 Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with UBS AG related to UBS’s submissions of benchmark interest rates. As a result, UBS AG entered into a plea agreement with the Criminal Division pursuant to which UBS AG pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information filed in the US District Court for the District of Connecticut charging UBS AG with one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 USC Sections 1343 and 2. Sentencing occurred in January 2017. Under the plea agreement, UBS AG has paid a USD 203 million fine and is subject to a three-year term of probation starting on the sentencing date. The criminal information charges that, between approximately 2001 and 2010, UBS AG engaged in a scheme to defraud counterparties to interest rate derivatives transactions by manipulating benchmark interest rates, including Yen LIBOR. The Criminal Division terminated the NPA based on its determination, in its sole discretion, that certain UBS AG employees committed criminal conduct that violated the NPA in certain foreign exchange market transactions.

We have ongoing obligations to cooperate with these authorities and to undertake certain remediation, including actions to improve UBS’s processes and controls.

 

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UBS has been granted conditional leniency or conditional immunity by the Antitrust Division of the DOJ (Antitrust Division) from prosecution for EUR / USD collusion and entered into a non-prosecution agreement covering other currency pairs. As a result, UBS AG will not be subject to prosecutions, fines or other sanctions for antitrust law violations by the Antitrust Division, subject to UBS AG’s continuing cooperation. However, the conditional leniency and conditional immunity grant does not bar government agencies from asserting other claims and imposing sanctions against UBS AG. UBS has also been granted conditional immunity by authorities in certain jurisdictions, including WEKO, in connection with potential competition law violations relating to foreign exchange and precious metals businesses and, as a result, will not be subject to prosecutions, fines or other sanctions for antitrust or competition law violations in those jurisdictions, subject to UBS AG’s continuing cooperation as the leniency applicant.

Investigations relating to foreign exchange and precious metals matters by numerous authorities, including the CFTC, remain ongoing notwithstanding these resolutions.

Foreign exchange-related civil litigation: Putative class actions have been filed since November 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. They allege collusion by the defendants and assert claims under the antitrust laws and for unjust enrichment. In 2015, additional putative class actions were filed in federal court in New York against UBS and other banks on behalf of a putative class of persons who entered into or held any foreign exchange futures contracts and options on foreign exchange futures contracts since 1 January 2003. The complaints assert claims under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the US antitrust laws. In 2015, a consolidated complaint was filed on behalf of both putative classes of persons covered by the US federal court class actions described above. UBS has entered into a settlement agreement that would resolve all of these US federal court class actions. The agreement, which has been preliminarily approved by the court and is subject to final court approval, requires, among other things, that UBS pay an aggregate of USD 141 million and provide cooperation to the settlement classes.

A putative class action has been filed in federal court in New York against UBS and other banks on behalf of participants, beneficiaries and named fiduciaries of plans qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for whom a defendant bank provided foreign currency exchange transactional services, exercised discretionary authority or discretionary control over management of such ERISA plan, or authorized or permitted the execution of any foreign currency exchange transactional services involving such plan’s assets. The complaint asserts claims under ERISA. The parties filed a stipulation to dismiss the case with prejudice. The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal. The appeals court heard oral argument in June 2017.

In 2015, a putative class action was filed in federal court against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of a putative class of persons and businesses in the US who directly purchased foreign currency from the defendants and their co-conspirators for their own end use. That action has been transferred to federal court in New York. In March 2017, the court granted UBS’s (and the other banks’) motions to dismiss the complaint.

In 2016, a putative class action was filed in federal court in New York against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of a putative class of persons and entities who had indirectly purchased FX instruments from a defendant or co-conspirator in the US. The complaint asserts claims under federal and state antitrust laws. In response to defendants’ motion to dismiss, plaintiffs agreed to dismiss their complaint. In April and June 2017, two new putative class actions were filed in federal court in New York against UBS and numerous other banks on behalf of different proposed classes of indirect purchasers of currency, and a consolidated complaint was filed on 30 June 2017.

In 2015, UBS was added to putative class actions pending against other banks in federal court in New York and other jurisdictions on behalf of putative classes of persons who had bought or sold physical precious metals and various precious metal products and derivatives. The complaints in these lawsuits assert claims under the antitrust laws and the CEA, and other claims. In October 2016, the court in New York granted UBS’s motions to dismiss the putative class actions relating to gold and silver. Plaintiffs in those cases sought to amend their complaints to add new allegations about UBS, which the court granted. In March 2017, the court in New York granted UBS’s motion to dismiss the platinum and palladium action. In May 2017, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that did not allege claims against UBS.

LIBOR and other benchmark-related regulatory matters: Numerous government agencies, including the SEC, the CFTC, the DOJ, the FCA, the SFO, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the HKMA, FINMA, the various state attorneys general in the US and competition authorities in various jurisdictions have conducted or are continuing to conduct investigations regarding submissions with respect to LIBOR and other benchmark rates. These investigations focus on whether there were improper attempts by UBS, among others, either acting on our own or together with others, to manipulate LIBOR and other benchmark rates at certain times.

 

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Note 14   Provisions and contingent liabilities (continued) 

In 2012, UBS reached settlements with the FSA, the CFTC and the Criminal Division of the DOJ in connection with their investigations of benchmark interest rates. At the same time, FINMA issued an order concluding its formal proceedings with respect to UBS relating to benchmark interest rates. UBS has paid a total of CHF 1.4 billion in fines and disgorgement in connection with these resolutions. UBS Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (UBSSJ) entered into a plea agreement with the DOJ under which it entered a plea to one count of wire fraud relating to the manipulation of certain benchmark interest rates, including Yen LIBOR. UBS entered into an NPA with the DOJ, which (along with the plea agreement) covered conduct beyond the scope of the conditional leniency / immunity grants described below. Under the NPA, UBS agreed, among other things, that for two years from 18 December 2012 it would not commit any US crime and would advise the DOJ of any potentially criminal conduct by UBS or any of its employees relating to violations of US laws concerning fraud or securities and commodities markets. The term of the NPA was extended by one year to 18 December 2015. In 2015, the Criminal Division terminated the NPA based on its determination, in its sole discretion, that certain UBS AG employees committed criminal conduct that violated the NPA.

In 2014, UBS reached a settlement with the European Commission (EC) regarding its investigation of bid-ask spreads in connection with Swiss franc interest rate derivatives and paid a EUR 12.7 million fine, which was reduced to this level based in part on UBS’s cooperation with the EC. In 2016, UBS reached a settlement with WEKO regarding its investigation of bid-ask spreads in connection with Swiss franc interest rate derivatives and received full immunity from fines. The MAS, HKMA and the Japan Financial Services Agency have also resolved investigations of UBS (and in some cases, other banks). We have ongoing obligations to cooperate with the authorities with whom we have reached resolutions and to undertake certain remediation with respect to benchmark interest rate submissions.

Investigations by the CFTC, ASIC and other governmental authorities remain ongoing notwithstanding these resolutions.

UBS has been granted conditional leniency or conditional immunity from authorities in certain jurisdictions, including the Antitrust Division of the DOJ and WEKO, in connection with potential antitrust or competition law violations related to submissions for Yen LIBOR and Euroyen TIBOR. As a result of these conditional grants, UBS will not be subject to prosecutions, fines or other sanctions for antitrust or competition law violations in the jurisdictions where we have conditional immunity in connection with the matters covered by the conditional grants, subject to our continuing cooperation as leniency applicant. However, since the Secretariat of WEKO has asserted that UBS does not qualify for full immunity, UBS has been unable to reach a settlement with WEKO, and therefore the investigation will continue. Furthermore, the conditional leniency and conditional
immunity grants we have received do not bar government agencies from asserting other claims and imposing sanctions against us. In addition, as a result of the conditional leniency agreement with the DOJ, we are eligible for a limit on liability to actual rather than treble damages were damages to be awarded in any civil antitrust action under US law based on conduct covered by the agreement and for relief from potential joint and several liability in connection with such civil antitrust action, subject to our satisfying the DOJ and the court presiding over the civil litigation of our cooperation. The conditional leniency and conditional immunity grants do not otherwise affect the ability of private parties to assert civil claims against us.

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 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. All of the complaints allege manipulation, through various means, of various benchmark interest rates, including USD LIBOR, Euroyen TIBOR, Yen LIBOR, EURIBOR, CHF LIBOR, GBP LIBOR, USD and SGD SIBOR and SOR, Australian BBSW and USD ISDAFIX, and seek unspecified compensatory and other damages under varying legal theories.

In 2013, the US district court in the USD LIBOR action dismissed the federal antitrust and racketeering claims of certain USD LIBOR plaintiffs and a portion of their claims brought under the CEA and state common law. Certain plaintiffs appealed the decision to the Second Circuit, which, in 2016, vacated the district court’s ruling finding no antitrust injury and remanded the case back to the district court for a further determination on whether plaintiffs have antitrust standing. In December 2016, the district court again dismissed plaintiffs’ antitrust claims, this time for lack of personal jurisdiction over UBS and other foreign banks. In 2014, the court in one of the Euroyen TIBOR lawsuits dismissed certain of the plaintiff’s claims, including federal antitrust claims. In 2015, the same court dismissed plaintiff’s federal racketeering claims and affirmed its previous dismissal of plaintiff’s antitrust claims. In 2017, the court also dismissed the other Yen LIBOR / Euroyen TIBOR action in its entirety on standing grounds. Also in 2017, the courts in the EURIBOR and the SIBOR and SOR lawsuits dismissed the cases as to UBS and certain other foreign defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction. UBS and other defendants in other lawsuits including those related to CHF LIBOR, GBP LIBOR and Australian BBSW have filed motions to dismiss. In 2016, UBS entered into an agreement 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.

 

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Since September 2014, putative class actions have been filed in federal court in New York and New Jersey against UBS and other financial institutions, among others, on behalf of parties who entered into interest rate derivative transactions linked to ISDAFIX. The complaints, which have since been consolidated into an amended complaint, allege that the defendants conspired to manipulate ISDAFIX rates from 1 January 2006 through June 2013, in violation of US antitrust laws and certain state laws, and seek unspecified compensatory damages, including treble damages. On 12 July 2017, the court overseeing the ISDAFIX class action preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between UBS AG and the plaintiffs, whereby UBS AG agreed to pay USD 14 million to settle the case in its entirety.

Government bonds: Putative class actions have been filed in US federal courts against UBS and other banks on behalf of persons who participated in markets for US Treasury securities since 2007. The complaints generally allege that the banks colluded with respect to, and manipulated prices of, US Treasury securities sold at auction. They assert claims under the antitrust laws and the CEA and for unjust enrichment. The cases have been consolidated in the SDNY. Following filing of these complaints, UBS and reportedly other banks are responding to investigations and requests for information from various authorities regarding US Treasury securities and other government bond trading practices. As a result of its review to date, UBS has taken appropriate action.

With respect to additional matters and jurisdictions not encompassed by the settlements and order referred to above, our balance sheet at 30 June 2017 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.

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 others, 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 2017 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.

7. Banco UBS Pactual tax indemnity

Pursuant to the 2009 sale of Banco UBS Pactual S.A. (Pactual) by UBS to BTG Investments, LP (BTG), BTG has submitted contractual indemnification claims that UBS estimates amount to BRL 2.7 billion, including interest and penalties, which is net of liabilities retained by BTG. The claims pertain principally to several tax assessments issued by the Brazilian tax authorities against Pactual relating to the period from December 2006 through March 2009, when UBS owned Pactual. These assessments are being challenged in administrative and judicial proceedings. The majority of these assessments relate to the deductibility of goodwill amortization in connection with UBS’s 2006 acquisition of Pactual and payments made to Pactual employees through various profit-sharing plans. In 2015, an intermediate administrative court issued a decision that was largely in favor of the tax authority with respect to the goodwill amortization assessment. In 2016, the highest level of the administrative court agreed to review this decision on a number of the significant issues.

8. Investigation of UBS’s role in initial public offerings in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has been conducting investigations into UBS’s role as a sponsor of certain initial public offerings listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2016, the SFC informed UBS that it intends to commence action against UBS and certain UBS employees with respect to sponsorship work in those offerings, which could result in financial ramifications for UBS, including fines and obligations to pay investor compensation, and suspension of UBS’s ability to provide corporate finance advisory services in Hong Kong for a period of time. In January 2017, a writ was filed by the SFC with Hong Kong’s High Court in which UBS is named as one of six defendants from whom the SFC is seeking compensation in an unspecified amount for losses incurred by certain shareholders of China Forestry Holdings Company Limited, for whom UBS acted as a sponsor in connection with their 2009 listing application.

  

105


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

Note 15   Guarantees, commitments and forward starting transactions

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

 

 

 

30.6.17

 

31.3.17

 

31.12.16

CHF million

 

Gross

Sub-

participations

Net

 

Gross

Sub-

participations

Net

 

Gross

Sub-

participations

Net

Guarantees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit guarantees and similar instruments

 

6,411

(390)

6,021

 

6,595

(427)

6,168

 

6,447

(424)

6,023

Performance guarantees and similar instruments

 

3,229

(654)

2,575

 

3,117

(674)

2,443

 

3,190

(696)

2,494

Documentary credits

 

6,198

(1,611)

4,587

 

7,130

(1,672)

5,458

 

7,074

(1,761)

5,313

Total guarantees

 

15,838

(2,656)

13,182

 

16,842

(2,773)

14,069

 

16,711

(2,881)

13,830

Loan commitments

 

42,222

(1,349)

40,874

 

46,063

(1,460)

44,603

 

54,430

(1,513)

52,917

Forward starting transactions¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

25,218

 

 

 

25,136

 

 

 

10,178

 

 

Securities borrowing agreements

 

183

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

36

 

 

Repurchase agreements

 

20,890

 

 

 

18,124

 

 

 

5,984

 

 

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

  

106 


 

Note 16   Changes in organization and disposals

Restructuring expenses

Restructuring expenses arise from programs that materially change either the scope of business that the Group engages in or the manner in which such business is conducted. Restructuring expenses are necessary to effect such programs
and include items such as severance and other personnel-related expenses, duplicate headcount costs, impairment and accelerated depreciation of assets, contract termination costs, consulting fees, and related infrastructure and system costs. These costs are presented in the income statement according to the underlying nature of the expense.

 

 

Net restructuring expenses by business division and Corporate Center unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Wealth Management

 

109

88

86

 

197

165

Wealth Management Americas

 

25

22

38

 

47

71

Personal & Corporate Banking

 

23

19

31

 

42

55

Asset Management

 

23

20

34

 

43

54

Investment Bank

 

75

78

163

 

152

280

Corporate Center

 

3

17

25

 

20

19

of which: Services

 

0

15

20

 

14

13

of which: Group ALM

 

1

0

0

 

1

0

of which: Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

2

2

5

 

4

6

Total net restructuring expenses

 

258

244

377

 

502

642

of which: personnel expenses

 

117

116

192

 

233

320

of which: general and administrative expenses

 

141

124

185

 

264

322

of which: depreciation and impairment of property, equipment and software

 

0

4

0

 

4

0

of which: amortization and impairment of intangible assets

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

 

Net restructuring expenses by personnel expense category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Salaries and variable compensation

 

109

103

200

 

212

315

Contractors

 

13

13

16

 

26

28

Social security

 

2

2

1

 

4

3

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

 

(10)

(4)

(30)

 

(14)

(34)

Other personnel expenses

 

2

2

4

 

5

8

Total net restructuring expenses: personnel expenses

 

117

116

192

 

233

320

 

Net restructuring expenses by general and administrative expense category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

CHF million

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

Occupancy

 

22

19

41

 

40

70

Rent and maintenance of IT and other equipment

 

26

29

34

 

55

44

Administration

 

5

3

3

 

8

6

Travel and entertainment

 

3

2

5

 

6

8

Professional fees

 

41

26

36

 

68

70

Outsourcing of IT and other services

 

45

44

74

 

89

148

Other¹

 

(1)

0

(8)

 

(1)

(25)

Total net restructuring expenses: general and administrative expenses

 

141

124

185

 

264

322

1 Mainly comprised of onerous real estate lease contracts.

 

 

 

107


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

 

Note 16   Changes in organization and disposals (continued) 

Sale of subsidiaries and businesses

In the second quarter of 2017, UBS completed the sale of a life insurance subsidiary within Wealth Management. Prior to completion of the sale, the assets and liabilities of this business were presented as a disposal group held for sale within Other assets and Other liabilities (31 March 2017: CHF 5.1 billion and CHF 5.1 billion, respectively; 31 December 2016: CHF 5.1 billion and CHF 5.2 billion, respectively). The completion of the sale did not have a material effect on the results of Wealth Management in the second quarter of 2017.

 

 

  

 

Note 17   Currency translation rates

The following table shows the rates of the main currencies used to translate the financial information of UBS’s foreign operations into Swiss francs.

 

 

 

Spot rate

 

Average rate¹

 

 

As of

 

For the quarter ended

 

Year-to-date

 

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

1 USD

 

0.96

1.00

1.02

0.98

 

0.97

1.00

0.98

 

0.99

0.99

1 EUR

 

1.10

1.07

1.07

1.08

 

1.09

1.07

1.10

 

1.08

1.10

1 GBP

 

1.25

1.25

1.26

1.30

 

1.26

1.25

1.37

 

1.26

1.39

100 JPY

 

0.85

0.90

0.87

0.95

 

0.87

0.89

0.92

 

0.88

0.89

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

  

108 


 

UBS AG interim consolidated financial
information (unaudited)

 

This section contains a comparison of selected financial and capital information between UBS Group AG consolidated and UBS AG consolidated. Refer to “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors  for the interim consolidated financial statements of UBS AG, which will be published on 3 August 2017.

Comparison UBS Group AG consolidated versus
UBS AG consolidated

The accounting policies applied under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to both UBS Group AG and 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 are not subject to elimination in the UBS AG consolidated financial statements, but are eliminated in the UBS Group AG consolidated financial statements.


   Preferred notes issued by UBS AG are presented in the consolidated UBS Group AG balance sheet as equity attributable to non-controlling interests, while in the consolidated UBS AG balance sheet, these preferred notes are required to be presented as equity attributable to preferred noteholders.

   Fully applied going concern capital of UBS AG consolidated was lower than fully applied going concern capital of UBS Group AG consolidated as of 30 June 2017, reflecting lower additional tier 1 (AT1) capital, partly offset by higher common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital. The difference in CET1 capital was primarily due to compensation-related regulatory capital accruals, liabilities and capital instruments that are reflected on the level of UBS Group AG. The difference in AT1 capital relates to the issuances of AT1 capital notes by UBS Group AG, as well as Deferred Contingent Capital Plan awards granted for the performance years 2014, 2015 and 2016.

®   Refer to the “Recent developments” section of this report for information on the transfer of shared services functions from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG in the second quarter of 2017

 

 

 

 

 

109


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

Comparison UBS Group AG (consolidated) versus UBS AG (consolidated)

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended 30.6.17

CHF million, except where indicated

 

UBS Group AG

(consolidated)

UBS AG

(consolidated)

Difference

(absolute)

 

 

 

 

 

Income statement

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

7,269

7,398

(129)

Operating expenses

 

5,767

5,957

(190)

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,502

1,441

61

of which: Wealth Management

 

582

580

2

of which: Wealth Management Americas

 

297

289

8

of which: Personal & Corporate Banking

 

356

356

0

of which: Asset Management

 

110

110

0

of which: Investment Bank

 

451

441

10

of which: Corporate Center

 

(294)

(334)

40

of which: Services

 

(137)

(182)

45

of which: Group ALM

 

(104)

(99)

(5)

of which: Non-core and Legacy Portfolio

 

(53)

(53)

0

Net profit / (loss)

 

1,175

1,124

51

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

 

1,174

1,123

51

of which: net profit / (loss) attributable to preferred noteholders

 

 

0

0

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

 

1

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

(1,072)

(1,064)

(8)

of which: attributable to shareholders

 

(1,086)

(1,077)

(9)

of which: attributable to preferred noteholders

 

 

16

(16)

of which: attributable to non-controlling interests

 

14

(2)

16

Total comprehensive income

 

103

60

43

of which: attributable to shareholders

 

89

46

43

of which: attributable to preferred noteholders

 

 

16

(16)

of which: attributable to non-controlling interests

 

14

(2)

16

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

890,831

891,763

(932)

Total liabilities

 

838,394

839,335

(941)

Total equity

 

52,437

52,428

9

of which: equity attributable to shareholders

 

51,744

51,735

9

of which: equity attributable to preferred noteholders

 

 

657

(657)

of which: equity attributable to non-controlling interests

 

693

37

656

 

 

 

 

 

Capital information

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital (fully applied)

 

31,887

32,558

(671)

Common equity tier 1 capital (phase-in)

 

35,243

35,887

(644)

Going concern capital (fully applied)

 

40,668

36,200

4,468

Going concern capital (phase-in)

 

51,700

46,350

5,350

Risk-weighted assets (fully applied)

 

236,697

236,552

145

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (fully applied, %)

 

13.5

13.8

(0.3)

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (phase-in, %)

 

14.8

15.1

(0.3)

Going concern capital ratio (fully applied, %)

 

17.2

15.3

1.9

Going concern capital ratio (phase-in, %)

 

21.7

19.5

2.2

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio (fully applied, %)

 

14.0

14.4

(0.4)

Leverage ratio denominator (fully applied)

 

860,879

861,919

(1,040)

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (fully applied, %)

 

3.7

3.8

(0.1)

Going concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)

 

4.7

4.2

0.5

Going concern leverage ratio (phase-in, %)

 

6.0

5.4

0.6

Gone concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)

 

3.9

3.9

0.0

 

110 


 

As of or for the quarter ended 31.3.17

 

As of or for the quarter ended 31.12.16

UBS Group AG

(consolidated)

UBS AG

(consolidated)

Difference

(absolute)

 

UBS Group AG

(consolidated)

UBS AG

(consolidated)

Difference

(absolute)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,532

7,560

(28)

 

7,055

7,118

(63)

5,842

5,919

(77)

 

6,308

6,373

(65)

1,690

1,641

49

 

746

745

1

639

630

9

 

368

368

0

301

286

15

 

339

338

1

418

418

0

 

374

375

(1)

103

103

0

 

144

144

0

480

443

37

 

306

304

2

(251)

(239)

(12)

 

(784)

(783)

(1)

(222)

(222)

0

 

(315)

(307)

(8)

63

76

(13)

 

(144)

(150)

6

(93)

(93)

0

 

(325)

(326)

1

1,315

1,277

38

 

637

639

(2)

1,269

1,231

38

 

636

638

(2)

 

46

(46)

 

 

0

0

47

1

46

 

1

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(649)

(651)

2

 

(566)

(566)

0

(649)

(652)

3

 

(553)

(553)

0

 

(2)

2

 

 

(12)

12

0

2

(2)

 

(13)

(1)

(12)

666

626

40

 

71

73

(2)

620

579

41

 

83

85

(2)

 

44

(44)

 

 

(12)

12

47

2

45

 

(12)

0

(12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

909,608

910,924

(1,316)

 

935,016

935,353

(337)

855,268

858,255

(2,987)

 

880,714

881,009

(295)

54,340

52,669

1,671

 

54,302

54,343

(41)

53,661

51,990

1,671

 

53,621

53,662

(41)

 

641

(641)

 

 

642

(642)

679

38

641

 

682

40

642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,311

33,137

(1,826)

 

30,693

32,447

(1,754)

34,841

36,629

(1,788)

 

37,788

39,474

(1,686)

40,317

36,919

3,398

 

39,844

36,294

3,550

51,658

47,344

4,314

 

55,593

51,084

4,509

221,785

222,207

(422)

 

222,677

223,232

(555)

14.1

14.9

(0.8)

 

13.8

14.5

(0.7)

15.6

16.4

(0.8)

 

16.8

17.5

(0.7)

18.2

16.6

1.6

 

17.9

16.3

1.6

23.2

21.2

2.0

 

24.7

22.6

2.1

15.0

15.4

(0.4)

 

13.2

13.3

(0.1)

881,183

882,670

(1,487)

 

870,470

870,942

(472)

3.6

3.8

(0.2)

 

3.5

3.7

(0.2)

4.6

4.2

0.4

 

4.6

4.2

0.4

5.8

5.4

0.4

 

6.4

5.8

0.6

3.8

3.9

(0.1)

 

3.4

3.4

0.0

111


 

 


 

Significant regulated subsidiary and sub-group information

  

 


Significant regulated subsidiary and sub-group information

Financial and regulatory key figures
for our significant regulated subsidiaries
and sub-groups

 

 

UBS AG

(standalone)¹

 

UBS Switzerland AG

(standalone)

 

UBS Limited

(standalone)

 

UBS Americas Holding LLC

(consolidated)

 

 

CHF million,

except where indicated

 

CHF million,

except where indicated

 

GBP million,

except where indicated

 

USD million,

except where indicated

As of or for the quarter ended

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial information²˒³˒⁴

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating income

 

3,179

2,779

 

2,081

2,149

 

204

255

 

2,976

2,947

Total operating expenses

 

2,257

2,708

 

1,612

1,561

 

156

155

 

2,623

2,615

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

922

71

 

469

589

 

48

100

 

353

333

Net profit / (loss)

 

1,060

168

 

380

459

 

37

76

 

344

323

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

453,591

452,257

 

296,593

300,038

 

39,769

42,293

 

142,764

140,364

Total liabilities

 

403,325

402,800

 

282,483

286,117

 

36,788

39,346

 

117,528

115,508

Total equity

 

50,266

49,456

 

14,110

13,921

 

2,981

2,947

 

25,236

24,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital⁵˒⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

34,891

33,632

 

10,276

10,373

 

2,505

2,503

 

11,048

10,663

Additional tier 1 capital

 

0

0

 

2,000

2,000

 

235

235

 

782

883

Tier 1 capital

 

34,891

33,632

 

12,276

12,373

 

2,740

2,738

 

11,830

11,546

Total going concern capital

 

 

 

 

12,276

12,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 2 capital

 

0

0

 

 

 

 

687

682

 

713

720

Total gone concern capital

 

 

 

 

5,900

5,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital

 

34,891

33,632

 

 

 

 

3,427

3,420

 

12,543

12,266

Total loss-absorbing capacity

 

 

 

 

18,176

18,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator⁵˒⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

233,737

228,483

 

94,525

94,123

 

12,195

11,821

 

52,792

54,620

Leverage ratio denominator

 

566,091

577,990

 

308,917

312,371

 

37,880

41,833

 

127,648

127,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and leverage ratios (%)⁵˒⁶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

 

14.9

14.7

 

10.9

11.0

 

20.5

21.2

 

20.9

19.5

Tier 1 capital ratio

 

14.9

14.7

 

 

 

 

22.5

23.2

 

22.4

21.1

Going concern capital ratio

 

 

 

 

13.0

13.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital ratio

 

14.9

14.7

 

 

 

 

28.1

28.9

 

23.8

22.5

Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio

 

 

 

 

19.2

19.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio⁷

 

6.2

5.8

 

 

 

 

7.2

6.5

 

9.3

9.1

Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio

 

 

 

 

5.9

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity⁶˒⁸

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-quality liquid assets (billion)

 

87

91

 

76

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash outflows (billion)

 

68

74

 

61

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio (%)

 

128

123

 

125

124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint and several liability between UBS AG and UBS Switzerland AG (billion)⁹

 

0

1

 

77

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Refer to the “Recent developments” section of this report for information on the transfer of shared service functions in Switzerland from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG, effective 1 April 2017. This transfer resulted in a decrease in net profit for UBS AG standalone of approximately CHF 40 million under Swiss GAAP (FINMA Circular 2015/1 and the Banking Ordinance) in the second quarter of 2017. In addition, the transfer resulted in the derecognition of CHF 649 million of assets and CHF 259 million of liabilities, the granting of a loan of CHF 140 million and a reduction in the capital contribution reserve of CHF 250 million.    2 All information is unaudited. UBS AG and UBS Switzerland AG financial information is prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP (FINMA Circular 2015/1 and the Banking Ordinance), but does not represent interim financial statements under Swiss GAAP.    3 UBS Limited financial information is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as endorsed by the EU, but does not represent interim financial statements under IFRS.    4 UBS Americas Holding LLC financial information is prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the US (US GAAP), but does not represent interim financial statements under US GAAP.    5 For UBS AG and UBS Switzerland AG, based on the applicable phase-in rules for Swiss systemically relevant banks (SRBs). For UBS Limited, based on Directive 2013/36/EU and Regulation 575/2013 (together known as CRD IV) and their related technical standards, as implemented within the UK by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). For UBS Americas Holding LLC, based on applicable US Basel III rules.    6 Refer to the UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors for more information.    7 On the basis of total capital for UBS AG. On the basis of tier 1 capital for UBS Limited and UBS Americas Holding LLC.    8 There was no local disclosure requirement for liquidity coverage ratio for UBS Limited and UBS Americas Holding LLC as of 30 June 2017 and 31 March 2017.    9 Refer to the “Capital management” section of our Annual Report 2016 for more information on the joint and several liability. Under certain circumstances, the Swiss Banking Act and FINMA’s Banking Insolvency Ordinance authorize FINMA to modify, extinguish or convert to common equity liabilities of a bank in connection with a resolution or insolvency of such bank.

 

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UBS Group AG is a holding company and conducts substantially all of its operations through UBS AG and its subsidiaries. UBS Group AG and UBS AG have contributed a significant portion of their respective capital and provide substantial liquidity to subsidiaries. Many of these subsidiaries are subject to regulations requiring compliance with minimum capital, liquidity and similar requirements. The tables in this section summarize the regulatory capital components and capital ratios of our significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups determined under the regulatory framework of each subsidiary’s or sub-group’s home jurisdiction.

Supervisory authorities generally have discretion to impose higher requirements or to otherwise limit the activities of subsidiaries. Supervisory authorities also may require entities to measure capital and leverage ratios on a stressed basis and may limit the ability of the entity to engage in new activities or take
capital actions based on the results of those tests.

Standalone regulatory information for UBS AG, UBS Switzerland AG and UBS Limited as well as consolidated regulatory information for UBS Americas Holding LLC is provided in the UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups second quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report, which is available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors. Standalone financial information for UBS Group AG, UBS Switzerland AG and UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG is available under “Complementary financial information for legal entities and sub-groups” at www.ubs.com/investors.  

Selected financial and regulatory information for UBS AG consolidated is included in the key figures table below. Refer also to the UBS AG second quarter 2017 report, which will be available from 3 August 2017 under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors

 

UBS AG (consolidated) key figures¹

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of or for the quarter ended

 

As of or year-to-date

CHF million, except where indicated

 

30.6.17

31.3.17

31.12.16

30.6.16

 

30.6.17

30.6.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

7,398

7,560

7,118

7,399

 

14,958

14,254

Operating expenses

 

5,957

5,919

6,373

5,942

 

11,876

11,818

Operating profit / (loss) before tax

 

1,441

1,641

745

1,457

 

3,082

2,436

Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders

 

1,123

1,231

638

1,009

 

2,354

1,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key performance indicators²

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on tangible equity (%)

 

10.0

10.8

5.6

8.6

 

10.4

7.3

Cost / income ratio (%)

 

80.0

78.3

89.2

80.2

 

79.2

82.9

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit growth (%)

 

11.3

72.7

(32.8)

(14.3)

 

36.6

(46.2)

Net new money growth for combined wealth management businesses (%)

 

1.4

3.9

(1.1)

1.7

 

2.7

3.8

Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (fully applied, %)³

 

13.8

14.9

14.5

15.0

 

13.8

15.0

Going concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

4.2

4.2

4.2

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity (%)

 

8.7

9.3

4.8

7.4

 

9.0

6.3

Return on risk-weighted assets, gross (%)⁵

 

13.0

13.6

13.0

13.8

 

13.3

13.4

Return on leverage ratio denominator, gross (%)⁵

 

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

 

3.4

3.2

Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

891,763

910,924

935,353

990,135

 

891,763

990,135

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

51,735

51,990

53,662

53,353

 

51,735

53,353

Common equity tier 1 capital (fully applied)³

 

32,558

33,137

32,447

32,184

 

32,558

32,184

Common equity tier 1 capital (phase-in)³

 

35,887

36,629

39,474

38,913

 

35,887

38,913

Risk-weighted assets (fully applied)³

 

236,552

222,207

223,232

214,210

 

236,552

214,210

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (phase-in, %)³

 

15.1

16.4

17.5

17.9

 

15.1

17.9

Going concern capital ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

15.3

16.6

16.3

 

 

15.3

 

Going concern capital ratio (phase-in, %)⁴

 

19.5

21.2

22.6

 

 

19.5

 

Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

14.4

15.4

13.3

 

 

14.4

 

Leverage ratio denominator (fully applied)³

 

861,919

882,670

870,942

899,075

 

861,919

899,075

Common equity tier 1 leverage ratio (fully applied, %)³

 

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

 

3.8

3.6

Going concern leverage ratio (phase-in, %)⁴

 

5.4

5.4

5.8

 

 

5.4

 

Gone concern leverage ratio (fully applied, %)⁴

 

3.9

3.9

3.4

 

 

3.9

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invested assets (CHF billion)⁶

 

2,922

2,934

2,821

2,677

 

2,922

2,677

Personnel (full-time equivalents)⁷

 

48,476

55,972

56,208

57,387

 

48,476

57,387

1 Refer to the “Recent developments” section of this report for information on the transfer of shared service functions in Switzerland from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG, effective 1 April 2017. This transfer resulted in a decrease in net profit for UBS AG consolidated of approximately CHF 50 million. In addition, the transfer resulted in the derecognition of CHF 706 million of assets and CHF 259 million of liabilities, the granting of a loan of CHF 140 million and a reduction in share premium within equity attributable to shareholders of CHF 307 million.    2 Refer to the “Measurement of performance” section of our Annual Report 2016 for the definitions of our key performance indicators.    3 Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    4 Based on the revised Swiss SRB framework that became effective on 1 July 2016. Refer to the “Capital management” section of this report for more information.    5 Based on fully applied risk-weighted assets and leverage ratio denominator.    6 Includes invested assets for Personal & Corporate Banking.    7 As of 30 June 2017, the breakdown of personnel by business division and Corporate Center unit was: Wealth Management: 9,546; Wealth Management Americas: 13,496; Personal & Corporate Banking: 5,013; Asset Management: 2,290; Investment Bank: 4,596; Corporate Center – Services: 13,338; Corporate Center – Group ALM: 141; Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio: 57.

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Appendix

Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports

 

A

ABS                 asset-backed security

AEI                  automatic exchange of

                        information

AGM               annual general meeting of shareholders

A-IRB              advanced internal
ratings-based

AIV                  alternative investment vehicle

AMA               advanced measurement approach

AT1                 additional tier 1

 

B

BCBS               Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision

BD                   business division

BIS                   Bank for International Settlements

BoD                 Board of Directors

 

C

CC                   Corporate Center

CCAR              Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

CCF                 credit conversion factor

CCP                 central counterparty

CCR                counterparty credit risk

CDO                collateralized debt
obligation

CDR                constant default rate

CDS                 credit default swap

CEA                 Commodity Exchange Act

                        loss

CEO                Chief Executive Officer

CET1               common equity tier 1

CFO                 Chief Financial Officer

CHF                 Swiss franc

CLN                 credit-linked note

CLO                 collateralized loan obligation

CMBS             commercial mortgage-
backed security

CVA                credit valuation
adjustment


D

DBO                defined benefit obligation

DCCP              Deferred Contingent Capital Plan

DOJ                 Department of Justice

DOL                 Department of Labor

DTA                 deferred tax asset

DVA                debit valuation adjustment

 

E

EAD                 exposure at default

EC                   European Commission

ECB                 European Central Bank

EIR                   effective interest rate

EMEA              Europe, Middle East and Africa

EOP                 Equity Ownership Plan

EPS                  earnings per share

ETD                 exchange-traded derivatives

ETF                  exchange-traded fund

EU                   European Union

EUR                 euro

EURIBOR        Euro Interbank Offered Rate

 

F

FCA                 UK Financial Conduct
Authority

FCT                  foreign currency translation

FDIC                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FINMA            Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

FRA                 forward rate agreement

FSA                  UK Financial Services Authority

FSB                  Financial Stability Board

FTA                  Swiss Federal Tax

                        Administration

FTP                  funds transfer price

FVA                 funding valuation adjustment

FX                    foreign exchange

 


G

GAAP              generally accepted
accounting principles

GBP                 British pound

GEB                 Group Executive Board

GIIPS               Greece, Italy, Ireland,
Portugal and Spain

Group ALM    Group Asset and Liability Management

G-SIB              global systemically important bank

 

H

HQLA              high-quality liquid assets

 

I

IAS                  International Accounting Standards

IASB                International Accounting Standards Board

IFRS                 International Financial Reporting Standards

IRB                  internal ratings-based

IRC                  incremental risk charge

ISDA                International Swaps and Derivatives Association

 

K

KPI                   key performance indicator

 

L

LCR                 liquidity coverage ratio

LGD                 loss given default

LIBOR              London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC                  limited liability company

LRD                 leverage ratio denominator

LTV                  loan-to-value

 

 

 

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Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports (continued)

 

N

NAV                net asset value

NPA                 non-prosecution agreement

NRV                 negative replacement value

NSFR               net stable funding ratio

 

O

OCI                 other comprehensive income

OTC                over-the-counter

 

P

PD                   probability of default

PFE                  potential future exposure

PRA                 UK Prudential Regulation Authority

PRV                 positive replacement value


R

RBC                 risk-based capital

RMBS              residential mortgage-backed security

RoAE               return on attributed equity

RoE                 return on equity

RoTE               return on tangible equity

RWA               risk-weighted assets

 

S

SE                    structured entity

SEC                 US Securities and Exchange Commission

SEEOP             Senior Executive Equity Ownership Plan

SFT                  securities financing transaction

SNB                 Swiss National Bank

SRB                 systemically relevant bank

SRM                Single Resolution
Mechanism

SVaR               stressed value-at-risk


T

TBTF                too big to fail

TLAC               total loss-absorbing capacity

 

U

USD                 US dollar

 

V

VaR                 value-at-risk

 

  

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Appendix

Information sources

Reporting publications

Annual publications: Annual Report (SAP no. 80531): Published in both English and German, this single-volume report provides a description of our Group strategy and performance; the strategy and performance of the business divisions and Corporate Center; a description of risk, treasury, capital management, corporate governance, responsibility and senior management compensation, including compensation for the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board members; and financial information, including the financial statements. Annual Review (SAP no. 80530): The booklet contains key information on our strategy and financials. It is published in English, German, French and Italian. Compensation Report (SAP no. 82307): The report discusses our compensation framework and provides information on 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 at www.ubs.com/investors  in the “UBS Group AG and UBS AG consolidated financial information” section and printed copies can be requested from UBS free of charge. For annual publications please refer to www.ubs.com/investors  in the “Investor services” section, which can be accessed via the link on the left-hand side of the screen. 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 on 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 on the internet is available in English, with some information also available in German.

 

Result presentations: Our quarterly results presentations are webcast live. A playback of most presentations is downloadable at www.ubs.com/presentations

 

Messaging service: SMS or email alerts to news about UBS can be subscribed to under ”UBS news alert” at www.ubs.com/investors. 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 (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 parts of the 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,  or at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC, 20549. Please call the SEC on +1‑800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of its public reference room. 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. These factors include, 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), including to counteract regulatory-driven increases, and leverage ratio denominator, liquidity coverage ratio and other financial resources, and the degree to which UBS is successful in implementing changes to its wealth management businesses to meet changing market, regulatory and other conditions; (ii) continuing low or negative interest rate environment, developments 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 on the financial position or creditworthiness of UBS’s clients and counterparties as well as on client sentiment and levels of activity; (iii) 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); (iv) changes in or the implementation of financial legislation and regulation in Switzerland, the US, the UK and other financial centers that may impose, or result in, more stringent capital, TLAC, leverage ratio, liquidity and funding 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 would have on UBS’s business activities; (v) uncertainty as to the extent to which the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) will confirm limited reductions of gone concern requirements due to measures to reduce resolvability risk; (vi) the degree to which UBS is successful in implementing further changes to its legal structure to improve its resolvability and meet related regulatory requirements, including changes in legal structure and reporting required to implement US enhanced prudential standards, completing the implementation of a service company model, 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, to 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; (vii) the uncertainty arising from the timing and nature of the UK exit from the EU and the potential need to make changes in UBS’s legal structure and operations as a result of it; (viii) 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; (ix) changes in the standards of conduct applicable to our businesses that may result from new regulation 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; (x) 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 or 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; (xi) 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; (xii) 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 including differences in compensation practices; (xiii) 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; (xiv) 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; (xv) limitations on the effectiveness of UBS’s internal processes for risk management, risk control, measurement and modeling, and of financial models generally; (xvi) the occurrence of operational failures, such as fraud, misconduct, unauthorized trading, financial crime, cyberattacks, and systems failures; (xvii) 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; (xviii) the degree to which changes in regulation, capital or legal structure, financial results or other factors, including methodology, assumptions and stress scenarios, may affect UBS’s ability to maintain its stated capital return objective; and (xix) 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 2016. 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, percent changes and absolute variances are calculated on the basis of rounded figures displayed in the tables and text and may not precisely reflect the percentages, percent changes and absolute variances that would be calculated on the basis of figures that are not rounded.

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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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 333-204908) and of UBS Group AG on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers 333-200634; 333-200635; 333-200641; 333-200665; 333-215254; and 333-215255), 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 registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

UBS GROUP AG

 

 

 

By: _/s/   Sergio Ermotti_______________ 

Name:  Sergio Ermotti

Title:    Group Chief Executive Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ Kirt Gardner__________________

Name:  Kirt Gardner

Title:    Group Chief Financial Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ Todd Tuckner_________________

      Name: Todd Tuckner

      Title: Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

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 28, 2017