20-F 1 d883809d20f.htm FORM 20-F Form 20-F
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F

 

 

(Mark One)

¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report                     

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

Commission file number 001-32305

 

 

CORPBANCA

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of Chile

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Rosario Norte 660

Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

Investor Relations, Telephone: +(562) 2660-2555, Facsimile: +(562) 2660-2476,

Address: Rosario Norte 660, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

American Depositary Shares representing common shares   New York Stock Exchange
Common shares, no par value*   New York Stock Exchange*

 

* Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities registered for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant Section 15(d) of the Act.

3.125% Senior Notes due January 15, 2018

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

340,358,194,234

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

x  Yes    ¨   No            

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

¨  Yes    x   No            

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x  Yes    ¨   No            

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

¨  Yes    x   No            

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  x

  Accelerated filer  ¨   Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  ¨   International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  x   Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

¨  Item 17     ¨  Item 18            

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

¨  Yes    x   No            

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

¨  Yes    ¨   No            

 

 

 


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CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that include “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” and similar expressions. These statements appear throughout this Annual Report, including, without limitation, under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors”, “Item 4. Information on the Company” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”, are not based on historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside our control and include statements regarding our current intent, belief or expectations with respect to (1) our asset growth and financing plans, (2) trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations, (3) the impact of competition and regulations, (4) projected capital expenditures, and (5) liquidity. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report as a result of various factors (including, without limitation, the actions of competitors, future global economic conditions, market conditions, currency exchange rates and operating and financial risks), many of which are beyond our control. The occurrence of any such factors, not currently expected by us, would significantly alter the results set forth in these statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely include, but are not limited to:

 

    trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations;

 

    our dividend policy;

 

    changes in the participation of our shareholders or any other factor that may result in a change of control;

 

    the amount of our indebtedness;

 

    natural disasters;

 

    changes in general economic, business, regulatory, political or other conditions in the Republic of Chile, or Chile, or the Republic of Colombia, or Colombia, or changes in general economic or business conditions in Latin America;

 

    changes in capital markets in general that may affect policies or attitudes towards lending to Chile or Colombia, Chilean or Colombian companies or securities issued by Chilean companies;

 

    the monetary and interest rate policies of the Central Bank of Chile (Banco Central de Chile), or the Central Bank of Chile, or the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República de Colombia), or the Central Bank of Colombia;

 

    inflation or deflation;

 

    unemployment;

 

    unanticipated increases in financing and other costs or the inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing on attractive terms;

 

    unanticipated turbulence in interest rates;

 

    movements in currency exchange rates;

 

    movements in equity prices or other rates or prices;

 

    changes in Chilean, Colombian and foreign laws and regulations;

 

    changes in Chilean or Colombian tax rates or tax regimes;

 

    competition, changes in competition and pricing environments;

 

    our inability to hedge certain risks economically;

 

    the adequacy of our loss allowances, provisions or reserves;

 

    technological changes;

 

    changes in consumer spending and saving habits;

 

    successful implementation of new technologies;

 

    loss of market share;

 

    changes in, or failure to comply with applicable banking, insurance, securities or other regulations;

 

    difficulties in successfully integrating recent and future acquisitions into our operations;

 

    our ability to successfully complete the implementation of a new information technology core banking system in Colombia, as part of the integration process in Colombia;

 

    consequences of the pending acquisition of a controlling interest in us by Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A, or Itaú Unibanco, as well as the merger of Banco Itaú Chile, or Itaú Chile, with and into us and the potential acquisition of Itaú BBA Colombia S.A., Corporación Financiera, or Itaú Colombia by us or the merger of Itaú Colombia with and into Banco CorpBanca Colombia, S.A., or CorpBanca Colombia; and

 

    the other factors identified or discussed under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.

You should not place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date that they were made. These cautionary statements should be considered in connection with any written or oral forward-looking statements that we may make in the future. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are a banking corporation organized under the laws of Chile. The majority of our directors or executive officers are not residents of the United States and a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for you to effect service of process within the United States upon us or such persons or to enforce against them or us in the United States or other foreign courts, judgments obtained in the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.

No treaty exists between the United States and Chile for the reciprocal enforcement of court judgments. Chilean courts, however, have enforced final judgments rendered in the United States, subject to the review in Chile of the United States judgment in order to ascertain whether certain basic principles of due process and public policy have been respected, without reviewing the merits of the subject matter of the case. If a United States court grants a final judgment in an action based on the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States, enforceability of this judgment in Chile will be subject to the obtaining of the relevant “exequatur” (i.e., recognition and enforcement of the foreign judgment) according to Chilean civil procedure law in force at that time, and consequently, subject to the satisfaction of certain factors. Currently, the most important of these factors are the absence of any conflict between the foreign judgment and Chilean laws (excluding for this purpose the laws of civil procedure) and public policies; the absence of a conflicting judgment by a Chilean court relating to the same parties and arising from the same facts and circumstances; the absence of any further means for appeal or review of the judgment in the jurisdiction where judgment was rendered; the Chilean courts’ determination that the United States courts had jurisdiction; that service of process was appropriately served on the defendant and that the defendant was afforded a real opportunity to appear before the court and defend its case; and that enforcement would not violate Chilean public policy.

In general, the enforceability in Chile of final judgments of United States courts does not require retrial in Chile.

 

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PART I

  1   
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS   1   
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE   1   
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION   1   
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY   33   
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS   123   
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS   123   
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES   154   

THE DIRECTORS COMMITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   162   
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   166   
ITEM 9. OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS   168   
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   169   
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT FINANCIAL RISK   204   
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES   238   

PART II

  238   
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES   238   
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS   238   
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES   239   
ITEM 16. RESERVED   241   
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT   241   
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS   241   
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES   242   
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES   242   
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS   243   
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT   243   
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE   244   
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE   245   
PART III   246   
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   246   
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   246   
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS   246   

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

Financial Statements

We are a Chilean bank and maintain our financial books and records in Chilean pesos and prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. Unless otherwise indicated herein, as used hereafter IFRS refers to the standards issued by the IASB.

As required by local regulations, our consolidated financial statements filed with the Chilean Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras), also referred to as the SBIF, have been prepared in accordance with Chilean accounting principles, or Chilean Bank GAAP, issued by the SBIF. Therefore, our consolidated financial statements filed with the SBIF have been adjusted to IFRS in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We have included herein certain information in Chilean Bank GAAP with respect to the Chilean financial system.

The selected consolidated financial information included herein as of December 31, 2014 and for the year ended December 31, 2014, together with the selected consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, is derived from, and presented on the same basis as, our consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS and should be read together with such consolidated financial statements. Readers should exercise caution in determining trends based on prior annual reports. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results—The Economy—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”.

Our auditors, Deloitte Auditores y Consultores Ltda., or Deloitte, an independent registered public accounting firm, have audited our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. See page 240 and F-1 of this report for further details on Deloitte’s opinions.

Foreign Currency Markets

In this Annual Report, references to “$,” “US$,” “U.S. dollars” and “dollars” are to United States dollars, references to “Chilean pesos” or “Ch$” are to Chilean pesos, references to “UF” are to Unidades de Fomento and references to “Colombian pesos” or “COP$” are to Colombian pesos. The UF is an inflation-indexed, Chilean peso-denominated unit that is linked to and adjusted daily to reflect changes in the previous month’s Chilean Consumer Price Index of the Chilean National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas). As of December 31, 2014, one UF equaled US$40.68, Ch$24,627.10 and COP$97,263.43 and as of April 23, 2015, one UF equaled US$40.10, Ch$24,720.24 and COP$98,663.89. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.

This Annual Report contains translations of certain Chilean peso amounts into U.S. dollars and Colombian pesos at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. These translations should not be construed as representations that such Chilean peso amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar or Colombian pesos amounts, were converted from U.S. dollars or Colombian pesos amounts at the rate indicated in preparing our financial statements or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Colombian pesos amounts at the rate indicated or any particular rate at all. Unless otherwise indicated, such U.S. dollar and Colombian pesos amounts have been translated from Chilean pesos based on our own exchange rate of Ch$605.46 and COP$2.391.36, respectively, per US$1.00 as of December 31, 2014.

Specific Loan Information

Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Annual Report to total loans are to loans and financial leases before deduction for allowances for loan losses, and they do not include loans to banks or unfunded loan commitments. In addition, all

 

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market share data and financial indicators for the Chilean banking system when compared to CorpBanca’s financial information, presented in this Annual Report or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report are based on information published periodically by the SBIF, which is published under Chilean Bank GAAP and prepared on a consolidated basis. Non-performing loans include the principal and accrued interest on any loan with one installment more than 90 days overdue. Impaired loans include those loans on which there is objective evidence that customers will not meet some of their contractual payment obligations. Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 days overdue, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such loans is not included. Under IFRS, a loan is evaluated on each financial statement reporting date to determine whether objective evidence of impairment exists. A loan will be impaired if, and only if, objective evidence of impairment exists as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the loan, and such event or events have an impact on the estimated future cash flows of such loan that can be reliably estimated. It may not be possible to identify a single event that was the individual cause of the impairment. An impairment loss relating to a loan is calculated as the difference between the carrying amount of the loan and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate. Individually significant loans are individually tested for impairment. The remaining financial loans are evaluated collectively in groups with similar credit risk characteristics. The reversal of an impairment loss occurs only if it can be objectively related to an event occurring after the initial impairment loss was recorded. In the case of loans recorded at amortized cost, the reversal is recorded in income. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Selected Statistical Information —Classification of Banks and Loans; Allowances and Provisions for Loan Losses.”

According to Decree with Force of Law No. 3 of 1997, as amended, or the Chilean General Banking Law, a bank must have effective net equity of at least 8% of its risk weighted assets, net of required allowance for loan losses, paid in capital and reserves, and basic capital (capital básico), of at least 3% of its total assets, net of required allowance for loan losses.

For these purposes, the effective net equity of a bank is the sum of (1) the bank’s basic capital, (2) subordinated bonds issued by the bank valued at their issue price for an amount of up to 50% of its basic capital; provided that the value of the bonds shall decrease by 20% for each year that elapses during the period commencing six years prior to their maturity and (3) its voluntary allowances for loan losses, for an amount of up to 1.25% of its risk weighted assets to the extent voluntary allowances exceed those that banks are required to maintain by law or regulation; minus (4) certain deductions to be made in accordance with provisions of chapter 12-1 of the regulations of the SBIF(Recopilación Actualizada de Normas), or the Regulations of the SBIF.

Rounding and Other Matters

Certain figures included in this Annual Report and in our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this Annual Report have in all cases not been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this Annual Report may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014. Certain other amounts that appear in this Annual Report may similarly not sum due to rounding.

Inflation figures relating to Chile are those reported by the Chilean National Statistics Institute, unless otherwise stated herein or required by the context. Inflation figures relating to Colombia are those reported by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - DANE), unless otherwise stated herein or required by the context. See “—Exchange Rate Information” below.

In this Annual Report, all macro-economic data related to the Chilean economy is based on information published by the Central Bank of Chile and all macro-economic data related to the Colombian economy is based on information published by the Central Bank of Colombia. All market share and other data related to the Chilean financial system is based on information published by the SBIF as well as other publicly available information and all market share and other data related to the Colombian financial system is based on information published by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance (Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia) as well as other publicly available information. The SBIF publishes the consolidated risk index (ratio of allowance for loans losses over total loans) of the Chilean financial system on a monthly basis. The Colombian Superintendency of Finance publishes every month the consolidated data required to calculate the risk index of the Colombian banking system (loan loss allowances and total loans).

EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

Exchange Rates

Chile has two currency markets, the Formal Exchange Market (Mercado Cambiario Formal) and the Informal Exchange Market (Mercado Cambiario Informal). The Formal Exchange Market is comprised of banks and other entities authorized by the Central Bank of Chile. The Informal Exchange Market is comprised of entities that are not expressly authorized to operate in the Formal Exchange Market, such as certain foreign exchange houses and travel agencies, among others. The Central Bank of Chile is empowered to require that certain purchases and sales of foreign currencies be carried out on the Formal Exchange Market. Both the Formal and Informal Exchange Markets are driven by free market forces. Current regulations require that the Central Bank of Chile be informed of certain transactions and that they be effected through the Formal Exchange Market.

 

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The U.S. dollar observed exchange rate (dólar observado), or the Observed Exchange Rate, which is reported by the Central Bank of Chile and published daily in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial) is the weighted average exchange rate of the previous business day’s transactions in the Formal Exchange Market. Nevertheless, the Central Bank of Chile may intervene by buying or selling foreign currency on the Formal Exchange Market to attempt to maintain the Observed Exchange Rate within a desired range. Even though the Central Bank of Chile is authorized to carry out its transactions at the Observed Exchange Rate, it often uses spot rates instead. Many other banks carry out foreign exchange transactions at spot rates as well.

The Informal Exchange Market reflects transactions carried out at an informal exchange rate. There are no limits imposed on the extent to which the rate of exchange in the Informal Exchange Market can fluctuate above or below the Observed Exchange Rate.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York does not report a noon buying rate for Chilean pesos.

As of December 31, 2014, the U.S. dollar exchange rate used by us was Ch$605,46 per US$1.00 and the Colombian pesos exchange rate used by us was Ch$0.2532 per Cop$1.00.

The following table sets forth the annual low, high, average and period-end Observed Exchange Rate for U.S. dollars for the periods set forth below, as reported by the Central Bank of Chile.

 

     Daily Observed Exchange Rate (Ch$ per US$)(1)  
     Low(2)      High(2)      Average(3)      Period-End  (4)  

Year ended December 31,

           

2010

     468.37        549.17        510.38        468.37  

2011

     455.91        533.74        483.36        521.46  

2012

     469.65        519.69        486.75        478.60  

2013

     466.50        533.95        495.00        523.76  

2014

     524.61        621.41        570.01        607.38  

Quarterly period

           

2013 1st Quarter

     470.67        479.96        472.50        472.54  

2013 2nd Quarter

     466.50        514.38        484.38        503.86  

2013 3rd Quarter

     496.49        516.83        507.47        502.97  

2013 4th Quarter

     493.36        533.95        516.00        523.76  

2014 1st Quarter

     524.61        573.24        551.48        550.53  

2014 2nd Quarter

     544.96        566.88        554.35        550.60  

2014 3rd Quarter

     548.72        601.66        576.31        601.66  

2014 4th Quarter

     576.50        621.41        598.18        607.38  

2015 1st Quarter

     606.75        642.18        624.42        626.87  

Month ended

           

September 2014

     585.29         601.66         593.47         601.66   

October 2014

     576.65         599.22         589.98         576.65   

November 2014

     576.50         600.37         592.46         598.94   

December 2014

     605.46         621.41         612.92         607.38   

January 2015

     606.75         629.09         620.91         626.48   

February 2015

     616.86         632.19         623.62         617.67   

March 2015

     617.38         642.18         628.50         626.87   

April 2015(5)

     610.74        626.58        615.78        618.02  

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Source: Central Bank of Chile

 

(1) Nominal figures.
(2) Exchange rates are the actual low and high, on a day-by-day basis for each period.
(3) The average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the period.
(4) Each annual period ends on December 31, and the respective period-end exchange rate is published by the Central Bank of Chile on the first business day following December 31. Each monthly period ends on the last calendar day of such month and the respective period-end exchange rate is published by the Central Bank of Chile on the first business day following the last calendar day of such month.
(5) The information for April 2015 is as of April 23, 2015.

 

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The following table sets forth the annual low, high, average and period-end exchange rate for U.S. dollars for the periods set forth below under our policy to calculate our own exchange rate:

 

     Bank’s Exchange Rate Ch$ per US$1  
     Low(2)      High(2)      Average (3)      Period-End  

Year ended December 31,

           

2010

     467.78        547.94        510.18        467.78  

2011

     455.87        535.03        483.49        519.08  

2012

     469.68        518.65        486.68        479.16  

2013

     466.48        533.95        495.31        526.41  

2014

     605.46        621.56        612.85        605.46  

Quarterly period

           

2013 1st Quarter

     470.39        475.26        472.36        471.89  

2013 2nd Quarter

     466.48        513.66        484.94        507.89  

2013 3rd Quarter

     494.43        518.64        507.42        504.22  

2013 4th Quarter

     493.53        533.95        516.37        526.41  

2014 1st Quarter

     526.84        573.21        551.91        550.62  

2014 2nd Quarter

     544.80         567.56         554.49         552.81   

2014 3rd Quarter

     548.93         601.25         577.15         597.66   

2014 4th Quarter

     575.31         621.56         598.21         605.46   

2015 1st Quarter

     612.33         642.07         624.73         623.96   

Month ended

           

September 2014

     585.29         601.25         593.91         597.66   

October 2014

     575.31         598.44         588.69         576.41   

November 2014

     581.71         607.98         594.05         607.98   

December 2014

     605.46         621.56         612.85         605.46   

January 2015

     612.33         632.57         622.30         632.57   

February 2015

     615.61         630.94         622.82         618.01   

March 2015

     616.97         642.07         628.80         623.96   

April 2015(4)

     609.77         619.75         615.13         616.42   

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(1) Nominal figures.
(2) Exchange rates are the actual low and high, on a day-by-day basis for each period.
(3) The average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the period.
(4) The information for April 2015 is as of April 23, 2015.

Exchange Controls Considerations

Investments made in our common shares and our ADRs are subject to the following requirements:

 

    any foreign investor acquiring common shares to be deposited into an ADR facility who brought funds into Chile for that purpose must bring those funds through an entity participating in the Formal Exchange Market;

 

    the entity participating in the Formal Exchange Market through which the funds are brought into Chile must report such investment to the Central Bank of Chile;

 

    all remittances of funds from Chile to the foreign investor upon the sale of common shares underlying American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, or from dividends or other distributions made in connection therewith must be made through the Formal Exchange Market; and

 

    all remittances of funds made to the foreign investor must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile.

When funds are brought into Chile for a purpose other than to acquire common shares to convert them into ADSs and subsequently are used to acquire common shares to be deposited into the ADR facility, such investment must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile by the custodian within ten days following the end of each month within which the custodian is obligated to deliver periodic reports to the Central Bank of Chile.

All payments made within Chile in foreign currency in connection with ADSs through the Formal Exchange Market must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile by the entity participating in the transaction. In the event there are payments made outside of Chile, the foreign investor must provide the relevant information to the Central Bank of Chile directly or through an entity of the Formal Exchange Market within the first ten calendar days of the month following the date on which the payment was made.

 

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We cannot assure you that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of the ADSs, the disposition of shares underlying ADSs or the conversion or repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition will not be imposed in the future, nor can we assess the duration or impact of such restriction if imposed.

This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to Chapter XIV of the Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations, a copy of which is available in the original Spanish version at the Central Bank of Chile’s website at www.bcentral.cl.

 

A. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables present our selected financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated. You should read the following information together with our audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in this Annual Report and the information set forth in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.

 

     For the fiscal years ended December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2014(1)  
     Ch$     Ch$     Ch$     Ch$     Ch$     US$  
     (in millions of Ch$, in thousands of US$)(2)  

Interest income

     387,639        528,622        762,992        1,007,106        1,320,124        2,180,365   

Interest expense

     (163,229     (335,622     (506,116     (549,416     (689,240     (1,138,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  224,410      193,000      256,876      457,690      630,884      1,041,991   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net service fee income

  58,221      60,362      85,644      117,977      161,590      266,888   

Trading and investment, foreign exchange gains and other operating income

  44,033      80,469      104,398      127,039      199,225      329.047   

Total operating expenses

  (132,683   (152,706   (253,644   (362,145   (509,672   (841,793

Income attributable to investments in other companies

  296      250      367      1,241      1,799      2,971   

Provisions for loan losses

  (52,351   (40,754   (51,575   (102,072   (127,272   (210,207

Income before income taxes

  141,926      140,621      142,066      239,730      356,554      588,897   

Income taxes

  (20,353   (23,303   (22,913   (64,491   (82,853   (136,843
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income for the year

  121,573      117,318      119,153      175,239      273,701      452,054   

Net income per common share (3)

  0.54      0.51      0.43      0.48      0.69      0.00114   

Dividend per common share (4)

  0.54      0.52      0.49      0.18      0.260      0.00043   

Dividends per ADS (4) (5)

  804      787      736      265      390      0.64   

Shares of common stock outstanding (in thousands)

  226,906,772.0      226,909,290.6      250,358,194.2      340,358,194.2      340,358,194.2      —     

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(1) Amounts stated in U.S. dollars as of December 31, 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been translated from Chilean pesos at our exchange rate of Ch$605,46 per US$1.00 as of December 31, 2014.
(2) Amounts stated in millions of Chilean pesos and thousands of U.S. dollars except for net income per share, dividends per common share and dividend per ADS expressed in Chilean pesos and in U.S. dollars.
(3) Net income per common share has been calculated on the basis of net income attributable to the equity holders of the Bank divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. For further information on basic earnings and diluted earnings please see Note 23 (d) to our financial statements.
(4) Represents dividends paid in respect of net income earned in the prior fiscal year.
(5) As of December 31, 2010, one ADS equaled 5,000 common shares. As of December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, one ADS equaled 1,500 common shares. On February 23, 2011, CorpBanca changed the ratio of the ADSs from 5,000 common shares to 1 ADS to 1,500 common shares to 1 ADS. The dividend per ADS calculation has been made utilizing the ratio of 1,500 common shares to one ADS for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for comparative purposes only.

 

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     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013     2014      2014  
     Ch$      Ch$      Ch$      Ch$     Ch$      US$  
     (in millions of Ch$, in thousands of US$)  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

                

Cash and deposits in banks

     202,339         265,747         520,228         911,088        1,169,178         1,931,057   

Cash in the process of collection

     79,680         96,230         123,777         112,755        212,842         351,538   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     197,580         166,039         159,898         431,683        685,898         1,132,854   

Investments under agreements to resell

     75,676         23,251         21,313         201,665        78,079         128,958   

Derivative financial instruments

     204,067         248,982         268,027         376,280        766,799         1,266,473   

Loans and receivables from banks, net

     63,998         304,098         482,371         217,944        814,209         1,344,778   

Loans and receivables from customers

     5,364,980         6,711,945         9,993,890         12,771,642        13,892,270         22,944,984   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     746,248         843,250         1,112,435         889,087        1,156,896         1,910,772   

Held to maturity investments

     —           21,962         104,977         237,522        190,677         314,929   

Investment in other companies

     3,583         3,583         5,793         13,922(*     15,842         26,165   

Intangible assets

     13,096         12,239         489,306         841,370(*     757,777         1,251,572   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     53,430         57,225         65,086         98,242        92,642         153,011   

Current taxes

     —           6,278         —           —          1,608         2,656   

Deferred income taxes

     21,956         25,080         40,584         89,218        107,043         176,796   

Other assets

     104,207         102,775         149,903         293,118        415,267         685,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  7,130,840      8,888,684      13,537,588      17,485,536      20,357,027      33,622,417   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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(*) These figures were restated in our most recent financial statements to reflect accounting changes; Management has determined that the effect of these changes is not material. For more information please see Note 2 to our financial statements.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013     2014      2014  
     Ch$      Ch$      Ch$      Ch$     Ch$      US$  
     (in millions of Ch$, in thousands of US$)  

Current accounts and demand deposits

     612,064         682,720         1,112,675         3,451,383        3,954,948         6,532,138   

Cash in the process of collection

     41,525         36,948         68,883         57,352        145,771         240,761   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

     189,350         130,549         257,721         342,445        661,663         1,092,827   

Time deposits and saving accounts

     3,700,454         4,824,378         7,682,675         7,337,703        8,076,966         13,340,214   

Derivative financial instruments

     175,261         166,872         193,844         281,583        607,683         1,003,672   

Borrowings from financial institutions

     503,692         663,626         969,521         1,273,840        1,431,923         2,365,017   

Debt issued

     1,215,435         1,522,773         1,886,604         2,414,557        3,079,050         5,085,472   

Other financial obligations

     23,660         20,053         18,120         16,807        15,422         25,472   

Current income tax provision

     7,168         —           9,057         45,158        —           —     

Deferred income taxes

     21,244         25,352         120,714         182,373(*     180,934         298,837   

Provisions

     67,732         42,030         136,240         164,932        200,289         330,805   

Other liabilities

     20,998         30,981         79,868         185,506(*     210,716         348,026   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  6,578,583      8,146,282      12,535,922      15,753,639     18,565,365      30,663,241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  552,257      742,402      1,001,666      1,731,897      1,791,662      2,959,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  7,130,840      8,888,684      13,537,588      17,485,536      20,357,027      33,622,417   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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(*) These figures were restated in our most recent financial statements to reflect accounting changes; Management has determined that the effect of these changes is not material. For more information please see Note 2 to our financial statements.

 

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     As of and for the fiscal years ended December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  

CONSOLIDATED RATIOS

          

Profitability and Performance

          

Net interest margin(1)

     3.6     2.7     2.3     3.4     3.8

Return on average total assets(2)

     1.8     1.5     0.9     1.1     1.4

Return on average shareholders’ equity(3)

     23.9     19.6     13.1     12.7     18.2

Efficiency ratio (consolidated)(4)

     41.0     45.7     56.8     51.7     51.4

Dividend payout ratio(5)

     100.0     100.0     100.0     50.0     57

Capital

          

Average shareholders’ equity as a percentage of average total assets

     7.5     7.5     7.2     8.9     7.7

Shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total liabilities

     8.4     9.1     8.0     11.0     9.7

Asset Quality

          

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of overdue loans(6)

     165.8     153.8     101.8     76.5     65.3

Overdue loans as a percentage of total loans(6)

     1.1     1.0     1.1     1.3     1.5

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

     1.9     1.5     1.1     1.0     1.0

Past due loans as a percentage of total loans(7)

     0.9     0.7     0.5     0.5     0.6

OTHER DATA

          

Inflation rate

     —          —          —          —          —     

Foreign exchange rate (Ch$/US$)

     (7.8 )%      11.0     (7.7 )%      9.9     15

Number of employees

     3,422        3,461        5,163        7,298        7,456   

Number of branches and offices

     113        116        209        295        298   

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(1) Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(2) Return on average total assets is defined as net income divided by average total assets.
(3) Return on average shareholders’ equity is defined as net income divided by average shareholders’ equity.
(4) Efficiency ratio (consolidated) is defined as total operating expenses as a percentage of operating income before loan losses.
(5) Dividend payout ratio represents dividends divided by net income.
(6) Overdue loans consist of all non-current loans (loans to customers).
(7) Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 overdue.

 

B. CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

Not applicable.

 

C. REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

 

D. RISK FACTORS

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BUSINESS

The growth and composition of our loan portfolio may expose us to increased loan losses

From December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2014, the compounded annual growth rate of our aggregate gross loan portfolio was 27.8%. Our business strategy is to grow profitably while increasing the size of our loan portfolio.

Our loan portfolio has one segment with the highest level of risk: consumer loans. As of December 31, 2014, the risk index (ratio of allowance for loans losses over total loans) of this segment was 2.0% while other segments of our loan portfolio such as mortgage loans or commercial loans had lower risk indexes of 0.3% and 1.0%, respectively.

Our consumer loan portfolio may experience loan losses due to the absence of collateral in respect of unsecured loans, insufficient collateral in collateralized loans, and risks relating to the circumstances of individual borrowers, including unemployment or death of our consumer borrowers.

 

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Our consumer loans have increased during 2014 in terms of aggregate amount, but, as a result of an overall increase of our total loan portfolio, have remained consistent as a percentage of our total loan portfolio in the same period. As of December 31, 2014, consumer loans represented 12.2% of our total loan portfolio compared to 12.6% in 2013.

We believe our allowance for loan losses is adequate as of the date hereof to cover all known losses in our loan portfolio. The growth of our loan portfolio (particularly in the lower-middle to middle income consumer segments) may expose us to a higher level of loan losses and require us to establish proportionately higher levels of provisions for loan losses, which would offset the increased income that we can expect to receive as our loan portfolio grows.

Our loan portfolio may not continue to grow at the same or similar rate

Past performance of our loan portfolio may not be indicative of future performance. There can be no assurance that in the future our loan portfolio will continue to grow at the same or similar rates as the growth rate that we historically experienced, particularly in light of the growth attributable to (i) our acquisition of 91.9% equity interest in CorpBanca Colombia in May 2012, or the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition, and (ii) our acquisition of a 87.4% equity interest in Helm Bank in August 2013, or the Helm Bank Acquisition, or, together with the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition, the Colombia Acquisitions. A reversal of the rate of growth of the Chilean or Colombian economy, a slowdown in the growth of customer demand, an increase in market competition or changes in governmental regulations could adversely affect the rate of growth of our loan portfolio and our risk index and, accordingly, increase our required allowances for loan losses. Economic turmoil could also materially and adversely affect the liquidity, businesses and financial condition of our customers, including a general decline in consumer spending and a rise in unemployment, which in turn could lead to decreased demand for borrowings in general.

Our allowances for loan losses may not be adequate to cover the future actual losses to our loan portfolio

As of December 31, 2014, our allowance for loan losses was Ch$137,605 million (excluding allowances for loan losses on loans and receivable to banks), and the risk index was 1.0%. The amount of allowance for loan losses is based on our current assessment of and expectations concerning various factors affecting the quality of our loan portfolio. These factors include, among other things, our customers’ financial condition, repayment abilities and repayment intentions, the realizable value of any collateral, the prospects for support from any guarantor, Chile’s and Colombia’s economy, government macroeconomic policies, interest rates and the legal and regulatory environment. Many of these factors are beyond our control. In addition, as these factors evolve, the models we use to determine the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses require recalibration, which may lead to increased provision for loan losses. If our assessment of and expectations concerning the above mentioned factors differ from actual developments, if the quality of our loan portfolio deteriorates or if the future actual losses exceed our estimates, our allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual losses and we may need to make additional allowances for loan losses, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We believe our allowance for loan losses is adequate as of the date hereof for all known losses.

If we are unable to maintain the quality of our loan portfolio, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected

As of December 31, 2014, our past due loans were Ch$82,650 million, which resulted in a past due loans to total loans ratio of 0.6%. As of December 31, 2014, our non-performing loans were Ch$180,536 million, which resulted in a non-performing to total loans ratio of 1.3%. We seek to continue to improve our credit risk management policies and procedures. However, we cannot assure you that our credit risk management policies, procedures and systems are free from any deficiency. Failure of credit risk management policies may result in an increase in the level of non-performing loans and adversely affect the quality of our loan portfolio. In addition, the quality of our loan portfolio may also deteriorate due to various other reasons, including factors beyond our control, such as the macroeconomic factors affecting the Chilean or Colombian economies. If such deterioration were to occur, it could materially adversely affect our financial conditions and results of operations.

Our exposure to individuals and small-to-medium-sized companies could lead to higher levels of past due loans and subsequent loan losses

The quality of our portfolio of loans to individuals and small-to-medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, is dependent to a significant extent on prevailing economic conditions in Chile and Colombia. SMEs and lower-middle to middle income individuals are more likely to be more severely affected by adverse developments in the Chilean and Colombian economies than large corporations and higher income individuals. As a result, lending to SMEs and lower-middle to middle income individuals represents a relatively higher degree of risk than lending to other market segments.

A substantial number of our customers consist of individuals and SMEs. Our business results relating to our lower-income individual and SME customers are, however, more likely to be adversely affected by downturns in the Chilean and Colombian economies, including increases in unemployment, than our business from large corporations and high-income individuals. For example, unemployment directly affects the capacity of individuals to obtain and repay consumer loans. Consequently, this could

 

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materially and adversely affect the liquidity, business and financial condition of our customers, which may in turn cause us to experience higher levels of past due loans, and result in higher allowances for loan losses, which could in turn materially affect our asset quality, results of operations and financial conditions.

The value of any collateral securing our loans may not be sufficient, and we may be unable to realize the full value of the collateral securing our loan portfolio

From time to time, we require our borrowers to collateralize their loans with guarantees, pledges of particular assets or other security. The value of any collateral securing our loan portfolio may significantly fluctuate or decline due to factors beyond our control, including macroeconomic factors affecting the Chilean and Colombian economies. The real estate market is particularly vulnerable to a negative economic climate and this may affect us as real estate represents a significant portion of the collateral securing our residential mortgages loan portfolio. We may also not have sufficiently recent information on the value of collateral, which may result in an inaccurate assessment for impairment losses of our loans secured by such collateral. If this were to occur, we may need to make additional allowance for loan losses to cover actual impairment losses of our loans, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Additionally, there are certain provisions under Chilean law No. 19,335 of 1994 that may affect the procedures for foreclosing on or liquidating residential mortgages if the residence in question has been declared as “family property” by a court because it is inhabited by the family of the mortgagor. If any party occupying the real estate files a petition with the court requesting that such real estate be declared family property, we may be delayed in foreclosing on such property.

There are also certain provisions of Colombian Law No. 1,676 that may affect our rights to foreclose on or liquidate movable assets pledged in favor of our Colombian subsidiaries. Colombian Law No. 1,676, issued on August 20, 2013, and applicable as of February 21, 2014, created a new registry for liens over movable assets. Creditors registering liens are granted priority based on the date of registration of the liens in the new registry. This “first in time, first in right” rule also applies to those liens granted before the enactment of the law. We have been registering liens granted in our favor prior to February 21, 2014, however, there is a risk that after August 20, 2014 (the date on which the six months term granted by Law 1,676 of 2013 to re-register liens in the new registry expired), third parties with conflicting liens may also seek to obtain registration over the same assets, in which case the first party to register a lien will have priority over any subsequent lien holder. In addition, given the recent enactment of this law, there is uncertainty as to how the law will be interpreted and applied, including how movable assets underlying the securities will be valued by the registry.

We may be unable to meet requirements relating to capital adequacy

Chilean banks are required by the Chilean General Banking Law to maintain regulatory capital of at least 8% of risk-weighted assets, net of required allowance for loan losses and deductions, and basic capital of at least 3% of total assets, net of required allowance for loan losses. For the purposes of maintaining a high solvency classification from the SBIF and continued compliance with the SBIF’s capital requirements on us, our intention is to have the highest classification from the SBIF. As of December 31, 2014, the ratio of our Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, capital-weighted assets ratio was 12.39%. Certain developments could affect our ability to continue to satisfy the current capital adequacy requirements applicable to us, including:

 

    the increase of risk-weighted assets as a result of the expansion of our business;

 

    the failure to increase our capital correspondingly;

 

    losses resulting from a deterioration in our asset quality;

 

    declines in the value of our available-for-sale investment portfolio;

 

    goodwill and minority interest;

 

    changes in accounting rules; and

 

    changes in the guidelines regarding the calculation of the capital adequacy ratios of banks in Chile.

As provided in article 68 of the Chilean General Banking Law, if we fail at any time to meet the legal requirements relating to the maintenance of regulatory capital (which is comprised of effective net worth and basic capital, as both concepts are defined in article 66 of the Chilean General Banking Law and Chapter 12-1 of the Regulations of the SBIF), we would have to comply with such legal requirements within a period of sixty days. For each day we fail to comply with such legal requirements, we may be subject to a daily penalty equal to one thousandth of the deficit of the effective net worth or basic capital, as the case may be.

 

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Our Colombian operations may be unable to meet requirements relating to capital adequacy

Capital adequacy requirements for Colombian financial institutions (as set forth in Decree 1771 of 2012, as amended) are based on applicable Basel Committee standards. The regulations establish four categories of assets, which are each assigned different risk weights, and require that a credit institution’s Technical Capital (as defined below) be at least 9% of that institution’s total risk-weighted assets.

Technical Capital for the purposes of the regulations consists of the sum of Tier One Capital (basic capital) and Tier Two Capital (additional capital), collectively, Technical Capital. As of December 31, 2014, the consolidated ratio for our Colombian operations (calculated as BIS capital to risk-weighted assets) was 12.96%. Certain developments could affect the ability of our Colombian operations to continue to satisfy the current capital adequacy requirements applicable to each, including:

 

    the increase of risk-weighted assets as a result of the expansion of our Colombian operations business;

 

    the failure to increase CorpBanca Colombia’s capital;

 

    losses resulting from a deterioration in CorpBanca Colombia’s asset quality;

 

    declines in the value of CorpBanca Colombia’s available-for-sale investment portfolio;

 

    goodwill and minority interest;

 

    changes in accounting rules; and

 

    changes in the guidelines regarding the calculation of the capital adequacy ratios of banks in Colombia.

If our Colombian operations fail to comply with the capital adequacy requirements applicable to Colombian financial institutions, we may be subject to certain penalties and sanctions that are graduated depending on the level of compliance failure, and which may include an administrative take-over by the government with the purpose of administration or liquidation. As a result, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

We are vulnerable to the current disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets

In the past few years, the global financial system has experienced difficult credit and liquidity conditions and disruptions leading to less liquidity, greater volatility and general widening of spreads. Global economic conditions deteriorated significantly in the second half of 2008, and many countries, including the United States, in past years have been operating in a recessionary period. Many major financial institutions, including some of the world’s largest global commercial banks, investment banks, mortgage lenders, mortgage guarantors and insurance companies, have also been experiencing significant difficulties.

In Chile and Colombia, the global economic recession in 2008 and 2009 caused an increase in unemployment, a decrease in consumer spending, a decrease in real estate prices and a general decline in economic activity. However, in recent years, these economies have been demonstrating sustained growth, despite a slowdown in 2014. The gross domestic product, or GDP of Chile, grew 5.6% in 2012, 4.1% in 2013 and 1.9% in 2014. The Colombian GDP grew 4% in 2012, 4.9% in 2013 and 4.6% in 2014.

As a result of loose monetary policy established by the major central banks around the world, interest rates have been stagnant at historically low levels. This interest rate environment has led international investors to search for yield in emerging markets economies, which has boosted emerging markets asset prices. The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to enter a monetary policy tightening cycle, which we expect will result in increased global interest rates, which could reduce international investor’s interest in emerging market assets. In the event that global risk appetite deteriorates, this deterioration could have a spillover effect on emerging markets asset prices. A material reduction in asset prices in the markets in which we operate could increase funding costs or deposit rates, and could have a material adverse effect on our interest margins.

Increased competition and industry consolidation may adversely affect the results of our operations

The Chilean and Colombian markets for financial services are highly competitive. In Chile, we compete with other Chilean private sector domestic and foreign banks, Banco del Estado de Chile, a state owned bank, credit unions and public social security funds (cajas de compensación) that offer consumer and other loans to a large portion of the Chilean population. The lower-middle to middle income segments of the Chilean population and the SME segments have become the target markets of several banks, and competition in these segments is likely to increase. As a result, net interest margins in these segments have declined. Although we believe that demand for financial products and services from the lower-middle to middle income consumer market segments and for small and medium-sized companies will continue to grow during the remainder of the decade, our net interest margins may not be maintained at their current levels.

We also face competition from non-bank and non-finance competitors with respect to some of our credit products, such as credit cards, consumer loans, insurance brokerage, department stores, large supermarket chains and other financial intermediaries who

 

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are able to provide large companies with access to the capital markets as an alternative to bank loans and sell other financial products. Non-bank competition from large department stores has become increasingly significant in the consumer lending sector as many leading department store owners and operators offer consumer credit either alone or in conjunction with various financial institutions. In addition, we face competition from non-bank finance competitors, such as leasing, factoring and automobile finance companies, with respect to loans and credit products, and from mutual funds, pension funds and insurance companies, with respect to savings products and mortgage loans. Banks continue to be the main suppliers of leasing, factoring and mutual funds in Chile, and the insurance sales business has seen rapid growth. Nevertheless, non-banking competition, especially department stores, are able to engage in some types of advertising and promotion in which, by virtue of Chilean banking rules and regulations, we are prohibited from engaging.

The increase in competition within the Chilean banking industry in recent years has led to consolidation in the industry. Further consolidation in the industry, which can result in the creation of larger and stronger competitors, may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations by decreasing the net interest margins we are able to generate. An increase in the prevalence of this method of financing could reduce our market share for corporate financing and adversely affect our results of operations.

Insurance companies as well as residential mortgage loan managers (Administradoras de Mutuos Hipotecarios) are allowed to participate and compete with banks in the residential mortgage and credit card businesses, further increasing competition in our industry. Furthermore, under the Chilean General Banking Law, representative offices of non-Chilean banks are now allowed to promote the credit products and services of their headquarters and banks, insurance companies, retailers and other financial institutions are required to inform their customers of the all-in costs of the financial services on standardized terms allowing their customers to compare the cost of the products offered by them, all of which have increased, and may further increase, competition in our industry and, thus, have an adverse effect on our results of operation and financial condition.

In Colombia, we operate in a highly competitive environment and increased competitive conditions are to be expected in the jurisdictions where we operate. Intensified merger activity in the financial services industry produces larger, better capitalized and more geographically diverse firms that are capable of offering a wider array of financial products and services at more competitive prices. Our ability to maintain our competitive position in Colombia depends mainly on our ability to fulfill new customers’ needs through the development of new products and services and offer adequate services and strengthen our customer bases through cross-selling. Our Colombian operations will be adversely affected if we are not able to maintain efficient service strategies, or overcome certain delays or difficulties in the transition of the integration of the operational services and activities of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank. In addition, our efforts to offer new services and products may not succeed if product or market opportunities develop more slowly than expected or if the profitability of opportunities is undermined by competitive pressures.

The effectiveness of our credit risk management is affected by the quality and scope of information available in Chile and Colombia

In assessing customers’ creditworthiness, we rely largely on the credit information available from our own internal databases, the SBIF, Dicom (a privately owned company and Chilean nationwide credit data base), the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, DataCredito (a privately owned company) and CIFIN, a division of the Colombian Banking and Financial Entities Association (Asociación Bancaria y de Entidades Financieras de Colombia), and other sources. Due to limitations in the availability of information and the developing information infrastructure in Chile and Colombia, our assessment of the credit risks associated with a particular customer may not be based on complete, accurate or reliable information. In addition, although we have been improving our credit scoring systems to better assess borrowers’ credit risk profiles, we cannot assure you that our credit scoring systems collect complete or accurate information reflecting the actual behavior of customers or that their credit risk can be assessed correctly. Without complete, accurate and reliable information, we have to rely on other publicly available resources, which may not be complete or accurate. As a result, our asset quality may be materially adversely affected.

Our risk management system may not be sufficient to avoid losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations

In addition to granting loans, part of our financial portfolio consists of trading transactions by our treasury division. Accordingly, changes in interest rates, securities prices, currency exchange rates and other indices may adversely affect our results of operations. Our financial success depends on, among other factors, our ability to accurately balance the risks we take and the returns we gain from our transactions. While we focus on the identification, analysis, management and control of our risks, both in favorable and adverse market conditions, there can be no assurance that our risk management efforts will prevent us from experiencing material losses. In particular, we may experience losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations if:

 

    we are not capable of identifying all of the risks that may affect our portfolio;

 

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    our risk analysis or our measures taken in response to such risks are inadequate or inaccurate;

 

    the markets move in an unexpected and adverse way with respect to speed, direction, strength or other aspects and our ability to manage risks in such a scenario is restricted;

 

    our clients are affected by unforeseen events resulting in their default or losses in an amount higher than those considered in our risk analyses; or

 

    collateral pledged in our favor is insufficient to cover our clients’ obligations to us if they default.

Since our principal sources of funds are short-term deposits, a sudden shortage of funds could cause an increase in costs of funding and a material adverse effect on our revenues

Time deposits and other term deposits are our primary sources of funding, which represented 43.5% of our liabilities as of December 31, 2014. If a substantial number of our depositors withdraw their demand deposits or do not roll over their time deposits upon maturity, our liquidity position, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected. We cannot assure you that in the event of a sudden or unexpected shortage of funds, any money markets in which we operate will be able to maintain levels of funding without incurring higher funding costs or the liquidation of certain assets. If this were to happen, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Currency fluctuations could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the value of our securities

Government economic policies and any future changes in the value of the Chilean peso or the Colombian peso against the U.S. dollar could affect the dollar value of our securities, since the equity value of CorpBanca is hedged against our base currency Chilean peso. The Chilean peso and the Colombian peso have been subject to significant fluctuations in their value against the U.S. Dollar in the past and could be subject to similar fluctuations in the future. As of December 31, 2011, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 11% and the Colombian peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 1.5%, each as compared to December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2012, the Chilean peso appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 7.7% and the Colombian peso appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 9%, each as compared to December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2013, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 9.9% and the Colombian peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 8.9%, each as compared to December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2014, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 15.0% and the Colombian peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 24.3%, each as compared to December 31, 2013.

Our results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates between the Chilean peso, the Colombian peso and the U.S. dollar despite our internal policy and Chilean and Colombian regulations relating to the general avoidance of material exchange rate gaps. As of December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the gap between foreign currency denominated assets and foreign currency denominated liabilities, excluding derivatives, was Ch$(444,175), Ch$(23,560) million, Ch$241,832 million, Ch$434,942 million and Ch$(26,191) million, respectively.

We may decide to change our policy regarding exchange rate gaps. Regulations that limit such gaps may also be amended or eliminated. Greater exchange rate gaps could increase our exposure to the devaluation of the Chilean peso and the Colombian peso, and any such devaluation may impair our capacity to service our foreign-currency obligations and may, therefore, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Notwithstanding the existence of general policies and regulations that limit material exchange rate gaps, the economic policies of the Chilean or the Colombian governments and any future fluctuations of the Chilean peso or the Colombian peso against the dollar could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Trading transactions in Chile of the common shares underlying our ADSs are denominated in Chilean pesos. Cash distributions with respect to our common shares are received in Chilean pesos by the depositary, which then converts such amounts to U.S. dollars at the then-prevailing exchange rate for the purpose of making payments in respect of our ADSs. If the value of the Chilean peso falls relative to the U.S. dollar, the U.S. dollar value of our ADSs and any distributions to be received from the depositary will be reduced. In addition, the depositary will incur customary currency conversion costs (to be borne by the holders of our ADSs) in connection with the conversion and subsequent distribution of dividends or other payments.

Our business is highly dependent on proper functioning and improvement of information technology systems

Our business is highly dependent on the ability of our information technology systems to accurately process a large number of transactions across numerous and diverse markets and products in a timely manner. The proper functioning of our financial control, risk management, accounting, customer service and other data processing systems is critical to our business and our ability to compete effectively. We have backup data for our key data processing systems that could be used in the event of a catastrophe or a failure of our primary systems, and have established alternative communication networks where available. However, we cannot assure you that

 

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our business activities would not be materially disrupted if there were a partial or complete failure of any of these primary information technology systems or communication networks. Such failures could be caused by, among other things, software bugs, computer virus attacks or conversion errors due to system upgrading. In addition, any security breach caused by unauthorized access to information or systems, intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our ability to remain competitive and achieve further growth will depend in part on our ability to upgrade our information technology systems and increase our capacity on a timely and cost effective basis. Any substantial failure to improve or upgrade information technology systems effectively or on a timely basis could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business in Colombia is dependent on a technology service agreement with Banco Santander, S.A.

We entered into a technology service agreement with Banco Santander, S.A. in connection with the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition. The original term of the technology service agreement was to expire in June 2015; however, we exercised an option to extend the term of such agreement for an additional year term through June 2016. In connection with our exercise of the option to extend this agreement, we secured the right to an additional extension, and as such have the right to extend the term of this technology service agreement through June 2017. Our business in Colombia is dependent on the service and support of Banco Santander, S.A. provided to us pursuant to the technology service agreement. If Banco Santander, S.A. is unable to service and support our business in Colombia or if we are unable to integrate our information technology systems into our business in Colombia after the expiration of the technology service agreement, then such failure could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our inability to attract, develop or retain qualified employees, managers and executives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations

Our ability to maintain our competitive position and implement our growth strategy is dependent on our ability to attract, develop and retain qualified employees, managers and executives. Following the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger (as defined below), Itaú Unibanco and Inversiones Corpgroup Interhold Limitada (our holding company), together with certain affiliates of the latter, or, collectively, CorpGroup, are expected to sign a shareholders agreement to define the agreement of these parties with respect to certain matters related to corporate governance, dividend policy, transfer of shares and liquidity among others, or the Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement. The Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement provides that Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup will collectively be entitled to appoint the majority of the members of our board of directors. Additionally, Itaú Unibanco will be able to appoint the chief executive officer, or CEO. Our success is also dependent on our ability to attract, train, develop and retain talented, diverse employees. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel either before or after the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. The loss of certain members of our senior management or our inability to retain and attract additional personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A worsening of labor relations in Chile or Colombia could impact our business

As of December 31, 2014, on a consolidated basis we had 3,740 employees in Chile (including 26 at our New York Branch), of which 56% were unionized and 3,716 employees in Colombia, of which 17.7% were unionized. On August 1, 2014 we entered into a new collective bargaining agreement which provides for improved benefits for the employees and will be in force for a four year period. CorpBanca Colombia’s current labor agreement with its 15 unions in Colombia was subscribed on September 14, 2013 and expires on August 31, 2015. We generally apply the terms of our collective bargaining agreement to unionized and non-unionized employees. We have traditionally enjoyed good relations with our employees and their unions, but we cannot assure you that in the future a strengthening of cross-industry labor movements will not result in increased employee or labor costs that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

On December 29, 2014, the Chilean government proposed a labor reform bill to the Chilean Congress, which intends to substantially modify rules applicable to collective bargaining, including our unionized Chilean employees. The principal proposals included in this bill are to (1) prohibit employers, including us, from hiring replacement employees in the event of a worker strike affecting the business, and (2) ensure a minimum level of benefits. Additionally, the bill prohibits the workers from negotiating and entering into collective bargaining agreements directly with employers outside of established unions. Instead, workers will be required to organize collective bargaining efforts through established union. The bill is expected to be enacted as law during the second half of 2015, in which case it will become effectively a year after its publication in the Official Gazette. If this bill becomes law, the effects of any strike or collective bargaining efforts by our employees in Chile could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We may experience operational problems or errors

We are exposed to many types of operational risks, including the risk of fraud by employees and outsiders, failure to obtain proper authorizations, failure to properly document transactions, equipment failures and errors by employees. Although we maintain a system of operational controls, there can be no assurances that operational problems or errors will not occur and that their occurrence will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing measures may not prevent third parties from using us as a conduit for those activities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations

We believe that we are in compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and regulations and we have adopted various policies and procedures, including internal controls and “know-your customer” procedures, aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition, because we also rely on our correspondent banks having their own appropriate anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing procedures, we use what we believe are commercially reasonable procedures for monitoring our correspondent banks. However, these measures, procedures and compliance may not be entirely effective in preventing third parties from using us (and our correspondent banks) as a conduit for money laundering (including illegal cash operations) or terrorist financing without our (and our correspondent banks’) knowledge or consent. If we were to be associated with money laundering (including illegal cash operations) or terrorist financing, our reputation could be harmed and we could become subject to fines, sanctions or legal enforcement (including being added to any “blacklists” that would prohibit certain parties from engaging in transactions with us), which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Banking regulations in Chile may restrict our operations and thereby adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

We are subject to regulation by the SBIF. In addition, we are subject to regulation by the Central Bank of Chile with regard to certain matters, including reserve requirements, interest rates, foreign exchange mismatches and market risks. During the Chilean financial crisis of 1982 and 1983, the Central Bank of Chile and the SBIF strictly controlled the funding, lending and general business matters of the banking industry in Chile.

Pursuant to the Chilean General Banking Law, all Chilean banks may, subject to the approval of the SBIF, engage in certain businesses in addition to commercial banking depending on the risk associated with such business and their financial strength. Such additional businesses include securities brokerage, mutual fund management, securitization, insurance brokerage, leasing, factoring, financial advisory, custody and transportation of securities, loan collection and financial services. There can be no assurance that regulators will not in the future impose more restrictive limitations on the activities of banks, including us. The Chilean General Banking Law also applies to the Chilean financial system, which is a modified version of the capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation and Supervisory Practices and limits the discretion of the SBIF to deny new banking licenses.

If enacted, new regulations could require us to inject further capital into our business as well as in businesses we acquire, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the change of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

Historically, Chilean banks have not paid interest on amounts deposited in checking accounts. However, since June 1, 2002, the Central Bank of Chile has allowed banks to pay interest on checking accounts. We have begun to pay interest on some checking accounts under certain conditions. If competition or other factors lead us to pay higher interest rates on checking accounts, to relax the conditions under which we pay interest or to increase the number of checking accounts on which we pay interest, such a change could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

CorpBanca must maintain a capital adequacy index of at least 10% calculated pursuant to the guidelines issued by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions. This index must be complied with both on the closing date of an acquisition, as well as for at least a year thereafter. In line with the future adoption of Basel III regulations in Chile, the SBIF has maintained a proposal to increase the minimum effective BIS capital adequacy ratio from the current 8% to 10.5%. This change requires an amendment to the Chilean General Banking Law by Congress, and when adopted, could require us to inject additional capital in our business in the future. The SBIF has not issued any timetable for adoption of Basel III but has issued guidance to Chilean banks regarding the adoption of Basel III for 2019. Although we have not failed in the past to comply with our capital maintenance obligations, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.

 

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As a result of the 2008 global financial crisis, there has been an increase in government regulation of the financial services industry in many countries. Such regulation may also be increased in Chile, including the imposition of higher capital requirements, heightened disclosure standards and restrictions on certain types of transaction structures. In addition, numerous novel regulatory proposals have been discussed or proposed. If enacted, new regulations could require us to inject further capital into our business, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the modification of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

Banking regulations in Colombia may restrict our Colombian operations and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

Our Colombian operations are subject to regulation by the Central Bank of Colombia, the Colombian Ministry of Finance, or Colombian Ministry of Finance, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio), or SIC, and the Self-Regulatory Organization (Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores-AMV), or the SRO.

Colombian regulation has evolved from an absolute separation of financial activities between different and separate entities (adopted back in the 1980’s) to an intermediate scheme of multibanking approach, This new scheme was introduced by Law No. 1,328 of 2009, known as the Financial Reform. Pursuant to Article 7 of the Financial Organic Statute (Estatuto Orgánico del Sistema Financiero as amended by the above-mentioned law), Colombian banks may engage in the commercial banking business and in certain businesses in addition to traditional commercial banking, including leasing activities.

There can be no assurance that regulators will not in the future impose more restrictive limitations on the activities of banks, including our operations in Colombia.

Capital adequacy requirements for Colombian financial institutions could require us to inject further capital into our Colombian operations, or to capitalize dividends, or restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, which may lower the return of our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

Although the Colombian government has since 2009 enacted laws purporting to provide for convergence of Colombian accounting principles with IFRS, current regulations continue to differ in certain respects from IFRS. As of January 1, 2015, financial institutions and other supervised entities were required to switch to these Colombian adapted IFRS standard, or Colombian IFRS. Therefore, in 2014 we prepared financial statements based on both current Colombian GAAP and on Colombian IFRS for comparative purposes in the future. Such switch to Colombian IFRS may adversely impact our capacity to distribute dividends and the profits of our Colombian operations.

As a result of the 2008 global financial crisis and worldwide trends, there has been an increase in government regulation of the financial services industry in many countries. Such regulation may also be increased in Colombia, including the imposition of higher capital requirements, heightened disclosure standards and restrictions on certain types of transaction structures. In addition, numerous novel regulatory proposals have been discussed or proposed. If enacted, new regulations could require us to inject further capital into our business in Colombia, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the modification of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

We are subject to regulatory inspections and examinations

We are also subject to various inspections, examinations, inquiries, audits and other regulatory requirements by Chilean and Colombian regulatory authorities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet all of the applicable regulatory requirements and guidelines, or that we will not be subject to sanctions, fines, restrictions on our business or other penalties in the future as a result of noncompliance. If sanctions, fines, restrictions on our business or other penalties are imposed on us for failure to comply with applicable requirements, guidelines or regulations, our business, financial condition, results of operations and our reputation and ability to engage in business may be materially and adversely affected.

Failure to protect personal information could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations

                We manage and hold confidential personal information of customers in the conduct of our banking operations, and offer various internet-based services to our clients, including online banking services. We could be liable for breaches of security in our online banking services, including cybersecurity breaches. The secure transmission of confidential information over the Internet is essential to maintain our clients’ confidence in our online services. In certain cases, we are responsible for protecting customers’ proprietary information as well as their accounts with us. We have security measures and processes in place to defend against these cybersecurity risks but these cyber attacks are rapidly evolving (including computer viruses, malicious code, phishing or other

 

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information security breaches), and we may not be able to anticipate or prevent all such attacks, which could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of our or our customers’ confidential, proprietary and other information. Individuals may also seek to intentionally disrupt our online banking services or compromise the confidentiality of customer information with criminal intent. Although we have procedures and controls to safeguard personal information in our possession, as well as systems and processes that are designed to recognize and assist in preventing security breaches, failure to protect against or mitigate breaches of security or other unauthorized disclosures could constitute a breach of privacy or other laws, subject us to legal actions and administrative sanctions as well as damages, adversely affect our ability to offer and grow our online services, result in the loss of customer relationships, negatively impact our reputation, and have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our loan and investment portfolios are subject to risk of prepayment, which may result in reinvestment of assets on less profitable terms

Our loan and investment portfolios are subject to prepayment risk, which results from the ability of a borrower or issuer to pay a debt obligation prior to maturity. Generally, in a declining interest rate environment, prepayment activity increases, which reduces the weighted average lives of our earning assets and adversely affects our operating results. Prepayment risk also has an adverse impact on our residential mortgage portfolio, since prepayments could shorten the weighted average life of this portfolio, which may result in a mismatch in funding or in reinvestment at lower yields. Prepayment risk is inherent to our commercial activity and an increase in prepayments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Exposure to government debt could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations

We invest in debt securities issued by the Chilean and Colombian governments, the Central Bank of Chile and the Chilean Ministry of Finance that, for the most part, are short-term and highly liquid instruments. As of December 31, 2014, 2.7% of our total assets comprised of securities issued by the Chilean government and 4.8% of our total assets comprised securities issued by foreign governments, mostly by the Colombian government. If the Chilean or Colombian governments default on the timely payment of such securities, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

A further downgrade of CorpBanca’s counterparty credit rating by international or domestic credit rating agencies could materially and adversely affect our debt credit rating for domestic and international debt, our business, our future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities

On August 23, 2013, following the Helm Bank Acquisition, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, or Standard and Poor’s, downgraded CorpBanca’s long-term issuer credit rating from BBB+ to BBB. On December 6, 2013, Moody’s Investors Service, or Moody’s, downgraded CorpBanca’s global, local and foreign currency deposit and debt ratings to Baa3 from Baa2, following placement by Moody’s on review for downgrade on August 30, 2013 in connection with our association with our affiliate, SMU S.A., or SMU. Following the announcement of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Standard & Poor´s placed CorpBanca BBB/A-2 ratings on CreditWatch Developing and Moody’s changed our rating review direction to ‘possible upgrade’, from ‘review for downgrade’, on our long and short term ratings, on January 14 and January 31, 2014, respectively. On August 29, 2014 and on March 31, 2015, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively, confirmed the aforementioned ratings.

Any adverse revision to CorpBanca’s credit ratings for domestic and international debt by international and domestic rating agencies may adversely affect our debt ratings, and, as a result, our cost of funding, including interest rates paid on our deposits and securities. If this were to happen, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities.

Mismatches in the maturity of our loan portfolio and our funding sources as well as exchange rate fluctuations related to our funding sources could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our capacity to expand our loan business

We are exposed to maturity mismatches between our loans and sources of funding. The majority of our loan portfolio consists of fixed interest rate loans, and the yield from our loans depends on our ability to balance our cost of funding with the interest rates we charge to our borrowers. An increase in market interest rates in Chile or Colombia could increase our cost of funding, especially the cost of time deposits, and could reduce the spread we earn on our loans, materially adversely affecting our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any mismatch between the maturity of our loan portfolio and our sources of funding would magnify the effect of any imbalance in interest rates, also representing a liquidity risk if we fail to obtain funding on an ongoing basis. In addition, since part of our funding comes from securities denominated in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies that we issue abroad, any devaluation of the Chilean or Colombian peso against the U.S. dollar or such other foreign currencies could increase the cost of funding in relation to these securities. An increase in our total cost of funds for any of these reasons could result in an increase in the interest rates on our loans, which could, as a result, affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to attract new customers and expand our loan business.

 

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We are subject to financial and operational risks associated with derivative transactions

We enter into derivative transactions primarily to deliver services to our clients, for hedging purposes and, on a limited basis, for trading purposes. These transactions are subject to market, liquidity, counterparty (the risk of insolvency or other inability of a counterparty to perform its obligations to us) and operational risks.

Market practices and documentation for derivative transactions in Chile and Colombia may differ from those in other countries. For example, documentation may not incorporate terms and conditions of derivatives transactions as commonly understood in other countries. In addition, the execution and performance of these transactions depends on our ability to develop adequate control and administration systems and to hire and retain qualified personnel. Moreover, our ability to monitor and analyze these transactions depends on our information technology systems. These factors may further increase risks associated with derivative transactions and, if they are not adequately controlled, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our level of insurance might not be sufficient to fully cover all liabilities that may arise in the course of our business and insurance coverage might not be available in the future

We maintain insurance for losses resulting from fire, explosions, floods and electrical shorts and outages at our various buildings and facilities. We also have civil liability insurance covering material and physical losses and damages that may be suffered by third parties. We cannot assure you that our level of insurance is sufficient to fully cover all liabilities that may arise in the course of our business or that insurance will continue to be available in the future. In addition, we may not be able to obtain insurance on comparable terms in the future. Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected if we incur liabilities that are not fully covered by our insurance policies.

The occurrence of natural disasters in the regions where we operate could impair our ability to conduct business effectively and could adversely affect our results of operations

We are exposed to the risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis as well as floods, mudslides and volcanic eruptions in the regions where we operate. In the event of a natural disaster, unanticipated problems with our disaster recovery systems could have a material adverse impact on our ability to conduct business in the affected region, particularly if those problems affect our computer-based data processing, transmission, storage and retrieval systems and destroy valuable data. In addition, if a significant number of our local employees and managers were unavailable in the event of a disaster, our ability to effectively conduct business could be severely compromised. A natural disaster, such as the earthquake and tsunami that affected Chile in 2010, could damage some of our branches and automated teller machines, or ATMs, forcing us to close damaged facilities or locations, increased recovery costs as well as cause economic harm to our clients. A natural disaster or multiple catastrophic events could have a material adverse effect on local businesses in the affected region and could result in substantial volatility or adverse harm in our business, financial condition and results of operations for any fiscal quarter or year.

Future economic conditions may make it more difficult for us to continue funding our business on favorable terms

Historically, one of our principal sources of funds has been time deposits. Time deposits and other term deposits represented 56.1%, 59%, 61.4%, 46.6% and 43.5% of our total liabilities as of December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Large-denominations in time deposits from institutional investors may, under some circumstances, be a less stable source of funding than savings and bonds, such as during periods of significant changes in market interest rates for these types of deposit products and any resulting increased competition for such funds.

Deceleration of economic growth in Asia, Europe the United States and other developed nations may have an adverse effect on the Chilean economy, on our business, financial condition and results of operations and the market value of our securities

We are directly exposed to risks related to the weakness and volatility of the economic and political situation in Asia, the United States and other developed nations, including the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and the economic crisis in Europe. If these nations’ economic environments deteriorate, the economies in Chile and Colombia could also be affected and could experience slower growth than in recent years thereby adversely affecting our business, financial condition and results of operations as well as the market value of our securities.

 

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RISKS RELATING TO CHILE, COLOMBIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE

The banking regulatory and capital markets environment in Chile and Colombia is continually evolving and may change

Changes in banking regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Chilean laws, regulations, policies and interpretations of laws relating to the financial system are continually evolving and changing. In 2007, new regulations governing the Chilean capital markets, called Reforma al Mercado de Capitales II, or MK2, were approved. These regulations, among other things, modified certain provisions set forth in Chilean General Banking Law. Under new legislation, the limit on the amount that a bank is allowed to grant as an unsecured loan to a single individual or entity was increased to 10% of its regulatory capital (and up to 30% of its regulatory capital if any loans granted in excess of the 10% are secured by certain collateral). Previously, these limits were set at 5% and 2.5%, respectively. This limit is set at 5% for certain persons related to the bank (or 25% if loans in excess of 5% are secured by certain collateral). Although any such increase may increase our lending activity, it may also increase the risks associated with the growth of our loan portfolio and increase competition as the number of banks that can compete in the corporate banking sector increases.

In June 2010, additional regulations governing the Chilean capital markets, called Reforma al Mercado de Capitales III, or MK3, were approved. MK3, among other things, allows non-Chilean banks with representative offices in Chile to directly promote the credit products and services of their parent companies. Previously, these representative offices could only act as intermediaries between their parent companies and local companies. This change has increased competition by increasing the number of banks that can compete directly in Chile.

In December 2011, the Chilean Consumer Protection Act (Ley de Derechos de los Consumidores) was amended to include provisions applicable to financial products and services. Pursuant to this amendment, any agreement for financial products or services between a bank and a customer must expressly provide for certain customer rights and protections, including but not limited to (i) a detailed breakdown of all direct and indirect charges, fees, costs and tariffs that form part of the price of the relevant product or service, including any such charges, fees, costs and tariffs that are part of other products or services simultaneously contracted; (ii) the events of default that may trigger a bank’s right of early termination, a reasonable cure period and the manner by which consumers are to be informed of any such early termination; and (iii) a customer’s right of early termination in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to such customer’s payment in full all of its obligations under the agreement, including any costs arising from such early termination). In addition, the amendment sets forth certain additional customer rights and protections, including, but not limited to, the right to (1) receive information about the total cost of any financial product or service, (2) be informed of the bank’s reasons for rejecting a customer application for a financial product or service and (3) be informed of any non-discretionary conditions to which a customer’s access to a particular financial product or services are subject. This amendment, also established a new dispute resolution mechanism, which provides for both mediation and arbitration. In addition, in March 2012, a bill aimed at giving additional enforcement powers to the SERNAC (Chile’s Consumer Protection Agency) regarding financial services became effective giving SERNAC further powers to supervise and regulate bank products and services. This amendment has also resulted in additional scrutiny regarding prices and contracts for financial products and services, making it more difficult to raise prices and increasing competition among bank and non-bank competitors. The Consumer Protection Act has had an adverse effect on the Chilean finance industry, particularly the banking industry as a consequence of the loss of flexibility in the determination of price and product distribution strategies in the retail banking segment.

In February 2012, Law No. 20,575 (Ley DICOM) was enacted in Chile to restrict the use of private and personal economic, financial, banking and commercial information of customers supplementing Law No. 19,628 on Protection of Privacy.

In December 2013, Law No. 20,715, the Loan Debtors Protection Act, or the Loan Debtors Protection Act, was enacted in Chile. This new law, among other things, lowered the maximum legal interest rate that can be imposed in general loans valued at over UF 200, and established different loans segments, depending on the amount of the loan, its maturity, currency denomination and inflation adjustability. Each loan segment has a different maximum legal interest rate. The Loan Debtors Protection Act also limited the amounts creditors may charge for collections costs.

Colombian laws, regulations, policies and interpretations of laws relating to the financial system are also continually evolving and changing. In 2013, a new regulation regarding liens over movable assets was enacted (Colombian Law No. 1,676) in Colombia which may affect our rights to foreclose on or liquidate movable assets pledged in favor of our Colombian subsidiaries. This new law created a new registry for liens over movable assets. Creditors registering liens are granted priority based on the date of registration of the liens in the new registry. This “first in time, first in right” rule also applies to those liens granted before the enactment of the law. We are currently registering liens granted in our favor prior to the enactment of this law, however, there is a risk that third parties with conflicting liens may also try to obtain registration over the same assets, in which case the first party to register a lien will have priority over any others. In addition, given the recent enactment of this law, there is uncertainty as to how the law will be interpreted and applied, including how movable assets underlying the securities will be valued by the registry.

In October 2014, the Colombian Congress passed Law No. 1,735 of 2014 to promote financial inclusion and increase penetration of the banking sector. The Law created a new type of financial entity called the Specialized Electronic Deposit and Payment Institutions (Sociedades Especializadas en Depósitos y Pagos Electrónicos) as a new deposit-taking entity form that can be incorporated by a natural person, postal service offices and/or mobile network operator or another non-bank company. The

 

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Specialized Electronic Deposit and Payment Institutions are regulated financial services providers subject to financial regulation and supervision. The only activities these entities are authorized to perform are remote cash-in and cash-out deposit operations, the allocation of customers’ funds in electronic deposit accounts and the offering of transactional services such as remittances, transfers, and payments. This change increases the potential source of competition in Colombia and may impart our ability to acquire new customers or retain existing customers.

Any of the regulatory changes listed above could have an adverse effect on our operations in Chile or Colombia respectively.

Chile has different corporate disclosure and accounting standards than those you may be familiar with in the United States

As a regulated financial institution, we are required to submit to the SBIF unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated balance sheets and income statements, excluding any related footnote disclosure, on a monthly basis. As of January 2008, the statements have to be prepared in accordance with Circular No. 3,410 “Compendium of Accounting Standards”, or the Compendium, and the rules of the SBIF. The SBIF also makes summary financial information available the first Thursday of the subsequent month after each monthly closing. Although Chilean banks are required to apply IFRS as issued by the IASB as of January 1, 2009, certain exceptions introduced by the SBIF prevent banks from achieving full convergence, for example loan loss provisions, assets received in lieu of payment among others. In those situations which are not addressed by the guidance issued by the SBIF, institutions must follow the generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Association of Chilean Accountants, which coincide with IFRS as issued by the IASB. However, our consolidated annual financial statements as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2014 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS in order to comply with SEC requirements.

Our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 incorporate the financial statements of CorpBanca, its subsidiaries (except Helm Bank) and the New York Branch. Our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 incorporate the financial statements of CorpBanca, all of its subsidiaries and the New York Branch. Our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 incorporate the financial statements of CorpBanca, all of its subsidiaries and the New York Branch. Our consolidated financial statements include the necessary adjustments and reclassifications to the incorporated financial statements of each of CorpBanca’s subsidiaries and the New York Branch to bring their accounting policies and valuation criteria into line with those applied by the Bank, in accordance with IFRS-IASB.

The securities laws of Chile, which govern open, or publicly listed, companies such as ours, have as one of their principal objectives promoting disclosure of all material corporate information to the public. Chilean disclosure requirements, however, differ from those in the United States in some important respects. In addition, although Chilean law imposes restrictions on insider trading and price manipulation, applicable Chilean laws are different from those in the United States and in certain respects the Chilean securities markets are not as highly regulated and supervised as the United States securities markets.

Chile imposes controls on foreign investment and repatriation of investments that may affect our investors’ investment in, and earnings from, our ADSs

Equity investments in Chile by persons who are not Chilean residents have generally been subject to various exchange control regulations which restrict the repatriation of the investments and earnings therefrom. In April 2001, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated the regulations that affected foreign investors except that investors are still required to provide the Central Bank of Chile with information related to equity investments and conduct such operations within the Formal Exchange Market. See “Item 10. Additional Information—D. Exchange Controls” for a discussion of the types of information required to be provided.

Owners of ADSs are entitled to receive dividends on the underlying shares to the same extent as the holders of shares. Dividends received by holders of ADSs will be converted into U.S. dollars and distributed net of foreign currency exchange fees and fees of the depositary and will be subject to Chilean withholding tax, currently imposed at a rate of 35% (subject to credits in certain cases). If for any reason, including changes in Chilean laws or regulations, the depositary were unable to convert Chilean pesos to U.S. dollars, investors in our ADSs may receive dividends and other distributions, if any, in Chilean pesos.

Additional Chilean restrictions applicable to holders of our ADSs, the disposition of the shares underlying them or the repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition or the payment of dividends could be imposed in the future and we cannot advise you as to the duration or impact of such restrictions if imposed.

The legal restrictions on the exposure of Chilean pension funds may adversely affect our access to funding

Chilean regulations impose restrictions on the share of assets that a Chilean pension fund management company (Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones, or AFP) may allocate: (i) per fund (considering all sub-funds within an AFP (A, B, C, D or E)), to deposits in checking accounts and term deposit accounts and in debt securities issued by a single banking institution (or guaranteed by such bank). These investments must not exceed the value of a multiple set forth by the Central Bank of Chile, which shall fluctuate between 0.5 and 1.5 multiplied by such bank’s equity (patrimonio) (1.0 as of December 31, 2013); (ii) per type of sub-

 

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fund, to shares, deposits, derivatives and debt securities of a single banking institution (or guaranteed by such bank); investments which must not exceed 9% of the value of the relevant sub-fund; and (iii) per fund (considering all sub-funds), to shares issued by a single banking institution, investments not exceeding 2.5% of the value of such banking institution’s subscribed shares with a maximum limit equal to 2.5% of the value of each with respect to banks in which a shareholder owns directly or indirectly more than 50% and less than 65% of its voting capital. Additionally, each fund managed by an AFP is permitted to make deposits with a bank for an amount not to exceed the equivalent of such bank’s equity. If the exposure of a pension fund managed by an AFP to a single bank exceeds such limit for investments in securities, the AFP for such pension fund is required to reduce the fund’s exposure below the limit within three years.

As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate exposure of AFPs to us was Ch$861,605 million or 0.87% of their total assets. If the exposure of any AFP to us exceeds the regulatory limit, we would need to seek alternative sources of funding, which could be more expensive and, as a consequence, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Pension funds must also comply with other investment limits. In 2007, MK2 was approved, relaxing the limits on making investments abroad in order to permit pension funds to further diversify their investment portfolios. As of December 31, 2014, the maximum limit on making certain types of investments abroad was 80% (per fund, with different limits per each sub-fund). As a result, pension funds may change the composition of their portfolios, including reducing their deposits with local banks. As of December 31, 2014, 3.9% of our time deposits were from AFPs. Although the legislation referred to above is intended to promote a gradual relaxation of the investment limits, and we may be able to substitute the reduced institutional funds with retail deposits, there can be no assurance that this occurrence will not have a materially adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Increased regulation of the financial services industry in Chile or Colombia could increase our costs and result in lower profits

As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, there has been an increase in government regulation of the financial services industry in many countries. Such regulation may also be increased in Chile or Colombia including the imposition of higher capital requirements, heightened disclosure standards and restrictions on certain types of transaction structures. In addition, novel regulatory proposals are abound in the current environment. If enacted, new regulations could require us to inject further capital into our business as well as in businesses we acquire, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the modification of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. Although we currently comply with the minimum regulatory capital ratio required under the Chilean or Colombian banking regulations, no assurance can be given that in the future we will not need to inject additional capital into our business if such regulation is amended. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

Our results of operations are affected by interest rate volatility

Our results of operations depend to a great extent on our net interest income. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, our ratio of net interest income to total operating income was 57.5%, 65.1% and 63.6%, respectively. Changes in market interest rates in Chile or Colombia could affect the interest rates earned on our interest-earning assets differently from the interest rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities leading to a reduction in our net interest income. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including the reserve policies of the Central Bank of Chile and Colombia, deregulation of the financial sector in Chile and Colombia, domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors. Yields on the Chilean government’s 90-day benchmark rate reached a high of 5.2% and a low of 4.8% in 2012, a high of 5.1% and a low of 4.8% in 2013 and a high of 4.5% and a low of 3.7% in 2014. On the other hand, the Colombian government does not issue short-term bonds of 30, 60 or 90 days as the Chilean government does. Instead, every month a committee of the Central Bank of Colombia determines the benchmark rate in order to achieve a specific goal of inflation. Yields on the Colombian benchmark rate reached a high of 5.25% and a low of 4.25% for 2012, a high of 4.0% and a low of 3.25% for 2013 and a high of 4.5% and a low of 3.25% for 2014. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we had Ch$1,112,435 million, Ch$889,087 million and Ch$1,156,896 million, respectively, in financial investments available-for-sale. In the current global economic climate, there is a greater degree of uncertainty and unpredictability in the policy decisions and the setting of interest rates by the Central Bank of Chile and Central Bank of Colombia and, as a result, any volatility in interest rates could adversely affect us, including our future financial performance and the market value of our securities.

Future increases in the corporate tax rate in Chile or additional modifications to the Chilean tax system to finance future social reforms may have a material adverse effect on us.

On September 29, 2014, Law No. 20,780, or the Tax Reform, was published in the Chilean Official Gazette, introducing the most significant amendments to the Chilean tax system over the last 30 years and strengthening the powers of the Chilean IRS to control and prevent tax avoidance. One of the main purposes of this reform was to finance major educational reforms under discussion in the Chilean Congress.

 

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One of the most important changes introduced by the Tax Reform is the creation of two separate taxation systems in the Income Tax Law: (i) the attributed income system or (ii) the partially integrated system. This law also called for a gradual increase in the corporate income tax rate from 20% in 2013 to:

 

Years    2014     2015     2016  

Rates

     21     22.5     24

Beginning in 2017, the applicable tax rate will depend on the tax system chosen. Taxpayers choosing the Attributed Income system will have a final rate of 25% while those choosing the partially-integrated system will have a transitory rate of 25.5% in 2017 and a final rate of 27% in 2018 and beyond.

 

    Attributed income system: At the shareholder level, a 35% withholding tax would apply on an “attributed basis” from year 2017. As a result, any non-Chilean resident shareholder would be required to pay a 35% withholding tax while Chilean resident shareholders would be required to pay the progressive Impuesto Global Complementario (Complementary Global Tax), with rates ranging between 0% and 35%, regardless of whether the Chilean company makes a profit distribution or dividend payment. Shareholders would be able to credit the corporate tax already paid by the company against the withholding tax or the progressive complementary income tax. The actual income distribution to the shareholders would not be taxable.

 

    Partially integrated system: When the income is actually withdrawn from a company, non-Chilean resident shareholders would be subject to a 35% withholding tax, while Chilean resident shareholders would be required to pay the progressive Complementary Global Tax, with rates ranging between 0% and 35%, against which only a 65% of the corporate tax will be allowed to be used as a credit against the withholding tax or the Complementary Global Tax; provided that, the deduction available to shareholders resident in a country with which Chile has an agreed tax treaty would be 100%.

Foreign source income obtained by taxpayers domiciled or resident in Chile is generally subject to taxes in Chile on a cash basis. However, in the case of branches or other permanent establishments located abroad, both accrual and received income are considered in Chile for tax purposes. Also, taxpayers who obtain passive income from foreign companies, in which they have control, as defined by the law, will have to pay taxes on accrual and cash basis, for the passive income accrued or perceived by those controlled entities.

Bonds and other debt instruments issued in Chile by Chilean companies are deemed to be located in Chile for capital gains purposes. However, bonds issued outside of Chile by Chilean companies are not deemed located in Chile for capital gain purposes and, consequently, the sale of such bonds by a non-Chilean resident in not subject to capital gains tax in Chile (according to section 11 of the Chilean Income Tax Law, it would be considered a foreign source income obtained by a non-Chilean resident).

The Tax Reform may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Colombian tax haven regulation could adversely affect our business and financial results

Decree 2193 of 2013 designates 44 jurisdictions as tax havens for Colombian tax purposes. It also excludes temporarily seven countries, including Panama, while the Colombian government negotiates tax information exchange agreements with each of them. In October 2014, Panama and Colombia signed a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed to execute a double taxation treaty. However, if Panama and Colombia fail to actually execute the contemplated double taxation treaty by September 20, 2015, Panama would be considered as a tax haven under Colombian tax regulations. As a result, the clients of our Colombian subsidiaries in Panama who are residents in such jurisdiction would be subject to the following regulations: (i) higher withholding tax rates including a higher withholding rates over financial yields derived from investments in the Colombian securities market, (ii) the Colombian transfer pricing regime and its reporting duties, (iii) an assumption for Colombian authorities of residency for the purposes of qualifying a conduct as abusive under tax regulations, (iv) the disallowance of payments made to residents or entities located in tax havens as costs or deductions, unless the respective withholding tax has been applied and (v) other additional information disclosure requirements.

Any additional taxes resulting from changes to tax regulations or the interpretation thereof in Chile or Colombia could adversely affect our consolidated results

Uncertainty relating to tax legislation in Chile and Colombia poses a constant risk to CorpBanca. Changes in legislation, regulation and jurisprudence can affect tax burdens by increasing tax rates and fees, creating new taxes, limiting stated expenses and deductions, and eliminating incentives and non-taxed income. In addition, the Colombian government has a significant fiscal deficit that may result in future tax increases. Additional tax regulations could be implemented that could require us to make additional tax payments, negatively affecting our respective results of operations and cash flow. In addition, national or local taxing authorities may not interpret tax regulations in the same way that we do. Differing interpretations could result in future tax litigation and associated costs.

Any downgrading of Chile’s or Colombia’s debt credit rating for domestic and international debt by international credit rating agencies may also affect our ratings, our business, our future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities

 

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Any adverse revisions to Chile’s or Colombia’s credit ratings for domestic and international debt by international rating agencies may adversely affect our ratings, and, as a result, our cost of funding, including interest rates paid on our deposits and securities. If this were to happen, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities.

Our growth and profitability depend on the level of economic activity in Chile, Colombia and other emerging markets

Substantially all of our loans are to borrowers doing business in Chile or Colombia. Accordingly, the recoverability of these loans in particular, our ability to increase the amount of loans outstanding and our results of operations and financial condition in general, are dependent to a significant extent on the level of economic activity in Chile and Colombia. The Chilean and Colombian economies have been influenced, to varying degrees, by economic conditions in other emerging market countries. Changes in Chilean or Colombian economic growth in the future or future developments in or affecting the Chilean or Colombian economies, respectively, including consequences of economic difficulties in emerging and developed markets, including some of our neighbor countries, or a deceleration in the economic growth of Asian or other developed nations to which Chile and Colombia export a majority of their respective goods, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

According to data published by the Central Bank of Chile, the Chilean economy grew by 5.6% in 2012, 4.1% in 2013 and slowed to 1.9% in 2014.

According to data published by the Central Bank of Colombia, the Colombian economy grew by 4% in 2012, 4.9% in 2013 and 4.6% in 2014.

Our results of operations and financial condition could also be affected by changes in economic or other policies of the Chilean or Colombian governments, which have each exercised and continue to exercise a substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector, or other political or economic developments in Chile.

Although economic conditions are different in each country, investors’ reactions to developments in one country may affect the securities of issuers in other countries, including Chile. Starting in September 2008, the economic and financial crisis in the United States and Europe sparked a series of financial institution failures across the globe. This resulted in a liquidity crisis and a reduction in growth of the global economy as financial institutions tightened risk policies and reduced lending to banks, corporations and individuals. During 2009, the economies of the United States and some European countries contracted, which, in turn, impacted the Chilean and Colombian economies. Although there have recently been signs of recovery in the global economy, Chile and Colombia, this recovery may be fragile and also may reflect temporary benefits from government stimulus programs that may not be sustained. The ability of certain countries, such as Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy and companies in those countries and in the Euro zone to repay debt obligations remains uncertain. The effect on consumer confidence of any actual or perceived deterioration in the Chilean or Colombian economies may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, our financial condition and results of operations could also be affected by regulatory changes in administrative practices, changes in economic or other policies of the Chilean or Colombian governments or other political or economic developments in or affecting Chile or Colombia, over which we have no control.

Inflation and government measures to curb inflation could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

Although Chilean and Colombian inflation have been low in recent years, Chile and Colombia have experienced high inflation in the double-digit levels in the past. Such high levels of inflation in Chile or Colombia could adversely affect the Chilean and Colombian economies and have an adverse effect on our results of operations if such inflation is not accompanied by a matching devaluation of the local currency. We cannot make any assurances that Chilean or Colombian inflation will not revert to prior levels in the future.

The following table shows the annual rate of inflation during the last five years as measured by changes in the Chilean and Colombian consumer price index, or CPI, and as reported by the: (i) Chilean National Institute of Statistics and (ii) Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics:

 

Year

   Chilean UF Variation(1)    Chilean Inflation (CPI)    Colombian Inflation (CPI)
     (in percentages)

2010

   2.4    3.0    3.2

2011

   3.9    4.4    3.7

2012

   2.5    1.5    2.4

2013

   2.1    3.0    1.9

2014

   5.7    4.6    3.7

Source: Chilean National Institute of Statistics / Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics.

(1) The Unidad de Fomento is an inflation index currency unit. The only difference between the UF variation and the CPI is that UF Variation reflects the CPI with one month lag.

 

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During 2010, GDP grew by 5.8% in Chile and grew by 4% in Colombia. In Chile, 2010 ended with 3% inflation, in part supported by additional government and private sector spending to finance the reconstruction work required to restore Chile’s productive capacity and financial aid to the areas affected by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami, and grew in Colombia, resulting in 3.2% inflation. During 2011, GDP grew by 6% and the inflation rate was 4.4% in Chile and GDP grew by 6.6% and the inflation rate was 3.7% in Colombia. During 2012, GDP grew by 5.6% and the inflation rate was 1.5% in Chile and GDP grew by 4% and the inflation rate was 2.4% in Colombia. During 2013, GDP grew by 4.1% and the inflation rate was 3.0% in Chile and GDP grew by 4.3% and the inflation rate was 1.9% in Colombia. During 2014, GDP grew by 1.9% and the inflation rate was 4.6% in Chile and GDP grew by 4.6% and the inflation rate was 3.7% in Colombia. In 2014 the Central Bank of Chile decreased the interbank rate from 4.5% to 3.0% so that the projected inflation could be placed in the 3.0% horizon targeted by the Central Bank of Chile. In Chile, the average interbank rate was 3.8% in 2014. In 2014 the Central Bank of Colombia increased the interbank rate from 3.25% to 4.5% and the average interbank rate was 3.88% in 2014. High levels of inflation or deflation in Chile or Colombia could adversely affect the Chilean or Colombian economies and have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unsuccessful in addressing the challenges and risks presented by our operations in countries outside Chile or Colombia

We now operate a banking business in Colombia through CorpBanca Colombia and in Panamá through subsidiaries of CorpBanca Colombia. Our operations are focused on retail banking, as well as wholesale and commercial banking and providing financing and deposit services to small-to-medium-sized companies and individuals with medium-high income levels. CorpBanca Colombia provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers, operating principally in the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Barranquilla.

We have limited experience conducting credit card and consumer finance businesses in countries outside Chile. Accordingly, we may not be successful in managing credit card and consumer finance operations outside of our traditional domestic market in Chile. We may face delays in payments by customers and higher delinquency rates in any market we enter into, which could necessitate higher provisions for loan losses and, consequently, have an adverse effect on our financial performance.

Colombia has experienced internal security issues that have had or could have in the future a negative effect on the Colombian economy

Colombia has experienced internal security issues, primarily due to the activities of guerrilla groups such as the FARC, paramilitary groups and drug cartels. In remote regions of the country with minimal governmental presence, these groups have exerted influence over the local population and funded their activities by protecting, and rendering services to drug traffickers. Despite the Colombian government’s “democratic security” program and ongoing peace conversations with FARC which have reduced guerrilla and criminal activity, particularly in the form of terrorism attacks, homicides, kidnappings and extortion, such activities persist in Colombia, and possible escalation of such activities and the effects associated with them have had and may have in the future a negative impact on the Colombian economy and on our operations in Colombia, including our customers, employees, results of operations and financial condition, and physical assets.

Tensions with Venezuela and Ecuador may affect the Colombian economy and, consequently, our results of operations and financial condition

Diplomatic relations with Venezuela and Ecuador, two of Colombia’s main trading partners, have from time to time been tense and affected by events surrounding the Colombian armed forces combat of the FARC throughout Colombia, particularly on Colombia’s borders with Venezuela and Ecuador. Any further deterioration in relations with Venezuela and Ecuador may result in the closing of borders, the imposition of trade barriers or a breakdown of diplomatic ties, any of which could have a negative impact on Colombia’s trade balance, economy and general security situation, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Venezuelan political events may affect CorpBanca Colombia’s operations

In February 2014, Venezuela experienced political unrest and demonstrations across the country that sparked a series of violent incidents that resulted in several deaths and numerous injuries. During April and May, 2014, anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela caused numerous injuries and protestors held demonstrations calling for new elections. These demonstrations in Venezuela resulted in some of the country’s worst political violence, historically, with numerous deaths and injuries, as well as destruction of property. It is unknown what effects any future demonstrations may have on Venezuela. Any future political unrest and demonstrations in Venezuela, may have an adverse effect in CorpBanca’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Government policies and actions, and judicial decisions in Colombia could significantly affect the local economy and, as a result, our operations in Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition

Our operations in Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by changes in Colombian governmental policies and actions, and judicial decisions, involving a broad range of matters, including interest rates, exchange rates, exchange controls, inflation rates, taxation, banking and pension fund regulations and other political or economic developments affecting Colombia. The Colombian government has historically exercised substantial influence over the economy, and its policies are likely to continue to have a significant effect on Colombian companies. The President of Colombia has considerable power to determine governmental policies and actions relating to the economy, and may adopt policies that could negatively affect our business in Colombia. Future governmental policies and actions, or judicial decisions, could adversely impact the results of operations or financial condition of our business in Colombia.

Constitutional collective actions (acciones populares), class actions (acciones de grupo) and other similar legal actions in Colombia involving claims for significant monetary awards against financial institutions may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations

Under the Colombian Constitution, individuals may initiate constitutional collective or class actions to protect their collective or class rights, respectively. In the past few years, Colombian financial institutions, including CorpBanca Colombia, have experienced a substantial increase in the aggregate number of these actions. The great majority of such actions have been related to fees, financial services and interest rates, and their outcome is uncertain. Pursuant to Law No. 1,425 of 2010, monetary awards for plaintiffs in constitutional collective actions (acciones populares) were eliminated as of January 1, 2011. Nevertheless, individuals continue to have the right to initiate constitutional or class actions against CorpBanca Colombia.

Future restrictions on interest rates or banking fees in Colombia could materially and adversely affect our profitability and financial results

The Colombian Commerce Code limits the amount of interest that may be charged in commercial transactions. In the future, regulations could impose limitations regarding interest rates or fees we charge. Any such limitations could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. In the past, there have been disputes in Colombia among merchants, payment services and banks regarding interchange fees. Although such disputes have been resolved, the Colombian Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio), or the SIC, may initiate new investigations relating to the interchange fees.

This possibility may lead to additional decreases in such fees, which in turn could adversely our operations in Colombia and our consolidated financial results.

Furthermore, pursuant to article 62 of Law No. 1,430 of 2010, the Colombian Congress granted the government power and authority to establish and define criteria and formulas applicable to the calculation of banking fees and charges and the authority to define maximum limits to banking fees and charges. On December 20, 2011, the Colombian Government used the authority granted by Law No. 1,430 of 2010 and established in Decree 4,809 of 2011 a cap on the fees banks can charge on withdrawals done from ATMs outside their own networks. Under Colombian regulation, banks are prohibited from charging prepayment penalties or fees on loans except when the outstanding amount of a loan is more than the equivalent of 880 monthly minimum wages, or SMMLV (approximately US$221,000). If the outstanding amount of a loan is more than the equivalent of 880 SMMLV, prepayment penalties or fees may be charged but only when expressly contemplated under the governing loan agreement. Further limits or regulations regarding banking fees, and uncertainties with respect thereto could have a negative effect on CorpBanca Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition.

Historically, Colombian banks have not paid interest on amounts deposited in checking accounts. We pay interest on some checking accounts under certain conditions. If competition or other factors lead us to pay higher interest rates on checking accounts, to relax the conditions under which we pay interest or to increase the number of checking accounts on which we pay interest, any such change could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Insolvency law in Chile and Colombia may limit our monetary collection and ability to enforce our rights

A new Insolvency Act was published in Chile in the Official Gazette on January 9, 2014 and came into effect on October 9, 2014. Under this new Insolvency Act, monetary collection and enforcement of rights by a creditor may face limitations such as those arising from the Insolvency Protection (as defined below) recognized by the act. For more information on these limitations please see “Item 4—Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Recent Regulatory Developments in Chile”.

 

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Colombian insolvency laws provide that creditors of an insolvent debtor in default are prohibited from initiating collection proceedings outside the bankruptcy or reorganization process of such debtor. In addition, all collection proceedings outstanding at the beginning of any bankruptcy or reorganization process of any insolvent debtor must be suspended and creditors are prevented from enforcing their rights against the collateral and other assets of the debtor until the reorganization has been agreed (in which case the collection proceeding is resolved within the reorganization agreement) or it is declared that no reorganization was agreed.

On June 12, 2012, the Colombian Congress enacted Law 1,564, which provides insolvency protection for non-merchant individuals. Pursuant to this insolvency regulation, once a non-merchant individual has ceased paying his or her debts, such individual can initiate a voluntary insolvency proceeding before a notary public or mediator to reach an agreement with its creditors. The terms of any agreement reached with a group (two or more) of creditors that represent more than 50% of the total amount of the claims will be mandatorily applicable to all relevant creditors. The law also provides for increased debtor protections, including an automatic stay for a maximum of 90 days. These legal limitations make it difficult to recover on defaulted loans, and as a result, may cause CorpBanca Colombia to enhance its credit requirements which would result in decreased lending to individuals by making it more expensive. In addition, increased difficulties in enforcing debt and other monetary obligations due to this insolvency law could have an adverse effect on CorpBanca Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition.

The Central Bank of Colombia may impose requirements on our (and other Colombian residents’) ability to obtain loans in foreign currency

The Central Bank of Colombia may impose certain mandatory deposit requirements in connection with foreign currency-denominated loans obtained by Colombian residents, including CorpBanca Colombia. Although no mandatory deposit requirement is currently in effect, a mandatory deposit requirement was set at 40% in 2008 after the Colombian peso appreciated against foreign currencies. We cannot predict or control future actions by the Central Bank of Colombia in respect of such deposit requirements, which may involve the establishment of a different mandatory deposit percentage. The use of such measures by the Central Bank of Colombia may be a disincentive for CorpBanca Colombia and our clients in Colombia to obtain loans denominated in a foreign currency.

Our operations in Colombia may be unable to collect on collateral or guarantees securing loans, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition

CorpBanca Colombia makes loans that are secured by collateral, including real estate and other assets that are generally located in Colombia. The value of collateral may significantly fluctuate or decline due to factors beyond their control, including, for example, economic and political conditions in the country. An economic slowdown may lead to a downturn in the Colombian real estate market, which may, in turn, result in declines in the value of real estate securing loans to levels below the principal balances of these loans. Any decline in the value of the collateral securing loans may result in reduced recoveries from collateral realization and have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

CorpBanca Colombia also makes loans on the basis of guarantees from relatives, affiliates or associated persons of borrowers. To the extent that guarantors encounter financial difficulties due to economic conditions, personal or business circumstances, or otherwise, the ability of CorpBanca Colombia to enforce such guarantees may be impaired.

In addition, CorpBanca Colombia may face difficulties in enforcing their rights as a secured creditor against borrowers, collateral or guarantees. In particular, timing delays and procedural problems in realizing against collateral, as well as a debtor-protective judicial interpretations of the law, may make it difficult to foreclose on collateral, realize against guarantees or enforce judgments in CorpBanca Colombia’s favor, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

There are also certain provisions of Colombian Law No. 1,676 that may affect our rights to foreclose on or liquidate movable assets pledged in favor of our Colombian subsidiaries. Colombian Law No. 1,676, issued on August 20, 2013, and applicable as from February 21, 2014, created a new registry for liens over movable assets. Creditors registering liens are granted priority based on the date of registration of the liens in the new registry. This “first in time, first in right” rule also applies to those liens granted before the enactement of the law. We are currently registering liens granted in our favor prior to February 21, 2014, however, there is a risk that third parties with conflicting liens may also try to obtain registration over the same assets, in which case the first party to register a lien will have priority over any others. In addition, given the recent enactment of this law, there is uncertainty as to how the law will be interpreted and applied, including how movable assets underlying the securities will be valued by the registry.

Our operations in Colombia may face legal and other challenges to maximizing revenue from credit card fees and other fees from customers

CorpBanca Colombia’s credit card businesses face risks relating to the pricing of fees and commissions charged to merchants (merchant discounts) and the pricing of bank interchange fees charged by issuer banks to acquiring banks. Banks and card processors in Colombia have been subject to administrative investigations regarding the fees and commissions that are charged to the merchants by the acquiring banks and in respect to the banking interchange fees.

 

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In the past, the SIC has conducted investigations on the practices of Asociación Gremial de Instituciones Financieras Credibanco (Visa franchisee in Colombia) and Redeban Multicolor S.A. (MasterCard franchisee in Colombia), the entities chosen by most Colombian banks to manage the credit card system in Colombia, relating to alleged price fixing agreements among Colombian banks relating to fees and commissions charged to merchants.

As a result of these investigations, the fees charged to merchants and bank interchange fees could decrease, which could also lead to changes in commercial strategies that could affect CorpBanca Colombia’s and our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, fees charged for other banking services have and may continue to be reduced in the future as a result of regulatory measures and/or pressure from retailers and interest groups.

Our Colombian operations face uncertainty regarding consumer protection laws

Law No. 1,328 of 2009, as amended by Law No. 1,748 of 2014, created a customer protection regime with respect to financial institutions. The financial reform law provides a bill of rights for consumers of financial services and products, including the right to receive clear, complete and reliable information about the services and products offered by financial institutions. The law and the decrees and regulations issued pursuant to it also contain specific obligations for financial institutions, including a duty to maintain a financial ombudsman in charge of consumer protection and procedures regulating the responsibilities and function of the ombudsman, a duty to create a financial consumer attention center pursuant to terms set by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, an obligation to provide services and products under the same conditions offered to the general public, and a prohibition on the inclusion of predatory or abusive clauses in contracts with consumers. Any violation of this law or the decrees and regulations issued pursuant to this law by CorpBanca Colombia could result in monetary or administrative sanctions or restrictions on its operations.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR CONTINUING INTEGRATION OF HELM BANK

We may not be able to manage our growth successfully

We have been expanding the scope of our operations over the past few years, and we expect that this expansion will continue. As we continue to grow, we must improve our operational, technical and managerial knowledge and compliance systems in order to effectively manage our operations across the expanded group. Failure to integrate, monitor and manage expanded operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation and financial results. Our future growth will also depend on our access to internal and external financing sources. We may be unable to access such financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all.

Integration of acquired or merged businesses involves certain risks that may have a material adverse effect on us

We have engaged in a number of mergers and acquisitions in the past, including the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition in 2012, the Helm Bank Acquisition in 2013, and may make further mergers and acquisitions in the future as part of our growth strategy. We believe that these transactions will contribute to our continued growth and competitiveness in the Chilean, Colombian, and international banking sectors.

Any acquisition and merger of institutions and assets and the integration of such institutions and assets involves certain risks including the risk that:

 

    integrating new networks, information systems, personnel, financial and accounting systems, risk and other management systems, financial planning and reporting, products and customer bases into our existing business may run into difficulties, cause us to incur unexpected costs and operating expenses and place additional demands on management time;

 

    we may incur unexpected liabilities or contingencies relating to acquired businesses;

 

    antitrust and other regulatory authorities may impose restrictions or limitations on the terms of the acquisition or merger, require disposition of certain assets or businesses or withhold their approval of such transaction; and

 

    the expected operation and financial synergies and other benefits from such mergers or acquisitions may not be fully achieved.

If we fail to achieve the business growth opportunities, cost savings and other benefits we anticipate from mergers and acquisition transactions, or incur greater integration costs than we have estimated, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

 

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Acquisitions and strategic partnerships may not perform in accordance with expectations, may fail to receive required regulatory approvals or may disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business financial condition and results of operations

A component of our strategy is to identify and pursue growth-enhancing strategic opportunities. As part of that strategy we have consummated (i) the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition in 2012 and (ii) the Helm Bank Acquisition in 2013. Helm Bank was merged with and into CorpBanca Colombia on June 1, 2014. We will continue to consider additional strategic acquisitions and alliances from time to time, inside and outside of Chile and Colombia. Strategic acquisitions and alliances, including the Helm Bank Acquisition, could expose us to risks with which we have limited or no experience. Future acquisitions may also be subject to regulatory approval, which we may not receive, particularly in view of our increasing market share in the Colombian banking industry.

We must necessarily base any assessment of potential acquisitions and alliances on assumptions with respect to operations, profitability and other matters that may subsequently prove to be incorrect. Future acquisitions and alliances may not produce anticipated synergies or perform in accordance with our expectations and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, new demands on our existing organization, management and employees resulting from the integration of new acquisitions could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may have problems successfully completing the implementation of a new information technology core banking system in Colombia

A key element of our expansion strategy consists in the acquisition of existing businesses and their integration into our business model and administration and management processes. During 2014, we continued the integration process of Helm Bank and its subsidiaries into our pre-existing operations and business model, including integration of back-office functions. An important step of this integration process is the implementation of a new information technology core banking system in Colombia, which we have been implementing since January 2014. If we are unable to successfully complete the implementation of this new information technology core banking system in Colombia, the integration process in Colombia could be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

RISKS RELATING TO THE PENDING ITAÚ-CORPBANCA MERGER

CorpBanca may be unable to fully realize the anticipated benefits of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger involves bringing together two large financial institutions that currently operate as independent companies. CorpBanca will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating certain aspects of the business practices and operations of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile.

The success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger will depend, in part, on CorpBanca’s ability to realize anticipated revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities resulting from the combination of the businesses of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile. CorpBanca hopes to generate synergies resulting from optimization of organizational structures, scalable IT systems, savings related to the branch network and reductions in administrative expenses. There is a risk, however, that CorpBanca may not be able to combine the businesses of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile in a manner that permits CorpBanca to realize these revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities in the time, manner or amounts CorpBanca currently expects or at all. Potential difficulties CorpBanca may encounter as part of the merger process include, among other things:

 

    complexities associated with managing Itaú-CorpBanca;

 

    the need to implement, integrate and harmonize various business-specific operating procedures and systems, as well as the financial, accounting, information and other systems of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile;

 

    potential loss of key employees as a result of implementing the proposed Transactions;

 

    the need to coordinate the existing products and customer bases of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile; and

 

    potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the merger and the other transactions described in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below), or the Transactions.

In addition, CorpBanca and Itaú Chile have operated and, until the completion of the merger, will continue to operate separately. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

 

    diversion of management’s attention from their normal areas of responsibility to address issues related to the Transactions; and

 

    the disruption of CorpBanca’s or Itaú Chile’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in its standards, controls, procedures and policies,

 

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each of which could adversely affect their ability to maintain good relationships with its customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies, or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed Transactions, and could increase costs or reduce their earnings or otherwise adversely affect the business, financial condition, results of operations and/or prospects of the merged entity following the completion of the merger, Itaú CorpBanca, which we refer to herein as, and will be referred to following the completion of the merger as, Itaú-CorpBanca. Actual revenue synergies, cost savings, growth opportunities and efficiency and operational benefits resulting from the merger may be lower and may take CorpBanca longer than it currently expects.

The integration of two large companies also presents significant management challenges. In order to achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger, the operations of the two companies will need to be reorganized and their resources will need to be combined in a timely and flexible manner.

There can be no assurance that CorpBanca will be able to implement these steps as anticipated or at all. If CorpBanca fails to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger within the time frame that is currently contemplated or to the extent that is currently planned, or if for any other reason the expected revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities fail to materialize, the Transactions, may not produce the benefits that CorpBanca currently anticipates.

CorpBanca has and will continue to incur significant costs and expenses in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

CorpBanca has incurred and will continue to incur substantial expenses in connection with the proposed Transaction. These costs and expenses include financial advisory, legal, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees and expenses, reorganization and restructuring costs, filing fees, printing expenses and other related charges. Some of these costs are payable by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile regardless of whether the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is completed. There are also many processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems that must be integrated in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. While CorpBanca has assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred in connection with the Transactions, there are many factors beyond CorpBanca’s control that could affect the total amount or the timing of the related expenses.

There may also be additional unanticipated significant costs in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger that CorpBanca may not recoup. These costs and expenses could, particularly in the near term, exceed the savings that CorpBanca expects to achieve from the elimination of duplicative expenses and the realization of economies of scale, other efficiencies and cost savings. Although CorpBanca expects that these savings will offset these integration and implementation costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term or at all.

Itaú Unibanco will control the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup will collectively appoint a majority of the directors of the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca after the completion of the Transactions. The Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement to be entered into by Itaú Unibanco and Corp Group contemplates that the directors appointed by them will vote in a block and in accordance with the recommendation of Itaú Unibanco, subject to certain exceptions. Accordingly, Itaú Unibanco will be able to control the actions taken by the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca on most matters.

Uncertainties associated with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger may cause a loss of management personnel and other key employees that could adversely affect CorpBanca, Itaú Chile and/or Itaú-CorpBanca

The success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is dependent, in part, on the experience and industry knowledge of their senior management and other key employees of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile and their ability to execute their business plans. In order to be successful, CorpBanca, Itaú Chile and Itaú-CorpBanca must be able to retain the senior management and other key employees and their ability to attract highly qualified personnel in the future. Current and prospective employees of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile may experience uncertainty about their roles within Itaú-CorpBanca following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, which may have an adverse effect on the ability of CorpBanca, Itaú Chile or Itaú-CorpBanca to retain or attract senior management and other key employees, and in turn, on our business, financial condition and results of operations, regardless of the success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

Itaú-CorpBanca’s future results will suffer if it cannot effectively manage its expanded operations following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

Following the completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, the size of the business of Itaú-CorpBanca will be significantly larger and more complex than the current business of CorpBanca or Itaú Chile. Itaú-CorpBanca’s future success will depend, in part, on CorpBanca’s ability to manage this expanded business, posing substantial challenges for management. There can be no assurances that Itaú-CorpBanca will be successful or that it will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue synergies and other benefits currently anticipated by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile from the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

 

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CorpBanca must obtain approval of its shareholders to the Transactions, which, if delayed or not obtained, may jeopardize or delay its consummation

The Transactions are conditioned on the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of CorpBanca common stock. If the shareholders of CorpBanca do not provide such approval, then CorpBanca and Itaú Chile cannot consummate the Transactions. CorpBanca has not yet scheduled a shareholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining such vote.

Required Regulatory approvals may not be received, may take longer than expected or may impose conditions that are not presently anticipated or cannot be met

The Transactions were subject to various customary regulatory approvals that must be obtained from certain bank and other governmental authorities in several jurisdictions prior to their consummation. As of the date of this annual report, we have secured all required regulatory approvals other than the approval of the SBIF, which remains outstanding. The SBIF may impose conditions on the granting of such approval. Such conditions or changes and the process of obtaining this regulatory approval could have the effect of delaying completion of the merger or of imposing additional costs or limitations on CorpBanca. The SBIF approval may not be received at any time, may not be received in a timely fashion, and may contain conditions on the completion of the merger. In addition, CorpBanca and Itaú Chile may elect not to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger if, in connection with such approval, the SBIF imposes any restriction, requirement or condition that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on either CorpBanca and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Itaú Chile, Itaú Colombia and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Failure to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger could negatively impact the share price and the future business and financial results of CorpBanca

If the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is not consummated, the ongoing businesses of CorpBanca may be adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having consummated the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, CorpBanca will be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

 

    CorpBanca and/or Itaú Chile will be required to pay costs and expenses relating to the proposed Transactions;

 

    matters relating to the Transactions may require substantial commitments of time and resources by CorpBanca’s management, which could otherwise have been devoted to other opportunities that may have been beneficial to CorpBanca; and

 

    the Transaction Agreement restricts CorpBanca, without Itaú Chile’s consent; and subject to certain exceptions, from taking certain actions until the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is consummated. These restrictions may prevent CorpBanca from pursuing otherwise attractive business opportunities and making other changes to their businesses that may arise prior to consummation of the Transactions.

If the Transactions are not consummated, these risks may materialize and may adversely affect CorpBanca business, financial results and share price.

The Transaction Agreement contains provisions that restrict CorpBanca’s ability to pursue alternative transactions

The Transaction Agreement prohibits the parties from soliciting, discussing, negotiating or entering into alternative transactions. This provision could discourage a third party that may have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of CorpBanca from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if such third party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher value than the value of the proposed Transactions.

The Transaction Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Transactions may not be completed

The Transaction Agreement is subject to a number of customary closing conditions which must be fulfilled in order to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. Those conditions include: approval of the Transaction Agreement by CorpBanca shareholders, receipt of all required regulatory approvals, absence of orders preventing or suspending consummation of the Transactions, receipt of specified consents, the accuracy of the representations and warranties by both parties, performance by both parties of their covenants and agreements, the execution and delivery by both parties of the Shareholders’ Agreement and certain pledge agreements, and the absence of any circumstance, occurrence or change that has had a material adverse effect on any of the parties. These conditions to the closing of the Transactions may not be fulfilled and, accordingly, the merger may not be completed. In addition, if the Transactions are not completed by the second anniversary from the date of the Transaction Agreement, either CorpBanca or Itaú Chile may choose not to proceed with the Transactions, and any party can unilaterally decide to terminate the Transaction Agreement.

 

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RISKS RELATING TO OUR SECURITIES

U.S. securities laws do not require us to disclose as much information to investors as a U.S. issuer is required to disclose, and you may receive less information about us than you might otherwise receive from a comparable U.S. company

The corporate disclosure requirements applicable to us may not be equivalent to the requirements applicable to a U.S. company and, as a result, you may receive less information about us than you might otherwise receive in connection with a comparable U.S. company. We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that apply to “foreign private issuers.” The periodic disclosure required of foreign private issuers under the Exchange Act is more limited than the periodic disclosure required of U.S. issuers.

We are required only to file an annual report on Form 20-F, but we are not required to file any quarterly reports. A U.S. registrant must file an annual report on Form 10-K and three quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

We are required to furnish current reports on Form 6-K, but the information that we must disclose in those reports is governed primarily by Chilean law disclosure requirements and may differ from Form 8-K’s current reporting requirements imposed on a U.S. issuer.

We are not subject to the proxy requirements of Section 14 of the Exchange Act and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are not subject to the short swing insider trading reporting and recovery requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

Our status as a controlled company and a foreign private issuer exempts us from certain of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, limiting the protections afforded to investors

We are a “controlled company” and a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under the NYSE rules, a controlled company is exempt from certain NYSE corporate governance requirements. In addition, a foreign private issuer may elect to comply with the practice of its home country and not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that (i) a majority of our board of directors (directorio), or Board of Directors, consist of independent directors, (ii) a nominating and corporate governance committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, (iii) a compensation committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, (iv) an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees be undertaken, and (v) the members of the audit committee meet the Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) independence requirements. We currently use these exemptions and intend to continue using these exemptions. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to investors in companies that are subject to all NYSE corporate governance requirements. See “Item 16G. Corporate Governance” for a comparison of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange and Chilean practice.

Certain actions by our principal shareholder may have an adverse effect on the future market value of our securities and may have interests that differ from those of our other shareholders

Our controlling shareholder is Corp Group Banking S.A., which in turn is controlled by Mr. Alvaro Saieh Bendeck. As of December 31, 2014, together with members of his family, Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family had an indirect ownership of 75.6% of Corp Group Banking S.A. and 49.9% of CorpBanca’s outstanding common shares through such holding company and also through other investment companies such as Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Saga SpA, or Saga, a company owned by Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family.

Investors may find it difficult to enforce civil liabilities against us or our directors, officers and controlling persons

We are organized under the laws of Chile and our principal place of business (domicilio social) is in Santiago, Chile. Most of our directors, officers and controlling persons reside outside of the United States. In addition, all or a substantial portion of our assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States on such persons or to enforce judgments against them, including in any action based on civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws. Based on the opinion of our Chilean counsel, there is doubt as to the enforceability against such persons in Chile, whether in original actions or in actions to enforce judgments of U.S. courts, of liabilities based solely on the U.S. federal securities laws. See “Service of Process and Enforcement of Civil Liabilities”.

 

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RISKS RELATING TO OUR ADSs AND COMMON SHARES

There may be a lack of liquidity and market for our ADSs and common shares

A lack of liquidity in the markets may develop for our ADSs, which would negatively affect the ability of the holders to sell our ADSs or the price at which holders of our ADSs will be able to sell them. Future trading prices of our ADSs will depend on many factors including, among other things, prevailing interest rates, our operating results and the market for similar securities.

Our common shares underlying the ADSs are listed and traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange and the Chilean Electronic Exchange, although the trading market for the common shares is small by international standards. As of December 31, 2014, we had 340,358,194,234 common shares. Although ADS holders are entitled to withdraw common shares underlying ADSs from the depositary at any time, the Chilean securities markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than major securities markets in the United States. As of December 31, 2014, our non-controlling shareholders held approximately 50.1% of our outstanding common shares. A limited trading market in general and our concentrated ownership in particular may impair the ability of an ADS holder to sell in the Chilean market any common shares obtained upon withdrawal of such common shares from our ADR facility in the amount and at the price and time such holder desires, and could increase volatility of the price of the common shares in the form of ADSs.

In addition, according to article 14 of the Ley de Mercado de Valores, Law No. 18,045, or the Chilean Securities Market Law, the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, or SVS, may suspend the offer, quotation or trading of shares of any company listed on the Chilean stock exchanges for up to 30 days if, in its opinion, such suspension is necessary to protect investors or is justified for reasons of public interest. Such suspension may be extended for up to 120 days. If, at the expiration of the extension, the circumstances giving rise to the original suspension have not changed, the SVS will then cancel the relevant listing in the registry of securities. Furthermore, the Santiago Stock Exchange may inquire as to any movement in the price of any securities in excess of 10% and suspend trading in such securities for a day if it is deemed necessary. These and other factors may substantially limit your ability to sell the common shares underlying your ADSs at a price and time at which you wish to do so.

The issuance or sale, of a substantial number of our ADSs and common shares, or the perception of a potential issuance or sale, may adversely affect the market price of our ADSs and common shares

The market price for our common shares may vary significantly in the event a significant number of our common shares is issued or sold by us, our directors and officers or any other relevant shareholders or in the event there is a perception in the market that we, our directors and officers or a relevant shareholder intends to issue or sell, as the case may be, a significant number of common shares.

You may be unable to exercise preemptive rights

The Ley Sobre Sociedades Anónimas, Law No. 18,046 and the Reglamento de Sociedades Anónimas, which we refer to collectively as the Chilean Corporations Law, and applicable regulations establish that whenever we issue new common shares for cash, we are obligated by law to grant preemptive rights to all of our shareholders (including the depositary on behalf of the holders of ADSs), giving them the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing ownership percentage. However, we may not be able to offer shares to United States holders of ADSs pursuant to preemptive rights granted to our shareholders in connection with any future issuance of common shares unless a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Act, is effective with respect to such rights and common shares, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act is available.

Our existing shareholders who do not participate in any future preemptive rights offering will suffer an immediate dilution of their percentage equity participation in us. In addition, investors who purchase ADSs or common shares may be subject to dilution of their equity participation in us upon the completion of any future preemptive rights offering. Investors will not know the extent to which they will be diluted until the expiration of any future preemptive rights offering in Chile.

We may also need to seek additional funding in the financial and capital markets in the future. We may resort to public or private offerings of common shares, including common shares in the form of ADSs, or securities convertible or exchangeable into, or that in any other manner allow for the subscription of, common shares, including common shares in the form of ADSs. Any public or private offering of common shares, including common shares in the form of ADSs, or securities convertible or exchangeable into ADSs or common shares, may dilute our existing shareholders’ interests in us or may have an adverse impact on the value of our ADSs and common shares.

You may have fewer and less well defined shareholders’ rights than with shares of a company in the United States

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Estatutos Sociales, or By-laws, and the laws of Chile. Under such laws, our shareholders may have fewer or less well-defined rights than they might have as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction. For example, under legislation applicable to Chilean banks, our shareholders would not be entitled to appraisal rights in the event of a merger or other business combination undertaken by us.

 

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Holders of ADSs are not entitled to attend shareholders’ meetings, and they may only vote through the depositary

Under Chilean law, a shareholder is required to be registered in our shareholders’ registry at least five business days before a shareholders’ meeting in order to vote at such meeting. A holder of ADSs will not be able to meet this requirement, and accordingly is not entitled to vote at shareholders’ meetings, because the shares underlying the ADSs will be registered in the name of the depositary. While a holder of ADSs is entitled to instruct the depositary as to how to vote the shares represented by ADSs in accordance with the procedures provided for in the deposit agreement, a holder of ADSs will not be able to vote its shares directly at a shareholders’ meeting or to appoint a proxy to do so. In certain instances, a discretionary proxy may vote our shares underlying the ADSs if a holder of ADSs does not instruct the depositary with respect to voting. In addition, the vote of a holder of ADSs may not be necessary to approve certain matters since under Chilean law, substantially all of the forms of corporate action can be approved with the votes of our controlling shareholder in a duly summoned shareholders’ meeting, Corp Group Banking and other investment companies such as Saga, which are owned by Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family, except for certain matters requiring supermajority approval according to Chilean law.

U.S. holders of our ADSs or common shares could suffer adverse tax consequences if the Company is characterized as a passive foreign investment company.

If you are a U.S. holder (as defined in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations”) and we are a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for any taxable year during which you own our ADSs or common shares, you could be subject to adverse U.S. tax consequences. As of the date of this Annual Report, we do not expect to be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our current taxable year or for any taxable year in the foreseeable future. However, the determination of whether we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and will depend on the composition and nature of our income and the composition, nature and value of our assets from time to time, and therefore no assurance can be provided regarding our PFIC status. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state and local and other tax consequences of owning and disposing of the ADSs or common shares in your particular circumstances. See Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations”, for additional information related to the PFIC rules and their application to the bank.

Holders of the ADSs or our common shares could be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax.

Pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on all or some of the payments on the ADSs or our common stock after December 31, 2016 to holders and non-U.S. financial institutions receiving payments on behalf of holders that, in each case, fail to comply with information reporting, certification and related requirements. This withholding tax, if it applies, could apply to any payment made with respect to the ADSs or our common stock, and ADSs or shares of our common stock held through a non-compliant institution may be subject to withholding even if the holder otherwise would not be subject to withholding. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the application of these rules to their ownership of the ADSs or our common stock. See Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations”, for additional information related to these rules and their application to holders of ADSs or our common shares.

Exchange controls and withholding taxes in Chile may limit repatriation of your investment.

Equity investments in Chile by persons who are not Chilean residents are generally subject to various exchange control regulations that govern the repatriation of investments and earnings. The ADSs are governed by an agreement among us, the depositary and the Central Bank of Chile, or the Foreign Investment Agreement. The Foreign Investment Agreement grants the depositary and the holders of the ADRs access to Chile’s Formal Exchange Market, permits the depositary to remit dividends it receives from us to the holders of ADSs and permits the holders of ADSs to repatriate the proceeds of the sale of shares withdrawn from the ADR facility, thereby enabling them to acquire on more favorable terms currencies necessary to repatriate investments in the shares and earnings therefrom.

Pursuant to current Chilean law, the Foreign Investment Agreement may not be amended unilaterally by the Central Bank of Chile, and there are judicial precedents (which are not binding with respect to future judicial decisions) indicating that the Foreign Investment Agreement may not be voided by future legislative changes.

Dividends received by holders of ADSs are paid net of foreign currency exchange fees and fees and expenses of the depositary and are subject to Chilean withholding tax, currently imposed at a rate of 35%, subject to credits in certain cases as described under “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—Chilean Tax Considerations”. In order to facilitate capital movements from and into Chile and to encourage foreign investment, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated foreign exchange restrictions and adopted the Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations (Compendio de Normas de Cambios Internacionales) effective April 19, 2001.

 

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We cannot assure you that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of ADRs, the disposition of the shares underlying the ADRs or the repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition or the payment of dividends will not be imposed in the future, nor can we advise as to the duration or impact of such restrictions if imposed. If for any reason, including changes in the Foreign Investment Agreement or Chilean law, the depositary was able to convert Chilean pesos to U.S. dollars, investors would receive dividends or other distributions, if any, in Chilean pesos.

 

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

A. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY

We are a publicly traded company (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of Chile and licensed by the SBIF to operate as a commercial bank. Our legal and commercial name is CorpBanca. Our principal executive offices are located at Rosario Norte 660, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Our telephone number is 56-22-660-8000 and our website is www.CorpBanca.cl. Our agent in the United States is CorpBanca New York Branch, Attention: Fernando Burgos Concha, located at 885 Third Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10022. Information set forth on our website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report. CorpBanca is organized under the laws of Chile and its subsidiaries are organized under the laws of Chile and Colombia. The terms “CorpBanca,” “the bank,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this Annual Report refer to CorpBanca together with its subsidiaries unless otherwise specified.

HISTORY

We are Chile’s oldest operating bank, incorporated as Banco de Concepción by Decree No. 180 of the Chilean Ministry of Finance on October 3, 1871, and legally began operations as a bank on October 16th of the same year. We were founded by a group of residents of the City of Concepción, Chile, led by Aníbal Pinto, who would later become President of Chile. In 1971, Banco de Concepción was transferred to a government agency, Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (the Chilean Corporation for the Development of Production, or CORFO). Also in 1971, Banco de Concepción acquired Banco Francés e Italiano in Chile, which provided for the expansion of Banco de Concepción into Santiago. In 1972 and 1975, the bank acquired Banco de Chillán and Banco de Valdivia, respectively. In November 1975, CORFO sold its shares of the bank to private business persons, who took control of the bank in 1976. In 1980, the name of the bank was changed to Banco Concepción. In 1983, control of Banco Concepción was assumed by the SBIF. The bank remained under the control of the SBIF through 1986, when it was acquired by Sociedad Nacional de Minería (the Chilean National Mining Society, or SONAMI). Under SONAMI’s control, Banco Concepción focused on providing financing to small- and medium-sized mining interests, increased its capital and sold a portion of its high-risk portfolio to the Central Bank of Chile. Investors led by Mr. Alvaro Saieh Bendeck purchased a majority interest of Banco Concepción from SONAMI in 1996. For over 20 years, Mr. Saieh Bendeck has directed the acquisition, creation and operation of a number of commercial banks, mutual fund companies, insurance companies and other financial entities in Chile and other parts of Latin America.

Following our acquisition by Mr. Alvaro Saieh Bendeck in 1996, we began to take significant steps to improve our credit risk policies, increase operating efficiency and expand our operations. These steps included applying stricter provisioning and charge-off standards to our loan portfolio, cost cutting measures and technological improvements. We also changed our name to CorpBanca and hired a management team with substantial experience in the Chilean financial services industry. Several of our senior officers, prior to joining CorpBanca, were employed by Banco Osorno y La Union prior to its merger with Banco Santander-Chile in 1996. In addition, we significantly expanded our operations in 1998 through the acquisition of the consumer loan division of Corfinsa (which was formerly a consumer loan division of Banco Sud Americano, currently Scotiabank Chile) and the finance company Financiera Condell S.A. In November 2002, we completed the largest equity capital-raising transaction in Chile during that year, providing us with Ch$111,732 million (approximately US$238.9 million using the exchange rate that was in effect as of December 31, 2002) in capital to help implement our growth strategies. During this time, we consolidated our information technology systems into a single, integrated platform, Integrated Banking System, or IBS, a central information system that replaced a number of systems, providing us with a single, central electronic database that gives us up-to-date customer information in each of our business lines and calculates net earnings and profitability of each product and client segment.

In June 2012, CorpBanca finalized the acquisition of a 91.9% interest in Banco Santander Colombia S.A (now CorpBanca Colombia), which gave CorpBanca control over CorpBanca Colombia’s 94.9% ownership stake in CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., or CIVAL and CorpBanca Colombia’s 94.5% ownership stake in CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A., or CIT Colombia. In addition, in June 2012, CorpBanca acquired an additional 5.06% interest in CIVAL.

The participation of CorpBanca in CorpBanca Colombia was 66.39% as of December 31, 2013 as compared to 91.93% as of December 31, 2012 following a capital increase by CorpBanca Colombia in 2013 in which CorpBanca participated in a smaller proportion than the remaining shareholders. Finally, CorpBanca’s ownership stake in CorpBanca Colombia decreased to 66.28% in June 2014 after the merger of this subsidiary with Helm Bank.

On August 6, 2013 we acquired approximately 99.75% of the ordinary shares of Helm Bank (reflecting approximately 87.42% of the ordinary and preferred shares then issued by Helm Bank), a commercial and retail bank in Colombia, including its subsidiaries in Colombia, Panamá, and the Caymán Islands. In the fourth quarter of 2013, we initiated a tender offer to acquire the remaining equity interest in Helm Bank from the remaining minority shareholders. We completed this tender offer in January 2014,

 

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resulting in the acquisition by us of an aggregate amount of 99.78% of Helm Bank. On June 1, 2014, we completed the acquisition process of Helm Bank by merging Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia, with CorpBanca Colombia being the surviving entity. As we mentioned before, after this process, CorpBanca’s ownership in CorpBanca Colombia decreased to 66.28%.

On September 1, 2014, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. merged with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company. Immediately upon consummation of the merger, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. assumed the Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. name. The customers and product portfolio of both entities were maintained in the new merge entity.

As a result of the steps we have taken since the 1996 acquisition, we have developed a number of significant competitive strengths that we believe will continue to contribute to our growth potential. These include operating efficiencies, improved asset quality, an experienced management team, and a strong technological infrastructure. We believe that these strengths position us well for continued growth in the Chilean and Colombian financial services industries.

Our loan portfolio (excluding loans to banks) has grown at a compounded annual growth rate in nominal terms of 27.8% between December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, according to the SBIF, we were the fourth largest private bank in Chile in terms of the overall size of our loan portfolio (11.3% market share on a consolidated basis and 7.4% market share on an unconsolidated basis only taking into account our operations in Chile, each as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles). As of December 31, 2014, we had total assets of Ch$20,357,027 million, including total loans of Ch$14,029,875 million, total deposits of Ch$8,076,966 million, shareholders’ equity (excluding net income for the trailing twelve months and provision for mandatory dividend) of Ch$1,345,155 million and our return on average shareholders’ equity was 15.7% for the trailing twelve months. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had net interest income of Ch$630,884 million and net income of Ch$273,701 million.

Our risk management strategy has enabled us to maintain what we believe are solid solvency ratios and risk indicators, notwithstanding recent high levels of volatility in the financial markets. As of December 31, 2014, we had a BIS capital-weighted assets ratio of 12.39% and allowance for loan losses to total loans of 1.0%. We have achieved an average annual return on equity of 14.9% between 2011 and 2014. As of December 31, 2014, we had 127 branches and 414 ATMs in Chile and 171 branches and 180 ATMs in Colombia.

The Pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

Pursuant to CorpBanca’s regionalization strategy, during 2013, CorpBanca conducted a process involving several Latin American and global banks as potential partners in order to explore a strategic alliance to further expand CorpBanca’s reach and capabilities. Consequently, after conducting a comprehensive and competitive process for identifying a merger partner, on January 29, 2014, we and our controlling shareholders entered into the Transaction Agreement with Itaú Chile and its parent entity, Itaú Unibanco, whereby we agreed to merge with Itaú Chile, or the Transaction Agreement. As part of that process, we retained two investment banks (Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co.) as financial advisors in connection with the merger transaction and with the purpose of conducting the process. We and our financial advisors contacted multiple well-known international and Chilean banks who were believed to potentially be interested in a merger. The goal of the process was to obtain the best transaction (in terms of value and certainty of closing) for us and all of our shareholders. After a thorough analysis by us and our financial advisors and Chilean and U.S. legal advisors of the indications of interest received from the different parties and discussions with certain of the parties, we concluded that Itaú Chile offered the best available transaction for us and all our shareholders.

The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger was subject to regulatory approvals from certain Brazilian, Colombian, Chilean, Panamanian and United States regulators and also subject to the approval of the shareholders of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile. As of the date of this annual report, we have received the required regulatory approvals from the Brazilian, Colombian, Panamanian and United States regulators. However, the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger remains subject to the receipt the of regulatory approval from the SBIF and the approval of the shareholders of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile. Assuming such approval is granted, and subject to customary closing conditions, Itaú Chile will merge with and into CorpBanca, with CorpBanca as the surviving entity. The name of the merged bank will be Itaú-CorpBanca. We expect the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger to close in the second half of 2015.

After the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú Unibanco and our current controlling shareholders will beneficially own 33.58% and 33.13% of our outstanding common shares, respectively. Prior to the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú Unibanco will inject US$652 million into Itaú Chile in a capital increase. In connection with the Transaction Agreement, our controlling shareholders have agreed that at the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, they will enter into the Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement, whereby Itaú Unibanco will control the merged bank, or Itaú-CorpBanca, after the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. For a description of the Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement and the Transaction Agreement, see Item 10. Additional Information—C. Material Contracts.

 

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Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, after the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú-CorpBanca will acquire the operations of Itaú Unibanco in Colombia by acquiring the shares of Itaú Colombia at an aggregate price equivalent to their book value of approximately US$170 million. Alternatively, if the minority shareholders of CorpBanca Colombia accept the offer to sell their shares in CorpBanca Colombia to Itaú-CorpBanca after the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú-CorpBanca will acquire the operations of Itaú Unibanco through a merger of Itaú Colombia with and into CorpBanca Colombia. To that effect, Itaú-CorpBanca will offer to acquire the CorpBanca Colombia shares held by the minority shareholders of CorpBanca Colombia representing 33.6% of the outstanding shares (including the shares indirectly owned by Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Limitada, or Interhold and Inversiones Gasa Limitada, or Gasa and together with Interhold, CorpGroup Parent, representing 12.38% of CorpBanca Colombia’s outstanding capital stock and that CorpGroup Parent has agreed to sell to Itaú-CorpBanca), through a cash offer in the aggregate amount of US$894 million. This offer to purchase for cash implies a valuation of CorpBanca Colombia of approximately US$2.66 billion (which is the same valuation assigned to CorpBanca Colombia for the purpose of determining the valuation of CorpBanca for the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger). If the minority shareholders of CorpBanca Colombia agree to sell their shares, our shareholders could benefit even further from synergies resulting from the merger of CorpBanca Colombia and Itaú Colombia.

The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is expected to be beneficial to us and all of our shareholders for the following principal strategic reasons:

 

    Itaú-CorpBanca would be the fourth largest private bank in Chile measured by total loans with a 12.6% market share (compared to the 7.4% market share we have on a stand-alone basis) as of December 31, 2014;

 

    we and Itaú Chile have complementary segments, products and lines of business;

 

    the combination of both banks would result in a merged bank with a solid capital base and improved funding profile;

 

    the merger’s potential to generate significant synergies; and

 

    the combination of our and Itaú Unibanco’s operations in Colombia would provide the merged bank with a strong framework to reach a stronger position in the Colombian market.

We believe that the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger represents a significant opportunity to generate synergies that we believe will translate into financial savings and cost reductions in various aspects of our business starting on the third anniversary of the closing of the merger. From a human resources perspective, we expect to capitalize on relevant synergies relating to the optimization of the merged bank’s organizational structures, which we estimate will result in pre-tax savings amounting to approximately US$55 million to US$67 million annually. Furthermore, we estimate that pre-tax savings associated with scalable IT systems will amount to approximately US$16 million to US$19 million annually and other savings derived from an enhanced branch network will be in the range of approximately US$8 million to US$10 million annually. Moreover, we expect reductions in administrative expenses and costs of services by service providers of both Itaú Chile and us in the range of US$15 million to US$18 million pre-tax annually.

In addition, we also expect significant improvements in our funding costs compared to the cost of funding we have today, as well as substantial revenue synergies (which were not considered in the cost synergies described above). Assuming fully phased-in pre-tax synergies of approximately US$100 million per year during the first three years after the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, and excluding one-time integration costs of approximately US$85 million pre tax to be incurred during those first three years, the transaction will be accretive from an earnings per share perspective for all our shareholders from the first year after the closing.

We also expect a significant improvement in the capital position of the merged bank. We will combine our current Tier I Capital of approximately US$2.9 billion with Itaú Chile’s US$1.8 billion (including US$652 million capital injection to be made prior to Closing), providing the merged bank with a considerably larger capital base to support further growth.

From a commercial and strategic perspective, the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is expected to create a regional leader and constitute a unique opportunity for us to partner with a leading financial institution in the region. Itaú Unibanco is the largest private financial institution in Brazil and a premier franchise in Latin America, which will allow us to benefit from a strong market capitalization in our existing markets while enhancing opportunities for growth in other markets, by leveraging Itaú Unibanco’s global client relationships and enabling the merged bank to expand its banking products’ offering. The enhanced footprint that Itaú-CorpBanca will have in Chile and Colombia is also expected to provide greater scale and resources to grow and compete more effectively in those countries, consolidating our position as the fourth largest private bank in Chile measured by total loans with a combined market share of 12.6% as of December 31, 2014 (compared to the 7.4% market share that we had as of December 31, 2014, on an unconsolidated basis in Chile). In addition, this enhanced footprint will function as a platform to expand in the region, in particular into Peru and Central America.

 

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

The following table reflects our capital expenditures in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Land and buildings

     173         3,874         1,291   

Machinery and equipment

     3,335         2,908         7,729   

Furniture and fixtures

     2,162         2,894         5, 135   

Vehicle

     58         3         —     

Other

     17,767         24,686         13,038   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  23,495      34,366      27,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Ch$7,173 million decrease in capital expenditure was mainly due to the decrease in intangibles (software and computer equipment acquisitions in Colombia and investments in IT projects in Chile, included under Other) in 2014. The reason for that decrease are the investments made the previous year in those intangibles which are non-recurring expenses.

Additionally, Capital divestitures resulted in a gain of Ch$415 million as of December 31, 2014 as compared to Ch$25,164 million in 2013, Ch$1,335 million in 2012 and Ch$17 million in 2011. The change between 2014 and 2013 results from our one-time sale, in the year ended December 31, 2013, of 31 real estate assets owned by CorpBanca in Chile, which comprised properties where CorpBanca’s branches operate. For further details relating to these results and related divestitures, see Notes 14 and 32 of our audited consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

B. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

We believe that our current profitability and competitive advantages are the result of the following strengths:

Strong Market Position and Financial Performance

We believe that our strong position in the Chilean banking market has helped us achieve proportionately higher and more stable profits than our competitors. We are among the market leaders in Chile. According to the SBIF, as of December 31, 2014, we ranked fourth among private banks in total loans with 11.3% market share on a consolidated basis and 7.4% market share on an unconsolidated basis (taking into account only our operations in Chile). Additionally, as of the same date, the SBIF ranked us fourth in deposits with 11.4% market share on a consolidated basis and fourth on an unconsolidated basis (only taking into account our operations in Chile) with a 6.9% market share among private banks in the Chilean market. We have grown our market share in total loans by 354 basis points during the 2011-2014 period on a consolidated basis. For the three years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we had net income of Ch$119,153 million, Ch$175,239 million and Ch$273,701 million, respectively.

In 2014 CorpBanca obtained very positive results. Both our operations in Chile and Colombia allowed us to reach a net income of Ch$ 273,701 million, an increase of 56.2% compared to 2013. This increase was primarily due to growing commercial activity in Chile, where we have consolidated our business in key areas of the Chilean economy, including infrastructure and public works, among other reasons, as further discussed below in “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results—The Economy—Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014— Net Income”. This has enabled us to achieve sustained growth over this period, despite facing an increasingly complex domestic and international economic environment, characterized by lower expectations regarding economic prospects and increasing uncertainty regarding significant expected legal reforms in Chile. The consolidation of our business in the segments of Commercial Banking, Traditional and Private Banking and Lower Income Retail Banking was important to our achieving these results by allowing us to be represented in all segments of the Chilean economy. Additionally, our results were helped by the positive results that our subsidiary, CorpBanca Colombia experienced in 2014. CorpBanca Colombia’s positive results were helped by the completion of the acquisition of Helm Bank in 2013 and the consolidation of Helm Bank into our consolidated financial statements for a full year in 2014. The consolidated CorpBanca Colombia was the sixth largest bank in Colombian as of December 31, 2014, in terms of total loans, with a significant presence in the segments of companies and high and middle-income individuals.

Pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

We believe that the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger will provide us a competitive advantage over our competitors. In particular, the merger is expected to provide us with the opportunity to partner with a premier Latin American franchise and give us the ability to leverage Itaú Unibanco´s strong global client relationships. Itaú-CorpBanca is expected to be the fourth largest private bank in Chile with US$47.2 billion in assets, US$33.7 billion in loans and US$27.8 billion in deposits. With this increased size, the institution is expected to be able to exploit various cross-selling opportunities and benefit from additional synergies through: (i) the optimization of cost structures, (ii) savings derived from an enhanced branch network, (iii) savings derived from scalable IT systems, (iv) improvements in the cost of funding and (v) the ability to further leverage Tier I Capital. In addition, we and Itaú Chile have complementary segments, products and lines of business, and the combination of the entities is expected to result in a merged bank with a solid capital base and a strong framework to reach a stronger position in the Colombian market.

We also expect a significant improvement in the capital position of the merged bank. Our current Tier I Capital of approximately US$2.9 billion, combined with Itaú Chile’s Tier I Capital of approximately US$1.8 billion (including US$652 million capital injection into CorpBanca to be made prior to closing), will provide the merged bank with a considerably larger capital base to support further growth.

The enhanced footprint that Itaú CorpBanca will have in Chile and Colombia is also expected to provide greater scale and resources to grow and compete more effectively within those countries, further consolidating our position as the fourth largest private bank in Chile measured by total loans with a combined market share of 12.6% as of December 31, 2014 compared to the 7.4% market share that we had as of December 31, 2014 on an unconsolidated basis.

 

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Diversified Footprint in Chile and Colombia

We believe that our successful acquisition and integration of Banco Santander Colombia and Helm Bank gives us a distinct advantage over our competitors in Chile and Colombia. We are the first and, as of the date of this Annual Report, the only Chilean based bank to acquire a universal bank in Colombia. As of December 31, 2014, according to the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, CorpBanca Colombia was the sixth largest bank in Colombia in terms of total assets and the sixth largest bank in Colombia in terms of total loans.

Experienced Management Team

Our qualified and experienced management teams have played an important role in guiding our growth. Our largest shareholder, Mr. Alvaro Saieh Bendeck who resigned as Chairman of the Board in February 2012, has over 28 years of experience in the Chilean financial industry. Mr. Saieh Bendeck is committed to continuing his relationship with CorpBanca on matters concerning strategic development, control and new business. Our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán, who became Chairman of the Board in February 2012, has over 15 years experience as a member of the Board of Directors and more than three years experience as First Vice Chairman. Our CEO, Fernando Massú, has over 31 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, and is expected to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors after the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger comes into effect. Our Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, Eugenio Gigogne, has over 25 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. The CEO of CorpBanca Colombia, Jaime Munita Valdivieso, has over 21 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. The members of the board of directors of CorpBanca Colombia also have a wealth of experience in the Colombian market and the banking and financial services industry. As set forth in the Transaction Agreement, after closing, the CEO of Itaú-CorpBanca is expected to be Boris Buvinic, who has served in the banking industry for over 21 years in Chile. Although, the composition of the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca is expected to materially change given the change of control in favor of Itaú Unibanco, Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán is expected to retain his position as Chairman of the board of directors.

Sound Risk Management

We believe that we have asset quality that is superior to the market average. We have maintained our asset quality, as evidenced by our ratio of non-performing loan to total loans of 1.3% as of December 31, 2014, and a ratio of charge-offs to average outstanding loans of 0.7% as of December 31, 2014. We believe that we have a risk management system that enables us to identify risks and resolve potential problems on a timely basis and we have made a series of investments to improve the technology we use to manage risk. We have also employed our risk management system and philosophy to identify potential acquisition targets with high asset quality.

Operating in a Stable Economic Environment within Latin America

We conduct a majority of our business in Chile and a significant amount in Colombia. The Chilean and Colombian economies have demonstrated strong macroeconomic fundamentals in terms of GDP per capita with 1.9% and 4.6% growth and low inflation of 4.6% and 3.7% during 2014 in Chile and Colombia, respectively. The Chilean economy is generally recognized as among the most stable in Latin America, as evidenced by its investment grade ratings of AA- by Standard & Poor’s, A+ by Fitch Ratings and Aa3 by Moody’s, the highest ratings in the region. Chile has consistently received investment-grade credit ratings since Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s started coverage in 1992 and 1994, respectively. Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings have an investment grade rating of Colombia of BBB, with a “stable” outlook. Moody’s has an investment grade rating of Colombia of Baa2, with a “stable” outlook.

STRATEGY

Our strategy aims at enhancing our market position in the Chilean and Colombian financial services industry in terms of profitability, market share and service coverage. The key elements of our strategy are:

Continue to Grow our Operations Profitably as a Universal Bank

We seek to achieve organic growth by offering competitive products and services to our clients in all of our lines of business in Chile and Colombia. We believe that we have developed a successful wholesale banking business model, which allows us to realize high margins on the cross-selling of our products to our large corporate clients, and we intend to continue to expand our wholesale banking business model to our operations in Colombia. We are focusing our marketing and sales efforts on adapting this business model to apply to our SME clients in Chile and Colombia. Additionally, we believe that our strong franchise in the retail banking segment offers us the potential for significant growth in our loan portfolio, in the low-, mid- and high-income segments. In particular, we believe that there is significant opportunity to expand our wealth management business through the offering of unique investment products and opportunities that we benefit from as a member of CorpGroup. We believe Itaú and CorpBanca will be complementary banking operations given their market positions, which are expected to enhance our competitive positioning and help enrich our client servicing models. In addition, we seek to identify and pursue growth-enhancing strategic opportunities. We will continue to evaluate additional strategic acquisitions and alliances from time to time, inside and outside of Chile and Colombia.

 

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Further Penetrate the Colombian Financial Services Market

We intend to capitalize on the growth of the Colombian market given that we believe that our Colombian operation will offer us significant opportunities for growth in the financial services industry. Specifically, we expect to benefit from the low banking penetration rates and growth in terms of GDP per capita in Colombia. The Banco Santander Acquisition, the Helm Bank Acquisition and the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger demonstrate our commitment to the Colombian financial services market. With respect to our current operations in Colombia, in order to improve operational efficiency and increase market share in key sectors, we intend to implement our commercial and operational standards and best practices of CorpBanca Colombia, while capitalizing on the local management expertise, customer base, services and products. We also intend to leverage our relationship with the IFC, to benefit our operations in Colombia.

Actively Pursue Cross-Selling Opportunities

We intend to increase our market share and profitability by continuing to cross-sell services and products to our existing clients. We have instituted processes that facilitate our ability to offer additional financial services to our clients, which we believe will increase our revenues from fees for value-added services. In addition, we cross-sell loan products to our checking and savings account customers that are tailored to their individual needs and financial situation. We also believe that our relationship with the companies that are controlled by Mr. Saieh Bendeck (that constitute CorpGroup) will allow us to add clients and increase our profitability in the near future. For example, we install our ATMs and distribute our banking products in CorpGroup retail outlets throughout Chile.

Efficiency

We are committed to continuing to improve our operating efficiency and profitability. We continue to update our branch operations to allow for an increased level of customer “self-help”. We are also working to increase use of internet and mobile banking by our customers, offering better quality. This strategy has allowed us to win for the fourth year the Global Finance Award as Best Banking Website for Companies in Chile, in recognition of an online service excellence. We have implemented a central information system that provides us with a single, central electronic database that gives us up-to-date customer information in each of our business lines and calculates net earnings and profitability of each transaction, product and client segment savings. Our senior management is focused on implementing technological solutions aimed at identifying means of improving our overall profitability and optimizing our cost structure, such as online time deposits which have an innovative product of great success in Chile. CorpBanca Colombia implemented the “AzulNet”, a portal with new features, faster response time and optimized services for business and retail customers. Through these initiatives, we will continue to strive to improve our efficiency ratio. As of December 31, 2014, we had a consolidated efficiency ratio of 50.5% (defined as operating expenses as a percentage of operating revenue consisting of aggregate of net interest income, fees and income from services (net), net gains from mark-to-market and trading, exchange differences (net) and other operating income (net)). This percentage represented a slight decrease compared to 51.1% as of December 31, 2013. Nevertheless, when we split CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia from a management point of view, the recovery trend in Chile is much stronger: 48.0% vs. 43.6% in 2014 and 2013, respectively. On the other hand, Colombia is still impacted by one-time costs due to the process of integrating Helm Bank into CorpBanca Colombia and the amortization of intangible assets which led to an efficiency ratio of 53.1% in 2014 (61.5% in 2013).

As a result of the recently announced partnership with Itaú Chile, after the consummation of the CorpBanca-Itaú Merger, we will enjoy several benefits, including a greater scale and resources to compete more effectively and more efficiently. The combined entity has the potential to generate significant synergies in Chile which will result in significant efficiency improvements.

Focus on Building Customer Satisfaction

The quality of service that we provide to our customers is key to our growth strategy. We not only focus on gaining new customers, but on strengthening and establishing long-term relationships. We believe this is done through a constant effort to identify and understand the needs of our clients and to measure their satisfaction. We continue to develop new processes and technological solutions to provide our clients with excellent customer service. This is a key component of our strategy in order to retain and continue to create value while we finalize the integration of Helm Bank and while we consummate the merger with, and integrate Itaú Chile’s operations into our own in the coming years.

Increase our Profitability by Allocating our Capital More Effectively

We continue to seek attractive opportunities to improve our profitability. The Helm Bank Acquisition is a good example of our strategic commitment to maximize the use of our capital to increase our profitability. Although we are constantly evaluating investment opportunities, our current focus is on integrating our Colombian operations and consummating the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

 

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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

The following diagram shows our ownership structure as of December 31, 2014:

 

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(1) Includes 926,513,842 shares owned by Saga that are under custody.
(2) Since November 2013, includes CorpVida and CorpSeguros (1.33%) which are no longer controlled by the Saieh Group.
(3) Includes Moneda’s funds with a total of 3.29% ownership.

 

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The following diagram shows our ownership structure as of December 31, 2013:

 

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(1) Includes 952,160,000 shares owned by Saga that are under custody.
(2) Since November 2013, includes CorpVida and CorpSeguros (3.02%) which are no longer controlled by the Saieh Group.
(3) Includes Moneda’s funds with a total of 3.41% ownership.

 

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PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

We provide a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to our customers. In addition, we provide financial advisory services, mutual fund management, insurance brokerage and securities brokerage services through our subsidiaries. The following chart sets forth our principal lines of business on a consolidated basis:

Representative Commercial Structure for CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia

 

 

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(1) Also see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results” for a financial summary of our lines of business as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
(2) Only for CorpBanca.

The following chart sets forth a breakdown of our revenue by geographic market for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     Net Interest Income by geographic market  
     Year ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

CorpBanca Chile

     182,218         253,889         331,572   

CorpBanca Colombia(1)(2)

     66,288         196,324         290,113   

CorpBanca New York

     8,370         7,477         9,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  256,876      457,690      630,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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(1) Includes direct and indirect ownership of CorpBanca in Colombia: (i) CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries (including Panamá) and (ii) Helm Corredor de Seguros.
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The following table provides information on the composition of our loan portfolio net of allowances as of December 31, 2012 and 2013:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      Variation      Variation  
     (in millions of Ch$)      (%)  

Commercial loans

           

Commercial loans

     6,395,880         7,625,381         1,229,501         19.2

Foreign trade loans

     410,441         437,102         26,661         6.5

Current account debtors

     28,649         27,193         (1,456      (5.1 )% 

Factoring operations

     85,674         73,280         (12,394      (14.5 )% 

Leasing transactions

     338,018         811,462         473,444         140.1

Other loans and receivables

     157,157         219,684         62,527         39.8

Subtotals

     7,415,819         9,194,102         1,778,283         24.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

Letters of credit loans

  86,871      73,831      (13,040   (15.0 )% 

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  214,528      194,788      (19,740   (9.2 )% 

Other mutual mortgage loans

  1,182,672      1,415,731      233,059      19.7

Leasing transactions

  58      260,145      260,087      448,425.9

Other loans and receivables

  41,357      37,513      (3,844   (9.3 )% 

Subtotal

  1,525,486      1,982,008      456,522      29.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans

Consumer loans

  766,277      1,046,179      279,902      36.5

Current account debtors

  28,618      38,938      10,320      36.1

Credit card debtors

  154,034      226,281      72,247      46.9

Consumer leasing transactions

  777      21,437      20,660      2,658.9

Other loans and receivables

  102,879      262,697      159,818      155.3

Subtotal

  1,052,585      1,595,532      542,947      51.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  9,993,890      12,771,642      2,777,752      27.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table provides information on the composition of our loan portfolio net of allowances as of December 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013      2014      Variation      Variation  
     (in millions of Ch$)      (%)  

Commercial loans

           

Commercial loans

     7,625,381         8,236,385         611,004         8.0

Foreign trade loans

     437,102         484,576         47,474         10.9

Current account debtors

     27,193         33,335         6,142         22.6

Factoring operations

     73,280         68,038         (5,242      (7.2 )% 

Leasing transactions

     811,462         866,180         54,718         6.7

Other loans and receivables

     219,684         305,952         86,268         39.3

Subtotals

     9,194,102         9,994,466         800,364         8.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

Letters of credit loans

  73,831      64,430      (9,401   (12.7 )% 

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  194,788      181,269      (13,519   (6.9 )% 

Other mutual mortgage loans

  1,415,731      1,661,265      245,534      17.3

Leasing transactions

  260,145      279,326      19,181      7.4

Other loans and receivables

  37,513      35,506      (2,007   (5.4 )% 

Subtotal

  1,982,008      2,221,796      239,788      12.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans

Consumer loans

  1,046,179      1,110,843      64,664      6.2

Current account debtors

  38,938      45,851      6,913      17.8

Credit card debtors

  226,281      237,605      11,324      5.0

Consumer leasing transactions

  21,437      19,702      (1,735   (8.1 )% 

Other loans and receivables

  262,697      262,007      (690   (0.3 )% 

Subtotal

  1,595,532      1,676,008      80,476      5.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  12,771,642      13,892,270      1,120,628      8.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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All of the above categories except mortgage loans are combined into “Loans” as described in “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Selected Statistical Information—Average Balance Sheets, Income Earned from Interest Earning Assets and Interest Paid on Interest Bearing Liabilities”.

Commercial Banking

We offer a range of products and services to our business clients depending on their size, ownership structure and/or investments under management. Our commercial banking segments are served by two separate business divisions: our Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies division and our Companies division. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, our combined total average corporate loans outstanding for our Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies division and our Companies division amounted to Ch$5,390,953 million or 57.2% of total average loans, Ch$5,631,462 million or 48.9% of total average loans and Ch$5,569,994 million or 40.1% of total average loans, respectively.

Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies. This division serves large economic groups, state-owned companies, mining companies, utilities, energy, seaports, airports, public hospitals or any business with annual sales in excess of US$60 million. Our Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies division focuses on offering clients a broad range of services tailored to fit their specific needs. These services include deposit-taking and lending in both Chilean pesos and foreign currencies, trade financing, general commercial loans, working capital loans, letters of credit, interest rate, foreign exchange derivatives (including foreign exchange options) and cash flow management. This division also serves our real estate and project finance customers. As of December 31, 2014,

 

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we had 1,681 Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies banking customers. We also offer our wholesale banking customers securities brokerage and financial advisory services through our subsidiaries as well as those products and services available through our New York Branch. (For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, our total average corporate loans outstanding for our Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies division amounted to Ch$3,867,956 million or 41% of total average loans, Ch$3,843,701 million or 33.4% of total average loans and Ch$3,791,937 million or 27.3% of total average loans, respectively).

Companies. Our Companies division provides services to businesses with annual sales of less than US$60 million in Santiago and no set limit throughout the rest of Chile, except for large economic groups and state-owned mining companies, utilities and energy companies, ports, airports and public hospitals, which are serviced by our Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies division. This division also serves small and medium-sized businesses and provides support to our factoring and leasing clients. Greater detail of each of these business areas are provided in the paragraphs found below.

This division offers our customers a broad range of financial products, including general commercial loans, working capital loans, trade finance, on-lending of financing originated by CORFO, overdraft credit lines, letters of credit, mortgage loans, term deposits, factoring and leasing. As of December 31, 2014, we had 20,232 customers in our Companies division.

Within our Companies division, we have a special unit focused on small and medium-size companies, with annual sales between US$200,000 and US$2 million. We are able to offer an array of products through our small and medium-sized business unit, including products (such as lines of credit) backed by governmental warranties created to develop small and medium-sized businesses.

Retail Banking

We offer a range of products and services to our individual clients depending on their monthly income and/or net worth. Our retail banking divisions serve retail customers across all income levels, from low-income to high income individuals organized in two divisions: Traditional and Private Banking and Banco Condell.

Traditional and Private Banking

Traditional Banking

Our Traditional Banking Division is mainly oriented toward individuals with medium-high income levels (focused on clients with over Ch$1.2 million monthly income). Our traditional banking services are marketed and operated under the CorpBanca brand name. We offer our traditional and private banking clients products such as checking and deposit accounts, credit lines, credit and debit cards, personal installment loans, mortgage loans, insurance banking and time deposits, among others. In addition, we provide time deposits, mutual funds and savings accounts in Chilean pesos, Euros, UF and U.S. dollars, with a minimum term of seven days and no minimum amount for foreign-currency accounts.

Private Banking

Within our Private Banking Division, we provide private banking services to our high income and high net worth customers. We consider high income individuals to be customers with a monthly income in excess of US$10,000 or a net worth in excess of US$600,000. Each client under our private banking or “Private Banking” program is provided with a liaison officer who oversees the client’s entire relationship with us across all product lines. In addition to the products and services we provide to private banking customers, we offer tailored lending products designed to help keep their businesses growing. As of December 31, 2014, we had 9,270 Private Banking clients, an increase of 10.2% as compared to December 31, 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, our Traditional and Private Banking Division had loans with an annual average balance of Ch$2,414,564 million or 17.4% of total average loans (a year-on-year decrease of 0.5% on an average balance basis).

We offer the following products and services, among others, to our traditional and private banking customers:

Checking and Deposit Accounts. Our main checking account product is our “Integral” checking account, through which customers are provided with a package of services including ATM cards, a credit line, MasterCard and American Express credit cards with credit levels established pursuant to the creditworthiness of the individual, fraud insurance and access to internet and telephone banking. As of December 31, 2014, we had approximately 79,302 retail checking accounts, an increase of 8.2% as compared to December 31, 2013. Additionally, this growth in retail checking accounts has been accompanied by an increase in the average balance per account from Ch$133,889 million in 2013 to Ch$143,035 million in 2014.

Credit and Debit Cards. We issue MasterCard and American Express credit cards to our individual clients. In addition to traditional cards, we offer cards issued under certain specialized customer loyalty programs and tailor our marketing of credit card services to different groups based on personal income. Annual fees are charged to those customers who do not hold “Integral” accounts with us in order to promote cross-selling and provide full service to customers. As of December 31, 2014, we had 175,694

 

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credit cards issued under the brand name CorpBanca, an increase of 12.6% as compared to December 31, 2013. Our promotions such as discounts on gasoline purchases have allowed us to excel in sales as well as usage-rates of this product. Also, as of December 31, 2014 we had 105,536 credit cards issued by our subsidiary SMU Corp S.A., or SMU Corp, under the brand name “Unimarc”, a decrease of 1.3% as compared to December 31, 2013.

We also offer debit cards, which can be used for banking transactions at ATMs operating on the Redbanc, S.A., or Redbanc, network, as well as at retailers associated with the Redcompra program. Under this agreement, we have access to 7,963 ATMs (including Banco del Estado de Chile’s ATMs) in Chile.

Mortgage Loans. We offer two types of mortgages: residential mortgages for the purchase of new and existing homes (including refinancing of existing residential mortgages) and other mortgages, which are loans for other purposes secured by real property owned by the customer. Our residential mortgage loans are UF-denominated and generally have maturities between five and 30 years. All of our mortgage loans are primary lien loans and are secured by a real property mortgage. Our lending criteria require minimum credit scores. These loans can be endorsed to a third party. These generally are financed by our general borrowings.

To reduce our exposure to interest rate fluctuations and inflation with respect to our residential mortgage UF-denominated portfolio, a portion of these mortgages are funded through the issuance of letters of credit loans in the Chilean financial market, which bear a real market rate of interest plus a fixed spread over the rate of variation of the UF. The letters of credit loans are exclusively used to finance certain mortgage loans that as of December 31, 2014 represented only 2.9% of our mortgage loan portfolio. At the time of approval, these types of mortgage loans cannot be more than 75% of the lower of the purchase price or the appraised value of the mortgaged property or such loan will be classified as a commercial loan. Letters of credit loans are general unsecured obligations, and we are liable for all principal and accrued interest on such letters.

Residential mortgage loans are financed with our general funds, particularly through the issuance of long-term subordinated bonds. In addition, we generally require that the monthly payments on residential mortgage loans do not exceed 25% of the borrower’s household after-tax monthly income.

We continue to increase our marketing efforts relating to our mortgage services. Our market penetration for mortgage products has historically been lower than our overall Chilean market share for all banking products, which as of December 31, 2014 was 5.5%. As a result of competitive pricing, product innovation, timely customer service, product knowledge as well as our overall focus on mortgage services, we have been able to achieve our recent results and increase our market share. This is the case as the ratios compare the collateral’s fair value to our loans and receivables portfolio values. Accordingly, our market share for mortgage products was 6.3%, 5.7% and 5.5% as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. We intend to continue to grow in this market.

Where appropriate, we obtain collateral in respect of our loans and receivables from customers. The collateral normally takes the form of a real estate mortgage (i.e., urban and rural properties, agricultural lands, maritime vessels and aircraft, mineral rights and other assets) and liens (i.e., inventories, agricultural goods, industrial goods, plantations and other property pledged as security) over the customer’s assets. The existence and amount of collateral generally varies from loan to loan.

Consumer Loans. We offer personal consumer loans for a variety of purposes, including personal loans (with automatic payments deducted from a checking or credit card account and with life, home and/or unemployment insurance); university and post-graduate education loans (including life insurance). Our consumer loans are generally installment loans denominated in Chilean pesos or UF, bear interest at fixed or variable rates and typically have maturities up to five years with the exception of university and post-graduate education loans, which have maturities up to 10 years.

Lower Income Retail Banking (Banco Condell)

Our Lower Income Retail Banking Division operates under the trade name Banco Condell and is focused on clients with an annual income between Ch$2.4 million and Ch$7.2 million. Banco Condell has 56 standalone branches and its own brand identity.

 

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Under the Banco Condell brand, we offer consumer lending, credit card services, mortgage loans, insurance and time deposits to the traditionally underserved low-to-middle income segments of the Chilean population. For the year ended December 31, 2014, our Banco Condell division managed loans with an annual average balance of Ch$154,955 million, or 1.1% of total loans. Improved economic conditions in Chile over the past decade have resulted in an increased demand for consumer credit by low- to middle-income individuals, whom we classify as persons with annual income lower than Ch$2.0 million. Many of these individuals have not had prior exposure to banking products or services. Through Banco Condell, we focus on developing and marketing products specifically oriented to individuals in this segment of the population while introducing them to the banking sector. We offer, among others, the following products and services to our lower income retail banking-Banco Condell customers:

Consumer Loans. We offer personal loans under the Banco Condell brand, including personal debt consolidation loans. These loans are generally denominated in Chilean pesos, repayable through equal monthly installments and typically have maturities up to five years. Life and unemployment insurance are mandatory in connection with these loans.

Credit Cards. Under the Banco Condell brand, we provide MasterCard credit cards, which require the payment of an annual fee. However, this fee is waived if the card has transactions such as cash advances or purchases on a monthly basis. As of December 31, 2014, we had 1,889 credit cards issued under the brand name Banco Condell.

Mortgage Loans. Under the Banco Condell brand, we offer mortgage loans for the purchase of new and existing homes denominated in UF. In addition, we generally require that the monthly payments on a residential mortgage loan not exceed 25% of the borrower’s household after-tax monthly income.

Treasury and International

Our Treasury and International Division specializes in financial management and is largely responsible for our funding and liquidity as well as management of any gap on our balance sheet. In addition, through our Treasury and International Division we manage proprietary trading functions, market making and distribution and sales of flow and non flow instruments for our corporate clients. This division is responsible for obtaining foreign currency-denominated credit lines from financial institutions outside of Chile.

As of December 31, 2014, our outstanding loans from foreign banks were US$1,859.3 million with approximately 52 institutions in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Holland, England, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and other countries including in Latin America. The international global risk assets outstanding as of December 31, 2014 were US$2,497.6 million.

CorpBanca Colombia

CorpBanca Colombia provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers, operating principally in the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Barranquilla. As of December 31, 2014, according to the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, CorpBanca Colombia was the sixth largest bank in Colombia in terms of total assets, the sixth largest bank in Colombia in terms of total loans and the sixth largest bank in Colombia, in terms of total deposits as reported under local regulatory and accounting principles.

As of December 31, 2014, according to our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, CorpBanca Colombia had total assets of COP$30,394,392 million (US$12,710 million), including total loans of COP$20,701,055 million (US$8,657 million), total deposits of COP$8,836,386 million (US$3,695 million) and total shareholders’ equity of COP$3,132,773 million (US$1,310 million). For the year ended December 31, 2014, CorpBanca Colombia had total net interest income of COP$1,145,648 million (US$479 million) and net income of COP$454,850 million (US$190 million). As of December 31, 2014, CorpBanca Colombia had 171 branches and offices, 180 ATMs and over 3,716 employees.

New York Branch

Our Federal Branch in the city of New York offers a wide range of credit operations and services to both Chilean and non-Chilean retail customers and large and medium-sized companies. Operating with an offshore foreign branch of a Chilean bank is especially attractive to clients abroad as it provides a sense of proximity and it allows us to accompany our customers as they operate abroad, responding to their needs and improving our services. Our target market on the liability side consists of retail customers with sophisticated financial needs, medium and large Chilean companies, Latin American companies, and Chilean and Latin American banks without offshore branch offices, among others.

Our branch supports the commercial needs of Chilean and Latin American companies doing business overseas. Another important service is the participation in syndicated loans, together with other international institutions, to finance a variety of investment projects. From a financial investment perspective, our New York Branch makes it possible to trade instruments from different issuers with a wide range of risks and returns. The branch also has a private banking unit to provide current accounts and other associated services.

 

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Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries

We have made several strategic long-term investments in financial services companies (each of which are regulated and supervised by either the SBIF or the SVS), which are engaged in activities complementary to our core banking activities. Through these companies, each of which is our wholly-owned subsidiary, we intend to continue to develop a comprehensive financial services group able to meet the diverse financial needs of our current and potential clients. As of December 31, 2014, assets of our subsidiaries represented 1.0% of total consolidated assets compared to 1.1% as of December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2014, net operating income of our subsidiaries represented 14.1% of total consolidated operating income compared to 13.5% for the year ended December 31, in 2013.

The following table sets forth certain financial information with respect to our financial services subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, in millions of Chilean pesos. Amounts relating to inter-company transactions have not been removed for purposes of this table.

Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries

 

     As of and for the year ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Assets      Shareholder’s
Equity
     Net Income     Assets      Shareholder’s
Equity
     Net Income     Assets      Shareholder’s
Equity
     Net
Income
 
     (in millions of Ch$)  

CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

     191,791         44,526         6,011        88,876         40,720         2,206        79,488         40,274         1,760   

CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A.

     4,854         4,011         2,181        9,516         4,433         2,603        7,561         5,917         4,083   

CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A.

     8,639         6,008         5,827        16,318         13,875         7,866        18,006         15,165         9,012   

CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A.

     10,611         7,677         7,493        12,590         9,230         9,046        25,166         17,495         17,311   

Corp Legal S.A.

     2,216         2,003         414        2,634         2,307         304        2,815         2,576         269   

Corp Capital Agencia de Valores S.A

     1,729         987         (122     1,137         925         (62     —           —           (288

SMU Corp S.A.

     9,645         6,274         (4,010     12,519         4,870         (3,010     19,523         5,598         (1,403

CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A.

     15,693         12,914         1,659        16,800         15,555         2,291        18,284         16,875         3,870   

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. (previously known as CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A.) (1)

     4,691         3,895         (822     5,357         4,652         580        8,628         7,681         954   

CorpBanca Securities INC-NY

     —           —           —          1,037         1,036         (16     243         167         (1,009

Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A.

     —           —           —          4,818         2,774         516        3,786         2,448         1,872   

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A.(2)

     —           —           —          5,741         4,787         98        —           —           —     

Helm Fiduciaria S.A.

     —           —           —          12,207         10,967         184        13,801         12,173         2,238   

Helm Casa de Valores (Panamá) S.A.

     —           —           —          528         501         50        482         395         —     

 

(1) On September 1, 2014, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. merged with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company. Immediately upon consummation of the merger, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. assumed the Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. name.
(2) On September 1, 2014, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. merged with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company.

 

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CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

Our subsidiary CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A., or CCB, is a member of the Santiago Stock Exchange and is registered with the SVS as a security broker. CCB’s primary activities are providing brokerage services in equities, fixed income, and foreign currency exchange. CCB’s net income was Ch$6,011 million, Ch$2,206 million and Ch$1,760 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. CCB had assets under custody of Ch$359,848 million, Ch$346,211 million and Ch$295,612 million as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, CCB’s net income decreased by Ch$446 million, or 20.2%, as compared net income for the year ended December 31, 2013.

CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A.

We incorporated CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A., or CAGF, to complement banking services offered to individual and corporate clients. CAGF’s current function is to manage mutual fund assets for its clients in fixed and variable income instruments in both the local and foreign markets. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, CAGF had net income of Ch$2,181 million, Ch$2,603 million and Ch$4,083 million, respectively. CAGF had total assets of Ch$4,854 million, Ch$9,516 million and Ch$7,561 million as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, CAGF managed 25 mutual funds including fixed income funds and eight private investment funds and had total assets under management amounting to Ch$1,177,598 million, an increase of Ch$303,254 million when compared to December 31, 2013. The strong growth in assets under management is mainly explained by the growth generated by our fixed income funds. We have seen a combination of both high liquidity and attractive returns in this asset class that has driven our clients to invest in our funds more aggressively. Also, we have been able to strongly increase the intersection between CorpBanca and CAGF clients, adding new participants to our funds.

CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A.

In accordance with our strategy of expanding the breadth of financial services that we offer, our subsidiary CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A., or CCS, offers a full line of insurance products. Many of these products complement the various banking and loan services that we provide, such as unemployment and life insurance in connection with personal loans and insurance in connection with mortgage lending. Through CCS we also provide non credit-related insurance to existing clients and the general public. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, CCS had net income of Ch$5,827 million, Ch$7,866 million and Ch$9,012 million, respectively. CCS had total assets of Ch$8,639 million, Ch$16,318 million and Ch$18,006 million as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A.

CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A., or CAF, provides a broad range of financial advisory services to a variety of corporations and government agencies, including those services related to debt restructurings, syndicated loans, structured loans, structured investment funds, bilateral grants, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and company valuations. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, CAF had net income of Ch$7,493 million, Ch$9,046 million and Ch$17,311 million, respectively. CAF had total assets of Ch$10,611 million, Ch$12,590 million and Ch$25,166 million as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

Corp Legal S.A.

Corp Legal S.A. was created in 2007 and is regulated by the SBIF. It provides standard legal services to CorpBanca, its subsidiaries and its clients.

CorpBanca Capital Agencia de Valores S.A.

On September 25, 2014, CorpBanca acquired from CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. the two shares that such company held in CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A., therefore the Bank came to hold all of the shares of the agency and, once ten uninterrupted days passed, CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A. was dissolved in accordance with article 103 No. 2 of the Chilean Corporations Law.

 

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SMU Corp S.A

In 2009, we created SMU Corp, which is a subsidiary of CorpBanca and a joint venture with SMU. SMU is a retail business holding company owned by our largest shareholder, who indirectly owns retail (including Unimarc supermarkets) and wholesale supermarkets, convenience stores and construction oriented home improvement stores.

SMU Corp is a company whose sole and exclusive purpose of issuing, operation and management of “Unimarc” credit cards to customers of supermarkets associated with SMU. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our customers purchased more than US$24 million in products and services in over 312 Unimarc supermarkets with the Unimarc card. These sales volumes represented about 0.9% of the sales of Unimarc for the year ended December 31, 2014. Unimarc credit cards were used for more than 650,000 transactions during the year ended December 31, 2014, including over 34,000 instances of cash advances.

CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A.

We acquired a 91.9% equity interest in CIT Colombia in 2012 as part of the acquisition of CorpBanca Colombia. CIT Colombia is a financial services company operating in Colombia that specializes in fund administration and trust and custodial services.

CorpBanca Securities INC-NY

CorpBanca Securities INC-NY, or CSINC, is a broker-dealer in the United States regulated by the SEC. Broker-dealers are required to belong to a self-regulatory organization, or SRO, and most of them are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. Broker-dealers’ transactions take place only in national stock exchanges eligible to become members of the respective FINRA, which has jurisdiction only over its members and its associated persons.

As of December 2014, CSINC was approved by the SEC, the State of New York and the FINRA, and was awaiting the Federal Reserve (FED) to give CSINC approval to begin operations.

Helm Corredor de Seguros, S.A.

Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A. is a Colombian corporation (sociedad anónima), which acts as an insurance broker. It has its main domicile in the city of Bogota, D.C., Colombia, and is regulated by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance.

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. (previously known as CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A.)

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. is a licensed securities broker dealer operating in Colombia that is the result of the consolidation of two previously separate subsidiaries of CorpBanca Colombia, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. and Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A.

As part of the continuing consolidation of the operations of Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia, on September 1, 2014, we completed the merger of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company. Immediately upon consummation of the merger, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. assumed the Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. name.

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. offers and maintains the complete portfolio of products and services previously offered separately by each of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. and CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. Additionally, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. continue to serve the clients that were historically served separately by each of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. and CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A.

Helm Fiduciaria S.A.

Helm Fiduciaria S.A., is a Colombian corporation (sociedad anónima), which is engaged in trust portfolio management, including investment trust management, administration, security and real estate trusts. It has its main domicile in the city of Bogota, D.C., Colombia and is regulated by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance.

Helm Bank S.A. (Panamá)

Helm Bank S.A. (Panamá) is a Panamanian corporation (sociedad anónima), which acts as a banking firm. It has its main domicile in the city of Panamá, Panamá and is regulated by the Panamanian Banking Superintendency.

Helm Casa de Valores S.A. (Panamá)

Helm Casa de Valores S.A. (Panamá) is a Panamanian corporation (sociedad anónima), which acts as a brokerage firm. It has its main domicile in the city of Panamá, Panamá and is regulated by the Panamanian Superintendency of Securities Market.

 

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Distribution Channels, Electronic Banking and Technology

CorpBanca

Our distribution network in Chile provides integrated financial services and products to our customers through several diverse channels, including ATMs, branches, internet banking and telephone banking. As of December 31, 2014, we operated 127 branch offices in Chile and New York, which includes 70 branches operating as CorpBanca, 56 branches operating as Banco Condell and our New York Branch, our consumer finance division. In addition, as of December 31, 2014, we owned and operated 414 ATMs in Chile, and our customers have access to 7,963 ATMs (including Banco del Estado de Chile’s ATMs) in Chile through our agreement with Redbanc. We utilize a number of different sales channels including account executives, telemarketing and the internet to attract new clients. Our branch system serves as the main distribution network for our full range of products and services.

We offer internet banking to our customers 24 hours a day through our password-protected internet site, www.CorpBanca.cl. Our internet site offers a broad range of services, including up-to-date information on balances in deposit, checking, loan, credit card and other accounts and transactional capabilities such as transfers and payments. As of December 31, 2014, we had 173,399 customers with activated internet passwords in Chile, allowing them to access our internet banking services. We are a member of the Sociedad Interbancaria de Transferencias Electrónicas S.A., an organization that facilitates electronic banking transactions on behalf of our customers as well as other Chilean banks. We also provide our customers with access to a 24-hour phone-banking call center that grants them access to account information and allows them to effect certain payments by telephone.

We have developed a specialized internet-based service designed to facilitate and optimize the financial management of our commercial customers. This service, which we market under the name “Cash Management”, includes services such as payroll support and payments to suppliers.

We have entered into several service and lease agreements with IBM de Chile S.A.C., which provides us with the computer hardware and network build-out that we use in our headquarters and branch offices. We have also entered into a software consulting and development agreement with Datapro, Inc., which provides consulting and development for the IBS.

CorpBanca Colombia

CorpBanca Colombia’s distribution channel provides integrated financial services and products to its customers in Colombia through several diverse channels, including ATMs, branches, internet banking and telephone banking. On June 1, 2014, we completed the merger of Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia, with CorpBanca Colombia surviving.

As of December 31, 2014, CorpBanca Colombia operated 170 branch offices in Colombia and one branch in Panama and owned and operated 180 ATMs in Colombia, but providing its customers with access to 180 ATMs through Colombia’s financial institutions. CorpBanca Colombia utilizes a number of different sales channels including account executives, telemarketing and the internet to attract new clients. CorpBanca Colombia’s branch system serves as the main distribution network for its full range of products and services.

CorpBanca Colombia offers internet banking to its customers 24 hours a day through its password-protected internet site, www.bancoCorpBanca.com.co CorpBanca Colombia’s internet site offers a broad range of services, including up-to-date information on balances in deposit, checking, loan, credit card and other accounts and transactional capabilities such as transfers and payments. As of December 31, 2014, CorpBanca Colombia had 95,386 customers with activated internet passwords who used the electronic banking service at least once during the month, allowing them to access CorpBanca Colombia’s internet banking services. CorpBanca Colombia is a member of ACH Colombia S.A. and Cenit S.A., an organization that facilitates electronic banking transactions on behalf of its customers as well as other Colombian banks. CorpBanca Colombia also provides its customers with access to a 24-hour phone-banking call center that grants them access to account information and allows them to effect certain payments by telephone.

CorpBanca Colombia has developed a specialized internet-based service designed to facilitate and optimize the financial management of its commercial customers. This service, which CorpBanca Colombia markets under the name “AzulNet”, includes services such as payroll support and payments to suppliers. CorpBanca Colombia has decided to implement the platform IBS provided by DataPro (this platform is also implemented by CorpBanca in Chile and New York). CorpBanca Colombia is currently in the structuring phase of the project.

Competition

Competition in Chile

Description of the Chilean Financial System. The Chilean financial services market consists of a variety of largely distinct sectors. The most significant sector, commercial banking, includes 23 privately-owned banks and one state-owned bank, Banco del Estado de Chile (which operates within the same legal and regulatory framework as the private sector banks). The private sector banks include those that are Chilean-owned, i.e., controlled by a Chilean entity, as well as a number of foreign-owned banks which are operated in Chile but controlled by a foreign entity. In 2014, five private sector banks along with the state-owned bank together

 

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accounted for 79.21% of all outstanding loans by Chilean financial institutions as of December 31, 2014: Banco Santander-Chile (18.18%), Banco de Chile (17.4%), Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, or BCI (12.5%), CorpBanca (11.3%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Chile (6.6%) and Banco del Estado de Chile (13.2%). All market share statistics in this paragraph are presented as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles on a consolidated basis.

Financial System Evolution in Chile. The Chilean banking system has experienced a consolidation process in the past decades with mergers and acquisitions of banking entities in line with global trends. Currently, the largest Chilean bank in terms of loans outstanding is Banco Santander-Chile.

Following rapid consolidation among Chilean banks commencing in the late 1990s through today, the market has become characterized by fewer larger players. Our principal competitors in Chile are BCI, Banco de Chile and Banco Santander-Chile. As compared to other Chilean banks, we believe our position in the Chilean banking industry has enabled us to compete with international banks seeking to provide loans to companies operating in Chile, especially since we are able to offer alternative sources of financing. We also believe that the close relationships we have developed with our SME customers over the years provide us with a competitive advantage.

Commercial banks, such as us, face increasing competition from other financial intermediaries who can provide larger companies with access to the capital markets as an alternative to bank loans. The enactment of the Capital Markets Reform Bill (Reforma al Mercado de Capitales) in 2001 has made it more tax-advantageous and easier for companies to issue commercial paper in Chile, adding an additional financing alternative. To the extent permitted by the Chilean General Banking Law, we seek to maintain a competitive position in this respect through the investment banking activities of our subsidiary CAF.

We face competition in our mortgage and consumer loans businesses from insurance companies, which have been permitted to grant mortgage loans. We believe that, in addition to the other banks that operate in Chile, our main competitors in the credit card business are department stores and other non-banking businesses involved in the issuance of private-label credit cards. We intend to remain competitive in the mortgage loan services and credit card markets through product innovation.

We also experience competition from banks that provide international private banking services such as JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas, among others. We believe our main competitive advantage in our Private Banking segment has been our ability to provide our customers with tailored lending products and responses to their needs as soon as possible. Our lower income retail banking segment, Banco Condell, competes with consumer divisions of other banks such as Banefe, CrediChile, among others, as well as certain consumer credit providers, including department stores. We believe the main competitive advantage of our Banco Condell brand is our ability to provide responses as soon as possible, know our customers’ needs and provide a fair price structure.

Competition in Colombia

Description of the Colombian Financial System. In recent years, the Colombian banking system has been undergoing a period of consolidation given the series of mergers and acquisitions that have taken place within the sector, including the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition and the Helm Bank Acquisition. More specifically, several mergers and acquisitions took place in 2008, including the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) purchase of the Colombian arm of ABN Amro Bank and General Electric (GE) Money’s acquisition of a 49.7% stake in Colpatria. However, in May of 2010, Group Colpatria repurchased this 49.7% stake and in October of 2011, Canadian Scotiabank purchased Colpatria’s 51% for US$1.0 billion. Also, in 2010, Banco de Bogotá acquired BAC-Credomatic, which has operations in several countries in Central America, for a reported purchase price of approximately US$184 million.

In 2013 several new players entered the Colombian financial system, including the start of operations of Ripley Compañía de Financiamiento S.A. and Banco Santander de Negocios Colombia S.A.. Additionally, the year was marked by several mergers and acquisitions, including Scotiabank Colombia S.A.’s acquisition of Banco Colpatria Multibanca Colpatria S.A. and the conversion of Banco Cooperativo Coopcentral from an upper-rank cooperative organization to a commercial bank. The trend toward mergers and acquisitions continued throughout 2014 with two mergers occurring within the banking sector. First, in June 2014, we completed the merger of Helm Bank S.A. with and into Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A., and in October Banco GNB Colombia S.A. (previously known as Banco HSBC Colombia S.A.) merged with and into Banco GNB Sudameris S.A.

In 2014 we completed our acquisition of 100% of the equity interest in Helm Bank and completed the merger of Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia. Additionally, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement with Itaú Unibanco we agreed that Itaú-CorpBanca will, following the closing of the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, acquire the operations of Itaú Unibanco in Colombia by acquiring the shares of Itaú Colombia at an aggregate price equivalent to their book value of approximately US$170 million.

As of December 31, 2014, and according to the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, the principal participants in the Colombian financial system were the Central Bank of Colombia, 22 commercial banks (12 domestic private banks, 9 foreign banks, and one domestic state-owned bank), five finance corporations and 21 financing companies (six leasing companies and 15 traditional financing companies). In addition, trust companies, cooperatives, insurance companies, insurance brokerage firms, bonded warehouse, special state-owned institutions, pension and severance pay funds also participate in the Colombian financial system.

 

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The Financial Reform Act of 2009 (Law 1328 passed July 15, 2009) also made important advances towards a multi-banking framework. This new legislation authorized banks to provide merger and acquisition loans and allowed them to conduct financial leasing operations. As a result, some competitors have absorbed their financial leasing subsidiaries into their banking franchises and some leasing companies are in the process of becoming banks.

Financial System Evolution in Colombia during 2013 and 2014. According to the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, 2014 was a positive year for the Colombian financial services sector led by positive performance of the Colombian economy and financial markets for most of the year. In particular, from January through September 2014, local financial assets showed a positive behavior driven by the rebalancing of JP Morgan’s portfolio in Colombia’s public debt. However this positive trend started to change in October as a result of an increase in the international perception of global risk, which resulted in a perception of lower growth prospects in emerging markets and in Europe than previously expected. This change was reflected in Colombia by a decrease on the stock exchange markets and a depreciation of the currency which was intensified by the decrease in global oil prices. Bank lending increased 15.6% and deposits grew 10.1% as of December 2014, compared to the 13.8% and 15.5% respectively for December 2013. In terms of Monetary Policy in Colombia, the year began with a reference interest rate of 3.25% that increased to 4.5% in the first nine months with the objective of preventing future vulnerabilities. The rate remained stable at 4.5% from September through December 2014.

The demand for business loans granted by banks increased by 16.7% for 2014, compared to 12.7% for 2013. Consumer loans granted by banks grew by 13.1% in 2014, compared to 11.7% observed in 2013 and 17.6% registered on 2012. There was a slow down on the dynamics of Mortgage and Small Business loans, with increases of 18.1% and 9.0%, respectively, for 2014.

The Colombian banking system’s level of past-due loans as a percentage of the system’s total loan portfolio increased to 2.9% for December 2014, after the 2.8% registered on December 2013. In addition, coverage, measured as the ratio of allowances to past-due loans, ended 2014 at 150.5%, compared to 160.6% at the end of 2013.

During 2014, lending gained some weight in the Colombian banks system’s structure. Net loans increased from 64.6% of total assets at the end of 2013 to 65.7% at the end of 2014, while investment portfolio, as a percentage of total assets, decreased from 19.1% at the end of 2013 to 18.0% at the end of 2014.

As of December 31, 2014, the Colombian financial sector recorded COP$480,861,121 million in total assets, representing a 12.4% increase as of December 31, 2013. The Colombian financial system’s total composition of assets shows banks with a market share of 91.9%, followed by financing companies with 5.5%, financial corporations with 2.0% and financial cooperatives with 0.5%.

As of December 31, 2014, the capital adequacy ratio (tier 1 + tier 2) for credit institutions was 15.6% (including banks, finance corporations and financing companies), increasing by 40 bps when compared to December 31, 2013, and which is well above the minimum legal requirement of 9%.

Loans

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, our gross loan portfolio was Ch$13,085,663 million and Ch$14,211,349 million, respectively, as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles. This placed us as the fourth largest financial institution among private Chilean banks and fifth place among all banks operating in Chile. Our gross loan portfolio represented 11.3% of the market for loans in the Chilean financial system (comprising all commercial banks) as of December 31, 2014. During the period from 2011 to 2014, the compounded annual growth rate of our loan portfolio, excluding interbank loans in nominal terms, was 27.8% as compared to an increase of 12.7% in the average market loan portfolio.

The following table sets forth the aggregate outstanding loans for us and the five other private sector banks with the largest market shares in Chile as of December 31 2012, 2013 and 2014, based on information as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles:

 

     Bank Loans(1)  
     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Banco Santander-Chile

     18,876,079         20,935,312         22,880,706   

Banco de Chile

     18,761,765         20,869,511         21,876,648   

BCI

     13,047,497         14,423,318         15,773,528   

CORPBANCA(2)

     10,160,598         13,085,663         14,211,349   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BBVA

     7,057,879         7,537,202         8,338,898   

Scotiabank Chile

     4,890,267         5,419,672         6,285,129   

Others

     27,969,100         31,925,978         36,501,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  100,763,185      114,196,656      125,868,231   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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Source: SBIF monthly consolidated financial information

 

(1) Excludes interbank loans.
(2) Our aggregate outstanding loans as calculated under IFRS for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were Ch$10,103,491 million, Ch$12,897,681 million and Ch$14,029,875 million, respectively.

 

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Deposits

We had consolidated deposits of Ch$12,031,914 million as of December 31, 2014, as reported under local regulatory and accounting principles, which consisted of our current accounts, bankers’ drafts, savings accounts, time deposits and other commitments. Our market share of 11.4% for deposits and other obligations as of such date ranks us in fourth place among private sector banks in Chile.

The following table sets forth the aggregate deposits for us and the five other private sector banks with the largest market share as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, based on information as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles:

 

     Bank Deposits and Other Obligations (1)  
     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Banco Santander-Chile

     14,082,232         15,296,035         16,894,437   

Banco de Chile

     15,083,921         16,387,057         16,655,619   

BCI

     10,840,953         11,628,315         12,821,049   

CORPBANCA(1)

     8,795,350         10,789,086         12,031,914   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Chile (BBVA)

     5,342,368         5,912,767         6,316,699   

Scotiabank Chile

     3,189,778         3,392,308         3,804,363   

Others

     29,403,392         33,746,086         36,959,088   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  86,737,994      97,151,654      105,483,169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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Source: SBIF monthly consolidated financial information

 

(1) Our aggregate deposits as calculated under IFRS for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were Ch$8,795,350 million, Ch$10,789,086 million and Ch$12,031,914 million, respectively.

Shareholders’ Equity

We were the fourth largest among private sector banks in Chile with Ch$1,330,297 million in shareholders’ equity (excluding net income and accrual for mandatory dividends) as of December 31, 2014, as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles.

The following table sets forth the level of shareholders’ equity for us and the five largest private sector banks in Chile (measured by shareholders’ equity) as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, based on information as reported to the SBIF calculated under local regulatory and accounting principles:

 

     Shareholders’ Equity (1)  
     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Banco Santander-Chile

     1,864,083         2,016,330         2,224,664   

Banco de Chile

     1,841,966         2,095,294         2,268,662   

BCI

     1,230,077         1,371,893         1,560,882   

CORPBANCA(2)

     881,905         1,333,795         1,330,297   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Chile (BBVA)

     591,982         631,042         663,829   

Scotiabank Chile

     569,214         606,391         652,403   

Others

     3,262,739         3,459,970         3,993,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  10,241,966      11,514,715      12,694,164   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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Source: SBIF monthly consolidated financial information

 

(1) Shareholders equity = equity attributable to shareholders excluding net income and provision for mandatory dividend.
(2) Our shareholders equity as calculated under IFRS, excluding net income, non-controlling interest, and accrued for mandatory dividends, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were, Ch$895,095 million, Ch$1,346,007 million and Ch$1,345,155 million, respectively.

 

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Chilean Banking Regulation and Supervision

General

In Chile, only banks may maintain checking accounts for their customers and accept time deposits. The principal authorities that regulate financial institutions in Chile are the SBIF and the Central Bank of Chile. Chilean banks are primarily subject to the Chilean General Banking Law and secondarily, to the extent not inconsistent with such statute, the provisions of the Chilean Corporations Law governing public corporations, except for certain provisions which are expressly excluded.

The modern Chilean banking system dates from 1925 and has been characterized by periods of substantial regulation and state intervention, as well as periods of deregulation. The most recent period of deregulation commenced in 1975 and culminated in the adoption of a series of amendments to the Chilean General Banking Law. That law, when amended in 2001, granted additional powers to banks, including general underwriting powers for new issues of certain debt and equity securities and the power to create subsidiaries to engage in activities related to banking, such as brokerage, investment advisory, mutual fund services, administration of investment funds, factoring, securitization products and financial leasing services. Following the Chilean banking crisis of 1982 and 1983, the SBIF assumed control of 21 financial institutions representing approximately 51% of the total loans in the banking system. As part of the solution to this crisis, the Central Bank of Chile acquired from financial institutions a certain portion of their distressed loan portfolios, at the book value of such loan portfolios. Each institution then repurchased such loans at their economic value (which, in most cases, was much lower than the book value at which the Central Bank of Chile had acquired the loans) and the difference was to be repaid to the Central Bank of Chile out of future income. Pursuant to Law No. 18,818, which was passed in 1989, this difference was converted into a subordinated obligation with no fixed term, known as deuda subordinada or subordinated debt, which in the event of liquidation of the institution, would be paid after the institution’s other debts had been paid in full.

Central Bank of Chile

The Central Bank of Chile is an autonomous legal entity created by the Chilean Constitution. It is subject to the Chilean Constitution and its own ley orgánica constitucional, or Constitutional Law. To the extent not inconsistent with the Chilean Constitution or the Central Bank of Chile’s Constitutional Law, the Central Bank of Chile is also subject to private sector laws (but in no event is it subject to the laws applicable to the public sector). It is directed and administered by a council composed of five members designated by the President of Chile, subject to the approval of the Senate.

The legal purpose of the Central Bank of Chile is to maintain the stability of the Chilean peso and the orderly functioning of Chile’s internal and external payment system. The Central Bank of Chile’s powers include setting reserve requirements, regulating the amount of money and credit in circulation, establishing regulations and guidelines regarding finance companies, foreign exchange (including the Formal Exchange Market) and banks’ deposit-taking activities.

SBIF

Banks in Chile are supervised by the SBIF, an independent Chilean governmental agency. The SBIF authorizes the creation of new banks and has broad powers to interpret and enforce legal and regulatory requirements applicable to banks and other entities. Furthermore, in case of non-compliance with such legal and regulatory requirements, the SBIF may impose sanctions, including fines payable by the directors, managers and employees of a bank as well as the bank itself. In extreme cases, it can appoint by special resolution, with the prior approval of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Chile, a provisional administrator to manage a bank. It must also approve any amendment to a bank’s by-laws or any increase in its capital.

The SBIF examines all banks from time to time, generally at least once a year. Banks are also required to submit monthly financial statements to the SBIF, and publish their quarterly and annual financial statements in a newspaper with countrywide coverage. In addition, banks are required to provide extensive information regarding their operations at various periodic intervals to the SBIF. Financial statements as of December 31 of any given year must be audited. A bank’s annual financial statements and the opinion of its independent auditors must also be submitted to the SBIF for review.

The SBIF must approve in advance any direct or indirect acquisition of more than 10% of the share capital of a bank. The absence of such approval will cause the acquiror to lose the voting rights of such shares. The SBIF may only refuse to grant its approval based on specific grounds set forth in the Chilean General Banking Law and its Regulations.

 

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Limitations on Types of Activities

Chilean banks can only conduct those activities allowed by the Chilean General Banking Law: making loans, accepting deposits, issuing bonds, engaging in certain international operations, performing specially entrusted activities (comisiones de confianza) and, subject to limitations, making investments and performing financial services related to banking. Investments are restricted to real estate and physical asset for the bank’s own use, gold, foreign exchange and debt securities. Through subsidiaries, banks may also engage in other specific financial service activities such as securities brokerage services, mutual fund management, investment fund management, factoring, securitization, financial advisory and leasing activities. Subject to specific limitations and the prior approval of the SBIF and the Central Bank of Chile, Chilean banks may own majority or minority interests in foreign banks.

On March 2, 2002, the Central Bank of Chile authorized banks to pay interest on checking accounts. On March 20, 2002, the SBIF published guidelines establishing that beginning on June 1, 2002, banks could offer a new checking account product that pays interest. The SBIF also stated that these accounts may be subject to minimum balance limits and different interest rates depending on average balances held in the account. This product is not mandatory and banks are allowed to charge fees for the use of checking accounts. For banks with a solvency score of less than A, the Central Bank of Chile imposed additional caps on the interest rate that can be charged.

In June 2007, the Chilean government passed Law No. 20,190, which amended various aspects of Chile’s capital markets regulatory framework, such as the Chilean General Banking Law, Securities, Insurance, Venture Capital and Tax law. Law No. 20,190 is aimed at improving the access to financing for start-up companies and small businesses in order to strengthen confidence in the stock market and to stimulate the development of the financial market in general. The Chilean General Banking Law was amended to achieve these goals by, among other things, revising regulations concerning demand deposits, increasing certain credit limits, and redefining the calculations to determine the proper amount for a bank’s reserves. In addition, the Chilean General Banking Law was amended to allow local banks to engage in certain derivatives such as options, swaps and forward contracts over certain underlying assets, thereby eliminating prior existing legal impediments to those transactions.

 

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Deposit Insurance

In Chile, the government guarantees up to 90% of the aggregate amount of certain time deposits held by individuals in the Chilean banking system. The government guarantee covers those obligations with a maximum value of UF120 per person (Ch$2.95 million or US$4,881.0 as of December 31, 2014) in each calendar year.

Reserve Requirements

Deposits are subject to a reserve requirement of 9% for all demand deposits and obligations that are payable on demand, and 3.6% for time deposits and deposits in savings accounts in any currency of any term, judicially ordained deposits, and any other deposit (captación) for a term of up to one year. For purposes of calculating this reserve requirement, banks are authorized to make certain daily deductions from their liabilities in Chilean pesos, the most relevant of which include:

 

    cash clearance account, which should be deducted from demand deposits for calculating reserve requirements;

 

    certain payment orders issued by pension providers; and

 

    the amount subject to “technical reserve” (as described below), which can be deducted from reserve requirements.

In the case of liabilities in foreign currency, banks are authorized to deduct for this purpose the amounts mentioned in the first and third bullet above, among others.

The Central Bank of Chile has statutory authority to require banks to maintain reserves of up to an average of 40% for demand deposits and up to 20% for time deposits (irrespective, in each case, of the currency in which they are denominated) to implement monetary policy. In addition, according to the Chilean General Banking Law and the regulations issued by the SBIF and the Central Bank of Chile, Chilean banks must maintain a technical reserve of 100% of all deposits and obligations a bank has acquired in its financial business that are payable on demand, except for obligations with other banks, whenever such deposits and obligations exceed 2.5 times their basic capital. This technical reserve must be calculated daily, and must be kept in deposits in the Central Bank of Chile or documents issued by the Central Bank of Chile or the Chilean Treasury with a maturity date of no more than 90 days.

Minimum Capital

Under the Chilean General Banking Law, a bank must have a minimum paid-in capital and reserves of UF800,000 (Ch$19,701.7 million or US$32.5 million as of December 31, 2014).

Capital Adequacy Requirements

The Chilean General Banking Law and the Regulations of the SBIF include a modified version of the capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Basel Committee. It provides that the capital and reserves of a bank, or basic capital, cannot be less than 3% of total assets net of allowances, and its “effective net equity” cannot be less than 8% of its risk-weighted assets net of required loan loss allowances. For a discussion about our capital adequacy requirements imposed by the SBIF in connection with the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—A. History and Development of the Company—History.”

Basic capital is defined as a bank’s paid-in capital and reserves and is similar to Tier 1 capital except that it does not include 30% of net income for the period (considered as a deduction for minimum mandatory dividends).

Regulatory capital or “effective net equity” is defined as the aggregate of:

 

    a bank’s paid-in capital and reserves;

 

    its subordinated bonds, valued at their placement price (but decreasing by 20% for each year during the period commencing six years prior to maturity), for an amount up to 50% of its basic capital;

 

    goodwill or premiums, paid balances and investments in companies that are not part of the consolidation, which shall be deducted;

 

    its voluntary allowances for loan losses for an amount of up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets; and

 

    other adjustments as instructed by the SBIF.

In cases where a limit is required to be applied on an unconsolidated basis, capital attributable to subsidiaries and foreign branches shall be excluded.

The Chilean General Banking Law contains a five-category risk classification system to be applied to bank assets that is based on the Basel Committee recommendations.

In 2009, the SBIF postponed the application of the third pillar of Basel II in Chile, which includes the implementation of capital limits with market risk and operational risk-weighted assets. These changes must be approved by Congress as it involves a modification to the Chilean General Banking Law.

 

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Within the scope of Basel II in Chile, further changes in regulation may occur. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors— Risks relating to Chile and other countries in which we operate—Chile’s banking regulatory and capital markets environment is continually evolving and may change”.

Lending Limits

Under the Chilean General Banking Law, Chilean banks are subject to certain lending limits, including the following:

 

    a bank cannot extend to any entity or individual (or any one group of related entities), directly or indirectly, unsecured credit in an amount that exceeds 10% of the bank’s effective net equity, or in an amount that exceeds 30% of its effective net equity if the excess over 10% is secured by certain assets with a value equal to or higher than such excess. In the case of foreign export trade financing, the ceiling for unsecured credits is also 10% and the ceiling for secured credits is also established at 30%. In the case of financing infrastructure projects built through the concession mechanism, the 10% ceiling for unsecured credits is 15% if secured by a pledge over the concession, or if granted by two or more banks or finance companies which have executed a credit agreement with the builder or holder of the concession, while the ceiling for secured credits remains at 30%;

 

    a bank cannot extend loans to another financial institution subject to the Chilean General Banking Law in an aggregate amount exceeding 30% of its effective net equity;

 

    a bank cannot directly or indirectly grant a loan whose purpose is to allow an individual or entity to acquire shares of the lender bank;

 

    a bank cannot lend, directly or indirectly, to a director or any other person who has the power to act on behalf of such bank; and

 

    a bank cannot grant loans to related parties (which relation can arise from management or for ownership reasons, including holders of more than 1% of its shares, except in the case of companies which are actively traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange, like CorpBanca, in which case the limit is 5%) on more favorable terms than those generally offered to non-related parties. Loans granted to related parties are subject to the limitations described in the first bullet point above. In addition, the aggregate amount of loans to a single group of related parties cannot exceed 5% of the bank’s effective net equity, or 25% if the excess thereof is secured by certain assets with a value equal to or greater than such excess, or by certain other collateral specified in the Chilean General Banking Law. The definitions of “related” and “group” for these purposes are determined by the SBIF. The aggregate amount of all credits granted to related parties of the bank cannot exceed its effective net equity.

To determine the lending limits with respect to a particular person, the obligations undertaken by partnerships in which the relevant person is an unlimited partner or by companies of any nature in which such person has more than 50% of their capital or receives more than 50% of their profits, will be accounted as obligations of such person. Likewise, if the participation of the relevant person in a company is higher than 2% but not higher than 50% of its capital, then the obligations of such company will be accounted for as obligations of such person in proportion to its actual participation. Finally, when there is a plurality of debtors of the same obligation, then the obligation will be deemed joint and several with respect to each and all of the debtors, unless expressly undertaken in other terms.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Chilean banks are required to provide to the SBIF detailed information regarding their loan portfolio on a monthly basis. The SBIF examines and evaluates each financial institution’s credit management process, including its compliance with the loan classification guidelines. Banks are classified into four categories: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each bank’s category depends on the models and methods used by the bank to classify its loan portfolio, as determined by the SBIF. Category 1 banks are those banks whose methods and models are satisfactory to the SBIF. Category 1 banks will be entitled to continue using the same methods and models they currently have in place. A bank classified as a category 2 bank will have to maintain the minimum levels of reserves established by the SBIF while its Board of Directors will be made aware of the problems detected by the SBIF and required to take steps to correct them. Banks classified as categories 3 and 4 will have to maintain the minimum levels of reserves established by the SBIF until they are authorized by the SBIF to do otherwise. CorpBanca is categorized as a “Category 1” bank.

Classification of Banks and Loan Portfolios

Solvency and Management. Chilean banks are classified into categories I through V based upon their solvency and management ratings. This classification is confidential.

 

    Category I: This category is reserved for financial institutions that have been rated level A in terms of solvency and management.

 

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    Category II: This category is reserved for financial institutions that have been rated (1) level A in terms of solvency and level B in terms of management, (2) level B in terms of solvency and level A in terms of management, or (3) level B in terms of solvency and level B in terms of management.

 

    Category III: This category is reserved for financial institutions that have been rated (1) level B in terms of solvency and level B in terms of management for two or more consecutive review periods, (2) level A in terms of solvency and level C in terms of management, or (3) level B in terms of solvency and level C in terms of management.

 

    Category IV: This category is reserved for financial institutions that are rated level A or B in terms of solvency and have been rated level C in terms of management for two or more consecutive review periods.

 

    Category V: This category is reserved for financial institutions that have been rated level C in terms of solvency, irrespective of their management rating level.

A bank’s solvency rating is determined by its regulatory capital (after deducting accumulated losses during the financial year) to risk-weighted assets ratio. This ratio is equal to or greater than 10% for level A banks, equal to or greater than 8% and less than 10% for level B banks and less than 8% for level C banks.

With respect to a bank’s management rating, level A banks are those that are not rated as level B or C. Level B banks display some weakness in internal controls, information systems, response to risk, private risk rating or ability to manage contingency scenarios. Level C banks display significant deficiencies in internal controls, information systems, response to risk, private risk rating or ability to manage contingency scenarios.

Capital Markets

Under the Chilean General Banking Law, banks in Chile may purchase, sell, place, underwrite and act as paying agents with respect to certain debt securities. Likewise, banks in Chile may place and underwrite certain equity securities. Bank subsidiaries may also engage in debt placement and dealing, equity issuance advice and securities brokerage, as well as in financial leasing, mutual fund and investment fund administration, investment advisory services and merger and acquisition services. These subsidiaries are regulated by the SBIF and, in some cases, by the SVS, the regulator of the Chilean securities market and of open-stock (public) corporations.

MK3, approved by the Chilean Congress in June 2010, allowed non-Chilean banks with representative offices in Chile to promote their headquarter’s credit products and credit services directly in Chile. Before this reform, representative offices of non-Chilean Banks were only able to act as intermediaries between their parent companies and local companies.

Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies

Chilean banks are authorized to create subsidiaries to engage in (1) brokerage of securities, (2) management of mutual funds, investment funds, offshore funds, housing funds or all the foregoing, (3) insurance brokerage, (4) leasing operations, (5) factoring operations, (6) securitization, (7) financial advisory, (8) custody and transportation of funds, (9) provision of other financial services as authorized by the SBIF, (10) real estate leasing, and (11) social security advice. These subsidiaries are regulated by the SBIF except for the cases referred to in (1), (2), (3) and (6) in which the SBIF may request information but the entities are regulated by the SVS or, with respect to social security, by the Superintendency of Pensions (Superintendencia de Pensiones). Currently, banks are not authorized to create or engage in the business of insurance companies (other than as insurance brokers) and pension funds or health insurance administrators.

Banks may also, with the prior authorization of the SBIF, create and participate in companies exclusively destined to the carrying out of activities in support of the main banking operations, such as credit card or debit card operators.

Legal Provisions Regarding Banking Institutions with Economic Difficulties

Liquidation of Chilean banks may not be ordered in bankruptcy procedures, except when undergoing voluntary liquidation. The Chilean General Banking Law provides that if specified adverse circumstances exist at any bank, its board of directors must correct the situation within 30 days from the date of receipt of the relevant financial statements. If the board of directors is unable to do so, it must call a special shareholders’ meeting to increase the capital of the bank by the amount necessary to return the bank to

 

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financial stability. If the shareholders reject the capital increase, or if it is not effected within the term and in the manner agreed to at the meeting, or if the SBIF does not approve the board of directors proposal, the bank will be barred from increasing its loan portfolio beyond that stated in the financial statements presented to the board of directors and from making any further investments in any instrument other than in instruments issued by the Central Bank of Chile. In such a case, or in the event that a bank is unable to make timely payment of its obligations or if a bank is under provisional administration of the SBIF, the Chilean General Banking Law provides that the bank may receive a two-year term loan from another bank which will be subordinated to other liabilities of the bank. The terms and conditions of such a loan must be approved by the directors of both banks, as well as by the SBIF, but need not be submitted to the borrowing bank’s shareholders for their approval. In any event, a creditor bank cannot grant interbank loans to an insolvent bank in an amount exceeding 25% of the creditor bank’s effective net equity. The board of directors of a bank that is unable to make timely payment of its obligations must present a reorganization plan to its creditors in order to capitalize the credits, extend their respective terms, forgive debts or take any other valid measures for the payment of the debts. The terms of the reorganization plan must be the same for all the proposing bank creditors to whom such plan is applicable. From the date of submission of the reorganization plan until there is a decision from the creditors regarding such plan, the bank will only be required to pay demand liabilities. If the board of directors of a bank submits a reorganization plan to its creditors and such arrangement is approved, all subordinated debt issued by the bank, whether or not matured, will be converted by operation of law into common shares in the amount required for the ratio of effective net equity to risk-weighted assets not to be lower than 12%. If the reorganization plan is rejected by the creditors, the bank must submit a new proposal which must include the capitalization in an amount required so that the ratio of effective net equity to risk-weighted assets not to be lower than 12%. If this second proposal is rejected, the SBIF will declare the bank into mandatory liquidation. If a bank fails to pay an obligation, it must notify the SBIF, which shall determine if the bank is solvent. Banks can be subject to a provisional administrator if there are reasons that affect its financial stability.

Dissolution and Liquidation of Banks

The SBIF may establish that a bank must be liquidated for the benefit of its depositors or other creditors when such bank does not have the necessary solvency to continue its operations. In such case, the SBIF must revoke a bank’s authorization to exist and order its mandatory liquidation, subject to agreement by the Central Bank of Chile. The SBIF must also revoke a bank’s authorization if the reorganization plan of such bank has been rejected twice. The resolution by the SBIF must state the reason for ordering the liquidation and must name a liquidator, unless the Superintendent of Banks assumes this responsibility. When a liquidation is declared, all checking accounts, other demand deposits received in the ordinary course of business, other deposits unconditionally payable immediately are required to be paid by using existing funds of the bank, its deposits with the Central Bank of Chile or its investments in instruments that represent its reserves.

If these funds are insufficient to pay these obligations, the liquidator may seize the rest of the bank’s assets, as needed. If necessary and in specified circumstances, the Central Bank of Chile will lend the bank the funds necessary to pay these obligations. Any such loans are preferential to any claims of other creditors of the liquidated bank.

Investments in Foreign Securities

Under current Chilean banking regulations, banks in Chile may grant loans to foreign individuals and entities and invest in certain foreign currency securities. Chilean banks may only invest in equity securities of foreign banks and certain other foreign companies which may be affiliates of the bank or which would support the bank’s business if such companies were incorporated in Chile. Banks in Chile may also invest in debt securities traded in formal secondary markets. Within certain limits, banks in Chile may invest in such debt securities, in the event such debt securities qualify as securities issued or guaranteed by (1) foreign sovereign states or their central banks or (2) other foreign or international financial institutions of which Chile is a member or bonds issued by foreign corporations. Such foreign currency securities must have a minimum rating as follows:

 

Rating Agency

   Short Term    Long Term

Moody’s

   P-2    Baa3

Standard and Poor’s

   A-2    BBB-

Fitch Rating Service

   F2    BBB-

Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS)

   R-2    BBB (low)

A Chilean bank may invest in securities having a minimum rating as follows, provided that in case the total amount of these investments exceeds 20% (or 30% for banks with a BIS ratio equal or exceeding 10%) of the effective net equity of the bank, a provision of 100% of the excess shall be established by the bank:

 

Rating Agency

   Short Term    Long Term

Moody’s

   P-2    Ba3

Standard and Poor’s

   A-2    BB-

Fitch Rating Service

   F2    BB-

Dominion Bond Rating Service

   R-2    BB (low)

 

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If investments in these securities and certain loans referred to below exceed 70% of the effective net equity of the bank, a provision for 100% of the excess shall be established, unless the excess, up to 70% of the bank’s effective net equity, is invested in securities having a minimum rating as follows:

 

Rating Agency

   Short Term    Long Term

Moody’s

   P-1    Aa3

Standard and Poor’s

   A-1+    AA-

Fitch Rating Service

   F1+    AA-

Dominion Bond Rating Service

   R-1 (high)    AA (low)

Additionally, a Chilean bank may invest in foreign securities, with ratings equal to or exceeding those set forth in Table 3 above, in: (1) overnight and term deposits with foreign banks, subject to a limit of up to 30% of the effective net equity of the Chilean bank that makes the investment (or limit of 25% of its effective net equity regarding deposits with certain related parties); and (2) securities issued or guaranteed by sovereign states or their central banks or those securities issued or guaranteed by international institutions of which Chile is a part, subject to a limit of up to 50% of the effective net equity of the Chilean bank.

Subject to specific conditions, a bank may grant loans in dollars to subsidiaries or branches of Chilean companies located abroad, to companies listed on foreign stock exchanges authorized by the Central Bank of Chile and, in general, to individuals and entities domiciled abroad, as long as the Central Bank of Chile is kept informed of such activities. A bank may also grant loans in dollars to finance exports to or from Chile.

In the event that the sum of the investments of a bank in foreign currency and of the commercial and foreign trade loans granted to foreign individuals and entities exceeds 70% of the effective net equity of such bank, the excess is subject to a mandatory reserve of 100%.

The Bicentennial Capital Markets Agenda

In May 2010, the Chilean government announced a capital markets reform entitled “Bicentennial Capital Markets Agenda” (Agenda del Mercado de Capitales Bicentenario), which the Chilean government intends to implement through various legislative initiatives and administrative reforms. The agenda seeks to further enhance the international integration of Chile’s financial market, create a regulatory framework that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship, continue the adoption of the best international practices on competition, supervision and transparency, increase the depth and liquidity of the financial system and widen its access to it.

The main features of this agenda include:

 

    the regulation and reform of the tax treatment of the fixed-income, derivatives and the administration of funds;

 

    the creation of a national financial consumer agency to protect customers of financial services;

 

    the adoption of legislative measures to reduce cyclical variations in the credit supply and render the system more secure, solvent and liquid;

 

    the creation of incentives to encourage transparency and proper price formation by allowing the integration of local stock exchanges with others in Latin America, increasing price information in the foreign exchange market, certificating financial professionals and limiting use of market-sensitive information;

 

    the adoption of measures to strengthen the governance of the SVS and increasing the autonomy of the SBIF;

 

    the reform of the Bankruptcy Law;

 

    the improvement of access of individuals and small—and medium-size business to the capital markets, increase bank penetration, reduce the costs associated with initial public offerings and create new incentives for innovation and venture capital; and

 

    the development of new markets and financial products that result in lower-cost financing alternatives.

Implementation of this agenda is underway. Several administrative measures, such as the creation of the Financial Stability Council, were adopted. Some bills of law remain under discussion in Congress, such as the bill on competition in the financial system. However, some of the topics mentioned above, including the first, second, fourth and sixth bullets have been totally or partially implemented through laws already enacted.

Financial Stability Council

Decree No. 953 of 2011 of the Chilean Ministry of Finance created a Financial Stability Council composed by the three different superintendents with powers over the financial market (SVS, SBIF and the Superintendent of Pensions, or SAFP). The main purpose of the Financial Stability Council is for these different market regulators to exchange information and oversee the financial market as a whole.

 

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Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Regulations

United States

We, as a foreign private issuer whose securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or the FCPA. The FCPA generally prohibits issuers and their directors, officers, employees and agents from using any means or instrumentality of U.S. interstate commerce in furtherance of any offer or payment of money to any foreign official or political party for the purpose of influencing a decision of such person in order to obtain or retain business. The accounting provisions of the FCPA require an issuer to maintain books and records and have a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to, among other things, provide reasonable assurances that transactions are executed and assets are accessed and accounted for in accordance with management’s authorization. Significant penalties and fines may be imposed against us, and/or our officers, directors, employees, and agents, for violations of the FCPA. Furthermore, we may be subject to a variety of U.S. anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and regulations, such as including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, and the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, as amended. A violation of such laws and regulations may result in substantial penalties, fines and imprisonment of our officers and/or directors.

Chile

The Anti-Money Laundering Act, or the AML Act requires banks, among others, to report any “suspicious transactions or activities” that they may become aware of in the ordinary course of their businesses to the Chilean Financial Analysis Unit (Unidad de Análisis Financiero), or FAU. “Suspicious activities or transactions” are defined by the AML Act as any act, operation or transaction that, in accordance with the uses and customs of the relevant activity, is considered unusual or devoid of apparent economic or legal justification or that may constitute any of the actions described in article 8 of Law No, 18,314 (terrorist actions), or entered into by an individual or a legal entity included in any resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council, whether carried out in an isolated or recurrent basis.

In accordance with the AML Act, banks must keep special records for any transaction in cash for amounts exceeding US$10,000, and report them to the FAU if so required by the latter authority.

In addition, the entities subject to the AML Act are also subject to Circular No. 49 issued by the FAU, which provides additional guidelines for the prevention of money laundering.

With regard to Chilean banks the SBIF has also provided guidelines for banks to set up an AML and Combating Financing of Terrorism, or CFT, prevention system applicable in their ordinary course of business, which must take into consideration the volume and complexity of their transactions, including their affiliates and supporting entities, and their international presence. In case of non-compliance of these guidelines, the SBIF may impose administrative sanctions upon the infringing bank such as fines and warnings. Among other requirements, such system shall include at least (1) “know your customer” policies, (2) a manual of policies and procedures, (3) the appointment of a compliance officer, and (4) all necessary technological tools to develop red-flag systems to identify and detect unusual operations. For more information on our Anti-Money Laundering Committee, see “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Other Committees—Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism finance prevention committee”.

Colombia

The regulatory framework to prevent and control money laundering is contained in, among others, Decree 663 of 1993 and External Circular No. 029 of 2014 (Basic Legal Circular), Title IV, Chapter XI, “Instructions Related to Risk Management of Laundering and Terrorist Financing”, issued by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, as well as Law 599 of 2000 (Colombian Criminal Code, as amended).

Colombian laws adopt the latest guidelines related to anti-money laundering and other terrorist activities established by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, or FATF. Colombia, as a member of the GAFI-SUD (Grupo de Acción Financiera de Sudamérica) (a FATF style regional body), follows all of FATF’s 40 recommendations. Finally, the Colombian criminal code introduced criminal rules and regulations to prevent, control, detect, eliminate and adjudicate all matters related to financing terrorism and money laundering. The criminal rules and regulations cover the omission of reports on cash transactions, mobilization or storage of cash, and the lack of controls.

Anti-money laundering provisions have been complemented with provisions aimed at deterring terrorism financing. For that purpose, by means of External Circular 26 of 2008, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance has issued regulations requiring the implementation by financial institutions of a risk management system for money laundering and terrorism financing. These regulations emphasize “know your customer” policies and knowledge of customers and markets. They also establish processes and parameters to identify and monitor a financial institution’s customers. According to these regulations, financial institutions must cooperate with the appropriate authorities to prevent and control money laundering and terrorism.

 

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Finally, the Colombian Criminal Code includes rules and regulations to prevent, control, detect, eliminate and adjudicate all matters related to financing terrorism and money laundering. The criminal rules and regulations cover the omission of reports on cash transactions, and the lack of controls.

Recent Regulatory Developments in Chile

Capital Adequacy Requirements

In line with the future adoption of Basel II regulations in Chile, in 2010 the SBIF disclosed a proposal to increase the minimum regulatory capital ratio from the current 8% to 10%. This change requires an amendment to the Chilean General Banking Law by Congress. Although as of December 31, 2014, we had a regulatory capital ratio of 12.39% measured as Effective Equity / Credit Risk weighted average assets, this change, if adopted, could require us to inject additional capital in our business in the future.

Ley DICOM

In February 2012, Ley DICOM was enacted in order to restrict the use of private and personal economic, financial, banking and commercial information of customers set forth in Law No. 19,628 on Protection of Privacy, which is supplemented by Ley DICOM. This new law (i) provides that this data can only be shared with established businesses and companies that engage in risk assessment in order to assess business risk and credit process review; (ii) prohibits the request of this data in connection with recruitment for employment, admission to preschool, school or higher education, medical attention or nomination for a public position; (iii) allows the owners of the data to request distributors of personal information certifications for purposes other than credit process review, in which case the distributor must issue a certificate containing the overdue obligations of the applicant; (iv) prohibits the sharing or reporting of information related to obligations renegotiated, novated or pending in certain forms as well as debts incurred by users of the toll road concessions; (v) requires the distributors of economic, financial, banking and business information to have a system that records the access and delivery of background information contained in them, identifies the name of the person who has requested such information and the reason, date and time of the request; (vi) allows the owners of the information contained in such record to access the registry, free of charge, every four months, to check the information for the last 12 months; (vii) introduces mechanisms to facilitate the exercise of the rights of the holders of the information by imposing on the distributor or responsible party of the data bank the obligation to evidence compliance with Ley DICOM and (viii) obligates the deletion of unpaid obligations reported through December 31, 2011, provided that the total debts registered by such debtor are for an amount less than Ch$2,500,000, for capital, excluding interest, adjustments or any other item. We do not expect Ley DICOM to have a significant impact on our business or our commercial practices because we have anticipated the changes it introduced, to a large extent, by adjusting the information base and the relevant parameters used in our credit risk-assessment models for granting loans.

Financial National Consumer Service (Sernac Financiero)

In July 2012 the government enacted the regulations that implement Law No. 20,555, which address mortgage loans, consumer loans, credit cards, the “Sernac Seal” (Sello Sernac), and other financial products and services. The new regulations govern, among other matters, the form and content of communications that financial institutions must periodically provide to their customers. Likewise, the new regulations implement the so-called “Summary Sheet” (Hoja Resumen), which must precede the contracts that consumers enter into with financial institutions. The Summary Sheet is intended to provide a clear and understandable summary of the terms and conditions that govern financial products and services.

The Sernac Seal is a new concept introduced by Law No. 20,555 and consists of a non-mandatory certification granted by the Chilean government agency in charge of consumer protection (Servicio Nacional del Consumidor, or SERNAC), by which that agency confirms that the contracts used by a financial institution when providing products and services comply with the Consumer Protection Act. In this regard, the new regulation establishes the specific requirements for financial institutions to obtain such certification as well as the events that may lead to its termination. Among the requirements to obtain the certification, financial institutions must provide a consumer service and adopt a dispute resolution procedure as defined by Law 20,555 and its regulation.

New Insurance Brokerage Regulation

On December 1, 2013, a new regulation affecting all insurance brokerage businesses in Chile became effective. This regulation is a result of Law No. 20,667 that was enacted on May 9, 2013 and Circular No. 2,114 issued by the SVS on July 26, 2013. The new regulation establishes that, in the case of early termination of an insurance policy paid for in advance (for example, because of the early repayment of the related loan), all unearned premiums must be refunded to the customer by the company that issued the policy. This refund obligation includes both the unearned premiums and commissions relating to the remaining policy period, such as brokerage fees and any other commissions. We do not expect these new refund obligations to have a material effect on the results of our operations. The premiums and commissions subject to refund will be calculated in proportion to the unelapsed period. This refund obligation applies with respect to insurance policies issued after this new regulation became effective. Prior to this new regulation, unearned premiums were refunded only if the early termination took place within the later of forty-five days after the issuance of the insurance policy, or one-tenth of the total term of the insurance policy (from the date of issuance).

 

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In addition, Circular No. 2,131 issued by the SVS on November 28, 2013, added additional requirements regarding customer service for insurance customers. We do not expect these new regulations to have a material effect on our results of operations.

Finally, Circular No. 2,137, issued by the SVS on January 13, 2014, requires the adoption of IFRS by insurance brokerage companies beginning in 2015. We expect this requirement to initially affect the revenues of our subsidiary CorpBanca Corredora de Seguros, in its capacity as an insurance broker.

Modification to the AML Act

On January 9, 2015 Law N° 20.818 was enacted in order to modify certain parts of the AML Act by, among other things: (i) increasing the authority of the FAU; (ii) increasing the scope of entities that are subject to the AML Act; (iii) amending the definition of “suspicious activities or transactions”; (iv) reducing the minimum amounts of the cash transactions to be registered and potentially reported to the FAU; (v) amending the sanctions applicable to any breach to the AML Act; (vi) adding new base crimes for the crime of money laundering; (vii) requiring entities subject to the AML Act to report to the FAU any transaction entered into by any individual or entity contained in any resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council; and (viii) establishing the obligation of the entities subject the AML Act to register with the FAU.

Funds Law (Ley Única de Fondos)

Law No. 20,712 on funds was published in the Chilean Official Gazette on January 7, 2014, or the Funds Law. The Funds Law is a single legal set of regulations enacted to provide for general and special regimes applicable to all Chilean funds, setting basic provisions governing their structure, management, dividend distribution, redemption of quotas and taxation, among other things. This law is expected to have a positive effect on the operations of our subsidiary CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A., in its capacity as fund manager.

Maximum Interest Rate

A new Chilean law regarding maximum interest rates was enacted on December 13, 2013 upon publication of Law 20,715 in the Chilean Official Gazette. This legislation affects all Chilean businesses that charge interest (including all banks) on loans up to UF 200 (approximately U.S.$8,400), including installment loans, credit cards, credit line loans and overdue loans. This regulation requires, among other things, a new method for calculating the maximum legal interest rate for loans not indexed to inflation with terms longer than 90 days, which results in a reduction of the maximum legal interest rate applicable to such debtors. We do not expect the enactment of this law to have a material effect on our results of operations.

Insolvency Law

Chilean banks are subject to special insolvency proceedings. Nevertheless, a bank can be subject to the general insolvency law in case it becomes insolvent during a voluntary liquidation of its assets. In that regard, the Chilean Congress approved a new Insolvency Act on October 29, 2013, which was published in the Official Gazette on January 9, 2014 and came into effect on October 9, 2014. The new Insolvency Act eliminates the distinction between merchants and other debtors, eliminates the classification of bankruptcies as negligent or fraudulent and modifies the Chilean Criminal Code in order to recognize certain criminal offences related to the conduct of the business of the debtor prior to the declaration of its bankruptcy, among other changes.

Under the new Insolvency Act, there are two types of proceedings, (i) liquidation proceedings which are very similar to existing bankruptcy proceedings, although they will be headed by a liquidator rather than a trustee (síndico) and (ii) reorganization proceedings. Under the new Insolvency Act, upon completion of a liquidation procedure, the debtor recovers the free administration and disposition of its assets and any outstanding debts against the debtor incurred prior to the commencement of the liquidation procedure will be deemed discharged as a matter of law. As a result, a creditor who fails to participate during the liquidation process will forfeit its past claims against the debtor. The reorganization proceedings, are more oriented to the continuation of the debtor’s business and, therefore, allow the debtor to seek protection from the courts, or Insolvency Protection”, for a term of 30 days, as from the date the reorganization proceeding is declared commenced by the competent court during which, among other effects, it cannot be put into liquidation, its assets cannot be foreclosed, the agreements entered into by it cannot be unilaterally terminated by the other party, the maturity of the indebtedness of the debtor cannot be accelerated or the securities granted by the debtor cannot be enforced by the creditor based on the commencement of the reorganization proceeding of the debtor’s insolvency. In the event that a creditor breaches this provision, its credit shall rank junior after all the other debts of the debtor. This 30-day term could be extended for 30 or 60 days if supported by creditors representing 30% or 50% of the debtors’ unrelated liabilities, respectively.

Pursuant to the provisions of the new Insolvency Act, it is possible for a debtor to commence a reorganization procedure not only through a court process, but also as an out-of-court agreement with its creditors, which shall then be approved by the court through a simple process. It is also now possible for the debtor and its creditors to agree in reorganization proposal including different conditions for different categories of creditors (e.g., secured and unsecured), which must be expressly approved by the remaining creditors.

 

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The new Insolvency Act also allows the debtor under Insolvency Protection to contract debt to finance its operations (up to 20% of the debt it had at the commencement of the procedure), which shall rank senior with respect to the existing creditors (except for a few statutory preferences which shall remain in force) in case the reorganization agreement is not approved and the judge orders the liquidation of the company.

The new Insolvency Act amends claw-back period rules such that as a general rule any transfer, encumbrance or other transaction executed or granted by the debtor during the term of two years prior to the commencement of the reorganization or liquidation proceedings may be rendered ineffective if its proved before the court that such transfer, encumbrance or transaction: (i) was entered with the counterparty’s knowledge of the debtor’s bad business condition; and (ii) caused damages to the bankruptcy estate or has affected the parity that shall exist among creditors (e.g. that the transaction has not been entered into terms and conditions similar to those usually prevailing in the market at the time of its execution).

Notwithstanding the above, the new Insolvency Act maintains certain specific cases of ineffectiveness of any transfer, encumbrance or other transaction executed or granted during the term of one year prior to the commencement of the insolvency proceedings (which may be extended to two years in certain events), based on objective grounds, such as pre-payments, payments in terms different as originally agreed by the parties and the creation of security interests to guarantee pre-existing obligations. Also, agreements and changes to bylaws which decrease the capital of the debtor could be deemed ineffective if made during the six months prior to the commencement of the insolvency proceeding.

Finally, the new Insolvency Act regulates for the first time cross-border insolvency issues, allowing the recognition in Chile of foreign bankruptcy/liquidation proceedings. We do not expect the enactment of this law to have a material effect on our results of operations.

Tax Reform

On September 29, 2014, the Tax Reform was published in the Chilean Official Gazette, introducing the most significant amendments to the Chilean tax system over the last 30 years and strengthening the powers of the Chilean IRS to control and prevent tax avoidance. One of the main purposes of this reform was to finance major educational reforms under discussion in the Chilean Congress.

The Tax Reform contemplates, among other matters, changes to the corporate tax regime by allowing coexistence of two alternative tax regimes available to Chilean companies. Starting on January 1, 2017, Chilean companies, including us, will be required to opt between two tax systems: (i) an attributed income system or (ii) a partially integrated system.

 

    Attributed income system: Under this system, companies will be subject to a corporate tax that would gradually increase to 25% over the course of the subsequent four years, commencing in 2014 (increasing each year to 21%, 22.5%, 24% and 25%, respectively). At the shareholder level, a 35% withholding tax would apply on an “attributed basis” from year 2017. As a result, any non-Chilean resident shareholder would be required to pay a 35% withholding tax while Chilean resident shareholders would be required to pay the progressive Impuesto Global Complementario (Complementary Global Tax), with rates ranging between 0% and 35%, regardless of whether the Chilean company makes a profit distribution or dividend payment. Shareholders would be able to credit the corporate tax already paid by the company against the withholding tax or the progressive complementary income tax. The actual income distribution to the shareholders would not be taxable.

 

    Partially integrated system: Under this system, companies would be subject to a corporate tax of 27% (which would be also gradually increased). Then, when the income is actually withdrawn from a company, non-Chilean resident shareholders would be subject to a 35% withholding tax, while Chilean resident shareholders would be required to pay the progressive Complementary Global Tax, with rates ranging between 0% and 35%, against which only a 65% of the corporate tax will be allowed to be used as a credit against the withholding tax or the Complementary Global Tax; provided that, the deduction available to shareholders resident in a country with which Chile has an agreed tax treaty would be 100%.

Colombian Banking Regulation and Supervision

Colombian Banking Regulators

Pursuant to Colombia’s Constitution, the Colombian Congress has the power to prescribe the general legal framework within which the government may regulate the financial system. The agencies vested with the authority to regulate the financial system are the board of directors of the Central Bank of Colombia, the Colombian Ministry of Finance, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, or SIC, and the Self-Regulatory Organization (Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores-AMV), or the SRO.

 

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Central Bank of Colombia

The Central Bank of Colombia exercises the customary functions of a central bank, including price stabilization, monetary policy, regulation of currency circulation, regulation of credit, exchange rate monitoring and management of international reserves. Its board of directors is the regulatory authority for monetary, currency exchange and credit policies, and is responsible for the direction of the Central Bank of Colombia’s duties. The Central Bank of Colombia also acts as lender of last resort to financial institutions.

Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

One of the functions of the Colombian Ministry of Finance is to regulate all aspects of finance and insurance activities. As part of its duties, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issues decrees relating to financial matters that may affect banking operations in Colombia. In particular, the Colombian Ministry of Finance is responsible for regulations relating to capital adequacy, risk limitations, authorized operations, disclosure of information and accounting of financial institutions.

Colombian Superintendency of Finance

The Colombian Superintendency of Finance is the authority responsible for supervising and regulating financial institutions, including commercial banks such as CorpBanca Colombia, finance corporations, finance companies, financial services companies and insurance companies. The Colombian Superintendency of Finance has broad discretionary powers to supervise financial institutions, including the authority to impose fines on financial institutions and their directors and officers for violations of applicable regulations. The Colombian Superintendency of Finance can also conduct on-site inspections of Colombian financial institutions.

The Colombian Superintendency of Finance is also responsible for monitoring and regulating the market for publicly traded securities in Colombia and for monitoring and supervising securities market participants, including the Colombian Stock Exchange, brokers, dealers, mutual funds and issuers.

Financial institutions must obtain the prior authorization of the Colombian Superintendency of Finance before commencing operations.

Violations of the financial system rules and regulations are subject to administrative, and in some cases, criminal sanctions.

Law 1564 of 2012 (with effect from January 1, 2014), vested certain judicial duties in the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, regarding controversies among customers and banks.

Self-Regulatory Organization

The SRO is a private entity responsible for the regulation of entities participating in the Colombian capital markets. The SRO may issue mandatory instructions to its members and supervise its members’ compliance and impose sanctions for violations.

All capital market intermediaries, including CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries, must become members of the SRO and are subject to its regulations.

Superintendency of Industry and Commerce

The SIC is the authority responsible for supervising and regulating competition in several industrial sectors, including financial institutions. The SIC is authorized to initiate administrative proceedings and impose sanctions on banks, including CorpBanca Colombia, whenever the financial entity behaves in a manner considered to be anti-competitive.

The Colombian Superintendency of Finance is the authority responsible for approving mergers, acquisitions and integrations between financial institutions such a CorpBanca Colombia. For such approvals, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance must obtain a non-binding prior written opinion by the SIC

Capital Adequacy Requirements

Capital adequacy requirements for Colombian financial institutions (as set forth in Decree 2555 of 2010, as amended) are based on applicable Basel Committee standards. Decree 2555 of 2010, establishes four categories of assets, which are each assigned different risk weights, and require that a credit institution’s Technical Capital (as defined below) be at least 9% of that institution’s total risk-weighted assets.

 

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On August 23, 2012, the Ministry of Finance issued Decree 1,771 amending the capital adequacy requirements set forth in Decree 2,555, and on September 2, 2014, the Ministry of Finance issued Decree 1,648, which amended, complemented and added provisos to the requirements established in Decree 1,771. The principal changes contained in Decree 1,771 and Decree 1,648 are:

 

    technical capital will be the sum of ordinary primary capital (patrimonio básico ordinario or Common Equity Tier One), additional primary capital (patrimonio básico adicional or Additional Tier One), and secondary capital (patrimonio adicional or tier two capital) as opposed to the calculation noted above;

 

    establishes new criteria for debt and equity instruments to be considered ordinary primary capital, additional primary capital and secondary capital is established. Additionally, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance will review whether a given instrument adequately complies with these criteria in order for an instrument to be considered tier one, additional tier one or tier two capital, upon request of the issuer. Debt and equity instruments that have not been classified by the SFC as ordinary primary capital or secondary capital, will not be considered tier one, additional tier one or tier two capital for purposes of capital adequacy requirements;

 

    the minimum total solvency ratio remains at a minimum of 9% of the financial institution’s technical capital divided by total risk-weighted assets; however, each entity must also comply with a minimum basic solvency ratio of 4.5%, which is defined as the ordinary primary capital after deductions divided by the financial institution’s total risk-weighted assets. In addition, pursuant to Decree 1,771, solvency ratios must be met individually, by each credit institution, and must be met and monitored on a consolidated basis;

 

    the calculation of the total solvency ratio will take into account operational risk; however the Colombian Superintendency of Finance has not yet defined the methodology to be used to estimate such effect; and

 

    credit institutions will be able to include hybrids instruments designed to have characteristics of a fixed income and characteristics of equity market security, as part of its basic additional capital.

In addition to these regulatory minimum basic solvency requirements, CorpBanca Colombia has committed to maintain a solvency ratio of 11.8% for a period of time following the CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank merger. Notwithstanding these minimums, when the solvency ratio of a financial institution is below 10%, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance implements a closer supervision on banking activities of the entity based on the supervision policy implemented by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance.

Minimum Capital Requirements

The minimum capital requirement for banks on an unconsolidated basis is established in Article 80 of the Financial Organic Statute. The minimum capital requirement for 2013 was COP$75,550 million, for 2014 is COP$77,016 million and such minimum capital requirement for 2015 is COP$79,835 million (for Banking Institutions). Failure to meet such requirement can result in the taking of possession (toma de posesión) of any financial institution, including CorpBanca Colombia, by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance. Minimum capital requirements are updated annually in January by the same percentage as the inflation percentage for the prior year. The levels of minimum capital requirements for each type of financial institution (financial corporations, financing companies, trust companies, etc) are different, with banks having the highest minimum amount. Additionally, there are capital requirements above this minimum for the purposes of credit exposure and derivatives transactions.

Capital Investment Limit

All investments in subsidiaries and other authorized capital investments, other than those made in order to abide by legal requirements, may not exceed 100% of the total aggregate of capital, equity reserves and the equity re-adjustment account of the respective bank, financial corporation or commercial finance company, excluding unadjusted fixed assets and including deductions for accumulated losses.

Mandatory Investments

Central Bank of Colombia regulations require financial institutions, including CorpBanca Colombia, to make mandatory investments in securities issued by Finagro, a Colombian public financial institution that finances production and rural activities, to support the agricultural sector. The amount of these mandatory investments is calculated based on the current peso-denominated obligations of the relevant financial institution.

Foreign Currency Position Requirements

                According to External Resolutions 4 of 2007 issued on May 6 (Resolution 4), 2007 and 9 of 2013 issued on December 20, 2013 (Resolution 9) by the board of directors of the Central Bank of Colombia as amended by External Resolution 16 of 2014 applicable as of January 1, 2015, a financial institution’s foreign currency position (posición propia en moneda extranjera) is the difference between such institution’s foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities (including any off-balance sheet items), made or contingent, including those that may be sold in Colombian legal currency.

Resolution 9 provides that the average of a bank’s foreign currency position for three business days cannot exceed the equivalent in Colombian pesos of 20% of the bank’s Technical Capital. Currency exchange intermediaries such as CorpBanca Colombia are permitted to hold a three business days’ average negative foreign currency position not exceeding the equivalent in foreign currency of 5% of its Technical Capital (with penalties being payable after the first business day).

 

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Resolution 9 also defines foreign currency position in cash (posición propia de contado en moneda extranjera) as the difference between all foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities. A bank’s three business days average foreign currency position in cash cannot exceed 50% of the bank’s Technical Capital. In accordance with Resolution 9, the three day average must be calculated on a daily basis and the foreign currency position in cash cannot be negative.

Finally, Resolution 9 requires banks to comply with a gross position of leverage (posición bruta de apalancamiento). Gross position of leverage is defined as the sum of (i) the rights and obligations of term and future contracts denominated in foreign currency, plus (ii) foreign currency cash operations with settlement higher or equal to one banking day, plus (iii) the exchange rate risk exposure associated with debtor and creditor contingencies acquired in the trading of exchange rate options and derivatives.

Resolution 9 sets a limit on the gross position of leverage, which cannot exceed 550% of the Technical Capital.

Deposit Insurance

In Colombia, the deposit insurance fund, FOGAFIN (Fondo de Garantías de Instituciones Financieras), guarantees up to COP$20 million (US$8,363.4 as of December 31, 2014) per person, for each institution calculated as the aggregate amount of time, savings and demand deposits held by individuals in a Colombian financial institution. Payment will be made in case of an administrative compulsory liquidation of the financial institution.

Reserve Requirements

Commercial banks are required by the board of directors of the Central Bank of Colombia to satisfy reserve requirements with respect to deposits and other cash demands. Such reserves are held by the Central Bank of Colombia in the form of cash deposits. According to Resolutions 5 and 11 of 2008 issued by the board of directors of the Central Bank of Colombia, as amended, the reserve requirements for Colombian banks are measured bi-weekly and the amounts depend on the class of deposits.

Credit institutions must maintain reserves of 11% over the following deposits, cash demands and other passive obligations:

 

    Private demand deposits;

 

    Government demand deposits;

 

    Other deposits and liabilities; and

 

    Savings deposits.

In addition, credit institutions must maintain reserves of 4.5% for term deposits with maturities fewer than 18 months and 0% for term deposits with maturities of more than 18 months.

Credit institutions may maintain these reserves in their accounts at the Central Bank of Colombia, or cash.

Marginal reserve requirements were eliminated by the Central Bank of Colombia in 2008. Since 2009, the reserve requirements have no remuneration.

Foreign Currency Loans

Residents of Colombia may obtain foreign currency loans from foreign residents, and from Colombian currency exchange intermediaries or by placing debt securities abroad. Foreign currency loans must be either disbursed through a foreign exchange intermediary or deposited in offshore compensation accounts.

According to regulations issued by the Central Bank of Colombia, every Colombian resident and institution borrowing funds in foreign currency is generally required to post with the Central Bank of Colombia non-interest bearing deposits for a specified term, although the size of the required deposit is currently zero.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, such deposits would not be required in certain cases established in Article 26 of External Resolution 8 of 2000, including in the case of foreign currency loans aimed at financing Colombian investments abroad or for short-term exportation loans, provided that such loan is disbursed against the funds of Banco de Comercio Exterior—Bancoldex. Moreover, Article 59-1(c) of External Resolution 8 of 2000 sets forth a number of restrictions and limitations as to the use of proceeds in the case of foreign currency loans obtained by Colombian currency exchange intermediaries (including CorpBanca Colombia) and also provides that deposits would not be required in the event such restrictions and limitations are observed. Such foreign currency loans may be used, among others, for lending activities in a foreign currency with a tenor equal to, or shorter than, the tenor of the foreign financing.

 

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Interest payments to foreign currency loans granted by foreign banks to Colombian residents are currently subject to a 33% or 14% withholding tax, as a general rule.

Finally, pursuant to Law 9 of 1991, the board of directors of the Central Bank of Colombia is entitled to impose conditions and limitations on the incurrence of foreign currency indebtedness, as an exchange control policy, in order to avoid pressure in the currency exchange market.

Non-Performing Loan Allowance

The Colombian Superintendency of Finance maintains guidelines on non-performing loan allowances for financial institutions. This information has been provided in order to provide the reader with a more in-depth analysis. Notwithstanding, our allowance and provision for loan losses as recorded in our financial statements included herein have been determined in accordance with IFRS.

Lending Activities

Decree 2555 of 2010, as amended, sets forth the maximum amounts that a financial institution may lend to a single borrower (including for this purpose all related fees, expenses and charges). These maximum amounts may not exceed 10% of a bank’s Technical Capital. However, there are several circumstances under which the limit may be raised. In general, the limit is raised to 25% when amounts lent above 5% of Technical Capital are secured by guarantees that comply with the financial guidelines provided in Decree 2555 of 2010, as amended.

Notwithstanding the general rule set above regarding the lending limit of 10%, Decree 816 of 2014 was issued to promote the financing of fourth generation road concessions (concesiones de cuarta generación), and establishes that commercial banks can lend to a single borrower who is pursuing a fourth generation concession, a sum up to 25% its Technical Capital. Fourth generation concessions is a governmental program issued under the current administration of President Santos, through which the government plans to execute the construction of road infrastructure projects in association with private entities.

Also, according to Decree 2555 of 2010, a bank may not make loans to any shareholder that holds directly more than 10% of its capital stock for one year after such shareholder reaches the 10% threshold. In no event may a loan to a shareholder holding directly or indirectly 20% or more of CorpBanca Colombia’s capital stock exceed 20% of the Bank’s Technical Capital. In addition, no loan to a single financial institution may exceed 30% of CorpBanca Colombia’s Technical Capital, with the exception of loans funded by Colombian development banks which are not subject to such limit.

Also, Decree 2555 of 2010 sets a maximum limit for risk concentrated in one single party, equivalent to 30% of CorpBanca Colombia’s Technical Capital, the calculation of which includes loans, leasing operations and equity and debt investments.

The Central Bank of Colombia also has the authority to establish maximum limits on the interest rates that commercial banks and other financial institutions may charge on loans. However, interest rates must also be consistent with market terms with a maximum limit certified by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance.

Selected Statistical Information

The following information is included for analytical purposes and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements as well as “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”. Unless otherwise indicated, financial data in the following tables as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 has been expressed in Chilean pesos as of December 31, 2014. The UF is linked to, and is adjusted daily to reflect changes in, the previous month’s CPI.

Average Balance Sheets, Income Earned From Interest-Earning Assets and Interest Paid on Interest Bearing Liabilities

The average balances for interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, including interest and readjustments received and paid, have been calculated on the basis of daily balances on an unconsolidated basis. Unless otherwise set forth herein, such average balances as they apply to the operations of our subsidiaries were calculated on the basis of month-end balances. Such average balances are presented in Chilean pesos, in UFs and in foreign currencies (principally US$).

The nominal interest rate has been calculated by dividing the amount of interest and principal readjustment due to changes in the UF index (gain or loss) during the period by the related average balance, both amounts expressed in Chilean pesos. The nominal rates calculated for each period have been converted into real rates using the following formulas:

 

 

Rp=

 

1 + Np

 

-1    

 

 

Rd=

 

(1 + Nd)(1 + D)

 

-1    

 

1 + 1 1+1

 

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Where:

Rp= real average rate for Chilean peso-denominated assets and liabilities (in Ch$ and UF) for the period,

Rd= real average rate for foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities for the period,

Np= average nominal rate for Chilean peso-denominated assets and liabilities for the period,

Nd= average nominal rate for foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities for the period,

D= devaluation rate of the Chilean peso to the U.S. dollar for the period, and

I= inflation rate in Chile for the period (based on the variation of the Chilean consumer price index).

The real interest rate can be negative for a portfolio of Chilean peso-denominated loans when the inflation rate for the period is higher than the average nominal rate of the loan portfolio for the same period. A similar effect could occur for a portfolio of foreign currency denominated loans when the inflation rate for the period is higher than the sum of the devaluation rate for the period and the corresponding average nominal rate of the portfolio. The formula for the average real rate for foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (Rd) reflects a gain or loss in purchasing power caused by the difference between the devaluation rate of the Chilean peso and the inflation rate in Chile during the period.

The following example illustrates the calculation of the real interest rate for a dollar-denominated asset bearing a nominal annual interest rate of 10% (Nd = 0.10), assuming a 5% annual devaluation rate (D = 0.05) and a 12% annual inflation rate (I = 0.12):

 

 

Rd=

 

(1 + 0.10)(1 + 0.05)

 

-1=

 

3.125% per year

 

1 + 0.12

In the example, since the inflation rate was higher than the devaluation rate, the real rate is lower than the nominal rate in dollars. If, for example, the annual devaluation rate were 15%, using the same numbers, the real rate in Chilean pesos would be 12.9%, which is higher than the nominal rate in U.S. dollars. Using the initial example, if the annual inflation rate were greater than 15.5%, the real rate would be negative.

Interest and average balances have been calculated by taking into consideration the following:

 

    Foreign exchange gains or losses on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities have not been included in interest income or expense;

 

    Interest on financial investments does not include trading gains or losses on these investments;

 

    Past due loans only include the payments that are 90 or more days overdue, and do not include the portion of such loan that is not overdue (principal amount) or those payments which are less than 90 days overdue, unless legal proceedings have been commenced for the entire outstanding balance according to the terms of the loan. This practice differs from that normally followed in the United States where the amount classified as past due would include the total principal, payments and interest on all loans which have any portion overdue;

 

    Penalty interest is not recognized on past due payments (loans with more than one payment) or past due loans (one payment).

 

    The interest earned from past due loans is only the proportion of interest earned on each of these payments. We do not accrue penalty interest on these payments;

 

    Loans that are not yet 90 days or more overdue have been included in each of the various categories of loans, and affect the various averages;

 

    Non-performing commercial loans (those loans which do not accrue interest) consist of loans included in Categories C4-C6 and loans (or portions thereof) that are overdue;

 

    Included in loans and receivables to banks are interbank deposits maintained in the Central Bank of Chile and foreign banks. Such assets have a distorting effect on the average interest rate earned on total interest-earning assets because currently balances maintained in Chilean peso amounts do not earn interest, and the only balances held in a foreign currency that earn interest are those maintained in U.S. dollars, but those only earn interest on the amounts that are legally required to be held for liquidity purposes. Additionally, this account includes interest earned by overnight investments. Consequently, the average interest earned on such assets is comparatively low. We maintain these deposits in these accounts to comply with statutory requirements and to facilitate international business, rather than to earn income; and

 

    The monetary gain or loss on interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities is not included as a component of interest income or interest expense because inflation effects are taken into account in the calculation of real interest rates.

 

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The following tables show, by currency of denomination, average balances and, where applicable, interest amounts, nominal rates and rates for our assets and liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

                            

Deposits in Central Bank

                            

Ch$

     86,538         1,695         2.0     (0.5 )%      86,059         1,527         1.8     (1.2 %)      104,708         3,343         3.2     (1.3 )% 

UF

     —           —           —          —          —           —           —          —          —           —           —          —     

Foreign currency

     35,025         —           0.0     (9.1 )%      54,891         —           0.0     6.7     29,985         —           0.0     10.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  121,563      1,695      1.4   (2.3 )%    140,950      1,527      1.8   1.9   134,692      3,343      2.5   1.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial investments

Ch$

  301,502      15,174      5.0   3.5   295,940      14,704      5.0   1.9   369,163      14,656      4.0   (0.6 )% 

UF

  490,627      26,562      5.4   3.9   242,954      10,107      4.2   1.1   179,187      15,844      8.8   4.1

Foreign currency

  233,115      10,928      4.7   (4.8 )%    378,737      14,906      3.9   10.9   613,064      11,109      1.8   12.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  1,025,244      52,664      5.1   1.8   917,630      39,718      4.3   5.4   1,161,414      41,610      3.6   6.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans

Ch$

  3,023,707      299,441      9.9   8.3   3,281,015      328,549      10.0   6.8   3,197,553      305,184      9.5   4.7

UF

  3,332,277      235,439      7.1   5.5   3,651,479      245,383      6.7   3.6   3,544,600      373,539      10.5   5.7

Foreign currency

  3,069,808      158,377      5.2   (4.4 )%    4,573,453      359,714      7.9   15.1   7,153,353      566,525      7.9   18.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  9,425,792      693,257      7.4   3.2   11,505,946      933,646      8.1   9.1   13,895,505      1,245,248      9.0   12.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Interbank loans

             

Ch$

     193,604         9,445         4.9     3.3     261,151         12,510         4.8     1.7        294,778         9,837         3.3     (1.2 )% 

UF

     —           —           —          —          —           —           —          —          —           —           —          —     

Foreign currency

     169,603         2,079         1.2     (7.9 )%      122,894         2,164         1.8     8.6        117,177         1,164         1.0     11.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  363,207      11,524      3.2   (1.9 )%    384,045      14,673      3.8   3.9   411,955      11,000      2.7   2.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment under resale agreements

Ch$

  19,730      1,394      7.1   5.5   31,514      1,930      6.1   3.0   31,891      1,328      4.2   (0.4 )% 

UF

  1,022      71      6.9   5.4   1,021      20      2.0   (1.0 )%    649      37      5.7   1.1

Foreign currency

  127,426      210      0.2   (8.9 )%    122,577      13,185      10.8   18.2   152,590      12,190      8.0 %-    18.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  148,178      1,675      1.1   (6.9 )%    155,110      15,135      9.8   15.0   185,129      13,555      7.3   15.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other interest earning assets

Ch$

  3      —        0.0   0.0   23      —        0.0   0.0   14      —        0.0   0.0

UF

  —        —        0.0   0.0   —        —        0.0   0.0   —        —        0.0   0.0

Foreign currency

  329,593      2,177      0.7   (8.5 %)    551,272      2,407      0.4   7.2   920,043      5,368      0.6   10.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  329,596      2,177      0.7   8.5 %)    551,295      2,407      0.4   7.2   920,057      5,368      0.6   10.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest earning assets

Ch$

  3,625,084      327,149      9.0   7.4   3,955,700      359,220      9.1   5.9   3,998,106      334,348      8.4   3.6

UF

  3,823,926      262,072      6.9   5.3   3,895,453      255,511      6.6   3.5   3,724,436      389,421      10.5   5.6

Foreign currency

  3,964,570      173,771      4.4   (5.1 )%    5,803,822      392,376      6.8   13.9   8,986,211      596,356      6.6   17.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  11,413,580      762,992      6.7   2.4   13,654,975      1,007,106      7.4   8.6   16,708,753      1,320,124      7.9   11.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended December 31,
     2012    2013    2014
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
   Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
   Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
   Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
     (in millions of Ch$)

NON-INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

                                   

Cash

                                   

Ch$

     262,602                  291,785                  345,073            

UF

     —                    —                    —              

Foreign currency

     146,211                  156,375                  225,628            
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  408,813      448,160      570,701   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Allowance for loan losses

Ch$

  104,575      112,627      116,108   

UF

  —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  58,900      114,653      204,710   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  163,475      227,280      320,818   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Property, plant and equipment

Ch$

  55,913      47,642      37,972   

UF

  —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  12,337      30,532      60,993   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  68,250      78,164      98,965   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Derivatives

Ch$

  269,632      291,884      553,029   

UF

  —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  13,846      27,085      75,753   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  283,478      318,970      628,782   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Other assets

Ch$

  497,644      555,959      623,043   

UF

  10,426      2,901      15,365   

Foreign currency

  197,836      566,368      1,129,468   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  705,906      1,125.228      1,767,877   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

 

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     2012    2013    2014
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
     (in millions of Ch$)

Total non-interest

earning assets

                                   

Ch$

     981,216                  1,074,643                  1,443,009            

UF

     10,426                  2,901                  15,365            

Foreign currency

     311,330                  665,698                  1,287,132            
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  1,302,972      1.743.242      2,745,506   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total assets(1)

Ch$

  4,606,300      327,149      5,030,344      359,220      5,441,115      334,348   

UF

  3,834,352      262,072      3,898,354      255,511      3,739,801      389,421   

Foreign currency

  4,275,900      173,771      6,469,521      392,376      10,273,344      596,356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total

  12,716,552      762,992      15,398,217      1,007,106      19,454,259      1,320,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

(1) Represents total of interest earning and non-interest earning assets.

 

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     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

                              

Time Deposits

                              

Ch$

     4,219,993         267,721         6.3     4.8     4,020,819         240,879         6.0     2.9     4,099,207         193,573         4.7     0.1

UF

     568,003         33,422         5.9     4.3     550,376         30,390         5.5     2.4     438,503         34,295         7.8     3.1

Foreign currency

     1,851,521         58,498         3.2     (6.2 )%      2,484,695         90,374         3.6     10.6     3,311,784         121,297         3.7     14.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  6,639,517      359,641      5.4   1.7   7,055,890      361,643      5.1   5.6   7,849,494      349,165      4.4   6.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Central Bank borrowings

Ch$

  39      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

UF

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  39      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Repurchase agreements

Ch$

  209,370      12,085      5.8   4.2   95,836      4,924      5.1   2.1   35,219      1,459      4.1   (0.4 )% 

UF

  575      54      9.4   7.8   —        167      0.0   (2.9 )%    —        35      0.0   0.0

Foreign currency

  134,348      3,612      2.7   (6.6 )%    173,583      9,645      5.6   12.6   309,878      26,648      8.6   19.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  344,293      15,751      4.6   0.0   269,419      14,736      5.5   8.9   345,097      28,142      8.2   17.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage finance bonds

Ch$

  90      2      2.2   0.7   20      1      5.0   1.9   11      1      9.1   4.3

UF

  161,493      10,997      6.8   5.2   130,971      8,322      6.4   3.3   105,840      10,465      9.9   5.1

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  161,583      10,999      6.8   5.2   130,991      8,323      6.4   3.3   105,851      10,466      9.9   5.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bonds

Ch$

  45,526      14,046      30.9   28.9   46,211      32,076      69.4   64.5   46,300      3,177      6.9   2.2

UF

  1,468,606      79,905      5.4   3.9   1,547,176      73,895      4.8   1.7   1,593,564      148,277      9.3   4.5

Foreign currency

  76,830      3,605      4.7   (4.8 )%    606,158      13,917      2.3   9.1   970,044      49,350      5.1   15.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  1,590,962      97,556      6.1   4.2   2,199,545      119,888      5.5   5.1   2,609,908      200,804      7.7   8.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
    Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
    Average
Real
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Other interest bearing liabilities

                             

Ch$

     420,574         4,099         1.0     (0.5 )%      519,568         (3,888     (0.7 %)      (3.6 %)      665,991         5,988         0.9     (3.5 )% 

UF

     19,458         2,222         11.4     9.8     16,224         1,459        9.0     5.8     14,344         3,568         24.9     19.4

Foreign currency

     1,645,130         15,848         1.0     (8.2 )%      1,747,481         47,255        2.7     (0.3 %)      2,529,723         91,107         3.6     13.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  2,085,162      22,169      1.1   (6.5 )%    2,283,273      44,826      2.0   (1.0 %)    3,210,058      100,663      3.1   10.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

Ch$

  4,895,592      297,953      6.1   4.5   4,682,454      273,992      2.3   (0.7 %)    4,846,728      204,198      4.2   (0.4 )% 

)%UF

  2,218,135      126,600      5.7   4.1   2,244,747      114,233      5.7   2.6   2,152,251      196,640      9.1   4.3

Foreign currency

  3,707,829      81,563      2.2   (7.1 )%    5,011,917      161,191      3.2   0.2   7,121,429      288,402      4.0   14.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  10,821,556      506,116      4.7   0.5   11,939,118      549,416      4.6   0.3   14,120,408      689,240      4.9   7.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     2012    2013    2014
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned
     Average
Nominal
Rate
   Average
Real
Rate
     (in millions of Ch$)

NON-INTEREST EARNING LIABILITIES

                                   

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

                                   

Ch$

     352,402                  383,346                  447,300            

UF

     3,951                  10,412                  10,046            

Foreign currency

     160,581                  1,077,716                  2,274,274            
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  516,934      1,471,475      2,731,621   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Derivatives

Ch$

  187,866      210,393      481,386   

UF

  —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  17,083      20,286      38,768   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  204,949      230,679      520,154   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Other non-interest-bearing

Ch$

  150,297      185,812      262,949   

UF

  1,689      1,190      686   

Foreign currency

  109,685      193,931      313,715   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  261,671      380,933      577,350   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Shareholders’ equity

Ch$

  809,239      1,218,551      1,498,598   

UF

  —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  102,203      157,461      6,129   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  911,442      1,376,012      1,504,727   

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Ch$

  1,499,804      1,998,102      2,690,233   

UF

  5,640      11,602      10,732   

Foreign currency

  389,552      1,449,395      2,632,886   
  

 

 

             

 

 

             

 

 

          

Total

  1,894,996      3,459,098      5,333,852   

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (1)

Ch$

  6,395,396      297,953      6,680,556      273,992      7,536,961      204,198   

UF

  2,223,775      126,600      2,256,349      114,233      2,162,983      196,640   

Foreign currency

  4,097,381      81,563      6,461,312      161,191      9,754,315      288,402   
  

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total

  12,716,552      506,116      15,398,217      549,416      19,454,259      689,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

(1) Represents total of interest bearing and non-interest bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity.

 

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Interest-earning Assets—Net Interest Margin

The following tables analyze, by currency of denomination, our levels of average interest-earning assets and net interest, and illustrate the comparative margins obtained, for each of the periods indicated:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     (in million of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Total average Interest earning assets

      

Ch$

     3,625,084        3,955,700        3,998,106   

UF

     3,823,926        3,895,453        3,724,436   

Foreign currency

     3,964,570        5,803,822        8,986,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

Ch$ 11,413,580    Ch$ 13,654,975    Ch$ 16,708,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest earned (1)

Ch$

  29,196      85,228      130,150   

UF

  135,472      141,278      192,781   

Foreign currency

  92,208      231,184      307,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

Ch$ 256,876    Ch$ 457,690    Ch$ 630,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest margin, nominal basis(2)

Ch$

  0.8   2.2   3.3

UF

  3.5   3.6   5.2

Foreign currency

  2.3   4.0   3.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  2.3   3.4   3.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

-

 

(1) Net interest earned is defined as interest revenue earned less interest expense incurred.
(2) Net interest margin is defined as net interest earned divided by average interest earning assets.

 

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Changes in Net Interest Income and Interest Expense—Volume and Rate Analysis

The following tables allocate, by currency of denomination, changes in our net interest income between changes in the average volume of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and changes in their –respective nominal interest rates from 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014. Volume and rate variances have been calculated based on movements in average balances over the year and changes in nominal interest rates, average interest-earning assets and average interest bearing liabilities. The net change attributable to changes in both volume and rate has been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

     Increase (Decrease)
from 2012 to 2013 due to changes in
     Net Change from 2012
to 2013
 
     Volume      Rate      Rate and
Volume
    
     (in millions of Ch$)         

ASSETS

           

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

           

Deposits in Central Bank

           

Ch$

     (8      (2      (156      (167

UF

     —           —           —           —     

Foreign currency

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (8   (2   (156   (167
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Investments

Ch$

  (280   (2   (188   (470

UF

  (13,408   (62   (2,984   (16,454

Foreign currency

  6,826      —        (2,848   3,978   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (6,892   (62   (6,021   (12,946
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Loans

Ch$

  25,481      33      3,593      29,108   

UF

  22,553      (115   (12,495   9,944   

Foreign currency

  77,576      831      122,930      201,337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  125,610      749      114,029      240,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interbank Loans

Ch$

  3,296      (2   (230   3,064   

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  (573   9      648      85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,723      7      420      3,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment under resale agreements

Ch$

  832      (2   (294   536   

UF

  —        (1   (50   (51

Foreign currency

  (8   135      12,848      12,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  824      133      12,503      13,460   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other interest earning assets

Ch$

  —        —        —        —     

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  1,464      (7   (1,228   229   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,464      (7   (1,228   229   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest earning assets

Ch$

  29,320      26      2,724      32,071   

UF

  9,146      (176   (15,529   (6,561

Foreign currency

  85,285      967      132,351      218,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  123,751      818      119,547      244,114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Increase (Decrease)
from 2012 to 2013 due to changes in
     Net Change from 2012
to 2013
 
     Volume      Rate      Rate and
Volume
    
     (in millions of Ch$)         

LIABILITIES

           

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

           

Time Deposits

           

Ch$

     (12,636      (149      (14,056      (26,842

UF

     (1,037      (21      (1,974      (3,032

Foreign currency

     20,005         88         11,783         31,876   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  6,332      (81   (4,248   2,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Central Bank borrowings

Ch$

  —        —        —        —     

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements

Ch$

  (6,553   (13   (594   (7,161

UF

  (54   (1   168      113   

Foreign currency

  1,055      39      4,940      6,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (5,552   25      4,513      (1,015
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage finance bonds

Ch$

  (2   —        2      —     

UF

  (2,078   (7   (589   (2,675

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (2,080   (7   (588   (2,675
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bonds

Ch$

  211      176      17,643      18,030   

UF

  4,275      (98   (10,187   (6,010

Foreign currency

  24,837      (18   (14,506   10,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  29,323      60      (7,050   22,332   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other interest bearing liabilities

Ch$

  965      (72   (8,878   7,897   

UF

  (369   (5   (390   (763

Foreign currency

  986      286      30,135      31,407   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,580      209      20,866      22,657   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

Ch$

  (18,015   (59   (5,854   (23,960

UF

  737      (131   (12,962   (12,367

Foreign currency

  46,882      395      32,351      79,628   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  29,603      205      13,494      43,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Increase (Decrease)
from 2013 to 2014 due to changes in
        
     Volume      Rate      Rate and
Volume
     Net Change from 2013
to 2014
 
     (in millions of Ch$)         

ASSETS

           

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS

           

Deposits in Central Bank

           

Ch$

     331         12         1,474         1,816   

UF

     —           —           —           —     

Foreign currency

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  331      12      1,474      1,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Investments

Ch$

  3,638      (30   (3,657   (48

UF

  (2,653   114      8,276      5,737   

Foreign currency

  9,222      —        (13,019   (3,797
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  10,208      85      (8,400   1,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Loans

Ch$

  (8,358   (154   (14,853   (23,365

UF

  (7,182   1,394      133,943      128,156   

Foreign currency

  202,916      25      3,870      206,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  187,376      1,265      122,960      311,601   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interbank Loans

Ch$

  1,611      (38   (4,246   (2,673

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  (101   (9   (890   (1,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,510      (47   (5,135   (3,672
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment under resale agreements

Ch$

  23      (6   (618   (602

UF

  (7   0      24      17   

Foreign currency

  3,228      (34   (4,189   (995
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,244      (40   (4,785   (1,580
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other interest earning assets

Ch$

  —        —        —        —     

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  1,610      8      1,343      2,961   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,610      8      1,343      2,961   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest earning assets

Ch$

  (2,755   (215   (21,901   (24,872

UF

  (9,841   1,509      142,243      133,910   

Foreign currency

  216,875      (10   (12,886   203,980   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  204,278      1,284      107,457      313,018   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Increase (Decrease)
from 2013 to 2014 due to changes in
     Net Change from 2013
to 2014
 
     Volume      Rate      Rate and
Volume
    
     (in millions of Ch$)         

LIABILITIES

           

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

           

Time Deposits

           

Ch$

     4,696         (510      (51,491      (47,306

UF

     (6,177      127         9,956         3,905   

Foreign currency

     30,083         6         834         30,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  28,602      (377   (40,702   (12,477
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Central Bank borrowings

Ch$

  —        —        —        —     

UF

  —        —        —        —     

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements

Ch$

  (3,114   (10   (341   (3,465

UF

  —        —        (132   (132

Foreign currency

  7,573      53      9,377      17,003   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,459      43      8,904      13,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage finance bonds

Ch$

  —        —        —        —     

UF

  (1,597   46      3,694      2,143   

Foreign currency

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (1,597   46      3,694      2,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bonds

Ch$

  62      (289   (28,672   (28,899

UF

  2,216      701      71,466      74,382   

Foreign currency

  8,355      169      26,910      35,433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  10,632      581      69,704      80,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other interest bearing liabilities

Ch$

  (1,096   86      10,887      9,876   

UF

  (169   26      2,251      2,109   

Foreign currency

  21,153      157      22,542      43,852   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  19,887      268      35,680      55,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

Ch$

  547      (723   (69,617   (69,794

UF

  (5,727   899      87,235      82,407   

Foreign currency

  67,163      385      59,663      127,211   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  61,983      561      77,281      139,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Return on Equity and Assets

The following tables set forth our return on average shareholders’ equity and average total assets and related information for each of the periods indicated.

 

     Years ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Net Income

     119,153        175,239        273,701   

Net income attributable to the equity holders of the Bank

     119,102        162,422        233,997   

Average total assets

     12,716,553        15,398,217        19,454,259   

Average equity

     911,442        1,376,012        1,504,727   

Net income as a percentage of:

      

Average total assets

     0.94     1.14     1.41

Average equity

     13.07     12.74     18.19

Average equity as a percentage of:

      

Average total assets

     7.17     8.94     7.73

Proposed cash dividend(1)

     60,040        88,403        113,130   

Dividend payout ratio, based on net income attributable to shareholders

     50     57     50

 

(1) The proposed cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2014, was approved in the ordinary shareholders’ meeting held on March 12, 2015.

Investment Portfolio

Financial investments are classified at the time of the purchase, based on management’s intentions, as either trading or investment instruments, the latter of which are categorized as available-for-sale or held to maturity.

Financial investments as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Held-for-trading:

        

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

        

Chilean Central Bank bonds

     2,543         746         —     

Chilean Central Bank notes

     —           —           —     

Other Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     —           9,106         4,822   

Other national institution securities:

        

Bonds

     2,102         —           2,548   

Notes

     28,218         18,582         13,320   

Other securities

     276         133         15   

Foreign institution securities:

        

Bonds

     101,114         326,141         542,791   

Notes

     —           —           —     

Other securities

     3,409         64,443         110,615   

Mutual funds investments

        

Funds managed by related organizations

     6,336         12,495         11,787   

Funds managed by third parties

     15,900         37         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  159,898      431,683      685,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
Available-for-sale    (in millions of Ch$)  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

        

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     329,066         334,718         276,487   

Chilean Central Bank Notes

     69,706         847         253,999   

Other Government securities

     46,203         21,769         6,442   

Other financial instruments

        

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     338,747         78,712         54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     349         313         203   

Chilean financial institutions bonds

     66,231         17,985         —     

Other local investments

     41,019         136,623         51,526   

Financial instruments issued abroad

        

Foreign government and central banks instruments

     206,296         212,280         434,392   

Other foreign investments

     14,818         85,840         79,685   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

        

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,112,435      889,087      1,156,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
Held to maturity    (in millions of Ch$)  

Central Bank and Government securities

        

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —     

Chilean treasury bonds

     —           —           —     

Other Government securities

     —           —           —     

Other financial instruments

        

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     —           —           —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

        

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —     

Other local investments

     10,099         8,632         7,175   

Financial instruments issued abroad

        

Foreign government and central banks instruments

     74,259         93,750         —     

Other foreign investments

     20,619         135,140         183,502   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

        

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  104,977      237,522      190,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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We do not hold securities of any issuer other than the Central Bank of Chile and the Colombian Ministry of Finance, in which the aggregate book value of the investment in such securities exceeds 10% of our shareholders’ equity as of the end of the latest reported period.

The following table sets forth an analysis of our investments, by time remaining to maturity and the weighted average nominal rates of such investments, as of December 31, 2014:

 

Held-for-trading    In one
year or
less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one
year
through
five
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
five
years
through
ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean Central Bank notes

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Others Government securities

     4,822         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           4,822   

Other national institution securities:

                          

Bonds

     1,968         86.85         343         87.6         51         87.6         186         19.3         2,548   

Notes

     13,320         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           13,320   

Other securities

     15         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           15   

Foreign institution securities:

                          

Bonds

     423,509         0.05         115,100         —           1,596         0.1         2,587         0.1         542,791   

Notes

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other securities

     9,085         2.26         27,119         2.3         74,284         2.2         128         0.1         110,615   

Mutual fund investments:

                          

Funds managed by related organizations

     11,787         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           11,787   

Funds managed by third parties

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Held-for-trading

     464,505         0.46         142,562         0.7         75,931         2.2         2,901         1.3         685,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Available-for-sale    In one
year or less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one year
through
five years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After five
years
through
ten years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     13,736         3.07         256,268         2.97         6,483         4.24         —           —           276,487   

Chilean treasury bonds

     12,018         2.92         173,958         3.23         68,023         1.36         —           —           253,999   

Others Government securities

     5,641         2.90         801         2.83         —           —           —           —           6,442   

Other financial instruments:

                          

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     15,680         0.29         38,482         1.86         —           —           —           —           54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     45         5.15         80         4.44         73         3.91         5         3.7         203   

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other local investments

     4,920         5.53         23,506         5.53         23,100         5.53         —           —           51,526   

Financial instruments issued abroad:

                          

Foreign Government and central bank instruments

     24,985         0.09         73,043         0.07         288,168         0.08         48,196         —           434,392   

Other foreign investments

     30,436         11.08         20,607         5.00         28,643         4.94         —           —           79,685   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

                          

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other foreign investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     107,461         1.19         586,746         2.61         414,489         0.65         48,201         0.0         1,156,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Held to maturity    In one
year or less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one
year
through
five
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
five
years
through
ten years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean treasury bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other Government securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other financial instruments:

                          

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other local investments

     2,013         3.02         5,162         3.02         —           —           —           —           7,175   

Financial instruments issued abroad:

                          

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other foreign investments

     166,998         0.01         16,504         —           —           —           —           —           183,502   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

                          

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     169,011         0.036         21,665         0.72         —           —           —           —           190,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Loan portfolio

The following table presents our loans by type of loan. Except where otherwise specified, all loan amounts stated below are before deduction for the allowance for loan losses. Total loans reflect our loan portfolio, including past due principal amounts.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Commercial loans

              

Commercial loans

     3,367,491         4,345,731         6,453,176         7,689,427         8,303,078   

Foreign trade loans

     260,976         388,981         424,824         459,074         505,551   

Current account debtors

     52,362         13,499         29,245         27,935         34,850   

Factoring operations

     66,616         95,026         87,622         75,384         69,914   

Leasing transactions

     280,535         293,726         341,294         811,882         866,492   

Other loans and receivables

     1,261         78,433         158,699         221,754         310,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  4,029,241      5,215,396      7,494,860      9,285,456      10,090,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

Letters of credit loans

  122,933      102,377      87,211      74,049      64,622   

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  272,829      241,653      216,627      196,359      182,314   

Other mutual mortgage loans

  585,104      785,537      1,186,207      1,419,811      1,666,311   

Leasing transactions

  146      138      61      260,883      280,573   

Other loans and receivables

  51,627      46,223      41,869      37,874      35,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  1,032,639      1,175,928      1,531,975      1,988,976      2,229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans

Consumer loans

  276,296      266,953      779,735      1,061,996      1,130,858   

Current account debtors

  24,901      25,454      29,398      40,012      47,564   

Credit card debtors

  54,386      55,278      156,939      228,776      241,701   

Consumer leasing transactions

  708      729      782      21,582      19,761   

Other loans and receivables

  51,024      74,707      109,802      270,883      269,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  407,315      423,121      1,076,656      1,623,249      1,709,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Loans

  5,469,195      6,814,445      10,103,491      12,897,681      14,029,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to banks

  64,187      304,622      482,549      218,081      814,480   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total(1)

  5,533,382      7,119,067      10,586,040      13,115,762      14,844,355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) All of the above categories, except mortgage loans and loans and receivables to banks, are combined into “Loans” as reported in the tables set forth under “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Selected Statistical Information—Average Balance Sheets, Income Earned from Interest Earning Assets and Interest Paid on Interest Bearing Liabilities”.

The loan categories are as follows:

Commercial loans

General commercial loans. General commercial loans are long-term and short-term loans granted to Chilean corporations and individuals in Chilean pesos, UF or US$ on an adjustable or fixed rate basis, primarily to finance working capital or investments. Commercial loans represent the largest portion of our loan portfolio. Interest accrues daily on a 30-day or 360-day basis. Loan payments are scheduled monthly, biannually or yearly, depending on the terms of the loan. Although we determine the interest rate, it cannot exceed the maximum rate for commercial loans.

 

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Foreign trade loans. Foreign trade loans are fixed rate, short-term loans made in foreign currencies (principally US$) to finance imports and exports.

Current account debtors. The term “current account debtors” refers to our customers that receive short-term operating loans with a pre-approved credit limit.

Factored receivables. Factored receivables are derived from our factoring operations, which consist of purchasing outstanding loan portfolios, such as bills, invoices, notes, or contracts, advancing a payment representing the future cash flows from such assets, and then performing the related collection function. The receivables are sold with recourse in the event accounts become uncollectible.

Leasing contracts. Leasing contracts are contracts that include a clause granting a lessee a purchase option on leased assets at the end of the contract.

Other outstanding loans. Other outstanding loans include other commercial loans not classified in the above categories, which are financed by our general borrowings.

Mortgage loans

These loans are either inflation-indexed (denominated in UF) or denominated in Chilean pesos at fixed rates. These loans are long-term with monthly payments of principal and interest secured by a real property mortgage. Mortgage loans represent the largest portion of our portfolio of loans to individuals. As required by the SBIF, mortgage loans include the loans granted to individuals in order to acquire, expand, repair or construct their houses. Mortgage loans include letters of credit loans, endorsable mutual mortgage loans or other mutual mortgage loans. In relation to the letters of credit loans, Chapter 9-1 of the Regulations of the SBIF states that the banks may originate these products only in the granting of loans for acquisition, construction or extension of houses, as long as the loans are granted to the final users of such properties. In the other loans that are granted, such as those to construction companies for the construction of one or more houses, we are required to use letters of credit for general purposes. Regarding endorsable mortgage loans, Chapter 8-4 of the Regulations of the SBIF, states that the banks are allowed to grant endorsable loans with mortgage guarantees, subject to the provisions stipulated in No. 7 of Article 69 of the General Law on Banks and in the previously mentioned Chapter. Other mortgage loans includes the complementary credits to the loans granted for these same purposes and the linkage credits granted before the granting of the mortgage loans. It considers also the leasing operations for housing and other accounts receivable. Any credit granted to pay or restructure all or part of the previously mentioned credits, shall also be included in this item. Mortgage loans denominated in UF are financed in two ways: traditional mortgage loans are financed by letters of credit loans that we issue and sell in the Chilean financial market, and new and flexible mortgages are financed by our own funds. Mortgage loans denominated in Chilean pesos are financed by our own funds and through liabilities denominated in Chilean pesos with durations of two to five years. We no longer offer mortgage loans denominated in Chilean pesos because there was low demand for that product. At the time of approval, the amount of a mortgage loan cannot be more than 75% of the lower of the purchase price or the appraised value of the mortgaged property. Interest accrues daily based on a 360-day year. Although we have allowances for mortgage loan losses, mortgage loans are ultimately secured by the mortgaged property.

The balances of the renegotiated mortgage loans as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Opening balance(1)

     1,794         1,748         3,090   

Renegotiated(2)

     699         4,744         3,170   

Recovery(3)

     (745      (2,828      (252

Write-offs(4)

     —           (574      (94
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Final balance

  1,748     3,090     5,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

-

 

(1) Corresponds to the renegotiated portfolio opening balance.
(2) Corresponds to the additions to the renegotiated loans portfolio during each respective period.
(3) Corresponds to the recovery (which may include payments, or settlements by judicial action) obtained from renegotiated loans during each respective period.
(4) Corresponds to write-offs of renegotiated loans during each respective period.

 

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Consumer loans

These are loans to individuals, granted in Chilean pesos, generally on a fixed rate basis, to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to pay for services. They also include credit card balances subject to interest charges. Interest accrues daily on a 30—or 360-day basis. Loan payments are due monthly. Although we determine the interest rate, it cannot exceed the maximum rate for consumer loans established by the SBIF.

The balances of the renegotiated consumer loans as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Opening balance(1)

     49,977         58,803         82,483   

Renegotiated(2)

     40,674         68,049         68,169   

Recovery(3)

     (21,930      (31,182      (34,660

Write-offs(4)

     (9,918      (13,187      (9,088
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Final balance

  58,803      82,483      106,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

-

 

(1) Corresponds to the renegotiated portfolio opening balance.
(2) Corresponds to the additions to the renegotiated loans portfolio during each respective period.
(3) Corresponds to the recovery (which may include payments, or settlements by judicial action) obtained from renegotiated loans during each respective period.
(4) Corresponds to write-offs of renegotiated loans during each respective period.

As part of our business model we seek to be able to assist our customers when they are experiencing financial problems that cause them to fall behind on their payments. As a result, we make certain concessions when we renegotiate a loan, which may include the following: (i) extension of payment period; (ii) modifications to the interest rate based on each customer’s ability to pay; and (iii) forgiveness of interest payments.

The above-mentioned concessions are considered on a case-by-case basis. The grant of any concessions will depend on the situation of each customer and pursuant to the analysis by the branch agent in charge of such loan. We do not quantify the balance of consumer loans we have renegotiated by type of concession.

Past due loans, include with respect to any loan, the amount of principal or interest that is 90 days or more overdue, and do not include the installments of such loan that are not overdue or that are less than 90 days overdue, unless legal proceedings have been commenced for the entire outstanding balance.

Loans and receivables from banks, include interbank loans to local and foreign banks and deposits in the Central Bank of Chile.

Contingent loans, are those operations or commitments in which the bank assumes a credit risk upon committing itself to third parties, before the occurrence of a future fact, to make a payment or disbursement that must be recovered from its clients.

The Bank keeps a record of the following balances related to commitments or to liabilities of its own line of business in memorandum accounts: collateral and guarantees, confirmed foreign letters of credit, documentary letters of credit issued, bank vouchers, inter-bank vouchers, freely disposable lines of credit, other credit commitments and other contingencies.

See Note 1 “General Information and summary of significant accounting policies” and Note 22 “Contingencies, commitments and responsibilities” to our audited consolidated financial statements included herein for a better understanding and analysis of the figures held off sheet balance.

Any collateral provided generally consists of a mortgage on real estate, a pledge of marketable securities, a letter of credit or cash. The existence and amount of collateral generally varies from loan to loan.

We use several types of concessions, frequently used in the market, to renegotiate our loans such as payment extensions, new operations or external refinancing to reduce the probability of losing the amount of the loan that the client has with us and improve collections.

With respect to the renegotiated loan portfolio, most of the loans are classified as impaired, and therefore the associated allowance for loan losses are based on the fair value less estimated cost to sell of the underlying collateral of each loan. To reclassify a renegotiated loan out of the impaired classification we conduct an individualized analysis of each customer. We consider if the customer has paid its loan for a reasonable period of time and the expected behavior of the customer for paying the remainder of the loan. In order to remove the renegotiated status from a loan, a customer must have improved its payment ability (credit risk profile) and must also demonstrate an improvement in its payment history. Once a minimum period of 4 to 6 months has passed, and a debtor’s situation has been duly rectified and documented, an executive

 

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in the commercial loan department may request that the renegotiated status of such loan be removed by the Assets Control Management team (which is an independent group in the commercial loan department that has the sole authority to change the risk classification of a loan). An executive in the commercial loan department has the exclusive authority to request a new classification on behalf of a customer.

The method of determining the allowance and provision for loan losses described in this section represents Chilean Bank GAAP accounting and is a regulatory required disclosure. This information has been provided in order to provide the reader with a more in-depth analysis. Notwithstanding, our allowance and provision for loan losses as recorded in our financial statements included herein have been determined in accordance with IFRS.

Normalization Portfolio

The balances of the normalization portfolio for 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Opening balance(1)

     125,742         124,047         144,748   

Additions to normalization portfolio(2)

     41,667         88,797         91,274   

Recovery(3)

     (27,810      (43,748      (41,413

Write-offs(4)

     (15,552      (24,348      (12,699
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Final balance(5)

  124,047     144,748     181,909   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Corresponds to the opening balance of the normalization portfolio.
(2) Corresponds to the additions to the normalization loans portfolio during each respective period.
(3) Corresponds to the recovery (which may include payments, or settlements by judicial action) obtained from normalization loans during each respective period.
(4) Corresponds to write-offs of renegotiated loans during each respective period.
(5) Corresponds to the ending balance of the normalization portfolio.

We have a group that handles loans referred to as our normalization portfolio. The activities of such group include:

 

    Analysis of the status of borrowers to assess the chances of recovery;

 

    Establishing strategies and action plans to arrive at negotiated payment schedules;

 

    Making the decision, based on the compliance with negotiated payment schedules, whether to transfer debtors to court collection;

 

    Supervising and monitoring the progress of legal collection; and

 

    Establishing mechanisms for the control and monitoring of impaired customers and the transfer of such customers to the functional area of normalization.

Given that the group acts as one unit and the group’s aim is the management of this portfolio as a whole, we believe that the activity in the table presented above best represents the activities that we undertake with respect to those loans. The main difference between normalization portfolio and renegotiated portfolio for commercial loans, is that loans may be transferred to the normalization portfolio prior to the commencement of the renegotiation process to the extent, as defined internally, that the loan has demonstrated evidence of credit deterioration through deterioration in rating category, among others, requiring specific portfolio management procedures.

Treatment of debtors with commercial operations higher than UF1,000:

A loan from a customer classified as Large Companies, Corporate and Real Estate, Corporate Banking, SME Banking and Private Banking segments, which meet one of the following conditions, will be transferred to the normalization portfolio:

 

    Customers with a risk grade of C3 or worse.

 

    Customers in default (for 90 days or more). After a 90-day period, the customer will be transferred to the normalization portfolio if such customer is unable to remedy the default.

 

    Customers that experience a sudden and severe deterioration in their financial position, and/or customers that have entered into any payment arrangements with their creditors, and/or customer that need a higher commitment, regardless of their credit risk grade.

 

    Any customer that could possibly result in a loss to the Bank, even if they are not in default.

 

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    Treatment for debtors with commercial operations less than UF1,000:

 

    Management and collection will be under the supervision of the executive in the segment where such loan originated.

 

    Debtors with loan balances exceeding UF50 and in default for more than 90 days, unless under exceptional circumstances, will be transferred to collection, which will be under the supervision of the executive within the commercial loan segment.

The loan or loans that will be transferred to the normalization portfolio following any of the aforementioned conditions must be transferred with the debtor’s entire portfolio consisting of all of the transactions and balance of such customer with the Bank. The normalization portfolio management team is responsible for determining any action that will be taken against the customer (renegotiation of the loan or collection), within a period not exceeding 30 days.

No customer with a risk higher than UF1,000 can be sent to collection without first being transferred to the normalization portfolio.

Any customer in default for more than 120 days and with a debt higher than UF50, and not having completed renegotiation of the loan, must be sent to collection. Any exception to this deadline must be approved by the normalization portfolio management team.

Risk Index of Our Loan Portfolio

The risk index is calculated as ratio of the allowance for loan losses over total loans. Beginning in January 2008, in relation to the reclassifications of the balance sheet to conform to IFRS, our risk index for commercial loans is calculated by including commercial current account debtors, foreign trade loans, commercial leases, factoring and other commercial loans. Mortgage loans include mortgage leasing arrangements and consumer mortgage loans, which include consumer leasing.

Commercial loans. Our risk index as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was 1.1%, 1.0% and 1.0% respectively. The quality of our commercial loans depends on Chilean GDP growth, interest rates, changes in regulations, the general level of indebtedness and other economic conditions. Commercial loans include foreign trade loans, leasing contracts and factored receivables.

The main objective of our credit risk division is to maintain an adequate risk-return ratio for our assets, providing balance between commercial business goals and sound risk acceptance criteria, in accordance with our strategic objectives. This division’s work is based on its associates’ experience in evaluating credit risk using specialized, segmented management techniques, which has enabled it to build a sound, risk-conscious culture aligned with our strategy.

Such division helps define credit processes for the companies segment, including approval, monitoring and collections practices, using a regulatory and preventive outlook on credit risk. It also actively participates in loan approval and monitoring processes, which has helped us spread a risk-focused culture throughout the bank, reinforced by ongoing training for sales and risk executives. The division also directly manages higher risk loans in order to maximize recovery using a specialized approach.

Finally, the division’s assets quality indicators Developed favorably in comparison to 2013. This includes the risk index and the past-due loans, both of which outperformed the financial system.

Mortgage loans. The risk index of our residential mortgage loans as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was 0.4%, 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively.

The year ended with the ongoing recalibration of the provisioning model for mortgage loans, which provided a model for estimated incurred losses, regularized standards and improved a set of provisioning models for the segment.

CorpBanca’s model for mortgage loans collectively evaluated for impairment recognizes loan losses only when they are incurred, in accordance with the guidance in IAS 39.BC109, and consistent with paragraph BC108 and BC110 of the same (as indicated in paragraph IAS 39.108 “a deterioration in the credit quality of an asset or a group of assets after their initial recognition”) and does not recognize impairment on the basis of expected future transactions or events. Thus, for a loss to be incurred, an event that provides objective evidence of impairment must have occurred and be supported by current observable data.

Consumer loans. The risk index of our consumer loans as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was 2.2%, 1.7% and 2.0%, respectively.

 

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Collections management was strengthened during 2014, demonstrating improved productivity since 2011. This allowed for increased recovery of outstanding amounts throughout the entire retail banking division.

Lastly, the division also created a risk committee, or the Risk Committee, comprised of directors and senior executives that continuously monitor division activities based on the objectives of the bank and the business segment.

To better understand CorpBanca’s Risk Indexes it is important to highlight that CorpBanca’s loan portfolio is comprised of two types of loans when they are analyzed based on their origination: (i) loans originated as a part of our day-to-day activities and (ii) loans acquired through business combinations. The latter refers to loans arising from the acquisition of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank.

IFRS 3 Business Combination, indicates that: “The acquirer shall not recognize a separate valuation allowance as of the acquisition date for assets acquired in a business combination that are measured at their acquisition-date fair values because the effects of uncertainty about future cash flows are included in the fair value measure.” Therefore, for loans acquired through business combinations, no allowance for loan losses is recorded at the combination or acquisition date.

However, our discussion of risk index above includes an adjustment for acquired loans to reflect the total of the portfolio by adding back the valuation allowance for the contractual cash flows that are deemed to be uncollectible at the date of acquisition, we advise that this adjusted risk index mentioned above is not used in the calculation of our allowance under IFRS. According to this information, our unadjusted risk indexes as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 (calculated using general ledger balances) were:

 

     2013     2014  
Item    MCh$    Ratio Ri     MCh$    Ratio Ri  

Commercial loans:

   91,354      1.0   96,009      1.0
  

 

    

 

  
9,285,456 10,090,475

Mortgage loans:

6,968   0.4 7,762   0.3
  

 

    

 

  
1,988,976 2,229,558

Consumer loans:

27,717   1.7 33,834   2.0
  

 

    

 

  
1,623,249 1,709,842

Total

126,039   1.0 137,605   1.0
  

 

    

 

  
12,897,681 14,029,875

 

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And our adjusted risk index as of December 31, is re-calculated as follows:

 

     2013     2014  
Item    MCh$      Ratio Ri     MCh$      Ratio Ri  

Commercial loans:

     201,376         2.1     206,031         2.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
  9,395,478      10,200,131   

Mortgage loans:

  22,295      1.1   23,089      1.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
  2,004,303      2,244,885   

Consumer loans:

  84,208      5.0   90,325      5.1
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
  1,679,740      1,766,333   

Total

  307,879      2.4   319,445      2.2
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
  13,079,521      14,211,349   

 

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Maturity and Interest Rate Sensitivity of Loans

The following table sets forth an analysis of our loans by type and time remaining to maturity as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Balance as of
December 31,
2014
     Due in
one
month or
less
     Due after 1
month
through 6
months
     Due after
6 month
through 1
year
     Due after
1 year
through
3 years
     Due after
3 years
through
5 years
     Due after
5 years
     Total  
     (in millions of constant Ch$ as of December 31, 2014)  

Commercial loans

     8,303,078         1,130,262         2,060,608         1,170,315         1,257,266         751,875         1,932,752         8,303,078   

Foreign trade loans

     505,551         130,080         221,623         75,547         33,407         31,105         13,789         505,551   

Current account debtors

     34,850         29,617         3,663         1,570         0         0         0         34,850   

Factoring operations

     69,914         40,612         27,255         659         644         609         135         69,914   

Leasing transactions

     866,492         32,147         54,326         62,163         241,800         220,453         255,602         866,492   

Other loans and receivables

     310,590         17,716         1,989         2,406         9,610         9,433         269,437         310,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  10,090,475      1,380,435      2,369,464      1,312,659      1,542,727      1,013,475      2,471,714      10,090,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Letters of credit loans

  64,622      1,777      4,484      4,532      13,531      10,886      29,412      64,622   

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  182,314      1,443      7,210      8,643      34,360      33,682      96,976      182,314   

Mutual loans financed mortgage bonds

  0      0      0      0      0      0      0      0   

Other mutual mortgage loans

  1,666,311      16,699      50,794      76,175      122,576      173,458      1,226,609      1,666,311   

Leasing transactions

  280,573      258      129      549      5,470      11,048      263,119      280,573   

Other loans and

receivables

  35,738      276      1,395      1,673      6,652      6,537      19,206      35,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  2,229,558      20,453      64,012      91,571      182,590      235,612      1,635,321      2,229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans

  1,130,858      47,257      19,559      93,080      248,705      282,705      439,552      1,130,858   

Current account debtors

  47,564      34,726      8,987      3,851      0      0      0      47,564   

Credit card debtors

  241,701      213,835      21,857      5,996      7      6      0      241,701   

Consumer leasing transactions

  19,761      71      602      976      5,729      12,262      121      19,761   

Other loans and receivables

  269,958      83,368      35,486      39,443      97,662      13,999      0      269,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  1,709,842      379,257      86,491      143,346      352,103      308,971      439,674      1,709,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal loans

  14,029,875      1,780,145      2,519,967      1,547,576      2,077,420      1,558,058      4,546,709      14,029,875   

Loans and receivables to banks

  814,480   
  

 

 

                      

Total loans

  14,844,355   
  

 

 

                      

 

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     Due in 1
year
or less
     Due after 1
year
through 5
years
     Due after
5 years
     Balance as of
December 31,
2014
 
     (in millions of constant Ch$ as of December 31, 2014)  

Commercial loans

     4,361,185         2,009,141         1,932,752         8,303,078   

Foreign trade loans

     427,250         64,511         13,789         505,551   

Current account debtors

     34,850         0         0         34,850   

Factoring operations

     68,526         1,254         135         69,914   

Leasing transactions

     148,637         462,253         255,602         866,492   

Other loans and receivables

     22,110         19,043         269,437         310,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  5,062,558      2,556,202      2,471,714      10,090,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Letters of credit loans

  10,793      24,417      29,412      64,622   

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  17,295      68,043      96,976      182,314   

Mutual loans financed mortgage bonds

  0      0      0      0   

Other mutual mortgage loans

  143,668      296,035      1,226,609      1,666,311   

Leasing transactions

  936      16,519      263,119      280,573   

Other loans and receivables

  3,344      13,189      19,206      35,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  176,035      418,202      1,635,321      2,229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans

  159,896      531,410      439,552      1,130,858   

Current account debtors

  47,564      0      0      47,564   

Credit card debtors

  241,688      13      0      241,701   

Consumer leasing transactions

  1,649      17,991      121      19,761   

Other loans and receivables

  158,297      111,661      0      269,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  609,094      661,074      439,674      1,709,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal loans

  5,847,688      3,635,478      4,546,709      14,029,875   

Loans and receivables to banks

  814,480   
           

 

 

 

Total loans

  14,844,355   
           

 

 

 

The following table presents the interest rate sensitivity of our outstanding loans due after one year as of December 31, 2014.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  

Variable interest rate

  

Ch$

     2,313,092   

UF

     3,327,366   

Ch$ indexed to US$

     0   

Foreign currency

     878,569   

Subtotal

     6,519,028   

Fixed interest rate

  

Ch$

     682,094   

UF

     363,844   

Ch$ indexed to US$

     0   

Foreign currency

     617,221   

Subtotal

     1,663,159   
  

 

 

 

Total

  8,182,187   
  

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth an analysis of our foreign loans by type and time remaining to maturity as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Due in 1
year
or less
     Due after 1
year
through 5
years
     Due
after 5
years
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Commercial loans

     4,588         62,593         21,282         88,463   

Foreign trade loans(*)

     1,555,186         1,491,579         2,463,600         5,510,365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,559,774      1,554,173      2,484,882      5,598,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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(*) Includes commercial, mortgage and consumer loans.

Loans by Economic Activity

The following table sets forth as of the dates indicated, an analysis of our loan portfolio before provisions based on the borrower’s principal business activity:

 

    Domestic Loans     Foreign Loans as of     Total Loans     Distribution percentage  
    as of December 31,  
    2012     2013     2014     2012     2013     2014     2012     2013     2014     2012     2013     2014  

Manufacturing

    569,720        499,037        965,965        247,564        332,767        111,397        817,284        831,804        1,077,362        8.09     6.45     7.68

Mining

    244,407        328,377        266,661        112,302        457,884        363,055        356,709        786,261        629,716        3.53     6.10     4.49

Electricity, Gas and Water

    237,908        146,316        273,576        179,737        351,301        483,644        417,645        497,617        757,220        4.13     3.86     5.40

Agriculture and livestock

    236,327        179,008        179,863        26,963        123,906        123,166        263,290        302,914        303,029        2.61     2.35     2.16

Forestry and wood extraction

    38,836        23,650        48,344        0        8,875        7,785        38,836        32,525        56,129        0.38     0.25     0.40

Fishing

    48,611        1,212        2,199        0        0        0        48,611        1,212        2,199        0.48     0.01     0.02

Transport

    153,111        196,092        182,364        50,871        165,982        146,354        203,982        362,074        328,718        2.02     2.81     2.34

Communications

    16,845        3,423        3,490        54,137        111,671        91,191        70,982        115,094        94,681        0.70     0.89     0.67

Construction

    865,713        854,452        887,305        98,660        257,438        214,999        964,373        1,111,890        1,102,304        9.54     8.62     7.86

Commerce

    519,220        434,713        415,695        395,650        1,034,412        943,143        914,870        1,469,125        1,358,838        9.05     11.39     9.69

Services

    2,861,452        2,695,813        2,620,475        228,715        980,883        1,305,238        3,090,167        3,676,696        3,925,713        30.59     28.51     27.98

Others

    223,316        70,829        286,578        84,795        27,415        167,988        308,111        98,244        454,566        3.05     0.76     3.24

Subtotal Commercial Loans

    6,015,466        5,432,922        6,132,515        1,479,394        3,852,534        3,957,960        7,494,860        9,285,456        10,090,475        74.18     72.00     71.93

Mortgage Loans(1)

    1,382,442        1,529,701        1,730,106        149,533        459,275        499,452        1,531,975        1,988,976        2,229,558        15.16     15.42     15.89

Consumer Loans(1)

    476,275        504,940        568,426        600,381        1,118,309        1,141,416        1,076,656        1,623,249        1,709,842        10.66     12.58     12.18

Total

    7,874,183        7,467,563        8,431,047        2,229,308        5,430,118        5,598,828        10,103,491        12,897,681        14,029,875        100.00     100.00     100

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(1) Figures prepared according to IFRS. We have classified our loan portfolio taking into account the debtor that receives the loan.

 

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Foreign Country Outstanding Loans

Our cross-border outstanding loans are principally trade-related. The table below lists our total amounts outstanding to borrowers in foreign countries as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. This table does not include foreign trade-related loans to Chilean borrowers.

 

     As of December 31  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Argentina

     7,675         7,401         —     

Brazil

     45,111         39,265         43,064   

Canada

     —           —           58,426   

Cayman Islands

     23,892         8,249         2,296   

Colombia

     1,908,520         5,142,110         4,921,473   

Costa Rica

     8,621         6,478         4,127   

Ecuador

     —           —           13,194   

England

     7,188         —           —     

Japan

     9,545         8,548         6,642   

Holland

     55,999         64,366         84,567   

Luxembourg

     23,989         —           —     

Mexico

     39,827         81,729         78,243   

Panama

     —           10,490         244,440   

Peru

     9,220         31,060         97,572   

Spain

     35,840         —           —     

Switzerland

     39,975         23,450         —     

United States

     13,906         6,972         44,786   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,229,308      5,430,118      5,598,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We also maintain deposits abroad (primarily demand deposits) in foreign banks, as needed to conduct our foreign trade transactions. The table below lists the amounts of foreign deposits by country as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

     As of December 31  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Australia

     58         81         85   

Barbados

     —           792         —     

Belgium

     283         147         1,044   

Bulgaria

           12   

Canada

     385         481         383   

China

     3         4         8   

Colombia

     13         392,106         312,337   

Denmark

     12         16         12   

France

     86,550         21         22   

Germany

     1,326         8,664         15,999   

Hong Kong

     48         —           —     

Italy

     21         15         14   

Japan

     50,624         628         1,689   

Mexico

     15         81         8   

Norway

     15         5         81   

Panama

     —           37,297         1,890   

Spain

     337         7         75   

Sweden

     6         21         26   

Switzerland

     61         55         88   

United Kingdom

     1,845         758         2,806   

United States

     206,465         261,317         616,024   

Venezuela

     —           13         10   

Total

     348,067         702,509         952,612   

 

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Companies Credit Risk Division

The goal of the Companies Credit Risk Division is to maintain an adequate ratio of risk to return for the corporate loan portfolio, provide a balance between commercial business goals, and to maintain sound acceptance criteria. These objectives are all in accordance with our strategic objectives.

To accomplish this goal, this division combines the following elements: (i) personnel with significant experience from various divisions, (ii) a sound, risk-conscious culture aligned with our strategy, (iii) a well defined corporate credit process, in terms of approval, monitoring and collection procedures, (iv) a regulatory and preventive outlook on risk, (v) active participation in the loan approval process, complete with a market-segmented structure, (vi) supervision of the loan approval process via monitoring, default and ex-post review committees, (vii) dissemination of a risk-conscious culture throughout the bank, (viii) continuous training for executives in the commercial and risk areas, and (ix) direct participation through the Risk Division in managing and collecting on deteriorated loans.

In addition, we have a number of credit committees with the ability to approve loans within certain amounts and terms depending on the credit risk rating of the potential borrower. Various risk managers of different levels of seniority participate in the credit approval process when certain predefined credit levels are surpassed.

Credit Review Process

We perform a credit analysis of our entire commercial and retail (consumer) borrowers. Credit risk presented by our current or potential borrowers is evaluated in accordance with policies and standards which have been approved by the Board of Directors.

A potential commercial borrower’s evaluation focuses primarily on the credit history and reputation of its owners and management, its market position and the demand for its products or services, its production processes and facilities, its current and projected cash flows, its solvency and when it applies, the guarantees offered in connection with the loan. We also use tools such as sector reports, standard risk models for major industries, and reports relating to the potential commercial borrower’s sales patterns.

In the case of individual retail borrowers, the credit approval process is based primarily on an evaluation of the borrower’s credit behavior which combines the applicant’s commercial behavioral variables such as current debt levels, ability to pay and socio-economic level, among others, along with centralized evaluation and decision-making systems in cases where the applicant does not fit the standard model. The information presented by a prospective borrower is evaluated by considering the individual’s income, expenses, personal assets, credit history and our previous experience (if any) with the individual.

Prior to extending credit to a commercial borrower, we assign a credit risk rating to such potential borrower based on our analysis that helps identify each applicant’s risk profile. These ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 10, with a rating of 1 being excellent and rating of 10 corresponding to certain loss. In general, we consider ratings 1 through 6 to be acceptable ratings, and ratings 7 through 10 to be indicative of probable losses. Loan approvals are made at various levels and with varying degrees of involvement by different categories of executives (A through I) depending on the credit risk rating we have assigned to the potential borrower, the size of the loan under consideration and the collateral offered, if any. Collateral granted for loans generally consists of mortgages on real estate. In all cases, the approval of at least three officers is required in order to approve a loan.

Our evaluation of a potential transaction with a borrower is based on the concept of total customer risk. Total customer risk takes into account (i) the direct risk (actual and potential), (ii) the indirect risk, and (iii) the risks related to the client, such as having common partners, being part of an economic group or common guarantees.

 

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The following table shows the category of executives that were required to approve secured and unsecured commercial borrowing transactions, according to the credit risk rating of the potential borrower and the Chilean pesos amount of the total customer risk based on exchange rates in effect prior to end of December 2014:

 

    Risk Category
    Debtors in risk individual’s categories from A1 to A5 and
debtors in risk group’s categories G1 and G2
  Debtors in risk individual’s categories A6,
and debtors in risk group’s categories  from
G3 and G8 and non-performing portfolio
    Corporate and Real Estate   Enterprises & Private
Banking
  Corporate and Real
Estate
  Enterprises & Private
Banking

Committee

  RD+RI   RT   RD+RI   RT   RD+RI   RT   RD+RI   RT

Executive

   From   4,500 + $1   8,000 + $1   3,500 + $1   6,000 + $1   2,250 + $1   4,000 + $1   1,750 + $1   3,000 + $1

Divisional

   Up to   4,500   8,000   3,500   6,000   2,250   4,000   1,750   3,000

Managers + ‘A’

   Up to   2,500   4,000   2,000   3,000   1,250   2,000   1,000   1,500

Managers

   Up to   1,400   2,100   1,400   2,100   700   1,050   700   1,050

Level ‘C1’+‘A’

   Up to   1,000   1,500   1,000   1,500   500   750   500   750

Level A

   Up to   700   1,100   700   1,100   350   550   350   550

Risks

   Up to   700   1,100   700   1,100   350   550   350   550

Level ‘C1’+‘B’

   Up to   500   750   500   750   250   375   250   375

Sub managers

   Up to   400   600   400   600   200   300   200   300

Level “B”

   Up to   250   400   250   400   125   200   125   200

Level “C1”

   Up to   250   400   250   400   125   200   125   200

The following table details the maximum limits of customer credit risk in Chilean pesos that executives of each category were permitted to approve prior to end of December 2014. This table applies to all potential borrowers with credit risk ratings of 1 to 5 and varies according to whether the customer credit risk is comprised of secured or unsecured obligations.

 

     Approval limits only for debtors with Risk
Category A5 or G2,
or Special  Surveillance
Continue as maximum (1)

Level of Necessary Authority

   Risk RD+R1    Total Risk
(RD+RI+RR)

Level “C” Executive

   Up to    100    150

Level “D” Executive

   Up to    60    100

Level “E” Executive

   Up to    40    60

Level “F” Executive

   Up to    20    30

Level “G” Executive

   Up to    10    20

Level “H” Executive

   Up to    5    10

Level “I” Executive

   Up to    3    6

Level “J” Executive

   Up to    2    2

Level “K” Executive

   Up to    1    1

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(1) Credit or loan operations with debtors who are in Risk Category A6 or worst or G3 or worst, or in Substandard Portfolio or Non-Performing Portfolio, or in Special Surveillance Out, Structured Out, Decrease or Guarantee, shall be approved at least for a Level of Authority “C1” or “B”. This restriction will not be applied to those debtors who are still being managed by the Normalization Management.

All transactions at the Risk Committee level or higher are reviewed by our credit risk managers. All transactions resulting in total customer credit risk in excess of the amounts that can be reviewed by the Superior Committee as shown in the above table must be authorized by the directors committee of our Board of Directors, or the Directors Committee, the CEO and three other members of the Board of Directors.

Our Credit Risk Divisions also monitor compliance with the terms of loans we have granted, such as payment dates, conditions and covenants. The monitoring process includes verification of the use of proceeds and contractual conditions, continuing financial analysis of the borrower and any guarantors, on-site visits to the borrower’s place of business, confirmation of credit information and analysis of the economic environment as it affects the borrower or its sector, among other tools. Generally, the credit risk department performs this monitoring on a yearly basis. If a debtor exhibits an elevated level of risk based on the results of our yearly monitoring, we may place such debtor on a special watch list. We monitor

 

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debtors on the watch list on a monthly basis. The credit risk department regularly meets to decide whether to take any action (such as reducing outstanding loan amounts or requesting collateral) in respect of debtors on the watch list. In addition, our credit risk department has a unit dedicated to administering the loan accounts of debtors with respect to which losses are expected or have occurred. This unit supervises the process of collections and legal proceedings.

We also monitor the quality of the loan portfolio on a continuous basis. The purpose of this special supervision is to maintain constant scrutiny of the portions of the portfolio that represent the greatest risk and to anticipate any deterioration. Based on this ongoing review of the loan portfolio, we believe we are able to detect problem loans and make a decision on a client’s status. This includes measures such as reducing or extinguishing a loan, or requiring better collateral from the client. The control systems require that loans be reviewed at least three times per year for those clients in the lowest category of credit watch.

Classification of Loan Portfolio

Loans are divided into: (1) consumer loans (including loans granted to individuals for the purpose of financing the acquisition of consumer goods or payment of services); (2) residential mortgage loans (including loans granted to individuals for the acquisition, construction or repair of residential real estate, in which the value of the property covers at least 100% of the amount of the loan); and (3) commercial loans (including all loans other than consumer loans and residential mortgage loans). The models and methods used to classify our loan portfolio and establish credit loss allowances must follow the following guiding principles, which have been approved by our Board of Directors.

Loans Analyzed on an Individual Basis

For individually large loans under IFRS, we use internal models to assign a risk category level to each customer and their respective loans. We consider the following risk factors: industry or sector in which the customer operates, owners or managers of the customer, customer’s financial situation, its payment capacity and payment history to calculate the estimated incurred loan loss.

Through this categorization, we differentiate the normal loans from the impaired ones.

These are our risk categories:

1. Customers classified in risk categories A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, or A6 are current or have less than 30 days overdue on their payment obligations and show no significant sign of deterioration in their credit quality. Customers classified in risk categories B1, B2, B3 or B4 are overdue between 30 and 89 days on their payment obligations, thus showing a certain level of indication of deterioration in credit quality. B category is different from the A because of a history of late payments.

2. Customers classified as C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, or C6 include clients whose loans with us have been charged off or are being administered by a specialized area.

For loans classified as A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3 and B4, we assign a specific allowance percentage on an individual basis to each customer. The amount of the allowance for loan losses is determined based on debt servicing capacity, the company´s financial history, solvency and capacity of shareholders and management and projections for the industry sector in which the customer operates. There is a determined allowance percentage by group of customers with similar characteristics, i.e., A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3 and B4).

Estimated Incurred Loan Loss = Allowance for Loan Losses

The estimated incurred loss is determined by multiplying the risk factors as defined in the following equation:

 

EIL     =     EXP X PNP X SEV
EXP     =     Exposure
PNP     =     Probability of Non-Performance
SEV     =     Severity
EIL     =     Estimated Incurred Loss.

EIL = Estimated Incurred Loss” means the amount that could be lost in the event a client does not perform the obligations under the loan agreement.

EXP = Exposure” means the value of the loan (unpaid principal balance).

 

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PNP = Probability of Non-Performance” means the probability, expressed as a percentage, that a customer will default within the next 12 months. This percentage is associated with the rating that we give to each client, which is determined by analyzing such parameters as debt servicing capacity (including, usually, projected cash flows), the customer’s financial history, the solvency and capacity of shareholders and management of the customer, and projections for the economic sector in which the customer operates.

SEV = Severity” means the effective loss rate given for default for customer in the same risk category, which is determined statistically based on the historical effective losses.

Every year the PNP and SEV assumptions are evaluated by our Credit Department, which could result in modifications to the PNP and the SEV of a client. These tests focus on the validation of the sufficiency of our allowances, and consist of comparisons between actual write-offs to allowances established by the model, and the coverage of the total allowance to actual write-offs in the most current periods. Individual loan classification and improvements to any customer classification are also presented for approval to our Credit Risk Committee.

Allowances for loan losses for each C risk category are based mainly on the fair value of the collateral, adjusted for the estimated cost to sell (7% on average), of each of these loans. The allowance percentage for each category is then based on the level of collateral, or the expected future cash flow from the loan. Our internal policies obligate us to update appraisals for collateral values every 24 months which does not vary by loan product. This period can be changed if market conditions in general or for a specific sector warrant an adjustment to appraisal value by the Risk Department which updated appraisal information is factored into our provision for loan loss calculations. We make no adjustments between appraisals to account for changes in fair value. A change in appraisal value may change the risk category or profile of a client leading to the establishment of more provisions or the removal of provisions.

Models used on Collective Evaluation of Commercial Borrowers of Less than Ch$200 million

There is no difference between our SBIF provision and IFRS provisions for loans collectively evaluated for impairment.

With respect to our portfolio of consumer loans, mortgage loans, and commercial loans under Ch$200,000 million (loans collectively evaluated for impairment (consumer and commercial)), allowances for loan losses are determined by mathematical models. The population is first profiled primarily using the characteristics of payment behavior, aging of the balance of the loan, “probability of default” factors indicating transfer into the normalization portfolio, and socioeconomic status.

Each profile in the commercial loan portfolio has information aggregated by us – basically, historical loss experience (less recoveries).

This historical loss experience, which represents the derived loan loss allowance percentage is applied by profile to the commercial loan portfolio, taking into consideration, if applicable, any additional factors, such as increase in the unemployment rate in the country, economic downswings, etc. based upon more recent experience, should they affect the level of necessary loan loss reserves.

The profiles in the consumer loan portfolio are based on a wider range of variables than those in the commercial model and the variables are weighted and scored. In the aggregate, the sufficiency of the provision is analyzed first by the number of months coverage of historical write-offs. Should the coverage appear inadequate (either high or low or fluctuating significantly in comparison with previous months), vintage model calculations (where loss models are based on the age of the accounts as formulated by a curve which generally reaches, at an identified point in time, a stabilized loss rate) are performed to determine the appropriate allowance percentages to apply. At a minimum, vintage model analysis is performed every six months and the results of such analysis are reported to the Risk Committee.

In contrast to the mathematical models used for provisioning of the commercial and consumer loan portfolio, the provisioning of the mortgage loan portfolio is performed using a statistical model based on the formula SEV x PNP X EXP as explained above in relation to individually significant loans. Segmentation is set up in a different way from the individually significant loans. There are profiles primarily using factors such as demographic characteristics, delinquency, collateral ratio to loan balance and external credit ratings which associated results are “scored” and then assigned to a segment where each has an allowance percentage assigned based on the above formula.

 

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Total Loans – models based on group analysis

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial

     519,565         15,175         2.9

Leasing commercial

     31,519         374         1.2

Factoring commercial

     5,825         223         3.8

Consumer

     1,075,874         24,066         2.2

Leasing consumer

     782         5         0.6

Mortgage

     1,531,914         6,486         0.4

Leasing mortgage

     61         3         4.9
     As of December 31, 2013  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial

     648,247         12,195         1.9

Leasing commercial

     100,151         340         0.3

Factoring commercial

     7,698         183         2.4

Consumer

     1,601,667         27,572         1.7

Leasing consumer

     21,582         145         0.7

Mortgage

     1,728,093         6,230         0.4

Leasing mortgage

     260,883         738         0.3
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial

     731,776         14,741         2.0

Leasing commercial

     84,841         263         0.3

Factoring commercial

     5,721         143         2.5

Consumer

     1,690,081         33,775         2.0

Leasing consumer

     19,761         59         0.3

Mortgage

     1,948,985         6,515         0.3

Leasing mortgage

     280,573         1,247         0.4

Consumer Loans – models based on group analysis

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Credit cards

     156,939         2,905         1.9

Lines of credit

     29,398         780         2.7

Others revolving

     27         2         7.6

Installment Consumer loans

     803,718         10,538         1.3

Student loans

     13,705         212         1.5

Salary discount loans

     13,093         642         4.9

Renegotiation

     58,802         8,908         15.1

Others

     192         79         41.2
     As of December 31, 2013  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Credit cards

     228,776         2,495         1.1

Lines of credit

     40,012         1,074         2.7

Others revolving

     4,322         105         2.4

Installment Consumer loans

     791,692         7,688         1.0

Student loans

     9,971         127         1.3

Salary discount loans

     442,364         7,788         1.8

Renegotiation

     82,483         8,048         9.8

Others

     2,047         246         12.0

 

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     As of December 31, 2014  
     Total Loans      Allowances for loan losses      Risk Index (%)  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Credit cards

     241,701         4,096         1.7

Lines of credit

     47,564         1,713         3.6

Others revolving

     4,080         110         2.7

Installment Consumer loans

     781,381         6,577         0.8

Car loans

     37,127         961         2.6

Student loans

     7,182         77         1.1

Salary discount loans

     460,267         8,329         1.8

Renegotiation

     106,904         11,389         10.7

Others

     3,877         524         13.5

With respect to our portfolio of consumer loans and commercial loans under Ch$200,000 million, allowances for loan losses are determined by mathematical models. The population is first profiled primarily using the characteristics of payment behavior, aging of the balance of the loan, “probability of default” factors indicating transfer into the normalization portfolio, and socioeconomic status.

Each profile in the commercial loan portfolio has information aggregated by us – basically, historical loss experience (less recoveries).

This historical loss experience which represents the derived loan loss allowance percentage is applied by profile to the commercial loan portfolio, taking into consideration, if applicable, any additional factors, such as increase in the unemployment rate in the country, economic downswings, etc. based upon more recent experience, should they affect the level of necessary loan loss reserves.

The profiles in the consumer loan portfolio are based on a wider range of variables than those in the commercial model and the variables are weighted and scored. In the aggregate, the sufficiency of the provision is analyzed first by the number of months coverage of historical write-offs. Should the coverage appear inadequate (either high or low or fluctuating significantly in comparison with previous months), vintage model calculations (where loss models are based on the age of the accounts as formulated by a curve which generally reaches, at an identified point in time, a stabilized loss rate) are performed to determine the appropriate allowance percentages to apply. At a minimum, vintage model analysis is performed every 6 months and the results of such analysis are reported to the Risk Committee.

Models based on collective analysis for consumer loans and mortgage loans (Retail Banking)

Retail Credit Risk Division

Our Retail Credit Risk Division is responsible for the whole credit cycle management of three business units: Banco Condell (Low income segment (C3-D)), which primarily originates consumer loans, credit cards and a few mortgage loans, SMU Corp (Private Label Credit Card, mainly for our low income segment C3-D) and Retail Banking for higher income segments (our medium-high income segments (ABC1-C2)), which is primarily unsecured lending, consumer loans, revolving lines of credit, credit cards and mortgage loans.

 

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Our credit risk management segment works to provide our branches with the best and simplest available information and tools to maximize the value of their profits and losses. The credit risk management process is composed of the following:

Credit Initiation

We strive to have in place a high quality underwriting process. An excellence in our credit decision-making process means healthy portfolios with very low early delinquency incident rates and profitable asset portfolios. Our credit initiation process consists of:

 

    Credit Initiation Tools. Credit scoring, credit bureau information (60 months of positive and negative information) check lists to support our credit analysis (a five step process), credit policies and daily training.

 

    Accountability and Responsibility (tied to incentive plans). Branch managers know their customers and they are responsible for credit decisions but they must first seek approval with an underwriter (Risk Division). Credit authorization will be delegated based on the results of an internal credit initiation report.

 

    Analytical Driven Sales Process. We know the customers we want and we seek them out. On a monthly basis, our credit division selects names to offer credit cards and revolving credit lines for all segments, current customers or prospective customers.

 

    Control Environment. A four or five month review of accounting records is required to understand sales quality, to assess early delinquency rates and a sales scoring mix is reviewed on a daily basis. Also, branch managers are trained to understand their loan authorization ability (approving credit worthy customers and declining non-credit worthy customers).

Maintenance

We strive to have high market share in the most profitable segments (low-medium risk and medium-high usage) and low market share in the lowest profitable segments (high risk or low usage). The result of which means a higher revenue share. The maintenance process is composed of:

 

    Renewals/Non-Renewals (Revolving Products). Renewals and non-renewals are based on customer payment behavior and profitability.

 

    Campaigns. Top-up and cross-selling offers are implemented. On a monthly basis, the Risk Division selects our best customers to offer refinancing options on their current loans. Our goal is to have 100% of a customers’ “share of wallet” in our most profitable segments, which provides us with a healthy balance of investments among the products and services we offer.

Collection

We strive to have in place a high quality collection process, consisting of the right strategy, vendors and products and policies.

 

    Collection Strategy. Our collection strategy is currently based on geographic coverage and delinquency buckets. It includes reporting delinquent customers to the credit bureau (15 days past due). The next steps include customer risk segmentation to define our end-to-end collection strategy (intensity of calls, letters, mms (multimedia messaging), scripts, skip tracing and remedial offers). Our collection strategy is also included in the branch manager’s responsibilities.

 

    Vendors. Our vendors provide cover, benchmarks and sometimes testing (champion/challenger). Also, the continuity of our business plan requires the use of vendors in cases of emergency and union instability, among others.

 

    Policies and Products. Rewrites, remedial offers and settlements are made as needed. We must maximize capital recovery.

 

    Technology. Our systems, Predictive Dialer and Collection System, are in place.

 

    Control Environment. Customer surveys and strong Management Information Systems enable us to have a controlled process.

Write-off Policy, Recovery and Planning

The write-off policy, recovery and planning process consists of:

 

    Write-off Policy. Our write-off policy is triggered for an unsecured portfolio at 180 days past due and 4 years for mortgages.

 

    Loan Loss Reserve. History of write-offs and recoveries are used to calculate each portfolio. On a monthly basis a Back Testing Analysis is performed in order to ensure the right coverage, as well as model performance.

 

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Management Information Systems (MIS) and Portfolio Management

We strive to develop strong MIS to understand our portfolio performance in real time. The MIS and Portfolio Management processes consist of:

 

    MIS. Reports are prepared to understand the credit portfolio behavior by main segmentations (sales quality, by sales channel, scoring, type of customer, location (branch), products and loan to value (for mortgages), etc.). Also, the Risk Credit Division has the capability to enhance the scope of any analysis if necessary.

 

    Sales Indicators. Sales indicators include total applications, approvals and denials, scoring mix, approval rates, through the door analysis and vintage coincidence, among others (30+, 60+, 90+, write-off and recovery).

 

    Portfolio Review Indicators. Portfolio review indicators include delinquencies by bucket, net flows (roll forward, roll back, stay), is-was analysis, gross write-off, recoveries, net credit losses, charge off, vintage analysis, rewrite of sales, payments, pre-payments and refinance rate, etc.

 

    Portfolio Management. Periodic review against budgets and forecasts in order to adjust and make decisions, if necessary.

 

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Analysis of our Loan Classification

The following tables provide statistical data regarding the classification of our loans as of the end of each of the five years, applying the classification explained in prior pages:

 

2010                                                                              
    Individual Portfolio     Group Portfolio  
    A1     A2     A3     B1     B2     B3     C     Impaired     Total     Normal     Impaired     Total     General
Total
 
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to banks

    8,604        —          41,920        12,857        777        —          —          29        64,187        —          —          —          64,187   

Loans and receivables to customers

                         

Commercial loans

                         

General commercial loans

    76,742        38,027        1,239,111        897,967        727,483        —          —          115,575        3,094,905        205,482        67,104        272,586        3,367,491   

Foreign trade loans

    —          —          48,093        72,944        69,549        —          —          51,998        242,584        17,063        1,329        18,392        260,976   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

    —          —          1,044        5,691        17,652        —          —          1,133        25,520        21,069        5,773        26,842        52,362   

Factored receivables

    461        —          16,871        9,360        32,156        —          —          1,615        60,463        4,354        1,799        6,153        66,616   

Leasing contracts

    —          22,349        18,569        61,219        117,040        —          —          30,495        249,672        20,174        10,689        30,863        280,535   

Other outstanding loan

    —          —          73        40        267        —          —          12        392        833        36        869        1,261   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  77,203      60,376      1,323,761      1,047,221      964,147      —        —        200,828      3,673,536      268,975      86,730      355,705      4,029,241   

Consumer loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        381,235      26,080      407,315      407,315   

Mortgage loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        999,636      33,033      1,032,639      1,032,639   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and receivables to customers

  77,203      60,376      1,323,761      1,047,221      964,147      —        —        200,828      3,673,536      1,649,846      145,813      1,795,659      5,469,195   

Financial investments

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2011            
    Individual Portfolio  
    Normal Portfolio     Impaired Portfolio  
    A1     A2     A3     A4     A5     A6     B1     B2     Total     B3     B4     C1     C2     C3     C4     C5     C6     Total     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to banks

    200,028        36,851        67,701        42        —          —          —          —          304,622        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          304,622   

Loans and receivables to customers

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

General commercial loans

    236,229        1,002,989        1,227,123        1,039,390        439,597        9,011        14,203        4,594        3,973,136        2,554        619        27,711        7,153        7,467        9,679        11,747        6,244        73,174        4,036,310   

Foreign trade loans

    —          53,245        93,925        144,847        36,568        7,432        357        —          336,374        —          —          2,857        990        18,618        15,907        3,749        69        42,190        378,564   

Current account debtors

    —          1,299        5,526        245        1,066        1        49        4        8,190        —          —          72        43        —          —          9        11        135        8,325   

Factored receivables

    —          8,755        28,677        36,988        15,308        290        54        —          90,072        95        129        105        —          —          —          27        —          356        90,428   

Leasing contracts

    —          11,495        16,698        106,405        89,018        592        2,439        —          226,647        —          —          27,010        6,142        979        1,099        2,015        410        37,655        264,302   

Other outstanding loan

    —          171        42        519        125        12        —          2        871        1        —          1        7        —          5        4        4        22        893   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

    236,229        1,077,954        1,371,991        1,328,394        581,682        17,338        17,102        4,600        4,635,290        2,650        748        57,756        14,335        27,064        26,690        17,551        6,738        153,532        4,788,822   

Consumer loans

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Mortgage loans

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and receivables to customers

    236,229        1,077,954        1,371,991        1,328,394        581,682        17,338        17,102        4,600        4,635,290        2,650        748        57,756        14,335        27,064        26,690        17,551        6,738        153,532        4,788,822   

Financial investments

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

 

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2011       
     Group Portfolio  
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      General
Total
 
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to banks

     —           —           —           304,622   

Loans and receivables to customers

           

Commercial loans

           

General commercial loans

     231,295         68,126         299,421         4,345,731   

Foreign trade loans

     8,151         2,266         10,417         388,981   

Current account debtors

     4,008         1,166         5,174         13,499   

Factored receivables

     2,647         1,951         4,598         95,026   

Leasing contracts

     19,428         9,996         29,424         293,726   

Other outstanding loan

     77,281         259         77,540         78,433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  342,810      83,764      426,574      5,215,396   

Consumer loans

  398,365      24,756      423,121      423,121   

Mortgage loans

  1,141,396      34,532      1,175,928      1,175,928   

Total loans and receivables to customers

  1,882,571      143,053      2,025,624      6,814,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —     

 

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    Individual Portfolio  
    Normal Portfolio     Impaired Portfolio  
    A1     A2     A3     A4     A5     A6     B1     B2     Total     B3     B4     C1     C2     C3     C4     C5     C6     Total     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to banks

    463,159        9,080        10,310        —          —          —          —          —          482,549        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          482,549   

Loans and receivables to customers

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

General commercial loans

    127,381        1,068,995        1,548,114        1,967,759        911,992        36,551        61,696        22,809        5,745,297        4,625        16,253        16,160        6,215        7,069        2,553        13,991        11,312        78,178        5,823,475   

Foreign trade loans

    —          18,758        162,015        132,106        39,748        20,515        23,009        2,856        399,007        —          8,737        347        91        —          —          8,216        645        18,036        417,043   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

    —          492        6,336        11,285        2,530        126        100        44        20,913        10        97        13        6        —          —          —          60        186        21,099   

Factored receivables

    —          —          19,817        36,031        23,673        1,505        415        35        81,476        29        76        101        —          —          —          —          116        322        81,798   

Leasing contracts

    —          5,455        19,130        123,453        111,864        10,336        20,683        218        291,139        1,124        8,505        4,582        958        402        912        534        1,619        18,636        309,775   

Other outstanding loan

    —          234        358        2,026        392        51        16        2        3,079        3        96        414        13        —          51        59        190        826        3,905   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

    127,381        1,093,934        1,755,770        2,272,660        1,090,199        69,084        105,919        25,964        6,540,911        5,791        33,764        21,617        7,283        7,471        3,516        22,800        13,942        116,184        6,657,095   

Consumer loans

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —            —            —          —          —          —          —          —     

Mortgage loans

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and receivables to customers

    127,381        1,093,934        1,755,770        2,272,660        1,090,199        69,084        105,919        25,964        6,540,911        5,791        33,764        21,617        7,283        7,471        3,516        22,800        13,942        116,184        6,657,095   

Financial investments

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —       

 

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2012       
     Group Portfolio  
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      General
Total
 
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivable to banks

     —           —           —           482,549   

Loans and receivable to customers

           

Commercial loans

           

General commercial loans

     591,842         37,859         629,701         6,453,176   

Foreign trade loans

     7,524         257         7,781         424,824   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     7,885         261         8,146         29,245   

Factored receivables

     5,631         193         5,824         87,622   

Leasing contracts

     30,208         1,311         31,519         341,294   

Other outstanding loan

     154,508         286         154,794         158,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  797,598      40,167      837,765      7,494,860   

Consumer loans

  1,043,027      33,629      1,076,656      1,076,656   

Mortgage loans

  1,499,243      32,732      1,531,975      1,531.975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans and receivable to customers

  3,339,868      106,528      3,446,396      10,103,491   

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —     

 

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    Individual Portfolio              
    Normal Portfolio     Impaired Portfolio  
    A1     A2     A3     A4     A5     A6     B1     B2     Total     B3     B4     C1     C2     C3     C4     C5     C6     Total     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivable to banks

    140,017        30,469        47,595        —          —          —          —          —          218,081        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          218,081   

Loans and receivable to customers

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

General commercial loans

    190,904        1,309,328        2,544,546        2,158,738        613,593        39,635        188,112        32,091        7,076,947        42,356        41,650        33,615        9,348        3,005        27,266        9,597        30,450        197,287        7,274.234   

Foreign trade loans

    14,671        141,600        159,657        63,862        21,765        —          12,900        2,737        417,192        —          1,383        1,259        326        —          18,532        9,157        848        31,505        448,697   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

    1        1,592        4,833        7,530        1,629        154        201        33        15,973        97        165        153        4        —          14        17        116        566        16,539   

Factored receivables

    —          1,501        32,596        31,539        1,160        —          718        —          67,514        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          172        172        67,686   

Leasing contracts

    1,031        11,664        146,350        339,226        139,767        8,497        29,465        3,752        679,752        2,899        10,228        6,815        2,488        3,638        2,022        3,100        789        31,979        711,731   

Other outstanding loan

    1        277        2,692        4,660        1,594        49        205        43        9,521        13        78        400        4        37        10        85        325        952        10,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  206,608      1,465,962      2,890,674      2,605,555      779,508      48,335      231,601      38,656      8,266,899      45,365      53,504      42,242      12,170      6,680      47,844      21,956      32,700      262,461      8,529,360   

Consumer loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

Mortgage loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and receivable to customers

  206,608      1,465,962      2,890,674      2,605,555      779,508      48,335      231,601      38,656      8,266,899      45,365      53,504      42,242      12,170      6,680      47,844      21,956      32,700      262.461      8,529,360   

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

 

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2013       
     Group Portfolio  
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      General
Total
 
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivable to banks

     —           —           —           218,081   

Loans and receivable to customers

           

Commercial loans

           

General commercial loans

     370,663         44,530         415,193         7,689,427   

Foreign trade loans

     10,050         327         10,377         459,074   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     10,952         444         11,396         27,935   

Factored receivables

     7,588         110         7,698         75,384   

Leasing contracts

     94,132         6,019         100,151         811,882   

Other outstanding loan

     210,801         480         211,281         221,754   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  704,186      51,910      756,096      9,285,456   

Consumer loans

  1,579,321      43,928      1,623,249      1,623.249   

Mortgage loans

  1,954,173      34,803      1,988,976      1,988,976   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans and receivable to customers

  4,237,680      130,641      4,368,321      12,897,681   

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —     

 

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    Individual Portfolio              
    Normal Portfolio     Impaired Portfolio  
    A1     A2     A3     A4     A5     A6     B1     B2     Total     B3     B4     C1     C2     C3     C4     C5     C6     Total     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivable to banks

    620,047        145,363        44,820        4,250        —          —          —          —          814,480        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          814,480   

Loans and receivable to customers

                                     

Commercial loans

                                     

General commercial loans

    —          440,672        1,715,679        3,006,527        2,092,385        244,994        142,492        51,957        7,694,706        49,461        27,078        58,957        12,231        3,153        5,429        11,441        35,602        203,352        7,898,058   

Foreign trade loans

    —          6,821        160,843        177,597        88,026        8,926        28,230        1,243        471,686        —          875        1,030        6,955        381        386        13,155        1,211        23,993        495,679   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

    —          —          8,235        7,008        3,918        264        413        123        19,961        7        77        476        63        —          190        73        232        1,118        21,079   

Factored receivables

    —          —          4,574        30,570        28,474        481        29        —          64,128        —          11        -1        —          —          —          30        25        65        64,193   

Leasing contracts

    —          6,762        69,110        309,153        285,389        31,491        33,432        12,244        747,581        10,089        5,083        8,359        3,122        1,396        2,902        3,028        91        34,070        781,651   

Other outstanding loan

    2        168        1,686        1,943        1,837        141        86        54        5,917        30        26        350        103        7        27        157        860        1,560        7,477   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  2      454,423      1,960,127      3,532,798      2,500,029      286,297      204,682      65,621      9,003,979      59,587      33,150      69,171      22,474      4,937      8,934      27,884      38,021      264,158      9,268,137   

Consumer loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

Mortgage loans

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and receivable to customers

  2      454,423      1,960,127      3,532,798      2,500,029      286,297      204,682      65,621      9,003,979      59,587      33,150      69,171      22,474      4,937      8,934      27,884      38,021      264,158      9,268,137   

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

 

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2014       
     Group Portfolio  
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      General
Total
 
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivable to banks

     —           —           —           814,480   

Loans and receivable to customers

           

Commercial loans

           

General commercial loans

     357,032         47,988         405,020         8,303,078   

Foreign trade loans

     9,497         375         9,872         505,551   

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     12,162         1,609         13,771         34,850   

Factored receivables

     5,643         78         5,721         69,914   

Leasing contracts

     79,812         5,029         84,841         866,492   

Other outstanding loan

     302,521         592         303,113         310,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial loans

  766,667      55,671      822,338      10,090,475   

Consumer loans

  1,660,853      48,989      1,709,842      1,709,842   

Mortgage loans

  2,192,177      37,381      2,229,558      2,229,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans and receivable to customers

  4,619,697      142,041      4,761,738      14,029,875   

Financial investments

  —        —        —        —     

The following table sets forth our allowances for loan losses:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Required allowances

     109,601        126,039        137,605   

Voluntary allowances

     —          —          —     

Total allowances for loan losses

     109,601        126,039        137,605   

Total loan allowances as a percentage of total loans

     1.1     1.0     1.0

Total loans

     10,103,491        12,897,681        14,029,875   

 

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Classification of Loan Portfolio Based on the Customer’s Payment Performance

The following tables set forth the amounts that are current as to payments of principal and interest and the amounts that are overdue under IFRS, as of the dates indicated:

Domestic Loans

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Current

     5,290,096        6,532,592        7,786,077        7,379,542        8,288,910   

Overdue 1-29 days

     7,832        9,046        31,530        38,531        54,791   

Overdue 30-89 days

     8,190        11,207        13,622        13,092        28,063   

Overdue 90 days or more (“past due”)

     46,851        46,379        42,954        36,396        59,283   

Total loans

     5,352,969        6,599,224        7,874,183        7,467,563        8,431,047   

Foreign Loans

          
     As of December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Current

     116,226        215,221        2,209,789        5,353,411        5,530,306   

Overdue 1-29 days

     —          —          9,486        39,349        36,331   

Overdue 30-89 days

     —          —          1,715        9,664        8,824   

Overdue 90 days or more (“past due”)

     —          —          8,318        27,694        23,367   

Total loans

     116,226        215,221        2,229,308        5,430,118        5,598,828   

Total Loans

          
     As of December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Current

     5,406,322        6,747,813        9,995,866        12,732,953        13,819,216   

Overdue 1-29 days

     7,832        9,046        41,016        77,880        91,122   

Overdue 30-89 days

     8,190        11,207        15,337        22,757        36,887   

Overdue 90 days or more (“past due”)

     46,851        46,379        51,272        64,091        82,650   

Total loans

     5,469,195        6,814,445        10,103,491        12,897,681        14,029,875   

Overdue loans expressed as a percentage of total loans

     1.1     1.0     1.1     1.3     1.5

Past due loans as a percentage of total loans

     0.9     0.7     0.5     0.5     0.6

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(1) Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 days overdue. Does not include the aggregate principal amount of such loans.
(2) Overdue loans consist of all non-current loans (loans to customers).

 

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Analysis of Impaired Loans and Amounts Past Due

The following tables analyze our impaired loans and past due loans and the allowances for loan losses existing as of the dates indicated:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Total loans (excludes interbank loans)

     5,469,195        6,814,445        10,103,491        12,897,681        14,029,875   

Impaired loans(1)

     346,641        296,584        222,712        393,102        406,199   

Allowance for loan losses

     104,215        102,500        109,601        126,039        137,605   

Impaired loans as a percentage of total loans

     6.3     4.4     2.2     3.0     2.9

Amounts past due (2)

     46,851        46,379        51,272        64,091        82,650   

To the extent secured(3)

     22,773        18,849        31,324        27,294        38,758   

To the extent unsecured

     24,078        27,530        19,948        36,797        43,892   

Amounts past due as a percentage of

          

Total loans

     0.9     0.7     0.5     0.5     0.6

To the extent secured (3)

     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3

To the extent unsecured

     0.4     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.3

Non-performing loans(4)

     111,421        107,978        117,937        141,667        180,536   

Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans

     2.0     1.6     1.2     1.1     1.3

Allowance for loans losses as a percentage of:

          

Total loans

     1.9     1.5     1.1     1.0     1.0

Total impaired loans

     30.1     34.6     49.2     32.1     33.9

Total amounts past due

     222.4     221.0     213.8     196.7     166.5

Total amounts past due-unsecured

     432.8     372.3     549.4     342.5     313.51

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(1) Impaired loans include those loans on which there is objective evidence that debtors will not meet some of their contractual payment obligations.
(2) Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 days overdue. Does not include the aggregate principal amount of such loans.
(3) Security generally consists of mortgages on real estate (i.e., urban and rural properties, agricultural lands, maritime vessels and aircraft, mineral rights and other assets) and liens (i.e., inventories, agricultural goods, industrial goods, plantations and other property pledged as security).
(4) Non-performing loans include the principal and accrued interest on any loan with one installment more than 90 days overdue.

The following table provides further information on our past due loans:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Overdue 90 days or more (“Past Due”)

     46,851         46,379         51,272         64,091         82,650   

Domestic Loans

     46,851         46,379         42,954         36,396         59,283   

Foreign Loans

     —           —           8,318         27,695         23,367   

Total Loans Past Due

     46,851         46,379         51,272         64,091         82,650   

Amounts Past Due (1)

              

To the extent secured (2)

     22,773         18,849         31,324         27,294         38,758   

To the extent unsecured

     24,078         27,530         19,948         36,797         43,892   

 

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As of December 31, 2014

   Between 90-
180 days
     Between 181-240
days
     Between 241-360
days
     More than 360
days
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

              

Commercial Loans

     27,444         12,385         10,151         23,724         73,705   

Mortgages Loans

     1,139         268         241         2,980         4,629   

Consumer Loans

     4,316         0         0         0         4,316   

Total

     32,900         12,654         10,392         26,704         82,650   

As of December 31, 2013

   Between 90-
180 days
     Between 181-240
days
     Between 241-360
days
     More than 360
days
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

              

Commercial Loans

     15,934         9,938         11,935         14,229         52,035   

Mortgages Loans

     1,246         204         671         2,494         4,614   

Consumer Loans

     7,442         —           —           —           7,442   

Total

     24,621         10,141         12,606         16,723         64,091   

As of December 31, 2012

   Between 90-
180 days
     Between 181-240
days
     Between 241-360
days
     More than 360
days
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

              

Commercial Loans

     9,064         7,756         6,475         18,496         41,791   

Mortgages Loans

     1,802         221         455         2,542         5,020   

Consumer Loans

     4,461         —           —           —           4,461   

Total

     15,327         7,977         6,930         21,038         51,272   

As of December 31, 2011

   Between 90-
180 days
     Between 181-240
days
     Between 241-360
days
     More than 360
days
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

              

Commercial Loans

     10,584         3,560         5,715         18,467         38,326   

Mortgages Loans

     4,741         199         289         745         5,974   

Consumer Loans

     2,079         —           —           —           2,079   

Total

     17,404         3,759         6,003         19,213         46,379   

As of December 31, 2010

   Between 90-
180 days
     Between 181-240
days
     Between 241-360
days
     More than 360
days
     Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

              

Commercial Loans

     6,147         1,930         11,703         17,853         37,633   

Mortgages Loans

     1,446         321         457         4,487         6,711   

Consumer Loans

     2,507         —           —           —           2,507   

Total

     10,100         2,251         12,160         22,340         46,851   

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(1) Interest income and expense are recorded on an accrual basis using the effective interest method. However, we cease accruing interest when a given operation or transaction is past due by 90 days or more, when it originated from a refinancing or renegotiation, or when the Bank believes that the debtor poses a high risk of default.
(2) Security generally consists of mortgages on real estate, pledges of marketable securities, letters of credit or cash.

 

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Analysis of Allowances for Loan Losses

The following table analyzes our provisions for loan losses charged to income and changes in the allowances attributable to write-offs, allowances released, recoveries, allowances on loans acquired:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Allowances for loan losses at beginning of period

     99,264        104,215        102,500        109,601        126,039   

Allowances on acquired loans

          

Charge-offs

     (61,926     (54,434     (59,619     (107,558     (101,635

Provisions established

     93,145        94,170        119,467        331,009        328,265   

Provisions released (1)

     (26,268     (41,451     (52,682     (211,438     (176,176

Acquisition of Helm Bank and Affiliates

     —          —          —          —       

Debt Exchange

     —          —          —          (4,565     (9,239

Exchange rate difference (2)

     —          —          (65     8,990        (29,649
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowances for loan losses at end of period

  104,215      102,500      109,601      126,039      137,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of charge-offs to average loans

  1.2   0.9   0.6   0.9   0.7

Allowances for loan losses at end of period as a percentage of total loans

  1.9   1.5   1.1   1.0   1.0

Allowances for loan losses at end of period

  104,215      102,500      109,601      126,039      137,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

-

(1) Represents the aggregate amount of provisions for loan losses released during the year as a result of charge-offs, recoveries or a determination by management that the level of risk existing in the loan portfolio has been reduced.
(2) Reflects the effect of inflation on the allowances for loan losses at the beginning of each period, adjusted to constant Chilean pesos as of December 31, 2014.

Our policy with respect to write-offs1 is as disclosed in Note 1 to our financial statement included herein. The following table shows the write-offs breakdown by loan category:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Consumer loans

     45,645         31,676         38,764         62,296         62,032   

Mortgage loans

     537         1,782         3,907         2,831         2,506   

Commercial loans

     15,744         20,976         16,948         42,431         37,097   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  61,926      54,434      59,619      107,558      101,635   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table shows loan loss recoveries by loan category for the periods indicated:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2011      2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Bank debt

     —           19         —           —           —     

Consumer loans

     11,893         9,598         10,014         10,803         14,347   

Mortgage loans

     90         574         1,039         1,627         1,277   

Commercial loans

     2,726         1,787         3,824         5,037         9,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  14,709      11,978      14,877      17,467      24,945   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net provisions—i.e., new provisions adjusted by provisions reversed—have been determined so that provisions for loan losses as a percentage of total loans follow the overall loan quality and consequently the movement in the risk index. Total loan allowances consist of allowances for commercial loans, consumer loans and residential mortgage loans.

 

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Based on information available regarding our debtors, we believe that our allowances for loan losses are sufficient to cover known probable losses and losses inherent in a loan portfolio of the size and nature of our loan portfolio.

Allocation of Allowances for Loan Losses

The following tables set forth, as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the proportions of our required minimum allowances for loan losses that were attributable to our commercial, consumer and mortgage loans as of each such date. Under IFRS, the fair value of a loan portfolio acquired should be shown as recorded upon acquisition under IFRS 3, business combination.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Allowance
amount
     Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
loans in category
    Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
total loans(1)
    Loans in
category as
percentage of
total
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial loans

     96,009         1.0     0.6     68.0

Consumer loans

     33,834         2.0     0.2     11.5

Residential mortgage loans

     7,762         0.3     0.1     15.0

Loans and receivables to banks

     271         0.0     0.0     5.5

Total allocated allowances

     137,876         0.9     0.9     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Allowance
amount
     Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
loans in category
    Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
total loans(1)
    Loans in
category as
percentage of
total
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial loans

     91,354         1.0     0.7     70.8

Consumer loans

     27,717         1.7     0.2     12.4

Residential mortgage loans

     6,968         0.4     0.1     15.2

Loans and receivables to banks

     137         0.1     —          1.7

Total allocated allowances

     126,176         1.0     1.0     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Allowance
amount
     Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
loans in category
    Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
total loans(1)
    Loans in
category as
percentage of
total
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial loans

     79,041         1.1     0.7     70.8

Consumer loans

     24,071         2.2     0.2     10.2

Residential mortgage loans

     6,489         0.4     0.1     14.5

Loans and receivables to banks

     178         0.0     0.0     4.6

Total allocated allowances

     109,779         1.0     1.0     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2011  
     Allowance
amount
     Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
loans in category
    Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
total loans(1)
    Loans in
category as
percentage of
total
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial loans

     69,401         1.3     1.0     73.3

Consumer loans

     22,716         5.4     0.3     5.9

Residential mortgage loans

     10,383         0.9     0.1     16.5

Loans and receivables to banks

     524         0.2     0.0     4.3

Total allocated allowances

     103,024         1.4     1.4     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2010  
     Allowance
amount
     Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
loans in category
    Allowance Amount
as a percentage of
total loans(1)
    Loans in
category as
percentage of
total
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Commercial loans

     67,706         1.7     1.2     72.7

Consumer loans

     27,572         6.8     0.5     7.4

Residential mortgage loans

     8,937         0.9     0.2     18.7

Loans and receivables to banks

     189         0.3     0.0     1.2

Total allocated allowances

     104,404         1.9     1.9     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
(1) Based on our loan classification, for the purpose of determining the allowance for loan losses.

 

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Composition of Deposits and Other Commitments

The following table sets forth the composition of our deposits and similar commitments as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Checking accounts

     839,588         1,468,622         1,671,220   

Other demand liabilities

     273,087         1,982,761         2,283,728   

Savings accounts

     390,570         32,630         31,556   

Time deposits

     7,248,774         7,273,216         7,950,992   

Other commitments

     43,331         31,857         94,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  8,795,350      10,789,086      12,031,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Maturity of Deposits

The following table sets forth information regarding the currency and maturity of our deposits as of December 31, 2014, expressed in percentages. UF-denominated deposits are similar to Chilean peso-denominated deposits in all respects, except that the principal is readjusted periodically based on variations in the CPI.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Ch$     UF     Foreign
Currency
    Total  

Demand deposits

     18.30     1.90     49.23     33.66

Savings accounts

     0.00     1.52     0.37     0.26

Time deposits:

        

Maturing within 3 months

     64.57     30.34     18.73     39.20

Maturing after 3 but within 6 months

     8.93     26.31     8.84     9.66

Maturing after 6 but within 12 months

     7.12     33.54     17.48     13.69

Maturing after 12 months

     1.08     6.39     5.34     3.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total time deposits

  81.70   96.58   50.39   66.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

  100.00   100.00   100.00   100.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the maturity of the outstanding time deposits in excess of US$100,000 (or its equivalent) issued by us as of December 31, 2014.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Ch$      UF      Foreign
Currency
     Total  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Maturing within 3 months

     2,821,115         146,993         1,431,928         4,400,035   

Maturing after 3 but within 6 months

     463,131         138,862         533,121         1,135,114   

Maturing after 6 but within 12 months

     368,927         179,822         1,015,008         1,563,757   

Maturing after 12 months

     56,318         34,342         324,591         415,251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total time deposits

  3,709,490      500,019      3,304,648      7,514,157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Minimum Capital Requirements

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 the table sets forth our minimum capital requirements set as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Net capital base

     941,945        1,411,341        1,443,427   

3% total assets net of provisions

     (446,373     (567,929     (667,775
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess over minimum required equity

  495,572      843,413      775,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net capital base as a percentage of the total assets, net of provisions

  6.33   7.30   6.37

Effective net equity

  1,270,202      1,991,289      2,071,647   

8% of the risk-weighted assets

  (919,553   (1,204,683   (1,337,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess over minimum required equity

  350,649      786,606      734,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective equity as a percentage of the risk-weighted assets

  11.05   13.22   12.39

Short-term Borrowings

Our short-term borrowings (other than deposits and other obligations) totaled Ch$798,728 million, Ch$973,833 million and Ch$1,131,116 million as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, in accordance with IFRS.

The principal categories of our short-term borrowings are amounts borrowed under foreign trade lines of credit, domestic interbank loans and repurchase agreements. The table below presents the amounts outstanding at the end of each period indicated and the weighted average nominal interest rate for each such period by type of short-term borrowing.

 

     As of and for the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Year End
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest Rate
    Year End
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest
Rate
    Year End
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest
Rate
 
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Investments under repurchase agreements

     124,597         0.36 %     342,445         0.43     661,663         0.06

Central Bank borrowings

     133,124         0.15 %     0         0.00     0         0.00

Domestic interbank loans

     —           —         0         0.00     0         0.00

Borrowings under foreign trade credit lines

     541,007         0.51 %     631,388         0.60     469,453         0.92

Total short-term borrowings

     798,728         0.43 %     973,833         0.54     1,131,116         0.42
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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The following table shows the average balance and the weighted average nominal rate for each short-term borrowing category during the periods indicated:

 

     As of and for the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest Rate
    Average
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Weighted
Average
Nominal
Interest
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Investments under repurchase agreements

     327,641         0.14     247,148         0.55     345,098         0.12

Central Bank borrowing

     16,652         1.18     21,870         5.01     —          —    

Domestic interbank loans

     3,167         —         728         0.00     377         0.00

Subtotal

     347,460         —         269,746         —         345,475         —    

Borrowings under foreign trade credit lines

     504,009         0.55 %     537,236         0.57     639,341         0.55
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total short-term borrowings

  851,468      0.80   806,982      0.68 %   984,816      0.40
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the maximum month-end balances of our principal sources of short-term borrowings during the periods indicated:

 

     Maximum 2012
Month-End
Balance
     Maximum 2013
Month-End
Balance
     Maximum 2014
Month-End
Balance
 
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Investments under repurchase agreements

     133,124         408,760         679,201   

Central Bank borrowings

     721,251         133,583         0   

Domestic interbank loans

     1,433         1,550         4,178   

Borrowings under foreign trade credit lines

     1,001,936         776,559         951,923   

Other obligations

     20,742         17,583         16,546   

 

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C. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The following diagram presents our current corporate structure, including our principal subsidiaries, as of the date of this Annual Report.

 

LOGO

For more information about the services our subsidiaries and our New York Branch provide see “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Principal Business Activities—Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries”.

 

D. PROPERTY

Our principal executive offices are located at Rosario Norte 660, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile since 2007. As of December 31, 2014, we owned 38 of the 298 properties where our branches were located. The remaining 260 branch locations were leased. Total branch space as of December 31, 2014 was approximately 95,538 square meters (1,028,362.5 square feet). Our branches are located throughout Chile, including the Santiago metropolitan region, and Colombia, including in the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga and Barranquilla.

 

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

 

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

A. OPERATING RESULTS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, together with the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Annual Report, and in conjunction with the information included under “Item 3A. Selected Financial Data” and “Item 4B. Business Overview – Selected Statistical Information”. Our consolidated annual financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Our consolidated results of operations for years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are not comparable because of: (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia and CIT Colombia as a result of our acquisition of these companies in June 2012; (ii) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia for a full year since 2013 and the consolidation of Helm Bank as a result of the Helm Bank Acquisition in August 2013; and (iii) the consolidation of Helm Bank for a full fiscal year since 2014. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and

 

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uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from these discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information” and “Item 3D. Risk Factors.”

INTRODUCTION

We are a banking corporation organized under the laws of Chile. Our common shares are listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange and our ADSs are listed on the NYSE. We are regulated by the SBIF. We offer general commercial and consumer banking services and provide other services including factoring, collection, leasing, securities and insurance brokerage, asset management and investment banking.

The following classification of revenues and expenses is based on our consolidated financial statements:

Revenues

We have three main sources of revenues, which include both cash and non-cash items:

Interest income

We earn interest income from our interest-earning assets, which are mainly represented by loans to customers.

Income from service fees

We earn income from service fees related to checking accounts, loans, mutual funds, credit cards and other financial services.

Other operating income

We earn income relating to changes in the fair value of our securities portfolio, other trading activities and foreign exchange transactions.

Expenses

We have three main sources of expenses, which include both cash and non-cash items:

Interest expense

We incur interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities, such as deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt.

Provisions for loan losses

Our allowance and provision for loan losses as recorded in our financial statements included herein have been determined in accordance with IFRS.

Other operating expenses

We incur expenses relating to salaries and benefits, administrative expenses and other non-interest expenses.

THE ECONOMY

Primary Markets in which we Operate

A majority of our investments are located in Chile and Colombia. Accordingly, our financial condition and results of operations are substantially dependent upon economic conditions prevailing in Chile and Colombia.

Developments in the Chilean Economy

Chile experienced profound economic reforms during the 1970s and 1980s. The Chilean economy grew at rates averaging more than 7% per annum from 1985 until the onset of the Asian economic crisis in 1997. The average rate of growth from 1998 to 2006 decreased to 3.6%, with a period of higher growth in 2007 with a rate of 5.1%. In 2008, this rate slowed to 3.5% as a worldwide recession hit many developed nations. The 2008 global financial crisis and the ensuing liquidity crisis and fear of further bank failures unleashed an accelerated reduction in indebtedness within the global financial system, with massive liquidations of assets and costly attempts to recapitalize banks, both in the United States and Europe.

 

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Chile began to experience the impact of these negative global conditions towards the end of 2008, principally in the form of write-downs of local assets, a deceleration in the margin of some activity indicators and a moderation in the strong inflationary pressure.

The first three quarters of 2008 were characterized by significant absorption of external inflation, which caused domestic prices to rise. This resulted in high local inflation figures that, as of October 2008, showed a nearly 10% variation over the prior twelve months, far exceeding the goal of 3% established by local monetary authorities (as of December 2008, inflation reached 7.1%). In this highly inflationary environment, the Central Bank of Chile acted by successively increasing the monetary policy rate during the year. Thus, the monetary rate that began the year at 6% reached approximately 8.3% by September 2008 and closed the year at the same level. Nevertheless, at year-end, the international value of some energy-related commodities dropped, which lowered inflation for the last quarter, with 2008 accumulated inflation of approximately 7.1%, significantly lower than previously forecasted figures.

During 2009, the Chilean economy suffered its worst contraction in the last 30 years, as a result of the impact of the global crisis that originated in developed countries and spread to emerging economies. As a result, the local economy significantly contracted, which was influenced by the deterioration of the industrial, mining and commercial sectors. The global crisis put severe stress on financial markets around the world with the ability to obtain credit being adversely affected, thereby stifling the productive capacity of many countries around the world. In particular, the leading commercial regions (US, the European Union and Japan) suffered the worst economic downturn in decades.

During the third quarter of 2009, the global economy began on a path towards recovery, particularly in developed economies with large industrial sectors. Asian countries, such as China, and some South American countries began to exhibit fast growth rates in manufacturing production. This growth in manufacturing production reversed the course of a decrease in the volume of commercial goods produced around the world. However, the growth in the third quarter of 2009 was in large part the result of specific stimulus packages initiated by governments around the world, whereby governments heavily increased their spending to compensate for the shrinking demand in the private sector. Nevertheless, the more developed economies experienced a seemingly stable recovery due to the lingering influence of uncertainty in the financial markets. As a result, the labor markets in several countries suffered and many consumption-based economies began some form of debt reduction processes.

During 2009, the Chilean GDP decreased by 1.7%, which was the worst decrease in GDP since the 1980’s. In Chile, the labor market was the sector that was impacted the most, with the unemployment rate reported to have reached a peak of 10.8% in the third quarter of 2009. As a result of a fall in the price of goods and the appreciation of the U.S. dollar, Chile experienced deflation for the first time in 74 years (at a rate of (1.4%)). As a result, the Central Bank of Chile’s monetary rate reached a historic low of 0.5%, which remained as such throughout 2009. In addition, the Central Bank of Chile adopted non-traditional monetary policies such as establishing a liquidity fund for banks to utilize to finance plant maintenance programs. Towards the end of 2009, the weakening of the U.S. dollar and the stable rise in the price of copper helped appreciate the Chilean peso.

During 2010, Chile experienced a notable economic recovery. After the 1.7% decrease in GDP during 2009, the Chilean economy grew by 5.2% in 2010 and domestic demand increased by 13.6% in 2010. The unemployment rate returned to pre-crisis levels and the inflation rate decreased to 3% at year end. The Chilean peso appreciated 7.8% against the U.S. Dollar as a result of the improvement of the Chilean economy and the rise in the price of copper. A 47% increase in the price of copper during 2010 was the main factor in Chile’s economic growth and the appreciation in the value of the Chilean peso. In line with the recovery of economic activity and employment, a strong credit recovery was observed throughout 2010. The recovery of conditions for extending credit, as shown in the surveys conducted by the Central Bank of Chile, contributed to this strong performance. According to the Central Bank of Chile’s national accounts, investment played a key role in this positive economic development, with investment growth of 12.2% in 2010. The Chilean government ended 2010 with a moderate surplus as a result of increased revenue (particularly from taxes on copper) and lower spending than budgeted (about 4% instead of 9%).

During 2011, the Chilean real GDP grew by 6%, internal demand increased 9.3%, private investment increased 15.7%, and private consumption increased 9%. The increase in real GDP was greater than projected by market consensus. Unemployment also decreased, from 8.3% in 2010 to 7.2% in 2011. Part of this growth can be explained by the strong rebound in economic activity compared to a weaker first half of 2010 that was negatively affected by the February 2010 earthquake and tsunami. The growth in the Chilean economy during 2011 was highlighted by a strong contribution from construction, retail and other service industry sectors. Nevertheless, the industrial products and mining industries continued to experience anemic growth due to their dependence on external factors. Yet, in 2011, Chile experienced an increase in the local mining industry with major investment projects in the north of Chile. According to the Central Bank of Chile’s national accounts, investment played a key role in this positive economic development, with investment growth of 17.6% in 2011.

 

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During 2012, the Chilean real GDP grew by 5.6%, internal demand increased 7.1%, private investment increased 12.3%, and private consumption increased 6.1%. The increase in real GDP was greater than projected by market consensus. Unemployment also decreased, from 7.2% in 2011 to 6.5% in 2012. According to the Central Bank of Chile’s national accounts, investment played a key role in this positive economic development, with investment growth of 12.3% in 2012. Current international economic conditions have affected the Chilean economy. For example, the Chilean economy is experiencing decreases of its exports, especially to Europe, which has seen on average a 43% nominal decline in exports during 2012. The expanding monetary policy in the developed markets, however, has contributed to the increase in foreign direct investments substantially. Foreign direct investments reached a historical record of US$30,323 million in 2012, up 32.3% from the previous year. This increase in foreign direct investments, together with consumption, has also supported economic growth. Private consumption expansion has been substantially supported by durable goods, which increased 12.8% in 2012. This increase can be explained, in part, by a weak U.S. dollar resulting from the expanding monetary policy pursued by the US Federal Reserve.

During 2013, the Chilean real GDP grew by 4.1%, internal demand increased by 3.4%, private investment increased by 0.4%, and private consumption increased by 5.6%. The increase in real GDP was less than projected by market consensus. Unemployment also decreased, from 6.5% in 2012 to 6.0% in 2013. According to the Central Bank of Chile’s national accounts, investment played a key role in this positive economic development, with investment growth of 12.3% in 2012. Current international economic conditions have affected the Chilean economy.

Despite a sustained drop in international trade exports, the Chilean economy has rapidly adjusted to a less favorable international conditions. While GDP grew by 1.7% during 2014, real domestic expenditure decreased by 0.6%, led by a 6.1% contraction rate in real investment. As domestic demand grew softer than total GDP, current account deficit shrank to 1.2% as a percentage of GDP last year from (3.7)% in previous year, putting less pressure on tougher external conditions.

Inflation rate in 2014 accelerated to 4.6% per year, a level not seen since 2008 and considerably higher than Central Bank´s 3.0% target. This higher than anticipated inflation rate was due to (i) larger than expected pass-through of foreign currency exchange rate to domestic prices and (ii) increases in specific prices such as sugary drinks, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes in the enactment of the 2014 tax reform. The sharp decline in international oil prices helped ease inflationary pressures towards the end of the year, but overall domestic inflation has evolved at higher levels than anticipated. During 2014, Central Bank continued to provide further monetary stimulus to weak economic activity, gradually lowering the monetary policy rate. Nevertheless, through the end of last year, higher persistence in inflation rate has forced Central Bank to reevaluate its monetary policy stance, suggesting a likely increase in monetary policy rate during 2015.

Developments in the Colombian economy

The Colombian economy has demonstrated relatively stable growth in recent years. Despite recent international economic conditions, Colombia’s GDP increased 6.6% in 2011, 4.0% in 2012, 4.9% in 2013 and 4.6% in 2014. According to the Statistical Department of Colombia , or DANE, GDP growth has been fueled by local consumption and certain sectors such as mining and quarrying, that grew 14.5% in 2011, with slower growth of 5.6% in 2012 and 4.9% in 2013. In 2014 this sector showed a clear deceleration with a negative rate of 0.2%. In contrast, the construction sector accelerated in 2013 to 12.0%, from 6.0% in 2012 and 8.2% in 2011. During 2014 the construction sector increased 9.9%.

Recent economic activity indicators have also posted mixed results. While Colombian industrial production has been stagnant over the past three years, the retail sales and construction have posted stronger results.

Industrial production was depressed in 2012 and 2013, showing annual reductions of 1.1%and 1.0% respectively, industrial production swung positive in 2014, and grew by 0.2% for the year ended December 31, 2014. However, industrial production continued to be weak during the early part of 2015. For the month ended January 31, 2015, industrial production exhibited a decrease of 2.5% in comparison to the same period in 2014. However, industrial production is expected to rebound for the remainder of 2015, primarily due to depreciation of the Colombian peso, which is expected to fuel increased domestic and international demand for Colombian industrial production.

Additionally, the Colombian retail sector grew by 4.6% in 2014. In addition, local cement production rebounded strongly in the month ended December 31, 2014, experiencing a gain of 10.0% in comparison to the same period in 2013, and confirming the positive performance of the construction industry for the year. In the month ended January 31, 2015, local cement production experienced an increase of 14.5% when compared to the same period in 2014. Additionally, approved housing projects showed increased by 20.8% in the year ended December 31, 2014, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, which suggests that the Colombian construction sector will remain strong in 2015. Colombian imports grew by only 3.6% in 2013 but grew by 9.2% in 2014. However, exports contracted by 1.7% during 2014, following a growth of 5.3% in 2013. The recent drop in exports is explained by lower oil exports combined with the effects of lower global oil prices.

 

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Inflation

General

In the past, Chile has experienced high levels of inflation, which has significantly affected our financial condition and results of operations during such periods. The rate of inflation in Chile spiked to 7.1% in 2008. In 2009, for the first time in 74 years, Chile experienced deflation of 1.4%, in part due to the contraction of the economy related to the global economic crisis. In 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the inflation rate was 4.4%, 1.5%, 3.0% and 4.6%, respectively. Our results of operations reflect the effect of inflation in the following ways:

 

    a substantial portion of our assets and liabilities are denominated in UF. The UF is a unit of account, the peso value of which is indexed daily to reflect inflation recorded in the previous month. The net increase or decrease in the nominal peso value of our UF-denominated assets and liabilities is reflected as income or loss in our income statement, and

 

    the rates of interest earned and paid on peso-denominated assets and liabilities reflect, to a certain degree, inflation and expectations regarding inflation.

Under Chilean law, banks are authorized to earn interest income on loans that are adjustable for the effects of inflation. Most banks, including CorpBanca, charge an interest rate that includes an estimate of future inflation. In addition, the peso-denominated value of our assets and liabilities that are denominated in UF fluctuate as the UF is adjusted based on inflation. In the case of assets, these fluctuations are recorded as income (for increases in the peso-denominated value) and losses (for decreases in the peso-denominated value). In the case of liabilities, these fluctuations are recorded as losses (for increases in the peso-denominated value) and income (for decreases in the peso-denominated value).

Colombia has experienced similarly high levels of inflation in the past. However, the rate of inflation in Colombia in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was 3.7%, 2.4%, 1.9% and 3.7% respectively. The components that led to such level of inflation in 2014 were education (a 4.12% increase from 2013), food (a 4.69% increase from 2013) and housing (a 3.69% increase from 2013). The 12-month core inflation rate for 2014 came to 3.3%, thereby remaining within the Central Bank of Colombia’s targeted inflation range of 2.0% to 4.0%. The price increase in regulated goods and services, such as utilities, urban transportation and gasoline was 4.8%.

UF-denominated Assets and Liabilities

The UF is revalued by the Chilean National Institute of Statistics on a monthly basis. Every day in the period beginning the tenth day of the current month through the ninth day of the succeeding month, the nominal Chilean peso value of the UF is indexed up (or down in the event of deflation) in order to reflect each day a proportional amount of the prior calendar month’s change in the CPI. One UF was equal to Ch$22,840.75, Ch$23,309.56 and Ch$24,627.10 as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The effect of any changes in the nominal Chilean peso value of our UF-denominated assets and liabilities is reflected in our results of operations as an increase (or decrease, in the event of deflation) in interest income and expense, respectively. Our net interest income is positively affected by increases in inflation to the extent that our average UF-denominated assets exceed our average UF-denominated liabilities. Conversely, our net interest income will be negatively affected by inflation in any period in which our average UF-denominated liabilities exceed our average UF-denominated assets. Our average UF-denominated assets exceeded our average UF-denominated liabilities by Ch$1,610,577 million, Ch$1,642,003 million and Ch$1,576,818 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Principal Business Activities—Selected Statistical Information—Average Balance Sheets, Income Earned from Interest Earning Assets and Interest Paid on Interest Bearing Liabilities”.

Chilean Peso-denominated Assets and Liabilities

Interest rates prevailing in Chile are materially affected by the current rate of inflation during the period and market expectations concerning future inflation. The responsiveness to such prevailing rates of our Chilean peso-denominated interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities varies. See “—Interest Rates” and “—Results of Operations” below and “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Financial Risk”. We maintain a substantial amount of non-interest bearing Chilean peso-denominated demand deposits. The ratio of the average balance of such demand deposits to average interest-earning assets was 3.1%, 2.8% and 2.7% during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Because such deposits are not sensitive to inflation or changes in the market interest

 

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rate environment, any decline in interest rates or the rate of inflation adversely affects our net interest margin on assets funded with such deposits and any increase in the rate of inflation increases the net interest margin on such assets. From 2012 to 2014, we increased our percentage of foreign currency based loans in our total loan portfolio from 31.5% to 47.5%.

Interest Rates

Interest rates earned and paid on our assets and liabilities, respectively, reflect, to a certain degree, inflation, expectations regarding inflation, shifts in short-term interest rates set by the Central Bank of Chile and the Central Bank of Colombia and movements in long-term real rates.

Interest Rates in Chile

The Central Bank of Chile manages short-term interest rates based on its objectives of balancing inflation and economic growth. Because our liabilities are generally re-priced to reflect interest rate changes more frequently than our interest-earning assets, changes in the rate of inflation or in the monetary policy interest rate published by the Central Bank of Chile are reflected in the interest rates we pay on our liabilities before such changes are reflected in the interest rates we earn on our assets. Therefore, when short-term interest rates fall, our net interest margin is positively impacted, but when short-term rates increase, our interest margin is negatively affected. At the same time, our net interest margin tends to be adversely affected in the short term by a decrease in inflation because generally our UF-denominated assets exceed our UF-denominated liabilities. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Overview and Prospects—A. Operating Results—The Economy—Developments in the Chilean Economy” and “—UF-denominated Assets and Liabilities” above. An increase in long-term interest rates also has a positive effect on our net interest margin, because our interest-earning assets generally have a longer duration than our interest bearing liabilities.

In addition, because our Chilean peso-denominated liabilities have relatively short re-pricing periods, they are generally more responsive to changes in inflation or short-term rates than our UF-denominated liabilities. As a result, during periods when current inflation or expected inflation exceeds the previous month’s inflation, customers often switch funds from Chilean peso-denominated deposits to more expensive UF-denominated deposits, thereby adversely affecting our net interest margin. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Sources of Liquidity—Financial Investments”.

Interest Rates in Colombia

The Central Bank of Colombia manages short-term interest rates based on its objectives of maintaining a low and stable inflation rate, stabilizing output around its natural levels and contributing to the preservation of financial stability.

Colombian commercial banks, finance corporations and financing companies are required to report data to the Central Bank of Colombia on a weekly basis regarding the total volume (in Colombian pesos) of certificates of deposit issued during the prior week and the average interest rates paid for certificates of deposit with maturities of 90 days. Based on such reports, the Central Bank of Colombia calculates the DTF rate, which is the main benchmark interest rate in Colombia and is published at the beginning of the following week. The DTF is the weighted average interest rate paid by commercial banks, finance corporations and financing companies for certificates of deposit with maturities of 90 days.

For the week of December 31, 2014, the DTF rate was 4.34%. The Central Bank of Colombia also calculates the interbank rate (Interés Bancario de Referencia), or “IBR,” which acts as a reference of overnight and one-month interbank loans, based on quotations submitted each business day by eight participating banks to the Central Bank of Colombia. Using a weighted average the quotations submitted, the Central Bank of Colombia calculates the overnight IBR each business day. The one-month IBR is calculated each Tuesday. Article 884 of the Colombian Commercial Code provides for a limit on the amount of interest that may be charged in commercial transactions. The limit is 1.5 times the current banking interest rate (Interés Bancario Corriente), calculated as the average of the interest ordinarily charged by banks within a set period of time. The current banking interest rate is certified by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance.

Between 2006 and the summer of 2008, the Central Bank of Colombia increased the overnight lending rate by 400 basis points to 10% in the face of accelerated growth and a series of perceived supply shortages. The conservative monetary policy of the Central Bank of Colombia during this period, which included increases in reserve requirements, contributed to an increase in the DTF, which reached a high of 10.33% in 2008, the first double-digit DTF rate in six years.

A significant portion of our banking subsidiaries’ assets are linked to the DTF; accordingly, changes in the DTF affect our banking subsidiaries’ net interest income. The average DTF was 7.96% during 2007, and 9.69% during 2008. With the loosening of monetary policy that began in late 2008, the DTF decreased throughout 2009, reaching a low of 4.11% and an average of 6.22% during 2009, and a low of 3.39% and an average of 3.67% during 2010. As the economy recovered

 

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and the output gap began to close, the Central Bank of Colombia increased its interest rate throughout 2011, starting in February of that year, and through to the first quarter of 2012. As the economy began to slow down more than expected, due to the intensification of the European crisis during 2012, the Central Bank of Colombia decreased the interest rate by 100 basis points during the second half of that year, lowering it to 4.25% at December 31, 2012. Additional cuts of 100 basis points took place during the first quarter of 2013, bringing the policy rate to 3.25% at March 31, 2013. The policy rate has remained through the remainder of 2013, as inflation remained subdued throughout the year, supporting a healthy and gradual recovery pace of economic activity. The policy rate remained stable throughout 2013, and from January to March of 2014. From April of 2014 through August of 2014, the Central Bank of Colombia increased the Repo Rate by an aggregate 125 bps to 4.50%. This increase was a result of accelerated growth and intended to controlled inflation. The interest rate has remained unchanged since August 2014, due to the uncertainty surrounding the local economy after the recent fall in global oil prices.

The average DTF was 5.34% during 2012, 4.24% during 2013, and 4.05% during 2014.

Currency Exchange Rates

A material portion of our assets and liabilities is denominated in foreign currencies, principally the U.S. dollar and the Colombian peso. Our reported income is affected by changes in the value of the Chilean peso with respect to foreign currencies (principally the U.S. dollar and Colombian pesos) because such assets and liabilities, as well as interest earned or paid on such assets and liabilities, and gains (losses) realized upon the sale of such assets, are converted to Chilean pesos in preparing our financial statements. The Chilean government’s economic policies and any future changes in the value of the Chilean peso against the U.S. dollar could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In the past, the Chilean peso has been subject to significant volatility when compared to the U.S. dollar. In 2012, the Chilean peso appreciated against the U.S. dollar by 7.7% as compared to 2011. In 2013, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 9.9% as compared to 2012. In 2014, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 15.0% as compared to 2013. The exchange rate between the Chilean peso and the U.S. dollar as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was Ch$479.16 and Ch$526.41 and Ch$605,46 per US$1.00, respectively. The Chilean peso may be subject to significant fluctuations in the future.

Entering into forward exchange transactions enables us to reduce the negative impact of material gaps between the balances of our foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the gap between foreign currency denominated assets and foreign currency denominated liabilities, including forward contracts, was Ch$301,285 million, Ch$503,333 million and Ch$ 78,883 million, respectively.

Acquisition of Banco Santander Colombia

In June 2012, CorpBanca consummated the acquisition of a 91.9% interest in Banco Santander Colombia S.A (now CorpBanca Colombia), from Banco Santander, S.A., a sociedad anónima bancaria organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, and certain of its affiliates pursuant to the BSC Purchase Agreement for US$1.2 billion. This transaction gave CorpBanca control over CorpBanca Colombia’s 94.9% ownership stake in CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. (now known as Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A.) and CorpBanca Colombia’s 94.5% ownership stake in CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A. In addition, in June 2012, CorpBanca acquired an additional 5.06% interest in CIVAL.

As a consequence of the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition, one of the key factors to be considered when analyzing our financial condition and results of operations as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia into our financial statements since May 29, 2012. As a result of our results of operations for periods ended December 31, 2012 and thereafter are not comparable to the respective periods prior to that date. Our consolidated results of operations for years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are not comparable because of: (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia and CIT Colombia as a result of our acquisition of these companies in June 2012; (ii) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia for a full year since 2013 and the consolidation of Helm Bank as a result of the Helm Bank Acquisition in August 2013; and (iii) the consolidation of Helm Bank for a full year since 2014.

Acquisition of Helm Bank

On October 9, 2012, an affiliate of CorpGroup entered into the HB Purchase Agreement, with affiliates of Helm Corporation, to acquire up to a 100% equity interest in the common shares of Helm Bank, including its subsidiaries in Colombia, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. and Helm Fiduciaria S.A., its subsidiaries in Panama, Helm Bank (Panama) and Helm Casa de Valores S.A. (Panama) and its subsidiary in the Cayman Islands, Helm Bank S.A. (Cayman I.), with the intent to merge Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia, with CorpBanca Colombia as the surviving corporation.

On August 6, 2013, and in a first step of the transaction, CorpBanca Colombia acquired 58.89% of Helm Bank’s common shares (approximately 51.61% of the total subscribed and paid capital of Helm Bank) and, therefore, acquired control of Helm Bank and its subsidiaries, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A., Helm Fiduciaria S.A., Helm Bank S.A. (Panama), Helm Casa de Valores S.A. (Panama) and Helm Bank S.A. (Cayman I.). On August 29, 2013, and in a second step of the transaction, CorpBanca Colombia acquired another 40.86% of the common shares of Helm Bank S.A., for a total of approximately 99.75% of the ordinary shares (approximately 87.42% of the total subscribed and paid capital of Helm Bank).

 

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In order to finance the Helm Bank Acquisition, CorpBanca Colombia raised capital in an amount equal to US$1,014 million and financed the remainder of the acquisitions with its own funds. The capital increase was subscribed to by CorpBanca for approximately US$353 million, by Helm Corporation’s affiliates and other main former shareholder of Helm Bank for approximately US$473 million and by CorpGroup for approximately US$188 million.

In the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, CorpBanca Colombia initiated a public tender offer to repurchase all of the outstanding non-voting preferred shares of Helm Bank. The tender offer was completed in January 2014 and resulted in CorpBanca Colombia purchasing 568,206,073 non-voting preferred shares issued by Helm Bank, representing 99.38% of the 571,749,928 authorized and issued non-voting preferred shares of Helm Bank. As a result of the purchase through this tender offer, CorpBanca Colombia became a 99.78% owner of Helm Bank, when combined with the 4,044,135,318 common shares already owned by CorpBanca Colombia prior to the tender offer. Helm Bank was merged with and into CorpBanca Colombia on June 1, 2014.

As a consequence of the Helm Bank Acquisition, one of the key factors to be considered when analyzing our financial condition and results of operations as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is the consolidation of Helm Bank in our financial statements since August 6, 2013. As a result, our results of operations for periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 and thereafter are not comparable to the respective periods prior to that date.

In addition, to provide meaningful disclosure with respect to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013, management uses, and we present, in addition to our audited results of operations for that period, certain full year 2013 financial information excluding the results of Helm Bank. Helm Bank was our subsidiary during the last five months of 2013, and this presentation is intended only to subtract from our reported results for 2013 the amounts contributed by Helm Bank. This information does not purport to represent what our results of operations would have been had we not acquired Helm Bank. Management believes that any such additional expense or revenue was not material. The following table shows our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013, the amounts contributed by Helm Bank in that period, and our reported results less amounts contributed by Helm Bank.

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2013  
     As reported less
Helm Bank
    Helm Bank     As reported  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Interest income

     891,976        115,130        1,007,106   

Interest expense

     (502,213     (47,203     (549,416

Net interest income

     389,763        67,927        457,690   

Income from service fees

     128,246        16,531        144,777   

Expenses from service fees

     (23,023     (3,777     (26,800

Net service fee income

     105,224        12,753        117,977   

Trading and investment income, net

     91,401        9,886        101,287   

Foreign exchange gains net

     (18,505     4,599        (13,906

Other operating income

     34,281        5,377        39,658   

Trading and investment, foreign exchange gains and other operating income

     107,177        19,862        127,039   

Operating income before provision for loan losses

     602,164        100,542        702,706   

Provisions for loan losses

     (93,958     (8,114     (102,072

Total operating income net of loan losses, interest and fees

     508,205        92,429        600,634   

Personnel salary and expenses

     (140,587     (24,422     (165,009

Administration expenses

     (115,708     (23,906     (139,614

Depreciation and amortization

     (36,421     (5,867     (42,288

Impairment

     —          —          —     

Other operating expenses

     (10,917     (4,317     (15,234

Total operating expenses

     (303,634     (58,511     (362,145

Total net operating income

     204,571        33,918        238,489   

Income attributable to investment in other companies

     1,083        158        1,241   

Income before income taxes

     205,654        34,076        239,730   

Income taxes

     (53,526     (10,965     (64,491

Net income for the year

     152,128        23,111        175,239   

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

In our filings with the SEC, we prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we use estimates and assumptions to account for certain assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and other transactions. While we review these estimates and assumptions in the ordinary course of business, the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations often require our management to make judgments regarding the effects on our financial condition and results of operations on matters that are inherently uncertain. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The following discussion describes those areas that require the most judgment or involve a higher degree of complexity in the application of the accounting policies that currently affect our financial condition and results of operations. Actual results may differ from those estimated under different variables, assumptions or conditions, and if these differences could have a material impact on our reported results of operations. Note 1 to our financial statements contains a summary of our significant accounting policies.

Allowance for Loan Losses

We have established allowances to cover probable loan losses in accordance with IFRS. The allowance for loan losses requires us to make estimates and judgments about inherently subjective matters in determining the classification of individual loans and, consequently, we regularly evaluate our allowance for loan losses by taking into consideration factors such as changes in the nature and volume of our loan portfolio, trends in forecasted portfolio credit quality and economic conditions that may affect our borrowers’ ability to pay. Increases in our allowance for loan losses are reflected as provisions for loan losses in our income statement. Loans are charged off in accordance with the guidelines as set forth by the SBIF. Write-offs are recorded as a reduction of the allowance for loan losses. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Selected Statistical Information—Current Regulations Relating to Classification of Banks and Loans; Allowances for Loan Losses”.

For a further description of regulations relating to loan classification and provisioning, see “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Principal Business Overview—Chilean Banking Regulation and Supervision—Current Regulations Relating to Classification of Banks and Loans; Allowances for Loan Losses”.

We consider the accounting estimates related to allowance for loan losses to be “critical accounting estimates” because (i) they are highly susceptible to change from period to period because our assumptions about the risk of loss used to classify our loans are updated for recent performance experience which may increase or decrease our risk index that is used to determine our global allowance, (ii) our specific allowances are also updated to reflect recent performance which may result in an increase or decrease in our specific allowances, (iii) it requires management to make estimates and assumptions about loan classification and the related estimated probable loss if any and (iv) any significant difference between our estimated losses (as reflected in the specific and general provisions) as of the balance sheet date and our actual losses will require us to adjust our allowance for loan losses that may result in additional provisions for loan losses in future periods which could have a significant impact on our future net income and/or financial condition. As of December 31, 2014, our allowance for loan losses was Ch$137,605 million (excluding allowances and impairment for interbank loans).

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value. Fair values are based on market quotes, discounted cash flow models and option valuations, as appropriate. If market information is limited or in some instances, not available, management applies its professional judgment. Other factors that may also affect estimates are incorrect model assumptions, market dislocations and unexpected correlations. Notwithstanding the level of subjectivity in determining fair value, we believe our estimates of fair value are adequate. The use of different models or assumptions could lead to changes in our reported results.

 

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In addition, we make loans and accept deposits in amounts denominated in foreign currencies, principally the U.S. dollar. Such assets and liabilities are translated at the applicable exchange rate at the balance sheet date.

Financial Investments

Financial investments are summarized as follows:

Trading Instruments. Instruments for trading are securities acquired for which we have the intent to generate earnings from short-term price fluctuations or through brokerage margins, or that are included in a portfolio created for such purposes. Instruments for trading are valued at their fair value according to market prices on the closing date of the balance sheet.

Investment Instruments. Investment instruments are classified into two categories: held to maturity investments and instruments available-for-sale. Held to maturity investments only include those instruments for which we have the intent and ability to hold to maturity. Investment instruments not classified as held to maturity or trading are considered to be available-for-sale. Investment instruments are recorded initially at cost. Instruments available-for-sale are valued at each subsequent period-end at their fair value. Gains or losses from changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income within line item “financial instruments available for sale”. All purchases and sales of investment instruments to be delivered within the deadline stipulated by market regulations and conventions are recognized on the trade date, which is the date on which the commitment is made to purchase or sell the asset. Other purchases or sales are treated as forwards until they are liquidated.

We enter into security repurchase agreements as a form of borrowing. The liability for the repurchase of the investment is classified as “obligations under repurchase agreements” and is carried at cost plus accrued interest.

We also enter into resale agreements as a form of investment. Under these agreements we purchase securities, which are included as assets under the caption “investments under agreements to resell” and are carried at cost plus accrued interest.

Recently Adopted and New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements for a detailed description of recently adopted and new accounting pronouncements in IFRS.

Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

Introduction

2014 was marked by the continuing integration of the operations of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank. 2014 was the first full year in which the results of operations of Helm Bank and its subsidiaries were consolidated into our financial statements and results of operations for a full year. As reported previously, in the third quarter of 2013 we, through our subsidiary CorpBanca Colombia, acquired a controlling interest in Helm Bank. As highlighted in the discussion below, the consolidation of Helm into our financial results for the entire year ended December 31, 2014 was material to our results of operation.

In 2014, we continued our focus on integrating the operations of Helm Bank and CorpBanca Colombia with a focus of realizing the revenue growth, cost synergies, and other efficiencies we expected from the acquisition of Helm Bank. On June 1, 2014, we completed the merger of Helm Bank with and into CorpBanca Colombia, pursuant to which the two banks became one and CorpBanca Colombia remained as the surviving entity. Additionally, as part of our integration efforts, on September 1, 2014, we completed the merger of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company. Immediately upon consummation of the merger, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. assumed the Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. name. As a result of our consolidation and integration between CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank during the year ended December 31, 2014, we experienced cost-savings and one-time expenses increases. We are incurring costs and experiencing synergies related to this consolidation released as scheduled.

Net Income

Our consolidated net income as reported in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 was Ch$273,701 million, a 56.2% or Ch$98,462 million increase from Ch$175,239 million in 2013, which represented a 47.1% or Ch$56,086 million increase from Ch$119,153 in 2012. The increase in our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily due to: (i) the results of increased commercial activity in the markets in which we operate, including increased loan activity and other banking financial services and products such as client-driven derivatives, structured solutions and financial advisory services; (ii) the consolidation of the results of Helm Bank into our financial statements for a full year in 2014 as compared to five months in 2013; (iii) a higher than expected inflation rate in Chile, which resulted in increased revenues in light of the gap position between our assets and liabilities indexed to UF; and (iv) the reduction in our average cost of funding as a result of lower interest rates established by the Central Bank of Chile.

 

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The following table sets forth the components of our net income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the Year Ended     % Change
from
2014/2013
    % Change
from
2013/2013
 
     December 31,      
     2012     2013     2014      
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Components of net income:

          

Net interest income

     256,876        457,690        630,884        37.8     78.2

Net service fee income

     85,644        117,977        161,590        37.0     37.8

Trading and Investment, foreign exchange gains and other operating income

     104,398        127,039        199,225        56.8     21.7

Provisions for loan losses

     (51,575     (102,072     (127,272     24.7     97.9

Income attributable to investment in other companies

     367        1,241        1,799        45.0     238.1

Total operating expenses

     (253,644     (362,145     (509,672     40.7     42.8

Income before income taxes

     142,066        239,730        356,554        48.7     68.7

Income taxes

     (22,913     (64,491     (82,853     28.5     181.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income for the year

  119,153      175,239      273,701      56.2   47.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

The following table sets forth the components of our net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the year ended December 31,     % Change
from
2014/2013
    % Change
from
2013/2012
 
     2012     2013     2014      
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Interest income

     762,992        1,007,106        1,320,124        31.1     32.0

Interest expense

     (506,116     (549,416     (689,240     25.4     8.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  256,876      457,690      630,884      37.8   78.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth information as to components of our interest income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the year ended December 31,      % Change
from
2014/2013
    % Change
from
2013/2012
 
   2012      2013      2014       
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Interest income

     762,992         1,007,106         1,320,124         31.1     32.0

Average interest-earning assets:

             

Loans

     9,425,792         11,505,946         13,895,505         20.8     22.1

Financial investments

     1,025,244         917,630         1,161,414         26.6     (10.5 %) 

Interbank deposits

     363,207         384,045         411,955         7.3     5.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total average interest-earning assets

  10,814,243      12,807,621      15,468,875      20.8   18.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth the components of our interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the year ended December 31,      % Change
from
2014/2013
    % Change
from
2013/2012
 
   2012      2013      2014       
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Interest expense

     506,116         549,416         689,240         25.4     8.6

Average interest-earning liabilities:

             

Bonds

     1,590,962         2,199,545         2,609,908         18.7     38.3

Time deposits

     6,639,517         7,055,890         7,849,494         11.2     6.3

Central Bank borrowings

     39         —           —             —     

Repurchase agreements

     344,293         269,419         345,097         28.1     (21.7 %) 

Mortgage finance bonds

     161,583         130,991         105,851         (19.2 )%      (18.9 %) 

Other interest-bearing liabilities

     2,085,162         2,283,273         3,210,058         40.6     9.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total average interest-bearing liabilities

  10,821,556      11,939,118      14,120,408      18.3   10.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

2014 Compared to 2013:

Our interest income was Ch$1,320,124 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, an increase of 31.1% as compared to Ch$1,007,106 million for the year ended December 31, in 2013. The increase in interest income was primarily the result of: (i) the consolidation of Helm Bank into our financial statements for a full year in 2014; (ii) higher UF variation of 5.65% in 2014 versus 2.05% in 2013, which resulted in increased interest income from our UF loans and our UF investment portfolio; and (iii) higher loan activity both in Chile and Colombia. The increase in our loan activities in Chile and Colombia was reflected by an increase in the average loan balance. During this period, the balance of our average loans grew by 20.8% to Ch$13,895,505 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, from Ch$11,505,946 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Despite the 31.1% increase in our interest income during the period, our interest expense increased by only 25.4% to Ch$689,240 for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to Ch$ 549,416 for the year ended December 31, 2013, reflecting improved margins on our loans. This increase was the result of: (i) the consolidation of the results of Helm Bank for a full year in 2014, and (ii) an increase in our average interest-earning liabilities, in particular in bonds and time deposits. This increase was partly offset by: (i) a decrease of 1.5% (150 basis points) in the Central Bank monetary policy interest rate in Chile; and (ii) a decrease in our cost of funding in time deposits toward historical levels.

As a result of the above, our net interest income increased by 37.8% to Ch$630,884 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to Ch$ 457,690 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Net interest margin (net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets) increased from 3.6% in 2013 to 4.1% in 2014 as a result of the above-mentioned factors relating to our interest income and interest expenses.

2013 Compared to 2012:

Our interest income was Ch$1,007,106 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, an increase of 32% as compared to Ch$762,992 million for the year ended December 31, in 2012. Our interest expense increased by 8.6% to Ch$549,416 for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to Ch$506,116 for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result, our net interest income increased by 78.2% to Ch$457,690 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to Ch$ 256,876 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The increase in interest income was the result of (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia into our financial statements for a full year, (ii) the consolidation of Helm Bank’s loan portfolio since August 6, 2013, as a result of the Helm Bank Acquisition, which accounted for 104.0% of our average total loan portfolio increase and 93.0% of our average loan portfolio increase in Colombia and (iii) lower inflation rates and their effect on results through the UF variation in 2013 compared to 2012 (2.05% versus 2.45%). Our average loans grew to Ch$11,505,946 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, from Ch$9,425,792 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in our interest income was higher than the increase in our total average interest-earning assets due to (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia for a full year in 2013, compared with seven months in 2012 and (ii) the consolidation of Helm Bank since August 6, 2013. These benefits

 

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were partly offset by (i) a lower variation in the UF of 2.45% vs. 2.05% in 2012 and 2013, respectively and (ii) the sale of Ch$667,065 million (US$1,267.2 million) of our loan portfolio in Chile during the second half of 2013 (equivalent to 5.5% of the average total loan portfolio).

The increase in our interest expense was the result of (i) the consolidation of Colombia for a full year in 2013, compared with seven months in 2012, (ii) the consolidation of Helm Bank since August 6, 2013 and (iii) a 38.3% increase in our average interest-earning liabilities for bonds due to the issuance of US$800 million senior unsecured notes in January 2013. This increase was partly offset by (i) the decrease in the Central Bank of Chile’s interest rate for monetary policy purposes which remained stable in 2012 at 5%, compared to 4.5% in 2013 and (ii) a decrease in the cost of funding in pesos (a 34 basis points average reduction in time deposits).

Net interest margin (net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets) increased by 50.6% as a result of the above-mentioned factors relating to our interest income and interest expenses.

Allowances for Loan Losses

The following table sets forth information relating to our allowances for loan losses as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014     % Change
from
2014/2013
    % Change
from
2013/2012
 
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Total loans (excludes interbank loans)

     10,103,491        12,897,681        14,029,875        8.8     27.7

Past due loans(1)

     51,272        64,091        82,650        29.0     25.0

Non-performing loans(2)

     117,937        141,667        180,536        27.4     20.1

Impaired loans(3)

     222,712        393,102        406,199        3.3     76.5

Allowances for loan losses(4)

     109,601        126,039        137,605        9.2     15.0

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

     1.1     1.0     1.0     0.4     (9.9 )% 

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans

     92.9     89.0     76.2     (14.3 )%      (4.3 )% 

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of impaired loans

     49.2     32.1     33.9     5.7     (34.8 )% 

Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans

     1.2     1.1     1.3     17.2     (5.9 )% 

Allowances for loan losses as a percentage of past due loans

     213.8     196.7     166.5     (15.3 )%      (8.0 )% 

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(1) Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 days overdue. Does not include the aggregate principal amount of such loans.
(2) Non-performing loans include the principal and interest on any loan with one installment more than 90 days overdue.
(3) Impaired loans include those loans on which there is objective evidence that debtors will not meet some of their contractual payment obligations.
(4) Reflects allowance for loan losses (excluding allowances for loan loss on loans and receivables to banks).

2014 Compared to 2013:

Allowances for loan losses (excluding allowances for loan loss on loans and receivables to banks) increased by 9.2% to Ch$137,605 million as of December 31, 2014 compared to Ch$126,039 million as of December 31, 2013. The increase in our allowances for loan losses was primarily due to the growth in our loan portfolio, which required a corresponding increase in our allowance for loan losses. Despite this increase, our asset quality was unchanged from 2013, as allowances for loan losses as a percentage of total loans remained at 1.0% in 2014, which was the same proportion as in 2013. We believe our allowances for loan losses are adequate as of the date hereof to cover all known losses in our loan portfolio.

2013 Compared to 2012:

Allowances for loan losses (excluding allowances for loan loss on loans and receivables to banks) increased by 15% to Ch$126,039 million as of December 31, 2013 compared to Ch$109,601 million as of December 31, 2012. The increase in our allowances for loan losses was due to the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia in 2012 and the consolidation of Helm

 

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Bank in 2013. The decrease in our allowances for loan losses as a percentage of total loans by 9.9% to 1.0% as of December 31, 2013 when compared to 1.1% as of December 31, 2012 was due to an increase in loans as a result of the consolidation of Helm Bank in 2013. We believe our allowances for loan losses are adequate as of the date hereof to cover all known losses in our loan portfolio.

Provisions for Loan Losses

2014 Compared to 2013:

Provisions for loan losses increased by 24.7% to Ch$127,272 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to Ch$102,072 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in our provisions for loan losses in 2014 was primarily the result of: (i) the consolidation of Helm Bank in 2014 for a full year; (ii) the growth of our loan portfolio in 2014 compared to 2013, which resulted in higher provisions.

2013 Compared to 2012:

Provisions for loan losses increased by 97.9% to Ch$102,072 million as of December 31, 2013, compared to Ch$51,575 million as of December 31, 2012 as a result of (i) an increase in Chile by Ch$23,751 million, (ii) an increase in CorpBanca Colombia by Ch$17,388 million and (iii) a provision of Ch$8,114 million for Helm Bank in 2013. The increase in our provisions for loan losses in 2013 was the result of (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia in 2013, (ii) the consolidation of Helm Bank in 2013, (iii) specific corporate loan provisions in Chile, particularly for those loans related to SMU or loans with SMU risk that totaled Ch$6,625 million and (iv) an increase in provisions in our consumer loan portfolio in Colombia.

Net Service Fee Income

2014 Compared to 2013:

Our net service fee income (including income from financial advisory services) for the year ended December 31, 2014 was Ch$161,590 million, representing a 37.0% increase when compared to Ch$117,977 million, for the year ended December 31, 2013. Our income from service fees during the year ended December 31, 2014 increased by 39.5% to Ch$202,013 million from Ch$144,777 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was partially offset by a 37.6% increase in expenses from service fees to Ch$40,423 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, from Ch$26,800 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The increase in our net service fee income, was driven primarily by: (i) the consolidation of Helm Bank for a full year in 2014, compared to only five months in 2013; (ii) higher fees resulting from our financial advisory services and insurance brokerage business; and (iii) increased commercial activity in the markets in which we operate, including increased loan activity and other banking services and products, which resulted in increased billing and collection of fees related to such products and services. Our expenses from service fees were primarily the result of the consolidation of Helm Bank for a full year in 2014, as well as other organic growth of our expense structure.

2013 Compared to 2012:

Our net service fee income (including income from financial advisory services as described below) for the year ended December 31, 2013 was Ch$117,977 million, representing a 37.8% increase when compared to Ch$85,644 million, for the year ended December 31, 2012. Our income from service fees during the year ended December 31, 2013 increased by 37.6% to Ch$144,777 million from Ch$105,178 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. This increase was partly offset by a 37.2% increase in expenses from service fees from Ch$19,534 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to Ch$26,800 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The increase in our expenses from service fees was driven by (i) the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia for a full year in 2013, compared with seven months in 2012, (ii) the consolidation of Helm Bank since August 6, 2013, as a result of the Helm Bank Acquisition and (iii) an increase in commissions in credit card transactions to Ch$12,367 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from Ch$9,089 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in our income from service fees was partially offset by increases in our expenses from service fees during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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Other Net Operating Income

The following table sets forth the components of our other net operating income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the year ended December 31,              
     2012      2013     2014     % Change
from 2014/2013
    % Change from
2013/2012
 
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Trading and investment income, net

     54,994         101,287        183,693        81.4     84

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

     30,696         (13,906     (13,426     (3.5 )%      (145.3 %) 

Other operating income

     18,708         39,658        28,958        (27.0 )%      112
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Trading and investment, foreign exchange gains and other operating income

  104,398      127,039      199,225      56.8   21.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2014 Compared to 2013:

In the year ended December 31, 2014, Trading and investment, foreign exchange gains and other net operating income increased by 56.8% to Ch$199,225 million. This 56.8% increase was mainly due to an increase of 81.4% in trading and investment income (net) that was partially offset by a decrease of 3.5% in foreign exchange results and a decrease of 27.0% in our other operating income.

Trading and investment income net of foreign exchange gains (net) results benefited from (i) higher than expected inflation rate in Chile, which increased our revenues obtained from managing the gap between assets and liabilities indexed to UF. In Chile, the balance sheet of banks typically reflects more assets than liabilities indexed to UF, thereby creating a gap between those assets and liabilities. As there is a permanent UF variation increase in Chile, the managing of this gap benefits the banking industry, (ii) increased client-driven financial derivative activity, in the context of the appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the Chilean Peso and the Colombian Peso, and (iii) the consolidation of Helm Bank for a full calendar year.

Other operating income decreased by 27.0% in 2014 compared to 2013 due to one-time revenue from the sale of 31 real estate properties in 2013.

2013 Compared to 2012:

In the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded other net operating income of Ch$127,039 million, or a 21.7% increase from Ch$104,398 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in other net operating income was primarily due to the sale of real estate assets, corresponding to the properties where CorpBanca’s 31 branches operate, to Sociedad Inmobiliaria Descubrimiento S.A, or SID, during the fourth quarter of 2013. The aggregate sale price of all 31 properties was UF1,811,000 (approximately US$84 million). For this transaction, we recognized total revenues of Ch$23,254 million. CorpBanca leased back from SID the same properties for a 15 year term and will continue to operate the branches located at such properties.

Net trading and investment increased by 84% to Ch$101,287 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from Ch$54,994 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, while net foreign exchange gains (losses) decreased to a loss of Ch$13,906 million during 2013 from a gain of Ch$30,696 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. This higher net result of net trading and investment activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 is due to (i) a higher valuation of the trading portfolio in Chile, given the positive movements in the swap curves observed in the last months of the year and (ii) a positive contribution of CorpBanca Colombia as a result of the increase in the valuation of the trading portfolio, partly offset by a negative effect of interest rates associated with the derivatives to cover the impact that the volatility in the exchange rate had on tax expenses related to the investment in Colombia (a loss of Ch$6,448 million in 2013).

The full year consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia and the “positive currency effect” associated with the derivatives used to cover the effect on the tax base relating to the investment in Colombia, along with the consolidation of Helm Bank, contributed to the increase in other operating income. On the other hand, the significant decrease in foreign exchange gains in Chile, due to the unfavorable market conditions in 2013, the significant volatility in the exchange rate and the long position in U.S. dollars, offset the favorable performance of the profits from financial operations.

 

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We recognized net foreign exchange losses of Ch$13,906 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to a net foreign exchange gain of Ch$30,696 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The significant decrease in net foreign exchange gains in Chile, due to (i) the unfavorable market conditions observed in the year, (ii) the significant volatility in the exchange rate and (iii) the long position in U.S. dollars, offset almost fully the favorable performance of the profits from financial operations.

Operating Expenses

The following table sets forth the components of our operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     For the year ended December 31,      % Change from     % Change from  
     2012      2013      2014      2014/2013     2013/2012  
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except for percentages)  

Personnel salary and expenses

     120,714         165,009         219,312         32.9     36.7

Administration expenses

     88,783         139,614         213,140         52.7     57.3

Depreciation and amortization

     18,092         42,288         51,613         22.1     133.7

Impairment

     —           —           1,308         —          —     

Other operating expenses

     26,055         15,234         24,299         59.5     (41.5 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  253,644      362,145      509,672      40.7   42.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

2014 Compared to 2013:

Operating expenses increased by 40.7% to Ch$509,672 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 from Ch$362,145 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in operating expenses was the result of (i) the incorporation of Helm Bank for a full year in 2014 including one-time costs related to the merger between CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank, (ii) higher bonus provisions and salaries as a result of both Chilean inflation, as well as a result of collective bargaining negotiations concluded in Chile during 2014, (iii) higher insurance premiums, and (iv) higher rent expenses which resulted from the consummation in 2013 of sale-leaseback transactions relating to 31 of our formerly-owned real estate properties, and (v) advisory services and associated fees related to the pending merger between Itaú Chile and CorpBanca.

2013 Compared to 2012:

Operating expenses increased by 42.8% to Ch$362,145 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from Ch$253,644 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in operating expenses was primarily the result of the consolidation of CorpBanca Colombia for a full year and the consolidation of Helm Bank since August 6, 2013, including an increase in administration expenses by 57.3%, personnel’s salaries expenses by 36.7% and increase in depreciation and amortization by 133.7%.

CorpBanca accounted for 7.5% of the increase in consolidated operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013, CorpBanca Colombia accounted for 47.1% of the increase and Helm Bank accounted for 45.4% of the increase. Of the operating expenses attributable to our operations in Colombia for the year ended December 31, 2013, 8.7% were attributable to costs incurred in connection with the Helm Bank Acquisition and amortization of goodwill for Helm Bank.

Income Taxes

2014 Compared to 2013:

Our income tax expenses increased to Ch$82,853 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 from Ch$64,491 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was mainly due to a combination of our higher income before taxes that we experienced in 2014, combined with a higher tax rate in Chile. As described below and in “Item 4—Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Recent Regulatory Developments in Chile”, the governments of Chile and Colombia have recently adopted changes to their respective tax codes that will result in an increased marginal tax rate for us and certain of our subsidiaries.

 

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In September 2014, Chile enacted Law 20,780, which amended the Chilean income tax system, increasing rates applicable to us, in order to increase revenue collection to finance education reform, to make the Chilean tax system more equitable, and to simplify the previously existing tax system. As described in “Item 4—Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Recent Regulatory Developments in Chile”, one of the most important changes introduced by the Tax Reform is the creation of two separate taxation systems in the Chilean Income Tax Law: the attributed income system and the semi-integrated system. The law also provides gradual increases in the corporate income tax rate from 20% in 2013 to 21% in 2014, 22.5% in 2015, 24% in 2016, and 25% or 27% in 2018 depending on the tax system chosen by the applicable taxpayer. The impact of this rate change on deferred taxes resulted in a credit to our profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 of Ch$369 million.

Additionally, in December 2014, Colombia enacted an amendment to the Colombian tax laws through Law 1,739. Among the more important modifications introduced by the Colombian tax reform was a gradual and transitory increase in income taxes between 2015 and 2018. This modification will raise the income tax rate in Colombia from 34%, in effect for fiscal year 2014, to 39% in 2015, 40% in 2016, 42% in 2017 and 43% in 2018. It will return to 34% in 2019 and beyond. The impact of this rate change on deferred taxes resulted in a charge to profit for the period of Ch$890 million (credit of Ch$82 million in 2013 for the effect of the tax reform in Law 1,607 on December 26, 2012).

2013 Compared to 2012:

Our income tax expenses increased to Ch$64,491 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from Ch$22,913 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, income before income tax increased by 68.7% compared to December 31, 2012 which, along with a higher effective tax rate due to the variation of the exchange rate and its impact in the valuation of the investment in Colombia impacted the provision of income tax.

Results of our operating segments

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, especially Note 4 regarding segment information included elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from these discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set in forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3D. Risk Factors”.

Overview

We have seven segments: (i) Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies, (ii) Companies, (iii) Traditional and Private Banking, (iv) Lower Income Retail Banking, (v) Treasury and International, (vi) Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries and (vii) Colombia. Below we describe our seven primary operating segments:

Commercial Banking:

 

    Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies includes companies that belong to major economic groups, specific industries, and companies with sales over US$60 million; this segment also includes real estate companies and financial institutions.

 

    Companies include a full range of financial products and services for companies with annual sales under US$60 million. Leasing and factoring have been included in this business segment.

Retail Banking:

 

    Traditional and Private Banking offers, among other products, checking accounts, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to middle and upper income customers.

 

    Lower Income Retail Banking, which corresponds to Banco Condell, offers, among other products, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to the traditionally underserved low-to-middle income segments.

Treasury and International:

 

    Treasury and International primarily includes treasury activities such as financial management, funding and liquidity, as well as international businesses.

 

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Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries:

 

    Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries includes services rendered by our subsidiaries, which include insurance brokerage, financial advisory service, asset management and securities brokerage.

Colombia:

 

    Our Colombia segment includes services rendered by CorpBanca Colombia, Helm Bank and their respective subsidiaries, primarily within the Colombian domestic market, including commercial and retail banking services.

Year ended December 31, 2014 Results

The following table presents summary information related to each of our operating segments for the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

    As of December 31, 2014  
    Commercial Banking     Retail Banking                          
    Large
Corporate and
Real Estate
Companies
    Companies     Traditional and
Private
Banking
    Lower
Income
Retail
Banking
    Treasury and
International
    Non-
Banking
Financial
Services
    Colombia     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Net interest income

    53,014        75,295        73,935        25,528        94,736        18,263        290,113        630,884   

Net services fees income

    40,097        15,399        27,971        7,880        (255     (1,653     72,151        161,590   

Trading and investment income, net

    (569     —          16,144        —          27,388        88,815        51,915        183,693   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

    20,189        5,974        888        2        12,767        (120,645     67,399        (13,426

Other operating income

    —          3,025        13        —          —          6,514        19,406        28,958   

Provision for loan losses

    (1,643     (16,101     (11,718     (6,549     —          (1,161     (90,100     (127,272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross operational margin

  111,088      83,592      107,233      26,861      134,636      (9,867   410,884      864,427   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income and expenses

  6,357      —        —        —        —        (6,164   1,606      1,799   

Total operating expenses

  (19,745   (36,004   (65,669   (17,136   (13,807   (100,937   (256,374   (509,672

Income before taxes

  97,700      47,588      41,564      9,725      120,829      (116,968   156,116      356,554   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average loans

  3,791,937      1,778,057      2,414,564      154,955      63,622      153      5,692,217      13,895,505   

Average investments

  —        —        —        —        636,437      —        524,977      1,161,414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2013 Results

The following table presents summary information related to each of our reportable segments for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

    As of December 31, 2013  
    Commercial Banking     Retail Banking                          
    Large
Corporate and
Real Estate
Companies
    Companies     Traditional and
Private
Banking
    Lower
Income
Retail
Banking
    Treasury and
International
    Non-
Banking
Financial
Services
    Colombia     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Net interest income

    50,436        69,128        65,535        22,126        21,612        32,529        196,324        457,690   

Net services fees income

    36,701        14,390        21,413        8,976        (442     (8,033     44,972        117,977   

Trading and investment income, net

    (1,658     —          3,294        —          48,851        8,681        42,119        101,287   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

    14,153        5,988        389        2        (50,115     1,778        13,899        (13,906

Other operating income

    —          2,450        —          —          —          29,413        7,795        39,658   

Provision for loan losses

    (20,544     (21,240     (8,099     (6,238     —          903        (46,854     (102,072
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross operational margin

  79,088      70,716      82,532      24,866      19,906      65,271      258,255      600,634   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income and expenses

  —        —        —        —        —        493      748      1,241   

Total operating expenses

  (15,926   (28,450   (63,247   (17,358   (11,744   (52,445   (172,975   (362,145

Income before taxes

  63,162      42,266      19,285      7,508      8,162      13,319      86,028      239,730   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average loans

  3,843,701      1,787,761      2,427,743      155,801      63,969      154      3,226,817      11,505,946   

Average investments

  —        —        —        —        622,551      —        295,079      917,630   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2012 Results

The following table presents summary information related to each of our reportable segments for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

    As of December 31, 2012  
    Commercial Banking     Retail Banking                                
    Large
Companies
and
Corporate
    Companies     Traditional
and Private
Banking
    Lower
Income
Retail
Banking
    Treasury
and
International
    Non-
Banking
Financial
Services
    Colombia     Other     Total  
    (in millions of Ch$)  

Net interest income

    41,751        56,120        56,972        18,664        3,010        14,071        66,288        —          256,876   

Fees and income from services, net

    21,802        13,052        21,693        6,517        (237     4,923        17,894        —          85,644   

Trading and investment income, net

    1,525        —          3,650        —          19,316        9,624        20,879        —          54,994   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

    13,579        5,537        679        —          9,791        (1,000     2,110        —          30,696   

Other operating revenue

    —          2,461        726        —          —          5,388        10,133        —          18,708   

Provision for loan losses

    (2,146     (14,567     (6,915     (7,724     —          558        (20,781     —          (51,575
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross operational margin

  76,511      62,603      76,805      17,457      31,880      33,564      96,523      —        395,343   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income expenses

  7,899      31      (685   —        —        (6,531   (347   —        367   

Operating expenses

  (19,276   (28,935   (60,511   (18,870   (14,513   (47,680   (58,653   (5,206   (253,644

Income before tax

  65,134      33,699      15,609      (1,413   17,367      (20,647   37,523      (5,206   142,066   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average loans

  3,867,956      1,522,997      2,027,349      135,115      79,655      134      1,792,586      —        9,425,792   

Average investments

  —        —        —        —        837,858      —        187,386      —        1,025,244   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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B. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We maintain adequate liquidity to ensure our ability to honor withdrawals of deposits, make repayments of other liabilities at maturity, extend loans and meet our own working capital requirements.

Sources of Liquidity

Our liquidity depends upon our (i) capital, (ii) reserves and (iii) financial investments, including investments in government securities and other financial institutions. To cover any liquidity shortfalls and to enhance our liquidity position, we have established lines of credit with foreign and domestic banks and also have access to Central Bank of Chile and Central Bank of Colombia borrowings. As part of our liquidity policy, we maintain at all times a diversified portfolio of cash and highly liquid assets that can be quickly monetized, including financial investments and Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Colombia and government securities.

While we continue to use all available sources of funding as we believe appropriate, we continue to emphasize the increase of deposits from retail customers as a source of liquidity. These deposits include checking accounts that do not bear interest and accordingly represent an inexpensive source of funding for us. In addition, to the extent that these types of deposits represent a larger percentage of our funding base, the percentage represented by time deposits is expected to decrease and, accordingly, we believe that the risks to our business of uncertainties relating to rolling over deposits will be diminished.

In 2008, we placed UF5,330,000 in 25 year subordinated bonds to be used to finance our normal business activities and improve our balance sheet structure. In 2009, we placed UF4,670,000 in 26 year subordinated bonds with the same purpose, taking advantage of favorable market conditions. On July 29, 2010, we entered into a US$167.5 million senior unsecured syndicated term loan facility with BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Standard Chartered Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as lead arrangers and book-runners. The proceeds of the loan were used mainly to fund our lending activities and for general corporate purposes. On July 24, 2012, we entered into a US$199.4 million two-year senior unsecured term syndicated loan facility with Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as mandated lead arrangers and book-runners. This loan was amended and restated on July 22, 2014 to increase the size of the loan to US$490 million and to extend the term of the loan by an additional fifteen months period.

On January 16, 2013, we issued US$800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2018 in an SEC registered transaction. The net proceeds of this offering were used for general corporate purposes, primarily to fund lending activities. On September 22, 2014, we issued US$750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2019, in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds of this offering were used for general corporate purposes, primarily to fund lending activities.

In addition, we believe that we have a distinct advantage with respect to managing our funding costs because our Colombian operations are not dependent on CorpBanca for their funding needs. Our Colombian operations manage their own funding costs in Colombian pesos and, as of December 31, 2014, we do not foresee a need to separately fund our Colombian operations with our capital, reserves or financial investments, including investments in government securities and other financial institutions. On December 31, 2013 CorpBanca Colombia entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Capitalization (Subordinated Debt) Fund L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership managed by the IFC Asset Management Company (collectively, the IFC Parties), by means of which CorpBanca Colombia issued bonds for an amount of US$170,000,000.00 at a variable interest rate, maturing on March 15, 2024, and the IFC Parties subscribed and paid in full the purchase price for the bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions stated therein.

On August 1, 2010, we implemented a local bond program for a maximum amount of UF150 million at any time outstanding. Under the local bond program, we are able to issue two types of bonds: (i) senior bonds, up to an aggregate amount of UF100 million, which can be divided into 28 series of senior bonds (from AB to AZ and from BA to BC), with a maturity ranging from 3 to 30 years and an interest rate of 3%, and (ii) subordinated bonds, up to an aggregate amount of UF50 million, which can be divided into 16 series (from BD to BS), with a maturity ranging from 20 to 35 years and an interest rate of 4%. For all the series of bonds that could be issued under the local bond program, the amortization of capital will be made in full at maturity. The principal owed in connection with outstanding senior and subordinated bonds is due at maturity and interest relating thereto is due bi-annually. The objective of the local bond program is to structure the future issuances of debt of CorpBanca in a way that provides for diverse alternatives of placements in order to manage efficiently its outstanding indebtedness. Under the local bond program, in 2010, we issued bonds in the Chilean market in the amount of UF18.8 million (Ch$403,364 million). In addition, on October 29, 2012 and October 31, 2012, we issued subordinated bonds in the local Chilean market in the aggregate amount of UF6.6 million (Ch$149,779 million).

 

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In line with our goal of asset and liability management and growth, in June 2014, we issued UF 3,000,000 (Ch$74,771 million) in senior local bonds. As of December 31, 2014 we had outstanding senior bonds in the aggregate amount of Ch$2,078,358 million (UF 84.39 million) and outstanding subordinated bonds in the aggregate amount of Ch$902,248 million (UF 36.64 million).

As of December 31, 2014, we maintained a reserve in liquid assets (mainly consisting of securities issued by the Central Bank of Chile and Treasury Bonds of Colombia’s Government) of Ch$3,042,722 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2014, we maintained sufficient levels of cash and deposits in banks in the amount of Ch$1,169,178 million to satisfy our wholesale short-term obligations in the amount of Ch$1,873,802 million.

We continue to actively manage our liquidity through several committees that meet on a daily and weekly basis, as applicable. Our financial risk department also coordinates with management to forecast and manage complex liquidity scenarios.

Capital

As of December 31, 2014, our shareholder’s equity was in excess of that required by Chilean regulatory requirements. According to the Chilean General Banking Law, a bank must have an effective net equity of at least 8% of its risk-weighted assets, net of required reserves, and paid-in capital and reserves (basic capital) of at least 3% of its total assets, net of required reserves. For these purposes, the effective net equity of a bank is the sum of (i) a bank’s basic capital, (ii) subordinated bonds issued by a bank valued at their placement price up to 50% of its net capital base; provided that the value of the bonds shall decrease 20% for each year that lapses during the period commencing six years prior to their maturity and (iii) loan loss allowances in an amount up to 1.25% of a bank’s risk-weighted assets (if a bank has goodwill, this value would be required to be deducted from the calculation of the effective net equity). The calculation of the effective net equity does not include the capital contributions made to subsidiaries of a bank and is made on a consolidated basis rather than on an unconsolidated basis. For purposes of weighing the risk of a bank’s assets, the Chilean General Banking Law considers the following five different categories of assets based on the nature of the issuer, availability of funds, nature of the assets and existence of collateral securing such assets:

 

Category

  

Weighting

1    0%
2    10%
3    20%
4    60%
5    100%

 

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Basic capital is defined as a bank’s paid-in capital and reserves and is similar to Tier 1 capital, except that it generally does not include net income for the period. However, beginning in 2008, the SBIF allowed banks to include net income for the period as basic capital, net of a 30% deduction for minimum dividends accrued.

Reserves

Under the Chilean General Banking Law, a bank must have a minimum paid-in capital and reserves of UF800,000 (Ch$19,701.7 million or US$32.5 million as of December 31, 2014). However, a bank may begin its operations with 50% of such amount, provided that it has a total capital ratio (defined as effective net equity as a percentage of risk weighted assets) of not less than 12%. When such bank’s paid-in capital reaches UF600,000 (Ch$14,776 million or US$24.4 million as of December 31, 2014) the total capital ratio required is reduced to 10%.

The following table sets forth our minimum capital requirements of the dates indicated. See Note 35 to our consolidated financial statements included herein for a description of the minimum capital requirements.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013     2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$ except percentages)  

Net capital base

     1,411,341        1,443,427   

3% total assets net of provisions

     (567,929     (667,775
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess over minimum required equity

  843,413      775,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net capital base as a percentage of the total assets, net of provisions

  7.30   6.37

Effective net equity

  1,991,289      2,071,647   

8% of the risk-weighted assets

  (1,204,683   (1,337,231
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess over minimum required equity

  786,606      734,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective net equity as a percentage of the risk weighted assets

  13.22   12.39

 

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Financial Investments

The following tables set forth our investment in Chilean government and corporate securities and certain other financial investments as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Financial investments are classified at the time of the purchase, based on management’s intentions, as either trading or investment instruments, the latter of which are categorized as available-for-sale or held to maturity.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Held-for-trading:

  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

  

Chilean Central Bank bonds

     2,543         746         —     

Chilean Central Bank notes

     —           —           —     

Other Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     —           9,106         4,822   

Other National institution securities:

  

Bonds

     2,102         —           2,548   

Notes

     28,218         18,582         13,320   

Other securities

     276         133         15   

Foreign institution securities:

  

Bonds

     101,114         326,141         542,791   

Notes

     —           —           —     

Other securities

     3,409         64,443         110,615   

Mutual funds investments

  

Funds managed by related organizations

     6,336         12,495         11,787   

Funds managed by third parties

     15,900         37         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  159,898      431,683      685,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Available-for-sale

     

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     

Chilean Central Bank securities

     329,066         334,718         276,487   

Chilean Treasury bonds

     69,706         847         253,999   

Other Government securities

     46,203         21,769         6,442   

Other financial instruments

     

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     338,747         78,712         54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     349         313         203   

Chilean financial institutions bonds

     66,231         17,985         —     

Other local investments

     41,019         136,623         51,526   

Financial instruments issued abroad

     

Foreign governments and central bank instruments

     206,296         212,280         434,392   

Other foreign investments

     14,818         85,840         79,685   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

        

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —     

Impairment provisions

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,112,435      889,087      1,156,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Held to maturity

  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

        

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —     

Chilean Treasury bonds

     —           —           —     

Other Government securities

     —           —           —     

Other financial instruments

        

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     —           —           —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     —           —           —     

Chilean financial institutions bonds

     —           —           —     

Other local investments

     10,099         8,632         7,175   

Financial instruments issued abroad

        

Foreign governments and central bank instruments

     74,259         93,750         —     

Other foreign investment

     20,619         135,140         183,502   

Impairment provisions

     —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

        

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  104,977      237,522      190,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We do not hold securities of any issuer other than the Central Bank of Chile and the Colombian Ministry of Finance, in which the aggregate book value of which the investment exceeds 10% of our shareholders’ equity as of the end of the latest reported period.

 

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The following table shows interest rates per annum applicable to certain Central Bank of Chile bonds as of the dates indicated:

 

As of the end of:

   Peso-
Denominated
Five-year bond
     Peso-
Denominated
Ten-year bond
     UF-
Denominated
Five-year bond
     UF-
Denominated
Ten-year bond
 

2012

                           

January

     4.80         —           —           —     

February

     5.35         —           —           —     

March

     5.45         5.87         2.43         2.58   

April

     5.56         5.67         2.43         2.53   

May

     5.47         5.48         2.35         2.45   

June

     5.09         5.37         2.37         2.47   

July

     5.06         5.18         2.43         2.46   

August

     5.23         5.22         2.27         2.40   

September

     5.21         5.27         2.29         2.30   

October

     5.28         5.32         2.28         2.32   

November

     5.36            2.44      

December

           

2013

                           

January

     —           —           —           —     

February

     —           —           —           —     

March

     5.12         5.51         2.50         2.55   

April

     5.12         5.24         2.45         2.43   

May

     5.08         5.11         2.36         2.36   

June

     5.15         5.22         2.18         —     

July

     5.12         5.22         2.18         2.24   

August

     5.03         5.19         2.15         2.23   

September

     5.07         —           2.12         —     

October

     —           —           —           —     

November

     —           —           —           —     

December

     —           —           —           —     

2014

                           

January

     —           —           —           —     

February

     —           —           —           —     

March

     —           —           —           —     

April

     —           —           —           —     

May

     —           —           —           —     

June

     —           —           —           —     

July

     —           —           —           —     

August

     —           —           —           —     

September

     —           —           —           —     

October

     —           —           —           —     

November

     —           —           —           —     

December

     —           —           —           —     

Our total financial instruments as a percentage of total assets increased to 10% as of December 31, 2014 due to a 16.4% increase in total assets as a consequence of an increase of our loan portfolio.

 

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The following table sets forth an analysis of our investments, by time remaining to maturity and the weighted average nominal rates of such investments, as of December 31, 2014:

 

Held-for-trading    In one
year or
less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one
year
through
five
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
five
years
through
ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean Central Bank notes

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Others Government securities

     4,822         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           4,822   

Other national institution securities:

                          

Bonds

     1,968         86.85         343         87.6         51         87.6         186         19.3         2,548   

Notes

     13,320         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           13,320   

Other securities

     15         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           15   

Foreign institution securities:

                          

Bonds

     423,509         0.05         115,100         —           1,596         0.1         2,587         0.1         542,791   

Notes

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other securities

     9,085         2.26         27,119         2.3         74,284         2.2         128         0.1         110,615   

Mutual fund investments:

                          

Funds managed by related organizations

     11,787         —           —           —           —           —           —           —           11,787   

Funds managed by third parties

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Held-for-trading

  464,505      0.46      142,562      0.7      75,931      2.2      2,901      1.3      685,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale    In one
year or less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one year
through
five years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After five
years
through
ten years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     13,736         3.07         256,268         2.97         6,483         4.24         —           —           276,487   

Chilean treasury bonds

     12,018         2.92         173,958         3.23         68,023         1.36         —           —           253,999   

Others Government securities

     5,641         2.90         801         2.83         —           —           —           —           6,442   

Other financial instruments:

                          

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     15,680         0.29         38,482         1.86         —           —           —           —           54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     45         5.15         80         4.44         73         3.91         5         3.7         203   

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other local investments

     4,920         5.53         23,506         5.53         23,100         5.53         —           —           51,526   

Financial instruments issued abroad:

                          

Foreign Government and central bank instruments

     24,985         0.09         73,043         0.07         288,168         0.08         48,196         —           434,392   

Other foreign investments

     30,436         11.08         20,607         5.00         28,643         4.94         —           —           79,685   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

                          

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other foreign investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  107,461      1.19      586,746      2.61      414,489      0.65      48,201      0.0      1,156,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Held to maturity    In one
year or less
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After
one year
through
five years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After five
years
through
ten years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     After ten
years
     Weighted
average
Nominal
Rate
     Total  
     Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$      %      Ch$  
     (in millions of Ch$, except for percentages)  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

                          

Chilean Central Bank securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean treasury bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other Government securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other financial instruments:

                          

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other local investments

     2,013         3.02         5,162         3.02         —           —           —           —           7,175   

Financial instruments issued abroad:

                          

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other foreign investments

     166,998         0.01         16,504         —           —           —           —           —           183,502   

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

                          

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Impairment provision

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  169,011      0.036      21,665      0.72      —        —        —        —        190,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unused Sources of Liquidity

As part of our liquidity policy, we maintain at all times a diversified portfolio of highly liquid assets that can be quickly monetized, including cash, financial investments and Central Bank of Chile and other government securities.

Working Capital

The majority of our funding is derived from deposits and other borrowings from the public. In the opinion of management, our working capital is sufficient for our present needs.

 

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Liquidity Management

We seek to ensure that, even under adverse conditions, we have access to the funds necessary to cover client needs, maturing liabilities and capital requirements. Liquidity risk arises in the general funding for our financing, trading and investment activities. It includes the risk of unexpected increases in the cost of funding the portfolio of assets at appropriate maturities and rates, the risk of being unable to liquidate a position in a timely manner at a reasonable price and the risk that we will be required to repay liabilities earlier than anticipated. See “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Financial Risk” for more detailed information relating to the methods we employ in managing our liquidity.

Cash Flow

The tables below set forth information about our main sources and uses of cash. No legal or economic restrictions exist on the ability of our Chilean subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of loans or cash dividends as long as these subsidiaries abide by the regulations in the Chilean Corporations Law regarding loans to related parties, and dividend payments. In addition, no legal or economic restrictions exist on the ability of our Colombian subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends. However, in the case of CorpBanca Colombia, for the following four to five years there is a possibility that shareholders may vote to capitalize such dividends in order to meet new capital adequacy requirements following Basel standards, as they did in respect of 2013 dividends and 2014 dividends. CorpBanca Colombia may also transfer funds to CorpBanca in the form of loans, as long as they abide by the regulations in the Colombian financial law regarding loans to related parties. Colombian subsidiaries (other than CorpBanca Colombia) may not transfer funds to us in the form of loans, due to their limited corporate purpose.

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     280,227         227,949         (338,361

Our net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased by 248.4% from Ch$227,949 million in 2013 to Ch$(338,361) million in 2014. This decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was mainly due to (i) the increase in our loan portfolio in 2014, and (ii) the one-time effect of the sale of part of our loan portfolio in 2013. Part of the increase in loan activity in 2014 was funded with time deposits which also increased when compared to 2013.

Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (489,788      (277,704      (106,810

Our net cash used in investing activities decreased from Ch$277,704 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 to Ch$106,810 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. This 61.5% decrease in net cash used in investing activities was mainly due to the fact that in 2013 we acquired Helm Bank which is a non recurrent investment.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Net cash provided by financing activities

     413,400         649,518         515,980   

Our net cash provided by financing activities decreased from Ch$649,518 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 to Ch$515,980 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. This 20.6% decrease in net cash provided by financing activities was mainly due to due to the fact that in 2013 we issued capital which is a non recurrent investment.

 

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Deposits and Other Borrowings

The following table sets forth our average month-end balance of our liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, in each case together with the related average nominal interest rates paid thereon.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Paid
     Average
Normal
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Paid
     Average
Normal
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Paid
     Average
Normal
Rate
 
     (in millions of Ch$ except for percentages)  

Time deposits

     6,639,517         359,641         5.4     7,055,890         361,643         5.1     7,849,494         349,165         4.4

Central Bank borrowings

     39         —           0.0     —           —           —          —           —           —     

Repurchase agreements

     344,293         15,751         4.6     269,419         14,736         5.5     345,097         28,142         8.2

Mortgage finance bonds

     161,583         10,999         6.8     130,991         8,323         6.4     105,851         10,466         9.9

Bonds

     1,590,962         97,556         6.1     2,199,545         119,888         5.5     2,609,908         200,804         7.7

Other interest bearing-liabilities

     2,085,162         22,169         1.1     2,283,273         44,826         2.0     3,210,058         100,663         3.1

Subtotal interest-bearing liabilities

     10,821,55         506,116         4.7     11,939,118         549,416         4.6     14,120,408         689,240         4.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing liabilities:

Non-interest bearing deposits

  516,934      1,471,475      2,731,621   

Derivates

  204,949      230,679      520,154   

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

  261,671      380,933      577,350   

Shareholders’ equity

  911,442      1,376,012      1,504,727   

Subtotal non-interest bearing liabilities

  1,894,996      3,459,098      5,333,852   
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total

  12,716,552      506,116      15,398,216      549,416      19,454,259      689,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Our current funding strategy is to continue to utilize all sources of funding in accordance with their cost, their availability and our general asset and liability management strategy. Our most important source of funding is our time deposits. Time deposits represented 55.6% of our average interest bearing liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2014. We continue to place special emphasis on increasing deposits from retail customers, which consist primarily of checking accounts that do not bear interest and accordingly represent an inexpensive source of funding for us. Our total checking accounts and other demand liabilities increased by 14.59% as of December 31, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013. To the extent that these types of deposits represent a larger percentage of our funding base, the percentage represented by time deposits is expected to decrease and, accordingly, we believe that the materiality to our business of uncertainties relating to rolling over deposits will be diminished. We also intend to continue to broaden our customer deposit base, to emphasize core deposit funding and to fund our mortgage loans with the matched funding available through the issuance of letters of credit loans in Chile’s domestic capital markets. Management believes that broadening our deposit base by increasing the number of account holders has created a more stable funding source.

 

C. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES

We do not currently conduct any significant research and development activities.

 

D. TREND INFORMATION

Our net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased to Ch$630,884 million, or by 75.7%, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Generally, our net interest income is positively affected by an inflationary environment to the extent that our average UF-denominated assets exceed our average UF-denominated liabilities, while our net interest income is negatively affected by inflation in any period in which our average UF-denominated liabilities exceed our average UF-denominated assets. Currently, we have more UF-denominated assets than liabilities.

Our operating income depends significantly on our net interest income. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, net interest income over total operating income represented 57.5%, 65.1% and 63.6%, respectively. Changes in market interest rates may affect the interest rates earned on our interest-earning assets and the interest rates paid on our interest bearing liabilities, which may result in a further reduction in our net interest income.

Consolidation in the market, which can result in the creation of larger and stronger competitors, may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations by decreasing the net interest margins we are able to generate and increasing our costs of operation. In addition, we expect to continue to face competition from non-banking financial entities such as department stores, leasing, factoring and automobile finance companies, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance companies.

 

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The following are the most important trends, uncertainties and events that are reasonably likely to affect us or that would cause the financial information disclosed herein not to be indicative of our future operating results or financial condition:

 

    uncertainties relating to economic growth expectations and interest rate cycles, especially in the United States, where the high current account deficit of the U.S. economy may translate into an upward adjustment of risk premium and higher global interest rates;

 

    the upturn in the Chilean and/or Colombian economies could be weaker than expected. Higher than expected unemployment rates and lower economic growth could increase provision expenses and decrease our rate of loan growth in the future; and

 

    uncertainties relating to the passing and/or implementation of the Tax Reform do not allow us to predict its effects. If enacted, these effects are unclear and cannot be calculated at this time; however, there could be an adverse impact on our results of operations.

Also see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results”.

 

E. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We are party to transactions with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of our business. These transactions expose us to credit risk in addition to amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements and include commitments to extend credit. These commitments include such items as guarantees, open and unused letters of credit, overdrafts and credit card lines of credit.

Such commitments are agreements to lend money to a customer at a future date, subject to the customer’s compliance with contractual terms. Since a substantial portion of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent our actual future cash requirements. The aggregate amount outstanding of these commitments was Ch$5,399,509 million as of December 31, 2014.

Contingent loans consist of guarantees granted by us in Ch$, UF and foreign currencies (principally US$), as well as open and unused letters of credit. The total amount of contingent loans held off balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was Ch$2,396,064 million, Ch$2,751,929 million and Ch$3,191,435 million, respectively. Contingent loans are considered in the calculation of risk weighted assets and capital requirements as well as for credit risk reserve requirements (see Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements included herein).

We use the same credit policies in making commitments to extend credit as we do for granting loans. In the opinion of our management, our outstanding off-balance sheet commitments do not represent an unusual credit risk.

Traditional financial instruments which meet the definition of a “derivative”, such as forwards in foreign currency, UF, interest rate futures currency and interest rate swaps, currency and interest rate options and others, are initially recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. Fair value is obtained from market quotes, discounted cash flow models and option valuation models, as applicable. For further details of fair value, see Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements included herein.

In terms of outstanding exposure to credit risk, the true measure of risk from derivative transactions is the marked-to-market value of the contracts at a point in time (i.e., the cost to replace the contract at the current market rates should the counterparty default prior to the settlement). For most derivative transactions, the notional principal amount does not change hands; it is simply an amount that is used as a reference upon which to calculate payments.

 

F. TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

In addition to the scheduled maturities of our contractual obligations which are included under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Sources of Liquidity” above, as of December 31, 2014, we also had other commercial commitments which mainly consist of open and unused letters of credit, together with guarantees granted by us in Ch$, UF and foreign currencies (principally U.S. dollars). We expect most of these commitments to expire unused.

 

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The following table includes both the accrued interest and the interest expense projected over time of each contractual obligation as of December 31, 2014. For variable rate debt and interest rate swaps and other derivatives, where applicable, the interest rates upon which we based our contractual obligations going forward are based on the applicable forward curves. For any cross-currency swaps or other derivatives as applicable, the foreign currency exchange rate used was spot.

 

Contractual Obligations (*)

   Less than 1
year
    1-3 years     3-5 years     More than 5
years
    Total  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Time deposits and saving accounts

     7,748,193        572,819        13,376        46,672        8,381,059   

Deposits and other demand liabilities

     2,336,350        1,835,272        —          —          4,171,622   

Bank obligations

     1,350,294        55,543        30,263        57,679        1,493,779   

Investments under repurchase agreements

     661,663        —          —          —          661,663   

Issued debt instruments

     343,607        799,686        1,204,339        1,611,282        3,958,913   

Other financial liabilities

     9,490        677        1,120        5,520        16,807   

Financial derivative contracts (all speculative and hedging instruments)

     (50,918,290     (390,443     (178,969     (229,677     (51,717,379

Total contractual obligations

     (38,468,693     2,873,553        1,070,129        1,491,476        (33,033,536
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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(*) The variable rates projections are obtained from the FRA rates of the respective projection curves. The parities used to convert the amounts to Chilean pesos correspond to the accounting parities used in the referred date.

 

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

A. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

We are managed by our CEO (Gerente General) under the direction of our Board of Directors, which, in accordance with the Company’s By-laws, consists of nine directors and two alternates who are elected at our annual shareholders’ meetings. Pursuant to the provisions of our bylaws, members of the Board of Directors are generally elected for three-year terms. Most of our current members of the Board of Directors were elected on March 7, 2013. The date of expiration of the current term of office of each of our current members of the Board of Directors is March 2016. Cumulative voting is permitted for the election of directors. The Board of Directors may appoint replacements to fill any vacancies that occur during periods between elections. Our principal executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and the CEO and hold their offices at the discretion of the Board of Directors and the CEO. Scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors are held monthly. Extraordinary meetings can be held when called in one of three ways: by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by one or more directors with the prior approval of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or by five directors. None of the members of our Board of Directors has a contract or agreement which entitles any director to any benefits upon termination of employment with us.

Our current directors are as follows:

 

Directors

  

Position

   Age  

Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán

   Chairman and Director      44   

Fernando Aguad Dagach

   First Vice Chairman and Director      55   

Jorge Selume Zaror

   Second Vice Chairman and Director      63   

Rafael Guilisati Gana

   Director      61   

Julio Barriga Silva

   Director      77   

Francisco Mobarec Asfura

   Director      64   

Gustavo Arriagada Morales

   Director      61   

José Luis Mardones Santander

   Director      64   

Hugo Verdegaal

   Director      65   

María Catalina Saieh Guzmán

   Alternate Director      32   

Ana Beatriz Holuigue Barros

   Alternate Director      59   

Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán became a Director on August 25, 1998. On February 2, 2012, Mr. Saieh Guzmán became the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Saieh Guzmán also serves as the Chairman of the board of directors for Consorcio Periodístico de Chile S.A., and Vice Chairman of both CorpGroup and the Chilean National Press Association. In addition, Mr. Saieh Guzmán is a member of the board of Corp Group Inmobiliaria S.A and the Vidadeporte foundation. Mr. Saieh Guzmán has also served as the Vice Chairman of the board of AFP Protección, as a member of the board of AFP Provida and as a member of the board of our former affiliate, CorpBanca Venezuela. Mr. Saieh Guzmán also serves similar positions on a variety of different boards. Mr. Saieh Guzmán received a B.A. in Business and Administration and graduated from the Universidad Gabriela Mistral. Mr. Saieh Guzmán holds a Masters in Economics and a Masters in Business and Administration from the University of Chicago. Alvaro Saieh Bendeck is the father of Mr. Saieh Guzmán.

 

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Fernando Aguad Dagach became a Director on June 18, 1996. On February 2, 2012, Mr. Aguad became our First Vice Chairman. Mr. Aguad has previously held similar positions in a variety of institutions including Interbank Perú, Banco Osorno y La Unión and Canal de Televisión La Red. Mr. Aguad is an investor in financial institutions.

Jorge Selume Zaror became a Director on May 23, 2001. On February 2, 2012, Mr. Selume became our Second Vice Chairman. Mr. Selume also serves as director of the board, among others, for Vidacorp S.A., Indisa Clinic, and the Universidad Las Americas. Prior to this, Mr. Selume was a director on the board of directors of Banco Osorno y La Unión, a director of the government budget office of Chile, Chairman of our former affiliate CorpBanca Venezuela and the CEO of CorpBanca between 1996 and 2001. Mr. Selume received a B.A. in Business and Administration and graduated from the Universidad de Chile. Mr. Selume holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Rafael Guilisati Gana became Director on February 2, 2012. Mr. Guilisati has served as vice-chairman of the board of directors and a member of the audit committee of Viña Concha y Toro since September 1998. He also serves on the board of directors of Viñedos Emiliana S.A., Frutícola Viconto and Viña Almaviva, among others. Mr. Guilisati previously served as President of the Asociación de Viñas de Chile from 1986 to 2003 as well as Vice President of the Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (2005-2011) and President of the Confederación de la Producción y del Comercio (2008-2010). He received a B.A. in History from Universidad Católica de Chile.

Julio Barriga Silva became a Director on April 30, 2014. Mr. Barriga previously served on the board of directors of CorpBanca between 1997 and 2012. Mr. Barriga has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Banco Santiago and the Chief Executive Officer of Banco del Estado de Chile. Mr. Barriga is an agricultural engineer and an agricultural economist from the Universidad de Chile.

Francisco Mobarec Asfura became a Director on February 2, 2012. Previously, Mr. Mobarec served as a manager in the area of corporate risk at Banco del Estado de Chile (2003-2006) and Banco Santiago (1999-2002), among others. Mr. Mobarec has previously served as a member of the audit committee of Central Bank of Chile (2007-2012) and a member of the board of directors of Factoring Penta S.A. (2008-2010), Empresa de Correos de Chile (2003-2006) and Banco Estado S.A. Administradora General de Fondos (2003-2006), among others. He received a B.A. in Business and Administration and an Accounting Auditor degree from the Universidad de Chile.

Gustavo Arriagada Morales became a Director on September 28, 2010. Mr. Arriagada previously served as the Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions. He received a B.A. in Business and Administration and an Economics degree from the Universidad de Chile.

José Luis Mardones Santander became a Director on March 12, 2013. Mr. Mardones currently serves as partner and director of Mardones y Marshall Consultores, independent director of CorpBanca and Metro de Valparaíso (Merval), and as director of Corporación CESCO (Centro de Estudios del Cobre y la Minería). Mr. Mardones previously served as chairman of the board of directors of Banco del Estado de Chile, chairman of Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso, director of Empresa Portuaria San Vicente, Instituto de Estudios Bancarios and of certain affiliates of Enami and Colbún. He received a civil engineering degree from the Universidad de Chile as well as a Masters in Law and Diplomacy and an International Studies Ph.D from Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Hugo Verdegaal became a Director on March 12, 2013. Mr. Verdegaal has more than 30 years experience as a business manager and senior client banker in the Latin America markets. Mr. Verdegaal has served as Citigroup’s and Citicorp’s Latin America managing director in the investment banking and corporate finance divisions in New York, as well as vice president of Citibank in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He received an M.A./B.A. in Economics degree from the Erasmus University (formerly Netherlands School of Economics), as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

María Catalina Saieh Guzmán became an Alternate Director on February 2, 2012. Ms. Saieh previously served as Cultural Associated and Opinion Associated Editor at La Tercera Newspaper. She has been a Member of the Board of CorpVida Insurance Company since 2009 and became its Chairman in 2011. Ms. Saieh was also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Consorcio Periodístico de Chile S.A. (COPESA) during 2007. In 2010, she became Chairman of the Board of Fundación Descúbreme and Chairman of the Board Fundación Educacional Colegio El Golf. Ms. Saieh is a Member of the Board of Fundación CorpArtes. Ms. Saieh holds a B.A. in English and a M.A. in Literature from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She also holds a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Ana Beatriz Holuigue Barros became an Alternate Director on August 30, 2011. Previously, Ms. Holuigue was a professor at the Universidad Católica de Chile and served various roles at COPEC. She currently serves on the board of directors of Grupo de Radios Dial, Copesa and Supermercados de Chile S.A., among others. She received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad Católica de Chile.

 

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Our current Executive Officers are as follows:

 

Executive Officer

  

Position

   Age  

Fernando Massú Tare

   Chief Executive Officer      57   

Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles

   Chief Financial Officer      48   

José Francisco Sánchez Figueroa

   Director – Wholesale banking      60   

Cristián Canales Palacios

   Director – Legal Services & Control      50   

Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis

   Director – Products, Marketing & Quality Service      49   

Jorge Hechenleitner Adams

   Division Head – Wealth Management      57   

Gerardo Schlotfeldt Leighton

   Division Head – Banco Condell      54   

Oscar Cerda Urrutia

   Division Head – Companies & SME & Retail Banking      58   

Pedro Silva Yrarrázaval

   Division Head – International and Finance      54   

María Gabriela Salvador Broussaingaray

   Division Head – Products & Distribution Channels      45   

Jorge Garrao Fortes

   Division Head – Retail Credit Risk      42   

José Brito Figari

   Division Head – Commercial Credit Risk      53   

Patricia Retamal Bustos

   Division Head – Synergies & Customer Service      42   

Rodrigo Oyarzo Brncic

   Division Head – Corporate & Large Companies      43   

Ricardo Torres Borge

   Division Head – Real Estate      49   

Rodrigo Arroyo Pardo

   Division Head – Treasury      43   

Gerardo Reinike Herman

   Division Head – Financial Products      44   

Pablo de la Cerda Merino

   Division Head – Legal Services      56   

Marcela Leonor Jiménez Pardo

   Division Head – Human Resources      39   

Américo Becerra Morales

   Division Head – Operations & IT      53   

María Eugenia de la Fuente Núñez

   Division Head – Quality, Transparency & Customer Service      50   

Cristián Guerra Bahamondes

   Division Head – IT      38   

José Manuel Mena Valencia

   Comptroller Division Head*      59   

Felipe Cuadra Campos

   Compliance Division Head*      40   

Fernando Burgos Concha

   General Manager – New York Branch      61   

Jaime Munita Valdivieso

   Chief Executive Officer – Banco CorpBanca Colombia      45   

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* Each of José Manuel Mena Valencia and Felipe Cuadra Campos reports to the Audit Committee and coordinates with senior management through the Director of Legal Services & Control.

Fernando Massú Tare became the CEO in February 2012. Mr. Massú previously served as a Director and Second Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors from October 15, 2009 until January 24, 2012. Prior to this, Mr. Massú served as Group Corporate Director of CorpGroup (2008). Previously, he held the position of Global Wholesale Banking Director at Banco Santander-Chile from 1995-2007. Between 1992 and 1995, Mr. Massú had management positions within the Santander Group in Portugal and Canada. From 1982 to 1992, Mr. Massú worked as General Manager Citicorp Chile Agencia de Valores. Mr. Massú received a B.A. in Business and Administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and attended a Professional Management Course at Harvard University.

Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles became CFO of CorpBanca in April 2010. Previously, he had served as head of the market risk department. Before joining CorpBanca in 2009, Mr. Gigogne was the CFO at Scotiabank — Chile for eight years. Mr. Gigogne received a B.A. in Business and Economics from the Universidad de Chile and a M.B.A. from Tulane University, USA.

José Francisco Sánchez Figueroa became Director of Wholesale Banking in March 2012. Previously, he served as the Division Manager of CorpBanca since October 2009. Mr. Sánchez served as Deputy Head Large Companies and Corporate at CorpBanca, as well as other postings within the area (1996-2009). Mr. Sánchez received a B.A. in Business and Economics from the Universidad Católica de Chile.

Cristián Canales Palacios became Director of Legal Services & Control in March 2012. Mr. Canales also served as Interim CEO from December 29, 2011 to February 5, 2012 following the resignation of Mario Chamorro Carrizo. Previously, he served as Division Manager of Legal Services from 2003 to 2012. Mr. Canales served as our Legal Services Manager from 2002 to February 2003 and as Senior Attorney from 1996 to 2001. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Canales served as an Attorney for Banco Osorno y La Unión. Mr. Canales received a law degree from the Universidad de Chile.

 

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Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis became Director of Products, Marketing & Quality Service in September 2014. He previously served as Director of Shared Services between March 2012 and August 2014. He also previously served as the CFO and Chief Administrative Officer for the South American, Caribbean and Central America regions of Citigroup. Mr. Kouyoumdjian received a BSC in Naval Weapons Engineering from the Academia Politécnica Naval and a M.B.A. from the Universidad Católica de Chile. He also attended postgraduate studies at the Universities of Chicago and Cornell.

Jorge Hechenleitner Adams became Division Head of Wealth Management in January 2012. Previously, he served as Head of Private Banking (Nobel y Prime) at Banco Santander-Chile for five years. His highest title at Banco Santander-Chile was Manager of Subsidiaries division with 300 offices under his supervision. Mr. Hechenleitner received a B.A. in Business Administration from the Universidad Austral de Chile.

Gerardo Schlotfeldt Leighton became Division Head of Banco Condell in June 2010 and as Division Head of Retail Banking in January 2011. Previously, he served as CEO of Banco Paris. Mr. Schlotfeldt received an undergraduate degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from the Universidad Católica de Chile.

Oscar Cerda Urrutia became the Division Head of Companies & SME & Retail Banking in June 2008. Mr. Cerda previously served as CEO of Banco Ripley. Mr. Cerda received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad de Concepcion.

Pedro Silva Yrarrázaval became Division Head of International and Finance in October 2006. Mr. Silva previously served as CEO of our subsidiary CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A. (Asset Management). Mr. Silva received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad de Chile. Mr. Silva also received a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

María Gabriela Salvador Broussaingaray has served as the Division Head of Products & Distribution Channels since August 2012. Between April and July 2012, Ms. Salvador was the Division Head of Customer Service. Previously, she had the same responsibility in Banco de Chile. Ms. Salvador received a B.A. in Business and Economics from the Universidad de Chile and has more than 18 years of experience in the financial sector.

Jorge Garrao Fortes became Division Head of Retail Credit Risk in September 10, 2010. He has over 14 years of experience in the financial market. Mr. Garrao received an undergraduate degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from the Universidad de Chile.

José Brito Figari became Division Head of Commercial Credit Risk in June 2011. Previously, Mr. Figari served as Manager of Commercial Credit Risk from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Brito received a B.A. in Business and Administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Patricia Retamal Bustos became Division Head of Synergies & Customer Service in December 2014. She previously served as Division Head of Synergies between January 2012 and November 2014. She has been with CorpBanca for four years, first as Manager of Corporate Banking. Ms. Retamal has 17 years of experience working at banks in the commercial credit risk and Large Companies and Corporations areas, including five years working at Banco Santander-Chile and eight years at Banco de Chile. Ms. Retamal received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

Rodrigo Oyarzo Brncic became Division Head of Corporate and Large Companies in January 2012. Previously, he served as Manager of Structured Business from January 2009 to December 2011. Mr. Oyarzo received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad de Santiago.

Ricardo Torres Borge became Division Head of Real Estate in March 2012. Previously, he worked in Banco Santander’s Investment Banking area for sixteen years under the following positions: Investment Funds Director, General Manager of Santander S.A. Administradora de Fondos de Inversión, Head of Real Estate Investment Banking Latam, Head of Structured Finance, Head of Corporate, Investment Banking and M&A , and Head of Equities. He was also in charge of Euroamérica’s Corporate Finance area for one year in 2011. Mr. Torres received an undergraduate degree in Commercial Engineering/accountants from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Rodrigo Arroyo Pardo became Division Head of Treasury in March 2012. Prior to his new role, he served as Manager of Large Companies, Corporate & Real State of CorpBanca. Mr. Arroyo has been with CorpBanca since 2005 when he worked as an Assistant Manager of Investments in Local Currency. He was later named Manager of Trading in 2007. Previously, Mr. Arroyo worked for Grupo Santander for seven years and Metlife for five years. Mr. Arroyo received a B.A. in Business and Administration from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile and a M.B.A. from the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

 

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Gerardo Reinike Herman became Division Head of Financial Products in December 2013. Prior to his new position he served as Manager of Financial Products since December 2008 with the responsibility over the sales force of Money Desk of CorpBanca. Previously, Mr. Reinike worked for 12 years at the Money Desk at Banco Santander Chile in different positions. Mr. Reinike has B.A. in Business and Administration from Universidad Andrés Bello.

Pablo de la Cerda Merino has served as the Division Head of Legal Services since April 2012. Previously he has served as a Chief Legal Counsel of the bank since July 1996. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. De la Cerda has served as a Chief Legal Counsel at Banco Osorno y La Unión, and previously he served as legal counsel in the legal department of several Chilean banks. Mr. De la Cerda received a law degree from Universidad de Chile and an Executive LLM from Universidad del Desarrollo.

Marcela Leonor Jiménez Pardo became Division Manager of Human Resources in July 2012. Previously, she served in the Global Banking Consulting Group at Banco de Chile from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Jiménez received an undergraduate degree in Philology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Human Resources Management from the Adolfo Ibáñez.

Américo Becerra Morales became Division Head of Operations and IT in September 2014. He previously served as Division Head of Operations between April 2012 and August 2014. Previously, he also served as Manager of Technology, and Global Operations at Banco Santander-Chile. Mr. Becerra has over 20 years of professional experience in the financial sector. He currently serves as an Alternate Director for the Association of Mutual Funds and the chairman of the Committee of Financial Operations of the Association of Banks and Financial Institutions. Mr. Becerra is the former chairman of the Audit Committee of the Central Securities Depository (DCV) and former chairman of the Operations and Technology Committee at the DCV. He also previously served as Director and Chairman of Santander S.A. Agente de Valores. Mr. Becerra received his auditor license at the Universidad de Santiago, a B.A. from the Universidad Católica de Chile, a M.B.A. from the Executive Development Institute and a Professional Development Degree from the Universidad de los Andes.

María Eugenia de la Fuente Núñez has served as the Division Head of Quality, Transparency & Customer Services since March 2013. Ms. De la Fuente was previously the Vice Minister of Secretary General of Government. She received a B.A. in Business and Administration from Universidad de Chile. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Tax Planning and Management from University Adolfo Ibáñez.

Cristián Guerra Bahamondes became the Division Head of IT in October 2013. Previously he served as Chief Operational Risk and Information Security since May 2010. Previously he served as Chief Information Security Officer Since September 2008. Mr. Guerra began working at CorpBanca in 1998 in different positions in the area of information technologies. Mr. Guerra received B.A computer engineer from the Universidad de Ciencias de la Informática. Mr. Guerra also received a Masters in Business and Administration from the Universidad Federico Santa María. Mr. Guerra also received a Masters degree in Information Technology from the Universidad Federico Santa María.

José Manuel Mena Valencia became our Comptroller Division Head in March 2008. From 1995 to 2008 Mr. Mena served as the CEO at Banco del Estado de Chile. Previously, he was CFO at Banco Osorno y La Union. Mr. Mena received an undergraduate degree in Industrial Civil Engineering. Mr. Mena also received a Masters in Economics from the Universidad de Chile.

Felipe Cuadra Campos became Chief Compliance Officer in October, 2013. Previously, he served as Corporate Attorney at CorpGroup Holding from 2010 to 2013 and as Senior Attorney at CorpBanca from 2006 to 2009. Between 2002 to 2005 Mr. Cuadra served as the Attorney at CorpBanca. Mr. Cuadra received a law degree from the Universidad Gabriela Mistral (Chile) and also received a Master of Laws in Taxation from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile).

Fernando Burgos Concha became General Manager of CorpBanca´s New York Branch in June 2010. Previously, Mr. Burgos served as Manager of the International Area of CorpBanca for a period of seven years. Previously, he held several positions within CorpBanca and its parent, Corp Group Banking S.A. Mr. Burgos received a Bachelor of Science in Management from the US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs USA.

Jaime Munita Valdivieso became CEO of Banco CorpBanca Colombia in May 2012. Previously, Mr. Munita worked for Grupo Santander Chile from 1997 to 2008, where he served as Manager at the Santander Chile Securities Agency, as Area Chief at Banco Santander Chile and as Fund Manager at Santander Asset Management. He also previously served as a direct advisor to CorpBanca, and currently serves as a member of the Banco CorpBanca Colombia Board of Directors. Mr. Munita received an undergraduate degree in Commercial Engineering from the Universidad de Finis Terrie and a Master of Business Administration from the Universidad Alfonso Ibáñez.

 

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B. COMPENSATION

Consistent with Chilean law, we do not disclose to our shareholders, or otherwise make public, information regarding the individual compensation of our directors or officers. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we paid fees to each of our directors in the amount of UF100 per month and the chairman UF600 per month. No amounts were set aside or accrued by us to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for our directors and executive officers. In the ordinary shareholders’ meeting held on March 12, 2015, the Board of Directors agreed to continue to pay each director UF100 per month and the chairman UF600 per month. We also engage in transactions with companies controlled by certain of our directors under the applicable requirements of the Chilean Corporations Law. See “Item 7.B. Related Party Transactions”. In the year ended December 31, 2014, we paid our senior management and Directors-Audit Committee members an aggregate of Ch$18,651 million. Chilean law does not require us to have a compensation committee.

 

C. BOARD PRACTICES

The period during which the directors have served in their office is shown in the table under Section A of this Item 6. The date of expiration of the current term of office is shown in the table below:

 

Director

  

Date of Expiration of Term

Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán

   March 2016

Fernando Aguad Dagach

   March 2016

Jorge Selume Zaror

   March 2016

Rafael Guilisati Gana

   March 2016

Julio Barriga Silva

   March 2016

Francisco Mobarec Asfura

   March 2016

Gustavo Arriagada Morales

   March 2016

José Luis Mardones Santander

   March 2016

Hugo Verdegaal

   March 2016

María Catalina Saieh Guzmán

   March 2016

Ana Beatriz Holuigue Barros

   March 2016

Pursuant to the provisions of our bylaws, the members of the board are generally renewed every three years, based on length of service and according to the date and order of their respective appointments.

BOARD COMMITTEES

Audit Committee

Our Board maintains an Audit Committee which is currently comprised of five members, including four directors and one non-director members. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Gustavo Arriagada Morales, who chairs it, Rafael Guilisasti Gana, Hugo Verdegaal, María Catalina Saieh Guzmán and Juan Echeverría González.

The main duties of the Audit Committee are to review the efficiency of internal control systems, to ensure compliance with laws and regulations and to have a clear understanding of the risks involved in our business. The SBIF recommends that at least one of the members of the Audit Committee, who must also be a member of the Board of Directors, be experienced with respect to the accounting procedures and financial aspects of banking operations. The members of the Audit Committee appointed by the Board of Directors must be independent according to the criteria set by the Board of Directors. In furtherance of the independence of the Audit Committee, our Board of Directors has determined that Audit Committee members should not, for the last three years, have held positions as our principal executive officers, have performed professional services for us, have commercial commitments with us or with any of our affiliates or related persons, or have relations with other entities related to us from which they have received material payments. Moreover, they may not accept any payment or other compensatory fee from us, other than in their capacity as members of the Audit Committee or of other committees. All the members of the Audit Committee receive a monthly remuneration.

A description of the experience and qualifications for Messrs. Gustavo Arriagada Morales, Rafael Guilisasti Gana, Hugo Verdegaal and María Catalina Saieh Guzmán, each of whom is a director of the Company is included in Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—A. Directors and Senior Management. Below we include a summary of the experience and qualification for Juan Echeverría González, who is a non-director member of the Audit Committee.

 

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Juan Echeverría González Mr. Echeverría currently serves as Corporate Chief Compliance Officer at CorpGroup. He was previously in charge of Deloitte’s audits of Banco Osorno, BBVA, Banco del Desarrollo, Banco Internacional, Financiera Condell, Banco CorpBanca Venezuela, and of several services provided to such financial institutions from 1993 to 2012. Mr. Echeverría is currently a director and a member of the audit committee of Compañía Minera San Gerónimo, CorpGroup Activos Inmobiliarios S.A., CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Colombia, and an advisor to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Copesa. He has participated in several local and international seminars regarding corporate governance, restructurings and business acquisitions. Mr. Echeverría received B.A. in Accounting from Universidad de Chile and received a two Masters degree from the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

The Audit Committee’s responsibilities are, among others:

 

    proposing external auditors and rating agencies to the Directors Committee;

 

    analyzing and supervising the activities, organizational structure and qualifications of our internal auditing staff, who report directly to the Audit Committee;

 

    analyzing rating agencies’ reports and their content, procedures and scope;

 

    approving the audit plan for us and our affiliates;

 

    reviewing audits and internal reports;

 

    coordinating with internal and external auditors;

 

    reviewing annual and interim financial statements and informing the Board of Directors of the results of such reviews;

 

    reviewing the reports, procedures and extent of the work of external auditors;

 

    reviewing the procedures and content of reports from external risk evaluators;

 

    discussing the effectiveness and reliability of internal control procedures;

 

    reviewing the performance of information systems, their sufficiency, reliability and use in decision making;

 

    discussing the observance of internal regulations related to compliance with laws and regulations;

 

    investigating suspected fraudulent activities;

 

    reviewing the inspection reports, instructions and presentations from the SBIF;

 

    reviewing compliance with the annual program of internal auditing;

 

    informing the Board of Directors of any change in accounting principles and its effects;

 

    setting procedures for the receiving, consideration and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or other auditing matters, and for the confidential submission by employees of questionable matters regarding accounting or auditing matters;

 

    ensuring that internal auditing has the resources and sufficient support to properly perform its duties; monitoring the solutions provided to identified matters; and generally ensuring the implementation and consolidation of best practices in the Bank.

 

    approving the crime prevention model and designating the company that will certify it;

 

    reviewing semiannually the performance of the compliance manager, and ensuring that he or she is empowered with sufficient authority and resources to fulfill his or her duties;

 

    approving the audit charter, the code of ethics, and the internal auditing manual;

 

    reviewing the strategic plan, budget and human resource structure of the Bank’s comptroller;

 

    proposing to the Board of Directors the appointment, reappointment or removal of the comptroller manager, evaluating his or her performance and approving his or her annual compensation;

 

    examining any alleged fraud and potential breaches of laws and regulations communicated through internal auditing;

 

    setting criteria for the selection and evaluation of the external auditors; and

 

    verifying the compliance of the rotation policy for external auditors.

The Audit Committee has charters that establish their composition, organization, objectives, duties, responsibilities and extension of its activities. The SBIF requires the Audit Committee to meet at least every four months and to provide an annual written report to the Board of Directors informing it of its activities. The report must also be presented to the annual shareholders’ meeting. According to their charter, the Audit Committee a meet twice per month.

Directors Committee

Our Board maintains a Directors Committee which is currently comprised of four members, including three directors and one non-director members. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Gustavo Arriagada Morales, who chairs it, Hugo Verdegaal, José Luis Mardones Santander and Juan Echeverría González.

The Directors Committee’s responsibilities are, among others:

 

    reviewing the reports of the internal and external auditors, the balance sheet and any other financial statements presented by the administration to the shareholders, and to sign-off on it prior to its presentation to the shareholders for approval;

 

    recommending external auditors and rating agencies to the Board of Directors;

 

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    reviewing operations with related parties and reporting to the Board of Directors;

 

    reviewing the compensation plans of executive officers and principal officers;

 

    examining the systems of remuneration and compensation plans for managers, senior executives and employees of the Company;

 

    preparing an annual report about its activities, including its main recommendations to shareholders;

 

    other duties required by our By-laws, a shareholders meeting and our Board of Directors;

A description of the experience and qualifications for Messrs. Gustavo Arriagada Morales, Hugo Verdegaal and José Luis Mardones Santander, each of whom is a director of the Company is included in Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—A. Directors and Senior Management. A description of the experience and qualifications for Mr. Juan Echeverría González, who is a non-director member of the Director Committee and the Audit Committee is included in Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—C. Board Practices—Board Committees—Audit Committee.

The Directors Committee has charters that establish their composition, organization, objectives, duties, responsibilities and extension of its activities. The SBIF requires the Directors Committee to meet at least every four months and to provide an annual written report to the Board of Directors informing it of its activities. The report must also be presented to the annual shareholders’ meeting. According to their charter, the Directors Committee a meet twice per month.

OTHER COMMITTEES

Corporate Governance Committee

The corporate governance committee was established by the Board of Directors as an advisory body of it that aims to ensure the existence and development of better corporate governance practices for financial institutions. For that purpose, it is in charge of evaluating practices and policies that are currently in execution, making proposals to the Board of Directors of improvements, adjustments or reforms and pursuing for the proper implementation and applications of said practices and policies of corporate governance. The committee performs its duties with respect to the bank, its affiliates and related entities abroad.

The committee is composed of five directors and is empowered to engage external consultants. During 2014, Ms. María Catalina Saieh Guzmán was the chairperson of the committee and the other members were Ms. Ana Holuigue Barros, Mr. Rafael Guilisasti Gana, Mr. José Luis Mardones Santander and Mr. Gustavo Arriagada Morales (all of whom were directors). The permanent consultant was Mr. Alejandro Ferreiro Yazigi.

During 2014, the committee met nine times.

The committee is regulated by its by-laws, by applicable legal and regulatory rules and by the principles established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well as those defined by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on good corporate governance matters for financial institutions.

Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Finance Prevention Committee

This committee is in charge of preventing money laundering and terrorism financing. Its main purposes include planning and coordinating activities to comply with related policies and procedures, staying informed about work carried out by the Compliance Officer and making decisions on any improvements to control measures proposed by the Compliance Officer. This committee is comprised of one director, the CEO, the Legal and Control Director, one Area Manager and the Compliance Officer. This committee has the authority to request attendance from any executives or associates that it deems necessary. The committee has regular monthly meetings and holds extraordinary sessions when considered appropriate by any of its members.

Compliance Committee

The purpose of this committee is to monitor compliance with our Codes of Conduct and other complementary rules, establish and develop procedures necessary for compliance with these codes, interpret, administer and supervise compliance with these rules and resolve any conflicts that may arise. This committee is comprised of one director; the CEO; the Legal and Control Director; the Division Head of Human Resources and the Compliance Division Head.

Social and Environmental Committee

The purpose of this Committee is to adopt measures to ensure proper and efficient assessment of social and environmental impacts generated by the activities and projects that we finance, to meet the requirements of the IFC and to reduce the risks to us of assuming the costs transferred by these indirect social and environmental risks. Additionally, this Committee proposes internal policies and procedures on environmental and corporate social responsibility matters to the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

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The Committee is comprised of the persons holding the positions of Director of Legal Affairs and Control, Companies Credit Risk Division Manager, Companies and Retail Banking Division Manager, Large Companies and Corporate Division, Legal Services Division Manager and the Environmental Officer. The Committee may invite to its meetings any Bank executive or associate that it deems necessary.

 

D. EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 2014, on a consolidated basis, we had 7,456 employees. Approximately 36.9% of our employees were unionized as of December 31, 2014. All management positions are held by non-unionized employees. We believe that we have good relationships with our employees and the unions to which some of our employees belong. On August 1, 2014 we entered into a new collective bargaining agreement which provides for improved benefits for the employees and will be in force for a four year period.

The table below shows our employees by geographic area:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  

Chile

     3,574         3,724         3,714   

Colombia

     1,566         3,548         3,716   

United States

     23         26         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  5,163      7,298      7,456   

 

E. SHARE OWNERSHIP

Mr. Saieh Bendeck together with his family maintains an indirect ownership of 75.6% of Corp Group Banking S.A. In addition, Mr. Saieh Bendeck with his family are indirect holders of 100% of the ownership rights of Saga. As of the date hereof, Corp Group Banking S.A. and Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Saga SpA, controlled by Mr. Saieh Bendeck, beneficially own approximately 43.73%, and 6.15% of our outstanding shares, respectively.

Our directors and senior managers do not have different or preferential voting rights with respect to those shares they own.

We do not have any arrangements for issuing capital to our employees, including any arrangements that involve the issue or grant of options of our shares or securities.

 

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

Our only outstanding voting securities are our common shares. As of December 31, 2014, we had 340,358,194,234 common shares outstanding.

At an extraordinary Board of Directors meeting held on January 15, 2013, our shareholders approved the following matters related to the extraordinary shareholders meeting held on November 6, 2012: (i) to preferentially offer shareholders 47,000,000,000 common shares with no par value, and (ii) set the period to exercise the preferential right on these shares from January 16 to February 14, 2013.

All of the common shares offered were subscribed for a total amount of Ch$291,168 million. This amount is comprised of Ch$143,225 million in capital and Ch$147,843 million in reserves.

 

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The following table sets forth information with respect to the record and beneficial ownership of our capital stock as of March 31, 2015:

 

Stockholder

   Number of Shares      Percentage
of Total
Share Capital
    Number of Votes      Percentage of
Voting and
Dividend Rights
 

Corp Group Banking S.A.(1)(2)

     148,835,852,909         43.73     148,835,852,909         43.73

Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Saga SpA(2)(3)

     20,918,589,773         6.15     20,918,589,773         6.15
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Saieh Group

  169,754,442,682      49.88   169,754,442,682      49.88

IFC

  17,017,909,711      5.00   17,017,909,711      5.00

Sierra Nevada Investment Chile Dos Ltda. (Santo Domingo Group)

  9,817,092,180      2.88   9,817,092,180      2.88

ADRs holders and foreign investors

  65,299,412,124      19.19   65,299,412,124      19.19

AFPs (Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones)

  2,960,698,377      0.87   2,960,698,377      0.87

Securities Brokerage

  28,994,671,890      8.52   28,994,671,890      8.52

Insurance Companies(4)

  8,732,449,401      2.57   8,732,449,401      2.57

Other minority shareholders(5)

  37,781,517,869      11.10   37,781,517,869      11.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other shareholders

  143,768,749,661      42.24   143,768,749,661      42.24
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  340,358,194,234      100   340,358,194,234      100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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(1) As of December 31, 2014, Inversiones Corpgroup Interhold Limitada directly owned 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Corp Group Banking S.A. Inversiones Corpgroup Interhold Limitada is controlled by Mr. Saieh Bendeck who, together with his family, indirectly owns a majority of its voting rights.
(2) Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family are deemed to have beneficial ownership of these common shares.
(3) Saga, is indirectly controlled by Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family. Accordingly, beneficial ownership of Saga’s shares is attributed to Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family. Includes 926,513,842 shares owned by Saga that are under custody of Itaú BBA Corredor de Bolsa Limitada.
(4) Since November 2013, Insurance Companies category includes CorpVida and CorpSeguros (1.33%) which are no longer controlled by the Saieh Group.
(5) Includes Moneda’s funds with a total of 3.29% ownership.

On November 21, 2003, CGB completed the offering and sale of 5,287,726 ADSs, representing an aggregate of 26,438,630,000 common shares, or 5,000 common shares per ADS, in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S thereunder. Concurrently with the ADSs offering, Corp Group Banking S.A. completed a public offering and sale of 26,438,637,013 common shares in Chile. In October 2004, we conducted a public offering of ADSs in exchange for ADSs that had been issued pursuant to Rule 144A. Also, on November 1, 2004, our ADSs were listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

As of March 31, 2015, ADR holders (through the depositary) and foreign investors held approximately 19.19% of our total common shares, represented by four registered shareholders (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas - ADRs; Banco de Chile on behalf of non-resident third parties; Banco Itaú on behalf of investors; Banco Santander on behalf of foreign investors). The remaining 80.81% of our total shares were held locally, in Chile, represented by 275,058,782,110 shares held by local shareholders. All of our shareholders have identical voting rights.

Corp Group Banking and Saga accounted for approximately 43.73% and 6.15%, respectively, of our outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2014. In connection with the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, between August and September 2014 Corp Group Banking sold 5,208,000,000 common shares of CorpBanca, decreasing its share ownership by 1.53%. Corp Group Banking and Saga are each controlled by Mr. Saieh who, together with members of his family, controls CorpBanca.

After the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú Unibanco and our current controlling shareholders will beneficially own 33.58% and 33.13% of our outstanding common shares, respectively. In connection with the Transaction Agreement, our controlling shareholders have agreed that at the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, they will enter into the Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement, whereby Itaú Unibanco will control the merged bank, or Itaú-CorpBanca, after the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. For a description of the Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement and the Transaction Agreement, see Item 10. Additional Information—C. Material Contracts.

 

B. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

GENERAL

In the ordinary course of our business, we engage in a variety of transactions with certain of our affiliates and related parties. The Chilean Corporations Law requires that our transactions with related parties be in our interest and also on an arm’s-length basis or on similar terms to those customarily prevailing in the market. We are required to compare the terms of any such transaction to those prevailing in the market at the date the transaction is to be entered into. In the event that the transaction is not within the ordinary course of business, prior to its effectiveness, the Directors Committee must prepare a report describing the conditions of the operation and present it to the Board of Directors for its express approval. Directors of companies that violate this provision are liable for the resulting losses. Under the Chilean General Banking Law, transactions between a bank and its affiliates are subject to certain additional restrictions.

 

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Under the Chilean Corporations Law, a “related transaction” is deemed to be any operation between an open stock corporation and (i) one or more related persons under Article 100 of the Securities Market Act (see below), (ii) a director, manager, administrator, principal officer or liquidator of the corporation, by him/herself or on behalf of persons other than the corporation, or their respective spouses or blood or marriage relatives to the second degree, (iii) an entity of which any of the persons indicated in the previous numeral is the direct or indirect owner of ten percent or more of its capital or a director, manager or officer, (iv) a person or entity determined as such by the by-laws of the corporation or the board committee, and (v) an entity in which a director, manager, administrator, principal officer or liquidator of the corporation, has acted in any of those capacities during the immediately previous 18 months.

Article 100 of the Securities Market Act provides that the following persons are “related” to a company: (i) the other entities of the business conglomerate to which the company belongs, (ii) parents, subsidiaries and equity-method investors and investees of the company, (iii) all directors, managers, officers and liquidators of the company and their spouses or blood relatives to the second degree, or any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by any of the referred individuals, (iv) any person that, by him/herself or with other persons under a joint action agreement, may appoint at least one member of the management of the company or control ten percent or more of the capital or voting capital of a stock company and (v) other entities or persons determined as such by the SVS.

A publicly-traded corporation may only enter into a related transaction when its aim is to contribute to the corporate general interests, its conditions are set at arms’ length and the corporation has followed the procedure indicated in the Chilean Corporations Law. The procedure to approve a related transaction can be summarized as follows: (i) the directors, managers, administrators, principal officers and liquidators involved in the potential transaction must give notice thereof to the board (these persons are obligated to disclose their interest in the transaction and their reasons to justify the convenience of the transaction for the corporation, both of which must be informed to the public), (ii) the absolute majority of the board, excluding any director involved in the transaction, must approve the transaction, (iii) the approval given by the board must be informed to the next shareholders’ meeting, (iv) if the directors involved in the transaction form the majority of the board, the transaction may only be approved by the unanimity of the remaining directors or by two-thirds of the issued voting shares in the corporation in a shareholders’ meeting, and (v) where the approval of the shareholders’ meeting is required, the board will request an independent appraiser to submit to the shareholders the conclusions regarding the conditions of the transaction.

These rules are not applicable to non-material transactions in terms of amounts involved, transactions included in the ordinary course of business of the corporation, according to the policies approved by the board and transactions with another entity of which the corporation owns at least 95% of its shares or rights.

Non-compliance with these rules does not invalidate the transaction, but the persons involved will be obligated to transfer the benefit accrued thereby from the transaction to the corporation and are liable for the potential damages suffered by the corporation. These rules apply to all publicly-traded corporations and to their subsidiaries, regardless of their corporate type.

We believe that we have complied with the applicable requirements of the Chilean Corporations Law in all transactions with related parties and affirm that we will continue to comply with such requirements.

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, loans to related parties totaled CCh$170,957 million, Ch$364,424 million and Ch$228,989 million, respectively, and related party receivables, other than loans, totaled Ch$47,251 million, Ch$27,325 million and Ch$18,157 million, respectively. See Note 33 to our financial statements for a more detailed accounting of transactions with related parties.

 

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LOANS TO RELATED PARTIES

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, loans to related parties were as follows:

 

     2012  
     Operating
Companies
     Investment
Companies
     Individuals(1)  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

        

Commercial loans

     138,675         13,682         791   

Mortgage loans

     —           —           16,231   

Consumer loans

     817         —           6,337   

Loans and receivables to customers - gross

     139,492         13,682         23,359   

Provision for loan losses

     (5,023      (201      (352
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers, net

  134,469      13,481      23,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  9,627      —        2,468   
     2013  
     Operating
Companies
     Investment
Companies
     Individuals(1)  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

        

Commercial loans

     161,421         193,076         1,915   

Mortgage loans

     —           —           16,267   

Consumer loans

     —           —           4,956   

Loans and receivables to customers - gross

     161,421         193,076         23,138   

Provision for loan losses

     (2,334      (10,792      (86
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers, net

  159,087      182,284      23,053   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  71,457      332      2,166   
     2014  
     Operating
Companies
     Investment
Companies
     Individuals(1)  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Loans and receivables to customers

        

Commercial loans

     181,576         31,351         1741   

Mortgage loans

     —           —           14,580   

Consumer loans

     —           —           2,592   

Loans and receivables to customers - gross

     181,576         31,351         18,913   

Provision for loan losses

     (2,650      (154      (47
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers, net

  178,926      31,197      18,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  76,396      312      2,304   

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(1) Includes debt obligations that are equal to or greater than UF 3,000 indexed-liked units of account, equivalent to Ch$73.9 million as of December 31, 2014.

All loans to related parties were made in the ordinary course of business, were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons, and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, and in accordance with IFRS, the total gross amounts of related party loans outstanding amounted to Ch$173,625 million, Ch$435,106 million and Ch$272,962 million, respectively.

 

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OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

During 2012, 2013 and 2014, we had the following income (expenses) from services provided to (by) related parties:

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  

Company

   Income
(expenses)
     Income
(expenses)
     Income
(expenses)
 
     (in millions of nominal Ch$)  

Inmobiliaria Edificio Corp Group S.A.

     (2,552      (2,740      (3,067

Transbank S.A

     (2,492      (2,430      (3,617

Corp Group Interhold, S.A. and CorpGroup Holding Inversiones Limitada

     (2,396      (2,632      (2,805

Redbanc S.A.

     (1,539      (1,782      (2,016

Promoservice S.A

     (1,438      (1,508      (1,188

Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.

     (1,217      (971      (1,943

Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.

     (916      (846      (936

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

     (624      (736      (1,505

Fundación Descúbreme

     (66      (80      (78

Inmobiliaria e Inversiones San Francisco Ltda

     (264      —           —     

Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp. S.A.

     (362      (318      (159

Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.

     (183      (163      (282

SMU S.A. Rendic Hnos S.A.

     (1,726      (1,928      (2,092

Asesorías Santa Josefina Ltda

     (147      —           —     

Corp Research S.A

     —           —           (408

CAI Gestión Inmobiliaria S.A

     —           —           (219

Grupo de Radios Dial S.A

     —           —           (177

Hotel Corporation of Chile S.A.

     —           —           (132

Pulso Editorial, S.A

     —           —           (111

Corp Imagen y Diseños S.A

     —           —           (76

Asesorías e Inversiones Rapelco Limitada

     —           —           (49
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

  (15,922   (16,134   (20,859

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On September 1, 2014, Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. merged with and into CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A., with CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. being the surviving company. Immediately upon consummation of the merger, CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. assumed the Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. name.

These transactions were carried out on terms normally prevailing in the market at the date of the transaction.

 

C. INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

A. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

See “Item 17. Financial Statements”.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We were named as a defendant in shareholder litigation captioned Cartica Management, LLC, et al. v. Corpbanca S.A., et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-02258-PKC, initially filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 1, 2014, and later amended on June 12, 2014. Plaintiffs included minority shareholders who were owners of ADRs and other common shares. Other defendants included our CEO and CFO, CorpGroup, Saga and Mr. Saieh, as well as Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile (Itaú Chile together with Itaú Unibanco, the “Itaú Defendants”). Plaintiffs alleged that CorpBanca and other defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and also brought claims for common law fraud. Plaintiffs also alleged that that CorpGroup, Saga, Mr. Saieh and the Itaú Defendants violated Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and Rules 13d-1 and 13d-5 promulgated thereunder, and that CorpGroup, Mr. Saieh, certain individual defendants and Itaú Unibanco violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Plaintiffs alleged, among other

 

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things, that defendants had intentionally misrepresented and failed to disclose material facts concerning the pending Itaú-CorpBanca Merger and the benefits CorpGroup and associated entities and individuals may have received in connection with that merger. Plaintiffs sought injunctive and declaratory relief, including an injunction to prevent the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger from proceeding, as well as unspecified consequential damages. In a Memorandum and Order dated September 25, 2014, the Court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint, dismissing all claims against all defendants, and granted the directors and officers’ supplemental motion to dismiss. Judgment was entered and the case closed on September 29, 2014. On December 19, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation withdrawing the previously filed notice of appeal, concluding the litigation.

In addition, we are involved in collections proceedings initiated by us in the normal course of business and certain proceedings against us in the ordinary course of banking business as disclosed in Note 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements included herein.

DIVIDEND POLICY

Under the Chilean Corporations Law, as defined herein, Chilean open stock companies, such as ours, are generally required to distribute at least 30% of their net income each year, unless otherwise agreed by the unanimous consent of our shareholders. Provided that the statutory minimum is observed, Chilean law allows a majority of the shareholders to change and approve our dividend policy for any given period. In the event of any loss of capital or of the legal reserve, no dividends can be distributed so long as such loss is not recovered from earnings or otherwise. No dividends above the legal minimum can be distributed if doing so would result in the bank exceeding its indebtedness ratio or its lending limits.

The balance of our distributable net income is generally retained for use in our business (including for the maintenance of any required legal reserves). Although our Board of Directors currently intends to pay regular annual dividends, the amount of dividend payments will depend upon, among other factors, our then current level of earnings, capital and legal reserve requirements, as well as market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of future dividends. Our actual dividend policy is to distribute at least 50% of each fiscal year net income, calculated as total net income for the period less an amount which maintains capital constant in real terms. Dividend distributions in 2012, 2013 and 2014 each amounted to 100%, 50% and 57% of net income for the immediately precedily fiscal year, respectively.

In the event that dividends are paid, holders of ADSs will be entitled to receive dividends to the same extent as the owners of common shares. Dividends received by holders of ADSs will, absent changes in Chilean exchange controls or other laws, be converted into U.S. dollars and distributed net of currency exchange expenses and fees of the depositary and will be subject to Chilean withholding tax, currently imposed at the rate of 35% (which may be subject to credits in certain cases). Owners of ADSs are not charged with any fees with respect to cash or stock dividends.

 

B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

There have been no significant changes since the date of our annual financial statements.

 

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ITEM 9. OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS

 

A. OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS

PRICE HISTORY

The table below shows, for the periods indicated, high and low closing prices (in nominal Chilean pesos) of the common shares on the Santiago Stock Exchange and of our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

     Santiago Stock Exchange      New York Stock Exchange  
     Common Shares      ADSs  
     High      Low      High      Low  
     (Ch$ per share (1))      (US$ per ADS(2))  

Annual Price History

           

2010

     8.90         4.10         94.00         39.00   

2011

     8.78         5.81         93.76         17.05   

2012

     7.40         5.50         23.08         17.11   

2013

     7.47         4.73         22.19         13.75   

2014

     7.40         5.50         23.08         17.11   

Quarterly Price History

           

2013 1st Quarter

     6.98         6.44         22.19         20.32   

2013 2nd Quarter

     6.64         5.25         20.98         15.20   

2013 3rd Quarter

     5.80         4.73         17.25         13.75   

2013 4th Quarter

     7.47         5.45         21.15         16.05   

2014 1st Quarter

     7.49         5.92         21.14         15.82   

2014 2nd Quarter

     6.92         6.44         18.88         17.38   

2014 3rd Quarter

     7.71         6.74         19.67         17.55   

2014 4th Quarter

     7.79         7.17         20.20         17.36   

2015 1st Quarter

     7.68         6.60         18.54         15.82   

Monthly Price History

           

September 2014

     7.71         7.33         19.67         18.70   

October 2014

     7.79         7.31         20.20         18.82   

November 2014

     7.79         7.39         19.99         18.55   

December 2014

     7.68         7.17         18.76         17.36   

January 2015

     7.09         6.71         17.36         16.13   

February 2015

     7.68         7.15         18.54         17.21   

March 2015

     7.55         6.60         18.29         15.82   

April 2015(3)

     6.92         6.71         17.06         16.34   

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Sources: Santiago Stock Exchange Official Quotation Bulletin; NYSE.

 

(1) Chilean pesos per share reflect nominal price at trade date.
(2) Price per ADS in US$: one ADS represented 5,000 common shares until March 2011, and 1,500 common shares thereafter.
(3) The information for April 2015 is as of April 23, 2015.

As of the date of this Annual Report, no trading suspensions relating to our common shares have occurred.

 

B. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Not applicable.

 

C. MARKETS

Our common shares are traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange under the symbol “CorpBanca”. Our ADSs have been listed since November 1, 2004 on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BCA”.

 

D. SELLING SHAREHOLDER

Not applicable.

 

E. DILUTION

Not applicable.

 

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F. EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

A. SHARE CAPITAL

Not applicable.

 

B. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Set forth below is material information concerning our share capital and a brief summary of the significant provisions of our by-laws, as defined below, and Chilean law. This description contains material information concerning the shares, but does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our by-laws, the Chilean General Banking Law, the Chilean Corporations Law and the Chilean Securities Market Law each referred to below.

GENERAL

Shareholders rights in a Chilean bank that is also an open-stock (public) corporation are governed by the corporation’s by-laws, which effectively serve the purpose of both the articles or certificate of incorporation and the by-laws of a company incorporated in the United States, by the Chilean General Banking Law and secondarily, to the extent not inconsistent with the latter, by the provisions of Chilean Corporations Law applicable to publicly traded corporations except for certain provisions which are expressly excluded. Article 137 of the Chilean Corporations Law provides that all provisions of the Chilean Corporations Law take precedence over any contrary provision in a corporation’s by-laws. Both the Chilean Corporations Law and our by-laws provide that legal actions by shareholders against us (or our officers or directors) to enforce their rights as shareholders or by one shareholder against another in their capacity as such are to be brought in Chile in arbitration proceedings, notwithstanding the plaintiff’s right to submit the action to the ordinary courts of Chile.

The Chilean securities markets are principally regulated by the SVS under the Chilean Securities Market Law and the Chilean Corporations Law. In the case of banks, compliance with these laws is supervised by the SBIF. These two laws provide for disclosure requirements, restrictions on insider trading and price manipulation and protection of minority investors. The Chilean Securities Market Law sets forth requirements relating to public offerings, stock exchanges, stock brokers and dealers, and outlines disclosure requirements for companies that issue publicly offered securities. The Chilean Corporations Law sets forth the rules and requirements for establishing open stock corporations while eliminating government supervision of closed (closely-held) corporations. Open stock (public) corporations are those that voluntarily or are legally required to register their shares in the Securities Registry.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors has nine regular members and two alternate members, elected by shareholders’ vote at General Shareholders’ Meetings. The directors may be either shareholders or non-shareholders of the Company. There is no age limit for directors.

A director remains in office for three years and may be re-elected indefinitely. If for any reason, the General Shareholders’ Meeting in which the new appointments of directors are to be made is not held, the duties of those serving as such shall be extended until their replacements are designated, in which case, the Board of Directors shall convene a meeting at the earliest possible time in order to effect the appointments.

The directors are entitled to compensation for the performance of their duties. The amount of their compensation is determined annually at the General Shareholders’ Meeting. In addition, payments in the form of wages, fees, travel accounts, expense accounts, dues as representatives of the Board of Directors and other cash payments, payments in kind or royalties of any sort whatsoever, may be paid to certain directors for the performance of specific duties or tasks in addition to their functions as directors imposed upon them specifically by the General Shareholders’ Meeting. Any special compensation must be reported at the General Shareholders’ Meeting, and for that purpose, a detailed and separate entry shall be made in our Annual Report to investors, which shall expressly indicate the complete name of each of the directors receiving special compensation.

 

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Without prejudice to any other incapacity or incompatibility established by the Chilean Corporations Law, according to the General Banking Law, the following may not be directors: (i) those persons who have been sentenced or are being tried for crimes punishable with a principal or accessory penalty of temporary or permanent suspension from or incapacity to hold public office, (ii) those persons who have been declared bankrupt and have not been rehabilitated, (iii) members of the Chilean Congress, (iv) directors or employees of any other financial institutions, brokers and security traders, together with its directors, officers, executives and managers; employees appointed by the President of the Chile and employees or officers of (x) the State, (y) any public service, public institution, semi-public institution, autonomous entity or state-controlled company, or any such entity, a Public Entity, or (z) any enterprise, corporation or public or private entity in which the State or a Public Entity has a majority interest, has made capital contributions, or is represented or participating, provided that persons holding positions in teaching activities in any of the above entities may be directors, and (v) the bank’s employees, which shall not prevent a director from holding on a temporary basis and for a term not to exceed ninety days the position of General Manager. The CEO may not be elected as a director.

For purposes of the election of directors, each shareholder shall have the right to one vote per share for purposes of electing a single person, or to distribute his votes among candidates as he may deem convenient, and the persons obtaining the largest number of votes in the same and single process shall be awarded positions, until all positions have been filled. The election of the regular and alternate board members are carried out separately. For purposes of casting votes, the Chairman and the Secretary, together with any other persons that may have been previously designated by at the meeting to sign the minutes thereof, shall issue a certificate giving evidence of the oral votes of shareholders attending, following the order of the list of attendance being taken.

Each shareholder is entitled, however, to cast his or her vote by means of a ballot signed by him or her, stating whether he or she signs for his own account or as a representative. This entitlement notwithstanding, in order to expedite the voting process, it can be ordered that the vote be taken alternatively or by oral vote or by means of ballots. At the time of polling, the Chairman may instruct that the votes be read aloud, in order for those in attendance to count the number of votes issued and verify the outcome of the voting process.

Every election of directors, or any changes in the election of directors, shall be transcribed into a public deed before a notary public, published in a newspaper of Santiago and notified to the SBIF by means of the filing of a copy of the respective public deed. Likewise, the appointments of General Manager, Manager and Deputy Managers shall be communicated and transcribed into a public deed.

If a director ceases to be able to perform his or her duties, whether by reason of conflict of interest, limitation, legal incapacity, impossibility, resignation or any other legal cause, the vacancy is filled as follows: (i) the positions of regular directors is filled by a member appointed by the Board of Directors on its first meeting after the vacancy occurs and such member appointed by the Board of Directors will remain in the position until the next General Shareholders’ Meeting, where the appointment may be ratified, in which case, the replacement director will remain in his or her position until the expiration of the term of the director he or she replaced and act as full director; and (ii) while the vacancy has not been filled by the Board of Directors, an alternate director shall act as regular member.

The alternate directors may temporarily replace regular directors in case of their absence or temporary inability to attend a board meeting. Alternate board members are always entitled to attend and speak at board meetings. They are entitled to vote at such meetings only when a regular member is absent and such alternate member acts as the absent member’s replacement.

During the first meeting following the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board of Directors elects, by an absolute majority and in separate and secret votes, from among its members, a Chairman, a First Vice Chairman and a Second Vice Chairman. If no director obtains such majority, the election is repeated among those three directors who obtained the most votes, adding any blank votes to the person who obtained the greatest number of votes. In case of a tie, the vote is repeated and, if a tie were to occur again, there is a drawing. The Chairman, the First Vice President and the Second Vice President may be reelected indefinitely.

The Board of Directors meets in ordinary sessions at least once a month, held on pre-set dates and times determined by the Board. Extraordinary meetings are held whenever called by the Chairman, whether at his own will or upon the request of one or more directors, so long as the Chairman determines in advance that the meeting is justified, except if the request is made by the absolute majority of the directors in office, in which case the meeting shall be held without such prior determination. The extraordinary meetings may only address those matters specifically included in the agenda for the extraordinary meeting, except that, if the meeting is attended by all the directors in office, they may agree otherwise by a unanimous vote. Notifications of meetings of the Board of Directors shall be made by certified letter sent to the addressed of each director registered with the bank, at least five days in advance of the date on which the ordinary or extraordinary session should be held. The five-day period shall be calculated from the date on which the letter is placed in the mail.

 

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The quorum for the Board of Directors’ Meeting is five of its members. Resolutions shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of the absolute majority of the attending directors. In the event of a tie, the person acting as the Chairman of the meeting shall cast a deciding vote.

Directors having a vested interest in a negotiation, act, contract or transaction that is not related to the bank business, either as principal or as representative of another person, shall communicate such fact to the other directors. If the respective resolutions are approved by the Board, it shall be in accordance with the prevailing company’s interest and fair market conditions and such director’s interest must be disclosed at the next General Shareholders’ Meeting by the Chairman of such Board meeting.

The discussions and resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in a special book of minutes maintained by the Secretary. The relevant minutes shall be signed by the directors attending the meeting and by the Board of Directors, or their alternates. If a director determines that the minutes for a meeting are inaccurate or incomplete, he or she is entitled to record an objection before actually signing the minutes. The resolutions adopted may be carried out prior to the approval of the minutes at a subsequent meeting. In the event of death, refusal or incapacity for any reason of any of the directors attending to sign the minutes, such circumstance shall be recorded at the end of the minutes stating the reason for the impediment.

The directors are personally liable for all of the acts they effect in the performance of their duties. Any director who wishes to disclaim responsibility for any act or resolution of the Board of Directors must record his or her opposition in the minutes, and the Chairman must report such opposition at the following General Shareholders’ Meeting.

The Board will represent us in and out of court and, for the performance of the bank’s business, a circumstance that will not be necessary to prove before third parties, it will be empowered with all the authorities and powers of administration that the law or the by-laws do not set as exclusive to the General Shareholders’ Meeting, without being necessary to grant any special power of attorney, even for those acts that the law requires to do so. This provision is notwithstanding the judicial representation of the bank that is part of the General Manager’s authorities. The Board may delegate part of its authority to the General Manager, to the Managers, Deputy Managers or Attorneys of the bank, a Director, a Commission of Directors, and for specifically determined purposes, in other persons.

CAPITALIZATION

Under Chilean law, the shareholders of a bank, acting at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, have the power to authorize an increase in such company’s capital with the authorization of the SBIF. When an investor subscribes for issued shares, the shares are registered in such investor’s name, even if not paid for, and the investor is treated as a shareholder for all purposes except with regard to receipt of dividends and the return of capital; provided that the shareholders may, by amending the By-laws, also grant the right to receive dividends or distributions of capital. An investor becomes eligible to receive dividends and returns of capital once it has paid for the shares (if it has paid for only a portion of such shares, it is entitled to receive a corresponding pro-rata portion of the dividends declared and/or returns of capital with respect to such shares unless the company’s By-laws provide otherwise). If an investor does not pay for shares for which it has subscribed on or prior to the date agreed upon for payment, the corresponding board of directors is obligated to initiate legal action to recover outstanding amounts unless holders of two-thirds of the issued shares in an extraordinary shareholders meeting authorizes the board of directors to refrain from pursuing the collection, in which case the company’s capital will be reduced to the amount actually paid. Upon termination of the actions for collection, the board of directors shall propose to the shareholders meeting the write-off of the non-paid amount and the reduction of the capital of the company to the amount effectively paid in. Authorized shares and issued shares which have not been subscribed and paid for within the period fixed for their payment are cancelled and are no longer available for issuance by the company, unless in case of an issuance of convertible bonds or when reserved for compensation plans for employees.

Article 22 of Chilean Corporations Law states that the purchaser of shares of a company implicitly accepts its by-laws and any agreements adopted at shareholders’ meetings.

OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS

Under Article 12 of the Chilean Securities Market Law and the Regulations of the SBIF, shareholders of open stock corporations are required to report the following to the SVS and the Chilean stock exchanges:

 

    any direct or indirect acquisition or sale of shares that results in the holder’s acquiring or ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of an open stock corporation’s share capital; and

 

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    any direct or indirect acquisition or sale of shares or options to buy or sell shares, in any amount, if made by a holder of 10% or more of an open stock corporation’s capital or if made by a director, liquidator, main officer, general manager or manager of such corporation.

The foregoing requirements also apply to the acquisition or sale of securities or agreements which price or return depends or is conditioned (all or in a significant part) on changes or movements in the price of such shares. Such report shall be made the day following the execution of the transaction.

In addition, majority shareholders must state in any such report whether their purpose is to acquire control of the company or if they are making a financial investment. Any beneficial owner of ADSs representing 10% or more of our share capital is subject to these reporting requirements under Chilean law. The Chilean Securities Market Act also sets forth certain regulations on takeovers of corporations.

Under Article 54 of the Chilean Securities Market Law and the regulations of the SVS, persons or entities intending to acquire control, directly or indirectly, of a publicly traded company, regardless of the acquisition vehicle or procedure, and including acquisitions made through direct subscriptions or private transactions, are also required to inform the public of such acquisition at least ten business days before the date of perfection of the acts which allow to obtain control of the company, but in any case, as soon as negotiations regarding the change of control are formalized and/or as soon as reserved information and/or documents concerning the target are delivered to the potential acquirer through a filing with the SVS, the stock exchanges and the companies controlled by and that control the target and through a notice published in two Chilean newspapers, which notice must disclose, among other information, the person or entity purchasing or selling and the price and conditions of any negotiations.

Within the same term, a written communication to such effect must be sent to the target corporation, the controlling corporation, the corporations controlled by the target corporation, the SVS, and to the Chilean stock exchanges on which the securities are listed.

In addition to the foregoing, Article 54A of the Chilean Securities Market Law requires that within two business days of the completion of the transactions pursuant to which a person has acquired control of a publicly traded company, a notice shall be published in the same newspapers in which the notice referred to above was published and notices shall be sent to the same persons mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

A beneficial owner of ADSs intending to acquire control of us is also subject to the foregoing reporting requirements.

The provisions of the aforementioned articles do not apply whenever the acquisition is being made through a tender or exchange offer.

Title XXV of the Chilean Securities Market Law on tender offers and the regulations of the SVS provides that the following transactions shall be carried out through a tender offer:

 

    an offer which allows a person to take control of a publicly traded company (sociedad anónima abierta), unless (i) the shares are being sold by a controlling shareholder of such company at a price in cash which is not substantially higher than the market price and the shares of such company are actively traded on a stock exchange, or (ii) those shares are acquired (a) through a capital increase, (b) as a consequence of a merger, (c) by inheritance, or (d) through a forced sale;

 

    an offer for all the outstanding shares of a publicly traded company (sociedad anónima abierta) upon acquiring two-thirds or more of its voting shares, in which case such controlling shareholder must offer to purchase the remaining shares from the investing shareholders in a tender offer, unless (i) the controlling shareholder has reached two-thirds of the voting shares through a tender offer for all of the shares of the company, or (ii) it reaches such percentage as a result of a reduction of the capital of the company by operation of law: such offer must be made at a price not lower than the price at which appraisal rights may be exercised, that is, book value if the shares of the company are not actively traded or, if the shares of the company are actively traded, the weighted average price at which the stock has been traded during the 60 stock exchange business days between the thirtieth and the ninetieth stock exchange business days immediately preceding the acquisition; and

 

    an offer for a controlling percentage of the shares of a listed operating company if such person intends to take control of the company (whether listed or not) controlling such operating company, to the extent that the operating company represents 75% or more of the consolidated net worth of the holding company.

 

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Article 200 of the Chilean Securities Market Law prohibits any shareholder that has taken control of a publicly traded company to acquire, within the period of 12 months from the date of the transaction that permitted such shareholder to take control of the publicly traded company, a number of shares equal to or higher than 3% of the outstanding issued shares of the target without making a tender offer at a price per share not lower than the price paid at the time of the change of control transaction. However, if the acquisition is made on a stock exchange and on a pro rata basis, the controlling shareholder may purchase a higher percentage of shares, if so permitted by the regulations of the stock exchange.

Title XV of the Chilean Securities Market Law sets forth the basis to determine what constitutes control of a business group and a related party while Title XXV establishes a special procedure for acquiring control of an open stock corporation through a tender offer. The Chilean Securities Market Law defines control as the power of a person, or group of persons acting pursuant to a joint action agreement, to direct the majority of the votes in the shareholders meetings of the corporation, or to elect the majority of members of its board of directors, or to influence the management of the corporation significantly. Significant influence is deemed to exist in respect of the person or group of persons acting together pursuant to a joint action agreement holding, directly or indirectly, at least 25% of the voting share capital, unless:

 

    another person or group of persons acting pursuant to a joint action agreement, directly or indirectly, control a stake equal to or higher than the percentage controlled by such person or group;

 

    the person or group does not control, directly or indirectly, more than 40% of the voting share capital and the percentage controlled is lower than the sum of the shares held by other shareholders holding more than 5% of the voting share capital; and

 

    in cases where the SVS has ruled otherwise, based on the distribution or atomization of the overall shareholding.

According to the Chilean Securities Market Law, a joint action agreement is an agreement among two or more parties which, directly or indirectly, own shares in a corporation at the same time and whereby they agree to participate with the same interest in the management of the corporation or in taking control of the same. The law presumes that such an agreement exists between:

 

    a principal and its agents;

 

    spouses and relatives up to certain level of kindred;

 

    entities within the same business group; and

 

    an entity and its controller or any of its members.

Likewise, the SVS may determine that a joint action agreement exists between two or more entities considering, among others, the number of companies in which they simultaneously participate and the frequency with which they vote identically in the election of directors, appointment of managers and other resolutions passed at shareholders’ meetings.

According to Article 96 of the Chilean Securities Market Law, a business group is a group of entities with such ties in their ownership, management or credit liabilities that it may be assumed that the economic and financial action of such members is directed by, or subordinated to, the joint interests of the group, or that there are common credit risks in the credits granted to, or securities issued by, them. According to the Chilean Securities Market Law, the following entities are part of the same business group:

 

    a company and its controlling person;

 

    all the companies with a common controlling person and the common controlling person; and

 

    all the entities that the SVS declare to be part of the business group due to one or more of the following reasons:

 

    a substantial part of the assets of the company are involved in the business group, whether as investments in securities, equity rights, loans or guaranties;

 

    the company has a significant level of indebtedness and that the business group has a material participation as a lender or guarantor;

 

    when the controller is a group of entities, that the company is a member of a controlling person of the entities mentioned in the first two bullets above and there are grounds to include it in the business group based on the definitions above; and

 

    the company is controlled by one or more member of the controlling group of any of the entities of the business group, when such controller is composed of more than one person and there are grounds to include the company in the business group based on the definition above.

Article 36 of the Chilean General Banking Law states that as a matter of public policy, no person or company may acquire, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the shares of a bank without the prior authorization of the SBIF, which may not be unreasonably withheld. The prohibition also applies to beneficial owners of ADSs. In the absence of such authorization, any person or group of persons acting in concert would not be permitted to exercise voting rights with respect to the shares or ADSs acquired. In determining whether or not to issue such an authorization, the SBIF considers a number of factors enumerated in the General Banking Law, including the financial stability of the purchasing party.

 

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Article 35 bis of the General Banking Law establishes that prior authorization of the SBIF is required for:

 

    the merger of two or more banks;

 

    the acquisition of all or a substantial portion (more than one third) of a bank’s assets and liabilities by another bank;

 

    the control by the same person, or controlling group, of two or more banks; or

 

    a substantial increase in the share ownership by a controlling shareholder of a bank in conditions whereby the acquirer or the group of banks reach a relevant participation in the market (understood as either acquiring a majority or two thirds of the bank’s shares).

Such prior authorization is required solely when the acquiring bank or the resulting group of banks would own a significant market share in loans (colocaciones), defined by the SBIF to be more than 15% of all loans in the Chilean banking system. The intended purchase, merger or expansion may be denied by the SBIF pursuant to a report from the Chilean Central Bank’s Counsel. Alternatively, a purchase, merger or expansion, when the acquiring bank or resulting group would have a market share in loans defined by the SBIF to be more than 20% of all loans in the Chilean banking system, may be conditioned on one or more of the following:

 

    that the bank or banks maintain an effective net equity higher than 8% and up to 14% of their risk weighted assets;

 

    that the technical reserve established in Article 65 of the General Banking Law be applicable when deposits exceed one and a half times the resulting bank’s effective net equity (which is the sum of (x) paid-in capital and reserves, plus (y) subordinated bonds up to 50% of letter (x) above under certain terms, plus (z) certain effective risk voluntary reserves up to 1.25% of its risk weighted assets); or

 

    that the margin for interbank loans be diminished to 20% of resulting bank’s effective net equity.

If the acquiring bank or resulting group would have a market share in loans defined by the SBIF to be more than 15% but less than 20%, the authorization will be conditioned on the bank or banks maintaining an effective net equity not lower than 10% of their risk-weighted assets for the time set forth by the SBIF, which may not be less than one year. The calculation of risk-weighted assets is based on a five-category risk classification system applied to a bank’s assets that is based on the Basel Committee recommendations.

According to the Chilean General Banking Law a bank may not grant loans to related parties on more favorable terms than those generally offered to non-related parties. Article 84 No. 2 of the Chilean General Banking Law and the regulations issued by the SBIF create the presumption, among other cases, that natural persons who are holders of shares and who beneficially own more than 1% of the shares (or 5% in the case of bank’s shares actively traded) are related to the bank and imposes certain restrictions on the amounts and terms of loans made by banks to related parties. This presumption would also apply to beneficial owners of ADSs representing more than 1% of the shares, and accordingly the limitations of Article 84 No. 2 would be applicable to such beneficial owners. Finally, according to the Regulations of the SBIF, Chilean banks that issue ADSs are required to inform the SBIF if any person, directly or indirectly, acquires ADSs representing 5% or more of the total amount of shares of capital stock issued by such bank.

Article 16 bis of the Chilean General Banking Law provides that the individuals or legal entities which, individually or with other people, directly control a bank and who individually own more than 10% of its shares shall send to the SBIF reliable information on their financial situation in the form and within the time set forth in Resolution No. 3,156 of the SBIF.

PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS AND INCREASES OF SHARE CAPITAL

The Chilean Corporations Law provides that whenever a Chilean company issues new shares for consideration, it must offer to its existing shareholders the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing ownership percentages in the company. Pursuant to this requirement, preemptive rights in connection with any future issue of shares will be offered by us to the depositary as the registered owner of the shares underlying the ADSs. However, the depositary will not be able to make such preemptive rights available to holders of ADSs unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is effective with respect to the underlying shares or an exemption from the registration requirements thereunder is available.

We intend to evaluate, at the time of any preemptive rights offering, the practicality under Chilean law and Central Bank of Chile regulations in effect at the time of making such rights available to our ADS holders, as well as the costs and potential liabilities associated with registration of such rights and the related common shares under the Securities Act, and the indirect benefits to us of thereby enabling the exercise by all or certain holders of ADSs of their preemptive rights and any other factors we consider appropriate at the time, and then to make a decision as to whether to file such registration statement. We cannot assure you that any registration statement would be filed. If we do not file a registration statement and no exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act is available, the depositary will attempt to sell such holders’ preemptive rights and distribute the proceeds thereof, after deduction of its expenses and fees, if a premium can be

 

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recognized over the cost of such sale. In the event that the depositary is not able, or determines that it is not feasible, to sell such rights at a premium over the cost of any such sale, all or certain holders of ADSs may receive no value for such rights. The inability of all or certain holders of ADSs to exercise preemptive rights in respect of common shares underlying such ADSs could result in such holders not maintaining their percentage ownership of the common shares following such preemptive rights offering unless such holder made additional market purchases of ADSs or common shares.

Under Chilean law, preemptive rights are exercisable or freely transferable by shareholders during a period that cannot be less than 30 days following the grant of such rights. During such period (except for shares as to which preemptive rights have been waived), Chilean open stock corporations are not permitted to offer any newly issued shares for sale to any third party. For an additional 30-day period thereafter, a Chilean company is not permitted to offer any unsubscribed shares for sale to third parties on terms which are more favorable than those offered to its shareholders. Thereafter, unsubscribed shares may be offered through any Chilean stock exchange without any indication of price. Unsubscribed shares that are not sold on a Chilean stock exchange can be sold to third parties only on terms no more favorable for the purchaser than those offered to shareholders.

At the extraordinary shareholders meeting held on November 6, 2012, CorpBanca’s shareholders approved a proposal by the Board of Directors to (i) cancel the common shares that were authorized pursuant to the terms agreed to at the extraordinary shareholders meeting held on April 10, 2012 but were not subscribed, and (ii) approved a capital increase in the amount of 47,000,000,000 common shares. On November 27, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 47,000,000,000 common shares.

The common shares were sold in (i) a registered offering in the United States and elsewhere outside of Chile on January 18, 2013, (ii) a local offering in Chile on January 18, 2013 and (iii) a preferential offering period beginning on January 16, 2013 and ending on February 14, 2013. CorpBanca’s shareholders subscribed approximately 99% of the newly issued shares.

SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS AND VOTING RIGHTS

An ordinary annual meeting of shareholders is held within the first four months of each year, generally in February and must be called by the Board of Directors. The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders is the corporate body that approves the annual financial statements, approves all dividends in accordance with the dividend policy proposed by the Board of Directors, elects the members of our Board of Directors and approves any other matter which does not require an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting. The last ordinary annual meeting of our shareholders was held on March 12, 2015.

Extraordinary meetings may be called by our Board of Directors when deemed appropriate, and ordinary or extraordinary meetings must be called by our Board of Directors when requested by shareholders representing at least 10% of the issued voting shares or by the SBIF. Notice to convene the ordinary annual meeting or an extraordinary meeting is given by means of three notices which must be published in a newspaper of our corporate domicile (currently Santiago) designated by the shareholders at their annual meeting and if a shareholder fails to make such designation, the notice must be published in the Official Gazette pursuant to legal regulations. The first notice must be published not less than 15 days nor more than 20 days in advance of the scheduled meeting. Notice must also be mailed 15 days in advance to each shareholder and to the SBIF, SVS and the Santiago, Valparaiso and Electronic Stock Exchanges. Currently, we publish our official notices in the Diario La Tercera.

The quorum for a shareholders’ meeting is established by the presence, in person or by proxy, of shareholders representing at least an absolute majority of the issued common shares; if a quorum is not present at the first meeting, the meeting can be reconvened (in accordance with the procedures described in the previous paragraph) and, upon the meeting being reconvened, shareholders present at the reconvened meeting are deemed to constitute a quorum regardless of the percentage of the shares represented. The shareholders’ meetings pass resolutions by the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of those voting shares present or represented at the meeting.

Only shareholders registered with us on the fifth day prior to the date of a meeting are entitled to attend and vote their shares. A shareholder may appoint another individual (who need not be a shareholder) as his proxy to attend and vote on his behalf. Proxies addressed to us that do not designate a person to exercise the proxy are taken into account in order to determine if there is a sufficient quorum to hold the meeting, but the shares represented thereby are not entitled to vote at the meeting. Every shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a shareholders’ meeting has one vote for every share subscribed. Under our by-laws, directors are elected by cumulative voting. Each shareholder has one vote per share and may cast all of his or her votes in favor of one nominee or may apportion is or her votes among any number of nominees.

 

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The following matters can only be considered at a special shareholders’ meeting:

 

    our dissolution;

 

    a merger, transformation, division or other change in our corporate form or the amendment of our by-laws;

 

    the issuance of bonds or debentures convertible into shares;

 

    the conveyance of 50% or more of our assets or the submission of, or changes to any business plan that contemplates the sale of more than 50% of the assets of the company;

 

    the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary, if represent at least 20% of our total assets, and any transfer of shares of a subsidiary that implies the Company loses control of such subsidiary;

 

    granting of a security interest or a personal guarantee in each case to secure the obligations of third parties, unless (i) to secure or guarantee the obligations of a subsidiary, in which case the approval of the Board of Directors will suffice (although this restriction is not applicable to banks: (a) granting sureties, (b) becoming jointly and/or jointly and severally liable with clients or (c) issuing bank guarantees within their course of business) and (ii) in those cases exempted by the Chilean General Banking Law; and

 

    other matters that require shareholder approval according to Chilean law or our by-laws.

The matters referred to in the first five items listed above may only be approved at a meeting held before a notary public, who shall certify that the minutes are a true record of the events and resolutions of the meeting.

The by-laws establish that resolutions are passed at shareholders’ meetings by the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of those shares present or represented at the meeting. However, under the Chilean Corporations Law, the vote of a two-thirds majority of the outstanding voting shares is required to approve any of the following actions:

 

    a change in corporate form, merger or spin-off;

 

    an amendment to our term of existence or early dissolution;

 

    a change in corporate domicile;

 

    a decrease of corporate capital;

 

    the approval of capital contributions in kind and a valuation of the assets contributed;

 

    a modification of the authority reserved for the shareholders’ meetings or limitations on the powers of our Board of Directors;

 

    a reduction in the number of members of our Board of Directors;

 

    the conveyance of 50% or more of the corporate assets, regardless of whether it includes liabilities, or the submission of or change to any business plan that contemplates the conveyance of 50% or more of the corporate assets;

 

    the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary, if those assets represent at least 20% of our total assets, and any transfer of shares of a subsidiary that implies the Company loses control of such subsidiary;

 

    the manner in which the corporation’s profits shall be distributed;

 

    the creation of security interests to secure third-party obligations in excess of 50% of the corporate assets, unless granted to a subsidiary or when exempted by the Chilean Banking Law (although this restriction is not applicable to banks: (i) granting sureties, (ii) becoming jointly and/or jointly and severally liable with clients or (iii) issuing bank guarantees within their course of business);

 

    the acquisition of our own shares, when, and or the terms and conditions permitted by law;

 

    the cure of formal defects in the incorporation of the corporation or an amendment to its by-laws related to any of the matters referred to in the preceding bullets;

 

    to establish the right of the controller to force other shareholders to sell their shares in case the controller has surpassed 95% of the shares of the company as a result of a tender offer for 100% of its shares under certain circumstances;

 

    the approval of material related-party transactions according to Article 147 of the Chilean Corporations Law; or

 

    all other matters provided for in our by-laws.

An amendment of our by-laws aimed at the creation, modification, renewal or suppression of preferences, must be approved with the favorable vote of two-thirds majority of the shares of the affected series.

In general, Chilean law does not require a Chilean open stock corporation to provide the level and type of information that U.S. securities laws require a reporting company to provide to its shareholders in connection with a solicitation of proxies. However, shareholders are entitled to examine the books of the company within the 15-day period before the ordinary annual meeting. Under Chilean law, a notice of a shareholders’ meeting listing matters to be addressed at the meeting must be mailed not fewer than 15 days prior to the date of such meeting, and, in cases of an ordinary annual meeting, shareholders must have available an annual report of the company’s activities which includes audited financial statements. In addition to these requirements, we regularly provide, and management currently intends to continue to provide, together with the notice of shareholders’ meeting, a proposal for the final annual dividend.

 

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The Chilean Corporations Law provides that whenever shareholders representing 10% or more of the issued voting shares so request, a Chilean company’s annual report must include, in addition to the materials provided by the board of directors to shareholders, such shareholders’ comments and proposals in relation to the company’s affairs. Similarly, the Chilean Corporations Law provides that whenever the board of directors of an open stock corporation convenes an ordinary meeting of the shareholders and solicits proxies for that meeting, or distributes information supporting its decisions, or other similar material, it is obligated to include as an annex to its said materials any pertinent comments and proposals that may have been made by shareholders owning 10% or more of the company’s voting shares who have requested that such comments and proposals be so included.

DIVIDEND, LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISAL RIGHTS

Under the Chilean Corporations Law, Chilean companies are generally required to distribute at least 30% of their earnings as dividends. In the event of any loss of capital or of the legal reserve, no dividends can be distributed so long as such loss is not recovered. Also, no dividends of a bank can be distributed if doing so would result in the bank exceeding certain capital ratios.

Dividends that are declared but not paid by the date set for payment at the time of declaration are adjusted from the date set for payment to the date such dividends are actually paid. The right to receive a dividend lapses if it is not claimed within five years from the date the dividend is payable.

We may declare a dividend in cash or in shares. When a share dividend is declared above the legal minimum (which minimum must be paid in cash), our shareholders must be given the option to elect to receive cash. Our ADS holders may, in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an available exemption from the registration requirement thereunder, effectively be required to receive a dividend in cash.

In the event of our liquidation, the holders of fully paid shares would participate equally and ratably, in proportion to the number of paid-in shares held by them, in the assets available after payment of all creditors.

In accordance with the Chilean General Banking Law, our shareholders have no appraisal rights.

APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our Board of Directors is required to submit our audited financial statements to the shareholders annually for their approval at the Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting. The approval or rejection of such financial statements is entirely within our shareholders’ discretion. If our shareholders reject our financial statements, our Board of Directors must submit new financial statements not later than 60 days from the date of such rejection. If our shareholders reject our new financial statements, our entire Board of Directors is deemed removed from office and a new Board of Directors is elected at the same meeting. Directors who individually approved such rejected financial statements are disqualified for re-election for the ensuing period.

REGISTRATIONS AND TRANSFERS

Our common shares are registered by an administration agent named DCV Registros S.A. This entity is responsible for our shareholders’ registry. In the case of jointly owned common shares, an attorney-in-fact must be appointed to represent the joint owners in dealings with us.

 

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C. MATERIAL CONTRACTS

The following is a brief summary of our material contracts currently in force. A copy of each of these contracts has been included as an exhibit hereto. See “Item 19. Exhibits”.

Transaction Agreement

This section describes the material terms of (i) the Transaction Agreement executed by CorpBanca, CorpGroup Parent, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile on January 29, 2014; and (ii) the text of the Shareholders’ Agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement to be executed by Interhold, Gasa, Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Saga SpA, Corp Group Holding Inversiones Ltda., Itaú Unibanco and an entity through which Itaú Unibanco may hold their interest in Itaú-CorpBanca, which has not yet been created, on the closing date of the Transaction.

The rights and obligations of the parties to the Transaction Agreement and the Shareholders’ Agreement are governed by the express terms and conditions of such agreement and not by this summary or any other information contained in this Form 20-F. The description in this section and elsewhere in this Form 20-F is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Transaction Agreement and the form of Shareholders’ Agreement, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 10.C.1 and are incorporated by reference herein. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Transaction Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agreement. CorpBanca encourages you to read the Transaction Agreement and the Shareholders’ Agreement carefully and in their entirety.

Additionally, we note that the Shareholders’ Agreement has not been executed, and is not, as of the date hereof, in full force or effect. Te Shareholders’ Agreement will be executed by the parties thereto concurrently with the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, subject to any changes and modifications, if any, as may be agreed to by the parties to the Shareholders’ Agreement

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Transaction Agreement or the Shareholders’ Agreement, as applicable.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Transaction Agreement

The following summary is included to provide you with information regarding the terms of the Transaction Agreement. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about CorpBanca. Such information can be found elsewhere in this Form 20-F and in the public filings that CorpBanca makes with the SEC.

The representations, warranties and covenants made in the Transaction Agreement by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile were qualified and subject to important limitations agreed to by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile in connection with negotiating the terms of the Transaction Agreement. In particular, in your review of the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Agreement and described in this summary, it is important to bear in mind that the representations and warranties were negotiated with the principal purpose of establishing the circumstances in which a party to the Transaction Agreement may have the right not to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger if the representations and warranties of the other party proved to be untrue due to a change in circumstance or otherwise, and allocating risk between the parties to the Transaction Agreement, rather than establishing matters as facts. The representations and warranties are also subject to a contractual standard of materiality and in some cases were qualified by the matters contained in the disclosure schedules that CorpBanca and Itaú Chile delivered in connection with the Transaction Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Transaction Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by Itaú Unibanco or CorpBanca. The representations and warranties and other provisions in the Transaction Agreement should not be read alone but instead together with the information provided elsewhere in this Form 20-F and in the documents incorporated by reference hereto. We may refer to January 29, 2014, the date that the parties entered into the Transaction Agreement, as the signing date.

Overview

To help you better understand the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement the charts below illustrate, in simplified form, the organizational structure of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile in Chile and Colombia.

 

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The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

 

LOGO

The following transactions will occur prior to the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger:

 

    The divestiture by CorpGroup Parent of a number of shares it holds, directly or indirectly, in CorpBanca which, collectively, amount to 1.53% of the capital stock of CorpBanca. Such shares shall be divested to third parties other than CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco, and are intended to be transferred to minority shareholders of CorpGroup Parent. During 2014, Corp Group Banking S.A. disposed of 5,208,000.000 of its shares of CorpBanca, as a result, it is still required to dispose of 344,218 CorpBanca shares prior to the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger in order to meet the divestiture commitment.

 

    The capital increase in Itaú Chile for US$652 million through the issuance of shares to be fully subscribed and paid for by Itaú Unibanco and/or a company owned, directly or indirectly, by Itaú Unibanco. During the year ended December 31, 2014, Itaú Unibanco completed a capital increase of Itaú Chile in the aggregate amount of Ch$58,873 million (approximately US$100 million as of December 31, 2014) by purchasing fully subscribed and paid shares of Itaú Chile. As a result of the capital increase effected in the year ended December 31, 2014, Itaú Unibanco is still required to effect a US$552 million capital increase at Itaú Chile prior to the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, to meet this commitment.

Thereafter, Itaú Chile will merge with and into CorpBanca, with CorpBanca as surviving entity under the name of “Itaú-CorpBanca”. The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is expected to result in the issuance of 172,048,565,857 shares of CorpBanca (representing 33.58% of the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca) to Itaú Unibanco. CorpGroup Parent shall retain 33.13% of the capital stock of Itaú-CorpBanca and the remaining 33.29% of the capital stock will be held by public shareholders.

After the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, the following transactions will be implemented:

 

    CorpBanca and four wholly-owned Subsidiaries of CorpBanca shall purchase all of the shares of Itaú Colombia capital stock from affiliates of Itaú Parent, hereinafter referred to as the Colombian Acquisition or, alternatively, if the minority shareholders of CorpBanca Colombia accept the offer to sell their shares in CorpBanca Colombia, to Itaú-CorpBanca. Itaú Colombia shall merge with and into CorpBanca Colombia, hereinafter referred to as the Colombian Merger. In the case of the Colombian Merger, CorpBanca Colombia shall be the surviving corporation and shall be governed by the laws of Colombia.

 

    Itaú-CorpBanca, as the holder of 66.28% of the shares of CorpBanca Colombia, shall offer to acquire from certain minority shareholders holding 33.72% of the capital stock of CorpBanca Colombia for an aggregate purchase price of US$894,000,000. CorpGroup Parent, who is among such group of minority shareholders, has committed to sell the 12.38% stake of capital stock it indirectly holds in CorpBanca Colombia.

 

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Prior to the completion of these transactions but after the Colombian Acquisition or the Colombian Merger, the contemplated structure in Colombia will be as follows:

 

LOGO

The foregoing transactions are collectively referred to as the Transactions.

CorpBanca and Itaú Chile Representations and Warranties

CorpBanca and Itaú Chile made reciprocal customary representations and warranties regarding their businesses and subsidiaries that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications and the matters contained in the disclosure schedules delivered by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile pursuant to the Transaction Agreement. The representations and warranties do not survive the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. These representations and warranties relate to among other things:

 

    due organization, existence, good standing and authority to carry on its respective business and such of its respective subsidiaries;

 

    its corporate power and authority to enter into, and complete the transactions under, the Transaction Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement; provided that certain shareholder approvals are obtained, and the enforceability of such agreements against it;

 

    the absence of violations of, or conflicts with, its governing documents, applicable law and certain agreements as a result of entering into and performing under the Transaction Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement;

 

    its capitalization;

 

    ownership and the absence of encumbrances on ownership of the equity interests of its subsidiaries;

 

    its audited consolidated financial statements as of, and for the years ending on, December 31, 2011 and 2012 and its unaudited consolidated financial statements as of, and for the nine-month period ending on September 30, 2013;

 

    the absence of certain undisclosed liabilities;

 

    the absence of certain changes or events since September 30, 2013;

 

    the conduct of business in accordance with the ordinary course since September 30, 2013;

 

    tax matters;

 

    the absence of facts or circumstances reasonably likely to materially impede or delay receipt of any regulatory consents required pursuant to the Transaction Agreement;

 

    compliance with permits, applicable laws and regulations and governmental orders;

 

    certain employment and labor matters;

 

    compensation and benefit plans;

 

    certain material contracts and the absence of any default under any of such material contracts;

 

    the absence of legal proceedings, investigations and governmental orders against it or its subsidiaries;

 

    timely filing of all reports required to be filed with any governmental authority since January 1, 2011 through the signing date;

 

    investment securities and commodities;

 

    intellectual property;

 

    extensions of credit;

 

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    properties;

 

    the absence of any undisclosed broker’s or finder’s fees;

 

    in the case of CorpBanca, the receipt of opinions as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Chilean Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Transaction Agreement);

 

    insurance; and

 

    related party transactions.

Many of CorpBanca’s and Itaú Chile’s representations and warranties are qualified by, among other things, exceptions relating to the absence of a Material Adverse Effect which for purposes of the Transaction Agreement shall mean any effect, circumstance, occurrence or change which (i) is materially adverse to the business, financial condition, operations or results of operations of (x) CorpBanca, CorpBanca Colombia and their respective subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in the case of each of the Corp Group Parties or (y) Itaú Chile, Itaú Colombia and their respective subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in the case of each of the Itaú Parties; or (ii) materially impairs the ability of such Party to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis; provided that in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to such Party under clause (i), there shall be excluded (with respect to each of clause (A), (B), (C) and (D) below, only to the extent that the adverse effect of a change on it is not materially disproportionate compared to the effect on other companies of a similar size operating in the banking industry in the jurisdictions in which the Party operates) any effect, circumstance, occurrence or change to the extent attributable to or resulting from (A) any changes in laws, regulations or interpretations of laws or regulations generally affecting the financial services industries in which the Parties operate, (B) any change in IFRS or regulatory accounting requirements generally affecting the financial services industries in which the Parties operate, (C) events, conditions or trends in economic, business or financial conditions generally affecting the financial services industries in which the Parties operate, including changes in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates and trading volumes in Chile, Colombia or foreign securities markets, (D) changes in national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by Chile, Brazil, Colombia or Panama in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within Chile, Brazil, Colombia or Panama, or any of their respective territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of Chile, Brazil, Colombia or Panama, (E) the effects of the actions expressly required by the Transaction Agreement and (F) the announcement of the Transaction Agreement and the Transactions; and provided further that in no event shall a change in the trading prices of a Party’s common stock by itself (but for the avoidance of doubt not the underlying causes thereof to the extent such causes are not otherwise excluded pursuant to (A) – (E) above) constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

Controlling Shareholder Representations and Warranties

CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco have also made certain customary representations and warranties pursuant to the Transaction Agreement regarding:

 

    its corporate power and authority to enter into, and complete the Transactions under the Transaction Agreement, and the enforceability of such agreement against them;

 

    required consents, declarations or filings with governmental authorities;

 

    the absence of violations of, or conflicts with, its organizational documents, any applicable law and certain agreements as a result of their entering into the Transaction Agreement; and

 

    ownership and absence of encumbrances on their direct or indirect ownership of equity interests of CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia or Itaú Chile and Itaú Colombia, as applicable.

Conduct of Business

Under the Transaction Agreement, both CorpBanca and Itaú Chile have agreed that, except as expressly contemplated under the Transaction Agreement or consented to in writing by the other party, both of them shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (b) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization, assets, employees and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and business associates and (c) take no action that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or delay the ability of any party to obtain any regulatory consents required for consummation of the Transactions, to perform their covenants and agreements under the Transaction Agreement or to consummate the transactions described therein on a timely basis.

 

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Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Transaction Agreement and pending completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, neither CorpBanca, CorpBanca Colombia nor Itaú Chile and Itaú Colombia shall, or shall permit its subsidiaries to, take any of the following actions without the other parties written consent:

 

    amend its organizational documents or enter into a plan of consolidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or similar business combination;

 

    (i) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or authorize the issuance of any securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock, (ii) set a record date or payment date for, make, declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, (iii) grant or issue any equity, (iv) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding any additional shares of capital stock, (v) make any change in any instrument or contract governing the terms of any of its securities (other than for the purposes of effecting the Transactions) or (v) enter into any contract with respect to the sale or voting of its capital stock;

 

    make any material investment in or acquisition of any other entity;

 

    (i) enter into any new line of business which is not within the banking business, (ii) change its lending, investment, underwriting, securitization, servicing, risk and asset liability management and other banking and operating or (iii) make application for the opening, relocation or closing of any, or open, relocate or close any, branch office, loan production office or other significant office or operations facility;

 

    sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any part of its business or any of its properties or assets;

 

    incur any indebtedness for borrowed money other than indebtedness of it or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries to it or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries; assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for third parties obligations; or make any loan or advance to any third party;

 

    restructure or make any material change to its investment securities portfolio, its derivatives portfolio or its interest rate exposure;

 

    terminate, amend, waive or knowingly fail to use reasonable best efforts to enforce, any material provision of any material contract;

 

    (i) increase by more than 20% the aggregate compensation or benefits of any of its current or former officers, directors, employees with annual base compensation in excess of US$350,000 or consultants, (ii) become a party to, adopt, terminate, materially amend or commit itself to any compensation and benefit plan or contract with annual base compensation in excess of US$350,000, (iii) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation or (iv) grant or accelerate the vesting of any equity-based awards;

 

    settle any litigation, except for certain litigation involving solely money damages in an amount not greater than US$1,000,000 individually;

 

    implement or adopt any change in its financial accounting principles, practices or methods;

 

    file or amend any material tax return; settle or compromise any material tax liability in an amount greater than US$2,000,000; make, change or revoke any material tax election; agree to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to assessment or determination of material taxes, surrender any right to claim a material tax refund; or change any material method of tax accounting;

 

    knowingly take, or knowingly omit to take, any action that is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions to the Transactions not being satisfied on a timely basis;

 

    adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization; or

 

    agree to take, or adopt any resolutions of its board of directors or similar governing body in support of, any of the actions described above.

Payment of Dividends

From and after the date of the Transaction Agreement until completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger: (i) CorpBanca may declare and pay annual dividends at a rate not to exceed 57% of the distributable earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 50% of the distributable earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014; (ii) Helm Bank (prior to the CorpBanca Colombia-Helm Merger) and CorpBanca Colombia (post-completion of the CorpBanca Colombia-Helm merger) may declare and pay annual dividends on the relevant outstanding shares, as applicable, at a rate not to exceed COP$9.40 per share per annum; and (iii) Itaú Chile shall not declare any dividends for the year ended December 31, 2013, but may declare and pay an annual dividend, at a rate not to exceed 50% of the distributable earnings, for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Approval by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile Shareholders

As soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of all required regulatory consents, CorpBanca and Itaú Chile shall each (i) duly call a meeting of its shareholders for the purpose of obtaining approval to the Transactions and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such meeting to occur as soon as reasonably practicable. Except with the prior approval of the other party, no other matters shall be submitted for approval at such shareholders’ meeting. The boards of directors of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile shall each use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the respective shareholder approval.

CorpBanca may adjourn or postpone the abovementioned shareholders’ meetings if, as of the time for which such meeting is originally scheduled, the quorum necessary to conduct the business of such meeting is insufficient. If approval by the shareholders of CorpBanca, is not obtained, the parties shall in good faith use its reasonable best efforts to (i) negotiate a restructuring of the Transactions and/or (ii) resubmit it to the CorpBanca shareholders for approval. CorpBanca shall not be required to call a meeting of its shareholders if an Itaú party is in breach of the Transaction Agreement or if there are other circumstances (not caused by CorpBanca or CorpGroup Parent) that prevent satisfaction of closing conditions of the Transactions for CorpBanca or CorpGroup Parent.

At such shareholders’ meetings, (a) CorpGroup Parent has agreed to vote its shares of CorpBanca, and to cause CorpBanca to vote its shares of CorpBanca Colombia, and (b) Itaú Unibanco shall cause its applicable affiliates to vote their shares of Itaú Chile and Itaú Colombia, in each case (i) in favor of the Transactions, as applicable, and any proposal to adjourn or postpone the relevant shareholders’ meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to obtain the relevant shareholder approval, and (ii) against any contract, transaction or proposal that relates to an alternative transaction. Each of CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco have agreed not to (A) sell, short sell, transfer, assign, tender or otherwise dispose of any of its shares of CorpBanca or Itaú Chile, as applicable, in a manner that would result in CorpGroup Parent or Itaú Chile and its affiliates, as applicable, not having the full and exclusive ability to vote such shares, (B) take any action that would result in CorpGroup Parent or Itaú Chile and its affiliates, as applicable, not having full and exclusive power to vote such shares or (C) enter into any contract with respect to any such action or transfer.

Applications and Consents; Governmental Filings

CorpGroup Parent, Itaú Unibanco and their respective subsidiaries, shall cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to (i) prepare, as promptly as practicable, all documentation and to effect all filings with respect to, and (ii) to seek, all regulatory consents and other material third-party consents necessary to consummate the Transactions, as promptly as practicable.

To that end, and subject to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the parties have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, in good faith, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, including using their reasonable best efforts to lift or rescind any order adversely affecting its ability to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis, to cause to be satisfied the conditions to closing, and to permit consummation of the Transactions as promptly as practicable.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be required to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or restriction, in connection with obtaining any regulatory consents that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on either CorpBanca and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Itaú Chile, Itaú Colombia and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Acquisition Proposals

The parties have agreed that they will not, and will cause their respective subsidiaries and subsidiaries’ officers, directors, representatives and affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, encourage or knowingly facilitate inquiries or proposals with respect to, (ii) engage or participate in any negotiations concerning, (iii) provide any nonpublic information or data to, or have or participate in any discussions with, any third party relating to or (iv) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or execute or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, merger agreement, asset purchase or share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement related to any alternative transaction to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Agreement.

Employee Matters

Following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, CorpBanca at its election shall either (i) offer generally to officers and employees of Itaú Chile and its subsidiaries that have or will become employees of CorpBanca or its subsidiaries, or the Itaú Chile Continuing Employees, employee benefits under compensation and benefit plans on terms and conditions similar to those maintained by CorpBanca and its subsidiaries and/or (ii) maintain for the benefit of Itaú Chile

 

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Continuing Employees, the compensation and benefit plans maintained by Itaú Chile immediately before the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. For purposes of eligibility, participation, vesting and benefit accrual (except not for purposes of benefit accrual to the extent that such credit would result in a duplication of benefits) under CorpBanca’s compensation and benefit plans, service with or credited by Itaú Chile or any of its subsidiaries or any of their predecessors shall be treated as service with CorpBanca.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

From and after completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, in the event of any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, in which any person who is now, or has been, or who becomes prior to completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, a director or officer of CorpBanca or Itaú Chile or any of their subsidiaries, or the Indemnified Parties, is, or is threatened to be, made a party on the basis of the Transaction Agreement or the Transactions, CorpBanca has agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each such Indemnified Party against any liability, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.

Immediately prior to the completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, CorpBanca will cause the directors or officers of CorpBanca or Itaú Chile, to be covered by CorpBanca’s or Itaú Chile’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger which were committed by such officers and directors in their capacity as such. To this end, CorpBanca may substitute policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are not less advantageous than such policy but in no event shall CorpBanca be required to expend more than 250% per year of coverage of the amount expended by CorpBanca or Itaú Chile per year of coverage as of the date of the Transaction Agreement.

Corporate Governance

CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco have agreed to engage an internationally recognized management firm to evaluate their respective existing management and recommend, on the basis of international, merit-based standards, professional track record and relevant industry and jurisdiction-specific experience, a list of the most qualified candidates to serve as the initial senior management (including country heads) of Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries. After receipt of such non-binding recommendation Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent will jointly (but, in the event that Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent fails to agree, Itaú Unibanco will) determine in good faith the individuals who are most qualified to serve as senior management.

CorpBanca Colombia IPO

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause CorpBanca to cause CorpBanca Colombia to consummate a primary offering of shares as promptly as practicable on or after the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

Charitable Contributions

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall cause Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries to make, and Itaú-CorpBanca shall make, certain charitable donations.

Insurance Matters

Following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Itaú Unibanco shall cause Itaú Chile Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A. to provide life insurance-related products to all the clients of Itaú-CorpBanca that are permitted to obtain an offer from an insurance broker to acquire life insurance and to pay CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros, S.A. and Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Limitada brokerage and/or services fees in an aggregate annual amount equal to 47.7%, or the Applicable Premium Percentage of the aggregate revenues generated by them from the sales of such life-insurance related products for the relevant year, in consideration and exchange for the offer of such products to the clients of Itaú-CorpBanca.

The Applicable Premium Percentage will be revised on a yearly basis as provided by the Transaction Agreement.

If Itaú Unibanco desires not to continue to cause Itaú Chile Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A. to offer the life-insurance related products to the insurance clients of Itaú-CorpBanca, Itaú Unibanco shall use its reasonable best efforts to, enter into an agreement with a third party and one or more CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros, S.A. and/or Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Limitada, whereby such third party will provide life-insurance related products to the insurance clients of Itaú-CorpBanca and pay to CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros, S.A. and/or Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Limitada, as applicable, the related insurance brokerage fees on substantially the same terms described above. Until an agreement with

 

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such third party has been executed, Itaú Unibanco will continue to pay Itaú-CorpBanca or CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros, S.A. and/or Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Limitada an amount equal to the average of the Insurance Brokerage Fees paid by Itaú Chile Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A. in the 12-month period prior to the date on which Itaú Chile Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A. ceases to provide life-insurance related products to Itaú-CorpBanca or CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros, S.A. and/or Itaú Chile Corredora de Seguros Limitada.

Certain Other Businesses

For a period of six months after the date of the Transaction Agreement, CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco will discuss whether CorpBanca will continue to hold its ownership interest in SMU Corp. If after such period of time, CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco have not reached an agreement, Itaú Unibanco will decide in its sole discretion. Pursuant to such determination, and if necessary, CorpGroup Parent will, and will cause CorpBanca to use reasonable best efforts to divest, transfer, liquidate or otherwise dispose all of CorpBanca’s and its subsidiaries’ investment in SMU Corp. as promptly as reasonably practicable and on commercially reasonable terms.

Itaú Unibanco has agreed to cause its applicable Subsidiary to enforce its rights under the Stock Purchase Agreement by and among MCC Inversiones Globales Ltda, Unibol S.A., Inversiones Río Bamba Ltda., Sociedad Promotora de Inversiones y Rentas Balaguer LTDA., BICSA Holdings Ltd., Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A., and certain beneficial owners set forth therein, dated as of August 1, 2011, to purchase the remaining outstanding capital stock of Munita, Cruzat y Claro S.A. Corredores de Bolsa, or the MCC, by August 31, 2016 to the extent it has not otherwise acquired such capital stock by that date. Promptly following the later of (i) the completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger and (ii) the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of MCC, Itaú Unibanco shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to transfer 100% of the outstanding capital stock of MCC to Itaú-CorpBanca for fair value and other customary terms and conditions.

Conditions Precedent to Obligations to Consummate

Mutual Conditions to consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger

Each party’s respective obligations to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger are subject to the following conditions:

 

    approval of the Transactions by two-thirds of the CorpBanca shareholders;

 

    receipt of specified regulatory and third-party consents; and

 

    the absence of any governmental order preventing or suspending the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger or requiring any change to the terms or structure of the Transactions set forth in the Transaction Agreement.

Conditions to Obligations of CorpGroup Parent and CorpBanca

The obligations of CorpGroup Parent and CorpBanca to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger are subject to the following conditions:

 

    the representations and warranties of Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall be true and correct, subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Transaction Agreement, as of the date of the Transactions Agreement and as of the date of consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger;

 

    each of Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile shall have duly performed and complied with the agreements and covenants required to be performed and complied with by it pursuant to the Transaction Agreement;

 

    Itaú Unibanco shall have duly executed the Shareholders Agreement and certain pledge agreements; and

 

    no circumstance, occurrence or change that has had a Material Adverse Effect on Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile shall have occurred.

 

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Conditions to Obligations of Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile

The obligations of Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger are subject to the following conditions:

 

    the representations and warranties of CorpGroup Parent and CorpBanca set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall be true and, subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Transaction Agreement, correct as of the date of the Transaction Agreement and as of the date of consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger;

 

    each of CorpGroup Parent and CorpBanca shall have duly performed and complied with the agreements and covenants required to be performed and complied with by it pursuant to the Transaction Agreement;

 

    CorpGroup Parent shall have duly executed the Shareholders Agreement, caused to be executed certain pledge agreements, and, directly or indirectly, own at least 84,154,814,190 of the outstanding shares of CorpBanca; and

 

    no circumstance, occurrence or change that has had a Material Adverse Effect on CorpGroup Parent and CorpBanca shall have occurred.

Termination and Effect of Termination

The Transaction Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions abandoned at any time prior to the completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, by any of the causes set forth below:

 

    Mutual consent of both parties;

 

    By either party, upon written notice to the other party:

 

    in case of breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in the Transaction Agreement, if such breach, individually or in the aggregate, would result in the failure to comply with any of the conditions that are necessary for closing the Transactions and only if such breach has not or cannot be cured within 45 days from its notification to the breaching party;

 

    in case any regulatory consents that are necessary for the closing of the Transactions is denied by final non-appealable action by the corresponding governmental authority or in case any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction issues an order or takes any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions, and such order or other action has become final and non-appealable; or

 

    in case the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is not consummated within two years from the date of the Transaction Agreement.

 

    By Itaú Unibanco, upon written notice to CorpGroup Parent, in case CorpGroup Parent does not timely call the shareholders’ meeting of CorpBanca in which the Transactions will be presented for approval or fails to attend or vote at the relevant shareholders’ meeting that has been duly called, or votes in favor of an alternative transaction, or tenders shares into an alternative transaction, in which case CorpGroup Parent shall pay a termination fee of US$400 million; or

 

    By CorpGroup Parent, upon written notice to Itaú Unibanco, in case Itaú Unibanco does not timely call the shareholders’ meeting of Itaú Chile in which the Transactions will be presented for approval or fails to attend or vote at the relevant shareholders’ meeting that has been duly called, or votes in favor of an alternative transaction, or tenders shares into an alternative transaction, in which case Itaú Unibanco shall pay a termination fee of US$400 million.

Except as described above and subject to certain other exceptions, if the Transaction Agreement is terminated pursuant to any of the circumstances described above it will be considered without any effect and neither the parties, nor their affiliates, directors, or employees will have any obligation or liability with regard to the Transactions; provided that such termination shall not relieve any party from any liability for any willful and material breach of the Transaction Agreement.

Shareholders’ Agreement

The following summary is included to provide you with information regarding the terms of the form of Shareholders’ Agreement. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about CorpBanca. Such information can be found elsewhere in the public filings that CorpBanca makes with the SEC. The Shareholders’ Agreement remains subject to change to reflect any modifications mutually agreed by the parties thereto prior to its execution. As noted, the Shareholders’ Agreement will be executed concurrently with the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca merger.

 

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Corporate Governance

Composition and size of the Board of Directors of Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries.

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed that of the number of directors of each of the board of (i) Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia that they are entitled or able to appoint (including by causing Itaú-CorpBanca to appoint) at any time (in addition to any independent directors required by applicable law) and (ii) the respective subsidiaries of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia that they are entitled or able to appoint at any time (in addition to any independent directors required by applicable law), each of Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall be entitled to designate a number in proportion to its respective direct and indirect percentage ownership in Itaú-CorpBanca, rounded to the nearest whole number; provided that Itaú Unibanco shall designate at least a majority of such directors of each board appointed by them and that at least one of such directors of each board is appointed by CorpGroup Parent.

The board of Itaú-CorpBanca shall be comprised of eleven directors and two alternate directors (one selected by Itaú Unibanco and one selected by CorpGroup Parent). The board of CorpBanca Colombia shall be comprised of nine directors and the number of directors of the board of all other subsidiaries shall be specified by the board of Itaú-CorpBanca.

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause, (i) a designee of CorpGroup Parent to be the chairman of the board of Itaú-CorpBanca as long as CorpGroup Parent holds at least 13% of the capital stock of Itaú-CorpBanca, (ii) a designee of CorpGroup Parent to be the chairman of the board of CorpBanca Colombia as long as CorpGroup Parent holds at least 13% of the capital stock of Itaú-CorpBanca and (iii) a designee of Itaú Unibanco to be the vice-chairman of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia. The chairman of the board of Itaú-CorpBanca shall not have a casting vote.

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall cause the directors of the relevant board appointed by them to vote, to the extent permitted by applicable law, together as a single block on all matters in accordance with the recommendation of Itaú Unibanco (except in the cases subject to shareholder consent rights). To this end, in the event that (i) a director of Itaú-CorpBanca, CorpBanca Colombia or any other Subsidiary of Itaú-CorpBanca designated by CorpGroup Parent or Itaú Unibanco does not vote with the other directors as a single block and (ii) as a consequence, the relevant board is unable to adopt a decision on such matter in accordance with the recommendation of Itaú Unibanco (except that (ii) will not be required if such director is a member of the Saieh Group, or fails to comply on more than two occasions and more than two matters in any calendar year), Itaú Unibanco or CorpGroup Parent (whomever designated such director), shall take all required action to have such director removed from the relevant board within 60 calendar days. Failure to take such action shall be considered to constitute a Material Breach by the shareholder who designated such director.

A majority of the directors will constitute quorum for all meetings of the relevant boards. However, if less than all of the directors appointed by Itaú Unibanco to such board are not present, a quorum will not exist without the consent of the majority of the directors appointed by Itaú Unibanco to such board. The vote of the majority of the directors attending a meeting will be required to pass a resolution of the relevant boards (except in the cases subject to shareholder consent rights).

Board Committees

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia to each create the following committees of the board of directors: Directors Committee, Audit Committee, Management and Talent Committee, Asset and Liability Management Committee and Credit Committee.

The Credit Committee shall (i) have binding power to establish the limits and procedures of the credit policy of Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries and the power to establish approval exceptions for financial decisions exceeding certain thresholds (to be defined by the Credit Committee) and (ii) shall impose a binding framework with upper limits on credit exposures for which approval of Itaú Unibanco will be required. In connection with the latter, Itaú Unibanco shall respond to any such requests for approval within seven business days (the absence of explicit denial being considered as an approval).

The Credit Committee shall be comprised of five members (of which three shall be appointed by Itaú Unibanco and two by CorpGroup Parent), all of whom shall be local executives or directors of the relevant board, and be headed by a local executive officer or director recommended by the chief executive officer of Itaú-CorpBanca or its relevant Subsidiary, as applicable.

Political donations

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause Itaú-CorpBanca to make certain political donations consistent with past practice.

 

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Officers

The Board of Itaú-CorpBanca shall appoint from time to time the CEO, the country heads and other senior management of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia. Mr. Boris Buvinic will be the initial CEO of Itaú-CorpBanca following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall cause Itaú-CorpBanca to cause its subsidiaries to appoint designees of the board of Itaú-CorpBanca from time to time to the designated positions at such Subsidiary. A Management and Talent Committee will determine an objective process to recommend designees to these positions based on internal promotion, international, merit-based standards and professional track record, and relevant industry and jurisdiction-specific experience, and will provide a list of selected candidates to the board of Itaú-CorpBanca who will be ultimately responsible for their final appointment.

CorpGroup Parent may request the removal of the CEO of Itaú-CorpBanca and of CorpBanca Colombia if during three consecutive years (excluding the year of the closing of the Transactions) the ROE (return on equity) of the respective bank is at least 1% lower than the average ROE of the three largest privately-owned banks (measured by assets, and excluding Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia) of Chile or Colombia, as the case may be, during such three-year period.

Shareholder Consent Rights

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Shareholders’ Agreement, Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed that Itaú-CorpBanca shall not take, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to take, any of the following transactions without the consent of (i) CorpGroup Parent, so long as CorpGroup Parent owns at least 13% of the capital stock of Itaú-CorpBanca, and (ii) Itaú Unibanco:

 

    merge, reorganize or consolidate Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries or enter into a joint venture or similar transaction in excess of materiality thresholds;

 

    issue or sell any equity securities of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries, other than solely to the extent required to comply with immediate legal and regulatory requirements or to meet the Optimal Regulatory Capital;

 

    repurchase or otherwise retire or acquire any shares or other equity securities of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    list or delist any shares or other equity securities of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    enter into, modify or terminate a contract or transaction with a related party;

 

    any acquisition of the stock, equity interests, assets or business of any third-party or any disposition of assets of Itaú-CorpBanca or any Subsidiary or the capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary, in each case in excess of materiality thresholds;

 

    effect any liquidations, dissolutions, reorganizations through a voluntary bankruptcy or similar transactions;

 

    amend or repeal any provision of the organizational documents of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    change the size or powers of the board of directors or any committee thereof;

 

    enter into any new line of business, that is not a Banking Business;

 

    create or dissolve one or more subsidiaries in excess of materiality thresholds;

 

    enter into agreements between Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand;

 

    make any change in the external auditors of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    make any change to the dividend policy;

 

    enter into any agreement that limits or restricts the ability of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries to own, manage, operate, control, participate in, perform services for, or otherwise carry on or engage in any business or in any geographic area;

 

    enter into any contract to do any of the foregoing actions; and

 

    any other matter not set forth above that requires the approval of a supermajority of the shareholders of Itaú-CorpBanca under Article 67 of the Chilean Corporations Act.

Holdcos

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall each maintain a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary, or Company One and Company Two, respectively, and, collectively, the Companies which shall hold their respective shares of Itaú-CorpBanca. Itaú Unibanco will form Company One prior to the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. For CorpGroup Parent, Company Two is Corp Group Banking S.A. and Inversiones Saga Limitada.

 

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Transfer of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed not to directly or indirectly purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Itaú-CorpBanca or any beneficial interest therein to the extent such acquisition would require Itaú Unibanco or CorpGroup Parent to launch a tender offer to acquire all shares of Itaú-CorpBanca. Any transfer of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca made by Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall be implemented through the Santiago Stock Exchange with a five-day prior notice to the other party.

So long as CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco collectively hold an aggregate direct or indirect participation in the voting shares of Itaú-CorpBanca of at least 50% plus one share, CorpGroup Parent shall keep (and may not transfer) the direct or indirect ownership of a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca representing the lesser of: (i) 16.42% of the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca at the time of execution of the Shareholders’ Agreement (i.e. at the closing of the Transactions) or (ii) the minimum percentage of such shares that allows Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent to hold such aggregate direct or indirect participation in the voting shares of Itaú-CorpBanca. Such number of shares will be pledged by CorpGroup Parent in favor of Itaú Unibanco.

Right of first offer, tag-along and drag-along rights

Right of first offer

Subject to the terms set forth on the Shareholders’ Agreement, Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent shall have a right of first offer with regard to potential transfers of shares of the Companies. If either Itaú Unibanco or CorpGroup Parent intend to transfer shares of the Companies, such party shall notify in writing to the other party of such intention, stating the number of shares, the price and other terms and conditions of the proposed transfer. The recipient party shall have the right to purchase all such shares for a price and under terms and conditions equal to those notified by the selling shareholder. If the recipient party elects not to purchase all the shares intended to be transferred, the selling shareholder shall be permitted for a period of six (6) months from the date the notice to purchase the shares was due to be received by the selling party, to transfer to a third party not less than the number of shares, at a price not less than and on terms and conditions not materially less favorable to the selling shareholder than those stated in the notice of such proposed transfer.

Tag-along

CorpGroup Parent will have the right to tag-along on the sale of shares of Company One or of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca owned by Company One by Itaú Unibanco and jointly sell to a third party with Itaú Unibanco in such sale. Pursuant to such right, in the event of a proposed transfer of shares of Company One or shares of Itaú-CorpBanca by Itaú Unibanco, Itaú Unibanco shall deliver to CorpGroup Parent prompt written notice stating, to the extent applicable, (i) the name of the proposed transferee, (ii) the number of shares proposed to be transferred, (iii) the proposed purchase price and (iv) any other material terms and conditions of the proposed transfer.

The proposed transferee will not be obligated to purchase a number of shares exceeding that set forth in the notification of the proposed transfer. In the event such transferee elects to purchase less than all of the total shares sought to be transferred by CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco, CorpGroup Parent shall be entitled to transfer to the proposed transferee a number of shares equal to (i) the total number of shares originally proposed to be transferred by Company One and Itaú Unibanco multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca held by Company Two, and (B) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca held by the Companies.

Drag-along

In the event of a proposed sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Company One or shares of Itaú-CorpBanca held by Itaú Unibanco to a third party and if at such time CorpGroup Parent owns less than 10% of the capital stock of Itaú-CorpBanca, Itaú Unibanco may notify CorpGroup Parent in writing of such proposed sale stating (i) the name of the proposed transferee, (ii) the proposed purchase price (which shall be equal to at least the higher of fair value and market price), (iii) the obligation of the transferee to purchase all of CorpGroup Parent shares of Itaú-CorpBanca, and (iv) any other material terms and conditions of the transfer.

Under these circumstances, CorpGroup Parent shall be obligated to sell all of its shares of Itaú-CorpBanca, free and clear of liens at the same price and on other terms no less favorable than Itaú Unibanco.

 

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Put of Company Shares

If and to the extent that CorpGroup Parent is prohibited from selling its shares of Itaú-CorpBanca, CorpGroup Parent shall have the unconditional right, from time to time on one or more occasions, to sell to Itaú Unibanco, and Itaú Unibanco shall have the unconditional obligation to acquire from CorpGroup Parent, any number of shares of Company Two at a price per share equal to the market price as of the date on which CorpGroup Parent notifies Itaú Unibanco of CorpGroup Parent’s exercise of its unconditional right to sell if immediately following such sale CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco would continue to collectively hold an aggregate direct or indirect participation in the voting shares of Itaú-CorpBanca of at least 50% plus one share.

At the time of payment of the purchase price of the shares of Company Two, Itaú Unibanco shall pay CorpGroup Parent, as an indemnity for not being able to benefit from the exemption on capital gains set forth in Article 107 of the Chilean Income Tax Law to which it would otherwise have been entitled to if it would have sold the underlying shares of Itaú-CorpBanca in the Santiago Stock Exchange, a cash amount equal to (i) 50% of any taxes of CorpGroup Parent or its affiliates arising out of or in connection with such transfer that would not have arisen if it had sold the underlying shares of Itaú-CorpBanca in the Santiago Stock Exchange and benefit from the abovementioned exemption on capital gains, and (ii) any taxes of CorpGroup Parent or its affiliates arising out of the application of such indemnity payment.

Change of Control of CorpGroup Parent

Under the Shareholders’ Agreement, CorpGroup Parent shall notify Itaú Unibanco prior to consummating a Change of Control of CorpGroup Parent and provide Itaú Unibanco a right of first offer to purchase a number shares of Company Two equal to the number required Itaú Unibanco to hold an aggregate direct or indirect participation in the voting shares of Itaú-CorpBanca of at least 50% plus one share at a price equal to the higher of the market price or fair value.

If Itaú Unibanco accepts the price proposed by CorpGroup Parent, CorpGroup Parent shall be obligated to cause Company Two to sell such number of Itaú-CorpBanca’s shares to Itaú Unibanco at such price.

In the event that Itaú Unibanco does not accept the price proposed by CorpGroup Parent and as a result, an agreement is not reached, then CorpGroup Parent shall be permitted to proceed with such Change of Control and Itaú Unibanco shall be entitled to unilaterally terminate the Shareholders’ Agreement during a period of 60 days after receipt of notice from CorpGroup notifying of the consummation of such Change of Control.

For purposes of the Shareholders’ Agreement, Change of Control shall mean, with respect to CorpGroup Parent, the Saieh Group ceasing to own, directly and indirectly, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, at least 50% plus one additional share of the issued voting stock of CorpGroup Parent.

Right to Exchange Shares for Shares of Itaú Unibanco

In the event Itaú Unibanco issues or sells certain equity securities of Itaú Unibanco to any third-party as consideration for or in connection with a transaction or series of transactions involving the direct or indirect investment by Itaú Unibanco in such equity securities or assets of any other third party, Itaú Unibanco shall inform CorpGroup Parent of such issuance or sale and shall offer to CorpGroup Parent the right to exchange for the same type of equity securities of Itaú Unibanco. CorpGroup Parent shall be entitled to exchange any or all of its shares of Company Two (or shares of Itaú-CorpBanca) for such equity securities of Itaú Unibanco at an exchange ratio that reflects the relative fair values of the relevant equity securities of Itaú Unibanco and the shares of Company Two or Itaú-CorpBanca, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the issuance of any such equity securities to CorpGroup Parent would result in Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A. ceasing to hold more than 50% of Itaú Unibanco’s voting equity, then CorpGroup Parent shall have the right to exchange no more than an amount of equity securities of Itaú Unibanco the issuance of which would not result in Itaú Unibanco Participações S.A. ceasing to hold more than 50% of Itaú Unibanco’s voting equity.

Controlling Shareholder

Notwithstanding the other provisions of the Shareholders’ Agreement, Itaú Unibanco shall have no obligation to purchase shares of Itaú-CorpBanca or Company Two, to the extent such purchase would, in and of itself, require Itaú Unibanco to make a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca.

If Itaú Unibanco ceases to be the Controlling Shareholder (as defined in Article 97 of the Chilean Securities Market Act) of Itaú-CorpBanca, prior to consummating any obligation pursuant to a provision of the Shareholders’ Agreement to purchase shares of Itaú-CorpBanca or Company Two from CorpGroup Parent which would result in Itaú Unibanco being the

 

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Controlling Shareholder of Itaú-CorpBanca, Itaú Unibanco shall commence a tender offer to purchase a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca which would result in Itaú Unibanco being the Controlling Shareholder of Itaú-CorpBanca for the purchase price provided in such applicable provision of the Shareholders’ Agreement and shall in any event satisfy its obligation (whether through the tender offer or a subsequent purchase thereafter) within 90 calendar days.

CorpGroup Parent Liquidity Put and Call Options

During a period of eighteen months from the closing date of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, CorpGroup Parent shall have the right to (i) sell to Itaú Unibanco, a number of shares of Company Two representing in the aggregate up to 6.6% of all of the outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca at a price equal to the market price as of the notice date of such put right; or (ii) cause Company Two to sell to Itaú Unibanco, through one of the mechanisms available on the Santiago Stock Exchange that only allows block sales, a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca representing up to 6.6% of all of the outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca (in which event Itaú Unibanco will place an order to purchase such shares in the Santiago Stock Exchange at a price not less than such market price). If, as a result of the competitive bidding procedures of the Santiago Stock Exchange, the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca sold by Company Two are unexpectedly sold over the Santiago Stock Exchange to a third party other than Itaú Unibanco or any of its affiliates at a higher price, then CorpGroup Parent shall no longer have the right to repurchase such shares of Itaú-CorpBanca from Itaú Unibanco or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

If the put right described above has been exercised, at any time and from time to time during the five-year period thereafter, CorpGroup Parent shall have the unconditional right either to (i) acquire from Itaú Unibanco a number of shares of Company Two up to the number of shares sold pursuant to the put right described above at the same price per share as was paid by Itaú Unibanco pursuant to such put right plus an annual interest rate at the Chilean Índice de Cámara Promedio plus a spread that is not to exceed the lowest spread then being offered by Itaú-CorpBanca to non-governmental borrowers in Chile; or (ii) cause Itaú Unibanco to place an order on the Santiago Stock Exchange to sell to CorpGroup Parent and/or Company Two a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca of up to the number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca sold to Itaú Unibanco pursuant to the put right described above at the same price per share as was paid by Itaú Unibanco pursuant to such put right plus an annual interest rate at the Chilean Índice de Cámara Promedio plus a spread that is not to exceed the lowest spread then being offered by Itaú-CorpBanca to non-governmental borrowers in Chile. If, as a result of the competitive bidding procedures of the Santiago Stock Exchange, the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca sold by Itaú Unibanco or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries are sold over the Santiago Stock Exchange to a third party at a higher price, then CorpGroup Parent and/or Company Two shall not have the right to repurchase such shares of Itaú-CorpBanca.

Call Option in Event of Material Breach

If either Itaú Unibanco or CorpGroup Parent commits a Material Breach of the Shareholders’ Agreement, or the Breaching Shareholder, the non-Breaching Shareholder shall have the right to give written notice to the Breaching Shareholder describing such Material Breach and demanding that the Breaching Shareholder cure the Material Breach by fully performing its obligation.

If the Breaching Shareholder has not cured its Material Breach within 50 calendar days after receipt of any such notice, the non-Breaching Shareholder shall have the unconditional right to (i) require the Breaching Shareholder to sell all of its shares to the non-Breaching Shareholder at a price per share equal to 80% of the market price as of the date of the notice exercising a call option and (ii) if the non-Breaching Shareholder is CorpGroup Parent, to sell to Itaú Unibanco all of its shares at a price per share equal to 120% of the market price as of the date of the notice exercising a put option.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the non-Breaching Shareholder is Itaú Unibanco, Itaú Unibanco may elect to purchase the maximum number of shares which would allow Itaú Unibanco to avoid making a public offer for all of the outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicit

Non-Competition

Neither Itaú Unibanco nor CorpGroup Parent shall, directly or indirectly, own, invest, control, acquire, operate, manage, participate or engage in any Banking Business in Chile, Colombia and the Republic of Panama other than (i) through its investment in the Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries and (ii) through any sociedad de apoyo al giro in which Itaú-CorpBanca has an ownership interest.

For purposes of the Shareholders’ Agreement, Banking Business shall mean providing (i) consumer financial products and/or services, including secured and/or unsecured consumer lending, consumer mortgage products, consumer card products, retail banking products and/or services, and consumer leasing; and/or (ii) deposit-taking services including both

 

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consumer and commercial deposits, and payroll services; and/or (iii) credit and/or debit card transaction processing services (which transaction processing services, for the avoidance of doubt, include merchant acquiring); and/or (iv) commercial financial products and/or services, including bilateral and syndicated loans, trustee and depositary services; and/or (v) investment banking services; and/or (vi) financial advisory services related to the services described in clauses (i) through (v) above; and/or (vii) all businesses related or reasonably incidental thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders’ Agreement permits the following activities: (i) providing consumer financing and other financial products or services offered from time to time by supermarkets and other nonbank retailers in the applicable jurisdiction; (ii) financing or providing asset management products and services; (iii) receiving from or providing to any third party a personal guaranty or a loan or engaging in other financial arrangements in connection with a transaction or transactions that does not otherwise constitute a Banking Business in Chile, Colombia or the Republic of Panama; (iv) making investments by or in employee retirement, pension or similar plans or funds or in companies that manage such plans or funds; (v) acquiring, owning, controlling or managing, in any third party that has any Banking Business in Chile, Colombia and the Republic of Panama pursuant to purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise so long as (A) the Banking Business in Chile, Colombia or the Republic of Panama conducted by such third party or business constitutes not more than 10% of the revenues of such acquired third party or business and not more than 5% of the revenues of Itaú-CorpBanca, in each case for the immediately preceding 12 months, and (B) after consummation of such acquisition, Itaú-CorpBanca is offered the right to acquire such Banking Business for cash at the fair value thereof; (vi) acquiring, owning, controlling, managing, investing in any third party or business which would otherwise be prohibited under the non-compete obligation, provided that action is undertaken to sell the competing portion of such business; (vii) acquiring, owning, controlling, managing, investing in any third party that has any Banking Business in Chile, Colombia and the Republic of Panama or engaging in a new business opportunity in the Banking Business in Chile, Colombia, Peru and Central America, if such transaction or opportunity was presented by Itaú-CorpBanca to Itaú Unibanco, if Corp Group Parent is the investing party, or by Itaú-CorpBanca to Corp Group Parent, if Itaú Unibanco is the investing party, and Corp Group Parent or Itaú Unibanco, as the case maybe, withheld their consent to Itaú-CorpBanca consummating such transaction; (viii) providing products or services pursuant to any unsolicited request from any client that operates in Chile, Colombia and the Republic of Panama which cannot be reasonably provided by Itaú-CorpBanca or its subsidiaries or (ix) acquiring, owning, managing or investing in the MCC Entities (as defined in the Shareholders’ Agreement) or prohibit any activities currently conducted by the MCC Entities.

Non-Solicit

Neither Itaú Unibanco nor CorpGroup Parent shall, directly or indirectly, solicit for hire, hire or otherwise induce or attempt to induce any officer of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries to leave the employment of Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries, or in any way interfere with the relationship between Itaú-CorpBanca or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any officer thereof on the other hand.

Dividend Policy; Dividend Put and Call Options.

For a period of eight fiscal years starting from the closing of the Transaction, or the Dividend Period, Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause Itaú-CorpBanca to adopt an annual business plan and budget expressly providing for the management of Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries in a manner that has as its primary target, in the following order of priority: (i) first, complying with the Optimal Regulatory Capital for such fiscal year, (ii) second, the payment by Itaú-CorpBanca of cash dividends aggregating at least US$370 million for each year during the Dividend Period and (iii) third, achieving a growth rate of the total assets of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia above the Minimum Growth Rate and other reasonable objectives as determined by the board of Itaú-CorpBanca. Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed to cause the board of Itaú-CorpBanca to cause management of Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses in accordance with such annual business plan and budget.

If the amount of the dividends paid in cash by Itaú-CorpBanca is less than US$370 million for any fiscal year during the Dividend Period, Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup have agreed to cause Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries to maximize the use of Tier 2 capital, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law to increase its regulatory capital to the extent required to maintain Optimal Regulatory Capital requirements for such fiscal year.

Optimal Regulatory Capital means at any date, with respect to either Itaú-CorpBanca or CorpBanca Colombia, as the case may be, (a) the higher of (i) 120% of the minimum regulatory Capital Ratio required by applicable law of the applicable country and (ii) the average regulatory Capital Ratio of the three largest privately-owned banks (excluding the Itaú-CorpBanca and/or CorpBanca Colombia) (measured in terms of assets) in Chile or Colombia, as the case may be, in each case as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year multiplied by (b) the risk-weighted assets (including any risk-weighted assets of subsidiaries that are consolidated for purposes of calculating minimum regulatory Capital Ratio in such country) of the Itaú-CorpBanca or CorpBanca Colombia, as the case may be, as of the date one year from the last day of the most recent fiscal year assuming that such risk-weighted assets grow during such year at a rate equal to the Minimum Growth Rate.

 

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Minimum Growth Rate for any year shall mean the minimum growth rate of the total assets of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia (determined in accordance with IFRS) for the applicable country (e.g., Chile or Colombia) determined in good faith by the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca (but in no event exceeding Forecasted System Growth in such country for such year) reasonably necessary to maintain the market share of Itaú-CorpBanca and CorpBanca Colombia (each measured in terms of assets in their respective countries) as of the last day of the immediately preceding year.

Itaú-CorpBanca shall pay an annual dividend equal to 100% of the annual cash distributable earnings, net of any reserves required to maintain Optimal Regulatory Capital, before March 31 of each Fiscal Year. If the portion of such dividend to be received by CorpGroup Parent is less than US$120 million in any fiscal year of the Dividend Period, CorpGroup Parent shall have the right, from and after the date that such dividend is declared to (i) sell to Itaú Unibanco, at a price per share equal to the market price as of the date of the notification to exercise this put right, a number of shares of Company Two equal to (A) US$120 million minus the portion of the annual dividend declared by Itaú-CorpBanca to be received by CorpGroup Parent, divided by (B) the market price of the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca as of the date of the notification to exercise this put right; or (ii) cause Company Two to sell to Itaú Unibanco, a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca equal to (A) US$120 million minus the annual dividend declared by Itaú-CorpBanca and to be received by CorpGroup Parent, divided by (B) the market price of such shares as of the date of the notification to exercise this put right. If, as a result of the competitive bidding procedures of the Santiago Stock Exchange, the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca sold by Company Two are unexpectedly sold over the Santiago Stock Exchange to a third party at a higher price, then CorpGroup Parent shall no longer have the right to repurchase such shares of Itaú-CorpBanca from Itaú Unibanco or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

If the put right described above has been exercised, during the five-year period thereafter, CorpGroup Parent shall have the right either to (i) acquire from Itaú Unibanco, a number of shares of Company Two up to the number of shares sold pursuant to such put right at the same price per share as was paid by Itaú Unibanco plus an annual interest rate at the Chilean Índice de Cámara Promedio plus a spread that is not to exceed the lowest spread then being offered by Itaú-CorpBanca to non-governmental borrowers in Chile; or (ii) cause Itaú Unibanco to place an order on the Santiago Stock Exchange to sell to CorpGroup Parent and/or Company Two a number of shares of Itaú-CorpBanca up to the number of shares sold to Itaú Unibanco pursuant to such put right at the same price per share as was paid by Itaú Unibanco plus an annual interest rate at the Chilean Índice de Cámara Promedio plus a spread that is not to exceed the lowest spread then being offered by Itaú-CorpBanca to non-governmental borrowers in Chile. If, as a result of the competitive bidding procedures of the Santiago Stock Exchange, the shares of Itaú-CorpBanca sold by Itaú Unibanco or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries are sold over the Santiago Stock Exchange to a third party at a higher price, then CorpGroup Parent and/or Company Two shall not have the right to repurchase such shares of Itaú-CorpBanca.

Use of Brands

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup Parent have agreed that for so long as Itaú Unibanco owns shares of Itaú-CorpBanca, CorpBanca and its subsidiaries shall have a royalty-free, perpetual license to use the Itaú Brand, whether alone or in conjunction with other trademarks.

Preapproved matters

CorpGroup Parent has agreed to consent to and affirmatively vote its shares of Itaú-CorpBanca at any shareholders’ meeting in favor of the approval of a transaction between the Itaú-CorpBanca’s stock-broker (corredora) Subsidiary and MCC at such time as MCC is wholly owned by an Affiliate of Itaú Unibanco, transaction which may be structured as an acquisition of equity securities of MCC by Itaú-CorpBanca (followed by a merger of such Subsidiary and MCC).

Strategic Transactions

Pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement, CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco intend to use Itaú-CorpBanca and its subsidiaries as their exclusive vehicle to pursue business opportunities in the Banking Business in Chile, Colombia, Peru and Central America. As a result, if either CorpGroup Parent or Itaú Unibanco, intends to pursue or develop any new business opportunities in the Banking Business in the abovementioned territories, either individually or with third parties, such party shall notify the other party and provide Itaú-CorpBanca with the exclusive right to pursue such business opportunity prior to presenting it to or pursuing it individually or with third parties. If CorpGroup Parent or Itaú-Unibanco, as the case may be, does not agree to Itaú-CorpBanca pursuing or continue to pursue or consummate such particular business opportunity within thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice, the other party shall have the right to pursue and implement it unilaterally and not through Itaú-CorpBanca.

 

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If CorpGroup Parent agrees to Itaú-CorpBanca pursuing a business opportunity that would require a capital increase and/or a change in the dividend policy of Itaú-CorpBanca, Itaú Unibanco has agreed to provide CorpGroup Parent with long-term financing in an amount reasonably necessary as to finance its subscription of its pro rata share in such capital increase. If, on the other hand, CorpGroup Parent agrees to allow Itaú-CorpBanca to pursue and implement such business opportunity but decides not to participate in the capital increase in connection therewith, Itaú Unibanco will grant CorpGroup Parent a call option with respect to the number of shares that if purchased by CorpGroup Parent at such time would restore its direct and indirect ownership percentage of outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca to its ownership percentage of outstanding shares of Itaú-CorpBanca immediately prior to such capital increase.

Itaú Unibanco’s Paraguay and Uruguay Operations

In respect of Itaú Unibanco’s Paraguay and Uruguay Operations, CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco have agreed to (i) negotiate in good faith the inclusion of their respective businesses in Paraguay and Uruguay as part of the business owned and operated by Itaú-CorpBanca, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to agree on the valuation of such businesses in Paraguay and Uruguay and (iii) if CorpGroup Parent and Itaú Unibanco agree on the valuation of such businesses, to transfer to and operate such businesses by Itaú-CorpBanca.

Note Purchase Agreement

On December 31, 2013 CorpBanca Colombia entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Capitalization (Subordinated Debt) Fund L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership managed by the IFC Asset Management Company (collectively, the IFC Parties), by means of which CorpBanca Colombia issued bonds for an amount of up to US$170,000,000.00 at a variable interest rate, maturing on March 15, 2024, to be sold to the IFC Parties and the IFC Parties subscribed and paid in full the purchase price for the bonds pursuant to the terms and conditions stated therein.

Sublease Automatic Teller Machine Contract

On November 26, 2008, we entered into a contract with SMU, Rendic Hermanos S.A., Supermercados Bryc S.A. and Distribuidora Super Diez S.A., each a related party, to sublease CorpBanca space in order to install automatic teller machines in the supermarket chains administrated by the previously mentioned corporations. The contract covers a term from November 26, 2008 to June 30, 2019. CorpBanca prepaid the lessors UF1,152,213 for the total amount and term of the spaces subleased. For further information, see Note 32 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Systems Operations Services Agreement

We have entered into a Systems Operations Services Agreement with IBM, initially dated March 30, 2001, and covering a term from April 1, 2001 through April 15, 2006 which can be renegotiated periodically. The currently covers a term from April 16, 2008 to April 30, 2018. Under this agreement, IBM provides outsourcing Computer System Operations services to us and we are obligated to pay fees amounting to UF2,821.7 per month.

Service Contracts

On July 6, 2001, we entered into a Service Contract with our affiliate CorpGroup pursuant to which CorpGroup provides us with professional and technical consulting services including preparation of financial statements, implementing financial and administrative procedures; preparing, analyzing, and providing legal advisory services; and analyzing economic, financial sectors and feasibility of investment plans; we pay fees of approximately UF6,250 per month. On January 27, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the Service Contract which will take effect as of January 1, 2015. Pursuant to this amendment, the Service Contract will be extended for a further 10-year term beginning on January 1, 2015, subject to certain early termination provisions. Either of the parties may extend the term of the Service Contract for five additional years. Provisions for the payment of expenses were also included in this amendment.

On April 10, 2008, we entered into a Service Contract with our affiliate CorpGroup, pursuant to which CorpGroup provides us with professional and technical consulting services in the finance, capital markets, real estate and operations areas; we pay fees of approximately UF 1,350 per month. On January 27, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the Service Contract which will take effect as of January 1, 2015. Pursuant to the amendment, the Service Contract will be extended for a further 10-year term beginning on January 1, 2015, subject to certain early termination provisions. Either of the parties may extend the term of the Service Contract for five additional years, subject to certain conditions. Provisions for the payment of expenses were also included in this amendment.

 

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On March 27, 2012, we entered into a Service Contract with Mr. Álvaro Saieh Bendeck and our affiliate Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada, pursuant to which Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada provides us with professional and technical consulting services in all matters related to strategic planning and definitions, new businesses, including acquisitions in Chile or abroad, and management controls; we pay fees of approximately UF 1,250 per month. On January 27, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the Service Contract which will take effect as of January 1, 2015. Pursuant to the amendment, the Service Contract will be extended for a further 10-year term beginning on January 1, 2015, subject to certain early termination provisions. Either of the parties may extend the term of the Service Contract for five additional years, provided that on such date the services continue to be rendered with the participation of Mr. Álvaro Saieh Bendeck. Provisions for the payment of expenses were also included in this amendment.

Software Consulting and Development Agreement

We have entered into a Software Consulting and Development Agreement, for the Integrated Banking System (IBS), dated as of October 4, 2001, with Datapro, Inc. The contract covers a five-year term for system maintenance and adjustments, which is automatically renewable at the end of the term. The contract includes an initial charge for development and user license of US$380,000.00 and a schedule of additional fees for services provided as well as a monthly maintenance fee.

Redbanc Agreement

We have entered into an agreement to participate in the automated teller machine network operated by Redbanc S.A., dated as of April 1, 2001. The contract covers a three-year term which is automatically and successively renewed for equal three-year periods. The purpose of this agreement is to provide services to facilitate the performance of banking objectives. This includes the installation, operation, maintenance, and development of equipment, devices, systems, and services used for the management and operation of automated and non-automated cash and point-of-sale machines and the related services. Redbanc shall invoice and charge us a different monthly fee for each of the services connected to the automated teller machine network.

 

D. EXCHANGE CONTROLS

The Central Bank of Chile is responsible for, among other things, monetary policies and exchange controls in Chile. Foreign investments can be registered with the Foreign Investment Committee under Decree Law No. 600 of 1974, as amended, or can be registered with the Central Bank of Chile under the Central Bank Act and the Compendio de Normas de Cambios Internacionales, or the Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations or the Compendium. The Central Bank Act is a constitutional law requiring a “special majority” vote of the Chilean Congress to be modified.

The Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations were amended on April 19, 2001. The main objective of these amendments was to facilitate capital movements from and into Chile and encourage foreign investment. According to the new Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations, investors are allowed to freely enter into any kind of foreign exchange transaction, the only restriction being that investors must inform the Central Bank of Chile about certain operations which they have conducted and must conduct certain operations through the Formal Exchange Market. The types of information related to equity investment that must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile by non-Chilean residents include the occurrence of, among other things, any assignment, substitution, changes in organizational status, change in the form of the investment, or material changes to the terms of the agreement governing the foreign currency transaction. Transactions that are required to be conducted through the Formal Exchange Market include transactions involving foreign commercial bank loans or Chilean company issued bonds, deposits made in Chilean financial institutions by foreign depositors, and equity investments and contributions of capital by foreign investors. The Formal Exchange Market entities through which transactions are conducted will report such transactions to the Central Bank of Chile.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Compendium, it is not necessary to seek the Central Bank of Chile’s prior approval in order to establish an ADR facility. The Central Bank of Chile only requires that (i) any foreign investor acquiring shares to be converted into ADSs who has actually brought funds into Chile for that purpose shall bring those funds through the Formal Exchange Market, (ii) any foreign investor acquiring shares to be converted into ADSs informs the Central Bank of Chile of the investment in the terms and conditions described below, (iii) all remittances of funds from Chile to the foreign investor upon the sale of the shares underlying the ADSs or from dividends or other distributions made in connection therewith, shall be made through the Formal Exchange Market, and (iv) all remittances of funds to the foreign investor, whether or not from Chile, shall be informed to the Central Bank of Chile in the terms and conditions described below.

When the shares to be converted into ADSs have been acquired by the foreign investor with funds brought into Chile through the Formal Exchange Market, a registration form shall be filed with the Department of International Financial Operations of the Central Bank of Chile by the foreign investor acting through an entity of the Formal Exchange Market on or before the date on which the foreign currency is brought into Chile. However, if the funds were brought into Chile with a

 

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different purpose and subsequently were used to acquire shares to be converted into ADSs, the Department of International Financial Operations of the Central Bank of Chile then shall be informed of such investment by the Custodian within ten days following the end of each fifteen-day period on which the Custodian has to deliver periodic reports to the Central Bank of Chile. If the funds were not brought into Chile, a registration form shall be filed with the Department of International Financial Operations of the Central Bank of Chile by the foreign investor itself or through an entity of the Formal Exchange Market within first 10 days of the month following the date on which the proceeds were used. Any foreign investor (other than the depositary) who has acquired shares and wishes to convert the same into ADSs shall assign to the depositary, prior to any such conversion, any foreign investment rights it may have pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Compendium. Any such assignment shall be filed with the Central Bank of Chile within the first 10 days of the month following its execution.

All payments in U.S. dollars in connection with the ADS facility made from Chile shall be made through the Formal Exchange Market. Pursuant to Chapter XIV of the Compendium no previous authorization from the Central Bank of Chile is required for the remittance of U.S. dollars obtained in the sale of the shares underlying ADSs or from dividends or other distributions made in connection therewith. The entity of the Formal Exchange Market participating in the transfer shall provide certain information to the Central Bank of Chile on the next banking business day. In the event there are payments made outside Chile, the foreign investor shall provide the relevant information to the Central Bank of Chile directly or through an entity of the Formal Exchange Market within the first 10 days of the month following the date on which the payment was made.

Under Chapter XIV of the Compendium payments and remittances of funds from Chile are governed by the rules in effect at the time the payment or remittance is made. Therefore, any change made to Chilean laws and regulations after the date hereof will affect foreign investors who have acquired ADSs or shares to be converted into ADSs. There can be no assurance that further Central Bank of Chile regulations or legislative changes to the current foreign exchange control regime in Chile will not restrict or prevent foreign investors to purchase and remit abroad U.S. dollars, nor can there be any assessment to the duration or impact of such restrictions, if imposed.

This situation is different from the one governing ADSs issued by Chilean companies prior to April 19, 2001. Prior to such date, ADSs representing shares of stock of Chilean corporations were subject to Chapter XXVI of the Compendium, which addressed the issuance of ADSs by Chilean companies and foreign investment contracts entered into among the issuer of the shares, the Central Bank of Chile and the depository pursuant to Article 47 of the Central Bank Act. Chapter XXVI of the Compendium and the corresponding foreign investment contracts granted foreign investors the vested right to acquire dollars with the proceeds obtained in the sale of the underlying shares of stock, or from dividends or other distributions made in connection therewith and remit them abroad. On April 19, 2001, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated Chapter XXVI of the Compendium and made the establishment of new ADR facilities subject to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Compendium. All foreign investment contracts executed under the provisions of Chapter XXVI of the Compendium remain in full force and effect and are governed by the provisions in effect at the time of their execution.

The foregoing is a summary of the Central Bank of Chile’s regulations with respect to the issuance of ADSs representing common shares as in force and effect as of the date hereof. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Compendium, a copy of which is available from CorpBanca upon request.

There can be no assurance that further Central Bank of Chile regulations or legislative changes to the current foreign exchange control regime in Chile will not restrict or prevent foreign investors from purchasing or remitting U.S. dollars, or that further restrictions applicable to foreign investors which affect their ability to remit the capital, dividends or other benefits in connection with the shares of stock will not be imposed by the Central Bank of Chile in the future, nor can there be any assessment to the duration or impact of such restrictions, if imposed.

 

E. TAXATION

CHILEAN TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion is based on material Chilean income tax laws presently in force, including Ruling No. 324 of January 29, 1990 of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service and other applicable regulations and rulings. The discussion summarizes the material Chilean income tax consequences of an investment in the ADSs or common shares received in exchange for ADSs by an individual who is not domiciled in or a resident of Chile or a legal entity that is not organized under the laws of Chile and does not have a permanent establishment located in Chile, which we refer to as a foreign holder. For purposes of Chilean law, an individual holder is a resident of Chile if he or she has resided in Chile for more than six months in one calendar year or for a total of more than six months, whether consecutive or not, in two consecutive tax years. An individual holder is domiciled in Chile if he or she resides in Chile with the purpose of staying in Chile (such purpose to be evidenced by circumstances such as the acceptance of employment within Chile or the relocation of his or her family to Chile). This discussion is not intended as tax advice to any particular investor, which can be rendered only in light of that investor’s particular tax situation.

 

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Under Chilean law, provisions contained in statutes such as tax rates applicable to foreign holders, the computation of taxable income for Chilean purposes and the manner in which Chilean taxes are imposed and collected may be amended only by another statute. In addition, the Chilean tax authorities issue rulings and regulations of either general or specific application interpreting the provisions of Chilean tax law. Absent a retroactive law, Chilean taxes may not be assessed retroactively against taxpayers who act in good faith relying on such rulings and regulations, but Chilean tax authorities may change said rulings and regulations prospectively. There is no general income tax treaty in force between Chile and the United States (although a treaty has been signed it has not yet been ratified by each country and therefore is not yet effective).

CASH DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

Cash dividends paid by us with respect to the ADSs or common shares held by a foreign holder will be subject to a 35% Chilean withholding tax, which is withheld and paid over to the Chilean tax authorities by us. We refer to this as the Chilean withholding tax. A credit against the Chilean withholding tax is available based on the level of corporate income tax, or first category tax, actually paid by us on the taxable income to which the dividend is imputed; however, this credit does not reduce the Chilean withholding tax on a one-for-one basis because it also increases the base on which the Chilean withholding tax is imposed. In addition, distribution of book income in excess of retained taxable income is subject to the Chilean withholding tax, but such distribution is not eligible for the credit. In case such withholding is determined to be excessive at the end of the year, foreign holders will have rights to file for the reimbursement of the excess withholding. Under Chilean income tax law, for purposes of determining the level of the first category tax that has been paid by us, dividends generally are assumed to have been paid out of our oldest retained taxable profits. The first category tax rate is 20%. The foregoing tax consequences apply to cash dividends paid by us. Dividend distributions made in property (other than common shares) will be subject to the same Chilean tax rules as cash dividends.

CAPITAL GAINS

Gains realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition by a foreign holder of ADSs (or ADRs evidencing ADSs) will not be subject to Chilean taxation, provided that such disposition occurs outside Chile (confirmed by the Chilean IRS in ruling No. 1,307 of 2013). The deposit and withdrawal of common shares in exchange for ADRs will not be subject to any Chilean taxes.

Gains recognized on a sale or exchange of common shares received in exchange for ADSs (as distinguished from sales or exchanges of ADSs representing such common shares) by a foreign holder will be subject to both the first category tax and the Chilean withholding tax (the former being creditable against the latter) if (1) the foreign holder has held such common shares for less than one year since exchanging ADSs for the common shares, (2) the foreign holder acquired and disposed of the common shares in the ordinary course of its business or as a regular trader of stock, or (3) the sale is made to a company in which the foreign holder holds an interest (10% or more of the shares in the case of open stock corporations). A 35% withholding tax is imposed on the amount of the sale or exchange of common shares received in exchange for ADSs, less a Chilean credit tax (as a consequence of the Tax Reform, this special single tax system will not be available from 2017 and from that year the general regime will apply). In all other cases, gain on the disposition of common shares will be subject only to the first category tax levied as a sole tax. However, in these latter cases, if it is impossible to determine the taxable capital gain, a 5% withholding will be imposed on the total amount to be remitted abroad without any deductions as a provisional payment of the total tax due.

The tax basis of common shares received in exchange for ADSs will be the acquisition value of such shares. The valuation procedure set forth in the deposit agreement, which values common shares that are being exchanged at the highest price at which they trade on the Santiago Stock Exchange on the date of the exchange, generally will determine the acquisition value for this purpose. Consequently, the conversion of ADSs into common shares and sale of such common shares for the value established under the deposit agreement will not generate a capital gain subject to taxation in Chile to the extent that the sale price is equal to the acquisition value at the time of redemption as discussed above. In the event the sale price exceeds the acquisition value of such shares determined as explained above, such capital gain will be subject to first category tax and the Chilean withholding tax as discussed above.

The distribution and exercise of preemptive rights relating to the common shares will not be subject to Chilean taxation. Amounts received in exchange for the shares or assignment of preemptive rights relating to the shares will be subject to both the first category tax and the Chilean withholding tax (the former being creditable against the latter to the extent described above).

 

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Exempt capital gains - Article 107 of the Chilean Income Tax Law

According to Article 107 of the Chilean Income Tax Law, the sale and disposition of shares of Chilean public corporations which are significantly traded on a Chilean stock exchange is not levied by any Chilean tax on capital gains if the sale or disposition was made:

 

    on a local stock exchange authorized by the SVS or in a tender offer process according to Title XXV of the Chilean Securities Market Law, so long as the shares (1) were purchased on a public stock exchange or in a tender offer process pursuant to Title XXV of the Chilean Securities Market Law, (2) are newly issued shares issued in a capital increase or incorporation of the corporation, (3) were acquired as a result of the exchange of convertible securities, or (4) were a contribution or redemption of securities in accordance with Article 109 of the Chilean Income Tax Law. In this case, gains exempted from Chilean taxes shall be calculated using the criteria set forth in the Chilean Income Tax Law; or

 

    within 90 days after the shares would have ceased to be significantly traded on the stock exchange. In such case, the gains exempted from Chilean taxes on capital gains will be up to the average price per share of the last 90 days in which the shares were significantly traded on the stock exchange. Any gains above the average price will be taxable capital gains.

For purpose of the bullets above, shares are considered to be significantly traded on a Chilean stock exchange when they (1) are registered in the securities registry, (2) are registered in a Chilean Stock Exchange; and (3) have an adjusted presence equal to or above 25% or have a “Market Maker” according to the SVS Ruling No 327 dated January 17, 2007. Currently, our shares are considered to be significantly traded on a Chilean stock exchange.

OTHER CHILEAN TAXES

No Chilean inheritance, gift or succession taxes apply to the transfer or disposition of the ADSs by a foreign holder but such taxes generally will apply to the transfer at death or by a gift of common shares by a foreign holder. No Chilean stamp, issue, registration or similar taxes or duties apply to foreign holders of ADSs or common shares.

WITHHOLDING TAX CERTIFICATES

Upon request, we will provide to foreign holders appropriate documentation evidencing the payment of the Chilean withholding tax.

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

This section is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to the acquisition, ownership and disposition by a U.S. holder (as defined below) of ADSs or common shares. This summary applies to you only if you are a U.S. holder and you hold your ADSs or common shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This summary is not a comprehensive description of all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a decision to purchase, hold or dispose of our ADSs or common shares.

This section does not apply to you if you are a U.S. holder subject to special rules, including for example:

 

    a dealer in securities;

 

    a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for securities holdings;

 

    a regulated investment company;

 

    a real estate investment trust;

 

    a tax-exempt organization;

 

    a bank or other financial institution;

 

    a life insurance company;

 

    a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or a partner or owner therein;

 

    a person liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

    a person that actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the bank’s shares;

 

    a person that holds ADSs or common shares as part of a straddle, a hedging, conversion or constructive sale transaction; or

 

    a person whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.

This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations, published rulings, and court decisions, all as of the date of this Annual Report. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, and subject to differing interpretations. This summary does not address any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax considerations or any U.S. federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax considerations.

 

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On February 4, 2010, a comprehensive income tax treaty between the United States and Chile was signed, however such treaty has not yet been ratified by each country and therefore is not yet effective. It is unclear at this time when such treaty will be ratified by both countries. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the ongoing status of this treaty and, if ratified, the impact such treaty would have on the consequences described in this Annual Report.

As used herein, the term “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of ADSs or common shares who is:

 

    an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States,

 

    a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia,

 

    an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or

 

    a trust if such trust validly elects to be treated as a United States person (as defined under the Code) for U.S. federal income tax purposes or if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration, and (2) one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust.

If a partnership (or other entity treated as such for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the ADSs or common shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner or owner of such entity will generally depend on the status of the partner or owner and the tax treatment of such entity. A partner or owner in an entity holding the ADSs or common shares should consult its tax advisor with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of its investment in the ADSs or common shares.

Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors as to the particular tax considerations applicable to them relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ADSs or common shares, including the applicability of U.S. federal, state and local tax laws and non-U.S. tax laws.

OWNERSHIP OF ADSs

In general

The discussion below assumes that the representations contained in the deposit agreement are true and that the obligations in the relevant deposit agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with the terms. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, if you are a holder of ADSs, you generally will be treated as the owner of our common shares represented by such ADSs. Accordingly, deposits or withdrawals of common shares for ADSs will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The U.S. Treasury Department has expressed concern that depositaries for ADRs, or other intermediaries between the holders of shares of an issuer and the issuer, may be taking actions that are inconsistent with the claiming of U.S. foreign tax credits by U.S. holders of such receipts or shares. These actions would also be inconsistent with claiming the reduced rate for “qualified dividend income” described below. Accordingly, the analysis regarding the availability of a U.S. foreign tax credit for Chilean withholding taxes and sourcing rules described below and availability of the reduced rate for qualified dividend income could be affected by future actions that may be taken by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Taxation of distributions

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder, the gross amount of any distribution of cash or property (including the net amount of Chilean taxes withheld, if any, on the distribution, after taking into account the credit for first category tax, as discussed above under “—Chilean Tax Considerations—Cash Dividends and Other Distributions”), paid by the bank out of its current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) will be includable in gross income as ordinary dividend income. You must include the net amount of Chilean tax withheld, if any, from such distribution in gross income even though you do not in fact receive it. The dividend is taxable to you when you, in the case of common shares, or the depositary, in the case of ADSs, receive the dividend, actually or constructively. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your basis in the ADSs or common shares and thereafter as either long-term or short-term capital gain, depending on whether you have held our ADSs or common shares for more than one year at the time of the distribution. The bank does not currently maintain, and does not intend to maintain, calculations of our earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles. Consequently, a U.S. investor should treat the entire amount of any distribution received as a dividend. As used below, the term “dividend” means a distribution that constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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If you are a non-corporate U.S. holder, dividends paid to you may constitute qualified dividend income and be taxable to you at a reduced rate provided that (1) certain holding period requirements are met, (2) the ADSs or common shares are considered to be readily tradable on an “established securities” market in the United States, and (3) the bank is not a PFIC. Under U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, authority, ADSs are considered for purposes of clause (2) above to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States because they are listed on the NYSE. Based on existing guidance, it is not entirely clear whether dividends received with respect to the common shares will be treated as qualified dividend income because the common shares are not themselves listed on a U.S. exchange. Moreover, as discussed below, under “—Passive Foreign Investment Company rules”, we believe that we will not be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to our 2014 and current taxable year, and based on our current expectations regarding the value and nature of our assets, the sources and nature of our income, relevant market and shareholder data and our current business plans, we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC in the future. However, there can be no assurance in this regard because the PFIC determination is made annually and is based on the portion of our assets (including goodwill) and income that is characterized as passive under the PFIC rules and our continued qualification for an exception to the PFIC rules for certain foreign banks. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the availability of the reduced rate for dividends paid with respect to our ADSs or common shares. Dividends paid by us generally will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to certain U.S. corporations.

The amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in your income as a U.S. holder will be the U.S. dollar value of the Chilean peso payments made, determined at the spot Chilean peso/U.S. dollar rate on the date the dividend distribution is actually or constructively received by you or the depositary, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars at that time. If the dividend is converted to U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. holder generally will not recognize a foreign currency gain or loss. However, if the U.S. holder converts the Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars on a later date, the U.S. holder must include in income any gain or loss resulting from any exchange rate fluctuations. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between (1) the U.S. dollar value of the amount included in income when the dividend was received, and (2) the amount received on the conversion of the Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars. Generally, any gain or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the period from the date you include the dividend payment in income to the date you convert the payment into U.S. dollars will be treated as ordinary income or loss and will not be eligible for the reduced tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income. The gain or loss generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them if the bank pays dividends in Chilean pesos or any other non-U.S. currency. The amount of any distribution of property other than cash will be the fair market value of such property on the date of distribution.

Subject to certain limitations (including minimum holding period requirements), the net amount of Chilean income tax withheld and paid over to the Chilean taxing authorities (after taking into account the credit for first category tax, when available) will generally be creditable or deductible against your U.S. federal income tax liability. However, if the amount of Chilean withholding tax initially withheld from a dividend is determined under applicable Chilean law to be excessive (as described above under “—Chilean Tax Considerations—Cash Dividends and Other Distributions”), the excess tax may not be creditable. Special rules apply in determining the foreign tax credit limitation with respect to dividends received by individuals that are subject to the reduced tax rate for qualified dividends. Dividends will be treated as income from sources outside the United States and generally be categorized as “passive category income” for most U.S. holders for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. A U.S. holder that does not elect to claim a credit for any foreign income taxes paid during the taxable year may instead claim a deduction in respect of such foreign income taxes, provided that the U.S. holder elects to deduct (rather than credit) all foreign income taxes paid or accrued during the taxable year. This discussion does not address special rules that apply to U.S. holders who, for purposes of determining the amount of the foreign tax credit, take foreign income taxes into account when accrued. The rules governing foreign tax credits are complex and a U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the availability of foreign tax credits under its particular circumstances.

Taxation of dispositions

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder and you sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of your ADSs or common shares in a taxable disposition, you will recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount that you realize and your tax basis, determined in U.S. dollars, in your ADSs or common shares. Any such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if your ADSs or common shares have been held for more than one year. Certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) may be eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income tax in respect of long-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

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of the cost of such common shares by translating the amount paid at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the purchase. If you convert U.S. dollars to Chilean pesos and immediately use the currency to purchase common shares, such conversion generally will not result in taxable gain or loss to you.

The amount realized generally will be equal to the amount of cash or the fair market value of any other property received. With respect to the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common shares, if the payment received is in Chilean pesos, the amount realized generally will be the U.S. dollar value of the payment received determined on (1) the date of receipt of payment in the case of a cash basis U.S. holder, and (2) the date of disposition in the case of an accrual basis U.S. holder. If our common shares are treated as being traded on an “established securities market,” a cash basis U.S. holder, or, if it elects, an accrual basis U.S. holder, will determine the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized by translating the amount received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale.

If a Chilean income tax is withheld on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our ADSs or common shares, the amount realized by a U.S. holder will include the gross amount of the proceeds of that sale, exchange or other taxable disposition before deduction of the Chilean income tax. Capital gain or loss, if any, realized by a U.S. holder on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of ADSs or common shares generally will be treated as U.S. source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Consequently, in the case of a gain from the disposition of a common share that is subject to Chilean income tax, the U.S. holder may not be able to benefit from the foreign tax credit for that Chilean income tax (i.e., because the gain from the disposition would be U.S. source), unless the U.S. holder can apply the credit against U.S. federal income tax payable on other income from foreign sources. Alternatively, the U.S. holder may take a deduction for the Chilean income tax, provided that the U.S. holder elects to deduct all foreign taxes paid or accrued for the taxable year. The rules governing foreign tax credits are complex and a U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the availability of foreign tax credits under its particular circumstances.

Passive Foreign Investment Company rules

Based upon our current estimates, expectations and projections of the value and classification of our assets and the sources and nature of our income, we believe that the bank’s ADSs and common shares should not be treated as stock of a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for 2014, our current taxable year or in the foreseeable future, including after the anticipated combination of the bank and Itaú Chile following the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, but this conclusion is a factual determination that is made annually and there can be no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for the current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for our current taxable year ending December 31, 2015 will not be determinable until after the close of our current taxable year ending December 31, 2015 and accordingly, there is no guarantee that we will not be a PFIC for 2015.

In general, if you are a U.S. holder, the bank will be a PFIC with respect to you if for any taxable year in which you held the bank’s ADSs or common shares:

 

    at least 75% of the bank’s gross income for the taxable year is “passive income”; or

 

    at least 50% of the value, determined on the basis of a quarterly average, of the bank’s assets is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income.

Passive income for this purpose generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents, annuities and gains from assets that produce passive income. We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earnings and our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% by value of the stock of another corporation. If we are a PFIC for any year during which you hold our ADSs or common shares, you will generally be required to treat our ADSs or common shares as stock in a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold our ADSs or common shares, even if the bank does not otherwise meet the PFIC tests for any such succeeding year.

We are unable to determine with certainty that we are not a PFIC because the application of the PFIC rules to banks is unclear under present U.S. federal income tax law. Banks generally derive a substantial part of their income from assets that are interest bearing or that otherwise could be considered passive under the PFIC rules. The IRS has issued a notice and has proposed regulations, referred to as the active bank exception, that exclude from passive income any income derived in the active conduct of a banking business by a qualifying foreign bank. The IRS notice and proposed regulations each have different requirements for qualifying as a foreign bank, and for determining the banking income that may be excluded from passive income under the active bank exception. Moreover, the proposed regulations have been outstanding since 1994 and will not be effective unless finalized.

We believe that we should qualify as an active bank under both the notice and the proposed regulations, assuming that the proposed regulations are finalized in their current form. Accordingly, based on our present regulatory status under Chilean law, the present nature of our activities and the present composition of our assets and sources of income, we do not

 

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believe we were a PFIC for the taxable year ending December 31, 2014 (the latest period for which the determination can be made) and we also do not expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or for any future taxable years. However, if the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is successfully consummated, whether we qualify as an active bank and whether we are a PFIC for the taxable year including such consummation and any subsequent taxable year will depend on the activities of the combined bank and, in part, on the composition of assets currently owned by Itaú Chile and the types of income that these assets generate in future taxable years. As a result, although we expect to qualify as an active bank and we do not expect to be a PFIC for the taxable year of the consummation of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger and in subsequent taxable years, at this time there can be no assurance that this will be the case

In addition, because a PFIC determination is a factual determination that must be made following the close of each taxable year and is based on, among other things, the market value of our assets and shares, and because the proposed regulations (although proposed to be retroactive in application) are not currently in force, our PFIC status may change and there can be no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for the current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. If the bank is treated as a PFIC for any year in which you hold ADSs or common shares, and you are a U.S. holder that did not make a mark-to-market election, as described below, you will be subject to special rules with respect to:

 

    any gain you realize on the sale or other disposition (including certain pledges) of your ADSs or common shares; and

 

    any “excess distribution” that the bank makes to you (generally, any distributions to you during a single taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by you in respect of the ADSs or common shares during the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, your holding period for the ADSs or common shares).

Under these rules:

 

    the gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ADSs or common shares;

 

    the amount allocated to the taxable year in which you realized the gain or excess distribution will be taxed as ordinary income;

 

    the amount allocated to each prior year, with certain exceptions, will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year; and

 

    the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such year.

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the ADSs or common shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the ADSs or ordinary shares as capital assets. If we were a PFIC, certain subsidiaries and other entities in which we have a direct or indirect interest may also be PFICs, or Lower-tier PFICs. Under attribution rules, U.S. holders would be deemed to own their proportionate shares of Lower-tier PFICs and would be subject to U.S. federal income tax according to the rules described above on (1) certain distributions by a Lower-tier PFIC and (2) certain dispositions of shares of a Lower-tier PFIC, in each case as if the U.S. holder held such shares directly, even though such U.S. holder had not received the proceeds of those distributions or dispositions.

Alternatively, a U.S. holder of “marketable stock” (as defined below) may make a mark-to-market election. If you make this election, you will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above. Instead, in general, you will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of your ADSs or common shares at the end of the taxable year over your adjusted basis in your ADSs or common shares. These amounts of ordinary income will not be eligible for the reduced tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains. You will also be allowed to take an ordinary loss in respect of both (1) the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of your ADSs or common shares over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year and (2) any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ADSs or common shares, but in each case only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election. Any loss on an actual sale of your ADSs or common shares would be a capital loss to the extent it exceeds any previously included mark-to-market income not offset by previous ordinary deductions. Your basis in the ADSs or common shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts.

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock,” which is stock that is regularly traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter on a qualified exchange, including the NYSE, or other market, as defined in applicable regulations. The ADSs are listed on the NYSE, and we expect, although no assurance can be given, that they will be regularly traded on the NYSE. It is unclear whether the common shares will be treated as “marketable stock” for purpose of the mark-to-market rules. In addition, the mark-to-market election generally would not be effective for any Lower-tier PFICs. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences that would arise if we are treated as a PFIC while you hold ADSs or common shares.

 

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Notwithstanding any election you make with regard to the ADSs or common shares, dividends that you receive from us will not constitute qualified dividend income to you, and therefore are not eligible for the reduced tax rate described above, if the bank is a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or any preceding taxable year during which you held our ADSs or common shares. Instead, you must include the gross amount of any such dividend paid by us out of the bank’s accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) in your gross income, and these amounts will be subject to tax at rates applicable to ordinary income.

If you directly (and, in some cases, indirectly) own ADSs or common shares that are treated as PFIC shares with respect to you during a taxable year, you will be required to file an annual report on IRS Form 8621 for such taxable year.

In addition, if we are a PFIC, we do not intend to prepare or provide you with the information necessary to make a “qualified electing fund” election, which, like the mark-to-market election, is a means by which U.S. taxpayers may elect out of the tax treatment that generally applies to PFICs.

You are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the application of the PFIC rules to your investment in ADSs or common shares, including the availability and advisability of making an election to avoid the adverse tax consequences of the PFIC rules should we be considered a PFIC for any taxable year.

Possible Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding

Pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, or FATCA, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on all or some of the payments on the ADSs or our common stock after December 31, 2016 to holders and non-U.S. financial institutions receiving payments on behalf of holders that, in each case, fail to comply with information reporting, certification and related requirements. Under current guidance, the amount to be withheld is not defined, and it is not yet clear whether or to what extent payments on the ADSs or shares of our common stock may be subject to this withholding tax. This withholding tax, if it applies, could apply to any payment made with respect to the ADSs or our common stock. Moreover, withholding may be imposed at any point in a chain of payments if a non-U.S. payee fails to comply with U.S. information reporting, certification and related requirements. Accordingly, ADSs or shares of our common stock held through a non-compliant institution may be subject to withholding even if the holder otherwise would not be subject to withholding. You should consult your tax advisor regarding potential U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.

If FATCA withholding is required, the Bank will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to any amounts withheld. Certain beneficial owners of ADSs or our common stock that are not foreign financial institutions generally will be entitled to refunds of any amounts withheld under FATCA, but this may entail significant administrative burden. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the application of FATCA to their ownership of the ADSs or our common stock.

Medicare tax

A 3.8% tax is imposed on the lesser of (i) modified adjusted gross income in excess of US$200,000 (US$250,000 for joint-filers), and (ii) net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates. For these purposes, net investment income will generally include any dividends paid to you with respect to the ADSs or common shares and any gain realized on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of an ADS or common share.

Backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements

U.S. backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements generally apply to certain payments to certain non-exempt holders of ADSs or common shares. Information reporting generally will apply to payments of dividends on, and to proceeds from the sale or redemption of, ADSs or common shares made within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a holder of ADSs or common shares, other than an exempt recipient. A payor will be required to withhold U.S. backup withholding tax from any payments of dividends on, or the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, ADSs or common shares within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a holder, other than an exempt recipient, if such holder fails to furnish its correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with, or establish an exemption from, such U.S. backup withholding tax requirements.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any U.S. backup withholding tax generally will be allowed as a credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability or, to the extent the withheld amount exceeds such liability, refunded upon the timely filing of a U.S. federal income tax return.

 

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Certain U.S. investors are subject to reporting requirements in connection with the holding of certain foreign financial assets, including our ADSs or common shares that they own, either directly or through certain foreign financial institutions, but only if the aggregate value of all of such assets exceeds US$50,000. Such investors are subject to penalties if they are required to submit such information to the IRS and fail to do so. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the application of these new reporting requirements to your particular situation.

The above description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership or disposition of the ADSs or common shares. Investors deciding on whether or not to invest in ADSs or common shares should consult their own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of their particular situations.

 

F. DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS

Not applicable.

 

G. STATEMENT BY EXPERTS

Not applicable.

 

H. DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY

We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, except that as a foreign issuer, we are not subject to the proxy rules or the short-swing profit disclosure rules of the Exchange Act. In accordance with these statutory requirements, we file or furnish reports and other information with the SEC. Reports and other information filed or furnished by us with the SEC may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at Room 1024, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the SEC’s regional offices at 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279 and Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Copies of such material may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, on which our ADSs are listed. In addition, the SEC maintains a website that contains information filed electronically with the SEC, which can be accessed on the internet at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on this website does not form part of this annual report on Form 20-F.

Additional documents concerning CorpBanca which are referred to in this Annual Report may be inspected at our offices at Rosario Norte 660, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.

 

I. SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT FINANCIAL RISK

 

A. Definition and Principles of Financial Risk Management

This section describes the financial risks, liquidity risks and market risks to which we are exposed in our business activities. Additionally, an explanation is included of the internal tools and regulatory methods used to control these risks, portfolios over which these market risk approaches are applied and quantitative disclosures that demonstrate our level of exposure to financial risk.

The principal types of risks inherent to our business are market, liquidity, operational and credit risk. The effectiveness with which we are able to manage the balance between risk and reward is a significant factor in our ability to generate long-term stable earnings growth. Our senior management places great emphasis on risk management.

Our policy with respect to asset and liability management is to maximize our net interest income and return on assets and equity while managing interest rate, liquidity and foreign exchange risks, all within the limits provided by Chilean banking regulations and internal risk policies and limits.

Our asset and liability management policies are developed by our Asset & Liability Committee, or our A&L Committee, following guidelines established by our Board of Directors. The A&L Committee is composed of eleven members, including one director, the CEO, the treasury and international division manager, the financial risk manager, our CFO, and the division managers of management control and planning, retail banking, non-banking financial services and commercial banking, represented by the managers of the corporate and commercial banking divisions. The role of the financial risk manager and the A&L Committee is to ensure that our treasury and international division’s operations are consistently in compliance with our internal risk policies and limits, as well as applicable regulations. The A&L Committee

 

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typically meets once per month. Senior members of our treasury and international division meet regularly with the A&L Committee and outside consultants to discuss our asset and liability position. The members of our financial risk management department are not employed in our banking operations or treasury and international division.

The market risk and control department’s activities consist of (i) applying Value at Risk, or VaR, techniques (as discussed below), (ii) marking to market our fixed income portfolio, derivatives portfolio and measuring daily profit and loss from trading activities, (iii) comparing VaR and other exposures against the established limits, and (iv) providing information about trading activities to the A&L Committee, other members of senior management and the treasury and international division.

Our financial risk analysis focuses on managing risk exposure relating to (i) the interest rate risk relating to fixed income portfolio (comprised of a “trading” portfolio and “an available-for-sale” portfolio), which contains mainly Chilean government bonds, Colombian government bonds, corporate bonds, letters of credit loans issued by third parties and interest rate derivatives, (ii) the interest rate risk relating to asset and liability positions, (iii) liquidity risk, and (iv) our net foreign currency position, which includes all of our assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (mainly U.S. dollars), including derivatives that hedge certain foreign currency mismatches that arise between investments and the funding thereof.

 

  1. Market Risk

 

  a) Definition

Market risk is the exposure to economic gains or losses caused by movements in prices and market variables. This exposure stems from both the trading book, where positions are valued at fair value, and the banking book, which is at amortized cost. The different valuation methodologies require the use of diverse tools to measure and control the impact on either the value of the Bank’s positions or its financial margin.

Decisions as to how to manage these risks are reviewed by committees, the most important of which is the A&L Committee.

Each of the activities are measured, analyzed and reported on a daily basis using different metrics to ascertain their risk profiles.

The following section describes the main risk factors along with the tools we use to monitor the most important impacts of market risk factors to which the bank and its subsidiaries are exposed.

1. Risk Factors

a) Foreign Exchange Risk

Foreign exchange risk is the exposure to adverse movements in the exchange rates of currencies other than the base currency for all balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions.

The main sources of foreign exchange risk are:

 

    Positions in foreign currency (FX) within the trading book,

 

    Currency mismatches between assets and liabilities in the banking book,

 

    Cash flow mismatches in different currencies, and

 

    Structural positions produced from consolidating assets and liabilities from our foreign branches and subsidiaries denominated in currencies other than the Chilean peso. As a result, movements in exchange rates can generate volatility within the bank’s income statement and equity. This effect is known as “translation risk”.

b) Indexation Risk

Indexation risk is the exposure to changes in indexed units (e.g. UF, Unidad de Valor Real (UVR) or others) linked to domestic or foreign currency in which any instruments, contracts or other transactions recorded in the balance sheet may be denominated.

c) Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the exposure to movements in market interest rates. Changes in market interest rates can affect both the price of trading instruments and the financial margin and other gains from the banking book such as fees. Likewise, fluctuations in interest rates can affect the underlying value of the bank’s assets and liabilities and of derivative instruments that are recorded off balance sheet at fair value.

 

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Interest rate risk can be represented by sensitivities to parallel and/or non-parallel yield shifts with the effects reflected in the prices of instruments, the financial margin and equity.

Movements in interest rates can be explained by at least the following risk factors:

 

    Systemic risk

 

    Funding liquidity risk

 

    Credit risk

 

    Specific risk

A key component of our asset and liability policy is the management of interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the maturity or re-pricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. For any given period, the pricing structure is matched when an equal amount of such assets and liabilities mature or re-price in that period. Any mismatch of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities is known as a gap position. A positive gap denotes asset sensitivity and means that an increase in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income while a decrease in interest rates would have a negative effect on net interest income. Accordingly, a negative gap denotes asset sensitivity and means that a decrease in interest rates would have a negative effect on net interest income while an increase in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income.

Our interest rate sensitivity strategy takes into account not only the rates of return and the underlying degree of risk, but also liquidity requirements, including minimum regulatory cash reserves, mandatory liquidity ratios, withdrawal and maturity of deposits, capital costs and additional demand for funds. Our maturity mismatches and positions are monitored by our A&L Committee and are managed within established limits.

d) Prepayment or Call Risk

This risk arises from the possible prepayment (partial or full) of any transaction before its contractual maturity, generating the need to reinvest the freed cash flows at a different rate than that of the prepaid transaction.

e) Underwriting Risk

This risk arises as a result of the Bank underwriting a placement of bonds or other debt instruments, taking on the risk of coming to own the portion of the issuance that could not be placed among potential interested parties.

f) Correlation Risk

Correlation risk is the exposure to changes in estimated correlations between the relative value of two or more assets, or a difference between the effective and estimated correlation over the life of the transaction.

g) Market Liquidity Risk

Market liquidity risk is the exposure to losses as a result of the potential impact on transaction prices or costs in the sale or closure of a position. This risk is related to the particular market’s degree of depth.

h) Volatility Risk

In addition to the exposure related to the underlying asset, issuing options has other risks. These risks arise from the non-linear relationship between the gain generated by the option and the price and level of the underlying factors, as well as the exposure to changes in the perceived volatility of these factors.

 

  b) Management Principles

The following principles govern the market risk management efforts of CorpBanca and its subsidiaries:

 

    Business and trades are conducted in line with established policies, pre-approved limits, guidelines, procedure controls and clearly defined delegation of decision-making authority, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

    The bank’s organizational structure must ensure effective segregation of duties so that trading, monitoring, accounting and risk measurement are performed and reported independently using a dual-control system.

 

    Trading of new products and participation in new markets can only take place if all of the following occur:

 

    The product has been approved by the Bank’s New Product Committee.

 

    A full assessment has been conducted to determine if the activity falls within the bank’s general risk tolerance and specific commercial objectives.

 

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    Proper controls and limits have been set for that activity.

 

    The limits, terms and conditions stipulated in the authorizations are monitored on a daily basis and any excesses are reported no later than the following day.

 

    Trading positions are valued each day at fair value in accordance with the valuation policy.

 

    All trades must be executed at current market rates.

 

  2. Funding Liquidity Risk

 

  a) Definition

Funding liquidity risk is the exposure of the bank and its subsidiaries to events that affect their ability to meet, in a timely manner and at reasonable costs, cash payment obligations arising from maturities of time deposits that are not renewed, withdrawals from demand accounts, maturities or settlements of derivatives, liquidations of investments or any other payment obligation.

Financial institutions are exposed to funding liquidity risk that is intrinsic to the role of intermediary that they play in the economy. In general, in financial markets demand for medium or long-term financing is usually much greater than the supply of funds for those terms while short-term financing is in considerable supply. In this sense, the role of intermediary played by financial institutions, which assume the risk of satisfying the demand for medium and long-term financing by brokering short-term available funds, is essential for the economy to function properly.

Appropriately managing funding liquidity risk not only allows contractual obligations to be met in a timely manner, but also enables:

 

    the liquidation of positions, when it so decides, to occur without significant losses.

 

    the commercial and treasury activities of the bank and its subsidiaries to be financed at competitive rates.

 

    the bank to avoid fines or regulatory penalties for not complying with regulations.

 

  b) Management Principles

The principles used to manage funding liquidity risk include:

 

    Balancing strategic liquidity objectives with corporate profitability objectives, designing and implementing investment and financing strategies to compete with our key competitors.

 

    Designing policies, limits and procedures in accordance with banking regulations, internal rules and CorpBanca’s strategic business objectives.

 

    Establishing a robust framework for managing liquidity risk that guarantees that the entity will maintain sufficient liquidity, including a cushion of high-quality, unencumbered liquid assets that can be used to contend with a series of stress-generating events, including those that bring about losses or weaken sources of secured and unsecured financing.

 

    Clearly establishing liquidity risk tolerance appropriate for its business strategy and its size within the financial system.

 

    The bank has a financing strategy that promotes effective diversification of funding sources and maturities. It maintains a continuous presence in the funding market with correspondent banks and select customers, maintaining close relationships and promoting diversification of funding sources. It also keeps appropriate lines of financing available, ensuring its ability to obtain liquid resources quickly. The bank has identified the main factors of vulnerability that affect its ability to secure funds and monitors the validity of the assumptions behind estimates for obtaining funding.

 

    CorpBanca actively manages its intraday liquidity positions and risks in order to punctually meet its payment and liquidation obligations both under normal circumstances as well as situations of stress, contributing to the smooth operations of the payment and settlement systems.

 

  3. Counterparty Risk

Credit default risk is the risk of loss arising from non-compliance by a given counterparty, for whatever reason, in paying all or part of its obligations with the Bank under contractually agreed-upon conditions. This risk also includes a given counterparty’s inability to comply with obligations to settle derivative operations with bilateral risk.

The Bank diversifies credit risk by placing limits on the concentration of this risk in any one individual debtor, debtor group, product, industry segment or country. Such risks are continuously monitored and the limits by debtor, debtor group, product, industry and country are reviewed at least once per year and approved by the respective committees.

 

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Exposure to credit risk is evaluated using an individual analysis of the payment capacity of debtors and potential debtors to meet their obligations on time and as agreed.

Furthermore, the Bank has strict controls for derivative contracts negotiated directly with its counterparties. This exposure is managed using limits per customer based on a risk methodology equivalent to credit risk exposure. Lastly, the values of derivatives are adjusted to reflect the expected loss from the counterparty.

 

B. Corporate Governance Structure and Committees

CorpBanca has an organizational structure for monitoring, controlling and managing market risks, based on the following principles:

 

    Risk is monitored and controlled by parties independent from those managing risk, thus correctly aligning incentives.

 

    Management efforts should be flexible, within the framework permitted by policies, rules and current regulations.

 

    Senior management establishes the guidelines for risk exposure, and

 

    Senior management is informed periodically on risk levels assumed, contingencies and instances when limits are exceeded.

In order to guarantee the flexibility of management efforts and communication of risk levels to upper management, the following network of committees has been established:

 

    Daily Committee: Meets daily to review financial conditions and the latest market movements. This committee reviews the relevance of positions on a daily basis in order to detect in advance any scenarios that could negatively impact returns and liquidity. It also monitors the performance of strategies used for each of the portfolios.

 

    Market and Proprietary Trading Committee: Meets weekly to analyze management of positions. This committee reviews local and global economic conditions and projections in order to analyze the potential benefits and risks of the strategies executed and evaluate new strategies.

 

    Financial Management Committee: Meets biweekly to analyze management of structural interest rate and indexation risk in the banking book.

 

    Liquidity Management Committee: Meets biweekly to analyze management of funding liquidity risk.

 

    A&L Committee: Meets biweekly to analyze economic and financial conditions and inform senior management of market and liquidity risk levels assumed by presenting indexes of market and funding liquidity risk, limit consumption and results of stress tests.

 

    Board of Directors: The Board of Directors is informed each quarter of the market and funding liquidity risk levels assumed by presenting established risk indexes, limit consumption and results of stress tests.

The divisions in charge of managing market and funding liquidity risk are:

The Treasury Division is responsible for managing market risk. Its primary objective is to generate or conduct business with customers while its secondary function is to carry out proprietary trading.

The Finance and International Division is responsible for managing all structural risks in the markets in which it operates through the Financial Management and Liquidity Management Areas in order to provide greater stability to the financial margin and ensure suitable levels of solvency and liquidity.

As with the corporate structure for financial risk, each local financial risk unit arranges its functions based on the specific characteristics of the business, operations, legal requirements or other relevant aspects.

In order to guarantee adherence to corporate policies and proper local execution, the corporate financial risk area and local financial risk units have the following roles and functions:

Corporate Financial Risk Area:

 

    To design, propose and document risk policies and criteria, corporate limits and decision making and control processes.

 

    To generate management schemes, systems and tools, overseeing and supporting implementation so that they function effectively.

 

    To know, assimilate and adapt internal and external best practices.

 

    To drive commercial activity to attain risk-weighted results.

 

    To consolidate, analyze and control financial risk incurred by all perimeter units.

 

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Local Financial Risk Units:

 

    To measure, analyze and control the risks under their responsibility.

 

    To adapt and embrace corporate policies and procedures through local approval.

 

    To define and document local policies and lead local projects.

 

    To apply policies and decision-making systems to each market.

 

    To adapt the organization and management schemes to corporate frameworks and rules.

 

C. Monitoring and Controlling Financial Risk

 

  1. Market Risk

 

  a) Management Tools

 

  (1) Internal Monitoring

 

  (a) Limits and Warning Levels

 

  (i) Trading Book

The trading book consists of financial instruments that are allocated to diverse portfolios based on their strategy. The market risk of these instruments stems mainly from being recorded at fair value. As a result, changes in market conditions can directly impact their value. The following sections describe the monitoring and control structure for market risk in the trading book used during 2014.

 

  (a) Value at Risk (VaR)

The VaR methodology is the main tool for controlling market risk in the trading book. Its appeal lies in providing a statistical measurement of the maximum expected loss at a certain defined level of confidence, consolidating risk exposures with the observed distribution of market factors.

The bank assigns global limits based on its activities in different markets. In addition, in order to complement these global limits, VaR sublimits are defined using diverse variables such as market volatility, volume, liquidity and return on capital.

The following table presents the use of VaR during 2014 for the Bank and its Chilean and foreign subsidiaries. The Chilean branch accounts for most of the VaR consumption with an average of Ch$1,927.30 million followed by CorpBanca Colombia with an average consumption of Ch$286.54 million.

 

VaR Statistics for Bank and Subsidiaries

 
         

(in millions of Ch$)

             
          VaR with 99% confidence level              
          2014     2013     2012  
          Minimum     Average     Maximum     Last     Last     Last  

CorpBanca Chile

  

Total VaR

     1,126.28        1,927.30        2,763.36        2,147.21        1,465.56        852.54   
  

Diversification Effect

     (349.73     (107.33     (45.13     (117.12     (50.96     230.42   
  

Interest Rate

     1,183.70        1,918.20        2,759.28        2,186.57        1,470.87        717.13   
  

Equity

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

Foreing Exchange Rate

     292.30        116.43        49.21        77.76        45.65        365.83   

CorpBanca Colombia (CorpBanca & Helm Bank)

  

Total VaR

     138.25        286.54        709.77        695.29        256.20        248.32   
  

Diversification Effect

     39.73        (30.32     (192.72     (21.00     (13.85     (23.99

 

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VaR Statistics for Bank and Subsidiaries

 
         

(in millions of Ch$)

             
          VaR with 99% confidence level              
          2014     2013     2012  
          Minimum     Average     Maximum     Last     Last     Last  
  

Interest Rate

     97.98        283.17        708.36        694.96        329.88        247.03   
  

Equity

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

Foreing Exchange Rate

     0.54        33.69        194.13        21.33        11.00        25.28   

CorpBanca Corredora de Bolsa S.A.

  

Total VaR

     21.08        43.85        87.42        39.46        62.74        39.77   
  

Diversification Effect

     35.82        (34.34     (79.62     (21.43     (195.23     105.37   
  

Interest Rate

     (20.99     34.05        92.02        24.78        51.65        26.17   
  

Equity

     3.56        15.13        44.35        3.67        41.61        10.34   
  

Foreing Exchange Rate

     2.69        29.01        30.66        32.44        39.23        29.10   

CorpBanca New York Branch

  

Total VaR

     8.69        10.38        13.64        13.27        11.93        18.63   
  

Diversification Effect

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

Interest Rate

     8.69        10.38        13.64        13.27        11.93        18.63   
  

Equity

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

Foreing Exchange Rate

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

TABLE 1: VAR CONSUMPTION FOR THE BANK AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

 

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The following graphs show the daily evolution of the VaR during 2014 for the Bank and its subsidiary in Colombia. As mentioned previously, the VaR consumption of CorpBanca Chile (blue line) is consistently higher than CorpBanca Colombia (red line).

 

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TABLE 2: VAR TRENDS IN CHILE AND COLOMBIA IN 2014

 

  (i) VaR Backtesting

VaR backtesting is carried out at a local and corporate level by the different financial risk units. The backtesting methodology is applied consistently to all of the Bank’s portfolios. These exercises consist of comparing the estimated VaR measurements at a determined level of confidence and time horizon against the actual results of losses obtained during the same time horizon. The methodology used compares the results obtained without considering the intraday results or changes in positions within the portfolio. This method corroborates the individual models’ ability to value and measure risks from the different positions.

The graphs below compare the bank’s daily VaR estimates and the realized P&L over a period of 300 days in order to probe the VaR measurements’ consistency (Kupiec’s frequency test). Indeed, about 99% of the realized P&L should lie within the ±99% VaR interval. Given the time period of 300 days, there should be an expected number of 3 excesses.

As seen below, CorpBanca Chile exhibited 2 exceptions over the considered time period, which corresponds to the Basel green zone.

 

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TABLE 4: BACKTESTING TRENDS FOR CHILE IN 2014

The graph presented above shows VaR movements with data from 300 days of history and the Bank’s results in Chile. Based on the graph, during the time frame indicated, there were 2 exceptions over the daily VaR. The frequency or Kupiec test places the model within the green zone, which suggests that the model is correct and aligned with the hypotheses made and accepts exceptions generated with a frequency of close to 1%, which are also independent from one another.

 

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TABLE 5: BACKTESTING TRENDS FOR COLOMBIA IN 2014

The figure above illustrates an exception to the daily VaR. The frequency test places the model within the green zone, which indicates that there is no evidence for rejecting the model.

 

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  (b) Interest Rate and Currency Sensitivity

Measuring interest rate and currency sensitivity is one of the main tools for monitoring market risk in the trading book, enabling the Bank to break down, understand and report on the directional positions to which it is exposed.

Interest rate and currency sensitivity is monitored on a daily basis and is limited by the VaR limits established for each portfolio.

At the same time, exchange rate risk is controlled using notional limits, giving fluidity to currency products with customers and simultaneously limiting trading positions. The following table shows the current notional limits as well as closing positions as of year-end 2014, and statistics for that year.

Current Limits and Consumption of Currency Positions

 

     As of December 31, 2014     Consumption Statistics 2014  

Exchange Rate

   Limit
[USD]
     Position
[USD]
    VaR 99%
[CLP]
     VaR Inc
99%

[CLP]
    Minimum
[USD]
    Average
[USD]
    Maximum
[USD]
 

USD/CLP

     55,000,000         (27,325,595     194,938,852         84,231,891        (27,325,595     8,880,335        48,922,929   

EUR/USD

     20,000,000         26,781        211,924         (137,904     (17,954,871     (4,021,840     2,199,938   

JPY/USD

     10,000,000         68,236        849,507         (593,157     (7,715,228     (1,488,303     7,451,707   

GBP/USD

     10,000,000         42,005        273,706         (138,463     (1,603,774     23,873        1,232,517   

CAD/USD

     10,000,000         43,896        291,351         (31,324     (468,908     10,856        114,667   

AUD/USD

     5,000,000         27,035        294,669         (14,126     (14,835     52,888        151,555   

MXN/USD

     5,000,000         13,027        116,567         57,685        (4,567,117     (140,641     2,184,759   

PEN/USD

     5,000,000         0        0         0        0        0        0   

BRL/USD

     5,000,000         2,265        37,824         (3,975     (2,025,591     (20,351     2,916,988   

COP/USD

     5,000,000         0        0         0        (2,436,382     (14,361     2,131   

NOK/USD

     500,000         65,957        736,809         (250,484     9,376        22,149        66,048   

DKK/USD

     500,000         19,295        150,387         (99,443     17,480        24,488        29,862   

SEK/USD

     500,000         (6,187     61,635         22,637        (287,591     2,289        25,115   

CHF/USD

     500,000         70,872        637,689         (365,519     (16,910     78,441        218,499   

WON/USD

     500,000         0        0         0        0        0        0   

CNY/USD

     500,000         13,224        23,706         39,862        1,604        6,104        20,813   

TABLE 5: CURRENT LIMITS AND CONSUMPTION OF CURRENCY POSITIONS FOR 2014

The following tables show the trends in the most important currency positions managed in Chile, which are the U.S. dollar (USD) and the euro (EUR).

The graphs below show that the USD-CLP and EUR-USD exposures of CorpBanca Chile (blue line) lie within the authorized limits (range between the red lines).

 

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TABLE 6: EVOLUTION OF USD POSITION FOR 2014

 

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TABLE 7: EVOLUTION OF EUR POSITION FOR 2014

The limit for Colombia uses an overall position for all currencies, which cannot exceed US$ 40 million (notional). The table below shows the aggregate position for Colombia.

 

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TABLE 8: EVOLUTION OF USD/CLP POSITION FOR 2014 CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

  (c) Sensitivity to Volatility

While the options portfolio is included in the VaR calculation described in the section above, the Bank also uses additional limits to controls the risks associated with the currency options portfolio. These added limits promote the product as a customer necessity, more than as trading positions.

 

    Gamma Risk Limit or Effect of Convexity of Options

 

    Vega Risk Limit or Effect of Variability of Area of Implied Market Volatility

The following figures show the use of limits as of year-end 2014, and trends in their use in Chile and the Colombian subsidiary.

 

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     As of December 31, 2014  

Index

   Limit      Value  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Gamma Risk

     50         —     

Vega Risk

     300         214   

TABLE 9: CONSUMPTION OF GAMMA AND VEGA RISK 2014

 

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TABLE 10: TRENDS IN GAMMA RISK 2014

 

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TABLE 11: TRENDS IN VEGA RISK 2014

The following figures show the use of Gamma and Vega limits as of year-end 2014, for our subsidiary in Colombia.

 

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     As of December 31, 2014  

Index

   Limit      Value  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Gamma Risk

     215         —     

Vega Risk

     89         7   

TABLE 12: CONSUMPTION OF GAMMA AND VEGA RISK 2014 CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

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TABLE 13: TRENDS IN GAMMA RISK 2014 COLOMBIA

 

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TABLE 14: TRENDS IN VEGA RISK 2014 COLOMBIA

 

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  (ii) Banking Book

The banking book consists primarily of:

Assets

 

    Cash

 

    Commercial, mortgage and consumer loans from the commercial areas.

 

    Fixed-income instruments classified as available for sale or held to maturity.

Liabilities

 

    Demand deposits

 

    Time deposits

 

    Senior and subordinated bonds

 

    Derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting: Derivatives that, meeting certain requirements, are given an accounting treatment different than those derivatives recorded in the trading book, the objective of which is to manage risks in the banking book.

The banking book’s main risks and the tools used to monitor, control and manage these risks are described below.

 

  (a) Financial Investment Positions

The banking book includes a portfolio of financial investments classified as available-for-sale instruments, used to manage structural interest rate risk in the balance sheet. Exposure to this type of investments is calculated using PV01 (Present Value of 1bp, which is an indicator of the shift in asset value for a 1bp shift in the yield) and VaR market value sensitivities, in order to continuously monitor the volatility of book basis equity.

 

  (b) Sensitivity to Indexation

CorpBanca’s balance sheet presents a mismatch between inflation-indexed assets and liabilities. The Chilean market has more indexed assets than liabilities, which explains why the bank has a mismatch of inflation-indexed assets. This is due to the existence of medium and long-term indexed assets that are financed with liabilities in Chilean pesos.

Hedge accounting is used as an effective and relatively low-cost tool to manage this risk.

The following table shows the size of the mismatch as of year-end 2014, and the mismatch statistics during the year.

 

            Statistics 2014  
     December 31,
2014
     Minimum      Average      Maximum  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Total Mismatch

     640,915         475,031         885,572         1,155,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Mismatch

  1,580,966      1,519,498      1,645,540      1,702,193   

Derivative Mismatch

  (947,339   (1,051,751   (767,488   (554,879

Investment Mismatch

  7,288      7,284      7,519      8,007   

TABLE 15: INFLATION MISMATCH AS OF PERIOD-END 2014 AND STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR

 

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The following graph shows trends in this mismatch during 2014 and the Bank’s relative ease in managing this risk. Throughout 2014, exposure remained at moderate levels.

 

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TABLE 16: EVOLUTION OF INFLATION MISMATCH DURING 2014

 

  (c) Sensitivity of Financial Margin and Economic Capital

The Annual Income Sensitivity, or AIS, index measures the sensitivity of the interest margin to 100 bp variations in the reinvestment rate for assets and liabilities during the next 12 months. The established limits are much lower than the Bank’s profit for the year. During 2014, the sensitivity risk in the interest margin in Chile has remained low with a positive sensitivity to drops in interest rates.

The Market Value Sensitivity, or MVS, index measures the sensitivity of the economic value (fair value) of the banking book in the event of a 100 bp increase in the valuation rates of assets and liabilities.

The tables below show the evolution of sensitivity indicators for interest margins and economic capital for Chile and Colombia.

 

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TABLE 17: EVOLUTION MVS AND AIS CHILE 2014

 

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TABLE 19: EVOLUTION MVS AND AIS COLOMBIA 2014

 

  (d) Structural Exchange Rate Risk

Structural exchange rate risk arises from the Bank’s positions in currencies other than the Chilean peso related primarily to the consolidation of investments in subsidiaries or affiliates and the gains or losses from and hedges of these investments. The process of managing structural exchange rate risk is dynamic and attempts to limit the impact of currency depreciation, thus optimizing the financial cost of hedges.

The general policy for managing this risk is to finance them in the currency of the investment provided that market depth so allows and the cost is justified by the expected depreciation. One-time hedges are also taken out when the Bank considers that any currency may weaken beyond market expectations with respect to the Chilean peso. As of December 31, 2014, greater ongoing exposure was concentrated in Colombian pesos (approximately US$ 1.1 billion).

The Bank hedges part of these positions on a permanent basis using currency derivatives.

 

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  (b) Stress Tests

These exercises allow weaknesses in positions and the balance sheet structure to be diagnosed. From this, the Bank can create a critical factor plan to be used before such scenarios come about, or a contingency plan for when the scenarios have already taken place or the estimated probability of occurrence is high.

 

  (i) Trading Book

In addition, market stress tests can be performed to test trading book positions under diverse extreme scenarios in order to estimate the losses they would generate.

The results of the market stress tests on the trading book are reported periodically to the A&L Committee and the Board of Directors.

Stress tests conducted during 2014 indicated that none of the critical scenarios considered would affect the Bank’s solvency.

The list below enumerates some of the linear and historical sensitivity scenarios analyzed.

 

Scenario

  

Description

1    Parallel shift of +50 bps
2    Parallel shift of +75 bps
3    Parallel shift of +100 bps
4    Steepening of 0 to 100 bps in 5 years
5    Twist of 25 bps pivoting in 5 years
6    Shock to inflation compensation of +200 bps
7    Shock to inflation compensation of -70 bps
8    Shock of +80 bps to Libor-Camara curve
9    Fall of Lehman Brothers (September 2008)
10    Recomposition of AFP portfolios (March 2009)

TABLE 19: TRADING BOOK

 

  (ii) Banking Book

Market stress tests are also performed to test the banking book under diverse extreme scenarios in order to estimate the potential losses they would generate on both the interest margin and on capital.

Results of the market stress tests on the banking book are disclosed periodically to the A&L Committee and the Board of Directors.

 

Scenario

  

Description

1    Parallel shift of 100 bps, +50 bps inflation compensation
2    Parallel shift of 200 bps, +100 bps inflation compensation
3    Parallel shift of 300 bps, +150 bps inflation compensation
4    Ramp of 0 to 100 bps in 1 year, +50 bps inflation compensation
5    Inverse ramp of 0 to 100 bps in 1 year, -200 bps inflation compensation
6    +3 standard deviations, +50 bps inflation compensation
7    +6 standard deviations, +150 bps inflation compensation
8    Shock to inflation compensation of +200 bps
9    Global recession, D inflation compensation: -200bps
10    Global recovery, D inflation compensation: +200bps

 

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TABLE 20: BANKING BOOK

 

  (c) Methodologies

 

  (i) Trading Book

 

  (a) Value at Risk - VaR

For the calculation of VaR, the non-parametric method of historical simulation is used, which consists of using a historical series of prices and the position at risk from the trading book.

A time series of simulated prices and yields is constructed with the assumption that the portfolio was conserved for the period of time of the historical series. The VaR tries to quantify a threshold of expected losses, which should only occur a certain percentage of times based on the level of confidence used in the calculation.

 

  (b) Rate Sensitivity

Sources of rate risk include forwards, swaps and options. Rate sensitivity is calculated and reported by portfolio, by relevant discount curve and by maturity.

The present value of the portfolio is stressed by 1 bp. In other words, the present value is calculated by increasing the respective discount rate by 1 bp. The sensitivity of options is calculated using the theta value.

The variation in the present value of the portfolio corresponds to its sensitivity at a variation of one basis point (bp).

 

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    DV01 : Sensitivity to 1 bp variation in rate i at band m.

 

    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’im : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 bp in rate i at time band m.

 

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    Pim : Net position in CLP at time band i, currency m.

 

    rim : Representative rate of currency m, time band i.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (c) Currency Sensitivities

Sources of exchange rate risk come from both balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions such as derivatives.

Currency or position sensitivity corresponds to the market valuation of each cash flow in the currency of origin. That is, the cash flows in foreign currency expressed at present value.

 

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    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’m : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 unit in exchange rate of currency m with respect to USD.

 

  (ii) Banking Book

 

  (a) Sensitivity to Indexation

Sources of indexation risk come from both balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions such as derivatives that, as a result of a change in indexation units (UF, UVR or others), impact the Bank’s profit for the year.

As with currency sensitivity, indexation sensitivity is the market valuation of each indexed cash flow. That is, cash flows in indexation units expressed at present value.

 

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    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’m : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 unit in indexation unit.

 

  (b) Sensitivity of Financial Margin

This measures the impact caused by a movement of 100 bp, over a twelve-month horizon, in the Bank’s financial margin (interest earned less interest paid).

The information required to calculate the index is obtained from the regulatory cash flows of the market risk data from the balance sheet book (regulatory report C40) only considering the time bands up to and including 1Y.

 

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    AIS : Annual Income Sensitivity.

 

    Pim : Net position in CLP in respective time band.

 

    Dr : Variation of 100 bp.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (c) Sensitivity of Economic Capital

This measures the sensitivity of the market value of the cash flows associated with assets and liabilities in the event of a parallel change of 100 bp in the relevant discount curve.

The information required to calculate the index is obtained from the cash flows of the Bank’s entire portfolio using data from the banking book.

The present value of the aggregate flows are discounted using the average terms of the respective time bands. Then the present value is calculated similarly with a shock increasing the respective discount rate by 100 bp.

 

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    MVS : Market Value Sensitivity.

 

    PVim : Present value of the cash flows of time band i, currency m.

 

    PV’im : Present value of the cash flows of time band i, currency m, with a shock of 100 bp in discount rates.

 

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    Pim : Net position in CLP at time band i, currency m.

 

    rim : Representative rate of currency m, time band i.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (2) Regulatory Monitoring

Regulatory monitoring of market risk exposure is measured in accordance with chapter III.B.2 of the Compendium of Financial Standards from the Central Bank of Chile and chapter 12-9 of the Regulations of the SBIF for both the trading book and the banking book. In the trading book, the impact is measured in the event of a change in the market price of its financial positions as a result of variations in interest rates, exchange rates and volatility. In the banking book, the impact is measured on the entity’s financial margin and present value.

The limits established for the trading book are for exposure to interest rate risk and exchange rate risk. The difference between the regulatory capital recorded by the financial institution and the sum of the following two items cannot be negative: (i) the product of the credit risk-weighted assets defined in article 67 of the Chilean General Banking Law and the minimum percentage established for regulatory capital in article 66 of that law, and (ii) the sum of the trading book’s exposure to interest rate risk and the exchange rate risks for the entire balance sheet measured in accordance with the Basel

 

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standard methodology with some important differences where exchange rate exposure stands out. As indicated in the paragraph above, the Bank must always comply with the following ratio:

RC-((k*CRWA)+MRE)>0

Where:

 

RC : Regulatory Capital
CRWA : Credit Risk Weighted Assets
MRE : Exposure to interest rate risk in trading book and currency Risk in entire balance Sheet
k : Minimum percentage established for regulatory capital in article 66 of the Chilean General Banking Law

 

Group

  

Description Sensitivity

   Factor
i    Each of the foreign currencies of countries with long-term external debt in foreign currency with a rating of at least AAAr, or equivalent, from any of the risk rating agencies indicated in Chapter III.B.5 of this Compendium. It also considers the EURO and the position in gold.    LOGO  
j    Each of the foreign currencies of countries not included in basket i.    LOGO  

Market risk exposure in accordance with regulatory methodology is detailed below:

 

Market Risk Limit for Trading Book

   December 31, 2014
(in millions of Ch$)
 

Market Risk-Weighted Assets

     4,241,613   
  

 

 

 

Rate trading

  785,550   

Currency trading

  863   

Options trading

  10,075   

Currency structural moneda

  3,445,125   

Credit risk-weighted assets

  16,715,382   

Total risk-weighted assets

  20,956,994   
  

 

 

 

Regulatory capital

  2,071,647   
  

 

 

 

Basel index

  12.39
  

 

 

 

Basel index (includes MRE *)

  9.89
  

 

 

 

Margin

  729,389   
  

 

 

 

% Consumption

  64.79
  

 

 

 

 

(*) Market risk expositions

 

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TABLE 21: MARKET RISK LIMIT FOR TRADING BOOK

The market risk presented in the table above (measured in units of risk-weighted assets) shows that capital consumption related to the Bank’s exposures to market risks is explained in more than 83% of the cases by the effect of our investment in CorpBanca Colombia. As of December 2014, this investment amounted to approximately US$ 1.1 billion. This exposure to exchange rate risk —Chilean peso vs. Colombian peso— is considered structural in the sense that it arises from a long-term investment.

It is also worth mentioning that in accordance with Chilean regulations, a sensitivity factor of 35% is applied to net exposures in foreign currencies of countries other than those classified as AAA or an equivalent rating. The standard sensitivity factor in the Basel standards is only 8%. As a result, the capital consumption that the Bank must report to comply with local regulations is more than 4 times greater than if international recommendations were applied.

The regulatory model for market risk in Colombia, as in Chile, is based on the standard Basel model, separated into risk factors (i.e. interest rate, exchange rate and stock price). The volatilities applied to each of the factors are established by regulators. This result is used for the solvency margin, to which a factor equivalent to 100/9 is applied.

 

Market Risk Limit for Trading Book

   December 31, 2014
(in millions of Ch$)
 

Market Risk

     591,815   
  

 

 

 

Rate trading

  591,815   

Currency trading

  —     

Options trading

  —     

Currency structural

  —     

Credit risk-weighted assets

  5,438,905   

Total risk-weighted assets

  6,030,720   
  

 

 

 

Regulatory capital

  752,063   
  

 

 

 

Basel index

  13.83
  

 

 

 

Basel index (includes MRE)

  12.47
  

 

 

 

Margin

  286,238   
  

 

 

 

% Consumption

  61.94
  

 

 

 

TABLE 22: MARKET RISK IN COLOMBIA

Chilean regulations also require banks to establish limits for their market risk exposure in their banking book, which includes limits based on sensitivity in the financial margin and volatility in its equity value. Measurement of exposure to interest rate and indexation risks in the banking book must consider both the short-term impact on the capacity to generate net interest and indexation income and the fees sensitive to changes in interest rates, as well as the long-term impact on the institution’s economic value of adverse movements in interest rates.

The banking book’s exposure to the net interest and indexation margin is known as the short-term limit and cannot exceed 35% of the accumulated interest and indexation margin, plus fees sensitive to interest rates charged in the twelve months prior to the date of measurement. The exposure of capital to changes in interest rates has a long-term limit that cannot exceed 20% of regulatory capital. Both limits were presented and ratified by the Bank’s Board of Directors.

The exposure of regulatory limits in the banking book for Chile is detailed as follows.

 

SHORT-TERM LIMIT (in millions of Ch$)

   December 31,
2014
 

Exposure

     64,990   

Rate risk

     39,274   

Indexation risk

     21,683   

Reduced revenue (fees sensitive to interest rates)

     4,033   

Limit

     130,591   

% Consumption

     49.8

 

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SHORT-TERM LIMIT (in millions of Ch$)

   December 31,
2014
 

Financial Margin plus Fees (12 months)

     373,118   

Percentage over financial margin

     35.0

Short-term limit

     130,591   

Consumption with respect to financial margin

     17.4

LONG-TERM LIMIT (in millions of Ch$)

   December 31,
2014
 

Exposure

     266,394   

Rate risk

     266,394   

Limit

     414,329   

% Consumption

     64.3

Regulatory capital (RC)

     2,071,647   

Percentage over margin

     20

Long-term limit

     414,329   

Consumption with respect to RC

     12.9

TABLE 23: MARKET RISK LIMIT FOR BANKING BOOK

Finally, regulatory provisions in Colombia do not establish methodologies for determining market risk exposure for the banking book. However, it is monitored, controlled and reported on a daily basis using the internal methodologies described above.

 

  2. Funding Liquidity Risk

 

  a) Management Tools

In order to comply with risk management objectives for funding liquidity risk, the monitoring and control structure is centered mainly on the following:

 

    Short-term maturity mismatch

 

    Coverage capacity using liquid assets

 

    Concentration of funding sources

Additionally, the monitoring and control structure for liquidity risk is complemented with stress testing in order to observe the institution’s ability to respond in the event of illiquid conditions.

 

  (1) Internal Monitoring

 

  (a) Limits and Warning Levels

 

  (i) Thirty-day Liquidity Coverage Ratio

In order to safeguard the Bank’s payment capacity in the event of illiquid conditions; a minimum has been established for the instrument portfolio that enables cash flows to be quickly generated either through liquidation or because they can be used as collateral for new funding sources.

The limit for the liquidity coverage ratio is 50% of the 30-day mismatch in consolidated currency.

The composition of liquid assets as of December 31, 2014, after applying the respective price volatility haircuts and market liquidity adjustments is presented in the table below.

 

Investment Portfolio Chile December 31, 2014

   Liquid Assets in Domestic
Currency (30 days)
     Liquid Assets in Foreign
Currency (30 days)
     Total Liquid Assets  

Cash and cash equivalents

     756,259         244,515         1,000,774   

Central Bank and Government Securities

     505,497         65,853         571,350   

Bank time deposits

     51,846         —           51,846   

Corporate bonds

     27,621         20,996         48,617   

 

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Investment Portfolio Chile December 31, 2014

   Liquid Assets in Domestic
Currency (30 days)
     Liquid Assets in Foreign
Currency (30 days)
     Total Liquid Assets  

Bank bonds

     198         17,967         18,165   

Repo agreements

     (677      —           (677

Average reserves required

     (83,500      (18,070      (101,570

Liquid assets

     1,257,244         331,261         1,588,505   

Figures in millions of Ch$

        

TABLE 24: LIQUID ASSETS CORPBANCA CHILE (in millions of Ch$)

Liquid Assets CorpBanca Colombia

 

Investment Portfolio Colombia December 31, 2014
(in millions of Ch$)

   Liquid Assets in Domestic
Currency (30 days)
     Liquid Assets in Foreign
Currency (30 days)
     Total Liquid Assets  

Cash and cash equivalents

     63,401         12,294         75,695   

Central Bank and Government Securities

     974,834         —           974,834   

Bank time deposits

     —           —           —     

Corporate bonds

     63,496         —           63,496   

Bank bonds

     —           —           —     

Repo agreements

     —           —           —     

Average reserves required

     340,192         —           340,192   

Liquid assets

     1,441,923         12,294         1,454,217   

Figures in millions of Ch$

        

TABLE 25: LIQUID ASSETS CORPBANCA COLOMBIA (in millions of Ch$)

 

  (ii) Daily Wholesale Maturities

In order to control concentration of funding sources and safeguard compliance with obligations, the Bank monitors maturities of deposits in Chilean pesos by wholesale customers. This monitoring is conducted with a daily limit of Ch$50,000 million in maturities per day.

Special treatment is given to this customer segment for two reasons:

 

    They individually represent an important percentage of CorpBanca’s business.

 

    Given the profile of these customers in the wholesale segment, the renewal rate for these deposits tends to be lower. This last reason is consistent with cash disbursement models in regulatory reports, which do not assume that wholesale customers will renew deposits.

The maturity profile for wholesale deposits is monitored on a daily basis. As a result, excesses are detected and reported based on the structure of the maturity profile. Forecasted excesses must be justified the day after they are reported and must then be managed.

 

  (iii) Warning Levels for Liquidity Requirements

In addition to monitoring and reporting all internal limits on a daily basis, senior management is informed each month through the A&L Committee and the Board of Directors is informed each quarter. Special importance is placed on the Bank’s liquidity position by presenting an analysis of measurements of concentration, performance, premiums paid and/or other relevant variables.

 

  (a) Monitoring Funding Sources

Monitoring of variations in the stock of short-term funding such as time and demand deposits for each of the segments represents a key variable in monitoring the Bank’s liquidity. Identifying abnormal volatilities in these funding sources enables the Bank to quickly foresee possible undesired liquidity problems and thus to suggest action plans for managing them.

During 2014, different strategies were implemented to diversify liabilities, including: diversifying time deposits, expanding stable funding sources such as on-line time deposits by individuals and issuing bonds.

These strategies enabled the Bank to continue to improve its funding structure, providing more stable funding.

 

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  (b) Survival Horizon under Individual Stress

As a function of stressed maturities and renewal ratios, days of survival are estimated based on projected liquidity needs and the portfolio of available liquid assets. Based on these scenarios, any significant deviation is studied to determine whether action plans need to be implemented.

 

  (b) Stress Tests

Stress testing is a tool that complements the analysis of liquidity risk management as it enables the Bank to know its ability to respond in the event of extreme illiquid conditions and to trigger its contingency plans, if necessary, to address such conditions.

In particular, three types of scenarios are modeled:

 

    Individual Crisis: the financial system losses confidence in the Bank, which translates into important withdrawals from demand accounts, decreases in deposits and bond investments by customers and penalties to its funding rates.

 

    Systemic Crisis: Local weakening of financial and credit conditions that causes the market to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar, greater restrictions on access to credit from abroad, massive outflows of capital, increases in the use of lines of credit and downward adjustments in expectations for the monetary policy rate.

 

    Global Crisis: Global weakening of financial, credit and economic conditions that causes the market to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar, greater restrictions on access to credit from abroad, decreased exposure to credit risk (replaced by sovereign risk), increases in the use of lines of credit and downward adjustments in expectations for the monetary policy rate.

 

  (2) Regulatory Monitoring

In accordance with chapter III B.2 from the Central Bank of Chile and chapter 12-9 of the Regulations of the SBIF, the Bank must measure and control its liquidity position based on the difference between cash flows payable from liability and expense accounts and cash flows receivable from asset and income accounts for a given period or time band, which is called maturity mismatch.

This measurement is determined for controlling the liquidity position of the Bank itself and of its subsidiaries. The maturity mismatch calculation is carried out separately for domestic and foreign currency, setting limits based on capital and cash flows accumulated at 30 and 90 days:

 

    The maturity mismatch in all currencies for periods less than or equal to 30 days must be less than or equal to the Bank’s basic capital.

 

    The maturity mismatch in foreign currencies for periods less than or equal to 30 days must be less than or equal to the Bank’s basic capital.

 

    The maturity mismatch in all currencies for periods less than or equal to 90 days must be less than or equal to twice the Bank’s basic capital.

In full compliance with the Central Bank of Chile and the SBIF, CorpBanca’s Board of Directors approved a policy to measure and control its liquidity position based on maturity mismatches on an adjusted basis with a 10% cushion with respect to the regulatory limit.

The table below shows the use of internal mismatch limits as of December 31, 2014 and some consumption statistics for the year.

 

     As of December 31, 2014      Statistics 2014  
     (in millions of Ch$)  

Index

   Limit
     Mismatch
    Excess
Reserves
     Minimum
     Average
     Maximum
 

All currencies 30 days

     1,362,821         567,416        1,930,237         887,310         1,483,735         2,453,379   

All currencies 90 days

     2,725,642         (381,918     2,343,724         1,036,892         1,927,660         3,000,636   

Foreign currency 30 days

     1,362,821         281,575        1,644,396         1,075,827         1,493,219         1,839,143   

 

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TABLE 26: INTERNAL LIMITS AND CURRENCY MISMATCHES FOR 2014

Tables 27, 28 and 29 show the evolution of consumption for each limit in 2014.

 

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TABLE 27: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN ALL CURRENCIES AT 30 DAYS DURING 2014

 

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TABLE 28: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN ALL CURRENCIES AT 90 DAYS DURING 2014

 

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TABLE 29: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES AT 30 DAYS DURING 2014

In the Colombian market, the regulatory measurement known as the standard LRI model measures 7 and 30-day liquidity gaps. It allows entities to quantify the level of minimum liquid assets, in domestic and foreign currency, that they should maintain each day in order to, at a minimum, meet their payment obligations fully and on time. Entities must be capable of measuring and forecasting the cash flows of their assets, liabilities, off-balance sheet positions and derivative instruments for different time horizons in both normal scenarios and crisis scenarios where cash flows vary significantly from expectations as a result of unforeseen changes in markets, the entity or both.

The following tables show the evolution of the 7 and 30 day liquidity gaps in Colombia in 2014.

 

LOGO

 

TABLE 30: CONSOLIDATED 7-DAY LIQUIDITY GAP 2014 COLOMBIA

 

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TABLE 31: CONSOLIDATED 30-DAY LIQUIDITY GAP 2014 COLOMBIA

 

  D. Disclosures Regarding Derivative Financial Instruments

We enter into transactions involving derivative instruments particularly foreign exchange contracts, as part of our asset and liability management and in acting as a dealer to satisfy our clients’ needs. These transactions arise from forward exchange contracts which are of two types: (i) transactions covering two foreign currencies and (ii) transactions covering Chilean pesos against the U.S. dollar.

Foreign exchange forward contracts involve an agreement to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another country at an agreed-upon price and settlement date. These contracts are generally standardized contracts, normally for periods between 1 and 180 days and are not traded in a secondary market; however, in the normal course of business and with the agreement of the original counterparty, they may be terminated or assigned to another counterparty.

When we enter into a forward exchange contract, we analyze and approve the credit risk (the risk that the counterparty might default on its obligations). Subsequently, on an ongoing basis, we monitor the possible losses involved in each contract. To manage the level of credit risk, we deal with counterparties of good credit standing, enter into master netting agreements whenever possible and, when appropriate, obtain collateral.

The Central Bank of Chile requires that foreign exchange forward contracts be made only in U.S. dollars and other major foreign currencies. Most of our forward contracts are made in U.S. dollars against the Chilean peso or the UF. In September 1997, the Central Bank of Chile changed its regulations with respect to foreign currency forward contracts. We may now enter into foreign currency forward contracts with companies organized and located outside of Chile, including foreign subsidiaries of Chilean companies.

Unrealized gains, losses, premiums and discounts arising from foreign exchange forward contracts are shown under other assets and other liabilities.

 

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The following table summarizes our derivative portfolio as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

Derivatives financial assets

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,108,044         1,278,090         156,061         58,249   

Interest Rate Swap

     183,175         848,620         2,500,860         103,694   

Foreign Currency Swap

     127,849         149,673         1,575,290         104,711   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     24,192         26,999         1,940         303   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     30,850         32,163         168         1,070   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,474,110      2,335,545      4,234,319      268,027   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,401,493         1,568,880         257,382         70,265   

Interest Rate Swap

     476,480         1,259,204         6,437,978         153,007   

Foreign Currency Swap

     52,983         348,823         1,761,247         150,528   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     61,226         65,320         —           1,968   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     35,861         40,490         —           512   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,028,043      3,282,717      8,456,607      376,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     2,152,673         2,664,433         1,363,602         154,229   

Interest Rate Swap

     377,694         940,134         5,011,624         285,741   

Foreign Currency Swap

     153,015         297,605         1,922,635         323,785   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     39,462         36,175         —           2,648   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     49,992         34,594         —           396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,772,836      3,972,941      8,297,861      766,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Derivatives financial liabilities

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,278,564         1,068,457         97,510         62,794   

Interest Rate Swap

     366,846         1,006,923         2,266,428         76,287   

Foreign Currency Swap

     29,627         198,187         958,805         52,986   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     51,454         38,872         168         1,114   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     5,796         11,627         1,772         663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,732,287      2,324,066      3,324,683      193,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,431,709         1,947,645         228,605         62,170   

Interest Rate Swap

     628,224         1,977,705         6,061,512         100,784   

Foreign Currency Swap

     78,762         305,554         1,209,442         114,518   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     68,540         53,231         —           3,549   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     9,750         20,094         —           562   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,216,985      4,304,229      7,499,559      281,583   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional         
     Up to 3
months
     3 months to
1 year
     Over one
year
     Fair
Value
 
    

(in millions of Ch$)

 

Foreign Currency Forwards

     2,220,727         2,719,896         1,018,111         140,949   

Interest Rate Swap

     610,578         1,281,465         4,629,389         222,623   

Foreign Currency Swap

     99,063         320,262         1,243,465         240,861   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     60,237         39,121         —           2,564   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     11,420         14,727         —           686   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,002,025      4,375,471      6,890,965      607,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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    Financial Position     Profit or loss  
    Positions     Unrealized     Unrealized     Net Effect     Realized     Total     Unrealized     Coverage Element  
    Assets     Liabilities     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss) 2010     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)          

Gain/(Loss)
Other
Comprehensive

Income

    Gain/(Loss)  
As of December 2012  

(in millions of Ch$)

 
    (A)     (B)     (A-B) = (C)     (D)     (C) - (D) = (E)     (F)     (E) + (F) = (G)     (H)     (I)  

Derivatives held-for-trading

        Note 7        Note 7            Note 25        Note 22        Note 23   

Foreign currency forwards

    58.249        62.794        (4.545     6.035        (10.580     (717     (11.297    

Interest rate swaps

    98.576        74.290        24.286        32.952        (8.666     16.095        7.429       

Foreign currency swaps

    104.629        51.323        53.306        43.670        9.636        17.064        26.700       

Foreign currency call options

    303        1.114        (811     26        (837     1.257        420       

Foreign currency put options

    1.070        663        407        54        353        72        425       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

     

Total derivatives held-for-trading

  262.827      190.184      72.643      82.737      23.677   

Derivatives hedge accounting

        Note 7        Note 7            Note 27       

Fair Value hedges

    3.060        308        2.752        (433     3.185        3.018        6.203        —          (2.504

Cash flow hedges

    2.140        3.352        (1.212     (194     (1.018     (558     (1.576     570       —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives hedge accounting

  5.200      3.660      1.540      (627   4.627      570      (2.504
 

 

 

   

 

 

               

Total

  268.027      193.844   
 

 

 

   

 

 

               

 

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    Financial Position     Profit or loss  
    Positions           Final     Opening     Unrealized     Realized     Net Effect     Unrealized     Coverage Element  
    Assets     Liabilities     Position     Position     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)    

Gain/(Loss)

Other

Comprehensive

Income

    Gain/(Loss)  
As of December 2013  

(in millions of Ch$)

 
    (A)     (B)     (A-B) = (C)     (D)     (C)-(D) = (E)     (F)     (E) + (F) = (G)     (H)     (I)  

Derivatives held-for-trading

        Note 7        Note 7            Note 25        Note 22        Note 23   

Foreign currency forwards

    70.232        61.377        8.855        (4.545     13.400        18.130        31.530       

Interest rate swaps

    152.591        93.382        59.209        24.286        34.923        2.393        37.316       

Foreign currency swaps

    147.357        111.256        36.101        53.306        (17.205     8.748        (8.457    

Foreign currency call options

    1.968        3.549        (1.581     (811     (770     (4.362     (5.132    

Foreign currency put options

    512        562        (50     407        (457     3.671        3.214       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total derivatives held-for-trading

  372.660      270.126      102.534      72.643      29.891      28.580      58.471   

Derivatives hedge accounting

        Note 7        Note 7            Note 26       

Fair Value hedges

    385        5,396        (5,011     2,752        (7,763     4,268        (3,495     —          6,955   

Cash flow hedges

    3,235        6,061        (2,826     (1,212     (1,614     6,168        4,554        (5,187     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives hedge accounting

  3.620      11.457      (7.837   1.540      (9.377   10.436      1.059      (5.187   6.955   
 

 

 

   

 

 

               

Total

  376.280      281.583   
 

 

 

   

 

 

               
    Financial Position     Profit or loss  
    Positions           Final     Opening     Unrealized     Realized     Net Effect     Unrealized     Coverage Element  
    Assets     Liabilities     Position     Position     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)     Gain/(Loss)    

Gain/(Loss)

Other

Comprehensive

Income

    Gain/(Loss)  
As of December 2014  

(in millions of Ch$)

 
    (A)     (B)     (A-B) = (C)     (D)     (C)-(D) = (E)     (F)     (E) + (F) = (G)     (H)     (I)  

Derivatives held-for-trading

        Note 8        Note 8            Note 26        Note 23        Note 24   

Foreign currency forwards

    154,214        134,337        19,877        8,855        11,022        69,750        80,772       

Interest rate swaps

    283,089        214,835        68,254        59,209        9,045        11,301        20,346       

Foreign currency swaps

    317,667        236,727        80,940        36,101        44,839        (49,130     (4,291    

Foreign currency call options

    2,648        2,564        84        (1,581     1,665        (9,148     (7,483    

Foreign currency put options

    396        686        (290     (50     (240     5,175        4,935       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total derivatives held-for-trading

  758,014      589,149      168,865      102,534      66,331      27,948      94,279   

Derivatives hedge accounting

        Note 8        Note 8            Note 27       

Fair Value hedges

    6,875        6,408        467        (5,011     5,478        (2,045     3,433        —          (577

Cash flow hedges

    1,910        12,126        (10,216     (2,826     (7,390     (7,220     (14,610     958        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives hedge accounting

  8,785      18,534      (9,749   (7,837   (1,912   (9,265   (11,177   958      (577
 

 

 

   

 

 

               

Total

  766,799      607,683   
 

 

 

   

 

 

               

 

(A) In this category are financial derivative contracts with positive fair values.
(B) In this category are financial derivative contracts with negative fair values.

 

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(C) Corresponds to the net effect of fair value are recorded in the income statement, except where they have effects in the previous year, see paragraph (d). See note 7 to our financial statements.
(D) Corresponds to the net effect of fair value in the previous years, which were in retained earnings at end of period. See note 7 to our financial statements.
(E) Fair value recorded in statements of income.
(F) Primarily includes adjustments settlements and financial derivative contracts in the period.
(G) Corresponds to the total effect on income from financial derivatives effects of the period. See note 25 to our financial statements.
(H) Corresponds to records effective part of accounting cash flow hedges. See note 22 to our financial statements.
(I) Corresponds to adjustments and others hedged effects of accounting fair value. See note 23 to our financial statements.

 

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ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES

Fees and Expenses

Effective as of May 7, 2012, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas serves as the depositary for our ADSs. Holders of the ADRs are required to pay the fees set forth in the table below to the depositary, and the depositary may refuse to provide any service for which a fee is assessed until the applicable fee has been paid. The depositary may decide, in its sole discretion, to seek payment by either billing holders or by deducting the fee from one or more cash dividends or other cash distributions.

 

Depositary service

  

Fee payable by ADR holders

Issuance and delivery of ADRs, including in connection with share distributions, stock splits or other distributions (except when converted to cash); exercise rights; cancellation or withdrawal of ADSs, including cash distributions in connection with a cancellation or withdrawal.    US$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof)
Any distribution of cash proceeds to ADS registered holders, including cash dividends or sale of rights and other entitlements not made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal.    US$2.00 (or less) per 100 ADS
Operation and maintenance costs.    US$2.00 (or less) per 100 ADS

Direct and indirect payments by the depositary

    
Transfer and registration of shares on our share register to or from the name of the Depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw shares   
Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions and electronic transmissions (when expressly provided in the deposit agreement).   
Any fees, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the conversion of foreign currency, compliance with exchange control regulations and other regulatory requirements.   
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian have to pay on any ADS or share underlying an ADS, for example, stock transfer taxes, stamp duty, or withholding taxes.   
Any fees and expenses incurred by the depositary in connection with the delivery of deposited securities, including any fees of a central depositary for securities in the local market, where applicable.   
Any other fees, charges costs or expenses incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securities.   

Any other charges and expenses of the depositary under the deposit agreement will be paid by the Company upon agreement between the depositary and the Company. All fees and charges may, at any time and from time to time, be changed by agreement between the depositary and the Company but, in the case of fees and charges payable by ADS holders and beneficial owners, only in the manner contemplated by Article 20 of the ADR.

The depositary reimburses the Company for certain expenses incurred by the Company that are related to the ADR facility upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the depositary have agreed and may hereinafter agree from time to time. The depositary may make available to the Company a set amount or a portion of the depositary fees charged in respect of the ADR facility or otherwise upon such terms and conditions as the Company and the depositary may agree from time to time.

PART II

 

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

There have been no defaults, dividend arrearages or delinquencies in any payments for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There have been no material modifications to the rights of security holders for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of December 31, 2014, CorpBanca, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the CEO and the CFO, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any control system, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of disclosure controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Based upon the evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the management, including principal financial officers as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS-IASB).

Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

    pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets,

 

    provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS-IASB and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and

 

    provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, (COSO). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte, has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report, and as part of their audit, has issued their report, included herein, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014.

 

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ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

LOGO                                    Deloitte
                                   Auditores y Consultores Limitada
                                   Rosario Norte 407
                                   Las Condes, Santiago
                                   Chile
                                   Fono: (56) 227 297 000
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

  CorpBanca

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of CorpBanca and subsidiaries (the “Bank”) as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Bank’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Bank’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Bank’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Bank; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Bank’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Bank maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 of the Bank and our report dated April 29, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph concerning the translation of Chilean peso amounts into U.S. dollar amounts in conformity with the basis stated in Note 1ff) and that such U.S. dollar amounts are presented solely for the convenience of readers in the United States of America.

 

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ITEM 16. RESERVED

 

ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

We believe that each of the members of our Audit Committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of this Item 16A, in that (i) each has an understanding of IFRS and financial statements, (ii) the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves, (iii) significant experience auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the financial statements and experience supervising persons engaged in such activities, (iv) an understanding of internal control over financial accounting and reporting, and (v) an understanding of the functions of an audit committee.

 

ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS

We have adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act. Our code of ethics applies to our CEO, CFO, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions, as well as to our directors and other employees without exception. A copy of our code of ethics, as amended, along with our Code of Conduct in the Securities Market, is attached as an exhibit to this Annual Report.

Our code of ethics is available on our website, at www.corpbanca.cl under the heading “Gobiernos Corporativos”.

No waivers have been granted to the code of ethics since its adoption that applies to the persons indicated above.

 

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ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent auditors during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     (in millions of constant Ch$)  

Audit fees

     596         1,279         1,574   

Audit-related fees

     —           94         133   

Tax fees

     10         —           —     

All other fees

     668         36         300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,274      1,410      2,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Audit fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte in connection with the audit of our financial statements and services that are normally provided by Deloitte in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for the audit and review of our filings under the Securities Act.

Tax fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

Other services are fees billed to us by Deloitte in connection with consulting work and advice on accounting matters (which are unrelated to the auditing of the accounts).

PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Our Audit Committee approves all audit, audit-related services, tax services and other services provided by Deloitte. Any services provided by Deloitte that are not specifically included within the scope of the audit must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee prior to any engagement.

 

ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

CorpBanca’s audit committee does not meet the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10A-3 because Juan Echeverría González does not meet the Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) independence requirements. CorpBanca is relying on the general exemption contained in Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(c)(3), which provides an exemption from NYSE’s listing standards relating to audit committees for foreign companies like CorpBanca. CorpBanca’s reliance on Rule 10A-3(c)(3) does not, in the opinion of management, materially adversely affect the ability of its audit committee to act independently and to satisfy the other requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10A-3.

 

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ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

The following table sets out certain information concerning purchases of our shares registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act by us or any affiliated purchaser during fiscal year 2014:

 

Period

   (a) Total number of
shares purchased
     (b) Average
price paid
per share
(in Ch$)
     (c) Total number of
shares purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans or
programs
     (d) Maximum
number of shares
that may yet be
purchased under the
plan or programs
 

January 2014

     —           —           —           —     

February 2014

     —           —           —           —     

March 2014

     —           —           —           —     

April 2014

     —           —           —           —     

May 2014

     —           —           —           —     

June 2014

     —           —           —           —     

July 2014

     —           —           —           —     

August 2014

     —           —           —           —     

September 2014

     —           —           —           —     

October 2014

     —           —           —           —     

November 2014

     —           —           —           —     

December 2014

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Section 303A.11 of the Listed Company Manual of the New York Stock Exchange, “foreign private issuers” are required to provide a summary of the significant ways in which their corporate governance practices differ from those corporate governance standards required of U.S. companies by the New York Stock Exchange. As a Chilean bank, our corporate governance standards are governed by our by-laws, the Chilean General Banking Law, the Chilean Corporations Law, the Ley de Mercado de Valores No. 18,045, or the Securities Market Law, and the regulations issued by the SBIF. The following chart notes these differences:

 

NYSE Corporate Governance Standards

  

Chilean Corporate Governance Standards

Listed companies must have a majority of independent directors and independence test.    Publicly traded companies (sociedades anónimas abiertas) must designate at least one independent director and a directors committee, if they have a market capitalization equal to or greater than the equivalent of 1,500,000 unidades de fomento, and at least 12.5% of its issued shares with voting rights are held by shareholders who individually control or own less than 10% of such shares. Under Chilean law, directors elected by a group or class of shareholders have the same duties to the company and to the shareholders as do the remaining directors, and all transactions with the company in which a director has an interest, either personally (which includes the director’s spouse and certain relatives) or as a representative of a third party, requires a report from the directors committee and the prior approval by the board of directors and must be entered into the interest of the Company and on market terms and conditions. Such transactions must be reviewed by the directors committee and disclosed at the subsequent shareholders’ meeting.
Non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management.    Chilean law establishes that our executive officers may not serve as directors and therefore, all of our directors are non-management. Our Board of Directors meets regularly on a monthly basis.
Listed companies must have a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors. The committee must have a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, which must include (i) identifying, and selecting or recommending, qualified individuals to serve as board members, (ii) developing and recommending corporate governance guidelines; and (iii) overseeing the evaluation of the board and management.    Under Chilean law, we are not required to have, and do not have, a nominating/corporate governance committee. Under Chilean law, the only committees that are required are the audit committee, the directors committee, the anti-money laundering committee and the anti-terrorism finance committee.
Listed companies must have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. The committee must have a written charter addressing an annual performance evaluation of the committee and addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, which must include (i) determining and approving the CEO’s compensation level based on an evaluation of the CEO’s performance in light of relevant corporate goals and objectives, (ii) making recommendations with respect to non-CEO executive officer compensation and (iii) producing a committee report on executive officer compensation.    Under Chilean law we are not required to have a compensation committee. Our Board of Directors establishes the compensation of our CEO and does a performance evaluation. The Directors Committee examines the compensation program of executive officers.

 

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Shareholders must have the opportunity to vote on all equity-compensation plans and material revisions thereto, subject to limited exemptions. Our compensation policies do not provide for equity compensation plans.
Listed companies must adopt and disclose corporate governance guidelines. The guidelines must address (i) director qualification standards, (ii) director responsibilities, (iii) director access to management, (iv) director compensation, (v) director orientation and continuing education, (vi) management succession, and (vii) annual performance evaluation of the board. We follow corporate governance guidelines established by Chilean laws and by the Regulations of the SBIF which include, among others (i) active participation of directors in our main committees, (ii) the requirement that all employees sign and be knowledgeable of our code of ethics, (iii) a separation of functions — our commercial segment is separated from the back office and risk segments and main credit decisions are taken in committee, (iv) monthly review by the audit committee of internal audit reports and (v) the appointment of an officer who oversees compliance with the code of ethics.
Listed companies must adopt and disclose a code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, and promptly disclose waivers thereof for directors or executive officers. We have a code of business and ethics conduct which drives business and ethic conduct of our CEO, CFO and each employee. This code must be signed by each of our employees and is published in our intranet; it is included as an exhibit in this Annual Report.
Listed companies must have an audit committee that meets the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10A-3 or be exempt therefrom. If the company has an audit committee, each member must meet Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) independence requirements or be exempt therefrom. In particular, Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) requires that each member of the audit committee be a member of the board of directors of the issuer, and must otherwise be independent. Under Chilean law, all Chilean banks must establish an audit committee composed of two or more members, two of whom must be directors appointed by the board of directors. The SBIF recommends that at least one of the members of the audit committee, who must also be a member of the board of directors, be experienced with respect to the accounting procedures and financial aspects of banking operations. The members of the audit committee appointed by the board of directors must be independent according to the criteria set by the board of directors. In furtherance of the independence of the audit committee, the Board of Directors has determined that audit committee members should not, for the last three years, have held positions as our principal executive officers, have performed professional services for us, have commercial commitments with us or with any of our affiliates or related persons or have relations with other entities related to us from which they have received material payments. Moreover, they may not accept any payment or other compensatory fee from us, other than in their capacity as members of the audit committee or of other committees. All the members of the audit committee receive a monthly remuneration.

 

ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See the following items starting at page F-1:

 

  (a) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

  (b) Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of 2014 and 2013

 

  (c) Consolidated Statement of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2014

 

  (d) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2014

 

  (e) Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2014

 

  (f) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2014

 

  (g) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Annual Report:

 

Exhibit 1.1+ Articles of Incorporation and By-laws (estatutos sociales) of CorpBanca, including amendments thereto (English language translation).
Exhibit 2.(a).1** Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2012, by and among CorpBanca, Deustche Bank Trust Company Americas, as depositary, and the registered holders and beneficial owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder, including a form of American Depositary Receipt.
Exhibit 2.(a).2* Form of CorpBanca Share Certificate (English language translation).
Exhibit 2.(b).1+ Indenture dated January 15, 2013, between CorpBanca and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, related to CorpBanca’s 3.125% Senior Notes due 2018.
Exhibit 2.(b).2+ First Supplemental Indenture dated January 15, 2013, between CorpBanca and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, related to CorpBanca’s 3.125% Senior Notes due 2018.
Exhibit 2.(b).3+ Form of Global Note due 2018 (included in Exhibit 2.(b).1).
Exhibit 3.1***** Consolidated Text of the Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 2011, by and among Banco Santander, S.A., CorpBanca, and Inversiones Corpgroup Interhold Limitada (including the modifications agreed to by the parties on February 21, 2012)
Exhibit 3.2***** Addendum No. 1 to Share Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2012, by and among Banco Santander, S.A., CorpBanca, and Inversiones Corpgroup Interhold Limitada
Exhibit 4.(a).1* Systems Operations Services Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2001, between IBM de Chile S.A.C. and CorpBanca (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).2(i)++ Service Contract, dated as of July 6, 2001, between Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Ltda. and CorpBanca, as amended (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).2(ii)++ Service Contract, dated as of April 10, 2008, between Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Ltda. and CorpBanca, as amended (English language translation).

 

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Exhibit 4.(a).2(iii)++ Service Contract, dated as of March 27, 2012, between Corp Group Holding Inversiones Ltda. and CorpBanca, as amended (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).3* Software Consulting and Development Agreement, “IBS” Integrated Banking System, dated as of October 4, 2001, between Datapro, Inc. and CorpBanca (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).4* Agreement to Participate in the Automated Teller Machine Network Operated by Redbanc S.A., dated as of April 1, 2001, among Redbanc S.A. and CorpBanca (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).5**** Sublease Automatic Teller Machine Contract, dated as of November 26, 2008, among SMU S.A., Rendic Hermanos S.A., Supermercados Bryc S.A. and Distribuidora Super Diez S.A. and CorpBanca (English language translation).
Exhibit 4.(a).6 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2014, by and among CorpBanca, as borrower, Standard Chartered Bank, as administrative agent, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Standard Chartered Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as global coordinators and Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., National Bank of Canada and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers.
Exhibit 8.1 List of subsidiaries of CorpBanca.
Exhibit 10.C.1++ Transaction Agreement dated as of January 29, 2014, by and among CorpBanca, Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Limitada, Inversiones Gasa Limitada, Itaú Unibanco and Itaú Chile.
Exhibit 11.1**** English language translation of CorpBanca’s Code of Ethics, as amended.
Exhibit 11.2*** English language translation of CorpBanca’s Code of Conduct in the Securities Market
Exhibit 12.1 Certification of the CEO of CorpBanca required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 12.2 Certification of the CFO of CorpBanca required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 13.1 Certification of the CEO of CorpBanca required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 13.2 Certification of the CFO of CorpBanca required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 15.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Deloitte).

 

* Filed as an exhibit to our Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) filed on September 24, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form F-6 (File No. 001-32305) filed on April 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
*** Filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed on June 29, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.
**** Filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed on June 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
***** Filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed on April 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
+ Filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on May 15, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
++ Filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-32305) for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on May 15, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

CORPBANCA

/s/ Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles

Name:

Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 30, 2015

 

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LOGO                                             Deloitte
                                            Auditores y Consultores Limitada
                                            Rosario Norte 407
                                            Las Condes, Santiago
                                            Chile
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

  CorpBanca

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of CorpBanca and subsidiaries (the “Bank”) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Bank’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CorpBanca and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS-IASB”).

Our audits also comprehended the translation of Chilean peso amounts into U.S. dollar amounts and in our opinion, such translation has been made in conformity with the basis stated in note 1ff) to the consolidated financial statements. Such U.S. dollars amounts are presented solely for the convenience of readers outside Chile.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America), the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated April 29, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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CORPBANCA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014

(In millions of Chilean pesos—MCh$)

 

           Restated (*)              
           See Note 2              
     Notes     2013     2014     2014  
           MCh$     MCh$     ThUS$  
                       (Note 1.ff)  

ASSETS

        

Cash and deposits in banks

     5 a     911,088        1,169,178        1,931,057   

Cash in the process of collection

     5 b     112,755        212,842        351,538   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     6        431,683        685,898        1,132,854   

Investments under agreements to resell

     7        201,665        78,079        128,958   

Derivative financial instruments

     8        376,280        766,799        1,266,473   

Loans and receivables from banks

     9        217,944        814,209        1,344,778   

Loans and receivables from customers, net

     10        12,771,642        13,892,270        22,944,984   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     11        889,087        1,156,896        1,910,772   

Held to maturity investments

     11        237,522        190,677        314,929   

Investment in other companies

     12        13,922  (*)      15,842        26,165   

Intangible assets

     13        841,370  (*)      757,777        1,251,572   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     14        98,242        92,642        153,011   

Current income taxes

     15        —          1,608        2,656   

Deferred income taxes

     15        89,218        107,043        176,796   

Other assets

     16        293,118        415,267        685,874   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  17,485,536      20,357,027      33,622,417   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Current accounts and demand deposits

  17      3,451,383      3,954,948      6,532,138   

Cash in the process of collection

  5 b   57,352      145,771      240,761   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  7      342,445      661,663      1,092,827   

Time deposits and saving accounts

  17      7,337,703      8,076,966      13,340,214   

Derivative financial instruments

  8      281,583      607,683      1,003,672   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  18      1,273,840      1,431,923      2,365,017   

Debt issued

  19      2,414,557      3,079,050      5,085,472   

Other financial obligations

  19      16,807      15,422      25,472   

Current income tax provision

  15      45,158      —        —     

Deferred income taxes

  15      182,373  (*)    180,934      298,837   

Provisions

  20      164,932      200,289      330,805   

Other liabilities

  21      185,506  (*)    210,716      348,026   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  15,753,639      18,565,365      30,663,241   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Attributable to equity holders of the Bank:

Capital

  23      781,559      781,559      1,290,852   

Reserves

  23      515,618      515,618      851,614   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  23      (28,105   (98,590   (162,835

Retained earnings:

  157,127      267,138      441,215   

Retained earnings from prior periods

  23      72,252      146,271      241,587   

Net income for the period

  23      162,422      233,997      386,478   

Less: Accrual for mandatory dividends

  20/23      (77,547   (113,130   (186,850
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,426,199      1,465,725      2,420,846   

Non controlling interest

  23      305,698      325,937      538,330   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  1,731,897      1,791,662      2,959,176   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS ’ EQUITY

  17,485,536      20,357,027      33,622,417   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes 1 to 38 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CORPBANCA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

(In millions of Chilean pesos—MCh$)

 

     Notes     2012     2013     2014     2014  
           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     ThUS$  
                             (Note 1.ff)  

Interest income

     24        762,992        1,007,106        1,320,124        2,180,365   

Interest expense

     24        (506,116     (549,416     (689,240     (1,138,374
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  24 c )    256,876      457,690      630,884      1,041,991   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from service fees

  25      105,178      144,777      202,013      333,652   

Expenses from service fees

  25      (19,534   (26,800   (40,423   (66,764
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net service fee income

  85,644      117,977      161,590      266,888   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Trading and investment income, net

  26      54,994      101,287      183,693      303,394   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

  27      30,696      (13,906   (13,426   (22,175

Other operating income

  32      18,708      39,658      28,958      47,828   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Trading and investment, foreign exchange gains and other operating income

  104,398      127,039      199,225      329,047   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income before provision for loan losses

  446,918      702,706      991,699      1,637,926   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

  28      (51,575   (102,072   (127,272   (210,207
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income, net of provision for loan losses, interest and fees

  395,343      600,634      864,427      1,427,719   

Personnel salaries expenses

  29      (120,714   (165,009   (219,312   (362,224

Administration expenses

  30      (88,783   (139,614   (213,140   (352,030

Depreciation and amortization

  31      (18,092   (42,288   (51,613   (85,246

Impairment

  31      —        —        (1,308   (2,160

Other operating expenses

  32      (26,055   (15,234   (24,299   (40,133
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  (253,644   (362,145   (509,672   (841,793

Total net operating income

  141,699      238,489      354,755      585,926   

Income attributable to investment other companies

  12      367      1,241      1,799      2,971   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  142,066      239,730      356,554      588,897   

Income taxes

  15      (22,913   (64,491   (82,853   (136,843
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income for the period

  119,153      175,239      273,701      452,054   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the Bank

  119,102      162,422      233,997      386,478   

Non controlling interest

  51      12,817      39,704      65,576   

Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Bank

  Ch$      Ch$      Ch$      US$   

Basic earnings per share

  23 d   0.43      0.48      0.69      0.0011   

Diluted earning per share

  23 d   0.43      0.48      0.69      0.0011   

Notes 1 to 38 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CORPBANCA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

(In millions of Chilean pesos—MCh$)

 

           2012     2013     2014     2014  
           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     ThUS$  
                             (Note 1.ff)  

Net income for the period

     Notes        119,153        175,239        273,701        452,055   

Other Comprehensive Income

          

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

          

Financial instruments available-for-sale

     23 f     (5,368     4,597        (3,798     (6,273

Exchange differences on translation

     23 f     (25,157     11,960        (68,673     (113,423

Gain (loss) from hedge of net investment in foreign operation

     23 f     757        (2,840     (4,751     (7,847

Gain (loss) from cash flow hedge

     23 f     3,146        (5,757     6,145        10,149   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes

  (26,622   7,960      (71,077   (117,394

Income tax relating to financial instruments available-for-sale

  15 d   888      (911   2,310      3,815   

Income tax relating to hedge of net investment in foreign operations

  15 d   (147   568      1,371      2,264   

Income tax relating to cash flow hedge

  15 d   (361   842      (1,090   (1,800
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

  380      499      2,591      4,279   

Total other comprenhensive income that may be reclassified to profit in subsequent periods

  (26,242   8,459      (68,486   (113,115
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation

  20 c   (10,301   3,300      1,442      2,382   

Income tax relating to defined benefit obligation

  15 d   3,440      (1,122   (562   (928
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

  (6,861   2,178      880      1,454   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  (33,103   10,637      (67,606   (111,661

Comprehensive income (loss) for the period

  86,050      185,876      206,095      340,394   

Attributable to:

Equity Holders of the bank

  85,999      173,059      163,512      270,062   

Non Controlling interest

  23 h   51      12,817      42,583      70,332   

Notes 1 to 38 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CORPBANCA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the years ended 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

(In millions of Chilean pesos—MCh$, except for number of shares)

 

              Accumulated other comprehensive income       Retained earnings              
  Number
of shares
  Paid-in
Capital
  Reserves   Defined
benefit
obligation
  Financial
investment
available-for-
sale
  Hedge
of net
investment
in foreign
operation
  Derivatives
for Cash

Flow
Coverage
  Income tax
accumulated

other
comprehensive
income
  Exchange
differences on
translation
  Accumulated
other
conprehensive
income
  Retained
earnings
from
previous
periods
  Net
income
for the

period
  Accrual for
mandatory
dividends
  Total
attributable
to equity
holders of
the Bank
  Non
controlling
interest
  Total
Shareholders’
equity
 
  (Millions)   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Shareholders’ equity as of January 1, 2012

  250,358      507,108      139,140      —        (2,775   (301   (2,576   1,073      (1,060   (5,639   136,039      —        (36,855   739,793      2,609      742,402   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase or decrease in capital and reserves

  43,000      131,126      136,412      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        267,538      2,430      269,968   

Dividends paid

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        (122,849   —        36,855      (85,994   —        (85,994

Accrual for mandatory dividends

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        (60,040   (60,040   —        (60,040

Comprehensive income for the period

  —        —        —        (10,301   (5,368   757      3,146      3,820      (25,157   (33,103   —        119,102      —        85,999      51      86,050   

Acquisition Subsidiary in Colombia

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        49,280      49,280   

Distribution of prior year’s net income

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2012

  293,358      638,234      275,552      (10,301   (8,143   456      570      4,893      (26,217   (38,742   13,190      119,102      (60,040   947,296      54,370      1,001,666   

Distribution of prior year’s net income

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        119,102      (119,102   —        —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity as of January 1, 2013

  293,358      638,234      275,552      (10,301   (8,143   456      570      4,893      (26,217   (38,742   132,292      —        (60,040   947,296      54,370      1,001,666   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase or decrease in capital and reserves

  47,000      143,325      147,843      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        291,168      787      291,955   

Dividends paid

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        (60,040   —        60,040      —        —        —     

Accrual for mandatory dividends

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        (77,547   (77,547   —        (77,547

Comprehensive income for the period

  —        —        —        3,300      4,597      (2,840   (5,757   (623   11,960      10,637      —        162,422      —        173,059      12,817      185,876   

Dilutive effect of purchase of Helm Bank and
Subsidiaries (**)

  —        —        92,223      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        92,223      —        92,223   

Movements generated by non-controlling interest

  —        —        2,716      2,716   

Acquisition Subsidiary in Colombia

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        235,008      235,008   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2013

  340,358      781,559      515,618      (7,001   (3,546   (2,384   (5,187   4,270      (14,257   (28,105   72,252      162,422      (77,547   1,426,199      305,698      1,731,897   

Distribution of prior year’s net income

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        162,422      (162,422   —        —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity as of January 1, 2014

  340,358      781,559      515,618      (7,001   (3,546   (2,384   (5,187   4,270      (14,257   (28,105   234,674      —        (77,547   1,426,199      305,698      1,731,897   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase or decrease in capital and reserves

  —        —        —        —        1,045      1,045   

Dividends paid

  —        —        —        (88,403   77,547      (10,856   —        (10,856

Accrual for mandatory dividends

  —        —        —        (113,130   (113,130   —        (113,130

Comprehensive income for the period

  —        —        955      (8,059   (4,751   6,145      3,898      (68,673   (70,485   —        233,997      —        163,512      42,583      206,095   

Movements generated by non-controlling interest

  —        —        —        —        (23,389   (23,389
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity as of December 31 2014

  340,358      781,559      515,618      (6,046   (11,605   (7,135   958      8,168      (82,930   (98,590   146,271      233,997      (113,130   1,465,725      325,937      1,791,662   
 

 

 

                               

Shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2014

ThUS$ (Note 1 ff)

  1,290,852      851,614      (9,986   (19,167   (11,784   1,582      13,491      (136,970   (162,835   241,587      386,478      (186,850   2,420,846      538,330      2,959,176   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(**) For more information, see Note 23 Shareholders’ Equity, letter i). Transfer non-controlling interest (including excess of fair value over carrying value to parent).

Notes 1 to 38 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CORPBANCA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

(In millions of Chilean pesos—MCh$)

 

     Notes     2012     2013     2014     2014  
           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     ThUS$  
                             (Note 1 ff)  

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

          

Income before income taxes

       142,066        239,730        356,554        588,897   

Charges (credits) to income not representing cash flow:

          

Depreciation and amortization

     31        18,092        42,288        51,613        85,246   

Provision for loan losses

     28        66,452        119,539        152,217        251,407   

Provisions and write-offs for assets received in lieu of payment

     16 b     —          35        (49     (81

Contingency provisions

     32 b     4,902        107        —          —     

Adjustment to market value of investments and derivatives

       10,055        (17,139     (43,039     (71,085

Net interest income

       (256,876     (457,690     (630,884     (1,041,991

Net fees and income from services

     25        (85,644     (117,977     (161,590     (266,888

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

     27        (30,696     13,906        13,426        22,175   

Deferred income taxes

       (12,305     (5,297     (19,264     (31,817

Variation of foreign exchange on assets and liabilities

       (33,252     82,336        126,642        209,167   

Other charges (credits) to income not representing cash flows

       59,568        28,041        25,990        42,926   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotals

  (117,638   (72,121   (128,384   (212,044
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities:

Loans and receivables to customers and banks

  (2,209,523   495,928      (1,609,012   (2,657,503

Investments under agreements to resell

  89,407      (133,034   132,301      218,513   

Trading portfolio financial assets

  215,854      41,973      (449,956   (743,164

Financial investments available-for-sale

  (82,802   428,471      (308,639   (509,760

Held to maturity investments

  839      (28,173   46,845      77,371   

Other assets and liabilities

  (48,921   (44,363   (86,836   (143,422

Time deposits and saving accounts

  1,831,498      (971,620   735,294      1,214,439   

Currents accounts and demand deposits

  165,322      69,259      503,492      831,586   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  135,635      98,580      319,218      527,232   

Dividends received from investments in other companies

  12 a   367      1,241      1,799      2,971   

Foreign borrowings obtained

  1,204,730      3,097,922      3,565,452      5,888,832   

Repayment of foreign borrowings

  (1,137,045   (3,171,343   (3,452,887   (5,702,915

Net (decrease) increase of other obligations with banks

  (511   —        —        —     

Interest paid

  (503,612   (530,312   (735,344   (1,214,521

Interest received

  762,992      1,006,878      1,212,534      2,002,666   

Income tax

  (22,913   (63,830   (82,853   (136,843

Repayment of other borrowings

  (3,452   2,493      (1,385   (2,288
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) operating activities

  280,227      227,949      (338,361   (558,850
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment, others

  (23,495   (34,366   (27,193   (44,913

Acquisition in Colombia net of cash

  12 b   (476,358   (255,444   (83,998   (138,734

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

  6,069      7,520      1,343      2,218   

Sale of assets received in lieu of payment or in foreclosure

  3,996      4,586      3,038      5,018   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) investment activities

  (489,788   (277,704   (106,810   (176,411
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Issued debt

  966,627      688,160      672,851      1,111,305   

Redemption of issued debt

  (697,916   (269,770   (68,468   (113,084

Capital increase

  23      267,538      291,168      —        —     

Dividends Paid

  23 c   (122,849   (60,040   (88,403   (146,010
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  413,400      649,518      515,980      852,211   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (5,160   (5,307   32,301      53,350   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

  198,679      594,456      103,110      170,300   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  534,341      733,020      1,327,476      2,192,508   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

  5 a   733,020      1,327,476      1,430,586      2,362,808   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net variation of cash and cash equivalents

  198,679      594,456      103,110      170,300   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes 1 to 38 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

INDEX

 

              Page Nº  

Note 1

     GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES      F-9   

Note 2

     ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENT MEASUREMENT PERIOD IFRS 3      F-45   

Note 3

     RELEVANT EVENTS      F-47   

Note 4

     SEGMENT INFORMATION      F-62   

Note 5

     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS      F-68   

Note 6

     TRADING PORTFOLIO FINANCIAL ASSETS      F-70   

Note 7

     INVESTMENT AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS      F-71   

Note 8

     DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING      F-74   

Note 9

     LOANS AND RECEIVABLES TO BANKS      F-79   

Note 10

     LOANS AND RECEIVABLES TO CUSTOMERS      F-81   

Note 11

     INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS      F-87   

Note 12

     INVESTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES      F-91   

Note 13

     INTANGIBLE ASSETS      F-98   

Note 14

     PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT      F-102   

Note 15

     CURRENT TAXES      F-105   

Note 16

     OTHER ASSETS      F-109   

Note 17

     CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEMAND DEPOSITS, TIME DEPOSITS AND SAVING ACCOUNTS      F-110   

Note 18

     BORROWINGS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS      F-111   

Note 19

     DEBT ISSUED AND OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS      F-113   

Note 20

     PROVISIONS      F-117   

Note 21

     OTHER LIABILITIES      F-122   

Note 22

     CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES      F-123   

Note 23

     SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      F-129   

Note 24

     INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE      F-137   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Note 25

- FEES AND INCOME FROM SERVICES   F-139   

Note 26

NET TRADING AND INVESTMENT INCOME   F-140   

Note 27

NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE INCOME (LOSSES)   F-141   

Note 28

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES   F-143   

Note 29

PERSONNEL SALARIES EXPENSES   F-146   

Note 30

ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES   F-147   

Note 31

DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT   F-148   

Note 32

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES   F-155   

Note 33

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   F-157   

Note 34

FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE   F-164   

Note 35

RISK MANAGEMENT   F-176   

Note 36

MATURITY OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   F-222   

Note 37

FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITION   F-224   

Note 38

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS   F-225   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 General Information

Corporate information

CorpBanca is a banking corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Chile that provides a broad range of general banking services to its clients, who are from natural persons to large corporations. CorpBanca and its subsidiaries (hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Bank” or “CorpBanca”) offer commercial and consumer banking services, including factoring, collections, leasing, securities and insurance brokerage, mutual funds and management of investment funds and bank investments.

Its legal domicile is Huérfanos 1072, Santiago, Chile and its web site is www.corpbanca.cl.

1.2 Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS – IASB).

The consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2014 have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on April 29, 2014.

For purposes of these financial statements we use certain terms and conventions. References to “US$”, “US dollars” and “dollars” are to United States dollars, references to “Chilean pesos”, “pesos” or “Ch$” are to Chilean pesos, references to “Colombia pesos”, or “Cop$” are to Colombian pesos and references to “UF” are to Unidades de Fomento. The UF is an inflation-indexed Chilean monetary unit with a value in Chilean pesos that changes daily to reflect changes in the official Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (the Chilean National Institute of Statistics) from the previous month.

The UF is revalued in monthly cycles. Each day in the period beginning on the tenth day of the current month through the ninth day of the succeeding month, the nominal peso value of the UF is indexed up (or down in the event of deflation) in order to reflect a proportionate amount of the change in the Chilean Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) during the prior calendar month. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, one UF equaled Ch$22,840.75, Ch$23,309.56, and Ch$24,627.10 respectively. The effect of any changes in the nominal peso value of our UF-denominated interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities is reflected in our results of operations as an increase (or decrease, in the event of deflation) in interest income and expense, respectively.

For consolidation purposes, the statements of financial position of our New York Branch have been converted to Chilean pesos at the exchange rate of Ch$605.46 per US$1 as of December 31, 2014 (Ch$526.41 per US$1 as of December 31, 2013). Our Colombian subsidiaries have used the exchange rate of Ch$0.2532 per COP$1 (Ch$0.2736 per COP$1 as of December 31, 2013), in accordance with International Accounting Standard 21, regarding the translation of a foreign operation whose functional currency is not the currency of a hyperinflationary economy.

The main accounting policies adopted in preparing these financial statements are described below.

a) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of CorpBanca and its subsidiaries, the New York Branch and Colombian subsidiaries that participate in the consolidation as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, and for the three years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, include the necessary adjustments and reclassifications to the financial statements of the subsidiaries, our New York Branch and Colombian subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, to bring their accounting policies and valuation criteria into line with those applied by the Bank, in accordance with IFRS—IASB.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

All intragroup balances, transactions, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.

For consolidation purposes, the financial statements of the New York Branch, the financial statements of Colombian subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar and Colombian pesos respectively has been translated into Chilean pesos as described in Note 1 e) below.

Controlled Entities

Regardless of the nature of its involvement in an entity (the investee), CorpBanca will determine whether it controls an investee based on whether it has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from the its involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the its returns.

CorpBanca controls an investee when it has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from the its involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the its returns.

Therefore, the Bank controls an investee if and only if it has all of the following elements:

 

a) Power over the investee, i.e. existing rights that give it the ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee (the activities that significantly affect the investee’s returns);

 

b) Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee;

 

c) The ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns.

When the Bank has less than the majority of voting rights in an investee, but these voting rights are sufficient to give it the practical ability to unilaterally direct the investee’s relevant activities, the Bank is determined to have control. The Bank considers all relevant factors and circumstances in evaluating whether voting rights are sufficient to obtain control, including:

 

    The size of the Bank’s holding of voting rights relative to the size and dispersion of holdings of other vote holders;

 

    Potential voting rights held by the investor, other vote holders or other parties;

 

    Rights from other contractual agreements;

 

    Any additional facts and circumstances that indicate that the investor has, or does not have, the current ability to direct the relevant activities when decisions need to be made, including voting behavior patterns in prior shareholder meetings.

The Bank reevaluates whether or not it has control in an investee if the facts and circumstances indicate that there have been changes in one or more of the elements of control listed above.

The financial statements of controlled companies are consolidated with those of the Bank using the global integration method (line by line). Using this method, all balances and transactions among consolidated companies have been eliminated upon consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses, and cash flows of the parent and its subsidiaries presented as if they were one sole economic entity. A controlling shareholder prepares consolidated financial statements using uniform accounting policies for similar transactions and other events under equivalent circumstances.

Non-controlling interest are also presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, within equity, separately from that of the equity holders of the Bank. Changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are equity transactions (i.e. transactions with the owners in their role as such).

An entity shall attribute profit for the period and each component of other comprehensive income to equity holders of the Bank and the non-controlling interests.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The entity shall also attribute total comprehensive income to the equity holder of the Bank and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

The following table details the entities over which CorpBanca has the ability to exercise control and, therefore, the entities that it consolidates:

 

                 Direct and Indirect Ownership  
                 As of December 31, 2012      As of December 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2014  
     Country    Functional      Direct      Indirect      Total      Direct      Indirect      Total      Direct      Indirect      Total  
    

 

   currency      %      %      %      %      %      %      %      %      %  

CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

   Chile    $           99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000   

CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A.

   Chile    $           99.996         0.004         100.000         99.996         0.004         100.000         99.996         0.004         100.000   

CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A. (1)

   Chile    $           99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000   

CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A.

   Chile    $           99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000   

CorpLegal S.A. (1)

   Chile    $           99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000   

CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A.

   Chile    $           99.990         0.010         100.000         99.990         0.010         100.000         —           —           —     

SMU CORP S.A. (1)

   Chile    $           51.000         —           51.000         51.000         —           51.000         51.000         —           51.000   

CorpBanca New York
Branch (1)

   EE.UU    US$           100.000         —           100.000         100.000         —           100.000         100.000         —           100.000   

Corpbanca Securities
INC-NY (1)

   EE.UU    US$           —           —           —           100.000         —           100.000         100.000         —           100.000   

Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. (2) (6)

   Colombia    COP$           91.931         —           91.931         66.388         —           66.388         66.279         —           66.279   

Helm Bank Colombia S.A
(merged) (2) (3)

   Colombia    COP$           —           —           —           —           66.243         66.243         —           —           —     

Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A (2)

   Colombia    COP$           —           —           —           80.000         —           80.000         80.000         —           80.000   

CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A. (2)

   Colombia    COP$           —           86.876         86.876         5.499         62.737         68.236         5.499         62.634         68.133   

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A.
(Ex CIVAL) (2) (4)

   Colombia    COP$           5.060         87.280         92.340         5.060         63.029         68.089         2.219         62.944         65.163   

Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. (merged) (2) (4)

   Colombia    COP$           —           —           —           —           66.240         66.240         —           —           —     

Helm Fiduciaria S.A (2)

   Colombia    COP$           —           —           —           —           66.230         66.230         —           62.944         62.944   

Helm Bank (Panamá) S.A. (2)

   Panamá    US$           —           —           —           —           66.243         66.243         —           66.279         66.279   

Helm Bank Caymán
S.A. (2) (5)

   Islas Caymán    US$           —           —           —           —           66.243         66.243         —           —           —     

Helm Casa de Valores (Panama) S.A. (2)

   Panamá    US$           —           —           —           —           66.240         66.240         —           66.276         66.276   

Associates

Associates are entities over which the Bank has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control or joint control. Usually, this ability manifests itself through an ownership interest equal to or greater than 20% of the entity’s voting rights and is valued using the equity method.

Other factors considered in determining whether there is significant influence over an entity include representation on the board of directors and the existence of material transactions.

 

1  Companies regulated by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF). The remaining companies in Chile are regulated by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (SVS).
2  Companies regulated by the Colombian Financial Superintendency, which has a reciprocal supervision agreement with the SBIF.
3  Company merged with CorpBanca Colombia. See detail in Note 3 “Relevant Events”.
4  Companies merged in September 2014, keeping the corporate name of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. and the taxpayer ID number of CIVAL (CorpBanca Investment Valores S.A.).
5  Liquidated company. See Note 3 “Relevant Events”.
6  The interest in Banco CorpBanca Colombia decreased from 91.931% to 66.388% because CorpBanca did not participate proportionally to its existing participation of 91.9314% in the capital increase of August 29, 2013. In 2014 its interest decreased to 66.279 by the merger with Helm Bank Colombia. See Note 3 “Relevant Events”.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Investments in other companies

Investments in other companies are those where the Bank neither has control nor exercises significant influence. Investments in these companies are measured at cost (See Note 12 Investments in other companies).

Fund Management

Certain subsidiaries of CorpBanca manage and administer assets held in mutual funds and other investment vehicles on behalf of investors. The financial statements of funds are not included in these consolidated financial statements except when the Bank controls the fund. At December 31, 2013 and 2014, nor for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, did the Bank control or consolidate any funds.

Assets Managed, Trust Business and Other Related Businesses

CorpBanca and its subsidiaries manage assets held in common investment funds and other investment products on behalf of investors. The financial statements of these managed assets, trust businesses and other related businesses are not included in these consolidated financial statements except when the Bank controls the entity. The assets managed by CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A., CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A. and Helm Fiduciaria that are owned by third parties are not included in the consolidated financial statements.

b) Non-controlling interest

Non-controlling interest represents the equity and net income in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the equity holders of the Bank. Non-controlling interest is disclosed as a separate line item within equity in the consolidated statements of financial position and as a separate disclosure within the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

c) Business Combinations and Goodwill

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Bank, liabilities incurred by the Bank to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Bank in exchange for control of the Acquiree. Acquisition costs incurred are expensed and included in administrative expenses.

When CorpBanca and subsidiaries acquire a business, it recognizes the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with IFRS. This includes the separation of embedded derivatives from host contracts.

If the business combination is done in stages, the acquirer’s stake previously held in the acquired assets or equity interest, measured at fair value at the date of the respective acquisition, is remeasured at fair value at the acquisition date control is achieved and any resulting gain/loss is recognized.

Any contingent consideration that must be transferred by the acquirer is recognized at its fair value at the acquisition date. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration that qualify as measurement period adjustments are adjusted retrospectively, with corresponding adjustments against goodwill. Measurement period adjustments arise from additional information obtained during the “measurement period” (which cannot exceed one year from the acquisition date) about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.

Goodwill is measured as the excess over the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the fair value of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable net assets acquired. If, after reassessment of its initial calculation, the acquisition-date amounts of the net identifiable assets acquired exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognized immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Goodwill amounts are established at the date of acquisition of the business and are subsequently measured at such amounts less accumulated impairment losses, if any.

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units (or groups of cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if there is an indication that the cash-generating unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash-generating unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the cash-generating unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

d) Operating segments

CorpBanca provides financial information by operating segments in accordance with IFRS 8—Operating segments (IFRS 8) to disclose information to enable users of its financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of its business activities in which it engages and the economic environments in which it operates so as to:

 

    Better understand the Bank’s performance;

 

    Better evaluate its future cash projections; and

 

    Better judge the Bank as a whole.

The Bank discloses separate information for each operating segment that has been identified and that exceeds the quantitative thresholds established for a segment that is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The “CODM” is the Chief Executive Officer.

Operating segments with similar economic characteristics often have a similar long-term financial performance. Two or more segments may be aggregated into a single reporting segment only if aggregation is consistent with the core principles of IFRS 8 and the segments have similar economic characteristics and are similar in each of the following respects:

 

i. the nature of the products and services;

 

ii. the nature of the production processes;

 

iii. the type or class of customers that use their products and services;

 

iv. the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services; and

 

v. if applicable, the nature of the regulatory environment, for example, banking, insurance, or utilities.

The Bank reports separately information on each operating segment that meets any of the following quantitative thresholds:

 

i. Its reported revenue, including both sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers, is 10% or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all the operating segments.

 

ii. The absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10% or more of, in absolute terms, of the greater of: (i) the combined reported profit of all the operating segments that did not report a loss; and (ii) the combined reported loss of all the operating segments that reported a loss.

 

iii. Its assets represent 10% or more of the combined assets of all the operating segments.

The Banks has determined that its operating segments are its reportable segments. No operating segments have been aggregated to arrive at reportable segments.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The seven segments are Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies; Companies; Traditional and Private Banking; Lower Income Retail Banking; Treasury and International; Financial Services Offered through Subsidiaries and Colombia. The CODM manages these operating segments using an internal profitability reporting system and reviews their segments on the basis of gross operational margin and only uses average balances to evaluate performance and allocate its resources.

Regarding foreign markets, Colombia has been identified as a separate segment based on the business activities described. Its operating results are reviewed regularly by the entity’s highest decision-making authority for operating decisions, to decide about resource allocation for the segment and evaluate its performance, and separate financial information is available for it.

More information on each segment is presented in Note 4 Segment Information.

Commercial banking:

 

    Large, Corporate, and Real Estate Companies includes companies that belong to the major economic groups, specific industry, and companies with annual sales over US$60 million; this operating segment also includes real estate companies and financial institutions.

 

    Companies - includes a full range of financial products and services for companies with annual sales under US$60 million. Leasing and factoring have been included in this operating segment.

Retail banking:

 

    Traditional and Private Banking - offers, among other products, checking accounts, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to middle and upper income customers.

 

    Lower income retail banking - which corresponds to operations of Banco Condell, offers among other products, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to the low-to-middle income customers.

Treasury and International:

 

    Primarily includes treasury activities such as financial management, funding, liquidity and international businesses.

Non-banking financial services:

 

    Services rendered by our subsidiaries, which include insurance brokerage, financial advisory service, asset management and securities brokerage.

Colombia

 

    All banking services rendered

e) Functional currency and foreign currency

The Bank has determined the Chilean Peso as its functional currency and the presentation currency for its consolidated financial statements. The functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Bank operates. Consequently, all balances and transactions denominated in currencies other than Chilean Pesos are considered as denominated in “foreign currencies”.

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the foreign consolidated entities whose functional currencies are other than the Chilean Peso are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

 

    Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing exchange rate as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

    Income, expenses and cash flows are translated at the exchange rate at the date of the transactions.

The resulting exchange differences of translating into Chilean pesos the functional currency balances of the consolidated entities whose functional currency is other than the Chilean Peso, are recorded and accumulated as “Exchange differences on translation” within the line item “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in equity. On the disposal of those foreign subsidiaries, all of the exchange differences accumulated in equity with respect to those amounts attributable to the equity holders of the Bank are reclassified to income.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Bank’s functional currency are recognized at the rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the closing exchange rates. Exchange differences on monetary items are recognized in net income in the period in which they arise. The amount of net foreign exchange gains and losses within the statements of income includes the recognition of the effects of fluctuations in the exchange rates on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

Exchange differences on monetary items are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for:

 

    Exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings relating to assets under construction for future productive use which are included in the cost of those assets;

 

    Exchange differences on transactions entered into in order to hedge certain foreign currency risks; and

 

    Exchange differences on monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur (therefore forming part of the net investment in the foreign operation), which are recognized initially in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to profit or loss on repayment of the monetary items.

Assets and liabilities in foreign currency are shown at their equivalent in Chilean pesos, calculated using the exchange rates as of December 31, 2014 of Ch$605.46 per US$1 for the U.S. dollar and Ch$0.2532 per COP$1 for the Colombian peso (Ch$526.41 per US$1 and Ch$0.2736 per COP$1 as of December 31, 2013).

The foreign exchange gains (losses) presented within consolidated statements of income (see Note 27 Net foreign exchange income (losses)) as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 of MCh$30,696, MCh$(13,906) and Mch$(13,426), respectively, include the foreign currency exchanges gain/losses for exchange rate fluctuations over monetary foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, and the gains (losses) obtained from the Bank’s operations denominated in foreign currency.

f) Assets and liabilities measurement and classification criteria

f.1 The criteria for measuring the assets and liabilities presented in the statements of financial position are the following:

Measurement or valuation of assets and liabilities is the process of determining the amounts at which the elements of the financial statements are to be recognized and carried in the Statement of Financial Position and the Statement of Comprehensive Income. This involves selecting the particular basis or method of measurement.

Financial assets and liabilities are recorded initially at fair value which, unless there is evidence otherwise, is the transaction price. Instruments not valued at fair value through profit and loss are adjusted to subtract transaction costs.

Financial liabilities are valued generally at amortized cost, except for financial liabilities designated as hedged items (or hedging instruments) and financial liabilities held for trading, which are valued at fair value.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The following measurement criteria are used for assets and liabilities recorded in the Statement of Financial Position:

 

    Financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost:

The amortized cost of a financial asset or liability is the amount at which the financial asset or liability is measured at initial recognition plus or minus the cumulative accretion under the effective interest rate method of any difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount.

In the case of financial assets, amortized cost also includes adjustments for any impairment that may have occurred. In the case of financial liabilities, such asset is amortized using the effective interest rate method. The effective interest rate method is which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial asset to that asset’s net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

    Fair value measurements of assets and liabilities:

Fair value is defined as the price that will be received for the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability in a orderly transaction on the main (or most advantageous) market as of the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e. exit price) regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique.

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. For some assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might be available. For other assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might not be available. However, the objective of a fair value measurement in both cases is the same — to estimate the price at which an orderly transaction to sell the asset or to transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions at which the market participant who holds the asset or liability could exit that asset or liability.

When a price for an asset or liability is not directly observable, the Bank will measure the fair value using another valuation technique that maximizes the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. As fair value is a market-based measurement, it should be determined using the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including risk assumptions. As a result, the Bank’s intention to hold an asset or to settle or otherwise fulfill a liability is not relevant when measuring fair value.

A fair value measurement is for a particular asset or liability. Thus, when measuring fair value, the Bank takes into account the same characteristics of the asset or liability that market participants would consider in pricing that asset or liability on the measurement date.

To increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and related disclosures, the Bank uses and discloses a fair value hierarchy that categorizes into three levels the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the similar asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Assets valued at cost:

Cost is defined as the cost of the transaction to acquire the asset, less any impairment losses that may exist.

f.2 Classification of financial assets for measurement purposes

Financial assets are initially classified into the various categories used for management and measurement purposes.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Financial assets are included for measurement purposes in one of the following categories:

 

    Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss: this category includes the financial assets held for trading which are acquired principally for the purpose of generating a profit in the short term from fluctuations in their prices. This category includes the trading portfolio financial assets and derivative financial instruments not designated and effective as hedging instruments.

 

    Available-for-sale financial assets: this category includes debt and equity securities not classified as “held-to-maturity investments”, “loans and accounts receivable from banks and customers” or “financial assets at fair value through profit or loss”.

 

    Held-to-maturity investments: this category includes debt instruments traded in an active market, with fixed maturity and with fixed or determinable payments, for which the Bank has both the intention and proven ability to hold to maturity.

 

    Loans and accounts receivable from banks and customers: this item includes financing granted to third parties, based on their nature, regardless of the type of borrower and the form of financing. Includes loans and accounts receivable from customers, interbank loans, and finance lease transactions in which the consolidated entities act as lessors.

 

    Investments under agreements to resell: includes balances of financial instruments purchased under resale agreements.

f.3 Classification of financial assets for presentation purposes

Financial assets are classified by their nature into the following line items in the consolidated financial statements:

 

    Cash and deposits in banks: This item includes cash balances, checking accounts and on-demand deposits with the Central Bank of Chile and other domestic and foreign financial institutions.

 

    Cash in the process of collection: Domestic transactions in the process of transfer through a domestic clearinghouse or international transactions which may be delayed in settlement due to time differences, etc.

 

    Trading portfolio financial assets: This item includes financial instruments due for trading purposes and investments in mutual funds which must be adjusted to their fair value in the same way as instruments acquired for trading.

 

    Derivative financial instruments: This item includes the positive fair value of derivative financial instruments including embedded derivatives separated from hybrid financial instruments. (See Note 8 Derivatives Financial Instrument and Hedge Accounting).

 

    Loans and receivables from banks: This item includes the balances of transactions with domestic and foreign banks, including the Central Bank of Chile, other than those reflected in the preceding items.

 

    Loans and receivables from customers: This item includes loans that are non-derivative financial assets for which fixed or determined amounts are charged, that are not listed on an active market and which the Bank does not intend to sell immediately or in the short term. When the Bank is the lessor in a lease, and it substantially transfers the risks and benefits incidental to the leased asset, the transaction is presented in loans.

 

    Financial investments available-for-sale: This item includes debt and equity securities not classified in any of the other categories.

 

    Held-to-maturity investments: this category includes debt instruments traded in an active market, with fixed maturity and with fixed or determinable payments, for which the Bank has both the intention and proven ability to hold to maturity.

 

    Investments under agreements to resell: includes balances of financial instruments purchased under resale agreements.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

f.4 Classification of financial liabilities for measurement purposes

Financial liabilities are initially classified into the various categories used for management and measurement purposes.

Financial liabilities are classified for measurement purposes into one of the following categories:

 

    Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss: Financial liabilities issued to generate a short-term profit from fluctuations in their prices, financial derivatives not deemed to qualify for hedge accounting and financial liabilities arising from definitive sales of financial assets purchased under resale agreements or borrowed (“short positions”).

 

    Financial liabilities at amortized cost: financial liabilities, regardless of their type and maturity, not included in any of the aforementioned categories which arise from the borrowing activities of financial institutions, regardless of their form and maturity.

f.5 Classification of financial liabilities for presentation purposes

Financial liabilities are classified by their nature into the following line items in the consolidated financial statements:

 

    Current accounts and demand deposits: This item includes all on-demand obligations except for term savings accounts, which are not considered on-demand instruments in view of their special characteristics. Obligations whose payment may be required during the period are deemed to be on-demand obligations; i.e., operations which become callable the day after the closing date are not treated as on-demand obligations.

 

    Cash in the process of collection: Transactions in the process of transfer through a domestic clearing house or international transactions which may be delayed as to transfer due to time differences, etc.

 

    Obligations under repurchase agreements: This item includes the balances of sales of financial instruments under securities repurchase and loan agreements.

 

    Time deposits and saving accounts: This item shows the balances of deposit transactions in which a term at the end of which they become callable has been stipulated. This item also includes saving accounts.

 

    Derivative financial instruments: This item includes financial derivative contracts with negative fair values, whether they are for trading or for account hedging purposes, as set forth in Note 8 Derivatives Financial Instrument and Hedge Accounting.

 

    Borrowings from financial institutions: This item includes obligations due to other domestic banks, foreign banks, or the Central Bank of Chile, which were not classified in any of the previous categories.

 

    Debt issued: This encompasses three items. They are obligations under letters of credit, subordinated bonds, and senior bonds.

 

    Other financial obligations: This item includes credit obligations to persons distinct from other domestic banks, foreign banks, or the Central Bank of Chile, for financing purposes or operations in the regular course of business.

f.6 Measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities

 

(i) Measurement of financial assets

(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs are recognized immediately in profit or loss. Subsequent to initial recognition financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in net income.

For “Trading portfolio financial assets” fair value is based on market prices or valuation models prevailing on the closing date of the financial statements. Gains or losses from changes in fair value, as well as gains or losses from their trading are included in line item “Trading and investment income” within the statement of income. Accrued interest income and indexation adjustments are also included as “Trading and investment income”.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

All purchases and sales of trading instruments to be delivered within the deadline period established by market regulations and conventions are recognized on the trade date, which is the date on which the commitment is made to purchase or sell the asset.

For Derivative financial instruments” including foreign exchange forwards, interest rate futures, currency and interest rate swaps, interest rate options, and other derivative instruments, fair value is obtained from market quotes, discounted cash flow models and option valuation models, as appropriate. Derivatives contracts are presented on the statement of financial position as an asset when their fair value is positive and as a liability when the fair value is negative in the line item “Derivative financial instruments”.

Certain derivatives embedded in other financial instruments are treated as separate derivatives when their risk is not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract and the host contract is not measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.

On initial recognition, derivative contracts are designated by the Bank as a trading derivative or as a hedging instrument for hedge accounting purposes.

The changes in the fair value of trading derivatives are recorded in line item “Trading and investment income” within the consolidated statements of income.

If the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument in a hedge relationship, this may be: (1) a fair value hedge of assets or liabilities or unrecognized firm commitments; (2) a hedge of cash flows related to recognized assets or highly probable liabilities or forecast transactions; or (3) hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.

A hedging relationship qualifies for hedge accounting if, and only if, all of the following conditions are met: (a) at the inception of the hedge there is formal designation and documentation of the hedging relationship; (b) the hedge is expected to be highly effective; (c) the effectiveness of the hedge can be reliably measured and; (d) the hedge is assessed on an ongoing basis and determined to have been highly effective throughout the financial reporting periods for which the hedge was designated.

Transactions with derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognized and presented as trading derivatives, even if they provide an effective economic hedge for managing risk positions.

When a derivative instrument hedges the risk exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability, the hedged asset or liability is recorded at its fair value. Gains or losses from measuring the fair value of the item hedged and the hedging derivative instrument are recognized in the income statement.

If the hedged item in a fair value hedge is a firm commitment, the changes in the fair value of the firm commitment with respect to the hedged risk are recognized as assets or liabilities with the corresponding gain or loss recognized in the income statement. The gains or losses from measuring the fair value of the hedging derivative instrument are also recorded in the income statement. When an asset or liability is acquired or assumed as a result of the fulfilling of the firm commitment, the initial carrying amount of the acquired asset or assumed liability is adjusted to include the cumulative change in the fair value of the firm commitment attributable to the hedged risk that was recognized in the statement of financial position.

When a derivative instrument hedges exposure to variability in cash flows of recognized assets or liabilities, or highly probable forecasted transactions, the effective portion of the changes in fair value with regard to the risk hedged is recognized in other comprehensive income. Any ineffective portion is immediately recognized in the income statement. The accumulated gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to the income statement in the same period or periods in which the hedged item affect the income statement.

When a derivative instrument hedges exposure to variability in the amount of the Bank’s interest in the net assets of a foreign operation, the portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that is determined to be an effective hedge is recognized in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recognized in net income. The gain or loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge that has been recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to the income statement when the net investment affects profit or loss, for example, as a reclassification adjustment on the disposal of the foreign operation.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The types of derivatives into which we enter are disclosed in Note 8 Derivatives Financial Instruments and Hedge Accounting to these financial statements. They may include (please note description at Note 8) the following:

Inflation forwards and inflation swaps: These derivatives are used to hedge the economic value of inflation indexed structures such as having inflation indexed assets funded with nominal liabilities.

OIS – Swaps: These derivatives are used to hedge the economic value of long-term assets funded with short-term liabilities, fixing repricing of the short-term liabilities.

USD-CLP Fx Forwards: USD-CLP forwards are used to hedge U.S. dollar denominated assets which will be funded by Chilean peso denominated short-term liabilities.

(b) Available-for-sale financial assets.

Instruments available for sale are initially recognized at fair value, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, available for sale investments are measured at fair value less any impairment losses. Gains or losses from changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income within line item “Financial instruments available-for-sale”. When these investments are sold or impaired, the cumulative gains or losses previously accumulated in the financial investment available for sale reserve in equity are transferred to the income statement and reported under line item “Trading and investment income, Net”.

All purchases and sales of investment instruments to be delivered within the deadline period established by market regulations and conventions are recognized on the trade date, which is the date on which the commitment is made to purchase or sell the asset.

Investment instruments designated as hedging instruments are measured using the requirements established for hedge accounting.

(c) Held-to-maturity investments

Held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Amortized cost is understood to be the acquisition cost of a financial asset or liability plus or minus, as appropriate, the principal repayments and the cumulative amortization (taken to income statement) of the difference between the initial cost and the maturity amount. In the case of held-to-maturity investments, amortized cost furthermore includes any reductions for impairment losses.

(d) Loans and accounts receivables from banks and customers

Loans and accounts receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any impairment.

The amortized cost of a financial asset or financial liability is the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition minus principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative accretion using the effective interest method of any difference between the initial amount and the maturity amount, and minus any reduction (directly or through the use of an allowance account) for impairment or uncollectability.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial asset or a financial liability and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments and receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability.

(ii) Measurement of financial liabilities

In general, financial liabilities on the Bank’s Statement of Financial Position are measured at amortized cost, as defined above, except for those financial liabilities designated as hedged items (or hedging instruments) in hedging relationships which are measured at fair value.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

f.7 Valuation techniques

Financial instruments at fair value, determined on the basis of quotations in active markets, include government debt securities, private sector debt securities, shares, short positions, and fixed-income securities issued.

In cases where quotations cannot be observed. Management makes its best estimate of the price that the market would set using its own internal models. In most cases, these models use data based on observable market parameters as significant inputs and, in very specific cases, they use significant inputs not observable in market data. Various techniques are employed to make these estimates, including the extrapolation of observable market data and extrapolation techniques.

The main valuation techniques used by the Bank’s internal models to determine the fair value of derivatives are as follows:

 

i. In the valuation of financial instruments permitting static hedging (mainly “forwards” and “swaps”), the “present value” method is used. Estimated future cash flows are discounted using the interest rate curves of the related currencies. The interest rate curves are generally observable market data.

 

ii. In the valuation of financial instruments requiring dynamic hedging (mainly structured options and other structured instruments), the Black-Scholes model is normally used. Where appropriate, observable market inputs are used to obtain factors such as the bid-offer spread, exchange rates, volatility, correlation indexes and market liquidity.

 

iii. In the valuation of certain financial instruments exposed to interest rate risk, such as interest rate futures, caps and floors, the present value method (futures) and the Black-Scholes model (plain vanilla options) are used. The main inputs used in these models are observable market data, including the related interest rate curves, volatilities, correlations and exchange rates.

The fair value of the financial instruments arising from the aforementioned internal models considers contractual terms and observable market data, which include interest rates, credit risk, exchange rates, the quoted market price of raw materials and shares, volatility and prepayments, among other things. The valuation models are not significantly subjective, since these methodologies can be adjusted and evaluated, as appropriate, through the internal calculation of fair value and the subsequent comparison with the related actively traded price.

f.8 Offsetting

Financial asset and liability balances are offset only if there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recorded amounts and the Bank intends either to settle them on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

f.9 Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities

The accounting treatment of financial asset transfers is conditioned by the degree and form in which risks and benefits associated the assets are transferred to third parties:

 

1. If the Bank transfers substantially all the risks and rewards to third parties, as in the case of unconditional sales of financial assets, sales under repurchase agreements at fair value at the date of repurchase, sales of financial assets with a purchased call option or written put option deeply out of the money, utilization of assets in which the assignor does not retain subordinated debt nor grants any credit enhancement to the new holders, and other similar cases, the transferred financial asset is removed from the consolidated statements of financial position and any rights or obligations retained or created in the transfer are simultaneously recorded.

 

2. If the Bank retains substantially all the risks and rewards associated with the transferred financial asset, as in the case of sales of financial assets under agreements to repurchase at a fixed price or at the sale price plus interest, securities lending agreements under which the borrower undertakes to return the same or similar assets, and other similar cases, the transferred financial asset is not removed from the consolidated statements of financial position and continues to be measured by the same criteria as those used before the transfer. However, the following items are recorded:

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

  a) An associated financial liability for an amount equal to the consideration received; this liability is subsequently measured at amortized cost.

 

  b) Both the income from the transferred (but not removed) financial asset as well as any expenses incurred on the new financial liability.

 

3. If the Bank neither transfers nor substantially retains all the risks and rewards associated with the transferred financial asset—as in the case of sales of financial assets with a purchased call option or written put option that is not deeply in or out of the money, securitization of assets in which the transferor retains a subordinated debt or other type of credit enhancement for a portion of the transferred asset, and other similar cases—the following distinction is made:

 

  a) If the assigning entity does not retain control of the conveyed financial assets: it is written-off the balance sheet and any right or obligation withheld or created as a consequence of such transfer is recognized.

 

  b) If the assignor entity retains control of the conveyed financial asset: it continues to recognize it in the balance sheet for a value equal with its exposure to value changes that might be experienced and it recognizes a financial liability associated with the conveyed financial asset. The net value of the asset conveyed and the associated liability is the amortized cost of the rights and obligations withheld (if the conveyed asset is measured according to its amortized cost), or according to the fair value of the rights and obligations thus obtained (if the conveyed assets are measured at their fair value).

In line with the foregoing, financial assets are only written-off the balance sheet when the rights over the cash flows that they generate are extinguished or when their implicit or ensuing risks and benefits have been substantially conveyed to third parties. Similarly financial liabilities are only written off of the balance sheet when the obligations that they generate are extinguished or when their associated risks and rewards have been transferred, with the intention of either cancelling them or reselling them.

f.10 Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those measured at fair value through net income, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired and impairment losses are incurred if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition of the asset (a ‘loss event’), and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of a financial asset or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. It may not be possible to identify a single, discrete event that caused the impairment.

For available-for-sale equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its costs is considered to be objective evidence of impairment. For available-for-sale debt instruments, objective evidence of impairment could include significant financial difficulty of the issuer or breach of contract (such as a default or delinquency in payments); the probability that the issuer will enter bankruptcy or financial re-organization; or the cessation of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties.

Additionally, certain categories of financial assets, such as loans and receivables from banks and customers assets that are not deemed to be impaired individually are also assessed for impairment on a collective basis. For loans and receivables from banks and customers that are deemed to be impaired, the interest accrual is suspended, when there are reasonable doubts as to their full recovery and/or the collection of the related interest for the amounts and on the dates initially agreed upon, after taking into account the guarantees received to secure (fully or partially) collection of the related balances. Collections relating to impaired loans and advances are used to reduce the accrued interest and the remainder, if any, to reduce the principal amount outstanding. For further information on accounting policies for impairment of loans and receivables (see Note 1.j “Allowance for loan losses” below).

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

For financial assets carried at cost, the amount of impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment loss will not be reversed in subsequent periods.

For debt securities included in the “Available for sale financial asset” portfolio, cumulative impairment losses are equal to the difference between their acquisition cost (net of any principal repayment and amortization) and current fair value, less any impairment loss previously recognized in the consolidated statements of income.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly with the exception of loans and receivables from banks and customers, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account (‘allowance for loan losses’). When a loan and receivable is considered uncollectible, and it has been covered with an allowance for loan losses previous to its write-off, it is written off against the allowance account by charging and releasing provision through the income statement. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the income statement.

When an available-for-sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative unrealized gains and losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to the income statement in the period.

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through net income to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

In respect of available-for-sale equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in net income are not reversed through income. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading “financial instruments available-for-sale.”

In respect of available-for-sale debt securities, impairment losses are subsequently reversed through net income if an increase in fair value of the investment can be objectively related to an event occurring after the recognition of the impairment loss.

g) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables from customers and loans and receivables from banks, both originally granted by the Bank and acquired, are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or defined charges that are not quoted on an active market and that the Bank has no intention of selling immediately or in the short term; they are valued initially at cost plus incremental transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

When the Bank is the lessor in a lease agreement and transfers substantially all incidental risks and rewards over the leased asset, the transaction is presented within loans.

h) Factored receivables

Factored receivables are valued at the purchase price of the loan. The price difference between the amounts paid and the actual face value of the receivables is earned and recorded as interest income over the financing period.

i) Lease receivables

Lease receivables, included in “loans and receivables from customers”, are periodic payments from lease agreements that meet certain requirements to qualify as finance leases and are presented at the aggregate value of the minimum lease payments plus residual value net of unearned interest as of year end.

Assets leased among consolidated companies are treated as assets held for own use in the financial statements.

 

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j) Allowances for loan losses

Allowance for loan losses are determined on an “individual” basis when they correspond to customers that are individually evaluated, and considering their size or level of exposure make it necessary to analyze them on a case-by-case basis and, are referred to as “collectively evaluated” when they correspond to a large number of loans whose amounts are not individually significant and relate to loans to individuals or small-size companies.

The impairment losses on these loans are determined:

 

    individually, for all individually significant loans and for those which, although not significant, cannot be classified as part of homogenous groups of loans of similar characteristics, i.e., by type of loan, customer’s industry and geographical location, type of guarantee, age of past-due amounts, etc.

 

    collectively, for those with similar credit risk characteristics.

 

    When the Bank determines that there is no objective evidence of impairment for an individually significant loan, it includes the loan in a group of loans of similar credit risk characteristcs and collectively evaluates such loans for impairment

Criteria for determining impairment losses may consist of:

 

    becoming aware of a significant financial difficulty on the part of the customer;

 

    when there is evidence of a deterioration of the customer’s ability to pay, either because it is in arrears or for other reasons, and/or

 

    it becomes probable that the customer will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation;

 

    observable data at a portfolio (collectively analyzed) level indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows, although the decrease cannot yet be ascribed to individual loan in the portfolio – such as adverse changes in the payment status of customer in the portfolio or national or local economic conditions that correlate with defaults on the loans in the portfolio.

Write-offs

Loans and receivables are written off (the entire unpaid principal balance and related accrued interest balance) when we have determined that there is no longer any realistic prospect of recovery of part or all of the loans and receivable. The typical time frames from initial impairment to write-off are as follows:

 

Type of loans     
Consumer loans with or without collaterals    6 months
Consumer leasing    6 months
Other non-real estate leasing operations    12 months
Other operations without collaterals    24 months
Commercial loans with collaterals    36 months
Real estate leasing (commercial and mortgage)    36 months
Mortgage loans    48 months

Initial impairment starts from the date in which all or part of the loans and receivables fall into arrears.

Subsequent payments received from written-off loans and receivables are recognized in the income statement as recoveries.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

k) Transactions Involving Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending

Pursuant to agreements to resell, we purchase financial instruments, which are recorded as assets under the heading “Investments under agreement to resell”, and accrete interest under the effective interest rate method through the maturity date of the contract.

We also enter into repurchase agreements. In this regard, investments sold subject to a repurchase obligation and which serve as security for the loan are recorded under the heading “Trading portfolio financial assets” or “Financial investments available-for-sale”, respectively. A repurchase obligation is classified as a liability and recorded as “Obligations under repurchase agreements” and accretes interest under the effective interest rate method through the maturity date of the contract.

l) Revenue and expense recognition

The most significant criteria used by the Bank to recognize revenue and expenses are summarized as follows:

I.1 Interest revenue, interest expense and similar items

Interest revenue and expense are recorded on an accrual basis using the effective interest method.

The recognition of accrued interest in the consolidated income statement is suspended for loans individually classified as impaired and for those loans for which impairment losses have been assessed collectively. This interest is recognized as income, when collected, as a reversal of the related impairment losses.

Dividends received from investments in other companies are recognized in income when the right to receive them has been accrued and are presented under item “Income attributable to investments in other companies”.

The Bank ceases accruing interest on the basis of contractual terms on the principal amount of any asset that is classified as impaired. Thereafter, the Bank recognizes as interest income the accretion of the net present value of the written down amount of the loan due to the passage of time based on the original effective interest rate of the loan. On the other hand, any interest collected on assets classified as impaired is accounted for on a cash basis.

Nonaccrual loans are returned to an accrual status when: (i) in a period of at least four months a customer has made consecutive payments for past due obligations; (ii) future cash flow payments are consistent with expected future cash flows to be received; and (iii) the customer’s conditions improve after the original nonaccrual status classification.

I.2 Commissions, fees, and similar items

Fee and commission income and expenses are recorded in the consolidated statements of income based on criteria that differ according to their nature. The main criteria are:

 

    Income/expenses arising from transactions or services that are performed over a period of time are recorded over the life of such transactions or services.

 

    Income/expenses originated by a specific act are recognized when the specific act has occurred.

I.3 Non-finance income and expenses

Non-finance income and expenses are recognized on an accrual basis.

m) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of buildings, land, furniture, vehicles, computer hardware and other fixtures owned by the Bank or acquired under finance leases.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Property, plant and equipment for own use

Property, plant and equipment for own use are measured at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Property, plant and equipment also includes assets received in lieu of payment which are intended to be held for continuing own use (See Note 1.n. below) and assets acquired under finance leases (See Note 1.o. below).

Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method over the acquisition cost of assets minus their residual value. The land on which buildings and other structures stand has an indefinite life and, therefore, is not subject to depreciation.

The Bank applies the following useful lives to the fixed assets that comprise its total assets7:

 

Item    Useful life
(Years)
 

Buildings

     75   

Facilities

     10   

Furniture

     10   

Vehicles

     10   

Office equipment

     10   

Security instruments and implements

     5   

Other minor assets

     5   

The consolidated entities assess at the end of each reporting date whether there is any indication that the carrying amount of any of their tangible assets exceeds its recoverable amount; if so, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and future depreciation charges are adjusted in proportion to the revised carrying amount and to the new remaining useful life, if the useful life needs to be re-estimated.

Similarly, if there is an indication of a recovery in the value of a tangible asset, the consolidated entities record the reversal of the impairment loss recognized in prior periods and adjust the future depreciation charges accordingly. In no circumstance may the reversal of an impairment loss on an asset increase its carrying value above the one it would have had if no impairment losses had been recorded in prior years.

The estimated useful lives of the items of property, plant and equipment held for own use are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period to determine significant changes therein. If changes are detected, the useful lives of the assets are adjusted by correcting the depreciation charge to be recorded in the consolidated statements of income in future years on the basis of the new useful lives.

Maintenance expenses are recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

n) Assets received or awarded in lieu of payment

Assets received or awarded in lieu of payment of loans and accounts receivable from customers are initially recognized at the price agreed by the parties, or otherwise, when the parties do not reach an agreement, at the value at which the Bank is awarded those assets at a judicial settlement. Such values approximate the assets’ market value as the valuations are determined from market-based evidence by appraisals undertaken by professionally qualified appraisers at the time of the receipt of the assets.

o) Leasing

a. Finance leases

Finance leases are leases that substantially transfer all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset to the lessee.

 

7  According to internal accounting policies, CorpBanca and its subsidiaries use the same useful lives, except for buildings in Colombia, which have a useful life of 20 years.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

When the Bank acts as the lessor of an asset, the sum of the present value of the lease payments receivable from the lessee plus the guaranteed residual value, which is generally the exercise price of the lessee’s purchase option at the end of the lease term, is recorded as loans to third parties and is therefore included under “Loans and accounts receivable from customers, net” in the consolidated statements of financial position.

When the Bank act as lessee, it shows the cost of the leased assets in the consolidated statements of financial position based on the nature of the leased asset, and simultaneously records a liability for the same amount (which is the lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the sum of the present value of the lease payments payable to the lessor plus, if appropriate, the exercise of the purchase option). The depreciation policy for these assets is consistent with that for property, plant and equipment for own use.

In both cases, the finance revenues and finance expenses arising from these contracts is credited and debited, respectively, to “Interest income” and “Interest expense” in the consolidated statements of income so as to achieve a constant rate of return over the lease term.

b. Operating leases

In operating leases, ownership of the leased asset and substantially all the risks and rewards incidental thereto remain with the lessor.

When the consolidated entities act as the lessor, they present the acquisition cost of the leased assets under property, plant and equipment. The depreciation policy for these assets is consistent with that for similar items of property, plant and equipment held for own use. Income from operating leases is recorded on a straight line basis under “Other operating income” in the consolidated statements of income.

When the consolidated entities act as the lessees, the lease expenses, including any incentives granted by the lessor, are charged on a straight line basis to “Administrative and other expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.

p) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are identified as non-monetary assets (separately identifiable from other assets) without physical substance which arise as a result of a legal transaction or are separately identifiable. They are assets whose cost can be estimated reliably and from which the consolidated entities consider it probable that future economic benefits will be generated. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value as of the date of acquisition.

These intangible assets are recorded initially at acquisition or production cost and are subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated amortization or any accumulated impairment losses.

An entity will evaluate whether the useful life of an intangible asset is finite or indefinite and, if finite, will evaluate the duration or number of units of production or other similar units that make up its useful life. The entity will consider an intangible asset to have an indefinite useful life when, on the basis of an analysis of all relevant factors, there is no foreseeable limit to the period over which the asset is expected to generate net cash inflows for the entity.

An intangible asset is accounted for based on its useful life. An intangible asset with a finite useful life is amortized over its economic useful life and reviewed to determine whether any indication of impairment may exist. The amortization period and method are reviewed at least once every reporting period. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized and the entity will determine if it has experienced an impairment loss by comparing its recoverable amount to its carrying amount on a yearly basis and at any time during the year in which there is an indication that its value may be impaired.

q) Contingent assets and liabilities

Contingent assets and liabilities are those operations or commitments in which the bank assumes a credit risk upon committing itself to third parties, before the occurrence of a future fact, to make a payment or disbursement that must be recovered from its clients.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The Bank keeps a record of the following balances related to commitments or to liabilities of its own line of business in memorandum accounts: Collateral and guarantees, confirmed foreign letters of credit, documentary letters of credit issued, bank vouchers, inter-bank vouchers, freely disposable lines of credit, other credit commitments and other contingencies.

r) Income and Deferred taxes

The Bank and its subsidiaries have recorded income tax expense for each reporting period in accordance with current tax laws in the country where each subsidiary operates (see Note 15 Current Taxes).

The tax expense on profit for the period includes the sum of current taxes that result from applying current tax rates to the taxable income for the period and the deferred tax expense recognized in consolidated profit or loss. The Bank and its subsidiaries recognize, when appropriate, deferred tax assets and liabilities for future estimates of tax effects attributable to differences between the book and tax values of assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the tax rate applicable in the period that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. The effects of future changes in tax legislation or tax rates are recognized in deferred taxes when the tax legislation is enacted or substantially enacted. The effects of deferred taxes for temporary differences between the tax and book basis are recorded on an accrual basis in accordance with IAS 12 “Income Taxes”.

Tax Reforms

a. Chile

Law 20,630, published in the Official Gazette on September 27, 2012, increased the corporate income tax rate from 17% to 20% beginning January 1, 2013.

On September 29, 2014, Law 20,780 was published in the Official Gazette. The Law introduces modifications designed to increase revenue collection, finance education reform, make taxation more equitable and improve the current tax system.

As of period end, the deferred taxes of the Bank and its Chilean subsidiaries have been adjusted based on the new corporate income tax rates contained in Law 20,780, published on September 29, 2014. The law progressively increases the tax rate to 21% for commercial year 2014, 22.5% for 2015, 24% for 2016 and 25% for 2017 and beyond for taxpayers applying the Attributed Income System. Taxpayers applying the Semi-Integrated System will have a rate of 25.5% in 2017 and 27% in 2018 and beyond.

b. Colombia

The deferred taxes of the Colombian subsidiaries have been adjusted based on the new income tax rates introduced by Law 1,739 published December 23, 2014, which modified the Colombian tax statutes and incorporated mechanisms to fight tax evasion. This modification to Colombian tax regulations raises tax rates to 34% for commercial year 2014, 39% for 2015, 40% for 2016, 42% for 2017, 43% for 2018 and then returns to 34% for 2019 and beyond.

In light of these modifications, the deferred taxes of the Chilean companies have been recorded at a maximum recovery or settlement rate of 27%. The maximum tax rate applied on temporary differences of companies operating in Colombia is 43% for temporary differences to be reversed through 2018.

s) Employee Benefits

Vacation expense

The annual cost of employee vacations and benefits are recorded on an accrual basis.

Short-term benefits

Short-term benefits correspond to current liabilities as measured by the undiscounted amount that the Bank expects to pay over the course of the following year.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Other long-term benefits

Other long-term benefits correspond to remuneration (other post-employment benefits and termination benefits). The amount recognized as a liability is the total net present value of the obligations at the end of the reporting period minus the fair value at the close of the reporting period of plan assets (if any) against which the obligations are settled directly.

Retirement Plans

For defined benefit retirement plans, the cost of benefits is determined using the projected units of credit method with actuarial valuations performed as of each year end. An entity shall use the projected unit credit method to determine the present value of its defined benefit obligations and the related current service cost and, where applicable, past service cost.

An entity shall recognise the components of defined benefit cost, except to the extent that another IFRS requires or permits their inclusion, as follows:

 

(a) Service cost in profit or loss;

 

(b) Net interest on the net defined benefit liability in profit or loss; and

 

(c) Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability in other comprehensive income.

t) Cash flow statement

For the preparation of the cash flow statement, the Bank applied the indirect method, in which, starting with the Bank’s consolidated income before taxes, non-cash transactions are subsequently added/ subtracted, as well as income and expenses associated with cash flows classified as investing or financing activities.

The preparation of the cash flow statements takes the following items into account:

 

a) Cash flows: the inflow or outflow of cash and cash equivalents, which includes Central Bank of Chile deposits, Domestic bank deposits, and Foreign bank deposits (includes Bank of the Republic of Colombia deposits).

 

b) Operating activities: correspond to normal activities performed by the Bank, as well as other activities that cannot be classified as either investing or financing.

 

c) Investment activities: correspond to the acquisition, sale or disposal by other means, of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash and cash equivalents.

 

d) Financing activities: activities that produce changes in the size and composition of the net Shareholders’ equity and liabilities that are not part of operating activities or investments.

In the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash balances and bank deposits plus the net balance of cash in the process of collection. Cash and cash equivalents balances and their reconciliation to the cash flow statement are detailed in Note 5 “Cash and cash equivalents”.

The provision for loan losses presented in the operating section does not agree to the amount presented in the statements of income because, for cash flow statement purposes, the provision for loan losses excludes recoveries of assets previously written-off.

u) Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In certain cases, generally accepted accounting principles require that assets or liabilities be recorded or disclosed at their fair values. The fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where quoted market prices in active markets are not available, the Bank has estimated such values based on the best information available, including the use of modeling and other valuation techniques.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The Bank has established allowances to cover incurred losses, therefore to estimate the allowances, they must be regularly evaluated taking into consideration factors such as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, trends in forecasted portfolio quality, credit quality and economic conditions that may adversely affect the borrowers’ payment capacity. Increases in the allowances for loan losses are reflected as “Provisions for loan losses” in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Loans are charged off when management determines that a loan or a portion thereof is uncollectible. Charge-offs are recorded as a reduction of the provisions for loan losses.

The relevant estimates and assumptions are regularly reviewed by the Bank’s Management to quantify certain assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and commitments. Revised accounting estimates are recorded in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any affected future period.

These estimates, made on the basis of the best available information, mainly refer to:

 

    Useful life of material and intangible assets (Notes 13, 14 and 31)

 

    Valuation of goodwill (Notes 12, 13 and 31)

 

    Provisions (Note 20)

 

    Fair value of financial assets and liabilities (Notes 6, 7, 8, 11 and 34)

 

    Contingencies and commitments (Note 22)

 

    Impairment losses for certain assets (Notes 9,10, 11 and 31)

 

    Current and deferred taxes (Note 15)

 

    Consolidation perimeter and evaluation of control (Note 1.2, letter a)).

v) Mandatory dividends

The Bank records within liabilities (provisions) the portion of profit for the year that should be distributed to comply with the Corporations Law (30%) or its dividend policy, which establishes that no less than 50% of profit for the years 2014 and 2013 should be distributed as dividends, as approved by shareholders in February 2013. For the years 2014 and 2013, the Bank provisioned 50% of profit for the year. This provision is recorded within “provision for minimum dividends” by reducing “retained earnings” within the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity.

w) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing the net income attributable to equity holders of the Bank in a period by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share are determined in a similar manner as Basic Earnings per share, but the net income attributable to equity holders of the bank and the weighted average number of outstanding shares are adjusted to take into account the potential diluting effect of stock options, warrants, and convertible debt.

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Bank did not have instruments that generated diluting effects on income attributable to equity holders of the Bank.

x) Impairment

Assets are acquired for the benefit they will produce. Therefore, impairment occurs whenever their book value exceeds their recoverable amount; assets are tested for impairment whenever there are indicators that the carrying amount may exceed the recoverable value.

The Bank and its subsidiaries use the following criteria to test for impairment, if any:

Financial assets

A financial asset that is not recorded at fair value through profit and loss is evaluated at each period end in order to determine whether there is objective evidence of impairment. As of each reporting date, the Bank assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets may be impaired. Financial assets or asset groups are considered impaired only if there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more loss events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset and the loss event(s) had an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or asset group that can be reliably estimated. It may not be possible to identify a single loss event that individually caused the impairment.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

An impairment loss for financial assets recorded at amortized cost is calculated as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted using the original effective interest rate of the financial asset.

Losses expected as the result of future events, whatever their probability, are not recognized. Objective evidence that an asset or group of assets is impaired includes observable data that comes to the attention of the asset holder about the following loss events: (i) significant financial difficulties of the issuer or the debtor; (ii) breach of a contract; (iii) granting of a concession by the lender to the issuer or the borrower, for economic or legal reasons relating to the borrower’s financial difficulty, that the lender would not otherwise consider; (iv) high probability of bankruptcy or other financial reorganization; (v) disappearance of an active market for a given financial asset due to financial difficulties; or (vi) evidence that there has been a measurable reduction in the estimated future cash flows from a group of financial assets since initial recognition, even if it cannot yet be identified with individual financial assets, including data such as: (a) adverse changes in the status of payments by borrowers included in the group; or (b) local or national economic conditions that are linked to delinquency for group assets).

 

    Individually significant financial assets are examined individually to determine impairment. Remaining financial assets are evaluated collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics. When the Bank determines that there is no objective evidence of impairment for an individually significant loan, it includes the loan in a group of loans of similar credit risk characteristcs and collectively evaluates such loans for impairment.

All impairment losses are recognized in the income statement. Any cumulative loss related to available-for-sale financial assets recognized previously in equity is transferred to the income statement when considered to be significant or prolonged.

An impairment loss can only be reversed if it can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized. Reversal of impairment on financial assets recorded at amortized cost and those classified as available-for-sale debt instruments is recorded in the income statement.

Non-financial asset

The carrying amounts of the Bank’s non-financial assets, excluding investment property and deferred taxes, are reviewed regularly, or at least every reporting period, to determine whether indications of impairment exist. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is then estimated. The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of the fair value less costs to sell, whether for an asset or a cash-generating unit “CGU”, and its value in use. That recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash flows that are largely independent from the cash flows of other assets or asset groups.

When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU, exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered to be impaired and its value is reduced to its recoverable amount.

Upon assessing the value in use of an individual asset or CGU, estimated future cash flows are discounted to present value using a before-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the specific risks that an asset may have.

As of each reporting period, the Bank will evaluate whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill no longer exists or could have decreased. If such indication exists, the entity will once again estimate the asset’s recoverable amount. In evaluating whether indications that an impairment loss recognized in prior periods for an asset other than goodwill no longer exist or may have decreased in value, the entity will consider at least external sources (significant increase in market value of the asset; significant changes in technological, market, economic or legal environment affecting the asset; decrease in market interest rates or other investment rates of return which are likely to affect the discount rate used in calculating the asset’s value in use, resulting in higher recoverable amount) and internal sources during the period (in the immediate future, significant favorable changes in the manner in which the asset is used or is expected to be used; and available evidence from internal reporting indicating that the economic performance of the asset is or will be better than expected, including costs incurred during the period to improve or enhance the asset’s performance or restructure the operation to which the asset belongs).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Impairment losses recognized in prior years are assessed at each reporting date in search of any indication that the loss has decreased or disappeared. An impairment loss will be reversed only to the extent that the book value of the asset does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Goodwill

Goodwill is tested annually to determine whether impairment exists and when circumstances indicate that its book value may be impaired. Impairment of goodwill is determined by evaluating the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) to which goodwill is allocated. Where the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.

Goodwill acquired in a business combination shall be allocated as of the acquisition date among the CGUs or group of CGUs of the acquirer that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination, regardless of whether other of the acquiree’s assets or liabilities are allocated to these units. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

In accordance with IAS 36 “Impairment of Assets”, annual impairment testing is required for a CGU to which goodwill has been allocated and for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Different CGU and different intangible assets can be tested for impairment at different times during the year as long as testing for the named asset is carried out at the same time each year.

y) Provisions

Provisions are reserves involving uncertainty about their amount or maturity. They are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position when the following copulative requirements are met:

 

    a present (legal or implicit) obligation has arisen from a past event and;

 

    as of the date of the consolidated financial statements is likely that the Bank and/or its controlled entities will have to disburse resources to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably measured.

A contingent liability is any obligation that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed only if one or more uncertain future event occurs not within the control of the Bank and its controlled entities.

The annual consolidated financial statements include all material provisions with respect to which it is considered more likely than not that the obligation will have to be settled.

Provisions which are quantified on the basis of the best available information regarding the consequences of the event that gives rise to them, and are re-estimated at the end of each accounting period are used to cover the specific obligations for which they were originally recognized, and are reversed in full or in part when those obligations cease to exist or are reduced.

Provisions are classified into the following groups in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position based on the obligations they cover:

 

    Employee benefits and compensation

 

    Minimum dividends

 

    Contingencies

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

z) Derecognition financial assets and liabilities

Accounting for transfers of financial assets is based on the degree and way in which the risks and rewards associated with the transferred assets are transferred:

 

1. If the risks and rewards are substantially transferred to third parties (e.g. unconditional sales, sales with repurchase agreements at fair value as of the date of repurchase, sales of financial assets with a purchase option deemed deep-out-of-the-money, use of assets in which the transferor does not retain subordinate financing or transfer any type of credit enhancement to the new holders and other similar cases), the transferred asset is derecognized from the balance sheet and any rights or obligations retained or created upon transfer are simultaneously recognized.

 

2. If the risks and rewards of the transferred financial asset are substantially retained (e.g. sales of financial assets with repurchase agreements at fixed prices or for the sales price plus interest, securities lending agreements where the borrower has the obligation to return the securities or similar assets and other similar cases) the transferred asset is not derecognized from the balance sheet and will continue to be valued using the same criteria used before the transfer. Otherwise, the following is recorded in accounting:

 

  a) A financial liability for an amount equal to the consideration received, which is subsequently valued at amortized cost.

 

  b) Both the income from the transferred financial asset (but not derecognized) and the expenses for the new financial liability.

 

3. If the risks and rewards of the transferred financial asset are not substantially transferred or retained (e.g. sales of financial assets with a purchase option deemed not deep-in-the-money or deep-out-of-the-money, use of assets in which the transferor assumes subordinate financing or another type of credit enhancement for part of the transferrer asset and other similar cases), the following will be analyzed:

 

  a) If the transferor has not retained control of the transferred financial asset, it will be derecognized, and any lights or obligations created or retained upon transfer will be recognized.

 

  b) If the transferor has retained control of the transferred financial asset, it will continue to be recognized in the Statement of Financial Position for an amount equal to its exposure to the changes in value that it may experience and a financial liability will be recognized for the financial asset transferred. The net amount of the transferred asset and the associated liability will be the amortized cost of the rights and obligations retained if the transferred asset is measured at amortized cost, or the fair value of the rights and obligations retained if the transferred asset is measured at fair value.

As a result, financial assets will only be derecognized when the rights over the cash flows have been extinguished or when substantially all implicit rights and rewards have been transferred to third parties. Likewise, financial liabilities are only derecognized from the Statement of Financial Position when the obligations they generate have been extinguished or when they are acquired with the intention to settle them or place them once again.

aa) Debt issued

The financial instruments issued by the Bank and subsidiaries are classified in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position within “debt issued”, where the Bank has an obligation either to deliver cash or another financial asset to the holder, or to satisfy the obligation by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or other financial asset for a fixed number of shares.

After initial measurement, debt issued is subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount, premium or cost related directly to the issuance.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

bb) Assets, investment funds and pensions managed by the Bank and its subsidiaries

The assets managed by CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A. and CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A. that are owned by third parties are not included in the Consolidated Financial Statements the Bank and its subsidiaries do not have control over them. Fees generated by these activities are included in “fee and commission income” in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

cc) Fiduciary activities

The Bank and its subsidiaries provide trust and other fiduciary services that result in the holding or investing of assets on behalf of customers. Assets held in a fiduciary capacity are not reported in the consolidated financial statements, as they are not the assets of the Bank. Contingencies and commitments arising from this activity are disclosed in Note 22 Contingencies, Commitments and Responsabilities, letter a).

dd) Customer loyalty program

The Bank and its subsidiaries maintain a customer loyalty program as an incentive to their customers. Through this program, customers can acquire goods and/or services based on purchases made primarily with credit cards issued by the Bank and by meeting certain conditions established in the program for that purpose.

ee) Non-current assets held for sale

Non-current assets (or disposal groups made up of assets and liabilities) that are expected to be recovered primarily through sale instead of through continued use are classified as held for sale. Immediately before being classified as such, the assets (or elements of a disposal group) are remeasured in accordance with the Bank’s accounting policies. From this time forward, assets (or disposal groups) are measured at the lesser of book value and fair value less costs to sell.

Impairment losses after the initial classification of assets held for sale and gains and losses after revaluation are recognized in profit or loss. Gains are not recognized if they exceed any accumulated loss.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank did not have any non-current assets held for sale.

ff) Convenience translation to U.S. dollars

The Bank maintains its accounting records and prepares its consolidated financial statements in Chilean pesos. The U.S. dollar amounts disclosed in the accompanying financial statements are presented solely for the convenience of the reader at the December 31, 2014 closing exchange rate of Ch$605.46 per US$1.00. This translation should not be construed as representing that the Chilean peso amounts actually represent or have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at such a rate or at any other rate.

Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

a) New and revised IFRS effective in the current period:

The following new and revised IFRS have been adopted in these financial statements:

 

Amendments to IFRS   Effective date

Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (amendments to IAS 32)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014
   

Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014
   

Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets (Amendments to IAS 36)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014
   

Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting (Amendments to IAS 39)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions (Amendments to IAS 19)

Annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014

Annual Improvements 2010-2012 Cycle

Annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014

Annual Improvements 2011-2013 Cycle

Annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014

Interpretations

Effective date

IFRIC 21, Levies

Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 32, Financial Instruments: Presentation

On December 16, 2011, the IASB amended the accounting requirements and disclosures related to offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities by issuing amendments to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. These amendments are the result of the IASB and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘FASB’ undertaking a joint project to address the differences in their respective accounting standards regarding offsetting of financial instruments. The amendments to IAS 32 are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Both require retrospective application for comparative periods.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

Investment Entities – Amendments to IFRS 10 – Consolidated Financial Statements; IFRS 12 – Disclosures of Involvement in Other Entities and IAS 27 – Separate Financial Statements

On October 31, 2012, the IASB published “Investment Entities (amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27)”, providing an exemption from consolidation of subsidiaries under IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ for entities which meet the definition of an ‘investment entity’, such as certain investment funds. Instead, such entities would measure their investment in particular subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ or IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’.

The amendments also require additional disclosure about why the entity is considered an investment entity, details of the entity’s unconsolidated subsidiaries, and the nature of relationship and certain transactions between the investment entity and its subsidiaries. In addition, the amendments require an investment entity to account for its investment in a relevant subsidiary in the same way in its consolidated and separate financial statements (or to only provide separate financial statements if all subsidiaries are unconsolidated). The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014, with early application permitted.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

Amendments to IAS 36 – Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets

On May 29, 2013 the IASB published “Amends to IAS 36 Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets. The publication of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurements amended certain disclosure requirements in IAS 36 Impairment of Assets with respect to measuring the recoverable amount of impaired assets. However, one of the modifications to the disclosure requirements was more extensive than originally intended. The IASB has rectified this with the publication of these amendments to IAS 36.

The amendments to IAS 36 removed the requirement to disclose the recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit (group of units) for which the carrying amount of goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite useful lives allocated to that unit (group of units) was significant compared with the total carrying amount of goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite useful life of the entity. The amendments require an entity to disclose the recoverable amount of an individual asset (including goodwill) or a cash-generating unit to which the entity recognized or reversed deterioration during the reporting period. An entity shall disclose information about the fair value less costs to sell of an individual asset, including goodwill, or a cash-generating unit to which the entity recognized or reversed an impairment loss during the reporting period, including: (i) the level of the fair

 

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value hierarchy (IFRS 13), (ii) the valuation techniques used to measure fair value less costs to sell, and (iii) the key assumptions used in fair value measurement categorized within “Level 2” and “Level 3” of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, an entity should disclose the discount rate used when an entity recognized or reversed an impairment loss during the reporting period and the recoverable amount should be based on the fair value less costs to sell determined using a present value valuation technique. The amendments should be applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Earlier application is permitted.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

Amendments to IAS 39 – Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting

On June 2013, the IASB published Amendments to IAS 39 – Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting. This modification permits the continuation of hedge accounting (under IAS 39 and the next chapter on hedge accounting under IFRS 9) when a derivative is novated to a central counterparty and certain conditions are met.

A novation indicates an event where the original parties to a derivative agree that one or more clearing counterparties replace their original counterparty to become the new counterparty to each of the parties. In order to apply the amendments and continue hedge accounting, novation to a central counterparty must happen as a consequence of laws or regulations or the introduction of laws or regulations. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Earlier application is permitted but corresponding disclosures are required. In accordance with IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates an Errors, the amendments are to be applied retrospectively.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

Amendment to IAS 19 (2011), Employee Benefits

On November 21, 2013, the IASB amended IAS 19 (2011) Employee Benefits to clarify the requirements that relate to how contributions from employees or third parties that are linked to service should be attributed to periods of service. The amendments permit contributions that are independent of the number of years of service to be recognized as a reduction in the service cost in the period in which the service is rendered, instead of allocating the contributions to periods of service. Other contributions by employees or third parties are required to be attributed to periods of service either using the plan’s contribution formula or on a straight-line basis. The amendments are effective for periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

 

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Annual Improvements 2010 – 2012 Cycle

 

IFRS

  

Topic

  

Amendment

IFRS 2 Share based payments

   Definition of vesting condition    Appendix A ‘Defined terms’ to IFRS 2 was amended to (i) change the definitions of ‘vesting condition’ and ‘market condition’, and (ii) add definitions for ‘performance condition’ and ‘service condition’ which were previously included within the definition of ‘vesting condition’. The amendments clarify that: (a) a performance target can be based on the operations of the entity or another entity in the same group (i.e. a non-market condition) or on the market price of the equity instruments of the entity or another entity in the same group (i.e. a market condition); (b) a performance target can relate either to the performance of the entity as a whole or to some part of it (e.g. a division or an individual employee); (c) a share market index target is a non-vesting condition because it not only reflects the performance of the entity, but also of other entities outside the group; (d) the period for achieving a performance condition must not extend beyond the end of the related service period; (e) a condition needs to have an explicit or implicit service requirement in order to constitute a performance condition (rather than being a non-vesting condition); (f) a market condition is a type of performance condition, rather than a non-vesting condition; and (g) if the counterparty ceases to provide services during the vesting period, this means it has failed to satisfy the service condition, regardless of the reason for ceasing to provide services. The amendments apply prospectively to share-based payment transactions with a grant date on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted.

IFRS 3 Business Combinations

   Accounting for contingent consideration in a business combination    The amendments clarify that a contingent consideration that is classified as an asset or a liability should be measured at fair value at each reporting date, irrespective of whether the contingent consideration is a financial instrument within the scope of IFRS 9 or IAS 39 or a non-financial asset or liability. Changes in fair value (other than measurement period adjustments) should be recognized in profit or loss. Consequential amendments were also made to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IAS 37. The amendments apply prospectively to business combination for which the acquisition date is on or after July 1, 2014. Earlier application is permitted.

 

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IFRS 8 Operating Segments

Aggregation of Operating Segments The amendments require an entity to disclose the judgments made by management in applying the aggregation criteria to operating segments, including a description of the operating segments aggregated and the economic indicators assessed in determining whether the operating segments have ‘similar economic characteristics’. The amendments apply for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted.

IFRS 8, Operating Segment

Reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ assets to the entity’s assets The amendment clarifies that a reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ assets to the entity’s assets should only be provided if the segment assets are regularly provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The amendments apply for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted.

IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement

Short-term receivables and payables The Basis for Conclusions was amended to clarify that the issuance of IFRS 13 and consequential amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 9 did not remove the ability to measure short-term receivables and payables with no stated interest rate at their invoice amounts without discounting, if the effect of not discounting is immaterial.

IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment

 

IAS 38, Intangible Assets

Revaluation method: proportionate restatement of accumulated depreciation/amortization The amendments remove perceived inconsistencies in the accounting for accumulated depreciation/amortization when an item of property, plant and equipment or an intangible asset is revalued. The amended requirements clarify that the gross carrying amount is adjusted in a manner consistent with the revaluation of the carrying amount of the asset and that accumulated depreciation/amortization is the difference between the gross carrying amount and the carrying amount after taking into account accumulated impairment losses. The amendments apply for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted. An entity is required to apply to amendments to all revaluations recognized in the annual period in which the amendments are first applied and in the immediately preceding annual period. An entity is permitted, but not required, to restate any earlier periods presented.

IAS 24, Related Party Disclosures

Key management personnel The amendments clarify that a management entity providing key management personnel services to a reporting entity is a related party of the reporting entity. Consequently, the reporting entity must disclose as related party transactions the amounts incurred for the service paid or payable to the management entity for the provision of key management personnel services. However, disclosure of the components of such compensation is not required. The amendments apply for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014, with earlier application permitted.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Annual Improvements 2011 – 2013 Cycle

 

IFRS

  

Topic

  

Amendment

IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

   Meaning of “effective IFRS”    The Basis of Conclusions was amended to clarify that a first-time adopter is allowed, but not required, to apply a new IFRS that is not yet mandatory if that IFRS permits early application. If an entity chooses to early apply a new IFRS, it must apply that new IFRS retrospectively throughout all periods presented unless IFRS 1 provides an exemption or an exception that permits or requires otherwise. Consequently, any transitional requirements of that new IFRS do not apply to a first-time adopter that chooses to apply that new IFRS early.

IFRS 3, Business Combinations

   Scope exception for joint ventures    The scope section was amended to clarify that IFRS 3 does not apply to the accounting for the formation of all types of joint arrangement in the financial statements of the joint arrangement itself.

IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement

   Scope of portfolio exception (paragraph 52)    The scope of the portfolio exception for measuring the fair value of a group of financial assets and financial liabilities on a net basis was amended to clarify that it includes all contracts that are within the scope of, an accounted for in accordance with, IAS 39 or IFRS 9, even if those contracts do not meet the definitions of financial assets or financial liabilities within IAS 32. Consistent with the prospective initial application of IFRS 13, the amendment must be applied prospectively from the beginning of the annual period in which IFRS was initially applied.

IAS 40, Investment Property

   Interrelationship between IFRS 3 and IAS 40    IAS 40 was amended to clarify that this standard and IFRS 3 Business Combinations are not mutually exclusive and application of both standards may be required. Consequently, an entity acquiring investment property must determine whether (a) the property meets the definition of investment property in IAS 40, and (b) the transaction meets the definition of a business combination under IFRS 3. The amendment applies prospectively for acquisitions of investment property in periods commencing on or after July 1, 2014. An entity is only permitted to adopt the amendments early and/or restate prior periods if the information to do so is available.

The Bank’s management analyzed these amendments in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

IFRIC 21, Levies

On May 20, 2013, the IASB published the IFRIC 21, Levies. The new interpretation provides guidance on when to recognize a liability for a levy imposed by a government, both for levies that are accounted for in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and those where the timing and amount of the levy is certain.

This interpretation defines a levy as “a resource outflow involving future economic benefits that are imposed by governments on entities in accordance with the law”. Taxes within the scope of IAS 12 Income Taxes are excluded from the scope as well as fines and penalties. The payments to governments for services or the acquisition of an asset under a contractual arrangement are also excluded. That is, the tax should be a non-reciprocal transfer to a government when the tax paying entity does not receive goods or services in return. For the purpose of interpretation, a “government” is defined in accordance with IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosures of Government Assistance. When an entity acts as an agent of a government to collect a tax, the cash flows received from the agency are outside the scope of this interpretation. This interpretation identifies the event which gives rise to the obligation to recognize a liability, which is the payment of tax in accordance with the relevant legislation.

 

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IFRIC 21 provides the following guidance on recognition of a liability to pay levies: (i) the liability is recognized progressively if the obligating event occurs over a period of time; (ii) if an obligation is triggered on reaching a minimum threshold, the liability is recognised when that minimum threshold is reached. The interpretation is applicable retrospectively for annual periods beginnings on or after January 1, 2014.

The Bank’s management analyzed this IFRIC in detail and concluded that they did not have a significant impact on the statements of financial position, comprehensive income or cash flows or notes.

b) New and revised IFRS in issue but not yet effective:

 

New Standards   Effective date

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018
   

IFRS 14, Regulatory Deferral Account

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017
   
Amendments to Standards   Effective date

Accounting for Acquisitions of interests in Joint Operations (Amendments to IFRS 11)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation (Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Agriculture: Bearer Plants (amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements (Amendments to IAS 27)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Disclosure Initiative (Amendments to IAS 1)

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28).

  Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016
   

Annual Improvements Cycle 2012-2014—Amendments to Four IFRS

  Annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments

On November 12, 2009, the IASB issued IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (IFRS 9). This Standard introduces new requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets and is effective from 1 January 2013 with early adoption permitted. IFRS 9 specifies how an entity shall classify and measure its financial assets. This Standard requires that all financial assets be classified on the basis of an entity’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset. Financial assets are either measured at amortized cost or at fair value. Only those financial assets measured at amortized cost are tested for impairment. Additionally, on 28 October 2010, the IASB published a revised version of IFRS 9. The revised standard retains the requirements for classification and measurement of financial assets that were published in November 2009 but adds guidance on the classification and measurement of financial liabilities. As part of its restructuring of IFRS 9, the IASB also copied the guidance on derecognition of financial instruments and related implementation guidance from IAS 39 to IFRS 9. This new guidance concludes the first part of Phase 1 of the Board’s project to replace IAS 39. The other phases, impairment and hedge accounting, are not yet completed.

On December 16, 2011, the IASB issued Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures, deferring the mandatory effective date of both the 2009 and 2010 versions to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015. Prior to the amendments, application of IFRS 9 was mandatory for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The amendments modify the requirements for transition from IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement to IFRS 9. In addition, the amendments also modify IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures to add certain requirements in the reporting period containing the date of initial application of IFRS 9.

 

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On November 19, 2013, has published an amendment to IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” incorporating its new general hedge accounting model. This represents a significant milestone as it completes another phase of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The new general hedge accounting model will allow reporters to reflect risk management activities in the financial statements more closely as it provides more opportunities to apply hedge accounting.

The IFRS 9 amendment to introduce the new hedge accounting model removed the mandatory effective date for IFRS 9 which will be set once the standard is complete with a new impairment model and finalization of any limited amendments to classification and measurement, both of which are due to be finalized in 2014. The standard is available for early adoption (subject to local endorsement requirements), but if an entity elects to apply it must apply all of the requirements in the standard at the same time. On transition the hedge accounting requirements are generally applied prospectively with some limited retrospective application

IFRS 9 (2014) was issued on 24 July 2014 and supersedes IFRS 9 (2013), but this version of the standard remains available for application if the relevant date of initial application is before 1 February 2015

On July 24, 2014 the IASB has published the final version of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ bringing together the classification and measurement, impairment and hedge accounting phases of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. This version adds a new expected loss impairment model and limited amendments to classification and measurement for financial assets. The Standard supersedes all previous versions of IFRS 9 and is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

IFRS 14, Regulatory Deferral Accounts

On January 30, 2014 the IASB issued IFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts. This standard is applicable to first-time adopter of IFRS and for entities which are involved in rate-regulated activities and recognized regulatory deferral account balances under its previous general accepted accounting principles. This standard requires separate presentation of regulatory deferral account balances in the statement of financial position and statement of comprehensive income. IFRS 14 is effective for an entity’s firs annual IFRS financial statements for a period beginning on or after January 1, 2016, with earlier application permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

On May 28, 2014, the IASB has published its new standard, IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers. At the same time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published its equivalent revenue standard, ASU 2014-09.

The new standard provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers, i) identify the contract with the customer, ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, iii) determine the transaction price, iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts, v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

IFRS 15 must be applied in an entity’s firs annual IFRS financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017. Application of the Standard is mandatory and early adoption is permitted. An entity that chooses to apply IFRS 15 earlier than 1 January 2016 must disclose this fact.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

 

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Accounting for Acquisitions of interests in Joint Operations (Amendments to IFRS 11)

On May 6, 2014 the IASB has issued “Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations (amendments to IFRS 11)”, the amendments clarify the accounting for acquisitions of an interest in a joint operation when the operation constitutes a business.

Amends IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements to require an acquirer of an interest in a joint operation in which the activity constitutes a business (as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations) to:

 

    apply all of the business combinations accounting principles in IFRS 3 and other IFRSs, except for those principles that conflict with the guidance in IFRS 11

 

    disclose the information required by IFRS 3 and other IFRSs for business combinations.

The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016. Earlier application is permitted but corresponding disclosures are required. The amendments apply prospectively.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation (Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38)

On May 12, 2014 the IASB has published “Clarification of Acceptable Methods of depreciation and amortization (amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38)”.

The amendments provide additional guidance on how the depreciation or amortisation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets should be calculated. They are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

Agriculture: Bearer Plants (amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41)

On 30 June, 2014 the IASB has published ‘Agriculture: Bearer Plants (Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41)’. The amendments bring bearer plants, which are used solely to grow produce, into the scope of IAS 16 so that they are accounted for in the same way as property, plant and equipment. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

Amends IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 41 Agriculture to:

 

    Include ‘bearer plants’ within the scope of IAS 16 rather than IAS 41, allowing such assets to be accounted for a property, plant and equipment and measured after initial recognition on a cost or revaluation basis in accordance with IAS 16.

 

    Introduce a definition of ‘bearer plants’ as a living plant that is used in the production or supply of agricultural produce, is expected to bear produce for more than one period and has a remote likelihood of being sold as agricultural produce, except for incidental scrap sales .

 

    Clarify that produce growing on bearer plants remains within the scope of IAS 41.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

 

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Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements (Amendments to IAS 27)

On August 12, 2014, the IASB has published “Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements (Amendments to IAS 27)”. The amendments reinstate the equity method as an accounting option for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in an entity’s separate financial statements.

The amendments allow an entity to account for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in its separate financial statements:

 

    At cost,

 

    In accordance with IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (or IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement for entities that have not yet adopted IFRS 9), or

 

    Using the equity method as described in IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures.

The accounting option must be applied by category of investments.

In addition to the amendments to IAS 27, there are consequential amendments to IAS 28 to avoid a potential conflict with IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements and to IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.

The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016. Earlier application is permitted. The amendments are to be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28)

On September 11, 2014, the IASB has published ‘Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28)’. The amendments address a conflict between the requirements of IAS 28 ‘Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures’ and IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ and clarify the treatment of the sale or contribution of assets from an investor to its associate or joint venture, as follows:

 

    Require full recognition in the investor’s financial statements of gains and losses arising on the sale or contribution of assets that constitute a business (as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations)

 

    Require the partial recognition of gains and losses where the assets do not constitute a business, i.e. a gain or loss is recognised only to the extent of the unrelated investors’ interests in that associate or joint venture.

The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016. Earlier application is permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

Disclosure Initiative (Amendments to IAS 1)

On December 18, 2014 the IASB added an initiative on disclosure to its work program in 2013 to complement the work being done in the Conceptual Framework project. The initiative is made up of a number of smaller projects that aim at exploring opportunities to see how presentation and disclosure principles and requirements in existing Standards can be improved.

They are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

 

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Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28).

On December 18, 2014 the IASB has published ‘Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception, Amendments to IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities and IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (2011) to address issues that have arisen in the context of applying the consolidation exception for investment entities.

They are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016, with earlier application being permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

Annual Improvements Cycle 2012 – 2014

 

Standard    Topic    Amendments

IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

   Changes in methods of disposal.    Adds specific guidance in IFRS 5 for cases in which an entity reclassifies an asset from held for sale to held for distribution to owners or vice versa and cases in which held-for-distribution accounting is discontinued. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted.
     

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: (with consequential amendments to
IFRS 1)

   Servicing contracts   

Adds additional guidance to clarify whether a servicing contract is continuing involvement in a transferred asset for the purpose of determining the disclosures required.

 

Applicability of the amendments to IFRS 7 to condensed interim financial statements.

 

Clarifies the applicability of the amendments to IFRS 7 on offsetting disclosures to condensed interim financial statements. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted.

     

IAS 19 Employee Benefits

   Discount rate    Clarifies that the high quality corporate bonds used in estimating the discount rate for post-employment benefits should be denominated in the same currency as the benefits to be paid (thus, the depth of the market for high quality corporate bonds should be assessed at currency level). The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted.
     

IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting

   Disclosure of information ‘elsewhere in the interim financial report’    Clarifies the meaning of ‘elsewhere in the interim report’ and requires a cross-reference. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted.

Management is still in the process of evaluating the potential impact of these amendments / new pronouncements.

 

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NOTE 2—ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENT MEASUREMENT PERIOD IFRS 3

Management has determined the effect of the retrospective application as well as the effect of the finalization of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and non-controlling interest in the Helm Bank and subsidiaries acquisition were not material as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

a) Accounting Changes

No accounting changes have taken place in comparison with the prior periods presented.

b) Adjustment Measurement Period IFRS 3

The initial accounting for the business combination by Helm Bank and subsidiaries (see Note 12 Investments in other companies) was incomplete at the end of the accounting period in which the combination occurred (December 31, 2013), therefore, the acquirer (CorpBanca Colombia) reported in its consolidated financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting was incomplete.

During the measurement period, the acquirer retrospectively adjusted the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the date of acquisition and that, had they been known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized at that date. During the measurement the acquirer also recognized additional assets or liabilities, where applicable, as new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the date of acquisition and which, had they been known, would have resulted in the recognition of those assets and liabilities that date. The measurement period did not exceed one year from the date of acquisition (in our case August 06, 2014). There was no impact on the 2013 Consolidated Statements of Income.

i) Adjustment to December 31, 2013, Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

            2013  
     Notes      MCh$  

Total net identifiable assets at fair value

     12/21         4,191   

Intangible assets arising in acquisition

     13         (4,183

Contingent liabilities arising in acquisition

     21         (2,649

Deferred taxes arising in acquisition

     15         2,906   

Goodwill arising in acquisition

     13         8,631   

ii) Impact on assets, liabilities and equity as at 31 December 2013

 

            Previously reported      IFRS 3      Restated  
            12.31.2013      Adjustments      12.31.2013  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  
     Notes                       

ASSETS

           

Investment in other companies

     12         15,465         (1,543      13,922   

Intangible assets

     13         836,922         4,448         841,370   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  852,387      2,905      855,292   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Deferred income taxes

  15      179,467      2,906      182,373   

Other liabilities

  21      185,507      (1   185,506   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  364,974      2,905      367,879   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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iii) Fair Value of the Identifiable Assets and Liabilities of Helm Bank and Subsidiaries as of the Date of Acquisition (August 6, 2013) (See Note 12 Investment in other companies):

 

                   Difference in  
     Fair Value Recognized at Acquisition Date      Amounts at Close
of Measurement
Period
 
     Provisional      Definitive         
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Total net identifiable assets at fair value

     364,233         360,042         (4,191

Non-controlling interest at fair value

     (1,485      (1,485      —     

Intangible assets

     146,384         142,201         (4,183

Contingent liabilities

     (3,703      (1,054      2,649   

Net deferred taxes

     (48,521      (47,832      689   

Deferred taxes (mercantile loan)

     31,585         27,990         (3,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair value

  488,493      479,862      (8,631
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 3—RELEVANT EVENTS

As of December 31, 2014, the following relevant events affecting the operations of the Bank and its subsidiaries or the consolidated financial statements have occurred:

CORPBANCA

a. Board of Directors

On April 7, 2014, Francisco León Délano submitted his resignation as director of CorpBanca.

As indicated in his letter of resignation, this decision was made in order to take a position on the board of a capital markets entity.

At the board meeting held on April 29, 2014, the board appointed Julio Barriga Silva to replace Francisco León Délano as director until the next ordinary general shareholders’ meeting.

b. Strategic Partnership between Itaú-Unibanco and CorpBanca

On January 29, 2014, a “Transaction Agreement” with signed by CorpBanca, Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Limitada, Inversiones Saga Limitada (these last two together “CorpGroup”), Itaú-Unibanco Holding, S.A. (“Itaú-Unibanco”) and Banco Itaú Chile, by virtue of which these parties have agreed to a strategic partnership of their operations in Chile and Colombia, subject to prior authorization from the corresponding regulators and the shareholders of CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile, as indicated below.

This strategic partnership will be structured as a merger of CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile in conformity with the aforementioned Transaction Agreement, detailed as follows:

1. Prior Acts. CorpGroup will dispose of the shares it directly or indirectly holds in CorpBanca, equivalent to 1.53% of the share capital of that bank and Banco Itaú Chile will increase its capital by US$652 million, by issuing shares that will be fully subscribed and paid by a fully-owned (direct or indirect) subsidiary of Itaú-Unibanco.

2. Merger. The merger of CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile, by which CorpBanca will absorb Banco Itaú Chile to form an entity called “Itaú-CorpBanca” will be submitted for approval from the shareholders of both entities at extraordinary shareholders’ meetings. If the merger is approved, 172,048,565,857 shares of CorpBanca will be issued, representing 33.58% of the share capital of the merged bank, which will be distributed among the shareholders of Banco Itaú Chile. The current shareholders of CorpBanca will maintain 66.42% of the share capital of the merged bank. Thus, the number of shares will increase from 340,358,194,234 to 512,406,760,091 shares, which will be fully subscribed and paid.

3. Control. As a result of the merger, Itaú-Unibanco will become a shareholder of CorpBanca and, as a result of the exchange of shares for this merger, will acquire control of the merged bank in accordance with Articles 97 and 99 of Law 18,045 on Securities Markets, with CorpGroup retaining a considerable interest in the merged entity with 32.92% of the share capital and 33.50% of that capital in the market8.

4. Colombia. In order to strengthen and consolidate the Bank’s operations in Colombia, subject to applicable restrictions under Colombian law, the merged bank will own 66.28% of the shares of Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A., and will make an offer to acquire the remaining 33.72% of the shares that it does not own. This portion includes 12.38% currently owned indirectly by CorpGroup, which has committed to selling those shares. The price per share to be offered by Itaú-CorpBanca will be equal for all shareholders and correspond to the valuation given to Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. for the share exchange for the merger. The price for the 33.61% interest in Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A., in the event it is sold, will be US$894 million. With the same objective, Itaú-CorpBanca will acquire Itaú BBA Colombia S.A., Corporación Financiera, the entity through which Itaú-Unibanco does business in that country. The price to be paid will be carrying amount, based on the most recent financial statements reported to the banking regulator in Colombia.

 

8  See Note 38 Subsequent Events.

 

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5. Course of Business. Between the signing of the Transaction Agreement and the execution of the merger, the parties have agreed that both CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile have certain restrictions during that period, which consist fundamentally of continuing to conduct business in a way substantially similar to how they have been conducting business up to this point.

6. Shareholder Agreement. The Transaction Agreement contemplates, likewise, that when the transaction is closed in Chile, CorpGroup and Itaú-Unibanco will sign a shareholder agreement to regulate certain matters regarding the exercise of their political rights in Itaú-CorpBanca and matters regarding the transfer of shares:

 

    It will establish that the board of directors of the merged bank has 11 standing members and 2 alternates. Of the directors that may be elected by the shareholders agreement between CorpGroup and Itaú-Unibanco, the majority will be proposed by Itaú-Unibanco, based on its shareholding and the remaining directors will be proposed by CorpGroup. The Chairman will be proposed by CorpGroup and the CEO by Itaú-Unibanco. Most committees with directors will be proposed by Itaú-Unibanco, based on its shareholding.

 

    Likewise, subject to current regulations, CorpGroup undertakes to exercise its political rights in alignment with Itaú-Unibanco. CorpGroup will grant in favor of Itaú-Unibanco a pledge over 16% of the assets of the merged bank to guarantee the obligations undertaken in the shareholder agreement, with CorpGroup maintaining the right to exercise its political and economic rights that emanate from the pledged shares.

 

    It will reflect the intention of the parties in the sense that the merged bank will distribute all available profits for each year after ensuring certain capital adequacy levels so that Itaú-CorpBanca complies fully with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

 

    It will also impose certain non-complete obligations on CorpGroup and Itaú-Unibanco with respect to the merged bank.

 

    Lastly, regarding the share transfer, it will establish a right of first offer, a right to join third-party sales and the obligation to join third-party sales. It will also establish in favor of CorpGroup a sale and purchase right over 6.6% of the shares of the merged bank as a short-term liquidity mechanism, and a sale right as an alternative to keeping its interest in the merged bank. In both cases, the price will be market price with no premium, and will favor, as a first option, sales on the market through the Santiago Stock Exchange.

The close of the transaction contemplated in the Transaction Agreement is subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory authorizations as well as approval of the merger from shareholders of CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile in the respective extraordinary shareholders’ meetings that will be called to approve the merger.

On October 15, 2014, Itaú Unibanco, the controlling shareholder of Itaú Chile, reported in Brazil that the Brazilian Central Bank had authorized the transaction to merge with CorpBanca.

On December 26, 2014, the Colombian Financial Superintendency approved the merger. Completion of the merger continues to be conditional upon approval from the shareholders of Banco Itaú Chile and CorpBanca, as well as regulatory approval in Chile from the SBIF, in Panama from the Banking Superintendency (SBP) and the Securities Market Superintendency (SMV) and in Colombia from the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC).

In accordance with current Chilean law, SBIF authorization must be issued after the shareholders of CorpBanca and Banco Itaú Chile approve the merger at extraordinary shareholders’ meetings.

 

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The signing of the Transaction Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors of CorpBanca, based on a favorable report from the Directors’ Committee, complying with the other requirements established in Section XVI “On Operations with Related Parties Involving Publicly-Held Corporations and their Subsidiaries” in Law 18,046 on Corporations.

c. Profit Distribution

In a meeting of the Board of Directors of CorpBanca held February 20, 2014, the board agreed to publicly communicate, as material events, the following matters:

 

    The board agreed to convene an ordinary general shareholders’ meeting on March 13, 2014, in order to conduct routine business, as well as, among other items, approve the financial statements for 2013 that report profit of MCh$155,093 and approve the board’s proposal to distribute MCh$88,403 in earnings, representing 57% of 2013 profit for the period, which translates into a dividend of Ch$0.2597360038 per share to be distributed among all 340,358,194,234 shares issued by the Bank.

On March 13, 2014, in an ordinary general shareholders’ meeting, shareholders agreed to distribute MCh$ 88,403 in earnings, representing 57% of profit for the year. The remaining 43% was left as retained earnings.

Shareholders approved the distribution of dividends and agreed that all shareholders registered in the shareholders’ registry at least five business days prior to the date of payment shall be entitled to receive dividends.

The Bank records within liabilities (provisions) the portion of profit for the year that should be distributed to comply with the Corporations Law (30%) or its dividend policy (See Note 1.v).

d. Evaluation of Strategic Partnership between Itaú – Unibanco and CorpBanca Requested by IFC

On July 4, 2014, CorpBanca was informed by its main shareholder, CorpGroup, that on July 2, 2014, the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) formally communicated its decision to hire an investment bank to evaluate the terms and conditions of the agreement to merge with Banco Itaú Chile and the subsequent taking of control of the merged bank by Itaú Unibanco. Hereinafter, hereinafter the “transaction”. This evaluation would be in addition to those already issued by investment banks Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs that were taken into consideration by the Bank’s Directors’ Committee and board of directors in approving the transaction.

According to the IFC, this evaluation would be done within the framework of the entity’s analysis to decide whether to grant its consent, which is needed before the transaction can take place, based on the terms of the Transaction Agreement entered into by CorpBanca and its controlling shareholder with Banco Itaú Chile and its controlling shareholder. The text of this agreement was published on the Bank’s website.

On December 10, 2014, the IFC and IFC Asset Management Company notified that they are prepared to give their consent of the merger between Banco Itaú Chile and CorpBanca. They indicated that the merger is consistent with their initial investment strategy and will create an even stronger regional financial entity in Latin America with greater capacity to support companies and broaden access to financing in the region.

e. Analysis of Strategic Partnership by National Economic Prosecutor’s Office

In December 2013, after CorpBanca announced its intentions to seek a strategic partner, the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) launched an investigation to “analyze the possible risks involved in such a transaction” in terms of free competition.

On January 29, 2014, CorpGroup Interhold Limitada and Itaú Unibanco announced that they had signed an agreement to merge their respective banks, CorpBanca and Itaú Chile. This transaction would involve a capital increase by Itaú Chile, leaving CorpBanca as the surviving entity.

On June 25, 2014, the FNE concluded that “it did not find this transaction to create a threat to free competition” and recommended the investigation be closed. This concludes the first major step in the regulatory processes that must be completed for the potential merger to take place.

 

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f. Lawsuit Filed by Cartica Management, LLC

On July 4, 2014, Cartica Management, LLC (“Cartica”), a hedge fund and minority shareholder of CorpBanca that filed a lawsuit in the United States against CorpBanca, its directors and part of its senior management, voluntarily withdrew all lawsuits against several directors. On July 10, 2014, Itaú also filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On July 15, 2014, the defendants filed a joint motion opposing the petition for disclosure filed by Cartica as per the PSLRA9. Finally, on July 28, 2014, the parties filed briefs containing their responses in support of their respective motions. These briefs were concluded and the defendants expressed to the court that they saw no need for oral arguments.

CorpBanca continues to make progress on the merger process as scheduled and will firmly oppose any effort by Cartica to block the transaction. The Bank believes that it made the right decision in recommending the merger agreement to all shareholders. In addition to being the greatest strategic partnership any Chilean bank has attained, it will enable CorpBanca to take a qualitative step forward in the regional financial business. It also believes that the merger agreement with Banco Itaú Chile adds value for all shareholders of CorpBanca on equal terms.

On September 26, 2014, the Bank received the ruling from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in which it fully dismissed the lawsuit filed by Cartica, including all actions against CorpBanca, its directors and executives, CorpGroup and its controlling shareholder.

Cartica sought to delay the proposed merger between Banco Itaú Chile and obtain compensation only for itself. The court rejected the petition for injunctive relief to block the transaction under U.S. federal securities laws. It also concluded that CorpGroup and Itaú had already disclosed the necessary information regarding its shareholder agreement and refused to exercise jurisdiction over Cartica’s claim of fraud under state law. Since the lawsuit was filed, CorpBanca has consistently stated that the suit has no ground.

g. International Bond Placement

On September 23, 2014, the Bank placed five-year bonds on international markets totaling MUS$ 750, with payment due at maturity and interest payments of 3.875% per annum payable semi-annually in March and September of each year.

The issuance and placement of these bonds was in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933. According to these standards, the bonds did not need to be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The Bank agreed to place the bonds with a return of 4.022% per year, equivalent to a spread of 225 annual basis points over the five-year US Treasury Rate. The net amount from the placement will be used by the Bank mainly for general corporate objectives, particularly to fund loan activities.

h. Syndicated Loan

As part of the Bank’s global strategy to diversify funding, on July 22, 2014, it amended a prior syndicated loan, increasing the principal from MUS$199.4 to MUS$490, due in 15 months at a rate of 90-day Libor plus +85 basis points. Eleven banks participated in this transaction, led by Standard Chartered Bank; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC., which acted as global coordinators.

i. Tax Reform

On September 29, 2014, Law No. 20,780 was published in the Official Gazette. This law introduced several amendments to the current system for income and other taxes. The main amendments include a progressive increase in corporate income tax rates for commercial years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and from 2018 forward to 21%, 22.5%, 24%, 25.5% and 27%, respectively, for entities applying the semi-integrated system. Or, an increase for commercial years 2014, 2015, 2016 and from 2017 forward to 21%, 22.5%, 24% and 25%, respectively, for entities that choose to apply the attributed income system.

 

9  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

CORPBANCA ADMINISTRADORA GENERAL DE FONDOS S.A.

a. Board of Directors and Profit Distribution.

 

    At the twenty-ninth ordinary general shareholders’ meeting held on March 12, 2014, the shareholders approved the financial statements and annual report as of December 31, 2013. At the same meeting, the Chairman proposed to shareholders that all profits for the year ended 2013, totaling MCh$ 2,603, be distributed as dividends. The proposal was unanimously approved by those shareholders present, agreeing to authorize the board of directors to decide when these dividends will be paid during 2014. The dividends were paid on December 26, 2014.

 

    In an ordinary meeting (No. 282) of the board of directors held May 23, 2014, the board accepted the resignation of the following directors: Pablo De la Cerda Merino, Andrés Garcia Lagos and Gerardo Schlotfeldt Leighton.

 

    In the same meeting, in accordance with article 71 of the Corporations Regulations, the following directors were appointed to replace them: Cristian Canales Palacios, Carlos Ruiz de Gamboa Riquelme and Eugenio Gigogne Miqueles. Lastly, as one of the resigning directors served as the vice-chairman of the board, Cristian Canales Palacios was elected the new vice-chairman.

CORPBANCA CORREDORES DE BOLSA S.A.

a. Profit Distribution

 

    In the twenty-first ordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2014, shareholders unanimously agreed to distribute profits for the year ended December 31, 2013, totaling MCh$2,206, and agreed to authorize the board of directors to determine the date these dividends will be paid to shareholders. This payment was made on December 22, 2014.

b. Board of Directors

In an ordinary board meeting held on April 28, 2014, director Alberto Selman Hasbún presented his letter of resignation, which became effective on that same date. The subsidiary’s board of directors appointed Felipe Hurtado Arnolds to replace him.

In an extraordinary board meeting held on May 23, 2014, director Cristián Canales Palacios presented his letter of resignation, which became effective on that same date. The board of directors appointed Pablo De la Cerda Merino to replace him. As of that date, the subsidiary’s board of directors was comprised of: José Francisco Sánchez Figueroa as chairman, José Manuel Garrido Bouzo as vice-chairman, and Felipe Hurtado Arnolds, Américo Becerra Morales and Pablo De la Cerda Merino as directors.

In a letter dated October 27, 2014, the company was notified of a ruling dated October 22, 2014, from the Best Practices Committee of the Santiago Stock Exchange to initiate sanction proceedings against CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. for violation of section B, point 4.1.6 of the Brokers’ Rights and Obligations Manual.

CORPBANCA CORREDORES DE SEGUROS S.A.

a. Board of Directors

At the seventeenth ordinary general shareholders’ meeting held April 25, 2014, shareholders agreed to distribute profits for the year 2013 of MCh$7,722, which was prorated among shareholders on August 26, 2014, based on their ownership interests.

 

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On December 15, 2014, Andrés Covacevich Cornejo submitted his resignation as director of CorpBanca, which was reported to the SVS.

In board meeting No. 193 held on December 18, 2014, the subsidiary’s CEO presented to the chairman of the board the letter of resignation from Andrés Covacevich Cornejo, director, which was accepted by the board as of that date. In this place, the board agreed to appoint Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis as a Replacement Director until the next shareholders’ meeting in accordance with the last paragraph of article 32 of Law 18,046 on Corporations. Kouyoumdjian accepted the appointment and joined the board as of that date.

CORPBANCA AGENCIA DE VALORES S.A.

a. Board of Directors

The fourth ordinary general shareholders’ meeting was held on April 30, 2014. At this meeting, shareholders elected the following individuals to the company’s board of directors: Pablo Ignacio Herrera Abalos, Ignacio Ruiz-Tagle Mena and Marcelo Sánchez García.

In an extraordinary meeting held May 14, 2014, because this subsidiary no longer engages in the activities it is authorized to conduct, the board agreed to request that it be removed from the SVS Broker and Securities Agent Registry maintained in accordance with article 24 of the Securities Market Law and General Character Standard 16.

The subsidiary was first registered on February 23, 2010, under No. 200.

b. Dissolution of the Company

On May 15, 2014, a request for voluntary cancellation of the mentioned registration was filed with the SVS. Via exempt ruling No. 216 of August 25, 2014, the SVS cancelled registration number 200 for CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A. in the Securities Broker/Dealer Registry.

On June 25, 2014, the subsidiary’s parent company (i.e. Banco CorpBanca) requested authorization to dissolve the agency from the SBIF in accordance with Chapter 11-6 of the SBIF’s Updated Compilation of Standards. The dissolution will take place through a transaction by which CorpBanca will acquire all shares in the agency held by CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. As a result, the Bank will come to hold all of the shares of the agency and, once ten uninterrupted days have passed, the dissolution will take place in accordance with article 103 No. 2 of Law 18,046 on Corporations.

By means of a letter dated July 18, 2014, the SBIF authorized the dissolution of CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A.

On September 25, 2014, CorpBanca acquired from CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. the two shares it held in CorpBanca Agencia de Valores S.A. so that the Bank came to hold all of the shares of the agency and, once ten uninterrupted days have passed, the dissolution will take place in accordance with article 103 No. 2 of Law 18,046 on Corporations.

CORPLEGAL S.A.

a. Board of Directors

In a meeting of the board of directors on July 22, 2014, Alvaro Barriga Oliva presented his resignation. Pablo De la Cerda Merino was elected to replace him.

 

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SMU CORP S.A.

a. Board of Directors

In an ordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 6, 2014, the board elected the following individuals to the company’s board of directors.

Jorge Andrés Saieh Guzmán

Pilar Doñobeitía Estades

Fernando Massú Taré

Marcelo Gálvez Saldías

Gerardo Schlotfeldt Leyton

Marcelo Cáceres Rojas

Fernando Ureta Rojas

At the twenty-second ordinary meeting of the subsidiary’s board of directors held June 30, 2014, the board accepted the resignation of Fernando Ureta Rojas and unanimously appointed Arturo Silva Ortiz to replace him until the next ordinary shareholders’ meeting.

According to the minutes of the sixth extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors of SMU Corp S.A., held October 1, 2014, the subsidiary’s chief executive officer, Eulogio Guzmán Llona, presented his resignation effective October 10, 2014. The board of directors accepted his resignation and agreed to appoint Paulo Gajardo Escobar as interim chief executive officer effective October 11, 2014.

According to the minutes of the seventh extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors of SMU Corp S.A., held October 30, 2014, the subsidiary’s interim CEO, Paulo Gajardo Escobar, presented his resignation effective October 31, 2014. The board of directors accepted his resignation and agreed to appoint Javier Miranda Valenzuela as interim chief executive officer effective November 1, 2014.

b. Capital Increase

 

    On January 31, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 172 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 138, and SMU S.A. paid for 164 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 131, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On February 28, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 160 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 128, and SMU S.A. paid for 154 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 123, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On March 31, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 149 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 119, and SMU S.A. paid for 143 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 114, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On April 30, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 141 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 113, and SMU S.A. paid for 135 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 108, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

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    On May 30, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 146 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 117, and SMU S.A. paid for 141 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 113, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On June 30, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 146 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 117, and SMU S.A. paid for 141 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 113, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held March 12, 2013, which was recorded in public deed on March 26, 2013, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    At the sixth extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held on July 31, 2014, shareholders agreed to increase capital from MCh$ 19,040 divided into 23,800 single-series shares with no par value, fully subscribed and paid, to MCh$ 21,540, divided into 26,925 shares.

This capital increase of MCh$ 2,500 will take place by issuing 3,125 shares with the same characteristics as the existing shares (i.e. nominative, common, single-series with no par value), which will be subscribed and paid over a period of two years from the date of this meeting as required by business needs.

The aforementioned amendments to the bylaws were recorded in public instrument dated August 13, 2014, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie; an abstract was published in edition no. 40,958 of the Official Gazette on September 13, 2014, and registered on page 63885 under number 39211 of 2014 in the Santiago Commerce Registry.

 

    On July 31, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 158 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 126, and SMU S.A. paid for 153 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 122, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held July 31, 2014, which was recorded in public deed on September 13, 2014, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On August 29, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 146 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 117, and SMU S.A. paid for 141 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 113, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held July 31, 2014, which was recorded in public deed on September 13, 2014, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

 

    On September 30, 2014, CorpBanca paid for 139 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 111, and SMU S.A. paid for 134 shares, equivalent to MCh$ 108, as part of the capital increase agreed upon at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting held July 31, 2014, which was recorded in public deed on September 13, 2014, granted before Santiago Notary Public José Musalem Saffie.

The capital increases are summarized as follows:

 

     Payments by CorpBanca      Payments by SMU  
Date    Shares      MCh$      Shares      MCh$  

1/31/2014

     172         138         164         131   

2/28/2014

     160         128         154         123   

3/31/2014

     149         119         143         114   

4/30/2014

     141         113         135         108   

5/30/2014

     146         117         141         113   

6/30/2014

     146         117         141         113   

7/31/2014

     158         126         153         122   

8/29/2014

     146         117         141         113   

9/30/2014

     139         111         134         108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,357      1,086      1,306      1,045   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

BANCO CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

a. Profit Distribution

In March 2014, shareholders of Banco CorpBanca Colombia and the other companies within the CorpBanca Colombia Group met and agreed to distribute profits as follows:

Banco Corpbanca Colombia

 

     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     107,782         30,157   

Release of fiscal reserve

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total available to shareholders

  107,782      30,157   

Dividend payments

  —        —     

Total

  107,782      30,157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In accordance with article 451 of the Colombian Commerce Code, the proposed distribution for 2013 profits does not include amounts for statutory reserves, occasional reserves or tax payments. Therefore, 100% of profit for the year will be allocated to legal reserves.

In accordance with the irrevocable commitment approved in an extraordinary meeting on July 18, 2013.

For subsidiaries:

Corpbanca Investment Trust Colombia

 

     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     7,846         2,195   

Release of fiscal reserve

     467         131   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total available to shareholders

  8,313      2,326   

Dividend payments

  5,492      1,537   

Total

  2,821      789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payment of COP$731.25 per share for 7,510,522 outstanding common shares, payable in cash to shareholders registered as of April 1, 2014, of which Banco CorpBanca Colombia received MCOP$5,190 (MCh$1,452) and CorpBanca Chile received MCOP$302 (MCh$84).

 

 

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Helm Bank

 

     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     54,557         15,265   

Release of fiscal reserve

     407         114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total available to shareholders

  54,964      15,379   

Dividend payments

  5,374      1,504   

Total

  49,590      13,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

A dividend of COP$9.40 per share was declared for preferential shares based on “The prospectus for the preferential share issuance”, for a total of 571,749,928 shares subscribed and paid as of December 31, 2013, charged to profit for the year.

Corpbanca Investment Valores Colombia S .A.

 

     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     484         136   

Release of fiscal reserve

     7,131         1,995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total available to shareholders

  7,615      2,131   

Dividend payments

  5,879      1,645   

Total

  1,736      486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payment of COP$3,919 per share for 1,500,000 shares subscribed and paid as of December 31, 2013, payable in cash as of April 15, 2014, including amounts withheld as required by Colombian law, of which Banco CorpBanca received MCOP$5,581 (MCh$1,561) and CorpBanca Chile received MCOP$297 (MCh$83).

b. Notice of Takeover Bid for Preferential Dividend and Non-Voting Shares of Helm Bank S.A.

On January 23, 2014, the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC) informed the general public of the final results of the takeover bid presented in 2013 by CorpBanca Colombia to the shareholders of Helm Bank.

On January 27, this transaction was paid as described in Note 21 Other Liabilities, giving it a total interest of 99.78% in Helm Bank.

c. Merger between Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. and Helm Bank S.A.

On February 4, 2014, the legal representatives of Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A., and Helm Bank S.A., loan entities headquartered in the city of Bogota D.C., in compliance with article 57 of the Organic Statutes of the Financial System (hereinafter “EOSF”), hereby notify their shareholders:

 

1. That on December 2, 2013, the Colombian Financial Superintendency gave early notice on the merger to be executed by these banks, by which Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. absorbed Helm Bank S.A., which would in turn be dissolved without being liquidated, so that its assets, rights and obligations could be acquired by CorpBanca Colombia. This notice was signed by legal representatives from both entities through a power of attorney.

 

2.

Reasons for the Merger. On August 6, 2013, for purposes of this merger, CorpBanca Colombia acquired 2,387,387,295 common shares of Helm Bank, which represent 58.89% of the outstanding common shares of that entity, and subsequently on August 29, 2013, it acquired 1,656,579,084 shares of the same type for a total of 4,043,966,379 shares, equivalent to 99.75% of these instruments and 87.42% of the total subscribed and paid capital of Helm Bank; likewise, on January 23, 2014, once the takeover bid acceptance period had concluded, the BVC awarded CorpBanca Colombia 568,206,073

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Preferential Shares of Helm Bank, which represent 99.38% of these shares and 12.28% of the total subscribed and paid capital of Helm Bank, acquisitions that were carried out for the purposes of the merger and were previously authorized by the SFC in July 2013, giving it a 99.78% interest. In order to comply with article 55 et seq. of the EOSF, these entities must complete the merger during the year following the date of the first acquisition of shares of Helm Bank by CorpBanca Colombia (i.e. before August 6, 2014).

 

3. Administrative and Financial Conditions. As these banks are both loan establishments, unifying their structures will create a more sound loan establishment, taking advantage of synergies that will maximize operating and administrative efficiency without neglecting customer service. Once the merger of CorpBanca Colombia has been completed, it will continue to comply with capital, solvency and equity regulations, as well as risk management practices in accordance with legal provisions.

 

4. Valuation Method and Exchange Ratio. Both banks agree to determine The Helm Bank’s value and the exchange ratio of the shares.

The financial statements of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank as of June 30, 2013, duly audited and approved by shareholders at the extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting on April 4, 2014, will serve as the basis for establishing the merger conditions. The discounted dividend method (DDM) was used to determine the value of the banks. This robust, efficient and reliable technical methodology is widely accepted locally and internationally for valuing financial entities. The exchange ratio is determined as follows (information in COP$):

 

     COP$      Ch$  

Value per share of Banco CorpBanca Colombia (X)

     6,125.68         1,804.01   

Value per common or preferential dividend and non-voting share of Helm Bank (Y)

     563.21         165.87   

Exchange ratio (X/Y)

     10.88         10.88   

Once merged, based on the valuation of the shares of CorpBanca Colombia, for every 10.876 common shares and/or preferential dividend and non-voting shares of Helm Bank, its shareholders will receive one (1) share of CorpBanca Colombia. For this, CorpBanca Colombia will issue 1,239,863 common shares to fulfill the aforementioned exchange ratio at a value of COP$6,125.683 per share.

 

5. Additional Information. The common shares that CorpBanca Colombia must issue in favor of the shareholders of Helm Bank must be issued in accordance with article 60-5 of the EOSF10 in order to comply with the aforementioned exchange ratio. This issuance will take place once the merger has been formalized and registered without needing issuance or takeover bid regulations or authorization from the Financial Superintendency. The fractions of shares that result from the exchange ratio may be negotiated or paid in cash by CorpBanca Colombia with a charge to the capital account, in accordance with article 60-5-2 of the EOSF beginning on the business day following the recording in public deed of the merger.

 

6. Withdrawal Right. The shareholders may exercise their withdrawal right in conformity with article 62-4 of the EOSF.

 

7. Inspection Right. As of this date, the accounting records and other documents required by law, as well as the early notice of merger from the SFC, the merger commitment and other documents related to the merger process will be available to shareholders at the respective offices of the Secretary Generals of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank located at La Carrera 7 # 99-53 piso 19 and La Carrera 7 # 27-18 piso 6 in Bogotá.

 

8. Execution of Legal Merger

On July 1, 2014, the merger between Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A., as the absorbing entity, and Helm Bank S.A., as the absorbed entity, was formalized. As a result, Helm Bank S.A. is dissolved without being liquidated and all of its assets, rights and obligations are transferred fully to the absorbing entity.

 

10  Organic Statutes of the Financial System (“Estatuto Orgánico del Sistema Financiero” in Spanish).

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

In order to carry out the exchange of shares for the merger, the absorbing company (Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A.) issued 1,239,784 common shares of Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. at a nominal value of COP$525.11, which increases the subscribed and paid capital of Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. by MCh$192 (MCOP$651), resulting in its new subscribed and paid capital of MCh$116,727 (MCOP$396,356).

In accordance with article 60-5 of the EOSF, this issuance is not subject to issuance or takeover bid regulations and does not require authorization from the SFC.

 

9. Modification of Shareholders

On June 27, 2014, the following changes to the shareholders of Banco CorpBanca Colombia were reported:

 

Shareholder

   Shares      Value of nominal      MCOP$      MCh$      %  

CorpBanca Chile

     500,275,451         525.11         262,700         77,365         66.28

CG Financial Colombia S.A.S

     62,520,726         525.11         32,830         9,669         8.28

Inversiones CorpGroup Interhold Ltda.

     15,748,594         525.11         8,270         2,435         2.09

Corpración Group Banking S.A.

     15,037,244         525.11         7,896         2,325         2.00

CG Investment Colombia

     120         525.11         —           —           0.00

CorpBanca minority shareholders

     2,823,151         525.11         1,482         437         0.37

Helm bank minority shareholders

     1,239,784         525.11         651         192         0.16

Inversiones Timón S.A.S

     50,958,825         525.11         26,759         7,881         6.75

Inversiones Carrón S.A.S

     43,147,272         525.11         22,657         6,673         5.72

Comercial camacho Gómez S.A.S

     52,615,595         525.11         27,629         8,137         6.97

Kresge Stock Holding Company Inc.

     10,439,451         525.11         5,482         1,614         1.38

Total

     754,806,213            396,356         116,728         100

 

10. Domestic and International Ratings Reports

Fitch Ratings retracted its domestic ratings for Helm Bank S.A. and its issuance programs after the legal merger with Banco CorpBanca Colombia.

On July 1, 2014, Fitch assigned long and short-term domestic ratings of “AAA(col)” and “F1+(col)” to Banco CorpBanca Colombia, detailed as follows:

 

    Long-term domestic rating of ‘AAA (col)’ with a stable outlook;

 

    Short-term domestic rating of F1+(col);

 

    Fitch Ratings Colombia S.A. assigned ratings to the Senior and/or Subordinated Bond Issuance Programs as part of the global quota of Helm Bank (today Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A.)

 

    Fitch Ratings Colombia S.A. assigned ratings to the Multiple and Successive Issuances of Senior Bonds Helm Leasing as part of the global quota of COP$1.5 billion of Helm Bank (today Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A.)

 

    Fitch Ratings Colombia S.A. assigned ratings to the Multiple and Successive Issuances of Senior Bonds of Helm Bank for COP$1.5 billion (today Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A.)

d. Issuance of Subordinated Bonds

Towards the end of 2013, Banco CorpBanca Colombia, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Capitalization Fund, a fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company, signed a document entitled “Note Purchase Agreement”, by which, subject to compliance of certain conditions, Banco CorpBanca Colombia will issue, and the IFC Capitalization Fund will purchase, subordinated bonds for MUS$170. Once issued, these floating rate notes will mature in 10 years.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

A total of MUS$170 (MCh$101,875 and COP$345,926) in bonds was issued on March 18, 2014. The 10-year notes accrue interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 4 points, with semi-annual interest payments, the first of which is due September 15, 2014 for MUS$3.

Net proceeds from the placement will be used to increase loans in the market and finance other general corporate objectives.

e. Amendments to Bylaws of Helm Bank.

On March 31, 2014, shareholders approved amendments to articles 38, 65 and 66 of the bylaws of Helm Bank in order to change the accounting close from six months to one year.

f. Convergence towards International Standards.

Law 1314 of 2009 established the need for accounting standards for financial reporting and assurance purposes that would provide information that is understandable, transparent, relevant, reliable and useful for decision making by financial statement users, thus improving productivity, competition and harmonious development of business in Colombia and supporting globalization through convergence towards international standards.

In its strategic guidelines for 2011, the Colombian Technical Board of Public Accounting decided that the country would adopt International Financial Reporting Standards. In its opinion, these standards complied with Law 1314 of 2009, which calls for standards that are globally accepted, rely on best practices, facilitate rapid business growth and provide a single, homogenous, high-quality system with information that is understandable, transparent, comparable, pertinent, reliable, relevant, neutral and useful for decision making.

Decree 2784 of 2012 defined a timeline for IFRS convergence. According to this timeline, the preparation, transition and adoption periods for the CorpBanca Colombia Group was set for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

g. Tax Reform

On December 23, 2014, a tax reform was published in Colombia as Law 1,739. This new law modified the tax statutes, creating mechanisms to prevent tax evasion as well as other provisions.

The most important modifications introduced by the Colombian tax reform include an equity tax on the taxpayer’s net worth; a normalization tax to complement the equity tax; an increase in the surtax for the fair income tax (CREE); modifications to taxation of individuals and foreign entities, among other matters.

g.1. General Aspects of the Tax Reform.

 

    Equity Tax

It established a tax on a taxpayer’s net worth, which will be applied between 2015 and 2017 for legal entities and between 2015 and 2018 for individuals.

 

    Normalization Tax to Complement Equity Tax

It established an amnesty regime for assets not included in national tax returns (that should have been) and liabilities included in tax returns (that should not have been) in order to reduce the tax burden. This amnesty will be in effect for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 with variable rates depending on the year it is applied.

 

    Fair Income Tax (CREE) Set at 9%

The CREE was set definitely at 9% for the year 2016, giving an aggregate rate for income tax and CREE of 34%.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

    CREE Surtax Set

Rule applicable only in cases in which the minimum taxable base is greater than COP$800 million. The CREE surtax will be as follows: 5% in 2015; 6% in 2016; 8% in 2017 and 9% in 2018. This gives an aggregate rate for income tax, CREE and the surtax of 43% for 2018.

 

    Rules on Taxation of Individuals, Foreign Companies and Legal Entities

 

    Taxation of individuals: Colombians will not have tax residency if 50% or more of their annual revenue is foreign source or if 50% or more of their assets are also located abroad.

 

    Foreign companies: Revenue of foreign companies not attributed to a permanent establishment are subject to special tax rates of 39% in 2015, 40% in 2016, 42% in 2017 and 43% in 2018, and then returns to 34% for 2019 and beyond.

 

    Legal entities: Effective management headquarters of foreign companies are set when they issue bonds or equities on the Colombian Stock Exchange or have more than 80% of their revenue in the jurisdiction where they were formed.

 

    Gradual Reduction of Financial Movement Tax (GMF)

The rate of 0.004 is maintained until 2018. After that, it will be reduced to 0.003 in 2019, 0.002 in 2020 and 0.001 in 2021 and then disappear altogether in 2022.

 

    Incorporation of Sales Tax Discounts

It creates a credit for acquiring or importing capital assets taxed with VAT.

 

    Tax Amnesty

It reduced penalties and interest rates in certain cases of customs and foreign exchange-related tax controversies or in cases in which certain administrative actions may be challenged by the taxpayer. It also established discounts for taxpayers with pending tax obligations from 2012 or prior years.

 

    Other Modifications

 

    It created a commission to study aspects related to combating tax evasion and avoidance.

 

    It excludes legal entities from applying the simplified regime for the national tax on consumption in restaurants and bars.

 

    It modified some rules on statutes of limitations for tax debt collections and remissions.

 

    It ordered 70% of the revenue from stamp tax to be allocated to social investments through tourism authorities.

h. Authorization for the execution of correspondent

On July 25, 2014, via Ruling No. 2014054394-010-000 (notified by the Financial Superintendence of Colombia), Mr. Juan José Huerta Quiñones, in his role as Legal Representative of CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. Comisionista de Bolsa was notified the general authorization for the execution of correspondent.

i. Merger by absorption of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A.

On August 12, 2014, via Resolution No. 1383 (notified by the Financial Superintendence of Colombia), Mr. Juan José Huerta Quiñones, in his role as Legal Representative of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. and CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A. Comisionista de Bolsa was notified that there were no objections to the Merger by absorption of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A. by CorpBanca Valores Colombia S.A. Comisionista de Bolsa.

HELM COMISIONISTA

On August 12, 2014, the Colombia Financial Superintendency, via ruling 1,383, declared that it had no objection to the merger of CIVAL and Helm Comisionista, both subsidiaries of Banco CorpBanca Colombia. On August 22, 2014, the shareholders of Helm Comisionista and CorpBanca Investment Valores, approved the merger commitment between CorpBanca Investment Valores, as the absorbing entity, and Helm Comisionista, as the absorbed entity.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The legal, operational and technological merger of CIVAL (CorpBanca Investment Valores) and Helm Comisionista de Bolsa S.A, which are part of the CorpBanca Group, took place on September 1, 2014. The merged brokerage firm will maintain the taxpayer ID number of CIVAL and the name of Helm Comisionista de Bolsa. It will also maintain the complete portfolio of products and services offered by the two firms.

HELM BANK CAYMAN

On July 29, 2013, there was a change in this bank’s ownership as a result of the acquisition of the shares of its parent company (Helm Bank). Cayman Island monetary authorities approved the changed in ownership subject to compliance of the following conditions:

 

    Immediate Voluntary Liquidation of the Bank

 

    Delivery of category B operational liquidation in the Bank’s possession in December 2013.

In the general meeting of shareholders of Helm Bank Cayman on August 5, 2013, the bank’s shareholders approved a voluntary liquidation plan for Helm Bank Cayman and appointed Alexander Lawson and Keith Balke from KPMG as liquidators. The assets of Helm Bank Cayman and its customers’ deposits were transferred to other entities within the Helm Group. This process was completed on June 26, 2014, with a bank draft from Helm Cayman for US$24,606,191.57.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 4—SEGMENT INFORMATION

The segment information is disclosed by the Bank based on its operating segments, which differ primarily in the risks and returns that affect them.

The criteria used to report to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) are operating segments in accordance with IFRS 8, Operating Segments. The CODM reviews the discrete financial information on the basis of gross operational margin and only uses average balances (assets and liabilities) to evaluate performance and allocate resources.

The Bank’s business activities are primarily conducted in the domestic market. The seven operating segments are:

 

  (1) Large, Corporate and Real Estate Companies;

 

  (2) Companies;

 

  (3) Traditional and Private Banking;

 

  (4) Lower Income Retail Banking;

 

  (5) Treasury and International;

 

  (6) Non-Banking Financial Services, and

 

  (7) Colombia.

The Bank manages these operating segments using an internal profitability reporting system.

The Bank has also included entity-wide disclosures on its operations in New York, and those in Colombia through the acquisition of Banco CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries, as detailed above.

The Bank did not enter into transactions with a particular customer or third party that exceed 10% of its total income in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Descriptions of each operating segment are as follows:

Commercial Banking

 

(1) Large, Corporate, and Real Estate Companies Operating Segment includes companies that belong to the major economic groups, specific industries, and companies with sales over US$60 million; this operating segment also includes real estate companies and financial institutions.

 

(2) Companies Operating Segment includes a full range of financial products and services to companies with sales under US$60 million. Leasing and factoring is included in this operating segment.

Retail Banking

 

(3) Traditional and Private Banking Operating Segment offers, among other products, checking accounts, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to middle and upper income customers.

 

(4) Lower Income Retail Banking Operating Segment offers, among other products, consumer loans, credit cards and mortgage loans to the traditionally underserved low-to-middle income customers.

Treasury and International

 

(5) Treasury and International Operating Segment. Primarily includes our treasury activities such as financial management, funding and liquidity as well as our international business.

Financial Services Offered Through Subsidiaries

 

(6) Non-Banking Financial Services Operating Segment. These are services performed by our subsidiaries which include insurance brokerage, financial advisory services, asset management and securities brokerage.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Colombia

 

(7) Colombia Operating Segment. This comprises the business operations of Banco CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries in that country. The main business carried out in Colombia comes from individuals and small and medium-size entity Banking, Banking and Treasury businesses and institutions; and services.

1. Entity-Wide disclosure

CorpBanca reports revenue from external customers:

 

  (i) based on the customers country of domicile and

 

  (ii) attributed, to all foreign countries in total from which the entity derives revenues.

When revenue from external customers attributed to a particular foreign country is significant, it is disclosed separately.

Colombia has been identified as a separate operating segment based on the business activities described above; that their operating results are regularly reviewed by the CODM which results form the basis for decisions about allocated resources and assessments of performance; and discrete financial information is available.

Entity-Wide disclosure

The revenue from external customers (revenues are attributed to countries on the basis of the customer’s location) that come from the three geographic areas are the following:

 

     Revenue from external customers  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

CorpBanca Chile

     182,218         253,889         331,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues attributed to Chile

  182,218      253,889      331,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CorpBanca Colombia 11

  66,288      196,324      290,113   

CorpBanca New York

  8,370      7,477      9,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues attributed to foreign countries

  74,658      203,801      299,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues from external customers

  256,876      457,690      630,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Non current assets and others that correspond to the three geographic areas are the following:

 

            Chile      Colombia      New York      2013      Chile     Colombia      New
York
     2014  
     Note      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and deposits in banks

     5         188,528         597,197         125,363         911,088         304,495        623,501         241,182         1,169,178   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         112,028         727         —           112,755         205,409        7,433         —           212,842   

Investment in other companies

     12         8,409         5,513         —           13,922         10,322        5,520         —           15,842   

Intangible assets (*)

     13         481,232         360,044         94         841,370         436,645        321,039         93         757,777   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     14         36,309         61,311         622         98,242         38,795        52,944         903         92,642   

Current income taxes

     15         —           —           —           —           (19,903     20,834         677         1,608   

Deferred income taxes

     15         34,228         53,650         1,340         89,218         39,816        64,525         2,702         107,043   

Other assets

     16         246,329         45,959         830         293,118         332,950        81,912         405         415,267   
              

 

 

            

 

 

 
  2,359,713      2,772,199   
              

 

 

            

 

 

 

The accounting policies of segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies. The Bank earns most of its income in the form of interest income, fee and commission income and income from financial operations.

(*) This includes goodwill generated in business combinations by operations in Colombia (Colombia segment) totaling MCh$ 386.180 (MCh$ 420,623 in 2013). For more information, see Note 12 Investment in other companies to these consolidated financial statements.

Hence, this disclosure furnishes information on how the Bank is managed as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

a) Income statement12:

 

  For the Year Ending December 31, 2012  
  Commercial Banking   Retail Banking                  
  Large, Corporate
and Real Estate
Companies
  Companies   Traditional and
Private
Banking
  Lower
Income Retail
Banking
  Treasury
and
International
  Non-banking
Financial
Services
  Colombia   Total  
  MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Net Interest income

  41,751      56,120      56,972      18,664      3,010      14,071      66,288      256,876   

Net services fees income

  21,802      13,052      21,693      6,517      (237   4,923      17,894      85,644   

Trading and investment income, net

  1,525      —        3,650      —        19,316      9,624      20,879      54,994   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

  13,579      5,537      679      —        9,791      (1,000   2,110      30,696   

Other operating income

  —        2,461      726      —        —        5,388      10,133      18,708   

Provision for loan losses

  (2,146   (14,567   (6,915   (7,724   —        558      (20,781   (51,575
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Operational Margin

  76,511      62,603      76,805      17,457      31,880      33,564      96,523      395,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income and expenses

  7,899      31      (685   —        —        (6,531   (347   367   

Total operating expenses

  (19,276   (28,935   (60,511   (18,870   (14,513   (47,680   (63,859   (253,644

Income before taxes

  65,134      33,699      15,609      (1,413   17,367      (20,647   32,317      142,066   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Averages Loans

  3,867,956      1,522,997      2,027,349      135,115      79,665      134      1,792,586      9,425,802   

Averages Investments

  —        —        —        837,858      —        187,386      1,025,244   

 

 

12  “Operating income net of loan losses, interest and fees” as the selected measure of segment profit or loss is reconciled within the table to “Income before taxes” as required under IFRS 8 Operating segments.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

  For the Year Ending December 31, 2013  
  Commercial Banking   Retail Banking                  
  Large, Corporate
and Real Estate
Companies
  Companies   Traditional and
Private
Banking
  Lower
Income Retail
Banking
  Treasury
and
International
  Non-banking
Financial
Services
  Colombia   Total  
  MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Net Interest income

  50,436      69,128      65,535      22,126      21,612      32,529      196,324      457,690   

Net services fees income

  36,701      14,390      21,413      8,976      (442   (8,033   44,972      117,977   

Trading and investment income, net

  (1,658   —        3,294      —        48,851      8,681      42,119      101,287   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

  14,153      5,988      389      2      (50,115   1,778      13,899      (13,906

Other operating income

  —        2,450      —        —        —        29,413      7,795      39,658   

Provision for loan losses

  (20,544   (21,240   (8,099   (6,238   —        903      (46,854   (102,072
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income, net of loan losses, interest and fees

  79,088      70,716      82,532      24,866      19,906      65,271      258,255      600,634   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income and expenses

  —        —        —        —        —        493      748      1,241   

Total operating expenses

  (15,926   (28,450   (63,247   (17,358   (11,744   (52,445   (172,975   (362,145

Income before taxes

  63,162      42,266      19,285      7,508      8,162      13,319      86,028      239,730   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Averages Loans

  3,843,701      1,787,761      2,427,743      155,801      63,969      154      3,226,817      11,505,946   

Averages Investments

  —        —        —        —        622,551      —        295,079      917,630   
  For the Year Ending December 31, 2014  
  Commercial Banking   Retail Banking                  
  Large, Corporate
and Real Estate
Companies
  Companies   Traditional and
Private
Banking
  Lower
Income Retail
Banking
  Treasury
and
International
  Non-banking
Financial
Services
  Colombia   Total  
  MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Net Interest income

  53,014      75,295      73,935      25,528      94,736      18,263      290,113      630,884   

Net services fees income

  40,097      15,399      27,971      7,880      (255   (1,653   72,151      161,590   

Trading and investment income, net

  (569   —        16,144      —        27,388      88,815      51,915      183,693   

Foreign exchange gains (losses), net

  20,189      5,974      888      2      12,767      (120,645   67,399      (13,426

Other operating income

  —        3,025      13      —        —        6,514      19,406      28,958   

Provision for loan losses

  (1,643   (16,101   (11,718   (6,549   —        (1,161   (90,100   (127,272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income, net of loan losses, interest and fees

  111,088      83,592      107,233      26,861      134,636      (9,867   410,884      864,427   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income and expenses

  6,357      —        —        —        —        (6,164   1,606      1,799   

Total operating expenses

  (19,745   (36,004   (65,669   (17,136   (13,807   (100,937   (256,374   (509,672

Income before taxes

  97,700      47,588      41,564      9,725      120,829      (116,968   156,116      356,554   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Averages Loans

  3,791,937      1,778,057      2,414,564      154,955      63,622      153      5,692,217      13,895,505   

Averages Investments

  —        —        —        —        636,437      —        524,977      1,161,414   

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b) Assets and Liabilities

 

  As of December 31, 2013      
  Commercial Banking   Retail Banking                  
  Large, Corporate
and Real Estate
Companies
  Companies   Traditional
and Private
Banking
  Lower Income
Retail Banking
  Treasury and
International
  Non-banking
Financial
Services
  Colombia   Total  
  MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Loans:

Mortgage

  —        23,890      1,501,540      4,179      30      63      459,274      1,988,976   

Consumer

  34      4,376      337,718      162,813      —        —        1,118,308      1,623,249   

Commercial

  3,331,083      1,662,605      838,625      79      140,568      175      3,530,402      9,503,537   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans before provisions

  3,331,117      1,690,871      2,677,883      167,071      140,598      238      5,107,984      13,115,762   

Provisions for loan losses

  (20,718   (15,311   (10,789   (5,115   —        1,802      (76,045   (126,176
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans net of allowances (*)

  3,310,399      1,675,560      2,667,094      161,956      140,598      2,040      5,031,939      12,989,586   

Trading portfolio financial assets

  —        —        —        —        40,977      —        390,706      431,683   

Investments under agreements to resell

  —        —        —        —        11,660      —        190,005      201,665   

Derivative financial instruments

  —        —        —        —        339,773      —        36,507      376,280   

Financial investments available-for-sale

  —        —        —        —        633,305      —        255,782      889,087   

Held to maturity investments

  —        —        —        —        19,195      —        218,327      237,522   

Assets unallocated to any reportable segment (**)

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        2,359,713   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  3,310,399      1,675,560      2,667,094      161,956      1,185,508      2,040      6,123,266      17,485,536   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Accounts and demand deposits

  188,092      270,671      184,033      4      343      9,524      815,955      1,468,622   

Other sight balances

  77,066      69,656      33,691      7,097      8      118,621      1,676,622      1,982,761   

Time Deposits and saving accounts

  747,873      646,746      985,923      16,360      2,403,459      —        2,537,342      7,337,703   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  —        —        —        —        74,602      11,388      256,455      342,445   

Derivative financial instruments

  —        —        —        —        261,661      —        19,922      281,583   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  —        —        —        —        839,983      —        433,857      1,273,840   

Debt issued

  —        —        —        —        2,066,648      —        347,909      2,414,557   

Liabilities unallocated to any reportable segment (***)

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        652,128   

Equity

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        1,731,897   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  1,013,031      987,073      1,203,647      23,461      5,646,704      139,533      6,088,062      17,485,536   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  As of December 31, 2014  
  Commercial Banking   Retail Banking                  
  Large, Corporate
and Real Estate
Companies
  Companies   Traditional
and Private
Banking
  Lower Income
Retail Banking
  Treasury and
International
  Non-banking
Financial
Services
  Colombia   Total  
  MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$   MCh$  

Loans:

Mortgage

  —        29,233      1,708,700      4,097      31      —        487,497      2,229,558   

Consumer

  26      3,763      408,866      176,518      —        —        1,120,669      1,709,842   

Commercial

  3,884,110      1,915,805      929,480      18      621,274      135      3,554,133      10,904,955   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans before provisions

  3,884,136      1,948,801      3,047,046      180,633      621,305      135      5,162,299      14,844,355   

Provisions for loan losses

  (36,475   (42,598   (29,891   (13,013   —        —        (15,899   (137,876
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans net of allowances (*)

  3,847,661      1,906,203      3,017,155      167,620      621,305      135      5,146,400      14,706,479   

Trading portfolio financial assets

  —        —        —        —        114,809      —        571,089      685,898   

Investments under agreements to resell

  —        —        —        —        27,106      —        50,973      78,079   

Derivative financial instruments

  —        —        —        —        651,284      —        115,515      766,799   

Financial investments available-for-sale

  —        —        —        —        677,793      —        479,103      1,156,896   

Held to maturity investments

  —        —        —        —        31,450      —        159,227      190,677   

Assets unallocated to any reportable segment (**)

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        2,772,199   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  3,847,661      1,906,203      3,017,155      167,620      2,123,747      135      6,522,307      20,357,027   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Accounts and demand deposits

  330,711      307,644      235,215      3      1,029      (4,531   801,149      1,671,220   

Other sight balances

  79,032      50,895      37,901      7,718      —        46,308      2,061,874      2,283,728   

Time Deposits and saving accounts

  967,530      866,950      1,141,464      13,212      2,850,439      —        2,237,371      8,076,966   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  —        —        —        —        720      8,139      652,804      661,663   

Derivative financial instruments

  —        —        —        —        526,806      —        80,877      607,683   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  —        —        —        —        1,028,953      —        402,970      1,431,923   

Debt issued

  —        —        —        —        2,705,331      —        373,719      3,079,050   

Liabilities unallocated to any reportable segment (***)

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        753,132   

Equity

  —        —        —        —        —        —        1,791,662   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  1,377,273      1,225,489      1,414,580      20,933      7,113,278      49,916      6,610,764      20,357,027   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Loans and receivables (bank and customers) net of allowances for loan losses as of December 31, 2013 and 2014. Year 2013 (Note 10 MM$126,039, Note 9 MCh$ 137). Year 2014 (Note 10 MM$137,605, Note 9 MCh$ 271).

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

(**) Assets unallocated to any operating segment correspond to the following:

 

     Notes      2013      2014  
ASSETS           MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and deposits in banks

     5         911,088         1,169,178   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         112,755         212,842   

Investments in associates

     12         13,922         15,842   

Intangible assets

     13         841,370         757,777   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     14         98,242         92,642   

Current income taxes

     15         —           1,608   

Deferred income taxes

     15         89,218         107,043   

Other assets

     16         293,118         415,267   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,359,713      2,772,199   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

(***) Liabilities unallocated to any operating segment correspond to the following:

 

LIABILITIES    Notes      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$  

Cash in the process of collection

     5         57,352         145,771   

Other financial obligations

     19         16,807         15,422   

Current income tax provision

     15         45,158         —     

Deferred income taxes

     15         182,373         180,934   

Provisions

     20         164,932         200,289   

Other liabilities

     21         185,506         210,716   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  652,128      753,132   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 5—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

a) Detail of cash and cash equivalents

The detail of the balances included under cash and cash equivalents is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and deposits in banks (1)

     

Cash

     164,628         175,886   

Deposits in the Central Bank of Chile

     39,285         39,885   

Deposits in national banks

     4,666         795   

Foreign deposits

     702,509         952,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Cash and deposits in banks

  911,088      1,169,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash in the process of collection, net (5b))

  55,403      67,071   

Highly liquid financial instruments (2)

  294,260      118,897   

Investments under agreements to resell (3)

  66,725      75,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

  1,327,476      1,430,586   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Amount in “Cash”, “Deposits in Central Bank of Chile” and Bank of the Republic of Colombia (included in “Foreign deposits”) are regulatory reserve deposits for wich the Bank must maintain a certain monthly average.
(2) Corresponds to those financial instruments in the trading portfolio and available-for-sale portfolio with maturities that do not exceed three months from their dates of acquisition. This detail is presented below:

 

     Notes      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$  

Trading Portfolio financial assets

     6         86,617         101,983   

Financial investment Available-for-sale portfolio

     11         207,643         16,914   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Highly liquid financial instruments

  294,260      118,897   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3) Corresponds to investments under agreements to resell with maturities that do not exceed three months from their dates of acquisition. This detail is presented below:

 

     Notes      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$  

Investment under agreement to resell

     7 a      66,725         75,440   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b) Cash in the process of collection

Cash in the process of collection is short-term, amounts in transit of collection.

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Assets

     

Outstanding notes frorn other banks

     47,737         55,775   

Funds receivable

     65,018         157,067   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal assets

  112,755      212,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

Funds Payable

  57,352      145,771   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal liabilities

  57,352      145,771   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net items in course of collection

  55,403      67,071   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 6—TRADING PORTFOLIO FINANCIAL ASSETS

The detail of the financial instruments classified as trading financial assets is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

     

Chilean Central Bank bonds

     746         —     

Chilean - Central Bank notes

     —           —     

Other Chilean Central Bank and government securities

     9,106         4,822   

Other national institution securities:

     

Bonds

     —           2,548   

Notes

     18,582         13,320   

Other Securities

     133         15   

Foreign Institution Securities:

     

Bonds

     326,141         542,791   

Notes

     —           —     

Other foreign Securities

     64,443         110,615   

Mutual funds Investments:

     

Funds managed by related organizations

     12,495         11,787   

Funds managed by third parties

     37         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (*)

  431,683      685,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) This total includes as of December 31, 2014 MCh$101,983 (MCh$86,617 as of December 31, 2013), included in Note 5 Cash and cash equivalents, which corresponds to those financial instruments with maturities that do not exceed three months from their dates of acquisition.

 

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NOTE 7—INVESTMENT AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

a) The Bank purchases financial instruments agreeing to resell them at a future date. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the instruments acquired under agreements to resell are as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Less than three
months
    More than three
months and less than
one year
     More than
one Year
     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Government and Chilean Central Bank Securities:

          

Chilean Central Bank Securities

     —          —           —           —     

Treasury Bonds and Notes

     —          —           —           —     

Other fiscal securities

     —          —           —           —     

Other securities issued locally:

          

Other local bank securities

     —          —           —           —     

Bonds and company business papers

     772        —           —           772   

Other securities issued locally

     9,669        1,219         —           10,888   

Securities issued abroad:

          

Government and Central Bank securities

     56,284        —           133,721         190,005   

Other Securities issued abroad

     —          —           —           —     

Mutual Funds Investments:

          

Funds managed by related companies

     —          —           —           —     

Funds managed by third parties

     —          —           —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  66,725 (*)    1,219      133,721      201,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Less than three
months
    More than three
months and less than
one year
     More than
one Year
     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Government and Chilean Central Bank Securities:

          

Chilean Central Bank Securities

     339        —           —           339   

Treasury Bonds and Notes

     —          —           —           —     

Other fiscal securities

     —          —           —           —     

Other securities issued locally:

          

Other local bank securities

     13,148        —           —           13,148   

Bonds and company business papers

     272        —           —           272   

Other securities issued locally

     10,708        2,639         —           13,347   

Securities issued abroad:

          

Government and Central Bank securities

     50,973        —           —           50,973   

Other Securities issued abroad

     —          —           —           —     

Mutual Funds Investments:

          

Funds managed by related companies

     —          —           —           —     

Funds managed by third parties

     —          —           —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  75,440 (*)    2,639      —        78,079   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) This total includes as of December 31, 2014 MCh$75,440 (MCh$66,725 as of December 31, 2013), included in Note 5 Cash and cash equivalents, which corresponds to those financial instruments with maturities that do not exceed three months from their dates of acquisition.

 

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b) The Bank obtains funds by selling financial instruments and committing itself to buy them back at future dates, plus interest at a fixed rate.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 obligations under repurchase agreements are the following:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Less than
three
months
     More than three
months and less
than one year
     More than one
Year
     Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Government and Chilean Central Bank Securities:

           

Chilean Central Bank Securities

     11,628         —           —           11,628   

Treasury Bonds and Notes

     —           —           —           —     

Other fiscal securities

     17,405         —           —           17,405   

Other securities issued locally:

           

Other local bank securities

     56,957         —           —           56,957   

Bonds and company business papers

     —           —           —           —     

Other securities issued locally

     —           —           —           —     

Securities issued abroad:

           

Government and Central Bank securities

     256,455         —           —           256,455   

Other Securities issued abroad

     —                 —     

Mutual Funds Investments:

           

Funds managed by related companies

     —           —           —           —     

Funds managed by third parties

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  342,445      —        —        342,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Less than
three
months
     More than three
months and less
than one year
     More than one
Year
     Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Government and Chilean Central Bank Securities:

           

Chilean Central Bank Securities

     720         —           —           720   

Treasury Bonds and Notes

     —           —           —           —     

Other fiscal securities

     —           —           —           —     

Other securities issued locally:

           

Other local bank securities

     8,138         —           —           8,138   

Bonds and company business papers

     —           —           —           —     

Other securities issued locally

     —           —           —           —     

Securities issued abroad:

           

Government and Central Bank securities

     652,805         —           —           652,805   

Other Securities issued abroad

     —           —           —           —     

Mutual Funds Investments:

           

Funds managed by related companies

     —           —           —           —     

Funds managed by third parties

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  661,663      —        —        661,663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 8—DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING

A. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank holds the following portfolio of derivative financial instruments:

A.1) Derivatives financial assets

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional         
     Up to 3 months      3 months to 1 year      Over one year      Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,401,493         1,568,880         257,382         70,265   

Interest Rate Swap

     476,480         1,259,204         6,437,978         153,007   

Foreign Currency Swap

     52,983         348,823         1,761,247         150,528   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     61,226         65,320         —           1,968   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     35,861         40,490         —           512   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,028,043      3,282,717      8,456,607      376,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional         
     Up to 3 months      3 months to 1 year      Over one year      Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Foreign Currency Forwards

     2,152,673         2,664,433         1,363,602         154,229   

Interest Rate Swap

     377,694         940,134         5,011,624         285,741   

Foreign Currency Swap

     153,015         297,605         1,922,635         323,785   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     39,462         36,175         —           2,648   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     49,992         34,594         —           396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,772,836      3,972,941      8,297,861      766,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A.2) Derivatives financial liabilities

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional         
     Up to 3 months      3 months to 1 year      Over one year      Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Foreign Currency Forwards

     3,431,709         1,947,645         228,605         62,170   

Interest Rate Swap

     628,224         1,977,705         6,061,512         100,784   

Foreign Currency Swap

     78,762         305,554         1,209,442         114,518   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     68,540         53,231         —           3,549   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     9,750         20,094         —           562   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,216,985      4,304,229      7,499,559      281,583   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional         
     Up to 3 months      3 months to 1 year      Over one year      Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Foreign Currency Forwards

     2,220,727         2,719,896         1,018,111         140,949   

Interest Rate Swap

     610,578         1,281,465         4,629,389         222,623   

Foreign Currency Swap

     99,063         320,262         1,243,465         240,861   

Foreign Currency Call Options

     60,237         39,121         —           2,564   

Foreign Currency Put Options

     11,420         14,727         —           686   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,002,025      4,375,471      6,890,965      607,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B. Hedge accounting

Fair value hedges:

The Bank uses interest rate derivatives to reduce the risk on certain items designated as hedged items, for example, long-and-short term debt issuances and assets such as commercial loans.

The Bank uses cross-currency swaps and interest rate swaps to hedge its exposure to changes in fair value of hedged items attributable to interest rates. The aforementioned hedging instruments change the effective cost of long-term issuances from a fixed interest rate to a variable interest rate.

Below is a detail by maturity of hedged items and hedging instruments as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, under fair value hedges.

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional  
     Within 1
year
     Between 1
and 3 years
     Between 3
and 6 years
     Over 6
years
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Hedged Items

           

Loans

     110,034         20,311         109,123         —     

Investment

     24,825         —           6,993         —     

Bonds

     —           —           157,924         20,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  134,859      20,311      274,040      20,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging instrument

Forward Currency

  6,177      —        —        —     

Interest Rate Swaps

  106,059      8,080      238,227      20,000   

Currency Swaps

  22,623      12,231      35,813      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  134,859      20,311      274,040      20,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional  
     Within 1
year
     Between 1
and 3 years
     Between 3
and 6 years
     Over 6
years
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Hedged Items

           

Loans

     66,000         48,000         —           —     

Working Capital

     181,639         26,738         57,456         —     

Bonds

     —           —           819,211         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  247,639      74,738      876,667      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging instrument

Interest Rate Swaps

  66,000      49,184      819,211      —     

Currency Swaps

  181,639      25,554      57,456      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  247,639      74,738      876,667      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges:

Cash flow hedges are used by the Bank to:

 

a) Reduce the volatility of cash flows in balance sheet items that are indexed to inflation through the use of inflation forwards and combinations of swaps in pesos and indexed units.

 

b) Set the rate of a portion of the pool of short-term liabilities in pesos, thus reducing the risk of an important part of the Bank’s cost of funding, although still maintaining the liquidity risk of the pool.

 

c) It also sets the rate of funding sources at a floating rate, decreasing the risk that its funding costs increase.

Below is a detailed account of hedged items and hedging instruments by maturity as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, under cash flow hedges.

 

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     As of December 31, 2013  
     Notional  
     Within 1
year
     Between 1
and 3 years
     Between 3
and 6 years
     Over 6
years
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Hedged Items

           

Loans

     225,867         74,591         —           —     

Investments

     —           —           —           15,677   

Demand Deposits

     115,000         213,800         30,300         —     

Working Capital

     134,236         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  475,103      288,391      30,300      15,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging instrument

Foreign Currency Forwards

  97,900      74,591      —        —     

Interest Rate Swaps

  236,367      213,800      30,300      —     

Currency Swaps

  140,836      —        —        15,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  475,103      288,391      30,300      15,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notional  
     Within 1
year
     Between 1
and 3 years
     Between 3
and 6 years
     Over 6
years
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Hedged Items

           

Loans

     512,244         224,904         —           43,000   

Investments

     —           —           —           4,745   

Demand Deposits

     168,800         45,000         30,300         —     

Working Capital

     42,382         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  723,426      269,904      30,300      47,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging instrument

Foreign Currency Forwards

  512,244      86,195      —        —     

Interest Rate Swaps

  168,800      139,933      30,300      43,000   

Currency Swaps

  42,382      43,776      —        4,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  723,426      269,904      30,300      47,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The effective portion of increase/decrease in fair value of the hedging instruments of the hedged items from cash flow hedges, MCh$958 (MCh$(5,187) as of December 31, 2013) (Note 23g) Shareholders Equity) and the ineffective portion of increase/decrease in fair value of the hedging instruments of the hedged items from cash flow hedges, MCh$5 (MCh$51 as of December 31, 2013) (Note 27 Net Foreign Exchange Income (losses) – Fair value gains (losses) on hedging derivatives), as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were as follow with respect to the following hedged items:

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

           As of December 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2014  
           Effective     Ineffective      Effective     Ineffective  
     Note     portion     portion      portion     portion  
           MCh$     MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

Demand Deposits

       (3,324     2         (3,380     —     

Loans

       (766     —           4,168        5   

Investments

       (646     49         (58     —     

Financial Obligation

       (451     —           228        —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net flows

  23 g   (5,187   51      958      5   

Hedging net investment in foreign operations:

The Bank has a foreign operation (New York Branch) whose functional currency (US dollars) is other than the Bank’s functional currency. When translating the results of operations and financial position of this foreign operation into the Bank’s presentation currency, the Bank recognizes foreign exchange differences in other comprehensive income until it disposes of the foreign operation. For this reason, the Bank decided to hedge the foreign currency risk arising from its net investment in this foreign operation and has designated non-derivative financial instruments as hedging instruments. Gains or losses relating to the effective portion of the hedge are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading hedge of a net investment in foreign operation within equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss. Gains or losses on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss on the disposal of the foreign operation.

Gains or losses on the hedge of the net investment in its foreign operation that have been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are as follows:

 

     Note      2012      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Beginning balance

        (245      365         (1,907

Gains (losses) on hedge of net investment in foreign operation, before tax

     23 f      757         (2,840      (4,751

Income tax relating to hedges of net investments in foreign operations

     23 f      (147      568         1,371   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance

  365      (1,907   (5,287
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

No ineffective portion was recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014.

 

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NOTE 9—LOANS AND RECEIVABLES FROM BANKS

a) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, loans and receivables from banks are as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Local Banks

     

Loans to local banks

     —           —     

Allowances for loans losses

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Banks

Loans from foreign banks

  78,064      194,433   

Other debts with foreign banks

  —        —     

Allowances for loans losses

  (137   (271
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  77,927      194,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Banco Central of Chile

Restricted Deposits in the Central Bank of Chile

  140,017      620,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  140,017      620,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  217,944      814,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

b) The movement in the allowances for loan losses as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

            As of December 31, 2013  
     Note      Local Banks      Foreign Banks      Total  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2013

        —           (178      (178

Write-offs

        —           —           —     

Established provisions

     28         —           (1,054      (1,054

Released provisions

     28         —           1,086         1,086   

Impairment

        —           —           —     

Impairment reversal

        —           —           —     

Exchange Differences

        —           9         9   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  —        (137   (137
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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            As of December 31, 2014  
     Note      Local Banks      Foreign Banks      Total  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2014

        —           (137      (137

Write-offs

        —           —           —     

Established provisions

     28         —           (269      (269

Released provisions

     28         —           141         141   

Impairment

        —           —           —     

Impairment reversal

        —           —           —     

Exchange Differences

        —           (6      (6
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  —        (271   (271
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 10—LOANS AND RECEIVABLES FROM CUSTOMERS

a) Loans and receivables from customers

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the composition of the loan portfolio is as follows:

 

As of December 31, 2013

   Gross Assets      Allowances for loan losses         
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      Individually
Evaluated for
impairment
     Collectively
evaluated for
impairment
     Total      Net carrying
amount
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Commercial loans:

                    

Commercial loans

     7,447,610         241,817         7,689,427         53,854         10,192         64,046         7,625,381   

Foreign trade loans

     427,242         31,832         459,074         21,736         236         21,972         437,102   

Current account debtors

     26,925         1,010         27,935         444         298         742         27,193   

Factoring operations

     75,102         282         75,384         1,921         183         2,104         73,280   

Leasing transactions (*)

     773,884         37,998         811,882         80         340         420         811,462   

Other loans and receivables

     220,322         1,432         221,754         601         1,469         2,070         219,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  8,971,085      314,371      9,285,456      78,636      12,718      91,354      9,194,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage loans:

Letters of credit loans

  71,285      2,764      74,049      —        218      218      73,831   

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  189,563      6,796      196,359      —        1,571      1,571      194,788   

Other mutual mortgage loans

  1,400,825      18,986      1,419,811      —        4,080      4,080      1,415,731   

Leasing transactions (*)

  256,177      4,706      260,883      —        738      738      260,145   

Other loans and receivables

  36,323      1,551      37,874      —        361      361      37,513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  1,954,173      34,803      1,988,976      —        6,968      6,968      1,982,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

Consumer loans

  1,028,252      33,744      1,061,996      —        15,817      15,817      1,046,179   

Current account debtors

  39,547      465      40,012      —        1,074      1,074      38,938   

Credit card

  224,607      4,169      228,776      —        2,495      2,495      226,281   

Consumer leasing transactions (*)

  21,087      495      21,582      —        145      145      21,437   

Other loans and receivables

  265,828      5,055      270,883      —        8,186      8,186      262,697   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  1,579,321      43,928      1,623,249      —        27,717      27,717      1,595,532   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  12,504,579      393,102      12,897,681      78,636      47,403      126,039      12,771,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

As of December 31, 2014

   Gross Assets      Allowances for loan losses         
     Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total      Individually
Evaluated for
impairment
     Collectively
evaluated for
impairment
     Total      Net carrying
amount
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Commercial loans:

                    

Commercial loans

     8,051,738         251,340         8,303,078         56,527         10,166         66,693         8,236,385   

Foreign trade loans

     481,183         24,368         505,551         20,703         272         20,975         484,576   

Current account debtors

     32,123         2,727         34,850         704         811         1,515         33,335   

Factoring operations

     69,771         143         69,914         1,733         143         1,876         68,038   

Leasing transactions (*)

     827,393         39,099         866,492         49         263         312         866,180   

Other loans and receivables

     308,438         2,152         310,590         1,146         3,492         4,638         305,952   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  9,770,646      319,829      10,090,475      80,862      15,147      96,009      9,994,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage loans:

Letters of credit loans

  62,262      2,360      64,622      —        192      192      64,430   

Endorsable mutual mortgage loans

  176,912      5,402      182,314      —        1,045      1,045      181,269   

Other mutual mortgage loans

  1,643,396      22,915      1,666,311      —        5,046      5,046      1,661,265   

Leasing transactions (*)

  275,019      5,554      280,573      —        1,247      1,247      279,326   

Other loans and receivables

  34,588      1,150      35,738      —        232      232      35,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  2,192,177      37,381      2,229,558      —        7,762      7,762      2,221,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

Consumer loans

  1,093,754      37,104      1,130,858      —        20,015      20,015      1,110,843   

Current account debtors

  46,239      1,325      47,564      —        1,713      1,713      45,851   

Credit card

  236,698      5,003      241,701      —        4,096      4,096      237,605   

Consumer leasing transactions (*)

  19,309      452      19,761      —        59      59      19,702   

Other loans and receivables

  264,853      5,105      269,958      —        7,951      7,951      262,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  1,660,853      48,989      1,709,842      —        33,834      33,834      1,676,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  13,623,676      406,199      14,029,875      80,862      56,743      137,605      13,892,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Lease transactions (commercial, mortgage and consumer) are presented net of allowance and total MCh$1,165,208 as of December 31, 2014 (MCh$1,093,044 as of December 31, 2013).

Guarantees taken by the Bank to secure collections of rights reflected in its loan portfolios are collateral (urban and rural property, farm land, ships and aircraft, mining claims and other assets) and pledges (inventory, farm assets, industrial assets, plantings and other pledged assets). As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of guarantees taken corresponds to 83.4% and 80.9% of the loans and receivables, respectively.

In the case of mortgage guarantees, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of the guarantees taken corresponds to 51.1% and 50.0% of the balance of these loans and receivables, respectively.

The Bank finances its customers’ asset purchases, both movable and real estate, through lease contracts that are included within loans and receivables from customers. As of December 31, 2014, MCh$393,254 corresponds to leases of movable assets (MCh$152,193 as of December 31, 2013) and MCh$742,600 to leases of real estate assets (MCh$179,552 as of December 31, 2013).

 

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Where appropriate, we obtain collateral in respect of our loans and receivables from customers. The collateral normally takes the form of a mortgage (i.e., urban and rural properties, agricultural lands, maritime vessels and aircraft, mineral rights and other assets) and liens (i.e., inventories, agricultural goods, industrial goods, plantations and other property pledged as security) over the customer’s assets. The existence and amount of collateral generally varies from loan to loan, based on the credit worthiness of the borrower.

We review collateral fair values by obtaining appraisals on impaired secured loans every 18 months and on normal secured loans every three years.

We monitor collateral values between appraisals on an on going basis in order to capture any unusual significant changes (i.e., improved conditions in the real estate industry, changes in overall economic conditions, etc.) in market-based evidence used in the appraisals. In the event that unusual significant changes occur between appraisals, the collateral values are reassessed and recalculated.

During 2014, the Bank has received assets such as homes, apartments, commercial and agricultural lands, among others, with a fair value of MCh$3,550 (MCh$1,785 in 2013) through foreclosure or judicial proceedings.

b) Portfolio characteristics

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the loan portfolio before allowances for loan losses by customer economic activity was as follows:

 

    National Loans     Foreign Loans     Total     Distribution Percentage as of  
    2013     2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013     2014  
    MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     %     %  

Commercial loans:

               

Manufacturing

    499,037        965,965        332,767        111,397        831,804        1,077,362        6.45     7.68

Mining

    328,377        266,661        457,884        363,055        786,261        629,716        6.10     4.49

Electricity, gas and water

    146,316        273,576        351,301        483,644        497,617        757,220        3.86     5.40

Agriculture and livestock

    179,008        179,863        123,906        123,166        302,914        303,029        2.35     2.16

Forestry and wood extraction

    23,650        48,344        8,875        7,785        32,525        56,129        0.25     0.40

Fishing

    1,212        2,199        —          —          1,212        2,199        0.01     0.02

Transport

    196,092        182,364        165,982        146,354        362,074        328,718        2.81     2.34

Communications

    3,423        3,490        111,671        91,191        115,094        94,681        0.89     0.67

Construction

    854,452        887,305        257,438        214,999        1,111,890        1,102,304        8.62     7.86

Commerce

    434,713        415,695        1,034,412        943,143        1,469,125        1,358,838        11.39     9.69

Services

    2,695,813        2,620,475        980,883        1,305,238        3,676,696        3,925,713        28.51     27.98

Others

    70,829        286,578        27,415        167,988        98,244        454,566        0.76     3.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotals

  5,432,922      6,132,515      3,852,534      3,957,960      9,285,456      10,090,475      72.00   71.93
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage Loans

  1,529,701      1,730,106      459,275      499,452      1,988,976      2,229,558      15.42   15.89

Consumer loans

  504,940      568,426      1,118,309      1,141,416      1,623,249      1,709,842      12.58   12.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  7,467,563      8,431,047      5,430,118      5,598,828      12,897,681      14,029,875      100.00   100.00
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

c) Allowances for loans losses

The changes in allowances for loan losses during the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

     Note      Individually
Evaluated for
impairment
     Collectively
evaluated for
impairment
     Total  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balances as January 1, 2013

        65,164         44,437         109,601   

Impaired portfolio write-offs:

           

Commercial loans

        (30,178      (12,253      (42,431

Mortgage loans

        —           (2,831      (2,831

Consumer loans

        —           (62,296      (62,296
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Write-offs

  (30,178   (77,380   (107,558

Established provision

  28      193,586      137,423      331,009   

Provision released

  28      (148,563   (62,875   (211,438

Impairment

  —        —        —     

Debt exchange and loans-sale

  (4,565   —        (4,565

Exchange rate differences

  3,192      5,798      8,990   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  10 a   78,636      47,403      126,039   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Note      Individually
Evaluated for
impairment
     Collectively
evaluated for
impairment
     Total  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balances as January 1, 2014

        78,636         47,403         126,039   

Impaired portfolio write-offs:

           

Commercial loans

        (20,964      (16,133      (37,097

Mortgage loans

        —           (2,506      (2,506

Consumer loans

        —           (62,032      (62,032
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Write-offs

  (20,964   (80,671   (101,635

Established provision

  28      133,767      194,498      328,265   

Provision released

  28      (91,686   (84,490   (176,176

Impairment

  —        —        —     

Debt exchange and loans-sale

  (9,239   —        (9,239

Exchange rate differences

  (9,652   (19,997   (29,649
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  10 a   80,862      56,743      137,605   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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d) Portfolio sale

 

1. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Bank and its subsidiaries engaged in portfolio purchases and sales. The effect on income of these transactions as a whole does not exceed 5% of before tax profit for the year, and is recorded within net gains from trading and brokerage activities in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the Period, disclosed in Note 26 Net Trading and Investment Income within “Other financial investments at fair value with effect on profit or loss”.

 

2. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Bank and its subsidiaries derecognized 100% of its sold portfolio, thus complying with the requirements of the accounting policy for derecognizing financial assets and liabilities in Note 1, letter z) of these annual consolidated financial statements.

During 2013 and 2014, CorpBanca sold part of its portfolio of state-guaranteed loans and receivables (CAE for its Spanish acronym) through a competitive bidding process for awards of the Financing Facility and Administration of Loans for Studies in Higher Education Law No. 20,027.The open bidding model for financial institutions, reflected in the respective databases, allow selling a percentage of the state-guaranteed loans and receivables to third parties. On the portfolio sale, CorpBanca transferred substantially all the risks and benefits associated with this portfolio. The detail of loans and receivables sold is as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     No. of Loans      Carrying
Amount
     Proceeds for
sales
     Gain (Loss)
on sale (*)
 
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Loans sold

     28,120         50,018         53,019         3,197   

Loans sold

     12,430         16,934         16,934         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  40,550      66,952      69,953      3,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     No. of Loans      Carrying
Amount
     Proceeds for
sales
     Gain (Loss)
on sale (*)
 
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Loans sold

     9,265         11,028         9,802         (1,226

Loans sold

     64,373         126,372         143,193         16,821   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  73,638      137,400      152,995      15,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) This amount is included under line item “Trading and investment income, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income, disclosed in Note 26 Net Trading and Investment Income, line “Other financial investments at fair value with effect on profit or loss”.

 

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e) Lease

The maturity of finance leases as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, is detailed as follows:

 

           2013      2014  
           Net Leasing      Net Leasing  
     Note     MCh$      MCh$  

Up to 1 month

       29,928         20,397   

From 1 month to 3 months

       40,820         24,393   

From 3 months to 1 year

       167,689         87,485   

From 1 year to 3 years

       322,322         230,620   

From 3 years to 6 years

       223,757         263,055   

Over 6 years

       308,528         539,258   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  10 a ) (*)    1,093,044      1,165,208   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Includes commercial leasing transactions of MCh$866,180 (MCh$811,462) mortgage leasing transactions of MCh$279,326 (MCh$260,145) and consumer leasing transactions of MCh$19,702 (MCh$21,437) as of December 2013 and 2014.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 11—INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the detail of financial investments available for sale and held to maturity was as follows:

 

a) Financial investments

 

     As of December 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2014  
     Available for
sale
    Held to
maturity
     Total      Available
for sale
    Held to
maturity
     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government Securities

               

Chilean Central Bank securities

     334,718        —           334,718         276,487        —           276,487   

Chilean Treasury Bonds

     847        —           847         253,999        —           253,999   

Other government securities

     21,769        —           21,769         6,442        —           6,442   

Other financial instruments

               

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     78,712        —           78,712         54,162        —           54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     313        —           313         203        —           203   

Chilean financial institution bonds

     17,985        —           17,985         —          —           —     

Other local investments

     136,623        8,632         145,255         51,526        7,175         58,701   

Financial instruments Issued abroad

               

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     212,280        93,750         306,030         434,392        —           434,392   

Other foreign investments

     85,840        135,140         220,980         79,685        183,502         263,187   

Impairment provision

     —          —           —           —          —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

               

Chilean corporate bonds

     —          —           —           —          —           —     

Other investments

     —          —           —           —          —           —     

Impairment Provision

     —          —           —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  889,087  (*)    237,522      1,126,609      1,156,896  (*)    190,677      1,347,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) As of December 31, 2014 this total includes MCh$16,914 (MCh$207,643 as of December 31, 2013), included in Note 5 Cash and cash equivalents, which corresponds to those financial instruments with maturities that do not exceed three months from their dates of acquisition.

As of December 31, 2014, the portfolio of financial investments available-for-sale includes net unrealized losses and gains, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income.

 

b) Impairment of investment instruments

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, there are no significant or prolonged declines in value.

All investments quoted in non-active markets and classified as available-for-sale have been recorded at their fair value.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

c) Detail of investments available-for-sale portfolio as of December, 31, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

           

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     334,864         381         (527      334,718   

Chilean Central Bank Notes

     850         —           (3      847   

Other government securities

     21,816         3         (50      21,769   

Other Financial Instruments

           

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     78,375         337         —           78,712   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     310         3         —           313   

Chilean financial institution bonds

     17,985         —           —           17,985   

Other local investments

     138,317         467         (2,161      136,623   

Financial instruments Issued abroad

           

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     212,291         —           (11      212,280   

Other foreign investments

     87,825         98         (2,083      85,840   

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

           

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —           —     

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

  892,633      1,289      (4,835   889,087   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

           

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     275,640         1,606         (759      276,487   

Chilean Central Bank Notes

     253,845         702         (548      253,999   

Other government securities

     6,430         12         —           6,442   

Other Financial Instruments

           

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     53,972         190         —           54,162   

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     201         2         —           203   

Chilean financial institution bonds

     —           —           —           —     

Other local investments

     50,746         780         —           51,526   

Financial instruments Issued abroad

           

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     447,131         291         (13,030      434,392   

Other foreign investments

     80,536         363         (1,214      79,685   

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     

Unquoted securities in active markets

           

Chilean corporate bonds

     —           —           —           —     

Other investments

     —           —           —           —     

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

  1,168,501      3,946      (15,551   1,156,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

d) The classification of our available-for-sale securities within the fair value hierarchy is as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Available for sale Portfolio  
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

           

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     334,718         334,063         655         —     

Chilean Central Bank Notes

     847         847         —           —     

Other government securities

     21,769         —           21,769         —     

Other Financial Instruments

           

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     78,712         —           78,712         —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     313         —           313         —     

Chilean financial institution bonds

     17,985         —           17,985         —     

Other local investments

     136,623         —           136,623         —     

Financial instruments Issued abroad

           

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     212,280         212,280         —           —     

Other foreign investments

     85,840         48,686         37,154         —     

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

  889,087      595,876      293,211      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Available for sale Portfolio  
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

           

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     276,487         276,487         —           —     

Chilean Central Bank Notes

     253,999         253,999         —           —     

Other Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

     6,442         —           6,442         —     

Other Financial Instruments

           

Promissory notes related to deposits in local banks

     54,162         —           54,162         —     

Chilean mortgage finance bonds

     203         —           203         —     

Chilean financial institution bonds

     51,526         —           51,526         —     

Financial instruments Issued abroad

           

Foreign government and central bank instruments

     434,392         434,392         —           —     

Other foreign investments

     79,685         —           79,685         —     

Impairment Provision

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

  1,156,896      964,878      192,018      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 12—INVESTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

 

a) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the investments in other companies are detailed as follows:

 

           As of December 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2014  
           Ownership      Ownership  

Company

         %      MCh$      %      MCh$  

Nexus S.A.

       12.90         1,057         12.90         1,057   

Transbank S.A.

     (i     8.72         939         8.72         3,145   

Combanc S.A.

       5.29         159         5.29         159   

Redbanc S.A.

       2.50         110         2.50         110   

Sociedad Interbancaria de Depósitos de Valores S.A.

       3.91         75         3.91         75   

Imerc OTC S.A

       6.67         864         6.67         864   

Deceval S.A.

     (ii     11.35         6,589         10.76         5,915   

A.C.H Colombia

     (ii     4.22         489         4.22         447   

Redeban Multicolor S.A

     (ii     1.60         284         1.60         263   

Cámara de Compensación Divisas de Col. S.A.

     (ii     7.76         73         6.38         68   

Cámara de Riesgo Central de Contraparte S.A.

     (ii     2.42         208         2.42         192   

B.C.H. - Liquidación

     (ii     —           15         —           —     

Cifin

     (ii     9.00         150         9.00         295   

Servibanca - Tecnibanca

     (ii     4.54         719         4.54         1,130   

Shares or rights in other companies

                                 

Santiago Stock Exchange Shares

       2.08         1,056         2.08         1,056   

Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange Shares

       2.44         211         2.44         211   

Colombia Stock Exchange

     (ii     0.97         841         0.97         778   

Fogacol

     (ii     150.000 Unit         83         150.000 Unit         77   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

  13,922      15,842   
       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(i) Capital increase in Transbank from CorpBanca as part of the capital contribution in accordance with the Share Subscription Agreement.
(ii) This corresponds to investments in other companies made by its Colombian subsidiaries.

During as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Bank received dividends from its investment in other companies as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Dividends received

     367         1,241         1,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  367      1,241      1,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The movements of investment in other companies as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 were the following:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Opening balance at January 1,

     5,793         13,922   

Investment acquisitions

     8,129         2,664   

Investment sales

     —           (16

Exchange rate differences

     —           (728
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31,

  13,922      15,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

b) Business Combination – Banco CorpBanca Colombia and Subsidiaries with Helm Bank and Subsidiaries.

 

  a. Overview

 

    On July 4, 2013, the Chilean Central Bank (BCCH in Spanish) authorized CorpBanca to make an investment abroad consisting of the acquisition through its subsidiary Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. (domiciled in Bogota, Colombia, the “Acquirer”) of up to 100% of Helm Bank S.A., including its subsidiaries in Colombia, which provide complementary services through the subsidiaries Helm Comisionista and Helm Fiduciaria, Panama and the Cayman Islands (the “Acquirees”), with the purpose of subsequently merging both banks incorporated in Colombia; and for CorpBanca Chile (“the Buyer”) to directly acquire up to 80% of the shares of Helm Corredores de Seguros S.A., (“the Acquiree”, domiciled in Colombia). In terms of the subsidiaries owned by Helm Bank S.A in Panama and the Cayman Islands, BCCH did not directly authorize CorpBanca Chile to invest in them. It resulted as a necessary consequence of the acquisition of their parent company Helm Bank S.A. under the terms authorized by the SBIF. The SBIF established for CorpBanca Chile the obligation to liquidate the operations of the subsidiary incorporated in the Cayman Islands once it took control of the parent company in the shortest time possible and under the terms and conditions set forth in the relevant SBIF ruling.

 

    As a result, CorpBanca Colombia committed to acquire the voting and non-voting shares of Helm Bank S.A. and subsidiaries. As part of the agreement, CorpBanca Colombia committed to acquiring up to 100% of the preferential dividend and non-voting shares (preferential shares).

 

    It acquired, for merger purposes, 2,387,387,295 common shares, which represent 58.89% of the outstanding common shares (51.61% of subscribed and paid capital) of Helm Bank during the first close and 1,656,579,084 common shares, which represent 40.86% of the outstanding common shares (35.81% of subscribed and paid capital) of Helm Bank during the second close for a total of 4,043,966,379 common shares, which represent 99.75% of the total outstanding common shares and 87.42% of the subscribed and paid capital of Helm Bank, for purchases made on August 6 and 29, 2013.

 

    On January 28, 2014, CorpBanca Colombia honored that commitment, carrying out a voluntary Takeover Bid (TOB) for the preferential shares as part of the third close, which was mainly designed to offer a liquidity and sales mechanism to the preferential shareholders under the same economic conditions that were agreed upon for the sellers of the common shares of Helm Bank under the SPA and to facilitate the merger process, enabling CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries to expand their presence in the medium and long term as loan establishments in the Colombian market, obtaining a 12.36% interest and therefore retaining a total interest of 99.78% of subscribed and paid capital .

 

    As explicitly legally required, CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank had to merge within the year following the date of the first acquisition of shares of Helm Bank (i.e. before August 6, 2014).

 

    On July 1, 2014, the merger between CorpBanca Colombia S.A., as the surviving entity, and Helm Bank S.A., as the absorbed entity, was formalized. As a result, Helm Bank S.A. is dissolved without being liquidated and all of its assets, rights and obligations are transferred fully to the absorbing entity.

 

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The acquired interests are summarized as follows:

 

Closing

  

Share Type

   Total No. of Shares      No. of Shares Acquired      Ownership Interest by
Share Type (%)
    Total Ownership Interest
(%)
 
          (a)      (b)      (b)/(a)        

First

   Common      —           2,387,387,295         58.89     51.61

Second

   Common      —           1,656,579,084         40.86     35.81
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

  4,054,076,213      4,043,966,379      99.75   87.42
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Third

Preferential   571,749,459      571,749,459      100.00   12.36
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  4,625,825,672      4,615,715,838      —        99.78
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  b. Main Reasons for the Purchase

After receiving the necessary regulatory authorizations from regulators in Chile, Colombia, Panama and the Cayman Islands, the Bank took control of Helm Bank and subsidiaries through its subsidiary Banco CorpBanca Colombia. With the recent acquisition of Helm Bank and its subsequent merger with CorpBanca Colombia, CorpBanca Chile has consolidated its operations in Colombia, reaffirming its long-term commitment to this market.

For CorpBanca Chile, the Colombian market has great potential and significant room for growth in the banking business. Many Chilean investors have invested in Colombia and the Bank aims to assist customers with these projects, to strengthen long-term relationships with people and companies in that country, and also to provide peace of mind to our shareholders and investors by diversifying risks and earnings sources.

 

  c. Detail of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

 

1. The fair values presented as of December 31, 2013, in the audited consolidated financial statements (see (1) in section 3.1 of the table below) were calculated on a provisional basis determined by skilled professionals that were independent from CorpBanca and subsidiaries (the Group).

 

2. In accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations, if the purchase price allocation is accounted for provisionally, at the end of the accounting period in which the combination takes place the Group should report the provisional amounts of the incomplete items in its consolidated financial statements. During the measurement period, CorpBanca will retroactively adjust the provisional amounts recognized as of the date of acquisition to reflect the new information obtained regarding the facts and circumstances that existed as of the date of acquisition that, had they been known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. During the measurement period, the acquirer will also recognize additional assets or liabilities if new information is obtained regarding facts and circumstances that existed as of the date of acquisition that, had they been known, would have resulted in recognition of these assets and liabilities as of that date. The measurement period will end as soon as the Group receives the information that it was looking for regarding the facts and circumstances that existed as of the date of acquisition or concludes that no more information can be obtained. However, the measurement period shall not exceed one year (in our case August 6, 2014) from the date of acquisition described above.

 

3. During the measurement period, the Group retroactively adjusted the fair values determined on a provisional basis in accordance with IFRS 3. (see (2) of section 3.1 of the table below).

This had no impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the period 2013.

 

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3.1 Fair Value of the Identifiable Assets and Liabilities of Helm Bank and Subsidiaries as of the Date of Acquisition (August 6, 2013):

 

          Fair Value Recognized at
Acquisition Date
    Difference in
Amounts at Close
of Measurement
Period
       
          Provisional (1)
MCh$
    Final (2)
MCh$
    MCh$        
          (c.1, c.2, a)     (c.3)     (c.3)     Observation  

Total net identifiable assets at fair value

        364,233        360,042        (4,191  

Non-controlling interest at fair value

        (1,485     (1,485     —          (b

Intangible assets

        146,384        142,201        (4,183     (k

Contingent liabilities

        (3,703     (1,054     2,649        (h

Net deferred taxes

        (48,521     (47,832     689        (i

Deferred taxes (mercantile loan)

        31,585        27,990        (3,595     (g
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Subtotal fair value

(i)   488,493      479,862      (8,631
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Goodwill arising in acquisition

(ii)   189,622      198,253      8,631      (c,e
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total value of company

(i) + (ii)   678,115      678,115      —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net cash received with subsidiary

  349,245      349,245      —        (j

Cash payment

  (596,004   (596,004   —        (j
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net cash disbursement

(i)   (246,759   (246,759   —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Liability for preferential shares

(ii)   (83,998   (83,998   —        (j
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total value of company

(i) + (ii)   (330,757   (330,757   —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a) This business combination was accounted for using the acquisition method as of the purchase date, which is the date on which control is transferred to the Group. The Bank obtains control in an investee when it has exposure, or rights, to variable returns from the investor’s involvement with the investee and has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. Potential voting rights that are currently enforceable or convertible were considered when evaluating control. Due to its interest in Helm Bank, CorpBanca has the following substantive rights:

 

    Voting rights in proportion to its interest in the companies.

 

    The right to name or remove key members of management or others of the investees that have the ability to direct relevant activities.

 

    The right to direct the activities of investees for the benefit of the bank.

 

(b) CorpBanca decided to measure the non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value. This value was estimated by applying the discounted cash flow method.

 

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(c) The Group valued goodwill as of the acquisition date, taking into account the following factors:

 

    Fair value of the consideration transferred;

 

    The fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, plus

 

    If the business combination is performed in stages (not the case for our purposes), the fair value of the existing interests in the equity of the acquiree;

 

    Less the net amount recognized (generally the fair value) of the identifiable assets acquired and the identifiable liabilities assumed.

 

(d) Regarding the preceding point, when the excess is negative, a gain on sale with advantageous conditions is recognized immediately in profit and loss (such was not the case with this business combination).

 

(e) The goodwill of MCh$ 198,253 recognized as of the date of acquisition was attributed to expected synergies and other benefits arising from the combination of the entities’ assets and activities. This goodwill was not expected to be tax deductible. The final amount of goodwill determined by adjusting the fair value during the measurement period increased by MCh$ 8,631.

 

(f) As of the date of acquisition, the fair value of loans and receivables (including loans and advances to banks) totaled MCh$3,015,395 and their gross amount was MCh$ 3,142,532.

 

(g) A deferred tax asset must be recognized as part of the purchase price allocation for the mercantile tax credit generated under Colombian regulations. This is based on a future tax benefit existing as of the transaction date to reduce the future income tax basis (i.e. this credit is likely to be recovered). This analysis is based on IAS 12 Income Taxes. The amount for this deferred tax for the mercantile tax credit is MCh$ 27,990.

 

(h) As of the date of acquisition, a contingent liability with a fair value of MCh$ 3,703 was determined as a result of legal contingencies. As of the date of the reporting period, the Bank reevaluated that contingent liability and determined variations in its value, giving a final amount of MCh$ 1,054.

 

(i) The acquirer recorded and measured deferred tax assets and/or liabilities that arose from the aforementioned assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with IAS 12. The acquirer accounted for the tax effects of temporary differences that existed as of the acquisition date, totaling MCh$47,832.

 

(j) The total consideration transferred in the transaction was MCh$ 596,004. Net cash received for cash flow purposes was MCh$ 246,759. In 2013 and 2014, the line item “Acquisition of Subsidiary Helm Bank, net of cash acquired” was added to the cash flow statement. This includes the net cash disbursement for the purchase of Helm Bank S.A. and subsidiaries, detailed as follows:

 

          2014      2013  
          MCh$      MCh$  

Helm Bank and subsidiaries

        83,998         246,759   

Helm Corredor de Seguros

   (*)      —           8,685   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash disbursement for acquisition

  83,998      255,444   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Included in Section: Business Combination – CorpBanca Chile and Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A.

 

(k) The fair value was assigned to intangible assets (mainly related to customers and licenses for MCh$ 142,201) and their respective deferred taxes. See Note 13 Intangible Assets to these consolidated financial statements.

 

(l) The transaction did not include any agreements involving contingent considerations.

 

(m) Since the acquisition date, during the 2013 period Helm Bank and subsidiaries contributed MCh$ 67,927 to net interest income, MCh$ 12,753 to net fees and commissions, MCh$ 92,429 to net operating income and MCh$ 34,076 to before tax profit for the period. If the combination had occurred at the beginning of the period (January 1, 2013), net interest and adjustment income would have been MCh$ 280,981 and before tax profit for the period would have been MCh$ 62,001. In determining these amounts, management has assumed that the provisional fair value adjustments originated on the date of acquisition would have been the same had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

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(n) The acquisition-related transaction costs of MCh$ 3,935, mainly for external legal fees and due diligence costs, are charged to administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Income and included within cash flows from operating activities in the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

(o) Both the goodwill arising from the acquisition of a foreign business (the case of Helm and other group entities) as well as the fair value adjustments made to the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities must be treated as assets and liabilities of the same entity as a result of the acquisition of this business. In other words, they will be expressed in the same functional currency of the company (the Colombian peso) and will be converted at the closing exchange rate (COP to Ch$ exchange rate for parent company accounting purposes) in accordance with IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.

 

c) Business Combination – Banco CorpBanca Chile and Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A.

 

  a. Overview

As part of the transaction with Helm, Banco CorpBanca Chile, domiciled in Chile, acquired 80.00% of the shares with voting rights of Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A. (HCS). This company, created January 16, 1985, is engaged in brokering insurance, under the supervision of the Colombian Financial Superintendency. It is domiciled in Bogota. This entity was common controlled by the same party as Helm Bank S.A. prior to its acquisition by the Bank.

 

  b. Main Reasons for the Purchase

With this acquisition, CorpBanca sought to expand regionally and simultaneously participate in the growing Colombian banking market as a complementary business whose potential is based on the sound economic prospects of that country.

 

  c. Detail of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Helm Corredores de Seguros S.A. as of the date of acquisition (August 6, 2013) was as follows:

 

     MCh$  

Total net identifiable assets at fair value

     4,030   

Non-controlling interest measured at fair value (using an income approach)

     (2,278

Intangible assets

     1,797   

Deferred income taxes

     (616

Goodwill arising from acquisition

     6,171   
  

 

 

 

Consideration transferred for the acquisition

  9,104   
  

 

 

 

Net cash received from subsidiary

  419   

Gross cash consideration

  (9,104
  

 

 

 

Net cash consideration paid

  (8,685
  

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

  d. Important Matters Regarding the Acquisition

 

    The same criteria described for the business combination between CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries and Helm Bank and subsidiaries in sections c.1, c.2 and 3.3 letters a), b), c), d), i), j), k), l) and o) were used for this transaction. No adjustments were made during the measurement period.

 

    As of the acquisition date, no contingent liabilities were determined.

 

    Since the acquisition date, during the 2013 period HCS contributed MCh$ 29 to net interest income, MCh$ 3,081 to net fees and commissions, MCh$ 3,111 to net operating income and MCh$ 901 to before tax profit for the period. If the combination had occurred at the beginning of the period (January 1, 2013), net interest and adjustment income of Banco CorpBanca Chile would have been MCh$ 457,716 and before tax profit for the period would have been MCh$ 232,600 (these amounts do not include the effects of the business combination with Helm and subsidiaries). In determining these amounts, management has assumed that the provisional fair value adjustments originated on the date of acquisition would have been the same had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

    The goodwill of MCh$ 6,171 recognized as of the date of acquisition was attributed to expected synergies and other benefits arising from the combination of the assets and activities of HCS. Goodwill was not expected to be tax deductible.

 

  e. Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Goodwill.

Goodwill is tested annually to determine whether impairment exists (as of December 31, of each year) and when circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may be impaired. This impairment is determined by evaluating the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) to which goodwill is allocated. Where the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

The following table reconciles the carrying amount of goodwill at the beginning and end of the period:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

As of January 01,

     214,540         420,623   

Increase in goodwill due to acquisitions during the period (*)

     195,793         —     

Net translation adjustments arising during the period

     1,659         (34,443

Adjustment from provisional to final amounts—business combination

     8,631         —     

Impairment losses recognized during the period

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31,

  420,623      386,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Goodwill Helm and subsidiaries (MCh$ 189,622) + Goodwill Helm Corredores de Seguros (MCh$ 6,171).

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 13—INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

  a) Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 consist of the following:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  

Concept

   Useful life
years
     Remaining
amortization
years
     Gross
balance
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
Balance
 
                   MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

Integrated banking system (1)

     15         3         9,086         (4,869     4,217   

Computer equipment system or software

     4         3         27,948         (12,505     15,443   

IT projects

     8         6         30,527         (7,195     23,332   

Acquisition of Banco Corpbanca Helm

           815,812         (18,557     797,255   

-Goodwill

     —           —           420,623         —          420,623   

-License

     —           —           50,567         —          50,567   

-Trademark

     —           —           5,647         —          5,647   

-Other intangibles

     4         4         8,180         (1,113     7,067   

-Customer relationship

     17         16         330,795         (17,444     313,351   

Other projects

     6         4         1,703         (580     1,123   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  885,076      (43,706   841,370   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  

Concept

   Useful life
years
     Remaining
amortization
years
     Gross
balance
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
Balance
 
                   MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

Integrated banking system (1)

     15         2         9,147         (6,074     3,073   

Computer equipment system or software

     5         3         34,225         (22,243     11,982   

IT Projects

     7         7         35,186         (11,576     23,610   

CorpBanca Colombia acquisition

           751,045         (32,593     718,452   

-Goodwill

     —           —           386,180         —          386,180   

-License

     —           —           46,797         —          46,797   

-Trademark

     4         3         7,466         (1,703     5,763   

-Other intangibles

     6         4         2,881         (1,019     1,862   

-Customer relationship

     21         19         307,721         (29,871     277,850   

Other projects

     6         2         1,383         (723     660   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  830,986      (73,209   757,777   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Integrated Banking System (IBS) corresponds to the main operating system software of the Bank that replaced a number of systems, providing us with a single, central electronic database that gives us up-to-date customer information in each of our business lines and calculates net earnings and profitability of each product and client segment.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b) The movement of intangible assets in the period ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     Integrated
banking
system
    Computer
equipment
system or
software
    IT Projects     Intangible
arising from
business
combination-
Colombia (**)
    Others     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$        

Balance as of January 1, 2013

     9,056        14,455        15,543        453,857        1,356        494,267   

Purchases

     19        14,197        15,119        348,422 (*)      436        378,193   

Retirements

     —          —          (135     —          —          (135

Exchange rate differences

     —          —          —          13,533        —          13,533   

Other

     11        (704     —          —          (89     (782
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  9,086      27,948      30,527      815,812      1,703      885,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Integrated
banking
system
    Computer
equipment
system or
software
    IT Projects     Intangible
arising from
business
combination-
Colombia (**)
    Others     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2014

     9,086        27,948        30,527        815,812        1,703        885,076   

Purchases

     52        7,942        4,985        —          59        13,038   

Retirements

     (13     (313     (1     —          (379     (706

Exchange differences

     22        (1,352     (325     (64,767     —          (66,422

Others

     —          —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  9,147      34,225      35,186      751,045      1,383      830,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) As of December 31, 2013 and expressed in MCh$, intangible assets before amortization and the effects of exchange differences expressed in MCh$ totaled MCh$ 348,422, detailed as follows: Goodwill of MCh$198,253, Customer relationships for MCh$134,812 and Trademarkers for MCh$7,389 (total of MCh$142,201) resulting from the purchase of Helm Bank and Subsidiaries. This also includes goodwill of MCh$ 6,171 and other intangible assets arising from the business combination of MCh$ 1,797 resulting from the purchase of Helm Corredores de Seguros. These business combinations are detailed further in Note 12 “Investments in Other Companies”.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

(**) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, intangible assets after amortization and the effects of exchange differences expressed in MCh$, consist of the following:

 

     2013      2014      Note       
     MCh$      MCh$              

Goodwill

     420,623         386,180         31       Indefinite useful life

License

     50,567         46,797         31       Indefinite useful life
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Trademarks

  5,647      5,763   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Indefinite

  1,298      1,206      31    Indefinite useful life

Others

  4,349      4,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Other intangibles

  7,067      1,862   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Others

  6,567      1,399   

Database

  500      463      31    Indefinite useful life

Customer relationship

  313,351      277,850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       
  797,255      718,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       
  472,988      434,646      31    Total Indefinite useful life

 

  c) Movements of accumulated amortization of intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, are detailed as follows:

 

     Integrated
banking
system
    Computer
equipment
system or
software
    IT Projects     Intangible
arising from
business
combination-
Colombia
    Others     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$        

Balance as of January 1, 2013

     (3,688     (3,495     (3,469     (1,602     (331     (12,585

Amortization (Note 31)

     (1,181     (9,010     (3,726     (15,442     (249     (29,608

Exchange rate differences

     —          —          —          (1,513     —          (1,513

Other

     —          —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  (4,869   (12,505   (7,195   (18,557   (580   (43,706
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Integrated
banking
system
    Computer
equipment
system or
software
    IT Projects     Intangible
arising from
business
combination-
Colombia
    Others     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2014

     (4,869     (12,505     (7,195     (18,557     (580     (43,706

Amortization (Note 31)

     (1,203     (10,427     (4,381     (21,628     (147     (37,786

Exchange differences

     (15     681        —          7,592        —          8,258   

Others

     13        8        —          —          4        25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  (6,074   (22,243   (11,576   (32,593   (723   (73,209
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

d) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank has entered into the following contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

License detail:

     

Business object Borja Consultores Ltda.

     981         —     

Ingram Micro Chile S.A.

     668         —     

Microsoft

     —           1,185   

e) Impairment

At each reporting date, Banco CorpBanca will evaluate whether there is any indication of impairment of any asset. Should any such indication exist, or when impairment testing is required, the entity will estimate the asset’s recoverable amount.

The entity will conduct impairment testing on an annual basis for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, as well as intangible assets that are not yet available for use, by comparing their carrying amount with their recoverable amount. Impairment testing can be carried out at any time during the year, as long as it takes place at the same time each year. Impairment testing of different intangible assets can take place on different dates. However, if that intangible asset had been recognized initially during the current year, it will be tested for impairment before the year ends.

Impairment of goodwill is determined by evaluating the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit (or group) to which goodwill is allocated. Where the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized; goodwill acquired in a business combination shall be distributed as of the acquisition date among the CGUs or group of CGUs of the acquirer that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination, regardless of whether other of the acquiree’s assets or liabilities are allocated to these units. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

In accordance with IAS 36 “Impairment of Assets”, annual impairment testing is permitted for a CGU to which goodwill has been allocated, or at any time for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, as long as they are carried out at the same time each year. Different cash generating units and different intangible assets can be tested for impairment at different times during the year.

CorpBanca and subsidiaries conducted impairment testing for unamortized assets, including intangible assets that are still not in use, and concluded that no impairment exists.

f) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank and its subsidiaries have no restrictions on intangible assets. In addition, no intangible assets have been given in guarantee for compliance of any obligations. There are also no amounts owed by the Bank on intangible assets as of the aforementioned dates.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 14—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

a) Property, plant and equipment for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  

Item

   Useful life
years
     Remaining
amortization
years
     Gross
balance
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Net
Balance
 
                   MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

Land and buildings

     21         18         86,452         (12,046     74,406   

Equipment

     5         4         38,018         (26,497     11,521   

Other

     9         4         22,854         (10,539     12,315   

- Furnitures

           14,016         (9,009     5,007   

- Leasing assets

           2,250         (708     1,542   

- Others

           6,588         (822     5,766   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  147,324      (49,082   98,242   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  

Item

   Useful life
years
     Remaining
amortization
years
     Gross
balance
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Net
Balance
 
                   MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

Land and buildings

     21         17         83,239         (15,844     67,395   

Equipment

     5         3         41,560         (27,080     14,480   

Other

     10         5         24,427         (13,660     10,767   

- Furnitures

           18,372         (11,278     7,094   

- Leasing assets

           1,542         (354     1,188   

- Others

           4,513         (2,028     2,485   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  149,226      (56,584   92,642   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The useful lives presented herein are those of the Bank’s building, equipment, and other property, plant, and equipment as of the transition date to IFRS (January 1, 2009). The useful lives presented in Note 1 m) are all of the useful lives of the Bank’s property, plant, and equipment. Such useful lives have been determined based on our expected use considering the quality of the original construction, the environment in which the assets are located, the quality and degree of maintenance carried out, and appraisals performed by external specialists who are independent of the Bank which have been taken into consideration by management to determine the useful lives of our buildings.

b) The movement of property, plant and equipment for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

     Land and
buildings
     Equipment      Other      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balances as of January 1, 2013

     52,578         30,864         18,046         101,488   

Purchases

     53,644         7,080         4,679         65,403   

Retirements

     (20,240      (47      —           (20,287 ) (*) 

Other

     470         121         129         720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  86,452      38,018      22,854      147,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

(*) Retirements include sales of branches during 2013, detailed as follows:

 

     Sales of Branches in 2013 (MCh$) Net  
     Number of Branches      Sale Value      Book Value      Gain on Sale  

Total

     31         42,046         18,792         23,254  (**) 

 

(**) The gain on the sales of branches is part of the amount reflected in Note 32 a).

 

     Land and
buildings
     Equipment      Other      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balances as of January 1, 2014

     86,452         38,018         22,854         147,324   

Purchases

     3,374         7,729         3,052         14,155   

Retirements

     (2,035      (958      (271      (3,264

Impairment (*)

     —           (1,308      —           (1,308

Other

     (4,552      (1,921      (1,208      (7,681
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  83,239      41,560      24,427      149,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Impairment for technological obsolescence as a result of new regulations on ATMs (decree 222 dated October 30, 2013 from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Safety of Chile), accounted for in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.

 

c) Movements of accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, are detailed as follows:

 

           Land and
buildings
    Equipment     Other     Total  
     Note     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Balances as of January 1, 2013

       (5,511     (23,040     (7,851     (36,402

Depreciation

     31 a     (6,535     (3,457     (2,688     (12,680

Sales and Retirements

       —          —          —          —     

Other

       —          —          —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2013

  (12,046   (26,497   (10,539   (49,082
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

           Land and
buildings
    Equipment     Other     Total  
           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Balances as of January 1, 2014

       (12,046     (26,497     (10,539     (49,082

Depreciation

     31 a     (5,775     (4,138     (3,914     (13,827

Sales and Retirements

       873        1,078        (133     1,818   

Other

       1,104        2,477        926        4,507   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2014

  (15,844   (27,080   (13,660   (56,584
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

d) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank holds operating lease contracts that cannot be unilaterally terminated. The future payment information is detailed as follows:

 

     Future Operating Lease Payments Land, Buildings and Equipment  
     Up to 1 Year      From 1 to 5 Years      Over 5 Years      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

As of December 31, 2013

     7,653         25,996         35,275         68,924   

As of December 31, 2014

     10,020         33,329         47,797         91,146   

 

e) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank holds finance lease contracts that cannot be rescinded or unilaterally terminated. The future payment information is detailed as follows:

 

     Future Financial Leasing Payments Land, Buildings and Equipment  
     Up to 1 Year      From 1 to 5 Years      Over 5 Years      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

As of December 31, 2013

     486         770         —           1,256   

As of December 31, 2014

     600         4         —           604   

 

f) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Bank and its subsidiaries have no restrictions on property, plant and equipment. In addition, no property, plant and equipment have been given in guarantee for compliance of any obligations. There are also no amounts owed by the Bank on property, plant and equipment as of the aforementioned dates.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 15—CURRENT TAXES

 

a) Current income tax provision

At the end of each year the bank recognizes an Income Tax Provision, which is determined based on the currently enacted tax legislation. Current recoverable taxes recognized as of December 31, 2014 was MCh$1,608 (taxes payable MCh$45,158 as of December 31, 2013). The income tax provision (net of recoverable taxes) is as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Income tax.

     82,327         83,800   

Menos:

     

Monthly Provisional Payment

     (32,879      (80,044

Tax Credit for Training Costs

     (394      (760

Tax Credit for Donations

     (519      (1,261

Tax Credit for Property Taxes on leased real estate assets

     (1,006      (1,307

Other taxes to be recovered (1)

     (2,371      (2,036
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  45,158      (1,608
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Corresponds to tax refunds of prior years

 

b) Effect on income

The tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 is comprised of the following items:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Income Tax Expense

        

Current tax expense

     (31,913      (82,327      (83,800

Deferred taxes

        

Deferred tax expenses / (benefit)

     9,488         18,940         1,190   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (22,425   (63,387   (82,610

Others

  (488   (1,104   (243
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expense for income taxes

  (22,913   (64,491   (82,853
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

c) Effective tax rate reconciliation

The following table reconciles the income tax rate to the effective rate applied to determine the Bank’s income tax expense as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The nominal tax rates of the countries where consolidated subsidiaries are located are:

 

Country

   2012     2013     2014  
     Rate     Rate     Rate  

Chile

     20     20     21

Colombia (see (2) below)

     33     34     34

United States

     34     34     34

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Tax Rate     Amount     Tax Rate     Amount     Tax Rate     Amount  
     %     MCh$     %     MCh$     %     MCh$  

Calculation of Statutory Rate

     20.0        28,413        20.0        46,348        21.0        72,397   

Permanent and other differences (*)

     (6.4     (9,119     4.4        10,798        2.6        11,727   

Effect of rate change Chile (1)

     0.1        204        0.0        —          (0.1     (369

Effect of rate change Colombia (2)

     0.0        0        0.0        (82     0.3        890   

Intangible assets business combination

     (0.9     (1,262     (3.7     (8,531     (5.4     (18,496

Effect of rates New York subsidiary (**)

     0.8        1,097        0.6        1,421        0.2        704   

Effect of rates Colombia (**)

     2.5        3,580        6.2        14,537        4.6        16,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  16.1      22,913      27.5      64,491      23.2      82,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) This line contains the foreign exchange effects of translation to presentation currency for the New York branch and consolidated subsidiaries in Colombia.
(**) This line reflects the differences in tax rates in other jurisdictions, based on the Bank’s consolidated results.
(1) Law No. 20,455 of 2010 modified the corporate tax rate on profits obtained in 2011 and 2012, leaving the rate at 20% and 18.5%, respectively. However, Law 20,630 published in the Official Gazette on December 27, 2012, permanently increased the corporate income tax rate from its current rate of 18.5% to 20% for operations accounted for as of January 1, 2012.

In September 2014, Law 20,780 was published in the Official Gazette. The law modifies the income tax system in order to increase revenue collection to finance education reform, make taxation more equitable and improve the current tax system.

One of the most important changes introduced by the tax reform is the creation of two separate taxation systems in the Income Tax Law: the “attributed income” system and the “semi-integrated” system. This law also called for a gradual increase in the corporate income tax rate from 20% in 2013 to:

 

Years

   2014     2015     2016  

Rates

     21     22.5     24

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Beginning in 2017, the applicable tax rate will depend on the tax system chosen. Taxpayers choosing the “Attributed Income” system will have a final rate of 25% while those choosing the “Semi-Integrated” system will have a transitory rate of 25.5% in 2017 and a final rate of 27% in 2018 and beyond.

The impact of this rate change on deferred taxes resulted in a credit to profit for the period of MCh$369.

(2) In December 2014, Law 1,739 was published in Colombia. This new law modified both the Tax Statutes and Law 1,607 and also created mechanisms to prevent tax evasion.

Among the more important modifications introduced by the Colombian tax reform were a gradual and transitory increase in income taxes between 2015 and 2018. This modification will raise the income tax rate in Colombia from 34%, in effect for commercial year 2014, to:

 

Years

   2015     2016     2017     2018  

Rates

     39     40     42     43

It will return to 34% in 2019 and beyond.

The impact of this rate change on deferred taxes resulted in a charge to profit for the period of MCh$890 (credit of MCh$82 in 2013 for the effect of the tax reform in Law 1,607 on December 26, 2012).

d) Other comprehensive income – tax effects

The table below sets for a summary of the deferred tax effect on other comprehensive income for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, which consists of the following items:

 

i) Tax effect of “OCI” that will be reclassified to profit in subsequent periods:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Financial assets available-for sale

     888         (911      2,310   

Hedge of a net investment in New York Branch

     (147      568         1,371   

Cash flow hedge

     (361      842         (1,090
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total charge to other comprehensive income

  380      499      2,591   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

ii) “OCI” that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation

     (10,301      3,300         1,442   

Income tax relating to defined benefit obligation

     3,440         (1,122      (562
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total charge to other comprehensive income

  (6,861   2,178      880   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

e) Effect of deferred taxes

Below are the effects of deferred taxes on assets, liabilities assigned as a result of timing differences:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013     2014  
     Asset      Liability     Net     Asset     Liability     Net  
     MCh$      MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Loan Provisions

     35,325         —          35,325        45,209        —          45,209   

Accrued interest and indexation past due portfolio

     3,401         —          3,401        4,038        —          4,038   

Unaccrued price difference

     93         —          93        78        —          78   

Personnel provisions

     4,834         —          4,834        7,190        —          7,190   

Miscellaneous provisions

     9,421         —          9,421        14,336        —          14,336   

Subsidiary tax loss

     3,553         —          3,553        6,205        —          6,205   

Net tax value of amortizable assets

     6,832         —          6,832        10,863        —          10,863   

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

     —           (5,639     (5,639     —          (6,465     (6,465

Lease division and others

     —           (5,817     (5,817     —          (2,867     (2,867

Market value of financial instruments

     —           (42,147     (42,147     —          (57,265     (57,265

Intangible assets Corpbanca Colombia

     —           (121,757     (121,757     —          (108,342     (108,342

Intangible assets mercantile credit CorpColombia

     22,505         —          22,505        24,150        —          24,150   

Other

     3,254         (7,013     (3,759     (5,026     (5,995     (11,021
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset (liability), net

  89,218      (182,373   (93,155   107,043      (180,934   (73,891
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 16—OTHER ASSETS

 

a) The detail of other assets is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Rentals in advance (1)

     19,067         18,157   

Accounts and Notes receivable

     101,087         118,959   

Prepaid expenses

     20,952         34,397   

Projects under development (2)

     24,688         32,899   

Assets for Leasing (3)

     46,768         57,022   

Assets received in lieu of payment (4)

     4,347         5,255   

Margin accounts

     50,832         115,949   

Other

     25,377         32,629   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  293,118      415,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Rent paid in advance for SMU ATMs (See Note 33 Related Party Transactions, letter b))
(2) Information system and other projects under development.
(3) Fixed assets available for delivery under the financial leases. Within this item, are included items recovered from leasing kept for sale, corresponding to computers, furniture, and transportation equipment. These assets are available for a sale and have high probability of being sold. For most of such assets, the Bank expects to complete the sale within one year from the date when the assets are classified as available for sale and/or lease assets recovered held for sale.
(4) The provisions for assets received in lieu of payment are recorded as a provision for the difference between initial value and any additions or currency restatement and its realizable value, where the former is greater.

 

b) The change due to received assets in lieu of payment during 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1

     4,038         4,347   

Receipts

     4,171         3,550   

sales

     (3,813      (2,691

Provision

     (49      49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31

  4,347      5,255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 17—CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEMAND DEPOSITS, TIME DEPOSITS AND SAVING ACCOUNTS

 

a) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 “Current accounts and demand deposits” consist of the following:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Current Accounts

     1,468,622         1,671,220   

Other deposits and sight accounts

     1,737,779         2,067,625   

Advance payments received from customers

     138,312         86,029   

Other sight liabilities

     106,670         130,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,451,383      3,954,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

b) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 “Time deposits and saving accounts” consist of the following:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Time deposits

     7,273,216         7,950,992   

Term Savings Accounts

     32,630         31,556   

Other term creditor Balances

     31,857         94,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  7,337,703      8,076,966   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 18—BORROWINGS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, borrowings from financial institutions include the following:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Loans obtained from financial institutions and the Chilean Central Bank

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans obtained from local financial institutions

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans obtained from foreign financial institutions

Banco Bogota - Colombia

  1,505      6,058   

Banco Crédito del Peru

  13,168      21,201   

Banco de la producción S.A. Produbanco

  28,463      2,427   

Banco Estado (New York)

  5,264      30,470   

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

  10,573      —     

Banco de Comercio Exterior de Colombia - Bancoldex

  59,821      41,209   

Bancolombia

  9,405      8,512   

Bank of America, N.A.

  49,182      60,779   

Bank of Montreal Toronto

  31,571      84,693   

Bank of New York

  25,794      29,484   

Bank of Nova Scotia

  21,056      33,239   

Bank of Taiwan

  4,231      21,938   

Bank Tokio-Mitsubishi

  —        30,086   

Banque Nationale Du Canada

  5,264      30,086   

Bladex Pamana

  44,797      5,445   

BNP Paribas

  —        30,086   

Citibank N.A.

  84,171      137,745   

Commerzbank A.G.

  91,908      120,861   

Corporacion Andina de Fomento

  26,003      30,333   

Deutsche Bank USA

  42,696      —     

Fifth Third Bank

  10,566      —     

Finagro - Colombia

  —        10,044   

Findeter S.A.-Financiera del Desarrollo Territorial

  80,372      69,322   

HSBC England

  13,160      27,078   

HSBC USA

  —        30,086   

ING Bank N.V Amsterdam

  54,095      442   

JP Morgan Chase

  10,528      —     

Mercantil Commercebank

  15,266      23,965   

Mizuho Bank

  —        30,086   

OCBC Bank

  21,056      24,069   

Royal Bank of Scotland

  18,424      27,078   

Standard Chartered Bank

  168,621      107,236   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  74,049      84,907   

Toronto Dominion Bank

  20,181      —     

Wachovia Bank, N.A.

  26,049      —     

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

  91,170      146,362   

Other banks

  115,431      126,596   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  1,273,840      1,431,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,273,840      1,431,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The detail of borrowings from financial institutions by maturity is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Due within 1 year

     1,159,661         934,076   

Due within 1 year but within 2 years

     30,018         384,363   

Due within 2 years but within 3 years

     11,270         26,961   

Due within 3 years but within 4 years

     8,975         17,263   

Due within 5 years but within 5 years

     8,639         11,073   

Due after 5 years

     55,277         58,187   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,273,840      1,431,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 19—DEBT ISSUED AND OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

 

a) As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the composition of these items is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

I. Debt issued

     

Letters of credit

     118,489         98,444   

Bonds

     1,521,952         2,078,358   

Subordinated bonds

     774,116         902,248   

Subtotal

     2,414,557         3,079,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

II. Other financial obligations

Public Sector liabilities

  7,458      5,378   

Borrowings from domestic financial institutions

  8,227      8,673   

Foreign Borrowings

  1,122      1,371   

Subtotal

  16,807      15,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,431,364      3,094,472   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

b) Debt classified as short term includes demand obligations or obligations that will mature in less than one year. All other debt is classified as long term, and is detailed as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Long Term      Short Term      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Letters of credit

     98,859         19,630         118,489   

Bonds

     1,464,497         57,455         1,521,952   

Subordinated bonds

     774,116         —           774,116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

I. Debt issued

  2,337,472      77,085      2,414,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

II. Other financial obligations

  7,317      9,490      16,807   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     Long Term      Short Term      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Letters of credit

     81,330         17,114         98,444   

Bonds

     1,858,576         219,782         2,078,358   

Subordinated bonds

     902,248         —           902,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

I. Debt issued

  2,842,154      236,896      3,079,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

II. Other financial obligations

  5,161      10,261      15,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

c) The detail of letter of credit by maturity is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Due within 1 year

     19,630         17,114   

Due after 1 year but within 2 years

     15,187         10,100   

Due after 2 years but within 3 years

     11,040         10,776   

Due after 3 years but within 4 years

     11,513         9,133   

Due after 4 years but within 5 years

     9,186         8,302   

Due after 5 years

     51,933         43,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  118,489      98,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

d) The detail of bonds issued is as follows:

 

                     2013      2014  
     Expiration    Interest rate     Currency      
     Date               MCh$      MCh$  

BCOR-J0606

   6/1/2016      4.00   UF      23,069         14,547   

BCOR-L0707

   7/1/2017      3.40   UF      94,336         99,961   

Bonds-R0110

   7/9/2020      4.00   UF      121,828         126,487   

Bonds-AI0710

   7/1/2020      3.00   UF      111,246         118,391   

Bonds-AD0710

   7/1/2015      3.00   UF      47,066         50,209   

Bonds-Q0110

   1/9/2015      3.60   UF      113,310         119,998   

Bonds-O0110

   7/9/2015      6.30   $      22,966         23,103   

Bonds-P0110

   7/9/2020      7.30   $      23,917         23,875   

BCORAG0710

   7/1/2018      3.00   UF      —           74,969   

BCORAE0710

   7/1/2016      3.00   UF      236,526         250,420   

BCORAF0710

   7/1/2017      3.00   UF      143,288         153,013   

BCORUSDD0118

   1/15/2018      3.125   US      382,465         439,350   

BCORUSD0919

   9/7/2020      3.88   US      —           450,959   

Financial Flat rate Bonds

   2/9/2016      12.36   US      3,333         —     

Financial Bonds UVR

   8/3/2018      6.36   US      14,210         13,456   

Financial Bonds DTF

   2/9/2014      6.08   US      471         2,898   

Financial Bonds IBR

   8/3/2014      5.10   US      24,293         —     

Financial Bonds IPC

   12/10/2019      6.18   US      159,628         116,722   
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,521,952      2,078,358   
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

e) The detail of bonds issued by maturity is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Due within 1 year

     57,455         219,782   

Due after 1 year but within 2 years

     212,046         282,611   

Due after 2 years but within 3 years

     280,038         282,109   

Due after 3 years but within 4 years

     270,054         552,030   

Due after 4 years but within 5 years

     422,305         472,092   

Due after 5 years

     280,054         269,734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,521,952      2,078,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

f) The detail of subordinated bonds is as follows:

 

                    2013      2014  
    

Expiration

Date

  

Interest rate

  

Currency

     
              MCh$      MCh$  

Series UCOR-Y1197

   11/1/2022    6.50%    UF      8,076         7,847   

Series UCOR-Z1197

   11/1/2022    6.50%    UF      18,785         18,259   

Series UCOR-V0808

   8/1/2033    4.60%    UF      124,174         131,270   

Series UCOR AA-0809

   8/9/2035    4.90%    UF      113,915         120,261   

Serie UCOR BN0710

   7/1/2040    4.00%    UF      71,015         75,078   

Serie UCOR BI0710

   7/1/2035    4.00%    UF      27,817         29,372   

Serie UCOR BL0710

   7/1/2038    4.00%    UF      96,646         102,059   

Serie UCORBF0710

   7/1/2032    4.00%    UF      11,436         12,098   

Serie UCORBJ0710

   7/1/2036    4.00%    UF      122,899         130,053   

Serie UCORBP0710

   7/1/2042    4.00%    UF      33,379         35,311   

Serie A - issued Corpbanca Colombia

   3/30/2017    10.84%    COP      1,331         1,234   

Serie A - issued Corpbanca Colombia

   3/30/2019    10.79%    COP      592         548   

Serie B - issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   3/30/2017    IPC+6,35    COP      8,931         8,459   

Serie B - issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   3/30/2019    IPC+4,45    COP      27,507         25,813   

Serie B - issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   3/30/2017    IPC+4,45    COP      38,631         36,250   

Serie AS10 - issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   2/7/2023    IPC+3,89    COP      28,694         26,629   

Serie AS15- issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   2/7/2028    IPC+4    COP      40,288         37,389   

Serie Ben USD -issued CorpBanca Colombia.

   3/18/2024    Libor 6m + 4%    COP      —           104,318   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  774,116      902,248   
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

g) The detail of subordinated bonds by maturity is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Due within 1 year

     —           —     

Due after 1 year but within 2 years

     —           —     

Due after 2 years but within 3 years

     10,340         45,943   

Due after 3 years but within 4 years

     66,482         —     

Due after 4 years but within 5 years

     —           26,361   

Due after 5 years

     697,294         829,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  774,116      902,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

h) The detail of other financial obligations by maturity is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Due within 1 year

     1,263         1,588   

Due after 1 year but within 2 years

     552         —     

Due after 2 years but within 3 years

     125         268   

Due after 3 years but within 4 years

     386         709   

Due after 4 years but within 5 years

     734         —     

Due after 5 years

     5,520         4,184   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long term obligations

  8,580      6,749   

The detail of other short term financial obligations is as follows:

Amounts due to credit card operators

  8,227      8,673   

Total short term financial obligations:

  8,227      8,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other financial obligations

  16,807      15,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 20—PROVISIONS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the Bank has recorded the following provisions and changes in its provisions:

 

a. Other provisions

The provisions as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Provisions for employee benefits and salaries

     80,801         85,965   

Accrual for mandatory dividends

     77,547         113,130   

Allowances for contingencies

     6,584         1,194   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  164,932      200,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Employee benefits and staff salaries

This item includes the following provisions related to: i) provisions for staff benefits and payroll, ii) provisions compensation for years of service indemnities, iii) provisions for other employee benefits and iv) provisions for vacations.

Mandatory Dividends

Corresponds to the minimum dividends to be paid.

Contingencies

Includes estimates for probable losses.

 

b. The provision balance changes during 2013 and 2014, were as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     Employee
benefits and
staff salaries
     Mandatory
Dividends
     Contingencies      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2013

     73,088         60,040         3,112         136,240   

Established provision

     45,893         77,547         107         123,547   

Provisions released

     (51,769      (60,040      (57      (111,866

Helm CorpBanca bank acquisition

     11,231         —           12         11,243   

Other changes

     2,358         —           3,410         5,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  80,801      77,547      6,584      164,932   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Employee
benefits and
staff salaries
     Mandatory
Dividends
     Contingencies      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1, 2014

     80,801         77,547         6,584         164,932   

Established provision

     24,044         113,130         —           137,174   

Provisions released

     (18,341      (77,547      (2,749      (98,637

Other changes

     (539      —           (2,641      (3,180
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  85,965      113,130      1,194      200,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounting effects

 

    Employee benefits and staff salaries are recorded in “Personnel salaries expenses.”

 

    Mandatory dividends are recorded in the Shareholders Equity Statement, against “Accrual for mandatory dividends”.

 

    The contingency provisions/(releases) are included in Other Operating (Expenses)/Income, depending on whether they are debit or a credit.

The provisión balance changes during 2013 and 2014, shown below (contingencies):

 

     Note      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$  

Balance as of January 1,

        3,112         6,584   

Established provision

     32 b      107         —     

Provisions released

     32 a      (57      (2,749

Acquisition Helm

        12         —     

Other

        3,410         (2,641
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31,

  6,584      1,194   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

c. Provisions employee benefits and staff salaries

 

     2013     2014  
     MCh$     MCh$  

Provision for employee benefits

     47,435  (*)      45,428  (*) 

Provision for other employee benefits

     26,088        32,897  (1) 

Provision for vacations

     7,278        7,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  80,801      85,965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) This amount includes the following:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Long-term employee benefits

     3,349         7,167  i) 

Retirement benefit plan

     43,815         37,900  ii) 

Others employee benefits

     —           361  iii) 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

(1) It includes long-term employee benefits and other employee benefits relating to Helm Bank, which benefits during 2014 were modified to conform to human resource policies of CorpBanca Colombia by legal merger (wich occurred as of June 1, 2014).

 

i) Long-term employee benefits

The Bank’s employees are entitled to receive years of service awards starting with the 5th year employment anniversary and each five years thereafter. This award is paid in the month when the employee celebrates his/her corresponding employment anniversary.

1.-Assumptions used

The main assumptions used in the valuation are presented in the following tables:

Summary of economic assumptions

 

     2013      2014  
     %      %  

Discount rate(s)

     5.75         6.50   

Expected rate(s) of salary increase

     5.00         5.50   

Summary of key demographic hypotheses

 

Retirement Age    55 years (men) and 50 years (women), both with 20 years of service or 30 years of service with no age requirement.
Mortality    RV-08 mortality table “Annuitants Valid” Colombian market.

2.-Methodology

Cost Method

To determine the cost of benefits, the method of the projected unit credit was used (to be described, as well as treatment costs).

Method applied to assets

The plan does not have its own assets.

Others

For fiscal year 2014, it is assumed that the nominal discount rate increases from 5.75% to 6.50% annual. Additionally, the rate of wage changes of 5.0% increases to 5.5% annual.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The movements in the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the amounts recognized in the statement of income in respect of this award are determined using the projected unit credit method and consisted of the following:

Changes in provision

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Present value of the liability at the beginning of fiscal year

     3,073         3,349   

Increase in existing provision

     667         1,253   

Payments

     (419      (395

Transfer of staff to June 30, 2014

     —           3,819  (1) 

Others

     28         (859
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,349      7,167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Benefits relating to Helm Bank, which during 2014 were modified in accordance with human resource policies of CorpBanca Colombia due to legal merger (wich occurred as of June 1, 2014).

Cost of net profit

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Current service cost

     479         858   

Interest expense on obligation

     188         395   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  667      1,253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

ii) Retirement benefit plan

The retirement pension liability is recorded based on the present value of the pension obligation for employees who meet certain statutory requirements as to age, length of service and other, determined in accordance with actuarial adjustments under the existing Colombian law.

The present value of the defined benefit obligation was measured using the Projected Unit Credit Method and Other long-term employee benefits.

1.-Assumptions used:

The principal assumptions used in the valuation are presented in the following tables:

Summary of economic hypotheses

 

     2013      2014  
     %      %  

Discount rate(s)

     6.75         6.75   

Expected rate(s) of salary increase

     5.00         5.50   

Inflation rate

     3.00         3.00   

Increase of pensions (nominal)

     3.00         3.00   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

2.-Methodology

Cost Method

To determine the cost of benefits, the method of the Projected Unit Credit (PUC) was used, according to the provisions of IAS 19 (revised 2011). Under the PUC method, the “projected accrued benefit” is calculated for each benefit. For all active members of the plan, the “projected accrued benefit” is based on the formula of the Plan and the years of service to the date of calculation, but using a salary average, social security benefits and others, projected to the age at which it is assumed that the employee will no longer provide services. The defined benefit obligation is the present value of the “projected benefits accrued”.

The service cost is the amount of benefits earned in the year by the active members as a result of a year of credited service value.

The interest cost for the year is the interest on the defined benefit obligation.

Method applied to assets

The plan does not have its own assets

Others

Amounts recognized in the income statement in respect of these defined benefit plans were as follows:

Changes in provision

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Present value of the liability at the beginning of fiscal year

     49,067         43,815   

Interest expense on obligation

     3,073         2,602   

Payments

     (5,476      (3,847

Actuarial gain

     (3,300      (1,403

Others

     451         (3,267
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  43,815      37,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

iii) Severance

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Opening defined benefit obligation

     —           —     

Transfer of staff to June 30, 2014

     —           529   

Current service cost

     —           25   

Interest expense on obligations

     —           23   

Actuarial (gains)/losses

     —           (39

Benefits paid

     —           (139

Other - exchange rate differences

        (38
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing defined benefit obligation

  —        361   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

iv) Actuarial Valuation Nature

Future actuarial calculations may differ with respect to the calculations presented, due to the following factors:

 

    The experience of the plans differ from those anticipated by economic and demographic hypotheses selected.

 

    Changes in economic and demographic assumptions.

 

    Increases or decreases expected as a natural part of the operation of the methodology for these calculations (example, the end of the amortization period or additional costs based on the funding status of the plan).

 

    Changes in the characteristics of the plan or applicable law, and according to the above, there are no significant events affecting the results presented since the last valuation.

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 21—OTHER LIABILITIES

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 other liabilities are as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Accounts payable for Helm TOB (1)

     83,998         —     

Accounts and notes payable (2)

     61,030         160,050   

Dividends payable

     307         266   

Valuation adjustments of hedging (3)

     1,010         —     

Unearned income

     6,000         6,993   

Various creditors

     5,987         15,544   

Provision for commissions and consulting fees

     1,212         914   

Margin accounts

     19,110         204   

Other liabilities

     6,852         26,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  185,506      210,716   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Accounts payable for the Helm TOB13 (see detail in Note 12 Investments in Other Companies, letter b)).
(2) Group obligations for business operations, such as withholding taxes, social security contributions, balances due on purchases of materials, balances due on obligations for leasing contracts for acquisition of fixed assets and other.
(3) Corresponds to the changes in fair value of hedged items under fair value hedges.

 

13  Takeover Bid

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 22—CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Off-balance commitments and responsibilities:

The Bank, its subsidiaries and its New York branch maintain off-balance sheet accounts as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

CONTINGENT LOANS

     2,751,929         3,191,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collaterals and Guarantees

  200,759      182,894   

Collaterals and Guarantees in Chilean currency

  —        —     

Collaterals and Guarantees in foreign currency

  200,759      182,894   

Confirmed foreign letters of credit

  15,762      329   

Letters of credit

  99,031      58,695   

Performance bonds

  761,728      826,235   

Interbank letters of guarantee

  —        —     

Cleared lines of credit

  1,399,496      1,592,026   

Other credit commitments

  275,153      531,256   

Other contingent loans

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

THIRD PARTY OPERATIONS

  1,279,978      1,714,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collections

  22,602      10,811   

Foreign Collections

  13,607      5,184   

Domestic Collections

  8,995      5,627   

Placement or sale of financial securities

  —        —     

Placement of public securities issues

  —        —     

Sale of bank transaction letters of credit

  —        —     

Other security sales

  —        —     

Transferred financial assets administered by the bank

  230,511      370,791   

Assets assigned to Insurance Companies

  37,156      35,469   

Securitized assets

  —        —     

Other assets assigned to third parties

  193,355      335,322   

Third party funds under management

  1,026,865      1,332,774   

Financial assets under management on behalf of third parties

  1,026,865      1,332,774   

Other assets under management on behalf of third parties

  —        —     

Financial assets acquired in own name

  —        —     

Other assets acquired in own name

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

SECURITIES CUSTODY

  536,341      493,698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities in custody held by the bank

  113,895      118,321   

Securities in custody deposited in another entity

  334,752      284,594   

Bank-issued Securities

  87,694      90,783   

Term deposit notes

  87,694      90,783   

Saleable letters of credit

  —        —     

Other documents

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Underwriting transaction guarantees

  —        —     

Asset acquisition commitments

  —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  4,568,248      5,399,509   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The information above only includes the most significant balances.

b) Pending litigation

b.1) CorpBanca

As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, there are lawsuits pending against the Bank related to loans and other matters, most of which, according to the Bank’s Legal Services Division, present no risk of significant loss. Nevertheless, as of December 31, 2014, it has recorded provisions of MCh$207 (MCh$239 as of December 31, 2013) in compliance with IAS 37.

b.2) CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

According to the Bank’s Legal Services Division, as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, this company does not have any pending lawsuits that represent a risk of significant loss for the Bank. However, the company has initiated and/or is party to the following lawsuits and/or collections proceedings that could result in a loss for the Bank:

As of December 31, 2014, the subsidiary had MCh$ 212 in doubtful accounts related to customer management. In the opinion of the Bank’s general counsel, not recovering the amounts owed could result in a loss for the Bank. Therefore, the subsidiary has recorded a provision of MCh$212 in its financial statements.

Before the 5th Criminal Court of Santiago, in fraud case No. 149913-7, as part of a criminal suit filed by Banco del Estado de Chile, to which CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. is not party, the court seized (in the Company’s opinion, improperly) Time Deposit No. 00243145 for MCh$43 (historical pesos) that Concepción S.A. Corredores de Bolsa, now CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A., had acquired from its initial beneficiary, because it was considered corpus delicti. This time deposit is fully provisioned in the Company’s financial statements and is presented net of the provision in notes and accounts receivable.

b.3) CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos

On April 15, 2013, the Company was notified of a lawsuit brought by José Hernán Romero Salinas against CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A. filed with the 12th Civil Court of Santiago, Case No. C-17811-2012, seeking compensation for damages due to an alleged breach of contractual liability. Compensation sought amounts to MCh$138. On March 6, 2014, the court ruled that the proceedings had been abandoned. This ruling became final on March 21, 2014. Therefore, this case is currently closed.

On September 26, 2013, the Company was notified of a lawsuit brought by José Hernán Romero Salinas against CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A. filed with the 12th Civil Court of Santiago, Case No. C-9302-2013. The lawsuit petitions the court to render null and void four mutual fund investment agreements. As a result of the annulment, the plaintiff is requesting that the subsidiary be sentenced to /i/ return all funds invested in the four mutual fund investment agreements; /ii/ pay for lost profits valued at MCh$100, which is equivalent to the money that the plaintiff would have invested in fixed income mutual fund units as of the date of filing the lawsuit; and /iii/ pay the plaintiff the sum of MCh$50 for moral damages.

On December 1, 2014, the first instance ruling was issued, partially accepting the lawsuit by declaring the agreements null and void and ordering the subsidiary to refund the sum of MCh$513 for the money handed over to invest. The ruling rejected the petition for lost profits and moral damages filed by the plaintiff.

Management has estimated and provisioned a probable loss of MCh$9,928

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b.4) Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A.

As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, there are lawsuits pending against the Bank related to loans and other matters, most of which, according to the Bank’s Legal Services Division, present no risk of significant loss. Nevertheless, as of December 31, 2014, it has recorded provisions of MCh$3,642 (MCh$2,209 as of December 31, 2013) in compliance with IAS 37.

b.5) Other Companies Included in Consolidation

As of December, 2014 and 2013, the following companies do not have any pending lawsuits that represent a risk of significant loss for the Bank:

 

    CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A.

 

    CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A.

 

    CorpLegal S.A.

 

    CorpBanca New York Branch

 

    SMU Corp S.A.

 

    CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A.

 

    CorpBanca Securities Inc.

c) Contingent loans

The following table details the Bank’s contractual obligations:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Sureties and guarantees

     200,759         182,894   

Letters of credit

     99,031         58,695   

Confirmed foreign letters of credit

     15,762         329   

Performance bonds

     761,728         826,235   

Amounts available on lines of credit and credit cards

     1,399,496         1,592,026   

Guaranteed credit by the state for Higher Education Law No. 20,027

     224,265         493,824   

Other

     50,888         37,432   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,751,929      3,191,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

d) Assets held in custody

The Bank holds the following assets under management:

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Notes under collection

     22,602         10,811   

Financial assets transferred to and managed by the bank

     230,511         370,791   

Third party resources managed by the bank

     1,026,865         1,332,774   

Securities held in custody

     536,341         493,698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,816,319      2,208,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

e) Guarantees

e.1) CorpBanca and subsidiaries

Assets given as collateral

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Securities

     2,766         3,878   

Deposits

     9         10   

Other

     10,888         13,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total amount given as collateral

  13,663      17,235   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

e.2) CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

 

    Direct commitments - As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Company does not have any direct commitments.

 

    Real Guarantees in Assets Established in Favor of Third-Party Obligations

With the exception of guarantees that must be established in the normal course of business for legal or regulatory purposes, as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Company does not have any real guarantees involving Bank assets established in favor of third parties.

 

    Personal guarantees - As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and, the Company has not granted any personal guarantees.

 

    Operating guarantees - In compliance with articles 30 and 31 of Law No. 18,045 (Securities Market Law), the Company has established a guarantee of UF 4,000 maturing April 22, 2016, through Compañía de Seguros de Crédito Continental S.A., designating the Santiago Stock Exchange as the creditors’ representative.

On October 29, 2013, an employee fidelity insurance policy with MUS$10 in coverage was purchased from ORION SEGUROS GENERALES, expiring October 29, 2014.

On November 29, 2014, an employee fidelity insurance policy with MUS$10 in coverage was purchased from ORION SEGUROS GENERALES, expiring November 29, 2015.

This subsidiary maintains shares in the stock exchanges to guarantee simultaneous operations for MCh$13,347 (MCh$10,888 in December 2013).

The Bank has established guarantees for MUS$100, equivalent to MCh$61, and MUS$30, equivalent to MCh$18, (MUS$100, equivalent to MCh$53, and MUS$30, equivalent to MCh$16, in December 2013), to guarantee transactions with foreign traders Pershing and Corp FX, respectively. The latter is a Chilean company engaged primarily in purchasing and selling financial assets on its own or on behalf of third parties and, in general, carrying out any type of purchase and sale transaction, arbitrage and/or any transaction or operation involving any monetary and/or financial assets, expressly including derivative contracts (swaps, forwards, options and/or arbitrage) for any type of underlying asset, in addition to receiving guarantees for the contracts and operations mentioned above, and accepting any type of mandate for these transactions involving any type of asset over which these guarantees are established.

The Company has fixed income instruments and cash deposits in the Santiago Stock Exchange to guarantee transactions in the Securities Settlement and Clearing House that totaled MCh$3,878 and MCh$795, respectively (MCh$2,766 and MCh$1,378 in December 2013, respectively).

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

e.4) Other Companies Included in Consolidation

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the following companies have not granted any guarantees that must be disclosed in these financial statements:

 

    CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A.

 

    CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros S.A.

 

    CorpLegal S.A.

 

    CorpBanca New York Branch

 

    SMU CORP S.A.

 

    Banco CorpBanca Colombia and Subsidiaries.

 

    CorpBanca Securities Inc.

f) Other Liabilities

f.1) CorpBanca

 

    The Bank is authorized to transfer to its customers any obligations for deferred customs duties arising from imports of leased assets. These transfers take place with prior authorization from the National Customs Service. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Bank has not transferred any customs duties obligations to its customers.

As of December 31, 2014, lease agreements pending asset delivery amount to MCh$90,122 (MCh$99,663 in December 2013).

f.2) CorpBanca Corredores de Seguros

 

    In order to comply with Art. 58, letter d) of DFL 251 of 1930, which states, “Insurance Brokers, in order to conduct business, must comply with the requirement of contracting insurance policies as determined by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, in order to correctly and fully comply with the obligations arising from its activities and especially regarding damages that may be incurred by insured parties that contract policies through the brokerage house”, the Company renewed the following policies, taking effect April 15, 2014, and expiring April 14, 2015, through Consorcio Nacional de Seguros S.A.:

2014

Effective date April 15, 2014 and expiration April 14, 2015:

 

Policy

   Insured
item
   Insured
Amount (UF)
 

10023878

   Civil Liability      60,000   

10023877

   Guarantee      500   

f.3) CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A.

On December 19, 2013, the Chilean Treasury seized the funds deposited in account No. 1244905 at CorpBanca that the Company had in that bank for a past due tax debt for MCh$22, according to Administrative File 10305-2013 (Las Condes). On December 27, 2013, the debt was paid and the Company filed a motion to release the seized assets.

On December 27, 2013, the debt was paid and the Company filed a motion to release the seized assets.

On February 7, 2014, the seized assets were released into account No. 1244905 at CorpBanca.

 

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f.4) Other Companies Included in Consolidation

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the following companies have no other obligations that must be disclosed in these financial statements:

 

    CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

 

    CorpBanca Asesorías Financieras S.A.

 

    CorpLegal S.A.

 

    CorpBanca New York Branch

 

    SMU CORP S.A.

 

    Banco CorpBanca Colombia and Subsidiaries.

 

    CorpBanca Securities Inc.

g) Penalties

g.1) CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

During the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company and/or its Chief Executive Officer received the following penalties:

The Company received a penalty from the Best Practices Committee of the Santiago Stock Exchange via a Ruling dated October 4, 2013, and notified on October 9, 2013, in case number 64-2012, regarding 24 advances for simultaneous operations performed by the Company for its proprietary portfolio, in its role as short seller, that were not covered on the same day as indicated in the “Specific Audit Report of Matching of Custody and Simultaneous Operations of CorpBanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. on February 29, 2012”, dated June 6, 2012. This committee fined the Company 300 UF. No court or administrative recourse was filed against this penalty ruling and the fine was paid.

CCLV Penalties as of December 31, 2014:

On October 14, 2014, the Company was fined 50 UF by the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the verification period.

On October 3, 2014, the Company was sanctioned by the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the complement period.

On August 21, 2014, the Company was fined 12.2 UF by the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the extraordinary period.

On July 22, 2014, the Company was fined 5 UF by the CCLV for annulling accepted transactions.

On July 1, 2014, the Company was sanctioned by the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the complement period.

On June 9, 2014, the Company was fined 10 UF by the CCLV for annulling accepted transactions.

On June 4, 2014, the Company received a penalty from the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the complement period.

On May 2, 2014, the Company was fined 5 UF by the CCLV for annulling accepted transactions.

On April 4, 2014, the Company was fined 5 UF by the CCLV for modifying accepted transactions.

On February 14, 2014, the Company received a penalty from the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the complement period.

On January 6, 2014, the Company was fined 50 UF by the CCLV for hedge of net seller positions during the extraordinary period.

During the same period, its directors have not received penalties from any regulator.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 23—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

a) Movement in Shareholders’ equity accounts (attributable to equity holders of the Bank)

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 the Bank’s issued shares are represented by the following detail, ordinary shares authorized, subscribed and paid, with no par value, detailed below:

 

     Ordinary
Shares
     Ordinary
Shares
 
     2013      2014  
     (number of shares)      (number of shares)  

Issued as of January 1

     293,358,194,234         340,358,194,234   

Issuance of paid shares

     47,000,000,000         —     

Issuance of outstanding shares

     —           —     

Repurchase of Bank’s issued shares (treasury shares)

     —           —     

Sale of bank own issued shares

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  340,358,194,234      340,358,194,234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital MCh$

  781,559      781,559   

i. Purchases and Sales of Bank Shares

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, there were no purchase or sale transactions by the Bank involving its own shares.

ii. Subscribed and Paid Shares

2014

As of December 31, 2014, the Bank’s paid capital is represented by 340,358,194,234 subscribed and paid common shares with no par value.

2013

At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held November 6, 2012, shareholders agreed to increase the Bank’s capital by issuing 47,000,000,000 common shares with no par value.

At an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors (January 15, 2013), the board made the following agreements related to the aforementioned shareholders’ meeting:

 

    To preferentially offer shareholders 47,000,000,000 common shares, with no par value.

 

    To set the period for exercising the preferential right on these shares as January 16, 2013 to February 14, 2013.

 

    To offer the issuance preferentially to the Bank’s shareholders, who will be entitled to subscribe 0.160213694 new shares for each share registered in the Shareholders’ Registry five working days before the beginning of the first preferential period.

 

    In the preferential offer process, 100% of the shares offered were subscribed for a total of Mch$291,16814. This amount consists of MCh$143,325 in capital and MCh$147,843 in reserves.

 

14  Information shown of Cash Flows ans Statement of Changes in Equity.

 

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iii. Profit Distribution

2014

 

    Regarding 2013 profit, at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 13, 2014, shareholders agreed to distribute MCh$ 88,403 in earnings, representing 57% of profit for the year. The remaining 43% was left as retained earnings.

2013

 

    Regarding 2012 profit, at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 7, 2013, shareholders agreed to distribute MCh$ 60,040 in earnings, representing 50% of profit for the year. The remaining 50% was left as retained earnings.

b) List of major shareholders

As of December 31, 2013 the list of major shareholders as follows:

 

     Common Stock
Year 2013
 
     N° of Shares      Share %  

Corp Group Banking S.A.

     154,043,852,909         45.25933 %(*) 

Banco Santander por cuenta de Inv. Extranjeros

     25,377,118,381         7.45600

Banco Itaú por cuenta de Inversionistas

     18,653,411,916         5.48052

Banco de Chile por cuenta de Terceros no Residentes

     18,024,857,961         5.29585

Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones SAGA Limitada

     18,597,285,842         5.46403 %(1)(*) 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (ADRS1)

     10,139,985,500         2.97921

Moneda S.A. AFI para Pionero Fondo de Inversión

     9,974,800,000         2.93068

Sierra Nevada Investments Chile Dos Ltda.

     9,817,092,180         2.88434

Cía. de Seguros Corpvida S.A.

     7,193,390,867         2.11348

Corpbanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. por cuenta de Terceros

     4,953,736,229         1.45545

Inv. Las Nieves S.A.

     3,790,725,224         1.11375

Santander S.A. C de B

     3,440,910,083         1.01097

Cía. de Seguros de Vida Consorcio Nacional de Seguros S.A.

     3,389,025,493         0.99572

Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores

     2,967,790,771         0.87196

Compañía de Seguros Corpseguros S.A.

     2,928,659,561         0.86046

BTG Pactual Chile S.A. C de B

     2,829,206,389         0.83124

Inversiones Tauro Limtada

     2,822,883,095         0.82939

SN Holding S.A.

     2,713,342,266         0.79720

Inmob. E Inversiones Boquiñeni Ltda.

     2,353,758,526         0.69155

R CC Fondo de Inversión Privado

     2,221,303,931         0.65264 %(*) 

Other Shareholders

     34,125,057,110         10.02623
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  340,358,194,234      100.00000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) This group includes Deutsche Securities Corredores de Bolsa Ltda., which includes 952,160,000 shares in custody that are owned by Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones SAGA Limitada.
(*) In summary, the Saieh Group (controlling party) has a 51.3760% interest in CorpBanca and Subsidiaries.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

As of December 31, 2014 the shareholder composition is as follows:

 

     Common Stock
Year 2014
 
     N° of Shares      Share %  

Corp Group Banking S.A.

     148,835,852,909         43.72918 %(*) 

Banco de Chile por cuenta de Terceros no Residentes

     28,294,988,762         8.31330

Banco Santander por cuenta de Inv. Extranjeros

     23,071,014,201         6.77845

Banco Itaú por cuenta de Inversionistas

     23,733,292,313         6.97303

Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones SAGA Limitada

     20,918,589,773         6.14605 %(1)(*) 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (ADRS)

     14,042,402,000         4.12577

Moneda S.A. AFI para Pionero Fondo de Inversión

     8,949,961,000         2.62957

Sierra Nevada Investments Chile Dos Ltda.

     9,817,092,180         2.88434

Corpbanca Corredores de Bolsa S.A. por cuenta de terceros

     4,238,106,664         1.24519

Inv. Las Nieves S.A.

     3,790,725,224         1.11375

Cía. de Seguros Corpvida S.A.

     3,563,148,560         1.04688

Cía. de Seguros de Vida Consorcio Nacional de Seguros S.A.

     3,316,120,234         0.97430

Santander S.A. C de B

     3,528,163,068         1.03660

Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores

     2,569,145,250         0.75484

BTG Pactual Chile S.A. C de B

     2,053,973,966         0.60347

Inmob. E Inversiones Boquiñeni Ltda.

     2,353,758,526         0.69155

MBI Corredores de Bolsa S.A.

     1,969,927,336         0.57878

Consorcio C. de B. S.A.

     1,918,739,065         0.56374

Compañía de Seguros Corpseguros S.A.

     2,290,479,818         0.67296

Valores Security S.A. C. de B.

     1,872,636,183         0.55020

Other Shareholders

     29,230,077,202         8.58805
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  340,358,194,234      100.00000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) This group includes Deutsche Securities Corredores de Bolsa Ltda., which includes 926,513,842 shares in custody that are owned by Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones SAGA Limitada.
(*) In summary, the Saieh Group has a 49.88% interest in CorpBanca and Subsidiaries.

c) Dividends

The distribution of dividends of the Bank is as follows:

 

Year

   Income attributable
to equity holders
     To reserves or
retaines earnings
     Intended
Dividens
     Percentage
Distributed
    N° of Shares      Dividend per share
(in MC$)
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      %               

2013 (Shareholders Meeting, February 2014)

     155,093         66,690         88,403         57.00     340,358,194,234         0.260   

2012 (Shareholders Meeting, February 2013)

     120,080         60,040         60,040         50.00     340,358,194,234         0.176   

2011 (Shareholders Meeting, February 2012)

     122,849         —           122,849         100     250,358,194,234         0.491   

Figures are presented as required by local regulations.

 

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d) As of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 basic earnings and diluted earnings is as follows:

 

     2013      2014  
     N° Shares      Total      N° Shares      Total  
     Millions      MCh$      Millions      MCh$  

Basic and diluted earnings per share

           

Basic earnings per share

           

Net income for the period

     —           162,422         —           233,997   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

     337,605         —           340,358         —     

Adjusted number of shares

     337,605         —           340,358         —     

Basic earnings per share (Chilean pesos)

     —           0.48            0.69   

Diluted earnings per share

           

Net income for the period

     —           162,422         —           233,997   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

     337,605         —           340,358         —     

Diluted effect

     —           —           —           —     

Adjusted number of shares

     337,605         —           340,358         —     

Diluted earnings per share (Chilean pesos)

     —           0.48         —           0.69   

e) Valuation Accounts

Fair Value Reserve. This includes accumulated net changes in the fair value of investments available for sale until the investment is disposed of or there is a significant or prolonged decline in value.

Translation Reserves. This includes the effects of converting the financial statements of the New York Branch and Colombian subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are the US dollar and Colombian peso, respectively, to the presentation currency of Banco CorpBanca (the Chilean peso).

Cash Flow Hedge Reserves. This includes the effects of hedges on the Bank’s exposure to variations in cash flows that are attributed to a particular risk related to a recognized asset and/or liability.

Foreign Investment Accounting Hedge Reserve. Corresponds to adjustments for hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

Defined benefit obligation: This includes the effects to requirements according to IAS 19.

 

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f) Other Comprehensive Income

 

Other Comprehensive Income

   2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

        

Exchange differences on translation - New York Branch - Colombia

        

Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, before tax

     (25,157      11,960         (68,673
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax, exchange differences on translation

  (25,157   11,960      (68,673
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial instruments available - for - sale

Gains (losses) on remeasuring financial instruments available - for - sale, before tax

  (5,368   4,597      (8,059
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax, financial instruments available

  (5,368   4,597      (8,059
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax

  3,146      (5,757   6,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax, cash flow hedges

  3,146      (5,757   6,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedges of net investment in foreign operations

Gains (losses) on hedges of net investment in foreign operations, before tax

  757      (2,840   (4,751
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax, Hedges of net investment in foreign operations

  757      (2,840   (4,751
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax

  (26,622   7,960      (75,338

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

Income tax relating to instruments available - for - sale

  888      (911   3,989   

Income tax relating to hedges of net investment in foreign operations

  (147   568      1,371   

Income tax relating to cash flow hedge

  (361   842      (1,090
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregated income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

  380      499      4,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, after tax

  (26,242   8,459      (71,068

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation

Gains (losses) on Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation, before tax

  (10,301   3,300      955   

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

Income tax relating to defined benefit obligation

  3,440      (1,122   (372

 

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g) Rollforward for the year ended (OCI)

i) Rollforward for the year ended (OCI) - Available for sale

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Opening Balance, Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (8,143      (3,546

Amount recognized in other comprehensive income for the period

     12,775         11,798   

Amount reclassified from equity to profit or loss for the period

     (8,178      (19,857
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance, accumulated other comprehensive income

  (3,546   (11,605
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

ii) Rollforward for the year ended (OCI) - Cash flow hedges

 

     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Opening Balance, Accumulated other comprehensive income

     570         (5,187

Amount recognized in other comprehensive income for the period

     (1,563      (1,278

Amount reclassified from equity to profit or loss for the period

     (4,194      7,423   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance, accumulated other comprehensive income

  (5,187   958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

h) Non - Controlling interest:

This item reflects the net amount of the subsidiaries’ net equity attributable to equity instruments which do not belong to the Bank either directly or indirectly, including the part that has been attributed to income for the period.

This corresponds to the net amount of equity in the subsidiaries attributable to capital that does not belong, directly or indirectly, to the Bank, including the part of profit for the period that is attributed to them. Non-controlling interest in the subsidiary’s equity and profit for the period is detailed as follows:

The non controlling interest in the subsidiaries’ equity is summarized as follows:

 

As of December 31, 2012

                                                                 
                      Other Comprehensive income        

Subsidiaries

  Non-
controlling
    Equity     Net
Income
    Defined
benefit
obligation
    Financial
instruments
available
for sale
    Exchange
differences
on
translation
NY
    Effect
Variation
Accounting
Case
Foreign
Investment
    Cash
Flow
Hedges

Effect
Change
    Deferred
Tax
    Other
Compre-

hensive
income
    Compre-
hensive
Income
 
    %     MCh$     MCh$                       MCh$           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

SMU CORP S.A.

    49.00     3,074        (1,965     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (1,965

Banco CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries

    8.07     51,296        2,016        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          2,016   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      54,370        51        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          51   

 

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As of December 31, 2013

                                                                 
                      Other Comprehensive income        

Subsidiaries

  Non-
controlling
    Equity     Net
Income
    Defined
benefit
obligation
    Financial
instruments
available
for sale
    Exchange
differences
on
translation
NY
    Effect
Variation
Accounting
Case
Foreign
Investment
    Cash
Flow
Hedges

Effect
Change
    Deferred
Tax
    Other
Compre-

hensive
income
    Compre-
hensive
Income
 
    %     MCh$     MCh$                       MCh$           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

SMU CORP S.A.

    49.00     2,386        (1,475     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (1,475

Corredora de Seguros Helm

    20.00     554        83        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          83   

Banco CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries

    33.62     302,758        14,209        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          14,209   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      305,698        12,817        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          12,817   

 

As of December 31, 2014

                                                                 
                      Other Comprehensive income        

Subsidiaries

  Non-
controlling
    Equity     Net
Income
    Defined
benefit
obligation
    Financial
instruments
available
for sale
    Exchange
differences
on
translation
NY
    Effect
Variation
Accounting
Case
Foreign
Investment
    Cash
Flow
Hedges

Effect
Change
    Deferred
Tax
    Other
Compre-

hensive
income
    Compre-
hensive
Income
 
    %     MCh$     MCh$                       MCh$           MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

SMU CORP S.A.

    49.00     2,743        (687     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (687

Corredora de Seguros Helm

    20.00     1,761        374        —                    —          374   

Banco CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries

    33.72     321,433        40,017        487        4,261        —          —          —          (1,869     2,879        42,896   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      325,937        39,704        487        4,261        —          —          —          (1,869     2,879        42,583   

The rollforward of non-controlling interest is as follow:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Balances as of January 1,

     2,609         54,370         305,698   

Net income for the year

     51         12,817         42,583   

Change in non-controlling interest

     2,430         3,503         (22,344

Non-controlling interest arising on the acquisition non participation in rights to sahere increase

     49,280         235,008         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31,

  54,370      305,698      325,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The summarized financial information of Banco CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries which information represents the non-controlling interest prior to intergroup eliminations is as follows:

h.1) Dividends paid to non-controlling interests:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Dividends paid

     —           —           —     
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and deposit in banks

     13,778         200,679         209,827   

Loans and receivables from banks

     65         4,781         34,465   

Loans and receivables from customers, net

     149,224         1,680,824         1,700,845   

Intangible assets

     38,031         156,379         137,972   

Others

     39,068         425,646         541,753   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  240,166      2,468,309      2,624,862   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currents account and demand deposits

  25,454      838,040      965,449   

Time deposits and saving accounts

  121,371      852,859      754,471   

Debt issued

  6,258      116,940      126,023   

Others

  32,713      354,772      454,606   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  185,796      2,162,611      2,300,549   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Net interest income

     5,692         45,955         97,818   

Net service fee income

     1,606         11,016         21,968   

Operating income before provision for loan losses

     7,808         60,605         167,099   

Total operating income, net of loan losses, interest and

     (7,745      (450,407      134,944   

Total net operating income

     62         15,198         46,831   

Net income for the period

     51         12,817         39,704   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Cash flow from operating activities

     15,011         39,639         (103,207

Cash flow from investing activities

     (26,728      (49,442      (36,018

Cash flow from financing activities

     22,560         115,639         173,995   

i) Dilutive effect of purchase of Helm Bank and subsidiaries

 

    Dilutive effect. Since CorpBanca Chile did not participate in the capital increase of Banco CorpBanca Colombia the ownership of CorpBanca Chile decrease from 91.9314% to 66.3877% CorpBanca Chile remeasured non-controlling interest at the date of transaction at fair value and adjusted the carryng amounts of the controlling and non-controlling interest to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiary (For more information, see Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity). In 2014, the interest decreased to 66.279% by the merger with Helm Bank Colombia.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 24—INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

a) The composition of interest income and inflation-indexing for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013     2014  
     Interest      Inflation (1)      Total      Interest     Inflation (1)      Total     Interest     Inflation (1)      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

Normal Portfolio

                       

Investments under agreements to resell

     1,604         71         1,675         15,115        20         15,135        13,518        37         13,555   

Loans and receivables to banks

     11,524         —           11,524         14,673        —           14,673        11,000        —           11,000   

Commercial loans

     407,363         47,354         454,717         536,812        43,437         580,249        629,883        114,015         743,898   

Mortgage Loans

     65,705         26,964         92,669         90,079        29,401         119,480        118,304        88,985         207,289   

Consumer Loans

     115,172         1,088         116,260         189,261        919         190,180        273,992        484         274,476   

Financial investments

     41,775         10,889         52,664         38,158        1,560         39,718        31,666        9,944         41,610   

Other interest income

     3,171         702         3,873         4,133        514         4,647        7,674        1,328         9,002   

Gain (loss) from accounting hedges (*)

     —           —           —           (713     —           (713     (291     —           (291
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

     646,314         87,068         733,382         887,518        75,851         963,369        1,085,746        214,793         1,300,539   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impaired loan Portfolio

                       

Interest Recovery

                       

Commercial Loans

     9,696         1,365         11,061         14,990        1,349         16,339        8,592        2,640         11,232   

Mortgage Loans

     723         311         1,034         1,479        629         2,108        1,556        1,697         3,253   

Consumer Loans

     17,507         8         17,515         25,285        5         25,290        5,093        7         5,100   

Financial investments

     —           —           —           —          —           —          —          —           —     

Other interest income

     —           —           —           —          —           —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

     27,926         1,684         29,610         41,754        1,983         43,737        15,241        4,344         19,585   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Interest Income

     674,240         88,752         762,992         929,272        77,834         1,007,106        1,100,987        219,137         1,320,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

b) The detail of interest expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is the following:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  
     Interests     Inflation (1)     Total     Interests     Inflation (1)     Total     Interests     Inflation (1)     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Demand Deposits

     (1,935     (94     (2,029     (33,195     (224     (33,419     (73,560     (547     (74,107

Investments under agreements to repurchase

     (15,697     (54     (15,751     (14,569     (167     (14,736     (28,107     (35     (28,142

Deposits and Time Deposits

     (346,776     (12,865     (359,641     (352,167     (9,476     (361,643     (325,316     (23,849     (349,165

Borrowings from financial institutions

     (14,771     —          (14,771     (15,987     —          (15,987     (21,977     —          (21,977

Debt issued

     (70,095     (38,460     (108,555     (95,368     (32,843     (128,211     (119,213     (92,057     (211,270

Other financial obligations

     (1,073     (264     (1,337     (334     (805     (1,139     (274     (567     (841

Other interest expenses

     (24     (1,504     (1,528     (379     (857     (1,236     (946     (2,506     (3,452

Gain (loss) from accounting hedges (*)

     (2,504     —          (2,504     6,955        —          6,955        (286     —          (286
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Interest Expenses

     (452,875     (53,241     (506,116     (505,044     (44,372     (549,416     (569,679     (119,561     (689,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

(1) The inflation indexing is the result of changes in the Unidades de Fomento (“UF”). The UF is an inflation-index Chilean monetary unit with a value in Chilean pesos that changes daily to reflect changes in the official Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (the Chilean National Institute of Statistics) for the previous month. The effect of any changes in the nominal peso value of our UF-denominated interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities is reflected in our results of operations as an increase (or decrease, in the event of deflation) in interest income and expense, respectively.
(*) The mark to market adjustments are presented in this line for hedging derivatives used in hedging of assets except in the case of foreign currency hedges, cash flow hedges are cross-currency, their all-in mark to market adjustment is included in the foreign exchange gain (losses) (See Note 27 Net foreign exchange income (losses)).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 25—FEES AND INCOME FROM SERVICES

Fees and income from services and the related expenses for the years ended December, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Income from services fees

        

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     12,384         13,393         11,629   

Letters of credit and guarantees

     7,915         9,826         12,621   

Card services

     16,479         25,591         37,911   

Account administration

     7,116         8,959         11,066   

Collections, billings and payments

     20,591         30,127         34,129   

Management and brokerage commissions for securities

     4,083         6,281         8,369   

Investments in mutual funds and others

     9,220         14,522         23,557   

Insurance brokerage

     9,024         13,615         21,025   

Financial advisors

     11,245         11,725         23,631   

Other fees earned

     6,153         9,397         16,401   

Other payments for services rendered

     968         1,341         1,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income from services fees

  105,178      144,777      202,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Expenses from services fees

        

Credit card transactions

     (9,089      (12,367      (17,282

Securities transactions

     (2,480      (3,588      (3,922

Commissions paid through Chilean clearing house (ACC)

     (961      (3,779      (4,503

Foreign trade transactions

     (2,914      (415      (996

Expenses from refunded commissions

     (377      (15      (6

Customer loyalty program

     (20      (824      (887

Customer loyalty program benefits

     (1,133      (1,191      (925

Loans services to customers

     (1,195      (1,409      (3,692

Fees for payroll deduction agreements

     (1,365      (613      (4,565

Other paid commissions

     —           (2,599      (3,645
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses from services fees

  (19,534   (26,800   (40,423
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net service fee income

  85,644      117,977      161,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fees earned through transactions with letters of credit are recorded under “Interest income” within the consolidated statements of income.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 26—NET TRADING AND INVESTMENT INCOME

Trading and investment income recognized on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Trading instruments

     19,922         10,660         37,752   

Speculative financial instruments mark to market adjustment

     23,677         58,471         94,279   

Other financial investments at fair value with effect on profit or loss

     5,764         7,741         19,862   

Financial investments available-for-sale realized gain (losses) (*)

     5,526         22,293         31,659   

Profit on bank-issued time deposit repurchase

     74         397         64   

Loss on bank-issued time deposit repurchase

     (158      (478      (376

Other

     189         2,203         453   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trading and investment income, net

  54,994      101,287      183,693   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Results generated by instruments available for sale mainly composed by the following:

Fair value adjustments recognized in the results. This includes transfers to results, generated on exercise, of the fair value adjustments by selling of those instruments available for sell.

Results generated from sales and / or liquidation, corresponding to the difference between the value obtained as compensation and the fair book value of the instruments transferred.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 27—NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE INCOME (LOSSES)

This item includes the income earned from foreign currency trading, the differences arise from converting monetary items in a foreign currency to the functional currency and those generated by non-monetary assets in a foreign currency at the time of their disposal.

The detail of net foreign exchange gains (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Gains (losses) of foreign currency exchange differences

        

Net gains (losses) of foreign currency exchange positions

     26,108         (18,980      (8,627

Other foreign currency exchange gains(losses)

     3,524         1,963         3,165   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotals

  29,632      (17,017   (5,462
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings on exchange rate adjustments

Adjustments to loan to customers

  (557   1,427      1,860   

Adjustments to investment instruments

  (3,226   713      1,448   

Adjustments to other liabilities

  220      (88   (95

Fair value gains (losses) on foreign currency hedging derivatives (1) (*)

  4,627      1,059      (11,177
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  1,064      3,111      (7,964
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  30,696      (13,906   (13,426
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) In this present current earnings by hedging currency assets and liabilities. Different information to revealed in Note 24 Interest Income and Expense and Note 26 Net Trading and Investment Income.
(*) The Fair value gains (losses) on hedging derivatives as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

     Cash Flows (CF) or    Fair Value         
     Fair Value    Assets      Liabilities      Gain/(loss)  
As of December 31, 2012    (FV) Hedge    MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Derivatives held-for-hedging

           

Foreign currency forwards

   FV      82         284         5,365   

Interest rate swaps

   FV      2,978         24         838   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  3,060      308      6,203   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency forwards

CF   —        1,379      172   

Interest rate swaps

CF   2,140      1,973      (1,748
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  2,140      3,352      (1,576
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives held-for-hedging

  5,200      3,660      4,627   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Cash Flows (CF) or    Fair Value         
     Fair Value    Assets      Liabilities      Gain/(loss)  
As of December 31, 2013    (FV) Hedge    MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Derivatives held-for-hedging

           

Foreign currency forwards

   FV      27         —           (827

Foreign currency swaps

   FV      —           2,235         2,342   

Interest rate swaps

   FV      358         3,161         (5,010
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  385      5,396      (3,495
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency forwards

CF   6      793      (168

Foreign currency swaps

CF   3,171      1,027      450   

Interest rate swaps

CF   58      4,241      4,272   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  3,235      6,061      4,554   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives held-for-hedging

  3,620      11,457      1,059   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Cash Flows (CF) or    Fair Value         
     Fair Value    Assets      Liabilities      Gain/(loss)  
As of December 31, 2014    (FV) Hedge    MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Derivatives held-for-hedging

           

Foreign currency forwards

   FV      —           —           —     

Foreign currency swaps

   FV      4,343         3,942         6,070   

Interest rate swaps

   FV      2,532         2,466         (2,637
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  6,875      6,408      3,433   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency forwards

CF   15      6,612      (13,644

Foreign currency swaps

CF   1,775      192      (678

Interest rate swaps

CF   120      5,322      (288
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  1,910      12,126      (14,610
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives held-for-hedging

  8,785      18,534      (11,177
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 28—PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The changes in provision for loan losses recorded on the income statement for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

 

           For the year ended December 31, 2012        
           Loans and receivables from customers        
     Loans and
receivables
from banks
    Commercial
loans
    Mortgage
Loans
    Consumer
Loans
    Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Recognized provision:

          

Individually evaluated

     (83     (47,405     —          (2     (47,490

Collectively evaluated

     —          (15,861     (6,480     (49,719     (72,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Charge to income for provisions recognized

  (83   (63,266   (6,480   (49,721   (119,550 )(*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Released provisions:

Individually evaluated

  416      31,930      —        2      32,348   

Collectively evaluated

  —        4,687      5,995      10,068      20,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit to income for provisions used

  416      36,617      5,995      10,070      53,098 (*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recovery of assets previously written-off

  —        3,824      1,039      10,014      14,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge to income

  333      (22,825   554      (29,637   (51,575
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           For the year ended December 31, 2013        
           Loans and receivables from customers        
     Loans and
receivables

from banks
    Commercial
loans
    Mortgage
Loans
    Consumer
Loans
    Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Recognized provision:

          

Individually evaluated

     (1,054     (193,586     —          —          (194,640

Collectively evaluated

     —          (29,038     (7,602     (100,783     (137,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Charge to income for provisions recognized

  (1,054   (222,624   (7,602   (100,783   (332,063 )(*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Released provisions:

Individually evaluated

  1,086      148,563      —        —        149,649   

Collectively evaluated

  —        14,027      4,604      44,244      62,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit to income for provisions used

  1,086      162,590      4,604      44,244      212,524 (*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recovery of assets previously written-off

  —        5,037      1,627      10,803      17,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge to income

  32      (54,997   (1,371   (45,736   (102,072
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

           For the year ended December 31, 2014        
           Loans and receivables from customers        
     Loans and
receivables
from banks
    Commercial
loans
    Mortgage
Loans
    Consumer
Loans
    Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Recognized provision:

          

Individually evaluated

     (269     (133,767     —          —          (134,036

Collectively evaluated

     —          (45,398     (10,198     (138,902     (194,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Charge to income for provisions recognized

  (269   (179,165   (10,198   (138,902   (328,534 )(*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Released provisions:

Individually evaluated

  141      91,686      —        —        91,827   

Collectively evaluated

  —        22,710      5,349      56,431      84,490   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit to income for provisions used

  141      114,396      5,349      56,431      176,317 (*) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recovery of assets previously written-off

  —        9,321      1,277      14,347      24,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge to income

  (128   (55,448   (3,572   (68,124   (127,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) The amounts disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are detailed below:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Recognized provision

     (119,550      (332,063      (328,534

Released provisions

     53,098         212,524         176,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (66,452   (119,539   (152,217

The break down by type of loan, whether assessed collectively or individually, for established and released provision amounts, respectively, is as follows:

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2012.  
     Established Provision     Released Provision  
     Individual
Analysis
    Group
Analysis
    Total     Individual
Analysis
     Group
Analysis
     Total  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Commercial Loans

     (47,405     (15,861     (63,266     31,930         4,687         36,617   

Mortgage Loans

     —          (6,480     (6,480     —           5,995         5,995   

Consumer Loans

     (2     (49,719     (49,721     2         10,068         10,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (47,407   (72,060   (119,467   31,932      20,750      52,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Banks

  (83   —        (83   416      —        416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (47,490   (72,060   (119,550   32,348      20,750      53,098   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2013.         
     Established Provision     Released Provision         
     Individual
Analysis
    Group
Analysis
    Total     Individual
Analysis
     Group
Analysis
     Total      Note  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$         

Commercial Loans

     (193,586     (29,038     (222,624     148,563         14,027         162,590      

Mortgage Loans

     —          (7,602     (7,602     —           4,604         4,604      

Consumer Loans

     —          (100,783     (100,783     —           44,244         44,244      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
  (193,586   (137,423   (331,009   148,563      62,875      211,438      10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Banks

  (1,054   —        (1,054   1,086      —        1,086      9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
  (194,640   (137,423   (332,063   149,649      62,875      212,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2014.         
     Established Provision     Released Provision         
     Individual
Analysis
    Group
Analysis
    Total     Individual
Analysis
     Group
Analysis
     Total      Note  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$         

Commercial Loans

     (133,767     (45,398     (179,165     91,686         22,710         114,396      

Mortgage Loans

     —          (10,198     (10,198     —           5,349         5,349      

Consumer Loans

     —          (138,902     (138,902     —           56,431         56,431      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
  (133,767   (194,498   (328,265   91,686      84,490      176,176      10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Banks

  (269   —        (269   141      —        141      9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
  (134,036   (194,498   (328,534   91,827      84,490      176,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

In management’s opinion, the credit risk provisions established cover all losses that may arise from incurred losses, based on the information examined by the Bank and its subsidiaries.

 

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NOTE 29—PERSONNEL SALARIES EXPENSES

Personnel salaries expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Personnel remunerations

     (72,430      (102,967      (131,872

Bonuses and gratifications/awards

     (37,566      (45,009      (57,326

Severance indemnities

     (4,429      (3,026      (10,231

Training Expenses

     (753      (955      (1,093

Other personnel expenses

     (5,536      (13,052      (18,790
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (120,714   (165,009   (219,312
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 30—ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES

Administration expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:

 

     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Maintenance and repair of fixed assets

     (5,372      (8,178      (13,296

Office rentals

     (9,853      (14,297      (20,986

Equipment rentals

     (2,925      (3,088      (4,644

Insurance premiums

     (4,470      (10,996      (17,949

Office supplies

     (1,019      (1,202      (1,595

IT and communications expense

     (5,252      (7,583      (11,262

Lighting, heating and other services

     (3,657      (4,697      (5,545

Security Service and transportation of securities

     (1,453      (2,213      (1,994

Public relations expense and staff travel expenses

     (1,979      (1,935      (2,675

Legal and Notary Costs

     (475      (1,435      (795

Technical report fees

     (10,099      (12,997      (31,963

Professional services fees

     (599      (1,233      (2,366

Securities classification fees

     (66      (180      (121

Penalties

     (487      (165      (131

Comprehensive management ATMs

     (2,634      (2,649      (2,448

Other administration expenses

     (8,829      (16,620      (26,361
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (59,169   (89,468   (144,131

Subcontracted services

Data processing

  (6,580   (9,526   (11,688

Sales

  (168   (307   (779

Loan valuation

  (62   (35   (3,674

Others

  (5,061   (8,455   (10,665
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (11,871   (18,323   (26,806

Board of Directors Expenses

Remunerations

  (991   (1,343   (1,567

Other Board of Directors expenses

  (38   —        (25
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (1,029   (1,343   (1,592

Marketing and advertising

  (7,494   (6,672   (7,205

Real estate taxes, contributions and levies

  (9,220   (23,808   (33,406

Real estate taxes

  (356   (352   (416

Patents

  (822   (818   (817

Other taxes(*)

  (5,266   (18,795   (27,145

Contributions to SBIF

  (2,776   (3,843   (5,028
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (9,220   (23,808   (33,406
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (88,783   (139,614   (213,140
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) This amount corresponds primarily to taxes other than income taxes that affect Banco CorpBanca Colombia and its subsidiaries (Colombian segment). They are taxes on local financial transactions, ongoing performance of commercial activities or services, non-discountable value added tax and equity tax, among others.

 

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NOTE 31—DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT

 

a) Depreciation and amortization expenses as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     As of December 31,         
     2012      2013      2014      Note  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$         

Depreciation and amortization

           

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

     (7,192      (12,680      (13,827      14   

Amortization of intangible assets

     (10,900      (29,608      (37,786      13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Balances

  (18,092   (42,288   (51,613
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

b) Impairment losses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are detailed below:

 

     For the years ended December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Impairment of financial investments available-for-sale

     —           —           —     

Impairment of financial investments held-to-maturity

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal financial assets (a)

  —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impairment of property, plant and equipment (1)

  —        —        (1,308

Impairment of Goodwill and Intangibles

  —        —        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Non-financial assets (b)

  —        —        (1,308
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  —        —        (1,308
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Impairment for technological obsolescence as a result of new regulations on ATMs (decree 222 dated October 30, 2013 from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Safety of Chile), accounted for in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets. See note 14 Property, Plant and Equipment, letter b).

At each reporting date, Banco CorpBanca and its subsidiaries (the Group) will evaluate whether there is any indication of impairment of any asset. Should any such indication exist, or when impairment testing is required, the entity will estimate the asset’s recoverable amount.

 

(a) Financial assets

As of each reporting date, CorpBanca and its subsidiaries assess whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets may be impaired. Financial assets or asset groups are considered impaired only if there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more loss events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset and the loss event had an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or asset group that can be reliably estimated. Evidence of impairment may include, among other examples, debtors or a group of debtors with significant financial difficulties, non-compliance or delinquency in principal or interest payments, the potential to declare bankruptcy or undergo another form of financial reorganization, or observable data that indicate a measureable reduction in estimated future cash flows, such as adverse changes in the status of past due payments or in the economic conditions related to such non-compliance.

 

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Non-financial assets15

The carrying amounts of non-financial assets, excluding investment property and deferred taxes, are reviewed regularly, or at least every reporting period, to determine whether indications of impairment exist. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is then estimated. The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of the fair value less costs to sell, whether for an asset or a cash generating unit, and its value in use. That recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash flows that are largely independent from the cash flows of other assets or asset groups.

The entity will conduct impairment testing on an annual basis for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, as well as intangible assets that are not yet available for use, by comparing their carrying amount with their recoverable amount. Impairment testing can be carried out at any time during the year, as long as it takes place at the same time each year. Impairment testing of different intangible assets can take place on different dates. However, if that intangible asset had been recognized initially during the current year, it will be tested for impairment before the year ends.

Impairment of goodwill is determined by evaluating the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit (or group) to which goodwill is allocated. Where the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized; goodwill acquired in a business combination shall be allocated of the acquisition date among the CGUs or group of CGUs of the acquirer that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination, regardless of whether other of the acquiree’s assets or liabilities are allocated to these units. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

In accordance with IAS 36 “Impairment of Assets”, annual impairment testing is required for a CGU to which goodwill has been allocated and for intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Different cash generating units and different intangible assets can be tested for impairment at different times during the year as long as they are carried out at the same time each year.

Upon evaluating whether any indication of impairment exists for an asset, the entity shall consider at least the following factors:

External sources of information:

 

(a) During the period, an asset’s market value has declined significantly more than would be expected as a result of the passage of time or normal use.

 

(b) Adverse conditions in the technological, market, economic or legal environment.

 

(c) Increase in interest rates.

 

(d) Market value of equity lower than carrying amount.

Internal sources of information:

 

(a) Evidence of obsolescence of physical damage of an asset.

 

(b) Plans to discontinue or restructure the operation to which an asset belongs, plans to dispose of an asset before the previously expected date, and reassessing the useful life of an asset as finite rather than indefinite.

 

(c) Decrease or expected decrease in an asset’s performance.

In the event of objective impairment, the carrying amount of an asset will be reduced until the recoverable amount if, and only if, the recoverable amount is less than the carrying amount. This reduction is an impairment loss.

Impairment losses are recognized immediately in the Statement of Income unless the asset is accounted for at revalued value in accordance with other standards. Any impairment loss in revalued assets is treated as a decrease in the revaluation made in accordance with that standard. When the estimated amount of an impairment loss is greater than the carrying amount of the asset to which it is related, the entity will recognize a liability if, and only if, it were obligated to do so by another standard. After recognizing an impairment loss, charges for depreciating the asset are adjusted for future periods in order to distribute the asset’s revised carrying amount, less its potential residual value, systematically over the remaining useful life.

 

15  (Goodwill and intangible assets with definite/indefinite lives) were reviewed for indicator of impairment at December 31, 2014. No indicators of impairment were present.

 

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If an impairment loss is recognized, the deferred tax assets and liabilities related to it will also be determined by comparing the asset’s revised carrying amount to its tax basis in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes.

Impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives at December 31, 2014

 

1. Goodwill Impairment Testing

The Group’s business combinations began in the first half of 2012, with CorpBanca Chile’s acquisition of Banco Santander Colombia S.A. from Banco Santander Spain16. The acquiree’s name was changed to Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. Following a capital increase in which CorpBanca Chile did not contribute the same proportion as its initial interest, CorpBanca Chile held a 66.27% interest in CorpBanca Colombia and subsidiaries. Subsequently, during the second half of 2013, Banco CorpBanca Colombia S.A. acquired and took control of Helm Bank and subsidiaries, (this acquisition also enabled it to enter the Panamanian market), while CorpBanca Chile acquired 80% of the shares of Helm Corredor de Seguros S.A. Lastly, on June 1, 2014, the merger between Banco CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank S.A. was completed in order to operate as one single bank, taking advantage of the synergies generated as a result of each bank’s area of expertise and target business segments. This is framed within the Group’s long-term strategy, which includes elements such as: To expand geographically; to increase returns from individual segments while maintaining low risk levels; to diversify and improve funding sources; to lead in costs and operating efficiency; to obtain synergies that promote growth; to cultivate a corporate culture that enables its strategy to be applied, etc.

The business combinations summarized in the preceding paragraph generated goodwill and intangible assets that must be tested for impairment in accordance with current regulations. They were allocated to the Colombia CGU, which is also identified as an operating segment17 (See Note 4 Operating Segments).

The following table details the intangible assets with indefinitive lives for 2014 and 2013:

 

     Note      2012      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Trademarks

        1,355         1,298         1,206   

Licenses

     13         49,630         50,567         46,797   

Database

        493         500         463   

Goodwill

     13         214,540         420,623         386,180   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  266,018      472,988      434,646   

The Group has conducted annual impairment testing as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. Upon evaluating whether indications of impairment exist, the relationship between its market capitalization and the carrying amount of its equity are among the main factors considered. The Group’s market capitalization is greater than the carrying amount of its equity (Price/BV around 2.2 and 2.3 times, respectively).

The variables evaluated in the projections used in the Colombia CGU take into account aspects such as:

 

    In general, the Colombian banking industry should experience sustained growth in loan portfolios, backed by positive macroeconomic outlooks and opportunity for growth. This is based mainly on the fact that the Colombian economy has reported sustained growth over the last four years, which is expected to continue in coming years. This situation is reflected primarily in current GDP growth of around 4.4%, an inflation rate of around 3.0%, record low unemployment rates of 7.86%, increased bank usage rates that still leave room for growth, positive expectations from the construction sector that would entail expanding mortgage and commercial loans, the latter of which is that industry’s main product.

 

16  This transaction also included the acquisition of Santander Investment Valores Colombia S.A. (currently CorpBanca Investment Valores Colombia S.A.) and Santander Investment Trust Colombia S.A. (currently CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia S.A.).
17  The Group determined that its operating segments also correspond to its reportable segments. As a result, no operating segments were aggregated to create reportable segments.

 

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    CorpBanca’s market share is expected to report sustained growth in upcoming years, rising from approximately 2.8% in 2013 to close to 7% by 2019.

 

    The entity posts sound solvency figures, which gives it room for reinvestment and, consequently, improved conditions for growth.

 

    In terms of internal information sources, management based its projections on the following aspects: Revenue was forecasted by taking into account historical growth, which is consistent with Colombian GDP growth, economic growth expectations and the expected increase in market share as a result of the mergers, as well as growth expectations for the Colombian banking industry in general.

 

    Expenses were forecasted in a similar manner, using historical growth, adjusted to account for synergies and economies of scale generated by the mergers described above.

 

    Corporate tax projections use current tax rates based on the Colombian tax reform passed in December 2014.

The recoverable amount of the Colombia CGU has been determined using the income approach for valuing assets, relying mainly on the dividend discount model. This methodology considers the cash flow to be generated by dividends distributed to its shareholders on a perpetual horizon, discounted at their equity cost rate as of the valuation date in order to be able to estimate the economic value of the company’s equity, using cash flow projections derived from financial assumptions approved by senior management, and that covers a period of five years of explicit projection (until 2019), a perpetual time horizon and approximate growth in profits of 5% in perpetuity (beginning in 2019).

Senior management considers this growth rate to be justified by the acquisition of new subsidiaries in Colombia and the aspects explained above, which will enable it to attain greater market share and other potentialities.

Key assumptions used in calculating the recoverable amount

The values assigned to the key assumptions are an evaluation by senior management of future industry trends based on both external and internal sources. The key assumptions used in calculating the recoverable amount are summarized below and detailed in subsequent sections:

 

Key Assumptions

   2014      2013  

Projection period and perpetuity (years)

     5         5   

Perpetuity growth rates (%)

     5         5   

Projected inflation rates (%)

     3         3   

Discount rate (%)18

     12.3         12.5   

Tax rate (%)

     40.4         33.5   

Solvency index limit (%)

     10         10   

Goodwill

 

a. Projection period and perpetuity.

 

    The recoverable amount has been determined using cash flows based on six -month budgets approved by senior management with a discount rate of around 12%. Cash flows beyond this time horizon have been extrapolated using a growth rate of around 5.0%. This growth rate does not exceed the average long-term growth rate for the market in which the CGU operates.

 

18  An average discount rate is used since the estimate employs different tax rates because of the tax reform passed in Colombia in December 2014.

 

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    Cash flow projections correspond to 5 years (until 2019) after which time a present value is calculated for cash flows in perpetuity by normalizing cash flows. This normalization is performed to increase the payment of dividends used in perpetuity without reducing the solvency ratio.

 

    The growth rate of cash flows in perpetuity is approximately 5.0% nominal (represents an approximate excess of 2.0 percentage points over inflation). Projected inflation for Colombia is around 3.0%.

b. Loans and deposits.

 

    Loans were projected considering an increase of around 15% annually and the deposit portfolio was projected on a correlated basis.

c. Income

 

    Determined by average balances (calculated with respect to gaining market share) of mortgage loans, credit cards, commercial loans and consumer loans. Average growth rates until 2019 for interest income are around 17.5% while fee and commission income is close to 12.1%.

d. Costs.

 

    Cost projections are determined primarily by average balances of time and demand deposits as well as other relevant components. Interest expense (expenses related to deposits and taxes) demonstrate growth of 18.1% up to 2019. Credit risk provisions grow around 18.0%.

e. Discount rate.

 

    In order to estimate the discount rate (Ke) and the weighted average cost of capital, the capital asset pricing model was used as a framework. This models sets the rate demanded by shareholders (Ke) equal to the risk-free rate plus a premium that the investors expect to assume for the systematic risk inherent to the company.

 

    The risk-free rate corresponds to U.S. treasury bonds, specifically US GT 30 and GOVT.

 

    The beta measures the share price volatility for a company with respect to the general securities market. It reflects the market or systematic risk, as opposed to the company’s specific risk. We have selected a group of listed companies that operate in the Colombian banking industry. In the search for these indicators, we concentrated on companies whose main activities are similar. The betas of shares used for each of the comparable companies were taken from the Bloomberg platform. In order to adjust for the financial leverage effect of the beta of each company, the betas were “unlevered”, based on the current history of the comparable company and its debt-equity ratio to give the asset beta of each company.

 

    Taxes are projected at a rate of 39% for 2015, 40% for 2016, 42% for 2017 and 43% for 2018 and 2019, in accordance with the tax reform passed in Colombia in December 2014. For the 2013 period, a tax rate of 34% was used for the first three years and after that a rate of 33%, as set by the Colombian government.

 

    Because the discount rate is a variable that has a considerable impact on results, sensitivity testing was performed for that rate.

f. Dividend payments.

 

    Dividend payments were used to maximize the cash flows of shareholders with the restriction that solvency (technical capital to risk-weighted assets) did not go below 10% for projected cash flow. This did not exceed the solvency limits required by regulators, which are in line with the market and future growth forecasts.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions used

In determining the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit analyzed, upper management believes that no reasonable possible change in any of the aforementioned key assumptions would make the carrying amount of the unit significantly exceed its recoverable amount.

Results of Impairment Testing

The Bank concluded that the recoverable amounts of the assets tested exceed their respective carrying amounts. As a result of this analysis, senior management has not identified impairment.

 

2. Impairment Testing of Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Lives

Licenses.

The “with or without” methodology was used for the valuation, which reflects the difference between the values of the company based on the time it would take to obtain the intangible asset and, therefore, begin to receive cash flows. The key assumptions are detailed as follows:

 

a. Period of time to obtain the license. A period of 18 months was defined as the time necessary to obtain a banking license and, therefore, begin to generate cash flows.

 

b. Cash flows. The same flows used for the equity valuation model were used (i.e. dividend discount).

 

c. Discount rate: The cash flows were discounted at the same rate used in the equity valuation model described above. A spread of 1% is added for cash flows generated by this asset, which is in line with its nature and is presented as riskier than the average of the assets in the Statement of Financial Position.

As a result of this analysis, senior management has not identified impairment for this asset.

Trademarks.

The relief from royalty method was used, which considers the income attributable to the brands of Banco CorpBanca Colombia. It also considers a royalty equivalent to the percentage of income produced by the brands and the result of this cash flow is discounted to equity cost. The key assumptions are detailed as follows:

 

a. Evolution of contribution margin. The assumptions that govern the evolution of income and costs are the same used in the valuation of CorpBanca’s economic equity.

 

b. Tax Relief-From-Royalty. The royalty rate used is approximately 0.3%. The same tax rate described above is used.

 

c. Marketing expenses. This uses the assumption that for the brand to continue to generate cash flows, marketing expenses must be incurred, specifically around 21% of results after the effects of the post-tax royalties.

 

d. Discount rate: The cash flows were discounted at the same rate used in the equity valuation model described above. A spread of 1% is added for cash flows generated by this asset, which is in line with its nature and is presented as riskier than the average of the assets in the Statement of Financial Position.

As a result of this analysis, senior management has not identified impairment for this asset.

Databases.

For this asset, a value per user was estimated justified by the level of detail in the database and considering total customers for the Colombia segment.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

As a result of this analysis, senior management has not identified impairment for this asset.

Sensitivity to Changes in Key Assumptions Used

In determining the recoverable amount of the assets described above (in 2.1 to 2.3), senior management performed a sensitivity analysis under diverse scenarios and concluded that no reasonable possible change in any of the aforementioned key assumptions would make their carrying amount significantly exceed that amount.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 32—OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

a) Other operating income

The detail of other operating income is as follows:

 

     Note      2012      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Revenues for assets received in lieu of payment

           

Assets received in lieu of payment provision released

        213         —           —     

Gain on sales of assets received in lieu of payment

        2,686         1,921         2,226   

Others

        36         71         645   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  2,935      1,992      2,871   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contingency provisions used

Other contingency provisions

  20 b   6,606      57      2,749   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  6,606      57      2,749   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Revenues

Gain on sales of property, plant and equipment

  1,335      25,164      415   

Compensation insurance companies

  32      106      89   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  1,367      25,270      504   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Leasing contributions revenue

  1,473      1,591      2,181   

Other operating income -Subsidiaries

  1,271      1,146      2,561   

Gain on sales of leased assets

  444      334      604   

Other operating income -Leasing

  224      185      241   

Insurance reimbursement

  2,044      2,750      6,417   

Change useful life intangible assets Helm Bank

  —        —        2,272   

Reimbursement of guarantees (Fogafin - Colombia)

  —        —        1,402   

Income Optirent

  —        731      1,788   

Income policy administration

  —        397      1,481   

Rental income

  —        1,279      2,713   

Other income

  2,344      3,926      1,174   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  7,800      12,339      22,834   

Total

  18,708      39,658      28,958   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b) Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are the following:

 

     Note      2012      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Provisions and expenses for assets received in lieu of payment

           

Provisions for assets received in lieu of payment

        —           (35      —     

Maintenance expenses of assets received in lieu of payment

        (208      (352      (554
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (208   (387   (554
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contingency provisions

Other contingency provisions

  20 b   (4,902   (107   —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (4,902   (107   —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expenses

Other expenses

  (20,945   (14,740   (23,745
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

  (20,945   (14,740   (23,745
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  (26,055   (15,234   (24,299
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 33—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As defined in IAS 24, a related party is: (a) a person or a close member of that person’s family related to a reporting entity if that person (i) has control or joint control of the reporting entity; (ii) has significant influence over the reporting entity; or (iii) is a member of the key management personnel of the reporting entity or of a parent of the reporting entity. (b) an entity is related to a reporting entity if (i) the entity and the reporting entity are members of the same group; (ii) one entity is an associate or joint venture of the other entity (or an associate or joint venture of a member of a group of which theother entity is a member); (iii) both entities are joint ventures of the same third party; (iv) one entity is a joint venture of a third entity and the other entity is an associate of the third entity; (v) the entity is a post-employment benefit plan for the benefit of employees of either the reporting entity or an entity related to the reporting entity; (vi) the entity is controlled or jointly controlled by a person identified in (a) or ; (vii) a person identified in (a)(i) has significant influence over the entity or is a member of the key management personnel of the enity (or of a parent of the entity):

Transactions that the Bank entered into with related parties as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are specified below:

a) Loans granted to related parties

Loan granted to related parties as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as fol1ows:

 

     Operating      Investment         
As of December 31, 2013    Companies      Companies      Individuals  
     Mch$      Mch$      Mch$  

Loans and receivables to customers:

        

Commercial loans

     161,421         193,076         1,915   

Mortgage Loans

     —           —           16,267   

Consumer Loans

     —           —           4,956   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers - gross

  161,421      193,076      23,138   

Provision for loan losses

  (2,334   (10,792   (86
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers, net

  159,087      182,284      23,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  71,457      332      2,166   
     Operating      Investment         
As of December 31, 2014    Companies      Companies      Individuals  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Loans and receivables to customers:

        

Commercial loans

     181,576         31,351         1,741   

Mortgage Loans

     —           —           14,580   

Consumer Loans

     —           —           2,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers - gross

  181,576      31,351      18,913   

Provision for loan losses

  (2,650   (154   (47
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and receivables to customers, net

  178,926      31,197      18,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  76,396      312      2,304   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

b) Other transactions with related parties

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Bank entered into the following transactions with related parties for amounts exceeding UF 1,000.

 

As of December 31, 2012:                                 
                 Asset      Effect on Statement of Income  

Company

  

Description

   Notes      (Liability)      Income      (expense)  
                 MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Inmobiliaria Edificio Corpgroup S.A.

   Corporate office rent and building costs         —           —           2,552   

Transbank S.A.

   Credit Card processing         —           —           2,492   

Corp Group Interhold S.A. and Corp Group Holding Inversiones Ltda.

   Management advisory services         —           —           2,396   

Redbanc S.A.

   Automatic teller machine administration         —           —           1,539   

Promoservice S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           1,438   

Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.

   Office rent and credit collection         —           —           1,217   

Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.

   Credit card processing         —           —           916   

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

   Donations         —           —           624   

Fundación Descúbreme

   Donations         —           —           66   

Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp S.A.

   Brokerage of insurance premiums and office rent         —           —           362   

Inmobiliaria e Inversiones San Francisco Ltda.

   Financial advisory services         —           —           264   

Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           183   

Asesorías Santa Josefina Ltda.

   Financial advisory and management services         —           —           147   

SMU S.A., Rendic Hnos S.A.

   Prepaid rent for space for ATMs      16         20,715         —           1,726   

These transactions were carried out at normal market prices prevailing at the day of the transactions.

 

As of December 31, 2013:                                 
                 Asset      Effect on Statement of Income  

Company

  

Description

   Notes      (Liability)      Income      (expense)  
                 MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Inmobiliaria Edificio Corpgroup S.A.

   Corporate office rent and building costs         —           —           2,740   

Corp Group Interhold S.A. and Corp Group Holding Inversiones Ltda.

   Management advisory services         —           —           2,632   

Transbank S.A.

   Credit Card processing         —           —           2,430   

SMU S.A., Rendic Hnos S.A.

   Prepaid rent for space for ATMs      16         19,067         —           1,928   

Redbanc S.A.

   Automatic teller machine administration         —           —           1,782   

Promoservice S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           1,508   

Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.

   Office rent and credit collection         —           —           971   

Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.

   Credit card processing         —           —           846   

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

   Donations         —           —           736   

Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp S.A.

   Brokerage of insurance premiums and office rent         —           —           318   

Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           163   

Fundación Descúbreme

   Donations         —           —           80   

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

As of December 31, 2014:                                 
                 Balance      Effect on Statement of Income  

Company

  

Description

   Notes      Asset      Income      (expense)  
                 MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Transbank S.A.

   Credit Card processing         —           —           3,617   

Inmobiliaria Edificio Corpgroup S.A.

   Corporate office rent and building costs         —           —           3,067   

Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Ltda.

   Management advisory services         —           —           2,187   

SMU S.A., Rendic Hnos S.A.

   Prepaid rent for space for ATMs      16         18,157         —           2,092   

Redbanc S.A.

   Automatic teller machine administration         —           —           2,016   

Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.

   Office rent and credit collection         —           —           1,943   

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

   Donations         —           —           1,505   

Promoservice S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           1,188   

Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.

   Credit card processing         —           —           936   

Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada

   Advisory         —           —           618   

Corp Research S.A

   Management advisory services         —           —           408   

Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.

   Advertising services         —           —           282   

CAI Gestion Inmobiliaria S.A

   Commercial Homes (Department Stores)         —           —           219   

Grupo de Radios Dial S.A

   Publicity         —           —           177   

Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp S.A.

   Brokerage of insurance premiums and office rent         —           —           159   

Hotel Corporation of Chile S.A

   Accommodation, events         —           —           132   

Pulso Editorial S.A

   Publishing Services         —           —           111   

Fundación Descúbreme

   Donations         —           —           78   

Corp Imagen y diseños S.A

   Other services         —           —           76   

Asesorias e Inversiones Rapelco Limitada S.A

   Other services         —           —           49   

In accordance with IAS 24, the relationship of all listed companies in the above table falls under the category “other related parties”.

c) Other assets and liabilities with related parties

 

As of December 31, 2013:                       
            Balance      Effect on Statement of  

Company

   Description      Asset      Income      (expense)  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

     Donations         —           —           736   

Fundación Descúbreme

     Donations         —           —           80   

Fundación El Golf

     Donations         —           —           5   
As of December 31, 2014:                       
            Balance      Effect on Statement of  

Company

   Description      Asset      Income      (expense)  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural

     Donations         —           —           1,505   

Fundación Descúbreme

     Donations         —           —           78   

Fundación de Inclusión Social Aprendamos

     Donations         —           —           5   

 

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d) Other assets and liabilities with related parties

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

     

Derivative financial instruments

     20,589         17,686   

Other assets

     14,186         212   

LIABILITIES

     

Derivative financial instruments

     1,965         —     

Demand deposits

     67,569         84,848   

Deposits and other time deposits

     170,930         196,956   

Other Liabilities

     1,092         1,093   

e) Operating income /expenses from related party transactions

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
Type of recognized income or expense    Income      Expenses      Income Expenses      Income      Expenses  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Interest revenue

     8,640         25,759         25,501         9,251         11,159         1,318   

Income and expenses on fees and services

     342         18         470         249         903         88   

Gain and loss on trading

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Gain and Loss on other financial transactions

     —           —           311         —           —           —     

Foreign currency exchanges

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Operating support expense

     541         13,829         525         15,994         317         20,906   

Other income and expense

     —           67         —           437         —           848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  9,523      39,673      26,807      25,931      12,379      23,160   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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f) Contracts with related parties

 

2013

    
Company    Description
Inmobiliaria Edificio Corpgroup S.A.    Office lease and building fees
Transbank S.A.    Credit card management
Corp Group Interhold S.A.    Management advisory services
Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada    Advisory
Redbanc S.A.    ATM management
Promoservice S.A.    Promotional services
Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.    Office lease and collections services
Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.    Credit card management
Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural    Donations
Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp S.A.    Brokerage of insurance premiums and office lease
Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.    Advertising services
SMU S.A., Rendic Hnos S.A.    Lease ATM space

 

2014

    
Company    Description
Fundación Corpgroup Centro Cultural    Donations
Transbank S.A.    Credit Card processing
Inmobiliaria Edificio Corpgroup S.A.    Corporate office rent and building costs
Inversiones Corp Group Interhold Ltda.    Management advisory services
Redbanc S.A.    Automatic teller machine administration
Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.    Office rent and credit collection
Promoservice S.A.    Advertising services
Operadora de Tarjeta de Crédito Nexus S.A.    Credit card processing
Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada    Advisory
Empresa Periodística La Tercera S.A.    Advertising services
Corp Research S.A    Management advisory services
Fundación Descúbreme    Donations
Grupo de Radios Dial S.A    Publicity
Compañía de Seguros Vida Corp S.A.    Brokerage of insurance premiums and office lease
Hotel Corporation of Chile S.A    Accommodation, events
Pulso Editorial S.A    Publishing Services
SMU S.A., Rendic Hnos S.A.    Rent spaces ATMs

 

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g) Remunerations to members of the board and key management personnel

Remunerations paid to key management personnel are sets forth in table below:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Short term employee remuneration

     24,869         23,563         26,325   

Severance indemnities

     731         395         1,482   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  25,600      23,958      27,807   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2014

As agreed by shareholders at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on March 13, 2014, the Directors of CorpBanca received a total of MCh$463 in compensation for the year.

Monthly remunerations for 2014 were set at 100 UF for directors and 600 UF for the chairman of the board during the ordinary shareholders’ meeting. Members of the Directors’ Committee received 150 UF, while the chairman received 250 UF.

As agreed at the same meeting, the members of the Directors’ Audit Committee were paid total fees of MCh$799.

Total compensation received by the Bank’s executives and key management personnel during the year ended December 31, 2014, amounted to MCh$17,852.

In addition, based on the bonus policy established by the Human Resources and Development Division, together with the Chief Executive Officer, senior executives received bonuses for meeting their targets.

2013

As agreed by shareholders at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on March 7, 2013, the Directors of CorpBanca received a total of MCh$460 in compensation for the year.

As agreed at the same meeting, the members of the Directors’ Audit Committee were paid total fees of MCh$726.

Total compensation received by the Bank’s executives and key management personnel during the year ended December 31, 2013, amounted to MCh$16,627.

In addition, based on the bonus policy established by the Human Resources and Development Division, together with the Chief Executive Officer, senior executives received bonuses for meeting their targets.

2012

For the year ended December 31, 2012 the members of the Board of the Directors received remuneration for MCh$552.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 the members of the Directors Committee and Audit Committee received remuneration for MCh$237.

Total compensation received by the Bank’s executives and key management personnel during the year ended December 31, 2013, amounted to MCh$16,033.

In addition, based on the bonus policy established by the Human Resources and Development Division, together with the Chief Executive Officer, senior executives received bonuses for meeting their targets.

 

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h) Key management personnel

As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the composition of the Bank’s key management personnel is as follows:

 

     Number of Executives  

Position

   2013      2014  

Directors

     40         42   

Chief Executive Officers-at the Subsidiaries

     10         9   

Division Managers

     25         24   

Department Managers

     168         154   

Deputy Managers

     146         138   

Vice President

     22         19   

i) Transactions with key management personnel

During 2013 and 2014 transactions with key personnel were carried out as follows:

 

     Income  
     2012      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Credit Cards

     133         149         138   

Consumer loans

     490         283         133   

Commercial loans

     51         62         101   

Mortgages loans

     895         792         2,495   

 

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NOTE 34—FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE

This disclosure was prepared based on the guidelines “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” from the IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurements”.

The following section details the main guidelines and definitions used by the Group:

Fair value. The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. an exit price). The transaction is carried out in the principal19 or most advantageous20 market and is not forced (i.e. it does not consider factors specific to the Group that may influence a real transaction).

Market participants. Buyers and sellers in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset or liability that have all of the following characteristics:

 

a. They are independent of each other, i.e. they are not related parties as defined in IAS 24 “Related Party Disclosures”, although the price in a related party transaction may be used as an input to a fair value measurement if the entity has evidence that the transaction was entered into at market terms.

 

b. They are knowledgeable, having a reasonable understanding about the asset or liability and the transaction using all available information, including information that might be obtained through due diligence efforts that are usual and customary.

 

c. They are able to enter into a transaction for the asset or liability.

 

d. They are willing to enter into a transaction for the asset or liability (i.e. they are motivated, but not forced or otherwise compelled, to do so).

Fair value measurement When measuring fair value, the Group takes into account the same characteristics of the asset or liability that market participants would consider in pricing that asset or liability on the measurement date.

Aspects of the transaction. A fair value measurement assumes that the asset or liability is exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability at the measurement date under current market conditions. The measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place: (a) on the principal market for the asset or liability; or (b) in the absence of a principal market, on the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

Market participants. The fair value measurement measures the fair value of the asset or liability using the assumptions that the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, assuming that the participants act in their best economic interest.

Prices. Fair value is the price that will be received for the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability in a orderly transaction on the main (or most advantageous) market as of the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e. exit price) regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique.

Highest and best use of non-financial assets. The fair value measurement of these assets takes into account the market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits through the highest and best use of the asset or through the sale of the asset to another market participant that would maximize the value of the asset.

 

19  The market with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset or liability.
20  The market that maximizes the amount that would be received to sell the asset or minimizes the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability, after taking into account transaction costs and transport costs.

 

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Group’s own liabilities and equity instruments. The fair value measurement assumes that these items are transferred to a market participant on the date of measurement. The transfer of these items assumes that:

 

a. A liability would remain outstanding and the market participant transferee would be required to fulfill the obligation. The liability would not be settled with the counterparty or otherwise extinguished on the measurement date.

 

b. An entity’s own equity instrument would remain outstanding and the market participant transferee would take on the rights and responsibilities associated with the instrument. The instrument would not be canceled or otherwise extinguished on the measurement date.

Default risk. The fair value of a liability reflects the effect of the default risk. This risk includes, but is not limited to, the entity’s own credit risk. This risk is assumed to be the same before and after the liability is transferred.

Initial recognition. When an asset is acquired or a liability assumed in an exchange transaction involving that asset or liability, the transaction price is the price paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (the entry price). In contrast, the fair value of the asset or liability is the price received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability (the exit price). Entities do not necessarily sell assets at the prices paid to acquire them. Likewise, they do not necessarily transfer liabilities at the price received to assume them.

Valuation techniques. The Bank will use techniques that are appropriate for the circumstances and for which sufficient data is available to measure the fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs. The following approaches deserve mention:

 

a. Market approach. Uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable (similar) assets, liabilities, or a group of assets and liabilities (e.g. a business).

 

b. Cost approach. Reflects the amount that would be required currently to replace the service capacity of an asset (current replacement cost).

 

c. Income approach. Converts future amounts (cash flows or income and expenses) to a single current (discounted) amount, reflecting current market expectations about those future amounts. The fair value measurement is determined based on the value indicated by the current market expectations about those future amounts.

Present value techniques. Technique to adjust the discount rate and expected cash flows (expected present value). The present value technique used to measure the fair value will depend on the specific facts and circumstances of the asset or liability being measured and the availability of sufficient data.

Components of the present value measurement. Present value is the tool used to link future amounts (e.g. cash flows or values) to a present amount using a discount rate. A fair value measurement of an asset or a liability using a present value technique captures all the following elements from the perspective of market participants at the measurement date:

 

a. An estimate of future cash flows for the asset or liability being measured.

 

b. Expectations about possible variations in the amount and timing of the cash flows representing the uncertainty inherent in the cash flows.

 

c. The time value of money, represented by the rate on risk-free monetary assets that have maturity dates or durations that coincide with the period covered by the cash flows and pose neither uncertainty in timing nor risk of default to the holder (i.e. a risk-free interest rate).

 

d. The price for bearing the uncertainty inherent in the cash flows (i.e. a risk premium).

 

e. Other factors that market participants would take into account in the circumstances.

 

f. For a liability, the non-performance risk relating to that liability, including the entity’s (i.e. the debtor’s) own credit risk.

 

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Fair value hierarchy. Gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

1.1 Determination of the fair value of financial instruments

The following table summarizes the fair values of the Bank’s main financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, including those that are not recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

            2013      2014  
            Carrying      Estimated      Carrying      Estimated  
     Notes      Amount      Fair Value      Amount      Fair Value  
            MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

              

Cash and deposits in banks

     5         911,088         911,088         1,169,178         1,169,178   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         112,755         112,755         212,842         212,842   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     6         431,683         431,683         685,898         685,898   

Investments under agreements to resell

     7         201,665         201,665         78,079         78,079   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         376,280         376,280         766,799         766,799   

Loans and receivables from banks

     9         217,944         217,944         814,209         814,209   

Loans and receivables from customers

     10         12,771,642         12,691,109         13,892,270         14,215,243   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     11         889,087         889,087         1,156,896         1,156,896   

Held to maturity investments

     11         237,522         231,880         190,677         190,713   

LIABILITIES

              

Current accounts and demand deposits

     17         3,451,383         3,451,383         3,954,948         3,928,982   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         57,352         57,352         145,771         145,771   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

     7         342,445         342,445         661,663         661,663   

Time deposits and saving accounts

     17         7,337,703         7,320,493         8,076,966         8,077,208   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         281,583         281,583         607,683         607,683   

Borrowings from financial institutions

     18         1,273,840         1,295,807         1,431,923         1,438,512   

Debt issued

     19         2,414,557         2,388,752         3,079,050         3,239,315   

Other financial obligations

     19         16,807         16,807         15,422         15,422   

1.1.1. Fair Value Measurements of assets and liabilities only for disclosure purposes (non-recurring):

In addition, the fair value estimates presented above do not attempt to estimate the value of the Group’s profits generated by its business, nor future business activities, and, therefore, do not represent the value of the Group as a going concern.

Cash, short-term assets and short-term liabilities

The fair value of these items approximates their book value given their short-term nature. These items include:

 

    Cash and deposits in banks

 

    Cash in the process of collection

 

    Investments under agreements to resell

 

    Current accounts and demand deposits

 

    Other financial obligations

 

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Loans

The fair value of loans is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, using a risk-free interest rate adjusted for expected losses from debtors based on their credit quality. The credit risk adjustment is based on the Group’s credit risk policies and methodologies: These items include:

 

    Loans and receivables from banks

 

    Loans and receivables from customers

Financial instruments held to maturity

The estimated fair value of these financial instruments is determined using quotes and transactions observed in the main market for identical instruments, or in their absence, for similar instruments. Fair value estimates of debt instruments or securities representative of debt take into account additional variables and inputs to the extent that they apply, including estimates of prepayment rates and the credit risk of issuers.

Medium and long-term liabilities

The fair value of medium and long-term liabilities is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, using an interest rate curve that reflects current market conditions at which the entity’s debt instruments are traded. Medium and long-term liabilities include:

 

    Time deposits and saving accounts

 

    Borrowings from financial institutions

 

    Debt issued

 

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1.1.2. Fair Value measurement of financial assets and liabilities (recurring)

 

            Fair value measurement of  
            recurring items  
     Note      2013      2014  
            MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

        

Trading portfolio financial assets

     6         431,683         685,898   

From the Chilean Government and Central Bank

        9,852         4,822   

Other instruments issued in Chile

        18,715         15,883   

Foreign government and Central Bank instruments

        326,141         542,791   

Other instruments issued abroad

        64,443         110,615   

Mutual fund investments

        12,532         11,787   

Financial investments available for sale

     11         889,087         1,156,896   

From the Chilean Government and Central Bank

        357,334         536,928   

Other instruments issued in Chile

        233,633         105,891   

Foreign government and Central Bank instruments

        212,280         434,392   

Other instruments issued abroad

        85,840         79,685   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         376,280         766,799   

Forwards

        70,265         154,229   

Swaps

        303,535         609,526   

Call Options

        1,968         2,648   

Put Options

        512         396   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,697,050      2,609,593   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Derivative financial instruments

  8      281,583      607,683   

Forwards

  62,170      140,949   

Swaps

  215,302      463,484   

Call Options

  3,549      2,564   

Put Options

  562      686   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  281,583      607,683   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of these financial instruments is determined using quotes and transactions observed in the main market for identical instruments, or in their absence, for similar instruments. Fair value estimates of debt instruments or securities representative of debt take into account additional variables and inputs to the extent that they apply, including estimates of prepayment rates and the credit risk of issuers. These financial instruments are classified as follows:

 

    Trading portfolio financial assets

 

    Financial investments available for sale

Derivative instruments

The estimated fair value of derivative instruments is calculated using prices quoted on the market for financial instruments of similar characteristics.

The methodology therefore recognizes the credit risk of each counterparty.

 

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The effect of both CVA (counterparty valuation adjustement) and DVA (negative counterparty valuation adjustement) are incorporated in the valuation of a derivatives contracts.

1.2 Fair value hierarchy21

IFRS 13 establishes a fair value hierarchy that classifies assets and liabilities based on the characteristics of the data that the technique requires for its valuation:

Level 1: inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Entity can access at the measurement date. The inputs needed to value the instruments in this category are available daily and used directly.

In the case of currency, shares and mutual funds, prices are observed directly in markets and the stock exchange. These prices correspond to the values at which the exact same assets are traded. As a result, the portfolio valuation does not require assumptions or models of any type.

For instruments issued by the Chilean Central Bank and the Chilean Treasury, prices are derived from identical assets or liabilities traded on an active market.

 

    Level 2: inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

The specific instrument does not have daily quotes. However, similar instruments can be observed (e.g. same issuer, different maturity; or different issuer, same maturity and risk rating). Although the inputs are not directly observable, observable inputs are available with the needed frequency of usage.

In this category, instruments are valued by discounting contractual cash flows based on a zero-coupon curve determined through the price of instruments with similar characteristics and a similar issuer risk. The income approach is used, which converts future amounts to present amounts.

For derivative instruments within this category, quotes from over-the-counter transactions reported by the most important brokers in the Chilean market and the Bloomberg platform are used. The inputs observed include forward prices, interest rates and volatilities. Based on these inputs, market curves are modeled. They are a numerical representation of the opportunity costs of the instrument’s cash flows or the price volatility of an asset. Finally, cash flows are discounted.

The Black and Scholes model is used for options based on prices of brokers in the OTC market.

For money market instruments, prices of transactions on the Santiago Stock Exchange are observed and used to model market curves.

For corporate or bank bonds, given the lack of market depth, the Bank uses transactions (if any) in the Chilean market, on foreign markets, zero-coupon curves of risk-free instruments, adjustment curves, spread modeling, correlation with similar financial instruments, etc. and gives market curves as the final result.

 

    Level 3: inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

This is used when prices, data or necessary inputs are not directly or indirectly observable for similar instruments for the asset or liability as of the valuation date. These fair value valuation models include liquidity and credit spread adjustments, over an OIS CLP swap curve. Additionally The Group has two derivatives products in this category:

 

21  Level 2 and level 1 hierarchy instruments are not subject to adjustments of liquidity and credit spread because prices for such instruments are observed on active markets.

 

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Due to the lack of liquidity in the basis of the active banking rate (TAB) over the counter, the price is not observable and, therefore, models must be used to estimate the future cash flows of the contract. This spread is calculated on a historical basis using the Interest Rate Swap with the greatest market depth.

In addition, the Bank develops American forwards to meet its customers’ needs. They do not have a secondary market and, therefore, their value is estimated using an extension of the Hull-White model, used widely by the financial services industry.

None of these products generate significant impacts on the Bank’s results as a result of recalibration. The TAB swap does not have significant impacts on the valuation as the parameters are stable and the reversal to a historic average is empirically quick, which this model reflects correctly. On the other hand, the American forward behaves like a traditional forward when there is an important curve differential, which is the case between the Chilean peso-US dollar curve. Also, the model’s parameters are very stable.

The table below summarizes the impacts on the portfolio of a recalibration of the models based on a stress scenario, recalibrating parameters with the shock incorporated.

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
Impact of Calibration in    Total     Volatility of
American
Forwards
     TAB 30      TAB 90      TAB 180     TAB 360  
     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$  

American Forward USD-CLP

     —          —           —           —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basis TAB CLP

  973      —        230      197      528      18   

Basis TAB CLF

  (1,501   —        —        —        (102   (1,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  (528   —        230      197      426      (1,381

The adjustments (CVA and DVA) are recognized periodically in the financial statements since December 2013, the portfolio of derivative contracts accumulate an effect of MCh$(2,929) as of December 31, 2014 (MCh$(2,184) as of December 31, 2013), the breakdown is as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2013      2014  
     CVA      DVA      CVA      DVA  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Derivatives held for hedging

     —           7         (1      10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair value

  —        4      (1   3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Forwards

  —        —        —        —     

Currency Swaps

  —        2      (1   2   

Interest Rate Swaps

  —        2      —        1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash Flow

  —        3      —        7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Forwards

  —        1      —        5   

Currency Swaps

  —        (1   —        (1

Interest Rate Swaps

  —        3      3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives held for trading

  (2,264   73      (3,075   137   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Forwards

  (216   14      330      5   

Currency Swaps

  (858   5      (3,723   118   

Interest Rate Swaps

  (1,174   53      313      13   

Currency Call Options

  (12   1      5      1   

Currency Put Options

  (4   —        —        —     

Total financial derivatives

  (2,264   80      (3,076   147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Effect

  (2,184)      (2,929)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     As of December 31, 2014  
Impact of Calibration in    Total     Volatility of
American
Forwards
     TAB 30      TAB 90     TAB 180     TAB 360  
     MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

American Forward USD-CLP

     —          —           —           —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basis TAB CLP

  (1,452   —        82      (377   (1,146   (11

Basis TAB CLF

  (539   —        —        —        28      (567
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  (1,991   —        82      (377   (1,118   (578

The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy for the Group’s recurring valuation of financial instruments:

 

Level

 

Instrument

 

Issuer

 

Price Source

 

Model

1   Shares   Various  

Santiago Stock Exchange

 

  Directly observable price.
  Mutual Funds   Asset Managers   SVS   Directly observable price.
  Bonds   Chilean Central Bank and Chilean Treasury  

Santiago Stock Exchange

 

  Internal rate of return (IRR) based on prices.
2   Derivatives   N/A  

OTC (brokers), Bloomberg

 

  Interest rate curves based on forward prices and coupon rates.
  Money market instruments   Chilean Central Bank and Chilean Treasury  

Santiago Stock Exchange

 

  Interest rate curves based on prices.
  Money market instruments   Banks  

Santiago Stock Exchange

 

  Interest rate curves based on prices.
  Bonds   Companies, banks  

Pricing supplier

 

  Interest rate curves based on correlations, spreads, extrapolations, etc
3  

Derivatives, active banking rate (TAB)

 

  N/A   OTC (brokers)   Interest rate curves based on modeling of TAB-Chamber spread.
  Derivatives, American forwards   N/A   Bloomberg   Black and Scholes with inputs from European options.

 

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The following table classifies assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy established in IFRS 13 for December 31, 2013 and 2014.

 

          Fair Value Measurement at reporting date using  

As of December 31, 2013

   Notes    Fair Value
Amount
     Quoted
prices in
Active
Markets
for
identical
assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
 
          MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

              

Trading securities

   6      431,683         348,525         83,158         —     

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

        9,852         9,852         —           —     

Other national institution securities

        18,715         —           18,715         —     

Foreign Institution Securities

        326,141         326,141         —           —     

Other foreign Securities

        64,443         —           64,443         —     

Mutual funds Investments

        12,532         12,532         —           —     

Available-for-sale securities

   11      889,087         595,876         293,211         —     

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

        357,334         334,910         22,424         —     

Other national institution securities

        233,633         —           233,633         —     

Foreign Institution Securities

        212,280         212,280         —           —     

Other foreign Securities

        85,840         48,686         37,154         —     

Derivatives

   8      376,280         —           340,558         35,722   

Forwards

        70,265         —           70,260         5   

Swaps

        303,535         —           267,818         35,717   

Call Options

        1,968         —           1,968         —     

Put Options

        512         —           512         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,697,050      944,401      716,927      35,722   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Derivatives

8   281,583      —        278,867      2,716   

Forwards

  62,170      —        62,166      4   

Swaps

  215,302      —        212,590      2,712   

Call Options

  3,549      —        3,549      —     

Put Options

  562      —        562      —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  281,583      —        278,867      2,716   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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          Fair Value Measurement at reporting date using  

As of December 31, 2014

   Notes    Fair Value
Amount
     Quoted
prices in
Active
Markets
for
identical
assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
 
          MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

              

Trading securities

   6      685,898         477,084         208,814         —     

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities

        4,822         4,822         —           —     

Other national institution securities

        15,883         —           15,883         —     

Foreign Institution Securities

        542,791         460,475         82,316         —     

Other foreign Securities

        110,615         —           110,615         —     

Mutual funds Investments

        11,787         11,787         —           —     

Available-for-sale securities

   11      1,156,896         964,878         192,018         —     

Chilean Central Bank and Government securities:

        536,928         530,486         6,442         —     

Other national institution securities

        105,891         —           105,891         —     

Foreign Institution Securities

        434,392         434,392         —           —     

Other foreign Securities

        79,685         —           79,685         —     

Derivatives

   8      766,799         —           716,207         50,592   

Forwards

        154,229         —           154,216         13   

Swaps

        609,526         —           558,947         50,579   

Call Options

        2,648         —           2,648         —     

Put Options

        396         —           396         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,609,593      1,441,962      1,117,039      50,592   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Derivatives

8   607,683      —        605,488      2,195   

Forwards

  140,949      —        140,944      5   

Swaps

  463,484      —        461,294      2,190   

Call Options

  2,564      —        2,564      —     

Put Options

  686      —        686      —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  607,683      —        605,488      2,195   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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1.2.1 Transfers between level 1 and 2

The following table details transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2013.

 

          Fair value measurement of
recurring items using
 

As of December 31, 2013

   Note    Fair Value      Level 1 to 2      Level 2 to 1  
          MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

           

Trading portfolio financial assets securities

   6      431,683         18,331         —     

Financial instruments available for sale

   11      889,087         78,712         —     

Derivative financial instruments

   8      376,280         —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  1,697,050      97,043      —     

LIABILITIES

Derivative financial instruments

8   281,583      —        —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  281,583      —        —     
          Fair value measurement of
recurring items using
 

As of December 31, 2014

   Note    Fair Value      Level 1 to 2      Level 2 to 1  
          MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

           

Trading portfolio financial assets securities

   6      685,898         —           —     

Financial instruments available for sale

   11      1,156,896         —           —     

Derivative financial instruments

   8      766,799         —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,609,593      —        —     

LIABILITIES

Derivative financial instruments

8   607,683      —        —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  607,683      —        —     

Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 observed during 2013 are due fully to implementing IFRS 13, as the transferred assets are valued using zero-coupon discount curves built using quoted input for transactions with similar instruments.

1.2.2 Disclosures regarding level 3 assets and liablilities

Level 3 assets and liabilities are valued using techniques that require inputs that are not observable on the market, for which the income approach is used to convert future amounts to present amounts.

This category includes:

 

    Derivative financial instruments indexed to the TAB rate. This rate is comprised of an interbank rate and a liquidity premium charged to financial institutions and is determined using a short-rate model with mean reversion.

 

    American forward options.

As none of these products has a market, the Bank uses valuation techniques which incorporate unobservable input.

 

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These techniques use the following inputs: transaction prices from the main financial instrument markets and assumptions that are widely accepted by the financial services industry. Using this information, unobservable variables are constructed such as: adjustment curves, spreads, volatilities and other variables necessary for the valuation. Lastly, all of the models are subject to internal contrasts by independent areas and have been reviewed by internal auditors and regulators.

None of these products generate significant impacts on the Bank’s results as a result of recalibration. The American forward is only offered for the US dollar-Chilean peso market and until now, given the important differential between these interest rates, the product behaves like a traditional forward. The TAB swap does not have significant impacts on the valuation as the modeled liquidity premiums have a quick mean reversion for the short part and low volatility for the long part, concentrating on the book’s sensitivity in the longest part of the curve. The following table reconciles assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of year-end 2014 and 2013.

 

Level 3 Reconciliation                                         

As of December 31, 2013

   Opening
balance
     Gain (loss)
recognized
in profit
or loss
     Gain (loss)
recognized
in equity
     Net of
purchases,
sales and
agreements
    Transfers
between
level 1
and

level 2
     Closing
balance
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

                

Trading securities

     —           —           —           —          —           —     

Financial assets available for sale

     —           —           —           —          —           —     

Derivative instruments

     32,971         9,729         —           (6,978     —           35,722   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  32,971      9,729      —        (6,978   —        35,722   

LIABILITIES

Derivative instruments

  5,813      5,703      —        (8,800   —        2,716   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  5,813      5,703      —        (8,800   —        2,716   

 

As of December 31, 2014

   Opening
balance
     Gain (loss)
recognized
in profit
or loss
     Gain (loss)
recognized
in equity
     Net of
purchases,
sales and
agreements
    Transfers
between
level 1
and

level 2
     Closing
balance
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

ASSETS

                

Trading securities

     —                      —     

Financial assets available for sale

     —                      —     

Derivative instruments

     35,722         21,428         —           (6,558     —           50,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  35,722      21,428      —        (6,558   —        50,592   

LIABILITIES

Derivative instruments

  2,716      5,897      —        (6,418   —        2,195   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  2,716      5,897      —        (6,418   —        2,195   

 

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NOTE 35—RISK MANAGEMENT

1. Introduction:

As a result of its activities, the Bank is exposed to several types of risks mainly related to its loan portfolio and financial instruments. The following sections describe the Bank’s main business activities and policies as they relate to risk management.

Risk Management Structure:

Board of Directors

At CorpBanca, the Board of Directors plays a leading role in corporate governance. They are responsible for establishing and monitoring the Bank’s risk management structure, for which it has a corporate governance system aligned with international best practices and Chilean regulations, mainly from the SBIF. One of the principal functions of the Board of Directors is to monitor, evaluate and guide upper management to ensure that their actions are in line with best practices. To accomplish this, various Committees, support areas, codes and manuals have been developed, which lay out behavioral guidelines for the Bank’s associates and assist them in carrying out their functions related to controlling and managing the Bank’s risks.

Directors’ and Audit Committee

The purpose of the Directors Committee is to strengthen self-regulation within the Bank, thus improving the efficiency of the directors’ supervisory activities. This committee is responsible for, among other functions, examining accounting and financial reports, transactions with related parties and compensation of managers and senior executives.

The Audit Committee’s objective is to promote efficiency within the Bank’s internal control systems and compliance with regulations. In addition, it must reinforce and support both the function of the Bank’s Office of the Comptroller and its independence from management and serve, at the same time, as a bridge between the internal audit department and the external auditors as well as between these two groups and the Board of Directors.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on August 30, 2011, the board agreed that the Directors’ Committee would take on additional functions of an audit committee and its name would be changed to the Directors’-Audit Committee.

Corporate Governance Committee

The Corporate Governance Committee is a consultation body of the Board of Directors whose mission is to ensure the existence and development within the Bank of the best corporate governance practices for financial entities. To this end, it is responsible for evaluating the current practices and policies, proposing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors on improvements, reforms and adjustments that it deems appropriate, also ensuring proper implementation and application of these corporate governance practices and policies defined by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The Committee performs these functions for the Bank, its divisions, its subsidiaries and its foreign entities.

This Committee is governed by its by-laws, as well as applicable SBIF regulations, general character standards from the SVS, the General Banking Law, the Corporations Law and other current laws and regulations or others issued in the future on these matters. The work of this Committee is also particularly based on the principles of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as well as of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision with regards to good governance matters in financial companies.

Loan Committees

These committees are comprised of executives from the commercial and risk divisions as well as directors based on the required credit attributions and are intended to make decisions on different loan transactions and conditions that involve credit risk for the Bank. In addition, the highest decision-making authority the Executive Committee approves new, amended and/or updated credit policies.

 

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Commercial Risk Committee

The objective of this Committee is to evaluate risk policies, mechanisms and procedures in place as well as to recommend measures and adjustments that help optimize the risk-return ratio for all segments within retail or consumer banking, maintaining risk in line with the returns sought by the Bank, granting flexible and specialized services that meet their customers needs. It proposes policies and strategies to improve diverse credit risk management processes in order to evaluate, rate and control the Bank’s internal processes to guarantee effective compliance and achieve proposed objectives. It reports directly to the Bank’s Board of Directors and is comprised of several directors other than the members of the Directors’-Audit Committee.

Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO)

This committee is responsible for establishing the policy framework for financial risk management, in accordance with guidelines defined by the Board of Directors and current legislation, as well as reviewing macroeconomic and financial conditions, the risks taken by the Company and the results obtained. Its main function is divided between commercial and financial matters. It approves the strategies that guide the Bank’s composition of assets and liabilities, cash inflows and outflows and transactions with financial instruments. This was done so that, after considering the diverse alternatives available, the Bank makes the decisions that ensure the highest and most sustainable returns with risk levels that are compatible with the financial business, current regulations and internal standards.

Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Finance Prevention Committee

This committee is in charge of preventing money laundering and terrorism financing. Its main purposes include planning and coordinating activities to comply with related policies and procedures, maintaining itself informed of work carried out by the Compliance Officer and making decisions on any improvements to control measures proposed by the Compliance Officer.

Compliance Committee

The purpose of this committee is to monitor compliance with the Codes of Conduct and other complementary rules; establish and develop procedures necessary for compliance with these codes; interpret, administer and supervise compliance with these rules; and resolve any conflicts that may arise. This committee is comprised of one director; the Chief Executive Officer; the Legal Services Division Manager; the Organizational Development Division Manager and the Compliance Officer.

Office of the Comptroller

The main function of the Office of the Comptroller is to support the Board of Directors and upper management to ensure maintenance, application and proper functioning of the Bank’s internal control system, which also entails supervising compliance with rules and procedures.

Code of Conduct and Market Information Manual

CorpBanca’s objective is to continue progressing to become the best bank and have first-rate human capital. All associates and directors of CorpBanca and its subsidiaries must adhere to ethical standards based on principles and values designed to guide and maintain the highest possible standards.

In response to our clients’ trust and recognition, which are vital to our success, all associates and directors should strive to retain this trust, strictly complying with the General Code of Conduct, approved in 2008 by the Bank’s management and the Audit Committee.

2. Main risks affecting the Bank:

The main types of risks related to our business activities are market, liquidity, operational, and credit risks. The effectiveness with which we can manage the balance between risk and profitability is an important factor in determining our capability to generate sustainable profit growth on a long term basis. Our senior management focuses greatly on risk management.

 

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2.1 Quantitative and qualitative information about Credit Risk:

For CorpBanca, proper risk management in all areas, particularly regarding credit risk, is one of the core pillars of the Bank’s portfolio management efforts, striving to maintain a proper risk/return ratio.

CorpBanca’s credit risk management is based on the following key elements:

 

    Loan policies.

 

    Loan approval processes.

 

    Sound risk culture that is consistent with the Bank’s strategy.

 

    Regulatory and preventative outlook on risk.

 

    Human resources with considerable expertise in loan-related decision making.

 

    Active participation from Credit Risk Division in the approval process, using a market segmented structure.

 

    Defined monitoring and collections processes with involvement from the Commercial, Risk, Rating and Asset Control Areas.

 

    Dissemination of a risk culture throughout the Bank with internal and external training programs for the Commercial and Risk Areas.

 

    The Companies Risk Division fulfills a checks-and-balances function for the commercial areas.

The Bank also has Credit Committees, which include Risk Managers, that determine debtor risk ratings. The Bank also has Credit Committees, which include Risk Managers, that determine debtor risk ratings.

These committees define individual and group exposure levels with customers as well as mitigating conditions such as collateral, loan agreements, etc.

The Bank’s risk management tool divides its portfolio into the following categories:

Normal Risk Portfolio

Watch List Portfolio

Default Portfolio

Normal Risk Portfolio

The risk involved is reviewed at the following times:

 

    For each loan proposal upon initial granting, renewals and for special transactions.

 

    When deemed necessary by the Rating and Asset Control Division or the Companies Credit Risk Division.

 

    Whenever the account executive determines that relevant changes have occurred in any of the debtor’s risk factors that may imply greater risk.

 

    Through a monthly sample provided by the warning system.

 

    Through periodic review by diverse centers of responsibility.

Watch List

An asset on the watch list presents weaknesses that can correct themselves, but requires special attention from each account executive and the Rating and Asset Control Division. Payment outlooks are satisfactory but may deteriorate if these weaknesses are not corrected. Loans in this category do not necessarily present expected losses for the Bank.

To safeguard the credit quality of loans, the Bank has established that the commercial segments must maintain a minimum of 5% of the Bank’s commercial portfolio on the watch list.

The watch list is managed by the Commercial Areas. These areas must comply with action plans established by the Watch List Committee.

 

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The watch list is also reviewed by the Watch List Committee, which is composed of the Companies Credit Risk and/or Credit Risk Division Manager, Rating and Asset Control Division Manager and the corresponding Commercial Area Managers, based on the following timetable:

 

Every 4 months Debtors are reviewed using these strategies:
V1 Exit
V2 Guarantee
V3 Reduce
Every 6 months V4 Continue
Every 2 months V5 Structured exit
If the loan remains unpaid.

The committee reviews all debtors classified individually on the watch list, which controls 93% of the Bank’s commercial portfolio on a case-by-case basis.

The Risk Manager of each commercial segment and the Rating and Asset Control Division Manager are responsible for monitoring the account executive’s compliance with action plans and any agreements made by the Watch List Committee.

Debtors on the watch list must be included in the following action plans, depending on the type of problems that affect them:

 

Debtors with exit plans.
The Bank made the decision to completely eliminate the risk. For these debtors, there must be a defined payment plan. V1
Debtors with plans to increase guarantee coverage. V2
Debtors with plans to decrease exposure.
Decrease debt to an amount that is comfortable for the Bank. V3
Debtors with monitoring plans.
Less degree of concern. Example: monitoring the capitalization of a company that is committed but not executed, one-time delays in payments, payment of claims questioned by the insurance company. V4
Debtors with structured payment plans.
Defined payment plan for all debt. Only requires monitoring that installments are paid on time. V5
Debtors declared as satisfactory assets.
They were eliminated from the system after having satisfactorily complied with agreed-upon action plans. V0

Variables that determine the classification of an asset as on the watch list.

1. Using warning signs, which may include:

 

    Qualitative aspects of debtor (some examples)

Change of owner, partner or guarantor.

Problems between partners.

Change of marital regime of guarantors.

Change of ownership of property, plant and equipment.

Labor conflicts.

Quality of financial information.

Adverse situation in industry or market in which debtor does business.

Regulatory changes.

Damage to facilities.

 

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    Quantitative aspects of debtor (some examples)

Decrease in sales.

Decrease in gross or operating margins.

Increase in cash cycle (inventory permanence, age of receivables).

Increase in bank debt.

Significant withdrawals by partners.

Increase in investments in and receivables from related parties.

Major investment projects.

 

    Payment behavior

Requesting continual renewals

Continuous internal overdrafts

Unpaid balances more than 30 days past due in financial system and/or past-due portfolio

Documents issued with insufficient funds

Scarce movements in current account

Unexplained labor and other violations

Number of defaults in Bank and financial system.

2. Debtor risk rating.

 

    When the customer should be classified in category A6 or worse.

3. Debtor Analysis

As a result of renewals of lines of credit or requests for particular loans, the commercial and financial situation are reviewed.

 

    Who classified the debtor on the watch list?

 

    Account Executives

 

    Risk Managers

 

    Loan Approval Committees

 

    Past-due Portfolio Committee

 

    Rating and Asset Control Manager

 

    Commercial Managers

 

    To whom was the request for classification made?

Rating and Asset Control Manager

 

    Who changes payment plans for debtors on the watch list or removes customers from the list?

The Rating and Asset Control Division is the only entity that can change, modify or exclude a customer from the watch list.

 

    How is a customer removed from the watch list?

The request is submitted to the committee, which then studies the information and approves or rejects the request.

 

    How is the Commercial Area informed of the committee’s agreements?

Through minutes issued by the Rating and Asset Control Manager.

Default Portfolio

This includes the entire portfolio managed by the Normalization Division. All customers with individual ratings of C1 or worse and all customers that have defaulted on any loan as a result of payment capacity problems, regardless of their rating, should be transferred to this division.

 

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The Rating and Asset Control Division reviews compliance with this provision on a monthly basis.

This portfolio is revised by the Rating and Asset Control Division each month.

Derivative Instruments

The Bank has strict controls for derivative contracts negotiated directly with its counterparties. Credit risk is limited to the fair value of contracts that are favorable for the Bank (asset position), which only represents a small fraction of the notional values of those instruments. This exposure to credit risk is managed as part of the loan limits for customers, together with potential exposure from market fluctuations. In order to mitigate risk, the Bank tends to operate with counterparty deposit margins.

Contingent Commitments

The Bank operates with diverse instruments that, although they are exposed to credit risk, are not reflected in the balance sheet. These include guarantors and pledges, documentary letters of credit, bank guarantees and commitments to grant loans.

Cosignatories and sureties represent an irrevocable payment obligation. In the event that a customer with a co-signer does not fulfill its obligations with third parties guaranteed by the Bank, this will affect the corresponding payments so that these transactions represent the same exposure to credit risk as a common loan.

Documentary letters of credit are commitments documented by the Bank on behalf of a customer that are guaranteed by merchandise on board, which therefore have less risk than direct indebtedness. Bank guarantees are contingent commitments that take effect only if the customer does not comply with a commitment made with a third party, guaranteed by them.

Regarding commitments to grant loans, the Bank is potentially exposed to losses equivalent to the unused total of the commitment. However, the likely amount of the loss is less than the unused total of the commitment. The Bank monitors the maturity of lines of credit because generally long-term commitments have greater credit risk than short-term commitments.

Financial Instruments

For this type of asset, the Bank measures the probability of not being able to collect from issuers using internal and external ratings such as risk rating agencies that are independent from the Bank.

Maximum Exposure to Credit Risk

The following table presents the distribution, by financial asset, of our maximum exposure to credit risk, as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, for different balance sheet components, including derivatives, and without deducting security interests in personal or real property or other credit improvements.

 

          Maximum Exposure  
     Notes    2013      2014  
          MCh$      MCh$  

Loans and receivables from banks

   9      217,944         814,209   

Loans and receivables from customers

   10      12,771,642         13,892,270   

Derivative financial instruments

   8      376,280         766,799   

Investments under agreements to resell

   7      201,665         78,079   

Financial investments available-for-sale

   11      889,087         1,156,896   

Held to maturity investments

   11      237,522         190,677   

Other assets

   16      293,118         415,267   

For more detail on maximum credit risk exposure and concentration by type of financial instrument, see the specific notes.

 

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The following table displays the concentration of credit risk by industry for financial assets:

 

         As of December 31, 2013     As of December 31, 2014  
     Notes   Maximum
gross
exposure
     Maximum
net
exposure (1)
     %     Maximum
gross
exposure
     Maximum
net
exposure (1)
     %  
         MCh$      MCh$            MCh$      MCh$         

Manufacturing

       831,804         823,633         8.96     1,077,362         1,067,420         10.68

Mining

       786,261         778,537         8.47     629,716         624,517         6.24

Electricity, gas and water

       497,617         492,729         5.36     757,220         750,519         7.50

Agriculture and Livestock

       302,914         299,938         3.26     303,029         300,132         3.00

Forestry and wood extraction

       32,525         32,205         0.35     56,129         54,996         0.56

Fishing

       1,212         1,200         0.01     2,199         2,154         0.02

Transport

       362,074         358,516         3.90     328,718         325,302         3.26

Communications

       115,094         113,963         1.24     94,681         93,843         0.94

Construction

       1,111,890         1,100,965         11.97     1,102,304         1,090,783         10.92

Commerce

       1,469,125         1,454,694         15.82     1,358,838         1,345,358         13.47

Services

       3,676,696         3,640,575         39.60     3,925,713         3,888,321         38.91

Others

       98,244         97,147         1.06     454,566         451,121         4.50
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Subtotal Commercial Loans

10 a)   9,285,456      9,194,102      100   10,090,475      9,994,466      100

Consumer Loans

10 a)   1,623,249      1,595,532      1,709,842      1,676,008   

Mortgage Loans

10 a)   1,988,976      1,982,008      2,229,558      2,221,796   
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

  12,897,681      12,771,642      14,029,875      13,892,270   
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1) Net of allowances

Guarantees

In order to mitigate credit risk, guarantees have been established in the Bank’s favor. The main guarantees provided by customers are detailed as follows:

 

    For loans to companies, the main guarantees are:

 

    Machinery and/or equipment

 

    Projects under construction, buildings with specific purposes and urban plots or land.

 

    For loans to individuals, the main guarantees are:

 

    Houses,

 

    Apartments and

 

    Automobiles.

Credit quality by financial asset class

With regard to the quality of credits, these are described consistent with the standards issued by the Superintendency for Banks and Financial Institutions. A detail by credit quality is summarized as follows:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     Individual Portfolio      Group Portfolio              
As of December 31, 2013    Normal Portfolio      Impaired Portfolio      Total      Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
     Total              
     A1      A2      A3      A4      A5      A6      B1      B2      Impaired                                  General Total       
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      Note

Loans and receivables from banks

     140,017         30,469         47,595         —           —           —           —           —           —           218,081         —           —           —           218,081       9

Loans and receivable from customers

                                            

Commercial loans:

                                            

General Commercial loans

     190,904         1,309,328         2,544,546         2,158,738         613,593         39,635         188,112         32,088         197,290         7,274,234         370,666         44,527         415,193         7,689,427      

Foreign Trade loans

     14,671         141,600         159,657         63,862         21,765         —           12,900         2,737         31,505         448,697         10,050         327         10,377         459,074      

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     1         1,592         4,833         7,530         1,629         154         201         33         566         16,539         10,952         444         11,396         27,935      

Factored receivables

     —           1,501         32,596         31,539         1,160         —           718         —           172         67,686         7,588         110         7,698         75,384      

Leasing contracts

     1,031         11,664         146,350         339,226         139,767         8,497         29,465         3,752         31,979         711,731         94,132         6,019         100,151         811,882      

Other outstanding loans

     1         277         2,692         4,660         1,594         49         205         46         949         10,473         210,798         483         211,281         221,754      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Subtotal Commercial loans

     206,608         1,465,962         2,890,674         2,605,555         779,508         48,335         231,601         38,656         262,461         8,529,360         704,186         51,910         756,096         9,285,456       10 a)

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           1,579,321         43,928         1,623,249         1,623,249       10 a)

Mortgage loans

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           1,954,173         34,803         1,988,976         1,988,976       10 a)
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total Loans and receivable to customers

     206,608         1,465,962         2,890,674         2,605,555         779,508         48,335         231,601         38,656         262,461         8,529,360         4,237,680         130,641         4,368,321         12,897,681      

Financial investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —                 —           —           —           —        

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

     Individual Portfolio      Group Portfolio              
As of December 31, 2014    Normal Portfolio      Impaired Portfolio             Normal
Portfolio
     Impaired
Portfolio
                    
     A1      A2      A3      A4      A5      A6      B1      B2      Impaired      Total                    Total      General Total       
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      Note

Loans and receivables from banks

     620,047         145,363         44,820         4,250         —           —           —           —           —           814,480         —           —           —           814,480       9

Loans and receivable from customers

                                            

Commercial loans:

                                            

General Commercial loans

     —           440,672         1,715,679         3,006,527         2,092,385         244,994         142,492         51,957         203,352         7,898,058         357,032         47,988         405,020         8,303,078      

Foreign Trade loans

     —           6,821         160,843         177,597         88,026         8,926         28,230         1,243         23,993         495,679         9,497         375         9,872         505,551      

Lines of credit and overdrafts

     —           —           8,235         7,008         3,918         264         413         123         1,118         21,079         12,162         1,609         13,771         34,850      

Factored receivables

     —           —           4,574         30,570         28,474         481         29         —           65         64,193         5,643         78         5,721         69,914      

Leasing contracts

     —           6,762         69,110         309,153         285,389         31,491         33,432         12,244         34,070         781,651         79,812         5,029         84,841         866,492      

Other outstanding loans

     2         168         1,686         1,943         1,837         141         86         54         1,560         7,477         302,521         592         303,113         310,590      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Subtotal Commercial loans

     2         454,423         1,960,127         3,532,798         2,500,029         286,297         204,682         65,621         264,158         9,268,137         766,667         55,671         822,338         10,090,475       10 a)

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           1,660,853         48,989         1,709,842         1,709,842       10 a)

Mortgage loans

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           2,192,177         37,381         2,229,558         2,229,558       10 a)
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total loans and receivable to customers

     2         454,423         1,960,127         3,532,798         2,500,029         286,297         204,682         65,621         264,158         9,268,137         4,619,697         142,041         4,761,738         14,029,875      

Financial investments

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —        

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The overdue analysis by financial asset class is as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2013  
     1-29 days      30-89 days      90 days or more      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Loans and receivables to banks

     —           —           —           —     

Loans and receivables to customers:

           

Commercial loans

     50,380         14,200         52,036         116,616   

Mortgage loans

     1,493         1,108         4,614         7,215   

Consumer loans

     26,007         7,449         7,441         40,897   

Financial investments

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  77,880      22,757      64,091      164,728   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  
     1-29 days      30-89 days      90 days or more      Total  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Loans and receivables to banks

     —           —           —           —     

Loans and receivables to customers:

           

Commercial loans

     56,977         20,998         73,705         151,680   

Mortgage loans

     1,778         974         4,629         7,381   

Consumer loans

     32,367         14,915         4,316         51,598   

Financial investments

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  91,122      36,887      82,650      210,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair value of the collateral of overdue but not impaired loans was MCh$857,110 as of December 31, 2014 (MCh$445,889 as of December 31, 2013).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2012 and 2013 and for the years ended

December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013

 

The following tables details assets and liabilities by currency as of December 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

As of December 31, 2013    Notes      US$     Euro      Yen      Sterling
pound
     Colombian
pesos
     Other
currencies
     UF      Pesos     TC      Total  
            MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and due from bank

     5         172,340        3,625         98         67         595,663         390         —           138,905        —           911,088   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         30,380        1,529         —           2,214         727         167         —           77,738        —           112,755   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     6         —          —           —           3         390,706         —           9,310         31,664        —           431,683   

Investments under agreements to resell

     7         —          —           —           —           190,005         —           772         10,888        —           201,665   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         191,371        —           —           —           36,507         —           —           148,402        —           376,280   

Loans and receivables from banks

     9         63,716        —           —           —           14,223         —           —           140,005        —           217,944   

Loans and receivables from customers

     10         1,205,734        4,039         —           240         4,985,764         —           3,676,190         2,885,446        14,229         12,771,642   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     11         74,381        —           —           —           255,782         —           201,724         349,001        8,199         889,087   

Held to maturity investments

     11         10,563        —           —           —           218,327         —           8,632         —          —           237,522   

Investments in other companies

     12         —          —           —           —           9,451         —           —           4,471        —           13,922   

Intangible assets

     13         118        —           —           —           360,020         —           —           481,232        —           841,370   

Property, plant and equipment

     14         1,140        —           —           —           60,792         —           —           36,310        —           98,242   

Current taxes

     15         —          —           —           —           —           —           —           —          —           —     

Deferred income taxes

     15         787        —           —           —           52,005         —           —           36,426        —           89,218   

Other Assets

     16         54,652        —           —           —           44,413         —           8         194,045        —           293,118   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

  1,805,182      9,193      98      2,524      7,214,385      557      3,896,636      4,534,533      22,428      17,485,536   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current accounts and demand deposits

  17      91,314      1,272      —        1      2,492,576      11      11,602      854,607      —        3,451,383   

Cash in the process of collection

  5      11,434      1,371      —        54      698      57      —        43,738      —        57,352   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  7      10,899      —        —        —        256,455      —        —        75,091      —        342,445   

Time deposits and saving accounts

  17      626,742      267      —        —        2,537,342      —        377,280      3,796,071      1      7,337,703   

Derivative financial instruments

  8      137,037      —        —        —        19,922      —        32      124,592      —        281,583   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  18      836,699      3,326      —        240      433,857      —        —        282      —        1,273,840   

Debt issued

  19      382,466      —        —        —        347,909      —        1,637,283      46,899      —        2,414,557   

Other financial obligations

  19      —        —        —        —        1,122      —        6,224      8,840      621      16,807   

Current income tax provision

  15      715      —        —        —        17,695      —        —        26,748      —        45,158   

Deferred income taxes

  15      104      —        —        —        85,822      —        —        96,447      —        182,373   

Provisions

  20      3,424      —        —        —        67,386      —        —        94,122      —        164,932   

Other Liabilities

  21      92,877      2,766      98      2,226      59,543      351      914      26,731      —        185,506   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  2,193,711      9,002      98      2,521      6,320,327      419      2,033,335      5,193,604      622      15,753,639   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets (liabilities)

  (388,529   191      —        3      894,058      138      1,863,301      (659,071   21,806      1,731,897   

Contingent loans

  22      1,318,986      12,127      78      —        1,012,045      —        158,588      250,105      —        2,751,929   

Net asset (liability) position

  930,457      12,318      78      3      1,906,103      138      2,021,889      408,966      21,806      4,483,826   

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2012 and 2013 and for the years ended

December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013

 

As of December 31, 2014    Notes      US$     Euro      Yen     Sterling
pound
     Colombian
pesos
     Other
currencies
     UF      Pesos     TC      Total  
            MCh$     MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$     MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and due from bank

     5         399,755        11,675         1,293        30         622,248         265         —           133,912        —           1,169,178   

Cash in the process of collection

     5         51,716        1,865         —          486         7,433         41         —           151,301        —           212,842   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     6         82,316        —           —          —           571,089         —           5,434         27,059        —           685,898   

Investments under agreements to resell

     7         —          —           —          —           50,973         —           272         26,834        —           78,079   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         338,506        —           —          —           115,515         —           —           312,778        —           766,799   

Loans and receivables from banks

     9         91,958        —           —          —           102,204         —           —           620,047        —           814,209   

Loans and receivables from customers

     10         1,501,179        2,586         —          —           5,044,193         6         3,903,662         3,430,948        9,696         13,892,270   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     11         43,068        —           —          —           479,103         —           220,478         404,580        9,667         1,156,896   

Held to maturity investments

     11         24,275        —           —          —           159,227         —           7,175         —          —           190,677   

Investments in other companies

     12         —          —           —          —           5,520         —           —           10,322        —           15,842   

Intangible assets

     13         103        —           —          —           321,029         —           —           436,645        —           757,777   

Property, plant and equipment

     14         1,345        —           —          —           52,502         —           —           38,795        —           92,642   

Current taxes

     15         1,018        —           —          —           590         —           —           —          —           1,608   

Deferred income taxes

     15         2,765        —           —          —           58,004         —           —           46,274        —           107,043   

Other Assets

     16         126,277        —           —          —           83,536         —           6         205,448        —           415,267   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

  2,664,281      16,126      1,293      516      7,673,166      312      4,137,027      5,844,943      19,363      20,357,027   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current accounts and demand deposits

  17      120,915      2,588      —        9      2,863,024      64      10,117      958,231      —        3,954,948   

Cash in the process of collection

  5      75,017      1,782      1,617      15      205      128      —        67,007      —        145,771   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  7      131      —        —        —        652,804      —        —        8,728      —        661,663   

Time deposits and saving accounts

  17      1,024,704      8,388      —        —        2,237,371      —        527,356      4,279,146      1      8,076,966   

Derivative financial instruments

  8      268,071      —        —        —        80,876      —        640      258,096      —        607,683   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  18      1,025,646      3,308      —        —        402,969      —        —        —        —        1,431,923   

Debt issued

  19      892,149      —        —        —        373,720      —        1,766,196      46,985      —        3,079,050   

Other financial obligations

  19      —        —        —        —        1,371      —        4,552      9,286      213      15,422   

Current income tax provision

  15      —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —     

Deferred income taxes

  15      63      —        —        —        92,206      —        —        88,665      —        180,934   

Provisions

  20      5,764      —        —        —        44,657      —        —        149,868      —        200,289   

Other Liabilities

  21      27,988      —        —        —        69,261      —        502      112,965      —        210,716   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  3,440,448      16,066      1,617      24      6,818,464      192      2,309,363      5,978,977      214      18,565,365   
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets (liabilities)

  (776,167   60      (324   492      854,702      120      1,827,664      (134,034   19,149      1,791,662   

Contingent loans

  22      459,290      17,061      1,225      —        1,016,737      —        282,259      1,414,863      —        3,191,435   

Net asset (liability) position

  (316,877   17,121      901      492      1,871,439      120      2,109,923      1,280,829      19,149      4,983,097   

 

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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Definition and Principles of Financial Risk Management

Market Risk

Definition

Market risk is the exposure to economic gains or losses caused by movements in prices and market variables. This exposure stems from both the trading book, where positions are valued at fair value, and the banking book, which is at amortized cost. The different valuation methodologies require the use of diverse tools to measure and control the impact on either the value of the Bank’s positions or its financial margin.

Decisions as to how to manage these risks are reviewed by committees, the most important of which is the Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO).

Each of the activities are measured, analyzed and reported on a daily basis using different metrics to ascertain their risk profiles.

The following section describes the main risk factors along with the tools we use to monitor the most important impacts of market risk factors to which the Bank and its subsidiaries are exposed.

 

  (1) Risk Factors

 

  (a) Foreign Exchange Risk

Foreign exchange risk is the exposure to adverse movements in the exchange rates of currencies other than the base currency for all balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions.

The main sources of foreign exchange risk are:

 

    Positions in foreign currency (FX) within the trading book.

 

    Currency mismatches between assets and liabilities in the banking book.

 

    Cash flow mismatches in different currencies.

 

    Structural positions produced from consolidating assets and liabilities from our foreign branches and subsidiaries denominated in currencies other than the Chilean peso. As a result, movements in exchange rates can generate volatility within the bank’s income statement and equity. This effect is known as “translation risk”.

 

  (b) Indexation Rate Risk

Indexation risk is the exposure to changes in indexed units (e.g. UF, UVR or others) linked to domestic or foreign currency in which any instruments, contracts or other transactions recorded in the balance sheet may be denominated.

 

  (c) Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the exposure to movements in market interest rates. Changes in market interest rates can affect both the price of trading instruments and the net interest margin and other gains from the banking book such as fees. Likewise, fluctuations in interest rates can affect the underlying value of the Bank’s assets and liabilities and of derivative instruments that are recorded off balance sheet at fair value.

 

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Interest rate risk can be represented by sensitivities to parallel and/or non-parallel yield shifts with the effects reflected in the prices of instruments, the financial margin and equity.

Movements in interest rates can be explained by at least the following risk factors:

 

    Systemic risk

 

    Funding liquidity risk

 

    Credit risk

 

    Specific risk.

A key component of our asset and liability policy is the management of interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the maturity or re-pricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. For any given period, the pricing structure is matched when an equal amount of such assets and liabilities mature or re-price in that period. Any mismatch of interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities is known as a gap position. A positive gap denotes asset sensitivity and means that an increase in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income while a decrease in interest rates would have a negative effect on net interest income. Accordingly, a negative gap denotes asset sensitivity and means that a decrease in interest rates would have a negative effect on net interest income while an increase in interest rates would have a positive effect on net interest income.

Our interest rate sensitivity strategy takes into account not only the rates of return and the underlying degree of risk, but also liquidity requirements, including minimum regulatory cash reserves, mandatory liquidity ratios, withdrawal and maturity of deposits, capital costs and additional demand for funds. Our maturity mismatches and positions are monitored by our A&L Committee and are managed within established limits.

 

  (d) Prepayment or Call Risk

This risk arises from the possible prepayment (partial or full) of any transaction before its contractual maturity, generating the need to reinvest the freed cash flows at a different rate than that of the prepaid transaction.

 

  (e) Underwriting Risk

This risk arises as a result of the Bank underwriting a placement of bonds or other debt instruments, taking on the risk of coming to own the portion of the issuance that could not be placed among potential interested parties.

 

  (f) Correlation Risk

Correlation risk is the exposure to changes in estimated correlations between the relative value of two or more assets, or a difference between the effective and estimated correlation over the life of the transaction.

 

  (g) Market Liquidity Risk

Market liquidity risk is the exposure to losses as a result of the potential impact on transaction prices or costs in the sale or closure of a position. This risk is related to the particular market’s degree of depth.

 

  (h) Volatility Risk

In addition to the exposure related to the underlying asset, issuing options has other risks. These risks arise from the non-linear relationship between the gain generated by the option and the price and level of the underlying factors, as well as the exposure to changes in the perceived volatility of these factors.

 

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  1. Management Principles

The following principles govern the market risk management efforts of CorpBanca and its subsidiaries:

 

    Business and trades are conducted in line with established policies, pre-approved limits, guidelines, procedure controls and clearly defined delegation of decision-making authority, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

    The Bank’s organizational structure must ensure effective segregation of duties so that trading, monitoring, accounting and risk measurement and management are performed and reported independently using a dual-control system.

 

    Trading of new products and participation in new markets can only take place if:

 

    The product has been approved by the Bank’s New Product Committee.

 

    A full assessment has been conducted to determine if the activity falls within the bank’s general risk tolerance and specific commercial objectives.

 

    Proper controls and limits have been set for that activity.

 

    The limits, terms and conditions stipulated in the authorizations are monitored on a daily basis and any excesses are reported no later than the following day.

 

    Trading positions are valued each day at fair value in accordance with the Valuation Policy.

 

    All trades must be executed at current market rates.

 

  2. Funding Liquidity Risk

 

  a) Definition

Funding liquidity risk is the exposure of the Bank and its subsidiaries to events that affect their ability to meet, in a timely manner and at reasonable costs, cash payment obligations arising from maturities of time deposits that are not renewed, withdrawals from demand accounts, maturities or settlements of derivatives, liquidations of investments or any other payment obligation.

Financial institutions are exposed to funding liquidity risk that is intrinsic to the role of intermediary that they play in the economy. In general, in financial markets demand for medium or long-term financing is usually much greater than the supply of funds for those terms while short-term financing is in considerable supply. In this sense, the role of intermediary played by financial institutions, which assume the risk of satisfying the demand for medium and long-term financing by brokering short-term available funds, is essential for the economy to function properly.

Appropriately managing funding liquidity risk not only allows contractual obligations to be met in a timely manner, but also enables:

 

    The liquidation of positions, when it so decides, to occur without significant losses.

 

    The commercial and treasury activities of the Bank and its subsidiaries to be financed at competitive rates.

 

    The Bank to avoid fines or regulatory sanctions for not complying with regulations.

 

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  b) Management Principles

The principles used to manage funding liquidity risk include:

 

    Balancing strategic liquidity objectives with corporate profitability objectives, designing and implementing investment and financing strategies to compete with our key competitors.

 

    Designing policies, limits and procedures in accordance with banking regulations, internal rules and CorpBanca’s strategic business objectives.

 

    Establishing a robust framework for managing liquidity risk that guarantees that the entity will maintain sufficient liquidity, including a cushion of high-quality, unencumbered liquid assets that can be used to contend with a series of stress-generating events, including those that bring about losses or weaken sources of secured and unsecured financing.

 

    Clearly establishing liquidity risk tolerance appropriate for its business strategy and its size within the financial system.

 

    The Bank has a financing strategy that promotes effective diversification of funding sources and maturities. It maintains a continuous presence in the funding market with correspondent banks and select customers, maintaining close relationships and promoting diversification of funding sources. It also keeps appropriate lines of financing available, ensuring its ability to obtain liquid resources quickly. The Bank has identified the main factors of vulnerability that affect its ability to secure funds and monitors the validity of the assumptions behind estimates for obtaining funding.

 

    CorpBanca actively manages its intraday liquidity positions and risks in order to punctually meet its payment and liquidation obligations both under normal circumstances as well as situations of stress, contributing to the smooth operations of the payment and settlement systems.

 

  3. Counterparty Risk

Credit default risk is the risk of loss arising from non-compliance by a given counterparty, for whatever reason, in paying all or part of its obligations with the Bank under contractually agreed-upon conditions. This risk also includes a given counterparty’s inability to comply with obligations to settle derivative operations with bilateral risk.

The Bank diversifies credit risk by placing limits on the concentration of this risk in any one individual debtor, debtor group, product, industry segment or country. Such risks are continuously monitored and the limits by debtor, debtor group, product, industry and country are reviewed at least once per year and approved by the respective committees.

Exposure to credit risk is evaluated using an individual analysis of the payment capacity of debtors and potential debtors to meet their obligations on time and as agreed.

Furthermore, the Bank has strict controls for derivative contracts negotiated directly with its counterparties. This exposure is managed using limits per customer based on a risk methodology equivalent to credit risk exposure. Lastly, the values of derivatives are adjusted to reflect the expected loss from the counterparty.

B. Corporate Governance Structure and Committees

CorpBanca has established a sound organizational structure for monitoring, controlling and managing market risks, based on the following principles:

 

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    Risk is monitored and controlled by parties independent from those managing risk, thus correctly aligning incentives.

 

    Management efforts should be flexible, within the framework permitted by policies, rules and current regulations.

 

    Senior management establishes the guidelines for risk appetite, and

 

    Is informed periodically on risk levels assumed, contingencies and instances when limits are exceeded.

In order to guarantee the flexibility of management efforts and communication of risk levels to upper management, the following network of committees has been established:

 

    Daily Committee: Meets daily to review financial conditions and the latest market movements. This committee reviews the relevance of positions on a daily basis in order to detect in advance any scenarios that could negatively impact returns and liquidity. It also monitors the performance of strategies used for each of the portfolios.

 

    Market and Proprietary Trading Committee: Meets weekly to analyze management of positions. This committee reviews local and global economic conditions and projections in order to analyze the potential benefits and risks of the strategies executed and evaluate new strategies.

 

    Financial Management Committee: Meets biweekly to analyze management of structural interest rate and indexation risk in the banking book.

 

    Liquidity Management Committee: Meets biweekly to analyze management of funding liquidity risk.

 

    Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO): Meets biweekly to analyze economic and financial conditions and inform senior management of market and liquidity risk levels assumed by presenting indexes of market and funding liquidity risk, limit consumption and results of stress tests.

 

    Board of Directors The board of directors is informed each quarter of the market and funding liquidity risk levels assumed by presenting established risk indexes, limit consumption and results of stress tests.

The Divisions in charge of managing market and funding liquidity risk are:

The Treasury Division is responsible for managing market risk. Its primary objective is to generate or conduct business with customers while its secondary function is to carry out proprietary trading.

The Finance and International Division is responsible for managing all structural risks in the markets in which it operates through the Financial Management and Liquidity Management Areas in order to provide greater stability to the financial margin and ensure suitable levels of solvency and liquidity.

As with the structure for financial risk at a corporate level, each local financial risk unit arranges its functions based on the specific characteristics of the business, operations, legal requirements or other relevant aspects.

In order to guarantee adherence to corporate policies and proper local execution, the corporate financial risk area and local units have the following roles and functions:

 

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Corporate Financial Risk Area:

 

    To design, propose and document risk policies and criteria, corporate limits and decision making and control processes.

 

    To generate management schemes, systems and tools, overseeing and supporting implementation so that they function effectively.

 

    To know, assimilate and adapt internal and external best practices.

 

    To drive commercial activity to attain risk-weighted results.

 

    To consolidate, analyze and control financial risk incurred by all perimeter units.

Local Financial Risk Units:

 

    To measure, analyze and control the risks under their responsibility.

 

    To adapt and embrace corporate policies and procedures through local approval.

 

    To define and document local policies and lead local projects.

 

    To apply policies and decision-making systems to each market.

 

    To adapt the organization and management schemes to corporate frameworks and rules.

C. Monitoring and Controlling Financial Risk

 

1. Market Risk

 

  (a) Management Tools

 

  (1) Internal Monitoring

 

  (a) Limits and Warning Levels

 

  (i) Trading Book

The trading book consists of financial instruments that are allocated to diverse portfolios based on their strategy. The market risk of these instruments stems mainly from being recorded at fair value. As a result, changes in market conditions can directly impact their value. The following sections describe the monitoring and control structure for market risk in the trading book used during 2014.

 

  (a) Value at Risk (VaR)

The Value at Risk (VaR) methodology is the main tool for controlling market risk in the trading book. Its appeal lies in its providing a statistical measurement of the maximum expected loss at a certain defined level of confidence, consolidating the risk exposures with the observed distribution of market factors.

The Bank assigns global limits based on its activities in different markets. In addition, in order to complement these global limits, VaR sublimits are defined using diverse variables such as market volatility, volume, liquidity and return on capital are defined.

 

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The following table presents the use of VaR during 2014 for the Bank and its Chilean and foreign subsidiaries.

 

         VaR Statistics for Bank and Subsidiaries  
         [MCh$]  
         VaR with 99% confidence level  
         2014        
         Minimum     Average     Maximum     Last     2013  

CORPBANCA CHILE

 

VaR Total

     1,126.27        1,927.30        2,763.36        2,147.21        1,465.56   
 

Diversification Effect

     (349.73     (107.33     (45.13     (117.12     (50.96
 

Interest Rate VaR

     1,183.70        1,918.20        2,759.28        2,186.57        1,470.87   
 

Equity Income VaR

     —          —          —          —          —     
 

Currency VaR

     292.30        116.43        49.21        77.76        45.65   

CONSOLIDATED COLOMBIA

  VaR Total      138.25        286.54        709.77        695.29        256.20   
 

Diversification Effect

     39.73        (30.32     (192.72     (21.00     (13.85
 

Interest Rate VaR

     97.98        283.17        708.36        694.96        329.88   
 

Equity Income VaR

     —          —          —          —          —     
 

Currency VaR

     0.54        33.69        194.13        21.33        11.00   

CORPBANCA CORREDORES DE BOLSA S.A.

  VaR Total      21.08        43.85        87.41        39.46        62.74   
 

Diversification Effect

     35.82        (34.34     (79.62     (21.43     (195.23
 

Interest Rate VaR

     (20.99     34.05        92.02        24.78        51.65   
 

Equity Income VaR

     3.56        15.13        44.35        3.67        41.61   
 

Currency VaR

     2.69        29.01        30.66        32.44        39.23   

CORPBANCA NEW YORK

  VaR Total      8.69        10.38        13.64        13.27        11.93   
 

Diversification Effect

     —          —          —          —          —     
 

Interest Rate VaR

     8.69        10.38        13.64        13.27        11.93   
 

Equity Income VaR

     —          —          —          —          —     
 

Currency VaR

     —          —          —          —          —     

FIGURE 1: VAR CONSUMPTION FOR THE BANK AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

The following graphs show the daily evolution of the VaR during 2014 for the Bank and its subsidiary in Colombia. As mentioned previously, the Var consumption of CorpBanca Chile (blue line) is consistently higher than CorpBanca Colombia (red line)

 

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FIGURE 2: VAR TRENDS IN CHILE AND COLOMBIA IN 2014

 

  (i) VaR Backtesting

VaR backtesting is carried out at a local and corporate level by the different financial risk units. The backtesting methodology is applied consistently to all of the Bank’s portfolios. These exercises consist of comparing the estimated VaR measurements at a determined level of confidence and time horizon against the real results of losses obtained during the same time horizon. The methodology used compares the results obtained without considering the intraday results or changes in positions within the portfolio. This method corroborates the individual models’ ability to value and measure the risks from the different positions.

The graphs below compare the bank’s daily VaR estimates and the realized P&L over a period of 300 days in order to probe the VaR measurements’ consistency (Kupiec’s frequency test). Indeed, about 99% of the realized P&L should lie within the ±99% VaR interval. Given the time period of 300 days, there should be an expected number of 3 excesses.

As seen below, CorpBbanca Chile exhibited 2 exceptions over the considered time period, which corresponds to the Basel green zone.

 

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FIGURE 3: BACKTESTING TRENDS FOR CHILE IN 2014

The graph presented above shows VaR movements with data from 300 days of history and the Bank’s results in Chile. Based on the graph, during the time frame indicated, there were 2 exceptions over the daily VaR. The frequency or Kupiec test places the model within the green zone, which indicates that the model is correct and aligned with the hypotheses made and accepts exceptions generated with a frequency of close to 1%, which are also independent from one another.

 

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FIGURE 4: BACKTESTING TRENDS FOR COLOMBIA IN 2014

 

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The figure above illustrates an exception to the daily VaR. The frequency test places the model within the green zone, which indicates that there is no evidence for rejecting the model.

 

  (b) Interest Rate and Currency Sensitivity

Measuring interest rate and currency sensitivity is one of the main tools for monitoring market risk in the trading book, enabling the Bank to break down, understand and report on the directional positions to which it is exposed.

Interest rate and currency sensitivity is monitored on a daily basis and is limited by the VaR limits established for each portfolio.

At the same time, exchange rate risk is controlled using notional limits, giving fluidity to currency products with customers and simultaneously limiting trading positions. The following table shows the current notional limits as well as closing positions as of year-end 2014, and statistics for that year.

 

            As of December 31, 2014     Consumption Statistics 2014  

Exchange

Rate

   Limit
[USD]
     Position
[USD]
    VaR 99%
[CLP]
     VaR Inc
99% [CLP]
    Minimum
[USD]
    Average
[USD]
    Maximum
[USD]
 

USD/CLP

     55,000,000         (27,325,595     194,938,852         84,231,891        (27,325,595     8,880,335        48,922,929   

EUR/USD

     20,000,000         26,781        211,924         (137,904     (17,954,871     (4,021,840     2,199,938   

JPY/USD

     10,000,000         68,236        849,507         (593,157     (7,715,228     (1,488,303     7,451,707   

GBP/USD

     10,000,000         42,005        273,706         (138,463     (1,603,774     23,873        1,232,517   

CAD/USD

     10,000,000         43,896        291,351         (31,324     (468,908     10,856        114,667   

AUD/USD

     5,000,000         27,035        294,669         (14,126     (14,835     52,888        151,555   

MXN/USD

     5,000,000         13,027        116,567         57,685        (4,567,117     (140,641     2,184,759   

PEN/USD

     5,000,000         —          —           —          —          —          —     

BRL/USD

     5,000,000         2,265        37,824         (3,975     (2,025,591     (20,351     2,916,988   

COP/USD

     5,000,000         —          —           —          (2,436,382     (14,361     2,131   

NOK/USD

     500,000         65,957        736,809         (250,484     9,376        22,149        66,048   

DKK/USD

     500,000         19,295        150,387         (99,443     17,480        24,488        29,862   

SEK/USD

     500,000         (6,187     61,635         22,637        (287,591     2,289        25,115   

CHF/USD

     500,000         70,872        637,689         (365,519     (16,910     78,441        218,499   

WON/USD

     500,000         —          —           —          —          —          —     

CNY/USD

     500,000         13,224        23,706         39,862        1,604        6,104        20,813   

FIGURE 5: CURRENT LIMITS AND CONSUMPTION OF CURRENCY POSITIONS FOR 2014

The following tables show the trends in the most important currency positions managed in Chile, which are the U.S. dollar (USD) and the euro (EUR).

The graphs below show that the USD-CLP and EUR-USD exposures of CorpBbanca Chile (blue line) lie within the authorized limits (range between the red lines).

 

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FIGURE 6: EVOLUTION OF USD POSITION FOR 2014

 

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FIGURE 7: EVOLUTION OF EUR POSITION FOR 2014

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The limit for Colombia uses an overall position for all currencies, which cannot exceed US$ 40 million (notional). The table below shows the aggregate position for Colombia.

 

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FIGURE 8: EVOLUTION OF USD/CLP POSITION FOR 2014 BANCO CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

  (c) Sensitivity to Volatility

While the options portfolio is included in the VaR calculation described in the section above, the Bank also controls the risks associated with the currency options portfolio with additional limits, which promote the product as a customer necessity, more than as trading positions.

 

    Gamma Risk Limit or Effect of Convexity of Options

 

    Vega Risk Limit or Effect of Variability of Area of Implied Market Volatility

The following graphs show the use of limits as of year-end 2014 and trends in their use.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Limit      Value  
Index    MCh$      MCh$  

Gamma Risk

     50         —     

Vega Risk

     300         214   

FIGURE 9: CONSUMPTION OF GAMMA AND VEGA RISK 2014

 

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FIGURE 10: TRENDS IN GAMMA RISK 2014

 

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FIGURE 11: TRENDS IN VEGA RISK 2014

The following figures show the use of Gamma and Vega limits as of year-end 2014, for our subsidiary in Colombia.

 

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Colombia      
Consumption Gamma and Vega Risk   
     As of December 31, 2014  
Index    Limit      Value  
     MCh$      MCh$  

Gamma Risk

     215         —     

Vega Risk

     89         7   

FIGURE 12: CONSUMPTION OF GAMMA AND VEGA RISK 2014 CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

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FIGURE 13: TRENDS IN VEGA RISK 2014 (CORPBANCA COLOMBIA)

 

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FIGURE14: TRENDS IN GAMMA RISK (CORPBANCA COLOMBIA)

 

  (ii) Banking Book

The banking book consists primarily of:

Assets:

 

    Cash

 

    Commercial, mortgage and consumer loans from the commercial areas.

 

    Fixed-income instruments classified as available for sale or held to maturity.

Liabilities:

 

    Demand deposits

 

    Time deposits

 

    Senior and subordinated bonds

 

    Derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting: Derivatives that, meeting certain requirements, are given an accounting treatment different than those derivatives recorded in the trading book, the objective of which is to manage risks in the banking book.

The banking book’s main risks and the tools used to monitor, control and manage these risks are described below.

(a) Financial Investment Positions

The banking book includes a portfolio of financial investments classified as available-for-sale instruments, used to manage structural interest rate risk in the balance sheet. Exposure to this type of investments is calculated using PV01 and VaR market value sensitivities, in order to continuously monitor the volatility of book basis equity.

 

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(b) Sensitivity to Indexation

CorpBanca’s balance sheet presents a mismatch between inflation-indexed assets and liabilities. The Chilean market has more indexed assets than liabilities, which explains why the Bank has a mismatch of inflation-indexed assets. This is due to the existence of medium and long-term indexed assets that are financed with liabilities in Chilean pesos.

Hedge accounting is used as an effective and relatively low-cost tool to manage this risk.

The following table shows the size of the mismatch as of December 31, 2014 and the mismatch statistics during the year.

 

            Statistics 2014  
     December
31, 2014
[MCh$]
     Minimum
[MCh$]
     Average
[MCh$]
     Maximum
[MCh]
 

Total Mismatch

     640,915         475,031         885,572         1,155,321   

Balance Sheet Mismatch

     1,580,966         1,519,498         1,645,540         1,702,193   

Derivatives Mismatch

     (947,339      (1,051,751      (767,488      (554,879

Investments Mismatch

     7,288         7,284         7,519         8,007   

FIGURE 15: INFLATION MISMATCH AS OF YEAR-END 2014 AND STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR

The following figure shows the evolution of this mismatch during 2014, and the relative ease with which the Bank to manage this risk. During the course of the 2014 exhibition held at moderate levels.

 

 

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FIGURE 16: EVOLUTION OF INFLATION MISMATCH DURING 2014

 

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(c) Sensitivity of Financial Margin and Economic Capital

The Annual Income Sensitivity (AIS) index measures the sensitivity of the interest margin to 100 bps variations in the repricing rate for assets and liabilities during the next 12 months. The established limits are much lower than the Bank’s annual net income. During 2014, the sensitivity risk in the interest margin in Chile has remained low with a positive sensitivity to drops in interest rates.

The Market Value Sensitivity (MVS) index measures the sensitivity of the economic value (fair value) of the banking book in the event of a 100 bps increase in the valuation rates of assets and liabilities.

The tables below show the evolution of sensitivity indicators for interest margins and economic capital for Chile and Colombia.

 

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FIGURE 17: EVOLUTION MVS AND AIS CHILE 2014

 

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FIGURE 18: EVOLUTION MVS AND AIS COLOMBIA 2014

 

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(d) Structural Exchange Rate Risk

Structural exchange rate risk arises from the Bank’s positions in currencies other than the Chilean peso related primarily to the consolidation of investments in subsidiaries or affiliates and the net income and hedges of these investments. The process of managing structural exchange rate risk is dynamic and attempts to limit the impact of currency depreciation, thus optimizing the financial cost of hedges.

The general policy for managing this risk is to finance them in the currency of the investment provided that the depth of the market so allows and the cost is justified by the expected depreciation. One-time hedges are also taken out when the Bank considers that any currency may weaken beyond market expectations with respect to the Chilean peso. As of December 31, 2014, greater ongoing exposure was concentrated in Colombian pesos (approximately US$ 1.1 billion).

The Bank hedges part of these positions on a permanent basis using currency derivatives.

 

  (b) Stress Tests

These exercises allow weaknesses in positions and the balance sheet structure to be diagnosed. From this, the Bank can create a critical factor plan to be used before such scenarios come about, or a contingency plan for when the scenarios have already taken place or the estimated probability of occurrence is high.

 

  i) Trading Book

In addition, market stress tests can be performed to test trading book positions under diverse extreme scenarios in order to estimate the losses they would generate.

The results of the market stress tests on the trading book are reported periodically to the ALCO and the Board of Directors.

Stress tests conducted during 2014 indicated that none of the critical scenarios considered would affect the Bank’s solvency.

The list below enumerates some of the linear and historical sensitivity scenarios analyzed.

 

Scenario

  

Description

1    Parallel shift of +50 bps
2    Parallel shift of +75 bps
3    Parallel shift of +100 bps
4    Steepening of 0 to 100 bps in 5 years
5    Twist of 25 bps pivoting in 5 years
6    Shock to inflation compensation of +200 bps
7    Shock to inflation compensation of -70 bps
8    Shock of +80 bps to Libor-Camara curve
9    Fall of Lehman Brothers (September 2008)
10    Recomposition of AFP portfolios (March 2009)

FIGURE 19: TRADING BOOK

 

  ii) Banking Book

Market stress tests are also performed to test the banking book under diverse extreme scenarios in order to estimate the potential losses they would generate on both the interest margin and on capital.

Results of the market stress tests on the banking book are disclosed periodically to the ALCO and the Board of Directors.

 

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Scenario

  

Description

1    Parallel shift of 100 bps, +50 bps inflation compensation
2    Parallel shift of 200 bps, +100 bps inflation compensation
3    Parallel shift of 300 bps, +150 bps inflation compensation
4    Ramp of 0 to 100 bps in 1 year, +50 bps inflation compensation
5    Inverse ramp of 0 to 100 bps in 1 year, -200 bps inflation compensation
6    +3 standard deviations, +50 bps inflation compensation
7    +6 standard deviations, +150 bps inflation compensation
8    Shock to inflation compensation of +200 bps
9    Global recession, D inflation compensation: -200bps
10    Global recovery, D inflation compensation: +200bps

FIGURE 20: BANKING BOOK

 

  (c) Methodologies

 

  (i) Trading Book

 

  (a) Value at Risk - VaR

For the calculation of VaR, the non-parametric method of historical simulation is used, which consists of using a historical series of prices and the position at risk from the trading book.

A time series of simulated prices and yields is constructed with the assumption that the portfolio was conserved for the period of time of the historical series. The VaR tries to quantify a threshold of expected losses, which should only occur a certain percentage of times based on the level of confidence used in the calculation.

 

  (b) Rate Sensitivity

Sources of rate risk include forwards, swaps and options. Rate sensitivity is calculated and reported by portfolio, by relevant discount curve and by maturity.

The present value of the portfolio is stressed by 1 bp. In other words, the present value is calculated by increasing the respective discount rate by 1 bp. The sensitivity of options is calculated using the theta value.

The variation in the present value of the portfolio corresponds to its sensitivity at a variation of one basis point (bp).

 

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    DV01 : Sensitivity to 1 bp variation in rate i at band m.

 

    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’im : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 bp in rate i at time band m.

 

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    Pim : Net position in CLP at time band i, currency m.

 

    rim : Representative rate of currency m, time band i.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (c) Currency Sensitivities

Sources of exchange rate risk come from both balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions such as derivatives.

 

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Currency or position sensitivity corresponds to the market valuation of each cash flow in the currency of origin. That is, the cash flows in foreign currency expressed at present value.

 

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    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’m : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 unit in exchange rate of currency m with respect to USD.

 

  (ii) Banking Book

 

  (a) Sensitivity to Indexation

Sources of indexation risk come from both balance sheet and off-balance sheet positions such as derivatives that, as a result of a change in indexation units (UF, UVR or others), impact the Bank’s net income.

As with currency sensitivity, indexation sensitivity is the market valuation of each indexed cash flow. That is, the cash flows in indexation units expressed at present value.

 

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    PV : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows.

 

    PV’m : Present value of portfolio’s cash flows with shock of 1 unit in indexation unit.

 

  (b) Sensitivity of Financial Margin

This measures the impact caused by a movement of 100 bp, over a twelve-month horizon, in the Bank’s financial margin (interest earned less interest paid).

The information required to calculate the index is obtained from the regulatory cash flows of the market risk data from the balance sheet book (regulatory report C40) only considering the time bands up to and including 1Y.

 

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    AIS : Annual Income Sensitivity.

 

    Pim : Net position in CLP in respective time band.

 

    Dr : Variation of 100 bp.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (c) Sensitivity of Economic Capital

This measures the sensitivity of the market value of the cash flows associated with assets and liabilities in the event of a parallel change of 100 bp in the relevant discount curve.

The information required to calculate the index is obtained from the cash flows of the Bank’s entire portfolio using data from the banking book.

The present value of the aggregate flows are discounted using the average terms of the respective time bands. Then the present value is calculated similarly with a shock increasing the respective discount rate by 100 bp.

 

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    MVS : Market Value Sensitivity.

 

    PVim : Present value of the cash flows of time band i, currency m.

 

    PV’im : Present value of the cash flows of time band i, currency m, with a shock of 100 bp in discount rates.

 

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    Pim : Net position in CLP at time band i, currency m.

 

    rim : Representative rate of currency m, time band i.

 

    Ti : Representative maturity of time band i.

 

  (2) Regulatory Monotoring

Regulatory monitoring of market risk exposure is measured in accordance with chapter III.B.2 of the Compendium of Financial Standards from the Chilean Central Bank and chapter 12-9 of the Updated Compilation of Standards from the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions for both the trading book and the banking book. In the trading book, the impact is measured in the event of a change in the market price of its financial positions as a result of variations in interest rates, exchange rates and volatility. In the banking book, the impact is measured on the entity’s financial margin and present value.

The limits established for the trading book are for exposure to interest rate risk and exchange rate risk. The difference between the regulatory capital recorded by the financial institution and the sum of the following two items cannot be negative: (i) the product of the credit risk-weighted assets defined in article 67 of the General Banking Law and the minimum percentage established for regulatory capital in article 66 of that law, and (ii) the sum of the trading book’s exposure to interest rate risk and the exchange rate risks for the entire balance sheet measured in accordance with the Basel standard methodology with some important differences where exchange rate exposure stands out. As indicated in the paragraph above, the Bank must always comply with the following ratio:

RC-((k*CRWA)+MRE)>0

 

Where:   
RC    : Regulatory Capital
CRWA    : Credit Risk Weighted Assets
MRE    : Exposure to interest rate risk in trading book and currency Risk in entire balance Sheet
k    : Minimum percentage established for regulatory capital in article 66 of General Banking Law

 

Group

  

Description Sensitivity

  

Factor

   Each of the foreign currencies of countries with long-term external debt   
   in foreign currency with a rating of at least AAAr, or equivalent, from   
i    any of the risk rating agencies indicated in Chapter III.B.5 of this    O’í=8%
   Compendium. It also considers the EURO and the position in gold.   
j    Each of the foreign currencies of countries not included in basket i.    O’j-= 35%

Market risk exposure in accordance with regulatory methodology is detailed below:

 

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Market Risk Limit for Trading Book    2012     2013     2014  
     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Market Risk-Weighted Assets

     1,850,377        3,379,014        4,241,613   

Rate Trading

     836,358        796,729        785,550   

Currency Trading

     96,713        36,959        863   

Options Trading

     9,763        11,960        10,075   

Currency Structural moneda

     907,543        2,533,366        3,445,125   

Credit Risk-Weighted Assets

     11,494,413        15,058,532        16,715,382   

Total Risk-Weighted Assets

     13,344,790        18,437,546        20,956,995   

Regulatory Capital

     1,270,202        1,991,289        2,071,647   

Basel Index

     11.05     13.22     12.39

Badel Index (includes MRE *)

     9.52     10.80     9.89

Margin

     202,619        516,285        729,389   

% Consumption

     84.05     74.07     64.79

FIGURE 21: MARKET RISK LIMIT FOR TRADING BOOK

The market risk presented in the table above (measured in units of risk-weighted assets) shows that capital consumption related to the Bank’s exposures to market risks is explained in more than 83% of the cases by the effect of our investment in Banco CorpBanca Colombia. As of December 2014, this investment amounted to approximately US$ 1.1 billion. This exposure to exchange rate risk—Chilean peso vs. Colombian peso—is considered structural in the sense that it arises from a long—term investment.

It is also worth mentioning that in accordance with Chilean regulations, a sensitivity factor of 35% is applied to net exposures in foreign currencies of countries other than those classified as AAA or their equivalent. The standard sensitivity factor in the Basel standards is only 8%. As a result, the capital consumption that the Bank must report to comply with local regulations is more than 4 times greater than if international recommendations were applied.

The regulatory model for market risk in Colombia, as in Chile, is based on the standard Basel model, separated into risk factors (i.e. interest rate, exchange rate and stock price). The volatilities applied to each of the factors are established by regulators. This result is used for the solvency margin, to which a factor equivalent to 100/9 is applied.

 

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CorpBanca Colombia       
Market Risk    2014  
     MCh$  

Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA)

     591,815   

Trading

     591,815   

Structural (currency)

     —     

Credit Risk

     5,438,905   

Total Risk-Weighted Assets

     6,030,720   

Regulatory Capital

     752,063   

Basel Index

     13.83

Badel Index (includes MRE *)

     12.47

Margin

     286,238   

% Consumption

     61.94

FIGURE 22: MARKET RISK IN COLOMBIA

Chilean regulations also require banks to establish limits for their market risk exposure in their banking book, which includes limits based on sensitivity in the financial margin and volatility in its equity value. Measurement of exposure to interest rate and indexation risks in the banking book must consider both the short-term impact on the capacity to generate net interest and indexation income and the fees sensitive to changes in interest rates, as well as the long-term impact on the institution’s economic value of adverse movements in interest rates.

The banking book’s exposure to the net interest and indexation margin is known as the short-term limit and cannot exceed 35% of the accumulated interest and indexation margin, plus fees sensitive to interest rates charged in the twelve months prior to the date of measurement. The exposure of capital to changes in interest rates has a long-term limit that cannot exceed 20% of regulatory capital. Both limits were presented and ratified by the Bank’s board of Directors.

The exposure of regulatory limits in the banking book for Chile are detailed as follows:

 

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Market Risk Limit for Banking Book                   
     2012     2013     2014  
Short-Term Limit    MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Exposure

     51,253        54,949        64,990   

Rate Risk

     21,752        22,502        39,274   

Indexation Risk

     25,900        28,666        21,683   

Reduced Revenue (fees sensitive to insterest rates)

     3,601        3,781        4,033   

Limit

     78,624        97,651        130,591   

Consumption %

     65.2     56.3     49.8

Financial Margin plus Fees (12 months)

     224,640        279,003        373,118   

Percentage over financial margin

     35.0     35.0     35.0

Short-term Limit

     78,624        97,651        130,591   

Consumption with respect to financial margin

     22.8     19.7     17.4

Long-Term Limit

      

Exposure

     119,624        157,786        266,394   

Rate Risk

     119,624        157,786        266,394   

Limit

     337,314        537,648        414,329   

Consumption %

     35.5     29.3     64.3

Regulatory Capital (RC)

     1,249,311        1,991,289        2,071,647   

Percentage over margin

     27     27     20

Long-term Limit

     337,314        537,648        414,329   

Consumption with respect to regulatory capital

     9.6     7.9     12.9

FIGURE 23: MARKET RISK LIMIT FOR BANKING BOOK

Finally, regulatory provisions in Colombia do not establish methodologies for determining market risk exposure for the banking book. However, they are monitored, controlled and reported on a daily basis using the internal methodologies described above.

2. Funding Liquidity Risk

a) Management Tools

Our general policy is to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure our ability to honor withdrawals of deposits, make repayments of other liabilities at maturity, extend loans and meet any other obligation. In order to comply with risk management objectives for funding liquidity risk, the monitoring and control structure is centered mainly on the following focal points:

 

    Short-term maturity mismatch

 

    Coverage capacity using liquid assets

 

    Concentration of funding sources

Additionally, the monitoring and control structure for liquidity risk is complemented with stress testing in order to observe the institution’s ability to respond in the event of illiquid conditions.

 

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(1) Internal Monitoring

 

  (a) Limits and Warning Levels

 

  (i) Thirty-day Liquidity Coverage Ratio

In order to safeguard the Bank’s payment capacity in the event of illiquid conditions, a minimum has been established for the instrument portfolio that enables cash flows to be quickly generated either through liquidation or because they can be used as collateral for new funding sources.

The limit on the coverage ratio of liquidity is 50% of the mismatches of 30 days (consolidated currency).

The composition of liquid assets as of year-end December 2013 after applying the respective price volatility haircuts and market liquidity adjustments is presented in the table below.

Liquid Assets CorpBanca Chile

 

Investment Portfolio Chile

As of December 31, 2014

   Liquid Assets
in domestic
currency
(30 days)
     Liquid Assets
in foreign
currency
(30 days)
     Total Liquid
Assets
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and cash equivalents

     756,259         244,515         1,000,774   

Central Bank and Government Securities

     505,497         65,853         571,350   

Bank time deposits

     51,846         —           51,846   

Corporate bonds

     27,621         20,996         48,617   

Bank bonds

     198         17,967         18,165   

Repo agreements

     (677      —           (677

Average clearance reserves required

     (83,500      (18,070      (101,570

Liquid Assets

     1,257,244         331,261         1,588,505   

FIGURE 24: LIQUID ASSETS CORPBANCA CHILE

Liquid Assets CorpBanca Colombia

 

Investment Portfolio Colombia

As of December 31, 2014

   Liquid Assets
in domestic
currency
(30 days)
     Liquid Assets
in foreign
currency
(30 days)
     Total Liquid
Assets
 
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

Cash and cash equivalents

     63,401         12,294         75,695   

Central Bank and Government Securities

     974,834         —           974,834   

Bank time deposits

     —           —           —     

Corporate bonds

     63,496         —           63,496   

Bank bonds

     —           —           —     

Repo agreements

     —           —           —     

Average clearance reserves required

     340,192         —           340,192   

Liquid Assets

     1,441,923         12,294         1,454,217   

FIGURE 25: LIQUID ASSETS BANCO CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

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  (ii) Daily Wholesale Maturities

In order to control concentration of funding sources and safeguard compliance with obligations, the Bank monitors maturities of deposits in Chilean pesos by wholesale customers. This monitoring is conducted with a daily limit of MCh$50,000 in maturities per day.

Special treatment is given to this customer segment for two reasons:

 

    They individually could represent an important percentage of CorpBanca’s business.

 

    Given the profile of these customers in the wholesale segment, the renewal rate for these deposits tends to be lower. This last reason is consistent with cash disbursement models in regulatory reports, which do not assume that wholesale customers will renew deposits.

The maturity profile for wholesale deposits is monitored on a daily basis for every country. As a result, excesses are detected and reported based on the structure of the maturity profile. Forecasted excesses must be justified the day after they are reported and must then be managed.

 

  (iii) Warning Levels for Liquidity Requirements

In addition to monitoring and reporting all internal limits on a daily basis, senior management is informed each month through the ALCO and the Board of Directors is informed each quarter.

Special importance is placed on the Bank’s liquidity position by presenting an analysis of measurements of concentration, performance, premiums paid and/or other relevant variables.

 

  (a) Monitoring Funding Sources

Monitoring of variations in the stock of short-term funding such as time and demand deposits for each of the segments represents a key variable in monitoring the Bank’s liquidity. Identifying abnormal volatilities in these funding sources enables the Bank to quickly foresee possible undesired liquidity problems and thus to suggest action plans for managing them.

During 2014, different strategies were implemented to diversify liabilities, including: diversifying time deposits, expanding stable funding sources such as on-line time deposits by individuals and issuing bonds.

These strategies enabled the Bank to continue to improve its funding structure, providing more stable funding.

 

  (b) Survival Horizon under Individual Stress

As a function of stressed maturities and renewal ratios, days of survival are estimated based on projected liquidity needs and the portfolio of available liquid assets. Based on these scenarios, any significant deviation is studied to determine whether action plans need to be implemented.

 

  (b) Stress Tests

Stress testing is a tool that complements the analysis of liquidity risk management as it enables the Bank to know its ability to respond in the event of extreme illiquid conditions and to trigger its contingency plans, if necessary, to address such conditions.

 

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In particular, three types of scenarios are modeled:

 

    Individual Crisis: the financial system losses confidence in the Bank, which translates into important withdrawals from demand accounts, decreases in deposits and bond investments by customers and penalties to its funding rates.

 

    Systemic Crisis: Local weakening of financial and credit conditions that causes the market to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar, greater restrictions on access to credit from abroad, massive outflows of capital, increases in the use of lines of credit and downward adjustments in expectations for the monetary policy rate.

 

    Global Crisis: Global weakening of financial, credit and economic conditions that causes the market to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar, greater restrictions on access to credit from abroad, decreased exposure to credit risk (replaced by sovereign risk), increases in the use of lines of credit and downward adjustments in expectations for the monetary policy rate.

(2) Regulatory Monitoring

 

  (a) Liquidity requirement

In accordance with Chapter III B.2 from the Chilean Central Bank and Chapter 12-9 of the Updated Compilation of Standards from the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, the Bank must measure and control its liquidity position based on the difference between cash flows payable from liability and expense accounts and cash flows receivable from asset and income accounts for a given period or time band, which is called maturity mismatch.

This measurement is determined for controlling the liquidity position of the Bank itself and of its subsidiaries. The maturity mismatch calculation is carried out separately for domestic and foreign currency, setting limits based on capital and cash flows accumulated at 30 and 90 days:

 

    The maturity mismatch in all currencies for periods less than or equal to 30 days must be less than or equal to the Bank’s basic capital.

 

    The maturity mismatch in foreign currencies for periods less than or equal to 30 days must be less than or equal to the Bank’s basic capital.

 

    The maturity mismatch in all currencies for periods less than or equal to 90 days must be less than or equal to twice the Bank’s basic capital.

In full compliance with the Chilean Central Bank and the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, CorpBanca’s board of directors approved a policy to measure and control its liquidity position based on maturity mismatches on an adjusted basis with a 10% cushion with respect to the regulatory limit.

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

The table below shows the use of internal mismatch limits as of December 31, 2014, and some consumption statistics for the year.

 

     As of December 31, 2014      Statistics 2014  

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   Límit
[MCh$]
     Mismatch
[MCh$]
    Excess
Reserve
[MCh$]
     Mínimum
[MCh$]
     Average
[MCh$]
    Máximum
[MCh$]
 

All currencies 30 days

     1,362,821         567,416        1,930,237         887,310         1,483,735        2,453,379   

All currencies 90 days

     2,725,642         (381,918     2,343,724         1,036,892         1,927,660        3,000,636   

Foreign currency 30 days

     1,362,821         281,575        1,644,396         1,075,827         1,493,219        1,839,143   
     As of December 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2012  

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   Límit
[MCh$]
     Mismatch
[MCh$]
    Excess
Reserve
[MCh$]
     Límit
[MCh$]
     Mismatch
[MCh$]
    Excess
Reserve
[MCh$]
 

All currencies 30 days

     1,404,443         (146,681     1,257,762         927,030         219,292        1,146,322   

All currencies 90 days

     2,808,886         (981,388     1,827,498         1,854,060         (1,079,885     774,175   

Foreign currency 30 days

     1,404,443         19,210        1,423,653         927,030         (462,366     1,920,497   

FIGURE 26: INTERNAL LIMITS AND CURRENCY MISMATCHES

Figures 27, 28 and 29 show the evolution of consumption for each limit in 2014.

 

LOGO

FIGURE 27: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN ALL CURRENCIES AT 30 DAYS DURING 2014

 

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FIGURE 28: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN ALL CURRENCIES AT 90 DAYS DURING 2014

 

LOGO

FIGURE 29: EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED MISMATCH IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES AT 30 DAYS DURING 2014

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

In the Colombian market, the regulatory measurement known as the standard LRI model measures 7 and 30 days liquidity gaps. It allows entities to quantify the level of minimum liquid assets, in domestic and foreign currency, that they should maintain each day in order to, at a minimum, meet their payment obligations fully and on time. Entities must be capable of measuring and forecasting the cash flows of their assets, liabilities, off-balance sheet positions and derivative instruments for different time horizons in both normal scenarios and crisis scenarios where cash flows vary significantly from expectations as a result of unforeseen changes in markets, the entity or both.

The following tables show the evolution of the 7 and 30 day liquidity gaps in Colombia in 2014.

 

LOGO

FIGURE 30: CONSOLIDATED 7-DAY LIQUIDITY GAP 2014 COLOMBIA

 

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LOGO

FIGURE 31: CONSOLIDATED 30 DAY LIQUIDITY GAP 2014 COLOMBIA

Shareholders’ equity requirement

Consistent with Chile’s General Banking Law, we must maintain a ratio of at least 8%, net of required provisions between Effective Shareholders’ Equity and Consolidated Assets Weighted by risk, and a ratio of at least 3%, net of required provisions, between our Equity Base and Total Consolidated Assets. For such purposes, effective Equity is determined according to our Equity and Reserves or Equity Base with the following adjustments:

 

a. subordinated bonds with a 50% limit of the Equity Base are added, and

 

b. the balance of Goodwill assets or surcharges paid, and investments in companies not involved in the consolidation are subtracted.

Assets are weighted based on their risk categories, to which we assign a risk percentage based on the amount of capital needed to back each one of those assets. Five risk categories are applied (0%, 10%, 20%, 60% and 100%). For example, cash, deposits in other banks, and financial securities issued by the Central Bank of Chile have a 0% risk factor, which means that, consistent with current regulations, no capital is needed to back these assets. Fixed assets carry a 100% risk, which means that a mandatory capital equivalent of 8% of the value of these assets must be available.

In determining risk assets with conversion factors on notional values, we take into account all derivative securities negotiated off-exchange, thereby obtaining a credit risk exposure amount (or “credit equivalent”). The off-balance contingent loans are also considered to be “credit equivalent” in terms of weighting.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

For the December 31, 2013 and 2014, the ratio of assets and risk weighted assets is as follows:

 

     Consolidated Assets      Risk-Weighted Assets  
     2013      2014      2013      2014  
     MCh$      MCh$      MCh$      MCh$  

In-Balance Assets (net of provisions):

           

Cash and deposits in banks

     911,088         1,169,178         —           —     

Cash in the process of collection

     112,755         212,842         38,367         69,124   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     431,683         685,898         114,243         182,209   

Investments under agreements to resell

     201,665         78,079         201,665         78,079   

Derivative financial instruments

     852,162  1       1,553,424         593,931         1,066,545   

Loans and receivables from banks

     217,944         814,209         76,716         194,162   

Loans and receivables from customers, net

     12,777,784         13,891,904         11,950,287         12,920,115   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     889,087         1,156,896         265,354         211,567   

Held to maturity investments

     237,522         190,677         153,147         190,677   

Investments in other companies

     15,465         15,842         15,465         15,842   

Intangible assets

     424,930  2       371,597         424,930         371,597   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     98,242         92,642         98,242         92,642   

Current taxes

     —           1,608         —           161   

Deferred income taxes

     92,932         113,501         9,293         11,350   

Other assets

     290,678         411,974         290,678         411,974   

Off-Balance sheet assets:

           

Contingent loans

     1,377,022         1,498,897         826,213         899,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total risk-weighted assets

  18,930,959      22,259,168      15,058,531      16,715,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Figures are presented as required by local regulations.

Risk-weighted assets are calculated according to Chapter 12-1 of the Recopilación Actualizada de Normas—RAN (updated compilation of rules) issued by the SBIF.

 

1. Items presented at their credit equivalent risk value, as established in SBIF Chapter 12-1 “Equity for Legal and Regulatory Purposes.”
2. For calculation purposes, the amount of all assets that correspond to goodwill is subtracted as established in the aforementioned chapter.

 

     Amount      Ratio  
     2013      2014      2013     2014  
     MCh$      MCh$               

Basic Capital

     1,411,341  3       1,443,427         7.30 % 5      6.37

Effective Equity

     1,991,289  4       2,071,647         13.22 % 6      12.39

 

3. Basic capital is defined as the net amount that should be shown in the consolidated financial statements as “equity attributable to equity holders of the Bank” as indicated in the Compendium of Accounting Standards.
4. Regulatory capital is equal to basic capital plus subordinated bonds, additional provisions, and non-controlling interest as indicated in the Compendium of Accounting Standards; however, if that amount is greater than 20% of basic capital, only the amount equivalent to that percentage will be added; goodwill is subtracted and if the sum of the assets corresponding to minority investments in subsidiaries other than banking support companies is greater than 5% of basic capital, the amount that the sum exceeds that percentage will also be subtracted.
5. The consolidated basic capital ratio is equal to basic capital divided by total assets.
6. The consolidated solvency ratio is equal to the ratio of regulatory capital to weighted assets.

 

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b) As of December 31, 2014, the Bank includes the following information within its management objectives, policies and processes:

 

    The Bank, in consolidated terms, has total equity of MCh$ 1,443,427 (MCh$ 1,411,341 as of December 31, 2013).

 

    In terms of regulatory ratios, the Bank closed as of December 31, 2014, with a ratio of basic capital to total assets of 6.37% (7.30% as of December 31, 2013), while the Basel Index (regulatory capital to total risk-weighted assets was 12.39% (13.22% as of December 31, 2013).

Operational Risk

 

a) Roles and Responsibilities

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors must ensure that the mechanisms used to manage operational risk, as well as the definition of roles and responsibilities (established in this policy) are in accordance with guidelines outlined by the Bank’s shareholders.

Operational Risk and Information Security Committee

This committee is responsible for maintaining visibility regarding and commitment to operational risk management at the highest level of authority.

Operational Risk Management Area

The mission of this area is to define, promote, implement and monitor the framework for operational risk management, which should be in line with the Bank’s focus, objectives and strategic goals.

Division Managers

Division managers are responsible for managing operational risks within their respective divisions. Their responsibilities include:

 

    Implementing operational risk policy in their respective business units.

 

    The most important operational risk management responsibilities of each division include:

 

    Identifying risks.

 

    Valuing risks (both qualitatively and quantitatively).

 

    Improving risks.

 

    Providing direct support for operational risk monitoring within the business unit.

 

b) Operational Risk Management Process

The operational risk management model for CorpBanca and subsidiaries includes the following activities or functions:

 

i) Creation of Risk Culture

Training and Communication

Ongoing training and communication regarding the threats facing the business, together with business-focused training, are crucial to achieving objectives. Evaluations of operational risk are based on identifying threats to the business process, the impact of those threats and the subsequent evaluation of controls to mitigate operational risk.

 

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ii) Evaluation

Evaluations of operational risk are based on identifying threats to the business process, the impact of those threats and the subsequent evaluation of controls to mitigate risk.

 

iii) Improvements

Each division manager must ensure that operational risks are reviewed regularly and that the proper measures are taken.

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 36—MATURITY OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

a) Maturity of financial assets

Below are the main financial assets grouped according to their remaining terms, including interest accrued as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

 

          As of December 31, 2013  
    Notes     Up to 1
month
    From 1
month to 3
months
    From 3
months to 1
year
    From 1
year to 3
years
    From 3
years to 6
years
    Over 6
years
    TOTAL  
          MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Trading portfolio financial assets

    6        15,789        8,708        240,361        146,337        18,501        1,987        431,683   

Investments under agreements to resell

    7        66,725        —          1,219        133,721        —          —          201,665   

Derivative financial instruments

    8        31,481        19,710        43,830        82,289        106,631        92,339        376,280   

Loans and receivables from banks (*)

    9        162,274        —          5,291        50,516        —          —          218,081   

Loans and receivables from customers(**)

    10        923,808        1,327,942        1,945,004        2,369,623        2,450,978        3,715,598        12,732,953   

Commercial loans

      616,662        1,280,289        1,730,618        1,861,086        1,779,845        1,900,340        9,168,840   

Mortgage loans

      12,438        11,740        54,519        155,701        253,159        1,494,204        1,981,761   

Consumer Loans

      294,708        35,913        159,867        352,836        417,974        321,054        1,582,352   

Financial investments available-for-sale

    11        123,073        —          135,238        26,765        286,120        317,891        889,087   

Financial investments held-to-maturity

    11        40,045        1,018        124,050        12,189        10,701        49,519        237,522   

 

(*) Loans and advances to banks are presented gross. The amount of provisions corresponds to MCh$ 137.
(**) Loans are presented gross. Provisions by loan type are detailed as follows: Commercial MCh$91,354, Mortgage MCh$6,968 and Consumer MCh$27,717. Excludes amounts that have already matured, which total MCh$164,728 as of December 31, 2013.

 

          As of December 31, 2014  
    Notes     Up to 1
month
    From 1
month to 3
months
    From 3
months to 1
year
    From 1
year to 3
years
    From 3
years to 6
years
    Over 6
years
    TOTAL  
          MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Trading portfolio financial assets

    6        20,145        81,838        361,936        114,110        35,393        72,476        685,898   

Investments under agreements to resell

    7        70,353        5,087        2,639        —          —          —          78,079   

Derivative financial instruments

    8        46,213        51,120        100,152        156,525        182,722        230,067        766,799   

Loans and receivables from banks (*)

    9        720,066        35,834        16,309        26,241        16,030        —          814,480   

Loans and receivables from customers(**)

    10        1,780,145        1,851,508        2,005,376        2,077,420        2,337,087        3,767,680        13,819,216   

Commercial loans

      1,380,435        1,788,974        1,741,470        1,542,727        1,520,212        1,964,977        9,938,795   

Mortgage loans

      20,453        21,917        126,284        182,590        353,418        1,517,515        2,222,177   

Consumer Loans

      379,257        40,617        137,622        352,103        463,457        285,188        1,658,244   

Financial investments available-for-sale

    11        7,914        9,000        87,162        285,053        496,090        271,677        1,156,896   

Financial investments held-to-maturity

    11        49,582        8,034        118,510        5,233        948        8,370        190,677   

 

(*) Loans and advances to banks are presented gross. The amount of provisions corresponds to MCh$ 271.
(**) Loans are presented gross. Provisions by loan type are detailed as follows: Commercial MCh$96,009, Mortgage MCh$7,762 and Consumer MCh$33,834. Excludes amounts that have already matured, which total MCh$210,659 as of December 31, 2014.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Maturity of financial liabilities

Below are the main financial liabilities grouped according to their remaining terms, including interest accrued to December 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

          As of December 31, 2013  
    Notes     Up to 1
month
    From 1
month to 3
months
    From 3
months to 1
year
    From 1
year to 3
years
    From 3
years to 6
years
    Over 6
years
    TOTAL  
          MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Obligations under repurchase agreements

    7        298,840        43,605        —          —          —          —          342,445   

Time deposits and saving accounts (*)

    17        2,753,220        2,213,463        1,766,388        489,612        60,263        22,127        7,305,073   

Derivative financial instruments

    8        28,732        20,697        50,599        82,194        61,199        38,162        281,583   

Borrowings from financial institutions

    18        182,786        204,972        761,389        42,873        31,855        49,965        1,273,840   

Debt issued

    19        878        5,362        68,176        519,970        754,986        1,065,185        2,414,557   

 

(*) Exclude term savings accounts totaling MCh$32,630 during 2013.

 

          As of December 31, 2014  
    Notes     Up to 1
month
    From 1
month to 3
months
    From 3
months to 1
year
    From 1
year to 3
years
    From 3
years to 6
years
    Over 6
years
    TOTAL  
          MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$     MCh$  

Obligations under repurchase agreements

    7        661,566        97        —          —          —          —          661,663   

Time deposits and saving accounts (*)

    17        2,760,216        2,289,106        2,361,770        599,081        12,789        22,448        8,045,410   

Derivative financial instruments

    8        43,992        51,390        115,826        163,062        112,699        120,714        607,683   

Borrowings from financial institutions

    18        155,456        101,935        676,685        411,324        28,865        57,658        1,431,923   

Debt issued

    19        123,230        3,541        110,125        628,830        1,069,830        1,143,494        3,079,050   

 

(*) Exclude term savings accounts totaling MCh$31,556 during 2014.

 

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December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 37—FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITION

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies or indexed to changes in exchange rates are summarized below:

 

     Payable in
Foreign currency
     Payable in
Chilean Peso (*)
     Total  
     2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014  
     ThUS$      ThUS$      ThUS$      ThUS$      ThUS$      ThUS$  

ASSETS

                 

Cash and due from banks

     1,466,885         1,709,883         —           —           1,466,885         1,709,883   

Cash in the process of collection

     66,520         101,643         —           —           66,520         101,643   

Trading portfolio financial assets

     742,214         1,079,188         —           —           742,214         1,079,188   

Investments under agreements to resell

     360,945         84,189         —           —           360,945         84,189   

Derivative financial instruments

     432,891         749,878         —           —           432,891         749,878   

Loans and receivables to customers and banks

     11,928,681         11,134,939         27,030         16,014         11,955,711         11,150,953   

Financial investments available-for-sale

     627,197         862,438         15,575         15,966         642,772         878,404   

Held to maturity investments

     434,813         303,079         —              434,813         303,079   

Investments other companies

     20,885         9,117         —              20,885         9,117   

Intangible assets

     675,690         530,392         —           —           675,690         530,392   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     117,650         88,936         —           —           117,650         88,936   

Current taxes

     —           2,656         —           —           —           2,656   

Deferred income taxes

     104,462         111,035         —           —           104,462         111,035   

Other assets

     186,623         341,098         —           —           186,623         341,098   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  17,165,456      17,108,471      42,605      31,980      17,208,061      17,140,451   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Current accounts and demand deposits

  4,910,952      4,932,778      —        —        4,910,952      4,932,778   

Cash in the process of collection

  25,862      130,088      —        —        25,862      130,088   

Obligations under repurchase agreements

  507,882      1,078,411      —        —        507,882      1,078,411   

Time deposits and saving accounts

  6,011,191      5,401,615      2      —        6,011,193      5,401,615   

Derivative financial instruments

  298,169      576,334      —        —        298,169      576,334   

Borrowings from financial institutions

  2,420,399      2,367,897      —        —        2,420,399      2,367,897   

Debt issued

  1,387,464      2,090,756      —        —        1,387,464      2,090,756   

Other financial obligations

  2,131      2,264      1,180      —        3,311      2,264   

Current taxes

  34,973      —        —        —        34,973      —     

Deferred income taxes

  157,710      152,395      —        —        157,710      152,395   

Provisions

  152,679      127,412      —        —        152,679      127,412   

Other Liabilities

  299,884      160,618      —        —        299,884      160,618   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  16,209,296      17,020,568      1,182      —        16,210,478      17,020,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Includes transactions denominated in foreign currencies but that are settled in pesos.

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

NOTE 38—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

CORPBANCA

 

a) Board of Directors

At the Board of Directors Meeting held on February 20, 2015, the Annual Shareholder Meeting was scheduled for March 12, 2015. At such meeting the dividend distribution of 50% of 2014 net income (local gaap) in the amount of MCh$113,130, equivalent to $0.33 dividend per share, was approved.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

 

b) Panamanian Banking Superintendency Approves Itaú – CorpBanca Merger

On January 6, 2015, the merger of Banco Itaú Chile and CorpBanca that was announced in 2013 was approved. Integration of these banks remains conditional upon approval from the shareholders of both entities as well as regulatory approval in Chile from the SBIF, in Panama from the Securities Market Superintendency (SMV) and in Colombia from the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC).

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

 

c) Acquisition of society Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A.

On February 25, 2015, CorpBanca acquired 73,609 shares of the company “Recaudaciones y Cobranzas S.A”, and its subsidiary CorpBanca Financial Consulting S.A. acquired 1 share of the same entity, therefore, the Bank becomes holder, directly and indirectly, 100% of its capital stock, the operation involved a total of MCh $488.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

 

d) Strategic Partnership between Itaú-Unibanco and CorpBanca

On March 4, 2015, CorpBanca communicated publichy that it has corrected information related to the percentage participation that CorpGroup will have in the new bank that will be the result of the merger with Itaú Unibanco:

 

    CorpGroup will own 33.13% of the new Chilean bank and not 32.92% as it informed when the merger was announced.

 

    Itaú-Unibanco will control the new bank with a 33.58% of the share capital, and 33.29% (not 33.5%) of the capital in the market.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

CORPBANCA COLOMBIA

 

a. Profit Distribution

In March 2015, shareholders of Banco CorpBanca Colombia and the other companies within the CorpBanca Colombia Group met and agreed to distribute profits as follows:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Banco CorpBanca Colombia

 
     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     189,788         45,644   

Release of fiscal reserve

     —           —     

Total available to shareholders

     189,788         45,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payments

  —        —     

Total

  189,788      45,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In accordance with article 451 of the Colombian Commerce Code, the proposed distribution for 2014 profits does not include amounts for statutory reserves, occasional reserves or tax payments. Therefore, 100% of profit for the year will be allocated to legal reserves.

In accordance with the irrevocable commitment approved in an extraordinary meeting on March 20, 2015.

For subsidiaries:

 

CorpBanca Investment Trust Colombia

 
     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     14,736         3,544   

Release of fiscal reserve

     —           —     

Total available to shareholders

     14,736         3,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payments

  13,263      3,192   

Total

  1,473      412   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payment of COP$1,765.88 per share for 7,510,522 outstanding common shares, payable in cash to shareholders registered as of April 1, 2015, of which Banco CorpBanca Colombia received MCOP$12,533 (MCh$3,014) and CorpBanca Chile received MCOP$729 (MCh$175).

 

Helm Comisionista

 
     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     4,411         1,061   

Retained earnings from prior periods

     1,737         418   

Total available to shareholders

     6,148         1,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retained earnings

  2,055      494   

Dividend payments

  3,500      842   

Total

  593      143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payment of COP$0.396 per share for 10,100,076 outstanding common shares, payable in of April 30, 2015, of which Banco CorpBanca Colombia will receive MCOP$3,324 (MCh$799) and CorpBanca Chile will receive MCOP$78 (MCh$19).

 

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

Helm Fiduciaria

 
     MCOP$      MCh$  

Profit for the period

     8,968         2,157   

Total available to shareholders

     8,968         2,157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividend payments

  3,835      922   

Total

  5,133      1.436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CorpBanca Colombia received MCOP$3,606 (MCh$867).

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

CORPBANCA CORREDORES DE BOLSA S.A.

 

a) Board of Directors

At a twenty-second Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held March 12, 2015, the shareholders elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors:

Directors:

 

    Jose Francisco Sanchez Figueroa.

 

    José Manuel Garrido Bouza.

 

    Pablo De La Cerda Merino.

 

    Américo Becerra Morales.

 

    Felipe Hurtado Arnolds.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

CORPBANCA CORREDORES DE SEGUROS S.A.

 

a) Board of Directors

At the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held April 14, 2015, the shareholders elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors:

Directors:

 

    Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis.

 

    Francisco Guzmán Bauza.

 

    Pablo De La Cerda Merino.

 

    Américo Becerra Morales.

 

    Oscar Cerda Urrutia.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended

December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014

 

CORPBANCA ADMINISTRADORA GENERAL DE FONDOS

 

a) Legal Matters

On September 26, 2013, the Company was notified of a lawsuit brought by José Hernán Romero Salinas against CorpBanca Administradora General de Fondos S.A. filed with the 12th Civil Court of Santiago, Case No. C-9302-2013. The lawsuit petitions the court to render null and void four mutual fund investment agreements. As a result of the annulment, the plaintiff is requesting that the subsidiary be sentenced to /i/ return all funds invested in the four mutual fund investment agreements; /ii/ pay for lost profits valued at Ch$100,000,000, which is equivalent to the money that the plaintiff would have invested in fixed income mutual fund units as of the date of filing the lawsuit; and /iii/ pay the plaintiff the sum of MCh$50 for moral damages. On December 1, 2014, the first instance ruling was issued, partially accepting the lawsuit by declaring the agreements null and void and ordering the subsidiary to refund the sum of Ch$512,792,497 consisting of the money handed over to invest. The ruling rejected the petition for lost profits and moral damages filed by the plaintiff. On January 6, 2015, the Bank filed a motion for cassation on grounds of form, arguing a lack of factual and legal grounds for the basis of the ruling and appeal. On January 16, 2015, the plaintiff appealed the ruling, requesting modification for the ruling to include compensation for moral damages, lost profits and court costs. Both filings are pending processing.

The matters described above do not involve any adjustments to the financial statements as of December 31, 2014.

Between January 1, 2015, and April 29, 2015, the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, there have been no other events after the reporting period that could affect the presentation and/or results of the financial statements.

 

Juan Vargas Matta Fernando Massú Tare
Accounting Manager Chief Executive Officer

 

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