Interests in associates and joint ventures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Interests In Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]

Disclosure of interests in associates and joint ventures [text block]

b) Interests in associates and joint ventures

As of 31 December 2020and 2019, no associate or joint venture was individually material to the Group. In addition, there were no significant restrictions on the ability of associates or joint ventures to transfer funds to UBS Group AG or its subsidiaries in the form of cash dividends or to repay loans or advances made. There were no quoted market prices for any associates or joint ventures of the Group.

In the third quarter of 2020, UBS completed the sale of a 51.2% stake in Fondcenter AG to Clearstreamand deconsolidated the entity in accordance with IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements. The retained minority shareholding of 48.8% is accounted for as aninvestment in an associatewith a carrying amount of USD399 million as of 31December 2020.

›Refer to Note 29 for more information

Investments in associates and joint ventures
USD million	2020	2019
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year	1,051	1,099
Additions1	388	0
Disposals	0	0
Share of comprehensive income	83	25
of which: share of net profit2	84	46
of which: share of other comprehensive income3	(1)	(21)
Share of changes in retained earnings	(40)	0
Dividends received	(33)	(83)
Impairment	0	(1)
Foreign currency translation	108	11
Carrying amount at the end of the year	1,557	1,051
of which: associates	1,513	1,010
of which: SIX Group AG, Zurich4	965	887
of which: Clearstream Fund Centre AG, Zurich1	399
of which: other associates	150	123
of which: joint ventures	44	41
1 On 30 September 2020, UBS completed the sale of a 51.2% stake in Fondcenter AG to Clearstream and deconsolidated the entity in accordance with IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements. The retained minority shareholding of 48.8% is accounted for as an associate and increased the investments in associates by USD 385 million upon completion of the transaction. Refer to Note 29 for more information. 2 For 2020, consists of USD 64 million from associates and USD 19 million from joint ventures. For 2019, consists of USD 28 million from associates and USD 18 million from joint ventures. 3 For 2020, consists of negative USD 1 million from associates. For 2019, consists of negative USD 22 million from associates and USD 1 million from joint ventures. 4 In 2020, UBS AG’s equity interest amounts to 17.31%. UBS AG is represented on the Board of Directors.

UBS AG

Interests In Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]

Disclosure of interests in associates and joint ventures [text block]

b) Interests in associates and joint ventures

As of 31 December 2020and 2019, no associate or joint venture was individually material to UBS AG. In addition, there were no significant restrictions on the ability of associates or joint ventures to transfer funds to UBS AG or its subsidiaries in the form of cash dividends or to repay loans or advances made. There were no quoted market prices for any associates or joint ventures of UBS AG.

In the third quarter of 2020, UBS AG completed the sale of a 51.2% stake in Fondcenter AG to Clearstreamand deconsolidated the entity in accordance with IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements. The retained minority shareholding of 48.8% is accounted for as aninvestment in an associatewith a carrying amount of USD399 million as of 31December 2020.

›Refer to Note 29 for more information

Investments in associates and joint ventures
USD million	2020	2019
Carrying amount at the beginning of the year	1,051	1,099
Additions1	388	0
Disposals	0	0
Share of comprehensive income	83	25
of which: share of net profit2	84	46
of which: share of other comprehensive income3	(1)	(21)
Share of changes in retained earnings	(40)	0
Dividends received	(33)	(83)
Impairment	0	(1)
Foreign currency translation	108	11
Carrying amount at the end of the year	1,557	1,051
of which: associates	1,513	1,010
of which: SIX Group AG, Zurich4	965	887
of which: Clearstream Fund Centre AG, Zurich1	399
of which: other associates	150	123
of which: joint ventures	44	41
1 On 30 September 2020, UBS AG completed the sale of a 51.2% stake in Fondcenter AG to Clearstream and deconsolidated the entity in accordance with IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements. The retained minority shareholding of 48.8% is accounted for as an associate and increased the investments in associates by USD 385 million upon completion of the transaction. Refer to Note 29 for more information. 2 For 2020, consists of USD 64 million from associates and USD 19 million from joint ventures. For 2019, consists of USD 28 million from associates and USD 18 million from joint ventures. 3 For 2020, consists of negative USD 1 million from associates. For 2019, consists of negative USD 22 million from associates and USD 1 million from joint ventures. 4 In 2020, UBS AG’s equity interest amounts to 17.31%. UBS AG is represented on the Board of Directors.