VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

A VIE requires consolidation by the entity’s primary beneficiary. We evaluate all of the entities in which we are involved to determine if the entity is a VIE and if so, whether we hold a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Refer to Note 2 of our 2019 Form 10-K for a discussion of our principal involvement with VIEs and the accounting policies regarding determination of whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of VIEs.

VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary

Of the VIEs in which we hold an interest, we have determined that certain limited partnerships which are part of our private equity portfolio (“Private Equity Interests”), certain Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) funds and the trust we utilize in connection with restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards granted to certain employees of one of our Canadian subsidiaries (the “Restricted Stock Trust Fund”) require consolidation in our financial statements, as we are deemed the primary beneficiary of such VIEs. The aggregate assets and liabilities of the VIEs we consolidate are provided in the following table. Aggregate assets and aggregate liabilities may differ from the consolidated carrying value of assets and liabilities due to the elimination of intercompany assets and liabilities held by the consolidated VIE.



$ in millions	Aggregate assets		Aggregate liabilities
March 31, 2020
Private Equity Interests	$	34	$	4
LIHTC funds	75		5
Restricted Stock Trust Fund	19		19
Total	$	128	$	28

September 30, 2019
Private Equity Interests	$	65	$	4
LIHTC funds	80		5
Restricted Stock Trust Fund	14		14
Total	$	159	$	23

The following table presents information about the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of the VIEs which we consolidate and which are included on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Intercompany balances are eliminated in consolidation and not reflected in the following table.



$ in millions	March 31, 2020		September 30, 2019
Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and cash segregated pursuant to regulations	$	6	$	7
Other investments	33		63
Other assets	70		75
Total assets	$	109	$	145
Liabilities:
Other payables	$	4	$	4
Total liabilities	$	4	$	4
Noncontrolling interests	$	35	$	60

VIEs where we hold a variable interest but are not the primary beneficiary

As discussed in Note 2 of our 2019 Form 10-K, we have concluded that for certain VIEs we are not the primary beneficiary and therefore do not consolidate these VIEs. Such VIEs include certain Private Equity Interests, certain LIHTC funds, and other limited partnerships. Our risk of loss for these VIEs is limited to our investments in, advances to, and/or receivables due from these VIEs.

Aggregate assets, liabilities and risk of loss

The aggregate assets, liabilities, and our exposure to loss from those VIEs in which we hold a variable interest, but as to which we have concluded we are not the primary beneficiary, are provided in the following table.



	March 31, 2020						September 30, 2019
$ in millions	Aggregate assets		Aggregate liabilities		Our risk of loss		Aggregate assets		Aggregate liabilities		Our risk of loss
Private Equity Interests	$	5,175	$	128	$	59	$	6,317	$	117	$	63
LIHTC funds	6,500		2,041		40		6,001		2,221		64
Other	220		129		4		205		115		4
Total	$	11,895	$	2,298	$	103	$	12,523	$	2,453	$	131