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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date: March 15, 2019

 

UBS Group AG

Commission File Number: 1-36764

 

UBS AG

Commission File Number: 1-15060

 

 

(Registrants' Name)

 

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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

 

Form 20-F                         Form 40-F 

 


 

This Form 6-K consists of the UBS AG audited standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, as well as the consent of Ernst & Young Ltd. with respect thereto, which appear immediately following this page.

  

 


 

UBS AG

Standalone financial statements and regulatory information
for the year ended 31 December 2018

 


 

  

 


 

Table of contents

 

1

 

UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

 

 

34

 

UBS AG standalone regulatory information

  

 


 

UBS AG standalone financial statements
(audited)

Income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

Note

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Interest and discount income1

 

 

 

 6,439 

 5,635 

 

 6,347 

 5,493 

Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio2

 

 

 

 2,708 

 2,214 

 

 2,666 

 2,158 

Interest and dividend income from financial investments

 

 

 

 401 

 229 

 

 395 

 224 

Interest expense3

 

 

 

 (9,240) 

 (6,551) 

 

 (9,106) 

 (6,386) 

Gross interest income

 

 

 

 308 

 1,528 

 

 301 

 1,489 

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

 

 

 

 (54) 

 (118) 

 

 (54) 

 (115) 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 254 

 1,410 

 

 248 

 1,374 

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

 

 

 

 2,491 

 2,415 

 

 2,454 

 2,354 

Credit-related fees and commissions

 

 

 

 152 

 200 

 

 150 

 194 

Fee and commission expense

 

 

 

 (844) 

 (972) 

 

 (832) 

 (948) 

Net fee and commission income

 

 

 

 1,799 

 1,642 

 

 1,772 

 1,601 

Net trading income

 

 3 

 

 4,443 

 3,274 

 

 4,381 

 3,192 

Net income from disposal of financial investments

 

 

 

 7 

 87 

 

 7 

 85 

Dividend income from investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

 4 

 

 3,712 

 1,293 

 

 3,645 

 1,261 

Income from real estate holdings

 

 

 

 645 

 595 

 

 635 

 580 

Sundry ordinary income

 

 5 

 

 1,779 

 2,760 

 

 1,754 

 2,690 

Sundry ordinary expenses

 

 5 

 

 (599) 

 (498) 

 

 (590) 

 (485) 

Other income from ordinary activities

 

 

 

 5,544 

 4,237 

 

 5,452 

 4,131 

Total operating income

 

 

 

 12,040 

 10,563 

 

 11,853 

 10,297 

Personnel expenses

 

 6 

 

 3,456 

 4,234 

 

 3,407 

 4,128 

General and administrative expenses

 

 7 

 

 4,212 

 4,671 

 

 4,151 

 4,553 

Subtotal operating expenses

 

 

 

 7,667 

 8,905 

 

 7,558 

 8,680 

Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

 

 

 760 

 274 

 

 747 

 267 

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

 

 

 

 712 

 677 

 

 702 

 660 

Changes in provisions and other allowances and losses

 

 

 

 399 

 235 

 

 394 

 229 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 9,539 

 10,091 

 

 9,400 

 9,837 

Operating profit

 

 

 

 2,501 

 472 

 

 2,452 

 460 

Extraordinary income

 

 8 

 

 170 

 391 

 

 167 

 382 

Extraordinary expenses

 

 8 

 

 0 

 4 

 

 0 

 4 

Tax expense / (benefit)

 

 9 

 

 (663) 

 (72) 

 

 (651) 

 (70) 

Net profit / (loss)

 

 

 

 3,333 

 932 

 

 3,269 

 909 

1 Interest and discount income includes negative interest income on financial assets of USD 364 million (CHF 358 million) for the year ended 31 December 2018 (USD 486 million (CHF 473 million) for the year ended 31 December 2017).    2 Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio includes negative interest income on trading portfolio assets of USD 70 million (CHF 69 million) for the year ended 31 December 2018 (USD 1 million (CHF 1 million) for the year ended 31 December 2017).    3 Includes negative interest expense on financial liabilities of USD 354 million (CHF 349 million) for the year ended 31 December 2018 (USD 410 million (CHF 399 million) for the year ended 31 December 2017).

 

1 


UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

Note

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances at central banks

 

 

 

 36,297 

 37,459 

 

 35,688 

 36,514 

Due from banks

 

 24 

 

 46,092 

 42,038 

 

 45,319 

 40,978 

of which: total loss-absorbing capacity eligible at significant regulated subsidiary level

 

 2 

 

 16,331 

 12,620 

 

 16,057 

 12,301 

Receivables from securities financing transactions

 

10, 24

 

 77,893 

 62,945 

 

 76,587 

 61,358 

Due from customers

 

11, 12, 24

 

 117,417 

 132,900 

 

 115,448 

 129,550 

of which: total loss-absorbing capacity eligible at significant regulated sub-group level

 

 2 

 

 600 

 600 

 

 590 

 585 

Mortgage loans

 

11, 12

 

 4,727 

 4,978 

 

 4,648 

 4,853 

Trading portfolio assets

 

 13 

 

 95,612 

 107,355 

 

 94,009 

 104,649 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 14 

 

 15,139 

 15,182 

 

 14,885 

 14,799 

Financial investments

 

 15 

 

 25,666 

 25,048 

 

 25,235 

 24,417 

Accrued income and prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 1,410 

 1,292 

 

 1,387 

 1,259 

Investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

 16 

 

 49,528 

 49,202 

 

 48,698 

 47,962 

Property, equipment and software

 

 

 

 6,546 

 6,550 

 

 6,437 

 6,384 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

 

 22 

 6 

 

 22 

 6 

Other assets

 

 17 

 

 3,888 

 4,358 

 

 3,822 

 4,248 

Total assets

 

 

 

 480,238 

 489,313 

 

 472,184 

 476,977 

of which: subordinated assets

 

 

 

 6,009 

 5,486 

 

 5,908 

 5,348 

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

 

 

 

 4,332 

 3,091 

 

 4,260 

 3,013 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

 

 24 

 

 42,482 

 29,915 

 

 41,769 

 29,161 

Payables from securities financing transactions

 

10, 24

 

 44,016 

 49,563 

 

 43,278 

 48,313 

Due to customers

 

 24 

 

 112,794 

 121,580 

 

 110,903 

 118,515 

Funding received from UBS Group AG and UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

 

2, 24

 

 41,782 

 33,472 

 

 41,081 

 32,629 

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

 13 

 

 23,453 

 24,988 

 

 23,060 

 24,358 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 14 

 

 17,268 

 18,765 

 

 16,979 

 18,292 

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

13, 20

 

 56,226 

 52,495 

 

 55,283 

 51,171 

of which: debt issued designated at fair value

 

 

 

 54,203 

 48,023 

 

 53,294 

 46,812 

of which: other financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 

 

 2,023 

 4,472 

 

 1,989 

 4,359 

Bonds issued

 

 

 

 83,743 

 99,086 

 

 82,339 

 96,588 

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

 

 

 

 7,468 

 9,080 

 

 7,343 

 8,851 

Accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

 

 3,350 

 3,434 

 

 3,294 

 3,347 

Other liabilities

 

 17 

 

 2,601 

 3,650 

 

 2,557 

 3,558 

Provisions

 

 12 

 

 1,416 

 1,125 

 

 1,392 

 1,097 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 429,130 

 438,074 

 

 421,934 

 427,030 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 21 

 

 393 

 396 

 

 386 

 386 

General reserve

 

 

 

 36,326 

 36,571 

 

 35,649 

 35,649 

of which: statutory capital reserve

 

 

 

 36,326 

 36,571 

 

 35,649 

 35,649 

of which: capital contribution reserve1

 

 

 

 36,326 

 36,571 

 

 35,649 

 35,649 

Voluntary earnings reserve

 

 

 

 11,054 

 13,340 

 

 10,946 

 13,004 

Net profit / (loss) for the period

 

 

 

 3,333 

 932 

 

 3,269 

 909 

Total equity

 

 

 

 51,107 

 51,239 

 

 50,250 

 49,947 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 480,238 

 489,313 

 

 472,184 

 476,977 

of which: subordinated liabilities

 

 

 

 18,446 

 14,687 

 

 18,137 

 14,317 

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

 

 

 

 17,721 

 13,947 

 

 17,423 

 13,596 

 

2


 

 

Balance sheet (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet items

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities, gross

 

 16,019 

 22,380 

 

 15,750 

 21,815 

Sub-participations

 

 (1,675) 

 (1,898) 

 

 (1,647) 

 (1,850) 

Contingent liabilities, net

 

 14,344 

 20,481 

 

 14,103 

 19,965 

of which: guarantees to third parties related to subsidiaries

 

 7,480 

 14,380 

 

 7,355 

 14,017 

Irrevocable loan commitments, gross

 

 25,664 

 34,367 

 

 25,234 

 33,500 

Sub-participations

 

 (643) 

 (1,098) 

 

 (632) 

 (1,070) 

Irrevocable loan commitments, net

 

 25,021 

 33,269 

 

 24,601 

 32,430 

Forward starting transactions2

 

 8,536 

 13,320 

 

 8,393 

 12,984 

of which: reverse repurchase agreements

 

 4,766 

 8,016 

 

 4,686 

 7,814 

of which: securities borrowing agreements

 

 12 

 24 

 

 12 

 23 

of which: repurchase agreements

 

 3,758 

 5,280 

 

 3,695 

 5,147 

Liabilities for calls on shares and other equity instruments

 

 5 

 5 

 

 5 

 5 

1 Effective 1 January 2011, the Swiss withholding tax law provides that payments out of the capital contribution reserve are not subject to withholding tax. This law has led to interpretational differences between the Swiss Federal Tax Administration and companies about the qualifying amounts of capital contribution reserve and the disclosure in the financial statements. In view of this, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration has confirmed that UBS AG would be able to repay shareholders CHF 20.5 billion of disclosed capital contribution reserve without being subject to the withholding tax deduction that applies to dividends paid out of retained earnings. The confirmation by the Swiss Tax Administration was dated 7 June 2018. The decision about the remaining amount has been deferred to a future point in time.    2 Cash to be paid in the future by either UBS AG or the counterparty.

 

 

Off-balance sheet items

Off-balance sheet items include indemnities and guarantees issued by UBS AG for the benefit of subsidiaries and creditors of subsidiaries.

Where the indemnity amount issued by UBS AG is not specifically defined, the indemnity relates to the solvency or minimum capitalization of a subsidiary, and therefore no amount is included in the table above.

Joint and several liability – Value added tax (VAT)

UBS AG is jointly and severally liable for the combined VAT liability of UBS entities that belong to the VAT group of UBS in Switzerland. This contingent liability is not included in the table above.

Guarantees – UBS Limited and UBS Europe SE

In 2003 UBS AG issued a guarantee for the benefit of each counterparty of UBS Limited. Under this guarantee, UBS AG irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees each and every obligation that UBS Limited entered into prior to the combined UK business transfer and cross-border merger of UBS Limited into UBS Europe SE. This guarantee is included in the off-balance sheet items table above. Effective after the merger in March 2019, UBS AG issued a similar guarantee for the benefit of each counterparty of UBS Europe SE acting out of its Investment Bank, covering transactions subject to master netting agreements. UBS AG promises to pay to beneficiary counterparties on demand any unpaid balance of such liabilities under the terms of the guarantees.

®   Refer to Note 27 for more information

 


Indemnities – UBS Europe SE

In connection with the establishment of UBS Europe SE in 2016, UBS AG entered into an agreement with UBS Europe SE under which UBS AG would provide UBS Europe SE with limited indemnification of payment obligations that may arise from certain litigation, regulatory and similar matters.

As of 31 December 2018, the amount of such potential payment obligations could not be reliably estimated and the table above does therefore not include any amount related to this limited indemnification.

In addition, in accordance with the bylaws of the Deposit Protection Fund of the Association of German Banks, UBS AG issued on behalf of UBS Europe SE an indemnity in favor of this fund. The probability of an outflow was assessed to be remote, and as a result, the table above does not include any exposure arising under this indemnity.

 

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

Statement of changes in equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

Share capital

 

Statutory capital reserve

 

Voluntary earnings reserve and

profit / (loss)

carried forward

 

Net profit / (loss)

for the period

 

Total equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 

 396 

 

 36,571 

 

 13,340 

 

 932 

 

 51,239 

Reconciliation of USD balance as of 1 Jan 2018 to reflect CHF / USD rate at conversion date 1 October 2018

 

 (3) 

 

 (244) 

 

 (89) 

 

 (6) 

 

 (342) 

Balance as of 1 January 2018, translated at conversion date rate 1 October 20181

 

 393 

 

 36,326 

 

 13,251 

 

 926 

 

 50,897 

Dividends and other distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 (3,123) 

 

 

 

 (3,123) 

Net profit / (loss) appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

 926 

 

 (926) 

 

 0 

Net profit / (loss) for the period before conversion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3,768 

 

 3,768 

USD equity opening balance at conversion date 1 October 2018

 

 393 

 

 36,326 

 

 11,054 

 

 3,768 

 

 51,542 

Net profit / (loss) for the period after conversion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (435) 

 

 (435) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 

 393 

 

 36,326 

 

 11,054 

 

 3,333 

 

 51,107 

1 Conversion date rate as of 1 October 2018 represents the closing exchange rate as of 30 September 2018 (CHF / USD 1.02).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF million

 

Share capital

 

Statutory capital reserve

 

Voluntary earnings reserve and

profit / (loss)

carried forward

 

Net profit / (loss)

for the period

 

Total equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 

 386 

 

 35,649 

 

 13,004 

 

 909 

 

 49,947 

Dividends and other distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 (3,065) 

 

 

 

 (3,065) 

Net profit / (loss) appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

 909 

 

 (909) 

 

 0 

Net profit / (loss) for the period before conversion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3,698 

 

 3,698 

CHF equity at conversion date 1 October 2018

 

 386 

 

 35,649 

 

 10,848 

 

 3,698 

 

 50,580 

Net profit / (loss) for the period after conversion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (428) 

 

 (428) 

Currency translation difference

 

 

 

 

 

 98 

 

 

 

 98 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 

 386 

 

 35,649 

 

 10,946 

 

 3,269 

 

 50,250 

 

The following table includes a reconciliation of equity from the former Swiss franc presentation currency to the new US dollar presentation currency.

 

In million

 

Share capital

 

Statutory capital reserve

 

Voluntary earnings reserve and

profit / (loss)

carried forward

 

Net profit / (loss)

for the period

 

Total equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 1 January 2018, CHF

 

 386 

 

 35,649 

 

 13,004 

 

 909 

 

 49,947 

Dividends and other distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 (3,065) 

 

 

 

 (3,065) 

Net profit / (loss) appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

 909 

 

 (909) 

 

 0 

Net profit / (loss) for the period before conversion, CHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3,698 

 

 3,698 

CHF equity at conversion date 1 October 2018

 

 386 

 

 35,649 

 

 10,848 

 

 3,698 

 

 50,580 

USD equity opening balance at conversion date 1 October 2018

 

 393 

 

 36,326 

 

 11,054 

 

 3,768 

 

 51,542 

Net profit / (loss) for the period after conversion, USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (435) 

 

 (435) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018, USD

 

 393 

 

 36,326 

 

 11,054 

 

 3,333 

 

 51,107 

 

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Statement of appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 18 April 2019 approve an ordinary dividend distribution of USD 3,250 million. Dividends are declared and paid in US dollars. The total amount of the dividends will be capped at CHF 4,062 million (Cap). To the extent that the CHF dividend calculated based on USD 3,250 million would exceed the Cap on the day of the AGM, due to the exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable opinion, the USD amount of the dividend will be reduced on a pro-rata basis so that the total CHF amount does not exceed the Cap.

Proposed appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward if Cap is not triggered

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM on 18 April 2019 approve the following appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward and dividend distribution.

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.18

Net profit for the period

 

 3,333 

 

 3,269 

Profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 0 

 

 0 

Total profit / (loss) carried forward available for appropriation

 

 3,333 

 

 3,269 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 

 

 

Appropriation to voluntary earnings reserve

 

 (83) 

 

 (74) 

Dividend distribution

 

 (3,250) 

 

 (3,196)1

Profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 0 

 

 0 

1 Translated at closing exchange rate as of 31 December 2018 (CHF / USD 1.02).

Proposed appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward and proposed dividend distribution out of voluntary earnings reserve if Cap is triggered

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM on 18 April 2019 approve the following appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward and dividend distribution.

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.18

Net profit for the period

 

 3,333 

 

 3,269 

Profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 0 

 

 0 

Total profit / (loss) carried forward available for appropriation

 

 3,333 

 

 3,269 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation of total profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 

 

 

Appropriation to voluntary earnings reserve

 

 (83) 

 

 0 

Dividend distribution

 

 (3,250) 

 

 (3,269) 

Profit / (loss) carried forward

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed dividend distribution out of voluntary earnings reserve

 

 

 

 

Total voluntary earnings reserve before distribution

 

 11,054 

 

 10,946 

Dividend distribution

 

 0 

 

 (793) 

Total voluntary earnings reserve after distribution

 

 11,054 

 

 10,153 

 

The total CHF dividend is capped at CHF 4,062 million. The USD amount (3,250 million) will be reduced to CHF 4,062 million multiplied by the exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors on the day of the AGM.

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

Note 1  Name, legal form and registered office

UBS AG is incorporated and domiciled in Switzerland. Its registered offices are at Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zurich and Aeschenvorstadt 1, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland. UBS AG operates under art. 620ff. of the Swiss Code of Obligations and Swiss banking law as an Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation limited by shares.

     UBS AG is a regulated bank in Switzerland and is 100% owned by UBS Group AG, the ultimate parent of the UBS Group. UBS AG holds investments in and provides funding to subsidiaries, including the other banking subsidiaries of the UBS Group. In addition, UBS AG operates globally, including business activities from all four UBS business divisions and Corporate Center. In the ordinary course of business, main contributors to the profitability of UBS AG are the Investment Bank, Wealth Management business booked outside of Switzerland and Corporate Center – Group Asset and Liability Management (Group ALM). The balance sheet is mainly composed of financial assets and liabilities from the Investment Bank, Corporate Center – Group ALM and Wealth Management business booked outside of Switzerland as well as investments in subsidiaries and other participations in Corporate Center – Group ALM and fixed assets of Corporate Center – Services.

During 2017, shared services functions previously provided by UBS AG to subsidiaries and self-consumed in Switzerland, the UK and US were substantially transferred to Group service companies. UBS AG employed 11,099 personnel on a full-time equivalent basis as of 31 December 2018 compared with 10,551 personnel as of 31 December 2017.

®   Refer to Note 2b of the UBS AG standalone Annual Report 2017 for more information

  

Note 2  Accounting policies

 

a) Significant accounting policies

UBS AG standalone financial statements are prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP (FINMA Circular 2015 / 1 and the Banking Ordinance) and represent “reliable assessment statutory single-entity financial statements.” The accounting policies are principally the same as for the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG outlined in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG included in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018. Major differences between the Swiss GAAP requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards are described in Note 39 of the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG. The significant accounting policies applied for the standalone financial statements of UBS AG are discussed below.

®   Refer to the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

Risk management

UBS AG is fully integrated into the Group-wide risk management process described in the audited part of the “Risk management and control” section of the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018.

Further information on the use of derivative instruments and hedge accounting is provided in Notes 1, 11 and 28 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG.

®   Refer to the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

Compensation policy

The compensation structure and processes of UBS AG conform to the compensation principles and framework of UBS Group AG. For detailed information, refer to the Compensation Report of UBS Group AG.

Foreign currency translation

Transactions denominated in foreign currency are translated into US dollars at the spot exchange rate on the date of the transaction. At the balance sheet date, all monetary assets and liabilities, as well as equity instruments recorded in Trading portfolio assets and Financial investments denominated in foreign currency, are translated into US dollars using the closing exchange rate. Non-monetary items measured at historic cost are translated at the spot exchange rate on the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities of branches with functional currencies other than the US dollar are translated into US dollars at the closing exchange rate. Income and expense items of such branches are translated at weighted average exchange rates for the period. All currency translation effects are recognized in the income statement.

The main currency translation rates used by UBS AG are provided in Note 37 of the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG.

®   Refer to the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

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Note 2  Accounting policies (continued)

Structured debt instruments

Structured debt instruments comprise structured debt instruments issued and transacted over-the-counter and include a host contract and one or more embedded derivatives that do not relate to UBS AG’s own equity. By applying the fair value option, the vast majority of structured debt instruments are measured at fair value as a whole and recognized in Financial liabilities designated at fair value. The fair value option for structured debt instruments can be applied only if the following criteria are cumulatively met:

     The structured debt instrument is measured on a fair value basis and is subject to risk management that is equivalent to risk management for trading activities;

     The application of the fair value option eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.

     Changes in fair value attributable to changes in unrealized own credit are not recognized.

 

Fair value changes related to Financial liabilities designated at fair value, excluding changes in unrealized own credit, are recognized in Net trading income. Interest expense on Financial liabilities designated at fair value is recognized in Interest expense.

Where the designation criteria for the fair value option are not met, the embedded derivatives are assessed for bifurcation for measurement purposes. Bifurcated embedded derivatives are measured at fair value through profit or loss and presented in the same balance sheet line as the host contract.

®   Refer to Note 20 for more information

Group-internal funding

UBS AG obtains funding from UBS Group AG and UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG in the form of loans that qualify as going concern additional tier 1 capital at the UBS AG consolidated and standalone levels and as gone concern loss-absorbing capacity at the UBS AG consolidated level. A portion of Group-internal funding obtained is further on-lent by UBS AG to certain subsidiaries in the form of loans.

Where such Group-internal funding is eligible to meet the requirements for total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) at the level of UBS AG consolidated or standalone, or at the levels of significant regulated subsidiaries as defined for Pillar 3 disclosure purposes, the aggregate amounts of the respective obligations and claims are separately disclosed on the balance sheet. For those TLAC instruments that are eligible to meet the going concern capital requirements (i.e., are subordinated and subject to mandatory conversion and / or debt waiver, as explained below), the aggregate corresponding amounts are disclosed on the balance sheet.

UBS AG obligations arising from Group-internal funding it has received are presented as Funding received from UBS Group AG and UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG and measured at amortized cost. UBS AG claims arising from Group-internal funding it has provided are presented as Due from banks and Due from customers and measured at amortized cost less any allowance for credit losses. Further information on the assessment and recognition of credit losses of claims is provided in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG.

®   Refer to the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

Subordinated assets and liabilities

Subordinated assets are comprised of claims that, based on an irrevocable written declaration, in the event of liquidation, bankruptcy or composition concerning the debtor, rank after the claims of all other creditors and may not be offset against amounts payable to the debtor nor be secured by its assets. Subordinated liabilities are comprised of corresponding obligations.

Subordinated assets and liabilities that contain a point-of-non-viability clause in accordance with Swiss capital requirements per articles 29 and 30 of the Capital Adequacy Ordinance are disclosed as being Subject to mandatory conversion and / or debt waiver and provide for the claim or the obligation to be written off or converted into equity in the event that the issuing bank reaches a point of non-viability.

Investments in subsidiaries and other participations

Investments in subsidiaries and other participations are equity interests that are held to carry on the business of UBS AG or for other strategic purposes. They include all subsidiaries directly held by UBS AG through which UBS AG conducts its business on a global basis. The investments are measured individually and carried at cost less impairment. The carrying value is tested for impairment annually and when indications for a decrease in value exist, which include incurrence of significant operating losses or a severe depreciation of the currency in which the investment is denominated. If an investment in a subsidiary is impaired, its value is generally written down to the net asset value. Subsequent recoveries in value are recognized up to the original cost value based on either the increased net asset value or a value above the net asset value if, in the opinion of management, forecasts of future profitability provide sufficient evidence that a carrying value above net asset value is supported. Management may exercise its discretion as to what extent and in which period a recovery in value is recognized.

Impairments of investments are presented as  Impairment of investments in subsidiaries and other participations. Reversals of impairments are presented as Extraordinary income in the income statement. Impairments and partial or full reversals of impairments for a subsidiary during the same annual period are determined on a net basis.

®   Refer to Note 16 for more information

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

Note 2  Accounting policies (continued)

Services received from and provided to Group entities

UBS AG receives services from UBS Business Solutions AG, the main Group service company, mainly relating to Group Technology, Group Operations and Group Corporate Services, as well as certain other services from other Group entities. UBS AG provides services to Group entities mainly relating to real estate and selected other Corporate Center – Services functions. Services received from and provided to Group entities are settled in cash as hard cost transfers or hard revenue transfers paid or received.

When the nature of the underlying transaction between UBS AG and the Group entity contains a single, clearly identifiable service element, related income and expenses are presented in the respective income statement line item, e.g., Fee and commission income from securities and investment business and other fee and commission income, Fee and commission expense, Net trading income or General and administrative expenses. To the extent the nature of the underlying transaction contains various service elements and is not clearly attributable to a particular income statement line item, related income and expenses are presented in Sundry ordinary income and Sundry ordinary expenses

®   Refer to Notes 5 and 7 for more information

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

Swiss GAAP permits the use of IFRS or Swiss accounting standards for pension and other post-employment benefit plans, with the election made on a plan-by-plan basis.

UBS AG has elected to apply Swiss GAAP (FER 16) for the Swiss pension plan in its standalone financial statements. The requirements of Swiss GAAP are better aligned with the specific nature of Swiss pension plans, which are hybrid in that they combine elements of defined contribution and defined benefit plans, but are treated as defined benefit plans under IFRS. Swiss GAAP requires that the employer contributions to the pension fund are recognized as Personnel expenses in the income statement. The employer contributions to the Swiss pension fund are determined as a percentage of contributory compensation. Furthermore, Swiss GAAP requires an assessment as to whether, based on the financial statements of the pension fund prepared in accordance with Swiss accounting standards (FER 26), an economic benefit to, or obligation of, UBS AG arises from the pension fund which is recognized in the balance sheet when conditions are met. Conditions for recording a pension asset or liability would be met if, for example, an employer contribution reserve is available or UBS AG is required to contribute to the reduction of a pension deficit (on a FER 26 basis).

Key differences between Swiss GAAP and IFRS include the treatment of dynamic elements, such as future salary increases and future interest credits on retirement savings, which are not considered under the static method used in accordance with Swiss GAAP. Also, the discount rate used to determine the defined benefit obligation in accordance with IFRS is based on the yield of high-quality corporate bonds of the market in the respective pension plan country. The discount rate used in accordance with Swiss GAAP, i.e., the technical interest rate, is determined by the Pension Foundation Board based on the expected returns of the Board’s investment strategy.

®   Refer to Note 22 for more information

 

UBS AG has elected to apply IFRS (IAS 19) for its non-Swiss defined benefit plans. However, remeasurements of the defined benefit obligation and the plan assets are recognized in the income statement rather than directly in equity. For corresponding disclosures in accordance with IAS 19 requirements, refer to Note 29 of the consolidated financial statements of UBS AG.

®   Refer to the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

After the transfer of shared services functions to UBS Business Solutions AG as further outlined in Note 2c, UBS AG ceased to make direct contributions to the respective pension plans for transferred employees. Instead, UBS AG receives a service charge from the Group service companies including their respective pension costs, which is recognized as General and administrative expenses.  

Deferred taxes

Deferred tax assets are not recognized in UBS AG’s standalone financial statements. However, deferred tax liabilities may be recognized for taxable temporary differences. Changes in the deferred tax liability balance are recognized in the income statement.

Dispensations in the standalone financial statements

As UBS AG prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, UBS AG is exempt from various disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The dispensations include the management report, the statement of cash flows and various note disclosures, as well as the publication of full interim financial statements. As a Swiss issuer of debt, in order to validly issue debt throughout the year, UBS AG discloses interim mid-year financial information as per the requirements of Article 1156 in conjunction with Article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, including an income statement, a balance sheet and a note on the basis of accounting.

 

 

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Note 2  Accounting policies (continued) 

b) Changes in accounting policies

Change in functional and presentation currency

As of 1 October 2018 (the conversion date) UBS AG Head office, which comprises the entity’s Swiss operations except for its Swiss Real Estate operation, prospectively changed its functional currency from Swiss francs to US dollars. UBS AG London Branch prospectively changed its functional currency from British pounds to US dollars.

UBS AG also prospectively changed the presentation currency of its financial statements from Swiss francs to US dollars. The interim Swiss franc financial information of UBS AG as of 30 September 2018, including the balance sheet, year-to-date income statement, year-to-date statement of changes in equity, including all components, and all related notes, was translated into US dollars at the closing rate on 30 September 2018 (the conversion date rate), except for Notes 26a and 26b. This conversion had no effect on the income statement or equity.

As the primary presentation currency of the financial statements of UBS AG is US dollars, amounts in Swiss francs are additionally presented for each component of the financial statements. UBS AG applies the modified closing rate method for translating the US dollar amounts into Swiss francs: assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate, equity positions at historic rates and income and expense items at the weighted average rate for the period. All resulting currency translation effects are recognized separately in Voluntary earnings reserve, amounting to a positive currency translation effect of CHF 98 million as of 31 December 2018. Under Swiss GAAP, prior period financial statements are not restated. All comparative prior period information as of and for the year ended 31 December 2017 is translated at the closing rate as of 31 December 2017.

c) Other events affecting comparability

Asset transfer from UBS Limited to UBS AG

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the previously announced business transfer in connection with the UK withdrawal from the EU was largely completed. Clients and other counterparties of UBS Limited who can be serviced by UBS AG, London Branch were generally migrated in 2018.

This business transfer included a transfer of net assets against cash consideration of USD 0.7 billion (CHF 0.7 billion), with no effect on the equity or profit or loss of UBS AG. Total assets increased by USD 4.4 billion (CHF 4.3 billion) (primarily Due from banks, Due from customers, Trading portfolio assets and Derivative financial instruments), and total liabilities increased by USD 3.7 billion (CHF 3.6 billion) (primarily Due to Banks, Due to customers, Trading portfolio liabilities and Derivative financial instruments).

The business transfer also resulted in a decrease of contingent liabilities in connection with the guarantee issued by UBS AG for the benefit of UBS Limited of USD 4.5 billion (CHF 4.4 billion).

®   Refer to Note 27 for information on the combined UK business transfer and cross-border merger of UBS Limited into UBS Europe SE


Increase of stake in UBS Securities China

In December 2018, UBS AG increased its shareholding in UBS Securities China from 24.99% to 51% by completing a share purchase from existing shareholders. As a consequence of market changes, an impairment charge of USD 276 million (CHF 271 million) has been booked against the increased cost of the investment arising from the acquisition.

 

Transfers of shared services functions to UBS Business Solutions AG and UBS Business Solutions US LLC

The comparative figures presented as of and for the year ended 31 December 2017 include the financial effect of shared services functions in Switzerland, the UK and the US. These functions were substantially transferred to Group service companies in 2017. The transfer in Switzerland to UBS Business Solutions AG, the main Group service company and a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG, was executed in the second quarter of 2017. For UK shared services, a similar transfer to the UK branch of UBS Business Solutions AG was completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the second quarter of 2017, UBS also completed the transfer of the shared services functions in the US, which started in 2016, to its US service company, UBS Business Solutions US LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC.

®   Refer to Note 2b of the UBS AG standalone Annual Report 2017 for more information

 

  

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

Note 3a  Net trading income by business

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Investment Bank

 

 4,079 

 3,397 

 

 4,024 

 3,311 

of which: Corporate Client Solutions

 

 634 

 553 

 

 621 

 539 

of which: Investor Client Services

 

 3,446 

 2,844 

 

 3,403 

 2,772 

Other business divisions and Corporate Center

 

 364 

 (123) 

 

 358 

 (120) 

Total net trading income

 

 4,443 

 3,274 

 

 4,381 

 3,192 

 

 

Note 3b  Net trading income by underlying risk category

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Interest rate instruments (including funds)

 

 499 

 293 

 

 483 

 286 

Foreign exchange instruments

 

 1,164 

 573 

 

 1,145 

 559 

Equity instruments (including funds)

 

 2,374 

 2,098 

 

 2,353 

 2,045 

Credit instruments

 

 343 

 239 

 

 334 

 233 

Precious metals / commodities

 

 63 

 71 

 

 66 

 69 

Total net trading income

 

 4,443 

 3,274 

 

 4,381 

 3,192 

of which: net gains / (losses) from financial liabilities designated at fair value1

 

 6,999 

 (4,073) 

 

 6,956 

 (3,971) 

1 Excludes fair value changes of hedges related to financial liabilities designated at fair value and foreign currency effects arising from translating foreign currency transactions into the respective functional currency, both of which are reported within Net trading income.

 

 

Note 4  Dividend income from investments in subsidiaries

 

UBS AG received dividends from UBS Switzerland AG of USD 2,396 million (CHF 2,351 million) in 2018, compared with USD 196 million (CHF 191 million) in 2017, resulting in an increase in the total Dividend income from investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

 

Note 5  Sundry ordinary income and expenses

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Income from hard cost transfers1

 

 1,746 

 2,667 

 

 1,722 

 2,600 

Other

 

 33 

 92 

 

 32 

 90 

Total sundry ordinary income

 

 1,779 

 2,760 

 

 1,754 

 2,690 

Expenses from hard revenue transfers

 

 (516) 

 (383) 

 

 (509) 

 (373) 

Other

 

 (83) 

 (115) 

 

 (81) 

 (112) 

Total sundry ordinary expenses

 

 (599) 

 (498) 

 

 (590) 

 (485) 

1 Represents income received from UBS Group AG and subsidiaries in the UBS Group for services provided by UBS AG. Services provided by UBS AG primarily related to Corporate Center functions. The decrease mainly arose as UBS AG is no longer charging other Group entities for the shared services functions that were transferred in 2017. Refer to Note 2c for more information.

 

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Note 6  Personnel expenses

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Salaries

 

 1,748 

 2,132 

 

 1,722 

 2,078 

Variable compensation – performance awards

 

 1,218 

 1,438 

 

 1,199 

 1,401 

Variable compensation – other

 

 74 

 92 

 

 73 

 90 

Contractors

 

 70 

 207 

 

 69 

 202 

Social security

 

 199 

 274 

 

 196 

 267 

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

 

 9 

 (83) 

 

 12 

 (81) 

of which: value adjustments for economic benefits or obligations from pension funds1

 

 (131) 

 (306) 

 

 (126) 

 (298) 

Other personnel expenses

 

 139 

 175 

 

 136 

 170 

Total personnel expenses2

 

 3,456 

 4,234 

 

 3,407 

 4,128 

1 Reflects the remeasurement of the defined benefit obligation and return on plan assets excluding amounts included in interest income for the non-Swiss defined benefit plans, for which IAS 19 is applied.    2 The decrease is partly due to the transfer of shared services functions from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG and UBS Business Solutions US LLC in 2017. Refer to Note 2c for more information.

 

Note 7  General and administrative expenses

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Occupancy

 

 510 

 537 

 

 503 

 524 

Rent and maintenance of IT equipment

 

 38 

 210 

 

 37 

 205 

Communication and market data services

 

 150 

 219 

 

 147 

 213 

Administration

 

 2,857 

 2,313 

 

 2,817 

 2,255 

of which: hard cost transfers paid1

 

 2,543 

 2,004 

 

 2,507 

 1,954 

Marketing and public relations

 

 80 

 121 

 

 79 

 118 

Travel and entertainment

 

 115 

 135 

 

 113 

 132 

Fees to audit firms

 

 28 

 33 

 

 28 

 32 

of which: financial and regulatory audits

 

 24 

 27 

 

 24 

 26 

of which: audit-related services

 

 4 

 6 

 

 4 

 6 

Other professional fees

 

 285 

 448 

 

 281 

 436 

Outsourcing of IT and other services

 

 149 

 654 

 

 147 

 638 

Total general and administrative expenses2

 

 4,212 

 4,671 

 

 4,151 

 4,553 

1 Represents expenses for services provided by UBS Group AG and subsidiaries in the UBS Group to UBS AG.    2 The increase in hard cost transfers paid and the decrease in direct costs are mainly due to the transfer of shared services functions from UBS AG to UBS Business Solutions AG and UBS Business Solutions US LLC in 2017. Refer to Note 2c for more information.

 

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

Note 8  Extraordinary income and expenses

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Gains from disposals of subsidiaries and other participations

 

 30 

 199 

 

 29 

 194 

Reversal of impairments and provisions of subsidiaries and other participations

 

 63 

 186 

 

 62 

 181 

Net gains from disposals of properties

 

 40 

 0 

 

 39 

 0 

Other extraordinary income

 

 37 

 6 

 

 36 

 6 

Total extraordinary income

 

 170 

 391 

 

 167 

 382 

Total extraordinary expenses

 

 0 

 4 

 

 0 

 4 

 

In 2018, UBS recorded gains of USD 31 million (CHF 30 million) on the sale of real estate and USD 25 million (CHF 25 million) on the sale of subsidiaries and businesses, both related to the sale of Widder Hotel.

In 2017, UBS recorded a gain of USD 110 million (CHF 107 million) on the sale of its remaining investment in IHS Markit. Also in 2017, UBS completed the sale of a life insurance subsidiary, which resulted in a gain of USD 58 million (CHF 57 million).

 

Note 9  Taxes

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Income tax expense / (benefit)

 

 (708) 

 (121) 

 

 (696) 

 (118) 

of which: current

 

 (715) 

 (151) 

 

 (703) 

 (148) 

of which: deferred

 

 7 

 30 

 

 7 

 29 

Capital tax

 

 45 

 49 

 

 45 

 48 

Total tax expense / (benefit)

 

 (663) 

 (72) 

 

 (651) 

 (70) 

 

There was an income tax benefit of USD 708 million (CHF 696 million) for the year ended 31 December 2018, compared with an income tax benefit of USD 121 million (CHF 118 million) for the year ended 31 December 2017. The income tax benefit for the year ended 31 December 2018 reflected a benefit of USD 26 million (CHF 26 million) (2017: USD 154 million / CHF 150 million) from the utilization of tax losses carried forward in UBS AG’s main tax jurisdictions and also a benefit of USD 809 million (CHF 795 million) (2017: USD 250 million / CHF 244 million) as compensation received from other Group companies in respect of tax losses that were utilized by those companies. The benefit of USD 809 million was mainly driven by a one-time election by UBS Securities LLC to capitalize real estate costs for US tax purposes resulting in a significant amount of taxable income, which was offset by the utilization of UBS AG’s tax losses. UBS AG agreed to waive the payment of the related benefit resulting in a capital contribution by UBS AG into UBS Americas Holding LLC.

For the year ended 31 December 2018, the average tax rate, defined as income tax expense divided by the sum of operating profit and extraordinary income minus extraordinary expenses and capital tax, was negative 27.0% (2017: negative 14.9%).

 

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Note 10  Securities financing transactions

 

 

USD billion

 

CHF billion

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables from securities financing transactions, gross

 

 139.7 

 115.6 

 

 137.4 

 112.7 

Netting of securities financing transactions

 

 (61.8) 

 (52.7) 

 

 (60.8) 

 (51.4) 

Receivables from securities financing transactions, net

 

 77.9 

 62.9 

 

 76.6 

 61.4 

Payables from securities financing transactions, gross

 

 105.8 

 102.3 

 

 104.1 

 99.7 

Netting of securities financing transactions

 

 (61.8) 

 (52.7) 

 

 (60.8) 

 (51.4) 

Payables from securities financing transactions, net

 

 44.0 

 49.6 

 

 43.3 

 48.3 

Assets pledged as collateral in connection with securities financing transactions

 

 49.8 

 59.7 

 

 49.0 

 58.2 

of which: trading portfolio assets

 

 49.7 

 59.1 

 

 48.9 

 57.6 

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

 

 48.1 

 58.2 

 

 47.3 

 56.7 

of which: financial investments

 

 0.1 

 0.5 

 

 0.1 

 0.5 

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

 

 0.1 

 0.5 

 

 0.1 

 0.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of assets received as collateral in connection with securities financing transactions

 

 302.5 

 294.4 

 

 297.5 

 287.0 

of which: repledged

 

 224.9 

 220.1 

 

 221.1 

 214.6 

of which: sold in connection with short sale transactions

 

 23.5 

 25.0 

 

 23.1 

 24.4 

 

Note 11a  Collateral for loans and off-balance sheet transactions

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

 

 

Secured

 

Unsecured

 

Total

 

Secured

 

Unsecured

 

Total

 

 

Secured by collateral

 

Secured by

other credit

enhancements2

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by collateral

 

Secured by

other credit

enhancements2

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

Real estate

 

Other

collateral1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

Other

collateral1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from customers, gross3

 

 0 

 

 81,070 

 

 81 

 

 36,4044

 

 117,555 

 

 0 

 

 91,948 

 

 175 

 

 40,9634

 

 133,087 

Mortgage loans, gross

 

 4,737 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 4,737 

 

 4,985 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 4,985 

of which: residential mortgages

 

 4,580 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4,580 

 

 4,890 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4,890 

of which: office and business premises mortgages

 

 59 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 59 

 

 34 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 34 

of which: industrial premises mortgages

 

 29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 29 

 

 29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 29 

of which: other mortgages

 

 69 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 69 

 

 32 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 32 

Total on-balance sheet, gross

 

 4,737 

 

 81,070 

 

 81 

 

 36,404 

 

 122,292 

 

 4,985 

 

 91,948 

 

 175 

 

 40,963 

 

 138,071 

Allowances

 

 (10) 

 

 (5) 

 

 0 

 

 (133) 

 

 (149) 

 

 (6) 

 

 (27) 

 

 0 

 

 (160) 

 

 (193) 

Total on-balance sheet, net

 

 4,727 

 

 81,065 

 

 81 

 

 36,271 

 

 122,144 

 

 4,978 

 

 91,921 

 

 175 

 

 40,804 

 

 137,878 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities, gross

 

 0 

 

 2,954 

 

 1,779 

 

 11,286 

 

 16,019 

 

 13 

 

 1,967 

 

 1,929 

 

 18,472 

 

 22,380 

Irrevocable commitments, gross

 

 557 

 

 9,525 

 

 1,071 

 

 14,511 

 

 25,664 

 

 376 

 

 10,637 

 

 1,970 

 

 21,384 

 

 34,367 

Forward starting reverse repurchase and securities borrowing transactions

 

 0 

 

 4,745 

 

 0 

 

 33 

 

 4,778 

 

 0 

 

 7,800 

 

 0 

 

 240 

 

 8,040 

Liabilities for calls on shares and other equities

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 5 

 

 5 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 5 

 

 5 

Total off-balance sheet

 

 557 

 

 17,225 

 

 2,850 

 

 25,835 

 

 46,466 

 

 389 

 

 20,404 

 

 3,898 

 

 40,100 

 

 64,791 

1 Mainly comprised of cash and securities.    2 Includes credit default swaps and guarantees.    3 Includes prime brokerage margin lending receivables and prime brokerage receivables relating to securities financing transactions.    4 Primarily comprised of amounts due from subsidiaries.

 

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Note 11a  Collateral for loans and off-balance sheet transactions (continued)

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

 

 

Secured

 

Unsecured

 

Total

 

Secured

 

Unsecured

 

Total

 

 

Secured by collateral

 

Secured by

other credit

enhancements2

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by collateral

 

Secured by

other credit

enhancements2

 

 

 

 

CHF million

 

Real estate

 

Other

collateral1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

Other

collateral1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from customers, gross3

 

 0 

 

 79,711 

 

 79 

 

 35,7944

 

 115,584 

 

 0 

 

 89,630 

 

 171 

 

 39,9314

 

 129,731 

Mortgage loans, gross

 

 4,658 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 4,658 

 

 4,859 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 4,859 

of which: residential mortgages

 

 4,503 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4,503 

 

 4,767 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4,767 

of which: office and business premises mortgages

 

 58 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 58 

 

 33 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 33 

of which: industrial premises mortgages

 

 29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 29 

 

 28 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 28 

of which: other mortgages

 

 68 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 68 

 

 31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 31 

Total on-balance sheet, gross

 

 4,658 

 

 79,711 

 

 79 

 

 35,794 

 

 120,242 

 

 4,859 

 

 89,630 

 

 171 

 

 39,931 

 

 134,590 

Allowances

 

 (10) 

 

 (5) 

 

 0 

 

 (131) 

 

 (146) 

 

 (6) 

 

 (26) 

 

 0 

 

 (156) 

 

 (188) 

Total on-balance sheet, net

 

 4,648 

 

 79,706 

 

 79 

 

 35,663 

 

 120,096 

 

 4,853 

 

 89,603 

 

 171 

 

 39,775 

 

 134,402 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Contingent liabilities, gross

 

 0 

 

 2,905 

 

 1,749 

 

 11,096 

 

 15,750 

 

 12 

 

 1,917 

 

 1,880 

 

 18,006 

 

 21,815 

Irrevocable commitments, gross

 

 548 

 

 9,366 

 

 1,053 

 

 14,267 

 

 25,234 

 

 367 

 

 10,369 

 

 1,920 

 

 20,845 

 

 33,500 

Forward starting reverse repurchase and securities borrowing transactions

 

 0 

 

 4,666 

 

 0 

 

 32 

 

 4,698 

 

 0 

 

 7,603 

 

 0 

 

 234 

 

 7,837 

Liabilities for calls on shares and other equities

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 5 

 

 5 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 5 

 

 5 

Total off-balance sheet

 

 548 

 

 16,936 

 

 2,802 

 

 25,401 

 

 45,687 

 

 379 

 

 19,889 

 

 3,800 

 

 39,089 

 

 63,158 

1 Mainly comprised of cash and securities.    2 Includes credit default swaps and guarantees.    3 Includes prime brokerage margin lending receivables and prime brokerage receivables relating to securities financing transactions.    4 Primarily comprised of amounts due from subsidiaries.

 

 

Note 11b  Impaired financial instruments

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD million

 

Gross impaired financial instruments

Allowances and

provisions

Estimated liquidation

proceeds of collateral

Net impaired financial instruments

 

Gross impaired financial instruments

Allowances and

provisions

Estimated liquidation

proceeds of collateral

Net impaired financial instruments

Amounts due from customers

 

 381 

 138 

 155 

 87 

 

 268 

 192 

 65 

 10 

Mortgage loans

 

 65 

 10 

 55 

 0 

 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 0 

Other assets

 

 365 

 24 

 0 

 341 

 

 359 

 18 

 0 

 342 

Guarantees and loan commitments

 

 14 

 0 

 14 

 0 

 

 29 

 0 

 0 

 29 

Total impaired financial instruments

 

 825 

 173 

 224 

 428 

 

 658 

 211 

 66 

 381 

 

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF million

 

Gross impaired financial instruments

Allowances and

provisions

Estimated liquidation

proceeds of collateral

Net impaired financial instruments

 

Gross impaired financial instruments

Allowances and

provisions

Estimated liquidation

proceeds of collateral

Net impaired financial instruments

Amounts due from customers

 

 374 

 136 

 153 

 86 

 

 261 

 187 

 63 

 10 

Mortgage loans

 

 64 

 10 

 54 

 0 

 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 0 

Other assets

 

 359 

 23 

 0 

 335 

 

 350 

 17 

 0 

 333 

Guarantees and loan commitments

 

 14 

 0 

 14 

 0 

 

 28 

 0 

 0 

 28 

Total impaired financial instruments

 

 811 

 170 

 221 

 421 

 

 641 

 205 

 64 

 371 

 

 

 

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Note 12a  Allowances

USD million

Specific allowances for amounts due from customers and mortgage loans

Allowances for other assets

Total allowances

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 193 

 18 

 211 

Reconciliation of USD balance as of 1 January 2018 to reflect CHF / USD rate at conversion date 1 October 2018

 (1) 

 0 

 (1) 

Balance as of 31 December 2017, translated at conversion date rate 1 October 20181

 192 

 18 

 209 

Increase recognized in the income statement2

 52 

 16 

 69 

Release recognized in the income statement2

 (32) 

 (8) 

 (39) 

Write-offs2

 (5) 

 (2) 

 (7) 

Recoveries and past due interest2

 25 

 0 

 24 

Reclassifications / other2

 (26) 

 0 

 (26) 

Foreign currency translation2

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

Balance as of 1 October 2018

 203 

 24 

 228 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 25 

 0 

 25 

Release recognized in the income statement

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

Write-offs

 (79) 

 0 

 (79) 

Recoveries and past due interest

 (16) 

 0 

 (16) 

Reclassifications / other

 20 

 0 

 20 

Foreign currency translation

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 149 

 24 

 173 

1 Conversion date rate as of 1 October 2018 represents the closing exchange rate as of 30 September 2018 (CHF / USD 1.02).    2 Movements from 1 January 2018 to 30 September 2018 translated at conversion date rate.

 

CHF million

Specific allowances for amounts due from customers and mortgage loans

Allowances for other assets

Total allowances

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 188 

 17 

 205 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 51 

 16 

 67 

Release recognized in the income statement

 (31) 

 (7) 

 (38) 

Write-offs

 (5) 

 (2) 

 (7) 

Recoveries and past due interest

 24 

 0 

 24 

Reclassifications / other

 (26) 

 0 

 (26) 

Foreign currency translation

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

Balance as of 1 October 2018

 200 

 24 

 223 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 26 

 0 

 26 

Release recognized in the income statement

 (2) 

 0 

 (2) 

Write-offs

 (78) 

 0 

 (78) 

Recoveries and past due interest

 (16) 

 0 

 (16) 

Reclassifications / other

 20 

 0 

 20 

Foreign currency translation

 (3) 

 0 

 (3) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 146 

 23 

 170 

 

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Note 12b  Provisions

USD million

Default risk related to loan commitments and guarantees

Operational risks

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters3

Restructuring

Real estate4

Employee benefits

Deferred taxes

Other

Total provisions

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 0 

 14 

 828 

 62 

 77 

 32 

 45 

 67 

 1,125 

Reconciliation of USD balance as of 1 January 2018 to reflect CHF / USD rate at conversion date 1 October 2018

 0 

 0 

 (6) 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (8) 

Balance as of 31 December 2017, translated at conversion date rate 1 October 20181

 0 

 13 

 822 

 62 

 77 

 32 

 45 

 67 

 1,118 

Increase recognized in the income statement2

 5 

 2 

 78 

 28 

 1 

 3 

 5 

 22 

 145 

Release recognized in the income statement2

 (6) 

 (2) 

 (103) 

 (11) 

 (1) 

 (5) 

 0 

 (4) 

 (132) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose2

 0 

 (2) 

 (54) 

 (42) 

 (7) 

 0 

 0 

 (16) 

 (121) 

Recoveries2

 0 

 0 

 5 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 5 

Reclassifications / other2

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

Foreign currency translation2

 0 

 0 

 (7) 

 (1) 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 (9) 

Balance as of 1 October 2018

 0 

 11 

 742 

 36 

 68 

 29 

 50 

 68 

 1,005 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 0 

 1 

 503 

 31 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 7 

 549 

Release recognized in the income statement

 0 

 0 

 (93) 

 (4) 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (9) 

 (108) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

 0 

 (1) 

 (2) 

 (10) 

 (2) 

 0 

 0 

 (12) 

 (27) 

Recoveries

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Reclassifications / other

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (4) 

 2 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (3) 

Foreign currency translation

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 0 

 11 

 1,149 

 50 

 71 

 29 

 52 

 54 

 1,416 

1 Conversion date rate as of 1 October 2018 represents the closing exchange rate as of 30 September 2018 (CHF / USD 1.02).    2 Movements from 1 January 2018 to 30 September 2018 translated at conversion date rate.    3 Includes provisions for litigation resulting from security risks.    4 Includes provisions for onerous lease contracts of USD 12 million as of 31 December 2018 (31 December 2017: USD 12 million) and reinstatement cost provisions for leasehold improvements of USD 59 million as of 31 December 2018 (31 December 2017: USD 65 million).    

 

CHF million

Default risk related to loan commitments and guarantees

Operational risks

Litigation, regulatory and similar matters1

Restructuring

Real estate2

Employee benefits

Deferred taxes

Other

Total provisions

Balance as of 1 January 2018

 0 

 13 

 807 

 61 

 75 

 31 

 44 

 66 

 1,097 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 5 

 2 

 77 

 28 

 1 

 3 

 5 

 21 

 142 

Release recognized in the income statement

 (5) 

 (2) 

 (101) 

 (11) 

 (1) 

 (5) 

 0 

 (4) 

 (129) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

 0 

 (2) 

 (53) 

 (41) 

 (7) 

 0 

 0 

 (16) 

 (118) 

Recoveries

 0 

 0 

 5 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 5 

Reclassifications / other

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

Foreign currency translation

 0 

 0 

 (6) 

 (1) 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 0 

 (9) 

Balance as of 1 October 2018

 0 

 11 

 729 

 35 

 67 

 29 

 49 

 67 

 986 

Increase recognized in the income statement

 0 

 1 

 495 

 31 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 7 

 540 

Release recognized in the income statement

 0 

 0 

 (90) 

 (4) 

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (9) 

 (105) 

Provisions used in conformity with designated purpose

 0 

 (1) 

 0 

 (10) 

 (2) 

 0 

 0 

 (12) 

 (24) 

Recoveries

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

Reclassifications / other

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (4) 

 1 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (3) 

Foreign currency translation

 0 

 0 

 (3) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 (1) 

 (4) 

Balance as of 31 December 2018

 0 

 11 

 1,130 

 49 

 70 

 29 

 51 

 53 

 1,392 

1 Includes provisions for litigation resulting from security risks.    2 Includes provisions for onerous lease contracts of CHF 12 million as of 31 December 2018 (31 December 2017: CHF 12 million) and reinstatement cost provisions for leasehold improvements of CHF 58 million as of 31 December 2018 (31 December 2017: CHF 63 million).    

 

 

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Note 13  Trading portfolio and other financial instruments measured at fair value

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading portfolio assets

 

 95,612 

 107,355 

 

 94,009 

 104,649 

of which: debt instruments1

 

 17,802 

 19,235 

 

 17,503 

 18,750 

of which: listed

 

 12,835 

 13,676 

 

 12,620 

 13,331 

of which: equity instruments

 

 75,079 

 85,109 

 

 73,820 

 82,963 

of which: precious metals and other physical commodities

 

 2,732 

 3,012 

 

 2,686 

 2,936 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

 95,612 

 107,355 

 

 94,009 

 104,649 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 13,099 

 12,915 

 

 12,879 

 12,590 

of which: securities eligible for repurchase transactions in accordance with liquidity regulations2

 

 10,434 

 11,620 

 

 10,259 

 11,327 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading portfolio liabilities

 

 23,453 

 24,988 

 

 23,060 

 24,358 

of which: debt instruments1

 

 3,474 

 4,896 

 

 3,416 

 4,773 

of which: listed

 

 3,193 

 4,615 

 

 3,140 

 4,498 

of which: equity instruments

 

 19,979 

 20,091 

 

 19,644 

 19,585 

Financial liabilities designated at fair value3

 

 56,226 

 52,495 

 

 55,283 

 51,171 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

 79,679 

 77,482 

 

 78,342 

 75,529 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 59,645 

 55,274 

 

 58,645 

 53,880 

1 Includes money market paper.    2 Consists of high-quality liquid debt securities that are eligible for repurchase transactions at the Swiss National Bank or other central banks.    3 Refer to Note 20 for more information.

 

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Note 14  Derivative instruments1

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD billion

 

PRV3

NRV4

 

Total notional values

 

PRV3

NRV4

 

Total notional values

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards2

 

 0.1 

 0.3 

 

 2,890 

 

 0.2 

 0.3 

 

 2,418 

Swaps

 

 30.8 

 24.7 

 

 8,077 

 

 37.9 

 30.3 

 

 8,741 

of which: designated in hedge accounting relationships

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 102 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 99 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 510 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 461 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 7.6 

 9.0 

 

 1,113 

 

 8.7 

 10.1 

 

 1,134 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 254 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 218 

Total

 

 38.5 

 34.0 

 

 12,843 

 

 46.8 

 40.7 

 

 12,972 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 20.2 

 20.9 

 

 1,441 

 

 17.6 

 18.3 

 

 1,407 

Interest and currency swaps

 

 25.0 

 24.7 

 

 2,533 

 

 24.6 

 22.7 

 

 2,479 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 0 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 0 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 8.4 

 7.8 

 

 1,192 

 

 6.3 

 6.0 

 

 846 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 9 

 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 

 11 

Total

 

 53.7 

 53.6 

 

 5,176 

 

 48.5 

 47.0 

 

 4,743 

Equity / index contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 0.3 

 0.2 

 

 28 

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 19 

Swaps

 

 4.8 

 5.6 

 

 171 

 

 4.0 

 5.7 

 

 173 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 62 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 43 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 5.6 

 7.4 

 

 246 

 

 6.0 

 8.4 

 

 226 

Exchange-traded options

 

 12.9 

 14.0 

 

 516 

 

 7.6 

 7.6 

 

 500 

Total

 

 23.7 

 27.3 

 

 1,024 

 

 17.7 

 21.8 

 

 962 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps

 

 1.7 

 2.1 

 

 141 

 

 2.6 

 2.9 

 

 185 

Total return swaps

 

 0.3 

 0.8 

 

 7 

 

 0.2 

 0.9 

 

 7 

Other

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 4 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 4 

Total

 

 2.0 

 2.9 

 

 152 

 

 2.8 

 3.8 

 

 197 

Commodity, precious metals and other contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 7 

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 7 

Swaps

 

 0.7 

 0.4 

 

 25 

 

 0.2 

 0.4 

 

 22 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 8 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 8 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 0.4 

 0.3 

 

 35 

 

 0.3 

 0.1 

 

 20 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.4 

 0.7 

 

 19 

 

 0.6 

 0.5 

 

 24 

Total

 

 1.7 

 1.4 

 

 94 

 

 1.2 

 1.1 

 

 81 

Total before netting

 

 119.6 

 119.1 

 

 19,289 

 

 117.0 

 114.4 

 

 18,955 

of which: trading derivatives

 

 119.6 

 119.1 

 

 

 

 116.9 

 114.4 

 

 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 118.9 

 118.5 

 

 

 

 116.6 

 114.0 

 

 

of which: derivatives designated in hedge accounting relationships

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 

Netting with cash collateral payables / receivables

 

 (14.9) 

 (12.3) 

 

 

 

 (16.1) 

 (9.9) 

 

 

Replacement value netting

 

 (89.6) 

 (89.6) 

 

 

 

 (85.7) 

 (85.7) 

 

 

Total after netting

 

 15.1 

 17.3 

 

 

 

 15.2 

 18.8 

 

 

of which: with central clearing counterparties

 

 0.5 

 0.6 

 

 

 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 

 

of which: with bank and broker-dealer counterparties

 

 6.0 

 6.3 

 

 

 

 5.7 

 6.6 

 

 

of which: other client counterparties

 

 8.6 

 10.4 

 

 

 

 9.5 

 12.0 

 

 

1 Bifurcated embedded derivatives are presented on the same balance sheet lines as their host contracts and are excluded from this table. The replacement values and related notional values of these derivatives were not material for the periods presented.    2 Includes forward rate agreements.    3 PRV: positive replacement values.    4 NRV: negative replacement values.   

 

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Note 14  Derivative instruments (continued)1

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF billion

 

PRV3

NRV4

 

Total notional values

 

PRV3

NRV4

 

Total notional values

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards2

 

 0.1 

 0.3 

 

 2,842 

 

 0.2 

 0.3 

 

 2,357 

Swaps

 

 30.2 

 24.3 

 

 7,941 

 

 36.9 

 29.5 

 

 8,520 

of which: designated in hedge accounting relationships

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 100 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 96 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 501 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 449 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 7.5 

 8.9 

 

 1,094 

 

 8.5 

 9.8 

 

 1,106 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 249 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 212 

Total

 

 37.9 

 33.5 

 

 12,628 

 

 45.6 

 39.7 

 

 12,645 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 19.9 

 20.6 

 

 1,417 

 

 17.2 

 17.9 

 

 1,371 

Interest and currency swaps

 

 24.6 

 24.3 

 

 2,490 

 

 23.9 

 22.1 

 

 2,417 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 0 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 0 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 8.2 

 7.7 

 

 1,172 

 

 6.2 

 5.8 

 

 825 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 9 

 

 0.0 

 0.1 

 

 10 

Total

 

 52.8 

 52.7 

 

 5,089 

 

 47.3 

 45.9 

 

 4,624 

Equity / index contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 0.3 

 0.2 

 

 28 

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 19 

Swaps

 

 4.7 

 5.5 

 

 168 

 

 3.9 

 5.6 

 

 169 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 61 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 42 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 5.5 

 7.3 

 

 242 

 

 5.8 

 8.2 

 

 220 

Exchange-traded options

 

 12.7 

 13.8 

 

 508 

 

 7.4 

 7.4 

 

 488 

Total

 

 23.3 

 26.9 

 

 1,007 

 

 17.3 

 21.2 

 

 938 

Credit derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps

 

 1.7 

 2.1 

 

 139 

 

 2.5 

 2.8 

 

 181 

Total return swaps

 

 0.3 

 0.8 

 

 7 

 

 0.2 

 0.9 

 

 7 

Other

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 4 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 4 

Total

 

 1.9 

 2.8 

 

 150 

 

 2.7 

 3.7 

 

 192 

Commodity, precious metals and other contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 6 

 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 

 7 

Swaps

 

 0.7 

 0.4 

 

 25 

 

 0.2 

 0.4 

 

 22 

Futures

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 8 

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 8 

Over-the-counter (OTC) options

 

 0.4 

 0.3 

 

 34 

 

 0.3 

 0.1 

 

 19 

Exchange-traded options

 

 0.4 

 0.6 

 

 18 

 

 0.6 

 0.5 

 

 23 

Total

 

 1.7 

 1.3 

 

 92 

 

 1.2 

 1.0 

 

 79 

Total before netting

 

 117.6 

 117.1 

 

 18,965 

 

 114.1 

 111.5 

 

 18,477 

of which: trading derivatives

 

 117.6 

 117.1 

 

 

 

 114.0 

 111.5 

 

 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 116.9 

 116.5 

 

 

 

 113.6 

 111.2 

 

 

of which: derivatives designated in hedge accounting relationships

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 

of which: fair value derived using a valuation model

 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 

 

 

 0.1 

 0.0 

 

 

Netting with cash collateral payables / receivables

 

 (14.6) 

 (12.1) 

 

 

 

 (15.7) 

 (9.7) 

 

 

Replacement value netting

 

 (88.1) 

 (88.1) 

 

 

 

 (83.5) 

 (83.5) 

 

 

Total after netting

 

 14.9 

 17.0 

 

 

 

 14.8 

 18.3 

 

 

of which: with central clearing counterparties

 

 0.5 

 0.6 

 

 

 

 0.0 

 0.2 

 

 

of which: with bank and broker-dealer counterparties

 

 5.9 

 6.2 

 

 

 

 5.5 

 6.4 

 

 

of which: other client counterparties

 

 8.5 

 10.2 

 

 

 

 9.2 

 11.7 

 

 

1 Bifurcated embedded derivatives are presented on the same balance sheet lines as their host contracts and are excluded from this table. The replacement values and related notional values of these derivatives were not material for the periods presented.    2 Includes forward rate agreements.    3 PRV: positive replacement values.    4 NRV: negative replacement values.   

 

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

Note 15a  Financial investments by instrument type

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD million

 

Carrying value

Fair value

 

Carrying value

Fair value

Debt instruments

 

 25,442 

 25,460 

 

 24,847 

 24,846 

 of which: held to maturity

 

 1,983 

 1,981 

 

 975 

 966 

of which: available-for-sale

 

 23,460 

 23,479 

 

 23,872 

 23,880 

Equity instruments

 

 222 

 257 

 

 193 

 218 

of which: qualified participations1

 

 61 

 64 

 

 52 

 57 

Property

 

 2 

 2 

 

 9 

 9 

Total financial investments

 

 25,666 

 25,718 

 

 25,048 

 25,072 

of which: securities eligible for repurchase transactions in accordance with liquidity regulations2

 

 25,421 

 25,436 

 

 23,563 

 23,589 

1 Qualified participations are investments in which UBS AG holds 10% or more of the total capital or has at least 10% of total voting rights.    2 Consists of high-quality liquid debt securities that are eligible for repurchase transactions at the Swiss National Bank or other central banks.

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF million

 

Carrying value

Fair value

 

Carrying value

Fair value

Debt instruments

 

 25,016 

 25,033 

 

 24,221 

 24,220 

 of which: held until maturity

 

 1,949 

 1,948 

 

 950 

 942 

of which: available-for-sale

 

 23,066 

 23,085 

 

 23,270 

 23,278 

Equity instruments

 

 218 

 252 

 

 188 

 212 

of which: qualified participations1

 

 60 

 63 

 

 51 

 56 

Property

 

 2 

 2 

 

 8 

 8 

Total financial investments

 

 25,235 

 25,287 

 

 24,417 

 24,440 

of which: securities eligible for repurchase transactions in accordance with liquidity regulations2

 

 24,995 

 25,009 

 

 22,969 

 22,994 

1 Qualified participations are investments in which UBS AG holds 10% or more of the total capital or has at least 10% of total voting rights.    2 Consists of high-quality liquid debt securities that are eligible for repurchase transactions at the Swiss National Bank or other central banks.

 

Note 15b  Financial investments by counterparty rating – debt instruments

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Internal UBS rating1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0–1

 

 17,204 

 17,794 

 

 16,916 

 17,345 

2–3

 

 8,237 

 7,052 

 

 8,099 

 6,875 

4–5

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

6–8

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

9–13

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Non-rated

 

 2 

 1 

 

 2 

 1 

Total financial investments

 

 25,442 

 24,847 

 

 25,016 

 24,221 

1 Refer to Note 19 for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

Note 16  Investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

Registered office

Equity interest accumulated in %

 

Carrying amount in USD million

 

Carrying amount in CHF million

 

 

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

UBS Americas Holding LLC1

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

 100 

 

 31,935 

 31,316 

 

 31,400 

 30,527 

UBS Switzerland AG

Zurich, Switzerland

 100 

 

 7,982 

 8,034 

 

 7,848 

 7,832 

UBS Limited2

London, United Kingdom

 100 

 

 

 3,828 

 

 

 3,731 

UBS Asset Management AG

Zurich, Switzerland

 100 

 

 1,528 

 1,532 

 

 1,503 

 1,493 

UBS Europe SE2

Frankfurt, Germany

 100 

 

 5,015 

 1,060 

 

 4,931 

 1,033 

Other

 

 

 

 3,069 

 3,432 

 

 3,017 

 3,345 

Total investments in subsidiaries and other participations

 

 

 

 49,528 

 49,202 

 

 48,698 

 47,962 

1 Includes the effects of a capital contribution by UBS AG into UBS Americas Holding LLC related to a waiver agreement. Refer to Note 9 for more information.    2 As of 31 December 2018, UBS Europe SE holding reflects the combined UK business transfer and cross-border merger of UBS Limited into UBS Europe SE, which was formally concluded on 1 March 2019. Refer to Note 27 for more information.

 

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Note 17a  Other assets

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Deferral position for hedging instruments

 

 464 

 0 

 

 456 

 0 

Settlement and clearing accounts

 

 304 

 80 

 

 299 

 78 

VAT and other indirect tax receivables

 

 99 

 156 

 

 97 

 152 

Bail deposit1

 

 1,300 

 1,359 

 

 1,278 

 1,325 

Other

 

 1,722 

 2,763 

 

 1,692 

 2,693 

of which: other receivables due from UBS Group AG and subsidiaries in the UBS Group

 

 1,047 

 1,776 

 

 1,030 

 1,731 

Total other assets

 

 3,888 

 4,358 

 

 3,822 

 4,248 

1 Refer to item 1 in Note 21b to the UBS AG consolidated financial statements in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information.

Note 17b  Other liabilities

 

 

USD million

 

CHF milion

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Deferral position for hedging instruments

 

 0 

 213 

 

 0 

 208 

Settlement and clearing accounts

 

 344 

 513 

 

 339 

 500 

Net defined benefit liabilities

 

 279 

 429 

 

 274 

 418 

VAT and other indirect tax payables

 

 72 

 74 

 

 71 

 72 

Other

 

 1,906 

 2,421 

 

 1,873 

 2,360 

of which: other payables due to UBS Group AG and subsidiaries in the UBS Group

 

 1,461 

 1,960 

 

 1,436 

 1,910 

Total other liabilities

 

 2,601 

 3,650 

 

 2,557 

 3,558 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 18  Pledged assets1

 

The table below provides information on assets that are primarily pledged in connection with derivative transactions and properties. The table excludes securities financing transactions.

®   Refer to Note 10 for more information on securities financing transactions

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD million

 

Carrying value of

pledged assets

 

Effective

commitment

 

Carrying value of

pledged assets

 

Effective

commitment

Securities

 

 4,532 

 

 187 

 

 2,469 

 

 162 

Pledges of property, equipment and software2

 

 2,636 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

Total pledged assets

 

 7,168 

 

 187 

 

 2,469 

 

 162 

1 Excludes assets placed with central banks related to undrawn credit lines and for payment, clearing and settlement purposes (31 December 2018: USD 0.8 billion; 31 December 2017: USD 2.7 billion).    2 These pledged properties serve as collateral for an existing mortgage loan from UBS Switzerland AG.

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF million

 

Carrying value of

pledged assets

 

Effective

commitment

 

Carrying value of

pledged assets

 

Effective

commitment

Securities

 

 4,456 

 

 183 

 

 2,407 

 

 158 

Pledges of property, equipment and software2

 

 2,592 

 

 0 

 

 0 

 

 0 

Total pledged assets

 

 7,048 

 

 183 

 

 2,407 

 

 158 

1 Excludes assets placed with central banks related to undrawn credit lines and for payment, clearing and settlement purposes (31 December 2018: CHF 0.8 billion; 31 December 2017: CHF 2.7 billion).    2 These pledged properties serve as collateral for an existing mortgage loan from UBS Switzerland AG.

 

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UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

Note 19  Country risk of total assets

 

The table below provides a breakdown of total non-Swiss assets by credit rating. These credit ratings reflect the sovereign credit rating of the country to which the ultimate risk of the underlying asset is related. The ultimate country of risk for unsecured loan positions is the domicile of the immediate borrower or, in the case of a legal entity, the domicile of the ultimate parent entity. For collateralized or guaranteed positions, the ultimate country of risk is the domicile of the provider of the collateral or guarantor or, if applicable, the domicile of the ultimate parent entity of the provider of the collateral or guarantor. For mortgage loans, the ultimate country of risk is the country where the real estate is located. Similarly, the ultimate country of risk for property and equipment is the country where the property and equipment is located. Assets for which Switzerland is the ultimate country of risk are provided separately in order to reconcile them to total balance sheets assets.

®   Refer to the “Risk management and control” section of the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

Classification

Internal UBS rating

Description

Moody’s Investors

Service

Standard & Poor’s

Fitch

 

USD million

%

 

USD million

%

  

0 and 1

Investment grade

Aaa

AAA

AAA

 

 210,209 

 44 

 

 212,964 

 44 

Low risk

2

 

Aa1 to Aa3

AA+ to AA–

AA+ to AA–

 

 130,270 

 27 

 

 147,027 

 30 

3

 

A1 to A3

A+ to A–

A+ to AA–

 

 56,410 

 12 

 

 50,213 

 10 

Medium risk

4

 

Baa1 to Baa2

BBB+ to BBB

BBB+ to BBB

 

 11,928 

 2 

 

 15,810 

 3 

5

 

Baa3

BBB–

BBB–

 

 5,073 

 1 

 

 5,201 

 1 

High risk

6

Sub-investment grade

Ba1

BB+

BB+

 

 1,412 

 0 

 

 1,575 

 0 

7

 

Ba2

BB

BB

 

 2,512 

 1 

 

 2,057 

 0 

8

 

Ba3

BB–

BB–

 

 10 

 0 

 

 49 

 0 

9

 

B1

B+

B+

 

 679 

 0 

 

 894 

 0 

Very high risk

10

 

B2

B

B

 

 715 

 0 

 

 1,002 

 0 

11

 

B3

B–

B–

 

 163 

 0 

 

 358 

 0 

12

 

Caa

CCC

CCC

 

 66 

 0 

 

 150 

 0 

13

 

Ca to C

CC to C

CC to C

 

 72 

 0 

 

 113 

 0 

Distressed

Default

Defaulted

D

D

D

 

 17 

 0 

 

 1 

 0 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 419,536 

 87 

 

 437,415 

 89 

Switzerland

  

  

  

  

  

 

 60,701 

 13 

 

 51,898 

 11 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 480,238 

 100 

 

 489,313 

 100 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

Classification

Internal UBS rating

Description

Moody’s Investors

Service

Standard & Poor’s

Fitch

 

CHF million

%

 

CHF million

%

  

0 and 1

Investment grade

Aaa

AAA

AAA

 

 206,648 

 44 

 

 207,595 

 44 

Low risk

2

 

Aa1 to Aa3

AA+ to AA–

AA+ to AA–

 

 128,095 

 27 

 

 143,320 

 30 

3

 

A1 to A3

A+ to A–

A+ to AA–

 

 55,464 

 12 

 

 48,947 

 10 

Medium risk

4

 

Baa1 to Baa2

BBB+ to BBB

BBB+ to BBB

 

 11,726 

 2 

 

 15,411 

 3 

5

 

Baa3

BBB–

BBB–

 

 4,988 

 1 

 

 5,070 

 1 

High risk

6

Sub-investment grade

Ba1

BB+

BB+

 

 1,389 

 0 

 

 1,536 

 0 

7

 

Ba2

BB

BB

 

 2,470 

 1 

 

 2,005 

 0 

8

 

Ba3

BB–

BB–

 

 10 

 0 

 

 48 

 0 

9

 

B1

B+

B+

 

 668 

 0 

 

 872 

 0 

Very high risk

10

 

B2

B

B

 

 703 

 0 

 

 976 

 0 

11

 

B3

B–

B–

 

 160 

 0 

 

 349 

 0 

12

 

Caa

CCC

CCC

 

 65 

 0 

 

 146 

 0 

13

 

Ca to C

CC to C

CC to C

 

 71 

 0 

 

 110 

 0 

Distressed

Default

Defaulted

D

D

D

 

 17 

 0 

 

 1 

 0 

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 412,472 

 87 

 

 426,387 

 89 

Switzerland

  

  

  

  

  

 

 59,712 

 13 

 

 50,590 

 11 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 472,184 

 100 

 

 476,977 

 100 

 

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Note 20  Structured debt instruments

 

The table below provides a breakdown of financial liabilities designated at fair value that are considered structured debt instruments.

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Fixed-rate bonds with structured features

 

 3,510 

 2,949 

 

 3,451 

 2,875 

Structured debt instruments issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-linked

 

 34,528 

 35,073 

 

 33,949 

 34,189 

Rates-linked

 

 11,785 

 5,837 

 

 11,587 

 5,689 

Credit-linked

 

 2,331 

 1,685 

 

 2,292 

 1,642 

Commodities-linked1

 

 1,774 

 2,038 

 

 1,745 

 1,986 

FX-linked

 

 274 

 442 

 

 270 

 431 

Structured over-the-counter (OTC) debt instruments

 

 2,023 

 4,472 

 

 1,989 

 4,359 

Total financial liabilities designated at fair value

 

 56,226 

 52,495 

 

 55,283 

 51,171 

1 Includes precious metals-linked debt instruments issued.

 

In addition to Financial liabilities designated at fair value, certain structured debt instruments were reported within the balance sheet lines Due to banks, Due to customers and Bonds issued. These instruments were bifurcated for measurement purposes. As of 31 December 2018, the total carrying value of the host instruments was USD 4,465 million (CHF 4,390 million) (31 December 2017: USD 4,034 million (CHF 3,932 million)) and the total carrying value of the bifurcated embedded
derivatives was positive USD 76 million (CHF 75 million) (31 December 2017: positive USD 70 million (CHF 68 million)).

  

 

Note 21a  Share capital

 

UBS AG shares

As of 31 December 2018, UBS AG’s share capital of CHF 386 million (31 December 2017: CHF 386 million) consisted of fully paid up registered issued shares with a par value of CHF 0.10, which entitle the holder to one vote at the UBS AG shareholders’ meeting, if entered into the share register as having the right to vote, as well as a proportionate share of distributed dividends. UBS AG’s shares are not subject to any restrictions or limitations on their transferability.

As of 31 December 2018, shares issued by UBS AG totaled 3,858,408,466 shares (unchanged from 31 December 2017). The shares were all dividend bearing and held by UBS Group AG.

Additionally, as of 31 December 2018, 380,000,000 registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 each were available to be issued out of conditional capital (31 December 2017: 516,200,312 registered shares). During 2018, 136,200,312 conditional capital shares available upon the exercise of employee options were cancelled.

During 2018 and 2017, there were no new share issuances out of conditional capital.


Non-cash dividend

There was no non-cash dividend in 2018. With the transfer of shared services functions in Switzerland, UBS AG transferred its participation in a service center subsidiary to UBS Group AG in June 2017 by way of distribution of a dividend in kind, which resulted in a USD 256 million (CHF 250 million) reduction in the capital contribution reserve.

®   Refer to Note 2c for more information on the transfer of shared services functions

Non-distributable reserves

Non-distributable reserves consist of 50% of the share capital of UBS AG, amounting to USD 197 million (CHF 193 million) as of 31 December 2018 (USD 198 million / CHF 193 million as of 31 December 2017).

 

 

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Note 21b  Significant shareholders

The sole direct shareholder of UBS AG is UBS Group AG, which holds 100% of UBS AG shares. These shares are entitled to voting rights. Indirect shareholders of UBS AG included in the table below comprise direct shareholders of UBS Group AG (acting in their own name or in their capacity as nominees for other investors or beneficial owners) that were registered in the UBS Group AG share register with 3% or more of the share capital of UBS Group AG as of 31 December 2018 or as of 31 December 2017. The shares and share capital of UBS AG held by indirect shareholders, as shown in the table below, represent their relative holding of UBS Group AG shares. They do not have voting rights in UBS AG.

®   Refer to Note 23 of the UBS Group AG standalone financial statements in the UBS Group AG Annual Report 2018 for more information on significant shareholders of UBS Group AG

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD million, except where indicated

 

Share capital held

Shares held (%)

 

Share capital held

Shares held (%)

Significant direct shareholder of UBS AG

 

 

 

 

  

  

UBS Group AG

 

 393 

 100 

 

 396 

 100 

Significant indirect shareholders of UBS AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chase Nominees Ltd., London

  

 48 

 12 

  

 44 

 11 

DTC (Cede & Co.), New York1

  

 28 

 7 

  

 27 

 7 

Nortrust Nominees Ltd., London

 

 16 

 4 

 

 16 

 4 

1 DTC (Cede & Co.), New York, “The Depository Trust Company,” is a US securities clearing organization.

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF million, except where indicated

 

Share capital held

Shares held (%)

 

Share capital held

Shares held (%)

Significant direct shareholder of UBS AG

 

 

 

 

  

  

UBS Group AG

 

 386 

 100 

 

 386 

 100 

Significant indirect shareholders of UBS AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chase Nominees Ltd., London

  

 47 

 12 

  

 43 

 11 

DTC (Cede & Co.), New York1

  

 28 

 7 

  

 26 

 7 

Nortrust Nominees Ltd., London

 

 16 

 4 

 

 16 

 4 

1 DTC (Cede & Co.), New York, “The Depository Trust Company,” is a US securities clearing organization.

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Note 22  Swiss pension plan and non-Swiss defined benefit plans

 

a) Liabilities related to Swiss pension plan and non-Swiss defined benefit plans

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Provision for Swiss pension plan

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Net defined benefit liabilities for non-Swiss defined benefit plans1

 

 279 

 429 

 

 274 

 418 

Total provision for Swiss pension plan and net defined benefit liabilities for non-Swiss defined benefit plans

 

 279 

 429 

 

 274 

 418 

Bank accounts at UBS and UBS debt instruments held by Swiss pension fund

 

 18 

 15 

 

 18 

 15 

UBS derivative financial instruments held by Swiss pension fund

 

 5 

 5 

 

 5 

 5 

Total liabilities related to Swiss pension plan and non-Swiss defined benefit plans

 

 302 

 449 

 

 297 

 438 

1 As of 31 December 2018, USD 160 million (CHF 157 million) related to the UK defined benefit pension plan and USD 22 million (CHF 22 million) related to the UK post-employment medical insurance plan. As of 31 December 2017, USD 275 million (CHF 268 million) related to the UK defined benefit pension plan and USD 27 million (CHF 26 million) related to the UK post-employment medical insurance plan.  

 

 

 

 

b) Swiss pension plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

As of or for the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Pension plan surplus1

 

 637 

 806 

 

 626 

 786 

Economic benefit / (obligation) of UBS AG

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Change in economic benefit / (obligation) recognized in the income statement

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Employer contributions in the period recognized in the income statement

 

 48 

 92 

 

 47 

 90 

Performance awards-related employer contributions accrued

 

 10 

 13 

 

 10 

 12 

Total pension expense recognized in the income statement within Personnel expenses

 

 58 

 105 

 

 57 

 102 

1 The pension plan surplus is determined in accordance with FER 26 and consists of the reserve for the fluctuation in asset value. The surplus did not represent an economic benefit for UBS AG in accordance with FER 16 both as of 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017.

 

UBS AG has elected to apply FER 16 for its Swiss pension plan and IFRS (IAS 19) for its UK and other non-Swiss defined benefit plans. However, remeasurements of the defined benefit obligations for UK and other non-Swiss defined benefit plans are recognized in the income statement rather than directly in equity.

®   Refer to Note 2 for more information

®   Refer to Note 29 of the UBS AG consolidated financial statements in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information on non-Swiss defined benefit plans in accordance with IFRS


The Swiss pension plan had no employer contribution reserve as of both 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017.

  

 

 

Note 23  Share-based compensation

Expenses for awards under employee share, option, notional fund and deferred cash compensation plans granted to UBS AG employees are generally charged by UBS Group AG to UBS AG. Obligations related to other compensation vehicles, such as local awards, are held by the relevant employing and / or sponsoring subsidiaries, such as UBS AG.

®   Refer to Note 30 of the UBS AG consolidated financial statements in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

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Note 24  Related parties

Transactions with related parties are conducted at internally agreed transfer prices, at arm’s length or, with respect to loans, fixed advances and mortgages to non-independent members of the governing bodies in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms and conditions that are available to other employees, including interest rates and collateral, and neither involve more than the normal risk of collectability nor contain any other unfavorable features for the firm. Independent members of the governing bodies are granted loans and mortgages in the ordinary course of business at general market conditions.

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

USD million

 

Amounts due from

 

Amounts due to

 

Amounts due from

 

Amounts due to

Qualified shareholders1

 

 639 

 

 2,087 

 

 1,843 

 

 11,099 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 627 

 

 1,819 

 

 1,839 

 

 5,357 

of which: funding received from UBS Group AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 5,050 

Subsidiaries

 

 97,219 

 

 74,413 

 

 94,920 

 

 74,069 

of which: due from / to banks

 

 39,180 

 

 35,114 

 

 37,895 

 

 25,105 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 27,210 

 

 1,544 

 

 33,498 

 

 1,908 

of which: receivables / payables from securities financing transactions

 

 26,453 

 

 32,558 

 

 17,938 

 

 42,251 

Affiliated entities2

 

 570 

 

 42,793 

 

 433 

 

 29,245 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 474 

 

 125 

 

 315 

 

 25 

of which: funding received from UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

 

 

 

 41,782 

 

 

 

 28,422 

Members of governing bodies3

 

 34 

 

 

 

 42 

 

 

External auditors

 

 

 

 12 

 

 

 

 11 

Other related parties

 

 2 

 

 

 

 13 

 

 

1 The qualified shareholder of UBS AG is UBS Group AG.    2 Affiliated entities of UBS AG are all direct subsidiaries of UBS Group AG.    3 Members of governing bodies consist of members of the Board of Directors and Group Executive Board of UBS Group AG and members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board of UBS AG.

 

 

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

CHF million

 

Amounts due from

 

Amounts due to

 

Amounts due from

 

Amounts due to

Qualified shareholders1

 

 628 

 

 2,052 

 

 1,797 

 

 10,819 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 616 

 

 1,788 

 

 1,793 

 

 5,222 

of which: funding received from UBS Group AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4,923 

Subsidiaries

 

 95,588 

 

 73,166 

 

 92,527 

 

 72,202 

of which: due from / to banks

 

 38,523 

 

 34,525 

 

 36,940 

 

 24,472 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 26,754 

 

 1,518 

 

 32,654 

 

 1,860 

of which: receivables / payables from securities financing transactions

 

 26,010 

 

 32,012 

 

 17,486 

 

 41,186 

Affiliated entities2

 

 560 

 

 42,076 

 

 422 

 

 28,508 

of which: due from / to customers

 

 466 

 

 123 

 

 307 

 

 24 

of which: funding received from UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG

 

 

 

 41,081 

 

 

 

 27,706 

Members of governing bodies3

 

 34 

 

 

 

 41 

 

 

External auditors

 

 

 

 12 

 

 

 

 10 

Other related parties

 

 2 

 

 

 

 13 

 

 

1 The qualified shareholder of UBS AG is UBS Group AG.    2 Affiliated entities of UBS AG are all direct subsidiaries of UBS Group AG.    3 Members of governing bodies consist of members of the Board of Directors and Group Executive Board of UBS Group AG and members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board of UBS AG.   

 

As of 31 December 2018, off-balance sheet positions related to subsidiaries amounted to USD 13.3 billion (CHF 13.0 billion) (31 December 2017: USD 21.6 billion (CHF 21.1 billion)), of which USD 7.5 billion (CHF 7.4 billion) were guarantees to third parties (31 December 2017: USD 14.4 billion (CHF 14.0 billion)) and USD 3.3 billion (CHF 3.2 billion) were loan commitments (31 December 2017: USD 5.7 billion (CHF 5.6 billion)).

 

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Note 25  Fiduciary transactions

 

 

USD million

 

CHF million

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Fiduciary deposits

 

 145 

 211 

 

 143 

 205 

of which: placed with third-party banks

 

 145 

 211 

 

 143 

 205 

of which: placed with subsidiaries and affiliated entities

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Total fiduciary transactions

 

 145 

 211 

 

 143 

 205 

 

 

Fiduciary transactions encompass transactions entered into or granted by UBS AG that result in holding or placing assets on behalf of individuals, trusts, defined benefit plans and other institutions. Unless the recognition criteria for the assets are satisfied, these assets and the related income are excluded from UBS AG’s balance sheet and income statement but disclosed in this Note as off-balance sheet fiduciary transactions. Client deposits that are initially placed as fiduciary transactions with UBS AG may be recognized on UBS AG’s balance sheet in situations in which the deposit is subsequently placed within UBS AG. In such cases, these deposits are not reported in the table above.

 

Note 26a  Invested assets and net new money1

 

 

USD billion

 

CHF billion

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Fund assets managed

 

 25 

 23 

 

 25 

 23 

Discretionary assets

 

 184 

 203 

 

 180 

 198 

Other invested assets

 

 379 

 420 

 

 373 

 409 

Total invested assets

 

 588 

 646 

 

 578 

 630 

of which: double counts

 

 6 

 5 

 

 6 

 5 

Net new money

 

 9 

 47 

 

 9 

 46 

1 The US dollar amounts disclosed in Notes 26a and 26b have been recalculated on a retrospective basis, as if the conversion to the new US dollar presentation currency had occurred on 1 January 2017.

 

Note 26b  Development of invested assets1

 

 

USD billion

 

CHF billion

 

 

For the year ended

 

For the year ended

 

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

Total invested assets at the beginning of the year2

 

 646 

 500 

 

 630 

 509 

Net new money

 

 9 

 47 

 

 9 

 46 

Market movements3

 

 (51) 

 87 

 

 (50) 

 84 

Foreign currency translation

 

 (7) 

 13 

 

 (1) 

 (9) 

Other effects

 

 (10) 

 (1) 

 

 (10) 

 (1) 

of which: acquisitions / (divestments)

 

 0 

 0 

 

 0 

 0 

Total invested assets at the end of the year2

 

 588 

 646 

 

 578 

 630 

1 The US dollar amounts disclosed in Notes 26a and 26b have been recalculated on a retrospective basis, as if the conversion to the new US dollar presentation currency had occurred on 1 January 2017.    2 Includes double counts.    3 Includes interest and dividend income.

®   Refer to Note 36 of the UBS AG consolidated financial statements in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 for more information

 

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Note 27  Events after the reporting period

Merger of UBS Limited into UBS Europe SE

On 1 March 2019, the previously announced combined UK business transfer and cross-border merger of UBS Limited into UBS Europe SE was formally concluded. As a result of this transaction the impairment loss of the investment in UBS Limited for the year 2018 was reduced by USD 0.2 billion (CHF 0.2 billion). As the transaction was substantially completed in 2018, the effect of the transaction was recognized in the UBS AG standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.


Provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters

Provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters reflect the effects of adjusting events after the balance sheet date of USD 340 million (CHF 334 million).

®   Refer to Note 21 of the UBS AG consolidated financial statements in the UBS Group AG and UBS AG Annual Report 2018 and to Note 12b of this report for more information

 

 

 

  

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29 


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31 


UBS AG standalone financial statements (audited)

 

32


 

  

33 


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regulatory information


 

UBS AG standalone regulatory information

Key metrics

The table below is based on BCBS Basel III phase-in rules. During the fourth quarter of 2018, CET1 capital remained largely stable. RWA increased USD 4.8 billion to USD 292.9 billion, mainly reflecting a USD 7.2 billion increase in market risk RWA due to higher average regulatory and stressed value-at-risk levels, partly offset by a USD 3.0 billion decrease in operational risk RWA after the recalibration of the advanced measurement approach model used for calculation of operational risk capital.

Leverage ratio exposure decreased by USD 19 billion to USD 601 billion, mainly due to on-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivative exposures and SFT).

Effective from 31 December 2018, UBS opted to phase in the effects from IFRS 9 expected credit loss (ECL) on CET1 capital, if any, over a five-year transitional period. This conclusion did not have an effect on our CET1 capital as of 31 December 2018.

 

 

KM1: Key metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD million, except where indicated

 

 

 

31.12.18

30.9.18

 

30.6.18

 

31.3.18

 

31.12.17

Available capital (amounts)1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Common equity tier 1 (CET1)

 

 49,411 

 49,810 

 

 49,583 

 

 49,833 

 

 49,625 

1a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model

 

 49,411 

 49,810 

 

 49,583 

 

 49,833 

 

 

2

Tier 1

 

 59,595 

 59,341 

 

 59,161 

 

 59,537 

 

 54,600 

2a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model Tier 1

 

 59,595 

 59,341 

 

 59,161 

 

 59,537 

 

 

3

Total capital

 

 66,295 

 66,005 

 

 66,258 

 

 68,329 

 

 63,471 

3a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model total capital

 

 66,295 

 66,005 

 

 66,258 

 

 68,329 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets (amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Total risk-weighted assets (RWA)

 

 292,888 

 288,045 

 

 286,457 

 

 302,296 

 

 284,7071

4a

Total risk-weighted assets (pre-floor)

 

 292,888 

 288,045 

 

 286,457 

 

 302,296 

 

 284,707 

Risk-based capital ratios as a percentage of RWA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Common equity tier 1 ratio (%)

 

 16.87 

 17.29 

 

 17.31 

 

 16.48 

 

 17.43 

5a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model Common Equity Tier 1 (%)

 

 16.87 

 17.29 

 

 17.31 

 

 16.48 

 

 

6

Tier 1 ratio (%)

 

 20.35 

 20.60 

 

 20.65 

 

 19.69 

 

 19.18 

6a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model Tier 1 ratio (%)

 

 20.35 

 20.60 

 

 20.65 

 

 19.69 

 

 

7

Total capital ratio (%)

 

 22.63 

 22.91 

 

 23.13 

 

 22.60 

 

 22.29 

7a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model total capital ratio (%)

 

 22.63 

 22.91 

 

 23.13 

 

 22.60 

 

 

Additional CET1 buffer requirements as a percentage of RWA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Capital conservation buffer requirement (2.5% from 2019) (%)

 

 1.88 

 1.88 

 

 1.88 

 

 1.88 

 

 1.25 

9

Countercyclical buffer requirement (%)

 

 0.07 

 0.05 

 

 0.08 

 

 0.04 

 

 0.02 

9a

Additional countercyclical buffer for Swiss mortgage loans (%)

 

 0.00 

 0.00 

 

 0.00 

 

 0.00 

 

 0.00 

10

Bank G-SIB and/or D-SIB additional requirements (%)2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Total of bank CET1 specific buffer requirements (%)

 

 1.95 

 1.92 

 

 1.96 

 

 1.91 

 

 1.27 

12

CET1 available after meeting the bank’s minimum capital requirements (%)1

 

 12.37 

 12.79 

 

 12.81 

 

 11.98 

 

 12.93 

Basel III leverage ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Total Basel III leverage ratio exposure measure

 

 601,013 

 619,741 

 

 620,074 

 

 620,353 

 

 615,2381

14

Basel III leverage ratio (%)1

 

 9.92 

 9.58 

 

 9.54 

 

 9.60 

 

 8.87 

14a

Fully loaded ECL accounting model Basel III leverage ratio (%)1

 

 9.92 

 9.58 

 

 9.54 

 

 9.60 

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Total HQLA

 

76,456

81,214

 

83,473

 

89,631

 

87,800

16

Total net cash outflow

 

55,032

59,450

 

60,786

 

70,367

 

66,505

17

LCR ratio (%)

 

139

137

 

137

 

127

 

132

1 Based on BCBS Basel III phase-in rules.    2 Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information for UBS AG standalone is provided in the following pages in this section.

 

 

 

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UBS AG standalone regulatory information

Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information

UBS AG standalone is considered a systemically relevant bank (SRB) under Swiss banking law and is subject to capital regulations on a standalone basis. Under Swiss SRB regulations, article 125 “Reliefs for financial groups and individual institutions” of the Capital Adequacy Ordinance stipulates that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) may grant, under certain conditions, capital relief to individual institutions to ensure that an individual institution’s compliance with the capital requirements does not lead to a de facto overcapitalization of the group of which it is a part.

FINMA granted relief concerning the regulatory capital requirements of UBS AG on a standalone basis by means of decrees issued on 20 December 2013 and 20 October 2017, the latter effective as of 1 July 2017 and partly replacing the former.  

The FINMA decree issued in 2017 established the measure of total going concern capital for UBS AG. Common equity tier 1 (CET1) and high-trigger additional tier 1 capital instruments are eligible as going concern capital, and low-trigger tier 2 capital instruments remain eligible until the earlier of
(i) their maturity or the first call date or (ii) 31 December 2019.

Capital requirements based on risk-weighted assets (RWA) and leverage ratio denominator (LRD) are the same under both the phase-in and fully applied rules. The capital requirements based on RWA include a minimum CET1 capital requirement of 10% plus the effects from countercyclical buffers (CCBs), and a total going concern capital requirement of 14.3% plus the effects from CCBs. The capital requirements based on LRD include a minimum CET1 capital requirement of 3.5% and a total going concern leverage ratio requirement of 5.0%. For direct and indirect investments, including holding of regulatory capital instruments of UBS AG in subsidiaries that are active in banking and finance, the FINMA decree introduced a risk-weighting approach, with a phase-in period until 1 January 2028. Starting 1 July 2017, these investments have been risk-weighted at 200%. As of 1 January 2019, the risk weights will gradually be raised by 5 percentage points per year for Swiss-domiciled investments and by 20 percentage points per year for foreign-domiciled investments until the fully applied risk weights are 250% and 400%, respectively.

More information on this change is provided in “Section 2 UBS AG standalone” of the UBS Group AG and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups third quarter 2017 Pillar 3 report available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors

 

 

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Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information

 

 

Swiss SRB going concern requirements and information

As of 31.12.18

 

Swiss SRB, including transitional arrangements

 

Swiss SRB after transition

USD million, except where indicated

 

RWA

 

LRD

 

RWA

 

LRD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required going concern capital

 

in %1

 

 

in %1

 

 

in %

 

 

in %

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 10.07 

 29,497 

 

 3.50 

 21,035 

 

 10.07 

 38,630 

 

 3.50 

 21,035 

of which: minimum capital

 

 4.50 

 13,180 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

 

 4.50 

 17,261 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

of which: buffer capital

 

 5.50 

 16,109 

 

 2.00 

 12,020 

 

 5.50 

 21,097 

 

 2.00 

 12,020 

of which: countercyclical buffer2

 

 0.07 

 208 

 

 

 

 

 0.07 

 273 

 

 

 

Maximum additional tier 1 capital

 

 4.30 

 12,594 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

 

 4.30 

 16,494 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

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

 

 3.50 

 10,251 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

 

 3.50 

 13,425 

 

 1.50 

 9,015 

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

 

 0.80 

 2,343 

 

 

 

 

 0.80 

 3,069 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 14.373

 42,091 

 

 5.003

 30,051 

 

 14.373

 55,124 

 

 5.003

 30,051 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligible going concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 16.87 

 49,411 

 

 8.22 

 49,411 

 

 12.88 

 49,411 

 

 8.22 

 49,411 

High-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital4

 

 4.72 

 13,813 

 

 2.30 

 13,813 

 

 2.03 

 7,805 

 

 1.30 

 7,805 

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

 

 2.66 

 7,805 

 

 1.30 

 7,805 

 

 2.03 

 7,805 

 

 1.30 

 7,805 

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

 

 2.05 

 6,008 

 

 1.00 

 6,008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 21.59 

 63,225 

 

 10.52 

 63,225 

 

 14.92 

 57,217 

 

 9.52 

 57,217 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

 

 292,888 

 

 

 

 

 

 383,578 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 601,013 

 

 

 

 

 

 601,013 

1 By FINMA decree, requirements exceed those based on the transitional arrangements of the Swiss Capital Adequacy Ordinance, i.e., a total going concern capital ratio requirement of 12.86% plus the effect of countercyclical buffer (CCB) requirements of 0.07%, of which 9.46% plus the effect of CCB requirements of 0.07% must be satisfied with CET1 capital, and a total going concern leverage ratio requirement of 4%, of which 2.9% must be satisfied with CET1 capital.    2 Going concern capital ratio requirements as of 31 December 2018 include CCB requirements of 0.07%.    3 Includes applicable add-ons of 1.44% for RWA and 0.5% for LRD.    4 Includes outstanding low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital instruments, which are available under the transitional rules of the Swiss SRB framework to meet the going concern requirements until the earlier of (i) their maturity or first call date or (ii) 31 December 2019. Outstanding low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital instruments are subject to amortization starting five years prior to their maturity.

 

 

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UBS AG standalone regulatory information

Swiss SRB going concern information

 

 

 

Swiss SRB, including transitional arrangements

 

Swiss SRB after transition

USD million, except where indicated

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

 

31.12.18

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Going concern capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

 49,411 

 

 49,625 

 

 49,411 

 49,424 

High-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 7,805 

 

 3,761 

 

 7,805 

 3,761 

Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital

 

 7,805 

 

 3,761 

 

 7,805 

 3,761 

Total tier 1 capital

 

 57,217 

 

 53,386 

 

 57,217 

 53,185 

Low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital1

 

 6,008 

 

 8,077 

 

 

 

Total tier 2 capital

 

 6,008 

 

 8,077 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital

 

 63,225 

 

 61,464 

 

 57,217 

 53,185 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

 292,888 

 

 284,707 

 

 383,578 

 374,811 

of which: direct and indirect investments in Swiss-domiciled subsidiaries2

 

 31,711 

 

 29,335 

 

 39,639 

 36,668 

of which: direct and indirect investments in foreign-domiciled subsidiaries2

 

 82,762 

 

 82,771 

 

 165,525 

 165,542 

Leverage ratio denominator

 

 601,013 

 

 615,238 

 

 601,013 

 615,037 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total going concern capital ratio

 

 21.6 

 

 21.6 

 

 14.9 

 14.2 

of which: CET1 capital ratio

 

 16.9 

 

 17.4 

 

 12.9 

 13.2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total going concern leverage ratio

 

 10.5 

 

 10.0 

 

 9.5 

 8.6 

of which: CET1 leverage ratio

 

 8.2 

 

 8.1 

 

 8.2 

 8.0 

1 Outstanding low-trigger loss-absorbing tier 2 capital instruments qualify as going concern capital until the earlier of (i) their maturity or first call date or (ii) 31 December 2019, and are subject to amortization starting five years prior to their maturity.    2 Carrying value for direct and indirect investments including holding of regulatory capital instruments in Swiss-domiciled subsidiaries (31 December 2018: USD 15,856 million; 31 December 2017: USD 14,668 million), and for direct and indirect investments including holding of regulatory capital instruments in foreign-domiciled subsidiaries (31 December 2018: USD 41,381 million; 31 December 2017: USD 41,386 million), is currently risk weighted at 200%. Risk weights are gradually increased by 5% per year for Swiss-domiciled investments and 20% per year for foreign-domiciled investments starting 1 January 2019 until the fully applied risk weights of 250% and 400%, respectively, are applied.

 

Reconciliation of Swiss banking law equity to Swiss SRB common equity tier 1 capital

USD billion

31.12.18

31.12.17

Equity – Swiss banking law1

 51.1 

 51.2 

Deferred tax assets

 0.5 

 0.6 

Valuation differences for investments in subsidiaries

 1.6 

 1.8 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 0.0 

 (0.4) 

Accruals for proposed dividends to shareholders

 (3.3) 

 (3.1) 

Other

 (0.5) 

 (0.4) 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 49.4 

 49.6 2

1 Equity under Swiss banking law is adjusted to derive equity in accordance with IFRS and then further adjusted to derive common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital in accordance with Swiss SRB requirements.    2 Based on Swiss SRB requirements, including transitional arrangements.

 

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Leverage ratio information

 

 

Swiss SRB leverage ratio denominator

 

 

LRD (fully applied)

 

LRD (phase-in)

USD billion

 

31.12.18

 

31.12.17

 

31.12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage ratio denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swiss GAAP total assets

 

 480.0 

 

 489.3 

 

 489.3 

Difference between Swiss GAAP and IFRS total assets

 

 118.6 

 

 115.5 

 

 115.5 

Less: derivative exposures and SFTs1

 

 (236.7) 

 

 (221.6) 

 

 (221.6) 

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

 

 361.9 

 

 383.2 

 

 383.2 

Derivative exposures

 

 99.3 

 

 97.0 

 

 97.0 

Securities financing transactions

 

 114.2 

 

 104.4 

 

 104.4 

Off-balance sheet items

 

 26.1 

 

 32.4 

 

 32.4 

Items deducted from Swiss SRB tier 1 capital

 

 (0.5) 

 

 (2.0) 

 

 (1.8) 

Total exposures (leverage ratio denominator)

 

 601.0 

 

 615.0 

 

 615.2 

1 Consists of derivative financial instruments, cash collateral receivables on derivative instruments, receivables from securities financing transactions, and margin loans as well as prime brokerage receivables and financial assets at fair value not held for trading, both related to securities financing transactions, in accordance with the regulatory scope of consolidation, which are presented separately under Derivative exposures and Securities financing transactions in this table.

 

 

 

 

BCBS Basel III leverage ratio (phase-in)

USD million, except where indicated

 

31.12.18

30.9.18

30.6.18

31.3.18

31.12.17

Total tier 1 capital

 

 59,595 

 59,341 

 59,161 

 59,537 

 54,600 

Total exposures (leverage ratio denominator)

 

 601,013 

 619,741 

 620,074 

 620,353 

 615,238 

BCBS Basel III leverage ratio (%)

 

 9.9 

 9.6 

 9.5 

 9.6 

 8.9 

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio

 

UBS AG is required to maintain a minimum liquidity coverage ratio of 105% as communicated by FINMA.

 

 

Liquidity coverage ratio

 

 

Weighted value1

USD billion, except where indicated

 

Average 4Q182

Average 4Q172

High-quality liquid assets

 

 76 

 88 

Total net cash outflows

 

 55 

 67 

of which: cash outflows

 

 169 

 191 

of which: cash inflows

 

 114 

 124 

Liquidity coverage ratio (%)

 

 139 

 132 

1 Calculated after the application of haircuts and inflow and outflow rates.    2 Calculated based on an average of 64 data points in the fourth quarter of 2018 and 63 data points in the fourth quarter of 2017.

  

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Notice to investors | This document and the information contained herein are provided solely for information purposes, and are not to be construed as solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments in Switzerland, the United States or any other jurisdiction. No investment decision relating to securities of or relating to UBS Group AG, UBS AG or their affiliates should be made on the basis of this document. Refer to UBS’s Annual Report 2018 for additional information. This report is available at www.ubs.com/investors

 

Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Starting in 2018, percentages, percent changes, and adjusted results are calculated on the basis of unrounded figures. Information on absolute changes between reporting periods, which is provided in text and that can be derived from figures displayed in the tables, is calculated on a rounded basis.

 

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UBS Group AG

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Zurich, 15 March 2019

 

 

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in each of the following registration statements of UBS Group AG, UBS AG and their affiliates:

 

(1)  on Form F-3 (Registration Number 333-225551), and each related prospectus currently outstanding under such registration statement,

(2)  on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers 333-200634; 333-200635; 333-200641; 333-200665; 333-215254; 333-215255; and 333-228653), and each related prospectus currently outstanding under any of the aforementioned registration statements,

(3)  the base prospectus of Corporate Asset Backed Corporation (CABCO) dated 23 June 2004 (Registration Number 333-111572),

(4)  the Form 8-K of CABCO dated 23 June 2004 (SEC File Number 001-13444), and

(5)  the Prospectus Supplements relating to the CABCO Series 2004-101 Trust dated 10 May 2004 (Registration Number 033-91744) and 17 May 2004 (Registration Number 033-91744-05),           

 

of our report dated 14 March 2019, with respect to the standalone financial statements of UBS AG for the year ended 31 December 2018 included in this Report of Foreign Private Issuer (Form 6-K) dated March 15, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Ernst & Young Ltd

 

                                                                                     

             

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marie-Laure Delarue

Marie-Laure Delarue

Licensed Audit Expert

/s/ Ira S. Fitlin

Ira S. Fitlin

Certified Public Accountant (U.S.)

 

 

 

  

 


 

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

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UBS Group AG

 

 

 

By: _/s/ Todd Tuckner___________ 

      Name: Todd Tuckner

      Title: Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ David Kelly _____________

Name:  David Kelly

Title:    Managing Director

 

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

 

By: _/s/ Todd Tuckner___________ 

      Name: Todd Tuckner

      Title: Group Controller and

            Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

By: _/s/ David Kelly _____________

Name:  David Kelly

Title:    Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  March 15, 2019