UBS's third-quarter 2012 results UBS's third-quarter 2012 results
Zurich/Basel | 30 Oct 2012, 06:45 | Price Sensitive Information | Quarterly Results
UBS third-quarter adjusted pre-tax profit CHF 1.4 billion¹; improved profits in all business divisions; wealth management businesses attracted net new money of CHF 12 billion; capital ratios strengthened further with phase-in Basel III CET1 ratio² up to 13.6%; Basel III CET1 fully applied ratio² up to 9.3%
UBS delivered a solid third-quarter performance underscoring the strength and resilience of its businesses. UBS continued to successfully build its industry-leading capital ratios well ahead of schedule. UBS maintained its strong liquidity and funding positions and reduced risk-weighted assets further. From this position of strength, UBS today announced a focused and decisive acceleration of its strategy.
On an adjusted basis, all of UBS's businesses achieved increased profitability in the third quarter, with Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas and Retail & Corporate recording their highest levels of profitability so far this year. On a reported basis, Wealth Management's pre-tax profit rose 20% to CHF 600 million. Wealth Management Americas' year-to-date pre-tax profit is already a full-year record, and it delivered a third consecutive record quarterly pre-tax profit, up 9% to USD 230 million. Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit rose 3% to CHF 409 million with very strong net new business volume growth.
Our clients' actions illustrate their confidence in the firm and its future. UBS achieved its highest third-quarter net new money inflows in its wealth management businesses in five years. Combined inflows in our wealth management businesses were more than CHF 12 billion. Wealth Management attracted inflows of CHF 7.7 billion and Wealth Management Americas achieved inflows of USD 4.8 billion driven by inflows from our existing advisor force.
UBS is the best capitalized bank in its peer group and has strong liquidity and funding positions. UBS again strengthened its capital ratios and, with a fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio of 9.3%², is already very close to the Swiss minimum regulatory requirement for 2019 of 10%. UBS continued to execute its non-dilutive capital-building plan in the third quarter with the successful issuance of a further USD 2 billion of Basel III-compliant, low-trigger, loss-absorbing capital.
Basel 2.5 tier 1 ratio increased to 20.2% from 19.2%
Phase-in Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio² increased to 13.6% from 13.1%
Fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 ratio² increased to 9.3% from 8.8%
Fully applied Basel III RWAs down CHF 4 billion to around CHF 301 billion; Investment Bank Basel III RWAs down CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion; reductions in the Legacy Portfolio
Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio over 100%
Today, we announced our plans to accelerate the execution of our strategy, exiting or streamlining certain businesses within the Investment Bank. As a result, in the third quarter we recognized impairment losses of CHF 3.1 billion related to goodwill and other non-financial assets associated with the Investment Bank that were charged to our pre-tax income. This has no impact on any of our regulatory capital ratios.
These impairment losses, together with an own credit charge of CHF 863 million due to significant tightening in our credit spreads over the quarter, led to a pre-tax loss of CHF 2.5 billion for the third quarter.
Adjusted Group operating income¹ increased to CHF 7.2 billion
Invested assets CHF 2,242 billion, up CHF 79 billion
Wealth Management pre-tax profit up 20% to CHF 600 million; net new money CHF 7.7 billion; positive in all regions with strong inflows from Asia Pacific, emerging markets and ultra high net worth clients globally. Highest third-quarter net new money for five years; annualized net new money growth rate remained within target range at 3.9%; cost/income ratio improved to 66.5%, within target range, from 71.1%
Wealth Management Americas delivered a third consecutive quarterly pre-tax profit record, up 9% to USD 230 million. Year-to-date pre-tax profit already a full-year record; net new money up to USD 4.8 billion driven by same-store advisor inflows; advisor attrition rates remain low; executed strongly against all its target ranges; annualized net new money growth rate up 50 basis points to 2.4%; cost/income ratio improved to 86.1% from 86.6%; gross margin on invested assets up 1 basis point to 80 basis points
Investment Bank adjusted¹ pre-tax profit CHF 178 million; Basel III RWAs reduced by CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion. Revenues increased across all business areas. In IBD, significant market share improvement in Advisory and Debt Capital Markets; Advisory participated in two of the top six deals globally; Equity Capital Markets participated in six of the top eight deals globally and significantly increased market share and rank; good performance in Equities; solid FICC result; strong revenue growth in FX e-trading
Global Asset Management performance fees more than doubled driven by Alternative and Quantitative Investments business; pre-tax profit increased 5% to CHF 124 million; gross margin within performance target range
Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit up 3% to CHF 409 million; very strong net new business volume growth with CHF 7 billion increase in client deposits; executed strongly against all its target ranges; net interest margin 159 basis points; significantly increased annualized net new business volume growth up to 7.2% from 3.3% in the previous quarter; cost/income ratio improved to 55.3% from 56.1%
Zurich/Basel, 30 October 2012 – Commenting on UBS’s third-quarter results, Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti said, "All of our businesses delivered improved profitability in the third quarter as we continued to execute our strategy, well ahead of schedule. From this position of strength we are now able to take further decisive action to transform the firm and position it for future success."
Third-quarter net loss attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF 2.2 billion
Third-quarter net loss attributable to UBS shareholders was CHF 2.2 billion, compared with a profit of CHF 425 million in the second quarter. The pre-tax loss was CHF 2.5 billion, compared with a profit of CHF 951 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to the aforementioned impairment losses, as well as an own credit loss of CHF 863 million compared with a gain of CHF 239 million in the prior quarter. Adjusted for the impairment losses, the own credit loss, as well as restructuring provision releases of CHF 22 million, we recorded a pre-tax profit of CHF 1.4 billion in the third quarter of 2012. In the third quarter, significant increases were seen in net interest and trading revenues excluding own credit, as well as net fee and commission income and other income, partly offset by higher operating expenses. We recorded a tax benefit of CHF 345 million, compared with an expense of CHF 253 million in the prior quarter. Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests decreased from CHF 273 million to CHF 1 million, as the prior quarter reflected dividends on preferred securities.
Wealth Management pre-tax profit was CHF 600 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with CHF 502 million in the previous quarter. Total operating income increased by CHF 55 million to CHF 1,789 million from CHF 1,734 million, mainly reflecting a rise in recurring fees on higher invested assets. Operating expenses decreased to CHF 1,189 million from CHF 1,232 million. The gross margin on invested assets was unchanged at 89 basis points and remained below our target range of 95 to 105 basis points as the 3% increase in income was offset by a 3% increase in the average asset base. Net new money was CHF 7.7 billion compared with CHF 9.5 billion in the previous quarter. Each region reported positive net new money flows. The annualized net new money growth rate was 3.9% compared with 4.9% in the previous quarter. Invested assets rose during the quarter by CHF 33 billion to CHF 816 billion.
Wealth Management Americas pre-tax profit in the third quarter of 2012 was USD 230 million compared with USD 211 million in the prior quarter. Operating income was USD 1,631 million, an increase of USD 44 million from USD 1,587 million, mostly due to higher transaction-based revenue, partly offset by lower net interest income and lower net trading income. Total operating expenses increased by USD 27 million to USD 1,402 million, primarily due to a 2% increase in personnel expenses. Net new money totaled USD 4.8 billion compared with USD 3.8 billion. The annualized net new money growth rate for the third quarter improved to 2.4% from 1.9% in the prior quarter. The gross margin on invested assets increased 1 basis point to 80 basis points.
The Investment Bank recorded a pre-tax loss of CHF 2,870 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with a pre-tax loss of CHF 130 million in the second quarter of 2012, mainly reflecting impairment losses of CHF 3,064 million on goodwill and other non-financial assets in connection with the goodwill impairment test recently performed with respect to the Investment Bank. On an adjusted¹ basis, pre-tax profit was CHF 178 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with an adjusted pre-tax loss of CHF 178 million in the second quarter of 2012, mainly as the second quarter included a loss of CHF 349 million related to the Facebook initial public offering. Revenues improved in all business areas. Pro-forma Basel III RWA² measured on a fully applied basis declined by CHF 8 billion to CHF 162 billion. Total operating income improved 31% to CHF 2,277 million from CHF 1,736 million in the prior quarter. Total adjusted operating expenses¹ increased 10% to CHF 2,099 million from CHF 1,915 million. In the investment banking division, total revenues increased by 3% to CHF 383 million from CHF 372 million. Equities revenues increased to CHF 783 million from CHF 247 million. Fixed income, currencies and commodities revenues of CHF 1,107 million were broadly flat compared with CHF 1,099 million in the second quarter.
Global Asset Management pre-tax profit in the third quarter of 2012 was CHF 124 million compared with CHF 118 million in the second quarter, as higher performance fees in alternative and quantitative investments more than offset higher expenses. Total operating income was CHF 468 million compared with CHF 446 million in the second quarter. Total operating expenses were CHF 344 million compared with CHF 328 million in the previous quarter. The annualized net new money growth rate was positive 1.2% compared with negative 2.5% in the second quarter. Excluding money market flows, net new money inflows from third parties remained positive at CHF 0.3 billion but lower than the second quarter net inflows of CHF 3.4 billion, as net inflows, notably from sovereign clients, were largely offset by net outflows, particularly in the Americas. Excluding money market flows, net new money outflows from clients of UBS’s wealth management businesses were lower at CHF 1.0 billion compared with CHF 2.2 billion. Net outflows in the third quarter were mainly from equities and multi-asset strategies. Total net new money excluding money market flows was negative CHF 0.7 billion in the third quarter. The total gross margin was 32 basis points, in line with the second quarter and within our target range of 32 to 38 basis points.
Retail & Corporate pre-tax profit was CHF 409 million compared with CHF 399 million in the previous quarter, reflecting higher operating income and lower operating expenses. Both our retail and corporate businesses continued to record strong net new business volume growth. Strong growth in deposit volumes was more than offset by margin pressure due to historically low interest rates. Total operating income increased by CHF 5 million to CHF 932 million from CHF 927 million in the prior quarter. Operating expenses decreased to CHF 523 million from CHF 527 million in the previous quarter, mainly due to a credit related to the seasonal effect of vacation accruals. Annualized net new business volume growth was 7.2% compared with 3.3% in the previous quarter. Both our retail and corporate businesses recorded strong net inflows, resulting from high net new client assets and to a lesser extent net new loan inflows.
Corporate Center – Core Functions pre-tax result in the third quarter was a loss of CHF 936 million compared with a loss of CHF 19 million in the previous quarter. The third quarter included an own credit loss of CHF 863 million compared with a gain of CHF 239 million in the prior quarter. Treasury income remaining in Corporate Center - Core Functions after allocations to the business divisions was positive CHF 125 million compared with negative CHF 64 million in the prior quarter.
The Legacy Portfolio pre-tax result was a loss of CHF 62 million compared with a loss of CHF 119 million in the previous quarter. This was primarily due to an increase in the value of our option to acquire the SNB StabFund’s equity, partly offset by higher credit loss expenses as well as higher charges for provisions for litigation, regulatory and similar matters.
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