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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: April 28, 2020
UBS Group AG
Commission File Number: 1-36764
UBS AG
Commission File Number: 1-15060
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants file or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20‑F or Form 40-F.
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This Form 6-K consists of the Basel III Pillar 3 UBS Group AG First Quarter 2020 Report, which appears immediately following this page.
31 March 2020 Pillar 3 report
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Introduction and basis for preparation
Terms used in this report, unless the context requires otherwise
Scope of Basel III Pillar 3 disclosures
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III capital adequacy framework consists of three complementary pillars. Pillar 1 provides a framework for measuring minimum capital requirements for the credit, market, operational and non-counterparty-related risks faced by banks. Pillar 2 addresses the principles of the supervisory review process, emphasizing the need for a qualitative approach to supervising banks. Pillar 3 requires banks to publish a range of disclosures, mainly covering risk, capital, leverage, liquidity and remuneration.
This report provides Pillar 3 disclosures for UBS Group and prudential key figures and regulatory information for UBS AG standalone, UBS Switzerland AG standalone, UBS Europe SE consolidated and UBS Americas Holding LLC consolidated in the respective sections under “Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups.”
As UBS is considered a systemically relevant bank (an SRB) under Swiss banking law, UBS Group AG and UBS AG are required to comply with regulations based on the Basel III framework as applicable to Swiss SRBs on a consolidated basis. Capital and other regulatory information as of 31 March 2020 for UBS Group AG consolidated is provided in the “Capital management” section of our first quarter report and for UBS AG consolidated in the “Capital management” section of the UBS AG first quarter 2020 report, available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors.
Local regulators may also require the publication of Pillar 3 information at a subsidiary or sub-group level. Where applicable, these local disclosures are provided under “Holding company and significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups” at www.ubs.com/investors.
Significant BCBS and FINMA capital adequacy, liquidity and funding, and related disclosure requirements
This Pillar 3 report has been prepared in accordance with Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Pillar 3 disclosure requirements (FINMA Circular 2016/1, “Disclosure – banks”) as revised on 31 October 2019, the underlying BCBS guidance “Revised Pillar 3 disclosure requirements” issued in January 2015, the “Frequently asked questions on the revised Pillar 3 disclosure requirements” issued in August 2016, the “Pillar 3 disclosure requirements – consolidated and enhanced framework” issued in March 2017 and the subsequent “Technical Amendment – Pillar 3 disclosure requirements – regulatory treatment of accounting provisions” issued in August 2018.
COVID-19 temporary regulatory measures
The Swiss Federal Council has established a loan guarantee scheme of up to CHF 40 billion, increased from the initially announced amount of up to CHF 20 billion, to support small and medium-sized Swiss companies suffering from substantial reductions in revenue due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Affected companies can apply through their banks for emergency loans amounting to a maximum of 10% of their annual turnover, with a ceiling of CHF 20 million. Loans up to CHF 0.5 million are 100% guaranteed by the Swiss government and carry a 0% interest rate. Loans of between CHF 0.5 million and CHF 20 million are 85% government-guaranteed; for these loans the portion that is guaranteed by the government carries a 0.5% interest rate and banks are free to determine the interest rate for the remaining portion.
To support the lending capacity of banks, the Swiss Federal Council has deactivated the countercyclical buffer on residential real estate loans at the request of the Swiss National Bank (the SNB) and several other countries similarly reduced their countercyclical buffers. This led to a reduction of 29 basis points of UBS’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital requirement, with no impact on UBS’s capital ratios.
Banks that have model-based market risk RWA calculations, such as UBS, are experiencing an increased number of backtesting exceptions driven by the higher volatility in the markets. These exceptions could ultimately result in higher bank-specific minimum capital requirements. FINMA has introduced a temporary exemption, freezing the number of backtesting exceptions from 1 February 2020 until 1 July 2020. As of 31 March 2020, we did not benefit from this measure, as the number of backtesting exceptions we experienced would not have led to an increase in market risk RWA.
In addition, FINMA has permitted banks to temporarily exclude central bank sight deposits from the leverage ratio denominator (LRD) for the purpose of calculating going concern ratios. This exemption applies until 1 July 2020 and may be extended. Applicable dividends or similar distributions approved by shareholders after 25 March 2020 reduce the relief by the LRD equivalent of the capital distribution.
As of 31 March 2020, these exclusions resulted in a temporary reduction of our LRD for going concern requirement purposes of USD 78 billion. Given our existing buffers to capital requirements and the temporary nature of this measure, this had no impact on our capacity to provide funding to our clients or the Swiss economy.
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Regulators in key jurisdictions outside of Switzerland have taken measures intended to encourage banks to take an accommodative stance when dealing with customers facing financial stress, and also to support liquidity in markets. These measures include temporary relaxation of capital buffer and Pillar 2 capital requirements, temporary modifications to the LRD and the establishment of special lending or financing facilities.
Furthermore, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the BCBS) has delayed the implementation deadline of Basel III rules by one year, to 1 January 2023. The accompanying transitional arrangement for the output floor has also been extended by one year, to 1 January 2028. These measures had no impact on UBS's capital position.
® Refer to the “UBS Group AG consolidated” section of this report for more information about the effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19
® Refer to the “UBS AG standalone” section of this report for more information about the effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19
® Refer to the “UBS Switzerland AG standalone” section of this report for more information about the effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19
Revised FINMA circular on credit risk
Effective 1 January 2020, we have adopted the standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR). SA-CCR is a comprehensive, non-modeled approach for measuring counterparty credit risk associated with over-the-counter derivatives, exchange-traded derivatives and long settlement transactions that replaces the current exposure method (CEM).
In addition, we have implemented the FINMA revisions to the capital treatment concerning UBS’s exposures to central counterparties, which mainly include a single approach for calculating capital requirements for exposures arising from UBS’s contributions to the mutualized default fund resources of a qualifying central counterparty (a QCCP), and the specific guidance regarding multi-level client structures where UBS clears its trades through intermediaries linked to a central counterparty.
We also adopted the capital requirements for investments in funds in the banking book detailed in FINMA Circular 2017/7 “Credit risk – banks” whereby investments in funds that are held in the banking book are consistently treated with one of the following three approaches, which vary in their degree of risk sensitivity and conservatism: the “look-through approach,” the “mandate-based approach” or the “fallback approach.”
Gone concern capital requirements for UBS AG standalone and UBS Switzerland AG
Effective 1 January 2020, UBS AG standalone is subject to the gone concern capital requirements for Switzerland-based intermediate parent banks of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) on a standalone basis, as stipulated in the revised Capital Adequacy Ordinance issued in November 2019. We have implemented the necessary disclosure in this report, as agreed with FINMA.
UBS Switzerland AG is subject to a lower gone concern requirement effective 1 January 2020, corresponding to 62% of the Group’s gone concern requirement (before applicable reductions) as outlined in the revised Capital Adequacy Ordinance.
Frequency and comparability of Pillar 3 disclosures
FINMA has specified the reporting frequency for each disclosure, as outlined in the table on pages 7 and 8 of our 31 December 2019 Pillar 3 report, available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors.
In line with the FINMA-specified disclosure frequency and requirements for disclosure with regard to comparative periods, we provide quantitative comparative information as of 31 December 2019 for disclosures required on a quarterly basis. Where specifically required by FINMA and/or the BCBS, we disclose comparative information for additional reporting dates.
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UBS Group
Key metrics of the first quarter of 2020
The KM1 and KM2 tables on the next page are based on Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III rules; however, they do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits for leverage ratio calculation granted by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in connection with COVID-19. The KM2 table includes a reference to the total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) term sheet, published by the Financial Stability Board (the FSB). The FSB provides this term sheet at www.fsb.org/2015/11/total-loss-absorbing-capacity-tlac-principles-and-term-sheet.
During the first quarter of 2020, our common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital increased by USD 1.1 billion to USD 36.7 billion, mainly as a result of operating profit before tax and compensation- and own shares-related capital components, partly offset by share repurchases under our share repurchase program, accruals for capital returns to shareholders, defined benefit plans, current tax expense and foreign currency translation effects.
® Refer to “UBS shares” in the “Capital management” section of our first quarter 2020 report for more information about the share repurchase program
® Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures, and to “Effects of the application of the temporary COVID-19-related FINMA exemption of central bank sight deposits” in the “Going and gone concern requirements and eligible capital“ section of this report for additional information
Tier 1 capital remained stable at USD 51.9
billion as the aforementioned CET1 increase was mostly offset by a net decrease
of USD 1.1 billion in additional tier 1 (AT1) instruments, which was primarily due to the call
of a USD 1.25 billion loss-absorbing AT1 instrument denominated in US
dollars. The TLAC
available as of 31 March 2020 included CET1 capital, additional
tier 1 and tier 2 capital instruments eligible under the TLAC
framework, and non-regulatory capital elements of TLAC. Under the Swiss
systemically relevant bank (SRB) framework, including transitional
arrangements, TLAC excludes 45% of the gross unrealized gains on debt
instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income for
accounting purposes, which for regulatory capital purposes is measured at the
lower of cost or market value. This amount was negligible as of 31 March
2020, but is included as available TLAC in the KM2 table in this section.
Our available TLAC increased by USD 4.1 billion to USD 93.7 billion, mainly reflecting new issuances of two external TLAC instruments amounting to USD 1.8 billion, an increase in the eligibility of two external TLAC instruments of USD 1.5 billion due to the removal of the 50% haircut in their last year of eligibility under the Swiss SRB framework (as a national discretion item), as well as interest rate risk hedge, foreign currency translation and other effects.
Risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by USD 27.0 billion to USD 286.3 billion, mainly due to increases in credit risk and market risk RWA from client-driven increases and higher market volatility. The leverage ratio exposure increased by USD 45 billion to USD 956 billion, reflecting increases in on-balance sheet exposures, derivative exposures and securities financing transactions (SFTs).
The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) increase was primarily driven by higher average high-quality liquid asset (HQLA) balances due to lower funding consumption by the business divisions and higher customer deposit balances in Global Wealth Management. In addition, average net cash outflows decreased, due to a reduction in secured financing transactions and increased average inflows from customer lending, which have been partially offset by increased average outflows from customer deposits.
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UBS Group
Our approach to measuring risk exposure and risk-weighted assets
Depending on the intended purpose, the measurement of risk exposure that we apply may differ. Exposures may be measured for financial accounting purposes under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), for deriving our regulatory capital requirements or for internal risk management and control purposes. Our Pillar 3 disclosures are generally based on measures of risk exposure used to derive the regulatory capital required under Pillar 1. Our risk-weighted assets (RWA) are calculated according to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III framework, as implemented by the Swiss Capital Adequacy Ordinance issued by the Swiss Federal Council and by the associated circulars issued by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
For information about the measurement of risk exposures and RWA, refer to pages 12–14 of our 31 December 2019 Pillar 3 report, available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors.
RWA development in the first quarter of 2020
The OV1 table on the next page provides an overview of our RWA and the related minimum capital requirements by risk type. The FINMA template includes rows that are currently not applicable to UBS and therefore have been left empty.
During the first quarter of 2020, RWA
increased by USD 27.0 billion to USD 286.3 billion, mainly reflecting
increases in credit
risk RWA of USD 9.0 billion, market risk RWA of USD 8.5 billion,
counterparty credit risk (CCR) RWA of USD 5.2 billion and credit valuation
adjustment RWA of USD 2 billion. Fund investment related RWA for the first
quarter of 2020 are newly calculated based on revised capital requirements,
reflecting an implementation impact of USD 0.6 billion.
Credit risk RWA under the standardized approach increased by USD 1.8 billion, mainly due to higher exposures in the Investment Bank. Standardized RWAs for counterparty credit risk increased by USD 2.6 billion, mainly in the Investment Bank and in Global Wealth Management, primarily driven by the revised methodology for the calculation of exposure at default on derivatives (SA-CCR) and due to increased trading volumes and market volatility during the period. Other CCR RWA increased by USD 1.2 billion, mainly driven by higher exposures in our agency lending business and margin loans. The increase in credit valuation adjustment RWA of USD 2 billion was primarily due to increased trading volumes and market volatility during the period, as well as the revised methodology for the calculation of exposure at default on derivatives (SA-CCR).
The flow tables for credit risk, counterparty credit risk and market risk RWA in the respective sections of this report provide further details regarding the movements in RWA in the first quarter of 2020. More information about capital management and RWA, including details regarding movements in RWA during the first quarter of 2020, is provided on pages 50–51 in the “Capital management” section of our first quarter 2020 report, available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors.
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Credit risk RWA development in the first quarter of 2020
Credit risk RWA under the advanced
internal ratings-based
(A-IRB) approach increased by USD 7.2 billion to USD 100.1 billion as
of 31 March 2020.
The RWA increase from asset size movements of USD 7.5 billion was predominantly due to client-driven increases in loans and unutilized credit facilities, primarily in our Investment Bank.
The CR8 table below provides a breakdown of the credit risk RWA movements in the first quarter of 2020 across movement categories defined by BCBS. These categories are described on page 50 of our 31 December 2019 Pillar 3 report, available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors.
Counterparty credit risk RWA development in the first quarter of 2020
Counterparty credit risk RWA under
the internal model method (IMM) increased by USD 0.3 billion to USD 20.6
billion during the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to increased business
activity in equity swaps and foreign currency trades in the Investment Bank’s
Global Markets business partially offset by a
decrease in RWA of USD 0.4 billion as a result of improved credit quality
of counterparties.
Counterparty credit risk RWA under value-at-risk (VaR) increased by USD 1.2 billion to USD 6.7 billion, mainly driven by higher prime brokerage receivables and increased volume of securities financing transactions in the Investment Bank and Group Functions.
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Market risk RWA development in the first quarter of 2020
The three main components that contribute to market risk RWA are value-at-risk (VaR), stressed value-at-risk (SVaR) and incremental risk charge (IRC). VaR and SVaR components include the RWA charge for risks-not-in-VaR.
The MR2 table below provides a breakdown of the market risk RWA under an internal models approach movement in the first quarter of 2020 across these components, according to the movement categories defined by the BCBS. These categories are described on page 81 of our 31 December 2019 Pillar 3 report, available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors.
Market risk RWA under an internal models approach increased by USD 8.5 billion to USD 14.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020, driven by higher average regulatory VaR and SVaR levels, mainly driven by the Investment Bank’s Global Markets business due to unprecedented and sharp market moves across asset classes. This was partially offset by a decrease related to the ongoing parameter update of the VaR model.
The VaR multiplier remained unchanged, at 3, compared with the fourth quarter of 2019.
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UBS Group
As of 1 January 2020, we have fully phased in the going and gone concern requirements according to the Swiss Capital Adequacy Ordinance (CAO) that includes the too-big-to-fail provisions applicable to Swiss SRBs, which became effective on 1 July 2016 and were subject to phasing in until 1 January 2020. The table below provides details of the Swiss systemically relevant bank (SRB) going and gone concern capital requirements as required by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA); however, it does not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits for going concern leverage ratio calculation granted by FINMA on 25 March 2020 in connection with COVID-19. The respective effect is presented on the next page. More information about capital management is provided on pages 43–53 in the “Capital management” section of our first quarter 2020 report, available under “Quarterly reporting” at www.ubs.com/investors.
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Application of the temporary COVID-19-related FINMA exemption of central bank sight deposits
In line with the FINMA exemption rules that apply until 1 July 2020 and may be extended, the eligible leverage ratio denominator (LRD) relief applicable to UBS is reduced by the going concern LRD equivalent of the capital distribution that UBS plans to make after 25 March 2020. The table below summarizes the effects on our Swiss SRB going concern capital requirements and information. The FINMA exemption rules have no effect on our Swiss SRB gone concern capital requirements and ratios.
Outside of this section of this report, for simplicity and due to the short-term nature of the FINMA exemption, we have chosen to present LRD excluding the temporary FINMA exemption.
The LRD after the aforementioned temporary FINMA exemption under BCBS rules is identical to the Swiss SRB number presented in the table below. The BCBS Basel III leverage ratio was 5.92% after considering the temporary FINMA exemption.
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UBS Group
Basel III leverage ratio
The Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision (BCBS) leverage ratio is calculated by dividing the period-end tier
1 capital by the period-end leverage ratio denominator (LRD), as summarized in
the table below. The LRD
presented below does not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption related
to the central bank sight deposit exclusion for leverage ratio calculation
granted by
the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) on 25 March 2020
in connection with COVID-19. The effects of the
temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 are presented in the “Going and gone concern requirements and eligible capital“ section of this report.
® Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures
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BCBS Basel III leverage ratio |
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USD million, except where indicated |
31.3.20 |
31.12.19 |
30.9.19 |
30.6.19 |
31.3.19 |
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Total tier 1 capital |
51,916 |
51,888 |
50,702 |
49,993 |
49,436 |
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BCBS total exposures (leverage ratio denominator) |
955,932 |
911,325 |
901,914 |
911,379 |
910,993 |
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BCBS Basel III leverage ratio (%) |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
The LRD consists of IFRS on-balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items. Derivative exposures are adjusted for a number of items, including replacement value and eligible cash variation margin netting, the current exposure method add-on and net notional amounts for written credit derivatives. The LRD also includes an additional charge for counterparty credit risk related to securities financing transactions (SFTs).
The table on the
next page shows the difference between total IFRS assets per IFRS consolidation
scope and the BCBS total on-balance sheet exposures. Those exposures are the
starting point for calculating the BCBS LRD, as shown in the LR2 table in this
section. The difference is due to the application of the regulatory scope of
consolidation for the purpose of the BCBS calculation. In addition, carrying amounts
for derivative financial instruments and SFTs are deducted from IFRS total
assets. They are measured
differently under BCBS leverage ratio rules and are therefore added back in
separate exposure line items in the LR2 table.
Difference between the Swiss SRB and BCBS leverage ratio
The LRD is the same under Swiss systemically relevant bank (SRB) and BCBS rules. However, there is a difference in the capital numerator between the two frameworks. Under BCBS rules only common equity tier 1 and additional tier 1 capital are included in the numerator. Under Swiss SRB rules we are required to meet going as well as gone concern leverage ratio requirements. Therefore, depending on the requirement, the numerator includes tier 1 capital instruments, tier 2 capital instruments and/or total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC)-eligible senior unsecured debt.
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The tables presented below and on the next page do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption related to the central bank sight deposit exclusion for the leverage ratio calculation granted by FINMA on 25 March 2020 in connection with COVID-19. The effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 are presented in the “Going and gone concern requirements and eligible capital“ section of this report.
® Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures
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UBS Group
During the first quarter of 2020, LRD increased by USD 45 billion to USD 956 billion. On-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivatives and SFTs) increased by USD 14 billion, mainly driven by higher cash and balances with central banks and an increase in lending, partly offset by reductions in trading assets. Derivative exposures increased by USD 18 billion, reflecting market-driven movements on equity and foreign exchange contracts as well as higher collateral placed with counterparties and exchanges. SFTs increased by USD 10 billion as a result of an increase in borrowing activities, collateral sourcing and cash reinvestment.
® Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures, and to “Application of the temporary COVID-19-related FINMA exemption of central bank sight deposits” in the “Going and gone concern requirements and eligible capital“ section of this report for additional information
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Liquidity coverage ratio
We monitor the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) in all significant currencies in order to manage any currency mismatch between high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) and the net expected cash outflows in times of stress.
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Pillar 3 disclosure requirement |
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Quarterly Report 2020 section |
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Disclosure |
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First quarter 2020 report |
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Concentration of funding sources |
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Treasury management |
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Liabilities by product and currency |
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42 |
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Currency mismatch in the LCR |
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Treasury management |
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Liquidity coverage ratio |
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39 |
HQLA must be easily and immediately convertible into cash at little or no loss of value, especially during a period of stress. HQLA are assets that are of low risk and are unencumbered. Other characteristics of HQLA are ease and certainty of valuation, low correlation with risky assets, listing of the assets on a developed and recognized exchange, existence of an active and sizeable market for the assets, and low volatility. Our HQLA predominantly consist of assets that qualify as Level 1 in the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) framework, including cash, central bank reserves and government bonds.
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UBS Group
Liquidity coverage ratio
In the first quarter of 2020, the UBS Group LCR increased 5 percentage points to 139%, remaining above the 110% Group LCR requirement communicated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The LCR increase was primarily driven by higher average HQLA balances due to lower funding consumption by the business divisions and higher customer deposit balances in Global Wealth Management. In addition, average net cash outflows decreased due to reduced secured financing transactions and higher average inflows from customer lending, which were partially offset by higher average outflows from customer deposits.
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
The sections below include capital and other regulatory information as of 31 March 2020 for UBS AG standalone, UBS Switzerland AG standalone, UBS Europe SE consolidated and UBS Americas Holding LLC consolidated.
Capital information in this section is based on Pillar 1 requirements. Entities may be subject to significant additional Pillar 2 requirements, which represent additional amounts of capital considered necessary and agreed with regulators based on the risk profile of the entities.
Key metrics of the first quarter of 2020
The table below is based on Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III rules. The temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits for leverage ratio calculation granted by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in connection with COVID-19 had no net effect on UBS AG as of 31 March 2020.
During the first quarter of 2020, common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital decreased by USD 0.5 billion to USD 49.0 billion, mainly due to accruals for capital returns to UBS Group AG. Risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by USD 29.6 billion to USD 317.6 billion during the first quarter of 2020, primarily driven by increases in credit and counterparty credit risk RWA, including the gradual increase of risk weights for investments in the Swiss and foreign-domiciled subsidiaries according to FINMA decree, and market risk RWA. Leverage ratio exposure decreased by USD 14 billion to USD 575 billion, mainly due to a decrease in on-balance sheet exposures (excluding derivative exposures and securities financing transactions (SFTs)) and partly offset by increases in derivatives, SFTs and off-balance sheet items.
High-quality liquid assets (HQLA) decreased by USD 5.8 billion, driven by lower average secured financing transactions and average reductions in the trading portfolio. Net cash outflows decreased by USD 5.6 billion, due to lower average outflows from intercompany transactions, reduced average secured financing transactions and lower maturing debt instruments, as well as greater inflows from customer lending, which has been partially offset by an increase in average customer deposit balances in Global Wealth Management.
® Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
Swiss SRB going and gone concern requirements and information
From 1 January 2020, UBS AG standalone is subject to a gone concern capital requirement based on the sum of (i) its third-party exposure on a standalone basis, (ii) a buffer requirement equal to 30% of the Group’s gone concern capital requirement on UBS AG’s consolidated exposure, and (iii) the nominal value of the gone concern instruments issued by UBS entities and held by the parent bank. A transitional period until 2024 has been granted for the buffer requirement. ”Gone concern capital coverage ratio” represents how much gone concern capital is available to meet the gone concern requirement.
More information about the going concern requirements and information is provided on page 115 of our 31 December 2019 Pillar 3 report, available under “Pillar 3 disclosures” at www.ubs.com/investors.
In connection with COVID-19, FINMA has permitted banks to temporarily exclude central bank sight deposits from the leverage ratio denominator (LRD) for the purpose of calculating going concern ratios. This exemption applies until 1 July 2020 and may be extended. Applicable dividends or similar distributions approved by shareholders after 25 March 2020 reduce the relief by the LRD equivalent of the capital distribution. This exemption had no net effect on UBS AG standalone as of 31 March 2020.
® Refer to “Introduction and basis for preparation” of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures
The table below provides details of the Swiss systematically relevant bank (SRB) RWA- and leverage ratio denominator (LRD)-based going and gone concern requirements and information as required by FINMA; details on eligible gone concern instruments are provided on the next page.
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
Leverage ratio information
Due to the adjustment for planned dividends, the temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits for leverage ratio calculation granted by FINMA on 25 March 2020 in connection with COVID-19 had no effect on UBS AG standalone as of 31 March 2020.
® Refer to “Introduction and basis for preparation” of this report for more information about the COVID-19-related temporary regulatory measures
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USD million, except where indicated |
31.3.20 |
31.12.19 |
30.9.19 |
30.6.19 |
31.3.19 |
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Total tier 1 capital |
62,382 |
63,893 |
64,545 |
64,315 |
61,839 |
|
Total exposures (leverage ratio denominator) |
574,692 |
589,127 |
609,656 |
618,704 |
617,329 |
|
BCBS Basel III leverage ratio (%) |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
Liquidity coverage ratio
UBS AG is required to maintain a liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) of 105% as communicated by FINMA.
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Key metrics of the first quarter of 2020
The table below is based on Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III rules; however, it does not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits for leverage ratio calculation granted by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in connection with COVID-19.
During the first
quarter of 2020, common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital increased by CHF 0.5
billion to CHF 11.4 billion, mainly as a result of operating profit.
Risk-weighted assets (RWA) increased by CHF 4.8 billion to CHF 104.5 billion,
primarily due to the implementation of the Basel III RWA floor as agreed with
FINMA. Leverage ratio exposure increased by CHF 15 billion to CHF 317
billion, mainly driven by an increase in on-balance sheet
exposures (excluding derivatives and securities
financing transactions (SFTs)) and derivatives, partly offset by a decrease in
SFTs.
High-quality liquid assets (HQLA) increased by CHF 7.5 billion as a result of higher average cash balances, reflecting a wind-down of secured financing transactions and higher average customer deposit balances in Global Wealth Management. Net cash outflows increased by CHF 1.5 billion, reflecting lower average inflows from intercompany transactions and increased average outflows from customer deposit balances in Global Wealth Management.
® Refer to the following pages for more information about the effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 on UBS Switzerland AG standalone
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
Swiss SRB going and gone concern requirements and information
UBS Switzerland AG is considered a systemically relevant bank (an SRB) under Swiss banking law and is subject to capital regulations on a standalone basis. As of 31 March 2020, the going concern capital requirement for UBS Switzerland AG standalone was 13.95%, including a countercyclical buffer of 0.01%, whereas the going concern leverage ratio requirement was 4.875%. The gone concern requirements under transitional arrangements were 8.64% for the RWA-based requirement and 3.02% for the leverage ratio denominator (LRD)-based requirement.
The Swiss SRB framework and requirements applicable to UBS Switzerland AG standalone are similar to those applicable to UBS Group AG consolidated, with the exception of a lower gone concern requirement effective from 1 January 2020, corresponding to 62% of the Group’s gone concern requirement (before applicable reductions).
In connection with COVID-19, FINMA has permitted banks to temporarily exclude central bank sight deposits from the LRD for the purpose of calculating going concern ratios. This exemption applies until 1 July 2020 and may be extended. Applicable dividends or similar distributions approved by shareholders after 25 March 2020 reduce the relief by the LRD equivalent of the capital distribution, except where dividends are paid to a regulated Swiss parent company or to an unregulated Swiss parent company which in turn pays no dividend. The effect of this exemption is that UBS Switzerland AG is eligible to reduce its LRD by USD 68 billion to USD 249 billion as of 31 March 2020.
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Application of the temporary COVID-19-related FINMA exemption of central bank sight deposits
The table below summarizes the effects on our Swiss SRB going concern capital requirements and information. The FINMA exemption rules have no effect on our Swiss SRB gone concern capital requirements and ratios.
The LRD is the same under Swiss SRB and BCBS rules, therefore the LRD after the aforementioned temporary FINMA exemption under BCBS rules is identical to the Swiss SRB number presented in the table below. The BCBS Basel III leverage ratio was 6.48% after considering the temporary FINMA exemption.
Swiss SRB loss-absorbing capacity
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Swiss SRB going and gone concern information |
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|
CHF million, except where indicated |
|
31.3.20 |
31.12.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eligible going concern capital |
|
|
|
|
Total going concern capital |
|
16,137 |
15,606 |
|
Total tier 1 capital |
|
16,137 |
15,606 |
|
Common equity tier 1 capital |
|
11,427 |
10,895 |
|
Total loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital |
|
4,710 |
4,711 |
|
of which: high-trigger loss-absorbing additional tier 1 capital |
|
4,710 |
4,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eligible gone concern capital |
|
|
|
|
Total gone concern loss-absorbing capacity |
|
10,910 |
10,915 |
|
TLAC-eligible senior unsecured debt |
|
10,910 |
10,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss-absorbing capacity |
|
|
|
|
Total loss-absorbing capacity |
|
27,047 |
26,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Risk-weighted assets / leverage ratio denominator |
|
|
|
|
Risk-weighted assets |
|
104,489 |
99,667 |
|
Leverage ratio denominator1 |
|
317,071 |
302,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital and loss-absorbing capacity ratios (%) |
|
|
|
|
Going concern capital ratio |
|
15.4 |
15.7 |
|
of which: common equity tier 1 capital ratio |
|
10.9 |
10.9 |
|
Gone concern loss-absorbing capacity ratio |
|
10.4 |
11.0 |
|
Total loss-absorbing capacity ratio |
|
25.9 |
26.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leverage ratios (%)1 |
|
|
|
|
Going concern leverage ratio |
|
5.1 |
5.2 |
|
of which: common equity tier 1 leverage ratio |
|
3.6 |
3.6 |
|
Gone concern leverage ratio |
|
3.4 |
3.6 |
|
Total loss-absorbing capacity leverage ratio |
|
8.5 |
8.8 |
|
1 Leverage ratio denominator (LRD) and leverage ratios for 31 March 2020 do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19. Refer to the “Introduction and basis for preparation” section of this report for more information. The effects of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19 are presented in the preceding table on this page. |
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
Leverage ratio information
The tables in this section do not reflect the effects of the temporary exemption of central bank sight deposits granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19.
® Refer to the previous pages for more information about the effects on UBS Switzerland AG standalone of the temporary exemption granted by FINMA in connection with COVID-19
|
BCBS Basel III leverage ratio |
|||||
|
CHF million, except where indicated |
31.3.20 |
31.12.19 |
30.9.19 |
30.6.19 |
31.3.19 |
|
Total tier 1 capital |
16,137 |
15,606 |
15,124 |
14,894 |
14,712 |
|
Total exposures (leverage ratio denominator) |
317,071 |
302,304 |
309,750 |
311,212 |
310,545 |
|
BCBS Basel III leverage ratio (%) |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
Liquidity coverage ratio
UBS Switzerland AG, as a Swiss SRB, is required to maintain a liquidity coverage ratio of 100%. In connection with the Swiss Emergency Plan, UBS Switzerland AG must fulfil additional liquidity requirements.
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Capital instruments
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
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The table below provides information about the regulatory capital components, capital ratios, leverage ratio and liquidity of UBS Europe SE consolidated based on Pillar 1 requirements.
During the first quarter of 2020, common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital and risk-weighted assets (RWA) was stable. Leverage ratio exposure increased by EUR 7.1 billion to EUR 49.0 billion, reflecting a EUR 2.7 billion increase in securities financing transactions, a EUR 1.2 billion increase in high-quality liquid asset (HQLA)-eligible bonds and a EUR 2.6 billion increase in central bank deposits. Average high-quality liquid assets increased by EUR 0.4 billion and average total net cash outflows increased by EUR 0.5 billion, mainly due to treasury activities and client deposits.
Entities may also be subject to significant Pillar 2 requirements, which represent additional amounts of capital considered necessary and are agreed with regulators based on the risk profile of the entities.
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Significant regulated subsidiaries and sub-groups
The table below provides information about the regulatory capital components and capital ratios, as well as the leverage ratio, of UBS Americas Holding LLC consolidated, based on Pillar 1 requirements (i.e., US Basel III standardized rules).
During the first quarter of 2020, common equity tier 1 (CET1) remained stable. Risk-weighted assets (RWA) decreased by USD 0.2 billion to USD 53.8 billion, mainly driven by a decrease in credit risk RWA, which reflected a lower level of secured financing transactions and lending exposure. Leverage ratio exposure, calculated on an average basis, increased by USD 8.2 billion to USD 135.5 billion. The increase was due to an USD 8.0 billion increase in average assets, resulting from recent market volatility, and a USD 0.2 billion decrease in tier 1 capital deduction due to net decrease in deferred tax assets.
Entities may also be subject to significant Pillar 2 requirements, which represent additional amounts of capital considered necessary and agreed with regulators based on the risk profile of the entities.
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A
ABS asset-backed securities
AEI automatic exchange of information
AGM Annual General Meeting of shareholders
A-IRB advanced internal
ratings-based
AIV alternative investment vehicle
ALCO Asset and Liability Committee
AMA advanced measurement approach
AML anti-money laundering
AoA Articles of Association
APAC Asia Pacific
APM alternative performance measure
ARR alternative reference rate
ARS auction rate securities
ASF available stable funding
AT1 additional tier 1
AuM assets under management
B
BCBS Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision
BEAT base erosion and anti-abuse tax
BIS Bank for International Settlements
BoD Board of Directors
BVG Swiss occupational
pension plan
C
CAO Capital Adequacy Ordinance
CCAR Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CCF credit conversion factor
CCP central counterparty
CCR counterparty credit risk
CCRC Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee
CCyB countercyclical buffer
CDO collateralized
debt
obligation
CDS credit default swap
CEA Commodity Exchange Act
CEM current exposure method
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CET1 common equity tier 1
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFTC US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CHF Swiss franc
CIC Corporate & Institutional Clients
CIO Chief Investment Office
CLS Continuous Linked Settlement
CMBS commercial mortgage-backed security
C&ORC Compliance & Operational Risk Control
CRD IV EU Capital Requirements Directive of 2013
CRM credit risk mitigation (credit risk) or comprehensive risk measure (market risk)
CRR Capital Requirements Regulation
CST combined stress test
CVA credit valuation adjustment
D
DBO defined benefit obligation
DCCP Deferred Contingent Capital Plan
DJSI Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
DM discount margin
DOJ US Department of Justice
D-SIB domestic systemically important bank
DTA deferred tax asset
DVA debit valuation adjustment
E
EAD exposure at default
EB Executive Board
EBA European Banking Authority
EC European Commission
ECB European Central Bank
ECL expected credit loss
EIR effective interest rate
EL expected loss
EMEA Europe, Middle East and Africa
EOP Equity Ownership Plan
EPE expected positive exposure
EPS earnings per share
ESG environmental, social and governance
ETD exchange-traded derivatives
ETF exchange-traded fund
EU European Union
EUR euro
EURIBOR Euro Interbank Offered Rate
EVE economic value of equity
EY Ernst & Young (Ltd)
F
FA financial advisor
FCA UK Financial
Conduct
Authority
FCT foreign currency translation
FINMA Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
FMIA Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act
FSB Financial Stability Board
FTA Swiss Federal Tax Administration
FVA funding valuation adjustment
FVOCI fair value through other comprehensive income
FVTPL fair value through profit or loss
FX foreign exchange
G
GAAP generally accepted
accounting principles
GBP pound sterling
GDP gross domestic product
GEB Group Executive Board
GIA Group Internal Audit
GIIPS Greece, Italy,
Ireland,
Portugal and Spain
GMD Group Managing Director
GRI Global Reporting Initiative
GSE government sponsored entities
G-SIB global systemically important bank
H
HQLA high-quality liquid assets
HR human resources
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Abbreviations frequently used in our financial reports (continued)
I
IAA internal assessment approach
IAS International Accounting Standards
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
IBOR interbank offered rate
IFRIC International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards
IHC intermediate holding company
IMA internal models approach
IMM internal model method
IRB internal ratings-based
IRC incremental risk charge
IRRBB interest rate risk in the banking book
ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association
K
KRT Key Risk Taker
L
LAS liquidity-adjusted stress
LCR liquidity coverage ratio
LGD loss given default
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC limited liability company
LRD leverage ratio denominator
LTIP Long-Term Incentive Plan
LTV loan-to-value
M
M&A mergers and acquisitions
MiFID II Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II
MRT Material Risk Taker
N
NAV net asset value
NCL Non-core and Legacy Portfolio
NII net interest income
NRV negative replacement value
NSFR net stable funding ratio
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
O
OCA own credit adjustment
OCI other comprehensive income
OTC over-the-counter
P
PD probability of default
PFE potential future exposure
PIT point in time
P&L profit or loss
POCI purchased or originated credit-impaired
PRA UK Prudential Regulation Authority
PRV positive replacement value
Q
QRRE qualifying revolving retail exposures
R
RBA role-based allowances
RBC risk-based capital
RbM risk-based monitoring
RMBS residential mortgage-backed securities
RniV risks not in VaR
RoAE return on attributed equity
RoCET1 return on CET1 capital
RoTE return on tangible equity
RoU right-of-use
RV replacement value
RW risk weight
RWA risk-weighted assets
S
SA standardized approach
SA-CCR standardized approach for counterparty credit risk
SAR stock appreciation right or Special Administrative Region
SBC Swiss Bank Corporation
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SE structured entity
SEC US Securities and Exchange Commission
SEEOP Senior Executive Equity Ownership Plan
SFT securities financing transaction
SI sustainable investing
SICR significant increase in credit risk
SIX SIX Swiss Exchange
SME small and medium-sized corporate
SMF Senior Management Function
SNB Swiss National Bank
SPPI solely payments of principal and interest
SRB systemically relevant bank
SRM specific risk measure
SVaR stressed value-at-risk
T
TBTF too big to fail
TCJA US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
TLAC total loss-absorbing capacity
TTC through-the-cycle
U
UBS RESI UBS Real Estate Securities Inc.
UoM units of measure
USD US dollar
V
VaR value-at-risk
VAT value added tax
W
WEKO Swiss Competition Commission
This is a general list of the abbreviations frequently used in our financial reporting. Not all of the listed abbreviations may appear in this particular report.
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Cautionary Statement | This report 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 report. Refer to UBS’s Annual Report 2019, available at www.ubs.com/investors, for additional information.
Rounding | Numbers presented throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text. Percentages and percent changes are calculated on the basis of unrounded figures. Information about absolute changes between reporting periods, which is provided in text and which can be derived from figures displayed in the tables, is calculated on a rounded basis.
Tables | Within tables, blank fields generally indicate that the field is not applicable or not meaningful, or that information is not available as of the relevant date or for the relevant period. Zero values generally indicate that the respective figure is zero on an actual or rounded basis. Percentage changes are presented as a mathematical calculation of the change between periods.
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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/ David Kelly_____________
Name: David Kelly
Title: Managing Director
By: _/s/ Ella Campi _____
Name: Ella Campi
Title: Executive Director
UBS AG
By: _/s/ David Kelly_____________
Name: David Kelly
Title: Managing Director
By: _/s/ Ella Campi _____
Name: Ella Campi
Title: Executive Director
Date: April 28, 2020
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