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Note 3 Net Interest & Trading Income
Note 3 Net Interest & Trading Income

Accounting standards require separate disclosure of net interest income and net trading income (see the second and the third table). This required disclosure, however, does not take into account that net interest and trading income are generated by a range of different business activities. In many cases, a particular business activity can generate both net interest and trading income. Fixed income trading activity, for example, generates both trading profits and coupon income. UBS management therefore analyzes net interest and trading income according to the business activity generating it. The first table below (labeled Net interest and trading income) provides information that corresponds to this management view. For example, net income from trading activities is further broken down into the four sub-components of Equities, Fixed income, Foreign exchange and Other. These activities generate both types of income (interest and trading revenue) and therefore this analysis is not comparable to the breakdown provided in Net trading income table only.

Net interest and trading income

Quarter ended% change fromYear ended

CHF million

31.12.
2004

30.9.
2004

31.12.
2003

3Q04

4Q03

31.12.
2004

31.12.
2003

 

Net interest income

3,284

2,963

3,007

11

9

12,521

12,299

Net trading income

683

666

578

3

18

4,311

3,756

 

Total net interest and trading income

3,967

3,629

3,585

9

11

16,832

16,055

 

Breakdown by business activity

Quarter ended% change fromYear ended

CHF million

31.12.
2004

30.9.
2004

31.12.
2003

3Q04

4Q03

31.12.
2004

31.12.
2003

 

Net income from interest margin products

1,306

1,278

1,233

2

6

5,139

5,077

 

  Equities

878

578

701

52

25

3,098

2,445

  Fixed income

1,257

1,237

1,146

2

10

6,264

6,474

  Foreign exchange

362

269

321

35

13

1,467

1,436

  Other

49

63

86

(22)

(43)

273

326

 

Net income from trading activities

2,546

2,147

2,254

19

13

11,102

10,681

 

Net income from treasury activities

270

345

326

(22)

(17)

1,298

1,417

 

Other1

(155)

(141)

(228)

(10)

32

(707)

(1,120)

 

Total net interest and trading income

3,967

3,629

3,585

9

11

16,832

16,055

 

Net interest income1

Quarter ended% change fromYear ended

CHF million

31.12.
2004

30.9.
2004

31.12.
2003

3Q04

4Q03

31.12.
2004

31.12.
2003

 

Interest income

Interest earned on loans and advances

2,692

2,256

2,354

19

14

9,805

10,542

Interest earned on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements

2,933

2,993

2,905

(2)

1

11,006

11,148

Interest and dividend income from financial investments

18

29

15

(38)

20

93

75

Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio

4,873

4,689

4,465

4

9

19,278

18,394

 

Total

10,516

9,967

9,739

6

8

40,182

40,159

 

Interest expense

Interest on amounts due to banks and customers

1,717

1,355

1,720

27

0

5,529

5,072

Interest on securities lent and repurchase agreements

2,582

2,650

2,062

(3)

25

10,014

9,623

Interest and dividend expense from trading portfolio

1,661

1,945

2,274

(15)

(27)

7,993

9,925

Interest on financial liabilities designated at fair value

500

84

231

495

116

1,291

751

Interest on debt issued

772

970

445

(20)

73

2,834

2,489

 

Total

7,232

7,004

6,732

3

7

27,661

27,860

 

Net interest income

3,284

2,963

3,007

11

9

12,521

12,299

 

Net trading income1

Quarter ended% change fromYear ended

CHF million

31.12.
2004

30.9.
2004

31.12.
2003

3Q04

4Q03

31.12.
2004

31.12.
2003

 

Equities

531

437

529

22

0

2,254

1,660

Fixed income2

(276)

(186)

(354)

(48)

22

131

396

Foreign exchange and other

428

415

403

3

6

1,926

1,700

 

Net trading income

683

666

578

3

18

4,311

3,756

 

Included in the Net trading income table are fair value changes of CHF (424) million for the quarter ended 31 December 2004, CHF (682) million for the quarter ended 30 September 2004, and CHF (178) million for the quarter ended 31 December 2003 related to financial liabilities designated as held at fair value through profit and loss. For the years ended 31 December 2004 and 2003, the respective amounts are CHF (1,203) million and CHF (115) million. For fourth quarter 2004, CHF (945) million of the total fair value change was attributable to changes in fair value of embedded derivatives, while CHF 521 million was attributable to changes in LIBOR. The exposure from embedded derivatives is economically hedged with derivatives whose change in fair value is also reported in Net trading income, offsetting the fair value changes related to financial liabilities designated as held at fair value.

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