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

Search only in Quarterly Reporting Q1 2005

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 table 'Net trading income'.

Net interest and trading income

Quarter ended% change from

CHF million

31.3.05

31.12.04

31.3.04

4Q04

1Q04

 

Net interest income

2,690

3,192

3,025

(16)

(11)

Net trading income

1,936

771

1,974

151

(2)

 

Total net interest and trading income

4,626

3,963

4,999

17

(7)

 

Breakdown by business activity

Quarter ended% change from

CHF million

31.3.05

31.12.04

31.3.04

4Q04

1Q04

 

  Equities

936

878

946

7

(1)

  Fixed income

1,748

1,257

2,151

39

(19 )

  Foreign exchange

372

362

414

3

(10)

  Other

82

49

89

67

(8)

 

Net income from trading activities

3,138

2,546

3,600

23

(13)

 

Net income from interest margin products

1,313

1,306

1,265

1

4

 

Net income from treasury and other activities

175

111

134

58

31

 

Total net interest and trading income

4,626

3,963

4,999

17

(7)

 

Net interest income

Quarter ended% change from

CHF million

31.3.05

31.12.04

31.3.04

4Q04

1Q04

 

Interest income

Interest earned on loans and advances

2,342

2,482

2,557

(6)

(8)

Interest earned on securities borrowed and reverse repurchase agreements

4,166

2,933

2,274

42

83

Interest and dividend income from financial investments

17

14

7

21

143

Interest and dividend income from trading portfolio

6,049

4,873

4,713

24

28

 

Total

12,574

10,302

9,551

22

32

 

Interest expense

Interest on amounts due to banks and customers

1,989

1,719

1,190

16

67

Interest on securities lent and repurchase agreements

3,734

2,582

2,141

45

74

Interest and dividend expense from trading portfolio

2,816

1,660

2,315

70

22

Interest on financial liabilities designated at fair value

427

377

275

13

55

Interest on debt issued

918

772

605

19

52

 

Total

9,884

7,110

6,526

39

51

 

Net interest income

2,690

3,192

3,025

(16)

(11)

 

Interest includes forward points on foreign exchange swaps used to manage short-term interest rate risk on foreign currency loans and deposits.

Net trading income1

Quarter ended% change from

CHF million

31.3.05

31.12.04

31.3.04

4Q04

1Q04

 

Equities

627

531

701

18

(11)

Fixed income2

622

(276)

546

14

Foreign exchange and other

687

516

727

33

(6)

 

Net trading income

1,936

771

1,974

151

(2)

 

Included in the Net trading income table are fair value changes of CHF 519 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2005, CHF (424) million for the quarter ended 31 December 2004, and CHF (385) million for the quarter ended 31 March 2004 related to Financial liabilities designated at fair value. For the quarter ended 31 March 2005, CHF 208 million of the total fair value change was attributable to changes in fair value of embedded derivatives, while CHF 311 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 at fair value.

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