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Note 2 Reporting by Business Group
Note 2 Reporting by Business Group

Search only in Quarterly Reporting Q1 2005

For the three months ended 31 March 2005

Internal charges and transfer pricing adjustments are reflected in the performance of each business. Revenue-sharing agreements are used to allocate external customer revenues to a Business Group on a reasonable basis. Transactions between Business Groups are conducted at arm’s length. The presentation of the business segments below reflects UBS’s organization structure and management responsibilities. UBS’s financial businesses are organized on a worldwide basis into four Business Groups and the Corporate Center. Wealth Management & Business Banking is segregated into two segments, Wealth Management and Business Banking Switzerland. The Corporate Center also consists of two segments, Private Banks & GAM and Corporate Functions. The Industrial Holdings segment holds all industrial operations controlled by the Group. In total, UBS reports eight business segments.

Financial BusinessesInd.
Hol-
dings
UBS
Wealth Management &
Business Banking
Corporate Center
CHF millionWealth ManagementBusiness Banking CHGlobal Asset ManagementInvestment BankWealth Management USAPrivate Banks & GAMCorporate Functions

Income

2,071

1,226

569

4,333

1,294

293

181

2,997

12,964

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

1

108

0

28

0

0

0

0

137

 

Total operating income

2,072

1,334

569

4,361

1,294

293

181

2,997

13,101

 

Personnel expenses

618

613

251

2,366

862

110

259

396

5,475

General and administrative expenses

187

233

62

490

194

39

252

203

1,660

Services to / from other business units

331

(148)

27

142

66

3

(423)

2

0

Depreciation

17

16

5

28

16

7

223

77

389

Amortization of other intangible assets

2

0

0

12

11

1

5

49

80

Goods and materials purchased

1,922

1,922

 

Total operating expenses

1,155

714

345

3,038

1,149

160

316

2,649

9,526

 

Business Group performance from continuing operations before tax

917

620

224

1,323

145

133

(135)

348

3,575

 

Profit from discontinued operations before tax

0

 

Business Group performance before tax

917

620

224

1,323

145

133

(135)

348

3,575

Tax expense on continuing operations

742

Tax expense on discontinued operations

0

 

Net profit

2,833

 

Management reporting based on expected credit loss
For internal management reporting purposes, we measure credit loss using an expected loss concept. This table shows Business Group performance consistent with the way in which our businesses are managed and the way Business Group performance is measured. Expected credit loss reflects the average annual costs that are expected to arise from positions in the current portfolio that become impaired. The adjusted expected credit loss reported for each Business Group is the expected credit loss on its portfolio plus the difference between credit loss expense and expected credit loss, amortized over a three year period. The difference between these adjusted expected credit loss figures and the credit loss expense recorded at Group level for reporting purposes is reported in Corporate Functions.

Financial BusinessesInd.
Hol-
dings
UBS
Wealth Management &
Business Banking
Corporate Center
CHF millionWealth ManagementBusiness Banking CHGlobal Asset ManagementInvestment BankWealth Management USAPrivate Banks & GAMCorporate Functions

Income

2,071

1,226

569

4,333

1,294

293

181

2,997

12,964

Adjusted expected credit loss

(1)

19

0

8

(1)

(5)

117

0

137

 

Total operating income

2,070

1,245

569

4,341

1,293

288

298

2,997

13,101

 

Personnel expenses

618

613

251

2,366

862

110

259

396

5,475

General and administrative expenses

187

233

62

490

194

39

252

203

1,660

Services to / from other business units

331

(148)

27

142

66

3

(423)

2

0

Depreciation

17

16

5

28

16

7

223

77

389

Amortization of other intangible assets

2

0

0

12

11

1

5

49

80

Goods and materials purchased

1,922

1,922

 

Total operating expenses

1,155

714

345

3,038

1,149

160

316

2,649

9,526

 

Business Group performance from continuing operations before tax

915

531

224

1,303

144

128

(18)

348

3,575

 

Profit from discontinued operations before tax

0

 

Business Group performance before tax

915

531

224

1,303

144

128

(18)

348

3,575

Tax expense on continuing operations

742

Tax expense on discontinued operations

0

 

Net profit

2,833

 

For the three months ended 31 March 2004

Internal charges and transfer pricing adjustments are reflected in the performance of each business. Revenue-sharing agreements are used to allocate external customer revenues to a Business Group on a reasonable basis. Transactions between Business Groups are conducted at arm’s length. The presentation of the business segments below reflects UBS’s organization structure and management responsibilities. UBS’s financial businesses are organized on a worldwide basis into four Business Groups and the Corporate Center. Wealth Management & Business Banking is segregated into two segments, Wealth Management and Business Banking Switzerland. The Corporate Center also consists of two segments, Private Banks & GAM and Corporate Functions. The Industrial Holdings segment holds all industrial operations controlled by the Group. In total, UBS reports eight business segments.

Financial BusinessesInd.
Hol-
dings
UBS
Wealth Management &
Business Banking
Corporate Center
CHF millionWealth ManagementBusiness Banking CHGlobal Asset ManagementInvestment BankWealth Management USAPrivate Banks & GAMCorporate Functions

Income

1,932

1,271

507

4,778

1,346

288

11

1,203

11,336

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

0

(54)

0

57

(1)

0

0

0

2

 

Total operating income

1,932

1,217

507

4,835

1,345

288

11

1,203

11,338

 

Personnel expenses

527

612

230

2,483

937

106

199

314

5,408

General and administrative expenses

144

250

59

512

192

43

304

272

1,776

Services to / from other business units

364

(126)

32

44

85

3

(408)

6

0

Depreciation

14

15

5

50

20

5

194

63

366

Amortization of goodwill

15

0

33

64

50

18

0

3

183

Amortization of other intangible assets

3

0

0

9

27

1

5

3

48

Goods and materials purchased

449

449

 

Total operating expenses

1,067

751

359

3,162

1,311

176

294

1,110

8,230

 

Business Group performance from continuing operations before tax

865

466

148

1,673

34

112

(283)

93

3,108

 

Profit / (loss) from discontinued operations before tax

(10)

(10)

 

Business Group performance before tax

865

466

148

1,673

34

112

(283)

83

3,098

Tax expense on continuing operations

724

Tax expense on discontinued operations

5

 

Net profit

2,369

 

Management reporting based on expected credit loss
For internal management reporting purposes, we measure credit loss using an expected loss concept. This table shows Business Group performance consistent with the way in which our businesses are managed and the way Business Group performance is measured. Expected credit loss reflects the average annual costs that are expected to arise from positions in the current portfolio that become impaired. The adjusted expected credit loss reported for each Business Group is the expected credit loss on its portfolio plus the difference between credit loss expense and expected credit loss, amortized over a three year period. The difference between these adjusted expected credit loss figures and the credit loss expense recorded at Group level for reporting purposes is reported in Corporate Functions.

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