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Wealth Management International & Switzerland
Wealth Management International & Switzerland

Business unit reporting
Business unit reporting

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Business unit reporting

As of or for the quarter ended

% change from

CHF million, except where indicated

31.3.08

31.12.07

31.3.07

4Q07

1Q07

Income

3,056

3,298

3,071

(7)

0

Credit loss (expense) / recovery

(2)

0

0

Total operating income

3,054

3,298

3,071

(7)

(1)

Cash components

915

914

885

0

3

Share-based components 1

27

37

41

(27)

(34)

Total personnel expenses

942

951

926

(1)

2

General and administrative expenses

267

306

232

(13)

15

Services (to) / from other business units

386

356

381

8

1

Depreciation of property and equipment

25

28

20

(11)

25

Amortization of intangible assets

5

5

9

0

(44)

Total operating expenses

1,625

1,646

1,568

(1)

4

Business unit performance before tax

1,429

1,652

1,503

(13)

(5)

Key performance indicators

Invested assets (CHF billion)

1,133

1,294

1,197

(12)

(5)

Net new money (CHF billion) 2

2.5

23.4

33.9

Gross margin on invested assets (bps) 3

101

102

105

(1)

(4)

Cost / income ratio (%) 4

53.2

49.9

51.1

Client advisors (full-time equivalents)

6,017

5,774

5,050

4

19

Client advisor productivity

Revenues per advisor (CHF thousand) 5

518

578

627

(10)

(17)

Net new money per advisor (CHF thousand) 6

424

4,104

6,924

Invested assets per advisor (CHF thousand) 7

205,835

227,221

238,460

(9)

(14)

International clients

Income

2,312

2,519

2,274

(8)

2

Invested assets (CHF billion)

884

1,013

911

(13)

(3)

Net new money (CHF billion) 2

5.0

22.8

29.4

Gross margin on invested assets (bps) 3

98

100

103

(2)

(5)

1  Additionally includes social security contributions and expenses related to alternative investment awards. 2  Excludes interest and dividend income. 3  Income (annualized as applicable) / average invested assets. 4  Operating expenses / income. 5  Income / average number of client advisors. 6  Net new money / average number of client advisors. 7  Average invested assets / average number of client advisors.

Business unit reporting (continued)

As of or for the quarter ended

% change from

CHF million, except where indicated

31.3.08

31.12.07

31.3.07

4Q07

1Q07

Swiss clients

Income

744

779

797

(4)

(7)

Invested assets (CHF billion)

249

281

286

(11)

(13)

Net new money (CHF billion) 1

(2.5)

0.6

4.5

Gross margin on invested assets (bps) 2

112

110

113

2

(1)

Attributed equity and risk-weighted assets

Average attributed equity (CHF billion) 3

6.3

Return on attributed equity (RoaE) (%) 4

90.7

BIS risk-weighted assets (CHF billion) 5

30.8

63.1

56.8

Return on BIS risk-weighted assets (%) 6

18.6

10.5

11.1

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion) 7

1.8

1.8

1.8

Additional information

Recurring income 8

2,298

2,484

2,267

(7)

1

Client assets (CHF billion)

1,420

1,651

1,508

(14)

(6)

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

16,157

15,811

14,173

2

14

1  Excludes interest and dividend income. 2  Income (annualized as applicable) / average invested assets. 3  See page 65 for further explanation. 4  Year-to-date business unit performance before tax (annualized as applicable) / attributed equity (year-to-date average). 5  BIS risk-weighted assets (RWA) are according to Basel II; for quarters prior to first quarter 2008, RWA are according to the Basel I framework. 6  Year-to-date business unit performance before tax (annualized as applicable) / BIS RWA (year-to-date average). 7  Quarters prior to first quarter 2008 represent goodwill and intangible assets in excess of 4% of BIS Tier 1 capital. 8  Interest, asset-based revenues for portfolio management and account-based, distribution and advisory fees.

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