Annual Financial Statements 2010 of Bank Austria
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>
Contents<br />
I. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> 2<br />
Mission statement3<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group *) 6<br />
The banking environment in <strong>2010</strong> 6<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2010</strong>: strong operating performance helps cope<br />
with repercussions <strong>of</strong> crisis 10<br />
Adjustment measures and strategic projects in <strong>2010</strong> 12<br />
Income statement for <strong>2010</strong> 13<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> position and capital resources 20<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> and non-financial performance indicators 23<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> business segments 27<br />
Outlook 44<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRS *) 51<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> comprehensive income 51<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> income and expenses recognised directly in equity 52<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (balance sheet) 53<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity 54<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> cash flows 55<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial statements incl. risk report 59<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the Management Board 150<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors 151<br />
Statement by Management 155<br />
II. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 158<br />
Preliminary remarks on the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2010</strong> 158<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 159<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for <strong>2010</strong> 183<br />
Balance sheet <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> 183<br />
Items shown below the balance sheet 185<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account <strong>2010</strong> 186<br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 188<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 210<br />
Supervisory Board and Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 212<br />
Signatures <strong>of</strong> the Management Board 214<br />
Auditors’ Report 215<br />
Statement by Management 220<br />
Investor Relations, ratings, financial calendar, imprint 222<br />
*) Part <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> at a Glance<br />
Income statement figures<br />
(€ m) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 +/–<br />
Net interest income 4,701 4,877 –3.6%<br />
Net fees and commissions 1,990 1,831 8.7%<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 326 326 0.1%<br />
Operating income 7,208 7,245 –0.5%<br />
Operating expenses –3,766 –3,615 4.2%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 3,442 3,630 –5.2%<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,146 1,335 –14.2%<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it without non-controlling interests 747 1,102 –32.2%<br />
Volume figures<br />
(€ m) 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009 +/–<br />
Total assets 193,049 194,459 –0.7%<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 130,093 123,602 5.3%<br />
Primary funds 127,839 125,863 1.6%<br />
Equity 17,476 14,388 21.5%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (overall) 127,906 114,386 11.8%<br />
Key performance indicators<br />
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<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Return on equity after tax (ROE) 4.5% 8.1%<br />
Cost/income ratio 52.3% 49.9%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 39.1% 46.5%<br />
Provisioning charge/avg. lending volume (cost <strong>of</strong> risk) 1.44% 1.78%<br />
Marginal Economic Value Added € 194 m € 105 m<br />
Marginal RARORAC 2.28% 1.29%<br />
Total capital ratio (based on all risks, end <strong>of</strong> period) 12.13% 10.92%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 10.35% 8.68%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio without hybrid capital (Core Tier 1 capital ratio) 10.04% 8.33%<br />
Staff *)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009 +/–<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> (full-time equivalent) 59,653 60,594 –1.6%<br />
Central Eastern Europe business segment 51,616 52,332 –1.4%<br />
Other business segments 8,037 8,262 –2.7%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 7,889 7,992 –1.3%<br />
*) Employees <strong>of</strong> companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100%.<br />
Offices *)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009 +/–<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> 3,033 3,088 –1.8%<br />
Central Eastern Europe business segment 2,734 2,770 –1.3%<br />
Other business segments 299 318 –6.0%<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 298 309 –3.6%<br />
*) Offices <strong>of</strong> companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100%.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> - <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 2
Our mission<br />
We UniCredit people are committed to<br />
generating value for our customers.<br />
As a leading European bank, we are<br />
dedicated to the development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
communities in which we live, and to<br />
being a great place to work.<br />
We aim for excellence and we consistently<br />
strive to be easy to deal with.<br />
These commitments will allow us to create<br />
sustainable value for our shareholders.<br />
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Management Report<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>:<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group 6<br />
Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
in accordance with IFRS 51<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive Income<br />
for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong> 51<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Position<br />
at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> 53<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> changes in equity 54<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows 55<br />
Notes to the consolidated financial<br />
statements incl. risk report 59<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Board 150<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors 151<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board for <strong>2010</strong> 153<br />
Statement by Management 155<br />
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Management Report<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2010</strong><br />
The banking environment in <strong>2010</strong> 34<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2010</strong>: strong operating performance<br />
helps cope with repercussions <strong>of</strong> crisis 38<br />
Adjustment measures and strategic projects in <strong>2010</strong> 40<br />
Income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2010</strong><br />
compared with the previous year 41<br />
Details <strong>of</strong> the income statement for <strong>2010</strong> 43<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> position and capital resources 48<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> and non-financial performance indicators 51<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> business segments 55<br />
Outlook 72<br />
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The banking environment in <strong>2010</strong><br />
In <strong>2010</strong> the environment in which banks operate was determined by<br />
three major lines <strong>of</strong> development:<br />
� The global economy recovered much faster than expected from<br />
the sharp downturn seen in 2009. While economic performance varied<br />
considerably – among global regions, within Europe and among<br />
countries in Central and Eastern Europe – overall economic trends<br />
improved also in the markets in which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> operates. But the<br />
credit cycle, following economic developments with some time lag,<br />
continued to have a strong adverse impact with wide regional variations.<br />
� Financing activities remained under strong pressure: no sooner<br />
had the crisis <strong>of</strong> 2008/2009 in financial and banking markets been<br />
more or less overcome than the sustainability <strong>of</strong> public debt levels<br />
became the main topic <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> – not only in a few highly exposed<br />
countries on the periphery <strong>of</strong> the euro area but also in the core<br />
“benchmark” countries. Burdens from the enormous support programmes<br />
which were put in place in the past years combined with<br />
latent structural problems in connection with the demographic outlook<br />
to depress sentiment in financial markets.<br />
� Efforts to deal with the crisis revealed institutional deficits: <strong>2010</strong><br />
saw a pr<strong>of</strong>usion <strong>of</strong> reform initiatives and regulatory measures at global,<br />
regional and national levels which directly or indirectly affected<br />
the banking sector, forcing banks to take a proactive approach.<br />
� The global economy grew by about 4.75% in <strong>2010</strong>, after contracting<br />
by 0.5% in the preceding year. This growth largely made up<br />
for the sharp reduction <strong>of</strong> world output, but it did not yet compensate<br />
for the shortfall in capacity utilisation in most economies. Following<br />
the anti-cyclical economic support programmes, world trade provided<br />
decisive impetus in <strong>2010</strong>, with growth <strong>of</strong> 16% after a contraction <strong>of</strong><br />
11% in 2009. Ultimately, this strong performance was driven by the<br />
rapid catching-up process in emerging markets, led by China, whose<br />
economy grew by over 10% and thus came close to overheating.<br />
Crisis: sub-prime sector – financial markets – global recession – public debt<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> market crisis<br />
Money market: Euribor/Eonia spread<br />
Crisis indicator<br />
(average for the time series shown,<br />
based on standard deviation 1)<br />
This time the drivers <strong>of</strong> the cyclical reversal were the emerging<br />
markets, whose combined output exceeded that <strong>of</strong> the industrialised<br />
countries for the first time in <strong>2010</strong>. Among commodities, the strongest<br />
price increases were recorded for crude oil (+22%) and industrial<br />
metals (+20%).<br />
The US economy, which used to act as global pacemaker in previous<br />
years, also overcame recession and grew by 2.9% in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
But this growth came at a heavy price: massive budget deficits as a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> measures aimed at supporting the economy pushed the<br />
public debt ratio to 93% <strong>of</strong> GDP, with no thought being given to<br />
return to a consolidation path. Despite the expansionary fiscal policy,<br />
unemployment remained at an unusually high level <strong>of</strong> 9.4% and the<br />
real estate sector did not recover to any significant extent, either.<br />
Therefore the Federal Reserve went a step beyond the zero-rate policy<br />
by deciding, at the beginning <strong>of</strong> November, to purchase government<br />
bonds for a total <strong>of</strong> at least US$ 600 bn by the middle <strong>of</strong> 2011,<br />
in another round <strong>of</strong> quantitative easing. Even after this announcement,<br />
yields remained comparatively low, reflecting the US dollar’s<br />
role as a global reserve currency: yield levels fell to new lows in<br />
summer <strong>2010</strong> (2.33% p.a. on 10-year T-bonds on 8 October <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
before rising by one percentage point in the period to year-end <strong>2010</strong><br />
(3.37%).<br />
Average growth <strong>of</strong> 1.7% in the euro area in <strong>2010</strong> (after a contraction<br />
<strong>of</strong> 4% in 2009) reflected huge differences: while the German<br />
economy expanded at a rate <strong>of</strong> 3.6% (after shrinking by 4.7%), output<br />
in Spain, Ireland and Greece continued to contract. The <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
economy performed slightly better than the euro area as a whole<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>, growing by 1.9% after contracting by 3.9% in 2009.<br />
In export-oriented economies with a globally competitive industrial<br />
sector, growth started to spread to the domestic economy as the year<br />
progressed. On the other hand, countries with weak economic<br />
growth and strongly rising public debt experienced a downward<br />
trend. The period from the end <strong>of</strong> April to the middle <strong>of</strong> May saw the<br />
Credit spreads<br />
(iTraxx crossover)<br />
CEE spreads<br />
(EMBI+spread)<br />
2007 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
Public debt crisis<br />
(Greece 5-year spread)<br />
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outbreak <strong>of</strong> the debt crisis in the euro area’s peripheral countries:<br />
long-term Greek government bonds fell to 65% <strong>of</strong> their nominal<br />
value, with yields peaking at over 15% and 12% on 5-year and<br />
10-year bonds, respectively. The crisis continued to smoulder even<br />
after the EU and the IMF put in place the € 750 bn rescue scheme,<br />
after the European <strong>Financial</strong> Stability Facility (EFSF) was established,<br />
and although dramatic austerity programmes were initiated; sovereign<br />
ratings were reduced on several occasions. In November <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
credit spreads for Ireland (because <strong>of</strong> the restructuring <strong>of</strong> the country’s<br />
banking sector), Portugal (in view <strong>of</strong> weak economic growth)<br />
and Hungary (which refused IMF support) were between 4.8% and<br />
6.0%. Although Ireland and Greece used aid and guarantees under<br />
the rescue scheme, which were provided against strict conditions,<br />
the situation did not ease.<br />
The European Central <strong>Bank</strong> (ECB) therefore adhered to its policy <strong>of</strong><br />
low interest rates. In the course <strong>of</strong> the year, it absorbed excess<br />
liquidity as money market dealings among major international banks<br />
started to normalise. But the ECB continued to allot bids in full at the<br />
fixed rate and thus supplied liquidity to the banking systems <strong>of</strong> countries<br />
affected by the debt crisis. Unlike the US and the United Kingdom,<br />
the ECB handled its non-standard measures (purchases <strong>of</strong><br />
government bonds and covered bonds) in a highly restrictive manner.<br />
Spot and forward rates in money markets rose slightly in the final<br />
months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, thereby only moving a little closer to the key interest<br />
rate.<br />
� In the first nine months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, financial markets focused on<br />
asset classes which are – rightly or unjustifiably – seen as having<br />
the best quality: benchmark bonds and gold. It was only in the final<br />
months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> (and beyond the turn <strong>of</strong> the year) that risk tolerance<br />
rose again, as the economic upswing gathered momentum and<br />
became increasingly self-sustaining. The strong rise in (German)<br />
benchmark bonds <strong>of</strong> the euro area peaked at the end <strong>of</strong> August,<br />
when yields fell to an all-time low <strong>of</strong> 2.09%, corresponding to a<br />
year-to-date total return <strong>of</strong> 14%. Yields subsequently rose to 2.97%,<br />
in line with the development <strong>of</strong> US dollar bonds, giving an annual<br />
performance <strong>of</strong> 7.6%. These factors are the basis for the inclusion <strong>of</strong><br />
credit spreads for corporate bonds, and also for covered bonds and<br />
emerging markets bonds, which hardly varied in the course <strong>of</strong> the<br />
year compared with their levels in previous years; year-on-year, they<br />
remained almost unchanged, also resulting in a strong increase in<br />
value. The world stock index (MSCI / local currency), which had<br />
recovered strongly in 2009 (+26.2%), moved sideways until late<br />
summer before advancing in the remaining part <strong>of</strong> the year (+8.3%<br />
in a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end levels). With the exception <strong>of</strong> Chinese<br />
shares, which had fallen behind for a long time because <strong>of</strong> the country’s<br />
restrictive economic policy, equity markets in emerging economies<br />
outperformed those in other countries from August onwards as<br />
capital inflows resumed. Nevertheless, the EuroStoxx remained<br />
unchanged in a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end levels, reflecting the mixed<br />
economic trends in Europe. The ATX advanced strongly (+16.4%), as<br />
did the DAX (+16.0%) and the CEE blue chips (CECE +15.7%).<br />
The public debt crisis flared up again and again, prompting support<br />
measures at short notice and discussions <strong>of</strong> fundamental reforms. All<br />
this failed to convince investors that the risk <strong>of</strong> debt rescheduling in<br />
European debtor countries was dispelled. Therefore gold continued<br />
its record-breaking run throughout the year, reaching an all-time high<br />
<strong>of</strong> US$ 1,431 per ounce on 7 December <strong>2010</strong>. Although the Swiss<br />
central bank took temporary measures to contain the appreciation <strong>of</strong><br />
the Swiss franc against the euro, its value rose by 19.6% to a peak<br />
<strong>of</strong> CHF 1.2397 per euro on 30 December <strong>2010</strong>. The US dollar benefited<br />
significantly from European uncertainty until the middle <strong>of</strong> the<br />
year, rising by 20.6% to a USD/EUR exchange rate <strong>of</strong> 1.1875 on<br />
7 June <strong>2010</strong>; later in the year it eased again to reach 1.3377 at the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, a year-on-year increase <strong>of</strong> 7.0%. This development<br />
may be seen in connection with differing assessments <strong>of</strong> the monetary<br />
policy, and associated risks, pursued by the Fed and the ECB,<br />
which are also reflected in short-term interest rate differentials.<br />
� <strong>Austria</strong> saw a stable economic recovery in <strong>2010</strong>, with surprisingly<br />
strong growth. While GDP was up by 1.9% in real terms, this<br />
did not nearly compensate for the sharp downturn in the crisis year<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2009, in which the economy contracted by 3.9%. This means that<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> is among the countries experiencing the strongest growth in<br />
the euro area. It should be noted, however, that the recovery was<br />
more or less limited to the export sector in most <strong>of</strong> the year: net<br />
exports accounted for close to 90% <strong>of</strong> economic growth. <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
industry benefited from the strong performance <strong>of</strong> the Asian and<br />
Latin American emerging markets, mainly via supplies to the globally<br />
oriented German economy. Demand from several countries in Central<br />
and Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in particular,<br />
also picked up in response to the global recovery. In <strong>2010</strong>, the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
manufacturing sector increased its output by 6.5%. Capacity<br />
utilisation in this sector consequently rose to over 83% by the end <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>, thus exceeding the multi-year average, a development which<br />
is unique in the euro area. It was only later in the year, and somewhat<br />
hesitantly, that the strong momentum <strong>of</strong> recovery spread to the<br />
domestic economy. The prevailing uncertainty kept investment activity<br />
at a low level for a long time; restraint on capital spending gradually<br />
disappeared only in the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Investment in<br />
equipment was still down by about 3% for <strong>2010</strong> as a whole. Private<br />
consumption held up well (down by only 1% in real terms) as developments<br />
in the labour market were comparatively favourable, with<br />
employment up by 0.7% and the unemployment rate declining from<br />
4.8% in 2009 to 4.4%). Retail sales accelerated towards the end <strong>of</strong><br />
the year, but a slightly negative trend in real wages (less overtime<br />
work, more flexible employment arrangements) curbed growth in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. As a result, all <strong>of</strong> the marked increase in the inflation rate to<br />
an average 1.9% for <strong>2010</strong> (2009: 0.5%) was due to external factors<br />
(rising prices for commodities).<br />
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Credit demand in <strong>Austria</strong> remained weak in <strong>2010</strong>. Adjusted for the<br />
translation effect associated with the strong Swiss franc, lending<br />
volume in <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2010</strong> declined slightly. Demand for housing<br />
loans was very weak, though somewhat higher than in the previous<br />
year. Repayments <strong>of</strong> consumer loans and SME loans exceeded new<br />
business, leading to a slight decrease in total volume. Loans to corporate<br />
customers remained constant until the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
increased in the course <strong>of</strong> the second half <strong>of</strong> the year, in parallel<br />
with the recovery in investment activity. Although lending rates and<br />
deposit rates rose slightly towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year, bank customers<br />
in <strong>Austria</strong> saw interest rate levels in <strong>2010</strong> which were<br />
among the lowest in history. These developments reflected low<br />
money market rates and the flat yield curve. Moreover, the average<br />
period for which interest rates are locked in has shortened significantly<br />
over the past years.<br />
Although the <strong>Austria</strong>n economy recovered strongly in the course<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, the repercussions <strong>of</strong> the sharp economic downturn in<br />
2008/2009 still had an impact on business insolvencies. While the<br />
total number <strong>of</strong> business insolvencies declined by about 8%, the<br />
total liabilities <strong>of</strong> insolvent businesses rose by 17%. Insolvencies <strong>of</strong><br />
private individuals also increased in <strong>2010</strong>, though not dramatically.<br />
As income trends were moderate and consumer demand was relatively<br />
robust, financial assets held by <strong>Austria</strong>n private households in<br />
the first nine months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> increased at only half the growth rate<br />
seen in 2009. This development also reflects repayments <strong>of</strong> consumer<br />
loans. Deposits showed a particularly weak trend, hardly<br />
rising year-on-year. Somewhat stronger demand was again seen for<br />
mutual funds, but this did not yet compensate for the outflows in<br />
the period from mid-2007 to early 2009. New investments in<br />
Industry driving growth<br />
Monthly survey <strong>of</strong> purchasing managers in industry (PMI).<br />
64<br />
62<br />
60<br />
58<br />
56<br />
54<br />
52<br />
50<br />
48<br />
46<br />
44<br />
42<br />
40<br />
38<br />
36<br />
34<br />
32<br />
30<br />
Germany<br />
<strong>Austria</strong><br />
Euro area<br />
50 = growth<br />
threshold<br />
2007 2008<br />
2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2011<br />
shares and bonds in <strong>2010</strong> were modest. The only sector which<br />
continued to record steady inflows was life assurance, not least<br />
thanks to long-term policies.<br />
� Economic activity also picked up in Central and Eastern<br />
Europe (CEE) in <strong>2010</strong>, but progress varied significantly from region<br />
to region. In addition, nearly all countries had to address legacies<br />
and restore structural imbalances which were not so evident in the<br />
boom years before 2009. For these reasons, banking business in<br />
most CEE countries was impacted by weak credit demand and a<br />
persistently high proportion <strong>of</strong> loan losses. Countries such as Turkey<br />
and Russia, which showed an impressive performance, compared<br />
with countries at the other end <strong>of</strong> the scale where the banking sector<br />
is still being restructured (Kazakhstan, Ukraine).<br />
The CEE region’s combined GDP expanded by a real 3.6% in <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
twice the rate <strong>of</strong> western Europe, after the region was severely hit<br />
by the recession in the previous year (2009: –5.9% including<br />
Poland / –6.9% without Poland). Developments in the individual<br />
countries and country groups varied considerably depending on a<br />
country’s size and degree <strong>of</strong> economic autonomy, the extent to<br />
which a country has opened its economy, and on factors such as<br />
production specialisation and the starting position before the onset<br />
<strong>of</strong> the crisis. While the catching-up process resumed by the CEE<br />
countries in <strong>2010</strong> still has significant potential, it is far from the<br />
momentum seen before the financial and economic crisis. The “CEE<br />
Development Model“ has changed: in the initial stages, inclusion in<br />
the industrial division <strong>of</strong> labour <strong>of</strong>ten involved the rapid development<br />
<strong>of</strong> externally financed key industries, while the strategic focus in the<br />
post-recession years has been on strengthening the domestic economy<br />
with the aim <strong>of</strong> reducing volatility, strengthening mass purchasing<br />
power, and achieving monetary stabilisation.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, especially those countries which experienced a boom<br />
before the crisis had to focus on reducing their substantial external<br />
financing requirements (partly by curbing significant public deficits)<br />
to make themselves less crisis-prone in a nervous international<br />
climate. This was achieved with low wage rises, or in some cases<br />
even nominal wage reductions, austerity programmes, and subsequently<br />
a downturn in domestic economic growth. Thanks to the<br />
timely implementation <strong>of</strong> specific measures – partly supported by<br />
EU and IMF stand-by arrangements with conditions attached – and<br />
because <strong>of</strong> initially low public debt levels (which averaged less than<br />
40% <strong>of</strong> GDP) the CEE countries managed to emerge from the<br />
public debt crisis unscathed. This is reflected in the performance <strong>of</strong><br />
share prices (MSCI Emerging Europe +16.3%), the stability <strong>of</strong><br />
interest-rate spreads on government bonds (EMBI+ 270 bp at yearend<br />
<strong>2010</strong> / 291 bp at year-end 2009), and especially exchange<br />
rate developments. The CEE currencies <strong>of</strong> countries in our perimeter<br />
<strong>of</strong> operations together (weighted by the operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> our local<br />
subsidiaries) appreciated against the euro by 3.2% compared with<br />
year-end 2009 and by 5.0% in average annual terms. This devel-<br />
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opment was supported by countries which export raw materials:<br />
Russia (+9.6%), Ukraine (+6.4%) and Kazakhstan (+5.4%), whose<br />
currencies take their bearings from both the euro and the US dollar.<br />
The currencies <strong>of</strong> the remaining countries, notably Turkey (+8.3%)<br />
and the Czech Republic (+4.5%), also strengthened against the<br />
euro or remained unchanged; only Serbia’s currency depreciated<br />
more heavily (–8.2%).<br />
The recovery process was led by the large countries with a high<br />
degree <strong>of</strong> economic autonomy. Apart from Poland (growth rate <strong>of</strong><br />
3.8%), the only country not to experience economic contraction<br />
during the crisis, Turkey’s economy has developed in a more or less<br />
independent manner: thanks to growth <strong>of</strong> 7.1%, GDP exceeded the<br />
pre-crisis level. Moreover, asset quality in the country has improved.<br />
Among Central Europe’s export-oriented countries, the Czech<br />
Republic (+2.3%) and Slovakia (+3.9%) were supported by the<br />
sound growth <strong>of</strong> their respective industrial sectors and a high level<br />
<strong>of</strong> domestic liquidity. Hungary (+1.2%) is something <strong>of</strong> an exception<br />
in view <strong>of</strong> the lengthy budget consolidation process and its unorthodox,<br />
going-it-alone economic policy. In Romania (–2.5%) the adjustment<br />
recession was still under way and loan losses (related to foreign-currency<br />
loans) increased. In Bulgaria (+0.1%) the business<br />
sector is heavily indebted and impacted by its business interests in<br />
Greece. Croatia (–1.5%) has more or less overcome the downturn;<br />
the upturn now depends on the progress made in negotiations for<br />
accession to the EU. The other countries, whether the Balkan region<br />
or the Baltic states, were in particular faced by problems arising<br />
from the high level <strong>of</strong> foreign currency-denominated debt. The large<br />
exporters <strong>of</strong> raw materials again recorded strong real growth (Kazakhstan<br />
+6.0%, Ukraine +4.0%, Russia +3.4%).<br />
The upturn in <strong>2010</strong> was supported much less than before by credit<br />
expansion. In 2008, lending volume in the Central European countries<br />
expanded at rates <strong>of</strong> over 15% (in local currency), in most<br />
other countries it increased by about 30%, and in Kazakhstan and<br />
Ukraine by over 50%. Overall growth <strong>of</strong> lending volume, on a<br />
weighted basis, in this group <strong>of</strong> countries was 32%. These times<br />
are now over, lending volume is likely to have expanded by no more<br />
than 11% in <strong>2010</strong>. In some countries, the banking sector even<br />
experienced excess liquidity as a result <strong>of</strong> weak demand, a development<br />
also attributable to the adjustment measures taken by the<br />
banks themselves: while a high loan/deposit ratio was still a primary<br />
objective in 2009, some local banks ceased to engage in termsbased<br />
competition for deposits in <strong>2010</strong>. Deleveraging continued to<br />
have priority only in countries with a particularly large local financing<br />
gap, such as the Baltic states.<br />
The credit risk cycle lagged behind the business cycle and mirrored<br />
the divergent trends. The first signs <strong>of</strong> a turnaround – which<br />
was again characterised by significant regional variations – were, as<br />
always, reflected in a lower charge for loan loss provisions and, with<br />
a time lag, in a decline in the proportion <strong>of</strong> non-performing loans<br />
(NPL ratio). Turkey was the first country where loan losses were past<br />
their peak by the end <strong>of</strong> 2009, and which not only recorded a<br />
decline in additions to, but also an absolute decrease in, non-performing<br />
loans. In most countries loan losses are likely to have<br />
peaked at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011; in Kazakhstan and<br />
Latvia the peak will probably occur later, in the second half <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
The equity capital ratios <strong>of</strong> banks in Central and South-East Europe<br />
were much higher than before the crisis as pr<strong>of</strong>its were retained, a<br />
requirement <strong>of</strong>ten imposed by local supervisors, and because<br />
expansion was unusually weak; the ratios were moreover well above<br />
the statutory minimum levels. In the former CIS countries – Russia,<br />
Kazakhstan and Ukraine – the capital buffers <strong>of</strong> state-controlled<br />
banks were increased through national capitalisation programmes.<br />
Overall, the challenges for CEE banks’ pr<strong>of</strong>itability in <strong>2010</strong> were<br />
more or less equal to those <strong>of</strong> 2009: while there was a slight<br />
improvement in the provisioning charge, the delayed upturn was<br />
responsible for lower revenue growth, funding costs were still high,<br />
and credit demand was slack (and limited to low-margin segments).<br />
� In the last two years, efforts to address the crisis drew attention<br />
to institutional and regulatory deficits. In <strong>2010</strong>, a plethora <strong>of</strong> reform<br />
processes and regulatory measures was initiated at the global,<br />
regional and national levels which affected the banking sector<br />
directly or indirectly, already in the preparatory stages. Besides the<br />
reform <strong>of</strong> the European regulatory system with new institutions and<br />
more competencies especially with regard to international banking<br />
groups, the new set <strong>of</strong> rules <strong>of</strong> the Basel Committee on <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Supervision, known as the Basel 3 package, already cast its shadows<br />
before, prompting banks to adjust their business models ahead<br />
<strong>of</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> Basel 3. The new rules call for measures<br />
such as a significant increase <strong>of</strong> the minimum capital ratios over the<br />
medium term and a more restrictive definition <strong>of</strong> Tier 1 capital<br />
(essentially now comprising only paid-up capital and reserves).<br />
A non-risk-weighted leverage ratio and regulatory standards for<br />
liquidity management (liquidity coverage ratio, net stable funding<br />
ratio) will be introduced in the next few years after a monitoring and<br />
calibration phase. The qualitative and quantitative capital requirements,<br />
in particular, started to have an impact in <strong>2010</strong>, although the<br />
calibration process was not yet completed and the requirements are<br />
being phased in. The impact is reflected primarily in the level and<br />
structure <strong>of</strong> capital resources, medium-term funding, and in efforts<br />
to reduce leverage and to fund lending operations on a decentralised<br />
basis and largely through customer business. At the national<br />
level, governments took fiscal ad-hoc measures requiring the<br />
banking sector to participate in the costs <strong>of</strong> crisis management,<br />
such as the bank levy in Hungary, payable for the first time in <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
or the bank levy in <strong>Austria</strong> (due in 2011). Similar measures are<br />
being discussed in other countries, and the EU is seeking to integrate<br />
such approaches in a crisis prevention framework.<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2010</strong>: strong operating performance helps cope with repercussions <strong>of</strong> crisis<br />
Overview<br />
After the peak <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis in 2008 and global<br />
recession in 2009, the year <strong>2010</strong> was marked by stabilisation and<br />
steady improvement for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. The upswing in operating activities<br />
is clearly reflected in quarterly trends, which show that the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> 2009 marked the lowest point, followed by a recovery <strong>of</strong><br />
current business with customers from quarter to quarter. The fullyear<br />
figures also indicate that in line with the economic environment,<br />
underlying business returned to a path <strong>of</strong> moderate expansion<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The difficult years before <strong>2010</strong> still had repercussions which<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> had to deal with. It is true that net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans<br />
and provisions for guarantees and commitments declined significantly,<br />
following the general economic trend with a considerable time<br />
lag. Given the persistently difficult situation in the banking sector <strong>of</strong> a<br />
few countries, however, the provisioning charge remained high, continuing<br />
to absorb a large proportion <strong>of</strong> operating pr<strong>of</strong>it. Moreover,<br />
as in 2008, impairment losses on goodwill related to subsidiaries<br />
impacted the bank’s pr<strong>of</strong>its, which were therefore lower than in<br />
previous years despite a better operating performance.<br />
Results for <strong>2010</strong> compared with previous years<br />
2006 pf 2007 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
Volume trends (€ bn)<br />
Risk-weighted assets (RWAs) 79.8 104.5 129.3 119.9 122.9<br />
Income statement (€ m)<br />
“Sustainable“ income<br />
components 1) 4,687 5,447 5,999 5,893 6,226<br />
Other income 2) 1,138 968 1,231 1,353 982<br />
Operating income 5,825 6,414 7,231 7,245 7,208<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 2,428 3,063 3,296 3,630 3,442<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –715 –483 –1,012 –2,267 –1,839<br />
Sub-total 1,713 2,580 2,284 1,363 1,602<br />
Non-operating items 3) –315 160 –779 –29 –456<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,398 2,740 1,505 1,335 1,146<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it attributable to<br />
the owners <strong>of</strong> the parent<br />
company 1,053 2,254 1,144 1,102 747<br />
2006pf = pro forma, i.e. adjusted to the consolidation perimeter <strong>of</strong> 2007, after the takeover<br />
<strong>of</strong> the CEE subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit and the transfer <strong>of</strong> BPH, Poland. / 1) Net interest and<br />
net fees and commissions without trading-induced interest income (net interest income <strong>of</strong><br />
CAIB and <strong>of</strong> the CIB/Counterparts product line, respectively), which is included in “other<br />
income”. / 2) Dividend income, net trading income, net other expenses/income plus tradinginduced<br />
interest income generated by CAIB before 2009 and subsequently by the CIB/<br />
Counterparts product line. / 3) In 2008 and <strong>2010</strong>, primarily impairment losses on goodwill;<br />
other components varied significantly: net income from investments, provisions for risks and<br />
charges, and restructuring costs.<br />
A multi-year comparison (see table above) shows that the key indicators<br />
<strong>of</strong> operating performance again developed along the lines seen<br />
before the crisis – even though the strong growth momentum<br />
achieved in the past is out <strong>of</strong> reach in the foreseeable future.<br />
� Volume (measured by risk-weighted assets) was expanded by an<br />
annual average <strong>of</strong> 2.4% in <strong>2010</strong>, after a strong reduction in 2009;<br />
RWAs were 5.0% below the 2008 level, but 17.6% higher than in<br />
2007. The trend in (unweighted) loans and receivables with customers<br />
was similar.<br />
� The sustainable components <strong>of</strong> income – i.e. net interest and<br />
net fees and commissions without trading-induced interest income<br />
(net interest income <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB and, from 2009, <strong>of</strong> the CIB/<br />
Counterparts product line) developed very favourably: after the 2%<br />
decrease in 2009, these income components rose by 6% in <strong>2010</strong> to<br />
reach € 6.2 bn, thus significantly exceeding the 2008 level (+3.8%).<br />
The other components <strong>of</strong> operating income reflected the ups and<br />
downs <strong>of</strong> net trading income and valuation results which are to be<br />
seen in connection with capital market developments: while the net<br />
trading result for 2008 was negative because <strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> markto-market<br />
valuation losses, 2009 saw a strong trading performance<br />
supported by the contribution from CEE operations. Net interest<br />
income for the first few months <strong>of</strong> 2009 was exceptionally high, driven<br />
by a significant trading-induced component; for this reason, the <strong>2010</strong><br />
figure compares with a high level <strong>of</strong> net trading income for 2009 as a<br />
whole. At € 7.2 bn, total operating income in <strong>2010</strong> more or less<br />
matched the levels <strong>of</strong> 2009 and 2008 (down by just under one half <strong>of</strong><br />
a percentage point) while significantly exceeding the 2007 figure<br />
(+12.4%). Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it also showed little change compared with<br />
the two preceding years, thanks to a stable trend in costs: in <strong>2010</strong> it<br />
reached € 3.4 bn after € 3.6 bn and € 3.2 bn in 2009 and 2008,<br />
respectively. In light <strong>of</strong> the fundamental changes in the operating<br />
environment, this is a respectable performance.<br />
� This means that the disruptions seen in the past years had no major<br />
impact on results from current operations – at least the effects balanced<br />
out over time or across the various regions. The financial and<br />
economic crisis, especially the strong macroeconomic adjustment<br />
involving a sharp reduction <strong>of</strong> external and internal financing deficits in<br />
CEE, mainly impacted the bank’s income statement in the form <strong>of</strong> net<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments.<br />
The combined provisioning charge for the years 2008 to <strong>2010</strong><br />
absorbed about 50% (or exactly 49.4%) <strong>of</strong> operating pr<strong>of</strong>it. After peaking<br />
at € 2.3 bn in 2009, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments were almost 20% lower in <strong>2010</strong>. The<br />
CEE business segment accounted for 79% <strong>of</strong> the total figure, with a<br />
focus on just a few countries. When deducting the provisioning charge<br />
(which is closely associated with operating activities) from operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it, one can see an improvement <strong>of</strong> 18%, from € 1.4 bn to € 1.6 bn<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>, while there is a shortfall <strong>of</strong> 30% compared with 2008.<br />
� The favourable effect <strong>of</strong> lower (though still high) net writedowns <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in <strong>2010</strong> was<br />
more than <strong>of</strong>fset by a strong increase in charges resulting from<br />
other non-operating items: in <strong>2010</strong> the bank recognised a further<br />
€ 378 m in impairment losses on goodwill. At the end <strong>of</strong> 2008, shortly<br />
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after the Lehman Brothers collapse, impairment losses <strong>of</strong> over one<br />
billion euros (€ 1,027 m) on goodwill related to equity interests<br />
impacted <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s income statement. Value adjustments <strong>of</strong><br />
goodwill, carried out several times, largely related to ATF <strong>Bank</strong> in<br />
Kazakhstan, the bank which we acquired most recently. The recognition<br />
<strong>of</strong> impairment losses reflects the adjustment <strong>of</strong> valuations then<br />
prevailing in the market to the current long-term scenarios; this has<br />
little to do with current business operations. As a result <strong>of</strong> these one<strong>of</strong>f<br />
effects, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax (<strong>2010</strong>: € 1,146 m) continued to decline,<br />
despite the stable operating performance and the lower provisioning<br />
charge in <strong>2010</strong>. Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it (net pr<strong>of</strong>it attributable to the owners<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>) for <strong>2010</strong>, at € 747 m, declined to a level well<br />
below one billion euros.<br />
� A multi-year analysis <strong>of</strong> business segments and regions confirms<br />
that the commitment to the CEE region has been successful and <strong>Austria</strong>-based<br />
customer business has developed in a balanced manner.<br />
The analysis also shows that the wide diversification <strong>of</strong> the business<br />
portfolio balanced the varying impact <strong>of</strong> external influences on the<br />
regions. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s CEE Division achieved exponential growth in<br />
its pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax. In 2008, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax peaked at over € 2 bn,<br />
while the former Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division was hit hardest<br />
by the financial market crisis in the same year, weighing down<br />
results from <strong>Austria</strong>n business. Also in 2008, the Corporate Center for<br />
Operations in both core markets pr<strong>of</strong>itable despite<br />
financial market crisis and recession (Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax in € m)<br />
2,000<br />
1,500<br />
1,000<br />
500<br />
0<br />
–500<br />
–1,000<br />
394<br />
148<br />
– 38<br />
CEE business segment<br />
(respective perimeter)<br />
1,041<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n business<br />
911<br />
segments 684<br />
635<br />
554<br />
477<br />
366<br />
680<br />
151<br />
20<br />
– 61<br />
– 68<br />
Corporate Center<br />
914 915<br />
1,064<br />
3)<br />
3) 792<br />
2006 5)<br />
2005 5)<br />
2) – 710<br />
2002 2003 2004<br />
2007<br />
– 987<br />
2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n business segments<br />
CEE business segment (respective perimeter)<br />
Corporate Center<br />
– 77<br />
1,342<br />
357<br />
473<br />
2,019<br />
1) Large writedowns in the former Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
2) Substantial impairment losses on CEE goodwill in the Corporate Center<br />
3) CEE results weighed down by net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans<br />
4) Corporate Center includes significant liquidity/funding costs<br />
5) 2005 and 2006 adjusted for one-<strong>of</strong>f effects<br />
1)<br />
4)<br />
– 494<br />
2)<br />
the first time had to absorb the impairment losses on goodwill mentioned<br />
above. In 2009, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax generated by the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
business segments and by the CEE Division reached more or less the<br />
same high level (€ 914 m and € 916 m, respectively) although net<br />
writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
peaked in that year. Finally, in <strong>2010</strong>, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax in the CEE business<br />
segment again improved to a level well above one billion euros,<br />
while the Corporate Center again had to absorb a goodwill impairment<br />
charge (see chart).<br />
➔ Against the background <strong>of</strong> the previous years, which were characterised<br />
by the financial and economic crisis, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s development<br />
in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year may be briefly described as follows:<br />
operating performance proved resistant to external shocks and was<br />
strong enough to absorb high temporary risks.<br />
� During the crisis years, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> made structural adjustments.<br />
Over the past few years we have further improved the structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bank’s income statement and financial position; they now<br />
exclusively reflect commercial banking business and the related overall<br />
bank functions. In the income statement, as mentioned above, the<br />
“sustainable” income components have shown a steady upward trend<br />
while cost growth has been moderate. In the statement <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
position, the step-by-step restructuring <strong>of</strong> trading and investment<br />
banking activities within UniCredit Group in the past three years has<br />
led to a decline in trading-related financial assets and financial liabilities,<br />
with a strong reduction in the related interbank business (see the<br />
“<strong>Financial</strong> position” section on page 48). Loans and receivables with<br />
customers as a proportion <strong>of</strong> total assets rose from 59% at year-end<br />
2008 to 67% at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>; primary funds (the sum total <strong>of</strong><br />
deposits from customers and debt securities in issue) rose from 57%<br />
to 66% <strong>of</strong> total liabilities and equity – this is a clear indicator <strong>of</strong> the<br />
predominant position <strong>of</strong> customer business. The (basic) leverage ratio<br />
(total assets /equity) declined from 15.6 (2008) to 10.7 (at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>); if intangible assets are excluded from the calculation, the<br />
leverage ratio declined from 21.9 to 13.8.<br />
Over the past years, we have significantly strengthened the bank’s<br />
equity capital base. IFRS equity rose from € 14.4 bn (2008) to<br />
€ 17.5 bn at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. This favourable development was due<br />
to pr<strong>of</strong>it retention and, above all, to the € 2 bn capital increase in<br />
March <strong>2010</strong> through funds provided by our parent company UniCredit.<br />
As a result, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s capital resources as defined in the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act improved substantially: the Tier 1 capital ratio based on<br />
all risks under Basel 2 rose from 6.82% (2008) to 8.68% (2009) and<br />
most recently to 10.35% (year-end <strong>2010</strong>); the total capital ratio<br />
increased from 9.19% to 10.92% and most recently to 12.14%.<br />
We thereby strengthened the capital buffers for unexpected risk at<br />
an early stage, and without taking advantage <strong>of</strong> government support<br />
programmes. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is thus well placed for further targeted<br />
business expansion, primarily in CEE, and for meeting the forthcoming<br />
stricter regulatory requirements (Basel 3).<br />
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Adjustment measures and strategic projects in <strong>2010</strong><br />
� In <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG concentrated on more swiftly<br />
implementing the enhanced UniCredit business model in response<br />
to changes in the banking environment. The key features <strong>of</strong> the business<br />
model were, and are: greater customer centricity, a stronger<br />
focus on regional business, a simplification <strong>of</strong> the range <strong>of</strong> products<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered to customers, and sustainable development by giving priority<br />
to commercial business. This includes increasing the efficiency <strong>of</strong><br />
back-<strong>of</strong>fice operations through the cross-regional bundling <strong>of</strong> production<br />
and settlement activities in specialised units or service units<br />
for the purpose <strong>of</strong> achieving cross-regional synergies. The measurement<br />
<strong>of</strong> customer satisfaction and the subsequent alignment <strong>of</strong> our<br />
services had a positive impact on day-to-day business with customers.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, we took steps to maintain reputation levels and regain<br />
public confidence in banks which was eroded by the financial market<br />
crisis: we simplified the range <strong>of</strong> products, aligned our internal sales<br />
and performance incentives more closely with sustainability objectives,<br />
and revised the way the bank presents itself to the public.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> underlined its intention to show solidarity in society by<br />
launching a number <strong>of</strong> initiatives and a new programme for sponsorbased<br />
projects. In the area <strong>of</strong> personnel management we had<br />
adjusted our performance-based incentive system before the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the relevant EU Directive, and placed greater emphasis<br />
on (constantly measured) customer satisfaction and other sustainable<br />
success criteria. The incentive system at top management level was<br />
realigned with long-term performance criteria, on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
deferred payments with the possibility <strong>of</strong> making downward adjustments.<br />
� The “One4C” (One for Clients) project was the strategic guideline<br />
for the entire UniCredit Group in <strong>2010</strong>, and therefore also for <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>. In line with this project, we streamlined the organisational<br />
structure with a number <strong>of</strong> individual projects and more closely<br />
defined the sub-segments <strong>of</strong> our sales operations according to customer<br />
centricity, simplicity and specific customer needs. In 2009 we<br />
had combined customer-related capital markets business and ongoing<br />
commercial business with corporate customers, which resulted<br />
in the creation <strong>of</strong> the Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
(CIB), and we started to bundle the entire target group comprising<br />
the top segment <strong>of</strong> private customers within the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Division; the necessary transfer <strong>of</strong> customers from other business<br />
segments has been completed. Priority in <strong>2010</strong> was given to creating<br />
specialised units for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). We<br />
developed a separate service model for SMEs (according to qualitative<br />
criteria and/or turnover between € 3 m and € 50 m) with a<br />
decentralised sales network. This was implemented step by step at<br />
selected branches and became fully operational at the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2011, when the SME sub-segment was transferred from the CIB<br />
Division to what was still known as the Retail Division, but which was<br />
subsequently renamed Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division (F&SME)<br />
to reflect the larger size <strong>of</strong> this business segment. In Central and<br />
Eastern Europe (CEE) we continued to press ahead with the divisionalisation<br />
process in selected countries, based on local market<br />
potential. In this context we gave greater attention to a pragmatic,<br />
selective approach and enlarged the branch network only in countries<br />
where this was warranted upon reaching a certain size threshold and<br />
with a foreseeable market outlook. This was primarily the case in<br />
Turkey, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Croatia. As<br />
we also focussed on high-growth regions within individual countries,<br />
the growth initiative involved branch <strong>of</strong>fice closures in areas with an<br />
excessively dense branch network and a slight reduction in the total<br />
number <strong>of</strong> branches. Business policy in CEE was geared to funding<br />
lending business on a local basis, notwithstanding the pursuit <strong>of</strong> a<br />
cross-regional approach.<br />
� The most far-reaching changes in <strong>2010</strong> concerned investment<br />
banking operations, which – across the entire UniCredit Group –<br />
were made to focus on customer-driven business and on the related<br />
trading activities. As was agreed at the time <strong>of</strong> the business combination<br />
which resulted in the creation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group in 2005,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank),<br />
Munich, is responsible for this cross-regional competence centre,<br />
which conducts business from a number <strong>of</strong> different locations. For this<br />
reason, we sold UniCredit CAIB AG to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG in June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
This banking subsidiary was made to concentrate on trading activities<br />
not related to customer business in the period preceding its sale.<br />
Customer-driven investment banking activities were reintegrated in<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, which was also assigned responsibility for the further<br />
conduct <strong>of</strong> the bank’s Treasury operations and liquidity management.<br />
This also involved a reintegration <strong>of</strong> staff. The sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG<br />
and its subsidiary UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG,<br />
Munich, is a transfer <strong>of</strong> business interests under common control,<br />
and not a business combination for which IFRS 3 would be applied.<br />
UniCredit CAIB UK Ltd. was liquidated as <strong>of</strong> 31 May <strong>2010</strong>. According<br />
to the extensive contractual documentation <strong>of</strong> this restructuring<br />
measure, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> now uses the products and services <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank),<br />
Munich, instead <strong>of</strong> those <strong>of</strong> CAIB. As in the case <strong>of</strong> other intra-group<br />
transfers, continuity is assured by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s participation in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the “Markets” global product line <strong>of</strong> UniCredit’s CIB Division<br />
for a period <strong>of</strong> five years. Claims to future revenues constitute a<br />
derivative for accounting purposes and the valuation results are recognised<br />
in net trading, hedging and fair value income. The reorganisation<br />
and new division <strong>of</strong> labour is based on one <strong>of</strong> the cornerstones<br />
<strong>of</strong> the UniCredit business model: the cross-regional bundling <strong>of</strong> production<br />
while continuing to focus on local customer centricity. In this<br />
way <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> meets the size threshold for participation in international<br />
financial markets and enhances its competitive abilities,<br />
while maintaining the principle <strong>of</strong> “one face to the customer”, i.e.<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering local integrated customer services from a single source.<br />
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Income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for <strong>2010</strong> compared with the previous year<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s income statement for <strong>2010</strong> reflects the underlying<br />
pattern <strong>of</strong> economic trends:<br />
� Operating performance shows a moderate upswing <strong>of</strong> commercial<br />
banking business (with wide regional variations in Central and Eastern<br />
Europe). The effects <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB have a discernible<br />
influence on the overall picture.<br />
� The repercussions <strong>of</strong> the crisis years are tapering <strong>of</strong>f: this led to a<br />
significant decline in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments in <strong>2010</strong>. However, charges for non-operating<br />
items remained high, especially in light <strong>of</strong> credit risk trends in<br />
several highly exposed countries, which are lagging the business<br />
cycle.<br />
� In <strong>2010</strong>, valuation adjustments entailing the recognition <strong>of</strong> impairment<br />
losses on goodwill in the Corporate Center prevented an<br />
improvement in pr<strong>of</strong>its.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2010</strong> reached € 1,146 m after € 1,335 m in<br />
2009. The decrease <strong>of</strong> € 189 m or 14% compared with the previous<br />
year resulted from the € 360 m increase in impairment losses on<br />
goodwill. The goodwill impairment charge recognised in the income<br />
statement for <strong>2010</strong> was € 378 m, <strong>of</strong> which € 359 m related to JSC<br />
ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Kazakhstan. A low charge for goodwill impairment was<br />
accounted for by the local bank in Latvia. In 2009, the total impairment<br />
loss on goodwill amounted to € 19 m. Without the goodwill<br />
impairment charge, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax would have improved by 13%.<br />
The higher charge for income tax translated into an even more pronounced<br />
decline <strong>of</strong> € 355 m or 32% in consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it (net<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it attributable to the owners <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>) to € 747 m for<br />
<strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The combined effects <strong>of</strong> the above factors are shown in the table<br />
and chart below: operating income (€ 7,208 m) was only 1% lower<br />
than in the previous year. In this context one should note the base<br />
effect resulting from significant trading-induced interest income gen-<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2010</strong> compared with 2009<br />
2009 AS<br />
PUBlIShEd<br />
erated in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009 (and to a lesser extent, also in<br />
the second quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009). The trading activities <strong>of</strong> the former<br />
UniCredit CAIB, which are now included in the “Counterparts” product<br />
line following organisational changes, reduced net interest<br />
income by € 364 m compared with the previous year. Excluding this<br />
negative special effect, net interest income – from commercial<br />
banking operations – rose by 4%. The participation (recognised in<br />
the Corporate Center) in the pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit Markets product<br />
line is also connected with the UniCredit CAIB transaction, representing<br />
compensation for the disposal <strong>of</strong> these business activities.<br />
If this positive special effect is also excluded from the comparison<br />
with the previous year, the resulting revenue growth <strong>of</strong> 3% indicates<br />
a – moderate – increase in the performance from customer business.<br />
Based on unadjusted figures, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was down by<br />
5% to € 3,442 m. The € 189 m decrease resulted from the above<br />
special effects, which totalled minus € 288 m; on an adjusted<br />
basis, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it grew slightly, by 3% to € 3,729 m.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments in <strong>2010</strong> were down by € 428 m or 19% from the<br />
previous year; at € 1.8 bn they were still exceptionally high. The<br />
total <strong>of</strong> provisions for risks and charges, restructuring costs and net<br />
income from investments – i.e. other “non-operating” items – was<br />
down by a net € 68 m. This resulted in an increase <strong>of</strong> € 360 m in<br />
the combined figure for the items between operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax compared with the previous year. This improvement<br />
was <strong>of</strong>fset by impairment losses on goodwill and other non-operating<br />
expenses in <strong>2010</strong>, which were up by exactly the same amount,<br />
€ 428 m, on the previous year. This means that the € 458 m<br />
improvement (adjusted, i.e. generated in commercial banking operations)<br />
was more than <strong>of</strong>fset by a net charge <strong>of</strong> € 647 m reflecting<br />
the combined special effects. On the basis <strong>of</strong> adjusted figures,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax would have increased by 34% instead <strong>of</strong> falling<br />
by 14%.<br />
UNdErlyINg ChANgE<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
ONE-OFFS tOtAl ChANgE<br />
€ M % AdjUStEd<br />
€ M € M %<br />
<strong>2010</strong> AS<br />
PUBlIShEd<br />
Net interest income 4,877 +188 +4% 5,065 –364 1) –176 –4% 4,701<br />
Net non-interest income 2,369 +62 +3% 2,431 +76 2) +139 +6% 2,507<br />
Operating income 7,245 +250 +3% 7,495 –288 –38 –1% 7,208<br />
Operating expenses –3,615 –151 +4% –3,766 +0 –151 +4% –3,766<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 3,630 +99 +3% 3,729 –288 –189 –5% 3,442<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –2,267 +428 –19% –1,839 +0 +428 –19% –1,839<br />
Other non-operating items –29 –68 >100% – 97 –360 3) –428 >100% –456<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,335 +458 +34% 1,793 –647 –189 –14% 1,146<br />
1) Decrease in trading-induced interest income (which mirrors the restructuring <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB and the exceptional interest rate environment at the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009). / 2) Participation in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the Markets product line <strong>of</strong> UniCredit (compensation for the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB) – 1) and 2) are related to proprietary trading, which has been concentrated in a specialised UniCredit<br />
competence centre. / 3) Increase in impairment losses on goodwill.<br />
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Moderate upswing since the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
2,500<br />
2,400<br />
130<br />
2,300<br />
2,200<br />
120<br />
2,100<br />
2,000<br />
Operating income<br />
(as published)<br />
110<br />
1,900<br />
1,800<br />
100<br />
1,700<br />
1,600<br />
1,500<br />
1,400<br />
1,300<br />
Sustainable income components3) Operating income<br />
adjusted1) € m € bn<br />
Volume<br />
Risk-weighted<br />
assets (RWAs)<br />
2)<br />
1,200<br />
2007 2008<br />
2009<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
1) Adjusted for one-<strong>of</strong>f effects: Q4 2008: deduction <strong>of</strong> € 415 m special dividend in connection with<br />
the sale <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it-sharing rights in B&C; trading-induced interest income (roughly corresponding<br />
to net interest income <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB and CIB/Counterparts product line, respectively). /<br />
2) Q4 2008: large net trading loss. / 3) Net interest (without trading-induced net interest income <strong>of</strong><br />
CAIB and Counterparts, respectively) plus net fees and commissions<br />
Regardless <strong>of</strong> the special effects referred to above, quarterly trends<br />
more clearly reflect the upswing <strong>of</strong> business in <strong>2010</strong> than a comparison<br />
<strong>of</strong> annual results, or a comparison <strong>of</strong> annual average volume<br />
(RWAs), because volume and revenues reached a turning point in the<br />
second half <strong>of</strong> 2009. The U-shaped quarterly trend in 2009/<strong>2010</strong><br />
was the main reason why the major income items and pr<strong>of</strong>its – on<br />
an unadjusted basis – were still lower than in the previous year<br />
although they improved strongly in the course <strong>of</strong> recent quarters<br />
(see chart). Risk-weighted assets rose by an annual average <strong>of</strong> 2.4%<br />
from 2009 to <strong>2010</strong>, in Q4 <strong>2010</strong> they were 11% up on Q4 2009 and<br />
on Q3 2009. Loans and receivables with customers rose by 4% from<br />
Q4 2009 to Q4 <strong>2010</strong>, while annual average growth reached 1%.<br />
Revenues developed in a similar fashion: operating income improved<br />
since the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009, the Q4 <strong>2010</strong> level was up by 4% on the<br />
comparable period <strong>of</strong> the previous year (and 7% higher than in<br />
Q3 2009). A comparison <strong>of</strong> (unadjusted) year-end figures shows that<br />
the level at the end <strong>2010</strong> more or less matched the year-end 2009<br />
figure (down by 0.5%). Adjusted for the above-mentioned special<br />
effects, operating income rose by 9% from Q4 2009 to Q4 <strong>2010</strong>;<br />
the increase based on unadjusted figures was 4%.<br />
Condensed income statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> *) (€ m)<br />
ChANgE<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 € M IN %<br />
Net interest 4,543 4,733 –190 –4.0%<br />
Dividend income 31 54 –23 –43.0%<br />
Other income from equity investments 126 89 +37 +41.2%<br />
Net interest income 4,701 4,877 –176 –3.6%<br />
Net fees and commissions 1,990 1,831 +159 +8.7%<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 326 326 +0 +0.1%<br />
Net other expenses/income 191 211 –20 – 9.7%<br />
Net non-interest income 2,507 2,369 +139 +5.9%<br />
OPErAtINg INCOME 7,208 7,245 –38 –0.5%<br />
Payroll costs –1,931 –1,894 –37 +1.9%<br />
Other administrative expenses –1,527 –1,389 –137 +9.9%<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses 2 2 –0 – 9.2%<br />
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses on tangible and intangible assets –310 –333 +23 –6.9%<br />
OPErAtINg EXPENSES –3,766 –3,615 –151 +4.2%<br />
OPErAtINg PrOFIt 3,442 3,630 –189 –5.2%<br />
Goodwill impairment –378 –19 –360 >100%<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –136 –114 –22 +19.5%<br />
Restructuring costs –4 –9 +5 –54.5%<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments –1,839 –2,267 +428 –18.9%<br />
Net income from investments 62 113 –51 –44.9%<br />
PrOFIt BEFOrE tAX 1,146 1,335 –189 –14.2%<br />
Income tax –348 –182 –166 +91.0%<br />
NEt PrOFIt 798 1,152 –355 –30.8%<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it attributable to the owners <strong>of</strong> the parent company 747 1,102 –355 –32.2%<br />
Non-controlling interests 51 51 –0 –0.2%<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
*) <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s income statement as presented in this table is a reclassified format corresponding to the format used for segment reporting.<br />
See section D.2 on page 142 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.<br />
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� Operating performance in <strong>2010</strong> reflected generally weak<br />
demand, the recovery in the course <strong>of</strong> the year started from a low<br />
level and lost momentum towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year. This is<br />
reflected in volume trends in loans and deposits and in high market<br />
liquidity. Investors continued to take a defensive attitude. Both business<br />
and private customers preferred to consolidate their financial<br />
position and tended to reduce debt (deleveraging) rather than pursuing<br />
expansion. A major factor for success was the continued low<br />
interest rate environment. Interest rates declined further to very<br />
low levels until autumn <strong>2010</strong>. In a number <strong>of</strong> CEE countries, interest<br />
rate convergence resumed after the interruption seen in the first half<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2009, i.e. credit spreads continued to narrow. There were wide<br />
regional variations, with interest rates recently again rising in prospering<br />
countries. This trend and euro exchange rate fluctuations led<br />
to currency appreciation which is to be taken into account when<br />
analysing the income statement. On an annual average, which is<br />
used for translating items in the income statement, the strongest<br />
appreciation against the euro was seen in the currencies <strong>of</strong> major<br />
commodity-exporting countries, i.e. Russia (+9.6%), Ukraine (5.6%)<br />
and Kazakhstan (5.5%), and the currencies <strong>of</strong> Turkey (8.3%) and the<br />
Czech Republic (4.6%). With the exception <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan and<br />
Ukraine, those were the countries where banking operations showed<br />
above-average performance also in local currency terms. The special<br />
factors referred to above in connection with the restructuring <strong>of</strong><br />
investment banking activities and the exceptional market situation at<br />
the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009 are also factors to be taken into account in<br />
the overall analysis.<br />
The following comments on the income statement at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
level are based on the condensed income statement format which<br />
is also used for segment reporting (see table on page 42 and tables<br />
on pages 144 to 147 <strong>of</strong> this report and the related reconciliation in<br />
table D.1 on pages 140 and 141 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the consolidated<br />
financial statements). For the purposes <strong>of</strong> comparison with the previous<br />
year, the contributions from the business segments are adjusted<br />
for the changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies (see notes<br />
to segment reporting in section D.2 on page 142). The totals thus<br />
obtained show restatement differences compared with the figures in<br />
the income statement for the bank as a whole.<br />
Net interest income in <strong>2010</strong> declined by 4% or € 176 m to<br />
€ 4,701 m. This item also includes dividends and similar income as<br />
well as other income from equity investments; in <strong>2010</strong>, the latter<br />
components <strong>of</strong> net interest income were higher than in the previous<br />
year, thanks to the stabilisation <strong>of</strong> the financial sector, including the<br />
positive turnaround <strong>of</strong> real estate investment management companies<br />
in which we hold interests. The amount <strong>of</strong> net interest in a<br />
narrower sense was down by € 190 m or 4% to € 4,543 m.<br />
The segment reporting figures reflect widely varying developments.<br />
Net interest generated by the CEE business segment improved<br />
strongly, by 9% or € 258 m, to € 3,245 m, accounting for 67% <strong>of</strong><br />
the figure for the bank as a whole (without the Corporate Center).<br />
Interest expenses recognised in the Corporate Center (primarily funding<br />
costs relating to equity interests, liquidity costs, asset/liability<br />
management) were significantly reduced (+ € 234 m) as the situation<br />
in money and financial markets stabilised.<br />
Net interest in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments –<br />
Family & SME (F&SME), Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing (PB) and Corporate &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (CIB) – totalled € 1,585 m, down by 23% or<br />
€ 466 m from the previous year. The year-on-year comparison again<br />
reflects the base effect which does not show the performance from<br />
commercial banking business alone: given the exceptional market<br />
conditions around the turn <strong>of</strong> the year 2009 – when market interest<br />
rates fell rapidly as a result <strong>of</strong> the expansionary monetary policy, and<br />
the interest rate position rose in value – the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009 (and<br />
to a lesser extent, also the second quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009) was characterised<br />
by exceptionally large trading-induced interest income generated by<br />
what is today the Counterparts product line <strong>of</strong> the CIB Division; this<br />
compares with significantly lower net interest in the reporting period<br />
as markets returned to normal and structural changes took place in<br />
business in the meantime. These developments resulted in a shortfall<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 364 m compared with the previous year. The remaining part <strong>of</strong><br />
net interest in the <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business (without CIB/Counterparts)<br />
declined by 7% or € 102 m to € 1,277 m. The main reason<br />
for this decrease in <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business were narrower interest<br />
margins while business volume was more or less maintained.<br />
On the deposit side, volume declined and margins fell significantly,<br />
reflecting declining market interest rates and continued margin compression.<br />
In the lending business, volume and spreads held up well,<br />
mainly in the medium-term to long-term sector, with little change in<br />
margins.<br />
The increase in net interest (+9%) in the Central Eastern Europe<br />
(CEE) business segment was due in equal measure to higher volume<br />
(average volume <strong>of</strong> loans up by 3.4%) and an improvement in interest<br />
margins. Major contributions to growth came from our banking<br />
subsidiaries in Russia, Croatia, Romania and Hungary (a combined<br />
increase <strong>of</strong> € 385 m). This success was diminished mainly by the<br />
impact from Turkey, where volume rose strongly but margin compression<br />
was unusually pronounced, and from Kazakhstan and<br />
Ukraine, for similar reasons. The same applies if the analysis is<br />
based on figures adjusted for exchange rate movements (net interest<br />
in CEE up by 4.6%), overall and for individual countries.<br />
The most remarkable success achieved in <strong>2010</strong> was the 9%<br />
increase in net fees and commissions to € 1,990 m, although the<br />
revival <strong>of</strong> fee-based commercial banking business is still at an early<br />
stage in the cycle and securities business as well as payment<br />
transactions are still adversely affected. Net fees and commissions<br />
generated in <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business were 9% higher than in<br />
the previous year, with growth supported by all business segments.<br />
In the F&SME Division (+4%) securities business started to pick up,<br />
though not in the form <strong>of</strong> turnover on safe-custody accounts but in<br />
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connection with the successful placement <strong>of</strong> capital-guaranteed<br />
investment products and standard issues. In the CIB business segment<br />
(+14%), commitment fees (in business with large corporates<br />
and for project finance) and fees generated by Group Transaction<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing (GTB), including foreign payments, cash management and<br />
custody, more than <strong>of</strong>fset the continued moderate level <strong>of</strong> fee and<br />
commission income from derivatives business. Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
(+9%) also recorded growth although developments in summer<br />
<strong>2010</strong> were very weak for seasonal reasons and investors continued<br />
to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. The fourth quarter compensated for<br />
the seasonal lull in summer. In Central and Eastern Europe, net fees<br />
and commissions were 12% up on the previous year (or 9% if<br />
adjusted for exchange rate movements). The Turkish unit in which<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has a shareholding interest once again made a significant<br />
contribution to growth (+17%), mainly through the credit card<br />
business, and net fees and commissions rose at double-digit rates<br />
also in Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia. In the bank<br />
as a whole, net fees and commissions accounted for 28% <strong>of</strong> operating<br />
income in <strong>2010</strong>, which is still a low level compared with onethird<br />
in the five years before 2009 (average for the period from 2004<br />
to 2008: 33.5%) as securities business remained weak.<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income amounted to € 326 m<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>, exactly matching the previous year’s level. This reflects<br />
developments which moved in opposite directions: the net trading<br />
performance in CEE declined to less than 30% <strong>of</strong> the – exceptionally<br />
high – level recorded in 2009. The sharp decline <strong>of</strong> € 351 m was<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset by other business segments. The CIB Division achieved a<br />
strong turnaround (+ € 114 m) from a net loss on trading activities<br />
to net income in <strong>2010</strong> although trading and investment banking<br />
activities were reorganised. And net trading, hedging and fair value<br />
income in the Corporate Center improved (+ € 94 m), partly as a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s participation, for the first time, in pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong><br />
Markets, a global product line <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit CIB Division (pursuant<br />
to the terms and conditions <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> CAIB). The fact that overall<br />
net trading income remained at the same level shows that the strategic<br />
reorientation in favour <strong>of</strong> customer-driven trading activities need<br />
not result in a pr<strong>of</strong>it downturn. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> – more specifically, the<br />
CIB business segment – continues to <strong>of</strong>fer its corporate customers<br />
all products and capital market-related services. For this purpose it<br />
uses the portal function <strong>of</strong> UniCredit’s cross-regional units, in which<br />
proprietary trading activities have also been combined, and the<br />
former UniCredit CAIB, now a branch <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the<br />
former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG) in Vienna. The structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> revenues, financial position and risk-weighted assets has thus<br />
continued to shift towards commercial banking business without<br />
changing the range <strong>of</strong> products and services.<br />
The sharp decline in net trading income in Central and Eastern<br />
Europe reflects the exceptionally large trading pr<strong>of</strong>it generated in the<br />
first few months <strong>of</strong> the previous year. Trading performance reached a<br />
peak in 2009, at € 496 m, <strong>of</strong> which € 359 m was recorded in the<br />
first two quarters. In the early part <strong>of</strong> 2009, in an environment characterised<br />
by temporary uncertainty about CEE, strong demand for hedging<br />
transactions led to high turnover in currency and money market<br />
trading. Together with technical effects in connection with temporary<br />
currency depreciation, this resulted in large trading pr<strong>of</strong>its. In the<br />
meantime, the monetary situation and the external environment have<br />
stabilised, and net trading performance in CEE has returned to a normal<br />
level <strong>of</strong> € 145 m. It should be noted in this context that asset/<br />
liability management in some countries involves the extensive use <strong>of</strong><br />
interest-rate/currency swaps to reduce the bank’s own foreign currency<br />
positions. In CEE, customer business in money market and foreign<br />
exchange trading intensified again in the course <strong>of</strong> the year, due<br />
to increased volatility, i.e. stronger demand for hedging transactions,<br />
in the non-euro sector. In 2009, the net trading result <strong>of</strong> the Corporate<br />
& Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division was negative (– € 78 m), reflecting the<br />
repercussions <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis (valuation result <strong>of</strong> synthetic<br />
ABSs in the second quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009); the developments outlined<br />
above resulted in a positive swing <strong>of</strong> € 114 m, to net income <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 35 m in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
➔ The balance <strong>of</strong> other operating income and expenses was<br />
€ 191 m (2009: € 211 m). Thus <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s operating income in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> totalled € 7,208 m, more or less matching the previous year’s<br />
level (–0.5%). This may be seen as a good performance in view <strong>of</strong><br />
the high comparative figure – based on the exceptionally large net<br />
interest income and the strong CEE trading pr<strong>of</strong>it in the early part <strong>of</strong><br />
2009 – and an environment which was only slightly better and the<br />
structural adjustment <strong>of</strong> the business structure.<br />
Operating income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 2,525 2,779 –253 –9%<br />
… <strong>of</strong> which.: CIB/Counterparts 361 573 –213 –37%<br />
Central Eastern Europe 4,649 4,620 +29 +1%<br />
Corporate Center 34 –244 +278 n.m.<br />
Operating income 1) 7,208 7,245 –38 –1%<br />
(adjusted for special effects 2) 7,495 7,245 +249 +3%)<br />
1) Differences between totals (– € 91 m in the previous year and in changes) are due to the<br />
adjustment <strong>of</strong> segment reporting for 2009 to the current consolidation perimeter, see section<br />
D.2 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements on page 142). / 2) For the adjustment<br />
see the text and table on page 41.<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
Operating expenses amounted to € 3,766 m. Cost growth compared<br />
with the previous year was low, at € 151 m or 4%, more or less<br />
matching revenue growth, adjusted for special effects, <strong>of</strong> € 249 m or<br />
3%. Based on slightly lower operating income (not adjusted), the<br />
cost/income ratio rose from 49.9% to 52.3%. Staff costs increased<br />
at a disproportionately low rate <strong>of</strong> 2% in <strong>2010</strong> as the average number<br />
<strong>of</strong> employees in terms <strong>of</strong> full-time equivalents in the Group declined<br />
by 3.8%. Other costs (mainly non-staff expenses) were up by 7% on<br />
the previous year. In the three segments <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business,<br />
administrative expenses – in the same consolidation perimeter<br />
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according to restated figures – grew by only € 38 m or 3%. In CEE,<br />
operating expenses rose by € 177 m or 9%; at constant exchange<br />
rates, the increase was 5.5%. Cost trends in CEE reflect the targeted<br />
expansion <strong>of</strong> sales channels and the cross-regional bundling <strong>of</strong><br />
product development and back-<strong>of</strong>fice functions. Initiatives in mobile<br />
banking services and the opening <strong>of</strong> new branches frequently involve<br />
eliminating inefficiencies and restructuring branch networks which<br />
have grown over many years, e.g. in Russia, and redimensioning<br />
administrative structures which are too large, e.g. in Kazakhstan and<br />
Ukraine. Operating expenses in Turkey rose by 15% in euro terms or<br />
6% in local currency; this cost increase is justified because the operations<br />
in Turkey achieved the strongest business expansion (average<br />
risk-weighted assets up by 19% in euro terms/up by 10% in local<br />
currency) and it also reflects investment in expanding the branch<br />
network, for which the bank has to pay a tax on branches. Hungary<br />
is a special case with cost growth <strong>of</strong> 29%. Without the local levy on<br />
banks, which is included in other administrative expenses, costs<br />
would have increased by 5.4%, or by 3.5% in local currency.<br />
In Russia, currency appreciation was the main factor (+16%, in<br />
rouble terms +6%). In Ukraine (+13%/+7%) training costs related<br />
to IT modernisation were a significant item, and costs in Kazakhstan<br />
(+9% / +3%) also reflected special effects resulting from the<br />
reform <strong>of</strong> the deposit guarantee scheme. The expansion <strong>of</strong> the CEE<br />
sub-holding functions and Vienna-based divisional head <strong>of</strong>fices for<br />
the CEE subsidiaries (+9%) had no significant impact on costs. The<br />
cost/income ratio in CEE (45.8%) continued to be below the average<br />
for the bank as a whole. In the Corporate Center, which also comprises<br />
services for Global <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services and internal administrative<br />
expenses as well as settlement <strong>of</strong> accounts with near-shoring<br />
service providers, operating expenses were reduced by 7%.<br />
Operating expenses (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
Breakdown by segment:<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 1,334 1,296 +38 +3%<br />
Cost/income ratio 52.8 46.6<br />
Central Eastern Europe 2,128 1,951 +177 +9%<br />
Cost/income ratio 45.8 42.2<br />
Corporate Center 305 327 -23 -7%<br />
Operating expenses 3,766 3,615 +151 +4%<br />
Cost/income ratio 52.3 49.9<br />
Breakdown by type <strong>of</strong> costs:<br />
Staff costs 1,931 1,894 +37 +2%<br />
Other, mainly administrative,<br />
expenses *) 1,835 1,721 +114 +7%<br />
*) Other administrative expenses (<strong>2010</strong>: € 1,527 m), recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses, amortisation,<br />
depreciation and impairment losses on tangible and intangible assets.<br />
➔ In <strong>2010</strong>, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was € 189 m or 5% below the figure<br />
for the previous year (adjusted for one-<strong>of</strong>f effects, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
rose by 3%). As mentioned before, in <strong>Austria</strong> this reflects the decline<br />
from the good performance in 2009 (operating pr<strong>of</strong>it generated by<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments down by € 291 m or 20%, <strong>of</strong><br />
which CIB down by € 245 m or 21%). The year-on-year decrease <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 148 m or 6% in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it in the CEE business segment is<br />
explained by the fact that net trading income in CEE returned to a<br />
more normal level (down by € 351 m or 71% compared with 2009).<br />
� Current customer business has been recovering since the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> 2009, while the situation in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments only started to improve<br />
a year later. As the time lag is due to the logical phase shift <strong>of</strong> the<br />
credit risk cycle to the business cycle, this development was characterised<br />
by strong regional variations.<br />
After rising sharply in 2009, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments declined by € 428 m or<br />
19% compared with the previous year. In some countries and for<br />
various industries, loan loss provisions were released in the reporting<br />
year. But the income statement was still impacted by a high provisioning<br />
charge which totalled € 1,839 m: in <strong>2010</strong>, net writedowns <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments (i.e. additions<br />
to and releases from loan loss provisions, and direct write-<strong>of</strong>fs less<br />
recoveries <strong>of</strong> loans previously written <strong>of</strong>f) still absorbed 53% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
operating pr<strong>of</strong>it, after 62% in the previous year. The cost <strong>of</strong> risk (provisioning<br />
charge measured as a proportion <strong>of</strong> average loans to customers)<br />
declined from 178 basis points (bp) to 144 bp.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments<br />
(Charge, minus denotes improvement) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 1,839 2,267 –428 –19%<br />
… <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 384 549 –166 –30%<br />
… CEE 1,454 1,718 –264 –15%<br />
Cost <strong>of</strong> risk (in basis points) *)<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 144 bp 178 bp –34 bp<br />
… <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 58 bp 81 bp –23 bp<br />
… CEE 235 bp 287bp –52 bp<br />
*) Provisioning charge/average loans to customers (net)<br />
The <strong>Austria</strong>n business segments coped with the credit cycle better<br />
than expected. In the reporting period, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments totalled € 384 m, after<br />
an amount <strong>of</strong> € 549 m in 2009; this represents a decline <strong>of</strong> 30%.<br />
Measured as a proportion <strong>of</strong> average loans to customers (net, based<br />
on the figure in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position), the cost <strong>of</strong> risk<br />
fell from 81 bp to 58 bp. In the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
(F&SME), where loan loss rates are fairly high across the cycle for<br />
structural reasons, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments declined by 12% to € 212 m; the cost <strong>of</strong><br />
risk was 108 bp in <strong>2010</strong>, much lower than in the previous year<br />
(129 bp). Fears that rising unemployment would, with a time lag, lead<br />
to a wave <strong>of</strong> loan losses in business with private customers were fortunately<br />
not realised. Moreover, there was a shift in the portfolio<br />
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Increase in impaired loans levelling <strong>of</strong>f<br />
€ m<br />
8,000<br />
7,000<br />
6,000<br />
5,000<br />
4,000<br />
3,517<br />
3,000<br />
2,000<br />
1,000<br />
0<br />
Impaired loans as a percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> loans to customers (gross)<br />
5.4 %<br />
5.8 %<br />
3,887<br />
6.5 %<br />
4,310<br />
313 370 423<br />
7.3 %<br />
4,878<br />
568<br />
7.6 %<br />
5,310<br />
Net addition to<br />
specific writedowns<br />
Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 Q3 10 Q4 10<br />
2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
structure towards real estate loans with a high level <strong>of</strong> collateralisation.<br />
The provisioning charge in the Small Businesses sub-segment<br />
declined by one half. In the Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
(CIB), domestic demand remained weak, affecting smaller companies<br />
in the corporate banking sector; a big difference compared with previous<br />
cycles is the fact that the bank has so far not been affected by<br />
major insolvencies. Efforts to restore companies to a sound footing<br />
were very successful. Additions to impaired loans decreased significantly<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>. Moreover, provisions for a large-volume risk position<br />
in Markets were released in the second quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. The provisioning<br />
charge in the CIB Division declined by almost one half, from<br />
€ 306 m to € 169 m, and the cost <strong>of</strong> risk was reduced from 63 bp<br />
to 37 bp.<br />
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) accounted for almost four-fifths<br />
(79%), or about € 1.5 billion, <strong>of</strong> the provisioning charge. It should be<br />
noted, however, that this business segment achieved an operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 2.5 bn, more than double the figure generated in <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
While there were wide regional variations, the overall situation<br />
improved in <strong>2010</strong>: net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments in CEE were down by € 264 m or 15%<br />
from the 2009 level, a substantial positive effect reflected in the<br />
income statement. The lower provisioning charge in CEE is mainly<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> the additions to loan loss provisions made in the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> 2009; the decline relates to countries which are ahead in the<br />
credit cycle. Turkey, where net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments fell by € 234 m from € 299 m to<br />
€ 65 m, accounted for most <strong>of</strong> the overall decrease. Following particularly<br />
large additions to loan loss provisions in Turkey in 2009, asset<br />
quality in the country improved faster than expected in <strong>2010</strong>, reflect-<br />
432<br />
8.7 %<br />
5,786<br />
476<br />
9.0 %<br />
5,901<br />
9.1%<br />
6,040<br />
Specific writedowns<br />
115 139<br />
ing the strong economic upswing. Successful debt collection efforts<br />
enabled the bank in Turkey to release loan loss provisions made in<br />
previous years. A securitisation transaction in the retail banking sector<br />
had an additional positive effect. In Russia, too, the provisioning<br />
charge declined significantly (by € 69 m to € 138 m), after an<br />
extended period in which the local bank dealt with negative impacts<br />
<strong>of</strong> the credit boom. The situation in South-East Europe deteriorated,<br />
especially in Romania (provisioning charge up by € 73 m to € 134 m)<br />
and also in Bulgaria (+ € 32 m to € 95 m) and Croatia (+ € 34 m to<br />
€ 112 m). These countries are somewhat behind in the credit cycle<br />
and are also impacted by efforts to reduce external and internal<br />
financing deficits.<br />
Even in those countries where the banking sector is still in the process<br />
<strong>of</strong> being restructured – i.e. Kazakhstan and, to a lesser extent,<br />
Ukraine and the Baltic states – net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments declined by a combined<br />
€ 100.5 m (including the cost <strong>of</strong> guarantees booked in the Viennabased<br />
CEE headquarters). Nevertheless, the repercussions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
crisis in this region should not be underestimated: in Kazakhstan,<br />
the real estate sector and the construction industry remained under<br />
pressure, and in Ukraine the difficult political climate was also a significant<br />
factor. In the Baltic states, the provisioning charge continued<br />
to rise until recently.<br />
In the CEE business segment as a whole, the cost <strong>of</strong> risk averaged<br />
235 bp in <strong>2010</strong> (after 287 bp in the previous year). There are wide<br />
geographical variations in terms <strong>of</strong> exposure and risk: in Kazakhstan,<br />
Ukraine and in the three Baltic countries – and, for the first time, also<br />
in Romania, because <strong>of</strong> the large additions to loan loss provisions<br />
made in that country in <strong>2010</strong> – the cost <strong>of</strong> risk was between 450 bp<br />
and close to 500 bp; this group accounted for 16% <strong>of</strong> (net) lending<br />
volume in CEE. At the other end <strong>of</strong> the rating scale are four countries<br />
– Turkey and three countries in Central Europe: the Czech Republic,<br />
Slovakia and Slovenia – where the cost <strong>of</strong> risk is 100 bp or lower<br />
and which account for 36% <strong>of</strong> the loan portfolio. The other countries<br />
with a below-average risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile account for 24% <strong>of</strong> total lending<br />
volume. (For further information on the loan portfolio and the cost <strong>of</strong><br />
risk by country, see the CEE segment report).<br />
Asset quality (€ bn or %)<br />
ENd OF PErIOd<br />
dEC.<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
dEC.<br />
2009<br />
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dEC.<br />
2008<br />
Loans to customers (gross) 137.0 129.3 135.8<br />
Writedowns (incl. portfolio adjustments) 6.9 5.7 3.9<br />
Impaired loans 12.5 9.4 6.5<br />
as a percentage <strong>of</strong> loans to customers 9.1% 7.3% 4.8%<br />
… covered by specific writedowns 48.4% 51.9% 49.4%<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: non-performing loans 6.4 4.5 3.3<br />
as a percentage <strong>of</strong> loans to customers (NPL ratio) 4.6% 3.5% 2.4%<br />
… covered by specific writedowns 62.6% 69.8% 63.5%<br />
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Asset quality in the bank as a whole has not yet improved to any<br />
significant extent, but the pace <strong>of</strong> deterioration slowed in the course<br />
<strong>of</strong> the past few quarters. Expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the gross<br />
volume <strong>of</strong> loans to customers, impaired loans rose from 4.8% at the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> 2008 to 7.3% at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 and 8.7% in the middle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>. In the last two quarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, the impaired loans ratio did<br />
not rise as strongly, reaching 9.0% and 9.1%, respectively. Additions<br />
to impaired loans are tapering <strong>of</strong>f. Moreover, the increase in impaired<br />
loans was seen in the “relatively better” risk categories (past-due,<br />
restructured and doubtful exposures). Having become impaired more<br />
recently, writedowns on such loans represent a lower proportion <strong>of</strong><br />
the gross amount than for “old” impaired loans and non-performing<br />
loans. Moreover, restructuring activities made good progress and<br />
some writedowns were thereby avoided. As a result <strong>of</strong> this structural<br />
effect, the coverage ratio <strong>of</strong> total impaired loans declined from<br />
51.9% at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 to 48.4% at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. The NPL<br />
ratio, i.e. non-performing loans as a percentage <strong>of</strong> loans to customers,<br />
was 4.6% at the end <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong>, higher than a year<br />
earlier (3.5%), but only slightly above the ratio at the end <strong>of</strong> June<br />
<strong>2010</strong> (4.1%). Continued net additions to loan loss provisions resulted<br />
in 62.6% <strong>of</strong> NPLs (without taking collateral into account) being covered<br />
by specific writedowns most recently (compared with 69.8% at<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> 2009). It is not unusual for the coverage ratio to decline in<br />
a post-crisis period, this indicates that the situation will improve.<br />
The other “non-operating” items between operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax reflect the strong impact <strong>of</strong> valuation adjustments in<br />
Results for <strong>2010</strong> compared with 2009<br />
Impairment losses on goodwill <strong>of</strong>fset strong pr<strong>of</strong>it improvement (€ m)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 2009 = 1,335<br />
–364<br />
Net interest income – Counterparts<br />
+188<br />
Other net interest income<br />
+139<br />
Net non-interest income<br />
–151<br />
Cost increase<br />
+428<br />
Lower provisioning charge<br />
*) Goodwill impairment, provisions for risks and charges, restructuring costs,<br />
net income from investments<br />
Other non-operating items *)<br />
–428 *)<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: –360<br />
for goodwill<br />
impairment<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>2010</strong> = 1,146<br />
<strong>2010</strong>: impairment losses on goodwill totalled € 378 m (in 2009:<br />
€ 19 m), <strong>of</strong> which € 359 m related to our banking subsidiary in<br />
Kazakhstan. (For more details see “Accounting policies” in the notes<br />
to the consolidated financial statements, section A.6 Impairment test,<br />
on page 104.)<br />
Net income from investments in <strong>2010</strong> was positive, at € 62 m, but<br />
significantly lower than in the previous year (€ 113 m) due to the<br />
expiry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s participation in current pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the Polish<br />
UniCredit banking subsidiary at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 (income from this<br />
item amounted to € 106 m in 2009). Allocations to provisions for<br />
risks and charges in <strong>2010</strong> were € 136 m after € 114 m in the previous<br />
year.<br />
➔ The items between operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax (“nonoperating<br />
items”) were a net charge <strong>of</strong> € 2,296 m, exactly the<br />
same amount as in 2009. This means that the positive effect <strong>of</strong> the<br />
€ 428 m decline in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments in <strong>2010</strong> was <strong>of</strong>fset by an additional charge<br />
resulting from the other items.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax by business segment (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
… <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business 792 867 –75 –9%<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: CIB/Counterparts 329 490 –161 –33%<br />
… Central Eastern Europe 1,064 916 +148 +16%<br />
… Corporate Center –710 –496 –215 +43%<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole 1,146 1,335 –189 –14%<br />
� Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2010</strong> was € 1,146 m, down by € 189 m or<br />
14% from 2009 (see table). The decrease resulted from the Corporate<br />
Center (– € 215 m), whose segment result was impacted by<br />
impairment losses on goodwill. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax generated by the<br />
three divisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business was down by 9% to<br />
€ 792 m. The decline was not related to commercial banking business<br />
but resulted from an exceptional shift in trading and investment<br />
banking activities. The CEE business segment achieved a 16%<br />
increase in its pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax, to a level exceeding one billion euros<br />
(€ 1,064 m), thus confirming its role as an important contributor to<br />
growth and revenue. Income tax on pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2010</strong> was<br />
€ 348 m. The effective tax rate rose from 13.7% in 2009 to 30.4%<br />
in the reporting year. Among the reasons were higher non-deductible<br />
expenses (including impairment losses on goodwill) and a swing in<br />
tax-exempt income from a positive to a negative figure.<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it amounted to € 798 m, a decrease <strong>of</strong> 31% from the<br />
previous year. Of the total figure, an unchanged amount <strong>of</strong> € 51 m<br />
was attributable to non-controlling interests (previously: minority<br />
interests). Consolidated pr<strong>of</strong>it (net pr<strong>of</strong>it attributable to the owners<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>) was € 747 m, down by 32% from the previous year<br />
(€ 1,102 m).<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> position and capital resources<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> position<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s total assets showed little change in <strong>2010</strong> after<br />
declining significantly in 2009. At € 193.0 bn as at 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, total assets (–0.7%) almost matched the year-end 2009 level.<br />
The most important structural change in the reporting year – the<br />
deconsolidation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB – was <strong>of</strong>fset by an expansion <strong>of</strong><br />
other items in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position. At year-end 2009,<br />
UniCredit CAIB was contained in the items “Non-current assets and<br />
disposal groups classified as held for sale” and “Liabilities included in<br />
disposal groups classified as held for sale” (€ 13.2 bn and<br />
€ 10.5 bn, respectively). Adjusted for this effect, total assets would<br />
have risen by 6.5% in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Customer-based lending and deposit business grew much more<br />
slowly than in the years before the financial and economic crisis,<br />
partly due to the more moderate pace in CEE. The structure <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank’s financial position nevertheless improved in several ways<br />
since year-end 2009, and a longer-term perspective shows even<br />
stronger improvement: the proportion <strong>of</strong> business with customers<br />
increased, interbank business was reduced in line with the trend in<br />
the banking sector, and equity capital expanded, especially as a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> the capital increase in March <strong>2010</strong>. Both the assets side<br />
and the liabilities side therefore contributed to a further improvement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the leverage ratio (total assets/equity, without intangible assets).<br />
� The sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB as part <strong>of</strong> the bundling <strong>of</strong> trading<br />
activities in UniCredit Group via UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> (the former Bayerische<br />
Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Munich, was prepared long before<br />
the transaction took place. To this end, in 2009, the business activi-<br />
Multi-year trend in total assets, by quarter (€ bn)<br />
240<br />
220<br />
200<br />
180 154<br />
160<br />
Total assets<br />
209<br />
203<br />
196<br />
191<br />
140<br />
120<br />
Loans to customers<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
221 229 230 222<br />
214<br />
208 204 201<br />
194<br />
200<br />
191 193<br />
22<br />
20<br />
18<br />
16<br />
Leverage ratio<br />
(without intangible assets)<br />
14<br />
12<br />
0<br />
D M J S D M J S D M J S D M J S D<br />
2007 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
10<br />
ties <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB were largely scaled down to proprietary trading<br />
and position-keeping. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, in several steps, assumed<br />
responsibility for the remaining customer-driven business and Treasury-related<br />
financial markets business until the sale <strong>of</strong> CAIB. In the<br />
statement <strong>of</strong> financial position as at 31 December 2009, and for the<br />
last time as at 31 March <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit CAIB AG and the brokerage<br />
firm UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. were contained in the items<br />
“Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale”<br />
and “Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale”<br />
in accordance with IFRS 5 (€ 13.2 bn and € 10.5 bn, respectively).<br />
Before its sale, UniCredit CAIB’s business volume consisted almost<br />
entirely <strong>of</strong> trading-related items on the assets side (– € 11.6 bn), and<br />
on the liabilities side together with marking-to-market liabilities<br />
(€ 8.7 bn); see the table on page 49, column on the far right.<br />
The deconsolidation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB and its London-based subsidiary<br />
did not however result in the strong reduction <strong>of</strong> total assets<br />
which may have been expected. This is explained by the expansion <strong>of</strong><br />
customer business and technical effects: the former UniCredit CAIB<br />
is now a branch <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo-<br />
und Vereinsbank AG), Munich. With the sale <strong>of</strong> these companies,<br />
receivables and liabilities between <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> units and UniCredit<br />
CAIB, which were previously <strong>of</strong>fset as intercompany items for consolidation<br />
purposes, became external receivables and liabilities. This is<br />
why a number <strong>of</strong> asset and liability items rose strongly as a result <strong>of</strong><br />
the transaction in the middle <strong>of</strong> the year – and therefore also in a<br />
comparison <strong>of</strong> 31 December <strong>2010</strong> with 31 December 2009. The<br />
increase was particularly pronounced in the area <strong>of</strong> hedging derivatives<br />
(+€ 2.3 bn on the assets side and +€ 2.7 bn on the liabilities<br />
side) which are used to hedge risk positions in customer business or<br />
in Treasury operations. The trading-related items on the assets side<br />
and the liabilities side, loans and receivables with banks, and deposits<br />
from banks remained stable due to the nature <strong>of</strong> the functions<br />
taken over from UniCredit CAIB.<br />
� On the assets side, the combined rise in loans and receivables<br />
with customers (+€ 6.5 bn) and in financial market instruments<br />
(+€ 6.2 bn) – these instruments comprise financial assets at fair<br />
value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss, available-for-sale financial assets, and<br />
held-to-maturity investments – in <strong>2010</strong> was almost as strong as<br />
the decline <strong>of</strong> non-current assets and disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale (– € 13.2 bn) as a result <strong>of</strong> the completed sale <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit CAIB.<br />
Cash and cash balances declined due to a decrease in funds held<br />
with central banks (– € 184 m/–5.7% to € 3.0 bn) as money markets<br />
normalised. There was little change in financial assets held for<br />
trading, which amounted to € 4.3 bn (+€ 167 m/+4%); the inclusion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the relevant positions classified as held for sale at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
2009 in the comparative figure would result in a decline <strong>of</strong> almost<br />
three-quarters or € 11.3 bn. <strong>Financial</strong> market instruments totalled<br />
€ 22.3 bn, with available-for-sale financial assets rising sharply, by<br />
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€ 6.7 bn or 62%, to € 17.5 bn; the increase resulted primarily from<br />
purchases <strong>of</strong> fixed-income securities for the purpose <strong>of</strong> maintaining<br />
adequate liquidity levels and from trading activities <strong>of</strong> the banking<br />
subsidiaries in CEE.<br />
As in 2008 and 2009, loans and receivables with banks continued<br />
to decline: in a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end <strong>2010</strong> with year-end<br />
2009, they contracted by € 3.3 bn or 14.4% to € 19.7 bn and<br />
accounted for only 10.2% <strong>of</strong> total assets (31 Dec. 2009: 11.9%,<br />
31 Dec. 2008: 14.1%, 31 Dec. 2007: 18.2%). The decline reflects<br />
the lower trading volume in financial market instruments and the<br />
general restraint on money markets.<br />
loans and receivables with customers were up by € 6.5 bn or<br />
5.3% net <strong>of</strong> loan loss provisions (in gross terms they increased by<br />
€ 7.7 bn or 6.0%). Customer loans thus totalled € 130.1 bn as at<br />
year-end <strong>2010</strong> and accounted for more than two-thirds (67.4%) <strong>of</strong><br />
total assets (2009: 63.6%, 2008: 60.7%). In <strong>Austria</strong>, lending volume<br />
stagnated at the previous year’s level (–0.5%), reflecting a decline in<br />
the CIB Division (–2.3%). In CEE, the growth <strong>of</strong> loans to customers<br />
accelerated again (+11.5%) after a lacklustre performance in 2009.<br />
This was supported primarily by credit growth in the large countries,<br />
most particularly in Turkey and Russia, as well as in Croatia and the<br />
Czech Republic. These countries accounted for 57% <strong>of</strong> total volume,<br />
and for 90% <strong>of</strong> the rise compared with the previous year, which saw<br />
customer loans expand by 19.5%. While one-quarter <strong>of</strong> the improvement<br />
in CEE is attributable to the appreciation <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> CEE<br />
currencies compared with 31 December 2009, customer loans<br />
recorded impressive growth <strong>of</strong> over 9% after adjustments for<br />
exchange rate effects.<br />
Among the other items on the assets side, goodwill declined by<br />
€ 190 m or 5.5% to € 3.2 bn. Impairment losses on goodwill relating<br />
to our banking subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and the Baltic region<br />
(€ 378 m) were <strong>of</strong>fset by positive exchange rate effects to the extent<br />
<strong>of</strong> about one-half.<br />
� On the liabilities side, interbank business, at € 33.1 bn<br />
(–0.7%), remained almost unchanged in <strong>2010</strong>, unlike developments<br />
on the assets side. This is explained by a variety <strong>of</strong> factors: a sharp<br />
decline in deposits from central banks (– € 3.6 bn) was accompanied<br />
by an increase in deposits from commercial banks <strong>of</strong> almost the<br />
same magnitude. This shift is in line with the normalisation in money<br />
markets: a reduction <strong>of</strong> central bank clearing operations which were<br />
very prevalent in the crisis/slow revival <strong>of</strong> interbank relationships.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading increased by € 1.4 bn to<br />
Major items in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position – comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end figures (€ m)<br />
31 dEC. <strong>2010</strong> Percentage<br />
share<br />
31 dEC. 2009 Percentage<br />
share<br />
Change 31 dEC. 2009 31 dEC. 2009<br />
€ m in % “Held for sale”<br />
reintegrated 1)<br />
Held-for-sale<br />
items 2)<br />
ASSEtS<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 4,304 2.2% 4,137 2.1% +167 +4.0% 15,694 11,557<br />
Hedging derivatives 2,449 1.3% 151 0.1% +2,297 >100% 151 0<br />
Other financial assets 3) 22,294 11.5% 16,128 8.3% +6,167 +38.2% 16,412 285<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 19,749 10.2% 23,076 11.9% –3,327 –14.4% 23,087 11<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 130,093 67.4% 123,602 63.6% +6,491 +5.3% 123,602 0<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups<br />
classified as held for sale 2 0.0% 13,210 6.8% –13,209 –100.0% 0 0<br />
… other asset items 14,158 7.3% 14,155 7.3% +3 +0.0% 15,512 1,357<br />
total assets 193,049 100.0% 194,459 100.0% –1,410 –0.7% 194,459 13,210<br />
lIABIlItIES ANd EqUIty<br />
Liabilities held for trading and financial liablities<br />
at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 4,099 2.1% 2,882 1.5% +1,217 +42.2% 11,580 8,698<br />
Hedging derivatives 2,909 1.5% 219 0.1% +2,690 >100% 219 0<br />
Deposits from banks 33,130 17.2% 33,362 17.2% –232 –0.7% 33,362 0<br />
Primary funds 127,839 66.2% 125,863 64.7% +1,976 +1.6% 125,863 0<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified<br />
as held for sale 0 0.0% 10,492 5.4% –10,492 –100.0% 0 0<br />
Equity 17,475 9.1% 14,388 7.4% +3,087 +21.5% 14,388 0<br />
… other liability items 7,598 3.9% 7,253 3.7% +344 +4.7% 9,047 1,794<br />
total liabilities and equity 193,049 100.0% 194,459 100.0% –1,410 –0.7% 194,459 10,492<br />
1) For analytical purposes, Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale, and Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale, were again assigned to the<br />
original items in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position from which they originated. / 2) At the end <strong>of</strong> 2009, the item “Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale” included assets<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG (€ 13,164 m) and specific other assets classified as held for sale (€ 46 m), mainly items <strong>of</strong> property, plant and equipment. / 3) <strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or<br />
loss + available-for-sale financial assets + held-to-maturity investments.<br />
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€ 2.4 bn, in parallel with developments on the assets side. hedging<br />
derivatives used for hedging customer business and the bank’s<br />
own positions developed in similar fashion on both the assets side<br />
(+€ 2.3 bn) and the liabilities side (+€ 2.7 bn) to reach comparable<br />
levels – an effect resulting from the assumption <strong>of</strong> functions previously<br />
performed by CAIB; on the liabilities side they amounted to<br />
€ 2.9 bn.<br />
deposits from customers were up € 3.2 bn or 3.3% to € 100 bn.<br />
The increase took place in the area <strong>of</strong> short-term customer deposits<br />
and was heavily dependent on the interest rate environment in our<br />
markets. Deposits in <strong>Austria</strong>n-based customer business contracted by<br />
5.6% – partly on account <strong>of</strong> high interest rate sensitivity. This compared<br />
with growth <strong>of</strong> € 6.1 bn or 12.8% in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s CEE Division.<br />
Based on a breakdown <strong>of</strong> countries, the rise in deposits was<br />
more broadly spread across the CEE region than that <strong>of</strong> loans. It was<br />
again Turkey and Russia which accounted for most <strong>of</strong> the increase,<br />
not only by virtue <strong>of</strong> their prominent role in the region, but also<br />
because these countries achieved the strongest growth rates both in<br />
euro and in local currency terms. The appreciation <strong>of</strong> the respective<br />
local currencies accounted for about one-half <strong>of</strong> the increase in<br />
deposits in CEE. In <strong>2010</strong>, debt securities in issue (€ 27.6 bn) were<br />
somewhat below the level <strong>of</strong> year-end 2009 (– € 1.3 bn/–4.4%).<br />
The decline is explained by the redemption <strong>of</strong> issues before maturity<br />
in business with large corporate customers. As <strong>of</strong> 31 December <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
primary funds – i.e. deposits from customers and debt securities in<br />
issue – totalled € 127.8 bn, 1.6% above the level <strong>of</strong> year-end 2009,<br />
which represented two-thirds (66.2%) <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total. This<br />
means that loans and receivables with customers are almost entirely<br />
covered by primary funds. The ratio <strong>of</strong> customer loans to primary<br />
funds, based on a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end <strong>2010</strong> with year-end 2009,<br />
again increased slightly (102% after 98% in 2009). This is due to<br />
developments in CEE, where, after a number <strong>of</strong> years characterised by<br />
deleveraging and intense competition for deposits, <strong>2010</strong> again saw a<br />
more expansive approach in lending business.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, equity amounted to € 17.5 bn, a € 3.1 bn<br />
(+21.5%) increase over the level at year-end 2009. Measured as a<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> total liabilities and equity, it rose from 7.4% to 9.1%.<br />
The € 3,087 m growth in equity was achieved partly by a € 2,000 m<br />
capital increase, which was made available in March <strong>2010</strong> by our<br />
parent company UniCredit from funds generated by its capital<br />
increase. The remaining amount <strong>of</strong> the increase in equity resulted<br />
from income and expenses recognised in equity, which were a net<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> € 1,147 m, including the net pr<strong>of</strong>it (€ 798 m). In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG did not pay any dividends for the 2009<br />
financial year. As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, shareholders’ equity excluding<br />
minority interests was € 16.9 bn, up by € 3.1 bn or 22.2% on<br />
year-end 2009.<br />
Capital resources pursuant<br />
to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
Risk-weighted assets (RWAs) as at the end <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong> were<br />
€ 127.9 bn, up by € 13.5 bn or 11.8% on year-end 2009. Of the<br />
total increase, € 7.3 bn related to the portfolios maintained under the<br />
internal ratings-based (IRB) approach and € 4.4 bn to loans and<br />
receivables measured pursuant to the standardised approach.<br />
The overall increase resulted from an adjustment <strong>of</strong> risk parameters<br />
required in view <strong>of</strong> economic developments and from the higher<br />
exchange rates <strong>of</strong> most CEE currencies as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> higher RWAs, the capital requirement for credit risk<br />
increased to € 9.1 bn (+11.5%) and the capital requirement for all<br />
types <strong>of</strong> risk rose to € 10.2 bn (+11.8%).<br />
Net capital resources as at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period were<br />
€ 15.5 bn, up by € 3.0 bn or 24.2%. The increase resulted mainly<br />
from the capital increase <strong>of</strong> € 2.0 bn at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in<br />
the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, and partly from adjustments <strong>of</strong> the carrying<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> equity interests and from exchange rate movements.<br />
Capital ratios as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> improved significantly compared<br />
with the end <strong>of</strong> 2009. The Core Tier 1 capital ratio (Tier 1 capital<br />
ratio without hybrid capital) based on all risks rose from 8.33% to<br />
10.04%. The Core Tier 1 capital ratio based on credit risk increased<br />
from 9.37% to 11.33%.<br />
Capital ratios<br />
31 dEC. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dEC. 2009<br />
based on all risks 1)<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 10.35% 8.68%<br />
... without hybrid capital (Core Tier 1 capital ratio) 10.04% 8.33%<br />
Total capital ratio 12.13% 10.92%<br />
based on credit risk 2)<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 11.68% 9.76%<br />
... without hybrid capital (Core Tier 1 capital ratio) 11.33% 9.37%<br />
Total capital ratio 12.67% 11.29%<br />
1) Credit risk, operational risk, position risk and settlement risk. / 2) Capital resources less<br />
requirement for the trading book and for commodities risk, exchange rate risk and operational<br />
risk as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the risk-weighted assessment basis for credit risk.<br />
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Volume and pr<strong>of</strong>itability<br />
� Average loans and receivables with customers (net <strong>of</strong> loan loss<br />
provisions, stated at € 127.5 m in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position),<br />
were only slightly above the level <strong>of</strong> 2009 (+0.3%) despite a<br />
vigorous upturn from quarter to quarter (Q4 <strong>2010</strong>/Q4 2009 +4.1%).<br />
The development in <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE reflects the U-shaped trend<br />
already referred to in this report. In <strong>Austria</strong>, lending volume almost<br />
matched the previous year’s figure in a comparison <strong>of</strong> Q4 <strong>2010</strong> with<br />
Q4 2009 (–0.9%), but the average figure for <strong>2010</strong> as a whole was<br />
still 2.8% lower than in 2009. In CEE (supported by the appreciation<br />
<strong>of</strong> CEE currencies in recent months), lending volume expanded from<br />
quarter to quarter (Q4 <strong>2010</strong>/Q4 2009 +9.6%) to exceed the previous<br />
year’s level in annual average terms (+3.4%). The bank’s<br />
unweighted lending volume is <strong>of</strong> more or less equal significance in<br />
both <strong>of</strong> its key regions, <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE.<br />
Resources and pr<strong>of</strong>itability in <strong>2010</strong><br />
BANk<br />
AUStrIA AUStrIA 1) CEE<br />
relative size<br />
Average loans to customers (€ bn) 127.5 66.0 61.8<br />
Change over previous year +0.3% –2.8% +3.4%<br />
Average RWAs under Basel 2 (€ bn) 122.9 43.4 74.3<br />
Change over previous year +2.9% +1.0% +4.7%<br />
Operating income (€ m) 7,208 2,525 4,649<br />
Change over previous year +0.8% – 9.1% +0.6%<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>itability and value creation<br />
ROE before tax 2) 6.7% 18.1% 9.6%<br />
marginal EVA, € m 3) 194 276 12<br />
marginal RARORAC 2.28% 8.96% 0.17%<br />
Equity<br />
Average equity (€ bn) 4) 17.0 4.4 11.1<br />
Change over previous year +20.0% +15.9% +11.4%<br />
1) Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing (F&SME), Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing (PB) and Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (CIB)<br />
Divisions; the difference <strong>of</strong> the total amount is shown in the Corporate Center (see section D.2 on<br />
segment reporting in the notes to the consolidated financial statements on page 142 <strong>of</strong> this report /<br />
2) ROE = pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax/institutional capital. / 3) Calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> capital allocated under<br />
Basel 2. / 4) Subsidiaries are included at actual IFRS capital.<br />
Average risk-weighted assets (€ 122.9 bn, RWAs under Basel 2)<br />
showed a similar trend from quarter to quarter. The U-shaped trend<br />
was more pronounced: in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, risk-weighted<br />
assets in <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE exceeded the previous year’s level by<br />
13.4% and 11.3%, respectively. In average terms for the year, they<br />
were 1.0% (<strong>Austria</strong>) and 4.7% (CEE) above the levels seen in 2009.<br />
A factor to be noted in this context is the restructuring <strong>of</strong> investment<br />
banking activities: in <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk declined by 56%, and in the<br />
bank overall, including CEE, it decreased from € 4.3 bn to € 2.8 bn<br />
(–35%). Risk-weighted lending volume increased by an average<br />
4.1% in the three <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business segments (this was<br />
influenced by a special effect induced by the appreciation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Swiss franc; see the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment report). In CEE,<br />
average RWAs rose by 4.7%. In terms <strong>of</strong> absolute size, the RWAs<br />
<strong>of</strong> the CEE business segment are about 1.7 times those <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>based<br />
business, reflecting the different level <strong>of</strong> risk associated with<br />
more or less equally large loan exposures in both regions.<br />
Average equity rose by 20.0% to € 17.0 bn in the reporting year,<br />
largely as a result <strong>of</strong> the capital increase in March <strong>2010</strong>, and <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it generated in <strong>2010</strong>. return on equity (ROE before tax) was<br />
6.7%, once again lower than for 2009 as a whole (9.1%) and<br />
also below long-term averages (2005 –2009: 14.0%). The decline<br />
was due to the increase in equity and to the weak pr<strong>of</strong>it performance<br />
reflecting the high non-operating items to be deducted from operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it.<br />
Economic Value Added (EVA), a key indicator <strong>of</strong> the bank which is<br />
also used for customer business below the divisional level, measures<br />
value creation beyond the cost <strong>of</strong> capital. In more precise terms, EVA<br />
is defined as net operating pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax, adjusted for one-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
effects, less minimum return required by the market on equity capital<br />
employed; marginal refers to the exclusion <strong>of</strong> goodwill. Under the<br />
new methodology, the equity capital which is expected to generate a<br />
return is no longer defined as IFRS equity but as capital derived from<br />
average risk-weighted assets by using the target Tier 1 capital ratio.<br />
For this reason the risk-adjusted return may be higher than return on<br />
equity, which is based on institutional capital. Inter-segment relations<br />
and differences in the total compared with the EVA for the bank as a<br />
whole, which is calculated separately, are reflected in the Corporate<br />
Center.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> generated an EVA <strong>of</strong> € 194 m, significantly<br />
more than in 2009 (€ 105 m), despite increases in average riskweighted<br />
assets and equity capital expected to generate a return<br />
(calculation based on a Tier 1 capital ratio <strong>of</strong> 7.2% and a cost <strong>of</strong><br />
capital <strong>of</strong> 10.18%). Marginal rArOrAC was 2.28% (2009: 1.29%),<br />
significantly below the bank’s target. EVA in <strong>Austria</strong>n customer<br />
business was € 276 m, in CEE € 12 m. In both parts <strong>of</strong> the bank’s<br />
operations, EVA declined as risk-weighted assets and equity capital<br />
employed rose and the cost <strong>of</strong> capital increased. EVA in the Corporate<br />
Center remained negative, though improving strongly.<br />
� The number <strong>of</strong> employees (in terms <strong>of</strong> full-time equivalents –<br />
FTEs) declined slightly, from 60,437 at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 (restated)<br />
to 59,653 FTEs at the end <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong> (down by 784 FTEs,<br />
–1.3%). In <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business, staffing levels rose by<br />
124 FtEs (+2.2%). Staff numbers in the F&SME and PB business<br />
segments increased by 81 FTEs and 33 FTEs, respectively. This was<br />
partly due to consolidation effects, and mostly to our “Best Start”<br />
youth initiative and in increases in the number <strong>of</strong> customer relation-<br />
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ship managers and portfolio analysts. At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, the CIB<br />
Division employed more staff (+10 FTEs) than at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009,<br />
despite the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG in the middle <strong>of</strong> the year. This<br />
illustrates once more that, in economic terms, the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
CAIB AG involved a restructuring <strong>of</strong> business and that a number <strong>of</strong><br />
trading activities continue to be conducted in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. In the Corporate<br />
Center, staffing levels were down by 136 FTEs or 6% from the<br />
previous year, with Group <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services accounting for a decrease<br />
<strong>of</strong> 229 FTEs, mainly as a result <strong>of</strong> the separation <strong>of</strong> IT-<strong>Austria</strong>. Lower<br />
staffing levels in CEE (down by 772 FTEs or 1.5%) are explained by<br />
the centralisation <strong>of</strong> the administrative network in Kazakhstan and the<br />
sale <strong>of</strong> a pension fund in that country (together –524 FTEs). The<br />
reduction <strong>of</strong> 420 FTEs in Ukraine, too, is a result <strong>of</strong> organisational<br />
alignment with the Group structure. In most CEE countries, additions<br />
to and reductions <strong>of</strong> staff numbers took place simultaneously, reflecting<br />
efforts to optimise the branch network. The Vienna-based CEE<br />
headquarters was expanded as planned. Together with employees in<br />
affiliated companies (including Administration Services, UGIS, Pioneer<br />
Investments, UniCredit Leasing, CAIB …) UniCredit Group had 10,908<br />
employees (FTEs) in <strong>Austria</strong> at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, the number <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s branches totalled<br />
3,033, down by 55 from year-end 2009. The number <strong>of</strong> branches in<br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n business segments was 299. The reduction <strong>of</strong> 19 units<br />
during the year resulted from the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG and from<br />
the transfer <strong>of</strong> CAIB subsidiaries to management responsibility <strong>of</strong> the<br />
CEE business segment. Two branches were closed and their business<br />
was transferred to branches in their vicinity. The expansion <strong>of</strong> specialised<br />
SME service centres in the various <strong>Austria</strong>n regions does not<br />
constitute the establishment <strong>of</strong> branches because these are – in<br />
legal terms – integrated and are accommodated in existing F&SME<br />
branches. In CEE, the number <strong>of</strong> branches declined by 36 to 2,734<br />
as 65 new <strong>of</strong>fices were opened and 101 branches were closed. (In<br />
2009, 98 branches were opened and 152 were closed). Parallel<br />
measures that reflected streamlining (in urban centres where the<br />
bank maintains a multiple presence) and targeted expansion in<br />
growth regions were implemented in all countries; in Turkey, for<br />
example, 42 branches were opened and 16 were closed.<br />
BANk<br />
AUStrIA AUStrIA 1) CEE<br />
gBS+<br />
COrPOrAtE<br />
CENtEr 2)<br />
Employees (FTEs)<br />
End <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 59,653 5,820 51,616 2,217<br />
End <strong>of</strong> 2009 (restated) 60,437 5,696 52,388 2,353<br />
Change –784 +124 –772 –136<br />
Branches<br />
End <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 3,033 299 2,734<br />
End <strong>of</strong> 2009 3,088 318 2,770<br />
Change –55 –19 –36<br />
1) Total figures for the three business segments F&SME, PB and CIB<br />
2) GBS = Global <strong>Bank</strong>ing Services<br />
Human Relations<br />
human resources management sees its role as initiating and<br />
driving change processes with the objective <strong>of</strong> creating an environment<br />
in which employees generate sustainable value for our customers.<br />
The shared values enshrined in the UniCredit Integrity<br />
Charter – fairness, transparency, respect, reciprocity, freedom to<br />
act, and trust – and the code <strong>of</strong> conduct serve as guiding principles<br />
for our human resources activities.<br />
We <strong>of</strong>fer our employees a working environment with an international<br />
outlook while benefiting from diversity through international<br />
exchange and in daily cooperation. We also aim to be a great place<br />
to work for our future employees. In November 2009, we launched<br />
the “BestStart” training initiative to <strong>of</strong>fer job opportunities. A total<br />
<strong>of</strong> 125 training positions were filled in <strong>2010</strong>. We are planning to fill<br />
another 120 training positions in 2011. Structured training programmes<br />
and training on the job provide our BestStarters with<br />
broad banking know-how within a short time and give them an<br />
opportunity to apply acquired knowledge in practice.<br />
The Executive development Programme (EDP) and our Talent<br />
Management focus on strategic and individual personnel planning<br />
for executives and talents. Attention is given to ongoing development<br />
<strong>of</strong> management potential from within the bank while successively<br />
raising the percentage <strong>of</strong> female management positions.<br />
global job Model: Together with our managers we have prepared<br />
job descriptions for all activities in UniCredit and compiled tasks<br />
which are characterised by similar pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> technical and personal<br />
requirements in the standardised Global Job Catalogue.<br />
All positions now have clear and comparable descriptions, titles,<br />
development opportunities and career paths.<br />
At UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, Performance Management is<br />
aimed at consistently promoting employee development through<br />
transparent and fair assessment <strong>of</strong> performance and well-balanced<br />
market-oriented and transparent incentives. Employees are to be<br />
managed on the basis <strong>of</strong> annual targets derived from targets for<br />
the bank as a whole. Performance Management thus contributes<br />
to bringing sustainable performance and sustainable pr<strong>of</strong>itability <strong>of</strong><br />
the bank into line. Transparent competence criteria applied in the<br />
<strong>Annual</strong>PerformanceDialogue (APD) support the personal feedback<br />
process between employees and managers.<br />
In defining annual targets and performance criteria – and not least<br />
in the assessment <strong>of</strong> performance in our MbO and incentive system<br />
– we placed greater emphasis on customer satisfaction and<br />
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sustainable performance standards to balance short-term sales<br />
and revenue targets. External customer satisfaction is measured<br />
using specific methodologies (see below) at all levels and in all<br />
regions <strong>of</strong> our sales network, and the results are taken into<br />
account in the incentive system with different weights, as is the<br />
internal assessment <strong>of</strong> service quality <strong>of</strong> central competence lines<br />
and subsidiaries providing services.<br />
Remuneration <strong>of</strong> top management is determined within UniCredit<br />
Group by way <strong>of</strong> a clearly-defined Group Compensation System,<br />
which has been implemented at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The<br />
variable components <strong>of</strong> the remuneration mix are linked to sustainable,<br />
long-term and multi-year performance criteria; they also<br />
include non-financial criteria and do not encourage persons to<br />
take unreasonable risks. Deferred payment is possible for parts <strong>of</strong><br />
variable remuneration. The amendment to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
which implements the provisions concerning remuneration policy<br />
contained in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD 3) came into<br />
effect as at 1 January 2011. It defines a new framework for remuneration<br />
policies and practices for banks. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG will adjust its remuneration policy to the new legal rules.<br />
Customer satisfaction<br />
Customer satisfaction is a component <strong>of</strong> the bank’s mission statement<br />
and therefore one <strong>of</strong> its objectives as well as an integral part<br />
<strong>of</strong> our business model. This is based on the belief that we can only<br />
be economically successful if we meet our customers’ needs, if we<br />
maintain relations with our customers on the basis <strong>of</strong> mutual trust,<br />
and if the quality <strong>of</strong> our products and services is attuned to the<br />
demands <strong>of</strong> our customers. We identify the preferences and opinions<br />
<strong>of</strong> our customers in a number <strong>of</strong> different ways, from dialogue<br />
with customers to measurements and statistical comparisons, to<br />
subsequently align our day-to-day business with customers<br />
accordingly from the feedback we receive.<br />
� Information on general customer satisfaction is obtained<br />
through regular surveys whose results are processed to create<br />
indices which are broken down by region and division. In the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, market research companies interviewed 42,312<br />
customers on our behalf. The feedback was evaluated at different<br />
levels (branches, regions, customer groups, divisions, the bank as<br />
a whole), which included a comparison with the banking sector<br />
and within UniCredit Group to enable us to respond to the results<br />
with a package <strong>of</strong> measures. In <strong>2010</strong> TRIM, the aggregated customer<br />
satisfaction index, improved by 5%, more than the figure for<br />
the market as a whole.<br />
� The customer surveys are complemented by regular mystery<br />
shopping in the sales units with instant feedback given to branches<br />
and employees. In <strong>2010</strong>, we tested the quality <strong>of</strong> services in all<br />
branches with 1,576 tests (5.6 tests per branch each year). A further<br />
789 tests were conducted to ascertain to what extent needs-oriented<br />
advisory services took account <strong>of</strong> regulatory provisions (informing the<br />
customer <strong>of</strong> the risks involved). <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> achieved an aboveaverage<br />
performance in the subsequent benchmarking. We defined<br />
service and advisory standards for business with customers (general<br />
services, advisory services, telephone conduct, complaints) with a<br />
view to improving service quality. In 2011 we will familiarise all sales<br />
staff with these standards through an intensive training programme.<br />
� In the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> we launched the “Feedback kundenerlebnis”<br />
(customer experience feedback) initiative: immediately<br />
after an advisory talk with a customer, such as an annual review, we<br />
send the customer a short electronic questionnaire for the purpose <strong>of</strong><br />
evaluating the talk. With a response rate <strong>of</strong> 65% to 4,400 e-mails,<br />
the trial run was very successful and will now be extended to other<br />
advisory-related situations.<br />
� In the area <strong>of</strong> complaints management we gave customers<br />
access to all our communications channels (e-mail, website, aroundthe-clock<br />
service line, branches, ombudsperson) and we improved<br />
the relevant processes with the aim <strong>of</strong> solving 80% <strong>of</strong> customer<br />
complaints within twenty-four hours. We set up an ombudsperson’s<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice for persons experiencing social hardship, where customers<br />
who are in financial difficulty receive assistance in reducing their<br />
debt, or are granted a delay in payment, etc.<br />
� In light <strong>of</strong> the growing complexity <strong>of</strong> processes and the division <strong>of</strong><br />
labour it is important to also take account <strong>of</strong> the criticism and suggestions<br />
<strong>of</strong> our own employees. Our “People Survey” programme<br />
regularly provides us with extensive, important information for planning<br />
specific measures for improvement. Based on the feedback (the<br />
response rate from employees was most recently 74%), we prepared<br />
specific measures to be taken in all business areas and by all subsidiaries<br />
and service units. The implementation <strong>of</strong> these measures is<br />
reviewed in an ongoing monitoring process.<br />
Within the bank we ascertained the quality <strong>of</strong> services provided to<br />
“internal customers” by six service and competence lines by means<br />
<strong>of</strong> regular questionnaires (“Listening to Inside Clients”) and awarded<br />
five internal service awards to the best units at the Vienna head<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice. The internal service quality measured by this method is taken<br />
into account by the incentive system applicable for employees working<br />
at the head <strong>of</strong>fice in Vienna.<br />
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Sustainability management<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> Corporate Sustainability is to promote the integration<br />
<strong>of</strong> the social, ecological and economic dimensions <strong>of</strong> sustainability in<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. With a view to giving effect to entrepreneurial responsibility<br />
and the sustainability objective, Corporate Sustainability is<br />
responsible for executing and communicating a wide range <strong>of</strong> activities.<br />
For example, Corporate Sustainability is also involved in product<br />
development to give effect to these aspects.<br />
In the current critical environment, Corporate Sustainability provides<br />
strong impetus to reputation-related measures, with a focus on longterm<br />
orientation, credibility and customer relationships. In this context,<br />
Corporate Sustainability acts as moderator <strong>of</strong> the dialogue with<br />
stakeholders. “<strong>Bank</strong><strong>Austria</strong>-NachhaltigkeitsKreis” is an important<br />
forum for these activities.<br />
Maintaining a dialogue with customers, the bank is also in direct<br />
contact with its most important stakeholders. Other Corporate Sustainability<br />
activities range from sponsoring and public events, cooperation<br />
under various arrangements including the “Sharing knowledge”<br />
programme, and initiatives focusing on operations ecology and product<br />
ecology.<br />
Operations/product ecology: as part <strong>of</strong> its sustainability approach,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has for many years given close attention<br />
to ecology-related issues. A major factor in this context is ongoing<br />
control <strong>of</strong> direct environmental impacts such as the use <strong>of</strong> natural<br />
resources and waste generation. Indirect environmental impacts<br />
caused by business activities are also at the centre <strong>of</strong> attention.<br />
With the implementation <strong>of</strong> a certified environmental management<br />
system pursuant to ISO 14001, the bank has become the first universal<br />
bank in <strong>Austria</strong> to analyse and structure its environmental<br />
activities in this way, and to have them audited by external experts as<br />
at the end <strong>of</strong> the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011. In concrete terms, this has led<br />
to the ongoing publication <strong>of</strong> our environmental policy and the establishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> an effective organisational structure with the appointment<br />
<strong>of</strong> an Environmental Officer and an Environmental Manager.<br />
The bank maintains its ecological focus on the product side. In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
in addition to the relevant mutual funds <strong>of</strong> Pioneer Investments, we<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered a savings product under the name <strong>of</strong> “Bau(m)sparen” which<br />
combines a classic building society savings contract with the possibility<br />
<strong>of</strong> actively contributing to the protection <strong>of</strong> rainforests. Based on<br />
the commitment <strong>of</strong> a Talents group, this initiative was taken up by<br />
the Management Board and promptly implemented.<br />
Research and development<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s business object is to provide banking services. The<br />
production process <strong>of</strong> a bank does not involve research and development<br />
in an industrial sense. But day-to-day business operations continuously<br />
benefit from development activities, such as for the structuring<br />
<strong>of</strong> investment products (e.g. products with capital guarantees)<br />
or in conjunction with financial engineering for our customers. In the<br />
latter case, examples are complex acquisition or project finance<br />
arrangements over and beyond the employment <strong>of</strong> standard products.<br />
Generally, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> aims to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> different<br />
customer groups with simple products. The methodologies used in<br />
the bank’s risk management, the management <strong>of</strong> the structure <strong>of</strong><br />
assets and liabilities, and in funding and liquidity management, are<br />
constantly being developed. This entails substantial cost, given the<br />
ongoing changes in the environment within which the bank operates<br />
and the work required to prepare for far-reaching regulatory changes.<br />
Information and communications technology (ICT) is also improved on<br />
an ongoing basis. This includes the EuroSIG project, which involves<br />
the step-by-step introduction <strong>of</strong> a common core banking system<br />
within UniCredit Group. According to current plans, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> will<br />
change to the new IT platform in 2012. All <strong>of</strong> the Group’s – and<br />
therefore also <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s – key IT applications for sales and business<br />
with customers will be replaced by EuroSIG AT, a web-based<br />
system harmonised across the different regions. EuroSIG AT supports<br />
the development and settlement <strong>of</strong> products which are distributed on<br />
a cross-border basis within UniCredit Group. The new IT platform<br />
should shorten the time to market and significantly reduce IT complexity.<br />
This will result in lower IT costs over the longer term, while<br />
increasing IT efficiency.<br />
Further information<br />
The following detailed information is included in the notes to the<br />
consolidated financial statements:<br />
� Events after the reporting period are included in section F-15<br />
within “F – Additional disclosures” <strong>of</strong> the notes to the consolidated<br />
financial statements on page 185.<br />
� The risk report is a separate chapter (“E – Risk report”) in the<br />
notes to the consolidated financial statements (pages 149 to 173).<br />
� The report on key features <strong>of</strong> the internal control and risk management<br />
systems in relation to the financial reporting process is contained<br />
in section E.10 <strong>of</strong> the risk report (pages 167 to 169).<br />
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Development <strong>of</strong> business segments<br />
Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing (F&SME)<br />
(€ m) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 1) ChANgE<br />
Net interest income 647 690 –42 –6%<br />
Net non-interest income 405 391 +14 +4%<br />
Operating income 1,052 1,080 –29 –3%<br />
Operating expenses –798 –780 –18 +2%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 253 300 –47 –16%<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –212 –243 +30 –12%<br />
Other non-operating items 6 8 –1 –17%<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 47 65 –18 –27%<br />
Loans to customers (avg.) 19,678 18,812 +866 +5%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 2) 12,880 10,342 +2,538 +25%<br />
Average equity 3) 746 825 –80 –10%<br />
1) For segment reporting purposes, the comparative figures for 2009 were restated to reflect the structure<br />
and methodology <strong>of</strong> the reporting period <strong>2010</strong> (see notes to the consolidated financial statements in<br />
section D on page 139 <strong>of</strong> this report). / 2) Average risk-weighted assets under Basel 2 (all risks). /<br />
3) Standardised capital; capital allocation to subsidiaries reflects actual IFRS capital. The difference<br />
compared to the consolidated equity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is shown in the Corporate Center. See<br />
section D.2 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements on page 142.<br />
This information applies to all business segment tables.<br />
� The Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing (F&SME) business segment is a<br />
major pillar <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, with loans totalling € 20 bn and deposits<br />
amounting to € 22 bn (as at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>) and with operating<br />
income <strong>of</strong> over one billion euros. F&SME is also a key factor for<br />
the bank’s image, given the strong presence <strong>of</strong> a network comprising<br />
357 outlets in 280 locations and 3,815 employees in <strong>Austria</strong>. *)<br />
The F&SME Division is characterised by large business volume and<br />
a sharp focus on customer business. It did therefore not experience<br />
any major setback in the years <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis and<br />
recession. Nevertheless, in <strong>2010</strong>, business with private customers<br />
and small businesses felt the impact <strong>of</strong> economic developments in<br />
the difficult years preceding <strong>2010</strong>. Growth <strong>of</strong> personal incomes was<br />
still weak and private households maintained consumption levels at<br />
the expense <strong>of</strong> the savings ratio. The low interest rate environment<br />
was another reason why capital formation <strong>of</strong> private households<br />
remained weak. Investors continued to act with restraint and<br />
responded sensitively to the extensive media coverage <strong>of</strong> external<br />
factors causing uncertainty, e.g. the public debt crisis.<br />
*) With the implementation <strong>of</strong> the “One4C programme”, the former Retail business segment was<br />
renamed “Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing” (F & SME), a name used in UniCredit Group. The new name<br />
reflects a number <strong>of</strong> measures taken to enhance customer centricity by adopting customer<br />
service models that are targeted at specific customer groups and their needs. During 2009, the<br />
top segment <strong>of</strong> retail banking customers was transferred to the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing (PB) segment<br />
with a view to providing these customers with specialised services. For segment reporting<br />
purposes, the related figures have been restated to reflect the changes. The transfer <strong>of</strong> the<br />
customer sub-segment comprising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the CIB<br />
Division was prepared in the reporting year but did not become effective until the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2011. For this reason, the <strong>2010</strong> figures for F&SME do not yet include the SME sub-segment.<br />
Nevertheless, the F&SME business segment emerged better from<br />
the transitional year <strong>2010</strong> than was to be expected in view <strong>of</strong> cyclical<br />
developments:<br />
� The moderate trend in operating performance reflected the<br />
fact that customers were seeking to reduce debt, primarily by<br />
repaying short-term loans and financing purchases <strong>of</strong> durable<br />
goods to a larger extent out <strong>of</strong> current income, all the more so as<br />
the low interest rate environment did not permit any significant<br />
returns on savings. Nevertheless, real estate financings and other<br />
medium-term/long-term loans continued to grow. Business on the<br />
liabilities side reflected a continued strong preference for liquidity<br />
as customers remained risk-averse. Demand for investments intensified<br />
again, especially in the first few months <strong>of</strong> the reporting year.<br />
Overall, net fees and commissions grew by 4%.<br />
� Structural shifts on the assets side and on the liabilities side<br />
had a much stronger effect than changes in overall volume.<br />
Revenues were therefore significantly determined by the interest<br />
rate environment, i.e. the flattening <strong>of</strong> the yield curve over long<br />
stretches <strong>of</strong> the year and the application <strong>of</strong> reference rates.<br />
The business segment result for <strong>2010</strong> was mainly burdened on<br />
he deposits side while lending business – with wide variations<br />
depending on maturities – held up well overall. Net interest income<br />
declined strongly, by 22%, due to narrower margins in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The favourable development <strong>of</strong> net non-interest income largely<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset this decline, so that operating income was only 3% lower<br />
than in the previous year.<br />
� Current business held up fairly well in terms <strong>of</strong> volume and net<br />
fees and commissions, although it was burdened by interest rate<br />
trends. In this environment F&SME succeeded in significantly<br />
reducing net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments by 12%. Developments in the economy, the<br />
labour market and personal incomes were evidently stable enough<br />
to prevent a general increase in loan losses, which would normally<br />
have to be expected at this stage <strong>of</strong> the cycle. In the sub-segment<br />
<strong>of</strong> Small Businesses, the provisioning charge fell by more than one<br />
half. This success is also in large measure attributable to risk management<br />
activities.<br />
� Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax generated by F&SME nevertheless declined<br />
by € 18 m to € 47 m (down by 27%). Net interest income in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> was € 647 m, down by € 42 m or 6% in <strong>2010</strong>. Within this<br />
total figure, income from equity interests was € 7 m lower than in<br />
the previous year, thus net interest in a narrower sense declined by<br />
€ 35 m or 5%.<br />
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Net fees and commissions are a major income component,<br />
accounting for 38% <strong>of</strong> total revenues. Around the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009,<br />
they showed a turnaround from their structural downward trend.<br />
Growth <strong>of</strong> 4% to € 404 m was mainly driven by a favourable<br />
development in the first half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Securities business picked<br />
up in <strong>2010</strong>, reflected in rising transaction-based fees and higher<br />
management fees. Sales <strong>of</strong> mutual funds, guarantee products and<br />
our structured bonds as well as safe-custody business increased<br />
after a long period <strong>of</strong> low activity levels. Simplicity and transparency<br />
were characteristic features <strong>of</strong> the large number <strong>of</strong> our successfully<br />
placed new issues. We also <strong>of</strong>fered new issues <strong>of</strong> three<br />
particularly successful guarantee funds <strong>of</strong> Pioneer Investments<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> (PIA) which carried a 100% capital guarantee at maturity,<br />
e.g. PIA Greater China Garantiefonds. PIA Flex React 9/2017<br />
(without a guarantee) is a product which we launched for the turnaround<br />
in the interest rate cycle. Real Invest <strong>Austria</strong>, an openended<br />
real estate fund, again met with strong demand from our<br />
customers. Sales <strong>of</strong> insurance products were also very successful.<br />
Fee and commission income from securities business and higher<br />
asset management fees more than <strong>of</strong>fset the decline in fees and<br />
commissions from payment transactions and account maintenance.<br />
The revival <strong>of</strong> securities business is also reflected in the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> indirect deposits (safe-custody accounts and assets under<br />
management) as a proportion <strong>of</strong> total financial assets, which rose<br />
from 29% in 2009 to 33% in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The increase in net non-interest income partly <strong>of</strong>fset the marginrelated<br />
decline in net interest income, so that operating income in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> totalled € 1,052 m, falling short <strong>of</strong> the previous year’s level<br />
by 3%. Operating expenses in <strong>2010</strong> were 2% higher than in<br />
2009, partly as a result <strong>of</strong> the addition <strong>of</strong> two subsidiaries to the<br />
group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies: <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice<br />
GmbH, which is responsible for mobile sales partners, and the<br />
Slovakian subsidiary <strong>of</strong> Card Complete, which is a consolidated<br />
company included in this business segment. Non-staff expenses<br />
remained constant. This resulted in an operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 253 m for <strong>2010</strong> after € 300 m in the previous year (–16%).<br />
Two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the € 47 m decline in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was <strong>of</strong>fset by a<br />
more favourable development in the provisioning charge (a<br />
decrease <strong>of</strong> € 30 m). Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments in <strong>2010</strong> were € 212 m, down<br />
by € 30 m or 12%, contrary to the usual pattern seen shortly after<br />
a recession. The cost <strong>of</strong> risk in F&SME steadily improved from<br />
quarter to quarter, from the peak reached in the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
(155 basis points) to 84 bp in Q4 <strong>2010</strong>; the annual average was<br />
108 bp <strong>of</strong> average lending volume, down from 129 bp in the previ-<br />
ous year. Net income from investments in <strong>2010</strong> rose by € 4 m<br />
to € 14 m, one <strong>of</strong> the reasons being the sale <strong>of</strong> shares from the<br />
financial assets <strong>of</strong> a subsidiary; provisions for risks and charges<br />
were up by € 5 m. Overall, non-operating items improved by a<br />
net € 29 m. Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was € 253 m and non-operating<br />
items to be deducted totalled € 206 m, giving a pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 47 m for <strong>2010</strong> after € 65 m in 2009.<br />
risk-weighted assets (RWAs) increased by 25% in <strong>2010</strong> while<br />
average lending volume was up by 5% on the previous year.<br />
A major factor in this development was currency appreciation <strong>of</strong><br />
the Swiss franc and the yen. In calculating risk-weighted assets<br />
under Basel 2 rules, direct and indirect currency appreciation<br />
effects are more pronounced than for unweighted lending volume.<br />
� A sharp focus on customer needs, products which are easy to<br />
understand and, quite generally, achieving an increase in customer<br />
satisfaction were focal areas <strong>of</strong> our activities in sales, marketing<br />
and product development in <strong>2010</strong>. In business with private customers<br />
we are going to implement a new service approach –<br />
Smart <strong>Bank</strong>ing – which will enable us to provide services and<br />
advice via modern communications channels, from personalised<br />
Online B@nking via the telephone to SMS – around the clock<br />
worldwide and independent <strong>of</strong> branch opening hours. This will also<br />
relieve the workload in standard business while enhancing the<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> the branch portfolio.<br />
Our country-wide network for serving small and medium-sized<br />
enterprises (SMEs) has been expanded from 22 to 60 units, and<br />
this is now fully operative in F&SME since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
We are thereby closer to customers, meeting their needs through<br />
specialised services. The objective is to make better use <strong>of</strong> potential<br />
in relationships with business customers who are also private<br />
customers. In cooperation with national and international institutions<br />
<strong>of</strong> higher education, we made a significant investment in<br />
advanced training in investment advisory services for customer<br />
relationship managers in the sub-segment comprising Affluent<br />
customers. We are the first bank in <strong>Austria</strong> to apply feedback loops<br />
immediately after contacts with customers. The annual dialogue<br />
with our customers has proved to be a recurrent opportunity to<br />
strengthen personal contacts with customers and to obtain<br />
information on their specific needs; this will be intensified.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> our performance-related compensation system we<br />
have given a strong weight to longer-term performance criteria<br />
and customer satisfaction (see the section on non-financial<br />
performance indicators).<br />
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Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
(€ m) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
Net interest income 43 55 –12 –22%<br />
Net non-interest income 97 81 +15 +19%<br />
Operating income 140 136 +3 +3%<br />
Operating expenses –101 – 98 –3 +3%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 39 39 +0 +0%<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –2 0 –2 n.m.<br />
Other non-operating items 2 0 +2 n.m.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 39 38 +0 +1%<br />
Total financial assets (avg.) 16,559 15,760 +799 +5%<br />
Loans to customers (avg.) 369 340 +29 +8%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 533 608 –75 –12%<br />
Average equity 123 144 –22 –15%<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
Following completion <strong>of</strong> the integration <strong>of</strong> the predecessor institutions<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Privat and AMG and the successful transfer <strong>of</strong> customers to<br />
form a homogeneous target group, the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing division<br />
became fully operative in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year – the first year in<br />
its new structure – as the third pillar <strong>of</strong> our <strong>Austria</strong>n customer business.<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing maintains a presence in 25 locations throughout<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> and serves the top segment <strong>of</strong> private customers, almost<br />
34,000 high net worth individuals, while also specialising in foundations.<br />
With 569 employees – including highly qualified client relationship<br />
managers – and about € 17 bn in client assets under management,<br />
the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division is market leader in <strong>Austria</strong> (19%<br />
market share). Within the Division, Schoellerbank – founded as a<br />
private banking institution in 1833 – operates under its own brand<br />
name in 13 locations throughout <strong>Austria</strong>. It manages € 7.1 bn in total<br />
financial assets.<br />
➔ In <strong>2010</strong>, more than 2,000 private customers were transferred to<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing from the other divisions (and a much smaller number<br />
<strong>of</strong> customers was transferred from Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing to other divisions)<br />
with a view to providing them with integrated services. Although a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> specific projects were carried out to establish the Private<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Division, <strong>2010</strong> was a successful year for Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing.<br />
This is reflected especially in the major component <strong>of</strong> income in this<br />
line <strong>of</strong> business: net fees and commissions increased by 9% compared<br />
with the adjusted figure 1) for the previous year. Operating<br />
income also rose (+3%) and pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax for <strong>2010</strong> was € 39 m,<br />
slightly higher than in the previous year.<br />
1) For a meaningful comparison with the previous year, the income statement figures and<br />
volume data for 2009 were restated to reflect the new structure in <strong>2010</strong>. See segment reporting<br />
in section D.2 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the consolidated financial statements on page 142 <strong>of</strong> this report.<br />
� In the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, sentiment in world financial markets<br />
changed several times, as did investors’ preferences reflected in net<br />
inflows <strong>of</strong> funds. The first half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> benefited from the recovery<br />
<strong>of</strong> global industrial activity, but in the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> scepticism<br />
returned for some time. Global stock markets declined during the<br />
summer months, with a high degree <strong>of</strong> correlation among regions<br />
and industries. Bonds rose sharply, which resulted in historically low<br />
yields. The main factor which led to uncertainty was the public debt<br />
crisis in the peripheral European countries. The expansionary monetary<br />
policy and a number <strong>of</strong> unusual intervention measures caused<br />
concern – whether justified on factual grounds or not – especially<br />
among clients who take a long-term view, <strong>of</strong>ten thinking in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
generations. Such fears are reflected in the price <strong>of</strong> gold, which rose<br />
to new highs. Investor restraint did not ease until the fourth quarter<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Net inflows <strong>of</strong> funds resumed with the growing impact <strong>of</strong><br />
the improved outlook for the economy and for the corporate sector.<br />
Performance <strong>of</strong> selected asset classes 2)<br />
tOtAl rEtUrN IN %, yEAr-ENd 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
World stock index (MSCI World, local currency) –38.3% +26.5% +10.6%<br />
… <strong>of</strong> which: BRIC –53.9% +72.2% +17.4%<br />
… <strong>of</strong> which: CEE (Emerging Europe) –66.0% +70.8% +17.6%<br />
… <strong>of</strong> which: euro area –44.3% +28.7% +3.3%<br />
Bonds: 10-year € benchmark bond +21.2% – 9.4% +8.6%<br />
10-year Greek bonds +1.1% +3.4% –29.2%<br />
Corporate bonds<br />
(non-financial, BBB, 3 to 5-year; iboxx) –1.8% +21.9% +6.0%<br />
Emerging Europe bonds (JPM EMBI Europe, €) –3.1% +19.4% +5.7%<br />
Money market (direct investment,<br />
JPM Euro Cash 6-month) +5.9% +2.9% +1.5%<br />
Commodities (Rogers, €) –41.3% +26.2% +19.0%<br />
Gold price (London bln, $/oz.) +3.1% +27.1% +29.3%<br />
Swiss franc against the euro +10.8% +0.7% +18.7%<br />
US dollar against the euro +4.4% –2.4% –7.2%<br />
2) Total return indices for bonds: price + coupon, for shares: price + dividend and effect <strong>of</strong><br />
capital measures; otherwise quoted prices.<br />
➔ At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, total financial assets <strong>of</strong> the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Division (Schoellerbank and <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing) were<br />
€ 16.9 bn, up by 4.4% on the year-end 2009 level. Our clients continued<br />
to hold a large portion <strong>of</strong> their portfolio in deposits, and it was<br />
only towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year that they started to switch investments<br />
into securities and asset management. Deposits as a percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> total investment volume declined by one percentage<br />
point, from 33.2% to 32.3%, in the course <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
� Operating income in <strong>2010</strong> was € 140 m, exceeding the previous<br />
year’s figure by 3%. Net fees and commissions – which are the<br />
main revenue component in Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing, accounting for 68% <strong>of</strong><br />
operating income – were up by 9% to € 95 m. Net interest income<br />
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(€ 43 m) declined significantly in <strong>2010</strong> (down by € 12 m or 22%).<br />
Trends in net interest income during the past two years reflected<br />
margin developments – as in the interest-based business <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> as a whole; given that deposits are the predominant<br />
part <strong>of</strong> Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing business (the loan/deposit ratio is about 7%),<br />
this is a weighty factor. Net interest income is thus strongly dependent<br />
on the yield curve and may quickly turn in the other direction.<br />
Operating expenses totalled € 101 m in <strong>2010</strong>, an increase <strong>of</strong> 3%<br />
over the previous year. The increase reflects the first-time consolidation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Schoellerbank Invest, an investment management company, in<br />
June <strong>2010</strong>. The non-operating items reflected a provisioning charge<br />
which was <strong>of</strong>fset by a net release <strong>of</strong> other provisions. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before<br />
tax for <strong>2010</strong> was € 39 m, slightly higher than in the previous year<br />
(+1%). The special character <strong>of</strong> Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing becomes clear from<br />
the key indicators: its business is based on staff-intensive client<br />
relationships, reflected in a cost/income ratio <strong>of</strong> 72.3% (up by<br />
0.6 percentage points on 2009). Risk exposure is low and therefore<br />
average equity allocated to the Division is also low (and declined in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>). On this basis Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing generated a return on equity<br />
(ROE before tax) <strong>of</strong> 31.5% (compared with 26.4% in the previous<br />
year). Economic Value Added (EVA) <strong>of</strong> this relatively small business<br />
segment was + € 25 m in <strong>2010</strong> (2009: € 22 m), the risk-adjusted<br />
return on risk-adjusted capital (RARORAC) was 65% (62%).<br />
� Investors’ experience in the past few years has changed clients’<br />
expectations in Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing. This development benefits the<br />
investment strategy and service approach <strong>of</strong> the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Division, which has always given priority to preserving wealth over<br />
achieving short-term performance, and has always managed risk<br />
through wide diversification. In Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing, the process chain<br />
starts with the pr<strong>of</strong>essional analysis <strong>of</strong> needs, which is the basis for<br />
using our <strong>Financial</strong> Planning services for the benefit <strong>of</strong> our clients.<br />
For example, Private Portfolio Premium <strong>of</strong>fers our clients more<br />
possibilities <strong>of</strong> individual fine-tuning, with the personal investment<br />
strategy being implemented through various types <strong>of</strong> portfolios<br />
depending on risk/return levels. In 2011 we launched 3% PlUS-<br />
Aktion, an innovative campaign aimed at activating investors under<br />
which clients receive a bonus <strong>of</strong> up to 3% in the form <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
credited to their account if the agreed performance targets are not<br />
met. In asset management, the global Investment Strategy (GIS) <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit’s Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division assures the quality <strong>of</strong> investment<br />
decisions. An essential innovation is the ongoing review <strong>of</strong> portfolio<br />
quality and related adjustments to the environment and strategy<br />
through the newly created function performed by portfolio quality<br />
analysts.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> November <strong>2010</strong>, the German “Elite Report” awarded its<br />
top grade – “summa cum laude” – to Schoellerbank: based on the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> points gained, it was thereby recognised as one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
four best asset managers in German-speaking countries among 360<br />
well-known providers in four countries, and as best private banking<br />
unit in <strong>Austria</strong>. From 2011, Schoellerbank will closely cooperate with<br />
banking subsidiaries in the entire UniCredit Group to attract international<br />
customers <strong>of</strong> these banks who want to invest part <strong>of</strong> their<br />
assets in <strong>Austria</strong>. Schoellerbank will become the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
competence centre for customers from Central and Eastern Europe.<br />
Changes in interest rate trends 2009/<strong>2010</strong> (in % p.a.)<br />
4.5<br />
4.0<br />
3.5<br />
3.0<br />
2.5<br />
2.0<br />
1.5<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
Q4<br />
2008<br />
Moving averages<br />
1.80<br />
0.50<br />
10-year<br />
5-year<br />
Money market<br />
(3 months)<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4<br />
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Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (CIB)<br />
(€ m) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE<br />
WIthOUt<br />
CP *)<br />
Net interest income 944 1,335 –391 –29% –4%<br />
Net non-interest income 390 227 +163 +72% +4%<br />
Operating income 1,334 1,562 –228 –15% –2%<br />
Operating expenses –435 –418 –17 +4% +17%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 899 1,144 –245 –21% –9%<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –169 –306 +137 –45% –13%<br />
Other non-operating items –23 –74 +50 n.m. –77%<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 706 764 –58 –8% +38%<br />
Loans to customers (avg.) 45,967 48,791 –2,823 –6%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 29,962 31,998 –2,037 –6%<br />
Average equity 3,510 2,807 +702 +25%<br />
*) Without the Counterparts sub-segment.<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
The Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing (CIB) Division is a major pillar <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s business not only in volume terms, with € 46 bn in<br />
loans and receivables with customers, out <strong>of</strong> a total <strong>of</strong> € 66 bn in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> as a whole. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> € 706 m and especially an<br />
EVA <strong>of</strong> € 339 m and a risk-adjusted return on risk-adjusted capital <strong>of</strong><br />
18% also make CIB by far the most pr<strong>of</strong>itable business segment <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
The CIB Division is the result <strong>of</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit<br />
business model and the customer-focused strategy: in a first step in<br />
the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009, we created the Division by combining classic<br />
commercial corporate banking with trading and capital market activities<br />
(<strong>of</strong> MIB, the former Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division). The<br />
objective <strong>of</strong> this move was to <strong>of</strong>fer our corporate customers – more<br />
specifically: companies, institutional customers, the public sector and<br />
real-estate customers – a comprehensive range <strong>of</strong> services based on<br />
the one-face-to-the-customer approach: classic on-balance sheet<br />
products, commercial services, access to the international network <strong>of</strong><br />
the entire Group and capital market transactions. The next step<br />
involved focusing the business structure <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n CIB Division<br />
more closely on customer business by limiting trading activities in<br />
financial markets to customer-driven transactions (and on the performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> bank-internal tasks for funding, asset/liability management,<br />
treasury). As mentioned before in this report, proprietary trading<br />
activities, market-making, position-keeping, international placement/sales<br />
etc. were bundled within UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG, Munich, in<br />
the major financial centres in order to achieve the required size<br />
thresholds. The CIB/Markets sub-segment can use the relevant<br />
services and benefit from the stature <strong>of</strong> a major market player while<br />
ensuring that the complete range <strong>of</strong> trading and capital market services<br />
continues to be available to customers via <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
The reorientation <strong>of</strong> trading activities was reflected in the reorganisation<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB to focus on proprietary trading operations<br />
which were to be sold, and in the reintegration <strong>of</strong> the above-mentioned<br />
customer-oriented functions in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
After these preparations, UniCredit CAIB was sold in the middle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>. To make a comparison with the previous year meaningful,<br />
UniCredit CAIB is included in the CIB business segment (within the<br />
CIB/Counterparts sub-segment) only for the first five months also in<br />
the segment reporting figures for 2009. It should be noted that the<br />
business focus <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB changed considerably compared<br />
with the previous year.<br />
➔ This means that the income statement continues to reflect structural<br />
factors and the – good – performance from current customer<br />
business. It is therefore difficult to interpret the income statement<br />
and revenues for <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Operating income matrix: product view and network view<br />
€ m<br />
Finance &<br />
Advisory<br />
Markets<br />
Global<br />
Transaction<br />
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Total<br />
Network <strong>2010</strong> 550 91 332 973<br />
2009 537 121 330 988<br />
Counterparts <strong>2010</strong> 29 332 … 361<br />
2009 6 567 … 573<br />
total <strong>2010</strong> 579 423 332 1,334<br />
2009 544 688 330 1,562<br />
� The organisational structure <strong>of</strong> the CIB Division, which is based on<br />
a matrix <strong>of</strong> product competencies and customer service responsibilities,<br />
provides more detailed information. In <strong>2010</strong>, the CIB Division’s<br />
total operating income was € 1,334 m, down by € 228 m or 15%<br />
compared with 2009. The breakdown <strong>of</strong> operating income by product<br />
group shows that revenues in Finance & Advisory (classic and structured<br />
lending business and Credit Treasury/securitisation, Corporate<br />
Finance subsidiaries) improved (+6%) and growth was also achieved<br />
in Global Transaction <strong>Bank</strong>ing (+1%) (export finance, structured<br />
trade finance, commodity finance, custody, cash management and<br />
sight deposits). The decline in overall revenues was due to Markets,<br />
where revenues were down by 39% (mainly Corporate Treasury<br />
Sales and Capital Markets as well as <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> position-keeping/<br />
Treasury, ABSs, the Markets subsidiaries in CEE, and especially CAIB<br />
for five months). Operating income in the Network sub-segment,<br />
comprising classic commercial banking business with customers,<br />
came close to the previous year’s level (down by 1.6%) while Counterparts<br />
recorded a decline <strong>of</strong> € 213 m to € 361 m, which is still a<br />
good performance.<br />
➔ Overall, revenues from commercial banking business remained<br />
stable; excluding the development <strong>of</strong> Network/Markets, they showed<br />
an upward trend. Operating income was down as a result <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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decline recorded by Counterparts compared with the previous year,<br />
which was due to a special effect: in the first two quarters <strong>of</strong> 2009,<br />
when market interest rates fell significantly, trading operations generated<br />
exceptionally high net interest income; the figure for <strong>2010</strong> was<br />
considerably lower because <strong>of</strong> the changes in trading activities which<br />
took place in the meantime and because the interest rate environment<br />
was completely different.<br />
� The income statement <strong>of</strong> the CIB business segment shows that net<br />
interest in a narrower sense reached € 900 m in <strong>2010</strong>. The decline<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 418 m or 32% compared with the previous year was largely<br />
accounted for by Counterparts (down by € 364 m or 54%) due to the<br />
above-mentioned base effect; net interest generated by Network was<br />
only 4% lower than in the previous year. Commercial interest-based<br />
business (in Network) reflected a weak economic trend over long<br />
stretches <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, with relatively high levels <strong>of</strong> corporate liquidity and<br />
internal financing; the development <strong>of</strong> the yield curve and funding costs<br />
had a strong impact on the net interest performance. Lending business<br />
showed slightly lower average volume, but this development was <strong>of</strong>fset<br />
by somewhat more favourable interest rate spreads (not least because<br />
liquidity costs declined). Volume on the liabilities side was also slightly<br />
lower than in the previous year, but margins were significantly narrower<br />
than a year earlier, reflecting a decline in customer interest rates,<br />
intense competition for deposits and reference rate developments.<br />
As dividend income and other income from equity investments<br />
increased, net interest income totalled € 944 m; the decrease <strong>of</strong> 29%<br />
compared with the previous year was due to the exceptionally high net<br />
interest income generated in the first half <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
Net fees and commissions have been gradually moving up from the<br />
low level seen in the middle <strong>of</strong> 2009 to which they had fallen in the<br />
aftermath <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis and subsequent recession. In<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, net fees and commissions were € 337 m, up by 14% on 2009.<br />
The increase in commission income was mainly accounted for by Group<br />
Transaction <strong>Bank</strong>ing and one-time loan commissions, whereas commission<br />
income in securities business including derivatives continued to<br />
decline. Group Transaction <strong>Bank</strong>ing, a special competitive strength <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, had a successful year; foreign trade services and custody<br />
services showed particularly strong growth. Although the net trading<br />
performance for the third quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> – following the sale <strong>of</strong> CAIB<br />
– was negative, the net trading result for <strong>2010</strong> as a whole was positive,<br />
at € 35 m, after a net loss <strong>of</strong> € 78 m recorded in 2009 which<br />
mainly reflected valuation results <strong>of</strong> synthetic ABSs; the reversal compared<br />
with the previous year improved revenues by € 114 m.<br />
Operating expenses in <strong>2010</strong> were up by 4% on the previous year.<br />
Staff levels rose by 10 FTEs from the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 to the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
(CAIB not included because <strong>of</strong> restatement), to a total <strong>of</strong> 1,436 FTEs.<br />
The cost/income ratio was 32.6% (2009: 26.7%). Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
for <strong>2010</strong> amounted to € 899 m (down by 21% from the previous<br />
year).<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
were reduced by almost one half (by € 137 m or 45%) to<br />
€ 169 m although the credit cycle normally has a negative impact for<br />
a longer period after a recession. Thus the cost <strong>of</strong> risk for <strong>2010</strong> was<br />
37 basis points (bp) after 63 bp in 2009. This improvement is partly<br />
due to the release <strong>of</strong> a provision for a large loan in the Counterparts<br />
sub-segment in June <strong>2010</strong>, without detracting from the favourable<br />
overall picture. Economic trends have without doubt supported the<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> export-oriented industrial companies and their suppliers.<br />
In business with medium-sized companies, the early identification <strong>of</strong><br />
problems and restructuring efforts proved to be effective. At the end <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>, 3.9% <strong>of</strong> gross exposure was impaired; within that figure, nonperforming<br />
loans were only 1.5% <strong>of</strong> gross loans.<br />
Non-operating items, including net income from investments, were a<br />
net charge <strong>of</strong> € 193 m after a net charge <strong>of</strong> € 380 m in the previous<br />
year. This improvement mitigated the € 245 m decrease in operating<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it – for the reasons explained above – by three-quarters. At<br />
€ 706 m, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax was down by € 58 m or 8% from the previous<br />
year. Without the decline in Counterparts, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax would<br />
have risen by € 103 m (+38%), but in absolute terms, results would<br />
have been significantly lower.<br />
➔ Average risk-weighted assets (restated) under Basel 2 (€ 30.0 bn)<br />
were 6% lower than in the previous year. This reflects the reorientation<br />
<strong>of</strong> trading activities: market risk in CIB was reduced by 57%.<br />
In connection with the reallocation after the capital increase, average<br />
equity capital employed rose by 25%, one <strong>of</strong> the reasons why<br />
return on equity before tax declined to 20.1% (2009: 27.2%).<br />
In March <strong>2010</strong> and 2009, allocated equity comprised the institutional<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB, raising the annual average. The average<br />
figure for equity in the CIB Division in the second, third and fourth<br />
quarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> was € 2,163 m; on this basis, return on equity for<br />
<strong>2010</strong> would be 33%. The calculation <strong>of</strong> Economic Value Added (EVA)<br />
is based on equity capital required depending on risk-weighted assets,<br />
EVA is therefore less distorted by the CAIB effect. In <strong>2010</strong>, CIB generated<br />
an EVA <strong>of</strong> € 339 m (after € 401 m in 2009). This results in a<br />
risk-adjusted return on risk-adjusted capital <strong>of</strong> 18%.<br />
� The past years saw weak credit expansion as both demand and<br />
supply were low (deleveraging). In 2011 the market climate is<br />
expected to improve. The CIB Division with its stronger awareness <strong>of</strong><br />
risk will intensify its lending activities, a key product area, for its target<br />
customers. At the same time, in cooperation with the international<br />
product factories, we will bring our strength in capital market-based<br />
financing to bear, not least with a view to raising RWA productivity.<br />
Real estate finance will also remain a focal area. With our leading<br />
position in transaction banking and cross-border initiatives we will<br />
continue to use potential for customer business which is available<br />
through our international network. And we aim to further intensify<br />
cooperation with the public sector.<br />
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Central Eastern Europe (CEE)<br />
(€ m) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 ChANgE Adj. *)<br />
Net interest income 3,256 3,003 +253 +8% +4%<br />
Net non-interest income 1,393 1,616 –224 –14% –17%<br />
Operating income 4,649 4,620 +29 +1% –3%<br />
Operating expenses –2,128 –1,951 –177 +9% +5%<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 2,521 2,669 –148 –6% –9%<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –1,454 –1,718 +264 –15% –15%<br />
Other non-operating items –3 –35 +32 n.m. n.m.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,064 916 +148 +16% +5%<br />
Loans to customers (avg.) 61,785 59,774 +2,011 +3% –1%<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 74,284 70,930 +3,354 +5% +1%<br />
Average equity 11,112 9,978 +1,134 +11% +7%<br />
*) at constant exchange rates<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
Overview<br />
� Volume and operating income in the Central Eastern Europe<br />
(CEE) business segment picked up in <strong>2010</strong>. The upward trend<br />
started at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009, with wide regional variations being<br />
reflected in the overall development: open economies expanded in<br />
the wake <strong>of</strong> the high level <strong>of</strong> industrial activity in the core European<br />
countries. Large exporters <strong>of</strong> raw materials benefited from trends in<br />
demand and prices later in the year. Turkey, a large country with a<br />
relatively high degree <strong>of</strong> economic autonomy, experienced a strong<br />
recovery in 2009 and entered a calmer second phase <strong>of</strong> the upturn<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>. The countries in South-East Europe, on the other hand,<br />
were lagging far behind. The credit cycle followed this regional pattern<br />
with the usual time lag. Overall, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments were significantly lower<br />
than in 2009. In Turkey, net additions to provisions and direct write<strong>of</strong>fs<br />
were as low as one-quarter <strong>of</strong> the amount recorded in 2009,<br />
with a favourable effect on the bottom line. The situation improved<br />
for the first time also in the CIS countries. The provisioning charge<br />
continued to rise only in South-East Europe, more specifically in<br />
Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.<br />
➔ As operating performance stabilised and the provisioning<br />
charge declined, pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> the CEE Division rose to<br />
€ 1,064 m, thus again exceeding one billion euros. The increase<br />
over the previous year was 16.2% (or 5.3%, adjusted for exchange<br />
rate movements).<br />
� When analysing results from current business with customers,<br />
one should note the U-shaped development <strong>of</strong> major aggregates in<br />
the past two years (see chart on this page). After emerging from the<br />
trough <strong>of</strong> recession in autumn 2009, the CEE business segment<br />
experienced a strong recovery which is hardly reflected in whole-<br />
year figures and annual averages. Average lending volume and<br />
risk-weighted assets have risen strongly over the past year. In the<br />
fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, lending volume was almost 10% higher<br />
than a year earlier – but in annual average terms, growth reached<br />
only 3.4%. Risk-weighted assets developed in a similar fashion:<br />
a comparison <strong>of</strong> Q4 <strong>2010</strong> with Q4 2009 shows an increase <strong>of</strong><br />
Quarterly trends versus annual average<br />
€ m<br />
1,300<br />
1,200<br />
1,100<br />
1,000<br />
Average<br />
lending volume<br />
Operating income<br />
+9.6%<br />
Q4/Q4<br />
+3.4%<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/2009<br />
+8.4%<br />
Q4/Q4<br />
+0.6%<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/2009<br />
Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 Q3 10 Q4 10<br />
11.3%, while the annual average level rose by 4.7%. Operating<br />
income increased by 8.4% from Q4 2009 to Q4 <strong>2010</strong> while<br />
remaining more or less constant in a comparison <strong>of</strong> full-year figures<br />
(+0.6%). There is another factor to be noted in this context:<br />
net trading, hedging and fair value income was exceptionally high<br />
in the first two quarters <strong>of</strong> 2009, due to high volatility in foreign<br />
exchange and interest rate markets in those periods; in the subsequent<br />
quarters and in the course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, net trading performance<br />
returned to more normal levels. Net trading income for <strong>2010</strong> as a<br />
whole was therefore down by € 351 m or 71% from the previous<br />
year. Without this effect, revenues would have risen by 9.2% even<br />
in a full-year comparison.<br />
� An analysis covering the past five years (which also reflect the<br />
new structure) shows that operating income generated in the CEE<br />
business segment came very close to the peak level <strong>of</strong> 2008, falling<br />
short by just under 2%. Despite a 9% increase in <strong>2010</strong>, costs<br />
were below the 2008 level (–4%) thanks to major cost containment<br />
measures taken in 2009. At € 2.5 bn, operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was<br />
lower than in 2009 but higher than in 2008. The strong increase in<br />
net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
started in 2008 and continued in 2009, when the provision-<br />
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ing charge peaked at € 1.7 bn. While the decrease <strong>of</strong> € 264 m or<br />
15% in <strong>2010</strong> had a favourable effect on the income statement, the<br />
provisioning charge was nevertheless the main reason why results<br />
for <strong>2010</strong> were lagging behind in a multi-year comparison. This<br />
means that pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax did not yet pick up the longer-term<br />
trend, despite an improvement compared with 2009.<br />
CEE business segment – a multi-year comparison (€ m)<br />
2006 pf 2007 2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong><br />
Operating income 2,788 3,367 4,732 4,620 4,649<br />
Operating expenses –1,557 –1,729 –2,224 –1,951 –2,128<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it 1,230 1,638 2,508 2,669 2,521<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans –177 –211 –537 –1,718 –1,454<br />
Other non-operating items –44 –86 54 –35 –3<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax 1,010 1,342 2,025 916 1,064<br />
Risk-weighted assets (avg.) 42,746 46,593 67,682 70,930 74,287<br />
Average equity … 7,099 9,403 9,978 11,112<br />
pf) 2006 pro forma: retrospectively adjusted to the 2007 perimeter<br />
(assumption <strong>of</strong> CEE sub-holding function for UniCredit).<br />
Income statement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
CEE business segment<br />
� In <strong>2010</strong> the CEE business segment generated a pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax<br />
<strong>of</strong> € 1,064 m, with an upward trend seen during the year. The figure<br />
was up by 16% on 2009, a year in which the trend was downward.<br />
The CEE business segment accounted for 57% <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
overall pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax (without the Corporate Center), again underlining<br />
its role as the main driver <strong>of</strong> the bank’s growth and the strongest<br />
contributor to overall pr<strong>of</strong>its. CEE was the only business segment<br />
to achieve an improvement in pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax compared with the<br />
previous year.<br />
Commercial banking operations developed favourably: net interest<br />
income was € 3,256 m, up by 8% on the previous year (adjusted<br />
for exchange rate movements, the increase was 4%). Compared with<br />
the critical period <strong>of</strong> uncertainty experienced in spring 2009, when<br />
credit spreads widened significantly for some time, funding conditions<br />
also improved in most countries. The net interest margin (net<br />
interest / average loans to customers) rose from an annual average<br />
<strong>of</strong> 500 basis points in 2009 to 525 basis points in <strong>2010</strong>. Quarterly<br />
developments during the year showed an even stronger improvement<br />
but the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> was again characterised by weaker<br />
margins. In annual average terms, underlying volume significantly<br />
exceeded the previous year’s level (+3.4%). In <strong>2010</strong>, net interest<br />
income showed particularly strong growth in Russia, where it<br />
exceeded the 2009 figure by over one-half, reflecting the optimised<br />
structure <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities and the recovery <strong>of</strong> margins, and in<br />
Romania (+44), Croatia (+19%) and Hungary (+35%). These countries<br />
saw weak, or partly declining, volume trends due to the cyclical<br />
lag. However, more favourable funding conditions for lending business,<br />
which resulted from the combination <strong>of</strong> general interest rate<br />
trends and lower credit spreads, supported net interest income.<br />
Net interest income in Turkey, on the other hand, declined by 7%<br />
although economic conditions were completely different: volume on<br />
the assets side and on the liabilities side grew at double-digit rates<br />
(both in nominal terms and adjusted for exchange rate movements)<br />
but recently narrower interest margins in an environment <strong>of</strong> unusually<br />
low interest rates had an impact on net interest income (which<br />
was nevertheless 15% higher than two years earlier). In Ukraine and<br />
Kazakhstan, net interest income fell sharply, with little change in<br />
volume.<br />
Fee-earning business developed very favourably in the entire<br />
region, indicating that market penetration with modern banking<br />
products and services as well as securities business have regained<br />
momentum. In <strong>2010</strong>, net fees and commissions were 12% up on<br />
the previous year; adjusted for exchange rate movements, the<br />
increase was 9%. Assets under management rose by about 20%<br />
(partly as a result <strong>of</strong> capital growth), as did assets under custody.<br />
Commission income generated from commercial banking operations<br />
– including credit card business, currency management and commitment<br />
fees – rose in almost all countries. The largest contribution to<br />
growth came from Turkey, where Yapi Kredı holds leading positions in<br />
a number <strong>of</strong> banking services (including credit cards and factoring).<br />
As the “sustainable” income components (net interest and net fees<br />
and commissions) improved by 9% or € 380 m to € 4,430 m, total<br />
operating income grew to € 4,649 m in <strong>2010</strong>; the increase compared<br />
with the previous year was only 1% (adjusted for exchange<br />
rate movements, 3%) because net trading income declined by<br />
€ 351 m. The latter development reflects the turnaround in financial<br />
markets: net trading income fell from € 496 m in 2009 to € 145 m<br />
in the reporting year. The exceptionally strong trading performance in<br />
2009 was due to high volatility and strong trading activity as well as<br />
demand for hedging transactions in an environment characterised<br />
by scepticism about CEE and temporarily wide credit spreads. This<br />
development was seen in almost all countries, with the strongest<br />
decline recorded in Russia (– € 131 m), Croatia (– € 55 m), Romania<br />
(– € 39 m) and Kazakhstan (– € 35 m).<br />
Costs amounted to € 2,128 m in <strong>2010</strong>, up by € 177 m or 9%<br />
(adjusted for exchange rate movements, 5%) on the previous year.<br />
On this basis, the cost/income ratio increased by 3.5 percentage<br />
points to 45.8%, while still remaining well below the average for the<br />
bank as a whole (52.3%). Staffing levels in December <strong>2010</strong> were<br />
down by 772 FTEs or 1.5% from the end <strong>of</strong> 2009. Cost growth<br />
reflects salary increases (e.g. in Turkey) and training costs (e.g. in<br />
Ukraine) and, in non-staff expenses, the opening <strong>of</strong> branches in<br />
Turkey (on which a tax is payable) and in Croatia, Bulgaria and the<br />
Czech Republic; another item was the levy on banks in Hungary,<br />
which amounted to € 28.5 m. The restructuring and expansion <strong>of</strong><br />
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central and divisional management and control functions in the<br />
Vienna-based CEE headquarters as well as the transfer <strong>of</strong> the former<br />
CEE subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB also contributed to cost growth.<br />
The main factor reflecting the improvement in the economic environment<br />
in CEE, with the above-mentioned regional differences, was the<br />
decline in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments. Overall, the provisioning charge for <strong>2010</strong> was<br />
€ 1.5 bn. Thanks to positive trends in countries which are ahead in<br />
the business cycle and the credit cycle, net additions to loan loss<br />
provisions were lower than a year earlier (and especially in the second<br />
half <strong>of</strong> 2009). Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments for <strong>2010</strong> were down by € 264 m or 15%<br />
from the previous year. In line with regional economic trends, Turkey<br />
benefited from the strongest improvement in this context, through<br />
successful debt collection efforts and a net release <strong>of</strong> loan loss provisions<br />
following the large additions made in the previous year; a large<br />
securitisation transaction additionally reduced the provisioning<br />
charge, resulting in an improvement <strong>of</strong> € 234 m. The situation in<br />
Russia stabilised, reducing net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans by € 65 m.<br />
On the other hand, the provisioning charge in South-East Europe<br />
(Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia) rose strongly, by a combined € 139 m<br />
to a total <strong>of</strong> € 341 m, which nevertheless accounted for less than<br />
one-quarter <strong>of</strong> total net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments. In <strong>2010</strong>, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the<br />
Baltic countries (including the guarantees by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
booked in the Vienna-based CEE headquarters) accounted for 44%<br />
<strong>of</strong> the provisioning charge, though the charge for these countries also<br />
declined by € 145 m or 18%. Slovakia, the country with the lowest<br />
risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile in 2009, experienced a strong increase, from € 11 m to<br />
€ 35 m, in net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees<br />
and commitments in <strong>2010</strong>, as the bank was called upon under a<br />
guarantee booked in Vienna. The cost <strong>of</strong> risk (provisioning charge/<br />
average net loans to customers) in CEE declined to 235 basis points<br />
(bp) from 287 bp in 2009. The chart shows that the portfolio is<br />
CEE loan portfolio: exposure by cost <strong>of</strong> risk<br />
Turkey 18% CoR: 65bp<br />
Slovenia 4%<br />
CoR: 96bp<br />
Czech Rep. 11%<br />
CoR: 103bp<br />
Serbia 2% CoR: 113bp<br />
Croatia 14% CoR: 125bp<br />
Slovakia 4% CoR: 134bp *)<br />
€ 65.2 bn<br />
Loan portfolio: end <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong>; cost <strong>of</strong> risk (CoR): 1–12 <strong>2010</strong><br />
*) including guarantees by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the CEE headquarters<br />
Kazakhstan 6% CoR: 1,217bp *)<br />
Baltics 1% CoR: 1,570bp *)<br />
Ukraine 4% CoR: 496bp<br />
Romania 5% CoR: 462bp<br />
Bulgaria 6%<br />
CoR: 253bp<br />
Hungary 6%<br />
CoR: 206bp<br />
Russia 15%<br />
CoR: 157bp<br />
Bosnia 2% CoR: 141bp<br />
widely diversified in cost-<strong>of</strong>-risk terms: the countries with the highest<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> risk – Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Baltic states – account for<br />
less than one-eighth (12%) <strong>of</strong> the total exposure. If Romania is<br />
included in this group <strong>of</strong> countries, it accounts for less than one-sixth<br />
(16%) <strong>of</strong> the total exposure. But three-quarters (74%) <strong>of</strong> the portfolio<br />
is in countries where the cost <strong>of</strong> risk (CoR) is below average.<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2010</strong> was € 2,521 m (68% <strong>of</strong> the figure for the<br />
bank as a whole without the Corporate Center). All <strong>of</strong> the decrease <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 148 m or 6% was due to the fact that net trading income returned<br />
to a more normal level (down by € 351 m) from the high figure for the<br />
previous year. The decrease in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was <strong>of</strong>fset by the<br />
improvement <strong>of</strong> € 296 m in non-operating items. As a result, the CEE<br />
business segment generated a pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> € 1,064 m, an<br />
increase <strong>of</strong> 16% or € 148 m.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, we increased equity allocated to the CEE business segment<br />
by € 1.1 bn or 11% to € 11.1 bn. This provides a good base for taking<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> the still intact medium-term to long-term outlook in<br />
Central and Eastern Europe. Despite the higher capital allocation,<br />
return on equity (ROE before tax) improved slightly, from 9.2% in<br />
2009 to 9.6% in <strong>2010</strong>. For the years 2006 to 2008, ROE before tax<br />
averaged 21.7%.<br />
Development by country group in <strong>2010</strong><br />
In a breakdown by country group, to the extent that this is still meaningful,<br />
the Central European countries delivered a good operating performance<br />
in <strong>2010</strong>. Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was up by 11% (without the levy<br />
on banks in Hungary), fully reflecting the economic conditions in these<br />
integrated, export-oriented countries. Higher net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans<br />
and provisions for guarantees and commitments (including the guarantee<br />
issued by the Vienna-based CEE headquarters) at our bank in<br />
Slovakia absorbed some <strong>of</strong> the increase in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it achieved<br />
by the banking subsidiaries in Central Europe. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax was<br />
nevertheless up by 14%, and accounted for one-quarter <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
before tax generated by the CEE Division as a whole.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> the countries in the large region <strong>of</strong> South-East Europe (SEE)<br />
were characterised by unfavourable economic conditions: while the<br />
operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> our banking subsidiaries in SEE increased by 11%,<br />
supported in particular by a more favourable interest rate environment,<br />
the time lag preceding the economic upturn resulted in a higher<br />
provisioning charge. Pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax in South-East Europe for <strong>2010</strong><br />
was consequently 16% below the level <strong>of</strong> the previous year. With a<br />
combined pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> € 401 m, SEE nevertheless contributed<br />
38% to the overall figure for the CEE Division, an achievement attributable<br />
partly to strong market positions in Croatia and Romania.<br />
Our equity interest in turkey, although accounted for under the proportionate<br />
consolidation method (41%), is a significant factor due to<br />
the local bank’s size. The 7% decline in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it reflects a<br />
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return to normal levels after the sharp rise in 2009, and higher<br />
capital expenditure included in costs (operating pr<strong>of</strong>it rose by<br />
26% in a comparison <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> with 2008). Net writedowns <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments declined<br />
significantly, by € 234 m, with pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax consequently<br />
rising by € 213 m or 60%. Similar trends were discernible in<br />
russia and Ukraine, where a decrease in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it was<br />
more than <strong>of</strong>fset by a marked decline in the provisioning charge.<br />
This resulted in a 58% rise in pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax (this pattern<br />
applies to the two countries viewed together and also on an<br />
individual basis).<br />
The bank in kazakhstan posted a loss in <strong>2010</strong> following a<br />
sharp fall in all revenue components (by an overall 62%). This<br />
resulted in a meagre operating pr<strong>of</strong>it (€ 17 m). After deduction <strong>of</strong><br />
a € 187 m provisioning charge from this amount (together with<br />
the guarantee provided by the Vienna-based CEE headquarters<br />
the figure would have been two and a half times this amount),<br />
the bank once again recorded a loss before tax, <strong>of</strong> € 163 m<br />
(the total figure, including the guarantee booked in Vienna, was<br />
€ 402 m). While the combined operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> our banking<br />
subsidiaries in the three Baltic states matched the level <strong>of</strong> the<br />
previous year, the non-operating items and the provisioning<br />
charge booked at the Vienna-based CEE headquarters resulted<br />
in a loss <strong>of</strong> € 74 m for <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Reports on CEE banking subsidiaries<br />
� turkey: In a positive environment in <strong>2010</strong>, the Turkish banking<br />
sector witnessed strong volume growth, continuous progress<br />
in asset quality and increased pr<strong>of</strong>itability despite strong competition<br />
and narrowing margins driven by the low interest rate environment.<br />
As a result, koç <strong>Financial</strong> Services group (kFS), the<br />
financial holding company controlling 81.8% <strong>of</strong> Yapı Kredi <strong>Bank</strong>,<br />
recorded a strong performance in terms <strong>of</strong> both business activity<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>itability through its focus on customer satisfaction, commercial<br />
efficiency and pr<strong>of</strong>itability. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
holds a 50% interest in Koç Finansal Hizmetler AS, the group’s<br />
parent company. In <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s consolidated financial statements,<br />
the Turkish bank (sub-group) is included using the proportionate<br />
consolidation method (41%).<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, KFS recorded consolidated net income <strong>of</strong> TL 1,818 m,<br />
an increase <strong>of</strong> 40% y/y. Return on equity increased to 25%<br />
compared to 20% in 2009. The capital adequacy ratio reached<br />
16.1% at bank level (15.3% at consolidated level) according to<br />
local accounting standards. Being the fourth-largest private-sector<br />
bank by total assets, Yapı Kredi enjoys leadership positions in<br />
credit cards, leasing and factoring, as well as strong leading<br />
positions in brokerage, mutual funds, insurance and private pensions.<br />
KFS recorded TL 5,528 m in revenues in <strong>2010</strong>, driven by<br />
solid fee growth on the back <strong>of</strong> business volume performance<br />
which was above the sectoral average, a focus on new fee<br />
sources and the introduction <strong>of</strong> innovative products and services<br />
to compensate for the narrowing <strong>of</strong> net interest margins. The<br />
continuation <strong>of</strong> controlled cost management and efficiency initiatives<br />
resulted in a strong performance in terms <strong>of</strong> costs, which<br />
grew below inflation at about 6%, despite continuous investments<br />
for growth. The cost/income ratio was 42%.<br />
In terms <strong>of</strong> lending, KFS recorded loan growth <strong>of</strong> more than<br />
30% compared with 2009. Loan growth was mainly driven by<br />
consumer, SME and medium-term commercial lending on the<br />
local currency side and project finance loans on the foreign currency<br />
side. In the area <strong>of</strong> credit cards, the bank maintained its<br />
leading position in the sector with a 19.8% market share. In<br />
terms <strong>of</strong> asset gathering, KFS recorded above-sector deposit<br />
growth <strong>of</strong> almost 30% in <strong>2010</strong>, driven by Yapı Kredi, and especially<br />
by local currency deposits. KFS recorded a 17% increase<br />
in assets under management and maintained its second place in<br />
the sector with a market share <strong>of</strong> 18.7%.<br />
In asset quality, Yapı Kredi recorded significant improvements, in<br />
line with more favourable economic conditions and on the back<br />
<strong>of</strong> a decrease in non-performing loan (NPL) inflows, strong collections,<br />
NPL portfolio sales, credit infrastructure improvements<br />
and restructuring programmes. As a result, Yapı Kredi’s NPL ratio<br />
declined to 3.4% according to local accounting standards.<br />
Yapı Kredi continued its branch expansion plan in <strong>2010</strong> with an<br />
increase <strong>of</strong> around 30 branches (39 new openings). As <strong>of</strong> the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, Yapı Kredi has the fourth-largest branch network in<br />
Turkey with 868 branches and a 9.3% market share, the fifthlargest<br />
ATM network with more than 2,485 ATMs, and an awardwinning<br />
Internet branch and call centre. The bank continuously<br />
invests in its alternative delivery channels (ADCs) to increase<br />
customer satisfaction and lower costs; in <strong>2010</strong> it managed 79%<br />
<strong>of</strong> its total banking transactions through ADCs – which is a significant<br />
improvement compared to 74% in 2009.<br />
� russia: ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, as a universal bank <strong>of</strong>fering a<br />
large range <strong>of</strong> products to corporate, retail and Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
customers, continues to retain its position as the largest foreign<br />
bank among the top 10 banks in Russia by total assets, improving<br />
its market share to 1.91% as <strong>of</strong> November <strong>2010</strong> (compared<br />
with 1.79% as <strong>of</strong> December 2009). With 19% y/y growth in<br />
total assets – which is above market – and by recording higher<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itability over last year (<strong>2010</strong> ROE after tax <strong>of</strong> 16% compared<br />
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with 12% in 2009), ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> confirmed its strong financial<br />
standing. With a good capital base ending the year with a 16%<br />
capital adequacy ratio according to local standards, which is well<br />
above the regular 10% limit specified by the central bank, the bank<br />
easily met the capital requirements. It also strictly met the liquidity<br />
regulations.<br />
The country-wide network <strong>of</strong> 106 outlets plus one Representative<br />
Office in Minsk, Belarus, provides a basis for the continuous increase<br />
in the customer base, which reached the level <strong>of</strong> around 865,000<br />
private customers and about 22,600 corporate customers (including<br />
SMEs) as <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
During <strong>2010</strong>, the bank’s core business grew significantly, resulting in<br />
a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> RUR 10 bn. This increase is more than 50% up on the<br />
result <strong>of</strong> last year, having been mainly driven by a reduction <strong>of</strong> new<br />
loan loss provisions. Revenues grew by 6% y/y (adjusted for<br />
exchange rate movements), influenced by the optimisation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
structure <strong>of</strong> the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position, and pricing which<br />
contributed significantly to an increase <strong>of</strong> more than 40% in net<br />
interest income compared to last year. Fee income rose by 4.7%<br />
thanks to fees from lending business and significant growth <strong>of</strong> com-<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it and pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax <strong>of</strong> CEE banking subsidiaries (€ m)<br />
Turkey<br />
Russia<br />
Croatia<br />
Czech Rep.<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Hungary<br />
Romania<br />
Serbia<br />
Slovenia<br />
Slovakia<br />
Bosnia<br />
Ukraine<br />
Baltic states<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
*) incl. guarantee by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, Vienna<br />
*)<br />
*)<br />
*)<br />
missions related to trade finance operations and payments. Comprehensive<br />
cost containment measures proved highly efficient, thus the<br />
overall cost increase was limited to 8% compared with the previous<br />
year and led to an excellent cost/income ratio <strong>of</strong> 34%. Net writedowns<br />
on loans remained significantly below last year’s level, supported<br />
by lower-than-expected loan growth and an improvement <strong>of</strong><br />
its quality. The share <strong>of</strong> non-performing loans as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the<br />
total portfolio decreased over 2009.<br />
Total assets <strong>of</strong> the bank increased significantly in the second half <strong>of</strong><br />
the year to RUR 575 bn, corresponding to annual growth <strong>of</strong> 19%.<br />
After significant unexpected repayments in Q1 <strong>2010</strong> due to high<br />
market liquidity, the bank focused on an acceleration <strong>of</strong> business<br />
growth which resulted in a 13% loan portfolio increase compared<br />
with 2009. The securities portfolio grew by 29%, mainly due to the<br />
acquisition <strong>of</strong> bonds from the central bank <strong>of</strong> Russia. Through a continuously<br />
strong emphasis on deposit-taking which led to 17% y/y<br />
deposit growth, the bank ensures a sound funding position by closing<br />
<strong>2010</strong> with a net loan-to-deposit ratio <strong>of</strong> 117%.<br />
� Croatia: Zagrebačka banka (ZABA) delivered strong results in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> despite a recessionary climate and a significant increase in<br />
Operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>2010</strong><br />
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impaired loans and loan loss provisions, and continued to outperform<br />
the local banking industry and the home market at large.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, the bank continued to provide its clients with strong support<br />
in their efforts to overcome the impacts <strong>of</strong> the difficult economic<br />
environment, intensifying its advisory role and strengthening<br />
its regional presence.<br />
ZABA Group achieved gross operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 312 m, outperforming<br />
2009 by more than 6%. This performance was mostly<br />
driven by a growth <strong>of</strong> total revenues <strong>of</strong> more than 3%. The strong<br />
performance was mainly achieved by the above-average growth <strong>of</strong><br />
loans to corporate and public-sector clients as well as lower funding<br />
costs, and consequently lower interest rates on loans. In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
cost and process efficiency was steadily improved, resulting in a<br />
cost/income ratio <strong>of</strong> 47.1%, which is a notable improvement<br />
compared to the 48.5% reported in 2009.<br />
Compared to the end <strong>of</strong> 2009, total loans to individuals and small<br />
businesses increased by 4.1% to HRK 33.4 bn, while total deposits<br />
from these client groups increased by 6.7% to HRK 42.2 bn,<br />
driven by the 7.2% growth <strong>of</strong> term deposits. In regard to deposits<br />
from individuals, ZABA’s market share was 25.1% in <strong>2010</strong>, while<br />
the market share for loans to individuals was 24.6%.<br />
Although the general business environment in Croatia in <strong>2010</strong><br />
was still affected by the recession, Zagrebačka banka achieved<br />
balanced growth in corporate banking. Total loans to corporate clients<br />
grew from HRK 30.1 bn at the end <strong>of</strong> 2009 to HRK 35.2 bn<br />
at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Corporate client deposits at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
amounted to HRK 15.0 bn, slightly above the level <strong>of</strong> 2009,<br />
reflecting balanced growth in business both with the public and<br />
the private sectors. The market share in loans increased further to<br />
25.8%, the market share in corporate deposits increased to<br />
24.7% at the end <strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, ZABA’s Financing and Advisory further strengthened its<br />
position as the leading regional investment banking house. This<br />
success was recognised by Euromoney, awarding Zagrebačka<br />
banka the title <strong>of</strong> ‘Best Investment <strong>Bank</strong> in Croatia’ in two consecutive<br />
years, as well as by <strong>Financial</strong> Times/Merger Market, awarding<br />
UniCredit the title <strong>of</strong> ‘Best M&A House in CEE’.<br />
� Czech republic: UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech republic successfully<br />
closed the year with a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> CZK 3,002 m, which is<br />
8.4% above the 2009 result. With Q4 <strong>2010</strong> revenues being 3%<br />
above the previous quarter, the bank continued to show a steady<br />
improvement <strong>of</strong> revenues which was based on the successful execution<br />
<strong>of</strong> highly pr<strong>of</strong>itable business opportunities mainly in the<br />
area <strong>of</strong> corporate business.<br />
The bank opened 10 new branches and 2 franchise outlets in<br />
Q4 <strong>2010</strong> and launched a new consumer finance platform with<br />
the intention <strong>of</strong> increasing its retail presence, a strategic focus<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bank in the upcoming years. These initiatives go hand in<br />
hand with an increase <strong>of</strong> the bank’s cost base (q/q +8.6%),<br />
which is kept, however, under tight control. While loan loss<br />
provisions increased in Q4 <strong>2010</strong>, they were 21.2% down y/y.<br />
The cost <strong>of</strong> risk stands at an excellent 102 bp.<br />
� Slovakia: UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia managed to further<br />
expand its total revenues, driven by substantial y/y growth <strong>of</strong><br />
loans and a slightly higher interest rate environment. The bank<br />
reached total assets <strong>of</strong> € 4.2 bn (nearly 33% y/y), keeping its<br />
capital adequacy ratio at a very high level <strong>of</strong> 13%. Significant<br />
y/y increases <strong>of</strong> market shares in both loans (+0.8%) and<br />
deposits (+1.5%) provide strong potential for a further positive<br />
outlook.<br />
Despite the impact <strong>of</strong> the macroeconomic environment on performance<br />
in H1 <strong>2010</strong>, the bank stabilised the generation <strong>of</strong><br />
revenue with subsequent business improvements in H2 to<br />
reach the 2009 level <strong>of</strong> operating income. The bank successfully<br />
managed costs to strengthen efficiency, and reduced costs<br />
to a lower level than in the previous year. In the area <strong>of</strong> risk<br />
management, the bank continued to apply prudent policies with<br />
regard to credit, market and operational risk.<br />
� hungary: Despite the weak development <strong>of</strong> the banking<br />
sector due to the unfavourable impact <strong>of</strong> the special bank levy,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> hungary showed an extremely good performance<br />
in <strong>2010</strong> with pr<strong>of</strong>it after taxes increasing by more than<br />
21% compared to the previous year, supported by interest<br />
income and decreasing loan loss provisions, despite being<br />
impacted by costs which increased by 27% y/y due to the<br />
special bank levy. UniCredit Hungary succeeded in enhancing<br />
efficiency while maintaining its pr<strong>of</strong>itability in the CIB Division<br />
and promoting product innovations, campaigns and customer<br />
satisfaction in the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing business segment.<br />
As a result, the cost/income ratio was successfully kept below<br />
50% in <strong>2010</strong>, lower than the sector. With a market share in<br />
key products <strong>of</strong> about 6%, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary contributed<br />
to over one-quarter <strong>of</strong> the net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> the Hungarian banking<br />
sector in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
� Slovenia’s economy returned to moderate GDP growth in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. At the same time, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovenia achieved<br />
considerably higher revenues (+17%), amounting to € 74 m.<br />
A major driver <strong>of</strong> higher revenues was net interest income,<br />
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benefiting from dividend income and better margins. The negative<br />
trading result was partly <strong>of</strong>fset by higher fee and commission<br />
income. Although risk costs increased significantly due to specific<br />
and generic provisioning requirements, net pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2010</strong><br />
amounted to € 13 m and clearly outperformed the previous year<br />
by about € 4 m.<br />
� In Bosnia and herzegovina (B&h), UniCredit is represented<br />
by two banks – UniCredit d.d. Mostar and UniCredit a.d. Banja<br />
Luka. Despite the challenging economic environment, characterised<br />
by signs <strong>of</strong> early post-recession recovery, amid export<br />
growth and weak domestic demand, UniCredit took over the leading<br />
position in terms <strong>of</strong> total assets and confirmed the position <strong>of</strong><br />
the most pr<strong>of</strong>itable banking group in the country, mostly thanks<br />
to the bank based in the Federation entity. The Group operates<br />
through 137 branches (93 maintained by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Mostar<br />
and 44 by UniCredit a.d. Banja Luka ) throughout the country,<br />
serving more than 1.2 million customers. In <strong>2010</strong>, net pr<strong>of</strong>it after<br />
tax increased by almost 6% to € 17 m despite higher loan loss<br />
provisions as a consequence <strong>of</strong> the difficult market environment.<br />
In operational terms, total revenues grew by 4% y/y, whilst total<br />
expenses declined by 3% y/y, resulting in significant 22%<br />
growth in operating pr<strong>of</strong>it compared to the previous year. Customer<br />
satisfaction remained high and is reflected in an outstanding<br />
customer satisfaction index <strong>of</strong> 95 points, which is to be considered<br />
as a benchmark for the B&H market.<br />
� In <strong>2010</strong>, Serbia’s GDP returned to moderate positive growth<br />
(1.9% y/y). At the same time, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia continued<br />
its strong growth path in the area <strong>of</strong> customer business and<br />
is now the fourth-largest bank in Serbia. Total assets were<br />
RSD 167 bn as <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, showing growth <strong>of</strong> 23% y/y.<br />
Most importantly, the bank managed to further improve its client<br />
satisfaction which translated into strong revenue growth <strong>of</strong> 21%<br />
y/y. Revenues per employee grew by 18%, which impressively<br />
again confirmed the top performance <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia’s<br />
staff. The continued emphasis on cost control resulted in an<br />
improved cost/income ratio <strong>of</strong> below 40%. Moreover, the cost <strong>of</strong><br />
risk was maintained at a level significantly below the market<br />
average. In <strong>2010</strong>, net pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax reached RSD 3.5 billion,<br />
which in nominal terms is a historical record for the bank.<br />
� In a challenging economic environment in romania, with<br />
stagnating investment and low private consumption, UniCredit<br />
tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> recorded gross operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> RON 762.5 m for<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, up 18% y/y while revenues were 9% higher y/y. Operating<br />
expenses fell by almost 1% compared to the level <strong>of</strong> last<br />
year, further improving efficiency to a 43.3% cost/income ratio.<br />
Loans grew by about 11% y/y, well above the market. Risk costs<br />
doubled in <strong>2010</strong> to RON 562 m, with the NPL ratio reaching<br />
9.9%. Net pr<strong>of</strong>it in <strong>2010</strong> amounted to RON 175 m, 47% lower<br />
than the previous year due to the aforementioned higher provisioning<br />
charge. UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> maintained a solid capital<br />
adequacy level <strong>of</strong> 12.5% as <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Despite the ongoing recession, revenue from corporate banking<br />
activities including Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing grew by 9.8% y/y and the<br />
loan portfolio exceeded market growth. Deposits grew by 2%<br />
y/y, and loans by 17% y/y.<br />
� Bulgaria: Exposed to strong competition in an economically<br />
fragile environment, UniCredit Bulbank continued to be the<br />
largest player in Bulgaria, and its strategic measures were carefully<br />
watched by its main peers. Managing BGN 11.3 bn in<br />
assets, the bank topped the rankings in major performance<br />
indicators and accounted for 15% <strong>of</strong> assets in the banking sector.<br />
Gross loans and advances to customers increased by 2.1%<br />
y/y and amounted to BGN 8.1 bn. Growth in retail loans was<br />
stronger than that <strong>of</strong> corporate loans as a result <strong>of</strong> a renewed<br />
focus on mortgages. Deposits from customers also increased by<br />
1.9% y/y to BGN 6.5 bn and accounted for 14% <strong>of</strong> market<br />
share. Shareholder’s equity improved by 9.4% y/y, supported<br />
by 10% growth in share capital in Q4 <strong>2010</strong>. Total capital adequacy<br />
<strong>of</strong> 18% was 1.7 percentage points higher y/y at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> December <strong>2010</strong>.The limited business opportunities and<br />
weaker consumer budgets were particularly felt in Q4 <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
also affected pr<strong>of</strong>itability in <strong>2010</strong>. The NPL ratio deteriorated to<br />
10% but was kept 1.8 percentage points below the market<br />
average. Total operating income was BGN 595 m, 4.7% higher<br />
y/y, supported by enhanced net interest income and stable fee<br />
and commission income. Operations optimisation and cost<br />
containment contributed to higher operating efficiency, which<br />
could not, however, <strong>of</strong>fset the increased impairment losses.<br />
Consequently, net pr<strong>of</strong>it declined by 20% y/y to BGN 162 m.<br />
Nevertheless, the well-defined leadership position <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
Bulbank was underlined by the fact that the bank accounted for<br />
one-quarter <strong>of</strong> the banking sector’s net pr<strong>of</strong>it.<br />
� In <strong>2010</strong>, Ukraine commenced its way to economic recovery.<br />
GDP recorded the much-expected growth <strong>of</strong> 4.5%, following a<br />
sharp 15% contraction in 2009. This clear sign <strong>of</strong> improvement<br />
together with regained political stability and the absence <strong>of</strong> a<br />
significant foreign exchange rate fluctuation <strong>of</strong> the Ukrainian<br />
hryvnia, positively influenced the Ukrainian banking sector.<br />
Lending business, although still fragile, grew mainly in the<br />
corporate sector. Ukrsotsbank, although reducing its total loan<br />
portfolio in net terms, concluded several new deals with<br />
corporate clients and also recorded stronger activity in retail<br />
consumer lending, mostly in the area <strong>of</strong> car loans. Fee and<br />
commission income grew in H2 <strong>2010</strong> as commercial activities<br />
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picked up and allowed Ukrsotsbank to increase its share <strong>of</strong> commissions<br />
as a proportion <strong>of</strong> total revenues to about 16%, thus<br />
narrowing the gap to the market in this key indicator.<br />
Asset quality remains the focus <strong>of</strong> attention for all banks, and<br />
the peak <strong>of</strong> new defaults was definitely passed in <strong>2010</strong>. While<br />
Ukrsotsbank increased its overall coverage ratio substantially by<br />
about 6 percentage points, the cost <strong>of</strong> risk was reduced to 5.0%<br />
compared to 6.5% in 2009. This positive development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank’s credit risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile is expected to continue in 2011, thereby<br />
improving the pr<strong>of</strong>itability level <strong>of</strong> Ukrsotsbank together with a<br />
significant acceleration in commercial activities across all customer<br />
segments, while maintaining an excellent level <strong>of</strong> operational<br />
efficiency.<br />
� The economy in kazakhstan strongly recovered in <strong>2010</strong> with<br />
GDP growth <strong>of</strong> 6%–7% y/y. Net exports played a major role in<br />
lifting GDP expansion, with major export items such as oil and<br />
metals benefiting from improved global demand. Consumption<br />
and trade have also contributed, with investments remaining<br />
weak. UniCredit’s subsidiary, AtF <strong>Bank</strong> (AtF), expanded its loan<br />
book by 3% y/y, excluding the write-<strong>of</strong>fs with a major increase<br />
in H2 <strong>2010</strong>. ATF continued to spin <strong>of</strong>f its non-core assets, including<br />
the sale <strong>of</strong> its pension fund subsidiary in Q1 <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
focussed more on its core commercial banking business.<br />
Although the quality <strong>of</strong> the loan portfolio remains weak, the deterioration<br />
<strong>of</strong> asset quality levelled <strong>of</strong>f in Q2 <strong>2010</strong>. ATF continued to<br />
have one <strong>of</strong> the highest coverage ratios amongst its peers, allowing<br />
ATF to re-focus its main activities on generating new business<br />
rather than dealing exclusively with problematic borrowers. The<br />
bank also substantially reduced its funding costs on the back <strong>of</strong><br />
significant liquidity in the market and due to the country’s<br />
improving credit pr<strong>of</strong>ile. Also, with growth <strong>of</strong> 11% y/y, the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> fee and commission income generated from banking<br />
operations showed a substantial improvement. The bank continued<br />
to focus on stringent cost management by further optimising<br />
its branch network and by bundling business processes.<br />
� In <strong>2010</strong>, AS UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, active in all 3 Baltic countries<br />
(Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), faced an ongoing difficult economic<br />
environment and a drop <strong>of</strong> lending volume in the market.<br />
Overall revenues reached LVL 9.3 m, with a positive trend in net<br />
interest income. Effective cost management lowered operating<br />
expenses by nearly 1% compared to 2009. Due to an ongoing<br />
deterioration <strong>of</strong> mortgage loan collateral, loan loss provisions had<br />
to be increased significantly in Q4 <strong>2010</strong>. AS UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
maintained a solid capital adequacy ratio <strong>of</strong> 10.4% after capital<br />
increases totalling LVL 30.5 m in order to further support business<br />
activities in the Baltic countries. The bank improved its<br />
loan/deposit ratio to 165%, mainly due to an increase in customer<br />
deposits. External funding was also raised via institutions<br />
such as the European Investment <strong>Bank</strong> and the Nordic Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>.<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
UniCredit business model<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, key initiatives in CEE Corporate <strong>Bank</strong>ing were aimed<br />
at further strengthening customer centricity, while at the same<br />
time leveraging on the Group’s synergies and reinforcing crossselling<br />
opportunities.<br />
� The Group-wide implementation <strong>of</strong> a customer-centric<br />
approach had impacts on the organisational structure <strong>of</strong> CEE<br />
Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing. The full integration <strong>of</strong> investment<br />
banking business under the Corporate umbrella created a<br />
direct link between legal entities in CEE and global Corporate &<br />
Investment product hubs in Munich, London and Vienna. That<br />
spurs the ability to come up with the best possible solutions, no<br />
matter how complex, while at the same time simplifying procedures<br />
for the client. In addition, this approach facilitates the generation<br />
<strong>of</strong> customised solutions and the possibility to generate<br />
excellence and value added for the final clients who then have<br />
easier access to our products. With a view to promoting the customer-centric<br />
approach, improving the generation <strong>of</strong> synergies<br />
and exploiting cross-selling opportunities, CEE Corporate <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
in <strong>2010</strong> launched a number <strong>of</strong> campaigns aimed at strengthening<br />
cooperation and the integration <strong>of</strong> sales forces from different<br />
product lines.<br />
As far as customer satisfaction is concerned, more than 4,500<br />
interviews with the Group’s own clients and clients <strong>of</strong> competitors<br />
showed that in most CEE countries where UniCredit Group<br />
operates, UniCredit corporate banking clients are more satisfied<br />
than the clients <strong>of</strong> the Group’s peers. On the basis <strong>of</strong> survey<br />
results, local banks developed and adjusted their action plans.<br />
Special emphasis was put on optimising the credit process,<br />
increasing the transparency <strong>of</strong> financial <strong>of</strong>fers, and on the further<br />
roll-out <strong>of</strong> Group web solutions. The underlying measures were<br />
supported by the central project “Achieving excellence in CEE”.<br />
Cooperation with clients facing economic turbulence was<br />
improved by <strong>of</strong>fering tailor-made solutions. In the area <strong>of</strong> complaint<br />
management, specific measures were taken to optimise<br />
existing tools and processes.<br />
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� In <strong>2010</strong>, the CEE retail <strong>Bank</strong>ing focus was on further improving<br />
the sales force’s effectiveness and productivity as well as on the<br />
migration to direct distribution channels to maximise bank availability<br />
and increase accessibility <strong>of</strong> core banking services for customers.<br />
The customer centricity business model was accentuated by the<br />
launch <strong>of</strong> the new UniCredit brand positioning. A series <strong>of</strong> initiatives<br />
were introduced to identify main areas <strong>of</strong> interest for the customers<br />
for cross-border banking. The CEE banks were committed to optimising<br />
the credit process, thus making loan products accessible and<br />
readily available in an environment <strong>of</strong> restrictive legislative requirements.<br />
In an attempt to achieve superior customer service and positive<br />
experience, the banks implemented dedicated service models in the<br />
Family & SME business segment.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, the measurement <strong>of</strong> external and internal customer satisfaction<br />
was intensified with a special focus on instant feedback.<br />
A dedicated Reputation Management Programme was introduced in<br />
some banks in the region and is to be expanded in 2011.<br />
� One <strong>of</strong> the major initiatives <strong>of</strong> CEE GBS in <strong>2010</strong> was the programme<br />
to enhance the credit risk processes in selected CEE countries.<br />
The programme focused on improving credit risk processes and<br />
supporting IT systems with the primary objective <strong>of</strong> improving “timeto-decision”<br />
(TTD) and “time-to-cash” (TTC). The project addressed a<br />
range <strong>of</strong> processes for corporate and private clients.<br />
In addition, risk control was further enhanced by two IT projects<br />
which implemented new applications to support collection processes<br />
and to prevent application fraud.<br />
To improve customer services, a major focus was also on multichannel<br />
IT applications. To this end, a number <strong>of</strong> service-oriented projects<br />
were launched in <strong>2010</strong>, including “M-<strong>Bank</strong>ing”, bringing a new<br />
standard and quality <strong>of</strong> “Mobile <strong>Bank</strong>ing” to most <strong>of</strong> our CEE countries<br />
in 2011, the introduction <strong>of</strong> second-generation ATMs in a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> countries and the selection <strong>of</strong> a new Customer Relationship<br />
Management (CRM) system which will be implemented in 2011<br />
in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.<br />
The core banking IT system “FlexCube” was successfully implemented<br />
in Russia to support customer needs and business growth.<br />
The implementation <strong>of</strong> FlexCube has also commenced in Ukraine,<br />
where it will be completed in 2011. The CEE efficiency programme<br />
maintained the focus on implementing measures in the back-<strong>of</strong>fice<br />
and real estate areas to achieve sustainable efficiency.<br />
� “Local experience, global excellence” is the motto in CEE HR,<br />
underlining the importance <strong>of</strong> linking local and global initiatives and<br />
the value added for all involved. In all our activities the cooperation<br />
and contribution <strong>of</strong> the CEE counterparts are essential, bringing real<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> this diverse community to the Group. In <strong>2010</strong>, the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> employees continued to have a high priority on the HR<br />
agenda, highlighted by the following examples:<br />
� The Mentoring Initiative for Executives in the CEE countries continued<br />
to be very successful. This was reflected in the growing number<br />
<strong>of</strong> participants.<br />
� As regards training activities, training units successfully switched<br />
to a stronger focus on in-house training and to other measures which<br />
support learning processes and career development.<br />
� A considerable number <strong>of</strong> management and s<strong>of</strong>t-skill training programmes<br />
were provided on site.<br />
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Income statement <strong>of</strong> the consolidated banking subsidiaries in CEE<br />
(€ m)<br />
CEE BANkS tOtAl 1) CZECh rEPUBlIC SlOVAkIA hUNgAry<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net interest income 3,154.3 2,811.7 245.2 243.9 73.1 76.5 214.1 159.3<br />
Net fee and commission income 1,095.6 1,063.9 114.76 96.6 28.0 23.7 93.6 91.4<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 179.7 575.7 10.2 11.4 6.0 6.5 –0.4 18.3<br />
Net other income/expenses 67.1 57.9 0.7 0.6 1.9 4.1 5.7 –0.1<br />
Net non-interest income 1,342.4 1,697.5 125.7 108.7 35.9 34.3 98.9 109.6<br />
OPErAtINg INCOME 4,496.7 4,509.2 370.9 352.5 109.0 110.8 313.0 268.9<br />
OPErAtINg EXPENSES –2,000.6 –1,829.0 –157.0 –139.4 –72.3 –73.4 –154.5 –119.4<br />
OPErAtINg PrOFIt 2,496.1 2,680.2 213.9 213.1 36.8 37.3 158.6 149.5<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –36.5 –44.3 –0.9 0.0 –0.5 1.3 –1.1 1.0<br />
Net writedowns on loans –1,138.4 –1,657.2 –68.4 –83.0 –21.9 –11.0 –80.3 –86.2<br />
Net income from investments 45.8 12.3 –3.4 1.4 0.1 –0.2 7.7 4.9<br />
Integration costs –3.8 –4.2 –3.7 –3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 –0.3<br />
PrOFIt BEFOrE tAX 1,363.2 986.9 137.4 127.9 14.5 27.4 84.9 68.9<br />
Cost/income ratio 44.5% 40.6% 42.3% 39.5% 66.3% 66.3% 49.3% 44.4%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 36.1% 58.9% 27.9% 34.0% 29.9% 14.3% 37.5% 54.1%<br />
Exchange rate 25.284 26.435 Euro Euro 275.481 280.327<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro +4.6% +1.8%<br />
(€ m)<br />
SlOVENIA BUlgArIA rOMANIA BAltICS<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net interest income 55.1 40.7 219.4 209.5 182.8 38.0 13.4 13.4<br />
Net fee and commission income 21.8 19.3 79.5 77.7 53.9 54.7 –4.0 –0.3<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income –2.3 3.4 3.4 0.9 81.5 197.9 3.6 11.6<br />
Net other income/expenses –0.3 0.2 1.8 2.5 0.9 –0.4 0.0 –0.2<br />
Net non-interest income 19.3 23.0 84.7 81.1 136.3 252.2 –0.4 11.2<br />
OPErAtINg INCOME 74.4 63.6 304.1 290.6 319.1 290.2 13.0 24.6<br />
OPErAtINg EXPENSES –39.3 –36.4 –123.5 –124.8 –138.1 –138.4 –13.7 –13.9<br />
OPErAtINg PrOFIt 35.0 27.2 180.6 165.8 181.0 151.8 –0.7 10.8<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 0.9 –1.0 1.5 7.1 0.3 –1.4 0.0 0.0<br />
Net writedowns on loans –21.2 –15.8 – 95.4 –64.0 –133.5 –60.6 –32.0 –7.2<br />
Net income from investments 0.8 0.9 5.2 6.2 1.3 0.9 0.0 –0.5<br />
Integration costs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
PrOFIt BEFOrE tAX 15.6 11.2 91.9 115.1 49.2 90.7 –32.7 3.0<br />
Cost/income ratio 52.9% 57.2% 40.6% 42.9% 43.3% 47.7% 105.7% 56.3%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 38.6% 38.8% 43.5% 30.5% 73.0% 159.4% 238.7% 53.7%<br />
Exchange rate Euro Euro 1.956 1.956 4.212 4.240 0.709 0.706<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro –0.0% +0.7% –0.4%<br />
1) Sum <strong>of</strong> P/L figures <strong>of</strong> the individual CEE banks shown in this table. The CEE business segment also includes the Vienna-based CEE pr<strong>of</strong>it centre.<br />
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tUrkEy 2) rUSSIA kAZAkhStAN UkrAINE<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net interest income 674.8 725.4 562.7 352.4 145.2 209.8 235.3 283.9<br />
Net fee and commission income 383.3 326.6 131.7 114.7 –34.8 40.9 45.9 47.2<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 32.3 47.2 – 9.1 120.7 20.2 55.5 7.5 20.9<br />
Net other income/expenses 36.9 18.7 –6.0 –0.3 –18.0 –7.2 –1.8 –0.4<br />
Net non-interest income 452.4 392.5 116.6 235.2 –32.5 89.2 51.6 67.8<br />
OPErAtINg INCOME 1,127.2 1,117.9 679.3 587.6 112.7 298.9 287.0 351.7<br />
OPErAtINg EXPENSES –476.5 –415.7 –230.0 –193.5 – 95.2 –87.3 –113.5 –100.4<br />
OPErAtINg PrOFIt 650.7 702.1 449.4 394.0 17.4 211.6 173.4 251.3<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –34.0 –52.0 –0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 –0.1 –0.4<br />
Net writedowns on loans –65.1 –299.4 –137.9 –203.1 –186.5 –499.0 –155.8 –228.0<br />
Net income from investments 18.9 7.0 7.9 –1.2 5.8 –7.2 0.6 –0.6<br />
Integration costs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
PrOFIt BEFOrE tAX 570.6 357.7 318.6 189.7 –163.4 –294.5 18.2 22.3<br />
Cost/income ratio 42.3% 37.2% 33.9% 32.9% 84.5% 29.2% 39.6% 28.6%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 9.6% 41.3% 24.5% 57.6% 128.5% 237.9% 66.2% 80.3%<br />
Exchange rate 1.997 2.163 40.263 44.138 195.360 206.034 10.539 11.131<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro +8.3% +9.6% +5.5% +5.6%<br />
(€ m)<br />
CrOAtIA BOSNIA SErBIA<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net interest income 392.0 330.0 77.1 74.6 64.0 54.4<br />
Net fee and commission income 134.5 123.7 30.5 29.2 16.7 18.4<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 18.2 73.2 6.3 5.1 2.3 2.8<br />
Net other income/expenses 45.9 40.4 –0.1 0.6 –0.5 –0.6<br />
Net non-interest income 198.5 237.3 36.7 34.9 18.6 20.7<br />
OPErAtINg INCOME 590.5 567.3 113.8 109.5 82.6 75.1<br />
OPErAtINg EXPENSES –278.2 –275.4 –76.0 –78.3 –32.7 –32.6<br />
OPErAtINg PrOFIt 312.3 291.9 37.8 31.1 49.8 42.5<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –1.1 –0.3 –0.8 1.7 0.0 –0.1<br />
Net writedowns on loans –112.3 –77.6 –17.5 –13.7 –10.6 –8.7<br />
Net income from investments 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 –1.1 0.0<br />
Integration costs –0.1 –0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
PrOFIt BEFOrE tAX 200.1 214.1 20.3 19.3 38.0 33.7<br />
Cost/income ratio 47.1% 48.5% 66.8% 71.6% 39.6% 43.4%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 28.7% 23.5% 22.7% 18.3% 16.6% 16.1%<br />
Exchange rate 7.289 7.340 1.956 1.956 103.043 93.985<br />
Appreciation/depreciation against the euro +0.7% 0.0% –8.8%<br />
2) pro quota<br />
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Outlook<br />
Global economic trends<br />
� After a temporary slowdown in summer <strong>2010</strong> the global economy<br />
started to gather momentum around the turn <strong>of</strong> the year. We<br />
expect overall growth to reach 4.5% (weighted by purchasing power)<br />
in 2011 – and also in 2012. China was the first country to manage<br />
the turnaround after the financial market crisis, and will remain the<br />
major provider <strong>of</strong> impetus with growth rates <strong>of</strong> just below 10%. The<br />
Third World economy as a whole will expand by 6.5%. The combined<br />
GDP <strong>of</strong> industrialised countries, on the other hand, is expected to<br />
grow at a disproportionately low rate <strong>of</strong> 2.5% in the next two years.<br />
With the inventory cycle now past its final stage, and with the effects<br />
<strong>of</strong> the backlog boom now receding, global economic performance will<br />
be dampened by the switch from fiscal incentives to consolidation.<br />
Higher commodity prices and a more restrictive monetary policy are<br />
also having an impact. GDP growth in the US, which was comparatively<br />
low in summer <strong>2010</strong> at a level between 1.75% and 2.5% (on<br />
an annualised basis), started to rise towards year-end <strong>2010</strong>. At the<br />
same time there were increasing signs <strong>of</strong> a self-sustaining upswing.<br />
On this basis we expect the US economy to grow by 3.3% in the<br />
current year (2012: +2.7%), also in light <strong>of</strong> recent decisions concerning<br />
massive tax reductions. It is nevertheless unlikely that interest<br />
rates will be raised in the near future. As persistent (mediumterm)<br />
economic risks outweigh fears <strong>of</strong> inflation, the additional measures<br />
<strong>of</strong> quantitative easing will probably be implemented. The Fed is<br />
not expected to abandon its zero rate policy before the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2012 (current target rate: 0%-0.25%). The expansionary economic<br />
policy also involves risks: the US fiscal position is precarious and<br />
convincing plans for consolidation are not in sight. This is weakening<br />
the US dollar – in fundamental terms at least – and suggests future<br />
volatility. The heterogeneous character <strong>of</strong> world economic trends and<br />
increasing imbalances in the global balance <strong>of</strong> payments also put a<br />
question mark over future developments.<br />
� Although the pronounced countermovement to recession in <strong>2010</strong><br />
is tapering <strong>of</strong>f, the euro area got <strong>of</strong>f to a better-than-expected start<br />
in 2011. In Germany, the high level <strong>of</strong> export-driven industrial activity<br />
has stimulated domestic demand. The same applies to France. This<br />
benefits economies such as <strong>Austria</strong> and countries in CEE/Central<br />
Europe, which have close economic links with the large euro area<br />
countries. The upswing in the core countries has largely become selfsustaining.<br />
Nevertheless, massive fiscal consolidation measures and<br />
wide variations in terms <strong>of</strong> productivity in the euro area will curb<br />
economic growth. In 2011, the euro area’s GDP should be able to<br />
grow by 1.7% in real terms. Strong growth in the core countries and<br />
imported price increases are preparing the ground for subsequent<br />
effects and inflationary expectations. Despite the continued debt<br />
crisis, recurrent doubts about the solidarity <strong>of</strong> European banks and<br />
Eurosystem members’ varying use <strong>of</strong> facilities made available by the<br />
European Central <strong>Bank</strong>, the ECB will raise its main refinancing rate,<br />
currently at 1%, in the spring, thus initiating the end <strong>of</strong> the low interest<br />
rate phase. Long-term interest rates will continue to move closely<br />
in line with US rates. It is not until summer 2011, when the Fed’s first<br />
step to raise interest rates will also appear on markets’ time horizon,<br />
that long-term yields will also turn upwards for a sustained period. We<br />
expect that by the end <strong>of</strong> 2011, yields on 10-year Treasury bonds will<br />
have risen to 4% and the euro benchmarks to 3.5%. On this basis<br />
we will see an upward shift and some flattening <strong>of</strong> the yield curve.<br />
Interest rate spreads <strong>of</strong> highly indebted euro member states will<br />
remain high. Debt ratios are rising further for the time being and rollover<br />
problems continue to exist, despite the austerity measures put in<br />
place. The rescue fund is likely to be used by additional countries.<br />
The markets have so far not been convinced by efforts to find a solution<br />
with a credible medium-term consolidation path and a European<br />
set <strong>of</strong> rules including the possibility <strong>of</strong> imposing sanctions.<br />
Economic outlook for our markets<br />
� Overall, the economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have<br />
returned to a stable growth path. Economic growth (CEE 17 without<br />
Poland) <strong>of</strong> 3.6% in <strong>2010</strong> compares with a strong contraction <strong>of</strong> 5.9%<br />
in the crisis year 2009. In the current year and in 2012, growth is<br />
expected to reach 3.8% and 4.2%, respectively. The momentum will<br />
accelerate as countries which are currently lagging behind in the<br />
cycle, mainly economies in South-East Europe, catch up over time<br />
(see table). GDP growth, a general indicator <strong>of</strong> economic developments,<br />
is reviving across the region without any exceptions.<br />
The starting position differs widely within CEE, depending on a country’s<br />
output structure and the degree <strong>of</strong> international integration.<br />
As Turkey achieved very strong growth already in <strong>2010</strong> (+7.1%),<br />
growth rates will return to normal levels there in 2011 and 2012<br />
while remaining above average at 4.1% and 5.1%, respectively.<br />
The CIS countries which are major exporters <strong>of</strong> raw materials are also<br />
expected to record stable economic growth <strong>of</strong> over 4% (Russia) and<br />
over 5% (Ukraine and Kazakhstan). The highly integrated export-<br />
oriented countries in Central Europe will benefit from strong expansion<br />
in the European core area, with growth rates exceeding those for<br />
the euro area as a whole (+2.3% in 2011 and +3.5% in 2012).<br />
Hungary is a special factor with its economic policy geared to autonomous<br />
development. The only country group which is still affected by<br />
the repercussions <strong>of</strong> the crisis and by the need for adjustment is<br />
South-East Europe, primarily Romania and the Balkan countries<br />
Croatia and Bosnia.<br />
While there are considerable differences among the countries in Central<br />
and Eastern Europe, it should be noted that all <strong>of</strong> them were quick<br />
to respond to the new environment through their economic policy.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> these countries took determined action to address the twin<br />
deficits – external and domestic debt – and some <strong>of</strong> them did so with<br />
IMF/EU support. In this way they successfully dealt with the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
contagion emanating from the debt crisis in the peripheral countries<br />
<strong>of</strong> the euro area, and now their debt ratios are comparatively low.<br />
Expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> GDP, the average public sector deficit in<br />
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the region was down from 7.0% in 2009 to 5.4% in <strong>2010</strong>, with a<br />
further decline to 4.7% expected for the current year. Public debt will<br />
remain below 40% <strong>of</strong> GDP in 2011. The adjustment had, and still<br />
has, an adverse impact on domestic demand, which means that<br />
there is no risk <strong>of</strong> the economy overheating. Yet the risk <strong>of</strong> inflation<br />
has increased. Commodity prices have gone up, partly as a result <strong>of</strong><br />
geopolitical crises; food prices have also inceased, partly as a consequence<br />
<strong>of</strong> natural disasters (such as the drought in Russia); and<br />
excise duties have been raised. All <strong>of</strong> these factors point to accelerating<br />
inflation: we expect the average inflation rate for the CIS region<br />
to rise to over 7% after 6.4% in 2009, with particularly high rates in<br />
Ukraine (11%) and Kazakhstan (7%), Serbia (9.4%) and Russia<br />
(9.1%) – the latter mainly because <strong>of</strong> excessive growth <strong>of</strong> the money<br />
supply. The interest rate environment will thus become more restric-<br />
Economic growth (real GDP, % over the previous year)<br />
2008 2009 <strong>2010</strong> 2011 2012<br />
World (purchasing power parities) +2.8 –0.7 +4.7 +4.4 +4.4<br />
USA +0.0 –2.6 +2.9 +3.3 +2.7<br />
Euro area +0.3 –4.0 +1.7 +1.7 +1.6<br />
… <strong>Austria</strong> +2.2 –3.9 +1.9 +2.3 +2.0<br />
Czech Republic +2.5 –4.1 +2.3 +1.8 +3.3<br />
Slovakia +5.8 –4.8 +3.9 +3.1 +4.5<br />
Hungary +0.6 –6.3 +1.2 +2.5 +3.4<br />
Slovenia +3.7 –8.1 +1.2 +2.5 +2.8<br />
Central Europe +2.7 –5.3 +2.1 +2.3 +3.5<br />
Poland +5.1 +1.7 +3.8 +4.4 +3.9<br />
Bulgaria +6.2 –4.9 +0.1 +2.8 +3.5<br />
Romania +7.1 –7.1 –2.5 +1.7 +3.4<br />
Croatia +2.4 –5.8 –1.5 +1.6 +2.0<br />
Bosnia and Herzegovina +5.4 –2.9 +0.5 +1.8 +2.5<br />
Serbia +5.5 –3.1 +1.8 +2.7 +3.5<br />
Estonia –3.6 –14.1 +2.4 +3.9 +3.9<br />
Latvia –4.6 –18.0 –0.9 +3.9 +3.9<br />
Lithuania +2.8 –15.0 +0.9 +3.7 +3.7<br />
SEE and Baltic states +4.4 –8.0 –0.9 +2.4 +3.3<br />
Russia +5.2 –7.9 +3.4 +4.3 +4.1<br />
Turkey +0.7 –4.7 +7.4 +4.1 +5.1<br />
russia and turkey +3.8 –6.9 +4.6 +4.2 +4.4<br />
Kazakhstan +3.3 +1.2 +6.0 +5.3 +5.5<br />
Ukraine +2.1 –15.1 +4.0 +5.0 +5.0<br />
kazakhstan and Ukraine +2.6 –8.2 +4.8 +5.1 +5.2<br />
CEE (with Poland, GDP-weighted) +3.8 –5.9 +3.6 +3.9 +4.2<br />
CEE (without Poland, GDP-weighted) +3.6 –6.9 +3.6 +3.8 +4.2<br />
CEE (<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>-weighted) *) +3.2 –6.1 +2.9 +3.3 +3.9<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> market (GDP-weighted) +3.5 –6.6 +3.4 +3.6 +4.0<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> market<br />
(<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>-weighted) +2.9 –5.4 +2.6 +2.9 +3.3<br />
*) weighted by contribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s subsidiaries to operating income in CEE region<br />
Source: UniCredit Research. Forecasts CEE: 21 January 2011, rest <strong>of</strong> world: 21 February 2011<br />
tive in the entire region. As long-term perspectives <strong>of</strong> the CEE countries<br />
are intact and the countries have coped with the crisis comparatively<br />
well, net capital inflows have resumed in the past few months.<br />
For these reasons, apart from exchange rate fluctuations <strong>of</strong> the euro<br />
against the US dollar, we do not anticipate any major pressure for<br />
currencies to depreciate.<br />
Overall, the crisis has prompted a modification <strong>of</strong> the CEE growth<br />
model and its funding, with implications for the banking sector.<br />
Before the crisis, an overabundant supply <strong>of</strong> liquidity in international<br />
markets and low sovereign risk costs supported dynamic credit<br />
growth in the region. In light <strong>of</strong> low domestic savings ratios, loans<br />
were refinanced externally, via inflows <strong>of</strong> international capital;<br />
personal loans and foreign currency loans experienced a boom.<br />
The loan/deposit ratio declined in <strong>2010</strong>, and in the next few years<br />
efforts will continue to focus on identifying local funding opportunities.<br />
Given stronger nominal growth, banks will nevertheless again pursue<br />
a more active lending strategy involving a greater diversification <strong>of</strong><br />
loan products due to the prevailing shortage <strong>of</strong> capital, with a<br />
stronger focus on sustainability considerations. This will be at the<br />
expense <strong>of</strong> consumer loans while promoting corporate loans and<br />
project finance, including capital market instruments.<br />
Before the crisis, the banking sector had failed to properly appraise<br />
asset quality, especially in the retail segment, and the strong growth<br />
<strong>of</strong> the system had the effect <strong>of</strong> keeping the NPL ratio at a low level<br />
for too long. Overall, the marked rise <strong>of</strong> the provisioning charge is<br />
likely to have passed its peak in the CEE region. Impaired loans as a<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> total lending volume are set to peak, or will pass their<br />
peak in the first half <strong>of</strong> 2011. Turkey took the lead in this regard (end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2009), with the situation easing in most CEE countries at a high<br />
level in the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Hungary, Ukraine and Romania are lagging<br />
behind, while conditions in Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Latvia will<br />
probably not improve until later in 2011.<br />
The crisis years have not impacted the long-term potential in Central<br />
and Eastern Europe. Convergence in the banking sector is still<br />
under way. The regional growth model, which is based on capital<br />
inflows, rising productivity and a higher standard <strong>of</strong> living, remains<br />
intact. The macroeconomic environment will be complemented by<br />
growing financial intermediation and the modernisation <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
services. In this context, market penetration with mortgage-based<br />
financing is not likely to amount to more than 8% <strong>of</strong> GDP, compared<br />
with 40% in the euro area. In CEE, the volume <strong>of</strong> business loans<br />
amounts to 26% <strong>of</strong> GDP; the figure for the euro area is 52%. There<br />
is moreover substantial untapped market potential in the areas <strong>of</strong><br />
asset management and financial services <strong>of</strong>fered to corporate customers.<br />
The next few years will see further growth in terms <strong>of</strong> volume<br />
and turnover in banking business, even if it is unlikely that this will<br />
match the growth rate <strong>of</strong> pre-crisis years. A vigorous upturn in<br />
domestic demand in CEE would be required for approaching the<br />
growth rates seen in the past.<br />
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� In <strong>Austria</strong>, economic recovery will continue at a fairly buoyant<br />
rate in 2011. While the boost from external demand will weaken as<br />
the year progresses, exports will remain the key growth impetus<br />
throughout the year. This is reflected in the favourable sentiment<br />
prevailing in <strong>Austria</strong>’s export industry, and in the marked rise in<br />
new orders and strong increase in order buffers in this sector. Moderate<br />
wage growth will impact private consumption, and the upturn<br />
experienced by the labour market will be unable to maintain its current<br />
pace. Interest rates will remain at a low level, rising slightly<br />
later in the year. Consumption will therefore continue to expand at<br />
the expense <strong>of</strong> the savings ratio, but its momentum is expected to<br />
slow in the second half <strong>of</strong> the current year. Private consumption will<br />
grow by a little under 1 per cent in 2011 as a whole. The rise in<br />
the backlog <strong>of</strong> orders and the increase in capacity utilisation levels<br />
in industry will make investments, which will expand at a rate <strong>of</strong><br />
3.5 per cent in real terms in 2011, the most important engine <strong>of</strong><br />
growth. The strongest impetus will come from investments in plant<br />
and equipment. Investments in construction, impacted by the budgetary<br />
restraint <strong>of</strong> the public sector, will be weak (+0.6%) in light <strong>of</strong><br />
plans to reduce the budget deficit from 4.1 per cent <strong>of</strong> GDP in<br />
<strong>2010</strong> to 3.2 per cent. The measures to cut the budget deficit will<br />
moreover push up inflation slightly. The inflation rate will be fuelled<br />
primarily by further rises in world market prices for energy and<br />
basic agricultural products in 2011 to an average <strong>of</strong> about 2.5 per<br />
cent. Given the continued favourable outlook for exports and especially<br />
stronger investment activity, we expect GDP to rise slightly<br />
above the previous year’s level to a real 2.3 per cent in 2011.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> thus numbers among the euro area countries with the<br />
strongest growth rates.<br />
On the monetary side, the ECB will probably change its interest<br />
rate policy in 2011, a measure which is currently being anticipated.<br />
The growth <strong>of</strong> bank deposits will however continue to weaken,<br />
despite a slight rise in interest rates. New capital formation will<br />
reflect a stronger shift by private households in favour <strong>of</strong> securities,<br />
including issues by banks, and funds. We expect demand for life<br />
assurance policies to remain strong, supported by the long terms <strong>of</strong><br />
such agreements. Overall, the slow rise in real wages and especially<br />
weak credit demand will result in a continued decline <strong>of</strong> the<br />
savings ratio. New capital formation in 2011 will consequently still<br />
be below the pre-crisis levels. We expect demand for personal<br />
loans to remain weak in 2011, and business loans will continue<br />
to grow at a disproportionately low rate, although they may<br />
show a slight upturn. The latter are supported by the continued<br />
dynamic growth <strong>of</strong> the industrial sector and stronger investment<br />
activity, curbed by the favourable liquidity levels primarily <strong>of</strong> large<br />
companies.<br />
Outlook for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s performance<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has emerged well from the crisis years. The bank has<br />
closely geared its business structure to commercial banking business<br />
with customers and strengthened its risk-bearing capacity on<br />
its own.<br />
Results for the crisis year 2009 were weighed down by declining<br />
operating income and higher charges from non-operating items;<br />
risk-weighted assets were reduced (deleveraging) in that year, as<br />
were risk levels, primarily in trading activities.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, revenue trends were more favourable but repercussions <strong>of</strong><br />
the financial market crisis and <strong>of</strong> recession continued to have an<br />
impact through the lag in the credit cycle and the effects on the<br />
carrying amounts <strong>of</strong> equity interests. At the same time we are wellpositioned<br />
for further growth following the capital increase carried<br />
out in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
After the years <strong>of</strong> adjustment, we are now looking for expansion.<br />
For 2011 and beyond, we expect that the upward trend in volume<br />
and operating revenues will intensify and the exceptional burdens<br />
resulting from credit risk and goodwill impairment will gradually<br />
taper <strong>of</strong>f; this means that developments on the operating and nonoperating<br />
sides will continue to return to normal.<br />
Our strategy is not aimed at any major reshaping but focuses on a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> initiatives under our customer-oriented business model.<br />
� First, we are seeking expansion in our core commercial banking<br />
business – i.e. loans, deposits and investments – with a focus on<br />
promising segments in our matrix <strong>of</strong> business lines and regions. We<br />
will take this into account in our capital allocation.<br />
� Second, we will promote those products and services which help<br />
us raise RWA productivity in the bank as a whole and increase efficiency<br />
in the employment <strong>of</strong> equity capital: in business with private<br />
customers, asset gathering continues to be a priority, especially in<br />
CEE countries. Quite generally, we expect to see stronger demand<br />
for advisory and other services. In business with large corporates,<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> capital market products is again becoming more significant,<br />
particularly in view <strong>of</strong> the Basel 3 rules.<br />
� Third, we are investing in our market position. Following completion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the One4C project, our sales organisation in <strong>Austria</strong> is now<br />
characterised by a more finely-tuned segmentation. In business with<br />
private customers we have identified two groups at which we will<br />
target our new “Smart <strong>Bank</strong>ing” approach. The new approach will<br />
enable <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to provide services and advice via modern<br />
communication channels – personalised OnlineB@nking, telephone,<br />
SMS – around the clock worldwide, independent <strong>of</strong> branch opening<br />
hours. This will also relieve the workload on staff at branches while<br />
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further enhancing the quality <strong>of</strong> our branch portfolio. Our <strong>Austria</strong>wide<br />
network structure <strong>of</strong> service units for small and medium-sized<br />
businesses (SMEs) has been fully effective since the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2011. We are thereby closer to customers and better positioned to<br />
meet customer needs through specialised services. One <strong>of</strong> the objectives<br />
<strong>of</strong> this move is to make better use <strong>of</strong> potential in relationships<br />
with business customers who are also private customers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>. We will make additions to staff in the F&SME Division. Following<br />
the successful completion <strong>of</strong> customer transfers from other<br />
Divisions, Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing launched a quality initiative for the top<br />
segment <strong>of</strong> private customers, <strong>of</strong>fering them a number <strong>of</strong> innovative<br />
services such as ongoing portfolio analysis based on international<br />
cooperation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit experts and “Private Portfolio Premium”,<br />
which provides our customers with clear contractual standards <strong>of</strong>fering<br />
more scope for personal fine-tuning. In the CIB Division we are<br />
planning to significantly expand lending volume to support stronger<br />
investment activity while also focusing on capital market products<br />
and transaction banking, especially in the public sector. In international<br />
business with corporate customers, we will bring our leading<br />
position in trade finance and cash management services to bear in<br />
cross-border banking.<br />
In CEE we will implement our business model on a selective basis.<br />
This means that we will be guided by market potential and market<br />
penetration in the various countries; below the country level, we will<br />
give attention to prosperity in individual regions and locations.<br />
Another focus <strong>of</strong> attention in this context is the minimum size threshold<br />
<strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itability. Our five-year plan provides for the addition <strong>of</strong><br />
more than 900 branches (openings net <strong>of</strong> closures) to the network by<br />
2015, including 139 new branches in the current year, primarily in<br />
Turkey, Romania and the Czech Republic. We are promoting mobile<br />
sales networks as part <strong>of</strong> advanced multi-channel banking, such networks<br />
are already operated very successfully in several countries.<br />
Staff numbers will rise again, mainly in Romania, the Czech Republic<br />
and Russia.<br />
� Fourth, we have launched All4Quality, a comprehensive programme<br />
for sustained cost reduction and efficiency enhancement.<br />
Among other objectives, the programme is aimed at harmonising IT<br />
and back-<strong>of</strong>fice processes on a cross-border basis with a view to<br />
unlocking synergies. Beginning in 2011 and until the middle <strong>of</strong> 2012,<br />
the IT company <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services (BAGIS) and<br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n branch <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Global Information Services (UGIS),<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s Facility Management and the back-<strong>of</strong>fice services provider<br />
UniCredit Business Partner (UCBP) will be combined to form a<br />
single company with about 2,500 employees. The successive rollout<br />
<strong>of</strong> EuroSIG, UniCredit’s core banking system, will continue.<br />
➔ The moderately favourable environment in combination with our<br />
numerous growth initiatives in commercial banking business suggest<br />
that the positive revenue trend seen in the past year will continue<br />
in 2011. We are planning for a robust operating pr<strong>of</strong>it, despite<br />
extensive investment projects. Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions<br />
for guarantees and commitments should continue to gradually<br />
return to normal, especially in the CEE business segment, thereby<br />
having a positive effect on the income statement. The outlook is<br />
also brightening for those countries which are late in the credit<br />
cycle, and the restructuring process <strong>of</strong> the banking sector in the CIS<br />
countries is making progress. On this basis it may be assumed that<br />
2011 will not see a recurrence <strong>of</strong> the exceptionally high burdens<br />
recorded in <strong>2010</strong> and that the improvement in operating performance,<br />
after the provisioning charge, will feed through to net pr<strong>of</strong>it for<br />
2011. The risks in this basic scenario mainly relate to general<br />
trends in interest rates and credit spreads, i.e. on the funding side.<br />
Moreover, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is still exposed to market risk after the reorientation<br />
<strong>of</strong> trading activities. Volatility <strong>of</strong> interest rates and exchange<br />
rates will depend not least on future developments in the European<br />
public debt crisis, and renewed external disruptions – resulting, for<br />
example, from the geopolitical situation and commodity price trends<br />
– should be taken into account.<br />
When assessing the outlook for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s performance, one<br />
should note that the regulatory environment has changed significantly<br />
and banks will find themselves subject to stricter requirements.<br />
In the medium to long term, the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Basel 3 package will have the strongest impact on the banking<br />
sector, starting with the new definition <strong>of</strong> risk capital for the trading<br />
book and the new definition <strong>of</strong> equity capital all the way to the significant<br />
increases in minimum capital ratios. Together with other<br />
new rules (liquidity coverage ratio and net stable funding ratio), this<br />
will have an influence on the funding structure already before the<br />
new rules become effective, leading to further convergence <strong>of</strong> terms<br />
and conditions among banks and large companies. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
is well prepared, in terms <strong>of</strong> methodologies and organisational<br />
arrangements, for the changes in the regulatory environment.<br />
With our strong equity capital base <strong>of</strong> € 17.5 bn and our high Tier 1<br />
capital ratio <strong>of</strong> over 10%, we are very well positioned to meet the<br />
stricter requirements on our own while pursuing further business<br />
expansion.<br />
In 2011, the stability levy on credit institutions in <strong>Austria</strong> will be<br />
payable for the first time; a levy on banks was already payable in<br />
Hungary in <strong>2010</strong>. The implementation <strong>of</strong> EU Directives (CRD II and<br />
CRD III), new rules for the deposit guarantee scheme and investor<br />
compensation, and possibly the collection <strong>of</strong> the capital gains tax<br />
introduced in <strong>Austria</strong>, will have direct impacts on current business<br />
and involve additional costs. <strong>Financial</strong> transaction taxes and restrictive<br />
regulatory rules for derivatives would limit efficiency and liquidity<br />
levels in financial markets, discriminating against transactions<br />
which are also required for commercial banking business. If the<br />
approach is not coordinated, the new regulatory rules and fiscal<br />
measures may accumulate to put a prohibitive burden on banks,<br />
ultimately affecting their performance capabilities.<br />
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Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
The Management Board<br />
Willibald Cernko<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Jürgen Danzmayr<br />
Massimiliano Fossati Francesco Giordano<br />
Rainer Hauser Gianni Franco Papa Doris Tomanek<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
in accordance with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs)<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive Income<br />
for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong> 80<br />
Income statement 80<br />
Other comprehensive income 81<br />
Taxes on items directly recognised in equity 81<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Position at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> 82<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Changes in Equity 83<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows 84<br />
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Statement <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive Income<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Income statement for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong> (€ m)<br />
Notes <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Interest income and similar revenues B.1 8,386 9,984<br />
Interest expense and similar charges B.1 –3,843 –5,250<br />
Net interest margin 4,543 4,733<br />
Fee and commission income B.2 2,463 2,245<br />
Fee and commission expense B.2 –472 –414<br />
Net fees and commissions 1,990 1,831<br />
Dividend income and similar revenue B.3 31 57<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading B.4 301 329<br />
Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting B.5 –2 –<br />
Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong>: B.6 43 126<br />
a) loans 3 5<br />
b) available-for-sale financial assets 40 123<br />
c) held-to-maturity investments –1 –2<br />
d) financial liabilities – –<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets/liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss B.7 27 –6<br />
OperatiNg iNcOme 6,934 7,070<br />
Impairment losses on: B.8 –1,851 –2,297<br />
a) loans –1,837 –2,252<br />
b) available-for-sale financial assets –9 –26<br />
c) held-to-maturity investments – –<br />
d) other financial assets –5 –20<br />
Net income from financial activities 5,083 4,773<br />
Premiums earned (net) B.9 118 87<br />
Other income (net) from insurance activities B.10 – 95 –82<br />
Net income from financial and insurance activities 5,106 4,779<br />
Administrative costs: –3,462 –3,292<br />
a) staff expense B.11 –1,931 –1,898<br />
b) other administrative expense B.12 –1,531 –1,394<br />
Provisions for risks and charges B.13 –136 –114<br />
Impairment/write-backs on property, plant and equipment B.14 –200 –221<br />
Impairment/write-backs on intangible assets B.15 –112 –112<br />
Other net operating income B.16 169 207<br />
OperatiNg cOsts –3,741 –3,533<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates B.17 126 84<br />
Gains and losses on tangible and intangible assets measured at fair value – –<br />
Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill –378 –19<br />
Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments B.18 33 24<br />
tOtal prOfit Or lOss befOre tax frOm cONtiNuiNg OperatiONs 1,146 1,335<br />
Tax expense (income) related to pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss from continuing operations B.19 –348 –182<br />
Net prOfit Or lOss fOr the year 798 1,152<br />
Attributable to:<br />
Owners <strong>of</strong> the parent company 747 1,102<br />
Non-controlling interests 51 51<br />
Earnings per share (in €, basic and diluted) 3.30 5.45<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Other comprehensive income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Gains/losses on assets held for sale (available-for-sale reserve) –57 51<br />
Gains/losses on cash flow hedges (cash flow hedge reserve) 10 126<br />
Changes at companies accounted for under the equity method 20 3<br />
Foreign currency translation – exchange differences 392 –515<br />
Foreign currency translation relating to assets held for sale – –<br />
Actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit plans –114 –137<br />
Taxes on items directly recognised in equity 39 –4<br />
Other changes *) 60 –499<br />
recognised directly in equity 350 – 974<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it 798 1,152<br />
tOtal Of iNcOme aNd expeNses recOgNised iN the repOrtiNg year 1,147 178<br />
Attributable to:<br />
Owners <strong>of</strong> the parent company 1,097 348<br />
Non-controlling interests 50 –169<br />
*) The figure for 2009 includes changes due to the recognition <strong>of</strong> the commitment to repurchase non-controlling interests. The figure for <strong>2010</strong> includes the € 69 m gain on the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG.<br />
Taxes on items directly recognised in equity (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Gains/losses on assets held for sale (available-for-sale reserve) 15 –11<br />
Gains/losses on cash flow hedges (cash flow hedge reserve) –4 –27<br />
Actuarial gains/losses on defined-benefit plans 29 35<br />
taxes ON items directly recOgNised iN equity 39 –4<br />
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Statement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Position<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group at 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Assets (€ m)<br />
Notes 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Cash and cash balances C.1 3,030 3,213<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading C.2 4,304 4,137<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss C.3 304 235<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets C.4 17,544 10,826<br />
Held-to-maturity investments C.5 4,446 5,067<br />
Loans and receivables with banks C.6 19,749 23,076<br />
Loans and receivables with customers C.7 130,093 123,602<br />
Hedging derivatives C.8 2,449 151<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) C.9 44 –<br />
Investments in associates and joint ventures C.10 2,518 2,426<br />
Insurance reserves attributable to reinsurers – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment C.11 2,553 2,273<br />
<strong>of</strong> which held for investment 479 369<br />
Intangible assets C.12 3,751 3,938<br />
<strong>of</strong> which goodwill 3,225 3,415<br />
Tax assets C.13 1,254 1,330<br />
a) current tax assets 248 309<br />
b) deferred tax assets 1,006 1,021<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale C.14 2 13,210<br />
Other assets C.15 1,008 975<br />
tOtal assets 193,049 194,459<br />
Liabilities and equity (€ m)<br />
Notes 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Deposits from banks C.16 33,130 33,362<br />
Deposits from customers C.17 100,284 97,041<br />
Debt securities in issue C.18 27,555 28,822<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading C.19 2,448 915<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss C.20 1,651 1,967<br />
Hedging derivatives C.21 2,909 219<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – –<br />
Tax liabilities C.22 543 552<br />
a) current tax liabilities 126 96<br />
b) deferred tax liabilities 417 456<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale C.23 – 10,492<br />
Other liabilities C.24 2,573 2,372<br />
Provisions for risks and charges C.25 4,297 4,167<br />
a) post-retirement benefit obligations 3,791 3,677<br />
b) other provisions 506 490<br />
Insurance reserves 183 162<br />
Equity C.26 17,476 14,388<br />
<strong>of</strong> which non-controlling interests (+/–) 546 539<br />
tOtal liabilities aNd equity 193,049 194,459<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Changes in Equity<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
sub-<br />
scribed<br />
capital<br />
capital<br />
reserVes<br />
retaiNed<br />
earNiNgs<br />
fOreigN<br />
curreNcy<br />
traNslatiON<br />
reserVes iN<br />
accOrdaNce<br />
With ias 39 *)<br />
actuarial<br />
lOsses iN<br />
accOrdaNce<br />
With ias 19<br />
share-<br />
hOlders’<br />
equity<br />
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NON-cONtrOlliNg<br />
iNterests equity<br />
as at 1 January 2009 1,469 5,327 8,425 –1,175 16 –558 13,505 733 14,237<br />
Changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies – 9 9<br />
Shares in controlling companies –3 –3 –3<br />
Recognised income and expenses 870 –552 132 –103 348 –169 178<br />
Dividend paid – –34 –34<br />
Other changes – –<br />
as at 31 december 2009 1,469 5,325 9,295 –1,727 148 –660 13,850 539 14,388<br />
*) Reserves in accordance with IAS 39 1 Jan. 2009 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Cash flow hedge reserve –13 62<br />
Available-for-sale reserve 29 86<br />
Total 15 148<br />
<strong>of</strong> which reserves <strong>of</strong> companies classified as held for sale –27<br />
sub-<br />
scribed<br />
capital<br />
capital<br />
reserVes<br />
retaiNed<br />
earNiNgs<br />
fOreigN<br />
curreNcy<br />
traNslatiON<br />
reserVes iN<br />
accOrdaNce<br />
With ias 39 *)<br />
actuarial<br />
lOsses iN<br />
accOrdaNce<br />
With ias 19<br />
share-<br />
hOlders’<br />
equity<br />
NON-cONtrOlliNg<br />
iNterests equity<br />
as at 1 January <strong>2010</strong> 1,469 5,325 9,295 –1,727 148 –660 13,850 539 14,388<br />
Capital increase 212 1,788 2,000 2,000<br />
Transaction costs <strong>of</strong> capital increase –15 –15 –15<br />
Changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies – 4 4<br />
Shares in controlling companies –1 –1 –1<br />
Recognised income and expenses 826 394 –37 –86 1,097 50 1,147<br />
Dividend paid – –47 –47<br />
Other changes – –<br />
as at 31 december <strong>2010</strong> 1,681 7,096 10,121 –1,334 111 –746 16,931 546 17,476<br />
*) Reserves in accordance with IAS 39 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Cash flow hedge reserve 62 93<br />
Available-for-sale reserve 86 18<br />
Total 148 111<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net prOfit 798 1,152<br />
Non-cash items included in net pr<strong>of</strong>it, and adjustments to reconcile net pr<strong>of</strong>it to cash flows from operating activities<br />
Depreciation, amortisation, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans, and changes in fair values 2,564 2,670<br />
Increase in staff-related provisions and other provisions 385 335<br />
Increase/decrease in other non-cash items –577 –34<br />
Gains/losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investments –76 –150<br />
sub-tOtal 3,094 3,973<br />
Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities after adjustment for non-cash components<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading –16 6,739<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers –5,046 16,731<br />
Other asset items –18,961 –656<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 1,202 –5,910<br />
Deposits from banks and customers 3,294 –17,769<br />
Debt securities in issue –348 –3,451<br />
Other liabilities items 15,886 82<br />
cash flOWs frOm OperatiNg actiVities –895 –261<br />
Proceeds from disposal <strong>of</strong><br />
investments 5,572 6,377<br />
property, plant and equipment 70 73<br />
Payments for purchases <strong>of</strong><br />
investments –11,274 –5,922<br />
property, plant and equipment –353 –306<br />
Proceeds from sales (less cash disposed <strong>of</strong>) <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries 5,976 53<br />
Payments for acquisition (less cash acquired) <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries – –<br />
Other changes –190 –355<br />
cash flOWs frOm iNVestiNg actiVities –199 –80<br />
Proceeds from capital increase 2,000 –<br />
Dividends paid – –<br />
Subordinated liabilities and other financial activities (net) –1,131 –319<br />
cash flOWs frOm fiNaNciNg actiVities 869 –319<br />
cash aNd cash equiValeNts at eNd Of preViOus periOd 3,244 3,929<br />
Cash flows from operating activities –895 –261<br />
Cash flows from investing activities –199 –80<br />
Cash flows from financing activities 869 –319<br />
Effects <strong>of</strong> exchange rate changes 11 –25<br />
cash aNd cash equiValeNts at eNd Of periOd 3,030 3,244<br />
paymeNts fOr taxes, iNterest aNd diVideNds<br />
Income taxes paid – 91 –44<br />
Interest received 8,481 10,500<br />
Interest paid –4,026 –6,050<br />
Dividends received 66 83<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> cash and cash equivalents stated in the statement <strong>of</strong> cash flows for 2009 also includes cash and cash equivalents <strong>of</strong> non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale.<br />
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Notes to the Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
A – Accounting policies 89<br />
B – Notes to the income statement 111<br />
C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position 123<br />
D – Segment reporting 139<br />
E – Risk report 149<br />
F – Additional disclosures 175<br />
Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the Management Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 189<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors 190<br />
Report <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board for <strong>2010</strong> 192<br />
Note<br />
In this report, “<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>” and “the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group” refer to the Group. To the extent that information relates to the parent company’s separate financial statements, “UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG”<br />
is used. In adding up rounded figures and calculating the percentage rates <strong>of</strong> changes, slight differences may result compared with totals and rates arrived at by adding up component figures which have<br />
not been rounded <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
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A – Accounting policies<br />
A.1 – Information on the company 90<br />
A.2 – Basis for the preparation <strong>of</strong> the financial statements 90<br />
A.3 – Consolidation principles 90<br />
A.4 – Application <strong>of</strong> amended and new IASs and IFRSs 91<br />
A.5 – Significant accounting policies 93<br />
A.6 – Impairment test 104<br />
A.7 – Group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies and changes<br />
in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in <strong>2010</strong> 106<br />
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A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
A.1 – Information on the company<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, Schottengasse 6–8, A-1010 Vienna, <strong>Austria</strong>, is a universal bank conducting banking business within the meaning <strong>of</strong><br />
Section 1 (1) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. It is registered under no. FN 150714p in the <strong>Austria</strong>n Register <strong>of</strong> Firms at the Commercial Court <strong>of</strong> Vienna.<br />
The bank continues to operate in the market under the “<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>” brand name. The geographical focus <strong>of</strong> the bank’s operations is on <strong>Austria</strong> and<br />
CEE.<br />
A.2 – Basis for the preparation <strong>of</strong> the financial statements<br />
The consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong> have been prepared in accordance with International<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU. In addition, the disclosure rules which are specified in the Accounting Manual <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit S.p.A., the ultimate parent company, and are required to be applied throughout the Group, were used as a basis for the preparation <strong>of</strong><br />
the consolidated financial statements. The comparative figures for the previous year are also based on these standards. The consolidated financial<br />
statements are prepared in euro. Unless indicated otherwise, all figures are in millions <strong>of</strong> euros (€).<br />
A.3 – Consolidation principles<br />
The consolidated financial statements are based on the financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and its subsidiaries as at 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. All direct or indirect subsidiaries that are material are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements as from the date on which the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group obtains control <strong>of</strong> such subsidiaries. Consolidation ends when the parent company loses control <strong>of</strong> a subsidiary.<br />
The financial statements <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries are prepared using uniform accounting policies for the same reporting period as the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> the parent company. All intragroup balances, transactions, unrealised gains and losses on intragroup transactions and dividends are eliminated in<br />
full.<br />
Investments in jointly controlled companies are accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method if they are material for the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
Material investments in associated companies, i.e., companies which are neither indirectly nor directly controlled by the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group but in<br />
which a significant influence can be exercised, are accounted for using the equity method.<br />
The bank sponsors the formation <strong>of</strong> special purpose entities (SPEs) primarily for the purpose <strong>of</strong> facilitating investments by the bank’s customers, asset<br />
securitisation transactions, structured debt issuance, and to accomplish certain narrow and well-defined objectives. The bank consolidates those SPEs<br />
if the substance <strong>of</strong> its relationship with them indicates that it has control over them.<br />
Shares in all other companies are classified as investments available for sale and measured at their fair values, to the extent that fair value is reliably<br />
measurable.<br />
The method <strong>of</strong> inclusion in the consolidated financial statements is shown in the list <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and other equity interests in section F.11.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
A.4 – Application <strong>of</strong> amended and new IASs and IFRSs<br />
Effects arising from changes in accounting methods<br />
The following comments refer to financial reporting standards which are <strong>of</strong> relevance in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and have been applied in preparing the<br />
<strong>2010</strong> consolidated financial statements.<br />
A.4.1 – IFRSs which are required to be applied<br />
IAS 1 Presentation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
In September 2007, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1, “Presentation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>” (“IAS 1 R”). The amended Standard prescribes the<br />
basis for the presentation and structure <strong>of</strong> financial statements. It also contains minimum requirements for the content <strong>of</strong> financial statements. IAS 1 R<br />
is effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2009. The application <strong>of</strong> these amendments only had effects on the presentation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
consolidated financial statements.<br />
IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
In January 2008 the IASB issued the revised IAS 27, which deals with consolidated and separate financial statements. Pursuant to IAS 27 (2008),<br />
changes in the ownership level that do not result in a loss <strong>of</strong> control are accounted for as equity transactions. Such a transaction can therefore not<br />
lead to goodwill or to a gain or loss. Furthermore, the rules for attributing losses to the parent company’s owners and to non-controlling interests, as<br />
well as the accounting rules for transactions leading to the loss <strong>of</strong> control, are amended. The amended accounting standard is applied by the Group<br />
together with the revised IFRS 3 Business Combinations, including consequential amendments to IFRS 5, IAS 7, IAS 21, IAS 28, IAS 31 and IAS 39.<br />
IAS 7 Statement <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows<br />
In accordance with IAS 7 Statement <strong>of</strong> Cash Flows, paragraph 16, the separate disclosure <strong>of</strong> cash flows arising from investing activities is important<br />
because the cash flows represent the extent to which expenditures have been made for resources intended to generate future income and cash flows.<br />
In this connection the IASB included a clarification in IAS 7.16 according to which only expenditures leading to an asset recognised in the balance<br />
sheet may be reported in the cash flow statement as cash flows arising from investing activities.<br />
IAS 17 Leases<br />
In the context <strong>of</strong> classifying a lease <strong>of</strong> land and buildings, the requirement to classify it as an operating lease has been deleted in IAS 17. Following<br />
this amendment, a lease contract on land with a term <strong>of</strong> several decades may be classified as a finance lease. Nevertheless, in the case <strong>of</strong> a lease <strong>of</strong><br />
land and buildings, the two elements are to be considered separately.<br />
IFRS 3 Business Combinations<br />
The revised standard dealing with business combinations, which was issued by the IASB in January 2008, is to be applied for financial years beginning<br />
on or after 1 July 2009. It introduces changes in the accounting treatment <strong>of</strong> business combinations which have an effect on the amount <strong>of</strong> goodwill<br />
recognised, on pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss for the period in which the business combination took place, and on future pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. The revised standard is applied<br />
by the Group together with the revised IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>, including consequential amendments to IFRS 2, IFRS 7<br />
and IAS 39, in the reporting period beginning on 1 January <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
IFRIC 9 and IAS 39<br />
In March 2009 the IASB issued amendments to IFRIC 9, “Reassessment <strong>of</strong> Embedded Derivatives”, and IAS 39, “<strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Recognition<br />
and Measurement”, under the title <strong>of</strong> “Embedded Derivatives”. The amended rules require an entity to assess whether a derivative embedded in a host<br />
contract is required to be separated from the contract when the entire hybrid financial instrument is reclassified out <strong>of</strong> the “fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or<br />
loss” category <strong>of</strong> financial assets. Reclassifying a hybrid financial instrument is not possible if the fair value <strong>of</strong> an embedded derivative which is required<br />
to be separated is not reliably determinable. The amendments are effective for financial years ending on or after 30 June 2009. The application<br />
<strong>of</strong> these amendments had no significant effects on the consolidated financial statements.<br />
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A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
Effects <strong>of</strong> amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 7<br />
In accordance with the amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 7, “Reclassification <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> Assets“, published in October 2008, and in response to<br />
the rare circumstances presented by the financial market crisis, we reclassified asset-backed securities (ABSs) from financial assets held for trading<br />
into loans and receivables with customers with effect from 1 July 2008 at the fair values determined at that date. Regardless <strong>of</strong> this fact, the<br />
following disclosure table shows the effects <strong>of</strong> reclassification by balance sheet item and income statement item.<br />
The effects arising from reclassification are shown in the following table as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>:<br />
Reclassified financial assets: carrying amount, fair value and effects on comprehensive income (€ m)<br />
types Of iNstrumeNts<br />
accOuNtiNg<br />
pOrtfOliO<br />
befOre reclassificatiON<br />
accOuNtiNg<br />
pOrtfOliO after<br />
reclassificatiON<br />
carryiNg<br />
amOuNt<br />
as at<br />
31 dec.<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
fair Value<br />
as at<br />
31 dec.<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
iNcOme/expeNses abseNt<br />
reclassificatiON<br />
(befOre taxes)<br />
frOm<br />
measuremeNt Other<br />
iNcOme/expeNses<br />
recOgNised duriNg the<br />
periOd (befOre taxes)<br />
frOm<br />
measuremeNt Other<br />
a. debt securities –1,585 –1,421 90 81 –18 50<br />
HFT AFS –18 –18 1 1 1 1<br />
HFT HTM –43 –46 2 3 – 2<br />
HFT Loans to banks – – – – – –<br />
HFT Loans to customers –1,482 –1,313 88 76 –21 45<br />
AFS Loans to banks – – – – – –<br />
AFS Loans to customers – – – – – –<br />
HTM AFS –42 –43 – – 2 –<br />
b. equity instruments – – – – – –<br />
c. loans – – – – – –<br />
d. units in investment funds – – – – – –<br />
tOtal –1,585 –1,421 90 81 –18 50<br />
A.4.2 – IFRSs which are not yet required to be applied<br />
The following comments relate to new or amended IFRSs issued by the IASB which are not <strong>of</strong> relevance in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group or have not<br />
been applied:<br />
IFRS 2 Share-based Payment<br />
In June 2009 the IASB issued an amendment to IFRS 2 concerning accounting for group cash-settled share-based payment transactions.<br />
The amendment is to be applied for the first time for financial years beginning on or after 1 January <strong>2010</strong>. The amendment replaces IFRIC 8<br />
and IFRIC 11. Since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2009, there have been no new share-based payment programmes in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures<br />
In November 2009 the IASB issued a revised version <strong>of</strong> IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (IAS 24 R). IAS 24 R provides a partial exemption from<br />
the disclosure obligations for companies which are controlled, jointly controlled or significantly influenced by a government (“government-related<br />
entities”). IAS 24 R also clarifies the definition <strong>of</strong> a related party. The revised version <strong>of</strong> IAS 24 is effective for financial years beginning on or after<br />
1 January 2011; there is no earlier application in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
IAS 32 <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Presentation – Classification <strong>of</strong> Rights Issues (amended)<br />
The amended IAS 32 is to be applied for financial years beginning on or after 1 February <strong>2010</strong>. It amends the definition <strong>of</strong> a financial liability in<br />
that rights (and specific options or warrants) are to be classified as equity instruments if such rights entitle the holder to acquire a fixed number <strong>of</strong><br />
an entity’s equity instruments for a fixed price in any currency and the entity <strong>of</strong>fers such rights pro rata to all <strong>of</strong> its existing owners <strong>of</strong> the same<br />
class <strong>of</strong> its own non-derivative equity instruments.<br />
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IFRS 9 <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments: Classification and Measurement<br />
The issued version <strong>of</strong> IFRS 9 reflects the first phase <strong>of</strong> the IASB project to replace IAS 39 and deals with the classification and measurement <strong>of</strong><br />
financial assets as defined in IAS 39. The standard is to be applied for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2013. In further phases the<br />
IASB will deal with the classification and measurement <strong>of</strong> financial liabilities, hedging relationships and derecognition. The project is expected to<br />
be completed in early 2011. Application <strong>of</strong> the first phase <strong>of</strong> IFRS 9 affects the classification and measurement <strong>of</strong> financial assets <strong>of</strong> the Group.<br />
For a comprehensive presentation <strong>of</strong> potential effects, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> will only quantify the effects in conjunction with the other phases once they<br />
have been published.<br />
IFRIC 14 Prepayments <strong>of</strong> a Minimum Funding Requirement (amended)<br />
The amended IFRIC 14 is to be applied retrospectively for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2011. The amendment provides guidance<br />
on how to determine the recoverable amount <strong>of</strong> a net pension asset. Under the amendment, entities may treat prepayments <strong>of</strong> a minimum<br />
funding requirement as an asset. The amendment is not expected to have any effects on the consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
IFRIC 17 Distributions <strong>of</strong> Non-cash Assets to Owners, and IFRIC 18 Transfers <strong>of</strong> Assets from Customers<br />
The amendments issued by the IASB to IFRIC 17 and IFRIC 18, which are required to be applied for the first time for financial years beginning on<br />
or after 1 July 2009, were not applied in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
IFRIC 19 Extinguishing <strong>Financial</strong> Liabilities with Equity Instruments<br />
IFRIC 19 is to be applied for financial years beginning on or after 1 July <strong>2010</strong>. The interpretation makes it clear that equity instruments issued to<br />
a creditor to extinguish a financial liability are “consideration paid”. The equity instruments issued are measured at fair value. If fair value is not<br />
reliably determinable, the equity instruments issued are to be measured at the fair value <strong>of</strong> the liability extinguished. Gains and losses are immediately<br />
recognised in the income statement. The application <strong>of</strong> this interpretation will have no effect on the consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
A.5 – Significant accounting policies<br />
Business combinations<br />
When a subsidiary is acquired, the fair values <strong>of</strong> its identifiable assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities are <strong>of</strong>fset against the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition. The difference between the cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition and the fair value <strong>of</strong> net assets is recognised in the balance sheet as goodwill<br />
if such difference cannot be attributed to intangible assets, e.g. a customer base. Pursuant to IFRS 3 and IAS 36, goodwill is not amortised. Goodwill<br />
arising on business combinations after 1 April 2004 is stated in the currency <strong>of</strong> the acquired company and translated at the closing rate.<br />
Goodwill is tested for impairment at least once a year.<br />
As at the date <strong>of</strong> acquisition, equity <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries which prepare their financial statements in foreign currency is translated into euros.<br />
Gains and losses arising on the foreign currency translation <strong>of</strong> equity <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries are recorded directly in equity as at the dates <strong>of</strong> the<br />
subsequent statements <strong>of</strong> financial position.<br />
Goodwill arising on acquisitions <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries and other equity interests before 1 January 1995 has been <strong>of</strong>fset against retained earnings.<br />
When a subsidiary is acquired, the calculation <strong>of</strong> non-controlling interests is based on the fair values <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities.<br />
Foreign currency translation<br />
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in euro. Foreign currency transactions are translated into euro on initial recognition by applying<br />
the exchange rate at the date <strong>of</strong> the transaction.<br />
Foreign currency translation is performed in accordance with IAS 21. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the<br />
euro are translated into euros at market exchange rates prevailing at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period. Forward foreign exchange transactions not<br />
yet settled are translated at the forward rate prevailing at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> foreign currency translation <strong>of</strong> the financial statements <strong>of</strong> foreign subsidiaries, which are prepared in a currency other than the<br />
euro, the middle exchange rate prevailing at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period has been applied to items in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position and<br />
the annual average exchange rate has been applied to income statement items.<br />
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Exchange rates used for foreign currency translation<br />
aVerage<br />
(Exchange rate in currency/€)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 chaNge iN %<br />
eNd Of<br />
repOrtiNg<br />
periOd aVerage<br />
eNd Of<br />
repOrtiNg<br />
periOd aVerage<br />
eNd Of<br />
repOrtiNg<br />
periOd<br />
Bosnian marka BAM 1.9558 1.9558 1.9558 1.9558 0.00% 0.00%<br />
Bulgarian lev BGN 1.9558 1.9558 1.9558 1.9558 0.00% 0.00%<br />
Swiss franc CHF 1.3803 1.2504 1.5100 1.4836 –8.59% –15.72%<br />
Czech crown CZK 25.2840 25.0610 26.4349 26.4730 –4.35% –5.33%<br />
Croatian kuna HRK 7.2891 7.3830 7.3400 7.3000 –0.69% 1.14%<br />
Hungarian forint HUF 275.4806 277.9500 280.3271 270.4200 –1.73% 2.78%<br />
Kyrgyzstan som KGS 60.8800 62.9508 59.9115 63.5785 1.62% –0.99%<br />
Kazakh tenge KZT 195.3600 196.9640 206.0340 213.7750 –5.18% –7.86%<br />
Lithuanian litas LTL 3.4528 3.4528 3.4528 3.4528 0.00% 0.00%<br />
Latvian lat LVL 0.7087 0.7094 0.7057 0.7093 0.43% 0.01%<br />
Polish zloty PLN 3.9947 3.9750 4.3276 4.1045 –7.69% –3.16%<br />
Romanian leu RON 4.2122 4.2620 4.2399 4.2363 –0.65% 0.61%<br />
Serbian dinar RSD 103.0434 106.0450 93.9852 96.2044 9.64% 10.23%<br />
Russian rouble RUB 40.2630 40.8200 44.1376 43.1540 –8.78% –5.41%<br />
Turkish lira TRY 1.9965 2.0694 2.1631 2.1547 –7.70% –3.96%<br />
Ukrainian hryvnia UAH 10.5386 10.6254 11.1306 11.5642 –5.32% –8.12%<br />
US dollar USD 1.3257 1.3362 1.3948 1.4406 –4.95% –7.25%<br />
Cash and cash equivalents<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> cash and cash equivalents stated in the statement <strong>of</strong> cash flows includes the cash holdings (cash and demand deposits with<br />
central banks). In addition to the cash and cash equivalents shown in the item Cash and cash balances in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position,<br />
cash and cash equivalents also include those in the item Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments – initial recognition and subsequent measurement<br />
In the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group we distinguish between the following classes:<br />
Classes<br />
• Debt instruments<br />
• Equity instruments<br />
• Units in investment funds<br />
• Loans<br />
• Derivatives<br />
This grouping into classes is reflected in the tables shown in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.<br />
The classes are subdivided into the following categories.<br />
Initial recognition and measurement<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IAS 39 are classified as financial assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss, as held-to-maturity investments,<br />
as loans and receivables, as available-for-sale financial assets, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments and effective as<br />
such. The Group determines the classification <strong>of</strong> its financial assets when these are recognised initially.<br />
When financial assets are recognised initially, they are measured at fair value. In the case <strong>of</strong> instruments which are not classified as at fair<br />
value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss, transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition <strong>of</strong> the assets are additionally taken into account.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IAS 39 are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss, as loans, or as derivatives<br />
designated as hedging instruments and effective as such. The Group determines the classification <strong>of</strong> its financial liabilities when these<br />
are recognised initially.<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> assets and financial liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss include financial assets held for trading and financial assets designated as at fair value through<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss upon initial recognition.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets and financial liabilities held for trading (HfT)<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the purpose <strong>of</strong> selling or repurchasing them in the near term. When an<br />
HfT financial instrument is recognised initially, it is measured at its fair value excluding transaction costs that are directly recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or<br />
loss. After initial recognition, an entity shall measure these financial instruments at their fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. A gain or loss arising<br />
from sale or redemption or a change in the fair value <strong>of</strong> an HfT financial instrument is recognised in the income statement item Gains and losses<br />
on financial assets and liabilities held for trading.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading include securities held for trading and positive market values <strong>of</strong> derivative financial instruments, recognised at<br />
their fair values. To determine fair values, market prices and quotes via Bloomberg, Reuters, MarkIT and other price indications from the interbank<br />
market etc. are used. Where such prices or quotes are not available, values based on present values or option pricing models are applied.<br />
The item <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading shows negative market values <strong>of</strong> derivative financial instruments and short positions held in the<br />
trading portfolio. To determine fair values, market prices and quotes via Bloomberg, Reuters, MarkIT and other price indications from the interbank<br />
market etc. are used. Where such prices or quotes are not available, values based on present value calculations or option pricing models are<br />
applied.<br />
At fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (fair value option)<br />
When financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised initially, they may be classified as financial assets and financial liabilities at<br />
fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss if certain requirements are met (either reduction <strong>of</strong> valuation inconsistencies between related financial instruments,<br />
or inclusion in a group <strong>of</strong> financial instruments managed at their fair values on the basis <strong>of</strong> an investment and risk strategy).<br />
In UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s statement <strong>of</strong> financial position, financial assets/liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss include only those financial<br />
instruments which were designated as at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss upon initial recognition.<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets (AfS)<br />
Available-for-sale financial instruments include debt instruments and equity instruments. Equity instruments classified as available for sale are<br />
those which are not classified as held for trading or at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. To determine their fair values, the methods described in<br />
“Fair values – fair value hierarchy” below are used. Changes in fair values resulting from remeasurement are recognised in a component <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
(available-for-sale reserve) with no effect on income until the disposal <strong>of</strong> the financial asset. Impairment losses are recognised in income. Reversals<br />
<strong>of</strong> impairment losses on equity instruments are recognised in the available-for-sale reserve within equity; reversals <strong>of</strong> impairment losses on<br />
debt instruments are recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss.<br />
Shares in companies which are neither consolidated nor accounted for under the equity method are classified as available for sale.<br />
Held-to-maturity investments (HtM)<br />
Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are classified as held-to-maturity investments if the Group<br />
has the positive intention and ability to hold them to maturity. After initial recognition, held-to-maturity investments are recognised at amortised<br />
cost using the effective interest method, with any reduction for impairment. Impairment losses within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IAS 39.63 are recognised in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in the item Impairment losses on held-to-maturity investments.<br />
Loans and receivables<br />
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial<br />
recognition such financial assets are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with any reduction for impairment. The<br />
computation <strong>of</strong> amortised cost includes a premium or discount upon acquisition, and fees or costs constituting an integral part <strong>of</strong> the effective<br />
interest rate. Income from amortisation using the effective interest method is included in the income statement as part <strong>of</strong> financial income.<br />
Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement as financial expenses.<br />
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Fair values – fair value hierarchy<br />
In accordance with IFRS 7, financial instruments measured at fair value and stated at their fair values in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position are<br />
classified according to a three-level fair value hierarchy based on the significance and liquidity <strong>of</strong> input parameters used for valuation purposes:<br />
• Level 1 – Quoted prices (without adjustment) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities<br />
• Level 2 – Observable inputs not qualifying as quoted prices according to Level 1<br />
• Level 3 – Non-observable inputs<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments whose fair value is determined by using a valuation method are included in their entirety in Level 2 or Level 3, on the basis<br />
<strong>of</strong> the lowest level <strong>of</strong> the parameters which are significant for fair value.<br />
Level 1 contains financial instruments for which prices for identical assets or liabilities are directly observable in active markets and may be used<br />
for valuation without adjustment. This category includes in particular listed securities and derivatives if they are traded on an active market.<br />
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives cannot be included in Level 1 because these are specific contracts between counterparties for which there is<br />
no active market for “identical” instruments.<br />
Level 2 shows assets or liabilities whose fair value is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> a valuation model. This does not involve the use <strong>of</strong> any non-<br />
observable inputs which are significant for valuation. Level 2 also includes instruments whose fair value is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> a quoted<br />
price for an identical instrument for which there is no active market.<br />
Level 3 comprises assets or liabilities whose fair values are determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> significant non-observable inputs. An input qualifies as an<br />
observable input if it is directly observable as a market price or may be derived from an observable price. Examples <strong>of</strong> Level 3 inputs are historical<br />
volatility or interest rates for currencies and maturities for which there are no observable financial instruments.<br />
If the value <strong>of</strong> a financial instrument is based on non-observable inputs, the value <strong>of</strong> these inputs at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period may be<br />
selected from a range <strong>of</strong> reasonable possible alternatives. For the purpose <strong>of</strong> preparing the financial statements, the reasonable values selected<br />
for such non-observable inputs are in line with prevailing market conditions and the Group’s valuation verification approach.<br />
The following tables show a breakdown <strong>of</strong> financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value according to the above-mentioned levels, as well<br />
as the annual changes <strong>of</strong> Level 3 assets or liabilities.<br />
Breakdown by fair value level (€ m)<br />
fiNaNcial assets/liabilities measured at fair Value 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
leVel 1 leVel 2 leVel 3 leVel 1 leVel 2 leVel 3<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 626 3,625 54 1,174 2,712 250<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 27 73 204 28 109 98<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 4,908 10,654 1,982 2,625 5,953 2,248<br />
Hedging derivative assets – 2,448 1 2 149 –<br />
tOtal 5,560 16,800 2,240 3,830 8,922 2,596<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 27 2,355 65 6 884 25<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – 1,651 – – 1,967 –<br />
Hedging derivative liabilities – 2,883 25 – 219 –<br />
tOtal 27 6,890 91 6 3,070 25<br />
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<strong>Annual</strong> changes in financial assets at fair value level 3 (€ m)<br />
held fOr tradiNg<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
fiNaNcial assets<br />
at fair Value<br />
thrOugh<br />
prOfit Or lOss aVailable fOr sale hedgiNg deriVatiVes<br />
Opening balances 250 98 2,248 –<br />
increases 38 228 334 1<br />
Purchases 22 15 267 –<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>its recognised in:<br />
Income statement 2 24 6 –<br />
<strong>of</strong> which unrealised gains 2 23 – –<br />
Equity X X 52 –<br />
Transfers from other levels – – – –<br />
Other increases 14 189 10 1<br />
decreases –234 –123 –600 –<br />
Sales –36 –12 –330 –<br />
Redemptions –19 –110 –104 –<br />
Losses recognised in:<br />
Income statement –9 –1 –4 –<br />
<strong>of</strong> which unrealised losses –6 –1 –3 –<br />
Equity X X –72 –<br />
Transfers to other levels –5 – –71 –<br />
Other decreases –165 – –18 –<br />
closing balance 54 204 1,982 1<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> changes in financial liabilities at fair value level 3 (€ m)<br />
held fOr tradiNg<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
fiNaNcial liabilities<br />
at fair Value<br />
thrOugh<br />
prOfit Or lOss hedgiNg deriVatiVes<br />
Opening balances 25 – –<br />
increases 108 1 41<br />
Issuance 10 – 25<br />
Losses recognised in:<br />
Income statement 18 – –<br />
<strong>of</strong> which unrealised losses 14 – –<br />
Equity X X –<br />
Transfers from other levels – – –<br />
Other increases 80 1 15<br />
decreases –68 –1 –15<br />
Redemptions –28 – –<br />
Purchases –29 – –15<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>its recognised in:<br />
Income statement –9 – –<br />
<strong>of</strong> which unrealised gains –8 – –<br />
Equity X X –<br />
Transfers to other levels –2 – –<br />
Other decreases – –1 –<br />
closing balances 65 0 25<br />
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Impairment <strong>of</strong> financial assets<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> each reporting period, the Group assesses whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
assets may be impaired.<br />
An impairment loss is determined in two steps: first, it is assessed whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired.<br />
The second step is an assessment whether the financial instrument is actually impaired.<br />
Objective evidence <strong>of</strong> impairment includes facts which usually lead to actual impairment. For debt instruments, this includes events which have<br />
occurred and may lead to a borrower no longer meeting his obligations in full or at the agreed date. In the case <strong>of</strong> equity instruments, permanently<br />
or significantly lower market values as compared with the carrying amounts are objective evidence <strong>of</strong> impairment.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables, an impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the present value <strong>of</strong><br />
estimated future cash flows. The future cash flows are to be determined by taking the events that have occurred (objective evidence) into account.<br />
Estimated future cash flows may be composed <strong>of</strong> expected repayment and/or interest payments and proceeds from the realisation <strong>of</strong> collateral.<br />
A specific writedown is made in the amount <strong>of</strong> the impairment loss thus determined.<br />
Writedowns on loans determined as described above are recognised in an allowance account which reduces the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> the loan<br />
on the assets side. A possible impairment loss on financial guarantees is determined analogously, with the impairment loss recognised as a<br />
provision.<br />
In respect <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables on which no specific writedowns have been made, any impairment losses which have been incurred as at<br />
the balance sheet date but have not yet been identified by the bank are covered by a portfolio-based writedown. In this context we use the Loss<br />
Confirmation Period Method. The Loss Confirmation Period is the period between the occurrence <strong>of</strong> a loss event or the default <strong>of</strong> a borrower and<br />
the time when the bank identifies the loss. The Loss Confirmation Period is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> statistical methods, differentiated for<br />
various loan portfolios. The loss which has been incurred but has not yet been identified is estimated by means <strong>of</strong> the expected loss.<br />
Available-for-sale assets are classified as debt instruments and equity instruments.<br />
An impairment loss on debt instruments has been incurred if the events which have occurred lead to the borrower no longer meeting his obligations<br />
in full or at the agreed date. In this context an impairment loss has been incurred in the same cases as with loans and receivables with the<br />
same entity (issuer).<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> the impairment loss is the difference between amortised cost and current fair value; the difference which is initially recognised in<br />
the available-for-sale reserve within equity is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss when the asset is impaired.<br />
If the reason for the impairment ceases to exist, the difference between higher fair value and carrying amount at the last balance sheet date is<br />
written back up to the amount <strong>of</strong> acquisition cost and recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. If the current fair value at the date <strong>of</strong> the statement <strong>of</strong> financial<br />
position exceeds acquisition cost, the difference is recognised in the available-for-sale reserve within equity.<br />
Equity instruments measured at fair value are impaired if the current fair value is significantly lower than the carrying amount or if the fair value<br />
has been permanently lower than the carrying amount. If the fair value is 50% lower than the carrying amount, this is in each case regarded as<br />
“significantly lower”; a period longer than 18 months is regarded as “permanently lower”. In this case, the difference between the current fair<br />
value and cost is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. This writedown through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss is to be taken into account in respect <strong>of</strong> cost in subsequent<br />
periods. If the fair value rises in a subsequent period, the difference between a higher fair value and cost adjusted in the way described above is<br />
recognised in the available-for-sale reserve within equity.<br />
Equity instruments carried at cost are impaired if the current value is permanently lower than cost (or is lower than cost less impairment losses<br />
recognised if an impairment loss was incurred in the past). If there is evidence <strong>of</strong> impairment, the value <strong>of</strong> the equity instruments is to be determined.<br />
In determining their value, the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate <strong>of</strong> return for a similar asset are to be<br />
used. The amount <strong>of</strong> the impairment loss is the difference between the current carrying amount and the value <strong>of</strong> the equity instrument determined<br />
as described above. The impairment loss is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. An impairment loss recognised for equity instruments must not be<br />
reversed through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss when the reasons for the impairment cease to exist.<br />
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Derivative financial instruments<br />
Derivative financial instruments may be interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, equity-related and other instruments. Credit derivatives<br />
are used for active credit portfolio management to optimise writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans. Derivative transactions may be concluded over the counter (OTC),<br />
i.e. directly with the counterparty, or via exchanges. The exposure is reduced by a margin which must be deposited for exchange-traded contracts<br />
(futures and options) to absorb current price fluctuations.<br />
Derivative financial instruments are stated at their fair values at the date <strong>of</strong> conclusion <strong>of</strong> the contract, and in subsequent periods are remeasured<br />
at fair value. Credit derivatives meeting the definition <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees are shown like financial guarantees. To determine fair values as at the<br />
transaction date, market prices and <strong>of</strong>ficial quotes (Bloomberg, MarkIT) are used. Where such prices or quotes are not available, recognised and<br />
tested models are used for determining current prices. Derivative financial instruments are recognised as financial assets if their fair value is positive,<br />
and as financial liabilities if their fair value is negative.<br />
Hedging derivatives/hedge accounting<br />
In hedge accounting, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> distinguishes between fair value hedges and cash flow hedges. To qualify for hedge accounting in accord ance<br />
with IAS 39, hedges must be highly effective.<br />
A fair value hedge provides protection against changes in the fair value <strong>of</strong> an asset or a liability. The hedging instrument is stated at its fair value,<br />
and any gains or losses on the hedging instrument are recognised in income. Gains or losses on the hedged item which are attributable to the<br />
hedged risk adjust the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> the hedged item and are recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. The effectiveness <strong>of</strong> fair value hedges is measured<br />
on an ongoing basis.<br />
Since the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, Yapı ve Kredi <strong>Bank</strong>asi AS, our bank in Turkey, has for the first time used a portfolio fair value hedge, using crosscurrency<br />
interest rate swaps to hedge part <strong>of</strong> its mortgage and car loan portfolios denominated in Turkish lira against the possible effects <strong>of</strong><br />
changes in market interest rates and foreign exchange rates.<br />
Cash flow hedges are used by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for protecting future variable cash flows against changes in market rates. They hedge the exposure to<br />
variability in cash flows which result from assets or liabilities or from planned transactions and have an effect on income. Changes in the fair values<br />
<strong>of</strong> derivatives designated as hedging instruments are divided into a portion that is determined to be an effective hedge, and into an ineffective<br />
portion. The effective portion <strong>of</strong> any gain or loss on the hedging instrument is included in the cash flow hedge reserve and recognised in income<br />
in the same period in which the change in the value <strong>of</strong> the hedged item is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss. This neutralises the effect on income.<br />
The effectiveness <strong>of</strong> cash flow hedges is measured on a regular basis.<br />
Property, plant and equipment<br />
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and/or accumulated impairment losses. Assets are depreciated<br />
on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> regards property, plant and equipment as having the following useful lives:<br />
• buildings used for banking operations: 20–50 years<br />
• <strong>of</strong>fice furniture and equipment: 4–15 years<br />
Items <strong>of</strong> property, plant and equipment are derecognised on disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from their use or<br />
disposal. The gain or loss arising from the derecognition <strong>of</strong> an item <strong>of</strong> property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between<br />
the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> the item; such gain or loss is included in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in the period in which the asset is<br />
derecognised.<br />
Investment property<br />
Land and buildings held as investment property to earn rental income and/or for capital appreciation are included in property, plant and equipment<br />
and measured at amortised cost. From 2006, rental income from such investments is included in Other net operating income.<br />
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Intangible assets<br />
When recognised initially, intangible assets which are not acquired as part <strong>of</strong> a business combination are measured at cost.<br />
A distinction is made between intangible assets with a finite useful life and those with an indefinite useful life.<br />
Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortised over the useful life and are tested for impairment if there is any indication that the intangible<br />
asset may be impaired. In the case <strong>of</strong> intangible assets with an indefinite useful life, an impairment test is performed at least once a year for each<br />
asset or at the level <strong>of</strong> the cash-generating unit. Such intangible assets are not amortised. The useful life <strong>of</strong> an intangible asset with an indefinite<br />
useful life is reviewed once a year to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support the useful life assessment. If they do not,<br />
the change in the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite is made prospectively.<br />
The amortisation period and the amortisation method for intangible assets with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end <strong>of</strong> each reporting<br />
period. The amortisation charge for intangible assets with a finite useful life is recognised in the income statement in the expense category corresponding<br />
to the function <strong>of</strong> the intangible asset in the company. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> regards intangible assets as having the following useful lives:<br />
• s<strong>of</strong>tware: 4–6 years<br />
• other intangible assets: 4–20 years<br />
• customer base: 3–20 years<br />
Non-current assets classified as held for sale<br />
In respect <strong>of</strong> assets which are classified in the balance sheet as held for sale, management must be committed to a plan to sell such assets and<br />
such sale should be expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date <strong>of</strong> classification.<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale are to be measured at the lower <strong>of</strong> their carrying amount and fair value less<br />
costs to sell. Assets and liabilities <strong>of</strong> the disposal group are stated separately in the consolidated financial statements.<br />
Deferred taxes<br />
Taxes on income are recognised and calculated in accordance with IAS 12 under the balance sheet liability method. At any taxable entity, the<br />
calculation is based on the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period in which the deferred tax asset or liability will reverse.<br />
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the difference between the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> an asset or a liability recognised<br />
in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position and its respective tax base. This difference is expected to increase or decrease the income tax charge in the<br />
future (temporary differences). Deferred tax assets are recognised for tax losses carried forward if it is probable that future taxable pr<strong>of</strong>its will be<br />
available at the same taxable entity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.<br />
The tax expense related to pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax is recognised in the relevant item in the consolidated income statement. Taxes other than those on<br />
income are included in the item Other administrative expenses.<br />
Pursuant to the group taxation rules introduced in <strong>Austria</strong> in 2005, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has formed a group <strong>of</strong> companies. Pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss transfer agreements<br />
have been concluded with 28 group members, tax compensation agreements have been reached with 16 companies and there are 4 joint<br />
control arrangements.<br />
other assets<br />
The components <strong>of</strong> this item are accounts receivable from deliveries <strong>of</strong> goods and the performance <strong>of</strong> services, tax claims and deferred tax assets.<br />
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Deposits from banks/customers, debt securities in issue<br />
These items are carried at amortised cost.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> debt securities in issue, any difference between the issue price and the amount repayable is amortised over the period to maturity.<br />
Long-term employee benefits and termination benefits<br />
Provisions for post-employment benefits are recognised using the projected unit credit method in accordance with IAS 19. Pursuant to IAS 19.93A,<br />
actuarial gains and losses are not recognised in income but directly in equity. Such gains and losses are stated in the table “Other comprehensive<br />
income”.<br />
Under a commitment to provide defined benefits, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG continues to recognise a pension provision for the entitlements <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
who retired before the pension reform as at 31 December 1999 became effective, and – as a special feature <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
staff regulations – for the future benefits, equivalent to those under mandatory insurance, earned by active employees and pensioners for whom<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has assumed the obligations <strong>of</strong> the mandatory pension insurance scheme pursuant to Section 5 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n General<br />
Social Insurance Act (ASVG).<br />
The following are also covered by the provision:<br />
• disability risk and rights to future benefits based on early retirement and pension entitlements <strong>of</strong> surviving dependants, to the extent that the<br />
pension fund benefit is insufficient,<br />
• rights to future benefits under commitments to provide direct benefits in individual service agreements,<br />
• rights to future benefits relating to additional pension payments for employees performing manual work.<br />
The present value <strong>of</strong> pension obligations and severance-payment obligations as well as anniversary bonuses is determined with due regard to<br />
internal service regulations, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the following actuarial assumptions:<br />
• discount rate/<strong>Austria</strong>: 5.00% p.a. (2009: 5.25% p.a.)<br />
• increases under collective bargaining agreements: 2.45% p.a. (2009: 2.45% p.a.); assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for employees and pensioners<br />
• career trends including regular salary increases under the current collective bargaining agreement for employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n banks and the<br />
effects <strong>of</strong> the transitional rules under the 2005 reform <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s staff regulations. The rate applied in calculating non-regular salary<br />
increases was 0.25% p.a. (2009: 0.25% p.a.); assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for employees.<br />
• no discount for staff turnover<br />
• retirement age: as a basis for calculation in respect <strong>of</strong> employees enjoying “permanent tenure” status in accordance with the internal agreement<br />
dated 30 December 1999 (as amended on 1 May 2007) on the payment <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> ASVG pension equivalent, the age <strong>of</strong> 60 for men and<br />
55 for women, with a transition to the retirement age <strong>of</strong> 65, has been taken into account. For all other employees, the new retirement age <strong>of</strong> 65<br />
for men and women has been taken into account in accordance with the applicable rules (2003 pension reform including transitional rules).<br />
If the corridor pension rule results in a lower retirement age, the lower age was used as retirement age.<br />
• 2008-P statistical tables <strong>of</strong> Aktuarverein Österreich (life-expectancy tables for salaried staff)<br />
No provisions are made for defined-contribution plans. Payments agreed to be made to a pension fund for defined-contribution plans are recognised<br />
as an expense.<br />
Insurance reserves<br />
Pursuant to IFRS 4, insurance contracts are contracts under which one party (the insurer) accepts significant insurance risk – i.e. risk, other than<br />
financial risk, to which the policy-holder is exposed on the basis <strong>of</strong> an uncertain event under contracts held by the policy-holder – from the policyholder.<br />
These reserves represent the obligations, calculated using actuarial methods, arising from insurance contracts within the meaning <strong>of</strong> IFRS 4.<br />
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Equity<br />
Equity is composed <strong>of</strong> paid-in capital, i.e., capital made available to the company by shareholders (subscribed capital plus capital reserves), and<br />
earned capital (retained earnings, foreign currency translation reserves, IAS 39 reserves, actuarial gains/losses, pr<strong>of</strong>it carried forward from the<br />
previous year, and net pr<strong>of</strong>it). The IAS 39 reserves include gains and losses on available-for-sale financial assets (available-for-sale reserve), which are<br />
not recognised in income, and those components <strong>of</strong> hedge accounting in accordance with IAS 39 which are not included in income (cash flow hedge<br />
reserve), after adjustment for deferred taxes. Since 1 January 2005, minority interests have been included in equity.<br />
Treasury shares held are deducted from equity. The difference between the price on a later sale <strong>of</strong> treasury shares and the related post-tax repurchase<br />
cost is recognised directly in equity.<br />
Net interest margin<br />
Interest income and interest expense is accrued and recognised as long as such interest is expected to be recoverable. Income mainly received as<br />
payment for the use <strong>of</strong> capital (usually calculated, like interest, on the basis <strong>of</strong> a specific term or on the amount receivable) is included in income<br />
similar to interest. This item also includes income and expenses from the trading portfolio arising from interest, accrued interest on debt instruments<br />
and funding costs relating to the trading portfolio. The net interest margin also includes interest income and interest expense from hedging activities<br />
and from derivatives.<br />
Net fees and commissions<br />
Net fees and commissions comprise income from services provided on a fee and commission basis, including trading-induced commission components,<br />
as well as expenses incurred for services provided by third parties and related to fee-earning business.<br />
Fees and commissions are recognised on an accrual basis. Securities trading commission is recognised at the time the service is rendered. Investment<br />
portfolio management fees, advisory fees and investment fund management fees are recognised on a pro-rata time basis. Fees included in amortised<br />
cost used to calculate effective interest rates are not included under fees and commissions; they are part <strong>of</strong> interest expense.<br />
Dividend income<br />
Dividends are recognised in the income statement in the financial year in which their payment was approved.<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading<br />
This item shows the realised and unrealised results from measuring all financial instruments <strong>of</strong> the trading portfolio at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
using the mark-to-market method. Income and expenses from derivatives relating to the trading portfolio are not included. Such income and expenses<br />
are partly included in the net interest margin and partly in the net change in financial assets and liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss.<br />
Gains and losses on disposals <strong>of</strong> financial instruments<br />
This item shows the results from disposals <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets, held-to-maturity investments and financial<br />
liabilities. Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> financial assets held for trading and on financial instruments at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss are not<br />
included.<br />
Gains and losses on financial assets/liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
This item includes gains and losses on financial assets and financial liabilities as well as the results from the measurement <strong>of</strong> these items at their fair<br />
values.<br />
Impairment losses on loans/Impairment losses on other financial transactions<br />
These items include writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans, write-<strong>of</strong>fs and additions to provisions for guarantees and commitments, and income from writebacks as well<br />
as recoveries <strong>of</strong> loans previously written <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
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Impairment/write-backs on property, plant and equipment and on intangible assets<br />
Writedowns on assets held under finance leases are part <strong>of</strong> this item.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates<br />
Dividends received from associates are included in the item Dividend income.<br />
Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill<br />
Impairment losses on goodwill reflect the results <strong>of</strong> the impairment test performed on an annual basis.<br />
Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments<br />
This item includes gains/losses on the disposal <strong>of</strong> investments in property and other assets.<br />
Repo transactions<br />
Securities received in a transaction that entails a contractual obligation to sell them at a later date or delivered under a contractual obligation to repurchase<br />
are neither recognised nor derecognised. In respect <strong>of</strong> securities purchased under an agreement to resell, the consideration is recog nised as a<br />
loan to customers or banks, or as an asset held for trading. In respect <strong>of</strong> securities held under a repurchase agreement, the liability is recognised as<br />
due to banks or customers, or as an HfT financial liability.<br />
Revenue from these loans, being the coupons accrued on the securities and the difference between the sale/purchase and resale/repurchase prices,<br />
is recognised in pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss through interest income and expenses on an accrual basis. These transactions can only be <strong>of</strong>fset if, and only if, they are<br />
carried out with the same counterparty and provided that such <strong>of</strong>fset is provided for in the underlying contracts.<br />
Risk and uncertainty due to use <strong>of</strong> estimated figures<br />
The IFRSs require that management provide valuations, estimates and projections in the context <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> accounting principles and the<br />
carrying amount <strong>of</strong> assets, liabilities, expenses and revenue. Estimates and related projections based on experience and other factors judged to be<br />
reasonably included were used to estimate the carrying value <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities not readily obtainable from other sources.<br />
The processes adopted support the values recognised at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>. Valuation was particularly complex given the continuing macroeconomic<br />
and market situation which was characterised by the volatility <strong>of</strong> financial indicators used in the valuation process and by credit impairment.<br />
The parameters and information used to check the mentioned values were therefore significantly affected by the above factors, which could change<br />
rapidly in ways that cannot currently be foreseen, so that further effects on future balance sheet values cannot be ruled out.<br />
Estimates and projections are regularly reviewed. Any changes arising from these reviews are recognised in the period in which they are carried out,<br />
provided that they concern that period. If the reappraisal concerns both current and future periods, it is recognised in both current and future periods<br />
as appropriate. Estimates used in the consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group related mainly to goodwill, provisions for risks and<br />
charges, and the calculation <strong>of</strong> impairment losses.<br />
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A.6 – Impairment test<br />
Goodwill: annual changes (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Opening balance 3,415 3,595<br />
Goodwill arising out <strong>of</strong> acquisitions made in the year – –<br />
Permanent reductions (impairment) –378 –19<br />
Disposals – –<br />
Net exchange differences 184 –274<br />
Transfer to/from non-current assets held for sale – 113<br />
Other changes 4 –<br />
closing balance 3,225 3,415<br />
The main changes in accumulated goodwill in <strong>2010</strong> were:<br />
• Impairment loss on goodwill relating to JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong>, Kazakhstan: – € 359 m<br />
• Net exchange differences due to currency appreciation: € 184 m<br />
In compliance with IFRS 3 and in conjunction with IAS 36 and IAS 38 the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite useful lives<br />
allocated to cash-generating units (CGUs) was tested for impairment as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The cash-generating unit represents the lowest level within the Group at which the goodwill is allocated for management purposes. Goodwill recognised<br />
is an intangible asset representing the future economic benefits arising from those assets acquired in a business combination which are not<br />
individually identified and separately recognised.<br />
In <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, business segments defined for segment reporting purposes are presented as cash-generating units. Within a business segment,<br />
significant legal entities or all entities in a specific country are considered to be separate cash-generating units.<br />
Impairment test – cash-generating units (€ m)<br />
gOOdWill<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Other<br />
iNtaNgibles 1) tOtal gOOdWill<br />
Other<br />
iNtaNgibles 1) tOtal<br />
retail – – – – – –<br />
private banking 39 – 39 39 – 39<br />
Schoellerbank 39 – 39 39 – 39<br />
corporate & investment banking 51 – 51 95 – 95<br />
Russia 51 – 51 47 – 47<br />
CAIB 2) – – – 48 – 48<br />
central eastern europe 3,088 76 3,164 3,272 70 3,342<br />
eu member states<br />
Baltics – – – 9 – 9<br />
Bulgaria 159 – 159 159 – 159<br />
Czech Republic 311 – 311 304 – 304<br />
Hungary 118 – 118 118 – 118<br />
Romania 139 – 139 140 – 140<br />
Slovakia 88 – 88 88 – 88<br />
Other<br />
Bosnia 39 – 39 39 – 39<br />
Croatia 52 – 52 52 – 52<br />
Kazakhstan 481 49 530 762 43 805<br />
Russia 785 – 785 742 – 742<br />
Serbia 20 – 20 22 – 22<br />
Turkey 399 – 399 379 – 379<br />
Ukraine 497 28 525 457 27 484<br />
corporate center 47 – 47 9 – 9<br />
tOtal<br />
1) Indefinite useful life<br />
3,225 76 3,301 3,415 70 3,485<br />
2) CAIB goodwill in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sold. Goodwill reflected in Corporate Center.<br />
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A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
The annual impairment test <strong>of</strong> goodwill, as required by IAS 36, is carried out as at the end <strong>of</strong> each reporting period. In addition, impairment tests are<br />
performed again whenever there is an indication that goodwill may be impaired.<br />
The carrying amount <strong>of</strong> a cash-generating unit is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> pro-rata equity and the carrying amount <strong>of</strong> goodwill allocated to that unit.<br />
The recoverable amount relating to each CGU is the value in use and is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> future cash flows expected from each CGU to<br />
which goodwill has been allocated.<br />
The 2011 budgets, on which the following valuation calculations are based, were adopted or taken note <strong>of</strong> by the management <strong>of</strong> the respective<br />
business units and by the Management Board and Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, respectively.<br />
According to current information available to the Management Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, the assumptions for the years 2012 to 2019 are in line with<br />
probable developments at the respective business units (cash-generating units). Given the imponderable nature <strong>of</strong> future economic trends, actual<br />
developments may also differ from, and be significantly worse than, these assumptions.<br />
For the fair value calculation the Standard UniCredit Group Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Model (3-phase model) was employed throughout the<br />
Group using the following assumptions:<br />
• Phase 1 (<strong>2010</strong>): the figures are based on year-end projections for net pr<strong>of</strong>it and risk-weighted assets <strong>of</strong> the respective cash-generating units.<br />
• Phase 2 (2011–2019)<br />
– Phase 2a – planning period (2011–2015): the 2011 budget figures for net pr<strong>of</strong>it and RWAs were used for 2011, and multi-year planning figures<br />
were used for subsequent years. The figures are based on economic assumptions determined by the CEE Strategic Analysis unit.<br />
– Phase 2b (2016–2019): in this phase the growth rates <strong>of</strong> net income and risk-weighted assets converge towards 2%, reflecting the expected<br />
long-term growth potential <strong>of</strong> the euro area. In accordance with IAS 36, the growth rate was capped (net income/risk-weighted assets in 2015).<br />
The discount rate in the form <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> equity (Ke) declines to the corresponding terminal value level.<br />
• Phase 3 – perpetual annuity: calculation <strong>of</strong> the present value <strong>of</strong> a perpetual annuity on the assumption <strong>of</strong> a long-term growth rate which takes the<br />
sustained long-term economic growth expected by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for the euro area into account (2%).<br />
Phases 1 and 2a are the results <strong>of</strong> a detailed planning process which does not exceed the 5-year horizon in accordance with IAS 36. The purpose <strong>of</strong><br />
phase 2b is to illustrate the expected long-term convergence <strong>of</strong> growth rates in these markets to those in Europe.<br />
Calculation <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
The expected cash flows are discounted at the country-specific rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital, which is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the long-term risk-free<br />
interest rate <strong>of</strong> the local currency, the debt risk premium and the UniCredit equity risk premium.<br />
• risk-free rate: Calculation is based on the historical average (6 years) <strong>of</strong> the 5-year swap rate in local currency. If no swap rate was available, the<br />
most liquid and comparable interbank rate (with a 3-month tenor) was used.<br />
• risk premium for debt: This is the country risk premium calculated as the historical average (6 years) <strong>of</strong> the 5-year credit default swap paid by the<br />
country (given the lack <strong>of</strong> time series in certain countries we considered a shorter time period or the asset swap spread <strong>of</strong> a benchmark government<br />
bond).<br />
• risk premium for equity: This is calculated using the option pricing model and is based on the historical volatility <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit share price.<br />
• terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity: Calculations are based on the methodology <strong>of</strong> the Group applied to a sample <strong>of</strong> European banks (peers), but instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> applying the tenor <strong>of</strong> 5 years the 10-year CDS and the 10-year risk-free rate is used.<br />
The terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity <strong>of</strong> those CGUs operating in countries expected to enter the euro area by 2018 was set equal to the average for<br />
European banks with low exposure to CEE countries (11%). For the other CGUs the terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity was set equal to 12.5%, in line<br />
with the European banks having an important exposure to Central and Eastern Europe. A rate <strong>of</strong> 10.55% was used for cash-generating units classified<br />
as West European CGUs.<br />
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We should also stress that the parameters and the information used to test goodwill impairment are significantly influenced by the macroeconomic<br />
environment and market conditions, which can be subject to rapid unforeseeable changes, possibly leading to very different results as compared to<br />
those used for the <strong>2010</strong> consolidated financial statements.<br />
A sensitivity analysis was carried out for selected CEE CGUs (see table below; for the other CEE CGUs the results <strong>of</strong> the sensitivity analysis are not<br />
significant because there is no goodwill). This involved changing the cost <strong>of</strong> equity or the terminal value growth rate so that the fair value <strong>of</strong> the CGU<br />
equals the respective carrying amount.<br />
subsidiary chaNge iN Ke (perceNtage pOiNts) chaNge iN cagr (perceNtage pOiNts)<br />
Kazakhstan n.m. n.m. 1)<br />
Ukraine 0.87% –1.24%<br />
Turkey 3.83% –11.00%<br />
Serbia & Montenegro 2.30% –4.50%<br />
Slovakia n.m. n.m. 1)<br />
Russia 2.07% –4.68%<br />
Romania 6.40% n.m. 2)<br />
Hungary 5.14% –15.06%<br />
Czech Republic 4.20% –14.27%<br />
Bulgaria 12.62% n.m. 2)<br />
Bosnia 3.95% –14.54%<br />
Croatia 1.86% –4.11%<br />
1) No significant result due to fair value close or equal to carrying amount.<br />
2) In view <strong>of</strong> the high pr<strong>of</strong>itability, the results <strong>of</strong> the sensitivity analysis are not significant.<br />
A.7 – Group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies and changes in the group <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in <strong>2010</strong><br />
Consolidated companies<br />
Opening balance 97<br />
additions 35<br />
Newly established companies 3<br />
Companies newly added to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies 32<br />
disposals 8<br />
Companies sold or liquidated 6<br />
Mergers 2<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 124<br />
Companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method<br />
Opening balance 16<br />
Additions 1<br />
Disposals –<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 17<br />
Companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
Opening balance 19<br />
additions 6<br />
Newly established companies 1<br />
Newly added companies 5<br />
disposals –<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 25<br />
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Effects <strong>of</strong> changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
in the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position at 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
The following table shows the aggregate balance sheet total <strong>of</strong> companies added to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies in <strong>2010</strong>. The disposal <strong>of</strong><br />
companies is almost entirely reflected in the items Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale and Liabilities included in<br />
disposal groups classified as held for sale.<br />
Assets (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Of Which:<br />
additiONs iN <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Cash and cash balances 3,030 19 3,213<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 4,304 1 4,137<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 304 1 235<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 17,544 39 10,826<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 4,446 – 5,067<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 19,749 339 23,076<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 130,093 23 123,602<br />
Hedging derivatives 2,449 – 151<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) 44 – –<br />
Investments in associates and joint ventures 2,518 39 2,426<br />
Insurance reserves attributable to reinsurers – – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment 2,553 274 2,273<br />
<strong>of</strong> which held for investment 479 – 369<br />
Intangible assets 3,751 2 3,938<br />
<strong>of</strong> which goodwill 3,225 – 3,415<br />
Tax assets 1,254 2 1,330<br />
a) current tax assets 248 – 309<br />
b) deferred tax assets 1,006 2 1,021<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale 2 – 13,210<br />
Other assets 1,008 68 975<br />
tOtal assets 193,049 808 194,459<br />
Liabilities and equity (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Of Which:<br />
additiONs iN <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Deposits from banks 33,130 132 33,362<br />
Deposits from customers 100,284 75 97,041<br />
Debt securities in issue 27,555 315 28,822<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 2,448 – 915<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 1,651 – 1,967<br />
Hedging derivatives 2,909 – 219<br />
Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items (+/–) – – –<br />
Tax liabilities 543 7 552<br />
a) current tax liabilities 126 2 96<br />
b) deferred tax liabilities 417 5 456<br />
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale – – 10,492<br />
Other liabilities 2,575 151 2,372<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 4,297 11 4,167<br />
a) post-retirement benefit obligations 3,791 4 3,677<br />
b) other provisions 506 7 490<br />
Insurance reserves 183 – 162<br />
Equity 17,475 117 14,388<br />
<strong>of</strong> which non-controlling interests (+/–) 546 – 539<br />
tOtal liabilities aNd equity 193,049 808 194,459<br />
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A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
Additions<br />
Newly established companies<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy dOmicile additiON as at<br />
Uctam Baltics SIA Riga 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Uctam upravljanje d.o.o. Ljubljana 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Uctam Ru Limited Liability Company Moscow 1 Nov. <strong>2010</strong><br />
The objects <strong>of</strong> the Uctam companies are to acquire, manage, administer and sell equity interests, properties and other business assets, especially <strong>of</strong> or<br />
from real estate projects and other business undertakings, deriving from debt restructuring.<br />
Companies newly added to the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy dOmicile additiON as at<br />
ATF Finance JSC Almaty 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
ATF Inkassatsiya Ltd Almaty 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH & Co Beta Vermietungs OG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte Praha, spol.s.r.o. Prague 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA GVG-Holding GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Immo-Gewinnscheinfonds1 Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Private Equity GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Client Investment GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Immobilien-Kapitalanlage GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
“Cafu” Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co OG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Cards & Systems EDV-Dienstleistungs GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Diners Club Slovakia s.r.o. Bratislava 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Europe Investment Fund Budapest Budapest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
GUS Consulting GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Human Resources Service and Development GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Immobilien Rating GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
IVONA Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Kaiserwasser Errichtungs- u. BetriebsgesmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KLEA ZS-Immobilienvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KLEA ZS-Liegenschaftsvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KSG Karten Verrechnungs- und Servicegesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Limited Liability Company “AI Line” Moscow 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
LLC “Special-purpose investm.build.asset man.comp.Ukrsots Real Estate” Kiev 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
M.A.I.L Beteiligungsmanagement Ges. m.b.H. & Co KG Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
M.A.I.L Finanzberatung Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Real Invest Immobilien GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Sas-Real Ingatlanüzemelteto es Kezelo Kft. Budapest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Schoellerbank Invest AG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities Romania SA Bucharest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong> Savjetovanje d.o.o. Zagreb 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, all controlled companies with total assets <strong>of</strong> over € 500 thsd that are members <strong>of</strong> the banking group which is under regulatory supervision, and all controlled companies with total assets<br />
<strong>of</strong> over € 10 m that are members <strong>of</strong> the group <strong>of</strong> non-banks under regulatory supervision were included. The consolidation perimeter in accordance with IFRSs was thereby brought in line with the<br />
consolidation perimeter under regulatory supervision.<br />
Companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy dOmicile additiON as at<br />
Yapı Kredi Diversified Payment Rights Finance George Town 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
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A – Accounting policies (CoNTINuED)<br />
Companies newly added to those accounted for under the equity method<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy dOmicile additiON as at<br />
Anger Machining GmbH Traun 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Credanti Holding Limited Nicosia 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Forstinger Handels und Service GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Papcel a.s. Litovel 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Wien Mitte Immobilien GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Multiplus Card d.o.o. Zagreb 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Disposals<br />
Companies sold or liquidated<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy dOmicile dispOsal as at selliNg price<br />
CAIB Securities AT Kiev 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong> –<br />
Domus Bistro GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong> € 73,559.03<br />
Open saving pensions fund OTAN JSC Almaty 12 March <strong>2010</strong> € 18,203,889<br />
UniCredit CAIB UK Ltd. London 19 May <strong>2010</strong> liquidated<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG Vienna 1 June <strong>2010</strong> € 5,942 m<br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. London 31 May <strong>2010</strong> *)<br />
*) Included in the price for which UniCredit CAIB AG was sold.<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the reorganisation <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing business within UniCredit Group, the companies UniCredit CAIB and<br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. were sold to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Germany. The transaction<br />
was carried out within UniCredit Group, IFRS 3 was therefore not applied. The results generated by the two subsidiaries until 31 May <strong>2010</strong> are<br />
included in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group’s results. The gain on the sale is recognised directly in equity.<br />
Mergers<br />
Name Of merged cOmpaNy dOmicile Name Of absOrbed cOmpaNy dOmicile merger<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Savjetovanje d.o.o. Zagreb Zaba Turizam DOO Zagreb 30 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Zaba Turizam DOO Zagreb Marketing Zagrebacke <strong>Bank</strong>e doo Zagreb 30 Oct. <strong>2010</strong><br />
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B – Notes to the income statement<br />
B.1 – Interest income/Interest expense 112<br />
B.2 – Fee and commission income/<br />
Fee and commission expense 113<br />
B.3 – Dividend income and similar revenue 113<br />
B.4 – Gains and losses on financial assets and<br />
liabilities held for trading 114<br />
B.5 – Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting 114<br />
B.6 – Gains and losses on disposals/repurchases 115<br />
B.7 – Net change in financial assets and liabilities<br />
at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 115<br />
B.8 – Impairment losses 116<br />
B.9 – Premium earned (net) – breakdown 116<br />
B.10 – Other income (net) from insurance business 117<br />
B.11 – Payroll 117<br />
B.12 – Other administrative expenses 118<br />
B.13 – Net provisions for risks and charges 118<br />
B.14 – Impairment on property, plant and equipment 118<br />
B.15 – Impairment on intangible assets 118<br />
B.16 – Other net operating income 119<br />
B.17 – Pr<strong>of</strong>it (Loss) <strong>of</strong> associates 119<br />
B.18 – Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments 120<br />
B.19 – Income tax from continuing operations 120<br />
B.20 – Earnings per share 120<br />
B.21 – Appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its 120<br />
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B – Notes to the income statement (CoNTINuED)<br />
B.1 – Interest income/Interest expense<br />
Interest income and similar revenues (€ m)<br />
debt securities lOaNs<br />
Interest expense and similar charges (€ m)<br />
depOsits securities<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Other<br />
traNsactiONs tOtal tOtal<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 113 – 110 223 230<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 8 – – 8 16<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 523 – – 523 418<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 297 – – 297 442<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – 286 – 286 593<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 61 6,420 – 6,480 7,636<br />
Hedging derivatives X X 564 564 636<br />
Other assets X X 5 5 13<br />
tOtal 1,001 6,706 680 8,386 9,984<br />
Within this item, total interest income from financial assets that are not at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss was € 7,068 m (2009: € 8,684 m).<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Other<br />
traNsactiONs tOtal tOtal<br />
Deposits from central banks –17 X – –17 –121<br />
Deposits from banks –707 X – –707 – 988<br />
Deposits from customers –2,082 X – –2,082 –2,949<br />
Debt securities in issue X –809 – –809 –1,101<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading – –1 – 90 – 91 –40<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – –28 – –28 –33<br />
Other liabilities X X –1 –1 –2<br />
Hedging derivatives X X –108 –108 –16<br />
tOtal –2,805 –838 –199 –3,843 –5,250<br />
Within this item, total interest expense for liabilities that are not at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss was € 3,616 m (2009: € 5,103 m).<br />
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B – Notes to the income statement (CoNTINuED)<br />
B.2 – Fee and commission income/Fee and commission expense<br />
Fee and commission income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
guarantees given 203 195<br />
credit derivatives 5 2<br />
management, brokerage and consultancy services: 831 744<br />
securities trading 63 41<br />
currency trading 262 243<br />
segregated accounts 187 166<br />
custody and administration <strong>of</strong> securities 107 103<br />
custodian bank 58 38<br />
placement <strong>of</strong> securities 29 39<br />
client instructions 9 18<br />
advisory 30 31<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> third party services 87 65<br />
collection and payment services 781 886<br />
securitisation servicing – –<br />
factoring 33 25<br />
tax collection services – –<br />
management <strong>of</strong> multilateral trading facilities – –<br />
management <strong>of</strong> current accounts 209 149<br />
Other services 400 244<br />
tOtal 2,463 2,245<br />
Fee and commission expense (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
guarantees received –37 –27<br />
credit derivatives –37 –43<br />
management, brokerage and consultancy services: –119 – 96<br />
trading in financial instruments –9 –11<br />
currency trading –1 –4<br />
portfolio management –24 –17<br />
custody and administration <strong>of</strong> securities –51 –44<br />
placement <strong>of</strong> financial instruments –3 –2<br />
<strong>of</strong>f-site distribution <strong>of</strong> financial instruments, products and services –31 –18<br />
collection and payment services –229 –193<br />
Other services –50 –54<br />
tOtal –472 –414<br />
B.3 – Dividend income and similar revenue<br />
diVideNds<br />
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iNcOme frOm uNits iN<br />
iNVestmeNt fuNds diVideNds<br />
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iNcOme frOm uNits iN<br />
iNVestmeNt fuNds<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 1 – 3 –<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 13 8 22 2<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – 8<br />
Investments 9 X 22 X<br />
tOtal 23 8 46 11<br />
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B.4 – Gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held for trading (€ m)<br />
uNrealised<br />
prOfits<br />
realised<br />
prOfits<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
uNrealised<br />
lOsses<br />
2009<br />
realised<br />
lOsses Net prOfit Net prOfit<br />
financial assets held for trading 201 511 – 96 –322 295 324<br />
Debt securities 35 112 –28 –25 95 274<br />
Equity instruments 68 23 –67 –19 5 7<br />
Units in investment funds – – – – – 16<br />
Loans – – – – – –<br />
Other 97 376 –1 –278 194 27<br />
financial liabilities held for trading 3 3 –10 –8 –11 –2<br />
Debt securities – – – – – –<br />
Deposits – – – – – 1<br />
Other 3 3 –10 –8 –11 –3<br />
Other financial assets and liabilities: exchange differences x x x x 162 16<br />
derivatives 640 514 –544 –570 –145 –9<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 637 503 –503 –569 –117 –41<br />
on debt securities and interest rates 544 476 –477 –532 11 –407<br />
on equity securities and share indices 82 3 –19 –11 56 37<br />
on currency and gold X X X X –184 316<br />
other 11 24 –8 –27 – 12<br />
Credit derivatives 2 11 –41 –1 –28 32<br />
tOtal 843 1,029 –650 –899 301 329<br />
B.5 – Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
gains on:<br />
Fair value hedging instruments 9 4<br />
Hedged asset items (in fair value hedge relationship) 17 1<br />
Hedged liability items (in fair value hedge relationship) – –<br />
Cash-flow hedging derivatives – –<br />
total gains on hedging activities 26 5<br />
losses on:<br />
Fair value hedging instruments –22 –4<br />
Hedged asset items (in fair value hedge relationship) –5 –1<br />
Hedged liability items (in fair value hedge relationship) –1 –<br />
total losses on hedging activities –28 –5<br />
Net hedgiNg result –2 –0<br />
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B – Notes to the income statement (CoNTINuED)<br />
B.6 – Gains and losses on disposals/repurchases<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
gaiNs lOsses Net prOfit gaiNs lOsses Net prOfit<br />
financial assets<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – – – – – –<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 21 –19 3 8 –3 5<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 54 –14 40 247 –125 123<br />
Debt securities 23 –13 10 51 –46 5<br />
Equity instruments 28 –1 27 191 –70 121<br />
Units in investment funds 3 – 3 5 –9 –4<br />
Loans – – – – – –<br />
Held-to-maturity investments 2 –2 –1 – –2 –2<br />
tOtal assets 77 –34 43 256 –130 126<br />
financial liabilities<br />
Deposits with banks – – – – – –<br />
Deposits with customers – – – – – –<br />
Debt securities in issue – – – – – –<br />
tOtal liabilities – – – – – –<br />
tOtal 77 –34 43 256 –130 126<br />
B.7 – Net change in financial assets and liabilities at fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (€ m)<br />
uNrealised<br />
prOfits<br />
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uNrealised<br />
lOsses<br />
realised<br />
lOsses Net prOfit Net prOfit<br />
financial assets 24 22 –2 –3 42 –5<br />
Debt securities 2 2 –1 –2 1 6<br />
Equity instruments – – – – – –<br />
Units in investment funds 22 20 –1 –1 41 –11<br />
Loans – – – – – –<br />
financial liabilities 49 2 –23 –5 23 –189<br />
Debt securities 49 2 –23 –5 23 –188<br />
Deposits from banks – – – – – –<br />
Deposits from customers – – – – – –<br />
financial assets and liabilities in foreign currency:<br />
exchange differences x x x x<br />
credit and financial derivatives 23 5 –64 –2 –39 188<br />
tOtal 96 29 –89 –9 27 –6<br />
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B.8 – Impairment losses<br />
Impairment losses on loans (€ m)<br />
specific<br />
Write-dOWNs Write-bacKs<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Write-Offs Other pOrtfOliO specific pOrtfOliO tOtal tOtal<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – –2 – 19 – 17 –4<br />
Loans and receivables with customers –59 –2,735 –207 1,009 139 –1,854 –2,248<br />
tOtal –59 –2,737 –207 1,028 139 –1,837 –2,252<br />
Impairment losses on available-for-sale financial assets (€ m)<br />
Impairment losses on other financial transactions (€ m)<br />
specific<br />
Write-dOWNs Write-bacKs<br />
Write-dOWNs Write-bacKs<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Write-Offs Other pOrtfOliO specific pOrtfOliO tOtal tOtal<br />
Guarantees given – –34 –6 36 3 –1 –16<br />
Credit derivatives – – – – – – –<br />
Commitments to disburse funds – –12 –1 7 2 –4 –<br />
Other transactions – – – – – – –3<br />
tOtal – –46 –7 43 5 –5 –20<br />
specific<br />
Write-Offs Other specific tOtal tOtal<br />
Debt securities –7 –5 4 –8 –10<br />
Equity instruments – – X – –1<br />
Units in investment funds –1 – – –1 –14<br />
Loans to banks – – – – –<br />
Loans to customers – – – – –<br />
tOtal –8 –5 4 –9 –26<br />
B.9 – Premium earned (net) – breakdown<br />
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<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
iNdirect<br />
busiNess tOtal tOtal<br />
life business<br />
Gross premiums written (+) 12 – 12 16<br />
Reinsurance premiums paid (–) –3 – –3 –1<br />
total 9 – 9 15<br />
Non-life business<br />
Gross premiums written (+) 146 – 146 100<br />
Reinsurance premiums paid (–) –26 – –26 –25<br />
Change in gross value <strong>of</strong> premium reserve (+/–) –11 – –11 –1<br />
Change in provision for unearned premiums ceded to reinsurers (–/+) – – – –2<br />
total 108 1 109 72<br />
tOtal Net premiums 117 1 118 87<br />
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B.10 – other income (net) from insurance business<br />
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<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net change in insurance provisions –2 7<br />
Claims paid pertaining to the year –100 – 93<br />
Other income and expense from insurance business 7 5<br />
tOtal – 95 –82<br />
B.11 – Payroll<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
employees –1,895 –1,846<br />
Wages and salaries –1,374 –1,347<br />
Social charges –276 –265<br />
Severance pay – –<br />
Social security costs –47 –42<br />
Allocation to employee severance pay provision – –1<br />
Provision for retirement payments and similar provisions –246 –227<br />
Defined contribution –4 –3<br />
Defined benefit –243 –223<br />
Payments to external pension funds –30 –28<br />
Defined contribution –28 –27<br />
Defined benefit –2 –1<br />
Costs related to share-based payments –1 –4<br />
Other employee benefits –60 –83<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> compensation *) 139 150<br />
Others –37 –52<br />
tOtal –1,931 –1,898<br />
*) This includes recovery <strong>of</strong> staff costs relating to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> employees who are not active within the Group.<br />
Defined-benefit company retirement funds: total costs (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
pension and similar funds allowances – with defined benefits<br />
Current service cost –51 –37<br />
Interest cost –186 –181<br />
Expected return on plan assets – –<br />
Net actuarial gain/loss recognised in the year –5 –7<br />
Past service cost – –<br />
Gains/losses on curtailments and settlements – 1<br />
expeNses recOgNised iN staff expeNse –243 –223<br />
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B.12 – other administrative expenses<br />
B.13 – Net provisions for risks and charges<br />
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<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
reallOcatiON<br />
surplus tOtal tOtal<br />
Other provisions<br />
Legal disputes –115 7 –108 –53<br />
Staff costs – – – –<br />
Other –48 20 –28 –61<br />
tOtal –163 27 –136 –114<br />
B.14 – Impairment on property, plant and equipment<br />
depreciatiON<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
impairmeNt<br />
lOsses Write-bacKs Net prOfit<br />
property, plant and equipment<br />
Owned –207 –3 11 –199 –218<br />
used in the business –200 –2 11 –192 –210<br />
held for investment –7 –1 – –8 –8<br />
finance lease –1 – – –1 –3<br />
used in the business –1 – – –1 –3<br />
held for investment – – – – –<br />
tOtal –208 –3 11 –200 –221<br />
B.15 – Impairment on intangible assets<br />
amOrtisatiON<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
impairmeNt<br />
lOsses Write-bacKs Net prOfit<br />
intangible assets<br />
Owned –113 – 1 –112 –112<br />
generated internally by the company –6 – – –6 –6<br />
other –107 – 1 –106 –106<br />
finance leases – – – – –<br />
tOtal –113 – 1 –112 –112<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
indirect taxes and duties –77 –30<br />
miscellaneous costs and expenses –1,454 –1,364<br />
Advertising, marketing and communication –126 –109<br />
Expenses related to credit risk –35 –21<br />
Expenses related to personnel –60 –52<br />
Information and communication technology expenses –383 –399<br />
Consulting and pr<strong>of</strong>essional services –69 –64<br />
Real estate expenses –332 –326<br />
Other functioning costs –448 –393<br />
tOtal –1,531 –1,394<br />
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B – Notes to the income statement (CoNTINuED)<br />
B.16 – other net operating income<br />
Other operating expenses (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Costs for operating leases – –<br />
Reclassification <strong>of</strong> gains/losses associated with cash flow hedges <strong>of</strong> non-financial assets or<br />
liabilities from equity to pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss (IAS 39, paragraph 98a) – –<br />
Non-deductible tax and other fiscal charges –1 –2<br />
Writedowns on improvements <strong>of</strong> goods owned by third parties –2 –1<br />
Costs related to the specific service <strong>of</strong> financial leasing – –<br />
Other –108 –82<br />
tOtal Other OperatiNg expeNses –111 –85<br />
Other operating income (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
recovery <strong>of</strong> costs 2 2<br />
Other income 279 289<br />
Revenue from administrative services 130 167<br />
Reclassification <strong>of</strong> valuation reserve relating to cash-flow hedging <strong>of</strong> non-financial assets/liabilities – –<br />
Revenues from rentals <strong>of</strong> real estate investments (net <strong>of</strong> operating direct costs) 16 15<br />
Revenues from operating leases 2 1<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> miscellaneous costs paid in previous years 2 2<br />
Revenues from finance lease activities – –<br />
Others 129 105<br />
tOtal Other OperatiNg iNcOme 281 291<br />
Other Net OperatiNg iNcOme 169 207<br />
B.17 – Pr<strong>of</strong>it (Loss) <strong>of</strong> associates<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
companies subject to significant influence<br />
income 146 162<br />
Revaluations 144 148 *)<br />
Gains on disposal 2 14<br />
Writebacks – –<br />
Other gains – –<br />
expense –20 –78<br />
Writedowns –18 –59 *)<br />
Impairment losses –3 –18<br />
Losses on disposal – –2<br />
Other negative changes – –<br />
tOtal 126 84<br />
*) Figures for 2009 adjusted to changes in presentation.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
B – Notes to the income statement (CoNTINuED)<br />
B.18 – Gains and losses on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
property<br />
Gains on disposal 20 7<br />
Losses on disposal –2 –1<br />
Other assets<br />
Gains on disposal 19 19<br />
Losses on disposal –3 –1<br />
tOtal 33 24<br />
B.19 – Income tax from continuing operations<br />
(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Current tax (–) –356 –248<br />
Adjustment to current tax <strong>of</strong> prior years (+/–) 31 24<br />
Reduction <strong>of</strong> current tax for the year (+) 5 3<br />
Changes to deferred tax assets (+/–) – 70<br />
Changes to deferred tax liabilities (+/–) –28 –30<br />
tax expeNse fOr the year (–) –348 –182<br />
Reconciliation <strong>of</strong> theoretical tax charge to actual tax charge (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
total pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss before tax from continuing operations 1,146 1,335<br />
Applicable tax rate 25% 25%<br />
theoretical tax –286 –334<br />
Different tax rates 70 69<br />
Non-taxable income 6 61<br />
Non-deductible expenses – 94 –61<br />
Prior years and changes in tax rates 13 37<br />
a) effects on current tax 14 13<br />
b) effects on deferred tax –1 23<br />
Valuation adjustments and non-recognition <strong>of</strong> deferred taxes 27 46<br />
Amortisation <strong>of</strong> goodwill –84 –1<br />
Non-taxable foreign income 1 –<br />
Other differences – 1<br />
recOgNised taxes ON iNcOme –348 –182<br />
effective tax rate 30.4% 13.6%<br />
B.20 – Earnings per share<br />
During the reporting period, no financial instruments with a dilutive effect on the bearer shares were outstanding. Therefore basic earnings per share in<br />
accordance with IAS 33 equal diluted earnings per share in accordance with IAS 33. Earnings per share are calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the average<br />
number <strong>of</strong> shares outstanding (<strong>2010</strong>: 226.3 million shares; 2009: 202.0 million shares).<br />
B.21 – Appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
The pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the financial year beginning on 1 January <strong>2010</strong> and ending on 31 December <strong>2010</strong> was € 233,844.67.<br />
The pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from the previous year was € 2,080,320.08. Thus the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for distribution was € 2,314,164.75. The Management<br />
Board proposes to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting that no dividend be paid on the share capital <strong>of</strong> € 1,681,033,521.40 and that the total pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 2,314,164.75 available for distribution be carried forward to new account.<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position<br />
Assets<br />
C.1 – Cash and cash balances 124<br />
C.2 – <strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 124<br />
C.3 – <strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 125<br />
C.4 – Available-for-sale financial assets 125<br />
C.5 – Held-to-maturity investments 126<br />
C.6 – Loans and receivables with banks 126<br />
C.7 – Loans and receivables with customers 127<br />
C.8 – Hedging derivatives 127<br />
C.9 – Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items 128<br />
C.10 – Equity investments 128<br />
C.11 – Property, plant and equipment 129<br />
C.12 – Intangible assets 131<br />
C.13 – Tax assets 132<br />
C.14 – Non-current assets and disposal groups<br />
classified as held for sale 132<br />
C.15 – Other assets 133<br />
Liabilities and equity<br />
C.16 – Deposits from banks 133<br />
C.17 – Deposits from customers 133<br />
C.18 – Debt securities in issue 134<br />
C.19 – <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading 134<br />
C.20 – <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss 134<br />
C.21 – Hedging derivatives 135<br />
C.22 – Deferred tax liabilities 135<br />
C.23 – Liabilities included in disposal groups<br />
classified as held for sale 135<br />
C.24 – Other liabilities 136<br />
C.25 – Provisions for risks and charges 136<br />
C.26 – Equity 137<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.1 – Cash and cash balances<br />
C.2 – <strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
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(€ m)<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
financial assets (non-derivatives) 625 1,246 15 1,171 1,119 213<br />
Debt securities 604 1,245 14 1,151 1,119 23<br />
Structured securities 11 – – 6 – –<br />
Other debt securities 593 1,245 14 1,145 1,119 23<br />
Equity instruments 9 1 1 11 – 2<br />
Units in investment funds 11 1 – 9 1 187<br />
Loans – – – – – –<br />
Reverse repos – – – – – –<br />
Other – – – – – –<br />
derivative instruments 1 2,378 39 3 1,593 38<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 1 2,374 39 3 1,592 37<br />
Trading 1 2,374 39 3 1,592 35<br />
Related to fair value option – – – – – –<br />
Other – – – – – 2<br />
Credit derivatives – 4 – – – 1<br />
Trading – 4 – – – 1<br />
Related to fair value option – – – – – –<br />
Other – – – – – –<br />
tOtal 626 3,625 54 1,174 2,712 250<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Cash 1,325 1,265<br />
Demand deposits with central banks 1,705 1,948<br />
tOtal 3,030 3,213<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.3 – <strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
This item shows assets in respect <strong>of</strong> which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> used the option to designate financial instruments as at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in<br />
order to avoid inconsistencies in the valuation <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities which are connected with each other. Most <strong>of</strong> these assets are complex structures<br />
with embedded derivatives.<br />
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fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
Debt securities 12 73 46 10 109 58<br />
Structured securities – – – – – –<br />
Other debt securities 12 73 46 10 109 58<br />
Equity instruments 15 – – 18 – –<br />
Units in investment funds – – 157 – – 34<br />
Loans – – – – – 6<br />
Structured – – – – – –<br />
Other – – – – – 6<br />
tOtal 27 73 204 28 109 98<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss: annual changes (€ m)<br />
debt securities<br />
equity<br />
iNstrumeNts<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
uNits iN<br />
iNVestmeNt<br />
fuNds lOaNs tOtal<br />
Opening balance 176 18 34 6 235<br />
increases 96 2 226 – 324<br />
Purchases 81 2 16 – 98<br />
Positive changes in fair value 4 – 15 – 19<br />
Other increases 11 – 196 – 207<br />
decreases –141 –5 –103 –7 –255<br />
Sales –19 – –13 – –32<br />
Redemptions –109 –3 – 90 –6 –209<br />
Negative changes in fair value –4 – – – –4<br />
Other decreases –8 –2 –1 – –10<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 131 15 158 0 304<br />
C.4 – Available-for-sale financial assets<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
(€ m)<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
Debt securities 4,844 10,441 1,606 2,549 5,657 1,905<br />
Structured securities – 1 419 1 3 419<br />
Other 4,844 10,440 1,187 2,547 5,654 1,486<br />
Equity instruments 53 113 295 65 147 272<br />
Measured at fair value 53 113 256 65 147 263<br />
Carried at cost – – 40 – – 9<br />
Units in investment funds 11 99 81 11 148 70<br />
Loans – – – – – –<br />
tOtal 4,908 10,654 1,982 2,625 5,953 2,248<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.5 – Held-to-maturity investments<br />
bOOK Value<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3 bOOK Value<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
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fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
Debt securities 4,446 2,896 1,543 180 5,067 2,788 2,182 225<br />
Structured securities – – – – – – – –<br />
Other securities 4,446 2,896 1,543 180 5,067 2,788 2,182 225<br />
Loans – – – – – – – –<br />
tOtal 4,446 2,896 1,543 180 5,067 2,788 2,182 225<br />
Held-to-maturity investments: annual changes (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Opening balance 5,067 5,754<br />
increases 986 1,626<br />
Purchases 650 1,400<br />
Write-backs – –<br />
Transfers from other portfolios – –<br />
Other changes 336 226<br />
decreases –1,607 –2,313<br />
Sales –81 –1,070<br />
Redemptions –1,458 –1,035<br />
Write-downs –3 –4<br />
Transfers to other portfolios –41 –<br />
Other changes –23 –204<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 4,446 5,067<br />
C.6 – Loans and receivables with banks<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
loans to central banks 6,155 5,225<br />
Time deposits 975 292<br />
Compulsory reserves 4,511 4,426<br />
Reverse repos 628 464<br />
Other 42 43<br />
loans to banks 13,594 17,851<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 3,527 2,315<br />
Time deposits 6,569 10,908<br />
Other loans 3,498 4,628<br />
Reverse repos 951 1,773<br />
Finance leases – –<br />
Other 2,547 2,855<br />
Debt securities – –<br />
Structured – –<br />
Other – –<br />
tOtal (carryiNg amOuNt) 19,749 23,076<br />
tOtal (fair Value) 19,836 23,305<br />
Loan loss provisions deducted from loans and receivables 61 99<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.7 – Loans and receivables with customers<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
perfOrmiNg impaired perfOrmiNg impaired<br />
Current accounts 11,764 325 12,538 396<br />
Reverse repos 385 – 202 1<br />
Mortgages 23,056 1,695 22,021 950<br />
Credit cards and personal loans, including wage assignment loans 8,703 154 8,236 156<br />
Finance leases 363 24 381 26<br />
Factoring 997 8 778 7<br />
Other transactions 76,694 4,167 72,953 2,923<br />
Debt securities 1,694 65 1,979 55<br />
Structured securities – – – –<br />
Other debt securities 1,694 65 1,979 55<br />
tOtal (carryiNg amOuNt) 123,655 6,438 119,088 4,514<br />
tOtal (fair Value) 124,477 6,391 121,344 4,547<br />
Loan loss provisions deducted from loans and receivables 896 6,040 814 4,878<br />
Finance leases: customers (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
preseNt Value Of<br />
miNimum lease paymeNts<br />
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preseNt Value Of<br />
miNimum lease paymeNts<br />
amounts receivable under finance leases:<br />
Up to 12 months 163 179<br />
From 1 to 5 years 212 216<br />
Over 5 years 12 12<br />
preseNt Value Of miNimum lease paymeNts receiVable (Net iNVestmeNt iN the lease) 387 407<br />
C.8 – Hedging derivatives<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
(€ m)<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
financial derivatives – 2,448 1 2 149 –<br />
Fair value – 495 – 2 36 –<br />
Cash flows – 1,953 1 – 114 –<br />
Net investment in foreign subsidiaries – – – – – –<br />
credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
Fair value – – – – – –<br />
Cash flows – – – – – –<br />
tOtal – 2,448 1 2 149 –<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
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C.9 – Changes in fair value <strong>of</strong> portfolio hedged items<br />
C.10 – Equity investments<br />
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(€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Opening balance 2,426 2,277<br />
increases 277 406<br />
Purchases 42 141<br />
Writebacks – –<br />
Revaluation 126 89<br />
Other changes 109 177<br />
decreases –185 –257<br />
Sales –16 –43<br />
Writedowns –3 –3<br />
Other changes –166 –212<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 2,518 2,426<br />
(€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
positive changes 44 –<br />
loans and receivables 44 –<br />
available-for-sale financial assets – –<br />
overall – –<br />
Negative changes – –<br />
loans and receivables – –<br />
available-for-sale financial assets – –<br />
overall – –<br />
tOtal 44 –<br />
Since the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, the Turkish bank Yapı ve Kredi <strong>Bank</strong>asi AS has for the first time used a portfolio fair value hedge for hedging part <strong>of</strong> its mortgage and car loan portfolios.<br />
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Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> in accordance with IFRSs<br />
C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.11 – Property, plant and equipment<br />
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(€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
assets for operational use 2,074 1,904<br />
Owned 2,025 1,852<br />
Land 199 179<br />
Buildings 1,393 1,226<br />
Office furniture and fittings 147 155<br />
Electronic systems 180 180<br />
Others 105 111<br />
leased 49 52<br />
Land – –<br />
Buildings 48 49<br />
Office furniture and fittings – –<br />
Electronic systems – 2<br />
Others 1 1<br />
held-for-investment assets 479 369<br />
Owned 479 369<br />
Land 243 214<br />
Buildings 237 155<br />
leased – –<br />
Land – –<br />
Buildings – –<br />
tOtal 2,553 2,273<br />
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Property, plant and equipment used in the business (€ m)<br />
laNd buildiNgs<br />
Office<br />
furNiture aNd<br />
fittiNgs<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
electrONic<br />
systems Other tOtal<br />
gross opening balance 179 1,954 475 709 350 3,667<br />
Total net reduction in value – –678 –319 –527 –239 –1,764<br />
Net opening balance 179 1,275 155 182 112 1,904<br />
increases 21 258 30 85 50 443<br />
Purchases 1 82 27 72 37 219<br />
Capitalised expenditure on improvements – 6 – 5 1 12<br />
Writebacks – 1 – – 10 11<br />
Increase in fair value – – – – – –<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences 3 33 1 5 1 43<br />
Transfer from properties held for investment – 1 – – – 1<br />
Other changes 17 136 2 1 1 157<br />
reductions –1 – 93 –37 –86 –56 –273<br />
Disposals – –15 –2 –17 –8 –42<br />
Depreciation – –69 –34 –68 –30 –202<br />
Impairment losses – –1 – –1 – –2<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – –1 – –1 – –2<br />
Reductions <strong>of</strong> fair value – – – – – –<br />
in equity – – – – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – – –<br />
Negative exchange differences –1 –6 – – –1 –8<br />
Transfers – –2 – – – –2<br />
property, plant and equipment held for investment – – – – – –<br />
assets held for sale – –2 – – – –2<br />
Other changes – –1 – –1 –16 –18<br />
Net fiNal balaNce 199 1,441 148 180 106 2,074<br />
Property, plant and equipment held for investment: annual changes (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
laNd buildiNgs tOtal<br />
Opening balances 214 155 369<br />
increases 31 123 154<br />
Purchases 8 28 36<br />
Capitalised expenditure on improvements – – –<br />
Increases in fair value – – –<br />
Writebacks – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences – – –<br />
Transfer from properties used in the business – – –<br />
Other changes 23 95 118<br />
reductions –3 –41 –44<br />
Disposals –2 – –3<br />
Depreciation – –7 –7<br />
Reductions in fair value – – –<br />
Impairment losses – –1 –1<br />
Negative exchange differences –1 –2 –3<br />
Transfers to – –1 –1<br />
properties used in the business – –1 –1<br />
non-current assets classified as held for sale – – –<br />
Other changes – –30 –30<br />
clOsiNg balaNces 243 237 479<br />
measured at fair Value 222 167 389<br />
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C.12 – Intangible assets<br />
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31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
goodwill 3,225 3,415<br />
Other intangible assets 526 523<br />
Assets carried at cost 526 523<br />
Intangible assets generated internally 39 46<br />
Other assets 487 477<br />
Assets valued at fair value – –<br />
Intangible assets generated internally – –<br />
Other assets – –<br />
tOtal 3,751 3,938<br />
Intangible assets – annual changes (€ m)<br />
gOOdWill<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
Other iNtaNgible assets<br />
geNerated<br />
iNterNally Other tOtal<br />
gross opening balance 4,614 71 1,203 5,888<br />
Net reductions –1,199 –25 –727 –1,951<br />
Net opening balance 3,415 46 477 3,938<br />
increases 196 20 131 347<br />
Purchases – 16 80 96<br />
Increases in intangible assets generated internally X 2 – 2<br />
Writebacks X – 1 1<br />
Increase in fair value – – –<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss X – – –<br />
Positive exchange differences 192 – 23 215<br />
Other changes 4 1 27 33<br />
reductions –386 –27 –120 –534<br />
Disposals – –6 –7 –14<br />
Writedowns –378 –6 –107 –491<br />
Amortisation X –6 –107 –113<br />
Writedowns –378 – – –378<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss –378 – – –378<br />
Reduction in fair value – – –<br />
in equity X – – –<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss X – – –<br />
Transfers to non-current assets held for sale – – – –<br />
Negative exchange differences –8 – –5 –13<br />
Other changes – –15 –1 –16<br />
Net clOsiNg balaNce 3,225 39 487 3,751<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.13 – Tax assets (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
deferred tax assets related to:<br />
Assets/liabilities held for trading 46 5<br />
Other financial instruments 71 100<br />
Property, plant and equipment/intangible assets 17 28<br />
Provisions 446 353<br />
Writedowns on loans 69 85<br />
Other assets/liabilities 32 39<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers 39 26<br />
Tax losses carried forward 269 364<br />
Other 17 21<br />
tOtal 1,006 1,021<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, deferred taxes were also recognised directly in equity. € 20 m (2009: € 24 m) was credited to the available-for-sale reserve and € 24 m<br />
(2009: € 28 m) was debited to the cash flow hedge reserve.<br />
In addition, as actuarial gains and losses on pension and severance-payment obligations were not recognised in income in the reporting year, deferred tax<br />
assets <strong>of</strong> € 63 m (2009: € 34 m) were <strong>of</strong>fset against equity in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the first-time consolidation <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries and sub-groups referred to in section A.6, and <strong>of</strong> foreign currency translation <strong>of</strong> deferred taxes<br />
and direct <strong>of</strong>fsetting against reserves, part <strong>of</strong> the change in deferred taxes was not reflected in the expense in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The assets include deferred tax assets arising from the carryforward <strong>of</strong> unused tax losses in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 269 m (2009: € 364 m). Most <strong>of</strong> the tax<br />
losses carried forward can be used without time restriction.<br />
In respect <strong>of</strong> tax losses carried forward in the amount <strong>of</strong> € 585 m (2009: € 472 m), no deferred tax assets were recognised because, from a current<br />
perspective, a tax benefit is unlikely to be realised within a reasonable period.<br />
C.14 – Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
individual assets<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets – –<br />
Equity investments – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment 2 46<br />
Intangible assets – –<br />
Other non-current assets – –<br />
total 2 46<br />
asset groups classified as held for sale<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading – 11,557<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – 25<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets – 259<br />
Held-to-maturity investments – 1<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – 11<br />
Loans and receivables with customers – –<br />
Equity investments – –<br />
Property, plant and equipment – –<br />
Intangible assets – –<br />
Other assets – 1,311<br />
total – 13,164<br />
assets 2 13,210<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.15 – other assets<br />
C.16 – Deposits from banks (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
deposits from central banks 757 4,355<br />
deposits from banks 32,373 29,007<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 3,447 2,863<br />
Time deposits 12,809 9,456<br />
Loans 16,002 16,226<br />
Reverse repos 967 1,126<br />
Other 15,034 15,101<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> commitments to repurchase treasury shares – –<br />
Other liabilities 115 461<br />
tOtal 33,130 33,362<br />
fair Value 33,782 33,588<br />
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Margin with derivatives clearers (non-interest bearing) 14 9<br />
Gold, silver and precious metals 70 52<br />
Positive value <strong>of</strong> “servicing contracts” for financial assets sold and derecognised – –<br />
Accrued income other than capitalised income 51 41<br />
Cash and other valuables held by cashier 1 1<br />
Interest and charges to be debited to 23 33<br />
customers 20 32<br />
banks 4 1<br />
Items in transit between branches not yet allocated to destination accounts – –<br />
Items in processing 193 225<br />
Items deemed definitive but not attributable to other items 169 144<br />
Securities and coupons to be settled 1 20<br />
Other transactions 167 123<br />
Adjustments for unpaid bills and notes 8 12<br />
Other taxes 3 5<br />
Other items 476 453<br />
tOtal 1,008 975<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the total amount <strong>of</strong> assets which are attributable to the “loans and receivables” category was € 153,880 m<br />
(2009: € 150,866 m).<br />
C.17 – Deposits from customers (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Current accounts and demand deposits 41,842 39,368<br />
Time deposits 51,943 50,149<br />
Loans 893 669<br />
Reverse repos 590 395<br />
Other 302 274<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> commitments to repurchase treasury shares 565 529<br />
Other liabilities 5,042 6,327<br />
tOtal 100,284 97,041<br />
fair Value 100,762 97,407<br />
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C – Notes to the statement <strong>of</strong> financial position (CoNTINuED)<br />
C.18 – Debt securities in issue (€ m)<br />
carryiNg<br />
amOuNt<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
carryiNg<br />
amOuNt<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
securities<br />
Bonds 24,913 1,094 23,305 390 26,764 2,075 23,312 1,189<br />
Structured 130 – – 130 99 – – 99<br />
Other 24,783 1,094 23,305 261 26,666 2,075 23,312 1,090<br />
Other securities 2,642 23 1,498 1,119 2,058 27 1,191 839<br />
Structured 23 23 – – 27 27 – –<br />
Other 2,620 – 1,498 1,119 2,030 – 1,191 839<br />
tOtal 27,555 1,117 24,803 1,510 28,822 2,103 24,503 2,028<br />
C.19 – <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
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fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
financial liabilities 9 30 – 5 32 –<br />
deposits from banks – – – – – –<br />
deposits from customers 9 30 – 5 32 –<br />
debt securities – – – – – –<br />
Bonds – – – – – –<br />
Other securities – – – – – –<br />
derivative instruments 18 2,326 65 1 852 25<br />
financial derivatives 18 2,252 42 1 852 25<br />
Trading – 2,249 42 1 849 24<br />
Relating to fair value option 18 – – – – –<br />
Other – 4 – – 3 1<br />
credit derivatives – 73 23 – – –<br />
Trading derivatives – 73 23 – – –<br />
Relating to fair value option – – – – – –<br />
Other – – – – – –<br />
tOtal 27 2,355 65 6 884 25<br />
C.20 – <strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
(€ m)<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
Deposits from banks – – – – – –<br />
Deposits from customers – – – – – –<br />
Debt securities – 1,651 – – 1,967 –<br />
Structured – 1,651 – – 1,967 –<br />
Others – – – – – –<br />
tOtal – 1,651 – – 1,967 –<br />
This item shows liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> used the option to designate financial instruments as at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss in<br />
order to avoid inconsistencies in the valuation <strong>of</strong> assets and liabilities which are connected with each other. Most <strong>of</strong> these liabilities are debt securities<br />
and complex structures with embedded derivatives. In <strong>2010</strong>, changes in fair values resulting from changes in our own credit rating were € 39.2 m<br />
(2009: – € 63.5 m).<br />
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C.21 – Hedging derivatives<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 3<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 1<br />
fair Value<br />
leVel 2<br />
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leVel 3<br />
financial derivatives – 2,883 25 – 219 –<br />
Fair value – 185 – – 76 –<br />
Cash flows – 2,698 25 – 143 –<br />
Net investment in foreign subsidiaries – – – – – –<br />
credit derivatives – – – – – –<br />
Fair value – – – – – –<br />
Cash flows – – – – – –<br />
tOtal – 2,883 25 – 219 –<br />
C.22 – Deferred tax liabilities (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
deferred tax liabilities related to:<br />
Loans and receivables with banks and customers 35 52<br />
Assets/liabilities held for trading 43 29<br />
Other financial instruments 182 195<br />
Property, plant and equipment/intangible assets 106 118<br />
Other assets/liabilities 24 30<br />
Deposits from banks and customers 1 2<br />
Other 27 29<br />
tOtal 417 456<br />
Pursuant to IAS 12.39, no deferred tax liabilities were recognised for temporary differences in connection with investments in domestic subsidiaries<br />
amounting to € 644 m because from a current perspective, they are not intended to be sold.<br />
C.23 – Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale<br />
Deposits – –<br />
Securities – –<br />
Other liabilities – –<br />
total – –<br />
liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale<br />
Deposits from banks – –<br />
Deposits from customers – –<br />
Debt securities in issue – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities held for trading – 8,663<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> liabilities at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – 35<br />
Provisions – –<br />
Other liabilities – 1,794<br />
total – 10,492<br />
liabilities – 10,492<br />
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C.24 – other liabilities<br />
C.25 – Provisions for risks and charges (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
pensions and other post-retirement benefit obligations 3,791 3,677<br />
Other provisions for risks and charges 506 490<br />
Legal disputes 197 147<br />
Staff expenses 5 4<br />
Other 304 339<br />
tOtal 4,297 4,167<br />
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31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Liabilities in respect <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees issued – –<br />
Impairment: <strong>of</strong> financial guarantees issued, <strong>of</strong> credit derivatives, <strong>of</strong> irrevocable commitments to distribute funds 205 189<br />
Accrued expenses other than those to be capitalised for the financial liabilities concerned 90 81<br />
Share-based payments classified as liabilities under IFRS 2 – 1<br />
Other liabilities due to employees 371 396<br />
Other liabilities due to other staff 6 6<br />
Other liabilities due to directors and statutory auditors – –<br />
Interest and amounts to be credited 63 112<br />
Items in transit between branches and not yet allocated to destination accounts – 2<br />
Available amounts to be paid to others 18 19<br />
Items in processing 1,051 476<br />
Entries related to securities transactions 1 –<br />
Items deemed definitive but not attributable to other lines 269 294<br />
Liabilities for miscellaneous entries related to tax collection service – –<br />
Adjustments for unpaid portfolio entries – –<br />
Tax items different from those included in tax liabilities 49 41<br />
Other entries 448 755<br />
tOtal 2,573 2,372<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the total amount <strong>of</strong> liabilities which are attributable to “deposits from banks/customers and debt securities in issue” was<br />
€ 163,542 m (2009: € 161,597 m).<br />
Provisions for risks and charges: annual changes (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
peNsiONs aNd pOstretiremeNt<br />
beNefit<br />
ObligatiONs Other prOVisiONs tOtal<br />
Opening balance 3,677 490 4,167<br />
increases 269 166 433<br />
Provisions for the year 121 145 266<br />
Changes due to the passage <strong>of</strong> time – – –<br />
Differences due to discount-rate changes 124 – 124<br />
Other increases 25 21 43<br />
decreases –156 –150 –303<br />
Use during the year –119 –104 –223<br />
Differences due to discount-rate changes – – –<br />
Other decreases –36 –46 –80<br />
clOsiNg balaNce 3,791 506 4,297<br />
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Insurance provisions (€ m)<br />
C.26 – Equity<br />
direct busiNess<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
iNdirect<br />
busiNess tOtal tOtal<br />
Non-life business 80 1 81 64<br />
Provision for unearned premiums 58 – 59 45<br />
Provision for outstanding claims 21 1 22 15<br />
Other provisions – – – 3<br />
life business 102 – 102 98<br />
Mathematical provisions 98 – 98 96<br />
Provisions for amounts payable 2 – 2 2<br />
Other insurance provisions 2 – 2 1<br />
insurance provisions when investment risk is borne by the insured party – – – –<br />
Provision for policies where the performance is connected to investment funds and<br />
market indices – – – –<br />
Provision for pension funds – – – –<br />
tOtal iNsuraNce prOVisiONs 182 1 183 162<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> a capital increase carried out at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG on 4 March <strong>2010</strong>, the number <strong>of</strong> shares rose by 29,197,080 from<br />
202,031,740 to 231,228,820. The total number includes registered shares, whose number rose from 10,100 to 10,115. The registered shares (10,000<br />
registered shares are held by “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten”, a private foundation under <strong>Austria</strong>n law; 115 registered shares are held<br />
by “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien”, the Employees’ Council Fund <strong>of</strong> the Employees’<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the Vienna area) carry special rights: for resolutions concerning spin-<strong>of</strong>fs and specific mergers or<br />
specific changes in the bank’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association to be adopted at a general meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders, the registered shareholders have to be present<br />
when the resolutions are adopted. The relevant resolutions are specified in Article 20 (13) and (14) <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association.<br />
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D – Segment reporting<br />
D.1 – Reconciliation <strong>of</strong> reclassified accounts<br />
to mandatory reporting schedule 140<br />
D.2 – Description <strong>of</strong> segment reporting 142<br />
D.3 – Segment reporting 1–12 <strong>2010</strong>/1–12 2009 144<br />
D.4 – Segment reporting Q1–Q4 <strong>2010</strong>/Q1–Q4 2009 145<br />
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D – Segment reporting (CoNTINuED)<br />
D.1 – Reconciliation <strong>of</strong> reclassified accounts to mandatory reporting schedule (€ m)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Net interest 4,543 4,733<br />
Dividends and other income from equity investments 157 144<br />
Dividend income and similar revenue 31 57<br />
minus: dividends from equity instruments held for trading –1 –3<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates – <strong>of</strong> which: Income (loss) from equity investments valued at net equity 126 89<br />
Net interest margin 4,701 4,877<br />
Net fees and commissions 1,990 1,831<br />
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 326 326<br />
Gains (losses) on financial assets and liabilities held for trading 301 329<br />
plus: dividends from equity instruments held for trading 1 3<br />
Fair value adjustments in hedge accounting –2 0<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal or repurchase <strong>of</strong> financial liabilities 0 0<br />
Gains (losses) on financial assets and liabilities designated at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss 27 –6<br />
Net other expenses/income 191 211<br />
Gains (losses) on disposals/repurchases <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables – not impaired 1 1<br />
Premiums earned (net) 118 87<br />
Other income (net) from insurance activities – 95 –82<br />
Other net operating income 169 207<br />
minus: other operating income – <strong>of</strong> which: recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses –2 –2<br />
Net non-interest income 2,507 2,369<br />
OperatiNg iNcOme 7,208 7,245<br />
Payroll costs –1,931 –1,894<br />
Administrative costs – staff expenses –1,931 –1,898<br />
minus: integration costs 0 4<br />
Other administrative expenses –1,527 –1,389<br />
Administrative costs – other administrative expenses –1,531 –1,394<br />
minus: integration costs 4 4<br />
Recovery <strong>of</strong> expenses = Other net operating income – <strong>of</strong> which: Operating income – recovery <strong>of</strong> costs 2 2<br />
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses on intangible and tangible assets –310 –333<br />
Impairment/Write-backs on property, plant and equipment –200 –221<br />
minus: impairment losses/write backs on property owned for investment 1 0<br />
Impairment/Write-backs on intangible assets –112 –112<br />
minus: integration costs 0 0<br />
OperatiNg cOsts –3,766 –3,615<br />
OperatiNg prOfit 3,442 3,630<br />
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D – Segment reporting (CoNTINuED)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Impairment <strong>of</strong> goodwill –378 –19<br />
Provisions for risks and charges –136 –114<br />
Integration costs –4 –9<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments –1,839 –2,267<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> loans 3 5<br />
minus: gains (losses) on disposals/repurchases <strong>of</strong> loans and receivables – not impaired position –1 –1<br />
Impairment losses on loans –1,837 –2,252<br />
Impairment losses on other financial assets –5 –20<br />
Net income from investments 62 113<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> available-for-sale financial assets 40 123<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal and repurchase <strong>of</strong> held-to-maturity investments –1 –2<br />
Impairment losses on: available-for-sale financial assets –9 –26<br />
Impairment losses on: held-to-maturity investments 0 0<br />
plus: Impairment losses/write backs on property owned for investment –1 0<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates 126 84<br />
minus: Pr<strong>of</strong>it (loss) <strong>of</strong> associates – Income (loss) from equity investments valued at net equity –126 –89<br />
Gains and losses on tangible and intangible assets 0 0<br />
Gains (losses) on disposal <strong>of</strong> investments 33 24<br />
prOfit befOre tax 1,146 1,335<br />
Income tax for the period = Tax (income) expense related to pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss from continuing operations –348 –182<br />
Net prOfit (lOss) fOr the year 798 1,152<br />
Attributable to:<br />
Owners <strong>of</strong> the parent company 747 1,102<br />
Non-controlling interests 51 51<br />
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D – Segment reporting (CoNTINuED)<br />
D.2 – Description <strong>of</strong> segment reporting<br />
As in previous periods, the segment reporting format is based on the internal reporting structure <strong>of</strong> business segments, which reflects management<br />
responsibilities in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in <strong>2010</strong>. The business segments are presented as independent units with their own capital resources and<br />
responsibility for their own results. This also meets the requirements <strong>of</strong> IFRS 8.<br />
The definition <strong>of</strong> business segments is primarily based on organisational responsibility for customers.<br />
Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Responsibility for the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division covers <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s business with private customers (except Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing customers) and<br />
small businesses and the credit card business.<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing has responsibility for private customers with investments exceeding € 500,000. Schoellerbank AG and various other small subsidiaries<br />
are also included in the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division.<br />
Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
The Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment covers the sub-segments large customers (international corporates, financial institutions, public sector)<br />
and real estate, business with medium-sized companies and customers using specific products as well as treasury activities. The Corporate & Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Division includes, beside others, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Wohnbaubank AG and the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Group as consolidated companies.<br />
Responsibility for the CAIB subsidiaries in the CEE countries – with the exception <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A., which continues to be allocated to the<br />
Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing business segment – was transferred to the CEE business segment in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. UniCredit CAIB and<br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. are included in the consolidated results <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group until the end <strong>of</strong> May <strong>2010</strong>. After the integration <strong>of</strong><br />
customer-driven investment banking activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB into <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, proprietary trading activities remaining within CAIB and UniCredit CAIB<br />
Securities UK Ltd. were sold to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Munich, in June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
CEE<br />
The CEE business segment includes the commercial banking units <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in the region <strong>of</strong> Central and Eastern Europe (including<br />
Turkey and Kazakhstan). The CAIB subsidiaries in the CEE countries – with the exception <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A., which remains within the<br />
Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing business segment – were allocated to the CEE business segment in the first quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Corporate Center<br />
Corporate Center covers all equity interests that are not assigned to other segments and it also includes the contribution from UniCredit Global Leasing,<br />
in which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has a shareholding interest <strong>of</strong> 31.01% accounted for under the equity method. Also included are inter-segment eliminations and<br />
other items which are not to be assigned to other business segments.<br />
Methods<br />
Net interest income is split up according to the market interest rate method. Costs are allocated to the individual business segments from which they<br />
arise.<br />
The result <strong>of</strong> each business segment is measured by the pr<strong>of</strong>it before tax and the net pr<strong>of</strong>it after tax, before deduction <strong>of</strong> minority interests, earned by<br />
the respective segment.<br />
The interest rate applied to investment <strong>of</strong> equity allocated to the business segments is determined for one year in advance as part <strong>of</strong> the budgeting<br />
process. It is composed <strong>of</strong> a “risk-free” interest rate plus a margin <strong>of</strong> the historical average (6 years) <strong>of</strong> the 5-year CDS spread <strong>of</strong> UniCredit.<br />
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Overhead costs are allocated to the business segments according to a key <strong>of</strong> distribution applied within the Group on a uniform basis (50% costs,<br />
20% revenues, 20% FTEs and 10% proportionately).<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, capital allocated to the business segments in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, based on the Tier 1 capital ratio, is 6.7% <strong>of</strong> planned risk-weighted<br />
assets under the Basel 2 rules. Capital allocation to subsidiaries reflects actual IFRS capital. The adjustment item with respect to the consolidated IFRS<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is reflected in the Corporate Center.<br />
Restatements for 2009 and restatements <strong>of</strong> quarterly results in <strong>2010</strong>:<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, a number <strong>of</strong> structural changes took place within the business segments and in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies. This means that results<br />
for <strong>2010</strong> are not fully comparable with those for 2009. For this reason, the segment results for 2009 and quarterly results in <strong>2010</strong> have been adjusted<br />
to the new structure. The difference compared with <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s overall results is presented in a separate column showing “Restatement differences”.<br />
The main pro-forma adjustments are as follows:<br />
• UniCredit CAIB and UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. were sold to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Munich, in<br />
June <strong>2010</strong>. They are therefore also included for only 5 months in the 2009 restated figures. The restated figures for 2009 also reflect the integration<br />
into UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG <strong>of</strong> customer-driven investment banking activities. Allocated capital in previous periods was adjusted accordingly.<br />
• The CAIB subsidiaries in CEE countries (with the exception <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A.) were transferred from Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing to<br />
the CEE business segment.<br />
• The reorganisation <strong>of</strong> the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> 2009, the transfer <strong>of</strong> customers from Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing to Private<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing in particular, is reflected in the figures for all quarters <strong>of</strong> 2009. In this context, figures for previous periods were further adjusted on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> a new assessment <strong>of</strong> effects.<br />
• WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH was transferred to UGIS (UniCredit Global Information Services S.p.A.) in May 2009 and is therefore<br />
no longer included in the restated figures for 2009.<br />
• The allocation <strong>of</strong> overhead costs was changed as from <strong>2010</strong>, and the changes were also applied to 2009.<br />
• From <strong>2010</strong>, income from custodian bank services is no longer allocated to the sales divisions but exclusively to the department responsible for<br />
settlement in Corporate & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing. The relevant comparative figures for 2009 were also restated.<br />
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D.3 – Segment reporting 1–12 <strong>2010</strong>/1–12 2009<br />
family & sme<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
priVate<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate &<br />
iNVestmeNt<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
ceNtral<br />
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diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate<br />
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differeNces 1)<br />
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baNK austria<br />
grOup<br />
Net interest income 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 647 43 944 3,256 –190 – 4,701<br />
1–12 2009 690 55 1,335 3,003 –422 216 4,877<br />
Net fees and commissions 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 404 95 337 1,185 –32 – 1,990<br />
1–12 2009 389 88 295 1,063 –25 23 1,831<br />
Net trading, hedging and 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> –2 2 35 145 146 – 326<br />
fair value loss/income 1–12 2009 1 2 –78 496 52 –146 326<br />
Net other expenses/income 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 2 – 17 63 109 – 191<br />
1–12 2009 1 –8 10 58 152 –2 211<br />
Net non-interest income 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 405 97 390 1,393 223 – 2,507<br />
1–12 2009 391 81 227 1,616 178 –125 2,369<br />
OperatiNg iNcOme 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 1,052 140 1,334 4,649 34 – 7,208<br />
1–12 2009 1,080 136 1,562 4,620 –244 91 7,245<br />
OperatiNg expeNses 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> –798 –101 –435 –2,128 –305 – –3,766<br />
1–12 2009 –780 – 98 –418 –1,951 –327 –41 –3,615<br />
OperatiNg prOfit 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 253 39 899 2,521 –271 – 3,442<br />
1–12 2009 300 39 1,144 2,669 –571 50 3,630<br />
Goodwill impairment 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> – – – –9 –369 – –378<br />
1–12 2009 – – – –1 –18 – –19<br />
Provisions for risks and charges 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> –7 1 –20 –36 –74 – –136<br />
1–12 2009 –2 – –51 –46 –15 – –114<br />
Restructuring costs 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> – – – –4 – – –4<br />
1–12 2009 – – –2 –4 – –3 –9<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> –212 –2 –169 –1,454 –1 – –1,839<br />
for guarantees and commitments 1–12 2009 –243 – –306 –1,718 – – –2,267<br />
Net income from investments 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 14 – –3 46 6 – 62<br />
1–12 2009 10 – –21 16 108 – 113<br />
prOfit befOre tax 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 47 39 706 1,064 –710 – 1,146<br />
1–12 2009 65 38 764 916 –496 48 1,335<br />
Income tax 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> –12 –10 –182 –210 66 – –348<br />
1–12 2009 –8 –9 –202 –170 88 119 –182<br />
Net prOfit 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 36 29 524 853 –645 – 798<br />
1–12 2009 57 29 562 746 –408 166 1,152<br />
risk-weighted assets (rWa) (avg.) 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 12,880 533 29,962 74,284 5,246 –46 122,859<br />
1–12 2009 10,342 608 31,998 70,930 5,571 498 119,947<br />
Equity (avg.) 2) 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 746 123 3,510 11,112 1,499 – 16,989<br />
1–12 2009 825 144 2,807 9,978 399 15 14,169<br />
Cost/income ratio in % 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 75.9 72.3 32.6 45.8 n.m. n.m. 52.3<br />
1–12 2009 72.2 71.7 26.7 42.2 n.m. n.m. 49.9<br />
Risk/earnings ratio in % 1–12 <strong>2010</strong> 32.8 n.m. 17.9 44.7 n.m. n.m. 39.1<br />
1–12 2009 35.2 n.m. 22.9 57.2 n.m. n.m. 46.5<br />
1) The segment results for 2009 and previous quarters <strong>2010</strong> have been restated. The difference compared to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s results for 2009 is presented in a separate column showing<br />
“Restatement differences”, which mainly relate to changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies (e.g. sale <strong>of</strong> WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH and UniCredit CAIB AG) and other<br />
adjustments.<br />
2) Total IFRS capital for the subsidiaries allocated to the respective Division together with standardised capital for the rest <strong>of</strong> the respective Division. The difference compared to the consolidated<br />
equity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is shown in the Corporate Center. Allocated average capital adjusted due to the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG in Q2 <strong>2010</strong>; previous year restated accordingly,<br />
difference allocated to Corporate Center.<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
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D.4 – Segment reporting Q1–Q4 <strong>2010</strong>/Q1–Q4 2009<br />
family & sme<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
priVate<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate &<br />
iNVestmeNt<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
ceNtral<br />
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eurOpe<br />
diVisiON<br />
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grOup<br />
Net interest income q4/<strong>2010</strong> 158 12 236 813 –32 – 1,188<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 158 10 234 842 –32 – 1,212<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 166 11 248 819 –61 – 1,183<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 164 10 226 781 –64 – 1,118<br />
q4/2009 172 13 241 772 –106 42 1,133<br />
q3/2009 171 15 254 739 –108 115 1,186<br />
q2/2009 165 15 373 737 –125 56 1,222<br />
q1/2009 180 12 466 756 –83 4 1,335<br />
Net fees and commissions Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 98 27 82 315 –11 – 511<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 96 19 84 303 –11 – 492<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 109 25 92 297 –4 – 518<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 101 25 80 270 –6 – 470<br />
Q4/2009 103 23 82 281 –8 16 497<br />
Q3/2009 94 22 62 265 –10 2 436<br />
Q2/2009 94 22 64 263 –4 3 442<br />
Q1/2009 98 20 86 254 –3 1 457<br />
Net trading, hedging and Q4/<strong>2010</strong> –1 – 3 69 –21 – 49<br />
fair value loss/income Q3/<strong>2010</strong> –1 – –24 42 25 – 43<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> – 1 28 14 114 – 158<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> – – 28 20 28 – 76<br />
Q4/2009 – – 6 69 31 –17 89<br />
Q3/2009 –1 – 3 68 14 –117 –34<br />
Q2/2009 –8 1 –89 183 5 –12 81<br />
Q1/2009 10 – 2 176 2 – 190<br />
Net other expenses/income Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 1 –1 1 19 34 – 54<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> –1 – 5 28 26 – 57<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 1 1 6 15 26 – 48<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 2 – 6 1 23 – 31<br />
Q4/2009 –7 –2 2 –1 27 1 21<br />
Q3/2009 3 –1 2 31 56 4 95<br />
Q2/2009 2 –1 4 21 34 – 60<br />
Q1/2009 3 –4 3 6 34 –7 36<br />
Net non-interest income q4/<strong>2010</strong> 99 27 85 402 2 – 615<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 94 19 65 373 40 – 592<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 109 26 126 326 136 – 723<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 103 25 114 291 45 – 577<br />
q4/2009 96 21 89 349 50 – 606<br />
q3/2009 95 21 67 363 60 –111 496<br />
q2/2009 89 22 –21 467 34 –8 584<br />
q1/2009 111 17 91 437 33 –6 683<br />
OperatiNg iNcOme q4/<strong>2010</strong> 257 38 322 1,215 –30 – 1,802<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 252 30 299 1,216 8 – 1,804<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 276 37 373 1,145 75 – 1,906<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 267 35 340 1,072 –19 – 1,695<br />
q4/2009 268 34 330 1,121 –56 42 1,739<br />
q3/2009 267 37 321 1,102 –47 4 1,683<br />
q2/2009 254 37 353 1,204 – 91 48 1,805<br />
q1/2009 291 28 558 1,193 –49 –3 2,018<br />
OperatiNg expeNses q4/<strong>2010</strong> –204 –27 –104 –561 –88 – – 984<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> –202 –25 –106 –534 –76 – – 942<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> –198 –25 – 99 –530 –72 – – 924<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> –194 –24 –126 –503 –70 – – 916<br />
q4/2009 –187 –27 –88 –511 – 92 –17 – 922<br />
q3/2009 –194 –24 – 94 –484 –78 –23 –898<br />
q2/2009 –198 –23 –120 –479 –79 –3 – 904<br />
q1/2009 –200 –23 –115 –477 –79 3 –892<br />
1) The segment results for 2009 and previous quarters <strong>2010</strong> have been restated. The difference compared to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s results for 2009 is presented in a separate column showing<br />
“Restatement differences”, which mainly relate to changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies (e.g. sale <strong>of</strong> WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH and UniCredit CAIB AG) and other<br />
adjustments.<br />
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family & sme<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
priVate<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate &<br />
iNVestmeNt<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
ceNtral<br />
easterN<br />
eurOpe<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate<br />
ceNter<br />
restatemeNt<br />
differeNces 1)<br />
baNK austria<br />
grOup<br />
OperatiNg prOfit q4/<strong>2010</strong> 53 11 218 654 –118 – 818<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 50 5 193 682 –68 – 863<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 77 11 274 615 3 – 982<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 73 11 214 570 –89 – 778<br />
q4/2009 81 8 242 611 –148 25 817<br />
q3/2009 72 12 227 618 –125 –20 785<br />
q2/2009 56 14 232 724 –169 45 902<br />
q1/2009 91 5 443 716 –129 – 1,126<br />
Goodwill impairment Q4/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –9 –200 – –208<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> – – – – –3 – –3<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> – – – – –167 – –167<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> – – – – – – –<br />
Q4/2009 – – – – –18 – –18<br />
Q3/2009 – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q2/2009 – – – – – – –<br />
Q1/2009 – – – – – – –<br />
Provisions for risks and charges Q4/<strong>2010</strong> –7 1 –20 –7 –1 – –33<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 1 – – –13 – – –13<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> –1 – – –11 –8 – –19<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –6 –65 – –71<br />
Q4/2009 –1 – –41 –24 – 2 –64<br />
Q3/2009 – – –10 –5 –9 –2 –27<br />
Q2/2009 –1 – – –13 –5 – –20<br />
Q1/2009 – – – –3 – – –4<br />
Restructuring costs Q4/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q4/2009 – – –1 –1 – –2 –4<br />
Q3/2009 – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Q2/2009 – – –1 –1 – – –2<br />
Q1/2009 – – – –1 – – –1<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and Q4/<strong>2010</strong> –42 –2 –38 –444 – – –526<br />
provisions for guarantees Q3/<strong>2010</strong> –52 – –48 –319 – – –418<br />
and commitments Q2/<strong>2010</strong> –57 – –22 –377 –1 – –457<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> –63 – –62 –314 – – –439<br />
Q4/2009 –53 – –105 –501 – 4 –655<br />
Q3/2009 –63 – –31 –510 – 1 –603<br />
Q2/2009 –72 – –111 –376 – –4 –563<br />
Q1/2009 –55 – –60 –331 – –1 –446<br />
Net income from investments Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 1 – –6 7 –1 – 1<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 1 – 1 19 – – 22<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 1 – – 8 6 – 16<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 10 – 2 11 – – 22<br />
Q4/2009 2 – –5 4 33 – 34<br />
Q3/2009 1 – –11 5 27 – 23<br />
Q2/2009 5 – –3 4 3 – 9<br />
Q1/2009 2 – –2 2 45 – 47<br />
prOfit befOre tax q4/<strong>2010</strong> 6 11 154 201 –320 – 51<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 1 5 146 369 –71 – 450<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 21 11 252 235 –166 – 354<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 20 11 154 259 –154 – 290<br />
q4/2009 29 8 90 89 –134 29 111<br />
q3/2009 10 12 175 106 –107 –21 176<br />
q2/2009 –12 14 118 338 –172 41 326<br />
q1/2009 38 5 381 383 –83 –1 722<br />
Income tax Q4/<strong>2010</strong> –2 –3 –51 –38 41 – –52<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> – –1 –44 –77 –9 – –131<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> –9 –3 –53 –55 –10 – –130<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> –1 –3 –34 –40 43 – –34<br />
Q4/2009 –2 –7 –21 –20 42 30 22<br />
Q3/2009 –1 –1 –31 –21 24 14 –17<br />
Q2/2009 5 – –49 –51 –18 75 –38<br />
Q1/2009 –10 –1 –102 –76 40 –1 –150<br />
1) The segment results for 2009 and previous quarters <strong>2010</strong> have been restated. The difference compared to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s results for 2009 is presented in a separate column showing<br />
“Restatement differences”, which mainly relate to changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies (e.g. sale <strong>of</strong> WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH and UniCredit CAIB AG) and other<br />
adjustments.<br />
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family & sme<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
priVate<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate &<br />
iNVestmeNt<br />
baNKiNg<br />
diVisiON<br />
ceNtral<br />
easterN<br />
eurOpe<br />
diVisiON<br />
cOrpOrate<br />
ceNter<br />
restatemeNt<br />
differeNces 1)<br />
baNK austria<br />
grOup<br />
Net prOfit q4/<strong>2010</strong> 4 8 103 163 –279 – –1<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 1 4 102 291 –79 – 319<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 12 8 199 180 –176 – 224<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 18 8 121 219 –110 – 255<br />
q4/2009 27 1 69 69 – 92 59 133<br />
q3/2009 9 11 145 85 –83 –7 159<br />
q2/2009 –7 14 69 286 –189 116 288<br />
q1/2009 28 4 279 306 –43 –2 572<br />
risk-weighted assets (rWa) q4/<strong>2010</strong> 15,892 552 28,971 76,847 5,245 – 127,508<br />
q3/<strong>2010</strong> 14,576 556 29,459 76,249 5,427 – 126,267<br />
q2/<strong>2010</strong> 11,613 534 30,842 74,338 5,120 – 122,446<br />
q1/<strong>2010</strong> 10,110 497 30,789 70,420 5,226 –115 116,927<br />
q4/2009 9,392 492 30,182 69,049 5,502 –230 114,386<br />
q3/2009 10,171 607 29,595 67,761 5,650 799 114,583<br />
q2/2009 10,888 667 32,985 72,056 5,498 827 122,921<br />
q1/2009 10,919 666 35,232 74,853 5,633 596 127,898<br />
Equity (avg.) 2) Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 759 118 2,239 11,372 2,956 – 17,444<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 740 125 2,075 11,171 3,452 – 17,562<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 737 128 2,175 10,968 3,307 – 17,316<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 747 119 7,550 10,938 –3,718 – 15,635<br />
Q4/2009 806 111 1,045 10,255 1,988 – 14,204<br />
Q3/2009 805 162 1,248 10,151 1,754 20 14,140<br />
Q2/2009 811 153 1,402 9,999 1,753 21 14,139<br />
Q1/2009 880 152 7,533 9,507 –3,899 21 14,194<br />
Cost/income ratio in % Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 79.3 70.5 32.3 46.2 n.m. n.m. 54.6<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 80.0 82.8 35.4 43.9 n.m. n.m. 52.2<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 71.9 68.7 26.6 46.3 n.m. n.m. 48.5<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 72.8 69.0 36.9 46.9 n.m. n.m. 54.1<br />
Q4/2009 69.9 77.5 26.7 45.5 n.m. n.m. 53.0<br />
Q3/2009 72.9 66.4 29.3 43.9 n.m. n.m. 53.3<br />
Q2/2009 78.1 63.3 34.1 39.8 n.m. n.m. 50.1<br />
Q1/2009 68.7 82.5 20.6 40.0 n.m. n.m. 44.2<br />
Risk/earnings ratio in % Q4/<strong>2010</strong> 26.2 n.m. 15.9 54.7 n.m. n.m. 44.3<br />
Q3/<strong>2010</strong> 32.7 n.m. 20.5 37.8 n.m. n.m. 34.5<br />
Q2/<strong>2010</strong> 34.0 n.m. 8.7 46.0 n.m. n.m. 38.6<br />
Q1/<strong>2010</strong> 38.2 n.m. 27.5 40.2 n.m. n.m. 39.3<br />
Q4/2009 30.8 n.m. 43.5 64.9 n.m. n.m. 57.8<br />
Q3/2009 36.8 n.m. 12.3 69.0 n.m. n.m. 50.8<br />
Q2/2009 43.4 n.m. 29.6 51.1 n.m. n.m. 46.1<br />
Q1/2009 30.3 n.m. 12.8 43.8 n.m. n.m. 33.4<br />
1) The segment results for 2009 and previous quarters <strong>2010</strong> have been restated. The difference compared to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s results for 2009 is presented in a separate column showing<br />
“Restatement differences”, which mainly relate to changes in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies (e.g. sale <strong>of</strong> WAVE Solutions Information Technology GmbH and UniCredit CAIB AG) and other<br />
adjustments.<br />
2) Total IFRS capital for the subsidiaries allocated to the respective Division together with standardised capital for the rest <strong>of</strong> the respective Division. The difference compared to the consolidated<br />
equity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is shown in the Corporate Center. Allocated average capital adjusted due to the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG in Q2 <strong>2010</strong>; previous year restated accordingly,<br />
difference allocated to Corporate Center.<br />
n.m. = not meaningful<br />
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E.1 – Overall risk management including Basel 2 150<br />
E.2 – Market risk 152<br />
E.3 – Liquidity risk 159<br />
E.4 – Counterparty risk 160<br />
E.5 – Credit risk 161<br />
E.6 – Operational risk 165<br />
E.7 – Business risk 166<br />
E.8 – <strong>Financial</strong> investment risk and real estate risk 166<br />
E.9 – Legal risks 166<br />
E.10 – Report on key features <strong>of</strong> the internal control<br />
and risk management systems in relation<br />
to the financial reporting process 167<br />
E.11 – Information on the squeeze-out pursuant<br />
to the <strong>Austria</strong>n Federal Act on the Squeeze-out<br />
<strong>of</strong> Minority Shareholders (Gesellschafter-<br />
ausschlussgesetz) <strong>of</strong> the holders <strong>of</strong> bearer shares<br />
in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 169<br />
E.12 – <strong>Financial</strong> derivatives 169<br />
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E.1 – overall risk management including Basel 2<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG identifies, measures, monitors and manages all risks <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. In performing these tasks, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
works closely with the risk control and risk management units <strong>of</strong> UniCredit. In this context, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG supports UniCredit’s ongoing<br />
projects which are aimed at establishing uniform group-wide risk controlling procedures.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG divides the monitoring and controlling processes associated with risk management into the following categories: market risk,<br />
liquidity risk, counterparty risk, credit risk, operational risk, business risk, financial investment risk and real estate risk.<br />
The Management Board determines the risk policy and approves the principles <strong>of</strong> risk management, the establishment <strong>of</strong> limits for all relevant risks,<br />
and the risk control procedures.<br />
In performing these tasks, the Management Board is supported by specific committees and independent risk management units. All risk management<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG are combined within a management function at Management Board level directed by the Chief Risk Officer<br />
(CRO); secondary lending decisions for corporate customers are made in the CIB Credit Operations, CEE Credit Operations and Market Risk departments,<br />
and for private customers and business customers in the Risk Management Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing (+PB) department. The Special Credit <strong>Austria</strong> and<br />
CEE Credit Operations departments deal with problem loans. These organisational units are supported by the Strategic Risk Management & Control<br />
department. Credit risk control <strong>of</strong> the CEE business units is performed by the CEE Risk Control and CEE Credit Operations departments. The unit for<br />
active credit portfolio management (Credit Treasury) reports directly to the Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer (CFO).<br />
Cross-divisional control<br />
The Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) is responsible for the management <strong>of</strong> balance-sheet structure positions, it controls liquidity risk, deals with<br />
cross-divisional risk management issues arising between sales units and overall bank management, and provides an overview <strong>of</strong> credit portfolio model<br />
results while also preparing reports on economic capital (Pillar II). Moreover, a committee which meets once a week was set up in 2008 to deal with<br />
the following liquidity-related topics: operational aspects <strong>of</strong> liquidity management including market monitoring; and compliance with the liquidity policy,<br />
with CEE banking subsidiaries also being covered in this context – <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> acts as a regional liquidity centre <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group. Control <strong>of</strong> market<br />
risk is ensured by the Market Risk Committee (MACO), which meets once a week. MACO deals with short-term business management issues relating<br />
to the presentation and discussion <strong>of</strong> the risk/earnings position <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing and with limit adjustments, product approvals and<br />
positioning decisions. In addition, the general framework and limits for banking subsidiaries are defined by MACO. Credit risk is assessed by the Credit<br />
Committee. The Operational Risk Committee (OpRiCo) meets on a quarterly basis to deal with operational risk issues.<br />
Counterparty risk arising from derivative transactions is managed by the Derivative Committee (DECO). DECO deals with classic credit risk issues and<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> reputational risk in customer business.<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sets risk limits for market risk activities <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group at least once a year, in<br />
coordination with UniCredit Group. MACO, which holds a meeting every week, makes limit decisions at the operational level and analyses the risk and<br />
earnings positions <strong>of</strong> the bank’s Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing units. ALCO performs analyses and makes decisions with regard to business activities<br />
closely connected with customer business (in particular, balance sheet structure, liquidity, and risk management issues arising between sales units and<br />
overall bank management). The decisions and results <strong>of</strong> these committees are reported directly to the bank’s full Management Board. Risk Management,<br />
which is separate from the business divisions up to Management Board level, is in charge <strong>of</strong> preparing analyses and monitoring compliance with<br />
limits. In <strong>2010</strong>, the requirements which the <strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory authority specified in respect <strong>of</strong> the counterparty risk model when it approved the<br />
model were met. The relevant report on compliance with the requirements was sent to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority (FMA) at the beginning<br />
<strong>of</strong> the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>; from UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s perspective, the approval process was thereby successfully completed. In addition to<br />
compliance with the requirements, further CEE countries were included in the model with a focus on risk management and not yet on regulatory<br />
approval. The bank took account <strong>of</strong> the growing importance <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk by creating a separate unit for this purpose within the Market Risk<br />
department at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group applies the principle <strong>of</strong> value-based management.<br />
Beyond compliance with the regulatory capital rules pursuant to Section 39 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, economic capital (Pillar II) is intended to reflect<br />
the bank’s specific risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile in a comprehensive and more consistent way. These unexpected losses over a period <strong>of</strong> one year are calculated with a<br />
confidence level <strong>of</strong> 99.97%.<br />
Value-at-risk methodologies are used in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for calculating or planning economic capital for all specified types <strong>of</strong> risk (credit risk,<br />
market risk, operational risk, business risk, financial investment risk and real estate risk). The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is included in the risk monitoring and<br />
risk management system <strong>of</strong> the entire UniCredit Group. This ensures overall risk management across the Group.<br />
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Current status <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> the internal ratings-based approach (IRB approach)<br />
to credit risk in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has applied the internal ratings-based approach since March 2008, using its own estimates <strong>of</strong> loss given default and <strong>of</strong><br />
conversion factors for the major part <strong>of</strong> its loan portfolio (advanced IRB approach).<br />
In the reporting period, the approval <strong>of</strong> the advanced IRB approach <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was extended to include the application <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group-wide model for estimates <strong>of</strong> exposure at default (EAD) for the Group-wide segments covering countries, banks and multinational companies.<br />
The bank is planning to introduce various other Group-wide models in the next few years while also further refining and developing local<br />
models.<br />
Banca d’Italia (the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy), the home supervisor <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group, is responsible for all approvals at Group level, while local supervisory<br />
authorities are responsible for local topics in the legal entities and for local on-site reviews. Regulatory issues are being dealt with in close cooperation<br />
between home and host regulators (college <strong>of</strong> supervisors).<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> the advanced IRB approach has been established as a Group-wide programme. Therefore UniCredit is responsible for Groupwide<br />
decisions and guidelines as well as for the development <strong>of</strong> Group-wide models. For example, Group-wide homogeneous portfolios have been<br />
defined for which uniform rating models are used across the Group, such as those for countries, banks and multinational companies.<br />
Group standards have for the most part already been prepared and adopted by the UniCredit Group holding company in cooperation with the<br />
major IRB legal entities, and are used as an instrument for uniform Group-wide implementation, with a view to complying with local legal requirements<br />
– some <strong>of</strong> which differ from country to country – and safeguarding Group interests. These Group standards will continue to be gradually<br />
extended and complemented.<br />
The Group standards continue to be integrated step by step in the processes and organisational set-up <strong>of</strong> all business areas and Group units, with<br />
account being taken <strong>of</strong> local features and legal requirements in ensuring Basel 2 compliance.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
All <strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG started to use the standardised approach in 2008. From a current perspective, for reasons<br />
<strong>of</strong> materiality, it is not planned to switch to one <strong>of</strong> the IRB approaches.<br />
CEE subsidiaries<br />
The CEE subsidiaries have used the standardised approach to credit risk since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2008. Based on a detailed roll-out plan, there are<br />
plans to switch to the advanced IRB approach at most <strong>of</strong> the CEE banking subsidiaries in line with the Group’s decision to use the advanced IRB<br />
approach. According to the detailed roll-out plan communicated to the supervisory authorities involved, the switch to the A-IRB approach will take<br />
place at the relevant CEE subsidiaries step by step. All subsidiaries will start with the Foundation IRB approach (F-IRB).<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the cross-border approval process, supervisory IRB assessments took place in an initial group <strong>of</strong> CEE subsidiaries in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
For the CEE subsidiaries UniCredit Bulbank AD and UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic, a.s., the application <strong>of</strong> the F-IRB approach was approved as<br />
at 1 January 2011; further approvals for the application <strong>of</strong> the F-IRB approach at CEE subsidiaries are expected for 2011.<br />
Ukrsotsbank successfully completed the implementation <strong>of</strong> the standardised approach in the observation period.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> the advanced measurement approach (AMA)<br />
for operational risk in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has used the AMA since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2008.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
Schoellerbank has applied the AMA in the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk since 2009.<br />
CEE subsidiaries<br />
In the reporting period, approval for the use <strong>of</strong> the AMA in the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk was received by the banking subsidiaries in Romania and<br />
Bulgaria. Approval for the use <strong>of</strong> the AMA also exists for the banking subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.<br />
Further approvals are planned to be obtained in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
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Implementation <strong>of</strong> disclosure requirements pursuant to Sections 26 and 26a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
(regular disclosure <strong>of</strong> information on the organisational structure, risk management and risk capital position pursuant to<br />
Sections 2 to 15 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation)<br />
Within UniCredit Group, comprehensive disclosure (under the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements) is carried out by the parent company UniCredit on its website,<br />
based on the consolidated financial position in its function as EEA parent bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is a significant subsidiary pursuant to<br />
Section 26 (4) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and therefore discloses its supervisory capital structure (Section 4 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation) and<br />
its capital adequacy requirement (Section 5 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation); furthermore, the bank discloses information regarding the use <strong>of</strong><br />
own estimates for volatility adjustments (comprehensive method) for credit risk mitigation techniques to take account <strong>of</strong> financial collateral pursuant to<br />
Section 17 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation and in accordance with the approval by the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority (FMA).<br />
The disclosure by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is available at its website www.bankaustria.at/Investor Relations/Basel II Disclosure Pillar 3.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> Basel 3 implementation in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
Market risk in the trading book:<br />
The EU rules in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD III) – which have been adapted in respect <strong>of</strong> their first-time application, postponing it to the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> 2011 – impose significantly stricter capital requirements on European banks. The main changes relating to the trading book are the new<br />
concepts <strong>of</strong> stressed VaR, incremental risk charge and the new requirements concerning structured securitisations (the latter are not applicable in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for lack <strong>of</strong> relevant holdings in the trading book). In the past year <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> made extensive preparations in cooperation with<br />
the UniCredit holding company with a view to meeting the new capital requirements. Stressed VaR is supported by IMOD, the new market risk model,<br />
and is already calculated on a regular basis (the time window currently used for this purpose includes the Lehman crisis). The incremental risk charge<br />
to cover default risk and rating migration risk has also been calculated several times. The relevant results have been presented to the bank’s management<br />
via MACO.<br />
Counterparty risk:<br />
Changes will also take place in the area <strong>of</strong> counterparty credit risk; from a current perspective, these changes will need to be implemented by the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2012. Key changes include the calculation <strong>of</strong> a stress counterparty exposure, comparable to the stressed VaR in market risk. Other new features are<br />
the capital backing for market risk in respect <strong>of</strong> credit valuation adjustments and stricter standards for collateral management and margining. The<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> central counterparties, which act as clearing centres, is also regulated in the Basel Committee proposals.<br />
Liquidity:<br />
Basel 3 sets liquidity standards under stressed conditions in the short-term maturity range (liquidity coverage ratio = 100%) and in the structural sector<br />
(net stable funding ratio = 1). Although compliance with these rules will not be mandatory before 2015 and 2018, respectively, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> will<br />
make the necessary extensions to the liquidity monitoring system in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011 and integrate the new regulatory standards in the current<br />
management information process.<br />
E.2 – Market risk<br />
Market risk management encompasses all activities in connection with our Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing operations and management <strong>of</strong> the balance<br />
sheet structure in Vienna and at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s subsidiaries. Risk positions are aggregated at least daily, analysed by the independent risk<br />
management unit and compared with the risk limits set by the Management Board and the committees (including MACO) designated by the Management<br />
Board. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk management includes ongoing reporting on the risk position, limit utilisation, and the daily presentation <strong>of</strong><br />
results <strong>of</strong> all positions associated with market risk. As part <strong>of</strong> the bundling <strong>of</strong> investment banking activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit’s CIB Division (Corporate &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing), UniCredit CAIB AG was sold to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Germany, in <strong>2010</strong>. The sale<br />
was preceded by the carve-out <strong>of</strong> CAIB from UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, a process whereby trading activities in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> were significantly<br />
reduced. Most <strong>of</strong> the positions remaining in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> are attributable to the banking book. Market risk <strong>of</strong> the banking book is an important<br />
factor also in other Divisions (the CEE banking subsidiaries, in particular). UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses uniform risk management procedures for<br />
all market risk positions throughout the Group. These procedures provide aggregate data and make available the major risk parameters for the various<br />
trading operations once a day. Besides Value at Risk (VaR), other factors <strong>of</strong> equal importance are stress-oriented sensitivity and position limits.<br />
Additional elements <strong>of</strong> the limit system are loss-warning and stress-warning levels.<br />
In August <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> applied to the <strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory authority to replace the risk model (“NoRISK”) developed by the bank itself,<br />
which has been used for many years, with the new IMOD model used within the entire UniCredit Group. This switch constitutes a significant change <strong>of</strong><br />
model in accordance with Section 21e <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. Regulatory approval by the college <strong>of</strong> supervisors (Italy, Germany, <strong>Austria</strong>) is expected<br />
for the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011. The new model is based on historical simulation with a 500-day market data time window for scenario generation.<br />
It is currently used on a uniform basis by many UniCredit Group subsidiaries. The model is applied by Market Risk within <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> and is being<br />
further developed in cooperation with the UniCredit holding company. Further development includes reviewing the model as part <strong>of</strong> back-testing procedures,<br />
integrating new products, implementing requirements specified by the Management Board and the Market Risk Committee, and adjusting the<br />
model to general market developments. For this purpose <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has set up a Model Maintenance Meeting, in which representatives <strong>of</strong> Market<br />
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Risk units in the holding company and at subsidiaries work together. In <strong>2010</strong>, parallel operation for VaR limiting was gradually reduced in favour <strong>of</strong> the<br />
new model. Moreover, the bank continued to make preparations for taking account <strong>of</strong> the new CRD III rules for the trading book which will have to be<br />
applied from December 2011 onwards. This applies in particular to the stressed VaR and IRC (incremental risk charge), while CRM (comprehensive risk<br />
measure) is not applicable to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for lack <strong>of</strong> credit-tranche holdings in the trading book.<br />
A product introduction process has been established in which risk managers play a decisive role in approving products. The internal risk model, approved<br />
by the supervisory authorities since 1998, is used for computing capital requirements; in contrast to the internal risk management process, the<br />
computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements takes into account the statutory parameters (confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%, 10-day holding period) and additionally<br />
the multiplier determined as part <strong>of</strong> the model review is applied. Once approval has been obtained for the model change, the new UniCredit market risk<br />
model will also cover the computation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements in 2011. The model will then be used for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, as until now, and<br />
for the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
The risk model covers all major risk categories: interest rate risk and equity risk (both general and specific), currency risk and commodity position risk.<br />
The structure <strong>of</strong> the standard risk report presented at MACO’s weekly meetings covers (stress) sensitivities in addition to VaR figures. Regular and specific<br />
stress scenario calculations complement the information provided to MACO/ALCO and the Management Board. Macro scenarios show the potential<br />
adverse impacts <strong>of</strong> global developments with specific effects on the respective risk categories, while stress sensitivities <strong>of</strong> individual risk factors or<br />
groups <strong>of</strong> risk factors show the potential adverse impacts on partial market segments. Stress scenarios are based on assumptions <strong>of</strong> extreme movements<br />
in individual market risk parameters. The bank analyses the effect <strong>of</strong> such fluctuations and a liquidity disruption in specific products and risk<br />
factors on the bank’s results. These assumptions <strong>of</strong> extreme movements are dependent on currency, region, liquidity and the credit rating, and are set<br />
by Market Risk on a discretionary basis after consultation with experts in other areas <strong>of</strong> the bank (e.g. research, trading, Market Risk UniCredit holding<br />
company). The Greece Default Scenario is an example <strong>of</strong> a scenario which is also used by the UniCredit holding company on a Group-wide basis.<br />
In addition to the risk model results, income data from market risk activities are also determined and communicated on a daily basis. These data are<br />
presented over time and compared with current budget figures. Reporting covers the components reflected in IFRS-based pr<strong>of</strong>it and the marking to<br />
market <strong>of</strong> all investment positions regardless <strong>of</strong> their recognition in the IFRS-based financial statements (“total return”). The results are available to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s trading and risk management units via the access-protected Intranet application “ERCONIS”, broken down by portfolio, income<br />
statement item and currency. The regulatory approach to prudent valuation in the trading book is implemented primarily by Market Risk and further developed<br />
on an ongoing basis through cooperation within UniCredit Group in the same way as “independent price verification”, which establishes valuation<br />
processes and verification procedures on a harmonised Group-wide basis.<br />
In Vienna, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses the “MARCONIS” system developed by the bank itself to completely and systematically review the market conformity <strong>of</strong><br />
its trading transactions. The scope <strong>of</strong> application <strong>of</strong> this tool has been further extended to include almost all CEE banking subsidiaries with market<br />
risk activities. From this year onwards, the tool is also used to address the topic <strong>of</strong> price transparency (determining minimum margins and maximum<br />
hedging costs for Corporate Treasury Sales).<br />
Value-at-risk movements (1 day, confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%) in <strong>2010</strong> reflected the European sovereign crisis, which from the second quarter onwards<br />
prompted a significant increase in credit spread volatility <strong>of</strong> the countries concerned. This market development and the expansion <strong>of</strong> bond positions in<br />
the bank’s ALM portfolio led to an increase in value at risk compared with the second half <strong>of</strong> 2009. The additional holdings <strong>of</strong> bonds are to be seen in<br />
connection with liquidity management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, including intra-group funding <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit holding company.<br />
VaR <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in 2008–<strong>2010</strong> calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the old market risk model (€ m)<br />
–180<br />
–160<br />
–140<br />
–120<br />
–100<br />
–80<br />
–60<br />
–40<br />
–20<br />
0<br />
avg. 65.1<br />
avg. 21.2<br />
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March 08<br />
April 08<br />
May 08<br />
June 08<br />
July 08<br />
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March 09<br />
April 09<br />
May 09<br />
June 09<br />
July 09<br />
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Oct. 09<br />
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Feb. 10<br />
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June 10<br />
July 10<br />
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Oct. 10<br />
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Dec. 10<br />
Total Return VaR VaR in the trading book<br />
avg. 65.3<br />
avg. 20.4<br />
avg. 54.7<br />
avg. 10.3<br />
Average VaR <strong>2010</strong> declined from the 2009 level (the red line shows market risk calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the existing NoRISK model; the grey line<br />
represents the portion attributable to the IFRS trading book.<br />
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The chart below shows the VaR in <strong>2010</strong> calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the new UniCredit market risk model. Although both models cover a market data<br />
window <strong>of</strong> 500 days, it can be seen that the existing NoRISK model “forgets” the stress volatility <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers crisis relatively quickly<br />
(a volatility declustering algorithm adjusts the model very quickly to current market volatility), whereas in the new model the Lehman Brothers crisis has<br />
a sustained influence on VaR levels until the Lehman Brothers crisis scenarios leave the time window in September <strong>2010</strong> within a few weeks and VaR<br />
levels in both models converge towards the year-end.<br />
VaR <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in <strong>2010</strong> calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong> the new UniCredit Group model (€ m)<br />
–220<br />
–200<br />
–180<br />
–160<br />
–140<br />
–120<br />
–100<br />
–80<br />
–60<br />
–40<br />
–20<br />
0<br />
IMOD-VaR<br />
Jan. 10 Feb. 10 March 10 April 10 May 10 June 10 July 10 Aug. 10 Sept. 10 Oct. 10 Nov. 10 Dec. 10<br />
IMOD-VaR_Trading<br />
IMOD-VaR limit scope<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, market risk <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (top line) was about € 100 m (confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%; 1-day holding period). The further<br />
significant reduction in December is due to a harmonisation <strong>of</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> own credit spreads (UniCredit bonds) in the banking book. While only<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> bonds were previously presented without a credit spread fluctuation, this now also applies to UniCredit bonds. Market risk managed<br />
by VaR limits (represented by the red broken line in the middle) was slightly below € 90 m at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>: loans to the public sector in the<br />
form <strong>of</strong> private placements, equity holdings in the banking book, hedge funds and private equity are excluded here because these are not managed via<br />
VaR limits. This compares with a VaR <strong>of</strong> the trading book <strong>of</strong> well below € 20 m at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Both models show that credit spread risk and interest rate risk account for most <strong>of</strong> the total risk <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. Other risk categories are<br />
much less significant by comparison. Since January 2007, commodity risk has only been assumed in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group on a back-to-back basis.<br />
VaR <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group by risk category (€ m)<br />
Old iNterNal mOdel miNimum aVerage maximum year-eNd<br />
Interest rate risk 19.7 31.2 61.6 40.9<br />
Credit spread 21.0 45.9 80.1 69.8<br />
Exchange rate risk 0.5 1.1 3.2 1.1<br />
Equity risk/trading 0.4 0.9 3.0 0.4<br />
Hedge funds 1.7 3.1 5.7 1.7<br />
Equity risk/investment 5.3 7.2 11.5 5.8<br />
Vega risk 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.1<br />
tOtal <strong>2010</strong> 31.8 54.7 87.5 72.4<br />
total 2009 32.3 65.3 110.4 45.1<br />
NeW mOdel (imOd) miNimum aVerage maximum year-eNd<br />
Total <strong>2010</strong> 94.9 144 214 103<br />
VaR limit relevant scope 83.2 117 183 85.3<br />
Trading positions only 12.4 25.9 38.8 15.8<br />
In addition to VaR, risk positions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group are limited through sensitivity-oriented limits. As part <strong>of</strong> daily risk reporting, detailed “Trader<br />
Reports” are prepared for a large number <strong>of</strong> portfolios, with updated and historical information made available to all risk-takers and the responsible<br />
senior management via the Intranet. These reports are now complemented by the new UniCredit market risk platform, which enables trading and other<br />
units to perform analyses down to individual position level.<br />
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As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the entire interest rate position <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (trading and investment) for major currencies was composed as<br />
follows (the table below shows basis point values over € 500):<br />
Basis point values <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (in €)<br />
bpVs iN €<br />
up tO<br />
1 mONth<br />
1 mONth tO<br />
3 mONths<br />
as at 31 december <strong>2010</strong> aNNual aVerage, miNimum/maximum<br />
3 mONths<br />
tO 1 year<br />
1 year tO<br />
5 years<br />
OVer<br />
5 years tOtal maximum miNimum<br />
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aVerage<br />
Europe EUR 45,788 –141,928 –166,044 – 90,379 –61,605 –414,169 –67,193 –601,094 354,281<br />
CHF –6,988 63,366 –4,550 –21,622 –31,673 –1,466 66,752 –182,227 47,278<br />
GBP 431 –2,363 2,072 –443 –1,112 –1,415 17,412 –27,934 8,625<br />
New EU countries BGN 1,051 1,767 7,301 –21,472 – 9,618 –20,970 –5,824 –23,205 12,626<br />
CZK –1,082 –24,757 –21,710 44,928 14,192 11,571 58,970 –45,160 19,535<br />
HUF –1,496 7,658 –13,655 –5,273 –4,082 –16,849 85,024 –26,724 25,220<br />
PLN – 945 1,285 –447 –1,257 – –1,363 13,473 –72,595 13,322<br />
RON –1,702 –4,581 –18,983 –22,851 –20,918 –69,035 –28,208 –71,450 52,536<br />
Central and Eastern AZN 14 –14 –62 –165 –4 –231 37 –520 283<br />
Europe incl. Turkey BAM –44 –257 –1,030 –434 581 –1,184 3,910 –1,184 1,996<br />
EEK – – – – – – 1,949 5 829<br />
HRK 5,621 –1,842 –4,037 –24,844 –28,883 –53,985 –24,425 –144,506 88,247<br />
KZT 1,069 –1,620 2,374 98,293 –87,586 12,530 13,644 –126,396 44,404<br />
LVL –109 –277 –2,923 –1,124 – –4,433 –1,820 –7,366 3,539<br />
RSD –249 –1,286 –6,009 –3,979 –4 –11,526 6,768 –16,702 5,232<br />
RUB 3,831 –581 –48,559 –56,571 –100,821 –202,701 –122,145 –338,449 242,682<br />
TRY –3,192 –22,878 –22,648 79,612 –149,915 –119,022 142,469 –329,827 51,022<br />
UAH 802 –1,022 –11,903 –17,383 –28,117 –57,623 –37,216 –128,301 69,018<br />
Overseas – highly AUD 101 22 558 – 93 – 587 1,952 –2,165 947<br />
developed countries CAD 405 –1,562 –2,235 2 – –3,390 –205 –10,525 4,459<br />
JPY –59 4,719 –629 –1,307 –1,078 1,646 33,868 –11,034 8,510<br />
NZD 1,230 –1,786 –4,778 – – –5,335 –641 –10,793 5,425<br />
USD 8,518 –16,935 –52,378 –4,139 –1,685,935 –1,750,869 –1,276,417 –2,109,511 1,688,038<br />
Other countries AED –13 – – – – –13 210 –595 103<br />
ILS – – – – – – 15,412 –6,139 7,656<br />
XAU 699 176 1 – – 876 10,849 229 2,484<br />
ZAR –15 – 33 – – 18 13,757 –10,905 2,105<br />
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Credit spread basis-point values (CPVs) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (€)<br />
aNNual aVerage, miNimum/maximum<br />
cpVs iN € sectOr maximum miNimum absOlute aVerage<br />
Main sectors <strong>Financial</strong> services –452,754 –2,094,264 1,119,446<br />
ABSs and MBSs –401,194 –749,087 535,349<br />
Corporates Industrial –2,074 –58,869 13,376<br />
Automobiles – –17,979 772<br />
Consumer goods –12,941 –55,944 29,137<br />
Pharmaceutical –59 –31,711 1,367<br />
Telecommunications –2,107 –40,843 12,291<br />
Energy & utilities –21,196 –69,588 33,184<br />
Other (e.g. indices) –7,095 –444,407 93,721<br />
Treasury-near Treasuries – EU & European industrial nations –1,509,450 –1,960,220 1,661,765<br />
Treasuries – new EU countries –730,720 – 956,245 875,070<br />
Treasuries – CEE & emerging markets –1,177,004 –2,266,706 1,677,671<br />
Treasuries – developed countries overseas 4,954 –38,818 1,913<br />
Treasuries – agencies & supranationals –7,410 –49,772 27,322<br />
Municipals & German Jumbo –210,060 –258,827 243,277<br />
tOtal –5,559,079 –7,418,361 6,325,113<br />
Measured by the total basis-point value, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group’s credit spread position in <strong>2010</strong> ranged between – € 5.6 m and – € 7.4 m. On an<br />
annual average, the long position increased by about 0.7 m CPVs compared with the previous year 1). The increase was due to intra-group funding<br />
activities and to a higher sovereign position in CEE (mainly Turkey). Overall, Treasury-near instruments continue to account for the largest part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
credit spread positions while the current exposure to financials 2) and corporates is very low by comparison. The positions <strong>of</strong> asset-backed securities<br />
(ABSs) and mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) were further reduced in <strong>2010</strong>, primarily through redemptions. The average CPV also continued to<br />
decline in this sector. Overall, the ABS book developed very favourably in <strong>2010</strong> in terms <strong>of</strong> total return in the year. Measured by redemption behaviour,<br />
the entire ABS/MBS book is to be classified as performing in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The sale <strong>of</strong> CAIB resulted in a further reduction in the credit spread-sensitive trading portfolio in <strong>2010</strong>. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s CDS book was sold together<br />
with CAIB, except for minor holdings and holdings used as hedges for the bank’s own credit spread in trading issues. The bond holdings remaining in<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> are almost entirely attributable to the banking book. Trading bonds held by CEE subsidiaries are not significant at most entities; in the few<br />
subsidiaries where there are significant holdings (e.g. Russia), these are further reduced in favour <strong>of</strong> holdings in the banking book.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> further reduced its investments in hedge funds in <strong>2010</strong>. The reduction will continue in 2011, so that hedge fund investments proper,<br />
which currently represent a low three-digit million euro amount, will decline to a two-digit million euro amount in the first six months <strong>of</strong> 2011. This<br />
means that the total investment in hedge funds is now low compared with the overall size <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group.<br />
Capital requirements for market risk<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s risk model is subjected to daily backtesting in accordance with regulatory requirements. As the number <strong>of</strong> backtesting excesses<br />
(negative change in value larger than model result) has been within the range permitted by law ever since the model was introduced, the multiplier<br />
need not be adjusted. In <strong>2010</strong>, there was no backtesting excess (either in the old or in the new internal model). The backtesting results thus confirm<br />
the accuracy and reliability <strong>of</strong> both models.<br />
1) As in the previous year, bonds which are subject to a loan approval process are not included in this total (just under –1.4 m CPVs). Moreover, in <strong>2010</strong> we excluded Credit Treasury positions (at<br />
year-end, close to –200 thsd CPVs) because these positions are also managed via credit processes. On the other hand, in line with a Group standard, reclassified ABSs were again included (about<br />
0.5 m CPVs).<br />
2) Spread positions on UniCredit in the banking book are included in the presentation until 21 December and are now, as in the case <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> banking book positions, no longer included<br />
(about –1.4 m CPVs intra-group funding).<br />
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The chart below shows the backtesting results for the regulatory trading book, on the basis <strong>of</strong> clean hypothetical backtesting. It shows the results<br />
calculated with the old and the new model.<br />
Backtesting results for the regulatory trading book, <strong>2010</strong> (€ m)<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
–10<br />
–20<br />
–30<br />
–40<br />
–50<br />
Jan. 10 Feb. 10 March 10 April 10 May 10 June 10 July 10 Aug. 10 Sept. 10 Oct. 10 Nov. 10 Dec. 10<br />
VaR-mirrored<br />
VaR<br />
BT<br />
IMOD-VaR<br />
IMOD-mirrored<br />
The relevant time window for scenario generation <strong>of</strong> VaR measurement is equal in both models, but in <strong>2010</strong> the new model very clearly shows the<br />
disappearance <strong>of</strong> the Lehman Brothers scenarios from the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> 2008, while the application <strong>of</strong> a volatility declustering algorithm in the old<br />
model more quickly reflects changes in the volatility regime, showing significantly lower VaR levels at this point in time (“shorter memory”).<br />
Market risk management in CEE<br />
At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, market risk management covers the activities in Vienna and the positions at the subsidiaries, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.<br />
These subsidiaries have local risk management units with a reporting line to Risk Management in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Uniform processes,<br />
methods, rules and limit systems ensure consistent Group-wide risk management adjusted to local market conditions.<br />
The “IMOD” risk model has been implemented locally at major units (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey), and a daily<br />
risk report is made available to the other units. The new value-at-risk model <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group (“IMOD”) was activated for daily risk management also<br />
at the CEE banks at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. There is a multi-stage plan for filing applications for the use <strong>of</strong> internal models to calculate capital requirements<br />
for trading risks; the banking subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary will be the first to undergo the approval process for use <strong>of</strong> their<br />
models with the local regulatory authorities in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
Analyses <strong>of</strong> position structure and balance sheet structure are available to all banks in the Group via “ALMRisk”, a Group-wide web tool. Liquidity<br />
monitoring is also based on this instrument. The web application “ERCONIS” records the daily business results <strong>of</strong> treasury activities in CEE. In line with<br />
a total-return approach, measurements <strong>of</strong> the performance <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries include income generated by the subsidiaries and the valuation results <strong>of</strong><br />
the banking book.<br />
To avoid risk concentrations in the market risk position, especially in tight market conditions, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has implemented at its banking subsidiaries<br />
Value-at-Risk limits and position limits for exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and equity risk, which are monitored daily. The monitoring <strong>of</strong> income<br />
trends at banking subsidiaries by means <strong>of</strong> stop-loss limits provides an early indication <strong>of</strong> any accumulation <strong>of</strong> position losses.<br />
The timely and continuous analysis <strong>of</strong> market risk and income is the basis for integrated risk-return management <strong>of</strong> treasury units at banking<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
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Value at Risk <strong>of</strong> banks in CEE (€ m)<br />
year-eNd <strong>2010</strong> figures<br />
aVerage Var <strong>2010</strong> Var miNimum fx Var ir Var spread Var<br />
Bulgaria –2.4 –2.2 –0.1 –0.6 –1.9<br />
Baltics –0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Czech Republic –7.6 –6.4 –0.1 –0.4 –5.8<br />
Croatia (incl. Bosnia) –3.2 –2.5 –0.7 –1.4 –1.8<br />
Hungary –2.5 –2.2 –0.1 –0.2 –1.7<br />
Kazakhstan –4.1 –1.9 –0.1 –1.9 –0.1<br />
Romania –2.3 –2.4 0.0 –1.2 –2.6<br />
Russia –5.1 –3.1 –0.9 –2.8 –0.7<br />
Serbia –0.3 –0.5 –0.1 –0.5 0.0<br />
Slovakia –0.8 –0.8 0.0 –0.1 –0.7<br />
Slovenia –2.6 –2.6 0.0 –0.1 –1.2<br />
Turkey –20.5 –29.1 –0.1 –23.5 –31.9<br />
Ukraine –16.4 –16.2 –0.3 –16.6 –0.4<br />
cee –33.7 –40.3 –1.1 –43.1 –37.3<br />
After the steady decline seen in 2009 in value-at-risk exposures <strong>of</strong> the CEE banks from all-time highs to levels around € 35 m (with a VaR limit <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 85 m for CEE), the sovereign crises in <strong>2010</strong> led to a renewed increase in the credit-spread risk component, with VaR levels <strong>of</strong> just under € 50 m.<br />
Risk positions rose slightly as business activity picked up and some countries continued to invest in local sovereign debt instruments. At the end <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>, value at risk <strong>of</strong> all CEE banks was about € 40 m, with open interest rate positions in the banking books and credit-spread positions <strong>of</strong> securities<br />
still accounting for the largest risk contributions. CEE accounted for about 70% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group’s market risk.<br />
Management <strong>of</strong> balance sheet structure<br />
The matched funds transfer pricing system applied throughout the Group and the principle <strong>of</strong> causation applied in attributing credit risk, market risk and<br />
liquidity risk enable the bank to determine contribution margins from customer transactions in the bank’s business divisions. The risk committees <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank ensure that the bank’s overall liquidity and interest rate gap structure is optimised, with the results from interest maturity transformation being reflected<br />
in the Corporates & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division. Factors taken into account in this context include the costs <strong>of</strong> compensation for assuming interest<br />
rate risk, liquidity costs and country risk costs associated with foreign currency financing at CEE banking subsidiaries. These funding costs burden<br />
lending business in CEE, but declined from peak levels as markets gradually eased; risk costs in the CEE countries rose temporarily as the debt crisis<br />
flared up.<br />
Products for which the material interest-rate and capital maturity is not defined, such as variable-rate sight and savings deposits, are modelled in respect<br />
<strong>of</strong> investment period and interest rate sensitivity by means <strong>of</strong> analyses <strong>of</strong> historical time series, and taken into account in the bank’s overall risk<br />
position. Interest rate sensitivities are determined and taken into account in hedging activities, which results in a positive contribution to pr<strong>of</strong>its from<br />
customer business.<br />
To assess its balance-sheet and pr<strong>of</strong>it structure, the bank uses the Value-at-Risk approach, complemented by a scenario analysis covering subsequent<br />
quarters and years. The bank thus also follows the Basel 2 recommendation concerning the simulation <strong>of</strong> future net interest income under different<br />
interest rate scenarios (“earnings perspective”).<br />
In the earnings perspective analysis, simulations <strong>of</strong> the future development <strong>of</strong> net interest income and <strong>of</strong> the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking book are<br />
generally based on assumptions regarding volume and margin developments under different interest rate scenarios. Parallel interest rate shocks as well<br />
as inversions and low-interest-rate scenarios can be analysed to identify their possible impact on the bank’s net interest income and the bank’s value.<br />
The analyses performed at year-end <strong>2010</strong> show that a further interest rate decline in all currencies, from an already low level, would have the strongest<br />
impact on the bank’s net interest income. This is a typical feature <strong>of</strong> commercial banks, given the interest rate remanence on the liabilities side <strong>of</strong><br />
banks’ balance sheets (sight deposits, equity). But the emergence <strong>of</strong> inflationary trends suggests that this scenario is highly unrealistic.<br />
The Basel 2 rules require the measurement at Group level <strong>of</strong> “interest rate risk in the banking book” in relation to the bank’s capital by comparing a<br />
change in the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking book after a 2% interest rate shock with the bank’s net capital resources. In the event that such an interest<br />
rate shock absorbs more than 20% <strong>of</strong> a bank’s net capital resources, the bank supervisory authority could require the bank to take measures to reduce<br />
risk.<br />
A 2% interest rate shock would absorb about 5% <strong>of</strong> the Group’s net capital resources; this calculation also includes the current investment <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
capital as an open risk position. This means that the figure for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is far below the outlier level <strong>of</strong> 20%.<br />
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E.3 – Liquidity risk<br />
Qualitative information<br />
General information, processes and management model<br />
In line with Group standards, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group deals with liquidity risk as a central risk in banking business by introducing and monitoring shortterm<br />
and medium-term liquidity requirements. In this context the liquidity situation for the next few days and months and also for longer periods is<br />
analysed against a standard scenario and stress scenarios. Methods and procedures <strong>of</strong> liquidity analysis, analyses <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> liquidity <strong>of</strong> customer<br />
positions, management responsibilities and reporting lines in this area have been laid down in the liquidity policy, which is also applicable at<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s CEE units and includes a contingency plan in the event <strong>of</strong> a liquidity crisis.<br />
Liquidity management in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is an integral part <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group liquidity management. In line with the Group-wide distribution<br />
<strong>of</strong> tasks, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> ensures the consolidation <strong>of</strong> liquidity flows and the funding for subsidiaries in <strong>Austria</strong> and CEE. The flow <strong>of</strong> funds is thereby<br />
optimised and external funding is reduced to the necessary extent. Liquidity transfers within the Group are based on market prices.<br />
Liquidity management methods and control<br />
In medium-term and long-term liquidity management, liquidity inflows over 1 year and over 5 years must cover a minimum <strong>of</strong> 90% <strong>of</strong> expected<br />
liquidity outflows during these periods. This limit must be observed at Group level and for each banking subsidiary. The limit is to be observed also at<br />
individual currency level in order to avoid cross-currency funding arrangements as far as possible. At <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group level, the liquidity ratio as at<br />
year-end <strong>2010</strong> was 0.95 for >1 year and 0.97 for >5 years. This means that in effect, long-term assets are fully funded at Group level.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> short-term liquidity management, volume limits have been implemented in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and in all banks for maturities up<br />
to three months, which limit all Treasury transactions and the securities portfolio <strong>of</strong> the respective bank. Volume limits are also established for open<br />
maturities in various currencies to keep down the risk <strong>of</strong> a need for follow-up funding in the event that foreign currency markets dry up.<br />
These limits were essentially observed. As credit demand in Central and Eastern Europe is gradually growing on the back <strong>of</strong> the economic recovery in<br />
the region, funding in CEE provided by the parent company is rising again after a crisis-induced decline.<br />
Liquidity stress test<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> performs liquidity stress tests for the Group and for individual banks on a regular basis, using a standardised Group-wide instrument and<br />
standardised Group-wide scenarios. These scenarios describe the effects <strong>of</strong> market-driven or name-driven crisis signals on liquidity inflows and outflows,<br />
with assumptions also being made about the behaviour <strong>of</strong> non-banks.<br />
The liquidity outflows expected to occur in stress situations are compared with available collateral (essentially, securities and credit instruments eligible<br />
as collateral at the central bank) to examine the banks’ risk-taking capability in the short term up to two months.<br />
As <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> holds large amounts <strong>of</strong> liquid collateral, liquidity outflows under the tested stress scenarios are not nearly equal to the available pool <strong>of</strong><br />
collateral. In an extreme scenario (combining an extreme market crisis and a name-driven crisis) introduced in <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG meets<br />
the CEBS minimum expectation <strong>of</strong> a liquidity buffer.<br />
Quantitative information<br />
The breakdown by contractual residual maturity is shown in section F.1.<br />
Funding plan and liquidity costs in pricing<br />
Funding the CEE subsidiaries is one <strong>of</strong> the main functions <strong>of</strong> the Group’s liquidity management. Short and long-term funds are made available to the<br />
banking subsidiaries for their business on the basis <strong>of</strong> a funding plan. Part <strong>of</strong> these country risks is covered by MIGA or SACE guarantees (MIGA: Multilateral<br />
Investment Guarantee Agency, a member <strong>of</strong> the World <strong>Bank</strong> Group; SACE: a leading Italian credit insurer). The funding requirements <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries<br />
rose again with the stronger economic momentum in the CEE countries.<br />
Liquidity costs are part <strong>of</strong> the reference rate system. The applicable alternative costs are debited or, on the basis <strong>of</strong> an opportunity cost approach,<br />
credited to the various products on the assets side and the liabilities side which have an effect on liquidity. In the current controlling process this<br />
ensures the proper pricing <strong>of</strong> our business.<br />
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E.4 – Counterparty risk<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> has made further efforts to refine the risk management model for derivatives, securities lending and repurchase agreements. The model<br />
was refined especially with regard to validation and backtesting. For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio management and risk limitation in the derivatives and<br />
security financing business with banks and customers, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses an internal counterparty risk model (IMM) based on a Monte Carlo path<br />
simulation to estimate the potential future exposure at portfolio level for each counterparty. In <strong>2010</strong>, the requirements which the <strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory<br />
authority specified in respect <strong>of</strong> the counterparty risk model when it approved the model were met. The relevant report on compliance with the requirements<br />
was sent to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority (FMA) at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>; from <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s perspective, the<br />
approval process was thereby successfully completed. In addition to compliance with the requirements, further CEE countries were included in the<br />
model with a focus on risk management, not yet on regulatory approval. The bank took account <strong>of</strong> the growing importance <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk by<br />
creating a separate unit for this purpose within Market Risk at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The calculations are based on market volatility, correlations between specific risk factors, future cash flows and stress considerations. Netting agreements<br />
and collateral agreements are also taken into account for simulation purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all major types <strong>of</strong> transactions, e.g. forward foreign exchange transactions, currency options, interest<br />
rate instruments, equity/bond-related instruments, credit derivatives and commodity derivatives. Other transactions are taken into account with an<br />
add-on depending on factors such as maturity. The bank applies a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, derivative transactions, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions resulted in the following exposures:<br />
Exposures (€ bn)<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 2.68<br />
CEE 1.96<br />
tOtal 4.64<br />
In addition to further refinement <strong>of</strong> the model (in <strong>2010</strong> especially through CVA – Credit Valuation Adjustment), regular separate reporting on counterparty<br />
risk was introduced with a view to informing <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s Market Risk Committee and Derivative Committee (DECO) <strong>of</strong> current exposure trends<br />
and providing additional information relevant to risk management. An example is reporting on stress test calculations. Moreover, backtesting is performed<br />
at regular intervals, at the level <strong>of</strong> individual counterparties and at overall bank level, in order to check the quality <strong>of</strong> the model on an ongoing<br />
basis.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives and security financing business <strong>of</strong> customers is available online in WSS (“Wallstreet”), the central treasury system, on a<br />
largely group-wide basis. In addition to determining the potential future exposure, the path simulation also enables the bank to calculate the average<br />
exposure and the modified average exposure pursuant to Basel 2 (exposure at default), as well as the effective maturity <strong>of</strong> the exposure to each counterparty.<br />
This makes it possible to integrate counterparty risk in an internal model compliant with Basel 2.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> additionally limits the credit risk arising from its derivatives business, repurchase agreements and securities lending business through<br />
strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, the definition and ongoing monitoring <strong>of</strong> documentation standards by legal experts, and through collateral agreements<br />
and break clauses. Management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk, especially because the relevance <strong>of</strong> this risk category has increased and on the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> experience gained in the international financial market crisis, despite the good average credit rating <strong>of</strong> our business partners.<br />
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E.5 – Credit risk<br />
Breakdown <strong>of</strong> financial assets by portfolio and credit quality (carrying value) (€ m)<br />
pOrtfOliO/quality<br />
NONperfOrmiNg<br />
lOaNs<br />
dOubtful<br />
assets<br />
baNKiNg grOup Other cOmpaNies<br />
restructured<br />
expOsures past-due<br />
Other<br />
assets impaired Other tOtal<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 10 – – – 4,286 – 8 4,304<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 3 13 – 17 16,999 – 512 17,544<br />
Held-to-maturity financial instruments – – – – 4,446 – – 4,446<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 2 16 – – 19,703 – 29 19,749<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 2,378 3,587 276 197 123,608 – 47 130,093<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – – 304 – – 304<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments classified as held for sale – – – – – – – –<br />
Hedging instruments – – – – 2,449 – – 2,449<br />
tOtal 31 december <strong>2010</strong> 2,393 3,616 276 214 171,794 – 595 178,888<br />
Breakdown <strong>of</strong> financial assets by portfolio and credit quality (gross and net values) (€ m)<br />
pOrtfOliO/quality<br />
grOss<br />
expOsure<br />
impaired assets perfOrmiNg<br />
specific<br />
WritedOWNs<br />
Net<br />
expOsure<br />
grOss<br />
expOsure<br />
pOrtfOliO<br />
adJustmeNts<br />
Net<br />
expOsure<br />
tOtal (Net<br />
expOsure)<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading 10 – 10 X X 4,294 4,304<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 40 7 33 17,512 1 17,511 17,544<br />
Held-to-maturity financial instruments – – – 4,446 – 4,446 4,446<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 79 61 18 19,731 – 19,731 19,749<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 12,478 6,040 6,438 124,552 896 123,655 130,093<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets at fair value<br />
through pr<strong>of</strong>it or loss – – – X X 304 304<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> instruments classified<br />
as held for sale – – – – – – –<br />
Hedging instruments – – – X X 2,449 2,449<br />
tOtal 31 december <strong>2010</strong> 12,607 6,108 6,499 166,241 897 172,389 178,888<br />
On-balance sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure to banks: gross and net values (€ m)<br />
expOsure types/amOuNts grOss expOsure specific WritedOWNs pOrtfOliO adJustmeNts Net expOsure<br />
On-balance sheet exposure<br />
Non-performing loans 43 39 X 4<br />
Doubtful loans 25 10 X 16<br />
Restructured exposures 12 12 X –<br />
Past due – – X –<br />
Other assets 26,782 X 1 26,781<br />
total 26,863 61 1 26,801<br />
Off-balance sheet exposure<br />
Impaired 27 1 X 25<br />
Other 25,770 X – 25,770<br />
total 25,797 1 – 25,797<br />
tOtal 31 december <strong>2010</strong> 52,660 62 1 52,598<br />
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On-balance sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure to customers: gross and net values (€ m)<br />
expOsure types/amOuNts grOss expOsure specific WritedOWNs pOrtfOliO adJustmeNts Net expOsure<br />
On-balance sheet exposure<br />
Non-performing loans 6,357 3,978 X 2,379<br />
Doubtful loans 5,207 1,606 X 3,600<br />
Restructured exposures 710 434 X 276<br />
Past due 242 28 X 214<br />
Other assets 140,743 X 896 139,847<br />
total 153,259 6,047 896 146,316<br />
Off-balance sheet exposure<br />
banking group<br />
Impaired 548 149 X 400<br />
Other 42,574 X 55 42,519<br />
total 43,122 149 55 42,918<br />
tOtal 31 december <strong>2010</strong> 196,381 6,195 952 189,234<br />
On-balance sheet exposure to customers: gross change in impaired exposures (€ m)<br />
sOurce/categOries<br />
chaNges iN <strong>2010</strong><br />
NON-perfOrmiNg<br />
lOaNs dOubtful assets<br />
restructured<br />
expOsures past-due expOsures<br />
Opening balance – gross exposure 4,471 3,811 933 184<br />
Sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
increases 3,762 3,776 205 248<br />
Transfers from performing loans 1,884 3,006 181 128<br />
Transfers from other impaired exposure 1,511 393 24 7<br />
Other increases 367 377 – 113<br />
reductions –1,876 –2,380 –428 –190<br />
Transfers to performing loans –125 –293 –16 –38<br />
Derecognised items –630 –130 –9 –<br />
Recoveries –474 –454 –9 –1<br />
Sales proceeds –82 –18 – –2<br />
Transfers to other impaired exposure –327 –1,413 –173 –22<br />
Other reductions –237 –73 –221 –127<br />
closing balance – gross exposure 6,357 5,207 710 242<br />
Sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
On-balance sheet exposure to customers: changes in overall impairment (€ m)<br />
sOurce/categOries<br />
NON-perfOrmiNg<br />
lOaNs dOubtful assets<br />
restructured<br />
expOsures past-due expOsures<br />
total opening writedowns 3,120 1,260 462 41<br />
Sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
increases 2,719 1,633 155 13<br />
Writedowns 1,657 993 143 –<br />
Transfers from other impaired exposure 852 215 9 2<br />
Other increases 210 425 3 11<br />
reductions –1,861 –1,287 –183 –27<br />
Write-backs from assessments –159 –105 – –<br />
Write-backs from recoveries –472 –238 –9 –1<br />
Write-<strong>of</strong>fs –630 –130 –9 –<br />
Transfers to other impaired exposure –183 –799 –88 –7<br />
Other reductions –416 –15 –76 –19<br />
final gross writedowns 3,978 1,606 434 28<br />
Sold but not derecognised – – – –<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong>ing group – On-balance sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet credit exposure by external rating class (book values) (€ m)<br />
exterNal ratiNg classes<br />
balaNce at 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
class 1 class 2 class 3 class 4 class 5 class 6<br />
NO ratiNg tOtal<br />
On-balance sheet exposures 26,267 11,569 27,568 25,620 9,235 8,369 64,490 173,117<br />
derivative contracts<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts 2,561 13,667 491 331 95 266 8,711 26,121<br />
Credit derivatives contracts – 2 – – – – 1 3<br />
guarantees given 971 968 4,200 2,419 976 257 9,581 19,372<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 284 933 1,824 1,006 311 162 14,908 19,429<br />
tOtal 30,083 27,139 34,083 29,376 10,617 9,053 97,691 238,042<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing group – On-balance sheet and <strong>of</strong>f-balance sheet exposure by internal rating class (book values) (€ m)<br />
iNterNal ratiNg classes<br />
g h i J<br />
balaNce at 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
iNterNal ratiNg classes<br />
a b c d e f<br />
On-balance sheet exposures 26,224 10,660 11,720 15,298 21,600 9,421<br />
derivative contracts<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts 8,151 7,205 1,013 756 1,420 1,487<br />
Credit derivatives contracts – 2 – – – –<br />
guarantees given 1,203 987 2,063 2,793 2,325 1,148<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 336 1,109 1,973 3,069 2,248 1,527<br />
tOtal 35,916 19,963 16,768 21,915 27,593 13,583<br />
balaNce at 31 dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
impaired<br />
expOsures<br />
NO<br />
ratiNg tOtal<br />
On-balance sheet exposures 8,985 9,787 12,052 3,713 6,489 37,169 173,116<br />
derivative contracts<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts 292 302 336 23 173 4,964 26,121<br />
Credit derivatives contracts – – – – – 1 3<br />
guarantees given 1,147 861 1,380 226 132 5,106 19,372<br />
Other commitments to disburse funds 728 678 500 88 120 7,053 19,430<br />
tOtal 11,151 11,629 14,268 4,050 6,914 54,294 238,042<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in <strong>2010</strong> continued to reflect differences in the speed <strong>of</strong> recovery in the various<br />
segments.<br />
In the Corporates & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment, corporate restructuring activities were very successful, leading to significant releases <strong>of</strong> loan loss<br />
provisions especially in the first six months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. At about € 170 m, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in<br />
this business segment were reduced to a level slightly exceeding one half <strong>of</strong> the previous year’s figure. Loans newly transferred to Special Credit units<br />
declined significantly as the year progressed, and this will also lead to a decrease in impaired loans with some time lag.<br />
The strong rise in unemployment in 2009 was expected to push up the provisioning charge in the sub-segments <strong>of</strong> Mass Market and Affluent customers<br />
with some delay. However, such an increase did not materialise: overall, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments<br />
in the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment even declined noticeably, to about € 212 m. The provisioning charge decreased although an additional writedown<br />
was made on foreign currency loans in the fourth quarter as the value <strong>of</strong> the Swiss franc rose significantly; among other reasons, the additional<br />
writedown was made in anticipation <strong>of</strong> the amount outstanding under loans with final maturity in view <strong>of</strong> further appreciation <strong>of</strong> the Swiss franc. Quite<br />
generally, a large number <strong>of</strong> advisory talks were held with customers in this segment in several waves in order to evaluate the new situation and the<br />
credit risk arising for the bank from this type <strong>of</strong> loan on a timely basis. At any point in time, the risk-focused presentation (credit line in €, utilisation in<br />
currency) shows the amount <strong>of</strong> the credit line originally granted to the customer, the currency fluctuation allowed for when the loan was granted, and<br />
the amount currently outstanding. The Small Businesses sub-segment also made a substantial contribution to the strong improvement in the overall<br />
provisioning charge in the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment, with the provisioning charge in the Small Businesses sub-segment declining to less than<br />
one half <strong>of</strong> the previous year’s figure.<br />
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CEE<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in the CEE subsidiaries declined significantly, to about € 1,454 m,<br />
compared with the previous year (2009: € 1,718 m).<br />
While net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in the first two quarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> were in line with the figures for the<br />
same periods <strong>of</strong> the previous year, the provisioning charge in the third and fourth quarters, at € 319 m and € 445 m, respectively, was substantially<br />
lower than in the same periods <strong>of</strong> the previous year (Q3 2009: € 509 m, Q4 2009: € 496 m).<br />
A regional analysis shows that Turkey and Kazakhstan, two <strong>of</strong> the major drivers <strong>of</strong> risk-related costs in the previous year, recorded significantly lower<br />
provisioning charges in <strong>2010</strong>, amounting to € 65 m (2009: € 299 m) and € 425 m 3) (2009: € 499 m), respectively. Quite generally, this positive<br />
development was discernible in the entire CIS region, where net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments decreased by<br />
€ 216 m to € 719 m in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Nevertheless, the repercussions <strong>of</strong> the crisis in this region should not be underestimated: in Kazakhstan, the real estate sector and the construction<br />
industry remained under pressure, and in Ukraine the difficult political climate was also a significant factor.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in the Baltic countries rose considerably, from € 45 m 4) in the previous<br />
year to € 65 m 5) in <strong>2010</strong>, reflecting the strained economic environment. In Romania, too, the provisioning charge increased strongly to € 115 m 6)<br />
(2009: € 61 m), mainly because the country is still impacted by the crisis and the government has taken austerity measures.<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments in the region <strong>of</strong> South-East Europe were generally higher while remaining<br />
relatively stable in the Central European region.<br />
Mortgages are the main type <strong>of</strong> collateral used; other types <strong>of</strong> collateral accepted are guarantees and suretyships.<br />
Credit risk methods and instruments<br />
Very important factors in the credit approval process are a detailed assessment <strong>of</strong> risk associated with each loan exposure, and the customer’s credit<br />
rating in particular. Every lending decision is based on a thorough analysis <strong>of</strong> the loan exposure, including an evaluation <strong>of</strong> all relevant factors. Following<br />
the initial loan application, the bank’s loan exposures are reviewed at least once a year. If the borrower’s creditworthiness deteriorates substantially,<br />
shorter review intervals are obligatory.<br />
For internal credit assessment in <strong>Austria</strong> and by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s banking subsidiaries in CEE, the bank uses various rating and scoring models (for<br />
calculating the parameters PD, LGD and EAD on the basis <strong>of</strong> models specifically developed for these purposes) 7) for the customer/business segments<br />
to be assessed, in line with the various asset classes pursuant to Section 22b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, the Solvency Regulation and Directive<br />
2006/48/EC <strong>of</strong> the European Parliament and <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit <strong>of</strong> the business <strong>of</strong> credit institutions.<br />
There are country-specific or region-specific models (e.g. for corporate customers, private and business customers) and global models (e.g. for<br />
sovereigns, banks, multinational corporates). The assessment <strong>of</strong> a loan exposure is based on data from the respective company’s financial statements<br />
and on qualitative business factors.<br />
The various rating and scoring models provide the basis for efficient risk management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and are embedded in all decisionmaking<br />
processes relating to risk management. They are also a key factor for capital required to be held against risk-weighted assets. Great attention<br />
is given to consistency in the presentation for supervisory purposes and the requirements <strong>of</strong> internal control.<br />
All internal rating and scoring systems are monitored on an ongoing basis. The systems are also subject to regular validation on an annual basis, including<br />
a review to verify if the rating/scoring system provides a correct representation <strong>of</strong> the risks to be measured. All model assumptions are based<br />
on multi-year statistical averages for historical defaults and losses, with appropriate attention being given to the potential impact <strong>of</strong> turbulence in international<br />
financial markets.<br />
In this context, credit risk stress tests, which are required by banking supervisory authorities and are carried out on a regular basis, are an essential<br />
instrument for assessing future risks in an unfavourable economic environment. Such tests enable the Management Board to assess the adequacy <strong>of</strong><br />
regulatory capital and economic capital on the basis <strong>of</strong> different stress scenarios.<br />
3) <strong>of</strong> which € 186 m booked locally and € 239 m booked in Vienna<br />
4) <strong>of</strong> which € 7 m booked locally and € 38 m booked in Vienna<br />
5) <strong>of</strong> which € 36 m booked locally and € 29 m booked in Vienna<br />
6) In addition to the amount <strong>of</strong> € 115 m booked locally, about € 19 m was booked for Romanian customers in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
7) PD = probability <strong>of</strong> default; LGD = loss given default; EAD = exposure at default<br />
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Risk-adjusted pricing and proactive risk management constantly improve the diversification and the risk/earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> the portfolio.<br />
For real estate customers, the customer-related rating is complemented by a transaction rating.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> uses a retail scoring system. The automated rating tool is used for assessing, monitoring and managing the large number <strong>of</strong> loan<br />
exposures to private customers, small businesses, independent pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and small non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organisations. Retail scoring comprises an<br />
application scoring procedure based on effective and recognised mathematical and statistical methods, and a behaviour scoring procedure taking<br />
into account such factors as amounts received in the account and customers’ payment practices. The retail scoring system provides information that<br />
is updated on a monthly basis. This gives the bank an efficient tool for lending decisions and early recognition <strong>of</strong> risk. Automated data processing<br />
helps <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> to reduce costs required for credit control while accelerating lending decisions.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, selected CEE banking subsidiaries were prepared for the switch from the standardised approach to the F-IRB approach in 2011. The forecasting<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> rating models and underlying processes were optimised in close cooperation with specialists at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. In developing<br />
models and carrying out validations, attention is given to ensuring the consistent and quality-assured implementation <strong>of</strong> Group guidelines.<br />
Credit Treasury<br />
Credit Treasury has two main tasks: preparing and monitoring the risk-adequate pricing <strong>of</strong> loans; and executing risk-transfer and capital-generating<br />
measures and transactions.<br />
To ensure uniform pricing within UniCredit Group, the risk-adjusted spread is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> multi-year probabilities <strong>of</strong> default (depending<br />
on the term <strong>of</strong> the loan), added as a price component and monitored on an ongoing basis.<br />
Initially rolled out for a predefined customer segment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n corporate customers as at 1 January 2011, this system is to be extended to cover<br />
other segments and regions.<br />
Moreover, Credit Treasury executes risk transfers and capital-generating measures and transactions (via synthetic securitisations, CLNs, etc.) and<br />
liquidity-generating measures/transactions for the entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (including CEE).<br />
The Credit Treasury Committee, which holds quarterly meetings, is responsible for strategic coordination and decisions on measures and<br />
transactions.<br />
E.6 – operational risk<br />
Operational risk (OpRisk) is defined as the risk <strong>of</strong> loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external<br />
events (including legal risks). For example, compensation paid to customers for incorrect/inadequate product-related advice, IT system failures,<br />
damage to property, processing errors or fraud are subject to accurate and consolidated risk measurement and management (collection <strong>of</strong> loss data,<br />
external data, scenarios, indicators), on which the calculation <strong>of</strong> capital to be held for operational risk is based.<br />
Loss data are collected, and processes are optimised, in close coordination and cooperation with other departments and units including Internal<br />
Audit, the Compliance Office, Legal Affairs and the insurance sector. Over the years, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has taken numerous measures in the<br />
various divisions to manage and reduce operational risk. Thus data security measures, measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity <strong>of</strong> stored<br />
data, access authorisation systems, the two-signatures principle, and a large number <strong>of</strong> monitoring and control processes as well as staff training<br />
programmes have been implemented among other measures.<br />
In line with other types <strong>of</strong> risk, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG – like UniCredit – has built up a decentralised operational risk management framework<br />
based on representatives within divisions and at banking subsidiaries – Divisional OpRisk Managers (DORM) and OpRisk Managers – in addition to<br />
central operational risk management. While the main task <strong>of</strong> central risk management is to define the methods used and to perform risk measurement<br />
and analysis, decentralised risk managers are responsible for taking measures to reduce, prevent, or take out insurance against, risks.<br />
Activities in <strong>2010</strong> focused on meeting additional regulatory requirements under the advanced approach, and on preparing and supporting regulatory<br />
reviews at banking subsidiaries. Furthermore, OpRisk limits were introduced within all large banking subsidiaries, which are monitored and reported<br />
within the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> OpRisk Committee.<br />
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Overall, the organisation <strong>of</strong> operational risk management at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is well established at a high level <strong>of</strong> quality. A network <strong>of</strong><br />
independent functions and teams are involved in managing and controlling risks, providing the Management Board with sufficient information on the<br />
risk situation and enabling the Management Board to manage risk. The analysis <strong>of</strong> the general ledger for operational risk relevance confirmed the<br />
extensive and complete operational risk data collection. The functions <strong>of</strong> Divisional Operational Risk Managers were strengthened and expanded<br />
accordingly. With a view to further improving the level <strong>of</strong> knowledge <strong>of</strong> operational risk, an e-learning training programme was implemented, which<br />
is mandatory for all employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
Since 2008, the task <strong>of</strong> dealing with operational risk issues has been performed by a separate Operational Risk Committee (OpRiCo), whose<br />
meetings are held on a quarterly basis and are attended by the Chief Risk Officer, the Head <strong>of</strong> Strategic Risk Management & Control, the Head<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit, the Divisional Operational Risk Managers and OpRisk representatives <strong>of</strong><br />
CEE banking subsidiaries. The OpRiCo is a major step towards integrating operational risk in the bank’s processes; its main tasks are to report on<br />
current operational risk issues and developments, to approve operational risk-relevant documents, to report losses and serve as a body to which<br />
unresolved issues are referred.<br />
In 2011, activities with regard to operational risk will focus on<br />
• analysing risk-handling measures to contain losses through operational risk,<br />
• monitoring annual operational risk limits within the framework <strong>of</strong> the Operational Risk Committee,<br />
• analysing operational risk events related to credit risk and reporting them within the framework <strong>of</strong> the Operational Risk Committee,<br />
• supporting the units pursuant to the AMA rollout plan in carrying out the regulatory reviews in cooperation with UniCredit Group.<br />
E.7 – Business risk<br />
Business risk is defined as unexpected adverse changes in business volume and/or margins which cannot be attributed to other types <strong>of</strong> risk.<br />
Adverse changes result mainly from a significant deterioration in market conditions, changes in the competitive position or customer behaviour, and<br />
from changes in the legal environment. Business risk measurement thus measures the influence <strong>of</strong> external factors on a decline in pr<strong>of</strong>its and the<br />
effect on the market value. As part <strong>of</strong> general income and cost management, operational management <strong>of</strong> business risk is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the<br />
individual business units.<br />
E.8 – <strong>Financial</strong> investment risk and real estate risk<br />
In dealing with risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings and equity interests, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> takes into account market price fluctuations in its<br />
equity holdings in listed and unlisted companies.<br />
Not included are equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> the Group because risks associated with such companies are determined and<br />
recorded under the various other risk types.<br />
The portfolio includes various strategic investments; real estate holding companies are taken into account in real estate risk.<br />
Generally, Value at Risk is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> market values and volatilities <strong>of</strong> the relevant equity interests. For shares in unlisted companies<br />
the bank uses book values and volatilities <strong>of</strong> relevant stock exchange indices and takes account <strong>of</strong> residual variances.<br />
Real estate risk measures the fluctuations in market value <strong>of</strong> bank-owned real estate on the basis <strong>of</strong> market prices and the volatility <strong>of</strong> related rent<br />
indices.<br />
E.9 – Legal risks<br />
We generally do not make provisions to the extent it is not possible to reliably predict the outcome <strong>of</strong> proceedings or to quantify possible losses.<br />
In cases where it is possible to estimate in a reliable manner the amount <strong>of</strong> the possible loss and such loss is deemed probable, we have made<br />
provisions in amounts we deem appropriate in light <strong>of</strong> the particular circumstances and in accordance with applicable accounting principles.<br />
In line with the above policy, a provision has been made in the amount <strong>of</strong> the estimated risk for the following pending legal proceedings.<br />
• UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (“<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>”) has joined as a process guiding intervening party in support <strong>of</strong> the defendant AKB Privatbank Zürich<br />
AG (formerly a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> and formerly <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> (Schweiz) AG) in a suit in Switzerland relating to alleged claims <strong>of</strong> Bundesanstalt<br />
für Vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben “BvS” (formerly Treuhandanstalt), the legal successor to Deutsche Treuhandanstalt, the German<br />
public body for the new Länder reconstruction. Essentially it is asserted that the former subsidiary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in Switzerland participated in<br />
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the embezzlement <strong>of</strong> funds from companies in the former East Germany. BvS lost the case in the court <strong>of</strong> first instance and fully won the appeal.<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> filed an appeal against that judgment before the Court <strong>of</strong> Cassation <strong>of</strong> the Zurich Canton, the Court <strong>of</strong> Cassation’s procedure is<br />
currently pending. A provision has been made in the amount <strong>of</strong> the estimated risk in accordance with national accounting standards.<br />
In line with the above policy, no provisions have been made for the following pending legal proceedings. Due to the uncertain nature <strong>of</strong> litigation,<br />
however, we cannot exclude that the following may result in losses to the bank.<br />
• Action brought by the Belgian company Valauret S.A. in Paris on the grounds <strong>of</strong> alleged involvement <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG<br />
(now UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG) in wilful deception in connection with a French joint stock company as a result <strong>of</strong> which the plaintiffs<br />
incurred losses through a loss in value <strong>of</strong> shares acquired by it in the joint stock company.<br />
• Proceedings were initiated in <strong>Austria</strong> related to Bernard L. Mad<strong>of</strong>f’s fraud in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, among others, was named as<br />
defend ant. The parties invested in funds that, in turn, invested directly or indirectly in Bernard L. Mad<strong>of</strong>f Investment Securities LLC (BMIS). The<br />
judgements in these lawsuits so far have been almost completely in favour <strong>of</strong> the bank. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is also the subject <strong>of</strong> proceedings<br />
in <strong>Austria</strong> following the complaint filed by the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and complaints filed<br />
with the said Public Prosecutor’s Office by private parties that invested in funds which, in turn, invested directly or indirectly in BMIS. The parties<br />
that filed said complaints maintain that UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG violated, among other things, the terms <strong>of</strong> the Consolidated Investment Act that<br />
governs UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s role as “auditor <strong>of</strong> the prospectus” <strong>of</strong> Primeo funds.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was named as one <strong>of</strong> many defendants in two putative class action suits filed in the United States District Court for<br />
the Southern District <strong>of</strong> New York. A liquidated indirect subsidiary <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has been named in one putative class action suit<br />
filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District <strong>of</strong> New York. In each <strong>of</strong> the suits, the petitioners claim to represent investors<br />
whose assets were invested in BMIS, directly or indirectly. The United States <strong>Bank</strong>ruptcy Court appointed Irving H. Picard as Trustee (the “SIPA<br />
Trustee”) for the liquidation <strong>of</strong> BMIS. The Trustee’s job is to collect the assets <strong>of</strong> Mad<strong>of</strong>f’s estate and distribute those assets to creditors including<br />
investors. In December <strong>2010</strong>, the SIPA Trustee filed two complaints in the United States <strong>Bank</strong>ruptcy Court in the Southern District <strong>of</strong> New York<br />
against many defendants, including UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, to recover amounts to be determined at trial, but claimed to be in excess <strong>of</strong> US$<br />
2 billion, allegedly representing so-called avoidable transfers. One complaint further alleges they violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt<br />
Organizations Act (“RICO”) by allegedly participating in a plan to enrich themselves by feeding investors’ money into Mad<strong>of</strong>f’s Ponzi scheme. The<br />
SIPA Trustee seeks treble damages under RICO, i.e. three times the reported net US$ 19.6 billion losses allegedly suffered by all BMIS investors.<br />
All pending actions are in the initial phases. UniCredit S.p.A. and its subsidiaries involved intend to defend themselves against the charges regarding<br />
the Mad<strong>of</strong>f case by any method available to them. At present it is not possible to reliably estimate the timing and results <strong>of</strong> the various<br />
actions, nor determine the level <strong>of</strong> responsibility, if any responsibility exists.<br />
E.10 – Report on key features <strong>of</strong> the internal control and risk management<br />
systems in relation to the financial reporting process<br />
The Management Board is responsible for establishing and designing internal control and risk management systems which meet the company’s<br />
requirements in relation to the financial reporting process. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this report is to provide an overview <strong>of</strong> how internal controls are organised<br />
in relation to the financial reporting process.<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> the internal control system is to assist management in assuring internal controls in relation to financial reporting which are effective<br />
and are improved on an ongoing basis. The system is geared to complying with rules and regulations and creating conditions which are conducive<br />
to performing specific controls in key accounting processes.<br />
Following the integration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in UniCredit Group, the Italian Savings Law, Section 262 (process description for minimising risk<br />
in preparing financial statements) in particular, must be complied with.<br />
Pursuant to the “262 Savings Law”, the CEO and the CFO delegated by UniCredit S.p.A. are liable, under civil and criminal law, for any violation <strong>of</strong><br />
the legal provisions. They are also responsible for every subsidiary within the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies which is covered by financial reporting<br />
because the “262 Savings Law” deals with consolidated financial statements.<br />
Internal Audit performs independent and regular reviews <strong>of</strong> compliance with internal rules also in the area <strong>of</strong> accounting. The Head <strong>of</strong> Internal Audit<br />
reports directly to the Management Board and provides the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board with quarterly reports.<br />
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Control environment<br />
The basic aspect <strong>of</strong> the control environment is the corporate culture in which management and all employees operate. UniCredit S.p.A., the parent<br />
company <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, works to improve communication and convey the corporate values defined in the Integrity Charter. The Integrity<br />
Charter embodies the UniCredit Group’s identity and is based on the following shared values: fairness, transparency, respect, reciprocity, freedom to<br />
act, and trust.<br />
In October 2006, the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG adopted the UniCredit Organisation Guidelines. The objective <strong>of</strong> the Guidelines<br />
is to have a uniform organisational structure in all countries as well as uniform reporting lines and levels <strong>of</strong> hierarchy. The organisational structure is<br />
based on the Governance Rules and the Group Organisation Guidelines <strong>of</strong> UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
The implementation <strong>of</strong> the internal control system in relation to the financial reporting process is set out in the internal rules and regulations:<br />
All accounting entries are made within the guidelines established in the Accounting Policy, and release follows defined instruction and control criteria.<br />
For each general ledger account there is a responsible person who reconciles the general ledger accounts in accordance with existing rules. This internal<br />
reconciliation process is interrogated by <strong>Financial</strong> Accounting and reviewed by Internal Audit.<br />
Risk assessment<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the “262 Savings Law” project, the persons having process responsibility identified risks in relation to the financial reporting process;<br />
these risks are monitored on an ongoing basis. The focus is on those risks which are typically considered to be material.<br />
To meet the “262 Savings Law” requirements, controls pursuant to the methodology used by UniCredit S.p.A. are required to be performed at least on<br />
a half-yearly basis (for full-year and half-year reporting).<br />
Controls<br />
All controls are applied in the current business process to ensure that potential errors or deviations in financial reporting are prevented or detected<br />
and corrected. Controls range from a management review <strong>of</strong> results for the various periods to specific reconciliation <strong>of</strong> accounts and the analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
continuous accounting processes.<br />
The levels <strong>of</strong> hierarchy are designed so that an activity and the control <strong>of</strong> that activity is not performed by the same person (four-eyes principle).<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the preparation <strong>of</strong> financial reports, the general ledger accounts are reconciled with business and front-end systems.<br />
IT security controls are a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> the internal control system. The separation <strong>of</strong> sensitive activities is supported by a restrictive approach to IT<br />
access authorisation. The operation <strong>of</strong> the financial reporting system is also assured through automated IT controls included in the system.<br />
Information and communication<br />
Management regularly updates rules and regulations for financial reporting and communicates them to all employees concerned.<br />
Moreover, regular discussions on financial reporting and on the rules and regulations applicable in this context take place in various bodies and are<br />
repeatedly communicated to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Employees in <strong>Financial</strong> Accounting receive regular training in new methods <strong>of</strong> international<br />
financial reporting in order to identify risks <strong>of</strong> unintended misreporting at an early stage.<br />
To perform monitoring and control functions with a view to proper financial accounting and reporting, extensive financial information is made available<br />
at key levels <strong>of</strong> the bank. Relevant information is not only provided to the Supervisory Board and the Management Board, middle management levels<br />
also receive detailed reports.<br />
Monitoring<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> the internal control system pursuant to the “262 Savings Law”, instruments were introduced to monitor the effectiveness<br />
<strong>of</strong> controls. In connection with the compulsory half-yearly certification process for the preparation <strong>of</strong> the management report, the persons having<br />
process responsibility are required to carry out effectiveness tests to check the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> controls. It must be ascertained whether the controls<br />
work according to their design and whether the persons who perform controls have the competence/authority and qualifications required to perform<br />
the controls effectively.<br />
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All persons having process responsibility confirm by means <strong>of</strong> certification that their processes are adequately documented, risks have been identified<br />
and controls have been evaluated with a view to deriving measures to minimise risk.<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> these monitoring activities are contained in a management report which is based on the certifications provided to the respective chief<br />
financial <strong>of</strong>ficer by all persons having process responsibility and issued on a half-yearly basis. The Chief <strong>Financial</strong> Officer <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
receives the certifications by the chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries covered by the process in accordance with the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated<br />
companies, and provides the Holding Company and the public with confirmation <strong>of</strong> the reliability and effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the internal control system in the<br />
context <strong>of</strong> the financial statements for the first six months and the annual financial statements.<br />
E.11 – Information on the squeeze-out pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n Federal Act<br />
on the Squeeze-out <strong>of</strong> Minority Shareholders (Gesellschafterausschlussgesetz)<br />
<strong>of</strong> the holders <strong>of</strong> bearer shares in uniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The company’s <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 adopted a resolution concerning the planned squeeze-out. The legal actions for rescission<br />
and declaration <strong>of</strong> nullity brought against various resolutions adopted at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 were terminated in spring 2008.<br />
The squeeze-out was entered in the Register <strong>of</strong> Firms on 21 May 2008. After that date, former minority shareholders initiated proceedings for a<br />
review <strong>of</strong> the cash compensation <strong>of</strong>fered by UniCredit. An expert has now been appointed in these proceedings to review the amount <strong>of</strong> the cash<br />
compensation paid.<br />
E.12 – <strong>Financial</strong> derivatives<br />
Derivatives shown in the following tables are classified as financial derivatives and credit derivatives, according to the underlying financial instrument.<br />
In these categories, a distinction is made between trading book and banking book and between different counterparties.UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
business volume in derivatives focuses on interest rate contracts.<br />
Over-the-counter transactions are individual agreements concerning volume, maturities and underlying instrument. In large-volume interbank trading,<br />
these agreements reflect international practice, while in customer business they are usually adjusted to specific needs. Exchange-traded contracts are<br />
always standardised in respect <strong>of</strong> volume and maturity date.<br />
Derivatives are mainly used by the bank itself for hedging market risk and credit spread risk arising from new issue activities. In customer business,<br />
market participants include banks, securities houses, mutual funds, pension funds and corporate customers.<br />
Trading in derivatives at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is primarily related to the hedging <strong>of</strong> positions entered into vis-à-vis customers.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio and risk management, contracts are valued at current prices using recognised and tested models. Market values show<br />
the contract values as at the balance sheet date, positive market values indicate the potential default risk arising from the relevant activity.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio management and risk limitation in the derivatives business with banks and customers, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses a<br />
Monte Carlo path simulation to estimate the potential future exposure at portfolio level for each counterparty. The calculations are based on market<br />
volatility, correlations between specific risk factors, future cash flows and stress considerations. Netting agreements and collateral agreements are also<br />
taken into account for simulation purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all major types <strong>of</strong> transactions, e.g. forward foreign exchange transactions, commodity futures transactions,<br />
interest rate instruments, securities lending transactions and repurchase agreements, equity-related, commodity-related or inflation-related<br />
instruments and credit derivatives. Other (exotic) products are taken into account with an add-on factor (depending on volatility and maturity). The bank<br />
applies a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%.<br />
In addition to determining the potential future exposure for the purpose <strong>of</strong> internal risk management, the path simulation also enables the bank to<br />
calculate the mean exposure and the Basel 2-modified mean exposure as well as the effective term <strong>of</strong> the exposure for each counterparty. In this way,<br />
counterparty risk can be taken into account in a Basel 2-compliant internal model for the calculation <strong>of</strong> capital requirements. In 2009, the bank<br />
obtained approval from the <strong>Austria</strong>n regulatory authorities for the use <strong>of</strong> the relevant model.<br />
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Line utilisation for derivatives business is available online in WSS (“Wallstreet”), the central treasury system, on a largely Group-wide basis. For smaller<br />
units not connected to the central system, separate lines are allocated and monitored. Group-wide compliance with lines approved in the credit process<br />
is thus ensured at any time.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG additionally limits the credit risk arising from its derivatives business through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, through<br />
collateral agreements and break clauses. In combination with the very good average credit rating <strong>of</strong> our business partners in the derivatives business,<br />
management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk.<br />
Regulatory portfolio: end <strong>of</strong> period notional amounts (€ m)<br />
deriVatiVe iNstrumeNt types/uNderlyiNgs OVer the cOuNter cleariNg hOuse<br />
debt securities and interest rate indexes 72,826 4,223<br />
Options 22,440 –<br />
Swap 47,789 –<br />
Forward 2,328 –<br />
Futures 109 4,223<br />
Others 160 –<br />
equity instruments and stock indexes 1,729 –<br />
Options 1,190 –<br />
Swap 43 –<br />
Forward 49 –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others 446 –<br />
gold and currencies 46,684 570<br />
Options 6,808 –<br />
Swap 15,621 –<br />
Forward 24,188 –<br />
Futures – 570<br />
Others 66 –<br />
commodities 490 –<br />
Other underlyings 29 –<br />
tOtal 121,757 4,794<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book: end <strong>of</strong> period notional amounts – Hedging derivatives (€ m)<br />
deriVatiVe iNstrumeNt types/uNderlyiNgs OVer the cOuNter cleariNg hOuse<br />
debt securities and interest rate indexes 148,646 –<br />
Options 2,948 –<br />
Swap 145,698 –<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others – –<br />
equity instruments and stock indexes 2 –<br />
Options 2 –<br />
Swap – –<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others – –<br />
gold and currencies 32,421 –<br />
Options – –<br />
Swap 32,421 –<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others – –<br />
commodities – –<br />
Other underlyings – –<br />
tOtal 181,070 –<br />
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<strong>Bank</strong>ing book: end-<strong>of</strong>-period notional amounts – Other derivatives (€ m)<br />
deriVatiVe iNstrumeNt types/uNderlyiNgs OVer the cOuNter cleariNg hOuse<br />
derivative contracts related to fV option assets/liabilities – –<br />
Debt securities and interest rate indexes – –<br />
Equity instruments and stock indexes – –<br />
Gold and currencies – –<br />
Commodities – –<br />
Other underlyings – –<br />
embedded derivatives bifurcated from hybrid instruments – –<br />
Debt securities and interest rate indexes – –<br />
Equity instruments and stock indexes – –<br />
Gold and currencies – –<br />
Commodities – –<br />
Other underlyings – –<br />
Other ias 39 hft derivatives belonging to the banking book 134 224<br />
debt securities and interest rate indexes 27 –<br />
Options 27 –<br />
Swap – –<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others – –<br />
equity instruments and stock indexes 107 –<br />
Options 102 –<br />
Swap – –<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others 5 –<br />
gold and currencies – 224<br />
Options – –<br />
Swap – 224<br />
Forward – –<br />
Futures – –<br />
Others – –<br />
commodities – –<br />
Other underlyings – –<br />
tOtal 134 224<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> derivatives – breakdown by product (€ m)<br />
traNsactiON types/uNderlyiNgs<br />
pOsitiVe fair Value NegatiVe fair Value<br />
OVer the<br />
cOuNter cleariNg hOuse<br />
OVer the<br />
cOuNter cleariNg hOuse<br />
regulatory trading portfolio 2,412 1 2,290 –<br />
Options 496 – 393 –<br />
Interest rate swaps 954 – 1,120 –<br />
Cross currency swap 586 – 392 –<br />
Equity swaps 77 – – –<br />
Forward 290 – 384 –<br />
Futures 6 1 – –<br />
Others 4 – 1 –<br />
banking book – hedging derivatives 2,449 – 2,909 –<br />
Options 19 – 96 –<br />
Interest rate swaps 2,193 – 1,602 –<br />
Cross currency swap 237 – 1,210 –<br />
Equity swaps – – – –<br />
Forward – – – –<br />
Futures – – – –<br />
Others – – – –<br />
banking book – Other derivatives 1 – 4 18<br />
Options 1 – 1 –<br />
Interest rate swaps – – – –<br />
Cross currency swap – – – 18<br />
Equity swaps – – – –<br />
Forward – – – –<br />
Futures – – – –<br />
Others – – 4 –<br />
tOtal 4,862 1 5,203 18<br />
OTC financial derivatives – residual life: notional amounts (€ m)<br />
uNderlyiNg/residual maturity up tO 1 year<br />
OVer 1 year<br />
up tO 5 year OVer 5 year tOtal<br />
regulatory trading book 52,544 38,666 30,547 121,757<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 14,145 31,029 27,652 72,826<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and stock indexes 360 823 545 1,729<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 37,817 6,580 2,286 46,684<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other values 222 233 64 518<br />
banking book 72,386 52,476 56,341 181,203<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 65,537 39,331 43,805 148,673<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and stock indexes 2 102 5 109<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 6,847 13,044 12,531 32,421<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other values – – – –<br />
tOtal 124,930 91,142 86,888 302,960<br />
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Credit derivatives – breakdown by product (€ m)<br />
pOrtfOliOs/deriVatiVe iNstrumeNt types pOsitiVe fair Value NegatiVe fair Value<br />
regulatory trading portfolio 4 97<br />
Credit default products 2 97<br />
Credit spread products 2 –<br />
Total rate <strong>of</strong> return swap – –<br />
Others – –<br />
banking book – –<br />
Credit default products – –<br />
Credit spread products – –<br />
Total rate <strong>of</strong> return swap – –<br />
Others – –<br />
tOtal 4 97<br />
Credit derivatives: end <strong>of</strong> period notional amounts (€ m)<br />
traNsactiON categOries<br />
regulatOry tradiNg bOOK baNKiNg bOOK<br />
With a siNgle<br />
cOuNterparty<br />
With mOre thaN ONe<br />
cOuNterparty (basKet)<br />
With a siNgle<br />
cOuNterparty<br />
With mOre thaN ONe<br />
cOuNterparty (basKet)<br />
protection buyer’s contracts<br />
Credit default products 52 5 – –<br />
Credit spread products – – – –<br />
Total rate <strong>of</strong> return swap – – – –<br />
Other – – – –<br />
tOtal 52 5 – –<br />
protection seller’s contracts<br />
Credit default products 1,853 109 – –<br />
Credit spread products 178 – – –<br />
Total rate <strong>of</strong> return swap – – – –<br />
Other – – – –<br />
tOtal 2,031 109 – –<br />
Credit derivatives – residual life: notional amount (€ m)<br />
uNderlyiNg/residual maturity up tO 1 year<br />
OVer 1 year<br />
up tO 5 years OVer 5 years tOtal<br />
regulatory trading book: 874 945 378 2,197<br />
Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation 178 – – 178<br />
Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation 696 945 378 2,019<br />
banking book: – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives with qualified reference obligation – – – –<br />
Credit derivatives with not qualified reference obligation – – – –<br />
tOtal 874 945 378 2,197<br />
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F.1 – Time breakdown by contractual residual maturity<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial assets and liabilities 176<br />
F.2 – Geographical distribution 176<br />
F.3 – Related party disclosures 177<br />
F.3.1 – Information on members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Board, the Supervisory Board<br />
and the Employees’ Council <strong>of</strong><br />
uniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 177<br />
F.3.2 – Relationships with unconsolidated subsidiaries<br />
and other companies in which an equity<br />
interest is held 177<br />
F.3.3 – other information on related party relationships 178<br />
F.4 – Auditors’ fees 178<br />
F.5 – Assets pledged as security 179<br />
F.6 – Subordinated assets/liabilities 179<br />
F.7 – Assets and liabilities in foreign currency 179<br />
F.8 – Trust assets and trust liabilities 179<br />
F.9 – Repurchase agreements 179<br />
F.10 – Guarantees given and commitments 180<br />
F.11 – List <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and<br />
other equity interests 180<br />
F.11.1 – Consolidated companies 180<br />
F.11.2 – Investments in companies accounted for<br />
under the proportionate consolidation method 183<br />
F.11.3 – Investments in associated companies<br />
accounted for under the equity method 183<br />
F.11.4 – Investments in associated companies not<br />
accounted for under the equity method 184<br />
F.12 – Employees 184<br />
F.13 – Supervisory Board and Management Board 184<br />
F.14 – Share-based payments 184<br />
F.15 – Events after the reporting period 185<br />
F.16 – Consolidated capital resources and<br />
regulatory capital requirements 186<br />
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F.1 – Time breakdown by contractual residual maturity<br />
<strong>of</strong> financial assets and liabilities<br />
ON demaNd<br />
1 tO 7<br />
days<br />
7 tO 15<br />
days<br />
Geographical distribution <strong>of</strong> total assets and operating income (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
tOtal assets OperatiNg iNcOme tOtal assets OperatiNg iNcOme<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> 98,309 1,969 110,451 1,842<br />
Total European countries 89,676 4,718 78,420 4,831<br />
Western Europe 919 22 787 –4<br />
Central and Eastern Europe 88,757 4,695 77,633 4,835<br />
America 81 –11 87 –6<br />
Asia 4,982 258 5,500 404<br />
Rest <strong>of</strong> the world – – – –<br />
tOtal 193,049 6,934 194,459 7,070<br />
The geographic breakdown is based on the location <strong>of</strong> the subsidiary in which the transaction is recorded.<br />
15 days tO<br />
1 mONth<br />
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1 tO 3<br />
mONths<br />
3 tO 6<br />
mONths<br />
6 mONths<br />
tO 1 year<br />
assets 17,823 3,554 3,430 7,267 14,517 14,318 10,969 40,705 59,225<br />
Government securities 22 83 17 103 969 811 986 3,089 2,440<br />
Other debt securities 1 408 359 578 1,682 635 385 4,514 7,511<br />
Units in investment funds 61 – – – – – – 22 12<br />
Loans 17,738 3,064 3,055 6,587 11,866 12,873 9,599 33,081 49,262<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 3,613 1,444 2,358 2,841 2,953 1,469 782 2,115 2,130<br />
Customers 14,125 1,619 697 3,746 8,913 11,403 8,817 30,966 47,133<br />
liabilities 45,807 6,304 5,709 10,654 21,868 13,027 9,767 27,943 20,408<br />
Deposits and current accounts 45,297 5,568 5,191 8,996 18,507 7,594 6,418 9,677 3,079<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 3,409 2,886 711 2,116 984 781 848 2,126 2,424<br />
Customers 41,888 2,682 4,481 6,880 17,523 6,813 5,569 7,551 655<br />
Debt securities 11 57 55 789 1,650 782 2,568 12,182 11,106<br />
Other liabilities 498 680 463 869 1,711 4,651 782 6,083 6,222<br />
Off-balance sheet transactions<br />
Physically settled financial derivatives<br />
long positions – 339 984 2,911 4,811 3,529 1,758 4,174 539<br />
short positions – 339 984 2,911 4,811 3,529 1,758 4,179 539<br />
Cash settled financial derivatives<br />
long positions 254 1,183 2,136 2,577 4,360 4,366 5,306 20,043 10,790<br />
short positions 333 1,183 2,136 2,577 4,357 4,367 5,290 20,043 10,790<br />
Deposits to be received<br />
long positions – – – – 1 2 1 – –<br />
short positions – – – – 1 2 1 – –<br />
Irrevocable commitments to disburse funds<br />
long positions 219 42 33 323 679 847 6,909 2,485 1,406<br />
short positions 1,818 41 17 458 602 831 6,318 2,249 608<br />
Written guarantees 76 830 19 146 259 490 703 1,659 1,724<br />
The breakdown by maturity reflects items <strong>of</strong> companies within the group <strong>of</strong> banks which are subject to regulatory supervision.<br />
F.2 – Geographical distribution<br />
1 tO 5<br />
years<br />
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F.3 – Related party disclosures<br />
Related party disclosures as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> (€ m)<br />
F.3.1 – Information on members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and<br />
the Employees’ Council <strong>of</strong> uniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
F.3.1.1 – Emoluments <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and the Supervisory Board<br />
The emoluments paid by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to Management Board members in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year (excluding payments into pension<br />
funds) totalled € 1,704,722.64 (comparable emoluments in 2009 totalled € 1,792 thsd). Of this total, € 1,273,695.47 (2009: € 1,792 thsd) related<br />
to fixed salary components and € 431,027.17 were variable salary components (2009: none). In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, allocations and payments for<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and former members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board as well as their surviving dependants totalled € 10,607,769.23<br />
(2009: € 10,023 thsd). The amount includes payments to pension funds amounting to € 110,264.96 (2009: € 79 thsd) for active members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Management Board and € 1,300,000.00 (2009: € 10 thsd) for former members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board. Several members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board receive their emoluments from companies which are not included in the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>; these emoluments<br />
granted to Management Board members for activities in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and in subsidiaries in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year amounted to<br />
€ 2,817,891.21 (2009: € 6,759 thsd). These Management Board members also received emoluments for activities which are not connected with the<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group but are in the interest <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
Payments to former members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and their surviving dependants (excluding payments into pension funds) totalled<br />
€ 8,609,438.27. (Of this total, € 4,975,028.86 was paid to former Management Board members <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG, which merged with <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
in 2002, and their surviving dependants; € 1,771,867.09 was paid to former Management Board members <strong>of</strong> Österreichische Länderbank AG, which<br />
merged with Zentralsparkasse in 1991, and their surviving dependants.) The comparative figure for 2009 was € 9,024 thsd. Emoluments paid to this<br />
group <strong>of</strong> persons for activities in subsidiaries amounted to € 422,857.05 (2009: € 940 thsd).<br />
The emoluments <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board members active in the <strong>2010</strong> business year totalled € 315,892.25 (2009: € 359 thsd) for<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, and € 2,060 (2009: € 2 thsd) for the two credit associations.<br />
F.3.1.2 – Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board<br />
Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board amounted to € 1,044,862.93 (2009: € 732 thsd), overdrafts granted to them were € 28,171.13 (2009:<br />
€ 80 thsd). Repayments during the business year totalled € 37,084.92 (2009: € 19 thsd). Loans to members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board amounted to<br />
€ 551,697.09 (2009: € 519 thsd). Credit lines and overdrafts granted to Supervisory Board members totalled € 274,029.59 (2009: € 168 thsd).<br />
Repayments during the business year totalled € 43,634.78 (2009: € 24 thsd).<br />
Loans to the Supervisory Board include those made to members <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council who are members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board. The maturities <strong>of</strong><br />
the loans range from five to twenty-five years. The rate <strong>of</strong> interest payable on these loans is the rate charged to employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
and/or a rate in line with market conditions.<br />
F.3.2 – Relationships with unconsolidated subsidiaries and other companies<br />
in which an equity interest is held<br />
All related-party banking transactions were effected on market terms.<br />
pareNt cOmpaNy<br />
aNd uNcONsOlidated<br />
subsidiaries assOciates<br />
Key maNagemeNt<br />
persONNel<br />
Other related<br />
parties<br />
Loans and advances 12,525 1,302 2 662<br />
Equity instruments 9 27 – –<br />
Other receivables 3,618 – – 1<br />
tOtal assets 16,152 1,329 2 663<br />
Deposits 14,008 11,851 6 233<br />
Other financial liabilities 537 – – –<br />
Other liabilities 21 – – 1<br />
tOtal liabilities 14,566 11,851 7 235<br />
Transactions with companies which are related parties are explained in section F.3. There is a syndicate agreement – the “Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Regions Agreement” – between UniCredit, “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten” (“AVZ Stiftung”) and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats<br />
der Angestellten der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien” (“Betriebsratsfonds”).<br />
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In the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions Agreement, “AVZ Stiftung” and “Betriebsratsfonds” have given an undertaking to UniCredit to the effect that if they<br />
want to sell UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> shares, they will first <strong>of</strong>fer such shares held by them to UniCredit. If UniCredit does not accept the <strong>of</strong>fer, the relevant<br />
contracting party could sell the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> shares to a third party. In this case UniCredit has a right <strong>of</strong> preemption.<br />
For the duration <strong>of</strong> this agreement (10 years), “AVZ Stiftung” has a right to nominate two members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG,<br />
and thereafter one member <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board for the duration <strong>of</strong> the guarantee issued by “AVZ Stiftung” and the Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit held a direct interest <strong>of</strong> 99.996% in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, there were the following interlocking relationships with UniCredit S.p.A.:<br />
• The Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was a member <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors and a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Executive Management Committee <strong>of</strong> UniCredit.<br />
• Three members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG were members <strong>of</strong> the Executive Management Committee <strong>of</strong> UniCredit.<br />
F.3.3 – other information on related party relationships<br />
Under Section 92 (9) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, “privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von anteilsrechten” (“AVZ Stiftung”, a private foundation under<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n law) serves as deficiency guarantor for all liabilities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the event <strong>of</strong> the company’s insolvency. The board <strong>of</strong><br />
trustees <strong>of</strong> the private foundation has 14 members. These included four members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
After the change in the legal form <strong>of</strong> Anteilsverwaltung Zentralsparkasse into a private foundation (“AVZ Stiftung”) in 2001, the municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna<br />
serves as deficiency guarantor for all outstanding liabilities, and obligations to pay future benefits, <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (then <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Aktiengesellschaft) which were entered into prior to and including 31 December 2001.<br />
The board <strong>of</strong> trustees <strong>of</strong> Immobilien Privatstiftung has three members. One <strong>of</strong> them is a member <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG entered into a cooperation agreement. Essentially, the cooperation agreement provides<br />
that UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has to use the services <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG for long-term financing purposes.<br />
F.4 – Auditors’ fees<br />
(pursuant to Section 237 no. 14a and Section 266 no. 11 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code)<br />
The following table shows the fees charged by the auditors <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements for the <strong>2010</strong> financial year in the following<br />
categories:<br />
Auditors’ fees (€ thsd)<br />
fees for the audit <strong>of</strong> the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements 4,174<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> (including the audit <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries) 2,869<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association 1,305<br />
Other services involving the issuance <strong>of</strong> a report 623<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> 623<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association –<br />
tax consulting services –<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> –<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association –<br />
Other services 1,539<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> 209<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association 1,330<br />
tOtal 6,336<br />
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F.5 – Assets pledged as security<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, assets pledged by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG totalled € 20,079 m (2009: € 17,998 m including UniCredit CAIB AG).<br />
F.6 – Subordinated assets/liabilities<br />
F.7 – Assets and liabilities in foreign currency<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> assets held for trading – –<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> assets designated at fair value – 2<br />
Available-for-sale financial assets 81 82<br />
Held-to-maturity investments – –<br />
Loans and receivables with banks 555 823<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 496 497<br />
subordinated assets 1,132 1,405<br />
Deposits from banks 218 200<br />
Deposits from customers 85 82<br />
Debt securities in issue 4,078 5,229<br />
subordinated liabilities 4,381 5,512<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
(€ m)<br />
assets liabilities assets liabilities<br />
USD 23,158 20,968 32,721 30,815<br />
JPY 958 737 1,911 1,332<br />
CHF 16,513 2,095 16,292 3,255<br />
Other 51,852 39,626 47,082 35,839<br />
tOtal 92,481 63,426 98,006 71,240<br />
F.8 – Trust assets and trust liabilities<br />
Trust assets and liabilities (€ m)<br />
F.9 – Repurchase agreements<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Loans and receivables with banks – 6<br />
Loans and receivables with customers 866 585<br />
Equity securities and other variable-yield securities 7,686 8,054<br />
Debt securities 7,572 9,962<br />
Other assets 1,071 83<br />
trust assets 17,196 18,689<br />
Deposits from banks 190 4,303<br />
Deposits from customers 16,618 14,213<br />
Debt securities in issue – 58<br />
Other liabilities 388 115<br />
trust liabilities 17,196 18,689<br />
Under repurchase agreements, financial assets were sold to third parties with a commitment to repurchase the financial instruments at a price specified<br />
when the assets were sold. At the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period, the total amount <strong>of</strong> repurchase agreements was € 1,558 m (2009: € 1,755 m). In<br />
those cases where <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is the transferor, the relevant assets continue to be recognised in its statement <strong>of</strong> financial position at their fair values.<br />
In those cases where <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is the transferee, the bank does not recognise the assets in its statement <strong>of</strong> financial position.<br />
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F.10 – Guarantees given and commitments (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
financial guarantees given to: 6,195 7,911<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 550 618<br />
Customers 5,645 7,293<br />
commercial guarantees given to: 13,145 12,518<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 1,442 1,948<br />
Customers 11,703 10,570<br />
Other irrevocable commitments to disburse funds 14,737 12,971<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>s 650 292<br />
Usage certain 55 49<br />
Usage uncertain 596 242<br />
Customers 14,086 12,680<br />
Usage certain 6,637 6,205<br />
Usage uncertain 7,449 6,475<br />
underlying obligations for credit derivatives: sales <strong>of</strong> protection 869 927<br />
assets used to guarantee others’ obligations – –<br />
Other commitments 3,807 3,587<br />
tOtal 38,754 37,915<br />
The amount <strong>of</strong> contingent claims in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is equal to the amount <strong>of</strong> contingent liabilities.<br />
F.11 – List <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiaries and other equity interests<br />
The list <strong>of</strong> unconsolidated subsidiaries required under the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code/<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act is included in the notes to the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>. The notes have been lodged with the <strong>Austria</strong>n Register <strong>of</strong> Firms, a public register at the<br />
Commercial Court <strong>of</strong> Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien).<br />
F.11.1 – Consolidated companies<br />
cOmpaNy city cOuNtry<br />
dOmicile iNterest iN %<br />
direct<br />
OWNership<br />
iNdirect<br />
OWNership tOtal<br />
AI Beteiligungs GesmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Alpine Cayman Islands Ltd. Grand Cayman Cayman Islands 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Arany Penzügyi Lizing Zrt. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Artist Marketing GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
ATF Capital B.V. (NL) Rotterdam Netherlands 0.00 99.71 99.71<br />
ATF Finance JSC Almaty Kazakhstan 0.00 99.71 99.71<br />
ATF Inkassatsiya Ltd Almaty Kazakhstan 0.00 99.71 99.71<br />
AWT International Trade GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA Alpine Holdings Inc. (US) Wilmington County, New Castle USA 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH & Co Beta Vermietungs OG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
BA Betriebsobjekte Praha, spol.s.r.o. Prague Czech Republic 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
BA GVG-Holding GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA Immo-Gewinnscheinfonds1 Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 98.33 0.00 98.33<br />
BA Private Equity GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Infrastructure Finance Advisory GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Markets Investment Beteiligung GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
BA-CA Wien Mitte Holding GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 94.95 0.00 94.95<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Immobilien- Kapitalanlage GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Reals Invest Client Investment GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
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cOmpaNy city cOuNtry<br />
dOmicile iNterest iN %<br />
direct<br />
OWNership<br />
iNdirect<br />
OWNership tOtal<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Wohnbaubank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
CABET-Holding AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Cafu Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co OG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.10 0.00 50.10<br />
Cards & Systems EDV-Dienstleistungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 52.00 3.50 55.50<br />
CEAKSCH Verwaltungs G.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Centar Kaptol doo Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Christoph Reisegger Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 99.00 99.00<br />
CJSC <strong>Bank</strong> Sibir (RU) Omsk Russian Federation 0.00 99.71 99.71<br />
Closed Joint Stock Company UniCredit Securities Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Diners Club CEE Holding AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Diners Club Slovakia s.r.o. Vienna Slovakia 0.00 99.80 99.80<br />
Diners Polska Sp.z.o.o. Warsaw Poland 0.00 99.80 99.80<br />
Domus Clean Reinigungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Domus Facility Management GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 98.00 0.00 98.00<br />
Europe Investment Fund Budapest Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Euroventures-<strong>Austria</strong>-CA-Management GesmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Factorbank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
GUS Consulting GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Human Resources Service and Development GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
HVB Immobilien EOOD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 0.00 92.86 92.86<br />
Immobilien Rating GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 19.00 63.81 82.81<br />
ISTRA D.M.C Umag Croatia 0.00 60.46 60.46<br />
Istraturist Um., Hotelijerstvo i Turizam dd Umag Croatia 0.00 60.46 60.46<br />
IVONA Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
JOHA Gebäude-Errichtungs- und Vermietungsges.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.03 94.03<br />
JSC ATF <strong>Bank</strong> Almaty Kazakhstan 99.71 0.00 99.71<br />
Kaiserwasser Errichtungs- u. BetriebsgesmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
KLEA ZS-Immobilienvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
KLEA ZS-Liegenschaftsvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
KSG Karten-Verrechnungs- und Servicegesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 50.10 50.10<br />
Lassallestraße B.-,P.-,E.- u. V.ges.m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.00 0.00 99.00<br />
Limited Liability Company “AI Line” Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 99.90 99.90<br />
Limited Liability Company B.A. Real Estate Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
LLC “SP investm.build.asset man.comp.Ukrsots Real Estate” Kiev Ukraine 0.00 95.34 95.34<br />
LLC Ukrsotsbud Kiev Ukraine 0.00 94.38 94.38<br />
Lowes Limited Nicosia Cyprus 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
M.A.I.L Beteiligungsmanagement Ges. m.b.H. & Co KG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
M.A.I.L Finanzberatung Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
Marketing Zagrebacke <strong>Bank</strong>e doo Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
MC Marketing GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
MC Retail GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Mezzanin Finanzierungs AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 56.67 5.45 62.12<br />
MY Beteiligungs GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Palais Rothschild Vermietungs GmbH Co OEG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Pominvest dd Split Croatia 0.00 74.66 74.66<br />
Privat JSC Ferrotrade International Kiev Ukraine 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
Prva Stambena Stedionica dd Zagreb Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Public Joint Stock Company “Ukrsotsbank” Kiev Ukraine 26.19 69.15 95.34<br />
RAMSES Immobilien Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co OG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.30 0.20 99.50<br />
Real Invest Immobilien GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
RIGEL Immobilien GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Sas-Real Ingatlanüzemelteto es Kezelo Kft. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
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cOmpaNy city cOuNtry<br />
dOmicile iNterest iN %<br />
direct<br />
OWNership<br />
iNdirect<br />
OWNership tOtal<br />
Schoellerbank Invest AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
SIRIUS Immobilien GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
SVIF Ukrsotsbud Kiev Ukraine 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Teledata Consulting und Systemmgmt. GesmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
Treuconsult Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 94.95 94.95<br />
Uctam Baltics SIA Riga Latvia 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UCTAM RU Limited Liability Company Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
Uctam upravljanje d.o.o. Ljubljana Slovenia 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banja Luka Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.92 0.00 90.92<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.s. Bratislava Slovakia 99.03 0.00 99.03<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic a.s. Prague Czech Republic 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> d.d. Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.40 55.23 79.63<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary ZRT. Budapest Hungary 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Latvia AS Riga Latvia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> OJSC (KG) Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 0.00 96.86 96.86<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia J.S.C. Belgrade Serbia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija d.d. Ljubljana Slovenia 99.99 0.00 99.99<br />
UniCredit Bulbank AD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 92.86 0.00 92.86<br />
UniCredit CAIB Czech Republic a.s. Prague Czech Republic 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Hungary Ltd. Budapest Hungary 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Poland SA Warsaw Poland 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Romania SRL Bucharest Romania 99.98 0.02 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities Romania SA Bucharest Romania 0.00 99.11 99.11<br />
UniCredit CAIB Serbia Ltd. Belgrade Serbia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovakia a.s. Bratislava Slovakia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovenija d.o.o. Ljubljana Slovenia 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Factoring EAD S<strong>of</strong>ia Bulgaria 0.00 92.86 92.86<br />
UniCredit Factoring Penzügyi Szolgoltato Zrt. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Jelzalogbank ZRT. Budapest Hungary 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Securities International Limited Nicosia Cyprus 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A. Bucharest Romania 50.56 0.03 50.59<br />
UniCredit Turn-Around Management GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UNIVERSALE International Realitäten GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
UPI poslovni Sistem DOO Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 56.23 56.23<br />
WED Donau-City Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 0.00 67.80 67.80<br />
WED Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 48.06 0.00 48.06<br />
WED Wiener Entwicklungsges.für den Donauraum AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 38.00 29.80 67.80<br />
Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing Ges.m.b.H Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 99.80 0.00 99.80<br />
Zagreb Nekretnine doo Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
Zagrebacka banka dd Zagreb Croatia 84.21 0.00 84.21<br />
Zane BH doo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
ZAO IMB Leasing Moscow Russian Federation 0.00 100.00 100.00<br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Moscow Russian Federation 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
ZB INVEST DOO Zagreb Croatia 0.00 84.21 84.21<br />
ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 100.00 0.00 100.00<br />
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F.11.2 – Investments in companies accounted for under<br />
the proportionate consolidation method<br />
cOmpaNy city cOuNtry<br />
dOmicile iNterest iN %<br />
direct<br />
OWNership<br />
iNdirect<br />
OWNership tOtal<br />
tOtal assets<br />
iN € thsd<br />
OperatiNg<br />
iNcOme<br />
iN € thsd<br />
equity<br />
capital<br />
iN € thsd<br />
Informations Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.00 0.06 50.06 4,546 4 3,972<br />
Koc Finansal Hizmetler AS Istanbul Turkey 50.00 0.00 50.00 2,122,411 1,726 2,095,692<br />
Stichting Custody Services YKB Amsterdam Netherlands 0.00 40.90 40.90 125 – 125<br />
UniCredit Menkul Degerler AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 50.00 50.00 11,184 5,060 8,688<br />
Yapı Kredi Azerbaijan JSC Baku Azerbaijan 0.00 40.90 40.90 192,488 15,007 47,387<br />
Yapı Kredi <strong>Bank</strong> N.V. Amsterdam Netherlands 0.00 40.90 40.90 1,739,474 55,104 212,079<br />
Yapı ve Kredi <strong>Bank</strong>asi AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 40.90 40.90 40,829,108 2,497,271 5,270,947<br />
Yapı Kredi Diversified<br />
Payment Rights Finance Georgetown<br />
Cayman<br />
Islands 0.00 40.90 40.90 730,486 – 3<br />
Yapı Kredi Emeklilik AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 38.42 38.42 361,708 29,055 64,347<br />
Yapı Kredi Faktoring AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 40.88 40.88 942,884 22,250 50,654<br />
YAPI Kredi Finansal Kiralama AO Istanbul Turkey 0.00 40.43 40.43 1,061,892 87,165 356,561<br />
Yapı Kredi Holding BV Amsterdam Netherlands<br />
Russian<br />
0.00 40.90 40.90 45,470 94 45,439<br />
Yapı Kredi <strong>Bank</strong> Moscow Moscow Federation 0.00 40.90 40.90 142,541 14,054 42,549<br />
Yapı Kredi Portföy Yönetimi AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 40.88 40.88 47,787 40,278 43,768<br />
Yapı Kredi Sigorta AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 38.42 38.42 433,466 1,555 158,664<br />
Yapı Kredi Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 40.89 40.89 378,668 58,173 124,462<br />
Yapı Kredi B Tipi Yatirim Ortakligi AS Istanbul Turkey 0.00 22.93 22.93 38,639 3,440 38,029<br />
F.11.3 – Investments in associated companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
iNVestmeNts Valued at equity dOmicile tOtal assets OperatiNg iNcOme equity capital<br />
Name Of cOmpaNy city cOuNtry add-% iN € thsd iN € thsd iN € thsd<br />
Air Plus Air Travel Card Vertreibsgesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 33.27 104,695 24,284 11,378<br />
Anger Machining GmbH Traun <strong>Austria</strong> 48.02 14,000 14,000 1,797<br />
Allianz ZB D.O.O. Drustvo za Upravljanje Dobrovoljnim Zagreb Croatia 41.26 3,379 1,756 1,910<br />
Allianz ZB D.O.O. Drustvo za Upravljanjie Obveznim Zagreb Croatia 41.26 22,984 14,866 21,618<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> fur Tirol und Vorarlberg Aktiengesellschaft Innsbruck <strong>Austria</strong> 47.38 8,865,100 193,400 684,737<br />
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA Geneva Switzerland 12.54 1,675,897 55,133 117,008<br />
BKS <strong>Bank</strong> AG Klagenfurt <strong>Austria</strong> 36.03 6,358,300 186,422 618,692<br />
CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 11.83 4,169,624 74,014 1,388,393<br />
Österreichische Clearingbank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 18.51 955,316 2,603 180,309<br />
Credanti Holdings Ltd Nicosia Cyprus 30.00 51,326 1,209 50,910<br />
Forstinger Handel und Service GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 31.36 39,158 130,559 2,686<br />
Moll Holding GmbH Munich Germany 48.02 9,626 21 7,175<br />
Multiplus Card D.O.O za Promidzbu I Usluge Zagreb Croatia 21.05 2,052 –17 –497<br />
Notartreuhandbank AG Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 25.00 1,076,223 14,096 20,393<br />
Oberbank AG Linz <strong>Austria</strong> 33.33 17,002,818 418,631 1,165,090<br />
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 49.15 35,000,000 156,000 558,724<br />
Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank Ges.m.b.h. Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.00 985,000 5,560 26,870<br />
Papcel a.s. Litovel Czech Republic 33.07 37,472 2,183 18,994<br />
Pay Life <strong>Bank</strong> GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 23.87 385,354 66,327 117,936<br />
RCG Holdings LLC New York USA 22.87 1,035,573 123,767 164,613<br />
UniCredit Business Partner S.p.A. Cologno Monzese Italy 28.81 293,090 1,621 60,449<br />
UniCredit Global Leasing SPA, Milan, IT Milan Italy 31.01 30,377,139 530,685 2,572,449<br />
OOO UniCredit Leasing Company Moscow Russian Federation 40.00 187,859 7,849 53,492<br />
Wien Mitte Immobilien GmbH Vienna <strong>Austria</strong> 50.00 216,974 3,059 92,762<br />
Yapı Kredi Koray Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS Istanbul Turkey 12.45 46,332 6 35,509<br />
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F.11.4 – Investments in associated companies not accounted for under the equity method<br />
Based on available financial statements, aggregate total assets <strong>of</strong> associated companies in which <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> held investments which were not<br />
accounted for under the equity method were € 325.4 m. Aggregate equity capital <strong>of</strong> these companies amounted to € 312.8 m. The combined net<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> these companies was € 1.0 m.<br />
F.12 – Employees<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> and 2009, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group employed the following average numbers <strong>of</strong> staff (full-time equivalents):<br />
Employees<br />
F.13 – Supervisory Board and Management Board<br />
The following persons are members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
chairman and chief executive Officer: Willibald CERNKO<br />
deputy chairman: Federico GHIZZONI (until 21 January 2011)<br />
members: Helmut BERNKOPF, Jürgen DANZMAYR, Massimiliano FOSSATI (from 8 June <strong>2010</strong>), Rainer HAUSER, Doris TOMANEK (from 7 May <strong>2010</strong>),<br />
Carlo VIVALDI (until 31 January 2011), Stephan WINKELMEIER (until 7 June <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
changes in 2011: Gianni Franco PAPA (Deputy Chairman from 22 January 2011). Francesco GIORDANO (member from 1 February 2011).<br />
The following persons were members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
chairman: Alessandro PROFUMO (until 21 September <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
deputy chairman: Erich HAMPEL<br />
members: Sergio ERMOTTI, Paolo FIORENTINO (Chairman from 21 January 2011), Candido FOIS, Roberto NICASTRO, Vittorio OGLIENGO, Franz<br />
RAUCH, Karl SAMSTAG, Gerhard SCHARITZER (until 15 February <strong>2010</strong>), Wolfgang SPRISSLER, Ernst THEIMER (from 7 July <strong>2010</strong>), Wolfgang HEINZL,<br />
Adolf LEHNER, Emmerich PERL, Josef REICHL, Robert TRAUNWIESER, Barbara WIEDERNIG<br />
F.14 – Share-based payments<br />
Description <strong>of</strong> share-based payments<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Salaried staff 59,591 61,920<br />
Other employees 104 139<br />
tOtal *) 59,695 62,059<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in <strong>Austria</strong> 7,815 8,146<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: abroad 51,880 53,913<br />
*) Average full-time equivalents <strong>of</strong> staff employed in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (employees <strong>of</strong> companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method are included at 100%), excluding<br />
apprentices and employees on unpaid sabbatical or maternity/paternity leave<br />
Outstanding Instruments<br />
Group Medium & Long Term Incentive Plans for selected employees refers to Equity-Settled Share Based Payments based on the shares <strong>of</strong> the parent<br />
company UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
This category includes the following:<br />
• stock Options allocated to selected Top & Senior Managers and Key Talents <strong>of</strong> the Group;<br />
• performance shares allocated to selected Top & Senior Managers and Key Talents <strong>of</strong> the Group and represented by free UniCredit ordinary shares<br />
that the Parent Company undertakes to grant, conditional upon achieving performance targets set at Group and strategic area level in the Strategic<br />
Plan and any amendments thereto approved by the Parent Company’s Board <strong>of</strong> Directors;<br />
• employee share Ownership plan (esOp) that <strong>of</strong>fers to eligible Group employees the possibility to buy UniCredit ordinary shares with the following<br />
advantages: granting <strong>of</strong> free ordinary shares (“Discount Shares” and “Matching Shares” or, for the second category, rights to receive them) measured<br />
on the basis <strong>of</strong> the shares purchased by each participant (“Investment Shares”) during the “Enrolment Period”. The granting <strong>of</strong> free ordinary<br />
shares is subordinated to vesting conditions (other than market conditions) stated in the Plan Rules.<br />
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Measurement model<br />
Stock Options<br />
The Hull and White Evaluation Model has been adopted to measure the economic value <strong>of</strong> Stock Options.<br />
This model is based on a trinomial tree price distribution using the Boyle’s algorithm and estimates the early exercise probability on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
a deterministic model connected to:<br />
• reaching a market share value equal to an exercise price-multiple (m);<br />
• probability <strong>of</strong> beneficiaries’ early exit (e) after the end <strong>of</strong> the vesting period.<br />
No new Stock Option Plans were granted during <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Other equity instruments (Performance Shares)<br />
The economic value <strong>of</strong> Performance Shares is measured considering the share market price at the grant date less the present value <strong>of</strong> the future<br />
dividends during the performance period. Parameters are estimated by applying the same model used for Stock Options measurement.<br />
No new Performance Share Plans were granted during <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Employee Share Ownership Plan<br />
For both Discount Shares and Matching Shares (or rights to receive them) the fair value is measured at the end <strong>of</strong> the Enrolment Period according to<br />
the weighted average price paid by participants to buy the Investment Shares on the market.<br />
The following table shows the measurements and parameters used in relation to Discount Shares and Matching Shares (or rights to receive them)<br />
connected to the “Employee Share Ownership Plans” approved in 2009.<br />
Measurement <strong>of</strong> Discount Shares ESOP<br />
esOp 2009<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> Discount Shares delivery to Group employees 14 January <strong>2010</strong><br />
Vesting period start-date 1 January <strong>2010</strong><br />
Vesting period end-date 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Discount Shares’ fair value per unit (€) 1.880<br />
Measurement <strong>of</strong> Matching Shares ESOP<br />
esOp 2009<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> Matching Shares (or related rights) delivery to Group employees 14 January <strong>2010</strong><br />
Vesting period start-date 1 January 2011<br />
Vesting period end-date 31 December 2011<br />
Matching Shares’ (or related rights) fair value per unit [€] 1.880<br />
Within the limits <strong>of</strong> the “Employee Share Ownership Plan” approved in 2009:<br />
• all pr<strong>of</strong>it-and-loss and net equity effects related to Discount Shares were booked during <strong>2010</strong> (except adjustments, according to Plan Rules, that will<br />
be booked during 2011);<br />
• the pr<strong>of</strong>it-and-loss and net equity effects related to Matching Shares (or rights to receive them) will be booked during the three-year period<br />
2011–2013.<br />
Payroll costs in <strong>2010</strong> included share-based payments <strong>of</strong> € 709 thsd. The (cumulative) accrual totalled € 12.5 m.<br />
F.15 – Events after the reporting period<br />
After the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period there were no events that are required to be mentioned in this report.<br />
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F – Additional disclosures (CoNTINuED)<br />
F.16 – Consolidated capital resources and regulatory capital requirements<br />
The capital requirements pursuant to Section 22 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act comprise requirements resulting from credit risk, from position risk in<br />
debt instruments, equities, commodities and foreign currencies, and from operational risk.<br />
Further details on risk calculations are contained in the risk report.<br />
The following tables show the capital requirements for the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions pursuant to Section 30 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
as at the end <strong>of</strong> the reporting period <strong>2010</strong> and 2009, as well as the various components <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s capital resources as at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
2009:<br />
Net capital resources <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Paid-in capital (less own shares) 1,681 1,469<br />
Reserves and minority interests 12,951 9,708<br />
Intangible assets –557 –579<br />
Deductions from Tier 1 capital (in particular 50% deduction pursuant to Section 23 (13) 3 to 4d<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act) 1) –833 –675<br />
core capital (tier 1) 13,242 9,923<br />
Net subordinated liabilities 2,857 3,004<br />
Revaluation reserves and undisclosed reserves 167 139<br />
supplementary capital resources (tier 2) 2,191 2,468<br />
Deductions from Tier 1 and Tier 2 (deduction pursuant to Section 23 (13) 4a) 2) –140 –138<br />
Net capital resources (excl. tier 3) 15,293 12,253<br />
Tier 3 (re-assigned subordinated capital) 228 243<br />
Net capital resOurces (iNcl. tier 3) 15,520 12,496<br />
Capital requirements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> credit institutions (€ m)<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
capital requirements <strong>of</strong><br />
a) Credit risk pursuant to standardised approach 6,201 5,846<br />
b) Credit risk pursuant to internal ratings-based (IRB) approach 2,866 2,285<br />
Credit risk 9,067 8,131<br />
Operational risk 938 777<br />
Position risk – debt instruments, equities, foreign currencies and commodities 228 243<br />
capital requiremeNt 10,232 9,151<br />
Total RWA 127,906 114,386<br />
Capital ratios<br />
31 dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 dec. 2009<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio, based on all risks 10.35% 8.68%<br />
Total capital ratio, based on all risks 3) 12.13% 10.92%<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio, based on credit risk 11.68% 9.76%<br />
Total capital ratio, based on credit risk 4) 12.67% 11.29%<br />
1) Capital components in non-consolidated companies and “shortfall” under Basel 2<br />
2) Capital components in insurance companies<br />
3) Net capital resources (incl. Tier 3) as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the risk-weighted assessment basis for all risks<br />
4) Total capital resources less requirement for trading book, commodities risk, exchange rate risk and operational risk as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the risk-weighted assessment basis for credit risk<br />
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Concluding Remarks <strong>of</strong> the Management Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has prepared<br />
the consolidated financial statements for the financial year beginning<br />
on 1 January <strong>2010</strong> and ending on 31 December <strong>2010</strong> in accordance<br />
with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs) published<br />
by the International Accounting Standards Board as adopted by<br />
the European Union. The management report <strong>of</strong> the Group was prepared<br />
in accordance with the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code and is consistent<br />
with the consolidated financial statements.<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
The Management Board<br />
Willibald Cernko<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Jürgen Danzmayr<br />
Massimiliano Fossati Francesco Giordano<br />
The consolidated financial statements and the management<br />
report <strong>of</strong> the Group contain all required disclosures; in particular,<br />
events <strong>of</strong> special significance which occurred after the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial year, and other major circumstances that are significant<br />
for the future development <strong>of</strong> the Group have been appropriately<br />
explained.<br />
Rainer Hauser Gianni Franco Papa Doris Tomanek<br />
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Report <strong>of</strong> the Auditors<br />
Auditors’ report *)<br />
Report on the<br />
consolidated financial statements<br />
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for the financial year from 1 January <strong>2010</strong><br />
to 31 December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
These consolidated financial statements comprise the statement <strong>of</strong><br />
financial position as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the statement <strong>of</strong> comprehensive<br />
income, the statement <strong>of</strong> cash flows and the statement<br />
<strong>of</strong> changes in equity for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, and<br />
the notes to the consolidated financial statements.<br />
Management’s responsibility for the<br />
consolidated financial statements and<br />
for the consolidated accounting<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s management is responsible for the consolidated<br />
accounting as well as the preparation and fair presentation <strong>of</strong><br />
these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU. This<br />
responsibility includes: designing, implementing and maintaining<br />
internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation <strong>of</strong><br />
consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement,<br />
whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying<br />
appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates<br />
that are reasonable in the circumstances.<br />
Auditors’ responsibility and description <strong>of</strong><br />
the type and extent <strong>of</strong> the statutory audit<br />
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated<br />
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in<br />
accordance with laws, regulations and principles governing an<br />
*) The report (in the German language, or translations into another language, including<br />
shortened or amended versions) may not be made public or used by third parties, when<br />
reference is made in whole or in part to the auditors’ report, without the express written<br />
consent <strong>of</strong> the auditors.<br />
audit <strong>of</strong> financial statements which are applicable in <strong>Austria</strong> and in<br />
accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), issued<br />
by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board<br />
(IAASB) <strong>of</strong> the International Federation <strong>of</strong> Accountants (IFAC).<br />
Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements<br />
and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance<br />
whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material<br />
misstatement.<br />
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence<br />
about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial<br />
statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s<br />
judgment, including the assessment <strong>of</strong> the risks <strong>of</strong> material misstatement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the financial statements, whether due to fraud or<br />
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers<br />
internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial statements in order to design<br />
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but<br />
not for the purpose <strong>of</strong> expressing an opinion on the effectiveness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating<br />
the appropriateness <strong>of</strong> accounting policies used and the reasonableness<br />
<strong>of</strong> accounting estimates made by management, as well as<br />
evaluating the overall presentation <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial<br />
statements.<br />
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient<br />
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.<br />
Opinion<br />
Our audit did not give rise to any objections. Based on the results<br />
<strong>of</strong> our audit in our opinion, the consolidated financial statements<br />
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position <strong>of</strong> the<br />
group as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, and its financial performance and<br />
its cash flows for the financial year from 1 January <strong>2010</strong> to<br />
31 December <strong>2010</strong> in accordance with International <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU.<br />
This report has been translated from German into English for reference purposes only. Please refer to the <strong>of</strong>ficial legally binding version as written and signed in German. Only the German version is definitive.<br />
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Statement on the consolidated<br />
management report<br />
Laws and regulations require us to perform audit procedures to<br />
determine whether the consolidated management report is consistent<br />
with the consolidated financial statements and whether the other disclosures<br />
made in the consolidated management report are misleading<br />
to the group’s position. The audit report must also include a<br />
statement as to whether the consolidated management report is<br />
consistent with the consolidated financial statements and if the<br />
disclosures pursuant to section 243a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code<br />
are appropriate.<br />
In our opinion, the consolidated management report for the group is<br />
consistent with the consolidated financial statements. The disclosures<br />
pursuant to section 243a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code are<br />
appropriate.<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association<br />
Auditing Board<br />
(<strong>Bank</strong> Auditor)<br />
Friedrich O. Hief Reinhard Gregorich<br />
Certified Accountant Auditor<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH<br />
Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
Bernhard Gruber Walter Reiffenstuhl<br />
Certified Accountant Certified Accountant<br />
This report has been translated from German into English for reference purposes only. Please refer to the <strong>of</strong>ficial legally binding version as written and signed in German. Only the German version is definitive.<br />
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Report <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board for <strong>2010</strong><br />
In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year the Supervisory Board performed its duties<br />
as defined by law and in the Articles <strong>of</strong> Association and the rules<br />
<strong>of</strong> procedure, with due regard to the <strong>Austria</strong>n Code <strong>of</strong> Corporate<br />
Governance. In five meetings and ten resolutions passed by written<br />
circular vote, the Supervisory Board dealt with current developments<br />
in the bank’s performance as well as operational, strategic and riskrelated<br />
issues and made the required decisions.<br />
Focus <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board’s activity<br />
The Management Board regularly informed the Supervisory Board, in<br />
writing and orally and in a timely and comprehensive manner, on<br />
business management issues, financial developments and earnings,<br />
and on events which were <strong>of</strong> major significance for the bank. On the<br />
basis <strong>of</strong> these reports, the Supervisory Board provided continuous<br />
advice to the Management Board, supervised the conduct <strong>of</strong> business,<br />
and passed resolutions on matters within its competence after<br />
appropriate evaluation.<br />
The rules <strong>of</strong> procedure for the Management Board, including the distribution<br />
<strong>of</strong> responsibilities, were modified to reflect the enlargement<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Management Board. The statement <strong>of</strong> compliance with the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Code <strong>of</strong> Corporate Governance was adjusted to take account<br />
<strong>of</strong> current circumstances.<br />
A sustained focus <strong>of</strong> the thorough analyses performed by the Supervisory<br />
Board was the impact <strong>of</strong> the crisis in markets – in Central and<br />
Eastern Europe in particular – and its implications for the bank’s<br />
liquidity, earnings, risk position and reputation as well as the planning<br />
<strong>of</strong> any measures to be taken in this context.<br />
Specific reports dealt with the performance <strong>of</strong> Ramius, the sale <strong>of</strong> the<br />
property located in Renngasse 2, the reorganisation <strong>of</strong> Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing,<br />
the establishment <strong>of</strong> the special assets holding company for repossession<br />
(UniCredit Turn-Around Management GmbH) including subsequent<br />
status information, and the progress <strong>of</strong> the EuroSIG project.<br />
Information <strong>of</strong> special legal significance related to the Mad<strong>of</strong>f case,<br />
derivatives transactions and the legal action brought by the German<br />
Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben in Switzerland.<br />
Moreover, the Supervisory Board discussed further steps regarding<br />
the levy on banks, the <strong>Austria</strong>n capital gains tax and planned<br />
changes to the deposit guarantee scheme.<br />
Besides capital increases at the CEE banking subsidiaries AS<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Latvia, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> CZ, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC,<br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Russia and UniCredit Bulbank AD, the Supervisory<br />
Board passed resolutions concerning the transfer <strong>of</strong> parts<br />
<strong>of</strong> CAIB to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> and the sale <strong>of</strong> the residual CAIB to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG. The Supervisory Board also dealt with the<br />
acquisition <strong>of</strong> an additional interest in CA Immobilien Anlagen AG, the<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> comfort letters and the bid for OJSC UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> (UCB).<br />
Other resolutions adopted by the Supervisory Board related to the<br />
approval <strong>of</strong> powers to represent and act on behalf <strong>of</strong> the bank, and to<br />
transactions governed by Section 28 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
In its meetings the Supervisory Board also discussed, on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
written and oral presentations, the main issues dealt with by the Supervisory<br />
Board Committees.<br />
Moreover, the Supervisory Board performed a self-evaluation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
efficiency <strong>of</strong> its work and discussed the relevant results. To the extent<br />
that this process indicated a need for changes, the Supervisory Board<br />
will take this into account in its future activities.<br />
Committee activities<br />
The Credit Committee held five meetings and passed four resolutions<br />
by written circular votes. Apart from decisions on loans requiring its<br />
approval, the Committee also took note <strong>of</strong> loans granted under the<br />
Management Board’s approval authority and dealt with exposures <strong>of</strong><br />
relevance in connection with Art. 136 <strong>of</strong> the Italian <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and<br />
with large exposures pursuant to Section 27 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Act. In addition to detailed risk and sector portfolio reports, the<br />
Committee dealt with the overall risk report, the report on the structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> the loan portfolio, and with risk policy principles. In its activities<br />
the Committee also considered information on aspects <strong>of</strong> credit risk,<br />
market risk, country risk, liquidity risk, reputational risk and operational<br />
risk as well as analyses <strong>of</strong> risk-bearing capacity and <strong>of</strong> the CEE loan<br />
portfolio.<br />
The Audit Committee held four meetings in <strong>2010</strong>. It discussed the<br />
separate financial statements and the consolidated financial statements<br />
as well as the audit reports in the presence <strong>of</strong> the auditors. The Committee<br />
provided the Supervisory Board with information on these topics<br />
and informed it <strong>of</strong> the proposal concerning the election <strong>of</strong> the auditors<br />
<strong>of</strong> the separate financial statements and <strong>of</strong> the consolidated financial<br />
statements for the 2011 financial year. Internal Audit provided the<br />
Committee with regular information, and comprehensive reports on<br />
compliance activities were presented. The Audit Committee also analysed<br />
corporate governance reports, functional aspects <strong>of</strong> risk management<br />
and the internal control systems. The Committee periodically dealt<br />
with “262 Savings Law“ and in this context discussed the escalation<br />
process for the certification <strong>of</strong> the management report, monitoring <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial reporting process, and control <strong>of</strong> financial reporting. Intensive<br />
deliberations focused on the management letter, the remuneration <strong>of</strong> the<br />
auditors and their engagement letter.<br />
The Strategy and Nominations Committee held one meeting and<br />
adopted one resolution by way <strong>of</strong> written circular vote with regard to<br />
the preparation <strong>of</strong> appointments to the Management Board and extensions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the term <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Management Board members.<br />
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The Remuneration Committee adopted resolutions by written<br />
circular votes as required.<br />
Management Board<br />
In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, Stephan Winkelmeier resigned from the<br />
Management Board with effect from 7 June <strong>2010</strong>. Doris Tomanek<br />
was appointed to the Management Board with effect from 7 May<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, and Massimiliano Fossati was appointed to the Management<br />
Board with effect from 8 June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Supervisory Board<br />
The Supervisory Board was saddened by the death <strong>of</strong> Gerhard<br />
Scharitzer on 15 February <strong>2010</strong>. At the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting held<br />
on 7 July <strong>2010</strong>, and with effect from the same date, Ernst Theimer<br />
was elected to the Supervisory Board for the remaining term <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
The Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board, Alessandro Pr<strong>of</strong>umo, resigned<br />
from the Supervisory Board with effect from 21 September<br />
<strong>2010</strong> (in January 2011, Paolo Fiorentino was elected to succeed him<br />
as Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board).<br />
Details <strong>of</strong> the composition <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board and the<br />
Super visory Board Committees in the past financial year are<br />
given in the section “Supervisory Board and Management Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG” <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Annual</strong> Report.<br />
Separate financial statements and<br />
consolidated financial statements<br />
The accounting records, the <strong>2010</strong> separate financial statements and<br />
the management report were audited by the Auditing Board <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association and by KPMG <strong>Austria</strong><br />
GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft. As the<br />
audit did not give rise to any objections and the legal requirements<br />
were fully complied with, the auditors’ report was expressed without<br />
qualification.<br />
The Supervisory Board endorsed the findings <strong>of</strong> the audit, agreed<br />
with the separate financial statements and management report,<br />
including the proposal for the appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its, presented by<br />
the Management Board, and approved the <strong>2010</strong> separate financial<br />
statements, which were thereby adopted pursuant to Section 96 (4)<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act.<br />
The compliance review <strong>of</strong> the Corporate Governance Report pursuant<br />
to Section 243b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code was performed by<br />
Univ. Pr<strong>of</strong>. DDr. Waldemar Jud Corporate Governance Forschung CGF<br />
GmbH and has not given rise to any major objections in its final<br />
findings.<br />
The <strong>2010</strong> consolidated financial statements were audited by the<br />
Auditing Board <strong>of</strong> the Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association and by<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
for consistency with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards<br />
(IFRSs) published by the International Accounting Standards<br />
Board as adopted by the European Union, and the management report<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Group was audited for consistency with the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business<br />
Code. The audit did not give rise to any objections and the legal<br />
requirements were fully complied with. In the opinion <strong>of</strong> the auditors,<br />
the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial position <strong>of</strong> the Group as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, and <strong>of</strong> the<br />
results <strong>of</strong> the Group’s operations and its cash flows for the financial<br />
year beginning on 1 January <strong>2010</strong> and ending on 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, in accordance with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards<br />
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.<br />
The auditors certified that the management report <strong>of</strong> the Group was<br />
consistent with the consolidated financial statements, and that the<br />
legal requirements for exemption from the obligation to prepare also<br />
separate consolidated financial statements pursuant to <strong>Austria</strong>n law<br />
were met, and they expressed their unqualified opinion.<br />
The Supervisory Board has endorsed the findings <strong>of</strong> the audit.<br />
A word <strong>of</strong> thanks<br />
The Supervisory Board thanks the Management Board members, the<br />
Employees’ Council, and all employees for their personal commitment<br />
and dedication. In a challenging environment they performed<br />
well and achieved highly respectable results.<br />
Vienna, 14 March 2011<br />
The Supervisory Board<br />
Paolo Fiorentino<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board<br />
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Statement by Management<br />
We state to the best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge that the consolidated financial<br />
statements prepared in accordance with the applicable financial<br />
reporting standards provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
position and performance <strong>of</strong> the Group, and that in the management<br />
report <strong>of</strong> the Group the business trends including business<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
The Management Board<br />
Willibald Cernko<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Helmut Bernkopf Jürgen Danzmayr<br />
Massimiliano Fossati Francesco Giordano<br />
results and the position <strong>of</strong> the Group have been presented in such<br />
a way as to provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position<br />
and performance <strong>of</strong> the Group, and that the management report <strong>of</strong><br />
the Group describes the material risks and uncertainties to which<br />
the Group is exposed.<br />
Rainer Hauser Gianni Franco Papa Doris Tomanek<br />
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Preliminary remarks on the financial statements<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for 2009 158<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 159<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for 2009 183<br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 188<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and equity<br />
interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 210<br />
Supervisory Board and Management<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG 212<br />
Signatures <strong>of</strong> the Management Board 214<br />
Auditors’ Report 215<br />
Statement by Management 220<br />
Investor Relations, ratings, financial calendar, imprint 222<br />
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UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, the parent<br />
company <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, presents its balance<br />
sheet as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> and its pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account<br />
for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, as well as the<br />
management report and the notes pursuant to <strong>Austria</strong>n law.<br />
The consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group for the financial year beginning on 1 January <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
ending on 31 December <strong>2010</strong> were prepared in accordance<br />
with International <strong>Financial</strong> Reporting Standards (IFRSs)<br />
published by the International Accounting Standards Board as<br />
adopted by the European Union. The annual report <strong>of</strong> the<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, which includes, inter alia, the<br />
consolidated financial statements, as well as the Group’s<br />
management report and notes can be obtained, free <strong>of</strong><br />
charge, under Investor Relations on the Internet (for contact<br />
details see page 216).<br />
The two reporting formats – under IFRSs and under the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) – cannot be compared with one<br />
another because the operations covered by the financial<br />
statements differ (consolidated financial statements versus<br />
separate financial statements <strong>of</strong> the Group’s parent company),<br />
and the valuation and accounting principles are also different.<br />
The annual report <strong>of</strong> the Group gives readers information on<br />
the status <strong>of</strong> the group <strong>of</strong> companies controlled by UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. The consolidated financial statements<br />
provide international comparability, a fair value-based<br />
presentation <strong>of</strong> the financial position and performance, and<br />
more detailed information, for example through segment<br />
reporting.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s separate financial statements,<br />
prepared in accordance with <strong>Austria</strong>n rules, fulfill other<br />
important functions, especially under supervisory aspects.<br />
They are also the basis for determining the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for<br />
distribution under <strong>Austria</strong>n law and the dividend <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. In making an economic evaluation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank, users <strong>of</strong> the separate financial statements should take<br />
into account especially the extensive financial relations<br />
between the parent company and its banking subsidiaries. For<br />
this reason the financial statements <strong>of</strong> the Group provide more<br />
comprehensive information.<br />
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Development <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG <strong>2010</strong><br />
1. Report on business developments and the economic<br />
situation<br />
1.1. Business developments<br />
Economic situation and banking environment in our core<br />
markets<br />
The global economy grew by about 4.75% in <strong>2010</strong>, after<br />
contracting by 0.5% in the preceding year. After the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the anti-cyclical economic support programmes, which were<br />
introduced to counteract the downturn in 2009, world trade provided<br />
decisive impetus in <strong>2010</strong>, with growth <strong>of</strong> 16% in the reporting year,<br />
after a contraction <strong>of</strong> 11%. This time the drivers <strong>of</strong> the cyclical<br />
reversal were the emerging markets, led by China, whose economy<br />
grew by over 10%. Among commodities, the strongest price<br />
increases were recorded for crude oil (+22%) and industrial metals<br />
(+20%). The US economy, which used to act as global pacemaker<br />
in previous years, also overcame recession and grew by 2.9% in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. But massive budget deficits as a result <strong>of</strong> measures aimed at<br />
supporting the economy pushed the public debt ratio to 93%.<br />
Despite the expansionary fiscal policy, unemployment remained at<br />
an unusually high level <strong>of</strong> 9.4% and the real estate sector did not<br />
recover to any significant extent, either. Therefore the Federal<br />
Reserve went a step beyond the zero-rate policy by purchasing<br />
substantial amounts <strong>of</strong> government bonds.<br />
Average economic growth <strong>of</strong> 1.7% in the euro area in <strong>2010</strong> (after a<br />
contraction <strong>of</strong> 4% in 2009) reflected huge differences: while the<br />
German economy expanded at a rate <strong>of</strong> 3.6% (after shrinking by<br />
4.7%), output in Spain, Ireland and Greece continued to contract.<br />
The <strong>Austria</strong>n economy performed slightly better than the euro area<br />
as a whole in both years, growing by 1.9% in <strong>2010</strong> after contracting<br />
by 3.9% in 2009. The period from the end <strong>of</strong> April to the middle <strong>of</strong><br />
May saw the outbreak <strong>of</strong> the debt crisis in the euro area’s<br />
peripheral countries: Greek government bonds fell to 65% <strong>of</strong> their<br />
nominal value, with yields peaking at over 15% and 12% on 5-year<br />
and 10-year bonds, respectively. The crisis continued to smoulder<br />
even after the EU and the IMF put in place the € 750 bn rescue<br />
scheme, after the European <strong>Financial</strong> Stability Facility (EFSF) was<br />
established, and although dramatic austerity programmes were<br />
initiated; sovereign ratings <strong>of</strong> highly-indebted low-growth countries<br />
were reduced on several occasions. In November <strong>2010</strong>, credit<br />
spreads for Ireland (because <strong>of</strong> the restructuring <strong>of</strong> the country’s<br />
banking sector), Portugal (in view <strong>of</strong> weak economic growth) and<br />
Hungary (which refused IMF support) were between 4.8% and 6.0%.<br />
Although Ireland and Greece used aid and guarantees under the<br />
rescue scheme, which were provided against strict conditions, the<br />
situation did not ease. The European Central <strong>Bank</strong> (ECB) therefore<br />
adhered to its policy <strong>of</strong> low interest rates. In the course <strong>of</strong> the year, it<br />
absorbed excess liquidity as money market dealings among major<br />
international banks started to normalise. But the ECB continued to<br />
allot bids in full at the fixed rate and thus supplied liquidity to the<br />
banking systems <strong>of</strong> countries affected by the debt crisis. Unlike the<br />
US and the United Kingdom, the ECB handled its “non-standard<br />
measures” (purchases <strong>of</strong> government bonds and covered bonds) in<br />
a highly restrictive manner. Spot and forward rates in money<br />
markets rose in the final months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, thereby only moving a little<br />
closer to the key interest rate.<br />
In the first nine months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, financial markets focused on asset<br />
classes which are – rightly or unjustifiably – seen as having the best<br />
quality: benchmark bonds and gold. It was only in the final months <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong> (and beyond the turn <strong>of</strong> the year) that risk tolerance rose<br />
again, as the economic upswing gathered momentum and became<br />
increasingly self-sustaining. The strong rise in benchmark bonds <strong>of</strong><br />
the euro area peaked at the end <strong>of</strong> August, when yields fell to an alltime<br />
low <strong>of</strong> 2.09%. Yields subsequently rose to 2.97%, giving an<br />
annual performance <strong>of</strong> 7.6%. Interest margins continued to narrow in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. The steepness <strong>of</strong> the euro yield curve, measured by the<br />
interest rate differential between five-year benchmark bonds and 3month<br />
money, became less pronounced, declining from 1.97<br />
percentage points at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the year to one half <strong>of</strong> a<br />
percentage point at the end <strong>of</strong> August, as interest rates in capital<br />
markets fell rapidly; it was only in the fourth quarter that the<br />
differential rose again slightly, to 1.20 percentage points at year-end<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. Moreover, credit spreads for banks remained high, as did<br />
liquidity and funding costs.<br />
Credit spreads for non-financial corporate bonds, and also for<br />
covered bonds and emerging markets bonds, hardly varied in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> compared with their levels in previous years; yearon-year,<br />
they remained almost unchanged, reflecting stabilisation in<br />
the corporate sector. The world stock index (MSCI / local<br />
currency), which had recovered strongly in 2009 (+26.2%), moved<br />
sideways until late summer before advancing in the remaining part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the year (+8.3% in a comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end levels). Equity<br />
markets in emerging economies outperformed those in other<br />
countries from August onwards as capital inflows resumed.<br />
Nevertheless, the EuroStoxx remained unchanged in a comparison<br />
<strong>of</strong> year-end levels. The ATX advanced strongly (+16.4%), as did the<br />
DAX (+16.0%) and the CEE blue chips (CECE +15.7%).<br />
The public debt crisis flared up again and again, prompting support<br />
measures at short notice and discussions <strong>of</strong> fundamental reforms.<br />
All this failed to convince investors that the risk <strong>of</strong> debt rescheduling<br />
in European debtor countries was dispelled. Therefore gold<br />
continued its record-breaking run throughout the year, reaching an<br />
all-time high <strong>of</strong> US$ 1,431 per ounce on 7 December <strong>2010</strong>. Although<br />
the Swiss central bank took temporary measures to contain the<br />
appreciation <strong>of</strong> the Swiss franc against the euro, its value rose by<br />
19.6% to a peak <strong>of</strong> CHF 1.2397 per euro on 30 December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The US dollar benefited significantly from European uncertainty until<br />
the middle <strong>of</strong> the year, rising by 20.6% to a USD/EUR exchange rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1.1875 on 7 June <strong>2010</strong>; later in the year it eased again to reach<br />
1.3377 at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, a year-on-year increase <strong>of</strong> 7.0%.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> saw a stable economic recovery in <strong>2010</strong>, with surprisingly<br />
strong growth. While GDP was up by 1.9% in real terms, this did not<br />
nearly compensate for the sharp downturn in the crisis year <strong>of</strong> 2009,<br />
in which the economy contracted by 3.9%. This means that <strong>Austria</strong><br />
is among the countries experiencing the strongest growth in the euro<br />
area. It should be noted, however, that the recovery was more or<br />
less limited to the export sector in most <strong>of</strong> the year: net exports<br />
accounted for close to 90% <strong>of</strong> economic growth. <strong>Austria</strong>n industry<br />
benefited from the strong performance <strong>of</strong> the Asian and Latin<br />
American emerging markets, mainly via supplies to the globally<br />
oriented German economy.<br />
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Demand from several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the<br />
Czech Republic and Slovakia in particular, also picked up in<br />
response to the global recovery. In <strong>2010</strong>, the <strong>Austria</strong>n manufacturing<br />
sector increased its output by 6.5%. Capacity utilisation in this sector<br />
consequently rose to over 83% by the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, thus exceeding<br />
the multi-year average, a development which is unique in the euro<br />
area. It was only later in the year, and somewhat hesitantly, that the<br />
strong momentum <strong>of</strong> recovery spread to the domestic economy. The<br />
prevailing uncertainty kept investment activity at a low level for a<br />
long time; restraint on capital spending gradually disappeared only<br />
in the second half <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>. Investment in equipment was still down<br />
by about 3% for <strong>2010</strong> as a whole. Private consumption held up well<br />
(down by only 1% in real terms) as developments in the labour<br />
market were comparatively favourable, with employment up by 0.7%<br />
and the unemployment rate declining from 4.8% in 2009 to 4.4%.<br />
Retail sales accelerated towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year, but a slightly<br />
negative trend in real wages (less overtime work, more flexible<br />
employment arrangements) curbed growth in <strong>2010</strong>. As a result, all <strong>of</strong><br />
the marked increase in the inflation rate to an average 1.9% for<br />
<strong>2010</strong> (2009: 0.5%) was due to external factors (rising prices for<br />
commodities).<br />
Credit demand in <strong>Austria</strong> remained weak in <strong>2010</strong>. Adjusted for the<br />
translation effect associated with the strong Swiss franc, lending<br />
volume in <strong>Austria</strong> in <strong>2010</strong> declined slightly. Demand for housing<br />
loans was very weak, though somewhat higher than in the previous<br />
year. Repayments <strong>of</strong> consumer loans and SME loans exceeded new<br />
business, leading to a slight decrease in total volume. Loans to<br />
corporate customers remained constant until the middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
increased in the course <strong>of</strong> the second half <strong>of</strong> the year, in parallel<br />
with the recovery in investment activity. Although lending rates and<br />
deposit rates rose slightly towards the end <strong>of</strong> the year, bank<br />
customers in <strong>Austria</strong> saw interest rate levels in <strong>2010</strong> which were<br />
among the lowest in history. These developments reflected low<br />
money market rates and the flat yield curve. Moreover, the average<br />
period for which interest rates are locked in has shortened<br />
significantly over the past years. As income trends were moderate<br />
and consumer demand was relatively robust, financial assets held<br />
by <strong>Austria</strong>n private households in the first nine months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
increased at only half the growth rate seen in 2009. This<br />
development also reflects repayments <strong>of</strong> consumer loans. Deposits<br />
showed a particularly weak trend, hardly rising year-on-year.<br />
Somewhat stronger demand was again seen for mutual funds, but<br />
this did not yet compensate for the outflows in the period from mid-<br />
2007 to early 2009. New investments in shares and bonds in <strong>2010</strong><br />
were modest. The only sector which continued to record steady<br />
inflows was life assurance, not least thanks to long-term policies.<br />
Economic activity also picked up in Central and Eastern Europe<br />
(CEE) in <strong>2010</strong>. The CEE region’s combined GDP expanded by a<br />
real 3.6% in <strong>2010</strong>, twice the rate <strong>of</strong> western Europe, after the region<br />
was severely hit by the recession in the previous year (2009: –5.9%<br />
including Poland / –6.9% without Poland). Developments in the<br />
individual countries and country groups varied considerably. In<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, especially those countries which experienced a boom before<br />
the crisis had to focus on reducing their substantial external<br />
financing requirements (partly by curbing significant public deficits)<br />
to make themselves less crisis-prone. This was achieved with low<br />
wage rises, or in some cases even nominal wage reductions,<br />
austerity programmes, and subsequently a downturn in domestic<br />
economic growth. Thanks to the timely implementation <strong>of</strong> specific<br />
measures – partly supported by EU and IMF stand-by arrangements<br />
with conditions attached – and because <strong>of</strong> initially low public debt<br />
levels (which averaged less than 40% <strong>of</strong> GDP) the CEE countries<br />
managed to emerge from the public debt crisis unscathed.<br />
This is reflected in the performance <strong>of</strong> share prices (MSCI Emerging<br />
Europe +16.3%), the stability <strong>of</strong> interest-rate spreads on CEE<br />
government bonds (EMBI/Europe 270 bp at year-end <strong>2010</strong> / 291 bp<br />
at year-end 2009), and especially exchange rate developments. The<br />
CEE currencies <strong>of</strong> countries in our perimeter <strong>of</strong> operations together<br />
(weighted by the operating pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> our local subsidiaries)<br />
appreciated against the euro by 3.2% compared with year-end 2009<br />
and by 5.0% in average annual terms. This development was<br />
supported by countries which export raw materials: Russia (+9.6%),<br />
Ukraine (+6.4%) and Kazakhstan (+5.4%), whose currencies take<br />
their bearings from both the euro and the US dollar. The currencies<br />
<strong>of</strong> the remaining countries, notably Turkey (+8.3%) and the Czech<br />
Republic (+4.5%), also strengthened against the euro or remained<br />
unchanged; only Serbia’s currency depreciated more heavily (–<br />
8.2%).<br />
Lending volume in the CEE region is likely to have expanded by no<br />
more than 11% in <strong>2010</strong>; this compares with growth <strong>of</strong> over 30%<br />
before the crisis broke out (2008: 32%, local currency, on a weighted<br />
basis). In some countries, the banking sector even experienced<br />
excess liquidity as a result <strong>of</strong> weak demand. Deleveraging and<br />
competition for deposits continued to have priority only in countries<br />
with a particularly large local financing gap, such as the Baltic states.<br />
The credit risk cycle lagged behind the business cycle in <strong>2010</strong> and<br />
mirrored the divergent trends. Turkey was the first country where<br />
loan losses were past their peak by the end <strong>of</strong> 2009, and which not<br />
only recorded a decline in additions to, but also an absolute<br />
decrease in, non-performing loans. In most countries the proportion<br />
<strong>of</strong> non-performing loans (NPL ratio) continued to rise in <strong>2010</strong>, to<br />
levels which were significantly higher than before the crisis. The NPL<br />
ratio is likely to have peaked at the end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011;<br />
in Kazakhstan and Latvia the peak will probably occur later, in the<br />
second half <strong>of</strong> 2011. The equity capital ratios <strong>of</strong> banks in Central<br />
and South-East Europe were higher than before the crisis as pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
were retained and because expansion was unusually weak; the<br />
ratios were moreover well above the statutory minimum levels. In the<br />
former CIS countries – Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine – the<br />
capital buffers <strong>of</strong> state-controlled banks were increased through<br />
national capitalisation programmes; the local banking sector is still<br />
being restructured. Overall, the challenges for CEE banks’<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itability in <strong>2010</strong> were more or less equal to those <strong>of</strong> 2009: while<br />
there was a slight improvement in the provisioning charge – except<br />
in the problem countries –, the delayed upturn was responsible for<br />
lower revenue growth, funding costs were still high, and credit<br />
demand was slack (and limited to low-margin segments). <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
business in the CEE countries still has significant catching-up<br />
potential (general prosperity gap, disproportionately low financial<br />
intermediation, low level <strong>of</strong> market penetration with banking<br />
services). However, as a result <strong>of</strong> the economic and financial market<br />
crisis, the time horizon <strong>of</strong> high growth expectations in the boom<br />
years had to be extended in <strong>2010</strong>, and growth expectations had to<br />
be reduced in favour <strong>of</strong> moderate scenarios.<br />
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In the last two years, efforts to address the crisis drew attention to<br />
institutional and regulatory deficits. In <strong>2010</strong>, a plethora <strong>of</strong> reform<br />
processes and regulatory measures was initiated at the global,<br />
regional and national levels which affected the banking sector<br />
directly or indirectly, already in the preparatory stages. Besides the<br />
reform <strong>of</strong> the European regulatory system with new institutions and<br />
more competencies especially with regard to international banking<br />
groups, the new set <strong>of</strong> rules <strong>of</strong> the Basel Committee on <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Supervision, known as the Basel 3 package, already cast its<br />
shadows before, prompting banks to adjust their business models<br />
ahead <strong>of</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> Basel 3. The new rules call for<br />
measures such as a significant increase <strong>of</strong> the minimum capital<br />
ratios over the medium term and a more restrictive definition <strong>of</strong> Tier<br />
1 capital (essentially now comprising only paid-up capital and<br />
reserves). A non-risk-weighted leverage ratio and regulatory<br />
standards for liquidity management (liquidity coverage ratio, net<br />
stable funding ratio) will be introduced in the next few years after a<br />
monitoring and calibration phase. The qualitative and quantitative<br />
capital requirements, in particular, started to have an impact in <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
although the calibration process was not yet completed and the<br />
requirements are being phased in. The impact is reflected primarily<br />
in the level and structure <strong>of</strong> capital resources, medium-term funding,<br />
and in efforts to reduce leverage and to fund lending operations on a<br />
decentralised basis and largely through customer business. At the<br />
national level, governments took fiscal ad-hoc measures requiring<br />
the banking sector to participate in the costs <strong>of</strong> crisis management,<br />
such as the bank levy in Hungary, payable for the first time in <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
or the bank levy in <strong>Austria</strong> (due in 2011). Similar measures are being<br />
discussed in other countries, and the EU is seeking to integrate such<br />
approaches in a crisis prevention framework.<br />
Adjustment measures and strategic projects in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG in <strong>2010</strong><br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG concentrated on more swiftly<br />
implementing the enhanced UniCredit business model in response<br />
to changes in the banking environment. The key features <strong>of</strong> the<br />
business model were, and are: greater customer centricity, a<br />
stronger focus on regional business, a simplification <strong>of</strong> the range <strong>of</strong><br />
products <strong>of</strong>fered to customers, and sustainable development by<br />
giving priority to commercial business. This includes increasing the<br />
efficiency <strong>of</strong> back-<strong>of</strong>fice operations through the cross-regional<br />
bundling <strong>of</strong> production and settlement activities in specialised units<br />
or service units for the purpose <strong>of</strong> achieving cross-regional<br />
synergies. The measurement <strong>of</strong> customer satisfaction and the<br />
subsequent alignment <strong>of</strong> our services had a positive impact on dayto-day<br />
business with customers. In <strong>2010</strong>, we took steps to maintain<br />
reputation levels and regain public confidence in banks which was<br />
eroded by the financial market crisis: we revised the product policy,<br />
the bank’s self-perception and the way the bank presents itself to<br />
the public; as part <strong>of</strong> this effort, we aligned our sales campaigns and<br />
the bank-internal performance incentives more closely with<br />
sustainability objectives. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG underlined its<br />
intention to show solidarity in society by launching a number <strong>of</strong><br />
initiatives and a new programme for sponsor-based projects in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The “One4C” – One for Clients – project was the strategic guideline<br />
for the entire UniCredit Group in <strong>2010</strong>, and therefore also for<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. In line with this project, we streamlined<br />
the organisational structure with a number <strong>of</strong> individual projects and<br />
more closely defined the sub-segments <strong>of</strong> our sales operations<br />
according to customer centricity, simplicity and specific customer<br />
needs. In 2009 we had combined customer-related capital markets<br />
business and ongoing commercial banking business with corporate<br />
customers, which resulted in the creation <strong>of</strong> the Corporate &<br />
Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division, and we started to bundle the entire<br />
target group comprising the top segment <strong>of</strong> private customers within<br />
the Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division; this involved the transfer <strong>of</strong> customers<br />
from other business segments. Priority in <strong>2010</strong> was given to creating<br />
specialised units for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs).<br />
We developed a separate service model for SMEs (according to<br />
qualitative criteria and/or turnover between € 3 m and € 50 m) with a<br />
decentralised sales network. This became fully operational at the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011. In Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) we<br />
continued to press ahead with the divisionalisation process in<br />
selected countries, based on local market potential. In this context<br />
we gave greater attention to a pragmatic, selective approach and<br />
enlarged the branch network only in countries where this was<br />
warranted upon reaching a certain size threshold and with a<br />
foreseeable market outlook. This was primarily the case in Turkey,<br />
Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Croatia.<br />
The most far-reaching changes in <strong>2010</strong> concerned investment<br />
banking operations, which – across the entire UniCredit Group –<br />
were made to focus on customer-driven business and on the related<br />
trading activities. As was agreed at the time <strong>of</strong> the business<br />
combination which resulted in the creation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group in<br />
2005, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und<br />
Vereinsbank), Munich, is responsible for this cross-regional<br />
competence centre, which conducts business from a number <strong>of</strong><br />
different locations. For this reason, we sold UniCredit CAIB AG to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG in June <strong>2010</strong>. This banking subsidiary was made<br />
to concentrate on trading activities not related to customer business<br />
in the period preceding its sale. Customer-driven investment banking<br />
activities were reintegrated in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, which was<br />
also assigned responsibility for the further conduct <strong>of</strong> the bank’s<br />
Treasury operations and liquidity management. This also involved a<br />
reintegration <strong>of</strong> staff. The sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG and its<br />
subsidiary UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG,<br />
Munich, is a transfer <strong>of</strong> business interests under common control. As<br />
in the case <strong>of</strong> other intra-group transfers, continuity is assured by<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s participation in pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the “Markets”<br />
global product line <strong>of</strong> UniCredit’s CIB Division for a period <strong>of</strong> five<br />
years. Claims to future revenues constitute a derivative for<br />
accounting purposes and the valuation results are recognised in net<br />
trading, hedging and fair value income. One <strong>of</strong> the cornerstones <strong>of</strong><br />
the UniCredit business model is the cross-regional bundling <strong>of</strong><br />
production while continuing to focus on local customer centricity. In<br />
this way the bank meets the size threshold for participation in<br />
international financial markets and enhances its competitive abilities,<br />
while maintaining the principle <strong>of</strong> “one face to the customer”, i.e.<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering local integrated customer services from a single source.<br />
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Development <strong>of</strong> total assets<br />
Overview: As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
total assets were € 120.7 bn, down by € 8.9 bn or 6.8% from the<br />
level as at 31 December 2009. While customer business was more<br />
or less stable, rising in the course <strong>of</strong> the year, balance sheet<br />
developments were mainly determined by the above-mentioned<br />
reorganisation <strong>of</strong> trading and capital market activities. The sale <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit CAIB AG had significant direct and indirect effects on<br />
assets and liabilities. These effects include those in connection with<br />
the handling <strong>of</strong> the transaction itself by the shareholding<br />
management unit, and the fact that UniCredit CAIB AG was no<br />
longer reflected in funding and liquidity management, which was the<br />
main reason for the decline in the balance sheet total. Indirect<br />
effects resulting from the transaction included the following:<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG performed various functions for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG which after the sale had to be performed by the bank<br />
itself, including asset/liability management functions and liquidity<br />
management functions such as the holding <strong>of</strong> securities eligible for<br />
repurchase transactions. A comparison <strong>of</strong> selected balance sheet<br />
items expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total at the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong> and 2009 (see table below) shows that the structural<br />
changes involved a significant reduction <strong>of</strong> interbank business on<br />
both sides <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet, while the proportion <strong>of</strong> customer<br />
business increased. As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, loans and advances<br />
to customers accounted for 55.2% <strong>of</strong> total assets, up from 51.5% in<br />
the previous year, and primary funds (i.e. amounts owed to<br />
customers and debts evidenced by certificates) were 55.5% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
balance sheet total, up from 55%. Lending business continued to be<br />
fully covered by primary funds. The bank’s balance sheet structure<br />
and risk-bearing capacity improved further, not least as a result <strong>of</strong><br />
the € 2 bn capital increase carried out in March <strong>2010</strong>. As at<br />
31 December <strong>2010</strong>, capital and reserves (equity) amounted to €<br />
14.5 bn, representing 12.0% <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total<br />
(31 December 2009: 9.6%). The ratio <strong>of</strong> total assets to equity – i.e.<br />
the leverage ratio – declined from 10.4 to 8.3.<br />
Selected balance sheet items as a proportion <strong>of</strong> the balance<br />
sheet total compared with the previous year<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit<br />
institutions (item 3)<br />
Loans and advances to customers<br />
19.1% 24.0%<br />
(item 4)<br />
Securities including shares (items<br />
55.2% 51.5%<br />
5 and 6)<br />
Shares in group companies (item<br />
7.8% 3.9%<br />
8) 10.4% 14.0%<br />
Liabilities and equity<br />
Amounts owed to credit<br />
institutions (item 1) 25.0% 27.8%<br />
Amounts owed to customers (item<br />
2) 38.0% 37.6%<br />
Debts evidenced by certificates<br />
(item 3) 17.4% 17.4%<br />
Primary funds (items 2 and 3) 55.5% 55.0%<br />
Capital and reserves (total <strong>of</strong> items<br />
9, 10, 11 and 12) 12.0% 9.6%<br />
Major balance sheet items – comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end levels<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/2009<br />
On the assets side, cash in hand and balances with central<br />
banks and postal giro <strong>of</strong>fices declined by € 25.0 m or 2.0% to €<br />
1,221.1 m, mainly on account <strong>of</strong> lower balances with<br />
Oesterreichische Nationalbank, <strong>Austria</strong>’s central bank. During the<br />
financial market crisis, liquidity was transferred among banks<br />
primarily via central bank accounts. In the reporting year, interbank<br />
activity levels increased, at least among market participants with a<br />
high credit rating.<br />
To create additional liquidity reserves, Treasury bills and similar<br />
securities were increased by € 496.4 m to € 3.4 bn. Holdings <strong>of</strong><br />
euro-area government bonds, which are eligible for refinancing in<br />
the Eurosystem, rose by € 827.5 m.<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions were € 23.1 bn, down<br />
by € 8.0 bn or 25.8% from the year-end 2009 level. The reduction <strong>of</strong><br />
interbank business reflected the – desirable – trend in the banking<br />
industry as a whole. In UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, this development<br />
was explained as part <strong>of</strong> the reorganisation <strong>of</strong> trading and<br />
investment banking functions; all <strong>of</strong> the decline in loans and<br />
advances to credit institutions was due to domestic credit<br />
institutions, with the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG accounting for<br />
almost the entire amount <strong>of</strong> the decline. Loans and advances to<br />
foreign credit institutions, on the other hand, rose strongly – mainly<br />
for funding the stronger growth <strong>of</strong> business volume at the CEE<br />
subsidiaries, especially our Moscow-based banking subsidiary.<br />
Loans and advances to customers were unchanged at € 66.7 bn.<br />
Domestic customers accounted for about three-quarters <strong>of</strong> total<br />
lending volume (€ 50.5 bn); loans and advances to domestic<br />
borrowers increased by 2.1%, with mortgage loans showing the<br />
strongest growth, followed by local-authority loans. A significant<br />
decline was recorded in consumer loans, while other loans and<br />
advances declined only slightly, mainly because <strong>of</strong> the cyclical lag in<br />
investment activity and the good liquidity position <strong>of</strong> our corporate<br />
customers. Foreign currency loans were no longer actively <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
by the bank. Where necessary, foreign currency loans were hedged<br />
or rescheduled through joint action with customers. Nevertheless,<br />
the currencies concerned appreciated to such an extent that<br />
conversion into euro resulted in a nominal increase (Swiss franc:<br />
+18.7%, Japanese yen +14.5% against the euro, year-on-year).<br />
Loans and advances to foreign customers were down by 5.9% from<br />
the previous year although export financing increased.<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities rose by € 4.4 bn, doubling<br />
to € 9.0 bn. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />
foreign euro-denominated securities.<br />
Shares in group companies declined by € 5.6 bn or 30.8% to €<br />
12.6 bn. The main reason for the decline was the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
CAIB AG; in addition, the valuation <strong>of</strong> the shareholdings in our<br />
banking subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Latvia had to be adjusted to<br />
the difficult situation and to changes in the outlook for the local<br />
banking sector.<br />
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As a result <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> investment banking operations, interbank<br />
business was significantly lower also on the liabilities side. Amounts<br />
owed to credit institutions were down by € 5.9 bn or 16.3% to €<br />
30.2 bn. The decline mainly reflects the net effect <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit CAIB AG and the increase in amounts owed to UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank), Munich,<br />
which assumed some <strong>of</strong> the functions previously performed by<br />
UniCredit CAIB AG. A comparison with previous years shows that<br />
interbank business declined strongly over several years.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, amounts owed to customers were €<br />
45.9 bn (down by € 2.8 bn or 5.7%). Savings deposits totalled € 16.4<br />
bn, the decrease <strong>of</strong> € 1.2 bn or 7% compared with the previous year<br />
was mainly due to the low interest rate environment. Other liabilities,<br />
primarily interest rate-sensitive and volatile time deposits held by<br />
large companies and institutional customers, declined by € 1.6 bn or<br />
5.0%.<br />
Debts evidenced by certificates were down by € 1.4 bn to € 21.1<br />
bn in <strong>2010</strong> as bullet bonds matured and securities were repaid<br />
before maturity. Sales <strong>of</strong> mortgage bonds and local-authority bonds<br />
rose strongly because in an environment characterised by low<br />
interest rates, investors were looking for higher-yielding issues <strong>of</strong> top<br />
quality.<br />
Other liabilities, mainly comprising trading liabilities, increased by €<br />
102.8 m or 6.9% to € 1.6 bn, also in connection with the<br />
reintegration <strong>of</strong> trading activities <strong>of</strong> the former UniCredit CAIB AG<br />
which complement commercial banking business.<br />
Allocations to provisions amounted to € 287.9 m in <strong>2010</strong>, bringing<br />
the total amount to € 4.1 bn as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>. Provisions for<br />
severance payments and pension provisions, accounting for a<br />
combined 74% <strong>of</strong> the total amount, showed little change. Other<br />
provisions (up by € 248.7 m to € 1,007.9 m) related to pending<br />
losses on lending and securities business, risks associated with<br />
equity interests, and litigation risks and guarantee obligations.<br />
Subordinated liabilities declined by € 1.1 bn or 28.6% to € 2.8 bn<br />
as a result <strong>of</strong> the redemption <strong>of</strong> securities with a bullet maturity.<br />
There were no new issues. Supplementary capital also decreased<br />
by € 40.3 m to € 452.8 m. This is to be seen in the context <strong>of</strong> the<br />
expected more restrictive rules concerning surrogate forms <strong>of</strong><br />
capital.<br />
Capital and reserves (equity) rose by a total <strong>of</strong> € 2.0 bn as a result<br />
<strong>of</strong> the capital increase carried out in March <strong>2010</strong>. The share capital<br />
was increased by € 212.3 m to a nominal amount <strong>of</strong> € 1.7 bn; capital<br />
reserves subject to legal restrictions rose by € 1.8 bn to € 7.9 bn.<br />
Capital and reserves <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG totalled € 14.5<br />
bn, an increase <strong>of</strong> 16.1% over year-end 2009. The bank has thus<br />
created the base for further business expansion and a higher riskbearing<br />
capacity, and for meeting stricter capital requirements.<br />
The € 18.5 m increase in the reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act to a total <strong>of</strong> € 2.1 bn resulted from the<br />
fact that the bank took over part <strong>of</strong> the operations <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB<br />
AG.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account for <strong>2010</strong><br />
Overview:<br />
The reporting period was a year <strong>of</strong> stabilisation and gradual recovery<br />
after the serious financial market crisis experienced in the preceding<br />
years. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account for <strong>2010</strong><br />
reflects this development more clearly than the balance sheet. The<br />
“sustainable” income components (net interest income and net fee<br />
and commission income) <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s current<br />
business with a focus on <strong>Austria</strong> rose by 18.7% in <strong>2010</strong>; at a<br />
combined € 2.0 bn, these two components <strong>of</strong> income were<br />
significantly higher than in the two preceding years, though still<br />
below the 2007 level. The favourable development <strong>of</strong> the CEE<br />
subsidiaries in some regions permitted higher dividend payments.<br />
The net trading result showed a significant pr<strong>of</strong>it. Overall, operating<br />
income rose by more than one-quarter (+26.7%) in <strong>2010</strong> while costs<br />
grew at a much lower rate (+8.6%). On this basis, operating results<br />
increased from € 688 m in 2009 to € 1,152 m in <strong>2010</strong> but did not yet<br />
return to the level achieved before the crisis broke out (2007:<br />
€ 1,695 m).<br />
Business in Central and Eastern Europe showed mixed trends in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. The banking subsidiaries in Central Europe and especially the<br />
units in Russia and Turkey performed well and partly achieved<br />
strong growth; the performance <strong>of</strong> the banking subsidiaries in South-<br />
East Europe also improved, though moderately. On the other hand,<br />
the restructuring process in the banking sector in some highly<br />
exposed countries continued and our local banking subsidiaries had<br />
to deal with legacy problems, mainly those in Kazakhstan, Ukraine<br />
and the Baltic states. Net income/expense items between operating<br />
results and results from ordinary business activities – reflecting the<br />
provisioning charge and positive and negative valuation results <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as a whole – were still high in absolute<br />
terms (-€ 1,111 m) but lower than in the two crisis years preceding<br />
the reporting year (2009: – € 1,636 m; 2008: – € 2,331 m).<br />
Driven by the improvement in operating income, operating results<br />
rose strongly in <strong>2010</strong>, by € 465 m to € 1,152.9 m, despite the<br />
repercussions <strong>of</strong> the financial market crisis. These operating results<br />
were used for additions to loan loss provisions and for adjustments<br />
to the valuation <strong>of</strong> several banking subsidiaries. Thanks to the<br />
strong operating performance, and despite the high provisioning<br />
charge and valuation adjustments, results from ordinary business<br />
activities for <strong>2010</strong> were positive, at € 41.8 m, after a loss recorded<br />
in the previous year. After deduction <strong>of</strong> taxes and the inclusion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from the previous year, the accumulated<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it for <strong>2010</strong> was € 2.3 m.<br />
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Items in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account for <strong>2010</strong> compared with the<br />
previous year<br />
Net interest income in the reporting period was € 1,308.6 m, up by<br />
€ 211.7 m or 19.3%. After a strong decline in 2009, interest rates<br />
continued to fall until late summer in <strong>2010</strong>. Given ample liquidity, the<br />
decline in market interest rates for short maturities was more<br />
pronounced than for medium-term and long maturities. Customer<br />
interest rates followed this pattern, resulting in a slight improvement<br />
in interest margins in the <strong>Austria</strong>n banking sector.<br />
Income from securities and equity interests rose by € 216.0 m or<br />
45.3% to € 692.6 m in <strong>2010</strong>, mainly on account <strong>of</strong> dividend<br />
payments by CEE banking subsidiaries. In past years, which saw<br />
strong growth, priority was given to the capital resources <strong>of</strong> local<br />
banking subsidiaries. In <strong>2010</strong>, several banks were in a position for<br />
the first time to distribute pr<strong>of</strong>its, e.g. Zagrebačka banka d.d.,<br />
Zagreb, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, Moscow, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic<br />
a.s., and UniCredit Bulbank AD. A smaller contribution also came<br />
from BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung Ges.m.b.H., an<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n company which distributed a gain resulting from the<br />
settlement <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit CAIB AG transaction.<br />
Net fee and commission income increased by 17.7% to € 698.8<br />
m. While fee and commission expenses were almost unchanged,<br />
fee and commission income rose by 13.1% to € 911.2 m. The<br />
increase was mainly due to the gradual recovery <strong>of</strong> securities<br />
business, with growing fee income from sales <strong>of</strong> mutual funds and<br />
new issues and also in connection with direct investments as part <strong>of</strong><br />
safe-custody business. Growth was mainly driven by commissions<br />
generated from lending business, primarily for guarantees, including<br />
those to CEE banks. Other fee-based business saw a slight decline<br />
in income from payment transactions and from trading in foreign<br />
exchange, foreign notes and coins, and precious metals, which was<br />
more or less <strong>of</strong>fset by an increase in fee and commission income<br />
from other services.<br />
Net pr<strong>of</strong>it on trading activities amounted to € 34.5 m, reflecting a<br />
positive swing from the negative results recorded in the two<br />
preceding years. While the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG involved the<br />
disposal <strong>of</strong> the major part <strong>of</strong> business whose results are reflected in<br />
this item, the bank participates in pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> the relevant UniCredit<br />
product line in accordance with the relevant contract. In any case,<br />
this item also shows that financial markets have returned to more<br />
normal conditions.<br />
Operating income in <strong>2010</strong> totalled € 2,840.7 m, up by € 598 m or<br />
26.7% from the comparative figure for 2009.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, general administrative expenses were € 1,461.9 m, up by<br />
€ 72.5 m or 5.2%. Staff costs rose by 5.4% or € 45 m to € 879.6 m.<br />
Other administrative expenses, including those for services provided<br />
by Group-internal service companies, increased by 4.9% or € 27.5 m<br />
to € 582.3 m, mainly as a result <strong>of</strong> increases in the areas <strong>of</strong> advisory<br />
services and Information & Communications Technology (ICT). The<br />
major portion <strong>of</strong> the cost increase was due to structural changes: as<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the separation <strong>of</strong> customer-driven business and tradingrelated<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG, a number <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB<br />
AG’s employees were reintegrated in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
before the banking subsidiary was sold. Moreover, in the middle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>, various operations-related services (Postal Service and<br />
Printing Service) were retransferred from UniCredit Business<br />
Partners (UCBP) to the bank, increasing staff costs and other<br />
administrative expenses.<br />
Operating expenses, including depreciation and amortisation and<br />
other operating expenses, rose by € 133.2 m or 8.6% to €<br />
1,687.8 m. As operating income grew at a significantly higher rate<br />
than operating expenses, the cost/income ratio declined from 67.8%<br />
to 57.2%.<br />
Net expenses from the disposal and valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
advances as well as securities increased by € 152.9 m to € 704.7<br />
m compared with the previous year. Most <strong>of</strong> the increase resulted<br />
from the fact that additions to loan loss provisions were up by € 72.9<br />
m on the previous year, and results from the sale <strong>of</strong> securities were<br />
down by € 80.0 m.<br />
Net expenses from the disposal and valuation <strong>of</strong> financial fixed<br />
assets amounted to € 406.4 m, mainly resulting from provisions for<br />
equity interests in Kazakhstan and Latvia.<br />
Results from ordinary business activities in <strong>2010</strong> were € 41.8 m<br />
(2009: minus € 947.7 m). After deduction <strong>of</strong> income taxes (€ 21 m)<br />
and other taxes (also € 21 m, in connection with the capital<br />
increase), the annual surplus was € 234 thsd (2009: € 106 thsd).<br />
Together with the pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from the previous year,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s accumulated pr<strong>of</strong>it amounted to € 2.3<br />
m.<br />
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1.2. Structural changes in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
Consolidated companies<br />
Opening balance<br />
Number<br />
97<br />
Additions<br />
35<br />
Newly established companies<br />
Companies newly added to the group <strong>of</strong><br />
3<br />
consolidated companies 32<br />
Disposals<br />
8<br />
Companies sold or liquidated 6<br />
Mergers 2<br />
Closing balance<br />
124<br />
Companies accounted for under the proportionate<br />
consolidation method<br />
Opening balance<br />
Additions<br />
Disposals<br />
Closing balance<br />
Companies accounted for under the<br />
equity method<br />
Number<br />
16<br />
1<br />
0<br />
17<br />
Opening balance<br />
Number<br />
19<br />
Additions<br />
6<br />
Newly established companies 1<br />
Newly added companies 5<br />
Disposals<br />
Closing balance<br />
0<br />
25<br />
Additions<br />
Consolidated companies<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Company Domicile Addition as at<br />
ATF Finance JSC Almaty 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
ATF Inkassatsiya Ltd Almaty 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH & Co Beta Vermietungs OG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Betriebsobjekte Praha, spol.s.r.o. Prague 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA GVG-Holding GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Immo-Gewinnscheinfonds1 Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
BA Private Equity GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Client Investment GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest Immobilien-Kapitalanlage GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
"Cafu" Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co OG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Cards & Systems EDV-Dienstleistungs GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Diners Club Slovakia s.r.o. Bratislava 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Europe Investment Fund Budapest Budapest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
GUS Consulting GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Human Resources Service and Development GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Immobilien Rating GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
IVONA Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Kaiserwasser Errichtungs- u. BetriebsgesmbH Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KLEA ZS-Immobilienvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KLEA ZS-Liegenschaftsvermietung G.m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
KSG Karten Verrechnungs- und Servicegesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Limited Liability Company "AI Line" Moscow 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
LLC "Special-purpose investm.build.asset man.comp.Ukrsots<br />
Real Estate" Kiev 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
M.A.I.L Beteiligungsmanagement Ges. m.b.H. & Co KG Vienna 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
M.A.I.L Finanzberatung Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Real Invest Immobilien GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Sas-Real Ingatlanüzemelteto es Kezelo Kft. Budapest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Schoellerbank Invest AG Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit CAIB Securities Romania SA Bucharest 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong> Savjetovanje d.o.o. Zagreb 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, all controlled companies with total assets <strong>of</strong> over € 500 thsd<br />
that are members <strong>of</strong> the banking group which is under regulatory<br />
supervision, and all controlled companies with total assets <strong>of</strong> over €<br />
10 m that are members <strong>of</strong> the group <strong>of</strong> non-banks under regulatory<br />
supervision were included. The consolidation perimeter in<br />
accordance with IFRSs was thereby brought in line with the<br />
consolidation perimeter under regulatory supervision.<br />
Newly established companies<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Company Domicile Addition as at<br />
Uctam Baltics SIA Riga 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Uctam upravljanje d.o.o. Ljubljana 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Uctam Ru Limited Liability Company Moscow 1 Nov. <strong>2010</strong><br />
The objects <strong>of</strong> the Uctam companies are to acquire, manage,<br />
administer and sell equity interests, properties and other business<br />
assets, especially <strong>of</strong> or from real estate projects and other business<br />
undertakings, deriving from debt restructuring.<br />
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Companies accounted for under the proportionate<br />
consolidation method<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Company Domicile Addition as at<br />
Yapi Kredi Diversified Payment Rights Finance George Town 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Company Domicile Addition as at<br />
Anger Machining GmbH Traun 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Credanti Holding Limited Nicosia 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Forstinger Handels und Service GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Papcel a.s. Litovel 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Wien Mitte Immobilien GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Multiplus Card d.o.o. Zagreb 1 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Disposals<br />
Companies sold or liquidated<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Company Domicile Disposal as at<br />
CA IB Securities AT Kiev 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Domus Bistro GmbH Vienna 1 Jan. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Open saving pensions fund OTAN JSC Almaty 12 March <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit CA IB UK Ltd. London 19 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit CA IB Securities UK Ltd. London 31 May <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit CA IB AG Vienna 1 June <strong>2010</strong><br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the reorganisation <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
business within UniCredit Group, the companies UniCredit CAIB AG<br />
and UniCredit CAIB Securities UK Ltd. were sold to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
AG (the former Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG), Germany.<br />
Mergers<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> merged company Domicile Name <strong>of</strong> absorbed company Domicile Merger as at<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Savjetovanje d.o.o. Zagreb Zaba Turizam DOO Zagreb 30 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Zaba Turizam DOO Zagreb Marketing Zagrebacke <strong>Bank</strong>e doo Zagreb 30 Oct. <strong>2010</strong><br />
1.3. Branches<br />
On 29 December 2006, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG set up a<br />
permanent establishment in Milan, Via Tortona 33, which is<br />
exclusively engaged in the management <strong>of</strong> equity interests <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit that were transferred by way <strong>of</strong> contribution in kind.<br />
Therefore these activities are not banking activities.<br />
1.4. <strong>Financial</strong> and non-financial performance indicators<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> performance indicators<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 2008 2007 2006<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio 21.0% 19.7% 18.7% 20.1% 14.1%<br />
Return on equity before taxes 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 12.3% 13.8%<br />
Return on equity after taxes 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.2% 13.6%<br />
Cost/income ratio 57.2% 67.8% 70.1% 48.5% 69.8%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio 33.7% 38.3% 18.1% 10.0% 24.0%<br />
Risk/earnings ratio (without dividends) 51.6% 54.9% 33.6% 18.3% 33.5%<br />
Definitions <strong>of</strong> performance indicators<br />
Tier 1 capital ratio: regulatory Tier 1 capital divided by riskweighted<br />
assets (banking book) pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Act (<strong>Bank</strong>wesengesetz – BWG)<br />
Return on equity before taxes: annual surplus before taxes<br />
divided by average equity<br />
Return on equity after taxes: annual surplus divided by average<br />
equity<br />
Equity: subscribed capital, capital reserves, revenue reserves,<br />
reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act,<br />
untaxed reserves<br />
Average equity: equity as at 1 January <strong>of</strong> the reporting year +<br />
equity as at 31 December <strong>of</strong> the reporting year divided by 2<br />
Cost/income ratio: general administrative expenses (including<br />
depreciation) divided by operating income including the balance <strong>of</strong><br />
other operating income/expenses<br />
Risk/earnings ratio: net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and advances divided by net interest income<br />
including income from securities and equity interests<br />
Non-financial performance indicators<br />
Branch network<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009 2008 2007 2006<br />
Domestic branches 281 291 304 313 333<br />
Foreign branches (without<br />
banking business) 1 1 1 1 -<br />
Outlets at companies 1 1 3 7 8<br />
Head <strong>of</strong>fice 1 1 1 1 1<br />
Total 284 294 309 322 342<br />
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Employees: Under the place-<strong>of</strong> work principle applied to UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and its subsidiaries, staffing levels and staff costs<br />
are recorded by those companies in which the employees work. A<br />
comparison <strong>of</strong> year-end levels for <strong>2010</strong> and 2009 shows that staff<br />
numbers rose compared with the previous year. The increase was<br />
due to the integration <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB<br />
AG, the reintegration <strong>of</strong> the “Packaging & Printing” services and the<br />
inclusion for statistical purposes <strong>of</strong> FTEs <strong>of</strong> Human Resources<br />
Service and Development GmbH (HRSD), our personnel leasing<br />
company, previously not included in the calculation <strong>of</strong> staff numbers.<br />
Headcount 1)<br />
<strong>of</strong> which; workers other<br />
<strong>Annual</strong><br />
31 Dec. average for 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec.<br />
<strong>2010</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 2009 2008 2007 2006<br />
7,054 6,821 6,627 6,599 7,236 7,512<br />
than salaried staff 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Full-time equivalents 1)<br />
6,469 6,285 6,097 6,072 6,711 6,978<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: workers other<br />
than salaried staff 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
1) excluding apprentices and employees on unpaid maternity/paternity leave<br />
but including workers other than salaried staff and delegated employees<br />
under the “place-<strong>of</strong>-work principle”<br />
Human Resources:<br />
Human Resources management sees its role as initiating and<br />
driving change processes with the objective <strong>of</strong> creating an<br />
environment in which employees generate sustainable value for<br />
our customers. The shared values enshrined in the UniCredit<br />
Integrity Charter – fairness, transparency, respect, reciprocity,<br />
freedom to act, and trust – and the code <strong>of</strong> conduct serve as<br />
guiding principles for our human resources activities.<br />
We <strong>of</strong>fer our employees a working environment with an international<br />
outlook while benefiting from diversity through international<br />
exchange and in daily cooperation. We also aim to be a great place<br />
to work for our future employees. In November 2009, we launched<br />
the "BestStart" training initiative to <strong>of</strong>fer job opportunities. A total <strong>of</strong><br />
125 training positions were filled in <strong>2010</strong>. We are planning to fill<br />
another 120 training positions in 2011. Structured training<br />
programmes and training on the job provide our BestStarters with<br />
broad banking know-how within a short time and give them an<br />
opportunity to apply acquired knowledge in practice.<br />
The Executive Development Programme (EDP) and our Talent<br />
Management focus on strategic and individual personnel planning<br />
for executives and talents. Attention is given to ongoing<br />
development <strong>of</strong> management potential from within the bank while<br />
successively raising the percentage <strong>of</strong> female management<br />
positions.<br />
Global Job Model<br />
Together with our managers we have prepared job descriptions for<br />
all activities in UniCredit and compiled tasks which are characterised<br />
by similar pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> technical and personal requirements in the<br />
standardised Global Job Catalogue. All positions now have clear<br />
and comparable descriptions, titles, development opportunities and<br />
career paths.<br />
Sustainability management<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> Corporate Sustainability is to promote the<br />
integration <strong>of</strong> the social, ecological and economic dimensions <strong>of</strong><br />
sustainability in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>. With a view to giving effect to<br />
entrepreneurial responsibility and the sustainability objective,<br />
Corporate Sustainability is responsible for executing and<br />
communicating a wide range <strong>of</strong> activities. For example, Corporate<br />
Sustainability is also involved in product development to give effect<br />
to these aspects.<br />
Cultivating relationships with stakeholders on an ongoing basis is an<br />
essential task. In the current critical environment, Corporate<br />
Sustainability provides strong impetus to reputation-related<br />
measures, with a focus on long-term orientation, credibility and<br />
customer relationships. In this context, Corporate Sustainability acts<br />
as moderator <strong>of</strong> the dialogue with stakeholders. “<strong>Bank</strong><strong>Austria</strong>-<br />
NachhaltigkeitsKreis” is an important forum for these activities.<br />
Maintaining a dialogue with customers, the bank is also in direct<br />
contact with its most important stakeholders, discussing with them<br />
such topics as sustainability, innovation and customer satisfaction.<br />
Other Corporate Sustainability activities range from sponsoring and<br />
public events, cooperation under various arrangements including the<br />
“Sharing knowledge” programme, and initiatives focusing on<br />
operations ecology and product ecology.<br />
Operations ecology and product ecology<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> its sustainability approach, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has<br />
for many years given close attention to ecology-related issues. A<br />
major factor in this context is ongoing control <strong>of</strong> direct environmental<br />
impacts such as the use <strong>of</strong> natural resources and waste generation.<br />
Indirect environmental impacts caused by business activities are<br />
also at the centre <strong>of</strong> attention.<br />
After taking part in the “eco-pr<strong>of</strong>it” programme <strong>of</strong> the environmental<br />
service package for the Vienna business sector in 2009, <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> took a further logical step in <strong>2010</strong>. With the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> a certified environmental management system pursuant to ISO<br />
14001, the bank has become the first universal bank in <strong>Austria</strong> to<br />
analyse and structure its environmental activities in this way, and to<br />
have them audited by external experts as at the end <strong>of</strong> the first<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
In concrete terms, this has led to the ongoing publication <strong>of</strong> our<br />
environmental policy, an action programme <strong>of</strong> activities addressing<br />
direct and indirect impacts, and the establishment <strong>of</strong> an effective<br />
organisational structure with the appointment <strong>of</strong> an Environmental<br />
Officer and an Environmental Manager.<br />
The bank maintains its ecological focus on the product side. In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
in addition to the relevant mutual funds <strong>of</strong> Pioneer Investments, we<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered a savings product under the name <strong>of</strong> “Bau(m)sparen” which<br />
combines a classic building society savings contract with the<br />
possibility <strong>of</strong> actively contributing to the protection <strong>of</strong> rainforests.<br />
Based on the commitment <strong>of</strong> a Talents group which underlines the<br />
ecological potential in <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>, this initiative was taken up by<br />
the Management Board and promptly implemented.<br />
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Key ecological indicators for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>: 1)<br />
Electricity consumption in KWh incl. computer<br />
operations centre 83,000,000 2)<br />
89,509,114 3)<br />
Heating in KWh (incl. long-distance heating, oil and<br />
natural gas) 55,100,000 2)<br />
52,383,439 3)<br />
C02 emissions from electricity and heating in t * 9,366 25,736<br />
Business travel in km 24,018,073 22,285,340<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: air travel in km 17,739,435 15,975,899<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: by car in km 5,560,294 5,543,793<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: by train in km 718,344 765,648<br />
CO2 emissions due to business travel in t 4)<br />
3,125 2,942<br />
Water consumption in m 3 incl. well water 290,000 315,000<br />
Waste in kg 5)<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
1,845,905 2,253,622<br />
Paper consumption in kg 1,021,761 1,069,690<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: TCF/ECF paper 964,114 1,017,140<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: recycling 21,150 21,970<br />
1)<br />
Includes all branches, central <strong>of</strong>fice locations and subsidiaries<br />
located there<br />
2)<br />
Projection<br />
3)<br />
In contrast to the projections for 2009 included in the 2009 <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Report, these figures are effective consumption data for 2009.<br />
This explains why they differ from the projections.<br />
4)<br />
Determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> conversion factors from: GHG<br />
Protocol Initiative “CO2 emissions from business travel” version<br />
2.0<br />
5)<br />
As the company canteen was sold, kitchen waste is no longer<br />
included in the data.<br />
*) Since the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, all electricity supplied to <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> has come from renewable sources <strong>of</strong> energy.<br />
1.5. Capital resources and capital requirement <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The increase <strong>of</strong> about € 2 bn in Tier 1 capital is due to a capital<br />
increase in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The bank’s capital resources <strong>of</strong> € 13,233 m are composed <strong>of</strong> Tier 1<br />
capital, Tier 2 capital (supplementary capital resources) and Tier 3<br />
capital.<br />
Tier 3 capital amounts to € 96 m; in addition, unused Tier 2 capital <strong>of</strong><br />
€ 558 m is available for reclassification into Tier 3 capital.<br />
Tier 1 capital is equal to 110.5 per cent <strong>of</strong> net capital resources.<br />
The comparative figures show the development <strong>of</strong> capital resources<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG:<br />
Amounts in € m 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Paid-in capital 1,681 1,469<br />
Capital reserves 9,332 7,544<br />
Other reserves eligible as Tier 1 capital 3,587 3,569<br />
Fund for general banking risks 0 0<br />
Less: own shares 0 0<br />
Less: intangible assets -81 -106<br />
Tier 1 capital 14,519 12,476<br />
Net valuation reserve 0 0<br />
Net supplementary capital 445 484<br />
Net subordinated capital 2,059 2,181<br />
Tier 2 capital 2,504 2,665<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> shares where the equity interest is 10%<br />
or less (excess over free amount) 0 0<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> shares where the equity interest exceeds<br />
10% -1,204 -1,121<br />
Less: subordinated claims where the holdings exceed 10% -45 -46<br />
Less: carrying value <strong>of</strong> equity interests and capital components<br />
<strong>of</strong> insurance companies -82 -82<br />
Less: settlement risk 0 0<br />
Less: securitisation exposure with a risk weighting <strong>of</strong> 1.250% -1,968 -1,434<br />
Less: IRB provision shortfall -587 -287<br />
Net capital resources 13,137 12,171<br />
Tier 3 capital 96 116<br />
13,233 12,287<br />
Capital requirement<br />
Amounts in € m 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Capital requirement for credit risk pursuant to Sections<br />
22a-22h <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act 5,521 5,256<br />
Capital requirement for settlement risk - -<br />
Capital requirement for position risk in debt instruments,<br />
equities, foreign currencies and commodities 96 116<br />
Capital requirement for operational risk 273 189<br />
Capital requirement resulting from switch to Basel 2<br />
rules (Section 103e, no. 6, <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act) - -<br />
Total capital requirement 5,890 5,561<br />
Net capital resources composed <strong>of</strong> Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital<br />
(€ 13,137 m) exceed by 137.9% the capital requirement for credit<br />
risk (€ 5,521 m).<br />
Tier 1 capital amounts to € 14,519 m and would on its own suffice to<br />
cover the entire capital requirement.<br />
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1.6. Information on the share capital and the exercise <strong>of</strong> special<br />
rights<br />
The subscribed capital <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31<br />
December <strong>2010</strong> amounted to € 1,681,033,521.40 and consisted<br />
solely <strong>of</strong> ordinary shares.<br />
Pursuant to a resolution passed at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on<br />
19 May 2005, the Management Board was authorised, in<br />
accordance with Section 169 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies<br />
Act (Aktiengesetz), to increase the share capital by up to €<br />
534,460,374.90 by issuing up to 73,515,870 new no-par value<br />
shares against contributions in cash or in kind, excluding or not<br />
excluding subscription rights, until 21 June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
When the authority expired as at 21 June <strong>2010</strong>, the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
additional authorised capital was up to € 134,610,374.90.<br />
At the Extraordinary General Meeting <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
on 4 March <strong>2010</strong>, a resolution was adopted to increase the<br />
company’s share capital by € 212,262,771.60 through the issue <strong>of</strong><br />
29,197,065 no-par value bearer shares and 15 no-par value<br />
registered shares. This capital increase became legally effective as<br />
at 12 March <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit S.p.A. held a direct interest <strong>of</strong><br />
99.996% in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
The registered shares held by “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von<br />
Anteilsrechten” (“AVZ Stiftung”, a private foundation under <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
law) and by “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten<br />
der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG Großraum Wien”<br />
(“Betriebsratsfonds”) [the Employees’ Council Fund <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Employees’ Council <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the Vienna<br />
area (the Employees’ Council Fund)] have a long tradition and carry<br />
special rights for historical reasons: for specific important resolutions<br />
to be adopted at a general meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders, the registered<br />
shareholders have to be present when the resolutions are adopted.<br />
The relevant resolutions are specified in Article 20 (13) and (14) <strong>of</strong><br />
the bank’s Articles <strong>of</strong> Association.<br />
There is a syndicate agreement – the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions<br />
Agreement (ReBORA) – between UniCredit, “AVZ Stiftung” and<br />
“Betriebsratsfonds”.<br />
In the Restated <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Regions Agreement, “AVZ Stiftung” and<br />
“Betriebsratsfonds” have given an undertaking to UniCredit to the<br />
effect that if they want to sell UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG shares,<br />
they will first <strong>of</strong>fer such shares held by them to UniCredit. If<br />
UniCredit does not accept the <strong>of</strong>fer, the<br />
relevant contracting party could sell the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
shares to a third party. In this case UniCredit has a right <strong>of</strong><br />
preemption.<br />
For the duration <strong>of</strong> this agreement (10 years), which was made in<br />
2006, “AVZ Stiftung” has a right to nominate two members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Supervisory Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, and thereafter one<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board for the duration <strong>of</strong> the guarantee<br />
issued by “AVZ Stiftung” and the Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna.<br />
There are no agreements on compensation between UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG and the members <strong>of</strong> its Management Board and its<br />
Supervisory Board or its staff members in the event <strong>of</strong> a public<br />
takeover bid.<br />
1.7. Proposal for the appropriation <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its for the <strong>2010</strong><br />
financial year<br />
The annual surplus for the financial year beginning on 1 January<br />
<strong>2010</strong> and ending on 31 December <strong>2010</strong> was € 233,844.67. The<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it brought forward from the previous year was € 2,080,320.08.<br />
Thus the pr<strong>of</strong>it available for distribution was € 2,314,164.75. The<br />
Management Board proposes to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting that no<br />
dividend be paid on the share capital <strong>of</strong> € 1,681,033,521.40 and that<br />
the total pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> € 2,314,164.75 available for distribution be carried<br />
forward to new account.<br />
1.8. Information on the squeeze-out pursuant to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Federal Act on the Squeeze-out <strong>of</strong> Minority Shareholders<br />
(Gesellschafterausschlussgesetz) <strong>of</strong> the holders <strong>of</strong><br />
bearer shares in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
The company’s <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007 adopted a<br />
resolution concerning the planned squeeze-out. The legal actions for<br />
rescission and declaration <strong>of</strong> nullity brought against various<br />
resolutions adopted at the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting on 3 May 2007<br />
were terminated in spring 2008.The squeeze-out was entered in the<br />
Register <strong>of</strong> Firms on 21 May 2008. After that date, former minority<br />
shareholders initiated proceedings for a review <strong>of</strong> the cash<br />
compensation <strong>of</strong>fered by UniCredit. An expert has now been<br />
appointed in these proceedings to review the amount <strong>of</strong> the cash<br />
compensation paid.<br />
2. Report on risk management, risks, third-party<br />
guarantees and future developments<br />
2.1. Risk management<br />
Overall risk management including Basel 2<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG identifies, measures, monitors and<br />
manages all risks <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group. In performing these<br />
tasks, the bank works closely with the risk control and risk<br />
management units <strong>of</strong> UniCredit. In this context, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG supports UniCredit's ongoing projects which are aimed at<br />
establishing uniform group-wide risk controlling procedures.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG divides the monitoring and controlling<br />
processes associated with risk management into the following<br />
categories: market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, credit risk,<br />
operational risk, business risk, financial investment risk and real<br />
estate risk.<br />
The Management Board determines the risk policy and approves the<br />
principles <strong>of</strong> risk management, the establishment <strong>of</strong> limits for all<br />
relevant risks, and the risk control procedures.<br />
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In performing these tasks, the Management Board is supported by<br />
specific committees and independent risk management units. All risk<br />
management activities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG are combined<br />
within a management function at Management Board level directed<br />
by the Chief Risk Officer (CRO); secondary lending decisions for<br />
corporate customers are made in the CIB Credit Operations, CEE<br />
Credit Operations and Market Risk departments, and for private<br />
customers and business customers in the Risk Management Family<br />
& SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing (+PB) department. The Special Credit <strong>Austria</strong> and<br />
CEE Credit Operations departments deal with problem loans. These<br />
organisational units are supported by the Strategic Risk<br />
Management & Control department. Credit risk control <strong>of</strong> the CEE<br />
business units is performed by the CEE Risk Control and CEE<br />
Credit Operations departments. The unit for active credit portfolio<br />
management (Credit Treasury) reports directly to the Chief <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Officer (CFO).<br />
Cross-divisional control<br />
The Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO) is responsible for the<br />
management <strong>of</strong> balance-sheet structure positions, it controls liquidity<br />
risk, deals with cross-divisional risk management issues arising<br />
between sales units and overall bank management, and provides an<br />
overview <strong>of</strong> credit portfolio model results while also preparing reports<br />
on economic capital (Pillar II). Moreover, a committee which meets<br />
once a week was set up in 2008 to deal with the following liquidityrelated<br />
topics: operational aspects <strong>of</strong> liquidity management including<br />
market monitoring; and compliance with the liquidity policy, with CEE<br />
banking subsidiaries also being covered in this context – <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> acts as a regional liquidity centre <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group. Control<br />
<strong>of</strong> market risk is ensured by the Market Risk Committee (MACO),<br />
which meets once a week. MACO deals with short-term business<br />
management issues relating to the presentation and discussion <strong>of</strong><br />
the risk/earnings position <strong>of</strong> Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing and with<br />
limit adjustments, product approvals and positioning decisions. In<br />
addition, the general framework and limits for banking subsidiaries<br />
are defined by MACO. Credit risk is assessed by the Credit<br />
Committee. The Operational Risk Committee (OpRiCo) meets on a<br />
quarterly basis to deal with operational risk issues.<br />
Counterparty risk arising from derivative transactions is managed by<br />
the Derivative Committee (DECO). DECO deals with classic credit<br />
risk issues and aspects <strong>of</strong> reputational risk in customer business.<br />
The Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG sets risk<br />
limits for market risk activities <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group at<br />
least once a year, in coordination with UniCredit Group. MACO,<br />
which holds a meeting every week, makes limit decisions at the<br />
operational level and analyses the risk and earnings positions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank's Markets & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing units. ALCO performs<br />
analyses and makes decisions with regard to business activities<br />
closely connected with customer business (in particular, balance<br />
sheet structure, liquidity, and risk management issues arising<br />
between sales units and overall bank management).<br />
The decisions and results <strong>of</strong> these committees are reported directly<br />
to the bank's full Management Board. Risk Management, which is<br />
separate from the business divisions up to Management Board level,<br />
is in charge <strong>of</strong> preparing analyses and monitoring compliance with<br />
limits. In <strong>2010</strong>, the requirements which the <strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory<br />
authority specified in respect <strong>of</strong> the counterparty risk model when it<br />
approved the model were met. The relevant report on compliance<br />
with the requirements was sent to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market<br />
Authority (FMA) at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>; from<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s perspective, the approval process was thereby<br />
successfully completed. In addition to compliance with the<br />
requirements, further CEE countries were included in the model with<br />
a focus on risk management and not yet on regulatory approval. The<br />
bank took account <strong>of</strong> the growing importance <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk by<br />
creating a separate unit for this purpose within the Market Risk<br />
department at the beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group applies the principle <strong>of</strong> value-based<br />
management.<br />
Beyond compliance with the regulatory capital rules pursuant to<br />
Section 39 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, economic capital (Pillar II) is<br />
intended to reflect the bank's specific risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile in a comprehensive<br />
and more consistent way. These unexpected losses over a period <strong>of</strong><br />
one year are calculated with a confidence level <strong>of</strong> 99.97%.<br />
Value-at-risk methodologies are used in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group for<br />
calculating or planning economic capital for all specified types <strong>of</strong> risk<br />
(credit risk, market risk, operational risk, business risk, financial<br />
investment risk and real estate risk). The <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group is<br />
included in the risk monitoring and risk management system <strong>of</strong> the<br />
entire UniCredit Group. This ensures overall risk management<br />
across the Group.<br />
Management <strong>of</strong> balance sheet structure<br />
The matched funds transfer pricing system applied throughout the<br />
Group and the principle <strong>of</strong> causation applied in attributing credit risk,<br />
market risk and liquidity risk enable the bank to determine<br />
contribution margins from customer transactions in the bank's<br />
business divisions. The risk committees <strong>of</strong> the bank ensure that<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG's overall liquidity and interest rate gap<br />
structure is optimised, with the results from interest maturity<br />
transformation being reflected in the Corporates & Investment<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Division. Factors taken into account in this context include<br />
the costs <strong>of</strong> compensation for assuming interest rate risk, liquidity<br />
costs and country risk costs associated with foreign currency<br />
financing at CEE banking subsidiaries. These funding costs burden<br />
lending business in CEE, but declined from peak levels as markets<br />
gradually eased.<br />
Products for which the material interest-rate and capital maturity is<br />
not defined, such as variable-rate sight and savings deposits, are<br />
modelled in respect <strong>of</strong> investment period and interest rate sensitivity<br />
by means <strong>of</strong> analyses <strong>of</strong> historical time series, and taken into<br />
account in the bank's overall risk position. Interest rate sensitivities<br />
are determined and taken into account in hedging activities, which<br />
results in a positive contribution to pr<strong>of</strong>its from customer business.<br />
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To assess its balance-sheet structure, the bank uses the Value-at-<br />
Risk approach, complemented by a scenario analysis covering<br />
subsequent quarters and years. The bank thus also follows the<br />
Basel 2 recommendation concerning the simulation <strong>of</strong> future net<br />
interest income under different interest rate scenarios ("earnings<br />
perspective").<br />
In the earnings perspective analysis, simulations <strong>of</strong> the future<br />
development <strong>of</strong> net interest income and <strong>of</strong> the market value <strong>of</strong> the<br />
banking book are generally based on assumptions regarding volume<br />
and margin developments under different interest rate scenarios.<br />
Parallel interest rate shocks as well as inversions and low-interestrate<br />
scenarios can be analysed to identify their possible impact on<br />
the bank's net interest income and the bank’s value.<br />
The analyses performed at year-end <strong>2010</strong> show that a further<br />
interest rate decline in all currencies, from an already low level,<br />
would have the strongest impact on the bank's net interest income.<br />
This is a typical feature <strong>of</strong> commercial banks, given the interest rate<br />
remanence on the liabilities side <strong>of</strong> banks’ balance sheets (sight<br />
deposits, equity).<br />
The Basel 2 rules require the measurement at Group level <strong>of</strong><br />
"interest rate risk in the banking book" in relation to the bank's<br />
capital by comparing a change in the market value <strong>of</strong> the banking<br />
book after a 2% interest rate shock with the bank's net capital<br />
resources. In the event that such an interest rate shock absorbs<br />
more than 20% <strong>of</strong> a bank's net capital resources, the bank<br />
supervisory authority could require the bank to take measures to<br />
reduce risk.<br />
A 2% interest rate shock would absorb about 1% <strong>of</strong> the Group's net<br />
capital resources; this calculation also includes the current<br />
investment <strong>of</strong> equity capital as an open risk position. This means<br />
that the figure for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is far below the outlier<br />
level <strong>of</strong> 20%.<br />
Credit Treasury<br />
Credit Treasury has two main tasks: preparing and monitoring the<br />
risk-adequate pricing <strong>of</strong> loans; and executing risk-transfer and<br />
capital-generating measures and transactions.<br />
To ensure uniform pricing within UniCredit Group, the risk-adjusted<br />
spread is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> multi-year probabilities <strong>of</strong><br />
default (depending on the term <strong>of</strong> the loan), added as a price<br />
component and monitored on an ongoing basis.<br />
Initially rolled out for a predefined customer segment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
corporate customers as at 1 January 2011, this system is to be<br />
extended to cover other segments and regions.<br />
Moreover, Credit Treasury executes risk transfers and capitalgenerating<br />
measures and transactions (via synthetic securitisations,<br />
CLNs, etc.) and liquidity-generating measures/transactions for the<br />
entire <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group (including CEE).<br />
The Credit Treasury Committee, which holds quarterly meetings, is<br />
responsible for strategic coordination and decisions on measures<br />
and transactions.<br />
2.2. Risks<br />
Market risk<br />
Market risk management at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
encompasses the identification, measurement, monitoring and<br />
management <strong>of</strong> all market risks resulting from the banking business.<br />
The processes and methods used for measuring risk, defining and<br />
reviewing limits and for trading activities have been summarised in<br />
the <strong>Financial</strong> Markets Rulebook, which is available via the Intranet.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses uniform Group-wide risk<br />
management procedures. These procedures provide aggregate data<br />
and make available the major risk parameters for the various trading<br />
operations at least once a day. Besides Value at Risk (VaR; for<br />
internal risk measurement on the basis <strong>of</strong> a one-day holding period<br />
and a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%), other factors <strong>of</strong> equal importance<br />
are stress-oriented volume and position limits. Additional elements<br />
<strong>of</strong> the limit system are loss-warning level limits, sensitivity and<br />
options-related limits applied to trading and positioning in non-linear<br />
products.<br />
In August <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG applied to the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
supervisory authority to replace the risk model ("NoRISK")<br />
developed by the bank itself, which has been used for many years,<br />
with the new IMOD model used within the entire UniCredit Group.<br />
This switch constitutes a significant change <strong>of</strong> model in accordance<br />
with Section 21e <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. Regulatory approval<br />
by the college <strong>of</strong> supervisors (Italy, Germany, <strong>Austria</strong>) is expected<br />
for the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011. The new model is based on historical<br />
simulation with a 500-day market data time window for scenario<br />
generation. It is currently used on a uniform basis by many UniCredit<br />
Group subsidiaries. The model is applied by Market Risk within<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and is being further developed in<br />
cooperation with the UniCredit holding company. In <strong>2010</strong>, parallel<br />
operation for VaR limiting was gradually reduced in favour <strong>of</strong> the<br />
new model. Moreover, the bank continued to make preparations for<br />
taking account <strong>of</strong> the new CRD III rules for the trading book which<br />
will have to be applied from December 2011 onwards. This applies<br />
in particular to the stressed VaR and IRC (incremental risk charge),<br />
while CRM (comprehensive risk measure) is not applicable to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for lack <strong>of</strong> credit-tranche holdings in the<br />
trading book.<br />
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As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, VaR at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the<br />
respective risk categories was as follows (calculated on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
the new model):<br />
Amounts in € m<br />
Exchange rate risk, overall -1.5<br />
Equity position risk, trading book 0.0<br />
Equity position risk, banking book -8.0<br />
Interest rate position risk, trading and<br />
banking book 0.2<br />
Credit spread risk (VaR limit scope) -22.5<br />
Overall market risk (VaR limit scope) -23.7<br />
Overall market risk -39.0<br />
The above figures are based on the new internal model because this<br />
is now relevant for limit management. To enhance transparency as<br />
to which market risk components are managed via VaR limiting,<br />
overall market risk is this year additionally stated inclusive <strong>of</strong><br />
components which are not subject to a VaR limit.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> determining capital requirements, the old model<br />
is still used until approval is obtained for the new model. The<br />
parameters used in this context are a 10-day holding period, a<br />
confidence level <strong>of</strong> 99% and a multiplier <strong>of</strong> 3. As at 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, the amount at risk was € 79.1 m. After taking account <strong>of</strong> the<br />
default risk surcharge, the capital requirement was € 96.4 m.<br />
Within the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, the reliability and accuracy <strong>of</strong> the<br />
internal model is monitored by daily backtesting, comparing the VaR<br />
amounts with the actually observed fluctuations in market<br />
parameters and in the total value <strong>of</strong> the trading books. In <strong>2010</strong>, there<br />
was no backtesting excess. This applies to the old and the new<br />
market risk models. The results <strong>of</strong> backtesting have thus confirmed<br />
the accuracy and reliability <strong>of</strong> both models. The multiplier <strong>of</strong> the old<br />
model therefore remains unchanged, while a decision on the<br />
multiplier <strong>of</strong> the new model is expected to be made by the college <strong>of</strong><br />
supervisors towards the end <strong>of</strong> the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
Value-at-risk calculations are complemented by various stress<br />
scenarios to identify the potential effects <strong>of</strong> stressful market<br />
conditions on the Group’s earnings. The assumptions made under<br />
such stress scenarios include extreme movements in prices or rates<br />
and a dramatic deterioration in market liquidity. Market risks<br />
resulting from the general balance sheet structure and the<br />
positioning <strong>of</strong> asset-liability management are additionally determined<br />
and regularly analysed by means <strong>of</strong> simulations <strong>of</strong> net interest<br />
income volatility. In addition to the business volume at the reporting<br />
date, these simulations are based on various interest rate scenarios,<br />
assumptions regarding new business, demand behaviour and<br />
general developments affecting margins in those market segments<br />
which are <strong>of</strong> greatest importance to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
Modelling over the projection period provides indications <strong>of</strong> trends in<br />
net interest income and enables the bank to identify risks at an early<br />
stage and to take appropriate measures.<br />
In addition to calculating VaR for trading activities, the bank uses the<br />
Value-at-Risk method for measuring market risk in the banking book.<br />
Information on the amount <strong>of</strong> market risks <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG is contained in the notes to the financial statements.<br />
Market risk management in CEE<br />
At UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, market risk management covers the<br />
activities in Vienna and the positions at the subsidiaries, especially<br />
in Central and Eastern Europe. These subsidiaries have local risk<br />
management units with a reporting line to Risk Management in<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Uniform processes, methods, rules and<br />
limit systems ensure consistent Group-wide risk management<br />
adjusted to local market conditions.<br />
The "IMOD" risk model has been implemented locally at major units<br />
(Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia,<br />
Turkey), and a daily risk report is made available to the other units.<br />
The replacement <strong>of</strong> the previous internal model “NoRISK” by IMOD,<br />
a Group application, also requires formal approval <strong>of</strong> the system by<br />
the banking supervisory authorities in the major CEE countries. The<br />
approval process for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary<br />
started at the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011; the other relevant banking<br />
subsidiaries will undergo the approval process for the risk model in<br />
2012.<br />
Analyses <strong>of</strong> position structure and balance sheet structure are<br />
available to all banks in the Group via "ALMRisk", a Group-wide web<br />
tool. Liquidity monitoring is also based on this instrument. The<br />
instrument will be extended in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011 to cover liquidity<br />
requirements under Basel 3.<br />
The web application "ERCONIS" records the daily business results<br />
<strong>of</strong> treasury activities in CEE. In line with a total-return approach,<br />
measurements <strong>of</strong> the performance <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries include income<br />
generated by the subsidiaries and the valuation results <strong>of</strong> the<br />
banking book.<br />
To avoid risk concentrations in the market risk position, especially in<br />
tight market conditions, the bank has implemented at its subsidiaries<br />
Value-at-Risk limits and position limits for exchange rate risk,<br />
interest rate risk and equity risk, which are monitored daily. The<br />
monitoring <strong>of</strong> income trends at banking subsidiaries by means <strong>of</strong><br />
loss-warning levels provides an early indication <strong>of</strong> any accumulation<br />
<strong>of</strong> position losses. The timely and continuous analysis <strong>of</strong> market risk<br />
and income is the basis for integrated risk-return management <strong>of</strong><br />
treasury units at banking subsidiaries.<br />
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Liquidity risk<br />
General information, processes and management model<br />
In line with Group standards, the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group deals with<br />
liquidity risk as a central risk in banking business by introducing and<br />
monitoring short-term and medium-term liquidity requirements. In<br />
this context the liquidity situation for the next few days and months<br />
and also for longer periods is analysed against a standard scenario<br />
and stress scenarios. Methods and procedures <strong>of</strong> liquidity analysis,<br />
analyses <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> liquidity <strong>of</strong> customer positions,<br />
management responsibilities and reporting lines in this area have<br />
been laid down in the liquidity policy, which is also applicable at the<br />
bank's CEE units and includes a contingency plan in the event <strong>of</strong> a<br />
liquidity crisis.<br />
Liquidity management in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is an integral<br />
part <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group liquidity management. In line with the Groupwide<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> tasks, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG ensures the<br />
consolidation <strong>of</strong> liquidity flows and the funding for subsidiaries in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> and CEE. The flow <strong>of</strong> funds is thereby optimised and<br />
external funding is reduced to the necessary extent. Liquidity<br />
transfers within the Group are based on market prices.<br />
Liquidity management methods and control<br />
In medium-term and long-term liquidity management, liquidity inflows<br />
over 1 year and over 5 years must cover a minimum <strong>of</strong> 90% <strong>of</strong><br />
expected liquidity outflows during these periods. This limit must be<br />
observed at Group level and for each banking subsidiary. The limit is<br />
to be observed also at individual currency level in order to avoid<br />
cross-currency funding arrangements as far as possible. At <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> Group level, the liquidity ratio as at year-end <strong>2010</strong> was 0.95<br />
for >1 year and 0.97 for >5 years. This means that in effect, longterm<br />
assets are fully funded at Group level.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> short-term liquidity management, volume limits<br />
have been implemented in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and in all banks<br />
for maturities up to three months, which limit all Treasury<br />
transactions and the securities portfolio <strong>of</strong> the respective bank.<br />
Limits are also established for open maturities in various currencies<br />
to keep down the risk <strong>of</strong> a need for follow-up funding in the event<br />
that foreign currency markets dry up.<br />
These limits were essentially observed. As credit demand in Central<br />
and Eastern Europe is gradually growing on the back <strong>of</strong> the<br />
economic recovery in the region, funding in CEE provided by the<br />
parent company is rising again after a crisis-induced decline.<br />
Liquidity stress test<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG performs liquidity stress tests for the<br />
Group and for individual banks on a regular basis, using a<br />
standardised Group-wide instrument and standardised Group-wide<br />
scenarios. These scenarios describe the effects <strong>of</strong> market-driven or<br />
name-driven crisis signals on liquidity inflows and outflows, with<br />
assumptions also being made about the behaviour <strong>of</strong> non-banks.<br />
The liquidity outflows expected to occur in stress situations are<br />
compared with available collateral (essentially, securities and credit<br />
instruments eligible as collateral at the central bank) to examine the<br />
banks’ risk-taking capability in the short term up to two months.<br />
As UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG holds large amounts <strong>of</strong> liquid<br />
collateral, liquidity outflows under the tested stress scenarios are not<br />
nearly equal to the available pool <strong>of</strong> collateral. In an extreme<br />
scenario (combining an extreme market crisis and a name-driven<br />
crisis) introduced in <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG meets the<br />
CEBS minimum expectation <strong>of</strong> a liquidity buffer.<br />
Funding plan and liquidity costs in pricing<br />
Funding the CEE subsidiaries is one <strong>of</strong> the main functions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group’s liquidity management. Short and long-term funds are made<br />
available to the banking subsidiaries for their business on the basis<br />
<strong>of</strong> a funding plan. Part <strong>of</strong> these country risks is covered by MIGA or<br />
SACE guarantees (MIGA: Multilateral Investment Guarantee<br />
Agency, a member <strong>of</strong> the World <strong>Bank</strong> Group; SACE: a leading<br />
Italian credit insurer). The funding requirements <strong>of</strong> subsidiaries rose<br />
again with the stronger economic momentum in the CEE countries.<br />
Liquidity costs are part <strong>of</strong> the reference rate system. The applicable<br />
alternative costs are debited or, on the basis <strong>of</strong> an opportunity cost<br />
approach, credited to the various products on the assets side and<br />
the liabilities side which have an effect on liquidity. In the current<br />
controlling process this ensures the proper pricing <strong>of</strong> our business.<br />
Counterparty risk<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has made further efforts to refine the risk<br />
management model for derivatives, securities lending and<br />
repurchase agreements. The model was refined especially with<br />
regard to validation and backtesting. For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio<br />
management and risk limitation in the derivatives and security<br />
financing business with banks and customers, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG uses an internal counterparty risk model (IMM) based on<br />
a Monte Carlo path simulation to estimate the potential future<br />
exposure at portfolio level for each counterparty.<br />
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In <strong>2010</strong>, the requirements which the <strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory authority<br />
specified in respect <strong>of</strong> the counterparty risk model when it approved<br />
the model were met. The relevant report on compliance with the<br />
requirements was sent to the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority<br />
(FMA) at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong>; from <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>’s perspective, the approval process was thereby successfully<br />
completed. In addition to compliance with the requirements, further<br />
CEE countries were included in the model with a focus on risk<br />
management and not yet on regulatory approval. The bank took<br />
account <strong>of</strong> the growing importance <strong>of</strong> counterparty risk by creating a<br />
separate unit for this purpose within Market Risk at the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The calculations are based on market volatility, correlations between<br />
specific risk factors, future cash flows and stress considerations.<br />
Netting agreements and collateral agreements are also taken into<br />
account for simulation purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all major types <strong>of</strong><br />
transactions, e.g. forward foreign exchange transactions, currency<br />
options, interest rate instruments, equity/bond-related instruments,<br />
credit derivatives and commodity derivatives. Other transactions are<br />
taken into account with an add-on depending on factors such as<br />
maturity. The bank applies a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%.<br />
In addition to further refinement <strong>of</strong> the model (in <strong>2010</strong> especially<br />
through CVA – Credit Valuation Adjustment), regular separate<br />
reporting on counterparty risk was introduced with a view to<br />
informing UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s Market Risk Committee and<br />
Derivative Committee (DECO) <strong>of</strong> current exposure trends and<br />
providing additional information relevant to risk management. An<br />
example is reporting on stress test calculations. Moreover,<br />
backtesting is performed at regular intervals, at the level <strong>of</strong> individual<br />
counterparties and at overall bank level, in order to check the quality<br />
<strong>of</strong> the model on an ongoing basis.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives and security financing business <strong>of</strong><br />
customers is available online in WSS ("Wallstreet"), the central<br />
treasury system, on a largely group-wide basis. In addition to<br />
determining the potential future exposure, the path simulation also<br />
enables the bank to calculate the average exposure and the<br />
modified average exposure pursuant to Basel 2 (exposure at<br />
default), as well as the effective maturity <strong>of</strong> the exposure to each<br />
counterparty. This makes it possible to integrate counterparty risk in<br />
an internal model compliant with Basel 2.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG additionally limits the credit risk arising<br />
from its derivatives business, repurchase agreements and securities<br />
lending business through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, the<br />
definition and ongoing monitoring <strong>of</strong> documentation standards by<br />
legal experts, and through collateral agreements and break clauses.<br />
Management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk, especially<br />
because the relevance <strong>of</strong> this risk category has increased and on<br />
the basis <strong>of</strong> experience gained in the international financial market<br />
crisis, despite the good average credit rating <strong>of</strong> our business<br />
partners.<br />
Credit risk<br />
Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments in <strong>2010</strong> continued to reflect differences in the speed <strong>of</strong><br />
recovery in the various segments.<br />
In the Corporates & Investment <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment, corporate<br />
restructuring activities were very successful, leading to significant<br />
releases <strong>of</strong> loan loss provisions especially in the first six months <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>. At € 150.8 m, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments in this business segment were<br />
reduced to a level slightly exceeding one half <strong>of</strong> the previous year’s<br />
figure. Loans newly transferred to Special Credit units declined<br />
significantly as the year progressed, and this will also lead to a<br />
decrease in impaired loans with some time lag.<br />
The strong rise in unemployment in 2009 was expected to push up<br />
the provisioning charge in the sub-segments <strong>of</strong> Mass Market and<br />
Affluent customers with some delay. However, such an increase did<br />
not materialise: overall, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for<br />
guarantees and commitments in the Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
segment even declined noticeably, to about € 210 m. The<br />
provisioning charge decreased although an additional writedown<br />
was made on foreign currency loans in the fourth quarter as the<br />
value <strong>of</strong> the Swiss franc rose significantly; among other reasons, the<br />
additional writedown was made in anticipation <strong>of</strong> the amount<br />
outstanding under loans with final maturity in view <strong>of</strong> further<br />
appreciation <strong>of</strong> the Swiss franc. Quite generally, a large number <strong>of</strong><br />
advisory talks were held with customers in this segment in several<br />
waves in order to evaluate the new situation and the credit risk<br />
arising for the bank from this type <strong>of</strong> loan on a timely basis. At any<br />
point in time, the risk-focused presentation (credit line in €, utilisation<br />
in currency) shows the amount <strong>of</strong> the credit line originally granted to<br />
the customer, the currency fluctuation allowed for when the loan was<br />
granted, and the amount currently outstanding. The Small<br />
Businesses sub-segment also made a substantial contribution to the<br />
strong improvement in the overall provisioning charge in the Family<br />
& SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing segment, with the provisioning charge in the Small<br />
Businesses sub-segment declining to less than one half <strong>of</strong> the<br />
previous year’s figure.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and provisions for guarantees and<br />
commitments in the CEE segment in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
were € 312 m. This amount includes risk assumptions for the Baltic<br />
countries and for Slovakia, and a provision for the guarantee given<br />
for the Kazakh loan portfolio to support the local subsidiary.<br />
Moreover, as in previous years, writedowns were made on CEE<br />
exposures booked in Vienna, especially in the Real Estate subsegment.<br />
Credit risk methods and instruments<br />
Very important factors in the credit approval process are a detailed<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> risk associated with each loan exposure, and the<br />
customer’s credit rating in particular. Every lending decision is based<br />
on a thorough analysis <strong>of</strong> the loan exposure, including an evaluation<br />
<strong>of</strong> all relevant factors. Following the initial loan application, the<br />
bank’s loan exposures are reviewed at least once a year. If the<br />
borrower’s creditworthiness deteriorates substantially, shorter review<br />
intervals are obligatory.<br />
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For internal credit assessment in <strong>Austria</strong> and by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s<br />
banking subsidiaries in CEE, the bank uses various rating and<br />
scoring models (for calculating the parameters PD, LGD and EAD<br />
on the basis <strong>of</strong> models specifically developed for these purposes) *)<br />
for the customer/business segments to be assessed, in line with the<br />
various asset classes pursuant to Section 22b <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, the Solvency Regulation and Directive 2006/48/EC <strong>of</strong><br />
the European Parliament and <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> 14 June 2006<br />
relating to the taking up and pursuit <strong>of</strong> the business <strong>of</strong> credit<br />
institutions. There are country-specific or region-specific models<br />
(e.g. for corporate customers, private and business customers) and<br />
global models (e.g. for sovereigns, banks, multinational corporates).<br />
The assessment <strong>of</strong> a loan exposure is based on data from the<br />
respective company’s financial statements and on qualitative<br />
business factors.<br />
The various rating and scoring models provide the basis for efficient<br />
risk management <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group and are embedded in<br />
all decision-making processes relating to risk management. They<br />
are also a key factor for capital required to be held against riskweighted<br />
assets. Great attention is given to consistency in the<br />
presentation for supervisory purposes and the requirements <strong>of</strong><br />
internal control.<br />
All internal rating and scoring systems are monitored on an ongoing<br />
basis. The systems are also subject to regular validation on an<br />
annual basis, including a review to verify if the rating/scoring system<br />
provides a correct representation <strong>of</strong> the risks to be measured. All<br />
model assumptions are based on multi-year statistical averages for<br />
historical defaults and losses, with appropriate attention being given<br />
to the potential impact <strong>of</strong> turbulence in international financial<br />
markets.<br />
In this context, credit risk stress tests, which are required by banking<br />
supervisory authorities and are carried out on a regular basis, are an<br />
essential instrument for assessing future risks in an unfavourable<br />
economic environment. Such tests enable the Management Board<br />
to assess the adequacy <strong>of</strong> regulatory capital and economic capital<br />
on the basis <strong>of</strong> different stress scenarios.<br />
Risk-adjusted pricing and proactive risk management constantly<br />
improve the diversification and the risk/earnings ratio <strong>of</strong> the portfolio.<br />
For real estate customers, the customer-related rating is<br />
complemented by a transaction rating.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses a retail scoring system. The<br />
automated rating tool is used for assessing, monitoring and<br />
managing the large number <strong>of</strong> loan exposures to private customers,<br />
small businesses, independent pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and small non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organisations. Retail scoring comprises an application scoring<br />
procedure based on effective and recognised mathematical and<br />
statistical methods, and a behaviour scoring procedure taking into<br />
account such factors as amounts received in the account and<br />
customers' payment practices. The retail scoring system provides<br />
information that is updated on a monthly basis. This gives the bank<br />
an efficient tool for lending decisions and early recognition <strong>of</strong> risk.<br />
Automated data processing helps the bank to reduce costs required<br />
for credit control while accelerating lending decisions.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, selected CEE banking subsidiaries were prepared for the<br />
switch from the standardised approach to the F-IRB approach in<br />
2011. The forecasting quality <strong>of</strong> rating models and underlying<br />
processes were optimised in close cooperation with specialists at<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. In developing models and carrying out<br />
validations, attention is given to ensuring the consistent and qualityassured<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> Group guidelines.<br />
*) PD = Probability <strong>of</strong> Default; LGD = Loss Given Default; EAD = Exposure at<br />
Default<br />
Operational risk<br />
Operational risk (OpRisk) is defined as the risk <strong>of</strong> loss resulting from<br />
inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from<br />
external events (including legal risks). For example, compensation<br />
paid to customers for incorrect/inadequate product-related advice, IT<br />
system failures, damage to property, processing errors or fraud are<br />
subject to accurate and consolidated risk measurement and<br />
management (collection <strong>of</strong> loss data, external data, scenarios,<br />
indicators), on which the calculation <strong>of</strong> capital to be held for<br />
operational risk is based.<br />
Loss data are collected, and processes are optimised, in close<br />
coordination and cooperation with other departments and units<br />
including Internal Audit, the Compliance Office, Legal Affairs and the<br />
insurance sector. Over the years, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has<br />
taken numerous measures in the various divisions to manage and<br />
reduce operational risk. Thus data security measures, measures to<br />
ensure the confidentiality and integrity <strong>of</strong> stored data, access<br />
authorisation systems, the two-signatures principle, and a large<br />
number <strong>of</strong> monitoring and control processes as well as staff training<br />
programmes have been implemented among other measures.<br />
In line with other types <strong>of</strong> risk, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG – like<br />
UniCredit – has built up a decentralised operational risk<br />
management framework based on representatives within divisions<br />
and at banking subsidiaries – Divisional OpRisk Managers (DORM)<br />
and OpRisk Managers – in addition to central operational risk<br />
management. While the main task <strong>of</strong> central risk management is to<br />
define the methods used and to perform risk measurement and<br />
analysis, decentralised risk managers are responsible for taking<br />
measures to reduce, prevent, or take out insurance against, risks.<br />
Activities in <strong>2010</strong> focused on meeting additional regulatory<br />
requirements under the advanced approach, and on preparing and<br />
supporting regulatory reviews at banking subsidiaries. Furthermore,<br />
OpRisk limits were introduced within all large banking subsidiaries,<br />
which are monitored and reported within the UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG OpRisk Committee.<br />
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Overall, the organisation <strong>of</strong> operational risk management at<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is well established at a high level <strong>of</strong><br />
quality. A network <strong>of</strong> independent functions and teams are involved<br />
in managing and controlling risks, providing the Management Board<br />
with sufficient information on the risk situation and enabling the<br />
Management Board to manage risk. The analysis <strong>of</strong> the general<br />
ledger for operational risk relevance confirmed an extensive and<br />
complete operational risk data collection. The functions <strong>of</strong> Divisional<br />
Operational Risk Managers were strengthened and expanded<br />
accordingly. With a view to further improving the level <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />
<strong>of</strong> operational risk, an e-learning training programme was<br />
implemented, which is mandatory for all employees <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
Since 2008, the task <strong>of</strong> dealing with operational risk issues has been<br />
performed by a separate Operational Risk Committee (OpRiCo),<br />
whose meetings are held on a quarterly basis and are attended by<br />
the Chief Risk Officer, the Head <strong>of</strong> Strategic Risk Management &<br />
Control, the Head <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Operational Risk Management,<br />
Compliance, Internal Audit, the Divisional Operational Risk<br />
Managers and OpRisk representatives <strong>of</strong> CEE banking subsidiaries.<br />
The OpRiCo is a major step towards integrating operational risk in<br />
the bank’s processes; its main tasks are to report on current<br />
operational risk issues and developments, to approve operational<br />
risk-relevant documents, to report losses and serve as a body to<br />
which unresolved issues are referred.<br />
In 2011, activities with regard to operational risk will focus on<br />
� analysing risk-handling measures to contain losses through<br />
operational risk,<br />
� monitoring annual operational risk limits within the framework <strong>of</strong><br />
the Operational Risk Committee,<br />
� analysing operational risk events related to credit risk and<br />
reporting them within the framework <strong>of</strong> the Operational Risk<br />
Committee,<br />
� supporting the units pursuant to the AMA rollout plan in<br />
carrying out the regulatory reviews in cooperation with<br />
UniCredit Group.<br />
Business risk<br />
Business risk is defined as unexpected adverse changes in<br />
business volume and/or margins which cannot be attributed to other<br />
types <strong>of</strong> risk. Adverse changes result mainly from a significant<br />
deterioration in market conditions, changes in the competitive<br />
position or customer behaviour, and from changes in the legal<br />
environment.<br />
Business risk measurement thus measures the influence <strong>of</strong> external<br />
factors on a decline in pr<strong>of</strong>its and the effect on the market value.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> general income and cost management, operational<br />
management <strong>of</strong> business risk is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the individual<br />
business units.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> investment risk and real estate risk<br />
In dealing with risks arising from the bank’s shareholdings and<br />
equity interests, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG takes into account<br />
market price fluctuations in its equity holdings in listed and unlisted<br />
companies.<br />
Not included are equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group because risks associated with such companies are<br />
determined and recorded under the various other risk types. The<br />
portfolio includes various strategic investments; real estate holding<br />
companies are taken into account in real estate risk.<br />
Generally, Value at Risk is determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> market values<br />
and volatilities <strong>of</strong> the relevant equity interests. For shares in unlisted<br />
companies the bank uses book values and volatilities <strong>of</strong> relevant<br />
stock exchange indices and takes account <strong>of</strong> residual variances.<br />
Real estate risk measures the fluctuations in market value <strong>of</strong> bankowned<br />
real estate on the basis <strong>of</strong> market prices and the volatility <strong>of</strong><br />
related rent indices.<br />
Legal risks<br />
We generally do not make provisions to the extent it is not possible<br />
to reliably predict the outcome <strong>of</strong> proceedings or to quantify possible<br />
losses. In cases where it is possible to estimate in a reliable manner<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> the possible loss and such loss is deemed probable,<br />
we have made provisions in amounts we deem appropriate in light <strong>of</strong><br />
the particular circumstances and in accordance with applicable<br />
accounting principles.<br />
In line with the above policy, a provision has been made in the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> the estimated risk for the following pending legal<br />
proceedings.<br />
� UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (“<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>”) has joined as a<br />
process guiding intervening party in support <strong>of</strong> the defendant<br />
AKB Privatbank Zürich AG (formerly a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> and formerly <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> (Schweiz) AG) in a suit in<br />
Switzerland relating to alleged claims <strong>of</strong> Bundesanstalt für<br />
Vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben “BvS” (formerly<br />
Treuhandanstalt), the legal successor to Deutsche<br />
Treuhandanstalt, the German public body for the new Länder<br />
reconstruction. Essentially it is asserted that the former<br />
subsidiary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in Switzerland participated in the<br />
embezzlement <strong>of</strong> funds from companies in the former East<br />
Germany. BvS lost the case in the court <strong>of</strong> first instance and<br />
fully won the appeal. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> filed an appeal against that<br />
judgment before the Court <strong>of</strong> Cassation <strong>of</strong> the Zurich Canton,<br />
the Court <strong>of</strong> Cassation’s procedure is currently pending. A<br />
provision has been made in the amount <strong>of</strong> the estimated risk in<br />
accordance with national accounting standards.<br />
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In line with the above policy, no provisions have been made for the<br />
following pending legal proceedings. Due to the uncertain nature <strong>of</strong><br />
litigation, however, we cannot exclude that the following may result<br />
in losses to the bank.<br />
� Action brought by the Belgian company Valauret S.A. in Paris<br />
on the grounds <strong>of</strong> alleged involvement <strong>of</strong> Creditanstalt AG (now<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG) in wilful deception in connection<br />
with a French joint stock company as a result <strong>of</strong> which the<br />
plaintiffs incurred losses through a loss in value <strong>of</strong> shares<br />
acquired by it in the joint stock company.<br />
� Proceedings were initiated in <strong>Austria</strong> related to Bernard L.<br />
Mad<strong>of</strong>f’s fraud in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, among<br />
others, was named as defendant. The parties invested in funds<br />
that, in turn, invested directly or indirectly in Bernard L. Mad<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Investment Securities LLC (BMIS). The judgements in these<br />
lawsuits so far have been almost completely in favour <strong>of</strong> the<br />
bank. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is also the subject <strong>of</strong><br />
proceedings in <strong>Austria</strong> following the complaint filed by the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market Authority with the Public Prosecutor’s<br />
Office and complaints filed with the said Public Prosecutor’s<br />
Office by private parties that invested in funds which, in turn,<br />
invested directly or indirectly in BMIS. The parties that filed said<br />
complaints maintain that UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG violated,<br />
among other things, the terms <strong>of</strong> the Consolidated Investment<br />
Act that governs UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s role as “auditor <strong>of</strong><br />
the prospectus” <strong>of</strong> Primeo funds.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was named as one <strong>of</strong> many defendants<br />
in two putative class action suits filed in the United States District<br />
Court for the Southern District <strong>of</strong> New York. A liquidated indirect<br />
subsidiary <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has been named in one<br />
putative class action suit filed in the United States District Court for<br />
the Southern District <strong>of</strong> New York. In each <strong>of</strong> the suits, the<br />
petitioners claim to represent investors whose assets were invested<br />
in BMIS, directly or indirectly. The United States <strong>Bank</strong>ruptcy Court<br />
appointed Irving H. Picard as Trustee (the "SIPA Trustee") for the<br />
liquidation <strong>of</strong> BMIS. The Trustee's job is to collect the assets <strong>of</strong><br />
Mad<strong>of</strong>f's estate and distribute those assets to creditors including<br />
investors. In December <strong>2010</strong>, the SIPA Trustee filed two complaints<br />
in the United States <strong>Bank</strong>ruptcy Court in the Southern District <strong>of</strong><br />
New York against many defendants, including UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG, to recover amounts to be determined at trial, but claimed<br />
to be in excess <strong>of</strong> US$ 2 billion, allegedly representing so-called<br />
avoidable transfers. One complaint further alleges they violated the<br />
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") by<br />
allegedly participating in a plan to enrich themselves by feeding<br />
investors' money into Mad<strong>of</strong>f's Ponzi scheme. The SIPA Trustee<br />
seeks treble damages under RICO, i.e. three times the reported net<br />
US$ 19.6 billion losses allegedly suffered by all BMIS investors. All<br />
pending actions are in the initial phases. UniCredit S.p.A. and its<br />
subsidiaries involved intend to defend themselves against the<br />
charges regarding the Mad<strong>of</strong>f case by any method available to<br />
them. At present it is not possible to reliably estimate the timing and<br />
results <strong>of</strong> the various actions, nor determine the level <strong>of</strong><br />
responsibility, if any responsibility exists.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> the internal ratings-based<br />
approach (IRB approach) to credit risk in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has applied the internal ratings-based<br />
approach since March 2008, using its own estimates <strong>of</strong> loss given<br />
default and <strong>of</strong> conversion factors for the major part <strong>of</strong> its loan<br />
portfolio (advanced IRB approach).<br />
In the reporting period, the approval <strong>of</strong> the advanced IRB approach<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was extended to include the<br />
application <strong>of</strong> the Group-wide model for estimates <strong>of</strong> exposure at<br />
default (EAD) for the Group-wide segments covering countries,<br />
banks and multinational companies. The bank is planning to<br />
introduce various other Group-wide models in the next few years<br />
while also further refining and developing local models.<br />
Banca d’Italia (the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>of</strong> Italy), the home supervisor <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
Group, is responsible for all approvals at Group level, while local<br />
supervisory authorities are responsible for local topics in the legal<br />
entities and for local on-site reviews. Regulatory issues are being<br />
dealt with in close cooperation between home and host regulators<br />
(college <strong>of</strong> supervisors).<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> the advanced IRB approach has been established<br />
as a Group-wide programme. Therefore UniCredit is responsible for<br />
Group-wide decisions and guidelines as well as for the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> Group-wide models. For example, Group-wide homogeneous<br />
portfolios have been defined for which uniform rating models are<br />
used across the Group, such as those for countries, banks and<br />
multinational companies.<br />
Group standards have for the most part already been prepared and<br />
adopted by the UniCredit Group holding company in cooperation<br />
with the major IRB legal entities, and are used as an instrument for<br />
uniform Group-wide implementation, with a view to complying with<br />
local legal requirements – some <strong>of</strong> which differ from country to<br />
country – and safeguarding Group interests. These Group standards<br />
will continue to be gradually extended and complemented.<br />
The Group standards continue to be integrated step by step in the<br />
processes and organisational set-up <strong>of</strong> all business areas and<br />
Group units, with account being taken <strong>of</strong> local features and legal<br />
requirements in ensuring Basel 2 compliance.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
All <strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG started to use<br />
the standardised approach in 2008. From a current perspective, for<br />
reasons <strong>of</strong> materiality, it is not planned to switch to one <strong>of</strong> the IRB<br />
approaches.<br />
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CEE subsidiaries<br />
The CEE subsidiaries have used the standardised approach to<br />
credit risk since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2008. Based on a detailed roll-out<br />
plan, there are plans to switch to the advanced IRB approach at<br />
most <strong>of</strong> the CEE banking subsidiaries in line with the Group’s<br />
decision to use the advanced IRB approach. According to the<br />
detailed roll-out plan communicated to the supervisory authorities<br />
involved, the switch to the A-IRB approach will take place at the<br />
relevant CEE subsidiaries step by step. All subsidiaries will start with<br />
the Foundation IRB approach (F-IRB).<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the cross-border approval process, supervisory IRB<br />
assessments took place in an initial group <strong>of</strong> CEE subsidiaries in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. For the CEE subsidiaries UniCredit Bulbank AD and UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic, a.s., the application <strong>of</strong> the F-IRB approach<br />
was approved as at 1 January 2011; further approvals for the<br />
application <strong>of</strong> the F-IRB approach at CEE subsidiaries are expected<br />
for 2011.<br />
Ukrsotsbank successfully completed the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
standardised approach in the observation period.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> the advanced measurement<br />
approach (AMA) for operational risk in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has used the AMA since the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
2008.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n subsidiaries<br />
Schoellerbank has applied the AMA in the area <strong>of</strong> operational risk<br />
since 2009.<br />
CEE subsidiaries<br />
In the reporting period, approval for the use <strong>of</strong> the AMA in the area<br />
<strong>of</strong> operational risk was received by the banking subsidiaries in<br />
Romania and Bulgaria. Approval for the use <strong>of</strong> the AMA also exists<br />
for the banking subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia,<br />
Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. Further approvals are planned to be<br />
obtained in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
Current status <strong>of</strong> Basel 3 implementation in the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Group<br />
Market risk in the trading book<br />
The EU rules in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD III) –<br />
which have been adapted in respect <strong>of</strong> their first-time application,<br />
postponing it to the end <strong>of</strong> 2011 – impose significantly stricter capital<br />
requirements on European banks. The main changes relating to the<br />
trading book are the new concepts <strong>of</strong> stressed VaR, incremental risk<br />
charge and the new requirements concerning structured<br />
securitisations (the latter are not applicable in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG for lack <strong>of</strong> relevant holdings in the trading book). In the<br />
past year <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> made extensive preparations in cooperation<br />
with the UniCredit holding company with a view to meeting the new<br />
capital requirements. Stressed VaR is supported by IMOD, the new<br />
market risk model, and is already calculated on a regular basis (the<br />
time window currently used for this purpose includes the Lehman<br />
crisis). The incremental risk charge to cover default risk and rating<br />
migration risk has also been calculated several times. The relevant<br />
results have been presented to the bank’s management via MACO,<br />
so that the related increase in capital requirements, which will be<br />
applicable in December 2011 at the latest, has been taken into<br />
account in planning activities for 2011.<br />
Counterparty risk<br />
Changes will also take place in the area <strong>of</strong> counterparty credit risk;<br />
from a current perspective, these changes will need to be<br />
implemented by the end <strong>of</strong> 2012. Key changes include the<br />
calculation <strong>of</strong> a stress counterparty exposure, comparable to the<br />
stressed VaR in market risk. Other new features are the capital<br />
backing for market risk in respect <strong>of</strong> credit valuation adjustments and<br />
stricter standards for collateral management and margining. The<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> central counterparties, which act as clearing centres, is<br />
also regulated in the Basel Committee proposals.<br />
Liquidity<br />
Basel 3 sets liquidity standards under stressed conditions in the<br />
short-term maturity range (liquidity coverage ratio = 100%) and in<br />
the structural sector (net stable funding ratio = 1). Although<br />
compliance with these rules will not be mandatory before 2015,<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> will make the necessary extensions to the liquidity<br />
monitoring system in the course <strong>of</strong> 2011 and integrate the new<br />
regulatory standards in the current management information<br />
process.<br />
2.3. Third-party guarantees<br />
Under Section 92 (9) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, "Privatstiftung<br />
zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten" ("AVZ Stiftung", a private<br />
foundation under <strong>Austria</strong>n law) serves as deficiency guarantor for all<br />
liabilities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG in the event <strong>of</strong> the company's<br />
insolvency.<br />
After the change in the legal form <strong>of</strong> Anteilsverwaltung-<br />
Zentralsparkasse into a private foundation (“AVZ Stiftung”) in 2001,<br />
the Municipality <strong>of</strong> Vienna serves as deficiency guarantor for all<br />
outstanding liabilities, and obligations to pay future benefits, <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG (then <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Aktiengesellschaft)<br />
which were entered into prior to and including 31 December 2001.<br />
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2.4. Outlook for 2011<br />
The economic environment<br />
After a temporary slowdown in summer <strong>2010</strong> the global economy<br />
started to gather momentum around the turn <strong>of</strong> the year. We expect<br />
overall growth to reach 4.5% (weighted by purchasing power) in<br />
2011 – and also in 2012. China was the first country to manage the<br />
turnaround after the financial market crisis, and will remain the major<br />
provider <strong>of</strong> impetus with growth rates <strong>of</strong> just below 10%. The Third<br />
World economy as a whole will expand by 6.5%. The combined<br />
GDP <strong>of</strong> industrialised countries, on the other hand, is expected to<br />
grow at a disproportionately low rate <strong>of</strong> 2.5% in the next two years.<br />
We expect the US economy to grow by 3.3% in 2011 and by 2.7% in<br />
2012, also in light <strong>of</strong> recent decisions concerning massive tax<br />
reductions. Quantitative easing measures taken by the Fed are<br />
supporting economic expansion. The Fed is not expected to<br />
abandon its zero rate policy before the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2012 (current<br />
target rate: 0%-0.25%). This suggests future volatility <strong>of</strong> the US<br />
dollar, with periods <strong>of</strong> weakness.<br />
The euro area got <strong>of</strong>f to a better-than-expected start in 2011. In<br />
Germany, the high level <strong>of</strong> export-driven industrial activity has<br />
stimulated domestic demand. Nevertheless, there are wide<br />
variations in the euro area, which means that GDP growth in real<br />
terms should only reach the same rate as in the previous year<br />
(2011: 1.7%, 2012: 1.6%). Despite the continued debt crisis,<br />
recurrent doubts about the solidarity <strong>of</strong> European banks and<br />
Eurosystem members’ varying use <strong>of</strong> facilities made available by the<br />
European Central <strong>Bank</strong>, the ECB will raise its main refinancing rate,<br />
currently at 1%, in the spring, thus initiating the end <strong>of</strong> the low<br />
interest rate phase. Long-term interest rates will not turn upwards<br />
until summer 2011, when the Fed’s first step to raise interest rates<br />
appears on markets’ time horizon. We expect that by the end <strong>of</strong><br />
2011, yields on 10-year US Treasury bonds will have risen to 4%<br />
and the euro benchmarks to 3.5%. Interest rate spreads <strong>of</strong> highly<br />
indebted euro member states will remain high. Debt ratios are rising<br />
further for the time being, despite the austerity measures put in<br />
place, and rollover problems are becoming more pronounced. The<br />
rescue fund is likely to be used by additional countries.<br />
Overall, the economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have<br />
returned to a stable growth path. While the further reduction <strong>of</strong><br />
external and domestic financing deficits is having a dampening<br />
impact on domestic demand, economic growth (CEE without<br />
Poland) in 2011 and 2012 is expected to be significantly higher than<br />
in Western Europe, reaching 3.8% and 4.2%, respectively, after a<br />
strong contraction <strong>of</strong> 5.9% in the crisis year 2009. There are regional<br />
differences, depending on a country’s output structure and the<br />
degree <strong>of</strong> international integration, but GDP is growing in all<br />
countries. The economies in South-East Europe weigh down the<br />
average growth figure as they are still struggling with the<br />
repercussions <strong>of</strong> the crisis. On the other hand, Russia, Kazakhstan<br />
and Ukraine will achieve disproportionately strong economic growth.<br />
We expect the average inflation rate in the CEE region to rise to<br />
over 7% after 6.4% in the previous year, a development which will<br />
mainly be driven by the CIS countries. Expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong><br />
GDP, the public sector deficit in the CEE region was down from<br />
7.0% in 2009 to 5.4% in <strong>2010</strong> as a result <strong>of</strong> determined<br />
consolidation measures, with a further decline to 4.7% expected for<br />
the current year.<br />
Public debt will remain below 40% <strong>of</strong> GDP in 2011. This reduces the<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> contagion if the public debt crisis should worsen. Stronger<br />
nominal growth suggests that credit expansion in CEE will<br />
accelerate. Given the shortage <strong>of</strong> capital, banks will further diversify<br />
their range <strong>of</strong> loan products. This will be at the expense <strong>of</strong> consumer<br />
loans while promoting corporate loans and project finance, including<br />
capital market instruments. The marked rise <strong>of</strong> the provisioning<br />
charge is likely to have passed its peak in the CEE region as a<br />
whole. Impaired loans as a proportion <strong>of</strong> total lending volume are<br />
also set to peak, or will pass their peak in the first half <strong>of</strong> 2011. In<br />
Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Latvia the situation will probably not<br />
improve until later in 2011.<br />
In <strong>Austria</strong>, economic recovery will continue at a fairly buoyant rate<br />
in 2011. While the boost from external demand will weaken as the<br />
year progresses, exports will remain the key growth impetus<br />
throughout the year. Private consumption will grow by a little under 1<br />
per cent in 2011 as a whole, expanding at the expense <strong>of</strong> the<br />
savings ratio as wage growth is moderate and the upturn in the<br />
labour market tapers <strong>of</strong>f. The rise in the backlog <strong>of</strong> orders and the<br />
increase in capacity utilisation levels in industry will make<br />
investments, which will expand at a rate <strong>of</strong> 3.5 per cent in real terms<br />
in 2011, the most important engine <strong>of</strong> growth. The strongest impetus<br />
will come from investments in plant and equipment. Investments in<br />
construction, impacted by the budgetary restraint <strong>of</strong> the public<br />
sector, will be weak (+0.6%) in light <strong>of</strong> plans to reduce the budget<br />
deficit from 4.1 per cent <strong>of</strong> GDP in <strong>2010</strong> to 3.2 per cent. The<br />
measures to cut the budget deficit, in combination with further rises<br />
in world market prices for energy and basic agricultural products, will<br />
push up inflation to an average <strong>of</strong> about 2.5 per cent in 2011. Given<br />
the continued favourable outlook for exports and especially brighter<br />
investment prospects, we expect GDP growth to rise slightly above<br />
the previous year’s level to a real 2.3 per cent in 2011. On the<br />
monetary side, the ECB will probably change its interest rate policy<br />
in 2011, a measure which is currently being anticipated. The growth<br />
<strong>of</strong> bank deposits will however continue to weaken, despite a slight<br />
rise in interest rates. New capital formation will reflect a stronger<br />
shift by private households in favour <strong>of</strong> securities, including issues<br />
by banks, and mutual funds. We expect demand for life assurance<br />
policies to remain strong. Overall, the slow rise in real wages and<br />
especially weak credit demand will result in a continued slight<br />
decline in the savings ratio. We expect demand for personal loans to<br />
remain weak in 2011, and business loans will continue to grow at a<br />
disproportionately low rate, although they may show a slight upturn.<br />
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Outlook for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s performance<br />
For 2011 and beyond, we expect that the upward trend in volume<br />
and operating revenues will intensify and the exceptional burdens<br />
experienced in <strong>2010</strong> will gradually taper <strong>of</strong>f; this means that<br />
developments on the operating and non-operating sides will<br />
continue to return to normal. Our strategy is not aimed at any major<br />
reshaping but focuses on a number <strong>of</strong> initiatives under our<br />
customer-oriented business model.<br />
� First, we are seeking expansion in our core commercial<br />
banking business – i.e. loans, deposits and investments – with<br />
a focus on promising segments in our matrix <strong>of</strong> business lines<br />
and regions. We will take this into account in our capital<br />
allocation.<br />
� Second, we will promote those products and services which<br />
help us raise RWA productivity in the bank as a whole and<br />
increase efficiency in the employment <strong>of</strong> equity capital: in<br />
business with private customers, asset gathering continues to<br />
be a priority, especially in CEE countries. Quite generally, we<br />
expect to see stronger demand for advisory and other services.<br />
In business with large corporates, the use <strong>of</strong> capital market<br />
products is again becoming more significant, particularly in<br />
view <strong>of</strong> the Basel 3 rules.<br />
� Third, we are investing in our market position. Following<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> the One4C project, our sales organisation in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> is now characterised by a more finely-tuned<br />
segmentation. In business with private customers we have<br />
identified two groups at which we will target our new “Smart<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing” approach. The new approach will enable <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
to provide services and advice via modern communication<br />
channels – personalised OnlineB@nking, telephone, SMS –<br />
around the clock worldwide, independent <strong>of</strong> branch opening<br />
hours. This will also relieve the workload on staff at branches<br />
while further enhancing the quality <strong>of</strong> our branch portfolio. Our<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>-wide network structure <strong>of</strong> service units for small and<br />
medium-sized businesses (SMEs) has been fully effective<br />
since the beginning <strong>of</strong> 2011. We are thereby closer to<br />
customers and better positioned to meet customer needs<br />
through specialised services. One <strong>of</strong> the objectives <strong>of</strong> this<br />
move is to make better use <strong>of</strong> potential in relationships with<br />
business customers who are also private customers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>. We will make additions to staff in the F&SME Division.<br />
Following the successful completion <strong>of</strong> customer transfers from<br />
other Divisions, Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing launched a quality initiative for<br />
the top segment <strong>of</strong> private customers, <strong>of</strong>fering them a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> innovative services such as ongoing portfolio analysis based<br />
on international cooperation <strong>of</strong> UniCredit experts and “Private<br />
Portfolio Premium”, which provides our customers with clear<br />
contractual standards <strong>of</strong>fering more scope for personal finetuning.<br />
In corporate banking we are planning to significantly<br />
expand lending volume to support stronger investment activity<br />
while also focusing on capital market products and transaction<br />
banking, especially in the public sector. In international<br />
business with corporate customers, we will bring our leading<br />
position in trade finance and cash management services to<br />
bear in cross-border banking. In CEE we will implement our<br />
business model on a selective basis. This means that we will<br />
be guided by market potential and market penetration in the<br />
various countries; below the country level, we will give attention<br />
to prosperity in individual regions and locations. Another focus<br />
<strong>of</strong> attention in this context is the minimum size threshold <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itability. Our five-year plan provides for the addition <strong>of</strong> more<br />
than 900 branches (openings net <strong>of</strong> closures) to the network by<br />
2015, including 139 new branches in the current year, primarily<br />
in Turkey, Romania and the Czech Republic. Staff numbers will<br />
rise again, mainly in Romania, the Czech Republic and Russia.<br />
� Fourth, we have launched All4Quality, a comprehensive<br />
programme for sustained cost reduction and efficiency<br />
enhancement. Among other objectives, the programme is<br />
aimed at harmonising IT and back-<strong>of</strong>fice processes on a crossborder<br />
basis with a view to unlocking synergies. Beginning in<br />
2011 and until the middle <strong>of</strong> 2012, the IT company <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services (BAGIS) and the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
branch <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Global Information Services (UGIS), <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong>’s Facility Management and the back-<strong>of</strong>fice services<br />
provider UniCredit Business Partner (UCBP) will be combined<br />
to form a single company with about 2,500 employees. The<br />
successive rollout <strong>of</strong> EuroSIG, UniCredit’s core banking<br />
system, will continue.<br />
The moderately favourable environment in combination with our<br />
numerous growth initiatives in commercial banking business suggest<br />
that the positive revenue trend seen in the past year will continue in<br />
2011. We are planning for a robust operating pr<strong>of</strong>it, despite<br />
extensive investment projects. Net writedowns <strong>of</strong> loans and<br />
provisions for guarantees and commitments should continue to<br />
gradually return to normal, especially in the CEE business segment,<br />
thereby having a positive effect on the income statement. The<br />
outlook is also brightening for those countries which are late in the<br />
credit cycle, and the restructuring process <strong>of</strong> the banking sector in<br />
the CIS countries is making progress. On this basis it may be<br />
assumed that 2011 will not see a recurrence <strong>of</strong> the exceptionally<br />
high burdens recorded in <strong>2010</strong> and that the improvement in<br />
operating performance, after the provisioning charge, will feed<br />
through to net pr<strong>of</strong>it for 2011. The risks in this basic scenario mainly<br />
relate to general trends in interest rates and credit spreads, i.e. on<br />
the funding side. Moreover, <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is still exposed to market<br />
risk after the reorientation <strong>of</strong> trading activities. Volatility <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
rates and exchange rates will depend not least on future<br />
developments in the European public debt crisis, and renewed<br />
external disruptions – resulting, for example, from the geopolitical<br />
situation and commodity price trends – should be taken into<br />
account.<br />
When assessing the outlook for <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>’s performance, one<br />
should note that the regulatory environment has changed<br />
significantly and banks will find themselves subject to stricter<br />
requirements. In the medium to long term, the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Basel 3 package will have the strongest impact on the banking<br />
sector, starting with the new definition <strong>of</strong> risk capital for the trading<br />
book and the new definition <strong>of</strong> equity capital all the way to the<br />
significant increases in minimum capital ratios. Together with other<br />
new rules (liquidity coverage ratio and net stable funding ratio), this<br />
will have an influence on the funding structure already before the<br />
new rules become effective, leading to further convergence <strong>of</strong> terms<br />
and conditions among banks and large companies. <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is<br />
well prepared, in terms <strong>of</strong> methodologies and organisational<br />
arrangements, for the changes in the regulatory environment. With<br />
our strong equity capital base <strong>of</strong> € 17.5 bn and our high Tier 1<br />
capital ratio <strong>of</strong> over 10%, we are very well positioned to meet the<br />
stricter requirements on our own while pursuing further business<br />
expansion.<br />
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In 2011, the stability levy on credit institutions in <strong>Austria</strong> will be<br />
payable for the first time; a levy on banks was already payable in<br />
Hungary in <strong>2010</strong>. The implementation <strong>of</strong> EU Directives (CRD II and<br />
CRD III), new rules for the deposit guarantee scheme and investor<br />
compensation, and possibly the collection <strong>of</strong> the capital gains tax<br />
introduced in <strong>Austria</strong>, will have direct impacts on current business<br />
and involve additional costs. <strong>Financial</strong> transaction taxes and<br />
restrictive regulatory rules for derivatives would limit efficiency and<br />
liquidity levels in financial markets, discriminating against<br />
transactions which are also required for commercial banking<br />
business. If the approach is not coordinated, the new regulatory<br />
rules and fiscal measures may accumulate to put a prohibitive<br />
burden on banks, ultimately affecting their performance capabilities.<br />
Research and development<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s business object is to provide banking<br />
services. The production process <strong>of</strong> a bank does not involve<br />
research and development in an industrial sense. But day-to-day<br />
business operations continuously benefit from development<br />
activities, such as for the structuring <strong>of</strong> investment products (e.g.<br />
products with capital guarantees) or in conjunction with financial<br />
engineering for our customers. In the latter case, examples are<br />
complex acquisition or project finance arrangements over and<br />
beyond the employment <strong>of</strong> standard products. Generally, UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG aims to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> different customer<br />
groups with simple products. The methodologies used in the bank’s<br />
risk management, the management <strong>of</strong> the structure <strong>of</strong> assets and<br />
liabilities, and in funding and liquidity management, are constantly<br />
being developed. This entails substantial cost, given the ongoing<br />
changes in the environment within which the bank operates and the<br />
work required to prepare for far-reaching regulatory changes.<br />
Information and communications technology (ICT) is also improved<br />
on an ongoing basis. This includes the EuroSIG project, which<br />
involves the step-by-step introduction <strong>of</strong> a common core banking<br />
system within UniCredit Group. According to current plans, UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG will change to the new IT platform in 2012. All <strong>of</strong><br />
the Group’s – and therefore also UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s – key<br />
IT applications for sales and business with customers will be<br />
replaced by EuroSIG AT, a web-based system harmonised across<br />
the different regions. EuroSIG AT supports the development and<br />
settlement <strong>of</strong> products which are distributed on a cross-border basis<br />
within UniCredit Group. The new IT platform should shorten the time<br />
to market and significantly reduce IT complexity. This will result in<br />
lower IT costs over the longer term, while increasing IT efficiency.<br />
3. Events after the balance sheet date<br />
After the balance sheet date there were no significant events that<br />
are required to be reported.<br />
4. Report on key features <strong>of</strong> the internal control and risk<br />
management systems in relation to the financial reporting<br />
process<br />
The Management Board is responsible for establishing and<br />
designing internal control and risk management systems which meet<br />
the company’s requirements in relation to the financial reporting<br />
process. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this report is to provide an overview <strong>of</strong> how<br />
internal controls are organised in relation to the financial reporting<br />
process.<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> the internal control system is to assist management<br />
in assuring internal controls in relation to financial reporting which<br />
are effective and are improved on an ongoing basis. The system is<br />
geared to complying with rules and regulations and creating<br />
conditions which are conducive to performing specific controls in key<br />
accounting processes.<br />
Following the integration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group in UniCredit<br />
Group, the Italian Savings Law, Section 262 (process description for<br />
minimising risk in preparing financial statements) in particular, must<br />
be complied with.<br />
Pursuant to the “262 Savings Law”, the CEO and the CFO<br />
delegated by UniCredit S.p.A. are liable, under civil and criminal law,<br />
for any violation <strong>of</strong> the legal provisions. They are also responsible for<br />
every subsidiary within the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies which<br />
is covered by financial reporting because the “262 Savings Law”<br />
deals with consolidated financial statements.<br />
Internal Audit performs independent and regular reviews <strong>of</strong><br />
compliance with internal rules also in the area <strong>of</strong> accounting. The<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> Internal Audit reports directly to the Management Board and<br />
provides the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board with quarterly<br />
reports.<br />
Control environment<br />
The basic aspect <strong>of</strong> the control environment is the corporate culture<br />
in which management and all employees operate.<br />
UniCredit S.p.A., the parent company <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG,<br />
works to improve communication and convey the corporate values<br />
defined in the Integrity Charter. The Integrity Charter embodies the<br />
UniCredit Group’s identity and is based on the following shared<br />
values: fairness, transparency, respect, reciprocity, freedom to act,<br />
and trust.<br />
In October 2006, the Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG adopted the UniCredit Organisation Guidelines. The objective <strong>of</strong><br />
the Guidelines is to have a uniform organisational structure in all<br />
countries as well as uniform reporting lines and levels <strong>of</strong> hierarchy.<br />
The organisational structure is based on the Governance Rules and<br />
the Group Organisation Guidelines <strong>of</strong> UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
The implementation <strong>of</strong> the internal control system in relation to the<br />
financial reporting process is set out in the internal rules and<br />
regulations:<br />
All accounting entries are made within the guidelines established in<br />
the Accounting Policy, and release follows defined instruction and<br />
control criteria. For each general ledger account there is a<br />
responsible person who reconciles the general ledger accounts in<br />
accordance with existing rules. This internal reconciliation process is<br />
interrogated by <strong>Financial</strong> Accounting and reviewed by Internal Audit.<br />
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Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Risk assessment<br />
In the course <strong>of</strong> the “262 Savings Law” project, the persons having<br />
process responsibility identified risks in relation to the financial<br />
reporting process; these risks are monitored on an ongoing basis.<br />
The focus is on those risks which are typically considered to be<br />
material.<br />
To meet the “262 Savings Law” requirements, controls pursuant to<br />
the methodology used by UniCredit S.p.A. are required to be<br />
performed at least on a half-yearly basis (for full-year and half-year<br />
reporting).<br />
Controls<br />
All controls are applied in the current business process to ensure<br />
that potential errors or deviations in financial reporting are prevented<br />
or detected and corrected. Controls range from a management<br />
review <strong>of</strong> results for the various periods to specific reconciliation <strong>of</strong><br />
accounts and the analysis <strong>of</strong> continuous accounting processes.<br />
The levels <strong>of</strong> hierarchy are designed so that an activity and the<br />
control <strong>of</strong> that activity is not performed by the same person (foureyes<br />
principle). In the course <strong>of</strong> the preparation <strong>of</strong> financial reports,<br />
the general ledger accounts are reconciled with business and frontend<br />
systems.<br />
IT security controls are a cornerstone <strong>of</strong> the internal control system.<br />
The separation <strong>of</strong> sensitive activities is supported by a restrictive<br />
approach to IT access authorisation. The operation <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
reporting system is also assured through automated IT controls<br />
included in the system.<br />
Information and communication<br />
Management regularly updates rules and regulations for financial<br />
reporting and communicates them to all employees concerned.<br />
Moreover, regular discussions on financial reporting and on the rules<br />
and regulations applicable in this context take place in various<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
Cernko<br />
(Chairman)<br />
bodies and are repeatedly communicated to <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
Employees in <strong>Financial</strong> Accounting receive regular training in new<br />
methods <strong>of</strong> international financial reporting in order to identify risks<br />
<strong>of</strong> unintended misreporting at an early stage.<br />
To perform monitoring and control functions with a view to proper<br />
financial accounting and reporting, extensive financial information is<br />
made available at key levels <strong>of</strong> the bank. Relevant information is not<br />
only provided to the Supervisory Board and the Management Board,<br />
middle management levels also receive detailed reports.<br />
Monitoring<br />
Bernkopf Danzmayr Fossati<br />
Giordano Hauser Papa Tomanek<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> the implementation <strong>of</strong> the internal control system pursuant<br />
to the “262 Savings Law”, instruments were introduced to monitor<br />
the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> controls. In connection with the compulsory halfyearly<br />
certification process for the preparation <strong>of</strong> the management<br />
report, the persons having process responsibility are required to<br />
carry out effectiveness tests to check the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> controls. It<br />
must be ascertained whether the controls work according to their<br />
design and whether the persons who perform controls have the<br />
competence/authority and qualifications required to perform the<br />
controls effectively.<br />
All persons having process responsibility confirm by means <strong>of</strong><br />
certification that their processes are adequately documented, risks<br />
have been identified and controls have been evaluated with a view<br />
to deriving measures to minimise risk.<br />
The results <strong>of</strong> these monitoring activities are contained in a<br />
management report which is based on the certifications provided to<br />
the respective chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer by all persons having process<br />
responsibility and issued on a half-yearly basis. The Chief <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Officer <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG receives the certifications by<br />
the chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the subsidiaries covered by the process<br />
in accordance with the group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies, and<br />
provides the Holding Company and the public with confirmation <strong>of</strong><br />
the reliability and effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the internal control system in the<br />
context <strong>of</strong> the financial statements for the first six months and the<br />
annual financial statements.<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Balance Sheet at 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Assets 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Cash in hand, balances with central banks and postal giro <strong>of</strong>fices 1,221,130 1,246,124 -24,994 -2.0<br />
2. Treasury bills and other bills eligible for<br />
refinancing at central banks<br />
a) treasury bills and similar securities<br />
b) other bills eligible for refinancing<br />
at central banks<br />
3,418,027 2,921,630 496,397 17.0<br />
3,418,027 2,921,630 496,397 17.0<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
3. Loans and advances to credit institutions 23,092,322 31,141,370 -8,049,048 -25.8<br />
a) repayable on demand 3,068,524 6,198,339 -3,129,815 -50.5<br />
b) other loans and advances<br />
20,023,798 24,943,031 -4,919,233 -19.7<br />
4. Loans and advances 66,704,530 to customers 66,677,491 27,039 0.0<br />
5. Bonds and other<br />
fixed-income securities 9,009,293 4,587,251 4,422,042 96.4<br />
a) issued by public borrowers 772,250 672,700 99,550 14.8<br />
b) issued by other borrowers 8,237,043 3,914,551 4,322,492 >100,0<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: own bonds<br />
527,111 696,403 -169,292 -24.3<br />
6. Shares and other variable-yield 425,883 securities414,426<br />
11,457 2.8<br />
7. Equity interests 2,808,729 2,813,346 -4,617 -0.2<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in credit institutions<br />
194,727 194,560 167 0.1<br />
8. Shares in group companies 12,555,297 18,143,427 -5,588,130 -30.8<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: in credit institutions<br />
9,121,297 9,159,396 -38,099 -0.4<br />
9. Intangible fixed assets 80,683 105,702 -25,019 -23.7<br />
10. Tangible fixed assets 256,696 306,099 -49,403 -16.1<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: land and buildings used by the credit institution<br />
for its own business operations<br />
137,133 175,205 -38,072 -21.7<br />
11. Own shares and<br />
shares in a controlling company --- --- --- --<strong>of</strong><br />
which: par value<br />
--- --- --- ---<br />
12. Other assets 1,097,108 1,171,381 -74,273 -6.3<br />
13. Prepaid expenses<br />
62,596 61,911 685 1.1<br />
120,732,294 129,590,158 -8,857,864 -6.8<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Amounts owed to credit institutions 30,152,398 36,027,777 -5,875,379 -16.3<br />
a) repayable on demand 4,648,678 3,290,249 1,358,429 41.3<br />
b) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 25,503,720 32,737,528 -7,233,808 -22.1<br />
2. Amounts owed to customers 45,921,168 48,721,928 -2,800,760 -5.7<br />
a) savings deposits 16,437,147 17,680,262 -1,243,115 -7.0<br />
aa) repayable on demand 4,662,385 4,713,076 -50,691 -1.1<br />
bb) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 11,774,762 12,967,186 -1,192,424 -9.2<br />
b) other liabilities 29,484,021 31,041,666 -1,557,645 -5.0<br />
aa) repayable on demand 16,680,934 17,365,886 -684,952 -3.9<br />
bb) with agreed maturity dates or periods <strong>of</strong> notice 12,803,087 13,675,780 -872,693 -6.4<br />
3. Debts evidenced by certificates 21,053,024 22,492,122 -1,439,098 -6.4<br />
a) bonds issued 12,723,037 13,620,035 -896,998 -6.6<br />
b) other debts evidenced by certificates 8,329,987 8,872,087 -542,100 -6.1<br />
4. Other liabilities 1,590,027 1,487,265 102,762 6.9<br />
5. Deferred income 46,612 41,151 5,461 13.3<br />
6. Provisions 4,118,829 3,830,964 287,865 7.5<br />
a) provisions for severance payments 251,510 245,181 6,329 2.6<br />
b) pension provisions 2,794,149 2,761,380 32,769 1.2<br />
c) provisions for taxes 65,300 65,227 73 0.1<br />
d) other 1,007,870 759,176 248,694 32.8<br />
6.A Special fund for general banking risks --- --- --- ---<br />
7. Subordinated liabilities 2,794,736 3,911,838 -1,117,102 -28.6<br />
8. Supplementary capital 452,810 493,114 -40,304 -8.2<br />
9. Subscribed capital 1,681,034 1,468,771 212,263 14.5<br />
10. Capital reserves 9,332,128 7,544,391 1,787,737 23.7<br />
a) subject to legal restrictions 7,913,947 6,126,210 1,787,737 29.2<br />
b) other 1,418,181 1,418,181<br />
11. Revenue reserves 1,379,715 1,379,694 21 0.0<br />
a) for own shares and<br />
shares in a controlling company --- --- --- --b)<br />
statutory reserve 14,535 14,535 --- --c)<br />
reserves provided for by the bye-laws<br />
--- --- --- --d)<br />
other reserves 1,365,180 1,365,159 21 0.0<br />
12. Reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6)<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) 2,129,748 2,111,291 18,457 0.9<br />
13. Accumulated pr<strong>of</strong>it/loss 2,314 2,080 234 11.3<br />
14. Untaxed reserves 77,751 77,772 -21 0.0<br />
a) valuation reserve resulting from special depreciation 77,751 77,772 -21 0.0<br />
b) other untaxed reserves --- --- --- --aa)<br />
investment reserve pursuant to Section 9<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --bb)<br />
investment allowance pursuant to Section 10<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --cc)<br />
rent reserve pursuant to Section 11<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- --dd)<br />
reserve transferred pursuant to Section 12<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG) 1988 --- --- --- ---<br />
120,732,294 129,590,158 -8,857,864 -6.8<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Items shown below the Balance Sheet<br />
Assets 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Foreign assets 57,659,214 46,381,938 11,277,276 24.3<br />
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Contingent liabilities<br />
<strong>of</strong> which:<br />
a) acceptances and<br />
14,171,106 15,167,259 -996,153 -6.6<br />
endorsements --- --- --- --b)<br />
guarantees and assets pledged as<br />
collateral security<br />
14,171,106 15,167,259 -996,153 -6.6<br />
2. Commitments 2,757,487 2,758,745 -1,258 -0.0<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: commitments arising from repurchase agreements<br />
3,634 5,450 -1,816 -33.3<br />
3. Liabilities arising from 1,127transactions on1,239 a trust basis -112 -9.0<br />
4. Eligible capital pursuant to Article 23 para. 14 13,233,417 12,286,655 946,762 7.7<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Own funds pursuant to Article 23 para. 14 no. 7<br />
96,360 115,691 -19,331 -16.7<br />
5. Capital requirement pursuant to Article 22 para. 1 5,890,458 5,560,944 329,514 5.9<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: Capital requirement pursuant to Article 22 para. 1 nos. 1 and 4 5,794,098 5,445,253 348,845 6.4<br />
6. Foreign liabilities<br />
30,278,238 22,529,823 7,748,415 34.4<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it and Loss Account for the year ended 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong> <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
1. Interest and similar income 3,171,681 4,114,596 -942,915 -22.9<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: from fixed-income securities<br />
317,238 292,285 24,953 8.5<br />
2. Interest and similar expenses -1,863,123 -3,017,733 -1,154,610 -38.3<br />
I. NET INTEREST INCOME 1,308,558 1,096,863 211,695 19.3<br />
3. Income from securities and equity interests 692,582 476,584 215,998 45.3<br />
a) income from shares, other ownership interests and<br />
variable-yield securities 7,341 13,706 -6,365 -46.4<br />
b) income from equity interests 16,033 8,393 7,640 91.0<br />
c) income from shares in group companies<br />
669,208 454,485 214,723 47.2<br />
Net fee and commission income<br />
(sub-total <strong>of</strong> items 4 and 5)<br />
698,755 593,731 105,024 17.7<br />
4. Fee and commission income 911,200 805,425 105,775 13.1<br />
5. Fee and commission expenses -212,445 -211,694 751 0.4<br />
6. Net pr<strong>of</strong>it/loss on trading activities 34,524 -28,576 63,100 >100,0<br />
7. Other operating income 106,273 104,126 2,147 2.1<br />
II. OPERATING INCOME 2,840,692 2,242,728 597,964 26.7<br />
8. General administrative expenses -1,461,874 -1,389,367 72,507 5.2<br />
a) staff costs -879,566 -834,505 45,061 5.4<br />
wages and salaries -474,755 -435,470 39,285 9.0<br />
expenses for statutory social-security contributions<br />
and compulsory contributions related to<br />
wages and salaries -105,344 -101,430 3,914 3.9<br />
other employee benefits -11,001 -10,214 787 7.7<br />
expenses for retirement<br />
benefits -239,693 -247,486 -7,793 -3.1<br />
allocation to the pension provision -19,856 -11,113 8,743 78.7<br />
expenses for severance payments<br />
and payments to severance-payment funds<br />
-28,917 -28,792 125 0.4<br />
b) other administrative expenses -582,308 -554,862 27,446 4.9<br />
9. Depreciation and amortisation<br />
<strong>of</strong> asset items 9 and 10 -80,037 -60,666 19,371 31.9<br />
10. Other operating expenses -145,870 -104,592 41,278 39.5<br />
III. OPERATING EXPENSES -1,687,781 -1,554,625 133,156 8.6<br />
IV. OPERATING RESULTS 1,152,911 688,103 464,808 67.5<br />
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<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />
Change<br />
in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in € 1,000 in %<br />
11./12. Net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> loans and advances, securities<br />
as well as contingent liabilities and commitments -704,699 -551,758 152,941 27.7<br />
13./14. Net income/expenses from the disposal and<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> securities valued as financial<br />
fixed assets, and <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies<br />
and equity Interests -406,420 -1,084,040 -677,620 -62.5<br />
V. RESULTS FROM ORDINARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 41,792 -947,695 989,487 >100,0<br />
15. Extraordinary income --- 935,562 -935,562 -100.0<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: releases from the special fund for general banking risks<br />
---<br />
935,562 -935,562 -100.0<br />
16. Extraordinary expenses<br />
---<br />
--- --- --<strong>of</strong><br />
which: allocations to the special fund for general banking risks --- --- --- ---<br />
17. Extraordinary results --- 935,562 -935,562 -100.0<br />
(sub-total <strong>of</strong> items 15 and 16)<br />
18. Taxes on income -20,930 12,763 -33,693 >-100,0<br />
19. Other taxes not included under item 18 -20,628 -524 20,104 >100,0<br />
VI. ANNUAL SURPLUS/ANNUAL DEFICIT 234 106 128 >100<br />
20. Movements in reserves --- --- --- ---<br />
VII. PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE YEAR 234 106 128 >100<br />
21. Pr<strong>of</strong>it/loss brought forward from previous year 2,080 1,974 106 5.4<br />
VIII. ACCUMULATED PROFIT/LOSS 2,314 2,080 234 11.3<br />
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Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
1. General information<br />
The financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
for the <strong>2010</strong> financial year were prepared pursuant to<br />
the provisions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code<br />
(Unternehmensgesetzbuch – UGB) in its currently<br />
applicable version and in compliance with the rules <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (<strong>Bank</strong>wesengesetz – BWG)<br />
and the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act<br />
(Aktiengesetz – AktG) that are applicable to credit<br />
institutions. The formats <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet and <strong>of</strong><br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account comply with the forms in<br />
Annex 2 to Section 43 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
As the securities issued by UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
are admitted to trading on a regulated exchange in the<br />
European Union, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG prepares<br />
its consolidated financial statements as a credit<br />
institution in accordance with International <strong>Financial</strong><br />
Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The consolidated<br />
financial statements are published on the Internet<br />
(www.bankaustria.at).<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is a subsidiary included in<br />
the consolidated financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
S.p.A.<br />
The consolidated financial statements prepared by the<br />
Group’s parent company are published at the following<br />
address: UniCredit S.p.A., registered <strong>of</strong>fice: Via A.<br />
Specchi 16, 00100 Rome, Italy. They are published on<br />
the Internet at www.unicreditgroup.eu .<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> disclosure requirements<br />
pursuant to Sections 26 and 26a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
Disclosure pursuant to Section 26 (1) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is carried<br />
out as part <strong>of</strong> comprehensive disclosure by the parent<br />
company UniCredit based on the consolidated financial<br />
position in its function as EEA parent bank <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG.<br />
As regards the disclosure requirements pursuant to<br />
Section 26 (1) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, we refer to<br />
the website <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is a significant subsidiary<br />
pursuant to Section 26 (4) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act<br />
and therefore discloses its supervisory capital structure<br />
and its capital adequacy requirement; furthermore, the<br />
bank discloses information regarding the use <strong>of</strong> own<br />
estimates for volatility adjustments (comprehensive<br />
method) for credit risk mitigation techniques to take<br />
account <strong>of</strong> financial collateral pursuant to Section 17 <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation and in accordance<br />
with the approval by the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Financial</strong> Market<br />
Authority (FMA).<br />
As regards the disclosure requirements pursuant to<br />
Section 26a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act and Section<br />
17 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Disclosure Regulation<br />
(Offenlegungsverordnung – OffV), we refer to the<br />
website <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG at<br />
www.bankaustria.at<br />
Size classification pursuant to Section 221 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code<br />
According to the size classification pursuant to Section<br />
221 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG is classified as a large company.<br />
2. Accounting and valuation methods<br />
2.1. General rule<br />
The financial statements were prepared on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />
generally accepted accounting principles and in<br />
compliance with the general requirement <strong>of</strong> giving a<br />
true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the company’s assets and<br />
liabilities, its financial position and results. Assets and<br />
liabilities were valued in accordance with the principle<br />
<strong>of</strong> individual valuation on a going concern basis. The<br />
principle <strong>of</strong> prudence was observed with due regard to<br />
the special characteristics <strong>of</strong> banking business<br />
operations.<br />
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Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
2.2. Accounting and valuation methods<br />
2.2.1. Foreign currency translation<br />
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies<br />
were stated in the balance sheet at the European<br />
Central <strong>Bank</strong>’s reference rates as at 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. Expenses and income in foreign currencies were<br />
translated at the ECB’s end-<strong>of</strong>-month reference rates.<br />
The euro denominations were translated as at 1<br />
January 2002 at the rates fixed on 31 December 1998.<br />
Forward transactions that had not been settled at the<br />
balance sheet date were translated at the forward rate.<br />
2.2.2. Loans and advances<br />
Provisions were made for identifiable lending risks. To<br />
the extent that it was possible to combine individual<br />
risk assets into groups, provisions were made on a<br />
portfolio basis.<br />
2.2.3. Securities<br />
Securities intended to be held as long-term<br />
investments were valued at cost. Use was made <strong>of</strong> the<br />
optional rule contained in Section 56 (2) and (3) <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (spreading premiums/discounts<br />
in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account over the period to<br />
maturity). The relevant amounts <strong>of</strong> premiums and<br />
discounts are indicated in item 4 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the<br />
balance sheet (4.7. Differences between cost and<br />
repayable amount <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities).<br />
Securities held in the trading book were marked to<br />
market. Other securities held as current assets were<br />
valued at cost or market, whichever was lower. Own<br />
issues that were repurchased were stated in the<br />
balance sheet at average cost.<br />
Details are given in item 4 <strong>of</strong> the notes to the balance<br />
sheet (4.8. Differences between cost and market value<br />
<strong>of</strong> securities admitted to trading on an exchange which<br />
are not held as financial fixed assets).<br />
2.2.4. Equity interests and shares in group<br />
companies<br />
Equity interests and shares in group companies were<br />
stated at cost. In the case <strong>of</strong> permanent diminutions in<br />
value, writedowns were made in respect <strong>of</strong> listed and<br />
unlisted companies.<br />
Impairment test<br />
For the fair value calculation the Standard UniCredit<br />
Group Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Model (3phase<br />
model) was employed throughout the Group<br />
using the following assumptions:<br />
� Phase 1 (<strong>2010</strong>): the free cash flows are based on<br />
year-end projections for net pr<strong>of</strong>it and risk-weighted<br />
assets.<br />
� Phase 2 (2011–2019)<br />
o Phase 2a – planning period (2011–2015): the<br />
2011 budget figures for net pr<strong>of</strong>it and riskweighted<br />
assets were used for 2011, and multiyear<br />
planning figures were used for subsequent<br />
years. The figures are based on economic<br />
assumptions determined by the CEE Strategic<br />
Analysis unit.<br />
o Phase 2b (2016–2019): in this phase the growth<br />
rates <strong>of</strong> net income and risk-weighted assets<br />
converge towards 2%, reflecting the expected<br />
long-term growth potential <strong>of</strong> the euro area.<br />
In accordance with IAS 36, the growth rate was<br />
capped (net income / risk-weighted assets in<br />
2015).<br />
The discount rate in the form <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
(Ke) declines to the corresponding terminal<br />
value level.<br />
� Phase 3 – perpetual annuity: calculation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
present value <strong>of</strong> a perpetual annuity on the<br />
assumption <strong>of</strong> a long-term growth rate which takes<br />
the sustained long-term economic growth expected<br />
by <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for the euro area into account (2%).<br />
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Phases 1 and 2a are the results <strong>of</strong> a detailed planning<br />
process which does not exceed the 5-year horizon in<br />
accordance with IAS 36. Phase 2b is based on the<br />
reduction <strong>of</strong> growth rates to the levels on which the<br />
perpetual annuity is based.<br />
Calculation <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> equity<br />
The expected cash flows are discounted at the<br />
country-specific rate <strong>of</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> capital, which is<br />
determined on the basis <strong>of</strong> the long-term risk-free<br />
interest rate <strong>of</strong> the local currency, the debt risk<br />
premium and the UniCredit equity risk premium.<br />
� Risk-free rate: Calculation is based on the<br />
historical average (6 years) <strong>of</strong> the 5-year swap rate<br />
in local currency. If no swap rate was available, the<br />
most liquid and comparable interbank rate (with a<br />
3-month tenor) was used.<br />
� Risk premium for debt: This is the country risk<br />
premium calculated as the historical average (6<br />
years) <strong>of</strong> the 5-year credit default swap paid by the<br />
country (given the lack <strong>of</strong> time series in certain<br />
countries we considered a shorter time period or<br />
the asset swap spread <strong>of</strong> a benchmark<br />
government bond).<br />
� Risk premium for equity: This is calculated using<br />
the option pricing model and is based on the<br />
historical volatility <strong>of</strong> the UniCredit share price.<br />
� Terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity: Calculations are<br />
based on the methodology <strong>of</strong> the Group applied to<br />
a sample <strong>of</strong> European banks (peers), but instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> applying the tenor <strong>of</strong> 5 years the 10-year CDS<br />
and the 10-year risk-free rate is used.<br />
The terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity <strong>of</strong> those cashgenerating<br />
units (CGUs) operating in countries<br />
expected to enter the euro area by 2013 was set<br />
equal to the average for European banks with low<br />
exposure to CEE countries (11%). For the other<br />
CGUs the terminal value cost <strong>of</strong> equity was set<br />
equal to 12.5 %, in line with the European banks<br />
having an important exposure to Central and<br />
Eastern Europe. A rate <strong>of</strong> 10.55% was used for<br />
cash-generating units classified as West European<br />
CGUs.<br />
2.2.5. Intangible assets<br />
Intangible assets were valued at cost. The rate <strong>of</strong><br />
amortisation applied to computer s<strong>of</strong>tware was<br />
between 16.67% p.a. and 25% p.a., in line with its<br />
ordinary useful life.<br />
2.2.6. Tangible fixed assets<br />
Land, buildings and <strong>of</strong>fice furniture and equipment<br />
were stated at cost. The rate <strong>of</strong> depreciation applied to<br />
buildings was between 2% p.a. and 5% p.a. and for<br />
furniture and equipment between 10% p.a. and 25%<br />
p.a., in line with their ordinary useful lives.<br />
2.2.7. Low-value assets<br />
Low-value assets were fully depreciated in the year <strong>of</strong><br />
acquisition.<br />
2.2.8. Derivatives<br />
Derivatives in the banking book were recognised at<br />
amortised cost. Derivatives assigned to the trading<br />
book were marked to market. To the extent that<br />
derivatives were interest-rate hedging transactions,<br />
related income was included in net interest income.<br />
2.2.9. Liabilities<br />
Liabilities were stated in the balance sheet at the<br />
repayable amount. Premiums and discounts in<br />
connection with own issues are spread over the period<br />
to maturity.<br />
2.2.10. Provisions<br />
Provisions were recognised in the amount required<br />
pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles.<br />
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Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
Provisions for severance payments and pensions<br />
Provisions for pension obligations and severancepayment<br />
obligations are recognised pursuant to the<br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Public Accountants' expert opinions KFS –<br />
RL 2 and 3, using the projected unit credit method in<br />
accordance with IAS 19. Pursuant to the corridor<br />
method, that part <strong>of</strong> the actuarial gains and losses<br />
which relates to the respective provisions and exceeds<br />
the corridor is spread over the average remaining<br />
period <strong>of</strong> service <strong>of</strong> the employees concerned and<br />
recognised as an expense.<br />
As at 1 May 2007, the internal service agreement on<br />
the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> pension equivalent (ASVG<br />
equivalent) was adjusted to changes in the legal<br />
environment – in particular, by raising the minimum<br />
retirement age, introducing specific reductions and<br />
reducing widows’ pensions.<br />
Under a commitment to provide defined benefits,<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG continues to recognise a<br />
pension provision for the entitlements <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
who retired before the pension reform as at 31<br />
December 1999 became effective, and – as a special<br />
feature <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s staff regulations<br />
– for the future benefits equivalent to those under<br />
mandatory insurance, earned by active employees and<br />
pensioners for whom UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has<br />
assumed the obligations <strong>of</strong> the mandatory insurance<br />
scheme pursuant to Section 5 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n General<br />
Social Security Act (ASVG).<br />
The following are also covered by the provision:<br />
� disability risk and rights to future benefits based on<br />
early retirement and pension entitlements <strong>of</strong><br />
surviving dependants, less reimbursement from<br />
the pension funds,<br />
� pension entitlements based on direct benefit<br />
commitments contained in individual employment<br />
contracts, and<br />
� rights to future benefits relating to additional<br />
pension payments for employees performing<br />
manual work.<br />
The present value <strong>of</strong> pension obligations and<br />
severance-payment obligations and <strong>of</strong> anniversary<br />
bonuses is determined with due regard to internal<br />
service regulations, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the following<br />
actuarial assumptions:<br />
� Discount rate: 5.00% p.a. (2009: 5.25% p.a.)<br />
� Increases under collective bargaining agreements:<br />
2.45% p.a. (2009: 2.45% p.a.) (assumption <strong>of</strong><br />
increases for employees and pensioners)<br />
� Career trends including regular salary increases<br />
under the current collective bargaining agreement<br />
for employees <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n banks and the effects <strong>of</strong><br />
the transitional rules under the 2005 reform <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s service regulations.<br />
The rate applied in calculating non-regular salary<br />
increases was 0.25% p.a. (2009: 0.25% p.a.).<br />
(Assumption <strong>of</strong> increases for employees.)<br />
� No discount for staff turnover<br />
� Retirement age: for employees enjoying<br />
“permanent tenure” status under the internal<br />
services regulations on the payment <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> pension equivalent to a mandatory socialsecurity<br />
pension, dated 30 December 1999 (as<br />
amended on 1 May 2007), the retirement age is 60<br />
for men and 55 for women, with the transition to<br />
the retirement age <strong>of</strong> 65 being taken into account.<br />
For all other staff members the new retirement age<br />
<strong>of</strong> 65 – for both men and women – under the<br />
applicable rules (2003 Pension Reform) was taken<br />
into account, with the transitional rules <strong>of</strong> the 2003<br />
Pension Reform. If the corridor pension rule results<br />
in a lower retirement age, the lower age was used<br />
as retirement age.<br />
� 2008 P statistical tables for salaried staff<br />
(Aktuarverein Österreich, life expectancy tables for<br />
salaried staff)<br />
No provisions are made for defined-contribution plans.<br />
Payments agreed to be made to a pension fund for<br />
defined-contribution plans are recognised as an<br />
expense.<br />
3. Changes in accounting and valuation methods,<br />
reclassifications<br />
No changes in accounting and valuation methods were<br />
made compared with the previous year.<br />
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Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
4. Notes to the balance sheet<br />
4.1. Breakdown by maturity<br />
Breakdown by maturity<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions<br />
up to three months 3,131,264,472.15 8,830,851<br />
over three months and up to one year 5,277,758,105.03 2,699,338<br />
over one year and up to five years 6,130,480,044.54 6,405,018<br />
over five years 5,484,295,839.48 7,007,824<br />
Loans and advances to customers<br />
up to three months 6,588,133,421.12 6,030,128<br />
over three months and up to one year 3,506,446,289.38 3,740,962<br />
over one year and up to five years 13,791,843,334.46 14,690,691<br />
over five years 38,177,478,905.13 37,574,588<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions<br />
up to three months 6,342,569,147.45 7,415,170<br />
over three months and up to one year 2,110,401,609.63 4,841,567<br />
over one year and up to five years 7,256,482,871.97 9,492,674<br />
over five years 9,794,266,112.57 10,988,117<br />
Amounts owed to customers<br />
a) Savings deposits *)<br />
up to three months 1,467,779,922.52 1,195,331<br />
over three months and up to one year 4,339,532,379.86 4,188,494<br />
over one year and up to five years 3,658,938,261.98 5,099,868<br />
over five years 2,308,511,899.42 2,483,493<br />
b) Other amounts owed to customers<br />
up to three months 3,727,425,073.81 2,778,325<br />
over three months and up to one year 6,178,327,773.43 7,662,456<br />
over one year and up to five years 1,593,140,505.25 1,805,917<br />
over five years 1,304,194,190.18 1,429,082<br />
Other debts evidenced by certificates<br />
up to three months 1,632,690,885.18 1,335,493<br />
over three months and up to one year 419,808,030.41 1,215,257<br />
over one year and up to five years 1,633,358,990.65 1,793,064<br />
over five years 4,644,129,013.09 4,528,273<br />
*) For savings deposits, the expected deposit period was used as the remaining period pursuant to Section 25<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. Recognised statistical methods were used for the calculation.<br />
4.2. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign<br />
currencies<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, foreign currency assets<br />
amounted to EUR 28,106,914,369.96 or 23.23 % <strong>of</strong><br />
total assets<br />
(31 December 2009: EUR 27,477,134 thsd or 21.18 %<br />
<strong>of</strong> total assets). Foreign currency liabilities amounted<br />
to<br />
EUR 28,186,104,488.73 or 23.29 % <strong>of</strong> the balance<br />
sheet total (31 December 2009: EUR 27,556,312 thsd<br />
or 21.24 % <strong>of</strong> the balance sheet total).<br />
4.3. Loans and advances to, and amounts owed<br />
to, group companies and companies in which<br />
an equity interest is held<br />
Group companies<br />
Companies in which an<br />
equity interest is held<br />
Key management<br />
personnel<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Loans and advances<br />
Loans and advances to credit<br />
institutions<br />
Loans and advances to<br />
19,081,129,689.00 26,673,471 749,019,225.00 582,344 - -<br />
customers<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income<br />
7,290,421,059.00 7,576,075 520,288,608.00 544,123 1,567,836.66 1,498<br />
securities 4,495,445,569.44 1,620,065 - - - -<br />
Amounts owed<br />
Amounts owed to credit<br />
institutions 18,329,513,355.00 20,227,872 11,611,853,291.00 12,369,143 - -<br />
Amounts owed to customers 6,944,857,739.00 839,995 228,128,405.00 529,067 6,226,356.64 7,397<br />
4.4. Group companies and companies in which an<br />
equity interest is held<br />
Those companies in which UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
holds at least 20% <strong>of</strong> the share capital – directly or<br />
through group<br />
companies – are listed in the notes to the financial<br />
statements (Annex 1) pursuant to Section 238, item 2,<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Business Code.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the business relations with group companies<br />
were customary banking relationships.<br />
Equity capital substitutes were used for some<br />
financings.<br />
At the balance sheet date, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
maintained single entity agreements for tax purposes<br />
with the following companies:<br />
� BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH<br />
� BA Immobilien Entwicklungs- und Verwertungs<br />
GmbH<br />
� BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH<br />
� <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Wohnbaubank AG<br />
� CABET Holding AG<br />
� card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> GmbH<br />
� Domus Facility Management GmbH<br />
� Industrie-Immobilien-Verwaltung GmbH<br />
� Lassallestraße Bau-, Planungs- und Errichtungs<br />
GmbH<br />
� Human Resources Service and Development<br />
GmbH<br />
� MC Marketing GmbH<br />
� MY Beteiligungs GmbH<br />
� RE St.Marx Holding GmbH<br />
� UniCredit Turn-Around Management GmbH<br />
� Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing GmbH<br />
� RIGEL Immobilien GmbH (previously Z Leasing<br />
RIGEL Immobilien Leasing GmbH)<br />
� SIRIUS Immobilien GmbH (previously Z Leasing<br />
SIRIUS Immobilien Leasing GmbH)<br />
� ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH<br />
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4.5. Related party transactions<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has issued a guarantee in<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> USD 1.2 bn for loans to customers <strong>of</strong><br />
JSC Ukrsotsbank, for which it does not receive a<br />
guarantee commission in line with market conditions<br />
on account <strong>of</strong> the locally applicable central bank<br />
regulations.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG, UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG entered into a cooperation<br />
agreement. Essentially, the cooperation agreement<br />
provides that UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG has to use the<br />
services <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> AG for long-term financing<br />
purposes.<br />
4.6. Securities<br />
Of UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s total holdings <strong>of</strong><br />
securities as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, financial fixed<br />
assets accounted for EUR 5,829,037,400.04 (31<br />
December 2009: EUR 4,821,205 thsd) and current<br />
assets including the trading portfolio accounted for<br />
EUR 8,401,187,688.92 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
4,707,381 thsd).<br />
4.6.1. The following breakdown shows securities<br />
admitted to trading on an exchange:<br />
Listed Not listed<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities<br />
Shares and other variable-yield<br />
2,894,892,181.68 1,915,594 6,114,400,781.69 2,671,657<br />
securities 56,852,735.16 58,127 3,383,261.68 3,313<br />
Equity interests 280,857,825.85 280,858 0.00 0<br />
Shares in group companies 3,155,878,444.20 3,535,486 0.00 0<br />
Total 6,388,481,186.89 5,790,065 6,117,784,043.37 2,674,970<br />
4.6.2. The following table shows securities<br />
admitted to trading on an exchange, broken<br />
down into fixed (long-term) and current<br />
assets:<br />
Fixed assets Current assets<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities<br />
Shares and other variable-yield<br />
3,219,178,106.93 1,975,678 5,790,114,856.44 2,611,573<br />
securities 0.00 0 60,235,996.84 61,440<br />
Total 3,219,178,106.93 1,975,678 5,850,350,853.28 2,673,013<br />
The classification pursuant to Section 64 (1) 11 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act is based on resolutions adopted<br />
by the Management Board.<br />
4.6.3. <strong>Financial</strong> instruments carried as financial<br />
fixed assets for which the carrying amounts<br />
are higher than their fair values (Section 237a<br />
(1) 2 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code):<br />
Treasury bills and similar securities<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
Shares and other variable-yield securities<br />
Equity interests<br />
Shares in group companies<br />
Book value Unrecognised losses Book value Unrecognised losses<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR) (in EUR thsd) (in EUR thsd)<br />
447,129,056.00 -103,843,174.52 293,222 -17,687<br />
1,810,908,054.26 -193,724,236.86 682,159 -84,681<br />
0.00 0.00 0 0<br />
212,117,648.54 -66,686,987.84 212,118 -108,644<br />
0.00 0.00 0 0<br />
All <strong>of</strong> the unrecognised losses arising on bonds and<br />
shares resulted from market price fluctuations.<br />
There was no indication <strong>of</strong> a sustained deterioration in<br />
the issuers’ creditworthiness.<br />
4.7. Differences between cost and repayable<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
which are held as financial fixed assets and for which<br />
cost exceeds the amount repayable, the difference is<br />
amortised over the period to maturity pursuant to<br />
Section 56 (2) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act. At yearend,<br />
the difference to be amortised over the remaining<br />
maturity amounted to EUR 19,058,436.46 (31<br />
December 2009: EUR 18,773 thsd).<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
which are held as financial fixed assets and for which<br />
cost is lower than the amount repayable, a write-up is<br />
made for the difference over the period to maturity<br />
pursuant to Section 56 (3) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
Until the balance sheet date, write-ups made in respect<br />
<strong>of</strong> such differences amounted to EUR 43,415,894.85<br />
(31 December 2009: EUR 10,586 thsd).<br />
4.8. Differences between cost and market value <strong>of</strong><br />
securities admitted to trading on an<br />
exchange which are not held as financial<br />
fixed assets<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the market value <strong>of</strong><br />
securities held in the trading portfolio was EUR<br />
19,263.03 (31 December 2009: EUR 15 thsd) higher<br />
than cost.<br />
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Notes to the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
At the balance sheet date, the market value <strong>of</strong> listed<br />
securities held to comply with liquidity requirements<br />
was EUR 52,030,990.42 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
47,083 thsd) higher than the carrying amount.<br />
4.9. Bonds becoming due in the subsequent year<br />
Assets held in the form <strong>of</strong> bonds and other fixedincome<br />
securities in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
530,763,817.99<br />
(31 December 2009: EUR 949,925 thsd) will become<br />
due in 2011. Of the bonds issued, securities in the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 3,630,706,224.46 (31 December 2009:<br />
EUR 4,195,577 thsd) will become due in 2011.<br />
4.10. Trading book<br />
In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
maintained a trading book within the meaning <strong>of</strong><br />
Section 22n-q <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
The volume <strong>of</strong> the trading book amounted to EUR<br />
107,251,490,739.09 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
98,731,201 thsd).<br />
Of this total, securities carried in the balance sheet account<br />
for EUR 87,404,645.80 (31 December 2009: EUR 12,083<br />
thsd), money market instruments were EUR<br />
11,214,319,544.14 (31 December 2009: EUR 8,047,388<br />
thsd) and other financial instruments accounted for EUR<br />
95,949,766,549.15 (31 Dec. 2009: EUR 90,671,730 thsd).<br />
Securities and money market instruments were<br />
included at book value, and other financial instruments<br />
(financial derivatives) at the notional amounts. The<br />
inclusion <strong>of</strong> financial derivatives complies with the<br />
reporting guideline applicable to VERA (Report on<br />
Condition and Income), under which interest rate<br />
swaps and currency swaps as well as forward foreign<br />
exchange transactions are to be reported as assets or<br />
liabilities. Compared with transaction-based inclusion,<br />
this results in an additional volume <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
38,156,769,779.59.<br />
4.11. Own shares<br />
There were no sales or purchases <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG ordinary shares in <strong>2010</strong> (2009: no sales or<br />
purchases).<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
did not hold any <strong>of</strong> its own shares (31 December 2009:<br />
0).<br />
4.12. Shares in a controlling company<br />
In the reporting year, sales or purchases <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
S.p.A. ordinary shares involved 5,088,451 shares<br />
(2009: no sales or purchases).<br />
At the balance sheet date, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
did not hold any UniCredit S.p.A. shares (31 December<br />
2009: 0).<br />
4.13. Repurchased own subordinated bonds and<br />
supplementary capital<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
own portfolio included subordinated bonds issued by<br />
the bank itself with a total carrying amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
20,815,901.47 (31 December 2009: EUR 13,849 thsd)<br />
and no supplementary capital (31 December 2009:<br />
EUR 0 thsd).<br />
4.14. Trust transactions<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Loans and advances to customers 446,637,076.75 457,290<br />
Total Loans and advances 446,637,076.75 457,290<br />
Amounts owed to credit institutions 123,089,700.18 165,187<br />
Amounts owed to customers 323,547,376.57 292,103<br />
Total amounts owed 446,637,076.75 457,290<br />
4.15. Assets sold under repurchase agreements<br />
As at the balance sheet date, the book value <strong>of</strong> assets<br />
transferred under repurchase agreements was<br />
EUR 321,150,070.68 (31 December 2009: EUR 0<br />
thsd). The assets continue to be recognised as assets<br />
in the balance sheet, the consideration received is<br />
included in liabilities.<br />
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4.16. Subordinated assets<br />
Loans and advances to credit institutions<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: group companies<br />
Loans and advances to customers<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: group companies<br />
Bonds and other fixed-income securities<br />
<strong>of</strong> which: equity interests<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
1,403,962,850.99 1,510,688<br />
17,416,820.85 17,417<br />
1,386,546,030.14 1,490,105<br />
468,035,495.97 469,696<br />
582,055.00 631<br />
276,337,790.00 275,202<br />
30,263,465.86 24,011<br />
0.00 0<br />
21,324,393.01 <strong>of</strong> which: group companies 15,946<br />
4.17. Intangible fixed assets and tangible fixed<br />
assets<br />
The item “Intangible fixed assets” does not include any<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware (2009: EUR 0) that was acquired from a<br />
group company.<br />
At the balance sheet date, the land value <strong>of</strong> property<br />
was EUR 62,431,497.46 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
72,451 thsd).<br />
4.18. Movements in fixed assets<br />
Equity interests as shown in the below table<br />
“Movements in fixed assets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG” include those silent holdings which are recognised<br />
in the item “Loans and advances to customers”.<br />
Securities comprise those included in the items<br />
“Treasury bills and other bills eligible for refinancing at<br />
central banks”, “Bonds and other fixed-income<br />
securities”, and “Shares and other variable-yield<br />
securities”.<br />
4.19. Leasing activities<br />
While UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG was not directly<br />
active as lessor in the leasing business in <strong>2010</strong>, its<br />
activities included the extension <strong>of</strong> loans to leasing<br />
companies.<br />
4.20. Total expenses for the use <strong>of</strong> tangible fixed<br />
assets not carried as assets<br />
Obligations arising from the use <strong>of</strong> tangible fixed<br />
assets not carried as assets in the balance sheet<br />
(under leasing and rent agreements) which will<br />
become due in the subsequent period and in the<br />
subsequent five years are indicated in the table below:<br />
Obligations under leasing and rent agreements<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
for the subsequent business<br />
year 59,727,978.05 58,667<br />
for the subsequent five<br />
business years 307,024,841.76 299,684<br />
4.21. Other assets<br />
4.21.1. Other assets<br />
This item includes valuation components, both<br />
reflected and not reflected in income, <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
689,246,741.87 (31 December 2009: EUR 689,618<br />
thsd) from derivative products.<br />
Movements in fixed assets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Cost (in EUR)<br />
31 Dec. 2009 Additions Disposals Transfers 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Securities 4,622,947,449.90 2,074,083,939.50 1,062,305,000.64 0.00 5,634,726,388.76<br />
Equity interests 3,311,869,801.06 453,895.34 6,279,000.88 0.00 3,306,044,695.52<br />
Shares in<br />
group companies 21,247,512,502.70 6,711,582,559.79 6,081,601,609.15 0.00 21,877,493,453.34<br />
Intangible<br />
fixed assets 487,124,440.95 11,938.00 0.00 0.00 487,136,378.95<br />
Tangible fixed assets<br />
a) Land and buildings 258,439,709.99 8,438,046.39 51,630,901.79 2,496.00 215,249,350.59<br />
b) Other tangible fixed assets 418,536,470.44 19,108,259.25 17,842,660.12 -2,496.00 419,799,573.57<br />
Totals 30,346,430,375.04 8,813,678,638.27 7,219,659,172.58 0.00 31,940,449,840.73<br />
Carrying value (in EUR)<br />
Accumulated Write-downs/<br />
write-downs/ Carrying value Carrying value depreciation<br />
Write-ups depreciation 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009 in <strong>2010</strong><br />
Securities 2,983,476.88 1) 3,341,700.02 5,634,368,165.62 4,588,433,546.82 3,341,700.02<br />
Equity interests 369,804.43 497,686,105.02 2,808,728,394.93 2,813,345,863.37 641,929.35<br />
Shares in<br />
group companies 0.00 9,322,196,538.44 12,555,296,914.90 18,143,426,780.78 6,349,023,842.02<br />
Intangible<br />
fixed assets 0.00 406,452,920.07 80,683,458.88 105,701,967.88 25,030,447.00<br />
Tangible fixed assets<br />
a) Land and buildings 0.00 67,595,809.95 147,653,540.64 190,066,343.64 4,856,783.89<br />
b) Other tangible fixed assets 9,485.88 310,766,624.62 109,042,434.83 116,032,484.42 24,814,535.51<br />
Totals 3,362,767.19 10,608,039,698.12 21,335,772,909.80 25,957,006,986.91 6,407,709,237.79<br />
1) Premiums/discounts are spread over the period to maturity<br />
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Dividends receivable from group companies with which<br />
there are pr<strong>of</strong>it pooling arrangements totalled<br />
EUR 88,729,195.16 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
129,208 thsd).<br />
Claims against the <strong>Austria</strong>n tax <strong>of</strong>fice for companies<br />
(Finanzamt für Körperschaften) totalled EUR<br />
212,651,500.51 (31 December 2009: EUR 235,126<br />
thsd).<br />
Other assets also include accrued interest and fee and<br />
commission income in the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
19,711,267.38<br />
(31 December 2009: EUR 25,036 thsd).<br />
4.21.2. Prepaid expenses<br />
This item includes an advance rent payment <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
34,552,119.28 (31 December 2009: EUR 36,454 thsd)<br />
for the property in Lassallestrasse 5, 1020 Vienna, and<br />
advance rent payments <strong>of</strong> EUR 7,314,072.10 (31<br />
December 2009: EUR 9,338 thsd) for various<br />
properties.<br />
4.22. Other liabilities<br />
This item includes valuation components, both<br />
reflected and not reflected in income, in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 1,469,595,037.72 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
912,590 thsd).<br />
Liabilities resulting from the settlement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
capital yields tax (Kapitalertragsteuer – KESt) totalled<br />
EUR 14,930,755.15 (31 December 2009: EUR 28,514<br />
thsd).<br />
Liabilities arising from short positions amounted to<br />
EUR 92,369.92 (31 December 2009: EUR 937 thsd).<br />
Other liabilities also include accrued expenses in the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 2,663,577.00 (31 December 2009:<br />
EUR 23,221 thsd).<br />
The item also comprises liabilities <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,670,182.43 (31 December 2009: EUR 388,339 thsd)<br />
from the assumption <strong>of</strong> losses.<br />
4.23. Provisions<br />
4.23.1. Provisions for pensions and severance<br />
payments<br />
The discount rate applied in <strong>2010</strong> was 5.00 %. The<br />
valuation <strong>of</strong> provisions results in a deficit <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
630,057,000.00 (31 December 2009: EUR 562,421<br />
thsd) compared with the amount <strong>of</strong> pension provisions<br />
stated in the balance sheet, and a deficit <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
42,920,000.00 (31 December 2009: EUR 37,293 thsd)<br />
compared with the amount <strong>of</strong> provisions for severance<br />
payments stated in the balance sheet.<br />
The excess amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 306,644,000.00 resulting<br />
in the reporting year from the application <strong>of</strong> the corridor<br />
method will be spread over the average remaining<br />
service period in the subsequent year and recognised<br />
as an expense on this basis [2011: EUR<br />
58,669,000.00 (pensions) and EUR 2,695,000.00<br />
(severance payments)]. The amounts recognised as<br />
expenses in <strong>2010</strong> were EUR 39,284,000.00 (pensions)<br />
and EUR 1,508,000.00 (severance payments).<br />
In the financial year, pension provisions increased by<br />
EUR 32,768,616.51. The regular allocation to pension<br />
provisions was EUR 6,586,426.49 (2009: EUR 3,501<br />
thsd). In the balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
pension provisions were stated at EUR<br />
2,794,148,607.19 (31 December 2009: EUR 2,761,380<br />
thsd).<br />
In the financial year, provisions for severance<br />
payments rose by EUR 6,328,944.62 (2009: reduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> EUR 494 thsd). In the balance sheet at 31<br />
December <strong>2010</strong>, provisions for severance payments<br />
were stated at EUR 251,509,743.56 (31 December<br />
2009: EUR 245,181 thsd).<br />
4.23.2. Other provisions<br />
Other provisions totalled EUR 1,007,869,585.73 (31<br />
December 2009: EUR 759,176 thsd), including<br />
provisions <strong>of</strong> EUR 756,328,821.02 (31 December<br />
2009: EUR 500,790 thsd) for pending losses arising<br />
from lending and securities business, for risks related<br />
to equity interests, for litigation risks and for guarantee<br />
obligations, as well as EUR 3,000,000.00 (31<br />
December 2009: EUR 3,202 thsd) for restructuring.<br />
Provisions for staff and non-staff expenses amounted<br />
to EUR 248,540,764.71 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
255,184 thsd), including provisions for anniversary<br />
payments, bonuses for the company’s own employees,<br />
and legal costs and experts’ fees.<br />
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4.24. Subordinated liabilities assumed<br />
Subordinated liabilities assumed during the year did<br />
not exceed 10% <strong>of</strong> the total amount <strong>of</strong> existing<br />
subordinated liabilities.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, subordinated liabilities<br />
included 7 schilling-denominated bonds. Also included<br />
were 45 bonds and 4 time deposits, most <strong>of</strong> which<br />
have maturities exceeding ten years. The bonds and<br />
time deposits are denominated in EUR, USD, JPY and<br />
GBP.<br />
The total amount <strong>of</strong> subordinated capital stated in the<br />
balance sheet at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> was EUR<br />
2,794,736,043.68 (31 December 2009: EUR 3,911,837<br />
thsd), including accrued interest payable and interest<br />
allocated to zero-coupon bonds.<br />
The concept <strong>of</strong> subordination is defined in Section 51<br />
(9) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act.<br />
4.25. Equity<br />
4.25.1. Subscribed share capital<br />
At the Extraordinary General Meeting <strong>of</strong> UniCredit<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG on 4 March <strong>2010</strong>, a resolution was<br />
adopted to increase the company’s share capital by<br />
EUR 212,262,771.60, from EUR 1,468,770,749.80 to<br />
EUR 1,681,033,521.40, through the issue <strong>of</strong><br />
29,197,065 no-par value bearer shares and 15 no-par<br />
value registered shares in the pro-rata amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
7.27 per share. The total amount paid in with respect<br />
to the capital increase, including the share premium,<br />
was EUR 1,999,999,980.00.<br />
After the above-mentioned capital increase, the share<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as at 31<br />
December <strong>2010</strong> was EUR 1,681,033,521.40, divided<br />
into 10,115 no-par value registered shares carrying<br />
voting rights and 231,218,705 no-par value bearer<br />
shares carrying voting rights, with each no-par value<br />
share representing the same proportion <strong>of</strong> the share<br />
capital.<br />
4.25.2. Authorised capital<br />
Pursuant to a resolution adopted at the <strong>Annual</strong><br />
General Meeting on 19 May 2005, the Management<br />
Board was authorised, in accordance with Section 169<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Joint Stock Companies Act, to increase<br />
the share capital by up to EUR 534,460,374.90 by<br />
issuing up to 73,515,870 new no-par value shares<br />
against contributions in cash or in kind, excluding or<br />
not excluding subscription rights, until 21 June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
When the authority expired as at 21 June <strong>2010</strong>, the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> additional authorised capital was up to<br />
EUR 134,610,374.90.<br />
4.25.3. Capital reserves<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, capital reserves were stated<br />
at EUR 9,332,128,625.78, up by EUR<br />
1,787,737,208.40<br />
(31 December 2009: EUR 7,544,391 thsd).<br />
4.25.4. Revenue reserves<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the statutory reserve was<br />
shown at EUR 14,534,566.84 and other reserves were<br />
stated at EUR 1,365,180,207.15.<br />
4.25.5. Reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
The reserve pursuant to Section 23 (6) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) totalled EUR 2,129,748,409.45 as<br />
at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
2,111,291 thsd), an increase <strong>of</strong> EUR 18,457,327.91<br />
resulting from the integration <strong>of</strong> part <strong>of</strong> the operations<br />
<strong>of</strong> UniCredit CAIB AG.<br />
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4.25.6. Untaxed reserves<br />
The valuation reserve resulting from special<br />
depreciation was reduced by EUR 21,345.80 to EUR<br />
77,750,835.75.<br />
The composition <strong>of</strong> and changes in untaxed reserves<br />
are shown in the following table:<br />
Movement in valuation reserve and other untaxed reserves as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> in EUR<br />
31 Dec. 2009 Transfers Allocations Releases 31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Valuation reserve resulting from special<br />
1. depreciation<br />
Reserve pursuant to Section 12 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax Act (EStG)<br />
Securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Equity interests 83,153.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 83,153.22<br />
Shares in group companies 77,210,933.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 77,210,933.06<br />
Land and buildings 18,066.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 18,066.47<br />
Other tangible fixed assets 76,208.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 76,208.80<br />
Valuation reserve pursuant to<br />
Sections 8 and 122 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Income Tax Act (EStG)<br />
77,388,361.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 77,388,361.55<br />
Land and buildings 383,820.00 0.00 0.00 -21,345.80 362,474.20<br />
Other tangible fixed assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
383,820.00 0.00 0.00 -21,345.80 362,474.20<br />
Total 1<br />
2. Unversteuerte Other untaxed Rücklagen reserves<br />
77,772,181.55 0.00 0.00 -21,345.80 77,750,835.75<br />
Untaxed reserves 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Total 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00<br />
Aggregate total 77,772,181.55 0.00 0.00 -21,345.80 77,750,835.75<br />
4.26. Supplementary capital pursuant to Section 23<br />
(7) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, supplementary capital<br />
amounted to EUR 452,810,398.10 (31 December<br />
2009: EUR 493,114 thsd).<br />
4.27. Cross-holdings<br />
There are no cross-holdings within the meaning <strong>of</strong><br />
Section 240, item 9, <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code.<br />
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4.28. Assets pledged as security<br />
Assets pledged as security pursuant to Section 64 (1) 8 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG)<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Cover fund for deposits held in trust for wards and included in<br />
liabilities item 2a) 125,010,154.24 121,163<br />
Cover fund for mortgage bonds and public sector mortgage<br />
bonds included in liabilities item 3a) 7,874,462,814.31 6,452,906<br />
for own bonds and medium-term notes<br />
included in liabilities item 3a) 104,143,720.06 62,169<br />
Total 8,103,616,688.61 6,636,238<br />
Security provided in favour <strong>of</strong> Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG<br />
(OeKB) for the settlement <strong>of</strong> securities transactions 50,356,387.72 45,205<br />
Margin requirement in favour <strong>of</strong> various business partners 1,275,982,175.43 142,223<br />
Claims etc. assigned in favour <strong>of</strong> OeKB, security deposit with<br />
Oesterreichische Nationalbank 3,192,923,207.01 4,921,684<br />
Claims assigned in favour <strong>of</strong> European Investment <strong>Bank</strong>, KfW ,<br />
Oesterreichische Nationalbank; securities pledged 6,844,441,062.60 3,398,979<br />
Security provided in favour <strong>of</strong> clearing systems (Cedel,<br />
Euroclear, Xetra) 128,372,698.18 327,576<br />
Off-balance sheet transactions 4,706,897,610.07 4,891,361<br />
Security provided for securities lending 253,952,500.00 0<br />
Assets pledged in favour <strong>of</strong> foreign credit institutions and<br />
financial institutions which are group companies 197,349,602.70 488,918<br />
Total 16,650,275,243.71 14,215,946<br />
Aggregate total 24,753,891,932.32 20,852,184<br />
The balance sheet item “Savings deposits“ includes<br />
deposits held in trust for wards in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 111,990,194.35 (31 December 2009: EUR<br />
114,762 thsd).<br />
4.29. Derivatives business<br />
Derivatives shown in the following tables are<br />
classified as financial derivatives and credit<br />
derivatives, according to the underlying financial<br />
instrument. In these categories, a distinction is made<br />
between trading book and banking book and between<br />
different counterparties. UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s<br />
business volume in derivatives focuses on interest<br />
rate contracts.<br />
Over-the-counter transactions are individual<br />
agreements concerning volume, maturities and<br />
underlying instrument. In large-volume interbank<br />
trading, these agreements reflect international<br />
practice, while in customer business they are usually<br />
adjusted to specific needs. Exchange-traded<br />
contracts are always standardised in respect <strong>of</strong><br />
volume and maturity date.<br />
Derivatives are mainly used by the bank itself for<br />
hedging market risk and credit spread risk arising<br />
from new issue activities. In customer business,<br />
market participants include banks, securities houses,<br />
mutual funds, pension funds and corporate<br />
customers.<br />
Trading in derivatives at <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> is primarily<br />
related to the hedging <strong>of</strong> positions entered into vis-àvis<br />
customers.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio and risk management,<br />
contracts are valued at current prices using<br />
recognised and tested models. Market values show<br />
the contract values as at the balance sheet date,<br />
positive market values indicate the potential default<br />
risk arising from the relevant activity.<br />
For the purposes <strong>of</strong> portfolio management and risk<br />
limitation in the derivatives business with banks and<br />
customers, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses a Monte<br />
Carlo path simulation to estimate the potential future<br />
exposure at portfolio level for each counterparty. The<br />
calculations are based on market volatility,<br />
correlations between specific risk factors, future cash<br />
flows and stress considerations. Netting agreements<br />
and collateral agreements are also taken into account<br />
for simulation purposes.<br />
The simulation calculations are performed for all<br />
major types <strong>of</strong> transactions, e.g. forward foreign<br />
exchange transactions, commodity futures<br />
transactions, interest rate instruments, securities<br />
lending transactions and repurchase agreements,<br />
equity-related, commodity-related or inflation-related<br />
instruments and credit derivatives. Other (exotic)<br />
products are taken into account with an add-on factor<br />
(depending on volatility and maturity). The bank<br />
applies a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 97.5%.<br />
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In addition to determining the potential future<br />
exposure for the purpose <strong>of</strong> internal risk<br />
management, the path simulation also enables the<br />
bank to calculate the mean exposure and the Basel 2modified<br />
mean exposure as well as the effective term<br />
<strong>of</strong> the exposure for each counterparty. In this way,<br />
counterparty risk can be taken into account in a Basel<br />
2-compliant internal model for the calculation <strong>of</strong><br />
capital requirements. In 2009, the bank obtained<br />
approval from the <strong>Austria</strong>n regulatory authorities for<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> the relevant model.<br />
Line utilisation for derivatives business is available<br />
online in WSS (“Wallstreet”), the central treasury<br />
system, on a largely Group-wide basis. For smaller<br />
units not connected to the central system, separate<br />
lines are allocated and monitored. Group-wide<br />
compliance with lines approved in the credit process<br />
is thus ensured at any time.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG additionally limits the<br />
credit risk arising from its derivatives business<br />
through strict use <strong>of</strong> master agreements, through<br />
collateral agreements and break clauses. In<br />
combination with the very good average credit rating<br />
<strong>of</strong> our business partners in the derivatives business,<br />
management takes proper account <strong>of</strong> default risk.<br />
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Details <strong>of</strong> derivatives transactions and <strong>of</strong> the uniform Group-wide method <strong>of</strong> recording them for risk measurement and risk<br />
management purposes are given in the following tables.<br />
Trading book (in EUR)<br />
Notional amount<br />
Positive fair<br />
value<br />
Negative fair<br />
value<br />
Notional amount<br />
Positive fair<br />
value<br />
Negative fair<br />
value<br />
Trading book 61,127,732,816 1,416,793,096 1,419,247,092 61,379,970,388 1,264,405,341 1,275,542,647<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt<br />
securities and interest rates 40,466,559,610 805,537,814 805,756,151 42,225,318,796 729,600,849 728,473,198<br />
Options 17,652,478,534 217,605,834 138,518,168 16,264,895,870 208,017,419 118,903,988<br />
Swaps 22,814,081,076 587,931,980 667,237,983 25,960,422,926 521,583,430 609,569,211<br />
Forwards 0 0 0 0 -0.3 0<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity<br />
securities and share indices 584,944,052 112,683,784 34,551,316 533,163,732 49,559,900 36,672,804<br />
Options 535,644,052 36,228,099 17,009,868 486,863,732 49,559,900 22,753,144<br />
Swaps 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Forwards 49,300,000 76,455,684 17,541,448 46,300,000 0 13,919,660<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange<br />
rates and gold 17,712,321,287 482,354,305 472,356,284 14,791,242,267 429,867,361 411,234,202<br />
Options 2,856,119,724 139,797,247 139,797,248 3,348,569,658 133,052,235 133,052,235<br />
Swaps 1,331,608,916 183,886,487 175,049,297 1,759,977,695 174,913,166 157,864,315<br />
Forwards 13,524,592,646 158,670,572 157,509,740 9,682,694,914 121,901,961 120,317,652<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other<br />
underlying assets 344,933,867 13,817,282 10,071,281 1,649,261,593 47,812,610 47,241,214<br />
Options 279,222,408 9,921,097 6,175,096 1,605,048,837 38,949,417 38,378,020<br />
Forwards 65,711,459 3,896,186 3,896,186 44,212,756 8,863,194 8,863,194<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Credit derivative contracts 2,018,974,000 2,399,912 96,512,060 2,180,984,000 7,564,620 51,921,229<br />
Credit Default Swaps 2,018,974,000 2,399,912 96,512,060 2,180,984,000 7,564,620 51,921,229<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book - hedging derivatives (in EUR)<br />
Notional amount<br />
31 December <strong>2010</strong> 31 December 2009<br />
31 December <strong>2010</strong> 31 December 2009<br />
Positive fair<br />
value<br />
Negative fair<br />
value<br />
Notional amount<br />
Positive fair<br />
value<br />
Negative fair<br />
value<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book - hedging derivatives 159,099,915,850 2,288,077,286 2,585,153,553 119,458,680,695 2,217,591,886 1,926,731,734<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt<br />
securities and interest rates 131,769,445,459 2,070,529,361 1,464,644,649 104,074,227,718 2,052,210,515 1,373,806,240<br />
Options 2,948,266,679 18,732,104 95,921,318 2,388,006,896 15,670,516 150,451,274<br />
Swaps 128,821,178,780 2,051,797,257 1,368,723,331 101,686,220,822 2,036,540,000 1,223,354,966<br />
Forwards 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity<br />
securities and share indices 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Options 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Swaps 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Forwards 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange<br />
rates and gold 27,330,470,391 217,547,926 1,120,508,904 15,384,452,977 165,381,371 552,925,494<br />
Options 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Swaps 27,330,470,391 217,547,926 1,120,508,904 15,384,452,977 165,381,371 552,925,494<br />
Forwards 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other<br />
underlying assets 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Options 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Forwards 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Futures 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Other derivative contracts 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTAL <strong>of</strong> trading book and<br />
banking book - hedging derivatives 220,227,648,666 3,704,870,383 4,004,400,645 180,838,651,083 3,481,997,226 3,202,274,381<br />
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31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong><br />
Derivatives by residual life (EUR) Up to 1 year From 1 to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
Trading book 19,571,472,607 22,485,026,117 19,071,234,092 61,127,732,816<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 3,798,746,974 18,996,217,501 17,671,595,135 40,466,559,610<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 94,995,000 291,000,000 198,949,052 584,944,052<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 14,836,816,120 2,052,415,261 823,089,905 17,712,321,287<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 144,540,512 200,393,355 0 344,933,867<br />
Credit derivative contracts 696,374,000 945,000,000 377,600,000 2,018,974,000<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book 64,439,594,853 44,230,963,420 50,429,357,577 159,099,915,850<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 58,993,216,764 32,751,905,231 40,024,323,464 131,769,445,459<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 5,446,378,089 11,479,058,189 10,405,034,113 27,330,470,391<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 0 0 0 0<br />
Total 84,011,067,460 66,715,989,537 69,500,591,669 220,227,648,666<br />
31 Dec. 2009<br />
Derivatives by residual life (EUR) Up to 1 year From 1 to 5 years Over 5 years Total<br />
Trading book 17,449,933,466 25,888,141,648 18,041,895,273 61,379,970,388<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 5,221,365,232 20,784,143,189 16,219,810,375 42,225,318,796<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 5,212,858 339,767,872 188,183,002 533,163,732<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 10,632,118,705 3,277,221,666 881,901,896 14,791,242,267<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 1,485,626,672 163,634,921 0 1,649,261,593<br />
Credit derivative contracts 105,610,000 1,323,374,000 752,000,000 2,180,984,000<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing book 25,762,993,778 26,411,810,470 67,283,876,447 119,458,680,695<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on debt securities and interest rates 23,839,852,929 20,574,632,003 59,659,742,786 104,074,227,718<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on equity securities and share indices 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on exchange rates and gold 1,923,140,849 5,837,178,467 7,624,133,661 15,384,452,977<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> derivative contracts on other underlying assets 0 0 0 0<br />
Total 43,212,927,244 52,299,952,118 85,325,771,720 180,838,651,083<br />
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4.30. Market risk<br />
Market risk management at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG encompasses the identification, measurement,<br />
monitoring and<br />
management <strong>of</strong> all market risks resulting from the<br />
banking business. The processes and methods used<br />
for measuring risk, defining and reviewing limits and<br />
for trading activities have been summarised in the<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Markets Rulebook, which is available via the<br />
Intranet.<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG uses uniform Group-wide<br />
risk management procedures. These procedures<br />
provide aggregate data and make available the major<br />
risk parameters for the various trading operations at<br />
least once a day. Besides Value at Risk (VaR; for<br />
internal risk measurement on the basis <strong>of</strong> a one-day<br />
holding period and a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> 99%),<br />
other factors <strong>of</strong> equal importance are stress-oriented<br />
volume and position limits. Additional elements <strong>of</strong> the<br />
limit system are loss-warning level limits and<br />
sensitivity limits.<br />
In August <strong>2010</strong>, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> applied to the<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n supervisory authority to replace the risk<br />
model developed by the bank itself ("NoRISK"), which<br />
has been used for many years, with the new "IMOD"<br />
model used within the entire UniCredit Group. This<br />
switch constitutes a significant change <strong>of</strong> model in<br />
accordance with Section 21e <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing<br />
Act. Regulatory approval by the college <strong>of</strong> supervisors<br />
(Italy, Germany, <strong>Austria</strong>) is expected for the first<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011. The new model is based on historical<br />
simulation with a 500-day market data time window<br />
for scenario generation. It is currently used on a<br />
uniform basis by many UniCredit Group subsidiaries.<br />
The model is applied by Market Risk within <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> and is being further developed in cooperation<br />
with the UniCredit holding company. In <strong>2010</strong>, parallel<br />
operation for VaR limiting was gradually reduced in<br />
favour <strong>of</strong> the new model. Moreover, the bank<br />
continued to make preparations for taking account <strong>of</strong><br />
the new CRD3 rules for the trading book which will<br />
have to be applied from December 2011 onwards.<br />
This applies in particular to the stressed VaR and IRC<br />
(incremental risk charge), while CRM (comprehensive<br />
risk measure) is not applicable to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> for lack <strong>of</strong> credit-tranche holdings in the<br />
trading book.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, VaR at UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG for the respective risk categories was as<br />
follows:<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Exchange rate risk, overall -1,459,037.84<br />
Equity position risk, trading book 0.00<br />
Equity position risk, banking book -8,034,187.93<br />
Interest rate position risk, trading and banking books -237,540.93<br />
Credit spread risk (VaR limit scope) -22,522,916.91<br />
Overall market risk (VaR limit scope) -23,714,956.38<br />
Overall market risk arising from the above components -39,006,917.16<br />
The above figures are based on the new internal<br />
model because this is now relevant for limit<br />
management.<br />
For the purpose <strong>of</strong> determining capital requirements,<br />
the old model is still used until approval is obtained<br />
for the new model. The parameters used in this<br />
context are a 10-day holding period, a confidence<br />
level <strong>of</strong> 99% and a multiplier <strong>of</strong> 3. As at 31 December<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, the amount at risk was EUR 79,098,672.42.<br />
After taking account <strong>of</strong> the default risk surcharge, the<br />
capital requirement was EUR 96,359,809.62.<br />
Within the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, the reliability and<br />
accuracy <strong>of</strong> the internal model is monitored by daily<br />
backtesting, comparing the VaR amounts with the<br />
actually observed fluctuations in market parameters<br />
and in the total value <strong>of</strong> the trading books. In <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
there was no backtesting excess. This applies to the<br />
old and the new market risk models. The results <strong>of</strong><br />
backtesting have thus confirmed the accuracy and<br />
reliability <strong>of</strong> both models. The multiplier <strong>of</strong> the old<br />
model therefore remains unchanged, while a decision<br />
on the multiplier <strong>of</strong> the new model is expected to be<br />
made by the college <strong>of</strong> supervisors towards the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
Value-at-risk calculations are complemented by<br />
various stress scenarios to identify the potential<br />
effects <strong>of</strong> stressful market conditions on the Group’s<br />
earnings. The assumptions made under such stress<br />
scenarios include extreme movements in prices or<br />
rates and a dramatic deterioration in market liquidity.<br />
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Market risks resulting from the general balance sheet<br />
structure and the positioning <strong>of</strong> asset-liability<br />
management are additionally determined and<br />
regularly analysed by means <strong>of</strong> simulations <strong>of</strong> net<br />
interest income volatility. In addition to the business<br />
volume at the reporting date, these simulations are<br />
based on various interest rate scenarios, assumptions<br />
regarding new business, demand behaviour and<br />
general developments affecting margins in those<br />
market segments which are <strong>of</strong> greatest importance to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG. Modelling over the<br />
projection period provides indications <strong>of</strong> trends in net<br />
interest income and enables the bank to identify risks<br />
at an early stage and to take appropriate measures.<br />
In addition to calculating VaR for trading activities, the<br />
bank uses the Value-at-Risk method for measuring<br />
market risk in the banking book.<br />
4.31. Contingent liabilities<br />
Contingent liabilities <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
shown below the line in item 1 on the liabilities side<br />
amounted to EUR 14,171,106,055.40, a decrease <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 996,153,418.05 or 6.57 % compared with the<br />
previous year.<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Acceptances and endorsements 0 0<br />
Guarantees and assets pledged as<br />
collateral security 14,171,106,055.40 15,167,259<br />
Guarantees in connection with retirement<br />
planning products benefiting from a state<br />
premium pursuant to Section 108 h (1) 3 and<br />
subsequent sections <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Income Tax<br />
Act (Einkommensteuergesetz – EStG)<br />
In connection with retirement planning products<br />
benefiting from a state premium, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG has incurred nominal capital guarantee<br />
obligations defined by law. Under the “VorsorgePlus-<br />
Plan” product (a mutual fund managed by Pioneer<br />
Investments <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH), the bank guarantees the<br />
investor that in the case <strong>of</strong> repayment through regular<br />
payments to the investor, the amount available for<br />
repayment will not be lower than the sum <strong>of</strong> amounts<br />
paid in plus premiums (variable in a range between<br />
8.5% and 13.5%, and index-linked) credited to the<br />
account pursuant to Section 108 g <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n<br />
Income Tax Act.<br />
As at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, amounts paid in for<br />
retirement planning products benefiting from a state<br />
premium totalled EUR 108,923,529.36 (including<br />
state premiums credited for the years 2003 to 2009 in<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 7,099,350.12, but excluding<br />
premiums for <strong>2010</strong>); this compares with the fund’s net<br />
asset value <strong>of</strong> EUR 111,862,376.18. This means that<br />
the guarantee obligation, which amounted to EUR<br />
108,923,529.36, was covered as at the relevant date.<br />
Risk management is based on a CPPI model<br />
reflecting the stochastic characteristics <strong>of</strong> the<br />
proportions <strong>of</strong> equity and bond investments. Daily<br />
marking to market <strong>of</strong> the related options carried in the<br />
bank’s trading book ensures that, if necessary, a<br />
sufficient provision is made immediately for any<br />
losses. The valuation functions are integrated in the<br />
OPUS system. Risk indicators are determined by the<br />
Credit Structured Products unit.<br />
4.32. Letters <strong>of</strong> comfort and undertakings<br />
In addition to the contingent liabilities shown below<br />
the balance sheet in item 1 on the liabilities side,<br />
there are the following letters <strong>of</strong> comfort and<br />
undertakings:<br />
For 9 subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG,<br />
guarantees were issued in favour <strong>of</strong> S.W.I.F.T.<br />
Letters <strong>of</strong> comfort for a total amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
1,195,122,461.60 were issued in connection with<br />
international leasing transactions; given the nature <strong>of</strong><br />
collateral for these transactions, it is not expected that<br />
claims will be lodged against UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG because the rights to payment undertaking<br />
amounts serving as collateral and held with the<br />
leasing companies or with UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG,<br />
or the rights to other security <strong>of</strong> stable value, have<br />
been transferred to the leasing companies.<br />
The following five letters <strong>of</strong> comfort are included at a<br />
value <strong>of</strong> EUR 1 in the item below the balance sheet:<br />
A letter <strong>of</strong> comfort was issued for BA-CA Wien Mitte<br />
GmbH / Salima Wien-Mitte Projektentwicklung GmbH<br />
in favour <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Federal Railways (ÖBB) in<br />
connection with the redesign <strong>of</strong> the former Wien Mitte<br />
bus terminal.<br />
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Two additional letters <strong>of</strong> comfort were issued for the floating <strong>of</strong> hybrid capital <strong>of</strong> BA-CA Finance (Cayman) Limited as well<br />
as <strong>of</strong> BA-CA Finance (Cayman 2) Limited.<br />
An arrangement for interest-free repayment was made in connection with a subordinated loan to B&C<br />
Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH.<br />
We also issued a letter <strong>of</strong> comfort for borrowings by some <strong>of</strong> our units in Central and Eastern Europe from the European<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> for Reconstruction and Development, London.<br />
Furthermore, a commitment has been imposed on UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG under its membership, as prescribed in<br />
Sections 93 and 93a <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act, in Sparkassen Haftungs AG, a company which is the deposit insurance<br />
institution <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n savings bank sector.<br />
4.33. Commitments<br />
Commitments<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> 31 Dec. 2009<br />
(in EUR) (in EUR thsd)<br />
Liabilities arising from sales with an option to repurchase pursuant to<br />
Section 50 (3) and (5) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n <strong>Bank</strong>ing Act (BWG) 3,633,641.74 5,450<br />
Underwriting commitments in respect <strong>of</strong> securities 55,852,279.90 70,846<br />
Call/put options sold (pursuant to Annex 1 to Section 22, item 1 j)<br />
Irrevocable loan commitments not yet utilised (credit facilities,<br />
commitments to lend, obligations to purchase securities, obligations to<br />
568,328,000.00 583,406<br />
provide guarantees or acceptance facilities) 1,797,048,668.62 2,023,829<br />
Securities borrowed – own account 253,940,440.00 1,797<br />
Obligations under rent and lease agreements<br />
Any other irrevocable transactions that may give rise to credit risk and<br />
59,727,978.05 58,667<br />
have not been mentioned above 18,956,248.30 14,749<br />
TOTAL COMMITMENTS 2,757,487,256.61 2,758,744<br />
5. Notes to the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account<br />
5.1. Breakdown <strong>of</strong> income at foreign permanent<br />
establishments<br />
On 29 December 2006, UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
set up a permanent establishment in Milan, Via<br />
Tortona 33, which is<br />
exclusively engaged in the management and<br />
controlling <strong>of</strong> the equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit that<br />
were transferred by way <strong>of</strong> contribution in kind.<br />
Therefore these activities are not banking activities. In<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, net interest income amounted to EUR<br />
391,739.74 (2009: EUR 712 thsd) and other operating<br />
income was EUR 47,362.92 (2009: EUR 19 thsd).<br />
5.2. Income from equity interests and group<br />
companies<br />
The item “Income from shares in group companies”<br />
included income from pr<strong>of</strong>it-pooling arrangements in<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR 181,601,918.04 (2009: EUR<br />
271,672 thsd).<br />
Within income and expenses arising from the<br />
valuation and disposal <strong>of</strong> equity interests, group<br />
companies accounted for a balance <strong>of</strong> minus EUR<br />
435,881,911.34 (2009: minus EUR 1,055,115 thsd).<br />
No income was realised on the sale <strong>of</strong> shares in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it-pooling arrangements.<br />
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5.3. Income from administrative and agency<br />
services provided to third parties<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, income from safe-custody services and from<br />
intermediary services relating to insurance, buildingsociety<br />
savings agreements and real estate totalled<br />
EUR 82,031,731.86 (2009: EUR 78,682 thsd).<br />
5.4. Other operating income<br />
Other operating income included compensation for<br />
group services, releases <strong>of</strong> provisions for litigation<br />
risks, gains on other assets and rent income from real<br />
estate as well as all income not directly related to<br />
banking operations.<br />
5.5. Expenses for subordinated liabilities<br />
In the reporting year, the total amount <strong>of</strong> expenses for<br />
subordinated liabilities and supplementary capital was<br />
EUR 173,514,901.17 (2009: EUR 213,572 thsd).<br />
5.6. Expenses for severance payments<br />
The item “Expenses for severance payments and<br />
payments to severance-payments funds” included<br />
mainly expenses for severance payments under the<br />
old severance payments scheme in the amount <strong>of</strong><br />
EUR 27,805,617.95 (2009: EUR 27,880 thsd).<br />
5.7. Other operating expenses<br />
Other operating expenses related primarily to<br />
expenses on banking operations not arising from<br />
lending business, and expenses arising from<br />
provisions for risks.<br />
5.8. Extraordinary income<br />
No extraordinary income was recorded in the<br />
reporting year (2009: EUR 935,562 thsd).<br />
5.9. Write-ups omitted<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, no write-ups (2009: EUR 0 thsd) were<br />
omitted to avoid tax consequences.<br />
5.10. Effects <strong>of</strong> the change in untaxed reserves<br />
The release <strong>of</strong> valuation reserves resulted in a small<br />
income tax expense <strong>of</strong> EUR 1,334.00 in the <strong>2010</strong><br />
financial year (2009: EUR 0 thsd).<br />
5.11. Taxes on income<br />
Pursuant to the provisions on group taxation in<br />
Section 9 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Corporation Tax Act<br />
(Körperschaftsteuergesetz – KStG), a group <strong>of</strong><br />
companies existed as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> which<br />
consisted <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as group<br />
holding company and 44 companies as group<br />
members (28 companies with pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss transfer<br />
agreements and 16 companies with tax compensation<br />
agreements) as well as 4 group members included<br />
via joint control arrangements. Under these<br />
agreements and arrangements, the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
5,322,126.01 (2009: EUR 1,726 thsd) was charged to<br />
individual companies in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the above-mentioned tax compensation<br />
payments being charged to group members, the item<br />
“Taxes on income” shows a net expense <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
20,930,001.47 for the <strong>2010</strong> financial year (2009: net<br />
tax income <strong>of</strong> EUR 12,763 thsd).<br />
5.12. Deferred tax<br />
No use was made <strong>of</strong> the option to carry deferred<br />
taxes as an asset.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, the amount <strong>of</strong> deferred taxes which may be<br />
carried as an asset pursuant to Section 198 (10) <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Austria</strong>n Business Code but is not separately<br />
shown in the balance sheet and which will probably<br />
reduce the tax charge in future years was EUR<br />
214,262,000.00 (2009: EUR 139,421 thsd).<br />
5.13. Allocation to reserves<br />
In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, the amount <strong>of</strong> EUR<br />
21,345.80 (2009: EUR 82 thsd) was already allocated<br />
to reserves in the balance sheet.<br />
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6. Information on staff, Management Board and<br />
Supervisory Board<br />
6.1. Staff<br />
The average number <strong>of</strong> salaried staff (full-time<br />
equivalent) employed in <strong>2010</strong> was 6,381 (2009:<br />
6,083) and the average number <strong>of</strong> other employees<br />
was 0 (2009: 0).<br />
6.2. Expenses for severance payments and<br />
pensions<br />
Expenses for severance payments and pensions<br />
relate to the items “expenses for retirement benefits“,<br />
“allocation to the pension provision“ and “expenses<br />
for severance payments and payments to severancepayment<br />
funds“. In the <strong>2010</strong> financial year, allocations<br />
and payments for members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board and former members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board as well as their surviving dependants totalled<br />
EUR 10,607,769.23 (2009: EUR 10,023 thsd);<br />
allocations and payments for other employees and<br />
their surviving dependants totalled EUR<br />
277,858,736.90 (2009: EUR 277,369 thsd). The<br />
amounts include payments to pension funds<br />
amounting to EUR 110,264.96 (2009: EUR 79 thsd)<br />
for active members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board and<br />
EUR 1,300,000.00 (2009: EUR 10 thsd) for former<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board.<br />
6.3. Emoluments <strong>of</strong> Management Board members<br />
and Supervisory Board members<br />
The emoluments paid in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year by<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG to Management Board<br />
members (excluding payments into pension funds)<br />
totalled EUR 1,704,722.64 (comparable emoluments<br />
in 2009 totalled EUR 1,792 thsd). Of this total, EUR<br />
1,273,695.47 (2009: EUR 1,792 thsd) related to fixed<br />
salary components and EUR 431,027.17 related to<br />
variable salary components (2009: none). Several<br />
Management Board members receive their<br />
emoluments from companies outside the <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> group <strong>of</strong> consolidated companies. These<br />
emoluments, which Management Board members<br />
were granted for activities in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG and in group companies in the <strong>2010</strong> financial<br />
year, amounted to EUR 2,817,891.21 (2009: EUR<br />
6,759 thsd). These Management Board members<br />
also received compensation for activities not<br />
associated with the <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Group, but which<br />
are in the interest <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
Payments to former members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board and their surviving dependants (excluding<br />
payments into pension funds) totalled EUR<br />
8,609,438.27 (<strong>of</strong> this total, EUR 4,975,028.86 was<br />
paid to former Management Board members <strong>of</strong><br />
Creditanstalt AG, which merged with <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> in<br />
2002, and their surviving dependants;<br />
EUR 1,771,867.09 was paid to former Management<br />
Board members <strong>of</strong> Österreichische Länderbank AG,<br />
which merged with Zentralsparkasse in 1991, and<br />
their surviving dependants). The comparative figure<br />
for the previous year was<br />
EUR 9,024 thsd. Emoluments for activities in group<br />
companies paid to this group <strong>of</strong> persons amounted to<br />
EUR 422,857.05 (2009: EUR 940 thsd).<br />
The emoluments <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board members<br />
active in the <strong>2010</strong> financial year totalled EUR<br />
315,892.25 (2009: EUR 359 thsd) for UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong><br />
<strong>Austria</strong> AG and EUR 2,060.00 (2009: EUR 2 thsd) for<br />
the two credit associations.<br />
6.4. Loans and advances to Management Board<br />
members and Supervisory Board members<br />
Loans to Management Board members are stated at<br />
EUR 1,044,862.93 (2009: EUR 732 thsd). Account<br />
overdrafts granted to members <strong>of</strong> the Management<br />
Board amounted to EUR 28,171.13 (2009: EUR 80<br />
thsd). Repayments during the business year totalled<br />
EUR 37,084.92 (2009: EUR 19 thsd).<br />
Loans to Supervisory Board members amounted to<br />
EUR 551,697.09 (2009: EUR 519 thsd). Account<br />
overdrafts granted to members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory<br />
Board totalled EUR 274,029.59 (2009: EUR 168<br />
thsd). Repayments during the business year totalled<br />
EUR 43,634.78 (2009: EUR 24 thsd).<br />
Loans and advances to the Supervisory Board<br />
include those made to members <strong>of</strong> the Employees’<br />
Council who are members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board.<br />
The maturities <strong>of</strong> the loans range from five to twentyfive<br />
years. The rate <strong>of</strong> interest payable on these loans<br />
and advances is the rate charged to employees <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and/or a rate in line with<br />
market conditions.<br />
6.5. Share-based payments<br />
The Management Board and selected executives <strong>of</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG participate in the UniCredit<br />
share-based payment scheme <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group.<br />
The share-based payment arrangements relate to<br />
Stock Options and Performance Shares for activities<br />
in UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG, based on shares in the<br />
parent company UniCredit S.p.A.<br />
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UniCredit calculates the economic value <strong>of</strong> the share-based payment arrangements on a uniform basis for the entire Group<br />
(Hull & White evaluation model) and provides the Group companies with relevant information. In UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong><br />
AG, the total amount recognised in the pr<strong>of</strong>it and loss account as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> was EUR 396,256.34 (2009: EUR<br />
2,849 thsd).<br />
No new Stock Option Plans were granted during <strong>2010</strong>; a cash-based payment model was adopted in 2009.<br />
The number and distribution <strong>of</strong> Stock Options granted to Management Board members in the respective financial years,<br />
the exercise price, the maturity, the periods during which Stock Options may be exercised, the transferability <strong>of</strong> Stock<br />
Options, the minimum holding period (blocking period), the conditions <strong>of</strong> transferability and exercise, and the fair value as<br />
at 31 December <strong>2010</strong> can be seen from the following table:<br />
1. Stock options<br />
Year in which stock<br />
options were granted<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> shares that may be Exercise price or basis<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> options granted<br />
purchased<br />
or formula<br />
Maturity<br />
Period during which stock<br />
options may be exercised<br />
Management Board 2004 160,500 180,884 4.018 03.09.2008 9 years<br />
2005 479,000 539,835 4.817 25.11.2009 9 years<br />
2006 410,400 462,522 5.951 28.06.<strong>2010</strong> 9 years<br />
2007 592,018 667,207 7.094 13.07.2011 6 years<br />
2008 1,902,632 2,144,275 4.185 25.06.2012 6 years<br />
2009 0 0 0.00<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, no stock options were exercised by members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board.<br />
2. Performance Shares<br />
Year in which<br />
performance shares<br />
were granted<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> allocated<br />
performance shares<br />
Management Board 2005 290,763<br />
2006 198,462<br />
2007 175,644<br />
2008 466,694<br />
2009 0<br />
Conditions Maturity<br />
3)<br />
4)<br />
5)<br />
7)<br />
Period for which<br />
performance shares are<br />
allocated<br />
Transferability Blocking period<br />
Transferability Blocking period<br />
1)<br />
1)<br />
1)<br />
1)<br />
1)<br />
Fair value as at<br />
31 Dec.2009<br />
in EUR 9)<br />
No 160,179.00<br />
No 505,249.20<br />
No 520,797.60<br />
No 786,910.33<br />
No 1,246,604.49<br />
Fair value as at<br />
31 Dec.2009<br />
in EUR 9)<br />
31.12.2008 unlimited No No 146.663<br />
31.12.2009 unlimited<br />
31.12.<strong>2010</strong> unlimited<br />
31.12.2011 unlimited<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, 11,300 Performance Shares <strong>of</strong> the year 2006 were allocated to members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board.<br />
The remaining 366,432 Performance Shares <strong>of</strong> the year 2006 expired.<br />
3. Cash plan<br />
2)<br />
6)<br />
8)<br />
No 948,251<br />
No 947,424<br />
No 1,441,151<br />
Year in which cash plan<br />
was granted<br />
EUR Conditions Maturity<br />
Period for which cash plan<br />
was allocated<br />
Transferability Blocking period<br />
Fair value as at<br />
31 Dec. <strong>2010</strong> in EUR<br />
Management Board 2009 2,930,000<br />
11)<br />
31.12.2012 unlimited No No 2,930,000<br />
Conditions <strong>of</strong> transferability and exercise<br />
1) Stock options are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be sold, assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. In the event <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's<br />
death, claims under Stock Options may be transferred in full or in part to the beneficiary's heirs.<br />
2) The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. These rights<br />
terminate automatically in the event <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary's death in the 3-year Performance Period (2007-2009).<br />
3)<br />
4)<br />
5)<br />
6)<br />
7)<br />
8)<br />
9)<br />
10)<br />
11)<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity<br />
(2006-2008). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include the EVA (Economic Value Added), the cost/income ratio, ROE (return on equity), total customer assets<br />
and liabilities, and the doubtful loans/loans ratio. The key indicators <strong>of</strong> the Divisions differ according to Division.<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity<br />
(2007-2009). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include the EVA (Economic Value Added), EPS (earnings per share), the cost/income ratio, the<br />
revenues/RWA ratio (RWA = risk-weighted assets) and the loan loss provisions/RWA ratio. Fair values can only be determined in the respective year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity. The key indicators <strong>of</strong> the Divisions differ according to Division.<br />
These rights become vested only if 3 out <strong>of</strong> 5 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group or <strong>of</strong> the relevant Division are met in the year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity<br />
(2008-<strong>2010</strong>). The targets <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group include the EVA (Economic Value Added), the cost/income ratio, EPS (earnings per share), total revenues and<br />
the cost <strong>of</strong> risk. The key indicators <strong>of</strong> the Divisions differ according to Division. Fair values can only be determined in the respective year <strong>of</strong><br />
allocation/maturity.<br />
The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. In the event <strong>of</strong><br />
the beneficiary's death, claims under Performance Shares may be transferred in full or in part to the beneficiary's heirs.<br />
These rights become vested depending on the degree to which 3 internal key indicators <strong>of</strong> UniCredit Group are met in the year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity (2009-<br />
2011).<br />
These key indicators are TSR (Total Shareholder Return), relating to 50% <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares; EVA (Economic Value Added), relating to 25% <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Performance Shares; and EPS (earnings per share), also relating to 25% <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares. Fair values can only be determined in the respective<br />
year <strong>of</strong> allocation/maturity.<br />
The rights under Performance Shares are restricted to the beneficiary's name and cannot be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way. In the event <strong>of</strong><br />
the beneficiary's death, the beneficiary's heirs are entitled to a cash payment amounting to the market value <strong>of</strong> the Performance Shares on the date <strong>of</strong> the<br />
beneficiary's death, on the assumption that the conditions to be met for receiving Performance Shares were met to the extent <strong>of</strong> 100%.<br />
The fair value was determined based on the fair value as at 31 December 2009.<br />
Year Fair Value Stock Fair Value Performance<br />
Option<br />
Share<br />
LTIP 2004 0.998<br />
LTIP 2005 1.0548<br />
LTIP 2006 1.269 4.778<br />
LTIP 2007 1.3292 5.394<br />
LTIP 2008 0.6552 3.088<br />
The valuation is based on the closing price on 30 June 2009 = date <strong>of</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> the shares, EUR 1.795, and the number <strong>of</strong> 81,706 Performance Shares<br />
actually allocated.<br />
The Performance Period for the LTI 2009 commences on 1 January <strong>2010</strong> and ends on 31 December 2012.<br />
Payment will probably be made in June 2013, but not later than December 2013.<br />
Payment is dependent on various factors:<br />
- performance conditions have been fulfilled<br />
- contract <strong>of</strong> employment is still effective<br />
- compliance guidelines are met<br />
The beneficiaries have been communicated an Incentive Opportunity – with the minimum payment being 0, the maximum being 125% <strong>of</strong> the Incentive<br />
Opportunity.<br />
10)<br />
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6.6. Names <strong>of</strong> Management Board members and<br />
Supervisory Board members<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> the members <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Board and <strong>of</strong><br />
the members <strong>of</strong> the Management Board is given on<br />
pages 212 and 213.<br />
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Shares in group companies and equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
List <strong>of</strong> shares in group companies and equity interests pursuant to Section 238 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code (UGB)<br />
Shares in group companies (consolidated)<br />
Name and domicile <strong>of</strong> company<br />
Total<br />
interest in<br />
%<br />
Equity (in EUR)<br />
Net income/loss<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Total assets<br />
(in EUR)<br />
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Balance sheet<br />
date<br />
"Diners Club CEE Holding AG", Vienna, AT 99.80 4,516,771.00 546,849.00 31,245,848.68 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
AI Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 79,507,321.00 3,933,150.00 91,769,715.06 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Alpine Cayman Islands Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY 100.00 104,446,317.33 994,061.72 507,702,740.76 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
AS UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, Latvia, Riga, LV 100.00 64,366,294.05 -44,920,217.08 992,920,241.05 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
AWT International Trade GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 165,606,838.00 1,525,974.00 168,727,494.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA Alpine Holdings, Inc., Wilmington County, New Castle, USA 100.00 22,099,946.12 -3,911,893.43 98,703,650.65 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA Betriebsobjekte GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 16,903,872.00 580,990.00 28,043,124.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA GVG-Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 278,671.00 0.00 1,234,440.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA Private Equity GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 1,433,779.99 0.00 1,492,739.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA-CA Markets & Investment Beteiligung Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 329,828,476.00 51,155,961.00 6,187,019,021.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BA-CA Vienna Mitte Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 52,840,175.00 6,305.00 52,853,337.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Finanzservice GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 3,059,927.00 12,561.00 5,860,684.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Global Information Services GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 14,097,758.46 1,616,362.57 51,477,077.16 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Real Invest GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 94.95 112,991,727.00 12,665,002.00 119,807,740.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Wohnbaubank AG, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 47,822,140.00 3,715,888.00 4,260,858,864.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
CABET-Holding-Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 690,364,412.00 18,770,514.00 690,428,919.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
card complete Service <strong>Bank</strong> AG, Vienna, AT 1) 50.10 56,427,488.15 25,208,966.10 521,351,883.23 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Cards & Systems EDV-Dienstleistungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 58.00 4,781,331.00 0.00 12,511,383.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Domus Clean Reinigungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 1,262,568.52 1,079,543.51 3,078,469.33 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
DOMUS FACILITY MANAGEMENT GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 664,873.86 -237,517.44 11,307,202.35 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG, Vienna, AT 98.00 29,851,147.00 -2,605,111.00 30,193,903.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Factor<strong>Bank</strong> Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 8,136,267.17 3,206,351.34 189,845,239.68 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
GUS Consulting GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 1,735,766.00 0.00 16,117,709.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Human Resources Service and Development GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 55,147.93 0.00 1,966,894.73 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Immobilien Rating GmbH, Vienna, AT 85.89 679,549.00 0.00 1,467,521.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
JSC ATF BANK, Almaty, KZ 99.71 168,093,249.22 -153,667,595.41 4,792,501,562.19 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Kaiserwasser Errichtungs- und Betriebsgesellschaftm.b.H. , Vienna, AT 99.80 -518,766.00 0.00 1,590,782.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
KLEA ZS-Immobilienvermietung G.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 99.80 2,630,070.26 113,375.44 4,585,446.86 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
KLEA ZS-Liegenschaftsvermietung G.m.b.H., Vienna, AT 99.80 1,333,640.40 49,348.59 6,790,868.44 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Lassallestraße Bau-, Planungs-, Errichtungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.00 -329,848.13 1,332,009.55 142,480,878.53 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
MC Marketing GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 148,474,026.00 4,826,527.00 148,789,232.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Mezzanin Finanzierungs AG, Vienna, AT 56.67 24,664,774.00 433,331.00 31,263,321.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
MY Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 60,007,607.00 1,289,543.00 60,015,711.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Private Joint Stock Company "Ferrotrade International", Kiev, UA 100.00 82,793,360.39 -24,332.99 82,793,454.25 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Public Joint Stock Company "Ukrsotsbank", Kiev, UA 95.34 495,998,568.93 12,913,006.29 3,783,197,853.68 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
RAMSES Immobilien Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co OG, Vienna, AT 99.50 15,427,078.00 1,461,885.00 54,332,760.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
RIGEL Immobilien GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 3,220,732.61 104,298.61 11,186,033.63 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 99,563,553.19 14,038,900.42 2,036,902,553.95 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
SIRIUS Immobilien GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 101,676.77 57,913.77 6,768,003.51 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> a.d. Banja Luka, Banja Luka, BA 90.92 36,352,977.81 25,265.36 294,575,395.23 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Czech Republic, a.s., Praha 1, CZ 100.00 1,246,357,900.40 109,717,259.89 10,780,710,442.16 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> d.d., Mostar, BA 89.98 212,962,254.32 17,160,858.47 1,840,622,535.54 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Hungary Zrt., Budapest, HU 100.00 598,925,731.40 -1,829,689.38 5,655,589,395.04 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Serbia JSC, Belgrade, RS 100.00 303,471,637.11 36,993,073.24 1,582,642,929.76 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> Slovakia a.s., Bratislava, SK 99.03 421,550,420.00 17,987,389.00 4,221,709,991.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>a Slovenija d.d., Ljubljana, SL 99.99 197,049,096.57 12,120,440.36 2,996,485,923.48 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit Bulbank AD, S<strong>of</strong>ia, BG 92.86 874,599,074.04 74,391,435.22 5,725,104,039.27 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Czech Republic a.s., Praha 2, CZ 100.00 4,115,571.57 -1,019,407.61 4,623,859.62 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Hungary Ltd., Budapest, HU 100.00 874,365.55 -91,196.55 1,045,220.15 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A., Warsaw, PL 100.00 105,717,562.01 14,399,267.42 156,239,252.33 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Romania SRL, Bucharest, RO 100.00 -831,978.41 -322,901.92 191,812.76 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Serbia Ltd. Belgradee, Belgrade, RS 100.00 365,286.76 -116,108.43 537,501.66 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovakia a.s., Bratislava 1, SK 100.00 973,733.00 -381,853.00 1,034,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit CAIB Slovenija, d.o.o., Ljubljana, SL100.00 784,373.00 693,412.00 1,044,242.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit Tiriac <strong>Bank</strong> S.A., Bucharest, district 1, RO 50.57 562,175,359.40 39,824,508.45 4,887,126,418.79 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit Turn-Around Management GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 9,880,268.00 -1,290,983.00 10,940,951.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UNIVERSALE International Realitäten GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 151,471,352.00 -34,460,447.00 299,522,211.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
WED Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 48.06 9,269,293.12 21.12 9,466,406.27 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
WED Viennaer Entwicklungsgesellschaft für den Donauraum Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 100.00 16,045,764.10 3,486,902.10 17,000,432.23 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Z Leasing POLLUX Immobilien Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.80 3,734,186.46 -360,484.54 5,803,003.14 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Zagrebacka <strong>Bank</strong>a d.d., Zagreb, HR 84.21 1,983,196,106.60 153,122,615.87 13,027,962,124.88 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
ZAO UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong>, Moscow, RU 100.00 1,687,097,903.28 188,580,927.67 14,065,491,897.24 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
ZETA Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 403,272,237.00 -20,770,315.00 404,644,798.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Interests in companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method<br />
Name and domicile <strong>of</strong> company<br />
Total<br />
interest in<br />
%<br />
Equity (in EUR)<br />
Net income/loss<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Total assets<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Balance sheet<br />
date<br />
Informations-Technologie <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 3,971,510.81 -18,011.12 4,546,468.83 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Koc Finansal Hizmetler AS, Istanbul, TR 50.00 2,095,692,294.38 964,160.63 2,122,410,850.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²
Shares in group companies and equity interests <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Interests in associated companies accounted for under the equity method<br />
Name and domicile <strong>of</strong> company<br />
Total<br />
interest in<br />
%<br />
Equity (in EUR)<br />
Net income/loss<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Total assets<br />
(in EUR)<br />
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Balance sheet<br />
date<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> für Tirol und Vorarlberg Aktiengesellschaft, Innsbruck, AT 47.38 684,737,000.00 51,828,000.00 8,865,100,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
BKS <strong>Bank</strong> AG, Klagenfurt, AT 36.03 618,692,000.00 45,963,000.00 6,358,300,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
CREDANTI HOLDINGS LIMITED, Nicosia, Capital Center,floor 9, CY 30.00 50,909,588.00 1,053,229.00 51,325,725.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
NOTARTREUHANDBANK AG, Vienna, AT 25.00 20,393,000.00 6,325,000.00 1,076,223,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Oberbank AG, Linz, AT 33.33 1,165,090,000.00 94,592,000.00 17,002,818,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 49.15 558,724,000.00 72,949,000.00 35,000,000,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 50.00 26,870,000.00 2,460,000.00 985,000,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit Business Partner SCPA, Cologno Monzese, IT 28.81 60,449,000.00 -994,000.00 293,090,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
UniCredit Leasing SPA, Bologna, IT 31.01 2,572,449,000.00 74,498,000.00 30,377,139,000.00 31.12.<strong>2010</strong>²<br />
Unconsolidated companies<br />
Name and domicile <strong>of</strong> company<br />
Total<br />
interest in<br />
%<br />
Equity (in EUR)<br />
Net income/loss<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Total assets<br />
(in EUR)<br />
Balance sheet<br />
date<br />
A) Group companies<br />
Alfa Holding Ingatlanszolgaltato Kft., Györ, HU 95.00 -5,921.93 -1,410.33 600.83 31.12.2009<br />
Baltic Business Center Sp.z.o.o., Gdynia, PL 62.00 -23,589,312.25 -1,126,475.66 2,980,245.05 31.12.2009<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Creditanstalt Versicherungsdienst GmbH, Vienna, AT 81.00 181,663.22 18,444.46 1,775,200.14 31.12.2009<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> Immobilien Entwicklungs- und VerwertungsgmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 24,500.00 75,061.73 516,110.76 31.12.2009<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong>-CEE BeteiligungsgmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 48,692.78 -3,800.98 49,952.78 31.12.2009<br />
<strong>Bank</strong> Rozwoju Energetyki i Ochrony Swodowiska S.A. MEGABANK in Liquidation, Warsaw, PL 100.00 -5,111,149.21 16,356.46 894.18 31.12.2009<br />
BFAG - Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 21,554.59 -1,207.79 22,574.59 31.12.2009<br />
Buchstein Immobilienverwaltung Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 40,155.10 2,769.95 60,455.10 31.12.2009<br />
CA - Gesellschaft zum Schutz der Marke "Creditanstalt" GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 6,966.89 -16,979.71 18,847.89 31.12.2009<br />
Erzet-Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 212,645.79 -234.72 213,905.79 30.11.2009<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Risk Management GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 494,795.33 242,233.42 915,899.43 31.12.2009<br />
FONTANA Hotelverwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 100.00 -32,628.72 -7,593.37 0.00 31.12.2009<br />
Gründerfonds GmbH & Co KEG, Vienna, AT 100.00 6,470,482.78 -1,014,572.38 6,553,562.66 31.12.2009<br />
Industrie-Immobilien-Verwaltung Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 1) 99.90 142,859.05 153.91 147,859.05 31.12.2009<br />
Infrastruktur Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 2,427.62 -3,121.26 3,687.62 31.12.2009<br />
MY Drei Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 36,295.85 6,994.71 38,178.65 31.12.2009<br />
Paytria Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 287,844.37 -9,259.66 296,278.17 31.12.2009<br />
RAMSES-Immobilienholding GmbH, Vienna, AT 99.80 27,321.11 -3,217.36 27,339.11 31.12.2009<br />
RE-St.Marx Holding GmbH, Vienna, AT 1) 100.00 20,955.18 -2,360.63 22,875.18 31.12.2009<br />
Sigma Holding Ingatlanszolgaltato Kft., Budapest, HU 95.00 -415,337.29 7,285.48 429,339.81 31.12.2009<br />
Sinera AG, Zug, CH 100.00 73,981.93 -14,733.69 74,672.90 31.12.2009<br />
THETA Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 100.00 -15,960.80 -3,675.56 1,000,000.00 31.12.2009<br />
UniCredit CAIB Bulgaria EOOD, S<strong>of</strong>ia, BG 100.00 127,313.63 4,090.40 127,824.93 31.12.2009<br />
Wirtschaftsverein der MitarbeiterInnen der UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> e.Gen., Vienna, AT 54.66 262,348.56 -1,396,986.32 3,632,356.12 31.12.2009<br />
B) Associated companies<br />
"Gesfö" Gemeinnützige Bau- und Siedlungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 25.00 6,869,012.96 447,257.05 14,709,866.58 31.12.2009<br />
"Sparkassen-Haftungs Aktiengesellschaft", Vienna, AT 28.26 217,868.96 -881.66 220,519.96 31.12.2009<br />
2020 Medici AG, Vienna, AT 25.00 6,093,237.59 -2,570,799.16 19,825,509.79 31.12.2008<br />
Mizuho Corporate <strong>Bank</strong> - BA Investment - ConsultingGmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 1,005,655.78 513.27 1,127,422.98 31.12.2009<br />
MY Fünf Handels GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 28,290.39 -35,136.44 66,103.08 31.12.2009<br />
Österreichische Wertpapierdaten Service GmbH, Vienna, AT 29.30 36,336.41 0.00 1,657,647.65 31.12.2009<br />
Viennaer Kreditbürgschaftsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, AT 24.49 5,089,892.07 6,445.38 7,780,870.65 31.12.2009<br />
C) Other companies<br />
Banco Interfinanzas S.A., Buenos Aires, AR 50.00 5,413,645.69 252,349.30 58,998,512.27 31.12.2009<br />
bareal Immobilientreuhand GmbH, Vienna, AT 50.00 40,445.94 3,415.67 450,699.16 31.12.2009<br />
Kapital-Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, AT 20.00 6,665,070.59 -419,298.28 7,664,482.10 30.09.<strong>2010</strong><br />
Projektentwicklung Schönefeld Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart, DE 50.00 27,878.64 153.83 28,749.27 31.12.2009<br />
SP Projektentwicklung Schönefeld GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart, DE 50.00 15,215,945.18 -155,970.36 16,660,365.01 31.12.2009<br />
The total percentage held comprises all shares held by consolidated companies and other group companies but not shares held on a trust basis.<br />
Equity: equity pursuant to Section 229 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code.<br />
1) Pr<strong>of</strong>it pooling arrangement with UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
²) Figures in accordance with IFRS<br />
³) Shares held via UniCredit Leasing S.p.A. are taken into account in proportion to UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG's ownership interest in UniCredit Leasing S.p.A.
Supervisory Board and Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Supervisory Board – 1 January <strong>2010</strong> – 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Chairman: Alessandro PROFUMO (until 21 September <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
Deputy Chairman: Erich HAMPEL<br />
Members: Sergio ERMOTTI<br />
Paolo FIORENTINO<br />
Candido FOIS<br />
Roberto NICASTRO<br />
Vittorio OGLIENGO<br />
Franz RAUCH<br />
Karl SAMSTAG<br />
Gerhard SCHARITZER (until 15 February <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
Wolfgang SPRIßLER<br />
Ernst THEIMER (from 7 July <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
Changes in 2011:<br />
Chairman: Paolo FIORENTINO (from 21 January 2011)<br />
Member: Karl GUHA (from 19 January 2011)<br />
Delegated by the Wolfgang HEINZL<br />
Employees’ Council: Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
Adolf LEHNER<br />
First Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
Emmerich PERL<br />
Second Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
Barbara WIEDERNIG<br />
Third Deputy Chairwoman <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
Josef REICHL<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
Robert TRAUNWIESER<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> the Employees’ Council<br />
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Supervisory Board and Management Board <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Management Board – 1 January <strong>2010</strong> – 31 December <strong>2010</strong><br />
Chairman/<br />
Chief Executive Officer: Willibald CERNKO<br />
Deputy Chairman: Federico GHIZZONI<br />
Members: Helmut BERNKOPF<br />
Jürgen DANZMAYR<br />
Massimiliano FOSSATI (from 8 June <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
Rainer HAUSER<br />
Doris TOMANEK (from 7 May <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
Carlo VIVALDI<br />
Stephan WINKELMEIER<br />
Changes in 2011:<br />
Deputy Chairman: Federico GHIZZONI (until 21 January 2011)<br />
Gianni Franco PAPA (from 22 January 2011)<br />
Mitglieder: Francesco GIORDANO (from 1 February 2011)<br />
Carlo VIVALDI (until 31 January 2011)<br />
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Translation <strong>of</strong> the facsimile on pages 218 to 219 / Auditors’Report on the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2010</strong><br />
Preamble<br />
The <strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association and KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und<br />
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Vienna, have audited the financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the financial year<br />
from 1 January <strong>2010</strong> to 31 December <strong>2010</strong> including the accounting records. These financial statements comprise the balance<br />
sheet as at 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, the income statement for the financial year ended 31 December <strong>2010</strong>, and the notes.<br />
Management’s Responsibility for the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> and for the Accounting<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s management is responsible for the accounting system and the preparation <strong>of</strong> financial statements<br />
which present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG and its financial performance in<br />
accordance with <strong>Austria</strong>n Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This responsibility includes: designing, implementing and<br />
maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation <strong>of</strong> financial statements <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies;<br />
and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.<br />
Auditors’ Responsibility and Description <strong>of</strong> the Type and Scope <strong>of</strong> the Statutory Audit<br />
The responsibility <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association and <strong>of</strong> KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und<br />
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Vienna, is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted<br />
our audit in accordance with laws, regulations and principles governing an audit <strong>of</strong> financial statements which are applicable in<br />
<strong>Austria</strong> and <strong>Austria</strong>n Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with pr<strong>of</strong>essional guidelines and that we<br />
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.<br />
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.<br />
The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment <strong>of</strong> the risks <strong>of</strong> material misstatement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control<br />
relevant to the preparation and fair presentation <strong>of</strong> the financial position and financial performance <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose <strong>of</strong> expressing an opinion on<br />
the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness <strong>of</strong><br />
accounting policies used and the reasonableness <strong>of</strong> accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the<br />
overall presentation <strong>of</strong> the financial statements.<br />
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.<br />
This report has been translated from German into English for reference purposes only. Please refer to the <strong>of</strong>ficial legally binding version as written and signed<br />
in German. Only the German version is definitive.<br />
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Opinion<br />
Our audit did not give rise to any objections. Based on the results <strong>of</strong> our audit in our opinion, the financial statements comply with<br />
the legal provisions and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG as <strong>of</strong><br />
31 December <strong>2010</strong>, and the financial performance <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG for the financial year from 1 January <strong>2010</strong> to 31<br />
December <strong>2010</strong> in accordance with <strong>Austria</strong>n Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.<br />
Statement on the Management Report<br />
Laws and regulations require us to perform audit procedures to determine whether the management report is consistent with the<br />
financial statements and whether the other disclosures made in the management report are not misleading with respect to<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG’s position. The auditors’ report must also contain a statement as to whether the management report is<br />
consistent with the financial statements and whether the disclosures pursuant to Section 243a UGB (<strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code)<br />
are appropriate. In our opinion, the management report is consistent with the financial statements. The disclosures pursuant to<br />
Section 243a UGB (<strong>Austria</strong>n Commercial Code) are appropriate.<br />
Friedrich O. Hief<br />
Certified Accountant<br />
Walter Reiffenstuhl<br />
Certified Accountant<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Savings <strong>Bank</strong> Auditing Association<br />
Auditing Board<br />
(<strong>Bank</strong> Auditor)<br />
KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH<br />
Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
Reinhard Gregorich<br />
Auditor<br />
Bernhard Gruber<br />
Certified Accountant<br />
*) The report (in the German language, or translations into another language, including shortened or amended versions) may not<br />
be made public or used by third parties, when reference is made in whole or in part to the auditors’ report, without the express<br />
written consent <strong>of</strong> the auditors.<br />
This report has been translated from German into English for reference purposes only. Please refer to the <strong>of</strong>ficial legally binding version as written and signed<br />
in German. Only the German version is definitive.<br />
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Prüfung des Jahresabschlusses <strong>2010</strong><br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
Sparkassen-Prüfungsverband KPMG <strong>Austria</strong> GmbH<br />
Grimmelshausengasse 1 Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und<br />
1030 Wien Steuerberatungsgesellschaft<br />
AUSTRIA Porzellangasse 51<br />
1090 Wien<br />
AUSTRIA<br />
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Statement by Management<br />
Translation <strong>of</strong> the facsimile on page 221<br />
UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> for <strong>2010</strong><br />
Statement by Management<br />
We state to the best <strong>of</strong> our knowledge that the financial statements prepared in accordance with the relevant<br />
financial reporting standards provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position and performance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
issuer, and that in the Management Report the business trends including business results and the position <strong>of</strong><br />
the issuer have been presented in such a way as to provide a true and fair view <strong>of</strong> the financial position and<br />
performance <strong>of</strong> the issuer, and that it describes the material risks and uncertainties to which the issuer is<br />
exposed.<br />
Vienna, 7 March 2011<br />
The Management Board:<br />
Cernko Papa<br />
CEO Support Services CEE <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
(Chairman) (Deputy Chairman)<br />
Bernkopf Danzmayr Fossati<br />
Corporate & Investment Private <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division CRO Risk Management<br />
<strong>Bank</strong>ing Division<br />
Giordano Hauser Tomanek<br />
CFO Finance Family & SME <strong>Bank</strong>ing Division Human Resources <strong>Austria</strong> & CEE<br />
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Statement by Management<br />
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Investor Relations<br />
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e-mail: investor.relations@unicreditgroup.at Internet: http://ir.bankaustria.at<br />
Günther Stromenger<br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-572 32<br />
Thomas Kirin<br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-527 74<br />
Andreas Petzl<br />
Tel: (+43) (0)5 05 05-595 22<br />
Ratings<br />
Moody`s 1)<br />
Standard & Poor`s 2)<br />
Public-sector motgage bonds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> are rated Aaa by Moody's<br />
1) Grandfathered debt is rated Aa2, subordinated debt rating is Aa3.<br />
2.) Grandfathered debt remains rated AA+, subordinated debt rating is AA+.<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Calendar<br />
13 May 2011 Results for the first three months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
4 August 2011 Results for the first six months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
15 November 2011 Results for the first nine months <strong>of</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
All Information is available electronically at http://ir.bankaustria.at<br />
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Long-Term Subordinated Liabilities Short term<br />
A1 A2 P-1<br />
A A- A-1<br />
This edition <strong>of</strong> the Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong> and<br />
Management Report <strong>of</strong> the Group and <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
and Management Report <strong>of</strong> UniCredit <strong>Bank</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> AG is prepared for<br />
the convenience <strong>of</strong> our English-speaking readers. It is based on the<br />
German original which is the authentic version and takes precedence<br />
in all legal aspects.<br />
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