TORONTO, Feb. 25 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX; NYSE) announced net income of $652 million for the first quarter ended January 31, 2010, compared with net income of $147 million for the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.58, compared with EPS of $0.29 a year ago. Cash diluted EPS were $1.60(1), compared with cash diluted EPS of $0.31(1) a year ago.
CIBC's Tier 1 and Total capital ratios at January 31, 2010 were 13.0% and 17.1%, respectively, and CIBC's efficiency ratio for the quarter was 57.1%.
Results for the first quarter of 2010 were affected by the following items of note aggregating to a negative impact of $0.05 per share:
- $25 million ($17 million after-tax, or $0.04 per share) gain from the
structured credit run-off business;
- $25 million ($0.06 per share) future tax asset write-down resulting
from the enactment of lower Ontario corporate tax rates; and
- $17 million ($12 million after-tax, or $0.03 per share) negative
impact of changes in credit spreads on the mark-to-market of credit
derivatives in CIBC's corporate loan hedging program.
Net income for the first quarter of 2010 compared with net income of $644 million for the prior quarter. Diluted EPS and cash diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2010 compared with diluted EPS of $1.56 and cash diluted EPS of $1.59(1), respectively, for the prior quarter, which included items of note that aggregated to a positive impact of $0.18 per share.
"CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking reported higher revenues than both last quarter and a year ago, reflecting the investments we are making on behalf of our clients and to capitalize on growth opportunities," says Gerry McCaughey, CIBC President and Chief Executive Officer. "At the same time, we continued to build capital while investing across our business, and we maintained strong expense discipline. We also took advantage of improving credit markets by reducing positions in our structured credit run-off and other legacy portfolios."
Core business performance
CIBC Retail Markets reported net income of $529 million.
Total revenue of $2.4 billion was up 1% from the first quarter of 2009 and 2% from last quarter.
Each of CIBC's core retail businesses delivered year over year revenue growth.
Personal banking revenue of $1.6 billion was up 10% from the first quarter of 2009, business banking revenue of $331 million was up 5% and wealth management revenue of $346 million was up 7%.
The provision for credit losses of $365 million was up from $278 million a year ago, primarily due to higher write-offs and bankruptcies in cards, as well as higher losses in personal lending and FirstCaribbean International Bank (FirstCaribbean). Provisions were comparable with the prior quarter as lower personal lending losses were offset by higher FirstCaribbean losses.
CIBC Retail Markets' objective is to be the primary financial institution for more of its clients by providing them with strong financial advice and services. During the first quarter of 2010, CIBC Retail Markets continued to make progress on its priorities of delivering strong advisory solutions, an excellent client experience and competitive products:
- As part of its enhanced Mobile Banking offer, CIBC became the first
major bank in Canada to launch a Mobile Banking App for iPhone,
allowing clients on the go to perform many of their day-to-day
banking transactions, anywhere, anytime at www.cibc.mobi;
- We opened, relocated or expanded another five branches this quarter
as part of our commitment to open 35 branches in 2010;
- We launched the eAdvantage(TM) Savings Account to further strengthen
our savings account lineup and support continued momentum in
deposits;
- We continued to attract new clients with CIBC's Unlimited Business
Operating Account, the first of its kind from a Canadian bank which
offers unlimited transactions for one low, monthly fee;
- We celebrated the 40th anniversary of Canada's first automated bank
machine introduced by CIBC in 1969, which revolutionized the industry
and provided clients with unprecedented access to their funds; and
- We invested in our brand through the launch of a national brand
campaign that features employees from across the organization.
These initiatives are just a few examples of the progress made during the first quarter to position CIBC's retail business for future growth.
Wholesale Banking reported net income of $184 million for the first quarter.
Total revenue of $613 million was up $943 million from the first quarter of 2009 and up $110 million from last quarter.
Capital markets revenue of $277 million was up 6% from last quarter and corporate and investment banking revenue of $212 million was up 33%.
Credit quality in CIBC's wholesale portfolio was strong. Provision for credit losses of $24 million was down from $82 million last quarter.
Wholesale Banking continues to make progress on its client-focused strategy. This progress was evident in several notable achievements during the first quarter:
- We had a strong response to CIBC's first covered bond offering in the
U.S. where we acted as joint book-running manager on the US$2 billion
offering;
- We acted as joint book-runner for a $908 million bought secondary
offering for Cameco Corporation of Centerra Gold Inc. common shares;
- We acted as exclusive financial advisor to AbitibiBowater Inc. with
respect to the sale of its 60% interest in Manicougan Power Company
to Hydro Quebec for $625 million;
- We acted as lead agent and joint book-runner for a $209 million
offering from the Onex Credit Partners Credit Strategy Fund; and
- We completed a US$230 million transaction for the Central Group of
Companies, representing the largest transaction CIBC has completed
for the Central Group and bringing combined proceeds from 24
transactions on behalf of this client to approximately
US$2.0 billion.
These achievements reflect Wholesale Banking's commitment to being a premier client-focused Canadian-based wholesale bank, while delivering results that are aligned with CIBC's strategic imperative of consistent and sustainable performance.
Structured credit run-off progress
During the quarter, CIBC completed several transactions that have significantly reduced the potential for future losses and volatility from its structured credit run-off portfolio:
- We terminated $3.5 billion (US$3.2 billion) of written credit
derivatives with exposures to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)
and assumed the related securities of the same amount, which are
classified as loans;
- We terminated $2.8 billion (US$2.7 billion) of unmatched purchased
credit derivatives on corporate debt exposures with two financial
guarantors;
- We terminated $1.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) of written credit
derivatives with exposures to corporate debt;
- We sold CLOs classified as loans with notional of $772 million
(US $722 million) and carrying value of $724 million (US$677 million)
and terminated $994 million (US$930 million) of related hedging
contracts with two financial guarantors;
- We commuted U.S. residential mortgage market contracts with a
financial guarantor; and
- Normal amortization reduced the notional of CIBC's purchased credit
derivatives with financial guarantors by $209 million
(US$196 million).
The risk reductions CIBC achieved this quarter reflect its strategy to take advantage of favourable market conditions and opportunities that present an acceptable economic risk/return trade-off to continue to reduce the size of its structured credit run-off portfolio.
As at January 31, 2010, the fair value, net of valuation adjustments, of purchased protection from financial guarantor counterparties was $1.3 billion (US$1.2 billion), down from $1.5 billion (US$1.4 billion) at October 31, 2009. Further significant losses could result depending on the performance of both the underlying assests and the financial guarantors.
"In summary, CIBC delivered broad-based performance during the first quarter of 2010 in support of our strategic imperative of consistent and sustainable performance," says McCaughey. "Our core businesses delivered solid results, we supported our clients with new product investments and high quality advice, we further strengthened key fundamental areas including our capital position, funding profile and productivity, and we reduced risk significantly in our structured credit run-off portfolio."
CIBC in its communities
In addition to generating strong returns for its shareholders, CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to its clients, its employees and its communities. During the quarter:
- CIBC's 2009 United Way campaign raised more than $7.3 million in
Canada, including a $2.8 million corporate donation. More than 7,500
employees contributed personal donations and hundreds of volunteers
organized fundraising events and participated in the United Way Days
of Caring across Canada;
- CIBC Miracle Day celebrated 25 years of bringing miracles to life. On
December 2, 2009, CIBC's Wholesale Banking sales and trading staff
and CIBC Wood Gundy's investment advisors raised more than
$3.5 million that will be invested in children's charities in
communities across Canada;
- CIBC hosted 16 graduates from the Ivey ReConnectTM program, designed
for women who are prepared to restart their careers and successfully
re-enter the workforce after a prolonged absence. This seven-day
immersion program, made possible by a five-year, $1 million
commitment from CIBC, was conducted at the Richard Ivey School of
Business with faculty in London and Toronto, Ontario; and
- CIBC and FirstCaribbean donated $100,000 to the Haiti earthquake
relief efforts, joining CIBC clients and employees and Canadians in
providing support for those affected by the earthquake.
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(1) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.
The information on the following pages forms a part of this press release.
(The board of directors of CIBC reviewed this press release prior to it being issued. CIBC's controls and procedures support the ability of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of CIBC to certify CIBC's first quarter financial report and controls and procedures. CIBC's CEO and CFO will voluntarily provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission a certification relating to CIBC's first quarter financial information, including the attached unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, and will provide the same certification to the Canadian Securities Administrators.)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) should be read in conjunction
with the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in
this report and our 2009 Annual Accountability Report. The unaudited
interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
and are expressed in Canadian dollars. This MD&A is current as of
February 24, 2010. Additional information relating to CIBC is available
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission's website at www.sec.gov. No information on CIBC's website
(www.cibc.com) should be considered incorporated herein by reference.
Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
presentation adopted in the current period. A glossary of terms used
throughout this quarterly report can be found on pages 179 to 181 of our
2009 Annual Accountability Report.
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Contents
5 External reporting changes
6 First quarter financial highlights
7 Overview
8 Outlook
9 Run-off businesses and other selected activities
9 Run-off businesses
16 Other selected activities
18 Financial performance review
18 Net interest income
18 Non-interest income
18 Provision for credit losses
18 Non-interest expenses
19 Income taxes
19 Foreign exchange
20 Review of quarterly financial information
21 Non-GAAP measures
21 Business unit allocations
22 Business line overview
22 CIBC Retail Markets
24 Wholesale Banking
26 Corporate and Other
27 Financial condition
27 Review of consolidated balance sheet
27 Capital resources
28 Off-balance sheet arrangements
29 Management of risk
29 Risk overview
29 Credit risk
30 Market risk
32 Liquidity risk
32 Other risks
33 Accounting and control matters
A NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including in this report, in other filings with Canadian securities regulators or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in other communications. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements made in the "Core business performance", "Structured credit run-off progress", "Overview - Outlook for 2010", "Run-off businesses", "Financial performance review - Income Taxes", "Management of Risk - Market risk", "Management of Risk - Liquidity risk" and "Accounting and Control Matters" sections, of this report and other statements about our operations, business lines, financial condition, risk management, priorities, targets, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook for 2010 and subsequent periods. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would" and "could". By their nature, these statements require us to make assumptions, including the economic assumptions set out in the "Overview - Outlook for 2010" section of this report, and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, affect our operations, performance and results, and could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. These factors include: credit, market, liquidity, strategic, operational, reputation and legal, regulatory and environmental risk; legislative or regulatory developments in the jurisdictions where we operate; amendments to, and interpretations of, risk-based capital guidelines and reporting instructions; the resolution of legal proceedings and related matters; the effect of changes to accounting standards, rules and interpretations; changes in our estimates of reserves and allowances; changes in tax laws; changes to our credit ratings; political conditions and developments; the possible effect on our business of international conflicts and the war on terror; natural disasters, public health emergencies, disruptions to public infrastructure and other catastrophic events; reliance on third parties to provide components of our business infrastructure; the accuracy and completeness of information provided to us by clients and counterparties; the failure of third parties to comply with their obligations to us and our affiliates; intensifying competition from established competitors and new entrants in the financial services industry; technological change; global capital market activity; economic and monetary policy; currency value fluctuations; general business and economic conditions worldwide, as well as in Canada, the U.S. and other countries where we have operations; changes in market rates and prices which may adversely affect the value of financial products; our success in developing and introducing new products and services, expanding existing distribution channels, developing new distribution channels and realizing increased revenue from these channels; changes in client spending and saving habits; our ability to attract and retain key employees and executives; and our ability to anticipate and manage the risks associated with these factors. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that is contained in this report or in other communications except as required by law.
EXTERNAL REPORTING CHANGES
Retroactive changes with restatement of prior period information
- The global repurchase agreement (repo) business that was previously
part of Treasury in Corporate and Other was retroactively transferred
to capital markets within Wholesale Banking. The results of the repo
business were previously allocated substantially to other within CIBC
Retail Markets.
- Large corporate cash management revenue previously reported in
business banking within CIBC Retail Markets was retroactively
transferred to corporate and investment banking within Wholesale
Banking.
FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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As at or for the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Common share information
Per share
- basic earnings $ 1.59 $ 1.57 $ 0.29
- cash basic earnings(1) 1.61 1.59 0.32
- diluted earnings 1.58 1.56 0.29
- cash diluted earnings(1) 1.60 1.59 0.31
- dividends 0.87 0.87 0.87
- book value 29.91 28.96 28.98
Share price
- high 70.66 69.30 57.43
- low 61.96 60.22 41.65
- closing 63.90 62.00 46.63
Shares outstanding (thousands)
- average basic 384,442 382,793 380,911
- average diluted 385,598 383,987 381,424
- end of period 386,457 383,982 381,070
Market capitalization ($ millions) $ 24,695 $ 23,807 $ 17,769
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Value measures
Dividend yield (based on closing
share price) 5.4% 5.6% 7.4%
Dividend payout ratio 54.8% 55.4% n/m
Market value to book value ratio 2.14 2.14 1.61
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Financial results ($ millions)
Total revenue $ 3,061 $ 2,888 $ 2,022
Provision for credit losses 359 424 284
Non-interest expenses 1,748 1,669 1,653
Net income 652 644 147
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Financial measures
Efficiency ratio 57.1% 57.8% 81.8%
Cash efficiency ratio, taxable
equivalent basis (TEB)(1) 56.6% 57.3% 80.6%
Return on equity 21.5% 22.2% 4.0%
Net interest margin 1.76% 1.66% 1.43%
Net interest margin on average
interest-earning assets 2.08% 1.99% 1.77%
Return on average assets 0.76% 0.75% 0.16%
Return on average interest-earning
assets 0.90% 0.90% 0.19%
Total shareholder return 4.40% (5.25)% (13.1)%
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On- and off-balance sheet information
($ millions)
Cash, deposits with banks and
securities $ 84,334 $ 84,583 $ 83,803
Loans and acceptances 180,115 175,609 181,284
Total assets 337,239 335,944 353,815
Deposits 224,269 223,117 226,383
Common shareholders' equity 11,558 11,119 11,041
Average assets 340,822 339,197 369,249
Average interest-earning assets 288,575 282,678 299,136
Average common shareholders' equity 11,269 10,718 10,960
Assets under administration 1,173,180 1,135,539 1,038,958
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Balance sheet quality measures
Common equity to risk-weighted
assets 10.3% 9.5% 9.0%
Risk-weighted assets ($ billions) $ 112.1 $ 117.3 $ 122.4
Tier 1 capital ratio 13.0% 12.1% 9.8%
Total capital ratio 17.1% 16.1% 14.8%
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Other information
Retail / wholesale ratio(2) 72%/28% 69%/31% 63%/37%
Full-time equivalent employees 41,819 41,941 42,320
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(1) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.
(2) The ratio represents the amount of capital attributed to the business
lines as at the end of the period.
n/m Not meaningful.
OVERVIEW
Net income for the quarter was $652 million, compared to net income of $147 million for the same quarter last year and net income of $644 million for the prior quarter.
Our results for the current quarter were affected by the following items:
- $25 million ($17 million after-tax) gain from the structured credit
run-off business;
- $25 million future tax asset write-down resulting from the enactment
of lower Ontario corporate tax rates; and
- $17 million ($12 million after-tax) negative impact of changes in
credit spreads on the mark-to-market (MTM) of credit derivatives in
our corporate loan hedging program.
Compared with Q1, 2009
Revenue was higher than the same quarter last year, primarily due to gains from the structured credit run-off business compared with losses in the last year quarter. The current quarter also benefited from wider spreads on personal and commercial lending products, volume growth in retail deposits and most personal lending products, realized gains on the sale of merchant banking investments, and higher wealth management related fee income. These factors were partially offset by lower realized gains on the sale of available for sale (AFS) securities in Treasury and MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives compared with MTM gains in the last year quarter. The last year quarter was impacted by MTM losses relating to interest-rate hedges for the leveraged lease portfolio, losses/write-downs on our merchant banking portfolio and foreign exchange losses on repatriation activities.
The provision for credit losses was up primarily due to higher losses in the cards and personal lending portfolios driven by higher delinquencies and bankruptcies, and higher losses in the U.S. real estate finance business and FirstCaribbean International Bank (FirstCaribbean).
Non-interest expenses were up primarily due to higher performance-related compensation, pension and occupancy costs, and the settlement made with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) relating to our participation in the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market. These factors were partially offset by lower business and capital taxes.
Income taxes in the current quarter were impacted by the future tax asset write-down noted above. The last year quarter included tax benefits on the structured credit losses and foreign exchange losses on repatriation.
Compared with Q4, 2009
Revenue was higher than the prior quarter primarily due to realized gains on the sale of merchant banking investments, volume growth in retail deposits and most personal lending products, and lower MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives. These factors were mostly offset by lower revenue in the structured credit run-off business during the quarter. The prior quarter was impacted by valuation charges on certain AFS positions in exited and other run-off businesses.
The provision for credit losses was lower primarily on lower losses in U.S. real estate finance and other run-off businesses, unsecured personal lending portfolios, and a lower provision for credit losses in the general allowance. These factors were partially offset by higher losses in FirstCaribbean.
Non-interest expenses were up primarily due to higher performance-related compensation, pension expenses and the ABCP settlement discussed above. These were partially offset by lower computer related expenses.
Income tax expense in the current quarter included the future tax asset write-down noted above, compared with a benefit from the positive revaluation of future tax assets in the prior quarter.
Our results for the prior periods were affected by the following items:
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Q4, 2009
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- $85 million ($58 million after-tax) gain from the structured credit
run-off business;
- $62 million gains relating to various tax related items;
- $42 million ($27 million after-tax) of valuation charges related to
certain AFS positions in exited and other run-off businesses; and
- $36 million ($25 million after-tax) negative impact of changes in
credit spreads on our corporate loan credit derivatives.
Q1, 2009
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- $708 million ($483 million after-tax) loss in the structured credit
run-off business;
- $94 million ($64 million after-tax) positive impact of changes in
credit spreads on corporate loan credit derivatives;
- $92 million ($51 million after-tax) MTM losses relating to interest-
rate hedges for the leveraged lease portfolio that did not qualify
for hedge accounting;
- $87 million ($52 million after-tax) losses/write-downs on our
merchant banking portfolio; and
- $48 million foreign exchange losses ($4 million after-tax gain) on
repatriation activities.
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Outlook for 2010
Both the U.S. and Canadian economies ended 2009 on a stronger note, and that momentum looks to carry over into healthy growth through at least the first half of 2010. Production is picking up to get closer to demand after a period of inventory reductions, and in Canada, domestic demand is being supported by net job creation. Growth could slow later this year as the increases to Canadian exports from U.S. inventory restocking and fiscal stimulus fade, and as the now booming housing market decelerates after the anticipated interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada in the second half and the new rules for insured mortgages take effect.
CIBC Retail Markets should see moderate growth in mortgages, cards and other credit products reflecting the impact of low interest rates and modest progress in employment growth, although mortgage demand could decelerate later this year as interest rates rise. Personal bankruptcies should level off with the recovery in the labour market, while small business bankruptcies rise on the lagged impact of last year's recession. Investment product demand should be supported by rising incomes and improving financial markets.
Wholesale Banking should benefit from a healthy pace of equity and bond issuance, with governments remaining heavy borrowers and businesses tapping strong capital markets. M&A activity could also increase on improving confidence. Credit demand should be supported by inventory rebuilding, and the public debt market remains a cost-effective alternative for larger entities. U.S. real estate finance could remain slow and corporate defaults are likely to remain elevated on the lagged impacts of the past year's recession.
RUN-OFF BUSINESSES
Structured credit run-off business
Overview and results
Our structured credit business, within Wholesale Banking, comprised our previous activities as principal and for client facilitation. These activities included warehousing of assets and structuring of special purpose entities (SPEs), which resulted in the holding of unhedged positions. Other activities included intermediation, correlation, and flow trading, which earned a spread on matching positions.
Exposures
Our exposures largely consist of the following categories:
Unhedged -
- U.S. residential mortgage market (USRMM)
- non-USRMM
Hedged -
- financial guarantors (USRMM and non-USRMM) including unmatched
positions where we have purchased protection but do not have exposure
to the underlying
- other counterparties (USRMM and non-USRMM)
Results
Net income, before taxes, for the quarter was $25 million, compared with a net loss, before taxes, of $708 million for the same quarter last year and net income, before taxes, of $85 million for the prior quarter.
The net income for the current quarter is a result of decreases in credit valuation adjustments (CVA) relating primarily to financial guarantors, driven by mark-to-market recoveries for certain underlying assets and tightening of credit spreads, and gains on unhedged positions, largely related to USRMM. These gains were offset by losses from reduced receivables from financial guarantors on loan assets that are carried at amortized cost, MTM losses on the limited recourse note issued by Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus), and losses from transactions described below.
Change in exposures
The following table summarizes our positions within our structured credit run-off business:
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2010 2009
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Notional
Investments and loans $ 12,618 $ 10,442
Written credit derivatives(1) 17,496 22,710
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Total gross exposures $ 30,114 $ 33,152
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Purchased credit derivatives $ 27,744 $ 32,257
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(1) Includes notional amount for written credit derivatives and liquidity
and credit facilities.
We undertook a number of transactions during the quarter to reduce our exposures, as noted below:
- We terminated $3.5 billion (US$3.2 billion) of written credit
derivatives with exposures to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)
and assumed the related securities of the same amount, which are
classified as loans. We also entered into a funding transaction for
similar assets in the amount of $1.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) with
the same counterparty. These transactions resulted in a pre-tax loss
of $4 million (US$4 million);
- We terminated $2.8 billion (US$2.7 billion) of unmatched non-USRMM
purchased credit derivatives on corporate debt exposures with two
financial guarantors (reported as counterparties "VI" and "IX") for a
total cash payment of $3 million (US$3 million). The transaction
resulted in a pre-tax loss of $8 million (US$8 million);
- We terminated $1.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) of written credit
derivatives with exposures to corporate debt resulting in a pre-tax
loss of $3 million (US$3 million). Subsequent to this transaction,
$1.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) of purchased credit derivatives that
previously hedged these positions became unmatched;
- We sold CLOs classified as loans with notional of $772 million
(US$722 million) and carrying value of $724 million (US$677 million)
for cash consideration of $708 million (US$662 million), resulting in
a pre-tax loss of $16 million (US$15 million). Subsequent to this
transaction, we also terminated $994 million (US$930 million) of
related hedging contracts with two financial guarantors (reported as
counterparties "III" and "IV") for a total cash payment of $3 million
(US$3 million). The transaction resulted in an additional pre-tax
loss of $11 million (US$10 million). The underlying exposures that
became unhedged as a result of the termination were written credit
derivatives with a notional of $169 million (US$158 million) and a
fair value of $9 million (US$8 million) and a security classified as
a loan with a notional of $52 million (US$50 million) and a carrying
value of $50 million (US$48 million) as at the transaction date;
- We commuted USRMM contracts with a financial guarantor (reported as
counterparty "II") for cash consideration of $79 million
(US$75 million). As a result, we wrote down the gross receivable by
$511 million (US$486 million) with a corresponding reduction of the
related CVA of $396 million (US$377 million). The transaction
resulted in a pre-tax loss of $36 million (US$34 million). The
underlying exposures that became unhedged as a result of the
commutation were securities with a notional of $549 million
(US$523 million) and a fair value of $37 million (US$35 million) as
at the transaction date; and
- Normal amortization reduced the notional of our purchased credit
derivatives with financial guarantors by $209 million
(US$196 million).
Gain on reduction of unfunded commitment on a variable funding note (VFN)
In the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized a gain of $895 million (US$841 million), resulting from the reduction to zero of our unfunded commitment on a VFN issued by a collateralized debt obligation (CDO). This reduction followed certain actions of the indenture trustee for the CDO following the September 15, 2008 bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Lehman), the guarantor of a related credit default swap agreement with the CDO. While the Lehman estate expressed its disagreement with the actions of the indenture trustee, the estate has not instituted any legal proceeding with regard to the CDO or our VFN. The Lehman estate has, however, instituted legal proceedings involving a number of other CDOs, and in the first quarter of 2010, in Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. v. BNY Corporate Trustee Services, Ltd., the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York ruled unenforceable a customary provision in a CDO transaction that reversed the priority of the payment waterfall upon the bankruptcy of Lehman, the credit support provider under a related swap agreement. That ruling, which the defendant has indicated it will appeal, does not change our belief that if contested, the trustee's actions in reducing the unfunded commitment on our VFN to zero should be upheld although there can be no certainty regarding any eventual outcome. We continue to believe that the CDO indenture trustee's actions were fully supported by the terms of the governing contracts and the relevant legal standards.
Total exposures
The exposures held within our structured credit run-off business within Wholesale Banking are summarized in the table below. The table excludes the protection from Capital Management LP (Cerberus) on our USRMM exposures.
US$ millions, as at January 31, 2010
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Exposures(9)
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Investments and loans(1) Written credit
derivatives
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credit facilities(2)
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Fair Carrying Fair
Notional value value Notional value(3)
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Hedged
USRMM - CDOs $ - $ - $ - $ 493 $ 469
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Total USRMM
Hedged $ - $ - $ - $ 493 $ 469
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CLO $ 152 $ 142 $ 142 $ 4,313 $ 258
CLO classified
as loans(4) 7,959 7,260 7,360 - -
Corporate debt - - - 8,016 236
Corporate debt
(Unmatched) - - - - -
CMBS (Unmatched) - - - - -
Other securtities
classified
as loans(5) 693 377 437 - -
Others (includes
CMBS and TruPs) 314 125 125 1,458 439
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Total Non-USRMM
Hedged $ 9,118 $ 7,904 $ 8,064 $ 13,787 $ 933
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Unhedged
USRMM - CDOs(6) $ 2,177 $ 95 $ 95 $ 2,424 $ 2,119
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Unhedged $ 2,177 $ 95 $ 95 $ 2,424 $ 2,119
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Non-USRMM
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CLO $ 64 $ 24 $ 24 $ 250 $ 14
CLO classified
as loans 253 235 243 - -
Corporate debt 166 113 113 - -
Montreal Accord
related
notes(2)(7) 386 209 209 281 n/a
Third party
sponsored
ABCP
conduits(2) 102 102 102 75 n/a
Other
securtities
classified
as loans 174 170 152 - -
Others(2)(8) 178 161 161 186 1
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Total Non-USRMM
Unhedged $ 1,323 $ 1,014 $ 1,004 $ 792 $ 15
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Total Unhedged $ 3,500 $ 1,109 $ 1,099 $ 3,216 $ 2,134
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Total $ 12,618 $ 9,013 $ 9,163 $ 17,496 $ 3,536
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 10,442 $ 6,721 $ 7,024 $ 22,710 $ 4,152
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Hedged by
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Purchased credit derivatives and index
hedges
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Financial guarantors Others
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Fair Fair
value value
before before
Notional CVA(3) Notional CVA(3)
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Hedged
USRMM - CDOs $ 60 $ 40 $ 434 $ 428
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Total USRMM
Hedged $ 60 $ 40 $ 434 $ 428
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Non-USRMM
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CLO $ 4,218 $ 257 $ 248 $ 17
CLO classified
as loans(4) 7,775 520 222 15
Corporate debt 800 34 7,220 210
Corporate debt
(Unmatched) 3,500 38 - -
CMBS (Unmatched) 775 603 - -
Other securtities
classified
as loans(5) 692 316 - -
Others (includes
CMBS and TruPs) 1,397 580 403 44
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Total Non-USRMM
Hedged $ 19,157 $ 2,348 $ 8,093 $ 286
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Total Hedged $ 19,217 $ 2,388 $ 8,527 $ 714
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Unhedged
USRMM - CDOs(6) $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Total USRMM
Unhedged $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Non-USRMM
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CLO $ - $ - $ - $ -
CLO classified
as loans - - - -
Corporate debt - - - -
Montreal Accord
related
notes(2)(7) - - - -
Third party
sponsored
ABCP
conduits(2) - - - -
Other
securtities
classified
as loans - - - -
Others(2)(8) - - - -
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Total Non-USRMM
Unhedged $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Total Unhedged $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Total $ 19,217 $ 2,388 $ 8,527 $ 714
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 23,748 $ 3,413 $ 8,509 $ 681
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(1) Excludes equity and surplus notes that we obtained in consideration
for commutation of our USRMM contracts with financial guarantors with
notional US$261 million and fair value US$41 million, as at
January 31, 2010.
(2) Undrawn notional of the liquidity and credit facilities relating to
Montreal Accord related notes amounted to US$281 million, relating to
third party non-bank sponsored ABCP conduits amounted to
US$75 million, and relating to unhedged other non-USRMM amounted to
US$20 million.
(3) This is the gross fair value of the contracts, which were typically
zero, or close to zero, at the time they were entered into.
(4) Investments and loans include unfunded investment commitments with a
notional of US$173 million.
(5) Represents CDOs with trust preferred securities (TruPs) collateral.
(6) The net unhedged USRMM exposure, after write-downs, was
US$400 million as at January 31, 2010 and includes US$371 million of
super senior CDO of mezzanine residential mortgage-backed securities
(RMBS), net of write-downs.
(7) Includes estimated USRMM exposure of $98 million as at January 31,
2010.
(8) Includes warehouse - non RMBS securities with notional US$10 million
and fair value of nil.
(9) We have excluded our total holdings, including holdings related to
our treasury activities, of notional US$1.3 billion (October 31,
2009: US$868 million) with fair value of US$1.3 billion (October 31,
2009: US$865 million) in debt securities issued by Federal National
Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) (notional US$418 million, fair
value US$417 million), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Freddie Mac) (notional US$232 million, fair value US$229 million),
and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (notional
US$616 million, fair value US$615 million). Trading equity securities
with a fair value of US$1 million (October 31, 2009: US$1 million),
issued by Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), were also
excluded.
n/a Not applicable.
Cerberus transaction
In 2008, we transacted with Cerberus to obtain downside protection on our hedged and unhedged USRMM collateralized debt obligation (CDO) exposures while retaining upside participation if the underlying securities recover. As at January 31, 2010, the outstanding principal and fair value of the limited recourse note issued as part of the Cerberus transaction was $539 million (US$504 million) and $355 million (US$332 million) respectively. The underlying CDO exposures had a fair value of $453 million (US$424 million) as at January 31, 2010. We recorded a loss of $119 million (US$112 million) on the limited recourse note during the quarter largely offset by gains on the hedged assets.
Purchased protection from financial guarantors
The following table presents the notional amounts and fair values of non-USRMM related protection purchased from financial guarantors, and the underlying referenced assets, by counterparty. In addition we also have USRMM related protection purchased from a financial guarantor (reported as counterparty "I") with a notional US$60 million, a gross fair value of US$40 million, and a CVA of US$26 million as at January 31, 2010. The fair value net of CVA is included in derivative instruments in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
US$ millions, as at January 31, 2010
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Notional amounts of
referenced non-USRMM assets
Standard Moody's --------------------------------
Counter- and investor Fitch Corporate
party Poor's services ratings CLO debt CMBS
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I BB+(1) B3(1) -(3) $ 510 $ - $ 777(4)
II CC(2) Caa2(2) -(3) 838 - -
III CC(1) -(3) -(3) 1,011 - -
IV -(3) -(3) -(3) 1,182 - -
V -(3) -(3) -(3) 2,608 - -
VI BBB-(1) Ba1 -(3) - 2,800(4) -
VII AAA(1) Aa3(1) AA(1) 4,481 - -
VIII AAA(1) Aa3(1) AA-(1) 1,288 - -
IX BB-(1) Ba1(1) -(3) 75 1,500(4) -
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Total
financial
guaran-
tors $ 11,993 $ 4,300 $ 777
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Oct. 31,
2009 $ 13,292 $ 6,959 $ 777
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Notional
amounts of
referenced
non-USRMM Protection purchased
assets from financial guarantors
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Counter- Total Fair value Fair value
party Others Notional before CVA CVA less CVA
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I $ 179 $ 1,466 $ 713 $ (465) $ 248
II 772 1,610 364 (269) 95
III 119 1,130 114 (92) 22
IV 263 1,445 133 (109) 24
V - 2,608 156 (37) 119
VI - 2,800 58 (11) 47
VII 250 4,731 479 (86) 393
VIII 128 1,416 140 (27) 113
IX 376 1,951 191 (93) 98
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Total
financial
guaran-
tors $ 2,087 $ 19,157 $ 2,348 $ (1,189) $ 1,159
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Oct. 31,
2009 $ 2,132 $ 23,160 $ 2,880 (1,591) $ 1,404
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(1) Credit watch/outlook with negative implication.
(2) Watch developing.
(3) Rating withdrawn and no longer rated.
(4) Includes US$3.5 billion and US$775 million of unmatched purchase
protection related to corporate debt and commercial mortgage backed
securities (CMBS) respectively.
The total CVA recovery for financial guarantors was $388 million (US$366 million) for the quarter. As at January 31, 2010, CVA on credit derivative contracts with financial guarantors was $1.3 billion (US$1.2 billion) (October 31, 2009: $2.2 billion (US$2.0 billion)), and the fair value of credit derivative contracts with financial guarantors net of CVA was $1.3 billion (US$1.2 billion) (October 31, 2009: $1.5 billion (US$1.4 billion)). Further significant losses could result depending on the performance of both the underlying assets and the financial guarantors.
In addition, in our other run-off portfolios, we also have loans and tranched securities positions that are partly secured by direct guarantees from financial guarantors or by bonds guaranteed by financial guarantors. As at January 31, 2010, these positions were performing and the total amount guaranteed by financial guarantors was approximately $74 million (US$69 million).
The following provides further data and description of the non-USRMM referenced assets underlying the protection purchased from financial guarantors:
US$ millions, as at January 31, 2010
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Fair Notional/
value tranche
purchased Total --------------------
Notional protection tranches(1) High Low
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Hedged
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CLO (includes
loans) $ 11,993 $ 777 78 $ 375 $ -
Corporate debt 800 34 1 800 800
Others
TruPs (includes
loans) 784 366 12 123 23
Non-US RMBS 151 74 3 69 21
Other 1,154 456 9 251 1
Unmatched
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Corporate debt 3,500 38 6 800 400
U.S. CMBS 775 603 2 452 323
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Total $ 19,157 $ 2,348 111 $ 2,870 $ 1,568
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Fair value/ Investment
tranche grade
-------------------- WAL in under-
High Low years(2)(3) lyings(4)
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Hedged
------
CLO (includes
loans) $ 26 $ - 3.6 2%
Corporate debt 34 34 3.9 51%
Others
TruPs (includes
loans) 64 12 14.2 n/a
Non-US RMBS 34 10 3.0 n/a
Other 163 - 6.4 n/a
Unmatched
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Corporate debt 15 4 3.6 68%
U.S. CMBS 328 275 4.9 15%
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Total $ 664 $ 335
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Subordination/
attachment(5) Detachment(6)
-------------------- --------------------
Average Range Average Range
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Hedged
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CLO (includes
loans) 31% 6-67% 99% 50-100%
Corporate debt 15% 15% 30% 30%
Others
TruPs (includes
loans) 49% 45-57% 100% 100%
Non-US RMBS 53% 53% 100% 100%
Other 20% 0-53% 100% 100%
Unmatched
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Corporate debt 23% 15-30% 44% 30-60%
U.S. CMBS 44% 43-46% 100% 100%
Total
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(1) A tranche is a portion of a security offered as part of the same
transaction where the underlying may be an asset, pool of assets,
index or another tranche. The value of the tranche depends on the
value of the underlying, subordination and deal specific structures
such as tests/triggers.
(2) The Weighted Average Life (WAL) of the positions is impacted by
assumptions on collateral, interest deferrals and defaults, and
prepayments, and for TruPs CDOs, also the potential for successful
future auctions. These assumptions and the resulting WAL, especially
for TruPs CDOs, may change significantly from period to period.
(3) The WAL of a tranche will typically be shorter than the WAL for the
underlying collateral for one or more reasons relating to how cash
flows from repayment and default recoveries are directed to pay down
the tranche.
(4) Or equivalent based on internal credit ratings.
(5) Subordination/attachment points are the level of losses which can be
sustained on the collateral underlying the reference assets without
those losses impacting the tranches shown above.
(6) The detachment points are the level of losses on the collateral
underlying the reference assets at which point any further losses
cease to impact the tranches shown above.
n/a Not available.
Hedged positions
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CLO
The hedged CLO underlyings consist of 78 tranches. Approximately 37% of the total notional amount of the CLO tranches was rated equivalent to AAA, 56% rated between the equivalent of AA+ and AA-, 6% rated between the equivalent of A+ and A-, and only 1% rated between the equivalent of BBB+ and BBB-, as at January 31, 2010. Approximately 18% of the underlying collateral was rated equivalent to BB- or higher, 57% was rated between the equivalent of B+ and B-, 14% rated equivalent to CCC+ or lower, with the remainder unrated as at January 31, 2010. The collateral comprises assets in a wide range of industries with the highest concentration in the services (personal and food) industry (29%); the broadcasting, publishing and telecommunication sector (18%); and the manufacturing sector (13%). Only 3% is in the real estate sector. Approximately 70% and 24% of the underlyings represent U.S. and European exposures respectively.
Corporate Debt
The hedged corporate debt underlyings consist of 1 super senior synthetic CDO tranche that reference portfolios of primarily U.S. (63%) and European (20%) corporate debt in various industries (manufacturing - 28%, financial institutions - 16%, cable and telecommunications - 11%, retail and wholesale - 3%). Approximately 10% of the total notional amount of US$800 million of the corporate debt underlyings were rated equivalent to A- or higher, 41% were rated between the equivalent of BBB- and BBB+, with the remainder rated equivalent to BB+ or lower, as at January 31, 2010.
Others
Other hedged positions include CDOs with TruPs collateral, which are Tier I Innovative Capital Instruments issued by U.S. regional banks and insurers, non-U.S. RMBS (such as European residential mortgages) and other assets including tranches of CDOs, aircraft leases, film receivables and CMBS.
Unmatched positions
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Corporate Debt
The unmatched corporate debt underlyings consist of 6 super senior synthetic CDO tranches that reference portfolios of primarily U.S. (56%) and European (30%) corporate debt in various industries (manufacturing - 31%, financial institutions - 10%, cable and telecommunications - 12%, retail and wholesale - 8%). Approximately 19% of the total notional amount of US$3.5 billion of the unmatched corporate debt underlyings were rated equivalent to A- or higher, 49% were rated between the equivalent of BBB- and BBB+, with the remainder rated equivalent to BB+ or lower, as at January 31, 2010.
U.S. CMBS
The two synthetic tranches reference unmatched CMBS portfolios which are backed by pools of commercial real estate mortgages located primarily in the U.S. Approximately 15% of the underlyings were rated between the equivalent of BBB and BBB-, 15% were rated between the equivalent of BB+ and BB-, 33% rated between the equivalent of B+ and B-, with the remainder rated equivalent to CCC+ or lower, as at January 31, 2010.
Purchased protection from other counterparties
The following table provides the notional amounts and fair values before CVA of US$5 million (October 31, 2009: US$8 million) of purchased credit derivatives from non-financial guarantor counterparties, excluding unmatched purchased credit derivatives:
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USRMM related Non-USRMM related
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US$ millions, as at Notional Fair value Notional Fair value
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Non-bank financial
institutions $ 434 $ 428 $ 66 $ 3
Banks - - 805 73
Canadian conduits - - 7,220 210
Others - - 2 -
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Total $ 434 $ 428 $ 8,093 $ 286
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Total
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Notional Fair value
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2010 2009 2010 2009
US$ millions, as at Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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Non-bank financial
institutions $ 500 $ 437 $ 431 $ 350
Banks 805 862 73 86
Canadian conduits 7,220 7,166 210 245
Others 2 2 - -
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Total $ 8,527 $ 8,467 $ 714 $ 681
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The non-financial guarantor counterparty hedging our USRMM exposures is a large U.S.-based diversified multinational insurance and financial services company with which CIBC has market standard collateral arrangements. Approximately 99% of other counterparties hedging our non-USRMM exposures have internal credit ratings equivalent to investment grade.
The assets underlying the exposure hedged by counterparties other than financial guarantors are as below:
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USRMM Non-USRMM related
related
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Notional Notional
------------ -----------------------------------------
US$ millions, as at Corporate
January 31, 2010 CDO(1) CLO(2) debt Other(3) Total
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Non-bank financial
institutions $ 434 $ - $ - $ 66 $ 66
Banks - 470 - 335 805
Canadian conduits - - 7,220 - 7,220
Others - - - 2 2
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Total $ 434 $ 470 $ 7,220 $ 403 $ 8,093
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(1) The US$434 million represents super senior CDO with approximately 67%
sub-prime RMBS, 4% Alt-A RMBS, 15% ABS CDO, and 14% non-USRMM. Sub-
prime and Alt-A are all pre-2006 vintage.
(2) All underlyings are non-investment grade. 10% is North American
exposure and 89% is European exposure. Major industry concentration
is in the services industry (35%), the manufacturing sector (13%),
the broadcasting and communication industries (18%), and only 4% is
in the real estate sector.
(3) Approximately 60% of the underlyings are investment grade or
equivalent based on internal ratings with the majority of the
exposure located in the U.S. and Europe. The industry concentration
is primarily banking and financial institutions, manufacturing,
broadcasting, publishing and telecommunication, with approximately 4%
in the real estate sector.
Canadian conduits
We purchased credit derivative protection from Canadian conduits and generated revenue by selling the same protection onto third parties. The reference portfolios consist of diversified indices of corporate loans and bonds. These conduits are in compliance with their collateral posting arrangements and have posted collateral exceeding current market exposure. Great North Trust, is sponsored by CIBC and the remaining conduit counterparty, MAV I was party to the Montreal Accord.
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US$ millions, Mark-to- Collateral
as at market and
January 31, (before guarantee
2010 Underlying Notional(1) CVA) notionals(2)
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Great North Investment grade
Trust corporate credit
index(3) $ 4,622 $ 178 $ 280(4)
MAV I 160 Investment
grade corporates(5) 2,598 32 328
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Total $ 7,220 $ 210 $ 608
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(1) These exposures mature within 3 to 7 years.
(2) Comprises investment grade notes issued by third party sponsored
conduits, corporate floating rate notes, banker's acceptances (BA),
and funding commitments. The fair value of the collateral at January
31, 2010 was US$596 million (October 31, 2009: US$566 million).
(3) Consists of a static portfolio of 126 North American corporate
reference entities that were investment grade rated when the index
was created. 79% of the entities are rated BBB- or higher. 100% of
the entities are U.S. entities. Financial guarantors represent
approximately 1.6% of the portfolio. 4.0% of the entities have
experienced credit events. Original attachment point is 30% and there
is no direct exposure to USRMM or the U.S. commercial real estate
market.
(4) The value of funding commitments (with indemnities) from certain
third party investors in Great North Trust was nil as at January 31,
2010 (October 31, 2009: nil).
(5) The underlying portfolio consists of a static portfolio of 160
corporate reference entities of which 91% were investment grade on
the trade date. 82% of the entities are currently rated BBB- or
higher (investment grade). 58% of the entities are U.S. entities.
Financial guarantors represent approximately 2.5% of the portfolio.
1.9% of the entities have experienced credit events. Original
attachment point is 20% and there is no direct exposure to USRMM or
the U.S. commercial real estate market.
Unhedged USRMM exposures
Our remaining net unhedged exposure (excluding the Cerberus protection noted above) to the USRMM, after write-downs, was $428 million (US$400 million) as at January 31, 2010. $397 million (US$371 million) of the net unhedged exposure relates to super senior CDOs of mezzanine RMBS.
Unhedged non-USRMM exposures
Our unhedged exposures to non-USRMM primarily relate to the following categories: CLO, corporate debt, Montreal Accord related notes, third party non-bank sponsored ABCP conduits, and other.
CLO
Our unhedged CLO exposures, including those classified as loans, with notional of $606 million (US$567 million) are mostly tranches rated equivalent to AA or higher as at January 31, 2010, and are primarily backed by diversified pools of European-based senior secured leveraged loans.
Corporate debt
Approximately 63%, 11% and 26% of the unhedged corporate debt exposures with notional of $178 million (US$166 million) are related to positions in Canada, Europe, and other countries respectively.
Montreal Accord related notes
As at January 31, 2010 we held variable rate Class A-1 and Class A-2 notes and various zero coupon subordinated and tracking notes with a combined fair value of $223 million and remaining notional value of $413 million that were originally received in exchange for our non-bank sponsored ABCP in January 2009 upon the ratification of the Montreal Accord restructuring. The notes are expected to mature in December 2016 and are backed by fixed income, traditional securitization and CDO assets as well as super senior credit default swaps on investment grade corporates. The underlying assets that have U.S. subprime mortgage exposures have been isolated and are specifically linked to tracking notes with a notional value of $98 million and a fair value of $9 million as at January 31, 2010.
We have provided a $300 million undrawn Margin Funding Facility to be used if the amended collateral triggers of the related credit derivatives are breached and the new trusts created under the restructuring plan do not have sufficient assets to meet any collateral calls. If the loan facility was fully drawn and subsequently more collateral was required due to breaching further collateral triggers, we would not be obligated to fund any additional collateral, although the consequence would likely be the loss of that $300 million loan.
During the quarter we reached a settlement with Ontario Securities Commission relating to our participation in the ABCP market, resulting in a $22 million (US$21 million) loss.
Third party non-bank sponsored ABCP conduits
We provided liquidity and credit related facilities to third party non-bank sponsored ABCP conduits. As at January 31, 2010, $189 million (US$177 million) of the facilities remained committed, which mostly relate to U.S. CDOs. As at January 31, 2010, $109 million (US$102 million) of the committed facilities was drawn. Of the undrawn facilities, $29 million (US$27 million) was subject to liquidity agreements under which the conduits maintain the right to put their assets back to CIBC at par. The underlying assets of the U.S. CDOs have maturities ranging from one to eight years.
Other
Other unhedged exposures with notional of $389 million (US$364 million) include $167 million (US$156 million) credit facilities (drawn US$136 million and undrawn US$20 million) provided to special purpose entities with film rights receivables (28%), lottery receivables (24%), and U.S. mortgage defeasance loans (48%).
The remaining $222 million (US$208 million) primarily represents written protection on tranches of high yield corporate debt portfolios with 44% rated the equivalent of AA- or higher, 32% rated between the equivalent of A+ and A-, with the remaining rated equivalent to BB+. We are only obligated to pay for any losses upon both the default of the underlying corporate debt as well as that of the primary financial guarantor, which was restructured in February 2009.
Other unhedged exposures classified as loans with notional of $186 million (US$174 million) represent primarily investment grade commercial paper.
European leveraged finance
We provided leveraged finance to non-investment grade customers to facilitate their buyout, acquisition and restructuring activities. We generally underwrote leveraged financial loans and syndicated the majority of the loans, earning a fee during the process.
We stopped transacting new business in European leveraged finance (ELF) in 2008.
As with the structured credit run-off business, the risk in the ELF run-off business is monitored by a team focused on proactively managing all accounts in the portfolio. As at January 31, 2010, we had drawn leveraged loans of $783 million (October 31, 2009: $894 million) and unfunded letters of credit and commitments of $192 million (October 31, 2009: $162 million). The drawn and undrawn amounts include non-impaired notional of $157 million and $45 million, respectively, in respect of certain restructured facilities. Of the drawn loans, $42 million (October 31, 2009: $99 million) related to restructured facilities, were considered impaired, for which an allowance of $13 million as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009: $60 million) has been applied. The decrease in the allowance this quarter is substantially due to a write-off of the receivables relating to the restructured facilities. In addition, non-impaired loans and commitments with a face value of $480 million were on the credit watch list as at January 31, 2010.
Exposures of ELF loans (net of write-downs and allowance for credit losses) by industry are as below:
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$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 Drawn Undrawn
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Publishing and printing $ 37 $ 10
Telecommunications 13 13
Manufacturing 227 87
Business services 18 16
Hardware and software 230 22
Transportation 11 13
Wholesale trade 223 31
Utilities 11 -
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Total $ 770 $ 192
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 834 $ 162
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OTHER SELECTED ACTIVITIES
In response to the recommendations of the Financial Stability Forum, this section provides additional details on other selected activities.
Securitization business
Our securitization business provides clients access to funding in the debt capital markets. We sponsor several multi-seller conduits in Canada that purchase pools of financial assets from our clients, and finance the purchases by issuing ABCP to investors. We generally provide the conduits with commercial paper backstop liquidity facilities, securities distribution, accounting, cash management and other financial services.
As at January 31, 2010, our holdings of ABCP issued by our non-consolidated sponsored multi-seller conduits that offer ABCP to external investors was $323 million (October 31, 2009: $487 million) and our committed backstop liquidity facilities to these conduits was $3.4 billion (October 31, 2009: $4.0 billion). We also provided credit facilities of $40 million (October 31, 2009: $50 million) and banker's acceptances of $71 million (October 31, 2009: $69 million) to these conduits as at January 31, 2010.
The following table shows the underlying collateral and the average maturity for each asset type in these multi-seller conduits:
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Estimated
weighted
avg. life
$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 Amount(1) (years)
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Asset class
Canadian residential mortgages $ 891 1.5
Auto leases 569 0.6
Franchise loans 452 1.1
Auto loans 90 0.7
Credit cards 975 3.1(2)
Equipment leases/loans 101 1.0
Other 5 0.8
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Total $ 3,083 1.8
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 3,612 1.7
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(1) The committed backstop facility of these assets was the same as the
amounts noted in the table, other than for franchise loans, for which
the facility was $750 million.
(2) Based on the revolving period and amortization period contemplated in
the transaction.
The short-term notes issued by the conduits are backed by the above assets. The performance of the above assets has met the criteria required to retain the credit ratings of the notes issued by the multi-seller conduits.
We also participated in a syndicated facility for a 364 day commitment of $390 million to a CIBC-sponsored single-seller conduit that provides funding to franchisees of a major Canadian retailer. Our portion of the commitment is $95 million. At January 31, 2010 we funded $71 million (October 31, 2009: $69 million) by the issuance of banker's acceptances.
In addition, we consolidated Macro Trust, a CIBC-sponsored conduit, as we held all of its issued commercial paper.
We also securitize our mortgages and credit card receivables. Details of our consolidated variable interest entities and securitization transactions during the quarter are provided in Note 4 to the interim consolidated financial statements.
U.S. real estate finance
In our U.S. real estate finance business, we operate a full-service platform which originates commercial mortgages to mid-market clients, under three programs. The construction program offers floating-rate financing to properties under construction. The interim program offers fixed and floating-rate financing for properties that are fully leased or with some leasing or renovation yet to be done. These programs provide feeder product for the group's permanent fixed-rate loan program and typically have an average term of one to three years.
Once the construction and interim phases are complete and the properties are income producing, borrowers are offered fixed-rate financing within the permanent program (typically with average terms of 10 years). The business also maintains CMBS trading and distribution capabilities.
As at January 31, 2010, we had CMBS inventory with a market value of less than US$1 million (October 31, 2009: less than US$1 million). As at January 31, 2010, $337 million (October 31, 2009: $279 million) of funded loans were considered impaired and US$152 million of loans and US$5 million of undrawn commitments were included in the credit watch list. During the quarter we recorded provisions for credit losses of $26 million (US$24 million).
The following table provides a summary of our positions in this business as at January 31, 2010:
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US$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 Drawn Undrawn
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Construction program $ 171 $ 32
Interim program 1,965 230
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Total $ 2,136 $ 262
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 2,209 $ 236
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U.S. leveraged finance
We sold our U.S. leveraged finance business as part of our sale of some of our U.S. businesses to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (Oppenheimer) in fiscal 2008. Under the transaction, the leveraged loans in existence at the time of the sale remained with us. These loans are being managed to maturity. In addition, under the current terms of our agreement with Oppenheimer, we agreed to provide a loan warehouse facility of up to US$2 billion to finance and hold syndicated loans originated for U.S. middle market companies by Oppenheimer. Underwriting of any loan for inclusion in this facility is subject to joint credit approval by Oppenheimer and CIBC. Exposures of our U.S. leveraged loans, including loans originated through Oppenheimer (net of allowance for credit losses of US$34 million as at January 31, 2010) are summarized in the table below. As at January 31, 2010, US$16 million of the loans and US$2 million of undrawn commitments were impaired and US$116 million of loans and US$55 million of undrawn commitments were included in the credit watch list. No provision for credit losses was recognized during the quarter.
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US$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 Drawn Undrawn(1)
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Transportation $ 93 $ 75
Gaming and lodging 71 56
Healthcare 81 150
Media and advertising 32 11
Manufacturing 27 126
Other 50 114
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Total $ 354 $ 532
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Oct. 31, 2009 $ 370 $ 575
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(1) Includes unfunded letters of credit of US$36 million.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW
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2010 2009 2009
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Net interest income $ 1,514 $ 1,419 $ 1,333
Non-interest income 1,547 1,469 689
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Total revenue 3,061 2,888 2,022
Provision for credit losses 359 424 284
Non-interest expenses 1,748 1,669 1,653
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Income before taxes and
non-controlling interests 954 795 85
Income tax expense (benefit) 286 145 (67)
Non-controlling interests 16 6 5
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Net income $ 652 $ 644 $ 147
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Net interest income
Net interest income was up $181 million or 14% from the same quarter last year, primarily due to wider spreads and volume growth in most retail products, higher treasury revenue, and lower interest expense in the structured credit run-off business.
Net interest income was up $95 million or 7% from the prior quarter, mainly due to volume growth in most retail products, lower interest expense in the structured credit run-off business, and higher income from corporate credit products.
Non-interest income
Non-interest income was up $858 million from the same quarter last year, primarily due to gain from the structured credit run-off business compared with losses in the last year quarter. The current quarter also benefited from higher interest rate based trading revenue, and higher income from securitization activities, higher wealth management related fee income, and higher gains on sale of merchant banking investments. These factors were partially offset by lower realized gains on the sale of AFS securities in Treasury and MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives compared with MTM gains in the last year quarter. The last year quarter was impacted by MTM losses relating to interest-rate hedges for the leveraged lease portfolio, losses/write-downs on our merchant banking portfolio and foreign exchange losses on repatriation activities.
Non-interest income was up $78 million or 5% from the prior quarter, primarily due to higher gains on the sale of merchant banking investments, lower MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives, higher mutual fund fee income, and higher foreign exchange and commodities trading. These factors were partially offset by lower revenue in the structured credit run-off business.
Provision for credit losses
The provision for credit losses was up $75 million or 26% from the same quarter last year and down $65 million or 15% from the prior quarter.
The provision for credit losses in consumer portfolios was up $76 million from the same quarter last year, primarily due to higher delinquencies and bankruptcies in the credit cards and personal lending portfolios. The provision for credit losses in consumer portfolios was down $15 million from the prior quarter. This decrease was mainly driven by improvements in delinquencies in the personal lending portfolio.
The provision for credit losses in business and government lending increased by $58 million from the same quarter last year due to higher provisions in the U.S. real estate finance portfolio and FirstCaribbean, and lower recoveries. The provision for credit losses in business and government lending decreased by $36 million from the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to lower losses in the U.S. real estate finance portfolio and our run-off businesses partially offset by higher losses in FirstCaribbean.
Non-interest expenses
Non-interest expenses were up $95 million or 6% from the same quarter last year, primarily due to higher performance-related compensation, pension expenses and occupancy costs, and the ABCP settlement, partially offset by lower business and capital taxes.
Non-interest expenses were up $79 million or 5% from the prior quarter, primarily due to higher performance-related compensation, pension expenses and the ABCP settlement, partially offset by lower computer related expenses, professional fees, and business and capital taxes.
Income taxes
Income tax expense was $286 million, compared with a benefit of $67 million in the same quarter last year. The primary reason for this change was higher income in the current quarter. The current quarter also included a future tax asset write-down of $25 million resulting from the enactment of lower Ontario corporate tax rates.
Income tax expense was up $141 million from the prior quarter, for the reasons noted above. Also, the prior quarter included $62 million of favourable tax adjustments, including the write-up of future tax assets.
At the end of the quarter, our future income tax asset was $1,379 million, net of a $94 million (US$88 million) valuation allowance. Included in the future income tax asset are $760 million related to Canadian non-capital loss carryforwards that expire in 19 years, $62 million related to Canadian capital loss carryforwards that have no expiry date, and $337 million related to our U.S. operations. Accounting standards require a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a future income tax asset will not be realized prior to its expiration. Although realization is not assured, we believe that based on all available evidence, it is more likely than not that all of the future income tax asset, net of the valuation allowance, will be realized.
On October 2, 2009, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued reassessments disallowing the deduction of the 2005 Enron settlement payments of approximately $3.0 billion. During the quarter, CRA proposed to deny the Enron-related legal expenses and make certain other miscellaneous adjustments. These additional items have been factored into the tax and interest amounts below. We filed a Notice of Objection in December 2009 and intend to commence legal proceedings to defend our tax filing position in the Tax Court of Canada. We believe that we will be successful in sustaining at least the amount of the accounting tax benefit recognized to date. Should we successfully defend our tax filing position in its entirety, we would be able to recognize an additional accounting tax benefit of $214 million and taxable refund interest thereon of approximately $155 million. Should we fail to defend our position in its entirety, additional tax expense of approximately $860 million and non-deductible interest thereon of $154 million would be incurred.
Final closing agreements for leveraged leases were executed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2009. We are now engaged in the process of finalizing amounts with the U.S. revenue authorities for the various affected taxation years. It is expected that this will be concluded in 2010. While we believe our provisions and charges to date accurately reflect the terms of the IRS settlement offer and subsequent clarifications thereto by the IRS, it is possible that additional charges could occur during the process of finalizing actual amounts with the U.S. revenue authorities.
Foreign exchange
Our U.S. dollar denominated results are impacted by fluctuations in the U.S. dollar/Canadian dollar exchange rate. The Canadian dollar appreciated 14% on average relative to the U.S. dollar from the same quarter last year, resulting in a $23 million decrease in the translated value of our U.S. dollar earnings.
The Canadian dollar appreciated 2% on average relative to the U.S. dollar from the prior quarter, resulting in a $3 million decrease in the translated value of our U.S. dollar earnings.
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2010 2009
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amounts, for the three months
ended Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jul. 31 Apr. 30
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Revenue
CIBC Retail Markets $ 2,402 $ 2,356 $ 2,318 $ 2,223
Wholesale Banking 613 503 552 (213)
Corporate and Other 46 29 (13) 151
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Total revenue 3,061 2,888 2,857 2,161
Provision for credit losses 359 424 547 394
Non-interest expenses 1,748 1,669 1,699 1,639
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Income (loss) before taxes and
non-controlling interests 954 795 611 128
Income tax (benefit) expense 286 145 172 174
Non-controlling interests 16 6 5 5
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Net income (loss) $ 652 $ 644 $ 434 $ (51)
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Earnings (loss) per share
- basic $ 1.59 $ 1.57 $ 1.02 $ (0.24)
- diluted(1) $ 1.58 $ 1.56 $ 1.02 $ (0.24)
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2009 2008
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amounts, for the three months
ended Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jul. 31 Apr. 30
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Revenue
CIBC Retail Markets $ 2,375 $ 2,345 $ 2,347 $ 2,252
Wholesale Banking (330) (302) (574) (2,140)
Corporate and Other (23) 161 132 14
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Total revenue 2,022 2,204 1,905 126
Provision for credit losses 284 222 203 176
Non-interest expenses 1,653 1,927 1,725 1,788
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Income (loss) before taxes and
non-controlling interests 85 55 (23) (1,838)
Income tax (benefit) expense (67) (384) (101) (731)
Non-controlling interests 5 3 7 4
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Net income (loss) $ 147 $ 436 $ 71 $ (1,111)
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Earnings (loss) per share
- basic $ 0.29 $ 1.07 $ 0.11 $ (3.00)
- diluted(1) $ 0.29 $ 1.06 $ 0.11 $ (3.00)
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(1) In case of a loss, the effect of stock options potentially
exercisable on diluted earnings (loss) per share will be anti-
dilutive; therefore, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share will
be the same.
Our quarterly results are modestly affected by seasonal factors. The first quarter is normally characterized by increased credit card purchases over the holiday period. The second quarter has fewer days as compared with the other quarters, generally leading to lower earnings. The summer months (July - third quarter and August - fourth quarter) typically experience lower levels of capital markets activity, which affects our brokerage, investment management and wholesale banking activities.
Wholesale Banking revenue was adversely affected in 2008 and early 2009, due to the charges on credit protection purchased from financial guarantors and MTM losses related to our exposure to the USRMM. Foreign exchange losses on repatriation activities were included in the first quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2008. The second quarter of 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2008 included foreign exchange gains on repatriation activities.
Retail lending provisions trended higher beginning the second half of 2008 largely due to higher losses in the cards and personal lending portfolios. This is the result of both volume growth as well as economic deterioration in the consumer sector. Recoveries and reversals in Wholesale Banking have decreased from the high levels in the past. Wholesale Banking provisions trended higher in 2009, reflective of the recessions in the U.S. and Europe. There has been an increase in general allowance in each quarter since.
Performance-related compensation has been lower over the quarters in 2008 and 2009. The fourth quarter of 2008 included severance related expenses.
The second and third quarters of 2008 had an income tax benefit resulting from the loss during the period. A $486 million income tax reduction attributable to an increase in our expected tax benefit relating to Enron-related litigation settlements was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008. Income tax recoveries related to the favourable resolution of various income tax audits and reduced tax contingencies were included in the second and fourth quarters of 2008. Tax-exempt income had steadily decreased since the third quarter of 2008 until the third quarter of 2009. Thereafter, tax exempt income levels have remained fairly constant. Income tax benefits on the foreign exchange losses on repatriation activities were included in the first quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2008. The second quarter of 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2008 included income tax expenses on repatriation activities. The current quarter and the second quarter of 2009 included write-downs of future tax assets. The fourth quarter of 2009 included a tax benefit primarily from a positive revaluation of future tax assets.
Non-GAAP measures
We use a number of financial measures to assess the performance of our business lines. Some measures are calculated in accordance with GAAP, while other measures do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP, and, accordingly, these measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Investors may find these non-GAAP financial measures useful in analyzing financial performance. For a more detailed discussion on our non-GAAP measures, see page 57 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures related to CIBC on a consolidated basis. The reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures of our business lines are provided in their respective sections.
Operations Measures
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$ millions, except per share 2010 2009 2009
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Net interest income $ 1,514 $ 1,419 $ 1,333
Non-interest income 1,547 1,469 689
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Total revenue per interim
financial statements A $ 3,061 $ 2,888 $ 2,022
TEB adjustment B 8 7 15
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Total revenue (TEB)(1) C $ 3,069 $ 2,895 $ 2,037
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Non-interest expenses per
interim financial statements D $ 1,748 $ 1,669 $ 1,653
Less: amortization of other
intangible assets 10 10 11
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Cash non-interest expenses(1) E $ 1,738 $ 1,659 $ 1,642
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Income before taxes and
non-controlling interests
per interim financial
statements F $ 954 $ 795 $ 85
TEB adjustment B 8 7 15
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Income before taxes and
non-controlling interests
(TEB)(1) G $ 962 $ 802 $ 100
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Net income applicable to
common shares H $ 610 $ 601 $ 111
Add: after-tax effect of
amortization of other intangible
assets 8 8 9
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Cash net income applicable to
common shares(1) I $ 618 $ 609 $ 120
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Basic weighted-average common
shares (thousands) J 384,442 382,793 380,911
Diluted weighted-average common
shares (thousands) K 385,598 383,987 381,424
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Cash efficiency ratio (TEB)(1) E/C 56.6% 57.3% 80.6%
Cash basic earnings (loss) per
share(1) I/J $ 1.61 $ 1.59 $ 0.32
Cash diluted earnings (loss)
per share(1) I/K $ 1.60 $ 1.59 $ 0.31
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(1) Non-GAAP measure.
Business unit allocations
Treasury activities impact the reported financial results of CIBC's strategic business units (CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking).
Each business line is charged or credited with a market-based cost of funds on assets and liabilities, respectively, and this impacts the revenue performance of the business units. Once the interest and liquidity risk inherent in our customer-driven assets and liabilities is transfer priced into Treasury, it is managed within CIBC's risk framework and limits. The majority of the revenue from these Treasury activities is then allocated to the "Other" business line within CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking.
Treasury also allocates capital to the business units in a manner that is intended to consistently measure and align economic costs with the underlying benefits and risks associated with business unit activities. Earnings on unallocated capital and the impact of securitization activities remain in Corporate and Other.
In addition, non-interest expenses are attributed to the business unit to which they relate. Indirect expenses are allocated to the business units based on appropriate criteria.
We review our transfer pricing and treasury allocations methodologies on an ongoing basis to ensure they reflect changing market environments and industry practices. The nature of transfer pricing and treasury allocations methodologies is such that the presentation of certain line items in segmented results is different compared to total bank results.
CIBC RETAIL MARKETS
CIBC Retail Markets comprises CIBC's personal banking, business banking and wealth management businesses. We provide a full range of financial products and services to almost 11 million clients in Canada, as well as investment management services globally to retail and institutional clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Caribbean. In addition, we offer a full range of financial services to clients in over 17 regional markets in the Caribbean through FirstCaribbean International Bank.
Results(1)
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2010 2009 2009
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Revenue
Personal banking $ 1,601 $ 1,562 $ 1,454
Business banking 331 334 315
Wealth management 346 337 323
FirstCaribbean 157 160 180
Other (33) (37) 103
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Total revenue (a) 2,402 2,356 2,375
Provision for credit losses 365 362 278
Non-interest expenses (b) 1,314 1,338 1,291
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Income before taxes and
non-controlling interests 723 656 806
Income tax expense 189 182 224
Non-controlling interests 5 6 5
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Net income (c) $ 529 $ 468 $ 577
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Efficiency ratio (b/a) 54.7% 56.8% 54.4%
Amortization of other intangible
assets (d) $ 7 $ 7 $ 8
Cash efficiency ratio(2) ((b-d)/a) 54.4% 56.5% 54.0%
ROE(2) 42.3% 37.8% 45.8%
Charge for economic capital(2) (e) $ (173) $ (169) $ (168)
Economic profit(2) (c+e) $ 356 $ 299 $ 409
Full-time equivalent employees 28,933 28,921 29,096
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(1) For additional segmented information, see the notes to the interim
consolidated financial statements.
(2) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.
(3) Prior period amounts have been restated to reflect the retroactive
transfer of certain businesses from CIBC Retail Markets to Wholesale
Banking. Refer to "External Reporting Changes" on page 5 for details.
Financial overview
Net income for the quarter was $529 million, a decrease of $48 million or 8% from the same quarter last year. Revenue increased by 1% as a result of wider spreads and strong volume growth, largely offset by higher loan losses.
Net income was up $61 million or 13% compared with the prior quarter as revenue increased by 2% and expenses were lower by 2%.
Revenue
Revenue was up $27 million or 1% from the same quarter last year.
Personal banking revenue was up $147 million or 10%, with wider spreads and strong volume growth partially offset by lower mortgage prepayment penalty fees.
Business banking revenue was up $16 million or 5%, as higher commercial banking fees were partially offset by narrower spreads.
Wealth management revenue was up $23 million or 7%, primarily due to market driven increases in asset values and higher transaction volumes partially offset by narrower spreads.
FirstCaribbean revenue was down $23 million or 13%, primarily due to a stronger Canadian dollar and lower volumes partially offset by higher securities gains.
Other revenue was down $136 million due to lower treasury allocations.
Revenue was up $46 million from the prior quarter.
Personal banking revenue was up $39 million, primarily due to volume growth across most products and wider spreads.
Business banking revenue was down $3 million, primarily due to narrower spreads partially offset by volume growth in deposits and lending.
Wealth management revenue was up $9 million, mainly due to market driven increases in asset values.
FirstCaribbean revenue was down $3 million, primarily due to a stronger Canadian dollar.
Other revenue was up $4 million due to higher treasury allocations.
Provision for credit losses
The provision for credit losses was up $87 million or 31% from the same quarter last year. The increase was largely attributed to higher write-offs and bankruptcies in cards, personal lending and FirstCaribbean.
The provision for credit losses was consistent with the prior quarter as higher loan losses for FirstCaribbean were offset by lower losses on personal lending.
Non-interest expenses
Non-interest expenses were up $23 million or 2% from the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily due to higher performance-related compensation and pension expenses, partially offset by lower support expenses and a stronger Canadian dollar impacting FirstCaribbean.
Non-interest expenses were down $24 million from the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to lower project expenses due to timing of projects and lower performance-related compensation.
Income taxes
Income taxes were down $35 million or 16% from the same quarter last year, mainly due to lower income and a lower effective tax rate.
Income taxes were up $7 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to an increase in income partially offset by a lower effective tax rate.
WHOLESALE BANKING
Wholesale Banking provides a wide range of capital markets, credit, investment banking, merchant banking and research products and services to government, institutional, corporate and retail clients in Canada and in key markets around the world.
Results(1)
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2010 2009 2009
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Revenue (TEB)(2)
Capital markets $ 277 $ 261 $ 332
Corporate and investment banking 212 161 171
Other 132 88 (818)
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Total revenue (TEB)(2) 621 510 (315)
TEB adjustment 8 7 15
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Total revenue 613 503 (330)
Provision for (reversal of) credit
losses 24 82 (11)
Non-interest expenses 318 245 281
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Income (loss) before taxes and
non-controlling interests 271 176 (600)
Income tax expense (benefit) 76 16 (223)
Non-controlling interests 11 - -
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Net income (loss) (a) $ 184 $ 160 $ (377)
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ROE(2) 35.7% 28.2% (56.1)%
Charge for economic capital(2) (b) $ (71) $ (76) $ (95)
Economic (loss) profit(2) (a+b) $ 113 $ 84 $ (472)
Full-time equivalent employees 1,050 1,077 1,106
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(1) For additional segmented information, see the notes to the interim
consolidated financial statements.
(2) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.
(3) Prior period amounts have been restated to reflect the retroactive
transfer of certain businesses from CIBC Retail Markets to Wholesale
Banking. Refer to "External Reporting Changes" on page 5 for details.
Financial overview
Net income for the current quarter was $184 million, compared to a net loss of $377 million in the same quarter last year, primarily due to income in the structured credit run-off business compared to losses in the last year quarter. During the quarter we realized a $46 million gain on the sale of a merchant banking investment. Net of minority interest and related expenses, the after-tax gain on the sale was $18 million.
Net income was up $24 million from the prior quarter, mainly due to higher revenue, including the merchant banking gain noted above, and a lower provision for credit losses in the current quarter, partially offset by higher non-interest expenses.
Revenue
Revenue was up $943 million from the same quarter last year.
Capital markets revenue was down $55 million, primarily due to lower foreign exchange and equity trading revenue.
Corporate and investment banking revenue was up $41 million, mainly due to higher gains net of write-downs, including the merchant banking gain, discussed above.
Other revenue was up $950 million, primarily due to income in the structured credit run-off business compared to losses in the last year quarter. The increase was partially offset by MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives compared to MTM gains in the prior year quarter. The prior year quarter also had losses and write-downs in the legacy merchant banking portfolio and losses related to leveraged leases.
Revenue was up $110 million from the prior quarter.
Capital markets revenue was up $16 million, mainly due to higher foreign exchange and commodities trading, and higher debt new issuance.
Corporate and investment banking revenue was up $51 million, primarily due to higher gains net of write-downs in the core merchant banking portfolio and higher revenue in corporate credit products.
Other revenue was up $44 million due to lower MTM losses on our corporate loan credit derivatives and higher gains in the legacy merchant banking portfolio. Lower revenue in structured credit run-off was largely offset by lower losses in other trading positions which we are managing down.
Provision for credit losses
The provision for credit losses was $35 million higher than the same quarter last year, mainly due to higher provisions in the U.S. real estate finance portfolio and lower recoveries.
The provision for credit losses was $58 million lower than the prior quarter, mainly due to lower losses in the U.S. real estate finance, Canadian corporate credit and European leveraged loan portfolios.
Non-interest expenses
Non-interest expenses were up $37 million from the same quarter last year and up $73 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to the ABCP settlement and higher performance-related compensation.
Income taxes
Income tax expense was $76 million compared to a benefit of $223 million in the same quarter last year, due to the impact of the structured credit run-off business.
Income tax expense was up $60 million from the prior quarter due to higher income and $24 million of prior quarter favourable tax adjustments.
Full time equivalent employees
The full time equivalent employees were down 56 from the same quarter last year and 27 from the prior quarter, primarily due to continued cost reduction initiatives.
CORPORATE AND OTHER
Corporate and Other comprises the five functional groups - Technology and Operations; Corporate Development; Finance (including Treasury); Administration; and Risk Management - that support CIBC's business lines. It also includes the CIBC Mellon joint ventures, and other income statement and balance sheet items, including the general allowance, not directly attributable to the business lines. The general allowance applicable to FirstCaribbean is determined locally and is included in CIBC Retail Markets. The impact of securitization is retained within Corporate and Other. The remaining revenue and expenses are generally allocated to the business lines.
Results(1)
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Total revenue $ 46 $ 29 $ (23)
(Reversal of) provision for credit
losses (30) (20) 17
Non-interest expenses 116 86 81
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Loss before taxes (40) (37) (121)
Income tax expense (benefit) 21 (53) (68)
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Net (loss) income $ (61) $ 16 $ (53)
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Full-time equivalent employees 11,836 11,943 12,118
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(1) For additional segmented information, see the notes to the interim
consolidated financial statements.
Financial overview
Net loss was up $8 million from the same quarter last year, primarily due to the write-down of future tax assets resulting from the enactment of lower Ontario corporate tax rates, and higher unallocated corporate support costs, partly offset by a lower provision for credit losses in the general allowance.
Net loss in the current quarter was $61 million compared with net income of $16 million in the prior quarter. The current quarter included the above-noted write-down of future tax assets, whereas the prior quarter included $38 million of favourable tax adjustments.
Revenue
Revenue was up $69 million from the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower treasury losses on securitization activities. The last year quarter included a $48 million foreign exchange loss on repatriation activities.
Revenue was up $17 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to lower unallocated treasury losses.
Reversal of credit losses
Reversal of credit losses was up $47 million from the same quarter last year, and up $10 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to a lower provision for credit losses in the general allowance.
Non-interest expenses
Non-interest expenses were up $35 million from the same quarter last year, and up $30 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to higher unallocated corporate support costs related to pension and performance-related compensation.
Income tax
Income tax expense was $21 million compared with an income tax benefit of $68 million in the same quarter last year. The current quarter had a write-down of future tax assets as noted above. The prior year quarter included a $52 million tax benefit related to the foreign exchange loss on repatriation activities.
Income tax expense was $21 million, compared with an income tax benefit of $53 million in the prior quarter, for the reasons noted above.
Full time equivalent employees
The full time equivalent employees were down 282 from the same quarter last year, and 107 from the prior quarter, primarily due to continuing cost reduction initiatives.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
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Assets
Cash and deposits with banks $ 8,290 $ 7,007
Securities 76,044 77,576
Securities borrowed or purchased under
resale agreements 32,497 32,751
Loans 173,118 167,212
Derivative instruments 23,563 24,696
Other assets 23,727 26,702
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Total assets $ 337,239 $ 335,944
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Deposits $ 224,269 $ 223,117
Derivative instruments 25,686 27,162
Obligations related to securities lent or
sold short or under repurchase agreements 49,242 43,369
Other liabilities 17,438 22,090
Subordinated indebtedness 5,119 5,157
Preferred share liabilities 600 600
Non-controlling interests 171 174
Shareholders' equity 14,714 14,275
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 337,239 $ 335,944
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Assets
As at January 31, 2010 total assets were up $1.3 billion from October 31, 2009.
Cash and deposits with banks increased by $1.3 billion or 18%, mainly due to higher treasury deposit placements.
Securities decreased by $1.5 billion or 2%, primarily due to a decline in AFS and designated at fair value (FVO) securities offset by an increase in Trading securities. The decrease in AFS securities was mainly in government issued short-term bonds. FVO securities declined mainly due to the sale of mortgage-backed securities partially offset by new securitizations during the quarter. Trading securities increased mainly in government issued short-term bonds and equity securities reflecting normal trading activities.
Loans increased by $5.9 billion or 4% largely due to the CLO loans that we assumed on termination of our written credit derivatives as described in the "Run-off businesses" section. There were also lower securitization activities in the quarter.
Derivative instruments reduced by $1.1 billion or 5%, largely due to volume driven decreases in credit derivatives.
Other assets decreased by $3 billion or 11%, mainly due to a decrease in collateral pledged and lower items in transit compared to the previous quarter.
Liabilities
As at January 31, 2010, total liabilities were down $0.9 billion from October 31, 2009.
Deposits increased by $1.2 billion largely due to retail volume growth and reclassification of certain payables from other liabilities. The increase was partially offset by a reduction in our funding requirements and client-driven activities.
Derivative instruments decreased by $1.5 billion or 5%, largely due to volume driven decreases in credit derivatives.
Obligations related to securities lent or sold short or under repurchase agreements increased by $5.9 billion or 14% as a result of normal client-driven activities and funding requirements.
Other liabilities and acceptances decreased by $4.7 billion or 21% largely due to the reclassification of certain payables mentioned above and a decline in collateral pledged.
Shareholders' equity
The increase in Shareholders' equity is primarily due to a net increase in retained earnings during the quarter.
Capital resources
We actively manage our capital to maintain a strong and efficient capital base, to maximize risk-adjusted returns to shareholders, and to meet regulatory requirements. For additional details, see pages 65 to 69 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
Regulatory capital
Regulatory capital is determined in accordance with guidelines issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
The following table presents the changes to the components of our regulatory capital:
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2010 2009
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Tier 1 capital $ 14,589 $ 14,154
Tier 2 capital 4,578 4,673
Total regulatory capital 19,167 18,827
Risk-weighted assets 112,122 117,298
Tier 1 capital ratio 13.0% 12.1%
Total capital ratio 17.1% 16.1%
Assets-to-capital multiple 16.1x 16.3x
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Tier 1 ratio was up 0.9% and the total capital ratio was up 1.0% from year-end. The capital ratios benefited from lower risk-weighted assets (RWAs) and an increase in both Tier 1 and total capital.
The $5.2 billion decrease in RWAs from year-end was largely attributable to a decrease in structured credit exposure to financial guarantors, updates to advanced internal ratings based (AIRB) model parameters and a decrease in corporate exposure.
Tier 1 and total capital increased from year-end mainly due to internal capital generation and the issuance of $131 million of common shares during the quarter.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We enter into several types of off-balance sheet arrangements in the normal course of our business. These include securitizations, derivatives, credit-related arrangements, and guarantees. Details on our off-balance sheet arrangements are provided on pages 70 to 72 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
During the quarter, we securitized residential mortgages of $1.4 billion.
The following table summarizes our exposures to non-consolidated entities involved in the securitization of third-party assets (both CIBC sponsored/structured and third-party structured). Investments and loans are stated at carrying value. Undrawn liquidity and credit facilities and written credit derivatives are notional amounts.
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$ millions, as at Jan. 31
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Undrawn Written
liquidity credit
Investment and credit derivatives
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CIBC-sponsored conduits $ 394 $ 2,732(3) $ -
CIBC structured CDO vehicles 651 52 603
Third-party structured
vehicles - run-off 9,026 586 7,253
Third-party structured
vehicles - continuing 1,861 - -
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2009
$ millions, as at Oct. 31
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Undrawn Written
liquidity credit
Investment and credit derivatives
and loans(1) facilities (notional)(2)
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CIBC-sponsored conduits $ 556 $ 3,108(3) $ -
CIBC structured CDO vehicles 737 66 652
Third-party structured
vehicles - run-off 6,676 650 11,110
Third-party structured
vehicles - continuing 1,695 - -
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(1) Excludes securities issued by, retained in, and derivatives with
entities established by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(CMHC), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Federal Home Loan Banks,
Federal Farm Credit Bank, and Sallie Mae. $8.5 billion (Oct. 31,
2009: $6.1 billion) of the exposure related to CIBC structured CDO
and third-party structured vehicles was hedged by credit derivatives.
(2) Comprises credit derivatives (written options and total return swaps)
under which we assume exposures. The negative fair value recorded on
the consolidated balance sheet was $3.5 billion (Oct. 31, 2009:
$4.1 billion). Notional amounts of $6.7 billion (Oct. 31, 2009:
$10.7 billion) were hedged with credit derivatives protection from
third parties, the fair value of these hedges net of CVA was
$0.5 billion (Oct. 31, 2009: $0.6 billion). Accumulated fair value
losses amount to $2.3 billion (Oct. 31, 2009: $2.5 billion) on
unhedged written credit derivatives.
(3) Net of $394 million (Oct. 31, 2009: $556 million) of investment and
loans in CIBC sponsored conduits.
In the third quarter of 2009, we consolidated certain third-party structured CDOs after determining that we are the primary beneficiary following the commutation of our protection from a financial guarantor. The table above excludes our investments (fair value of $61 million as at January 31, 2010) in, and written credit derivatives (notional of $1.9 billion and negative fair value of $1.6 billion, as at January 31, 2010) on, the notes of these CDOs.
Additional details of our own asset securitization activities and our exposures to variable interest entities are provided in Note 4 to the interim consolidated financial statements.
MANAGEMENT OF RISK
Our approach to management of risk has not changed significantly from that described on pages 73 to 88 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
Risk overview
We manage risk and related balance sheet resources within tolerance levels established by our management committees and approved by the Board of Directors and its committees. Key risk management policies are approved or renewed by the applicable Board and management committees annually. Further details on the Board and management committees, as applicable to the management of risk, are provided in the "Governance" section included within the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
The five key groups within Risk Management, independent of the originating businesses, contribute to our management of risk:
- Capital Markets Risk Management - This unit provides independent
oversight of the measurement, monitoring and control of market risks
(both trading and non-trading), trading credit risk and trading
operational risk across CIBC's portfolios.
- Card Products Risk Management - This unit oversees the management of
credit risk in the card products portfolio, including the
optimization of lending profitability.
- Retail Lending & Wealth Risk Management - This unit oversees the
management of credit and fraud risk in the retail lines and loans and
residential mortgage portfolios, including the optimization of
lending profitability.
- Wholesale Credit and Investment Risk Management - This unit is
responsible for the adjudication and oversight of credit risks
associated with our small business, commercial and wholesale lending
activities globally, as well as management of the special loans and
investments portfolios.
- Risk Services - This unit is responsible for a range of activities,
including: regulatory and economic capital reporting; operational
risk management; and vetting and validating of models and parameters.
Risk services is also responsible for various risk policies including
those associated with credit, operational, and reputation and legal
risks.
Liquidity and funding risks are managed by Treasury. The measurement, monitoring and control of liquidity and funding risk is addressed in collaboration with Risk Management with oversight provided by the Asset Liability Committee.
Credit risk
Credit risk primarily arises from our direct lending activities, and from our trading, investment and hedging activities. Credit risk is defined as the risk of financial loss due to a borrower or counterparty failing to meet its obligations in accordance with contractual terms.
Exposure to credit risk
Our gross credit exposure measured as exposure at default (EAD) for on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments was $494.4 billion as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009: $486.8 billion). Overall exposure was up $7.5 billion, with the increase across both the retail and business and government portfolios.
Gross exposure at default, before credit risk mitigation
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Business and government portfolios-AIRB
approach
Drawn $ 95,866 $ 102,449
Undrawn commitments 22,965 22,368
Repo-style transactions 88,186 83,805
Other off-balance sheet 40,106 34,841
OTC derivatives 14,505 15,257
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$ 261,628 $ 258,720
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Retail Portfolios-AIRB approach
Drawn $ 133,791 $ 130,028
Undrawn commitments 67,174 67,323
Other off-balance sheet 388 412
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$ 201,353 $ 197,763
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Standardized portfolios $ 12,584 $ 12,916
Securitization exposures 18,813 17,446
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Included in the business and government portfolios-AIRB approach is EAD of $1.7 billion in the probability of default band considered watch list as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009: $1.9 billion).
The decrease in watch list exposures in the current quarter was largely driven by the downgrade of certain customers in our ELF run-off portfolio. The majority of watch list exposures are from the financial services sector, including financial guarantor exposures discussed in more detail in our "Run-off businesses" section.
Counterparty credit exposures
We have counterparty credit exposure that arises from our interest rate, foreign exchange, equity, commodity and credit derivatives trading, hedging and portfolio management activities, as explained in Note 14 to the 2009 consolidated financial statements.
We establish a CVA for expected future credit losses from each of our derivative counterparties. As at January 31, 2010, the CVA for all derivative counterparties was $1.4 billion (October 31, 2009: $2.2 billion).
Rating profile of derivative MTM receivables(1)
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Standard & Poor's rating
equivalent
AAA to BBB- $ 5.7 74.6% $ 6.1 75.5%
BB+ to B- 1.4 18.2 1.4 17.5
CCC+ to CCC- 0.4 5.3 0.4 5.1
Below CCC- 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.0
Unrated 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.9
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Total $ 7.7 100.0% $ 8.1 100.0%
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(1) MTM value of the derivative contracts after CVA and derivative master
netting agreements but before any collateral.
Impaired loans and allowance and provision for credit losses
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Gross impaired loans
Consumer $ 796 $ 727
Business and government(1) 1,130 1,184
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Total gross impaired loans $ 1,926 $ 1,911
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Allowance for credit losses
Consumer $ 1,169 $ 1,132
Business and government(1) 795 828
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Total allowance for credit losses $ 1,964 $ 1,960
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Comprises:
Specific allowance for loans(2) $ 730 $ 735
General allowance for loans(2) 1,234 1,225
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Total allowance for credit losses $ 1,964 $ 1,960
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(1) Includes scored small business portfolios which are managed on a pool
basis under Basel II.
(2) Excludes specific and general allowance for letters of credit and
undrawn credit facilities of nil and $75 million respectively
(October 31, 2009: $1 million and $82 million respectively).
Gross impaired loans were up $15 million or 1% from October 31, 2009. Consumer gross impaired loans were up $69 million or 9%, largely attributable to increased new classifications in residential mortgages. Business and government gross impaired loans were down $54 million or 5%, due to a decrease in financial institutions, partially offset by increases in the business services, and real estate and construction sectors.
The allowance for credit losses was up $4 million from October 31, 2009. Specific allowance was down $5 million or 1%, primarily due to a decrease in publishing and broadcasting, partially offset by increases in business services, real estate, and construction sectors. The general allowance for loans was up $9 million or 1% driven by personal lending and credit cards, partially offset by a decrease in the allowance for business and government lending.
For details on the provision for credit losses, see the "Financial performance review" section.
Market risk
Market risk arises from positions in securities and derivatives held in our trading portfolios, and from our retail banking business, investment portfolios and other non-trading activities. Market risk is defined as the potential for financial loss from adverse changes in underlying market factors, including interest and foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, and equity and commodity prices.
Trading activities
The following table shows Value-at-Risk (VaR) by risk type for CIBC's trading activities.
The VaR for the three months ended January 31, 2010 disclosed in the table and backtesting chart below exclude our exposures in our run-off businesses as described on pages 9 to 16 of the MD&A. Due to volatile and illiquid markets, the quantification of risk for these positions is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. These positions are being managed down independent of our trading businesses.
Total average risk was down 31% from the last quarter, primarily due to changes in our market risk exposure across trading books, and general improvement in market conditions, especially in credit markets.
Actual realized market loss experience may differ from that implied by the VaR measure for a variety of reasons. Fluctuations in market rates and prices may differ from those in the past that are used to compute the VaR measure. Additionally, the VaR measure does not account for any losses that may occur beyond the 99% confidence level.
VaR by risk type - trading portfolio(2)
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$ millions High Low As at Average
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Interest rate risk $ 4.9 $ 1.6 $ 4.0 $ 2.7
Credit spread risk 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4
Equity risk 2.5 1.0 1.1 1.3
Foreign exchange risk 1.9 0.4 0.6 0.8
Commodity risk 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.6
Debt specific risk 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.4
Diversification effect(1) n/m n/m (3.1) (3.6)
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Total risk $ 5.5 $ 2.8 $ 4.6 $ 3.6
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$ millions As at Average As at Average
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Interest rate risk $ 3.3 $ 4.5 $ 4.5 $ 4.8
Credit spread risk 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.1
Equity risk 1.2 1.5 4.0 4.8
Foreign exchange risk 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.3
Commodity risk 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6
Debt specific risk 1.2 1.3 2.4 2.3
Diversification effect(1) (3.4) (4.5) (7.1) (7.8)
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Total risk $ 4.4 $ 5.2 $ 6.7 $ 8.1
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(1) Aggregate VaR is less than the sum of the VaR of the different market
risk types due to risk offsets resulting from portfolio
diversification effect.
(2) The table excludes exposures in our run-off businesses.
n/m Not meaningful. It is not meaningful to compute a diversification
effect because the high and low may occur on different days for
different risk types.
Trading Revenue
The trading revenue (TEB)(1) and VaR backtesting graph below compares the current quarter and the three previous quarters' actual daily trading revenue (TEB)(1) with the previous day's VaR measures.
Trading revenue (TEB)(1) was positive for 95% of the days in the quarter. Trading losses did not exceed VaR during the quarter. Average daily trading revenue (TEB)(1) was $3 million during the quarter.
The trading revenue (TEB)(1) for the current quarter excludes a gain of $180 million related to changes in exposures and fair values of structured credit assets, as well as trading losses of $1 million related to loss from other positions in the run-off books.
Backtesting of trading revenue (TEB)(1) vs. VaR
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(1) For additional information, see the "Non-GAAP measures" section.
Non-trading activities
Interest rate risk
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Non-trading interest rate risk consists primarily of risk inherent in Asset Liability Management (ALM) activities and the activities of domestic and foreign subsidiaries. Interest rate risk results from differences in the maturities or repricing dates of assets and liabilities, both on- and off-balance sheet, as well as from embedded optionality in retail products. A variety of cash instruments and derivatives, principally interest rate swaps, futures and options, are used to manage and control these risks.
The following table shows the potential impact over the next twelve months of an immediate 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates, adjusted for estimated prepayments as well as adjusted to accommodate the downward shock in the current interest rate environment.
Interest rate sensitivity - non-trading (after-tax)
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Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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100 basis points increase
in interest rates
Net income $ 118 $ (55) $ 4 $ 134 $ (21) $ 2
Change in present value
of shareholders' equity 186 (124) (3) 322 (89) (6)
100 basis points decrease
in interest rates
Net income $ (87) $ 40 $ (4) $ (30) $ 21 $ (2)
Change in present value
of shareholders' equity (115) 104 2 (257) 75 5
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$ millions, as at $ US$ Other
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100 basis points increase
in interest rates
Net income $ 115 $ (21) $ 8
Change in present value
of shareholders' equity 203 (48) (3)
100 basis points decrease
in interest rates
Net income $ (53) $ 20 $ (9)
Change in present value
of shareholders' equity (226) 47 1
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Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from our general funding activities and in the course of managing our assets and liabilities. It is the risk of having insufficient cash resources to meet current financial obligations without raising funds at unfavourable rates or selling assets on a forced basis.
Our liquidity risk management strategies seek to maintain sufficient liquid financial resources to continually fund our balance sheet under both normal and stressed market environments.
We obtain funding through both wholesale and retail sources. Core personal deposits remain a primary source of retail funding and totalled $106.9 billion, as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009: $104.3 billion).
Strategies for managing liquidity risk include maintaining diversified sources of wholesale term funding, asset securitization initiatives, and maintenance of segregated pools of high-quality liquid assets that can be sold or pledged as security to provide a ready source of cash. Collectively, these strategies result in lower dependency on short-term wholesale funding.
CIBC continued to access some of the extraordinary liquidity facilities such as the expansion of eligible types of collateral, provision of term liquidity through Purchase and Resale Agreement facilities, and the pooling and sale to CMHC of National Housing Act mortgage-backed securities (composed of insured residential mortgage pools). Generally speaking, however, conditions in capital markets are much improved allowing for easier access to longer term funding. On January 27, 2010, CIBC issued US$2 billion of covered bonds in the US market. The transaction was settled on February 3, 2010.
Balance sheet liquid assets are summarized in the following table:
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Cash $ 1.2 $ 1.2
Deposits with banks 7.1 5.8
Securities issued by Canadian governments(1) 12.0 16.8
Mortgage-backed securities(1) 17.2 19.4
Other securities(2) 35.0 31.0
Securities borrowed or purchased under
resale agreements 32.5 32.8
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$ 105.0 $ 107.0
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(1) These represent securities with residual term to contractual maturity
of more than one year.
(2) Comprises AFS and FVO securities with residual term to contractual
maturity within one year and trading securities.
In the course of our regular business activities, certain assets are pledged as part of collateral management, including those necessary for day-to-day clearing and settlement of payments and securities. Pledged assets, including those for covered bonds and securities borrowed or financed through repurchase agreements, as at January 31, 2010 totalled $40.4 billion (October 31, 2009: $36.7 billion).
Access to wholesale funding sources and the cost of funds are dependent on various factors including credit ratings. There have been no changes to our credit ratings and outlook during the quarter at major credit rating agencies.
Our funding and liquidity levels remained stable and sound over the period and we do not anticipate any events, commitments or demands which will materially impact our liquidity risk position.
Contractual obligations
Contractual obligations give rise to commitments of future payments affecting our short- and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. These obligations include financial liabilities, credit and liquidity commitments, and other contractual obligations.
Details of our contractual obligations are provided on pages 86 to 87 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report. There were no significant changes to contractual obligations that were not in the ordinary course of our business.
Other risks
We also have policies and processes to measure, monitor and control other risks, including operational, reputation and legal, regulatory, strategic, and environmental risks.
For additional details, see pages 87 to 88 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL MATTERS
Critical accounting policies and estimates
A summary of significant accounting policies is presented in Note 1 to the 2009 consolidated financial statements.
Certain accounting policies of CIBC are critical to understanding the results of operations and financial condition of CIBC. These critical accounting policies require management to make certain judgments and estimates, some of which may relate to matters that are uncertain. For a description of the judgments and estimates involved in the application of critical accounting policies and assumptions made for pension and other benefit plans, see pages 89 to 95 of the 2009 Annual Accountability Report.
Valuation of financial instruments
In addition to our debt and equity trading securities and obligations related to securities sold short, all derivative contracts, AFS securities other than private equities, and FVO financial instruments are carried at fair value. Our FVO financial instruments include certain debt securities, business and government loans, and business and government bank deposits.
The determination of fair value requires judgment and is based on market information where available and appropriate. Fair value is defined as the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged between knowledgeable and willing parties in an orderly arm's length transaction motivated by normal business considerations. Fair value measurements are categorized into levels within a fair value hierarchy (Level 1, 2 or 3) as outlined below. Fair value is best evidenced by an independent quoted market price for the same instrument in an active market (Level 1).
If a market price in an active market is not available, the fair value is estimated on the basis of valuation models. Observable market inputs are utilized for valuation purposes to the extent possible and appropriate.
Valuation models may utilize predominantly observable market inputs (Level 2), including: interest rates, foreign currency rates, equity and equivalent synthetic instrument prices, index levels, credit spreads, counterparty credit quality, corresponding market volatility levels, and other market-based pricing factors, as well as any appropriate, highly correlated proxy market valuation data. Valuation models may also utilize predominantly non-observable market inputs (Level 3).
Much of our structured credit run-off business requires the application of valuation techniques using non-observable market inputs. In an inactive market, indicative broker quotes, proxy valuation from comparable financial instruments, and other internal models using our own assumptions of how market participants would price a market transaction on the measurement date (all of which we consider to be non-observable market inputs), are predominantly used for the valuation of these positions. We also consider whether a CVA is required to recognize the risk that any given counterparty to which we are exposed, may not ultimately be able to fulfill its obligations.
The following table presents amounts, in each category of financial instruments, which are fair valued using valuation techniques based on non-market observable inputs (Level 3), for the total bank and the structured credit business:
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Structured
credit
run-off Total Total
$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 business CIBC CIBC(1)
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Assets
Trading securities $ 1,332 $ 1,471 7.8%
AFS securities 20 2,691 7.4
FVO securities and loans 152 159 0.8
Derivative instruments 2,033 2,360 10.0
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FVO deposits $ 885 $ 885 20.5%
Derivative instruments 3,805 4,636 18.0
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(1) Represents percentage of Level 3 assets and liabilities in each
reported category on our interim consolidated balance sheet.
For credit derivatives purchased from financial guarantors, our CVA is generally driven off market-observed credit spreads where available. For financial guarantors that do not have observable credit spreads or where observable credit spreads are available but do not reflect an orderly market (i.e. not representative of fair value), a proxy market spread is used. The proxy market credit spread is based on our internal credit rating for the particular financial guarantor. Credit spreads contain information on market (or proxy market) expectations of probability of default as well as loss given default. The credit spreads are applied in relation to the weighted average life of our exposure to the counterparties. For financial guarantor counterparties where a proxy market spread is used, we also make an adjustment to reflect additional financial guarantor risk over an equivalently rated non-financial guarantor counterparty. The amount of the adjustment is dependent on all available internal and external market information for financial guarantors. The final CVA takes into account the expected correlation between the future performance of the underlying reference assets and that of the counterparties except for high quality reference assets where we expect no future credit degradation.
Where appropriate, on certain financial guarantors, we determined the CVA based on estimated recoverable amounts.
Our interest-only strips from the sale of securitized assets are sensitive to prepayment rates which we also consider to be a non-observable market input.
Swap arrangements related to the sale of securitized assets are valued using liquidity rates, which we consider to be a non-observable market input.
Asset-backed securities are sensitive to credit spreads which we consider to be a non-observable market input. The effect of changing one or more of the assumptions to fair value these instruments to reasonably possible alternatives would impact net income as described below.
Our unhedged structured credit exposures (USRMM and non-USRMM) are sensitive to changes in MTM, generally as derived from indicative broker quotes and internal models as described above. A 10% adverse change in MTM of the underlyings would result in a loss of approximately $27 million in our unhedged USRMM portfolio and $80 million in our non-USRMM portfolio, excluding unhedged loans (reclassified from held-to-maturity (HTM)) and before the impact of the Cerberus transaction.
A 10% reduction in the MTM of our on-balance sheet hedged structured credit positions other than those classified as loans and a 10% increase in the fair value (before CVA) of all credit derivatives in our hedged structured credit positions would result in a net loss of approximately $10 million before the impact of the Cerberus transaction. The fair value of the Cerberus protection is expected to reasonably offset any changes in fair value of protected USRMM positions.
The impact of a 10% reduction in receivables net of CVA from financial guarantors would result in a net loss of approximately $127 million.
A 10% increase in prepayment rates pertaining to our retained interests related to the interest-only strip resulting from the sale of securitized assets would result in a net loss of approximately $31 million.
A 20 basis point decrease in liquidity rates used to fair value our derivatives related to the sale of securitized assets would result in a loss of approximately $98 million.
A 10% reduction in the mark-to-market of our on-balance sheet asset-backed securities that are valued using non-observable credit spreads would result in a net loss of approximately $144 million.
The net gain recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on the financial instruments, for which fair value was estimated using a valuation technique requiring non-observable market parameters, for the quarter ended January 31, 2010 was $6 million (for the quarter ended January 31, 2009: net loss of $691 million). We apply judgment in establishing valuation adjustments that take into account various factors that may have an impact on the valuation. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the bid-offer spread, illiquidity due to lack of market depth, parameter uncertainty and other market risk, model risk, credit risk and future administration costs.
The following table summarizes our valuation adjustments:
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Trading securities
Market risk $ 3 $ 7
Derivatives
Market risk 81 81
Credit risk 1,354 2,241
Administration costs 32 33
Other 2 2
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$ 1,472 $ 2,364
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Risk factors related to fair value adjustments
We believe that we have made appropriate fair value adjustments and have taken appropriate write-downs to date. The establishment of fair value adjustments and the determination of the amount of write-downs involve estimates that are based on accounting processes and judgments by management. We evaluate the adequacy of the fair value adjustments and the amount of write-downs on an ongoing basis. The levels of fair value adjustments and the amount of the write-downs could be changed as events warrant and may not reflect ultimate realizable amounts.
Accounting Developments
Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
In February 2008, the AcSB affirmed its intention to replace Canadian GAAP with IFRS. We will adopt IFRS commencing November 1, 2011 also presenting comparative financial statements, for the year commencing November 1, 2010 and as a result, we will publish our first consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRS, for the quarter ending January 31, 2012.
The transition to IFRS represents a significant initiative for CIBC and is supported by a formal governance structure with an enterprise view and a dedicated project team. Our IFRS transition project continues to progress on track with our transition plan.
The impact of IFRS to CIBC at transition will depend on the IFRS standards in effect at the time, accounting elections that have not yet been made and the prevailing business and economic facts and circumstances. The evolving nature of IFRS will likely also result in additional accounting changes, some of which may be significant, in the years following our initial transition. We continue to monitor changes in the standards and to adjust our transition plans accordingly.
Controls and procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures
CIBC's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness, as at January 31, 2010, of CIBC's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators) and has concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There have been no changes in CIBC's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended January 31, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
2010 2009
Unaudited, $ millions, as at Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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ASSETS
Cash and non-interest-bearing deposits
with banks $ 1,917 $ 1,812
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Interest-bearing deposits with banks 6,373 5,195
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Securities (Note 2)
Trading 18,823 15,110
Available-for-sale (AFS) 37,290 40,160
Designated at fair value (FVO) 19,931 22,306
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76,044 77,576
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Securities borrowed or purchased under
resale agreements 32,497 32,751
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Loans
Residential mortgages 89,605 86,152
Personal 34,059 33,869
Credit card 12,122 11,808
Business and government 39,296 37,343
Allowance for credit losses (Note 3) (1,964) (1,960)
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173,118 167,212
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Other
Derivative instruments 23,563 24,696
Customers' liability under acceptances 6,997 8,397
Land, buildings and equipment 1,624 1,618
Goodwill 1,954 1,997
Software and other intangible assets 635 669
Other assets (Note 7) 12,517 14,021
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47,290 51,398
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$ 337,239 $ 335,944
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
Personal $ 111,237 $ 108,324
Business and government 105,920 107,209
Bank 7,112 7,584
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224,269 223,117
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Other
Derivative instruments 25,686 27,162
Acceptances 6,997 8,397
Obligations related to securities sold short 7,137 5,916
Obligations related to securities lent or
sold under repurchase agreements 42,105 37,453
Other liabilities 10,441 13,693
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92,366 92,621
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Subordinated indebtedness 5,119 5,157
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Preferred share liabilities 600 600
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Non-controlling interests 171 174
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Shareholders' equity
Preferred shares 3,156 3,156
Common shares (Note 5) 6,371 6,240
Treasury shares 1 1
Contributed surplus 94 92
Retained earnings 5,432 5,156
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCI) (340) (370)
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14,714 14,275
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$ 337,239 $ 335,944
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited, $ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Interest income
Loans $ 1,761 $ 1,703 $ 2,016
Securities borrowed or purchased
under resale agreements 30 31 171
Securities 371 367 554
Deposits with banks 9 8 54
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2,171 2,109 2,795
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Interest expense
Deposits 502 527 1,040
Other liabilities 104 110 350
Subordinated indebtedness 43 45 64
Preferred share liabilities 8 8 8
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657 690 1,462
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Net interest income 1,514 1,419 1,333
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Non-interest income
Underwriting and advisory fees 144 132 102
Deposit and payment fees 190 193 193
Credit fees 87 85 60
Card fees 87 68 95
Investment management and
custodial fees 110 112 108
Mutual fund fees 183 175 159
Insurance fees, net of claims 67 63 66
Commissions on securities
transactions 121 124 120
Trading revenue (Note 6) 333 301 (720)
AFS securities gains (losses), net 93 42 148
FVO revenue (205) (155) 44
Income from securitized assets 151 149 119
Foreign exchange other than trading 78 63 117
Other 108 117 78
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1,547 1,469 689
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Total revenue 3,061 2,888 2,022
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Provision for credit losses (Note 3) 359 424 284
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Non-interest expenses
Employee compensation and benefits
(Note 8) 981 886 932
Occupancy costs 151 157 134
Computer, software and office
equipment 242 251 245
Communications 69 70 68
Advertising and business development 42 46 47
Professional fees 43 54 40
Business and capital taxes 20 28 30
Other 200 177 157
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1,748 1,669 1,653
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Income before income taxes and
non-controlling interests 954 795 85
Income tax expense (benefit) 286 145 (67)
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668 650 152
Non-controlling interests 16 6 5
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Net income $ 652 $ 644 $ 147
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Earnings per share (in dollars)
(Note 9) - Basic $ 1.59 $ 1.57 $ 0.29
- Diluted $ 1.58 $ 1.56 $ 0.29
Dividends per common share
(in dollars) $ 0.87 $ 0.87 $ 0.87
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited, $ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Preferred shares
Balance at beginning and end
of period $ 3,156 $ 3,156 $ 2,631
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Common shares
Balance at beginning of period $ 6,240 $ 6,161 $ 6,062
Issue of common shares 131 79 12
Issuance costs, net of related
income taxes - - -
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Balance at end of period $ 6,371 $ 6,240 $ 6,074
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Treasury shares
Balance at beginning of period $ 1 $ 1 $ 1
Purchases (853) (920) (1,955)
Sales 853 920 1,954
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Balance at end of period $ 1 $ 1 $ -
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Contributed surplus
Balance at beginning of period $ 92 $ 101 $ 96
Stock option expense 3 2 4
Stock options exercised (1) - -
Net premium (discount) on
treasury shares - (3) 1
Other - (8) (1)
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Balance at end of period $ 94 $ 92 $ 100
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Retained earnings
Balance at beginning of period,
as previously reported $ 5,156 $ 4,886 $ 5,483
Adjustment for change in
accounting policies - - (6)(1)
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Balance at beginning of period,
as restated 5,156 4,886 5,477
Net income 652 644 147
Dividends
Preferred (42) (43) (36)
Common (335) (333) (332)
Other 1 2 1
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Balance at end of period $ 5,432 $ 5,156 $ 5,257
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AOCI, net of tax
Balance at beginning of period $ (370) $ (485) $ (442)
Other comprehensive income (OCI) 30 115 52
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Balance at end of period $ (340) $ (370) $ (390)
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Retained earnings and AOCI $ 5,092 $ 4,786 $ 4,867
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Shareholders' equity at end of
period $ 14,714 $ 14,275 $ 13,672
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(1) Represents the impact of changing the measurement date for employee
future benefits.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited, $ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Net income $ 652 $ 644 $ 147
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OCI, net of tax
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
Net (losses) gains on investment
in self-sustaining foreign
operations (57) (10) 26
Net gains (losses) on hedges of
foreign currency translation
adjustments 17 (8) 3
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(40) (18) 29
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Net change in AFS securities
Net unrealized gains on AFS
securities 112 179 87
Transfer of net gains to net
income (36) (37) (62)
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76 142 25
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Net change in cash flow hedges
Net losses on derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges (10) (13) (4)
Net losses on derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges
transferred to net income 4 4 2
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Total OCI 30 115 52
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Comprehensive income $ 682 $ 759 $ 199
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INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT ALLOCATED TO EACH COMPONENT OF OCI
For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited, $ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Foreign currency translation
adjustments
Changes on investment in self-
sustaining foreign operations $ 2 $ (3) $ (7)
Changes on hedges of foreign
currency translation adjustments (4) 1 (15)
Net change in AFS securities
Net unrealized gains on AFS
securities (45) (34) (56)
Transfer of net gains to net
income 18 18 30
Net change in cash flow hedges
Changes on derivatives designated
as cash flow hedges 4 6 3
Changes on derivatives designated
as cash flow hedges transferred
to net income - (5) (1)
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$ (25) $ (17) $ (46)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
Unaudited, $ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Cash flows provided by (used in)
operating activities
Net income $ 652 $ 644 $ 147
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to cash flows provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Provision for credit losses 359 424 284
Amortization(1) 94 102 103
Stock-based compensation 3 2 (3)
Future income taxes 228 188 (130)
AFS securities (gains) losses, net (93) (42) (148)
Losses (gains) on disposal of land,
buildings and equipment - (1) (1)
Other non-cash items, net (216) (122) (8)
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities
Accrued interest receivable 64 (72) 134
Accrued interest payable (83) (160) (92)
Amounts receivable on derivative
contracts 1,086 3,736 (5,196)
Amounts payable on derivative
contracts (1,392) (4,095) 5,345
Net change in trading securities (3,713) (719) 21,031
Net change in FVO securities 2,375 1,203 63
Net change in other FVO assets
and liabilities (167) (2,648) 4,083
Current income taxes (108) (129) 87
Other, net 213 1,181 (236)
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(698) (508) 25,463
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Cash flows provided by (used in)
financing activities
Deposits, net of withdrawals 1,422 11,428 (9,304)
Obligations related to securities
sold short 1,232 (259) (1,054)
Net obligations related to
securities lent or sold under
repurchase agreements 4,652 (3,562) 118
Redemption/repurchase of
subordinated indebtedness (5) (524) -
Issue of common shares, net 131 79 12
Net proceeds from treasury shares
(purchased) sold - - (1)
Dividends (377) (376) (368)
Other, net (2,036) 25 87
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5,019 6,811 (10,510)
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Cash flows provided by (used in)
investing activities
Interest-bearing deposits with
banks (1,178) (152) (908)
Loans, net of repayments (8,642) (6,803) (1,787)
Proceeds from securitizations 2,467 2,775 7,610
Purchase of AFS securities (17,469) (19,574) (28,725)
Proceeds from sale of AFS securities 11,916 9,040 5,161
Proceeds from maturity of AFS
securities 8,500 10,179 1,155
Net securities borrowed or purchased
under resale agreements 254 (1,722) 2,343
Purchase of land, buildings and
equipment (57) (89) (35)
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(4,209) (6,346) (15,186)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash and non-interest-bearing
deposits with banks (7) 3 8
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and
non-interest-bearing deposits with
banks during period 105 (40) (225)
Cash and non-interest-bearing
deposits with banks at beginning
of period 1,812 1,852 1,558
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Cash and non-interest-bearing
deposits with banks at end of
period(2) $ 1,917 $ 1,812 $ 1,333
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Cash interest paid $ 740 $ 850 $ 1,554
Cash income taxes paid (recovered) $ 167 $ 87 $ (25)
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(1) Includes amortization of buildings, furniture, equipment, leasehold
improvements, software and other intangible assets.
(2) Includes restricted cash balances of $272 million (October 31, 2009:
$268 million; January 31, 2009: $329 million)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce and its subsidiaries (CIBC) have been prepared
in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). These financial statements follow the same accounting policies
and their methods of application as CIBC's consolidated financial
statements for the year ended October 31, 2009. CIBC's interim
consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required
by Canadian GAAP for annual financial statements and, accordingly, should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended October 31, 2009, as set out on pages 96 to 167 of the 2009
Annual Accountability Report.
1. Fair value of financial instruments
Our approach for fair valuation of financial instruments is presented in
Note 2 to the 2009 consolidated financial statements.
Sensitivities to non-observable inputs
Valuation techniques using non-observable market inputs are used for a
number of financial instruments including our structured credit run-off
business. These positions are valued using inputs such as indicative
broker quotations and internal models with estimated market inputs, which
we consider to be non-observable. We have certain AFS securities and swap
arrangements relating to the sale of securitized assets that are
sensitive to prepayment rates and liquidity rates respectively, both of
which we consider to be non-observable market inputs. In addition certain
asset-backed securities are sensitive to credit spreads which we consider
to be a non-observable market inputs.
The effect of changing one or more of the assumptions to fair value these
instruments to reasonably possible alternatives would impact net income
as described below.
Our unhedged structured credit exposures (USRMM and non-USRMM) are
sensitive to changes in mark-to-market, generally as derived from
indicative broker quotes or internal models as described above. A 10%
adverse change in mark-to-market of the underlyings would result in a
loss of approximately $27 million in our unhedged USRMM portfolio and $80
million in our unhedged non-USRMM portfolio, excluding unhedged
loans (reclassified from HTM) and before the impact of our transaction
with Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) to obtain downside
protection on our USRMM exposures.
A 10% reduction in the mark-to-market of our on-balance sheet hedged
structured credit positions, other than those classified as loans, and a
10% increase in the fair value (before CVA) of all credit derivatives in
our hedged structured credit positions would result in a net loss of
approximately $10 million before the impact of the Cerberus protection.
The impact of a 10% reduction in receivable net of CVA from financial
guarantors would result in a net loss of approximately $127 million.
A 10% increase in prepayment rates pertaining to our retained interests
related to the interest-only strip resulting from the sale of securitized
assets would result in a net loss of approximately $31 million.
A 20 basis point decrease in liquidity rates used to fair value our
derivatives related to the sale of securitized assets would result in a
loss of approximately $98 million.
A 10% reduction in the mark-to-market of our asset-backed securities that
are valued using non-observable credit spreads would result in a net loss
of approximately $144 million.
The table below presents the level in the fair value hierarchy into which
the fair values of financial instruments that are carried at fair value
on the consolidated balance sheet are categorized:
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
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Valuation
Valuation technique -
technique - non-
Quoted observable observable
market market market
$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 price inputs inputs
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Assets
Trading securities
Government issued and guaranteed
securities $ 3,475 $ 6,231 $ 138
Corporate equity 5,924 534 -
Corporate debt - 991 54
Mortgage- and asset-backed
securities - 197 1,279
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$ 9,399 $ 7,953 $ 1,471
AFS securities
Government issued and guaranteed
securities $ 10,219 $ 16,377 $ 10
Corporate debt - 4,236 26
Mortgage- and asset-backed
securities - 2,942 2,651
Corporate public equity 8 70 4
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$ 10,227 $ 23,625 $ 2,691
FVO securities and loans - 19,942 159
Derivative instruments 230 20,973 2,360
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Total assets $ 19,856 $ 72,493 $ 6,681
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October 31, 2009 $ 42,057 $ 54,298 $ 5,320
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Liabilities
Obligations related to securities
sold short $ 3,615 $ 3,522 $ -
FVO deposits - 3,425 885
Derivative instruments 250 20,800 4,636
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Total liabilities $ 3,865 $ 27,747 $ 5,521
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October 31, 2009 $ 5,444 $ 26,299 $ 5,820
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During the quarter, we reclassified certain government issued and
guaranteed securities from Level 1 to Level 2 to reflect our use of
valuation techniques with observable market inputs. As a result of the
reclassification, the fair values of these securities as at January 31,
2010, included in Level 2 that would previously have been included in
Level 1 in the table above, are $4,710 million of trading securities,
$12,607 million of AFS securities, $757 million of FVO securities and
$2,416 million of obligations related to securities sold short.
Certain corporate debt securities were also reclassified during the
quarter from Level 1 to Level 2 as active market quotes were not
available. As a result of the reclassification, the fair values of these
securities, as at January 31, 2010, included in Level 2 that would
previously have been included in Level 1 in the table above, are
$107 million of trading securities and $3,440 million of AFS securities.
In addition, certain asset-backed AFS securities of $1,269 million that
would previously have been included in Level 2, were reclassified to
Level 3 during the quarter, due to a lack of observable market inputs.
The net gain recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on
the financial instruments, for which fair value was estimated using a
valuation technique requiring non-observable market inputs, for the
quarter ended January 31, 2010 was $6 million (net gain of $723 million
and a net loss of $691 million for the three months ended October 31,
2009 and January 31, 2009 respectively).
The following table presents the changes in fair value of Level 3 assets,
liabilities and derivative assets and liabilities net, for the quarter
ended January 31, 2010. These instruments are measured at fair value
utilizing non-observable market inputs. We often hedge positions with
offsetting positions that may be classified in a different Level. As a
result, the gains and losses for assets and liabilities in the Level 3
category presented in the table below do not reflect the effect of
offsetting gains and losses on the related hedging instruments that are
classified in Level 1 and Level 2.
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Net realized/unrealized
gains/(losses) included in
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Net Transfer
$ millions, as at Opening income/ in to
January 31, 2010 Balance (loss)(1) OCI Level 3(3)
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Financial assets
Trading securities $ 1,360 $ 130 $ - $ -
AFS securities 1,297 138 20 1,269
FVO securities and loans 210 (6) - -
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$ 2,867 $ 262 $ 20 $ 1,269
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Financial liabilities
FVO deposits $ 689 $ (222) $ - $ -
Derivative instruments (net) 2,678 (34) - -
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$ 3,367 $ (256) $ - $ -
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Net sales Unrealized
$ millions, as at and Closing gains/
January 31, 2010 settlements balance (losses)(2)
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Financial assets
Trading securities $ (19) $ 1,471 $ 117
AFS securities (33) 2,691 108
FVO securities and loans (45) 159 5
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$ (97) $ 4,321 $ 230
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Financial liabilities
FVO deposits $ (26) $ 885 $ (211)
Derivative instruments (net) (436) 2,276 202
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$ (462) $ 3,161 $ (9)
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(1) Includes foreign currency gains and losses.
(2) Changes in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings for
instruments held as at January 31, 2010.
(3) Includes AFS securities that were reclassified from Level 2 to
Level 3 during the quarter, as noted above.
Fair value option
Financial instruments designated at fair value are those that (i) would
otherwise be recognized in income at amortized cost, causing significant
measurement inconsistencies with hedging derivatives and securities sold
short carried at fair value; or (ii) are managed on a fair value basis in
accordance with a documented trading strategy and reported to key
management personnel on that basis.
The fair values of the FVO designated assets and liabilities (excluding
hedges) were $20,101 million and $4,310 million respectively as at
January 31, 2010 ($22,532 million and $4,485 million as at October 31,
2009). For the quarter ended January 31, 2010, the FVO designated items
and related hedges resulted in a net loss of $137 million (a net loss of
$91 million and net income of $96 million for the three months ended
October 31, 2009 and January 31, 2009 respectively), which included net
interest income of $68 million ($63 million and $54 million for the three
months ended October 31, 2009 and January 31, 2009 respectively).
The impact of changes in credit spreads on FVO designated loans was a
gain of $10 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2010 ($7 million
gain and $69 million loss for the three months ended October 31, 2009 and
January 31, 2009 respectively), and nil for the quarter ended January 31,
2010 ($1 million gain and $18 million loss for the three months ended
October 31, 2009 and January 31, 2009 respectively) net of credit hedges.
There was no impact of CIBC's credit risk on outstanding FVO designated
liabilities in the current quarter ($2 million loss and $20 million loss
for the three months ended October 31, 2009 and January 31, 2009
respectively).
2. Securities
Reclassification of financial instruments
In October 2008, amendments made to the CICA handbook sections 3855
"Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement" and 3862 "Financial
Instruments - Disclosures" permitted certain trading financial assets to
be reclassified to HTM and AFS in rare circumstances. In July 2009,
amendments made to section 3855 resulted in the reclassification of these
HTM securities to loans effective November 1, 2008. In the current
quarter, we have not reclassified any securities.
The following tables show the carrying values, fair values, and income or
loss impact of the assets reclassified to date:
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$ millions, as at January 31, 2010 October 31, 2009
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Re- Re-
classified classified
in 2009 in 2008
Fair Carrying Fair Carrying Fair Carrying
value value value value value value
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Trading assets
previously
reclassified
to HTM (currently
in loans) $ 5,805 $ 6,041 $ - $ - $ 5,843 $ 6,202
Trading assets
previously
reclassified
to AFS 759 759 84 84 786 786
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Total financial
assets
reclassified $ 6,564 $ 6,800 $ 84 $ 84 $ 6,629 $ 6,988
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For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
$ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Income (loss) recognized on
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securities reclassified
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Gross income recognized in income
statement $ 41 $ 39 $ 124
Impairment write-downs - (22) -
Funding related interest expenses (25) (29) (44)
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Net income recognized, before
taxes $ 16 $ (12) $ 80
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Impact if reclassification had
not been made
On trading assets previously
reclassified to HTM (currently
in loans) $ (125) $ (156) $ 322
On trading assets previously
reclassified to AFS (1) (11) 26
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(Increase) reduction in income,
before taxes $ (126) $ (167) $ 348
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3. Loans
Allowance for credit losses
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For the three months ended
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Oct. 31, Jan. 31,
Jan. 31, 2010 2009 2009
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Specific General Total Total Total
$ millions allowance allowance allowance allowance allowance
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Balance at
beginning of
period $ 736 $ 1,307 $ 2,043 $ 1,980 $ 1,523
Provision for
credit losses 357 2 359 424 284
Write-offs (388) - (388) (390) (228)
Recoveries 32 - 32 26 44
Other (7) - (7) 3 4
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Balance at end of
period $ 730 $ 1,309 $ 2,039 $ 2,043 $ 1,627
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Comprises:
Loans $ 730 $ 1,234 $ 1,964 $ 1,960 $ 1,551
Undrawn credit
facilities $ - $ 75 $ 75 $ 82 $ 76
Letters of credit - - - $ 1 -
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Impaired loans
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2010 2009
$ millions, as at Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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Gross Specific Net Gross Specific Net
amount allowance total amount allowance total
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Residential
mortgages $ 462 $ 38 $ 424 $ 402 $ 35 $ 367
Personal 334 256 78 325 258 67
Business and
government 1,130 436 694 1,184 442 742
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Total impaired
loans(1) $ 1,926 $ 730 $ 1,196 $ 1,911 $ 735 $ 1,176
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(1) Average balance of gross impaired loans totalled $1,789 million
(2009: $1,345 million).
4. Securitizations and variable interest entities
Securitizations
Residential mortgages
We securitize insured fixed and variable-rate residential mortgages
through the creation of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) under the Canada
Mortgage Bond (CMB) Program, sponsored by the Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation (CMHC), and the Government of Canada National Housing Act
(NHA) MBS Auction process. Under both programs, the MBS are sold to a
trust that issues securities to investors. We act as counterparty in
interest rate swap agreements where we pay the trust the interest due to
investors and receive the interest on the MBS. As at January 31, 2010, we
had $1,004 million (October 31, 2009: $1,024 million) of interest-only
strips relating to the securitized assets and another $34 million
(October 31, 2009: $38 million) in interest-only strips relating to other
CMHC MBS programs. Credit losses are not expected as the mortgages are
insured.
We also securitize Canadian insured prime mortgages and uninsured
Near-Prime/Alt-A mortgages to a qualifying specific purpose entity
(QSPE). As at January 31, 2010, we had $95 million (October 31, 2009:
$91 million) of interest-only strips relating to the securitized assets;
we also held $270 million (October 31, 2009: $408 million) notes issued
by the QSPE of which $230 million (October 31, 2009: $372 million) were
R1 high notes and $40 million (October 31, 2009: $36 million) were R1 mid
notes. A liquidity facility of $931 million ($661 million net of our
investments in the QSPE) (October 31, 2009: $851 million ($443 million
net of our investments in the QSPE)) was provided to the QSPE which was
not drawn as at January 31, 2010. In addition we had a $28 million
(October 31, 2009: $25 million) deposit with the QSPE as first recourse
protection. We are also the counterparty to interest rate swap agreements
where we pay the QSPE the interest due to investors and receive a rate of
interest derived off the coupon of the underlying mortgages. Total assets
in the QSPE as at January 31, 2010 were $932 million (October 31, 2009:
$851 million), which includes $401 million (October 31, 2009:
$414 million) Prime mortgages and $524 million (October 31, 2009:
$431 million) Near-Prime/Alt-A mortgages. We held another $67 million
(October 31, 2009: $116 million) in inventory that is available for
securitization. The Near-Prime/Alt-A mortgages have an average loss rate
over the past five years of 30 bps and an average loan-to-value ratio of
74%.
Upon sale of these assets, a net gain or loss is recognized in income
from securitized assets. We retain responsibility for servicing the
mortgages and recognize revenue as these services are provided.
Commercial mortgages
We securitize commercial mortgages through a pass-through QSPE structure
that results in ownership certificates held by various investors. As at
January 31, 2010, we held ownership certificates of $16 million
(October 31, 2009: $26 million). We continue to service the mortgages.
There were no commercial mortgage securitizations during the quarter.
Cards
We securitize credit card receivables to Cards II Trust, a QSPE
established to purchase co-ownership interests in the receivables. We
maintain the credit card client servicing responsibilities for the
securitized receivables and recognize revenue as services are provided.
During the quarter, there were no securitizations of credit card
receivables.
As at January 31, 2010, our investments in the QSPE included
interest-only strips of $10 million (October 31, 2009: $11 million),
subordinated and enhancement notes of $266 million (October 31, 2009:
$268 million), and senior notes of $96 million as at January 31, 2010
(October 31, 2009: $96 million).
The following table summarizes our residential mortgages related
securitization and sales activity:
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For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
$ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Securitized(1) $ 1,351 $ 3,185 $ 7,864
Sold(1)(2) 2,444 2,826 7,601
Net cash proceeds 2,467 2,829 7,610
Retained interests 118 168 386
Gain on sale, net of transaction
costs 58 64 (6)
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Retained interest assumptions (%)
Weighted-average remaining life
(in years) 3.3 4.0 3.4
Prepayment/payment rate 15.0-18.0 15.0-18.0 13.0 - 24.0
Discount rate 2.0-8.5 2.2-8.5 1.4 - 7.5
Expected credit losses 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.2 0.0 - 0.2
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(1) Includes $155 million (October 31, 2009: $90 million; January 31,
2009: Nil) of uninsured fixed-rate mortgages securitized to a QSPE.
(2) Assets securitized and not sold are reported as FVO securities on the
consolidated balance sheet and are stated at fair value.
Variable interest entities (VIEs)
VIEs that are consolidated
As discussed in Note 6 to our 2009 consolidated financial statements, we
are considered the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs. $1,058 million of
total assets and liabilities were consolidated as at January 31, 2010
(October 31, 2009: $1,125 million).
The table below provides further details on the assets that support the
obligations of the consolidated VIEs.
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2010 2009
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Trading securities $ 738 $ 669
AFS securities 95 91
Residential mortgages 67 115
Other assets 158 250
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$ 1,058 $ 1,125
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VIEs that are not consolidated
Also as discussed in Note 6 to our 2009 consolidated financial
statements, we have interests in VIEs involved in the securitization of
third-party assets, for which we are not considered the primary
beneficiary and thus do not consolidate. These VIEs include several
CIBC-sponsored conduits and CDOs for which we acted as structuring and
placement agents.
We are not considered the primary beneficiary of CIBC Capital Trust, a
trust wholly owned by CIBC. For additional details see Note 18 to our
2009 consolidated financial statements.
We also have interests in securities issued by entities established by
CMHC, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), Government National Mortgage
Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Farm Credit
Bank and Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae).
CIBC-sponsored conduits
We sponsor several non-consolidated conduits in Canada that purchase
pools of financial assets from our clients and finance the purchases by
issuing commercial paper to investors. Total assets of these
non-consolidated conduits amounted to $3.5 billion as at January 31, 2010
(October 31, 2009: $4.1 billion). We continue to support our sponsored
conduits from time to time through the purchase of commercial paper
issued by these conduits.
CIBC structured CDO vehicles
We have curtailed our business activity in structuring CDO vehicles
within our structured credit run-off portfolio. Our exposures to CDO
vehicles mainly arose through our previous involvement in acting as
structuring and placement agent for the CDO vehicles.
Third-party structured vehicles - run-off
Similar to our structured CDO activities, we also curtailed our business
activities in third-party structured vehicles, within our structured
credit run-off portfolio. These positions were initially traded as
intermediation, correlation and flow trading which earned us a spread on
matching positions.
Third-party structured vehicles - continuing
We have investments in third-party structured vehicles through our
Treasury and trading activities.
Our on balance sheet amounts and maximum exposure to loss related to VIEs
that are not consolidated are set out in the table below. The maximum
exposure comprises the carrying value for investments, the notional
amounts for liquidity and credit facilities, and the notional amounts
less accumulated fair value losses for written credit derivatives on VIE
reference assets less hedged positions.
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CIBC- Third-party
CIBC- structured structured vehicles
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January 31, 2010 conduits vehicles Run-off Continuing Total
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On balance sheet
assets(1)
Trading securities $ 178 $ - $ 511 $ 11 $ 700
AFS securities 145 5 15 1,596 1,761
FVO - 152 - 254 406
Loans 71 494 8,500 - 9,065
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Total $ 394 $ 651 $ 9,026 $ 1,861 $ 11,932
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October 31, 2009 $ 556 $ 737 $ 6,676 $ 1,695 $ 9,664
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On balance sheet
liabilities
Derivatives(2) $ - $ 205 $ 3,324 $ - $ 3,529
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Total $ - $ 205 $ 3,324 $ - $ 3,529
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October 31, 2009 $ - $ 243 $ 3,890 $ - $ 4,133
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Maximum Exposure to Loss
Maximum exposure to loss before hedge positions $ 20,876
Less: notional of protection purchased from third
parties relating to written credit derivatives $ (6,698)
Less: fair value of hedges relating to securities and loans $ (9,557)
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Maximum exposure to loss net of hedges $ 4,621
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October 31, 2009 $ 3,041
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(1) Excludes securities issued by, retained interest in, and derivatives
with entities established by CMHC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie
Mae, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Bank, and Sallie
Mae.
(2) Comprises credit derivatives (written options and total return swaps)
under which we assume exposures and excludes all other derivatives.
5. Share capital
Common shares
During the first quarter, we issued 1.1 million new common shares for a
total consideration of $43 million, pursuant to stock options plans. We
also issued 1.4 million new common shares for a total consideration of
$88 million, pursuant to the Shareholder Investment Plan.
Regulatory capital and ratios
Our capital ratios and assets-to-capital multiple are presented in the
following table:
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2010 2009
$ millions, as at Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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Tier 1 capital $ 14,589 $ 14,154
Total regulatory capital 19,167 18,827
Risk-weighted assets 112,122 117,298
Tier 1 capital ratio 13.0% 12.1%
Total capital ratio 17.1% 16.1%
Assets-to-capital multiple 16.1x 16.3x
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6. Financial guarantors
We have derivative contracts with financial guarantors to hedge our
exposure on various reference assets, including collateralized debt
obligations and other positions related to the USRMM. During the quarter,
we recorded a net recovery of $388 million ($322 million recovery and
$636 million net charge for the three months ended October 31, 2009 and
January 31, 2009 respectively) on the hedging contracts provided by
financial guarantors in trading revenue. The related valuation
adjustments were $1.3 billion as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009:
$2.2 billion). The fair value of derivative contracts with financial
guarantors net of valuation adjustments, was $1.3 billion as at January
31, 2010 (October 31, 2009: $1.5 billion).
We believe that we have made appropriate fair value adjustments to date.
The establishment of fair value adjustments involves estimates that are
based on accounting processes and judgments by management. We evaluate
the adequacy of the fair value adjustments on an ongoing basis. Market
and economic conditions relating to these counterparties may change in
the future, which could result in significant future losses.
7. Income taxes
Future income tax asset
As at January 31, 2010, our future income tax asset was $1,379 million
(October 31, 2009: $1,635 million), net of a $94 million valuation
allowance (October 31, 2009: $95 million). Included in the future income
tax asset are $760 million as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009:
$990 million) related to Canadian non-capital loss carryforwards that
expire in 19 years, $62 million as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009:
$68 million) related to Canadian capital loss carryforwards that have no
expiry date, and $337 million as at January 31, 2010 (October 31, 2009:
$356 million) related to our U.S. operations. Accounting standards
require a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or
a portion of a future income tax asset will not be realized prior to its
expiration. Although realization is not assured, we believe that based on
all available evidence, it is more likely than not that all of the future
income tax asset, net of the valuation allowance, will be realized.
Enron
On October 2, 2009, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued reassessments
disallowing the deduction of the 2005 Enron settlement payments of
approximately $3.0 billion. During the quarter, CRA proposed to deny the
Enron-related legal expenses and make certain other miscellaneous
adjustments. These additional items have been factored into the tax and
interest amounts below. We filed a Notice of Objection in December 2009
and intend to commence legal proceedings to defend our tax filing
position in the Tax Court of Canada. We believe that we will be
successful in sustaining at least the amount of the accounting tax
benefit recognized to date. Should we successfully defend our tax filing
position in its entirety, we would be able to recognize an additional
accounting tax benefit of $214 million and taxable refund interest
thereon of approximately $155 million. Should we fail to defend our
position in its entirety, additional tax expense of approximately $860
million and non-deductible interest thereon of $154 million would be
incurred.
8. Employee future benefit expenses
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For the three months ended
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2010 2009 2009
$ millions Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Defined benefit plans
Pension benefit plans $ 44 $ 15 $ 20
Other benefit plans 10 8 10
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$ 54 $ 23 $ 30
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Defined contribution plans
CIBC's pension plans $ 3 $ 4 $ 3
Government pension plans(1) 18 17 20
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$ 21 $ 21 $ 23
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(1) Includes Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, and U.S. Federal
Insurance Contributions Act.
9. Earnings per share (EPS)
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For the three months ended
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$ millions, except per share 2010 2009 2009
amounts Jan. 31 Oct. 31 Jan. 31
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Basic EPS
Net income $ 652 $ 644 $ 147
Preferred share dividends and
premiums (42) (43) (36)
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Net income applicable to common
shares $ 610 $ 601 $ 111
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Weighted-average common shares
outstanding (thousands) 384,442 382,793 380,911
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Basic EPS $ 1.59 $ 1.57 $ 0.29
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Diluted EPS
Net income applicable to common
shares $ 610 $ 601 $ 111
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Weighted-average common shares
outstanding (thousands) 384,442 382,793 380,911
Add: stock options potentially
exercisable(1) (thousands) 1,156 1,194 513
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Weighted-average diluted common
shares outstanding(2) (thousands) 385,598 383,987 381,424
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Diluted EPS $ 1.58 $ 1.56 $ 0.29
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(1) Excludes average options outstanding of 2,398,961 with a weighted-
average exercise price of $77.62; average options outstanding of
3,444,668 with a weighted-average exercise price of $69.37; and
average options outstanding of 4,506,016 with a weighted-average
exercise price of $65.94 for the three months ended January 31, 2010,
October 31, 2009, and January 31, 2009, respectively, as the
options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price
of CIBC's common shares.
(2) Convertible preferred shares/preferred share liabilities have not
been included in the calculation since we have the right to redeem
them for cash prior to the conversion date.
10. Guarantees
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2010 2009
$ millions, as at Jan. 31 Oct. 31
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Maximum Maximum
potential potential
future Carrying future Carrying
payment(1) amount payment(1) amount
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Securities lending with
indemnification(2) $ 36,228 $ - $ 30,797 $ -
Standby and performance
letters of credit 4,965 20 5,123 20
Credit derivatives
Written options 14,813 3,563 20,547 4,226
Swap contracts written
protection 3,511 218 3,657 276
Other derivative written
options -(3) 2,292 -(3) 2,849
Other indemnification
agreements -(3) - -(3) -
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(1) The total collateral available relating to these guarantees was
$38.2 billion (October 31, 2009: $33.1 billion).
(2) Securities lending with indemnification is the full contract amount
of custodial client securities lent by CIBC Mellon Global Securities
Services Company, which is a 50/50 joint venture between CIBC and The
Bank of New York Mellon.
(3) See narrative on page 153 of the 2009 consolidated financial
statements for further information.
11. Contingent liabilities
CIBC is a party to a number of legal proceedings, including regulatory
investigations, in the ordinary course of its business. While it is
inherently difficult to predict the outcome of such matters, based on
current knowledge and consultation with legal counsel, we do not expect
that the outcome of any of these matters, individually or in aggregate,
would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
position. However, the outcome of any such matters, individually or in
aggregate, may be material to our operating results for a particular
period.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized a gain of $895 million
(US$841 million), resulting from the reduction to zero of our unfunded
commitment on a variable funding note (VFN) issued by a collateralized
debt obligation (CDO). This reduction followed certain actions of the
indenture trustee for the CDO following the September 15, 2008 bankruptcy
filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Lehman), the guarantor of a
related credit default swap agreement with the CDO. While the Lehman
estate expressed its disagreement with the actions of the indenture
trustee, the estate has not instituted any legal proceeding with regard
to the CDO or our VFN. The Lehman estate has, however, instituted legal
proceedings involving a number of other CDOs, and in the first quarter of
2010, in Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. v. BNY Corporate Trustee
Services, Ltd., the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York ruled unenforceable
a customary provision in a CDO transaction that reversed the priority of
the payment waterfall upon the bankruptcy of Lehman, the credit support
provider under a related swap agreement. That ruling, which the defendant
has indicated it will appeal, does not change our belief that if
contested, the trustee's actions in reducing the unfunded commitment on
our VFN to zero should be upheld although there can be no certainty
regarding any eventual outcome. We continue to believe that the CDO
indenture trustee's actions were fully supported by the terms of the
governing contracts and the relevant legal standards.
12. Segmented information
CIBC has two strategic business lines: CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale
Banking. These business lines are supported by five functional groups
-Technology and Operations; Corporate Development; Finance (including
Treasury); Administration; and Risk Management. The activities of these
functional groups are included within Corporate and Other, with their
revenue, expenses and balance sheet resources generally being allocated
to the business lines.
During the quarter, the global repurchase agreement (repo) business that
was previously part of Treasury in Corporate and Other was retroactively
transferred to capital markets within Wholesale Banking. The results of
the repo business were previously allocated substantially to other within
CIBC Retail Markets. Also during the quarter, large corporate cash
management revenue previously reported in business banking within CIBC
Retail Markets, was retroactively transferred to corporate and investment
banking within Wholesale Banking. Prior period amounts were restated.
The nature of transfer pricing and treasury allocations methodologies is
such that the presentation of certain line items in segmented results is
different compared to total bank results.
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CIBC
$ millions, for the three Retail Wholesale Corporate CIBC
months ended Markets Banking and Other Total
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Jan. 31, 2010
Net interest income
(expense) $ 1,507 $ 147 $ (140) $ 1,514
Non-interest income
(expense) 895 466 186 1,547
Intersegment revenue(1) - - - -
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Total revenue 2,402 613 46 3,061
Provision for (reversal of)
credit losses 365 24 (30) 359
Amortization(2) 29 1 64 94
Other non-interest expenses 1,285 317 52 1,654
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Income (loss) before income
taxes and non-controlling
interests 723 271 (40) 954
Income tax expense (benefit) 189 76 21 286
Non-controlling interests 5 11 - 16
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Net income (loss) $ 529 $ 184 $ (61) $ 652
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Average assets(3) $ 266,515 $ 101,885 $ (27,578) $ 340,822
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Oct. 31, 2009
Net interest income
(expense) $ 1,493 $ 89 $ (163) $ 1,419
Non-interest income
(expense) 863 414 192 1,469
Intersegment revenue(1) - - - -
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Total revenue 2,356 503 29 2,888
Provision for (reversal of)
credit losses 362 82 (20) 424
Amortization(2) 30 2 70 102
Other non-interest expenses 1,308 243 16 1,567
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Income (loss) before income
taxes and non-controlling
interests 656 176 (37) 795
Income tax expense (benefit) 182 16 (53) 145
Non-controlling interests 6 - - 6
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Net income $ 468 $ 160 $ 16 $ 644
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Average assets(3) $ 267,191 $ 99,439 $ (27,433) $ 339,197
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Jan. 31, 2009
Net interest income
(expense) $ 1,258 $ 108 $ (33) $ 1,333
Non-interest income
(expense) 1,116 (438) 11 689
Intersegment revenue(1) 1 - (1) -
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Total revenue 2,375 (330) (23) 2,022
Provision for (reversal of)
credit losses 278 (11) 17 284
Amortization(2) 35 2 66 103
Other non-interest expenses 1,256 279 15 1,550
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Income (loss) before income
taxes and non-controlling
interests 806 (600) (121) 85
Income tax expense (benefit) 224 (223) (68) (67)
Non-controlling interests 5 - - 5
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Net income (loss) $ 577 $ (377) $ (53) $ 147
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Average assets(3) $ 264,893 $ 126,050 $ (21,694) $ 369,249
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(1) Intersegment revenue represents internal sales commissions and
revenue allocations under the Manufacturer / Customer Segment /
Distributor Management Model.
(2) Includes amortization of buildings, furniture, equipment, leasehold
improvements, software and finite-lived intangible assets.
(3) Assets are disclosed on an average basis as this measure is most
relevant to a financial institution and is the measure reviewed by
management.
(4) Certain prior period information has been restated to conform to the
presentation in the current quarter.
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