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LLB Annual Report 2020 de

14 Derivative financial instruments

Within the scope of balance sheet management, interest rate swaps are concluded to hedge interest rate fluctuation risks. Financial instruments are employed primarily within the scope of client business. Here both standardised and OTC derivatives are traded. International banks having a high creditworthiness act as counterparties. LLB does not assume a market-maker function on the interbank market.

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

in CHF thousands

Positive Replacement Values

Negative Replacement Values

Total contract volume

31.12.2019

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

33

33'120

870'000

Forward contracts

140

947

78'345

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

Forward contracts

103'250

122'303

14'910'353

Options (OTC)

4'978

4'983

228'581

 

 

 

 

Precious metals contracts

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

17

17

1'898

 

 

 

 

Equity / index contracts

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

345

345

15'385

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

108'764

161'714

16'104'562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge)

4'034

18'350

1'011'708

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

4'034

18'350

1'011'708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments

112'798

180'065

17'116'270

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

in CHF thousands

Positive Replacement Values

Negative Replacement Values

Total contract volume

31.12.2020

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

0

20'299

565'000

Forward contracts

263

255

108'162

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

Forward contracts

188'688

199'761

20'209'099

Options (OTC)

5'975

5'975

617'520

 

 

 

 

Precious metals contracts

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

46

46

2'704

 

 

 

 

Equity / index contracts

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

469

469

25'287

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

195'441

226'805

21'527'771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge)

4'193

22'371

1'481'604

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

4'193

22'371

1'481'604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments

199'634

249'176

23'009'375

The LLB Group employs fair value hedge accounting for interest rate risks on fixed-rate instruments. For this purpose, it uses interest rate swaps. The following tables show information on the nominal value (contract volumes), the replacement values and the ineffectiveness of the positions in hedge accounting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value of hedging instrument

 

 

in CHF thousands

Nominal value of hedging instrument

Assets

Liabilities

Balance sheet position of hedging instrument

Fair value change to measurement of ineffective hedge

31.12.2019

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

495'854

4'034

 

Derivative financial instruments

1'963

Interest rate swaps

515'854

 

18'350

Derivative financial instruments

10'663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value of hedging instrument

 

 

in CHF thousands

Nominal value of hedging instrument

Assets

Liabilities

Balance sheet position of hedging instrument

Fair value change to measurement of ineffective hedge

31.12.2020

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

705'802

4'193

 

Derivative financial instruments

159

Interest rate swaps

775'802

 

22'371

Derivative financial instruments

6'029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value of underlying transaction

Cumulative total from fair value adjustments of the underlying transaction

Balance sheet position of underlying transaction

Fair value change to measurement of ineffective hedge

in CHF thousands

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

 

 

31.12.2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

11'325'159

 

10'934

 

Loans

6'825

Medium-term notes

 

1'331'391

 

264

Debt issued

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value of underlying transaction

Cumulative total from fair value adjustments of the underlying transaction

Balance sheet position of underlying transaction

Fair value change to measurement of ineffective hedge

in CHF thousands

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

 

 

31.12.2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

11'733'792

 

14'685

 

Loans

3'751

Medium-term notes

 

1'392'978

 

350

Debt issued

87

in CHF thousands

Ineffectiveness recognised in the income statement

Income statement position

31.12.2019

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

Interest rate risk

2'310

Interest expenses

 

 

 

31.12.2020

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

Interest rate risk

2'206

Interest expenses