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.

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Total

 

 

in CHF thousands

 

Positive Replacement Values

 

Negative Replacement Values

 

Total contract volume

31.12.2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

34

 

44'914

 

910'000

Forward contracts

 

580

 

55

 

77'360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward contracts

 

189'883

 

197'590

 

15'825'229

Options (OTC)

 

4'898

 

4'898

 

198'720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious metals contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

 

70

 

70

 

82'426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity / index contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options (OTC)

 

350

 

350

 

81'926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments in the trading portfolio

 

195'815

 

247'877

 

17'175'661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge)

 

2'071

 

7'687

 

747'565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes

 

2'071

 

7'687

 

747'565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative financial instruments

 

197'886

 

255'564

 

17'923'225

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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

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.

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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

31.12.2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

286'282

 

2'071

 

 

 

197'886

 

633

Interest rate swaps

 

461'282

 

 

 

7'687

 

255'564

 

5'892

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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

 

 

 

112'798

 

1'963

Interest rate swaps

 

515'854

 

 

 

18'350

 

180'065

 

10'663

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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

 

 

 

 

31.12.2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans

 

11'119'861

 

 

 

565

 

 

 

12'852'541

 

5'452

Medium-term notes

 

 

 

1'236'362

 

 

 

67

 

1'236'362

 

347

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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

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

12'960'524

 

6'825

Medium-term notes

 

 

 

1'331'391

 

 

 

95

 

1'331'391

 

50

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in CHF thousands

 

Ineffectiveness recognised in the income statement

 

Income statement position

31.12.2018

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

Interest rate risk

 

–347

 

–49'357

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2019

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedge

 

 

 

 

Interest rate risk

 

2'310

 

–62'465