Company Announcements

2nd Quarter Results

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2886O
Royal Bank of Canada
28 May 2020
 

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Royal Bank of Canada second quarter 2020 results

 

All amounts are in Canadian dollars and are based on financial statements prepared in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$1.5 Billion

Down 54% YoY

 

 

Diluted EPS(1)

$1.00

Down 55% YoY

 

 

Total PCL(2)

$2.8 Billion

Total PCL ratio on loans

up 139 bps(3) QoQ

 

 

ROE(4)

7.3%

Down from 17.5% last year

 

 

CET1 Ratio

11.7%

Well above regulatory

requirements

TORONTO, May 27, 2020 - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today reported net income of $1,481 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2020, down $1,749 million or 54% from the prior year. Diluted EPS1 was $1.00, down 55% over the same period. The unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased provision for credit losses of $2,830 million, up $2,404 million from last year. The increased provisions unfavourably impacted results in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. These factors were partially offset by higher earnings in Investor & Treasury Services and Insurance.

Compared to last quarter, net income was down $2,028 million with lower results in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. Earnings in Insurance were relatively flat compared to the prior quarter. These factors were partially offset by higher results in Investor & Treasury Services.

The total PCL ratio on loans was 165 bps, up 139 bps from last quarter as we prudently increased reserves due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PCL ratio on impaired loans of 37 bps increased 16 bps from last quarter, due to higher PCL on impaired loans mainly in Capital Markets. Our capital position remained robust, with a Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 11.7%. We also had a strong average Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) of 130%.

 

 

 

 

"My sincere thanks to all those on the frontlines who are combatting the virus with courage and compassion, and to the RBCers who are living our Purpose with extraordinary dedication to help our clients manage during these uncertain times," said Dave McKay, RBC President and Chief Executive Officer. "We entered this period of heightened macroeconomic uncertainty from a position of strategic and financial strength. Our scale, diversified business mix, technology investments and talented employees define our leading client franchises. Our strong capital and liquidity position, and disciplined risk management, have enabled us to remain resilient and focused on delivering long-term value for our clients, shareholders and communities."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Q2 2020

Compared to

Q2 2019

 

 

 

•    Net income of $1,481 million

•    Diluted EPS(1) of $1.00

•    ROE(4) of 7.3%

•    CET1 ratio of 11.7%

 

 

¯  54%

¯  55%

¯  1,020 bps

¯  10 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q2 2020

Compared to

Q1 2020

 

 

•    Net income of $1,481 million

•    Diluted EPS(1) of $1.00

•    ROE(4) of 7.3%

•    CET1 ratio of 11.7%

 

¯  58%

¯  58%

¯  1,030 bps

¯  30 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

YTD 2020

Compared to

YTD 2019

 

 

•    Net income of $4,990 million

•    Diluted EPS(1) of $3.40

•    ROE(4) of 12.5%

 

¯  22%

¯  22%

¯  460 bps

(1)        Earnings per share (EPS).

(2)        Provision for credit losses (PCL).

(3)        Basis points (bps).

(4)        Return on Equity (ROE). This measure does not have a standardized meaning under GAAP. For further information, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

 

Table of contents

 

 

1     Second quarter highlights

2     Management's Discussion and Analysis

2     Caution regarding forward-looking statements

2     Overview and outlook

2     About Royal Bank of Canada

3     Selected financial and other highlights

4     Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook

5     Significant developments: COVID-19

9     Financial performance

9     Overview

14   Business segment results

14   How we measure and report our business segments

14   Key performance and non-GAAP measures

16   Personal & Commercial Banking

17   Wealth Management

19   Insurance

20   Investor & Treasury Services

21   Capital Markets

22   Corporate Support

23   Quarterly results and trend analysis

24   Financial condition

24   Condensed balance sheets

25   Off-balance sheet arrangements

26   Risk management

26   Credit risk

33   Market risk

38   Liquidity and funding risk

45   Capital management

50   Accounting and control matters

50   Summary of accounting policies and estimates

50   Change in accounting policies and disclosures

50   Controls and procedures

51   Related party transactions

52   Enhanced Disclosure Task Force recommendations index

53   Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

59   Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

84   Shareholder Information

 

 

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is provided to enable a reader to assess our results of operations and financial condition for the three and six month periods ended or as at April 30, 2020, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior fiscal year and the three month period ended January 31, 2020. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended April 30, 2020 (Condensed Financial Statements) and related notes and our 2019 Annual Report. This MD&A is dated May 26, 2020. All amounts are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified, and are based on financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), unless otherwise noted.

Additional information about us, including our 2019 Annual Information Form, is available free of charge on our website at rbc.com/investorrelations, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at sedar.com and on the EDGAR section of the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website at sec.gov.

Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned herein does not form part of this report. All references in this report to websites are inactive textual references and are for your information only.

 

 

 

Caution regarding forward-looking statements

 

From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable Canadian securities legislation. We may make forward-looking statements in this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the SEC, in other reports to shareholders, and in other communications, including statements by our President and Chief Executive Officer. Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals, the Economic, market, and regulatory review and outlook for Canadian, U.S., European and global economies, the regulatory environment in which we operate, and the risk environment including our liquidity and funding risk, and the potential continued impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our business operations, financial results and financial condition and on the global economy and financial market conditions. The forward-looking information contained in this document is presented for the purpose of assisting the holders of our securities and financial analysts in understanding our financial position and results of operations as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, as well as our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "foresee", "forecast", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "goal", "plan" and "project" and similar expressions of future or conditional verbs such as "will", "may", "should", "could" or "would".

By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, which give rise to the possibility that our predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that our assumptions may not be correct and that our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors - many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict - include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2019 Annual Report and the Risk management and Significant developments: COVID-19 sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders; including information technology and cyber risk, privacy, data and third party related risks, geopolitical uncertainty, Canadian housing and household indebtedness, regulatory changes, digital disruption and innovation, climate change, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency, environmental and social risk and the emergence of widespread health emergencies or public health crises such as pandemics and epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy and financial market conditions and our business operations, financial results and financial condition.

We caution that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect our results. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to us, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders are set out in the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook and for each business segment under the Strategic priorities and Outlook headings in our 2019 Annual Report, as updated by the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook and Significant developments: COVID-19 sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

Additional information about these and other factors can be found in the risk sections of our 2019 Annual Report and the Risk management section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

 

 

 

Overview and outlook

 

 

 

 

About Royal Bank of Canada

 

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 84,000+ employees who bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.

 

 

 

 

Selected financial and other highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share,

number of and percentage amounts) (1)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Total revenue

$               10,333

$              12,836

$              11,499

 

$               23,169

$              23,088

Provision for credit losses (PCL)

                   2,830

                     419

                     426

 

                   3,249

                     940

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense (PBCAE)

                     (177 )

                  1,614

                  1,160

 

                   1,437

                  2,385

Non-interest expense

                   5,942

                  6,378

                  5,916

 

                 12,320

                11,828

Income before income taxes

                   1,738

                  4,425

                  3,997

 

                   6,163

                  7,935

Net income

$                 1,481

$                3,509

$                3,230

 

$                 4,990

$                6,402

Segments - net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal & Commercial Banking

$                    532

$                1,686

$                1,549

 

$                 2,218

$                3,120

Wealth Management

                      424

                     623

                     585

 

                   1,047

                  1,182

Insurance

                      180

                     181

                     154

 

                      361

                     320

Investor & Treasury Services

                      226

                     143

                     151

 

                      369

                     312

Capital Markets

                      105

                     882

                     776

 

                      987

                  1,429

Corporate Support

                        14

                       (6 )

                       15

 

                          8

                       39

Net income

$                 1,481

$                3,509

$                3,230

 

$                 4,990

$                6,402

Selected information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (EPS) - basic

$                   1.00

$                  2.41

$                  2.20

 

$                   3.41

$                  4.36

                                           - diluted

                     1.00

                    2.40

                    2.20

 

                     3.40

                    4.34

Return on common equity (ROE) (2), (3)

                    7.3%

                17.6%

                17.5%

 

                  12.5%

                17.1%

Average common equity (2)

$               79,100

$              77,850

$              74,000

 

$               78,450

$              73,800

Net interest margin (NIM) - on average earning assets (4)

                  1.61%

                1.59%

                1.62%

 

                  1.60%

                1.61%

PCL on loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

                  1.65%

                0.26%

                0.29%

 

                  0.96%

                0.32%

PCL on performing loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

                  1.28%

                0.05%

                     -%

 

                  0.67%

                0.04%

PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

                  0.37%

                0.21%

                0.29%

 

                  0.29%

                0.28%

Gross impaired loans (GIL) as a % of loans and acceptances

                  0.51%

                0.45%

                0.49%

 

                  0.51%

                0.49%

Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) (5)

                   130%

                 129%

                 127%

 

                   130%

                 127%

Capital ratios and Leverage ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio

                  11.7%

                12.0%

                11.8%

 

                  11.7%

                11.8%

Tier 1 capital ratio

                  12.7%

                13.1%

                12.9%

 

                  12.7%

                12.9%

Total capital ratio

                  14.6%

                14.9%

                14.8%

 

                  14.6%

                14.8%

Leverage ratio

                    4.5%

                  4.2%

                  4.3%

 

                    4.5%

                  4.3%

Selected balance sheet and other information (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (7)

$          1,675,682

$         1,476,304

$         1,378,885

 

$          1,675,682

$         1,378,885

Securities, net of applicable allowance

               269,941

              266,667

              240,991

 

               269,941

              240,991

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

               673,448

              629,940

              602,392

 

               673,448

              602,392

Derivative related assets

               140,807

                93,982

                84,812

 

               140,807

                84,812

Deposits (4)

            1,009,447

              902,284

              863,136

 

            1,009,447

              863,136

Common equity (7)

                 79,236

                78,256

                76,114

 

                 79,236

                76,114

Total capital risk-weighted assets

               558,412

              523,725

              510,463

 

               558,412

              510,463

Assets under management (AUM)

               789,000

              799,900

              733,100

 

               789,000

              733,100

Assets under administration (AUA) (8)

            5,381,800

           5,723,700

           5,655,600

 

            5,381,800

           5,655,600

Common share information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (000s) - average basic

            1,422,754

           1,427,599

           1,435,091

 

            1,425,203

           1,436,099

                                                    - average diluted

            1,427,871

           1,433,060

           1,441,163

 

            1,430,468

           1,442,194

                                                    - end of period

            1,422,566

           1,423,212

           1,434,879

 

            1,422,566

           1,434,879

Dividends declared per common share

$                   1.08

$                  1.05

$                  1.02

 

$                   2.13

$                  2.00

Dividend yield (9)

                    4.7%

                  4.0%

                  3.9%

 

                    4.7%

                  4.0%

Dividend payout ratio

                   108%

                   44%

                   46%

 

                     62%

                   46%

Common share price (RY on TSX) (10)

$                 85.63

$              104.58

$              106.77

 

$                 85.63

$              106.77

Market capitalization (TSX) (10)

               121,814

              148,840

              153,202

 

               121,814

              153,202

Business information (number of)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (full-time equivalent) (FTE)

                 82,499

                82,491

                82,197

 

                 82,499

                82,197

Bank branches

                   1,329

                  1,330

                  1,335

 

                   1,329

                  1,335

Automated teller machines (ATMs)

                   4,564

                  4,619

                  4,569

 

                   4,564

                  4,569

Period average US$ equivalent of C$1.00 (11)

$                 0.725

$                0.760

$                0.751

 

$                 0.742

$                0.750

Period-end US$ equivalent of C$1.00

$                 0.718

$                0.756

$                0.746

 

$                 0.718

$                0.746

(1)        Effective November 1, 2019, we adopted IFRS 16 Leases. Results from periods prior to November 1, 2019 are reported in accordance with IAS 17 Leases in this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders. For further details on the impacts of the adoption of IFRS 16 including the description of accounting policies selected, refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements.

(2)        Average amounts are calculated using methods intended to approximate the average of the daily balances for the period. This includes average common equity used in the calculation of ROE. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.

(3)        These measures may not have a standardized meaning under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.

(4)        Commencing Q4 2019, the interest component and the accrued interest payable recorded on certain deposits carried at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss (FVTPL) previously presented in trading revenue and deposits, respectively, are presented in net interest income and other liabilities, respectively. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with this presentation.

(5)        LCR is the average for the three months ended for each respective period and is calculated in accordance with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions' (OSFI) Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) guideline as updated in accordance with the Q2 2020 guidance. For further details, including this Q2 2020 guidance, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section.

(6)        Represents period-end spot balances.

(7)        Effective Q4 2019, the transition adjustment related to the adoption of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers was revised. The comparative amounts have been revised from those previously presented.

(8)        AUA includes $16.1 billion and $6.7 billion (January 31, 2020 - $15.4 billion and $7.8 billion; April 30, 2019 - $16.2 billion and $8.3 billion) of securitized residential mortgages and credit card loans, respectively.

(9)        Defined as dividends per common share divided by the average of the high and low share price in the relevant period.

(10)      Based on TSX closing market price at period-end.

(11)      Average amounts are calculated using month-end spot rates for the period.

 

 

 

 

Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook - data as at May 26, 2020

 

The predictions and forecasts in this section are based on information and assumptions from sources we consider reliable. If this information or these assumptions are not accurate, actual economic outcomes may differ materially from the outlook presented in this section.

Economic and market review and outlook

Measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have sharply curtailed economic activity in many countries, resulting in unprecedented declines in GDP and a substantial increase in unemployment. Significant fiscal and monetary policy stimulus has been implemented across many jurisdictions that is intended to prevent longer-term damage to economies and assist in eventual recoveries. However, significant uncertainty remains with regards to the timing and the extent of recovery, including the possibility of subsequent waves.

Canada

Containment measures put in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp contraction in economic activity in Canada as GDP reportedly fell by 10%1 in the first calendar quarter of 2020. While provinces began gradually easing containment measures in May 2020, based on most recent projections, economic output is expected to decline by a further 40%1 in the second calendar quarter of 2020. Temporary business closures and projected declines in revenue have prompted widespread layoffs, with 3 million Canadians losing their jobs in March and April 2020, pushing the unemployment rate to 13.0%, and millions more working reduced hours. Although economic activity and unemployment are expected to partially rebound in the second half of calendar 2020, a full recovery is likely to be held back by the impact of income loss and health concerns placed on consumer spending and housing activity. Additionally, challenges in the energy sector, higher debt levels and weaker profitability weighing on business sentiment, are also contributing to expectations for only a partial rebound. The federal government is supporting the economy with significant fiscal measures including income support and wage subsidies, as well as loans and tax deferrals for businesses. The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its policy rate to 0.25% in March from 1.75% at the start of calendar 2020 and has provided significant support to maintain the resilience and stability of the financial system. Nonetheless, GDP is expected to remain well below 2019 levels through the remainder of the calendar year.

U.S.

U.S. GDP declined by 4.8%1 in the first calendar quarter of 2020 amid the significant contraction in economic activity as the result of extensive containment measures. While some states have started to gradually re-open their economies, based on most recent projections, we expect ongoing containment measures will drive a further 35%1 drop in economic activity in the second calendar quarter of 2020, including sharp contractions in consumer spending and business investment. Unemployment has increased to 14.7% in April 2020 though the negative impact on household incomes has been cushioned by significant federal fiscal support, including higher unemployment benefits and incentives for businesses to maintain payrolls. Economic activity is expected to partially rebound and unemployment is likely to decline over the second half of calendar 2020. The Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered its policy rate to a range of 0-0.25% in March from 1.50-1.75% at the start of calendar 2020 and has significantly expanded its balance sheet through quantitative easing and a number of other liquidity programs designed to improve the flow of credit to businesses. However, GDP is expected to remain well below 2019 levels through the remainder of the calendar year.

Europe

With the severity of localized COVID-19 outbreaks and early implementation of containment measures, the Euro area GDP fell by 3.8%2 in the first calendar quarter of 2020 with a further 26%2 decline expected in the second calendar quarter. In the United Kingdom (U.K.), where containment measures were implemented slightly later, GDP declined by 2%2 in the first calendar quarter of 2020 followed by an expected decline of 18%2 in the second calendar quarter. The European Central Bank (ECB) has held interest rates low and the Bank of England (BoE) lowered its policy rate to nearly zero. Economic activity is expected to partially rebound in the second half of calendar 2020, underpinned by substantial fiscal and monetary policy support. However, GDP is expected to remain well below 2019 levels through the remainder of the calendar year.

Financial markets

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in sharp losses in equity markets with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index recording a 34% decline at the onset of the global spread, however, equities have since retraced about half of that decline amid significant fiscal and monetary policy support. Oil prices have fallen sharply with a substantial drop in demand having been exacerbated by a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. The resolution of that dynamic has failed to support oil prices which remain at their lowest levels in more than 20 years. Central bank interest rate policies have put downward pressure on government bond yields, however their large scale asset purchases have helped offset upward pressure on government borrowing costs arising from significant debt issuances to fund fiscal programs.

Regulatory environment

We continue to monitor and prepare for regulatory developments and changes in a manner that seeks to ensure compliance with new requirements while mitigating any adverse business or financial impacts. Such impacts could result from new or amended laws and regulations and the expectations of those who enforce them. A high level summary of the key regulatory changes that have the potential to increase or decrease our costs and the complexity of our operations is included in the Legal and regulatory environment risk section of our 2019 Annual Report, as updated below. A summary of the additional

1           Annualized Rate

2           Non-annualized Rate

regulatory changes instituted by governments globally and OSFI during the second quarter of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are included in the Significant developments: COVID-19, Liquidity and funding risk and Capital management sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

Global uncertainty

Significant uncertainty about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade policy and geopolitical tensions continue to pose risks to the global economic outlook. In April 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected global growth in calendar 2020 to fall to -3%; a baseline scenario which would mark the worst recession since the Great Depression and far worse than the global financial crisis of 2008. Uncertainty around the duration and intensity of the health and financial crisis could result in global GDP declining further if the pandemic does not recede this year, and even if the pandemic does recede there could be longer-term effects on economic growth and commercial activity. Estimates around the expected recovery beyond this fiscal year are equally uncertain, as the timelines for economic recovery are largely dependent on the duration of the pandemic, including the possibility of subsequent waves, and the effectiveness of the fiscal and monetary policy measures introduced in response. Trade policy also remains a source of uncertainty, as the Brexit transition period deadline of December 31, 2020 remains in place, despite delayed negotiations between the U.K. and the European Union (EU) and requests from the IMF to extend the transition. In March 2020, Canada ratified the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement reducing lingering uncertainty about trade within North America, but the post-pandemic future of global trade policy remains uncertain as countries may look to decrease reliance on the global supply chain. Finally, global financial markets remain vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, such as those between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which could result in increased market and commodity price volatility, and the uncertain future of the U.S.-China trade relationship. Our diversified business model, as well as our product and geographic diversification, continue to help mitigate the risks posed by global uncertainty.

United States Tax Reform

The U.S. Treasury continues to release guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. There has been no material impact for us; however, we will continue to monitor future guidance and the impact, if any, on us.

Regulatory initiatives

Government agencies and regulators have extended the effective dates for various regulations, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

• Canadian benchmark rate for qualifying insured mortgages - The government has suspended the previous effective date of April 6, 2020 until further notice.

• Client focused reforms - The Canadian Securities Administrators have extended the first phase relating to conflicts of interest and the related disclosure requirements which will not come into effect until June 30, 2021, extended from its previous effective date of December 31, 2020. The timeline to comply with the second phased is unchanged.

• Control and Divestiture Proceedings rule - The Fed has revised the effective date to September 30, 2020, extended from the previous effective date of April 1, 2020.

• Central Securities Depositary Regulation - The EU has revised the effective date to February 2021, extended from its previous effective date of September 2020.

• Transaction reporting of securities financing transactions - This guidance is now expected to take effect in the third calendar quarter of 2020, extended from its previous effective date of the second calendar quarter 2020.

For a discussion on risk factors, including our framework and activities to manage these risks and other regulatory developments which may affect our business and financial results, refer to the Risk management - Top and emerging risks and Legal and regulatory environment risk sections of our 2019 Annual Report and the Risk and Capital management sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

 

 

 

Significant developments: COVID-19

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a strain of novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, a global pandemic. The breadth and depth of the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets continues to evolve with disruptive effects in countries in which we operate and the global economy while also contributing to increased market volatility and changes to the macroeconomic environment. In addition, COVID-19 continues to effect our employees, clients and communities with resultant impacts on our operations, financial results and present and future risks to our business. For further details on these risks, refer to the Impact of pandemic risk factor section below.

Measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, including business closures, social distancing protocols, travel restrictions and school closures have been widespread. Although gradual and staged reopening plans have begun across several regions, these measures are continuing to have extensive implications for the global economy and related market functions, unemployment rates, and fiscal and monetary policies. The pandemic and the containment measures implemented in response to COVID-19 could also have longer-term effects on the economic and commercial activity and consumer behaviour after the pandemic recedes and the measures are lifted. In conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic containment measures, governments, regulatory bodies, central banks and private organizations around the globe have extended unprecedented relief programs and temporary measures to facilitate the continued operation of the global economy and financial system which are intended to provide support to individuals and businesses. Regulatory guidance from the Government of Canada and OSFI have also been implemented to facilitate the continued strength of the Canadian financial systems, including the expansion of existing facilities, the introduction of new funding programs and capital modifications to support the programs implemented in response to COVID-19. In addition, the BoC, the Fed and other central banks have taken further steps to stimulate the economy through reductions in benchmark interest rates. Despite these measures and programs, the extent and duration of the impact of COVID-19 continues to be uncertain.

For further details on these measures and their impact on us, refer to Impact of pandemic risk factor and Relief program sections outlined below as well as the Liquidity and funding risk and Capital management sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

In addition to the broad impacts of COVID-19 on our employees, clients, communities and operations, COVID-19 has impacted our financial results in Q2 2020 across all of our business segments to varying degrees. The impact on our consolidated results is primarily reflected in higher PCL and fair value changes due to the impact of market volatility, including movements in Other comprehensive income (OCI). Results across all of our business segments in Q2 2020 were also impacted by downstream implications from the changes in the macroeconomic environment, including lower interest rates, reduced consumer spending, widening of credit spreads, as well as other impacts including, increased client-driven volumes and higher operating costs. Notwithstanding these challenges, our financial results and condition amid these challenges demonstrate the resilience of our capital and liquidity positions, which were bolstered by our position of strength at the time of entering this crisis and throughout the period.

Given the uncertainty in the extent and duration of the COVID-19 impacts on the economy and society as a whole, as well as the timeline of the transition to reopen the economy, the future impact on our businesses and our financial results and condition remains uncertain.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have instituted various measures and programs to protect and support our employees, clients and communities, while also striving to ensure continued customer service to our clients, including the following:

• Promoting the safety and well-being of our employees by transitioning the majority of our workforce to work from home arrangements, offering paid leave days, additional compensation for those required to work on-site and 24/7 access to mental well-being support networks.

• Supporting our clients with targeted outreach and relief programs for our individual, small business, commercial and corporate clients such as payment deferrals, refinancing or restructuring and new loans as well as participation in various government relief programs. For further details, refer to the Relief programs section below.

• In response to the needs of our communities, we have committed to support efforts focused on food security, mental health and strategic preparedness and response as well as the introduction of the Frontline Healthcare Workers Essential Care Program.

Impact of pandemic risk factor

Pandemics, epidemics or outbreaks of an infectious disease in Canada or worldwide could have an adverse impact on our business, including changes to the way we operate and on our financial results and condition. During Q2 2020, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected our business and caused uncertainty in the global economy and it continues to pose risks to the global economy, our clients and our business operations. Governments and regulatory bodies in affected areas have imposed a number of measures designed to contain the pandemic, including widespread business closures, travel restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on gatherings and events. These measures are significantly impacting global economic activity and contributing to increased market volatility and changes to the macroeconomic environment. As impacts continue to materialize, the effects of the disruption on our business strategies and initiatives have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our financial results, including the realization of credit, market, or operational risk losses.

Governments, monetary authorities, regulators and financial institutions, including us, have taken actions to support the economy and financial system. These actions include fiscal, monetary and other financial measures to increase liquidity, and provide financial aid to individual, small business, commercial and corporate clients. Additionally, regulatory relief measures in support of financial institutions has also been provided. For more information on these programs, refer to the Relief programs, Liquidity and funding risk and Capital management sections below.

We are closely monitoring the potential continued effects and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a rapidly evolving situation. Uncertainty remains as to the full impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy, financial markets, and us, including on our financial results, regulatory capital and liquidity ratios and ability to meet regulatory and other requirements. The ultimate impacts will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope, severity, duration and the possibility of subsequent waves of the pandemic, and the effectiveness of actions and measures taken by government, monetary and regulatory authorities and other third parties. With respect to client relief programs, we may face challenges, including increased risk of client disputes, litigation, government and regulatory scrutiny as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on market and economic conditions and actions government authorities take in response to those actions. We may also face increased operational and reputational risk and financial losses such as higher credit losses amongst other things, depending on the effectiveness of these programs for our individual, small business, commercial and corporate clients. The effectiveness of these programs will depend on the duration and scale of COVID-19 and will vary by region and industry, with varying degrees of benefit to our clients.

The COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to result in disruptions to our clients and the way in which we conduct our business, including the closure of certain branches, increased staff working off premise, and changes to our operations due to higher volumes of client requests, as well as disruptions to key suppliers of our goods and services. These factors have and may continue to adversely impact our business operations and the quality and continuity of service to customers. To date, we have taken proactive measures through our business continuity plans and our crisis management teams have increased their efforts to preserve the well-being of our employees and our ability to serve clients. Additionally, we have launched various relief programs beyond the available government programs to further support our clients in financial need. For more information on our relief programs, refer to the Relief programs section below.

In addition to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, it may also continue to increase financial stress on our clients. This could lead to increased pressure on our individual clients as well as on the financial performance of our small business, commercial and corporate clients in conjunction with operational constraints due to the impacts of social distancing, including but not limited to continued closures or reduced operating hours, lost sales opportunities and/or increased operating costs, which could result in higher than expected credit losses for us.

If the COVID-19 pandemic is prolonged, including the possibility of subsequent waves, or further diseases emerge that give rise to similar effects, the adverse impact on the economy could deepen and result in further volatility and declines in financial markets. Moreover, it remains uncertain how the macroeconomic environment, societal and business norms will be impacted following this pandemic. Unexpected developments in financial markets, regulatory environments, or consumer behaviour and confidence may have adverse impacts on our financial results and condition, business operations and reputation, for a substantial period of time.

In virtually all aspects of our operations, our view of risks is not static. Consistent with our Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), we continue to evaluate top risks which are evolving and emerging risks arising from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

• Information Technology (IT) and Cyber risks have increased as malicious activities are creating more threats for cyber-attacks including COVID-19 phishing emails, malware-embedded mobile apps that purport to track infection rates, and targeting of vulnerabilities in remote access platforms as companies move to telework arrangements. Our IT and cyber controls are operating effectively and we are continuing to monitor the threat landscape.

• Privacy, Data and Third Party risks have also heightened as the use of telework arrangements have become common practice. As our employees continue to work from home, we are continuously monitoring and enforcing best practices as we seek to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all sensitive information. Our security awareness program is required to be completed by each employee annually and includes cyber awareness training on managing risks while working remotely. Third party providers critical to our operations are being monitored for any impact on their ability to deliver services, including fourth party risk.

• Canadian Housing and Household Indebtedness risks have increased as a result of a rise in unemployment and decline in labour participation. While interest rate cuts, government support programs and relief programs offered by banks will help many households, concerns related to housing affordability in certain markets and levels of Canadian household debt were already elevated before the additional challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and could continue to rise if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, resulting in, among other things, higher credit losses.

Our business activities expose us to a wide variety of risks and as a global financial institution with a diversified business model, we actively manage risks to help protect and enable our businesses. As described in our 2019 Annual Report, our ERMF provides an overview of our enterprise-wide programs for managing risk, including identifying, assessing, measuring, controlling, monitoring and reporting on significant risks that face the organization. Our ERMF has continuously evolved, well positioning us to manage through adverse economic and market conditions and providing us with a strong foundation to allow us to navigate through these periods of heightened risk.

For further details on how we manage our risks, refer to the risk sections in our 2019 Annual Report.

Relief programs

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several government programs have been developed to provide financial aid to individuals and businesses, which include wage replacement for individuals, wage subsidies and rent relief for businesses, and lending programs for businesses, which we are administering for our clients. To further support our clients in financial need, we have also launched various relief programs beyond available government programs.

 

RBC relief programs

During the second quarter of 2020, we announced the RBC Client Relief program which provides immediate and long-term relief for clients impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this program, we are helping our clients by implementing various relief measures, including payment deferrals, reduced credit card charges and refinancing or credit restructuring, fee waivers and temporary limit increases across various retail, small business and commercial products.

As at April 30, 2020, more than 492,500 clients globally have been approved to participate in our payment deferral program, including clients that have continued to make payments, and the following table summarizes the number of loans and their associated gross carrying amounts outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of loan amounts)

Number of loans

Gross carrying
amount of
loans outstanding

Residential mortgages

                198,843                            

$                   54,064                               

Personal

                118,434                            

                       3,477                               

Credit cards

                249,405                            

                       1,746                               

Small business

                    8,310                            

                       1,142                               

Wholesale

                  20,646                            

                     16,189                               

Total

                595,638                            

$                   76,618                               

Government programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Government of Canada 

On March 13, 2020, the Department of Finance Canada announced new programs to help support the functioning of markets and finance businesses while ensuring the financial sector remains sound, well-capitalized and resilient, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. To support businesses experiencing cash flow challenges during this unprecedented time, the government has established the following programs:

• The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) - Under this program, Canadian banks are able to provide interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to existing eligible small business clients as a source of liquidity for immediate operating costs. The loans are funded by the Government of Canada, with the Canadian banks retaining no credit risk.

• The Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) - This program is comprised of the Export Development Canada (EDC) BCAP Guarantee and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Co-Lending Program.

•  Export Development Canada (EDC) BCAP Guarantee - Under this program, Canadian banks are able to provide existing eligible mid-sized and large business clients, focused on both export oriented and domestic sales-based businesses, with loans of up to $6.25 million to support short-term liquidity needs. These loans must be used for certain operating costs and are 80% guaranteed by the EDC.

•  Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Co-Lending Program - Under this program, Canadian banks and the BDC will jointly provide loans to eligible business clients of up to $6.25 million to meet their operational and liquidity needs. The maximum loan varies by the size of the business and may be structured with an interest-only payment obligation for the first year.

These programs were launched during Q2 2020 with over 115,250 clients and a corresponding total of $4.5 billion relief approved through the CEBA program, of which $1.3 billion was funded as at April 30, 2020.

In addition to this, the Government of Canada and other governing bodies have provided guidance in other areas including but not limited to the extension of regulatory and tax filings. We are currently reviewing the impact of these provisions, and expect the impact to be immaterial for us.

United States Government 

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law, which is in addition to other programs that have been enacted by the United States Federal Government. As part of the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) offers small businesses with loans, guaranteed by the United States Federal Government, to support the payment of up to 8 weeks of payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Through this program, we have provided loans directly to our clients based on their assessment of certain eligibility requirements and failure to meet these requirements will result in recourse actions for the borrower. In some cases, the United States Small Business Administration may forgive all or a portion of the loan. As at April 30, 2020, we have provided $5,119 million (US$3,678 million) of funding to 8,850 clients through this program.

Separately, the U.S. Department of the Treasury provided guidance deferring due dates for various tax returns, other tax filings and tax payments. We are currently reviewing the impact of these provisions, and expect the impact to be immaterial for us.

 

Programs in support of liquidity and funding

Governments and federal agencies have also expanded the eligibility criteria to their existing funding programs and announced new programs to provide further liquidity to banks as well as providing additional sources to access funding for which we can support our clients during this time of uncertainty, including:

• Existing funding programs - The BoC has increased funding available and broadened eligibility requirements for existing term repo facilities and the revised insured mortgage purchase programs through Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation. These programs also include central banks' programs in other jurisdictions, such as the BoE's U.S. dollar swap facility.

• New funding programs - The BoC added the Banker's Acceptance Purchase Facility and the Standing Term Liquidity Facility. Additionally, the Fed introduced the Primary Dealer Credit Facility.

For further details on how we are managing our liquidity and funding profile, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

We will continue to monitor and provide updates on new programs or further interpretations and guidance announced by us, governments and federal agencies. In order to support all of the aforementioned programs, central banks and domestic and global regulators have provided guidance on regulatory capital, liquidity and reporting requirements. For a discussion on these initiatives, refer to the Risk and Capital management sections of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

 

 

 

Financial performance

 

 

 

 

Overview

 

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income of $1,481 million was down $1,749 million or 54% from a year ago. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.00 was down $1.20 or 55% and return on common equity (ROE) of 7.3% was down from 17.5% last year. Our Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 11.7% was down 10 bps from a year ago.

Our results reflected lower earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management, partially offset by higher earnings in Investor & Treasury Services and Insurance.

Personal & Commercial Banking earnings decreased primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets, and lower spreads. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 9% in Canadian Banking.

Capital Markets results were down primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Lower revenue in Corporate and Investment Banking also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher revenue in Global Markets and lower taxes due to an increase in the proportion of earnings from lower tax rate jurisdictions.

Wealth Management results decreased primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets, and higher staff and technology-related costs. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. These factors were partially offset by an increase in revenue from higher average fee-based client assets, net of the associated variable compensation costs.

Investor & Treasury Services earnings increased primarily due to higher funding and liquidity revenue.

Insurance results were up mainly due to higher favourable investment-related experience and new longevity reinsurance contracts, partially offset by the impact of actuarial adjustments and lower benefits from favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations.

For further details on our business segment results and CET1 ratio, refer to the Business segment results and Capital management sections, respectively.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income of $1,481 million was down $2,028 million or 58% from the prior quarter. Diluted EPS of $1.00 was down $1.40 or 58% and ROE of 7.3% was down from 17.6% in the prior quarter. Our CET1 ratio of 11.7% was down 30 bps.

Our results reflected lower earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management, as well as relatively flat results in Insurance, partially offset by higher earnings in Investor & Treasury Services.

Personal & Commercial Banking results were lower reflecting higher PCL, mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Lower card service revenue due to a significant decrease in purchase volumes, two less days in the quarter and lower spreads also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 2% in Canadian Banking.

Capital Markets earnings were down largely due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Lower fixed income trading revenue in Corporate and Investment Banking primarily from loan underwriting markdowns in the U.S. and Europe reflecting widening credit spreads and lower M&A activity primarily in the U.S., also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by lower compensation on decreased revenue and lower taxes due to an increase in the proportion of earnings from lower tax rate jurisdictions. Net Income was also impacted by higher fixed income trading revenue in Global Markets in Canada and Europe due to increased client activity, partially offset by lower fixed income trading revenue in the U.S.

Wealth Management earnings decreased largely due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. Net interest income was relatively flat as average volume growth was offset by the impact of lower interest rates. These factors were partially offset by lower variable compensation commensurate with the decline in commissionable revenue.

Insurance results were relatively flat as higher travel claims costs, the impact of lower new longevity reinsurance contracts and unfavourable actuarial adjustments were largely offset by higher favourable investment-related experience.

Investor & Treasury Services results increased primarily due to higher funding and liquidity revenue reflecting the impact of interest rate movements in the current quarter and higher gains from the disposition of securities, partially offset by higher funding costs related to enterprise liquidity. Higher revenue from increased client activity in our asset services business resulting from elevated market volatility in the current quarter also contributed to the increase.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income of $4,990 million decreased $1,412 million or 22% from a year ago. Six month diluted EPS of $3.40 was down $0.94 or 22% and ROE of 12.5% was down from 17.1% in the prior year.

Our results reflected lower earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, and Wealth Management, partially offset by solid earnings in Investor & Treasury Services and Insurance.

Personal & Commercial Banking earnings were down reflecting higher PCL, mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Lower spreads and higher staff-related costs also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 8% in Canadian Banking.

Capital Markets results decreased primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Higher compensation on increased revenue also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher revenue in Global Markets.

Wealth Management results were lower primarily due to higher staff and technology-related costs, as well as higher PCL mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. The prior period also included the impact of a favourable accounting adjustment in Canadian Wealth Management. These factors were partially offset by an increase in revenue from higher average fee-based client assets, net of the associated variable compensation costs, and an increase in transaction volumes.

Investor & Treasury Services results were up largely driven by higher funding and liquidity revenue.

Insurance earnings increased mainly due to new longevity reinsurance contracts and higher favourable investment-related experience, partially offset by lower benefits from favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations.

Impact of foreign currency translation

The following table reflects the estimated impact of foreign currency translation on key income statement items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

Q2 2020 vs.
Q2 2019

Q2 2020 vs.
Q1 2020

 

Q2 2020 vs.

Q2 2019

Increase (decrease):

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

$                      98

$                    140

 

$                               33

PCL

                        28

                        43

 

                                 28

Non-interest expense

                        73

                      104

 

                                 28

Income taxes

                        (5 )

                        (8 )

 

                                  (7 )

Net income

                          2

                          1

 

                                (16 )

Impact on EPS

 

 

 

 

Basic

$                        -

$                        -

 

$                           (0.01 )

Diluted

                          -

                          -

 

                             (0.01 )

The relevant average exchange rates that impact our business are shown in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Average foreign currency equivalent of C$1.00) (1)

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

U.S. dollar

         0.725                 

         0.760                 

         0.751                 

 

          0.742

          0.750

British pound

         0.575                 

         0.579                 

         0.573                 

 

          0.577

          0.578

Euro

         0.659                 

         0.684                 

         0.667                 

 

          0.671

          0.661

(1)       Average amounts are calculated using month-end spot rates for the period.

 

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Interest and dividend income

$            9,226

$         10,238

$         10,132

 

$          19,464

$         20,281

Interest expense (1)

              3,761

             5,017

             5,359

 

              8,778

           10,661

Net interest income (1)

$            5,465

$           5,221

$           4,773

 

$          10,686

$           9,620

NIM (1)

             1.61%

           1.59%

           1.62%

 

             1.60%

           1.61%

Insurance premiums, investment and fee income  

$               197

$           1,994

$           1,515

 

$            2,191

$           3,094

Trading revenue (1)

                  (66 )

                458

                314

 

                 392

                709

Investment management and custodial fees

              1,500

             1,535

             1,381

 

              3,035

             2,831

Mutual fund revenue

                 890

                946

                899

 

              1,836

             1,772

Securities brokerage commissions

                 460

                318

                316

 

                 778

                658

Service charges

                 468

                488

                466

 

                 956

                934

Underwriting and other advisory fees

                 544

                627

                554

 

              1,171

                899

Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading

                 280

                253

                243

 

                 533

                492

Card service revenue

                 212

                287

                266

 

                 499

                548

Credit fees

                 304

                360

                288

 

                 664

                603

Net gains on investment securities

                   45

                  11

                  37

 

                   56

                  83

Share of profit in joint ventures and associates

                   15

                  22

                  14

 

                   37

                  29

Other

                   19

                316

                433

 

                 335

                816

Non-interest income

$            4,868

$           7,615

$           6,726

 

$          12,483

$         13,468

Total revenue

$          10,333

$         12,836

$         11,499

 

$          23,169

$         23,088

Additional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total trading revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (1)

$            1,064

$              700

$              555

 

$            1,764

$           1,119

Non-interest income (1)

                  (66 )

                458

                314

 

                 392

                709

Total trading revenue

$               998

$           1,158

$              869

 

$            2,156

$           1,828

(1)       Commencing Q4 2019, the interest component of the valuation of certain deposits carried at FVTPL previously presented in trading revenue is presented in Net interest income. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with this presentation.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Total revenue decreased $1,166 million or 10% from last year, mainly due to a reduction in insurance premiums, investment and fee income (Insurance revenue), lower other revenue and lower trading revenue. These factors were partially offset by higher net interest income, securities brokerage commissions, investment management and custodial fees, and the impact of foreign exchange translation which increased total revenue by $98 million.

Net interest income increased $692 million or 14%, largely due to higher trading revenue in Capital Markets primarily in repo products, volume growth in Canadian Banking and Wealth Management, as well as higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business. These factors were partially offset by lower spreads in Wealth Management and Canadian Banking. The impact associated with higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business was more than offset by lower related gains on non-trading derivatives in Other revenue.

NIM was down 1 bp compared to last year, mainly due to lower spreads in Wealth Management and Personal and Commercial Banking primarily driven by the impact of lower interest rates, and changes in average earning asset mix with volume growth primarily in reverse repos. These factors were partially offset by higher spreads in our trading portfolios in Capital Markets and higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business. The impact of higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business was more than offset by lower related gains on non-trading derivatives in Other revenue.

Insurance revenue decreased $1,318 million or 87%, primarily due to the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales, partially offset by business growth in International Insurance, all of which are largely offset in PBCAE.

Trading revenue decreased $380 million or 121%, mainly attributable to Capital Markets driven by lower fixed income trading largely in the U.S. reflecting widening credit spreads, including the impact of loan underwriting markdowns. Lower equity trading revenue primarily in Canada also contributed to the decrease.

Investment management and custodial fees increased $119 million or 9%, primarily due to higher average fee-based client assets mainly reflecting net sales.

Security brokerage commissions increased $144 million or 46%, mainly due to higher transaction volumes in Wealth Management and higher revenue in cash equities due to increased client activity in Capital Markets.

Other revenue decreased $414 million or 96%, mainly driven by the change in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Non-interest expense. Lower gains on non-trading derivatives in our Investor & Treasury Services business, which were largely offset in Net interest income, also contributed to the decrease.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total revenue decreased $2,503 million or 19% from the prior quarter, mainly due to lower Insurance revenue, trading revenue and other revenue. These factors were partially offset by higher net interest income, higher securities brokerage commissions, and the impact of foreign exchange translation which increased total revenue by $140 million.

Net interest income was up $244 million or 5%, mainly driven by higher trading revenue in Capital Markets primarily in repo products, volume growth in Wealth Management and Canadian Banking, as well as higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business. These factors were partially offset by two less days in the quarter and lower spreads in Wealth Management and Canadian Banking. The impact associated with higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business was more than offset by lower related gains on non-trading derivatives in Other revenue.

Insurance revenue decreased $1,797 million or 90%, primarily due to the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales, both of which are largely offset in PBCAE.

Trading revenue decreased $524 million or 114%, mainly attributable to Capital Markets driven by lower fixed income trading largely in the U.S. reflecting widening credit spreads, including the impact of loan underwriting markdowns. Lower equity trading revenue primarily in Canada also contributed to the decrease.

Security brokerage commissions increased $142 million or 45%, mainly due to higher revenue in cash equities due to increased client activity in Capital Markets and higher transaction volumes in Wealth Management.

Other revenue decreased $297 million or 94%, mainly driven by the change in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Non-interest expense, lower gains on non-trading derivatives in our Investor & Treasury Services business and the unfavourable impact of economic hedges. The impact of changes in the fair value of seed capital investments also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher net gains in our non-trading investment portfolios.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Total revenue remained relatively flat from the prior year as higher net interest income, underwriting and other advisory fees, investment management and custodial fees, securities brokerage commissions, mutual fund revenue and credit fees were largely offset by a decrease in Insurance revenue, other revenue and trading revenue. The impact of foreign exchange translation also increased total revenue by $33 million.

Net interest income increased $1,066 million or 11%, largely due to volume growth in Canadian Banking and Wealth Management and higher trading revenue in Capital Markets primarily in repo products. Higher funding and liquidity revenue within our Investor & Treasury Services business also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower spreads in Wealth Management and Canadian Banking. The impact associated with higher funding and liquidity revenue was more than offset by lower related gains on non-trading derivatives in Other revenue.

Insurance revenue decreased $903 million or 29%, largely reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities partially offset by business growth in longevity reinsurance, both of which are largely offset in PBCAE.

Trading revenue decreased $317 million or 45%, mainly due to lower revenue in Capital Markets from equity trading in North America and lower fixed income trading in the U.S., including the impact of loan underwriting markdowns reflecting widening credit spreads. These factors were partially offset by higher fixed income trading within rates products in Capital Markets primarily in Europe and Canada.

Investment management and custodial fees increased $204 million or 7%, driven by higher average fee-based client assets primarily reflecting net sales and market appreciation, partially offset by the impact of a favourable accounting adjustment in Canadian Wealth Management in the prior year.

Underwriting and other advisory fees increased $272 million or 30%, largely due to higher debt origination and M&A activity primarily in North America.

Other revenue decreased $481 million or 59%, mainly driven by lower gains on non-trading derivatives in our Investor & Treasury Services business, which were largely offset in Net interest income. The change in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Non-interest expense, also contributed to the decrease.

Provision for credit losses

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Total PCL increased $2,404 million from the prior year.

PCL on loans of $2,734 million increased $2,293 million from the prior year, largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing loans, resulting in higher provisions in Personal and Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 165 bps increased 136 bps.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total PCL increased $2,411 million from the prior quarter.

PCL on loans of $2,734 million increased $2,313 million from the prior quarter, largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing loans, resulting in higher provisions in Personal and Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio increased 139 bps.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Total PCL increased $2,309 million from the prior year.

PCL on loans of $3,155 million increased $2,198 million from the prior year, largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing loans, resulting in higher provisions in Personal and Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 96 bps increased 64 bps.

For further details on PCL, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

 

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense (PBCAE)

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

PBCAE decreased $1,337 million from the prior year, mainly reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales, both of which are largely offset in revenue. Higher favourable investment-related experience and the impact of new longevity reinsurance contracts also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by business growth in International Insurance which is largely offset in revenue, the impact of actuarial adjustments and lower favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations. Claims costs were relatively flat as the increase in travel claims associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were offset by improved life retrocession claims.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

PBCAE decreased $1,791 million from the prior quarter, mainly reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales, both of which are largely offset in revenue. Higher favourable investment-related experience also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher claims costs primarily related to travel, the impact of lower new longevity reinsurance contracts and unfavourable actuarial adjustments.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

PBCAE decreased $948 million or 40% from the prior year, mainly reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities which is largely offset in revenue, the impact of higher favourable new longevity reinsurance contracts and higher favourable investment-related experience. These factors were partially offset by business growth which is largely offset in revenue, and the lower impact of reinsurance contract renegotiations.

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Salaries

$             1,671

$          1,652

$          1,607

 

$             3,323

$            3,215

Variable compensation

               1,370

            1,646

            1,430

 

               3,016

              2,818

Benefits and retention compensation

                  508

               541

               471

 

               1,049

                 963

Share-based compensation

                    24

               221

               114

 

                  245

                 269

Human resources

$             3,573

$          4,060

$          3,622

 

$             7,633

$            7,265

Equipment

                  468

               462

               445

 

                  930

                 876

Occupancy

                  417

               397

               405

 

                  814

                 802

Communications

                  252

               250

               273

 

                  502

                 513

Professional fees

                  324

               284

               290

 

                  608

                 595

Amortization of other intangibles

                  315

               303

               299

 

                  618

                 589

Other

                  593

               622

               582

 

               1,215

              1,188

Non-interest expense

$             5,942

$          6,378

$          5,916

 

$           12,320

$          11,828

Efficiency ratio (1)

              57.5%

           49.7%

           51.4%

 

              53.2%

            51.2%

Efficiency ratio adjusted (2)

              52.6%

           51.6%

           53.2%

 

              52.1%

            52.7%

(1)       Efficiency ratio is calculated as Non-interest expense divided by Total revenue.

(2)       Measures have been adjusted by excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities. These are non-GAAP measures. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Non-interest expense increased $26 million from the prior year, largely due to higher staff-related costs (excluding share-based compensation), the impact of foreign exchange translation and an increase in technology and related costs. Additional compensation in the current quarter instituted for certain employees, primarily those client-facing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other incremental COVID-19 related costs, also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by the change in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Other revenue.

Our efficiency ratio of 57.5% increased 610 bps from 51.4% last year. Excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities, our efficiency ratio of 52.6% decreased 60 bps from 53.2% last year.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Non-interest expense decreased $436 million or 7% from the prior quarter, primarily due to lower variable compensation on decreased results, and the change in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans which was largely offset in Other revenue. These factors were partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange translation.

Our efficiency ratio of 57.5% increased 780 bps from 49.7% last quarter. Excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities, our efficiency ratio of 52.6% increased 100 bps from 51.6% last quarter.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Non-interest expense increased $492 million or 4% from the prior year, primarily attributable to higher variable compensation on increased revenue, higher staff-related costs and an increase in technology and related costs, including digital initiatives. These factors were partially offset by the change in the fair value of our U.S share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Other revenue.

Our efficiency ratio of 53.2% increased 200 bps from 51.2%. Excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities, our efficiency ratio of 52.1% decreased 60 bps from last year.

Efficiency ratio excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities is a non-GAAP measure. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Income taxes

$              257

$            916

$            767

 

$           1,173

$         1,533

Income before income taxes

$           1,738

$         4,425

$         3,997

 

$           6,163

$         7,935

Effective income tax rate

           14.8%

          20.7%

          19.2%

 

           19.0%

          19.3%

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Income tax expense decreased $510 million or 66% from last year, primarily due to lower income before income taxes in the current quarter.

The effective income tax rate of 14.8% decreased 440 bps, mainly due to a higher proportion of tax exempt income and income from lower tax rate jurisdictions relative to the overall decline in earnings. These factors were partially offset by favourable tax adjustments in the prior year.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Income tax expense decreased $659 million or 72% from last quarter, primarily due to lower income before income taxes in the current quarter.

The effective income tax rate of 14.8% decreased 590 bps, mainly due to a higher proportion of income from lower tax rate jurisdictions and tax exempt income relative to the overall decline in earnings.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Income tax expense decreased $360 million or 23% from last year, mainly due to lower income before income taxes in the current year.

The effective income tax rate of 19.0% decreased 30 bps, mainly due to a higher proportion of tax exempt income relative to the overall decline in earnings, partially offset by net favourable tax adjustments in the prior year.

 

 

 

Business segment results

 

 

 

 

How we measure and report our business segments

 

The key methodologies and assumptions used in our management reporting framework are periodically reviewed by management to ensure they remain valid. They remain unchanged from October 31, 2019.

For further details on our key methodologies and assumptions used in our management reporting framework, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

 

Key performance and non-GAAP measures

 

Performance measures

Return on common equity

We measure and evaluate the performance of our consolidated operations and each business segment using a number of financial metrics, such as net income and ROE. We use ROE, at both the consolidated and business segment levels, as a measure of return on total capital invested in our business. Management views the business segment ROE measure as a useful measure for supporting investment and resource allocation decisions because it adjusts for certain items that may affect comparability between business segments and certain competitors. ROE does not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section of our 2019 Annual Report.

 

The following table provides a summary of our ROE calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

April 30

2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except percentage amounts)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets

Corporate
Support

Total

 

Total

 

Total

Net income available to common shareholders

$            516

$             411

$         178                

$          222

$              86

$                7

$         1,420

 

$      3,439                

 

$      3,161                

Total average common equity (1), (2)

         23,500

          16,100

        2,200                

         3,200

         23,450

         10,650

         79,100

 

      77,850                

 

      74,000                

ROE (3)

            9.0%

           10.4%

       33.0%                

       28.4%

            1.5%

            n.m.

            7.3%

 

       17.6%                

 

       17.5%                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

April 30

2020

 

April 30

2019

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except percentage amounts)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets

Corporate
Support

Total

 

Total

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$         2,179

$          1,021

$         357                

$          362

$            949

$               (9 )

$         4,859

 

$      6,257                

 

 

Total average common equity (1), (2)

         23,400

          15,750

        2,200                

         3,150

         23,100

         10,850

         78,450

 

      73,800                

 

 

ROE (3)

          18.7%

           13.0%

       32.7%                

       23.2%

            8.3%

            n.m.

          12.5%

 

       17.1%                

 

 

(1)        Total average common equity represents rounded figures.

(2)        The amounts for the segments are referred to as attributed capital.

(3)        ROE is based on actual balances of average common equity before rounding.

n.m.     not meaningful

Non-GAAP measures

We believe that certain non-GAAP measures described below are more reflective of our ongoing operating results and provide readers with a better understanding of management's perspective on our performance. These measures enhance the comparability of our financial performance for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 with the corresponding periods in the prior year and the three months ended January 31, 2020. Non-GAAP measures do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions.

The following discussion describes the non-GAAP measures we use in evaluating our operating results.

Efficiency ratio excluding the change in fair value of investments in Insurance

Our efficiency ratio is impacted by the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities, which is reported in revenue and largely offset in PBCAE.

The following table provides calculations of our consolidated efficiency ratio excluding the change in fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

April 30

2019

 

 

Item excluded

 

 

 

Item excluded

 

 

 

Item excluded

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except percentage amounts)

As reported

Change in fair value of
investments backing
policyholder  liabilities

Adjusted

 

As reported

Change in fair value of
investments backing
policyholder liabilities

Adjusted

 

As reported

Change in fair value
of investments backing
policyholder liabilities

Adjusted

Total revenue

$       10,333

$                         953                               

$     11,286               

 

$       12,836                 

$                        (468 )

$     12,368

 

$      11,499

$                        (383 )

$    11,116

Non-interest expense

          5,942

                              -                               

        5,942               

 

           6,378                 

                              -

        6,378

 

          5,916

                              -

       5,916

Efficiency ratio

         57.5%

 

       52.6%               

 

          49.7%                 

 

       51.6%

 

         51.4%

 

      53.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

April 30

2020

 

April 30

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item excluded

 

 

 

Item excluded

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except percentage amounts)

 

 

 

 

As reported

Change in fair value of
investments backing
policyholder liabilities

Adjusted

 

As reported

Change in fair value of
investments backing
policyholder liabilities

Adjusted

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

$       23,169                 

$                         485

$     23,654

 

$      23,088

$                        (630 )

$    22,458

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

         12,320                 

                              -

       12,320

 

        11,828

                              -

      11,828

Efficiency ratio

 

 

 

 

          53.2%                 

 

       52.1%

 

         51.2%

 

      52.7%

 

 

 

Personal & Commercial Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except
percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net interest income

$               3,149

$             3,226

$             3,060

 

$               6,375

$             6,194

Non-interest income

                 1,251

               1,384

               1,273

 

                 2,635

               2,557

Total revenue

                 4,400

               4,610

               4,333

 

                 9,010

               8,751

PCL on performing assets

                 1,370

                    66

                      9

 

                 1,436

                    44

PCL on impaired assets

                    336

                  276

                  363

 

                    612

                  676

PCL

                 1,706

                  342

                  372

 

                 2,048

                  720

Non-interest expense

                 1,947

               1,984

               1,887

 

                 3,931

               3,802

Income before income taxes

                    747

               2,284

               2,074

 

                 3,031

               4,229

Net income

$                  532

$             1,686

$             1,549

 

$               2,218

$             3,120

Revenue by business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Banking

$               4,170

$             4,368

$             4,099

 

$               8,538

$             8,269

Caribbean & U.S. Banking

                    230

                  242

                  234

 

                    472

                  482

Selected balance sheet and other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROE

                 9.0%

              28.3%

              27.2%

 

               18.7%

              26.9%

NIM

               2.73%

              2.77%

              2.85%

 

               2.75%

              2.85%

Efficiency ratio

               44.3%

              43.0%

              43.5%

 

               43.6%

              43.4%

Operating leverage

               (1.7)%

                0.7%

                2.4%

 

               (0.4)%

                1.0%

Average total earning assets, net

$           468,400

$         463,400

$         440,300

 

$           465,900

$         438,700

Average loans and acceptances, net

             471,300

           466,800

           441,900

 

             469,000

           440,000

Average deposits

             428,700

           413,700

           389,000

 

             421,100

           385,500

AUA (1)

             275,700

           294,200

           283,300

 

             275,700

           283,300

Average AUA

             275,900

           290,600

           277,900

 

             283,300

           270,800

PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

               0.28%

              0.24%

              0.34%

 

               0.26%

              0.31%

Other selected information - Canadian Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$                  649

$             1,624

$             1,460

 

$               2,273

$             3,004

NIM

               2.70%

              2.72%

              2.80%

 

               2.71%

              2.79%

Efficiency ratio

               42.7%

              41.3%

              42.0%

 

               42.0%

              41.8%

Operating leverage

               (1.8)%

                0.7%

                1.7%

 

               (0.4)%

                0.7%

(1)        AUA represents period-end spot balances and includes securitized residential mortgages and credit card loans as at April 30, 2020 of $16.1 billion and $6.7 billion, respectively (January 31, 2020 - $15.4 billion and $7.8 billion; April 30, 2019 - $16.2 billion and $8.3 billion).

Financial performance

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income decreased $1,017 million or 66% from last year, primarily attributable to higher PCL mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets, and lower spreads. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 9% in Canadian Banking.

Total revenue increased $67 million or 2%.

Canadian Banking revenue increased $71 million or 2% compared to last year, largely reflecting average volume growth of 7% in loans and 11% in deposits, partially offset by lower spreads and lower card service revenue driven by a significant decrease in purchase volumes.

Caribbean & U.S. Banking revenue decreased $4 million or 2% compared to last year.

Net interest margin was down 12 bps, mainly due to the impact of competitive pricing pressures, lower interest rates and changes in product mix.

PCL increased $1,334 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios were more than offset by lower provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and Caribbean Banking portfolios, as the prior year reflected higher provisions taken in the public works & infrastructure and information technology sectors. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense increased $60 million or 3%, primarily attributable to higher staff-related costs, including additional compensation in the current quarter instituted for certain employees, primarily those client-facing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other incremental COVID-19 related costs.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income decreased $1,154 million or 68% from last quarter, reflecting higher PCL, mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Lower card service revenue due to a significant decrease in purchase volumes, two less days in the quarter and lower spreads also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 2% in Canadian Banking.

Net interest margin was down 4 bps, mainly due to the impact of lower interest rates.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income decreased $902 million or 29% from last year, reflecting higher PCL, mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Lower spreads and higher staff-related costs also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by average volume growth of 8% in Canadian Banking.

Total revenue increased $259 million or 3% from last year, mainly driven by average volume growth in Canadian Banking of 7% in loans and 10% in deposits and higher average balances driving higher mutual fund distribution fees, partially offset by lower spreads and lower card service revenue driven by a significant decrease in purchase volumes.

PCL increased $1,328 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios were more than offset by lower provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and Caribbean Banking portfolios, as the prior year reflected higher provisions taken in the public works & infrastructure and information technology sectors. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense increased $129 million or 3%, primarily attributable to higher staff-related costs, and an increase in technology and related costs, including digital initiatives.

 

 

 

Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of,

percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net interest income

$                    737

$                  738

$                  731                         

 

$                 1,475

$               1,475                         

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based revenue

                   1,774

                 1,847

                 1,663                         

 

                   3,621

                 3,377                         

Transaction and other revenue

                      311

                    581

                    585                         

 

                      892

                 1,075                         

Total revenue

                   2,822

                 3,166

                 2,979                         

 

                   5,988

                 5,927                         

PCL on performing assets

                        76

                       (1 )

                      13                         

 

                        75

                      28                         

PCL on impaired assets

                        15

                       (1 )

                      17                         

 

                        14

                      28                         

PCL

                        91

                       (2 )

                      30                         

 

                        89

                      56                         

Non-interest expense

                   2,169

                 2,370

                 2,204                         

 

                   4,539

                 4,368                         

Income before income taxes

                      562

                    798

                    745                         

 

                   1,360

                 1,503                         

Net income

$                    424

$                  623

$                  585                         

 

$                 1,047

$               1,182                         

Revenue by business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Wealth Management

$                    835

$                  843

$                  808                         

 

$                 1,678

$               1,650                         

U.S. Wealth Management (including City National)

                   1,384

                 1,624

                 1,539                         

 

                   3,008

                 3,010                         

U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (US$ millions)

                   1,003

                 1,234

                 1,155                         

 

                   2,237

                 2,258                         

Global Asset Management

                      500

                    594

                    538                         

 

                   1,094

                 1,081                         

International Wealth Management

                      103

                    105

                      94                         

 

                      208

                    186                         

Selected balance sheet and other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROE

                  10.4%

                15.8%

                16.5%                         

 

                  13.0%

                16.5%                         

NIM

                  2.97%

                3.17%

                3.66%                         

 

                  3.07%

                3.66%                         

Pre-tax margin (1)

                  19.9%

                25.2%

                25.0%                         

 

                  22.7%

                25.4%                         

Number of advisors (2)

                   5,333

                 5,299

                 5,176                         

 

                   5,333

                 5,176                         

Average total earning assets, net

$             100,900

$             92,500

$             81,900                         

 

$               96,700

$             81,200                         

Average loans and acceptances, net

                 75,100

               69,600

               62,200                         

 

                 72,300

               61,700                         

Average deposits

               119,100

             105,600

               93,000                         

 

               112,300

               93,600                         

AUA (3)

            1,053,700

          1,106,900

          1,050,900                         

 

            1,053,700

          1,050,900                         

U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (3)

               559,200

             578,600

             537,200                         

 

               559,200

             537,200                         

U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (US$ millions) (3)

               401,700

             437,300

             400,900                         

 

               401,700

             400,900                         

AUM (3)

               782,100

             792,900

             726,600                         

 

               782,100

             726,600                         

Average AUA

            1,040,200

          1,097,100

          1,027,300                         

 

            1,068,900

          1,006,700                         

Average AUM

               770,400

             780,200

             712,200                         

 

               775,300

             693,300                         

PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

                  0.08%

             (0.01)%

                0.12%                         

 

                  0.04%

                0.09%                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated impact of U.S. dollar, British pound

and Euro translation on key income statement items

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

For the three

months ended

 

For the six
months ended

Q2 2020 vs.
Q2 2019

Q2 2020 vs.
Q1 2020

 

Q2 2020 vs.
Q2 2019

Increase (decrease):

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

$              48

$              66

 

$                  22

PCL

                  4

                  5

 

                      4

Non-interest expense

                41

                55

 

                    19

Net income

                  3

                  5

 

                     (1 )

Percentage change in average U.S. dollar equivalent of C$1.00

            (3)%

            (5)%

 

                (1)%

Percentage change in average British pound equivalent of C$1.00

               -%

            (1)%

 

                   -%

Percentage change in average Euro equivalent of C$1.00

            (1)%

            (4)%

 

                   2%

(1)        Pre-tax margin is defined as Income before income taxes divided by Total revenue.

(2)        Represents client-facing advisors across all our Wealth Management businesses.

(3)        Represents period-end spot balances.

 

Financial performance

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income decreased $161 million or 28%, primarily attributable to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets, and higher staff and technology-related costs. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. These factors were partially offset by an increase in revenue from higher average fee-based client assets, net of the associated variable compensation costs.

Total revenue decreased $157 million or 5%.

Canadian Wealth Management revenue increased $27 million or 3%, mainly due to higher transaction volumes driven primarily by the impact of elevated market volatility and higher average fee-based client assets largely reflecting net sales.

U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) revenue decreased $155 million or 10%. In U.S. dollars, revenue decreased $152 million or 13%, primarily attributable to the impact of market volatility during the current quarter resulting in unfavourable changes in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in non-interest expense, as well as changes in the fair value of interest rate derivatives from widening credit spreads. Average volume growth from an increase in business activity in the current quarter was more than offset by the impact of lower interest rates resulting in a decline in net interest income. These factors were partially offset by higher average fee-based client assets mainly reflecting net sales.

Global Asset Management revenue decreased $38 million or 7%, largely due to the unfavourable change in fair value of seed capital investments driven by the impact of market volatility in the current quarter.

PCL increased $61 million, reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense decreased $35 million or 2%, mainly due to the change in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in revenue. This factor was partially offset by higher staff-related costs in support of business growth, the impact of foreign exchange translation, higher technology and related costs, and higher regulatory costs.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income decreased $199 million or 32%, largely due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. Net interest income was relatively flat as average volume growth was offset by the impact of lower interest rates. These factors were partially offset by lower variable compensation commensurate with the decline in commissionable revenue.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income decreased $135 million or 11% from a year ago, primarily due to higher staff and technology-related costs, as well as higher PCL mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of market volatility during the current quarter which resulted in unfavourable changes in the fair value of seed capital investments, interest rate derivatives and the net impact of our U.S. share-based compensation plans. The prior period also included the impact of a favourable accounting adjustment in Canadian Wealth Management. These factors were partially offset by an increase in revenue from higher average fee-based client assets, net of the associated variable compensation costs, and an increase in transaction volumes.

Total revenue increased $61 million or 1%, largely due to higher average fee-based client assets primarily reflecting net sales and market appreciation, an increase in transaction volumes and the impact of foreign exchange translation. These factors were partially offset by the impact of market volatility in the second quarter of 2020 resulting in unfavourable changes in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in non-interest expense, seed capital investments, and interest rate derivatives from widening credit spreads, as well as the impact of a favourable accounting adjustment in Canadian Wealth Management in the prior period. Net interest income was flat as average volume growth was offset by the impact of lower spreads.

PCL increased $33 million, reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was partially offset by lower provisions on impaired loans driven by higher recoveries in the information technology and other services sectors. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense increased $171 million or 4%, primarily due to higher variable compensation commensurate with increased commissionable revenue, and higher staff-related costs in support of business growth. Higher technology and related costs and the impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by the change in the fair value of our U.S share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in revenue.

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except
percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

$             957

$         1,350                   

$            964                   

 

$           2,307

$           2,126

Investment income, gains/(losses) on assets supporting insurance policyholder liabilities (1)

              (796 )

              609                   

              515                   

 

              (187 )

                896

Fee income

                 36

                35                   

                36                   

 

                  71

                  72

Total revenue

               197

           1,994                   

           1,515                   

 

             2,191

             3,094

PCL

                   1

                  -                   

                  -                   

 

                    1

                    -

Insurance policyholder benefits and claims (1)

              (257 )

           1,535                   

           1,077                   

 

             1,278

             2,206

Insurance policyholder acquisition expense

                 80

                79                   

                83                   

 

                159

                179

Non-interest expense

               148

              153                   

              150                   

 

                301

                304

Income before income taxes

               225

              227                   

              205                   

 

                452

                405

Net income

$             180

$            181                   

$            154                   

 

$              361

$              320

Revenue by business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Insurance

$            (344 )

$         1,383                   

$         1,004                   

 

$           1,039

$           2,043

International Insurance

               541

              611                   

              511                   

 

             1,152

             1,051

Selected balances and other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROE

           33.0%

         32.5%                   

         32.4%                   

 

           32.7%

           33.5%

Premiums and deposits (2)

$          1,148

$         1,542                   

$         1,106                   

 

$           2,690

$           2,420

Fair value changes on investments backing policyholder liabilities (1)

              (953 )

              468                   

              383                   

 

              (485 )

                630

(1)        Includes unrealized gains and losses on investments backing policyholder liabilities attributable to fluctuation of assets designated as FVTPL. The investments which support actuarial liabilities are predominantly fixed income assets designated as FVTPL. Consequently, changes in the fair values of these assets are recorded in Insurance premiums, investment and fee income in the Consolidated Statements of Income and are largely offset by changes in the fair value of the actuarial liabilities, the impact of which is reflected in Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense.

(2)        Premiums and deposits include premiums on risk-based insurance and annuity products, and individual and group segregated fund deposits, consistent with insurance industry practices.

Financial performance

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income increased $26 million or 17% from a year ago, mainly due to higher favourable investment-related experience and new longevity reinsurance contracts, partially offset by the impact of actuarial adjustments and lower benefits from favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations.

Total revenue decreased $1,318 million or 87%, primarily due to the impact of the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities, which is largely offset in PBCAE as indicated below. The change in fair value is largely related to widening spreads partially offset by the impact of lower Canadian interest rates.

Canadian Insurance revenue decreased $1,348 million, primarily due to the change in fair value of investment backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales, both of which are largely offset in PBCAE as indicated below.

International Insurance revenue increased $30 million or 6%, as business growth in longevity reinsurance was partially offset by the change in fair value of investment backing policyholder liabilities, both of which are largely offset in PBCAE as indicated below.

PBCAE decreased $1,337 million, mainly reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities and lower group annuity sales. Higher favourable investment-related experience and the impact of new longevity reinsurance contracts also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by business growth in International Insurance, the impact of actuarial adjustments and lower favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations. Claims costs were relatively flat as the increase in travel claims associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were offset by improved life retrocession claims.

Non-interest expense decreased $2 million or 1%.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income decreased $1 million or 1%, mainly due higher travel claims costs, the impact of lower new longevity reinsurance contracts and unfavourable actuarial adjustments. These factors were largely offset by higher favourable investment-related experience.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income increased $41 million or 13% from a year ago, mainly due to new longevity reinsurance contracts and higher favourable investment-related experience. These factors were partially offset by lower benefits from favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations.

Total revenue decreased $903 million or 29% compared to the prior year, largely reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities partially offset by business growth in longevity reinsurance, both of which are largely offset in PBCAE as indicated below.

PBCAE decreased $948 million or 40%, mainly reflecting the change in fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities, the impact of higher favourable new longevity reinsurance contracts and higher favourable investment-related experience. These factors were partially offset by business growth and the lower impact of reinsurance contract renegotiations.

Non-interest expense decreased $3 million or 1%.

 

 

 

 

Investor & Treasury Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except

percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net interest income

$                       74                            

$                     58

$                      (34 )

 

$                     132                            

$                    (65 )

Non-interest income

                       635                            

                     539

                       621

 

                    1,174                            

                  1,283

Total revenue

                       709                            

                     597

                       587

 

                    1,306                            

                  1,218

PCL on performing assets

                         14                            

                         -

                           -

 

                         14                            

                         -

PCL on impaired assets

                           -                            

                         -

                           -

 

                           -                            

                         -

PCL

                         14                            

                         -

                           -

 

                         14                            

                         -

Non-interest expense

                       392                            

                     402

                       388

 

                       794                            

                     806

Net income before income taxes

                       303                            

                     195

                       199

 

                       498                            

                     412

Net income

$                     226                            

$                   143

$                     151

 

$                     369                            

$                   312

Selected balance sheet and other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROE

                   28.4%                            

                 18.0%

                   17.4%

 

                   23.2%                            

                 17.3%

Average deposits

$              194,700                            

$            174,500

$              173,900

 

$              184,500                            

$            172,900

Average client deposits

                  64,900                            

                57,900

                  58,200

 

                  61,300                            

                58,700

Average wholesale funding deposits

                129,800                            

              116,600

                115,700

 

                123,200                            

              114,200

AUA (1)

             4,037,700                            

           4,308,200

             4,307,800

 

             4,037,700                            

           4,307,800

Average AUA

             4,292,800                            

           4,286,200

             4,271,000

 

             4,289,500                            

           4,230,500

(1)        Represents period-end spot balances.

Financial performance

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income increased $75 million or 50%, primarily due to higher funding and liquidity revenue.

Total revenue increased $122 million or 21%, mainly due to higher funding and liquidity revenue primarily driven by the impact of interest rate movements in the current quarter and higher gains from the disposition of securities, partially offset by higher funding costs related to enterprise liquidity. Higher revenue from increased client activity in our asset services business resulting from elevated market volatility in the current quarter also contributed to the increase.

Non-interest expense remained relatively flat.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income increased $83 million or 58%, primarily driven by higher funding and liquidity revenue reflecting the impact of interest rate movements in the current quarter and higher gains from the disposition of securities, partially offset by higher funding costs related to enterprise liquidity. Higher revenue from increased client activity in our asset services business resulting from elevated market volatility in the current quarter also contributed to the increase.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income increased $57 million or 18%, largely driven by higher funding and liquidity revenue.

Total revenue increased $88 million or 7%, mainly due to higher funding and liquidity revenue primarily driven by the impact of interest rate movements in the current period and higher gains from the disposition of securities, partially offset by higher funding costs related to enterprise liquidity.

Non-interest expense decreased $12 million or 1%.

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at or for the three months ended

 

As at or for the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except

percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net interest income (1), (2)

$               1,456

$             1,161

$                993

 

$               2,617

$             1,962

Non-interest income (1), (2)

                    857

               1,387

               1,176

 

                 2,244

               2,305

Total revenue (1)

                 2,313

               2,548

               2,169

 

                 4,861

               4,267

PCL on performing assets

                    723

                    18

                   (23 )

 

                    741

                    15

PCL on impaired assets

                    294

                    61

                    48

 

                    355

                  150

PCL

                 1,017

                    79

                    25

 

                 1,096

                  165

Non-interest expense

                 1,291

               1,435

               1,289

 

                 2,726

               2,519

Net income before income taxes

                        5

               1,034

                  855

 

                 1,039

               1,583

Net income

$                  105

$                882

$                776

 

$                  987

$             1,429

Revenue by business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate and Investment Banking

$                  722

$             1,141

$                969

 

$               1,863

$             1,896

Global Markets

                 1,694

               1,450

               1,235

 

                 3,144

               2,462

Other

                  (103 )

                   (43 )

                   (35 )

 

                  (146 )

                   (91 )

Selected balance sheet and other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROE

                 1.5%

              15.1%

              13.6%

 

                 8.3%

              12.2%

Average total assets

$           820,700

$         716,000

$         648,900

 

$           767,800

$         646,200

Average trading securities

             108,100

           115,700

           101,200

 

             112,000

           101,700

Average loans and acceptances, net

             117,600

             99,300

           101,800

 

             108,300

           100,000

Average deposits (2)

               79,300

             76,500

             78,200

 

               77,900

             79,100

PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

               0.94%

              0.24%

              0.19%

 

               0.62%

              0.30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated impact of U.S. dollar, British pound
and Euro translation on key income statement items
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

For the three

months ended

 

For the six

months ended

Q2 2020 vs.

Q2 2019

Q2 2020 vs.

Q1 2020

 

Q2 2020 vs.

Q2 2019

Increase (decrease):

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

$              35

$              52

 

$                    9

PCL

                23

                35

 

                    22

Non-interest expense

                22

                31

 

                    10

Net income

                 (5 )

                 (7 )

 

                   (17 )

Percentage change in average U.S. dollar equivalent of C$1.00

            (3)%

            (5)%

 

                (1)%

Percentage change in average British pound equivalent of C$1.00

               -%

            (1)%

 

                   -%

Percentage change in average Euro equivalent of C$1.00

            (1)%

            (4)%

 

                   2%

(1)        The taxable equivalent basis (teb) adjustment for the three months ended April 30, 2020 was $132 million (January 31, 2020 - $128 million; April 30, 2019 - $120 million) and for the six months ended April 30, 2020 was $260 million (April 30, 2019 - $227 million). For further discussion, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2019 Annual Report.

(2)        Commencing Q4 2019, the interest component and the accrued interest payable recorded on certain deposits carried at FVTPL previously presented in trading revenue and deposits, respectively, are presented in net interest income and other liabilities, respectively. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with this presentation.

Financial performance

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Net income decreased $671 million or 86%, primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Lower revenue in Corporate and Investment Banking also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher revenue in Global Markets and lower taxes due to an increase in the proportion of earnings from lower tax rate jurisdictions.

Total revenue increased $144 million or 7%.

Corporate and Investment Banking revenue decreased $247 million or 25%, mainly due to lower fixed income trading revenue primarily from loan underwriting markdowns in the U.S. and Europe driven by widening credit spreads.

Global Markets revenue increased $459 million or 37%, driven by higher fixed income trading revenue across all regions primarily due to increased client activity in rates and repo products amidst elevated market volatility in the current quarter. Higher commissions revenue in cash equities due to increased client activity also contributed to the increase. Global Markets revenue was also impacted by lower equity trading revenue mainly in Canada and Europe, partially offset by higher equity trading revenue in the U.S.

Other revenue decreased $68 million largely reflecting higher residual funding costs.

PCL increased $992 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing assets mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher provisions on impaired loans also contributed to the increase, largely due to provisions taken in the oil & gas sector due to continued pressure on oil prices and provisions taken in the consumer discretionary sector, resulting in an increase of 75 bps in the impaired loans ratio. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense remained relatively flat.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net income decreased $777 million or 88% largely due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Lower fixed income trading revenue in Corporate and Investment Banking primarily from loan underwriting markdowns in the U.S. and Europe reflecting widening credit spreads and lower M&A activity primarily in the U.S. also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by lower compensation on decreased revenue and lower taxes due to an increase in the proportion of earnings from lower tax rate jurisdictions. Net Income was also impacted by higher fixed income trading revenue in Global Markets in Canada and Europe due to increased client activity, partially offset by lower fixed income trading revenue in the U.S.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income decreased $442 million or 31%, primarily due to higher PCL, mainly driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing assets and higher provisions on impaired assets in a couple of sectors. Higher compensation on increased revenue also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher revenue in Global Markets.

Total revenue increased $594 million or 14%, mainly due to higher fixed income trading revenue in Global Markets across all regions as well as higher debt origination and M&A activity primarily in North America. Higher loan syndication activity in the U.S. also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower fixed income trading revenue in Corporate and Investment Banking primarily from loan underwriting markdowns in the U.S. and Europe reflecting widening credit spreads, lower equity trading revenue across all regions, as well as lower gains on the sale of certain investment securities.

PCL increased $931 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing assets due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher provisions on impaired loans also contributed to the increase, resulting in an increase of 32 bps in the impaired loans ratio, largely due to provisions taken in the oil & gas sector reflecting continued pressure on oil prices and the consumer discretionary sector in the current year, partially offset by a provision taken in the utilities sector in the prior year. For further details, refer to Credit quality performance in the Credit risk section.

Non-interest expense increased $207 million or 8%, largely reflecting higher compensation on increased revenue.

 

 

 

Corporate Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net interest income (loss) (1)

$               49

$              38

$              23

 

$               87

$              54

Non-interest income (loss) (1)

              (157 )

             (117 )

             (107 )

 

              (274 )

             (223 )

Total revenue (1)

              (108 )

               (79 )

               (84 )

 

              (187 )

             (169 )

PCL

                   1

                  -

                 (1 )

 

                   1

                 (1 )

Non-interest expense

                  (5 )

                34

                 (2 )

 

                 29

                29

Net income (loss) before income taxes (1)

              (104 )

             (113 )

               (81 )

 

              (217 )

             (197 )

Income taxes (recoveries) (1)

              (118 )

             (107 )

               (96 )

 

              (225 )

             (236 )

Net income (loss)

$               14

$               (6 )

$              15

 

$                 8

$              39

(1)        Teb adjusted.

Due to the nature of activities and consolidation adjustments reported in this segment, we believe that a comparative period analysis is not relevant. The following identifies material items affecting the reported results in each period.

Total revenue and Income taxes (recoveries) in each period in Corporate Support include the deduction of the teb adjustments related to the gross-up of income from Canadian taxable corporate dividends and the U.S. tax credit investment business recorded in Capital Markets. The amount deducted from revenue was offset by an equivalent increase in Income taxes (recoveries).

The teb amount for the three months ended April 30, 2020 was $132 million, as compared to $128 million in the prior quarter and $120 million last year. The teb amount for the six months ended April 30, 2020 was $260 million, as compared to $227 million in the prior year.

The following identifies the material items, other than the teb impacts noted previously, affecting the reported results in each period.

Q2 2020

Net income was $14 million, largely due to asset/liability management activities, partially offset by net unfavourable tax adjustments.

Q1 2020

Net loss was $6 million, largely reflecting residual unallocated costs and net unfavourable tax adjustments, partially offset by asset/liability management activities.

Q2 2019

Net income was $15 million, largely due to asset/liability management activities, partially offset by net unfavourable tax adjustments.

Q2 2020 (Six months ended)

Net income was $8 million, mainly due to asset/liability management activities, partially offset by net unfavourable tax adjustments and residual unallocated costs.

Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Net income was $39 million, largely due to asset/liability management activities.

 

 

 

 

Quarterly results and trend analysis

 

Our quarterly results are impacted by a number of trends and recurring factors, which include seasonality of certain businesses, general economic and market conditions, and fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to other currencies. The following table summarizes our results for the last eight quarters (the period):

Quarterly results (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except per share and percentage amounts)

Q2

Q1

 

Q4

Q3

Q2

Q1

 

Q4

Q3

Personal & Commercial Banking

$          4,400

$         4,610

 

$         4,568

$         4,546

$         4,333

$         4,418

 

$         4,364

$         4,284

Wealth Management

            2,822

           3,166

 

           3,187

           3,029

           2,979

           2,948

 

           2,740

           2,798

Insurance

               197

           1,994

 

           1,153

           1,463

           1,515

           1,579

 

           1,039

           1,290

Investor & Treasury Services

               709

              597

 

              566

              561

              587

              631

 

              624

              620

Capital Markets (2)

            2,313

           2,548

 

           1,987

           2,034

           2,169

           2,098

 

           2,056

           2,157

Corporate Support (2)

              (108 )

               (79 )

 

               (91 )

               (89 )

               (84 )

               (85 )

 

            (154 )

             (124 )

Total revenue

$        10,333

$       12,836

 

$       11,370

$       11,544

$       11,499

$       11,589

 

$       10,669

$       11,025

PCL

            2,830

              419

 

              499

              425

              426

              514

 

              353

              346

PBCAE

              (177 )

           1,614

 

              654

           1,046

           1,160

           1,225

 

              494

              925

Non-interest expense

            5,942

           6,378

 

           6,319

           5,992

           5,916

           5,912

 

           5,882

           5,858

Income before income taxes

$          1,738

$         4,425

 

$         3,898

$         4,081

$         3,997

$         3,938

 

$         3,940

$         3,896

Income taxes

               257

              916

 

              692

              818

              767

              766

 

              690

              787

Net income

$          1,481

$         3,509

 

$         3,206

$         3,263

$         3,230

$         3,172

 

$         3,250

$         3,109

EPS - basic

$            1.00

$           2.41

 

$           2.19

$           2.23

$           2.20

$           2.15

 

$           2.21

$           2.10

        - diluted

              1.00

             2.40

 

             2.18

             2.22

             2.20

             2.15

 

             2.20

             2.10

Effective income tax rate

           14.8%

          20.7%

 

          17.8%

          20.0%

          19.2%

          19.5%

 

         17.5%

          20.2%

Period average US$ equivalent of C$1.00

$          0.725

$         0.760

 

$         0.755

$         0.754

$         0.751

$         0.749

 

$         0.767

$         0.767

(1)        Fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to other foreign currencies have affected our consolidated results over the period.

(2)        Teb adjusted. For further discussion, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2019 Annual Report.

Seasonality

Seasonal factors may impact our results in certain quarters. The first quarter has historically been stronger for our Capital Markets businesses. The second quarter has fewer days than the other quarters, which generally results in a decrease in net interest income and certain expense items. The third and fourth quarters include the summer months which results in lower client activity and may negatively impact the results of our Capital Markets brokerage business.

Trend analysis

Earnings have generally trended upward over the period. However, earnings in the second quarter of 2020 reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across all of our business segments primarily resulting in a significant increase in PCL and fluctuations in revenue from the impact of market volatility, including interest rates and credit spreads, as well as client activity. Results in the first quarter of 2019 were impacted by challenging market conditions throughout the earlier part of the quarter. Quarterly earnings are also affected by the impact of foreign exchange translation.

Personal & Commercial Banking revenue has benefitted from solid volume growth since the beginning of the period. Higher spreads throughout 2018 and the early half of 2019 reflecting higher interest rates have been partially offset by the ongoing impact of competitive pricing pressures. Net interest margin in Canadian Banking has generally declined over the latter part of the period, largely reflecting the impact of competitive pricing pressures. In addition, the BoC lowered rates by 150 bps in the second quarter of 2020. The second quarter of 2020 also saw lower card service revenue driven by a significant decrease in purchase volumes.

Wealth Management revenue has generally trended upwards primarily due to growth in average fee-based client assets which benefitted from market appreciation and net sales. Net interest income has also increased throughout the majority of the period largely driven by volume growth across the period and the impact of higher interest rates throughout the earlier part of the period. The impact of the U.S. Fed rate cuts resulted in lower spreads throughout the latter part of the period. A gain on the sale of the private debt business of BlueBay contributed to the increase in the fourth quarter of 2019. The change in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which is largely offset in Non-interest expense, also contributed to fluctuations in revenue over the period, including the heightened impact resulting from market volatility in the second quarter of 2020. The impact of market volatility during the second quarter of 2020 also resulted in unfavourable changes in our average fee-based client assets, as well as the fair value of interest rate derivatives and seed capital investments.

Insurance revenue fluctuated over the period, primarily due to the impact of changes in the fair value of investments backing policyholder liabilities which is largely offset in PBCAE. Revenue has benefitted from business growth in Canadian and International Insurance over the majority of the period, with the exception of lower group annuity sales impacting the majority of the latter part of the period.

Investor & Treasury Services revenue has been impacted by fluctuations in market conditions and client activity across the period. Revenue from our funding and liquidity business have fluctuated throughout the latter part of the period driven primarily by changes in money market opportunities. During the first half of 2019 our asset services business was impacted by challenging market conditions. While, the latter half of the period was generally impacted by lower client activity and lower client deposit margins, the second quarter of 2020 was favourably impacted by interest rate movements and elevated market volatility contributing to increased client activity.

Capital Markets revenue is influenced, to a large extent, by market conditions that impact client activity in our Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Markets businesses, with the first quarter results generally stronger than the remaining quarters. The decline experienced in the fourth quarter of 2018 largely resulted from lower fixed income trading revenue. Client activity in 2019 was impacted by challenging market conditions resulting in lower investment banking fee revenues experienced across the industry. The impact of challenging market conditions also resulted in lower equity trading revenue across much of the latter part of the period. The first quarter of 2020 saw more favourable market conditions and increased client activity resulting in higher fixed income trading revenue and M&A activity. Elevated market volatility in the second quarter of 2020 resulted in increased client activity being more than offset by lower fixed income trading revenue, including the impact of loan underwriting markdowns.

PCL on performing assets has fluctuated over the period as it is impacted by macroeconomic conditions, volume growth, changes in credit quality and model changes, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a significant increase in provisions in the second quarter of 2020. PCL on impaired assets saw lower provisions and higher recoveries across a few sectors in the latter half of 2018, although the fourth quarter of 2018 was impacted by the restructuring of portfolios in Barbados. After relatively benign credit conditions, we returned to a more normalized level of credit losses towards the end of 2019, though the first quarter of 2020 saw lower provisions on impaired loans in Personal & Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. The second quarter of 2020 saw higher provisions on impaired loans in Capital Markets in the oil & gas and consumer discretionary sectors.

PBCAE has fluctuated quarterly as it includes the changes to the fair value of investments backing our policyholder liabilities and business growth, including the impact of group annuity sales, both of which are largely offset in Revenue. PBCAE has also fluctuated due to investment-related experience and claims costs over the period, with the second quarter of 2020 being impacted by higher travel claims associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since late 2018, PBCAE has been positively impacted by favourable reinsurance contract renegotiations. Actuarial adjustments, which generally occur in the fourth quarter of each year, also impact PBCAE results.

While we continue to focus on efficiency management activities, Non-interest expense trended upwards over majority of the period. Growth mainly reflects higher costs in support of business growth and our ongoing investments in technology and related costs, including digital initiatives, and higher staff-related costs, including variable compensation. The increase in the fourth quarter of 2019 reflected severance and related costs associated with repositioning of our Investor & Treasury Services business. The second quarter of 2020 was affected by the impact of market volatility on the change in fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans which was largely offset in Revenue as well as lower variable compensation on decreased results.

Our effective income tax rate has fluctuated over the period, mostly due to various levels of tax adjustments and changes in earnings mix. The first quarter of 2019 included a write-down of deferred tax assets resulting from a change in the corporate tax rate in Barbados. The second quarter of 2020 saw a decrease mainly due to a higher proportion of tax exempt income and income from lower tax rate jurisdictions relative to the overall decline in earnings.

 

 

 

Financial condition

 

 

 

 

Condensed balance sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

  As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

October 31

2019

Assets

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$                98,777

$               26,310

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

                  48,398

                 38,345

Securities, net of applicable allowance (1)

                269,941

               249,004

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

                325,534

               306,961

Loans

 

 

Retail

                435,409

               426,086

Wholesale

                243,269

               195,870

Allowance for loan losses

                   (5,230 )

                 (3,100 )

Other - Derivatives

                140,807

               101,560

            - Other (2)

                118,777

                 87,899

Total assets

$           1,675,682

$          1,428,935

Liabilities

 

 

Deposits

$           1,009,447

$             886,005

Other - Derivatives

                144,710

                 98,543

            - Other (2)

                426,711

               350,947

Subordinated debentures

                    9,774

                   9,815

Total liabilities

             1,590,642

            1,345,310

Equity attributable to shareholders

                  84,935

                 83,523

Non-controlling interests

                       105

                      102

Total equity

                  85,040

                 83,625

Total liabilities and equity

$           1,675,682

$          1,428,935

(1)        Securities are comprised of Trading and Investment securities.

(2)        Other - Other assets and liabilities include Segregated fund net assets and liabilities, respectively.

 

Q2 2020 vs. Q4 2019

Total assets increased $247 billion or 17% from October 31, 2019. Foreign exchange translation increased total assets by $30 billion.

Cash and due from banks was up $72 billion or 275%, primarily due to higher deposits with central banks reflecting our short term cash and liquidity management activities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Interest-bearing deposits with banks increased $10 billion or 26%, primarily due to higher deposits with central banks, reflecting our cash and liquidity management activities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Securities, net of applicable allowance, were up $21 billion or 8%, largely due to higher government debt securities, largely driven by our liquidity management activities and the impact of foreign exchange translation. These factors were partially offset by a decrease in equity trading securities reflecting unfavourable market conditions.

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements (reverse repos) and securities borrowed increased $19 billion or 6%, mainly attributable to the impact of foreign exchange translation, increased client activities and lower financial netting.

Loans (net of Allowances for loan losses) were up $55 billion or 9%, largely due to volume growth in wholesale loans in part to support our clients during this unprecedented time. Volume growth in residential mortgages and the impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase.

Derivative assets were up $39 billion or 39%, primarily attributable to higher fair values on foreign exchange contracts and interest rate contracts.

Other assets were up $31 billion or 35%, largely reflecting higher cash collateral balances and an increase in premises and equipment as a result of adopting IFRS 16. Higher margin requirements and the impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase.

Total liabilities increased $245 billion or 18%. Foreign exchange translation increased total liabilities by $30 billion.

Deposits increased $123 billion or 14%, mainly as a result of higher business and retail deposits driven by increased client activities. The impact of foreign exchange translation and higher bank deposits also contributed to the increase.

Derivative liabilities were up $46 billion or 47%, primarily attributable to higher fair values on foreign exchange contracts and interest rate contracts.

Other liabilities increased $76 billion or 22%, mainly attributable to higher obligations related to repurchase agreements reflecting increased funding activities and lower financial netting. The impact of foreign currency translation, higher lease liabilities as a result of adopting IFRS 16 and higher obligations related to securities sold short also contributed to the increase.

Total equity increased $1 billion or 2%.

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet arrangements

 

In the normal course of business, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, for accounting purposes, are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Off-balance sheet transactions are generally undertaken for risk, capital and funding management purposes which benefit us and our clients. These include transactions with structured entities and may also include the issuance of guarantees. These transactions give rise to, among other risks, varying degrees of market, credit, and liquidity and funding risk, which are discussed in the Risk management section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

The following provides an update to our significant off-balance sheet transactions, which are described on pages 45 to 47 of our 2019 Annual Report.

Involvement with unconsolidated structured entities

RBC-administered multi-seller conduits

We administer multi-seller conduits which are used primarily for the securitization of our clients' financial assets. Our maximum exposure to loss under these transactions primarily relates to backstop liquidity and partial credit enhancement facilities extended to the conduits. As at April 30, 2020, the total assets of the multi-seller conduits were $42.3 billion (October 31, 2019 - $37.2 billion) and our maximum exposure to loss was $43.2 billion (October 31, 2019 - $37.9 billion). The change reflects the impact of foreign exchange translation and an increase in securitization activities since October 31, 2019, primarily in Auto loans and leases and Equipment receivables asset classes.

As at April 30, 2020, the total asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) issued by the conduits amounted to $28.2 billion (October 31, 2019 - $23.8 billion). The rating agencies that rate the ABCP rated 100% of the total amount issued within the top ratings category (October 31, 2019 - 100%).

 

 

 

Risk management

 

 

 

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with an obligor's potential inability or unwillingness to fulfill its contractual obligations on a timely basis. Credit risk may arise directly from the risk of default of a primary obligor, indirectly from a secondary obligor, through off-balance sheet exposures, contingent credit risk and/or transactional risk.

Our Credit Risk Framework (CRF) and supporting credit policies are designed to clearly define roles and responsibilities, acceptable practices, limits and key controls. There have been no material changes to our CRF as described in our 2019 Annual Report.

Credit risk exposure by portfolio, sector and geography

The following table presents our credit risk exposures under the Basel regulatory defined classes and reflects exposures at default (EAD). The classification of our sectors aligns with our view of credit risk by industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

Credit risk (1)

 

Counterparty credit risk (2)

 

 

 

 

On-balance

sheet amount

Off-balance sheet amount (3)

 

Repo-style

transactions

Derivatives

Total

exposure

 

Total

exposure

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Undrawn

Other (4)

 

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential secured (5)

$           325,460

$             85,590

$                   -

 

$                      -

$                   -

$              411,050                            

 

$            403,152

Qualifying revolving (6)

               24,858

               67,389

                     -

 

                        -

                     -

                  92,247                            

 

                91,656

Other retail

               63,277

               13,201

                   70

 

                        -

                     -

                  76,548                            

 

                75,353

Total retail

$           413,595

$           166,180

$                 70

 

$                      -

$                   -

$              579,845                            

 

$            570,161

Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

$               9,559

$               1,748

$                 48

 

$                      -

$               139

$                11,494                            

 

$              11,198

Automotive

               13,157

                 5,715

                 319

 

                        -

                 974

                  20,165                            

 

                17,949

Banking

               37,659

                 1,867

                 573

 

               44,094

            20,910

                105,103                            

 

              106,230

Consumer discretionary

               18,965

                 7,735

                 733

 

                        -

                 593

                  28,026                            

 

                25,187

Consumer staples

                 7,006

                 6,595

                 545

 

                        -

              1,317

                  15,463                            

 

                14,127

Oil & gas

                 9,402

               10,939

              1,688

 

                        -

              1,555

                  23,584                            

 

                21,161

Financial services

               33,012

               21,753

              2,933

 

             111,292

            21,192

                190,182                            

 

              193,281

Financing products

                 3,728

                    870

                 545

 

                    311

                 753

                    6,207                            

 

                  5,129

Forest products

                 1,589

                    660

                 102

 

                        -

                   68

                    2,419                            

 

                  2,411

Governments

             231,575

                 8,190

              1,513

 

               32,585

              7,610

                281,473                            

 

              163,053

Industrial products

                 9,685

                 8,221

                 660

 

                        -

                 898

                  19,464                            

 

                16,784

Information technology

                 8,080

                 5,217

                 251

 

                        -

              2,127

                  15,675                            

 

                14,303

Investments

               17,668

                 2,787

                 392

 

                      11

                 453

                  21,311                            

 

                20,521

Mining & metals

                 3,046

                 3,370

                 868

 

                        -

                 340

                    7,624                            

 

                  6,833

Public works & infrastructure

                 2,091

                 1,462

                 421

 

                        -

                 226

                    4,200                            

 

                  4,063

Real estate & related

               68,921

               12,961

              1,355

 

                        -

              1,256

                  84,493                            

 

                80,086

Other services

               27,911

               10,765

                 996

 

                      28

              2,019

                  41,719                            

 

                39,903

Telecommunication & media

                 7,790

                 6,934

                   87

 

                        -

              1,798

                  16,609                            

 

                16,476

Transportation

                 8,306

                 5,296

              1,833

 

                        -

              2,613

                  18,048                            

 

                15,440

Utilities

               12,155

               17,538

              4,504

 

                        -

              5,274

                  39,471                            

 

                33,728

Other sectors

                 1,759

                    258

                     3

 

                      32

            15,341

                  17,393                            

 

                21,779

Total wholesale

$           533,064

$           140,881

$          20,369

 

$           188,353

$          87,456

$              970,123                            

 

$            829,642

Total exposure (7)

$           946,659

$           307,061

$          20,439

 

$           188,353

$          87,456

$           1,549,968                            

 

$         1,399,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By geography (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

$           632,572

$           239,475

$          10,407

 

$             77,920

$          38,589

$              998,963                            

 

$            912,174

U.S.

             214,250

               49,738

              8,947

 

               45,774

            20,857

                339,566                            

 

              297,411

Europe

               61,136

               15,622

                 950

 

               54,699

            22,350

                154,757                            

 

              133,376

Other International

               38,701

                 2,226

                 135

 

                 9,960

              5,660

                  56,682                            

 

                56,842

Total exposure (7)

$           946,659

$           307,061

$          20,439

 

$           188,353

$          87,456

$           1,549,968                            

 

$         1,399,803

(1)        EAD for standardized exposures are reported net of allowance for impaired assets and EAD for internal ratings based (IRB) exposures are reported gross of all allowance for credit losses and partial write-offs as per regulatory definitions.

(2)        Counterparty credit risk EAD reflects exposure amounts after netting. Collateral is included in EAD for repo-style transactions to the extent allowed by regulatory guidelines.

(3)        EAD for undrawn credit commitments and other off-balance sheet amounts are reported after the application of credit conversion factors.

(4)        Includes other off-balance sheet exposures such as letters of credit and guarantees.

(5)        Includes residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit.

(6)        Includes credit cards, unsecured lines of credit and overdraft protection products.

(7)        Excludes securitization, banking book equities and other assets not subject to the standardized or IRB approach as well as exposures from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) instituted by the U.S. government in Q2 2020. For further details on the PPP, refer to the Significant developments: COVID-19 section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

(8)        Geographic profile is based on the country of residence of the borrower.

 

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total credit risk exposure increased $150 billion or 11% from the prior quarter, largely due to higher deposits with central banks, volume growth in loans and acceptances and the favourable impact of foreign exchange translation.

Retail exposure increased $10 billion or 2%, largely driven by volume growth in the residential secured portfolio.

Wholesale exposure increased $140 billion or 17%, largely due to higher deposits with central banks reflecting our short term cash and liquidity management activities and volume growth in loans and acceptances in support of clients across many sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The favourable impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase.

The geographic mix of our credit risk exposure remained largely consistent to the prior quarter. Our exposure in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Other International was 64%, 22%, 10% and 4%, respectively (January 31, 2020 - 65%, 21%, 10% and 4% respectively).

Net European exposure by country, asset type and client type (1), (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

Asset type

 

Client type

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Loans

Outstanding

Securities (3)

Repo-style

Transactions

Derivatives

 

Financials

Sovereign

Corporate

 

Total

 

Total

U.K.

$         9,841

$       17,231

$         2,509

$        5,640

 

$       14,820

$       10,684

$          9,717

 

$       35,221

 

$     29,029                 

Germany

           2,328

           7,953

                28

             623

 

           6,348

           1,708

            2,876

 

         10,932

 

         8,592                 

France

           1,900

         11,764

                  4

             229

 

           1,227

         11,014

            1,656

 

         13,897

 

       10,559                 

Total U.K., Germany, France

$       14,069

$       36,948

$         2,541

$        6,492

 

$       22,395

$       23,406

$        14,249

 

$       60,050

 

$     48,180                 

Ireland

$            898

$              95

$            394

$             60

 

$            625

$              24

$             798

 

$         1,447

 

$       1,368                 

Italy

              115

                85

                  -

                 5

 

                61

                72

                 72

 

              205

 

            497                 

Portugal

                  -

                20

                  -

                 -

 

                10

                  -

                 10

 

                20

 

              48                 

Spain

              408

              315

                  -

               67

 

              302

                17

               471

 

              790

 

            525                 

Total peripheral

$         1,421

$            515

$            394

$           132

 

$            998

$            113

$          1,351

 

$         2,462

 

$       2,438                 

Luxembourg

$         2,591

$         8,408

$              59

$             62

 

$         1,672

$         7,915

$          1,533

 

$       11,120

 

$     10,844                 

Netherlands

           1,731

              922

                28

             621

 

              915

                  -

            2,387

 

           3,302

 

         2,650                 

Norway

              124

           1,949

                45

               48

 

           1,889

                90

               187

 

           2,166

 

         2,185                 

Sweden

              348

           1,595

                  -

               20

 

              937

              634

               392

 

           1,963

 

         3,048                 

Switzerland

              842

           4,117

              161

             350

 

              747

           3,832

               891

 

           5,470

 

         4,381                 

Other

           2,098

           2,085

              102

             213

 

           1,471

           1,164

            1,863

 

           4,498

 

         4,498                 

Total other Europe

$         7,734

$       19,076

$            395

$        1,314

 

$         7,631

$       13,635

$          7,253

 

$       28,519

 

$     27,606                 

Net exposure to Europe (4), (5)

$       23,224

$       56,539

$         3,330

$        7,938

 

$       31,024

$       37,154

$        22,853

 

$       91,031

 

$     78,224                 

(1)        Geographic profile is based on country of risk, which reflects our assessment of the geographic risk associated with a given exposure. Typically, this is the residence of the borrower.

(2)        Exposures are calculated on a fair value basis and net of collateral, which includes $149.6 billion against repo-style transactions (January 31, 2020 - $157.6 billion) and $13.0 billion against derivatives (January 31, 2020 - $10.2 billion).

(3)        Securities include $5.9 billion of trading securities (January 31, 2020 - $8.7 billion), $33.1 billion of deposits (January 31, 2020 - $27.6 billion), and $17.5 billion of debt securities carried at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) (January 31, 2020 - $13.7 billion).

(4)        Excludes $2.7 billion (January 31, 2020 - $2.5 billion) of exposures to supranational agencies, predominantly in Luxembourg.

(5)        Reflects $2.0 billion of mitigation through credit default swaps, which are largely used to hedge single name exposures and market risk (January 31, 2020 - $2.6 billion).

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Net credit risk exposure to Europe increased by $12.8 billion or 16% from last quarter, mainly driven by higher deposits with central banks in France and the United Kingdom, higher volume growth in loans across most of Europe and higher derivatives largely in the United Kingdom.

Our European corporate loan book is managed on a global basis with underwriting standards reflecting the same approach to the use of our balance sheet as we have applied in both Canada and the U.S. The PCL on loans during the quarter was $220 million. GIL was $285 million with a GIL ratio of 123 bps, up 62 bps from last quarter, mainly across a few sectors.

 

Residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit (insured vs. uninsured)

Residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit are secured by residential properties. The following table presents a breakdown by geographic region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except percentage amounts)

Residential mortgages

 

Home equity
lines of credit

    Insured (1)

 

     Uninsured

 

Total

 

Total

Region (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic provinces

$               7,819

              52 %

 

$               7,321

              48 %

 

$             15,140

 

$              1,749                        

Quebec

               12,966

              37

 

               22,519

              63

 

               35,485

 

                3,347                        

Ontario

               37,360

              28

 

               98,325

              72

 

             135,685

 

              16,228                        

Alberta

               20,811

              53

 

               18,540

              47

 

               39,351

 

                6,075                        

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

                 9,068

              48

 

                 9,731

              52

 

               18,799

 

                2,238                        

B.C. and territories

               14,635

              27

 

               39,794

              73

 

               54,429

 

                8,023                        

Total Canada (3)

$           102,659

              34 %

 

$           196,230

              66 %

 

$           298,889

 

$            37,660                        

U.S. (4)

                        1

                -

 

               19,926

            100

 

               19,927

 

                1,815                        

Other International (4)

                        1

                -

 

                 3,107

            100

 

                 3,108

 

                1,374                        

Total International

$                      2

                - %

 

$             23,033

            100 %

 

$             23,035

 

$              3,189                        

Total

$           102,661

              32 %

 

$           219,263

              68 %

 

$           321,924

 

$            40,849                        

 

 

 

 

As at January 31, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except percentage amounts)

Residential mortgages

 

Home equity
lines of credit

    Insured (1)

 

     Uninsured

 

Total

 

Total

Region (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic provinces

$               7,658

              51 %

 

$               7,352

              49 %

 

$             15,010

 

$              1,795                        

Quebec

               12,120

              35

 

               22,894

              65

 

               35,014

 

                3,387                        

Ontario

               35,339

              27

 

               97,354

              73

 

             132,693

 

              16,173                        

Alberta

               20,474

              53

 

               18,452

              47

 

               38,926

 

                6,152                        

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

                 8,842

              49

 

                 9,335

              51

 

               18,177

 

                2,286                        

B.C. and territories

               14,370

              27

 

               38,972

              73

 

               53,342

 

                8,018                        

Total Canada (3)

$             98,803

              34 %

 

$           194,359

              66 %

 

$           293,162

 

$            37,811                        

U.S. (4)

                        -

                -

 

               18,098

            100

 

               18,098

 

                1,644                        

Other International (4)

                        6

                -

 

                 2,938

            100

 

                 2,944

 

                1,366                        

Total International

$                      6

                - %

 

$             21,036

            100 %

 

$             21,042

 

$              3,010                        

Total

$             98,809

              31 %

 

$           215,395

              69 %

 

$           314,204

 

$            40,821                        

(1)       Insured residential mortgages are mortgages whereby our exposure to default is mitigated by insurance through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) or other private mortgage default insurers.

(2)       Region is based upon the address of the property mortgaged. The Atlantic provinces are comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and B.C. and territories are comprised of British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.

(3)       Total consolidated residential mortgages in Canada of $299 billion (January 31, 2020 - $293 billion) was largely comprised of $274 billion (January 31, 2020 - $268 billion) of residential mortgages and $7 billion (January 31, 2020 - $7 billion) of mortgages with commercial clients, of which $4 billion (January 31, 2020 - $4 billion) are insured mortgages, both in Canadian Banking, and $18 billion (January 31, 2020 - $18 billion) of residential mortgages in Capital Markets held for securitization purposes.

(4)       Home equity lines of credit include term loans collateralized by residential mortgages.

Home equity lines of credit are uninsured and reported within the personal loan category. As at April 30, 2020, home equity lines of credit in Canadian Banking were $38 billion (January 31, 2020 - $38 billion).

Residential mortgages portfolio by amortization period

The following table provides a summary of the percentage of residential mortgages that fall within the remaining amortization periods based upon current customer payment amounts, which incorporate payments larger than the minimum contractual amount and/or higher frequency of payments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at    

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

Canada

U.S. and other
International

Total

 

Canada

U.S. and other
International

Total

Amortization period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£ 25 years

                  78 %

                  35 %

                  75 %

 

                  72 %

                  36 %

                  69 %

> 25 years £ 30 years

                  22

                  65

                  25

 

                  24

                  64

                  27

> 30 years £ 35 years

                    -

                    -

                    -

 

                    3

                    -

                    3

> 35 years

                    -

                    -

                    -

 

                    1

                    -

                    1

Total

                100 %

                100 %

                100 %

 

                100 %

                100 %

                100 %

 

Average loan-to-value (LTV) ratios

The following table provides a summary of our average LTV ratio for newly originated and acquired uninsured residential mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan® products by geographic region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

April 30

2020

 

    Uninsured

 

    Uninsured

 

    Uninsured

 

Residential

mortgages (1)

RBC Homeline
Plan
® products (2)

 

Residential

mortgages (1)

RBC Homeline
Plan
®  products (2)

 

Residential 

mortgages (1)

RBC Homeline
Plan
® products (2)

Region (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic provinces

                    74 %

                          76 %

 

                   74 %

                         74 %

 

                    74 %

                          75 %

Quebec

                    72

                          73

 

                   72

                         73

 

                    72

                          73

Ontario

                    71

                          68

 

                   71

                         67

 

                    71

                          68

Alberta

                    73

                          72

 

                   72

                         71

 

                    73

                          72

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

                    74

                          75

 

                   74

                         75

 

                    74

                          75

B.C. and territories

                    68

                          66

 

                   68

                         65

 

                    68

                          65

U.S.

                    72

                       n.m.

 

                   73

                      n.m.

 

                    73

                       n.m.

Other International

                    67

                       n.m.

 

                   71

                      n.m.

 

                    69

                       n.m.

Average of newly originated and acquired for the period (4), (5)

                    71 %

                          69 %

 

                   71 %

                         68 %

 

                    71 %

                          68 %

Total Canadian Banking residential mortgages portfolio (6)

                    58 %

                          50 %

 

                   58 %

                         50 %

 

                    58 %

                          50 %

(1)        Residential mortgages exclude residential mortgages within the RBC Homeline Plan® products.

(2)        RBC Homeline Plan® products are comprised of both residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit.

(3)        Region is based upon the address of the property mortgaged. The Atlantic provinces are comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and B.C. and territories are comprised of British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.

(4)        The average LTV ratio for newly originated and acquired uninsured residential mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan® products is calculated on a weighted basis by mortgage amounts at origination.

(5)        For newly originated mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan® products, LTV is calculated based on the total facility amount for the residential mortgage and RBC Homeline Plan® product divided by the value of the related residential property.

(6)        Weighted by mortgage balances and adjusted for property values based on the Teranet - National Bank National Composite House Price Index.

n.m.     not meaningful

 

Credit quality performance

The following credit quality performance tables and analysis provide information on loans, which represents loans, acceptances and commitments, and other financial assets.

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Personal & Commercial Banking

$             1,687

$                343

$                385

 

$             2,030

$                732

Wealth Management

                    87

                     (2 )

                    30

 

                    85

                    56

Capital Markets

                  950

                    80

                    27

 

               1,030

                  170

Corporate Support and other

                    10

                      -

                     (1 )

 

                    10

                     (1 )

PCL - Loans

$             2,734

$                421

$                441

 

$             3,155

$                957

PCL - Other financial assets

                    96

                     (2 )

                   (15 )

 

                    94

                   (17 )

Total PCL

$             2,830

$                419

$                426

 

$             3,249

$                940

PCL on loans is comprised of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

$                725

$                  34

$                  30

 

$                759

$                  63

Wholesale

               1,396

                    49

                   (24 )

 

               1,445

                    36

PCL on performing loans

$             2,121

$                  83

$                    6

 

$             2,204

$                  99

Retail

$                281

$                271

$                258

 

$                552

$                527

Wholesale

                  332

                    67

                  177

 

                  399

                  331

PCL on impaired loans

$                613

$                338

$                435

 

$                951

$                858

PCL - Loans

$             2,734

$                421

$                441

 

$             3,155

$                957

PCL on loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

              1.65%

              0.26%

              0.29%

 

              0.96%

              0.32%

PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances

              0.37%

              0.21%

              0.29%

 

              0.29%

              0.28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information by geography (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

$                    9

$                  10

$                    6

 

$                  19

$                  16

Personal

                  138

                  129

                  116

 

                  267

                  237

Credit cards

                  139

                  137

                  122

 

                  276

                  238

Small business

                    14

                    12

                      9

 

                    26

                    14

Retail

                  300

                  288

                  253

 

                  588

                  505

Wholesale

                    76

                      6

                  113

 

                    82

                  154

PCL on impaired loans

$                376

$                294

$                366

 

$                670

$                659

U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

$                    2

$                   (2 )

$                    1

 

$                    -

$                    3

Wholesale

                  178

                    55

                    48

 

                  233

                  158

PCL on impaired loans

$                180

$                  53

$                  49

 

$                233

$                161

Other International

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

$                 (21 )

$                 (15 )

$                    4

 

$                 (36 )

$                  19

Wholesale

                    78

                      6

                    16

 

                    84

                    19

PCL on impaired loans

$                  57

$                   (9 )

$                  20

 

$                  48

$                  38

PCL on impaired loans

$                613

$                338

$                435

 

$                951

$                858

(1)        Geographic information is based on residence of borrower.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Total PCL was $2,830 million. PCL on loans of $2,734 million increased $2,293 million from the prior year, primarily due to higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 165 bps increased 136 bps.

PCL on performing loans of $2,121 million increased $2,115 million, primarily reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on impaired loans of $613 million increased $178 million, largely reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking.

PCL on other financial assets of $96 million increased $111 million, largely reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on loans in Personal & Commercial Banking increased $1,302 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in our Canadian Banking portfolios as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios were more than offset by lower provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and Caribbean Banking portfolios, as the prior year reflected higher provisions taken in the public works & infrastructure and information technology sectors.

PCL on loans in Wealth Management increased $57 million, reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) as described above.

PCL on loans in Capital Markets increased $923 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans also contributed to the increase, largely due to provisions taken in the oil & gas sector reflecting continued pressure on oil prices and provisions taken in the consumer discretionary sector.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

PCL on loans of $2,734 million increased $2,313 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 165 bps increased 139 bps.

PCL on performing loans of $2,121 million increased $2,038 million, primarily reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on impaired loans of $613 million increased $275 million, largely reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets and Personal & Commercial Banking.

PCL on other financial assets of $96 million increased $98 million, largely reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on loans in Personal & Commercial Banking increased $1,344 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in our Canadian Banking portfolios as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking portfolios also contributed to the increase.

PCL on loans in Wealth Management increased $89 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) as described above.

PCL on loans in Capital Markets increased $870 million, largely due to higher provisions on performing loans as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans also contributed to the increase, largely due to provisions taken in the oil & gas sector reflecting continued pressure on oil prices and provisions taken in the consumer discretionary sector.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Total PCL was $3,249 million. PCL on loans of $3,155 million increased $2,198 million from the prior year, primarily due to higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 96 bps increased 64 bps.

PCL on performing loans of $2,204 million increased $2,105 million, primarily reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on impaired loans of $951 million increased $93 million, reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Wealth Management.

PCL on other financial assets of $94 million increased $111 million, largely reflecting higher provisions in Capital Markets, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCL on loans in Personal & Commercial Banking increased $1,298 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in our Canadian Banking portfolios as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios were more than offset by lower provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and Caribbean Banking portfolios, as the prior year reflected higher provisions taken in the public works & infrastructure and information technology sectors.

PCL on loans in Wealth Management increased $29 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) as described above. This was partially offset by lower provisions on impaired loans driven by higher recoveries in the information technology and other services sectors.

PCL on loans in Capital Markets increased $860 million, largely reflecting higher provisions on performing loans as described above. Higher provisions on impaired loans also contributed to the increase, largely due to provisions taken in the oil & gas sector reflecting continued pressure on oil prices and provisions taken in the consumer discretionary sector in the current year. This was partially offset by a provision taken in the utilities sector in the prior year.

 

Gross impaired loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

Personal & Commercial Banking

$           1,637

$           1,689

$           1,786

Wealth Management

                329

                344

                243

Capital Markets

             1,563

                903

             1,013

Corporate Support and other

                    -

                    -

                    -

Total GIL

$           3,529

$           2,936

$           3,042

Canada (1)

 

 

 

Retail

$              832

$              816

$              763

Wholesale

                625

                709

                630

GIL

             1,457

             1,525

             1,393

U.S. (1)

 

 

 

Retail

$                31

$                31

$                31

Wholesale

             1,311

                793

                969

GIL

             1,342

                824

             1,000

Other International (1)

 

 

 

Retail

$              211

$              235

$              324

Wholesale

                519

                352

                325

GIL

                730

                587

                649

Total GIL

$           3,529

$           2,936

$           3,042

Impaired loans, beginning balance

$           2,936

$           2,976

$           2,782

Classified as impaired during the period (new impaired) (2)

             1,308

                713

             1,162

Net repayments (2)

               (253 )

               (304 )

               (129 )

Amounts written off

               (423 )

               (399 )

               (501 )

Other (2), (3)

                 (39 )

                 (50 )

               (272 )

Impaired loans, balance at end of period

$           3,529

$           2,936

$           3,042

GIL as a % of related loans and acceptances

 

 

 

Total GIL as a % of related loans and acceptances

            0.51%

            0.45%

            0.49%

Personal & Commercial Banking

            0.34%

            0.36%

            0.40%

Canadian Banking

            0.28%

            0.29%

            0.29%

Caribbean Banking

            3.84%

            4.46%

            6.23%

Wealth Management

            0.40%

            0.48%

            0.38%

Capital Markets

            1.19%

            0.89%

            0.99%

(1)        Geographic information is based on residence of the borrower.

(2)        Certain GIL movements for Canadian Banking retail and wholesale portfolios are generally allocated to new impaired, as return to performing status, Net repayments, sold, and foreign exchange translation and other movements amounts are not reasonably determinable. Certain GIL movements for Caribbean Banking retail and wholesale portfolios are generally allocated to Net repayments and new impaired, as return to performing status, sold, and foreign exchange translation and other movements amounts are not reasonably determinable.

(3)        Includes return to performing status during the period, recoveries of loans and advances previously written off, sold, and foreign exchange translation and other movements.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Total GIL of $3,529 million increased $487 million or 16% from the prior year and the total GIL ratio of 51 bps increased 2 bps, reflecting higher impaired loans in Capital Markets and Wealth Management, partially offset by lower impaired loans in Personal & Commercial Banking.

GIL in Personal & Commercial Banking decreased $149 million or 8% due to lower impaired loans in our Caribbean Banking and Canadian Banking commercial portfolios, partially offset by higher impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios.

GIL in Wealth Management increased $86 million or 35%, primarily reflecting higher impaired loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), primarily in the consumer staples sector.

GIL in Capital Markets increased $550 million or 54%, mainly due to higher impaired loans in a few sectors, including the consumer discretionary and oil & gas sectors, partially offset by lower impaired loans in the utilities sector.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total GIL increased $593 million or 20% from the prior quarter, and the total GIL ratio of 51 bps increased 6 bps, reflecting higher impaired loans in Capital Markets partially offset by lower impaired loans in Personal & Commercial Banking and Wealth Management.

GIL in Personal & Commercial Banking decreased $52 million or 3%, reflecting lower impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and Caribbean Banking portfolios, partially offset by higher impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios.

GIL in Wealth Management decreased $15 million or 4%, largely reflecting lower impaired loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) in the consumer discretionary sector, partially offset by higher impaired loans in the consumer staples sector.

GIL in Capital Markets increased $660 million or 73%, mainly due to higher impaired loans in the oil & gas and consumer discretionary sectors.

 

Allowance for credit losses (ACL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

April 30

2019

Personal & Commercial Banking

$          4,102                    

$         2,714                   

$         2,692                   

Wealth Management

               336                    

              254                   

              218                   

Capital Markets

            1,415                    

              501                   

              378                   

Corporate Support and other

                 12                    

                  2                   

                  2                   

ACL on loans

$          5,865                    

$         3,471                   

$         3,290                   

ACL on other financial assets

               118                    

                43                   

                56                   

Total ACL

$          5,983                    

$         3,514                   

$         3,346                   

ACL on loans is comprised of:

 

 

 

Retail

$          2,635                    

$         1,910                   

$         1,818                   

Wholesale

            2,158                    

              746                   

              677                   

ACL on performing loans

$          4,793                    

$         2,656                   

$         2,495                   

ACL on impaired loans

            1,072                    

              815                   

              795                   

 

 

 

 

Additional information by geography (1)

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

 

Retail

$             216                    

$            200                   

$            169                   

Wholesale

               207                    

              153                   

              192                   

ACL on impaired loans

$             423                    

$            353                   

$            361                   

U.S.

 

 

 

Retail

$                 2                    

$                2                   

$               -                   

Wholesale

               279                    

              159                   

              141                   

ACL on impaired loans

$             281                    

$            161                   

$            141                   

Other International

 

 

 

Retail

$             117                    

$            129                   

$            169                   

Wholesale

               251                    

              172                   

              124                   

ACL on impaired loans

$             368                    

$            301                   

$            293                   

ACL on impaired loans

$          1,072                    

$            815                   

$            795                   

(1)        Geographic information is based on residence of the borrower.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Total ACL of $5,983 million increased $2,637 million or 79% from the prior year, largely reflecting an increase of $2,575 million in ACL on loans.

ACL on performing loans of $4,793 million increased $2,298 million from the prior year, largely reflecting higher ACL in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACL on impaired loans of $1,072 million increased $277 million from the prior year, due to higher ACL in Capital Markets, partially offset by lower ACL in Personal & Commercial Banking. Higher ACL on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios were more than offset by lower ACL in our Caribbean Banking and Canadian Banking commercial portfolios.

ACL on other financial assets of $118 million increased $62 million from the prior year, largely reflecting higher ACL in Capital Markets, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total ACL of $5,983 million increased $2,469 million or 70% from the prior quarter, reflecting an increase of $2,394 million in ACL on loans.

ACL on performing loans of $4,793 million increased $2,137 million from the prior quarter, largely reflecting higher ACL in Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACL on impaired loans of $1,072 million increased $257 million from the prior quarter, largely due to higher ACL in Capital Markets.

ACL on other financial assets of $118 million increased $75 million from the prior quarter, largely reflecting higher ACL in Capital Markets, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For further details, refer to Note 5 of our Condensed Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Market risk

 

Market risk is defined to be the impact of market prices upon our financial condition. This includes potential gains or losses due to changes in market determined variables such as interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities. There have been no material changes to our Market Risk Framework from the framework described in our 2019 Annual Report. We continue to manage the controls and governance procedures that ensure that our market risk exposure is consistent with risk appetite constraints set by the Board of Directors. These controls include limits on probabilistic measures of potential loss in trading positions, such as Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Stressed Value-at-Risk (SVaR).

Market risk controls are also in place to manage structural interest rate risk (SIRR) arising from traditional banking products. Factors contributing to SIRR include the mismatch between future asset and liability repricing dates, relative changes in asset and liability rates, and product features that could affect the expected timing of cash flows, such as options to pre-pay loans or redeem term deposits prior to contractual maturity. To monitor and control SIRR, we assess two primary financial metrics, Net Interest Income (NII) risk and Economic Value of Equity (EVE) risk, under a range of market shocks and scenarios. For further details of our approach to the management of market risk, refer to the Market risk section of our 2019 Annual Report. There has been no material change to the SIRR measurement methodology, controls, or limits from those described in our 2019 Annual Report.

Market risk measures - FVTPL positions

VaR and SVaR

The following table presents our Market risk VaR and Market risk SVaR figures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2020

 

January 31, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

 

As at

For the three
months ended

 

As at

For the three
months ended

 

As at

For the three
months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Average

High

Low

 

Average

 

Average

Equity

$           55

$              39

$              64                   

$           13

 

$              22

$                     20

 

$           14

$                     15

Foreign exchange

               3

                  3

                  5                   

               2

 

                  3

                         2

 

               4

                         4

Commodities

               5

                  3

                  5                   

               2

 

                  1

                         2

 

               1

                         1

Interest rate (1)

           132

                61

              178                   

             12

 

                13

                       13

 

             15

                       13

Credit specific (2)

               6

                  6

                  7                   

               5

 

                  6

                         5

 

               5

                         5

Diversification (3)

            (15 )

              (20 )

            n.m.                   

          n.m.

 

              (18 )

                     (17 )

 

            (21 )

                     (18 )

Market risk VaR (4)

$         186

$              92

$            232                   

$           20

 

$              27

$                     25

 

$           18

$                     20

Market risk Stressed VaR (4)

$         139

$            147

$            228                   

$           75

 

$              95

$                     84

 

$           86

$                     96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

As at

For the six
months ended

 

As at

For the six
months ended

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Average

High

Low

 

Average

 

 

 

Equity

$           55

$              30

$              64                   

$           13

 

$              14

$                     18

 

 

 

Foreign exchange

               3

                  3

                  5                   

               1

 

                  4

                         5

 

 

 

Commodities

               5

                  2

                  5                   

               1

 

                  1

                         2

 

 

 

Interest rate (1)

           132

                37

              178                   

             11

 

                15

                       15

 

 

 

Credit specific (2)

               6

                  5

                  7                   

               4

 

                  5

                         5

 

 

 

Diversification (3)

            (15 )

              (19 )

            n.m.                   

          n.m.

 

              (21 )

                     (18 )

 

 

 

Market risk VaR (5)

$         186

$              58

$            232                   

$           18

 

$              18

$                     27

 

 

 

Market risk Stressed VaR (5)

$         139

$            115

$            228                   

$           72

 

$              86

$                   110

 

 

 

(1)        General credit spread risk and funding spread risk associated with uncollateralized derivatives are included under interest rate VaR.

(2)        Credit specific risk captures issuer-specific credit spread volatility.

(3)        Market risk VaR is less than the sum of the individual risk factor VaR results due to portfolio diversification.

(4)        The average market risk VaR and average SVaR for the three months ended April 30, 2020 includes $41 million and $41 million, respectively (January 31, 2020 - $1 million and $5 million; April 30, 2019 - $nil and $2 million), related to loan underwriting commitments, with the remainder related to our core trading portfolio.

(5)        The average market risk VaR and average SVaR for the six months ended April 30, 2020 includes $21 million and $23 million, respectively (April 30, 2019 - $1 million and $4 million), related to loan underwriting commitments, with the remainder related to our core trading portfolio.

n.m.     not meaningful

The historical period used to compute VaR is comprised of the last two years of equally weighted market data, and is rolled forward on at least a monthly basis. The period used for VaR in April 2020 includes the market turmoil in March 2020. It therefore reflects a greater potential loss than the estimate for the SVaR historical period, which is currently a period covering the 2008 global financial crisis. In Q3 2020, the SVaR period will be updated to reflect the market volatility observed during Q2 2020.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019

Average market risk VaR of $92 million increased $72 million and average SVaR of $147 million increased $51 million from the prior year, primarily due to credit spread widening and the impact of significant market volatility in the current period. This impacted loan underwriting commitments, as well as fixed income and equity portfolios.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Average market risk VaR of $92 million increased $67 million and average SVaR of $147 million increased $63 million from the prior quarter, mainly driven by credit spread widening and the impact of significant market volatility in the current quarter. This impacted loan underwriting commitments, as well as fixed income and equity portfolios.

Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019 (Six months ended)

Average market risk VaR of $58 million increased $31 million and average SVaR of $115 million increased $5 million from the prior year, both mainly reflecting the factors noted above.

 

The following chart displays a bar graph of our daily trading profit and loss and a line graph of our daily market risk VaR. We incurred 13 days with net trading losses during the three months ended April 30, 2020 due to the significant market volatility in the current quarter. Four of these net trading loss days exceeded VaR. We incurred no net trading losses in the three months ended January 31, 2020.

 

To view this graph, please see the PDF: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2886O_1-2020-5-28.pdf

 

(1)        Includes loan underwriting commitments.

Market risk measures for assets and liabilities of RBC Insurance® 

We offer a range of insurance products to clients and hold investments to meet the future obligations to policyholders. The investments which support actuarial liabilities are predominantly fixed income assets designated as FVTPL. Consequently, changes in the fair values of these assets are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income and are largely offset by changes in the fair value of the actuarial liabilities, the impact of which is reflected in Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense. As at April 30, 2020, we held assets in support of $11.4 billion liabilities with respect to insurance obligations (January 31, 2020 - $12.3 billion).

Market risk measures - Structural Interest Rate Sensitivities

The following table shows the potential before-tax impact of an immediate and sustained 100 bps increase or decrease

in interest rates on projected 12-month NII and EVE for our structural balance sheet, assuming no subsequent hedging. Rate

floors are applied within the declining rates scenarios, with floor levels set based on rate changes experienced globally. Interest rate risk measures are based upon interest rate exposures at a specific time and continuously change as a result of business activities and management actions.

 

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

April 30

2019

 

EVE risk

 

NII risk (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

  Canadian
dollar
impact

U.S.
dollar
impact 
(2)

            Total

 

Canadian
dollar
impact

U.S.
dollar
impact 
(2)

Total

 

    EVE risk

NII risk (1)

 

    EVE risk

NII risk (1)

Before-tax impact of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 bps increase in rates

$       (1,465 )

$          (243 )

$        (1,708 )

 

$          566

$         135

$        701

 

$     (1,564 )

$           468

 

$     (1,112 )

$           469

100 bps decrease in rates

          1,292

              167

           1,459

 

           (571 )

          (155 )

         (726 )

 

        1,143

           (627 )

 

           505

           (612 )

(1)        Represents the 12-month NII exposure to an instantaneous and sustained shift in interest rates.

(2)        Represents the impact on the SIRR portfolios held in our City National and U.S. banking operations.

As at April 30, 2020, an immediate and sustained -100 bps shock would have had a negative impact to our NII of $726 million, up from $627 million last quarter. An immediate and sustained +100 bps shock at the end of April 30, 2020 would have had a negative impact to the bank's EVE of $1,708 million, up from $1,564 million reported last quarter. The quarter-over-quarter change in NII sensitivity is largely attributed to growth in deposits combined with a marginal impact from lower rates, while the quarter-over-quarter change in EVE sensitivity is mainly attributed to structural balance sheet growth. During the second quarter of 2020, SIRR NII and EVE risks remained within approved limits.

 

Market risk measures for other material non-trading portfolios

Investment securities carried at FVOCI

We held $89.0 billion of investment securities carried at FVOCI as at April 30, 2020, compared to $77.5 billion in the prior quarter. We hold debt securities carried at FVOCI primarily as investments, as well as to manage liquidity risk and hedge interest rate risk in our non-trading banking balance sheet. As at April 30, 2020, our portfolio of investment securities carried at FVOCI is interest rate sensitive and would impact OCI by a pre-tax change in value of $8 million as measured by the change in the value of the securities for a one basis point parallel increase in yields. The portfolio also exposes us to credit spread risk of a pre-tax change in value of $25 million, as measured by the change in value for a one basis point widening of credit spreads. The value of the investment securities carried at FVOCI included in our SIRR measure as at April 30, 2020 was $11.5 billion. Our investment securities carried at FVOCI also include equity exposures of $0.5 billion as at April 30, 2020, compared to $0.5 billion in the prior quarter.

Non-trading foreign exchange rate risk

Foreign exchange rate risk is the potential adverse impact on earnings and economic value due to changes in foreign currency rates. Our revenue, expenses and income denominated in currencies other than the Canadian dollar are subject to fluctuations as a result of changes in the value of the average Canadian dollar relative to the average value of those currencies. Our most significant exposure is to the U.S. dollar, due to our operations in the U.S. and other activities conducted in U.S. dollars. Other significant exposures are to the British pound and the Euro, due to our activities conducted internationally in these currencies. A strengthening or weakening of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar, British pound and the Euro could reduce or increase, as applicable, the translated value of our foreign currency denominated revenue, expenses and earnings and could have a significant effect on the results of our operations. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate risk arising from our investments in foreign operations. For unhedged equity investments, when the Canadian dollar appreciates against other currencies, the unrealized translation losses on net foreign investments decreases our shareholders' equity through the other components of equity and decreases the translated value of the Risk-weighted Assets (RWA) of the foreign currency-denominated asset. The reverse is true when the Canadian dollar depreciates against other currencies. Consequently, we consider these impacts in selecting an appropriate level of our investments in foreign operations to be hedged.

Derivatives related to non-trading activity

Derivatives are also used to hedge market risk exposure unrelated to our trading activity. Hedge accounting is elected where applicable. These derivatives are included in our SIRR measure and other internal non-trading market risk measures. We use interest rate swaps to manage our SIRR, funding and investment activities. Interest rate swaps are also used to hedge changes in the fair value of certain fixed-rate instruments. We also use foreign exchange derivatives to manage our exposure to equity investments in subsidiaries that are denominated in foreign currencies, particularly the U.S. dollar, British Pound, and Euro.

For further details on the application of hedge accounting and the use of derivatives for hedging activities, refer to Notes 2 and 8 of our 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Linkage of market risk to selected balance sheet items

The following tables provides the linkages between selected balance sheet items with positions included in our trading market risk and non-trading market risk disclosures, which illustrates how we manage market risk for our assets and liabilities through different risk measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

 

 

Market risk measure

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Balance sheet
amount

Traded risk (1)

Non-traded
risk 
(2)

Non-traded risk
primary risk sensitivity

Assets subject to market risk

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$                98,777

$                     -

$              98,777

                                                  Interest rate

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

                  48,398

               33,794

                14,604

                                                  Interest rate

Securities

 

 

 

 

Trading

                135,778

             125,087

                10,691

                        Interest rate, credit  spread

Investment, net of applicable allowance

                134,163

                        -

              134,163

           Interest rate, credit spread,  equity

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

                325,534

             271,679

                53,855

                                                  Interest rate

Loans

 

 

 

 

Retail

                435,409

                 8,045

              427,364

                                                  Interest rate

Wholesale

                243,269

                 8,258

              235,011

                                                  Interest rate

Allowance for loan losses

                   (5,230 )

                        -

                (5,230 )

                                                  Interest rate

Segregated fund net assets

                    1,743

                        -

                  1,743

                                                  Interest rate

Other

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

                140,807

             136,597

                  4,210

                Interest rate, foreign  exchange

Other assets

                106,392

                 6,112

              100,280

                                                  Interest rate

Assets not subject to market risk (3)

                  10,642

 

 

 

Total assets

$           1,675,682

$           589,572

$         1,075,468

 

Liabilities subject to market risk

 

 

 

 

Deposits

$           1,009,447

$           123,955

$            885,492

                                                  Interest rate

Segregated fund liabilities

                    1,743

                        -

                  1,743

                                                  Interest rate

Other

 

 

 

 

Obligations related to securities sold short

                  40,347

               40,347

                         -

 

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

                278,605

             265,708

                12,897

                                                  Interest rate

Derivatives

                144,710

             141,353

                  3,357

                 Interest rate, foreign exchange

Other liabilities

                  91,499

               11,049

                80,450

                                                  Interest rate

Subordinated debentures

                    9,774

                        -

                  9,774

                                                  Interest rate

Liabilities not subject to market risk (4)

                  14,517

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$           1,590,642

$           582,412

$            993,713

 

Total equity

$                85,040

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$           1,675,682

 

 

 

(1)        Traded risk includes positions that are classified or designated as FVTPL and positions whose revaluation gains and losses are reported in revenue. Market risk measures of VaR and SVaR and stress testing are used as risk controls for traded risk.

(2)        Non-traded risk includes positions used in the management of the SIRR and other non-trading portfolios. Other material non-trading portfolios include positions from RBC Insurance® and investment securities, net of applicable allowance, not included in SIRR.

(3)        Assets not subject to market risk include $10,642 million of physical and other assets.

(4)        Liabilities not subject to market risk include $14,517 million of payroll related and other liabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 31, 2020

 

 

Market risk measure

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Balance sheet
amount

Traded risk (1)

Non-traded
risk (2)

Non-traded risk
primary risk sensitivity

Assets subject to market risk

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$                  34,120

$                     -

$             34,120

                                                   Interest rate

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

                    31,331

               19,166

               12,165

                                                   Interest rate

Securities

 

 

 

 

Trading

                  145,015

             134,046

               10,969

                          Interest rate, credit spread

Investment, net of applicable allowance

                  121,652

                        -

             121,652

              Interest rate, credit spread, equity

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

                  324,187

             261,216

               62,971

                                                   Interest rate

Loans

 

 

 

 

Retail

                  430,841

                 7,285

             423,556

                                                   Interest rate

Wholesale

                  202,238

                 8,901

             193,337

                                                   Interest rate

Allowance for loan losses

                    (3,139 )

                        -

               (3,139 )

                                                   Interest rate

Segregated fund net assets

                      1,788

                        -

                 1,788

                                                   Interest rate

Other

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

                    93,982

               91,622

                 2,360

                   Interest rate, foreign exchange

Other assets

                    82,679

                 5,315

               77,364

                                                   Interest rate

Assets not subject to market risk (3)

                    11,610

 

 

 

Total assets

$             1,476,304

$           527,551

$           937,143

 

Liabilities subject to market risk

 

 

 

 

Deposits

$                902,284

$             95,918

$           806,366

                                                   Interest rate

Segregated fund liabilities

                      1,788

                        -

                 1,788

                                                   Interest rate

Other

 

 

 

 

Obligations related to securities sold short

                    35,624

               35,624

                        -

 

Obligations related to assets sold
under repurchase agreements and
securities loaned

                  254,391

             247,170

                 7,221

                                                   Interest rate

Derivatives

                    94,611

               92,527

                 2,084

                   Interest rate, foreign exchange

Other liabilities

                    81,258

                 9,107

               72,151

                                                   Interest rate

Subordinated debentures

                      9,269

                        -

                 9,269

                                                   Interest rate

Liabilities not subject to market risk (4)

                    13,018

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$             1,392,243

$           480,346

$           898,879

 

Total equity

$                  84,061

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$             1,476,304

 

 

 

(1)        Traded risk includes positions that are classified or designated as FVTPL and positions whose revaluation gains and losses are reported in revenue. Market risk measures of VaR and SVaR and stress testing are used as risk controls for traded risk.

(2)        Non-traded risk includes positions used in the management of the SIRR and other non-trading portfolios. Other material non-trading portfolios include positions from RBC Insurance® and investment securities, net of applicable allowance, not included in SIRR.

(3)        Assets not subject to market risk include $11,610 million of physical and other assets.

(4)        Liabilities not subject to market risk include $13,018 million of payroll related and other liabilities.

 

 

 

Liquidity and funding risk

 

Liquidity and funding risk (liquidity risk) is the risk that we may be unable to generate sufficient cash or its equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet our commitments as they come due. Liquidity risk arises from mismatches in the timing and value of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet cash flows.

Our Liquidity Risk Management Framework (LRMF) is designed to ensure that we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy current and prospective commitments in both normal and stressed conditions. There have been no material changes to our LRMF as described in our 2019 Annual Report.

We continue to maintain liquidity and funding that is appropriate for the execution of our strategy. Liquidity risk remains well within our risk appetite.

On January 1, 2020, the OSFI regulatory minimum for the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) of 100% became effective, in accordance with the revised LAR guidelines. The NSFR is determined based on the liquidity characteristics and maturity profile of our assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet exposures and is intended to reduce structural funding risk by requiring banks to maintain a surplus of available stable funding over the required stable funding. We do not anticipate any challenges in meeting this requirement. The requirement to disclose consolidated NSFR and its major components will become effective for Canadian domestic systemically important banks (D-SIB) on January 31, 2021.

During Q2 2020, governments and federal agencies have instituted and also expanded the eligibility criteria to their existing funding programs and announced new programs to provide further liquidity to banks. In addition to these measures, OSFI announced a series of regulatory measures and provided additional guidance to allow banks to focus on their resilience efforts and to enhance the financial system's stability. These measures have provided additional flexibility in lending activities permitting banks to fall below the regulatory minimum through the use of available buffers above the regulatory authorized minimum for the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and temporary modifications in limits, including those used for covered bonds, and adjustments to other liquidity metrics.

 

Liquidity reserve

Our liquidity reserve consists of available unencumbered liquid assets as well as uncommitted and undrawn central bank borrowing facilities that could be accessed under extraordinary circumstances subject to satisfying certain preconditions as set by various Central Banks (e.g., BoC, the Fed, Bank of England, and Bank of France).    

To varying degrees, unencumbered liquid assets represent a ready source of funding. Unencumbered assets are the difference between total and encumbered assets from both on- and off-balance sheet sources. Encumbered assets, in turn, are not considered a source of liquidity in measures of liquidity risk.

Although unused wholesale funding capacity, which is regularly assessed, could be another potential source of liquidity to mitigate stressed conditions, it is excluded in the determination of the liquidity reserve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Bank-owned
liquid assets

Securities
received as
collateral from
securities
financing  and
derivative
transactions

 

Total liquid
assets

Encumbered
liquid assets

Unencumbered
liquid assets

Cash and due from banks

$            98,777

$                     -

 

$             98,777

$               3,178

$              95,599

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

              48,398

                        -

 

               48,398

                    348

                48,050

Securities issued or guaranteed by sovereigns, central banks or multilateral development banks (1)

            242,169

             345,253

 

             587,422

             385,690

              201,732

Other securities

              87,640

             107,169

 

             194,809

               98,721

                96,088

Undrawn credit lines granted by central banks (2)

              24,692

                        -

 

               24,692

                        -

                24,692

Other assets eligible as collateral for discount (3), (4)

            117,122

                        -

 

             117,122

                        -

              117,122

Other liquid assets (5)

              39,139

                        -

 

               39,139

               36,647

                  2,492

Total liquid assets

$          657,937

$           452,422

 

$        1,110,359

$           524,584

$            585,775

 

 

 

As at January 31, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Bank-owned
liquid assets

Securities
received as
collateral from
securities
financing and
derivative
transactions

 

Total liquid
assets

Encumbered
liquid assets

Unencumbered
liquid assets

Cash and due from banks

$            34,120

$                     -

 

$             34,120

$               2,899

$              31,221

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

              31,331

                        -

 

               31,331

                    331

                31,000

Securities issued or guaranteed by sovereigns, central banks or multilateral development banks (1)

            221,047

             327,977

 

             549,024

             381,064

              167,960

Other securities

              97,168

             116,376

 

             213,544

               93,188

              120,356

Undrawn credit lines granted by central banks (2)

                7,679

                        -

 

                 7,679

                        -

                  7,679

Other assets eligible as collateral for discount (3)

            107,727

                        -

 

             107,727

                        -

              107,727

Other liquid assets (5)

              21,955

                        -

 

               21,955

               20,993

                     962

Total liquid assets

$          521,027

$           444,353

 

$           965,380

$           498,475

$            466,905

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

$          309,677

$           232,799

 

 

 

 

Foreign branches

              96,843

               64,856

 

 

 

 

Subsidiaries

            179,255

             169,250

 

 

 

 

Total unencumbered liquid assets

$          585,775

$           466,905

 

 

 

 

(1)        Includes liquid securities issued by provincial governments and U.S. government-sponsored entities working under U.S. Federal government's conservatorship (e.g., Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation).

(2)        Includes loans that qualify as eligible collateral for the discount window facility available to us at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY). Amounts are face value and would be subject to collateral margin requirements applied by the FRBNY to determine collateral value/borrowing capacity. Access to the discount window borrowing program is conditional on meeting requirements set by the FRBNY and borrowings are typically expected to be infrequent and due to uncommon occurrences requiring temporary accommodation.

(3)        Represents our unencumbered Canadian dollar non-mortgage loan book (at face value) that could, subject to satisfying conditions precedent to borrowing and application of prescribed collateral margin requirements, be pledged to the BoC for advances under its Emergency Lending Assistance (ELA) program. ELA is not considered a source of available liquidity in our normal liquidity risk profile but could in extraordinary circumstances, where normal market liquidity is seriously impaired, allow us and other banks to monetize assets eligible as collateral to meet requirements and mitigate further market liquidity disruption. The balance also includes our unencumbered mortgage loans that qualify as eligible collateral at Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB).

(4)        Excludes mortgage loans eligible for pledging to BoC in accordance with the expanded eligibility criteria announced in Q2 2020. For further details, refer to the Significant developments: COVID-19 section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

(5)        Encumbered liquid assets amount represents cash collateral and margin deposit amounts pledged related to over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded derivative transactions.

The liquidity reserve is typically most affected by routine flows of client banking activity where liquid asset portfolios adjust to the change in cash balances, and additionally from capital markets activities where business strategies and client flows may also affect the addition or subtraction of liquid assets in the overall calculation of the liquidity reserve. Corporate Treasury also affects liquidity reserves through the management of funding issuances where reserves absorb timing mismatches between debt issuances and deployment into business activities.

 

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

Total liquid assets increased $145 billion or 15%, primarily due to increased eligibility of bank's assets for central bank facilities, higher client deposits as well as actions taken to maintain a prudent liquidity position.

Asset encumbrance

The table below provides a summary of our on- and off-balance sheet amounts for cash, securities and other assets, distinguishing between those that are encumbered or available for sale or use as collateral in secured funding transactions. Other assets, such as mortgages and credit card receivables, can also be monetized, albeit over longer timeframes than those required for marketable securities. As at April 30, 2020, our unencumbered assets available as collateral comprised 31% of total assets (January 31, 2020 - 28%).

Asset encumbrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        As at

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

 

Encumbered

 

Unencumbered

 

 

 

Encumbered

 

Unencumbered

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Pledged as
collateral

Other (1)

 

Available as
collateral 
(2)

Other (3)

 

Total

 

Pledged as
collateral

Other (1)

 

Available as
collateral (2)

Other (3)

Total

Cash and due from banks

$              -                 

$       3,178

 

$         95,599                   

$              -

 

$           98,777

 

$             -                

$      2,899

 

$         31,221                   

$             -

$         34,120

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

                 -                 

           348

 

          48,050                   

                 -

 

             48,398

 

               -                

          331

 

          31,000                   

               -

          31,331

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

         49,125                 

               -

 

          84,214                   

           2,439

 

           135,778

 

        44,278                

             -

 

          98,240                   

         2,497

         145,015

Investment, net of applicable allowance

         19,024                 

               -

 

         115,090                   

               49

 

           134,163

 

        16,481                

             -

 

         105,122                   

              49

         121,652

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed (4)

       429,018                 

       17,100

 

          35,908                   

           5,136

 

           487,162

 

      432,249                

      23,468

 

          34,221                   

         5,578

         495,516

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage securities

         30,233                 

               -

 

          44,508                   

                 -

 

             74,741

 

        30,834                

             -

 

          41,281                   

               -

          72,115

Mortgage loans (5)

         64,629                 

               -

 

          32,783                   

       149,771

 

           247,183

 

        49,997                

             -

 

          21,210                   

      170,882

         242,089

Non-mortgage loans

           5,967                 

               -

 

          74,009                   

         33,509

 

           113,485

 

         7,129                

             -

 

          59,583                   

        49,925

         116,637

Wholesale

                 -                 

               -

 

          35,874                   

       207,395

 

           243,269

 

               -                

             -

 

          35,226                   

      167,012

         202,238

Allowance for loan losses

                 -                 

               -

 

                  -                   

          (5,230 )

 

              (5,230 )

 

               -                

             -

 

                  -                   

        (3,139 )

           (3,139 )

Segregated fund net assets

                 -                 

               -

 

                  -                   

           1,743

 

               1,743

 

               -                

             -

 

                  -                   

         1,788

            1,788

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

                 -                 

               -

 

                  -                   

       140,807

 

           140,807

 

               -                

             -

 

                  -                   

        93,982

          93,982

Others (6)

         36,647                 

               -

 

            2,492                   

         77,895

 

           117,034

 

        20,993                

             -

 

               962                   

        72,334

          94,289

Total assets

$      634,643                 

$     20,626

 

$       568,527                   

$      613,514

 

$       1,837,310

 

$    601,961                

$    26,698

 

$       458,066                   

$    560,908

$    1,647,633

(1)        Includes assets restricted from use to generate secured funding due to legal or other constraints.

(2)        Includes loans that could be used to collateralize central bank advances. Our unencumbered Canadian dollar non-mortgage loan book (at face value) could, subject to satisfying conditions for borrowing and application of prescribed collateral margin requirements, be pledged to the BoC for advances under its ELA program. It also includes our unencumbered mortgage loans that qualify as eligible collateral at FHLB. We also lodge loans that qualify as eligible collateral for the discount window facility available to us at the FRBNY. ELA and other central bank facilities are not considered sources of available liquidity in our normal liquidity risk profile. However, banks could monetize assets meeting collateral criteria during periods of extraordinary and severe disruption to market-wide liquidity.

(3)        Other unencumbered assets are not subject to any restrictions on their use to secure funding or as collateral but would not be considered readily available since they may not be acceptable at central banks or for other lending programs.

(4)        Includes bank-owned liquid assets and securities received as collateral from off-balance sheet securities financing, derivative transactions, and margin lending. Includes $17.1 billion (January 31, 2020 - $23.5 billion) of collateral received through reverse repurchase transactions that cannot be rehypothecated in its current legal form.

(5)        Excludes mortgage loans eligible for pledging to BoC in accordance with the expanded eligibility criteria announced in Q2 2020. For further details, refer to the Significant developments: COVID-19 section of this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

(6)        The Pledged as collateral amount represents cash collateral and margin deposit amounts pledged related to OTC and exchange-traded derivative transactions.

Funding

Funding strategy

Core funding, comprising capital, longer-term wholesale liabilities and a diversified pool of personal and, to a lesser extent, commercial and institutional deposits, is the foundation of our structural liquidity position.

Deposit and funding profile

As at April 30, 2020, relationship-based deposits, which are the primary source of funding for retail loans and mortgages, were $673 billion or 50% of our total funding (January 31, 2020 - $601 billion or 50%). The remaining portion is comprised of short- and long-term wholesale funding.

Funding for highly liquid assets consists primarily of short-term wholesale funding that reflects the monetization period of those assets. Long-term wholesale funding is used mostly to fund less liquid wholesale assets and to support liquidity asset buffers.

On April 18, 2018, the Department of Finance published bail-in regulations under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) Act and the Bank Act, which became effective September 23, 2018. Senior long-term debt issued by the bank on or after September 23, 2018, that has an original term greater than 400 days and is marketable, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the Canadian Bank Recapitalization (Bail-in) regime. Under the Bail-in regime, in circumstances when the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has determined that a bank may no longer be viable, the Governor in Council may, upon a recommendation of the Minister of Finance that he or she is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, grant an order directing the CDIC to convert all or a portion of certain shares and liabilities of that bank into common shares. As at April 30, 2020, the notional value of issued and outstanding long-term debt subject to conversion under the Bail-in regime was $31,074 million (January 31, 2020 - $26,684 million).

For further details on our wholesale funding, refer to the Composition of wholesale funding tables below.

Long-term debt issuance

Our wholesale funding activities are well-diversified by geography, investor segment, instrument, currency, structure and maturity. We maintain an ongoing presence in different funding markets, which allows us to continuously monitor market developments and trends, identify opportunities and risks, and take appropriate and timely actions. We operate long-term debt issuance registered programs. The following table summarizes these programs with their authorized limits by geography.

 

 

 

Programs by geography

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

U.S.

Europe/Asia

•    Canadian Shelf Program - $25 billion

•    U.S. Shelf Program - US$40 billion

•    European Debt Issuance Program - US$40 billion

 

 

 

 

 

•    Global Covered Bond Program - 60 billion

 

 

 

 

 

•    Japanese Issuance Programs - ¥1 trillion

We also raise long-term funding using Canadian Senior Notes, Canadian National Housing Act MBS, Canada Mortgage Bonds, credit card receivable-backed securities, Kangaroo Bonds (issued in the Australian domestic market by foreign firms) and Yankee Certificates of Deposit (issued in the U.S. domestic market by foreign firms). We continuously evaluate opportunities to expand into new markets and untapped investor segments since diversification expands our wholesale funding flexibility, minimizes funding concentration and dependency, and generally reduces financing costs. As presented in the following charts, our current long-term debt profile is well-diversified by both currency and product. Maintaining competitive credit ratings is also critical to cost-effective funding.

 

 

 

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(1)                  Based on original term to maturity greater than 1 year

(1)                  Based on original term to maturity greater than 1 year

 

(2)                  Mortgage-backed securities and Canada Mortgage Bonds

The following table provides our composition of wholesale funding based on remaining term to maturity:

Composition of wholesale funding (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Less than 1
month

1 to 3
months

3 to 6
months

6 to 12
months

Less than 1
year sub-total

1 year
to 2 years

2 years and
greater

Total

Deposits from banks (2)

$         4,719                   

$           278

$             80

$           906

$          5,983                    

$              -

$               -

$           5,983                     

Certificates of deposit and commercial paper

           4,920                   

        15,165

        21,920

        24,817

          66,822                    

             445

                  -

           67,267                     

Asset-backed commercial paper (3)

           3,017                   

          3,844

          3,438

          6,423

          16,722                    

                 -

                  -

           16,722                     

Senior unsecured medium-term notes (4)

                18                   

          5,107

          9,728

        14,589

          29,442                    

        14,466

         31,920

           75,828                     

Senior unsecured structured notes (5)

              274                   

             176

             764

          1,498

            2,712                    

          1,758

           5,329

             9,799                     

Mortgage securitization

                  -                   

             371

             355

          1,406

            2,132                    

          3,753

         11,475

           17,360                     

Covered bonds/asset-backed securities (6)

                  -                   

                 -

          5,486

          9,733

          15,219                    

          6,751

         28,574

           50,544                     

Subordinated liabilities

                  -                   

                 -

          1,000

          1,500

            2,500                    

          1,000

           5,937

             9,437                     

Other (7)

         11,687                   

          3,615

          1,777

          1,746

          18,825                    

             776

           7,820

           27,421                     

Total

$       24,635                   

$      28,556

$      44,548

$      62,618

$      160,357                    

$      28,949

$       91,055

$       280,361                     

Of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Secured

$       11,700                   

$        5,329

$        9,359

$      17,747

$        44,135                    

$      10,504

$       40,049

$         94,688                     

- Unsecured

         12,935                   

        23,227

        35,189

        44,871

        116,222                    

        18,445

         51,006

         185,673                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 31, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Less than 1
month

1 to 3
months

3 to 6
months

6 to 12
months

Less than 1
year sub-total

1 year
to 2 years

2 years and
greater

Total

Deposits from banks (2)

$         5,476                   

$             44

$              -

$             33

$          5,553                    

$              -

$               -

$           5,553                     

Certificates of deposit and commercial paper

           3,331                   

        17,696

        17,345

        16,815

          55,187                    

             544

                  -

           55,731                     

Asset-backed commercial paper (3)

           5,120                   

          4,846

          3,719

          3,169

          16,854                    

                 -

                  -

           16,854                     

Senior unsecured medium-term notes (4)

           1,626                   

          5,323

          4,982

        13,682

          25,613                    

        14,993

         37,389

           77,995                     

Senior unsecured structured notes (5)

                34                   

             140

             598

          1,179

            1,951                    

          2,077

           5,065

             9,093                     

Mortgage securitization

                  -                   

          1,795

             371

          1,517

            3,683                    

          2,720

         11,162

           17,565                     

Covered bonds/asset-backed securities (6)

           2,647                   

          3,656

                 -

          8,822

          15,125                    

        11,731

         24,497

           51,353                     

Subordinated liabilities

                  -                   

                 -

             935

          1,476

            2,411                    

          1,000

           5,780

             9,191                     

Other (7)

           8,973                   

          2,431

          3,133

             375

          14,912                    

                 -

         10,400

           25,312                     

Total

$       27,207                   

$      35,931

$      31,083

$      47,068

$      141,289                    

$      33,065

$       94,293

$       268,647                     

Of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Secured

$       15,438                   

$      11,838

$        5,546

$      13,508

$        46,330                    

$      14,451

$       35,659

$         96,440                     

- Unsecured

         11,769                   

        24,093

        25,537

        33,560

          94,959                    

        18,614

         58,634

         172,207                     

(1)        Excludes bankers' acceptances and repos.

(2)        Excludes deposits associated with services we provide to banks (e.g., custody, cash management).

(3)        Only includes consolidated liabilities, including our collateralized commercial paper program.

(4)        Includes deposit notes.

(5)        Includes notes where the payout is tied to movements in foreign exchange, commodities and equities.

(6)        Includes credit card and mortgage loans.

(7)        Includes tender option bonds (secured) of $8,529 million (January 31, 2020 - $7,889 million), bearer deposit notes (unsecured) of $6,825 million (January 31, 2020 - $4,399 million), other long-term structured deposits (unsecured) of $10,536 million (January 31, 2020 - $10,245 million), and FHLB advances (secured) of $1,531 million (January 31, 2020 - $2,779 million).

Credit ratings

Our ability to access unsecured funding markets and to engage in certain collateralized business activities on a cost-effective basis are primarily dependent upon maintaining competitive credit ratings. Credit ratings and outlooks provided by rating agencies reflect their views and methodologies. Ratings are subject to change, based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, our financial strength, competitive position, liquidity and other factors not completely within our control.

Other than as noted below, there have been no changes to our major credit ratings as disclosed in our 2019 Annual Report.

Credit ratings (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at May 26, 2020

 

Short-term
debt

Legacy senior
long-term debt 
(2)

Senior long-
term debt 
(3)

Outlook

Moody's (4)

                  P-1

                         Aa2                               

                      A2

                stable

Standard & Poor's (5)

                A-1+

                         AA-                               

                        A

                stable

Fitch Ratings (6)

                  F1+

                        AA+                               

                     AA

            negative

DBRS (7)

       R-1(high)

               AA (high)                               

                     AA

                stable

(1)        Credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, sell or hold a financial obligation inasmuch as they do not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor. Ratings are determined by the rating agencies based on criteria established from time to time by them, and are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.

(2)        Includes senior long-term debt issued prior to September 23, 2018 and senior long-term debt issued on or after September 23, 2018 which is excluded from the Bail-in regime.

(3)        Includes senior long-term debt issued on or after September 23, 2018 which is subject to conversion under the Bail-in regime.

(4)        On August 1, 2019, Moody's affirmed our ratings with a stable outlook.

(5)        On June 24, 2019, Standard & Poor's affirmed our ratings with a stable outlook.

(6)        On April 3, 2020, Fitch Ratings upgraded our rating for legacy senior long-term debt to AA+ from AA and  revised our outlook to negative from stable.

(7)        On June 18, 2019, DBRS revised our outlook to stable from positive, upgraded our legacy senior long-term debt rating to AA (high) from AA and upgraded our senior long-term debt rating to AA from AA (low).

Additional contractual obligations for rating downgrades

We are required to deliver collateral to certain counterparties in the event of a downgrade to our current credit rating. The following table provides the additional collateral obligations required at the reporting date in the event of a one-, two- or three-notch downgrade to our credit ratings. These additional collateral obligations are incremental requirements for each successive downgrade and do not represent the cumulative impact of multiple downgrades. The amounts reported change periodically as a result of several factors, including the transfer of trading activity to centrally cleared financial market infrastructures and exchanges, the expiration of transactions with downgrade triggers, the imposition of internal limitations on new agreements to exclude downgrade triggers, as well as normal course mark-to-market. There is no outstanding senior debt issued in the market that contains rating triggers that would lead to early prepayment of principal.

Additional contractual obligations for rating downgrades

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

One-notch
downgrade

Two-notch
downgrade

Three-notch
downgrade

 

One-notch
downgrade

Two-notch
downgrade

Three-notch
downgrade

Contractual derivatives funding or margin requirements

$             272

$               84

$              127

 

$             194

$               65

$             135

Other contractual funding or margin requirements (1)

               209

                   -

                    -

 

               205

                 45

                   9

(1)        Includes Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) issued by our municipal markets business out of New York.

 

Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

The LCR is a Basel III metric that measures the sufficiency of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) available to meet liquidity needs over a 30-day period in an acute stress scenario. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and OSFI regulatory minimum coverage level for LCR is 100%. However, in accordance with OSFI's announcement addressing concerns around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian banks are temporarily permitted to fall below the regulatory minimum level of 100% by using their HQLA buffer.

OSFI requires Canadian banks to disclose the LCR using the standard Basel disclosure template and calculated using the average of daily LCR positions during the quarter.

Liquidity coverage ratio common disclosure template (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended             

 

April 30

2020

 

January 31

2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)

Total unweighted

value (average) (2)

Total weighted

value (average)

 

Total unweighted

value (average) (2)

Total weighted

value (average)

High-quality liquid assets

 

 

 

 

 

Total high-quality liquid assets (HQLA)

                       n.a.

$           288,979

 

                       n.a.

$           249,762

Cash outflows

 

 

 

 

 

Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers, of which:

$              289,867

               27,113

 

$              271,090

               21,973

Stable deposits (3)

                108,519

                 3,256

 

                  96,833

                 2,905

Less stable deposits

                181,348

               23,857

 

                174,257

               19,068

Unsecured wholesale funding, of which:

                338,508

             156,041

 

                308,718

             142,391

Operational deposits (all counterparties) and deposits in networks of cooperative banks (4)

                145,260

               34,793

 

                135,265

               32,379

Non-operational deposits

                160,358

               88,358

 

                144,506

               81,065

Unsecured debt

                  32,890

               32,890

 

                  28,947

               28,947

Secured wholesale funding

                       n.a.

               30,596

 

                       n.a.

               30,074

Additional requirements, of which:

                255,490

               62,145

 

                239,573

               52,559

Outflows related to derivative exposures and other collateral requirements

                  51,944

               21,136

 

                  34,796

               15,092

Outflows related to loss of funding on debt products

                  11,723

               11,723

 

                    7,633

                 7,633

Credit and liquidity facilities

                191,823

               29,286

 

                197,144

               29,834

Other contractual funding obligations (5)

                  26,143

               26,143

 

                  20,196

               20,196

Other contingent funding obligations (6)

                502,821

                 8,243

 

                460,167

                 8,091

Total cash outflows

                       n.a.

$           310,281

 

                       n.a.

$           275,284

Cash inflows

 

 

 

 

 

Secured lending (e.g., reverse repos)

$              302,560

$             47,866

 

$              281,430

$             46,792

Inflows from fully performing exposures

                  12,937

                 7,558

 

                  14,151

                 9,708

Other cash inflows

                  32,029

               32,029

 

                  25,039

               25,039

Total cash inflows

                       n.a.

$             87,453

 

                       n.a.

$             81,539

 

 

Total adjusted
value

 

 

Total adjusted
value

Total HQLA

 

$           288,979

 

 

  $         249,762

Total net cash outflows

 

             222,828

 

 

             193,745

Liquidity coverage ratio

 

                130%

 

 

                129%

(1)        The LCR is calculated in accordance with OSFI's LAR guideline, which, in turn, reflects liquidity-related requirements issued by the BCBS as updated in accordance with the Q2 2020 guidance described above. The LCR for the quarter ended April 30, 2020 is calculated as an average of 62 daily positions.

(2)        With the exception of other contingent funding obligations, unweighted inflow and outflow amounts are items maturing or callable in 30 days or less. Other contingent funding obligations also include debt securities with remaining maturity greater than 30 days.

(3)        As defined by the BCBS, stable deposits from retail and small business customers are deposits that are insured and are either held in transactional accounts or the bank has an established relationship with the client making the withdrawal unlikely.

(4)        Operational deposits from customers other than retail and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are deposits which clients need to keep with the bank in order to facilitate their access and ability to use payment and settlement systems primarily for clearing, custody and cash management activities.

(5)        Other contractual funding obligations primarily include outflows from unsettled securities trades and outflows from obligations related to securities sold short.

(6)        Other contingent funding obligations include outflows related to other off-balance sheet facilities that carry low LCR runoff factors (0% - 5%).

n.a.       not applicable

We manage our LCR position within a target range that reflects our liquidity risk tolerance and takes into account business mix, asset composition and funding capabilities. The range is subject to periodic review in light of changes to internal requirements and external developments.

We maintain HQLAs in major currencies with dependable market depth and breadth. Our treasury management practices ensure that the levels of HQLA are actively managed to meet target LCR objectives. Our Level 1 assets, as calculated according to OSFI LAR and the BCBS LCR requirements, represent 85% of total HQLA. These assets consist of cash, placements with central banks and highly rated securities issued or guaranteed by governments, central banks and supranational entities.

LCR captures cash flows from on- and off-balance sheet activities that are either expected or could potentially occur within 30 days in an acute stress scenario. Cash outflows result from the application of withdrawal and non-renewal factors to demand and term deposits, differentiated by client type (wholesale, retail and small- and medium-sized enterprises). Cash outflows also arise from business activities that create contingent funding and collateral requirements, such as repo funding, derivatives, short sales of securities and the extension of credit and liquidity commitments to clients. Cash inflows arise primarily from maturing secured loans, interbank loans and non-HQLA securities.

LCR does not reflect any market funding capacity that we believe would be available in a stress situation. All maturing wholesale debt is assigned 100% outflow in the LCR calculation.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

The average LCR for the quarter ended April 30, 2020 was 130%, which translates into a surplus of approximately $66 billion, compared to 129% in the prior quarter. The increase in the LCR surplus from the previous quarter is primarily due to higher business and retail deposit growth partially offset by higher corporate lending resulting from drawdowns on credit facilities, as well as additional actions taken to maintain our liquidity position.

Contractual maturities of financial assets, financial liabilities and off-balance sheet items

The following tables provide remaining contractual maturity profiles of all our assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items at their carrying value (e.g., amortized cost or fair value) at the balance sheet date. Off-balance sheet items are allocated based on the expiry date of the contract.

Details of contractual maturities and commitments to extend funds are a source of information for the management of liquidity risk. Among other purposes, these details form a basis for modelling a behavioural balance sheet with effective maturities to calculate liquidity risk measures. For further details, refer to the Risk measurement section within the Liquidity and funding risk section of our 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Less than
1 month

1 to
3 months

3 to
6 months

6 to
9 months

9 to
12 months

1 year
to 2 years

2 years to 5
years

5 years
and greater

With no
specific
maturity

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits with banks

$     144,577

$              3

$              -

$             -

$              -                

$              -

$               -                 

$                -

$        2,595

$         147,175

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading (1)

        91,976

              20

              27

             19

              41                

              89

             105                 

           9,354

        34,147

           135,778

Investment, net of applicable allowance

          5,670

          6,684

          4,873

        3,739

         8,340                

        28,100

         24,258                 

          52,000

             499

           134,163

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

       151,988

        95,167

        39,179

       12,582

        16,679                

             227

                 -                 

                 -

          9,712

           325,534

Loans, net of applicable allowance

        25,038

        17,605

        28,979

       29,465

        29,177                

       132,605

       270,196                 

          57,226

        83,157

           673,448

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers' liability under acceptances

        13,967

          5,422

             145

              4

               -                

                -

                 5                 

                 -

            (105 )

            19,438

Derivatives

          8,788

        13,267

          7,406

        8,544

         4,226                

        12,729

         25,059                 

          60,784

                4

           140,807

Other financial assets

        44,931

          2,438

          2,034

           154

            224                

             241

             333                 

           1,963

          3,707

            56,025

Total financial assets

$     486,935

$     140,606

$       82,643

$     54,507

$      58,687                

$     173,991

$      319,956                 

$      181,327

$     133,716

$      1,632,368

Other non-financial assets

          4,622

          1,569

             541

            (31 )

            499                

          3,010

           1,909                 

           6,188

        25,007

            43,314

Total assets

$     491,557

$     142,175

$       83,184

$     54,476

$      59,186                

$     177,001

$      321,865                 

$      187,515

$     158,723

$      1,675,682

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured borrowing

$       69,061

$       49,596

$       65,099

$     31,398

$      50,060                

$       24,397

$       53,348                 

$        19,339

$     543,005

$         905,303

Secured borrowing

          2,930

          5,762

          6,830

        6,738

         2,289                

        10,289

         17,645                 

           6,351

                -

            58,834

Covered bonds

                -

                -

          5,504

        1,914

         5,490                

          4,833

         16,419                 

          11,150

                -

            45,310

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptances

        13,967

          5,423

             145

              -

               -                

                -

                 -                 

                 -

              13

            19,548

Obligations related to securities sold short

        40,347

                -

                -

              -

               -                

                -

                 -                 

                 -

                -

            40,347

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

       207,115

        31,627

        12,683

        1,004

        19,229                

             500

                 -                 

                 -

          6,447

           278,605

Derivatives

          9,347

        14,337

          7,890

        9,045

         4,486                

        12,545

         26,423                 

          60,537

             100

           144,710

Other financial liabilities

        37,305

          3,531

          1,706

           517

            578                

             882

           2,374                 

          13,242

             432

            60,567

Subordinated debentures

                -

                -

                -

              -

               -                

                -

             326                 

           9,448

                -

              9,774

Total financial liabilities

$     380,072

$     110,276

$       99,857

$     50,616

$      82,132                

$       53,446

$      116,535                 

$      120,067

$     549,997

$      1,562,998

Other non-financial liabilities

             904

             949

             178

        3,125

            446                

             761

             764                 

          11,070

          9,447

            27,644

Equity

                -

                -

                -

              -

               -                

                -

                 -                 

                 -

        85,040

            85,040

Total liabilities and equity

$     380,976

$     111,225

$     100,035

$     53,741

$      82,578                

$       54,207

$      117,299                 

$      131,137

$     644,484

$      1,675,682

Off-balance sheet items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial guarantees

$           493

$        2,375

$        2,437

$       2,432

$        2,023                

$           785

$         5,102                 

$          1,303

$             81

$           17,031

Commitments to extend credit

          5,783

          5,210

          7,513

        9,049

        18,406                

        38,212

       154,369                 

          18,064

          2,451

           259,057

Other credit-related commitments

             946

          1,367

          1,324

        1,555

         1,567                

             238

             539                 

                 9

        86,189

            93,734

Other commitments

              88

              12

              19

             18

              18                

              66

             188                 

              370

             538

              1,317

Total off-balance sheet items

$        7,310

$        8,964

$       11,293

$     13,054

$      22,014                

$       39,301

$      160,198                 

$        19,746

$       89,259

$         371,139

(1)        Trading debt securities classified as FVTPL have been included in the less than 1 month category as there is no expectation to hold these assets to their contractual maturity.

(2)        A major portion of relationship-based deposits are repayable on demand or at short notice on a contractual basis while, in practice, these customer balances form a core base for our operations and liquidity needs, as explained in the preceding Deposit and funding profile section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at January 31, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Less than
1 month

1 to
3 months

3 to
6 months

6 to
9 months

9 to
12 months

1 year
to 2 years

2 years
to 5 years

5 years
and greater

With no
specific
maturity

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and deposits with banks

$        62,994

$               1

$             -

$             -

$             -

$               -

$               -

$               -

$         2,456

$            65,451

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading (1)

         90,235

               22

             69

             21

             19

               96

              108

           9,557

         44,888

            145,015

Investment, net of applicable allowance

           2,080

           9,158

         4,099

         3,377

         4,767

         27,704

         22,850

         47,118

              499

            121,652

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

        177,395

         80,269

       25,806

       13,439

       14,467

              127

                 -

                 -

         12,684

            324,187

Loans, net of applicable allowance

         23,953

         18,689

       28,999

       26,978

       28,199

        118,544

        243,370

         52,401

         88,807

            629,940

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers' liability under acceptances

         13,112

           5,595

           129

               -

               4

                 -

                 -

                 -

              (39 )

             18,801

Derivatives

           4,718

           6,115

         4,012

         3,510

         3,731

           8,555

         16,171

         47,169

                 1

             93,982

Other financial assets

         27,883

           1,633

         1,833

           127

           109

              208

              303

           1,922

           2,333

             36,351

Total financial assets

$      402,370

$      121,482

$     64,947

$     47,452

$     51,296

$      155,234

$      282,802

$      158,167

$      151,629

$       1,435,379

Other non-financial assets

           3,974

           2,189

           120

           191

           415

           1,320

           1,812

           6,416

         24,488

             40,925

Total assets

$      406,344

$      123,671

$     65,067

$     47,643

$     51,711

$      156,554

$      284,614

$      164,583

$      176,117

$       1,476,304

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured borrowing

$        52,623

$        47,214

$     43,686

$     45,994

$     29,521

$        24,937

$        58,240

$        17,557

$      477,175

$          796,947

Secured borrowing

           2,671

           9,551

         6,087

         3,868

         5,363

           7,476

         19,525

           5,897

                 -

             60,438

Covered bonds

           2,646

           2,199

               -

         5,261

         1,848

           9,909

         12,501

         10,535

                 -

             44,899

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptances

         13,116

           5,594

           129

               -

               4

                 -

                 -

                 -

                 1

             18,844

Obligations related to securities sold short

         35,624

                 -

               -

               -

               -

                 -

                 -

                 -

                 -

             35,624

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

        214,377

         30,867

         2,064

           354

               5

                 -

                 -

                 -

           6,724

            254,391

Derivatives

           5,416

           5,933

         4,336

         3,708

         4,033

           8,038

         16,185

         46,919

               43

             94,611

Other financial liabilities

         25,633

           2,724

         3,518

           543

           760

              796

           2,177

         11,478

              499

             48,128

Subordinated debentures

                 -

                 -

               -

               -

               -

                 -

              316

           8,953

                 -

               9,269

Total financial liabilities

$      352,106

$      104,082

$     59,820

$     59,728

$     41,534

$        51,156

$      108,944

$      101,339

$      484,442

$       1,363,151

Other non-financial liabilities

           1,417

              946

           225

           975

         2,079

              835

              757

         11,999

           9,859

             29,092

Equity

                 -

                 -

               -

               -

               -

                 -

                 -

                 -

         84,061

             84,061

Total liabilities and equity

$      353,523

$      105,028

$     60,045

$     60,703

$     43,613

$        51,991

$      109,701

$      113,338

$      578,362

$       1,476,304

Off-balance sheet items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial guarantees

$            666

$         1,775

$       2,854

$       2,452

$       2,498

$            844

$         5,207

$              48

$              51

$            16,395

Commitments to extend credit

           2,385

           6,563

         9,146

         7,772

       12,032

         40,296

        165,908

         16,415

           1,343

            261,860

Other credit-related commitments

              729

           1,069

         1,915

         1,388

         1,317

              239

              524

                 8

         90,838

             98,027

Other commitments

               83

               12

             18

             18

             18

               97

              224

              395

              491

               1,356

Total off-balance sheet items

$         3,863

$         9,419

$     13,933

$     11,630

$     15,865

$        41,476

$      171,863

$        16,866

$        92,723

$          377,638

(1)        Trading debt securities classified as FVTPL have been included in the less than 1 month category as there is no expectation to hold these assets to their contractual maturity.

(2)        A major portion of relationship-based deposits are repayable on demand or at short notice on a contractual basis while, in practice, these customer balances form a core base for our operations and liquidity needs, as explained in the preceding Deposit and funding profile section.

 

 

 

Capital management

 

We continue to manage our capital in accordance with our Capital Management Framework as described in our 2019 Annual Report. In addition, we continue to monitor for new regulatory capital developments, including the recent announcements relating to the BCBS Basel III reforms, in order to ensure timely and accurate compliance with these requirements as disclosed in the Capital management and Capital, liquidity and other regulatory developments sections in our 2019 Annual Report, as updated below.

OSFI expects Canadian banks to meet the Basel III targets for CET1, Tier 1 and Total capital ratios. Under Basel III, banks select from two main approaches, the Standardized Approach (SA) or the Internal ratings-based (IRB) approach, to calculate their minimum regulatory capital required to support credit, market and operational risks. Effective November 1, 2019, we adopted the Standardized Approach for consolidated regulatory reporting of operational risk as the use of the Advanced Measurement Approach was discontinued by OSFI.

Prior to the widespread impact of COVID-19, on December 10, 2019, OSFI announced that the Domestic Stability Buffer (DSB) would be increased from 2.0% to 2.25% of total RWA to be effective April 30, 2020. Subsequently, to address the disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic and support the banks' ability to supply additional credit to the economy, on March 13, 2020, OSFI announced a decrease in the DSB from 2.25% to 1.0% of total RWA, with the buffer decrease effective immediately. At that time, OSFI also committed to not increasing the DSB for a period of 18 months and announced its expectation that all banks should not increase their dividend payments and should stop any share buybacks.

Similarly, on March 27, 2020, OSFI announced a series of regulatory adjustments and guidance to further support the financial and operational resilience of the banking sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

• Regulatory adjustments to RWA:

¡         Delaying the past due treatment of all loan deferrals for a period of six months, thereby alleviating any increase to RWA when clients request payment deferrals for their loans including but not limited to, mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, small business loans or commercial loans; and

¡         Temporary reductions to stressed VaR multipliers from three to one and the exclusion of Funding Valuation Adjustment hedges from market risk.

• Modifications for increases in expected credit loss provisions on CET1 capital by applying a 70% after-tax exclusion rate for growth in Stage 1 and Stage 2 allowances between Q1 2020 and the respective quarter for the remainder of fiscal 2020. Thereafter, the exclusion rate will be reduced to 50% and 25% in fiscal 2021 and 2022, respectively. These modifications are not available for a financial institution's IRB portfolio in any quarter in which the financial institution has a shortfall in allowances.

• Permitting the use of available buffers above the regulatory authorized minimum for the leverage ratio.

In relation to the relief programs launched by the Government of Canada and described in the Significant developments: COVID-19 section in this Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders, on March 30, 2020, OSFI provided guidance on the associated capital treatment of these programs:

• Loans issued under the CEBA program are to be excluded from risk-based capital and leverage ratios as they are fully guaranteed by the government.

• The appropriate risk-weighting for both the guaranteed and unsecured portion of the loans issued as part of the EDC BCAP Guarantee program should be in accordance with existing regulatory guidelines. However, the full amount of the loan is required to be included in the leverage ratio calculation.

• Risk-based capital and leverage ratio calculations should reflect only the financial institutions' own proportion of new loans issued under the BDC Co-Lending program.

Further regulatory guidance was provided by OSFI on April 9, 2020 and April 16, 2020, in support of capital and liquidity measures, which were effective immediately:

• Leverage ratio exposure amounts are to exclude central bank reserves and sovereign-issued securities that qualify as high quality liquid assets (HQLA) for a period of one year ending April 30, 2021.

• Reduction in the current regulatory capital floor for financial institutions using the Internal Ratings Based Approach (IRB) from 75% to 70% of RWA under the SA. The reduced floor factor will remain in place until the adoption of the Basel III reforms in Q1 2023.

• Exclusion of exposures acquired through the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Lending Facility from RWA and leverage exposure amounts.

We have incorporated the above adjustments and guidance, as applicable, into our Q2 2020 results and capital planning activities.

The following table provides a summary of OSFI's current regulatory target ratios under Basel III and Pillar 2 requirements. We are in compliance with all current capital and leverage requirements imposed by OSFI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basel III

capital and

leverage ratios

OSFI regulatory target requirements for large  banks under Basel III

RBC
capital and
leverage
ratios as  at
April 30,
2020

 

Domestic
Stability
Buffer 
(3)

Minimum including
Capital Buffers,
D-SIB/G-SIB
surcharge and
Domestic Stability
Buffer

Minimum

Capital

Buffers (1)

Minimum

including

Capital

Buffers

D-SIB/G-SIB

Surcharge (2)

Minimum including
Capital Buffers
and D-SIB/G-SIB
surcharge 
(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1

           4.5%                   

             2.5%

             7.0%

                1.0%

                         8.0%

            11.7%                     

 

           1.0%

                          9.0%

Tier 1 capital

           6.0%                   

             2.5%

             8.5%

                1.0%

                         9.5%

            12.7%                     

 

           1.0%

                        10.5%

Total capital

           8.0%                   

             2.5%

           10.5%

                1.0%

                       11.5%

            14.6%                     

 

           1.0%

                        12.5%

Leverage ratio

           3.0%                   

               n.a.

             3.0%

                  n.a.

                         3.0%

              4.5%                     

 

             n.a.

                          3.0%

(1)        The capital buffers include the capital conservation buffer and the countercyclical capital buffer as prescribed by OSFI.

(2)        A capital surcharge, equal to the higher of our D-SIB surcharge and the BCBS's G-SIB surcharge, is applicable to risk-weighted capital.

(3)        As at January 31, 2020, the DSB was 2.0% with an increase to 2.25% to be effective April 30, 2020. However, effective March 13, 2020, in accordance with the revised guidance noted above, OSFI lowered the level for the DSB to 1.0% of RWA from 2.25%.

n.a.       not applicable.

 

The following table provides details on our regulatory capital, RWA, and capital and leverage ratios. Our capital position remains strong and our capital and leverage ratios remain well above OSFI regulatory targets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

January 31

2020

October 31

2019

Capital (1)

 

 

 

CET1 capital

$                 65,198

$            63,054

$               62,184                           

Tier 1 capital

                   70,854

              68,709

                 67,861                           

Total capital

                   81,469

              78,220

                 77,888                           

Risk-weighted Assets (RWA) used in calculation of capital ratios (1)

 

 

 

Credit risk

$               463,567

$          428,067

$             417,835                           

Market risk

                   26,900

              28,415

                 28,917                           

Operational risk

                   67,945

              67,243

                 66,104                           

Total capital RWA

$               558,412

$          523,725

$             512,856                           

Capital ratios and Leverage ratio (1)

 

 

 

CET1 ratio

                   11.7%

               12.0%

                 12.1%                           

Tier 1 capital ratio

                   12.7%

               13.1%

                 13.2%                           

Total capital ratio

                   14.6%

               14.9%

                 15.2%                           

Leverage ratio

                     4.5%

                 4.2%

                   4.3%                           

Leverage ratio exposure (billions)

$                   1,578

$              1,630

$                 1,570                           

(1)       Capital, RWA, and capital ratios are calculated using OSFI's Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guideline and the Leverage ratio is calculated using OSFI Leverage Requirements Guideline as updated in accordance with the Q2 2020 guidance described above. Both the CAR guideline and Leverage Requirements Guideline are based on the Basel III framework.

Q2 2020 vs. Q1 2020

 

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(1)        Represents rounded figures.

(2)        Internal capital generation of $2.1 billion which represents Net income available to shareholders excluding PCL, less common and preferred shares dividends.

Our CET1 ratio was 11.7%, down 30 bps from last quarter, mainly reflecting higher RWA, driven by drawdowns on credit facilities, net credit downgrades and balance sheet growth. The unfavourable impact of fair value OCI adjustments, and the impact of higher PCL net of related capital modifications for expected loss provisioning, also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by internal capital generation, the impact of higher discount rates in determining our pension and other post-employment benefit obligations and the capital modifications associated with the reduction in market risk.

Our Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.7% was down 40 bps, reflecting the factors noted above under the CET1 ratio.

Our Total capital ratio of 14.6% was down 30 bps, reflecting the factors noted above under the CET1 ratio. Total capital ratio was also positively impacted by the inclusion of excess provisions, net of capital modifications applied.

RWA increased by $35 billion, mainly driven by the impact of foreign exchange translation, drawdowns on credit facilities and the impact of net credit downgrades. Business growth in wholesale and personal lending also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by the impact of market risk model and methodology updates. The impact of foreign exchange translation on RWA is largely mitigated with economic hedges in our CET1 ratio.

Our Leverage ratio of 4.5% was up 30 bps from last quarter, as the impact of regulatory modifications from central bank reserves and sovereign-issued securities qualifying as HQLA and internal capital generation were partially offset by higher leverage exposures, the unfavourable impact of fair value OCI adjustments and the impact of higher PCL net of capital modifications for expected loss provisioning. The increase in leverage exposures was primarily attributable to growth in cash and interest-bearing deposits as well as higher corporate lending driven by increased drawdowns on credit facilities.

 

Selected capital management activity

The following table provides our selected capital management activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended
April 30, 2020

 

For the six months ended
April 30,  2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)

Issuance or
redemption date

Number of
shares (000s)

Amount

 

Number of
shares (000s)

Amount

Tier 1 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued in connection with share-based compensation plans (1)

 

                 314

$          26

 

                 547

$               44

Purchased for cancellation

 

                (867 )

          (11 )

 

             (7,860 )

                (97 )

Tier 2 capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption of December 6, 2024 subordinated debentures (2)

         December 6, 2019

 

$            -

 

 

$         (2,000 )

Issuance of December 23, 2029 subordinated debentures (2), (3)

       December 23, 2019

 

              -

 

 

            1,500

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase and cancellation of preferred shares Series C-2 (2)

       December 17, 2019

 

$            -

 

                    (5 )

$                (8 )

(1)       Amounts include cash received for stock options exercised during the period and includes fair value adjustments to stock options.

(2)       For further details, refer to Note 8 of our Condensed Financial Statements.

(3)       Non-Viable Contingent Capital (NVCC) instruments.

On February 27, 2019, we announced a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) to purchase up to 20 million of our common shares, commencing on March 1, 2019 and continuing until February 29, 2020, or such earlier date as we complete the repurchase of all shares permitted under the bid.

On February 27, 2020, we announced an NCIB program to purchase up to 20 million of our common shares, commencing on March 2, 2020 and continuing until March 1, 2021, or such earlier date as we complete the repurchase of all shares permitted under the bid. Since the inception of this NCIB, the total number of common shares repurchased and cancelled was approximately 0.4 million, at a cost of approximately $39 million. In accordance with OSFI's announcement of its expectation that share buybacks should be stopped, we ceased the repurchase of our common shares effective March 13, 2020.

For the three-months ended April 30, 2020, the total number of common shares repurchased and cancelled under our NCIB program was approximately 0.9 million. The total cost of the shares repurchased was $87 million.

For the six-months ended April 30, 2020, the total number of common shares repurchased and cancelled under our NCIB programs was approximately 7.9 million. The total cost of the shares repurchased was $814 million.

We determine the amount and timing of the purchases under the NCIB, subject to prior consultation with OSFI. Purchases may be made through the TSX, the NYSE and other designated exchanges and alternative Canadian trading systems. The price paid for repurchased shares is the prevailing market price at the time of acquisition.

On December 6, 2019, we redeemed all $2,000 million of our outstanding 2.99% subordinated debentures due on December 6, 2024 for 100% of their principal amount plus interest accrued to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On December 17, 2019, we purchased for cash 200,000 depositary shares, each representing a one-fortieth interest in a share of our Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series C-2 (C-2 Preferred Shares), for aggregate total consideration, including accrued dividends, of US$6 million. The purchased depositary and underlying C-2 Preferred Shares were subsequently cancelled. The C-2 Preferred Shares do not qualify as Tier 1 regulatory capital.

On December 23, 2019, we issued $1,500 million of NVCC subordinated debentures. The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.88% per annum until December 23, 2024, and at the three-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) plus 0.89% thereafter until their maturity on December 23, 2029.

On April 24, 2020, we also announced our intention to redeem all $1,000 million of our outstanding NVCC 2.48% subordinated debentures due on June 4, 2025 for 100% of their principal amount plus interest accrued to, but excluding, the redemption date, on June 4, 2020.

 

Selected share data (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except number of shares and as otherwise noted)

Number of
shares (000s)

Amount

Dividends
declared per
share

Common shares issued

          1,423,365

$           17,592

              $       1.08                             

Treasury shares - common shares

                  (799 )

                   (75 )

 

Common shares outstanding

          1,422,566

$           17,517

 

Stock options and awards

 

 

 

Outstanding

                 8,231

 

 

Exercisable

                 3,818

 

 

First preferred shares issued

 

 

 

Non-cumulative Series W (2)

               12,000

$                300

              $       0.31                             

Non-cumulative Series AA

               12,000

                  300

                       0.28                             

Non-cumulative Series AC

                 8,000

                  200

                       0.29                             

Non-cumulative Series AE

               10,000

                  250

                       0.28                             

Non-cumulative Series AF

                 8,000

                  200

                       0.28                             

Non-cumulative Series AG

               10,000

                  250

                       0.28                             

Non-cumulative Series AZ (3), (4)

               20,000

                  500

                       0.23                             

Non-cumulative Series BB (3), (4)

               20,000

                  500

                       0.23                             

Non-cumulative Series BD (3), (4)

               24,000

                  600

                       0.23                             

Non-cumulative Series BF (3), (4)

               12,000

                  300

                       0.23                             

Non-cumulative Series BH (4)

                 6,000

                  150

                       0.31                             

Non-cumulative Series BI (4)

                 6,000

                  150

                       0.31                             

Non-cumulative Series BJ (4)

                 6,000

                  150

                       0.33                             

Non-cumulative Series BK (3), (4)

               29,000

                  725

                       0.34                             

Non-cumulative Series BM (3), (4)

               30,000

                  750

                       0.34                             

Non-cumulative Series BO (3), (4)

               14,000

                  350

                       0.30                             

Non-cumulative Series C-2 (5)

                      15

                    23

          US$    16.88                             

Preferred shares issued

             227,015

$             5,698

 

Treasury shares - preferred shares (6)

                      15

                      1

 

Preferred shares outstanding

             227,030

$             5,699

 

Dividends

 

 

 

Common

 

$             1,538

 

Preferred (7)

 

                    64

 

(1)       For further details about our capital management activity, refer to Note 8 of our Condensed Financial Statements.

(2)       Effective February 24, 2010, we have the right to convert these shares into common shares at our option, subject to certain restrictions.

(3)       Dividend rate will reset every five years.

(4)       NVCC instruments.

(5)       Represents 615,400 depositary shares relating to preferred shares Series C-2. Each depositary share represents one-fortieth interest in a share of Series C-2.

(6)       Positive amounts represent a short position in treasury shares.

(7)       Dividends on preferred shares excludes distributions to non-controlling interests.

As at May 22, 2020, the number of outstanding common shares was 1,423,110,363, net of treasury shares held of 255,482, and the number of stock options and awards was 8,234,318.

NVCC provisions require the conversion of the capital instrument into a variable number of common shares in the event that OSFI deems a bank to be non-viable or a federal or provincial government in Canada publicly announces that a bank has accepted or agreed to accept a capital injection. If a NVCC trigger event were to occur, our NVCC capital instruments, which are the preferred shares Series AZ, BB, BD, BF, BH, BI, BJ, BK, BM, BO, and subordinated debentures due on September 29, 2026, June 4, 2025, January 20, 2026, January 27, 2026, July 25, 2029 and December 23, 2029, would be converted into common shares pursuant to an automatic conversion formula with a conversion price based on the greater of: (i) a contractual floor price of $5.00, and (ii) the current market price of our common shares at the time of the trigger event (10-day weighted average). Based on a floor price of $5.00 and including an estimate for accrued dividends and interest, these NVCC capital instruments would convert into a maximum of 3,464 million common shares, in aggregate, which would represent a dilution impact of 70.89% based on the number of common shares outstanding as at April 30, 2020.

Total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC)

On April 18, 2018, OSFI released its final guideline on Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC), which applies to Canadian D-SIBs as part of the Federal Government's Bail-in regime. The guideline is consistent with the TLAC standard released on November 9, 2015 by the FSB for institutions designated as G-SIBs, but tailored to the Canadian context. The TLAC requirement is intended to address the sufficiency of a systemically important bank's loss absorbing capacity in supporting its recapitalization in the event of its failure. TLAC is defined as the aggregate of Tier 1 capital, Tier 2 capital, and other TLAC instruments, which allow conversion in whole or in part into common shares under the CDIC Act and meet all of the eligibility criteria under the guideline.

TLAC requirements established two minimum standards, which are required to be met effective November 1, 2021: the risk-based TLAC ratio, which builds on the risk-based capital ratios described in the CAR guideline, and the TLAC leverage ratio, which builds on the leverage ratio described in OSFI's Leverage Requirements guideline. On April 16, 2020, OSFI notified systemically important banks of the requirement to maintain a minimum TLAC ratio of 22.5%, which includes the revised DSB of 1.0% as noted above. OSFI continues to require a TLAC leverage ratio of 6.75%. We began issuing bail-in eligible debt in the fourth quarter of 2018 and this has contributed to increasing our TLAC ratio. We expect our TLAC ratio to increase through normal course refinancing of maturing unsecured term debt.

Regulatory developments

Basel III reforms

On March 27, 2020, the BCBS extended the effective implementation dates of the following regulatory requirements in recognition of the operational challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic for both bank supervisors such as OSFI and the banks they supervise, including:

• Basel III reforms to January 1, 2023 from the previous effective date of January 1, 2022.

• Minimum capital requirements for market risk to January 1, 2023 from the previous effective date of January 1, 2022.

• Revised Pillar 3 disclosure requirements deferred to January 1, 2023.

On March 27, 2020, OSFI also announced the effective implementation requirements for the Basel III reforms applicable to us and other Canadian D-SIBs to January 31, 2023, which is aligned with the BCBS and the Minimum capital requirements for market risk to January 31, 2024.

Global systemically important banks (G-SIB)

On April 3, 2020, the BCBS announced its postponement of the implementation of the revised G-SIB framework from 2021 to 2022 in order to provide additional operational capacity for banks and supervisors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

 

 

Accounting and control matters

 

 

 

 

Summary of accounting policies and estimates

 

Our Condensed Financial Statements are presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and our Q2 2020 Condensed Financial Statements.

Application of critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving and the economic environment in which we operate could be subject to sustained volatility, which could continue to negatively impact our financial results, as the duration of the pandemic, including the possibility of subsequent waves, and the effectiveness of steps undertaken by governments and central banks remains uncertain. We continue to monitor and assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions, as described in Note 2 of our Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 of our Q2 2020 Condensed Financial Statements. Certain critical judgments, relating to allowance for credit losses, goodwill, RBC client relief programs, and government programs are particularly complex in the current uncertain environment and significantly different amounts could be reported under different conditions or assumptions.

 

 

 

Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

 

Changes in accounting policies

During the first quarter of 2020, we adopted IFRS 16. As permitted by the transition provisions of IFRS 16, we elected not to restate comparative period results; accordingly, all comparative period information prior to the first quarter of 2020 is presented in accordance with our previous accounting policies, as described in our 2019 Annual Report. As a result of the adoption of IFRS 16, we recognized right-of-use assets, lease liabilities and an adjustment to opening retained earnings as at November 1, 2019. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for details of these changes.

During the first quarter of 2020, we early adopted amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures (Amendments). Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for details of these changes.

Future changes in accounting policies and disclosures

Future changes in accounting policies and disclosures that are not yet effective for us are described in Note 2 of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Controls and procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures

As of April 30, 2020, management evaluated, under the supervision of and with the participation of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined under rules adopted by the U.S. SEC. Based on that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 30, 2020.

 

Internal control over financial reporting

No changes were made in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

Related party transactions

 

In the ordinary course of business, we provide normal banking services and operational services, and enter into other transactions with associated and other related corporations, including our joint venture entities, on terms similar to those offered to non-related parties. We grant loans to directors, officers and other employees at rates normally accorded to preferred clients. In addition, we offer deferred share and other plans to non-employee directors, executives and certain other key employees. For further information, refer to Notes 12 and 27 of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

EDTF recommendations index

 

We aim to present transparent, high-quality risk disclosures by providing disclosures in our 2019 Annual Report, Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders (RTS), Supplementary Financial Information package (SFI), and Pillar 3 Report, in accordance with recommendations from the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Enhanced Disclosure Task Force (EDTF). Information within the SFI and Pillar 3 Report is not and should not be considered incorporated by reference into our Q2 2020 Report to Shareholders.

The following index summarizes our disclosure by EDTF recommendation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location of disclosure

Type of Risk

Recommendation

Disclosure

RTS

page

Annual
Report page

SFI
page

General

1

Table of contents for EDTF risk disclosure

52

110

1

2

Define risk terminology and measures

 

49-54,

213-214

-

3

Top and emerging risks

 

47-48

-

4

New regulatory ratios

45-47

90-94

-

Risk governance, risk management and business model

5

Risk management organization

 

49-54

-

6

Risk culture

 

50-54

-

7

Risk in the context of our business activities

 

97

-

8

Stress testing

 

51-52, 66

-

Capital adequacy and risk-weighted assets (RWA)

9

Minimum Basel III capital ratios and Domestic systemically important bank surcharge

46

90-94

-

10

Composition of capital and reconciliation of the accounting balance sheet to the regulatory balance sheet

 

-

20-23

11

Flow statement of the movements in regulatory capital

 

-

24

12

Capital strategic planning

 

90-94

-

13

RWA by business segments

 

-

25

14

Analysis of capital requirement, and related measurement model information

 

55-58

*

15

RWA credit risk and related risk measurements

 

-

*

16

Movement of risk-weighted assets by risk type

 

-

25

17

Basel back-testing

 

51, 55

37

Liquidity

18

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of our liquidity reserve

39-40

72-74,

78-79

-

Funding

19

Encumbered and unencumbered assets by balance sheet category, and contractual obligations for rating downgrades

40,42

74,77

-

20

Maturity analysis of consolidated total assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet commitments analyzed by remaining contractual maturity at the balance sheet date

44-45

79-80

-

21

Sources of funding and funding strategy

40-42

74-76

-

Market risk

22

Relationship between the market risk measures for trading and non-trading portfolios and the balance sheet

37-38

70-71

-

23

Decomposition of market risk factors

33-36

66-69

-

24

Market risk validation and back-testing

 

66

-

25

Primary risk management techniques beyond reported risk measures and parameters

 

66-69

-

Credit risk

26

Bank's credit risk profile

26-33

54-65,

156-163

26-37,*

 

Quantitative summary of aggregate credit risk exposures that reconciles to the balance sheet

72-78

104-109

*

27

Policies for identifying impaired loans

 

56-58,

99-100,

129-132

-

28

Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances of impaired loans and impairment allowances during the year

 

-

28,33

29

Quantification of gross notional exposure for OTC derivatives or exchange-traded derivatives

 

59

39

30

Credit risk mitigation, including collateral held for all sources of credit risk

 

57-58

36

Other

31

Other risk types

 

82-89

-

32

Publicly known risk events

 

85-86,

201-202

-

*   These disclosure requirements are satisfied or partially satisfied by disclosures provided in our Pillar 3 Report for the quarter ended April 30, 2020 and for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

October 31

2019

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$                98,777

$                26,310

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

                  48,398

                  38,345

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

Trading

                135,778

                146,534

Investment, net of applicable allowance (Note 4)

                134,163

                102,470

 

                269,941

                249,004

 

 

 

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

                325,534

                306,961

 

 

 

Loans (Note 5)

 

 

Retail

                435,409

                426,086

Wholesale

                243,269

                195,870

 

                678,678

                621,956

Allowance for loan losses (Note 5)

                   (5,230 )

                   (3,100 )

 

                673,448

                618,856

 

 

 

Segregated fund net assets

                    1,743

                    1,663

Other

 

 

Customers' liability under acceptances

                  19,438

                  18,062

Derivatives

                140,807

                101,560

Premises and equipment

                    8,394

                    3,191

Goodwill

                  11,591

                  11,236

Other intangibles

                    4,736

                    4,674

Other assets

                  72,875

                  49,073

 

                257,841

                187,796

Total assets

$           1,675,682

$           1,428,935

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

Deposits (Note 6)

 

 

Personal

$              328,386

$              294,732

Business and government

                632,725

                565,482

Bank

                  48,336

                  25,791

 

             1,009,447

                886,005

 

 

 

Segregated fund net liabilities

                    1,743

                    1,663

Other

 

 

Acceptances

                  19,548

                  18,091

Obligations related to securities sold short

                  40,347

                  35,069

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

                278,605

                226,586

Derivatives

                144,710

                  98,543

Insurance claims and policy benefit liabilities

                  11,383

                  11,401

Other liabilities

                  75,085

                  58,137

 

                569,678

                447,827

 

 

 

Subordinated debentures (Note 8)

                    9,774

                    9,815

Total liabilities

             1,590,642

             1,345,310

 

 

 

Equity attributable to shareholders

 

 

Preferred shares (Note 8)

                    5,699

                    5,707

Common shares (Note 8)

                  17,517

                  17,587

Retained earnings

                  57,466

                  55,981

Other components of equity

                    4,253

                    4,248

 

                  84,935

                  83,523

Non-controlling interests

                       105

                       102

Total equity

                  85,040

                  83,625

Total liabilities and equity

$           1,675,682

$           1,428,935

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30

April 30

 

April 30

April 30

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

2020

2019

 

2020

2019

Interest and dividend income (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$           5,937

$           6,123                     

 

$         12,295                     

$         12,283                     

Securities

             1,730

             1,702                     

 

             3,472                     

             3,398                     

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements
and securities borrowed

             1,492

             2,191                     

 

             3,501                     

             4,339                     

Deposits and other

                  67

                116                     

 

                196                     

                261                     

 

             9,226

           10,132                     

 

           19,464                     

           20,281                     

Interest expense (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits and other

             2,337

             3,267                     

 

             5,357                     

             6,529                     

Other liabilities

             1,343

             1,999                     

 

             3,257                     

             3,947                     

Subordinated debentures

                  81

                  93                     

 

                164                     

                185                     

 

             3,761

             5,359                     

 

             8,778                     

           10,661                     

Net interest income

             5,465

             4,773                     

 

           10,686                     

             9,620                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance premiums, investment and fee income

                197

             1,515                     

 

             2,191                     

             3,094                     

Trading revenue

                 (66 )

                314                     

 

                392                     

                709                     

Investment management and custodial fees

             1,500

             1,381                     

 

             3,035                     

             2,831                     

Mutual fund revenue

                890

                899                     

 

             1,836                     

             1,772                     

Securities brokerage commissions

                460

                316                     

 

                778                     

                658                     

Service charges

                468

                466                     

 

                956                     

                934                     

Underwriting and other advisory fees

                544

                554                     

 

             1,171                     

                899                     

Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading

                280

                243                     

 

                533                     

                492                     

Card service revenue

                212

                266                     

 

                499                     

                548                     

Credit fees

                304

                288                     

 

                664                     

                603                     

Net gains on investment securities

                  45

                  37                     

 

                  56                     

                  83                     

Share of profit in joint ventures and associates

                  15

                  14                     

 

                  37                     

                  29                     

Other

                  19

                433                     

 

                335                     

                816                     

 

             4,868

             6,726                     

 

           12,483                     

           13,468                     

Total revenue

           10,333

           11,499                     

 

           23,169                     

           23,088                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for credit losses (Notes 4 and 5)

             2,830

                426                     

 

             3,249                     

                940                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense

               (177 )

             1,160                     

 

             1,437                     

             2,385                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

Human resources (Note 7)

             3,573

             3,622                     

 

             7,633                     

             7,265                     

Equipment

                468

                445                     

 

                930                     

                876                     

Occupancy

                417

                405                     

 

                814                     

                802                     

Communications

                252

                273                     

 

                502                     

                513                     

Professional fees

                324

                290                     

 

                608                     

                595                     

Amortization of other intangibles

                315

                299                     

 

                618                     

                589                     

Other

                593

                582                     

 

             1,215                     

             1,188                     

 

             5,942

             5,916                     

 

           12,320                     

           11,828                     

Income before income taxes

             1,738

             3,997                     

 

             6,163                     

             7,935                     

Income taxes

                257

                767                     

 

             1,173                     

             1,533                     

Net income

$           1,481

$           3,230                     

 

$          4,990                     

$           6,402                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders

$           1,484

$           3,226                     

 

$          4,988                     

$           6,396                     

Non-controlling interests

                   (3 )

                    4                     

 

                    2                     

                    6                     

 

$           1,481

$           3,230                     

 

$          4,990                     

$           6,402                     

Basic earnings per share (in dollars) (Note 9)

$            1.00

$             2.20                     

 

$            3.41                     

$             4.36                     

Diluted earnings per share (in dollars) (Note 9)

               1.00

               2.20                     

 

               3.40                     

               4.34                     

Dividends per common share (in dollars)

               1.08

               1.02                     

 

               2.13                     

               2.00                     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Net income

$           1,481

$           3,230

 

$           4,990

$           6,402

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will be reclassified subsequently to income:

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income

               (989 )

                140

 

               (806 )

                139

Provision for credit losses recognized in income

                  24

                   (9 )

 

                  23

                 (10 )

Reclassification of net losses (gains) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income to income

                 (64 )

                 (31 )

 

                 (73 )

                 (60 )

 

            (1,029 )

                100

 

               (856 )

                  69

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)

             2,937

             1,096

 

             3,348

             1,131

Net foreign currency translation gains (losses) from hedging activities

            (1,126 )

               (398 )

 

            (1,304 )

               (464 )

Reclassification of losses (gains) on foreign currency translation to income

                    -

                    -

 

                    -

                    2

Reclassification of losses (gains) on net investment hedging activities to income

                    -

                    -

 

                    -

                    2

 

             1,811

                698

 

             2,044

                671

Net change in cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

            (1,103 )

               (182 )

 

            (1,277 )

               (498 )

Reclassification of losses (gains) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to income

                108

                 (25 )

 

                100

                 (99 )

 

               (995 )

               (207 )

 

            (1,177 )

               (597 )

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to income:

 

 

 

 

 

Remeasurements of employee benefit plans (Note 7)

                457

                 (92 )

 

                 (12 )

               (486 )

Net fair value change due to credit risk on financial liabilities designated as fair value through profit or loss

                662

               (189 )

 

                553

                 (26 )

Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at fair value through other comprehensive income

                  20

                  30

 

                  21

                  37

 

             1,139

               (251 )

 

                562

               (475 )

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

                926

                340

 

                573

               (332 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

$           2,407

$           3,570

 

$           5,563

$           6,070

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders

$           2,404

$           3,566

 

$           5,555

$           6,063

Non-controlling interests

                    3

                    4

 

                    8

                    7

 

$           2,407

$           3,570

 

$           5,563

$           6,070

The income tax effect on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income is shown in the table below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Income taxes on other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income

$             (147 )

$                48

 

$               (92 )

$                44

Provision for credit losses recognized in income

                    3

                    -

 

                    3

                    -

Reclassification of net losses (gains) on debt securities and loans
at fair value through other comprehensive income to income

                 (23 )

                 (15 )

 

                 (26 )

                 (32 )

Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)

                    1

                    1

 

                    1

                    2

Net foreign currency translation gains (losses) from hedging activities

               (384 )

               (136 )

 

               (446 )

               (160 )

Reclassification of losses (gains) on net investment hedging activities to income

                    -

                    -

 

                    -

                    1

Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

               (394 )

                 (66 )

 

               (457 )

               (179 )

Reclassification of losses (gains) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to income

                  39

                   (9 )

 

                  36

                 (36 )

Remeasurements of employee benefit plans

                165

                 (45 )

 

                   (2 )

               (170 )

Net fair value change due to credit risk on financial liabilities designated as fair value through profit or loss

                237

                 (69 )

 

                198

                 (10 )

Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at fair value through other comprehensive income

                    7

                   (6 )

 

                    5

                   (7 )

Total income tax expenses (recoveries)

$             (496 )

$             (297 )

 

$             (780 )

$             (547 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other components of equity

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Preferred
shares

Common
shares

Treasury

shares -
preferred

Treasury
shares -
common

Retained
earnings

FVOCI
securities
and loans

Foreign
currency
translation

Cash flow
hedges

Total other
components
of equity

Equity

attributable to

shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total
equity

Balance at beginning of period

$      5,698

$     17,577

$             1

$         (72 )

$       56,279

$         206

$        4,454

$        (188 )

$          4,472

$           83,955

$                  106

$      84,061

Changes in equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues of share capital

               -

              26

               -

              -

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                    26

                        -

               26

Common shares purchased for cancellation

               -

             (11 )

               -

              -

               (76 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                   (87 )

                        -

              (87 )

Redemption of preferred shares

               -

                -

               -

              -

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                      -

                        -

                 -

Sales of treasury shares

               -

                -

             30

       1,605

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

               1,635

                        -

          1,635

Purchases of treasury shares

               -

                -

            (30 )

      (1,608 )

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

              (1,638 )

                        -

         (1,638 )

Share-based compensation awards

               -

                -

               -

              -

                 (2 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                     (2 )

                        -

                (2 )

Dividends on common shares

               -

                -

               -

              -

          (1,538 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

              (1,538 )

                        -

         (1,538 )

Dividends on preferred shares and other

               -

                -

               -

              -

               (64 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                   (64 )

                       (3 )

              (67 )

Other

               -

                -

               -

              -

              244

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                  244

                       (1 )

             243

Net income

               -

                -

               -

              -

           1,484

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

               1,484

                       (3 )

          1,481

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

               -

                -

               -

              -

           1,139

       (1,029 )

          1,805

          (995 )

              (219 )

                  920

                        6

             926

Balance at end of period

$      5,698

$     17,592

$             1

$         (75 )

$       57,466

$        (823 )

$        6,259

$     (1,183 )

$          4,253

$           84,935

$                  105

$      85,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2019

 

 

Other components of equity

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Preferred
shares

Common
shares

Treasury

shares -
preferred

Treasury
shares -
common

Retained
earnings

FVOCI
securities
and loans

Foreign
currency
translation

Cash flow
hedges

Total other
components
of equity

Equity
attributable to
shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total
equity

Balance at beginning of period

$      6,406

$     17,601

$            -

$         (36 )

$       52,184

$          (43 )

$        4,119

$         298

$          4,374

$           80,529

$                    97

$      80,626

Changes in equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues of share capital

               -

              38

               -

              -

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                    38

                        -

               38

Common shares purchased for cancellation

               -

               (1 )

               -

              -

               (10 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                   (11 )

                        -

              (11 )

Redemption of preferred shares

          (700 )

                -

               -

              -

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                 (700 )

                        -

            (700 )

Sales of treasury shares

               -

                -

             43

       1,272

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

               1,315

                        -

          1,315

Purchases of treasury shares

               -

                -

            (43 )

      (1,340 )

                  -

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

              (1,383 )

                        -

         (1,383 )

Share-based compensation awards

               -

                -

               -

              -

                 (8 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                     (8 )

                        -

                (8 )

Dividends on common shares

               -

                -

               -

              -

          (1,466 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

              (1,466 )

                        -

         (1,466 )

Dividends on preferred shares and other

               -

                -

               -

              -

               (65 )

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                   (65 )

                        -

              (65 )

Other

               -

                -

               -

              -

                  5

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

                      5

                        -

                 5

Net income

               -

                -

               -

              -

           3,226

               -

                 -

               -

                   -

               3,226

                        4

          3,230

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

               -

                -

               -

              -

             (251 )

           100

             698

          (207 )

               591

                  340

                        -

             340

Balance at end of period

$      5,706

$     17,638

$            -

$       (104 )

$       53,615

$           57

$        4,817

$           91

$          4,965

$           81,820

$                  101

$      81,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other components of equity

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Preferred
shares

Common
shares

Treasury
shares -
preferred

Treasury
shares -
common

Retained
earnings

FVOCI
securities
and loans

Foreign
currency
translation

Cash flow
hedges

Total other
components
of equity

Equity

attributable to

shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total
equity

Balance at beginning of period

$      5,706

$     17,645

$             1

$         (58 )

$        55,981

$           33

$         4,221

$            (6 )

$          4,248                    

$            83,523

$                  102

$       83,625

Transition adjustment (Note 2)

               -

                -

               -

              -

              (107 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (107 )

                        -

             (107 )

Adjusted balance at beginning of period

$      5,706

$     17,645

$             1

$         (58 )

$        55,874

$           33

$         4,221

$            (6 )

$          4,248                    

$            83,416

$                  102

$       83,518

Changes in equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues of share capital

               -

              44

               -

              -

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                     44

                        -

                44

Common shares purchased for cancellation

               -

             (97 )

               -

              -

              (717 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (814 )

                        -

             (814 )

Redemption of preferred shares

              (8 )

                -

               -

              -

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                      (8 )

                        -

                 (8 )

Sales of treasury shares

               -

                -

             63

       3,171

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                3,234

                        -

           3,234

Purchases of treasury shares

               -

                -

            (63 )

      (3,188 )

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

               (3,251 )

                        -

          (3,251 )

Share-based compensation awards

               -

                -

               -

              -

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                       -

                        -

                  -

Dividends on common shares

               -

                -

               -

              -

           (3,034 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

               (3,034 )

                        -

          (3,034 )

Dividends on preferred shares and other

               -

                -

               -

              -

              (129 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (129 )

                       (4 )

             (133 )

Other

               -

                -

               -

              -

                (78 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                    (78 )

                       (1 )

               (79 )

Net income

               -

                -

               -

              -

            4,988

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                4,988

                        2

           4,990

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

               -

                -

               -

              -

               562

          (856 )

           2,038

       (1,177 )

                   5                    

                   567

                        6

              573

Balance at end of period

$      5,698

$     17,592

$             1

$         (75 )

$        57,466

$        (823 )

$         6,259

$     (1,183 )

$          4,253                    

$            84,935

$                  105

$       85,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019

 

 

Other components of equity

 

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Preferred
shares

Common
shares

Treasury
shares -
preferred

Treasury
shares -
common

Retained
earnings

FVOCI
securities
and loans

Foreign
currency
translation

Cash flow
hedges

Total other
components
of equity

Equity
attributable to
shareholders

Non-controlling

interests

Total
equity

Balance at beginning of period (Note 2)

$      6,306

$     17,635

$             3

$         (18 )

$        51,018

$          (12 )

$         4,147

$         688

$          4,823                    

$            79,767

$                    94

$       79,861

Changes in equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues of share capital

           350

              49

               -

              -

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                   399

                        -

              399

Common shares purchased for cancellation

               -

             (46 )

               -

              -

              (313 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (359 )

                        -

             (359 )

Redemption of preferred shares

          (950 )

                -

               -

              -

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (950 )

                        -

             (950 )

Sales of treasury shares

               -

                -

           125

       2,801

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                2,926

                        -

           2,926

Purchases of treasury shares

               -

                -

          (128 )

      (2,887 )

                   -

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

               (3,015 )

                        -

          (3,015 )

Share-based compensation awards

               -

                -

               -

              -

                  (6 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                      (6 )

                        -

                 (6 )

Dividends on common shares

               -

                -

               -

              -

           (2,873 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

               (2,873 )

                        -

          (2,873 )

Dividends on preferred shares and other

               -

                -

               -

              -

              (139 )

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                  (139 )

                        -

             (139 )

Other

               -

                -

               -

              -

                   7

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                       7

                        -

                  7

Net income

               -

                -

               -

              -

            6,396

               -

                  -

               -

                   -                    

                6,396

                        6

           6,402

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

               -

                -

               -

              -

              (475 )

             69

              670

          (597 )

               142                    

                  (333 )

                        1

             (332 )

Balance at end of period

$      5,706

$     17,638

$            -

$       (104 )

$        53,615

$           57

$         4,817

$           91

$          4,965                    

$            81,820

$                  101

$       81,921

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$           1,481

$           3,230

 

$           4,990

$           6,402

Adjustments for non-cash items and others

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for credit losses

             2,830

                426

 

             3,249

                940

Depreciation

                326

                157

 

                659

                307

Deferred income taxes

               (428 )

               (124 )

 

               (414 )

               (295 )

Amortization and impairment of other intangibles

                316

                300

 

                627

                593

Net changes in investments in joint ventures and associates

                 (13 )

                 (13 )

 

                 (35 )

                 (28 )

Losses (Gains) on investment securities

                 (86 )

                 (47 )

 

                 (98 )

                 (96 )

Losses (Gains) on disposition of businesses

                    -

                    -

 

                    8

                    -

Adjustments for net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance claims and policy benefit liabilities

               (876 )

                494

 

                 (18 )

             1,006

Net change in accrued interest receivable and payable

               (231 )

                108

 

               (329 )

                230

Current income taxes

               (699 )

               (376 )

 

               (954 )

               (535 )

Derivative assets

          (46,825 )

                    4

 

          (39,247 )

             9,227

Derivative liabilities

           50,099

                402

 

           46,167

            (8,070 )

Trading securities

             8,788

               (743 )

 

           10,292

          (10,658 )

Loans, net of securitizations

          (46,092 )

          (12,604 )

 

          (57,727 )

          (25,755 )

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

            (1,347 )

          (11,860 )

 

          (18,573 )

          (14,918 )

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

           24,214

               (549 )

 

           52,019

           17,166

Obligations related to securities sold short

             4,723

                807

 

             5,278

             1,802

Deposits, net of securitizations

         107,220

           11,457

 

         124,456

           26,939

Brokers and dealers receivable and payable

             2,997

                162

 

             2,353

               (316 )

Other

          (14,436 )

            (2,405 )

 

          (20,798 )

            (3,888 )

Net cash from (used in) operating activities

           91,961

          (11,174 )

 

         111,905

                  53

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Change in interest-bearing deposits with banks

          (17,068 )

           11,935

 

          (10,052 )

             9,753

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities

           35,777

           12,850

 

           52,581

           31,154

Purchases of investment securities

          (43,533 )

          (16,218 )

 

          (78,733 )

          (36,886 )

Net acquisitions of premises and equipment and other intangibles

               (758 )

               (575 )

 

            (1,503 )

            (1,136 )

Net cash from (used in) investing activities

          (25,582 )

             7,992

 

          (37,707 )

             2,885

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of subordinated debentures

                    -

                    -

 

             1,500

                    -

Repayment of subordinated debentures

                    -

                    -

 

            (2,000 )

                    -

Issue of common shares, net of issuance costs

                  23

                  30

 

                  39

                  39

Common shares purchased for cancellation

                 (87 )

                 (11 )

 

               (814 )

               (359 )

Issue of preferred shares, net of issuance costs

                    -

                    -

 

                    -

                350

Redemption of preferred shares

                    -

               (700 )

 

                   (8 )

               (950 )

Sales of treasury shares

             1,635

             1,315

 

             3,234

             2,926

Purchases of treasury shares

            (1,638 )

            (1,383 )

 

            (3,251 )

            (3,015 )

Dividends paid

            (1,561 )

            (1,481 )

 

            (3,128 )

            (2,964 )

Dividends/distributions paid to non-controlling interests

                   (3 )

                    -

 

                   (4 )

                    -

Change in short-term borrowings of subsidiaries

            (1,248 )

            (1,774 )

 

             1,531

             3,086

Repayment of lease liabilities

               (155 )

 

 

               (296 )

 

Net cash from (used in) financing activities

            (3,034 )

            (4,004 )

 

            (3,197 )

               (887 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and due from banks

             1,312

                194

 

             1,466

                781

Net change in cash and due from banks

           64,657

            (6,992 )

 

           72,467

             2,832

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period (1)

           34,120

           40,033

 

           26,310

           30,209

Cash and due from banks at end of period (1)

$         98,777

$         33,041

 

$         98,777

$         33,041

Cash flows from operating activities include:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of interest paid

$           3,811

$           5,032

 

$           8,568

$           9,780

Amount of interest received

             8,903

             9,817

 

           18,654

           19,477

Amount of dividends received

                646

                488

 

             1,304

                981

Amount of income taxes paid

                842

                958

 

             1,717

             1,749

(1)        We are required to maintain balances with central banks and other regulatory authorities. The total balances were $2.6 billion as at April 30, 2020 (January 31, 2020 - $2.5 billion; October 31, 2019 - $2.6 billion; April 30, 2019 - $2.3 billion; January 31, 2019 - $2.3 billion; October 31, 2018 - $2.4 billion).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Note 1    General information

 

Our unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Condensed Financial Statements) are presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The Condensed Financial Statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes included on pages 111 to 211 in our 2019 Annual Report. Tabular information is stated in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts and percentages. On May 26, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized the Condensed Financial Statements for issue.

 

 

 

Note 2    Summary of significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments

 

Except as indicated below, the Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods used in preparation of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. Our significant accounting policies and future changes in accounting policies and disclosures that are not yet effective for us are described in Note 2 of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

Changes in accounting policies

Leases

During the first quarter, we adopted IFRS 16 Leases (IFRS 16), which sets out principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases, replacing the previous accounting standard for leases, IAS 17 Leases (IAS 17). As a result of the application of IFRS 16, we changed our accounting policy for leasing as outlined below, applicable from November 1, 2019. As permitted by the transition provisions of IFRS 16, we elected not to restate comparative period results; accordingly, all comparative information is presented in accordance with our previous accounting policies, as described in our 2019 Annual Report.

As a result of the adoption of IFRS 16, we increased total assets by $5,084 million and total liabilities by $5,191 million, primarily representing leases of premises and equipment previously classified as operating leases, and reduced retained earnings by $107 million, net of taxes. The adoption of IFRS 16 reduced our CET1 capital ratio by 14 bps.

Leasing

At inception of a contract, we assess whether a contract is or contains a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from, and direct the use of, an identified asset for a period of time in return for consideration.

When we are the lessee in a lease arrangement, we initially record a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability, except for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. Low-value assets are unspecialized, common, technologically unsophisticated, widely available, and widely used non-infrastructure assets. For short-term leases and leases of low-value assets, we record the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Where we are reasonably certain to exercise extension and termination options, they are included in the lease term.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted at our incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability is subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, recorded in Interest expense.

The right-of-use asset is initially measured based on the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for lease payments made on or before the commencement date, initial direct costs incurred, and an estimate of costs to dismantle, remove, or restore the asset, less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is depreciated to the earlier of the lease term and the useful life, unless ownership will transfer to RBC or we are reasonably certain to exercise a purchase option, in which case the useful life of the right-of-use asset is used. We apply IAS 36 Impairment of assets to determine whether a right-of-use asset is impaired and account for any identified impairment loss as described in the premises and equipment accounting policies in our 2019 Annual Report.

Impact of adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases previously classified as operating leases

At transition, lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at our incremental borrowing rate as at November 1, 2019. We applied a weighted-average incremental borrowing rate of 2.3%. Right-of-use assets are generally measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by any prepaid or accrued lease payments. For a select number of properties, the right-of-use assets were measured as if IFRS 16 had been applied since the commencement date of the lease, discounted using our incremental borrowing rate as at November 1, 2019. The following practical expedients were adopted when applying IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17:

• Election to not separate lease and non-lease components, applied to our real estate leases; and

• Exemption from recognition for short-term and low value leases.

 

The following table reconciles our operating lease commitments at October 31, 2019, as previously disclosed in our 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements, to the lease obligations recognized on initial application of IFRS 16 at November 1, 2019.

 

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

 

Lease commitments disclosed as at October 31, 2019

$             6,175

Less: commitments related to non-recoverable tax

                 (360 )

Less: commitments for contracts not yet commenced

                 (240 )

Less: recognition exemption adopted for short-term and low-value leases

                   (83 )

Plus: commitments for renewal options reasonably certain to be exercised

                  977

Other

                   (26 )

Adjusted operating lease commitments as at October 31, 2019

               6,443

Discounted as at November 1, 2019

               5,557

Finance lease liabilities recognized as at October 31, 2019

                    49

Lease liability recognized as at November 1, 2019

$             5,606

Impact of adoption of IFRS 16 - Leases previously classified as finance leases

The carrying amount of the right-of-use asset and lease liability at November 1, 2019 for leases previously classified as finance leases under IAS 17 Leases was determined to be equal to the carrying amount of the lease asset and liability under IAS 17 immediately before the transition date.

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform

During the first quarter, we early adopted amendments to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures (Amendments), applicable from November 1, 2019. These amendments modify certain hedge accounting requirements to provide relief from the effect of uncertainty caused by interest rate benchmark reform (the Reform) prior to the transition to alternative interest rates. The adoption of the Amendments had no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

We will cease to apply these Amendments as interbank offered rate (IBOR) based cash flows transition to new risk free rates or when the hedging relationships to which the relief is applied are discontinued.

Hedge Accounting

Our accounting policies relating to hedge accounting are described in Note 2 and Note 8 of our 2019 Annual Report. We apply hedge accounting when designated hedging instruments are 'highly effective' in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged items at inception and on an ongoing basis. We perform retrospective assessments to demonstrate that the relationship has been effective since designation of the hedge and prospective assessments to evaluate whether the hedge is expected to be effective over the remaining term of the hedge. While uncertainty due to IBOR reform exists, our prospective effectiveness testing is based on existing hedged cash flows or hedged risks. Any ineffectiveness arising from retrospective testing is recognized in net income.

In addition to potential sources of ineffectiveness outlined in Note 8 of our 2019 Annual Report, the Reform may result in ineffectiveness as the transition of hedged items and related hedging instruments from IBORs to new risk free rates may occur at different times. This may result in different impacts on the valuation or cash flow variability of hedged items and related hedging instruments.

Cash flow hedges

We apply hedge accounting for cash flow hedges when the cash flows giving rise to the risk being hedged have a high probability of occurring. While uncertainty due to IBOR reform exists, we apply the relief provided by the Amendments that the IBOR benchmarks, on which the highly probable hedged cash flows are based, are not altered as a result of the Reform. In addition, associated cash flow hedge reserves are not recycled into net income solely due to changes related to the transition from IBOR to new risk free rates.

Fair value hedges

We apply hedge accounting to IBOR rates which may not be contractually specified when that rate is separately identifiable and reliably measurable at inception of the hedge relationship.

 

Hedging relationships impacted by interest rate benchmark reform

The following table presents the notional amount of our hedging instruments which reference IBOR that will expire after 2021 and will be affected by the Reform. The notional amounts of our hedging instruments also approximates the extent of the risk exposure we manage through hedging relationships:

 

 

 

 

As at November 1, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Notional/Principal amounts (1)

Interest rate contracts

 

USD LIBOR

$                                  26,709

EURO Interbank Offered Rate

                                      5,589

GBP LIBOR

                                         618

Non-derivative instruments

 

USD LIBOR

                                         888

GBP LIBOR

                                         682

 

$                                  34,486

(1)        Excludes interest rate contracts and non-derivative instruments which reference rates in multi-rate jurisdictions, including the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) and Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW).

IFRS Interpretations Committee Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over income tax treatments (IFRIC 23)

During the first quarter, we adopted IFRIC 23 which provides guidance on the recognition and measurement of tax assets and liabilities under IAS 12 Income taxes when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments, replacing our application of IAS 37 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets for uncertain tax positions. We are subject to income tax laws in various jurisdictions where we operate, and the complex tax laws are potentially subject to different interpretations by us and the relevant taxation authorities. Significant judgment is required in the interpretation of the relevant tax laws, and in assessing the probability of acceptance of our tax positions, which includes our best estimate of tax positions that are under audit or appeal by the relevant taxation authorities. We perform a review on a quarterly basis to incorporate our best assessment based on information available, but additional liability and income tax expense could result based on the acceptance of our positions by the relevant tax authorities. The adoption of IFRIC 23 had no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (IFRS 15)

On November 1, 2018, we adopted IFRS 15 and reduced our opening retained earnings. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we amended our opening reduction to retained earnings to $94 million on an after-tax basis. Comparative amounts have been revised from those previously presented.

Significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving and the economic environment in which we operate could be subject to sustained volatility, which could continue to negatively impact our financial results, as the duration of the pandemic, including the possibility of subsequent waves, and the effectiveness of steps undertaken by governments and central banks remains uncertain. The current environment required particularly complex judgments and estimates, and we are closely monitoring the changing conditions and their impact to the following areas.

Allowance for credit losses

Our estimation of expected credit losses in stage 1 and stage 2 continues to be a discounted probability-weighted estimate that considers five distinct macroeconomic scenarios. These include our base macroeconomic forecast, upside and downside scenarios based on reasonably possible alternative macroeconomic conditions, and additional and more severe downside scenarios designed to capture a broader range of potential credit losses in the energy and real estate sectors. Our process involves significant judgment to design and weigh macroeconomic scenarios, forecast macroeconomic variables, and assess for significant increases in credit risk.

To reflect certain characteristics not already considered in our modelled, scenario-weighted ACL, including the impact of a pandemic scenario on particularly vulnerable sectors affected by COVID-19 and the effects of bank and government led payment support programs, we applied expert credit judgment to the scenario-weighted ACL in determining the final expected credit losses.

Use of forward looking information

The emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic significantly impacted our economic outlook, which is reflected in the macroeconomic variables used to estimate our stage 1 and stage 2 credit loss allowances. The environment, including government support measures being introduced, is rapidly evolving and as a result, our macroeconomic outlook has a higher than usual degree of uncertainty and is inherently subject to change, which may materially change our estimate of stage 1 and stage 2 credit loss allowances. We are closely monitoring changes in conditions and their impact on our expected credit losses, and will continue to update our macroeconomic variables as the impact of COVID-19 progresses.

Assessment of significant increase in credit risk

To support our clients during this time, we have launched various hardship relief programs. Utilization of a payment deferral program does not, all else being equal, automatically trigger a significant increase in credit risk. Our assessment of significant increases in credit risk continues to be primarily based on quantitative lifetime probability of default (PD) thresholds and, for our wholesale portfolios, changes in the borrower's risk rating. Additional qualitative reviews and a 30 days past due backstop are also applied. Risk ratings and the broader macroeconomic impacts of the pandemic are largely reflected in an instrument's lifetime PD. To the extent the impacts of COVID-19 are not already reflected within the lifetime PD model, they are reflected through the qualitative review performed to assess the staging results and adjustments are made as necessary.

 

RBC Client relief programs

We have established relief programs to help personal and business banking clients manage the challenges of COVID-19 through payment deferrals, interest rate reductions, covenant waivers, and refinancing or credit restructuring. In some cases, the original terms of the associated financial asset were renegotiated or otherwise modified, resulting in changes to the contractual terms of the financial asset that affect the contractual cash flows. Where there was a substantial change in terms from the original financial asset, we derecognized the financial asset and recognized a new financial asset. If the modification of contractual terms did not result in derecognition of the financial asset, the carrying amount of the financial asset was recalculated as the present value of the renegotiated or modified contractual cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate and a gain or loss was recognized.

Government programs

To support our clients through unprecedented times, we are participating in government relief programs in Canada and in the U.S. For these programs, we have assessed whether we transferred substantially all the risks and rewards associated with the financial assets, relinquished control, or retained the rights to receive the cash flows of the financial assets but assumed an obligation to pay the cash flows to a third party subject to certain pass-through requirements.

Under the Canadian Emergency Business Account program, we have provided interest-free loans to existing eligible small business clients funded by the Export Development Bank of Canada (EDC). As we do not retain substantially all of the risks and rewards of the financial assets, and all cash flows are passed through to the EDC, these loans are not recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We have also provided loans to support certain U.S. based clients, guaranteed by the United States Federal Government, as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) CARES Act. Although these loans are guaranteed by the United States Federal Government, we retain substantially all of the other risk and rewards of the loans. Accordingly, loans provided under this program have been presented in Wholesale loans at amortized cost.

Goodwill

Due to the COVID-19 impacts on the cash flow outlook for our businesses, we completed sensitivity analysis on certain cash-generating units (CGUs) more significantly impacted by the pandemic. This included updating certain key assumptions and judgments used in estimating the recoverable amount of certain CGUs through completing sensitivity testing on our discount rates and forecast future cash flows to determine whether the CGUs' recoverable amounts continue to exceed their carrying amounts. We determined that no impairment existed.

As determined through our sensitivity analysis, the recoverable amount of our Caribbean Banking CGU has been updated to 111% of its carrying amount (October 31, 2019 - 126%). If the post-tax discount rate was increased by 0.7% (October 31, 2019 - 1.8%), or the terminal growth rate was decreased by 0.9% (October 31, 2019 - 2.4%), or we reduced future cash flows by 10% (October 31, 2019 - 21%), holding other individual factors constant, the CGU's carrying amount would approximate its recoverable amount.

We will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and update our key assumptions and judgments as information emerges over future quarters.

For further details on our significant estimates and judgments, refer to Note 2 of our audited Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

Note 3    Fair value of financial instruments

 

Carrying value and fair value of financial instruments

The following tables provide a comparison of the carrying and fair values for each classification of financial instruments. Embedded derivatives are presented on a combined basis with the host contracts. Refer to Note 2 and Note 3 of our audited 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurement of our financial instruments. There have been no significant changes to our determination of fair value during the quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

 

Carrying value and fair value

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Financial
instruments
classified as
FVTPL

Financial
instruments
designated as
FVTPL

Financial
instruments
classified as
FVOCI

Financial
instruments
designated as
FVOCI

 

Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost

 

Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost

Total carrying
amount

Total fair value

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits
with banks

$                -

$         33,783

$                -                   

$                  -

 

$          14,615

 

$           14,615

$         48,398

$          48,398

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

       126,051

             9,727

                  -                   

                    -

 

                     -

 

                      -

         135,778

          135,778

Investment, net of applicable allowance

                  -

                    -

         88,430                   

                528

 

            45,205

 

             46,372

         134,163

          135,330

 

       126,051

             9,727

         88,430                   

                528

 

            45,205

 

             46,372

         269,941

          271,108

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

       271,679

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

            53,855

 

             53,860

         325,534

          325,539

Loans, net of applicable allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

              162

                243

                90                   

                    -

 

          432,256

 

           435,701

         432,751

          436,196

Wholesale

           8,121

             2,019

              424                   

                    -

 

          230,133

 

           230,598

         240,697

          241,162

 

           8,283

             2,262

              514                   

                    -

 

          662,389

 

           666,299

         673,448

          677,358

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

       140,807

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

                     -

 

                      -

         140,807

          140,807

Other assets (1)

           2,998

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

            71,456

 

             71,455

           74,454

            74,453

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$              50

$         16,963

 

 

 

$        311,373

 

$         310,738

$       328,386

$        327,751

Business and government (2)

                96

         136,805

 

 

 

          495,824

 

           496,816

         632,725

          633,717

Bank (3)

                  -

           13,482

 

 

 

            34,854

 

             34,889

           48,336

            48,371

 

              146

         167,250

 

 

 

          842,051

 

           842,443

      1,009,447

       1,009,839

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations related to securities sold short

         40,347

                    -

 

 

 

                     -

 

                      -

           40,347

            40,347

Obligations related to assets
sold under repurchase agreements and
securities loaned

                  -

         265,708

 

 

 

            12,897

 

             12,897

         278,605

          278,605

Derivatives

       144,710

                    -

 

 

 

                     -

 

                      -

         144,710

          144,710

Other liabilities (4)

            (111 )

                  84

 

 

 

            73,457

 

             73,467

           73,430

            73,440

Subordinated debentures

                  -

                    -

 

 

 

              9,774

 

               9,628

             9,774

              9,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at October 31, 2019

 

Carrying value and fair value

 

Carrying value

 

Fair value

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Financial
instruments
classified as
FVTPL

Financial
instruments
designated as
FVTPL

Financial
instruments
classified as
FVOCI

Financial
instruments
designated as
FVOCI

 

Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost

 

Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost

Total carrying
amount

Total fair value

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

$                -

$         22,283

$                -                   

$                  -

 

$          16,062

 

$           16,062

$         38,345

$          38,345

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

       137,600

             8,934

                  -                   

                    -

 

                     -

 

                      -

         146,534

          146,534

Investment, net of
applicable allowance

                  -

                    -

         57,223                   

                463

 

            44,784

 

             45,104

         102,470

          102,790

 

       137,600

             8,934

         57,223                   

                463

 

            44,784

 

             45,104

         249,004

          249,324

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

       246,068

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

            60,893

 

             60,894

         306,961

          306,962

Loans, net of applicable allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

              275

                242

                95                   

                    -

 

          423,469

 

           424,416

         424,081

          425,028

Wholesale

           7,055

             1,856

              451                   

                    -

 

          185,413

 

           184,645

         194,775

          194,007

 

           7,330

             2,098

              546                   

                    -

 

          608,882

 

           609,061

         618,856

          619,035

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

       101,560

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

                     -

 

                      -

         101,560

          101,560

Other assets (1)

           3,156

                    -

                  -                   

                    -

 

            50,375

 

             50,375

           53,531

            53,531

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$            140

$         17,394

 

 

 

$        277,198

 

$         277,353

$       294,732

$        294,887

Business and government (2)

              151

         111,389

 

 

 

          453,942

 

           452,536

         565,482

          564,076

Bank (3)

                  -

             3,032

 

 

 

            22,759

 

             22,773

           25,791

            25,805

 

              291

         131,815

 

 

 

          753,899

 

           752,662

         886,005

          884,768

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations related to securities sold short

         35,069

                    -

 

 

 

                     -

 

                      -

           35,069

            35,069

Obligations related to assets
sold under repurchase
agreements and
securities loaned

                  -

         218,612

 

 

 

              7,974

 

               7,974

         226,586

          226,586

Derivatives

         98,543

                    -

 

 

 

                     -

 

                      -

           98,543

            98,543

Other liabilities (4)

         (1,209 )

                  91

 

 

 

            61,039

 

             61,024

           59,921

            59,906

Subordinated debentures

                  -

                    -

 

 

 

              9,815

 

               9,930

             9,815

              9,930

(1)        Includes Customers' liability under acceptances and financial instruments recognized in Other assets.

(2)        Business and government deposits include deposits from regulated deposit-taking institutions other than banks.

(3)        Bank deposits refer to deposits from regulated banks and central banks.

(4)        Includes Acceptances and financial instruments recognized in Other liabilities.

Financial assets designated as fair value through profit or loss

For our financial assets designated as FVTPL, we measure the change in fair value attributable to changes in credit risk as the difference between the total change in the fair value of the instrument during the period and the change in fair value calculated using the appropriate risk-free yield curves. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, a loss of $971 million was attributable to changes in credit risk for positions still held and there were no significant changes in the extent to which credit derivatives or similar instruments mitigate the maximum exposure to credit risk.

 

Fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified using the fair value hierarchy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    As at 

 

 

April 30, 2020

 

 

October 31, 2019

 

 

Fair value measurements using

 

Netting

adjustments

Fair value

 

Fair value measurements using

 

Netting

adjustments

Fair value

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

$           -

$      33,783

$         -

$                  

$        33,783

 

$            -

$      22,283

$         -

$                 

$      22,283

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian government (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

      18,982

         5,957

            -

 

          24,939

 

      14,655

         5,474

            -

 

        20,129

Provincial and municipal

             -

        13,786

            -

 

          13,786

 

             -

        11,282

            -

 

        11,282

U.S. state, municipal and agencies (1)

          606

        30,689

          54

 

          31,349

 

       2,050

        39,584

          58

 

        41,692

Other OECD government (2)

       3,930

         2,360

            -

 

           6,290

 

       2,786

         3,710

            -

 

         6,496

Mortgage-backed securities (1)

             -

            136

            -

 

              136

 

             -

            482

            -

 

            482

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-CDO securities (3)

             -

            744

            2

 

              746

 

             -

         1,333

            2

 

         1,335

Corporate debt and other debt

             -

        24,366

          19

 

          24,385

 

             1

        23,643

          21

 

        23,665

Equities

      30,614

         2,277

      1,256

 

          34,147

 

      38,309

         1,925

      1,219

 

        41,453

 

      54,132

        80,315

      1,331

 

        135,778

 

      57,801

        87,433

      1,300

 

      146,534

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian government (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

             -

         1,131

            -

 

           1,131

 

             -

            657

            -

 

            657

Provincial and municipal

             -

         5,148

            -

 

           5,148

 

             -

         2,898

            -

 

         2,898

U.S. state, municipal and agencies (1)

          487

        40,747

            -

 

          41,234

 

          210

        20,666

            -

 

        20,876

Other OECD government

          909

         5,877

            -

 

           6,786

 

             -

         4,251

            -

 

         4,251

Mortgage-backed securities (1)

             -

         2,927

          28

 

           2,955

 

             -

         2,675

          27

 

         2,702

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDO

             -

         7,489

            -

 

           7,489

 

             -

         7,300

            -

 

         7,300

Non-CDO securities

             -

            963

            -

 

              963

 

             -

            849

            -

 

            849

Corporate debt and other debt

             -

        22,560

        165

 

          22,725

 

             -

        17,537

        153

 

        17,690

Equities

            40

            154

        333

 

              527

 

            42

            127

        294

 

            463

 

       1,436

        86,996

        526

 

          88,958

 

          252

        56,960

        474

 

        57,686

Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed

             -

      271,679

            -

 

        271,679

 

             -

      246,068

            -

 

      246,068

Loans

             -

        10,065

        994

 

          11,059

 

             -

         9,294

        680

 

         9,974

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

             -

        64,200

        564

 

          64,764

 

             1

        46,095

        349

 

        46,445

Foreign exchange contracts

             -

        55,119

        103

 

          55,222

 

             -

        40,768

          48

 

        40,816

Credit derivatives

             -

            748

            -

 

              748

 

             -

            169

            -

 

            169

Other contracts

       4,463

        18,521

          28

 

          23,012

 

       2,852

        12,674

          11

 

        15,537

Valuation adjustments

             -

        (1,644 )

            3

 

          (1,641 )

 

             -

           (712 )

          15

 

           (697 )

Total gross derivatives

       4,463

      136,944

        698

 

        142,105

 

       2,853

        98,994

        423

 

      102,270

Netting adjustments

 

 

 

           (1,298 )

          (1,298 )

 

 

 

 

             (710 )

           (710 )

Total derivatives

 

 

 

 

        140,807

 

 

 

 

 

      101,560

Other assets

       1,251

         1,698

          49

 

           2,998

 

       1,119

         1,960

          77

 

         3,156

 

$    61,282

$    621,480

$    3,598

$         (1,298 )

$      685,062

 

$    62,025

$    522,992

$    2,954

$          (710)

$    587,261

Financial Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$           -

$      16,850

$       163

$                  

$        17,013

 

$           -

$      17,378

$       156

$                 

$      17,534

Business and government

             -

      136,901

            -

 

        136,901

 

             -

      111,540

            -

 

      111,540

Bank

             -

        13,482

            -

 

          13,482

 

             -

         3,032

            -

 

         3,032

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations related to securities sold short

      22,293

        18,054

            -

 

          40,347

 

      20,512

        14,557

            -

 

        35,069

Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned

             -

      265,708

            -

 

        265,708

 

             -

      218,612

            -

 

      218,612

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

             -

        57,282

      1,160

 

          58,442

 

             -

        39,165

        934

 

        40,099

Foreign exchange contracts

             -

        59,987

          37

 

          60,024

 

             -

        40,183

          27

 

        40,210

Credit derivatives

             -

            747

            -

 

              747

 

             -

            282

            -

 

            282

Other contracts

       5,729

        21,267

        354

 

          27,350

 

       2,675

        15,776

        206

 

        18,657

Valuation adjustments

             -

           (548 )

           (7 )

 

             (555 )

 

             -

              12

           (7 )

 

               5

Total gross derivatives

       5,729

      138,735

      1,544

 

        146,008

 

       2,675

        95,418

      1,160

 

        99,253

Netting adjustments

 

 

 

           (1,298 )

          (1,298 )

 

 

 

 

             (710 )

           (710 )

Total derivatives

 

 

 

 

        144,710

 

 

 

 

 

        98,543

Other liabilities

            45

           (108 )

          36

 

               (27 )

 

          102

        (1,280 )

          60

 

        (1,118 )

 

$    28,067

$    589,622

$    1,743

$         (1,298 )

$      618,134

 

$    23,289

$    459,257

$    1,376

$           (710 )

$    483,212

(1)        As at April 30, 2020, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS) included in all fair value levels of trading securities were $20,361 million and $nil (October 31, 2019 - $22,365 million and $nil), respectively, and in all fair value levels of Investment securities were $10,618 million and $2,200 million (October 31, 2019 - $6,474 million and $2,046 million), respectively.

(2)        OECD stands for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

(3)        CDO stands for collateralized debt obligations.

 

Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 Instruments)

A financial instrument is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy if one or more of its unobservable inputs may significantly affect the measurement of its fair value. In preparing the financial statements, appropriate levels for these unobservable input parameters are chosen so that they are consistent with prevailing market evidence or management judgment. Due to the unobservable nature of the prices or rates, there may be uncertainty about the valuation of these Level 3 financial instruments.

During the three months ended April 30, 2020, there were no significant changes made to the valuation techniques and ranges and weighted averages of unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of Level 3 financial instruments. As at April 30, 2020, the impacts of adjusting one or more of the unobservable inputs by reasonably possible alternative assumptions did not change significantly from the impacts disclosed in our 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

Changes in fair value measurement for instruments measured on a recurring basis and categorized in Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Fair value
at beginning
of period

Gains (losses)

included
in earnings

Gains (losses)

included in
OCI 
(1)

Purchases

(issuances)

Settlement

(sales) and

other (2)

Transfers

into

Level 3

Transfers

out of

Level 3

Fair value

at end of

period

Gains

(losses) included

in earnings for

positions still held

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. state, municipal and agencies

$             55

$                -

$                4

$              -

$           (5 )

$          -

$          -

$         54

  $                     -

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-CDO securities

                  2

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

              2

                         -

Corporate debt and other debt

                19

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

            19

                         -

Equities

           1,236

                (51 )

                 43

              47

            (19 )

             -

             -

       1,256

                     (37 )

 

           1,312

                (51 )

                 47

              47

            (24 )

             -

             -

       1,331

                     (37 )

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

                27

                   -

                   1

                -

                -

             -

             -

            28

                    n.a.

Corporate debt and other debt

              158

                   -

                   6

                1

                -

             -

             -

          165

                    n.a.

Equities

              293

                   -

                 36

                4

                -

             -

             -

          333

                    n.a.

 

              478

                   -

                 43

                5

                -

             -

             -

          526

                    n.a.

Loans

              995

                  (7 )

                   -

            172

          (490 )

         332

           (8 )

          994

                       16

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative balances (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

             (610 )

              (114 )

                  (2 )

              (3 )

                7

           34

           92

        (596 )

                     (55 )

Foreign exchange contracts

                25

                 39

                   1

                5

                -

             -

           (4 )

            66

                       33

Other contracts

             (155 )

                (79 )

                  (8 )

            (72 )

              (1 )

         (23 )

           12

        (326 )

                     (60 )

Valuation adjustments

                16

                   -

                   -

                -

              (6 )

             -

             -

            10

                         -

Other assets

                80

                (26 )

                   4

                -

              (9 )

             -

             -

            49

                     (27 )

 

$         2,141

$            (238 )

$               85

$          154

$        (523 )

$       343

$         92

$     2,054

  $               (130 )

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$           (268 )

$               87

$                (4 )

$          (39 )

$              8

$       (66 )

$       119

$      (163 )

  $                   96

Business and government

                  -

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

              -

                         -

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

               (59 )

                 16

                  (3 )

                1

                9

             -

             -

          (36 )

                       16

 

$           (327 )

$             103

$                (7 )

$          (38 )

$            17

$       (66 )

$       119

$      (199 )

  $                 112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Fair value
at beginning

of period

Gains (losses)

included
in earnings

Gains (losses)

included in
OCI (1)

Purchases

(issuances)

Settlement

(sales) and

other (2)

Transfers

into

Level 3

Transfers

out of

Level 3

Fair value

at end of

period

Gains

(losses) included

in earnings for

positions still held

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. state, municipal and agencies

$              65

$                -

$                 2

$             -

$             -

$          -

$          -

$          67

$                       -

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                               

Non-CDO securities

                  9

                   -

                   -

                -

              (5 )

             -

             -

              4

                         1

Corporate debt and other debt

                22

                   -

                   -

                -

              (1 )

             -

             -

            21

                         -

Equities

           1,076

                (29 )

                 16

              70

            (35 )

             9

             -

       1,107

                     (12 )

 

           1,172

                (29 )

                 18

              70

            (41 )

             9

             -

       1,199

                     (11 )

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

                27

                   -

                   1

                -

                -

             -

             -

            28

                    n.a.

Corporate debt and other debt

              135

                   -

                 11

                -

                -

             -

             -

          146

                    n.a.

Equities

              247

                   -

                 10

                -

              39

             -

             -

          296

                    n.a.

 

              409

                   -

                 22

                -

              39

             -

             -

          470

                    n.a.

Loans

              826

                 12

                   1

              48

              (2 )

           53

       (179 )

          759

                         5

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative balances (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

             (550 )

                (27 )

                   -

          (193 )

            184

             1

             -

        (585 )

                     (31 )

Foreign exchange contracts

                12

                   1

                   3

              (1 )

                -

             -

             2

            17

                         1

Other contracts

             (102 )

                 35

                  (3 )

              (6 )

              13

         (22 )

       (105 )

        (190 )

                       14

Valuation adjustments

                13

                   -

                   -

                -

              (7 )

             -

             -

              6

                         -

Other assets

                61

                 10

                   1

                -

              (6 )

             -

             -

            66

                       10

 

$         1,841

$                 2

$               42

$          (82 )

$          180

$         41

$     (282 )

$     1,742

$                   (12 )

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$             (91 )

$                (4 )

$                -

$          (24 )

$              6

$     (107 )

$         28

$      (192 )

$                     (7 )

Business and government

                  -

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

              -

                         -

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

               (52 )

                  (5 )

                  (2 )

                1

                2

             -

             -

          (56 )

                       (4 )

 

$           (143 )

$                (9 )

$                (2 )

$          (23 )

$              8

$     (107 )

$         28

$      (248 )

$                   (11 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Fair value
at beginning
of period

Gains (losses)
included
in earnings

Gains (losses)
included in
OCI
(1)

Purchases
(issuances)

Settlement
(sales) and
other
(2)

Transfers
into
Level 3

Transfers
out of
Level 3

Fair value
at end of
period

Gains

(losses) included
in earnings for
positions still held

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. state, municipal and agencies

$              58

$                 -

$                 4

$              -

$            (8 )

$           -

$           -

$          54

$                       -

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-CDO securities

                  2

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

              2

                         -

Corporate debt and other debt

                21

                  (1 )

                   -

                -

              (1 )

             -

             -

            19

                         -

Equities

           1,219

                (78 )

                 47

            118

            (47 )

             -

           (3 )

       1,256

                     (49 )

 

           1,300

                (79 )

                 51

            118

            (56 )

             -

           (3 )

       1,331

                     (49 )

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

                27

                   -

                   1

                -

                -

             -

             -

            28

                    n.a.

Corporate debt and other debt

              153

                   -

                 11

                1

                -

             -

             -

          165

                    n.a.

Equities

              294

                   -

                 36

                4

              (1 )

             -

             -

          333

                    n.a.

 

              474

                   -

                 48

                5

              (1 )

             -

             -

          526

                    n.a.

Loans

              680

                 19

                   -

            490

          (499 )

         340

         (36 )

          994

                       17

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative balances (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

             (585 )

              (110 )

                  (2 )

            (39 )

                8

           34

           98

        (596 )

                     (56 )

Foreign exchange contracts

                21

                 40

                   1

              16

                -

           (5 )

           (7 )

            66

                       31

Other contracts

             (195 )

                (94 )

                  (7 )

            (74 )

                7

         (33 )

           70

        (326 )

                     (72 )

Valuation adjustments

                22

                   -

                   -

                -

            (12 )

             -

             -

            10

                         -

Other assets

                77

                (19 )

                   4

                -

            (13 )

             -

             -

            49

                     (20 )

 

$         1,794

$            (243 )

$               95

$          516

$        (566 )

$       336

$       122

$     2,054

$                 (149 )

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$           (156 )

$               86

$                (4 )

$        (213 )

$            18

$       (82 )

$       188

$      (163 )

$                     94

Business and government

                  -

                   -

                   -

                -

                -

             -

             -

              -

                         -

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

               (60 )

                 12

                  (3 )

                4

              11

             -

             -

          (36 )

                       12

 

$           (216 )

$               98

$                (7 )

$        (209 )

$            29

$       (82 )

$       188

$      (199 )

$                   106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Fair value
at beginning
of period

Gains (losses)
included
in earnings

Gains (losses)
included in
OCI (1)

Purchases
(issuances)

Settlement
(sales) and
other (2)

Transfers
into
Level 3

Transfers
out of
Level 3

Fair value
at end of
period

Gains
(losses) included
in earnings for
positions still held

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. state, municipal and agencies

$              66

$                (1 )

$                2

$              -

$              -

$           -

$           -

$            67

  $                     -

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-CDO securities

              110

                 15

                  -

                -

          (121 )

             -

             -

                4

                         2

Corporate debt and other debt

                21

                   1

                  -

                -

              (1 )

             -

             -

              21

                         -

Equities

           1,148

                (47 )

                16

            150

          (178 )

           18

             -

         1,107

                     (17 )

 

           1,345

                (32 )

                18

            150

          (300 )

           18

             -

         1,199

                     (15 )

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

                  -

                   -

                  1

              27

                -

             -

             -

              28

                    n.a.

Corporate debt and other debt

              192

                  (3 )

                13

                -

            (56 )

             -

             -

            146

                    n.a.

Equities

              237

                   -

                20

                -

              39

             -

             -

            296

                    n.a.

 

              429

                  (3 )

                34

              27

            (17 )

             -

             -

            470

                    n.a.

Loans

              551

                 29

                  2

            312

              (4 )

           53

       (184 )

            759

                       21

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative balances (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

            (504 )

                (95 )

                  -

          (193 )

            224

             3

         (20 )

          (585 )

                     (37 )

Foreign exchange contracts

                21

                  (6 )

                  9

                1

                -

           (1 )

           (7 )

              17

                         -

Other contracts

              (84 )

                 80

                 (3 )

            (15 )

            (10 )

         (39 )

       (119 )

          (190 )

                       74

Valuation adjustments

                  1

                   -

                  -

                -

                5

             -

             -

                6

                         -

Other assets

                65

                 10

                  1

                -

            (10 )

             -

             -

              66

                       10

 

$         1,824

$              (17 )

$              61

$          282

$        (112 )

$         34

$     (330 )

$       1,742

  $                   53

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

$          (390 )

$              (34 )

$               (1 )

$          (33 )

$            11

$     (125 )

$       380

$        (192 )

  $                   (5 )

Business and government

                  5

                   -

                  -

                -

                -

             -

           (5 )

                -

                         -

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

              (68 )

                  (5 )

                 (2 )

                1

              18

             -

             -

            (56 )

                       (3 )

 

$          (453 )

$              (39 )

$               (3 )

$          (32 )

$            29

$     (125 )

$       375

$        (248 )

  $                   (8 )

(1)        These amounts include the foreign currency translation gains or losses arising on consolidation of foreign subsidiaries relating to the Level 3 instruments, where applicable. The unrealized gains on Investment securities recognized in OCI were $25 million for the three months ended April 30, 2020 (April 30, 2019 - gains of $18 million) and gains of $29 million for the six months ended April 30, 2020 (April 30, 2019 - gains of $29 million), excluding the translation gains or losses arising on consolidation.

(2)        Other includes amortization of premiums or discounts recognized in net income.

(3)        Net derivatives as at April 30, 2020 included derivative assets of $698 million (April 30, 2019 - $344 million) and derivative liabilities of $1,544 million (April 30, 2019 - $1,096 million).

n.a.       not applicable

Transfers between fair value hierarchy levels for instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and transfers into and out of Level 3 are assumed to occur at the end of the period. For an asset or a liability that transfers into Level 3 during the period, the entire change in fair value for the period is excluded from the Gains (losses) included in earnings for positions still held column of the above reconciliation, whereas for transfers out of Level 3 during the period, the entire change in fair value for the period is included in the same column of the above reconciliation.

Transfers between Level 1 and 2 are dependent on whether fair value is obtained on the basis of quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1).

During the three months ended April 30, 2020, transfers out of Level 1 to Level 2 included Trading U.S. state, municipal and agencies debt and Obligations related to securities sold short of $403 million and $256 million, respectively.

During the three months ended April 30, 2020 there were no significant transfers out of Level 2 to Level 1.

Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 are primarily due to either a change in the market observability for an input, or a change in an unobservable input's significance to a financial instrument's fair value.

During the three months ended April 30, 2020, transfers out of Level 2 to Level 3 include:

• $332 million in Loans, due to changes in the significance of the unobservable inputs.

During the three months ended April 30, 2020, transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 include:

• $119 million in Personal deposits, due to changes in the significance of the unobservable inputs.

• $92 million of Interest rate contracts, comprised of $190 million of derivative related assets and $282 million of derivative related liabilities, due to changes in the significance of the unobservable inputs.

 

Net interest income from financial instruments

Interest and dividend income arising from financial assets and financial liabilities and the associated costs of funding are reported in Net interest income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30
2020

April 30
2019

 

April 30
2020

April 30
2019

Interest and dividend income (1), (2)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

$          2,436                    

$           2,900                     

 

$            5,421

$         5,787                   

Financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

               305                    

                288                     

 

                 614

              560                   

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost

            6,485                    

             6,944                     

 

            13,429

         13,934                   

 

            9,226                    

           10,132                     

 

            19,464

         20,281                   

Interest expense (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss (3)

$          1,635                    

$           2,543                     

 

$            3,995

$         5,098                   

Financial instruments measured at amortized cost (4)

            2,126                    

             2,816                     

 

              4,783

           5,563                   

 

            3,761                    

             5,359                     

 

              8,778

         10,661                   

Net interest income (3)

$          5,465                    

$           4,773                     

 

$          10,686

$         9,620                   

(1)        Excludes the following amounts related to our insurance operations and included in Insurance premiums, investment and fee income in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three months ended April 30, 2020, Interest income of $123 million (April 30, 2019 - $114 million), and Interest expense of $1 million (April 30, 2019 - $1 million). For the six months ended April 30, 2020, Interest income of $255 million (April 30, 2019 - $243 million), and Interest expense of $3 million (April 30, 2019 - $2 million).

(2)        Includes dividend income for the three months ended April 30, 2020 of $614 million (April 30, 2019 - $456 million) and for the six months ended April 30, 2020 of $1,222 million (April 30, 2019 - $893 million), which is presented in Interest and dividend income in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Income.

(3)        Commencing Q4 2019, the interest component of the valuation of certain deposits carried at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) previously presented in trading revenue is presented in net interest income. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with this presentation.

(4)        Includes interest expense on lease liabilities for the three months ended April 30, 2020 of $32 million and for the six months ended April 30, 2020 of $63 million, due to the adoption of IFRS 16.

 

 

 

Note 4    Securities

 

Unrealized gains and losses on securities at FVOCI (1), (2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at      

 

April 30, 2020

 

October 31, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Cost/
Amortized cost

Gross
unrealized
gains

Gross
unrealized
losses

Fair value

 

Cost/
Amortized cost

Gross
unrealized
gains

Gross
unrealized
losses

Fair value

Debt issued or guaranteed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal (3)

$           1,132                     

$            1

$               (2 )

$           1,131                     

 

$                 655                        

$               3

$              (1 )

$              657

Provincial and municipal

             5,092                     

            82

               (26 )

             5,148                     

 

                2,878                        

               43

              (23 )

             2,898

U.S. state, municipal and agencies (3)

           41,582                     

          245

             (593 )

           41,234                     

 

              20,787                        

             215

            (126 )

           20,876

Other OECD government

             6,800                     

              4

               (18 )

             6,786                     

 

                4,254                        

                 2

                (5 )

             4,251

Mortgage-backed securities (3)

             3,109                     

              3

             (157 )

             2,955                     

 

                2,709                        

                 1

                (8 )

             2,702

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDO

             7,858                     

              6

             (375 )

             7,489                     

 

                7,334                        

                 1

              (35 )

             7,300

Non-CDO securities

             1,007                     

              -

               (44 )

                963                     

 

                   847                        

                 4

                (2 )

                849

Corporate debt and other debt

           22,729                     

            60

               (64 )

           22,725                     

 

              17,655                        

               45

              (10 )

           17,690

Equities

                281                     

          251

                 (5 )

                527                     

 

                   248                        

             218

                (3 )

                463

 

$         89,590                     

$        652

$        (1,284 )

$         88,958                     

 

$            57,367                        

$           532

$          (213 )

$         57,686

(1)        Excludes $45,205 million of held-to-collect securities as at April 30, 2020 that are carried at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses (October 31, 2019 - $44,784 million).

(2)        Gross unrealized gains and losses includes $23 million of allowance for credit losses on debt securities at FVOCI as at April 30, 2020 (October 31, 2019 - $(3) million) recognized in income and Other components of equity.

(3)        The majority of the MBS are residential. Cost/Amortized cost, Gross unrealized gains, Gross unrealized losses and Fair value related to commercial MBS are $2,344 million, $nil, $144 million and $2,200 million, respectively as at April 30, 2020 (October 31, 2019 - $2,051 million, $1 million, $6 million and $2,046 million, respectively).

Allowance for credit losses on investment securities

The following tables reconcile the opening and closing allowance for debt securities at FVOCI and amortized cost by stage. Reconciling items include the following:

• Transfers between stages, which are presumed to occur before any corresponding remeasurement of the allowance.

• Purchases, which reflect the allowance related to assets newly recognized during the period, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.

• Sales and maturities, which reflect the allowance related to assets derecognized during the period without a credit loss being incurred, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.

• Changes in risk, parameters and exposures, which comprise the impact of changes in model inputs or assumptions, including changes in forward-looking macroeconomic conditions; partial repayments; changes in the measurement following a transfer between stages; and unwinding of the time value discount due to the passage of time.

 

Allowance for credit losses - securities at FVOCI (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

 

April 30, 2019

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (2)

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (2)

Total

Balance at beginning of period

$           6

$            -

 

$              (9 )

$         (3 )

 

$          6

$          -

 

$               3

$          9

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Transfers to stage 2

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Transfers to stage 3

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Purchases

             9

              -

 

                  -

             9

 

            1

             -

 

                 -

            1

Sales and maturities

           (2 )

              -

 

                  -

           (2 )

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             9

              -

 

                10

           19

 

           (2 )

             -

 

                (7 )

           (9 )

Exchange rate and other

             1

              -

 

                (1 )

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Balance at end of period

$         23

$            -

 

$                -

$         23

 

$          5

$          -

 

$              (4 )

$          1

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

 

April 30, 2019

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (2)

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (2)

Total

Balance at beginning of period

$           4

$            -

 

$              (7 )

$         (3 )

 

$          4

$           7

 

$              -

$        11

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Transfers to stage 2

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Transfers to stage 3

             -

              -

 

                  -

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Purchases

           11

              -

 

                  -

           11

 

            3

             -

 

                 -

            3

Sales and maturities

           (2 )

              -

 

                  -

           (2 )

 

           (1 )

           (7 )

 

                 -

           (8 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             9

              -

 

                  8

           17

 

           (1 )

             -

 

                (4 )

           (5 )

Exchange rate and other

             1

              -

 

                (1 )

             -

 

            -

             -

 

                 -

            -

Balance at end of period

$         23

$            -

 

$                -

$         23

 

$          5

$          -

 

$              (4 )

$          1

(1)        Expected credit losses on debt securities at FVOCI are not separately recognized on the balance sheet as the related securities are recorded at fair value. The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in income is presented in Other components of equity.

(2)        Reflects changes in the allowance for purchased credit impaired securities.

Allowance for credit losses - securities at amortized cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

 

April 30, 2019

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

Balance at beginning of period

$           5

$          17

 

$              -

$         22

 

$           6

$          30

 

$             -                

$          36

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Transfers to stage 2

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Transfers to stage 3

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Purchases

             3

              -

 

                -

             3

 

             3

              -

 

               -                

              3

Sales and maturities

           (1 )

              -

 

                -

           (1 )

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             2

              2

 

                -

             4

 

            (2 )

            (8 )

 

               -                

          (10 )

Exchange rate and other

             -

              1

 

                -

             1

 

             -

              1

 

               -                

              1

Balance at end of period

$           9

$          20

 

$              -

$         29

 

$           7

$          23

 

$             -                

$          30

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

 

April 30, 2019

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Impaired

 

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

Balance at beginning of period

$           5

$          19

 

$              -

$         24

 

$           6

$          32

 

$             -                

$          38

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Transfers to stage 2

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Transfers to stage 3

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Purchases

             5

              -

 

                -

             5

 

             4

              -

 

               -                

              4

Sales and maturities

           (1 )

              -

 

                -

           (1 )

 

             -

              -

 

               -                

              -

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             -

              1

 

                -

             1

 

            (3 )

          (10 )

 

               -                

          (13 )

Exchange rate and other

             -

              -

 

                -

             -

 

             -

              1

 

               -                

              1

Balance at end of period

$           9

$          20

 

$              -

$         29

 

$           7

$          23

 

$             -                

$          30

 

Credit risk exposure by internal risk rating

The following table presents the fair value of debt securities at FVOCI and gross carrying amount of securities at amortized cost. Risk ratings are based on internal ratings used in the measurement of expected credit losses, as at the reporting date as outlined in the internal ratings maps in the Credit risk section of our 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at   

 

April 30, 2020

 

October 31, 2019

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (1)

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3 (1)

Total

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities at FVOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

$        86,236                    

$         33

 

$               -

$        86,269                    

 

$         56,671

$            1               

 

$              -

$         56,672

Non-investment grade

            1,998                    

             1

 

                 -

            1,999                    

 

                400

              1               

 

                 -

                401

Impaired

                   -                    

             -

 

             162

               162                    

 

                    -

              -               

 

             150

                150

 

$        88,234                    

$         34

 

$           162

$        88,430                    

 

$         57,071

$            2               

 

$           150

$         57,223

Items not subject to impairment (2)

 

 

 

 

               528                    

 

 

 

 

 

                463

 

 

 

 

 

$        88,958                    

 

 

 

 

 

$         57,686

Securities at amortized cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

$        44,102                    

$           7

 

$               -

$        44,109                    

 

$         43,681

$          46               

 

$              -

$         43,727

Non-investment grade

               727                    

         398

 

                 -

            1,125                    

 

                695

          386               

 

                 -

             1,081

Impaired

                   -                    

             -

 

                 -

                   -                    

 

                    -

              -               

 

                 -

                    -

 

$        44,829                    

$       405

 

$               -

$        45,234                    

 

$         44,376

$        432               

 

$              -

$         44,808

Allowance for credit losses

                   9                    

           20

 

                 -

                 29                    

 

                    5

            19               

 

                 -

                  24

Amortized cost

$        44,820                    

$       385

 

$               -

$        45,205                    

 

$         44,371

$        413               

 

$              -

$         44,784

(1)        Includes $162 million of purchased credit impaired securities (October 31, 2019 - $150 million).

(2)        Investment securities at FVOCI not subject to impairment represent equity securities designated as FVOCI.

 

 

 

Note 5    Loans and allowance for credit losses

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Balance at

beginning

of period

Provision
for credit

losses

Net
write-offs

Exchange
rate and

other

Balance at
end of

period

 

Balance at

beginning
of period

Provision

for credit

losses

Net
write-offs

Exchange
rate and

other

Balance at

end of

period

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

$            367

$         126

$            (8 )

$            (1 )

$            484

 

$          409                 

$            (2 )

$          (16 )

$             4

$          395                 

Personal

              940

           437

          (119 )

               -

           1,258

 

            892                 

            148

          (117 )

              (1 )

            922                 

Credit cards

              868

           393

          (142 )

               2

           1,121

 

            780                 

            135

          (125 )

               -

            790                 

Small business

                66

             50

              (9 )

               -

              107

 

              51                 

                7

              (8 )

              (1 )

              49                 

Wholesale

           1,191

        1,660

            (67 )

               6

           2,790

 

         1,110                 

            158

          (155 )

              (5 )

         1,108                 

Customers' liability under acceptances

                39

             68

                -

              (2 )

              105

 

              31                 

              (5 )

                -

               -

              26                 

 

$         3,471

$      2,734

$        (345 )

$             5

$         5,865

 

$       3,273                 

$          441

$        (421 )

$            (3 )

$       3,290                 

Presented as:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

$         3,139

 

 

 

$         5,230

 

$       3,061                 

 

 

 

$       3,093                 

Other liabilities - Provisions

              292

 

 

 

              529

 

            180                 

 

 

 

            171                 

Customers' liability under acceptances

                39

 

 

 

              105

 

              31                 

 

 

 

              26                 

Other components of equity

                  1

 

 

 

                  1

 

                1                 

 

 

 

                -                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Balance at
beginning
of period

Provision
for credit

losses

Net
write-offs

Exchange

rate and

other

Balance at

end of
period

 

Balance at

beginning
of period

Provision
for credit

losses

Net

write-offs

Exchange
rate and

other

Balance at

end of

period

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

$            402

$         119

$          (16 )

$          (21 )

$           484

 

$          382                 

$            31

$          (20 )

$             2

$          395                 

Personal

              935

           558

          (230 )

              (5 )

          1,258

 

            895                 

            271

          (230 )

            (14 )

            922                 

Credit cards

              832

           570

          (281 )

               -

          1,121

 

            760                 

            275

          (245 )

               -

            790                 

Small business

                61

             64

            (17 )

              (1 )

             107

 

              51                 

              13

            (13 )

              (2 )

              49                 

Wholesale

           1,165

        1,762

          (108 )

            (29 )

          2,790

 

            979                 

            362

          (216 )

            (17 )

         1,108                 

Customers' liability under acceptances

                24

             82

                -

              (1 )

             105

 

              21                 

                5

                -

               -

              26                 

 

$         3,419

$      3,155

$        (652 )

$          (57 )

$        5,865

 

$       3,088                 

$          957

$        (724 )

$          (31 )

$       3,290                 

Presented as:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

$         3,100

 

 

 

$        5,230

 

$       2,912                 

 

 

 

$       3,093                 

Other liabilities - Provisions

              295

 

 

 

             529

 

            154                 

 

 

 

            171                 

Customers' liability under acceptances

                24

 

 

 

             105

 

              21                 

 

 

 

              26                 

Other components of equity

                  -

 

 

 

                 1

 

                1                 

 

 

 

                -                 

The following table reconciles the opening and closing allowance for loans and commitments, by stage, for each major product category. Reconciling items include the following:

• Transfers between stages, which are presumed to occur before any corresponding remeasurements of the allowance.

• Originations, which reflect the allowance related to assets newly recognized during the period, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.

• Maturities, which reflect the allowance related to assets derecognized during the period without a credit loss being incurred, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.

• Changes in risk, parameters and exposures, which comprise the impact of changes in model inputs or assumptions, including changes in forward-looking macroeconomic conditions; partial repayments and additional draws on existing facilities; changes in the measurement following a transfer between stages; and unwinding of the time value discount due to the passage of time in stage 1 and stage 2.

 

Allowance for credit losses - Retail and wholesale loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

Residential mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           132

$             80

 

$           155

$         367

 

$           138

$             79

 

$           192

$           409

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

               33

              (21 )

 

              (12 )

               -

 

               35

              (28 )

 

                (7 )

                 -

Transfers to stage 2

              (22 )

               23

 

                (1 )

               -

 

                (2 )

                 3

 

                (1 )

                 -

Transfers to stage 3

                (1 )

                (7 )

 

                 8

               -

 

                 -

              (10 )

 

               10

                 -

Originations

               11

                 -

 

                 -

             11

 

               10

                 -

 

                 -

               10

Maturities

                (3 )

                (4 )

 

                 -

              (7 )

 

                (3 )

                (1 )

 

                 -

                (4 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

              (39 )

             159

 

                 2

           122

 

              (39 )

               19

 

               12

                (8 )

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

              (10 )

            (10 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

              (17 )

              (17 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

                 2

               2

 

                 -

                 -

 

                 1

                 1

Exchange rate and other

                 3

                (7 )

 

                 3

              (1 )

 

                 1

                 1

 

                 2

                 4

Balance at end of period

$           114

$           223

 

$           147

$         484

 

$           140

$             63

 

$           192

$           395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           273

$           517

 

$           150

$         940

 

$           235

$           519

 

$           138

$           892

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             110

            (107 )

 

                (3 )

               -

 

             142

            (136 )

 

                (6 )

                 -

Transfers to stage 2

              (37 )

               38

 

                (1 )

               -

 

              (23 )

               24

 

                (1 )

                 -

Transfers to stage 3

                (1 )

              (19 )

 

               20

               -

 

                (1 )

              (40 )

 

               41

                 -

Originations

               28

                 -

 

                 -

             28

 

               23

                 1

 

                 -

               24

Maturities

              (11 )

              (24 )

 

                 -

            (35 )

 

                (5 )

              (27 )

 

                 -

              (32 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

              (20 )

             352

 

             112

           444

 

            (134 )

             214

 

               76

             156

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

            (148 )

          (148 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (148 )

            (148 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               29

             29

 

                 -

                 -

 

               31

               31

Exchange rate and other

                 1

                 -

 

                (1 )

               -

 

                 1

                 -

 

                (2 )

                (1 )

Balance at end of period

$           343

$           757

 

$           158

$      1,258

 

$           238

$           555

 

$           129

$           922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           174

$           694

 

$              -

$         868

 

$           168

$           612

 

$              -

$           780

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             117

            (117 )

 

                 -

               -

 

             118

            (118 )

 

                 -

                 -

Transfers to stage 2

              (25 )

               25

 

                 -

               -

 

              (20 )

               20

 

                 -

                 -

Transfers to stage 3

                (1 )

              (94 )

 

               95

               -

 

                (1 )

              (83 )

 

               84

                 -

Originations

                 3

                 -

 

                 -

               3

 

                 1

                 -

 

                 -

                 1

Maturities

                (4 )

                (6 )

 

                 -

            (10 )

 

                (1 )

                (5 )

 

                 -

                (6 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

              (20 )

             373

 

               47

           400

 

              (98 )

             197

 

               41

             140

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

            (173 )

          (173 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (158 )

            (158 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               31

             31

 

                 -

                 -

 

               33

               33

Exchange rate and other

                 2

                 -

 

                 -

               2

 

                (1 )

                 1

 

                 -

                 -

Balance at end of period

$           246

$           875

 

$              -

$      1,121

 

$           166

$           624

 

$              -

$           790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$             29

$             11

 

$             26

$           66

 

$             16

$             18

 

$             17

$             51

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

                 4

                (4 )

 

                 -

               -

 

                 6

                (6 )

 

                 -

                 -

Transfers to stage 2

                (2 )

                 2

 

                 -

               -

 

                (1 )

                 1

 

                 -

                 -

Transfers to stage 3

                 -

                 -

 

                 -

               -

 

                 -

                (2 )

 

                 2

                 -

Originations

                 5

                 -

 

                 -

               5

 

                 2

                 -

 

                 -

                 2

Maturities

                (2 )

                 -

 

                 -

              (2 )

 

                (1 )

                (2 )

 

                 -

                (3 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

               22

               11

 

               14

             47

 

                (7 )

                 8

 

                 7

                 8

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

              (10 )

            (10 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

              (10 )

              (10 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

                 1

               1

 

                 -

                 -

 

                 2

                 2

Exchange rate and other

                 -

                 1

 

                (1 )

               -

 

                 -

                 -

 

                (1 )

                (1 )

Balance at end of period

$             56

$             21

 

$             30

$         107

 

$             15

$             17

 

$             17

$             49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           300

$           407

 

$           484

$      1,191

 

$           301

$           361

 

$           448

$        1,110

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

               39

              (38 )

 

                (1 )

               -

 

               54

              (45 )

 

                (9 )

                 -

Transfers to stage 2

              (37 )

               37

 

                 -

               -

 

                (8 )

                 8

 

                 -

                 -

Transfers to stage 3

                (1 )

              (27 )

 

               28

               -

 

                (2 )

              (17 )

 

               19

                 -

Originations

             413

                 -

 

                 -

           413

 

               59

               17

 

                 -

               76

Maturities

              (34 )

              (42 )

 

                 -

            (76 )

 

              (46 )

              (36 )

 

                 -

              (82 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             555

             463

 

             305

        1,323

 

              (68 )

               65

 

             167

             164

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

              (82 )

            (82 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (168 )

            (168 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               15

             15

 

                 -

                 -

 

               13

               13

Exchange rate and other

               11

                 7

 

              (12 )

               6

 

                 3

                 5

 

              (13 )

                (5 )

Balance at end of period

$        1,246

$           807

 

$           737

$      2,790

 

$           293

$           358

 

$           457

$        1,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

 

Performing

 

Impaired

 

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

Total

Residential mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           146

$             77

 

$           179

$            402

 

$           142

$             64

 

$           176

$          382

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

               60

              (39 )

 

              (21 )

                  -

 

               43

              (36 )

 

                (7 )

                -

Transfers to stage 2

              (26 )

               29

 

                (3 )

                  -

 

                (5 )

                 7

 

                (2 )

                -

Transfers to stage 3

                (2 )

              (15 )

 

               17

                  -

 

                (1 )

              (18 )

 

               19

                -

Originations

               27

                 -

 

                 -

                27

 

               23

                 -

 

                 -

              23

Maturities

                (7 )

                (7 )

 

                 -

              (14 )

 

                (6 )

                (3 )

 

                 -

              (9 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

              (84 )

             188

 

                 2

              106

 

              (57 )

               49

 

               25

              17

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

              (22 )

              (22 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

              (22 )

            (22 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

                 6

                  6

 

                 -

                 -

 

                 2

                2

Exchange rate and other

                 -

              (10 )

 

              (11 )

              (21 )

 

                 1

                 -

 

                 1

                2

Balance at end of period

$          114

$           223

 

$           147

$            484

 

$           140

$             63

 

$           192

$          395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           272

$           520

 

$           143

$            935

 

$           242

$           512

 

$           141

$          895

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             229

            (226 )

 

                (3 )

                  -

 

             274

            (268 )

 

                (6 )

                -

Transfers to stage 2

              (56 )

               57

 

                (1 )

                  -

 

              (46 )

               47

 

                (1 )

                -

Transfers to stage 3

                (2 )

              (39 )

 

               41

                  -

 

                (1 )

              (84 )

 

               85

                -

Originations

               53

                 -

 

                 -

                53

 

               46

                 1

 

                 -

              47

Maturities

              (23 )

              (47 )

 

                 -

              (70 )

 

              (12 )

              (57 )

 

                 -

            (69 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

            (131 )

             493

 

             213

              575

 

            (266 )

             404

 

             155

            293

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

            (297 )

            (297 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (292 )

          (292 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               67

                67

 

                 -

                 -

 

               62

              62

Exchange rate and other

                 1

                (1 )

 

                (5 )

                (5 )

 

                 1

                 -

 

              (15 )

            (14 )

Balance at end of period

$          343

$           757

 

$           158

$         1,258

 

$           238

$           555

 

$           129

$          922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           173

$           659

 

$               -

$            832

 

$           161

$           599

 

$              -

$          760

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

             235

            (235 )

 

                 -

                  -

 

             228

            (228 )

 

                 -

                -

Transfers to stage 2

              (47 )

               47

 

                 -

                  -

 

              (39 )

               39

 

                 -

                -

Transfers to stage 3

                (1 )

            (182 )

 

             183

                  -

 

                (1 )

            (163 )

 

             164

                -

Originations

                 5

                 -

 

                 -

                  5

 

                 2

                 -

 

                 -

                2

Maturities

                (5 )

              (14 )

 

                 -

              (19 )

 

                (2 )

              (11 )

 

                 -

            (13 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

            (114 )

             600

 

               98

              584

 

            (182 )

             387

 

               81

            286

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

            (347 )

            (347 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (311 )

          (311 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               66

                66

 

                 -

                 -

 

               66

              66

Exchange rate and other

                 -

                 -

 

                 -

                  -

 

                (1 )

                 1

 

                 -

                -

Balance at end of period

$          246

$           875

 

$               -

$         1,121

 

$           166

$           624

 

$              -

$          790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$            29

$             10

 

$             22

$              61

 

$             17

$             16

 

$             18

$            51

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

                 5

                (5 )

 

                 -

                  -

 

               11

              (11 )

 

                 -

                -

Transfers to stage 2

                (3 )

                 3

 

                 -

                  -

 

                (2 )

                 2

 

                 -

                -

Transfers to stage 3

                 -

                (1 )

 

                 1

                  -

 

                 -

                (5 )

 

                 5

                -

Originations

                 8

                 -

 

                 -

                  8

 

                 5

                 -

 

                 -

                5

Maturities

                (3 )

                (1 )

 

                 -

                (4 )

 

                (2 )

                (4 )

 

                 -

              (6 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

               20

               15

 

               25

                60

 

              (14 )

               19

 

                 9

              14

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

              (20 )

              (20 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

              (17 )

            (17 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

                 3

                  3

 

                 -

                 -

 

                 4

                4

Exchange rate and other

                 -

                 -

 

                (1 )

                (1 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

                (2 )

              (2 )

Balance at end of period

$            56

$             21

 

$             30

$            107

 

$             15

$             17

 

$             17

$            49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$           281

$           396

 

$           488

$         1,165

 

$           274

$           340

 

$           365

$          979

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers to stage 1

               66

              (64 )

 

                (2 )

                  -

 

               78

              (69 )

 

                (9 )

                -

Transfers to stage 2

              (45 )

               46

 

                (1 )

                  -

 

              (17 )

               19

 

                (2 )

                -

Transfers to stage 3

                (2 )

              (45 )

 

               47

                  -

 

                (3 )

              (33 )

 

               36

                -

Originations

             479

                 -

 

                 -

              479

 

             127

               27

 

                 -

            154

Maturities

              (77 )

              (95 )

 

                 -

            (172 )

 

              (89 )

              (79 )

 

                 -

          (168 )

Changes in risk, parameters and exposures

             538

             562

 

             355

           1,455

 

              (79 )

             149

 

             306

            376

Write-offs

                 -

                 -

 

            (136 )

            (136 )

 

                 -

                 -

 

            (236 )

          (236 )

Recoveries

                 -

                 -

 

               28

                28

 

                 -

                 -

 

               20

              20

Exchange rate and other

                 6

                 7

 

              (42 )

              (29 )

 

                 2

                 4

 

              (23 )

            (17 )

Balance at end of period

$        1,246

$           807

 

$           737

$         2,790

 

$           293

$           358

 

$           457

$       1,108

 

Key inputs and assumptions

The following provides an update on the key inputs and assumptions used in the measurement of expected credit losses. For further details, refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements, and Note 2 and Note 5 of our 2019 Annual Report.

The COVID-19 global pandemic significantly impacted our economic outlook, which has a higher than usual degree of uncertainty given the rapidly evolving environment. Our allowance for credit losses reflects our economic outlook as at April 30, 2020. Subsequent changes to this forecast and related estimates will be reflected in our allowance for credit losses in future periods.

Our base scenario reflects a sharp drop in economic activity in Q2 followed by a partial recovery in the second half of the year as containment measures unwind gradually. The recovery is expected to be gradual with the unemployment rate remaining above pre-shock lows at the end of calendar 2020.

Downside scenarios reflect conditions deteriorating further for up to two years, followed by a recovery for the remainder of the period. These scenarios assume a monetary policy response that returns the economy to a long-run, sustainable growth rate within the forecast period.

The upside scenario reflects stronger economic growth than the base scenario for the first two years, without further monetary policy response, followed by a return to a long-run sustainable growth rate within the forecast period.

The following provides additional detail about our forecasts for certain key macroeconomic variables used in the models to estimate ACL:

Unemployment - We expect quarterly average Canadian and U.S. unemployment to peak at 14.6% and 13.3%, respectively, for the calendar quarter of Q2 2020, before improving slowly, starting in the latter half of 2020.

 

 

 

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - We expect Canadian and U.S. GDP to contract in calendar Q2 2020, with a swoosh-shaped recovery beginning in the latter half of 2020. GDP in calendar Q4 2020 is expected to be 5.6% below Q4 2019 levels in Canada, and 4.5% below such levels in the U.S.

 

 

 

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Oil price (West Texas Intermediate in US$) - In our base forecast, we expect oil prices to recover from the April 30, 2020 price of $19 per barrel to an average price of $30 per barrel over the next 12 months and $46 per barrel in the following 2 to 5 years. The range of average prices in our alternative downside and upside scenarios is $21 to $28 per barrel for the next 12 months and $37 to $46 per barrel for the following 2 to 5 years. As at October 31, 2019, our base forecast included an average price of $59 per barrel for the next 12 months and $68 per barrel for the following 2 to 5 years.

Canadian housing price index - In our base forecast, we expect housing prices to contract by 3.5% over the next 12 months, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% for the following 2 to 5 years. The range of annual housing price growth in our alternative downside and upside scenarios is (30.1)% to 5.3% over the next 12 months and 2.8% to 10.8% for the following 2 to 5 years. As at October 31, 2019, our base forecast included housing price growth of 4.5% for the next 12 months and 4.7% for the following 2 to 5 years.

As described above, our base case scenario reflects a stressed environment as at April 30, 2020, reflective of current market conditions. In determining our IFRS 9 allowance for credit losses, we reassessed our scenario weights to more heavily weight the base case scenario and applied expert credit judgement to the weighted modelled results. As we more heavily weighted the stressed base case scenario, further downside scenarios did not have a material impact on the allowance for credit losses.

 

Credit risk exposure by internal risk rating

The following table presents the gross carrying amount of loans measured at amortized cost, and the full contractual amount of undrawn loan commitments subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9. Risk ratings are based on internal ratings used in the measurement of expected credit losses as at the reporting date, as outlined in the internal ratings maps for Wholesale and Retail facilities in the Credit risk section of our 2019 Annual Report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

April 30, 2020

 

October 31, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Total

Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans outstanding - Residential mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low risk

$      234,742                    

$     20,315

$         -

$     255,057

 

$      238,377                    

$     6,764

$         -             

$      245,141                    

Medium risk

          12,837                    

         2,440

           -

         15,277

 

          14,033                    

       1,347

            -             

          15,380                    

High risk

            2,728                    

         3,145

           -

           5,873

 

            2,843                    

       2,722

            -             

            5,565                    

Not rated (1)

          43,609                    

         1,032

           -

         44,641

 

          40,030                    

          726

            -             

          40,756                    

Impaired

                   -                    

                -

       671

              671

 

                   -                    

              -

        732             

               732                    

 

        293,916                    

       26,932

       671

       321,519

 

        295,283                    

     11,559

        732             

        307,574                    

Items not subject to impairment (2)

 

 

 

              405

 

 

 

 

               517                    

Total

 

 

 

       321,924

 

 

 

 

        308,091                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans outstanding - Personal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low risk

$        69,690                    

$       2,922

$         -

$       72,612

 

$        71,619                    

$     1,944

$         -             

$        73,563                    

Medium risk

            4,228                    

         3,710

           -

           7,938

 

            5,254                    

       3,011

            -             

            8,265                    

High risk

               701                    

         1,930

           -

           2,631

 

               843                    

       1,874

            -             

            2,717                    

Not rated (1)

            7,049                    

            155

           -

           7,204

 

            7,293                    

          105

            -             

            7,398                    

Impaired

                   -                    

                -

       331

              331

 

                   -                    

              -

        307             

               307                    

Total

          81,668                    

         8,717

       331

         90,716

 

          85,009                    

       6,934

        307             

          92,250                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans outstanding - Credit cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low risk

$        11,169                    

$          150

$         -

$       11,319

 

$        13,840                    

$        103

$         -             

$        13,943                    

Medium risk

            1,833                    

         1,770

           -

           3,603

 

            2,250                    

       1,827

            -             

            4,077                    

High risk

                 99                    

         1,435

           -

           1,534

 

               137                    

       1,432

            -             

            1,569                    

Not rated (1)

               537                    

              51

           -

              588

 

               677                    

            45

            -             

               722                    

Total

          13,638                    

         3,406

           -

         17,044

 

          16,904                    

       3,407

            -             

          20,311                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans outstanding - Small business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low risk

$          2,232                    

$          175

$         -

$         2,407

 

$          2,200                    

$        107

$         -             

$          2,307                    

Medium risk

            1,996                    

            810

           -

           2,806

 

            2,163                    

          563

            -             

            2,726                    

High risk

               170                    

            254

           -

              424

 

               138                    

          196

            -             

               334                    

Not rated (1)

                 15                    

                -

           -

                15

 

                 10                    

              -

            -             

                 10                    

Impaired

                   -                    

                -

         73

                73

 

                   -                    

              -

          57             

                 57                    

Total

            4,413                    

         1,239

         73

           5,725

 

            4,511                    

          866

          57             

            5,434                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undrawn loan commitments - Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low risk

$      208,731                    

$       3,739

$         -

$     212,470

 

$      196,743                    

$     1,894

$         -             

$      198,637                    

Medium risk

            8,790                    

            324

           -

           9,114

 

            8,251                    

          246

            -             

            8,497                    

High risk

               953                    

            159

           -

           1,112

 

               851                    

          208

            -             

            1,059                    

Not rated (1)

            5,905                    

            139

           -

           6,044

 

            5,861                    

          146

            -             

            6,007                    

Total

        224,379                    

         4,361

           -

       228,740

 

        211,706                    

       2,494

            -             

        214,200                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale - Loans outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

$       68,722                    

$          664

$         -

$       69,386

 

$        47,133                    

$          97

$         -             

$        47,230                    

Non-investment grade

        122,134                    

       31,537

           -

       153,671

 

        119,778                    

     11,940

            -             

        131,718                    

Not rated (1)

            7,270                    

            408

           -

           7,678

 

            5,862                    

          320

            -             

            6,182                    

Impaired

                   -                    

                -

    2,394

           2,394

 

                   -                    

              -

     1,829             

            1,829                    

 

        198,126                    

       32,609

    2,394

       233,129

 

        172,773                    

     12,357

     1,829             

        186,959                    

Items not subject to impairment (2)

 

 

 

         10,140

 

 

 

 

            8,911                    

Total

 

 

 

       243,269

 

 

 

 

        195,870                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undrawn loan commitments - Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

$      231,701                    

$       2,011

$         -

$     233,712

 

$      222,819                    

$          18

$         -             

$      222,837                    

Non-investment grade

          79,823                    

       21,559

           -

       101,382

 

          96,191                    

       9,007

            -             

        105,198                    

Not rated (1)

            3,519                    

                -

           -

           3,519

 

            3,986                    

              -

            -             

            3,986                    

Total

        315,043                    

       23,570

           -

       338,613

 

        322,996                    

       9,025

            -             

        332,021                    

(1)        In certain cases where an internal risk rating is not assigned, we use other approved credit risk assessment or rating methodologies, policies and tools to manage our credit risk.

(2)        Items not subject to impairment are loans held at FVTPL.

 

Loans past due but not impaired (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      As at

 

April 30, 2020

 

October 31, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

1 to 29 days

30 to 89 days

90 days
and greater

Total

 

1 to 29 days

30 to 89 days

90 days
and greater

Total

Retail

$          2,539                    

$            1,353

$             218                    

$        4,110

 

$        3,173

$          1,369

$           186

$        4,728

Wholesale

            3,778                    

              1,078

                   8                    

          4,864

 

          1,543

               460

                 3

          2,006

 

$          6,317                    

$            2,431

$             226                    

$        8,974

 

$        4,716

$          1,829

$           189

$        6,734

(1)        Loans in our payment deferral programs established to help clients manage through the challenges of COVID-19 have been re-aged to current and will not be aged further during the deferral period. Amounts presented may include loans past due as a result of administrative processes, such as mortgage loans on which payments are restrained pending payout due to sale or refinancing. Past due loans arising from administrative processes are not representative of the borrowers' ability to meet their payment obligations.

Loan modifications

We have established relief programs to help clients manage through challenges of COVID-19 through payment deferrals, interest rate reductions, covenant waivers, and refinancing or credit restructuring. In some cases, the original terms of the associated loans were renegotiated or otherwise modified, resulting in changes to the contractual terms of the loans that affect the contractual cash flows. During the three months ended April 30, 2020, the amortized cost of the loans whose contractual terms were modified while in Stage 2 or Stage 3 at the beginning of the period was $6,316 million, resulting in no material modification losses. The gross carrying amount of loans transferred to Stage 1 whose contractual terms were previously modified while in Stage 2 or Stage 3 was not material for the three months ended April 30, 2020.

 

 

 

Note 6     Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            As at

 

April 30, 2020

 

October 31, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Demand (1)

Notice (2)

Term (3)

Total

 

Demand (1)

Notice (2)

Term (3)

Total

Personal

$        165,695

$       59,057

$        103,634

$             328,386

 

$      143,958

$      49,806

$      100,968

$        294,732

Business and government

          292,896

         13,081

          326,748

               632,725

 

        253,113

        13,867

        298,502

          565,482

Bank

            11,065

           1,211

            36,060

                 48,336

 

            8,363

             920

          16,508

            25,791

 

$        469,656

$       73,349

$        466,442

$          1,009,447

 

$      405,434

$      64,593

$      415,978

$        886,005

Non-interest-bearing (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

$        105,013

$         7,125

$               116

$             112,254

 

$        93,163

$        5,692

$             137

$          98,992

United States

            42,706

                  -

                     -

                 42,706

 

          34,632

                 -

                   -

            34,632

Europe (5)

                 808

                  -

                     -

                      808

 

               760

                 -

                   -

                 760

Other International

              7,182

                  -

                     -

                   7,182

 

            5,225

                 5

                   -

              5,230

Interest-bearing (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

          263,288

         18,217

          345,867

               627,372

 

        228,386

        15,306

        333,118

          576,810

United States

              7,357

         47,297

            65,756

               120,410

 

            4,704

        39,626

          41,776

            86,106

Europe (5)

            35,965

              710

            39,121

                 75,796

 

          33,073

             825

          30,090

            63,988

Other International

              7,337

                  -

            15,582

                 22,919

 

            5,491

          3,139

          10,857

            19,487

 

$        469,656

$       73,349

$        466,442

$          1,009,447

 

$      405,434

$      64,593

$      415,978

$        886,005

(1)        Demand deposits are deposits for which we do not have the right to require notice of withdrawal, which includes both savings and chequing accounts.

(2)        Notice deposits are deposits for which we can legally require notice of withdrawal. These deposits are primarily savings accounts.

(3)        Term deposits are deposits payable on a fixed date, and include term deposits, guaranteed investment certificates and similar instruments.

(4)        The geographical splits of the deposits are based on the point of origin of the deposits and where the revenue is recognized. As at April 30, 2020, deposits denominated in U.S. dollars, British pounds, Euro and other foreign currencies were $377 billion, $32 billion, $52 billion and $34 billion, respectively (October 31, 2019 - $321 billion, $23 billion, $45 billion and $31 billion, respectively).

(5)        Europe includes the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Channel Islands, France and Italy.

Contractual maturities of term deposits

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

October 31

2019

Within 1 year:

 

 

less than 3 months

$          127,349

$            94,585

3 to 6 months

              77,433

              62,814

6 to 12 months

              97,889

              92,507

1 to 2 years

              39,519

              50,055

2 to 3 years

              26,858

              31,852

3 to 4 years

              34,895

              31,373

4 to 5 years

              25,659

              21,130

Over 5 years

              36,840

              31,662

 

$          466,442

$          415,978

Aggregate amount of term deposits in denominations of one hundred thousand dollars or more

$          430,000

$          379,000

 

 

 

 

Note 7    Employee benefits - Pension and other post-employment benefits

 

We offer a number of defined benefit and defined contribution plans which provide pension and post-employment benefits to eligible employees. The following tables present the composition of our pension and other post-employment benefit expense and the effects of remeasurements recorded in other comprehensive income.

Pension and other post-employment benefit expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

Pension plans

 

Other post-employment benefit plans

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Current service costs

$                  91

$                  74

 

$                  12

$                    9

Net interest expense (income)

                      5

                     (5 )

 

                    15

                    17

Remeasurements of other long term benefits

                      -

                      -

 

                      -

                      4

Administrative expense

                      5

                      4

 

                      -

                      -

Defined benefit pension expense

$                101

$                  73

 

$                  27

$                  30

Defined contribution pension expense

                    55

                    50

 

                      -

                      -

 

$                156

$                123

 

$                  27

$                  30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

Pension plans

 

Other post-employment benefit plans

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Current service costs

$                183

$                148

 

$                  23

$                  19

Net interest expense (income)

                    10

                   (10 )

 

                    30

                    33

Remeasurements of other long term benefits

                      -

                      -

 

                      4

                      6

Administrative expense

                      9

                      8

 

                      -

                      -

Defined benefit pension expense

$                202

$                146

 

$                  57

$                  58

Defined contribution pension expense

                  118

                  111

 

                      -

                      -

 

$                320

$                257

 

$                  57

$                  58

Pension and other post-employment benefit remeasurements (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

Defined benefit pension plans

 

Other post-employment benefit plans

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Actuarial (gains) losses:

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in financial assumptions (2)

$            (1,009 )

$                653

 

$                 (95 )

$                  60

Experience adjustments

                      -

                      -

 

                     (2 )

                     (2 )

Return on plan assets (excluding interest based on discount rate)

                  484

                 (574 )

 

                      -

                      -

 

$               (525 )

$                  79

 

$                 (97 )

$                  58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

Defined benefit pension plans

 

Other post-employment benefit plans

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Actuarial (gains) losses:

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in financial assumptions (2)

$                  38

$             1,260

 

$                    1

$                117

Experience adjustments

                      -

                      -

 

                     (2 )

                     (3 )

Return on plan assets (excluding interest based on discount rate)

                   (23 )

                 (718 )

 

                      -

                      -

 

$                  15

$                542

 

$                   (1 )

$                114

(1)        Market based assumptions, including Changes in financial assumptions and Return on plan assets, are reviewed on a quarterly basis. All other assumptions are updated during our annual review of plan assumptions.

(2)        Changes in financial assumptions in our defined benefit pension plans primarily relate to changes in discount rates.

 

 

 

Note 8    Significant capital and funding transactions

 

Preferred Shares

On December 17, 2019, we purchased for cash 200,000 depositary shares, each representing a one-fortieth interest in a share of our Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series C-2 (C-2 Preferred Shares), for aggregate total consideration, including accrued dividends, of US$6 million. The purchased depositary and underlying C-2 Preferred Shares were subsequently cancelled. The C-2 Preferred Shares do not qualify as Tier 1 regulatory capital.

Subordinated debentures

On December 6, 2019, we redeemed all $2,000 million of our outstanding 2.99% subordinated debentures due on December 6, 2024 for 100% of their principal amount plus interest accrued to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On December 23, 2019, we issued $1,500 million of NVCC subordinated debentures. The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.88% per annum until December 23, 2024, and at the three-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate plus 0.89% thereafter until their maturity on December 23, 2029.

 

Common shares issued (1) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)

Number of
shares
(thousands)

Amount

 

Number of
shares
(thousands)

Amount

Issued in connection with share-based compensation plans (2)

                314

$                26

 

                526

$                38

Purchased for cancellation (3)

               (867 )

                 (11 )

 

               (107 )

                   (1 )

 

               (553 )

$                15

 

                419

$                37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)

Number of
shares
(thousands)

Amount

 

Number of
shares
(thousands)

Amount

Issued in connection with share-based compensation plans (2)

                547

$                44

 

                685

$                49

Purchased for cancellation (3)

            (7,860 )

                 (97 )

 

            (3,791 )

                 (46 )

 

            (7,313 )

$               (53 )

 

            (3,106 )

$                  3

(1)        The requirements of our dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) are satisfied through either open market share purchases or shares issued from treasury. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and April 30, 2019, our DRIP's requirements were satisfied through open market share purchases.

(2)        Amounts include cash received for stock options exercised during the period and the fair value adjustment to stock options.

(3)        During the three months ended April 30, 2020, we purchased for cancellation common shares at a total fair value of $87 million (average cost of $100.34 per share), with a book value of $11 million (book value of $12.35 per share). During the six months ended April 30, 2020, we purchased for cancellation common shares at a total fair value of $814 million (average cost of $103.62 per share), with a book value of $97 million (book value of $12.34 per share). During the three months ended April 30, 2019, we purchased for cancellation common shares at a total fair value of $11 million (average cost of $101.41 per share), with a book value of $1 million (book value of $12.27 per share). During the six months ended April 30, 2019, we purchased for cancellation common shares at a total fair value of $359 million (average cost of $94.60 per share), with a book value of $46 million (book value of $12.26 per share).

Covered bonds

RBC Covered Bond Guarantor Limited Partnership (Guarantor LP) is a consolidated structured entity to which we periodically transfer mortgages to support funding activities and asset coverage requirements under our covered bond program.

During the quarter, OSFI temporarily increased the limits on covered bond programs and the Bank of Canada temporarily expanded the eligible collateral for its term repo facility to include banks' own covered bonds to provide further liquidity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As at April 30, 2020, the total amount of mortgages transferred and outstanding in the Guarantor LP was $117.7 billion (October 31, 2019 - $53.9 billion), providing further liquidity capacity for the covered bond program and $45.3 billion of covered bonds were recorded as Deposits on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (October 31, 2019 - $39.8 billion).

 

 

 

Note 9    Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts)

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

 

April 30

2020

April 30

2019

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$                1,481

$                3,230

 

$                4,990

$                6,402

Preferred share dividends

                     (64 )

                      (65 )

 

                   (129 )

                    (139 )

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

                         3

                        (4 )

 

                       (2 )

                        (6 )

Net income available to common shareholders

                  1,420

                  3,161

 

                  4,859

                  6,257

Weighted average number of common shares (in thousands)

           1,422,754

           1,435,091

 

           1,425,203

           1,436,099

Basic earnings per share (in dollars)

$                  1.00

$                  2.20

 

$                  3.41

$                  4.36

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$                1,420

$                3,161

 

$                4,859

$                6,257

Dilutive impact of exchangeable shares

                         3

                         3

 

                         7

                         7

Net income available to common shareholders including dilutive impact of exchangeable shares

                  1,423

                  3,164

 

                  4,866

                  6,264

Weighted average number of common shares (in thousands)

           1,422,754

           1,435,091

 

           1,425,203

           1,436,099

Stock options (1)

                     906

                  2,224

 

                  1,280

                  2,125

Issuable under other share-based compensation plans

                     753

                     740

 

                     751

                     739

Exchangeable shares (2)

                  3,458

                  3,108

 

                  3,234

                  3,231

Average number of diluted common shares (in thousands)

           1,427,871

           1,441,163

 

           1,430,468

           1,442,194

Diluted earnings per share (in dollars)

$                  1.00

$                  2.20

 

$                  3.40

$                  4.34

(1)        The dilutive effect of stock options was calculated using the treasury stock method. When the exercise price of options outstanding is greater than the average market price of our common shares, the options are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended April 30, 2020, an average of 2,941,928 outstanding options with an average price of $101.06 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended April 30, 2019, no outstanding options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, an average of 1,584,011 outstanding options with an average price of $103.55 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, an average of 761,317 outstanding options with an average exercise price of $102.33 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

(2)        Includes exchangeable preferred shares.

 

 

 

 

Note 10    Legal and regulatory matters

 

We are a large global institution that is subject to many different complex legal and regulatory requirements that continue to evolve. We are and have been subject to a variety of legal proceedings, including civil claims and lawsuits, regulatory examinations, investigations, audits and requests for information by various governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities in various jurisdictions. Some of these matters may involve novel legal theories and interpretations and may be advanced under criminal as well as civil statutes, and some proceedings could result in the imposition of civil, regulatory enforcement or criminal penalties. We review the status of all proceedings on an ongoing basis and will exercise judgment in resolving them in such manner as we believe to be in our best interest. This is an area of significant judgment and uncertainty and the extent of our financial and other exposure to these proceedings after taking into account current accruals could be material to our results of operations in any particular period.

Our significant legal proceeding and regulatory matters are described in Note 26 of our 2019 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements as updated below.

London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) regulatory investigations and litigation

On March 26, 2020, Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Capital Markets LLC were dismissed from the purported class action in New York alleging violations of the U.S. antitrust laws and common law principles of unjust enrichment in the setting of LIBOR after the Intercontinental Exchange took over administration of the benchmark interest rate from the British Bankers' Association in 2014. On April 24, 2020, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.

Foreign exchange matters

In May 2020, the US District Court dismissed Royal Bank of Canada from the November 2018 lawsuit brought by certain institutional plaintiffs who had previously opted-out of participating in the August 2018 settlement with class plaintiffs. The matter against RBC Capital Markets, LLC remains pending.

 

 

 

Note 11    Results by business segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets 
(1)

Corporate
Support 
(1)

Total

Net interest income (2)

$            3,149

$                737

$                 -

$                 74

$            1,456

$                 49

$            5,465

Non-interest income

              1,251

               2,085

               197

                 635

                 857

               (157 )

              4,868

Total revenue

              4,400

               2,822

               197

                 709

              2,313

               (108 )

            10,333

Provision for credit losses

              1,706

                    91

                   1

                   14

              1,017

                     1

              2,830

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense

                     -

                      -

              (177 )

                     -

                     -

                     -

               (177 )

Non-interest expense

              1,947

               2,169

               148

                 392

              1,291

                   (5 )

              5,942

Net income (loss) before income taxes

                 747

                  562

               225

                 303

                     5

               (104 )

              1,738

Income taxes (recoveries)

                 215

                  138

                 45

                   77

               (100 )

               (118 )

                 257

Net income

$               532

$                424

$             180

$               226

$               105

$                 14

$            1,481

Non-interest expense includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$               223

$                223

$               14

$                 54

$               127

$                   -

$               641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets (1)

Corporate
Support (1)

Total

Net interest income (2), (3)

$            3,060

$                731

$                 -                    

$               (34 )

$               993

$                 23

$            4,773

Non-interest income (3)

              1,273

               2,248

            1,515                    

                 621

              1,176

               (107 )

              6,726

Total revenue

              4,333

               2,979

            1,515                    

                 587

              2,169

                 (84 )

            11,499

Provision for credit losses

                 372

                    30

                   -                    

                     -

                   25

                   (1 )

                 426

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense

                     -

                      -

            1,160                    

                     -

                     -

                     -

              1,160

Non-interest expense

              1,887

               2,204

               150                    

                 388

              1,289

                   (2 )

              5,916

Net income (loss) before income taxes

              2,074

                  745

               205                    

                 199

                 855

                 (81 )

              3,997

Income taxes (recoveries)

                 525

                  160

                 51                    

                   48

                   79

                 (96 )

                 767

Net income

$            1,549

$                585

$             154                    

$               151

$               776

$                 15

$            3,230

Non-interest expense includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$               157

$                152

$               12                    

$                 35

$               100

$                   -

$               456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets
(1)

Corporate
Support
(1)

Total

Net interest income (2)

$            6,375

$             1,475

$                 -                    

$               132

$            2,617

$                 87

$          10,686

Non-interest income

              2,635

               4,513

            2,191                    

              1,174

              2,244

               (274 )

            12,483

Total revenue

              9,010

               5,988

            2,191                    

              1,306

              4,861

               (187 )

            23,169

Provision for credit losses

              2,048

                    89

                   1                    

                   14

              1,096

                     1

              3,249

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense

                     -

                      -

            1,437                    

                     -

                     -

                     -

              1,437

Non-interest expense

              3,931

               4,539

               301                    

                 794

              2,726

                   29

            12,320

Net income (loss) before income taxes

              3,031

               1,360

               452                    

                 498

              1,039

               (217 )

              6,163

Income taxes (recoveries)

                 813

                  313

                 91                    

                 129

                   52

               (225 )

              1,173

Net income

$            2,218

$             1,047

$             361                    

$               369

$               987

$                   8

$            4,990

Non-interest expense includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$               457

$                433

$               29                    

$               104

$               254

$                   -

$            1,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets (1)

Corporate
Support (1)

Total

Net interest income (2), (3)

$            6,194

$             1,475

$                 -                    

$               (65 )

$            1,962

$                 54

$            9,620

Non-interest income (3)

              2,557

               4,452

            3,094                    

              1,283

              2,305

               (223 )

            13,468

Total revenue

              8,751

               5,927

            3,094                    

              1,218

              4,267

               (169 )

            23,088

Provision for credit losses

                 720

                    56

                   -                    

                     -

                 165

                   (1 )

                 940

Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense

                     -

                      -

            2,385                    

                     -

                     -

                     -

              2,385

Non-interest expense

              3,802

               4,368

               304                    

                 806

              2,519

                   29

            11,828

Net income (loss) before income taxes

              4,229

               1,503

               405                    

                 412

              1,583

               (197 )

              7,935

Income taxes (recoveries)

              1,109

                  321

                 85                    

                 100

                 154

               (236 )

              1,533

Net income

$            3,120

$             1,182

$             320                    

$               312

$            1,429

$                 39

$            6,402

Non-interest expense includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

$               310

$                299

$               23                    

$                 69

$               195

$                   -

$               896

(1)        Taxable equivalent basis.

(2)        Interest revenue is reported net of interest expense as we rely primarily on net interest income as a performance measure.

(3)        Commencing Q4 2019, the interest component of the valuation of certain deposits carried at FVTPL previously presented in trading revenue is presented in net interest income. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with this presentation.

Total assets and total liabilities by business segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at April 30, 2020

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets

Corporate
Support

Total

Total assets

$             493,257                           

$            124,512

$           20,052

$            239,601

$            753,869

$             44,391

$          1,675,682

Total liabilities

$             493,310                           

$            124,464

$           20,048

$            239,797

$            755,881

$           (42,858 )

$          1,590,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at October 31, 2019

(Millions of Canadian dollars)

Personal &
Commercial
Banking

Wealth
Management

Insurance

Investor &
Treasury
Services

Capital
Markets

Corporate
Support

Total

Total assets

$             481,720                           

$            106,579

$           19,012

$            144,406

$            634,313

$             42,905

$          1,428,935

Total liabilities

$             481,745                           

$            106,770

$           19,038

$            144,378

$            634,126

$           (40,747 )

$          1,345,310

 

 

 

 

Note 12    Capital management

 

Regulatory capital and capital ratios

OSFI formally establishes risk-based capital and leverage targets for deposit-taking institutions in Canada. During the second quarter of 2020, we complied with all capital and leverage requirements, including the domestic stability buffer, imposed by OSFI.

 

 

 

 

 

As at

(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)

April 30

2020

October 31

2019

Capital (1)

 

 

CET1 capital

$          65,198

$           62,184

Tier 1 capital

            70,854

             67,861

Total capital

            81,469

             77,888

Risk-weighted Assets (RWA) used in calculation of capital ratios (1)

 

 

Credit risk

$        463,567

$         417,835

Market risk

            26,900

             28,917

Operational risk

            67,945

             66,104

Total RWA

$        558,412

$         512,856

Capital ratios and Leverage ratio (1)

 

 

CET1 ratio

             11.7%

              12.1%

Tier 1 capital ratio

             12.7%

              13.2%

Total capital ratio

             14.6%

              15.2%

Leverage ratio

               4.5%

                4.3%

Leverage ratio exposure (billions)

$            1,578

$             1,570

(1)        Capital, RWA, and capital ratios are calculated using OSFI's Capital Adequacy Requirements guideline and the Leverage ratio is calculated using OSFI Leverage Requirements Guideline as updated in accordance with the Q2 2020 guidance issued by OSFI in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Q2 2020. Both the CAR guideline and Leverage Requirements Guideline are based on the Basel III framework.

 

 

 

 

Shareholder Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate headquarters

Street address:

Royal Bank of Canada

200 Bay Street

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5

Canada

Tel: 1-888-212-5533

 

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 1

Royal Bank Plaza

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5

Canada

website: rbc.com

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Main Agent:

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

1500 Robert-Bourassa Blvd.

Suite 700

Montreal, Quebec H3A 3S8

Canada

Tel: 1-866-586-7635 (Canada and the U.S.) or 514-982-7555

(International)

Fax: 514-982-7580

website: computershare.com/rbc

 

Co-Transfer Agent (U.S.):

Computershare Trust

Company, N.A.

250 Royall Street

Canton, Massachusetts 02021

U.S.A.

 

Co-Transfer Agent (U.K.):

Computershare Investor Services PLC

Securities Services - Registrars

P.O. Box 82, The Pavilions,

Bridgwater Road,

Bristol BS99 6ZZ

U.K.

 

Stock exchange listings

(Symbol: RY)

 

Common shares are listed on:

Canada - Toronto Stock

Exchange (TSX)

U.S. - New York Stock Exchange

(NYSE)

Switzerland - Swiss Exchange

(SIX)

 

All preferred shares are listed on the TSX with the exception of the series C-2. The related depository shares of the series C-2 preferred shares are listed on the NYSE.

 

Valuation day price

For Canadian income tax purposes, Royal Bank of Canada's common stock was quoted at $29.52 per share on the Valuation Day (December 22, 1971). This is equivalent to $7.38 per share after adjusting for the two-for-one stock split of March 1981 and the two-for-one stock split of February 1990. The one-for-one stock dividends in October 2000 and April 2006 did not affect the Valuation Day amount for our common shares.

 

Shareholder contacts

For dividend information, change

in share registration or address,

lost stock certificates, tax forms,

estate transfers or dividend

reinvestment, please contact: Computershare Trust Company of

Canada

100 University Avenue, 8th Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1

Canada

 

Tel: 1-866-586-7635 (Canada and

the U.S.) or 514-982-7555

(International)

Fax: 1-888-453-0330 (Canada and

the U.S.) or 416-263-9394

(International)

email: service@computershare.com

 

For other shareholder inquiries,

please contact:

Shareholder Relations

Royal Bank of Canada

200 Bay Street

South Tower

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5

Canada

Tel: 416-955-7806

 

Financial analysts, portfolio

managers, institutional

investors

For financial information inquiries, please contact:

Investor Relations

Royal Bank of Canada

200 Bay Street

South Tower

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5

Canada

Tel: 416-955-7802

 

or visit our website at

rbc.com/investorrelations

 

Direct deposit service

Shareholders in Canada and the U.S. may have their common share dividends deposited directly to their bank
account by electronic funds transfer. To arrange for this service, please contact our Transfer Agent and Registrar, Computershare Trust Company of Canada.

 

Eligible dividend designation

For purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any corresponding provincial and territorial tax legislation, all dividends (and deemed dividends) paid by RBC to Canadian residents on both its common and preferred shares, are designated as "eligible dividends", unless stated otherwise.

 

Common share repurchases

We are engaged in a Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) which allows us to repurchase for cancellation, up to 20 million common shares during the period spanning from March 2, 2020 to March 1, 2021, when the bid expires, or such earlier date as we may complete the purchases pursuant to our Notice of Intention filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

We determine the amount and timing of the purchases under the NCIB, subject to prior consultation with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. For further details, refer to Capital management section.

 

A copy of our Notice of Intention to file a NCIB may be obtained, without charge, by contacting our Corporate Secretary at our Toronto mailing address.

 

2020 Quarterly earnings release dates

First quarter                      February 21

Second quarter                May 27

Third quarter                    August 26

Fourth quarter                  December 2

 

 

Dividend dates for 2020

Subject to approval by the Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

Record

dates

 

Payment

dates

 

 

 

Common and preferred shares series W, AA, AC, AE, AF, AG, AZ, BB, BD, BF, BH, BI, BJ, BK, BM and BO

 

January 27

April 23

July 27

October 26

 

February 24

May 22

August 24

November 24

 

 

 

Preferred shares series C-2

(US$)

 

January 28

April 27

July 28

October 27

 

February 7

May 7

August 7

November 6

 

 

 

 

Governance

Summaries of the significant ways in which corporate governance practices followed by RBC differ from corporate governance practices required to be followed by U.S. domestic companies under the NYSE listing standards are available on our website at rbc.com/governance.

 

 

Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned in this report to shareholders does not form a part of this report. All references to websites are inactive textual references and are for your information only.

Trademarks used in this report include the LION & GLOBE Symbol, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, RBC, RBC INSURANCE and RBC HOMELINE PLAN which are trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada used by Royal Bank of Canada and/or by its subsidiaries under license. All other trademarks mentioned in this report which are not the property of Royal Bank of Canada, are owned by their respective holders.

 

 

 

SOX 302 Certification

I, David I. McKay, certify that:

1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report for the period ended April 30, 2020 (the "report") of Royal Bank of Canada (the "registrant");

2.        Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.        Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.        The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.        Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.       Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.        The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.       All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.       Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 27, 2020

 

 

/s/ David I. McKay

Name:

David I. McKay

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

SOX 302 Certification

I, Rod Bolger, certify that:

1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report for the period ended April 30, 2020 (the "report") of Royal Bank of Canada (the "registrant");

2.        Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.        Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.        The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.       Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.        Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.       Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.        The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.       All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.       Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 27, 2020

 

 

/s/ Rod Bolger

Name:

Rod Bolger

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


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