EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm QUARTERLY EARNINGS REVIEW FOR FULL YEAR 2009 AND FOURTH QUARTER 2009 Quarterly Earnings Review for full year 2009 and fourth quarter 2009

Exhibit 99.1

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Quarterly Earnings Review

Financial Results

January 20, 2010

Table of Contents

 

Non-GAAP Measures

   2

Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Highlights

   3

Financial Summary/Key Metrics (continuing operations)

   4

Assets Under Management/Custody and Administration/Market Indices

   5

Fee and Other Revenue

   6

Net Interest Revenue

   7

Noninterest Expense

   8

Investment Securities Portfolio

   9

Restructuring Charge

   10

Foreign Exchange and Other Trading Activities Revenue

   10

Capital

   10

Nonperforming Assets

   10

Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision and Net Charge-offs

   11

Discontinued Operations

   11

Business Segments:

  

•        Asset Management

   12

•        Wealth Management

   13

•        Asset Servicing

   14

•        Issuer Services

   15

•        Clearing Services

   16

•        Treasury Services

   17

•        Other

   18
Merger Update – Integration Milestones    19

Supplemental Information – Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

   20

Cautionary Statement

   23


The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

NON-GAAP MEASURES

BNY Mellon has included in this review certain Non-GAAP measures based upon tangible common shareholders’ equity. BNY Mellon believes that the ratio of tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, is a measure of capital strength that adds additional useful information to investors, supplementing the Tier 1 capital ratio which is utilized by regulatory authorities. Unlike the Tier 1 ratio, the tangible common shareholders’ equity ratio fully incorporates those changes in investment securities valuations which are reflected in shareholders’ equity. In addition, this ratio is expressed as a percentage of the actual book value of assets, as opposed to a percentage of a risk-based reduced value established in accordance with regulatory requirements, although BNY Mellon in its calculation has excluded certain assets which are given a zero percent risk-weighting for regulatory purposes. This ratio is also informative to investors in BNY Mellon’s common stock because, unlike the Tier 1 capital ratio, it excludes preferred stock and trust preferred securities issued by BNY Mellon. Further, BNY Mellon believes that the return on tangible common equity measure, which excludes goodwill and intangible assets net of deferred tax liabilities, is a useful additional measure for investors because it presents a measure of BNY Mellon’s performance in reference to those assets which are productive in generating income.

BNY Mellon has provided the measure of tangible book value per share, which it believes provides additional useful information as to the level of such assets in relation to shares of common stock outstanding. BNY Mellon has presented revenue measures which exclude the effect of investment securities gains (losses) and expense, pre-tax income and net income measures excluding items, such as merger and integration (“M&I”) expenses, intangible amortization expenses, support agreement charges, asset-based taxes, the FDIC special assessment, investment securities gains (losses), discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements. Return on equity measures and operating margin measures which exclude some or all of these items are also presented. BNY Mellon believes that these measures are useful to investors because they permit a focus on period to period comparisons which relate to the ability of BNY Mellon to enhance revenues and limit expenses in circumstances where such matters are within BNY Mellon’s control. The excluded items in general relate to situations where accounting rules require certain ongoing charges as a result of prior transactions, or where valuation or other accounting/regulatory requirements require charges unrelated to operational initiatives. M&I expenses relate to our Corporate Trust acquisition in 2006 and to the merger with Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. M&I expenses generally continue for approximately three years after the transaction, and can vary on a year-to-year basis depending on the stage of the integration. BNY Mellon believes that the exclusion of M&I expenses provides investors with a focus on BNY Mellon’s business as it would appear on a consolidated going-forward basis, after such M&I expenses have ceased, typically after approximately three years. Future periods will not reflect such M&I expenses, and thus may be more easily compared to our current results if M&I expenses are excluded. With regards to the exclusion of investment securities losses, BNY Mellon’s primary businesses are Asset and Wealth Management and Institutional Services. The management of these sectors is evaluated on the basis of the ability of these businesses to generate fee and net interest revenue and to control expenses, and not on the results of BNY Mellon’s investment securities portfolio. Management of the investment securities portfolio is a shared service contained in the Other segment. The primary objective of the investment securities portfolio is to generate net interest revenue from the liquidity generated by BNY Mellon’s processing businesses. BNY Mellon does not generally originate or trade the securities in the investment securities portfolio. As a result, BNY Mellon believes that presenting measures which exclude investment securities losses from its results, as a supplement to GAAP information, gives investors a clearer picture of the results of its primary businesses. Restructuring charges relate to migrating positions to global growth centers and the elimination of certain positions. Discrete tax benefits relate to a tax loss on mortgages. Excluding these benefits permits investors to calculate the tax impact for BNY Mellon’s primary businesses.

In this earnings review, certain amounts are presented on an FTE basis. We believe that this presentation provides comparability of amounts arising from both taxable and tax exempt sources, and is consistent with industry practice. The adjustment to an FTE basis has no impact on net income.

Each of these measures as described above is used by management to monitor financial performance, both on a company-wide and on a business segment basis. Below is a listing of certain financial measures which have been impacted by the exclusion and/or adjustment of certain items.

Revenue: Investment securities gains (losses).

Noninterest expense: M&I expenses; intangible amortization expense, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment and restructuring charges.

Earnings per share: Investment securities gains (losses), M&I expenses, restructuring charges, FDIC special assessment, support agreement charges, intangible amortization expense, discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

FOURTH QUARTER 2009 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     Income after-tax from
continuing operations 
(a)
    EPS from
continuing operations 
(a)(b)
 
    

($ millions)

       

Earnings:

    

Continuing operations – GAAP

   $ 712      $ 0.59   

Non-GAAP adjustments

     (45     (0.04
                

Subtotal – Non-GAAP operating basis

     667        0.55   

Intangible amortization

     66        0.06   
                

Continuing operations – Non-GAAP

   $ 733      $ 0.60 (c) 
                

KEY POINTS (comparisons are unannualized 4Q09 vs. 3Q09 unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Earnings

   

Net interest revenue increased 1% reflecting a higher level of interest-earning assets; net interest margin declined 8 bps to 1.77%

   

Fee revenue decreased 1%; up 2% ex. asset sales

   

Asset and wealth management fees up 13%

   

Long-term inflows

   

Impact of Insight acquisition

   

Performance fees increased $58 million

   

Securities servicing, excluding securities lending fee revenue, up 1%

   

Asset servicing up 4%, Issuer services up 3%, Clearing services down 6%

   

Money market fee waivers reduced fee revenue by 4% ($106 million) in 4Q09, impacting securities servicing fees and asset management fees

   

Provision for credit losses of $65 million, down $82 million

   

Noninterest expenses (see page 8) increased 6% largely driven by:

   

A seasonal increase in business development, the Insight acquisition, employee benefit adjustments, higher legal and FDIC expenses

   

Income taxes on an operating basis in 4Q09 reflect a $51 million benefit primarily from a higher proportion of foreign earnings

 

Successfully completed previously announced restructuring of investment securities portfolio

 

Capital ratios remain strong

   

Tier 1 capital ratio 12.0%, increased 60 bps

   

Tier 1 common ratio 10.5%, increased 60 bps

   

Tangible common equity to assets ratio remained stable at 5.2% – Impacted by higher tangible assets and the Insight acquisition which absorbed approximately 15 bps of tangible capital

 

Client assets vs. 9/30/09

   

Assets under custody and administration $22.3 trillion, up 1%

   

Assets under management $1.115 trillion, up 15%

   

Long-term inflows $14 billion

   

Short-term outflows $22 billion

   

Insight acquisition $138 billion (at acquisition date of Nov. 2, 2009)

 

(a) See supplemental information beginning on page 20 for GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations.
(b) Diluted earnings per share under the two-class method was calculated after deducting earnings allocated to participating securities of $5.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.
(c) Does not foot due to rounding.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

(dollar amounts in millions, non-FTE basis
unless otherwise noted; common shares in thousands)
   2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
   4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Fee and other revenue – GAAP

   $ 1,817      $ 2,136      $ 2,257      $ (2,216   $ 2,595       

Less: Investment securities gains (losses)

     (1,241     (295     (256     (4,833     15       
                                            

Total fee revenue – GAAP

   $ 3,058      $ 2,431      $ 2,513      $ 2,617      $ 2,580      (16 )%    (1 )% 

Net interest revenue – GAAP

   $ 1,047      $ 775      $ 700      $ 716      $ 724      (31   1   
                                                    

Total revenue – GAAP

   $ 2,864      $ 2,911      $ 2,957      $ (1,500   $ 3,319       

Less: Investment securities gains (losses)

     (1,241     (295     (256     (4,833     15       
                                            

Total revenue excluding investment securities gains (losses) – Non-GAAP

   $ 4,105      $ 3,206      $ 3,213      $ 3,333      $ 3,304      (20   (1
                                                    

Provision for credit losses

   $ 54      $ 59      $ 61      $ 147      $ 65       
                                                    

Expense:

              

Noninterest expense – GAAP

   $ 2,859      $ 2,280      $ 2,383      $ 2,318      $ 2,582       

Less: M&I expenses

     97        68        59        54        52       

Restructuring charges

     181        10        6        (5     139       

Support agreement charges

     163        (8     (15     13        (5    

FDIC special assessment

     -        -        61        -        -       

Amortization of intangible assets

     113        107        108        104        107       
                                            

Total noninterest expense – excluding M&I expenses, restructuring charges, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP

   $ 2,305      $ 2,103      $ 2,164      $ 2,152      $ 2,289      (1   6   
                                                    

Income:

              

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 88      $ 411      $ 501      $ (2,438   $ 713       

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

     (5     (1     2        (1     (1    

Redemption charge and preferred dividends

     (33     (47     (236     -        -       
                                            

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

     50        363        267        (2,439     712       

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     4        (41     (91     (19     (119    

Extraordinary (loss) on consolidation of commercial paper conduit

     (26     -        -        -        -       
                                            

Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

   $ 28      $ 322      $ 176      $ (2,458   $ 593       
                                                    

Key Metrics (Continuing operations):

              

Pre-tax operating margin – GAAP (a)

     (2 )%      20     17     N/M        20    

Non-GAAP adjusted (a)

     43     33     31     32     29    

Return on common equity (annualized) – GAAP (a)

     0.8     5.8     4.0     N/M        9.8    

Non-GAAP adjusted (a)

     16.8     10.6     6.5     10.0     10.1    

Return on tangible common equity (annualized)

              

Non-GAAP (a)

     6.5     28.8     18.4     N/M        33.0    

Non-GAAP adjusted (a)

     61.3     44.1     23.5     31.8     31.0    

Fee and other revenue as a percent of total revenue (a)

     63     73     76     N/M        78    

Non-GAAP adjusted (a)

     74     76     78     79     78    

Percent of non-U.S. fee and net interest revenue

     31     29     31     31     36    

Effective tax rate – GAAP

     N/M        28.2     2.2     N/M        N/M       

Non-GAAP adjusted (b)

     32.5     32.1     32.4     31.8     22.1    

Period end

              

Employees

     42,500        41,700        41,800        42,000        42,200       

Market capitalization

   $ 32,536      $ 32,585      $ 35,255      $ 34,911      $ 33,783       

Common shares outstanding

     1,148,467        1,153,450        1,202,828        1,204,244        1,207,835               
(a) See supplemental information beginning on page 20 for GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations.
(b) Excludes M&I expenses, restructuring charges, investment securities losses, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment and discrete tax benefits.

N/M – Not meaningful.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT/CUSTODY AND ADMINISTRATION TREND

 

      2008    2009    4Q09 vs.  
      4th Qtr    1st Qtr    2nd Qtr    3rd Qtr    4th Qtr    4Q08     3Q09  

Market value of assets under management at period-end (in billions)

   $ 928    $ 881    $ 926    $ 966    $ 1,115    20   15

Market value of assets under custody and administration at period-end (in trillions)

   $ 20.2    $ 19.5    $ 20.7    $ 22.1    $ 22.3    10   1

Market value of securities on loan at period-end (in billions) (a)

   $ 326    $ 293    $ 290    $ 299    $ 247    (24 )%    (17 )% 
(a) Represents the total amount of securities on loan, both cash and non-cash, managed by the Asset Servicing segment.

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT FLOWS

 

 

Changes in market value of assets under management from Sept. 30, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2009 by business segment - preliminary              
(in billions)    Asset
Management
    Wealth
Management
    Total  

Market value of assets under management at Sept. 30, 2009

   $ 892      $ 74      $ 966   

Net inflows (outflows):

      

Long-term

     13        1        14   

Money market

     (22     —          (22

Total net inflows (outflows)

     (9     1        (8

Acquisitions (a)

     147        —          147   

Net market/currency impact

     10        —          10   

Market value of assets under management at Dec. 31, 2009

   $ 1,040 (b)    $ 75 (c)    $ 1,115   
(a) Primarily includes acquisition of Insight ($138 billion) and 20% interest in Siguler Guff ($8 billion).
(b) Excludes $5 billion subadvised for the Wealth Management segment.
(c) Excludes private client assets managed in the Asset Management segment.

COMPOSITION OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

 

Composition of assets under management at period-end (a)    2008     2009  
      4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr  

Equity

   29   27   31   34   31

Money market

   43   45   43   39   32

Fixed income

   18   19   17   17   21

Alternative investments and overlay

   10   9   9   10   16

Total

   100   100   100   100   100
(a) Excludes securities lending cash management assets.

MARKET INDICES

 

 

     2008    2009    4Q09 vs.  
      4th Qtr    1st Qtr    2nd Qtr    3rd Qtr    4th Qtr    4Q08     3Q09  

S&P 500 Index (a)

   903    798    919    1057    1115    23   5

S&P 500 Index-daily average

   916    809    891    995    1088    19      9   

FTSE 100 Index (a)

   4434    3926    4249    5134    5413    22      5   

FTSE 100 Index-daily average

   4270    4040    4258    4708    5235    23      11   

NASDAQ Composite Index (a)

   1577    1529    1835    2122    2269    44      7   

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bondsm Index (a)

   275    262    280    304    301    9      (1

MSCI EAFE® Index (a)

   1237    1056    1307    1553    1581    28      2   

NYSE Share Volume (in billions)

   181    161    151    126    112    (38   (11

NASDAQ Share Volume (in billions)

   148    136    152    144    131    (11   (9
(a) Period end.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

FEE AND OTHER REVENUE

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Securities servicing fees:

              

Asset servicing

   $ 599      $ 519      $ 574      $ 600      $ 621      4   4

Securities lending revenue (a)

     187        90        97        43        29      (84   (33

Issuer services

     388        364        372        359        368      (5   3   

Clearing services

     279        253        250        236        223      (20   (6

Total securities servicing fees

     1,453        1,226        1,293        1,238        1,241      (15   -   

Asset and wealth management fees

     701        616        637        650        736      5      13   

Foreign exchange and other trading activities

     510        307        237        246        246      (52   -   

Treasury services

     132        125        132        128        134      2      5   

Distribution and servicing

     106        111        107        94        85      (20   (10

Financing-related fees

     44        48        54        56        57      30      2   

Investment income

     45        (17     44        121        78      N/M      (36

Other

     67        15        9        84        3      N/M      N/M   

Total fee revenue

   $ 3,058      $ 2,431      $ 2,513      $ 2,617      $ 2,580      (16 )%    (1 )% 

Net securities gains (losses)

     (1,241     (295     (256     (4,833     15      N/M      N/M   

Total fee and other revenue

   $ 1,817      $ 2,136      $ 2,257      $ (2,216   $ 2,595      N/M      N/M   

Fee and other revenue as a percent of total revenue (b)

     63     73     76     N/M        78    

Fee and other revenue as a percent of total revenue – Non-GAAP adjusted (b)

     74     76     78     79     78            
(a) Included in asset servicing revenue on the income statement.
(b) See supplemental information beginning on page 20 for a calculation of these ratios.

N/M – Not meaningful.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Asset servicing fees – Year-over-year and sequential growth reflect higher market values and net new business.

 

Securities lending revenue – The year-over-year and sequential results reflect lower spreads and volumes.

 

Issuer services fees – The decrease year-over-year reflects lower Shareowner services revenue from lower corporate action activity and the impact of lower equity values on employee stock option plans; lower Depositary Receipts revenue due primarily to a decline in transaction fees; and lower Corporate Trust fees due to lower money market related distribution fees. The sequential increase primarily reflects seasonally higher Depositary Receipts revenue, partially offset by lower Corporate Trust fees due to lower money market related distribution fees and lower Shareholder services revenue.

 

Clearing services fees – Year-over-year and sequential results reflect lower money market related distribution fees and lower trading volumes.

 

Asset and wealth management fees, totaled $736 million, an increase of 5% compared with the prior year period and 13% sequentially. Both increases reflect the impact of the Insight acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2009, stronger investment performance and improved market values, partially offset by a reduction in money market related fees due to outflows in money market products and higher fee waivers. Asset and wealth management fees, excluding performance fees, increased 4% sequentially.

 

Foreign exchange and other trading activities totaled $246 million compared with a record $510 million in the prior year quarter and unchanged compared with the third quarter of 2009. The decrease year-over-year primarily reflects lower foreign exchange revenue driven by lower volatility and spreads, as well as a lower valuation of the credit derivatives used to hedge the loan portfolio. The sequential results reflect higher foreign exchange revenue and lower mark-to-market adjustments on credit default swaps, offset by lower fixed income trading revenue. See page 10 for a trend of foreign exchange and other trading activities revenue.

 

Investment income increased $33 million year-over-year and decreased $43 million sequentially. The increase compared with 4Q08 reflects higher seed capital and private equity investment revenue, partially offset by lower lease residual gains. The sequential decrease reflects lower lease residual gains.

 

Other fee revenue decreased $64 million year-over-year and $81 million sequentially. The year-over-year and sequential fluctuations reflect foreign currency translations. The sequential decrease also reflects the gain on the sale of VISA shares recorded in 3Q09.

 

Investment securities pre-tax net gains totaled $15 million in 4Q09 compared with investment securities pre-tax net losses of $1.2 billion in 4Q08 and $4.8 billion in 3Q09. See page 9 for further information on the investment securities portfolio.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

NET INTEREST REVENUE

 

      2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
(dollar amounts in millions)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Net interest revenue (non-FTE)

   $ 1,047      $ 775      $ 700      $ 716      $ 724      (31 )%    1

Net interest revenue (FTE)

     1,054        779        704        721        729      (31   1   

Net interest margin (FTE)

     2.32     1.87     1.80     1.85     1.77   (55 ) bps    (8 ) bps 

Selected average balances:

              

Cash/interbank investments

   $ 91,108      $ 83,276      $ 66,154      $ 64,762      $ 71,173      (22 )%    10

Trading account securities

     2,148        1,728        2,179        1,973        2,090      (3   6   

Securities

     40,057        43,465        51,903        53,889        55,573      39      3   

Loans

     48,326        38,958        37,029        34,535        35,239      (27   2   
                                            

Interest-earning assets

     181,639        167,427        157,265        155,159        164,075      (10   6   

Interest-bearing deposits

     95,726        101,983        98,896        93,632        98,404      3      5   

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     51,729        43,051        32,852        34,920        34,991      (32   -   

Selected average yields/rates:

              

Cash/interbank investments

     2.62     1.23     1.11     1.00     0.94    

Trading account securities

     3.96        2.86        2.50        2.30        2.53       

Securities

     5.46        4.26        3.12        3.20        3.36       

Loans

     2.99        2.66        2.69        2.63        2.38       

Interest-earning assets

     3.36        2.37        2.16        2.14        2.09       

Interest-bearing deposits

     1.04        0.30        0.16        0.11        0.12       

Average cash/interbank investments as a percentage of average interest-earning assets

     50     50     42     42     43    

Average noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of average interest-earning assets

     28     26     21     23     21            

bps - basis points.

FTE – fully taxable equivalent.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Net interest revenue and the related margin continued to be impacted by persistently low short-term interest rates globally as well as our strategy to invest in high quality, relatively short duration assets.

 

 

Net interest revenue (FTE) decreased 31% year-over-year and increased 1% (unannualized) sequentially.

 

   

The decrease compared with 4Q08 reflects a decline in the value of interest-free balances, a decrease in average interest-earning assets and narrowing spreads. The higher level of interest-earning assets in 4Q08 resulted from the credit crisis.

   

The sequential increase primarily reflects a higher level of average interest-earning assets, partially offset by lower spreads.

   

The accretion of discount related to the investment portfolio restructuring was $26 million in 4Q09 which was primarily offset by lower hedging gains.

 

 

The net interest margin was 1.77%, compared with 1.85% in 3Q09. The decrease reflects lower spreads on a higher level of average interest-earning assets. The increased level of interest-earning assets was driven by higher average deposit levels due to increased client activity.

 

 

The investment securities portfolio restructuring is expected to positively impact net interest revenue by approximately $200 million in 2010.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Staff:

              

Compensation

   $ 785      $ 732      $ 740      $ 747      $ 766      (2 )%    3

Incentives

     256        247        241        242        266      4      10   

Employee benefits

     139        190        172        168        189      36      13   

Total staff

     1,180        1,169        1,153        1,157        1,221      3      6   

Professional, legal and other purchased services

     273        237        237        265        278      2      5   

Net occupancy

     141        139        142        142        141      -      (1

Distribution and servicing

     123        107        106        104        109      (11   5   

Software

     86        81        93        95        98      14      3   

Sub-custodian and clearing

     84        66        91        80        83      (1   4   

Furniture and equipment

     86        77        76        76        80      (7   5   

Business development

     76        44        49        45        76      -      69   

Other

     256        183        217        188        203      (21   8   

Subtotal

     2,305        2,103        2,164        2,152        2,289      (1   6   

Support agreement charges

     163        (8     (15     13        (5   N/M      N/M   

FDIC special assessment

     -        -        61        -        -      -      -   

Amortization of intangible assets

     113        107        108        104        107      (5   3   

Restructuring charges

     181        10        6        (5     139      N/M      N/M   

Merger and integration (“M&I”) expenses – The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

     97        68        59        54        52      (46   (4

Total noninterest expense

   $ 2,859      $ 2,280      $ 2,383      $ 2,318      $ 2,582      (10 )%    11

Total staff expense as a percentage of total revenue

     41     40     39     N/M        37    

Total staff expense as a percentage of total revenue – Non-GAAP adjusted (a)

     29     36     36     35     37            
(a) Excluding investment securities gains (losses).

N/M - Not meaningful.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Expense levels were impacted by seasonality, the Insight acquisition, employee benefit adjustments, higher legal and FDIC expenses.

 

   

The 1% year-over-year decrease (excluding support agreement charges, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges and M&I expenses) was driven by the impact of merger related synergies and the workforce reduction program that was announced in 4Q08, lower other expense and lower distribution and servicing expense, primarily offset by the impact of the Insight acquisition and employee benefit adjustments.

 

   

The sequential increase of 6% (unannualized) (excluding support agreement charges, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges and M&I expenses) primarily reflects seasonally higher business development expense including branding expenses, the impact of the Insight acquisition, employee benefit adjustments and higher legal and FDIC expenses.

 

   

4Q09 restructuring charge related to the continued execution of global efficiency initiatives, which includes migrating positions to our global growth centers and the elimination of certain positions (see page 10 for more information.)

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO

At Dec. 31, 2009, the fair value of our investment securities portfolio totaled $55.9 billion. The unrealized pre-tax loss on our securities portfolio was $1.2 billion at Dec. 31, 2009 compared with $1.4 billion at Sept. 30, 2009 and $7.6 billion at Dec. 31, 2008.

In the fourth quarter of 2009, we securitized $5.0 billion, fair value, of our investment securities portfolio into a Grantor Trust. The Grantor Trust contains Alt-A, prime and subprime RMBS which were previously written down to fair value as part of the 3Q09 restructuring of the investment securities portfolio. As a result of this transaction, we received $771 million in cash for a Class A senior tranche that was sold to third parties and retained Class B certificates with a fair value of $4.2 billion, which is included in the tables below. The transaction resulted in a $39 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2009, which was offset by $54 million of net gains on the sale of $3.6 billion of investment securities. The following table presents the fourth quarter 2009 activity related to restructuring and reducing risk in the investment securities portfolio.

 

 

Investment securities portfolio rollforward of 4Q09 activity

(dollar amounts in millions)

  

Amortized

cost at
9/30/09

  

Paydowns/

accretion/
other

   

4Q
purchases

  

Restructuring

    Sales    

Amortized

cost at
12/31/09

             Proceeds
from sales
    Gain
(loss)
   

Watch list:

                                                    

European floating rate notes

   $ 7,092    $ (178   $ -    $ -      $ (767   $ 35      $ 6,182

Commercial MBS

     2,685      (14     -      -        (272     -        2,399

Prime RMBS

     4,324      (240     -      (2,069     (86     3        1,932

Alt-A RMBS

     4,619      (158     -      (2,603     (949     (17     892

Subprime RMBS

     1,158      (20     -      (128     (222     -        788

Credit cards

     649      (3     -      -        (22     2        626

Home equity lines of credit

     226      (13     -      -        (264     51        -

Other

     526      (8     -      -        (27     (15     476

Total Watchlist (a)

     21,279      (634     -      (4,800     (2,609     59        13,295

Grantor Trust Class B Certificates

     -      23        -      4,969        (771     (39     4,182

Agency RMBS

     16,560      (866     3,084      -        -        -        18,778

Sovereign debt/sovereign guaranteed

     6,590      (148     2,259      -        -        -        8,701

U.S. Treasury securities

     5,052      (161     1,463      -        -        -        6,354

FDIC-insured debt

     1,962      1        -      -        -        -        1,963

Government agency debt

     1,241      (6     -      -        -        -        1,235

Other

     2,850      (74     39      -        (265     (5     2,545

Total investment securities

   $ 55,534    $ (1,865   $ 6,845    $ 169      $ (3,645   $ 15      $ 57,053

 

Investment securities portfolio Dec. 31, 2009  

(dollar amounts in millions)

  

Amortized
cost

  

Fair

value

  

Fair value

as a % of

amortized
cost (b)

   

Unrealized
gain/(loss)

    Ratings  
            
             AAA/
AA-
    A+/
A-
    BBB+/
BBB-
    BB+ and
lower
    Not
rated
 

Watch list:

                                                          

European floating rate notes

   $ 6,182    $ 5,503    88   $ (679   97   3   -   -   -

Commercial MBS

     2,399      2,302    96        (97   93      4      3      -      -   

Prime RMBS

     1,932      1,684    86        (248   60      23      5      12      -   

Alt-A RMBS

     892      779    67        (113   27      15      1      57      -   

Subprime RMBS

     788      470    60        (318   75      14      5      6      -   

Credit cards

     626      610    95        (16   1      98      1      -      -   

Other

     476      465    56        (11   -      -      16      76      8   

Total Watchlist (a)

     13,295      11,813    84        (1,482   77      12      2      9      -   

Grantor Trust Class B Certificates

     4,182      4,160    60        (22   -      -      -      -      100   

Agency RMBS

     18,778      19,016    99        238      100      -      -      -      -   

Sovereign debt/sovereign guaranteed

     8,701      8,709    100        8      100      -      -      -      -   

U.S. Treasury securities

     6,354      6,374    100        20      100      -      -      -      -   

FDIC-insured debt

     1,963      2,003    98        40      100      -      -      -      -   

Government agency debt

     1,235      1,260    98        25      100      -      -      -      -   

Other

     2,545      2,537    100        (8   69      11      7      1      12   

Total investment securities

   $ 57,053    $ 55,872    92   $ (1,181   86   3   1   2   8
(a) The “Watch list” includes those securities we view as having a higher risk of impairment charges.
(b) Amortized cost before impairments.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGE

As part of an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and develop a global operating model that provides the highest quality of service to our clients, BNY Mellon continues to execute its global location strategy. This strategy includes migrating positions to our global growth centers and the elimination of certain positions.

In December 2009, we recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of $139 million, or $0.07 per common share. This charge was comprised of $102 million for severance costs and $37 million for asset write-offs and other costs. The restructuring charge is recorded as a separate line on the income statement.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES REVENUE

 

 

Foreign exchange and other trading activities  
     2008    2009  
(in millions)    4th Qtr    1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr  

Foreign exchange

   $ 418    $ 219      $ 240      $ 190      $ 201   

Fixed income

     21      75        37        76        54   

Credit derivatives

     45      (1     (45     (27     (11

Other

     26      14        5        7        2   

Total

   $ 510    $ 307      $ 237      $ 246      $ 246   

CAPITAL

 

Capital ratios (a)    Dec. 31,
2009
    Sept. 30,
2009
    Dec. 31,
2008
 

Tier 1 capital ratio

   12.0   11.4   13.2

Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (b)

   10.5      9.9      9.4   

Total (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) capital ratio

   15.9      15.3      16.9   

Leverage capital ratio

   6.5      6.5      6.9   

Common shareholders’ equity to assets ratio (b)

   13.7      13.3      10.6   

Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets ratio – Non-GAAP (b)

   5.2      5.2      3.8   
(a) Includes discontinued operations.
(b) See the Supplemental information section beginning on page 20 for a calculation of these ratios.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

 

Nonperforming assets

(dollar amounts in millions)

   Dec. 31,
2009
    Sept. 30,
2009
    Dec. 31,
2008
 

Loans:

      

Commercial real estate

   $ 61      $ 63      $ 124   

Other residential mortgages

     195        186        99   

Commercial

     236        251        60   

Wealth management

     54        55        1   

Total nonperforming loans

     546        555        284   

Other assets owned

     4        5        8   

Total nonperforming assets (a)

   $ 550      $ 560      $ 292   

Nonperforming loans ratio

     1.5     1.5     0.7

Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans

     92.1        82.2        146.1   

Total allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans

     115.0        107.4        186.3   
(a) Nonperforming assets at Dec. 31, 2009 and Sept. 30, 2009 exclude discontinued operations. Nonperforming assets at Dec. 31, 2008 included discontinued operations of $96 million.

Nonperforming assets decreased $10 million compared with Sept. 30, 2009. The decrease primarily resulted from repayments and charge-offs, partially offset by additions of $14 million to a metal fabricating company and $9 million from residential mortgages.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES, PROVISION AND NET CHARGE-OFFS

 

Allowance for credit losses, provision and net charge-offs    Quarter ended  
(in millions)    Dec. 31,
2009
    Sept. 30,
2009
    Dec. 31,
2008
 

Allowance for credit losses – beginning of period

   $ 596      $ 526      $ 494   

Provision for credit losses (a)

     65        147        60   

Net (charge-offs) recoveries:

      

Commercial

     (14     (62     (11

Commercial real estate

     (2     -        (3

Other residential mortgages

     (17     (15     (11

Foreign

     -        -        1   

Personal

     -        -        (1

Total net (charge-offs) recoveries

     (33     (77     (25

Allowance for credit losses – end of period (a)

   $ 628      $ 596      $ 529   

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 503      $ 456      $ 415   

Allowance for unfunded commitments

     125        140        114   
(a) The allowance for credit losses at Dec. 31, 2009 and Sept. 30, 2009 excludes discontinued operations. The allowance for credit losses includes discontinued operation of $35 million at Dec. 31, 2008. The provision for credit losses includes discontinued operations of $6 million at Dec. 31, 2008.

The provision for credit losses was $65 million in 4Q09 compared with $147 million in 3Q09. The decrease in the provision reflects a lower number of downgrades in the fourth quarter of 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the total allowance for credit losses increased $32 million and net charge-offs totaled $33 million.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In the second quarter of 2009, we adopted discontinued operations accounting for Mellon United National Bank located in Florida. It was determined that this business no longer fit our strategic focus on our asset management and securities servicing businesses. In July 2009, we signed a definitive agreement to sell Mellon United National Bank. The transaction was completed on Jan. 15, 2010. This business was formerly included in the Other segment. In the fourth quarter of 2009, we recorded an after-tax loss on discontinued operations of $119 million largely related to additional write-downs primarily for retained South Florida real estate loans. The value of these loans, which are carried at the lower of cost or market, was $383 million (face value $635 million) at Dec. 31, 2009. The after-tax loss of $270 million for the full-year of 2009 primarily reflects the loan write-downs and the elimination of $82 million of goodwill recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

ASSET MANAGEMENT (provides asset management services through a number of asset management companies to institutional and individual investors)

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Asset and wealth management:

              

Mutual funds

   $ 297      $ 263      $ 266      $ 274      $ 266      (10 )%    (3 )% 

Institutional clients

     193        181        175        197        227      18      15   

Private clients

     35        32        31        34        38      9      12   

Performance fees

     44        7        26        1        59      34      N/M   

Total asset and wealth management revenue

     569        483        498        506        590      4      17   

Distribution and servicing

     93        92        90        84        84      (10   -   

Other

     (100     (96     (59     2        6      N/M      N/M   

Total fee and other revenue

     562        479        529        592        680      21      15   

Net interest revenue

     45        14        8        6        3      N/M      N/M   

Total revenue (a)

     607        493        537        598        683      13      14   

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization and support agreement charges)

     478        412        419        415        465      (3   12   

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization and support agreement charges)

     129        81        118        183        218      69      19   

Support agreement charges

     2        (14     -        32        -      N/M      N/M   

Amortization of intangible assets

     61        55        55        53        56      (8   6   

Income before taxes

   $ 66      $ 40      $ 63      $ 98      $ 162      145   65

Pre-tax operating margin

     11     8     12     16     24    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. intangible amortization) (b)

     21     19     22     25     32    

Market value of assets under management at period-end (in billions)

   $ 862      $ 818      $ 860      $ 897      $ 1,045      21   16

Assets under management-net inflows (outflows):

              

Long-term (in billions)

   $ (23   $ (2   $ (18   $ (2   $ 13       

Money market (in billions)

   $ 28      $ (11   $ (2   $ (14   $ (22            
(a) Investment securities losses were $51 million in 4Q08, $34 million in 1Q09, $45 million in 2Q09, $- million in 3Q09 and $- million in 4Q09. Excluding investment securities losses, the total revenue growth rate 4Q09 vs. 4Q08 was 4%.
(b) The pre-tax operating margin, excluding intangible amortization, support agreement charges and investment securities losses was 27% for 4Q08, 22% for 1Q09, 28% for 2Q09, 31% for 3Q09 and 32% for 4Q09.

N/M - Not meaningful.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Asset Management generated 1,600 basis points of positive operating leverage compared with 4Q08 and 200 basis points compared with 3Q09, excluding intangible amortization and support agreement charges.

 

Asset and wealth management fees totaled $590 million, an increase of 4% compared with the prior year period and 17% sequentially. Both increases reflect the impact of the acquisition of Insight in the fourth quarter of 2009, stronger investment performance and improved market values, partially offset by a reduction in money market related fees due to outflows in money market products and higher fee waivers. Asset and wealth management fees, excluding performance fees, increased 5% sequentially.

 

Net long-term inflows of $13 billion were more than offset by $22 billion of short-term outflows. Long-term inflows benefited from strength in institutional global equity and fixed income products and the third consecutive quarter of positive flows in retail funds.

 

The increase in other fee revenue compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 primarily reflects securities write-downs recorded in 4Q08 and a higher value of seed capital investments.

 

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization and support agreement charges) decreased 3% year-over-year and increased 12% sequentially. The year-over-year decrease reflects expense management efforts, partially offset by the acquisition of Insight. The sequential increase was impacted by the Insight acquisition, higher incentives and higher legal expenses.

 

50% non-U.S. revenue in 4Q09 vs. 43% in 4Q08.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

WEALTH MANAGEMENT (provides investment management, wealth and estate planning and private banking solutions to high net worth individuals, families, endowments and foundations and related entities)

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Asset and wealth management

   $ 119      $ 122      $ 128      $ 133      $ 136      14   2

Other

     15        19        12        12        16      7      33   

Total fee and other revenue

     134        141        140        145        152      13      5   

Net interest revenue

     56        50        49        49        46      (18   (6

Total revenue

     190        191        189        194        198      4      2   

Provision for credit losses

     -        -        -        -        1      N/M      N/M   

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization)

     141        128        135        133        137      (3   3   

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization)

     49        63        54        61        60      22      (2

Amortization of intangible assets

     14        11        11        12        11      (21   (8

Income before taxes

   $ 35      $ 52      $ 43      $ 49      $ 49      40   -

Pre-tax operating margin

     18     27     23     26     24    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. intangible amortization)

     25     33     29     32     30    

Average loans

   $ 5,309      $ 5,388      $ 5,684      $ 6,010      $ 6,191      17   3

Average deposits

   $ 7,131      $ 7,058      $ 6,628      $ 6,602      $ 6,804      (5 )%    3

Market value of total client assets under management and custody at period end (in billions)

   $ 139      $ 132      $ 142      $ 151      $ 154      11   2

N/M - Not meaningful.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization) was up 22% compared to 4Q08 and was essentially flat to 3Q09.

 

Wealth Management total fee revenue was up 13% compared to 4Q08 and 5% (unannualized) sequentially.

   

4Q09 represents the 16th consecutive quarter of positive long-term asset flows.

   

Total client assets were $154 billion at Dec. 31, 2009, up $15 billion, or 11% from Dec. 31, 2008 and $3 billion, or 2%, from Sept. 30, 2009.

 

Net interest revenue decreased 18% year-over-year and 6% (unannualized) sequentially due to lower deposit margins, partially offset by high quality loan growth as average loans increased 17% year-over-year and 3% (unannualized) sequentially.

 

Noninterest expense (excluding intangible amortization) decreased 3% compared to 4Q08 and increased 3% (unannualized) sequentially. The sequential increase was due to FDIC expenses and timing of business development expenses. Noninterest expense was down 6% in full-year 2009 compared with full-year 2008.

 

Wealth Management has office sites in 17 states and 3 countries, including 16 of the top 25 domestic wealth markets.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

ASSET SERVICING (provides global custody and related services and broker-dealer services to corporate and public retirement funds, foundations and endowments and global financial institutions)

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Securities servicing fees - ex. securities lending revenue

   $ 583      $ 504      $ 557      $ 573      $ 581      -   1

Securities lending revenue

     163        79        85        32        25      (85   (22

Foreign exchange and other trading activities

     366        199        206        180        172      (53   (4

Other

     25        48        45        50        33      32      (34

Total fee and other revenue

     1,137        830        893        835        811      (29   (3

Net interest revenue

     411        249        211        228        204      (50   (11

Total revenue

     1,548        1,079        1,104        1,063        1,015      (34   (5

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization and support agreement charges)

     834        699        716        744        787      (6   6   

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization and support agreement charges)

     714        380        388        319        228      (68   (29

Support agreement charges

     160        6        (15     (19     (5   N/M      N/M   

Amortization of intangible assets

     6        7        9        6        6      -      -   

Income before taxes

   $ 548      $ 367      $ 394      $ 332      $ 227      (59 )%    (32 )% 

Pre-tax operating margin

     35     34     36     31     22    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. intangible amortization)

     36 %(a)      35     37     32     23    

Average deposits

   $ 64,500      $ 57,084      $ 50,583      $ 52,271      $ 51,755      (20 )%    (1 )% 

Market value of securities on loan at period end (in billions) (b)

   $ 326      $ 293      $ 290      $ 299      $ 247      (24 )%    (17 )% 
(a) The pre-tax operating margin excluding intangible amortization and support agreement charges was 46% in 4Q08.
(b) Represents the total amount of securities on loan, both cash and non-cash, managed by the Asset Servicing segment.

N/M - Not meaningful.

KEY POINTS

 

 

Asset servicing fees reflect the benefit of new business, offset by challenging market conditions for volume and spread related businesses.

   

Securities servicing fees – ex. securities lending revenue increased 1% (unannualized) sequentially and were essentially unchanged year-over-year. The sequential increase reflects higher market values and net new business, partially offset by lower broker-dealer fees.

   

Securities lending fees decreased $138 million compared with 4Q08 and $7 million sequentially. Both decreases reflect lower spreads and volumes. Spreads decreased 80% year-over-year and 33% sequentially. Volumes decreased 23% year-over-year and 4% sequentially.

 

Foreign exchange and other trading activities decreased 53% year-over-year and 4% (unannualized) sequentially. The year-over-year decrease from record levels in 4Q08 primarily reflects lower volatility and spreads while volumes held at 4Q08 levels. The sequential decline resulted from lower volatility and spreads, partially offset by a 15% increase in volumes.

 

Net interest revenue decreased 50% compared to the prior year period and 11% (unannualized) sequentially. The decrease year-over-year reflects lower deposit levels from the record level of deposits that resulted from the credit crisis in 4Q08 and lower spreads. The sequential decrease primarily reflects lower deposit levels.

 

Noninterest expense (excluding intangible amortization and support agreement charges) increased $43 million sequentially, primarily reflecting higher legal expenses, increased incentives driven by new business and higher sub-custody fees resulting from higher asset values and transaction volumes.

 

4Q09 new business wins totaled $400 billion (win rate of 64%).

 

41% non-U.S. revenue in 4Q09 vs. 37% in 4Q08.

 

 

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ISSUER SERVICES (provides corporate trust, depositary receipt and shareowner services to corporations and institutions)

 

(dollar amounts in millions,    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
unless otherwise noted)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Securities servicing fees - issuer services

   $ 392      $ 363      $ 373      $ 359      $ 367      (6 )%    2

Other

     44        41        37        30        41      (7   37   

Total fee and other revenue

     436        404        410        389        408      (6   5   

Net interest revenue

     211        200        185        180        203      (4   13   

Total revenue

     647        604        595        569        611      (6   7   

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization)

     318        297        303        303        318      -      5   

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization)

     329        307        292        266        293      (11   10   

Amortization of intangible assets

     20        21        20        20        20      -      -   

Income before taxes

   $ 309      $ 286      $ 272      $ 246      $ 273      (12 )%    11

Pre-tax operating margin

     48     47     46     43     45    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. intangible amortization)

     51     51     49     47     48    

Number of depositary receipt programs

     1,338        1,330        1,320        1,322        1,330      (1 )%    1

Average deposits

   $ 34,294      $ 45,963      $ 47,293      $ 43,183      $ 47,320      38   10

KEY POINTS

 

 

Issuer Services results year-over-year reflect lower revenue due to lower activity levels and interest rates. The sequential results reflect higher net interest revenue driven by higher deposit levels and seasonally higher Depositary Receipts revenue.

 

 

Total revenue decreased 6% compared to 4Q08 and increased 7% (unannualized) sequentially in the Corporate Trust, Depositary Receipts and Shareowner Services businesses:

 

   

Corporate Trust – Total revenue increased year-over-year and sequentially despite global debt issuances declining 19% in 2009. The higher revenue over both periods reflected continued market share gains and higher net interest income driven by higher customer deposit balances, partially offset by lower levels of fixed income issuances globally and lower money market related distribution fees.

   

Depositary Receipts – Year-over-year revenue was impacted by lower transaction fees, partially offset by higher corporate action fees. Revenue increased sequentially due primarily to higher transaction and seasonal corporate action fees. Depositary Receipts issuances have exceeded cancellations for three consecutive quarters.

   

Shareowner Services – Revenue decreased year-over-year due to lower corporate actions activity and the impact of lower equity values on employee stock option plans. The sequential decrease resulted from lower activity and seasonality.

 

 

Noninterest expense (excluding intangible amortization) year-over-year was unchanged and increased 5% (unannualized) sequentially. The sequential increase reflects seasonally higher expenses and higher legal expense.

 

 

43% non-U.S. revenue in 4Q09 vs. 41% in 4Q08.

 

 

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CLEARING SERVICES (provides clearing, financing and custody services for broker-dealers and registered investment advisors)

 

(dollar amounts in millions, unless otherwise noted)    2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
   4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Securities servicing fees – clearing services

   $ 277      $ 249      $ 248      $ 232      $ 219      (21 )%    (6 )% 

Other

     72        72        66        59        45      (38   (24

Total fee and other revenue

     349        321        314        291        264      (24   (9

Net interest revenue

     96        82        87        81        90      (6   11   

Total revenue

     445        403        401        372        354      (20   (5

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization)

     268        252        256        245        241      (10   (2

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization)

     177        151        145        127        113      (36   (11

Amortization of intangible assets

     6        7        7        6        7      17      17   

Income before taxes

   $ 171      $ 144      $ 138      $ 121      $ 106      (38 )%    (12 )% 

Pre-tax operating margin

     38     36     34     33     30    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. intangible amortization)

     40     37     36     34     32    

Average active accounts (in thousands)

     5,472        5,452        4,999        4,771        4,758      (13 )%    -

Average margin loans

   $ 4,871      $ 4,207      $ 4,121      $ 4,322      $ 4,651      (5 )%    8

Average payables to customers and broker-dealers

   $ 5,570      $ 3,797      $ 4,901      $ 5,845      $ 6,476      16   11

KEY POINTS

 

 

Clearing Services results reflect the benefit of expense control, which helped mitigate lower money market related fees and lower trading volumes.

 

 

Total fee and other revenue decreased 24% compared with 4Q08 and 9% (unannualized) sequentially. Both decreases were primarily due to lower money market related distribution fees and lower trading volumes. The fourth quarter of 2008 reflected near record levels of volume generated as a result of the credit crisis.

 

 

Net interest revenue decreased 6% compared with 4Q08 and increased 11% sequentially. The year-over-year decrease resulted from lower spreads. The sequential increase was driven by a higher level of interest-earning assets.

 

 

Noninterest expense (excluding intangible amortization) declined 10% compared to 4Q08 and 2% (unannualized) sequentially. The decreases reflect expense control and lower volume driven clearing costs.

 

 

Strong new business pipeline.

 

 

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TREASURY SERVICES (provides treasury services, global payment services, working capital solutions, capital markets business and large corporate banking)

 

      2008     2009     4Q09 vs.  
(dollar amounts in millions)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr     4Q08     3Q09  

Revenue:

              

Treasury services

   $ 129      $ 121      $ 128      $ 124      $ 130      1   5

Other

     101        118        67        92        98      (3   7   

Total fee and other revenue

     230        239        195        216        228      (1   6   

Net interest revenue

     231        160        156        151        149      (35   (1

Total revenue

     461        399        351        367        377      (18   3   

Noninterest expense (ex. intangible amortization)

     204        195        199        185        190      (7   3   

Income before taxes (ex. intangible amortization)

     257        204        152        182        187      (27   3   

Amortization of intangible assets

     7        6        7        6        6      (14   -   

Income before taxes

   $ 250      $ 198      $ 145      $ 176      $ 181      (28 )%    3

Pre-tax operating margin

     54     50     41     48     48    

Pre-tax operating margin (ex. Intangible amortization)

     56     51     43     50     50    

Average loans

   $ 16,353      $ 13,921      $ 13,228      $ 11,648      $ 10,982      (33 )%    (6 )% 

Average deposits

   $ 30,052      $ 24,867      $ 20,321      $ 19,989      $ 22,138      (26 )%    11

KEY POINTS

 

 

Total revenue decreased 18% compared to 4Q08 and increased 3% (unannualized) sequentially. The decrease compared to 4Q08 was primarily driven by lower net interest revenue resulting from lower deposit volumes and spreads. The increase sequentially primarily reflects higher Treasury services fees as a result of higher global payment volume.

 

 

Noninterest expense (excluding intangible amortization) decreased 7% compared with 4Q08 and increased 3% (unannualized) sequentially. The year-over-year decrease reflects merger-related synergies and overall expense control, partially offset by higher FDIC assessments. The sequential increase primarily reflects seasonality.

 

 

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OTHER (primarily includes the leasing portfolio, corporate treasury activities, business exits, M&I expenses and other corporate revenue and expense items)

 

      2008     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)    4th Qtr     1st Qtr     2nd Qtr     3rd Qtr     4th Qtr  

Revenue:

          

Fee and other revenue

   $ (1,031   $ (278   $ (224   $ (4,684   $ 52   

Net interest revenue (expense)

     (3     20        4        21        29   

Total revenue

     (1,034     (258     (220     (4,663     81   

Provision for credit losses

     54        59        61        147        64   

Noninterest expense (ex. FDIC special assessment, intangible amortization, M&I expenses and restructuring charges)

     63        120        136        127        151   

Income (loss) before taxes (ex. FDIC special assessment, intangible amortization, M&I expenses and restructuring charges)

     (1,151     (437     (417     (4,937     (134

FDIC special assessment

     -        -        61        -        -   

Amortization of intangible assets

     (1     -        (1     1        1   

M&I expenses

     97        68        59        54        52   

Restructuring charges

     181        10        6        (5     139   

Income (loss) before taxes

   $ (1,428   $ (515   $ (542   $ (4,987   $ (326

KEY POINTS

 

 

Fee and other revenue increased $1.1 billion compared to 4Q08 and $4.7 billion compared to 3Q09 with the variances over both periods primarily due to the level of investment securities gains (losses).

 

 

Noninterest expense (excluding FDIC special assessment, intangible amortization, M&I expenses and restructuring charges) increased $88 million compared to 4Q08 and $24 million sequentially. The year-over-year increase primarily reflects employee benefit adjustments. The sequential increase reflects employee benefit adjustments and a seasonal increase in business development expense, including branding and donations.

 

 

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MERGER UPDATE – INTEGRATION MILESTONES

 

Revenue Synergies

(in millions)

  

2009

Actual

             Target
                  2010    2011

Annual revenue synergies

   $         251              $ 270-350    $ 325-425

 

Expense Synergies

(dollar amounts in millions)

   Actual                Cumulative Target
   1Q09    2Q09    3Q09    4Q09    FY 2009                2010

Expense synergies

   $ 173    $ 186    $ 196    $ 206    $ 761          $ 850

# of net positions eliminated (cumulative)

     2,973      3,185      3,277      3,467      3,467                3,200

 

Business Segment Expense Synergies Achieved

(in millions)

   4Q08    1Q09    2Q09    3Q09    4Q09

Asset Management

   $ 12    $ 13    $ 13    $ 14    $ 14

Wealth Management

     9      10      11      11      11

Asset Servicing

     61      67      75      81      88

Issuer Services

     17      19      19      19      20

Clearing Services

     2      3      3      4      4

Treasury Services

     20      21      23      23      23

Subtotal

     121      133      144      152      160

Other

     36      40      42      44      46

Total

   $ 157    $ 173    $ 186    $ 196    $ 206

Total – annualized

   $ 628    $ 692    $ 744    $ 784    $ 824

 

M&I Expenses (The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation)

(dollar amounts in millions)

   4Q09
Total expense
    Cumulative through 4Q09 (a)     Total
estimated
     Expense     Included in
goodwill
    Total    

Personnel-related (b)

   $ 13      $ 395      $ 123      $ 518      $ 560

Integration/conversion

     37        616        -        616        600

One-time costs (c)

     2        64        44        108        153

Transaction costs (d)

     -        117        45        162        162

Total

   $ 52      $ 1,192      $ 212      $ 1,404      $ 1,475

% of total estimated

     4     81     14     95      
(a) Represents total M&I charges from 4Q06 – 4Q09.
(b) Includes severance, retention, relocation expenses and accelerated vesting of stock options and restricted stock.
(c) Includes facilities related expenses, balance sheet write-offs, vendor contract modifications, rebranding and net gain (loss) on disposals.
(d) Includes investment banker and legal fees and foundation funding.

Service Quality Goals for 2010 – Asset Servicing

 

 

#1 vs. major peers in the major external global client satisfaction surveys

 

   

BNY Mellon #1 rated custodian among the large custodian peer group

 

   

Global Investor Survey (May 2009)

 

   

R&M Global Custody Survey (March 2009)

 

 

Expect 85% of our clients to be satisfied/highly satisfied with our service quality

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION – EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

Reconciliation of net income and EPS – GAAP to Non-GAAP    4Q09  
(in millions, except per common share amounts)    Net income     EPS (a)  

Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation – GAAP

   $ 593        N/A   

Earnings allocated to participating securities (a)

     (5     N/A   

Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation – GAAP – Diluted EPS basis

     588      $ 0.49   

Less: Discontinued operations (loss)

     (119     (0.10

Continuing operations – GAAP – Diluted EPS basis

     707        0.59   

Net investment securities (gains)

     (31     (0.03

M&I expenses

     33        0.03   

Restructuring charges

     86        0.07   

Discrete tax benefits

     (133     (0.11

Net income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders excluding the investment securities (gains), M&I expenses, restructuring charges and discrete tax benefits – Non-GAAP

     662        0.55   

Intangible amortization

     66        0.06   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders excluding the investment securities (gains), M&I expenses, restructuring charges, discrete tax benefits and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP

   $ 728      $ 0.60 (b) 
(a) Diluted earnings per share under the two-class method was calculated after deducting earnings allocated to participating securities.
(b) Does not foot due to rounding.
N/A – Not applicable.

 

Securities servicing fees   

4Q09

  

3Q09

  

4Q08

(in millions)         

Securities servicing fees

   $ 1,241    $ 1,238    $ 1,453

Less: Securities lending fee revenue

     29      43      187

Securities servicing fees excluding securities lending fee revenue

   $ 1,212    $ 1,195    $ 1,266

 

Asset and wealth management fee revenue

(dollars in millions)

  

4Q09

  

3Q09

  

4Q08

   4Q09 vs.  
            4Q08     3Q09  

Asset and wealth management fee revenue

   $ 736    $ 650    $ 701    5   13

Less: Performance fees

     59      1      44    34      N/M   

Asset and wealth management fee revenue excluding performance fees

   $ 677    $ 649    $ 657    3   4

 

Reconciliation of fee and other revenue as a percent of total revenue

(dollars in millions)

  

4Q08

   

1Q09

   

2Q09

   

3Q09

   

4Q09

 

Fee and other revenue – GAAP

   $ 1,817      $ 2,136      $ 2,257      $ (2,216   $ 2,595   

Less: Investment securities gains (losses)

     (1,241     (295     (256     (4,833     15   

Fee and other revenue excluding investment securities gains (losses) – Non-GAAP

     3,058        2,431        2,513        2,617        2,580   

Net interest revenue – GAAP

     1,047        775        700        716        724   

Total revenue – GAAP

   $ 2,864      $ 2,911      $ 2,957      $ (1,500   $ 3,319   

Total revenue excluding investment securities gains (losses) – Non-GAAP

   $ 4,105      $ 3,206      $ 3,213      $ 3,333      $ 3,304   

Fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue

     63     73     76     N/M        78

Fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue excluding investment securities gains (losses) – Non-GAAP

     74     76     78     79     78
N/M – Not meaningful.

 

 

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Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes – pre-tax operating margin                              
(dollars in millions)   4Q08     1Q09     2Q09     3Q09     4Q09  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes – GAAP

  $ (49   $ 572      $ 513      $ (3,965   $ 672   

Investment securities (gains) losses

    1,241        295        256        4,833        (15

Support agreement charges

    163        (8     (15     13        (5

Asset-based taxes

    -        -        -        20        -   

FDIC special assessment

    -        -        61        -        -   

M&I expenses

    97        68        59        54        52   

Restructuring charges

    181        10        6        (5     139   

Intangible amortization

    113        107        108        104        107   

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes excluding investment securities (gains) losses, support agreement charges, asset- based taxes, FDIC special assessment, M&I expenses, restructuring charges and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP

  $ 1,746      $ 1,044      $ 988      $ 1,054      $ 950   

Fee and other revenue – GAAP

  $ 1,817      $ 2,136      $ 2,257      $ (2,216   $ 2,595   

Net interest revenue – GAAP

    1,047        775        700        716        724   

Total revenue – GAAP

    2,864        2,911        2,957        (1,500     3,319   

Add: Investment securities (gains) losses

    1,241        295        256        4,833        (15

Total revenue excluding investment securities (gains) losses – Non-GAAP

  $ 4,105      $ 3,206      $ 3,213      $ 3,333      $ 3,304   

Pre-tax operating margin (a)

    (2 )%      20     17     N/M        20

Pre-tax operating margin excluding investment securities (gains) losses, support agreement charges, asset-based taxes, FDIC special assessment, M&I expenses, restructuring charges and intangible amortization– Non-GAAP (a)

    43     33     31     32     29
(a) Income (loss) before taxes divided by total revenue.
N/M – Not meaningful.

 

 

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Return on common equity and tangible common equity – continuing operations

(dollars in millions)

  

4Q08

   

1Q09

   

2Q09

   

3Q09

   

4Q09

 

Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation – GAAP

   $ 28      $ 322      $ 176      $ (2,458   $ 593   

Less: Discontinued operations income (loss), net of tax

     4        (41     (91     (19     (119

Extraordinary (loss), net of tax

     (26     -        -        -        -   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

     50        363        267        (2,439     712   

Intangible amortization

     70        66        67        65        66   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation excluding intangible amortization – Non-GAAP

     120        429        334        (2,374     778   

Investment securities (gains) losses

     752        183        161        3,047        (31

Support agreement charges

     97        (5     (9     8        (3

FDIC special assessment

     -        -        36        -        -   

M&I expenses

     58        41        36        34        33   

Restructuring charges

     107        7        4        (3     86   

Discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements

     -        -        (134     -        (133

Net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding investment Securities (gains) losses, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP

   $ 1,134      $ 655      $ 428      $ 712      $ 730   

Average common shareholders’ equity

   $ 26,812      $ 25,189      $ 26,566      $ 28,144      $ 28,843   

Less:  Average goodwill

     16,121        15,837        15,989        16,048        16,291   

          Average intangible assets

     5,763        5,752        5,673        5,608        5,587   

Add:  Deferred tax liability – tax deductible goodwill

     599        624        643        666        720   

          Deferred tax liability – non-tax deductible intangible assets

     1,841        1,808        1,743        1,717        1,680   

Average tangible common shareholders’ equity – Non-GAAP

   $ 7,368      $ 6,032      $ 7,290      $ 8,871      $ 9,365   

Return on common equity – GAAP (a)

     0.8 %(b)      5.8     4.0     N/M        9.8

Return on common equity excluding investment securities (gains) losses, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP (a)

     16.8 %(b)      10.6     6.5     10.0     10.1

Return on tangible common equity – Non-GAAP (a)

     6.5 %(b)      28.8     18.4     N/M        33.0

Return on tangible common equity excluding investment securities (gains) losses, support agreement charges, FDIC special assessment, M&I expenses, restructuring charges, discrete tax benefits and the benefit of tax settlements and intangible amortization – Non-GAAP (a)

     61.3 %(b)      44.1     23.5     31.8     31.0
(a) Annualized.
(b) Calculated before extraordinary loss.

 

Calculation of common and tangible common shareholders’ equity to assets    Dec. 31,     Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,  
(dollars in millions)    2009     2009     2008  

Common shareholders’ equity at period end – GAAP

   $ 28,977      $ 28,295      $ 25,264   

Less:  Goodwill

     16,249        16,022        15,898   

          Intangible assets

     5,588        5,574        5,856   

Add:  Deferred tax liability – tax deductible goodwill

     720        666        599   

          Deferred tax liability – non-tax deductible intangible assets

     1,680        1,717        1,841   

Tangible common shareholders’ equity at period end – Non-GAAP

   $ 9,540      $ 9,082      $ 5,950   

Total assets at period end – GAAP

   $ 212,224      $ 212,007      $ 237,512   

Less:  Goodwill

     16,249        16,022        15,898   

          Intangible assets

     5,588        5,574        5,856   

          Cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve and other central banks (a)

     7,375        15,003        53,278   

          U.S. government-backed commercial paper

     -        -        5,629   

Tangible total assets at period end – Non-GAAP

   $ 183,012      $ 175,408      $ 156,851   

Common shareholders’ equity to assets – GAAP

     13.7     13.3     10.6

Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets – Non-GAAP

     5.2     5.2     3.8
(a) Assigned a zero percent risk weighting by the regulators.

 

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 4Q09 Quarterly Earnings Review

 

 

Calculation of Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (a)    Dec. 31,     Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,  
(dollars in millions)    2009     2009     2008  

Total Tier 1 capital

   $ 12,853      $ 12,543      $ 15,402   
Less:  Trust preferred securities      1,686        1,682        1,654   

          Series B preferred stock

     -        -        2,786   

Total Tier 1 common equity

   $ 11,167      $ 10,861      $ 10,962   

Total risk-weighted assets

   $ 106,805      $ 110,135      $ 116,713   

Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio

     10.5     9.9     9.4
(a) On a regulatory basis.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

A number of statements (i) in this Quarterly Earnings Review, (ii) in our presentations and (iii) in the responses to questions on our conference call discussing our quarterly results and other public events may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which may be expressed in a variety of ways, including the use of future or present tense language, relate to, among other things, including statements with respect to BNY Mellon’s new business pipeline, the impact of the restructuring on net interest revenue, and expectations with respect to BNY Mellon’s global location strategy; as well as BNY Mellon’s overall plans, strategies, goals, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions. These statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond BNY Mellon’s control). Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and other uncertainties set forth in BNY Mellon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and BNY Mellon’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this earnings review speak only as of Jan. 20, 2010 and BNY Mellon undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

 

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