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To our Shareholders Corporate Responsibility Management Report Risk Report Group Financial Statements Further Information 225<br />

169<br />

157 213 Key developments in 2011<br />

159 215 Risk-oriented overall bank management<br />

163 219 Default risk<br />

178 234 Intensive care<br />

182 238 Market risk<br />

187 243 Liquidity risk<br />

190 246 Operational risk<br />

192 248 Other risks<br />

195 251 Outlook<br />

The risk management measures adopted by Bank Forum led to a significant improvement<br />

in the risk profile in 2011. In 2011, our focus in this challenging market remained on limiting<br />

risk and restructuring the Bank.<br />

Commerzbank Eurasija, our branches in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as<br />

Commerzbank Zrt. were transferred to the responsibility of the Mittelstandsbank segment as<br />

at January 1, 2012. The portfolio quality in these units improved further due to a rigorous<br />

focus on strict risk management, therefore risk density could be reduced by 9 to 71 basis<br />

points in 2011.<br />

Corporates & Markets<br />

This segment covers client-driven capital market activities and commercial business with<br />

multinationals and selected large corporate customers of Commerzbank Group. The regional<br />

focus of the segment is on Germany and Western Europe, which continue to account for<br />

more than two-thirds of exposure. North America accounted for around €11bn as at<br />

December 31, 2011.<br />

The Leveraged Acquisition Finance (LAF) portfolio was reduced from €3.4bn to €3.2bn in<br />

2011. Repayments of existing loans, in particular as a result of reselling the business or<br />

refinancing with high yield bond issues, were partially offset by new lending on a selective<br />

basis.<br />

The good economic performance in the first half of 2011 in our core operating markets<br />

brought a further improvement in portfolio quality. The economic slowdown as a result of the<br />

deterioration in the sovereign debt crisis during the second half of 2011 has not yet adversely<br />

impacted the portfolio. Europe remains the geographic focus of the LAF portfolio (94%) with<br />

a strong concentration in Germany (45%). On the whole, the portfolio companies are not<br />

particularly dependent on developments in weaker countries in the eurozone. The portfolio is<br />

widely diversified by sector and region. We will continue to place emphasis on maintaining<br />

this diversified portfolio structure and the granularity of the loan book.<br />

Asset Based Finance<br />

Asset Based Finance (ABF) comprises the sub-portfolios Commercial Real Estate (CRE)<br />

including Asset Management, Eurohypo Retail, Ship Finance and Public Finance, which are<br />

described in detail below.<br />

Commercial Real Estate<br />

The strategic reduction of existing business, mainly at Eurohypo AG, is ongoing. Total<br />

exposure (EaD) decreased by €13bn to €57bn during the year. The portfolio composition by<br />

type of use remains unchanged; the main components of exposure are the sub-portfolios<br />

office (€21bn), commerce (€18bn) and residential real estate (€6bn). The CRE exposure also<br />

contains the asset management (Commerz Real) portfolios, which are composed of<br />

warehouse assets for funds as well as the typical leasing receivables of the movable property<br />

sector.<br />

Group Risk Report

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