A nnual R eport D ecember 31, 2009 D reyfus S ons & C o B ...
A nnual R eport D ecember 31, 2009 D reyfus S ons & C o B ...
A nnual R eport D ecember 31, 2009 D reyfus S ons & C o B ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
D <strong>reyfus</strong> S <strong>ons</strong> & C o<br />
L I M I T E D<br />
B anquiers B asel<br />
E S TA B L I S H E D 1813<br />
A <strong>nnual</strong> R <strong>eport</strong><br />
D <strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong>
Contents<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
6<br />
8<br />
10<br />
10<br />
12<br />
14<br />
26<br />
28<br />
30<br />
<strong>31</strong><br />
Telephone +41 61. 286 66 66<br />
Fax +41 61. 272 24 38<br />
contact@d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />
www.d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />
Five Year Summary<br />
Board of Directors and Management<br />
R<strong>eport</strong> to the General Meeting<br />
Balance Sheet at D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended<br />
D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Notes to Financial Statements<br />
1. Business Activities<br />
2. Principles of Accounting and Valuation<br />
3. Information regarding the Balance Sheet<br />
4. Information concerning Off-Balance Sheet<br />
Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
5. Information concerning the Profit and Loss Account<br />
6. Information regarding the Bank’s own resources<br />
R<strong>eport</strong> of the Statutory Auditors<br />
Aeschenvorstadt 16<br />
P.O. Box<br />
ch-4002 Basel<br />
Switzerland
Total equity<br />
(before appropriation of profit)<br />
Balance sheet total<br />
Net Interest Income<br />
Net Income from Commission<br />
Business and Services<br />
Profit from Trading<br />
Other Ordinary Profit<br />
Subtotal Net Income<br />
Administrative Expenses<br />
Gross Profit<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Number of staff<br />
(expressed as full-time employees)<br />
Total equity/Balance sheet total<br />
(in percent)<br />
Profit of the year/Total equity<br />
(in percent)<br />
Administrative expenses/Net Income<br />
(in percent)<br />
Profit of the year/staff<br />
(in chf)<br />
Five year summary<br />
(in mio chf)<br />
(in mio chf)<br />
2<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008 2007 2006 2005<br />
423.7 414.3 399.4 365.8 341.4<br />
2 333.2 1 848.6 1 553.2 1 458.7 1 296.7<br />
18.5 25.9 26.5 22.6 20.3<br />
94.3 114.4 1<strong>31</strong>.4 107.4 98.0<br />
10.2 9.9 10.0 8.9 8.7<br />
0.9 –4.9 3.4 5.8 6.9<br />
123.9 145.3 171.3 144.7 133.9<br />
–74.1 –78.8 –85.9 –78.3 –71.8<br />
49.9 66.5 85.4 66.4 62.1<br />
35.3 47.6 59.8 47.7 42.7<br />
183 179 179 179 181<br />
18.2 22.4 25.7 25.1 26.3<br />
8.3 11.5 15.0 13.0 12.5<br />
59.8 54.2 50.1 54.1 53.6<br />
193 009 266 005 334 082 266 542 236 077
As of General Meeting of March 16, 2010<br />
Prof. Dr. Hans Guth-D<strong>reyfus</strong>, Honorary Chairman<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Andreas Guth, Chairman<br />
Alexis Blum, Deputy Chairman<br />
Pierre D<strong>reyfus</strong>, Deputy Chairman<br />
Otto E. Bargezi Peter Krummenacher<br />
Vladimir B. D<strong>reyfus</strong> Dr. Rudolf Roth-Olum<br />
Catherine D<strong>reyfus</strong> Soguel François Voss<br />
Paul Dubey<br />
Dr. Sebastian Burckhardt, Secretary of the Board of Directors<br />
Management<br />
Executive Management:<br />
Otto E. Bargezi, Chairman<br />
Stefan Knöpfel, Deputy Chairman<br />
Peter Krummenacher<br />
Bernard Blum Dr. Egon Meyer<br />
Dr. Beat Lehmann René Stalder<br />
Richard Mayr<br />
Managers: Claude Levy Bernard Soguel-dit-Picard<br />
Alfred Messerli Dr. Daniel Witschi<br />
Deputy Managers: Pierre Buchs Thomas Rosch<br />
Amos Gutermann Guido Schneider<br />
Claude Kiener Jürg Stalder<br />
Jean-Jacques Leisi Christine Wey<br />
Mario Paini Jean-Pierre Wyss<br />
Peter Ramseier<br />
Assistant Managers: Andres Angst Clarisse Lyssy<br />
Thierry Bloch René Michel<br />
Pascal Brasey Dieter Minelli<br />
Raymond Brunschwig Lukas Müller<br />
Jacques Buchs Alfred Schmid<br />
Philippe Burnier Dominik Schneider<br />
Stéphane Fiechter Dr. Ursula Schneider-Fuchs<br />
Michael Fringeli Christoph Spreyermann<br />
Roger Glaus David Staehelin<br />
Philipp Gygi Beat Staub<br />
Daniel Lang<br />
Internal Auditor<br />
Nicole Gouëllo, Internal Auditor<br />
External Auditors<br />
KPMG Ltd<br />
3
R<strong>eport</strong> to the General Meeting<br />
The fear of a worldwide depression, which had been<br />
widespread the previous year and had manifested itself in<br />
an actual collapse of prices on the world’s stock markets,<br />
continued during the first quarter of <strong>2009</strong>. At that point<br />
the indices for most stock markets reached their lows in<br />
this cycle.<br />
At the end of the year under review it appears that<br />
the stabilization of the global financial system by means<br />
of the stimulus programmes implemented around the<br />
world and of the bail-outs in favour of the banking<br />
system has been successful. All available indicators<br />
point to a normalization of the systemic risks. China<br />
and the USA in particular appear to have bottomed out.<br />
As a c<strong>ons</strong>equence the stock markets also recovered in<br />
the course of the year from the lows and ended the<br />
period significantly stronger than at the beginning of<br />
the year. However, we are likely to see a slowdown in<br />
the economic dynamic lasting for several years.<br />
The year under review turned out to be exceptionally<br />
eventful, also from the specific perspective of Switzerland.<br />
In the wake of the UBS tax fraud case in the USA,<br />
the Federal Council felt obliged to give in to the enormous<br />
political pressure and announced key changes to our<br />
tax and legal system. Those changes led to the launching<br />
of a discussion of some important principles at the<br />
political and judicial level, as well as in our Bank, and to<br />
a review of the business models at many banks.<br />
The developments and events described above have<br />
strongly influenced the operating result of D<strong>reyfus</strong><br />
S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers. It was difficult to achieve<br />
results comparable with those of the previous year, in<br />
which only the last quarter was marked by the crisis on<br />
the financial markets. The liquidity held by our clients,<br />
which increased again significantly, combined with<br />
extremely cautious investment of these funds, caused<br />
the balance sheet total to rise to CHF 2 333.2 mio. As a<br />
result of the central banks’ expansive monetary and fiscal<br />
4
policy, interest rates for good debtors such as the Swiss<br />
National Bank fell to virtually zero. Thus the income<br />
earned on these funds fell by 28.5% to CHF 18.5 mio.,<br />
in spite of the large increase in volume. Moreover, the<br />
investment of the high liquidity led to an additional<br />
lump-sum provision amounting to CHF 1.5 mio.<br />
As the value of our clients’ assets, on average were<br />
valued significantly lower than the previous year, the<br />
income from commission business fell by 17.5% to<br />
CHF 94.3 mio. Furthermore the change in the tax-law<br />
situation in many countries led to a net outflow of<br />
assets, despite substantial new inflows – a trend that<br />
has, however, been observable for a number of years.<br />
Work has been in progress for some time on strategic<br />
opti<strong>ons</strong> in this regard.<br />
Operating expenditure was reduced by 6.0% to<br />
CHF 74.1 mio. But the cost-income ratio – the ratio of<br />
administrative expenses to net income – of barely 60%<br />
compares well with that of our competitors. Thus even<br />
after such a difficult year, we are able to r<strong>eport</strong> a profit<br />
of the year of CHF 35.3 mio.<br />
The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Richard<br />
Mayr a member of the Executive Management effective<br />
January 1, 2010 and also expresses the hope that the<br />
management will continue its traditional cooperative<br />
and successful work. It is convinced that this will enable<br />
the Bank to rise to the numerous challenges of the next<br />
few years. It wishes to thank the employees at all levels<br />
for the services they have performed extremely c<strong>ons</strong>cientiously,<br />
competently and loyally and in such a pleasant<br />
atmosphere.<br />
5
Assets<br />
Liquid assets<br />
Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
Contingent liabilities<br />
Irrevocable commitments<br />
Liabilities for calls on shares and<br />
similar obligati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Commitment credits<br />
Derivative financial instruments<br />
Positive replacement values<br />
Negative replacement values<br />
Contract volume<br />
Fiduciary transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
Balance Sheet at D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Money market paper<br />
Due from banks<br />
Due from customers<br />
Securities and precious metals held<br />
in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Financial assets<br />
Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Fixed assets<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other assets<br />
Total assets<br />
Total subordinated loans<br />
Total amounts due from subsidiary<br />
companies and certain associates<br />
(chf)<br />
(chf)<br />
6<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
78 876 508 113 642 578<br />
1 227 688 062 878 449 402<br />
258 854 892 213 769 138<br />
59 086 843 56 605 334<br />
14 078 017 4 292 567<br />
678 603 369 558 148 293<br />
1 216 489 1 216 489<br />
2 002 000 2 002 000<br />
10 128 173 9 026 321<br />
2 627 977 11 486 527<br />
2 333 162 330 1 848 638 649<br />
0 0<br />
5 827 0<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
29 345 816 30 873 123<br />
35 <strong>31</strong>7 596 29 250 424<br />
0 0<br />
0 0<br />
929 091 9 789 480<br />
952 217 9 665 483<br />
123 422 651 332 549 655<br />
287 767 719 444 426 703
Liabilities<br />
Due to banks<br />
Due to customers in the form of<br />
fixed and savings deposits<br />
Other amounts due to customers<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other liabilities<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Reserves for general banking risks<br />
Share capital<br />
General legal reserve<br />
Other reserves<br />
Profit brought forward<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Total liabilities<br />
Total amounts due to subsidiary<br />
companies and certain associates<br />
(chf)<br />
Statement of Cash Flow<br />
Due to the limited importance of the balance sheet transacti<strong>ons</strong>,<br />
no Statement of Cash Flow has been prepared.<br />
7<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
178 935 899 129 064 347<br />
356 225 482 338 854 499<br />
1 3<strong>31</strong> 836 697 909 009 518<br />
5 823 702 13 018 177<br />
5 887 001 16 627 732<br />
30 730 000 27 750 000<br />
10 000 000 10 000 000<br />
30 000 000 30 000 000<br />
51 540 000 49 090 000<br />
295 000 000 276 000 000<br />
1 862 893 1 609 550<br />
35 320 656 47 614 826<br />
2 333 162 330 1 848 638 649<br />
84 <strong>31</strong>2 427 80 772 063
Income & Expenses of Ordinary<br />
Banking Business<br />
Net Interest Income<br />
Interest and Discount Income<br />
Interest and Dividend Income<br />
from Financial Assets<br />
Interest expense<br />
Subtotal Net Interest Income<br />
Net Income from Commission Business<br />
and Services<br />
Commission Income from<br />
Securities Trading and Investments<br />
(chf)<br />
Commission Income from other Services<br />
Commission paid<br />
Subtotal Net Income from<br />
Commission Business and Services<br />
Profit from Trading<br />
Other Ordinary Profit<br />
Profit on sales of Financial Assets<br />
Income from participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Other ordinary profits<br />
Other ordinary expenses<br />
Subtotal Other Ordinary Profit<br />
Administrative expenses<br />
Personnel expenses<br />
Operating expenses<br />
Subtotal Administrative Expenses<br />
Gross Profit<br />
Profit and Loss Account for the Year<br />
ended D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />
8<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
6 887 540 21 540 266<br />
19 006 522 20 850 051<br />
–7 385 765 –16 506 161<br />
18 508 297 25 884 156<br />
95 980 442 116 083 559<br />
173 547 382 964<br />
–1 816 140 –2 066 105<br />
94 337 849 114 400 418<br />
10 206 964 9 884 750<br />
662 142 –4 539 964<br />
240 000 800 000<br />
0 0<br />
0 –1 187 600<br />
902 142 –4 927 564<br />
–56 692 365 –62 682 511<br />
–17 401 107 –16 096 648<br />
–74 093 472 –78 779 159<br />
49 861 780 66 462 601
Profit of the year<br />
Gross Profit<br />
Depreciation of Capital Assets<br />
Value adjustments, provisi<strong>ons</strong> and losses<br />
Provisional Result<br />
Extraordinary income<br />
Extraordinary expenses<br />
Taxes<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Appropriation of Profit <strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Profit brought forward<br />
(chf)<br />
Profit carried to the Balance Sheet<br />
The Board of Directors proposes to the General<br />
Meeting the appropriation of the profit<br />
as follows:<br />
Transfer to general legal reserve<br />
Transfer to other reserves<br />
Distributi<strong>ons</strong> relating<br />
to share capital<br />
Other appropriati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Profit brought forward<br />
(chf)<br />
9<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />
49 861 780 66 462 601<br />
0 0<br />
–3 091 <strong>31</strong>2 –2 724 498<br />
46 770 468 63 738 103<br />
0 0<br />
0 0<br />
–11 449 812 –16 123 277<br />
35 320 656 47 614 826<br />
35 320 656 47 614 826<br />
1 862 893 1 609 550<br />
37 183 549 49 224 376<br />
–1 810 000 –2 450 000<br />
–14 000 000 –19 000 000<br />
–16 200 000 –21 300 000<br />
–3 382 065 –4 611 483<br />
1 791 484 1 862 893
Notes to Financial Statements<br />
1. Business Activities<br />
D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, was founded in<br />
Basel by Isaac D<strong>reyfus</strong>-Bernheim in the year 1813. Since<br />
then the Bank has been located in Basel and has no<br />
branches elsewhere. Although the Bank became a company<br />
limited by shares in the year 1942, its principal<br />
busi ness activities are carried on in the traditional<br />
private banking style, that is, the individual and comprehensive<br />
management of assets entrusted to it. This<br />
includes the administration of family organizati<strong>ons</strong>,<br />
corporati<strong>ons</strong>, foundati<strong>ons</strong> and trusts. The Bank’s own<br />
resources are a multiple of the legal requirements and<br />
are mainly invested in the money and capital markets.<br />
In order to enable the Bank to advise its clients by<br />
closely following financial markets it also trades – within<br />
appropriate limits – in securities, foreign exchange<br />
and precious metals as principal and as agent. As a rule,<br />
advances are granted only within the scope of assets<br />
under administration, i.e. to customers holding adequate<br />
securities. Mortgage lending and similar business<br />
do not form part of the Bank’s activities.<br />
D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, are representatives<br />
and distributors of Monitor Fund ltd and<br />
N ippon Portfolio. Both funds are authorised foreign<br />
collective investment funds in Switzerland.<br />
The identification, management, limitation and<br />
control of risks are extensively regulated by the Board of<br />
Directors, whereas the implementation of the bank’s<br />
risk policy and risk control is the resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility of the<br />
Executive Management. All quantifiable risks are backed<br />
by an adequate underlying capital. Measures related to<br />
risks with respect to organisation, personnel and infrastructure<br />
are implemented. A comprehensive management<br />
information system (MIS) informs the Board of<br />
Directors and the Executive Management on a daily<br />
respectively monthly basis. The organisational structure<br />
of D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, is compa-<br />
10
able to the one of a typical private bank. The regulati<strong>ons</strong><br />
concerning the independence of the Board of<br />
Directors are applied in a summarized manner i.e. some<br />
members of the Board of Directors are also members of<br />
the Executive Management. Also there is no Audit<br />
Committee and it’s functi<strong>ons</strong> are exercised by the president<br />
of the Board of Directors, Mr. Andreas Guth.<br />
Since the bank grants credits only within its activities<br />
of asset management, the risk of interest rate<br />
changes in the clients business is insignificant.<br />
Counter parties are defined by an internal rating system<br />
with corresponding limits.<br />
The identification, management and limitation of<br />
market risks in the trading portfolio is made on a daily<br />
basis. In general, only tradable instruments with a high<br />
degree of liquidity should be used and attention is paid<br />
to a balanced diversification.<br />
The bank has outsourced some of its interbank ser -<br />
vices.<br />
Number of Personnel (expressed as full-time em -<br />
ployees): At the end of <strong>2009</strong> the Bank employed 183<br />
staff (prior year 179), among them are also members of<br />
the fifth and sixth generation of the founder’s family. At<br />
present nine of the employees are apprentices.<br />
11
2. Principles of Accounting and Valuation<br />
The principles of accounting, presentation and valuation<br />
are governed by the provisi<strong>ons</strong> of the Swiss Code of<br />
Obligati<strong>ons</strong> Governing Corporati<strong>ons</strong>, the Federal Law on<br />
Banks and Savings Banks, its Ordinances and the guidelines<br />
of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority<br />
FINMA. The most significant principles of valuation are<br />
the following:<br />
• Transacti<strong>ons</strong> are shown in the balance sheet as at their<br />
date of completion.<br />
• Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies<br />
are converted into Swiss Francs at rates of exchange<br />
prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange gains and<br />
losses arising from the conversion of currencies are<br />
booked as Profit from Trading.<br />
• Liquid assets, due to and due from banks and customers<br />
are presented as the actual amounts. At the moment<br />
there is no need for individual provisi<strong>ons</strong>. General<br />
value adjustments are being made for the latent risks<br />
in the dues from customers and banks. The reckoning<br />
thereof is based on the calculated default risk according<br />
to a recognized rating agency.<br />
• Repurchase and reverse-repurchase agreement transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
are being booked as dues from banks respec -<br />
tively dues to banks.<br />
• Money market paper is shown at market value pre -<br />
vailing at the balance sheet date.<br />
• Securities and precious metals held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />
are valued at fair value at the balance sheet date and the<br />
resultant profits and losses are included in the heading<br />
Profit from Trading, including interest and dividends.<br />
• Securities shown as financial assets are held as long<br />
term investments. Debt instruments are shown in the<br />
balance sheet at nominal value and are valued according<br />
to the accrual method of valuation: premiums,<br />
respectively discounts on purchases, on premature<br />
sales or redempti<strong>ons</strong> before maturity are entered in the<br />
books as Prepayments and accrued income and appor-<br />
12
tioned to accounting periods as Interest and Dividend<br />
Income from Financial Assets. Equity securities are valued<br />
at the lower of cost or market. The cost is determined<br />
by weighted averages of the purchase prices.<br />
• Majority owned participati<strong>ons</strong> are presented at acquisition<br />
cost net of any operational write-downs as per<br />
aggregate valuation.<br />
• As a rule, fixed assets are written off in the year of<br />
acquisition. Most of the bank buildings were purchased<br />
generati<strong>ons</strong> ago and therefore the value shown in the<br />
balance sheet is significantly below the fire insurance<br />
value. Maintenance and renovation costs are debited<br />
to the profit and loss account when incurred. Major<br />
capital expenditures are mostly financed by provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
accumulated in advance. The fixed assets are being<br />
regularly reviewed and their valuati<strong>ons</strong> are adjusted<br />
when needed.<br />
• Taxes owed on income and capital as part of current<br />
earnings are booked under liabilities as prepayments<br />
and accrued income.<br />
• Forward positi<strong>ons</strong> are valued at prices based on resi dual<br />
time to expiration. Derivative financial instruments<br />
held for trading purposes are valued at market prices.<br />
Transacti<strong>ons</strong> entered into for hedging purposes are<br />
valued by the same method as applied to the underlying<br />
instruments. Replacement values of derivative financial<br />
instruments include positi<strong>ons</strong> of both the bank and of<br />
its customers.<br />
• For all risks known at balance sheet date, provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
and individual value adjustments are made. Contingent<br />
risks are covered by overall adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong>.<br />
The reckoning thereof is made according to internal<br />
rules following various methods and objectives. In the<br />
position Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong> the market<br />
risks are calculated according to the value at risk and<br />
operational risks according to the Basic Indicator<br />
approach of Basel II.<br />
• The accounting and valuation principles remain<br />
unchanged.<br />
13
Loans and Advances<br />
Amounts due from customers<br />
Total Loans and Advances<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
Contingent liabilities<br />
Irrevocable commitments<br />
Liabilities for calls on shares and<br />
similar obligati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Total Off-Balance Sheet<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
There are no impaired claims.<br />
Debt instruments<br />
quoted<br />
not quoted<br />
Equity securities<br />
Precious metals<br />
Total trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and<br />
precious metals<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
thereof securities which are<br />
rediscountable with the Central Bank<br />
3. Information regarding the Balance Sheet<br />
3.1<br />
Summary of Collateral<br />
3.2<br />
Trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and precious<br />
metals, Financial assets and Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
3.2.1<br />
Trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and precious<br />
metals<br />
14<br />
Secured Unsecured Total<br />
52 850 6 237 59 087<br />
52 850 6 237 59 087<br />
55 228 1 377 56 605<br />
29 346 0 29 346<br />
35 <strong>31</strong>8 0 35 <strong>31</strong>8<br />
0 0 0<br />
64 664 0 64 664<br />
60 123 0 60 123<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
107 0<br />
0 0<br />
544 663<br />
13 427 3 630<br />
14 078 4 293<br />
0 0
valued at the lower of cost or market<br />
Equity securities<br />
Precious metals<br />
Real estate<br />
Total financial assets<br />
3.2.2<br />
Financial assets<br />
thereof securities which are<br />
rediscountable with the Central Bank<br />
3.2.3<br />
Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Book value<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
No market value 1 216 1 216<br />
3.3<br />
Indication of name, domicile,<br />
commercial activity, capital stock and of the<br />
share of ownership (percentage of voting<br />
and of capitals as well as possible contractual<br />
commitments) of significant participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
The participati<strong>ons</strong> are not significant for the financial condition and the<br />
profit of the Bank, and therefore have not been c<strong>ons</strong>olidated.<br />
15<br />
Book value Fair value<br />
Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Fair value<br />
Prior year<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Debt instruments<br />
valued according to the accrual method 670 286 557 870 690 887 561 770<br />
0 0<br />
8 <strong>31</strong>7 278 9 232 459<br />
0 0<br />
0 0<br />
678 603 558 148 700 119 562 229<br />
495 446 383 500
Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
majority-owned<br />
minority-owned<br />
Land and buildings<br />
bank buildings<br />
other real estate<br />
Other fixed assets<br />
Fire insurance value<br />
of buildings<br />
Fire insurance value<br />
of other fixed assets<br />
3.4<br />
Analysis of Fixed Assets<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
3.5<br />
Capitalised Formation Costs,<br />
Capital Increase and Organisation Costs<br />
Nil<br />
Replacement values of derivatives<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Compensation account for replacement values<br />
Other assets and liabilities<br />
Other Assets and Other Liabilities<br />
Total other assets and other liabilities<br />
16<br />
Purchase<br />
Cost<br />
Other Assets<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Accumulated<br />
depreciation<br />
Net Book<br />
Value end of<br />
prior year<br />
Additi<strong>ons</strong><br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Other Assets Other Liabilities Other Liabilities<br />
Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
Disposals<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Depreciation<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Net Book<br />
Value end of<br />
r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
1 216 1 216 1 216<br />
0 0 0<br />
929 9 789 952 9 665<br />
0 0 0 0<br />
1 699 1 698 4 934 6 963<br />
2 628 11 487 5 886 16 628<br />
2 000 2 000<br />
2 2<br />
0 0<br />
28 775<br />
12 800
3.6<br />
Pledged or assigned assets as well<br />
as assets subject to reservation of title<br />
Book value of assets pledged and<br />
assigned by way of collateral<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Lending business and repurchase<br />
agreements with securities<br />
Amount due<br />
Amount due<br />
resp. book value utilised resp. book value<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Receivables from cash deposits in connection<br />
with securities borrowing and reverserepurchase<br />
business 107 350 15 000<br />
Obligati<strong>ons</strong> from cash deposits in connection<br />
with securities lending and repurchase<br />
business 0 0<br />
Securities at own disposal lent in connection<br />
with securities lending or delivered as collateral<br />
in connection with securities borrowing as<br />
well as securities at own disposal transferred in<br />
connection with repurchase transacti<strong>ons</strong> 0 0<br />
thereof unrestricted right to resell<br />
or pledge granted 0 0<br />
Borrowed as collateral in connection with<br />
securities lending or securities borrowing as<br />
well as received securities in connection with<br />
reverse-repurchase transacti<strong>ons</strong> with<br />
unrestricted resell- or repledge rights 107 395 15 003<br />
thereof repledged or resold securities 0 0<br />
17<br />
utilised<br />
Prior year<br />
307 752 15 886 282 215 13 183
Reserve for employer contributi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Employer-financed foundation<br />
Welfare Fund<br />
Total<br />
3.7<br />
Commitments to own Pension and<br />
Welfare Funds<br />
A legally separate pension fund as well as an employer-financed<br />
foundation has been established for the employees. The employer<br />
contributi<strong>ons</strong> are charged to personnel expenses. On the balance sheet<br />
date, the commitments to the pension funds totalled CHF 11.9 mio.<br />
(prior year CHF 9.6 mio.). There are no further obligati<strong>ons</strong> or claims<br />
regarding the transfer of economic benefits.<br />
The financial statements of the pension fund are recorded in accordance<br />
with Swiss GAAP FER 26 and show a coverage ratio of 99.8% (prior<br />
year 106.9%). As per the not yet audited statement <strong>2009</strong> the pension<br />
fund shows a coverage ratio of 103.0%. The employer-financed foundation<br />
has no statutory commitments.<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Nominal value<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year*<br />
18<br />
4 610 6 127<br />
0 0<br />
4 610 6 127<br />
* Basis of the financial statement 2008 employer-financed foundation and welfare fund<br />
The bank renounces to use the reserves for the employer contributi<strong>ons</strong>.<br />
This has neither c<strong>ons</strong>equences on the Balance Sheet nor on the Profit and Loss Account.<br />
Economic benefits/economic<br />
obligati<strong>ons</strong> and welfare expenses<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Nominal value<br />
Prior year<br />
Excess<br />
Contributi<strong>ons</strong><br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing Year* R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
Employer-financed foundation 4 610 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Welfare Fund with coverage ratio –412 0 0 0 3 146 3 139<br />
Total 4 198 0 0 0 3 146 3 139<br />
* Basis of the financial statement 2008 employer-financed foundation and welfare fund<br />
Economic part<br />
of the bank<br />
Welfare expenses on<br />
Personnel expenses
3.8<br />
Debenture Bonds and Mortgage Bonds<br />
outstanding<br />
Nil<br />
3.9<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Reserves for General Banking Risks<br />
Balance at end<br />
of prior year<br />
Uses and Modification of<br />
releases for appropriation<br />
specific<br />
(new<br />
purposes appropriati<strong>ons</strong>)<br />
Recoveries,<br />
overdue<br />
interest,<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
for default risks (security and country risks) 3 150 1 460 4 610<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
for other business risks 19 100 –111 6<strong>31</strong> 19 620<br />
Other provisi<strong>ons</strong> 5 500 1 000 6 500<br />
Total value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong> 27 750 –111 0 0 3 091 0 30 730<br />
less: value adjustments directly<br />
compensated with assets 0 0<br />
Total value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
as per balance sheet 27 750 30 730<br />
Reserves for general banking risks (taxed) 10 000 10 000<br />
3.10<br />
Company Capital<br />
Total company capital 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000<br />
Significant shareholders with voting rights<br />
Total nominal<br />
value<br />
in 1000 chf<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Nominal value<br />
in 1000 chf<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Number of<br />
shares<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Percentage of<br />
equity<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Capital entitled<br />
to dividend<br />
in 1000 chf<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Nominal value<br />
in 1000 chf<br />
Prior year<br />
currency<br />
exchange<br />
differences<br />
Total nominal<br />
value<br />
in 1000 chf<br />
Prior year<br />
Percentage of<br />
equity<br />
Prior year<br />
Family ownership<br />
(descendants of the company’s founder) 30 000 100 30 000 100<br />
19<br />
New provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
charged to<br />
income<br />
Number of<br />
Capital entitled<br />
to dividend<br />
shares in 1000 chf<br />
Prior year Prior year<br />
Transfer to<br />
Balance at end<br />
of r<strong>eport</strong>ing<br />
income<br />
year
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Equity at beginning of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Company capital paid in<br />
General legal reserve<br />
Other reserves<br />
Reserves for general banking risks<br />
Profit carried to the balance sheet<br />
Total equity at beginning of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
(before appropriation of profit)<br />
– Dividends and other distributi<strong>ons</strong><br />
from prior year’s profit<br />
+ Profit of the r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Total equity at end of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
(before appropriation of profit)<br />
thereof<br />
Company capital paid in<br />
General legal reserve<br />
Other reserves<br />
3.11<br />
Reconciliation of Equity<br />
Reserves for general banking risks<br />
Profit carried to the balance sheet<br />
20<br />
30 000<br />
49 090<br />
276 000<br />
10 000<br />
49 224<br />
414 <strong>31</strong>4<br />
–25 911<br />
35 321<br />
423 724<br />
30 000<br />
51 540<br />
295 000<br />
10 000<br />
37 184
Current assets<br />
Liquid assets<br />
Money market paper<br />
Due from banks<br />
Due from customers<br />
Securities and precious<br />
metals held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Financial assets<br />
Total current assets<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
Borrowed funds<br />
Due to banks<br />
Due to customers in the form of<br />
fixed and savings deposits<br />
Other amounts due to customers<br />
Total borrowed funds<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
3.12<br />
Maturity profile of Current Assets<br />
and Borrowed Funds<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
3.13<br />
Amounts due from and to<br />
Affiliated Companies and Loans and<br />
Advances granted to Executive Bodies<br />
Nil<br />
21<br />
at sight at call<br />
due within<br />
due<br />
3 months 3 to 12 months<br />
due<br />
12 months<br />
to 5 years<br />
due<br />
after 5 years Total<br />
78 877 78 877<br />
1 158 943 68 745 1 227 688<br />
88 501 1 249 169 105 258 855<br />
53 133 600 5 054 300 59 087<br />
13 971 107 14 078<br />
8 <strong>31</strong>7 60 000 40 000 324 786 245 500 678 603<br />
189 666 54382 1388755 113 799 325 086 245 500 2 <strong>31</strong>7 188<br />
200 049 50 851 990 130 130 378 265 000 188 500 1 824 908<br />
177 750 1 186 178 936<br />
356 225 356 225<br />
1 284 694 4 153 36 150 6 840 1 3<strong>31</strong> 837<br />
1 462 444 361 564 36 150 6 840 1 866 998<br />
922 432 343 797 97 544 13 155 1 376 928
Assets<br />
Liquid assets<br />
Money market paper<br />
Due from banks<br />
Due from customers<br />
Securities and precious metals<br />
held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Financial assets<br />
Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Fixed assets<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other assets<br />
Total assets<br />
3.14<br />
Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Assets<br />
and Liabilities<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
22<br />
Domestic<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Foreign<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Domestic<br />
Prior year<br />
Foreign<br />
Prior year<br />
77 408 1 469 112 183 1 460<br />
638 900 588 788 380 982 497 468<br />
103 885 154 970 48 839 164 930<br />
25 369 33 718 16 297 40 308<br />
13 427 651 3 630 663<br />
327 847 350 756 273 701 284 447<br />
1 216 1 216<br />
2 002 2 002<br />
6 815 3 <strong>31</strong>3 5 306 3 720<br />
2 039 589 10 591 896<br />
1 198 908 1 134 254 854 747 993 892
Liabilities<br />
Due to banks<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Due to customers in the form of fixed<br />
and savings deposits<br />
Other amounts due to customers<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other liabilities<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Reserves for general banking risks<br />
Share capital<br />
General legal reserve<br />
Other reserves<br />
Profit brought forward<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Total liabilities<br />
Assets<br />
Switzerland<br />
Countries, members of B.I.S.<br />
Other foreign countries<br />
Total assets<br />
3.15<br />
Analysis of Assets by Country/<br />
Groups of Countries<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Domestic<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
actual<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
23<br />
Foreign<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
% share<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Domestic<br />
Prior year<br />
actual<br />
Prior year<br />
Foreign<br />
Prior year<br />
11 225 167 711 1 473 127 591<br />
349 639 6 586 333 114 5 740<br />
473 140 858 697 446 403 462 607<br />
5 824 13 018<br />
5 824 62 10 110 6 518<br />
30 730 27 750<br />
10 000 10 000<br />
30 000 30 000<br />
51 540 49 090<br />
295 000 276 000<br />
1 863 1 610<br />
35 321 47 615<br />
1300106 1 033 056 1 246 183 602 456<br />
% share<br />
Prior year<br />
1 198 908 51.4 854 747 46.2<br />
1 036 185 44.4 868 611 47.0<br />
98 069 4.2 125 281 6.8<br />
233<strong>31</strong>62 100.0 1 848 639 100.0
Assets<br />
Liquid assets<br />
Money market paper<br />
Due from banks<br />
Due from customers<br />
Securities and precious metals<br />
held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Financial assets<br />
Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />
Fixed assets<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other assets<br />
Total balance sheet assets<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Delivery claims from forward exchange deals<br />
and currency opti<strong>ons</strong> transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
Total assets<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
3.16<br />
Balance Sheet by Currencies<br />
24<br />
CHF USD EUR<br />
USD EUR<br />
Conversion rates<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year 1.0300 1.4840<br />
Prior year 1.0600 1.4920<br />
Other<br />
currencies Total<br />
72 655 195 5 553 474 78 877<br />
626 989 301 165 289 211 10 323 1 227 688<br />
2 685 89 982 91 152 75 036 258 855<br />
<strong>31</strong> 265 13 856 10 558 3 408 59 087<br />
107 544 13 427 14 078<br />
637 847 12 816 27 345 595 678 603<br />
1 216 1 216<br />
2 002 2 002<br />
9 010 1 082 34 2 10 128<br />
2 021 <strong>31</strong>7 82 208 2 628<br />
1 385 797 419 957 423 935 103 473 2 333 162<br />
1 288 581 279 302 219 983 60 773 1 848 639<br />
19 123 42 085 35 160 17 565 113 933<br />
52 991 117 981 122 903 20 759 <strong>31</strong>4 634<br />
1 404 920 462 042 459 095 121 038 2 447 095<br />
1 341 572 397 283 342 886 81 532 2 163 273
Liabilities<br />
Due to banks<br />
Due to customers in the form<br />
of fixed and savings deposits<br />
Other amounts due to customers<br />
Prepayments and accrued income<br />
Other liabilities<br />
Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />
Reserves for general banking risks<br />
Share capital<br />
General legal reserve<br />
Other reserves<br />
Profit brought forward<br />
Profit of the year<br />
Total balance sheet liabilities<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Delivery obligati<strong>ons</strong> from forward exchange<br />
deals and currency opti<strong>ons</strong> transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
Total liabilities<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
Net position per currency<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Prior year<br />
25<br />
CHF USD EUR<br />
Other<br />
currencies Total<br />
11 925 27 503 98 150 41 358 178 936<br />
356 225 356 225<br />
559 703 405 325 322 709 44 100 1 3<strong>31</strong> 837<br />
5 818 6 5 824<br />
4 958 305 609 14 5 886<br />
30 730 30 730<br />
10 000 10 000<br />
30 000 30 000<br />
51 540 51 540<br />
295 000 295 000<br />
1 863 1 863<br />
35 321 35 321<br />
1 393 083 433 139 421 468 85 472 2 333 162<br />
1 288 754 292 837 213 569 53 479 1 848 639<br />
18 241 25 289 35 154 17 562 96 246<br />
52 944 117 959 122 848 20 759 <strong>31</strong>4 510<br />
1 411 324 458 428 456 622 103 034 2 429 408<br />
1 341 698 410 796 336 417 74 238 2 163 149<br />
–6 404 3 614 2 473 18 004<br />
–126 –13 513 6 469 7 294
4. Information concerning Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
4.1<br />
Breakdown of Contingent Liabilities<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Credit commitments in the form of sureties,<br />
endorsements and guarantees 29 147 28 <strong>31</strong>0<br />
Other contingent liabilities 199 2 563<br />
Total contingent liabilities 29 346 30 873<br />
4.2<br />
Breakdown of Commitment Credits<br />
Nil<br />
4.3<br />
Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments Trading Instruments Hedging-Instruments<br />
Interest-rate instruments<br />
Forward contracts inc. FRAs<br />
Swaps<br />
Futures<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Foreign currencies/Precious metals<br />
Forward contracts 881 862 96 265<br />
Futures 17 668<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC) 48 48 8 028<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />
Equity securities / Indices<br />
Forward contracts<br />
Futures<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded) 42 1 462<br />
Others<br />
Forward contracts<br />
Futures<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />
Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />
Total<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year 929 952 123 423<br />
Prior year 9 789 9 665 332 549<br />
There are no netting contracts.<br />
26<br />
Positive<br />
replacement<br />
values<br />
Negative<br />
replacement<br />
values<br />
Contract<br />
volume<br />
Positive<br />
replacement<br />
values<br />
Negative<br />
replacement<br />
values<br />
Contract<br />
volume
4.4<br />
Breakdown of Fiduciary Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Fiduciary placements with foreign banks<br />
Total Fiduciary transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />
4.5<br />
Assets under management<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Assets with management mandate<br />
Other assets under management<br />
Total assets under management 1<br />
Net increase/decrease of client assets 2<br />
1 cash balances, fiduciary placements and value of total assets<br />
The assets only held for custody purposes are not taken into account.<br />
2 in- and outflows of cash and securities<br />
Interest credited and debited to clients is not taken into account.<br />
27<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
287 768 444 427<br />
287 768 444 427<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
9 573 912 8 803 988<br />
8 993 950 8 159 368<br />
18 567 862 16 963 356<br />
–579 800 –368 500
5. Information concerning the Profit and Loss Account<br />
5.1<br />
Details of Refinancing Income<br />
in the Category Interest and<br />
Discount Income<br />
Nil<br />
5.2<br />
Breakdown of Trading Profits<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Trading in<br />
Equities 629 517<br />
Fixed income securities 69 18<br />
Foreign exchange 8 520 8 518<br />
Banknotes 126 –201<br />
Precious metals and coins 863 1 033<br />
Profit from Trading 10 207 9 885<br />
5.3<br />
Breakdown of Personnel Expenses<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
Salaries 49 437 55 291<br />
Social security, invalidity and unemployment<br />
insurance and other legal allowances 3 8<strong>31</strong> 3 961<br />
Contributi<strong>ons</strong> to personnel and<br />
welfare funds 3 146 3 139<br />
Sundry personnel expenses 278 292<br />
Total personnel expenses 56 692 62 683<br />
28
5.4<br />
Breakdown of Operating Expenses<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
Premises 2 <strong>31</strong>1 958<br />
IT, machinery, furniture, vehicles<br />
and other equipment 7 585 7 364<br />
Sundry administrative expenses 7 505 7 775<br />
Total operating expenses 17 401 16 097<br />
5.5<br />
Remarks on Significant Losses,<br />
Extraordinary Income (particularly<br />
Shareholders’ Contributi<strong>ons</strong>)<br />
and Expenses, Material Releases of<br />
Inner Reserves and of Reserves for<br />
General Banking Risks and Releases of<br />
Provisi<strong>ons</strong> and Value Adjustments<br />
no longer required.<br />
No remarks<br />
5.6<br />
Information and Purpose<br />
for Revaluati<strong>ons</strong> of Fixed Assets not<br />
exceeding the Acquisition Cost<br />
(Swiss Code of Obligati<strong>ons</strong> Art. 665<br />
and 665a Governing Corporati<strong>ons</strong>)<br />
No remarks<br />
29
6. Information regarding the Bank’s own resources<br />
6.1<br />
Eligible capital<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Tier 1 capital 404 142 388 403<br />
Deducti<strong>ons</strong> for not c<strong>ons</strong>olidated participati<strong>ons</strong> –1 216 –1 216<br />
Eligible tier 1 capital 402 926 387 187<br />
Tier 2 and tier 3 capital 0 0<br />
Other deducti<strong>ons</strong> from tier 2, tier 3<br />
and total capital 0 0<br />
Eligible capital 402 926 387 187<br />
6.2<br />
Required capital<br />
(in 1000 chf)<br />
Credit risk Swiss standardized 67 367 73 590<br />
approach<br />
thereof price risk concerning<br />
stocks in the banking book 916 180<br />
Non-counterparty risks 401 401<br />
Market risk Standardized approach 3 895 2 475<br />
thereof on<br />
interest instruments 0 0<br />
stocks 0 0<br />
foreign currencies and precious metals 3 895 2 475<br />
commodities 0 0<br />
Operational risk Basic indicator approach 22 109 22 907<br />
Required capital 93 772 99 373<br />
Eligible/required capital (in percent) 430 390<br />
30<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />
Approach applied<br />
Equity requirements<br />
R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />
Equity requirements<br />
Prior year
R<strong>eport</strong> of the statutory auditors<br />
To the General Meeting of<br />
D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers,<br />
Basel<br />
As statutory auditor, we have audited the accompany -<br />
ing financial statements of D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd,<br />
Banquiers, Basel, which comprise the balance sheet,<br />
income statement and notes for the year ended<br />
<strong>31</strong> D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Board of Directors’ Resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility<br />
The Board of Directors is resp<strong>ons</strong>ible for the preparation<br />
of the financial statements in accordance with the<br />
requirements of Swiss law and the company’s articles of<br />
incorporation. This resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility includes designing,<br />
implementing and maintaining an internal control system<br />
relevant to the preparation of financial statements<br />
that are free from material misstatement, whether due to<br />
fraud or error. The Board of Directors is further resp<strong>ons</strong>ible<br />
for selecting and applying appropriate accounting<br />
policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable<br />
in the circumstances.<br />
Auditor’s Resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility<br />
Our resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility is to express an opinion on these financial<br />
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit<br />
in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards.<br />
Those standards require that we plan and perform<br />
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the<br />
financial statements are free from material misstatement.<br />
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain<br />
audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the<br />
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on<br />
the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the<br />
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,<br />
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments,<br />
the auditor c<strong>ons</strong>iders the internal control system<br />
relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial statements<br />
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate<br />
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of<br />
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s<br />
internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating<br />
<strong>31</strong>
Zurich, February 19, 2010<br />
the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and<br />
the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well<br />
as evaluatingthe overall presentation of the financial<br />
statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have<br />
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis<br />
for our audit opinion.<br />
Opinion<br />
In our opinion, the financial statements for the year<br />
ended <strong>31</strong> D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>2009</strong> comply with Swiss law and the<br />
company’s articles of incorporation.<br />
R<strong>eport</strong> on Other Legal Requirements<br />
We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on<br />
licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act (AOA)<br />
and independence (article 728 CO and article 11 AOA)<br />
and that there are no circumstances incompatible with<br />
our independence.<br />
In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO<br />
and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm that an<br />
internal control system exists, which has been designed<br />
for the preparation of financial statements according to<br />
the instructi<strong>ons</strong> of the Board of Directors.<br />
We further confirm that the proposed appropriation<br />
of available earnings complies with Swiss law and the<br />
company’s articles of incorporation. We recommend that<br />
the financial statements submitted to you be approved.<br />
KPMG Ltd<br />
Hans Stamm Christoph Gröbli<br />
Licensed Audit Expert Licensed Audit Expert<br />
Auditor in Charge<br />
32
Telephone +41 61. 286 66 66<br />
Fax +41 61. 272 24 38<br />
contact@d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />
www.d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />
Aeschenvorstadt 16<br />
P.O. Box<br />
ch-4002 Basel<br />
Switzerland