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AXA — Interim / Quarterly Report 2014
Aug 1, 2014
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PARIS, AUGUST 1, 2014
Half Year 2014 Earnings Strong performance in line with Ambition AXA
- Total revenues up 2% to Euro 50 billion
- Underlying Earnings up 11% to Euro 2.8 billion
- Adjusted Earnings up 8% to Euro 3.1 billion
- Net Income up 25% to Euro 3.0 billion
"This half year is another stepping stone to achieving Ambition AXA. The effective implementation of our strategy has delivered strong earnings growth, the highest first half underlying earnings in the company's history", said Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA.
"Life & Savings topline is on track to deliver growth for the year while margins are enhanced through our selectivity initiatives. In Property and Casualty we are growing our portfolio and maintaining robust underwriting discipline. Asset Management has recorded stronger net inflows of Euro 14 billion in the first half of this year. Additionally, we continue to implement our efficiency strategy across the Group, and have increased our cost savings target by Euro 0.2 billion to Euro 1.9 billion by 2015."
"As we expand our geographical footprint and strengthen our position in the existing markets, we continue to integrate corporate responsibility in all our activities and embrace the increasingly connected world. This year we became the first global insurer to cooperate with LinkedIn and Facebook. Moreover we partnered with "Alliance for Youth" to help address youth unemployment in Europe."
"Looking ahead, Ambition AXA targets remain our top priority. I am grateful to our clients for their trust and our teams for their commitment which enable us to continue to create value for our customers, shareholders and communities."
Key figures (In Euro million unless otherwise noted)
| 1H13 | 1H14 | Change on a reported basis |
Change on a comparable basis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 50,0301 | 49,705 | -1% | +2% |
| L&S New Business Value margin (%) | 32.5% | 33.5% | +1.0 pt | +2.0 pts |
| P&C All-year combined ratio (%) | 1 95.8% |
95.8% | +0.1 pt | +0.2 pt |
| Underlying Earnings | 2,579 | 2,777 | +8% | +11% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 2,954 | 3,112 | +5% | +8% |
| Adjusted ROE (%) | 16.5% | 16.8% | +0.3 pt | |
| Net income | 2,467 | 3,008 | +22% | +25% |
| FY13 | 1H14 | Change on a reported basis |
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| Debt gearing (%) | 24% | 24% | 0 pt | |
| Shareholders' equity (Euro billion) | 52.9 | 58.9 | +11% | |
| Solvency I ratio (%) | 221% | 254% | +33 pts | |
| Economic solvency ratio2 (%) |
206% | 215% | +9 pts |
All notes are on page 9
Key Highlights of 1H14
Total Revenues3 were up 2%, driven by growth in all business lines:
- Life & Savings revenues increased by 2%, with growth in both mature and high growth markets;
- Property & Casualty revenues were up 2%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 2% on average and portfolio growth, partly offset by a lower average premium;
- Asset Management revenues grew by 4%, supported by both AllianceBernstein and AXA IM driven by higher management fees.
SALES New Business Volume (Annual Premium Equivalent, APE4,5) was stable, following 8% year-on-year growth in 2Q14. For the half year, the increase in sales of G/A6 Savings and Unit-Linked products was offset by lower sales of Protection & Health7 stemming from repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland towards Pure Protection products with lower premiums and higher margins, and the nonrepeat of 1Q13 exceptional Health sales recorded in Germany.
Life & Savings net inflows amounted to Euro +2.8 billion, mainly driven by strong net inflows in G/A Protection & Health at Euro +4.3 billion, partially offset by net outflows in G/A Savings at Euro -1.5 billion and Unit-Linked at Euro -0.1 billion, of which Euro -1.1 billion from the success of the Variable Annuity GMxB buyout offer in the US.
Asset management net flows were Euro +14 billion, with Euro +11 billion at AXA IM and Euro +3 billion at AllianceBernstein.
- Life and Savings NBV margin increased by 2 points to 34%, mainly reflecting an improved business mix. As a result, NBV5,8 was up 6% to Euro 1.1 billion.
- PROFITABILITY In Property & Casualty, current year combined ratio improved by 0.4 point to 97.1%, despite higher natural catastrophe charges of 1.7%; all year combined ratio was 95.8% driven by lower positive prior year reserve developments.
- Underlying Earnings5 were up 11% to Euro 2.8 billion, driven by strong increases in all business lines. On a reported basis Underlying Earnings were up 8%, the difference arising from the adverse impact of Forex.
- EARNINGS Adjusted Earnings5 increased by 8% to Euro 3.1 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings despite lower net realized capital gains that amounted to Euro 335 million.
- Adjusted ROE increased from 16.5% to 16.8% mainly driven by the strong increase in Adjusted Earnings.
- Net Income was up 25% to Euro 3.0 billion, mainly driven by higher Adjusted Earnings, a favorable change in fair value of financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to interest rates decrease and lower restructuring costs.
- Debt gearing was stable at 24% at June 30, 2014.
BALANCE SHEET
- Shareholders' equity was Euro 58.9 billion, up Euro 6.0 billion, mainly driven by higher unrealized capital gains9 , net income contribution, as well as the insuance of Euro 1.0 billion subordinated debt and positive Forex, partly offset by dividend payment and adverse change in pension benefits.
- Solvency I ratio was at 254%, up 33 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates and strong contribution from Underlying Earnings, partly offset by business growth and negative forex impact.
- Economic solvency ratio was at 215%, up 9 points vs. December 31, 2013 due to operating return partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates.
| Main transactions since January 1, 2014: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Disposals: | ||
| | Closing of the sale of Hungarian Life & Savings insurance operations on June 3, 2014. | |
| Acquisitions: | ||
| | 50% of Tian Ping in China (Property & Casualty) announced on April 24, 2013 for a total consideration of Euro 0.5 billion. The transaction was closed on February 20, 2014. |
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| CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | | 51% of Colpatria Seguros in Colombia (Life & Savings and Property & Casualty) announced on November 11, 2013 for a total consideration of Euro 0.2 billion. The transaction was closed on April 2, 2014. |
| | On March 11, 2014, Fitch reaffirmed all AXA entities' Insurer Financial Strength ratings at 'AA-'. Outlook was revised to Stable from Negative. |
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| RATINGS | | On May 9, 2014, Moody's Investors Services reaffirmed the 'Aa3' insurance financial strength ratings of AXA's main operating subsidiaries. Outlook was revised to Stable from Negative. |
| | On May 26, 2014, S&P reaffirmed long-term ratings on AXA Group core subsidiaries at 'A+' with a stable outlook. |
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Change in accounting
Following the implementation of IFRS standards on consolidation effective since January 1, 2014, the consolidation method of a limited number of entities has changed. In particular, the proportionate consolidation method is no longer allowed for joint-controlled entities, leading to the mandatory use of equity method. Comparative information in respect to the 2013 period has been restated. This change of consolidation method has no impact on profit or losses of the current year or prior years.
Non-GAAP measures such as Underlying Earnings and Adjusted Earnings are reconciled to Net Income on page 16 of this release. AXA's 1H14 financial statements have been examined by the Board of Directors on July 31, 2014 and are subject to a limited review by AXA's statutory auditors.
All comments are on a comparable basis for activity indicators (constant Forex, scope and methodology), and at constant Forex for earnings, unless otherwise specified.
Actuarial and financial assumptions are not updated on a quarterly basis in NBV calculation, except for interest rates which are hedged at point of sale for GMxB Variable Annuity products. Actuarial and other financial assumptions will be updated at year-end 2014.
Numbers herein have not been audited. APE and NBV are both in line with the Group's EEV disclosure. They are non-GAAP measures which Management uses as key indicators of performance in assessing AXA's Life & Savings business and believes to provide useful and important information to shareholders and investors.
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Life & Savings
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | 1H131 | 1H14 | % change | 1H13 | 1H14 | % change10 |
| Mature markets | 28.1 | 27.6 | +2% | 1.3 | 1.4 | +12% |
| High growth markets | 1.5 | 1.4 | +3% | 0.2 | 0.2 | +19% |
| Total | 29.6 | 29.0 | +2% | 1.5 | 1.7 | +15% |
| Pre-tax Underlying Earnings |
APE | NBV margin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | 1H13 | 1H14 | % change10 | 1H13 | 1H14 | % change | 1H13 | 1H14 |
| G/A Protection & Health | 1.1 | 1.1 | +8% | 1.3 | 1.2 | -4% | 55% | 55% |
| Unit-Linked | 0.5 | 0.5 | +11% | 1.1 | 1.1 | +2% | 25% | 29% |
| G/A Savings | 0.4 | 0.5 | +8% | 0.4 | 0.5 | +9% | 10% | 13% |
| Mutual funds & Other | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1% | 4% | 5% |
| Total | 2.1 | 2.1 | +11% | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0% | 32% | 34% |
| of which mature markets | 1.9 | 1.9 | +9% | 2.8 | 2.7 | -1% | 30% | 31% |
| of which high growth markets | 0.2 | 0.3 | +29% | 0.5 | 0.5 | +7% | 45% | 48% |
New Business Volume (APE) was stable in 1H14, following 8% year-on-year growth in 2Q14. The increase in sales of G/A Savings and Unit-Linked products was offset by lower sales of G/A Protection & Health explained by the repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland and the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong Health sales recorded in Germany.
In high growth markets, APE grew by 7%, mainly in South-East Asia, India and China and Hong Kong while mature markets APE was down by 1% driven by Switzerland, Germany and Belgium partly compensated by France and Italy.
AXA continues to focus on profitable products: NBV margin increased by 2 points to 34%, mainly reflecting business mix improvement in most countries and lower expenses in mature markets, partly offset by a less favorable country mix notably due to Yen depreciation. Margins increased both in mature and high growth markets reaching respectively 31% and 48%. As a result, New Business Value (NBV) was up 6% to Euro 1.1 billion.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings increased by 11% on a comparable basis, driven by (i) strong improvement in technical margin mainly in France, (ii) higher Unit-Linked management fees, (iii) lower expenses as well as (iv) exceptionally high investment margins mainly in France, Germany and the US partly offset by Japan, due to the non-repeat of 2013 exceptionally high dividend income from equity and private equity funds following Japanese stock market rally.
Protection & Health APE (38% of total) was down 4%, driven by (i) Switzerland, following the repositioning of the Group Life product mix towards more profitable semi-autonomous schemes (pure mortality and disability insurance contracts generating relatively lower APE but higher margins) and voluntary reduction in sales of full protection schemes, which have a capital intensive general account savings component, by (ii) Germany mainly in Health due to the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong sales resulting from the
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anticipation of a change in regulation and by (iii) the US mainly due to increased competition in Indexed Universal Life. This was partly offset by increased volumes in South-East Asia, India & China, France and Hong Kong.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 8% mainly driven by higher technical margin primarly reflecting better claims experience notably in France, and higher fees and revenues in line with new business and inforce growth, partly offset by higher expenses in line with commercial efforts.
Unit-Linked APE (35% of total) was up 2% mainly driven by (i) the US primarily reflecting the continued success of the floating roll up rate GMxB product, and (ii) Germany and Italy mainly following the successful launch of new hybrid products11. This increase was partly offset by Belgium.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 11%, mainly due to higher management fees in line with a higher asset base following strong market performance in 2013, partly offset by a lower technical margin.
General Account Savings APE (15% of total) was up 9% mainly driven by higher sales of hybrid products11 notably in France and Italy, partly offset by Germany mainly due to a voluntary shift in business mix towards Unit-Linked products.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 8%, mainly driven by higher technical margin mainly reflecting higher positive prior year reserve developments in Group Retirement and inforce management initiatives, higher investment margin reflecting lower crediting rates and lower expenses, partly offset by lower fees and revenues.
On a post-tax basis, Underlying Earnings grew by 15%, mainly driven by the increase in the pretax Underlying Earnings as well as higher positive tax one-offs (Euro +121 million in 1H14 vs. Euro +41 million in 1H13).
Property & Casualty
| Key figures | Revenues (In Euro billion) |
1H14 price increases |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H131 1H14 |
% change |
% | ||
| Personal | 9.5 | 9.6 | +1% | +1.7% |
| Commercial | 6.9 | 7.2 | +3% | 12 +2.2% |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1% | |
| Total | 16.5 | 16.8 | +2% | +1.9% |
| Revenues (In Euro billion) |
Current year combined ratio1 |
All-year combined ratio1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H131 | 1H14 | % change | 1H13 | 1H14 | change | 1H13 | 1H14 | change | ||
| Mature markets | 13.1 | 13.3 | +1% | 97.3% | 96.8% | -0.6 pt | 95.0% | 94.9% | -0.1 pt | |
| Direct | 1.1 | 1.2 | +7% | 99.9% | 99.7% | -0.3 pt | 99.5% | 98.9% | -0.7 pt | |
| High growth markets |
2.3 | 2.3 | +5% | 97.3% | 97.5% | +0.2 pt | 97.6% | 99.0% | +1.7 pts | |
| Total | 16.5 | 16.8 | +2% | 97.5% | 97.1% | -0.4 pt | 95.8 % | 95.8% | +0.2 pt |
Revenues were up 2% mainly driven by 1.9% tariff increases on average and higher volumes in high growth markets and Direct, partly offset by lower average premiums.
- High growth markets revenues increased by 5% mainly driven by the Gulf region, Colombia and Malaysia, despite a slowdown in Turkey due to increased competition and lower average premium.
- Direct revenues increased by 7% mainly driven by higher volumes in France, improved retention in South Korea and the UK, partly offset by a continued economic slowdown in Southern Europe.
- Mature markets revenues increased by 1%, driven by tariff increases in most countries while volumes remained stable, partly offset by lower average premiums.
Net new personal contracts amounted to +328k, driven by Motor +281k and Household +47k.
Underlying Earnings were up 9% to Euro 1.2 billion driven by higher investment result mainly in France and MedLA, as well as better claims experience, partly offset by higher natural catastrophe charges with notably a Euro 241 million impact due to the ELA hailstorm in Europe and lower prior year positive reserve development.
Tax one-offs amounted to Euro -3 million in 1H14 vs. Euro +14 million in 1H13.
Current year combined ratio improved by 0.4 point to 97.1% mainly driven by price increases, lower claims frequency and lower expense ratio, partly offset by higher claims severity and higher charges of natural catastrophes charges which contributed 1.7 points compared to 0.7 point the year before, mainly due to ELA hailstorm.
- The expense ratio improved by 0.4 point to 25.9% reflecting productivity measures in mature markets. As a consequence, the enlarged expense ratio improved by 0.3 point to 30.3%.
- Prior year reserve developments were down by 0.6 point to 1.3% mainly due to France and Turkey.
As a result, the all year combined ratio was 95.8%.
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Asset Management
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | Average Assets under Management (Euro billion) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro million | 1H131 | 1H14 | % change | 1H13 1H14 % change |
1H13 | 1H14 | % change | ||
| AXA IM | 694 563 +7% |
118 | 101 | -15%* | 545 | 540 | +3% | ||
| AllianceBernstein | 1,047 1,029 +3% |
76 | 83 | +14% | 357 | 354 | +4% | ||
| Total | 1,741 | +4% | 194 | 184 | -4%* | 902 | 894 | +3% |
* Excluding AXA Private Equity contribution in 2013, Underlying Earnings growth on a comparable basis was +9% for AXA IM and +11% for total Asset Management
Asset management revenues were up 4% supported both by AXA IM and AllianceBernstein, primarily driven by higher management fees as a result of higher average Assets under Management at both entities, as well as higher institutional research fees at AllianceBernstein.
Average assets under management were up 3% mainly driven by market appreciation and net inflows at both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein.
Net flows amounted to Euro +14 billion for the period with Euro +11 billion net flows at AXA IM and Euro +3 billion at AllianceBernstein. AXA IM benefited from net inflows in both Institutional and Retail channels, especially in fixed income and real estate, while AllianceBernstein benefited from net inflows across all channels, mainly in fixed income.
Underlying Earnings were down 4% or up 11% on a comparable basis, excluding the earnings contribution from the AXA Private Equity in 2013, mainly driven by operational leverage resulting from increased revenues at both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein.
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Adjusted Earnings
Adjusted Earnings increased by 8% to Euro 3.1 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings and despite lower net realized capital gains that amounted to Euro 335 million.
Net Income
Net Income was up 25% to Euro 3.0 billion, mainly driven by higher Adjusted Earnings, a favorable change in fair value of financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to a decrease in interest rates as well as lower restructuring costs.
Expenses
AXA Group is on track to achieve targeted cost savings. On top of the revised Ambition AXA target, an additional Euro 0.2 billion savings has been identified from Life and Savings acquisition costs. This leads to an increase in the expense savings target from Euro 1.7 billion to Euro 1.9 billion by 2015. AXA has already delivered Euro 1.3 billion of cost savings since the launch of Ambition AXA in 2011, of which Euro 0.2 billion in 1H14.
Economic solvency
Economic solvency2 ratio was at 215%, up 9 points vs. December 31, 2013 due to operating return partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates.
Insurance invested assets and Asset & Liability management
Insurance invested assets amounted to Euro 489 billion13 at June 30, 2014, up from Euro 470 billion as of December 31, 2013. The change mainly arose from the impact of lower interest rates on fixed income assets and from positive net flows. The asset allocation remained broadly stable mostly geared toward government bonds and high quality corporate bonds.
In 1H14, Life & Savings and Property & Casualty entities reinvested Euro 26 billion on fixed income assets at an annualized average yield of 2.9%, well above the average guaranteed rate of life new business of 0.4%.
Annualized asset yields on the investment portfolio were 3.7% in Life & Savings and 4.2% in Property & Casualty (or 4.0% excluding exceptional Mutual Funds dividends in France which amounted to Euro 67 million in 1H14), benefitting from long durations. On the Life & Savings side, this compares well to the average guaranteed rate of 2.2%, leading to an annualized investment margin of 79 bps in 1H14, in line with the guidance of 70 to 80 bps.
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Notes:
1Comparative information related to 2013 was restated for the retrospective application of the new IFRS standards on consolidation.
2The Economic Solvency ratio is based on AXA's internal model calibrated based on adverse 1/200 years shock and assuming US equivalence. AXA's internal model will be subject to a comprehensive review and approval process conducted by ACPR over the coming months as part of the implementation process around SII which is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2016.
3Including Banking & Holdings revenues which were down 3% to Euro 287 million in 1H14 (vs. Euro 293 million in 1H13) and International Insurance revenues which were up 4% to Euro 1,966 million (vs. Euro 1,909 million in 1H13)
4Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) represents 100% of new business regular premiums + 10% of new business single premiums. APE is Group share.
5 Underlying Earnings are Adjusted Earnings, excluding net capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted Earnings represent Net income before the impact of exceptional and discontinued operations, intangibles amortization and other, and profit or loss on financial assets (classified under the fair value option) and derivatives.
APE, NBV, Adjusted Earnings and Underlying Earnings are non-GAAP measures and as such are not audited, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should be read together with our GAAP measures. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as key indicators of performance in assessing AXA's various businesses and believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful and important information to shareholders and investors as measures of AXA's financial performance.
6General Account
7General Account Protection & Health.
8 New Business Value is Group share.
9 Excluding Forex, minority interests and other.
10Changes are adjusted for Forex and changes related to (i) scope with the closed MONY portfolio transaction in 2013 and the disposal of AXA Hungary in 2014 and (ii) methodology with the update of US investment income allocation in 2014, which has a zero net P&L impact.
11 Hybrid products: savings products allowing clients to invest in both Unit-Linked and General Account funds. 12Renewals only.
131H14 invested assets referenced in page 57 of the financial supplement are Euro 696 billion, which include notably Euro 167 billion of Unit-linked assets and Euro 37 billion related to the banking segment
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Definitions:
Life & Savings high growth markets: APE and NBV: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia; Revenues: Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia (excl. bancassurance entity), Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
Property & Casualty high growth markets: Revenues: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Gulf region, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ukraine.
NORCEE (Northern, Central and Eastern Europe – L&S and P&C): Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Russia (P&C only) and Central & Eastern Europe (Poland (L&S only), Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine (P&C only)); Luxembourg APE and NBV are not modeled; Russia (RESO) is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.
South-East Asia, India and China (L&S): APE and NBV: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; Revenues: Singapore and non-bancassurance subsidiaries in Indonesia; India, China, Thailand, Philippines and bancassurance business in Indonesia are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method; Malaysia operations are not consolidated.
MedLA (Mediterranean and Latin American Region – L&S and P&C): Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia and Gulf region (P&C only). Lebanon is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method (P&C only).
Asia (P&C): Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. India and Thailand are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method. China and Indonesia operations are not consolidated.
Direct (P&C): AXA Global Direct (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Japan), UK Direct operations. In France, Natio is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.
ABOUT THE AXA GROUP
The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 157,000 employees serving 102 million clients in 56 countries. In 2013, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 91.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 4.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,113 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013.
The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISN FR 0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). AXA's American Depository Share is also quoted on the OTC QX platform under the ticker symbol AXAHY.
The AXA Group is included in the main international SRI indexes, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and FTSE4GOOD.
It is a founding member of the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
This press release and the regulated information made public by AXA pursuant to article L. 451-1-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and articles 222-1 et seq. of the Autorité des marchés financiers' General Regulation are available on the AXA Group website (www.axa.com).
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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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APPENDIX 1: AXA GROUP – AXA GROUP IFRS REVENUES /
AXA – PRESS RELEASE
| AXA Group IFRS revenues – Contributions & growth by segment and country/region | ||||||||||
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| 1H13 | 1H14 | IFRS revenues change | ||||||||
| In Euro million | IFRS | IFRS | Reported | Comp. basis | ||||||
| United States | 5,566 | 5,488 | -1% | +5% | ||||||
| France | 7,202 | 7,523 | +4% | +4% | ||||||
| NORCEE | 9,829 | 9,427 | -4% | -4% | ||||||
| of which Germany | 3,221 | 3,294 | +2% | +2% | ||||||
| of which Switzerland | 5,202 | 4,875 | -6% | -7% | ||||||
| of which Belgium | 1,151 | 1,041 | -10% | -10% | ||||||
| of which Central & Eastern Europe | 195 | 152 | -22% | -9% | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 285 | 300 | +5% | +2% | ||||||
| Asia Pacific | 3,721 | 2,930 | -21% | 0% | ||||||
| of which Japan | 2,605 | 1,895 | -27% | -3% | ||||||
| of which Hong Kong | 983 | 878 | -11% | +3% | ||||||
| of which South-East Asia, India & China | 133 | 157 | +18% | +30% | ||||||
| MedLA | 2,996 | 3,362 | +12% | +10% | ||||||
| of which Spain | 320 | 453 | +41% | +41% | ||||||
| of which Italy | 2,386 | 2,569 | +8% | +8% | ||||||
| of which Otheri | 289 | 340 | +18% | -1% | ||||||
| Otherii | 4 | 7 | +96% | +96% | ||||||
| Life & Savings | 29,603 | 29,039 | -2% | +2% | ||||||
| of which mature markets | 28,092 | 27,598 | -2% | +2% | ||||||
| of which high growth markets | 1,511 | 1,441 | -5% | +3% | ||||||
| NORCEE | 5,977 | 6,044 | +1% | +1% | ||||||
| of which Germany | 2,363 | 2,373 | 0% | 0% | ||||||
| of which Belgium | 1,098 | 1,108 | +1% | +1% | ||||||
| of which Switzerland | 2,418 | 2,477 | +2% | +2% | ||||||
| France | 3,143 | 3,303 | +5% | +4% | ||||||
| MedLA | 3,748 | 3,698 | -1% | +1% | ||||||
| of which Spain | 970 | 939 | -3% | -3% | ||||||
| of which Italy | 761 | 750 | -1% | -1% | ||||||
| of which Mexico | 736 | 680 | -8% | +1% | ||||||
| of which Turkey | 601 | 454 | -24% | -6% | ||||||
| of which Otheriii | 679 | 876 | +29% | +13% | ||||||
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 2,039 | 2,130 | +4% | +1% | ||||||
| Asia | 438 | 442 | +1% | +8% | ||||||
| Direct | 1,138 | 1,202 | +6% | +7% | ||||||
| Property & Casualty | 16,483 | 16,820 | +2% | +2% | ||||||
| of which mature markets of which Direct |
13,073 1,138 |
13,349 1,202 |
+2% +6% |
+1% +7% |
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| of which total high growth markets | 2,272 | 2,269 | 0% | +5% | ||||||
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance | 1,337 | 1,371 | +2% | +3% | ||||||
| Other international activities | 572 | 595 | +4% | +8% | ||||||
| International Insurance | 1,909 | 1,966 | +3% | +4% | ||||||
| AllianceBernstein | 1,047 | 1,029 | -2% | +3% | ||||||
| AXA Investment Managers | 694 | 563 | -19% | +7% | ||||||
| Asset Management | 1,741 | 1,593 | -9% | +4% | ||||||
| Banking & Holdings iv | 293 | 287 | -2% | -3% | ||||||
| Total | 50,030 | 49,705 | -1% | +2% |
i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia and Gulf region ii
AXA Global Distributors, Architas Europe and Family Protect
iii Portugal, Morocco, Colombia, Greece and Gulf region
iv and other companies
| In million local currency except Japan in billion |
1Q13 | 2Q13 | 3Q13 | 4Q13 | 1Q14 | 2Q14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life & Savings | ||||||
| United States | 3,558 | 3,749 | 3,796 | 3,894 | 3,671 | 3,853 |
| France | 3,864 | 3,339 | 3,144 | 3,768 | 3,944 | 3,579 |
| United Kingdom | 131 | 112 | 116 | 122 | 128 | 118 |
| NORCEE | ||||||
| Germany | 1,630 | 1,591 | 1,617 | 1,682 | 1,650 | 1,644 |
| Switzerland | 5,164 | 1,232 | 997 | 1,286 | 4,580 | 1,372 |
| Belgium | 659 | 492 | 340 | 521 | 614 | 427 |
| Central & Eastern Europei | 87 | 108 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 63 |
| Asia Pacific | ||||||
| Japan | 155 | 140 | 134 | 268ii | 135 | 131 |
| Hong Kong | 5,003 | 5,009 | 5,244 | 3,450 | 4,650 | 4,690 |
| MedLAi | 1,087 | 1,909 | 1,188 | 1,391 | 1,437 | 1,925 |
| Property & Casualty | ||||||
| NORCEE | ||||||
| Germany | 1,744 | 619 | 758 | 657 | 1,745 | 627 |
| Switzerland | 2,695 | 279 | 184 | 168 | 2,735 | 289 |
| Belgium | 620 | 478 | 473 | 453 | 627 | 481 |
| France | 1,923 | 1,220 | 1,365 | 1,345 | 2,029 | 1,274 |
| MedLAi | 1,890 | 1,858 | 1,582 | 2,029 | 1,855 | 1,843 |
| United Kingdom & Irelandiii | 848 | 886 | 791 | 696 | 848 | 902 |
| Asiai | 238 | 200 | 206 | 172 | 241 | 201 |
| Directi | 562 | 575 | 556 | 553 | 597 | 605 |
| International Insurance | ||||||
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance | 943 | 394 | 360 | 396 | 995 | 376 |
| Other international activitiesi | 314 | 257 | 292 | 186 | 336 | 259 |
| Asset Management | ||||||
| AllianceBernstein | 674 | 700 | 667 | 741 | 687 | 724 |
| AXA Investment Managers | 317 | 377 | 360 | 309 | 276 | 287 |
| Bankingi | 121 | 172 | 105 | 126 | 134 | 153 |
i In Euro due to multiple local currencies
ii AXA Life Japan aligned its closing date with the Group calendar year starting with 2013 annual accounts. Therefore, its contribution for the 4Q13 revenues exceptionally covered a period of 6 months, from July to December 2013.
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APPENDIX 3: LIFE & SAVINGS – NEW BUSINESS VOLUME (APE), VALUE (NBV) AND NBV TO APE MARGIN /
AXA – PRESS RELEASE
| 1H14 APE by product |
Total APE | NBV | NBV Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro million | |||||||||||||
| G/A Protection & Health |
G/A Savings |
Unit-Linked | Mutual funds & other |
1H13 | 1H14 | Change on a comparable basis |
1H13 | 1H14 | Change on a comparable basis |
1H13 | 1H14 | Change on a comparable basis |
|
| United States | 44 | 26 | 354 | 209 | 655 | 634 | +1% | 168 | 197 | +22% | 26% | 31% | +5 pts |
| France | 339 | 286 | 141 | 0 | 690 | 765 | +11% | 139 | 172 | +24% | 20% | 23% | +2 pts |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0 | 229 | 127 | 365 | 369 | -2% | 8 | 12 | +35% | 2% | 3% | +1 pt |
| NORCEE | 324 | 66 | 102 | 18 | 678 | 511 | -24% | 228 | 186 | -18% | 34% | 36% | +3 pts |
| Germany | 95 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 218 | 176 | -19% | 48 | 42 | -13% | 22% | 24% | +2 pts |
| Switzerland | 210 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 310 | 222 | -29% | 148 | 118 | -21% | 48% | 53% | +5 pts |
| Belgium | 10 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 94 | 72 | -24% | 21 | 16 | -24% | 22% | 22% | 0 pt |
| Central & Eastern Europe | 10 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 55 | 41 | -20% | 12 | 11 | -3% | 21% | 27% | +5 pts |
| Asia Pacific | 437 | 2 | 163 | 23 | 692 | 625 | +7% | 456 | 422 | +8% | 66% | 67% | 0 pt |
| Japan | 148 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 240 | 175 | -1% | 233 | 189 | +2% | 97% | 108% | +4 pts |
| Hong Kong | 115 | 2 | 85 | 23 | 215 | 226 | +9% | 133 | 153 | +20% | 62% | 68% | +6 pts |
| South-East Asia, India & China | 173 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 237 | 225 | +14% | 90 | 79 | +3% | 38% | 35% | -4 pts |
| MedLA | 44 | 99 | 125 | 4 | 227 | 271 | +21% | 72 | 77 | +7% | 32% | 28% | -4 pts |
| Spain | 15 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 53 | +45 % | 20 | 24 | +20% | 55% | 46% | -9 pts |
| Italy | 9 | 68 | 110 | 0 | 152 | 187 | +23% | 43 | 45 | +3% | 28% | 24% | -5 pts |
| Otheri | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 31 | -12% | 9 | 8 | -4% | 23% | 25% | +2 pts |
| Total | 1,207 | 479 | 1,114 | 381 | 3,310 | 3,181 | 0% | 1,075 | 1,067 | +6% | 32% | 34% | +2 pts |
| of which mature markets |
894 | 474 | 947 | 353 | 2,773 | 2,668 | -1% | 835 | 819 | +5% | 30% | 31% | +2 pts |
| of which high growth markets |
313 | 5 | 167 | 28 | 537 | 513 | +7% | 240 | 248 | +12% | 45% | 48% | +2 pts |
i Portugal, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Colombia and Mexico
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| Property & Casualty revenues – | contribution & growth by business line | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Motor | Personal Non-Motor | Commercial Motor | Commercial Non-Motor | |||||
| in % | % Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
| NORCEE | 35% | +1% | 19% | +1% | 7% | -1% | 37% | +1% |
| of which Germany | 34% | +2% | 24% | 0% | 6% | -6% | 30% | 0% |
| of which Belgium | 26% | -1% | 22% | 0% | 12% | +1% | 39% | +2% |
| of which Switzerland | 40% | +2% | 13% | +5% | 4% | +2% | 43% | +1% |
| France | 26% | +3% | 30% | +3% | 9% | +6% | 35% | +5% |
| MedLA | 36% | -5% | 20% | +4% | 13% | -1% | 31% | +8% |
| of which Spain | 43% | 0% | 30% | -1% | 7% | -11% | 20% | -9% |
| of which Italy | 61% | -4% | 23% | +1% | 1% | +15% | 16% | +5% |
| of which otheri | 24% | -9% | 15% | +12% | 21% | 0% | 41% | +12% |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 13% | +3% | 33% | -5% | 11% | +11% | 45% | +4% |
| Asia | 25% | +7% | 21% | +3% | 8% | +16% | 48% | +7% |
| Direct | 86% | +7% | 14% | +9% | ||||
| Total | 34% | +1% | 23% | +2% | 9% | +2% | 34% | +4% |
| of which mature markets | 31% | +1% | 25% | 0% | 8% | +3% | 35% | +2% |
| of which high growth markets | 23% | -7% | 15% | +10% | 19% | +1% | 43% | +13% |
i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Greece, Colombia and Gulf region
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| Assets under Management rollforward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | AllianceBernstein | AXA IM | Total |
| AUM at FY13 | 346 | 547 | 893 |
| Net flows | +3 | +11 | +14 |
| Market appreciation | +18 | +21 | +39 |
| Scope | +2 | -2 | 0 |
| Forex impact | +2 | +5 | +7 |
| AUM at 1H14 | 371 | 582 | 953ii |
| i Average AUM for 1H14 |
354 | i 540 |
894 |
| Change of average AUM on a reported basis vs. 1H13 |
-1% | -1% | -1% |
| Change of average AUM on a comparable basis vs. 1H13 |
+4% | +3% | +3% |
i Average AUM for AXA IM is calculated excluding the contribution from joint ventures
ii The difference with Euro 1,182 billion of total assets under management mentioned in the Financial Supplement on page 69 corresponds to assets directly managed by AXA insurance companies.
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| Earnings: Key figures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | ||||
| In Euro million | 1H131 | 1H14 | Reported | At constant Forex |
| Life & Savings | 1,534 | 1,651 | +8% | +13% |
| Property & Casualty | 1,128 | 1,226 | +9% | +9% |
| Asset Management | 194 | 184 | -5% | -4% |
| International Insurance | 103 | 135 | +31% | +31% |
| Banking | 61 | 68 | +12% | +12% |
| Holdings | -441 | -486 | -10% | -12% |
| Underlying Earnings | 2,579 | 2,777 | +8% | +11% |
| Realized capital gains/losses | 555 | 439 | -21% | -21% |
| Impairments | -160 | -91 | +43% | +43% |
| Equity portfolio hedging | -20 | -13 | +34% | +33% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 2,954 | 3,112 | +5% | +8% |
| Change in fair value & Forex | -228 | 37 | - | - |
| Goodwill and related intangibles | -54 | -55 | -2% | -15% |
| Integration and restructuring costs | -118 | -41 | +66% | +66% |
| Exceptional and discontinued operations | -86 | -45 | +47% | +47% |
| Net Income | 2,467 | 3,008 | +22% | +25% |
| Earnings per share – Fully diluted EPS |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1H13 | 1H14 | Reported | |
| In Euro | published | change | |
| Underlying EPSi | 1.02 | 1.08 | +6% |
| Adjusted EPSi | 1.18 | 1.22 | +4% |
| Net income per sharei | 0.97 | 1.18 | +21% |
i Net of interest charges on undated subordinated notes (TSDI) and undated deeply subordinated notes (TSS).
| AXA Group Assets | AXA Group Liabilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY13 | 1H14 preliminary |
In Euro billion | FY13 | 1H14 preliminary |
| Goodwill | 14.8 | 15.3 | Shareholders' Equity, Group share | 52.9 | |
| VBI | 2.4 | 2.3 | Minority interests | 2.5 | |
| DAC & equivalent | 19.3 | 19.9 | SH EQUITY & MINORITY INTERESTS | 55.4 | |
| Other intangibles | 3.2 | 3.1 | Financing debt | 10.4 | |
| Investments | 643.2 | 674.3 | Technical reserves | 608.4 | |
| Other assets & receivables | 51.1 | 53.4 | Provisions for risks & charges | 10.4 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 21.5 | 21.8 | Other payables & liabilities 70.8 |
||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 755.4 | 790.1 | TOTAL LIABILITIES | 755.4 |
| 1H14 preliminary |
In Euro billion | FY13 | 1H14 preliminary |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Changes in scope: No significant changes in scope
2Q14 main press releases
Please refer to the following web site address for further details:http://www.axa.com/en/press/pr/
- 04/02/2014 AXA has completed the acquisition of 51% of Colpatria's insurance operations in Colombia
- 04/11/2014 AXA announces a strategic partnership with Facebook to further develop its digital, social and mobile footprint in France and globally
- 04/23/2014 Results of AXA's Shareholders' Meeting AXA publishes its 2013 Activity & Corporate Responsibility Report
- 05/06/2014 1Q14 Activity Indicators
- 06/03/2014 AXA has completed the sale of its Hungarian Life & Savings insurance operations
- 06/17/2014 AXA and LinkedIn co-operate to further accelerate AXA's digital transformation around the world
- 06/24/2014 AXA commits to youth employability and joins the "ALLiance for YOUth"
1H14 Operations on AXA shareholders' equity and debt
Shareholders' Equity: No significant operations
Debt:
- 01/02/2014 Redemption of Euro 2.1bn dated subordinated debt.
- 01/09/2014 AXA announced the successful placement of GBP 750 million subordinated notes.
- 05/16/2014 AXA announced the successful placement of EUR 1 billion undated subordinated notes.
Next main investor events
- 10/24/2014 First Nine Months 2014 Activity Indicators Release
- 11/20/2014 AXA Investor Day
- 02/25/2015 FY14 Earnings release
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