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Derya Guzel

KBC 1Q18: Stable Revenue, Positive Impairment Reversals, but IFRS 9 Had Negative Impact

Narrow-moat KBC posted net income of EUR 556 million for first-quarter 2018, indicating a 12% decline on last year. Driven by IFRS 9 changes, the trading line saw a 50% decline, which drove the 2% decline in total income. KBC noted that as part of the IFRS 9, which was in effect from January 2018, equity instruments of the insurance companies are accounted for using the overlay approach. As a result, interest accruals for foreign exchange derivatives are shifted from the trading line to net inte...
Underlying
KBC Group N.V.

KBC Group is a bank-insurance group engaged in providing products and services mainly to retail, private banking, SME and mid-cap clients. Co. focuses on its primary markets of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria. Co. is also present in Ireland and, to a limited extent, in several other countries to support corporate clients from its primary markets. Co.'s main brands are KBC and CBC in Belgium, CSOB in Czech Republic and Slovakia, K&H in Hungary, CIBANK and DZI Insurance in Bulgaria, and KBC Bank Ireland in Ireland. As of Dec 31 2014, Co. had 1,601 bank branches. In addition, Co. had total assets of Euro245.17 billion.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Derya Guzel

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