Investor Presentaiton
Operating expenses
35.3
Cost to Income Ratio (%)
34.0
33.1
33.5
30.3
32.6
30.8
Q1 21
Q2 21
Q3 21
Guidance
CI Ratio (YTD) CI Ratio (QTD)
Q4 21
Q1 22
Revised
Guidance
Operating expenses trends (USD mn)
+5%
-14%
618
532
535
508
516
170
Other Cost
116
107
112
120
49
IT & Commun.
40
41
42
41
64
65
65
48
Dep. & Amort.
62
Staff Cost
289
304
315
334
324
Q1 21
Q2 21
Q3 21
Q4 21
Q1 22
Highlights
Income
Expenses
Risk
Capital
Liquidity
Divisional
Key Highlights
Q1 22 cost to income ratio at 30.8% well below guidance reflecting seasonal
trend of investment in Q4 to 'hit the ground running' in Q1
• Staff costs increased y-o-y on incentives to drive underlying earnings and hiring
for future growth particularly in international network and digital capabilities
• Lower Depreciation and amortization reflects reduction in branches in 2020
• Other costs lower q-o-q reflecting higher campaign spend in Q4-21 coupled with
lower legal and service fees
•
Cl ratio guidance revised to ‘within 33%' on higher income from anticipated rate
rises
Operating expenses composition (%)
Breakdown as at Q1-22
Dep. & Amort. 11%
Staff 61%
Other 11%
IT 5%
Occupancy 3%
Equip. & Supp. 2%
Commun. 3%
Service & Legal 3%
Marketing 1%
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