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ANNUAL REPORT
AND ACCOUNTS 2013

Governance
82  Risk and capital management
88  Board of Directors
90  Directors’ report on corporate governance
106  Directors’ remuneration report

Financials
128  Group financial statements
238  Financial statements of the Company
247  MCEV
276  Shareholder information

CONTENTS

Strategic report
1  Welcome
2  Group at a glance
Chairman’s message to shareholders
4 
5 
Chief Executive’s review
10  Our vision, strategy and values
18  Business model
22  Our markets
28  Responsible Business
30  Key performance indicators
32  Principal risks and uncertainties
36  Group Executive Committee
38  Business review summary
48  Financial disclosure supplement

Business review
52  Emerging Markets
56  Nedbank
61  Property & Casualty
63  Old Mutual Wealth
68  US Asset Management
70  Non-core business – Bermuda
72  Financial review

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WELCOME
TO OLD MUTUAL

OUR MISSION
To enable positive futures for all 
our stakeholders – our customers, 
our employees, our communities, 
our environment and our shareholders
OUR VISION
To become our customers’ most 
trusted partner – passionate about 
helping them achieve their lifetime 
financial goals
OUR VALUES
Accountability, Integrity, Respect, 
Pushing beyond Boundaries
OUR STRATEGY
Growing and transforming our 
businesses to lead in a responsible 
and sustainable way

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GROUP AT A GLANCE
We operate under five principal  
business units, in over 30 countries.

Group 

Emerging 
Markets

Nedbank 

Old Mutual Group is an international 
investment, savings, insurance and 
banking group.

Highlights
 ■ Improved customer insight and segmentation 

to better serve customer needs

 ■ Improved and expanded the product range 
in our Emerging Markets businesses and 
improved the customer experience

 ■ Expanded distribution capabilities in India, 
China, Latin America, Kenya and Nigeria

 ■ Improved the platform functionality 
and product offerings of the UK 
and International Wealth businesses

 ■ Improved Nedbank customer 

experience and security through the 
use of proprietary digital technology.

Financial 
highlights

AOP (pre-tax, 
pre NCI)*

FUM

2013

Constant 
currency

Reported

£1,612m

£293.8bn

+15%

+19%

–

+12%

We provide 
Innovative life assurance-based solutions 
which address protection, savings 
and retirement needs.

We provide 
A wide range of wholesale and retail 
banking services, wealth management, 
asset management and insurance solutions.

 ■ Leading asset management business in Africa
 ■ Niche franchises in Latin American wealth 
management and successful joint ventures 
in China and India.

 ■ Old Mutual has a majority shareholding 

in Nedbank, one of South Africa’s leading 
banks, which also has banking interests 
in other countries in southern Africa.

Position
No1 in total life sales in South Africa 

Position

South African Bank of the Year  
(FT and The Banker magazine 2013)

Financial 
highlights

AOP

FUM

2013

£590m

£48.1bn

Constant 
currency

+12%

+16%

Reported

Financial  
highlights

-3%

-9%

AOP

FUM

2013

£797m

£11.7bn

Constant 
currency

+12%

+26%

Reported

-3%

-1%

Highlights
 ■ Significant developments in the African 

Highlights
 ■ Acquired an initial 36% stake in 

strategy with acquisitions of Oceanic Life 
Insurance in Nigeria, Provident Life 
Assurance in Ghana and a partnership 
with Faulu Kenya, subject to completion.

Banco Único in Mozambique, subject 
to completion

 ■ Alliance with Ecobank provides Nedbank 
with access to 37 countries across Africa.

For more information on the Group see
p72-79

 For more information on the business see
p52-55

 For more information on the business see
p56-60

Group by geography

AOP by geography (pre-tax, pre-NCI)*

£1,612m

South Africa 79%
UK, Europe & Int 13%
United States 7%
Africa (excl. South Africa) 6%
Other markets 2%
Interest and central costs (7)%

*  After charging Group interest expense and central costs

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Property & 
Casualty

We provide 
General insurance solutions in Africa, 
operating as Mutual & Federal and iWYZE 
in South Africa.

Old Mutual 
Wealth

We provide 
Integrated wealth management products 
and services, combining asset management 
as well as saving and investment solutions to 
1.4 million affluent clients in the UK, Europe 
and selected international markets.

US Asset 
Management

We provide 
A diverse range of investment strategies and 
products, operating as OMAM, and delivered 
via a multi-boutique model to institutional 
investors around the world.

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Position
Top 2 in property and 
casualty insurance in South Africa†

Position

Position

OMGI recorded the second highest 
UK retail net inflows in 2013††

Leading Institutional Asset Manager 

Financial 
highlights

AOP

FUM

2013

£4m

Constant 
currency

Reported

-88%

-89%

£0.2bn

–

–

Financial  
highlights

AOP

FUM

2013

Reported

Financial 
highlights

£217m

£78.5bn

+11%

+13%

AOP

FUM

2013

£111m

£155.3bn

Constant 
currency

+21%

+23%

Reported

+22%

+21%

Highlights
 ■ Acquired Oceanic’s Nigerian general 

insurance business from Ecobank

 ■ Acquired Agricola UMA, contributing 

13% growth in GWP.

† 

 based on the latest available industry data in respect 
of gross written premium

Highlights
 ■ Our asset management brand, OMGI, 

was launched successfully in the first half 
of the year

 ■ Good flows of new business, further 
strengthened by the expansion of the 
UK equities team.

Highlights
 ■ Generated growth in the portfolio through 
increased NCCF, investment performance, 
product and channel initiatives and 
complementary global distribution

 ■ Non-US clients account for 36% of FUM 

(2012: 35%).

 For more information on the business see
p61-62

† †  Pridham Report
 For more information on the business see
p63-67

 For more information on the business see
p68-69

Customer numbers

AOP by business unit (pre-tax, pre-NCI)*

Employees by business unit

16m

£1,612m

56,812

Emerging Markets 49%
Nedbank 40%
Property & Casualty 2%
Old Mutual Wealth 9%
US Asset Management**

**  Institutional clients

Emerging Markets 37%
Nedbank 49%
Property & Casualty 0%
Old Mutual Wealth 14%
US Asset Management 7%
Interest and central costs (7)%

Emerging Markets 35%
Nedbank 52%
Property & Casualty 5%
Old Mutual Wealth 5%
US Asset Management 2%
Other 1%

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CHAIRMAN’S
MESSAGE TO SHAREHOLDERS

2013 was a year of 
achievement for the 
Old Mutual Group.

Patrick O’Sullivan
CHAIRMAN

Overview of the year
2013 was a year of achievement for the 
Old Mutual Group: we delivered substantial 
growth in our net client cash flows and funds 
under management; we reduced our level of 
gearing; and we made progress in relation 
to our strategy for growth, particularly in new 
markets in East and West Africa. 

activities, the key performance indicators 
by which we monitor progress and the main 
elements of our current strategy. This is 
intended to be helpful to you in gaining a 
good understanding of our major businesses 
and the opportunities that exist, throughout 
the Group, to grow value for both customers 
and shareholders. 

In South Africa, the exchange rate of the rand 
against sterling weakened by 27% over the 
year, which reduced our reported earnings in 
sterling from what they would otherwise have 
been. Our adjusted operating earnings per 
share were 18.4 pence, 5% higher than in 2012 
but, if we exclude the effect of currency 
depreciation, up by 21% on a constant 
currency basis. 

We have also, this year, divided our Directors’ 
Remuneration Report into two sections: one of 
these sets out the Directors’ Remuneration 
Policy (which will be subject to a formal 
binding vote at least every three years) and the 
other is the Annual Report on Remuneration, 
which explains the directors’ remuneration in 
2013 and how the policy will be implemented 
during 2014.

Responsible business
We recognise that, in many markets in which 
we operate, we have a responsibility and 
opportunity to help customers at the lower end 
of the market to access appropriate financial 
services products that deliver value for them. 
Our approach, as a business with a long-term 
perspective, is to set and attain specific targets 
for our responsible business objectives. 
In this way, we provide a better service to our 
customers, supporting the communities in which 
we operate. Further details about our targets in 
this area are contained in our Responsible 
Business Report for 2013.

Conclusion
We are starting to see some signs of economic 
recovery, albeit that markets where the Group 
operates are growing at different rates. 
The current tapering of US quantitative 
easing is creating uncertainty and the wider 
consequences of this around the globe are, as 
yet, unpredictable. Macro factors such as this 
will affect our customers, but, as you will read 
from commentary specific to our individual 
businesses elsewhere in this Annual Report, we 
expect to see continued underlying strength in 
our core markets. Our strategy remains clear: 
it delivered value for our shareholders in 2013 
and we have every expectation that it will 
continue to do so in the future.

Patrick O’Sullivan 
Chairman

Group IFRS profit after tax from continuing 
operations was £980 million: this was 7% 
higher than in 2012 and 24% higher on a 
constant currency basis. 

During the year we continued to execute 
our debt repayment programme and have 
now achieved our target, with total repayments 
of £1.7 billion. The Group now has a strong 
high quality balance sheet and levels of 
regulatory capital that should give comfort 
to all our stakeholders.

Board developments and 
Group employees
Since last year’s report, we have recruited 
three new independent non-executive directors 
to the Old Mutual plc Board, thereby widening 
the Board’s skills and experience, which will be 
invaluable as we continue to pursue our stated 
strategy. These appointments also brought 
the number of female Board members to four, 
which achieves, nearly two years early, 
the Davies target of at least 25% female 
representation. In December 2013, we 
announced that our Group Finance Director, 
Philip Broadley, would be leaving the Board 
during 2014. On behalf of the Board, I thank 
him for his major contribution to the Group 
over the past five years. 

Our employees’ dedication and commitment 
to our values are exceptional. I would like to 
thank them for all they contribute, while 
embracing change with enthusiasm!

Changes to the structure of this year’s 
Annual Report
We have restructured this year’s Annual 
Report, in line with recent developments in 
UK reporting practice. In our Strategic Review, 
we have set out an overview of the Group’s 

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
Strong net client cash flows across 
the Group totalling £15.5 billion, 
6% of opening FUM.

This has been a year 
of profitable business 
growth and strategic 
delivery by Old Mutual.

Julian Roberts
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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Our strong net client cash flows across all 
our businesses demonstrate the strength of 
our client offering and this has translated into 
excellent profit growth of 15% to £1.6 billion 
on a constant currency basis, and flat on 
a reported basis. Gross sales were up 17% 
to more than £25 billion, with funds under 
management (FUM) up 19% to £293.8 billion. 
Group return on equity (RoE) at 13.6% 
remained well within the 12% to 15% we 
have set as a target. 

Equity markets in our largest markets of South 
Africa, the UK and US performed strongly in 
the year with the JSE All-Share up around 18%, 
the FTSE100 14% higher and Standard & 
Poor’s 500 up 30%. However, the year saw a 
further weakening of the rand against sterling, 
resulting in the Group’s business results being 
affected on a reported currency basis, with the 
average rand rate declining during the period 
by 16% against sterling. 

… as confidence returns…
After a challenging few years, we saw 
confidence and growth begin to return to the 
UK economy, and the US continuing on its 
path to recovery, with a corresponding rise in 
equity markets. Growth slowed somewhat in 
South Africa with economic activity affected 
by labour disputes in the extractive industries, 
but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
expects growth to increase this year to 2.8% 
from 1.9% in 2013. Concern over South Africa’s 
current account and budget deficits combined 
with an expectation of tapering by the US 
Federal Reserve led to the rand depreciating 
by 27% against sterling and 24% against the 
US dollar by the year-end. The sub-Saharan 
African markets where we operate saw 
significant growth again in the year with 
estimated GDP growth of 6.2% in Nigeria, 
7.9% in Ghana and 5.9% in Kenya (IMF). 

… and Old Mutual continues its 
transformation to focus on growth…
For the past five years, our focus has been to 
simplify our Group and return Old Mutual to a 
strong position from which to deliver long-term 
growth. With this having been substantially 
achieved, we are focused on growth and in 
2013 set out four strategic priorities to achieve 
this. We are making good progress in 
executing these priorities. 

We said that we would expand in the fastest 
growing markets in South Africa and we have 
built our customer base and increased sales 
significantly during the year. Old Mutual 
has gained 280,000 customers in the Mass 

Foundation sector and Nedbank has added 
a further 529,000 customers in its retail banking 
unit this year. Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA) 
gross sales increased 11% to R118 billion, 
Nedbank saw an increase in average interest 
earning assets of 7% to R594.7 billion and 
non-interest revenue growth was 11.8%.

Our second strategic priority is to become 
Africa’s financial services champion, and 
we have set aside up to R5 billion to help us 
achieve this. Despite the short-term headwinds 
facing the emerging markets, we are convinced 
that the structural growth drivers of the young, 
growing population allied to a more stable 
political environment and growing wealth 
driven by natural resources present a sizeable 
opportunity for retail financial services. We 
now have more than 1.9 million customers in 
Africa, outside of South Africa, and our focus 
is to build scale businesses in West and East 
Africa, based around regional hubs in Lagos 
and Nairobi. We bought the Oceanic Life and 
property and casualty businesses in Nigeria, 
which are now operational and trading under 
the Old Mutual brand. We bought Provident 
Life Assurance in Ghana and the integration 
of this business into the Old Mutual Group is 
progressing well. In East Africa, subject to the 
conclusion of the relevant closing conditions, 
we bought a majority stake in Faulu, a highly 
regarded micro-lender with more than 
400,000 customers. The customer profile of 
Faulu is very similar to that of our South African 
Mass Foundation business, and we have 
started cross-selling credit life to the Faulu 
customer base and are exploring ways of 
adapting other parts of our Mass Foundation 
product suite for use in Kenya. 

We have now committed approximately 
R700 million in acquiring these businesses, 
and are actively exploring a number of 

“ I am delighted with 
the way Old Mutual 
has performed this 
year. We are making 
excellent progress 
against our strategic 
objectives.”

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continued
Improved collaboration 
between Old Mutual, Nedbank 
and Mutual & Federal.

attractive options to ensure that we can 
rapidly build scale in these key markets. 
Nedbank is expected to complete its 
acquisition of a 36.4% stake in the 
Mozambican bank Banco Único in Q1 2014 
for $24.4 million and has the opportunity to 
exercise its right to acquire 20% in ETI. 

As we build across Africa and as we cement 
our position in South Africa we will continue to 
seek ways in which Old Mutual, Nedbank and 
Mutual & Federal can work more closely 
together and leverage off their individual 
strengths and capabilities. This initiative is 
already resulting in significant cross-selling 
opportunities. For example: Nedbank 
Financial Planners delivered gross flows of 
R4.3 billion to the South African Retail Affluent 
division and Retail Affluent sold R600 million 
of Mutual & Federal products. Collaboration 
is key to our future growth and we intend to 
implement incentive plans for the executive 
management of Old Mutual Emerging 
Markets (OMEM), Nedbank and Mutual & 
Federal which will reward them for driving 
revenue, cost and capital synergies between 
the three businesses. In addition, reflecting the 
importance of the insurance and banking 
businesses to South Africa, at the request of 
the Regulator, in 2014 we will be activating a 
new top Board in the country to oversee risks, 
capital and strategy for the South African part 
of the Group.

We explained our plans to grow Old Mutual 
Wealth and we have set a pre-tax AOP target 
for the business of £300 million in 2015, for 
which we are on track. In the UK, we are aiming 
to become the leading retail investment business 
and have put in place building blocks to achieve 
this: we have strengthened the talent base in 
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI); have 
signed an agreement for IFDS to provide us 
with one of the most flexible platforms on the 
market; widened our product proposition 
including launching WealthSelect; and have 
announced that we will acquire one of the UK’s 
largest financial adviser networks, subject to 
regulatory approval, as a bolt-on acquisition.

We intend to proceed with an initial public 
offering of a minority interest in the US Asset 
Management (USAM) business in 2014, subject 
to market conditions. The purpose of the 
offering is to enhance USAM’s financial and 
operating flexibility to deploy capital to continue 
to grow and develop further its multi-boutique 
asset management business. We expect that this 
offering will broaden USAM’s access to capital 
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A strategy to take advantage  
of growth opportunities:

services champion, while continuing 
to grow in other emerging markets

Nedbank and Mutual & Federal to 
become the leading and most trusted 
financial services group

1 In South Africa – align OMSA, 
2 In Africa – build an African financial 
3 Old Mutual Wealth – transform to 
4 US Asset Management – continue 
5 Responsible business – in each of our 

markets become the recognised financial 
services leader in responsible business 

to improve and grow our multi-boutique 
asset management business

build the best retail investment business 
in the UK

Our vision, values and strategy on
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business, including collaborative investments 
in affiliate growth and further penetration of 
non-US markets through its global distribution 
platform, as well as strategic partnerships with 
high quality boutique asset management firms 
with complementary investment products.

… while remaining financially strong 
and cash generative 
We have a strong balance sheet with a low 
level of indebtedness. In 2013, we completed 
our £1.7 billion debt repayment programme 
through the purchase of £176 million of 
outstanding debt. The Group, excluding 
Nedbank, had gross IFRS debt of £1.3 billion 
at 31 December 2013. We continue to generate 
strong cash returns which give us the ability 
to continue to invest for growth and remain 
strongly capitalised while maintaining 
a progressive dividend. 

Emerging Markets continues its 
growth trajectory…
The Emerging Markets business as a whole 
saw good growth in the year, with gross sales 
up 9% to R165 billion. NCCF improved by 
52% to R24.7 billion, with FUM up 16% to 
R838 billion. Pre-tax AOP on an IFRS basis 
was up 12% to R8.9 billion.

OMEM’s successful performance was 
underpinned by a focus on understanding and 
meeting our customers’ needs. We introduced 
new offerings in our markets, including: the 
Old Mutual Wealth proposition in South 
Africa, which was launched in September 
and in its first six months of operations reached 
R1 billion of FUM; XtraMAX, a structured 
investment product in South Africa; a mobile 
phone operated transactional money account 
in Namibia; and a personal pension plan in 
Kenya. We also boosted the number of agents 
we have. In Kenya, we now have 
approximately 600 agents; since acquiring 
AIVA in Latin America, we have recruited a 
further 460 agents; in the Mass Foundation 
business we have grown our adviser numbers 
to 4,160 from 3,750 last year. Product 
innovation and customer service remain 
critical for the success of our business and will 
continue to be a key focus for our employees.

In Old Mutual South Africa, strong sales across 
the business were largely driven by product 
innovation. In Retail Affluent, non-covered sales 
were up 22% due to strong demand for our 
Galaxy and unit trust products, and covered 
sales increased by 9%, with a particularly strong 
performance in single premium sales, up 28%, 
largely into XtraMAX. The Mass Foundation 

segment maintained its growth path with gross 
sales up 14%, primarily due to a larger adviser 
force, and profits were also up by 14%. We 
maintain a tight grip on the quality of the new 
business we are writing, for example, by 
enhancing new business submission standards 
and have introduced various retention initiatives. 

Gross Corporate sales were up 17% mainly 
due to excellent growth in single premium 
business. Old Mutual Investment Group 
(OMIG) saw good flows into equity boutiques, 
however sales as a whole declined 7% against 
2012 which was a particularly strong year. 

Old Mutual Finance, our 50% joint venture, 
continues to have a conservative approach 
to lending and we have maintained collection 
rates on our active portfolio of more than 
90%. We maintain a tight focus on unsecured 
credit and have strict underwriting criteria.

In Africa (excl. SA), we saw excellent growth in 
covered sales, up 17%, as we secured large 
corporate deals in Namibia, growth in Retail 
Affluent sales in Kenya and the inclusion of 
Nigeria for the first time. Non-covered sales 
decreased by 14%, mainly due to the exclusion 
of Kenya broker flows in 2013 and lower 
institutional sales in Namibia. 

In Latin America and Asia, profits were up 
80% boosted by favourable exchange rates, 
a reallocation of central expenses and the 
first time inclusion of AIVA profits in 2013. 

Overall Emerging Markets non-covered 
sales for the period were flat at R116 billion 
reflecting the reclassification of Asia sales 
from non-covered to covered and the strong 
performance of the comparative period. 

We have set out a number of clear targets for 
the Emerging Markets business. We are aiming 
to grow our customer base to at least 9 million 
by 2015, maintain our RoE target between 
20% to 25%, and have the profits from Africa 
(excl. SA), including Property & Casualty, 
reaching 15% of South African profits by 2015. 
As part of our plan to achieve this, we are 
exploring a number of options in both East 
and West Africa which will allow us to build  
the scale that we believe we need in these  
key markets.

… Nedbank produces another year 
of increased profit…
Nedbank produced another set of excellent 
results, with headline earnings up 15.9% to 
R8.7 billion driven by good revenue growth, 
impairments increasing at a slower rate than 

net interest income and disciplined expense 
management. Non-interest revenue saw 
growth of 11.8% to R19.4 billion and net 
interest income increased by 7.8% to 
R21.2 billion. The credit loss ratio for the year 
was 1.06%, up slightly from last year (1.05%) 
which was expected given the economic 
climate, more conservative provisioning and 
a single large impairment recorded by the 
business banking division. Nedbank remains 
well capitalised with the Basel III common-
equity Tier 1 ratio at 12.5%. 

… while the environment remains 
challenging for Property & Casualty…
The tough conditions we have seen for 
Property & Casualty insurance continued into 
the second half of 2013, as the industry in 
South Africa as a whole suffered from 
weather-related losses in the last quarter, 
drought conditions affected our Agriculture 
underwriting results in the first half, and a 
continued soft market especially in motor. 
These conditions contributed to a disappointing 
underwriting loss of R437 million. Gross written 
premiums grew by 16.6% in the year, with 
strong growth of 36.7% in the Corporate & 
Niche segment due to the new Treaty Inwards 
business. In iWYZE, we saw solid growth in 
gross written premiums of 10.8% and a 
significant improvement in the claims ratio. 

The new management team has a clear plan 
to address the challenges that the business 
faces. We are confident that following the 
implementation of the plan we will meet 
our published targets but acknowledge that 
it will take time for this to come through in 
the business’ financial results. By 2016, we 
expect this business to have a sustainable 
top 2 position in the South African market; 
to have built significant operations in the 
major markets in Africa; to maintain an 
RoE of 15% to  20% through the cycle; and 
with an underwriting margin of 4% to 6%. 

… Old Mutual Wealth delivers 
operational growth and strategic 
transformation…
It was a significant year for Old Mutual Wealth 
with the changes following the implementation 
of the long awaited Retail Distribution Review 
(RDR), with significant progress made in the 
strategy to build the leading retail investment 
business in the UK, and developing new 
customer propositions, all alongside a strong 
operational performance. Profits were up 11% 
on the prior year to £217 million. The 2012 
total included additional exceptional 
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continued
Double digit growth in  
each of our main businesses.

£13 million of profit from the now sold Finnish 
business. Excluding these items, the underlying 
profit was up by 36%, from £160 million.

structure and management team and this year 
all businesses will be rebranded from Skandia 
to Old Mutual Wealth.

Gross sales for the year were up 24%, with 
all core businesses contributing to the uplift. 
NCCF was up 15% on the prior year as we 
saw strong sales on the UK Platform, by 
OMGI, and through our International 
business. As a result of the strong NCCF and 
an uplift in equity markets, FUM increased by 
13% to £78.5 billion. 

In the UK, the Platform recorded NCCF of 
£2.4 billion, which was a particularly good 
performance given the challenging start 
to the year with the introduction of RDR. 
Confidence amongst advisers has returned 
and we have seen good sales across the 
collective investment products and ISA 
products, leading to a strong fourth quarter. 
FUM on the Platform now stands at 
£27.3 billion, up 21% on the prior year, and 
contributing to the increase in profits from 
£2 million last year to £13 million in 2013. 
Importantly, gross new business sales on the 
Platform into OMGI funds were 16% at the 
end of 2013. The Platform was recognised 
as the ‘Best Platform’ at the Professional 
Advisers Awards.

Our International cross-border business had 
NCCF of £0.5 billion, up 150% on the prior 
year, predominantly due to new product 
launches and improved sales in South Africa. 
Sales in Hong Kong and Europe were also 
much improved and sales in Latin America 
have developed well with the acquisition of 
AIVA, which saw some large single premium 
business towards the end of the year.

We have strengthened the OMGI asset 
management capabilities in UK equities and 
this, combined with continued strong investment 
performance, led to NCCF for the year of 
£0.7 billion, up from £0.3 billion in 2012. NCCF 
from UK third parties reached £1.3 billion, 
against £0.1 billion in 2012. We saw further 
Nordic outflows, which were anticipated 
following the sale of the Nordic business in 
2012, totalling £1.0 billion. We expect the  
final £200 million of Nordic outflows in 2014.  
We continue to look to broaden our investment 
styles where appropriate.

In 2012, we outlined our plans for transforming 
Old Mutual Wealth into the leading retail 
investment business in the UK and we have 
taken a number of significant strides in this 
respect. It is now operating under one reporting 

A key pillar of our strategy was to strengthen 
our asset management offering. We have 
brought in a new UK equities team and will 
look to strengthen our teams in other asset 
classes where necessary. We have launched a 
new proposition to the market – WealthSelect, 
which provides financial advisers with the most 
comprehensive range of portfolio 
management solutions in the market. During 
the year we continued to embed Wealth 
Interactive, our cross-border international 
platform, and we signed an outsourcing 
arrangement with IFDS which will transform 
our platform into one of the most flexible in the 
market, with associated transformation costs 
of approximately £140 million over the next 
three years after £20 million of costs have 
already been incurred. 

We have announced that we are purchasing 
Intrinsic Financial Services Limited (‘Intrinsic’), 
one of the largest adviser networks in the UK 
with 3,000 advisers, both restricted and 
independent. We believe that the provision of 
advice is of fundamental and growing 
importance in the retail financial services 
market and that restricted advice will become 
more dominant in time. The purchase of 
Intrinsic is a critical part of our strategy of 
creating a leading wealth management 
business that combines financial advice, 
investment solutions and high quality asset 
management to deliver first class outcomes 
for our customers. 

… and US Asset Management 
maintains its momentum
The excellent first six months of 2013 continued 
into the second half of the year translating into 
profit and margin growth and sustained 
positive NCCF. Profits at $174 million increased 
by 21% on the prior year’s reported result and 
NCCF at $16.3 billion, represented 7.8% of the 
opening FUM, with our Global Distribution 
team accounting for approximately a quarter 
of NCCF. Net flows were highly diversified with 
six out of our eight affiliates recording positive 
or flat flows. FUM stands at $257.4 billion, 
23% higher than the prior year due to a 
combination of the strong net flows and 
positive market movements. 

We are playing our part in the 
communities where we operate…
We recognise that we have an impact on 
the societies in which we operate. Secure, 

transparent and affordable financial products 
are at the heart of a strong and thriving 
society, and that is what we seek to provide to 
all of our customers. Our products and services 
are key to a sustainable economy, and often 
serve the lower income groups of society. 

In our markets we support economic 
development and society as a whole in a 
number of ways. In South Africa, we signed an 
R80 million deal that will fund the development 
and operations of four low-fee independent 
schools over the next five years and are set to 
reach 4,100 pupils. This deal is the third of its 
kind for the Schools Investment Fund, a fund 
established by the Public Investment Corporation 
(PIC), the Government Employees Pension 
Fund (GEPF) and Old Mutual to address the 
shortage of quality affordable schools in 
South Africa. In all our businesses we work 
through our employees and directly with 
community partners to support projects and in 
2013 we spent £16.1 million across the Group 
in community investment programmes.

We are committed to monitoring, managing 
and reducing our environmental impact and 
as part of this we will be adopting non-
financial targets that support our Responsible 
Business strategy. These will be communicated 
in our Responsible Business report to be 
published at the beginning of April.

… and ensuring we are always focused 
on the customer…
We can only be successful with the continued 
support and trust of our customers. Ensuring 
that we treat them fairly and provide them with 
the products, returns and service levels they 
expect from an institution to which they entrust 
their savings is critical. It is why we spend 
significant resources making the customer the 
central focus of our company. We have made 
significant progress in this regard, in particular 
in enhancing our customer insights and 
improving and expanding our product range. 

In the past year we have taken a number of 
further steps by, for example, improving our 
proposition: through the launch of Old Mutual 
Wealth in South Africa and enhancing our 
distribution in Kenya via the acquisition of 
Faulu. We have made our products more 
accessible by: expanding Old Mutual 
Finance’s branch footprint to 225 and by 
launching new world solutions such as 
Nedbank’s app suite and the I-invest mobile 
unit trust savings product in Kenya. We have 
improved the customer feedback capability in 
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we have seen a steady improvement in our 
Net Promoter Score, which is a customer 
loyalty metric.

… while building a strong, responsible 
culture within Old Mutual
Embedding the right culture and values in the 
organisation is similarly important. As part of 
this process, senior management are formally 
assessed to ensure that they demonstrate the 
Company’s desired values and a proportion 
of their remuneration is dependent on this. 

Senior management receive specific feedback 
via a 360 degree process to understand their 
strengths and where they need to develop in 
terms of these behaviours. Our leadership 
development programmes help to develop the 
mindset and skills needed. For employees at 
all levels we have training and recognition 
schemes focused on instilling the behaviours 
we want to encourage. These form part of our 
induction of new employees and we ask every 
person each year via a culture and values survey 
to describe the values and behaviours they see 
in the way the Company operates. We use this 
feedback to identify actions to continually 
align the way we do things with our values. 

Our strong cash generation and 
capital position supports a 16% 
increase in dividend
The Board has considered the position in 
respect of the final dividend for 2013 and 
is recommending the payment of a final 
dividend for 2013 of 6.0p per ordinary share 
(or its equivalent in other applicable currencies). 
Based on this recommendation the full-year 
ordinary dividend would be 8.1p, a 16% increase 
on the prior year. No scrip dividend alternative 
will be available in relation to this dividend.

Dividend policy
The Board intends to pursue a progressive 
dividend policy consistent with our strategy, 
having regard to overall capital requirements, 
liquidity and profitability, and targeting a 
dividend cover in the range of 2.0 to 2.25 times 
IFRS AOP earnings in future. Interim dividends 
will continue to be set at about 30% of the 
prior year’s full ordinary dividend.

Board changes
We were pleased to welcome Dr Nkosana 
Moyo, Zoe Cruz and Adiba Ighodaro to the 
Board as independent non-executive directors. 
Dr Moyo is the Executive Chairman of the 
Mandela Institute for Development Studies, 
and was previously Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer of the African Development 
Bank and Managing Partner of the African 
business of Actis Capital, an emerging markets 
investment firm. Ms Cruz was previously 
Co-President for Institutional Securities and 
Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley with 
responsibility for running major revenue 
generating businesses there, including 
overseeing their securities risk management 
and information technology. She also founded 
and ran her own investment management firm, 
Voras Capital Management. Ms Ighodaro is 
currently a partner with Actis. Before joining 
Actis she was Head of West Africa for the 
Commonwealth Development Corporation.

Dr Moyo is a member of the Group Audit 
and Remuneration Committees; Ms Cruz 
is a member of the Risk and Remuneration 
Committees; and Ms Ighodaro is a member 
of the Audit Committee.

Bongani Nqwababa resigned as an 
independent non-executive director of the 
Company on 6 January 2014. 

Philip Broadley, Group Finance Director of 
Old Mutual since November 2008, has notified 
the Group of his intention to leave in 2014. 
Mr Broadley has played a critical role in the 
transformation of Old Mutual and leaves 
a much simpler and more resilient business, 
focused on meeting customers’ needs and with 
a clear strategy for growth. We are currently 
conducting a thorough internal and external 
search for Mr Broadley’s successor.

South African empowerment
We continue to transform our business in 
South Africa, with Old Mutual South Africa 
and Nedbank maintaining their level 2 
accreditation for B-BBEE using the new 
Financial Sector Code. 

Outlook
We have a clear strategy and clear priorities 
which we are focused on achieving. While 
the external environment is likely to remain 
uncertain, and in particular the impact of the 
movement of the rand on our reported results, 
we believe that the long-term structural growth 
trends in Africa and strong demand for banking, 
protection and savings products remain intact 
and will continue to drive sustainable and 
profitable growth for Old Mutual.

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OUR VISION, STRATEGY  
AND VALUES

OUR  
VISION

OUR  
STRATEGY 

TO BECOME OUR CUSTOMERS’ MOST TRUSTED PARTNER 
– PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THEIR 
LIFETIME FINANCIAL GOALS

GROWING AND TRANSFORMING OUR BUSINESSES 
TO LEAD IN A RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY

the best retail investment business in the UK

champion, while continuing to grow in other 
emerging markets

and Mutual & Federal to become the leading 
and most trusted financial services group

1 In South Africa – align OMSA, Nedbank 
2 In Africa – build an African financial services 
3 Old Mutual Wealth – transform to build 
4 US Asset Management – continue 
5 Responsible business – in each of our 

markets become the recognised financial 
services leader in responsible business 

to improve and grow our multi-boutique 
asset management business

OUR  
VALUES 

ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, 
PUSHING BEYOND BOUNDARIES

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IN SOUTH AFRICA – ALIGN 
OMSA, NEDBANK AND MUTUAL & 
FEDERAL TO BECOME THE LEADING 
AND MOST TRUSTED FINANCIAL 
SERVICES GROUP

Building on 
a strong base
A large customer base – OMSA, Nedbank 
and Mutual & Federal have a combined base 
of 11 million retail customers and are best 
positioned to benefit from the rapid growth in 
South Africa’s retail mass market. 

Strong brands and extensive 
distribution – Our South African businesses 
have strong, longstanding and trusted brands 
and have access to powerful, extensive and 
fast growing distribution engines.

Synergistic world class competencies 
– Nedbank brings world-class competencies 
in progressive digital and mobile technologies 
and capital management, while OMSA 
brings leading capabilities in serving the 
retail mass market and in alternative asset 
management. 

An engaged workforce – Our businesses 
have healthy organisational cultures and 
high levels of employee engagement, with 
OMSA being the top-ranked large company 
in the esteemed 2013 Deloitte Best Large 
Company to Work For Survey. 

A recognised leader in social 
transformation – OMSA and Nedbank 
are the most socially transformed financial 
services companies in South Africa, with 
Nedbank also seen as leading in environment 
management. Nedbank and OMSA both 
achieved Level 2 DTI transformation status 
for the fourth consecutive year, and both 
businesses are recognised by the NGO 
community as leaders in community 
development.

Priorities for 2014: 
accelerate 
alignment
Drive greater strategic alignment 
between our South African businesses, 
for greater operational and customer-
facing co-operation and co-ordination. 

Increase cross-selling through jointly 
serving the OMSA, Nedbank and 
Mutual & Federal customer bases with 
innovative propositions, and tailored 
customer loyalty programmes.

Leverage our combined distribution 
power through jointly developing our digital 
capability and increasing the degree to which 
our businesses leverage each other’s 
distribution channels.

Increase efforts to share skills and 
experience between our businesses, 
particularly OMSA’s expertise in insurance, 
asset management and serving the retail mass 
market, Nedbank’s expertise in banking, 
capital management, digital channels and 
approach to sustainability, and Mutual & 
Federal’s capability in general insurance.

Drive further efficiency improvements 
through increasing joint procurement, and 
sharing of assets, resources and technology 
among our South African businesses.

Lead in Responsible Business by 
co-ordinating OMSA, Nedbank and 
Mutual & Federal’s sustainability efforts 
to create South Africa’s most responsible 
financial services group.

Progress towards identifying and 
realising synergies of circa R1.0 billion 
through tapping into the opportunities outlined 
above.

In South Africa we will 
be the leading and 
most trusted financial 
services group through 
driving increased 
alignment between 
our strong and 
complementary 
businesses.

Key focus area – 
leveraging our 
combined customer 
base to realise 
synergies

Nedbank

OMSA

15%* 

Mutual & Federal

* 

 Percentage of OMSA and Mutual & Federal 
customers with a Nedbank account

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IN AFRICA – BUILD AN AFRICAN 
FINANCIAL SERVICES CHAMPION, 
WHILE CONTINUING TO GROW IN 

OTHER EMERGING MARKETS 2

In Africa we will 
continue towards 
becoming an African 
Financial Services 
Champion focusing 
on SADC*, East Africa 
and West Africa, while 
growing our other 
emerging market 
businesses in India, 
China and Latin 
America.

* 

 Southern Africa Development Community including 
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, 
South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

The African  
opportunity
High and robust economic growth 
– For the past 10 years, the African economy 
has grown 5% to 7% per annum, consistently 
above world average growth rates. This is 
anticipated to continue for some time given 
Africa’s favourable demographics, momentum 
towards becoming the world’s largest 
workforce, abundant natural resources, 
including 60% of the world’s uncultivated 
arable land, rapidly expanding mobile 
connectivity, increasingly stable political 
environment, rapidly growing intra-Africa 
trade and increased investment in education.

The opportunity in financial services 
is compelling – African banks and insurers 
are highly profitable compared to global 
peers. The market is still at early stages of 
development with low banking and insurance 
penetration, high market fragmentation and 
few international players. Revenue pools in 
Africa are already large and growing and 
are concentrated in a few key countries, 
most of which we have a presence in.

The operating environment is 
increasingly favourable – Over the past 
ten years, there has been increased regional 
stability and favourable improvements in 
transparency and rule of law. In addition, 
African governments are welcoming 
international players with strong balance 
sheets and reputations and are paving the 
way to increase the ease of doing business. 

Priorities for 2014: 
building the 
framework 
In SADC* – We will grow our business through 
greater collaboration, new products and 
distribution channels and, where appropriate, 
greater integration on a local level.

In East Africa – We plan to integrate 
our recent acquisition of Faula and to 
embed our presence through appropriate 
partnerships. 

In West Africa – We will continue to develop 
our recently acquired businesses and examine 
further inorganic opportunities, including 
subscription rights to buy 20% of Ecobank.

Lead in Responsible Business – We will 
share our Responsible Business skills, expertise 
and experience in South Africa across the 
African continent.

In other Emerging Markets – In India 
we will continue to grow through our joint 
venture with Kotak Mahindra and in China 
through Old Mutual Guodian. In Latin 
America we will continue to build on our 
strong business in Colombia and Mexico 
and leverage the strengths of our AIVA 
platform business in Uruguay.

Size of the working-age population1 (billion people)

Africa
India
China
Southeast Asia

Latin America
Europe
North America
Japan

1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0

0
6
9
1

5
6
9
1

0
7
9
1

5
7
9
1

0
8
9
1

5
8
9
1

0
9
9
1

5
9
9
1

0
0
0
2

5
0
0
2

0
1
0
2

5
1
0
2

0
2
0
2

5
2
0
2

0
3
0
2

5
3
0
2

0
4
0
2

5
4
0
2

0
5
0
2

1  Population ages 15-64.
Source: United Nations World Population Prospect

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By 2015, 15% of 
OMSA’s profits 
from Africa*

OMSA profits
2015**
2013
2012

(%)
15.0
11.1
10.8

* 

 Profit from sub-Saharan Africa (excl. South Africa) 
targeted to reach 15% of OMSA’s profits by 2015. 
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OLD MUTUAL WEALTH – 
TRANSFORM TO BUILD 
THE BEST RETAIL INVESTMENT 
BUSINESS IN THE UK

We are transforming 
Old Mutual Wealth 
by building a modern, 
retail investment and 
asset management 
business. 

Making good 
progress
We have simplified our business 
and continue to focus on our core markets. 
As a result, we have agreed the sale of our 
business in Poland.

We have launched the OMGI brand 
and significantly strengthened our asset 
management capability including key 
new appointments. 

We have become fully RDR compliant 
and simplified our charging structures.

We have improved platform 
profitability by reducing costs in the 
business.

We have revitalised our protection 
range, with positive industry reviews and 
strong early sales.

We are making strong 
progress towards our 
2015 profit* target of 
£300 million

Profit
2015
2013

* 

 Pre-tax adjusted operating profit

(£m)
300
217

CASE STUDY 
Innovative Customer 
Solutions

This year, the annual Group Customer 
Conference focused on senior Customer 
Champions, with each business unit discussing 
their approaches to customer service. Short 
sessions on progress and challenges were 
shared across the Group, with Anthony 
Scammell, Head of Customer Experience for 
Old Mutual Wealth UK (pictured), discussing 
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Priorities for 2014: 
transformation 
Build one business – With a shared vision  
of becoming the UK’s best retail investment 
business, and move to one brand in 2014.

Move to profitable platforms – 2014 will 
be a critical year in building our new UK IT 
platform which will improve our proposition 
and continue to reduce operating costs. We will 
also migrate our International business onto its 
completed IT platform, improving flexibility and 
service for advisers and end clients. 

Build an outstanding asset 
management business – We will continue 
to build on the strong momentum of 2013, 
currently ranking as No. 2 in net retail asset 
management flows in the UK.

Expand our offering of investment and 
protection products – We have launched 
WealthSelect in February 2014 and expect to 
see significant uptake as it provides clients 
access to top funds at best prices.

Enhance multi-channel distribution 
– We will build upon our acquisition of Intrinsic 
and continue to build a strong digital capability, 
to introduce new functionality both for advisers 
and clients.

Improve profitability and maintain 
service levels in heritage books – We will 
continue to drive strong performance from our 
heritage books.

Lead in Responsible Business – 
Particularly with respect to Responsible 
investment.

in 2012, utilises employee champions to 
deliver a response and resolution time of 
24 hours to deal with customer issues. In its 
first year, the approach had an 83% success 
rate, and in 2013 was shortlisted under the 
‘Customer Satisfaction Innovation of the 
Year’ category in the UK Customer 
Satisfaction Awards by the Institute of 
Customer Service. The initiative empowers 
employees who act as CaSanoVa’s to 
develop their own approach to dealing 
with issues.

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US ASSET MANAGEMENT – 
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE 
AND GROW OUR MULTI-
BOUTIQUE ASSET 
MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

4

In the US we will 
continue to improve 
and grow our multi-
boutique asset 
management business.

We have built 
strong momentum 
since 2010
Rationalised our portfolio – We have 
completed a significant affiliate portfolio 
restructuring, launched several affiliate 
growth initiatives and are building out the 
international distribution platform.

Positive net flows – We achieved sustained 
positive net client cash flows and strong 
long-term investment performance.

Improved profitability – Adjusted 
Operating Profit (AOP) and operating margin 
are both continuing to grow strongly. We have 
achieved margin expansion from our profit 
share model and from lower expense growth.

Established a portfolio of leading 
affiliates – which gives us a diversified 
and attractive product portfolio.

Priorities for 2014: 
continue to 
improve and grow
Drive organic growth in our affiliates.

Generate collaborative growth through 
new product and channel initiatives and seed 
capital.

Enhance growth through complementary 
international distribution.

Continue to seek selective acquisitions 
to augment the portfolio and fill product and 
asset class gaps.

Continue to consider Responsible 
Business practices in each element of 
our business strategy.

Annual target: net 
client cash inflows 
of 3% to 5% of 
opening FUM

CASE STUDY
Responsible investment 
workshops

During 2013, US Asset Management 
conducted a number of training and 
education sessions with our Affiliates on 
Responsible investment initiatives, led by 
Jon Duncan from Old Mutual Investment 
Group (pictured). These sessions included 
a workshop with a particular focus on the 
United Nations supported Principles for 
Responsible Investing, linking to Old Mutual 
Group activities, who were the main sponsor 
for this event in 2013. The workshops were 
attended by a range of individuals from 
across the US and beyond and reflect the 
growing interest in the topic from clients 
and competitors alike.

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RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS – 
IN EACH OF OUR MARKETS 
BECOME THE RECOGNISED 
FINANCIAL SERVICES LEADER 
IN RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

5

In each of our 
markets we will 
increasingly position 
and differentiate 
ourselves as the 
leader in Responsible 
Business, making 
explicit a way of 
behaving that flows 
naturally from our 
core values.

Gender diversity 
targets

Gender diversity across the Group

Women in…

2013 (Actual) 

2018 (Target)

Board

Key Roles*

33%  
(at Jan 2014)

More than 
30%

15%

30%

* 

 Key Roles are approximately the top 120 executive 
positions around the Group

We are already 
leading in 
South Africa
In South Africa, OMSA and Nedbank are the 
recognised leaders in community investment 
and Nedbank in environmental management, 
with OMSA having been voted the most 
trustworthy name in the life assurance 
category and Nedbank the leader in Corporate 
Social Investment (Sunday Times Top 100). 
Being a Responsible 
Business is core to 
our values
Our annual Culture Survey results show that 
our employees ranked accountability as 
the number one current as well as desired 
organisational value and also as their top 
personal value in every one of our core 
businesses. It was also ranked as the top value 
across our Old Mutual Leadership Group.

Accountability 
ranking

Old Mutual  
Leadership Group

Personal 
value

Current 
values

Desired
values

#1

#1

#1

Priorities for 2014: 
five pillars of  
Responsible  
Business

Responsible to our customers 
Putting the customer first in 
everything we do.

Responsible investment 
Systematic incorporation 
of material environmental, 
social and governance 
criteria in our investment 
and ownership decisions.

Responsible to our 
employees 
Building a culture of excellence 
which our employees are proud 
to be part of.

Responsible to our 
communities 
Providing sustainable, tailored 
and meaningful support to the 
communities in which we operate.

Responsible environmental 
management 
Helping to monitor, manage and 
reduce our direct and indirect 
environmental impacts.

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By growing and transforming our businesses, 
we are confident that we will continue to 
deliver attractive earnings growth, a return 
on equity in the range of 12% to 15% and 
a strong balance sheet, as well as continue 
our progressive dividend policy for 
the period 2014 – 2016. 

Our long-term competitive advantage is 
reinforced by our unique positioning in key 
growth markets, our clear and focused 
strategy to access these opportunities and 
our group-wide and proven culture of delivery. 
We are further differentiated by our 
responsible and sustainable approach to 

business and our integral value of 
accountability. Building on this, we are 
confident that Old Mutual will continue 
to deliver value to all our stakeholders – 
employees, customers, communities, the 
environment and shareholders – now and 
in the long-term future.

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OUR BIG 5 PRIORITIES FROM 2009 TO 2013 
HAVE CONSISTENTLY GUIDED OUR EFFORTS 
TOWARDS SIMPLIFICATION AND FOCUSED 
LONG-TERM GROWTH

2009 – 2013

Develop 
the customer 
proposition 
and experience

Deliver high 
performance in 
all business units

Increase 
collaboration 
among key 
businesses

Build a  
group-wide culture 
of excellence

Progress on our  
strategy in 2013

 ■ Launch of new Wealth proposition in OMSA
 ■ Expansion of Old Mutual Finance branch footprint to over 

200 branches

 ■ RDR compliant platform established in the UK
 ■ Improved, more flexible investment platform for cross-border  

business in Singapore and UK (Wealth Interactive)

 ■ Launch of Nedbank appsuite and approve-it mobile solution
 ■ Acquisition of Faulu micro-lending capability in Kenya
 ■ Roll out of I-invest mobile investment solution in Kenya
 ■  Customer feedback loops established in every geography with 
improved Customer insight and a steady improvement in NPS 
(net promoter score) in most business units

Key metric

NCCF/FUM
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

 ■ Continued strong growth in Nedbank with strong improvement in NIR
 ■ Continued strong growth in Emerging Markets – from Retail and 
Corporate, supplemented by substantial progress in Africa and 
Latin America

 ■ Strong increase in profitability and gross sales in Old Mutual Wealth, 
successfully adapted to Retail Distribution Review (RDR), continued 
to build asset management capabilities and managed costs down
 ■ Sustained improvement in USAM with NCCF very strong across a 
broad range of asset classes driven by continued strong long-term 
investment performance

AOP Earnings per Share
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

 ■ Joint telecoms infrastructure procurement by OMSA, Nedbank 

and Mutual & Federal, resulting in significant savings

 ■ Rolled out the South African mass market offering into Mexico  
and commenced roll-out in Swaziland, and used South African 
back-office to support product launches across emerging markets
 ■ Grew iWYZE through collaboration between OMSA and Mutual & 

UK Platform sales managed 
by OMGI
2013
2012
2011

Federal, and launched Nedbank direct offering
 ■ UK Platform sales into OMGI improved to 16%

 ■ Reinforced the agreed ACT NOW! leadership behaviours 
 ■ Conducted the third annual culture survey for the Group
 ■ Engagement scores improved 
 ■ Old Mutual Emerging Markets (OMEM) ranked Top Employer and 

number one Best Company to Work For in local surveys

 ■ Increased accountability through the introduction of an improved 

performance management process for senior leaders

 ■ Focused on development of current and next generation of leaders
 ■ OMSA and Nedbank retained their Level 2 B-BBEE transformation
 ■ Nedbank named the most transformed company of the top 100  

listed on the JSE

Cultural entropy
2013
2012
2011

This is a measure from the Culture Survey: 
the lower the score, the healthier the 
culture, scores below 19% indicating  
a well-functioning organisation. 

Continue to simplify 
our structure to 
unlock value

 ■ Restructured our South African businesses under a common 
holding company for the purpose of managing risk, capital 
and strategy

 ■ Continued to manage and substantially reduced residual 

exposures in Old Mutual Bermuda

 ■ Further simplifying the Group through the proposed sale 

of our Polish business

 ■ Completed the transfer of our Colombian and Mexican 

businesses to OMEM

 ■ Closed down and divested non-core US Asset Management 

affiliates for increased focus on our high performers

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Group RoE
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009*

* 

 Includes the results of the Nordic business, 
which was disposed of in 2011. Results for  
2010 and 2011 have been restated.

(%)
5.9
1.9
-3.9
-2.5
-0.7

(p)
18.4
17.5
15.7
14.3
11.6

(%)
16
14
13

(%)
11.7
11.4
12.2

(%)
13.6
13.0
14.6
14.2
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OUR BIG 5 PRIORITIES 2014 AND BEYOND – 
GROWING AND TRANSFORMING OUR 
BUSINESSES TO LEAD IN A RESPONSIBLE 
AND SUSTAINABLE WAY

2014 and beyond

Key management actions 2014 – 2016

African financial 
services champion, 
while continuing 
to grow in other 
emerging markets

align OMSA, Nedbank 
and Mutual & Federal 
to become the leading 
and most trusted 
financial services group

1 In South Africa – 
2 In Africa – build an 
3 Old Mutual Wealth – 
4 US Asset Management – 
5 Responsible business – 

in each of our markets 
become the recognised 
financial services leader 
in responsible business 

continue to improve 
and grow our multi-
boutique asset 
management business

transform to build 
the best retail 
investment business 
in the UK

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 ■ In South Africa, drive increased collaboration and alignment among OMSA, Nedbank and Mutual 

& Federal

 ■ In OMSA, capture growth in the Mass Foundation and Retail Affluent segments and improve 

profitability in Corporate segment

 ■ Grow Nedbank by: growing transactional banking, client-centred innovation, grow a pan-African 

banking network and tilt the portfolio to maximise economic profit growth

 ■ Target pre-tax value of synergies of circa R1.0 billion across OMSA, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal 

on a run rate basis.

 ■ Grow existing businesses in SADC, expand into East Africa, in West Africa build on Oceanic 

acquisition in Nigeria, and leverage Ecobank’s pan-African banking footprint

 ■ Increase collaboration among Old Mutual, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal in African markets
 ■ Continue to selectively invest and grow in Latin America and Asia
 ■ By 2015, 15% of Old Mutual’s profits from Africa (excl. South Africa)
 ■ 2016 LTIP target: customer growth in Africa (excluding banking) of 15% (excl. South Africa).

 ■ Build the best Retail Investment business in the UK – focus on cost reduction, expanding product 
proposition, diversifying distribution and increasing share of AUM through building its asset 
management capability

 ■ Continue to deliver operational efficiency
 ■ Further simplification by disposing of non-core or sub-scale businesses, where appropriate
 ■ Execute the manage-for-value strategy in Continental Europe
 ■ 2015 target: Adjusted Operating profit (pre-tax) of £300 million.

 ■ Continue to improve USAM performance – develop investment capabilities of core affiliates and 

complement with centre-led distribution and selective acquisitions

 ■ Continue to deliver operational efficiency
 ■ Annual target: net client cash inflows of 3% to 5% of opening FUM
 ■ Further derisking at Old Mutual Bermuda.

Responsible to our customers
 ■ Fulfil on the four elements of our customer 
promise: to be most accessible; to provide 
best financial education and advice; to offer 
solutions most certain to deliver on customer 
promises; and to be most supportive of the 
communities we serve

Responsible investment
 ■ Incorporate material environmental, social and 
governance criteria into our investment and 
ownership decision-making process, and 
develop sustainable and ‘future-proof’ savings 
and investment products for our customers

Responsible to our employees
 ■ Continue to build a culture of excellence 
and embed ACT NOW! Leadership 
behaviours across the Group, to develop 
our leadership and talent pipeline, 
particularly in key growth markets, 
and to promote diversity and inclusion

Responsible to our communities
 ■ Continue to focus on financial education and 
inclusion, and sustainable enterprise and skills 
development in each of our markets, through 
business as usual and community investment, 
as well as through employee volunteering and 
giving programmes

Responsible environmental 
management
 ■ Continue to reduce our direct and indirect 

environmental impact across the Group, and 
help shape environmental management and 
climate change policy

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BUSINESS MODEL 
IN OUTLINE
We generate value for 
all our stakeholders.

We are focused on 
becoming our customers’ 
most trusted partner...

by providing a range of 
products to help them achieve 
their lifetime financial goals...

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Annuities, claims, interest 
and investment gains

Fees, underwriting income, 
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enabling us to  
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Property & Casualty 
AOP £4m
Old Mutual Wealth 
AOP £217m
US Asset Management  
AOP £111m
£1,612m AOP1

13.6% ROE

   £336m returns to  
shareholders and £272m  
returns to bondholders2

   £16m investment  
in communities3

   Over £1,914m development  
and reward of employees

   £1,477m taxes to  
governments4

   £327m reinvestment  
in future growth5

REINVESTMENT

the development of our skills, resources and relationships.

Interest and principal repaid on our debt in the period

1  Pre-tax, pre NCI and includes Group interest expense and central costs
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4  Taxes paid or collected
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BUSINESS MODEL 
IN DETAIL
We generate value by focusing 
on our customers’ lifetime 
financial goals.

Customers
We focus on our customers’ long-term needs.
Creating trusted relationships with customers is at the heart of 
everything we do. We aim to help them achieve their lifetime financial 
goals through our investment, savings, insurance and banking.

Despite volatility in the world economy and the equity and currency 
markets, the basic needs of consumers around the world do not 
change. People want to protect themselves and their families against 
critical life events and to provide for expenses such as education, 
healthcare and retirement – particularly against a backdrop of 
reduced government and employer capacity to provide these services.

Inflows/outflows
We generate cash flow and profits from the 
products we sell. 

The timing of cash flows and recording of profits varies depending on 
the products. For example, a life insurance policy creates profits over 
a long-term and annual car insurance policy over a short-term. 

Customers buy our products either directly or through an intermediary 
such as a financial adviser. This generates cash inflows. In due course 
we make payments to our customers, in line with our promise. 
This generates cash outflows.

Our aim is that in any period our net flow – inflows less outflows – 
will be positive. This increases our overall funds under management.

Products
Our skills and resources enable our business 
units to excel in their respective markets.
Investment
We provide appropriate and tax-efficient investment products to 
our customers as they accumulate assets to safeguard their futures.

Savings
We provide goal-orientated savings products, for example, helping 
customers to save towards their children’s education.

Insurance
Our protection business provides life assurance products that offer 
financial security against single or multiple risks such as death or 
disability. For example, in South Africa we provide products to help our 
customers save for funerals. This has significant cultural importance. 

Our Property & Casualty business protects individuals, commercial and 
corporate customers from losses due to damage, theft or other 
financial claims.

Banking
Our banking services include retail and corporate lending, 
transactional banking and savings/current accounts.

Funds under management
The cash generated from the sale of products results in funds under 
management on which we earn performance and management fees 
and generate investment returns. Customers’ funds and their value can 
rise or fall with the underlying markets. So the value of our profits from 
these products varies with the movements in markets.

Resources
To deliver our business model we draw 
on our strong pool of resources.
People and values
A strong values-driven culture is embedded across the Group. 
We have our geographic and cultural diversity and we expect 
all our employees to live and be judged by the following values:

 ■ Accountability
 ■ Integrity
 ■ Respect
 ■ Pushing beyond boundaries

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Skills and expertise
We are committed to developing our employees’ skills and expertise. 
This promotes efficiency, good morale and a positive work environment.

Strategy
We drive growth by leveraging on the capabilities of our people 
and by accelerating collaboration between our businesses. 
Our five strategic priorities are:

1.  In South Africa we will be the leading and most trusted financial 

services group through driving increased alignment between OMSA, 
Nedbank and Mutual & Federal

2.  In Africa we will continue towards becoming an African Financial 
Services Champion, while continuing to grow our other emerging 
market businesses

3.  In the UK we will build the best retail investment business through 

growing and transforming Old Mutual Wealth

4.  In the US we will continue to improve and grow our multi-boutique 

asset management business

5. Across the Group we will become the leader in Responsible Business

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Business units

Stakeholders

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Resources

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Cash generated is used both to reward various 
stakeholders and to invest in future growth.
Returns to shareholders
We pay out a portion of our annual profits to shareholders and 
on occasions will make additional payments out of surplus capital.

Returns to bond holders
We service the interest on our debt and expect to repay the principal 
on our debt as it falls due. Interest rates payable vary in some cases 
due to wider market conditions.

Returns to communities
Our support for communities is not just about giving money to good 
causes, but about making real and sustainable positive impacts. It is 
in our interest to build a stronger society by supporting communities 
effectively, especially in the emerging markets where we operate. 

At Group level we have policies that encourage engagement with our 
communities and employee volunteering. At local level there is flexibility 
to focus on the issues that are most appropriate to that business. We 
support and invest in a range of areas, but the three focus areas that 
are common across the Group are financial education, enterprise and 
skills development, and community development.

Returns to governments
We are a substantial payer of taxation, levies and fees to governments 
where we operate. We also collect other taxes such as payroll 
deduction. Our investment activities also generate economic activity 
which further raises revenues for governments. 

Returns to employees
We employ a substantial number of people across our Group and 
believe in paying appropriate compensation for the effort and 
contribution made in our business operations.
Treating our employees well is one of our most important priorities.

Reinvestment into our businesses for future growth
We reinvest in our employees and businesses to allow us to build a 
sustainable long-term environment in which we can continue to grow 
and adapt to new opportunities and challenges. 

Responsibility
We are committed to operating responsibly, making decisions that take 
account of our impact on those around us.

For more about our stakeholder engagement and Responsible Business 
activities, please see the Responsible Business Report.

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Business units
We offer a wide range of financial 
services and products.
Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Emerging Markets operates in 13 countries across Asia, 
Africa and Latin America, providing long-term savings, protection 
and investment solutions to individuals, businesses, corporates 
and institutions.

Nedbank
We own a majority share in Nedbank Group, one of the four largest 
banking groups in South Africa. Nedbank provides retail and 
wholesale banking services as well as insurance, asset management 
and wealth management.

Property & Casualty
Mutual & Federal is Southern Africa’s oldest property and casualty 
insurer, with a history dating back more than 180 years. It has an 
extensive range of products to meet personal, commercial and 
corporate needs.

Old Mutual Wealth
Old Mutual Wealth provides advice-driven investment solutions 
through independent intermediaries to affluent and high net worth 
clients in the UK and a number of markets in the Far East, Middle East, 
Latin America, South Africa and Europe.

US Asset Management
The US Asset Management business is headquartered in Boston 
and has a global distribution footprint. It offers institutional investors 
a diverse range of investment strategies and products through 
a well-diversified multi-boutique framework.

Governance and risk management
We have invested significantly over the past five years in creating 
a robust and deeply embedded governance and risk management 
framework. Our transparent processes for managing, monitoring 
and controlling risks support sound business decisions.

Relationships
We deliver value in its wider sense. Our international operations 
generate employment, investment and tax revenues around the world. 
The relationships we form with our customers, our employees, 
governments, regulators and community groups are vital to the success 
of our business.

 
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A high-level overview of the drivers 
in our key markets – in Africa, the 
UK, the US and across the globe.

Gross sales:

Emerging Markets 
UK 
Europe 

APE sales split:

43%
50%
7%

Emerging Markets 
UK 
Europe 

48%
40%
12%

Assets under management:

Lower interest rates and slower growth in the 
European and US markets mean people will 
have to save more to meet their target levels 
of retirement income. Our capabilities in 
long-term savings products position us well 
to help them.

Funding of customer needs
Ageing populations and rising health 
expectations are reducing the extent to which 
governments can afford to meet their social 
commitments, specifically on pensions and 
healthcare. Increasingly, individuals will need 
to fund their own provision.

Regulatory development
Financial services have faced increased 
regulatory intervention over the past few 
years and we expect this to continue.

We have anticipated and prepared for many 
of the regulatory changes ahead, including 
Solvency II in Europe and Solvency Assessment 
and Management in South Africa, the 
introduction of Basel III and the changes in 
the structure of the industry and the products 
it sells in the UK arising from the Retail 
Distribution Review (RDR).

Regulatory timetables have generally 
extended as consultations have taken place 
with stakeholders. This has led to changes 
in our implementation plans and inevitably 
some increase in costs and diversion of 
management resource from other activities.

Impact on Old Mutual
These themes all provide opportunities for 
Old Mutual. We are well positioned in our 
markets, have the products that consumers 
need, and have built effective distribution 
channels for them.

Demographics
Demographic trends in our largest markets 
inform our business and our strategy. 
Populations are growing in all our markets 
and, in most cases, also living longer. But the 
spread of population within age bands varies 
significantly, so we design our product offerings 
to suit the different demand dynamics.

The sub-Saharan Africa population increased 
by 27% to 911 million1 between 2003 and 
20121. South Africa’s population grew by 
11% to 51 million1 over the same period. 
The proportion of the working-age population 
also increased over this period. In western 
Europe the number of retirees continued to 
increase, with the over-65 population of the 
European Union rising from 16.3% in 2003 
to 18.0% in 20121.

The UK average life expectancy was 72 years 
in 19701, had risen to 81 years by 20111 and 
continues to rise. In sub-Saharan Africa, average 
life expectancy increased from 44 years in 
19701 to 56 years in 20111, while in South Africa 
average life expectancy increased from 53 
years in 19701 to 55 years in 20111.

At the same time, living standards and 
expectations have also increased. In our more 
mature markets people will spend longer in 
retirement and, as a result, will need a higher 
level of pension savings to fund their desired 
standard of living and healthcare costs. 
In emerging markets, growing economic 
empowerment is driving demand for a 
broad range of protection, savings and 
investment products.

Economic trends
Emerging economies have been achieving 
higher GDP growth rates than developed 
economies for some years. GDP per capita 
in both South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa 
more than doubled between 2003 and 20121, 
and annual GDP growth in sub-Saharan 
Africa exceeded 4% in eight of the nine years1.

As emerging markets develop, average 
incomes rise and the requirement for financial 
services evolves from simple funding and 
transactional products to more sophisticated 
protection and savings products. Our strategy 
is to shape our offering to fit the wider 
macro marketplace.

Emerging Markets 
UK 
Europe 
US 

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1  World Bank Development indicators

Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP to reach 
US$2.3 trillion by 2020

Growth in Africa’s GDP1
2020F
2015F
2010
2005
2000
1995
1990
1985

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1,500

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There are around 200 million households in 
sub-Saharan Africa, which are becoming 
increasingly urbanised, much like Asia in 
the recent past.

The IMF has forecast that sub-Saharan Africa’s 
GDP will reach US$2.3 trillion by 2020. 
McKinsey has forecast that by 2020 more 
than half of African households will have 
discretionary income, rising from 85 million 
households to almost 130 million in 2020. 
This represents a considerable opportunity, 
and we aim to attract a proportion of that 
discretionary income into savings. Our work 
on financial education and literacy in the region 
supports the development of this new market.

Our South African operations
Old Mutual continues to be a leading financial 
services provider in South Africa with more 
than 5.5 million customers across its retail and 
corporate businesses. Together with Nedbank, 
Mutual & Federal and Old Mutual Finance (JV), 
Old Mutual South Africa is able to offer 

a holistic range of financial services solutions 
to a broad range of customer segments, 
across all their life stages. Our range of 
solutions includes long-term savings, 
protection, investment, banking, unsecured 
lending, and property & casualty (also known 
as short-term insurance).

We are the biggest life assurer in South Africa, 
with a significant overall market share in both 
total sales and value of new business. Our 
Mass Foundation business is a market leader 
in this growth segment, and we are well 
positioned to grow our presence further as 
the market expands. We have strong market 
shares in our Retail Affluent and Corporate 
franchises, and remain the country’s biggest 
asset manager.

South Africa has a well-established banking 
industry, maintaining sound and traditional 
banking practices within a well managed 
and regulated environment. Nedbank is 
positioned as a bank for all, providing retail 
and wholesale banking services as well as 
insurance and asset and wealth management 

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Nigeria

Kenya

Tunisia

Egypt

Zimbabwe

Botswana

Trend line of insurance penetration and GDP growth
New entry in 2013

Other African markets
Markets in which Old Mutual insurance businesses operate

Gross Domestic Product per capita 

Note:  Based on Life and Property & Casualty insurance GWP  

Size of circles represent the relative size of population

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through five clusters: Nedbank Capital, 
Nedbank Corporate, Nedbank Business 
Banking, Nedbank Retail and Nedbank 
Wealth. Nedbank is the fourth largest bank by 
way of both deposits and advances. During 
the year, Nedbank Retail added a further five 
staffed outlets and 334 ATMs, while increasing 
its client base by 9%. Nedbank Business 
Banking gained 440 new transactional 
banking clients and Nedbank Wealth 
increased assets under management by 26%. 
The other clusters continued to deepen client 
relationships and raise cross-sell levels.

The country’s property and casualty market 
experienced a marked softening in rates for 
personal lines of business and a significant 
level of catastrophe losses. To reduce the 
impact of rate softening on its underwriting 
margin at this stage of the underwriting cycle, 
Mutual & Federal focused on claims 
management and expense containment. 
It introduced enhanced management of the 
quality of new business written and up for 
renewal, particularly through its direct channel 
iWyze and underwriting management agencies.

The South African macro-economic 
environment presented tough operating 
conditions for our businesses during 2013, 
with GDP slowing to a four-year low of 1.9%. 
Growth over 2014 – 2016 is forecast to be 
between 2.7% and 3.5%. Socio-political 
challenges including ongoing labour unrest 
and widening political divisions continue to 
hinder the country’s growth prospects. The 
rand fell significantly over the period, partly 
because moves by the US to reduce monetary 
stimulus reduced appetite for emerging market 
currencies. These effects, coupled with low 
employment growth and growing levels of 
personal debt, have put pressure on consumers’ 
disposable incomes and ability to save.

On the positive side, South Africa’s emerging 
middle class is growing rapidly, and this is 
forecast to continue over the medium term. 
We are increasingly well positioned in these 
segments as we collaborate as a Group, 
placing our customers at the centre of what we 
do and delivering innovative financial solutions 
to meet their evolving financial services needs. 
Examples include XtraMax in our Affluent 
business and severe illness protection for 
people with HIV/AIDS.

Operationally, our businesses face a number of 
regulatory initiatives, such as Treating Customers 
Fairly, Retirement Fund Reform and a review 
of  adviser remuneration models similar to the 
UK’s RDR. These will increase the cost and 
complexity of doing business. Competition is 
also intensifying, with greater pressure from 
non-traditional players such as banks, mobile 
operators and direct providers. However, we 
are making good progress in transforming our 
businesses in response to these challenges.

Our operations in Africa 
In the medium- to long-term we have a 
client-focused, risk-mitigated and capital-
efficient growth strategy. In Africa, our long-term 
savings operations are based in countries with 
urban populations that have high per-capita 
GDP – albeit at levels well below those of 
Europe, the US and developed Asian markets – 
but as yet relatively low spend on insurance. 
We currently have more than 1.9 million 
customers in eight countries – Namibia, 
Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, 
Ghana and Botswana – and are the market 
leader in many of them. We believe these 
markets offer significant growth opportunities 
which we are well placed to capture. Our 
largest business by profits and funds under 

management is in Namibia, followed closely 
by Zimbabwe. We have recently acquired life 
licences in Nigeria and Ghana, where we see 
significant growth potential.

Nedbank currently operates in five countries 
across Southern Africa and is exploring 
further expansion in the Southern African 
Development Community and East Africa. 
Its strategic alliance with Ecobank, focused 
on Central and West Africa, gives customers 
access to the largest pan-African banking 
network, with more than 2,000 staffed 
outlets in 37 countries. We have created an 
opportunity for shareholders to participate 
in our Africa growth story through our 
right to acquire 20% in Ecobank 
Transnational Incorporated.

Our Property & Casualty operations in Africa 
are broadly aligned to Old Mutual’s long-term 
savings operations. This allows both businesses 
to leverage each other’s distribution networks 
and creates cost and revenue synergies. We see 
increasing scope for property and casualty, life 
and savings and banking businesses to work 
together more closely. For example, we have 
acquired a property and casualty business in 
Nigeria which will be integrated in the newly 
acquired life business there.

There is a growing demographic dividend in Africa

Size of the working-age population1 (billion people)

1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
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India

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Southeast Asia

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Latin America
Europe

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Japan

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Insurance growth will follow…

Total African Insurance Premiums
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55.2

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2002
Life Premiums CAGR =
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2005

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Property and Casualty 
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Growth Scenarios: Total SSA 
Insurance Revenue Pools (US$bn)

CAGR

2020

2030

2040

8%

10%

13%

15%

18%

133

163

200

244

296

274

424

650

986

1,484

564

1,099

2,109

3,990

7,444

46.9

Total Premiums 
CAGR = 13%

Equal to the 
2011 GWP of Japan 
2011 GWP of UK +  
Germany + Russia

Equal to the 
2011 GWP of  
US + UK + France 
+ Germany

At current growth rates, African insurance premiums are forecast to grow from $70bn in 2011 to $200bn in 2020
Total African Insurance Premiums as a % of Total Global Premiums = 1.6%
SSA = sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Oliver Wyman

Sub-Saharan Africa Banking revenue growth

Total SSA Banking Revenue Pools 
(SSA excl. SA) (US$bn)
100

87

Growth Scenarios: Total SSA 
Banking Revenue Pools (US$bn)

CAGR

2020

2030

80

60

40

20

36
12

24

60

21

39

32

55

2011

2016

2020

Wholesale

Retail

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10%

15%

73

87

128

158

223

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McKinsey Global Banking Pools 
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At current growth rates, SSA revenues are forecast to grow from $36bn in 2011 to $87bn in 2020

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Old Mutual Wealth serves affluent and high 
net worth clients in the UK and a number of 
international markets in the Far East, Middle 
East, Latin America, South Africa and Europe.

Our strategy in these markets is to develop 
our business as a vertically integrated wealth 
management and asset management 
company, delivering high quality investment 
solutions that meet real client needs. We are 
doing this by combining the market-leading 
position of our Skandia platform and products 
with the asset management strength of Old 
Mutual Global Investors.

Research from the Investment Management 
Association suggests that UK retail investors 
focus on a set of objectives relating to income, 
capital preservation and asset allocation.

In the UK, the implementation of the RDR at 
the start of the year and the regulatory review 
of platforms in April has had a significant 
impact on the distribution landscape. It is 
becoming clearer to customers that providing 
advice is quite distinct from the product. 
Over the long-term we expect this to have 
a positive effect on the value of advice, 
whether independent or restricted.

In addition, the RDR has removed many 
of the differences that previously existed 
between platforms, most noticeably in relation 
to charging structures. This will result in an 
evolution in the type and quality of client 
propositions as platforms seek to differentiate 
themselves in the market. They will need to offer 
not only great service and clarity of charges, 
but also outstanding digital support and 
access to investment propositions that focus 
on client outcomes and reduce advisers’ costs 
in delivering service to their customers. We are 
ideally placed to offer that combination with 
great value by harnessing our market leading 
platform and asset management capabilities.

Our business in the UK is primarily distributed 
through financial advisers but we will offer 
customers a growing choice of ways to meet 
a wide range of needs. Through our platform 
we offer a broad choice of funds from both 
Old Mutual Global Investors and external 
fund groups. We continue to strengthen our 
asset management capability and now have 
market-leading capabilities in UK and 
European equity, fixed income, alternative 
and multi-asset solutions. Old Mutual Global 
Investors funds are also offered on third-party 
platforms and through other large distributors.

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Retail sales – last 10 years
Net retail sales of UK funds (unit trusts 
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2012
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2010
2009
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2007
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2005
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Source: Investment Trends Survey 2012

There is growing demand for packaged 
investment solutions from financial advisers 
who want to outsource part or all of their 
investment process to us. We already offer two 
fully packaged investment solutions: Spectrum 
for customers focused on controlling risk and 
Generation for those focused on income. 

To build on this growing demand, we have 
been developing WealthSelect, a researched 
range of some of the best investment strategies 
in the market. Financial advisers will be able to 
use the range to build portfolios themselves, or 
they can use our own managed portfolio 
service and outsource the management of 
the portfolios to our multi-asset team. From 
Q1 2014 this will give us one of the most 
comprehensive investment propositions in the 
market, offering advisers a range of options 
to meet differing client needs.

In our international markets we offer a market 
leading range of portfolio bonds under the 
Skandia brand, enabling customers to invest 
under Irish or Isle of Man offshore jurisdictions. 
Depending on where customers are domiciled, 
this gives them tax efficiency, portability or 
investment security – while the open architecture 
nature of the products maintains investment 
choice and flexibility. 

We are differentiated from competitors by the 
geographic extent of our footprint and our 
related client base. We distribute our products 
through intermediaries and our own salesforces 
in Latin America and Africa. Accessing a wide 
range of international markets, including 
emerging markets, allows us to take full 
advantage of shifting economic dynamics 

around the world. The international markets 
we serve, particularly the emerging markets, 
show good potential for further growth.

We aim to increase our capabilities and the 
strength of our offering in all our international 
markets. We have continued to roll out our 
new-generation, e-enabled investment 
platform, Wealth Interactive, and new products 
launched in key markets during 2013 included 
a high death benefit product in Latin America 
and a revitalised investment portfolio product 
in South Africa.

Our International business model allows us 
to generate attractive revenue flows from the 
assets we manage without taking capital risk. 
This results in attractive profitability and 
returns on equity. Although operating in 
multiple regulatory environments is more 
complex than single-market onshore operations, 
we believe that the international proposition 
will remain an attractive part of our overall 
business proposition. Enhancing this business 
through product innovation, technology 
enablement and diversifying our distribution to 
capture the emergence of local wealth in our 
markets is a core part of our strategy.

United States
Our US Asset Management (USAM) business 
offers a diverse range of investment strategies 
and products to institutional investors around 
the world through its multi-boutique model, 
consisting of eight core affiliates. 

Institutional investors, from public and private 
pension plans to foundations, endowments 
and sovereign wealth funds, are showing 
significant signs of divergence when it comes 
to asset allocation. Certain corporate pension 
plans are significantly de-risking and moving 
into liability-driven investments whereas 
others are moving further up the risk spectrum. 
Institutions have been buffeted by significant 
volatility in equity markets in recent years 
although equity markets have rebounded 
in 2013.

Despite overall favourable markets and 
lessened volatility in 2013, US markets faced 
political uncertainties over the US debt ceiling 
and budget debate. Coupled with the US 
Federal Reserve’s tapering of its quantitative 
easing (QE), which has continued in 2014, 
these factors created concerns for investors. 
Emerging market equities were particularly 
impacted in 2013, declining 2.6% for the year 
and down 2.1% annually on average for the 
three year period ended 31 December 2013 

(as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets 
index). The impact of the Fed tapering may 
also continue to challenge Developed and 
Emerging markets in 2014.

Not withstanding this volatility, our business 
maintained its growth momentum in 2013 
with increased profit and operating margin, 
sustained positive net client cash flow (NCCF), 
and strong long-term investment performance. 
We continued to expand USAM’s non-US 
client base as the Centre-led Global 
Distribution initiative raised $4.5 billion in total 
assets and $15.5 billion of gross inflows came 
from non-US clients accounts during the 
period. Non-US clients accounted for 36% of 
funds under management (FUM) at the end of 
2013 (31 December 2012: 35%). International 
equity, emerging markets, global equity, 
global fixed income and currency products 
accounted for 52% (31 December 2012: 52%).

FUM increased 23% driven by market 
appreciation (16.3%) and continued positive 
NCCF (7.8%). US equity markets (measured by 
the S&P 500) were up 32.4% in 2013, 
compared to 22.8% for non-US developed 
markets (measured by the EAFE index). The US 
outperformance led to an increase in the US 
share of assets held, but global fixed income 
products, emerging market equities, and 
international equities continued to account 
for the largest share of NCCF. Real estate 
and timber assets account for $30 billion of 
USAM FUM at 31 December 2013.

Asia and Latin America
Our Latin America operations
We have strong savings and investment 
franchises in Colombia and Mexico. In 
Colombia we are No. 2 in the voluntary 
pensions market, with more than 30% market 
share and 60 years’ experience; and in Mexico 
we are one of the main players in managing 
defined contribution pension plans for 
companies. Our recent acquisition of AIVA, 
a Uruguay-based business which operates 
in many other countries in the region, gives us 
a strong platform for distribution of wealth 
products. We are building a retail mass 
business in Mexico, leveraging the experience 
we have gained in this market segment in 
South Africa. We have more than 385,000 
customers in the region, accounting for 
some 14% to the total Emerging Markets 
business’ FUM.

Our historical focus has been on products 
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“We believe incorporating Responsible 
investment into the investment process 
aligns with our pursuit of long-term returns 
and broader interests of society.”
Roger Birt, Head, Mandate Management, Old Mutual South Africa

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management solutions. However, we also see 
promising opportunities in life insurance as the 
region’s GDP per capita has been steadily 
improving and life insurance premiums have 
been growing strongly over the last few years. 

We have robust strategies to continue serving 
our market niches despite challenges to our 
Mexican and Colombian businesses from tax 
reforms as governments strive to accelerate 
structural economic reforms. These reforms 
would constrain demand for our voluntary 
pensions businesses by diminishing the tax 
incentives to save, particularly among our 
affluent customers.

Our Asian operations
In Asia we operate with joint venture partners 
in both India and China, where we have life 
insurance licences offering protection, savings 
and investment products across various 
customer segments.

In India we have a successful 74:26 joint venture 
with Kotak Mahindra Bank. Together we have 
been able to create one of the few insurers that 
continue to operate profitably in Indian life 
insurance, and we were voted Most Respected 
JV Insurance Company in India by Business 
World magazine in 2013. Regulation of 
insurance distribution in India has significantly 
weakened salesforce morale and slowed the 
pace of sales growth recently. In China, Old 
Mutual Guodian Life Insurance is our 50:50 
partnership with the Guodian Group, a well 
respected state-owned enterprise. We are 
growing rapidly, broadening our distribution 
and well positioned in the fast-growing 
high-end affluent segment, where we have over 
40,000 customers.

While India faces a number of macro-
economic and political challenges over the 
short-term, GDP growth is expected to recover 
in 2014. In China the government favours 
further development of the life insurance 
industry but the key question remains whether 
the country can sustain economic growth as it 
has over the past 30 years. China and India 
have a combined population of 2.6 billion, 
with a rapidly growing middle class currently 
estimated at some 200 million individuals. 
This, coupled with low levels of insurance 
penetration, should drive demand for 
insurance and long-term savings over time. 

Our operational priority remains to grow the 
value of our Asian joint ventures, principally by 
diversifying our product and channel offerings 
to existing and new customer segments.

CASE STUDY 
Strengthening diversity

The Clothing Bank is one of the Enterprise 
Development projects funded by the 
Old Mutual Foundation. We have funded 
them since 2012 and the 2013 funding 
went towards expanding the project into 
the Gauteng province.

The Clothing Bank is an innovative NGO 
with a passionate mission to empower 
unemployed single mothers through 
enterprise development so that they can 
become financially and socially independent. 
It was founded in 2010 in response to the 
rapidly increasing rate of unemployment 
among single mothers and the lack of 
support they receive from the fathers of 
their children.

The main focus of The Clothing Bank’s 
enterprise development initiative is a 
two-year holistic training programme that 

aims to equip and empower unemployed 
mothers with the vital skills and resources 
they need to start small, sustainable clothing 
trading businesses.

By helping them to sell surplus and waste 
clothing merchandise donated by major 
South African retailers, The Clothing Bank 
teaches unemployed women valuable skills 
and business acumen.

The women earn, on average, R3,500 
per month and over the past three years 
The Clothing Bank has successfully trained 
330 women who have collectively made 
a profit of over R10 million. With this money, 
they have been able to improve their 
lives, settle debts and embrace a culture 
of independence and saving, while 
simultaneously stimulating other community-
based small businesses.

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RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
To be our customers’ most trusted 
partner we need to be responsible 
in all our daily decisions and actions.

Our strategy
Our Responsible Business strategy aligns with our Group strategy 
and corporate vision. In 2010 we developed our Responsible Business 
strategy, which identified five pillars that define our approach to 
Responsible Business. Discussions with our stakeholders this year 
have led us to reaffirm our focus on the five pillars, while updating 
our objectives and setting new Group and business unit targets. 

Our approach
Operating responsibly means examining our impacts on society and 
the environment when we make decisions. This is why our relationships 
with all our stakeholders, including our customers, employees, 
shareholders, governments, regulators and community groups, 
are so important. The support and input of our stakeholders is critical 
to our ability to address each of the elements of our strategy.

Core to our future commitments is a continued focus on financial 
education and on how we can support both our customers and the 
communities in which we operate to improve levels of financial 
understanding. We know that sustainable economic growth depends 
on increasing levels of financial literacy, and we believe that we have 
both a responsibility to promote this literacy and an opportunity to 
create new markets for our products and services by doing so.

Our customers are the reason we are here – and all of our decisions 
are made with their needs in mind. All our business units remain 
committed to delivering customer service of the highest quality, while 
making sure that they are also treating our employees fairly, investing 
in a responsible manner, managing our environmental impact and 
delivering sustainable benefits to the communities in which we operate. 
In this way, we seek to deliver our Responsible Business strategy.

Our Responsible Business strategy is supported by a strong 
governance structure, detailed below. This year we worked to improve 
the processes and policies that underpin our strategy, for example 
through our revised Responsible Business Committee membership 
and our new Responsible Investing Standard, which is now part of 
our Group Responsible Business Policy.

Governance structure

Board

Group 
Executive Committee

Responsible  
Business Committee

Group Responsible  
Business Team

Practitioners

Policy 
Owners

Business Unit

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A respect for human rights is implicit in all our employment practices. 
We are steered by our Code of Conduct which is guided by the 
International Labour Organisation, United Nations Global Compact 
and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Governance
Our Group Chairman has overarching responsibility for Old Mutual 
operating as a responsible business and we have processes in place 
to support him achieving this. During the last few years with the 
introduction of significant new reporting and compliance obligations, 
we have revisited our governance model for responsible business and 
updated it accordingly. 

We have a Group Responsible Business Policy which is part of our 
Group Operating Model and in 2013 we added a Responsible 
Investment Standard to the Policy to lay out how we will integrate 
environmental, social and governance criteria into our investment and 
ownership decisions. Twice a year business unit CEO’s sign off 
compliance to the policy as part of our governance process.

Our Responsible Business Committee is a sub-committee of the Group 
Executive Committee and from 2014 includes representatives from 
different business functions and business units. Chaired by our Group 
Human Resources Director, the committee champions and challenges 
our approach to responsible business and ensures that it is fully 
embedded across the business. The chair is responsible for reporting 
to the Executive Committee on the integration of responsible business 
plans in to Group operations, and is supported in this by the Group 
Responsible Business Team. The chair also works with the Executive 
team as they lead the delivery of our Responsible Business strategy. 
The Responsible Business Committee has pillar leads who support the 
sharing of best practice and policy owners and practitioners within 
each business who liaise with the Group Responsible Business Team. 
The business unit representatives report their progress to the 
Responsible Business Committee for action and approval.

To learn more about our performance in 2013, our strategic aims 
and plans for 2014, please see our Responsible Business Report or 
visit our website.

“ To provide fully for our customers, we need to make 
sure that they understand that they can trust us and 
this trust is represented by being a responsible 
business in all aspects of what we do.”
  Julian Roberts, Group Chief Executive

Our five pillars

Group highlights in 2013

Responsible to our 
customers
Putting the customer first in 
everything we do

Responsible 
investment
Incorporation of 
environmental, social and 
governance criteria into our 
investment and ownership 
decisions

 ■ Our annual Group Customer Conference, this year held in South Africa, was 

attended by over 90 of our Executives

 ■ Rationalised, improved and expanded the product range in our Emerging Markets 

businesses and improved the customer experience

 ■ Grew distribution capabilities in India, China, Latin America, Kenya and Nigeria.

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 ■ Launched a publicly available Responsible Investment Standard across the Group
 ■ Provided training on responsible investment and the environmental, social and 
governance issues related to our investment capabilities to relevant employees 
 ■ We were a principal sponsor of ‘PRI in Person’ – a United Nations-supported 
Principles for Responsible Investment event, held in South Africa. This and the 
JSE SRI pre-event had speakers from Old Mutual’s Executive Committees.

Responsible to our 
employees
Building a culture of 
excellence which our 
employees are proud 
to be part of

 ■ The annual Group Culture Survey maintained a high response rate and a positive 

overall culture score in the Group. It confirmed that people experience many of our 
company values and ACT NOW! Behaviours in their everyday work

 ■ In January 2014 the Old Mutual plc Board announced that it had achieved 33% 
female membership. Our target was 30% by 2015. Across the Group 57% of our 
employees are female

 ■ Old Mutual South Africa and Nedbank maintained their Broad-Based Black 

Economic Empowerment Level 2 rating.

Responsible to our 
communities
Providing sustainable, tailored 
and meaningful support to 
the communities in which 
we operate 

Responsible 
environmental 
management*
Helping to monitor, manage 
and reduce our direct and 
indirect environmental impacts

 ■ Invested £16.1 million in our community programmes – representing 1% of pre-tax 

annual operating profit

 ■ Continued to align the strategy of our community investment programmes to deliver 

maximum positive impact

 ■ Launched and enhanced internal initiatives across the Group to promote employee 

volunteering.

 ■ Improved our ranking in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for FTSE350 

financial services companies – from eighth to fifth position 

 ■ Our Group carbon intensity for 2013 was 3.0 tonnes CO2e per £m FUM
 ■ Increased our carbon emissions by 9.5% per m2 in our property portfolio
 ■ Increased our carbon emissions by 1.9% per employee in our employee-occupied 

properties.

All of which are underpinned by:
Governance

 ■ We updated our Group Responsible Business Strategy
 ■ We reviewed† the members of our Responsible Business Committee to reflect 

our new commitments and strategic priorities

*  Our carbon footprint and intensity indicators have been restated for 2011 and 2012 to account for material changes to the conversion factors provided by DEFRA for company 
reporting purposes as well as the Responsible Business Committee decision to change our reporting methodology from an equity share to an operational control approach, 
to better align with financial reporting.

†  Changes came into force from 1 January 2014.

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KEY PERFORMANCE 
INDICATORS (KPIs)
Here we describe the financial and non-financial KPIs 
that we use to monitor the performance of our business.

Financial KPIs

Relevance

RoE (%)

Return on Equity is an indicator of our profitability and capital efficiency 
in using the resources provided by our shareholders.

NCCF/FUM (%)

NCCF/Opening Funds Under Management (FUM) measures our 
success in attracting new business and retaining existing customers, 
and provides a good indication of investor confidence in our ability 
to manage their funds effectively.

Capital Strength (£bn)

Capital strength measured under the EU Financial Groups Directive

Adjusted Operating Earnings 
per Share (pence)

Adjusted Operating Earnings per Share (EPS) is an indicator of our 
profitability that measures how much we earn for the average number 
of ordinary shares in issue during the period. The trend in the 
movement of EPS demonstrates our rate of growth.

Non-financial KPIs
Customer Numbers (m)

Community Investment 
(% of pre-tax AOP)

Carbon Emissions2 
(tonnes of CO2e)

Cultural Entropy (%)

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Customers across the Group.

The size of the customer base is an indication of the scale of the 
business. Growth in the number of customers indicates that we have an 
attractive proposition for new customers and are satisfying the needs 
of our existing customers. 

The value of Old Mutual’s Community Investment made through our 
Foundations and other community projects (excludes employee 
donations through workplace fundraising).

Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions in employee-occupied locations and in 
Old Mutual investment property.

Scope 1 are direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled 
by the Group. Scope 2 are indirect emissions resulting from the 
generation of electricity, heat or steam purchased by the Group.

Cultural entropy measures the amount of negative or limiting values 
that exist within an organisation which results in unproductive work.

The lower the score the healthier the culture.

* 

 Includes the results of the Nordic business, which was 

disposed of in 2011. Results for 2010 and 2011 have 

been restated.

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009*

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

13.6%

We will continue to drive profitability 

throughout our businesses and make the best 

possible use of the capital invested, 

particularly with the execution of our growth 

See Directors’ Remuneration Report  

strategy in Africa. 

for further details on LTI awards for 2014

Long-term incentive (LTI): 12% to 15%

p106-125

Achieve positive cash flows (eg. premiums, 

deposits and investments) faster than cash 

outflows (eg. paying out claims, annuities and 

redemptions).

£2.1bn

Retain regulatory capital at its current level, 

whilst complying with local statutory 

requirements.

See Financial review for further details

p72-79

See Financial review for further details

p72-79

Sustainable growth in earnings per share 

through continued revenue growth and 

operational efficiency.

Long-term incentive (LTI): 5% to 10% growth

See Directors’ Remuneration Report  

for further details on LTI awards for 2014

p106-125

13.0%

14.6%

14.2%

9.1%

5.9%

1.9%

-3.9%

-2.5%

-0.7%

£2.1bn

£2.0bn

£2.1bn

£1.5bn

18.4p

17.5p

15.7p

14.3p

11.6p

2012 

2013 

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(millions)

+/-%

+14%

Putting the customer first in everything we do.

Emerging Markets to increase their customer 

numbers to over 9 million by 2015.

See Responsible Business Report  

for further details on how we are 

responsible to our customers

1.0%1  1.0% 

(% of pre-tax AOP)

4.33  4.25 

-1.8%

(tonnes of CO2e per employee)

0.21  0.23 

(tonnes of CO2e per m2)

base-year

+9.5%

–

Providing sustainable, tailored and meaningful 

support to the communities in which we operate.

Spending 1% of pre-tax profit on community 

investment.

Reducing carbon emissions in our employee-

occupied locations and investment property 

portfolio: 20% reduction by 2020 from a 2010 

See Responsible Business Report 

for further details on how we are 

responsible to  our communities

See Responsible Business Report 

for further details on our approach to 

responsible environmental management

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12.2

11.4

11.7

2011

2012

2013

(%) Building a culture of excellence which our 

employees are proud to be part of.

A healthy working culture in every business 

by 2020: a cultural entropy score of between 

9% and 13%.

See Responsible Business Report  

for further details on how we are 

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RoE (%)

Return on Equity is an indicator of our profitability and capital efficiency 

in using the resources provided by our shareholders.

NCCF/FUM (%)

NCCF/Opening Funds Under Management (FUM) measures our 

success in attracting new business and retaining existing customers, 

and provides a good indication of investor confidence in our ability 

to manage their funds effectively.

Capital Strength (£bn)

Capital strength measured under the EU Financial Groups Directive

Adjusted Operating Earnings 

per Share (pence)

Adjusted Operating Earnings per Share (EPS) is an indicator of our 

profitability that measures how much we earn for the average number 

of ordinary shares in issue during the period. The trend in the 

movement of EPS demonstrates our rate of growth.

Non-financial KPIs

Customer Numbers (m)

Community Investment 

(% of pre-tax AOP)

Carbon Emissions2 

(tonnes of CO2e)

Cultural Entropy (%)

Customers across the Group.

The size of the customer base is an indication of the scale of the 

business. Growth in the number of customers indicates that we have an 

attractive proposition for new customers and are satisfying the needs 

of our existing customers. 

The value of Old Mutual’s Community Investment made through our 

Foundations and other community projects (excludes employee 

donations through workplace fundraising).

Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions in employee-occupied locations and in 

Old Mutual investment property.

Scope 1 are direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled 

by the Group. Scope 2 are indirect emissions resulting from the 

generation of electricity, heat or steam purchased by the Group.

Cultural entropy measures the amount of negative or limiting values 

that exist within an organisation which results in unproductive work.

The lower the score the healthier the culture.

Performance

Future targets

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009*

13.6%
13.0%
14.6%
14.2%
9.1%

* 

 Includes the results of the Nordic business, which was 
disposed of in 2011. Results for 2010 and 2011 have 
been restated.

We will continue to drive profitability 
throughout our businesses and make the best 
possible use of the capital invested, 
particularly with the execution of our growth 
strategy in Africa. 

Long-term incentive (LTI): 12% to 15%

Achieve positive cash flows (eg. premiums, 
deposits and investments) faster than cash 
outflows (eg. paying out claims, annuities and 
redemptions).

Retain regulatory capital at its current level, 
whilst complying with local statutory 
requirements.

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for further details on LTI awards for 2014
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See Financial review for further details
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Sustainable growth in earnings per share 
through continued revenue growth and 
operational efficiency.

Long-term incentive (LTI): 5% to 10% growth

See Directors’ Remuneration Report  
for further details on LTI awards for 2014
p106-125

Putting the customer first in everything we do.

Emerging Markets to increase their customer 
numbers to over 9 million by 2015.

See Responsible Business Report  
for further details on how we are 
responsible to our customers

5.9%
1.9%
-3.9%
-2.5%
-0.7%

£2.1bn
£2.1bn
£2.0bn
£2.1bn
£1.5bn

18.4p
17.5p
15.7p
14.3p
11.6p

+/-%
+14%

–

Providing sustainable, tailored and meaningful 
support to the communities in which we operate.

Spending 1% of pre-tax profit on community 
investment.

Reducing carbon emissions in our employee-
occupied locations and investment property 
portfolio: 20% reduction by 2020 from a 2010 
base-year

See Responsible Business Report 
for further details on how we are 
responsible to  our communities

See Responsible Business Report 
for further details on our approach to 
responsible environmental management

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

2012 

2013 

14m  16m 

(millions)

1.0%1  1.0% 

(% of pre-tax AOP)

4.33  4.25 
(tonnes of CO2e per employee)
0.21  0.23 
(tonnes of CO2e per m2)

-1.8%

+9.5%

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12.2

11.4

11.7

2011

2012

2013

(%) Building a culture of excellence which our 
employees are proud to be part of.

A healthy working culture in every business 
by 2020: a cultural entropy score of between 
9% and 13%.

See Responsible Business Report  
for further details on how we are 
responsible to  our employees

1  Our community investment spend has been restated for 2012 to include 100% of Nedbank’s community investment spend, in line with our financial reporting approach.
2  Our carbon footprint and intensity indicators have been restated for 2012 to account for material changes to the conversion factors provided by DEFRA for company 
reporting purposes as well as the Responsible Business Committee decision to change our reporting methodology from an equity share to an operational control 
approach, to better align with financial reporting.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS 
AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Group’s overall risk profile and capital 
position remains stable despite difficult economic 
conditions and weakened global recovery.

Our risk profile is considered through different lenses, reflecting the 
possible effect of risk on earnings, capital and the future sustainability 
of our business. The table below summarises the Group’s top five 
topical risks, taking into account the likelihood and severity of risks, 
where the severity assessment considers the financial, reputational, 
regulatory, people and legal impact of a risk. These risks are largely 
strategic in nature and are closely monitored and overseen by Group 
management, which gives regular updates to the Board and Executive 
Risk Committees.

Our business is also affected by a number of inherent risks, such as the 
exposure to market levels and insurance risk, which drives a significant 
proportion of our capital requirement and earnings at risk. Although 
market risk is material, a large portion is inherent within the nature of 
our product offering, as we are exposed to the impact of market 
movements on asset-based fees generated from client-selected 
investment. Our risk exposure to earnings and capital is measured and 
monitored half-yearly, with more frequent monitoring of key risk 
indicators to identify and track developing trends. 

More information on our risk and capital management and risk profile 
is contained in the Risk and Capital Management section in this Annual 
Report. Additional risk information is disclosed in the consolidated 
financial statements, note E, in this Annual Report.

Risk description

2013 and beyond

Risk mitigation and management action

1. Potential slowing of the South 
African economy
A significant portion of our earnings comes 
from our South African businesses. In our 
insurance and investment businesses, our 
earnings are at risk if our customers are 
not able to keep up premiums on existing 
business, or if they cancel existing policies 
or withdraw their savings earlier than 
anticipated. Additionally our future profits 
will be at risk if customers do not buy 
insurance policies from us or invest their 
savings with us at the levels we anticipate.

This may also impact credit risk, as 
discussed overleaf.

Customers’ propensity to save and to 
purchase and maintain insurance policies 
is a function of, among other factors, their 
disposable income and their confidence in 
their future prospects. Disposable income 
will be affected by the rate of increase of 
customers’ real incomes, the unemployment 
rate in the economy and levels of consumer 
confidence. Each of these factors is in turn 
affected by macro-economic factors, such as 
inflation and interest rates, which is outside 
of our control and difficult to predict. 

Whilst our business plans assume nominal 
GDP growth in South Africa in the next 
2 to 3 years that is lower than its long-term 
trend rate, other scenarios have also 
been considered.

Understanding customers’ financial position 
at an individual level at the point of sale. 

Managing premium collections and 
monitoring for early indicators of financial 
distress.

Monitoring multiple external economic 
factors and incorporating these into stress 
and scenario testing to understand our 
earnings and capital resilience to severe 
macro-economic events. Management 
actions have been identified to mitigate the 
impact on earnings of a pessimistic low 
growth scenario.

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Risk description

2013 and beyond

Risk mitigation and management action

Our credit risk remains within appetite. 
However, the high level of personal 
indebtedness and pressure on consumers 
in South Africa remain a challenge. 
As highlighted in the first risk above, this 
is dependent on macro-economic factors 
that are outside our control.

Our credit exposure is concentrated in 
secured lending through Nedbank. 

Unsecured lending exposure is small in 
comparison to the total lending book. Within 
Nedbank, the unsecured lending book 
reduced over 2013. Within Old Mutual 
Finance we experienced controlled growth 
off a low base, applying stringent 
affordability requirements and strict 
credit criteria.

During 2014 we will have rights through 
Nedbank to acquire up to a 20% stake in 
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI). 
In 2014 we will also have the opportunity for 
Emerging Markets to increase its stake in 
OMF. This would further increase the overall 
Group exposure to credit lending risk. 

We monitor credit loss ratios on an ongoing 
basis and these are broadly within target 
range. In addition, we review the quality of 
credit portfolios to ensure levels of credit 
impairment provisions are adequate.

For unsecured lending, Nedbank and OMF 
continue to apply strict affordability criteria 
to ensure loans are granted within 
appropriate risk thresholds. Credit scoring, 
including elements of behavioural scoring 
and overall financial fitness, continue 
to evolve.

Stress testing is carried out at both Nedbank 
and Emerging Markets to understand 
exposure to credit events.

Large concentrations are monitored at 
Group level, although there is little 
concentration or aggregation of 
individual credits outside of Nedbank 
and Emerging Markets.

2. Credit risk across the Group
One of our largest single quantifiable risks 
to the Group is our exposure to banking 
credit risk from lending and other financing 
activities through our exposure to Nedbank.

Despite tight controls and processes, profits 
remain sensitive to relatively small 
movements in the credit loss ratios.

Our exposure to Nedbank is primarily risk to 
earnings, as Nedbank’s capital and liquidity 
requirements are both met from its own 
available resources.

There is also credit risk within the Emerging 
Markets business which is expected to 
increase due to planned growth:

 ■ Our unsecured lending joint venture, 

Old Mutual Finance (OMF)

 ■  Credit spread risk through Old Mutual 

Specialised Finance (OMSFIN)

 ■ The South African life business, 

predominantly through the management 
of assets backing annuity products

 ■  Within Mutual & Federal there is credit risk 
exposure through holdings in the credit 
guarantee insurer, CGIC

 ■ A building society in Zimbabwe, although 
the exposures are currently small in the 
Group context.

Credit risk outside Nedbank and Emerging 
Markets is relatively limited.

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AND UNCERTAINTIES
continued

Risk description

2013 and beyond

Risk mitigation and management action

3. Currency translation risk
At a Group level our earnings, dividend and 
regulatory surplus capital are expressed in 
pounds but the majority of the Group’s 
earnings and its surplus capital are 
denominated in rand. The translation of our 
rand earnings and capital are therefore 
affected by movements in exchange rates.

In 2013, the rand depreciated from R13.77 to 
R17.43 against the pound, following a period 
of some years during which the rand 
exchange rate was in a range of R10 to R15 
to the pound. Future exchange rates are 
difficult to predict but there are some 
macro-economic factors that point to 
possible further rand weakness in the 
medium-term. These include the current 
account deficit, 6.5% of GDP in Q4 2013, 
and the possibility of capital outflows from 
South Africa as some external investors may 
sell their holdings of South African 
government bonds should global interest 
rates rise.

4. Strategic execution risk and pace of 
change across the Old Mutual Group
There is currently, and for the foreseeable 
future, a high degree of execution risk 
associated with the scale and pace of 
change across the Group. Most notably:

 ■ Implementation of the outsourcing 

arrangement with IFDS within Old Mutual 
Wealth

 ■ The build out of the asset management 
capability within Old Mutual Wealth

 ■ Emerging Markets is facing significant 
transformation in the South African life 
and property and casualty businesses, 
and simultaneous expansion into East 
and West Africa.

The Old Mutual Wealth business plan seeks 
to transform the business into a simpler, 
unified business with updated IT systems. 
This strategy focuses mainly on the UK and 
international markets. The level of 
operational risk within Old Mutual Wealth is 
increasing in the short-term, reflecting the 
significant changes to the operating model 
and staffing changes resulting in less 
continuity. In addition, a key focus over the 
next few years will be on the execution of the 
outsourcing arrangement with IFDS and of 
the Intrinsic Financial Services acquisition.

During 2013, Emerging Markets acquired 
stakes in a number of businesses across 
Africa. During 2014, work will continue on 
integrating these businesses and pursuing 
further acquisitions.

Holding capital resources (including the 
Group’s issued debt) to meet our capital 
requirements in matched currencies and 
servicing interest on debt with matching 
earnings.

The balance of cash flows earned in rand 
and other currencies is closely monitored 
and the dividend policy, through its link to 
earnings, in part addresses this risk. 

In addition, the Group’s plans to grow the 
proportion of earnings in currencies other 
than the rand in the medium-term is expected 
to reduce the proportion of the Group’s 
dividend that is met by remittances in rand 
from group-owned businesses.

Forward currency contracts are used to 
hedge expected rand cash flows used to 
make dividend payments in pounds.

Understanding of the resilience of the 
Group’s capital and capacity to pay 
dividends in the event of significant 
appreciation and depreciation of the 
currencies to which the Group is exposed is 
improved through stress and scenario testing.

During the past year new governance 
structures have been put in place in both 
Old Mutual Wealth and Emerging Markets 
to streamline their boards, aiming to 
leverage experienced local non-executive 
director skills and experience to more 
effectively challenge key strategic initiatives.

In addition, executive and risk functions have 
been enhanced in many areas to provide 
clearer line of oversight.

For key projects across the Group, there is 
centralised oversight at Group Head Office 
over and above the business unit oversight.

Within Old Mutual Wealth, there is executive 
oversight of the IFDS outsourcing project, 
together with a dynamic programme 
governance approach that takes into 
account lessons learnt from previous major 
projects (eg. Retail Distribution Review 
implementation) and activity prioritisation.

We will continue to focus on the control 
environment and prompt escalation in order 
to mitigate the increased operational risk. 

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2013 and beyond

Risk mitigation and management action

5. Changing shape of the industry due 
to changing customer needs and 
regulations, particularly consumer-
focused regulations
Attracting new and retaining existing 
customers is key to delivering our strategy. 
New and evolving consumer-focused 
regulation, non-traditional distribution 
methods, new technologies and changing 
customers’ needs and preferences 
are altering the distribution and competitive 
landscape across the Group’s geographies. 
This may place business plans and our 
growth strategy at risk if our business model 
is not flexible to allow us to adapt quickly 
and effectively to the changing landscape.

Our customers’ needs are evolving. 
Consumers want to be more in control of 
their finances. With the growing digital era 
and technological advances, consumers 
increasingly rely on and prefer technological 
tools for a number of tasks. Despite this, 
a need for individual attention remains. 
Consumers seek quality as well as original 
offerings that meet their personal needs, and 
it is important that service remains convenient 
both in terms of time and effort. 

From a regulatory perspective, regulators 
across the globe continue to focus on the fair 
treatment of customers and both principles 
and appropriate regulation in this area are 
evolving. In particular, there is increased 
focus on product design, advice and the 
product life cycle after the sales process.

The strategic initiatives across the Group 
are focused on streamlining our business 
to allow us to adapt more easily to the 
changing customer needs and regulations. 
This includes implementation of IT solutions 
that allow us to implement new products and 
system changes more quickly.

In addition, our brand promise and 
commitment to operating responsibly, with a 
strong customer focus and culture, positions 
us well to respond to consumer-focused 
regulation.

Our KPIs include a customer advocacy 
measure in the form of the Net Promoter 
Score (NPS). The NPS is a customer loyalty 
metric that looks at how likely our customers 
are to recommend Old Mutual to their family 
and friends.

In addition, our ACT NOW! Leadership 
Behaviours, which are formally measured 
as part of our performance management 
system, includes a behaviour around putting 
the customer first, and we measure our 
customer culture annually through our 
group-wide culture survey.

From a regulatory perspective, where there 
are similar regulatory themes developing, 
we leverage knowledge from different 
geographies across the Group to anticipate 
and implement the regulations as they arise.

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The Group Executive 
Committee comprises 
the Group Chief 
Executive, the Group 
Finance Director and 
nine other members  
of senior executive 
management of  
the Group.

1. Julian Roberts (56)  
Group Chief Executive
Also a member of the Nomination Committee 
and a non-executive director of Nedbank 
Group Limited, Nedbank Limited and 
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited.
Julian Roberts joined Old Mutual in 2000 as 
Group Finance Director, moving on to become 
CEO of Skandia following its purchase by 
Old Mutual in 2006. He was appointed as 
Group Chief Executive in September 2008. 
Before joining Old Mutual, he was Group 
Finance Director of Sun Life & Provincial 
Holdings plc and, before that, Chief Financial 
Officer of Aon UK Holdings Limited.

2. Philip Broadley (53)  
Group Finance Director
Also a non-executive director of Old Mutual 
Wealth Management Limited, Old Mutual 
(Bermuda) Limited and Old Mutual (US) 
Holdings Inc., the parent company of 
US Asset Management.
Philip Broadley joined Old Mutual as Group 
Finance Director in November 2008. Prior to 
that, he had been Group Finance Director of 
Prudential plc from 2000 – 2008, having 
previously been a partner in Arthur Andersen 
from 1993 – 2000. He has been Chairman of 
the 100 Group of Finance Directors, was a 
founding member and trustee of the CFO 
Forum of European Insurance Company 
Finance Directors, and was a member of the 
IASB’s Insurance Working Group. He is a 
member of the Code Committee of the UK 
Takeover Panel and of the Oxford University 
Audit and Scrutiny Committee.

3. Peter Bain (55)  
President and Chief 
Executive Officer,  
US Asset Management
Peter Bain is President and Chief Executive 
Officer of US Asset Management, the 
US-based international asset management 
business of Old Mutual plc. He has more than 
two decades of experience leading and 
advising firms in the investment management 
industry. Previously he was a Senior Executive 
Vice President at Legg Mason, Inc., where he 
held leadership positions from 2000 – 2009. 
Most recently he served as Head of Affiliate 
Management and Corporate Strategy there, 
with responsibility for overseeing the firm’s 
investment managers. Prior to that, he was 
Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for 
the firm’s overall administration and operations.

4. Mike Brown (47) 
Chief Executive,  
Nedbank Group
Mike Brown has been Chief Executive of 
Nedbank Group Limited since March 2010.  
He was previously the Chief Financial Officer 
of Nedbank Group and of Nedbank Limited 
from June 2004. Prior to that, he headed 
Property Finance at Nedbank and before that 
he was an executive director of BoE Limited.

5. Paul Feeney (50)  
Chief Executive,  
Old Mutual Wealth
Paul Feeney has been Chief Executive of  
Old Mutual Wealth, incorporating Skandia 
Investment Group and Old Mutual Global 
Investors, since July 2012. He joined Old Mutual 
in January 2012 as CEO of Asset Management 
within the Long-Term Savings Division before 
moving into his present position. Prior to 
joining Old Mutual, he was Executive Director 
and Global Head of Distribution for 
BNY Mellon Asset Management and before 
that Group Managing Director of Gartmore 
Investment Management and CEO of Natwest 
Private Banking.

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6. Ian Gladman (49)  
Group Strategy Director
Ian Gladman has been Group Strategy 
Director since January 2012. He previously 
worked at UBS Investment Bank for 16 years, 
most recently as Co-Head of Financial 
Institutions, EMEA, covering a wide range 
of UK and European insurance companies, 
banks and asset managers. He was previously 
Head of Corporate Finance, South Africa for 
UBS from 1998 to 2001, during which time he 
led the local UBS team advising Old Mutual 
on its demutualisation and original listing. 
He also advised Nedbank on a number of 
assignments and BoE on its acquisition by 
Nedbank. Prior to joining UBS, he worked 
at Goldman Sachs and at JP Morgan.

7. Paul Hanratty (52)  
Group Operating Officer
Paul Hanratty has been Group Operating 
Officer since March 2013. He is a fellow of the 
Institute of Actuaries and has held a number of 
roles at Old Mutual, including CEO of Old 
Mutual South Africa and CEO of Long-Term 
Savings businesses.

8. Carlton Hood (42)  
Group Customer Director
Carlton Hood became Group Customer 
Director in April 2013, having rejoined 
Old Mutual in 2011 as Strategic Marketing 
Director for the Long-Term Savings Division. 
Prior to that, he had been CEO of  
Confused.com, an online price comparison 
business. From 2000 – 2008 he held a number 
of positions with the Old Mutual Group in 
Cape Town, including the role of GM Strategy 
and Marketing for OMSA. He started his 
career in strategy consulting, working for 
the Boston Consulting Group in London 
for seven years. 

9. Sue Kean (51)  
Chief Risk Officer
Sue Kean has been Chief Risk Officer since 
January 2012, having joined Old Mutual in 
July 2010 as Head of Governance & Regulatory 
Compliance. She has over 25 years’ experience 
in insurance and financial services. She 
previously worked at Friends Provident and 
Aviva in a variety of risk and regulatory roles. 
She also spent time at the Financial Services 
Authority, and held positions in relation to 
Solvency II on industry bodies such as the 
Chief Risk Officer Forum and the European 
insurance trade body, the Comité Européen 
des Assurances (CEA).

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CEO, Old Mutual 
Emerging Markets
Ralph Mupita has been CEO of OMEM since 
February 2012. He joined Old Mutual in 2001, 
became Managing Director of Old Mutual 
Unit Trusts in 2004 and OMSA’s Strategy 
Director in 2006. In 2008 he was appointed 
Managing Director of OMSA’s Retail Affluent 
division and in April 2011 he became CEO of 
Old Mutual Life and Savings. He is a director 
of OMEM, OMLACSA and Old Mutual Africa 
Holdings and serves on various external 
boards such as the Association for Savings & 
Investments SA, Business Leadership South 
Africa, Brand SA and the University of Cape 
Town advisory board.

11. Don Schneider (56)  
Group Human 
Resources Director
Don Schneider has been Group Human 
Resources Director since May 2009. He is 
also a non-executive director of Old Mutual 
(US) Holdings Inc., the parent company of 
Old Mutual US Asset Management. He was 
previously at Merrill Lynch, where he was 
Senior Vice President, Head of Human 
Resources for their Global Wealth 
Management Division based in New York. 
Prior to that, he headed HR for their Global 
Markets and Investment Banking Division and 
originally joined Merrill Lynch in 1997 as Head 
of International Human Resources based in 
London. Previously, he worked for Morgan 
Stanley for 13 years, where he held a variety 
of senior HR roles in both New York and 
London. He started his career as a consultant 
in human resources.

NOTE: 
The nine members of the senior executive 
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SUMMARY

Emerging Markets

Ralph Mupita
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EMERGING MARKETS

Solid operational 
delivery and strategic 
progress in Africa 
through a challenging 
economic environment. 

Business review
Old Mutual Emerging Markets operates in 
13 countries across Africa, Latin America 
and Asia. We provide individuals, businesses, 
corporates and institutions with long-term 
savings, protection and investment solutions 
in these geographies and through these 
business segments:

South Africa
Retail Affluent offers a wide range of wealth 
creation and protection products, as well as 
asset management, to customers in the middle-
income to high net worth bracket. 

Mass Foundation offers a wide range of 
savings and protection products to customers 
in the lower income and foundation market, 
as well as loans through its joint venture, 
Old Mutual Finance. 

Corporate segment caters for the needs of 
institutional and corporate investors through 
retirement and group risk products. 

Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) 
is a multi-boutique asset management and 
investment business that offers clients access 
to a full array of investment offerings, styles 
and asset classes. Its priority is to deliver 
performance through focus. 

Africa (excluding SA)
Old Mutual currently has operations in Namibia, 
Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Swaziland, 
Nigeria and Ghana where we offer various 
corporate and retail solutions in the areas of 
life and savings, property and casualty, asset 
management and banking. Our products are 
punctuated by sound financial advice, efficient 
service and value for money to our customers.

Asia and Latin America
In Colombia we operate in the affluent 
market, providing mandatory and voluntary 
pensions, investment and saving solutions, 
offshore investment products and institutional 
asset management. 

In Mexico we focus on providing the corporate 
market with voluntary private pension plans 
and providing the retail market with long-term 
savings and risk products, solutions and advice.

AIVA is a newly acquired distribution platform 
based in Uruguay, spanning the Latin American 
region. It provides services to a network of 
IFAs, wealth managers and other institutions.

Old Mutual-Guodian is a 50/50 joint venture 
in China with Guodian, one of the country’s 

five largest power producers. It provides 
long-term savings solutions through a tied 
adviser force and a telesales company. 
Customers include Guodian employees 
and affluent bank customers.

Old Mutual Kotak Mahindra is our 26%-owned 
joint venture in India with Kotak Mahindra Bank, 
providing life insurance, retirement pensions, 
savings and investments.
Competitive 
environment
In total life sales we rank first among 
South African peers including Sanlam, 
Liberty, Discovery and MMI, with over 
20% market share.

Our key competitors in African markets are 
our large South African insurance peers, 
with limited competition from the large 
international insurers in selected markets. 
We have dominant market share positions in 
the Southern African Development Community 
(SADC) region, while our businesses in East 
and West Africa are developing rapidly from 
a relatively small base.

In Mexico, we we have a strong Corporate 
business, with 6% market share in Voluntary 
pensions, and in Colombia, we have over 
33% of the voluntary unit trust market. In India, 
Kotak Life Insurance ranks eighth out of 23 life 
JVs. In China the Old Mutual-Guodian JV 
ranks fifth out of 26 life JVs.
Market trends
In recent years there has been a continuing 
shift in the South African affluent market from 
traditional life products to investment products 
including unit trusts. 

In the mass foundation market, funeral policies 
sold through tied agents form the bulk of sales, 
although sales of investment and savings 
products are rising rapidly as incomes 
continue to grow.

Protection sales continue to be a significant 
part of the industry, reflecting low levels of 
public provision and relatively high mortality 
and morbidity compared to other middle-
income countries.

In the corporate market there has been a shift 
away from traditional employee benefits 
towards umbrella offerings and a consolidation 
of smaller, standalone administration platforms.

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Performance
Pre-tax AOP increased by 15% (12% including 
LTIR to R8.9 billion), benefiting from the 
positive impact of higher equity market levels 
on asset-based fees. 

NCCF improved from R16.2 billion to R24.7 
billion, mainly due to strong sales in the South 
African retail businesses, higher bank channel 
sales in China and improved net inflows in 
OMIG, particularly due to the non-recurrence 
of the significant Public Investment Corporation 
withdrawal that took place in 2012. 

FUM increased by 16% to R838 billion, due 
mainly to increased NCCF and strong equity 
market performance, with the investment 
returns of international assets enhanced by the 
depreciation of the rand. 

Gross sales increased by 9% to R165 billion. In 
South Africa, we achieved strong growth in the 
Retail Affluent and Corporate businesses, up 
by 21% and 17% respectively, due mainly to 
excellent growth in single premiums. 
Momentum continued in Mass Foundation, 
which achieved growth of 14%. Asian sales 
doubled as our joint venture in China 
expanded its bank channel presence from 
1,000 approved outlets at the beginning of the 
year to 1,397 at the end. 
Strategic direction
A key strategic priority of the Old Mutual 
Group is to be the leading and most trusted 
financial services group through increasing 
alignment between its strong South African 
businesses. Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA) 
will therefore work more closely with Nedbank 
and Mutual & Federal through increased 
cross-selling and leveraging distribution across 
the Group companies.

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)¹
NCCF (Rbn)
FUM (Rbn) 
Gross sales
Pre-tax FUM Operating Margin2

Within OMSA, our objectives include 
capturing growth in the Mass Foundation and 
Retail Affluent segments and improving 
profitability in the Corporate segment.

The African economies are robust and have high 
economic growth rates and positive demographic 
trends. The operating environment is increasingly 
favourable, with reduced political risk and 
improvements in transparency and rule of law.

In this environment, our heritage and location 
position us uniquely to build Africa’s financial 
services champion. We have allocated up to 
R5 billion to achieve this, with R700 million 
already committed.

We will build the framework by:

 ■ In the SADC, growing our business through 
greater collaboration and new products 
and distribution channels, and continuously 
examining whether this could be improved 
by greater integration on a local level;
 ■ In West Africa, continuing to develop our 

recently acquired businesses and examining 
further inorganic opportunities; and
 ■ In East Africa, integrating our recent 

acquisition of Faulu and seeking opportunities 
for partnerships across all our business lines 
to further embed our presence.

In India, we will continue to grow through our 
JV with Kotak Mahindra, and in China through 
Old Mutual-Guodian. In Latin America we will 
continue to build on our strong businesses in 
Colombia and Mexico, and particularly the 
momentum we have created in building our 
retail mass business in Mexico. We will also 
continue to increase our distribution reach 
through AIVA.

2013 

8,911 
24.7 
 837.9 
164,995 
114bps

2012 

7,955 
16.2 
 724.6 
152,041 
118bps

Rm

Change

12%
52%
16%
9%
(4)bps

¹   100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparative information  

for 2012 has been restated

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We continue to explore suitable targets for 
acquisition or partnership that will further 
support our growth in Africa.

We have set very clear targets for our 
businesses. These include growing customers 
to more than 9 million by 2015, maintaining 
overall RoE in the 20% to 25% range, and 
growing profits in Africa (excl. SA) (including 
Property & Casualty results) to reach 15% 
of South Africa’s profits by 2015. 

CASE STUDY 
Long-term education 
investment
In 2013 the Old Mutual South Africa 
Foundation launched a flagship education 
project with an investment of at least 
R350 million over seven years to 2019. The 
project seeks to improve the performance 
of South African secondary schools with 
emphasis on maths, science and English. By 
June 2013 almost 1,800 teachers, principals 
and school governing body members had 
benefited from the project’s initial phase in 
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BUSINESS REVIEW 
SUMMARY

Nedbank

Mike Brown
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
NEDBANK

Solid performance 
off strong foundations 
in a more difficult 
environment.

Business review
Structure and services
Nedbank provides a wide range of wholesale 
and retail banking services and a growing 
insurance, asset management and wealth 
management offering through five main 
business clusters: Nedbank Retail, Nedbank 
Business Banking, Nedbank Capital, Nedbank 
Corporate and Nedbank Wealth. Nedbank is 
positioned as a bank for all, servicing multiple 
market segments. 

Nedbank Group is listed on the Johannesburg 
and Namibian Stock Exchanges, with a market 
capitalisation of over R100 billion at the end  
of 2013. Old Mutual has a majority 
shareholding and owned 52% of Nedbank 
at 31 December 2013.
Geographic presence
Headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg, 
the banking group has a regional branch 
network of over 1,050 staffed outlets across 
South Africa, banking subsidiaries in 6 African 
countries of Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Swaziland and Zimbabwe, as well as an initial 
shareholding of 36.4% in Banco Unico 
(targeted for completion by the end of the first 
quarter of 2014) in Mozambique. In addition, 
Nedbank has representative offices in Kenya 
and Angola and presence in key financial 
centres including London, Isle of Man, 
Guernsey, Toronto and Dubai. 

Nedbank has had a strategic alliance with 
Ecobank Transnational International (ETI), 
a banking group based in Togo, West Africa 
since 2008 and together with Ecobank, 
we have the ability to service our customers 
across 37 countries in Africa. We have 
subscription rights to take up to a 20% 
shareholding in ETI and a formal decision 
will be made during the rights exercise period 
in 2014.

Competitive position 
and competitors
South Africa has a strong four pillar banking 
industry with Standard Bank holding 25% of 
the total advances, First Rand 22%, Barclays 
Africa 21% and Nedbank 19%.

Nedbank Group is the fourth largest 
South African bank measured on market 
capitalisation, total assets and headline 
earnings. We are a top two corporate bank, 
a market leader in commercial property 
finance and our repositioned retail bank 
has gained 2.2 million customers over the 
past few years to 6.4 million. 

Through our pan-African banking alliance 
with Ecobank, we give our customers access 
to the largest banking network across Africa. 

We also hold leadership positions 
in sustainability, transformation and 
community development.
Performance
Nedbank Group performed well for the year 
ended 31 December 2013. The results reflect 
the tougher-than-anticipated economic 
environment offset by delivery on our strategic 
focus areas and continued internal momentum in 
building and growing the Nedbank franchise. 

Headline earnings increased 15.9% to 
R8,670 million, driven by good revenue 
growth, impairments increasing at a slower 
rate than net interest income and disciplined 
expense management. 

Diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) 
increased 15.0% to 1,829 cents and diluted 
earnings per share increased 15.1% to 
1,822 cents.

We have continued to create value for our 
shareholders by increasing net asset value per 
share by 12.1% to 13,143 cents and dividends 
per share by 19.0% to 895 cents per share.

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
Headline earnings 
Net interest income
Non-interest revenue 
Net interest margin 
Credit loss ratio 
Return on Equity 
Common equity Tier 1 ratio1

1  Calculated by Nedbank as a Basel III basis

2013 

12,026 
8,670 
21,220 
19,361 
3.57%
1.06%
15.6%
12.5%

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% change

12%
16%
8%
12%

10,738 
7,483 
19,680 
17,324 
3.53%
1.05%
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Nedbank generated economic profit (EP) 
of R2,114 million, up 39.0%. The return on 
average ordinary shareholders’ equity (RoE), 
excluding goodwill, increased to 17.2% 
(2012: 16.4%) and the RoE increased to 15.6% 
(2012: 14.8%), benefiting from an increased 
return on assets (RoA) of 1.23% (2012: 1.13%). 

Nedbank Group is well capitalised, with the 
Basel III common-equity tier 1 ratio at 12.5% 
– at the top end of our internal target range. 
Funding and liquidity levels remained sound, 
with the surplus liquidity buffer at R28.0 billion 
(2012: R24.4 billion), and the final-quarter 
average long-term funding ratio was 
maintained at 26.2%. We are Liquidity 
Coverage Ratio (LCR) compliant on a 
proforma basis.
Strategic direction
Our vision is to be Africa’s most admired bank 
by our employees, customers, shareholders, 
regulators and communities. Over the past 
four years, Nedbank’s franchise has grown 
strongly: our brand value has increased 
by 38% to R10.9bn since 2009 as measured 
by Brand Finance South Africa’s 50 Most 
Valuable Brands Survey. 

We have made significant progress in 
delivering on our four key strategic focus 
areas of repositioning Nedbank Retail, growing 
NIR, implementing the portfolio tilt strategy 
and expanding into Africa. We have now 
refined these to better reflect these underlying 
drivers of our strategic growth strategy: 

 ■ Client centred innovation
 ■ Growing our transactional banking 

franchise

 ■ Optimise to invest
 ■ Strategic Portfolio Tilt
 ■ Pan-African banking network.

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In the context of this volatile and uncertain 
economic outlook, forecast risk is high. Against 
this background, we expect our advances to 
grow at mid- to upper single digits and our net 
interest margin to remain stable. We anticipate 
the credit loss ratio to be within the new range 
of 80 to 120 basis points, improving slightly 
on 2013. Non-interest revenue is anticipated 
to grow at mid- to upper single digits and 
expenses at upper single digits. We currently 
expect organic diluted HEPS growth in 2014 
to be greater than the growth in nominal GDP.

Outlook
Improved prospects for developed economies, 
together with the tapering off of quantitative 
easing, will lead to global volatility and pose 
downside risk to many emerging markets. 
A further concern is China’s economic 
slowdown, given its importance as a trade 
partner for South Africa. 

Nedbank currently anticipates South African 
GDP growth of 2.6% in 2014. Growth in 
household credit demand is unlikely to improve 
in 2014 while employment conditions remain 
poor, real income constrained and consumer 
debt levels high. The rate and extent of further 
interest rate increases will impact the 
consumers’ ability to service their debts.

CASE STUDY 
Nedbank App Suite
Nedbank recognised the growing 
importance of mobile banking and in 2013 
launched the Nedbank App Suite – a mobile 
application platform for customers across 
retail, business banking and wholesale 
banking. Over 340,000 downloads have 
been received since the Nedbank App Suite 
was launched and transactions valued at 
over R6 billion have taken place through this 
platform (over 10.5m transactions). In addition, 
the Nedbank App Suite along with other 
electronic banking channels such as internet 

banking, utilises Approve ITTM a world 
class security feature that has enabled 
a significant reduction in fraud incidents 
and positions Nedbank at the forefront 
of risk management in mobile banking. 
As a result Nedbank won the 2013 
MTN Android Consumer App of the 
year award, demonstrating the progress 
we have made, and our increasing 
relevance and responsiveness to our 
customers in an increasingly competitive 
banking environment.

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Property & Casualty

Raimund Snyders
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUTUAL & FEDERAL

Tough operating 
conditions whilst 
business changes are 
being implemented.

Business review
Structure and services
Mutual & Federal, the Old Mutual Group’s 
property and casualty business, is southern 
Africa’s oldest short-term (otherwise known 
as general or property and casualty) insurer. 
Our history dates back more than 180 years. 
As one of the leading players in the region’s 
short-term insurance landscape, we are proud 
of our tradition of service and quality, as well 
as our range of products.

We offer an extensive range of insurance 
products and solutions to meet personal, 
commercial and corporate needs. We also 
provide cover for the agricultural, engineering 
and marine sectors. We often partner with 
brokers to deliver personal advice and service 
to customers, and work in partnership with the 
Group’s Mass Foundation business and 
Nedbank Retail to deliver direct insurance 
solutions through iWYZE. 
Geographic presence
The Old Mutual Group has property and 
casualty businesses in South Africa, Namibia, 
Botswana, Zimbabwe, and most recently 
Nigeria, through our acquisition of Oceanic 
General Insurance.
Competitive position 
and competitors
In South Africa we are the number two 
property and casualty insurer with a 9.9% 
share of the overall short-term market, 
according to the latest available industry data. 
Santam is the largest player and other 
significant market players include Hollard & 
Etana, Outsurance and Zurich.

In Botswana we are ranked fourth among all 
the short-term players as of December 2011.

In Namibia we are ranked second in terms of 
market share, with over 28% of the market.

Although Oceanic commands a fairly small 
portion of the Nigerian market, we believe our

Highlights

Underwriting margin
Underwriting result
AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax) 
Gross written premiums

collaboration with Old Mutual and Ecobank 
will generate significant growth in the 
coming years.

In Swaziland we currently own 16% of 
Swaziland Royal Insurance Corporation, the 
country’s foremost provider of short-term 
insurance. 

In Zimbabwe RM Insurance is ranked third 
in terms of market share, with 11.7% of 
the market.
Market trends
The South African property and casualty 
industry saw combined ratios deteriorate 
significantly during 2013. The year was 
characterised by large claims arising from 
severe hailstorms, floods and droughts in 
different parts of South Africa, as well as rising 
motor claims costs as a result of increasing 
prices for imported car parts.
Performance
A disappointing underwriting loss of R437 
million can largely be attributed to severe 
weather-related losses in the fourth quarter, 
drought conditions leading to poor Agriculture 
results in the first half and a continuing soft 
market in the South African property and 
casualty sector. The underwriting loss 
deteriorated from the prior year with the 
margin worsening by 3.2% to a loss of 4.9%. 
Flood and hail damage caused an increase 
in both claims frequency and severity.

Gross written premium grew 17% year on 
year, reflecting strong growth of 36.7% in the 
Corporate & Niche segment which delivered 
gross written premiums of R3,527 million 
(2012: R2,581 million). Much of the growth in 
premiums was due to inwards reinsurance 
business, which primarily consist of open 
market and strategic attritional losses 
treaty business. 

iWYZE, our joint venture with the Old Mutual 
Mass Foundation business, achieved solid 
growth in gross written premium of 10.8%, and 
a significant improvement in the claims ratio. 

2013 

(4.9)%
(437)
58 
11,315 

20121

(1.7)%
(132)
475 
9,706 

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% change

(231)%
(88)%
17%

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Strategic direction
Management has clear plans to address 
challenges over the current business planning 
period by focusing on:

 ■ Remediating rates and improving risk 

selection in Personal lines

 ■ Improving claims efficiency and 

effectiveness while combating claims fraud

 ■ Reducing operating expenses
 ■ Improving the operating model
 ■ Improving customer and broker experience
 ■ Creating a high-performance culture.

At the same time were are planning significant 
expansion in Africa:

 ■ West Africa: Successfully establish our new 

business in Nigeria and explore the 
prospects for using this as a springboard 
for further expansion into the region, 
specifically into Ghana

 ■ East Africa: Investigate and engage 

opportunities to enter the region through 
Kenya and complement the Group’s efforts 
to build scale and capacity in the region
 ■ Southern Africa: Explore opportunities to 
generate more value for the Group in 
countries such as Botswana, Swaziland and 
Zambia and consider eventual entry into 
Mozambique and Angola.
Outlook
In the latter part of the year, remedial action 
taken in our personal lines division showed 
some modest impact as the policy count 
began to stabilise, but the continued 
depreciation of the rand led to increased 
motor-related claims costs on imported parts.

Despite the challenging market conditions in 
2013, we expect a hardening of the market in 
2014 as competitors also increase premiums 
in response to rising claims cost pressures. Our 
primary focus is on restoring the profitability 
of the business in 2014 rather than on premium 
growth. In our personal segment, greater 
collaboration within the Old Mutual Group 
will be the driving force behind future growth 
as well as the expansion into Africa.

In the longer term, the management team is 
focused on improving return on equity to 15% 
to 20% by 2016 through the management of 
claims costs, capital management and 
underwriting margin.

We are confident that our management 
actions will positively impact progress towards 
our stated targets, while acknowledging that 
an increase in the frequency and severity of 
weather-related claims increases our earnings 
volatility, given the current business risk profile.

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Weather alerts 
for customers

In 2012 and 2013, South Africa experienced 
severe hailstorms which resulted in an 
increase in the number of claims related to 
hail damage. In August 2013 we partnered 
with a weather service provider to introduce 
a weather alerts service to our customers. 
This warns customers of forecast adverse 
weather conditions such as hail, so that they 
can avoid damage – and reduce claims cost 
and frequency – by parking their vehicles 
under cover.

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SUMMARY

Old Mutual Wealth

Paul Feeney
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OLD MUTUAL WEALTH

Strong operational 
delivery through a 
changing regulatory 
environment.

market-leading retail platform in the UK and 
are second in UK net retail sales according to 
the latest Pridham Report. 
Market trends
Investment markets improved markedly in 
2013 and the level of flows to the industry 
reflected this moving into equity and growth 
asset allocations as we had anticipated. In the 
UK, our major market, the Retail Distribution 
Review (RDR) brought significant regulatory 
change, for which we were well prepared. 
Following implementation of RDR, we have 
experienced increased demand for packaged 
investment solutions from financial advisers 
who increasingly seek to outsource either 
elements of, or their entire investment processes.  
Performance
Old Mutual Wealth AOP increased by 11% to 
£217 million (2012: £195 million) as a result of 
tight management of expenses and increased 
fees earned on higher average FUM in the 
period. 

NCCF of £2.3 billion was up by 15% (2012: 
£2.0 billion) as a result of continuing strong 
sales in H2 on the UK Platform, OMGI and 
International cross-border businesses.

FUM increased by 13% to £78.5 billion 
(December 2012: £69.2 billion), driven by the 
continued improvement in the equity markets 
and positive NCCF.

We generated gross sales of £14.4 billion, 
an increase of 24% (2012: £11.6 billion), 
with strong sales on the UK platform, OMGI 
and International cross-border businesses.

Business review
Structure 
Old Mutual Wealth is a vertically integrated 
wealth management business. We provide 
advice-led investment solutions to customers 
in the UK, France, Italy and a number of 
international markets – including the Far East, 
Middle East, Latin America and South Africa 
– through our international business.

Our businesses in Austria, Germany and 
Switzerland are closed to new business and our 
Polish business is in the process of being sold.
Products and services
 ■ UK: We are a leading provider of retail 

investments via an investment platform with 
innovative solutions for wealth building and 
wealth management. We serve a largely 
affluent customer base through multi-
channel distribution.

 ■ International: Focusing on high-net-worth 
customers across the world, we serve their 
needs from a number of leading 
international jurisdictions. Distribution is 
through financial advisers based around 
the world.

 ■ Old Mutual Wealth Europe: Offers saving 

and investment solutions for affluent 
and emerging affluent customers in 
Continental Europe. 

 ■ Old Mutual Global Investors: A leading 

UK-based investment manager, with highly 
rated, experienced portfolio managers 
and a strong long-term track record. 
It distributes its products through international 
wholesale channels as well as the other 
Group businesses.

Competitive environment
Competitors include traditional insurers and 
asset managers, with key competitors 
including Hargreaves Lansdown, Standard 
Life and St James’s Place. We have a 

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
NCCF (£bn)
FUM (£bn) 
Gross sales¹
Pre-tax Revenue Operating Margin2

2013 

217 
2.3 
 78.5 
 14,434 
36%

2012

195 
2.0 
 69.2 
 11,630 
33%

£m

Change

11%
15%
13%
24%
300 bps

¹   From Q2 2012 OMAM UK has been reported within Old Mutual Wealth (OM Global Investors) rather than USAM. 

The comparatives for 2012 have not been restated in respect of sales recognised within USAM in Q1 2012

2  Pre-tax Operating Margin is calculated as pre-tax AOP divided by Net Revenue

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The acquisition of the distribution business 
Intrinsic Financial Services, will allow us to 
diversify our distribution by becoming a 
‘complementary’ advice channel, and will 
better position us to offer our own solutions. 
Given the substantial changes occurring in the 
industry, this move will solidify and maintain 
our presence in the advisory channel in the UK. 
It will also allow us to compete with other 
product providers who are acquiring their 
own distributors.

A revitalised Asia strategy will be launched 
at the end of Q1 2014 with the exclusive sales 
agreement with a leading institutional broker 
signed in December. We expect further 
collaboration with AIVA in Latin America, 
with the Life Investment Portfolio building 
a strong pipeline at the end of 2013 for 2014.

In OMGI, we expect continued strong growth 
of the UK Equity and Alternatives desks as well 
as through the Spectrum fund range. We 
remain focused on the launch of our multi-
asset offerings including our Foundation fund 
in addition to developing our investment 
proposition in Asia.

At the same time as the WealthSelect launch in 
Q1 2014, there will be the final transfer of the 
heritage assets from the UK to OMGI of around 
£400 million. A final £200 million in Nordic 
outflows is expected in 2014.

We announced in November that we had 
agreed to sell our Polish business, as part of 
our commitment to simplify our operations 
and focus on a select number of core growth 
markets. The transaction is subject to regulatory 
approvals and other customary conditions 
and we expect to complete the sale in the next 
six months.

Given our current business profile and our 
ability to improve margin through increasing 
sales of our funds through our platforms, we 
remain confident of achieving our financial 
targets for Old Mutual Wealth and 
developing it into a fully-fledged wealth 
management business. 

Strategic direction
We are creating a modern, vertically 
integrated wealth management and asset 
management business. In the UK we are 
building the leading retail investment business. 

We are making strong progress towards our 
IFRS profit target of £300 million by 2015, 
through capital-efficient delivery of customer-
focused investment and risk solutions.

We have made significant progress in our 
strategy of developing into an integrated 
wealth management business through six 
key steps:

 ■ Creating one business
 ■ Building-out the asset management business
 ■ Widening our proposition: WealthSelect and 

other product launches 

 ■ Transforming our platforms: Wealth 
Interactive and UK administration 

 ■ Building-out distribution: Asia and AIVA
 ■ Managing for value: European and UK 

Heritage businesses 
Outlook
We have made significant progress in 
transforming our business in 2013 and 2014 
will see further change. In the UK, we will 
launch the WealthSelect fund management 
suite, conclude the terms of our administrative 
outsourcing agreement and broaden our 
distribution capabilities. The objective is to 
increase our speed to market for our proposition 
and to service customers in the way that they 
find most convenient. We expect the sales 
momentum to continue into 2014 as we introduce 
further protection and retirement enhancements.

With Wealth Interactive implemented in 
International, we intend to increase our 
penetration in the markets we operate 
delivering flexible and user friendly products 
on an efficient platform.

We continue the planning for our outsourcing 
contract to boost product capability and lower 
our cost base from 2017 onwards. We expect 
an additional cash cost of approximately 
£140 million of the outsourcing agreement to 
be spent in the period of 2014 – 2016, which 
will be reported as exceptional IFRS costs and 
so excluded from adjusted operating profit.

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RDR readiness
The new Retail Distribution Review 
regulations represent the biggest overhaul 
of the UK financial services industry for 
some time and have a major impact on 
providers and advisers.

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of 
the RDR project teams, we completed the 
huge task of achieving compliance on time. 
One of many achievements is the launch of 
a consumer website in the UK supporting 
customers who no longer have a 
relationship with a financial adviser.

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SUMMARY

US Asset Management

Peter Bain
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
US ASSET MANAGEMENT

Strong net client cash 
flows of $16.3 billion 
and AOP up by 21%, 
as business momentum 
continues.

Performance
USAM delivered a strong level of AOP in 
2013 while supporting key growth initiatives 
including further build-out of our global 
distribution capabilities. 

IFRS AOP increased by 21% on a reported 
basis (2012: $144 million) largely due to 
increases in management fees resulting from 
higher average FUM than the comparative 
period. Reported results also benefited from 
the divestiture activity undertaken during 2012. 

FUM increased by 23% to $257.4 billion 
(31 December 2012: $208.6 billion) with 
$34.1 billion of market appreciation 
(contributing 16.3% growth) and $16.3 billion 
of net client cash inflows (contributing 
7.8% growth). 

Net client cash inflows were $16.3 billion for 
the period (2012 reported results: $0.4 billion 
net outflow), representing 7.8% opening FUM. 
Net inflows were highly diversified, with six 
out of the eight affiliates reporting positive 
or flat flows.

USAM’s Global Distribution initiative raised 
$4.5 billion in total assets funded in 2013; 
NCCF sourced by Global Distribution 
represented 23% of the total NCCF for 
the year. 

Business review
Old Mutual’s Asset Management business 
(USAM) is headquartered in Boston and has 
a global distribution footprint. 

We stand for institutionally driven active 
investment management, delivered in a 
diversified multi-boutique framework that 
seeks to consistently generate alpha for our 
clients around the globe. We provide 
genuinely strategic capabilities to our 
affiliates, helping them to become their clients’ 
most trusted partner through the delivery of 
superior investment performance, innovative 
offerings, and focused client service. 

We offer access to a broadly diversified range 
of investment strategies through our eight 
affiliated investment firms:

 ■ Acadian Asset Management LLC 
 ■ Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC 
 ■ The Campbell Group, LLC 
 ■ Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC
 ■ Heitman LLC 
 ■ Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC
 ■ Rogge Global Partners Plc 
 ■ Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC 
Market trends
Current institutional search activity favours 
specialised strategies in asset classes such as 
Global Equity, US Equity, and Alternatives 
(including Real Estate and Timber). Particularly 
relevant are strategies which can demonstrate 
either meaningful Alpha, diversification, or 
volatility management benefits as these are 
critical issues for investors. 

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
Operating margin, before non-controlling interests1
Operating margin, after non-controlling interests1
Net client cash flows ($bn) 
Funds under management ($bn) 

2013 

174 
33%
29%
16.3 
257.4 

2012

144 
28%
24%
(0.4)
208.6 

1   Comparative operating margin has been restated following the adoption of IFRS 10 in respect of Heitman

$m

Change

21%

 16.7 
23%

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Outlook
Assuming favourable market conditions, 
we expect strong business performance and 
financial growth to continue in 2014, including 
sustained positive net client cash flows and an 
operating margin greater than 30%, pre 
non-controlling interests. On an ongoing basis, 
we continue to target average annual net client 
cash inflows of 3% to 5% of opening FUM.

We remain focused on investing in affiliate 
growth initiatives and further penetration of 
non-US markets through our Global 
Distribution initiative.

We will also continue to explore selective 
inorganic growth opportunities that augment 
the portfolio and fill critical product or asset 
class gaps in our business.

CASE STUDY 
Enhanced employee  
wellbeing scheme
This year, we redeveloped our employee 
wellness programme, reflecting employee 
suggestions to cover new topics including 
nutrition and retirement savings. We have 
initiated the provision of a telephone 
wellness coach and next year will introduce 
medical premium subsidies for employees 

who participate in pre-defined wellness 
initiatives. We have also introduced 
treadmill desks in our Boston Head Office 
(pictured) that allow employees to exercise 
whilst working. These treadmill desks 
can be booked for meetings as well 
as individual working.

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Adjusted Operating Profit 
(AOP) reflects the underlying 
performance of the business. 
It is intended to exclude any 
distortions from one-off items, 
market volatility and 
accounting treatments 
that are not reflective of 
Old Mutual’s performance.

Long-Term Investment Return 
(LTIR) represents that rate of 
return that is expected to be 
earned on assets in the long 
term. This eliminates short 
and medium effects of 
market volatility.

Earnings

AOP core operations (£m)

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Property & Casualty
Nedbank
US Asset Management 

Finance costs 
LTIR on excess assets 
Net interest payable to non-core operations
Other net expenses

AOP

EPS (pence)

Excess assets – The value 
of assets that exceed the 
required assets to be held 
for regulatory purposes.

AOP (ZARm)

EPS (cents)

2013

590
217
4
797
111

1,719
(92)
43
(11)
(47)

1,612

18.4

2012

611
195
37
825
91

1,759
(130)
54
(18)
(53)

1,612

17.5

2011

570
223
89
755
67

1,704
(128)
37
(23)
(75)

1,515

18.01

20102

539
248
103
601
72

1,563
(128)
31
(39)
(56)

1,371

16.31

20092/3

446
128
70
470
83

1,197
(104)
91
(40)
(85)

1,059

11.41

24,335

277.8

20,976

227.7

17,641

15,505

13,952

209.51

184.81

150.51

Note: Sterling AOP is converted into ZAR multiplying the reported AOP by the average ZAR:GBP rate of each year.

Measure of the Group’s ability 
to meet its interest payments 
by calculating number of 
times a company could make 
interest payments on its debt 
using pre-tax earnings.

Measure of the Group’s ability 
to meet its interest payments 
by calculating number of 
times a company could make 
interest payments on its debt 
using pre-tax earnings 
excluding African profits.

Balance sheet and financing

Net assets (£m)

Net debt (£m)

Total interest cover
Hard interest cover

Regulatory capital

Old Mutual plc
OMLAC(SA)
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank (Total capital ratio)

FGD
FSV
Solvency I
Basel III/II.5/II

2013

9,037

707

14.4x
4.2x

2013

169%
3.3x
2.7x
15.7%

2012

9,773 

 1,000 

8.8x 
1.9x 

2012

159%5
4.0x
2.3x
15.1%

2011

9,147 

 2,002 

7.7x2
1.7x2

2011

154%5
4.0x
2.0x
14.6%

Note: Nedbank’s capital requirements: 2013 and 2012 – Basel III; 2011 – Basel II.5; 2010 and 2009 – Basel II.

Holding Company cash

plc opening balance
Operational remittances from business units
Net proceeds from business disposals

Net debt (repaid)/raised

Interest paid
Group head office expenses
Other operational flows
Ordinary cash dividends
Special dividend

plc closing balance (£m)

2013

472
544
114

1,130
(176)

954
(78)
(34)
39
(336) 
–

545

2012

441
470
2,174

3,085
(1,073)

2,012
(142)
(54)
(117)
(268)
(959)

472

2011

438
748
(57)

1,129
(339)

790
(155)
(57)
(25)
(112)
–

441

20102

9,736 

2,436 

8.1x 
2.6x 

2010

146%5
3.9x
2.8x
15.0%

2010

414
476
–

890
(110)

780
(138)
(60)
(36)
(108)
–

438

20092,4

8,428 

2,273 

7.2x 
1.8x 

2009

135%5
4.1x
2.9x
14.9%

2009

3
529
–

532
128

660
(117)
(85)
(44)
–
–

414

Note: Cash is as per plc holding company and does not include any free cash held in subsidiaries. Allocations between lines have been restated where 
necessary to ensure a like for like comparison.
1  Restated to reflect the share consolidation
2 

3 

Excludes Nordic
Excludes interest from US Life
Excludes US Life

4 
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Total shareholder return is 
an annualised percentage 
that is calculated by adding 
the appreciation in the 
share price and the total 
dividends paid to the 
shareholders.

Dividends declared

Interim 
Full year
Special

Total (£m)

Dividend per share (pence)

Total shareholder return (rebased)

2013

98
275
–

373

8.1

2012

79 
238 
915

 1,232

25.0 

2011

76 
178 
–

 254 

5.0 

2010

54 
145 
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In this section, we set out a review  
of our financial performance  
during 2013 and the outlook  
for our businesses.

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Solid operational delivery and strategic progress in Africa through a challenging economic environment

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)1
NCCF (Rbn)
FUM (Rbn) 
Return on equity1
Gross sales
Covered sales (APE)2,3
Covered sales (PVNBP)3,4
Non-covered sales3,5
Value of new business (VNB)3,4
APE margin4
PVNBP margin4
Operating MCEV earnings (covered business, post-tax)
MCEV (covered business)
Return on Embedded Value

2013 

8,911 
24.7 
 837.9 
25%
164,995 
8,442 
51,470 
116,441 
2,043 

27%  
4.0%  
4,965 
51,473 
11.0%

Rm

2012 

% Change

7,955 
16.2 
 724.6 
25%
152,041 
6,808 
43,345 
116,275 
1,762 
27%
4.1%
4,269 
45,395 
10.7%

12%
52%
16%

9%
24%
19%
–
16%

16%
13%

1  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparative information for 2012 has been restated
2 

From 1 January 2013, Africa life APE sales are reported net of minority interest whereas previously these were reported gross of minority interest. Comparatives have not 
been restated
From 1 January 2013, sales by the India and China businesses have been disclosed as life APE sales rather than non-covered sales. Comparatives have not been restated. 
No VNB or PVNBP is calculated in respect of these sales
From 1 January 2013, VNB, PVNBP and the respective margins include all countries in Africa (previously only Namibia). Comparatives have not been restated 
From 1 January 2013, client broker account flows in Kenya are no longer classified as non-covered sales. Comparatives, which have not been restated, included R819 million 
of such flows

3 

4 

5 

Operating environment
Although global activity strengthened during the second half of 2013, 
economic activity in South Africa was volatile throughout the year with 
labour disputes disrupting a number of industries. Consumer income 
growth has been lower than in previous years, but corporate 
profitability has generally remained strong.

The JSE All Share Index ended the year 18% higher, as world markets 
rallied strongly on signs of an economic recovery in the US. Bonds 
performed poorly as long-term yields, as measured by the 10-year 
government bond yield, increased from 6.9% to 8.1% in 2013. The total 
return on the JSE All Bond Index was approximately 2% for 2013.

South African budget and current account deficits have grown in the 
year, with interest rate levels still historically low. The South African rand 
depreciated approximately 27% against the sterling and 24% against 
the US dollar in 2013. 

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa (OMLACSA) 
remains one of South Africa’s highest-rated institutions from a financial 
strength perspective. In January 2014, Fitch upgraded OMLACSA’s 
long-term rating to AAA(zaf) and affirmed its national insurer financial 
strength rating at AAA(zaf) with stable outlook. 

The growth rate in Africa has been in excess of 5% and, while natural 
resources have historically led the way, the developing middle class 
across the continent is increasingly recognised as the next big driver 
of growth. At a country level, Kenya grew by 5.9%, Zimbabwe by 3.2%, 
Namibia by 4.4% and Nigeria by 6.2% (IMF). Equity markets in all these 
countries ended 2013 at higher levels, with Nigeria increasing by 47% 
and Zimbabwe increasing by 33% for the year.

China’s growth rate stabilised at around 8%, whilst in Latin America, 
growth was mixed across the region. 

Business developments
African expansion
We have continued to expand our operations in Africa through both 
acquisitions and organic growth by increasing the size of our sales 
forces and product development efforts. As previously indicated, 
we have allocated up to R5 billion for potential investment in the 
African expansion programme. In 2013, we committed or funded 
an acquisition spend of approximately R700 million, comprised of 
the following acquisitions:

 ■ Oceanic Life business in Nigeria;
 ■ Oceanic General Insurance business in Nigeria;
 ■ Provident Life Assurance, the fifth largest life company in Ghana; 

and

 ■ Faulu Kenya DTM LTD, a micro-finance company, subject to the 

conclusion of the relevant closing conditions. 

Our businesses in Nigeria are in place to offer a comprehensive 
customer value proposition for a one-stop insurance solution that 
provides customers with a suite of life and savings and property 
and casualty insurance product offerings.

Faulu, which serves a similar customer base to our Mass Foundation 
business in South Africa, provides access to around 400,000 customers 
in Kenya and has an excellent distribution network with more than 
100 “bricks and mortar” distribution outlets, as well as a distribution 
agreement with the Kenyan Post Office. We aim to leverage off Faulu’s 
existing customer and distribution network to sell our retail insurance 
products. In addition, we have made significant strides in growing 
organically and now have approximately 600 agents in Kenya. 

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Distribution and product development 
Several innovative product launches and new service offerings in 2013 
have enhanced our customer value proposition:

 ■ Old Mutual Wealth was launched to South African customers in 
September and the first phase of adviser training has been 
successfully completed with more than 1,500 advisers trained 
and accredited; 

 ■ In Retail Affluent in South Africa, we launched a structured 

investment product called XtraMAX in May; 

 ■ We acquired an online digital capability, 22seven; which provides 

financial planning tools to South African customers;

 ■ In Namibia, the Old Mutual Card was launched – a transactional 

money account operated from customers’ mobile phones; 

 ■ In Kenya, we launched a personal pension plan aimed at providing 
Kenyans of all income levels with access to affordable retirement 
savings, as well as an occupational umbrella pension scheme for 
small to medium-sized enterprises; and

 ■ In Mexico, ‘Contigo Seguro para Padres’ (parental life insurance) 

was launched in October.

In Latin America, we concluded the purchase of AIVA in January 2013 
and we continue to work with AIVA to build our broker channel in 
Mexico. As part of this successful integration, we have recruited more 
than 460 agents in the new broker channel with sales being in line with 
our expectations.

Supporting economic transformation in South Africa
We believe that we have an obligation to support the communities in 
which we operate and we continue to invest significantly in projects that 
will make a real, visible difference to the lives of these communities.

the impact of yield curve movements, such as an extension of our 
hedging programme. As a consequence, yield curve movements did 
not have a material impact on South African IFRS AOP in 2013. This 
hedging programme has been continued into 2014, subject to ongoing 
review in line with changes in economic conditions. 

Corporate profits rose by 9% partly due to higher mortality profits 
on group assurance and the success of an ongoing cost 
reduction programme.

Africa (excl. SA) showed a marginal 2% decline (10% increase including 
LTIR) due to an increase in central costs incurred to support growth 
initiatives and expansion activities, partially offset by the favourable 
impact of strong equity market returns in Zimbabwe. 

Asia and Latin America profits grew 80%, largely due to favourable 
exchange rates, the reallocation between profits and OMEM central 
expenses, and the first time inclusion of profits from AIVA. 

Within the Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG), Old Mutual 
Specialised Finance (OMSFIN) profits grew strongly from successful 
investment results, while profits in the rest of OMIG declined mainly 
as a result of incentive accruals released in 2012 and lower 
associate income.

Central expenses decreased by 10% due to lower IT costs and more 
conservative management of expenses.

Net client cash flow (NCCF)
NCCF improved from R16.2 billion to R24.7 billion, mainly due to strong 
sales in the South African retail businesses, higher bank channel sales 
in China and improved net inflows in OMIG, particularly due to the 
non-recurrence of the significant PIC withdrawal that took place in 2012. 

We launched the Old Mutual Education Fund (R350 million over the 
next seven years) to support improvements in learning for children 
across different age groups. 

Net flows in Latin America decreased substantially due to a large 
withdrawal by a public communications company in 2013 and a large 
inflow from a government pension deal in 2012.

We also signed an R80 million deal that will fund the development and 
operations of four low-fee independent schools over the next five years 
which are set to reach 4,100 learners. This deal is the third of its kind for 
the Schools Investment Fund, a fund established by the Public 
Investment Corporation (PIC), the Government Employees Pension Fund 
(GEPF) and Old Mutual to address the shortage of quality affordable 
schools in South Africa. 

Funds under management (FUM)
FUM increased by 16% to R837.9 billion mainly due to the increased 
NCCF and strong equity market performance, with the investment 
returns of the international assets enhanced by the depreciation of 
the rand. At 31 December 2013, 21% of total start manager FUM 
originated from our emerging market businesses outside of South 
Africa, up from 19% at 31 December 2012. 

The Masisizane Fund has approved loans of more than R76 million 
in 2013 with 47% in the agricultural sector and 26% in franchising. 
A total of 1,746 job opportunities have been facilitated in 2013 through 
these investments. 

Old Mutual South Africa maintained its level 2 accreditation for B-BBEE 
using the new Financial Sector Code. 

IFRS AOP results 
Pre-tax AOP increased by 15% (12% including LTIR to R8.9 billion) 
benefiting from the positive impact of higher equity market levels on 
asset-based fees. 

Retail Affluent and Mass Foundation profits grew by 11% and 14% 
respectively, helped by the non-recurrence of adverse tax and yield 
curve changes in 2012. Further progress was made in 2013 to 
implement solutions that would protect South African IFRS AOP from 

The new Wealth proposition in South Africa accumulated FUM of 
over R1.0 billion within six months of its launch in September 2013. 

Gross sales
Gross sales increased by 9% to R165 billion. In South Africa, strong 
growth was achieved in the Retail Affluent and Corporate businesses, 
which grew by 21% and 17% respectively, mainly due to excellent 
growth in single premiums. Momentum continued in Mass Foundation 
which recorded growth of 14%. Asian sales doubled, benefiting from 
our joint venture in China expanding its bank channel presence from 
1,000 approved outlets at the beginning of the year to 1,397 at the 
end of December 2013. At an aggregate level the modest 9% growth 
is largely due to the comparative period being boosted by large 
institutional sales in Latin America and lower OMIG sales given 
the exceptional new business won in 2012. 

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Non-covered sales
Non-covered sales were flat at R116 billion reflecting the 
reclassification of Asia sales in 2013 from non-covered to life assurance 
sales and a particularly strong comparative period that was boosted 
by a number of large one-off deals in OMIG and Latin America. 

In South Africa, Retail Affluent sales grew by 22% due to strong Galaxy 
and OMUT sales, reflecting the continuing shift from traditional life 
products to investment products including unit trusts, as well as higher 
acsis institutional sales. OMIG had strong flows into the equity 
boutiques in 2013, although sales reduced by 7% due to large 
mandates and flows secured by non-equity boutiques such as Dibanisa 
and Futuregrowth in 2012, as well as delays from draw-downs in the 
Alternative investment portfolio in 2013.

Sales in Africa (excl. SA) reduced by 14% following the exclusion of 
client broker account flows in Kenya, as well as lower institutional 
sales in Namibia. 

In Latin America, unit trust and mutual fund sales decreased by 8% 
despite being appointed the fund manager of three mutual funds in 
Colombia and winning two large corporate deals in 2013. This was 
mainly due to the comparative period including three large one-off 
mandates. There were also higher sales of the Global Trust products 
in Mexico.

Covered sales (APE)
Life APE sales increased by 24% to R8.4 billion boosted by the 
reclassification of Asia sales which were reported as non-covered sales 
in 2012. 

In South Africa, Retail Affluent single premium sales were 28% up on 
2012, mainly due to strong Max saving sales following the launch of the 
new XtraMAX product in May 2013 and improved fixed bond sales. 
Corporate single premium sales increased by 23% mainly due to large 
inflation-linked and with-profit annuity deals. Both these businesses 
experienced weaker regular premium sales with Greenlight sales 
continuing to be affected by a highly competitive market and 
Corporate sales having benefited from significant deals in 2012.

Growth in Mass Foundation sales of 13% was primarily due to a larger 
sales force with tied agent sales, particularly in the branches, being 
stronger than broker and call centre sales. 

A 17% increase in Africa (excl. SA) sales followed large corporate 
deals secured in Namibia, higher Retail Affluent sales in Kenya as 
a result of additional advisers, higher reported sales in Zimbabwe due 
to exchange rate movements and the first time inclusion of R29 million 
of sales following the acquisition of Oceanic Life in Nigeria. Sales 
for 2013 are reported net of minority interests with no restatement of 
comparatives. On a like-for-like basis, gross of minority interests, the 
growth rate was significantly higher at 31%. 

Within Asia & Latin America, Mexico experienced strong life APE sales 
growth, albeit off a low base, mainly from the launch of the Multitrust 
product as well as the Retail Mass business gaining momentum. As a 
result of strong single premium sales in China, we are now ranked fifth 
in the JV league tables in terms of total premiums. 

Old Mutual Finance (OMF)
The decline in the credit approval rate to 31% reflects OMF’s continued 
conservative approach to lending, following evidence of elevated client 
debt levels. Credit losses rose slightly from 13.3% in 2012 to 14.0% in 
2013. OMF’s collection rates on the active portfolio remained above 
90% and our strengthened credit scoring, implemented in 2012, has 
resulted in improved credit performance on the later vintages. Credit 
life sales to OMF customers increased from R186 million to R211 million, 
reflecting the moderate 14% increase in loans advanced in the year. 
OMF’s contribution to Mass Foundation sales has grown, with in-house 
adviser sales of traditional insurance products from OMF branches 
now over 14% of Mass Foundation sales on an APE basis (21% including 
credit life).

Value of new business (VNB) and margins 
VNB improved by 16% to R2.0 billion with the APE margin remaining 
stable at 27%. Retail Affluent and Mass Foundation growth of 16% and 
14% respectively was largely due to volume growth and a favourable 
change in the economic basis. Corporate VNB decreased by 21% 
mainly due to a greater proportion of lower margin inflation-linked 
annuities being sold in 2013. Africa (excl. SA) VNB increased by 130% 
due to strong growth in Namibia following large Absolute Secure 
Growth portfolio sales and the contribution of R37 million from other 
African countries reporting VNB for the first time. VNB in Latin America 
was negative (compared to positive VNB in the comparative period) 
following a change in expense allocation methodology which resulted 
in a larger allocation to acquisition rather than maintenance expenses. 

Embedded value
Operating MCEV earnings (post-tax) increased by 16% to R5.0 billion. 
The main contributors to this growth were improved VNB and positive 
experience variances and other operating variances, both of which were 
negative in 2012. This was partly offset by negative operating assumption 
changes compared with positive assumption changes in 2012. 

Good mortality experience was partly offset by worse persistency 
experience, where Mass Foundation was adversely affected by a less 
favourable mix of stop order and debit order business, as well as 
general economic strain in the market affecting affordability. 

Operating assumption changes consist mainly of the negative impact 
of persistency assumption changes in Mass Foundation, which were 
partly offset by positive maintenance expense assumption changes. 

Return on Embedded Value (RoEV) improved from 10.7% to 11.0%.

Total MCEV earnings (post-tax) increased by 11% on prior year, 
benefiting from continued good investment returns in addition to higher 
operating earnings. 

Outlook
Macro-economic prospects in South Africa are subdued, with the 
economy adjusting to the depreciating rand and due to labour 
demands and political uncertainty especially in the run up to the 
national elections in May 2014. Nevertheless, real GDP growth in 2014 
is expected to improve to 2.8% according to the IMF, from the 2013 
level of around 1.9%. 

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South African household incomes are expected to come under further 
pressure in the year ahead, particularly in the lower income market. 
However, affluent customers are expected to be more resilient. 

We continue to expect good sales performance from our Retail businesses 
with double digit sales growth in our Mass Foundation business despite 
increased financial pressure on our customers from rising inflation as 
well as low employment levels. The quality of new business and impacts 
on persistency are being carefully managed through enhanced new 
business submission standards and retention initiatives.

Prospects in the other emerging market economies in which we operate 
remain largely positive, particularly in Africa as a result of a developing 
middle class. This, as well as the low levels of insurance penetration in 
most African countries, means that we expect good growth levels to 
persist. However, there is some risk arising from more difficult global 
conditions such as weak commodity prices and lower capital flows to 
emerging markets.

We continue to explore suitable targets for acquisition or partnership 
that will further support our growth in Africa.

We are embedding and strengthening the Treating Customers Fairly 
(TCF) principles in our businesses and we will work with the industry and 
regulators to achieve clarity on application, particularly with regard to 
legacy products.

We have set very clear targets for our businesses. These include growing 
customers to more than 9 million by 2015, maintaining overall RoE in the 
range of 20% to 25%, and growing profits in Africa excl. SA (including 
Property & Casualty results) to 15% of South Africa’s profits by 2015. 

Emerging Markets data tables (Rand)

Adjusted operating profit (pre-tax)

Retail Affluent
Mass Foundation1
Corporate
South Africa LTIR

South Africa Life and Savings
Africa (excl. SA)2
Africa (excl. SA) LTIR2

Africa (excl. SA)
Asia & Latin America3

Life and Savings
OMIG
Central expenses3

Total Emerging Markets

2013

3,028 
1,937 
1,224 
1,211 

7,400 
548 
396 

944 
392 

8,736 
1,003 
(828)

8,911 

2012 

2,725 
1,702 
1,127 
1,317 

6,871 
561 
296 

857 
218 

7,946 
933 
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7,955 

1  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparatives have been restated
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In 2013, Namibia’s holding company returns were reclassified from Africa (excl. SA) profits to LTIR. Comparatives have not been restated

Gross sales and funds under management1

Retail Affluent
Mass Foundation3
Corporate
OMIG3

Total South Africa

Africa (excl. SA)
Asia & Latin America

Total Emerging Markets

FUM
1-Jan-13

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100.4 

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Gross sales ²

Redemptions

Net flows

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(3.5)
(20.9)
(26.8)

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(103.1)

12.2 
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(8.5)
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165.0 

(140.3)

8.0 
4.3 
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6.1 

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Market & 
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3.2 
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57.9 

11.8 
18.9 

88.6 

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3  Mass Foundation gross sales are recorded by segment but all FUM is managed by OMIG
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Solid performance off strong foundations in a more difficult environment

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
Headline earnings1
Net interest income1
Non-interest revenue1
Net interest margin1
Credit loss ratio1
Cost to income ratio1
Return on equity1
Return on equity (excluding goodwill)1
Common equity Tier 1 ratio2

2013 

12,026 
8,670 
21,220 
19,361 
3.57%
1.06%
55.2%
15.6%
17.2%
12.5%

Rm

2012 

% Change

12%
16%
8%
12%

10,738 
7,483 
19,680 
17,324 
3.53%
1.05%
55.6%
14.8%
16.4%
11.6%

1  As reported by Nedbank in its results for the year ended 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2012
2  Calculated by Nedbank on a Basel III basis

The full text of Nedbank’s results for the year ended 31 December 
2013, released on 24 February 2014, can be accessed on our website 
http://www.oldmutual.com/ir/pressReleases/index.jsp. The following 
is an edited extract:

Headline earnings increased 15.9% to R8,670 million (2012: R7,483 
million), driven by good revenue growth, impairments increasing 
at a slower rate than net interest income and disciplined 
expense management. 

Banking and economic environment
Globally, economic conditions improved during 2013, led by better 
prospects in key developed economies. In contrast, growth in emerging 
market economies generally slowed during the year. The improved 
US environment has resulted in a tapering off of quantitative easing, 
and significant liquidity outflows from emerging markets and lower 
commodity prices led to currency depreciation in many emerging 
markets, in particular those with current and fiscal account deficits.

Diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 15.0% to 1,829 
cents (2012: 1,590 cents) and diluted earnings per share increased 
15.1% to 1,822 cents (2012: 1,583 cents).

We have continued to create value for our shareholders by increasing 
net asset value per share by 12.1% to 13,143 cents (2012: 11,721 cents) 
and dividends per share by 19.0% to 895 cents per share (2012: 752 
cents per share).

Locally, the economic environment remained challenging, with growth 
in gross domestic product (GDP) slowing to 1.9% in 2013 and the 
current account and fiscal deficits continuing to widen. The 
downgrading of SA’s sovereign credit rating by three of the major 
credit rating agencies in late 2012 and early 2013, now placing SA two 
notches above investment grade and the US commencement of the 
tapering off of quantitative easing contributed to the rand’s 24% 
depreciation against the US dollar in 2013. 

Growth in household credit demand fell to levels last seen during the 
global financial crisis as a result of lower overall wages due to strike 
action, persistently high unemployment rates and increases in 
administered prices, which, together with elevated levels of 
indebtedness, eroded consumer confidence.

Declining business confidence kept private sector investment at low 
levels. The demand for corporate credit generally fared better than 
household credit demand, as a modest increase in government 
fixed-capital investment on energy, transport and other infrastructure 
sectors provided some underpin. 

Review of results
Nedbank performed well over the year ended 31 December 2013 
(‘the period’). The results reflect the tougher-than-anticipated economic 
environment offset by delivery on our strategic focus areas and 
continued internal momentum in building and growing the 
Nedbank franchise. 

Nedbank generated economic profit (EP) of R2,114 million, up 39.0% 
(2012: R1,521 million). The return on average ordinary shareholders’ 
equity (RoE), excluding goodwill, increased to 17.2% (2012: 16.4%) and 
the RoE increased to 15.6% (2012: 14.8%), benefiting from an increased 
return on assets (RoA) of 1.23% (2012: 1.13%). 

Nedbank is well capitalised, with the Basel III common-equity tier 1 ratio 
at 12.5% – at the top end of our internal target range (2012: Basel III 
proforma ratio 11.6%). Funding and liquidity levels remained sound, with 
the surplus liquidity buffer at R28.0 billion (2012: R24.4 billion), and the 
final-quarter average long-term funding ratio was maintained at 26.2%.

Cluster performance 
Nedbank benefited from the diversified earnings streams from its 
clusters. Stronger earnings growth rates were achieved by Nedbank’s 
wholesale clusters, while earnings growth in Nedbank Retail and 
Nedbank Business Banking was impacted by higher impairments and 
continued investment for growth.

Nedbank Capital produced an outstanding set of results. Growth in 
earnings came from good draw-downs in the investment banking 
pipeline and improvements in impairments to within the cluster’s 
through-the-cycle target range. 

Nedbank Corporate’s strong earnings and RoE growth was achieved 
through excellent performance by Property Finance as a result of 
strong advances growth coupled with fair value gains. Corporate 
Banking contributed to this achievement through continued growth 
in transactional income and increased liability revenues. This 
performance was underpinned by stable impairments and good 
expense management.

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Nedbank Business Banking delivered headline earnings and an RoE 
similar to those in 2012, notwithstanding the single-client specific-
impairments charge in June 2013. The full-year credit loss ratio (CLR) at 
0.65% is within the target range due to the quality of client advances and 
proactive risk management practices. The strong growth in non-interest 
revenue (NIR) and asset payouts, mainly to existing clients, is reflective 
of good underlying business momentum, despite the protracted 
challenges facing the small-and-medium-enterprise sector in SA. 

Nedbank Retail generated headline earnings of R2.5 billion, which 
included absorbing a pre-tax charge of R323 million in additional 
impairments as downside-risk protection for deteriorating levels of 
consumer credit health, fuelled by the high, industry-wide unsecured 
lending growth rates in preceding years and resultant industry tightening 
of credit availability. The embedding of sound risk management practices 
and early comprehensive risk-mitigating actions resulted in the CLR of 
2.16%, which is within the Retail CLR target range. Overall defaulted 
loans continued to decline, while coverage strengthened further. 

The excellent momentum in sustainably repositioning the Retail Cluster, 
strategically and financially, was maintained in a very challenging 
macro-economic and competitive environment. Investment in distribution 
and distinctive client value propositions is yielding significant client 
gains, with increases in related transactional, deposit and lending 
volumes contributing to good NIR growth – still ahead of expense 
growth. The proactive measures to de-risk personal loans by slowing 
advances growth and offering lower priced credit life products with 
increased benefits have lowered NIR growth by one percentage point.

Nedbank Wealth achieved record headline earnings in 2013. The 
results were mainly attributable to strong growth in the areas of asset 
management, financial planning and stockbroking, as well as a 
significant year-on-year reduction in impairments. 

Headline earnings at the centre represent, inter alia, an increase in 
earnings in the Rest of Africa Division, a reversal of R88 million of 
insurance provisions following court rulings in our favour in the first 
half of the year, a small fair value profit on hedging activities and net 
interest income (NII) earned on higher levels of surplus equity held at 
the centre. These were offset by an R60 million portfolio provision 
raised in the second half of the year in view of various economic and 
regulatory uncertainties.

Impairments charge on loans and advances
Impairments increased 7.0% to R5,565 million (2012: R5,199 million). The 
CLR was similar to that of 2012 at 1.06% (2012: 1.05%), having improved 
from 1.31% at June 2013.

Sound asset quality and proactive risk management resulted in lower 
levels of inflows into defaulted advances, which declined 9.4% to 
R17,455 million (2012: R19,273 million), and amounted to 2.95% of gross 
advances (2012: 3.58%). 

All clusters reported CLR within their respective through-the-cycle target 
ranges. The total CLR remained above Nedbank’s target range due to 
the higher weighting of retail impairments. Nedbank Retail’s CLR of 
2.16% is up on the 2012 ratio of 2.01% due to the additional 
aforementioned R323 million impairment charges. The six-month write 
off period for personal loans, methodology changes and steps taken in 
prior periods to reduce risk led to personal loan defaulted advances 
peaking in May 2013 and the CLR improving since June 2013.

The coverage ratio for total and specific impairments increased to 
65.6% (2012: 56.4%) and 42.8% (2012: 38.6%) respectively. Portfolio 
coverage on the performing book continued to strengthen to 0.70% 
(2012: 0.66%). 

Our collections processes are robust and generated post-write off 
recoveries of R888 million (2012: R866 million), reflecting the prudency 
of cash accounting recoveries on the written-off book. This includes 
recoveries in Personal Loans of R276 million (2012: R243 million). 

Non-interest revenue
NIR increased by 11.8% to R19,361 million (2012: R17,324 million), due 
to the following:

 ■ Commission and fee income increased strongly by 11.8% to 

R14,023 million (2012: R12,538 million) from good transactional 
volume increases across Nedbank and improved cross-sell

 ■ Insurance income growth of 13.7% to R1,927 million 

(2012: R1,695 million) remained robust, with good sales in motor 
vehicle insurance and an improvement in the claims environment 
partly offset by the volume-related slowdown in credit life income

 ■ Trading income held up well, increasing 4.1% to R2,564 million 

(2012: R2,464 million) off the high 2012 base

 ■ Private-equity income of R225 million (2012: R391 million) was 

Detailed segmental information is available on Nedbank’s website at 
www.nedbankgroup.co.za under the ‘Financial information’ section.

recorded following unrealised losses in Nedbank Capital and the 
higher realisations in 2012

Financial performance
Net interest income
Net interest income grew 7.8% to R21,220 million (2012: R19,680 million), 
with average interest-earning banking assets growth of 6.8% (2012 
growth: 7.5%). 

The net interest margin (NIM) increased to 3.57% (2012: 3.53%), led by 
liability margin gains from a lower cost of marginal wholesale funding, 
deposit mix benefits and slightly lower levels of average long-term 
debt, partially offset by a decrease in asset margins. Notwithstanding 
improved risk-adjusted pricing of new advances, the asset margin was 
impacted by mix changes from the planned slowdown in growth of 
personal loans. 

 ■ Sundry income increased to R526 million (2012: R394 million) mostly 
owing to the reversal of insurance provisions following court rulings 
in our favour in June 2013

 ■ Fair value gains of R40 million (2012: R265 million loss) were 

recognised mainly as a result of basis risk on centrally hedged 
banking book positions and accounting mismatches in the hedged 
fixed-rate advances portfolios

Our strategy to grow NIR has resulted in an NIR increase of 13.0% 
(excluding fair value adjustments) on a compound basis since 2009, with 
an increase in the NIR-to-expenses ratio from 78.8% in 2009 to 86.4% in 
2013 (2012: 84.4%) to exceed our medium-to-long-term target of > 85% 
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Expenses
Disciplined cost management, combined with ongoing investment in the 
franchise, resulted in operating expenses growing 9.2% to R22,362 
million (2012: R20,485 million). 

Growth in expenses was primarily driven by:

 ■ An employee-related cost increase of 10.5%, comprising salary 

and wage cost growth of 8.3% following average inflation-related 
annual increases of 6.5% and 1.4% growth in average headcount, 
and a variable-compensation increase in line with Nedbank’s 
financial performance, with the short-term incentive (STI) up 15.9% 
and long-term incentive (LTI) up 23.4%;

 ■ Investment in distribution channels of R151 million;
 ■ Marketing costs growth of 13.3% as we invest in building our 

franchise and transactional banking client base; and 

 ■ A computer processing increase of 10.5% in line with increases in 

business volume growth.

Taxation
The base effect of capital gains tax and secondary tax on companies in 
2012, together with lower levels of dividend income, resulted in a lower 
effective tax rate of 25.2% (2012: 26.8%).

Statement of financial position 
Capital
Strong balance sheet management and organic earnings growth 
during the period caused all capital adequacy ratios to remain well 
above the Basel III minimum regulatory capital requirements and at or 
above the top of Nedbank’s Basel III internal target ranges. 

During the year a total of R3.0 billion of new-style, fully loss-absorbent, 
Basel III-compliant, tier 2 subordinated debt was successfully issued to 
replace the R2.1 billion of Basel II tier 2 capital that matured in 
September 2013. 

Further detail on risk and capital management will be available in the 
Risk and balance sheet management review section of Nedbank’s 
results booklet and the Pillar 3 Report to be published on their website 
at www.nedbankgroup.co.za on 31 March 2014.

Funding and liquidity 
Nedbank’s surplus liquid asset buffer increased to R28.0 billion (2012: 
R24.4 billion), reflecting a strong liquidity position. Nedbank has low 
levels of reliance on interbank and foreign currency funding, and 
continues successfully to diversify and lengthen its funding profile. 

The last quarter average long-term funding ratio was maintained at 
26.2%, supported by the successful conclusion of a R2.0 billion five-year 
commercial-mortgage securitisation in March 2013 as well as R5.8 
billion in senior unsecured debt issued during the year, replacing R3.4 
billion that matured in March and April 2013. Nedbank has been 
compliant with the Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio on a proforma 
basis since 31 December 2012.

Loans and advances
Loans and advances increased 9.9% to R579.4 billion (2012: R527.2 
billion), with good wholesale banking advances growth of 16.1%. 
Gross new advances payouts increased 10.1% to R158.9 billion 
(2012: R144.3 billion).

Banking advances growth in Nedbank Capital remained robust, 
following steady draw-down of the deal pipeline throughout the year, 
including the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer 
Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), of which Nedbank supported over 
a third of the allocated renewable-energy capacity in the first and 
second phases. Growth in the trading advances book came largely 
from foreign-currency placements and deposits placed under reverse 
repurchase agreements related to surplus liquidity and the hedging of 
Nedbank’s liquid asset portfolio. 

The increase in Nedbank Corporate’s advances is comprised of 5.3% 
growth in corporate banking and 11.0% growth in property finance. 
Nedbank’s market-leading commercial property franchise earned the 
accolade of being voted the best property finance bank in SA in the 
PWC SA banking survey 2013. 

Nedbank Business Banking recorded advances growth of 4.4% as the 
small-to-medium-sized enterprises sector continued to experience 
economic pressure throughout 2013.

Retail banking advances continued to grow modestly at 2.5%. 
Advances growth was led by an increase of 14.2% and 13.8% for card 
and vehicle finance respectively, while personal loan and home loan 
advances declined 9.4% and 2.1% respectively in line with the selective 
origination strategy in both advances categories ahead of expected 
interest rate increases. 

At a total level personal loan advances now represent 3.6% and home 
loan advances 23.0% of total advances.

Growth in advances at the centre was led by increased business activity 
in the Rest of Africa, consistent with Nedbank’s focus on deepening its 
Pan-African banking client relationships and expanding its presence 
in Africa.

Deposits
Deposits grew 9.5% to R603.0 billion (2012: R550.9 billion) and a sound 
loan-to-deposit ratio of 96.1% (2012: 95.7%) was maintained. 

The portfolio tilt strategy to drive deposit growth is reflected in good 
contributions seen from all the clusters. Current accounts increased 
5.1% (2012: 7.9%) and savings accounts grew by a strong 30.3% 
(2012: 9.3%), as saving deposits held in Nedbank Wealth were boosted 
by rand depreciation. Call and term deposit balances were 9.7% 
(2012: 9.9%) higher due to increased funding from the commercial and 
asset management sectors. The strategy also focused on increasing 
fixed deposits, which resulted in 16.3% (2012: 8.2%) growth in fixed 
deposits while negotiable certificates of deposit were up 13.7% 
(2012: negative 21.4%).

Economic outlook
The economic outlook for developed economies is expected to be 
more positive in 2014, with accelerated momentum in the US and UK, 
and the Eurozone beginning to show signs of fragile growth. These 
improved prospects, together with the effects of a tapering off of 
quantitative easing, will lead to global volatility and pose downside risk 
to many emerging markets. A further concern is China’s economic 
slowdown, given its importance as a trade partner for SA. 

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Nedbank currently anticipates GDP growth of 2.6% for SA in 2014. 
This is higher than the 1.9% growth in 2013, but remains below growth 
rates required to reduce unemployment levels meaningfully. The key 
drivers are likely to be better export performance and an increase in 
gross fixed-capital formation. Downside risk to growth has increased 
as interest rates have started on an upward trajectory, with a 50 basis 
point increase in January 2014 and further potential increases later in 
the year.

Growth in household credit demand is unlikely to improve in 2014 while 
employment conditions remain poor, real income constrained and 
consumer debt levels high. Growth across most retail advances 
categories will continue to be muted and consumer credit risks are likely 
to increase. The rate and extent of further interest rate increases will 
impact the ability of consumers to service their debt. 

Corporate credit demand is expected to remain above retail credit 
demand, but will continue to be subdued as corporates delay 
committing to new projects in an environment of infrastructure 
constraints and low levels of confidence.

Prospects
In the context of a volatile and uncertain economic outlook forecast risk 
is high. Against this background the financial performance for 2014 is 
currently anticipated as follows: 

 ■ Advances to grow at mid to upper single digits
 ■ NIM to remain at levels similar to those of 2013
 ■ The CLR to be within the new CLR range of 80 to120 basis points, 

improving slightly on 2013 

 ■ NIR (excluding fair value adjustments) to grow at mid to upper single 

digits, incorporating the 0% transactional fee increase in 2014

 ■ Expenses to increase at upper single digits

In the light of the volatile economic conditions Nedbank is currently 
expecting organic diluted HEPS growth in 2014 to be greater than the 
growth in nominal GDP. As usual, this will be updated at our interim 
results presentation.

With regards to Nedbank’s medium-to-long-term targets, the CLR 
target range was amended from 0.60% to 1.00% to 0.80% to 1.20% to 
reflect Nedbank Retail’s more prudent provisioning methodologies and 
asset mix changes. The efficiency ratio target was amended from 
<50.0% to a range of 50.0% to 53.0% to reflect the structurally lower 
interest rate pattern and Nedbank’s strategy of investing for growing 
the franchise. 

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Nedbank data tables (Rand)

Cluster performance

Nedbank Capital
Nedbank Corporate 
Nedbank Business Banking
Nedbank Retail
Nedbank Wealth
Business clusters
Centre including Rest of Africa 

Total (including goodwill)1

Headline earnings (Rm)

2013

1,726 
2,245 
929 
2,539 
900 
8,339 
331 

8,670 

20121

1,431 
1,817 
944 
2,552 
718 
7,462 
21 

7,483 

% Change

20.6%
23.6%
(1.6)%
(0.5)%
25.3%
11.8%

2013

29.4%
26.4%
19.4%
11.6%
36.2%
19.1%

RoE (%)

20121 

25.4%
22.5%
21.5%
12.1%
29.7%
17.9%

15.9%

15.6%

14.8%

1  2012 restated by R27 million to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’
Detailed segmental information is available in the results booklet and on Nedbank’s website at www.nedbankgroup.co.za under the ‘Financial information’ section

Credit loss ratio analysis

Specific impairments 
Portfolio impairments 
Total credit loss ratio

Credit loss ratio

Nedbank Capital
Nedbank Corporate 
Nedbank Business Banking
Nedbank Retail
Nedbank Wealth

Total

FY 2013

H1 2013

 0.95 
 0.11 
 1.06 

2013 

 0.51 
 0.23 
 0.65 
 2.16 
 0.28 

 1.06 

 1.24 
 0.07 
 1.31 

2012 

 1.06 
 0.24 
 0.34 
 2.01 
 0.61 

 1.05 

% banking
advances

11.5%
32.1%
12.0%
38.2%
4.0%

(%)

FY 2012

 0.91 
 0.14 
 1.05 

(%)

Through-the-
cycle target 
ranges

0.10-0.55
0.20-0.35
0.55-0.75
1.50-2.20
0.20-0.40

0.60-1.00

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Capital

Common equity Tier 1 ratio
Tier 1 ratio

Total capital ratio

1  The Basel III regulatory minima are being phased in between 2013 and 2019, and exclude Pillar 2B add-ons

31-Dec-13
ratio 
(Basel III)

31-Dec-12 ratio
 (Basel III)

 12.5 
 13.6 

 15.7 

 11.6 
 13.1 

 15.1 

Internal target 
range 
(Basel III)

10.5-12.5
11.5-13.0

14.0-15.0

(%)

Regulatory 
minimum 
(Basel III)1

4.5%
6.0%

9.5%

Rm

Loans and advances by cluster

Nedbank Capital
Banking activity
Trading activity
Nedbank Corporate
Nedbank Business Banking
Nedbank Retail
Nedbank Wealth 
Centre including Rest of Africa
Total

Nedbank Group targets

Metric

2013 performance

RoE (excluding goodwill)
Growth in diluted headline earnings 

per share

Credit loss ratio
NIR-to-expense ratio
Efficiency ratio
Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio  

(Basel III)

Economic capital

Dividend cover

17.2%

15.0%

1.06%
86.4%
55.2%

31-Dec-13

109,549 
72,066 
37,483 
175,274 
62,785 
195,435 
22,082 
14,247 
579,372 

Medium-to-long-term targets
5% above cost of ordinary 
shareholders’ equity
≥ consumer price index
+ GDP growth + 5%
Between 0.8% and
1.2% of average banking advances
> 85%
50.0% to 53.0%

31-Dec-12

% Change

32.8%
36.7%
25.9%
7.7%
4.4%
2.5%
11.2%
25.9%
9.9%

82,494 
52,732 
29,762 
162,730 
60,115 
190,647 
19,864 
11,316 
527,166 

2014 outlook1

Below target
≥ consumer price index
+ GDP growth 
Meet target,
improving slightly 
At target
At target
At or above the
top end of target

12.5%

10.5% to 12.5%
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP): A debt rating (including 10% capital buffer)

2.11 times

1.75 to 2.25 times

1.75 to 2.25 times

1  Shareholders are advised that these forecasts are based on organic earnings and Nedbank’s latest macro-economic outlook and have not been reviewed or reported on by 

Nedbank’s independent auditors

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BUSINESS REVIEW
PROPERTY & CASUALTY

Tough operating conditions whilst business changes are being implemented

Highlights

Underwriting margin
Underwriting result
Long-term investment return (LTIR)
Income from associate (Zimbabwe)
AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax) 
Gross written premiums
Net earned premiums
Claims ratio
Combined ratio
International solvency ratio
Return on equity

2013 

(4.9)%
(437)
472 
40 
58 
11,315 
8,856 
75.5%
104.9%
54.1%
0.6%

Rm

20121 

% Change

(231)%
(22)%
111%
(88)%
17%
17%

(1.7)%
(132)
608 
19 
475 
9,706 
7,573 
72.4%
101.7%
64.0%
7.1%

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Overview and operating environment
A disappointing underwriting loss of R437 million can largely be 
attributed to severe weather-related losses in the fourth quarter, 
drought conditions leading to poor Agriculture results in the first half 
and a continuing soft market in the South African property and casualty 
sector. The underwriting loss deteriorated from the prior year with the 
margin worsening by 3.2% to a loss of 4.9%. Flood and hail damage 
caused an increase in both claims frequency and severity. The South 
African property and casualty industry has seen combined ratios 
deteriorate significantly during 2013.

Gross written premium grew 17% year on year, reflecting strong 
growth of 36.7% in the Corporate & Niche segment (including 
CGIC) which delivered gross written premiums of R3,527 million 
(2012: R2,581 million). Much of the growth in premiums was due to 
inwards reinsurance business, which primarily consist of open market 
and strategic attritional losses treaty business. Credit Guarantee 
(CGIC) grew 10.8% to R860 million. The Personal segment grew 5.9% 
to R3,065 million and Commercial by 12.1% to R3,935 million with 
Agriculture contributing R145 million and Africa (excl. SA) by 9.3% to 
R788 million. The Personal lines quote to acceptance conversion rate 
fell, reflecting the implementation of tougher underwriting criteria.

iWYZE, our joint venture with the Old Mutual Mass Foundation 
business, achieved solid growth in gross written premium of 10.8%, and 
a significant improvement in the claims ratio. Reflecting the early stage 
in the life cycle of the business, the underwriting margin on iWYZE is 
(42.1)%, an improvement compared to the previous year (54.6)%. In 
2014, premium in iWYZE is expected to grow through substantial 
collaboration with Old Mutual. The retention rate will be improved 
through a combination of accurate customer segmentation, careful 
analysis of renewal lapse rates and appropriate renewal moderation, 
and through the introduction of product innovations aimed at 
improving longevity. We will also work on diversifying the types of risks 
underwritten in the iWYZE book.

The company remains well capitalised with a 54.1% international 
solvency ratio (net assets: net premiums).

Business development
Management have clear action plans to address challenges over the 
current business planning period. The focus will be on:

 ■ Remediating rates and improving risk selection in Personal lines

 — We will continue introducing price increases across the Personal 

book, with the impact expected at renewal

 — We will incorporate improved risk selection on new business
 — Our pricing initiatives will be supported by a greater degree of 

automation in the underwriting process, which will allow for tighter 
control and more effective validation

 ■ Improving claims efficiency and effectiveness while combating 

claims fraud
 — We will implement a new claims operating model which will 

improve efficiencies in Personal lines by adopting a segmented 
approach to claims handling

 — We will focus on improved procurement of claims-related 

expenditure to reduce the average claims cost

 ■ Reducing operating expenses

 — We will keep the annual increase in payroll costs in line with inflation
 — We will reduce IT costs following our migration off a mainframe 

based system

 ■ Improving the operating model

 — We will be reviewing our current operating model in key segments 

and will be introducing improvements aimed at customer 
satisfaction and operational efficiency

 ■ Improving broker distribution capabilities

 — We will provide a single point of contact for each broker with a 

focus on key account management

 — We will improve broker experience by creating continuous 

feedback loops to business

 ■ Creating a high performance culture

 — We will align performance scorecards to the strategy and business 
plan by providing clear and concise messaging on targets and 
introducing robust performance measurement

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The new organisational structure, consisting of Personal, Commercial, 
Corporate & Niche and Africa (excl. SA) has been bedded down over 
the last quarter where executive appointments have been completed 
for our underwriting segments in South Africa. We expect improved 
results as operational efficiencies and strategic objectives begin to 
gain traction.

Underwriting and IFRS AOP results
The deterioration of the underwriting result was materially affected 
by weather-related claims specifically in the fourth quarter with 
R176 million of net losses from flooding in Western Cape and hail 
storms in and around Johannesburg. By segment, Corporate & Niche 
and Commercial lines suffered the most significant reduction in the 
underwriting result by R157 million and R156 million respectively. 
The decrease in the underwriting result led to an 88% reduction in 
AOP and a reduction in RoE from 7.1% to 0.6%. 

Africa (excluding SA)
In Africa (excl. SA), the claims ratio deteriorated to 62.9% (2012: 54.2%) 
mainly due to three large corporate claims in Namibia of R20.5 million 
and two large commercial claims in Botswana of R6.3 million which 
together contributed 5.5% to the claims ratio. An increase in the 
Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) provision added a further 0.8%. 
A 7.3% increase in the Personal lines claims ratio in Namibia from 
74.6% to 81.9% was due to premium rate reductions in an attempt to 
grow the book. Remediation plans have already been implemented 
and we will continue to monitor their progress.

Outlook
In the latter part of the year, whilst there has been some tentative 
impact from remedial action taken in our Personal lines division as the 
policy count begins to stabilise, the continued depreciation of the rand 
has led to increased motor related claims costs on imported parts.

The deterioration in the overall claims ratio to 75.5% (2012: 72.4%) 
was primarily due to higher claims severity in both the Personal and 
Commercial motor classes. However, with re-pricing and other 
remedial actions taking place we are starting to see positive trends. 
There was a higher incidence of fire claims in the Corporate & Niche 
segment, which experienced a claims ratio of 73.4% and drought-
related Agriculture claims.

Despite challenging market conditions experienced in 2013, we expect 
competitors to also increase premiums in response to the rising claims 
cost pressures. We anticipate a hardening of the market in 2014. Our 
primary focus is on restoring the profitability of the business in 2014 
rather than on premium growth. In our Personal segment, greater 
collaboration within the Old Mutual Group will be the driving force 
behind future growth prospects as well as the expansion into Africa.

CGIC generated strong premium growth of 10.8%. However, challenging 
economic conditions have adversely affected its claims and expense ratios, 
resulting in a lower underwriting result compared to the previous year.

Overall, the expense ratio improved by 1% due to a combination of 
the premium growth and a continued focus on expense management.

The net commission ratio was 16.6% for 2013 with a 1.1% increase 
year on year due to changes in business mix and the commencement 
of binder fee regulations, whereby intermediaries provide claims 
handling and policy administration services.

In the longer term, the management team is focused on delivering 
the plan to improve return on equity to 15% to 20% by 2016 through 
the management of claims costs, capital management and 
underwriting margin.

Whilst we are confident that our management actions will have a 
positive impact in achieving our stated targets, we acknowledge that 
an increase in the frequency and severity of weather-related claims 
increases our earnings volatility, given the current business risk profile.

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Strong operational delivery through a changing regulatory environment

Highlights

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
NCCF (£bn)1
FUM (£bn) 
Return on equity
Gross sales1
Life assurance sales (APE)
PVNBP
Non-covered sales1,2
Value of new business
APE margin
PVNBP margin

2013 

217 
2.3 
 78.5 
16%
 14,434 
606 
5,556 
8,207 
 76 
13%
1.4%

£m

2012 

% Change

195 
2.0 
 69.2 
13%
 11,630 
 610 
 5,334 
 5,612 
 62 
10%
1.2%

11%
15%
13%

24%
(1)%
4%
46%
23%

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From Q2 2012 OMAM UK has been reported within Old Mutual Wealth (OM Global Investors) rather than USAM. The comparatives for 2012 have not been restated in respect of 
flows recognised within USAM in Q1 2012
Includes unit trust, mutual fund, ISAs and other sales

Operating environment
Investment markets improved markedly in 2013 and the level of flows to 
the industry reflected this with the move into equity and growth asset 
allocations, as we had anticipated. Significant regulatory change in the 
UK, our major market, arose from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) 
for which we were well prepared. Following the implementation of 
RDR, we have experienced increased demand for packaged 
investment solutions from financial advisers who increasingly seek to 
outsource either elements of, or their entire investment processes. 

During 2013, we developed WealthSelect which is a researched range 
of some of the best investment strategies in the market, available through 
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) funds. Financial advisers will either 
be able to use the range to build portfolios themselves or they can use 
our own managed portfolio service and outsource the management of 
the portfolios to our Multi-Asset team. The launch in Q1 2014 will 
provide us with one of the most comprehensive investment propositions 
in the market, giving advisers a range of options to meet differing client 
needs. We already offer investment solutions for clients focused on 
controlling risk, called Spectrum, and for income, known as Generation.

In our international markets, we offer a market-leading range of 
portfolio bonds which enable clients to invest via our Ireland or Isle of 
Man offshore jurisdictions. Depending on where clients are domiciled 
this provides them with tax efficiency, portability and/or investment 
security, whilst maintaining investment choice and flexibility due to the 
open structure of the products. 

Business developments
We have made significant progress in our strategy of developing into an 
integrated wealth management business. There have been six key steps:

 ■ Creating one business:

 — We have consolidated our management and reporting structure 

and during 2014 we will implement the rebranding of the business 
from Skandia to Old Mutual Wealth. This will enable us to focus 
our brand building activity on one name and help us leverage on 
the Group’s brand strategy.

 ■ Building out the asset management business:

 — With the high profile launch of the OMGI brand, the appointments 
in our UK Equity capabilities and the continued strong investment 
performance, we made good progress against our financial 
targets. At 31 December, over 66% of OMGI funds performed 
above median over a 3 year period and 44% were in the first 
quartile. We are now in the process of investing in the business to 
build a robust, efficient and scaleable investment skill set from 
which we can drive future growth. 

 ■ Widening our proposition:

 — WealthSelect: The new WealthSelect proposition has now been 

launched to the market. Over £1 billion has already transferred in 
from existing portfolios that were administered but not managed 
in-house. The funds are all operated by OMGI, with many of them 
sub-advised to some of the leading fund managers covering all 
the main asset classes. The funds are competitively priced with an 
average Asset Management Charge (AMC) of 52 basis points and 
we provide a full managed portfolio service to advisers and 
clients at no additional charge. We expect to see high demand for 
this proposition during 2014.

 — Product launches: Having revitalised our UK protection 

proposition in late 2012, we have added several new features to 
the critical illness product in 2013. We will continue to make further 
enhancements to this product in 2014 and will grow an established 
presence in the critical illness market.
In early 2013, we added a new high life cover wealth protection 
offering to address the needs of High Net Worth (HNW) investors 
in our international and cross-border markets. The product, known 
as Life Investment Portfolio, has proved highly successful in Latin 
America and we plan to launch a similar offering in Asia during 
the course of 2014. This will allow us to further expand and 
diversify our customer base by accessing a growing share of the 
local HNW wealth segment.

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We have strengthened and revitalised our proposition in South 
Africa by adding a new offering to the product range there. 
Known as the Investment Portfolio+, the product enables investors 
to access a broad range of assets within controlled parameters, 
tailored for a range of investment tiers. The product has had 
successful traction with local investors wishing to benefit from 
greater investment flexibility and we will continue adding new 
features and enhancing the service around this offering 
throughout 2014.

 ■ Transforming our platforms:

 — Wealth Interactive: During the course of 2013, we have continued 
embedding Wealth Interactive, our international cross-border 
platform, into the business. This significantly enhances electronic 
capabilities and straight-through processing across multiple 
currencies, markets, languages and time zones. Wealth Interactive 
is a transformational programme and is changing the way 
advisers interact with us. To support the adoption of the new 
system, we have strengthened our support to advisers by building 
a team of online specialists located internationally, available face 
to face and within the same time zone. As we continue to introduce 
international advisers on to the new technology platform 
throughout 2014, we plan to deliver further enhancements to 
functionality and add new products and features for added value 
and maximum flexibility.

 — UK administration: Our outsourcing arrangement with IFDS is 
progressing well during the scoping phase of the project. It will 
transform our UK platform into one of the most flexible in the 
market with new services and functionality expected to come 
online during 2016.
 ■ Building out distribution:

 — Intrinsic Financial Services: The purchase of Intrinsic is a critical 
part of our strategy of creating a leading wealth management 
business that combines financial advice, investment solutions and 
high quality asset management to deliver first class outcomes for 
our customers.

 — Asia: As new wealth continues to emerge across Asia, our 

ambition is to access a wider range of customers, including local 
investors, across multiple wealth tiers and through different 
channels. To achieve this we are looking to diversify our 
distribution channels, including partnering with institutional 
brokers in order to access local and regional private banks, who 
typically own the relationships with HNW investors. To ensure we 
are well positioned to capture the growth opportunities the region 
can offer, we have strengthened our presence in Asia during the 
year by making a number of senior appointments to support our 
HNW proposition and distribution strategy.

 — AIVA: We will continue to evolve our distribution partnership with 
the AIVA network in Latin America, which involves accessing a 
wider set of investors across the region through local and 
international private banks.

 ■ Managing for value:

 — Heritage businesses: following the closure of the businesses in 
Germany, Austria and Switzerland, our retention strategy has 
been rolled out successfully across the Heritage business in Europe 
with higher than expected top-ups to existing business received 
throughout the year.

IFRS AOP results
Old Mutual Wealth AOP increased by 11% to £217 million (2012: £195 
million) as a result of tight management of expenses and increased fees 
earned on higher average FUM in the period. Profit grew by 19% after 
excluding £13 million of profits from Finland, which was sold in H2 
2012. In 2012, there were exceptional policyholder tax contributions of 
£22 million in part due the move to a new life tax regime. Underlying 
profits before tax have therefore grown from £160 million to £217 million. 

While overall profits continue to grow, the quality of these earnings is 
also improving. The open book activities undertaken by the UK 
Platform, asset management, International cross-border and European 
open businesses contributed £99 million of profit in 2013 compared to 
£68 million in 2012. Operating margin for Old Mutual Wealth 
improved to 36% from 33% in 2012. The reduced cost base in the 
business generated positive operating leverage as revenues rose on 
higher funds under management.

UK Platform profits improved to £13 million from £2 million in the prior 
period reflecting higher FUM and increased inflows over 2013, and 
positive operating leverage as the business maintained a stable cost base.

International cross-border profits, after removing the impact of Finland 
on the 2012 comparative were 11% down on prior year to £49 million. 
The reduction in profit reflects the increased investment in the second 
half of the year in the development and roll-out of the Wealth 
Interactive platform. Total spend was approximately £13 million. 

OMGI profits improved to £15 million from £2 million in the prior 
period reflecting the higher FUM levels in the business, improved 
performance-related fees earned during the year and the continued 
migration of assets from the UK Heritage business to asset offerings at 
OMGI which earn a higher margin. The Europe open business has also 
returned strong results in 2013 following improved sales in Italy and the 
significantly reduced expense base in France. In France we recorded 
an operating profit for the business for the first time, while in Italy we 
exceeded our target return on equity for the local business of 12%. 

The Heritage business continues to generate good results with 
profits of £112 million for 2013 (2012: £126 million), with the prior 
year comparative including the £22 million exceptional policyholder 
tax contribution. The Heritage portfolios contributed 52% of the 
Old Mutual Wealth profit in 2013, down from 65% in 2012, while 
overall profit levels have continued to grow.

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Net client cash flow (NCCF)
NCCF of £2.3 billion increased by 15% on prior year (2012: £2.0 billion) 
as a result of continuing strong sales in the second half of the year on 
the UK Platform, OMGI, and International cross-border businesses.

Funds under management (FUM)
FUM has increased to £78.5 billion, up 13% on the start of 2013 
(December 2012: £69.2 billion) with the continued improvement in the 
equity markets and positive NCCF.

A strong fourth quarter contributed to the UK Platform delivering 
NCCF of £2.4 billion, up 9% on prior year (2012: £2.2 billion). Following 
a challenging start to the year with the implementation of the RDR 
changes, confidence amongst advisers returned and good sales were 
seen for the remainder of the year, particularly across the collective 
investments and ISA products.

The UK Platform assets were £27.3 billion, up 21% on prior year 
(December 2012: £22.6 billion). OMGI investment performance 
remained strong with 44% of Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) 
funds in the first quartile over a three year period and a total of 66% of 
funds above the median. This has contributed to FUM increasing 16% 
to £16.0 billion (December 2012: £13.8 billion). 

In International, NCCF of £0.5 billion was 150% higher than prior year 
(2012: £0.2 billion) with increased sales momentum. 

NCCF from UK third party distribution channels in OMGI reached 
£1.3 billion, continuing to reflect the positive impact of the recent 
appointments within the UK Equities team. New business sales through 
the UK Platform into OMGI funds are 16% for the full year 2013.

Gross outflows from the lower margin Nordic business totalled 
£1.2 billion following the divestment of the business in 2012, although this 
was partially offset by the continued internalisation of funds from the UK 
Heritage business of approximately £1.0 billion (gross) in 2013. The core 
OMGI NCCF excluding this internalisation of funds and the Nordic 
outflows more than doubled to £0.9 billion from £0.4 billion in 2012.

Within Europe, both Italy and France have improved NCCF compared 
with prior year. In Italy NCCF of £395 million was 18% higher than prior 
year (2012: £336 million) as a result of a number of new distribution 
agreements implemented throughout 2013. This has also resulted in 
reduced sales concentration risk locally. In France, following significant 
restructuring, work with key relationships throughout 2013 has seen 
NCCF improve 3% compared with 2012.

Within the European Heritage business, Germany, Austria and 
Switzerland have seen NCCF reduce, as expected, following their 
closure to new business in 2012. NCCF has reduced to £74 million for 
2013 compared to £151 million in the prior year. Effective retention 
strategies continue to ensure that the persistency of this business 
remains ahead of our expectations. 

In the UK, net outflows of legacy assets have declined marginally in 
2013. Market growth in these investments overall has resulted in funds 
under management closing at higher levels than those at the start of the 
year despite a net outflow position during the year.

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We generated gross sales of £14.4 billion, an increase of 24% on the 
prior period (2012: £11.6 billion) with strong sales on the UK platform, 
OMGI and International cross-border businesses.

UK Platform sales increased by 14% to £4.7 billion (2012: £4.1 billion). 
Following the challenging start to the year in the UK market, sales 
momentum built through the year reflecting the improved market 
conditions. The second half of 2013 saw a 7% increase compared with 
the first half of the year due to higher sales of collective investments 
and ISAs.

UK sales from other lines of business were 15% lower than prior year, 
as 2012 sales had benefited from a £182 million premium received 
from an institutional provider. The year ended strongly with sales in the 
last quarter 50% higher than those in the third quarter. 

International cross-border sales of £1,921 million were up 14% on the 
prior period (2012: £1,681 million), benefiting from improved sales in 
South Africa, which were enhanced further by the launch of the IP+ 
product in the second half of 2013. Elsewhere, product launches at the 
end of 2012 were initially slow to gain traction but in 2013 have 
significantly exceeded prior year sales. In Europe we have seen strong 
sales of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS), 
while Hong Kong has benefited from improved Portfolio Bond sales. 
Sales in Latin America have developed well following the AIVA 
acquisition, and have been supported by the addition of the Life Investment 
Portfolio product which was launched in H2 2013. We expect this level 
of sales performance to continue into 2014. Latin America sales benefited 
from some large single premium business towards the end of the year.

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OLD MUTUAL WEALTH
continued

OMGI sales were strong through both UK third party channels and the 
UK Platform. Sales of £7,572 million were up 68% on prior year (2012: 
£4,506 million). Improved sales were seen across the Alternatives and 
Equities asset classes, with the latter benefiting from new appointments 
during the year, the improvement in the markets, consumer confidence 
and a shift from fixed income back into equities. A significant uplift in 
the fourth quarter was achieved, with inflows of 22% of all UK Platform 
sales into OMGI. This is following OMGI’s improved offering, continued 
strong investment performance and the sales teams gaining traction in the 
market after several months of work with brokers’ investment committees. 

Within the European open businesses, we have seen continued strong 
sales in Italy, up 10% on the comparative period to £949 million, as a 
result of increased sales through both established and new distributors. 
Sales in France remained broadly in line with 2012 as the work with 
established distributors during a period of significant change has led 
to us retaining our market share. 

Life and embedded value summary
Gross single premium covered business sales on the UK Platform increased 
by 2% against prior year. Platform sales accounted for £232 million of 
the £606 million total Old Mutual Wealth sales on an APE basis.

In the International market, sales increased by 11% to £201 million on 
an APE basis.

Sales in Europe open portfolios increased by 2% to £127 million, with 
good performance in Italy partially offset by weaker activity levels in 
Poland and France.

The value of new business of £76 million was £14 million higher than 
prior year. Although APE remained largely unchanged, the decline in 
acquisition expenses had a positive impact on the value of new business. 
Overall APE margin has increased from 10% in 2012 to 13% in 2013.

Outlook
We have made significant progress in transforming our business in 
2013 and 2014 will see further change. In the UK, we will launch the 
WealthSelect fund management suite, conclude the terms of our 
administrative outsourcing agreement and broaden our distribution 
capabilities. The objective is to increase our speed to market for our 
proposition and to service customers in the way that they find most 
convenient. We expect the sales momentum to continue into 2014 
as we introduce further protection and retirement enhancements.

With Wealth Interactive implemented in International, we intend to 
increase our penetration in the markets we operate delivering flexible 
and user friendly products on an efficient platform.

We continue the planning for our outsourcing contract to boost product 
capability and lower our cost base from 2017 onwards. We expect an 
additional cash cost of approximately £140 million of the outsourcing 
agreement to be spent in the period of 2014-2016, which will be 
reported as exceptional IFRS costs and so excluded from adjusted 
operating profit.

The acquisition of the distribution business Intrinsic Financial Services, 
will allow us to diversify our distribution by becoming a ‘complementary’ 
advice channel, and will better position us to offer our own solutions. 
Given the substantial changes occurring in the industry, this move will 
solidify and maintain our presence in the advisory channel in the UK. 
It will also allow us to compete with other product providers who are 
acquiring their own distributors.

A revitalised Asia strategy will be launched at the end of Q1 2014 with 
the exclusive sales agreement with a leading institutional broker signed 
in December. We expect further collaboration with AIVA in Latin 
America, with the Life Investment Portfolio building a strong pipeline 
at the end of 2013 for 2014.

In OMGI, we expect continued strong growth of the UK Equity and 
Alternatives desks as well as through the Spectrum fund range. We 
remain focused on the launch of our multi-asset offerings including 
our Foundation fund in addition to developing our investment 
proposition in Asia.

At the same time as the WealthSelect launch in Q1 2014, there will be 
the final transfer of the heritage assets from the UK to OMGI of around 
£400 million. A final £200 million in Nordic outflows is expected in 2014. 

We announced in November that we had agreed to sell our Polish 
business, as part of our commitment to simplify our operations and 
focus on a select number of core growth markets. The transaction is 
subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and 
we expect to complete the sale in the next six months.

Given our current business profile and our ability to improve margin 
through increasing sales of our funds through our platforms, we remain 
confident of achieving our financial targets for Old Mutual Wealth and 
developing it into a fully-fledged wealth management business. 

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Old Mutual Wealth data tables (Sterling) 

Adjusted operating profit 

Invest & Grow markets
UK Platform
UK Other1
International2
Old Mutual Global Investors3

Total Invest & Grow
Manage for Value markets
Europe – open book4
Heritage business5

Total Manage for Value

Total Old Mutual Wealth

Includes Protection, Series 6 pensions, and UK Institutional business 

1 
2  Comparative includes Finland, which was sold in H2 2012 and contributed £13 million of AOP in 2012
3  OMAM (UK) profits were recorded in USAM up until its transfer to OMGI in Q2 2012
4 

Includes business written in France, Italy and Poland
Includes UK Heritage and Europe Heritage book (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

5 

2013 

2012 

% Change

£m

13 
6 
49 
15 

83 

22 
112 

134 

217 

2 
1 
68 
2 

73 

(4)
126 

122 

195 

550% 
500% 
(28%)
650% 

14% 

650% 
(11%)

10% 

11% 

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1-Jan-13

Gross sales

Redemptions

Net flows

Invest & Grow markets
UK Platform1
UK Other2
International 
Old Mutual Global Investors3,4

Total Invest & Grow
Manage for Value markets
Europe – open book5
Heritage business6

Total Manage for Value

Elimination of intra-Group assets4,7

Total Old Mutual Wealth 

22.6 
4.7 
13.9 
13.8 

55.0 

5.9 
14.3 

20.2 

(6.0)

69.2 

4.7 
0.8 
1.9 
7.6 

(2.3)
(0.9)
(1.4)
(6.9)

15.0 

(11.5)

1.3 
0.7 

2.0 

(2.6)

(0.8)
(1.8)

(2.6)

2.0 

14.4 

(12.1)

2.4 
(0.1)
0.5 
0.7 

3.5 

0.5 
(1.1)

(0.6)

(0.6)

2.3 

Market  
and other 
movements

£bn

31-Dec-13

2.3 
1.0 
0.6 
1.5 

5.4 

0.2 
2.2 

2.4 

(0.8)

7.0 

27.3 
5.6 
15.0 
16.0 

63.9 

6.6 
15.4 

22.0 

(7.4)

78.5 

Includes Protection, Series 6 pensions and UK Institutional business

1  UK Platform FUM excludes intra-group assets from our International business of £1.5 billion in 2013 (2012: £1.4 billion)
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3  OMGI redemptions include Nordic sale-related net outflow of £1.0 billion in 2013 (2012: £0.1 billion) 
4  OMGI and intra-Group eliminations include net inflows from the Heritage business of £0.9 billion (2012: nil)
5 

Includes business written in France, Italy and Poland
Includes UK Heritage and Europe Heritage (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

6 
7  Assets and flows managed by OMGI on behalf of other Old Mutual Wealth businesses

Further financial information on the performance of the business can be found in the Financial Disclosure Supplement on our  
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US ASSET MANAGEMENT

Strong net client cash flows of $16.3 billion and AOP up by 21%, as business momentum continues

Highlights1

AOP (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
Operating margin, before non-controlling interests²
Operating margin, after non-controlling interests²
Net client cash flows ($bn) 
Funds under management ($bn) 

2013

174 
33%
29%
16.3 
257.4 

2012 
Continuing

151 
32%
28%
1.4 
208.6 

Change

15%

 14.9 
23%

2012
Reported 

144 
28%
24%
(0.4)
208.6 

$m

Change

21%

 16.7 
23%

1  Continuing operations exclude affiliates disposed of during 2012 and OMAM(UK), which was transferred to Old Mutual Wealth in Q2 2012. Includes Echo Point which was 

discontinued in Q4 2013

2  Comparative operating margin has been restated following the adoption of IFRS 10 in respect of Heitman

Overview 
Business momentum continued in 2013 for USAM, including AOP and 
operating margin growth, sustained positive net client cash flows, and 
strong long-term investment performance. IFRS AOP of $174 million 
increased by 21% on the reported 2012 result. Net client cash inflows 
were $16.3 billion, representing 7.8% of beginning FUM (2012: $0.4 
billion net outflow on a reported basis), which coupled with positive 
market conditions led to 23% growth in FUM for the year. 

Investment performance for continuing operations 
Over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended 31 December 2013, 
48%, 90% and 88% of assets outperformed benchmarks, compared to 
39%, 62% and 81% at 30 September 2013 and 62%, 66% and 76% at 
31 December 2012. The improvement in three-year performance from 
30 September 2013 was driven by one value equity product 
outperforming its respective benchmark, while the improvement in 
one-year performance relates largely to select global equity products. 

IFRS AOP results and operating margin
Operating results
USAM delivered a strong level of AOP in 2013 while supporting 
key growth initiatives including further build-out of our global 
distribution capabilities. 

USAM also evaluates investment performance weighted by the revenue 
generated by its products. As of 31 December 2013, assets representing 
66%, 91% and 84% of revenue outperformed benchmarks over the 
one-, three- and five-year periods (31 December 2012: 67%, 71% 
and 68%).

Continued strong long-term investment performance and improved 
distribution capabilities remain key to generating future positive 
cash flows. 

IFRS AOP increased by 21% on a reported basis (2012: $144 million) 
and 15% on a continuing basis (2012: $151 million) largely due to 
increases in management fees resulting from higher average FUM than 
the comparative period. Reported results also benefited from the 
divestiture activity undertaken during 2012. 

Revenues of $609 million for the period were 14% higher than 2012 
continuing operations ($536 million), driven by higher average FUM.

AOP margin before non-controlling interests increased by 5% to 33% 
from reported results in the prior year (1% increase on a continuing 
basis), reflecting the 2012 divestitures and operating leverage as 
revenue has increased. On a post non-controlling interests basis, 
reported operating margin increased 5% to 29%, and has continued 
to progress towards the upper end of our targeted 25% to 30% range. 

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Opening FUM
Gross inflows
Gross outflows

Total client driven net flows
Hard asset disposals 

Net client cash flows
Disposals
Transferred to Old Mutual Wealth
Market and other

Closing FUM

Continuing operations

Disposed of or 
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2013

208.6 
39.9 
(22.6)

17.3 
(1.0)

16.3 
(1.6)
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34.1 

2012¹

183.3 
28.7 
(25.3)

3.4 
(2.0)

1.4 
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23.9 

257.4 

208.6 

2012 

48.2 
3.4 
(5.2)

(1.8)
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(1.8)
(42.0)
(6.6)
2.2 

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$bn

Reported

2012 

231.5 
32.1 
(30.5)

1.6 
(2.0)

(0.4)
(42.0)
(6.6)
26.1 

208.6

¹   Continuing operations exclude affiliates disposed of during 2012 and OMAM(UK), which was transferred to Old Mutual Wealth in Q2 2012. Includes Echo Point which was 

discontinued in Q4 2013

Operating results
FUM increased by 23% to $257.4 billion (31 December 2012: $208.6 
billion) with $34.1 billion of market appreciation (contributing 16.3% 
growth) and $16.3 billion of net client cash inflows (contributing 7.8% 
growth). During Q4 2013, the decision was made to close Echo Point 
Investment Management, reducing FUM by $1.6 billion. 

FUM consists primarily of long-term investment products diversified 
across equities (60.2%), fixed income (26.8%) and alternative 
investments (13.0%).

Net client cash inflows were $16.3 billion for the period (2012 reported 
results: $0.4 billion net outflow, 2012 continuing operations: $1.4 billion 
net inflow), representing 7.8% of opening FUM. Net inflows were highly 
diversified, with six out of the eight affiliates reporting positive or 
flat flows.

Net client cash inflows during the period are expected to result in a 
$46.9 million positive impact to annualised revenue, relating to higher 
fee equity products ($24.3 million), alternatives ($13.0 million), and fixed 
income products ($9.6 million).

Gross inflows totalled $39.9 billion (2012 reported results: $32.1 billion, 
2012 continuing operations: $28.7 billion), with flows in global fixed 
income, international equities, dividend focus equities and emerging 
markets equities. Gross inflows of $13.1 billion were from new client 
accounts. Gross inflows of $15.5 billion came from non-US clients 
during the period. 

Gross outflows totalled $23.6 billion (2012 reported results: $32.5 
billion, 2012 continuing operations: $27.3 billion), concentrated in US 
value equities, along with international equities and global fixed 
income. Gross outflows of $1.0 billion relate to investment-driven hard 
asset disposals by Heitman, USAM’s real estate manager. 

USAM’s Global Distribution initiative raised $4.5 billion in total assets 
funded in 2013; NCCF sourced by Global Distribution represented 23% 
of the total NCCF for the year. Non-US clients currently account for 36% 
of FUM (31 December 2012: 35%). International equity, emerging 
markets, global equity, global fixed income and currency products 
account for 52% of year-end FUM (31 December 2012: 52%).

Business developments
During Q4 2013, USAM announced plans to close its international 
equity investment affiliate, Echo Point Investment Management LLC, 
a process which will be completed during Q1 2014. 

USAM’s UK-based global fixed income manager, Rogge Global 
Partners, announced the appointment of David Jacob, effective from 
13 January 2014, as successor to the firm’s founder and chief executive 
officer, Olaf Rogge. Mr. Rogge will continue as chairman and co-chief 
investment officer.

Outlook
Assuming favourable market conditions, USAM expects strong business 
performance and financial growth to continue in 2014, including 
sustained positive net client cash flows and an operating margin of 
greater than 30%, pre non-controlling interests. On an ongoing basis, 
USAM continues to target average annual net client cash inflows of 
3% to 5% of opening FUM.

Global equity market trends whilst volatile suggest that investor 
preferences may shift from fixed income to equity products in 2014. The 
impact on USAM of such a shift depends on the specific nature of this 
shift, although generally equity fees are higher than fixed income fees.

USAM’s Global Distribution team experienced a strong and successful 
start to its non-US initiatives in 2013 with several significant fundings of 
mandates won with their assistance. USAM remains focused on 
investing in affiliate growth initiatives and further penetration of 
non-US markets through its Global Distribution initiative.

We will also continue to explore selective inorganic growth 
opportunities which are additive to the portfolio and fill critical product 
or asset class gaps within our business.

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NON-CORE BUSINESS – BERMUDA

Bermuda remains a non-core business. Its results are excluded from 
the Group’s IFRS AOP, except for the interest expense charged to AOP 
relating to the inter-company loans from Bermuda.

Overview and operating environment
Bermuda has continued to implement its run-off strategy of risk 
reduction while managing for value. Favourable experience continued 
with contracts containing the Universal Guarantee Option (UGO) 
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB) experiencing 
higher than assumed surrender rates during the 5-year top-up period 
that ended in August 2013. The total cash cost of the top-ups made to 
contracts reaching their 5-year anniversary dates between 5 January 
2012 and 29 August 2013 was $525 million, significantly lower than the 
31 December 2011 projection of $689 million, mainly as a result of 
favourable equity market movements during the period. 

In December 2013, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) agreed 
to the release of $100 million of capital through the cancellation of 
inter-company loan notes. This was in addition to the $450 million of 
capital release approved in July 2013. The release of capital reflects the 
reduction in size of the remaining liabilities, risk management strategy 
and de-risking actions taken. 

Surrender development
In aggregate, there was $1,210 million of surrenders in 2013 (2012: 
$1,929 million). At 31 December 2013 around 81% of the non-Hong 
Kong UGO GMAB policies and around 67% of the Hong Kong policies 
originally written (by guarantee amount) had surrendered on or after 
their 5-year anniversary date. 

The development of the Bermuda policyholder account values is shown below:

$m

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31-Dec-12

% Change

1,031 
407 

1,438 

1,856 
679 

2,535 

(44)%
(40)%

(43)%

 ■ $84 million (2012: $229 million) related to the variable annuity 

guarantee reserve on the GMAB policies

 ■ $204 million (2012: $416 million) related to other policyholder 
liabilities. These included deferred and fixed indexed annuity 
business as well as variable annuity fixed credited interest investments

The majority of the variable annuity guarantee reserve relates to 
contracts with UGO GMABs. The 2013 year-end UGO GMAB reserve 
was $79 million, a decrease of $140 million over the year, due mainly to 
the realisation of the remaining 5-year top-ups, improved overall equity 
market levels, rising US interest rates performance and the high level of 
UGO GMAB surrenders experienced. 

Highest Anniversary Value
On an account value basis at 31 December 2013, 86% of the UGO 
GMAB book had a HAV feature, providing policyholders with a 
10-year guarantee value based on their highest policy value at any 
anniversary date. As at 31 December 2013, 9% of the total UGO 
GMAB book had a 10-year guarantee above 120%. 

Reserve development
The UGO GMAB reserve relates to the full remaining period of the 
relevant policies, including the 10-year 120% top-up of total premiums 
and any contracts with a HAV feature. 

The table below shows the level of guarantee reserves and, in respect 
of the UGO GMAB fifth-anniversary guarantees, the cumulative 
top-ups paid over 2012-13:

Period

Account Value: GMAB
Account Value: Non-GMAB

Total Account Value

Business developments
A 5-year hedge was purchased in Q2 2013 for the 10-year risk 
associated with the highest anniversary value (HAV) feature of the 
Hong Kong policies which could potentially arise in 2017-18. The 
structured “look back” options (HAV Options) provide protection 
against markets rising above the 120% guarantee and then 
subsequently falling. This is designed to reduce future volatility of 
earnings and capital requirements emanating from the HAV. 

The risks below the 120% guarantee continue to be managed by the 
dynamic hedge programme at a 50% hedge ratio as at 31 December 
2013 for the residual non-US dollar currency exposures and equity 
market risk.

Key Metrics and Outcomes
IFRS results
The IFRS post-tax profit for the period was $51 million (2012: 
$254 million), due to net realised gains on the bond portfolio and 
the favourable guarantee performance, net of hedging. The decrease 
on prior year profit was mainly due to reduced fee revenue in 2013 
given the run-off of the book, reduced investment income following 
the liquidation of the investment portfolio, losses booked on the 
HAV Options and lower favourable lapse experience and 
assumption changes.

Total insurance liabilities
Of year-end insurance liabilities totalling $1,522 million (2012: 
$2,764 million):

 ■ $1,234 million (2012: $2,119 million) was held in separate accounts 

relating to variable annuity investments, of which $1,031 million was 
related to GMAB policies (2012: $1,856 million)

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Calculation Date

31-Dec-11
31-Dec-12
31-Dec-13

1  To meet UGO GMAB fifth anniversary payments
2 

Estimated cash cost before gains on hedge options

Treasury management of Bermuda assets 
The Bermuda business assets backing the liabilities include:

Cash and other liquid assets
Treasury portfolio
Fixed income general account portfolio
Collateral for hedge assets & FV of equity options
Inter-company loan notes
Investment in affiliated subsidiary (Group seed investments)
Separate account assets
Other assets

Total Assets

The fixed income portfolio has been substantially sold except for 
a residual amount of less liquid holdings. The balance is $5 million 
as at 31 December 2013 (31 December 2012: $195 million). The sales 
of investments were undertaken during Q2 2013 to realise gains at 
prevailing favourable market conditions. The cash realised has been 
utilised to meet surrender activity and withdrawals. 

The inter-company loan notes are structured in tranches allowing 
capital and treasury management flexibility, when cash is required from 
this source. Additional cash funding may also be required to provide 
for margin collateral due to the dynamic hedging activity depending 
on market movements and changes in hedging strategy. 

Collateral posted for the hedge assets will adjust as the liabilities 
develop and could be released back to the business as the 
business evolves. 

Capital and surplus
Statutory capital and surplus decreased to $604 million at 
31 December 2013 (31 December 2012: $1,105 million), reflecting the 
cumulative capital release of $550 million approved by the BMA during 
the year, and after the $51 million profit. Capital allocated to the 
business on a local level includes the inter-company loan notes from 
the business to the Group.

Guarantee 
reserves for 
UGO GMAB

1,035 
219 
79 

Actual 
cumulative 
top-ups 

paid¹,²

–
425 
525 

Estimated 
remaining 
top-up 
payment¹,²

689 
105 
–

$m

Total estimated 

cash cost¹,²

689 
530 
–

$m

31-Dec-13

31-Dec-12

% Change

71 
62 
5 
32 
466 
260 
1,234 
27 

2,157 

268 
62 
195 
52 
1,032 
260 
2,119 
58 

4,046 

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–
(97)%
(38)%
(55)%
–
(42)%
(53)%

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regulatory basis will be influenced by the nature and extent of the 
run-off of the book of business in Bermuda and the amount of the 
investment hedge in place. We expect to continue to review the 
regulatory capital requirement regularly with the BMA in 2014.

Strategy and outlook
Old Mutual Bermuda will continue to implement its run-off strategy 
of reducing risk while managing for value, with liability management, 
fund management, hedging and de-risking initiatives for the remaining 
book, including the 10-year 120% guarantee and HAV policies still in 
force. The remaining UGO GMAB reserves will change in response to 
movements in exchange rates, interest rates, equity markets, surrender 
activity and the effluxion of time. The overall remaining guarantee cost 
is subject to the performance and extent of the hedging activity. 

Going forward, it is expected that fee income will broadly match 
operating expenses, whilst the prospects for significantly higher than 
assumed lapses of remaining policies have in all likelihood reduced, 
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Group financial highlights

Group highlights¹

Adjusted operating profit (IFRS basis, pre-tax)
Adjusted operating earnings per share (IFRS basis)
Group net margin2
Return on equity3
Net asset value per share
Adjusted Group MCEV per share
Gross sales

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth4
Net client cash flow (£bn)
Funds under management (£bn) 
Total dividend for the year

2012 (constant 
currency)

1,402 
15.2p
46bps

127.6p

21,702 
10,072 
11,630 
4.5 
246.2 

2013

1,612 
18.4p
48bps
13.6% 
137.7p
207.5p
25,364 
10,930 
14,434 
15.5 
293.8 
8.1p

Change

15%
21%
2bps

8%

17%
9%
24%

19%

2012 (as 
reported)

1,612 
17.5p
50bps  
13.0% 
145.8p
220.5p
23,314 
11,684 
11,630 
5.0 
262.2 
7.0p

£m

Change

–
5%
(2)bps
60bps
(6)%
(6)%
9%
(6)%
24%

12%
1.1p

1  The figures in the table are in respect of core continuing businesses only
2  Ratio of AOP before tax to average funds under management in the period
3  RoE is calculated as core business IFRS AOP (post-tax) divided by average ordinary shareholders’ equity (ie. excluding the perpetual preferred callable securities). Comparative 

restated as required following adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’
From Q2 2012, OMAM(UK) has been reported within Old Mutual Wealth rather than USAM

4 

Movements in foreign exchange rates
The rand to sterling average exchange rate weakened by 16% in 2013, 
reducing reported sterling earnings from our South African businesses. 
The rand closing rate was 27% lower than at 2012 year-end, reducing 
sterling reported IFRS and MCEV net asset values as well as FUM. 
The US dollar to sterling average rate strengthened by 1%, increasing 
reported sterling earnings from USAM. 

Adjusted operating profit (AOP) and net free surplus
Pre-tax AOP for 2013 was £1,612 million, an increase of 15% on a 
constant currency basis with growth in fees and improved operational 
efficiency. AOP earnings per share were up 21% to 18.4p on a constant 
currency basis. The weakening in the rand to sterling average 
exchange rate of 16% reduced sterling earnings such that the profits on 
a reported basis remained flat.

Net free surplus of £811 million was generated in the period 
representing 81% of AOP generated by the business units after tax and 
non-controlling interests. Of this, £544 million of cash was remitted by 
the operating units. 

Group net margin 
Constant currency Group net margin increased by 2 basis points from 
46 to 48 basis points. The increase was due to higher net margins in 
USAM and Nedbank, partially offset by lower net margins in Emerging 
Markets, Old Mutual Wealth and Property & Casualty.

Return on equity 
Core Group RoE was 13.6%, against a comparable 2012 RoE of 13.0% 
as earnings grew faster than the growth in retained equity. 

Net asset value
On a constant currency basis, the net asset value per share has increased 
by 10.1p to 137.7p (2012: 127.6p). This is mainly due to profit attributable 
to the parent of 14.4p offset by dividends paid in the year of 7.35p. 
On a reported basis, net asset value per share decreased by 8.1p.

Adjusted Group MCEV per share 
The adjusted Group MCEV per share decreased by 13.0p to 207.5p. 
Adjusted operating MCEV earnings of 17.9p were more than offset 
by 24.9p relating to the adverse impact of the rand depreciation as 
well as a further 2.6p relating to the decline in the sterling market 
value of Nedbank. 

Gross sales
Gross sales for Emerging Markets grew 9% to £10,930 million. 
Sales growth in our South African retail and corporate businesses 
were particularly strong, with further support from Africa (excl. SA). 
Gross sales in Old Mutual Wealth were £14,434 million, led by UK 
Platform and OMGI inflows. 

Net client cash flow (NCCF)
The Group had strong positive NCCF of £15.5 billion (2012: £4.5 billion 
net inflow). USAM saw significant net client cash inflows of £10.4 billion 
(2012 continuing operations: £0.9 billion), reflecting improved 3-year 
investment performance as well as positive market trends. Old Mutual 
Wealth NCCF was £2.3 billion (2012: £2.0 billion); the positive net 
inflows reflecting the momentum in our proposition as we attract new 
customers and further enhance our asset management offerings. 
Emerging Markets NCCF improved from £1.1 billion to £1.6 billion as 
a result of strong flows from our Retail Affluent, Mass Foundation and 
OMIG businesses. 

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Funds under management (FUM)
FUM increased by 19% to £293.8 billion on a constant currency basis 
and by 12% on a reported basis, with NCCF of £15.5 billion.

Positive market movements accounted for £34.3 billion with equity 
markets finishing strongly in 2013 despite a very volatile period in the 
first half of the year. The FTSE100, S&P 500, MSCI World and the JSE 
All-Share indices were up by 14.4%, 29.6%, 24.1% and 17.8% 
respectively over the year. 

helped to reduce the negative impact from the further decline in the 
FSV rate in the first part of 2013. The hedge programme was continued 
in H2 2013 but will be reviewed during 2014 given developments in 
economic conditions and the prevailing interest rate environment.

Dividend
The full year dividend of 8.1 pence, or its equivalent in local currency 
for those shareholders on overseas registers, represents an increase 
of 16% on the prior year. 

FUM in Emerging Markets was up 16% to £48.1 billion and Old Mutual 
Wealth was up by 13% to £78.5 billion. USAM FUM increased by 23% 
to £155.3 billion on a comparable basis, excluding affiliates which were 
sold in 2012.

Converting the sterling final dividend at the exchange rate prevailing 
on 21 February 2014, the dividend to South African shareholders for 
the full year 2013 was 48% higher than the 2012 full year dividend in 
rand terms. 

Other economic impacts
South African long-term interest rates moved significantly during the 
course of 2013, with the 10-year government bond yield used as the 
Financial Soundness Valuation (FSV) rate decreasing during the first 
half to a low point of 6.2% and then rising with global macro condition 
changes to close at 8.1%, up on the 2012 year-end level of 6.9%. 

The interim dividend paid on 31 October 2013 was 2.1 pence. 

Subject to being approved by shareholders at the Group’s Annual 
General Meeting on 15 May 2014, the final dividend will be paid on 
30 May 2014. A separate announcement on the key dividend dates 
for the 2013 final dividend is made with these preliminary results.

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consequent impact on IFRS profits, Emerging Markets has a programme 
in place which largely hedged the risk of interest rate volatility and 

£m

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AOP analysis

Core operations
Emerging Markets2
Nedbank
Property & Casualty2
Old Mutual Wealth
US Asset Management

Finance costs
Long-term investment return on excess assets
Net interest payable to non-core operations
Corporate costs
Other net income

Adjusted operating profit before tax
Tax on adjusted operating profit

Adjusted operating profit after tax
Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares
Non-controlling interests – preferred securities

Adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

Adjusted weighted average number of shares (millions)
Adjusted operating earnings per share (pence)

2013 

590 
797 
4 
217 
111 

1,719 
(92)
43 
(11)
(54)
7 

1,612 
(424)

1,188 
(279)
(19)

890 

4,836 
18.4 

611 
825 
37 
195 
91 

1,759 
(130)
54 
(18)
(54)
1 

1,612 
(440)

1,172 
(281)
(50)

841 

4,818 
17.5 

1  The comparative period has been restated as required following the adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’ and IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
2  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparative information for 2012 has been restated

(3)%
(3)%
(89)%
11%
22%

(2)%
(29)%
(20)%
(39)%
– 
600%

– 
(4)%

1%
(1)%
(62)%

6%

– 
5%

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AOP from the core continuing business units decreased by 2%, with 
increases in each of Old Mutual Wealth and US Asset Management 
offset by lower results in Emerging Markets and Nedbank primarily 
due to the rand depreciation and Property & Casualty due to the 
underwriting losses incurred. 

Finance costs reduced from £130 million to £92 million, reflecting the 
lower level of debt outstanding following the completion of our debt 
repayment programme in 2013 and the one-off costs associated with 
tendering senior debt in 2012. 

The long-term investment return decreased by 20% on the comparative 
period with the reduction in the LTIR rates from the start of the year and 
the effect of the weakening rand exchange rate more than offsetting a 
higher level of net assets. 

Corporate costs were flat on prior year. 

The aggregated impact of all these factors meant that adjusted 
operating profit before tax was £1,612 million in both 2013 and 2012 
on a reported basis. 

The repayment of preference share instruments in the period 
contributed to the reduction in non-controlling interests from 
£331 million to £298 million.

The tax charge was at an effective rate of 26%, slightly lower than 2012, 
although in line with previous guidance. 

The 2014 long-term rates for Emerging Markets, Mutual & Federal and 
Old Mutual Wealth are 8.6%, 7.4% and 1.0% respectively. The asset 
allocation in Emerging Markets will continue to be split 75% cash and 
bonds and 25% equity. 

Free surplus generation 
Our businesses have continued to be efficient at converting profit into 
free surplus, with an 81% conversion rate (2012: 81%) and a total free 
surplus of £811 million generated in the period (2012: £814 million). 

Cash and liquidity

Opening cash and liquid assets at holding company 

at 1 January 2013

Operational inflows
Operational receipts from Northern hemisphere businesses 
Operational receipts from emerging market businesses 
Total operational inflows

Operational outflows
Interest paid
Debt repayment
Group Head Office costs
Other operational flows
Ordinary cash dividends
Total operational outflows

£m

472 

210 
334 
544 

(78)
(176)
(34)
39 
(336)
(585)

114 

545 

After tax and non-controlling interests, IFRS adjusted operating profit 
increased by 6% on a reported basis. 

Net capital flows

Further information on the Group’s non-core business (Bermuda) is 
included in the Business review. 

Closing cash and liquid assets at holding company 

at 31 December 2013

Group and subsidiary RoE 
The Group RoE improved to 13.6% in 2013 from 13.0% in 2012 with 
progress made in all our major operating units. The Property & 
Casualty RoE was reduced due to increased underwriting losses and 
lower investment returns. The Group continues to target RoE in the 
range of 12% to 15%. 

Group RoE

Emerging Markets1,2
Nedbank
Property & Casualty2 4
Old Mutual Wealth3
US Asset Management4

Group RoE5

2013

25.0%
15.6%
0.6%
15.9%
15.1%

13.6%

2012 

25.0%
14.8%
7.1%
13.0%
13.4%

13.0%

1  Within Emerging Markets, OMSA, Africa (excl. SA) and Asia calculated as return on 

allocated capital; Latin America calculated as return on average equity

2  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging 

3 

Markets. Comparative information for 2012 has been restated
IFRS AOP (post tax) divided by average shareholders’ equity, excluding goodwill, 
PVIF and other acquired intangibles
IFRS AOP (post tax and NCI) divided by average shareholders’ equity 
4 
5  Core business IFRS AOP (post tax and NCI) divided by average ordinary 

shareholders’ equity

Long-Term Investment Return (LTIR)
The LTIR rates are reviewed annually and reflect the returns expected 
on the chosen asset classes. The 2013 long-term rates for Emerging 
Markets, Mutual & Federal and Old Mutual Wealth were 8.0% (2012: 
9.0%), 7.4% (2012: 8.6%) and 1.0% (2012: 1.5% to 2.0%) respectively. 

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Operational cash inflows to holding company
The remittances to the holding company on a cash-paid basis were 
£544 million in 2013, which is 54% of AOP before central expenses. 
Operational flows from emerging markets totalled £334 million, of 
which £172 million related to rand payments made by the South African 
holding company to local shareholders through dividend access trust 
arrangements. In addition, Old Mutual plc has received £105 million of 
flows from each of USAM and Old Mutual Wealth. 

Rand receipts routinely cover the full Group dividend for a given year. 

Operational cash outflows and distributions by holding company
Interest paid represents the cash cost of servicing the holding 
company’s debt instruments and totalled £78 million for 2013 (2012: 
£142 million). The reduction on the prior year was due to the non-
recurrence of costs associated with tendering senior debt in 2012 as 
well as the completion of the Group’s debt repayment plan during 
2013. Holding company debt amounting to £176 million was repaid 
through an open market tender in 2013. 

In addition, the Group distributed £336 million of cash to shareholders 
through dividend payments in the period, which included the 
£172 million paid in South Africa. 

The cash component of Group head office costs of £34 million were net 
of a number of one-off inflows, including the settlement of a number of 
outstanding intra-group balances.

Net capital flows
Old Mutual plc has received £44 million and £120 million in respect 
of the transfer to Old Mutual South Africa of its ownership of shares 
in the Chinese joint venture and in the Colombian and Mexican 
businesses respectively. 

In May 2013, the Group provided £27 million of funding to OM 
Bermuda in support of hedging the Highest Anniversary Value (HAV) 
risk on the remaining liabilities. A further £23 million of outflows related 
to the investment of seed capital.

Liquidity
At 31 December 2013, the Group had available liquid assets and 
undrawn committed facilities of £1.3 billion (2012: £1.7 billion). The 
reduction in headroom is the result of debt repaid during the period, 
combined with a reduction in the Group’s committed Revolving Credit 
Facility (RCF) from £1,200 million to £800 million. The unutilised portion 
of this facility forms part of the holding company’s overall liquidity 
headroom and, in addition to this facility and the cash at Old Mutual 
plc, each of the individual businesses also maintains liquidity to support 
its normal trading operations. 

At 31 December 2013, the Group had $466 million of inter-company 
loan notes outstanding to Old Mutual Bermuda following the Bermuda 
Monetary Authority’s agreement during the year to the cancellation of 
a total of $550 million of loan notes held at 31 December 2012. 
Additional cash funding for the business may be required; for example, 
to provide for margin collateral due to the dynamic hedging activity, 
depending on market movements and changes in hedging strategy. 

Capital and leverage
Debt strategy, profile and maturities
The Group excluding Nedbank had gross debt on an IFRS basis 
of £1,342 million at 31 December 2013 (2012: £1,569 million). 
In November 2013 we reduced Group debt by a further £176 million 
via an open market tender, to complete our stated debt reduction 
target of £1.7 billion. Following the tender, there are no plans to repay 
further Group debt in the immediate future. 

The Group has first calls on debt instruments amounting to €374 million 
(£311 million) in November 2015 and £273 million in March 2020. 
In addition, the Group has £112 million of senior debt maturing in 
October 2016. The £500 million bond issued in June 2011 matures in 
June 2021. Included in subordinated Group debt at the year-end is a 
R3 billion debt instrument with a first call in October 2015, issued by 
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa).

Business local statutory capital cover
The Group’s subsidiary businesses continue to have strong local 
statutory capital cover.

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 

(South Africa)
Mutual & Federal1
UK
Nedbank2

Common equity Tier 1:
Tier 1:
Total:

Bermuda3

31-Dec-13

31-Dec-12

3.3x
1.8x
2.7x

12.5%
13.6%
15.7%
1.4x

4.0x
1.8x
2.3x

11.6%
13.1%
15.1%
1.6x

1 

Local statutory cover is based on interim Solvency Assessment and Management 
(SAM) framework for non-life insurers, implemented on 1 January 2012
2  This includes unappropriated profits and is calculated on a Basel III basis
3  Based on Bermuda’s insurance (Prudential Standards) Class E Capital Rules

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Financial Groups Directive results
The Group’s regulatory capital surplus, calculated under the EU 
Financial Groups Directive (FGD), was £2.1 billion at 31 December 
2013 and represents a statutory coverage ratio of 169%. Increases in 
financial resources attributable to retained earnings in the year were 
reduced by the repayment of debt and net increases in the capital 
requirements of the Group’s businesses, with the result that the absolute 
surplus was stable when compared to 2012. 

This is a level with which we are comfortable given our earnings, our 
cash flow profile, the natural currency hedges of our capital resources 
and requirements and risk assessment. A 1% fall in the ZAR/GBP 
exchange rate would result in a £10 million reduction in the surplus 
(2012: £16 million reduction in the surplus). Given that the capital 
resources and the capital requirement both fluctuate with changes in 
exchange rates, the cover ratio remains broadly unaffected by such a 
change in currency rates. 

Economic capital
We continue to manage our business and monitor capital coverage 
internally on an economic capital at risk (ECaR) basis. We are 
comfortably capitalised on this basis with a coverage ratio of over 
160%. We intend to make disclosures of our economic capital position 
in respect of 2013 during the first half of 2014. 

Old Mutual calculates its economic coverage ratio on an internal basis. 
ECaR is calculated using a bottom-up risk based approach applied to 
product lines within operating entities. Old Mutual has chosen to 
calculate ECaR using a one-year probability of default of 0.5% going 
forward, which is consistent with Solvency II principles and general 
industry practice. These calculations incorporate exposures to 
Old Mutual’s life insurance, property & casualty, banking and asset 
management businesses across regions. As such, diversification is 
allowed for between different risks within entities and across sectors 
and territories.

Market Consistent Embedded Value (MCEV)
The adjusted Group MCEV per share decreased by 13.0p (6%) 
to 207.5p from December 2012, with 4,897 million shares in issue 
(2012: 4,893 million shares). This decline was due to adjusted operating 
MCEV earnings of 17.9p being more than offset by negative non-
operating earnings and other movements of 30.9p, largely comprised 
of the translation effect of foreign exchange movements and the 
payment of dividends.

During the period Old Mutual owned on average 54.4% of Nedbank. 
At 31 December 2013, the market value of Nedbank included in our 
adjusted Group MCEV was £3.1 billion. 

Within the adjusted operating MCEV earnings per share of 17.9p, 
non-covered business operating earnings increased by 1.5p to 7.9p, 
and now represents 44% of the total (2012: 42%).

The 1.5p increase in non-covered business operating earnings per 
share was largely due to lower finance costs following the debt 
reduction programme and the reduction in outstanding loan notes held 
by Old Mutual Bermuda. Nedbank’s higher earnings contribution in 
rand was largely offset by the impact of exchange rates. 

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Covered business operating MCEV earnings per share increased by 
1.0p to 10.0p as a result of an increase in Old Mutual Wealth covered 
earnings by 2.3p due to the non-recurrence of 2012 run-off costs for 
Austria and Germany and the higher value of new business as a result 
of lower acquisition costs. The earnings from Old Mutual Bermuda 
reduced by 1.4p mainly due to reduced gains from persistency 
experience and assumption changes after the significant run-off of the 
business in the period.

At December 2013, 62% of the adjusted Group MCEV, pre-debt and 
net other business, was in emerging market countries (2012: 64%), with 
25% in European businesses (2012: 22%) and 13% in the US (2012: 15%).

Net asset value 
The reported net asset value per share has decreased by 8.1p to 137.7p 
(2012: 145.8p). This is mainly due to the impact of the depreciation of 
the rand of 18.2p and dividends paid in the year of 7.35p, partially 
offset by profit attributable to the parent of 14.4p. 

Risk Management 
Risks and uncertainties
A number of potential risks and uncertainties could have a material 
impact on the Group’s performance and cause actual results to differ 
materially from expected and historical results.

The Group’s overall risk profile and capital position remains stable 
despite difficult economic conditions and weakened global recovery. 
With this stable position, we have strategically positioned ourselves for 
growth, mainly through Old Mutual Wealth and expansion in Africa. 
In the short term we expect operational and execution risk to increase. 
We have accepted these risks in order to reduce longer-term strategic 
risk and are actively managing these risks. 

Investment in risk management and governance over the past few 
years has positioned the Group well to comply with the new regulatory 
requirements under Solvency II and the equivalent developments in South 
Africa, and Basel III. We are confident that we are sufficiently capitalised 
on an economic capital basis to comply with the new requirements as 
currently proposed, although these are not yet finalised. 

South Africa currently has substantial current account and budget 
deficits and historically low interest rates. The most significant external 
risks to earnings relate to the concentration of businesses in South 
Africa and the exposure to South African economic conditions and the 
impact thereof on our South African customer base, as well as the value 
of the Group’s earnings and assets when translated from rand to 
sterling. Our scenario testing involving a severe fall in the rand shows 
that the Group has sufficient capital and liquidity headroom to 
withstand such an event.

The increased pressure on South African consumers due to lower 
disposable income poses some risk to all our businesses in South Africa. 
Exposure to credit risk has increased slightly, but remains within 
appetite. Whilst the majority of lending activities are secured, 
Nedbank’s unsecured lending book reduced over 2013. Within Old 
Mutual Finance we experienced controlled growth off a low base, 
applying stringent affordability requirements and strict credit criteria.

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In South Africa, the values of certain life insurance liabilities are 
sensitive to movements in long-term interest rates, which have been 
volatile over 2013. In response to this, the exposure to changes in the 
interest rate was hedged in 2013 and has been continued into 2014, 
subject to ongoing review in line with changes in economic conditions 
and the interest rate environment. 

Old Mutual Bermuda risk exposure has reduced significantly, and 
represents less than 2% of the Group ECaR.

The current regulatory environment is continuously changing in all 
markets where we operate. Regulators across the globe continue to 
focus on the treatment of customers and both principles and best 
practice in this area are evolving. Our commitment to operating 
responsibly, with a strong focus on customer culture and values, 
positions us well to respond to this.

In South Africa, there is a move towards Group supervision and our risk 
management and governance structures and processes have been 
evolving for some time in anticipation of these developments. Although 
we are not a global systemically important financial institution, we are 
considered domestically important in South Africa by the regulators.

The Board believes that the Group has adequate resources to continue 
in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Board 
continues to adopt the going concern basis for preparing accounts.

Tax
Total tax expense 
The effective tax rate (ETR) on AOP decreased slightly from 27% in 2012 
to 26% in 2013. As 84% of the 2013 AOP tax charge relates to Emerging 
Markets and Nedbank, movements in the ETRs of these business units 
have a correspondingly large impact on the Group’s ETR. The decrease 
in ETR was largely a result of the abolition of South African secondary 
tax on companies (STC) during 2012 and an increased proportion of 
low taxed income in Africa, as well as the impact of the reduction of the 
UK tax rate on deferred tax liabilities.

Looking forward, and subject to market conditions and profit mix, we 
expect the ETR on AOP in future periods to range between 25% and 28%. 

Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
In accordance with accounting guidance, tax on policyholder 
investment returns is included in the Group’s IFRS tax charge rather than 
being offset against the related income. The impact is to increase 
Group IFRS profit before tax by £174 million in 2013 (2012: £75 million), 
with a corresponding increase to the tax charge. Of this £174 million, 
£112 million was attributable to Old Mutual Wealth (2012: £26 million), 
with the remaining £62 million relating to South Africa and Africa 
(excl. SA) (2012: £49 million).

Financial appendix
Supplementary financial information (data tables) 
Summarised financial information

IFRS results 
Basic earnings per share1
IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent (£m)1,2
MCEV results3
Adjusted Group MCEV (£bn) 
Adjusted Group MCEV per share 
Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings (post-tax and non-controlling interests) (£m)
Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings per share 
Return on Group MCEV

2013

2012 

% Change

15.0p 
705 

10.2 
207.5p 
867 
17.9p 
9.4% 

24.9p 
1,172 

10.8 
220.5p 
776 
15.4p 
8.0% 

(40)%
(40)%

(6)%
(6)%
12%
16%

1  Basic earnings per share and IFRS profit after tax in 2012 included 12.3p and £564 million, respectively, relating to profit from discontinued operations following the sale of Nordic
2  The comparative period has been restated as required following the adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’
3  MCEV in 2012 includes profit from discontinued operations of £564 million following the sale of Nordic

Group return on equity1

AOP excluding accrued hybrid dividends – core operations2
Opening shareholders’ equity excluding hybrid capital – core operations2
Half-year shareholders’ equity excluding hybrid capital – core operations2
Closing shareholders’ equity excluding hybrid capital – core operations2
Average shareholders’ equity – core operations
Return on average equity2

2013

 890
6,566 
6,480 
6,529 
6,525 
13.6% 

£m

2012 

841 
5,835 
6,980 
6,566 
6,460 
13.0% 

1  RoE is calculated as core business IFRS AOP (post-tax) divided by average ordinary shareholders’ equity (ie. excluding the perpetual preferred callable securities) in core businesses
2 

Following the adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’, the comparative RoE, AOP and average shareholders’ equity has been restated for 2012 to be lower by 
£1 million and £19 million respectively 

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Senior gearing (net of holding company cash)
Total gearing (net of holding company cash)
Book value of debt – MCEV basis (£m)
Book value of debt – IFRS basis (£m)
Total interest cover1
Hard interest cover1

1  Total interest cover and hard interest cover ratios exclude non-core and discontinued operations 

Adjusted Group MCEV per share

Adjusted Group MCEV per ordinary share at 31 December 20121,2
Covered business
Non-covered business 

Adjusted Group operating MCEV earnings per ordinary share1 
Economic variances and other earnings
Foreign exchange and other movements
Dividends paid to ordinary and preferred shareholders
Nedbank market value and foreign exchange movement
BEE and ESOP adjustments
Mark to market of debt
Non-operating MCEV earnings and other movements

Adjusted Group MCEV per ordinary share at 31 December 20131 

2013

(4.0%)
6.5% 
1,420 
1,342 
14.4 times
4.2 times

2012 

(3.0%)
8.5% 
 1,607 
 1,569 
8.8 times
1.9 times

10.0 
7.9 

6.3 
(24.9)
(7.9)
(2.6)
(1.0)
(0.8)

p

220.5 

17.9 

(30.9)

207.5 

1  The number of shares used to calculate adjusted Group MCEV per share and adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings per share does not include preference shares
2  The year-end 2012 Adjusted Group MCEV per share has been restated as required following the adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’ and IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated 

Financial Statements’. The impact of these changes was to increase Adjusted Group MCEV per share by 0.2p

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Financial Groups Directive
The Group’s FGD surplus is calculated using the ‘deduction and aggregation’ method, which determines the Group’s capital resources less the 
Group’s capital resources requirement. Group capital resources is the sum of all the business units’ net capital resources, calculated as each 
business unit’s stand-alone capital resources less the book value of the Group’s investment; the Group capital resources requirement is the sum 
of all the business units’ capital requirements. Both the capital resources and the capital requirements fluctuate with changes in exchange rates. 

The contribution made by each business unit to the Group’s regulatory surplus is different from the locally reported surplus as the latter is 
determined without the deduction for the book value of the Group’s investment. Thus, although all the Group’s major business units have robust 
local solvency surpluses, not all make a positive contribution to the Group’s FGD position. The Group’s regulatory capital was calculated in line 
with the PRA’s guidelines.

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Regulatory capital

Ordinary Equity 
Other Tier 1 Equity 
Tier 1 Capital
Tier 2
Deductions from total capital
Total capital resources
Total capital requirements
Group FGD surplus

Coverage ratio

1  Based on the preliminary position
2  As submitted to the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA)

Statutory results
Reconciliation of Group AOP and IFRS profits

Adjusted operating profit 
Adjusting items
Non-core operations 

Profit before tax (net of policyholder tax)
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Profit before tax
Total tax expense 

Profit from continuing operations after tax 
Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit after tax for the financial year
Other comprehensive income2,3

Total comprehensive income3

Attributable to
Equity holders of the parent3
Non-controlling interests
Ordinary shares3
Preferred securities

Total non-controlling interests3

Total comprehensive income3

£bn

4.8 
0.4 
5.2 
1.1 
(1.1)
5.2 
3.1 
2.1 

169%

(76)
19 

%

92%
8%
100%
21%
(21)%
100%

2013

1,612 
(286)
32 

1,358 
174 

1,532 
(552)

980 
3 

983 
(1,136)

(153)

(96)

(57)

(153)

£bn

5.2 
0.6 
5.8 
1.3 
(1.4)
5.7 
3.6 
2.1 

159%

118 
50 

%

91%
11%
102%
23%
(25)%
100%

£m

20121 

1,612 
(467)
165 

1,310 
75 

1,385 
(471)

914 
564 

1,478 
(807)

671 

503 

168 

671 

1  The comparative period has been restated as required following the adoption of the revised IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’ and IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
2  Other comprehensive income includes £(1,257) million in currency translation differences on translating foreign operations (2012: £(641) million)
3  All share-based payments reserve movements are reflected directly in equity and no longer classified as other comprehensive income. Comparatives have been restated

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Operational results
The detailed Business review is included from pages 52-71.

Emerging Markets

AOP (£m)1
NCCF (£bn)
FUM (£bn) 
Pre-tax FUM Operating Margin2

2013

590 
1.6 
48.1 
114 bps

2012 (constant 
currency)

527 
1.1 
41.6 
118 bps  

1  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparative information for 2012 has been restated
2  Pre-tax FUM Operating Margin is calculated as pre-tax AOP divided by average FUM

Nedbank

AOP (£m)1
Net interest income (£m)
Non-interest revenue (£m)
Diluted Headline EPS

2013

797 
1,405 
1,282 
121.1p

2012 (constant 
currency)

711 
1,303 
1,147 
105.3p

Change

12%
0.5
16%
(4) bps

Change

12%
8%
12%
15%

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Property & Casualty

AOP (£m)1
Underwriting Result (£m)
Gross written premiums (£m)
Underwriting Ratio

2013

4 
(29)
749 
(4.9)%

2012 (constant 
currency)

31 
(9)
643 
(1.7)%  

Change

(88)%
(222)%
17%
(320) bps

1  100% of iWYZE is now recorded within Property & Casualty rather than Emerging Markets. Comparative information for 2012 has been restated

Old Mutual Wealth

AOP (£m)
NCCF (£bn)1
FUM (£bn) 
Pre-tax Revenue Operating Margin2

2013

217 
2.3 
78.5 
36%

2012 (constant 
currency)

195 
2.0 
69.2 
33%  

Change

11%
0.3 
13%
300 bps

From Q2 2012, OMAM UK has been reported within Old Mutual Wealth (OM Global Investors) rather than USAM. The comparatives for 2012 have not been restated

1 
2  Pre-tax Operating Margin is calculated as pre-tax AOP divided by Net Revenue

US Asset Management (continuing operations)1

AOP (£m)
NCCF (£bn) 
FUM (£bn) 
Pre-tax Revenue Operating Margin2,3

2013

111 
10.4 
155.3 
33%

2012 (constant 
currency)

96 
0.9 
125.9 

32%  

Change

15%
9.5 
23%
100 bps

1  Continuing operations exclude the financial impact of affiliates divested in 2012, although includes the results of Echo Point which was discontinued in Q4 2013 
2  The comparative period has been restated as required following the adoption of the revised IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
3  Pre-tax Revenue Operating Margin is calculated as pre-tax AOP before non-controlling interests divided by Total Revenue. Comparative revenue operating margin has been 

restated following the adoption of IFRS 10 in respect of Heitman

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GOVERNANCE

In this section, we look at our risk 
and capital management framework, 
who is on the Board and explain how 
we address governance matters.

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Board of Directors 
Introduction to the Directors’ 
Report by the Chairman 
Approach to governance  
How the Board operates 
Directors’ share interests 
Directors’ conflicts of interest 
Board Committees 
Attendance record 
Auditors 
Control environment and 
Group Internal Audit 
Relations with shareholders 
and analysts 
AGMs 
Directors’ indemnities 
Employment and  
gender diversity 
Miscellaneous Directors’ 
Report matters 
Disclosure of information to the 
auditors and governing law 
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Directors’ Remuneration Report  106

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Old Mutual has a well 
established and embedded risk 
and governance framework.

Sue Kean
Sue Kean
Group Chief Risk Officer
Group Chief Risk Officer

The risk and governance framework is set out in the Group Operating 
Model and is supported by economic capital tools and transparent 
processes for managing, monitoring and controlling risks. We will 
continue to refine structures and processes as necessary, but the overall 
governance structures are stable. These structures and processes, 
together with our strong balance sheet, provide a solid base to support 
our business as we continue to pursue our growth strategy over the next 
few years. 

Investment in risk management and governance over the past few 
years has positioned the Group well to comply with the forthcoming 
regulatory requirements under Solvency II and the equivalent 
developments in South Africa, and Basel 3. We are confident that we 
are sufficiently capitalised on an economic capital basis to comply with 
the new requirements as currently proposed, although these are not yet 
finalised. With the delays in the starting date for Solvency II and the 
closer alignment in expected timing of the new South African regime, 
combined with changes to the Group’s risk profile as we have 
discontinued or are running-off certain higher capital risk businesses, 
we decided not to pursue the Group internal model regulatory 
pre-approval process at this stage. We continue to use our internal 
capital model for risk management purposes and maintain a good 
dialogue with both the UK and South African regulators in readiness 
for the other aspects of the new regimes. 

Risk frameworks, governance and the Group’s internal capital model 
are overseen centrally but implemented by our businesses locally so 
that local requirements can be addressed appropriately. This is 
reinforced through senior Group executive representation on business 
unit regulatory boards, coupled with formal dual reporting for all key 
control functions. The Group structure has been simplified: with the 
exception of the Bermuda legacy business, all businesses are now 
grouped under five substantial business units, each of which cascade 
risk and governance requirements to their underlying operating 
segments in a manner which is consistent with the Group’s framework 
but adapted for local conditions.

Our risk strategy is inherent in our business strategy: to pursue risks 
within our core businesses of investment, savings, insurance and 
banking that we have the skills to manage and monitor and can 
adequately price. Within this overarching philosophy we seek to 
optimise capital efficiency, avoiding excessive risk concentrations 
and diversifying risk where possible. In this context we view risk 
concentration and diversification on a regional basis, looking 
separately at emerging markets (Africa, Latin America and Asia), the 
UK and Europe and the US. Each of the regions in which we operate 
and individual companies is sufficiently capitalised in its own right. The 
distribution and allocation of capital to our businesses in each region 
largely reflects the different risk profiles within those regions and the 
prevailing regulatory requirements. Even when applying significant 
economic stresses to our current capital, the Group remains adequately 
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Business risk and market risk remains as our two most significant risks. 
While they have remained relatively stable over the year, they are 
influenced by the economies in the key regions where we operate and 
the impact on the consumer in those countries, notably in South Africa 
where we have our largest retail base. We have maintained strong 
focus on the customer during the year, with activity coordinated at 
Group level and implemented through local customer champions, and 
have adapted our operational stance and product features to reflect 
the changing customer needs. This has also put us in a good position to 
respond to increased conduct of business regulation in the UK and 
South Africa. 

Liability risk diversifies well against our other risks and we continue 
to seek to increase the proportion of this risk where appropriate. 
Our liability risk exposure, however, has not increased proportionately 
during the year and remains small outside the South African businesses. 
Our business plans include a number of actions to increase this 
exposure, but only where it meets our risk and return requirements. 
Old Mutual Bermuda now represents less than 2% of our economic 
capital requirement, and is no longer one of our top five Group risks. 

During 2013 we began to measure risk culture, considering governance 
and tone from the top, understanding of risk, attitude to risk, control 
functions, quality of management information and remuneration 
structures. We see this as an important addition to our suite of risk 
exposure measures and processes given the importance of a 
proactive risk and control culture.

The following pages give more details of our current risk profile (please 
refer to our Principal Risks and Uncertainties section in this Annual 
Report for our topical risks). Due to the complexity of the modelling 
process involved, the economic risk exposure data in this report are 
as at 30 June 2013.

Sue Kean,
Group Chief Risk Officer

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taken to remedy the Group’s capital or liquidity position in an extreme 
shock event where capital or liquidity levels may significantly breach 
our risk appetite limits for a sustained period.

We assess the Group’s risk profile through several different lenses, 
described later in this section. The medium-term risk strategy 
determined in 2010 was primarily influenced by the capital view of risk. 
Since then, our risk profile expressed in terms of capital has seen a 
reduction in market and credit spread risk, driven largely by the sale of 
US Life and the run-off of our business in Bermuda. Following disposals 
in the US and Nordic regions there has been an increase in the relative 
proportion of Group level foreign exchange risk, as a significant 
proportion of the business is now capitalised and run from South 
Africa. As our capital is largely located in the regions where our risks 
lie, the impact on the balance sheet is of the nature of an unrealised 
accounting translation risk. This impact is mostly relevant to the 
translation of rand earnings to sterling. The level of the rand is 
susceptible to changes in the level of foreign investment in South Africa 
and other factors affecting demand for the rand. This risk remains high 
given slowed economic growth globally, the current and capital 
account deficits South Africa is running, and uncertainty around how 
investors will continue to react as the US Federal Reserve further tapers 
its monetary stimulus programme. A substantial capital outflow could 
potentially trigger a decline in the rand, reducing our earnings as 
reported in sterling. We have modelled scenarios involving a severe 
rand drop and are comfortable that the Group has sufficient capital 
and liquidity headroom to withstand such events, if they were to occur.

During 2013 we moved into a period of growth, with a strong balance 
sheet position driven by our large and well-capitalised in-force 
insurance and banking businesses. As a result, earnings volatility and 
other business metrics now play an increasing role in the determination 
of our risk and business strategy. The Group’s risk profile has remained 
stable during 2013, with most risks increasing in line with business 
growth. We reviewed the medium-term risk strategy during the year, 
and while our underlying philosophy has remained unchanged, we 
have slightly increased our risk appetite for credit risk within emerging 
markets. Credit risk has a greater proportional impact on earnings at 
risk than it does on capital at risk. 

We recognise that there could be a short-term increase in operational 
risk in the next few years whilst we execute the various strategic change 
initiatives. This increase has been accepted to reduce our longer term 
strategic risk, but continues to be closely monitored and managed. 
During 2013 we acquired stakes in businesses in Nigeria and Ghana 
and we are in the process of acquiring a distribution business in the UK, 
a stake in a micro-lending business in Kenya, and a stake in a bank in 
Mozambique. These businesses are small compared with our large 
in-force insurance and banking businesses and do not yet have a 
significant impact on our risk profile with reference to capital. For 
monitoring purposes, other metrics such as earnings and operational 
risk are more prominent at this stage. 

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Our risk strategy
Our risk strategy guides the way we take on risk in the course of running 
our business and unlocking value for all stakeholders. It is a core 
component of our business strategy, and is influenced not only by the 
available economic capital and earnings at risk, but also by reference 
to factors such as the Group’s customer focus and leveraging core skills 
and competencies across the Group.

Our overall strategic aim is to build and grow a long-term sustainable 
business. Central to this is a good reputation. We are committed to 
operating responsibly, examining the impacts and risks of our decisions 
on all our stakeholders as an integral part of our decision-making 
process (for more information on how we operate responsibly please 
see our Responsible Business Report). Doing the right thing by all our 
stakeholders is at the heart of what we do and is also the foundation 
for our risk appetite. 

Our risk strategy principles
Our risk strategy is supported by principles that must be considered in 
deciding whether or not to pursue an opportunity.

1.  We consider the impact of pursuing an opportunity on all 

our stakeholders.

2.  We only take on risk that we can price appropriately – so that 

expected reward exceeds minimum return for shareholders – and 
have the skills to monitor and manage.

insurance, banking or asset management. The regional view seeks 
to reflect differential underlying economic and political drivers as 
well as the allocation of capital between different regulatory 
regimes. Region in this context refers to emerging markets; 
UK (including Europe and International cross-border); and US. 
Old Mutual Bermuda as a legacy business is treated separately. 
These regions align to the Group Operating Model, and the 
different elements of the growth strategy priorities. 

5.  We avoid risks where we expose ourselves to very volatile or 
potentially extreme adverse outcomes (eg. catastrophe risk).

6.  Operational risk should be minimised and mitigated taking into 

account the cost versus the benefit of doing so.

Our risk appetite framework supports delivery of our risk strategy. 
It includes qualitative risk appetite principles and statements to guide 
our business units and help to clarify our risk strategy in line with the 
Group’s risk appetite. These principles and statements are supported 
by quantitative risk limits for our risk appetite metrics, as set out in the 
table overleaf, which are set as an iterative part of our business 
planning process so as to ensure that local risk limits are consistent with 
local business plans. As part of this process we set risk limits by risk type 
at both Group and business unit level. Twice a year there is a formal 
review of risk exposures against the limits and early warning thresholds. 
In addition to this, business units use operational limits to monitor 
material risks at a more granular level on a more regular basis.

3.  We prefer risks that are capital efficient to underwrite. The impact on 
diversification or concentration with the existing risk profile should be 
understood and considered.

4.  We consider risk by region, taking into account the available capital 
in the region, the market maturity, type of business and business 
model, including the nature of the regulatory regime – for example, 

For 2013 all Group risk metrics were comfortably within risk appetite 
limits. During 2012 we introduced early warning indicators across 
all our businesses that trigger investigative action to identify and 
understand sources of additional risk and management actions 
needed to avoid breaching the risk appetite limits.

Our risk universe is set out below and in the table overleaf.

Our risk universe
Risk exposure largely not 
quantifiable, but risks actively 
managed. The potential 
financial impact from 
compliance failures and 
regulatory breaches 
captured in the OpRisk 
measure and operational 
risk economic capital

Risk exposure captured via 
quantitative risk metrics – CFaR

Strategic 
Risk

Market  
Risk

Compliance 
& Regulatory 
Risk

Liquidity 
Risk

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CATEGORISATION 
MODEL

Business 
Risk

Liabitlity 
Risk

Operational 
Risk

Credit & 
Counterparty 
Risk

Risk exposure captured via 
quantitative risk metrics –  
ECaR, EaR and OpRisk

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Our risk universe – risk descriptions

Risk

Liability risk

Market risk

Risk description

We assume liability risk by issuing insurance contracts under which we agree to compensate the policyholder or 
beneficiary if a specified uncertain future event affecting the policyholder occurs. This risk includes mortality and 
morbidity risk, as well as non-life risk from events such as fire or accident.

Market risk is the risk of a financial impact arising from the changes in values of financial assets or financial liabilities 
from changes in equity, bond and property prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates. We separately consider 
currency translation risk, which relates to the translation of earnings and capital to our reporting currency.

Credit and counterparty risk

This relates to the risk of credit defaults. It includes lending risk, where a borrower becomes unable to repay outstanding 
balances (for instance banking credit risk), as well as counterparty risk where an asset is not repaid in accordance with the 
terms of the contract. The risk of credit spreads changing is included under market risk. 

Business risk

Liquidity risk

Operational risk

The risk that business performance will be below projections as a result of negative variances in new business volumes 
and margins, and lapse, rebate and expense experience.

The risk that liquid assets may not be available to pay obligations at a reasonable cost, when due. 

The risk arising from operational activities, for example a failure of a major systems, or losses incurred as a consequence 
of people and/or process failures, including external events.

Compliance and regulatory risk

The risk that laws and regulations will be breached. Including risk of regulatory intervention resulting in sanctions being 
imposed or a temporary restriction on the business’ ability to operate and/or an additional regulatory capital charge. 
It also includes failure to adapt to regulatory change and business conduct risk.

Strategic risk

The risk of failing to implement the business strategy and the management of associated changes to the business.

Risk appetite metrics

Measure

Earnings at Risk (EaR)

Severity

1 in 10 

Economic Capital at Risk (ECaR)

7 in 10,000 (1 in 200 
from 2014 onwards)

Cash Flow at Risk (CFaR)

1 in 10

Operational risk (OpRisk)

1 in 10

*  During 2014 a risk culture metric will be included

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Explanation

The reduction in pre-tax IFRS adjusted operating profit (AOP) over a one-year 
forward-looking time horizon that should only be exceeded once in 10 years 
(90% confidence level).

EaR is an indicator of potential earnings volatility (shareholder measure).

The reduction in post-tax economic value (broadly defined as a market value balance 
sheet basis for insurance entities and IFRS equity for other companies) over a 
one-year forward-looking time horizon that should only be exceeded seven times in 
10,000 years (99.93% confidence level that the event will not occur). During 2013, the 
confidence level for our internal measure was reviewed, and from 2014 onwards 
we will calculate our ECaR using a 1 in 200 year severity, which is more closely 
aligned to the emerging regulatory capital standard.

ECaR helps us to optimise risk-based decisions. The stress tests underlying ECaR allow 
us to monitor our exposures and deepen our understanding of where the business 
could further improve its capital allocation. 

ECaR is similar to the ‘solvency capital requirement’ measure in Solvency II and has 
been calculated and used within the Group for more than five years.

It provides an internal view of required capital and risk profile (ie. relative risk 
exposures and directional interactions) to support strategy. The methodology allows 
for diversification both between different risks within entities and across sectors and 
territories.

The reduction in the cash portion of earnings over a one-year forward-looking time 
horizon that should only be exceeded once in 10 years (90% confidence level).

The reduction in pre-tax economic value due to once in 10 years unexpected 
operational loss events (90% confidence level).

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Risk profile of the Old Mutual Group by region
Old Mutual currently assesses and reports regulatory capital adequacy 
under the EU’s Financial Groups Directive (FGD). We have deferred 
our planned transition to managing regulatory capital adequacy 
on a Solvency II basis in line with the delayed implementation of the 
Solvency II schedule. Our FGD coverage ratio at December 2013 is 
comfortably above our target. For more information on our current 
FGD position, please refer to the Key Performance Indicators section 
in this Annual Report. 

The Group’s risk profile is based on standalone economic capital at 
risk: the relative contribution of each risk is determined before allowing 
for the impact of diversification between risks.

The pie charts below set out our risk profile by region, with an 
indication of the relevant proportion of risk exposure in economic 
capital terms. The regional view is broadly aligned with our four 
strategic growth regions, with Africa, Latin America and Asia included 
within the profile of our South African businesses. Old Mutual Bermuda 
is included in the overall Group profile, but not shown separately in 
the regional view as this business is now in run-off and represents 
a relatively small proportion of our Group economic capital. 

The risk profile in South Africa is well diversified, reflecting the diverse 
nature of our business in this region across life insurance, property and 
casualty and banking. This profile has remained largely stable over the 
year, with a slight increase in liability risk within Emerging Markets due 
to a strengthening in the basis for assessing longevity risk.

In Old Mutual Wealth, we are mainly exposed to market and business 
risk. The market risk arises primarily from asset-based fee risk, and the 
business risk is driven largely by expenses, mass lapse and rebate risk. 
The operational risk exposure increased during the year, reflecting 
the accepted short-term increase from delivery of significant change 
initiatives over the next two to three years, as well as refinement of 
the methodology for assessing the operational risk. 

Risk exposures in the US region are concentrated in asset-based fee 
risk, which is part of market risk, and operational risk. This is reflective 
of the asset management nature of the business.

Movements in asset markets affect the fund-related management fees 
we earn from client portfolios. In our asset management businesses this 
was previously classified as business risk, but we have now reclassified 
it as market risk for consistency with the classification in our insurance 
businesses. The impact on our overall Group risk profile and South 
Africa risk profile is negligible, but for US Asset Management it results 
in all business risk being reclassified as market risk.

US Asset Management

Old Mutual Wealth

Emerging Markets, Nedbank and Property & Casualty

57%

2%

Market
Credit and counterparty
Business
Liability
Operational
Currency translation

5%

17%

43%

26%

22%

3%

6%

4%

28%

6%

26%

42%

68%

15%

28%

*  The risk profile of the Group is based on standalone economic capital at risk, 
ie. the relative contribution of each risk is determined before allowing for the 
impact of diversification between risks, as at 30 June 2013

*  Note that the South African businesses includes our exposure to Africa,  

Latin America and Asia 

*  Note the above excludes Old Mutual Bermuda which provides the remaining 

2% of economic capital

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The Group’s current overall risk profile is set out below. This allows 
for additional risks at Group level not included in the pie charts 
overleaf, most notably currency translation risk due to our significant 
surplus assets in South Africa.

OMG

22%

20%

9%

100%

11%

14%

24%

Market
Credit and counterparty
Business
Liability
Operational
Currency translation

The Group’s risk profile is based on standalone economic capital at risk: ie. the relative contribution 
of each risk is determined before allowing for the impact of diversification between risks, 
as at 30 June 2013

Currency translation risk represents almost a quarter of our Group risk 
profile. This risk relates mainly to the translation of surplus capital from 
rand to pound and is a structural feature of our Group. As our capital 
is held where our risks are, the risk would only be realised if we were 
to require transfer of surplus capital between regions during periods 
of stress. 

We will continue to enhance our economic capital and stress and 
scenario testing framework, and further embed these within our 
business during 2014.

Risk culture
Culture and values alignment across the Group is embedded through 
our Code of Conduct and our ACT NOW! Leadership Behaviours. The 
level of embedding and alignment across the Group is measured and 
monitored through our performance management system and annual 
group-wide culture survey.

Risk and control culture, which is a subset of the broader business 
culture, relates to how behaviours and judgements support a strong risk 
governance framework. During 2013 we began an initial approach to 
assess, measure and monitor risk culture. This involved a top-down 
assessment by the Group control functions, based on a series of 50 
indicators covering a range of areas such as effectiveness of risk 
management, quality of management information, escalations, 
controls, tone from the top, governance and remuneration incentives. 
The framework has provided a basis for discussions with business unit 
executives on areas for future focus and improvement. The top-down 
analysis will be supplemented with a bottom-up assessment that will 
be included in our annual culture survey from 2014 onwards. We have 
also included a risk metric and risk appetite for risk culture in our risk 
management framework. 

Risk culture and conduct is also receiving increased focus from a 
supervisory perspective and our focus on customer culture and values 
places us in a good position to respond to these developments. 

The Group’s current topical risks
The table in the Principal Risks and Uncertainties section summarises 
the Group’s top five topical risks. Our top risk assessment considers 
the likelihood and severity of risks, where the severity assessment 
considers the financial, reputational, regulatory, people and legal 
impact of a risk. 

These risks are closely monitored and overseen by Group, which gives 
regular updates to the Board and Executive Risk Committees. Our 
business is also impacted by a number of inherent risks – such as the 
exposure to market levels, which drives a significant proportion of our 
capital requirement. Although market risk is material, a large portion 
is from the inherent risk within our product offering, as we are exposed 
to the impact of the market movements on asset-based fees generated 
from client-selected investment.

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1. Patrick O’Sullivan  
(64) (Irish) 
M.Sc. (Econ), B.B.S., F.C.A. (Ireland) 
Chairman of the Board since January 2010. 
Also chairs the Nomination Committee
Prior relevant experience
Vice Chairman of Zurich Financial Services 
from 2007 – 2009, where he had specific 
responsibility for its international businesses 
including those in South Africa. Prior to that, 
he had been CFO of the ZFS Group and CEO, 
General Insurance and Banking, of its UKISA 
division. He has also held positions at Bank of 
America, Goldman Sachs, Financial Guaranty 
Insurance Company (a subsidiary of GE 
Capital), Barclays/BZW and Eagle Star 
Insurance Company. 
External positions held
Chairman of the Shareholder Executive in the 
UK, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ireland 
and Chairman of Equity Syndicate 
Management at Lloyd’s.

2. Julian Roberts  
(56) (British) 
B.A., F.C.A., M.C.T.  
Group Chief Executive
Please see details of the Group Executive 
Committee on pages 36-37 of this Report for 
further information.

3. Philip Broadley  
(53) (British) 
M.A., F.C.A.  
Group Finance Director
Please see details of the Group Executive 
Committee on pages 36-37 of this Report for 
further information.

4. Mike Arnold  
(66) (British) 
B.Sc., F.I.A. 
Independent non-executive director since 
September 2009. Chairman of the Board 
Risk Committee and a member of the Group 
Audit Committee
Prior relevant experience
Principal Consulting Actuary and Head of Life 
practice at the consulting actuarial firm 
Milliman from 2002 – 2009. Prior to that, he 
had been the senior partner at the practice 
from 1995. He is a past Member of Council 
and Vice Chairman of the Institute of 
Actuaries, past Chairman of the International 
Association of Consulting Actuaries and past 
member of the Board of Actuarial Standards. 
External positions held
Non-executive director of Financial 
Information Technology Limited and of 
Scottish Equitable Policyholders Trust Limited.

5. Zoe Cruz  
(59) (US) 
B.A, M.B.A. 
Independent non-executive director since 
January 2014. Also a member of the Board 
Risk and Remuneration Committees
Prior relevant experience
Co-President for Institutional Securities and 
Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley from 
2005 – 2007, where she was responsible for 
running major revenue-generating businesses, 
including overseeing their securities risk 
management and information technology. 
From 2009 – 2012, she was involved in 
founding and running her own investment 
management firm, Voras Capital Management. 
Prior to becoming Co-President of Morgan 
Stanley, she had been its Global Head of Fixed 
Income, Commodities and Foreign Exchange 
from 2001 until 2005. She joined Morgan 
Stanley in 1982 and was the third founding 
member of the foreign exchange group. 
External positions held
None. 

6. Alan Gillespie  
(63) (British) 
CBE, B.A. Hons, M.A., Ph.D. 
Senior Independent Director since May 2011, 
having joined the Board as an independent 
non-executive director in November 2010. 
Also Chairman of the Remuneration 
Committee and a member of the 
Nomination Committee
Prior relevant experience
Partner at Goldman Sachs from 1990, with 
responsibility for corporate finance and 
mergers and acquisitions in the UK and 
Ireland. He jointly led the firm’s financial 
services practice in Europe and in 1996 
established Goldman Sachs’ presence in 
South Africa. After retiring from Goldman 
Sachs in 1999, he became Chief Executive of 
the Commonwealth Development Corporation 
in the UK. From 2001 – 2008 he was 
Chairman of Ulster Bank, a subsidiary 
of Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
External positions held
Senior Independent Director of United 
Business Media plc and Chairman of the 
Economic & Social Research Council.

7. Danuta Gray  
(55) (British) 
B.Sc., M.B.A. 
Independent non-executive director since 
March 2013. Also a member of the Group Audit, 
Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Prior relevant experience
Chairman of Telefónica O2 in Ireland until 
December 2012, having previously been its 
Chief Executive from 2001 – 2010, and she 
remains a member of the Advisory Board of 
Wayra, which is a part of Telefónica involved 
in new ventures. Prior to that, she was a Senior 
Vice President for BT Europe in Germany, 
where she gained experience in sales, 
marketing, customer service and technology 
and in leading and changing large businesses. 
She previously served for seven years on the 
board of Irish Life and Permanent plc and was 
also a director of Business in the Community.
External positions held
Non-executive director of Michael Page 
International plc and of Paddy Power PLC.

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8. Adiba Ighodaro  
(50) (British)
LL.B., ACCA 
Independent non-executive director since 
January 2014. Also a member of the 
Group Audit Committee
Prior relevant experience
Joined the Commonwealth Development 
Corporation (CDC) in 1991, first in London, 
and later in Lagos, with a remit to establish 
CDC’s Nigerian business. In 1995, her focus 
moved to the Caribbean as a Senior 
Investment Executive and Investment Manager, 
helping to obtain investment for and dispose 
of some of CDC’s interests in Africa and the 
Caribbean. Later she became CDC’s Country 
Manager for Nigeria. She also became Head 
of West Africa, with responsibility for building 
the investment business of Actis across the 
region. Actis was spun out of CDC in 2004, 
resulting in her role changing primarily to 
raising capital for Actis’s private equity energy 
and real estate funds (which have $5 billion 
of funds under management).
External positions held
Partner with Actis.

9. Reuel Khoza  
(64) (South African) 
Eng. D., M.A., LL.D. (h.c.) 
Non-executive director of the Company since 
January 2006 and Chairman of Nedbank 
Group since May 2006. Also a member of 
the Board Risk and Nomination Committees
Prior relevant experience
His previous appointments include 
Chairmanships of Eskom Holdings Limited and 
Glaxo Wellcome SA and non-executive 
directorships of IBM SA, Vodacom, the JSE, 
JCI, Standard Bank Group and Liberty Life. 
External positions held
Chairman of Aka Capital, which is 25% 
owned by Old Mutual (South Africa). 
Non-executive director of Nampak Limited, 
Protea Hospitality Holdings Limited and 
Corobrik (Pty) Limited. Fellow and President 
of the Institute of Directors of South Africa.

10. Roger Marshall  
(65) (British) 
B.Sc. (Econ.), F.C.A.  
Independent non-executive director of 
the Company and Chairman of the Group 
Audit Committee since August 2010. 
Also a member of the Board Risk and 
Remuneration Committees
Prior relevant experience
Former audit partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers, 
where he led the audit of a number of major 
groups, including Zurich Financial Services 
and Lloyds TSB. 
External positions held
Chairman of the Accounting Council, a 
Director of the Financial Reporting Council 
and a non-executive director of Genworth 
Financial’s European insurance companies.

11. Nkosana Moyo  
(62) (Zimbabwean) 
Ph.D., M.B.A. 
Independent non-executive director since 
September 2013. Also a member of the 
Group Audit and Remuneration Committees
Prior relevant experience
Founder and Executive Chairman of the 
Mandela Institute for Development Studies 
(MINDS). Vice President and Chief Operating 
Officer of the African Development Bank from 
2009 – 2011. From 2004 – 2009 Managing 
Partner for the African Business of Actis 
Capital LLP. with responsibility for its African 
businesses. Associate Director of the 
International Finance Corporation of the 
World Bank, with responsibility for all SME 
operations in Africa, from 2001 – 2004. 
During 2000, he served as Minister of Industry 
and International Trade in the Cabinet of the 
Zimbabwean Government. He worked for 
Standard Chartered Bank from 1990 – 1995 
as Managing Director of Standard Chartered 
Bank (Zimbabwe), and later as African 
Regional Head for Corporate Banking, based 
in London, with responsibility for operations in 
14 African countries.
External positions held
Member of the boards of the Investment 
Climate Facility (ICF) and of the Africa 
Leadership Institute. 

12. Nku Nyembezi-Heita  
(53) (South African) 
B.Sc., M.Sc., M.B.A. 
Independent non-executive director of the 
Company since March 2012. Also a member 
of the Board Risk and Nomination Committees 
Prior relevant experience
Non-executive director of Old Mutual Life 
Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited 
from 2010 – 2012, a position she relinquished 
upon taking up her role at plc level. Former 
Chief Officer of Mergers & Acquisitions for 
the Vodacom Group and Chief Executive 
Officer of Alliance Capital. Chief Executive 
Officer of ArcelorMittal South Africa from 
2008 until February 2014.
External positions held
Independent non-executive Chairman 
designate of the JSE Limited.

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NOTE: 
Further details of the directors and the 
basis upon which they are recommended 
for election or re-election at the Company’s 
Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2014 
are contained in the Explanatory Notes in 
the AGM circular, which is available on the 
Company’s website.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT ON
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
AND OTHER MATTERS

Patrick O’Sullivan
Patrick O’Sullivan
Patrick O’Sullivan
Patrick O’Sullivan
Chairman
Chairman

I am pleased to introduce our Directors’ Report on Corporate 
Governance and Other Matters, in which, among other things, 
we describe the Company’s compliance with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code, explain how the Board and its main standing 
committees have operated during the past year, and describe how 
effective stewardship is exercised over the Group’s activities in the 
interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.

Board
Since last year’s report, we have recruited three new independent 
non-executive directors to the Board, Nkosana Moyo, Zoe Cruz and 
Adiba Ighodaro. Zoe’s extensive experience of international financial 
markets and asset management will provide us with additional insight 
into these important areas of the Group’s business, while Nkosana’s 
and Adiba’s deep knowledge of investing and operating in various 
countries in Africa will widen the Board’s ability to evaluate 
opportunities as we pursue our strategy of expanding further 
into new territories in Africa. 

With these appointments, we now have a Board which reflects 
substantial diversity in terms of skills, experience and geography, while 
also fulfilling our commitment to gender diversity two years earlier than 
our original target.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Bongani Nqwababa in January 
2014, when he left the Board after taking up another prestigious 
non-executive directorship in South Africa. We are grateful to him for 
his contribution to the Group over the past seven years.

During 2013, the Board devoted a significant amount of time to 
discussion of future strategic options for the Group, both in Africa and 
elsewhere. This included holding a Board meeting in Lagos, where we 
had a welcome opportunity to interact with our newly acquired 
operations there and also to hear about the other exciting opportunities 
that exist in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. This commitment by 
the Board to getting to know the Group’s new businesses in Africa was 
reinforced by a Board meeting in Nairobi in Kenya during January 
2014. Two of our other Board meetings were held in South Africa 
during 2013, enabling the Board to hear first-hand from our South 
African businesses’ management teams and to meet some of the 
emerging local talent, which was one of the priorities that we set for 
ourselves following last year’s Board effectiveness review. 

A fuller report on the activities of the Board is contained in the report 
that follows.

Annual General Meeting
Our AGM will be held in London on 15 May 2014 and will be webcast 
via our website as in prior years. As usual, there will be an opportunity 
for shareholders to submit questions beforehand to be dealt with at the 
meeting. Our shareholder circular relating to the AGM includes further 
details of these matters.

We remain committed to ensuring that external expectations about 
governance of the Group remain fulfilled in an efficient and proper 
manner in the long-term interests of shareholders and others.

Patrick O’Sullivan 
Chairman

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What is the Company’s approach to governance?
Old Mutual views good governance as a vital ingredient in operating 
a successful business, so that we can provide assurance to 
shareholders, customers and regulators that the Group’s businesses are 
being properly managed and controlled.

 ■ To take due account of the regulatory requirement that boards of 
regulated entities maintain proper controls over the affairs of their 
respective businesses

 ■ To protect the interests of the Group’s various stakeholders including 

its shareholders, creditors, policyholders and customers.

Our Group Operating Model (GOM) is based upon a ‘strategic 
controller’ model steered from our Head Office. Its objectives are:

 ■ To establish clear principles of delegation and escalation designed 

to provide appropriate levels of assurance about the control 
environment, while retaining flexibility for our businesses to 
operate efficiently

 ■ To set out a clear and comprehensive governance framework, 

with appropriate procedures, systems and controls, facilitating the 
satisfactory discharge of the duties and obligations of regulated 
firms, directors and employees within the Group

 ■ To provide a clear articulation of Old Mutual plc’s expectations 

(as shareholder) of business unit boards when exercising their powers 
as set out in their respective constitutions

The governance relationship with the Group’s majority-owned subsidiary, 
Nedbank Group Limited, recognises the latter’s own governance 
framework as a separately-listed entity on the JSE Limited and the 
fact  that it has minority shareholders. The Company has a relationship 
agreement with Nedbank Group Limited that sets out the Company’s 
requirements and expectations as its majority shareholder. The text of 
that relationship agreement is available on the Company’s website. 
Nedbank has also now adopted the GOM, subject to certain waivers 
in acknowledgement of its separately-listed and regulated status, which 
sits alongside that agreement.

The box below provides further information about how our GOM works.

Group Internal Audit – provides assurance over Group and Business Unit (BU) activities

GROUP

Group delegates 
authority via the 
GOM and identifies 
matters which 
require BU 
clearance prior 
to action or 
notification post- 
action in the GOM 
Quick Reference 
Guide (QRG)

Group sets policies; 
Group Policy 
Owners are 
responsible for 
issuing/refreshing 
policies and 
monitoring the 
degree to which 
policy has been 
embedded

Group functions use 
BU representations to 
make representations 
to the Group Board 
and to support the 
Annual Report 
internal control 
disclosures

Group sets risk 
appetite limits and 
monitors risk profile

The Old Mutual plc 
Board sets strategy. 
Group monitors the 
performance of BUs 
through Quarterly 
Business Reviews

Group representation 
on BU boards, 
co-ordination 
between Group and 
BU functions and 
dual-reporting lines 
(for Internal Audit, 
Finance, Actuarial, 
HR and Risk, 
Governance and 
Compliance functions)

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Delegated
authorities

Group policy
framework

Letter of
representation 
and ICEA

Risk oversight 
and management

Strategy and
performance
monitoring

BUs must adhere to 
expenditure limits, 
request prior 
clearance or provide 
notification on core 
matters as set out in 
the QRG. Where 
appropriate, GOM 
waivers must be 
requested

BUs are responsible 
for embedding the 
policy, reporting 
breaches to Group 
Policy Owners and 
requesting policy 
waivers where 
appropriate

BUs provide letters of 
representation twice 
a year to Group 
confirming compliance 
with the GOM and 
Group policies, which 
support the Group 
Internal Control 
Effectiveness 
Assessment (ICEA)

BUs report to Group  
on risk profile and 
the comparison to 
risk limits, issues 
and breaches

BUs submit Business 
Plans and QBR packs  
in line with the content 
requirements as set  
out in the GOM

Business Units

Business-as-usual
oversight,
reporting and
co-ordination

BUs request input 
and agreement 
from Group to 
appointments, talent 
management, 
performance 
management, 
remuneration and 
leavers for BU  
Function Heads

Business Units are defined as one of the following units: Group Head Office; Old Mutual Emerging Markets; Old Mutual Wealth;  
US Asset Management; Nedbank Group; and Old Mutual Bermuda. Property & Casualty now falls under Old Mutual Emerging Markets.

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As the Company’s primary listing (now known in the UK as a premium 
listing) is on the London Stock Exchange, this report mainly addresses 
the matters covered by the UK Corporate Governance Code, but the 
Company also has regard to governance expectations in other territories 
where its shares are listed. The Group’s major South African public 
subsidiary companies are subject to applicable local governance 
expectations, including those contained in King III and, in the case of 
Nedbank Group Limited, the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited.

Throughout the year ended 31 December 2013 and in the preparation 
of this Annual Report and these Accounts, the Company has complied 
with the main and supporting principles and provisions set out in the UK 
Corporate Governance Code as described in the following sections of 
this report. The Company’s compliance with UK Corporate Governance 
Code provisions and the statement relating to the going concern basis 
adopted in preparing the financial statements set out at the end of this 
section of this report, have been reviewed by the Company’s auditors, 
KPMG Audit Plc, in accordance with guidance published by the UK 
Auditing Practices Board.

Who serves on the Board and how does it operate?
Old Mutual’s Board currently has 12 members, two of whom are 
executive and 10 of whom (including the Chairman) are non-executive. 
The following changes to the Board’s non-executive membership have 
taken place since the start of 2013:

 ■ Eva Castillo resigned as a director on 28 February 2013
 ■ Danuta Gray joined the Board on 1 March 2013
 ■ Russell Edey and Lars Otterbeck retired from the Board at the end 

of the AGM on 9 May 2013

 ■ Nkosana Moyo joined the Board on 1 September 2013
 ■ Zoe Cruz and Adiba Ighodaro joined the Board and Bongani 

Nqwababa resigned as a director on 6 January 2014.

The table below sets out the Board’s continuing membership in more 
detail.

Role

Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Chairman
Non-executive director
Senior Independent Director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Non-executive director
Group Chief Executive
Group Finance Director

Name and  
nationality

Reuel Khoza (SA)
Mike Arnold (UK)
Patrick O’Sullivan (Irish)
Roger Marshall (UK)
Alan Gillespie (UK)
Nku Nyembezi-Heita (SA)
Danuta Gray (UK)
Nkosana Moyo (Zim)
Zoe Cruz (US)
Adiba Ighodaro (UK)
Julian Roberts (UK)
Philip Broadley (UK)

Date of original 
appointment to the 
Board

Jan 2006
Sept 2009
Jan 2010
Aug 2010
Nov 2010
March 2012
March 2013
Sept 2013
Jan 2014
Jan 2014
Aug 2000
Nov 2008

Date  
current  
term ends

Jan 2015
Sept 2015
Jan 2016
Aug 2016
Nov 2016
March 2015
March 2016
Sept 2016
Jan 2017
Jan 2017

Current  
term as director

3rd (3rd year)
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st

The Company announced on 13 December 2013 that Philip Broadley 
intended to step down as Group Finance Director during 2014. He has 
agreed to remain in his position until a suitable successor has been 
appointed. Although this may be after this year’s AGM, he will not 
stand for re-election at the AGM in light of his planned departure.

Various changes have been made to Board Committee memberships 
following the annual review of the composition of the Committees 
and in light of the recent changes to the Board described above. 
As a consequence, the memberships of the Board’s main standing 
Committees (further details of which are set out later in this report 
and in the Directors’ Remuneration Report) are now as follows:

Board Risk Committee: 

 Mike Arnold (Chairman) 
Zoe Cruz 
Reuel Khoza 
Roger Marshall 
Nku Nyembezi-Heita 

Group Audit Committee: 

Nomination Committee: 

Remuneration Committee: 

 Roger Marshall (Chairman) 
Mike Arnold 
Danuta Gray 
Adiba Ighodaro 
Nkosana Moyo

 Patrick O’Sullivan (Chairman) 
Alan Gillespie 
Danuta Gray 
Reuel Khoza 
Nku Nyembezi-Heita 
Julian Roberts

 Alan Gillespie (Chairman) 
Zoe Cruz 
Danuta Gray 
Roger Marshall 
Nkosana Moyo

It has also been agreed that, after the 2014 AGM, Danuta Gray will 
step down from the Group Audit Committee and will succeed Alan 
Gillespie as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Gillespie 
will still remain a member of that committee after ceasing to be its 
Chairman.

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Separately from the formal Board meeting schedule, the Chairman 
holds meetings with the other non-executive directors, without any 
executives being present, to provide a forum for any issues to be raised. 
He also conducts an annual one-to-one performance evaluation of 
each of the other non-executive directors, with any resulting action 
points being reported to the Nomination Committee.

Informal meetings among the non-executive directors, without the 
Chairman or any executive being present, are also facilitated by the 
Company. Among the activities carried out at such meetings is the 
annual review of the Chairman’s own performance under the aegis 
of the Senior Independent Director, who also obtains such input as 
he considers appropriate from the executive directors.

The assignment of responsibilities between the Chairman, 
Patrick O’Sullivan, and the Group Chief Executive, Julian Roberts, 
is documented so as to ensure that there is a clear division between 
the running of the Board and executive responsibility for running the 
Company’s business. The responsibilities of Patrick O’Sullivan as 
Chairman include leadership of the Board, ensuring its effectiveness 
in all aspects of its role and setting its agenda; ensuring that adequate 
time is available for discussion of all agenda items (in particular 
strategic issues), ensuring that the directors receive accurate, timely and 
clear information; ensuring effective communication with shareholders; 
promoting a culture of openness and debate by facilitating the effective 
contribution to the Board of non-executive directors in particular; and 
ensuring constructive relationships between the executive and 
non-executive directors.

In the absence of exceptional circumstances, non-executive directors 
(including the Chairman) serve a maximum of nine years in office. 
This maximum period of tenure operates on the basis of two three-year 
terms, followed by up to three further one-year terms. The renewal of 
non-executive directors’ engagements for successive terms is not 
automatic and the continued suitability of each non-executive director 
is assessed by the Nomination Committee before renewal of their 
appointment takes place.

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What did the Board do during 2013?
The Chairman’s introduction to this section describes some of the main 
matters that were addressed by the Board during the year. In addition 
to those and the regular updates on the Group’s results, the Group 
Chief Executive’s report on recent significant developments and major 
projects around the Group, and reports from Board committee 
chairmen, the following table sets out some more details of the Board’s 
other activities at its scheduled meetings during 2013.

What is the Board’s role and how does it operate?
The Board’s role is to exercise stewardship of the Company within a 
framework of prudent and effective controls that enables risk to be 
assessed and managed. The Board sets the Company’s strategic aims, 
reviews whether the necessary financial and human resources are 
in place for it to meet its objectives and monitors management 
performance. It is kept informed about major developments affecting 
the Group through the Group Chief Executive’s and Group Finance’s 
monthly reports and holds regular strategy sessions at which high-level 
strategic matters are discussed. The GOM sets out matters that are 
specifically reserved for Board decision and protocols that govern 
escalation of issues to it and delegation of powers from it in a manner 
that is designed to ensure clarity about where responsibility for 
decision-making lies.

In accordance with the GOM, the Board has delegated its executive 
powers to the Group Chief Executive, with power to sub-delegate, and 
also to the Approvals Committee. In his co-ordination and stewardship 
of the Group, the Group Chief Executive is advised by the Group 
Executive Committee, a consultative management committee, whose 
current members are described elsewhere in this Annual Report. The 
Board has also delegated specific responsibilities for certain matters to 
Board committees. The principal Board committees have responsibility 
for Nomination, Remuneration, Group Audit and Board Risk matters, in 
line with their respective terms of reference. The Board receives reports 
from these committees on the subjects that they have covered. The 
matters addressed by the principal Board committees in 2013 are 
outlined under the heading “What are the standing Board Committees 
and how have they operated during the year?“ below and, for the 
Remuneration Committee, in the Directors’ Remuneration Report.

While the Board currently includes only two executive directors, all 
members of the Board have regular contact with the other senior 
executive management (including the most senior executives of the main 
business units of the Group) through their periodic participation in Board 
meetings, other briefing sessions by the senior executives, and Board 
visits to the locations where the Group’s main businesses are based. 
Paul Hanratty, the Group Operating Officer, is now a standing invitee 
to all Board meetings. The Board also receives minutes of the 
proceedings of the Group Executive Committee, which help to keep it 
informed about the discussions that are taking place between the Group 
Chief Executive and the heads of the Group’s main businesses and of 
Group central functions such as Risk, Strategy, Customer matters and 
Human Resources.

The executive element of the Board is balanced by an independent 
group of non-executive directors. The Board as a whole approves 
the strategic direction of the Group, scrutinises the performance of 
management in meeting agreed goals and objectives, and monitors 
the reporting of performance. Procedures are in place to enable 
Board members to satisfy themselves about the integrity of the Group’s 
financial information and to ensure that financial controls and systems 
of risk management are robust and sustainable. Non-executive 
directors on the Remuneration Committee are responsible for 
determining appropriate levels of remuneration for the executive 
directors, other members of the Group Executive Committee and 
certain other senior employees. Members of the Nomination 
Committee have a primary role in recommending the appointment 
and, where necessary, removal of executive directors.

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AND OTHER MATTERS continued

Date of meeting
January 2013

Location
OMSA’s and Nedbank’s 
offices in Sandton, 
Johannesburg

February 2013

London

May 2013

London

July 2013

Lagos, Nigeria

August 2013

London

September 2013

London

November 2013

London and by telephone

Principal topics covered
 ■ Presentation on strategy, including plans for the Group’s South African businesses to work more 

closely together

 ■ Presentation on the South African businesses’ compliance status with Black Economic 

Empowerment imperatives

 ■ Discussion on the unsecured lending environment in South Africa
 ■ Annual review and clearance of directors’ conflicts of interest
 ■ Feedback by the Senior Independent Director from the annual review of the Chairman
 ■ Presentation on the social responsibility activities of OMSA, including its Foundation, its Masisizane 

Funds, its BEE trusts and other initiatives

 ■ Presentation by the Old Mutual Wealth team of the proposed outsourcing of various parts of its platform 

infrastructure and on plans for its operations in continental Europe

 ■ Pre-year-end review of results and the Annual Report and Accounts for 2012
 ■ Dinner with high potential employees from OMEM, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal.

 ■ Update on strategic projects 
 ■ Report on Group charitable expenditure
 ■ Review of the preliminary results for 2012
 ■ Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2012
 ■ Recommendation of the final dividend for 2012
 ■ Feedback from the 2012 Board effectiveness review.
 ■ Approval of the Q1 Interim Management Statement
 ■ Feedback from the annual independent survey of investors’ views on the Group
 ■ Strategy update.
 ■ Presentation of the Group’s strategy for East and West Africa (see also the separate feature on this 

meeting below).

 ■ Review of the interim results for 2013
 ■ Presentations on various new potential strategic initiatives 
 ■ Declaration of the interim dividend for 2013.
 ■ Presentation on results of the Group’s culture survey for 2013 and Group values
 ■ Presentation on customer-centricity and the role of the Group Customer and Brand function
 ■ Update on various strategic initiatives
 ■ Approval for a proposed reduction in Group-level debt (executed during November).
 ■ Approval of the Q3 Interim Management Statement.

December 2013

OMSA’s and Nedbank’s 
offices in Cape Town

 ■ External presentation on progress made by South Africa during two decades of democracy
 ■ Presentations by OMSA, Old Mutual Investment Group. Nedbank and the Property & Casualty business 

unit on their respective business and strategy plans for 2014 – 2016
 ■ Review and approval of the draft Group business plan for 2014 – 2016
 ■ Update on various strategic initiatives
 ■ Short briefings on financial education and customer engagement initiatives at OMEM and Nedbank, 

including current advertising campaigns on television and radio; the joBerg2c mountain cycle event and 
Two Oceans Marathon sponsored by OMEM; the Nedbank Soccer Cup and Ke Yona team search; the 
Nedbank branch of the future; the 22/7 digital proposition; and Nedbank’s Social Media Listening Centre

 ■ Annual review of Board Committee memberships
 ■ Feedback from the Board’s participation in the Barrett Values Survey
 ■ Dinner with around 70 of the most senior executive management personnel from OMEM and the 

Property & Casualty business unit.

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How are people selected to join the Board?
Plans for refreshing and renewing the Board’s composition are 
managed by the Nomination Committee so as to ensure that changes 
take place without undue disruption and that there is an appropriate 
balance of experience and length of service. This committee also 
considers, in making recommendations, the independence of 
candidates and their suitability and willingness to serve on other 
committees of the Board. The current Board composition is considered 
by the Nomination Committee to be suitable for the requirements of the 
Group’s business. However, such matters are kept under active review, 
having regard to scheduled retirements of non-executive directors and 
the Group’s future strategy. Further details are contained in the section 
of this report below dealing with the activities of the Nomination 
Committee during 2013.

The terms and conditions of engagement of each of the non-executive 
directors are available on the Company’s website. These include details 
of the expected time commitment involved (which each of the non-
executive directors has accepted). Other significant commitments of 
potential appointees are considered by the Nomination Committee as 
part of the selection process and are disclosed to the Board when 
recommendation of an appointment is submitted. Non-executive 
directors are also required to inform the Board of any subsequent 
changes to such commitments, which must be pre-cleared with the 
Chairman if material.

Are the non-executive directors independent?
Eight of the nine current non-executive directors other than the 
Chairman (Mike Arnold, Zoe Cruz, Alan Gillespie, Danuta Gray, Adiba 
Ighodaro, Roger Marshall, Nkosana Moyo and Nku Nyembezi-Heita) 
are considered by the Board to be independent within the criteria set 
out in the UK Corporate Governance Code, ie. they are independent in 
character and judgement and have no relationships or circumstances 
which are likely to affect, or could appear to affect, their judgement. 
The other non-executive director, Reuel Khoza, is not considered 
independent because of his chairmanship of the Group’s majority-
owned subsidiary, Nedbank Group Limited, and the business 
relationships between Aka Capital, in which he owns a stake, 
and Nedbank.

Who is your Senior Independent Director?
Alan Gillespie has been the Senior Independent Director since May 
2011. The Senior Independent Director is available to shareholders 
if they have concerns that are unresolved after contact through the 
normal channels of the Chairman, Group Chief Executive or Group 
Finance Director or where such contact would not be appropriate. 
The Senior Independent Director’s contact details can be obtained 
from the Group Company Secretary: martin.murray@omg.co.uk.

How is performance of the Board and its committees 
reviewed?
A review of the performance of the Board (including its standing 
committees) is conducted on an annual basis. These reviews are now 
carried out by an external expert at least every three years in line with 
the UK Corporate Governance Code. The review is designed to 
address the balance of skills, experience, independence and 
knowledge of the Group’s businesses on the Board and its committees, 
the Board’s diversity (including gender), how the Board and its 
committees work together as a unit, and other factors relevant to 
their effectiveness.

During the Board’s visit to Lagos in July 2013, the Board received 
presentations and participated in discussions on:

 ■ The macro-economic situation in Nigeria, as described by 

a local economist 

 ■ Opportunities for the Group in the rest of Africa, particularly 

West and East Africa, as seen both from a Group strategy and 
local African perspective

 ■ Opportunities in Nigeria, as viewed by a leading international 

accountancy firm

 ■ Informal views about the country by a correspondent with the 
BBC who had returned to Nigeria after some years in the UK
 ■ Feedback by Sue Kean, the Chief Risk Officer, from a meeting she 

had with the Nigerian insurance regulator in Abuja.

On the evening of 2 July, the Board joined management of 
Old Mutual Nigeria at a social event attended by a large 
number of participants in the local financial services industry, 
which provided a very useful networking opportunity.

We were grateful to MTN, whose local Chairman and Group 
Executive team kindly met with two groups from the Board to 
provide an insight into the various challenges that their business 
had faced and overcome in establishing itself in Nigeria. 

Commenting on the visit afterwards, Julian Roberts, Group Chief 
Executive, said: “Driving through Lagos, I was struck by the number 
of global consumer brands which have set up business there. This 
evidences an emerging middle class which is aspirational and has 
money to spend, and this group is the opportunity we want to capture 
in that market. I do believe it’s a great market for us to be in, although, 
clearly, it is going to take us quite a bit of time to build scale.” 

The last externally-facilitated review took place through IDDAS in 2011. 
The review for 2013 was conducted through an online questionnaire 
whose contents were co-ordinated with the two previous years’ results 
so as to track progress against these; this was also supplemented by 
a series of thorough one-to-one interviews with each member of the 
Board carried out by the Group HR Director. The results were collated 
and reported back to a session of the Nomination Committee (which all 
other members of the Board also attended) at the end of January 2014. 
The Board Risk Committee also conducted a separate internally-
facilitated review of its effectiveness during the year to evaluate its 
effectiveness as a relatively newly established committee.

The reviews concluded that:

 ■ The Board and its committees had operated satisfactorily during the 
year, with a generally appropriate mix of skills represented on each 
of them and good levels of information and discussion, well led by 
their respective chairmen

 ■ More time should be spent during 2014 on talent management and 
succession planning. Efforts should also be made to get to know 
subsidiary boards and committees better. Available Board and 
committee time should be marshalled in such a way as to make best 
use of it, and the Chairman should provide more detailed guidance 
on the Company’s expectations of non-executive directors outside 
Board meetings

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AND OTHER MATTERS continued

At 31 December 2012 
(or date of appointment if later)
Mike Arnold
Philip Broadley
Alan Gillespie 
Danuta Gray  
(appointed from 1 March 2013)
Reuel Khoza
Roger Marshall 
Nkosana Moyo  
(appointed from 1 September 2013)
Nku Nyembezi-Heita 
Patrick O’Sullivan
Julian Roberts

Old Mutual plc
Number of 
ordinary shares 
of 113⁄7p each
11,134
513,4341 

–

–
–
45,000

10,000
–
91,319
1,385,8891 

Former directors
Eva Castillo (resigned on 28 February 2013)
Russell Edey (retired on 9 May 2013)
Lars Otterbeck (retired on 9 May 2013)
Bongani Nqwababa  
(resigned on 6 January 2014)

–
21,875
–

–

Nedbank  
Group Limited  
Number of 
shares
–
–
–

–
14,774
–

–
–

–

–
2,604
–

–

1  These figures do not include rights to forfeitable shares that have not yet vested, 

which are described in the Directors’ Remuneration Report

How are directors’ conflicts of interest managed?
Processes are in place for any potential conflicts of interest to be 
disclosed and for directors to avoid participation in any decisions 
where they may have any such conflict or potential conflict. The 
Company’s procedures for dealing with directors’ conflicts of interest 
continued to operate effectively during 2013.

No director had a material interest in any significant contract with the 
Company or any of its subsidiaries during the year. Additional details of 
various non-material transactions between the directors and the Group 
are reported on an aggregated basis, along with other transactions by 
senior managers of the Group, in Note H3 to the Accounts.

The executive directors are permitted to hold and retain, for their own 
benefit, fees from one external (non-Group) non-executive directorship 
(but not a chairmanship) of another listed company, subject to prior 
clearance by the Board and the directorship concerned not being in 
conflict or potential conflict with any of the Group’s businesses. Neither 
Julian Roberts nor Philip Broadley currently holds any external 
non-executive directorships of other publicly quoted companies.

 ■ The separate review conducted by the Board Risk Committee 
concluded that additional tailored training was desirable in 
order to improve the engagement and contribution of all 
committee members.

Who will be standing for re-election at this year’s AGM?
All of the continuing directors (except for Philip Broadley, who will be 
retiring from the Board as Group Finance Director during 2014) will 
stand for election or re-election at the 2014 AGM. The Board 
recommends that they each be elected or re-elected as directors at the 
AGM. Biographical details of all of the directors are contained in the 
Board of Directors section of this Annual Report and further details of 
the basis upon which the Board has assessed the performance, and 
recommends the election or re-election of the directors concerned are 
set out in the explanatory notes in the AGM circular.

Are directors required to hold shares in the Company 
and what are their current interests?
The Remuneration Committee has established guidelines on 
shareholdings by executive directors of the Company. Under these, the 
Group Chief Executive is expected to build up a holding of shares in the 
Company equal in value to at least 200% of his annual base salary 
within five years of appointment; the equivalent figure for other executive 
directors is 150% of their annual base salary. Both Julian Roberts and 
Philip Broadley are currently fully compliant with these guidelines. The 
Board has considered whether to adopt a shareholding requirement 
for non-executive directors, but does not consider this to be appropriate.

Details of the directors’ interests (including interests of their connected 
persons) in the share capital of the Company and its quoted subsidiary, 
Nedbank Group Limited, at the beginning and end of the year under 
review are set out in the following tables, while their interests in share 
options and forfeitable shares awards are described in the section of the 
Directors’ Remuneration Report entitled ‘Directors’ shareholdings and 
share interests’. There have been no changes to any of the interests in the 
first table below between 31 December 2013 and 28 February 2014. 

At 31 December 2013
Mike Arnold
Philip Broadley
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Reuel Khoza
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Nku Nyembezi-Heita
Patrick O’Sullivan
Julian Roberts

Former director  
Bongani Nqwababa  
(resigned 6 January 2014)

Old Mutual plc 
Number  
of ordinary 
shares of 113⁄7p 
each
11,134
513,4341
–
–
–
45,000
10,000
–
91,319
1,965,3971

Nedbank  
Group  
Limited  
Number  
of shares
–
–
–
–
14,774
–
–
–
–
–

–

–

Neither Zoe Cruz nor Adiba Ighodaro (who were appointed to the 
Board on 6 January 2014) had any interests in the Company’s or its 
listed subsidiaries’ shares at their date of appointment.

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What are the standing Board Committees and how 
have they operated during the year?
The Board has a number of committees to which various matters are 
delegated in accordance with their respective terms of reference. The 
Board also establishes committees on an ad hoc basis to deal with 
particular matters. In doing so, it specifies a remit, quorum and 
appropriate mix of executive and non-executive participation. Further 
information on the principal standing committees of the Board is set 
out below.

Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Chairman of the Group 
Chairman of the Group 
Audit Committee
Audit

Group Audit Committee
Members during 2013 and dates of appointment to the 
committee (or its predecessor committee, the Group Audit 
and Risk Committee): Roger Marshall (Chairman) (2010), 
Mike Arnold (2009), Bongani Nqwababa (2007), 
Alan Gillespie (2010), Danuta Gray (2013). Secretary 
and date of appointment: Martin Murray (1999). 

Roger Marshall has submitted the following report on behalf of the 
Group Audit Committee:

The committee met six times during 2013. In this report I comment 
on the key issues we considered over the last 12 months. 

The committee considers that the most significant areas of judgement 
in preparing the 2013 accounts were:

 ■ The level of explicit discretionary reserves in Old Mutual South 
Africa’s financial statements. In accordance with South African 
actuarial practice, insurance liabilities continue to be calculated on 
a prudent basis, including discretionary reserves. At 31 December 
2013, the Group recognised explicit discretionary margins of 
£489 million or 1.9% of technical liabilities (2012: £556 million; 1.9%). 
The committee approved a revised policy for creating and releasing 
these reserves as well as reviewing and agreeing the composition of 
and rationale for these explicit discretionary reserves. A significant 
portion of the Group’s explicit discretionary margins relates to 
uncertainty around mortality assumptions for HIV in South Africa
 ■ The appropriate level of tax provisions, particularly in South Africa. 
The nature of the South African assessment process and complexity 
of our businesses there means that specific areas of tax computation 
can remain open for a number of years after filing. While progress 
was made during 2013 in closing outstanding computations, a 
number of issues remain under discussion with the tax authorities. 
The committee discussed the individual matters and the 
corresponding provisions with both subsidiary management and 
the external auditors. We are satisfied with the amounts carried in 
the accounts

 ■ Loan loss provisions at Nedbank and Old Mutual Finance, 

particularly in relation to unsecured loans. At 31 December 2013, 
the Group’s unsecured advances totalled £1,664 million, with related 
provisions of £232 million (2012: £2,080 million and £238 million). 
During the year the committee reviewed the provisioning 
methodologies in use at both companies and was satisfied 
that they were appropriate

 ■ Impairment of the carrying value of goodwill (see Note F1 to the 

Accounts). The committee reviewed the assumptions used to justify no 
material impairment to goodwill this year and was comfortable with 
them. In particular, we reviewed the carrying value of goodwill and 
other intangibles relating to the Old Mutual Wealth business of 
£1,461 million at 31 December 2013 (2012: £1,594 million), taking into 
account that certain countries are operating a closed book model, 
and the announcement of the disposal of the business in Poland. 
The committee agreed that the projected future cash flows from the 
businesses supported the current carrying value of these intangibles.
The Company makes a number of adjustments to IFRS income to arrive 
at an Adjusted Operating Profit. Some reflect IFRS requirements not 
valued by users, such as recognising gains or losses on own debt. Others 
seek to arrive at more normalised profit by for example substituting a 
long-term investment return for actual investment returns for the year. 
The committee reviews and agrees the long-term investment return 
annually. This year we discussed in particular the proposal to exclude 
the significant Old Mutual Wealth restructuring costs related to the 
proposed outsourcing of certain administrative activities to 
International Financial Data Services from Adjusted Operating 
Profit and reviewed how peers dealt with similar items. Whilst the 
committee accepts the proposed Adjusted Operating Profit treatment, 
it has made recommendations to the Remuneration Committee about 
how the expected restructuring benefits should be monitored for 
remuneration purposes.

I mentioned in my 2012 report that the committee had discussed the 
results of an external effectiveness review of Internal Audit and agreed 
an action plan. The review had concluded that Internal Audit was 
effective, but that change was needed for it to operate at best practice 
levels in all areas. During 2013 a committee, which I chaired, sponsored 
by the Institute of Internal Auditors made recommendations for improving 
internal audit of financial services companies. The Group Audit 
Committee reviewed a gap analysis comparing the Company’s internal 
audit arrangements with the recommendations in that report and 
agreed appropriate changes to our arrangements. Key changes were:

 ■ A change in the Internal Audit Director’s executive reporting line from 

the Group Finance Director to the Group Chief Executive

 ■ Whilst Internal Audit’s scope was not previously limited, it was agreed 
that the team should spend more time in areas where they had not 
previously been involved. As an early example of this, I asked 
Internal Audit to examine management’s risk mitigation plans in 
relation to Old Mutual Wealth’s outsourcing project before this 
project was finally agreed. We have also asked Internal Audit to 
report to us on management’s attitude to controls as well as the 
controls themselves.

We agreed a revised Group Internal Audit Charter reflecting the 
changes, which is available on the Company’s website.

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During 2013, we discussed the recommendations of the Financial 
Reporting Council (of which I am a director) for the external audit to 
be tendered. We also took into account UK Competition Commission 
regulation and pending European legislation, and increased market 
comment on the subject. Following these discussions, we have 
determined that it will be appropriate to conduct a tender of the 
Group’s audit engagement during 2014. The tender will be in respect 
of appointment to the role of Group auditor for the year ending 
31 December 2016. 

Initial analysis suggests that independence considerations and potential 
conflicts of interests will limit the number of firms which will be involved 
in the tender. The Group’s audit has not previously been tendered since 
the Company became a listed entity in 1999. 

We are yet to finalise the criteria against which we will assess potential 
candidates, but these are likely to include:

 ■ Financial services experience and extent of in-house actuarial resource
 ■ Experience of listed and multiple-listed entity audits
 ■ Presence in the significant markets in which we operate
 ■ Proposed approach to the audit and expertise of the proposed team
 ■ Proposed fees.

We would welcome shareholder input on this matter, in particular on 
the proposed criteria, and this can be provided by contacting the 
Secretary to the committee, martin.murray@omg.co.uk.

In the meantime, we reviewed the effectiveness of our current auditors, 
KPMG, during the year and continued to be satisfied with the quality 
of the audit. We routinely review the performance of the external 
auditors annually. The review in 2013 was conducted in advance of 
that year’s AGM and informed our recommendation to reappoint the 
incumbent. This review analysed critical competencies expected of our 
external auditors and was performed by the Internal Audit function. 
Interviews with, and the responses to questionnaires by, key finance 
personnel from Group and subsidiary entities and committee members 
are central to the assessment process. We have strict controls over the 
scope and amount of non-audit services provided by the audit firm (see 
“Who are the Group Auditors and how much are they paid?” below) 
and are satisfied that they remain independent.

I would be happy to discuss the contents of this report, and the activities 
of the committee, with individual shareholders.

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Mike Arnold
Mike Arnold
Mike Arnold
Mike Arnold
Chairman of the Board 
Chairman of the Board 
Risk Committee
Risk Committee

Board Risk Committee
Members during 2013 and years of appointment to the 
committee: Mike Arnold (Chairman) (2010), Philip Broadley 
(2010), Reuel Khoza (2010), Roger Marshall (2010), 
Nkosana Moyo (2013), Nku Nyembezi-Heita (2013). Other 
members: until February 2013, Eva Castillo; until May 2013, 
Lars Otterbeck. Secretary: Colin Campbell (2012).

Mike Arnold has submitted the following report on behalf of the Board 
Risk Committee:

The committee met six times during the year, of which two meetings 
were held in addition to the four meetings originally scheduled. The 
Chief Risk Officer and the Group Internal Audit Director attended each 
meeting and the Group Chief Actuary attended five of the meetings. 
The external auditors were invited to attend all of the meetings.

The committee received a report at each of its scheduled meetings 
during 2013 from the Chief Risk Officer in which any changes to the 
Group’s risk profile were identified and discussed. We also reviewed 
the risk appetite metrics operated by the Group and recommended to 
the Board some changes to the criteria to be used by the business units 
for their business planning over the three-year period 2014 to 2016.

During the year the committee devoted significant time to the risks 
involved in the outsourcing to International Financial Data Services 
(IFDS) of many of Old Mutual Wealth’s administrative functions, prior to 
the entry into the outsourcing arrangements in August 2013. One of the 
committee’s sessions to consider the proposed IFDS outsourcing was 
held jointly with the Group Audit Committee. 

In addition, during our meetings in 2013, we focused on:

 ■ The Group’s Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA), under 
which the Group assesses its risks and compares them to the 
resources available, both in terms of regulatory solvency and the 
Group’s own capital and risk metrics. The annual production of the 
ORSA will be a regulatory requirement once the Solvency II Directive 
has been implemented 

 ■ Assessments of the Group’s capital and solvency position
 ■ The content and suitability of the Group’s suite of risk policies and 

standards, and of the Group Operating Model
 ■ The residual financial risks of Old Mutual Bermuda
 ■ Regulatory risks arising as a result of business activities, in particular 

the Group’s regulatory environment and compliance status

 ■ Stress and scenario testing, focusing on particular economic and 

business scenarios and their potential impact on the Group’s finances.

In addition to its regular meetings, the committee held a half-day 
workshop to enable a discussion to take place on a wide range of 
issues relating to risk management within the Group and several 
‘deep-dive’ sessions, where the committee considered risk issues 
affecting specific business units in more detail. I also received updates 
between the scheduled meetings through my regular meetings with the 
Chief Risk Officer and the Group Chief Actuary.

In connection with the finalisation of the Group’s annual results, the 
committee produced a report for the Remuneration Committee 
commenting on management’s observance during the year of the 
risk appetite metrics agreed by the Board.

As mentioned earlier in this Governance report, the committee also 
undertook a review of its effectiveness including a review of, and 
the committee’s performance against, its terms of reference. The 
recommendations of the review, which included recommendations 
on the composition of the committee, relations with subsidiary 
committees, training and education, have either already been 
implemented or will be implemented during 2014.

During 2013, either Roger Marshall or I personally attended the risk 
and audit committees of each of the major subsidiaries of the Group 
and we have ongoing dialogue with the independent directors who 
chair those subsidiaries’ committees. I shall continue to attend these 
meetings in 2014 in order to remain close to any major risk issues that 
may arise during the coming year.

In 2014, in addition to the regular items on the committee agenda, the 
committee will continue with its programme of deep-dive sessions into 
individual business units and will be reviewing the Group’s proposed 
economic capital disclosures.

Nomination Committee
Members during 2013 and dates of appointment to the 
committee: Patrick O’Sullivan (Chairman) (2010), Mike Arnold 
(2010), Danuta Gray (2013), Alan Gillespie (2010), Reuel 
Khoza (2010), Roger Marshall (2010), Nkosana Moyo (2013), 
Bongani Nqwababa (2010), Nku Nyembezi-Heita (2013), 
Julian Roberts (2008). Other members during the year: Eva 
Castillo (2011 to February 2013) Russell Edey (2005 to May 
2013), Lars Otterbeck (2010 to May 2013). Secretary and 
date of appointment: Martin Murray (1999).

The Nomination Committee makes recommendations to the Board in 
relation to the appointment of directors, the structure of the Board and 
membership of the Board’s main standing committees. It also reviews 
development and succession plans for the most senior executive 
management of the Group and certain appointments to the boards 
and standing committees of principal subsidiaries in line with the 
Group Operating Model. It is chaired by the Chairman of the Board, 
Patrick O’Sullivan, and a majority of its members are independent 
non-executive directors.

The committee seeks to ensure that its process for identifying candidates 
for recommendation to the Board as new directors is formal, rigorous 
and transparent. Vacancies generally arise in the context of either planned 
renewal of the Board, replacing directors who are due to retire, or 
adjusting the Board’s balance of knowledge, skills, independence or 
diversity. In identifying candidates, appropriate regard is paid to ensuring 
that they will have sufficient time available in the light of their other 
commitments to discharge their duties as directors of the Company.

During 2013, the committee focused on refreshing the non-executive 
director membership of the Board, seeking to achieve additional 
diversity in terms of geographical background, experience and gender, 
subject to any recommended candidates being aligned with the 
Group’s developing strategy and helping to complement the existing 
skills represented on the Board. 

External search consultancies MWM Consulting and Russell Reynolds 
Associates were engaged and a rigorous process followed to draw 
up longlists of potential candidates, from which shortlists were 
subsequently approved by the committee. The final candidates 
emerging from these processes were then interviewed by as many 
members of the Board as possible before final recommendations were 
received and endorsed by the committee for submission to the Board 
for approval. Three new appointments of independent non-executive 
directors resulted from this, Nkosana Moyo in September 2013 and 
Zoe Cruz and Adiba Ighodaro in January 2014. As the Chairman has 
mentioned in his introductory remarks to this report, Zoe Cruz’s 
extensive experience of international financial markets and asset 
management are expected to provide the Board with additional insight 
into these important areas of the Group’s business, while Nkosana 
Moyo’s and Adiba Ighodaro’s deep knowledge of investing and 
operating in various countries in Africa will widen the Board’s ability to 
evaluate opportunities as the Group pursues its strategy of expanding 
further into new territories in Africa. 

In relation to the use of MWM Consulting and Russell Reynolds 
Associates as search consultants, both firms were also used by 
members of the Group during 2013 in connection with searches for 
various senior executive positions. The committee is satisfied however, 
that these other engagements did not impair either firm’s objectivity or 
independence in researching and evaluating non-executive candidates 
for the Board.

In addition to its work on refreshing the Board, the committee also 
continued during the year to monitor succession plans for the executive 
directors and other members of the Group Executive Committee, 
significant developments affecting other senior executives and major 
subsidiary boards, talent management and diversity initiatives and 
progress against action items identified as part of the 2012 Board 
effectiveness review.

Remuneration Committee
A full description of the membership and role of the Remuneration 
Committee and of its activities during 2013 is contained in the Directors’ 
Remuneration Report.

Other committees
There are a number of executive committees which assist the Group 
Chief Executive with the day-to-day management of the Group. These 
include the Group Executive Committee mentioned earlier in this report, 
the Group Executive Risk Committee, whose responsibilities are 
described in the Risk and Capital Management report earlier in this 
document; and the Group Capital Management Committee, whose 
role is, among other things, to agree capital allocations within certain 
limits (or make recommendations to the Board regarding any 
allocations beyond such limits) and to approve the capital plan of the 
Group as part of the annual business-planning process.

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What was the Board’s attendance record during 2013?
The table below sets out the number of meetings held and individual directors’ attendance at meetings of the Board and its principal committees 
(based on membership of those committees, rather than attendance as an invitee) during 2013.

Attendance record

Number of meetings held

Mike Arnold
Philip Broadley
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Reuel Khoza
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Nku Nyembezi-Heita
Patrick O’Sullivan
Julian Roberts

Former directors
Eva Castillo1
Russell Edey
Lars Otterbeck
Bongani Nqwababa (resigned 6 January 2014)

Board 
(scheduled 
and ad hoc)

Group Audit
Committee

Board Risk
Committee

Remuneration 
Committee

Nomination 
Committee

10

10/10
10/10
9/10
8/8
10/10
9/10
3/3
10/10
10/10
10/10

0/2
3/4
4/4
10/10

6

6/6
–
6/6
4/4
–
6/6
–
–
–
–

–
3/3
–
6/6

6

6/6
5/6
–
–
6/6
6/6
3/3
5/5
–
–

0/1
–
2/2
–

6

–
–
6/6
4/4
–
3/3
–
–
–
–

0/2
3/3
3/3
6/6

7

7/7
–
6/7
5/5
5/7
7/7
2/3
5/5
7/7
7/7

0/2
3/3
3/3
7/7

1 

Eva Castillo missed a number of Board and Committee meetings at the start of 2013 because of conflicting executive commitments in her new role as Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica Europe. These other commitments led to her resigning from the Board with effect from 28 February 2013.

Who are the Company’s auditors and how much are 
they paid?
KPMG Audit Plc have been the Company’s auditors since the Company 
was originally listed in 1999. Arrangements have been made, in 
conjunction with KPMG Audit Plc, for appropriate audit director rotation 
in accordance with the requirements of the UK Auditing Practices Board. 
The current audit engagement director in the UK, Philip Smart, assumed 
this role in April 2011.

The Group Audit Committee regularly keeps under review the question 
of whether to put the Company’s audit engagement out to tender and 
takes into account the results of an internal report on satisfaction with 
the prior year’s audit processes, as well as benchmarking data, in doing 
this. The Company has not entered into any contractual restriction 
preventing it from considering a change of auditors. Based upon a review 
of and feedback from the 2012 audit, the Group Audit Committee 
remains satisfied with KPMG Audit Plc’s performance and did not feel it 
was necessary or appropriate to consider a tender for the 2013 or 2014 
audit engagement. See also the comments about audit tender in the 
report by the Chairman of the Group Audit Committee above.

During the year ended 31 December 2013, fees paid by the Group 
to KPMG Audit Plc, the Group’s auditors, and its associates totalled  
£12.0 million for audit services (2012: £12.4 million) and £2.8 million 
for tax, assurance and other non-audit services (2012: £5.1 million). 
In addition to the above, Nedbank Group paid a further £3.7 million 
(2012: £4.2 million) to Deloitte in respect of joint audit arrangements.

Detailed guidelines have been approved by the Group Audit Committee 
as part of the Group’s policy on non-audit services and a summary of 
the applicable provisions can be found in the Corporate Governance 
section of our website.

KPMG have expressed their willingness to continue in office as auditors 
to the Company. However, as part of their intention to wind down the 
activity in the registered firm, KPMG Audit Plc, it is proposed that an 
intermediate parent, KPMG LLP, will be appointed in their stead for 
2014. Following a recommendation by the Group Audit Committee to 
the Board, a resolution proposing the appointment of KPMG LLP as 
auditors for 2014 will be put to the AGM in May 2014.

What is the Company’s internal control environment?
An ongoing process for identifying, evaluating and managing the 
significant risks faced by the Group has been in place for the year 
ended 31 December 2013 and up to the date of approval of this Report. 
The process accords with the Turnbull guidance set out in ‘Internal 
Control: Revised Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code’ (the 
Combined Code being the previous version of what is now the UK 
Corporate Governance Code) and is regularly reviewed by the Board.

How is internal control monitored and reviewed?
The Board has overall responsibility for the Group’s system of internal 
control and for reviewing its effectiveness, while the implementation of 
internal control systems is the responsibility of management. Executive 
management has implemented an internal control system designed to 
help ensure:

 ■ The effective and efficient operation of the Group and its business 

units by enabling management to respond appropriately to 
significant risks to achieving the Group’s business objectives

 ■ The safeguarding of assets from inappropriate use or from loss and 

fraud and ensuring that liabilities are identified and managed

 ■ The quality of internal and external reporting
 ■ Compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and with internal 

policies on the conduct of business.

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The system of internal control is designed to manage, rather than 
eliminate, the risk of failure to achieve the Group’s business objectives, 
and can only provide reasonable, and not absolute, assurance against 
material misstatement or loss.

The Group’s actions to review the effectiveness of the system of internal 
control include:

 ■ An annual review of the risk assessment procedures, control 

environment considerations, information and communication and 
monitoring procedures at Group level and within each business unit. 
This review covers all material controls, including financial, operational 
and compliance controls and risk management systems

 ■ A certification process, under which all business units are required to 
confirm that they have undertaken risk management in accordance 
with the Group risk framework, that they have reviewed the 
effectiveness of the system of internal controls, that internal policies 
have been complied with, and that no significant risks or issues are 
known which have not been reported in accordance with policy
 ■ Regular reviews of the effectiveness of the system of internal control 
by the Group Audit Committee, which receives reports from Group 
Internal Audit. The committee also receives reports from the external 
auditors, which include details of significant internal control matters 
that they have identified during the course of their work.

These activities are in addition to the regular risk management activities 
which are performed on an ongoing basis (as described in more detail 
in the Risk and Capital Management section elsewhere in this document).

The certification process described above does not apply to certain 
joint ventures where the Group does not exercise full management 
control. In these cases, Old Mutual monitors the internal control 
environment and the potential impact on the Group through 
representation on the board of the entity concerned.

The Board reviewed the effectiveness of the system of internal control 
during and at the end of the year. Our annual internal control assessment 
has not highlighted any material failings. We remain committed to 
having a robust internal control environment across the Group.

What steps are you taking to monitor the quality of the 
Group’s financial controls?
Since 2009, Old Mutual has implemented a group-wide framework of 
financial controls. This has been designed on the basis of the criteria 
described in ‘Internal Control – Integrated Framework’ issued by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission. 
Management reports periodically on the effectiveness of the financial 
controls framework to the Group Audit Committee and also assessed 
its effectiveness at 31 December 2013, concluding that it was effective. 
This has assisted the Group Audit Committee and the Board in 
concluding that it can rely upon the operation of these controls as part 
of its review of internal control effectiveness referred to above.

What is the role of Group Internal Audit?
Group Internal Audit (GIA) is responsible for providing independent, 
objective assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of Old Mutual’s 
systems of governance, risk management and internal control to the 
Board and executive management and, in doing so, helps enhance the 
controls culture within the Group. The work of GIA is focused on the 
areas of greatest risk, both current and emerging, to Old Mutual as 

determined by a comprehensive, risk-based planning process. The 
Group Audit Committee approves the annual internal audit plan and 
any subsequent material amendments to it and also satisfies itself that 
GIA has adequate resources to discharge its function (which the Board 
is able to confirm is the case for 2013 – 2014).

There are internal audit teams located in each of our major businesses. 
The heads of internal audit in the Group’s wholly-owned subsidiaries 
report directly to the Group Internal Audit Director (GIAD). 

During 2013, the GIAD reported functionally to the Chairman of the 
Group Audit Committee and administratively to the Group Finance 
Director. His administrative reporting line changed to the Group Chief 
Executive with effect from 1 January 2014 in line with recommendations 
made in July 2013 by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) 
for more effective internal audit in UK financial services organisations.

The GIAD attends all meetings of the Group Audit Committee, and has 
unrestricted access to the Group Chief Executive and to the Chairman 
of the Board, as well as open invitations to attend any meetings of the 
business unit Audit Committees, the Board Risk Committee and the 
Group Executive Risk Committee.

Internal audit teams across Old Mutual use a single audit methodology 
which meets the standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Issues 
raised by internal audit during the course of its work are discussed with 
management, who are responsible for implementing agreed actions to 
address the issues identified within an appropriate and agreed timeframe.

Formal reports are submitted by the GIAD to each meeting of the 
Group Audit Committee, summarising the results of internal audit 
activity, management’s progress in addressing issues and other 
significant matters.

An assessment of the effectiveness of GIA is carried out periodically by 
external advisers. The most recent assessment was carried out in the 
second half of 2012 and concluded that GIA was fit for purpose in 
meeting the current assurance needs of the Group. The Committee on 
Internal Audit Guidance for Financial Services, which is chaired by the 
Group Audit Committee Chairman of Old Mutual plc, published its 
final recommendations in July 2013. GIA has analysed current 
performance against each of the recommendations contained in the 
Guidance and has developed an action plan to be implemented during 
2014 to close the gaps which the Group Audit Committee perceives 
need to be addressed.

How does the Company conduct its relations with 
shareholders and analysts?
The Group places great importance on the quality and frequency of 
its direct communication with its retail shareholders, debt and equity 
institutional investors and sell-side analysts by means of a proactive 
Investor Relations (IR) programme. As a result of being both a listed 
entity and a major institutional investor allocating capital on behalf of 
clients and on its own account, the Group considers that it should lead 
by example and actively promote the success of the Group over the 
long term and be seen to be doing so across its operating markets.

The objective of the IR programme is to facilitate communication with 
the global investment community, in both the equity and debt asset 
classes, and to keep investors updated on the Group’s performance 
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Transparency Rules. The IR team also participates in programmes to 
identify best international IR practice and to promote such practice 
actively to its investor base.

The Group has a small, dedicated IR team based in South Africa and 
London which runs the Group’s international IR programme. The team 
consists of experienced capital market professionals as well as finance 
professionals who have transferred from other parts of Old Mutual. 
The team works closely with the media relations, responsible business 
and public affairs teams of the Group and businesses units, and reports 
to the Director of External Communications. Old Mutual’s investor base 
is very diverse in terms of both investor style and geographic location 
and the Group has over 400,000 retail shareholders.

The focus of our IR strategy during 2013 has been particularly to 
highlight the Group’s plans for expansion across its emerging markets 
businesses, where it plans to deploy significant amounts of Group 
capital in the medium term. It has also allocated significant 
management resources in targeting international investors whose 
mandates have an investment philosophy and horizon that most closely 
aligns with the Group’s strategy. This is designed to lower the Group’s 
cost of capital and is consistent with the macro trends in investment 
markets whereby domestic-only mandates are moving increasingly 
global and sell-side coverage moving away from a domestic 
orientation only.

The Group continues to improve further its dialogue with investors 
and sell-side analysts, providing them with briefings and educational 
support, so as to enable them to obtain a better understanding of the 
Group’s operations. We increased our communication and engagement 
with the investment community, attending 14 investment conferences 
during the year, in the US, Europe and South Africa (11 in 2012). The 
Group conducted a number of investor presentations during the year 
for investors willing to travel to London, Cape Town and Johannesburg. 
The most extensive of these was a three-day session in Cape Town 
covering the Group’s emerging markets business. The event was 
attended by 130 people, including international investors and 
journalists, and covered banking, life and savings, property and 
casualty and asset management operations with presentations, panel 
sessions, videos and branch visits. The event was webcast live and a 
recording is available on the Group’s website together with videos 
covering the major country operations as well as an edited summary 
of the event.

During 2013, we continued to target smaller institutional investors and 
those who manage funds for high net worth retail clients and charities 
in both Europe and South Africa with a view to further diversifying the 
Company’s shareholder base. 

The following are the major IR educational events that we have 
organised over the last two years:

May 2012 

 Presentation to investors and analysts on 
Old Mutual Asset Management

October 2012 

 Investor presentation on Old Mutual Wealth 
in London

October 2012 

Investor field trip to South Africa

November 2012  OMEM roadshow in London

November 2012  Old Mutual Wealth roadshow (in South Africa)

April 2013 

June 2013 

Briefing with SA Finance Minister, London

 Sell-side analyst meeting on economic 
capital calculations

December 2013  

 Three-day emerging markets businesses showcase 
in Cape Town, South Africa

The table below shows the five-year track record of improving the 
Group’s relationship with buy-side analysts and investors from around 
the world.

Total number of events

Total with executives

2013

273

208

2012

284

197

2011

265

203

2010

225

152

2009

207

185

During 2013, IR meetings were held with investors in the UK, South 
Africa, North America and continental Europe, involving 219 individual 
institutions. The majority of meetings involved the Group Chief 
Executive, the Group Finance Director or another member of the senior 
management team, although greater use was made of group meetings 
in order to improve efficiency and provide more institutions with access 
to management and also to increase the efficient use of management’s 
own time. Following an intense period of contact with sell-side analysts 
in 2012, we refined our approach to one of structured interaction. 
We have held regular sessions for senior management to meet with 
the sell-side analysts both in Europe and in South Africa.

Currently 17 sell-side analysts from Europe and South Africa actively 
publish research on the Company. Sell-side analysts are encouraged to 
cover the Company to provide their opinion to investors on the Group’s 
valuation, its performance and the business environment in which it 
operates, and also to make meaningful comparisons with peers. 
During the year, two new research analysts initiated coverage on the 
stock, one based in the UK and one with dual coverage from the UK 
and South Africa. We anticipate further sell-side coverage to be 
initiated during 2014 from global investment banks and brokerages. 

The IR team also supported the execution of the Group’s corporate 
actions, including the acquisitions made in East and West Africa and 
the completion of the Group’s debt repayment programme.

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Shown below is the Group’s share register split across geography 
and by nature of holder, which has remained stable since 2012.

2012

2013

US (including Canada) 
UK 
South Africa institutional 
South Africa retail, policy 
and BEE holders 
Europe and
Rest of the World 
Miscellaneous 

US (including Canada) 
UK 
South Africa institutional 
South Africa retail, policy 
and BEE holders 
Europe and
Rest of the World 
Miscellaneous 

10%
17%
33%

13%

21%
6%

10%
18%
33%

12%

22%
5%

The Chairman makes contact with major investors and meets them as 
required. The Senior Independent Director is also available for 
interaction with shareholders.

The Board is updated regularly by the IR team on issues arising from 
communications with the investment community. In addition to this, 
independent surveys are regularly commissioned to provide the Board 
with the views of major investors on the Company’s management 
and performance.

Copies of all investor presentations and, where appropriate, transcripts 
are posted on the Company’s website so that they are accessible to 
shareholders generally.

When are Annual General Meetings (AGMs) held?
The Board uses the AGM, which is held at the Company’s head office 
in London in May each year, to comment on the Group’s trading 
performance during the first quarter. Shareholders also have the 
opportunity to ask questions of the Board. The AGM is webcast and 
a record of the proceedings is also made available on the Company’s 
website shortly after the end of the meeting. All items of formal business 
at the AGM are conducted on a poll, rather than by a show of hands. 
The Company’s registrars, Computershare Investor Services, ensure 
that all validly submitted proxy votes are counted, and a senior member 
of Computershare’s staff acts as scrutineer to ensure that votes cast are 
properly received and recorded.

Each substantially separate issue at the AGM is dealt with by a separate 
resolution and the business of the AGM always includes a resolution 
relating to the receipt and adoption of the Report and Accounts. 
The chairmen of the Group Audit, Board Risk, Remuneration and 
Nomination Committees are available at the AGM to answer any 
questions on the matters covered by those committees.

The notice of AGM is sent out to those shareholders who have elected or 
are entitled to receive physical documents in time to arrive in the ordinary 
course of the post at least 20 working days before the date of the meeting.

Has the Company granted indemnities to its directors?
The Company has entered into formal deeds of indemnity in favour 
of each of the directors. A specimen copy of the indemnities is available 
in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website.

Where can I find a description of the Company’s 
approach to environmental matters?
A description of the Group’s environmental impact and management 
during the year is contained in our Responsible Business Report for 
2013, which is available on our website.

Information about the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions is contained 
in the Responsible Business section of this Annual Report.

What are the Group’s employment and gender 
diversity policies?
The Group’s employment policies reflect our belief that motivated and 
talented individuals are critical to our ability to achieve our business 
objectives. We recognise the value that a diverse workforce brings and 
believe that it should reflect the diversity of the markets in which we 
operate. We promote the fair and consistent treatment of all our 
employees and encourage equal opportunities and diversity across 
the Group.

Each business is required to develop an environment where the benefits 
of equal opportunities and diversity are promoted. Specifically 
recruitment, promotion, selection for training and any other aspects of 
employee management must be free from discrimination (including on 
grounds of gender, race, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation 
and religious belief). For the business units in South Africa this must be 
balanced with their requirements under Black Economic Empowerment.

Old Mutual supports diversity in its broadest sense. Succession for 
Board members is based on objective criteria to ensure that we have 
the correct mix of skills, experience and knowledge to reflect the 
customers and communities we serve and aim to serve. 

We are pleased to report that recent Board changes have resulted 
in the Board exceeding its previously stated objectives of having two 
female members by the end of 2013 and three by the end of 2015. 
The appointments of Zoe Cruz and Adiba Ighodaro in January 2014 
take female membership of our Board to 33% (four out of 12). 

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AND OTHER MATTERS continued

We have 9% female membership of the Group Executive Committee 
and 15% in our Key Roles (which comprise approximately the top 120 
executive positions around the Group). The Key Roles figure represents 
an increase from 13% in 2012. It remains our aspiration to achieve a high 
level of diversity throughout our businesses and specifically to build a 
pipeline of female talent to improve our gender balance. To help us to 
achieve this, we will during 2014:

How many shares are in issue?
The Company’s issued share capital at 31 December 2013 was 
£559,687,749.03 divided into 4,897,267,804 ordinary shares of 
113⁄7 pence each (2012: £559,214,849.60 divided into 4,893,129,934 
ordinary shares of 113⁄7 pence each). The total number of voting rights 
in the Company’s issued ordinary share capital at 31 December 2013 
was also 4,897,267,804.

 ■ Launch an internal mentor programme where each Group Executive 

Committee member mentors a high potential woman
 ■ Continue to participate in the FTSE100 cross-company 

mentoring programme

 ■ Extend the Chairman- and Group Chief Executive-sponsored 

Women’s Network (which is an employee-led forum providing an 
opportunity for employees at all levels to share skills and experiences 
about achieving business success, as well as building an ‘in-house’ 
support structure) to all business units

 ■ Promote and fund attendance at women’s leadership programmes 

at premier business schools

 ■ Encourage our businesses to seek innovative ways to attract 

female talent.

To ensure we can monitor our success, we have established the 
following gender diversity goals for 2018 for our leadership groups:

Board
Key Roles

2013 (Actual)
33% (at Jan 2014)
15%

2018 (Target)
More than 30%
30%

In South Africa, OMSA and Nedbank have retained their Level 2 status 
under the B-BBEE as measured under the Financial Sector Code.

Did you make any political donations during 2013?
The Group made no EU or other political donations during the year.

What final dividend is being recommended and what 
is your dividend policy?
The Board is recommending a final dividend for 2013 of 6.0p per share 
(or its equivalent in other applicable currencies). This equates to 2.27 
times IFRS AOP earnings cover. A scrip dividend alternative is not being 
made available in relation to this dividend and it will be settled entirely 
in cash.

Further information on the final dividend for 2013 is contained in the 
Shareholder Information section of this document.

For future dividends, the Board intends to pursue a progressive 
dividend policy consistent with our strategy, having regard to overall 
capital requirements, liquidity and profitability, and targeting a 
dividend cover of between 2 and 2.25 times IFRS AOP earnings. 
Interim dividends will continue to be set at about 30% of the prior 
year’s full ordinary dividend.

During 2013, 4,137,870 ordinary shares of 113⁄7 pence each were issued 
under employee share schemes at an average price of £0.827 each. 

At 31 December 2013, shareholder authorities were in force enabling 
the Company to make market purchases of, and/or to purchase 
pursuant to contingent purchase contracts relating to each of the 
overseas exchanges on which the Company’s shares are listed, its own 
shares up to an aggregate of 489,334,000 shares. No shares were 
bought back by the Company during 2013 or during the period up to 
28 February 2014.

In the period 1 January to 28 February 2014, 151,268 further shares 
were issued by the Company under its employee share schemes at an 
average price of £0.394 each. No shares were bought back during that 
period. As a result, the Company’s issued share capital at 28 February 
2014 was £559,705,036.80 divided into 4,897,419,072 ordinary shares 
of 113⁄7 pence each. The total number of voting rights at that date was 
also 4,897,419,072.

How can I find out about the rights and obligations 
attaching to the Company’s shares?
The rights and obligations attaching to the Company’s ordinary shares 
are those conventional for a publicly listed UK company, and a 
summary of them (along with certain other information relating to 
dividends, directors and amendments to the Company’s Articles of 
Association) is available in the Corporate Governance section of the 
Company’s website. The Company’s current Articles of Association are 
also available there.

Does the Company have any significant agreements 
involving change of control?
The following significant agreement to which the Company is a party 
contains provisions entitling counterparties to exercise termination or 
other rights in the event of a change of control of the Company:

 ■ £1,200 million (subsequently reduced to £800 million) Revolving 
Credit Facility (the Facility) dated 21 April 2011 between the 
Company, various syndicate banks (the Banks) and Banc of America 
Securities Limited as agent (the Agent). If a person or group of 
persons acting in concert gains control of the Company, the Company 
must notify the Agent. The Agent and the Company will negotiate 
with a view to agreeing terms and conditions acceptable to the 
Company and all of the Banks for continuing the Facility. If such 
negotiations fail within 30 days of the original notification to the 
Agent by the Company, the Banks become entitled to declare any 
outstanding indebtedness repayable by giving notice to the Agent 
within 15 days of the 30-day period mentioned above. On receiving 
notice for payment from the Agent, the Company shall pay the 
outstanding sums within three business days to the relevant Bank(s).

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Who are the Company’s largest shareholders?
At 31 December 2013, the following substantial interests in voting rights 
had been declared to the Company in accordance with the Disclosure 
and Transparency Rules:

Cevian Capital
Public Investment Corporation of the 
Republic of South Africa
BlackRock Inc
Sanlam Investment Management (Pty)
Limited

31 Dec 2013 
Number of 
voting rights
359,405,008

268,811,081
241,406,155

216,168,105

% of 
voting 
rights
7.34

5.49
4.93

4.41

Between 31 December 2013 and 28 February 2014, there have been 
no new notifications of disclosable interests by other shareholders and 
no notifications of changes to the above interests.

Can you confirm that the Company is a going concern?
The Group’s business activities, together with factors likely to affect their 
future development, performance and position in the current economic 
climate, are set out in the Strategic report and Business review sections 
of this Annual Report.

The financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and 
borrowing facilities are described in the Financial review in the Business 
review section of this Annual Report. In addition, Note E1 to the 
Accounts includes the Group’s objectives, policies and processes for 
managing its capital (solvency risk) and liquidity risks and sets out 
details of the principal risks related to financial instrument market risk, 
credit risk and insurance risks as well as their sensitivities. 

The preceding sections of the Annual Report referred to above also 
explain the basis on which the Group generates and preserves value 
over the longer term and the strategy for delivering the objectives of the 
Group. The FGD surplus capital and cash flow are stress tested and are 
within the limits described in the Risk and Capital Management section 
in order to identify those risks that would threaten the solvency and 
liquidity of the Group. As a consequence, the directors believe that the 
Group is in a strong financial position and is well placed to manage its 
business risks successfully.

After making enquiries, the Board of Directors has a reasonable 
expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate 
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable 
future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis 
in preparing the financial statements.

Has all relevant information been disclosed to 
the auditors?
The directors who held office at the date of approval of this Directors’ 
Report on Corporate Governance and other matters confirm that, so 
far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit information of 
which the Company’s auditors are unaware, and each director has 
taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director to 
make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to 
establish that the Company’s auditors were aware of that information.

How did the Board go about approving this 
Annual Report?
The Board approved this Annual Report at its meeting at the end of 
February 2014, when it confirmed that it considered the Annual Report 
and Accounts, taken as a whole, to be fair, balanced and 
understandable and to provide the information necessary for 
shareholders to assess the Company’s performance, business model 
and strategy. In reaching this conclusion, it took into account input from 
the Group Audit, Remuneration and Board Risk Committees, which had 
previously had the opportunity to review and comment on drafts of the 
sections falling within their respective remits.

Governing law
The sections of this Annual Report entitled Strategic report, Business 
review, Risk and Capital Management and this Directors’ Report on 
Corporate Governance and other matters, collectively comprise the 
‘directors’ report’ for the purposes of section 463(1)(a) of the 
Companies Act 2006. The Directors’ Remuneration Report contained in 
this Annual Report is the directors’ remuneration report for the purposes 
of section 463(1)(b) of that Act. English law governs the disclosures 
contained in and liability for the directors’ report and the directors’ 
remuneration report.

By order of the Board

Martin Murray 
Group Company Secretary

28 February 2014

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REMUNERATION REPORT
In this section, we describe the Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy and how our 
directors were paid during 2013.

Summary

Annual statement

Our remuneration at a glance

Directors’ Remuneration Policy

Annual Report on Remuneration

 ■ Annual Statement from the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 

 ■ Summary of our strategic priorities 
 ■ Summary remuneration structure for 2014 
 ■ Performance against targets in 2013 
 ■ Single total figures of remuneration for 2013 

 ■ Introduction 
 ■ Market benchmarks 
 ■ Balancing short- and long-term remuneration 
 ■ Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (Executive directors) 
 ■ Notes to the Directors’ Remuneration Policy table 
 ■ Consideration of employment conditions elsewhere in the Group 
 ■ Approach to remuneration in connection with recruitment 
 ■ Service agreements and payment for loss of office 
 ■ Illustrations of application of remuneration policy 
 ■ Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (Non-executive directors) 
 ■ Consideration of shareholder views 

 ■ Market benchmarks 
 ■ Single total figures of remuneration for executive directors 
 ■ Additional requirements in respect of the single total figure table 
 ■ Single total figures of remuneration for non-executive directors 
 ■ Scheme interests awarded during 2013 
 ■ Payments to past directors 
 ■ Payments for loss of office 
 ■ Shares in trust and shareholder dilution 
 ■ Directors’ shareholdings and share interests 
 ■ Performance graphs 
 ■ Group Chief Executive’s remuneration over the last five years 
 ■ Percentage change in the remuneration of the Group Chief Executive 
 ■ Relative importance of spend on pay 
 ■ Implementation of remuneration policy in 2014 
 ■ Consideration by the directors of matters relating to directors’ remuneration 
 ■ Voting at General Meetings 

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Alan Gillespie
Alan Gillespie
Alan Gillespie
Alan Gillespie
Chairman of the 
Chairman of the 
Remuneration Committee
Remuneration Committee

Annual statement
From the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

As required by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and 
The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and 
Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, this Directors’ Remuneration 
Report is split into two parts:

 ■ Provide an opportunity for upper-quartile remuneration packages 

and short-term and long-term incentives for significant out-
performance of the business plan

 ■ Grant a significant percentage of maximum potential reward in the 
form of share incentives, in order to align the executive directors’ 
interests closely with those of shareholders

 ■ Are implemented consistently across the Group by the Management 
Remuneration Committee (for executives immediately below Group 
Executive Committee level) and by local subsidiary companies. 

Major issues and decisions taken by the committee in 2013 
During 2013, the committee:
 ■ After consultation with shareholders, revised the performance 
measures for long-term incentive (LTI) awards granted in 2013
 ■ Reviewed the consistency of remuneration policy and practice 

across the Group and was satisfied that appropriate structures exist 
both at and below Board level to recognise and retain our top talent

 ■ Reviewed the policy for executive directors, for inclusion in this 
report, and agreed that no substantive changes to existing 
contractual and remuneration arrangements were required
 ■ Agreed a new LTI plan for Old Mutual Wealth in the UK, which 

provides a strong incentive for it to achieve stretching targets over the 
next five years

 ■ The Directors’ Remuneration Policy sets out the proposed 

 ■ Exercised its discretion under the good leaver provisions of the share 

policy for the three years beginning on the date of the Company’s 
2014 AGM, which is subject to a binding shareholder vote.

 ■ The Annual Report on Remuneration sets out the payments 
made and awards granted to the directors in 2013 and how the 
Company intends to implement the policy in 2014, which is subject 
to an advisory shareholder vote. 

Our principles for executive pay
The following general principles are applied by the Remuneration 
Committee (referred to in the rest of this report as the committee) in 
dealing with executive pay:

 ■ Remuneration must support the business drivers, corporate vision 

and strategic priorities of the Group and should align the interests of 
executives with those of shareholders 

 ■ Remuneration must reinforce wider people-management practices, and 
only reward results which support the desired Group culture and values

 ■ Total remuneration should be sustainably affordable and 

competitively benchmarked in relation to performance attained 
within an agreed level of risk appetite

 ■ Incentives should align the interests of executives and shareholders 

by rewarding delivery of the chosen strategy and sustained 
performance against agreed financial goals

 ■ The determination and communication of all reward elements should 

be simple, clear and transparent.

In implementing these principles, the committee ensures that 
remuneration arrangements:

 ■ Attract, motivate and retain individuals of the exceptional calibre 

needed to lead the Group’s development

 ■ Focus attention on the main drivers of shareholder value by linking 

incentives to the attainment of clearly defined targets, while avoiding 
excessive risk

 ■ Take account of appropriate benchmarks, while recognising the risk 

of an upward ratchet of remuneration with no corresponding 
improvement in performance

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incentive plans in relation to Philip Broadley, and disclosed the 
remuneration to be paid to him when he leaves the Group later 
in 2014

 ■ Worked closely with the Group Human Resources Department and 
external advisers on new disclosure requirements in the Annual 
Report on Remuneration, which show:
 — The single total figure of remuneration and additional information, 

scheme interests awarded during 2013, payments to past 
directors, payments for loss of office and directors’ shareholdings 
and share interests, which have been audited by KPMG Audit Plc 
as required. Their audit report is set out on page 129. The 
remainder of this report has not been audited.

 — The Company has again performed well against its STI and LTI 
targets and consequently STI and LTI outcomes are above target.

Looking forward
We are cognisant of shareholder and market concerns about executive 
pay and accordingly the Directors’ Remuneration Policy has been 
designed to maintain restraint by:

 ■ Restricting base pay increases to be in line with those of employees 

of the executive director’s home country 

 ■ Retaining the current structure and maximum levels of incentive awards 

(150% of base pay for STI and 250% of base pay for LTI)

except for recruitment, where there is an increase in scope or 
responsibility of the role or for salary progression for a newly 
appointed director.

Alan Gillespie
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

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continued

Our remuneration at a glance
Summary of our strategic priorities
Remuneration supports the Group’s strategic priorities, which are set out in detail in the ‘Vision, Strategy and Values’ section of this Annual Report 
and are summarised below:

 ■ In South Africa – align OMSA, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal to become the leading and most trusted financial services group
 ■ In Africa – build an African financial services champion, while continuing to grow in other emerging markets
 ■ Old Mutual Wealth – transform to build the best retail investment business in the UK
 ■ US Asset Management – continue to improve and grow our multi-boutique asset management business
 ■ Responsible business – in each of our markets become the recognised financial services leader in responsible business

Summary remuneration structure for 2014

Element

Base pay

Summary description

Maximum as % of base pay

Change in 2014

Linked to agreed market benchmarks – normal annual increases are 
kept in line with employees of the executive’s home country

Not applicable

No change in policy – 
increase 2.5% – 2.8%

Benefits including 
pension-related 
benefits

Fixed allowance equal to 35% of base pay for pension and other 
elective benefits. Core insurance and other agreed benefits are also 
paid

Not applicable

No change in policy

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Financial (Earnings per Share (EPS) in constant currency and Return 
on Equity (RoE)*) plus personal scorecard measures. 50% deferred 
into a share incentive award for a period of three years

Financial (EPS growth in pence, EPS growth in cents and RoE), 
strategic measures plus a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) multiplier 
(50% FTSE100 index and 50% JSE ALSI). 50% vest after three years 
and 50% after four years 

150% of base pay

No change in policy

250% of base pay

No change in policy

* 

In respect of incentive targets contained within this report, EPS and RoE are calculated on a post-tax AOP basis. The measures for STI and LTI for 2014 are set out in the Implementation of remuneration policy in 
2014 section of this report

Performance against targets in 2013
STI – 2013 performance year

Metric

EPS in constant currency
RoE

Average total

Achieved as a percentage of the range

Threshold 0%  

Maximum 100%

Outcomes for LTI awards granted in 2011 (for the performance period 2011 – 2013)

Metric
LTS business performance 
Total growth in Absolute TSR 

Average total

Achieved as a percentage of the range

Threshold 20%  

Maximum 100%

Single total figures of remuneration for 2013

Executive director
Julian Roberts
Philip Broadley

Base pay
£000
885
590

Taxable benefits
£000
68
45

STI
£000
1,123
766

LTI
£000
2,400
1,430

Pension-related 
benefits
£000
309
206

Items in the 
nature of 
remuneration 
£000
4
3

91.2%
73.1%

82.1%

74.0%
94.3%

84.1%

Total
£000
4,789
3,040

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Directors’ Remuneration Policy
Introduction
The Directors’ Remuneration Policy described in this section is intended to apply for three years, beginning on the date of the Company’s AGM in 
2014, subject to shareholder approval being obtained at that meeting. The policy will be displayed on the Company’s website while it remains in force.

The committee will consider the Directors’ Remuneration Policy annually, to ensure that it remains aligned with business needs and is appropriately 
positioned relative to the market. However, there is currently no intention to revise the policy and seek shareholder approval more frequently than 
every three years. 

Market benchmarks
We benchmark total potential remuneration against remuneration packages paid by peer group companies. Two peer groups are used for 
this purpose, namely: (i) FTSE100 companies of a similar size by market capitalisation; and (ii) large European insurers. The peer groups are 
kept under review to take into account different companies that enter the market or those that change their size or the main characteristics 
of their business.

We also look at remuneration arrangements in other types of UK-based financial sector companies.

Balancing short- and long-term remuneration
Based on our view of current market practice and our remuneration principles, we have established the remuneration policy set out in this report.  
Fixed annual elements, including base pay and benefits, recognise the status of our executives and ensure current and future market 
competitiveness. STI and LTI arrangements are designed to motivate and reward them for making the Company successful on a sustainable basis.

Executive directors are also expected to retain sufficient of the vested shares from LTI and deferred STI share incentive awards, over a five-year 
period from the time of their appointment, to meet their respective shareholding requirements. The shareholding linkage cements the relationship 
between the executive directors’ personal returns and those of the Company’s investors.

The committee has discretion to amend the weighting of STI and LTI measures from year to year, in order to ensure that the executive directors are 
incentivised to drive performance in line with the Company’s core strategic objectives.

Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (Executive directors)

How the element  
supports our 
strategic objectives Operation of the element

Maximum potential payout  
and payment at threshold

Performance measures used,  
weighting and time period applicable

Base pay

Recognises the 
role and the 
responsibility 
for delivery of 
strategy and 
results

 ■ Paid in 12 monthly instalments
 ■ Reviewed annually with any changes 
becoming effective from 1 January.

 ■ Base pay is set in the range of peer benchmark groups. 

 ■ None

The maximum is the top of the range of large 
European insurers 

 ■ Maximum annual increases will not normally exceed 

the average increase for the home country workforce. 
Larger increases may be awarded in certain circumstances, 
such as an increase in scope or responsibility of the role, 
or salary progression for a newly appointed director.

Benefits allowance for retirement provision and other elective benefits

Designed to 
provide 
appropriate, 
market-aligned 
benefits 
consistent with 
the role

 ■ The Company provides a benefit 
allowance to fund contributions to 
retirement funding arrangements and 
other elective benefits

 ■ Otherwise paid monthly in cash. 

Other benefits
 ■ Benefits common to employees of the home 
employer, health assessments and the 
opportunity to participate in Sharesave

 ■ Travel from home to work, and travel 

for partners to certain Board meetings 
or corporate events of the Company 
and its major subsidiaries

 ■ For overseas appointments, flexibility to 
provide benefits in line with those of the 
executive’s home country and relocation 
costs for internal or external 
appointments of executive directors.

 ■ A fixed allowance of 35% of base pay.

 ■ None

 ■ None

 ■ The cost of core insured benefits is determined by the 
insurance provider based on experience factors in the 
pool of employees covered and so may vary from 
year to year

 ■ The Company offers the opportunity to participate in 

a HMRC-approved Sharesave scheme

 ■ All other benefits are direct costs borne by the 

Company based on policy agreed by the committee

 ■ A summary of key items normally paid for on 

relocation is set out in the Approach to 
remuneration in connection with recruitment section 
of this report.

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How the element  
supports our 
strategic objectives Operation of the element

Short-term incentive (STI)

Maximum potential payout  
and payment at threshold

Performance measures used,  
weighting and time period applicable

Incentivises 
achievement 
of annually 
agreed 
business 
objectives 
and strategic 
priorities

 ■ Determined annually following the 

finalisation of annual results

 ■ 50% of the award vests immediately
 ■ 50% is deferred for a period of three 
years into a share incentive award. 
Dividends are paid during the restricted 
period and malus applies to the shares 
held under award prior to vesting 
 ■ The committee has the discretion to 

amend deferred STI awards under the 
rules of the plan, to adjust deferred STI 
awards in the event of any variation of 
the share capital of the Company, and 
to adjust or vest deferred STI awards 
on a demerger, special dividend or other 
similar event, which affects the market 
price of the shares to a material extent.

 ■ The maximum opportunity is 150% of base pay
 ■ Vesting against targets is 0% at threshold and 100% 
at stretching targets, with interpolation between 
the points

 ■ The committee has discretion:

 — to amend, and/or set different performance 

measures for material changes (such as a change 
in strategy, acquisition, divestment or market 
conditions), if it considers such amendments 
necessary to achieve the original purpose and 
any new measures are not materially less difficult 
to satisfy 

 — to adjust the outcome, if it is not aligned to the overall 

performance of the Company

 ■ Any use of the discretions would, where relevant, be 

explained in the Annual Report on Remuneration and 
may, as appropriate, be the subject of consultation with 
the Company’s major shareholders.

 ■ Annual measures include:
Financial (minimum 50%):

 — EPS in constant currency 
 — RoE 

Strategic and operational:

 — Measures of individual 

performance (set out in the 
director’s personal scorecard)

 ■ The committee has discretion to 

vary the weighting of the 
performance measures over 
the life of the Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy

 ■ The committee has discretion to 
reduce STI outcomes based on 
assessment of risk exposures.

Long-term incentive (LTI)

Incentivises 
attainment of 
long-term 
objectives and 
strengthens the 
alignment of 
interests 
between 
executive 
directors and 
shareholders

 ■ Annual grants of share incentive awards 
or options over Old Mutual plc shares 

 ■ Vesting is subject to the achievement 
of performance targets measured 
after a three-year period

 ■ Vesting occurs 50% after three years and 
50% after four years. Malus applies to 
the shares held under option or award 
prior to vesting

 ■ The committee has discretion:

 — Before the grant of an award, to 
decide that a participant shall be 
entitled to receive dividend equivalents 

 — to amend awards under the rules 

of the plan, to adjust awards in the 
event of any variation of the share 
capital of the Company, and to adjust 
or vest awards on a demerger, special 
dividend or other similar event which 
affects the market price of the shares 
to a material extent.

 ■ Maximum annual grants will not normally exceed a face 
value of  250% of base pay, inclusive of the maximum 
TSR adjuster being applied

 ■ In exceptional circumstances, or on recruitment, the 

committee may grant awards with a face value of up 
to 400% of base pay, inclusive of the maximum TSR 
adjuster being applied. This is in addition to the buying 
out of unvested awards from a previous employer
 ■ Vesting is 0% at threshold and 100% at stretching 
targets, with interpolation between the points

 ■ The committee has discretion:

 — to amend, and/or set different performance 

measures for material changes (such as a change 
in strategy, acquisition, divestment or market 
conditions), if it considers such amendments 
necessary to achieve the original purpose and 
any new measures are not materially less difficult 
to satisfy 

 — to adjust the outcome, if it is not aligned to the overall 

performance of the Company

 ■ Any use of the discretions would, where relevant, be 

explained in the Annual Report on Remuneration and 
may, as appropriate, be the subject of consultation with 
the Company’s major shareholders.

 ■ Awards granted from 2013 

onwards:
 — Financial (60%)
 — Strategic (40%)
 — TSR multiplier against the 

FTSE100 index (50%) and the 
JSE ALSI (50%)
 ■ Awards granted in 2012:

 — Cumulative growth over three 
years in post tax AOP on a 
constant currency basis
 — TSR multiplier against the 

FTSE100 index (50%) and the 
JSE ALSI (50%)

 ■ The committee has discretion to 

vary the weighting of performance 
measures over the life of the 
Directors’ Remuneration Policy.

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Maximum potential payout  
and payment at threshold

Performance measures used,  
weighting and time period applicable

 ■ None

 ■ None

How the element  
supports our 
strategic objectives Operation of the element

Shareholding requirement

To strengthen 
alignment of 
interests 
between 
executive 
directors and 
shareholders

 ■ The minimum shareholding requirement 
as a percentage of base pay is to be 
achieved within five years of appointment 
to the role as follows:
 — Group Chief Executive – 200%
 — Other executive directors – 150%
 ■ Unvested and vested but unexercised 

share awards or options are not taken 
into account in the calculation.

Provisions of previous policy that will continue to apply 

Any commitment made before: (i) 27 June 2012; or (ii) the individual becoming an executive director of the Company; and any vesting of outstanding share 
incentive awards, will be honoured, even where it is not consistent with the policy prevailing at the time such commitment is fulfilled or such vesting occurs. 

Malus provision

All LTI and deferred STI awards contain a malus provision, which gives the committee the power to reduce awards if the results on which they were based were 
misleading or materially incorrect or were subsequently found to have relied on poor risk management or material misrepresentation of performance.

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Notes to the Directors’ Remuneration Policy table 
Performance measures and targets
The committee selects performance measures that are central to the Company’s overall strategy and are used by the executive directors and 
Board in overseeing the operation of the business. The performance targets for STI are determined annually by the committee and are set in a 
range around the business plan for the year, as agreed by the Board. The committee believes that the current STI targets (EPS in constant currency 
and RoE) are commercially sensitive and that it would be detrimental to the interests of the Company to disclose them either at the start or end of 
the performance period. 

External directorships
Executive directors are, subject to prior clearance by the Board, permitted to hold one external non-executive directorship of a listed company 
and are entitled to retain the fees payable to them for doing so. 

Treatment of incentive awards on termination or change of control
For all deferred short- and long-term incentives, the share incentive plan rules provide for automatic ‘Good Leaver’ status on termination of 
employment in the event of: (i) death; (ii) retirement; (iii) injury or disability; (iv) redundancy; (v) the employing company or business ceasing to be a 
subsidiary or business of Old Mutual plc; and (vi) certain takeovers and other corporate events. In addition, the committee has discretion to award 
Good Leaver status for any other reason (discretionary Good Leavers). In these circumstances, the committee has discretion to apply less generous 
terms than would apply under the automatic Good Leaver reasons. The committee’s determination will take into account the particular circumstances 
of the executive director’s departure and the recent performance of the Company.

Component

Automatic Good Leaver

Other leaver*

Change of control

STI 

 ■ Pro-rata payment for the period worked in the 

 ■ No award will be made.

 ■ At the discretion of the committee.

performance year, based on agreed 
performance criteria

 ■ Paid in cash.

Deferred STI 

 ■ Vesting of all awards on termination

 ■ Outstanding awards are 

forfeited.

LTI 

 ■ Vest on the normal vesting date (except in the event 
of death or where other exceptional compassionate 
reasons apply, when vesting may be immediate), 
subject to achievement of performance targets, 
calculated on a pro-rata basis, based on the period 
of time after the date of grant and ending of the date 
of termination relative to the restricted period
 ■ The committee has discretion to disapply time-
based pro-rating of awards when appropriate.

 ■ Outstanding awards are 

forfeited.

 ■ Vest automatically except in the case of internal 
re-organisations or mergers, as defined in the 
rules, where there may be an automatic 
surrender and replacement of awards in the new/
acquiring company.

 ■ Vest subject to the achievement of performance 
measures and pro-rated from grant date to the 
anniversary of grant date following change of 
control, but the committee may disapply pro-rating 
if it considers it appropriate to do so

 ■ For internal reorganisations or mergers, as defined 
in the rules, there may be an automatic surrender 
and replacement of awards in the new/acquiring 
company.

Sharesave

 ■ In line with HMRC rules and the rules of Sharesave.

 ■ In line with HMRC rules and 

 ■ In line with HMRC rules and the rules of Sharesave.

the rules of Sharesave.

*  Anyone who is not a Good Leaver or a discretionary Good Leaver

Changes to Remuneration Policy from 2013 
There have been no changes to the remuneration policy that applied in 2013.

Consideration of employment conditions elsewhere in the Group
The Company’s approach to executive director and wider employee remuneration is based on a common set of remuneration principles and a 
governance structure, which has been implemented across all major subsidiaries. This includes subsidiary remuneration committees with agreed 
terms of reference, who have oversight over local matters and ensure that the remuneration principles and policies are implemented consistently.

Although the committee does not consult directly with employees on executive director remuneration policy, it reviews proposals in the context 
of a detailed understanding of remuneration for the broader employee population. The structure of total remuneration packages for executive 
directors, and for the broader employee population, is similar, comprising base pay, pension and benefits and eligibility for a discretionary STI 
based on performance in the financial year. The level of STI and the portion deferred are determined by role and responsibility. The Group LTI 
plan applies to executive directors and senior executives based at the Group’s Head Office in London, and other LTI plans are in place for senior 
executives in subsidiary companies.

Annual base pay increases for the executive directors are limited to the average pay increase for employees in their home country, unless there 
has been a change in role or salary progression for a newly appointed director. 

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Approach to remuneration in connection with recruitment
The committee’s approach to remuneration in connection with recruitment is to pay no more than is necessary to attract appropriate candidates 
to the role. It should be noted that the Company operates in a specialised sector and many of its competitors for talent are from outside the UK. 
Remuneration terms for any new executive directors will be based on the approved remuneration policy and would include the same elements, 
and be subject to the same constraints, as those of the existing executive directors as shown below:

Element of remuneration

Base pay

Maximum percentage of base pay

Benefit allowance (for retirement, elective benefits or in cash)

35% 

Other benefits

STI

LTI

Dependent on circumstances and location

150%

250% (400% in exceptional circumstances)

When it is necessary to ‘buy out’ an individual’s unvested awards from a previous employer, the committee will seek to match the expected value 
of the awards by granting awards that vest over a time frame similar to those given up, with a commensurate reduction in quantum where the 
new awards will be subject to performance conditions that are not as stretching as those applicable to the awards given up. Existing annual 
incentive given up may be bought out on an expected value basis or, at the discretion of the committee, through a guaranteed STI award for 
the first performance year only.

Where appropriate, the committee will agree reasonable costs of relocation in line with the Group’s mobility policy, which based on individual 
circumstances, provides for a settling-in allowance and costs incurred such as travel, shipping, immigration and tax advice, temporary housing, 
transaction costs on home sale/purchase, home/school search and school fees and, if in relation to a temporary assignment, tax equalisation and 
a housing allowance. All of these costs will be covered gross of tax incurred by the executive, where applicable.

Service agreements and payment for loss of office
Executive directors’ service agreements are designed to provide an appropriate level of protection for the executive and the Company by: 
(i) setting out individual entitlements to elements of remuneration consistent with policy; (ii) summarising notice periods and compensation 
on termination of employment by the Company; and (iii) describing the obligations in relation to confidentiality, data protection, intellectual 
property and restraint on certain activities. Service agreements for the current executive directors are available on the Company’s website 
(www.oldmutual.com).

In the event that the employment of an executive director is terminated, any compensation payable will be determined in accordance with the 
terms of the service agreement between the Company and the executive director, as well as the rules of any incentive plans. The Company’s policy 
is to make payments in accordance with pre-established contractual arrangements, but with consideration of individual circumstances. These 
circumstances may include the reason for termination and, for deferred STI and LTI share incentive awards, some discretion in the determination 
of Good Leaver status for vesting of such awards. The policy in this respect is set out in the table below: 

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Policy

Details

Other provisions in contract

Notice

 ■ Policy is to provide a maximum of 

12 months’ notice.

 ■ In certain cases, executive directors will not 
be required to work their notice period and, 
depending on circumstance, may be put on 
‘garden leave’ or granted pay in lieu of all 
or part of their notice period (PILON). 
PILON, including base pay, benefits and 
pension-related benefits, would normally 
be paid monthly and be subject to mitigation 
when alternative employment is secured but 
may also be paid as a lump sum

 ■ Executive directors are generally subject to 

annual re-election at the Company’s Annual 
General Meeting.

 ■ Current contractual terms were agreed 

prior to 27 June 2012 and, in the 
absence of certain conditions relating to 
ill-health or accident, provide both 
current executive directors with notice 
by the Company of 12 months and 
notice to the Company of 12 months 
by Julian Roberts and six months by 
Philip Broadley.

Treatment of STI 
awards

 ■ STI awards will be made to Good Leavers 

 ■ Paid in cash.

based on an overall assessment of 
corporate and personal performance 
and pro-rated for the period worked in 
the performance year of termination.

 ■ In the event of termination by the Company 

with PILON, or on garden leave, both 
Julian Roberts’ and Philip Broadley’s 
contracts (agreed prior to 27 June 2012), 
provide for payment of STI for the notice 
period. The value to be paid will be 
determined by the committee based on the 
terms set out in the contracts.

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Standard provision

Policy

Details

Other provisions in contract

Treatment of 
unvested LTI 
and deferred 
STI share 
incentive  
awards

Compensation 
for loss of office 

Non-executive 
directors

 ■ All awards lapse except for 

Good Leavers.

 ■ LTI vesting for Good Leavers* is based 
on the achievement of performance 
conditions. The number of shares to vest 
would be calculated on a pro-rata basis, 
based on the period of time after the date 
of grant and ending on the date of 
termination relative to the restricted period
 ■ Deferred STI awards for Good Leavers vest 

fully on termination*.

 ■ Settlement agreements with executive 

 ■ Terms are subject to the signing of 

 ■ There are no other contractual 

a settlement agreement.

provisions for compensation for loss 
of office.

directors may provide for, as appropriate:
 — incidental costs related to the 

termination, such as legal fees for 
advice on the settlement agreement
 — provision of outplacement services
 — payment in lieu of accrued, but 
untaken, holiday entitlements

 — exit payments in relation to any legal 
obligation or damages arising from 
such obligation

 — settlement of any claim arising from the 

termination

 — continuation or payment in lieu of other 

incidental benefits

 ■ In the case of redundancy, two weeks’ 

base pay per year of service.

 ■ One month’s notice (12 months for the 

 ■ Non-executive directors are subject to 

annual re-election at the Company’s Annual 
General Meeting.

Chairman)

 ■ Appointed for an initial three-year term
 ■ Normally expected to serve two three-year 
terms, subject to annual re-election at the 
Company’s Annual General Meeting
 ■ A third term (of up to three years) may be 
offered on a year by year basis after 
completion of the first two terms.

 ■ No compensation is payable on 
termination of appointment as a 
non-executive director.

*  Subject to further adjustments which may be applied to discretionary Good Leavers as set out in the Treatment of incentive awards on termination or change of control section of this report

Dates of directors’ service contracts and letters of appointment

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

Non-executive director

Patrick O’Sullivan

Mike Arnold

Zoe Cruz

Alan Gillespie

Danuta Gray

Adiba Ighodaro

Reuel Khoza

Roger Marshall

Nkosana Moyo

Contract commencement date

23 January 2009 (as amended on 22 November 2011)

10 November 2008 (as amended on 22 November 2011)

Date of original  
appointment

1 January 2010

Date of current  
appointment

1 January 2013

1 September 2009

1 September 2012

6 January 2014

3 November 2010

1 March 2013

6 January 2014

27 January 2006

5 August 2010

6 January 2014

3 November 2013

1 March 2013

6 January 2014

27 January 2014

5 August 2013

1 September 2013

1 September 2013

Current term  
as director

2nd 

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

1st

3rd (3rd year)

2nd

1st

1st

Nku Nyembezi-Heita

9 March 2012

9 March 2012

Letters of engagement for the non-executive directors are available on the Company’s website (www.oldmutual.com)

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Continuous service date

21 August 2000

10 November 2008

Date current  
appointment terminates

1 January 2016

1 September 2015

6 January 2017

3 November 2016

1 March 2016

6 January 2017

27 January 2015

5 August 2016

1 September 2016

9 March 2015

Illustrations of application of remuneration policy
The chart below shows the potential value of the executive directors’ remuneration in three scenarios, which in respect of share incentive awards, 
do not reflect share price movements between the date of grant and the date of vesting. A significant proportion of the potential remuneration 
of the executive directors is variable and is therefore performance-related and at risk. 60% of total remuneration is variable when performance 
is ‘in line with expectations’, and 74% at ‘maximum’ award. An LTI award has been shown in respect of the Group Finance Director, in order to 
illustrate the full-year remuneration, however, no LTI award will be granted to Philip Broadley because of his planned departure from the Group 
during 2014. 

Long-term incentive
Short-term incentive
Base pay and benefits (including pension-related benefits)

£6,000,000

£5,000,000

£4,000,000

£3,000,000

£2,000,000

£1,000,000

£0

£4,940,677

£3,257,177

35%

25%

46%

28%

£1,300,677

100%

40%

26%

£3,284,251

£2,165,001

46%

35%

25%

40%

28%

26%

£864,251

100%

Maximum3

Minimum1

In-line 
with
expectations2
Group Chief Executive

Minimum1

Maximum3

In-line 
with
expectations2
Group Finance Director

1 

2 

3 

‘Minimum’ pay is equal to base pay and benefit allowance for the current executive directors at 1 January 2014, plus the value of other benefits received in 2013
‘In-line with expectations’ represents 60% of the maximum STI and 50% vesting of the LTI, plus the minimum pay figure
‘Maximum’ pay represents the maximum STI and 100% vesting of the LTI, plus the minimum pay figure

Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (Non-executive directors)

Performance measures used,  
weighting and time period applicable

 ■ Non-executive directors are 
not eligible to participate in 
performance-related incentive 
plans.

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How the element supports  
our strategic objectives

To attract non-executive directors 
who have the broad range of 
experience and skills required to 
oversee the implementation of the 
strategy.

Operation of the elements (fees and benefits)

Maximum potential payout

 ■ Fees for non-executive directors 
(other than the Chairman) are set 
by the Board and paid in 12 monthly 
instalments

 ■ The Chairman’s fees are set by the 
committee and paid in 12 monthly 
instalments

 ■ Travel for partners to a limited 
number of Board meetings or 
corporate events of the Company 
and its major subsidiaries.

 ■ Fees are set within the range of 

comparative board and committee 
fees, benchmarked against an 
appropriate group of FTSE100 
companies. Average increases will 
not normally exceed the average 
increase for the UK workforce, 
except where:
 — committee roles or 

responsibilities change 
significantly; or

 — market fees in relation to certain 

roles change significantly 
 ■ Non-executive directors may 

hold positions on the boards of 
subsidiary companies and are 
entitled to retain the fees payable 
to them for doing so.

Consideration of shareholder views
The committee considers shareholder feedback in relation to the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the prior year at its first meeting following 
the AGM. This feedback, as well as any additional feedback received during any other meetings with shareholders, is then considered as part of 
the Company’s annual review of remuneration arrangements for the following year. Where any significant change is proposed, the Chairman of 
the committee will inform major shareholders in advance, and will offer a meeting to discuss these.

During 2013, the committee took into account feedback it received from investors in consultation, firstly in relation to the vesting outcome of the 
OMSIP that specifically dealt with the strategic initiatives undertaken by the Group for the period 2010 to 2012, and secondly on the new LTI 
performance measures introduced in 2013 which will continue in 2014.

In relation to the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, no significant changes are proposed and accordingly, no detailed consultation has been undertaken.

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Annual Report on Remuneration
Market benchmarks 
Two peer groups are used for benchmarking executive directors on a total remuneration basis. The primary peer group comprises large 
European insurers and, for 2013 and 2014, included Prudential plc, Aviva plc, RSA Insurance Group Plc, Legal & General Group Plc, Standard 
Life plc, Allianz Group and Axa Group. The secondary peer group is based on FTSE100 companies by market capitalisation and, for 2013 and 
2014, the committee used the 25th to 75th ranked companies by market capitalisation. 

For non-executive directors, benchmarking is performed against the Deloitte Directors’ remuneration in FTSE100 companies survey, using the 
whole of the FTSE100 as well as an extract of companies by market capitalisation.

Single total figures of remuneration for executive directors (Audited)
In order to provide clarity to shareholders and in recognition of the then draft proposals by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS), 
a ‘single total figure’ of remuneration was published in 2012 for each of our executive directors. Since the 2012 report was published, BIS has 
finalised the methodology for how the single total figure should be calculated. The single total figure disclosure for 2013 has accordingly been 
revised to align with the requirements and the corresponding revised single total figures for 2012 are also provided. The notes below explain 
the changes.

Single total figures

Executive 
director

Julian
Roberts

Philip
Broadley

Base pay

Taxable  benefits

STI

LTI

Pension-related 
benefits

Items in the nature  
of remuneration

Total

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000 

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000

2013
£000

2012
£000 

2013
£000

2012
£000

885

590

870

580

68

45

96

60

1,123

1,150

2,400

5,458

309

766

766

1,430

3,617

206

305

203

4

3

2

2

4,789

7,881

3,040

5,228

Taxable benefits 

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

Partner’s travel

Travel between home and office

Other

Total taxable benefits included in the 
single total figure

2013
£000

14

–

2012
£000

36

17

2013 
£000

50

42

2012 
£000

54

43

2013
£000

4

3

2012
£000

6

–

2013
£000

68

45

2012
£000

96

60

Element

Explanation

Taxable benefits

In 2012, we included the fixed benefit allowance of 35% of base pay in our taxable benefits disclosure. We now include the elements 
shown in the table entitled ‘Taxable benefits’ and these amounts represent the gross value of benefits that are chargeable to UK 
income tax. The column headed ‘Other’ represents various incidental benefits, which are not considered to be significant in value. 

STI* 

LTI*

STI awarded in relation to performance in the year, including 50% that is deferred for three years in the form of a share incentive 
award. Vesting of the share incentive award is not subject to the achievement of performance targets. 

The 2012 Directors’ Remuneration Report reflected the value of LTI vesting based on the average Old Mutual plc share price over 
the final quarter of 2012 (172.8p) as the options had not vested at the time of publication. The figures have been updated to reflect 
the actual market value of 50% of the award that vested in May 2013, namely 216.3p per share, while the balance of 50% (which 
vests in May 2014) remains valued as it was in 2012. The 2013 LTI values have been calculated using the average share price over 
the final quarter of 2013 (194.3p) and, for the 50% of the award that will vest in April 2014, will be restated in the 2014 Directors’ 
Remuneration Report. Philip Broadley’s LTI value for 2013 has been calculated on a pro-rata basis for the 50% of the award that is 
due to vest in 2015, assuming he leaves the Group on 13 June 2014, which is consistent with the basis of calculation used for the 
remuneration disclosure made by the Company on 13 December 2013.

Pension-related benefits

This represents the benefit allowance of 35% of base pay less any amounts sacrificed for the purchase of other benefits.

Items in the nature of 
remuneration

This represents non-taxable benefits, none of which are considered to be significant in value.

*  Malus applies to the shares held under award or option prior to vesting

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Additional requirements in respect of the single total figure table (Audited)
STI – 2013 performance year
STI is earned by reference to the financial year and paid following the end of the financial year. The STI accruing to the executive directors in respect of 
2013 is shown below. The committee believes that the STI targets are commercially sensitive and that it would be detrimental to the interests of the 
Company to disclose them either at the start or the end of the performance period.

Metrics 

Achieved as a percentage of the range

Julian Roberts – Personal scorecard
Philip Broadley – Personal scorecard
RoE
EPS in constant currency

92%
91%
73.1%
91.2%

Threshold 0%

Target 50%

Maximum 100%

Executive  director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

Metric weights

EPS in constant 
currency

37.5%

25.0%

RoE

37.5%

25.0%

STI outcome

Personal scorecard

% of maximum

% of base pay

25.0%

50.0%

85%

87%

127%

130%

£000

 1,123 

   766 

50% of the STI is subject to three-year deferral in the form of a share incentive award. Vesting of the award is not subject to the achievement of 
further performance targets and the shares are subject to malus during the restricted period. 

Outcomes for LTI awards granted in 2011 (for the performance period 2011 – 2013)

Financial objectives were split equally between the financial performance of the Company’s Long-Term Savings (LTS) business post-restructuring 
and absolute TSR targets, as set out below. The awards made to the executive directors in 2011 had a face value of 250% of base pay at the time 
of award. Vesting is due to occur 50% on the third anniversary of the date of grant (11 April 2014) and 50% on the fourth anniversary of the date 
of grant (11 April 2015). As the awards had not vested at the date of this report, the average share price for the final quarter of 2013 (194.3p) 
has been used to determine the value for the purposes of the single total figures.

Performance measure

LTS business performance (50%)

IFRS AOP growth1

RoE2

Average ratio of NCCF/AUM3

LTS business performance – % of maximum

Growth in Absolute TSR (50%)

Annual growth in Absolute TSR (GBP)

Annual growth in Absolute TSR (ZAR)

Growth in Absolute TSR – % of maximum

Average total

Weight

Threshold*

Maximum*

Actual

40%

40%

20%

50%

50%

42%

15%

2%

10%

10%

103%

18%

6%

20%

20%

77.1%

21.9%

2.9%

18.6%

35.7%

*  20% vested at threshold with linear interpolation between threshold and maximum
1  Growth in AOP excluding Long-Term Investment Return on a constant currency basis over a four-year performance period
IFRS AOP over aggregate equity allocated to the Company’s LTS business in the final year of the performance period
2 
3  The ratio of the Net Client Cash Flow (NCCF) over Assets under Management (AUM) has been calculated on a simple average basis over the full three years 

The committee: 
(i)  assessed the performance of delivery against the targets for both STI and LTI
(ii) 
(iii)  did not exercise any discretion in respect of the achievement of the STI or LTI targets.

reviewed a report by the Chief Risk Officer to confirm that the targets had been fulfilled within the risk appetite of the Company

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26.4%

40.0%

7.6%

74.0%

44.3%

50.0%

94.3%

84.1%

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2011 LTI awards due to vest to the executive directors

Shares  
under option  
at grant

Achievement of 
performance 
targets

Shares under 
option to vest in 
2014

Shares under 
option to vest in 
2015

Average Old 
Mutual plc share 
price over Q4 2013

Value of share 
options to vest in 
2014
£000

Value of share 
options to vest in 
2015
£000

Total value of 
LTI as shown in 
the single figure 
table
£000

1,468,556

976,158

84.1%

84.1%

617,528

410,474

617,528

325,626

194.3p

194.3p

1,200

797

1,200

633

2,400

1,430

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

The 2013 LTI values have been calculated using the average share price over the final quarter of 2013 (194.3p) and, for the 50% of the award that 
will vest in April 2014, will be restated in the 2014 Directors’ Remuneration Report once the actual values on vesting are known. Philip Broadley’s 
vesting for 2015 has been calculated on a pro-rata basis, assuming he leaves the Group on 13 June 2014, which is consistent with the basis of 
calculation used for the remuneration disclosure made by the Company on 13 December 2013.

Single total figures of remuneration for non-executive directors (Audited)
Non-executive directors do not participate in any of the Company’s incentive arrangements, nor do they receive any benefits, other than the 
provision of partner’s travel to certain agreed Board meetings or other corporate events of the Company and its major subsidiaries. The table 
below shows the single total figures for both 2012 and 2013 for the Chairman and the other non-executive directors:

Non-executive director

Patrick O’Sullivan

Mike Arnold

Alan Gillespie

Danuta Gray

Reuel Khoza 

Roger Marshall

Nkosana Moyo

Nku Nyembezi-Heita

Former non-executive directors

Eva Castillo (Resigned February 2013)

Russell Edey (Retired May 2013)

Lars Otterbeck (Retired May 2013)

Bongani Nqwababa (Resigned January 2014)

Fees

Taxable  benefits

Total

2013
£000

360

95

99

65

3402

103

23

66

13

40

32

78

2012
£000

350

93

84

–

3652

96

–

45

72

88

1523

74

2013
£000

2012
£000 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2013
£000

360

95

99

65

3402

103

23

66

13

40

34

78

2012
£000

350

93

84

–

3652

96

–

45

72

88

1523

74

1  Neither the Chairman nor any of the other non-executive directors received any pension-related benefits, short- or long-term incentives or any other items in the nature of 

2 

remuneration in 2012 or 2013
Includes fees of £272,000 (£299,000 in 2012) in respect of Nedbank Group Limited
Includes fees of £80,000 in respect of Skandia Insurance Company Limited, SkandiaBanken and Skandia Liv

3 
4  Represents partner’s travel in 2013

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Scheme interests awarded during 2013 (Audited)
The following table shows LTI awards in the form of nil cost share options and deferred STI awards in the form of forfeitable shares awards, 
granted to the executive directors during 2013. The awards were all granted in accordance with the STI and LTI grant policies set out above and 
the number of shares under award or option was calculated using the middle market quotation (MMQ) of Old Mutual plc shares on the business 
day preceding the date of grant, namely 194.4p per share.

Date of grant

Award type

Basis of award

Julian Roberts

8 April 2013

Nil cost share option

8 April 2013

Forfeitable shares award

Philip Broadley

8 April 2013

Nil cost share option

8 April 2013

Forfeitable shares award

LTI performance targets for 2013 awards

LTI
(250% of base pay)

Deferred STI
(50% of STI)

LTI
(250% of base pay)

Deferred STI
(50% of STI)

Shares held  
under option 
or award

Face value  
at date of grant
£000

% receivable 
if minimum 
performance is 
achieved

The end of the period over 
which the performance 
targets have to be fulfilled

Vesting date

1,138,118

2,213

0%

50% – 8 April 2016
50% – 8 April 2017

31 December 2015

295,874

575

100%

8 April 2016

N/A

758,746

1,475

0%

50% – 8 April 2016
50% – 8 April 2017

31 December 2015

197,138

383

100%

8 April 2016

N/A

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EPS (p) (CAGR*) (post-tax)

EPS (c) (CAGR*) (post-tax)

RoE – (averaged over three years)

1. Emerging Markets – Africa expansion (excluding banking)

Customer growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR*)

Profit (AOP) growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR*) (pre-tax including LTIR)

2. Old Mutual Wealth

Threshold

5.0%

5.0%

12.0%

10.0%

10.0%

Target

7.5%

7.5%

13.5%

15.0%

15.0%

Maximum

10.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

20.0%

Weight

15.0%

15.0%

30.0%

10.0%

5.0%

Profit (AOP) growth UK and International (CAGR*) (pre-tax)

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

7.5%

3. Simplify/de-risk the Group

Group structural changes/key initiatives

4. Risk, governance, culture and reputation

Targets disclosed at the end of the  
three-year performance period

Measures of risk, governance, culture and reputation

Assessed against measures and qualitatively

12.5%

5.0%

100%

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TSR multiplier*
A TSR multiplier will be used to adjust the weighted average outcome of the LTI scorecard in the table above, as follows. TSR will be averaged at 
the start (Q4 2012) and end (Q4 2015) of the three-year performance period. The awards for the executive directors, inclusive of this TSR 
multiplier, were equal in value to 250% of base pay at the date of award.

Threshold

Target

Maximum

Relative TSR vs. index

4% or more below index

equal to index

4% or more above index

Multiplier

0.85

1.00

1.15

*  Relative TSR performance (calculated 50% against the FTSE100 index and 50% against the JSE ALSI) against the above ranges, with a multiplier being set on a linear basis 

between the points

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Payments to past directors (Audited)
There were no payments to past directors during 2013. 

Payments for loss of office (Audited)
There were no payments for loss of office paid to directors during 2013.

Shares in trust and shareholder dilution
There are currently 136,831,473 shares held in employee share ownership trusts (ESOTs) for the purposes of collaterising some of the obligations 
under the Group’s employee share incentive schemes. The strategy is to ensure that, with the exception of Black Economic Empowerment-related 
ESOTs, at least sufficient shares are held to satisfy restricted share/forfeitable shares awards. In calculating dilution limits, any awards that are 
satisfied by transfer of pre-existing issued shares (such as shares acquired by market purchase through ESOTs) and any shares comprised in 
any share option or share award that has lapsed or has been cash-settled are disregarded. At 31 December 2013, the Company had 2.07% of 
share capital available under the 5%-in-10-years limit applicable to discretionary share incentive schemes and 6.37% of share capital available 
under the 10%-in-10-years limit applicable to all share incentive schemes. The Company has complied with the limits at all times.

Directors’ shareholdings and share interests (Audited)
Within a period of five years of appointment to the role, the Group Chief Executive is required to build up a holding of shares in the Company 
equal in value to 200% of base pay, and the equivalent figure for other executive directors is 150% of base pay. Unvested share awards or share 
options and vested but unexercised share options are excluded for the purposes of the calculations. There is no requirement for executive 
directors to hold shares or share interests in the Company once they have ceased employment with the Group.

The following table illustrates that both Julian Roberts and Philip Broadley met their respective requirements at 31 December 2013. Shares have 
been valued for these purposes at the year-end price, which was 189.1p per share. There have been no changes to the directors’ shareholdings 
between 31 December 2013 and 28 February 2014, however, 15.9% of the nil cost share options granted in 2011 lapsed due to the partial 
achievement of performance targets, as set out in the 2011 LTI awards due to vest to the executive directors section of this report.

Share ownership 
requirement
(% of base pay)

Number of shares 
required to be held

Number of shares
owned outright 
(including by
connected persons)

Share ownership
requirement met

Vested but
unexercised 
share options

200%

150%

936,013

468,006

1,965,397

513,434

Yes

Yes

–

–

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley4

Forfeitable
shares awards
not subject to
performance
targets1

990,546

642,844

Nil cost share
options subject to
performance
targets2

5,393,949

3,587,453

Sharesave 
share options
not subject to
performance
targets3

48,906

–

1 

Forfeitable shares awards are granted each year in relation to the deferred element of the STI. Julian Roberts and Philip Broadley hold awards granted on 11 April 2011 
(with a market value per share at grant of 144.7p), 10 April 2012 (157.1p) and 8 April 2013 (194.4p). Awards vest on the third anniversary of the date of award

2  Nil cost share options are granted each year in relation to the LTI. Market value share options are no longer granted to executive directors. Julian Roberts and Philip Broadley 
hold nil cost share options granted on 13 May 2010 (with a market value per share at grant of 119p), 11 April 2011 (144.7p), 10 April 2012 (157.1p) and 8 April 2013 (194.4p). The 
total shares held under option include the unvested options granted under the OMSIP in 2010 and 2011, for which the performance targets were partially achieved. Vesting of the 
nil cost share options occurs 50% on the third anniversary and 50% on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant
Julian Roberts holds an HMRC-approved share option under the Old Mutual plc 2008 Sharesave Plan, originally granted on 9 April 2009 with an exercise price of 32p per share.  
The exercise price was determined at 20% below the average of the Company’s share price between 16 and 18 March 2009. This option will become exercisable on 1 June 2014

3 

4  Philip Broadley will leave the Group during 2014 and, as announced on 13 December 2013: (i) his outstanding forfeitable shares awards will vest on their normal vesting dates; 

and (ii) his outstanding nil cost share options will be subject to pro-rating for the period employed during the restricted period and will, subject to the achievement of the 
performance targets, become exercisable for a period of 12 months commencing on the normal vesting dates, provided he has not taken up employment with a competitor 
without the express permission of the committee

Share options exercised during 2013
The following table shows all share options exercised by the executive directors during 2013:

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

Type of option

Date of grant

Shares exercised

Exercise date

Nil cost

Nil cost

13 May 2010

13 May 2010

1,402,805

929,571

13 May 2013

13 May 2013

Share price at  
date of exercise

216.283p

216.283p

Taxable gain*
£000

3,034

2,011

* 

 The full taxable value of the shares on the date of exercise is shown. However, Julian Roberts sold 981,964 shares and retained 420,841 shares. Philip Broadley sold all of the 
above shares

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There are no share ownership requirements for the non-executive directors. Shares owned by the Chairman and the other non-executive directors 
holding office at 31 December 2013 (including holdings by connected persons) are shown below:

Non-executive director

Patrick O’Sullivan

Mike Arnold

Alan Gillespie

Danuta Gray

Reuel Khoza

Roger Marshall

Nkosana Moyo

Bongani Nqwababa (former director – resigned on 6 January 2014)

Nku Nyembezi-Heita

Old Mutual plc shares held at 31 December 2013

91,319

11,134

–

–

–

45,000

10,000

–

–

Neither Zoe Cruz nor Adiba Ighodaro (who were appointed to the Board on 6 January 2014) had any interests in the Company’s shares at their 
date of appointment. There have been no changes to the interests in shares of the non-executive directors between 31 December 2013 and 
28 February 2014.

Performance graphs
The charts below show the Company’s five-year annual TSR performance against the FTSE100 index and JSE ALSI. These indices were selected 
because: (i) the Company is part of those indices; and (ii) due to the international structure and diversity of the Group’s businesses, the two broad 
market indices shown are the only relevant market comparators available.

The charts show the value of total shareholder return (assuming dividends reinvested) at each year-end from 31 December 2008 to 31 December 
2013 on £100/R100 invested in Old Mutual plc shares compared with the total shareholder return (calculated on the same basis) on £100/R100 
invested in the FTSE100 index and the JSE ALSI at the same dates.

Old Mutual plc TSR performance:
Five-year performance to 31 December 2013

Old Mutual plc TSR performance:
Five-year performance to 31 December 2013

400%

350%

300%

250%

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%

Old Mutual (LSE)
FTSE100

500%

450%

400%

350%

300%

250%

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%

31 Dec 
2008

31 Dec
2009

31 Dec
2010

31 Dec
2011

31 Dec
2012

31 Dec
2013   

Old Mutual (JSE)
JSE ALSI

31 Dec 
2008

31 Dec
2009

31 Dec
2010

31 Dec
2011

31 Dec
2012

31 Dec
2013   

Source: Datastream

Group Chief Executive’s remuneration over the last five years
2009
£000

Julian Roberts

Single figure

STI payout against maximum opportunity

LTI vesting against maximum opportunity

2,163

77%

0%

2010
£000

2,447

98%

0%

2011
£000

8,521

92%

100%

2012
£000

7,881

88%

80%

2013
£000

4,789

85%

84%

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Percentage change in the remuneration of the Group Chief Executive
The table below shows the percentage change in the remuneration of the Group Chief Executive (from 2012 to 2013) compared to that for 
UK-based employees of the Old Mutual Group. The committee has selected employees in the UK, as the executive directors are employed in the UK 
and have a similar remuneration structure to those employees.

Element

Base pay

Taxable benefits**

STI

Julian Roberts  
Percentage change

Average UK-based employee*  
Percentage change

1.7%

-28.7%

-2.4%

2.5%

2.5%

-3.0%

*  UK-based employees excluding Nedbank and Asset Management employees
**  The reduction in taxable benefits year-on-year results from a reduction in the level of partner’s travel in 2013 and a reduction in the additional rate of income tax in the UK

Relative importance of spend on pay
The table below illustrates the Group’s spend on pay compared with distributions to shareholders:

Dividends paid to ordinary equity holders (excluding special dividends)

Special dividend paid to ordinary equity holders in June 2012

Dividends paid to Nedbank minority equity holders

Remuneration paid to all Group employees

2013

£m

336

–

114

2012

£m

257

915

114

1,904

1,919

Year-on-year change

£m

79

(915)

–

(15)

%

30.7%

-100.0%

–

-0.8%

Implementation of remuneration policy in 2014
Subject to approval at the Company’s AGM in 2014, the Directors’ Remuneration Policy will be implemented as follows:

Base pay 
The table below shows the changes to base pay for 2014, which are below the average increases of 3% for other employees in the UK:

Executive director

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

2014
£000 

910

605

2013 
£000

885

590

Percentage increase 

2.8%

2.5%

STI – 2014 performance year
For 2014, there has been no change to the maximum award of 150% of base pay or to the structure of the STI from those that applied in 2013. 
The split in financial metrics and personal scorecard objectives remains 75% in respect of financial metrics and 25% in respect of personal 
scorecard objectives for Julian Roberts, and 50% in respect of financial metrics and 50% in respect of personal scorecard objectives for 
Philip Broadley.  

In accordance with the Group’s announcement that Philip Broadley will leave the Group during 2014, it has been agreed that a pro-rata STI for 
the period worked in 2014 will be calculated at the end of the year in the normal way, based on the outcome of the financial metrics, as set out 
on the following page, and personal scorecard objectives for 2014. Any award will be paid in cash in March 2015.

The agreed financial measures for 2014 are EPS in constant currency and RoE. These have been used as the core measures of financial 
performance for a number of years, as they are the most meaningful central measures of the efficient use of capital and annual profit. The 
committee believes that the STI targets are commercially sensitive and that it would be detrimental to the interests of the Company to disclose 
them either at the start or end of the performance period.

The committee has discretion to consider corporate performance on environmental, social and governance issues, to the extent relevant, 
when setting executive directors’ remuneration.

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STI performance measures

Group financial metrics

EPS in constant currency

RoE

Group financial metrics – subtotal

Personal scorecard objectives*

Total weight

Julian Roberts

Philip Broadley

Weighting per element (out of 100)

37.5

37.5

75

25

100

25

25

50

50

100

*  Personal scorecard objectives are set under the headings of: (i) Leading the business; (ii) Core responsibilities; and (iii) Leadership behaviours

Performance measures for LTI awards to be granted in 2014 
For 2014, there has been no change to the maximum award of 250% of base pay or to the structure of LTI, from those that applied in 2013. 
60% continues to be based on Group financial metrics and 40% on key strategic objectives. It is intended to grant the maximum award of 250% 
of base pay to Julian Roberts, and in accordance with the announcement that Philip Broadley will be leaving the Group during 2014, no LTI award 
will be granted to him.

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EPS (p) (CAGR*) (post-tax)

EPS (c) (CAGR*) (post-tax)

RoE – (averaged over three years)

1. Emerging Markets – Africa expansion (excluding banking)

Customer growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR*)

Profit (AOP) growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR*) (pre-tax including LTIR)

2. Old Mutual Wealth

Threshold

5.0%

5.0%

12.0%

10.0%

10.0%

Target

7.5%

7.5%

13.5%

15.0%

15.0%

Maximum

10.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

20.0%

Weight

15.0%

15.0%

30.0%

10.0%

5.0%

Profit (AOP) growth UK and International (CAGR*) (pre-tax)

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

7.5%

3. Restructuring objectives

Group structural changes/key initiatives

4. Risk, governance, culture and reputation

Targets disclosed at the end of the three-year 
performance period

Measures of risk, governance, culture and reputation

Assessed against measures and qualitatively

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Scorecard for Strategic objectives
1. Emerging Markets

 ■ Core measures of focus are growth in African business outside South Africa, focusing on customers and profit
 ■ This is in the Life and Short-term insurance businesses. It excludes banking (currently Nedbank and Central Africa Building Society) and 

minority interests

 ■ The committee will also make a qualitative assessment of the overall delivery of a range of measures against plan.

2. Old Mutual Wealth

 ■ Growth in AOP is the core measure – UK and International
 ■ The committee will also make a qualitative assessment of the overall delivery of a range of measures against plan.

3. Restructuring objectives 

 ■ Agreed structural initiatives are commercially sensitive and will be disclosed in the Directors’ Remuneration Report following the end of the 

three-year performance period.

4. Risk, governance, culture and reputation
  The committee will use a number of measures to assess risk, culture and any impacts on governance and reputation, including the following:

 ■ Risk assessments against key risk measures and risk appetite – assessed annually and over the three-year period
 ■ Overall assessment of material breaches in risk, regulatory or governance issues and any reputational impact
 ■ Annual culture survey results compared to prior year’s results and to international standards measured at Group and business level for 

improved scores where needed or maintenance where levels in 2013 were high.

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The committee will apply its discretion in determining the final outcomes in relation to the 2014 LTI, and in this regard:

 ■ It will receive a report from the Chief Risk Officer to confirm that the performance of the Group has been achieved within the stated 
risk appetite. Where the risk appetite has been breached, the committee will have discretion to reduce the level of vesting accordingly
 ■ It will exercise its discretion to make adjustments where there is a significant negative impact on underlying financial performance which 
is not adequately reflected in AOP results (for example, where LTIR adjustments create any inconsistency between AOP and IFRS basic 
earnings).

Where the Group undergoes a significant change, such as a large disposal, acquisition or restructuring, the committee will review the targets 
to assess whether they need to be adjusted to reflect the change, or whether they should be replaced altogether.

TSR multiplier*
A TSR multiplier will be used to adjust the weighted average outcome of the LTI scorecard in the table shown on the previous page, as follows. 
TSR will be averaged at the start (Q4 2013) and end (Q4 2016) of the three-year performance period.

Threshold

Target

Maximum

Relative TSR vs. index

4% or more below index

equal to index

4% or more above index

Multiplier

0.85

1.00

1.15

*  Relative TSR performance (calculated 50% against the FTSE100 index and 50% against the JSE ALSI) against the above ranges, with a multiplier being set on a linear basis 

between the points. The award for Julian Roberts, inclusive of the maximum TSR multiplier above, will be equal to 250% of base pay at the date of award

Non-executive directors’ fees
The annual fees payable to the Chairman and to the other non-executive directors in 2013 and 2014, by role, are set out below:

Role

Chairman

Senior Independent Director

Board fee

Chairman of the Board  Risk Committee

Member of the Board Risk Committee

Chairman of the Group Audit Committee

Member of the Group Audit Committee

Member of the Nomination Committee

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Average payment per non-executive director (excluding the Chairman) based on the Board and Board 
committee structure in place at 31 December 2013 and 6 January 2014  (the latter date being when various 
changes to the non-executive directors and Board committee memberships took effect)

Fees payable to Adiba Ighodaro are payable to Actis LLP rather than to her personally.

2014
£000 

370

2013
£000 

360

15

57

30

10

30

10

5

30

10

84

10

57

25

8

30

10

3

25

8

83

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Consideration by the directors of matters relating to directors’ remuneration
Committee meetings and members
The following, all of whom are or were at the relevant time independent non-executive directors of the Company, served as members of the 
committee during the year:

Non-executive director

Alan Gillespie

Danuta Gray

Roger Marshall

Bongani Nqwababa

Russell Edey

Eva Castillo

Lars Otterbeck

Position

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Chairman

Member

Member

Period on the committee

November 2010 to date (Chairman since May 2013)

March 2013 to date

May 2013 to date

April 2010 to January 2014

June 2007 to May 2013 (Chairman from May 2011 to May 2013)

February 2011 to February 2013

April 2010 to May 2013

Meetings 
attended

Meetings not 
attended

6

4

3

6

3

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

2

–

Nkosana Moyo and Zoe Cruz were appointed to the committee on 1 January 2014 and 6 January 2014 respectively. Danuta Gray will replace 
Alan Gillespie as Chairman of the committee at the conclusion of the Company’s AGM on 15 May 2014.

The committee Chairman has access to and regular contact with the Group Human Resources Department independently of the executive 
directors. During 2013, the committee met six times. The Board accepted the recommendations made by the committee during the year without 
amendment. Paul Forsythe, Assistant Company Secretary, acted as Secretary to the committee. 

Advisers to the committee
The committee assesses the quality of the advice received from its independent adviser annually and has a policy to renew such appointment 
from year to year. As part of its annual assessment, the committee reviews whether the independent adviser is giving advice that is objective and 
independent. Following its review at the end of 2012, the committee renewed the appointment of Alan Judes as its independent adviser for 2013, 
through his consultancy Strategic Remuneration, and has also done so for the first six months of 2014, at which time a further review of the role 
of independent adviser will be undertaken once Danuta Gray has taken over from Alan Gillespie as Chairman of the committee. A copy of Alan 
Judes’ letter of engagement is on the Company’s website. Any work that the Company wishes Alan Judes to do on its behalf, rather than for the 
committee, is pre-cleared with the committee Chairman with a view to avoiding any conflicts of interest. No work was performed by Alan Judes 
for the Company, as distinct from the committee, during 2013. 

Work undertaken by Alan Judes for the committee during 2013 included advising the committee in connection with the benchmarking of the 
total remuneration packages for the executive directors and other senior members of staff, the design of short-term and long-term incentive 
arrangements including arrangements for employees of subsidiary companies, updating the committee on corporate governance best practice 
and requirements for disclosure under newly enacted and promulgated legislation, advising in connection with the measurement of performance 
for incentive purposes and the valuation of incentive plans, and accompanying the Chairman of the committee to meetings with shareholder 
representatives to discuss remuneration strategy and performance measures. Fees paid to Strategic Remuneration are charged on a time basis 
and for 2013 were £120,000 excluding VAT (2012: £107,000 excluding VAT). Strategic Remuneration is a member of the Remuneration Consultants 
Group and adheres to that body’s Code of Conduct. 

Don Schneider and Kevin Stacey of Group Human Resources assisted the committee during the year. Group Human Resources provided 
supporting materials for matters that came before the committee, including comparative data and justifications for proposed base pay, benefits, 
annual incentive plans, share awards and criteria for performance targets and appraisals against those targets. Patrick O’Sullivan, Julian Roberts 
and Sue Kean gave advice to the committee in assessing the performance of the Group Chief Executive, the Group Executive Committee and the 
assessment of risk respectively.

Voting at General Meetings
The voting results at AGMs on our Directors’ Remuneration Reports over the previous two years were as follows:

Year of Report

Date of AGM

Votes for

Votes for %

Votes against

Votes against % 

Total votes cast 
(excluding 
votes withheld)

Votes withheld

2012

2011

9 May 2013

2,933,771,399

10 May 2012

2,846,756,024

97.94

90.01

61,752,305

315,798,433

2.06

9.99

2,995,523,704

123,524,253

3,162,554,457

10,273,283

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In this section, we present the results 
of the Group and the Parent Company 
in accordance with International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 
The IFRS results are also presented 
on an adjusted basis to reflect 
management’s view of the underlying 
long-term performance of the Group.
We also present the value of the 
Group on a Market Consistent 
Embedded Value basis (MCEV). 
MCEV is a valuation of ordinary 
shareholders’ interests in the 
long-term life insurance part of the 
business, also called covered business.

Statement of directors’ 
responsibilities in respect of the 
Annual Report and Accounts 
and the financial statements 

A: Significant accounting policies  142
148
B:  Segment information 

128

C:  Other key  

Independent Auditor’s Report  
to the members of  
Old Mutual plc only 
Consolidated income statement 132

129

performance information 

158

D:  Other income  
statement notes 

164

E:  Financial assets and liabilities  169

Consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income 

133

F:   Other statement of financial 

position notes 

Reconciliation of adjusted 
operating profit to profit after tax  134

Consolidated statement of 
financial position 

Consolidated statement 
of cash flows 

Consolidated statement 
of changes in equity 

G:  Interests in subsidiaries, 
associates and joint 
arrangements 

136

H: Other notes 

137

I:   Discontinued operations  
and disposal groups held  
for sale 

138

J:   Changes in  

Notes to the consolidated 
financial statements 

142

accounting policies 

Financial statements  
of the Company 
MCEV 

207

219

225

235

236

238

247

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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
in respect of the Annual Report and Accounts and the financial statements

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Accounts and the Group and Parent Company financial statements in 
accordance with applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the directors to prepare Group and Parent Company financial statements for each financial year. Under that law they are 
required to prepare the Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU 
and applicable law and have elected to prepare the Parent Company financial statements on the same basis. 

Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state 
of affairs of the Group and Parent Company and of their profit or loss for that period. In preparing each of the Group and Parent Company 
financial statements, the directors are required to: 

 ■ Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
 ■ Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
 ■ State whether they have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU and 
 ■ Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and the Parent Company will 

continue in business. 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Parent Company’s transactions 
and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the parent company and enable them to ensure that its financial 
statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to 
safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

Under applicable law and regulations, the directors are also responsible for preparing a Strategic Report, Directors’ Report, Directors’ 
Remuneration Report and Corporate Governance Statement that complies with that law and those regulations.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company’s website. 
Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

 ■ The financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, 
liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
 ■ The Annual Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of Old Mutual plc and the 

undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Julian Roberts 
Group Chief Executive 

Philip Broadley 
Group Finance Director

28 February 2014 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS 
OF OLD MUTUAL PLC ONLY
For year ended 31 December 2013

Opinions and conclusions arising from our audit
1. Our opinion on the financial statements is unmodified
We have audited the financial statements of Old Mutual plc for the year ended 31 December 2013, which comprise the Consolidated Income 
Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Parent Company Statements of Financial Position, the 
Consolidated and Parent Company Cash Flow Statements, the Consolidated and Parent Company Statements of Changes in Equity and the 
related notes which include the reconciliation of adjusted operating profit to profit after tax.

In our opinion: 

 ■ The financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2013 and 

of the Group’s profit for the year then ended

 ■ The Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by 

the European Union (IFRSs as adopted by the EU)

 ■ The Parent Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU and as applied in 

accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, and 

 ■ The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and, as regards the Group 

financial statements, Article 4 of the IAS Regulation.

2. Our assessment of risks of material misstatement
In arriving at our audit opinion above on the financial statements the risks of material misstatement that had the greatest effect on our audit were 
as follows:

 ■ Loans and advances (£33,386 million)

Refer to page 97 (Audit Committee Report), pages 144 and 176 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes A3, E1, E2 and E3 to the 
financial statements

The risk:
The Group’s loans and advances impairment assessment requires the exercise of judgement and the use of subjective assumptions. Due to the 
significance of loans and advances and the related estimation uncertainty, this is considered to be a key audit risk, both in respect of the mature, 
established clusters and the unsecured lending books within Nedbank, as well as the Emerging Markets exposure through a joint venture, 
Old Mutual Finance. 

Our response:
For all banking clusters, our procedures included, among others, testing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key controls 
in operation over the loan approval, administration and monitoring processes. We involved our own internal valuation specialists to assess 
each of the portfolio loan loss provisioning models employed by the Group and to compare the Group’s assumptions to externally available 
data in relation to key inputs such as historical default rates, recovery rates, collateral valuation, and economic growth rates. Specific focus was 
given to the Business banking, Corporate banking and Retail books, in response to increasing credit loss ratios during 2013. We also performed 
detailed testing over the specific provisions held against loans and advances, by reviewing latest correspondence and Credit Committee 
minutes, assessing collateral values and re-performing key calculations.

 ■ Policyholder liabilities (£81,141 million)

Refer to page 97 (Audit Committee Report), pages 144 and 196 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes A3, E1, E2 and E8 to the 
financial statements

The risk:
The main risk associated with policyholder liabilities is in respect of the insurance contracts within the life businesses; Emerging Markets and 
Old Mutual Wealth. Judgement is required over the variety of uncertain future outcomes, including the policy for creating and releasing 
discretionary reserves. Economic assumptions, such as investment return and associated discount rates, and operating assumptions, such as 
mortality and persistency, are the key inputs used to estimate the valuation of these long-term liabilities and the wide variety of uncertain future 
outcomes results in this being one of the key judgemental areas that our audit focused on.

Our response:
Our procedures in this area included testing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key controls over the identification, 
measurement and management of the Group’s calculation of insurance liabilities and evaluation of the consistency of methodologies and the 
appropriateness of the assumptions used by the Group. We involved our own internal actuarial specialists to assist us in our challenge of the 
assumptions used and the process followed for setting and updating these assumptions, particularly around expense and mortality/morbidity 
assumptions. Our challenge was provided in the context of our own industry knowledge, external data and our views of experience to date,  
an understanding of which was enhanced through our attendance at the Group’s own Independent Review Committee meetings. In respect  
of the discretionary reserves held within the South African business we reviewed and challenged the Group’s use and application of the 
established policy, with reference to industry-wide practice and applicable accounting standards.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS 
OF OLD MUTUAL PLC ONLY continued
For year ended 31 December 2013

Opinions and conclusions arising from our audit continued
2. Our assessment of risks of material misstatement continued
 ■ Goodwill and intangibles (£2,835 million)

Refer to page 97 (Audit Committee Report), page 207 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in note F1 to the financial statements

The risk:
The determination of the recoverable amount of intangible assets (both acquired and internally generated) and goodwill is complex and 
typically requires a high level of judgement, taking into account the different economic environments in which the Group operates. We consider 
the greatest risk to be within Old Mutual Wealth. 

Our response:
The most significant judgements arise over the forecast cash flows and the discount rate applied in the value-in-use valuation models. Our 
procedures included, among others, challenging the cash flow forecasts and the corresponding assumptions applied by the Group in the 
consideration of potential impairment of intangible assets, based on our understanding of the relevant business and the industry and economic 
environment in which it operates. We compared forecasts to business plans and also previous forecasts to actual results to assess the 
performance of the business and the accuracy of forecasting and considered the appropriateness of the scenarios used, in the context of our 
wider business understanding. We involved our own valuation specialists to assist us in evaluating the assumptions and methodologies used by 
the Group, in particular those relating to the discount rates and in evaluating these assumptions with reference to independently derived inputs. 

 ■ Taxation (£171 million – tax risk provision)

Refer to page 97 (Audit Committee Report), page 145 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes D1 and F7 to the financial statements

The risk:
Accruals for uncertain tax positions require the Group to make judgements and estimates in relation to tax exposures and in response to 
enquiries raised by the tax authorities. This is one of the key judgemental areas that our audit is concentrated on due to the Group operating 
in a number of different tax jurisdictions and the complexities of and developments in international tax legislation, particularly in relation to 
South Africa given the proportion of the Group’s income earned there.

Our response:
In understanding the accruals held, we inspected the correspondence with the relevant tax authorities and associated advice and held 
discussions with relevant members of management. We involved our own local and international tax specialists to assist us in analysing the 
Group’s tax positions and challenged assumptions used to determine tax provisions based on our knowledge and experiences of the 
application of the international and local legislation by relevant authorities and courts. 

For all of the risk areas set out above, we have assessed whether the Group’s disclosures about the sensitivity of the relevant financial statement 
items to changes in the respective key assumptions appropriately reflect the associated risks and comply with the requirements of relevant 
accounting standards.

3. Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit
The materiality for the Group financial statements as a whole was set at £80 million. This has been determined with reference to a benchmark of 
Group profit before taxation, which we consider to be one of the principal considerations for members of the Company in assessing the financial 
performance of the Group. Materiality represents 5.2% of Group profit before tax and 5.0% of Group Adjusted Operating Profit, the definition 
of which is set out within the primary statements and notes to the financial statements. 

We agreed with the Group Audit Committee to report to it all corrected and uncorrected misstatements we identified through our audit with an 
individual value in excess of £4 million in addition to other audit misstatements below that threshold which we believe warranted reporting on 
qualitative grounds.

Audits for Group reporting purposes were performed at the key components, being Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Nedbank, US Asset 
Management and Bermuda businesses, by separate component teams. These audits covered 94% of total revenues, 99% of profit before tax, and 
95% of total Group assets. 

The audits undertaken for Group reporting purposes at the significant reporting components of the Group were all performed to materiality 
levels set by the Group audit team, ranging from £32 million to £65 million. To support the audit instructions sent to our component teams, the 
Group audit team visited the teams in South Africa, the US, Bermuda and elsewhere in the UK for planning and risk assessment meetings and 
maintained regular communication with the auditors at these locations throughout the audit cycle to discuss work progress and identify matters 
of relevance to our audit of the Group financial statements. The Senior Statutory Auditor, in conjunction with other senior staff in the Group audit 
team, also regularly attends Audit Committee meetings held at the significant components to understand key risks and audit issues at a component 
level which may affect the Group financial statements.

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4. Our opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 is unmodified
In our opinion: 

 ■ The elements of the Directors’ Remuneration Report subject to audit have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 

2006, and 

 ■ The information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is 

consistent with the financial statements. 

5. We have nothing to report in respect of the matters on which we are required to report by exception 
Under ISAs (UK and Ireland) we are required to report to you if, based on the knowledge we acquired during our audit, we have identified other 
information in the annual report that contains a material inconsistency with either that knowledge or the financial statements, a material 
misstatement of fact, or that is otherwise misleading. 

In particular, we are required to report to you if: 

 ■ We have identified material inconsistencies between the knowledge we acquired during our audit and the directors’ statement that they 

consider that the annual report and financial statements taken as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information 
necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s performance, business model and strategy or

 ■ The Audit Committee Report does not appropriately address matters communicated by us to the Audit Committee.

Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:

 ■ Adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from 

branches not visited by us or 

 ■ The Parent Company financial statements and the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are not in agreement with the 

accounting records and returns or 

 ■ Certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made or 
 ■ We have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

Under the Listing Rules we are required to review: 

 ■ The directors’ statement, set out on page 105, in relation to going concern and
 ■ The part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Parent Company’s compliance with the nine provisions of the 2010 

UK Corporate Governance Code specified for our review.

We have nothing to report in respect of the above responsibilities.

Scope of report and responsibilities
As explained more fully in the Statement of directors’ responsibilities set out on page 128, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the 
financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements  
is provided on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditscopeukprivate. This report is made solely to the Company’s 
members as a body and is subject to important explanations and disclaimers regarding our responsibilities, published on our website at  
www.kpmg.com/uk/auditscopeukco2013a, which are incorporated into this report as if set out in full and should be read to provide an 
understanding of the purpose of this report, the work we have undertaken and the basis of our opinions.

Philip Smart (Senior Statutory Auditor) 
for and on behalf of KPMG Audit Plc, Statutory Auditor 
Chartered Accountants 
15 Canada Square 
London E14 5GL

28 February 2014

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Revenue
Gross earned premiums
Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums
Investment return (non-banking)
Banking interest and similar income
Banking trading, investment and similar income
Fee and commission income, and income from service activities
Other income

Total revenue

Expenses
Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)
Reinsurance recoveries

Net claims and benefits incurred
Change in investment contract liabilities
Losses on loans and advances
Finance costs 
Banking interest payable and similar expenses
Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs
Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds
Other operating and administrative expenses

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings' and joint ventures' profit after tax
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Profit before tax
Income tax expense

Profit from continuing operations after tax
Discontinued operations
Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit after tax for the financial year

Attributable to
Equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Profit after tax for the financial year

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share based on profit from continuing operations (pence)
Basic earnings per share based on profit from discontinued operations (pence)

Basic earnings per ordinary share (pence)

Diluted basic earnings per share based on profit from continuing operations (pence)
Diluted basic earnings per share based on profit from discontinued operations (pence)

Diluted basic earnings per ordinary share (pence)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (millions)

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Notes

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

B2

D2
D3
D4
D5

D6
D7
D8

D9

G2
C1(c)

D1

I1(a)

F10(a)
F10(a)

C2(a)

C2(b)

C2(a)

3,701 
(317)

3,384 
9,986 
3,050 
195 
3,095 
100 

3,725 
(322)

3,403 
9,880 
3,431 
214 
3,039 
125 

19,810 

20,092 

(5,410)
246 

(5,164)
(5,873)
(368)
(81)
(1,616)
(976)
(564)
(3,653)

(5,612)
221 

(5,391)
(5,361)
(400)
(214)
(1,887)
(1,064)
(651)
(3,715)

(18,295)

(18,683)

21 
(4)

1,532 
(552)

980 

3 

983 

705 

259 
19 

983 

14.9 
0.1 

15.0 

13.8 
0.1 

13.9 

32 
(56)

1,385 
(471)

914 

564 

1,478 

1,172 

256 
50 

1,478 

12.6 
12.3 

24.9 

11.6 
11.5 

23.1 

4,442 

4,587 

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Profit after tax for the financial year
Other comprehensive income for the financial year
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Fair value gains

Property revaluation

Measurement gains on defined benefit plans
Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Fair value gains

Net investment hedge
Available-for-sale investments
Fair value (losses)/gains
Recycled to profit or loss

Shadow accounting
Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Total other comprehensive income for the financial year from continuing operations
Total other comprehensive income for the financial year from discontinued operations²

Total other comprehensive income for the financial year

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Attributable to
Equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Notes

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

983 

1,478 

D1(c)

D1(c)

I1(b)

23 
70 
(12)

81

43 

(5)
(9)
–
(1,257)
9 
2 

(1,217)

(1,136)
–

(1,136)

(153)

(96)

(76)
19 

(153)

20 
8 
6 

34

160 

30 
(21)
6 
(641)
(22)
(5)

(493)

(459)
(348)

(807)

671 

503 

118 
50 

671 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.
2  Total other comprehensive income from discontinued operations for the year ended 31 December 2012 includes £350 million cumulative foreign exchange translation gains, 

previously included in foreign currency translation reserves that was realised on the disposal of Nordic.

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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT  
TO PROFIT AFTER TAX
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Core operations
Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Property & Casualty
Nedbank
USAM

Finance costs
Long-term investment return on excess assets
Net interest payable to non-core operations
Corporate costs
Other net income

Adjusted operating profit before tax
Adjusting items
Non-core operations

Profit before tax (net of policyholder tax)
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Profit before tax
Total tax expense

Profit from continuing operations after tax
Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit after tax for the financial year

Adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

Adjusted operating profit before tax
Tax on adjusted operating profit

Adjusted operating profit after tax

Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares
Non-controlling interests – preferred securities

Adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

Adjusted weighted average number of shares (millions)

Adjusted operating earnings per share (pence)

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Notes

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

B3
B3
B3
B3
B3

B3

C1(a)
B3

D1(d)

D1(a)

I1(a)

Notes

B3
D1(d)

F10(a)
F10(a)

B3

C2(c)

C2(c)

590 
217 
4 
797 
111 

1,719 
(92)
43 
(11)
(54)
7 

1,612 
(286)
32 

1,358 
174 

1,532 
(552)

980 
3 

983 

611 
195 
37 
825 
91 

1,759 
(130)
54 
(18)
(54)
1 

1,612 
(467)
165 

1,310 
75 

1,385 
(471)

914 
564 

1,478 

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended  
31 December
2012
Restated1

1,612 
(424)

1,188 

(279)
(19)

890 

4,836 

18.4 

1,612 
(440)

1,172 

(281)
(50)

841 

4,818 

17.5 

Basis of preparation of adjusted operating profit
Adjusted operating profit (AOP) reflects the directors’ view of the underlying long-term performance of the Group. AOP is a measure of 
profitability which adjusts the standard IFRS profit measures for the specific items detailed in note C1 and, as such, it is a non-GAAP measure. 
This reconciliation explains the differences between adjusted operating profit and profit after tax as reported under IFRS.

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For core life assurance and property & casualty businesses, AOP is based on a long-term investment return, including returns on investments  
held by life funds in Group equity and debt instruments, and is stated net of income tax attributable to policyholder returns. For all core 
businesses, AOP excludes goodwill impairment, the impact of accounting for intangibles acquired in a business combination and costs related 
to successful acquisitions, revaluations of put options related to long-term incentive schemes, profit/(loss) on acquisition/disposal of subsidiaries, 
associated undertakings and strategic investments, fair value profits/(losses) on certain Group debt movements and costs related to the 
fundamental restructuring of continuing businesses. AOP includes dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities. 
Old Mutual Bermuda and Nordic are treated as non-core operations in the AOP disclosure, as such they are not included in AOP. Refer to note 
B1 for further information on the basis of segmentation.

Adjusted operating earnings per share is calculated on the same basis as AOP. It is stated after tax attributable to AOP and non-controlling 
interests. It excludes income attributable to Black Economic Empowerment trusts of listed subsidiaries. The calculation of the adjusted weighted 
average number of shares includes own shares held in policyholders’ funds and Black Economic Empowerment trusts. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 December 2013

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property
Deferred tax assets
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Deferred acquisition costs
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Current tax receivable
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Non-current assets held for sale

Total assets

Liabilities
Long-term business policyholder liabilities
General insurance liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Borrowed funds
Provisions and accruals
Deferred revenue
Deferred tax liabilities
Current tax payable
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments
Non-current liabilities held for sale

Total liabilities

Net assets

Shareholders’ equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Non-controlling interests
Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Total non-controlling interests

Total equity

At  
31 December 
2013

£m

At  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

2,835 
759 
722 
1,811 
303 
168 
1,211 
1,875 
33,386 
88,417 
128 
2,583 
1,259 
4,869 
5 

3,056 
921 
847 
1,947 
345 
152 
1,288 
1,406 
38,495 
88,513 
103 
3,006 
1,780 
5,061 
42 

140,331 

146,962 

81,141 
332 
5,478 
2,629 
236 
628 
491 
237 
4,274 
34,370 
1,478 
– 

80,188 
346 
6,116 
3,050 
265 
689 
404 
287 
4,940 
39,499 
1,402 
3 

Notes

F1

F2(a)
F2(b)
F7
G2
F3
E8
E3
E4

F4
E6

E8
E8

E9
F5
F6
F7

F8
E10
E6

131,294 

9,037 

137,189 

9,773 

F9

7,270 

7,816 

F10(b)
F10(b)

1,502 
265 

1,767 

9,037 

1,684 
273 

1,957 

9,773 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

The consolidated financial statements on pages 132 to 237 were approved by the Board of directors on 28 February 2014.

Julian Roberts 
Group Chief Executive 

Philip Broadley 
Group Finance Director

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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax 
Non-cash movements in profit before tax
Changes in working capital
Taxation paid

Net cash inflow from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Net acquisitions of investments and securities
Acquisition of investment properties
Proceeds from disposal of investment properties
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of intangible assets
Acquisition of interests in subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to

Ordinary equity holders of the Company
Non-controlling interests and preferred security interests

Dividends received from associated undertakings
Interest paid (excluding banking interest paid)
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares (including by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests)
Net disposal of treasury shares
Issue of subordinated and other debt
Subordinated and other debt repaid

Net cash outflow from financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents – discontinued operations
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
Consisting of
Cash and cash equivalents
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks

Total

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

1,532 
1,423 
447 
(458)

2,944 

(1,658)
(47)
22 
(113)
6 
(86)
(119)
8 

(1,987)

(336)
(183)
13 
(51)
11 
55 
586 
(578)

(483)
474 
–
(828)
5,982 

5,628 

4,869 
759 

5,628 

1,385 
249 
1,039 
(295)

2,378 

(1,449)
(55)
67 
(120)
7 
(72)
(23)
1,883 

238 

(1,172)
(211)
7 
(85)
35 
19 
290 
(1,293)

(2,410)
206 
(129)
(380)
6,285 

5,982 

5,061 
921 

5,982 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Cash flows presented in this statement include all cash flows relating to policyholders’ funds.

Except for mandatory reserve deposits with central banks of £759 million (2012: £921 million) and cash and cash equivalents subject to 
consolidation of funds of £1,667 million (2012: £1,893 million), management do not consider that there are any material amounts of cash and cash 
equivalents which are not available for use in the Group’s day-to-day operations. Mandatory reserve deposits are, however, included in cash and 
cash equivalents for the purposes of the statement of cash flows in line with market practice in South Africa.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2013

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Impact of changes in accounting policies

Restated shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Profit after tax for the financial year
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Fair value gains

Property revaluation
Measurement gains on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently  

to profit or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Fair value gains/(losses)
Net investment hedge
Available-for-sale investments

Fair value losses
Recycled to profit or loss

Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Total comprehensive income for the financial year
Dividends for the year
Equity share-based payment transactions
Other movements in share capital 
Preferred securities purchased
Change in participation in subsidiaries

Transactions with shareholders

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

Notes

J1

D1(c)

D1(c)

C3

Millions

Number of 
shares  
issued and 
fully paid

4,892 
–

4,892 
–

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

559 
–

559 
–

835 
–

835 
–

Merger 
reserve

1,717 
–

1,717 
–

–
–

–

–

–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
5 
–
–

5 

–
–

–

–

–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
1 
–
–

1 

–
–

–

–

–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
10 
–
–

10 

–
–

–

–

–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

4,897 

560 

845 

1,717 

Available- 
for-sale 
reserve

Property 

revaluation 

reserve

Share-based 

payments 

reserve

Other  

reserves

65 
–

65 
–

–
–

–

–

(6)
(9)
–
–

2 

(13)
–
–
–
–
–

–

52 

Foreign 

currency 

translation 

reserve

(378)

(378)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43 

(899)

(856)

33 

–

33 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4 

–

4 

–

–

–

–

–

–

Retained 

earnings

3,908 

(17)

3,891 

668 

–

52 

(14)

38 

–

–

–

–

–

(1)

705 

(336)

13 

55 

(21)

(17)

(306)

4,290 

Perpetual 

preferred 

callable 

securities

Attributable  

to equity 

holders of  

the parent 

Total 

non- 

controlling 

interests

7,833 

(17)

7,816 

705 

1,965 

(8)

1,957 

278 

£m

Total 

equity

9,798 

(25)

9,773 

983 

23 

70 

(12)

81 

43 

(5)

(9)

9 

2 

(153)

(519)

44 

69 

(177)

–

(583)

9,037 

(899)

(358)

(1,257)

17 

52 

(4)

65 

43 

(6)

(9)

3 

2 

(96)

(383)

61 

66 

(177)

(17)

(450)

7,270 

6 

18 

(8)

16 

–

1 

–

6 

–

(57)

(136)

(17)

3 

–

17 

(133)

1,767 

682 

–

682 

37 

–

–

10 

10 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

47 

(47)

(156)

(203)

526 

144 

–

–

144 

17 

17 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

17 

268 

268 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

48 

48 

316 

161 

37 

(1,234)

Retained earnings were reduced in respect of own shares held in policyholder’s funds, ESOP trusts, Black Economic Empowerment trusts and 
other undertakings at 31 December 2013 by £428 million (2012: £489 million).

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Restated shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

4,892 

559 

835 

1,717 

Millions

Number of 

shares  

issued and 

fully paid

4,892 

Notes

J1

Share 

capital

559 

Share 

premium

835 

Merger 

reserve

1,717 

Available- 

for-sale 

reserve

Year ended 31 December 2013

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

Impact of changes in accounting policies

Profit after tax for the financial year

Other comprehensive income

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Fair value gains

Property revaluation

Measurement gains on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently  

to profit or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Fair value gains/(losses)

Net investment hedge

Available-for-sale investments

Fair value losses

Recycled to profit or loss

Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations

Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit 

Other movements

or loss

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Dividends for the year

Equity share-based payment transactions

Other movements in share capital 

Preferred securities purchased

Change in participation in subsidiaries

Transactions with shareholders

D1(c)

D1(c)

C3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5 

–

–

5 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 

–

–

1 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10 

10 

845 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

65 

–

65 

–

–

–

–

–

(6)

(9)

–

–

2 

–

–

–

–

–

–

(13)

Property 
revaluation 
reserve

Share-based 
payments 
reserve

Other  
reserves

144 
–

144 
–

17 
–

–
17 

–

–
–
–
–

–

17 
–
–
–
–
–

–

268 
–

268 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–

–

–
–
48 
–
–
–

48 

33 
–

33 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
4 

–

4 
–
–
–
–
–

–

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
reserve

(378)
–

(378)
–

Retained 
earnings

3,908 
(17)

3,891 
668 

–
–

–
–

43 

–
–
(899)
–

–

(856)
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
52 

(14)
38 

–

–
–
–
(1)

–

705 
(336)
13 
55 
(21)
(17)

(306)

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

4,897 

560 

1,717 

52 

161 

316 

37 

(1,234)

4,290 

Retained earnings were reduced in respect of own shares held in policyholder’s funds, ESOP trusts, Black Economic Empowerment trusts and 

other undertakings at 31 December 2013 by £428 million (2012: £489 million).

Perpetual 
preferred 
callable 
securities

Attributable  
to equity 
holders of  
the parent 

Total 
non- 
controlling 
interests

682 
–

682 
37 

–
–

10 
10 

–

–
–
–
–

–

47 
(47)
–
–
(156)
–

(203)

526 

7,833 
(17)

7,816 
705 

1,965 
(8)

1,957 
278 

17 
52 

(4)
65 

43 

(6)
(9)
(899)
3 

2 

(96)
(383)
61 
66 
(177)
(17)

(450)

6 
18 

(8)
16 

–

1 
–
(358)
6 

–

(57)
(136)
(17)
3 
–
17 

(133)

£m

Total 
equity

9,798 
(25)

9,773 
983 

23 
70 

(12)
81 

43 

(5)
(9)
(1,257)
9 

2 

(153)
(519)
44 
69 
(177)
–

(583)

7,270 

1,767 

9,037 

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reserve

Property 

revaluation  

reserve

Share-based 

payments  

reserve

Other  

reserves

Perpetual 

preferred  

callable  

securities

Attributable  

to equity  

holders of  

the parent 

53 
–

53 
–

–
–

–
–

–

33 
(21)
–
6 
–
–

(6)

12 
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

65 

Foreign  

currency 

translation  

reserve

301 

301 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

160 

(350)

(489)

(679)

(378)

5 

–

5 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4 

–

4 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24 

24 

33 

Retained  

earnings

3,170 

(20)

3,150 

1,140 

–

8 

(4)

4 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7 

–

–

(40)

1,104 

(1,172)

(13)

815 

–

(363)

3,891 

Total 

non- 

controlling  

interests

2,370 

–

2,370 

306 

1 

–

–

1 

–

1 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(150)

10 

168 

(169)

13 

(445)

20 

(581)

1,957 

8,488 

(20)

8,468 

1,172 

19 

8 

6 

33 

160 

33 

(21)

(350)

6 

(489)

(35)

(6)

503 

(1,214)

38 

40 

(19)

–

–

–

–

(1,155)

7,816 

£m

Total 

equity

10,858 

(20)

10,838 

1,478 

20 

8 

6 

34 

160 

34 

(21)

(350)

6 

(639)

(25)

(6)

671 

(1,383)

51 

40 

–

–

–

(464)

20 

(1,736)

9,773 

688 

–

688 

32 

–

–

10 

10 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

42 

(42)

(6)

(48)

682 

124 

–

–

124 

19 

19 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 

20 

144 

230 

230 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

38 

38 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Impact of changes in accounting policies

Restated shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Profit after tax for the financial year
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss
Fair value gains

Property revaluation
Measurement gain on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Fair value gains/(losses)
Net investment hedge
Available-for-sale investments

Fair value gains
Recycled to profit or loss

Exchange differences recycled to profit or loss
Shadow accounting
Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Total comprehensive income for the financial year
Dividends for the year
Equity share-based payment transactions
Other movements in share capital
Cancellation of treasury shares
Share consolidation
Preferred securities purchased
Merger reserve realised in the year
Change in participation in subsidiaries

Transactions with shareholders

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

Notes

J1

D1(c)

D1(c)

C3

Millions

Number of 
shares  
issued and  
fully paid

5,801 
–

5,801 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
27 
(239)
(697)
–
–
–

(909)

Share 
capital

Share  
premium

580 
–

580 
–

805 
–

805 
–

Merger  
reserve

2,532 
–

2,532 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
3 
(24)
–
–
–
–

(21)

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
30 
–
–
–
–
–

30 

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(815)
–

(815)

4,892 

559 

835 

1,717 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

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Restated shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

5,801 

580 

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

Impact of changes in accounting policies

Profit after tax for the financial year

Other comprehensive income

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Fair value gains

Property revaluation

Measurement gain on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit 

or loss

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Fair value gains/(losses)

Net investment hedge

Available-for-sale investments

Fair value gains

Recycled to profit or loss

Exchange differences recycled to profit or loss

Shadow accounting

Other movements

or loss

Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations

Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit 

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Dividends for the year

Equity share-based payment transactions

Other movements in share capital

Cancellation of treasury shares

Share consolidation

Preferred securities purchased

Merger reserve realised in the year

Change in participation in subsidiaries

Transactions with shareholders

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

Notes

J1

D1(c)

D1(c)

C3

Millions

Number of 

shares  

issued and  

fully paid

5,801 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

27 

(239)

(697)

(909)

4,892 

Share 

capital

580 

Share  

premium

805 

805 

Merger  

reserve

2,532 

2,532 

Available- 

for-sale 

reserve

53 

–

53 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3 

(24)

(21)

559 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

30 

30 

835 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(815)

(815)

1,717 

33 

(21)

–

6 

–

–

(6)

12 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

65 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Property 
revaluation  
reserve

Share-based 
payments  
reserve

Other  
reserves

124 
–

124 
–

19 
–

–
19 

–

–
–
–
–
–
1 

–

20 
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

230 
–

230 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
38 
–
–
–
–
–
–

38 

144 

268 

5 
–

5 
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
4 

–

4 
–
–
–
24 
–
–
–
–

24 

33 

Foreign  
currency 
translation  
reserve

301 
–

301 
–

–
–

–
–

160 

–
–
(350)
–
(489)
–

–

(679)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

(378)

Retained  
earnings

3,170 
(20)

3,150 
1,140 

–
8 

(4)
4 

–

–
–
–
–
–
(40)

–

1,104 
(1,172)
–
7 
–
–
(13)
815 
–

(363)

3,891 

Perpetual 
preferred  
callable  
securities

Attributable  
to equity  
holders of  
the parent 

688 
–

688 
32 

–
–

10 
10 

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

42 
(42)
–
–
–
–
(6)
–
–

(48)

682 

8,488 
(20)

8,468 
1,172 

19 
8 

6 
33 

160 

33 
(21)
(350)
6 
(489)
(35)

(6)

503 
(1,214)
38 
40 
–
–
(19)
–
–

(1,155)

7,816 

Total 
non- 
controlling  
interests

2,370 
–

2,370 
306 

1 
–

–
1 

–

1 
–
–
–
(150)
10 

–

168 
(169)
13 
–
–
–
(445)
–
20 

(581)

1,957 

£m

Total 
equity

10,858 
(20)

10,838 
1,478 

20 
8 

6 
34 

160 

34 
(21)
(350)
6 
(639)
(25)

(6)

671 
(1,383)
51 
40 
–
–
(464)
–
20 

(1,736)

9,773 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: Significant accounting policies

A1: Basis of preparation

Statement of compliance
Old Mutual plc (the Company) is a company incorporated in England and Wales.

The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the ‘Group’) and equity account the 
Group’s interest in associates and joint ventures (other than those held by life assurance funds which are accounted for as investments). The Parent 
Company financial statements present information about the Company as a separate entity and not about the Group.

Both the Parent Company financial statements and the Group financial statements have been prepared and approved by the directors in 
accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU. On publishing the Parent Company financial statements here together with the Group financial 
statements, the Company is taking advantage of the exemption in section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present its individual income 
statement and related notes that form a part of these approved financial statements.

The accounting policies adopted by the Company and Group, unless otherwise stated, have been applied consistently to all periods presented 
in these consolidated financial statements. 

The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis except that the following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value: 
derivative financial instruments, financial assets and liabilities designated as fair value through profit or loss or as available-for-sale, owner-
occupied property and investment property. Non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale are stated at the lower of the previous carrying 
amount and the fair value less costs to sell.

The Parent Company financial statements are prepared in accordance with these accounting policies, other than for investments in subsidiary 
undertakings and associates, which are stated at cost less impairments (see note E1(m)), in accordance with IAS 27.

The Company and Group financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate 
having taken into consideration the points as set out in the Directors’ Report in the section headed Going concern.

Judgements made by the directors in the applications of these accounting policies that have a significant effect on the financial statements, and 
estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year, are discussed in note A3.

Translation of foreign operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated from their respective functional currencies into the Group’s presentation currency 
using the year-end exchange rates, and their income and expenses using the average exchange rates. Other than in respect of cumulative 
translation gains and losses up to 1 January 2004, cumulative unrealised gains or losses resulting from translation of functional currencies to the 
presentation currency are included as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. To the extent that these gains and losses are effectively 
hedged, the cumulative effect of such gains and losses arising on the hedging instruments are also included in that component of shareholders’ 
equity. Upon the disposal of subsidiaries the cumulative amount of exchange differences deferred in shareholders’ equity, net of attributable 
amounts in relation to net investments, is recognised in profit or loss. Cumulative translation gains and losses up to 1 January 2004, being the 
effective date of the Group’s conversion to IFRS, were reset to zero. 

The principal exchange rates used to translate the operating results, assets and liabilities of key foreign business segments to pounds sterling are:

Rand
US dollars
Euro

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Income 
statement 
(average rate)

15.0959 
1.5650 
1.1782 

Statement  
of financial 
position 
(closing rate)

17.4284 
1.6566 
1.2014 

Income  
statement 
(average rate)

13.0123 
1.5850 
1.2326 

Statement  
of financial 
position
 (closing rate)

13.7696 
1.6242 
1.2307 

Developments during 2013
Other than changes arising from new accounting developments as mentioned in note A5, the Group has not made any changes to the accounting 
policies during the year. Disclosures about the impact of future standards can be found in note A6.

These financial statements describe the material accounting policies and those which involve significant judgement, optionality in application and 
are material to the Group’s overall financial statements. As such items which are immaterial or duplicated elsewhere in the Annual Report and 
Accounts have been removed from these financial statements.

A detailed list of the Group’s accounting policies can be found at www.oldmutual.com. The contents of the website are not subject to audit.

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A2: Significant corporate activity and business changes during the year

Acquisitions effective during the year
Life assurance in Nigeria 
On 22 February 2012, the Group announced that it had made an offer to acquire a majority stake in Oceanic Life, the life assurance operations 
of Ecobank Transitional Incorporated. The Group consolidated the financial results of Oceanic Life with effect from 1 January 2013.

General insurance in Nigeria 
In December 2013 the Group completed its acquisition of the majority stake in the general insurance business of Oceanic General, the general 
insurance operations of Ecobank Transitional Incorporated. The balance sheet has been included in the Group consolidated statement of 
financial position as at 31 December 2013. 

Life assurance in Ghana 
On 3 June 2013, the Group announced that it would expand its African presence through the acquisition of a majority stake in Provident Life 
Assurance Company Limited. The Group consolidated the financial results of Provident Life with effect from 12 September 2013.

Platform and distribution business in Uruguay 
On 19 November 2012, the Group announced that it had acquired a majority stake in AIVA Holding Group S.A., a business platform and 
distribution business based in Uruguay and spanning the Latin American region. The Group consolidated the financial results with effect from 
19 November 2012.

Refer to note H8 for further information on the Group’s acquisitions during the year.

The Group is currently progressing the following transactions
Lending in Kenya 
On 3 July 2013, the Group announced that it is to enter into a strategic partnership with Faulu Kenya DTM LTD through the acquisition of 
a controlling stake in the business. The completion of this transaction is subject to the conclusion of the relevant closing conditions.  

Lending in Mozambique
On 3 May 2013, the Group announced that Nedbank had entered into an agreement to acquire an initial 36.4% shareholding of Banco Unico, 
SA, located in Mozambique and to increase the stake to a majority shareholding over time. The completion of this transaction is subject to certain 
conditions precedent being met.

Skandia Poland
On 12 November 2013, the Group announced that terms have been agreed to sell Skandia Poland, part of Old Mutual Wealth. The transaction 
is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during 2014.

The Group has completed the following intra-Group transfers during 2013
Transfer of Latin American business to Old Mutual South Africa
The Financial Services Board has approved the acquisition of Skandia Europe and Latin America Holdings Limited by Old Mutual South Africa 
from Old Mutual plc and the transaction was completed on 12 July 2013. This resulted in a remittance of £120 million to Old Mutual plc.

Transfer of Old Mutual Guodian Life Insurance Company Limited (Guodian) to Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (OMLACSA)
Legal ownership of the Guodian business, the Group’s Chinese joint venture, was transferred to OMLACSA during the year in order to align legal 
ownership and management structures. Guodian was previously owned by the Skandia Insurance Company Limited (SICL), which was sold as 
part of the sale of the Nordic businesses in 2012. The transfer of Guodian from SICL had been subject to regulatory approval. Upon transfer 
OMLACSA paid consideration of £44 million, which was ultimately remitted to Old Mutual plc. The results of the Guodian business were reported 
in the Emerging Markets segmental result in both of the years ended 31 December 2012 and 2013.

Financing activities
Repayment of Group debt
On 19 November 2013, the Group repurchased £75 million of its £348 million Tier 1 preferred callable securities and €121 million of its 
€495 million Upper Tier 2 preferred callable securities via a Modified Dutch Auction tender. At 31 December 2013, £273 million Tier 1 and 
€374 million Upper Tier 2 preferred callable securities remained outstanding. For the year ended 31 December 2013, the Group recognised 
a loss of £21 million directly in equity, as these securities are classified as equity instruments for accounting purposes. 

A total $14 million of the outstanding $16 million secured senior debt was repaid in two tranches on 1 November 2013 and 15 December 2013.

New debt issued by Nedbank
During the year, Nedbank issued R3.0 billion new-style, fully loss-absorbent, Basel lll compliant, Tier 2 subordinated-debt capital to replace the 
R2.1 billion of Basel II Tier 2 capital that matured in September 2013 and December 2013.

Repatriation of Old Mutual Bermuda capital
In July 2013, Old Mutual Bermuda received formal written approval from the Bermuda Monitory Authority (BMA) to repatriate $450 million via 
cancellation of OM Group (UK) Limited loan notes. In December 2013, the BMA approved an additional repatriation of $100 million via 
cancellation of further loan notes.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: Significant accounting policies continued

A3: Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the preparation of these financial statements, the Group is required to make estimates and judgements that affect items reported in the 
consolidated income statement, statement of financial position, other primary statements and related supporting notes.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements are those which involve the most complex or subjective judgements or assessments. Where 
applicable the Group applies estimation and assumption setting techniques that are aligned with relevant actuarial and accounting guidance 
based on knowledge of the current situation. This requires assumptions and predictions of future events and actions. The only change to critical 
accounting estimates that the Group applied during the year ended 31 December 2013 has been in respect of consolidation of certain entities in 
accordance with the requirements of IFRS 10. There have been no other significant methodology changes to the critical accounting estimates and 
judgements that the Group applied at 31 December 2012. The significant accounting policies are described in the relevant notes.

The key areas of the Group’s business that typically require such estimates and the relevant accounting policies and notes are as follows:

Area

Financial assets and liabilities
Life assurance contract provisions
Deferred acquisition costs
Intangible assets and goodwill
Consolidation
Tax

Policy note

More detail

E1
E8
E8
F1
A3(d)
A3(c)

E4
E8
F3
F1
G3
D1/F7

Specific areas that have required closer attention in respect of the estimates and judgements during the year ended 31 December 2013 are 
explained in more detail below:

(a) Loans and advances

Provisions for impairment of loans and advances
The majority of loans and advances are in respect of Nedbank, which assesses its loan portfolios for impairment at each financial reporting date. 
Nedbank actively manages its exposure to loans and advances through robust credit approval processes. The credit loss ratio at year ended 
31 December 2013 was 1.06% (2012: 1.05%). The impairment for performing loans is calculated on a portfolio basis, based on historical loss 
experience, adjusted for national and industry specific economic conditions and other indicators present at the reporting date that correlate with 
defaults on the portfolio. These include early arrears and other indicators of potential default, such as changes in macro-economic conditions 
and legislation affecting credit recovery. These annual loss ratios are applied to loan balances in the portfolio and scaled to the estimated loss 
emergence period.

For portfolios which comprise large numbers of small homogeneous assets with similar risk characteristics where credit scoring techniques are 
generally used, statistical techniques are used to calculate impairment allowances on the portfolio, based on historical recovery rates and 
assumed emergence periods. There are a number of models in use, each tailored to a product, line of business or client category. Judgement and 
knowledge are needed in selecting the statistical methods to use when the models are developed or revised.

For wholesale (larger) exposures, impairment allowances are calculated on an individual basis and all relevant considerations that have a 
bearing on the expected future cash flows are taken into account. The level of impairment allowance is the difference between the value of the 
discounted expected future cash flows and its carrying amount. Subjective judgements are made in the calculations of future cash flows and 
change with time as new information becomes available or as strategies evolve, resulting in frequent revisions to the impairment provision as 
individual decisions are taken.

Further detail is provided in note E3.

(b) Policyholder liabilities

Emerging Markets discretionary reserves
Technical provisions in South Africa are derived as the aggregate of:

 ■ Best estimate liabilities, with assumptions allowing for the best estimate of future experience and a market-consistent valuation of financial 

options and guarantees

 ■ Compulsory margins, prescribed in the South African professional actuarial guidance note (SAP 104) as explicit changes to actuarial 

assumptions that increase the level of technical provisions held, and

 ■ Discretionary margins, permitted by SAP 104, to allow for the uncertainty inherent in estimates of future experience after considering available 

options of managing that experience over time, or to defer the release of profits consistent with policy design or company practice. 

Discretionary margins are held as either implicit or explicit margins. Explicit discretionary margins are derived as conscious changes to 
assumptions used to project future experience to increase technical provisions. Implicit discretionary margins arise where the method used to 
calculate overall technical provisions results in liabilities that are greater than the sum of best estimate liabilities and compulsory margins. 

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Explicit discretionary margins of £489 million (1.9% of total technical provisions) were held at 31 December 2013. This consisted largely of:

 ■ Margins held for Mass Foundation Cluster protection business, which allow for the uncertainty related to the future progression of the AIDS 

pandemic in South Africa, as well as future lapse experience and future investment returns, and to ensure that profit is released appropriately 
over the term of the policies

 ■ Margins to allow for the uncertainty inherent in the assumptions used to value financial options and guarantees, implied volatility assumptions 

in particular, which are difficult to hedge due to the short-term nature of the equity option market in South Africa

 ■ Margins on non-profit annuities, due to the inability to fully match assets to liabilities as a result of the limited availability of long-dated bonds, 

and to provide for longevity risk, and 

 ■ A margin set up in 2013 to allow for the uncertainty inherent in future economic assumptions used to calculate, mainly protection product 
liabilities, in the Retail Affluent business. Although interest rate hedging is used to manage interest rate risk on these products, the volatility 
of bond yields in South Africa means that it is difficult to maintain appropriate hedging positions without incurring significant trading costs. 
The discretionary margin therefore caters for the residual uncertainty present after allowing for the hedge programme that is in place. 

Emerging Markets Financial Soundness Valuation discount rate
The calculation of the Group’s South African life assurance contract liabilities is sensitive to the discount rate used to value the liabilities. The 
methodology applied by the Group requires discount rates to be set according to the South African professional guidance note (SAP 104). In line 
with these principles, the reference rate is selected as the Bond Exchange of South Africa (BESA) par bond 10-year yield.

The reference rate was relatively volatile over 2013, ranging from 6.2% to 8.5% during the year ended 31 December 2013 (2012: 6.9% to 8.2%). 
At 31 December 2013 the reference discount rate was 8.1% (2012: 6.9%). The volatile interest rate environment had a much smaller impact on the 
operating profit for the South African life assurance businesses in 2013, given the management actions taken over 2013 to mitigate these impacts. 
These included the continuance of the hedging program put in place during the second half of 2012, the establishment of discretionary margins to 
allow for the uncertainty in respect of interest rate volatility in Retail Affluent, and changes to the annual premium and cover increase policy on 
Mass Foundation Cluster funeral products.

The Group estimates that a 1% reduction in the reference discount rate will result in an increase in policyholder liabilities of £6 million (2012: 
£39 million), allowing for the impact of the hedging program. The 2013 impact is significantly lower than 2012 mainly, due to the management 
actions taken to reduce the impact of changing discount rates on operating profit, as well as the depreciation of the Rand which reduced the 
impact in Sterling terms.

Further disclosure of the policyholder sensitivity to interest rates is provided in note E8(g).

Old Mutual Bermuda guarantees
Since the closure of Old Mutual Bermuda to new business in March 2009, management’s key priorities have been to de-risk the business, manage 
the risk and solvency position and preserve shareholder value. The run-off of the book and hedging of the guarantees significantly reduces the 
Group’s risk exposure. The active contracts for which reserves are held are deferred and fixed index annuity investments and variable annuity 
products, which include guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (GMAB) and guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDB). The key risk to 
the Group relates to the 120% of the initial deposit (or, if elected, the highest anniversary account value) on the 10th anniversary which will 
commence in 2017. The Group has implemented a hedging strategy to protect against markets rising above the 120% guarantee and then 
subsequently falling, which would reset some guarantees above 120%, with account values at a lower level. This reduces the uncertainty and 
volatility of capital exposure and cash flows arising from the highest anniversary value guarantees. The remaining 120% of premium guarantee, 
relating to equity and foreign exchange downside risks, for the 10-year obligations are being managed by the dynamic hedge programme. There 
are no significant risks to the Group associated with GMDB and management continues to operate strong oversight over the business.

During 2013 the business continued to experience high rates of surrender activity which can be attributed to the variable annuity UGO (Universal 
Guarantee Option) GMAB policyholders passing through a top-up process on the fifth anniversary following product inception. This process was 
completed in 2013. The reduced size of the book has meant that the associated GMAB reserves have reduced from $229 million at 31 December 
2012 to $84 million at 31 December 2013.

(c) Tax
Income tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognised in profit or loss except to the extent that 
it relates to items recognised directly in other comprehensive income, in which case it is recognised in other comprehensive income. 

The Group is regularly in discussion with the respective tax authorities in each of the jurisdictions where the Group is active. The Group applies its 
judgement to determine if a provision for future tax uncertainties should be recognised based on detailed reviews of any potential exposure to tax 
authorities and the assessment of the most probable outcome of the tax uncertainty. As these provisions are based on estimates and rely on 
judgements made by the Group, the actual amount of future taxes paid by the Group could be different to the amounts provided.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: Significant accounting policies continued

A3: Critical accounting estimates and judgements continued

(d) Consolidation set of standards
The Group has applied the following key judgements in the application of the requirements of the consolidation set of standards (IFRS 10 
‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ and IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’):

Consolidation of investment funds and securitisation vehicles 
The Group acts as a fund manager to a number of investment funds. In determining whether the Group controls such a fund, it will focus on an 
assessment of the aggregate economic interests of the Group (comprising any carried interests and expected management fees) and the 
investor’s rights to remove the fund manager. The Group assesses, on an annual basis, such interests to determine if the fund will be consolidated. 
See note G3(b) for disclosures in respect of the investment funds in which the Group has an interest. 

The Group has sponsored certain asset backed financing (securitisation) vehicles under its securitisation programme which are run according to 
pre-determined criteria that are part of the initial design of the vehicles. The Group is exposed to variability of returns from the vehicles through its 
holding of junior debt securities in the vehicles. It has concluded that it controls these vehicles and therefore has consolidated these asset backed 
financing vehicles.

Structured entities
The Group is required to make judgements on what constitutes a structured entity. Accounting standards define a structured entity as an entity 
designed so that its activities are not governed by way of voting rights. In assessing whether the Group has power over such investees in which  
it has an interest, the Group considers factors such as the purpose and design of the investee, its practical ability to direct the relevant activities  
of the investee, the nature of its relationship with the investee and the size of its exposure to the variability of returns of the investee. The Group  
has evaluated all exposures and has concluded that all investments in investment funds and securitisation vehicles represent investments in 
structured entities.

A4: Liquidity analysis of the statement of financial position

The Group’s statement of financial position is in order of liquidity as is permitted by IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’. In order to satisfy 
the requirements of IAS 1, the following analysis is given to describe how the statement of financial position lines are categorised between current 
and non-current balances, applying the principles laid out in IAS 1.

The following statement of financial position captions are generally classified as current – cash and cash equivalents, non-current assets held for 
sale, client indebtedness for acceptances, current tax receivable, third-party interests in the consolidation of funds, current tax payable, liabilities 
under acceptances and non-current liabilities held for sale. The following balances are generally classified as non-current – goodwill and other 
intangible assets, mandatory reserve deposits with central banks, property, plant and equipment, investment property, deferred tax assets, 
investments in associated undertakings and jointly controlled operations, deferred acquisition costs, deposits held with reinsurers, provisions, 
deferred revenue and deferred tax liabilities.

The following balances include both current and non-current portions – reinsurers’ shares of life assurance and general insurance business 
policyholder liabilities, loans and advances, investments and securities, other assets, derivative financial assets and liabilities, life assurance and 
general insurance policyholder liabilities, borrowed funds, amounts owed to bank depositors and other liabilities. The split between the current 
and non-current portions for these assets and liabilities is given either by way of a footnote to the relevant note to the accounts or by way of a 
maturity analysis (in respect of major financial liability captions).

A5: Standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations adopted in the 2013 annual financial statements

The following standards, amendments to standards and interpretations, which are relevant to the Group, have been adopted in these 
financial statements:

 ■ Amendments to IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’ require that the Group discloses additional information to evaluate the actual or 

potential effect of netting arrangements relating to financial assets and financial liabilities in the statement of financial position

 ■ IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’, IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’, and IFRS 12 ‘Disclosures of interests in other entities’. These standards 

all relate to how the Group accounts for its interests in subsidiaries and joint ventures, together with new disclosures regarding these 
investments. The revised accounting policy is described in the detailed accounting policies. The Group continually assesses those entities which 
require consolidation

 ■ IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’ is a new standard clarifying the principles on the determination of fair value and containing a 

comprehensive disclosure framework. The standard defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer 
a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The standard does not require the recognition of 
any assets or liabilities at fair value other than those prescribed by other standards

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 ■ Amendments to IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income’ require that an entity present separately the items of OCI that 

may be reclassified to profit or loss in the future from those that would never be reclassified to profit or loss. This amendment affected 
presentation only and had no impact on the shareholders’ equity or profit

 ■ Amendments to IAS 19 ‘Defined Benefit Plans’; specifically for defined benefit plans. The key amendments are:

 — the corridor method has been removed and all actuarial gains and losses are required to be recognised in OCI rather in profit or loss. 

Expected returns on plan assets are no longer recognised in profit or loss. Instead, interest is recognised on the net defined benefit liability 
or asset in profit or loss, calculated using the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation

 — past service costs arising from plan amendments or curtailment are now recognised in profit or loss at the earlier of when the amendment 
occurs or when the related restructuring or termination costs are recognised. The option to amortise such cost over future years has also 
been eliminated

 ■ Amendments to IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’ which, among other minor amendments, eliminates certain disclosure requirements. 

The adoption of this amendment did not have an effect on the financial statements

 ■ The adoption of the above standards has been according to the effective date published by the International Accounting Standards Board, 

which for IFRS 10, 11, 12 and 13 is earlier than required by the EU.

The impact of the adoption of these standards can be found in J1.

A6: Future standards, amendments to standards and interpretations not early-adopted in the 2013 annual financial statements

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations, which are 
relevant to the Group, have been issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

IFRS 9 Financial instruments
The IASB has issued components of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’, which is the first step in its project to replace IAS 39 ‘Financial instruments: 
Recognition and Measurement’ in its entirety. The project has three main phases:

 ■ Phase I: Classification and measurement of financial instruments
 ■ Phase II: Amortised cost and impairment of financial assets, and
 ■ Phase III: Hedge accounting.

IFRS 9, as currently issued, includes requirements for the classification and measurement, derecognition and hedge accounting for financial assets 
and liabilities and additional disclosure requirements. The main changes from IAS 39 are:

 ■ Financial assets are to be classified and measured based on the business model for managing the financial asset and the cash flow 

characteristics of the financial asset, either at fair value or amortised cost

 ■ A financial asset or liability that would otherwise be at amortised cost may only be designated at fair value through profit or loss if such 

a designation reduces an accounting mismatch

 ■ For financial liabilities designated as fair value through profit or loss a further requirement is that all changes in the fair value of financial 
liabilities attributable to credit risk be transferred to ‘Other Comprehensive Income’ with no recycling through profit or loss on disposal

 ■ A hedge accounting model that establishes a principles based approach that is more aligned to an entity’s risk management model.

The current effective date for IFRS 9 is 1 January 2018. However, the IASB adopted a phased approach for the release of IFRS 9, with complex 
rules for the early adoption of portions of the standard. 

The implementation of IFRS 9 is anticipated to have a significant impact on the preparation of the Group’s financial statements. The adoption of 
the standard will have the biggest impact on Emerging Markets and Nedbank. 

Other standards
The following amendments to the IASB standards which are effective for the Group on 1 January 2014 are unlikely to have a material impact on 
the Group’s financial statements:

 ■ Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Amendments to IAS 32)
 ■ Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27)
 ■ Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting (Amendments to IAS 39)
 ■ Amendments as a result of the annual improvements projects
 ■ Recognition of levies imposed by a government (IFRIC 21).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

B: Segment information

B1: Basis of segmentation

The Group’s segmental results are analysed and reported on a basis consistent with the way that management and the Board of directors 
assesses performance and allocates resources. Information is presented to the Board on a consolidated basis in pounds sterling (the presentation 
currency) and in the functional currency of each business. 

Adjusted operating profit is one of the key measures reported to the Group’s management and Board of directors for their consideration in the 
allocation of resources to and the review of performance of the segments. The Group utilises additional measures to assess the performance of 
each of the segments, depending on the business line, this typically includes net client cash flows, funds under management, gross earned 
premiums, underwriting results, net interest income and non-interest revenue and credit losses. 

A reconciliation between the segment revenues and expenses and the Group’s revenues and expenses is shown in note B3. Consistent with internal 
reporting, assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses that are not directly attributable to a particular segment are allocated between segments 
where appropriate and where there is a reasonable basis for doing so. The Group accounts for inter-segment revenues and transfers as if the 
transactions were with third parties at current market prices. Given the nature of the operations, there are no major trading activities between 
the segments.

The revenues generated in each reported segment can be seen in the analysis of profits and losses in note B3. The segmental information in notes 
B3 and B4, reflects the adjusted and IFRS measures of profit and loss and the assets and liabilities for each operating segment as provided to 
management and the Board of directors. There are no differences between the measurement of the assets and liabilities reflected in the primary 
statements and that reported for the segments. 

There are four primary business activities from which the Group generates revenues. These are life assurance (premium income), asset 
management business (fee and commission income), banking (banking interest receivable) and general insurance (premium income). The principal 
lines of business from which each operating segment derives its revenues are as follows:

Core operations
Emerging Markets – life assurance and asset management
Old Mutual Wealth – life assurance and asset management
Property & Casualty – general insurance
Nedbank – banking and asset management
US Asset Management – asset management

Non-core operations
Old Mutual Bermuda – life assurance

Segment presentation
In the 2012 Annual Report and Accounts, the Group announced that, with effect from 1 January 2013, all of the Group’s Property & Casualty 
activities would be reported as a single segment. Consequently, the Mutual & Federal segment has been renamed as Property & Casualty. 
This segment includes Mutual & Federal, 100% of iWyze, previously reported as a 50% joint venture between Emerging Markets and Mutual & 
Federal, and the general insurance businesses in Namibia and Botswana. The name change has been applied to all reporting periods. 
Comparative information for the year ended 31 December 2012 has been restated accordingly. 

In addition to the above, the Long-Term Savings aggregation has been removed from the adjusted operating profit statement, segmental 
information and in the statement of financial position in notes B3 and B4 of the annual financial statements. The Long-Term Savings segment was 
a sub total of the Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth segments which the Group previously elected to disclose. This presentational change 
has been applied to all reporting periods.

The Group’s reported segments are now Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Property & Casualty, Nedbank and US Asset Management 
(USAM). The Other segment includes Group head office. Old Mutual Bermuda is the principal component of the non-core operations. For all 
reporting periods, Old Mutual Bermuda is classified as a continuing operation in the IFRS income statement, but as non-core in determining the 
Group’s adjusted operating profit. 

The Group continues to incur costs related to the sale of its Nordic business in 2012. These costs largely relate to the transition of IT information 
and support services that were previously provided by the Nordic business to the wider Group, back to the Group. These costs are included in the 
expenses related to the discontinued operations in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013. Further information on 
the results of discontinued operations is provided in note I1. The Nordic business has been classified as a discontinued operation in the IFRS 
consolidated income statement and its results as non-core in determining the Group’s adjusted operating profit. 

All other businesses have been classified as continuing operations for all reporting periods. 

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B2: Gross earned premiums and deposits to investment contracts

Year ended 31 December 2013

Life assurance – insurance contracts 
Life assurance – investment contracts with discretionary participation features
General insurance

Gross earned premiums

Life assurance – other investment contracts recognised as deposits

Year ended 31 December 2012

Life assurance – insurance contracts 
Life assurance – investment contracts with discretionary participation features
General insurance

Gross earned premiums

Life assurance – other investment contracts recognised as deposits

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

1,616 
1,025 
–

2,641 

2,015 

336 
–
–

336 

5,889 

–
–
724 

724 

–

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

1,673 
970 
–

2,643 

2,022 

362 
–
–

362 

5,699 

–
–
720 

720 

–

£m

Total

1,952 
1,025 
724 

3,701 

7,904 

£m

Total

2,035 
970 
720 

3,725 

7,721 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

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B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended 31 December 2013

Notes

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 

adjustments

Adjusted  

operating  

profit

Adjusting  

Discontinued and 

items 

 (note C1)

non-core 

operations1

Revenue
Gross earned premiums
Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums
Investment return (non-banking)
Banking interest and similar income
Banking trading, investment and similar income
Fee and commission income, and income from service activities
Other income
Inter-segment revenues

Total revenue

Expenses
Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)
Reinsurance recoveries

Net claims and benefits incurred
Change in investment contract liabilities
Losses on loans and advances
Finance costs (including interest and similar expenses)
Banking interest payable and similar expenses
Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs
Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds
Other operating and administrative expenses
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Inter-segment expenses

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings' and joint ventures' profit after tax
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) before tax and non-controlling interests
Income tax expense
Non-controlling interests

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) after tax and non-controlling interests
Adjusting items net of tax and non-controlling interests

Profit/(loss) after tax from continuing operations
Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent

B2

D2
D3
D4
D5

D6
D7
D8

D9

G2
C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

I1

2,641 
(80)

2,561 
5,153 
– 
– 
527 
39 
61 

8,341 

(4,505)
79 

(4,426)
(1,952)
– 
– 
– 
(228)
– 
(1,088)
(62)
(6)

(7,762)

11 
– 

590 
(155)
(11)

424 
(74)

350 
– 

350 

336 
(87)

249 
4,159 
– 
– 
1,173 
21 
1 

5,603 

(347)
45 

(302)
(3,921)
– 
– 
– 
(622)
– 
(408)
(112)
(21)

(5,386)

– 
– 

217 
(40)
– 

177 
(139)

38 
– 

38 

724 
(150)

574 
31 
– 
– 
25 
– 
14 

644 

(556)
122 

(434)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(113)
– 
(77)
– 
(19)

(643)

3 
– 

4 
– 
(5)

(1)
(10)

(11)
– 

(11)

1  Non-core operations relate to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2013 was £32 million. Non-core operations also 

include a net gain of £3 million divestment cost and additional proceeds received in relation to the Nordic business sold in 2012. Further information on discontinued operations 
is provided in note I1. 

Of the total revenues, excluding intercompany revenues, £4,947 million was generated in the UK (2012: £4,318 million), £864 million in the rest 
of Europe (2012: £1,196 million), £13,446 million in Southern Africa (2012: £13,966 million), £439 million in United States (2012: £529 million) and 
£114 million relates to other operating segments (2012: £83 million).

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3,050 

195 

1,048 

31 

11 

4,335 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(368)

(1,616)

(1,495)

(12)

– 

– 

(49)

(3,540)

2 

– 

797 

(200)

(282)

315 

12 

327 

– 

327 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

3 

– 

381 

384 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(4)

– 

– 

– 

5 

– 

(274)

(278)

111 

(27)

– 

84 

(30)

54 

– 

54 

– 

– 

– 

68 

– 

– 

– 

(2)

8 

74 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(92)

(78)

– 

(11)

(181)

– 

– 

(2)

– 

(107)

(109)

21 

(88)

– 

(88)

634 

(106)

538 

(70)

(564)

(10)

– 

106 

(538)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

8 

2 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

3,701 

(317)

3,384 

10,045 

3,050 

195 

3,162 

94 

(11)

19,919 

(5,408)

246 

(5,162)

(5,873)

(368)

(92)

(1,616)

(1,049)

(564)

(3,430)

(174)

– 

(18,328)

21 

– 

1,612 

(424)

(298)

890 

(220)

670 

– 

670 

(94)

(67)

(161)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(210)

174 

11 

– 

78 

– 

– 

53 

– 

(4)

(112)

(128)

20 

(220)

220 

– 

– 

– 

£m

IFRS  

Income  

statement

3,701 

(317)

3,384 

9,986 

3,050 

195 

3,095 

100 

– 

19,810 

(5,410)

246 

(5,164)

(5,873)

(368)

(81)

(1,616)

(976)

(564)

(3,653)

– 

– 

21 

(4)

1,532 

(552)

(278)

702 

– 

702 

3 

705 

35 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

6 

11 

52 

(2)

– 

(2)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(5)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

32 

– 

– 

32 

– 

32 

3 

35 

(13)

(20)

(18,295)

B: Segment information continued

B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended 31 December 2013

Banking trading, investment and similar income

Fee and commission income, and income from service activities

Revenue

Gross earned premiums

Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums

Investment return (non-banking)

Banking interest and similar income

Other income

Inter-segment revenues

Total revenue

Expenses

Reinsurance recoveries

Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)

Net claims and benefits incurred

Change in investment contract liabilities

Losses on loans and advances

Finance costs (including interest and similar expenses)

Banking interest payable and similar expenses

Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs

Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds

Other operating and administrative expenses

Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Inter-segment expenses

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings' and joint ventures' profit after tax

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) before tax and non-controlling interests

Income tax expense

Non-controlling interests

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) after tax and non-controlling interests

Adjusting items net of tax and non-controlling interests

Profit/(loss) after tax from continuing operations

Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent

B2

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

G2

C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

I1

8,341 

5,603 

2,641 

(80)

2,561 

5,153 

– 

– 

527 

39 

61 

(4,505)

79 

(4,426)

(1,952)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(228)

(1,088)

(62)

(6)

11 

– 

590 

(155)

(11)

424 

(74)

350 

– 

350 

336 

(87)

249 

4,159 

1,173 

– 

– 

21 

1 

(3,921)

(347)

45 

(302)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(622)

(408)

(112)

(21)

– 

– 

217 

(40)

– 

177 

(139)

38 

– 

38 

(7,762)

(5,386)

724 

(150)

574 

31 

– 

– 

25 

– 

14 

644 

(556)

122 

(434)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(113)

– 

(77)

– 

(19)

(643)

3 

– 

4 

– 

(5)

(1)

(10)

(11)

– 

(11)

1  Non-core operations relate to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2013 was £32 million. Non-core operations also 

include a net gain of £3 million divestment cost and additional proceeds received in relation to the Nordic business sold in 2012. Further information on discontinued operations 

is provided in note I1. 

Of the total revenues, excluding intercompany revenues, £4,947 million was generated in the UK (2012: £4,318 million), £864 million in the rest 

of Europe (2012: £1,196 million), £13,446 million in Southern Africa (2012: £13,966 million), £439 million in United States (2012: £529 million) and 

£114 million relates to other operating segments (2012: £83 million).

Notes

Emerging 

Markets

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Property & 

Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 
adjustments

Adjusted  
operating  
profit

Adjusting  
items 
 (note C1)

Discontinued and 
non-core 
operations1

– 
– 

– 
– 
3,050 
195 
1,048 
31 
11 

4,335 

– 
– 

– 
– 
(368)
– 
(1,616)
(12)
– 
(1,495)
– 
(49)

(3,540)

2 
– 

797 
(200)
(282)

315 
12 

327 
– 

327 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
381 
3 
– 

384 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4)
– 
(274)
– 
– 

(278)

5 
– 

111 
(27)
– 

84 
(30)

54 
– 

54 

– 
– 

– 
68 
– 
– 
– 
(2)
8 

74 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(92)
– 
– 
– 
(78)
– 
(11)

(181)

– 
– 

(107)
(2)
– 

(109)
21 

(88)
– 

(88)

– 
– 

– 
634 
– 
– 
8 
2 
(106)

538 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(70)
(564)
(10)
– 
106 

(538)

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

3,701 
(317)

3,384 
10,045 
3,050 
195 
3,162 
94 
(11)

19,919 

(5,408)
246 

(5,162)
(5,873)
(368)
(92)
(1,616)
(1,049)
(564)
(3,430)
(174)
– 

(18,328)

21 
– 

1,612 
(424)
(298)

890 
(220)

670 
– 

670 

– 
– 

– 
(94)
– 
– 
(67)
– 
– 

(161)

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
11 
– 
78 
– 
(210)
174 
– 

53 

– 
(4)

(112)
(128)
20 

(220)
220 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 

– 
35 
– 
– 
– 
6 
11 

52 

(2)
– 

(2)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(5)
– 
(13)
– 
– 

(20)

– 
– 

32 
– 
– 

32 
– 

32 
3 

35 

£m

IFRS  
Income  
statement

3,701 
(317)

3,384 
9,986 
3,050 
195 
3,095 
100 
– 

19,810 

(5,410)
246 

(5,164)
(5,873)
(368)
(81)
(1,616)
(976)
(564)
(3,653)
– 
– 

(18,295)

21 
(4)

1,532 
(552)
(278)

702 
– 

702 
3 

705 

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B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Notes

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 

adjustments

Adjusted  

operating  

profit

Adjusting  

items 

 (note C1)

Discontinued  

and non-core 

operations2

Revenue
Gross earned premiums
Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums
Investment return (non-banking)
Banking interest and similar income
Banking trading, investment and similar income
Fee and commission income, and income from service activities
Other income
Inter-segment revenues

Total revenue

Expenses
Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)
Reinsurance recoveries

Net claims and benefits incurred
Change in investment contract liabilities
Losses on loans and advances
Finance costs (including interest and similar expenses)
Banking interest payable and similar expenses
Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs
Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds
Other operating and administrative expenses
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Inter-segment expenses

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings' and joint ventures' profit after tax
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) before tax and non-controlling interests
Income tax expense
Non-controlling interests

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) after tax and non-controlling interests
Adjusting items net of tax and non-controlling interests

Profit/(loss) after tax from continuing operations
Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent

B2

D2
D3
D4
D5

D6
D7
D8

D9

G2
C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

I1

2,643 
(82)

2,561 
5,288 
– 
– 
440 
61 
83 

8,433 

(4,813)
89 

(4,724)
(1,756)
– 
– 
– 
(227)
– 
(1,066)
(49)
(20)

(7,842)

20 
– 

611 
(164)
(9)

438 
(153)

285 
– 

285 

362 
(87)

275 
3,806 
– 
– 
1,199 
26 
3 

5,309 

(387)
59 

(328)
(3,605)
– 
– 
– 
(677)
– 
(446)
(26)
(32)

(5,114)

– 
– 

195 
(43)
– 

152 
(134)

18 
– 

18 

720 
(153)

567 
44 
– 
– 
26 
1 
18 

656 

(485)
73 

(412)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(113)
– 
(82)
– 
(14)

(621)

2 
– 

37 
(9)
(8)

20 
(15)

5 
– 

5 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.
2  Non-core operations relate to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2012 was £161 million. It also includes £4 million of 

inter-segment revenue and the after tax results of the Group’s discontinued operations. Further information on discontinued operations is provided in note I1. 

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– 

– 

– 

– 

3,431 

214 

1,084 

23 

21 

4,773 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(400)

(1,886)

(1,604)

– 

(58)

(3,948)

– 

– 

825 

(221)

(287)

317 

16 

333 

– 

333 

– 

– 

– 

1 

– 

– 

1 

– 

360 

362 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(5)

– 

– 

– 

(276)

(281)

10 

– 

91 

(15)

– 

76 

(10)

66 

– 

66 

75 

82 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

7 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(130)

(67)

– 

(32)

(229)

– 

– 

(147)

12 

(27)

(162)

(102)

(264)

– 

(264)

722 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

6 

(1)

(156)

571 

(67)

(651)

(9)

– 

156 

(571)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

3,725 

(322)

3,403 

9,936 

3,431 

214 

3,115 

111 

(24)

20,186 

(5,685)

221 

(5,464)

(5,361)

(400)

(130)

(1,886)

(1,089)

(651)

(3,550)

(75)

– 

(18,606)

32 

– 

1,612 

(440)

(331)

841 

(398)

443 

– 

443 

(191)

(76)

(267)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(147)

(84)

(1)

88 

– 

75 

– 

(69)

– 

(56)

(392)

(31)

25 

(398)

398 

– 

– 

– 

£m

IFRS  

Income  

statement

3,725 

(322)

3,403 

9,880 

3,431 

214 

3,039 

125 

– 

20,092 

(5,612)

221 

(5,391)

(5,361)

(400)

(214)

(1,887)

(1,064)

(651)

(3,715)

– 

– 

32 

(56)

1,385 

(471)

(306)

608 

– 

608 

564 

1,172 

(18,683)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

135 

14 

24 

173 

73 

– 

73 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(63)

– 

(18)

– 

– 

(8)

– 

– 

– 

– 

165 

165 

– 

165 

564 

729 

B: Segment information continued

B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Banking trading, investment and similar income

Fee and commission income, and income from service activities

Revenue

Gross earned premiums

Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums

Investment return (non-banking)

Banking interest and similar income

Other income

Inter-segment revenues

Total revenue

Expenses

Reinsurance recoveries

Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)

Net claims and benefits incurred

Change in investment contract liabilities

Losses on loans and advances

Finance costs (including interest and similar expenses)

Banking interest payable and similar expenses

Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs

Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds

Other operating and administrative expenses

Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Inter-segment expenses

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings' and joint ventures' profit after tax

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) before tax and non-controlling interests

Income tax expense

Non-controlling interests

Adjusted operating profit/(loss) after tax and non-controlling interests

Adjusting items net of tax and non-controlling interests

Profit/(loss) after tax from continuing operations

Profit from discontinued operations after tax

Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent

B2

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

G2

C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

I1

8,433 

5,309 

2,643 

(82)

2,561 

5,288 

– 

– 

440 

61 

83 

(4,813)

89 

(4,724)

(1,756)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(227)

(1,066)

(49)

(20)

(7,842)

20 

– 

611 

(164)

(9)

438 

(153)

285 

– 

285 

362 

(87)

275 

3,806 

1,199 

– 

– 

26 

3 

(387)

59 

(328)

(3,605)

(5,114)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(677)

(446)

(26)

(32)

– 

– 

195 

(43)

– 

152 

(134)

18 

– 

18 

720 

(153)

567 

44 

– 

– 

26 

1 

18 

656 

(485)

73 

(412)

– 

– 

– 

– 

(113)

– 

(82)

– 

(14)

(621)

2 

– 

37 

(9)

(8)

20 

(15)

5 

– 

5 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

2  Non-core operations relate to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2012 was £161 million. It also includes £4 million of 

inter-segment revenue and the after tax results of the Group’s discontinued operations. Further information on discontinued operations is provided in note I1. 

Notes

Emerging 

Markets

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Property & 

Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 
adjustments

Adjusted  
operating  
profit

Adjusting  
items 
 (note C1)

Discontinued  
and non-core 
operations2

– 
– 

– 
– 
3,431 
214 
1,084 
23 
21 

4,773 

– 
– 

– 
– 
(400)
– 
(1,886)
– 
– 
(1,604)
– 
(58)

(3,948)

– 
– 

825 
(221)
(287)

317 
16 

333 
– 

333 

– 
– 

– 
1 
– 
– 
360 
1 
– 

362 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(5)
– 
(276)
– 
– 

(281)

10 
– 

91 
(15)
– 

76 
(10)

66 
– 

66 

– 
– 

– 
75 
– 
– 
– 
– 
7 

82 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(130)
– 
– 
– 
(67)
– 
(32)

(229)

– 
– 

(147)
12 
(27)

(162)
(102)

(264)
– 

(264)

– 
– 

– 
722 
– 
– 
6 
(1)
(156)

571 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(67)
(651)
(9)
– 
156 

(571)

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

3,725 
(322)

3,403 
9,936 
3,431 
214 
3,115 
111 
(24)

20,186 

(5,685)
221 

(5,464)
(5,361)
(400)
(130)
(1,886)
(1,089)
(651)
(3,550)
(75)
– 

(18,606)

32 
– 

1,612 
(440)
(331)

841 
(398)

443 
– 

443 

– 
– 

– 
(191)
– 
– 
(76)
– 
– 

(267)

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(84)
(1)
88 
– 
(147)
75 
– 

(69)

– 
(56)

(392)
(31)
25 

(398)
398 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 

– 
135 
– 
– 
– 
14 
24 

173 

73 
– 

73 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(63)
– 
(18)
– 
– 

(8)

– 
– 

165 
– 
– 

165 
– 

165 
564 

729 

£m

IFRS  
Income  
statement

3,725 
(322)

3,403 
9,880 
3,431 
214 
3,039 
125 
– 

20,092 

(5,612)
221 

(5,391)
(5,361)
(400)
(214)
(1,887)
(1,064)
(651)
(3,715)
– 
– 

(18,683)

32 
(56)

1,385 
(471)
(306)

608 
– 

608 
564 

1,172 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

B: Segment information continued

B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2013

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property
Deferred tax assets
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Deferred acquisition costs
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Current tax receivable
Trade, other receivables and other assets 
Derivative financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Non-current assets held for sale
Inter-segment assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
General insurance liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Borrowed funds
Provisions
Deferred revenue
Deferred tax liabilities
Current tax payable
Trade, other payables and other liabilities 
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments
Non-current liabilities held for sale
Inter-segment liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

F1

F2(a)
F2(b)
F7
G2
F3
E8
E3
E4

F4
E6

E8
E8

E9
F5
F6
F7

F8
E10
E6

F9

F10(b)
F10(b)

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 

adjustments

Non-core 

operations 

123 
– 
281 
1,443 
88 
73 
91 
61 
58 
28,492 
9 
617 
349 
611 
– 
610 

32,906 

28,043 
– 
– 
172 
125 
7 
169 
125 
1,821 
280 
466 
– 
197 

31,405 

1,501 

1,471 
30 

30 
– 

1,461 
– 
12 
– 
20 
– 
1,094 
1,690 
183 
49,868 
84 
426 
– 
687 
5 
93 

55,623 

51,327 
– 
– 
– 
32 
610 
254 
52 
786 
7 
– 
– 
312 

53,380 

2,243 

2,243 
– 

– 
– 

1,501 

2,243 

11 
– 
22 
– 
16 
3 
16 
113 
– 
297 
3 
96 
– 
91 
– 
25 

693 

– 
332 
– 
– 
8 
11 
13 
– 
126 
– 
– 
– 
– 

490 

203 

183 
20 

20 
– 

203 

1,289 

1,927 

1,145 

140,331 

446 

759 

391 

11 

11 

63 

– 

11 

33,145 

5,387 

32 

585 

791 

1,196 

– 

77 

42,905 

852 

– 

– 

1,813 

40 

– 

34 

17 

832 

34,083 

974 

– 

567 

39,212 

3,693 

1,976 

1,717 

1,452 

265 

3,693 

794 

167 

– 

15 

– 

19 

10 

– 

– 

33 

– 

113 

– 

117 

– 

21 

– 

– 

– 

2 

2 

– 

– 

3 

– 

– 

– 

248 

487 

742 

547 

547 

– 

– 

– 

547 

– 

– 

1 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

10 

378 

– 

43 

62 

457 

– 

976 

642 

– 

– 

– 

29 

– 

21 

40 

40 

– 

– 

– 

520 

1,292 

635 

635 

– 

– 

– 

635 

357 

3,502 

351 

49 

1,667 

– 

(2,083)

3,843 

5,478 

412

– 

36 

– 

(2,083)

3,843 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

£m

Total

2,835 

759 

722 

1,811 

303 

168 

1,211 

1,875 

33,386 

88,417 

128 

2,583 

1,259 

4,869 

5 

– 

81,141 

332 

5,478 

2,629 

236 

628 

491 

237 

4,274 

34,370 

1,478 

– 

– 

131,294 

9,037 

7,270 

1,767 

1,502 

265 

9,037 

460 

352 

8 

43 

– 

281 

919 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

9 

– 

2 

– 

– 

930 

215 

215 

– 

– 

– 

215 

The net assets of Emerging Markets are stated after eliminating investments in Group equity and debt instruments of £302 million (2012: 
£364 million) held in policyholder funds. These include investments in the Company’s ordinary shares, subordinated liabilities and preferred 
securities issued by the Group’s banking subsidiary Nedbank Limited. All Emerging Markets debt relates to life assurance. All other debt relates 
to other shareholders’ net assets.

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Goodwill and other intangible assets

Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks

Property, plant and equipment

Investment property

Deferred tax assets

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures

Deferred acquisition costs

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities

Loans and advances

Investments and securities

Current tax receivable

Trade, other receivables and other assets 

Derivative financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents

Non-current assets held for sale

Inter-segment assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Life assurance policyholder liabilities

General insurance liabilities

Third-party interests in consolidated funds

Borrowed funds

Provisions

Deferred revenue

Deferred tax liabilities

Current tax payable

Trade, other payables and other liabilities 

Amounts owed to bank depositors

Derivative financial instruments

Non-current liabilities held for sale

Inter-segment liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares

Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

F1

F2(a)

F2(b)

F7

G2

F3

E8

E3

E4

F4

E6

E8

E8

E9

F5

F6

F7

F8

E10

E6

F10(b)

F10(b)

123 

– 

281 

1,443 

28,492 

1,461 

– 

12 

– 

20 

– 

1,094 

1,690 

183 

49,868 

32,906 

55,623 

28,043 

51,327 

88 

73 

91 

61 

58 

9 

617 

349 

611 

– 

610 

– 

– 

172 

125 

7 

169 

125 

280 

466 

– 

197 

30 

30 

– 

1,821 

31,405 

1,501 

312 

53,380 

2,243 

1,501 

2,243 

84 

426 

– 

687 

5 

93 

– 

– 

– 

32 

610 

254 

52 

786 

7 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

11 

– 

22 

– 

16 

3 

16 

113 

– 

297 

3 

96 

– 

91 

– 

25 

693 

332 

11 

13 

– 

126 

– 

– 

– 

8 

– 

– 

– 

– 

490 

203 

183 

20 

20 

– 

203 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

F9

1,471 

2,243 

The net assets of Emerging Markets are stated after eliminating investments in Group equity and debt instruments of £302 million (2012: 

£364 million) held in policyholder funds. These include investments in the Company’s ordinary shares, subordinated liabilities and preferred 

securities issued by the Group’s banking subsidiary Nedbank Limited. All Emerging Markets debt relates to life assurance. All other debt relates 

to other shareholders’ net assets.

B: Segment information continued

B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2013

Emerging 

Markets

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Property & 

Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 
adjustments

Non-core 
operations 

446 
759 
391 
11 
11 
63 
– 
11 
33,145 
5,387 
32 
585 
791 
1,196 
– 
77 

42,905 

852 
– 
– 
1,813 
40 
– 
34 
17 
832 
34,083 
974 
– 
567 

39,212 

3,693 

1,976 
1,717 

1,452 
265 

3,693 

794 
– 
15 
– 
167 
19 
10 
– 
– 
33 
– 
113 
– 
117 
– 
21 

– 
– 
1 
– 
– 
10 
– 
– 
– 
378 
– 
43 
62 
457 
– 
976 

1,289 

1,927 

– 
– 
– 
2 
2 
– 
– 
3 
248 
– 
– 
– 
487 

742 

547 

547 
– 

– 
– 

547 

– 
– 
– 
642 
29 
– 
21 
40 
40 
– 
– 
– 
520 

1,292 

635 

635 
– 

– 
– 

635 

– 
– 
– 
357 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
3,502 
– 
351 
49 
1,667 
– 
(2,083)

3,843 

– 
– 
5,478 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
412
– 
36 
– 
(2,083)

3,843 

– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

£m

Total

2,835 
759 
722 
1,811 
303 
168 
1,211 
1,875 
33,386 
88,417 
128 
2,583 
1,259 
4,869 
5 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
1 
– 
– 
– 
– 
460 
– 
352 
8 
43 
– 
281 

1,145 

140,331 

919 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
9 
– 
2 
– 
– 

930 

215 

215 
– 

– 
– 

215 

81,141 
332 
5,478 
2,629 
236 
628 
491 
237 
4,274 
34,370 
1,478 
– 
– 

131,294 

9,037 

7,270 
1,767 

1,502 
265 

9,037 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

B: Segment information continued

B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2012 Restated1

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Property & 
Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

Other

Consolidation 

adjustments

Non-core  

operations 

98 
– 
336 
1,588 
82 
57 
103 
55 
142 
31,157 
16 
714 
612 
816 
– 
562 

36,338 

31,124 
– 
– 
218 
120 
11 
130 
198 
2,238 
86 
377 
– 
216 

34,718 

1,620 

1,606 
14 

14 
– 

1,594 
– 
13 
– 
44 
– 
1,159 
1,236 
180 
45,402 
64 
333 
– 
576 
5 
101 

50,707 

46,455 
– 
– 
– 
54 
667 
189 
39 
669 
– 
– 
– 
587 

48,660 

2,047 

2,047 
– 

– 
– 

1,620 

2,047 

14 
– 
20 
– 
20 
2 
18 
100 
– 
397 
5 
92 
– 
109 
– 
43 

820 

– 
346 
– 
– 
11 
10 
21 
– 
146 
– 
– 
– 
2 

536 

284 

261 
23 

23 
– 

284 

534 

921 

465 

15 

34 

49 

– 

15 

38,173 

6,303 

18 

733 

1,003 

1,049 

37 

111 

49,460 

907 

– 

– 

2,163 

49 

1 

40 

9 

1,122 

39,413 

977 

3 

596 

45,280 

4,180 

2,283 

1,897 

1,624 

273 

4,180 

1,294 

816 

– 

12 

– 

162 

18 

8 

– 

– 

37 

– 

105 

– 

115 

– 

21 

10 

– 

– 

– 

1 

– 

– 

6 

– 

– 

– 

193 

554 

764 

530 

507 

23 

23 

– 

530 

– 

– 

1 

– 

2 

– 

– 

– 

26 

368 

– 

62 

97 

379 

– 

1,366 

2,301 

659 

– 

– 

– 

30 

– 

24 

34 

80 

– 

8 

– 

922 

1,757 

544 

544 

– 

– 

– 

544 

344 

3,897 

372 

50 

1,892 

– 

(2,877)

3,678 

6,116 

400 

– 

39 

– 

(2,877)

3,678 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

£m

Total

3,056 

921 

847 

1,947 

345 

152 

1,288 

1,406 

38,495 

88,513 

103 

3,006 

1,780 

5,061 

42 

– 

146,962 

80,188 

346 

6,116 

3,050 

265 

689 

404 

287 

4,940 

39,499 

1,402 

3 

– 

137,189 

9,773 

7,816 

1,957 

1,684 

273 

9,773 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

952 

595 

18 

125 

– 

673 

2,364 

1,702 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 

– 

1 

– 

– 

92 

1,796 

568 

568 

– 

– 

– 

568 

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Property, plant and equipment
Investment property
Deferred tax assets
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Deferred acquisition costs
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Current tax receivable
Trade, other receivables and other assets 
Derivative financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Non-current assets held for sale
Inter-segment assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
General insurance liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Borrowed funds
Provisions
Deferred revenue
Deferred tax liabilities
Current tax payable
Trade, other payables and other liabilities 
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments
Non-current liabilities held for sale
Inter-segment liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

F1

F2(a)
F2(b)
F7
G2
F3
E8
E3
E4

F4
E6

E8
E8

E9
F5
F6
F7

F8
E10
E6

F9

F10(b)
F10(b)

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

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B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2012 Restated1

Emerging 

Markets

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Property & 

Casualty

Nedbank

USAM

534 
921 
465 
15 
34 
49 
– 
15 
38,173 
6,303 
18 
733 
1,003 
1,049 
37 
111 

49,460 

907 
– 
– 
2,163 
49 
1 
40 
9 
1,122 
39,413 
977 
3 
596 

45,280 

4,180 

2,283 
1,897 

1,624 
273 

4,180 

816 
– 
12 
– 
162 
18 
8 
– 
– 
37 
– 
105 
– 
115 
– 
21 

1,294 

– 
– 
– 
10 
1 
– 
– 
6 
193 
– 
– 
– 
554 

764 

530 

507 
23 

23 
– 

530 

Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks

Property, plant and equipment

Investment property

Deferred tax assets

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures

Deferred acquisition costs

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities

Loans and advances

Investments and securities

Current tax receivable

Trade, other receivables and other assets 

Derivative financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents

Non-current assets held for sale

Inter-segment assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Life assurance policyholder liabilities

General insurance liabilities

Third-party interests in consolidated funds

Borrowed funds

Provisions

Deferred revenue

Deferred tax liabilities

Current tax payable

Trade, other payables and other liabilities 

Amounts owed to bank depositors

Derivative financial instruments

Non-current liabilities held for sale

Inter-segment liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares

Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

F1

F2(a)

F2(b)

F7

G2

F3

E8

E3

E4

F4

E6

E8

E8

E9

F5

F6

F7

F8

E10

E6

F10(b)

F10(b)

36,338 

50,707 

31,124 

46,455 

98 

– 

336 

1,588 

82 

57 

103 

55 

142 

16 

714 

612 

816 

– 

562 

31,157 

– 

– 

218 

120 

11 

130 

198 

86 

377 

– 

216 

2,238 

34,718 

1,620 

14 

14 

– 

1,594 

– 

13 

– 

44 

– 

1,159 

1,236 

180 

45,402 

64 

333 

576 

– 

5 

101 

– 

– 

– 

54 

667 

189 

39 

669 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

587 

48,660 

2,047 

14 

– 

20 

– 

20 

2 

18 

100 

– 

397 

5 

92 

– 

109 

– 

43 

820 

346 

– 

– 

– 

11 

10 

21 

– 

146 

– 

– 

– 

2 

536 

284 

261 

23 

23 

– 

284 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

F9

1,606 

2,047 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

1,620 

2,047 

Other

– 
– 
1 
– 
2 
26 
– 
– 
– 
368 
– 
62 
97 
379 
– 
1,366 

2,301 

– 
– 
– 
659 
30 
– 
24 
34 
80 
– 
8 
– 
922 

1,757 

544 

544 
– 

– 
– 

544 

Consolidation 
adjustments

Non-core  
operations 

– 
– 
– 
344 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
3,897 
– 
372 
50 
1,892 
– 
(2,877)

3,678 

– 
– 
6,116 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
400 
– 
39 
– 
(2,877)

3,678 

– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
1 
– 
– 
– 
– 
952 
– 
595 
18 
125 
– 
673 

2,364 

1,702 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
1 
92 
– 
1 
– 
– 

1,796 

568 

568 
– 

– 
– 

568 

£m

Total

3,056 
921 
847 
1,947 
345 
152 
1,288 
1,406 
38,495 
88,513 
103 
3,006 
1,780 
5,061 
42 
– 

146,962 

80,188 
346 
6,116 
3,050 
265 
689 
404 
287 
4,940 
39,499 
1,402 
3 
– 

137,189 

9,773 

7,816 
1,957 

1,684 
273 

9,773 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

C: Other key performance information 

C1: Operating profit adjusting items

(a) Summary of adjusting items for determination of AOP
In determining the AOP of the Group for core operations, certain adjustments are made to profit before tax to reflect the directors’ view of the 
underlying long-term performance of the Group. The following table shows an analysis of those adjustments from AOP to profit before and 
after tax.

Income/(expense)
Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments
Short-term fluctuations in investment return
Investment return adjustment for Group equity and debt instruments held in life funds
Dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities
US Asset Management equity plans
Credit-related fair value losses on Group debt instruments
Restructuring costs

Total adjusting items
Tax on adjusting items
Non-controlling interest in adjusting items

Total adjusting items after tax and non-controlling interests

Notes

C1(b)
C1(c)
C1(d)
C1(e)
C1(f)
C1(g)
C1(h)
C1(i)

D1(d)

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended  
31 December 
2012

(141)
(4)
6 
(100)
42 
(38)
(31)
(20)

(286)
46 
20 

(220)

(123)
(56)
(78)
(113)
42 
(13)
(126)
– 

(467)
44 
25 

(398)

(b) Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
When applying acquisition accounting, deferred acquisition costs and deferred revenues existing at the point of acquisition are not recognised 
under IFRS. These are reversed in the acquisition statement of financial position and replaced by goodwill, other intangible assets and the value of 
the acquired present value of in-force business (acquired PVIF). In determining AOP, the Group recognises deferred revenue and acquisition costs 
and deferred revenue in relation to policies sold by acquired businesses pre-acquisition. The Group excludes the impairment of goodwill and the 
amortisation and impairment of acquired other intangibles and acquired PVIF and the movements in certain acquisition date provisions. Costs 
incurred on successful acquisitions are also excluded from AOP. If the intangible assets recognised as a result of a business combination are 
subsequently impaired, this is excluded from AOP. The effect of these adjustments to determine AOP are summarised below:

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

USAM

– 
– 
(2)
(8)

(10)

(76)
11 
(46)
(20)

(131)

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

USAM

– 
– 
(2)
– 

(2)

(84)
12 
(48)
– 

(120)

– 
– 
(1)
– 

(1)

£m

Total

(76)
11 
(48)
(28)

(141)

£m

Total

(84)
12 
(51)
– 

(123)

Year ended 31 December 2013

Amortisation of acquired PVIF
Amortisation of acquired deferred costs and revenue
Amortisation of other acquired intangible assets
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

Year ended 31 December 2012

Amortisation of acquired PVIF
Amortisation of acquired deferred costs and revenue
Amortisation of other acquired intangible assets
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

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(c) Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments is analysed below:

USAM
Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth

Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments

USAM
On 2 January 2013, USAM completed the sale of five of its affiliates incurring a loss of £1 million. 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended  
31 December 
2012

(4)
– 
– 

(4)

(16)
(15)
(25)

(56)

On 11 October 2013, USAM committed to a plan to cease the operations of Echo Point. The incremental cost of £3 million associated with 
discontinuing the entity was recognised in full during October 2013. 

On 13 April 2012, USAM disposed of Old Mutual Capital Inc, a subsidiary, at a profit of £12 million. On 15 May 2012, USAM disposed of 
Dwight Asset Management Company LLC, a fixed income affiliate, at a profit of £7 million. On 11 October 2012, the Group announced that 
it had finalised agreements to sell five USAM affiliates at a loss of £32 million. A £3 million loss was also recognised during the year ended 
31 December 2012 in relation to disposals of other USAM subsidiaries in previous periods. 

Emerging Markets
On 20 November 2012, the Emerging Markets segment recognised a profit of £3 million on the acquisition of a strategic investment Curo Fund 
Services (Pty) Ltd. Also during the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group incurred expenses of £18 million as initial costs regarding 
Zimbabwean Indigenisation and Black Economic Empowerment Schemes. These costs were directly related to the acquisition of the 
Zimbabwean business. 

Old Mutual Wealth
On 31 August 2012, Old Mutual Wealth completed the sale of its Finnish branch at a loss of £27 million. A profit of £2 million was recognised 
on the sale of Skandia Services AG (Switzerland) on 30 June 2012.

(d) Short-term fluctuations in investment return
Profit before tax, as disclosed in the consolidated IFRS income statement, includes actual investment returns earned on the shareholder assets 
of the Group’s life assurance and general insurance businesses. AOP is stated after recalculating shareholder asset investment returns based 
on a long-term investment return rate. The difference between the actual and the long-term investment returns is referred to as the short-term 
fluctuation in investment return.

Long-term rates of return are based on achieved rates of return appropriate to the underlying asset base, adjusted for current inflation 
expectations, default assumptions, costs of investment management and consensus economic investment forecasts. The underlying rates are 
principally derived with reference to 10-year government bond rates, cash and money market rates and an explicit equity risk premium for South 
African businesses. The rates set out below reflect the apportionment of underlying investments in cash deposits, money market instruments and 
equity assets. Long-term rates of return are reviewed frequently by the Board, usually annually, for appropriateness. The review of the long-term 
rates of return seeks to ensure that the returns credited to AOP are consistent with the actual returns expected to be earned over the long-term.

For Emerging Markets, the return is applied to an average value of investible shareholders’ assets, adjusted for net fund flows. For Old Mutual 
Wealth, the return is applied to average investible assets. For Property & Casualty, the return is an average value of investible assets supporting 
shareholders’ funds and insurance liabilities, adjusted for net fund flows.

Long-term investment rates

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Property & Casualty

%

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended  
31 December 
2012

8.0 
1.0 
7.4 

9.0 
1.5-2.0
8.6 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

C: Other key performance information continued

C1: Operating profit adjusting items continued

(d) Short-term fluctuations in investment return continued

Analysis of short-term fluctuations in investment return

Year ended 31 December 2013

Actual shareholder investment return
Less: Long-term investment return

Short-term fluctuations in investment return

Year ended 31 December 2012

Actual shareholder investment return
Less: Long-term investment return

Short-term fluctuations in investment return

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth1

Property & 
Casualty 

135 
106 

29 

22 
30 

(8)

25 
31 

(6)

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth1

Property & 
Casualty 

81 
124 

(43)

65 
67 

(2)

34 
47 

(13)

Other

34 
43 

(9)

Other

34 
54 

(20)

£m

Total

216 
210 

6 

£m

Total

214 
292 

(78)

1  Old Mutual Wealth long-term investment return includes £25 million (2012: £59 million) transitional adjustments to restate the effects of policyholder tax in arriving at AOP. 

(e) Investment return adjustment for Group equity and debt instruments held in policyholder funds
AOP includes investment returns on policyholder investments in Group equity and debt instruments held by the Group’s life funds. These include 
investments in the Company’s ordinary shares and the subordinated liabilities and ordinary shares issued by Nedbank. These investment returns 
are eliminated within the consolidated income statement in arriving at profit before tax in the IFRS income statement, but are included in AOP. 
During the year ended 31 December 2013, the investment return adjustment increased AOP by £100 million (2012: increase of £113 million).

(f) Dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities
Dividends declared to the holders of the Group’s perpetual preferred callable securities on an AOP basis were £42 million for the year 
ended 31 December 2013 (2012: £42 million). These are recognised in finance costs on an accruals basis for the purpose of determining AOP. 
In accordance with IFRS the total cash distribution of £47 million (2012: £42 million) is recognised directly in equity. This distribution included 
£5 million accrued interest paid in respect of securities accepted for repurchase. 

(g) US Asset Management equity plans
US Asset Management has a number of long-term incentive arrangements with senior employees in its asset management affiliates.

The Group has issued put options in equities in the affiliates to senior employees as part of its US affiliate incentive schemes. The impact of 
revaluing these instruments is recognised in accordance with IFRS, but excluded from AOP. At 31 December 2013, these instruments were 
revalued, the impact of which was a loss of £38 million (2012: loss of £13 million).

(h) Credit-related fair value gains and losses on Group debt instruments
The widening of credit spread is related to the Group’s debt instruments and causes the market value of these instruments to decrease, resulting 
in gains being recognised in the consolidated income statement. Conversely, if the credit spread narrows and the market value of debt instruments 
rises then losses are recognised in the consolidated income statement. In the directors’ view, such movements are not reflective of the underlying 
performance of the Group and will reverse over time and they have therefore been excluded from AOP. For the year ended 31 December 2013 
a net loss of £31 million was recognised (2012: loss of £55 million). 

On 1 August 2012, the Group redeemed £388 million of the £500 million senior bond due in 2016 at a cash consideration of £459 million. 
The £71 million excess over the nominal value reflected the market value of the instrument prior to redemption.

(i) Old Mutual Wealth restructuring expenditure
The Old Mutual Wealth business embarked on a significant change project to fundamentally restructure the way in which its UK platform business 
operates. Over the next two to three years, it will migrate certain elements of service provision to International Financial Data Services (IFDS). 
Costs related to decommissioning of existing technology and service provision and the migration of service to IFDS will be excluded from AOP. 

These costs will comprise payments to IFDS and directly attributable internal project costs and totalled £20 million in 2013. 

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C2: Earnings and earnings per share

The Group calculates earnings per share (EPS) on several different bases. IFRS requires the calculation of basic and diluted EPS. Adjusted 
operating EPS reflects earnings per share consistent with the Group’s alternative profit measure. JSE Limited (JSE) listing requirements also 
require the Group to calculate headline EPS. The Group’s EPS on these different bases are summarised below: 

Basic earnings per share1
Diluted basic earnings per share1
Adjusted operating earnings per share1
Headline earnings per share (Gross of tax)2
Headline earnings per share (Net of tax)2
Diluted headline earnings per share (Gross of tax)2
Diluted headline earnings per share (Net of tax)2

Source of guidance

IFRS
IFRS
Group policy
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Pence

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated

15.0 
13.9 
18.4 
15.6 
15.2 
14.6 
14.3 

24.9 
23.1 
17.5 
13.5 
13.8 
12.7 
12.9 

Notes

C2(a)
C2(b)
C2(c)
C2(d)
C2(d)
C2(d)
C2(d)

1  Restatement for the impact of changes in policies did not result in changes to basic, diluted basic and adjusted operating earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2012.
2  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(a) Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit for the financial year attributable to ordinary equity shareholders by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year excluding own shares held in policyholder funds, ESOP trusts, Black Economic 
Empowerment trusts and other related undertakings.

The table below reconciles the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent to profit attributable to ordinary equity holders:

Profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of the parent from continuing operations
Profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of the parent from discontinued operations

Profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of the parent
Dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities, net of tax credits

Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

702 
3 

705 
(37)

668 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

608 
564 

1,172 
(32)

1,140 

Total dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities of £37 million for the year ended 31 December 2013 (2012: £32 million) 
are stated net of tax credits of £10 million (2012: £10 million).

The table below summarises the calculation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating basic earnings 
per share:

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
Shares held in charitable foundations
Shares held in ESOP trusts

Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares
Shares held in life funds
Shares held in Black Economic Empowerment trusts

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per ordinary share (pence)¹

1  Restatement for the impact of changes in policies did not result in changes to basic earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2012.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Millions

Year ended  
31 December 
2012

4,897 
(6)
(55)

4,836 
(155)
(239)

4,442 

15.0 

5,096 
(6)
(61)

5,029 
(181)
(261)

4,587 

24.9 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

C: Other key performance information continued

C2: Earnings and earnings per share continued

(b) Diluted basic earnings per share
Diluted basic EPS recognises the dilutive impact of share options held in ESOP trusts and Black Economic Empowerment trusts, to the extent they 
have value, in the calculation of the weighted average number of shares, as if the relevant shares were in issue for the full period.

The tables below reconcile the profit attributable to ordinary equity holders to diluted profit attributable to ordinary equity holders and 
summarises the calculation of weighted average number of shares for the purpose of calculating diluted basic earnings per share:

Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders (£m)
Dilution effect on profit relating to share options issued by subsidiaries (£m)

Diluted profit attributable to ordinary equity holders (£m)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (millions)
Adjustments for share options held by ESOP trusts (millions)
Adjustments for shares held in Black Economic Empowerment trusts (millions)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted basic earnings 

per share (millions)

Diluted basic earnings per ordinary share (pence)²

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Notes

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

C2(a)

668 
(10)

658 

4,442 
45 
239 

4,726 

13.9 

1,140 
(10)

1,130 

4,587 
53 
261 

4,901 

23.1 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.
2  Restatement for the impact of changes in policies did not result in changes to diluted basic earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2012.

(c) Adjusted operating earnings per share
The following table presents a reconciliation of profit for the financial year to adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity 
holders and summarises the calculation of adjusted operating earnings per share:

Profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of the parent (£m)
Adjusting items (£m)
Tax on adjusting items (£m)
Non-core operations (£m)
Profit from discontinued operations (£m)
Non-controlling interest on adjusting items (£m)

Adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to ordinary equity holders (£m)

Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate adjusted 

operating earnings per share (millions)²

Adjusted operating earnings per share (pence)

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Notes

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

705 
286 
(46)
(32)
(3)
(20)

890 

4,836 

18.4 

1,172 
467 
(44)
(165)
(564)
(25)

841 

4,818 

17.5 

C2(a)

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.
2 

For the year ended 31 December 2012, the weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS was adjusted for the seven-for-eight share 
consolidation that was effected on 23 April 2012. For adjusted operating EPS, the adjustment of the weighted average number of shares has been made effective from 1 January 
2012. This adjustment had the effect of presenting adjusted EPS on a more consistent basis, but resulted in a difference between the adjusted weighted average number of shares 
for IFRS and AOP.

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(d) Headline earnings per share
The Group is required to calculate headline earnings per share (HEPS) in accordance with the JSE Limited (JSE) Listing Requirements, determined 
by reference to the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ circular 02/2013 (Revised) ‘Headline Earnings’. The table below sets out a 
reconciliation of basic EPS and HEPS in accordance with that circular. Disclosure of HEPS is not a requirement of IFRS, but it is a commonly used 
measure of earnings in South Africa.

The table below reconciles the profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of the parent to headline earnings and summarises the 
calculation of basic and diluted HEPS:

Year ended  
31 December 2013

£m

Year ended  
31 December 2012
Restated1

Notes

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Profit for the financial year attributable to equity holders of 

the parent

Dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities

Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders
Adjustments:
Impairments of goodwill and intangible assets
Loss/(profit) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and 

strategic investments

Realised gains (net of impairments) on available-for-sale financial assets
Exchange differences realised on disposal

Headline earnings

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares

C2(a)

C2(b)

Headline earnings per share (pence)

Diluted headline earnings per share (pence)

705 
(37)

668 

28 

4 
(8)
– 

692 

4,442 

4,726 

15.6 

14.6 

705 
(37)

668 

28 

(12)
(8)
– 

676 

4,442 

4,726 

15.2 

14.3 

1,172 
(32)

1,140 

35 

(183)
(21)
(350)

621 

4,587 

4,901 

13.5 

12.7 

1,172 
(32)

1,140 

35 

(173)
(21)
(350)

631 

4,587 

4,901 

13.8 

12.9 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details. Impairment of intangible assets is now excluded from the 

determination of HEPS.

C3: Dividends

2011 Final dividend paid – 3.5p per 10p share
2012 Special dividend – 18.0p per 10p share
2012 Interim dividend paid – 1.75p per 113⁄7p share
2012 Final dividend paid – 5.25p per 113⁄7p share
2013 Interim dividend paid – 2.10p per 113⁄7p share

Dividends to ordinary equity holders
Dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities

Dividend payments for the period

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

– 
– 
– 
238 
98 

336 
47 

383 

178 
915 
79 
– 
– 

1,172 
42 

1,214 

Final and interim dividends paid to ordinary equity holders are calculated using the number of shares in issue at the record date less own shares 
held in ESOP trusts, life funds of Group entities, Black Economic Empowerment trusts and related undertakings.

As a consequence of the exchange control arrangements in place in certain African territories, dividends to ordinary equity holders on the branch 
registers of those countries (or, in the case of Namibia, the Namibian section of the principal register) are settled through Dividend Access Trusts 
established for that purpose.

A final dividend of 6.0 pence (or its equivalent in other applicable currencies) per ordinary share in the Company has been recommended by the 
directors. The final dividend will be paid on 30 May 2014 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 April 2014 for the Malawi 
register, 16 April 2014 for the South African, Zimbabwe and Namibian registers and 22 April 2014 for the UK register. The dividend will absorb 
an estimated £275 million of shareholders’ funds. The Company is not planning to offer a scrip dividend alternative.

In March and November 2013, £22 million and £25 million respectively, were declared and paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable 
securities (March 2012: £22 million, November 2012: £20 million).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

D: Other income statement notes

D1: Income tax expense

(a) Analysis of total income tax expense

Current tax
United Kingdom
Overseas tax
– Africa
– Europe
– Rest of the world
Withholding taxes (STC)
Adjustment to current tax in respect of prior years

Total current tax

Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Effect on deferred tax of changes in tax rates
Recognition of deferred tax assets
Adjustments to deferred tax in respect of prior years

Total deferred tax

Total income tax expense

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(b) Reconciliation of total income tax expense

Profit before tax
Tax at UK standard rate of 23.25% (2012: 24.5%)
Different tax rate or basis on overseas operations
Untaxed and low taxed income
Disallowable expenses
Net movement on deferred tax assets not recognised
Effect on deferred tax of changes in tax rates
Withholding taxes (STC)
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Tax on Group equity held in life funds
Other

Total income tax expense

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

(3)

407 
19 
7 
16 
(25)

421 

142 
(15)
1 
3 

131 

552 

18 

501 
30 
16 
23 
5 

593 

(122)
2 
(2)
– 

(122)

471 

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

1,532 
356 
57 
(76)
35 
31 
(15)
10 
133 
21 
–

552 

1,385 
339 
19 
(83)
48 
48 
2 
20 
59 
26 
(7)

471 

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(c) Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

Preferred perpetual callable securities
Measurement gains on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Income tax expense/(credit) – continuing operations
Income tax expense on fair value movements – discontinued operations 

Income tax expense relating to components of other comprehensive income

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(d) Reconciliation of income tax expense in the IFRS income statement to income tax on adjusted operating profit

Income tax expense
Tax on adjusting items
Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
Profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associates and strategic investments
Short-term fluctuations in investment return
Tax on dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities recognised in equity
US Asset Management equity plans
Restructuring costs

Total tax on adjusting items
Income tax attributable to policyholders returns

Income tax on adjusted operating profit

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

D2: Investment return (non-banking)

Interest and similar income 
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Cash and cash equivalents

Total interest and similar income
Dividend income – investments and securities
Fair value gains and losses recognised in income
Rental income from investment properties
Investment property gains on revaluation
Foreign currency losses

Total amounts recognised in profit or loss

Total interest income for assets not at fair value through profit or loss

The fair value gains and losses shown above are analysed according to their IAS 39 categorisations as follows:
Held-for-trading (including derivatives)
Designated at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

(10)
22 

12 
(2)

10 
–

10 

(10)
4 

(6)
5 

(1)
1 

–

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

552 

26 
16 
(2)
(10)
11 
5 

46 
(174)

424 

471 

51 
(10)
7 
(10)
6 
–

44 
(75)

440 

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

48 
1,012 
121 

1,181 
390 
8,161 
152 
103 
(1)

9,986 

12 

(25)
8,143 
14 

8,132 

35 
1,002 
82 

1,119 
577 
7,941 
176 
75 
(8)

9,880 

35 

(107)
8,029 
19 

7,941 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Fair value gains and losses on available-for-sale financial assets for the year of £14 million (2012: £19 million) relate to gains realised on the sale 
of debt securities held by the Group’s Old Mutual Bermuda business.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

D: Other income statement notes continued

D3: Banking interest and similar income

Loans and advances

Mortgage loans
Finance lease and instalment debtors
Credit cards
Overdrafts
Term loans and other

Investments and securities

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures

Total interest and similar income

Total interest income for assets not at fair value through profit or loss
Total interest income on impaired financial assets

D4: Banking trading, investment and similar income

Dividend income – investments and securities
Rental income from investment property
Net exchange and other non-interest income/(expenses)
Net trading income

Total banking trading, investment and similar income

The fair value gains and losses included above are analysed according to their IAS 39 categorisations as follows:
Held-for-trading (including derivatives)
Designated at fair value through profit or loss

Realised fair value gains/(losses) included in the above

D5: Fee and commission income, and income from service activities

Year ended 31 December 2013

Fee and commission income
Transaction and performance fees
Change in deferred revenue

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Fee and commission income
Transaction and performance fees
Change in deferred revenue

Life and 
savings

Asset 
management

Banking

General 
insurance

902 
– 
49 

951 

1,126 
20 
38 

1,184 

Life and  
savings

Asset 
management

924 
– 
12 

936 

1,047 
42 
10 

1,099 

934 
– 
1 

935 

Banking

977 
– 
1 

978 

28 
– 
(3)

25 

General 
insurance

27 
– 
(1)

26 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

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£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

2,703 

1,187 
514 
98 
84 
820 

347 

236 
111 

3,050 

2,536 
65 

3,041 

1,392 
560 
101 
99 
889 

390 

258 
132 

3,431 

2,948 
86 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

3 
5 
17 
170 

195 

(145)
147 

2 

2 

8 
9 
(1)
198 

214 

(87)
68 

(19)

(19)

£m

Total

2,990 
20 
85 

3,095 

£m

Total

2,975 
42 
22 

3,039 

D6: Finance costs

Interest payable on borrowed funds

Senior debt and term loans
Subordinated debt
Interest rate swaps

Fair value gains and losses on borrowed funds

Borrowed funds
Derivative instruments used as economic hedges

Foreign currency gains and losses on borrowed funds

Total finance costs excluding banking activities

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

Note

50 

8 
57 
(15)

31 

(17)
48 

– 

81 

156 

– 

– 
31 

31 

156 

99 
61 
(4)

57 

77 
(20)

1 

214 

193 

21 

(9)
66 

57 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

Note

Finance costs from banking activities

D7

Total interest expense included above for liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss

The fair value gains and losses shown above are analysed according to their IAS 39 categorisations 

as follows:

Held-for-trading (including derivatives)
Designated at fair value through profit or loss

D7: Banking interest payable and similar expense

Amounts owed to bank depositors

Deposits and loan accounts
Current and savings accounts
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Banking non-interest credit spreads
Long-term debt instruments

Other liabilities

Total interest payable and similar expenses

Total interest expense included above for liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss

D8: Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs

Year ended 31 December 2013

Fee and commission expenses
Change in deferred acquisition costs
Other acquisition costs

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Fee and commission expenses
Change in deferred acquisition costs
Other acquisition costs

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

D6

1,484 

977 
11 
340 
–
156 

132 

1,616 

1,372 

Life and 
savings

Asset 
management

General 
insurance

538 
29 
65 

632 

200 
31 
– 

231 

115 
(2)
– 

113 

Life and  
savings

Asset 
management

General 
insurance

599 
51 
60 

710 

242 
5 
– 

247 

110 
(3)
– 

107 

1,739 

1,082 
11 
451 
2 
193 

148 

1,887 

1,147 

£m

Total

853 
58 
65 

976 

£m

Total

951 
53 
60 

1,064 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

D: Other income statement notes continued

D9: Other operating and administrative expenses

(a) Other operating and administrative expenses include:

Staff costs
Depreciation
Software costs
Operating lease rentals
Amortisation of PVIF and other acquired intangibles 
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

Note

D9(b)
F2(a)

F1(f)
C1(b)/F1(f)

Included within the profit from discontinued operations is an additional amortisation of intangibles charge of £nil (2012: £15 million)

Operating lease payments principally represent rentals payable by the Group for the rental of buildings and equipment.

(b) Staff costs

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Retirement obligations

Defined contribution plans
Defined benefit plans
Other retirement benefits

Bonus and incentive remuneration
Share-based payments

Cash settled
Equity settled

Other

The average number of persons employed by the Group was:
Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
Property & Casualty
USAM
Other
Non-core operations (Old Mutual Bermuda)

1  The prior year has been restated to reflect a consistent definition of an employed person within the Group. 

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£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

1,904 
88 
10 
95 
173 
28 

1,919 
101 
9 
98 
188 
(35)

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

Note

1,184 
31 

1,216 
31 

H2(f)
H2(f)

88 
1 
10 
373 

40 
59 
118 

97 
(4)
12 
351 

64 
14 
138 

1,904 

1,919 

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Number

Year ended 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

19,782 
2,886 
29,799 
2,864 
1,249 
206 
26 

56,812 

19,593 
3,122 
28,767 
2,371 
1,225 
179 
37 

55,294 

(c) Fees to Group’s auditors
Included in other operating expenses and loss from discontinued operations are fees paid to the Group’s auditors. These can be categorised 
as follows:

Fees for audit services

Group
Subsidiaries
Pension schemes

Total audit fees

Fees for non-audit services
Audit-related assurance
Taxation compliance 
Taxation advisory
Corporate finance transactions
Other non-audit services

Total non-audit services

Total Group auditors’ remuneration

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December 
2012

1.3 
10.5 
0.2 

12.0 

0.7 
1.6 
– 
0.2 
0.3 

2.8 

14.8 

1.2 
11.0 
0.2 

12.4 

2.4 
1.5 
0.1 
0.6 
0.5 

5.1 

17.5 

In addition to the above, fees of £3.7 million (2012: £4.2 million) were payable to other auditors in respect of joint audit arrangements of Nedbank, 
the Group’s banking subsidiary in South Africa. 

E: Financial assets and liabilities

E1: Group statement of financial position

The Group is exposed to financial risk through its financial assets (investments and loans), financial liabilities (investment contracts, customer 
deposits and borrowings), reinsurance assets and insurance liabilities. The key focus of financial risk management for the Group is ensuring that 
the proceeds from its financial assets are sufficient to fund the obligations arising from its insurance and banking operations. The most important 
components of financial risk are credit risk, market risk (arising from changes in equity, bond prices, interest and foreign exchange rates), 
and liquidity risk.

(a) Recognition and derecognition
A financial asset or liability is recognised when, and only when, the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument.

The Group derecognises a financial asset when, and only when:

 ■ The contractual rights to the cash flows arising from the financial assets have expired or been forfeited by the Group or
 ■ It transfers the financial asset including substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset or
 ■ It transfers the financial asset and neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and does not retain control.

A financial liability is derecognised when and only when the liability is extinguished, that is when the obligation specified in the contract is 
discharged, assigned, cancelled or has expired.

The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability (or part thereof) extinguished or transferred to another party and 
consideration received, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss.

All purchases and sales of financial assets that require delivery within the timeframe established by regulation or market convention (‘regular way’ 
purchases and sales) are recognised at trade date, which is the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Loans and receivables 
are recognised (at fair value plus attributable transaction costs) when cash is advanced to borrowers.

(b) Initial measurement
Financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset or financial liability not at fair value through profit 
or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial asset or financial liability.

(c) Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments are recognised in the statement of financial position at fair value. Fair values are obtained from quoted market 
prices, discounted cash flow models and option pricing models as appropriate. All derivatives are carried as assets when their fair value is 
positive and as liabilities when their fair value is negative.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedges for hedge accounting purposes are included in investment income or finance 
costs as appropriate.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(d) Hedge accounting
Qualifying hedging instruments must either be derivative financial instruments or non-derivative financial instruments used to hedge the risk of 
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in fair value or changes in cash flows. Changes in the value of the financial instrument 
should be expected to offset changes in the fair value or cash flows of the underlying hedged item.

The Group designates certain qualifying hedging instruments as either (1) a hedge of the exposure to changes in fair value of a recognised asset 
or liability or an unrecognised firm commitment (fair value hedge) or (2) a hedge of a future cash flow attributable to a recognised asset or 
liability, or a forecasted transaction, and could affect profit or loss (cash flow hedge) or, (3) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. 
Hedge accounting is used for qualifying hedging instruments designated in this way provided certain criteria are met.

The Group’s criteria in accordance with reporting standards for a qualifying hedging instrument to be accounted for as a hedge include:

 ■ Upfront formal documentation of the hedging instrument, hedged item or transaction, risk management objective and strategy, the nature of 
the risk being hedged and the effectiveness measurement methodology that will be applied is prepared before hedge accounting is adopted
 ■ The hedge is documented showing that it is expected to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in the fair value or cash flows attributable 

to the hedged risk, consistent with the risk management and strategy detailed in the upfront hedge documentation

 ■ The effectiveness of the hedge can be reliably measured
 ■ The hedge is assessed and determined to have been highly effective on an ongoing basis
 ■ For cash flow hedges of a forecast transaction, an assessment that it is highly probable that the hedged transaction will occur and will carry 
profit or loss risk. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges and that prove to be highly 
effective in relation to hedged risk, are recorded in profit or loss, along with the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged asset or 
liability that is attributable to that specific hedged risk.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges and that prove to be highly effective in relation to 
hedged risk, are recorded in profit or loss, along with the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged asset or liability that is attributable to 
that specific hedged risk.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges or hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation, 
and that prove to be highly effective in relation to the hedged risk, are recognised in other comprehensive income. Any ineffective portion of 
changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognised in profit or loss.

If the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively. For fair value hedge accounting, 
any previous adjustment to the carrying amount of a hedged interest-bearing financial instrument carried at amortised cost (as a result of 
previous hedge accounting), is amortised in profit or loss from the date hedge accounting ceases, to the maturity date of the financial instrument, 
based on the effective interest method.

For hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation, any cumulative gains or losses in equity are recognised in profit or loss on disposal of the 
foreign operation.

(e) Embedded derivatives
Certain derivatives embedded in financial and non-financial instruments, such as the conversion option in a convertible bond, are treated as 
separate derivatives and recognised as such on a stand alone basis, when their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the  
host contract and the host contract is not carried at fair value with unrealised gains and losses reported in profit or loss. If it is not possible to 
determine the fair value of the embedded derivative, the entire hybrid instrument is categorised as fair value through profit or loss and measured 
at fair value.

(f) Offsetting financial instruments and related income
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position only when there is a legally 
enforceable right to set off and there is intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Income and expense items are offset only to the extent that their related instruments have been offset in the statement of financial position,  
with the exception of those relating to hedges, which are disclosed in accordance with profit or loss effect of the hedged item.

(g) Interest income and expense
Interest income and expense in relation to financial instruments carried at amortised cost or held as available-for-sale are recognised in profit or 
loss using the effective interest method, taking into account the expected timing and amount of cash flows. Interest income and expense include 
the amortisation of any discount or premium or other differences between the initial carrying amount of an interest-bearing instrument and its 
amount at maturity calculated on an effective interest basis.

Interest income and expense on financial instruments carried at fair value through profit or loss are presented as part of interest income 
or expense.

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(h) Non-interest revenue
Non-interest revenue in respect of financial instruments principally comprises fees and commission and other operating income. These are 
accounted for as set out below.

Fees and commission income
Loan origination fees, for loans that are probable of being drawn down, are deferred (together with related direct costs) and recognised as an 
adjustment to the effective yield on the loan. Fees and commission arising from negotiating, or participating in the negotiation of a transaction for 
a third party, such as the acquisition of loans, shares or other securities or the purchase or sale of businesses, are recognised on completion of the 
underlying transaction.

Other
Revenue other than interest, fees and commission (including fees and insurance premiums), which includes exchange and securities trading 
income, dividends from investments and net gains on the sale of banking assets, is recognised in profit or loss when the amount of revenue from 
the transaction or service can be measured reliably and it is probable that the economic benefits of the transaction or service will flow to the 
Group.

(i) Financial assets
Non-derivative financial assets are recorded as held-for-trading, designated as fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-
maturity or available-for-sale. An analysis of the Group’s statement of financial position, showing the categorisation of financial assets, together 
with financial liabilities is set out in note E1(o).

(j) Classification of financial instruments
Held-for-trading financial assets
Held-for-trading financial assets are those that were either acquired for generating a profit from short-term fluctuations in price or dealer’s 
margin, or are securities included in a portfolio in which a pattern of short-term profit taking exists, or are derivatives that are not designated 
as effective hedging instruments.

Financial assets designated as fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets that the Group has elected to designate as fair value through profit or loss are those where the treatment either eliminates 
or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise when using a different measurement basis (for 
instance with respect to financial assets supporting insurance contract provisions) or are managed, evaluated and reported using a fair value 
basis (for instance financial assets supporting shareholders’ funds).

All financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss, whether held-for-trading or designated, are initially recognised at fair value and 
subsequently remeasured at fair value based on bid prices quoted in active markets. If such price information is not available for these 
instruments, the Group uses other valuation techniques, including internal models, to measure these instruments. These techniques use market 
observable inputs where available, derived from similar assets and liabilities in similar and active markets, from recent transaction prices for 
comparable items or from other observable market data. For positions where observable reference data are not available for some or all 
parameters, the Group estimates the non-market observable inputs used in its valuation models. Where discounted cash flow techniques are used, 
estimated future cash flows are based on management’s best estimates and the discount rate used is a market-related rate at the reporting date 
for an instrument with similar terms and conditions.

Fair values of certain financial instruments, such as over-the-counter (OTC) derivative instruments, are determined using pricing models that 
consider, among other factors, contractual and market prices, correlations, yield curves, credit spreads and volatility factors.

Realised and unrealised fair value gains and losses on all financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are included in investment 
return (non-banking) or in banking trading, investment and similar income as appropriate.

Interest earned whilst holding financial assets at fair value through profit or loss is reported within Investment return (non-banking) or banking 
interest and similar income, as appropriate. Dividends receivable are included separately in dividend income, within Investment return (non-
banking) or banking trading, investment and similar income, when a dividend is declared.

Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, other than 
those classified by the Group as fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale. Loans and receivables are carried at amortised cost less 
any impairment write-downs. Third-party expenses such as legal fees incurred in securing a loan are treated as part of the cost of the transaction.

Held-to-maturity financial assets
Financial assets with fixed maturity dates which are quoted in an active market and where management has both the intent and the ability to hold 
the asset to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity. These assets are carried at amortised cost less any impairment write-downs. Interest earned 
on held-to-maturity financial assets is reported within investment return (non-banking) or banking interest and similar income, as appropriate.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(j) Classification of financial instruments continued

Available-for-sale financial assets
Financial assets intended to be held for an indefinite period of time, which may be sold in response to needs for liquidity or changes in interest 
rates, exchange rates or equity prices other than those designated fair value through profit or loss or as loans and receivables, are classified as 
available-for-sale. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of the purchase.

Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value based on bid prices quoted in active markets. If such prices are unavailable or 
determined to be unreliable, the fair value of the financial asset is estimated using pricing models or discounted cash flow techniques. Where 
discounted cash flow techniques are used, estimated future cash flows are based on management’s best estimates and the discount rate used is 
a market-related rate at the reporting date for an instrument with similar terms and conditions. Where pricing models are used, inputs are based 
on observable market data where available at the reporting date.

Unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of available-for-sale financial assets are recognised in other comprehensive 
income. When available-for-sale financial assets are disposed the related accumulated fair value adjustments are included in profit or loss as 
gains and losses from available-for-sale financial assets. When available-for-sale assets are impaired the resulting loss is shown separately in 
profit or loss as an impairment charge.

Interest earned on available-for-sale financial assets is reported within Investment return (non-banking) or banking interest and similar income, 
as appropriate. Dividends receivable are included separately in dividend income, within Investment return (non-banking) or banking trading, 
investment and similar income, as appropriate when a dividend is declared.

Financial liabilities (other than investment contracts and derivatives)
Non-derivative financial liabilities, including borrowed funds, amounts owed to depositors and liabilities under acceptances, are recorded as 
held-for-trading, designated as fair value through profit or loss or as financial liabilities at amortised cost.

Liabilities that the Group has elected to designate as fair value through profit or loss are those where the treatment either eliminates or 
significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise when using a different measurement basis or the 
financial liabilities managed, evaluated and reported using a fair value basis.

For financial liabilities recorded at fair value and which contain a demand feature, the fair value of the liability is not less than the amount payable 
on demand, discounted from the first date that the amount could be required to be paid.

Financial liabilities categorised at amortised cost are recognised initially at fair value, which is normally represented by the transaction price, less 
directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition these financial liabilities are stated at amortised cost with any difference 
between cost and redemption value being recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings on an effective interest basis.

Equity classified conversion options included within financial liabilities are recorded separately in shareholders’ equity. The Group does not 
recognise any change in the value of this option in subsequent periods. The remaining obligation to make future payments of principal and 
interest to bondholders is calculated using a market interest rate for an equivalent non-convertible bond and is presented on the amortised cost 
basis in other borrowed funds until extinguished on conversion or maturity of the bonds.

If the Group purchases its own debt, it is removed from the statement of financial position and the difference between the carrying amount of 
a liability and the consideration paid is included in other income.

(k) Reclassifications of financial assets
A non-derivative financial asset that would have met the definition of loans and receivables at initial recognition that was required to be 
categorised as held-for-trading (on the basis that it was held for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term) may under exceptional 
circumstances be reclassified out of the fair value through profit or loss category if the Group intends and is able to hold the financial asset for the 
foreseeable future or until maturity. If a financial asset is so reclassified, it is reclassified at its fair value on the date of reclassification. Any gain 
or loss already recognised in profit or loss is not reversed. The fair value at the date of reclassification becomes its new cost or amortised cost, 
as applicable.

Other non-derivative financial assets that were required to be categorised as held-for-trading at initial recognition may be reclassified out of the 
fair value through profit or loss category in rare circumstances. If a financial asset is so reclassified, it is reclassified at its fair value on the date of 
reclassification. Any gain or loss already recognised in profit or loss is not reversed. Measurement of the asset after reclassification depends on 
the subsequent categorisation.

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A non-derivative financial asset that would have met the definition of loans and receivables at initial recognition that was designated as available-
for-sale may under exceptional circumstances be reclassified out of the available-for-sale category to the loans and receivables category if it 
meets the loans and receivables definition at the date of reclassification and if the Group intends and is able to hold the financial asset for the 
foreseeable future or until maturity. If a financial asset is so reclassified, it is reclassified at its fair value on the date of reclassification. The fair 
value at the date of reclassification becomes its new cost or amortised cost, as applicable. In the case of a financial asset with a fixed maturity, 
the gain or loss already recognised in the available-for-sale reserve in equity is amortised to profit or loss over the remaining life using the 
effective interest method together with any difference between the new amortised cost and the maturity amount. In the case of a financial asset 
that does not have a fixed maturity, the gain or loss already recognised in the available-for-sale reserve in equity is recognised in profit or loss 
when the financial asset is sold or otherwise disposed.

(l) Sale and repurchase agreements and lending of securities
Securities sold subject to linked repurchase agreements are retained in the financial statements as appropriate when considering the de-
recognition criteria contained within IAS 39. The securities that are retained in the financial statements are reflected as trading or investment 
securities and the counterparty liability is included in amounts owed to other depositors, deposits from other banks, or other money market 
deposits, as appropriate. Securities purchased under agreements to resell at a pre-determined price are recorded as loans and advances to 
other banks or customers as appropriate. The difference between the sale and repurchase price is treated as interest and accrued over the lives 
of agreements using the effective interest method.

Securities lent to counterparties are retained in the financial statements and any interest earned recognised in profit or loss using the effective 
interest method.

Securities borrowed are not recognised in the financial statements, unless these are sold to third parties, in which case the purchase and sale are 
recorded with the gain or loss included in trading income. The obligation to return them is recorded at fair value as a trading liability.

(m) Parent Company investments in subsidiary undertakings and associates
Parent Company investments in subsidiary undertakings and associates are recorded at cost. Impairments of Parent Company investments in 
subsidiary undertakings and associates are accounted for in the same way as impairments of other non-financial assets.

(n) Impairments of financial assets
Indicators of impairment
A provision for impairment is established if there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to recover all amounts relating to the 
financial asset. Observable data that could come to the attention of the Group that could lead to a provision for impairment to be made include:

 ■ Significant financial difficulty of the counterparty
 ■ A breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest or principal payments
 ■ The Group, for economic or legal reasons relating to the counterparty’s financial difficulty, grants to the counterparty a concession that the 

Group would not otherwise consider

 ■ It becoming probable that the counterparty will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation
 ■ Observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a group of assets since the initial 

recognition of those assets, although the decrease cannot yet be identified with the individual financial assets, including:
 — adverse changes in the payment status of counterparties in the group of financial assets; or
 — national or local economic conditions that correlate with defaults on the assets in the group of financial assets.

In addition, for an available-for-sale financial asset, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value below its cost is also objective evidence 
of impairment.

Financial assets at amortised cost
The amount of the impairment of a financial asset held at amortised cost is the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable 
amount, being the value of expected cash flows, including amounts recoverable from guarantees and collateral, discounted based on the 
effective interest rate at initial recognition. In estimating future expected cash flows the Group looks at the contractual cash flows of the assets and 
adjusts these contractual cash flows for historical loss experience of assets with similar credit risks, with this adjusted to reflect any additional 
conditions that are expected to arise or to account for those which no longer exist. This is done to predict inherent losses which exist in the asset 
as at the reporting date but have not been reported.

The impairment provision also covers losses where there is objective evidence that losses are present in components of the loan portfolio at the 
reporting date, but these components have not yet been specifically identified. When a loan is uncollectable, it is written off against the related 
impairment provision.

If the amount of impairment subsequently decreases due to an event occurring after the write-down, the release of the impairment provision 
is credited to profit or loss. Impairment reversals are limited to what the carrying amount would have been, had no impairment losses been 
recognised.

Interest income on impaired loans and receivables is recognised on the impaired amount using the original effective interest rate before the 
impairment.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(n) Impairments of financial assets continued

Available-for-sale financial assets
The amount of the impairment loss of an available-for-sale financial asset is the cumulative loss that has been recognised in other comprehensive 
income, being the difference between the acquisition cost and the asset’s current fair value, less any impairment loss on that asset previously 
recognised in profit or loss. For available-for-sale debt securities, fair value is determined as is the present value of expected future cash flows 
discounted at the current market rate of interest.

All such impairments are recognised in profit or loss. The release of an impairment allowance in respect of a debt instrument categorised as 
available-for-sale is credited to profit or loss, the release in respect of an equity instrument categorised as available-for-sale is credited to the 
available-for-sale reserve within equity.

(o) Categories of financial instruments
The analysis of assets and liabilities into their categories as defined in IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’ is set out in 
the following table. Assets and liabilities of a non-financial nature, or financial assets and liabilities that are specifically excluded from the scope 
of IAS 39, are reflected in the non-financial assets and liabilities category.

At 31 December 2013
Measurement basis

Fair value

Amortised cost 

Total

Held-for-
trading

Designated

Available-
for-sale 
financial 
assets

Held-to-
maturity 
investments

Loans and 
receivables

Financial 
liabilities 
amortised 
cost

Non-
financial 
assets and 
liabilities

 £m

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with 

central banks

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets that include financial 

instruments

Total non-financial assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interest in consolidation 

of funds

Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments

Total liabilities that include financial 

instruments

Total non-financial liabilities

Total liabilities

759 
1,875 
33,386 
88,417 
2,583 
1,259 
4,869 

133,148 
7,183 

140,331 

81,141 

5,478 
2,629 
4,274 
34,370 
1,478 

129,370 
1,924 

131,294 

– 
– 
2,147 
971 
193 
1,259 
– 

4,570 
– 

4,570 

– 
1,624 
3,668 
85,070 
347 
– 
– 

90,709 
– 

90,709 

– 

63,187 

– 
– 
263 
3,303 
1,478 

5,044 
– 

5,044 

5,478 
747 
294 
5,179 
– 

74,885 
– 

74,885 

– 
– 
4 
807 
– 
– 
– 

811 
– 

811 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
1,461 
– 
– 
– 

1,461 
– 

1,461 

759 
16 
27,567 
108 
1,447 
– 
4,869 

34,766 
– 

34,766 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 

– 
1,882 
2,413 
25,888 
– 

30,183 
– 

30,183 

– 
235 
– 
– 
596 
– 
– 

831 
7,183 

8,014 

17,954 

– 
– 
1,304 
– 
– 

19,258 
1,924 

21,182 

Financial assets of £96,090 million (2012: £96,305 million) and financial liabilities of £79,929 million (2012: £78,153 million) are measured at fair 
value through profit or loss and their fair value hierarchy has been disclosed in note E1(q). Financial assets of £36,227 million (2012: £42,168 
million) and financial liabilities of £30,183 million (2012: £34,915 million) are measured at amortised cost and their fair value hierarchy has been 
disclosed in note E1(r).

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At 31 December 2012
Measurement basis

Fair value

Amortised cost

Total

Held-for-
trading

Designated

Available- 
for-sale  
financial  
assets

Held-to-
maturity 
investments

Loans and 
receivables

Financial 
liabilities 
amortised  
cost

Non- 
financial  
assets and  
liabilities

£m

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with 

central banks

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets that include financial 

instruments

Total non-financial assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interest in consolidation 

of funds

Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Total liabilities that include financial 

instruments

Total non-financial liabilities

Total liabilities

921 
1,406 
38,495 
88,513 
3,006 
1,780 
5,061 

139,182 
7,780 

146,962 

80,188 

6,116 
3,050 
4,940 
39,499 
1,402 

135,195 
1,994 

137,189 

– 
– 
2,158 
1,184 
275 
1,780 
– 

5,397 
– 

5,397 

– 
1,164 
4,068 
84,192 
582 
– 
– 

90,006 
– 

90,006 

– 

59,092 

– 
– 
463 
4,060 
1,402 

5,925 
– 

5,925 

6,116 
919 
373 
5,728 
–

72,228 
–

72,228 

– 
– 
3 
899 
– 
– 
– 

902 
– 

902 

– 

– 
–
–
–
–

–
–

–

– 
– 
– 
1,809 
– 
– 
– 

1,809 
– 

1,809 

– 

– 
–
–
–
–

–
–

–

921 
21 
32,266 
429 
1,661 
– 
5,061 

40,359 
– 

40,359 

201 

– 
–
–
–
–

201 
–

201 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 

– 
2,131 
3,073 
29,711 
–

34,915 
–

34,915 

– 
221 
– 
– 
488 
– 
– 

709 
7,780 

8,489 

20,895 

– 
– 
1,031 
– 
– 

21,926 
1,994 

23,920 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(p) Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

(i) Determination of fair value
All financial instruments, regardless of their IAS 39 categorisation, are initially recorded at fair value. The fair value of a financial instrument on 
initial recognition is normally the transaction price, that is, the fair value of the consideration given or received. In certain circumstances, however, 
the initial fair value may be based on other observable current market transactions in the same instrument, without modification or repackaging, 
or on a valuation technique whose variables include only observable data.

Subsequent to initial recognition, the fair values of financial instruments measured at fair value that are quoted in active markets are based on bid 
prices for assets, which in certain circumstances includes using quotations from independent third parties such as brokers and pricing services, 
and offer prices for liabilities. When quoted prices are not available, fair values are determined by using valuation techniques that refer as far as 
possible to observable market data. These include comparison with similar instruments where market observable prices exist, discounted cash 
flow analysis, option pricing models and other valuation techniques commonly used by market participants. A number of factors such as bid-offer 
spread, credit profile, servicing costs and model uncertainty are taken into account, as appropriate, when values are calculated using a valuation 
technique. Changes in the assumptions used in such valuations could impact the reported value of such instruments. All derivative instruments are 
measured at fair value.

In general none of the carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities carried at amortised cost have a fair value significantly different to their 
carrying amounts. Such assets and liabilities primarily comprise variable-rate financial assets and liabilities that re-price as interest rates change, 
short-term deposits or current assets.

All financial assets and liabilities that are measured at amortised cost are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs.

Loans and advances
Loans and advances include mortgage loans, other asset-based loans, including collateralised debt obligations, and other secured and 
unsecured loans.

In the absence of an observable market for these instruments, the fair value is determined by using internally developed models that are specific 
to the instrument and that incorporate all available observable inputs. These models involve discounting the contractual cash flows by using a 
credit-adjusted zero-coupon rate. 

Investments and securities
Investments and securities include government and government-guaranteed securities, listed and unlisted debt securities, preference shares and 
debentures, listed and unlisted equity securities, listed and unlisted pooled investments (see below), short-term funds and securities treated as 
investments and certain other securities.

Pooled investments represent the Group’s holdings of shares/units in open-ended investment companies, unit trusts, mutual funds and similar 
investment vehicles. Pooled investments are stated at fair value. The fair values of pooled investments are based on widely published prices that 
are regularly updated or models based on the market prices of investments held in the underlying pooled investment funds.

Amounts owed to bank depositors
The fair values of amounts owed to bank depositors corresponds with the carrying amount shown in the statement of financial position, which 
generally reflects the amount payable on demand.

Borrowed funds
The fair values of amounts included in borrowed funds are based on quoted market prices at the reporting date where applicable, or by 
reference to quoted prices of similar instruments.

Other financial assets and liabilities
The fair values of other financial assets and liabilities (which comprise cash and cash equivalents, cash with central banks, other assets and 
liabilities) are reasonably approximated by the carrying amounts reflected in the statement of financial position as they are short-term in nature 
or re-price to current market rates frequently.

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(ii) Fair value hierarchy
Fair values are determined according to the following hierarchy:

 ■ Level 1 – quoted market prices: financial assets and liabilities with quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Instruments 

classified as Level 1 generally comprise listed equity securities, government securities and other listed debt securities and similar instruments, 
actively traded pooled investments, certain quoted derivative assets and liabilities, listed borrowed funds and investment contract liabilities 
linked to Level 1 pooled investments and other assets

 ■ Level 2 – valuation techniques using observable inputs: financial assets and liabilities with quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets 

or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in inactive markets and financial assets and liabilities valued using models where all 
significant inputs are observable. Instruments classified as Level 2 generally comprise unlisted equity and debt securities where the valuation is 
based on models involving no significant unobservable data. Certain inputs, such as discount rates and credit spreads may be unobservable 
but these inputs do not have a significant impact on the fair value of the instrument. This includes certain loans and advances, certain privately 
placed debt instruments, third-party interests in consolidated funds and amounts owed to bank depositors

 ■ Level 3 – valuation techniques using significant unobservable inputs: financial assets and liabilities valued using valuation techniques where one 
or more significant inputs are unobservable. Instruments classified as Level 3 generally comprise unlisted equity and securities with significant 
unobservable inputs, securities where the market is not considered sufficiently active, including certain inactive pooled investments, and 
derivatives embedded in certain portfolios of insurance contracts where the derivative is not closely related to the host contract and the 
valuation contains significant unobservable inputs

 ■ The Group deems a transfer to have occurred between Level 1 and Level 2 when an active, traded primary market ceases to exist for that 

financial instrument.

The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price in an active market. In the event that the market for a financial asset or liability is not active, 
or quoted prices cannot be obtained without undue effort, another valuation technique is used.

The judgement as to whether a market is active may include, for example, consideration of factors such as the magnitude and frequency of 
trading activity, the availability of prices and the size of bid/offer spreads. In inactive markets, obtaining assurance that the transaction price 
provides evidence of fair value or determining the adjustments to transaction prices that are necessary to measure the fair value of the asset 
or liability requires additional work during the valuation process.

The majority of valuation techniques employ only observable data and so the reliability of the fair value measurement is high. However, certain 
financial assets and liabilities are valued on the basis of valuation techniques that feature one or more significant inputs that are unobservable 
and, for them, the derivation of fair value is more judgemental. A financial asset or liability in its entirety is classified as valued using significant 
unobservable inputs if a significant proportion of that asset or liability’s carrying amount is driven by unobservable inputs. 

In this context, ‘unobservable’ means that there is little or no current market data available for which to determine the price at which an arm’s 
length transaction would be likely to occur. It generally does not mean that there is no market data available at all upon which to base a 
determination of fair value. Furthermore, in some cases the majority of the fair value derived from a valuation technique with significant 
unobservable data may be attributable to observable inputs. Consequently, the effect of uncertainty in determining unobservable inputs 
will generally be restricted to uncertainty about the overall fair value of the asset or liability being measured. Details of the Group’s valuation 
techniques can be found in note E1(q) (iii). There have been no significant changes to the valuation techniques applied.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(q) Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value

(i) Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, classified according to fair value hierarchy:

The table below presents the Group’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in the consolidated statement of financial 
position according to their IAS 39 classification, as set out in note E1(o), and in terms of the fair value hierarchy as required by IFRS 7 ‘Financial 
Instruments: Disclosures’.

At 31 December 2013

Financial assets measured at fair value
Held-for-trading (fair value through profit or loss)

Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Other financial assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets

Designated (fair value through profit or loss)

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Other financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets

Loans and advances
Investments and securities

Total assets measured at fair value

Financial liabilities measured at fair value
Held-for-trading (fair value through profit or loss)

Other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Designated (fair value through profit or loss)

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Borrowed funds
Other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors

Total

Level 1

Level 2

4,570 

2,147 
971 
193 
1,259 

90,709 

1,624 
3,668 
85,070 
347 

811 

4 
807 

493 

– 
295 
193 
5 

76,822 

1,624 
1 
74,850 
347 

348 

4 
344 

4,066 

2,147 
673 
– 
1,246 

12,177 

– 
3,665 
8,512 
– 

461 

– 
461 

£m

Level 3

11 

– 
3 
– 
8 

1,710 

– 
2 
1,708 
– 

2 

– 
2 

96,090 

77,663 

16,704 

1,723 

5,044 

263 
3,303 
1,478 

74,885 

63,187 
5,478 
747 
294 
5,179 

265 

256 
– 
9 

48,237 

47,538 
– 
663 
36 
– 

4,779 

7 
3,303 
1,469 

25,716 

14,717 
5,478 
84 
258 
5,179 

– 

– 
– 
– 

932 

932 
– 
– 
– 
– 

932 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

79,929 

48,502 

30,495 

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Financial assets measured at fair value
Held-for-trading (fair value through profit or loss)

Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Other financial assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets

Designated (fair value through profit or loss)

Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Other financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets

Loans and advances
Investments and securities

Total assets measured at fair value

Financial liabilities measured at fair value
Held-for-trading (fair value through profit or loss)

Other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Designated (fair value through profit or loss)

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Borrowed funds
Other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors

Total liabilities measured at fair value

78,153 

43,250 

34,423 

Total

Level 1

Level 2

5,397 

2,158 
1,184 
275 
1,780 

90,006 

1,164 
4,068 
84,192 
582 

902 

3 
899 

639 

– 
361 
275 
3 

68,060 

1,164 
2 
66,339 
555 

335 

3 
332 

4,754 

2,158 
819 
– 
1,777 

20,815 

–
4,057 
16,731 
27 

565 

–
565 

£m

Level 3

4 

– 
4 
– 
– 

1,131 

–
9 
1,122 
–

2 

–
2 

96,305 

69,034 

26,134 

1,137 

5,925 

463 
4,060 
1,402 

72,228 

59,092 
6,116 
919 
373 
5,728 

462 

459 
– 
3 

42,788 

41,879 
–
906 
3 
–

5,463 

4 
4,060 
1,399 

28,960 

16,733 
6,116 
13 
370 
5,728 

– 

– 
– 
– 

480 

480 
– 
– 
– 
– 

480 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(q) Fair value disclosure for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value continued

(ii) Level 3 fair value hierarchy disclosure 

The table below reconciles the opening balances of financial assets and liabilities measured in terms of Level 3 fair value hierarchy to the closing 
balance at the end of the year:

Held-for-
trading – 
 Investments 
and securities

Held-
for-trading –
 Derivatives

Designated 
fair value 
through profit 
or loss – Loans 
and advances

Designated 
fair value 
through profit 
or loss – 
Investments 
and securities

Available- 
for-sale – 
 Investments 
and securities

Year ended 31 December 2013

Level 3 financial assets
At beginning of the year
Total net gains recognised in profit or loss
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other

Total Level 3 financial assets

Gains relating to assets held at 31 December 2013 recognised in:

– profit or loss

Year ended 31 December 2013

Level 3 financial liabilities
At beginning of the year
Gains recognised in profit or loss
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other

Total Level 3 financial liabilities

Gains relating to liabilities held at 31 December 2013 recognised in:

– profit or loss

4 
1 
– 
(1)
– 
– 
(1)

3 

– 

– 
– 
9 
– 
– 
– 
(1)

8 

– 

9 
– 
– 
(6)
– 
– 
(1)

2 

– 

1,122 
65 
290 
(77)
464  
(21)
(135)

1,708 

55 

2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

2 

– 

Designated 
fair value 
through profit 
or loss – Life 
assurance 
policyholder 
liabilities 
(investment 
contracts)

480 
(8)
106 
(114)
464 
–
4 

932 

(12)

£m

Total

1,137 
66 
299 
(84)
464  
(21)
(138)

1,723 

55 

£m

Total

480 
(8)
106 
(114)
464 
–
4 

932 

(12)

During the year, £464 million of investment and securities was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in terms of the fair value hierarchy. This relates to 
Old Mutual Wealth investments in illiquid property investment funds. Observable inputs which can be utilised to value these funds are not readily 
available. These investment funds back policyholder liabilities (investment contracts) for which there is a corresponding £464 million Level 3 of the 
fair value hierarchy. The backing of liabilities by assets means that the Group is not exposed to any profit or loss arising on the realisation of these 
investment funds.

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£m

Total

1,013 
47 
108 
(58)
125
(21)
(77)

1,137

(25)

£m

Total

1,022 
(129)
6 
(425)
29 
(8)
(15)

480 

4 
– 
– 
(2)
– 
– 
– 

2 

– 

Designated  
fair value  
through profit  
or loss – Life 
assurance 
policyholder 
liabilities 
(investment 
contracts)

1,021 
(129)
6 
(425)
29 
(8)
(14)

480 

(98)

(98)

Year ended 31 December 2012

Level 3 financial assets
At beginning of the year
(Losses)/gains recognised in profit or loss
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other

Total Level 3 financial assets

Losses relating to assets held at 31 December 2012 

recognised in:
– profit or loss

Held-for- 
trading –  
Investments  
and securities

Held-for- 
trading – 
 Derivatives

Designated  
fair value  
through profit  
or loss – Loans 
and advances

Designated  
fair value  
through profit  
or loss – 
Investments  
and securities

Available- 
for-sale –  
Investments  
and securities

6 
(1)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1)

4 

– 

2 
– 
– 
(2)
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

7 
2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

9 

– 

994 
46 
108 
(54)
125 
(21)
(76)

1,122 

(25)

Year ended 31 December 2012

Level 3 financial liabilities
At beginning of the year
Gains recognised in profit or loss
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other

Total Level 3 financial liabilities

Gains relating to liabilities held at 31 December 2012 recognised in:

– profit or loss

The table below shows the movement in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value:

Held-for- 
trading –  
Derivatives

1 
–
–
–
–
–
(1)

–

–

(iii) Effect of changes in significant unobservable assumptions to reasonable possible alternatives
Favourable and unfavourable changes are determined on the basis of changes in the value of the financial asset or liability as a result of varying 
the levels of the unobservable parameters using statistical techniques. When parameters are not amenable to statistical analysis, quantification of 
uncertainty is judgemental.

When the fair value of a financial asset or liability is affected by more than one unobservable assumption, the figures shown reflect the most 
favourable or most unfavourable change from varying the assumptions individually.

In respect of private equity investments which are included as investment securities, the valuations are assessed on an asset-by-asset basis using 
a valuation methodology appropriate to the specific investment, in line with industry guidelines. In many of the methodologies, the principal 
assumption is the valuation multiple to be applied to the main financial indicators including, for example, multiples for comparable listed 
companies and discounts for marketability.

For asset-backed securities whose prices are unobservable, models are used to generate the expected value of the asset, incorporating 
benchmark information on factors such as prepayment patterns, default rates, loss severities and the historical performance of the underlying 
assets. The models used are calibrated by using securities for which external market information is available.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(q) Fair value disclosure for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value continued

For structured notes and other derivatives, principal assumptions concern the future volatility of asset values and the future correlation between 
asset values. These principle assumptions include credit volatilities and correlations used in the valuation of the structured credit derivatives. For 
such unobservable assumptions, estimates are based on available market data, which may include the use of a proxy method to derive a volatility 
or correlation from comparable assets for which market data is more readily available, and examination of historical levels.

The table below summarise the significant input used to value instruments categorised as Level 3 hierarchy and their sensitivity to changes in the 
inputs used:

Fair values at  
31 December 2013 
£m

Valuation  
techniques

Significant  
unobservable  
input

Range of estimates  
for unobservable  
inputs

Fair value measurement 
sensitivity to unobservable 
inputs at 31 December 2013 
£m

Type of financial  
instruments

Assets

Investments and 
securities:

 1,713 
(2012: 1,128)

 ■ Discounted cash 

flows (DCF)
 ■ EBITDA multiple
 ■ Adjusted Net Asset 

Value

 ■ Price earnings ratios
 ■ Third party/fund 

manager valuation 
(suspended funds)

 ■ Exchange price

 ■ Discounted cash 

flows (DCF)

 ■ Valuation multiples
 ■ Correlations
 ■ Volatilities
 ■ Credit spreads
 ■ Dividend growth 

rates

 ■ Internal rates of 

return/cost of capital

 ■ Inflation rates
 ■ Market adjusted 

price (infrequently 
traded shares)

 ■ Correlations
 ■ Volatilities
 ■ Credit spreads

 ■ Nedbank:  

-14% to +14%

 ■ Favourable: 212 

(2012: 98) 

 ■ Emerging Markets:  

 ■ Unfavourable: 198 

-10% to +10%

(2012: 101)

 ■ Old Mutual Wealth:  

-10% to +10%

 ■ -14% to +14%

 ■ Unfavourable: nil 

 ■ Option pricing 

model

 ■ Interest rates
 ■ Volatilities

 ■ -10% to +10%

(2012: 1)

 ■ Favourable: nil 

(2012: 1)

 ■ Favourable: 6 
(2012: nil)

 ■ Unfavourable: nil 

(2012: nil)

 ■ Interest rates
 ■ Volatilities

 ■ -10% to +10%

 ■ Favourable: 85 

(2012: 64)

 ■ Unfavourable: 74 

(2012: 64)

 ■ Third party/fund 

manager

 ■ Valuation (suspended 
funds – linked to 
asset valuation)
 ■ Option pricing 

model

Loans and advances

Derivatives

2
(2012: 9)

 8 
(2012: nil)

Liabilities

Policyholder liabilities

 932 
(2012: 480)

Financial instruments that are classified as Level 2 in terms of the fair value hierarchy tend to use market observable inputs (such as risk free 
interest rates) that are used to determine the value of the instruments. Such instruments would include the value of bonds and debt instruments. 

Financial instruments that are classified as Level 3 use more market unobservable inputs such as an entity’s earnings and adjusted price earning 
volatilities. The valuation of the majority of Level 3 instruments uses extensive inputs, which are unobservable in order to determine their value.

Alternative assumptions
Accounting standards require consideration of the effect of reasonable possible alternative assumptions on the fair value of Level 3 financial 
assets and liabilities. 

Alternative assumptions are assessed in terms of possible favourable and unfavourable changes in the key market inputs for the major types 
of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities, ranging from, for example, a 10% change in the price earnings multiple for equity securities, to a 25% 
change in the discount rates applied to debt securities and volatility assumptions in derivative contracts. Changes in business risk inputs such as 
lapses and non-performance risk were also considered. 

The impact of reasonable possible alternative assumptions on other comprehensive income was £nil in both years.

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(iv) Financial instruments designated as fair value through profit or loss
Certain items in the Group’s statement of financial position that would otherwise be categorised as loans and receivables under IAS 39 have been 
designated as fair value through profit or loss. Information relating to the change in fair value of these items as it relates to credit risk is shown in 
the table below:

Change in fair value due to change in credit risk

Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Other financial assets

£m

At 31 December 2013

At 31 December 2012

Maximum 
exposure to 
credit risk

Current
financial
year

Cumulative

Maximum 
exposure to 
credit risk

Current
financial
year

Cumulative

3,434 
6,547 
19 

10,000 

1 
7 
8 

16 

–
(2)
–

(2)

4,068 
7,404 
24 

11,496 

(2)
3 
–

1 

(2)
(11)
–

(13)

Certain items in the Group’s statement of financial position that would otherwise be categorised as financial liabilities at amortised cost under 
IAS 39 have been designated as fair value through profit or loss. Information relating to the change in fair value of these items as it relates to 
credit risk is shown in the table below:

Change in fair value due to 
change in credit risk

Borrowed funds
Amounts owed to bank depositors

At 31 December 2013

At 31 December 2012

Fair value

747 
5,179 

5,926 

Current
financial
year

32 
(1)

31 

Cumulative

87 
(4)

83 

Contractual
maturity
amount

709 
5,177 

5,886 

Fair value

956 
5,728 

6,684 

Current
financial
year

57 
2 

59 

Cumulative

(12)
(4)

(16)

£m

Contractual
maturity
amount

887 
5,718 

6,605 

The fair values of other categories of financial liabilities designated as fair value through profit or loss do not change significantly in respect of 
credit risk.

The change in fair value due to change in credit risk shown above is determined as the amount of the change in fair value of the instrument that  
is not attributable to changes in market conditions that give rise to market risk. For loans and receivables that have been designated as at fair 
value through profit or loss, individual credit spreads are determined at inception as the difference between the benchmark interest rate and  
the interest rate charged to the client. Subsequent changes in the benchmark interest rate and the credit spread give rise to changes in fair value  
of the financial instrument. Loans and advances are reviewed for observable changes in credit risk, and the credit spread is adjusted at 
subsequent dates if there has been an observable change in credit risk relating to a particular loan or advance. No credit derivatives are used  
to hedge the credit risk on any of the financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss. The change in fair value due to credit risk  
of financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss has been determined as the difference between fair values determined using  
a liability curve (adjusted for credit) and a risk-free liability curve. This difference is cross-checked to market-related data on credit spreads, 
where available.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(r) Fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities not measured at fair value
The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities, which are recognised at other than fair value, but for which fair value 
is provided. 

Fair value is not the value ascribed to a financial asset or liability by management but is representative of what the market would be willing to pay 
for an asset or to settle or transfer the liability.

At 31 December 2013

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Liabilities
Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors

At 31 December 2012

Assets
 Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
 Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
 Loans and advances
 Investments and securities
 Trade, other receivables and other assets
 Cash and cash equivalents

Liabilities
 Borrowed funds
 Trade, other payables and other liabilities
 Amounts owed to bank depositors

Total carrying 
amount

Fair value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

£m

759 
16 
27,567 
1,569 
1,447 
4,869 

36,227 

1,882 
2,413 
25,888 

30,183 

759 
16 
27,567 
1,569 
1,447 
4,869 

36,227 

1,903 
2,413 
25,888 

30,204 

759 
– 
– 
1,569 
– 
4,869 

7,197 

1,901 
– 
– 

1,901 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

2 
– 
– 

2 

– 
16 
27,567 
– 
1,447 
– 

29,030 

– 
2,413 
25,888 

28,301 

£m

Total carrying 
amount

Fair value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

921 
21 
32,266 
2,238 
1,661 
5,061 

42,168 

2,131 
3,073 
29,711 

34,915 

921 
21 
32,266 
2,238 
1,661 
5,061 

42,168 

2,171 
3,073 
29,711 

34,955 

921 
– 
– 
2,238 
– 
5,061 

8,220 

2,171 
– 
– 

2,171 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
21 
32,266 
– 
1,661 
– 

33,948 

– 
3,073 
29,711 

32,784 

The fair value of plant and equipment approximates the carrying value of £192 million (2012: £218 million) and is categorised as Level 3.

The fair value of investment in associated undertakings and joint ventures that is not categorised as designated at fair value through profit or loss 
approximates the carrying value of £103 million (2012: £91 million). Of this, £10 million (2012: £26 million) has been categorised as Level 2 and 
£93 million (2012: £65 million) as Level 3. 

The fair value of life assurance policyholder liabilities that are not categorised as designated at fair value through profit or loss is equal to the 
carrying value of £17,954 million (2012: £21,096 million) and is categorised as Level 3.

(s) Non-recurring assets and liabilities at fair value
Non-recurring assets and liabilities recognised at fair value arise from assets and liabilities which have been acquired as a result of a business 
combination. The assets and liabilities are valued based on expected future cash flows which will be received from the assets or paid to settle the 
liability which have been discounted at an appropriate rate. The majority of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations are classified 
as Level 3. Properties classified as held for sale are classified as Level 3. The total non-recurring assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 amounts 
to £86 million (2012: £48 million). 

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(t) Risks

Market risk
(i) Overview
Market risk is the risk of a financial impact arising from the changes in values of financial assets or financial liabilities from changes in equity, 
bond and property prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates. Market risk arises differently across the Group’s businesses depending 
on the types of financial assets and liabilities held.

Each of the Group’s business units has an established set of policies, principles and governance processes to manage market risk within their 
individual businesses and in accordance with their local regulatory requirements. A monitoring process established at a Group level overlies these 
individual approaches to the management of market risk.

The impacts of changes in market risk are monitored and managed through the business units’ own regulatory processes, with reference to the 
Group’s economic capital processes, and by other means. The sensitivity of the Group’s earnings, capital position and embedded value is 
monitored through the Group’s embedded value and economical capital reporting processes.

(ii) Insurance operations
For the Group’s insurance operations, equity, property, volatility and interest rate risk exposure are quantified in accordance with the Group’s 
risk-based capital practices, which require sufficient capital to be held in excess of the statutory minimum. Additional detail is provided in the Risk 
and Capital Management section.

In South Africa, the stock selection and investment analysis process is supported by a well-developed research function. For fixed annuities, 
market risks are managed where possible by investing in fixed interest securities with a duration closely corresponding to those liabilities. Market 
risk on policies that include specific guarantees and where shareholders carry the investment risk principally reside in the South African 
guaranteed non-profit annuity book, which is closely matched with gilts and semi-gilts. Other non-profit policies are also suitably matched based 
upon comprehensive investment guidelines. Market risk on with-profit policies with guarantees is managed through appropriate asset-liability 
matching, which includes hedging, as per the PPFM (Principles and Practices of Financial Management). 

In Old Mutual Wealth’s unit-linked assurance operations, policyholders carry the full market risk, with the only risk to the Group being asset-based 
fee risk from charges on policyholder funds. In respect of Old Mutual Wealth’s shareholders’ funds, market risk is addressed in Old Mutual 
Wealth’s investment policy, which provides for very limited opportunity for entities to invest their shareholder capital in equities and other 
volatile assets.

Within Old Mutual Wealth’s Europe heritage business the Group has exposure to market risks arising from guarantees in the traditional life 
insurance business. Typically the policyholder is guaranteed a certain return regardless of the asset return achieved during the term of the policy. 
The Group’s exposure to these guarantees is small and the risks are closely monitored and mitigated by applying asset and liability management 
techniques, ensuring that the proceeds from sale of assets are sufficient to meet the obligations to policyholders.

For the variable annuity business in Old Mutual Bermuda, market risk to shareholders arises from offering policyholder guaranteed returns. 
In addition, these guarantees are US dollar denominated and a significant portion of the underlying assets invested in by Old Mutual Bermuda’s 
clients are exposed to currencies other than US dollar. The market and currency risk is dynamically managed, with the overall exposures to 
changes in markets monitored closely so that timely actions can be taken to re-establish hedging as required.

Sensitivities to adverse impacts of changes in market prices arising in the Group’s insurance operations are set out in the Old Mutual audited 
Market Consistent Embedded Value supplementary basis information section of the Annual Report and Accounts on pages 247 to 275.

(iii) Banking operations
The principal market risks arising in the Group’s banking operations arise from:

 ■ Trading risk in Nedbank Capital and
 ■ Banking book interest rate risk from repricing and/or maturity mismatches between on- and off-balance sheet components in all 

banking businesses.

A comprehensive market risk framework is used to ensure that market risks are understood and managed. Governance structures are in place 
to achieve effective independent monitoring and management of market risk.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(t) Risks continued
Trading risk
Market risk exposures from trading activities at Nedbank Capital are measured using Value-at-Risk (VaR), supplemented by sensitivity analysis 
and stress-scenario analysis, and limit structures are set accordingly.

The VaR risk measure for Nedbank estimates the potential loss in pre-tax profit over a given holding period for a specified confidence level. 
The VaR methodology is a statistically defined, probability-based approach that takes into account market volatilities as well as risk diversification 
by recognising offsetting positions and correlations between products and markets. Risks can be measured consistently across all markets and 
products, and risk measures can be aggregated to arrive at a single risk number. The one-day 99% VaR number used by Nedbank represents the 
overnight loss that has less than 1% chance of occurring under normal market conditions. By its nature, VaR is only a single measure and cannot 
be relied upon on its own as a means of measuring and managing risk.

At 31 December

Historical VaR (one-day, 99%) by risk type
Foreign exchange
Interest rate
Equity product
Other
Diversification

Total VaR exposure

Banking book interest rate risk
Banking book interest rate risk at Nedbank arises because:

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Year-end

2013

2012

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

£m

0.1 
0.3 
0.1 
0.2 
(0.3)

0.4 

0.3 
0.6 
0.3 
0.3 
(0.5)

1.1 

0.0
0.1 
0.0
0.1 
–

0.2 

0.1 
0.3 
0.1 
0.1 
–

0.5 

0.5 
0.6 
0.3 
0.4 
–

0.7 

1.1 
1.1 
0.9 
0.5 
–

2.4 

0.1 
0.6 
0.1 
0.2 
(0.3)

0.6 

0.1 
0.4 
0.2 
0.3 
(0.4)

0.6 

 ■ The bank writes a large amount of prime-linked assets and raises fewer prime-linked deposits
 ■ Funding is prudently raised across the curve at fixed-term deposit rates that re-price only on maturity
 ■ Short-term demand-funding products re-price to different short-end base rates
 ■ Certain ambiguous maturity accounts are non-rate-sensitive
 ■ The bank has a mismatch in net non-rate-sensitive balances, including shareholders’ funds that do not re-price for interest rate changes.

Nedbank uses standard analytical techniques to measure interest rate sensitivity within its banking book. This includes static re-price gap analysis 
and a point-in-time interest income stress testing for parallel interest rate moves over a forward-looking 12-month period. At 31 December 2013 
the sensitivity of the banking book to a 1% instantaneous reduction in interest rates would have led to a reduction in net interest income and equity 
of £54 million (2012: £59 million).

The table below shows the re-pricing profile of Nedbank’s banking book:

At 31 December 2013

Interest rate re-pricing gap
Total assets
Total liabilities and shareholders’ funds
Interest rate hedging activities

Repricing profile
Cumulative repricing profile
Expressed as a % of total assets

At 31 December 2012

Interest rate re-pricing gap
Total assets
Total liabilities and shareholders’ funds
Interest rate hedging activities

Repricing profile
Cumulative repricing profile
Expressed as a % of total assets

Up to 3 
months

3 to 6  
months

6 months  
to 1 year

1 to 5  
years

Over  
5 years

Trading and 
non-rate

29,940 
(26,479)
(497)

2,964 
2,964 
6.9%

1,099 
(2,025)
1,572 

646 
3,610 
8.4%

450 
(1,602)
1,035 

(117)
3,493 
8.1%

2,632 
(989)
(1,418)

225 
3,718 
8.6%

1,065 
(224)
(692)

149 
3,867 
9.0%

7,825 
(11,692)
–

(3,867)
–
–

Up to 3  
months

3 to 6  
months

6 months  
to 1 year

1 to 5  
years

Over  
5 years

Trading and 
non-rate

£m

Total

43,011 
(43,011)
–

–
–
–

£m

Total

33,489 
(30,353) 
425 

3,561 
3,561 
7.2%

1,156 
(1,971) 
1,593 

778 
4,339 
8.7%

1,316 
(1,643) 
959 

632 
4,971 
10.0%

3,358 
(1,275)
(2,057)

26 
4,997 
10.1%

1,366 
(177) 
(920)

269 
5,266 
10.6%

8,914 
(14,180)
–

(5,266)
–
–

49,599 
(49,599) 
–

–
–
–

The analysis indicates that the maturity profile of financial assets is broadly matched to the financial liabilities due to derivative hedging activities. 
This means that in the event of increasing interest rates, net interest income will remain stable in the short-term.

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(u) Currency translation risk
The Group is exposed, from an earnings and capital management perspective, to movements in exchange rates from reducing the sterling value 
of assets and earnings denominated in foreign currencies. The functional currencies of the Group’s principal overseas operations are South 
African rand, US dollar and euro. The Group reduces this risk through the use of currency swaps, currency borrowings and forward foreign 
exchange contracts. Suck risk mitigation techniques are reflected in the currency analysis that follows.

The tables below show the Group’s statement of financial position by major currency:

At 31 December 2013

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Total financial assets
Total non-financial assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interest in consolidation of funds
Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Total financial liabilities
Total non-financial liabilities

Total liabilities

At 31 December 2012

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Total financial assets
Total non-financial assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Third-party interest in consolidation of funds
Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Total financial liabilities
Total non-financial liabilities

Total liabilities

ZAR

POUNDS

USD

EUR

SEK

Other

747 
160 
30,312 
29,548 
1,425 
1,126 
2,511 

65,829 
2,570 

68,399 

27,211 
3,154 
1,985 
2,720 
31,218 
1,301 

67,589 
777 

68,366 

–
1,680 
369 
34,462 
424 
75 
1,271 

38,281 
2,140 

40,421 

34,253 
2,274 
642 
803 
611 
22 

38,605 
592 

39,197 

1 
1 
1,716 
10,708 
507 
45 
408 

13,386 
1,361 

14,747 

6,022 
25 
2 
342 
1,535 
149 

8,075 
55 

8,130 

–
5 
284 
9,908 
146 
4 
412 

10,759 
753 

11,512 

9,639 
25 
–
131 
249 
–

10,044 
354 

10,398 

–
–
16 
1,460 
13 
3 
5 

1,497 
–

1,497 

1,459 
–
–
12 
3 
3 

1,477 
–

1,477 

11 
29 
689 
2,331 
68 
6 
262 

3,396 
359 

3,755 

2,557 
–
–
266 
754 
3 

3,580 
146 

3,726 

ZAR

POUNDS

USD

EUR

SEK

Other

906 
147 
35,572 
33,115 
1,728 
1,609 
2,840 

75,917 
3,018 

78,935 

30,506 
3,549 
2,381 
3,368 
36,704 
1,367 

77,875 
856 

78,731 

–
1,229 
365 
31,937 
324 
107 
1,224 

35,186 
2,283 

37,469 

30,761 
2,505 
659 
615 
534 
7 

35,081 
610 

35,691 

2 
–
1,495 
10,748 
742 
49 
499 

13,535 
1,336 

14,871 

6,486 
11 
10 
476 
1,136 
27 

8,146 
40 

8,186 

–
3 
298 
8,707 
131 
6 
258 

9,403 
799 

10,202 

8,504 
51 
–
158 
280 
–

8,993 
348 

9,341 

–
–
24 
1,426 
13 
–
1 

1,464 
1 

1,465 

1,410 
–
–
12 
8 
–

1,430 
–

1,430 

13 
27 
741 
2,580 
68 
9 
239 

3,677 
343 

4,020 

2,521 
–
–
311 
837 
1 

3,670 
140 

3,810 

£m

Total

759 
1,875 
33,386 
88,417 
2,583 
1,259 
4,869 

133,148 
7,183 

140,331 

81,141 
5,478 
2,629 
4,274 
34,370 
1,478 

129,370 
1,924 

131,294 

£m

Total

921 
1,406 
38,495 
88,513 
3,006 
1,780 
5,061 

139,182 
7,780 

146,962 

80,188 
6,116 
3,050 
4,940 
39,499 
1,402 

135,195 
1,994 

137,189 

The exposure to currency risk on policyholder funds is included under market risk as discussed above.

The derivative instruments are stated at their fair value and not their notional amounts. Therefore, this table does not necessarily reflect the results 
of risk management activities undertaken by the Group.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E1: Group statement of financial position continued

(v) Master netting or similar agreements
This table is presented to provide further information on financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements. 

The Group offsets financial assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position when it has a legal enforceable right to do so and intends to 
settle on a net basis or simultaneously. Certain master netting agreements do not provide the Group with the current legally enforceable right to 
offset the instruments. The majority of these transactions are governed by the principles of ISDA or similar type of agreements. These agreements 
aim to protect the parties in the case of default. 

The following tables present information on the potential effect of netting offset arrangements after taking into consideration these types 
of agreements.

Year ended 31 December 2013

Financial assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Financial liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Year ended 31 December 2012

Financial assets
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Financial liabilities
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Borrowed funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Financial 
instruments 
presented in 
the statement 
of financial 
position1

Related amounts not offset in 
statement of financial position2

Financial 
instruments

Collateral 
received/
pledged

Net amount

£m

759 
1,875 
33,386 
2,583 
1,259 
4,869 

44,731 

81,141 
2,629 
4,274 
34,370 
1,478 

123,892 

– 
– 
– 
(34)
(384)
– 

(418)

– 
– 
(106)
– 
(420)

(526)

– 
– 
– 
(42)
(8)
– 

(50)

– 
– 
(44)
– 
(107)

(151)

Financial 
instruments 
presented in  
the statement  
of financial 
position1

Related amounts not offset in
statement of financial position2

Financial 
instruments

Collateral 
received/
pledged

921 
1,406 
38,495 
3,006 
1,780 
5,061 

50,669 

80,188 
3,050 
4,940 
1,402 
39,499 

129,079 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(510)
– 

(510)

– 
– 
– 
– 
(449)

(449)

– 
– 
– 
(36)
– 
– 

(36)

– 
– 
(295)
(532)
(136)

(963)

759 
1,875 
33,386 
2,507 
867 
4,869 

44,263 

81,141 
2,629 
4,124 
34,370 
951 

123,215 

£m

Net amount

921 
1,406 
38,495 
2,970 
1,270 
5,061 

50,123 

80,188 
3,050 
4,645 
870 
38,914 

127,667 

1  No financial instrument has been offset in the Statement of Financial Position. 
2   This represents the amounts that could be offset in the case of default. These arrangements are typically governed by master netting and collateral agreements.

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(w) Capital management
The Group actively manages its capital with a focus on capital efficiency and effective risk management. The capital objectives are to maintain 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern while supporting the optimisation of return relative to the risks. The Group ensures that it can 
meet its expected capital and financing needs at all times having regard to the Group’s business plans, forecasts and strategic initiatives. The 
Group’s overall capital risk appetite is set with reference to the requirements of the relevant stakeholders and seeks to:

 ■ Maintain sufficient, but not excessive, financial strength to support stakeholder requirements
 ■ Optimise debt to equity structure to enhance shareholder returns
 ■ Retain financial flexibility by maintaining liquidity including unutilised committed credit lines. 

The primary sources of capital used by the Group are equity shareholders’ funds, preference shares, subordinated debt and borrowings. 
Alternative resources are utilised where appropriate. Targets are established in relation to regulatory solvency, ratings, liquidity and dividend 
capacity and are a key tool in managing capital in accordance with our risk appetite and the requirements of our various stakeholders.

The individual companies in the Group are subject to regulatory capital requirements at an individual level. In addition the Group as a whole is 
subject to the solvency requirements of the Financial Groups Directive (FGD) as implemented by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Further 
detail as to the Group’s regulatory capital surplus and that of subsidiaries is provided in the Annual Report and Accounts. As at the date of issue of 
these financial statements the unaudited proforma surplus was estimated to be £2.1 billion (2012: £2.0 billion). The FGD position will be submitted 
to the PRA by 30 April 2014.

It is critical that the Group’s capital management policies are aligned with the Group’s overall strategy, business plans and risk appetite. The 
Group’s Capital Management Committee (GCMC) reviews the capital structure regularly. Further detail on the Capital Management of the Group 
is included in the Risk and Capital Management section of the Annual Report and Accounts.

E2: Credit risk

Overall exposure to credit risk
The Group is exposed to banking credit risk from lending and other financing activities, through its exposure to Nedbank. Nedbank’s lending 
portfolio forms a substantial part of the Group’s loans and advances, as analysed in Note E3. Credit risk represents the most significant risk type 
facing Nedbank, accounting for 60% of its economic capital requirements. Nedbank’s credit risk profile is managed in terms of its credit risk 
management framework, which encompasses comprehensive credit risk policy, mandate (limits) and governance structures, and is approved by 
the Nedbank Board.

The Group has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties and obtaining sufficient collateral where appropriate, as a 
means of mitigating the financial loss from defaults. The Group’s exposure and the credit rating of its counterparties are continuously monitored 
and the aggregate value of transactions concluded is spread amongst approved counterparties.

The Group does not have significant credit exposure to any single counterparty or any group of counterparties having similar characteristics. 
The credit risk on liquid funds, derivative financial instruments and portfolios of debt and similar securities is limited because the counterparties 
are banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit rating agencies and limits are placed on exposures to below investment-
grade holdings.

The Group is also exposed to the risk of credit defaults and movements in credit spreads from our insurance businesses. This includes 
counterparty default risk, which arises mainly from lending activities, and reinsurance and hedging arrangements. 

Other than the above, the Group has other limited credit risk exposures in respect of amounts due from policyholders, intermediaries and 
reinsurers. Credit risk exposure from our property and casualty business is small and none of the life assurance operations cedes significant risk 
through reinsurance. Loans to policyholders are secured on the surrender value of the relevant policies.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E2: Credit risk continued

The table below represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk, without taking into account the value of any collateral obtained. The 
total credit exposure also includes potential exposure arising from financial guarantees given by the Group and undrawn loan commitments, 
which are not yet reflected in the Group’s statement of financial position.

Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Loans and advances
Investments and securities

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures
Short-term funds and securities treated as investments
Other

Other assets
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial guarantees and other credit-related contingent liabilities
Loan commitments and other credit-related commitments
Non-current assets held for sale

At  
31 December  
2013

£m

At  
31 December  
2012
Restated1

759 
1,875 
33,386 
18,539 

6,235 
9,217 
2,565 
522 

2,248 
1,259 
4,869 
2,576 
5,128 
5 

921 
1,406 
38,495 
20,444 

6,723 
10,713 
2,892 
116 

2,581 
1,780 
5,061 
3,255 
5,532 
42 

70,644 

79,517 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(i) Financial collateral 
The Group takes financial collateral to support exposures in its banking and securities and lending activities. Collateral held includes cash and 
debt securities. Cash collateral is included as part of cash equivalents.

These transactions are entered into under terms and conditions that are standard industry practice to securities borrowing and lending activities. 

(ii) Non-financial collateral 
The Group takes other physical collateral to recover outstanding lending exposures in the event of the borrower being unable or unwilling to fulfil 
its obligations. This includes mortgage over property (both residential and commercial), and liens over business assets (including, but not limited to 
plant, vehicles, aircraft, inventories and trade debtors) and guarantees from parties other than the borrower. 

Should a counterparty be unable to settle its obligations, the Group takes possession of collateral as full or part settlement of such amounts. 
In general, the Group seeks to dispose of such property and other assets that are not readily convertible into cash as soon as the market for the 
relevant asset permits.

A further analysis of credit risk is provided in notes E3, E4, E5 and F4.

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E3: Loans and advances

(a) Summary

Home loans
Commercial mortgages
Properties in possession
Credit cards
Overdrafts
Policyholder loans
Other loans to clients
Preference shares and debentures
Net finance leases and instalment debtors

Gross investment
Unearned finance charges

Factoring accounts
Trade, other bills and bankers’ acceptances
Term loans
Remittances in transit
Deposits placed under reverse purchase agreements

Gross loans and advances
Provisions for impairment 
Specific provisions
Portfolio provision

Total net loans and advances

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

7,813 
6,102 
44 
656 
863 
241 
4,989 
1,089 
4,879 

6,095 
(1,216)

275 
2 
5,596 
14 
1,480 

9,899 
7,098 
42 
727 
994 
249 
4,945 
1,231 
5,503 

5,761 
(258)

324 
2 
6,417 
14 
1,840 

34,043 

39,285 

(428)
(229)

(541)
(249)

33,386 

38,495 

Non-performing loans included above had a book value less impairment provisions of £573 million (2012: £859 million).

Of the loans and advances shown above, £10,845 million (2012: £13,038 million) is receivable within one year of the reporting date and 
is regarded as current. £22,541 million (2012: £25,457 million) is regarded as non-current, based on the maturity profile of the assets.

Of the gross loans and advances shown above, £33,802 million (2012: £38,963 million) relates to balances held by the Group’s 
banking operations.

The table below gives an age analysis of loans and advances representing primarily the exposures of the Group’s banking operations:

Neither past due nor impaired
Past due but not impaired

Past due but less than 1 month
Past due, greater than 1 month but less than 3 months
Past due, greater than 3 months but less than 6 months
Past due more than 1 year

Impaired loans and advances individually impaired

Gross loans and advances
Provisions for impairment 

Total net loans and advances

1  The prior year has been restated to align with the Group’s risk management policies and to better align with industry practice.

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December 
20121

31,935 
1,106 

595 
502 
7 
2 

1,002 

34,043 
(657)

33,386 

36,762 
1,123 

647 
442 
7 
27 

1,400 

39,285 
(790)

38,495 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E3: Loans and advances continued

(a) Summary continued

The neither past due nor impaired loans and advances can be further analysed by credit rating as follows:

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 20121

Investment 
grade

Sub-
investment 
grade

Not rated

Home loans
Commercial mortgages
Credit cards
Overdrafts
Policyholder loans
Other loans to clients
Preference shares and debentures
Net finance leases and instalment debtors
Factoring accounts
Trade, other bills and bankers’ 

acceptances

Term loans
Remittances in transit
Deposits placed under reverse purchase 

agreements

1,034 
2,095 
76 
219 
195 
3,267 
908 
285 
16 

2 
3,451 
–

1,231 

5,570 
3,609 
483 
474 
–
1,542 
169 
4,070 
242 

–
1,757 
–

249 

404 
179 
1 
61 
27 
150 
12 
100 
–

1 
43 
13 

–

Total

7,008 
5,883 
560 
754 
222 
4,959 
1,089 
4,455 
258 

3 
5,251 
13 

1,480 

Gross loans and advances

12,779 

18,165 

991 

31,935 

Investment 
grade

Sub- 
investment 
grade

Not rated

1,408 
2,595 
25 
168 
173 
3,299 
1,020 
269 
11 

– 
4,043 
7 

6,745 
4,362 
597 
625 
– 
1,565 
185 
4,685 
306 

1 
1,886 
2 

1,831 

14,849 

9 

20,968 

395 
86 
– 
102 
48 
98 
26 
133 
– 

1 
51 
5 

– 

945 

Total

8,548 
7,043 
622 
895 
221 
4,962 
1,231 
5,087 
317 

2 
5,980 
14 

1,840 

36,762 

1   The prior year has been restated to align with the Group’s risk management policies and to better align with industry practice.

The rating scale of the loans and advances is based on local equivalent rating scales and not international scales.

Collateral is held as security against certain loans and advances detailed above, with this principally consisting of cash, properties and letters of credit.

Movements in provisions for impairment of loans and advances are analysed as follows:

Balance at beginning of the year
Profit or loss charge
Recoveries of amounts previously written off
Amounts written off against the provision
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year 

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

Specific 
impairment

Portfolio 
impairment

Total 
impairment

Specific 
impairment

Portfolio 
impairment

Total  
impairment

541 
391 
(59)
(373)
(72)

428 

249 
36 
–
(33)
(23)

229 

790 
427 
(59)
(406)
(95)

657 

696 
414 
(66)
(514)
11 

541 

219 
52 
–
–
(22)

249 

915 
466 
(66)
(514)
(11)

790 

The majority of loans and advances are in respect of Nedbank. Loans and advances increased 9.9%, in local currency terms, with good 
momentum from wholesale banking and growth of 2.5% from Retail in a tough consumer environment. Nedbank impairments increased by 7.0% 
whilst the credit loss ratio at 1.06% was similar to 2012 (1.05%). Further detail on Nedbank is available at www.nedbankgroup.co.za.

During the year under review, the Group recognised collateral of £44 million (2012: £42 million) in the statement of financial position. These 
amounts are being included in the loans and advances above as properties in possession. 

(b) Finance lease and instalment debtors

Amounts receivable under finance leases – At 31 December

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

Less: unearned finance income

Present value of minimum lease payments receivable

Minimum lease payments 
receivable

Present value of minimum lease 
payments receivable

£m

2013 

1,616 
4,213 
266 

6,095 
(1,216)

4,879 

2012 

766 
3,632 
1,363 

5,761 
(258)

5,503 

2013 

1,294 
3,373 
212 

4,879 
–

4,879 

2012 

665 
3,476 
1,362 

5,503 
–

5,503 

The accumulated allowance for uncollectable minimum lease payments receivable is £116 million (2012: £158 million).

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E4: Investments and securities

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures

Listed
Unlisted

Equity securities

Listed
Unlisted

Pooled investments

Listed
Unlisted

Short-term funds and securities treated as investments
Other

Total investments and securities

At  
31 December  
2013

£m

At  
31 December  
2012
Restated1

6,235 
9,217 

6,101 
3,116 

16,894 

15,990 
904 

52,984 

6,973 
46,011 

2,565 
522 

88,417 

7,345 
10,779 

7,451 
3,328 

16,767 

15,908 
859 

50,046 

2,815 
47,231 

2,959 
617 

88,513 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Investments and securities are regarded as current and non-current assets based on the intention with which the financial assets are held, as well as 
their contractual maturity profile. Of the amounts shown above, £55,153 million (2012: £52,661 million) is regarded as current and £33,264 million 
(2012: £35,852 million) is regarded as non-current.

(a) Debt instruments and similar securities
The following table shows an age analysis of the portfolio of debt instruments and similar securities:

Total debt instruments and similar securities – neither past due nor impaired

18,536 

21,628 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

At  
31 December  
2013

£m

At  
31 December  
2012
Restated1

At 31 December 2013

Investment 
grade  
(AAA to BBB)

Sub-
Investment 
grade (BB 
and lower)

Not rated

Total

Investment 
grade  
(AAA to BBB)

Sub-
investment 
grade (BB  
and lower)

Government and government-related 

securities

Other debt securities, preference shares 

and debentures

Short-term funds and securities
Other

4,808 

5,757 
1,943 
20 

12,528 

25 

1,402 

6,235 

131 
–
–

156 

3,329 
622 
499 

5,852 

9,217 
2,565 
519 

5,665 

7,009 
1,286 
–

18,536 

13,960 

1 

130 
–
–

131 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

In general, no collateral is taken in respect of the Group’s holdings of debt instruments and similar securities.

£m

At 31 December 20121

Not rated

Total

1,679 

3,640 
1,673 
545 

7,537 

7,345 

10,779 
2,959 
545 

21,628 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E5: Securities lending

The Group participates in securities lending where securities holdings are lent to third parties. The loaned securities are not derecognised from 
the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position but are retained within the relevant investment classification. Collateral is held in respect 
of the loaned securities.

The table below represents the amounts lent and the related collateral received:

Amounts lent under securities lending

Equity
Debt securities

Amounts received as collateral for securities lending

Cash
Debt securities

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

452 
155 

607 

630 
17 

647 

460 
433 

893 

883 
85 

968 

The cash collateral has been recognised in the statement of financial position with a corresponding liability to return the collateral included in 
other liabilities. Of the collateral included in the table above, £647 million (2012: £968 million) can be sold or repledged and £nil (2012: £nil) 
has been sold or repledged.

At 31 December 2013, the Group has provided £203 million (2012: £150 million) in debt securities collateral under repurchase arrangements. 

At 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2012, the Group has not provided any cash collateral for security lending arrangements.

E6: Derivative financial instruments – assets and liabilities

The Group utilises derivative instruments for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. The derivative instruments become in-the-money or 
out-of-the-money as a result of fluctuations in market interest rates, foreign exchange rates or asset prices relative to their terms. The aggregate 
contractual or notional amount of derivative financial instruments on hand, the extent to which instruments are in-the-money or out-of-the-money 
and, therefore, the aggregate fair values of derivative financial assets and liabilities can fluctuate significantly from time to time.

The Group undertakes transactions involving derivative financial instruments with other financial institutions. Management has established limits 
commensurate with the credit quality of the institutions with whom it deals and manages the resulting exposures such that a default by any 
individual counterparty is unlikely to have a materially adverse impact on the Group.

The following tables provide a detailed breakdown of the Group’s derivative financial instruments outstanding at year-end. These instruments 
allow the Group and its customers to transfer, modify or reduce their credit, equity market, foreign exchange and interest rate risks.

£m

Derivative financial instruments

Liabilities

At 31 December

Equity derivatives
Exchange rate contracts
Interest rate contracts
Credit derivatives
Other derivatives

Total

2013 

46 
286 
810 
68 
49 

1,259 

Assets

2012 

54 
248 
1,414 
13 
51 

1,780 

2013 

41 
287 
1,050 
63 
37 

1,478 

The undiscounted contractual maturities of the cash flows of the derivative liabilities held are as follows:

Carrying 
amount

Less than  
3 months

More than 3 
months less 
than 1 year

Between  
1 and  
5 years

1,478 

1,402 

5 

74 

165 

296 

403 

607 

More  
than  
5 years

1,757 

522 

No 
contractual 
maturity 
date

–

–

Derivative financial liabilities

At 31 December 2013

At 31 December 2012

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41 
93 
1,217 
11 
40 

1,402 

£m

Total

2,330 

1,499 

E7: Hedge accounting

Net investment hedges
The Group uses a combination of currency swaps, forward foreign exchange contracts and debt raised in the currency of the exposure to 
mitigate the translation effect of holding overseas companies. The following table summarises the Group’s open positions with respect to financial 
instruments utilised for net investment hedging purposes. There was no ineffectiveness in respect of the net investment hedges during the financial 
year ended 31 December 2013 and the financial year ended 31 December 2012. 

The table below sets out the notional amounts of derivative contracts used as hedging instruments:

Open positions
Forward contracts
Currency swaps

USD

–
110 

110 

At 31 December 2013

ZAR

119 
–

119 

EUR

106 
–

106 

Fair value of financial instruments designated as net investment hedges
ZAR forward foreign exchange contracts
EUR forward foreign exchange contracts
USD cross-currency swap

£m

At 31 December 2012

USD

–
112 

112 

ZAR

392 
–

392 

EUR

–
–

–

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

11 
2 
19 

32 

(8)
–
29 

21 

The ZAR, USD and EUR forward exchange contracts are designated as hedges against foreign currency risk in respect of the Group’s investments 
in its South African, US and European operations.

E8: Insurance and investment contracts

Life assurance

Classification of contracts
Contracts sold as life assurance (with the exception of unit-linked assurance contracts) are categorised into insurance contracts, contracts with a 
discretionary participation feature or investment contracts, being in accordance with the classification criteria set out in the following paragraphs.

For the Group’s unit-linked assurance business, contracts are separated into an insurance component and an investment component (known as 
unbundling) and each unbundled component is accounted for separately in accordance with the accounting policy for that component. Unit-
linked assurance contracts are savings contracts with a small or insignificant component of insurance risk.

Contracts under which the transfer of insurance risk to the Group from the policyholder is not significant are classified as investment contracts. 
Such contracts include savings and/or investment contracts sold without life assurance protection.

Contracts under which the Group accepts significant insurance risk from another party (the policyholder) by agreeing to compensate the 
policyholder or other beneficiary if a specified uncertain future event (the insured event) adversely affects the policyholder are classified as 
insurance contracts. Insurance risk is risk other than financial risk. Contracts accounted for as insurance contracts include life assurance contracts 
and savings contracts providing more than an insignificant amount of life assurance protection.

Financial risk is the risk of a possible future change in one or more of a specified interest rate, security price, security index, commodity price, 
foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, a credit rating or credit index, or other variable, provided, in the case of a non-financial variable, 
that the variable is not specific to a party to the contract.

Contracts with a discretionary participating feature are those under which the policyholder holds a contractual right to receive additional 
payments as a supplement to guaranteed minimum payments. These additional payments, the amount or timing of which is at the Group’s 
discretion, represent a significant portion of the total contractual payments and are contractually based on (1) the performance of a specified 
pool of contracts or a specified type of contract, (2) realised and/or unrealised investment returns on a specified pool of assets held by the Group 
or (3) the profit or loss of the Group. Investment contracts with discretionary participating features, which have no life assurance protection in the 
policy terms, are accounted for in the same manner as insurance contracts.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E8: Insurance and investment contracts continued

Life assurance continued

Premiums on life assurance 
Premiums and annuity considerations receivable under insurance contracts and investment contracts with a discretionary participating feature are 
stated gross of commission and exclude taxes and levies. Premiums in respect of linked insurance contracts are recognised when the liability is 
established. Premiums in respect of other insurance contracts and investment contracts with a discretionary participating feature are recognised 
when due for payment.

Outward reinsurance premiums are recognised when due for payment.

Amounts received under investment contracts other than those with a discretionary participating feature and unit-linked assurance contracts are 
recorded as deposits and credited directly to investment contract liabilities.

Revenue on investment management service contracts
Fees charged for investment management services provided in conjunction with an investment contract are recognised as revenue as the services 
are provided. Initial fees, which exceed the level of recurring fees and relate to the future provision of services are deferred and amortised over 
the anticipated period in which services will be provided. Fees charged for investment management service contracts by asset management 
businesses are also recognised on this basis.

Claims paid on life assurance
Claims paid under insurance contracts and investment contracts with a discretionary participating feature include maturities, annuities, surrenders, 
death and disability payments.

Maturity and annuity claims are recorded as they fall due for payment. Death and disability claims and surrenders are accounted for when notified.

Reinsurance recoveries are accounted for in the same period as the related claim.

Amounts paid under investment contracts other than those with a discretionary participating feature and unit-linked assurance contracts are 
recorded as deductions from investment contract liabilities. Insurance contract provisions
Insurance contract provisions for African businesses have been computed using a gross premium valuation method. Provisions in respect of 
African business have been made in accordance with the Financial Soundness Valuation basis as set out in the guidelines issued by the Actuarial 
Society of South Africa in Standard of Actuarial Practice (SAP) 104 (2012). Under this guideline, provisions are valued using realistic expectations 
of future experience, with margins for prudence and deferral of profit emergence.

Provisions for investment contracts with a discretionary participating feature are also computed using the gross premium valuation method in 
accordance with the Financial Soundness Valuation basis. Surplus allocated to policyholders but not yet distributed related to these contracts is 
included as part of life assurance policyholder liabilities.

Reserves on immediate annuities and guaranteed payments are computed on the prospective deposit method, which produces reserves equal 
to the present value of future benefit payments.

For other territories, the valuation bases adopted are in accordance with local actuarial practices and methodologies.

Derivatives embedded in an insurance contract are not separated and measured at fair value if the embedded derivative itself qualifies for 
recognition as an insurance contract. In this case the entire contract is measured as described above.

The Group performs liability adequacy testing at a business unit level on its insurance liabilities to ensure that the carrying amount of its liabilities 
(less related deferred acquisition costs and intangible assets) is sufficient in view of estimated future cash flows. When performing the liability 
adequacy test, the Group discounts all contractual cash flows and compares this amount to the carrying value of the liability at discount rates 
appropriate to the business in question. Where a shortfall is identified, an additional provision is made.

The provision estimation techniques and assumptions are periodically reviewed, with any changes in estimates reflected in profit or loss as 
they occur.

Whilst the directors consider that the gross insurance contract provisions and the related reinsurance recoveries are fairly stated on the basis of 
the information currently available to them, the ultimate liability will vary as a result of subsequent information and events and may result in 
significant adjustments to the amount provided.

In respect of the South Africa life assurance, shadow accounting is applied to insurance contract provisions where the underlying measurement of 
the policyholder liability depends directly on the value of owner-occupied property and the unrealised gains and losses on such property, which 
are recognised in other comprehensive income. The shadow accounting adjustment to insurance contract provisions is recognised in other 
comprehensive income to the extent that the unrealised gains or losses on owner-occupied property backing insurance contract provisions are 
also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

Financial guarantee contracts are recognised as insurance contracts. Liability adequacy testing is performed to ensure that the carrying amount 

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Investment contract liabilities
Investment contract liabilities in respect of the Group’s non-linked business are recorded at amortised cost unless they are designated at fair value 
through profit or loss in order to eliminate or significantly reduce a measurement or recognition inconsistency, for example where the 
corresponding assets are recorded at fair value through profit or loss.

Investment contract liabilities in respect of the Group’s linked business are recorded at fair value. For such liabilities, including the deposit 
component of unbundled unit-linked assurance contracts, fair value is calculated as the account balance, which is the value of the units allocated 
to the policyholder, based on the bid price of the assets in the underlying fund (adjusted for tax).

Investment contract liabilities measured at fair value are subject to a ‘deposit floor’ such that the liability established cannot be less than the 
amount repayable on demand.

Acquisition costs
Acquisition costs for insurance contracts comprise all direct and indirect costs arising from the sale of insurance contracts.

As the gross premium valuation method used in African territories to determine insurance contract provisions makes implicit allowance for the 
deferral of acquisition costs, no explicit deferred acquisition cost asset is recognised in the statement of financial position for the contracts issued 
in these areas.

Deferral of costs on insurance business in other territories is limited to the extent that they are deemed recoverable from available future margins.

Costs incurred in acquiring investment management service contracts
Incremental costs that are directly attributable to securing an investment management service contract are recognised as an asset if they can be 
identified separately and measured reliably and it is probable that they will be recovered. Deferred acquisition costs represent the contractual 
right to benefit from providing investment management services and are amortised as the related revenue is recognised. Costs attributable to 
investment management service contracts in the asset management businesses are also recognised on this basis.

General insurance
Contracts under which the Group accepts significant insurance risk from another party and are not classified as life insurance are classified as 
general insurance. All classes of general insurance business are accounted for on an annual basis.

Premiums in general insurance
Premiums stated gross of commissions exclude taxes and levies and are accounted for in the period in which the risk commences. The proportion 
of the premiums written relating to periods of risk after the reporting date is carried forward to subsequent accounting periods as unearned 
premiums, so that earned premiums relate to risks carried during the accounting period.

Outward reinsurance premiums are accounted for in the same accounting period as the premiums for the related direct insurance.

Claims on general insurance
Claims incurred comprise the settlement and handling costs of paid and outstanding claims arising during the year and adjustments to prior year 
claim provisions. Outstanding claims comprise claims incurred up to, but not paid, at the end of the accounting period, whether reported or not.

Outstanding claims do not include any provision for possible future claims where the claims arise under contracts not in existence at the 
reporting date.

The Group performs liability adequacy testing at a business unit level on its claim liabilities to ensure that the carrying amount of its liabilities 
(less related deferred acquisition costs and the unearned premium reserve) is sufficient in view of estimated future cash flows.

Whilst the directors consider that the gross provisions for claims and the related reinsurance recoveries are fairly stated on the basis of the 
information currently available to them, the ultimate liability will vary as a result of subsequent information and events and may result in significant 
adjustments to the amount provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established in prior years are reflected in the financial 
statements for the period in which the adjustments are made and disclosed separately if material. The methods used and estimates made are 
reviewed regularly.

Acquisition costs on general insurance
Acquisition costs, which represent commission and other related expenses, are deferred and amortised over the period in which the related 
premiums are earned.

Reinsurance
The Group cedes reinsurance in the normal course of business for the purpose of limiting its net loss potential through the diversification of its risks. 
Assets, liabilities and income and expense arising from ceded reinsurance contracts are presented separately from the related assets, liabilities, 
income and expense from the related insurance contracts because the reinsurance arrangements do not relieve the Group from its direct 
obligations to its policyholders.

Only rights under contracts that give rise to a significant transfer of insurance risk are accounted for as reinsurance assets. Rights under contracts 
that do not transfer significant insurance risk are accounted for as financial instruments.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E8: Insurance and investment contracts continued

Reinsurance premiums for ceded reinsurance are recognised as an expense on a basis that is consistent with the recognition basis for the 
premiums on the related insurance contracts. For general insurance business, reinsurance premiums are expensed over the period that the 
reinsurance cover is provided based on the expected pattern of the reinsured risks. The unexpensed portion of ceded reinsurance premiums is 
included in reinsurance assets.

The net amounts paid to a reinsurer at the inception of a contract may be less than the reinsurance assets recognised by the Group in respect of 
its rights under such contracts. Any difference between the premium due to the reinsurer and the reinsurance asset recognised is included in profit 
or loss in the period in which the reinsurance premium is due.

The amounts recognised as reinsurance assets are measured on a basis that is consistent with the measurement of the provisions held in respect 
of the related insurance contracts. Reinsurance assets include recoveries due from reinsurance companies in respect of claims paid.

Reinsurance assets are assessed for impairment at each reporting date. An asset is deemed impaired if there is objective evidence, as a result of 
an event that occurred after its initial recognition, that the Group may not recover all amounts due and that the event has a reliably measurable 
impact on the amounts that the Group will receive from the reinsurer.

(a) Policyholder liabilities

The Group’s insurance and investment contracts are analysed as follows:

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Insurance contracts
Investment contracts

Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
Other investment contracts
Discretionary participating investment contracts

Outstanding claims

General insurance liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

Gross

Reinsurance

Net

Gross

Reinsurance

Net

11,953 

(119)

11,834 

60,769 
786 
7,460 
173 

81,141 

49 
92 
191 

332 

(1,620)
–
–
(22)

(1,761)

(7)
(49)
(58)

(114)

59,149 
786 
7,460 
151 

79,380 

42 
43 
133 

218 

14,457 

56,886 
937 
7,710 
198 

80,188 

42 
99 
205 

346 

(129)

14,328 

(1,159)
–
–
(19)

(1,307)

(3)
(45)
(51)

(99)

55,727 
937 
7,710 
179 

78,881 

39 
54 
154 

247 

Total policyholder liabilities

81,473 

(1,875)

79,598 

80,534 

(1,406)

79,128 

Of the £1,875 million (2012: £1,406 million) included in reinsurer’s share of life assurance policyholder and general insurance liabilities is an 
amount of £1,774 million (2012: £1,314 million) which is classified as current, the remainder being non-current.

(b) Insurance contracts

Movements in the amounts outstanding in respect of life assurance policyholder liabilities, other than outstanding claims, are set out below:

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

Gross

Reinsurance

Net

Gross

Reinsurance

Balance at beginning of the year
Income
Premium income
Investment income
Other income
Expenses
Claims and policy benefits
Operating expenses
Currency translation (gain)/loss
Other charges and transfers
Taxation
Transfer to operating profit

Balance at end of the year

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14,457 

(129)

14,328 

15,587 

2,126 
1,402 
5 

(2,674)
(509)
(2,415)
(57)
(16)
(366)

11,953 

(70)
–
–

60 
–
17 
12 
–
(9)

2,056 
1,402 
5 

(2,614)
(509)
(2,398)
(45)
(16)
(375)

(119)

11,834 

2,251 
1,988 
5 

(3,522)
(550)
(1,197)
278 
(21)
(362)

14,457 

(94)

(73)
– 
– 

60 
1 
6 
(13)
– 
(16)

Net

15,493 

2,178 
1,988 
5 

(3,462)
(549)
(1,191)
265 
(21)
(378)

(129)

14,328 

(c) Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts, and other investment contracts

Balance at beginning of the year
New contributions received
Maturities
Withdrawals and surrenders
Fair value movements
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

(d) Discretionary participating investment contracts

Balance at beginning of the year
Income
Premium income
Investment income
Expenses
Claims and policy benefits
Operating expenses
Other charges and transfers
Taxation
Currency translation gain
Transfer to operating profit

Balance at end of the year

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

57,823 
8,452 
(518)
(7,044)
5,670 
(2,828)

61,555 

53,060 
8,142 
(428)
(6,684)
5,180 
(1,447)

57,823 

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

7,710 

1,025 
1,599 

(901)
(80)
(61)
(11)
(1,733)
(88)

7,460 

7,475 

970 
1,291 

(1,000)
(172)
(31)
(12)
(728)
(83)

7,710 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E8: Insurance and investment contracts continued

(e) Contractual maturity analysis

The following table is a maturity analysis of liability cash flows based on contractual maturity dates for investment contract liabilities and 
discretionary participating financial instruments, and expected claim dates for insurance contracts.

The Group acknowledges that for general insurance the unearned premium provision, which will be recognised as earned premium in the future, 
will most likely not lead to claim cash outflows equal to this provision. The Group has estimated the potential claim outflows that may be 
associated with this unearned premium.

At 31 December 2013

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Insurance contracts
Investment contracts

Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
Other investment contracts
Discretionary participating investment contracts

Outstanding claims

General insurance liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims

£m

Undiscounted cash flows

More than  
3 months  
less than  
1 year

Between  
1 and 5 
years

More than  
5 years

Total

941 

590 
19 
–
–

1,550 

13 
49 
49 

111 

5,248 

18,135 

25,837 

1,184 
46 
–
–

6,478 

16 
5 
60 

81 

2,998 
69 
–
–

21,202 

– 
– 
– 

– 

60,904 
802 
6,804 
173 

94,520 

50 
93 
191 

334 

Carrying 
amount

Less than  
3 months

11,953 

1,513 

60,769 
786 
7,460 
173 

81,141 

49 
92 
191 

332 

56,132 
668 
6,804 
173 

65,290 

21 
39 
82 

142 

Total policyholder liabilities

81,473 

65,432 

1,661 

6,559 

21,202 

94,854 

At 31 December 2012

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Insurance contracts
Investment contracts

Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
Other investment contracts
Discretionary participating investment contracts

Outstanding claims

General insurance liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims

Carrying  
amount

Less than  
3 months

More than  
3 months  
less than  
1 year

Between  
1 and 5 
years

14,457 

56,886 
937 
7,710 
198 

80,188 

42 
99 
205 

346 

1,977 

1,478 

52,516 
716 
7,488 
194 

62,891 

18 
51 
65 

134 

580 
80 
–
1 

2,139 

14 
46 
62 

122 

6,755 

1,173 
137 
–
–

8,065 

10 
1 
79 

90 

£m

Undiscounted cash flows

More than  
5 years

Total

19,594 

29,804 

2,727 
20 
–
–

22,341 

–
–
–

–

56,996 
953 
7,488 
195 

95,436 

42 
98 
206 

346 

Total policyholder liabilities

80,534 

63,025 

2,261 

8,155 

22,341 

95,782 

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(f) Insurance risk
The Group assumes insurance risk by issuing insurance contracts, under which the Group agrees to compensate the policyholder or other 
beneficiary if a specified uncertain future event (the insured event) affecting the policyholder occurs. Insurance risk includes mortality and 
morbidity risk in the case of life assurance or risk of loss (from fire, accident, or other source) in the case of general insurance.

Insurance risk arises through exposure to unfavourable claims experience on life assurance, critical illness and other protection business and 
exposure to unfavourable operating experience in respect of factors such as persistency levels and management expenses. Uncertainty in 
persistency, expenses and mortality and morbidity claim rates, relative to the actuarial assumptions made in the pricing process, may prevent the 
Group from achieving its profit objectives.

For accounting purposes insurance risk is defined as risk other than financial risk. Contracts issued by the Group may include both insurance and 
financial risk; contracts with significant insurance risk are classified as insurance contracts, while contracts with no or insignificant insurance risk 
are classified as investment contracts.

The Group has developed a risk policy which sets out the practices which are used to manage insurance risk and the management information 
and stress testing requirements. The policy is cascaded to all entities across the Group who each have their own risk policy suite aligned to the 
Group. As well as management of persistency, expense and claims experience, the risk policy sets requirements and standards on matters such 
as underwriting and claims management practices and the use of reinsurance to mitigate insurance risk.

The insurance risk profile and experience is closely monitored to ensure that the exposure remains acceptable.

The financial impact of insurance risk events is examined through stress tests carried out within the MCEV and IFRS sensitivities, ICA and Economic 
Capital assessment.

Mortality and morbidity 
Mortality and morbidity risk is the risk that death, critical illness and disability claims are higher than expected and recovery rates on disability are 
lower than expected. Possible causes are new and unexpected epidemics and widespread changes in lifestyle such as eating, smoking and 
exercise habits. Higher than expected claims levels will reduce expected emerging profits. For contracts where the insured risk is survival, the most 
significant factor that is likely to adversely impact the claims experience is continued improvement in medical science and social conditions that 
increase longevity. 

For unit-linked contracts, a risk charge is applied to meet the expected cost of the insured benefit (in excess of the unit value). This risk charge can 
be altered in the event of significant changes in the expectation for future claims experience, subject to ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ principles.

The operations manage mortality and morbidity risks through its underwriting policy and external reinsurance arrangements where its policy is 
to retain certain types of insurance risks within specified maximum single event loss limits. Exposures above accepted limits are transferred to 
reinsurance counterparties.

Persistency
Persistency risk is the risk of higher than expected policyholder surrenders, transfers or premium cessation on contracts, leading to a reduction 
in financial profit.

In order to limit this risk to an acceptable level, products (including charging and commission structures) are designed to limit the risk of direct 
financial loss on surrender, subject to ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ principles.

Persistency statistics are monitored monthly and a detailed persistency analysis at a product level is carried out on an annual basis. Management 
actions may be triggered if statistics show significant adverse movement or emerging trends in experience.

Expenses 
Expense risk is the risk that actual expenses and expense inflation exceed expected levels. This may result in emerging profit falling below the 
Group’s profit objectives.

Expense levels are monitored quarterly against budgets and forecasts. An activity-based costing process is used to allocate costs relating to 
processes and activities to individual product lines.

Some products’ structures include maintenance charges. These charges are reviewed annually in light of changes in maintenance expense levels. 
This review may result in changes in charge levels, subject to ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ principles. 

Tax
Tax risk is the risk that insufficient tax is collected from the policyholders because the projected taxation basis for basic life assurance business is 
incorrect, resulting in contracts being incorrectly priced.

Tax risk also represents potential changes in the interpretation or application of prevailing tax legislation as paid by either policyholders or 
shareholders, resulting in higher taxes reducing profitability or increasing shareholder tax burdens. The taxation position of the operations is 
projected annually and tax changes will result in changes to new business pricing models as part of the annual control cycle. High-risk issues and 
emerging trends are reported internally on a quarterly basis.

(g) Sensitivity analysis – life assurance
Changes in key assumptions used to value insurance contracts would result in increases or decreases to the insurance contract provisions 
recorded, with impact on profit/(loss) and/or shareholders’ equity. The effect of a change in assumption is mitigated by the offset (partial or full) to 
the bonus stabilisation reserve in the case of smoothed bonus products in South Africa.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E8: Insurance and investment contracts continued

(g) Sensitivity analysis – life assurance continued
The net increase or decrease to insurance contract provisions recorded at 31 December 2013 has been estimated as follows:

Assumption

Mortality and morbidity rates – assurance
Mortality rates – annuities
Discontinuance rates
Expenses (maintenance)

%

£m

£m

£m

Change

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Old Mutual 
Bermuda

10 
(10)
10 
10 

256 
42 
(7)
52 

2 
–
(1)
3 

–
–
3 
–

Emerging Markets
The changes in insurance contract liabilities shown are calculated using the specified increase or decrease to the rates, with no change in charges 
paid by policyholders.

The insurance contract liabilities recorded for the Emerging Market business are also impacted by the valuation discount rate assumed. Lowering 
this rate by 1% (with a corresponding reduction in the valuation inflation rate assumption) would result in a net increase to the insurance contract 
liabilities, and decrease to profit, of £6 million (2012: £39 million). This impact is calculated with no change in charges paid by policyholders. 
The 2013 impact is lower than the 2012 impact due to further management actions taken to reduce the impact of changing interest rates on 
operating profit.

It should be noted that where the assets and liabilities of a product are closely matched (eg. non-profit annuity business) or where the impact of 
a lower valuation discount rate is hedged or partially hedged, the net effect has been shown since the asset movement fully or partially offsets the 
liability movement. 

Old Mutual Wealth
The changes in insurance contract liabilities shown are calculated independently using the specified increase or decrease to the rates, with no 
change in premiums paid by policyholders. The assumption changes have no impact on the linked UK business.

Whole of Life is the main product group affected by the lapse assumption change. This is because the policies have the longest duration and 
represent close to 89% of the reserve. The main product groups impacted by the expense, mortality and morbidity sensitivities are Whole of Life 
and Accelerated Critical Illness.

In the Old Mutual Wealth business, non-linked liabilities are well matched by gilts so that the net impact of a valuation interest rate change taking 
asset and liability movement into account is negligible.

Old Mutual Bermuda
Lapses and partial withdrawals have the largest impact where increased activity reduces the guarantee portion of the business since less death 
and living benefit exposure is expected in the future. Mortality plays a much smaller part in Bermuda since all the business is accumulation/savings 
type business. Increased deaths do accelerate payment of guaranteed minimum death benefits but there is a comparable release of reserve on 
the maturity guarantee providing an offset (about 78% of the variable annuity business has both death/living benefits).

(h) Sensitivity analysis – general insurance
An increase of 10% in the average cost of claims would require the recognition of an additional loss of £49 million (2012: £40 million) net of 
reinsurance. Similarly, an increase of 10% in the ultimate number of claims would result in an additional loss of £49 million (2012: £40 million) net 
of reinsurance. 

The majority of the Property & Casualty contracts are classified as ‘short-tailed’, meaning that most claims are settled within a year after the loss 
date. This contrasts with ‘long-tailed’ classes where the claims take longer to materialise and settle. For Property & Casualty, long-tailed business 
broadly comprises of accident & health, engineering, guarantee, liability and transportation classes. In total the long-tail business comprises less 
than 10 per cent of an average year’s claim costs.

(i) Reinsurance assets – credit risk
None of the Group’s reinsurance assets are either past due or impaired. Of the reinsurance assets shown in the statement of financial position, 
all are considered investment grade with the exception of £73 million of unrated exposures (2012: £134 million). Collateral is not taken against 
reinsurance assets or deposits held with reinsurers other than in limited circumstances.

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E9: Borrowed funds

Senior debt securities and term loans

Floating rate notes
Fixed rate notes

Mortgage-backed securities
Subordinated debt securities (net of Group holdings)

Borrowed funds

Other instruments treated as equity for accounting 

purposes

€374 million perpetual preferred callable securities1
£273 million perpetual preferred callable securities2

Total: Book value

Nominal value of the above

£m

At
31 December
2012
Group

1,485 

849 
636 
131 
1,434 

3,050 

Nedbank

1,363 

849 
514 
131 
669 

2,163 

Nedbank

1,151 

673 
478 
65 
597 

1,813 

Notes

E9(a)
E9(b)
E9(d)
E9(e)

Group 
excluding 
Nedbank

113 

–
113 
–
703 

816 

253 
273 

1,342 

1,370 

At
31 December
2013
Group

Group 
excluding 
Nedbank

1,264 

673 
591 
65 
1,300 

2,629 

122 

–
122 
–
765 

887 

334 
348 

1,569 

1,590 

1  The €374 million perpetual callable security was previously €495 million, with €121 million being acquired via a Modified Dutch Auction tender on 19 November 2013.
2  The £273 million perpetual callable security was previously £348 million, with £75 million being acquired via a Modified Dutch Auction tender on 19 November 2013.

The table below is a maturity analysis of the liability cash flows based on contractual maturity dates for borrowed funds. Maturity analysis is 
undiscounted and based on year-end exchange rates.

Less than 1 year
Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years

Total

Group 
excluding 
Nedbank

98 
751 
1,099 

1,948 

At
31 December
2013
Group

483 
2,478 
1,335 

4,296 

Nedbank

385 
1,727 
236 

2,348 

Group 
excluding 
Nedbank

110 
907 
1,311 

2,328 

£m

At
31 December
2012
Group

632 
2,727 
1,625 

4,984 

Nedbank

522 
1,820 
314 

2,656 

Contractual maturity tables include all the data available for both years as at 31 December 2013.

Senior debt securities and term loans

(a) Floating rate notes

Nedbank – Floating rate unsecured senior debt
R98 million at inflation linked (3.80% real yield)
R1,750 million at inflation linked (3.90% real yield)
R1,552 million at JIBAR + 1.48%
R988 million at JIBAR + 1.05%
R500 million at JIBAR + 1.00%
R1,075 million at JIBAR + 0.94%
R1,297 million at JIBAR + 1.00%
R1,027 million at JIBAR + 1.75%
R250 million at JIBAR + 1.00%
R1,044 million at JIBAR + 2.20%
R677 million at JIBAR + 1.25%
R3,056 million at JIBAR + 0.8%
R694 million at JIBAR + 0.75%
R405 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R786 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R80 million at JIBAR + 2.15%

Total floating rate notes

All floating rate notes are non-qualifying for the purposes of regulatory tiers of capital.

Maturity date

Repaid
Repaid
Repaid
March 2014
April 2014
October 2014
February 2015
April 2015
August 2015
September 2015
March 2016
July 2016
November 2016
February 2017
August 2017
April 2020

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

–
–
–
50 
26 
62 
75 
60 
14 
61 
39 
176 
40 
23 
42 
5 

673 

8 
151 
114 
71 
33 
79 
95 
76 
18 
76 
49 
–
–
30 
43 
6 

849 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E9: Borrowed funds continued

(b) Fixed rate notes (net of Group holdings)

Nedbank – Fixed rate unsecured senior debt
R450 million at 8.39%
R478 million at 9.68%
R3,244 million at 10.55%
R1,137 million at 9.36%
R151 million at 6.91%
R1,273 million at 11.39%
R1,888 million at 8.92%
R660 million at zero coupon

Less: fixed rate notes held by other Group companies
Banking fixed rate unsecured senior debt (net of Group holdings)

Group excluding Nedbank
$2 million secured senior debt at 5.23%1
£112 million eurobond at 7.125%

Total fixed rate notes

Maturity date

March 2014
April 2015
September 2015
March 2016
July 2016
September 2019
November 2020
October 2024

August 2014
October 2016

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

26 
28 
192 
67 
9 
80 
109 
14 

525 
(47)
478 

1 
112 

113 

591 

33 
35 
242 
85 
–
102 
–
17 

514 
–
514 

10 
112 

122 

636 

All fixed rate notes are non-qualifying for the purpose of regulatory tiers of capital.

1  $14 million of the $16 million senior bond was repaid, with repayment of $12 million on 1 November 2013 and $2 million on 15 December 2013.

(c) Revolving credit facilities and irrevocable letters of credit
Following an internal review of Group funding requirements, the Group reduced its revolving credit facility by £400 million in August 2013. 
The Group now has access to a £800 million (2012: £1,200 million) five-year multi-currency revolving credit facility which matures in April 2016. 
At 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2012, none of this facility was drawn and there were no irrevocable letters of credit in issue against 
this facility.

(d) Mortgage-backed securities (net of Group holdings)

Nedbank
R480 million (class A1) at JIBAR + 1.10%
R336 million (class A2) at JIBAR + 1.25%
R900 million (class A3) at JIBAR + 1.54%
R110 million (class B) at JIBAR + 1.90%

Less: Mortgage backed securities held by other Group companies

Total mortgage-backed securities 

Tier

Maturity date

Tier 2 25 October 2039
Tier 2 25 October 2039
Tier 2 25 October 2039
Tier 2 25 October 2039

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

13 
20 
52 
6 
91 
(26)

65 

32 
25 
66 
8 
131 
–

131 

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(e) Subordinated debt securities (net of Group holdings)

Nedbank
R300 million at JIBAR + 2.50%
R1,800 million at 9.84%
R1,265 million at JIBAR + 4.75%
R487 million at 15.05%
R1,700 million at 8.90%
R1,000 million at 10.54%
$100 million at 3 month USD LIBOR
R2,000 million at JIBAR + 0.47%
R1,800 million at JIBAR + 2.75%
R1,200 million at JIBAR + 2.55%

Less: Banking subordinated debt securities held by other 

Group companies

Banking subordinated securities (net of Group holdings)
Group excluding Nedbank
R3,000 million at 8.92% until October 2015 and  

3 month JIBAR + 1.59% thereafter

£500 million at 8.00%1

Total subordinated debt securities

Tier

First call date

Maturity date

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

Tier 2
Tier 2

Repaid
Repaid

Repaid
Repaid
Non-core Tier 1 November 2018 November 2018
Non-core Tier 1 November 2018 November 2018
February 2019
February 2014
Tier 2
September 2020
September 2015
Tier 2
March 2022
March 2017
Tier 2 Secondary
July 2022
July 2017
Tier 2
Tier 2
July 2023
July 2018
Tier 2 November 2018 November 2023

Lower Tier 2
Lower Tier 2

October 2015
–

October 2020
June 2021

–
–
74 
32 
101 
62 
60 
116 
105 
69 

619 

(22)

597 

172 
531 

703 

1,300 

11 
137 
93 
43 
132 
81 
62 
146 
–
–

705 

(36)

669 

218 
547 

765 

1,434 

1  The principal and coupon on the bond were initially swapped into floating rate Swedish kronor, at 3 month STIBOR plus 5.46%. Following the Nordic sale, £375 million of the 

coupon is now swapped into floating rate sterling at 6 month GBP LIBOR plus 4.15% and £125 million of principal and coupon is swapped into US dollars at 6 month USD LIBOR 
plus 5.49%.

E10: Amounts owed to bank depositors

At 31 December 2013

Current accounts
Savings deposits
Other deposits and loan accounts
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Deposits received under repurchase agreements

Amounts owed to bank depositors

Carrying 
amount

3,376 
1,579 
23,694 
5,018 
703 

34,370 

Less than 
3 months

3,374 
1,578 
17,402 
1,276 
704 

24,334 

At 31 December 2012

Carrying amount

Current accounts
Savings deposits
Other deposits and loan accounts
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Deposits received under repurchase agreements

Amounts owed to bank depositors

4,055 
1,348 
27,309 
5,584 
1,203 

39,499 

Less than 
3 months

4,056 
1,348 
19,789 
1,671 
1,203 

28,067 

More than 
3 months  
less than 
1 year

–
–
3,388 
2,829 
–

6,217 

More than 
3 months  
less than 
1 year

–
–
3,694 
4,397 
–

8,091 

Between 
1 and 5  
years

2 
1 
2,993 
1,279 
–

4,275 

Between  
1 and 5  
years

–
–
3,816 
–
–

3,816 

More than 
5 years

–
–
304 
5 
–

309 

More than 
5 years

–
–
299 
–
–

299 

£m

Total

3,376 
1,579 
24,087 
5,389 
704 

35,135 

£m

Total

4,056 
1,348 
27,598 
6,068 
1,203 

40,273 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued

E11: Liquidity

Liquidity risk is the risk that cash may not be available to pay obligations when due at a reasonable cost. Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk 
management rests with the Board of directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the 
Group’s short-, medium- and long-term funding and liquidity management requirements. The Group manages liquidity by maintaining adequate 
reserves and banking facilities, continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows, and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and 
liabilities. Individual businesses separately maintain and manage their local liquidity requirements according to their business needs, within the 
overall liquidity framework established by Old Mutual plc.

The Group continues to meet Group and individual entity capital requirements, and day-to-day liquidity needs through the Group’s available 
cash resources and, if necessary, available credit facilities. Given the nature of the Group’s investments and securities, liquid resources are 
generally speaking readily available, as the Group holds large portfolios of highly marketable securities, for example listed bonds, actively 
traded pooled investments, equities and cash and cash equivalents. Whilst most of the Group’s policyholder and banking liabilities are generally 
repayable on demand, the Group’s expectation is that policyholders and banking depositors will only require funds on an ongoing basis. Cash 
resources and other liquid assets are maintained in the event of a need for additional liquidity. Information on the nature of the investments and 
securities held is given in note E4. The Group’s existing revolving credit facility of £800 million (2012: £1,200 million) does not mature until April 
2016 (2012: April 2016). Details, together with information on the Group’s borrowed funds, are given in note E9.

The key information reviewed by the Group’s Executive Directors and Executive Committee, together with the Group’s Capital Management 
Committee, is a detailed management report on the Group’s and holding company’s current and planned capital and liquidity position together 
with summary information on the current and planned liquidity positions of the Group’s operating segments. Forecasts are updated regularly 
based on new information received and also as part of the Group’s annual business planning cycle. The Group and holding company’s liquidity 
and capital position and forecast are presented to the Old Mutual plc Board of directors on a regular basis. 

Group operating segments are required, both in terms of their local requirements and in accordance with direction from the holding company, 
to establish their own processes for managing their liquidity and capital needs and these are subject to review by their local oversight functions, 
with representation from the Group.

Further information on liquidity and holding company cash flow is contained in other sections of this Annual Report and Accounts.

The Group does not have material liquidity exposure to special purpose entities or investment funds.

The contractual maturities of the Group’s financial liabilities are set out in notes E6, E8, E9 and E10 to the Group financial statements.

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F: Other statement of financial position notes

F1: Goodwill and other intangible assets

(a) Goodwill and goodwill impairment
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of a subsidiary undertaking is recognised as an asset at the date that control is achieved (the acquisition date). 
Goodwill is measured as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree 
and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously-held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition date amounts of the 
identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If the Group’s interest in the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets exceeds 
the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously-
held equity interest (if any), this excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Goodwill is not amortised, but is reviewed for impairment at least once annually. Any impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss 
and is not subsequently reversed.

On loss of control of a subsidiary undertaking, any attributable goodwill is included in the determination of any profit or loss on disposal. On 
disposal of a business, where goodwill on acquisition is allocated to the entire cash-generating units (CGU), goodwill is allocated to the disposal 
on a relative basis.

Goodwill is allocated to one or more CGUs, being the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely 
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or group of assets. The directors annually test for impairment of each CGU or group of CGUs 
containing goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, at a level that is no larger than that of the Group’s identified operating 
segments for the purposes of segment reporting. An impairment loss is recognised whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU or group 
of CGUs exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Impairment losses relating to 
goodwill are not reversed.

(b) Present value of acquired in-force for insurance and investment contract business
The present value of acquired in-force for insurance and investment contract business is capitalised in the consolidated statement of financial 
position as an intangible asset.

The capitalised value is the present value of cash flows anticipated in the future from the relevant book of insurance and investment contract 
policies acquired at the date of the acquisition. This is calculated by performing a cash flow projection of the associated life assurance fund and 
book of in-force policies in order to estimate future after tax profits attributable to shareholders. The valuation is based on actuarial principles 
taking into account future premium income, mortality, disease and surrender probabilities, together with future costs and investment returns on the 
assets supporting the fund. These profits are discounted at a rate of return allowing for the risk of uncertainty of the future cash flows. The key 
assumptions impacting the valuation are discount rate, future investment returns and the rate at which policies discontinue.

The asset is amortised over the expected profit recognition period on a systematic basis over the anticipated lives of the related contracts.

The amortisation charge is stated net of any unwind in the discount rate used to calculate the asset.

The recoverable amount of the asset is re-calculated at each reporting date and any impairment losses recognised accordingly.

(c) Other intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination
Contractual banking and asset management customer relationships, relationships with distribution channels and similar intangible assets, 
acquired as a part of a business combination, are capitalised at their fair value, represented by the estimated net present value of the future cash 
flows from the relevant relationships acquired at the date of acquisition.

Brands and similar items acquired as part of a business combination are capitalised at their fair value based on a ‘relief from royalty’ 
valuation methodology.

Subsequent to initial recognition such acquired intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as set 
out below:

 ■ Distribution channels 
 ■ Customer relationships 
 ■ Brand   

10 years
10 years
15 – 20 years

The estimated useful life is re-evaluated on a regular basis.

(d) Internally developed software
Internally developed software is amortised over its estimated useful life, where applicable. Such assets are stated at cost less accumulated 
amortisation and impairment losses. Software is recognised in the statement of financial position if, and only if, it is probable that the relevant 
future economic benefits attributable to the software will flow to the Group and its cost can be measured reliably.

Costs incurred in the research phase are expensed whereas costs incurred in the development phase are capitalised subject to meeting specific 
criteria, set out in the relevant accounting guidance. The main criteria being that future economic benefits can be identified as a result of the 
development expenditure. Amortisation is charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the relevant software, 
which range between two and five years.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

F1: Goodwill and other intangible assets continued

(e) Subsequent expenditure
Subsequent expenditure on capitalised intangible assets is capitalised only when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific 
asset to which it relates. All other expenditure is expensed as incurred.

For properties reclassified during the year from property, plant and equipment to investment properties, any revaluation gain arising is initially 
recognised in profit or loss to the extent that impairment losses were previously recognised. Any residual excess is taken to the revaluation reserve. 
Revaluation deficits are recognised in the revaluation reserve to the extent of previously recognised gains and any residual deficit is accounted for 
in profit or loss.

Investment properties that are reclassified to owner-occupied property are revalued at the date of transfer, with any difference being taken to 
profit or loss.

(f) Analysis of goodwill and other intangibles

At 31 December

Cost
Balance at beginning of the year
Acquisitions through business combinations
Additions
Disposals or retirements
Transfer to non-current assets held for sale
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Amortisation and impairment losses
Balance at beginning of the year
Amortisation charge for the year
Impairment losses
Disposals or retirements
Foreign exchange and other movements

Accumulated amortisation and 

Present value of 
acquired in-force 
business 
development costs

Goodwill

Software 
development costs

Other 
intangible 
assets

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2013 

2,729 
30 
–
–
–
(118)

2,641 

(611)
–
(8)
–
21 

2,882 
1 
–
(28)
–
(126)

2,729 

(665)
–
–
–
54 

1,453 
–
–
–
–
11 

1,464 

(866)
(76)
–
–
(4)

1,476 
–
–
–
–
(23)

1,453 

(804)
(84)
–
–
22 

684 
–
84 
(5)
–
(133)

630 

(480)
(49)
–
6 
86 

699 
–
72 
(27)
–
(60)

684 

(492)
(53)
–
27 
38 

565 
–
2 
(35)
–
6 

538 

(418)
(48)
(20)
33 
(4)

580 
–
–
–
(6)
(9)

565 

(318)
(51)
(35)
–
(14)

5,431 
30 
86 
(40)
–
(234)

5,273 

(2,375)
(173)
(28)
39 
99 

£m

Total

2012 

5,637 
1 
72 
(55)
(6)
(218)

5,431 

(2,279)
(188)
(35)
27 
100 

impairment losses at end of the year

(598)

(611)

(946)

(866)

(437)

(480)

(457)

(418)

(2,438)

(2,375)

Carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year

Balance at end of the year

2,118 

2,043 

2,217 

2,118 

587 

518 

672 

587 

204 

193 

207 

204 

147 

81 

262 

147 

3,056 

2,835 

3,358 

3,056 

The acquisitions through business combinations comprises £30 million (2012: £nil) in respect of acquisitions made by Emerging Markets. Refer to 
note H8 for further information.

The present value of acquired in-force business at the year-end of £518 million (2012: £587 million) relates to the Skandia business acquired during 
2006, which is due to be amortised over a further seven to twelve years.

Of the other intangible assets, £69 million (2012: £130 million) relates to distribution channels associated with the Skandia business, which have 
a remaining period of amortisation of two years.

(g) Allocation of goodwill to cash generating units
The carrying amount of goodwill accords with the operating segmentation shown in note B and primarily relates to the cash generating units 
(CGUs) of Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Nedbank and US Asset Management. 

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
US Asset Management
Other

Goodwill, net of impairment losses

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£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

98 
864 
285 
793 
3 

86 
859 
355 
814 
4 

2,043 

2,118 

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(h) Annual impairment testing of goodwill
In accordance with the requirements of IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’, goodwill is tested annually for impairment for each CGU, by comparing the 
carrying amount of each CGU to its recoverable amount, being the higher of that CGU’s value-in-use or fair value less costs to sell. An impairment 
charge is recognised when the recoverable amount is less than the carrying value.

Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth
Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth CGUs generate revenues through their life assurance and asset management businesses. 

The value-in-use calculations for the life assurance operations are determined using the reported embedded value methodology plus a 
discounted cash flow calculation for the value of new business. The value of new business represents the present value of future profits from 
expected new business. Embedded value represents the shareholders’ interest in the life assurance business and is calculated in accordance 
with MCEV principles. The methodology and significant assumptions underlying the determination of embedded value is disclosed in the 
supplementary information shown on pages 255 to 263. The differences between the key assumptions applied in the current year and in the prior 
year are disclosed on page 266. 

The cash flows attributable to the value of new business are determined with reference to latest approved three-year business plans. Projections 
beyond the plan period are extrapolated using an inflation based growth assumption.

The value-in-use calculations for the asset management operations are similarly determined based on discounted cash flow models derived from 
the latest approved three-year business plans. An additional two years of projections beyond the plan period are extrapolated using inflation 
based growth rates. 

The cash flows are discounted at economic profit rates applicable to each individual CGU. The key assumptions used in the value-in-use 
calculations for the Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth CGUs are as follows:

 ■ The growth rate – The rate used is an inflation-based growth assumption, which varies by CGU and is based on external market factors 

particular to that CGU. Emerging Markets applied the growth rate of 9.7% (2012: 9.6%) to both its life assurance business and asset 
management business in Mexico and Colombia. Old Mutual Wealth applied a weighted average calculation to determine the growth 
rate of 2.1% (2012: 2.2%)

 ■ The discount rate – The applied rate used the relevant 10-year government bond rate as a starting point, which was adjusted for an equity 
market risk premium and other relevant risk adjustments, which were determined using market valuation models and other observable 
references. Rates applied were 13.3% (2012: 13.2%) for Emerging Markets and 9.6% (2012: 9.3%) for Old Mutual Wealth.

The directors are satisfied that any reasonable change in the assumptions would not cause the recoverable amounts of the Emerging Markets and 
Old Mutual Wealth CGUs to fall below their carrying amounts.

Nedbank 
The impairment test in respect of the Nedbank CGU has been performed by comparing the CGU’s net carrying amount to its estimated 
value-in-use. The value-in-use has been determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The key assumptions used in the value-in-use 
calculation are the discount rate and growth rate, which are based on market factors relevant to that CGU. A 5.0% (2012: 5.5%) growth rate was 
applied to extrapolate cash flows for an additional two years beyond the three-year business plan period. A terminal value, using the same 
growth rate, is added for the value of cash flows beyond five years. The discount rate applied was approximately 12.0% (2012: 11.2%). The 
directors are satisfied that a reasonable change in assumptions would not cause the recoverable amount of the goodwill to fall below the 
carrying amount.

US Asset Management
The impairment test in respect of the USAM CGU has been performed by comparing the CGU’s net carrying amount to its value-in-use 
determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The key assumptions used in the value-in-use calculations for USAM are as follows: 

 ■ The three-year business plan plus two further years have growth rate assumptions based on management’s expectation of performance over 
this period. A terminal value, using a long-term growth rate of 4.0% (2012: 4.0%) is added for the value of cash flows beyond five years. The 
assumed long-term growth rate was determined with reference to nominal historical gross domestic product (GDP) growth and the outlook for 
nominal GDP growth for the US 

 ■ The risk-adjusted discount rate applied was 12.0% (2012: 12.0%).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

(i) Segmental analysis of goodwill and other intangibles
The following table shows a segmental analysis of the carrying amounts of goodwill and other intangible assets, together with amortisation and 
impairment charges, by operating segment:

At 31 December 

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
US Asset Management
Other

Goodwill and 
intangible assets 
(carrying amount)

2013 

123 
1,461 
446 
794 
11 

2,835 

2012 

98 
1,594 
534 
816 
14 

3,056 

£m

Amortisation

Impairment

2013 

4 
125 
39 
–
5 

173 

2012 

4 
137 
41 
1 
5 

188 

2013 

2012 

8 
20 
–
–
–

28 

–
35 
–
–
–

35 

The impairment of £8 million in Emerging Markets relates to the 2013 acquisitions of new businesses where identified goodwill has been 
fully impaired.

Other intangible assets have been impaired by £20 million in Old Mutual Wealth, which relates to the distribution channels in Germany, Austria 
and Switzerland. The 2012 impairment of £35 million in Old Mutual Wealth was for the brand assets held by the Skandia business. 

F2: Fixed assets

F2(a): Property, plant and equipment

At 31 December

Gross carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year
Additions
Additions from business combinations
Increase arising from revaluation
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements
Transfer to non-current assets held for sale

Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses
Balance at beginning of the year
Depreciation charge for the year
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year

Balance at end of the year

Land

2012 

115 
9 
–
4 
(3)
(18)
(1)

106 

–
–
–
–

–

2013 

106 
7 
–
2 
–
(17)
–

98 

–
–
–
–

–

106 

98 

115 

106 

Buildings

Plant and 
equipment

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2013 

562 
10 
–
33 
–
(139)
–

466 

(39)
(12)
–
17 

(34)

523 

432 

604 
10 
–
18 
(1)
(68)
(1)

562 

(31)
(11)
–
3 

(39)

573 

523 

734 
96 
1 
–
(81)
(152)
–

598 

(516)
(76)
75 
111 

(406)

218 

192 

736 
101 
–
–
(31)
(72)
–

734 

(499)
(90)
28 
45 

(516)

237 

218 

1,402 
113 
1 
35 
(81)
(308)
–

1,162 

(555)
(88)
75 
128 

(440)

847 

722 

£m

Total

2012 

1,455 
120 
–
22 
(35)
(158)
(2)

1,402 

(530)
(101)
28 
48 

(555)

925 

847 

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment leased to third parties under operating leases included in the above is £41 million 
(2012: £57 million) and comprises land of £6 million (2012: £9 million) and buildings of £35 million (2012: £48 million).

The value of property, plant and equipment pledged as security is £2 million (2012: £nil).

The revaluation of land and buildings relates to Emerging Markets, Nedbank and Property & Casualty. In 2013, Emerging Markets made 
revaluation gains of £1 million on land (2012: £3 million) and £7 million (2012: £13 million) on buildings, Nedbank made revaluation gains of 
£1 million on land (2012: £nil) and £23 million on buildings (2012: £5 million) and Property & Casualty made revaluation gains of £3 million 
on buildings (2012: £nil). 

For Emerging Markets, land and buildings are valued as at 31 December each year by internal professional valuers and external valuations  
are obtained once every three years. External professional valuers are used for Nedbank and, in Property & Casualty, valuations are performed 
every 3 years by external valuers. For each business, the valuation methodology adopted is dependent upon the nature of the property. Income 
generating assets are valued using discounted cash flows and vacant land and property are valued according to sales of comparable properties. 

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The carrying value that would have been recognised had the land and buildings been carried under the cost model would be £24 million 
(2012: £32 million) and £175 million (2012: £233 million) respectively for Emerging Markets, £16 million (2012: £20 million) and £112 million 
(2012: £136 million) for Nedbank respectively and, for Property & Casualty, a carrying value of £5 million would have been recognised for 
buildings (2012: £5 million).

F2(b): Investment property

Balance at beginning of the year
Additions
Additions from business combinations
Disposals
Net gain from fair value adjustments
Foreign exchange and other movements
Transfer to non-current assets held for sale

Balance at end of the year

£m

Year ended  
31 December  
2013

Year ended  
31 December  
2012

1,947 
47 
10 
(22)
107 
(278)
–

1,811 

2,064 
55 
–
(67)
84 
(158)
(31)

1,947 

The additions of £47 million (2012: £55 million) and the net gain from fair value adjustments of £107 million (2012: £84 million) are both related to 
Emerging Markets.

The fair value of investment property (freehold) leased to third parties under operating leases is as follows:

Freehold
Leasehold

Rental income from investment property
Direct operating expense arising from investment property that generated rental income

£m

Year ended  
31 December  
2013

Year ended  
31 December  
2012

1,779 
32 

1,811 

157 
(24)

133 

1,921 
26 

1,947 

185 
(28)

157 

The carrying amount of investment property is the fair value of the property as determined by a registered independent valuer at least every three 
years, and annually by locally qualified staff, having an appropriate recognised professional qualification and recent experience in the location 
and category of the property being valued. Fair values are determined having regard to recent market transactions for similar properties in the 
same location as the Group’s investment property. The Group’s current lease arrangements, which are entered into on an arm’s length basis and 
which are comparable to those for similar properties in the same location, are taken into account.

Of the total investment property of £1,811 million (2012: £1,947 million), £1,455 million (2012: £1,604 million) is attributable to Africa and 
£356 million (2012: £343 million) to Europe.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

F2(c): Fair value hierarchy of the Group’s property

The fair value of the Group’s properties are categorised into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The table below reconciles the fair value 
measurements of the investment and owner-occupied property:

Balance at beginning of the year
Additions and acquisitions
Additions from business combinations
Disposals
Net gain from fair value adjustments
Impairments and depreciation
Foreign exchange and other movements
Transfer to non-current assets held for sale

Balance at end of the year

£m

Year ended  
31 December  
2013

Year ended  
31 December  
2012

2,470 
57 
10 
(22)
140 
(12)
(400)
–

2,243 

2,637 
65 
–
(68)
102 
(11)
(223)
(32)

2,470 

The gains and losses have been included in other income.

The following table shows the valuation techniques used in the determination of the fair values for investment and owner-occupied properties, 
as well as the unobservable inputs used in the valuation models.

Type of property

Valuation approach

Key unobservable inputs

Inter-relationship between unobservable 
inputs and key fair value measurement

 ■ Discounted cash flow (market 

 ■ Rental income per square metre 

 ■ The estimated fair value would 

 ■ Commercial, retail and  
industrial properties

 ■ Owner-occupied property

related rentals achievable for the 
property discounted at the 
appropriate discount rate

and capitalisation rates

 ■ Long-term net operating margin 

and capitalisation rates

 ■ Vacancies

increase/(decrease) if:
 — net rental income increases/

(decreases) or

 — capitalisation rates decrease/

(increase)

 ■ the estimated fair value would 

increase/(decrease) if:
 — long-term operating margins 

increase/(decrease) or

 — capitalisation rates decrease/

(increase)

 ■ The estimated fair value would 
increase/(decrease) if price per 
square metre increase/(decrease)

 ■ Price per square metre

 ■ Holiday accommodation
 ■ Residential property

 ■ Land

 ■ Average of market  

comparable valuations  

 ■ Replacement cost
 ■ Land value

 ■ According to the existing zoning 
and town planning scheme at the 
date of valuation, with exceptions 
made by the valuer for reasonable 
potential of a successful re-zoning

 ■ Near vacant properties

 ■ Land value less the estimated cost 

of demolition

 ■ Recent sales of land in the area 
and local government valuation 
rolls adjusted for estimated cost 
of demolition

 ■ Recent sales and local government 

valuation rolls provide an 
indication of what the property 
may be sold for

 ■ Recent sales of land in the area 
and local government valuation 
rolls adjusted for estimated cost 
of demolition

 ■ Recent sales and local government 

valuation rolls provide an 
indication of what the property 
may be sold for

F3: Deferred acquisition costs

At 31 December

Balance at beginning of the year
New business
Amortisation
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

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Insurance contracts Investment contracts

Asset management

2013 

54 
2 
(3)
(5)

48 

2012 

101 
7 
(35)
(19)

54 

2013 

1,107 
161 
(186)
(9)

1,073 

2012 

1,114 
190 
(187)
(10)

1,107 

2013 

127 
14 
(45)
(6)

90 

2012 

136 
46 
(51)
(4)

127 

2013 

1,288 
177 
(234)
(20)

1,211 

£m

Total

2012 

1,351 
243 
(273)
(33)

1,288 

F4: Trade, other receivables and other assets

Debtors arising from direct insurance operations

Amounts owed by policyholders
Amounts owed by intermediaries
Other

Debtors arising from reinsurance operations
Outstanding settlements
Reinsurance treaties
Post-employment benefits
Other receivables
Accrued interest and rent
Trading securities and spot positions
Prepayments and accrued income
Other assets

At 
31 December 
2013

Notes

£m

At 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

95 
56 
77 

228 
30 
475 
319 
119 
707 
281 
187 
75 
162 

94 
67 
79 

240 
35 
404 
545 
76 
717 
326 
275 
115 
273 

H1

Total trade, other receivables and other assets

2,583 

3,006 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Based on the maturity profile of the above assets, £1,469 million (2012: £1,527 million) is regarded as current and £1,114 million (2012: 
£1,479 million) as non-current. No significant balances are past due or impaired.

F5: Provisions and accruals

Year ended 31 December 2013

Balance at beginning of the year
Unused amounts reversed
Charge to profit or loss
Utilised during the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Balance at beginning of the year
Unused amounts reversed
Charge to profit or loss
Utilised during the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Client 
compensation

Liability for 
long-service
leave

Restructuring

Provision for 
donations

Other

22 
(3)
2 
(9)
2 

14 

49 
–
25 
(22)
(11)

41 

37 
(3)
13 
(13)
(7)

27 

78 
–
–
–
(9)

69 

Client 
compensation

Liability for  
long-service
leave

Restructuring

Provision for 
donations

43 
–
7 
(22)
(6)

22 

47 
–
30 
(26)
(2)

49 

37 
(1)
7 
(14)
8 

37 

78 
–
–
7 
(7)

78 

79 
(1)
1 
(6)
12 

85 

Other

62 
(4)
15 
(9)
15 

79 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

£m

Total

265 
(7)
41 
(50)
(13)

236 

£m

Total

267 
(5)
59 
(64)
8 

265 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

F5: Provisions and accruals continued

Provisions and accruals in relation to client compensation were £14 million (2012: £22 million), primarily relating to ongoing resolution of claims 
related to mis-selling of guarantee contracts in Old Mutual Wealth. £1 million (2012: £nil million) is estimated to be payable after more than 
one year.

The liability for long-service leave of £41 million (2012: £49 million) relates to staff payments for employees, the majority of which is  
estimated to be payable in less than one year. This liability has been calculated based on the number of days due to an employee and  
the compensation earned.

Provisions and accruals in relation to restructuring were £27 million (2012: £37 million), primarily in respect of ongoing restructuring of the 
Old Mutual Wealth business. The restructuring provision is expected to be utilised within the next three years.

The provision for donations is held by Emerging Markets in respect of commitments made by the South African business to the future funding 
of charitable donations. The funds were made available on the closure of the Group’s unclaimed shares trusts which were set up as part of the 
demutualisation in 1999 and closed in 2006. £69 million (2012: £78 million) is estimated to be payable after more than one year due to the 
long-term nature of the agreements in place. 

Other provisions and accruals include provisions for long-term staff benefits and costs associated with legal and regulatory uncertainties. 

Where material, provisions and accruals are discounted at discount rates specific to the risks inherent in the liability. The timing and final amounts 
of payments in respect of some of the provisions, particularly those in respect of litigation claims and similar actions against the Group, are 
uncertain and could result in adjustments to the amounts recorded. Of the total provisions recorded above, £195 million (2012: £129 million) is 
estimated to be payable after more than one year.

F6: Deferred revenue

Year ended 31 December

Balance at beginning of the year
Fees and commission income deferred
Amortisation
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Long-term business

Asset management Property & Casualty

2013 

586 
31 
(61)
4 

560 

2012 

590 
67 
(64)
(7)

586 

2013 

93 
–
(35)
(1)

57 

2012 

102 
34 
(41)
(2)

93 

2013 

2012 

10 
3 
–
(2)

11 

9 
1 
–
–

10 

2013 

689 
34 
(96)
1 

628 

£m

Total

2012 

701 
102 
(105)
(9)

689 

F7: Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred income taxes are calculated on all temporary differences at the tax rate applicable to the jurisdiction in which the timing 
differences arise.

(a) Deferred tax assets
The movement on the deferred tax assets account is as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2013

Insurance funds
Tax losses carried forward
Accelerated capital allowances
Other temporary differences
Policyholders tax
Deferred fee income
Netted against liabilities

At beginning 
of the year

Income 
statement 
(charge)/ 
credit

Charged  
to equity

Acquisition/
disposal of 
subsidiaries

Foreign 
exchange  
and other 
movements

–
121 
1 
317 
68 
153 
(315)

345 

–
(34)
1 
1 
14 
(22)
17 

(23)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
(23)
(16)
3 
17 

(19)

£m

At end  
of the year

–
87 
2 
295 
66 
134 
(281)

303 

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Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Insurance funds
Tax losses carried forward
Accelerated capital allowances
Other temporary differences
Policyholders tax
Deferred fee income
Netted against liabilities

At beginning  
of the year

Income  
statement 
(charge)/ 
credit

Charged  
to equity

Acquisition/
disposal of 
subsidiaries1

Foreign 
exchange  
and other 
movements

(1)
164 
1 
129 
61 
166 
(176)

344 

1 
(31)
–
25 
14 
(24)
16 

1 

–
–
–
2 
–
–
(1)

1 

–
–
–
1 
–
–
–

1 

–
(12)
–
160 
(7)
11 
(154)

(2)

£m

At end  
of the year

–
121 
1 
317 
68 
153 
(315)

345 

1  The prior period has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for tax losses carried forward only to the extent that realisation of the related tax benefit is probable, being 
where on the basis of all available evidence it is considered more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits against which the 
reversal of the deferred tax asset can be deducted. The amounts for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised comprise:

At 31 December 2013

At 31 December 2012

£m

Unrelieved tax losses

Expiring in less than a year
Expiring in the second to fifth years inclusive
Expiring after five years

Accelerated capital allowances
Other timing differences

(b) Deferred tax liabilities
The movement on the deferred tax liabilities account is as follows:

Gross amount

Tax

Gross amount

39 
172 
2,127 

2,338 
158 
489 

2,985 

4 
11 
377 

392 
31 
103

526 

40 
160 
1,515 

1,715 
139 
612 

2,466 

Tax

3 
11 
323 

337 
33 
103 

473 

£m

Year ended 31 December 2013

Accelerated tax depreciation
Deferred acquisition costs
Leasing
Present value of acquired in-force business
Other acquired intangibles
Available-for-sale securities
Other temporary differences
Capital gains tax
Fee income receivable
Policyholder tax
Netted against assets

At beginning 
of the year

Income 
statement 
(credit)/ 
charge

Credited  
to equity

Acquisition/
disposal of 
subsidiaries

Foreign 
exchange  
and other 
movements

At end  
of the year

43 
158 
1 
118 
20 
7 
212 
64 
44 
52 
(315)

404 

13 
(12)
–
(21)
(9)
–
(29)
114 
(11)
46 
17 

108 

–
–
–
–
–
(1)
18 
3 
–
–
–

20 

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

(7)
5 
–
2 
1 
–
(49)
6 
1 
(17)
17 

(41)

49 
151 
1 
99 
12 
6 
152 
187 
34 
81 
(281)

491 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

F7: Deferred tax assets and liabilities continued

(b) Deferred tax liabilities continued

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated1

Accelerated tax depreciation
Deferred acquisition costs
Leasing
Present value of acquired in-force business
Other acquired intangibles
Available-for-sale securities
Other temporary differences
Capital gains tax
Fee income receivable
Policyholder tax
Netted against assets

At beginning  
of the year

Income  
statement 
(credit)/ 
charge

Credited  
to equity

Acquisition/
disposal of
 subsidiaries1

Foreign 
exchange  
and other 
movements

22 
170 
37 
137 
37 
3 
51 
80 
36 
112 
(176)

509 

12 
(21)
(23)
(38)
(11)
–
(12)
15 
(7)
(54)
16 

(123)

–
–
–
–
–
4 
2 
– 
–
–
(1)

5 

–
–
–
–
(6)
–
–
–
–
–
–

(6)

9 
9 
(13)
19 
–
–
171 
(31)
15 
(6)
(154)

19 

£m

At end  
of the year

43 
158 
1 
118 
20 
7 
212 
64 
44 
52 
(315)

404 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

As the Group is able to control the reversal of temporary differences in respect of investments in subsidiaries and branches and it is probable that 
these temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future, there is no need to provide for the associated deferred tax liabilities. The 
aggregate amount of temporary differences on which further tax might be due if these temporary differences reversed is estimated at £2.7 billion 
(2012: £2.7 billion).

F8: Trade, other payables and other liabilities

Amounts payable on direct insurance business

Funds held under reinsurance business ceded
Amounts owed to policyholders
Amounts owed to intermediaries
Other direct insurance operation creditors

Accounts payable on reinsurance business
Accruals and deferred income
Post-employment benefits
Share-based payments – cash-settled scheme liabilities
Short trading securities, spot positions and other
Trade creditors
Outstanding settlements
Total securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Obligations in relation to collateral holdings
Other liabilities

At 
31 December 
2013

Note

£m

At 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

H1

175 
419 
61 
11 

666 
35 
333 
64 
91 
256 
480 
642 
204 
558 
945 

151 
562 
89 
65 

867 
28 
373 
92 
56 
456 
544 
583 
146 
831 
964 

4,274 

4,940 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Included in the amounts shown above are £3,687 million (2012: £3,865 million) that are regarded as current, with the remainder regarded as 
non-current.

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F9: Equity

(a) Share capital

Issued ordinary shares of 113⁄ 7p (2012: 113⁄ 7p)

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December  
2012

560

559

(b) Perpetual preferred callable securities
In addition to the Group’s senior and subordinated debt, the Group has issued two separate tranches of perpetual preferred callable securities 
with a total carrying value of £526 million at 31 December 2013 (2012: £682 million). In accordance with IFRS accounting standards these 
instruments are classified as equity and disclosed within equity shareholders’ funds.

£273 million (2012: £348 million) Tier 1 perpetual notes. These are unsecured and subordinated to the claims of senior creditors and the holders 
of any priority preference shares. For an initial period to 24 March 2020 interest is payable at a fixed rate of 6.4% per annum annually in arrears. 
From 24 March 2020, interest is reset semi-annually at 2.2% per annum above the sterling inter-bank offer rate for six month sterling deposits and 
is payable semi-annually in arrears. Coupon payments may be deferred at the Group’s discretion. The perpetual preferred callable securities are 
redeemable at the discretion of the Group at their principal amount from 24 March 2020. £350 million of these bonds were issued In November 
2005 with £2 million repurchased in December 2012 via an open market repurchase and a further £75 million repurchased in November 2013 via 
a Modified Dutch Auction tender.

€374 million (£253 million) (2012: €495 million (£334 million) Upper Tier 2 perpetual notes. These are unsecured and subordinated to the claims of 
senior creditors and the holders of any priority preference shares. For an initial period to 4 November 2015 the notes pay interest at a fixed rate 
of 5.0% per annum annually in arrears. After this date the interest is reset semi-annually at 2.63% per annum above six month EURIBOR and is 
payable semi-annually in arrears. Coupon payments may be deferred at the Group’s discretion. The perpetual preferred callable securities are 
redeemable at the discretion of the Group at their principal amount from 4 November 2015. €500 million of these bonds were issued In 
November 2005 with €5 million repurchased in December 2012 via an open market repurchase and a further €121 million repurchased in 
November 2013 via a Modified Dutch Auction tender.

F10: Non-controlling interests

(a) Profit or loss
(i) Ordinary shares
The non-controlling interests share of profit for the financial year has been calculated on the basis of the Group’s effective ownership of the 
subsidiaries in which it does not own 100% of the ordinary equity. The principal subsidiaries where a non-controlling interest exists is the Group’s 
banking business in South Africa, Nedbank. For the year ended 31 December 2013 the non-controlling interests attributable to ordinary shares 
was £259 million (2012: £256 million).

(ii) Preferred securities

Nedbank
R3,583 million non-cumulative preference shares

Group excluding Nedbank
$750 million cumulative preferred securities1

Non-controlling interests – preferred securities

1  On 24 September 2012, the Group repaid the $750 million cumulative preference securities at their nominal value.

£m

At
31 December 
2013

At
31 December 
2012

19 

–

19 

23 

27 

50 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

F: Other statement of financial position notes continued

F10: Non-controlling interests continued

(a) Profit or loss continued
(iii) Non-controlling interests – adjusted operating profit
The following table reconciles non-controlling interests’ share of profit for the financial year to non-controlling interests’ share of adjusted 
operating profit:

Reconciliation of non-controlling interests’ share of profit for the financial year

The non-controlling interests share is analysed as follows:
Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares
Income attributable to Black Economic Empowerment trusts

Non-controlling interests’ share of adjusted operating profit

Year ended  
31 December  
2013

£m

Year ended  
31 December  
2012
Restated1

259 
20 

279 

256 
25 

281 

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

The Group uses revised weighted average effective ownership interests when calculating the non-controllable interest applicable to the adjusted 
operating profit of its Southern African businesses. These reflect the legal ownership of the businesses following the implementation for Black 
Economic Empowerment (BEE) schemes in 2005. In accordance with IFRS accounting rules the shares issued for BEE purposes are deemed to be, 
in substance, options. Therefore the effective ownership interest of the minorities reflected in arriving at profit after tax in the consolidated income 
statement is lower than that applied in arriving at adjusted operating profit after tax. In 2013 the increase in adjusted operating profit attributable 
to non-controlling interests as a result of this was £20 million (2012: £25 million).

(b) Statement of financial position
(i) Ordinary shares

Reconciliation of movements in non-controlling interests

Balance at beginning of the year
Non-controlling interests’ share of profit
Non-controlling interests’ share of dividends paid
Net disposal of interests
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(ii) Preferred securities (net of Group holdings)

Nedbank
R3,583 million non-cumulative preference shares1

Total in issue at 31 December

At  
31 December  
2013

1,684 
259 
(117)
20 
(344)

1,502 

£m

At  
31 December  
2012
Resated1

1,652 
256 
(119)
20 
(125)

1,684 

£m

At  
31 December  
2013

At  
31 December
2012

265 

265 

273 

273 

Preferred securities at 31 December 2013 are held at historic value of consideration received less unamortised issue costs and are stated net of 
securities held by Group companies.

1  3,583 million R10 preference shares issued by Nedbank Limited (Nedbank), the Group’s banking subsidiary. These shares are non-redeemable and non-cumulative and pay a 

cash dividend equivalent to 75% of the prime overdraft interest rate of Nedbank. Preference shareholders are only entitled to vote during periods when a dividend or any part of 
it remains unpaid after the due date for payment or when resolutions are proposed that directly affect any rights attaching to the shares or the rights of the holders. Preference 
shareholders will be entitled to receive their dividends in priority to any payment of dividends made in respect of any other class of Nedbank’s shares.

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G: Interests in subsidiaries, associates, and joint arrangements

G1: Subsidiaries

In the current year, the consideration of the accounting treatment of investments in entities has been a key judgemental area (note A3(d)). 
Information on structured entities is included in note G3. There have been no additional circumstances or facts that have occurred in the current 
year that have resulted in a change in the entities that the Group consolidates.

(a) Principal subsidiaries and Group enterprises
The following table lists the principal Group undertakings whose results are included in the consolidated financial statements. All shares held are 
ordinary shares and, except for OM Group (UK) Ltd, are held indirectly by the Company.

Name

Old Mutual (South Africa) (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual (Africa) Holdings (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited
Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) Holdings (Pty) 

Limited

Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual Emerging Markets Limited
Nedbank Group Limited¹
Nedbank Limited
Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Limited
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited
AIVA Holding Group S.A.
Old Mutual (US) Holdings, Inc.
Old Mutual (Bermuda) Limited
Acadian Asset Management LLC²
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC
Rogge Global Partners plc
OM Group (UK) Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited
Skandia Europe and Latin America (Holdings) Limited
Skandia Life Assurance Company Limited
Old Mutual (Netherlands) B.V.

Nature of business

Holding company
Holding company
Life assurance
Holding company

Asset management
Holding company
Banking
Banking
General insurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Holding company
Holding company
Life assurance
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Life assurance
Holding company

Percentage 
holding

100 
100 
100 
100 

100 
100 
58 
58 
100 
100 
75 
86.4 
100 
100 
100 
100 
81 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 

Country of incorporation

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Panama
Delaware, USA
Bermuda
Delaware, USA
Delaware, USA
England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales
Netherlands

1  Nedbank Group Limited is a publicly listed company, with its primary listing on the JSE (Johannesburg, South Africa).
2  The Group holds 100% Class A shares and 71.43% Class B shares in Acadian Asset Management. The remaining 28.57% Class B shares are held by the employees as described 

in note G2(c).

A complete list of subsidiaries is filed with the UK Registrar of Companies with the annual return. All the above companies have a year-end of 
31 December and their financial results have been incorporated and are included in the Group financial statements from the effective date that 
the Group controls the entity. 

There are certain funds in which the Group owns more than 50% of the equity but does not consolidate these because of certain management 
contracts which give to other parties the power to control these funds. These management contracts may include that the ability to control is 
delegated to a third party with no rights of removal on similar types of contractual agreements.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

G: Interests in subsidiaries, associates, and joint arrangements continued

G1: Subsidiaries continued

(b) Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
The following table summarises the information relating to the Group’s subsidiaries that have material non-controlling interests:

At 31 December 2013

Total assets
Total liabilities
Net assets
Non-controlling interests

Total revenue
Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Profit after tax for the financial year

Profit allocated to non-controlling interests

At 31 December 2012

Total assets
Total liabilities
Net assets
Non-controlling interests

Total revenue
Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Profit after tax for the financial year

Profit allocated to non-controlling interests

Nedbank

19,897 
(18,180)
1,717 
1,717 

1,944 
357 
(91)
266 

266 

Nedbank

22,279 
(20,382)
1,897 
1,897 

2,128 
369 
(99)
270 

270 

Emerging 
Markets

Other

172 
(142)
30 
30 

42 
7 
(1)
6 

6 

44 
(24)
20 
20 

22 
8 
(2)
6 

6 

Emerging 
Markets

Other

80 
(66)
14 
14 

7 
–
–
–

–

54 
(8)
46 
46 

24 
12 
(3)
9 

36 

£m

Total

20,113 
(18,346)
1,767 
1,767 

2,008 
372 
(94)
278 

278 

£m

Total

22,413 
(20,456)
1,957 
1,957 

2,159 
381 
(102)
279 

306 

Included in the profit allocated to non-controlling interest of £36 million is £27 million dividend paid on the $750 million cumulative preferred 
securities. This was recognised direct to equity in accordance with IFRS. These securities were repaid in full on 24 September 2012.

(c) Restrictions on the Group’s ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries
Statutory and regulatory restrictions in terms of the South African Reserve Bank controls and solvency restrictions imposed by the Financial 
Services Board in South Africa to comply with statutory capital statutory requirements restrict the amount of funds that can be transferred out of 
South Africa to the Group. In addition, the banking subsidiary companies are restricted in terms of Basel regulations and prudential requirements 
with regard to the distributions of funds to their holding company. Certain regulated entities are only permitted to remit dividends in terms of local 
capital requirements and/or permission has been obtained from the relevant regulator to distribute such funds.

The non-controlling interests do not have any ability to restrict the cash flows to the Group.

(d) Guarantees provided by the Group to subsidiaries 
No significant guarantees have been provided by the Group during the financial year.

The Group provides financial support in certain cases where funds require seed capital and also provides liquidity funding in the case of large 
divestments from unit trust funds.

(e) Loss of control of subsidiaries 
There has been no loss of control of any major subsidiaries during the course of the current and previous year.

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G2: Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures

(a) Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The Group’s investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures accounted for under the equity and fair value method are as follows:

At 31 December 2013

Masingita Property Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (A)1
S.B.V. Services (Pty) Ltd (A)1
South African Bankers Services Company (A)1
Odyssey Developments (Pty) Ltd (A)1
Old Mutual Finance (Pty) Ltd (J)1
Curo Fund Services (J)1
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd (J)1
Heitman LLC (J)2
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd (A)3
Old Mutual-Guodian Life Insurance Company Ltd (J)4
All other associated undertakings

Type of Business

Percentage 
interest held Carrying value

Group share of 
profit/(loss)

£m

Basis of 
accounting

Property development
Financial services
Financial services
Property development
Lending
Asset Management
Asset Management
Asset Management
Life Insurance
Life Insurance

35%
23%
25%
49%
50%
50%
50%
50%
26%
50%

5 
5 
7 
5 
21 
6 
2 
17 
34 
28 
38 

–
Fair value
1  Equity method
1  Equity method
Fair value
–
9  Equity method
– Equity method
(4) Equity method
3  Equity method
8  Equity method
(6) Equity method
9 

168 

21 

At 31 December 2012 Restated5

Billion Property Developments (Pty) Ltd (A)1
Odyssey Developments (Pty) Ltd (A)1
Old Mutual Finance (Pty) Ltd (J)1
Curo Fund Services (J)1
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd (J)1
Heitman LLC (J)2
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd (A)3
Old Mutual-Guodian Life Insurance Company Ltd (J)4
All other associated undertakings

Type of Business

Property development
Property development
Lending
Asset Management
Asset Management
Asset Management
Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Percentage 
interest held

Carrying value

Group share of 
profit/(loss)

Basis of 
accounting

£m

20%
49%
50%
50%
50%
50%
26%
50%

10 
7 
14 
8 
6 
15 
26 
18 
48 

Fair value
–
–
Fair value
8  Equity method
3  Equity method
6  Equity method
8  Equity method
5  Equity method
(5) Equity method
7 

152 

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Key: (J) – joint arrangements; (A) – associate investment
Country of operation:
1  Republic of South Africa
2  USA
India
3 
4  China
5  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

All of the joint ventures are strategic in the Group’s underlying operating model. 

(b) Aggregate financial information of investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The aggregate financial information for all investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures is as follows:

Total assets
Total liabilities
Total revenues
Net profit after tax

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

2,803 
(2,412)
798 
21 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012 
Restated¹

2,116 
(1,882)
524 
32 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

G: Interests in subsidiaries, associates, and joint arrangements continued

G2: Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures continued

(c) Aggregate Group investment in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The aggregate amounts for the Group’s investment in associated undertakings and joint ventures are as follows:

Balance at beginning of the year
Net additions of investment in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Share of profit after tax
Dividends paid
Foreign exchange and other movements

Balance at end of the year

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2012
Restated1

152 
61 
21 
(13)
(53)

168 

111 
28 
32 
(7)
(12)

152 

The Group has no significant investments in which it owns less than 20% of the ordinary share capital that it accounts for using the equity method.

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

(d) Restriction on the Group’s ability to obtain funds from its associate undertakings and joint arrangements
Statutory and regulatory restrictions in terms of the South African Reserve Bank controls and solvency restrictions imposed by the Financial Service 
Board in South Africa to comply with statutory capital statutory requirements restrict the amount of funds that can be transferred out of the 
country to the Group. In addition, the banking subsidiary companies are restricted in terms of Basel regulations and prudential requirements with 
regard to the distributions of funds to their holding company. Certain regulated entities are only permitted to remit dividends in terms of local 
capital requirements and/or permission has been obtained from the relevant regulator to distribute such funds’.

No significant guarantees were provided were provided by the Group during the financial year.

(e) Contingent liabilities and commitments
At 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2012, the Group had no significant contingent liabilities or commitments relating to investments in 
associated undertakings and joint ventures. 

(f) Other Group holdings
The above does not include companies whereby the Group has a holding of more than 20%, but does not have significant influence over these 
companies by virtue of the Group not having any direct involvement in decision making or the other owners possessing veto rights.

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G3: Structured entities

(a) Group’s involvement in structured entities
The table below summarises the types of structured entities in which the Group holds an interest:

Type of structured entity

Nature

 ■ Securitisation vehicles for loans 

and advances

 ■ Finance the Group’s own assets 
through the issue of notes to 
investors

 ■ Investment funds

 ■ Manage client funds through the 

investment in assets

Purpose

 ■ Generate:

 — Funding for the Group’s 

lending activities

 — Margin through sale of assets 

to investors

 — Fees for loan servicing

 ■ Generate fees from managing 
assets on behalf of third-party 
investors

Interest held by the Group

 ■ Investment in senior notes issued 

by the vehicles

 ■ Investments in units issued  

by the fund

 ■ Securitisation vehicles for 
third-party receivables

 ■ Security vehicles

 ■ Finance third-party receivables 
and are financed through loans 
from third-party note holders and 
bank borrowing

 ■ Generate fees from arranging the 
structure. Interest income may be 
earned on the notes held by the 
Group

 ■ None

 ■ Hold and realise assets as a result 

of the default of a client.

 ■ These entities seek to protect the 
collateral of the Group on the 
default of a loan

 ■ Interest will be in proportion 

of the lending

 ■ Clients investment entities

 ■ Hold client investment assets.

 ■ Generates various sources of 

 ■ None

income for the Group

 ■ Black Economic Empowerment 

 ■ Fund the acquisition of shares by a 

 ■ Generates interest on the 

 ■ None

(BEE) funding

BEE partner

funding provided

As at 31 December 2013, the Group held £47.5 million in investment funds which is included in investment and securities.

(b) Consolidation considerations for structured entities
In structured entities voting rights are not the predominant factor in deciding who controls the entity but rather the Group’s exposure to the 
variability of returns from these entities. The Group acts as fund manager to a number of investment funds. Determining whether the Group 
controls such an investment fund usually focuses on the assessment of decision making rights as fund manager, the investor’s rights to remove the 
fund manager and the aggregate economic interests of the Group in the fund in the form of interest held and exposure to variable returns. 

In most instances the Group’s decision-making authority, in capacity as fund manager, with regard to these funds is regarded to be well-defined. 
Discretion is exercised when decisions regarding the relevant activities of these funds are being made. For funds managed by the Group where 
the investors have the right to remove the Group as fund manager without cause, the fees earned by the Group are considered to be market 
related. These agreements include only terms, conditions or amounts that are customarily present in arrangements for similar services and level of 
skills negotiated on an arm’s length basis. The Group has concluded that it acts as agent on behalf of the investors in all instances. 

The Group is considered to be acting as principal where Old Mutual is the fund manager and is able to make the investment decisions on behalf 
of the unit holders earn a variable fee and there are no kick out rights that would remove the Group as fund manager. 

This is considered to be a critical accounting judgment and is discussed in A3(d). There have been no changes in facts or circumstances which 
have changed the Group’s conclusion on the consolidation of funds.

The Group has not provided any non-contractual support to any consolidated or unconsolidated structured entities. The Group has committed to 
providing certain liquidity facilities for certain securitisation vehicles.

(c) Securitisation vehicles consolidated in the Group’s statement of financial position
Nedbank Securitisations
The Group through Nedbank uses securitisation primarily as a funding diversification tool and to add flexibility in mitigating structural liquidity 
risk. Nedbank currently has three active securitisation transactions:

 ■ Synthesis Funding Limited (Synthesis), an asset- backed commercial paper (ABCP) programme launched in 2004
 ■ GreenHouse Funding (Pty) Limited, Series 1 (GreenHouse), a residential mortgage-backed securitisation programme launched in December 

2007 restructured in November 2012 and

 ■ Precinct Funding 1 (RF) Limited (Precinct), a commercial mortgage-backed securitisation programme launched in 2014.

These vehicles are the full extent of the Group’s current securitisation exposure.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

G: Interests in subsidiaries, associates, and joint arrangements continued

G3: Structured entities continued

(c) Securitisation vehicles consolidated in the Group’s statement of financial position continued
The following table shows the carrying amount of securitised assets, stated at the amount of the Group’s continuing involvement where 
appropriate, together with the associated liabilities, for each category of asset in the statement of financial position1:

At 31 December

Loans and advances to customers 
Residential mortgage loans2
Commercial mortgage loans

Other financial assets
Corporate and bank paper
Other securities
Commercial paper

Total

Carrying amount of assets

Associated liabilities

2013 

101 
112 

138 
154 
–

505 

2012 

96 
–

155 
189 
–

440 

2013 

114 
146 

–
–
292 

552 

2012 

161 
–

–
–
345 

506 

This table presents the gross balances within the securitisation schemes and does not reflect any elimination of intercompany and cash balances 
held by the various securitisation vehicles.

1  The value of any derivative instruments taken out to hedge any financial asset or liability is adjusted against such instrument in this disclosure.
2  The balance at year ended 31 December 2013 represents residential mortgages ceded to GreenHouse. It excludes funds of approximately £46 million held in a warehouse facility 

available for transfer once the remaining acquired residential mortgages have been ceded.

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H: Other notes

H1: Post-employment benefits

The Group operates a number of pension schemes around the world. These schemes have been designed and are administered in accordance 
with local conditions and practices in the countries concerned and include both defined contribution and defined benefit schemes. The assets of 
these schemes are held in separate trustee-administered funds. Pension costs and contributions relating to defined benefit schemes are assessed 
in accordance with the advice of qualified actuaries. Actuarial advice confirms that the current level of contributions payable to each pension 
scheme, together with existing assets, are adequate to secure members’ benefits over the remaining service lives of participating employees. 
The schemes are reviewed at least on a triennial basis or in accordance with local practice and regulations. In the intervening years, the actuary 
reviews the continuing appropriateness of the assumptions applied. The actuarial assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations 
of the Group’s pension schemes vary according to the economic conditions of the countries in which they operate.

(a) Liability for defined benefit obligations

Year ended 31 December

Changes in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year
Benefits earned during the year
Interest cost on benefit obligation
Measurement (gains)/losses
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange and other movements

Projected benefit obligation at end of the year

Change in plan assets
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of the year
Actual return on plan assets
Company contributions
Employee contributions
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange and other movements

Plan assets at fair value at end of the year

Net asset/(liability) recognised in statement of financial position
Funded status of plan
Unrecognised assets

Net amount recognised in statement of financial position

Disclosed as follows:

– Within trade, other receivables and assets
– Within trade, other payables and other liabilities

1  The prior year has been restated for the impact of changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 for further details.

Pension plans
Restated1

£m

Other post-retirement 
benefit schemes
Restated1

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012

567 
5 
31 
(13)
(25)
(75)

490 

606 
78 
8 
1 
(25)
(95)

573 

83 
(1)

82 

97 
(15)

82 

546 
5 
34 
41 
(25)
(34)

567 

594 
67 
9 
1 
(25)
(40)

606 

39 
(7)

32 

59 
(27)

32 

221 
6 
15 
(10)
(7)
(36)

189 

173 
18 
–
–
(7)
(22)

162 

(27)
–

(27)

22 
(49)

(27)

245 
7 
19 
(23)
(8)
(19)

221 

178 
17 
(1)
–
(8)
(13)

173 

(48)
–

(48)

17 
(65)

(48) 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

H: Other notes continued

H1: Post-employment benefits continued

(b) Expense/(income) recognised in the income statement

Year ended 31 December

Current service costs
Net interest (income)/cost
Other post retirement plan costs

Total (included in staff costs)

Pension plans

£m

Other post-retirement  
benefit schemes

2013 

2012 

2013 

2012 

5 
(4)
–

1 

3 
(8)
1 

(4)

6 
3 
1 

10 

7 
5 
–

12 

Actuarial assumptions used in calculating the projected benefit obligation are based on mortality estimates relevant to the economic countries 
in which they operate, with a specific allowance made for future improvements in mortality which is broadly in line with that adopted for the 
92 series of mortality tables prepared by the Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau of the Institute of Actuaries.

The effect to the Group’s obligation of a 1% increase and 1% decrease in the assumed health cost trend rates would be an increase of £87 million 
and decrease of £66 million (2012: increase of £17 million and decrease of £14 million) respectively.

Total contributions expected to be paid to the Group pension plans for the year ending 31 December 2014 are £8 million (subject to any 
reassessments to be completed in the year).

Following the introduction of the revisions to IAS19, the expected returns on plan assets are the same as the discount rate assumption used for plan 
obligations. The detailed actuarial assumptions can be viewed on the Group’s website at www.oldmutual.com

(c) Plan asset allocation

At 31 December

Equity securities
Debt securities
Property
Cash
Annuities and other

Pension plans

£m

Other post-retirement  
benefit schemes

2013 

30.9 
37.3 
3.1 
4.0 
24.7 

2012 

31.3 
42.7 
3.6 
1.5 
20.9 

2013 

48.8 
19.2 
2.8 
20.4 
8.8 

2012 

34.0 
26.7 
4.3 
24.1 
10.9 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

100.0 

Pension and other retirement benefit plan assets include ordinary shares issued by the Company with a fair value of £nil (2012: £nil).

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H2: Share-based payments

(a) Reconciliation of movements in options

During the year ended 31 December 2013, the Group had a number of share-based payment arrangements. The movement in the options 
outstanding under these arrangements during the year is detailed below:

Options over shares in Old Mutual plc (London Stock Exchange)

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Granted during the year
Forfeited during the year
Exercised during the year
Expired during the year

Outstanding at end of the year

Exercisable at 31 December

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Number of 
options

18,131,593 
1,602,254 
(757,309)
(4,558,629)
(52,178)

14,365,731 

1,534,854 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price

£0.72
£1.63
£1.06
£0.77
£1.08

£0.79

£0.71

Number of 
options

52,061,951 
3,471,696 
(212)
(35,910,754)
(1,491,088)

18,131,593 

2,030,072 

Weighted 
average  
exercise 
price

£0.53
£1.28
£0.90
£0.51
£0.62

£0.72

£0.57

The options outstanding at 31 December 2013 have an exercise price in the range of £0.35 to 1.63 (2012: £0.35 to £1.31) and a weighted average 
remaining contractual life of 0.5 years (2012: 0.8 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for options exercised during the 
year was £1.99 (2012: £1.54).

Options over shares in Old Mutual plc (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Forfeited during the year
Exercised during the year
Expired during the year

Outstanding at end of the year

Exercisable at 31 December

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Number of 
options

33,951,884 
(853,157)
(13,410,557)
(188,573)

19,499,597 

6,031,192 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price

R13.67
R14.83
R12.88
R9.57

R14.14

R11.07

Number of 
options

64,825,574 
(2,730,167)
(25,955,199)
(2,188,324)

33,951,884 

5,714,061 

Weighted 
average  
exercise 
price

R11.30
R12.69
R8.25
R9.12

R13.67

R8.17

The options outstanding at 31 December 2013 have an exercise price in the range of R7.45 to R15.80 (2012: R6.55 to R15.80) and a weighted 
average remaining contractual life of 2.9 years (2012: 3.6 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for options exercised 
during the year was R28.54 (2012: R19.70).

Options over shares in Nedbank Group Ltd

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Granted during the year
Forfeited during the year
Exercised during the year
Expired during the year

Outstanding at end of the year

Exercisable at 31 December

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Number of 
options

12,842,067 
125,291 
(312,208)
(1,018,097)
(3,713)

11,633,340 

347,913 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price

R156.12
R189.90
R116.32
R106.99
R110.98

R161.64

R120.30

Number of 
options

14,036,842 
456,467 
(402,035)
(1,097,859)
(151,348)

12,842,067 

397,776 

Weighted 
average  
exercise 
price

R149.94
R167.15
R119.79
R103.74
R95.35

R156.12

R124.99

The options outstanding at 31 December 2013 have an exercise price in the range of R113.93 to R282.58 (2012: R112.49 to R282.58) and a 
weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.1 years (2012: 3.0 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for options 
exercised during the year was R192.24 (2012: R175.65).

The fair value of services received in return for share options granted are measured by reference to the fair value of share options granted. 
The estimate of the fair value of share options granted is measured using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Share options are granted under a service and non-market based performance condition. Such conditions are not taken into account in the 
grant date fair value measurement of the share options granted. There are no market conditions associated with the share option grants.

The grant date for the UK and South African plan awards is deemed to be 1 January in the year prior to the date of issue. As such the Group is 
required to estimate, at the reporting date, the number and fair value of the options that will be granted in the following year. The fair value of 
awards expected to be granted in 2014, which will have an IFRS 2 grant date of 1 January 2013, is shown separately below. The grant date for all 
other awards is the award issue date.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

H: Other notes continued

H2: Share-based payments continued

(c) Share-based payment arrangements relating to US Asset Management
During the year ended 31 December 2013, US Asset Management had the following share-based payment arrangements:

Acadian Asset Management (AAM)
Class B equity interests in AAM acquired by employees during 2007 entitled the participating employees to 28.57% of the earnings of AAM 
in excess of $120 million and to a liquidation preference proportionate to their shareholding. In consideration for the equity acquired, the 
participating employees agreed to forego a portion of existing long-term incentive payments owed. The difference between the carrying amount 
of this consideration and the fair value of the interest acquired was treated as share-based compensation expense in 2007. Fair value was 
determined based on the discounted projected future cash flows of AAM.

Effective 1 April 2011, certain terms of the plan were modified to provide for greater participation by Class B interest holders in Acadian’s profits 
and cash distributions. In addition, provisions were added to provide greater liquidity and transferability for the holders of Class B interests. The 
plan has since included a feature whereby participating employees may sell their equity back to OMAM based on a multiple of prior 12 month 
earnings above a Class A equity holders’ minimum preference amount, subject to certain restrictions. The surrender-date fair value of the Class B 
interests prior to these modifications amounted to $7.2 million and this amount was reclassified from non-controlling interests to cash-settled 
share-based payments liabilities as a result of the liquidity features added. The excess of the fair value of the modified award over its pre-
modification fair value was $21.1 million and was accounted for as incremental cash-settled share-based payments compensation expense and 
liability. As the implementation of the modifications were subject to a two-year vesting period, the incremental cash-settled share-based payments 
compensation expense and subsequent revaluations of the liability each period to its fair value, along with the reclassification of the $7.2 million 
pre-modification fair value of the award from non-controlling interests as a liability, was recognized rateably over that period commencing 
1 April 2011. The remaining $35.3 million of the initial fair value of the equity-settled plan that was surrendered by Class B interest holders was 
transferred to controlling interest equity at the conclusion of the vesting period.

IPO Incentive Plan
During 2011, a stock-based compensation plan was implemented for certain key employees of US Asset Management in connection with the 
stated intention of exploring a potential initial public offering (IPO) of the business. The plan is designed to reward participants for achievement 
of strategic objectives and metrics and value creation over the period of exploring an initial public offering. The awards will consist of a mix of 
cash, payable in the first quarter of 2014, and a deferred award (in Old Mutual plc shares or shadow shares), which will be granted during the 
second quarter of 2014, and vest rateably over 3 years from that date. The awards are currently accounted for as a share-based payment 
liability, with an aggregate value of $6.8 million at 31 December 2013 (2012: $3.3 million). At grant date, any portion payable in forfeitable 
shares of Old Mutual plc will be reclassified to the share-based payments reserve. The expense recognised during 2013 in relation to this plan 
was $3.7 million (2012: $2.3 million), with $0.2 million paid out in relation to terminated participants.

OMAM Affiliate Equity Plans
Equity granted during the year to employees of firms participating in the OMAM Affiliate Equity Plans vests three to five years from the date of 
grant, conditional upon continued employment over this period. Equity purchased vested immediately. Grant date fair value and fair value used 
for reassessment was determined based on a multiple of prior year earnings. Under the terms of the arrangements, participating employees may 
sell their equity back to Old Mutual (which acts as a buyer of last resort) at a fixed multiple of prior year earnings, subject to certain restrictions. 
Accordingly, the schemes are accounted for as cash-settled share-based payments, despite the fact the initial purchase and/or grants of equity 
are settled in equity instruments.

Instruments granted and purchased during the year

Percentage of affiliate equity

Fair value of instruments¹

Affiliate share 
purchases

Affiliate share 
grants

Affiliate shares 
forfeited/ 
bought back

Total
non-controlling 
interest in affiliate

2013 
2012 

2013 
2012 

0.03%
0.01%

–
–

1.87%
1.97%

$10.9m
$11.5m

(0.50)%
(0.23)%

–
–

1.40%
1.75%

–
$11.5m

1  Represents fair value in excess of consideration granted for affiliate share purchases.

US Asset Management annual bonus awards
The OMAM Affiliate Equity Plans are incorporated into annual bonus awards of employees at participating firms, which are to be settled partly in 
cash and partly in equity. The level of bonus is contingent upon current year financial and individual performance and therefore, the vesting 
period for bonus equity to be granted during 2014 in respect of the 2013 financial year has been determined to commence from 1 January 2013.

It is anticipated that instruments with a fair value of $15.0 million (2012: $11.1 million and 2011: $15.8 million) will be granted during 2014 to firms 
participating in the OMAM Affiliate Equity Plans based on 2013 financial performance.

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(d) Forfeitable/Restricted share grants

The following summarises the fair value of forfeitable/restricted shares granted by the Group during the year:

Instruments granted and purchased during the year

Shares in Old Mutual plc (London Stock Exchange)

Shares in Old Mutual plc (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Shares in Nedbank Ltd

Number granted

2013 
2012 

9,933,597 
12,351,453 

2013  16,585,998 
22,703,982 
2012 

2013 
2012 

4,206,027 
4,467,742 

Weighted 
average  
fair value

£1.95
£1.57

R27.71
R19.35

R185.09
R158.11

The share price at measurement date was used to determine the fair value of the restricted shares. Expected dividends were not incorporated into 
the measurement of fair value where the holder of the restricted share is entitled to dividends throughout the vesting period.

(e) Annual bonus awards
The UK and South Africa Plan Awards give rise to annual bonus awards. The level of annual bonus awards is contingent upon the satisfactory 
completion of individual and company performance targets, measured over the financial year prior to the date the employees receive the award. 
The accounting grant date for the South African and UK annual bonus plans (other than the new joiner and newly qualified grants) has therefore 
been determined as 1 January in the year prior to the date of issue of the grants.

The Group anticipates awards under the South African scheme of 9,331,684 restricted shares (2012: 9,337,461). The restricted shares have been 
valued using a share price of R32.79 (2012: R24.49).

The Group estimate of the total fair value of the annual bonus expected to be paid in the form of options and forfeitable shares is outlined below. 
The fair value is determined by making an estimate of the level of bonus to be paid out following the attainment of personal and company 
performance conditions.

UK plans

(f) Financial impact

Expense arising from equity-settled share and share-option plans
Expense arising from cash-settled share and share-option plans

Closing balance of liability for cash settled share awards

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Total fair 
value, £m

Vesting
period

Total fair  
value, £m

Vesting
period

13 

4.2 years

15 

4.2 years

£m

Year ended  
31 December  
2013

Year ended  
31 December  
2012

59 
40 

99 

91 

14 
64 

78 

56 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

H: Other notes continued

H3: Related parties

The Group provides certain pension fund, insurance, banking and financial services to related parties. These are conducted on an arm’s length 
basis and are not material to the Group’s results.

(a) Transactions with key management personnel, remuneration and other compensation
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the 
Group, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Group. Details of the compensation paid to the Board 
of directors as well as their shareholdings in the Company are disclosed in the Remuneration Report on pages 106 to 125.

(b) Key management personnel remuneration and other compensation 

Directors’ fees
Remuneration

Cash remuneration
Short-term employee benefits
Long-term employee benefits
Share-based payments

Share options

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Leavers
New appointments
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Lapsed during the year

Outstanding at end of the year

Restricted shares

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Leavers
New appointments
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Vested during the year
Effect of share consolidation

Outstanding at end of the year

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Number of 
personnel

Value £000s

Number of 
personnel

Value £000s

12 

13 
13 
13 
11 

1,313 
25,301 

4,944 
9,700 
373 
10,284 

26,614 

10 

18 
18 
18 
13 

1,418 
24,140 

5,837 
6,779 
781 
10,743 

25,558 

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 20121

Number of 
personnel

Number of 
options/shares 
’000s

Number of 
personnel

Number of 
options/shares 
‘000s

6 
2 
1 

5 

1,770 
(178)
9 
–
(498)
–

1,103 

11 
–
1 

6 

11,482 
–
697 
26 
(8,340)
(2,095)

1,770 

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 20121

Number of 
personnel

Number of 
options/shares 
‘000s

Number of 
personnel

Number of 
options/shares 
‘000s

14 
5 
1 

10 

22,557 
(2,121)
576 
5,439 
(1,505)
(4,451)
–

20,495 

14 
–
4 

14 

21,644 
–
2,041 
5,896 
(1,398)
(4,617)
(1,009)

22,557 

1  Certain share scheme information has been restated based on additional information received from key management personnel.

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(c) Key management personnel transactions
Key management personnel and members of their close family have undertaken transactions with Old Mutual plc and its subsidiaries, joint 
ventures and associated undertakings in the normal course of business, details of which are given below. For current accounts, positive values 
indicate assets of the individual, whilst, for credit cards and mortgages positive values indicate liabilities of the individual.

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Current accounts
Balance at beginning of the year
Net movement during the year

Balance at end of the year

Credit cards
Balance at beginning of the year
Net movement during the year

Balance at end of the year

Mortgages
Balance at beginning of the year
Net movement during the year

Balance at end of the year

General insurance contracts 
Total premium paid during the year
Claims paid during the year
Life insurance products
Total sum assured/value of investment at end of the year

Pensions, termination benefits paid 
Termination benefits paid

Value of pension plans as at end of the year

Number of 
personnel

Value
£000s

Number of 
personnel

4 

4 

4 

2 

2 

1 

3 
–

11 

1 

10 

1,204 
1,331 

2,535 

18 
6 

24 

219 
(76)

143 

13 
–

24,498 

608 

4,838 

5 

4 

5 

4 

4 

2 

3 
1 

12 

4 

10 

Value
£000s

324 
880 

1,204 

26 
(8)

18 

621 
(402)

219 

13 
3 

18,524 

2,736 

4,379 

Various members of key management personnel hold, and have at various times during the year held, investments managed by asset 
management businesses of the Group. These include unit trusts, mutual funds and hedge funds. None of the amounts concerned are material in 
the context of the funds managed by the Group business concerned, and all of the investments have been made by the individuals concerned 
either on terms which are the same as those available to external clients generally or, where that is not the case, on the same preferential terms 
as were available to employees of the business generally.

H4: Contingent liabilities

Guarantees and assets pledged as collateral security
Irrevocable letters of credit
Secured lending
Other contingent liabilities

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

2,052 
184 
304 
30 

2,521 
177 
492 
57 

The Group, through its South African banking business, has pledged debt securities amounting to £703 million (2012: £1,203 million) as collateral 
for deposits received under re-purchase agreements. These amounts represent assets that have been transferred but do not qualify for 
derecognition under IAS 39. These transactions are entered into under terms and conditions that are standard industry practice to securities 
borrowing and lending activities.

Contingent liabilities – tax
The Revenue authorities in the principal jurisdictions in which the Group operates (South Africa and the United Kingdom) routinely review historic 
transactions undertaken and tax law interpretations made by the Group. The financial statements accordingly include provisions that reflect the 
Group’s assessment of liabilities which might reasonably be expected to materialise.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

H: Other notes continued

H4: Contingent liabilities continued

Nedbank litigation
There are a number of legal or potential claims against Nedbank and its subsidiary companies, the outcome of which cannot at present be 
foreseen. As previously disclosed, the largest of these potential actions are claims in the High Court against Nedbank by certain shareholders 
in Pinnacle Point Group Ltd, alleging that Nedbank had a legal duty of care to them arising from a share swap transaction. In 2013, two of these 
claims of R147 million and of R802 million were dismissed by the North Gauteng High Court. The only claim remaining is for R355 million.

Originally these shareholders and others lodged proceedings with the Securities Regulation Panel (SRP) for an order declaring that an affected 
transaction took place. The SRP ruled that no affected transaction took place. The last remaining claimant brought an application to the South 
Gauteng High Court for the review of the SRP ruling. This application was dismissed with costs on 15 November 2013. The applicant filed a notice 
to apply for leave to appeal this judgment, which Nedbank will oppose.

During 2011, further actions were instituted against Nedbank Ltd by other stakeholders for R210 million and by Absa Bank Limited for 
R773 million. In both these actions Nedbank have filed exceptions against the claims.

Nedbank Ltd and its legal advisers remain of the opinion that the remaining claims are ambitious, and that the remaining claimants will have 
great difficulty succeeding.

Consumer protection
Old Mutual is committed to supporting its customers in meeting their lifetime goals and treating customers fairly is central to how our businesses 
operate. We routinely engage with customers and regulators to ensure that we meet this commitment, but there is the risk of regulatory 
intervention across various jurisdictions, giving rise to the potential for customer redress which can result in retrospective changes to policyholder 
benefits, penalties or fines. Where this occurs, the Group makes financial provision for the related costs.

H5: Commitments

Capital commitments
The Group’s capital commitments are detailed in the table below. The Group’s management is confident that future net revenues and funding will 
be sufficient to cover these commitments.

Investment property
Property, plant and equipment

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

85 
52 

63 
50 

Commitments to extend credit to customers
The following table presents the contractual amounts of the Group’s financial instruments not included in the statement of financial position that 
commit it to extend credit to customers.

Original term to maturity of one year or less
Original term to maturity of more than one year
Other commitments, note issuance facilities and revolving underwriting facilities

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

2,139 
1,413 
1,709 

2,199 
1,569 
1,898 

Assets are pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements with other banks and for security deposits relating to local futures, options and 
stock exchange memberships. Mandatory reserve deposits are also held with local Central Banks in accordance with statutory requirements. 
These deposits are not available to finance the Group’s day-to-day operations.

Commitments under the Group’s operating lease arrangements are described in note H6.

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(a) The Group as lessee

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

Outstanding commitments under non-cancellable 
operating leases, fall due as follows:

Banking

Non- 
banking

58 
138 
154 

350 

9 
28 
33 

70 

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

(b) The Group as lessor

Assets subject to operating leases

Land
Buildings
Investment property

Future minimum lease payments of contracts with tenants

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

Total

67 
166 
187 

420 

Banking

64 
213 
196 

473 

Non- 
banking

21 
39 
35 

95 

Total

85 
252 
231 

568 

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

6 
35 
1,811 

1,852 

9 
48 
1,947 

2,004 

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

55 
134 
62 

251 

58 
167 
52 

277 

H7: Fiduciary activities

The Group provides custody, trustee, corporate administration and investment management and advisory services to third parties that involve 
the Group making allocation and purchase and sale decisions in relation to a wide range of financial instruments. Those assets that are held in 
a fiduciary capacity are not included in these financial statements. Some of these arrangements involve the Group accepting targets for 
benchmark levels of returns for the assets under the Group’s care. These services give rise to the risk that the Group will be accused of 
misadministration or under-performance.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

H: Other notes continued

H8: Businesses acquired during the year

The Group continued to expand operations in Africa and Latin America through the following completed acquisitions:

Acquiree

Oceanic Life
AIVA Holding Group S.A.

Provident Life Assurance Company Limited 
Oceanic General

Country

Nigeria
Uruguay

Ghana
Nigeria

Nature of business

Life insurance
Business platform and 
distribution business
Life insurance
General insurance

Consideration 
paid (£m)

Shares 
acquired

9 
22 

7 
12 

70%
86%

90%
70%

Effective date

20 December 2012
2 January 2013

12 September 2013
26 November 2013

Goodwill of £30 million has been recognised on these acquisitions. Refer to note F1 for further analysis of the goodwill recognised. Acquisition 
costs of £2 million are included in operating expenses and have been excluded from the Group’s adjusted operating profit. The net profit received 
from the above acquisitions has been consolidated for the 31 December 2013 financial year. 

The table below sets out the consolidated assets and liabilities acquired as a result of these acquisitions:

Assets
Investment property
Investments and securities
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade, other receivables and other assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Long-term business policyholder liabilities
Current tax payable
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Total liabilities

Net assets acquired

Group's portion of net assets acquired
Consideration paid

Goodwill recognised

£m

Acquirees’ 
carrying 
amount

13 
20 
17 
5 

55 

18 
1 
10 
29 

26 

20 
50 

30 

The carrying value of assets and liabilities in the entities statement of financial position on acquisition date approximates the fair value of these 
items determined by the Group. The receivables recognised by the Group are included in other assets and represent their fair value due to 
their short-term nature. No indemnification assets or contingent liabilities were recognised on acquisition of the above business. Contingent 
consideration of £11 million is payable to the sellers of AIVA Holding Group S.A. in 2016 and 2018 dependent on the achievement of  
pre-determined performance indicators, an estimate of which has been included in the purchase consideration.

H9: Events after the reporting date 

On 28 February 2014, the Group announced the acquisition of Intrinsic Financial Services Limited, the third largest adviser network in the UK 
with more than 3,000 advisers, both restricted and independent. This will enable the Old Mutual Wealth business to provide advice to UK retail 
customers. The purchase of Intrinsic Financial Services Limited is a critical part of the Old Mutual Wealth strategy to create a leading wealth 
management business that combines financial advice, investment solutions and high quality asset management to deliver first class outcomes for 
our customers. 

On 28 February 2014, the Group announced that during 2014 it intends to proceed with an Initial Public Offering of a minority stake in its 
US Asset Management Business (USAM), subject to market conditions. The offering will enhance USAM’s financial and operating flexibility to 
deploy capital to continue to grow and further develop the business. This transaction will require a registration statement to be filed with the 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration statement will include additional information. The announcement was made pursuant 
to and in accordance with Rule 135 under the U.S. Securities Act (1933). This disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an 
offer to buy securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be 
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction. 

In line with Nedbank’s scheduled capital plans, there was a full capital redemption of NED8, the R1.7 billion unsecured subordinated note that 
qualified as Tier 2 capital under Basel II, with effect from 8 February 2014. This event is not an adjusting post balance sheet event.

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I: Discontinued operations and disposal groups held for sale 

I1: Discontinued operations

Discontinued operations relate to the results of the Group’s Swedish, Danish and Norwegian life businesses, collectively Nordic. The disposal of 
Nordic was completed on 21 March 2012 following shareholder and regulatory approval and was reported up until that date. The Group 
continues to incur costs that are directly related to the sale of Nordic. These costs relate to the transition of IT and other services, previously 
provided by Nordic to the wider Group, back to the Group. These costs are included in the expenses related to the discontinued operations. 
The profit on disposal of discontinued operations for the year ending 31 December 2013 was recognised following the finalisation of the transfer 
of Old Mutual Guodian Life Assurance Company Ltd, the Group’s Chinese joint venture, from Nordic to Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited. This transaction was included in the Nordic sale agreement and was subject to regulatory approval which was obtained 
in June 2013. 

(a) Income statement from discontinued operations (Nordic)

Revenue
Expenses

Loss before tax from discontinued operations – trading activities
Profit on disposal
Realised available-for-sale investment gains and exchange differences on disposal

Profit before tax from discontinued operations
Income tax credit/(charge)

Profit after tax from discontinued operations 

(b) Statement of comprehensive income from discontinued operations (Nordic)

Profit from discontinued operations after tax
Other comprehensive income for the financial year
Fair value gains
Exchange differences realised on disposal
Currency translation differences/exchange differences on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Aggregate tax on transfers from equity

Total other comprehensive loss from discontinued operations 

Total comprehensive income for the financial year from discontinued operations

Attributable to
Equity holders of the parent

(c) Net cash flows from discontinued operations (Nordic)

Operating activities
Investing activities

Net cash flows from discontinued operations

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

 Year ended  
31 December 
2012

–
(26)

(26)
27 
–

1 
2 

3 

842 
(866)

(24)
239 
350 

565 
(1)

564 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

 Year ended  
31 December 
2012

3 

– 
–
–
–
–

–

3 

3 

564 

4 
(350)
2 
(3)
(1)

(348)

216 

216 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

 Year ended  
31 December 
2012

–
–

–

(8)
(121)

(129)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

I: Discontinued operations and disposal groups held for sale continued

I2: Contingent liabilities in respect of the disposal of US Life

Following its disposal in April 2011 of US Life to the Harbinger Group (Harbinger), the Group has retained certain residual commitments and 
contingent liabilities relating to that business. These arise from sale warranties and indemnities that are typical in transactions of this nature, 
including in respect of certain litigation (including class actions) and regulatory enforcement actions arising from events that occurred before 
completion of the sale. The residual commitments are in effect for varying periods of time.

The sale agreement contemplated that Harbinger would establish certain internal reinsurance arrangements after completion, which were 
subject to regulatory approval. If such regulatory approval was not forthcoming, there was potential for a reduction in the purchase price of 
US Life of up to a maximum of $50 million. In July 2012, Harbinger filed a lawsuit against the Group, claiming payment of a purchase price 
adjustment of $50 million. The Group has filed its defence and is vigorously defending this claim. In view of the ongoing uncertainty and the 
Group’s current assessment of this claim, the Group has not raised a provision against this exposure.

J: Changes in accounting policies

J1: Accounting policies adopted for the year ended 31 December 2013

Several new accounting standards are applicable to the Group for the year ended 31 December 2013, with restatement of the comparative 
information for the year ended 31 December 2012 and of the opening statement of financial position as at 1 January 2012, as required. 

The standards that were relevant and have required restatement include IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’, IAS 19 (Revised 2011) 
‘Employee Benefits’, IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ and IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’. 

Three other standards and amendments have also been applied for the first time in 2013 but these are disclosure standards and have not 
required a restatement of the statement of financial position. These include IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures (Amended 2011), IFRS 12 
‘Disclosure of Interest in Other Entities’ and IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’ and IAS 36 (Amended) ‘Impairment of Assets’. Refer to note A5 for 
further information.

IFRS 11 ‘Joint Arrangements’ replaces IAS 31 ‘Interests in Joint Ventures’ and SIC-13 ‘Jointly Controlled Entities’ and removes the option to account 
for joint arrangements using proportionate consolidation. Jointly controlled entities that meet the definition of a joint arrangement under IFRS 11 
‘Joint Arrangements’ must now be accounted for using the equity method. This did not have a material impact on the Group’s statement of 
financial position.

The following standards adopted by the Group had an impact on the financial statements:

Amendments to IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income’
The amendments to IAS 1 ’Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income’ require that an entity present separately the items of other 
comprehensive income (OCI) that may be reclassified to profit or loss in the future, from those that will never be reclassified to profit or loss. 
The amendment affected presentation only and had no impact on the shareholders’ equity or profit.

IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’ (Revised 2011)
The Group has adopted IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’ (Revised 2011) with a date of initial application of 1 January 2013.

The key amendments are: 

 ■ The corridor method has been removed and all actuarial gains and losses are required to be recognised in OCI rather than in profit or loss. 
Expected returns on plan assets are no longer recognised in profit or loss. Instead, interest is recognised on the net defined benefit liability or 
asset in profit or loss, calculated using the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation

 ■ Past service costs arising from plan amendments or curtailment are now recognised in profit or loss at the earlier of when the amendment 
occurs or when the related restructuring or termination cost is recognised. The option to amortise such cost over future years has also 
been eliminated

 ■ Administration costs, other than costs of managing plan assets, are recognised in the profit and loss when the service is provided.

The change in accounting policy has been applied retrospectively and, as a result, the comparative information for the year ended 31 December 
2012 has been restated accordingly. 

The major impact of the adoption of the standard was an increase in operating and administrative expenses and a net increase in OCI. The 
overall impact on the Group was a decrease in equity, an increase in the assets and an increase in the liabilities of the Group. The standard 
affects the accounting for certain defined pension schemes in Emerging Markets, Nedbank and Old Mutual plc.

The transitional adjustment, applied to the opening statement of financial position as at 1 January 2013, had an effect of decreasing equity by 
£17 million, increasing total assets by £81 million and increasing total liabilities by £98 million.

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IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
The Group has early adopted IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ with a date of initial application of 1 January 2013.

IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ introduces a single control model that applies to all entities, including special purpose entities. IFRS 10 
‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ replaces the parts of IAS 27 ‘Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements’ that dealt with consolidated 
financial statements and SIC-12 ‘Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities’. IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ changes the definition of 
control such that an investor controls an investee when it has power over the investee, when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its 
involvement with the investee and when it has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect those returns. To meet the definition of control 
in IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’, all three of these criteria must be met. 

The implementation of this standard did not have a significant financial impact on the Group’s assessment of its interests in investment funds, but it 
did increase the number of investment funds consolidated. The principal effect was a gross up of the consolidated statement of financial position 
for the difference between the value of the newly consolidated assets and liabilities and the carrying value of the Group’s interest, and the equal 
and opposite liability for the interests of external parties in these investment funds. 

The transitional adjustment, applied to the opening statement of financial position as at 1 January 2013, had an effect of decreasing non-
controlling interest by £8 million, increasing total assets by £3,384 million and increasing total liabilities by £3,392 million.

The Group has only considered the consolidation suite of standards for interests that existed at 1 January 2013. The change in accounting policy 
has been applied retrospectively and, as a result, the comparative information for the year ended 31 December 2012 and the opening position at 
1 January 2012 have been restated accordingly.

Effect of the adoption of IAS 19 (Revised) and IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
The following tables summarise the impact of the restatements in the financial statements:

Year ended 31 December 2012

Consolidated income statement
Profit after tax from continuing operations
Profit after tax for the financial year
Non-controlling interests

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Total other comprehensive income for the financial year1
Total comprehensive income for the financial year1

Reconciliation of adjusted operating profit to profit after tax
Adjusting items
Adjusted operating profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent

Consolidated statement of financial position
Total assets
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent
Non-controlling interests

As previously 
reported

Adjustments  
for adoption  
of IAS 19

Adjustments  
for adoption 
of IFRS 10

£m

As restated

914 
1,478 
306 

(807)
671 

(467)
841 

(8)
(8)
(8)

–
(8)

(8)
–

3,384 
3,392 
–
(8)

146,962 
137,189 
7,816 
1,957 

923 
1,487 
314 

(811)
676 

(459)
842 

143,497 
133,699 
7,833 
1,965 

(1)
(1)
–

4 
3 

–
(1)

81 
98 
(17)
–

1  The comparative information has been restated to reflect the fact that all movements on the share-based payment reserve are reflected directly in equity and no longer in other 

comprehensive income.

At 1 January 2012

Consolidated statement of financial position
Total assets
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent

As previously 
reported

Adjustments  
for adoption  
of IAS 19

Adjustments  
for adoption 
of IFRS 10

162,385 
151,527 
8,488 

(12)
8 
(20)

2,798 
2,798 
– 

£m

As restated

165,171 
154,333 
8,468 

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Restated 
At 
31 December 
2012

8,151 
128 
167 
26 
2,235 
96 
313 

5,760 
– 
153 
26 
4,263 
62 
391 

10,655 

11,116 

643 
2 
4,299 
– 

4,944 

5,711 

5,711 

5,711 

659 
8 
4,376 
8 

5,051 

6,065 

6,065 

6,065 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 December 2013

At  
31 December  
2013

Notes

Assets
Investments in Group subsidiaries
Non-current assets held for sale
Investments and securities
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Trade, other receivables and other assets 
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Liabilities
Borrowed funds
Provisions
Trade, other payables and other liabilities 
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Total equity

8
13
10
9
4
2

3
6
5
2

The Company’s financial statements on pages 238 to 246 were approved by the Board of Directors on 28 February 2014.

Julian Roberts 
Group Chief Executive 

Philip Broadley 
Group Finance Director

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 December 2013 

Profit before tax
Fair value movement on derivatives and borrowed funds
Foreign exchange movement on assets and liabilities

Non-cash movements in profit before tax
Other operating assets and liabilities

Changes in working capital

Net cash inflow from operating activities
Acquisition of interests in subsidiaries, associates and strategic investments
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
Other investing cash flows

Net cash outflow from investing activities

External interest received
External interest paid 
Intercompany interest paid
Dividends paid to:

Ordinary shareholders of the Company
Equity minority interests and preferred shares

Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares 
Net purchase of treasury shares
Other debt repaid
Loan financing received from/(paid) to Group companies

Net cash inflow from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

£m

 Year ended 
31 December 
2013

 Year ended  
31 December 
2012

Notes

15 
11 
(2)

9 
274 

274 

298 
– 
158 
16 

174 

38 
(65)
(149)

(162)
(47)
11 
(14)
(156)
150 

(394)

78 

313 

391 

454 
149 
(11)

138 
(236)

(236)

356 
(515)
2,084 
(162)

1,407 

43 
(89)
(28)

(554)
(42)
33 
(19)
(640)
(595)

(1,891)

(128)

441 

313 

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COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2013

Shareholders equity of the Company at 

beginning of the year

Profit for the year
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently 

to profit and loss
Actuarial gain on defined benefit plan

Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividends for the year
Preferred securities purchased
Other movements in share capital and share-based 

payment reserve

Fair value of equity settled share options

Shareholders equity of the Company at end of 

the year

Year ended 31 December 2012

Shareholders equity of the Company at 

beginning of the year

Impact of changes in accounting policies

Shareholders equity of the Company at 

beginning of the year – restated

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividends for the year
Merger reserve realised
Net purchase of treasury shares
Preferred securities purchased
Share consolidation
Other movements in share capital and share-based 

payment reserve

Fair value of equity settled share options

Shareholders equity of the Company at end of 

the year

Millions

Number of 
shares 
issued and 
fully paid

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

Other  
reserves

Retained
earnings1

4,892 
– 

559 
– 

835 
– 

1,815 
– 

2,174 
15 

– 

– 
– 
– 

4 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 

1 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 

10 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
17 

3 

18 
(209)
(35)

– 
– 

Perpetual 
preferred 
callable 
securities

682 
47 

– 

47 
(47)
(156)

– 
– 

£m

Total

6,065 
62 

3 

65 
(256)
(191)

11 
17 

4,896 

560 

845 

1,832 

1,948 

526 

5,711 

Millions

Number of 
shares 
issued and 
fully paid

5,801 
– 

5,801 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(239)
– 
(697)

27 
– 

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

Other  
Reserves

Retained
earnings1

580 
– 

580 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(24)
– 
– 

3 
– 

805 
– 

805 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

30 
– 

2,591 
– 

2,591 
– 

– 
– 
(815)
24 
– 
– 

– 
15 

1,493 
1 

1,494 
480 

480 
(596)
815 
(19)
– 
– 

– 
– 

Perpetual 
preferred 
callable 
securities

688 
– 

688 
42 

42 
(42)
– 
– 
(6)
– 

– 
– 

£m

Total

6,157 
1 

6,158 
522 

522 
(638)
– 
(19)
(6)
– 

33 
15 

4,892 

559 

835 

1,815 

2,174 

682 

6,065 

1 

Included within retained earnings of £1,948 million (2012: £2,174 million) are distributable reserves of £1,928 million (2012: £2,137 million).

Other reserves

Merger reserve
Share-based payment reserve
Cancellation of treasury shares

Attributable to equity holders of Company at end of the year

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

1,717 
92 
24 

1,833 

1,717 
74 
24 

1,815 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

1 Financial assets and liabilities

Company statement of financial position
The Company is principally involved in the management of its investments in subsidiaries, with its risks considered to be consistent with those in 
the operations themselves. Full details of the financial risks are provided in the consolidated financial statements, note E1. The most important 
components of financial risk for the Company are interest rate risk, currency risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. These risks arise from open positions 
in interest rate, currency and equity products, all of which are exposed to general and specific market movements.

(a) Categories of financial instruments
The financial instruments of the Company consist of derivative assets and liabilities, both of which are treated as held-for-trading, other assets and 
cash and cash equivalents which are treated as loan and receivables, borrowed funds of which £531 million is designated as fair value through 
the income statement and £112 million at amortised cost (2012: £547 million and £112 million respectively) and other liabilities which are also 
measured at amortised cost. Of the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through the income statement, the hierarchy classification 
(as detailed in the Group financial statements, note E1(p)) of derivative assets and liabilities is level 2 and borrowed funds level 1. 

(b) Capital risk management
Old Mutual plc is the holding company of the Group and is responsible for the raising and allocation of capital in line with the Group’s capital 
management policies set out in note E1 to the consolidated financial statements and for ensuring the operational funding and regulatory capital 
needs of the holding company and its subsidiaries are met at all times.

(c) Currency risk
The Company is exposed to effects of fluctuations in the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates on its financial position and cash flows 
through the impact that currency movements have on its derivatives. The principal foreign currency risk arises from the fact that the Company’s 
functional currency is GBP, whereas the functional currency of its principal operations is South African rand, US dollar and Euro. The exposure 
of the Group to currency risk is disclosed in the Group consolidated financial statements, note E1(s). The Company hedges some of this currency 
translation risk through currency swaps, currency borrowings and forward foreign exchange rate contracts. Exchange rate exposures are 
managed within approved policy parameters utilising forward exchange contracts and currency swap agreements. A 10% deterioration in the 
values of the major currencies the Company is exposed to in relation to GBP would result in a decrease in the Company’s equity holders’ funds 
of £63 million (2012: increase of £31 million).

(d) Credit risk
The Company is principally exposed to credit risk through its derivative asset positions, investment and securities, holdings of cash and cash 
equivalents and the ability of its subsidiaries to repay amounts due to the Company, which it holds to back shareholder liabilities. The exposure of 
the Group to credit risk is disclosed in the consolidated financial statements, note E2. Credit risk is managed by placing limits on exposures to any 
single counterparty, or groups of counterparties and to geographical and industry segments. Credit risk is monitored with reference to established 
credit rating agencies with limits placed on exposure to below investment grade holdings or the financial position of companies within the Group. 
Of the Company’s financial assets bearing credit risk, derivative assets, investments and securities, bonds and cash and cash equivalents are 
rated as investment grade (being AAA to BBB for Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent). The other financial assets bearing credit risk are not rated.

(e) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that fluctuating interest rates will unfavourably affect the Company’s earnings and the value of its assets, liabilities 
and capital.

The Company employs currency and interest rate swap transactions to mitigate against the impact of changes in the fair values of its borrowed 
funds. Details of the arrangements in place are shown in the Group Financial Statements note E7 (Hedge accounting).

(f) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that cash may not be available to pay obligations when due at a reasonable cost. Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk 
management rests with the Board of Directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the 
Company’s short-, medium- and long-term funding and liquidity management requirements. The Company has net current assets of £429 million 
(2012: £460 million), all of which represent liabilities to other Group companies. The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate 
reserves, banking facilities and continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows of both the Company and its subsidiaries.

The key information reviewed by the Company’s executive directors and Executive Committee, together with the Capital Management Committee, 
is a detailed management report on the Company’s current and planned capital and liquidity position. Forecasts are updated regularly based on 
when new information is received, and as part of the annual business planning cycle. The Company’s liquidity and capital position and forecast is 
presented to the Company’s Board of Directors on a regular basis.

Further information on liquidity and the Company’s cash flows is contained in other sections of this Annual Report, for example the business review 
and Group Finance Director’s statement.

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NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

2 Derivative financial instruments

The following tables provide a detailed breakdown of the fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments outstanding at the 
year-end. These instruments allow the Company to transfer, modify or reduce foreign exchange and interest rate risks.

The Company undertakes transactions involving derivative financial instruments with other financial institutions. Management has established 
limits commensurate with the credit quality of the institutions with whom it deals, and manages the resulting exposures such that a default by any 
individual counterparty is unlikely to have a materially adverse impact on the Company.

At 31 December 2013

At 31 December 2012

Fair values

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Fair values

Liabilities

£m

Exchange rate contracts
Swaps
Forwards

Interest rate contracts
Swaps

Total

The contractual maturities of the derivative liabilities held are as follows:

11 
12 

23 

39 

62 

–
–

–

–

–

10 
–

10 

86 

96 

Balance  
sheet  
amount

Less than  
3 months

More than 
3 months
less than
1 year

Between
1 and 5
years

More than  
5 years

No
contractual
maturity
date

–

8 

–

8 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–
8 

8 

–

8 

£m

Total

–

8 

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

 112 
 531 

 643 

 112 
 547 

 659 

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

 531 
 112 

 643 

 547 
 112 

 659 

At 31 December 2013

Derivative financial liabilities

At 31 December 2012

Derivative financial liabilities

3 Borrowed funds

Senior debt securities and term loans
Subordinated debt securities

Total borrowed funds

Fair valued through income statement 
Amortised cost

Total borrowed funds

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The table below is a maturity analysis of liability cash flows based on contractual maturity dates for borrowed funds. Maturity analysis is 
undiscounted and based on year-end exchange rates. In addition to the contractual cash flows detailed below, the Company is obligated to make 
interest payments on borrowed funds, details of which are in the Group consolidated financial statements in note E9.

Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years

Borrowed funds

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

 112 
 500 

 612 

 112 
 500 

 612 

Additional details of these borrowings and undrawn facilities are included in Group consolidated financial statements in note E9.

4 Other assets

Other receivables
Corporation tax receivable
Accrued interest and rent
Other prepayments and accrued income
Amounts owed by Group undertakings
Amounts falling due within one year
Amounts falling due after one year

Total other assets

5 Other liabilities

Accruals and deferred income
Corporation Tax
Amounts owed to Group undertakings:
Amounts falling due within one year
Amounts falling due after one year

Total other liabilities

6 Provisions

Post-employment benefits

Total provisions

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

12 
3 
3 
3 

231 
4,011 

4,263 

27 
7 
4 
4 

524 
1,669 

2,235 

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

19 
15 

396 
3,869 

4,299 

20 
–

654 
3,702 

4,376 

Note

7 

At 
31 December 
2013

2 

2 

£m

At 
31 December 
2012
Restated1

8 

8 

1  The prior year has been restated for changes in accounting policies. Refer to note J1 in the Group consolidated financial statements for further information.

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NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

7 Post-employment benefits

The Company holds a provision in respect of the Old Mutual Staff Pension Fund Defined Benefit pension scheme, which provides benefits based 
on final pensionable pay for members within the Group. The assets of the scheme are held in separate trustee administered funds. Pension costs 
and contributions relating to the scheme are assessed in accordance with the advice of qualified actuaries. Actuarial advice confirms that the 
current level of contributions payable to the scheme, together with existing assets, are adequate to secure members’ benefits over the remaining 
lives of participating employees. The scheme is reviewed on a triennial basis. In the intervening years the actuary reviews the continuing 
appropriateness of the assumptions applied. During the year two employees (2012: two) were directly employed by the Company. The costs for 
these directors and ex-directors are disclosed within the Remuneration Report on pages 106 to 125.

Liability for defined benefit obligations

Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year
Interest cost on benefit obligation
Benefits paid
Measurement (gains)/losses

Projected benefit obligation at end of the year

Change in plan assets
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of the year
Actual return on plan assets
Benefits paid
Company contributions

Plan assets at fair value at end of the year

Net liability recognised in balance sheet
Funded status of plan
Net amount recognised in balance sheet

Expense recognised in the income statement

£m

Pension plans

Restated 
Year to
31 December 
2012

Year to
31 December 
2013

68 
3 
(1)
(2)

68 

60 
3 
(1)
4 

66 

2 
2 

(1)

65 
3 
(1)
1 

68 

55 
3 
(2)
4 

60 

8 
8 

(1)

Actuarial assumptions used in calculating the projected benefit obligation are based on relevant mortality estimates, with a specific allowance 
made for future improvements in mortality which is broadly in line with that adopted for the 92 series of mortality tables prepared by the 
Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau of the Institute of Actuaries. The expected returns on plan assets have been determined on the basis 
of long-term expectations, the carrying value of the assets and the market conditions at the balance sheet date specific to the relevant locations. 
The detailed actuarial assumptions can viewed on the Group’s website at www.oldmutual.com

Plan asset allocation

Equity securities
Debt Securities
Other investments

%

Pension plans

At
31 December 
2013

At
31 December 
2012

46 
52 
2 

40 
58 
2 

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8 Principal subsidiaries

Balance at beginning of the year
Acquisitions
Additions
Disposal
Impairments
Transfer to non-current assets held for sale

Balance at end of the year

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

8,151 
– 
17 
(2,370)
(39)
– 

5,760 

7,805 
515 
2,220 
(160)
(2,101)
(128)

8,151 

On 3 June 2013, the Company sold 978,597 shares in its investment in Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited to Old Mutual Wealth JSOP Trust 
No 1 for £11 million.

On 26 June 2013, the Company sold its entire investments in OMF (IOM) Limited and Old Mutual Holdings (Bahamas) Limited for £1,844 million 
and £515 million respectively to OM Group (UK) Limited.

During 2013, the Company impaired its investment in Skandia UK Limited and Old Mutual Reassurance (Ireland) Limited by £29 million and 
£10 million respectively.

Included within additions is the Company’s investment in subsidiary undertakings in respect of movements on the share based payments 
(£17 million).

The principal subsidiary undertakings of the Company are as follows:

At 31 December 2013

OM Group (UK) Ltd
Old Mutual Wealth Management Ltd
Old Mutual Europe GMBH
Old Mutual PLC Brands AB

Country of 
incorporation

England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
Sweden

Class of shares

% interest held

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

100 
100 
100 
100 

A complete list of subsidiaries is filed with the UK Registrar of Companies with the annual return. All the above companies have a year-end of 
31 December.

9 Investments in associated undertakings

The Company holds the following interest in associated undertakings:

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited

Country of 
operation

India

% interest 
held

26 

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December 
2012

26 

26 

£m

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NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

10 Investments and securities

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures

Total investments and securities

At
31 December
2013

 55 
 98 

 153 

£m

At
31 December
2012

 167 
–

 167 

The government and government-guaranteed securities above are all rated AAA. The intention is to hold these investments to maturity.

Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures are all rated AAA to BBB. The intention is to hold these investments to maturity.

11 Contingent Liabilities

In February 2008, the Company issued a guarantee to a third party over a subsidiary’s (Old Mutual Bermuda Limited) obligations under the 
reinsurance contracts relating to the offshore investment products sold by a third party. The maximum payment under this guarantee is 
$250 million. This guarantee is accounted for as an insurance contract and payments will only arise should Old Mutual Bermuda be unable 
to meet its obligations under the relevant reinsurance contracts as they fall due.

12 Related parties

Old Mutual plc enters into transactions with its subsidiaries in the normal course of business. These are principally related to funding of the 
Group’s businesses and head office functions. Details of loans, including balances due from/to the Company accounts are set out below. 
Disclosures in respect of the key management personnel of the Company are included in note H3 of the Group consolidated financial statements.

There are no transactions entered into by the Company with associated undertakings.

Balances due from subsidiaries
Balances due to subsidiaries
Balances due from other related parties – Fairbairn Trust Company Limited

Income statement information

At
31 December
2013

4,242 
(4,264)
2 

£m

At
31 December
2012

2,190 
(4,355)
2 

At 31 December 2013

Subsidiaries

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Interest 
paid

(31)

Ordinary 
dividends 
received

147 

Other  
amounts 
paid

(99)

Interest 
paid

(99)

Ordinary 
dividends 
received

2,8731

Other 
amounts 
paid

(76)

1   Dividends received during the prior year included £1,844 million from Skandia (UK) Limited, being the payment of a dividend specie of its investment in OMF (IOM) to the Company.

13 Non-current assets held for sale

In the prior year, the Company entered into a contract to sell Skandia Europe Latin and America Holdings to Old Mutual (South Africa) 
(Proprietary) Limited. The agreed consideration was R1,784,000,000. The sale was completed on 3 July 2013.

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MCEV
INDEX TO MCEV
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Adjusted Group MCEV  
by line of business 

250

Adjusted operating Group 
MCEV statement of earnings  251

Adjusted operating Group 
earnings per share 

Group MCEV statement  
of earnings 

Notes to the MCEV basis 
supplementary information
A: MCEV policies 
B: Segment information 

C:  Other key performance 

information 
D: Sensitivity tests 

252

253

256

264

271

274

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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
In relation to the Market Consistent Embedded Value basis supplementary information

The directors of Old Mutual plc have chosen to prepare supplementary information on a Market Consistent Embedded Value (MCEV) basis. 

Old Mutual’s methodology adopts the Market Consistent Embedded Value Principles (Copyright © Stichting CFO Forum Foundation 2008) issued 
in June 2008 and updated in October 2009 by the CFO Forum (‘the Principles’), as well as the interim transitional guidance for embedded value 
reporting in advance of the effective date of Solvency II provided in September 2011 and September 2012, as the basis for the methodology. 

The Principles have been materially complied with in the preparation of MCEV information for Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth 
businesses at 31 December 2013. As a result of the consolidation of IFRS and MCEV reporting processes for Old Mutual Bermuda, MCEV 
information for Old Mutual Bermuda has been prepared using IFRS results prepared in accordance with the primary financial statements; 
apart from variable annuity guarantee liabilities, which have been restated to reflect a best estimate valuation consistent with the MCEV 
Principles. The detailed methodology and assumptions made in presenting this supplementary information are set out in notes A2 and A3. 

In preparing the MCEV supplementary information, the directors have:

 ■ Prepared the supplementary information in accordance with the methodology described above and the basis of preparation as set out on 

page 254

 ■ Identified and described the business covered by the MCEV methodology
 ■ Applied the MCEV methodology consistently to the Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth businesses
 ■ Determined assumptions on a market consistent basis and operating assumptions on a best estimate entity specific basis, having regard to past, 

current and expected future experience and to any relevant external data, and then applied them consistently

 ■ Where relevant, made estimates that are reasonable and consistent.

Julian Roberts 
Group Chief Executive 

Philip Broadley 
Group Finance Director

28 February 2014 

28 February 2014

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MCEV
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To Old Mutual plc on the Market Consistent Embedded Value basis supplementary information

We have audited the Market Consistent Embedded Value (MCEV) basis supplementary information (‘the supplementary information’) of 
Old Mutual plc (‘the Company’) for the year ended 31 December 2013 set out on pages 250 to 275. The financial reporting framework that has 
been applied in the preparation of the supplementary information is the Market Consistent Embedded Value Principles issued in October 2009 by 
the European CFO Forum (‘the MCEV Principles’) using the methodology and assumptions set out on pages 254 to 263 for the Emerging Markets 
and Old Mutual Wealth businesses at 31 December 2013 . The supplementary information should be read in conjunction with the Group financial 
statements which are on pages 132 to 237.

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we 
might state to the Company those matters we have been engaged to state in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted 
by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we 
have formed.

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 248, the directors have accepted responsibility for the 
preparation of the supplementary information on an MCEV basis in accordance with the MCEV Principles.

Our responsibility is to audit, and express an opinion on, the supplementary information in accordance with the terms of our engagement and 
having regard to International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s 
Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the supplementary information
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the supplementary information sufficient to give reasonable assurance 
that the supplementary information is free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether 
the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; and the 
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors. In view of the purpose for which the supplementary information has 
been prepared, however, we did not assess the overall presentation of the supplementary information which would have been required if we 
were to express an audit opinion under International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).

In addition we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Old Mutual plc Annual Report to identify material inconsistencies with 
the audited supplementary information. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the 
implications for our report.

Opinion on the supplementary information
In our opinion, the MCEV basis supplementary information of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2013 has been properly prepared, 
in all material respects, in accordance with the MCEV Principles using the methodology and assumptions set out on page 254.

Philip Smart 
for and on behalf of KPMG Audit Plc, Statutory Auditor 
Chartered Accountants 
15 Canada Square 
London E14 5GL

28 February 2014

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ADJUSTED GROUP MCEV BY LINE OF BUSINESS
At 31 December 2013

MCEV of the core covered business (Emerging Markets)

Adjusted net worth2
Value of in-force business

MCEV of the core covered business (Old Mutual Wealth)

Adjusted net worth2
Value of in-force business

MCEV of the non-core covered business (Old Mutual Bermuda)3

Adjusted net worth
Value of in-force business

Adjusted net worth of asset management and other business 

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
US Asset Management

Value of the banking business

Nedbank (market value)
Emerging Markets (adjusted net worth)

Value of the general insurance business
Property & Casualty (adjusted net worth)

Net other business4
Adjustment for present value of Black Economic Empowerment scheme  

deferred consideration

Adjustment for value of own shares in ESOP schemes5
Market value of perpetual preferred callable securities
Market value of subordinated debt

Adjusted Group MCEV

Adjusted Group MCEV per share (pence)

Number of shares in issue at the end of the financial period less treasury shares (millions)

Notes

B3

B3

B3

£m

At 
31 December 
2013

At 
31 December
2012 Restated1

2,953 

1,621 
1,332 

2,549 

575 
1,974 

365 

365 
– 

1,670 

364 
248 
1,058 

3,172 

3,113 
59 

183 

366 

201 
123 
(582)
(838)

3,316 

1,838 
1,478 

2,444 

466 
1,978 

625 

680 
(55)

1,772 

444 
225 
1,103 

3,574 

3,527 
47 

261 

34 

245 
126 
(686)
(921)

10,162 

10,790 

207.5 

4,897 

220.5 

4,893 

1  The prior period has been restated for the impact of the change in accounting policies. Refer to note A1 for further information.
2  Adjusted net worth is after the elimination of inter-company loans.
3  The valuation basis for Old Mutual Bermuda has been simplified for 2013. Refer to note A1 for further information.
4  Net other business is the aggregate of other Group assets and liabilities not included elsewhere, including net inter-company adjustments and holding company cash.
5 

Includes adjustment for the value of excess own shares in employee share scheme trusts.

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MCEV
ADJUSTED OPERATING GROUP MCEV STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Emerging Markets

Covered business
Asset management 
Banking

Old Mutual Wealth
Covered business
Asset management 

Nedbank
Banking

Property & Casualty
General insurance

US Asset Management
Asset management

Other operating segments

Finance costs2
Corporate costs3
Other net (expenses)/income4

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax from core operations

Notes

B2

B2

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended  
31 December
2012 Restated1

603 

450 
141 
12 

181 
162 
19 

797 

4 

111 

(103)
(41)
(2)

1,550 

619 

459 
145 
15 

(19) 
(5)
(14)

825 

37 

91 

(148)
(40)
(13)

1,352 

1  The prior period has been restated for the impact of the change in accounting policies and reallocation of US Asset Management seed capital gains. Refer to note A1 for 

further information.

2  This includes interest payable from Old Mutual plc to non-core operations of £11 million (December 2012: £18 million). 
3  Central costs of £13 million (December 2012: £14 million) are allocated to the covered business and provisioned in the VIF. This is based on the proportion of management 

expenses that are incurred by the covered business as a percentage of total management expenses incurred by the Group. Hence net corporate costs under MCEV of £41 million 
(December 2012: £40 million) differ from the IFRS amount of £54 million (December 2012: £54 million).

4  Other net expenses exclude capital gains on seed capital in the US Asset Management business of £9 million (December 2012: £14 million). These seed capital gains are included 

in the earnings of Old Mutual Bermuda (non-core continuing operations) for MCEV reporting.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2013

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax

Covered business
Other business

Tax on adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings 

Covered business
Other business

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings after tax

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Adjusted operating MCEV earnings after tax attributable 

to equity holders1

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings per share

Adjusted weighted average number of shares (millions)

Year ended 31 December 2012 Restated3

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax

Covered business
Other business

Tax on adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings 

Covered business
Other business

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings after tax

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Adjusted operating MCEV earnings after tax attributable to 

equity holders1

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings per share

Adjusted weighted average number of shares (millions)

Notes

B2

B2

Notes

B2

B2

Core 
continuing 
operations

1,550 

612 
938 

(423)

(161)
(262)

1,127 

(273)
(19)

835 

17.3 

Core  
continuing 
operations

1,352 

454 
898 

(373)

(118)
(255)

979 

(277)
(50)

652 

12.9 

Non-core 
continuing 
operations

Discontinued
 operations2

31 

31 
 –

1 

1 
 –

32 

 –
 –

32 

0.6 

 –

 –
 –

 –

 –
 –

 –

 –
 –

 –

 –

Non-core 
continuing 
operations

Discontinued
operations2

99 

99 
 –

 –

 –
 –

99 

 –
 –

99 

2.0 

28 

18 
10 

(3)

 –
(3)

25 

 –
 –

25 

0.5 

£m

Total

1,581 

643 
938 

(422)

(160)
(262)

1,159 

(273)
(19)

867 

17.9 

4,836 

£m

Total

1,479 

571 
908 

(376)

(118)
(258)

1,103 

(277)
(50)

776 

15.4 

5,029 

1  Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings excludes income attributable to Black Economic Empowerment trusts of listed subsidiaries. The calculation of the adjusted weighted 

average number of shares includes own shares held in policyholders’ funds and Black Economic Empowerment trusts.

2  Discontinued operations include earnings from previously owned Nordic business.
3  The prior period has been restated for the impact of the change in accounting policies and reallocation of US Asset Management seed capital gains. Refer to note A1 for 

further information.

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MCEV
GROUP MARKET CONSISTENT EMBEDDED VALUE 
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
For the year ended 31 December 2013

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax from core continuing operations 
Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax from OM Bermuda non-core operations

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings before tax from continuing operations2
Adjusting items from continuing operations

Total Group MCEV earnings before tax from continuing operations
Income tax attributable to shareholders

Total Group MCEV earnings after tax from continuing operations
Total Group MCEV earnings after tax from discontinued operations

Total Group MCEV earnings after tax for the financial period

Total Group MCEV earnings for the financial period attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Total Group MCEV earnings after tax for the financial period

Basic total Group MCEV earnings per ordinary share (pence)

Weighted average number of shares (millions) 

£m

Year ended  
31 December 
2013

Year ended 
31 December
 2012 Restated1

Notes

C2

1,550 
31 

1,581 
389 

1,970 
(528)

1,442 
3 

1,445 

1,170 

256 
19 

1,445 

25.5 

4,597 

1,352 
99 

1,451 
492 

1,943 
(490)

1,453 
600 

2,053 

1,747 

256 
50 

2,053 

36.6 

4,768 

1  The prior period has been restated for the impact of the change in accounting policies and reallocation of US Asset Management seed capital gains. Refer to note A1 for 

further information.

2  Refer to note A2 for the definition of adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings.

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NOTES TO THE MCEV BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: MCEV policies

A1: Basis of preparation

The Market Consistent Embedded Value methodology (MCEV) adopts the Market Consistent Embedded Value Principles (Copyright © Stichting 
CFO Forum Foundation 2008) issued in June 2008 and updated in October 2009 by the CFO Forum (the Principles) as the basis for the 
methodology used in preparing the supplementary information. 

The CFO Forum released interim transitional guidance in September 2012 confirming that there was no requirement to make allowance for 
Solvency II in subsequent MCEV disclosures.

The Principles have been materially complied with in the preparation of MCEV information for Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth 
businesses at 31 December 2013. The detailed methodology and assumptions made in presenting this supplementary information are set out in 
notes A2 and A3. 

Throughout the supplementary information the following terminology is used to distinguish between the terms MCEV, Group MCEV and adjusted 
Group MCEV:

 ■ MCEV is a measure of the consolidated value of shareholders’ interests in the covered business and consists of the sum of the shareholders’ 

adjusted net worth in respect of the covered business and the value of the in-force covered business.

 ■ Group MCEV is a measure of the consolidated value of shareholders’ interests in covered and non-covered business. Non-covered business is 
valued at the IFRS net asset value detailed in the primary IFRS financial statements adjusted to eliminate inter-company loans and a deduction 
for certain non-controlling interests in Emerging Markets.

 ■ The adjusted Group MCEV which is a measure used by management to assess the shareholders’ interest in the value of the Group, includes 
the impact of marking all debt to market value, the market value of the Group’s listed banking subsidiary, marking the value of deferred 
consideration due in respect of Black Economic Empowerment arrangements in South Africa (the BEE schemes) to market, as well as including 
the market value of excess own shares held in Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) schemes.

(a) Changes in basis of preparation
Old Mutual Bermuda valuation basis change
For the current period, the valuation basis for Old Mutual Bermuda has been simplified from a full bottom-up MCEV calculation to an adjusted 
IFRS basis. The revised approach uses the IFRS net asset value calculated in accordance with the primary IFRS financial statements, with variable 
annuity guarantee liabilities restated to reflect a best estimate valuation consistent with MCEV principles.

The main effect of this change is the removal of items previously included in the value of in-force business, apart from expected variable annuity 
guarantee losses, which are now included in ANW. Items no longer included in the MCEV calculation as a result of not calculating the value of 
in-force business include the cost of non-hedgeable risk, frictional costs and future annuity contract fee income, net of expenses.

This simplification is part of the consolidation of reporting processes for Old Mutual Bermuda following a significant run-off of the book (given 
surrenders of variable annuities post the five-year top-up anniversaries) and management actions taken to de-risk the business. As a result, 
Old Mutual Bermuda’s value-in-force has become less significant to the Group from a valuation and risk perspective. Earnings calculated on 
the adjusted IFRS basis are expected to be similar to bottom-up calculated MCEV earnings. 

As a result of this change a simplified analysis of earnings approach has been adopted, with all earnings recorded under other operating 
experience variances, apart from variable annuity guarantee performance (net of hedge performance) and seed capital gains and losses, 
which are recorded in economic variances.

Comparative information has not been restated to reflect the valuation basis change.

Emerging Markets valuation basis for certain African entities
The covered business within certain African entities (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and Nigeria) has been included on an MCEV basis for 
2013 year-end reporting. Simplified approaches have been used where appropriate to the size of the business, or where insufficient market data 
is available to perform full bottom up MCEV calculations. Previously these entities were included in covered business on a basis consistent with the 
primary IFRS financial statements. 

Comparative information has not been restated to reflect this valuation change.

(b) Restatement of comparative information
IAS 19 (Employee Benefits) and IFRS 10 (Consolidated Financial Statements) restatements
The Group has adopted IAS 19 (Employee Benefits) and IFRS 10 (Consolidated Financial Statements) with a date of initial application of 1 January 
2013. Further information on the key amendments to these statements are detailed in note J1 in the primary Group IFRS financial statements.

The change in accounting policies has been applied retrospectively and as a result, the comparative information for the year ended 31 December 
2012 has been restated accordingly.

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US Asset Management seed capital gains
The US Asset Management seed capital forms part of the adjusted net worth of Old Mutual Bermuda for MCEV reporting purposes following the 
transfer of ownership in July 2012. Seed capital gains of £9 million (December 2012: £14 million) are recorded in economic variances in MCEV 
reporting and are therefore excluded from operating MCEV earnings. This differs from the approach for IFRS reporting where seed capital gains 
are included in adjusted operating profit.

The December 2012 operating MCEV earnings have been restated to reflect this treatment.

A2: Methodology

(a) Introduction
MCEV represents the present value of shareholders’ interests in the earnings that are distributable from assets allocated to the in-force covered 
business after sufficient and appropriate allowances for the aggregate risks in the covered business. It is measured in a way that is consistent with 
the value that would normally be placed on the cash flows generated by these assets and liabilities in a deep and liquid market. MCEV is therefore 
a risk-adjusted measure to the extent that financial risk is reflected through the use of market consistent techniques in the valuation of both assets 
and distributable earnings and a transparent explicit allowance is made for non-financial risks.

The MCEV consists of the sum of the following components:

 ■ Adjusted net worth (ANW), which excludes acquired intangibles and goodwill, consisting of:

 — free surplus allocated to the covered business
 — required capital to support the covered business

 ■ Value of in-force covered business (VIF).

The adjusted net worth is the market value of shareholders’ assets held in respect of the covered business after allowance for the liabilities which 
are determined by local regulatory reserving requirements.

MCEV is calculated net of non-controlling shareholder interests and excludes the value of future new business.

(b) Coverage
Covered business includes, where material, any contracts that are regarded by local insurance supervisors as long-term life assurance business, 
and other business, where material, directly related to such long-term life assurance business where the profits are included in the IFRS long-term 
business profits in the primary financial statements. For the life businesses in entities where the covered business is not material, the treatment 
within this supplementary information is the same as in the primary IFRS financial statements (ie. expected future profits for this business are not 
capitalised for MCEV reporting purposes). 

Some types of business are legally written by a life company, but under IFRS are classified as asset management because ‘long-term business’ 
only serves as a wrapper. This business is excluded from covered business, for example:

 ■ New institutional investment platform pensions business written in the United Kingdom as it is more appropriately classified as unit trust business
 ■ Individual unit trusts and some group market-linked business written by the asset management companies in South Africa through the life 

company as profits from this business arise in the asset management and asset administration companies.

The treatment within this supplementary information of non-covered business is the same as in the primary financial statements, except for the 
recognition of certain non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe. The adjusted Group MCEV includes the impact of marking all debt to market value, 
the market value of the Group’s listed banking subsidiary, marking the value of deferred consideration due in respect of Black Economic 
Empowerment arrangements in South Africa (the BEE schemes) to market, as well as including the market value of excess own shares held in 
ESOP schemes.

(c) Free surplus
Free surplus is the market value of any assets allocated to, but not required to support, the in-force covered business. It is determined as the market 
value of any excess assets attributed to the covered business but not backing the regulatory liabilities, less the required capital to support the 
covered business.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: MCEV policies continued

A2: Methodology continued

(d) Required capital
Required capital is the market value of assets that is attributed to support the covered business, over and above that required to back statutory 
liabilities for covered business, whose distribution to shareholders is restricted. The following capital measures are considered in determining  
the required capital held for covered business so that it reflects the level of capital considered by the directors to be appropriate to manage 
the business:

 ■ Economic capital
 ■ Regulatory capital (ie. the level of solvency capital which the local regulators require)
 ■ Capital required by rating agencies in order to maintain the desired credit rating
 ■ Any other required capital definition to meet internal management objectives.

Economic capital for the covered business is based upon Old Mutual’s internal assessment of risks inherent in the underlying business. It measures 
capital requirements on a basis consistent with a 99.5% confidence level over a one-year time horizon. The confidence level has been changed 
from 99.93% to 99.5% for Group economic capital calculations at 31 December 2013 to ensure consistency with Solvency II principles and general 
industry practice.

For Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth, required capital determined with reference to internal management objectives is the most 
onerous and is the capital measure used for the determination of required capital for MCEV reporting. The required capital in respect of 
OMLAC(SA)’s covered business is partially covered by the market value of the Group’s investments in banking in South Africa. On consolidation 
this investment is shown separately.

For Old Mutual Bermuda, regulatory required capital is the most onerous capital measure, and continues to be the case despite the reduction in 
the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) regulatory capital requirements applicable at 31 December 2013.

In September 2013, the BMA approved a reduction in capital resource requirements from £433 million ($703 million) to £252 million ($418 million). 
The capital requirement will be kept constant to that approved by the BMA until there is notification of a revised capital requirement after the filing 
of the 2013 annual return.

The table below shows the level of required capital expressed as a percentage of the minimum local regulatory capital requirements.

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth1
Old Mutual Bermuda

Total

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

Notes

B3
B3
B3

Required 
capital 
(a)

Regulatory 
capital 
(b)

1,113 
326 
252 

1,691 

802 
228 
252 

1,282 

Ratio 
(a/b)

1.4 
1.4 
1.0 

1.3 

Required 
capital 
(a)

1,312 
294 
433 

2,039 

Regulatory 
capital 
(b)

923 
212 
433 

1,568 

Ratio 
(a/b)

1.4 
1.4 
1.0 

1.3 

1   Local regulators for many of the Old Mutual Wealth countries allow intangible assets to be included as part of admissible regulatory capital. In such cases the required capital 

reported for MCEV is net of these items, although each of the countries continues to be sufficiently capitalised on the local solvency basis. Skandia Leben in Germany is permitted 
under local regulations to include the unallocated policyholder profit sharing liability as admissible capital.

(e) Value of in-force (VIF) covered business
Under the MCEV methodology, VIF consists of the following components:

 ■ Present value of future profits (PVFP) from in-force covered business, less
 ■ Time value of financial options and guarantees, less
 ■ Frictional costs of required capital, less
 ■ Cost of residual non-hedgeable risks (CNHR).

Projected liabilities and cash flows are calculated net of outward risk reinsurance with allowance for default risk of reinsurance counterparties 
where material.

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(f) Present value of future profits
The PVFP is calculated as the discounted value of future distributable earnings (taking account of local statutory reserving requirements) that are 
expected to emerge from the in-force covered business, including the value of contractual renewal of in-force business, on a best estimate basis 
where assumed earned rates of return and discount rates are equal to the risk free reference rates. This is also known as a deterministic certainty 
equivalent valuation of future distributable earnings, and is described in more detail in note A3. Any limitations on distribution of such earnings 
due to statutory or internal capital requirements are taken into account separately in the calculation of frictional costs of required capital.

PVFP captures the intrinsic value of financial options and guarantees on in-force covered business which are not included in the local statutory 
reserves forming part of ANW, but excludes any additional allowance for the time value of financial options and guarantees. 

(g) Financial options and guarantees
Allowance is made in the determination of MCEV for the potential impact of variability of investment returns (ie. asymmetric impact) on future 
shareholder cash flows of policyholder financial options and guarantees within the in-force covered business.

The time value of financial options and guarantees describes that part of the value of financial options and guarantees that arises from the 
variability of future investment returns on assets to the extent that it is not already included in the local statutory reserves. 

The calculation of the value of financial options and guarantees (including the allowance in ANW and VIF components of MCEV) is based on 
market consistent stochastic modelling techniques where the actual assets held at the valuation date are used as the starting point for the valuation 
of such financial options and guarantees. Projected future cash flows are valued using economic assumptions such that they are valued in line with 
the price of similar cash flows that are traded in the capital markets. Closed form solutions are also applied in Europe provided the nature of any 
guarantees is not complex.

The value of financial options and guarantees also includes allowance for potential burn-through costs on participating business, ie. the extent to 
which shareholders are unable to recover a loan made to participating funds to meet either regulatory or internal capital management 
requirements, or the extent to which reserves are inadequate to meet benefit payments during periods of severely adverse experience.

In the generated economic scenarios, allowance is made, where appropriate, for the effect of dynamic management and/or policyholder actions 
in different circumstances:

 ■ Management has some discretion in managing the exposure to financial options and guarantees, particularly within participating business. 

Such dynamic management actions are reflected in the valuation of financial options and guarantees provided that such discretion:
 — is consistent with established and justifiable practice taking into account policyholders’ reasonable expectations (eg. with due consideration 

of the Principles and Practices of Financial Management (PPFM), in the South African business)

 — is subject to any contractual guarantees and regulatory or legal constraints 
 — has been passed through an appropriate approval process by the local Executive team and the Board, where applicable

 ■ Assumptions that depend on the market performance (such as bonus rates) are set relative to the risk free reference rates (subject to contractual 

guarantees) and assuming that all market participants are subjected to the same market conditions

 ■ Where credible evidence exists that persistency rates are linked to economic scenarios, allowance is made for dynamic policyholder behaviour 

in response to changes in economic conditions

 ■ Modelled dynamic management and policyholders’ actions include the following:

 — changes in future bonus rates subject to contractual guarantees, including removing all or part of previously declared non-vested balances 

where circumstances warrant such action

 — dynamic lapse rates for the Bermuda business, and dynamic guaranteed annuity option take-up rates for the South African business driven 

by changes in economic conditions and management actions

 — changes in the surrender values.

In determining the value of financial options and guarantees, an appropriate number of simulations are run to ensure that a reasonable degree 
of convergence of results has been obtained. 

Emerging Markets
The financial options and guarantees mainly relate to the guaranteed portion of smoothed bonus business, maturity guarantees and guaranteed 
annuity options. 

As required by the applicable Actuarial Society of South Africa practice note, the value of the financial options and guarantees included in the 
statutory reserves in the South African businesses has been valued using a risk-neutral market consistent asset model, and is referred to as the 
‘Investment Guarantee Reserve’ (IGR). As the value of financial options and guarantees is held in local statutory reserves that form part of ANW, 
no further allowance is needed for the time value of financial options and guarantees. 

The IGR includes an explicit discretionary margin to allow for the sensitivity of the reserve to market movements, including interest rates, equity 
levels and the volatility implicit in the pricing of derivative instruments in these markets. The value of future anticipated releases of the discretionary 
margin is included in the VIF. 

Old Mutual Wealth
The financial options and guarantees mainly relate to guaranteed annuity options on German deferred annuity contracts and minimum 
investment return guarantees on French unit-linked investment products. The time value of financial options and guarantees has reduced 
significantly over 2013 as a result of modelling changes made in Germany. The majority of the value of financial options and guarantees for 
Old Mutual Wealth is held in local statutory reserves that form part of ANW. 

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NOTES TO THE MCEV BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: MCEV policies continued

A2: Methodology continued

Bermuda
The financial options and guarantees mainly relate to the guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits on variable annuity contracts. Reserves 
for financial options and guarantees, calculated on a best estimate valuation basis consistent with MCEV principles, are included in ANW. 

(h) Frictional costs of required capital
From the shareholders’ perspective there is a cost due to restrictions on the distribution of required capital that is locked in entities within the 
Group. Where material, an allowance has been made for the frictional costs in respect of the taxation on investment return (income and capital 
gains) and investment costs on the assets backing the required capital for covered business. The allowance for taxation is based on the taxation 
rates applicable to investment earnings on assets backing the required capital.

The run-off pattern of the required capital is projected on an approximate basis over the lifetime of the underlying risks in line with drivers of the 
capital requirement. The same drivers are used to split the total required capital between existing business and new business.

The allowance for frictional costs is independent of the allowance for the cost of residual non-hedgeable risks as described below.

(i) Cost of residual non-hedgeable risks (CNHR)
Sufficient allowance for the majority of financial risks has been made in the PVFP and the time value of financial options and guarantees using 
techniques that are similar to the type of approaches used in capital markets. In addition, the modelling of some non-hedgeable non-financial 
risks is incorporated as part of the calculation of the PVFP (eg. to the extent that expected operational losses are incorporated in the maintenance 
expense assumptions) or the time value of financial options and guarantees (eg. dynamic policyholder behaviour such as the interaction of the 
investment scenario and the persistency rates). Residual non-financial risks include, for example, liability risks such as mortality, longevity and 
morbidity risks; business risks such as persistency, expense and reinsurance credit risks; and operational risk. 

For 31 December 2012, information reported for Old Mutual Bermuda, in addition to the allowance for residual non-hedgeable risks, CNHR 
includes an allowance for hedge ineffectiveness risk and credit spread risk, which are not modelled in the PVFP or TVOG calculations. In 2013, 
Old Mutual Bermuda moved from a bottom-up MCEV calculation basis to an adjusted IFRS basis with the CNHR no longer calculated.

For 31 December 2013, information reported for Old Mutual Zimbabwe, the CNHR includes an allowance for financial as well as non-financial 
risks to allow for financial risks that are not allowed for in the PVFP due to insufficient market data. 

An allowance is made in the CNHR to reflect uncertainty in the best estimate of shareholder cash flows as a result of both symmetric and 
asymmetric non-hedgeable risks since these risks cannot be hedged in deep and liquid capital markets and are managed, inter alia, by holding 
risk capital. With the exception of operational risk, most residual non-hedgeable risks for the Group as a whole have a symmetric impact on 
shareholder value, ie. commensurate upside and downside impacts.

The CNHR is calculated using a cost of capital approach, ie. it is determined as the present value of capital charges for all future non-hedgeable 
risk capital requirements until the liabilities have run off. The capital charge in each year is the product of the projected expected non-hedgeable 
risk capital held after allowance for some diversification benefits and the cost of capital charge. The cost of capital charge therefore represents 
the return above the risk free reference rates that the market is deemed to demand for providing this capital.

The residual non-hedgeable risk capital measure is determined using an internal capital model based on appropriate shock scenarios consistent 
with a 99.5% confidence level over a one-year time horizon, and is calculated using the same methodology used to determine economic capital. 
The internal capital model makes allowance for certain management actions, such as reductions in bonus rates, where deemed appropriate. 
The residual non-hedgeable risk capital makes an allowance for non-linearities between hedgeable and non-hedgeable risks.

The following treatment is applied for diversification benefits in determining the residual non-hedgeable risk capital at a business unit level:

 ■ Diversification benefits within the non-hedgeable risks of the covered business are recognised
 ■ No diversification benefits are recognised between hedgeable and non-hedgeable risks of the covered business
 ■ No diversification benefits are recognised between covered and non-covered business.

A cost of capital charge of 2.0% (2012: 2.0%) has been applied to residual symmetric and asymmetric non-hedgeable capital at a business  
unit level over the life of the contracts. This rate is derived by considering a market based view of required return on equity for the covered 
business, and then deducting risk free investment returns, frictional costs and an allowance for franchise value. This translates into an equivalent 
cost of capital rate of approximately 2.4% (2012: 2.4%) being applied to the diversified capital required in respect of such non-hedgeable  
risks for Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth as a combined group (no CNHR is calculated for Old Mutual Bermuda under the new 
valuation approach).

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(j) Participating business
For participating business in Emerging Markets, the method of valuation makes assumptions about future bonus rates and the determination of 
profit allocation between policyholders and shareholders. These assumptions are made on a basis consistent with other projection assumptions, 
especially the projected future risk free investment returns, established Company practice (with due consideration of the PPFM for South African 
business), past external communication, any payout smoothing strategy, local market practice, regulatory/contractual restrictions and bonus 
participation rules.

Where current benefit levels are higher than can be supported by the existing fund assets together with projected investment returns, a downward 
‘glide path’ in benefit levels is projected so that the policyholder fund would be exhausted on payment of the last benefit.

(k) Valuation of assets and treatment of unrealised losses
The market values of assets, where quoted in deep and liquid markets, are based on the bid price on the reporting date. Unquoted assets are 
valued according to IFRS and marked to model. Further information on the valuation of assets can be found in note E1 in the notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

No smoothing of market values or unrealised gains/losses is applied in determining the market value of assets.

(l) Asset mix
The value of financial options and guarantees and PVFP (where relevant) are calculated with reference to assets that are projected using the 
actual asset allocation of the policyholder funds at the reporting date. However, if the current asset mix is materially different to the long-term 
strategic asset allocation as a result of market movements, projected assets are assumed to revert to the long-term strategic asset allocation in the 
short- to medium-term as appropriate.

(m) Consolidation adjustments
The MCEV result split by business unit takes account of both sides of any loan arrangements between Group companies, with the Group effect 
included in net other business. 

(n) Look through principle
PVFP and value of new business cash flow projections apply a look through approach. They include the profits/losses of owned service 
companies, eg. distribution and administration entities, related to the management of the covered business. Any profit margins that are included 
in investment management fees payable by the life assurance companies to the asset management subsidiaries have not been included in the 
value of in-force business or the value of new business on the grounds of materiality.

(o) Taxation
In valuing shareholders’ cash flows, allowance is made in the cash flow projections for taxes in the relevant jurisdiction affecting the covered 
business. Tax assumptions are based on best estimate assumptions, applying current local corporate tax legislation and practice together with 
known future changes and taking credit for any deferred tax assets.

The value of deferred tax assets is partly recognised in the MCEV. Typically those tax assets are expected to be utilised in future by being offset 
against expected tax liabilities that are generated on expected profits emerging from in-force business. MCEV may therefore understate the true 
economic value of such deferred tax assets because it does not allow for future new business sales which could affect the utilisation of such assets.

United Kingdom:
The Emergency Budget that was held in June 2010 set in motion a series of reductions to the UK’s mainstream corporation tax rate. The impact of 
the corporation tax rate reducing from 23% down to 21%, applicable from April 2014 and the reduction to 20%, applicable from April 2015, have 
improved the Old Mutual Wealth MCEV position by £18 million.

South Africa:
The Taxation Laws Amendment Bill was released in October 2013, effecting changes to the tax relief in respect of sales, administration and 
indirect expenses attributable to income incurred in individual and corporate policyholder funds (effective from 1 January 2013). This had the 
effect of increasing the expense relief ratio, which improved expense experience variances in 2013. Further changes to taxation laws are 
anticipated in 2014 which are expected to have an adverse effect on post-tax earnings. However no changes have been made to MCEV 
assumptions at 31 December 2013 to reflect these recent or anticipated changes until these changes are more certain.

(p) Value of debt
Senior and subordinated debt securities are marked to market value for MCEV. For IFRS reporting, debt is valued at either book value or 
fair value. 

The IFRS value of total debt is £1,345 million (2012: £1,570 million) and the MCEV value is £1,420 million (2012: £1,607 million).

Where either the principal or the coupon of the debt security has been swapped into an alternate currency, the fair value of these derivative 
instruments of £50 million (2012: £96 million) has not been included in the value of debt; however, it is included in the Net Other Business value  
of £366 million (2012: £34 million) (Adjusted Group MCEV by line of business). Further information relating to the debt securities can be found  
in Note E9 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO THE MCEV BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
For the year ended 31 December 2013

A: MCEV policies continued

A2: Methodology continued

(q) New business and renewals
The market consistent value of new business (VNB) measures the value of the future profits expected to emerge from all new business sold, and in 
certain cases from premium increases to existing contracts, during the reporting period after allowance for the time value of financial options and 
guarantees, frictional costs and the cost of residual non-hedgeable risks associated with writing the new business.

VNB includes contractual renewal of premiums and recurring single premiums, where the level of premium is pre-defined and is reasonably 
predictable, and changes to existing contracts where these are not variations allowed for in the PVFP. Non-contractual increments are treated 
similarly where the volume of such increments is reasonably predictable or likely (eg. where premiums are expected to increase in line with salary 
or price inflation).

Any variations in premiums on renewal of in-force business from that previously anticipated including deviations in non-contractual increases, 
deviations in recurrent single premiums and re-pricing of premiums for in-force business are treated as experience variances or economic 
variances on in-force business and not as new business.

The key principles applied in calculating VNB are noted below.

 ■ Economic assumptions at the start of the reporting period are used, except for OMLAC(SA)’s non-profit annuities products where point of sale 

assumptions are used that are consistent with the pricing basis

 ■ Demographic and operating assumptions at the end of the reporting period are used
 ■ VNB is calculated at point of sale and rolled forward to the end of the reporting period
 ■ Generally a stand-alone approach is used unless a marginal approach would better reflect the additional value to shareholders created 

through the activity of writing new business

 ■ Expense allowances include all acquisition expenses, including any acquisition expense overruns. Strategic business development expenses are 

excluded

 ■ VNB is calculated net of tax, reinsurance and non-controlling interests
 ■ Economic and operating variances are not attributed to VNB.

PVNBP is calculated at point of sale using premiums before reinsurance and applying a valuation approach that is consistent with the calculation 
of VNB.

(r) Analysis of MCEV earnings
An analysis of MCEV earnings provides a reconciliation of the MCEV for covered business at the beginning of the reporting period and the MCEV 
for covered business at the end of the reporting period. The analysis is completed on a post-tax basis after the deduction of minority interests.

Operating MCEV earnings are generated by the value of new business sold during the reporting period, the expected existing business 
contribution, operating experience variances, operating assumption changes and other operating variances:

 ■ The value of new business includes the impact of new business strain on free surplus that arises, amongst other things, from the impact of initial 

expenses and additional required capital that is held in respect of such new business

 ■ The expected existing business contribution is determined by projecting both actual assets and actual liabilities (including assets backing the 
free surplus and required capital) from the start of the reporting period to the end of the reporting period using expected real-world earned 
rates of return. The expected existing business contribution is presented in two components:
 — Expected earnings on free surplus and required capital and the expected change in VIF assuming that the assets earn the beginning of 

period risk free reference rates as well as the deterministic release of the time value of options and guarantees, frictional costs and CNHR; 
and

 — Additional expected earnings on free surplus and required capital and the additional expected change in VIF as a result of real-world 

expected earned rates of return on assets in excess of beginning of period risk free reference rates

 ■ Transfers from VIF and required capital to free surplus includes the release of required capital and modelled profits from VIF into free surplus in 

respect of business that was in-force at the beginning of the reporting period. These transfers do not change the overall MCEV.

 ■ Operating experience variances reflect the impact of deviations of the actual operational experience during the reporting period from the 
expected operational experience. It is analysed before operating assumption changes, ie. such variances are assessed against opening 
operating assumptions, and reflects the total impact of in-force and new business variances
 — Development costs are reported separately from other expense experience variances in the MCEV analysis and reflect the cost of projects 
related to the development of new and existing business, infrastructure and systems, from which we expect to earn higher profits (either 
through increased sales or lower expenses) in future.

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 ■ Operating assumption changes incorporate the impact of changes to operating assumptions from those assumed at the beginning of the 
reporting period to those assumed at the end of the reporting period. As VNB is calculated using operating assumptions at the end of the 
reporting period, this impact only relates to the value of in-force business at the end of the reporting period that was also in-force at the 
beginning of the reporting period

 ■ Other operating variances include model improvements, changes in methodology and the impact of certain management actions, such as a 

change in the asset allocation backing required capital

 ■ Total MCEV earnings also includes economic variances and other non-operating variances:

 — Economic variances incorporate the impact of changes in economic assumptions from the beginning of the reporting period to the end of the 
reporting period (eg. different opening and closing interest rates and equity volatility) as well as the impact on earnings resulting from actual 
returns on assets being different to the expected returns on those assets as reflected in the expected existing business contribution, it therefore 
also includes the impact of economic variances in the reporting period on projected future earnings

 — Other non-operating variances include the impact of regulatory driven changes, the impact of changes to modelled taxation and certain 

costs to ensure consistency of treatment with IFRS adjusted operating profit.

An analysis of MCEV earnings requires non-operating closing adjustments. These mainly include exchange rate movements and capital transfers 
such as those in respect of payment of dividends and acquiring/divesting businesses.

Return on MCEV for covered business is calculated as the operating MCEV earnings after tax divided by opening MCEV in business unit reporting 
currency, except for core covered business and total covered business where the calculations are performed in sterling.

The anticipated expected existing business contribution for the 12 months following the year ended 31 December 2013 (at the reference rate 
as well as in excess of the reference rate) is provided to assist users of the MCEV supplementary information in forecasting operating MCEV 
earnings. For comparability against current year earnings, the average exchange rates over 2013 are used. Therefore the expected existing 
business contribution for the financial year ending 31 December 2014 ultimately reflected in the 2014 financial statements may differ from 
these results.

(s) Group MCEV presentation
The presentation of Group MCEV consists of the covered business under the MCEV methodology and the non-covered business valued as the 
unadjusted IFRS net asset value, with the exception of US Asset Management that is valued at IFRS NAV allowing for the value of the loan note 
held with Old Mutual plc. A mark to market adjustment is therefore not performed for external borrowings and other non-covered business items 
not already reported on a mark to market basis under IFRS.

(t) Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings
For all businesses, adjusted operating MCEV earnings excludes goodwill impairment, the impact of acquisition accounting, option revaluations 
related to long-term incentive schemes, the impact of closure of unclaimed shares trusts, profit/(loss) on acquisition/disposal of subsidiaries, 
associated undertakings and strategic investments, dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities, and fair value 
(profits)/losses on certain Group debt instruments.

For long-term business and general insurance businesses, adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings are based on long-term and short-term 
investment returns respectively, include investment returns on life fund investments in Group equity and debt instruments, and are stated net of 
income tax attributable to policyholder returns. For the US Asset Management business it includes compensation costs in respect of certain 
long-term incentive schemes defined as non-controlling interests in accordance with IFRS.

A3: Assumptions

Non-economic assumptions 
The appropriate non-economic projection assumptions for future experience including mortality, persistency and expense assumptions are 
determined using best estimate assumptions of each component of future cash flows, are specific to the entity concerned and have regard to past, 
current and expected future experience where sufficient evidence exists (eg. longevity improvements and AIDS-related claims) as derived from 
both entity-specific and industry data where deemed appropriate. Material assumptions are actively reviewed by means of detailed experience 
investigations and updated, as deemed appropriate.

These assumptions are based on the covered business being part of a going concern. Although favourable changes in maintenance expenses, 
such as productivity improvements, are generally not included beyond what has been achieved by the end of the reporting period. Maintenance 
expense assumptions determined for certain businesses in Old Mutual Wealth do make some considerations for future cost reductions:

 ■ Expense assumptions for run-off businesses consider cost reductions in future in line with management actions that would be taken as in-force 

volumes decrease

 ■ Expense assumptions for the UK Legacy business reflect anticipated cost reductions arising from the outsourcing of the administration function 

for this business. 

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A: MCEV policies continued

A3: Assumptions continued

The management expenses attributable to life assurance business have been analysed between expenses relating to the acquisition of new 
business, maintenance of in-force business (including investment management expenses) and development projects.

 ■ All expected maintenance expense overruns affecting the covered business are allowed for in the calculations
 ■ The MCEV makes provision for future development costs and one-off expenses relating to covered businesses that are known with sufficient 
certainty, based on three year business plans. The provision is reduced to the extent that projects have associated benefits that are directly 
quantifiable and are considered to emerge within a reasonable timeframe (eg. over the business plan period)

 ■ In line with legislation in Germany, a specified proportion of miscellaneous profits are shared with policyholders. The revenue on in-force 

business can be reduced by various expense items incurred in any year

 ■ Unallocated Group holding company expenses have been included to the extent that they are allocated to the covered business. The table 

below shows the future expenses attributable to the long-term business. The allocation of these expenses is based on the proportion that the 
management expenses incurred by the covered businesses bears to the total management expenses incurred by the Group. 

Proportion of Group holding company expenses attributable to long-term business

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Old Mutual Bermuda1

Total

%

At
31 December
2013

At
31 December
2012

17 
8 
 n/a

25 

18 
9 
n/a

27 

1  Based on materiality, no Group holding expenses are allocated to Old Mutual Bermuda.

Economic assumptions
An active basis is applied to set pre-tax investment and economic assumptions to reflect the economic conditions prevailing on the reporting date. 
Economic assumptions are set consistently, eg. future bonus rates are set at levels consistent with the investment return assumptions.

Under a market consistent valuation, economic assumptions are determined such that projected cash flows are valued in line with the prices of 
similar cash flows that are traded on the capital markets. In practice for the PVFP calculation, a certainty equivalent method is used which assumes 
that actual assets held earn risk free reference rates (including any liquidity adjustment), before tax and investment management expenses, and all 
the cash flows are discounted using risk free reference rates (including any liquidity adjustment) which are gross of tax and investment 
management expenses. The deterministic certainty equivalent method is a valuation technique that ensures consistency with current market prices 
and over time the expectation is that risk premiums will still be earned on assets such as equities and corporate bonds.

Due to the lack of available market data for Old Mutual Zimbabwe, weighted average investment return forecasts are used to determine 
appropriate economic assumptions.

(a) Risk free reference rates and inflation
The risk free reference rates, reinvestment rates and discount rates are determined with reference to the swap yield curve that is appropriate to 
the currency of the cash flows.

 ■ For Europe the swap yield curve is obtained from Bloomberg
 ■ For Bermuda the swap yield curve is sourced from a third party market consistent asset model that is used to generate the economic scenarios 

that are required to determine the value of financial options and guarantees

 ■ For Emerging Markets the swap yield curve is sourced internally (using market data provided by the Bond Exchange of South Africa) and it is 

checked for reasonability relative to the Bloomberg swap yield curve.

At 31 December 2013, no adjustments have been made to swap yields to allow for liquidity premiums or credit risk premiums, apart from a 
liquidity premium adjustment to OMLAC(SA)’s immediate annuity and fixed bond businesses. A liquidity premium adjustment is applied to 
OMLAC(SA)’s fixed bond business as OMLAC(SA) holds a portfolio of non-government bonds which have a market yield in excess of the risk free 
rate and the duration of the asset portfolio and the liability duration are a good match (meaning the asset portfolio is held to maturity). Cash flows 
on this product are predictable and the Company has adequate liquidity to withstand a substantial increase in lapses at all durations without 
having to sell bonds which further strengthens the case for applying a liquidity premium.

It is the directors’ view that a proportion of non-government bond spreads at 31 December 2013 is attributable to a liquidity premium rather than 
only to credit and default allowances and that returns in excess of swap rates can be achieved, rather than entire spreads being lost to worsening 
default experience. For OMLAC(SA)’s immediate annuity business the currency, credit quality and duration of the actual bond portfolios were 
considered and adjusted risk free reference rates were derived at 31 December 2013 by adding 50 bps (2012: 50 bps) of liquidity premium for  
this business to the swap rates used for setting investment return and discounting assumptions. For OMLAC(SA)’s fixed bond products 40 bps 

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(2012: 45 bps) of liquidity premium was added to the swap rates. These adjustments reflect the liquidity premium component in non-government 
bond spreads over swap rates that is expected to be earned on the portfolios. In deriving the liquidity premia at 31 December 2013, we 
compared the yields of similar durations on South African government bonds and bonds issues by state-owned enterprises. 

At those durations where swap yields are not available, eg. due to lack of a sufficiently liquid or deep swap market, the swap curve is extended 
using appropriate interpolation or extrapolation techniques.

The risk free reference spot yield curve has been derived from mid swap rates at the reporting date. Expense inflation rates have been derived by 
comparing real rates of return against nominal risk free rates for each territory, with adjustments for higher business unit specific inflation where 
applicable. The risk free reference spot yields (excluding any applicable liquidity adjustments) at various terms for each of the significant regions 
are provided in the table that follows.

Risk free reference spot yields (excluding any applicable liquidity adjustments)

At 31 December 2013
1 year
5 years
10 years
20 years

At 31 December 2012
1 year
5 years
10 years
20 years

GBP

0.7 
2.2 
3.1 
3.6 

0.7 
1.0 
1.9 
2.9 

EUR

0.4 
1.3 
2.2 
2.9 

0.3 
0.8 
1.6 
2.2 

USD

0.3 
1.8 
3.3 
4.1 

0.3 
0.9 
1.9 
2.8 

%

ZAR

5.7 
7.7 
8.8 
9.7 

5.1 
6.0 
7.1 
7.5 

(b) Volatilities and correlations
Where cash flows contain financial options and guarantees that do not move linearly with market movements, asset cash flows are projected and 
all cash flows are discounted using risk-neutral stochastic models. These models project the assets and liabilities using a distribution of asset 
returns where all asset types, on average, earn the same risk free reference rates. 

Apart from the risk free reference spot yields specified above, other key economic assumptions for the calibration of economic scenarios include 
the implied volatilities for each asset class and correlations of investment returns between different asset classes. For Old Mutual Bermuda, 
implied volatilities and correlations are determined for each global equity and bond index modelled.

The volatility assumptions for the calibration of economic scenarios that are used in the stochastic models are, where possible, based on those 
implied from appropriate derivative prices (such as equity options or swaptions in respect of guarantees that are dependent on changes in equity 
markets and interest rates respectively) as observed on the valuation date. However, historic implied and historic observed volatilities of the 
underlying instruments and expert opinion are considered where there are concerns over the depth or liquidity of the market. Where strict 
adherence to the above is not possible, for example where markets only exist at short durations such as the swaption market in South Africa, 
interpolation or extrapolation techniques, and where appropriate, historical data are used to derive volatility assumptions for the full term 
structure of the liabilities. Correlation assumptions between asset classes that are used in stochastic models are based on an assessment of historic 
relationships. Where historic data is used in setting volatility or correlation assumptions, a suitable time period is considered for analysing historic 
data including consideration of the appropriateness of historical data where economic conditions were materially different to current conditions.

(c) Exchange rates
All MCEV figures are calculated in local currency and translated to sterling using the appropriate exchange rates as detailed in note A1 of the 
Group financial statements.

(d) Expected asset returns in excess of the risk free reference rates
The expected asset returns in excess of the risk free reference rates have no bearing on the calculated MCEV other than the calculation of the 
expected existing business contribution in the analysis of MCEV earnings. Real-world economic assumptions are determined with reference to 
one-year forward risk free reference rates applicable to the currency of the liabilities at the start of the reporting period. All other economic 
assumptions, eg. future bonus rates, are set at levels consistent with the real-world investment return assumptions.

Equity and property risk premiums incorporate both historical relationships and the directors’ view of future projected returns in each region over 
the analysis period. Pre-tax real-world economic assumptions are determined as follows (unchanged from prior period):

 ■ The equity risk premium is 3.7% for Africa and 3% for Europe
 ■ The cash return equals the one-year risk free reference rate for all regions
 ■ The property risk premium is 1.5% in Africa and 2% in Europe
 ■ Returns on corporate bonds reference actual yields from assets held
 ■ No risk premium is assumed for Old Mutual Bermuda’s Variable Annuity policyholder asset portfolios.

According to the simplified analysis of earnings approach, earnings for the Old Mutual Bermuda business no longer reflect an expected 
return component.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

B: Segment information

B1: Components of Group MCEV and Adjusted Group MCEV

Adjusted net worth attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent

Equity
Adjustment to IFRS net asset value
Adjustment to remove perpetual preferred callable securities 

Value of in-force business

Present value of future profits
Additional time value of financial options and guarantees
Frictional costs
Cost of residual non-hedgeable risks

Group MCEV

Adjustments to bring Group investments to market value
Adjustment to bring listed subsidiary (Nedbank) to market value
Adjustment for value of own shares in ESOP schemes1
Adjustment for present value of Black Economic Empowerment scheme deferred consideration
Adjustment to bring external debt to market value

Adjusted Group MCEV

Group MCEV value per share (pence)

Adjusted Group MCEV per share (pence)

Number of shares in issue at the end of the financial period less treasury shares (millions)

Return on Group MCEV (RoEV) per annum from core operations
Return on Group MCEV (RoEV) per annum from continuing non-core operations
Return on Group MCEV (RoEV) per annum from discontinued operations
Return on Group MCEV (RoEV)2 per annum 

At
31 December
2013

Notes

£m

At
31 December
2012

C4

B3

5,450 
7,270 
(1,294)
(526)

3,306 

3,752 
(2)
(222)
(222)

8,756 

1,157 
123 
201 
(75)

5,774 
7,816 
(1,360)
(682)

3,401 

3,946 
(53)
(221)
(271)

9,175 

1,281 
126 
245 
(37)

10,162 

10,790 

178.8 

207.5 

4,897 

9.1%
0.3%
0.0%
9.4%

187.5 

220.5 

4,893 

6.7%
1.0%
0.3%
8.0%

1 

Includes adjustment for value of excess own shares in employee share scheme trusts. The movement in value between 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2013 is the net effect of 
the increase in the Old Mutual plc share price, the reduction in excess own shares following employee share grants during the period and the reduction in overall shares held due 
to exercises of rights to take delivery of, or net settle, share grants during the financial period. 

2  The RoEV is calculated as the adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings after tax and non-controlling interests of £867 million (December 2012: £776 million) divided by the 

opening Group MCEV. 

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B2: Adjusted operating MCEV earnings for the covered business

Year ended 31 December 2013

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings 

before tax

Tax on adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings after tax

Total  
covered 
business

Core  
covered 
business

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

£m

Non-core 
covered 
business

Discontinued 
covered
business1

643 
(160)

483 

612 
(161)

451 

450 
(122)

328 

162 
(39)

123 

31 
1 

32 

–
–

–

£m

Year ended 31 December 2012

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings 

before tax

Tax on adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings

Adjusted operating Group MCEV earnings after tax

Total  
covered  
business

Core  
covered  
business

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Non-core 
covered  
business

Discontinued 
covered
business1

571 
(118)

453 

454 
(118)

336 

459 
(131)

328 

(5)
13 

8 

99 
– 

99 

18 
– 

18 

1  Discontinued covered business includes earnings from previously owned Nordic business.

B3: Components of MCEV of the covered business

At 31 December 2013

Adjusted net worth

Free surplus
Required capital

Value of in-force

Present value of future profits
Additional time value of financial options and guarantees3
Frictional costs
Cost of residual non-hedgeable risks

Total  
covered 
business

Core  
covered 
business

Emerging
Markets1

Old Mutual 
Wealth

2,561 

870 
1,691 

3,306 

3,752 
(2)
(222)
(222)

2,196 

757 
1,439 

3,306 

3,752 
(2)
(222)
(222)

1,621 

508 
1,113 

1,332 

1,660 
– 
(206)
(122)

575 

249 
326 

1,974 

2,092 
(2)
(16)
(100)

£m

Non-core 
covered
business2

365 

113 
252 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

MCEV 

5,867 

5,502 

2,953 

2,549 

365 

At 31 December 2012

Adjusted net worth

Free surplus
Required capital

Value of in-force

Present value of future profits
Additional time value of financial options and guarantees3
Frictional costs
Cost of residual non-hedgeable risks

Total  
covered  
business

2,984 

945 
2,039 

3,401 

3,946 
(53)
(221)
(271)

Core  
covered  
business

2,304 

698 
1,606 

3,456 

3,950 
(14)
(220)
(260)

Emerging
Markets1

Old Mutual 
Wealth

1,838 

526 
1,312 

1,478 

1,828 
– 
(207)
(143)

466 

172 
294 

1,978 

2,122 
(14)
(13)
(117)

MCEV 

6,385 

5,760 

3,316 

2,444 

£m

Non-core 
covered
business2

680 

247 
433 

(55)

(4)
(39)
(1)
(11)

625 

1  The required capital in respect of Emerging Markets is partially covered by the market value of the Group’s investments in banking in South Africa. On consolidation these 

2 

investments are shown separately.
For 2013, the valuation basis for Old Mutual Bermuda has been simplified from a full bottom-up MCEV calculation to an adjusted IFRS basis and the valuation therefore does not 
include a value of in-force component.

3  The time value of options and guarantees is fully reflected in reserves held as part of ANW in Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Bermuda, and is mostly covered by reserves held 

in Old Mutual Wealth. The significant reduction in the time value of options and guarantees in Old Mutual Wealth in 2013 is due to modelling changes.

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B: Segment information continued

B4: Analysis of covered business MCEV earnings (after tax) 

Total covered business

Opening MCEV
New business value 
Expected existing business contribution  

(reference rate)

Expected existing business contribution  

(in excess of reference rate)

Transfers from VIF and required capital 

to free surplus
Experience variances
Assumption changes
Other operating variance

Operating MCEV earnings
Economic variances
Other non-operating variance

Total MCEV earnings
Closing adjustments

Capital and dividend flows
Foreign exchange variance
MCEV of sold business
Other1

Closing MCEV

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Free 
surplus

Required 
capital

Adjusted 
net 
worth

Value of 
in-force

945 
(261)

2,039 
148 

2,984 
(113)

3,401 
325 

MCEV

6,385 
212 

Free 
surplus

Required 
capital

Adjusted 
net worth

Value of 
in-force

685 
(293)

1,996 
163 

2,681 
(130)

4,536 
327 

MCEV

7,217 
197 

£m

23 

6 

666 
(47)
6 
(26)

367 
197 
154 

718 
(793)

(658)
(105)
15 
(45)

50 

10 

(170)
38 
(5)
5 

76 
21 
(178)

(81)
(267)

7 
(274)
 –
 –

73 

16 

496 
(9)
1 
(21)

443 
218 
(24)

637 
(1,060)

(651)
(379)
15 
(45)

126 

199 

38 

(496)
14 
(39)
72 

40 
157 
(30)

167 
(262)

 –
(320)
 –
58 

54 

– 
5 
(38)
51 

483 
375 
(54)

804 
(1,322)

(651)
(699)
15 
13 

870 

1,691 

2,561 

3,306 

5,867 

20 

3 

695 
(14)
34 
(26)

419 
258 
(284)

393 
(133)

41 
(54)
(120)
–

945 

71 

29 

(216)
17 
(7)
18 

75 
3 
240 

318 
(275)

(3)
(145)
(127)
–

91 

32 

479 
3 
27 
(8)

494 
261 
(44)

711 
(408)

38 
(199)
(247)
–

2,039 

2,984 

156 

247 

49 

81 

(479)
6 
7 
(107)

(41)
259 
(3)

215 
(1,350)

1 
(139)
(1,212)
–

3,401 

– 
9 
34 
(115)

453 
520 
(47)

926 
(1,758)

39 
(338)
(1,459)
–

6,385 

6.3%

Return on MCEV (RoEV)2 per annum

7.6%

1  Other includes the change in valuation basis in Old Mutual Bermuda, the inclusion of certain African entities (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and Nigeria) on an MCEV 

basis and an adjustment to allow for non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe.

2  Return on MCEV for total covered business is calculated as the operating MCEV earnings after tax divided by opening MCEV in sterling.

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Adjusted net 
worth

Value of 
in-force

MCEV

Adjusted net 
worth

Value of  
in-force

MCEV

£m

Experience Variances

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

Assumption changes

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

(9)

(13)
38 
(24)
(51)
41 

1 

(16)
5 
18 
 –
(6)

14 

15 
5 
1 
1 
(8)

(39)

(3)
 –
(12)
(18)
(6)

5 

2 
43 
(23)
(50)
33 

(38)

(19)
5 
6 
(18)
(12)

3 

51 
52 
(48)
(43)
(9)

27 

12 
13 
12 
 –
(10)

6 

10 
 –
12 
(1)
(15)

7 

(25)
37 
12 
(15)
(2)

9 

61 
52 
(36)
(44)
(24)

34 

(13)
50 
24 
(15)
(12)

£m

Expected existing business contribution (reference rate)

Expected existing business contribution (in excess of reference rate)

Year ended 31 December 2014

Free 
surplus

Required 
capital

Adjusted 
net worth

Value of 
in-force

30 

5 

61 

10 

91 

15 

144 

43 

MCEV

235 

58 

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B5: Analysis per business unit

Opening MCEV
New business value
Expected existing business contribution (reference rate)
Expected existing business contribution (in excess of 

reference rate)
Experience variances
Assumption changes
Other operating variance

Operating MCEV earnings
Economic variances
Other non-operating variance

Total MCEV earnings
Closing adjustments

Capital and dividend flows
Foreign exchange variance
MCEV of acquired/sold business
Other3

Closing MCEV

Return on MCEV (RoEV)4 per annum

Total  
covered 
business

6,385 
212 
199 

54 
5 
(38)
51 

483 
375 
(54)

804 
(1,322)

(651)
(699)
15 
13 

5,867 

7.6%

Core  
covered 
business

5,760 
212 
199 

54 
(27)
(38)
51 

451 
355 
(54)

752 
(1,010)

(300)
(701)
15 
(24)

5,502 

7.8%

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

3,316 
136 
169 

2,444 
76 
30 

30 
1 
(12)
4 

328 
241 
(8)

561 
(924)

(187)
(713)
 –
(24)

24 
(28)
(26)
47 

123 
114 
(46)

191 
(86)

(113)
12 
15 
 –

2,953 

11.0%

2,549 

5.0%

Transfers from VIF and required capital to free surplus

£m

Year ended 31 December 2013

Non-core 
covered
 business1

Discontinued 
covered 
business2

625 
 –
 –

 –
32 
 –
 –

32 
20 
 –

52 
(312)

(351)
2 
 –
37 

365 

4.9%

 –
 –
 –

 –
 –
 –
 –

 –
 –
 –

–
–

–
–
–
–

–

–

£m

Non-core 
covered
business1

Discontinued 
covered
business2

–
–
–

–
–
–

£m

Year ended 31 December 2013

Transfer from value of in-force
Transfer from required capital
Transfer to free surplus

Year ended 31 December 2013

Experience variances

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

Assumption changes

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

Total  
covered 
business

(496)
(170)
666 

Core  
covered 
business

(496)
(170)
666 

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

(189)
(130)
319 

(307)
(40)
347 

Total  
covered 
business

Core  
covered 
business

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

Non-core 
covered 
business1

Discontinued 
covered
 business2

5 

2 
43 
(23)
(50)
33 

(38)
(19)
5 
6 
(18)
(12)

(27)

2 
43 
(23)
(50)
1 

(38)
(19)
5 
6 
(18)
(12)

1 

(9)
40 
(17)
(16)
3 

(12)
(25)
3 
25 
(15)
 –

(28)

11 
3 
(6)
(34)
(2)

(26)
6 
2 
(19)
(3)
(12)

32 

 –
 –
 –
 –
32 

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

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2  Discontinued covered business relates to MCEV information for the previously owned Nordic business.
3  Other includes the change in valuation basis in Old Mutual Bermuda, the inclusion of certain African entities (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and Nigeria) on an MCEV 

basis and an adjustment to allow for non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe.

4  Return on MCEV is calculated as the operating MCEV earnings after tax divided by opening MCEV. This is calculated in local currency, apart from total covered and core covered 
business, which are calculated in sterling. For Emerging Markets for 2013, this has been calculated after adjusting the opening balance for the inclusion of certain African entities 
(as above) on an MCEV basis and an adjustment to allow for non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

B: Segment information continued

B5: Analysis per business unit continued

Opening MCEV
New business value
Expected existing business contribution (reference rate)
Expected existing business contribution (in excess of 

reference rate)
Experience variances
Assumption changes
Other operating variance

Operating MCEV earnings
Economic variances
Other non-operating variance

Total MCEV earnings
Closing adjustments

Capital and dividend flows
Foreign exchange variance
MCEV of acquired/sold business

Closing MCEV

Return on MCEV (RoEV)2 per annum

Total  
covered  
business

7,217 
197 
247 

81 
9 
34 
(115)

453 
520 
(47)

926 
(1,758)

39 
(338)
(1,459)

6,385 

6.3%

Transfers from VIF and required capital to free surplus

Total  
covered  
business

(479)
(216)
695 

Year ended 31 December 2012

Transfer from value of in-force
Transfer from required capital
Transfer to free surplus

Year ended 31 December 2012

Experience variances

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

Assumption changes

Persistency
Risk
Expenses
Development costs
Other

Core  
covered  
business

5,718 
197 
239 

55 
(48)
5 
(112)

336 
403 
(29)

710 
(668)

(321)
(322)
(25)

5,760 

5.9%

Core  
covered  
business

(540)
(190)
730 

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

£m

Year ended 31 December 2012

Non-core 
covered  
business

Discontinued 
covered
business1

3,172 
135 
193 

32 
(29)
34 
(37)

328 
281 
(26)

583 
(439)

(132)
(307)
 –

3,316 

10.7%

2,546 
62 
46 

23 
(19)
(29)
(75)

8 
122 
(3)

127 
(229)

(189)
(15)
(25)

2,444 

0.3%

66 
– 
8 

26 
39 
29 
(3)

99 
117 
 –

216 
343 

360 
(17)
 –

625 

154.0%

1,433 
–
– 

–
18 
 –
 –

18 
 –
(18)

 –
(1,433)

 –
1 
(1,434)

 –

1.3%

£m

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

(220)
(153)
373 

(320)
(37)
357 

Non-core 
covered  
business

Discontinued 
covered
business1

61 
(26)
(35)

–
–
–

£m

Total  
covered  
business

Core  
covered  
business

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual
Wealth

Non-core 
covered  
business

Discontinued 
covered
business1

9 

61 
52 
(36)
(44)
(24)

34 

(13)
50 
24 
(15)
(12)

(48)

22 
52 
(38)
(44)
(40)

5 

(32)
50 
4 
(15)
(2)

(29)

(1)
46 
(16)
(25)
(33)

34 

(6)
49 
6 
(15)
 – 

(19)

23 
6 
(22)
(19)
(7)

(29)

(26)
1 
(2)
 – 
(2)

39 

39 
 –
2 
 –
(2)

29 

19 
 –
20 
 –
(10)

18 

 –
 –
 –
 –
18 

–

–
–
–
–
–

1  Discontinued covered business relates to MCEV information for the previously owned Nordic business.
2  Return on MCEV is calculated as the operating MCEV earnings after tax divided by opening MCEV. This is calculated in local currency, apart from total covered and core covered 

business, which are calculated in sterling.

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Results highlights

Core covered business
 ■ Favourable market performance led to positive economic variances of £241 million in Emerging Markets and £114 million in 

Old Mutual Wealth

 ■ Experience variances include development costs of £50 million. These costs reflect the cost of projects related to the development of new and 

existing business, infrastructure and systems. Excluding these costs, experience variances are a positive £23 million for the year

 ■ The depreciation of the rand against sterling over 2013 has led to reduced earnings from Emerging Markets in sterling and foreign exchange 

translation losses in MCEV closing adjustments.

Emerging Markets
New business: VNB increased by 16% (in rand) compared to 2012 mainly due to higher sales volumes in Mass Foundation Cluster, increased single 
premium savings sales in Retail Affluent and annuity sales in Corporate Segment. Margins were however reduced by unfavourable operating 
assumption changes implemented at the end of 2013 (including the strengthening of persistency assumptions in Mass Foundation Cluster and an 
expense allocation change in Mexico). 

Experience variances: Experience variances are a positive £17 million after excluding the development costs of £16 million. Positive mortality 
experience on protection business was partially offset by negative expense variances and worsening persistency experience on the Mass 
Foundation Cluster protection business. Positive expense variances in South African business units were more than offset by negative expense 
variances arising from central costs and costs in other emerging markets businesses (particularly in the Mexican business and those African 
businesses which are still sub-scale). 

Operating assumption changes: Assumption changes include the strengthening of persistency assumptions used for Mass Foundation Cluster 
products (including distinguishing between debit order and stop order persistency) and an increased provision for development expenditure. 
These impacts are partially offset by the lowering of per-policy maintenance expense assumptions in Mass Foundation Cluster following the 
significant growth in the size of this business and the achievement of unit cost efficiencies.

Other operating variances: This includes various modelling changes and management actions. The most significant impacts relate to the  
effect of changes to the modelling of annual premium and cover increases on Mass Foundation Cluster funeral products and an improvement  
in the methodology used to value capital preservation options sold with Retail Affluent in-payment annuity products. These effects were  
largely offsetting. 

Economic variances: Economic variances are mainly due to favourable investment performance on policyholder and shareholder funds, which 
include growth in local equity markets, particularly in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi, and increased returns from assets invested in 
overseas markets due to the depreciation of the rand. 

Other non-operating variances: Negative non-operating variances in 2013 include the impact of refinements to the way in which shareholder tax 
is reflected in MCEV models.

Closing adjustments: Significant net transfer items relate to the purchase of the Latin American businesses and the purchase of additional African 
operations in Ghana and Nigeria, as well as net dividends paid (after allowing for dividends received from Nedbank and the Property & Casualty 
business). In addition, the significant negative foreign exchange variance has resulted from the depreciation of the rand against sterling over 2013.

Old Mutual Wealth
New business: VNB increased by 23% compared to 2012, largely due to lower acquisition costs following a number of cost saving measures 
implemented at the end of 2012. This impact was partially offset by a shift in UK Platform sales to products on less profitable charging structures. 
Overall sales for Old Mutual Wealth have declined slightly, with lower volumes from closed businesses mostly offset by improved sales volumes 
from Core and Manage for Value (Open) businesses. 

Expected existing business contribution: The reduction in the expected existing business contribution compared to 2012 is mainly a result of lower 
risk-free yields at the start of 2013 used to calculate the expected investment return. In addition, the sale of Finland in 2012 has reduced the value 
of expected transfers in 2013. 

Experience variances: Experience variances are a positive £6 million after excluding development costs of £34 million (including Wealth 
Interactive, Digital and the second phase of the Retail Distribution Review systems project). Positive persistency experience in the International 
business and positive mortality experience on protection products in Switzerland and Germany were partially offset by expense over-runs in the 
International business.

Operating assumption changes: Assumption changes are largely driven by the strengthening of per-policy maintenance expense assumptions 
in the International business and the reduction in assumed switching fee income in the International business (recorded in ‘other’). Persistency 
assumption changes are driven by the lightening of persistency assumptions on the UK Legacy unit-linked business, partially offset by the impact 
of anticipated transfers to lower margin charging structures on the UK Platform. 

Other operating variances: The positive impact is mainly due to modelling changes implemented in the valuation of the German business. Other 
operating variances also include largely offsetting effects from the reduction in the CNHR due to improvements made to the assumed run off of 
risk capital and refinements to the pattern of assumed expenses in Germany as the business runs off.

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B: Segment information continued

B5: Analysis per business unit continued

Economic variances: Favourable economic variances were mainly due to investment gains on policyholder funds, which include favourable UK 
equity market performance, partially offset by the adverse impact of higher yields on the value of in-force business.

Other non-operating variances: Negative non-operating variances include the impact of changes in regulatory conditions of £24 million in 
Germany and £14 million in Switzerland, as well as costs related to the Nordic divestment of £13 million and the outsourcing of administration 
in the UK business of £10 million. These impacts are partially offset by the effect of reducing the UK shareholder tax rate from 23% to 20%. 

Closing adjustments: Net transfers consist largely of the payment of dividends to Old Mutual plc. In addition, net transfers include capital 
contributions made to the UK Platform asset management business. MCEV of acquired/sold business consists of the release of a tax provision 
related to the sale of the Finnish business.

Non-core covered business (Old Mutual Bermuda)
As a result of the change to a simplified analysis of earnings approach, all earnings are recorded under other operating experience variances, 
apart from variable annuity guarantee performance (net of hedge performance) and seed capital gains and losses, which are recorded in 
economic variances.

Experience variances: Positive experience is largely driven by favourable variable annuity persistency experience of £9 million and assumption 
changes of £10 million following the five year anniversary top-up period. In addition, there have been positive contributions from spread income 
on OM Group (UK) Limited loan notes of £7 million (net of interest credited to fixed annuity business), and an excess of fee income over operating 
and commission expenses of £4 million.

Economic variances: Favourable economic variances are largely due to positive variable annuity guarantee performance of £14 million (net of 
hedge experience) driven by the rise in US interest rates. In addition, economic variances include unrealised gains on seed capital investments 
of £7 million.

Closing adjustments: Capital and dividend flows are made up of the repatriation of £351 million of capital resources via the cancellation of 
OM Group (UK) Limited loan notes. Other closing adjustments consist of the valuation basis change from a bottom-up MCEV calculation basis 
to an adjusted IFRS basis of £37 million.

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C: Other supporting information

C1: Value of new business (after tax)

The tables below set out the regional analysis of the value of new business (VNB) after tax. New business profitability is measured by both the ratio 
of the VNB to the present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) as well as to the annual premium equivalent (APE), and shown under PVNBP 
margin and APE margin below. APE is calculated as recurring premiums plus 10% of single premiums. Old Mutual Bermuda is excluded from the 
tables below as it is closed to new business.

Year ended 31 December 2013

Core covered business

Emerging Markets2
Old Mutual Wealth

Total covered business

Annualised 
recurring 
premiums

Single 
premiums

466 

355 
111 

466 

6,470 

1,513 
4,957 

6,470 

PVNBP
capitalisation
factors1

5.4 

5.3 
5.4 

5.4 

PVNBP

8,965 

3,409 
5,556 

8,965 

Year ended 31 December 2012

Core covered business

Emerging Markets3
Old Mutual Wealth

Total covered business

Annualised 
recurring 
premiums

517 

370 
147 

517 

Single 
premiums

5,953 

1,321 
4,632 

5,953 

PVNBP
capitalisation
factors1

5.2 

5.4 
4.8 

5.2 

PVNBP

8,665 

3,331 
5,334 

8,665 

PVNBP 
margin

2.4%

4.0%
1.4%

2.4%

£m

APE margin

19%

27%
13%

19%

£m

PVNBP  
margin

2.3%

4.1%
1.2%

2.3%

APE margin

18%

27%
10%

18%

VNB

212 

136 
76 

212 

VNB

197 

135 
62 

197 

APE

1,113 

507 
606 

1,113 

APE

1,112 

502 
610 

1,112 

1  The PVNBP capitalisation factors are calculated as follows: (PVNBP – single premiums)/annualised recurring premiums.
2  New business figures for Africa excl. SA (net of minority interests), other than Namibia, are included under Emerging Markets for the first time in 2013. This includes new business 
annualised recurring premiums of £15 million, single premiums of £49 million, APE of £20 million and VNB of £2 million in respect of the life business in Zimbabwe, Malawi, 
Kenya, Swaziland and Nigeria. 2012 information has not been restated to reflect this change.

3  New business figures for Africa excl. SA (gross of minority interests), other than Namibia, were not included in the 2012 information reported above as no value of new business 
and PVNBP calculations were reported for these businesses in 2012. The amounts for 2012, in respect of the life business in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Swaziland and Nigeria 
are new business single premiums of £37 million, annualised recurring premiums of £17 million, and APE of £21 million. 

Additional new business written in the Group
The value of some of the new individual unit trust linked retirement annuities and pension fund asset management business written by the 
Emerging Markets long-term business of £1,011 million (2012: £1,093 million) is excluded from VNB above as the profits in this business arise in  
the asset management business. The value of new business also excludes premium increases arising from indexation arrangements in respect  
of existing business, as these are already included in the value of in-force business.

Additionally, new business single premiums of £202 million, annualised recurring premiums of £33 million, and APE of £53 million, in respect of  
the life business in India and China have been excluded from 2013 information above, as no value of new business and PVNBP calculations have 
been performed for these businesses.

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

C: Other supporting information continued

C2: Adjustments applied in determining total Group MCEV earnings before tax

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

£m

Income/(expense)
Goodwill impairment and amortisation of non-covered 
business acquired intangible assets and impact of 
acquisition accounting

Economic variances
Other non-operating variances
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings 

and strategic investments

Other Group adjustments related to Nordic disposal
Restructuring costs
Dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred 

callable securities

Premium paid on early repayment of senior debt
US Asset Management equity plans
Fair value (losses)/gains on Group debt instruments

Adjusting items

Adjusting items from continuing operations
Adjusting items from discontinued operations

Total MCEV adjusting items

Covered 
business
MCEV

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

Total 
Group 
MCEV

Covered  
business
MCEV

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

–  
513 
(57)

–  
(13)
(10)

–  
–  
–  
–  

433 

446 
(13)

433 

(10)
(6)
–  

(4)
14 
(10)

42 
–  
(38)
(31)

(43)

(57)
14 

(43)

(10)
507 
(57)

(4)
1 
(20)

42 
–  
(38)
(31)

390 

389 
1 

390 

–  
657 
(56)

–  
(14)
–  

–  
–  
–  
–  

587 

605 
(18)

587 

(7)
(11)
–  

(12)
615 
–  

42 
(71)
(13)
(57)

486 

(113)
599 

486 

C3: Other movements in IFRS net equity impacting Group MCEV

Total 
Group 
MCEV

(7)
646 
(56)

(12)
601 
–  

42 
(71)
(13)
(57)

1,073 

492 
581 

1,073 

£m

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

Covered 
business
MCEV

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

Fair value movements
Net investment hedge
Currency translation differences/exchange differences on 

translating foreign operations

Aggregate tax effects of items taken directly to or 

transferred from equity

Other movements1

Net income recognised directly into equity
Capital and dividend flows for the year2
Other3
Net sale of treasury shares
Premium on preferred securities purchased
Other shares issued
Change in share-based payment reserve

– 
– 

(699)

– 
15 

(684)
(651)
13 
– 
– 
– 
– 

Other movements in net equity

(1,322)

17 
43 

(688)

10 
–

(618)
268 
(10)
55 
(21)
11 
48 

(267)

Total 
Group 
MCEV

17 
43 

(1,387)

10 
15 

(1,302)
(383)
3 
55 
(21)
11 
48 

(1,589)

Covered  
business
MCEV

– 
– 

(338)

– 
(1,444)

(1,782)
24 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(1,758)

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

(328)
160 

(677)

9 
1,449 

613 
(1,238)
– 
8 
– 
33 
62 

(522)

Total 
Group 
MCEV

(328)
160 

(1,015)

9 
5 

(1,169)
(1,214)
– 
8 
– 
33 
62 

(2,280)

 1  December 2012 includes the sale of the Finnish branch in Old Mutual Wealth, the impact of the IAS 19 restatement and the transfer of the Nordic covered MCEV balance 

on disposal.

 2  December 2013 capital and dividend flows from the covered business includes the repatriation of funds from Old Mutual Bermuda to Old Mutual plc of £351 million. December 
2012 capital and dividend flows from the covered business include the purchase of the businesses in Africa by Emerging Markets from Old Mutual plc and the capital injection 
of £360 million into Old Mutual Bermuda. The special dividend of £915 million, paid in 2012, is included in non-covered business.

 3  Other for covered business includes the change in valuation basis in Old Mutual Bermuda, the inclusion of certain African entities (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and 

Nigeria) on an MCEV basis and an adjustment to allow for non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe. 

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C4: Reconciliation of MCEV adjusted net worth to IFRS net asset value for the covered business

The table below provides a reconciliation of the MCEV adjusted net worth (ANW) to the IFRS net asset value (NAV) for the covered business.

At 31 December 2013

IFRS net asset value1
Adjustment to include long-term business on a statutory solvency basis
Inclusion of Group equity and debt instruments held in life funds
Goodwill
Other2

Adjusted net worth attributable to ordinary equity holders  

of the parent3

At 31 December 2012

IFRS net asset value1
Adjustment to include long-term business on a statutory solvency basis
Inclusion of Group equity and debt instruments held in life funds
Goodwill

Adjusted net worth attributable to ordinary equity holders  

of the parent3

Total 
covered 
business

3,823 
(759)
307 
(769)
(41)

Core  
covered 
business

3,451 
(759)
307 
(769)
(34)

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

1,212 
158 
293 
(8)
(34)

2,239 
(917)
14 
(761)
– 

2,561 

2,196 

1,621 

575 

Total 
covered 
business

4,308 
(926)
367 
(765)

Core 
covered 
business

3,600 
(898)
367 
(765)

Emerging 
Markets

Old Mutual 
Wealth

1,295 
187 
364 
(8)

2,305 
(1,085)
3 
(757)

2,984 

2,304 

1,838 

466 

£m
Non-core 
covered 
business

372 
– 
– 
– 
(7)

365 

£m
Non-core 
covered 
business

708 
(28)
– 
– 

680 

IFRS net asset value is after elimination of inter-company loans.

1 
2  Other includes a restatement of Old Mutual Bermuda variable annuity guarantee liabilities from an IFRS basis to a best estimate valuation consistent with MCEV principles, 

partially offset by seed capital investment gains, and an adjustment to allow for non-controlling interests in Zimbabwe.

3  A further £(32) million (2012: £(36) million) of adjustments relates to the non-covered business. This brings the total adjustment to IFRS net asset value to £1,294 million (2012: 

£1,360 million).

The adjustments to include long-term business on a statutory solvency basis reflect the difference between the net worth of each business on the 
statutory basis (as required by the local regulator) and their portion of the Group’s consolidated equity shareholder funds. In South Africa, these 
values exclude items that are eliminated or shown separately on consolidation (such as Nedbank and inter-company loans). For some European 
countries the value reflected in the adjustment to include long-term business on a statutory solvency basis includes the value of the deferred 
acquisition cost asset, which is part of the equity.

The adjustment to include long-term business on a statutory solvency basis includes the following:

 ■ The excess of the IFRS amount of the deferred acquisition cost (DAC) and value of business acquired (VOBA) assets over the statutory levels 

included in the VIF

 ■ When projecting future profits on a statutory basis, the VIF includes the shareholders’ value of unrealised capital gains. To the extent that assets 
in IFRS are valued at market and the market value is higher than the statutory book value, these profits have already been taken into account in 
the IFRS equity. 

C5: Reconciliation of movements in Group and Adjusted Group MCEV (after tax)

Year ended 31 December 2013

Year ended 31 December 2012

£m

Opening Group MCEV
Adjusted operating MCEV earnings
Non-operating MCEV earnings

Total Group MCEV earnings
Other movements in IFRS net equity

Closing Group MCEV
Adjustments to bring Group investments 

to market value

Adjusted Group MCEV

Notes

B4

C3

B1

Covered 
business
MCEV

6,385 
483 
321 

804 
(1,322)

5,867 

– 

5,867 

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

2,790 
384 
(18)

366 
(267)

2,889 

1,406 

4,295 

Total 
Group 
MCEV

9,175 
867 
303 

1,170 
(1,589)

8,756 

1,406 

10,162 

Covered  
business
MCEV

7,217 
453 
473 

926 
(1,758)

6,385 

– 

6,385 

Non-
covered 
business 
IFRS

2,491 
323 
498 

821 
(522)

2,790 

1,615 

4,405 

Total 
Group 
MCEV

9,708 
776 
971 

1,747 
(2,280)

9,175 

1,615 

10,790 

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For the year ended 31 December 2013

D1: Sensitivity tests

The table below shows the sensitivity of the MCEV, value of in-force business at 31 December 2013 and the value of new business for the year 
ended 31 December 2013 to the following:

 ■ Economic assumptions 100 bps increase/decrease: Increasing/decreasing all pre-tax investment and economic assumptions (projected 

investment returns and inflation) by 100 bps, with credited rates and discount rates changing commensurately

 ■ Equity/property market value 10% increase/decrease: Equity and property market value increasing/decreasing by 10%, with all 

pre-tax investment and economic assumptions unchanged

 ■ 10 bps increase of liquidity spreads: Recognising the present value of an additional 10 bps of liquidity spreads assumed on corporate 

bonds over the lifetime of the liabilities, with credited rates and discount rates changing commensurately

 ■ 50 bps contraction on corporate bond spreads

 ■ 25% increase in equity/property and swaption implied volatilities: 25% multiplicative increase in implied volatilities

 ■ 10% decrease in discontinuance rates/10% decrease in maintenance expense: Maintenance expense levels decreasing by 10%, 

with no corresponding decrease in policy charges

 ■ 5% decrease in mortality/morbidity rates: Mortality and morbidity assumptions for assurances decreasing by 5%, with no 

corresponding decrease in policy charges

 ■ 5% decrease in annuitant mortality assumption: Mortality assumption for annuities decreasing by 5%, with no corresponding increase 

in policy charges

 ■ VNB 10% increase in acquisition expenses: For value of new business, acquisition expenses other than commission and commission 

related expenses increasing by 10%, with no corresponding increase in policy charges

 ■ VNB on closing economic assumptions: Value of new business calculated on economic assumptions at the end of the reporting period

 ■ Minimum capital requirement: Required capital equal to the minimum statutory requirement

 ■ NHR capital diversification: Residual non-hedgeable risk capital reduced to incorporate diversification benefits between hedgeable and 

non-hedgeable risks for covered business

 ■ 99.93% confidence level NHR capital: Economic capital for residual non-hedgeable risks calculated assuming a 99.93% confidence level.

For each sensitivity illustrated, all other assumptions have been left unchanged except where they are directly affected by the revised conditions. 
Sensitivity scenarios therefore include consistent changes in cash flows directly affected by the changed assumption(s), for example future bonus 
participation in changed economic scenarios.

In some jurisdictions the reserving basis that underlies shareholder distributable cash flows is dynamic, and in theory some sensitivities could 
change not only future experience but also reserving levels. Modelling of dynamic reserves is extremely complex and the effect on value is 
second-order. Therefore, in performing the sensitivities, reserving bases have been kept constant for non-linked business (including non-linked 
reserves for linked business) whilst only varying future experience assumptions with similar considerations applying to required capital. However, 
the sensitivities for South Africa in respect of an increase/decrease of all pre-tax investment and economic assumptions, an increase/decrease in 
equity and property market values and increases in equity, property and swaption implied volatilities allow for the change in the time value of 
financial options and guarantees that form part of the Investment Guarantee Reserves (IGR).

The sensitivities for an increase/decrease in all pre-tax investment and economic assumptions (with credited rates and discount rates changing 
commensurately) are calculated in line with a parallel shift in risk free reference spot rates rather than risk free reference forward rates. However, 
the 1% reduction is limited so that it does not lead to negative risk free reference rates.

VNB sensitivities assume that the scenario arises immediately after point of sale of the contract. Therefore no allowance is made for the ability to 
re-price any contracts in the sensitivity scenarios, apart from the mortality sensitivities for the South African business where allowance is made for 
changes in the pricing basis for products with reviewable premiums.

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Sensitivity tests: MCEV

Central assumptions
MCEV, VIF & VNB given changes in:

Economic assumption 100 bps increase
Economic assumption 100 bps decrease
Equity/property market value 10% increase
Equity/property market value 10% decrease
10 bps increase of liquidity spreads
50 bps contraction on corporate bond spreads
25% increase in equity/property implied volatilities
25% increase in swaption implied volatilities
10% decrease in discontinuance rates
10% decrease in maintenance expense
5% decrease in mortality/morbidity rates
5% decrease in annuitant mortality assumption
VNB 10% increase in acquisition expenses
VNB on closing economic assumptions
Minimum capital requirement
NHR capital diversification
99.93% confidence level NHR capital

At 31 December 2013

£m

At 31 December 2012

MCEV

5,867 

5,739 
5,990 
6,030 
5,629 
5,873 
5,879 
5,790 
5,854 
6,031 
6,043 
5,976 
5,863 
 n/a 
 n/a 
5,920 
5,893 
5,822 

Value of 
in-force 
business

3,306 

3,188 
3,412 
3,418 
3,122 
3,312 
3,306 
3,236 
3,293 
3,473 
3,482 
3,415 
3,302 
n/a 
n/a 
3,359  
3,332  
3,261  

Value of  
new business

212 

199 
222 
219 
206 
213 
212 
212 
212 
251 
229 
227 
211 
197 
206 
217 
215 
207 

MCEV

6,365 

6,253 
6,471 
6,647 
6,169 
6,374 
6,380 
6,311 
6,353 
6,519 
6,580 
6,495 
6,358 
 n/a 
 n/a 
6,421 
6,408 
6,306 

Value of 
in-force 
business

3,401 

3,285 
3,505 
3,632 
3,248 
3,410 
3,402 
3,358 
3,389 
3,568 
3,616 
3,531 
3,394 
 n/a 
 n/a 
3,457 
3,444 
3,342 

Value of  
new business

197 

180 
215 
206 
192 
198 
197  
197  
197 
237 
216 
214 
197 
180 
205 
202 
201 
192 

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SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION

Listings and shares in issue
The Company’s shares are listed on the London, Malawi, Namibian and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges and on the JSE Limited (JSE). The primary 
listing, which is known as a premium listing, is on the London Stock Exchange and the other listings are all secondary listings. The Company’s 
secondary listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange ended in September 2007, but the Company’s shares may still be traded on the Xternal list of 
the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. The ISIN number of the Company’s ordinary shares of 113⁄ 7p each is GB00B77J0862 and the SEDOL is 
B77J086. The 113⁄ 7p nominal value of the Company’s shares reflects the 7-for-8 share consolidation that took place in April 2012.

The high and low closing prices of the Company’s shares on the two main markets on which they were listed during 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

London Stock Exchange
JSE

High

221.6p
R33.89

2013 
Low

170.8p
R24.49

High

179.6p
R24.87

2012 
Low

137.8p
R17.53

At 31 December 2013,  the Company had over 480,000 underlying shareholders. Many of our retail shareholders hold their shares through the 
Company-sponsored nominee arrangements described in the footnote to the second table below. In more detail, the geographical analysis and 
shareholder profile of the Company’s share register at 31 December 2013 were as follows:

Register

UK
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Malawi

Total

Source: Computershare Investor Services

Size of holding

1-1,000
1,001-10,000
10,001-100,000
100,001-250,000
250,001+

Total

Source: Computershare Investor Services

Total shares

% of whole

2,350,459,978
2,475,347,425
54,734,804
12,111,359
4,614,238

4,897,267,804

47.99
50.55
1.12
0.25
0.09

100

Total shares

% of whole

19,884,155
21,766,250
29,030,960
29,082,485
4,797,503,954

4,897,267,804

0.41
0.45
0.59
0.59
97.96

100

Number 
of holders

10,378
28,433
29,614
524
4,533

73,482

Number 
of holders

63,580
8,356
968
182
396

73,482

Note
The registered shareholdings on the South African branch register included PLC Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 2,154,895,994 shares, including 268,909,840 shares held 
for the Company’s sponsored nominee, Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Limited, for the benefit of 396,158 underlying beneficial owners. The registered shareholdings on 
the Zimbabwe branch register included Old Mutual Zimbabwe Nominees (Pvt) Limited, which held a total of 680,963 shares as nominee for 3,477 underlying beneficial owners. The 
registered shareholdings on the Namibian section of the principal register included Old Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 5,388,826 shares as nominee 
for 6,772 underlying beneficial owners. The registered shareholdings on the Malawi branch register included Old Mutual (Blantyre) Nominees Limited, which held a total of 55,179 
shares as nominee for 136 underlying beneficial owners.

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Registrars
The Company’s share register is administered by Computershare 
Investor Services in conjunction with local representatives in various 
jurisdictions. The following are the relevant contact details:

UK 
Computershare Investor Services PLC
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol 
BS99 6ZZ
Tel: +44 (0)870 707 1212
Website: www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus

South Africa 
Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107)
Tel: 0861 100 940 or +27 (0)11 870 8211
email: omsa@computershare.co.za

Malawi
National Bank of Malawi
Business Centre and Office Complex
Financial Management Services Department
No 7 Henderson Street
Cnr Hannover Avenue & Henderson Street
Blantyre
(PO Box 1438, Blantyre, Malawi)
email: nbminvestment@natbankmw.com
Tel: +265 182 0622/0054

Namibia
Transfer Secretaries (Pty) Limited
4 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek
(PO Box 2401, Windhoek)
Tel: +264 (0)61 227647
Fax: +264 (0)61 248531
email: ts@nsx.com.na

Zimbabwe
Corpserve Share Transfer Secretaries
2nd Floor, ZB Centre
Cnr First Street/Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
Harare
(PO Box 2208, Harare, Zimbabwe)
Tel: +263 (0)4 751559/61
Fax: +263 (0)4 752629
email: enquiries@corpserve.co.zw

Share-dealing services
Details of various share-dealing services in the UK, South Africa and 
Namibia that are available through the Company’s share registrars, 
Computershare Investor Services, can be found in the Shareholder 
Information section of the Company’s website.

Strate
All transactions in the Company’s shares on the JSE are required to 
be settled electronically through Strate, and share certificates are no 
longer good for delivery in respect of such transactions. Shareholders 
who have any enquiries about the effect of Strate on their holdings in 
the Company should contact Computershare Investor Services in 
Johannesburg on 0861 100 940 or +27 (0)11 870 8211.

Electronic communications and 
electronic proxy appointment
The Company wrote to shareholders on its South African branch 
register and on the principal and Namibian sections of its UK register 
in November 2012 to inform them that it was moving to e-comms as 
the default form of communication, in line with provisions in the 
UK Companies Act 2006 and the Company’s Articles of Association. 
Shareholders who wished to continue to receive physical copies of 
shareholder communications, rather than accessing these from the 
Company’s website, were required to notify the Company’s registrars 
of their election to do so by 4 January 2013. A similar process has been 
followed, with different applicable dates, for new shareholders who 
have bought shares since November 2012. For the time being, these 
arrangements have not been extended to apply to shareholders on the 
Malawi and Zimbabwe branch registers, but the Company plans to 
keep the possibility of doing so under review.  

If you are currently still receiving documents by post, but would like to 
receive future communications from the Company by email, please log 
on to our website, www.oldmutual.com, select ‘Investor Relations’, then 
‘Shareholder Centre’, then click on ‘Electronic Communications’ and 
follow the instructions for registration of your details. In order to 
register, you will need your Shareholder Reference Number, which can 
be found on the payment advice notice or tax voucher accompanying 
your last dividend payment or notification. Before you register, you will 
be asked to agree to the Terms and Conditions for Electronic 
Communications with Shareholders. It is important that you read these 
Terms and Conditions carefully, as they set out the basis on which 
electronic communications will be sent to you. Any election to receive 
documents electronically will generally remain in force until you contact 
the Company’s Registrars (via the online address set out earlier in this 
section of the Report or otherwise) to terminate or change such election.

Electronic proxy appointment is available for this year’s Annual 
General Meeting. This enables proxy votes to be submitted 
electronically, as an alternative to filling out and posting a form 
of proxy. Further details are set out on the form of proxy.

Final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2013 
and timetable for payment
The Board is recommending a final dividend (the ‘Final Dividend’) 
for the year ended 31 December 2013 of 6.0p per share, which will 
be paid on 30 May 2014, subject to being approved by shareholders 
at the Company’s 2014 Annual General Meeting. Shareholders on the 
South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the 
Namibian section of the principal register will be paid their local 
currency cash equivalents of the Final Dividend under dividend access 
trust or similar arrangements established in each country. Shareholders 
who hold their shares through Euroclear Sweden AB, the Swedish 
nominee, will be paid the cash equivalent of the Final Dividend in 
Swedish kronor. Local currency cash equivalents of the Final Dividend 
for all five territories will be determined by the Company using 
exchange rates prevailing at the close of business on 10 April 2014 and 
will be announced by the Company on 11 April 2014.

A scrip dividend alternative is not being made available in relation to 
the Final Dividend. 

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INFORMATION continued 

The full timetable for the Final Dividend is set out below. 

Currency conversion date 

Exchange rates announced

Last day to trade cum dividend for 
shareholders on the branch register 
in Malawi

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the 
branch register in Malawi

Last day to trade cum dividend for 
shareholders on the branch registers in South 
Africa and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian 
section of the principal register

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the 
branch registers in South Africa and 
Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section 
of the principal register

Trading suspended between registers

Last day to trade cum dividend for 
shareholders on the UK register

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the 
UK register

Record date (all locations)

Trading between registers (except South 
Africa) recommences

Trading between registers (South Africa) 
recommences

Annual General Meeting

Final Dividend Payment Date

Thursday, 10 April 2014

Friday, 11 April 2014 

Monday, 14 April 2014

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Thursday, 17 April 2014 

opening of business on 
Thursday, 17 April 2014 

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

close of business on 
Friday, 25 April 2014 

opening of business on 
Monday, 28 April 2014 

opening of business on 
Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Friday, 30 May 2014

Share certificates for shareholders on the South African register may 
not be dematerialised or rematerialised between 17 and 25 April 2014, 
both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take 
place during that period.

Financial calendar for the rest of 2014
The Company’s financial calendar for the rest of 2014 is as follows: 

Annual General Meeting and First Quarter 
Interim Management Statement

Interim results

Interim dividend payment date

Third Quarter Interim 
Management Statement

Final results for 2014

15 May 2014

7 August 2014

31 October 2014

5 November 2014

27 February 2015

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Forward-looking statements
This Report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to 
Old Mutual plc’s and its subsidiaries’ plans and expectations relating to 
their financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, 
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate 
to future events and circumstances that are beyond Old Mutual plc’s control, 
including, among other things, UK domestic and general economic and 
business conditions, market-related risks such as fluctuations in interest 
rates and exchange rates, policies and actions of regulatory authorities, 
the impact of competition, inflation, deflation, the timing and impact of 
other uncertainties or of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant 
industries, as well as the impact of tax and other legislation and regulations 
in territories where Old Mutual plc or its subsidiaries operate.

As a result, Old Mutual plc’s or its subsidiaries’ actual future financial 
condition, performance and results may differ materially from the 
plans and expectations set forth in such forward-looking statements. 
Old Mutual plc undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking 
statements contained in this Report or any other forward-looking 
statements that it may make.

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Old Mutual plc 
Registered in England and Wales No. 3591559 and  
as an external company in each of South Africa  
(No. 1999/004855/10), Malawi (No. 5282),  
Namibia (No. F/3591559) and Zimbabwe (No. E1/99)

Registered Office: 
5th Floor 
Millennium Bridge House 
2 Lambeth Hill 
London EC4V 4GG

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