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Annual Report
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2016

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Old Mutual plc

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 

Strategic report

O U R
S T O R Y

W E   A R E
C H A N G I N G

Implementing our  
managed separation strategy

Old Mutual began in 
Cape Town in 1845 as 
South Africa’s first mutual 
life insurance company, 
offering financial security 
in uncertain times. Today, 
172 years on, Old Mutual 
is made up of four strong 
businesses operating 
successfully in their 
respective markets and 
enabling positive futures 
for their stakeholders.

Contents

 Chief Executive’s review

Strategic report 
01  KPIs
02  Chairman’s message
03 
04  Our strategy
06  Business model
09  At a glance
10 
 Old Mutual 
Emerging Markets

22  Nedbank
30  Old Mutual Wealth
40 
 Institutional 
Asset Management

48  Financial review
70  Performance measures
72  Risks

Governance
80  Board of directors
82  Corporate governance
 104  Remuneration report

Financials
 141   Group financial 
statements

309  Financial statements 
of the Company

318   Shareholder 

information

In March 2016, we announced a new strategy 
for Old Mutual plc that seeks to unlock and create 
significant long-term value for our shareholders. 
This will be achieved through the separation of 
the four underlying businesses – Old Mutual 
Emerging Markets (OMEM), Old Mutual Wealth 
(OMW), Nedbank and OM Asset Management 
(OMAM) – from each other. Implementation of 
the managed separation will require a balance 
between value, cost, time and risk and we intend 
for it to be materially complete by the end of 2018.
Since announcing the strategy, Old Mutual plc has 
had three fundamental areas of focus: ensuring 
the businesses are ready for independent futures; 
executing a number of transactions; and winding 
down the plc Head Office. Consequently, we 
are now running Old Mutual plc in the manner 
of an active portfolio manager and not running 
it as a Group as in previous years. 

Business review

Emerging
Markets

AOP £619m (+1%)

AOP £799m (+6%)

10–21

22–29

 www.oldmutual.co.za

 www.nedbank.co.za

AOP £260m (-15%)

AOP £143m (-5%)

30–39

  www.oldmutual 
wealth.com

40–47

 www.omam.com 

‘Group’ refers to all business 
interests ultimately owned by 
the Old Mutual plc entity.

‘plc’ refers to Old Mutual plc, 
the ultimate parent and holding 
company of the Group companies.

‘plc Head Office’ collectively refers 
to the plc holding company and the 
other centre companies of the Group, 
which typically own and manage the 
investments across the Group.

Find out more about 
Old Mutual plc

Annual Report
www.oldmutualplc.com/
reportingcentre

Corporate website
www.oldmutualplc.com

Positive Futures Plan
www.oldmutualplc.com/
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Old Mutual plc
01

O L D   M U T U A L   P L C   F I N A N C I A L
K E Y   P E R F O R M A N C E   I N D I C ATO R S   ( K P I s )

Financial KPIs that we currently use to monitor the performance  
of our business. We expect to change and adapt these  
measures to reflect the managed separation strategy.

I F R S   P R O F I T   P R E -TA X

£1,216m

(2015: £1,201m)

B A S I C   E A R N I N G S   P E R   S H A R E

11.9p

(2015: 12.7p)

Adjusted operating earnings per share1 (p)

Adjusted Return on Equity (RoE)2 (%)

Actual
2016
19.4p
2015
19.3p
2014
17.9p
2013
18.4p
2012
17.5p
1 Adjusted operating profit (AOP) is an Alternative Profit Measure used 

Growth
+1%
+8%
-3%
+5%
+11%

alongside basic IFRS profit to assess underlying business performance. 
It is a non-IFRS measure of profitability that reflects the directors’ view of 
the underlying long-term performance of the Group. The calculation of 
AOP adjusts basic IFRS profit for a number of items as detailed in note C1. 

2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2 Group adjusted RoE is calculated as AOP (post-tax and NCI) divided  
by average ordinary shareholders equity (ie excluding the perpetual 
preferred callable securities). It excludes non-core operations.

13.3%
14.2%
13.3%
13.6%
13.0%

plc managed separation costs (£m)

Capital strength (£bn)
(The Group Solvency II information has not been audited)

plc wind-down costs
Transaction costs relating to advisory/listing
Total

Total
8
14
22

2016
2015*
2014
2013

Group 
Solvency II
surplus
1.3
1.7
–
–

Group 
Solvency II
ratio
124%
138%
–
–

Financial 
Group 
Directive 
surplus
–
1.9
2.1
2.1

Financial 
Group 
Directive 
ratio
–
166%
164%
168%

*  The Group Solvency II and coverage ratio represents 1 January 2016 position.

O L D   M U T U A L   P L C   N O N - F I N A N C I A L
K E Y   P E R F O R M A N C E   I N D I C ATO R S   ( K P I s )

Our employees
Cultural entropy

Target range
9%-13%

2016
2015
2014

%
11.9
11.9
12.3

Our customers
Customer numbers

2016
2015
2014

OMEM
Nedbank
Other

Total
19.4m
18.9m
17.5m

We maintained a positive entropy across the Group. Each business has ownership 
for ensuring a healthy culture is sustained during the managed separation.

Customer numbers are an indication of the scale of our business. 
Growth indicates that we have an attractive proposition for new 
customers, and are meeting the needs of our existing customers.

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.

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Strategic report 
Old Mutual plc
02

C H A I R M A N ’ S   M E S S A G E
TO   S H A R E H O L D E R S

This has been a year of significant change for the Group  
and for its four businesses, against a backdrop of unprecedented  
political and economic turmoil in some of our key markets.

Dear Shareholders
Overview of the year
Stock markets and currencies have been 
especially volatile in the aftermath of the 
UK’s EU referendum and the US presidential 
election. The forces at play in the financial 
world, with increasing emphasis by 
regulators and politicians on ring-fencing 
and protectionism, support our strategy 
in ways that could not have been foreseen 
a year ago.

In March 2016, we announced that we 
would unlock value for shareholders by 
separating our underlying businesses, in 
what we are calling a managed separation. 
Since then we have made steady progress 
towards this goal; please see our Group 
CEO Bruce Hemphill’s statement on page 3.

Despite the challenging external 
environment, our businesses performed 
resiliently during 2016. AOP earnings per 
share were 19.4 pence, broadly flat in 
constant and reported currency (basic 
earnings per share was 11.9 pence per 
share, 6% lower than 2015). This was a 
satisfactory performance.

2016 was the Group’s first full year under the 
Solvency II regime. Our Solvency II capital 
ratio at the year-end was 124%, lower than 
in 2015, largely due to currency movements. 
As in 2015 it did not include the £1.7 billion 
of surplus relating to OMEM and Nedbank, 
which we are not permitted to include for 
regulatory reasons. However, the solvency 
capital position of all our individual 
businesses remains robust.

Managed separation
Our managed separation strategy follows 
the extended period since the original 
demutualisation and listing during which 
shareholder returns have been in aggregate 
disappointing, particularly for South African 
shareholders. Performance has significantly 
improved since late 2009 when we launched 
the original restructuring programme: 
from end-2009 to end-2016 our market 
capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange 
rose to £10.2 billion/R173.3 billion, a total 
shareholder return of 16.0% per annum in 
sterling and 22.4% per annum in rand.

Managed separation involves dividing 
the Group into its four strong businesses – 
unlocking the value in the current corporate 
structure by allowing each business to be 
held by the most appropriate shareholders 
and removing the risks of the current Group 
structure. To ensure that each business can 
stand alone, we have begun a process of 
enhancing underlying performance relative 
to each peer group. This has involved, and 
will continue to involve, making material 
improvements to our businesses where 
necessary. In addition, we are reducing 
the cost of central activities and reducing 
holding company debt.

During 2016, teams at the Company’s 
Head Office and in the businesses have 
been developing the optimal strategies, 
board composition, operating models, 
leadership and business composition 
for the businesses as they move towards 
separation. This is a major exercise, 
especially in OMEM and OMW; your 
Board has been kept closely informed 
and provided oversight and guidance 
to Bruce Hemphill and his team. We have 
also spent more time with the subsidiary 
boards than ever before, exchanging 
expertise and insight to position each 
business for greater success. 

I have also had greater interaction with 
our various regulators than in previous 
years, to keep them appraised of the Board’s 
involvement with the managed separation.

Achieving the managed separation is 
a complex task but we expect it to be 
materially complete by the end of 2018.

Responsible business
We recognise the role which corporates 
have as agents of transformation, and are 
conscious that our long-term success 
depends on operating in sustainable 
societies. We have previously expressed our 
support for the Sustainable Development 
Goals (a UN initiative) and have signed 
the World Economic Forum Compact for 
Responsive and Responsible Leadership. 
I am focused on ensuring that, during 
and after the managed separation, our 
commitment to operating as a responsible 
business remains strong. This year, our 

Positive Futures Plan requires our four 
businesses to embed programmes dealing 
with stakeholders and to position themselves 
as responsible business leaders in their 
regions. I am proud of the progress 
we have made to date and we will 
update you as we complete managed 
separation. You can read our Positive 
Futures Plan on our corporate website 
at www.oldmutualplc.com/rb.

Outlook
The dual focus of readying the four 
businesses for separation and enhancing 
underlying performance, balancing 
stakeholder interests against value, cost, 
time and risk, will continue to demand 
exceptional leadership and commitment 
throughout the organisation. Though the 
global outlook is clouded in uncertainty, 
the Board looks forward to delivering 
further milestones on our road to managed 
separation. We are focused on sustained 
results and the opportunities to enhance 
stakeholder returns.

There has been no alteration to Board 
membership since Paul Hanratty stepped 
down in March 2016. We are very grateful to 
Paul for his dedication to the Group in both 
South Africa and the UK for over 30 years.

On behalf of my Board colleagues, 
I would like to sincerely thank all our people, 
particularly those in the Company’s Head 
Office, for their contribution in this time 
of great change within the organisation. 

Patrick O’Sullivan  
Chairman

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03

C H I E F   E X E C U T I V E ’ S
R E V I E W

Dear Shareholders
The past year has been one of tremendous 
change for Old Mutual plc and for many of 
the countries in which we operate. In March 
we announced a new strategy, which is 
intended to create and unlock significant 
value for our shareholders by eliminating 
central costs and separating the four 
underlying subsidiaries from each other. 
This will give investors direct access to four 
strong and well-positioned businesses, 
all with attractive growth opportunities in 
their chosen markets:

OMEM: an attractive business with 
a dominant position in South Africa, 
well-placed to capitalise on sub-Saharan 
African growth as a diversified financial 
services provider with strong operations 
in key East and West African markets.

Nedbank: one of South Africa’s four 
largest banks with very strong corporate, 
commercial and property finance 
franchises, and a growth opportunity in 
the retail market, as well as pan-African 
optionality through its stake in Ecobank 
Transnational Inc (ETI).

OMW: a leading, integrated wealth 
management business, focused on 
the UK upper and middle market, 
with strong prospects in a growing 
£3 trillion market.

OMAM: an institutionally focused, 
multi-boutique asset management business, 
delivering strong, diversified growth in 
attractive asset classes through organic 
initiatives and acquisitions.

We expect to materially complete the 
necessary work by the end of 2018, at 
which point we anticipate the market to 
begin valuing each business in line with its 
performance relative to its peers, unlocking 
the discount at which we believe the Group 
trades. Shareholders should also be able 
to realise the full benefit of the central cost 
savings at that time. Executing this strategy is 
a complex task, requiring careful balancing 
of diverse stakeholder interests in the UK 
and South Africa.

To affect the managed separation, 
we have focused our efforts on three 
areas, which I will discuss below. These 
are: ensuring business readiness for 
independence; executing the transactions 
needed for separation, including materially 
reducing holding company debt; and 
winding down the plc Head Office.

Ensuring business readiness
Business readiness remains a key 
determinant of the timing of the managed 
separation and we continue to deliver on 
our plans to capacitate the businesses 
appropriately to stand alone. Naturally, 
most of the work arises in the two unlisted 
businesses, OMEM and OMW. Over the 
course of 2016, we have reviewed their 
business portfolios, re-evaluated their 
operating models, and clarified and 
rearticulated their strategies. 

For OMEM, we have concluded that it 
will focus on Sub-Saharan Africa going 
forward, and we are working on changes 
to its operating model designed to 
deliver meaningful cost savings in the 
near term and provide a foundation 
for demonstrating strong cost discipline 
while delivering business growth as an 
independent company.

In the case of OMW, we have worked with 
the management team to build capacity in 
critical areas such as operations, IT, audit, 
risk and compliance. We appointed Glyn 
Jones as the independent chair as well as 
five additional non-executive directors, each 
of which will add significant subject-matter 
and industry expertise to the Board. 
Following the review of OMW’s operations 
and operating model, we rearticulated its 
strategy, simplified the business perimeter, 
and set financial targets that support the 
attractive investment case of this business. In 
our view, OMW can achieve significant 
growth going forward as it delivers 
increasing operating leverage across its 
growing asset and adviser base.

We have also worked with our two listed 
businesses to refine their respective 
strategies and to sharpen their propositions 
to investors. We worked closely with OMAM 
on the acquisition of Landmark, which we 
believe will contribute meaningfully to the 
growth and diversification of assets under 
management (AUM) going forward. 
Nedbank is a great business, whose 
management team continues to execute well 
in a difficult environment. We have worked 
with them over the course of 2016 to sharpen 
their focus on costs and on the evaluation of 
their investment in ETI.

Executing transactions
In December 2016, we executed a market 
sell-down of our OMAM stake, in line with 
our plans disclosed previously, reducing 
our ownership meaningfully from 66% to 
51%, with net proceeds of £230 million. 

We expect to continue on this path in 2017 
and may also execute one or more sales 
to strategic investors. In January 2017, 
we completed the sale of OMW Italy for 
£210 million, simplifying the perimeter of 
the UK business, in line with the conclusions 
drawn from the aforementioned strategy 
review. When we announced the new 
strategy in early 2016, we committed to 
investors that we would materially reduce 
holding company debt, which we did 
through the repurchase of our outstanding 
Tier 1 bonds and the redemption of senior 
debt, for a total of £385 million. 

Our current plan for materially completing 
the managed separation in 2018 envisages 
one or more transactions to deliver two 
separate entities, listed on both the 
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and 
the London Stock Exchange (LSE), into the 
hands of shareholders. One will consist 
principally of the OMW operations, the 
other principally of the OMEM operations, 
delivered through a demerger and the 
creation of a new South African holding 
company, respectively.

Wind down of the  
plc Head Office
A key part of the strategy is the eventual 
closure of the plc Head Office in London. 
So far, we have reduced Head Office 
headcount by approximately 50%, while 
continuing to discharge all regulatory and 
statutory obligations inherent in running 
a financial services company listed on the 
LSE and the JSE. Our work on completing 
the transfer of capabilities needed by 
OMW and OMEM, and for winding 
down the remaining plc activities, is 
progressing and includes the resolution 
of legacy balance sheet exposures. 

This has been an eventful and successful 
year, with robust business performance 
in the context of unprecedented political 
and economic uncertainty. The managed 
separation strategy will, in our view, 
unlock and deliver significant value for 
shareholders and we have made good 
progress against our implementation 
plans, with all activities on track to deliver 
within the timelines set out last year. I would 
like to echo the chairman’s closing remarks 
in expressing my gratitude to all of our 
people for the contribution they have made 
to our businesses and the communities 
they served over the course of 2016. 

Bruce Hemphill 
Group Chief Executive

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Old Mutual plc
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O U R   S T R A T E G Y , 
P R I O R I T I E S   A N D   VA L U E S

The managed separation remains on track for material completion by the  
end of 2018. We are focused on executing our plans to prepare the businesses  
for independence and delivering value to our shareholders.

Old Mutual plc managed 
separation strategy
Old Mutual plc continues to evolve, 
having completed a period of simplification 
since the global financial crisis, we have 
shifted to focusing on separating the 
four underlying businesses – OMEM, 
Nedbank, OMW and OMAM – from 
each other; with each business having 
the appropriate governance, capital, 
management, strategy and operating 
capabilities to succeed independently 
and access its natural shareholder base 
in respective markets. At the same time 
we are managing the wind down of 
the plc Head Office. Following the 
managed separation, the lead regulator 
for each business will then be the same 
as the local regulator.

The managed separation of Old Mutual 
plc into four separate businesses is 
driven by the limited tangible synergies 
between the businesses and the evolving 
regulatory environment in Europe and 
South Africa adding cost and complexity 
to the current Old Mutual plc structure, 
constraining underlying business growth 
and value potential. 

We continue to strengthen our four 
underlying businesses by investing in 
technology and capabilities and preparing 
the businesses to stand alone, whilst 
maintaining capital strength. In relation 
to the two unlisted businesses which 
require the most preparation, OMEM and 
OMW, we are: clarifying and tightening 
their strategies; reviewing their portfolios; 
setting stretch targets; re-evaluating their 
operating models; and strengthening their 
Boards and governance; while maintaining 
a focus on operational performance. 

Despite volatile and uncertain market 
conditions, each of our businesses has 
exciting growth prospects in sizeable 
markets, with strong competitive positions. 

Implementing our managed 
separation strategy
As we implement our managed separation 
strategy, we will be guided by the trade-offs 
between four principal considerations: the 
value unlocked, costs involved in delivering 

Our current 
intention 
envisages a 
phased reduction 
of our stake in 
OMAM and the 
creation of two 
separate listed 
entities

Rob Leith 
Director of Managed Separation

the strategy, the time it takes to do so and 
the risks incurred or mitigated by our actions.

The ultimate nature and timing of the 
transactions required to execute the strategy 
depends on factors such as business 
readiness to standalone, stakeholder 
consent and available alternatives. 
Our current intention envisages a phased 
reduction of our stake in OMAM and 
the creation of two separate entities 
both of which will be listed on the London 
and Johannesburg stock exchanges. 
One listed entity will comprise principally 
the operations of OMW and the likely 
mechanism for achieving this is a demerger 
to existing shareholders with the possibility 
of a small IPO element. The second listed 
entity will involve the creation of a new 
South African holding company to hold 
Old Mutual plc’s remaining operations. 
After a period, it is intended that, subject to 
fulfilling certain conditions, the new South 
African holding company will distribute to 
its shareholders a significant proportion of 
the current Nedbank shareholding, whilst 
retaining an appropriate minority stake 
meaning that it will, at that time, consist 
primarily of the operations of OMEM. 

We also intend to reduce the current plc 
Head Office and its activities and to make 
a material reduction in the holding company 
debt. We have made significant progress 
in transitioning the capabilities needed 
by listed companies from the plc Head Office 
to OMEM and OMW and have reduced the 
plc Head Office headcount by approximately 
50%. We have also reduced the holding 
company debt with a repayment of 
£112 million of senior debt in October 2016 
and £273 million of Perpetual Preferred 
Callable Securities in February 2017. 

We expect the managed separation to 
be materially complete by the end of 2018 
which includes the reduction of our OMAM 
stake and the creation of the two separate 
listed entities. Ideally this would also include 
the distribution of the Nedbank stake but, 
if circumstances dictate otherwise, the 
distribution could occur after that date. 

Managed separation 
strategic priorities
 — Working with our businesses to separate 
from Old Mutual plc, prepare to be 
standalone businesses and continue to 
deliver enhanced performance relative 
to their peer groups

 — Stewardship of the managed separation 
process, balancing value, costs, time, 
and risks

 — Fulfilling Old Mutual plc’s ongoing 

regulatory obligations; and managing its 
debt obligations, central cost reductions 
and distributions to shareholders.

Our values
We are committed to being a responsible 
business with a view to the long term and 
will focus on areas where our businesses 
can make a material impact and create 
meaningful change. Our businesses will 
continue to be guided by our strong values:

 —  Respect
 — Integrity
 — Accountability
 — Pushing beyond boundaries.

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Our businesses’ strategies  
and strategic priorities

O U R   B U S I N E S S E S ’   
S T R AT E G I E S

O U R   B U S I N E S S E S ’ 
S T R AT E G I C   P R I O R I T I E S 

Old Mutual  
Emerging Markets
An African financial services champion 
with strong, differentiated franchises 
in select emerging markets

Nedbank
Africa’s most admired financial services 
provider by our staff, clients, shareholders, 
regulators and communities

Old Mutual Wealth
A unique advice-led, investment and 
wealth manager blending peer-leading 
capabilities to build solutions that 
deliver better customer outcomes

OM Asset  
Management
A leading multi-boutique institutional 
asset management business

 —Ensure OMEM remains competitive in South Africa 

and keeps growing as a market leader, with our asset 
management capability being recognised as the 
leading African asset manager

 —Deliver a sustained turnaround in our Property 

& Casualty capability

 —Protect and defend our dominant market positions 

across the Southern African Development Community 
(SADC) region

 —Build an East Africa financial services champion 
 —Drive our businesses in West Africa to achieve scale
 —Compete on a differentiated basis in Latin America 
and Asia and make tactical portfolio shifts to create 
value in the medium to longer term

 p10

 —Deliver innovative market-leading client experiences
 —Grow our transactional banking franchise faster 

than the market

 —Be operationally excellent in all we do
 —Manage scarce resources to optimise 

economic outcomes

 —Provide our clients with access to the best 

financial services network in Africa

 p22

 —Grow multi-channel advice capabilities 
 —Deliver good customer outcomes through conviction-

based investing and solutions

 —Leverage scale benefits and drive efficiencies
 —Deliver market-leading client service

 p30

 —Generate core Affiliate growth through strong 
investment performance and positive net client 
cash flows

 —Invest in collaborative organic growth with 

existing Affiliates

 —Increase global distribution opportunities for Affiliates
 —Execute new Affiliate partnerships
 —Efficiently manage our balance sheet

 p40

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Old Mutual plc
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M A N A G E D   S E P A R A T I O N 
B U S I N E S S   M O D E L   T R A N S I T I O N

Actively manage the separation of our  
four strong businesses to realise their full potential  
as standalone entities, in a manner that  
creates maximum value to shareholders over time.

Current state

Emerging
Markets

plc Head 
Office

Four strong underlying businesses have benefited from 
significant investment. Each has excellent growth prospects 
in sizeable markets, is competitively positioned, with strong 
balance sheets and appropriate governance.

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Our three  
transition anchors

1
Working with our 
businesses to separate 
from Old Mutual plc, 
prepare to be standalone 
businesses and continue 
to deliver enhanced 
performance relative 
to their peer groups.

2
Stewardship of the 
managed separation 
process, balancing value, 
cost, time and risk.

3
Fulfilling Old Mutual 
plc’s ongoing regulatory 
obligations; and managing 
its debt obligations, 
central cost reductions 
and distributions 
to shareholders.

Managed  
separation

End state

Base 
case

Stakeholder 
interaction

Emerging
Markets

External 
parties

Management 
alternatives

We have designed a base case route that will be 
evaluated on an ongoing basis taking into account 
stakeholder interaction, management alternatives 
and dependencies on external parties to deliver the 
managed separation according to our key principles: 

Balance value, cost, time and risk
Focus on distributing assets to shareholders
Limit market and third-party dependencies
Retain strong operational focus  
on subsidiaries

Four strong independent businesses  
with continued collaboration between  
OMEM and Nedbank.

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M A N A G E D   S E P A R A T I O N 
B U S I N E S S   M O D E L   T R A N S I T I O N   C O N T I N U E D

Intellectual capital
We have four strong brands that are 
leaders in their respective markets:

OMEM, Nedbank, OMW and OMAM.

Each of the businesses works with its 
customers to enable their goals. We 
recognise that partnerships are key to 
delivering value and we have identified a 
number of key partnerships to help deliver 
value at an operational and strategic level. 
These include the Cambridge Institute for 
Sustainability Leadership, GlobeScan, 
Opportunity International and many more.

Social and 
relationship capital
Old Mutual‘s four businesses have a role to 
play in creating a thriving society and have 
identified the stakeholders with whom they 
should work to deliver value through the 
business. The businesses’ focus on financial 
wellbeing and responsible investment will 
ensure that they are doing their part to 
support their customers, their families, 
communities and the wider society.

The four businesses have invested a total 
of £15.2 million to date in community 
programmes focusing on financial 
education and financial literacy. OMEM 
has committed investment of £3.5 billion 
in other infrastructure to date. OMEM 
and Nedbank together are the biggest 
debt and equity investors in renewables 
in South Africa with £3.2 billion of 
committed investment to date. 

Natural capital
A clear position on climate change is 
central to the commitment of our businesses 
to enable positive futures and their main 
objective is to play a significant role in the 
transition to a sustainable-energy future. 
Our four businesses track and monitor their 
direct carbon footprint and are deepening 
their understanding of the carbon intensity 
of their investment portfolios. Our carbon 
emissions cover our Scope 1 and 2** 
emissions in our employee occupied 
locations and our investment property 
portfolio. Our total carbon footprint 
(Scope 1 and 2 emissions) was 
489,949 tonnes CO2e (2015: 502,728). 
Our carbon intensity for 2016 was 
1.2 tonnes CO2e/£m FUM (2015: 1.5).

The activities of Old Mutual 
plc and our four businesses 
enable us to create value 
for our stakeholders 

£m 2016
451
88
2,109

Returns to shareholders1
Returns to bondholders2
Taxes to governments3

1  Ordinary cash dividend
2  Interest paid on plc debt
3  Total taxes paid and collected.

Old Mutual plc and 
our four businesses 
deploy resources 
that create value for 
our stakeholders
Our future success under the managed 
separation strategy depends on us 
managing our resources in a different 
way which sustainably delivers greater 
value to stakeholders over time. 

Financial capital
In 2016, Old Mutual plc generated 
£1,667 million AOP (pre-tax) (2015: £1,663 
million) and FUM were £394.9 billion as 
at 31 December 2016 (2015: £327.9 billion). 
The 2016 IFRS profit (pre-tax) was £1,216 
million compared to £1,201 million in 2015. 
We will work with each of our businesses 
to deliver enhanced performance relative 
to their peer groups, while repurposing 
the plc Head Office to become an active 
portfolio manager and to eventually close.

Human capital
Our businesses recognise that investing in 
their people is key to partnering successfully 
with their customers to do great things. 
We have 68,527 employees across the plc 
head office and our four businesses and 
are proud to have a diverse workplace with 
53%* of employees being female. Since the 
announcement of our managed separation 
strategy in March 2016, we have reduced 
the number of employees at the plc Head 
Office by approximately 50%. 

Manufactured capital
Our businesses partner with their customers 
by delivering a range of products through 
face-to-face support, branch advisers and 
virtually through digital platforms. 

Our businesses will continue to enhance 
their capabilities and develop innovative 
solutions to meet their customers’ needs.

*  Gender split for permanent staff only, 
including those on long-term disability
**  We use Defra stipulated country-specific 
emission factors for Scope 1 and 2.

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plc reported

AT   A 
G L A N C E

Old Mutual plc, the active portfolio manager 
company whose managed separation strategy  
will result in four standalone businesses

I F R S   P R O F I T 
P R E -TA X

A DJ U S T E D   
O P E R AT I N G   P R O F I T

A DJ U S T E D   N E T   
A S S E T   VA L U E

T O TA L   I F R S   
G E A R I N G

£1,216m

(2015: £1,201m)

£1,667m

(2015: £1,663m)

228.6p

(2015: 178.9p)

15.9%

(2015*: 16.2%)

* 2015 restated to adjust for equity  
debt in capital base

AOP
£619m
(+1%)

Customers 
10.9m 
(+2%)

Covered sales 
(APE) 
£679m 
(+4%)

AOP
£260m
(-15%)

Customers 
0.8m 
(+0%)

FUM 
£124bn 
(+18%)

Emerging
Markets

We provide
Financial solutions to retail and 
corporate customers across key 
market segments in Africa, Latin 
America and Asia.
Highlights and position
Launched South Africa’s first 
responsible investment equity 
index fund.
2016 Most Empowered Employment 
Equity Company Award.

We provide
Advice-led and investment 
solutions to customers in 
the UK and a number of  
cross-border markets.
Highlights and position
42% of total FUM managed 
by OMGI and Quilter Cheviot.
Defaqto Gold rating for UK 
platform service; Defaqto 
Silver rating for International 
platform service.

(55% shareholding)

We provide
A wide range of wholesale and 
retail banking services, as well 
as insurance, asset management 
and wealth management.
Highlights and position
Headline earnings up 5.9% to 
R11,465 million.
Nedgroup Investments won 
Offshore Management Company 
of the Year at the Annual Raging 
Bull Awards.

(51% shareholding)

We provide
A diverse range of investment 
strategies and products, 
delivered via a multi-boutique 
model to institutional investors.
Highlights and position
Achieved solid margins relative 
to peers and a strong level of 
revenue growth from net new 
money flows across core affiliates.
Leading institutional asset manager.

AOP
£799m
(+6%)

Customers 
7.7m 
(+4%)

Credit loss ratio 
0.68% 
(2015: 0.77%)

AOP
£143m
(-5%)

Affiliates 
8 

FUM 
£195bn 
(+35%)

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Business 
review
Old Mutual 
Emerging 
Markets

Iain Williamson
Interim Chief Executive Officer

Old Mutual Emerging Markets 

Our integrated financial services 
offering positions us to meet 
customers’ various financial needs 
through our leading multi-channel 
distribution network, our extensive 
branch network and an enhanced 
customer experience 

 www.oldmutual.co.za

Our strategy 

Our strategy is rooted in our vision and 
brand promise of “Enabling Positive 
Futures”. Our customers span all income 
segments and include both retail and 
corporate relationships. Our business 
model uniquely positions us to deliver 
on this vision. By focusing on our 
customers’ needs both in our asset 
gathering (eg, by promoting financial 
inclusion and providing financial education 
and advice) and in our asset management 
(eg, by deploying funds responsibly into 
infrastructure, renewable energy 
and housing) activities we remain relevant 
in the face of social, environmental and 
technological change. This vision is in line 
with our heritage and we believe it aligns 
with the expectations of our current and 
future customers as well as broader 
stakeholder groups such as employees we 
want to attract and retain, the communities 
we operate in, regulators, governments 
and shareholders.

We execute on our vision through an 
integrated financial services offering across 
our core African markets, where this holistic 
proposition is most appropriate. This 
positions us to meet customers’ various 
needs including life insurance, property 
& casualty insurance, savings, and lending 
through our unique distribution footprint, 
with a leading multi-channel network, our 
extensive branch network and an enhanced 
customer experience. This enables us to be 
competitive in the mass market in South 
Africa and the other markets we serve 
across Africa. Given the demographic 
trends in these markets, our strong 
customer proposition positions us for 
superior growth and returns into the 
foreseeable future, to the benefit of 
all stakeholders. 

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Business 
review

Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

We are investing in maintaining our strong 
South African base and positioning it to 
capitalise on the significant further growth 
and returns opportunities. At the same time, 
we are making measured investments in 
growth markets for the future, principally in 
East and West Africa. One in two customers 
and one in three employees are now from 
outside South Africa. By leveraging our core 
competencies and resources off this strong 
base we are able to create a highly-rated 
and well-diversified business, generating 
superior growth and cash across our 
growth markets over a three- to five-year 
timeframe. During this period we will 
extend the customer base, grow our 
sources of earnings, diversify risk and 
generate a return on equity (on a fully 
diluted IFRS basis) of between 15% 
and 20%.

We believe that our integrated financial 
services customer proposition, which has 
dominated in Southern Africa, will enable 
us to succeed in these and other markets 
that share similar customer profiles and 
demographic trends; and that we have the 
skills and competencies to build valuable 
franchises in other emerging markets in 
the medium to longer term.

We are well positioned for future growth 
through our investment in technology and 
in driving our direct and digital offerings 
we can deliver product innovations that 
are also cost effective.

The strength of our story is based on:

 — A leading brand and heritage in 
financial services in South Africa

 — Significant further growth 
and returns opportunities 
in South Africa

 — Positioning as an African 

financial services champion 
in the medium term

 — A strategic and preferred 
partnership with Nedbank

 — A track record of strong 

returns and cash generation 
combined with disciplined 
capital management

 — A unique distribution network 

and capabilities, with a 
leading multi-channel network

 — Leveraging capabilities and 
experience to drive growth

 — A strong and focused 
management team

How our  
business works

We provide financial solutions to retail 
and corporate customers across key 
market segments in 19 countries across 
Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and 
Asia. These solutions which include life 

insurance, property & casualty insurance, 
investments, asset management and credit 
are underpinned by financial education 
and advice.

In our insurance, savings and certain 
lending businesses we are operators, 
whereas in other businesses we seek to 
form long-term partnerships (typically 
distribution platforms such as banks, direct 
distribution, digital or mobile businesses). 
We have built a proven track record in 
delivering shareholder value through such 
partnerships, with both public and private 
sector enterprises, and within and across 
geographical borders. We believe that 
such mutually beneficial partnerships 
are a strategic differentiator, unlocking 
value-added services for customers and 
growth potential for all partners involved.

OMEM integrated financial services model

Predictable 
revenue and 
highly cash 
generative

Stable and 
growing 
shareholder 
returns

Returns to 
customers

Catalyst for 
economic 
development 
and job creation

Foundation

Mass

Affluent

High net 
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Full range of accessible distribution channels,  
becoming a truly omnichannel provider

Life & 
Savings

Asset 
Management

Property & 
Casualty

Banking & 
Lending

Underpinned by sound financial advice, partnering  
with customers to ensure appropriate solutions

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Leading positions 
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Well capitalised 
balance sheet

Product  
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Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

South Africa
In South Africa we have strong market 
share positions in life, property & casualty 
insurance, asset management and credit 
solutions. We continue to build leading 
businesses with attractive economics 
through growing distribution scale, 
product innovation, strong partnerships, 
brand strength, ability to cross-sell, and 
realising the retailisation opportunity 
in the corporate customer base.

Rest of Africa
We aim to expand our operations through 
both acquisitions and organic growth. Over 
the past year we have significantly increased 
our sales force, continued building strategic 
partnerships and alliances, and developed 
several innovative new solutions to meet 
our customers’ financial needs.

We have leading market share positions 
in the Southern African Development 
Community (SADC) markets, where 
we offer leading financial solutions 
to our retail and corporate customers. 

We are on track to realise our vision of 
becoming an East African financial services 
champion. Through our recent acquisitions 
of UAP and Faulu, we are now in a position 
to deliver an integrated financial services 
model which will enable us to offer a full 
suite of financial solutions to customers. 
Although the operational performance of 
the combined UAP-Old Mutual delivered 
results approximately one year behind our 
initial expectations, we believe that our 
desired return on investment will be 
achieved in the medium term.

In West Africa, our businesses in Ghana 
and Nigeria are still relatively small but we 
are growing through our bancassurance 
partnership with Ecobank Transnational 
Inc. (ETI) and by leveraging our established 
capabilities for delivering competitive 
customer solutions. 

Latin America
In Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay, we look 
to provide leading life insurance, investment 
and asset management solutions to our 
customers. We are focused on driving 
growth through high-quality distribution 
relationships by leveraging our product 
and distribution capabilities in South 

Africa. AIVA continues to deliver results 
through its third-party agency channel in 
the affluent segment in Mexico.

Asia
In China and India we look to provide 
leading life insurance and investment 
solutions to retail customers through a 
partnership model, leveraging our product 
and distribution capabilities in South Africa 
and competing on a differentiated basis.

Our market 
environment

Macroeconomic headwinds continued 
to challenge many of the markets in which 
we operate, with market and currency 
volatility remaining high in a year of many 
unexpected global events and an uncertain 
domestic political environment. Climatic 
conditions were also severe in many of our 
markets with an extended drought further 
hampering economic growth and extreme 
weather events permeating through the 
year. The regulatory environment remains 
dynamic across our businesses and 
markets. For example, regulated interest 
rate caps have been introduced in South 
Africa and Kenya, which have impacted 
our lending operations in both markets. 

South Africa
During 2016 South Africa averted a credit 
rating downgrade of its sovereign debt to 
sub-investment grade status, however, the 
threat of a downgrade remains with all 
ratings agencies placing the country on 
a ‘negative’ outlook. The South African 
equity market enjoyed strong growth 
during the first half but a slowdown in 
the second half of the year, and by the end 
of December the All Share index was still 
c.7% below the all-time peak reached early 
in 2015. The rand made a strong recovery 
in the second half of the year to trade 
around R14/US Dollar, after reaching its 
weakest levels in history relative to major 
currencies in Q1 2016. 

Despite a challenging environment, 
we successfully protected and grew 

our position as South Africa’s leading 
life insurer. Based on market share data as 
at June 2016, we remain the largest market 
participant with respect to Annual Premium 
Equivalent (APE) and have improved our 
market share by 1.4% across the big five 
competitors over the past year and by 3.7% 
over the past five years achieving a total 
market share of over 29%. In addition to 
gaining APE market share, we have also 
significantly increased our share of VNB to 
40%, gaining c.9% over one year and 11% 
over five years. In the Mass and Foundation 
Cluster (MFC) we have maintained our 
dominant position with 58% across the 
big five, increasing by c.10% over the past 
five years. Our Retail Affluent business 
maintained an 18% share over both 
one and five year periods. Old Mutual 
Corporate continues to perform excellently 
gaining 5% life APE share over the past 
year and c.6% over the past five years, 
now holding a 35% market share. Mutual 
& Federal (M&F) South Africa remains 
the industry’s second-largest property 
& casualty player, with 11% of total 
gross premiums written.

Rest of Africa
Although the US Dollar remains 
Zimbabwe’s official currency, bond notes 
were introduced in November 2016 and 
the equity market responded with a 30% 
rally as investors moved capital to ‘safer’ 
value investments. Many African countries 
experienced currency depreciation in 2016, 
with Nigeria the most notable with a 50% 
depreciation in the official rate, whilst the 
East African economies were generally 
more stable. 

We continue to hold dominant market 
positions in the SADC region, with leading 
market positions in Malawi, Namibia and 
Zimbabwe. In our key growth markets of 
East and West Africa, we are developing 
rapidly from a relatively small base. 
In East Africa we are leveraging our 
recent acquisitions towards becoming 
East Africa’s leading integrated financial 
services provider. In West Africa our 
growth is driven primarily through our 
bancassurance partnership with ETI, 
leveraging our established capabilities 
to deliver competitive customer solutions. 

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Strategic review 
of our portfolio 
perimeter and 
governance 
model

During 2016 we communicated the six top 
priority areas of management focus as we 
prepare the business for an independent 
future, with a primary listing in South Africa. 
This included, amongst others, a review 
of our portfolio perimeter and our 
governance model. 

We have completed the strategic review of 
our portfolio of businesses and concluded 
that we will prioritise our high-return and 
cash generative businesses in Sub-Saharan 
Africa and seek to improve returns from our 
recent investments in East and West Africa. 
Any changes to our current portfolio of 
assets and businesses are likely to be 
effected through various corporate actions 
which will balance time, value and risk in 
delivering enhanced value. We will provide 
further updates as to the timing and nature 
of any possible consequential transactions 
in due course.

The governance model review is near 
completion and aims to simplify our target 
operating model and unlock efficiencies 
in our governance structures in order to 
speed up decision making, effect change 
and implement our strategy. Our strong 
executive and experienced management 
team are committed to successfully lead 
OMEM through the changes in our 
organisation, while deepening and 
building future leadership capabilities 
from within our diverse talent pool. 

We are creating an ecosystem  
of partnerships and investing  
to gain early exposure and  
insights into financial  
services innovation and  
disruption models

Our primary competitors in Sub-Saharan 
Africa are our large South African 
insurance peers and local firms, rather 
than large international insurers.

Asia and Latin America
India remained a growth economy 
during 2016 and economic growth in 
China remained high, at 6.7% for 2016, 
however slowed from previous years. 
Latin American economies suffered from 
the lag effects of the 2015 low commodity 
prices and financial strain from escalating 
government debt.

In India, our joint venture Kotak Life 
Insurance continues its excellent 
performance with growth consistently 
outstripping peers – the business now 
ranks seventh out of 23 life companies 
with a 5% share. In China, our joint venture 
with Guodian will need to manage some 
key challenges in the regulatory and 
distribution space.

Across emerging markets
Across our markets, customer preferences 
and attitudes are evolving in an ‘always 
on, always connected’ world. Digital and 
mobile technology is changing the way 
customers interact with financial services 
providers. Overall, these changes are 
positive as they drive greater financial 
inclusion and independence, particularly 

across Africa; but they also bring new 
challenges to industry incumbents. 
Industry convergence is accelerating, 
and the rise of non-traditional competitors 
such as mobile network operators is 
compounded by the emergence of the 
sharing economy, and ‘fintech’ and 
‘insurtech’ start-ups that disrupt traditional 
business models. In response, we are 
creating an ecosystem of partnerships 
and investing to gain early exposure and 
insights into financial services innovation 
and disruption models.

From a human capital perspective: 
changes in regulations, the socio-political 
landscape, an increasingly digital world 
and a growing move towards localisation 
are affecting our ability to attract and retain 
skilled people in each of our markets. To 
support our growth ambitions, it is critical 
that we continue developing local talent 
across both leadership and technical 
areas as we grow our emerging markets 
business. To this end, we have established 
programmes where we have identified 
high-performing individuals and are 
mentoring and supporting them in our 
quest to grow our next leaders from within. 
We have also crafted a market-leading 
employee value proposition to enable us 
to attract the best local talent within each 
of our markets. 

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Business 
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Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

Leading in 
responsible 
business

Old Mutual has for over 170 years 
contributed to the socio-economic, political 
and environmental development of South 
Africa and its people. Our purpose is to 
help our customers thrive by enabling them 
to achieve their lifetime goals, while 
investing their funds in ways that will create 
a positive future for them, their families, 
their communities and broader society. 
In this way, we significantly contribute 
to improving the lives of our customers 
and broader society while ensuring 
a sustainable future for our business. 
We do this by:

 — Pursuing commercial success in 
ways that honour ethical values 
and respect people, communities 
and the natural environment, 
and we are purposeful in the 
role we play in society
 — Intentionally deploying 

our customers’ assets in a 
manner that is in line with 
environmental, social and 
governance (ESG) principles 

 — Being transparent and 

communicating what we do in a 
coherent and impactful manner

Our Positive Futures Plan focuses on two 
areas where we believe we can add value 
to both the business and society. These are:

 — Financial Wellbeing  (Financial inclusion 
and financial education) – driving these 
outcomes is not only good for Old Mutual 
but is critical for the long-term sustained 
growth of the economies in which we 
operate. Efforts in these areas will helps us 
attract new customers and retain existing 
ones – growing Net Client Cash Flows 
(NCCF), enhancing our persistency 
rates and increasing mandate terms.

The challenge lies in designing, distributing 
and servicing financial products in a 
manner that enables positive futures for our 
clients but also solves for some of societies 
biggest problems (ie, financial literacy and 
financial inclusion)

 — Responsible Investment – this means 

allocating and stewarding our customers’ 
capital in a manner that factors in ESG 
issues as well as driving low carbon, 
socially inclusive and resource-efficient 
growth. This is central to achieving 
appropriate risk-adjusted returns, while 
at the same time building resilience in the 
economies in which we operate. Our 
challenge is to go beyond responsible 
business and find ways to get capital to 
productively work in those parts of the 
economy that need it most.

Our work in the area of responsible 
business was acknowledged in the 2016 
Trialogue Corporate Social Investment 
Survey, which lists the top ten companies 
doing the most to uplift and positively 
impact communities; and the 2016 Sunday 
Times Brands Survey, which placed Old 
Mutual amongst the top 10 companies 
in the “community impact” category.

Some of our responsible business 
achievements:

 — Old Mutual boasts the largest distribution 
network in South Africa, with a focus on 
providing financial solutions that reach 
the neediest members of our society 
across all provinces

 — Old Mutual is a significant player in 

renewable energy investment, with the 
recent solar power installation at our 
Cape Town head office (Mutualpark) 
being the largest corporate solar carport 
in the southern hemisphere, making a 
positive contribution to carbon emission 
reductions. The installation consists of 
3,600 solar panels which generate  
1 MWp, reducing Mutualpark’s 
energy consumption by up to 8%
 — Old Mutual has made substantial 

investments in the areas of affordable 
housing, schools and agriculture. 
The Schools Fund, for example, with 
R1.4 billion in assets managed by our 
investment manager Old Mutual 
Alternative Investments, has invested in 
24 schools, benefiting approximately 
16,000 learners and creating jobs for 
more than 1,000 employees during 2016. 

Our purpose is to help our 
customers thrive by enabling 
them to achieve their lifetime 
goals, while investing their 
funds in ways that will 
create a positive future 
for them, their families, 
their communities and 
broader society

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Measuring our 
performance 

OMEM delivered a robust set of results 
amidst challenging operating conditions. 
AOP of R12.3 billion is up 3% on 2015, 
after improved results were achieved in 
the second half of 2016. IFRS profit of 
R10.7 billion was 3% down on the prior 
year, largely due to an impairment 
on goodwill of R1.3 billion in Old Mutual 
Southern and East Africa (OMSEA), which 
is part of the Rest of Africa. The AOP 
growth was supported by the Life & Savings 
operations in South Africa, which delivered 
a strong improvement in Return on 
Embedded Value from 13.6% in 2015 to 
15.7% in 2016. Higher asset-based fee 
income, lower expenses and the net 
positive impact of assumption changes of 
R1.3 billion (2015: R0.8 billion) were partly 
offset by less favourable risk underwriting 
experience and new business strain. 
Net positive assumption changes included 
the positive impact of transferring classes of 
the existing risk business into a new fifth tax 
fund following a change in tax legislation 
on risk business. The other lines of business 
in South Africa delivered lower profits as 
a result of the tougher macroeconomic 
environment. In the Rest of Africa profits 
were 18% higher due to a solid performance 
from the Zimbabwe business and the full 
year inclusion of UAP. 

NCCF was strongly positive at R17.0 billion, 
with solid growth in covered sales in all 
regions and large inflows into Old Mutual 
Investment Group’s (OMIG’s) Liability 
Driven Investment boutique in the second 
half of the year. Outflows were under 
pressure due to higher disinvestments from 
savings solutions by mainly retail customers 
as well as an increase in disability claims in 
both the retail and corporate segments. 

Despite the tough environment we 
maintained a strong Present Value of 
New Business Premiums (PVNBP) margin 
of 3.2% in 2016. Sales volumes contributed 
positively to the new business margin 
through improved distribution efficiencies 
in MFC and Corporate, partly offset by 
higher distribution costs in Retail Affluent. 
This was partly offset by the impact 
of strengthening of operating and 
methodology assumption changes in 
South Africa.

The balance sheet remains strong, well 
diversified and resilient and will be able 
to withstand a number of shocks, including 
a possible South African sovereign credit 
rating downgrade. 

Strategic 
priorities 
and outlook 

Our journey so far
Over the past several years we have 
focused on:

 — Ensuring that our core businesses 
in South Africa and the SADC 
region are optimally positioned 
and future fit

 — Laying a strong foundation for 
growth across the rest of our 
emerging market businesses

We have made significant strides in 
achieving these objectives which have 
delivered high levels of growth and brings 
us closer to ultimately becoming an African 
financial services champion with strong, 
differentiated franchises in other select 
emerging markets. 

A O P   ( P R E -TA X ) *
BY   L I N E   O F   B U S I N E S S
(Rm)

4

1

3

2

Highlights

IFRS profit (pre-tax)
AOP (pre-tax)
Gross sales (Rbn) 
Covered sales (APE)
NCCF (Rbn)
FUM (Rbn)1

1  FUM is shown on an end manager basis.

2015
2016
10,723
11,108
12,333 12,001
215.5
213.0
13,526 12,732
34.3
989.9

17.0
1,008.7

Rm
Change
(3%)
3%
(1%)
6%
(50%)
2%

1. Life & Savings R9,467m 
2. Banking & Lending R1,357m
3. Asset Management R1,146m
4. Property & Casualty R892m

* Excludes debt costs of R529m.

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Business 
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Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

Our core businesses in South Africa and 
SADC have successfully defended and 
grown their dominant market positions:

 — A majority stake in Ghana-based life 
company Provident Life (rebranded to 
Old Mutual Ghana)

 — We continue to gain market share in the 
South African life insurance industry over 
the past five years, both at total level and 
across all our business units

 — We maintained our dominant market 
positions across our SADC businesses

 — We have a very strong alternatives 

capability in OMIG which we further 
bolstered through acquiring the remaining 
50% of African Infrastructure Investment 
Management (AIIM)

 — In conjunction with Business Doctor 

Consortium we have built Old Mutual 
Finance (OMF) from the ground up. 
This business now generates more than 
R750 million of pre-tax profits per annum 
and is a core component of our mass market 
business and our integrated financial 
services offering. In 2015 we increased 
our stake in OMF from 50% to 75%

 — Through the launch of our transactional 
account (Old Mutual Money Account) in 
South Africa and Namibia, we are able to 
complete our integrated financial offering 
and gain a competitive advantage relative 
to traditional competitors

 — We consolidated our control position in 

Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation 
(CGIC), which complements M&F South 
Africa and provides a strategic advantage 
in Africa

 — The strength of our core businesses has 
enabled us to invest in other key growth 
businesses and markets, to realise our 
vision of becoming an African financial 
services champion

 — A majority stake in leading East African 

financial services company UAP, has given 
us regional presence and scale which will 
enable us to realise our vision of becoming 
an East African financial services champion
 — A majority stake in Faulu, a leading Kenyan 
microfinance organisation with a respected 
brand, extensive branch network and a 
strong presence in the informal market
 — A majority stake in the life and property 

& casualty businesses of Oceanic 
(rebranded to Old Mutual Nigeria), 
a Nigerian-based company has given 
us access to West Africa’s long- and 
short-term insurance markets

 — Investment in the Apis Growth Fund, giving 
us early exposure to fintech innovations in 
Africa and India

Our progress in 2016
Our focus in 2016 was to position the South 
African businesses to be future fit and 
laying a platform for growth. We achieved 
the following milestones over the past year:

 — Good progress with our Integrated 

Financial Services strategy, continuing the 
roll-out of retail branches and improving 
adviser productivity. Our Money Account 
offering, identified by MoneyWeb as the 
leading retail banking innovation in 2015, 
proved popular with customers
 — Formed a partnership with some 

experienced entrepreneurs to build a direct 
proposition in life and property & casualty 
insurance, which we expect to rival the 
market leaders and have already seen 
substantial progress in the first year 
of operation

 — Progressed the integration of our 

East African business, rebranding it 
to UAP-Old Mutual

 — Formalised a new distribution agreement 

with ETI, which will deliver improved 
revenue for both parties, enhance the 
distribution opportunity, facilitate customer 
growth and drive improved retention
 — Continue to make good progress on 

collaboration across Nedbank, OMEM 
and M&F – we are on track to deliver R1 
billion pre-tax value of synergies by the 
end of 2017

 — Received the ‘2016 Most Empowered 
Employment Equity Company Award’, 
recognising the progress made in 
transforming our workplace and driving 
socio-economic change in South Africa

We formalised two new strategic 
partnerships which will bolster our 
traditional distribution reach across our 
core markets. In South Africa, we entered 
into a partnership with Telkom. The initial 
phase of this initiative is focused on the 
launch of a pre-paid funeral offering, 
however there are several additional 
opportunities which are being investigated. 

Across the Rest of Africa, our new partnership 
with Jumo will enable a digital distribution 
channel for the delivery of products to 
unbanked customers across the continent. 

Our priorities going forward
The South African businesses form the 
bedrock of the OMEM business and 
we will ensure that we stay competitive in 
South Africa and keep growing as a market 
leader. Integral to this is simplifying and 
improving the customer experience and 
enabling our asset management capability 
(OMIG) to grow and contribute meaningfully 
to the broader group. This encompasses:

 — Enhancing the customer experience by 
delivering industry-leading solutions, 
simplifying critical processes and customer 
communication and improving the 
accessibility and quality of advice

 — Winning in key target markets/customer 
segments. We will do this by further 
enhancing our integrated financial 
services model, further developing the 
Black Middle Income value propositions, 
leveraging our mass market dominance 
into the middle market, and continued 
investment in the Wealth proposition
 — Given changing customer preferences 
and increased regulatory pressures we 
will implement changes to our distribution 
model to ensure we remain future fit

 — Unlocking further value through 

collaboration across Old Mutual South 
Africa and more broadly Old Mutual, 
Nedbank and M&F

 — Driving growth in OMIG to realise our 

vision to become recognised globally as 
Africa’s leading asset manager. This will be 
through: continuing to build an investment 
track record, strengthen our distribution, 
leverage our market-leading capabilities 
in alternative investment to drive growth 
into Africa and leveraging Old Mutual 
Specialised Finance (OMSFIN) capabilities 
to support Old Mutual Life Assurance 
Company South Africa (OMLAC(SA)) 
product offerings

In M&F we continue with business 
performance improvement to deliver 
a sustained turnaround in profitability to 
ultimately enable the business to contribute 
meaningfully to OMEM earnings over time. 

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This will be done by:

 — Restoring the profitability of the core book, 
through remediation, growing on platform 
business and enhanced underwriting skills

 — Improving the customer experience with 
new customer value propositions, digital 
solutions, improved claims processes 
and improved ‘ease of doing business’
 — Ensuring that we have the correct skills 

and talent in place to improve 
business performance

 — Further collaboration across 
Old Mutual and Nedbank

In the Rest of Africa, we aim to build a 
business that provides leading financial 
solutions to customers, primarily through 
an integrated offering of life, property 
& casualty, asset management and 
credit solutions:

 — In Southern Africa, we will defend and 
maintain our leading market positions.
 — In East Africa, we will build out an East 
African Financial Services Champion 
over the next five to seven years. We have 
invested significantly in this region and 
now have a strong platform to drive profit 
growth which, in time, will be an important 
source of cash generation. In West Africa, 
our approach over the next three years 
is to focus on a capital-light approach, 
but be ready and able to take on the right 
inorganic growth opportunities when they 
arise. To this extent, we will further expand 
our distribution partnership with ETI, 
growing our bancassurance premiums

In Latin America and Asia, we will compete 
on a differentiated basis and make tactical 
portfolio shifts to create strategic 
optionality and deliver value in the medium 
to longer term:

 — In Colombia and Mexico, we will continue 
to drive the growth and profitability of 
the businesses

 — In India, we have a strong partner in 

Kotak Bank and are exploring options 
to maximise value for the joint venture
 — In China, we are exploring options with 
our partner to strengthen and optimise 
our distribution reach.

We continue to invest in IT to enable growth 
and manage risk, through a refresh of our 

IT landscape, including improving our 
direct and digital offerings, replacing 
legacy systems from time to time and IT 
enablement of our East Africa business.

In South Africa we are investing to 
improve the customer experience, add new 
propositions and address ageing systems. 
The key driver is to replace IT platforms 
that will reach end-of-life by 2020 and we 
have taken the opportunity to enhance our 
South African retail propositions. We are 
implementing the changes in a staged 
manner covering both the enhancing of 
retail propositions and migrations from 
the end-of-life platforms.

Having refined our plans we now estimate 
the total cost of this delivery at R3.1 billion 
and are holding an additional R350 million 
as operational risk capital against potential 
uncertainties and risks related to an 
investment of this nature. The delivery 
timeline will run until 2020. To de-risk 
delivery we have included a strategic 
implementation partner and entered into 
fixed price contracts with delivery partners. 
We continue to take a prudent approach to 
the capitalisation of intangible assets with 
c.40% of the annual investment being 
expensed through AOP. This expenditure 
aligns with our historic annual spend on 
strategic IT investments and with our 
future growth aspirations by enhancing the 
customer experience through direct and 
digital offerings. The net financial position 
of this investment, taking into account the 
benefits that will be realised, increased cost 
and depreciation, remains positive. We are 
committed to growing our investment in 
technology over time to enable innovative 
growth of our business and improvement 
of the customer experience.

Outlook
Financial market sentiment toward 
emerging market economies has improved 
with expectations of lower interest rates in 
advanced economies, reduced concern 
about China’s near-term prospects 
following policy changes to support 
growth, and some firming of commodity 
prices. Economic conditions are however 
expected to remain challenging in many 
markets and continued currency and 
market volatility is likely.

South Africa
Consumers remain under pressure due to 
subdued economic growth, high inflation 
and interest rates, and tax increases 
announced in February 2017. However, the 
economy is showing signs of recovery with 
inflation expected to decline below 5.5% in 
2017. Interest rates are expected to reduce 
in the second half of 2017 once inflation 
remains sustainably inside the 3% to 6% 
target range. Although the rand has 
continued its recovery into 2017, it remains 
volatile amidst political uncertainty. The risk 
of a downgrade of South Africa’s sovereign 
credit rating remains a threat. While all the 
ratings agencies maintained the sovereign 
debt’s investment grade rating in 2016, all 
have placed the country on a ‘negative’ 
outlook. An improvement will require a 
less fluid political environment, improved 
economic outlook, decisive policy reforms 
and convincing fiscal consolidation.

Rest of Africa
Africa is expected to deliver growth below 
the long-term average in 2017, due largely 
to struggling manufacturing sectors. 
Persistent low oil prices and falling 
production in Nigeria could further slow 
economic growth in the continent’s most 
populous country. On the upside, recent 
rains are expected to boost agriculture in 
Southern and Eastern Africa and sustained 
higher commodity prices may improve 
growth prospects across the continent. 

Asia and Latin America
India is set to continue strong annual 
growth of at least 7%, propelled by healthy 
domestic dynamics. Economic growth in 
China is expected to slow to 6% over the 
medium term as the government strives 
to balance growth, stability and financial 
reform. Latin America is expected to return 
to growth on the higher commodity prices, 
however growth is expected to remain slow 
with high inflation and the influence of the 
new US administration’s stance on the 
North America Free Trade Agreement.

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Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

Managing 
our risk 

Our risk strategy is integrally linked with our 
business strategy. Our capital allocation 
decisions consider both the return on 
risk-based capital and the resultant 
projected risk profile versus risk appetite, 
under both normal and stressed business 
conditions, to ensure that business plans 
are robust and within the agreed risk 
appetite limits. 

We have embarked on a programme 
to further enhance our enterprise risk 
management capability. Some of the 
key outcomes include better risk-based 
decision making and capital allocation, a 
governance framework that is appropriate 

for a primary listing on the Johannesburg 
Stock Exchange, improved focus on 
strategic and forward-looking risks, and 
a more effective control function using 
an integrated assurance approach.

Management recognises the value and 
importance of a good risk management 
culture to complement risk management 
processes that accurately identify, 
measure and manage risk exposures. 

Our key risks, summarised in the table 
below, are closely monitored by 
management and regularly reported 
to the Board.

Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

1. Macroeconomic conditions

Emerging markets continue to face a subdued economic 
environment – particularly in South Africa, where a number of 
factors could influence economic recovery positively or negatively. 
A sovereign credit downgrade to sub-investment grade remains 
possible given weakness in fundamental growth measures. 

We regularly monitor external economic factors and incorporate 
them into group-wide stress and scenario testing to understand our 
resilience to severe macroeconomic events. In 2016 we undertook 
scenario testing on the possible economic impacts of a South 
African sovereign downgrade. 

Other factors that could have a negative impact include 
emerging markets falling out of favour and/or a further decline 
in commodity prices. 

Market and liquidity risks arising from guaranteed products, and 
the hedges in place to manage them, are actively managed by the 
Balance Sheet Management team.

Although our balance sheet is very resilient to financial market 
shocks, our customers are likely to face increased pressure from 
higher inflation and interest rates, and likely tax increases in 2017 
in South Africa. 

Our Zimbabwe business faces considerable macroeconomic 
challenges, putting pressure on our customers and our ability 
to invest in assets that will generate required returns.

We focus on quality of business in the low- and middle-income 
market, which is most impacted by the economic environment, 
and are intensifying post-sale persistency actions. 

Asset-based fee risk is managed by offering customers a 
comprehensive range of internally managed investment solutions 
and by diversifying our product offering. 

Our Zimbabwe management team has proved resilient and able 
to guide the business through a weak and uncertain environment.

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Current impact  
and risk outlook

2. Socio-political risk

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

South Africa shows growing signs of social discontent – partly 
attributable to a significant income divide and high unemployment 
rates. There is a significant amount of political uncertainty which 
will also weigh on a possible ratings downgrade.

Indigenisation remains on the agenda in Namibia and 
Zimbabwe, and management continues to engage with 
regulatory authorities in this regard. 

Old Mutual will continue to engage and work with relevant 
stakeholders to be alert to adverse political developments, 
including leading the engagement with government and 
South Africa’s ‘big businesses’ on South Africa’s investment 
case. The Board continues to monitor and assess the impact of 
political risks. 

We have implemented strict protocols for media releases and 
contentious issues to avoid reputational risk and to support 
healthy stakeholder relationships.

3. Strategic execution risk 

We take on execution risk in pursuing new initiatives that support 
our business plan ambitions, including large scale IT programmes 
to replace legacy IT as well as development of digital solutions 
to meet the expectations of our target markets and improve the 
customer experience. 

Execution risk also arises from integrating businesses that we have 
acquired – particularly in East Africa, where we aim to become 
an African financial services champion. 

The managed separation initiative also carries execution risk and 
is receiving significant management attention.

4. Credit and liquidity risk

Strong growth in our retail lending businesses in South Africa, 
Zimbabwe and Kenya – as well as in our wholesale investment 
credit business – has led to an increase in our credit risk exposure. 

Investment credit risk arises in Old Mutual Specialised Finance 
and the South African life business, predominantly through the 
management of credit assets backing annuity products but also 
through direct wholesale credit exposure on shareholder funds. 
Retail credit risk originates from our retail lending franchises. 

Liquidity risk arises predominantly in the retail lending businesses, 
our wholesale investment credit business and from certain 
derivative transactions. 

Independent third-party reviews, strong programme governance 
and de-risking of deliverables have contributed to a reduction in 
risk exposure associated with the large and complex South African 
transformation programme. Our processes are designed to ensure 
that we understand the risks in newly-acquired businesses and can 
manage post-acquisition integration.

We have our own managed separation project in place to ensure 
that we strengthen and enhance governance structures and activities 
previously undertaken or supplemented by Old Mutual plc. 

We have commissioned independent reviews to ensure that 
individual businesses’ credit risk management and governance 
frameworks are elevated to best market practice levels, and to 
secure an appropriate balance of risk and return. We have defined 
exposure limits and early warning thresholds for wholesale and 
retail credit risk exposure that remained within their target range 
throughout 2016. We follow a prudent credit origination process 
and continuously monitor credit analytics to allow proactive 
remedial action. 

Liquidity risk is managed by our Balance Sheet Management team 
at enterprise level, with oversight from the central risk team. 

Management in our banking subsidiary Central African Building 
Society (CABS) in Zimbabwe has navigated the systemically stressed 
liquidity environment and the knock-on impacts on counterparty 
credit risk. This is expected to remain a challenge due to the public’s 
lack of confidence in bond notes.

We regularly perform stress tests on credit and liquidity risk to 
ensure exposure remains within risk appetite under stress events.

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Old Mutual
Emerging Markets

Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

5. Regulatory and market conduct risk

Significant regulatory change in South Africa and other emerging 
markets drives changes in operating models, processes and 
systems. Market conduct risk is increasingly focused on customer 
outcomes, and we will continue to engage with regulators to 
promote financial inclusion and positive outcomes for customers. 
The Retail Distribution Review will increase the responsibility of 
the Financial Adviser’s role and, due to Old Mutual’s large tied 
sales forces, this will increase market conduct risk. The process of 
embedding a Treating Customers Fairly culture in the organisation 
is well advanced.

6. Cybercrime

Various projects are underway to ensure compliance with current 
and forthcoming regulatory changes. Management engages 
regularly with the regulator to ensure positive outcomes for 
customers and other stakeholders.

In line with both local and international trends, we have focused 
on improving the efficacy of our control environment with respect 
to anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism, as 
well as increasing awareness of how these risks could manifest 
themselves across our integrated financial services business. 
This work will continue as part of a multi-year programme.

This risk could manifest in a number of different ways, including 
breaches of client confidentiality or unauthorised payments 
if treasury systems are attacked. As the use of digital channels 
increase, the level and nature of cybercrime will keep changing.

We have made substantial investments in our ability to mitigate 
cybercrime, focused on prevention, detection and response, 
and governance and awareness. Moreover, we recognise that 
ongoing investment is needed to keep pace with changing risks.

7. Disruptive new digital technologies

There is a threat that new digital technologies could lower barriers 
to entry and result in financial products being commoditised, 
thereby changing the nature of competition. New competitors 
could also develop a digital delivery channel that is more 
appealing to customers, causing us to lose market share.

Our business strategy is increasingly designed around a customer-
centric model. Our processes and systems are aligned to support 
this strategy, including digital distribution and data analytics to 
better understand the needs of customers. We believe we have the 
resources and flexibility to adapt quickly and copy new models that 
show signs of success.

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Old Mutual is proud to be 
a founding partner of Blue 
Marble Microinsurance, 
offering protection to 
vulnerable societies

Blue Marble Farmers,  
Zimbabwe.

Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe  
insured against drought

In Zimbabwe, there is a significant shortfall in local 
maize production. Smallholder farmers struggle to 
get loans because rainfall is uncertain and affects 
their ability to repay. In response to this challenge, 
in 2016 we launched Ruzhowa, a drought insurance 
protection product for smallholder maize farmers. 
Ruzhowa, in the local language, Shona, refers to 
a fence around the homestead that protects the 
household assets such as cows. In the same way, 
Old Mutual’s Ruzhowa protects farmers by 
paying them if there is a drought. Under this new 
crop insurance initiative we use satellite data to 
automatically determine when farmers experience 
a drought. We then make an appropriate payment 
depending on when the drought occurred in the 
planting season. This microinsurance venture 
was developed by Blue Marble Microinsurance, 
a group of eight companies collaborating to 
extend protection to underserved markets.

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Nedbank

Mike Brown
Chief Executive Officer

Nedbank

Nedbank Group is a diversified 
financial services provider 
offering a wide range of 
wholesale and retail banking 
services, as well as insurance, 
asset management and wealth 
management solutions

 www.nedbank.co.za

Our strategy

Nedbank Group is a diversified financial 
services provider offering a wide range 
of wholesale and retail banking services, 
as well as insurance, asset management 
and wealth management solutions. 
We deliver our products and services 
through four main business clusters: 
Nedbank Corporate and Investment 
Banking, Nedbank Retail and Business 
Banking, Nedbank Wealth and Rest 
of Africa. 

Nedbank Group is listed on the 
Johannesburg and Namibian Stock 
Exchanges: at the end of 2016 our market 
capitalisation was more than R118 billion 
and Old Mutual plc owned a 55% stake.

How our 
business works 

Our primary market is South Africa and 
we are expanding into the Rest of Africa. 
Outside of South Africa, we operate 
in six countries in the Southern African 
Development Community (SADC) and the 
East African region, through subsidiaries 
and banks in Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and 
Zimbabwe; and we have representative 
offices in Angola and Kenya.

In West and Central Africa we have a 
partnership strategy and a shareholding 
of approximately 21% in Ecobank 
Transnational Incorporated (ETI). 
Outside Africa we have a presence in 
key global financial centres to provide 
international financial services for South 
Africa-based multinational and high-net 
worth clients in Dubai, Guernsey, the Isle 
of Man, Jersey, London and Toronto.

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Nedbank

Our market 
environment 

Nedbank ranks as a top-five bank by 
assets on the African continent and 
ETI ranks within the top 10. We are South 
Africa’s fourth-largest bank by market 
capitalisation, total assets and headline 
earnings. We are a top-two corporate 
bank and a market leader in commercial 
property and renewable energy and have 
a strong position in household motor 
finance, household deposits and card 
acquiring. Through our pan-African 
banking alliance with ETI we give our 
customers access to Africa’s largest 
banking network.

Market dynamics
Unprecedented and accelerated change 
has resulted in uncertainty and volatility 
across many fronts including political, 
economic, social, technological and digital, 
environmental and regulatory. Effectively 
managing the increased risks to delivery 
and execution is as critical as harnessing 
the power of accelerated change for 
outperformance to achieve our strategic 
objectives and meet our stakeholders’ 
evolving expectations. 

Macroeconomic drivers
Growth in South African economic output 
is slowly recovering; but it is still weak 
and confidence remains low. Political 
developments and lack of progress on 
policy reform present an ongoing risk 
of a sovereign ratings downgrade to 
sub-investment grade. The rand remains 
volatile, with unfavourable domestic 
political developments hurting the currency 
and increasing South Africa’s risk premium. 

In the Rest of Africa, most economies are 
still struggling to address the structural 
and fiscal implications of lower commodity 
prices and accompanying lower growth. 
In the short term we expect continued 
pressure and volatility, particularly in those 
countries that are less diversified and 

Nedbank ranks as a top-five bank by  
assets on the African continent  
and is South Africa’s fourth-largest 
bank by market capitalisation,  
total assets and headline earnings

over-reliant on oil and resource-linked 
revenues. The timeframe of the ‘Africa 
rising’ narrative has become less certain, 
with varied schools of thought on how soon 
these economies could recover. Over the 
longer term, sustainable economic growth 
in the Rest of Africa is estimated to be three 
to five times higher than in South Africa.

by, clients. Personalisation, convenience 
and security are top of mind as digital 
adoption outpaces predictions. However, 
it is estimated that over 90% of retail 
transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa are 
still cash-based, creating a significant 
opportunity for growth in digital banking 
in years to come.

Regulatory drivers
The global financial crisis brought 
increased regulatory measures to ensure 
the soundness of banks and the protection 
of consumers; the most prominent of these 
are the Basel III regulations on capital 
adequacy, liquidity and risk data 
aggregation; anti-money laundering 
regulations; the Retail Distribution 
Review; the National Credit Act; and 
International Financial Reporting 
Standard 9: Financial Instruments.

Environmental drivers
Protecting the environment and 
contributing to the development of 
sustainable food and energy resources 
are imperative without which we 
would compromise the ability of future 
generations to meet their needs.

Social drivers
Despite decades of growth and rising 
per-capita income in Africa, social, 
environmental and economic challenges 
such as poverty, inequality, resource 
constraints and climate change have 
persisted. In Sub-Saharan Africa 
particularly, many of these issues are 
growing in both urgency and gravity.

Competitive drivers
Competition continues to intensify among 
financial service providers as both 
established and new entrants target the 
same client base. In addition, new entrants 
are joining the market from other industries 
such as telecommunications and fintech.

Technological drivers
The ‘fourth industrial revolution’ is driving 
exponential advancement of technology, 
forcing financial institutions to rethink 
the way they do business and choose to 
compete. New digital technologies are 
reshaping the value proposition of existing 
financial products and services and the 
way these are delivered to, and consumed 

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Nedbank

How we operate 

Our clients

Our products  
and services

Our areas of strength  
and differentiation

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) 

Corporates, institutions and 
parastatals with an annual 
turnover of over R750 million.
> 600 large corporate clients

Full suite of wholesale banking 
solutions, including investment 
banking and lending; global 
markets and treasury; 
commercial property finance; 
deposit-taking; and 
transactional banking.

Nedbank Retail and Business Banking (RBB) 

Individual clients, as well 
as businesses with an annual 
turnover of under R750 million.
> 7.4 million retail and small-
business clients
> 22,000 business banking 
client groups

Full range of services, including 
transactional banking; card 
solutions; lending solutions; 
deposit-taking; risk 
management; investment 
products; and card-acquiring 
services for business.

Nedbank Wealth 

High-net worth individuals as 
well as other retail, business 
and corporate clients.
> 15,500 high-net worth clients 
locally and internationally

Wide range of financial 
services, including high-net-
worth banking and wealth 
management solutions, as 
well as asset management 
and insurance offerings.

Rest of Africa 

Retail, small and medium 
enterprises (SMEs), and business 
and corporate clients across 
the countries we operate in.
> 295,000 retail clients

Full range of banking services 
including transactional, 
lending, deposit-taking 
and card products.

 — Leading industry expertise in infrastructure, mining 
and resources, oil and gas, telecoms and energy

 — Market leadership in commercial property finance and 

renewable energy financing 

 — Strong corporate banking relationships
 — Ranked first in 2016 Spire awards in the following categories: 
Interest Rate Derivatives House, Market Making Team – 
Government Bonds, Sales Team – Bonds, Sales Team – Interest 
Rate Derivatives, and Research Team – Technical Analysis 
(FX, IRD, Bonds).

 — Strong business banking franchise underpinned by an 

accountable, empowered, decentralised business service model

 — Leader in corporate saver deposits and debtor management
 — Strong positioning in household motor finance, household 

deposits and card acquiring

 — Received the ‘2015 Best African Retail Bank of the Year’ award 
at the 2016 Retail Banking Global Conference and Awards
 — Highly competitive relationship banking offering for affluent 

clients (professional banking).

 — Integrated international high-net worth proposition
 — Nedbank Private Wealth – ‘Best International Wealth Management 
Provider (UK)’ and ‘Best International Banking Service (non-UK)’, 
as well as ranked first in the entrepreneur category of the 2016 
Intellidex Top Private Banks and Wealth Managers Survey. 
Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey: 
First place for philanthropic advice

 — Unique Best of Breed™ asset management model. Nedgroup 
Investments won ‘Offshore Asset Management Company of 
the Year’ for the second consecutive year and achieved third 
place in the SA Management Company of the Year at the 
21st Annual Raging Bull Awards. This is the eighth consecutive 
year that Nedgroup Investments has been placed in the top 
three domestic management companies. 

 — The Ecobank–Nedbank Alliance across 39 countries: 

the largest footprint in Africa

 — Banco Único: ‘Best Bank in Mozambique’ award by the 
Euromoney Awards for Excellence in 2016 and 2015; 
‘Best Consumer Digital Bank’ by Global Finance, 2015 and 2016. 
The Banker 2016 ‘Bank of the year’ for Mozambique

 — Malawi: ‘Best Customer Service Bank’ for 2016 awarded by 

Global Banking and Finance

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Being 
responsible 

Nedbank recognises that it has a 
responsibility not only to be good with 
money, but more importantly to do good 
with it. Our core purpose as a bank is 
therefore to use our vast financial expertise 
and leverage our lending capabilities to 
do good for individuals, businesses and 
greater society across our country, 
continent and, indeed, anywhere in the 
world where we can deliver a positive 
impact. By seeing money differently in this 
way, we are confident that we will achieve 
our vision to be Africa’s most admired 
financial services provider.

Our material contributions to society in 
the 2016 year included loan payments of 
R162 billion in support of our clients, 
contributing R141 million to socio-economic 
development, purchasing 75% of our 
procurement spend locally and winning the 
‘Best Supplier and Enterprise Development 
Project’ award in recognition of our 

support of local SMEs, supporting students 
in the ‘#Fees must fall’ campaign by 
contributing R11 million towards bursaries, 
registration fees and student debt. This is 
in addition to our many learnerships, our 
own graduate programme and financial 
support provided to tertiary institutions.

Our Fair Share 2030 strategy enabled 
more than R2.3 billion of new lending to 
support student accommodation and 
embedded energy in the commercial and 
agriculture sectors. Our Fair Share 2030 
lending was bolstered by our investment 
in sustainable development such as 
renewable-energy lending and support 
for green buildings. We have committed 
R35 billion towards renewable-energy 
deals, of which R13 billion has been 
disbursed to date. Our pipeline for the 
funding of green buildings continues 
to grow with more than R5.2 billion 
committed over the next two years. 
We have maintained our level 2 
Broad-Based Black Economic 
Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor 
status for the eighth consecutive year.

Measuring our 
performance

Nedbank Group’s managed operations 
produced an excellent performance for the 
year ended 31 December 2016, driven by 
net interest income (NII) and non-interest 
revenue (NIR) growth, while historic loan 
origination practices and focused credit 
risk management enabled the credit loss 
ratio (CLR) to remain below the midpoint of 
our through-the-cycle (TTC) target range. 
Headline earnings grew 5.9% to R11,465 
million and, excluding the equity accounted 
losses and the funding costs within NII 
of the investment in ETI, our managed 
operations grew headline earnings by 
16.2% to R11,839 million.

Diluted headline earnings per share 
(DHEPS) increased 4.8% to 2,350 cents 
(2015: 2,242 cents) and headline earnings 
per share (HEPS) grew by 5.1% to 2,400 
cents (2015: 2,284 cents). Excluding ETI, 
DHEPS was up 15.1%.

Highlights

IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity  
holders of the parent1
AOP (pre-tax)
Headline earnings
Net interest income
Non-interest revenue
Net interest margin
Credit loss ratio
Efficiency ratio2
Return on equity
Return on equity (excluding goodwill)
Common equity Tier 1 ratio

1  IFRS profit after tax and non-controlling interest attributable to Old Mutual plc
2  Total operating expenses divided by: net interest income, non-interest revenue and associate income.

A O P   ( P R E -TA X )
BY   C L U S T E R *
(Rm)

2016

2015

Rm
Change

1

3

(7%)
8%
6%
11%
8%

5,617

6,037
15,925 14,729
11,465 10,831
26,426 23,885
23,503 21,748
3.41% 3.30%
0.68% 0.77%
56.9% 56.1%
15.3% 15.7%
16.5% 17.0%
12.1% 11.3%

2

1.  Corporate &  

Investment Banking R7,763m 

2. Retail & Business Banking R6,903m
3. Wealth R1,614m
4. Rest of Africa R(281)m

*  Excludes central costs of R74m.

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IFRS profit after tax and non-controlling 
interest attributable to Old Mutual plc 
declined by 7% to R5,617 million. This was 
mainly due to the R1.0 billion impairment 
provision for ETI and R203 million of 
recycled foreign currency translation 
losses on the acquisition of Banco Único.

Return on average ordinary shareholders’ 
equity (ROE), excluding goodwill, of 
16.5% (2015: 17.0%) and ROE of 15.3% 
(2015: 15.7%) reflect a slightly lower return 
on assets (ROA) of 1.23% (2015: 1.25%), 
mostly resulting from the loss in 
equity-accounted earnings from ETI. 
Economic profit (EP) decreased to 
R1,565 million (2015: R2,525 million) due 
to the impact of ETI and a higher cost of 
equity (COE) of 14.2% (2016: 13.0 %).

Our tier 1 capital ratio of 13.0% (2015: 
12.0%) and our average liquidity coverage 
ratio (LCR) for Q4 of 109.3% (2015 quarterly 
average: 88.5%) are both well above 
regulatory requirements of 8.375% and 
70.0%, respectively. On a pro forma basis 
our net stable funding ratio is above 100%.

Strategic 
priorities 
and outlook 

Nedbank Group is committed to long-term 
value creation for all our stakeholders, in 
line with our vision to be the most admired 
financial services provider in Africa by our 
staff, clients, shareholders, regulators and 
communities.

Our journey so far
Our five strategic focus areas were 
refined in 2016 and strategic enablers 
introduced to ensure that we deliver on 
our medium- to long-term financial 
targets of increasing our ROE, 
excluding goodwill, closer to our 
medium- to long-term target of COE plus 
5% (currently estimated around 19%) and 
reducing our cost-to-income ratio from 
56.9% to within our medium- to long-term 
target of 50.0% to 53.0%. Good progress 
continued to be made in these key areas.

Nedbank is 
committed  
to long-term  
value creation 
for all our 
stakeholders

The strategy is defined by the following five 
key strategic focus areas:

Delivering innovative, 
market-leading client 
experiences
We launched competitive and innovative 
products such as the Nedbank 
Pay-as-you-use Account; MyPocket; 
Nedbank GAP Access™; MasterPass™; and 
‘Interactive Teller’. In addition, a new client 
relationship management capability 
enhanced the contact centre experience, 
increasing volumes by 8% a year. 
Membership of our Greenbacks Rewards 
Programme increased 20%, with 
redemption values increasing 18%. 

Digitally-enabled and digitally-active retail 
clients grew strongly, driving up the value of 
Nedbank App Suite™ transactions 60% to 
R25 billion. 

To date 44% of our outlets have been 
converted to new-format branches and we 
plan to have 63% of all outlets converted by 
2018. These outlets are smaller, with fewer 
staff, and are more digitally focused than 
traditional branches. 

Our Wealth Cluster launched the 
Nedgroup Investments Global Property 
Fund, expanding our Best of Breed™ 
product range. Our digital client value 
proposition was enhanced through the 
launch of Contracts for Difference (CFD) 
on our online stockbroking platform; new 
digital self-service functionality; QuoteMe, 
offering funeral and personal accident 
solutions as well as funeral policy 
servicing through video capability at 
all video-enabled Nedbank branches.

Growing our transactional 
banking franchise faster 
than the market
Nedbank’s retail franchise attracted 3.0% 
additional main-banked clients, within a 
total client base of 7.4 million, translating 
into retail transactional NIR growth of 8.7%. 
Altogether 69.7% of our retail main-banked 
clients have more than two other products. 
Our transactional banking progress 
was reflected in market share gains in 
household and transactional deposits 
to 18.7% and 19.4% respectively.

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The CIB integrated model enabled deeper 
client penetration and increased cross-sell, 
generating 39 primary-bank client wins. 
CIB’s leadership in key specialist areas 
supported NIR growth, which was 
acknowledged by CIB winning nine of the 
32 Spire awards for excellence across the 
commodity derivatives, currency derivatives, 
fixed-income derivatives and bond markets. 

Being operationally 
excellent in what we do
Cost discipline remains an imperative, 
with ongoing initiatives such as our strategy 
to decrease the number of core systems 
from 250 to 60, of which 21 have been 
decommissioned in 2016, bringing the 
total decommissioned to 106; the 
elimination of duplicative processes; the 
reduction of the cost to serve and acquire 
clients; and the reduction of floor space 
in RBB by 30,000 m2 by 2020, of which 
18,743 m2 has been achieved since 2014. 
Nedbank Wealth made good progress 
towards implementing a single policy 
administration system in insurance,which 
will support operational excellence.

We remain on track for delivery by 
Old Mutual of the full target of R1 billion of 
pretax run rate synergies in 2017, of which 
approximately 30% should accrue to 
Nedbank. To date this has amounted to over 
R250 million for Nedbank, driven largely by 
procurement and technology services.

Managing scarce 
resources to optimise 
economic outcomes
We maintained our focus on growing 
activities that generate EP, such as growing 
transactional deposits, with current 
accounts up 9.3%; increasing transactional 
banking activity, with commission and fees 
up 6.8%; and achieving earnings growth of 
15.5% in CIB and 11.2% in RBB. Our selective 
origination of personal loans, home loans 
and commercial-property finance has 
proactively limited downside risk in this 
challenging operating climate, enabling 
a CLR of 68 bps, below the midpoint of 
our TTC target range. At the same time 
our balance sheet metrics remain strong 
and we continue to deliver good 
dividend growth.

Despite challenging 
macroeconomic conditions,  
the long-term growth 
potential of financial services 
in the Rest of Africa cannot 
be overlooked

Giving clients access to 
the best financial services 
network in Africa

The macroeconomic environment in the 
Rest of Africa remains challenging due 
to slowing economic growth, foreign 
exchange and liquidity shortages, and 
increasing regulatory pressures across 
a number of jurisdictions.

In Central and West Africa, since the 
establishment of our alliance with ETI, 
192 accounts have been opened in 25 
countries for 82 of our wholesale clients 
that bank with ETI. We work closely with 
ETI on joint pipeline deals in the power and 
infrastructure sectors, and opportunities in 
trade and commodity finance. 

In SADC and East Africa we successfully 
implemented our Flexcube core banking 
system in Namibia and Swaziland, and 
we continued to launch new products 
and grow our distribution footprint. Our 
shareholding in Banco Único increased by 
11% to 50% plus one share in October 2016 
as a progression of the 2014 transaction.

Despite challenging macroeconomic 
conditions, which are likely to persist for 
2017, the long-term growth potential of 

financial services in the Rest of Africa 
cannot be overlooked. We therefore 
remain committed to our strategy and 
investments in the Rest of Africa and 
continue to support ETI as our partner 
in Central and West Africa. 

Nedbank’s strategic investment in ETI 
has been impaired in accordance with 
the IFRS accounting considerations and 
the main driver of this was the significant 
change in the economic estimates and 
macroeconomic assumptions from Nigeria. 
ETI remains an important long-term 
investment for Nedbank, providing our 
clients with a pan-African transactional 
banking network across 39 countries and 
access to dealflow in Central and West 
Africa since its acquisition in 2014. We 
remain supportive of ETI’s endeavours of 
delivering an ROE in excess of its COE in 
due course, and our 21.2% shareholding 
offers our shareholders the opportunity 
to participate in this growth over time. 
Conditions in the key markets in which 
ETI operates are currently expected to 
remain difficult in 2017, before improving 
in 2018 and beyond.

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Business 
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Nedbank

Managing 
our risk

The success of a bank lies in its ability to 
manage risk effectively, while creating 
value for its stakeholders. Nedbank 
has embedded a mature culture of 
risk management that understands, 
proactively identifies and measures risk, 
resulting in effective pricing for risk. 

Our approach to manage and govern risk 
has been, and continues to be, the Group’s 
Enterprise-wide Risk Management 

Framework, which sets out the Group’s 
risk universe and major risk classifications, 
and assigns Board and executive 
responsibility thereto. The organisation 
has placed a strong reliance on this risk 
governance framework.

Through our sound risk management 
culture and robust Enterprise-wide Risk 
Management Framework, we are well 
placed to make risk management a 
competitive differentiator. 

Current impact  
and risk outlook

1. Market risk 

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

Heightened volatility currently exists in financial markets with 
events such as Brexit, the US presidential elections and South 
African political instability. As a result, market liquidity risk 
is heightened with demand outweighing supply and market 
structure/participant uncertainty and/or possible disruption.

2. Strategic and execution risk 

Fundamental shifts in both the financial services landscape and 
technology mean that banks are now, more than ever, expected 
to be innovative, agile and mobile. There is a high execution 
risk in an attempt to shift complex operations fundamentally 
to ensure that we remain relevant and continuously adapt to 
the operational environment. There is also a risk in respect of 
our capacity to execute the cultural change required and the 
timelines within which to achieve our desired strategy.

3. Regulatory and compliance risk

Regulatory and compliance requirements applicable to banks 
are increasing with tight timelines for compliance.

4. Credit risk

Credit risk is heightened as a natural reaction to the challenging 
macroeconomic and high inflation and interest rate as well 
as political environments given the historically low credit loss 
ratios, particularly in our retail secured lending portfolios. 
This risk is heightened due to a potential sovereign ratings 
downgrade in South Africa.

The business and risk plans have adopted a heightened focus and 
strengthening in trading markets environment and continue to assess 
the impact of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book on the 
bank’s trading business.

We continue to actively manage our trading portfolio against the 
backdrop of a volatile local and international trading environment 
within the risk appetite of the bank.

A comprehensive 2017–2020 Nedbank Group business plan 
inclusive of a risk plan ensures that our strategy takes full account of 
both upside and downside risk. Execution is tracked monthly through 
internal reporting.

Our response to the increasing regulatory and compliance 
requirements are a formal R3 billion regulatory change programme 
that seeks to leverage the implementation of regulatory and 
compliance requirements as a competitive differentiator by ensuring 
that the business case and client experience is incorporated 
efficiently in the fulfilment of regulatory requirements.

We have displayed excellent credit risk management through the 
global financial crisis and continue to do so with strategic portfolio tilt 
as a key strategic principle, and this is designed to continue. We have 
historically low credit loss ratios, particularly in our retail secured 
lending and commercial property finance portfolios.

We have strategically positioned our portfolios to maximise profitability 
while still operating within acceptable credit limit thresholds.

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Current impact  
and risk outlook

5. Financial crime risk 

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

Financial crime has increased due to the challenging macro and 
political environments. Heightened cyber-risks and information 
security risks are exacerbated by the digital revolution. In 
addition, the pending Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment 
Act will ensure that AML, CFT and sanctions will shift from pure 
compliance to a risk-based approach.

Significant investment in cyber security prevention and protection 
continues as we employ world-class systems while communicating 
increased awareness of risks to staff along with learning programmes.

We recognise that 
access to banking 
is a key enabler 
to prosperous 
societies. To support 
this we continue to 
grow our banking 
footprint both 
through branches 
and innovative 
opportunities

Video ATM,  
Johannesburg

Innovating for inclusion

As part of our digital and self-service strategy, a 
total of 219 video banking stations and 342 internet 
stations have been rolled out across the country. 
Video banking stations enable customers to interact 
with our customer service consultants through 
video-calls at ATMs; internet stations are physical 
centres within branches that allow customers to 
manage their online banking transactions. These 
stations offer services in five official languages and 
also provide financial planning tools.

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Business 
review
Old Mutual 
Wealth

Paul Feeney 
Chief Executive Officer

Old Mutual Wealth 

We blend our peer-leading 
capabilities to build advice-
led, integrated investment 
solutions that deliver better 
customer outcomes

 www.oldmutualwealth.com

Our strategy

Old Mutual Wealth is making good 
progress towards being the UK’s leading 
advice-led, investment and wealth 
manager. Our businesses operate 
primarily in the UK with a presence 
in a number of cross-border markets 
through Old Mutual International.

We are focused on understanding our 
customer insights from our distribution 
businesses to combine with our 
outstanding investment and asset 
management capabilities, to develop new 
and enhanced investment solutions and 
propositions that meet the needs of our 
customers and deliver better outcomes. 
The solutions that we offer our customers 
are outcome-based, multi-asset solutions 
which combine products from a range of 
providers and not just our own.

We operate in large and growing markets, 
including financial advice, discretionary 
wealth, investment solutions, retail/ 
wholesale asset management and 
investment administration. All our 
established businesses are among the 
leaders in their respective markets, with 
those still developing, such as Old Mutual 
Global Investors (OMGI), well positioned 
to become peer leading in their own right.

We continue to invest, grow and strengthen 
the position of our businesses within their 
respective market sectors.

Invest and grow
 — OMGI is one of the fastest growing retail 
asset managers in the UK with some of 
the most respected asset managers in 
the market, complemented by a strong 
investment performance track record
 — Quilter Cheviot is one of the UK’s leading 
discretionary investment managers with 
around 160 investment managers who 
actively manage bespoke investment 
portfolios tailored to the individual needs 
of affluent and high-net worth customers
 — Platform is a top-three provider of advice-
based wealth management products and 
services in the UK, which serves a largely 
affluent customer base through advised 
multi-channel distribution

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Strategic report 
Our business continues to be recognised 
for performance and service and all of 
our businesses received awards in 2016. 
We achieved a Defaqto Gold rating for 
our UK Platform service and a Platinum 
Platform rating by Adviser Asset. Our UK 
Platform also won three awards at the 
Customer Experience awards, including 
‘Team of the Year – Customers at the heart’. 
In addition to this, Old Mutual International 
(in both our Isle of Man and Ireland 
businesses) achieved a Defaqto 
Silver Rating.

OMGI and Quilter Cheviot were 
recognised at the City of London Wealth 
Management awards and Intrinsic won the 
‘Best Large Network’ award for the third 
year running at the Mortgage Strategy 
awards. OMGI also won two awards 
at the Investment Week Fund Manager 
of the Year awards.

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Old Mutual
Wealth

 — Intrinsic is the UK’s second-largest restricted 
financial adviser network, with over 1,400 
restricted financial planners, including 
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers 
(OMWPCA, our branded national 
advice business)

 — Old Mutual International is a leading 

cross-border business, focusing on high-
net worth and affluent local customers 
and expatriates in Asia, the Middle East, 
Europe, South Africa and Latin America.

Our primary source of income is 
management fees charged on customer 
assets and is influenced by the level of 
net flows we achieve and global market 
conditions. Not all assets have the 
same revenue characteristics; our asset 
management and discretionary fund 
management businesses typically attract 
higher margins than our platforms given 
the expertise required to manage funds 
and provide bespoke client service. 

We believe in talent-based conviction 
investing, with our highly experienced 
investment and fund managers striving to 
deliver excellent investment performance 
for our customers. This is demonstrated by 
OMGI’s 2016 investment outperformance, 
with 74% of funds ahead of their target 
(market index benchmark or peer median) 
over a three-year period. By offering a 
wide choice of high-performing funds and 
solutions, and by taking management 
action when longer-term performance 
is below expectation, we aim to provide 
customers with the best possible outcomes.

Our business model

Manage for value
 — Heritage book of legacy life and 

pensions business, the majority of which 
is closed to new business and in steady, 
managed run-off.

How our 
business works

Our customers receive face-to-face 
financial advice through independent 
financial advisers (IFAs), the Intrinsic 
network of restricted financial planners 
(RFPs) or through Old Mutual Wealth 
Private Client Advisers. Our advice 
footprint is expanding through our 
Financial Adviser School graduates 
and the recent advice acquisitions.

Our UK and International platforms 
provide suitable, tax-efficient products 
and investment solutions. Customer wealth 
is managed by third parties or through 
OMGI or Quilter Cheviot, in line with 
each individual’s risk appetite. We strive 
to provide excellent customer service 
across all businesses and regularly 
review customers’ needs through their life 
stages. Our business model is designed 
to deliver good customer outcomes and is 
underpinned by shared values, a common 
culture, and a deep understanding of our 
customers through our relationships with 
them and their advisers.

W e a lth Solutions

Financial
Advice

Platforms
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Better 
Customer 
Outcomes 
and
Experience

Asset
Management

Discretionary 
Wealth 
Management

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An integrated, multi-channel model that  
delivers across all areas of wealth creation

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Expenditure is closely managed as we 
seek to leverage scale benefits and 
identify efficiencies across the business. 
We continue to invest in the growth of our 
business; identifying developments and 
acquisitions that will drive future revenue. 
An element of our cost base is linked to 
funds under management (FUM), an 
example of which is variable compensation 
in our asset and discretionary fund 
management businesses. Our UK Platform 
IT transformation is a significant cost focus, 
with enhanced independent oversight and 
governance enabling us greater assurance 
over the remainder of the programme. 

Our IT transformation 
We are continuing with our UK platform 
transformation. We gave guidance at the 
October 2016 Capital Markets Day as to 
timing and cost. Costs to 31 December 2016 
amount to £279 million, which have been 
expensed and which reflect the benefit 
of a £30m receivable from our suppliers. 
Whilst progress continues to be made, this 
remains a complex project, and there are 
certain pressures which, potentially, could 
increase timescales and costs. We are 
in active negotiations on these areas to 
reduce delivery and cost risk and to 
ensure we achieve the best outcome 
for the business. At this point, because 
of commercial confidentiality and the 
ongoing negotiations, it would be 
inappropriate to disclose further details. 
We expect to be able to update the market 
by the time of the Old Mutual plc AGM in 
May 2017. A robust platform that meets 
customer needs is vital for our future 
and we continue to invest in the existing 
platform to maintain high levels of service 
and resilience.

Our market 
environment

Worldwide investment markets were 
volatile over 2016 with investors cautious 
due to uncertainty in the lead up to, and 
after the outcome of, the UK’s EU 
referendum and the US presidential 
election. By 31 December, markets had 
recovered from the lows following the 
referendum result.

The Investment Association reported that 
the UK retail fund management market 
experienced unprecedented outflows 
during 2016. Total net retail fund flows of 
£4.7 billion were significantly lower than 
flows in 2015 (£16.8 billion). Risk-adjusted 
absolute return asset classes remained 
popular as investors continued to look 
for alternative investment options to 
seek positive returns in the low interest 
rate environment.

Our research has shown that investors 
receiving regular financial advice 
achieve significantly better outcomes 
than those who have never sought advice 
(Retirement Income Uncovered report 
2015). This finding underpins our firm 
belief in improving access to financial 
advice for the UK market in order to 
generate good customer outcomes, which 
led to our acquisition of Intrinsic, the UK’s 
second-largest restricted financial adviser 
network, in 2014. Intrinsic enables us to 
advise and assist on the financial plans 
of a wide cross-section of society and in 
turn generate prosperity for present and 
future generations.

A smaller adviser pool combined with the 
UK’s ageing population, the largest savings 
gap in Western Europe and the significant 
pension regulation change in 2015 means 
that the demand for wealth solutions is 
high. The UK wealth market, our major 
market, has an investable asset pool of 
some £3 trillion. Following considerable 
reforms of both wholesale and retail 
financial services sectors, covering both 
conduct and capital adequacy, the growth 
prospects of the UK market presents a 
considerable opportunity for us as it 
continues to recover from the global 
financial crisis.

In a dynamic and evolving industry, we 
compete with traditional insurers, asset 
managers, investment managers and 
financial advice providers, the bulk of 
which are focused on single components 
of the wealth management value chain. 
We offer integrated wealth and asset 
management solutions that give our 
customers access to the entire wealth 
management spectrum, enabling us to 
deliver the best possible outcomes for 
our customers. Each business within 
Old Mutual Wealth strives to be a 
leader in its respective market.

We continue to secure our competitive 
position by investing to make our platforms 
market-leading, addressing industry-wide 
technology issues by providing a 
future-ready digital wealth platform 
and ensuring that we can enable 
positive futures for our customers.

The new Solvency II regime became 
effective for our UK, Ireland and Italy 
regulated businesses from 1 January 2016. 
Our solvency position has remained 
robust following the regulation change. 
The regulatory landscape continues to 
evolve, with 2016 seeing wide-scale 
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reviews 
such as the Financial Advice Market Review 
and the Asset Management Market Study. 
We have fully contributed to both.

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Being 
responsible 

Measuring our 
performance

Our core purpose is to help create 
prosperity for the generations of today 
and tomorrow. We achieve this by creating 
wealth for our clients, enabling them to 
attain their life goals, and through our 
broader contribution to the industry and 
the society in which we operate. 

We are committed to being a purpose-led 
responsible business. This is not only the 
right way to do business; we believe it 
underpins our long-term commercial 
success. We have an enduring focus on 
delivering good customer outcomes, 
by building long-term, trust-based 
relationships with customers and advisers. 
Creating good customer outcomes is 
central to everything we do as a business – 
whether we are providing advice, product 
design, active asset and investment 
management, effective communications, 
or a great customer service experience. 

When customers entrust us with their assets 
we take our stewardship role seriously and 
are committed to investing responsibly to 
protect their interests. We use our influence 
as a shareholder to encourage investee 
companies to adopt strong corporate 
governance and sustainable business 
models focused on superior long-term 
returns. Engaging with our stakeholders 
is also vital to promote financial capability 
and a long-term savings culture as well 
as an investment industry which is a force 
for good in society.

OMW’s pre-tax AOP of £260 million for 
2016 was 15% lower than the prior year 
(2015: £307 million). This includes £26 
million of net performance fees earned in 
2016 which was broadly in line with the 
prior year of £25 million. On an underlying 
basis, profit of £298 million was 2% lower 
than the prior year (2015: £305 million). 
Underlying profit excludes the impact of 
corporate activity, the costs associated with 
Heritage fee restructuring, managed 
separation and standalone costs and costs 
related to changes to the executive 
management team. The reduction in 
underlying profit was due to increased 
revenues from higher FUM being offset by 
modest margin pressure in UK Platform, 
Quilter Cheviot and International, partially 
mitigated by increasing levels of business 
integration, and higher overall costs. 

OMW’s IFRS post-tax loss was £4 million 
for 2016, compared to a profit of £42 
million in 2015. Adjusting items between 
AOP and IFRS profit include IT 
transformation costs of £102 million pre-tax 
(2015: £97 million) and charges reflecting 
the effect of goodwill impairment and the 
impact of acquisition accounting of £138 
million (2015: £120 million) including £46 
million goodwill impairment as a result of 
the sale of our Italian business.

A O P   ( P R E -TA X )   
BY   C L U S T E R *
(£m)

7

1

6

5

4

2

3

1. OMGI £79m  
2. International £52m  
3. Quilter Cheviot £46m  
4. UK Heritage £33m  
5. UK Platform £27m 
6. Europe1 £24m 
7. UK Other2 £6m 

* 

 Excludes managed separation and 
standalone costs of £7 million.

1  Includes Italy (sold 9 January 2017)
2  UK Other consists of Intrinsic, Series 6 
pensions, UK Institutional business, 
protection products and service companies.

Highlights

IFRS profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders  
of the parent
AOP (pre-tax)
Underlying AOP, before one off adjustments (pre-tax)1
Gross sales (£bn)
NCCF (£bn)
FUM (£bn)
Pre-tax operating margin2

£m

2016

2015

Change

(4)
260
298
21.1
5.2
123.5
32%

42
307
305
20.1
6.9
104.4
40%

–
(15%)
(2%)
5%
(25%)
18%

1  AOP (pre-tax) adding back one-off costs associated with Heritage fee restructuring charges and 
managed separation, the net contributions of acquired or disposed of businesses during 2015 
and changes to the executive management team

2  Operating margin is pre-tax AOP divided by net revenue where net revenue includes gross  

performance fees. 

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NCCF performance was robust at 
£5.2 billion. This was 25% lower than the 
prior year (2015: £6.9 billion) and a strong 
performance given the challenging 
market for the sector where UK net 
retail sales for the industry amounted to 
£4.7 billion. Net flows from Intrinsic and 
Platform into OMGI and Quilter Cheviot 
were £1.8 billion, an increase of 6% from 
2015 (£1.7 billion). Investors have remained 
cautious on the global economic and 
political developments – particularly 
relevant for our UK client base was the 
Brexit vote. We experienced more 
normalised levels of flows following the 
US presidential election result as markets 
began to stabilise in the short term, 
with Q4 2016 net inflows of £1.1 billion. 
Net flows were 6% of opening FUM, 
excluding our closed book, demonstrating 
robust growth in a difficult environment.

FUM were £123.5 billion, up 18% from 
the end of 2015 driven by positive NCCF 
of £5.2 billion in the period and positive 
market performance of £13.9 billion. 
Average FUM were 11% ahead of the 
prior year and heavily weighted to the 
market rally in H2 2016.

Strategic 
priorities 
and outlook

Our business combines controlled advice, 
a leading investment platform, attractive 
wealth management solutions, and 
high performing asset and investment 
management to offer customers and 
advisers an end-to-end planning and 
investment solution that is outcome based. 
We are committed to operating the 
business responsibly, ensuring we 
enable financial wellbeing and 
promote responsible investment.

Our journey so far
In 2012 OMW (what was then called 
‘Skandia’) was a sub-scale platform 
and asset manager, with some closed life 
books across Europe and no advisory or 
discretionary management capabilities. 
Since then, we have reshaped our business 
into a modern, integrated wealth and 
asset management business. We took the 

Since 2012, we have reshaped 
our business into a modern, 
integrated wealth and asset 
management business

decision to focus on our core UK and 
International offshore customer base, 
selling our non-core European life 
businesses over the past four years and 
reinvesting into growth strategies. 

In 2013 we began a journey to transform 
our UK Platform to ensure that our 
award-winning systems retain their  
leading-edge features and ability 
to adapt in a rapidly changing 
technological environment. 

In July 2014 we acquired distribution 
through Intrinsic and in February 2015 
we expanded our investment offering 
by acquiring discretionary investment 
manager Quilter Cheviot. 

In 2016 we made acquisitions through 
Old Mutual Private Client Advisers, and 
we have recently announced the acquisition 
of Attivo through Quilter Cheviot, and 
Caerus through Intrinsic. In addition, 
we have developed our in-house asset 
management capabilities, growing 
OMGI from a fledgling business in 2012 
to one with assets of £31.4 billion at 
31 December 2016, in part due to the 
launches of outstanding fund management 
solutions, for example:

 — WealthSelect and our Managed 

Portfolio Service 

 — Cirilium multi-asset fund range 
 — Old Mutual Absolute Return 
Government Bond Fund 

 — Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund 
 — Old Mutual Silver and Gold Fund 
 — Old Mutual Style Premia Absolute 

Return (STAR) Fund.

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Delivering good 
customer outcomes 
The delivery of good customer outcomes 
is a priority for OMW. During H1 2016 
we announced the implementation of a 1% 
cap on UK Heritage pensions exit charges 
for our customers aged over 55 years 
and the restructuring of our UK Heritage 
pension product fees. This has improved 
outcomes for our customers and provides 
increased choice for customers through 
improved access to market-wide pension 
investments, following the UK Government’s 
pension reforms introduced in 2015. In H2 
2016, the FCA announced that exit charges 
across the pensions industry will be capped 
at 1% from 31 March 2017.

We have achieved strong investment 
performance in OMGI, with 74% of all 
funds above target over three years on an 
AUM-weighted basis at 31 December 2016, 
compared to 66% at December 2015. 
Our single manager funds continue to 
perform well, with 69% of funds ahead 
of their target. In addition, 60% of our 
multi-asset fund ranges are above 
their target. 

Our largest absolute return fund, 
Global Equity Absolute Return (GEAR) 
fund, continues to outperform target 
performance and competitor offerings. 
The fund experienced strong net inflows of 
£1.7 billion (2015: £1.6 billion) as investors 
continued to look for alternative investment 
options delivering positive returns in a low 
interest rate environment.

Priorities achieved in 2016
Expanding our distribution 
We continue to invest in distribution, 
recognising the importance of sound 
financial advice in securing good customer 
outcomes. We have recently announced 
the acquisition of Caerus, one of the UK’s 
leading primarily restricted financial 
planning firms which enhances our 
opportunity to grow our distribution 
capability. With offices in Swindon and 
Manchester, Caerus has over 300 advisers, 
including 150 restricted financial planners 
and more than £4 billion of assets under 
advice. The acquisition complements our 
existing controlled distribution footprint in 
the UK and is a modest ‘in-fill’.

We are committed to improving the strength 
and sustainability of the financial advice 
industry and improving customer access 
to advice. Before taking into account the 
Caerus acquisition, Intrinsic’s restricted 
financial planners have increased by 
193 since 2015 to 1,423 (31 December 2015: 
1,230), including 38 advisers in OMWPCA 
which is our branded national advice 
service. OMWPCA’s advisory capabilities 
and coverage was enhanced during 2016 
through numerous small-scale acquisitions. 

We have increased the level of referrals 
from Intrinsic and OMWPCA to Quilter 
Cheviot and expect momentum in this 
part of the business to grow in 2017. 
OMWPCA, which started in January 2016, 
now has over £1 billion of assets under 
advice and delivered over £0.1 billion 
of assets under management to Quilter 
Cheviot in 2016. We expect this to increase 
in 2017.

Our commitment to quality advice is 
supported by our investment in our 
Financial Adviser School (FAS) which has 
seen the first cohort of students graduate 
in February 2017. The school is open to 
other advisory firms as well as OMW. 
We expect some of the graduates to 
join OMW as advisers.

We are investing in Quilter Cheviot’s 
business development and have signed 
a share purchase agreement to acquire 
Attivo Investment Management, the 
discretionary investment management arm 
of Attivo Group Limited. The transaction 
has received regulatory approval and we 
expect the deal to complete by the end of 
Q1 2017, at which point approximately 
£300 million of FUM will transfer to Quilter 
Cheviot. This is a small ‘in-fill’ acquisition 
that readily integrates into the existing 
infrastructure of Quilter Cheviot.

Our strategy is to further diversify the range 
of funds managed by OMGI across sectors 
and within single strategy, multi-asset and 
absolute return funds.

We completed the sale of Old Mutual 
Wealth Italy on 9 January 2017 to Phlavia 
Investimenti (previously ERGO Italia), 
owned by Cinven. The sale is the final part 
of the divestment of OMW’s European 
businesses allowing us to focus on our 
core UK and cross-border markets. 
Since 2012 OMW has divested of nine 
businesses operating in Continental 
Europe where we lacked scale, and has 
received c.£550 million in proceeds which 
has been remitted to Old Mutual plc, 
offsetting the significant investment made 
in acquiring Intrinsic and Quilter Cheviot.

In March 2016 we completed the 
modest acquisition of AAM Advisory in 
Singapore as part of the expansion of 
our International advice capabilities. 
Our newly launched Compass fund 
range in OMGI is designed specifically 
for our International customers.

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Our priorities going 
forward/outlook
We anticipate continued equity market and 
currency uncertainty, with the geo-political 
landscape increasing in complexity and as 
the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU is 
progressed in 2017 and 2018. Similarly, 
retail investor sentiment is influenced by 
general market conditions and their 
confidence in the future outlook of 
economies, which has a bearing on the 
flows of assets that are available to be 
attracted to our wealth solution offering.

Our business is evolving as we prepare 
to operate on a standalone basis and 
continue our development for the future. 
Our investment in distribution and building 
asset management capabilities will 
continue. This investment will primarily be 
organic but minor ‘in-fill’ acquisitions may 
also be considered if these: fit into the core 
business; are readily integrated; enable 
good customer outcomes; and are 
demonstrably incremental to shareholder 
value. Allowing for known changes in our 
business perimeter, we expect to deliver 
above-market growth in FUM and robust 
revenue growth in the face of margin and 
regulatory pressure and the current 
market environment.

We target NCCF to continue to grow above 
5% of opening FUM (excluding Heritage 
business) and anticipate continued sales 
growth of our UK Platform products and 
the Cirilium fund range from our own 
advisers in 2017, as we expand our 
distribution network. Within OMGI, we will 
continue to evolve our multi-asset offering 
and appraise opportunities to broaden our 
asset management capabilities as they arise.

We are 
preparing the  
business to be 
standalone  
and building for 
the future

Managed 
separation and 
governance

In 2016 we started our programme 
of activity to operate as a standalone 
listed business once the managed 
separation from Old Mutual plc has been 
achieved. To ensure our organisation is fit 
for purpose as a listed standalone entity, 
we have reshaped and strengthened both 
our executive management team and 
Board and enhanced our governance 
during the course of 2016 and will continue 
this in 2017. Glyn Jones joined the Board as 
an independent Chairman in November 
2016 and Moira Kilcoyne, George Reid, 
Tim Tookey and Cathy Turner have joined 
the Board since the end of 2016 as 
independent non-executive directors. 
As announced, Rosie Harris will join the 
Board as an independent non-executive 
director in April 2017.

Managing 
our risk

OMW is exposed to a number of risks as 
a result of our business model. We have a 
diverse set of businesses, offering active 
asset and discretionary management, 
advice and product solutions. The diverse 
nature of our businesses and our integrated 
model expose us to certain strategic, 
business, operational, financial and 
regulatory risks. While the nature of our 
business risks are largely consistent with 
those we have faced over recent years, we 
are increasing our exposure to advice risk 
through the expansion of our distribution 
capabilities and we are investing further 
in diversifying our asset management 
capabilities, exposing us to increased 
market risk. These investments also increase 
both our key person dependency and 
reliance on fund performance to deliver 
desired client outcomes. The UK Platform 
transformation is a large scale and complex 
programme with the majority implemented 

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through third-party suppliers and outsource 
providers, and which carries a high degree 
of execution risk. We also face risks from the 
managed separation from Old Mutual plc.

We are affected by macroeconomic 
conditions and geo-political risks that 
arise given the impact that these conditions 
have on financial markets and customer 
behaviours. Our fund-based management 
fees, which comprise the majority of 
our revenues, are directly linked to 
investment markets. 

As we develop and implement our business 
strategy, we see increasing competitor 
pressure in the markets in which we operate.

We expect regulatory risk to continue to be 
high, with increasing regulatory focus in the 
preparation for the managed separation and 
the FCA investigation and thematic review. 
We continue to be transparent and responsive 
with the regulators to help manage and build 
these relationships. The diverse nature of our 
businesses and our business model means we 
are exposed to a wide range of regulatory 
policy initiatives and thematic reviews.

reassessed regularly in light of current 
volatile and uncertain conditions to ensure 
they remain relevant in implementing our 
business strategy. Stress and scenario testing 
is performed regularly to test the resilience 
of our business. We maintain a strong 
regulatory capital buffer. We have mature 
risk governance processes, which are being 
developed further in preparation for the 
managed separation.

We manage these risks by establishing a risk 
framework, including a consistent set of risk 
definitions and policies, and a risk strategy. 
We set a risk appetite and manage risk 
within that appetite which is integrally linked 
to our business strategy. Our risk appetite is 

Our key risks, summarised in the table 
below, are closely monitored by 
management and regularly reported to 
the Board, together with actions taken 
and proved by management to manage 
those risks.

Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

1. Global macroeconomic conditions

OMW has a material and increasing exposure to 
macroeconomic and political conditions in the UK and 
globally. Our fund-based management fees, which 
comprise the majority of our revenues, are directly linked to 
investment markets. Political change can impact us directly 
through changes in law and policy. Our balance sheet 
remains resilient to financial market shocks.

Our customers are impacted by the current volatile conditions 
and they may face pressure from higher inflation going forward.

We carry out regular stress and scenario testing, which include scenarios 
and stresses based on severe economic conditions and political events. 
These allow us to understand the impact of potential events on our earnings, 
liquidity and capital resilience. We aim to ensure our cost base can flex to 
mitigate volatility in our revenues. Potential management actions to mitigate 
these impacts are subject to approval by the OMW Board.

We seek to manage these risks to our customers through a comprehensive 
range of internally-managed investment solutions, designed to address a 
range of economic conditions.

2. Competitor and margin risk

We are exposed to pressure on our margins due to the rise 
of solutions such as passive and low cost investment models 
and growth in ‘robo-advice’. These offer a different and 
lower-cost solution to those offered by OMW. We are also 
exposed to competitors copying our end-to-end business 
model and increasingly targeting our acquisition targets.

3. Customer and conduct risk

Risks to our customers are inherent within our business 
model and can occur at any point in the customer journey 
or product lifecycle. 

A number of our businesses could adversely impact the 
integrity of financial markets.

Customer and conduct risk is an area of increasing focus 
by regulators across our businesses.

The FCA is currently performing an investigation on the 
OMW closed book of UK life insurance and pensions 
business. This follows their thematic review on the fair 
treatment of long-standing life insurance customers.

We are committed to active asset management and personal advice as we 
consider that this provides superior solutions to customers. 

Our end-to-end business model provides synergies across our businesses.

We define good customer outcomes and put processes in place to 
achieve those for our customers. New product development starts from 
an understanding of customer needs and preferences and we engage 
with customers in areas such as the ongoing development of customer 
communications. Our Customer Outcomes Forum reviews any areas where 
customer outcomes may be affected significantly and ensures appropriate 
action is taken where that risk arises. Our Regulatory and Conduct Risk 
teams provide strong oversight, challenge and advice to our businesses.

Our Code of Conduct, reinforced by mandatory training for all our people, 
sets out our expectations of our people.

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Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

4. Delivery of strategic change initiatives

We continually improve our supplier risk management processes to 
ensure we have strong outsourced supplier controls and governance in 
support of our major change programmes. We are fully engaged with our 
regulators on our most significant change programmes to ensure that we 
meet their requirements, to demonstrate that we are putting the customer 
at the forefront of our business and to evidence that we maintain strong 
financial resilience. Where we identify that risk is, or may become, outside 
our risk appetite, we take prompt and appropriate action and ensure we 
continue to maintain effective controls to deliver appropriate business and 
customer outcomes.

We face execution risk from the implementation of our 
business strategy. This includes the delivery of new platform 
infrastructure in our UK Platform and IT enhancements to the 
existing platform infrastructure to manage reliance while the 
new platform infrastructure is being developed and ensuring 
our organisation is fit for purpose as a listed standalone entity.

In delivering our strategic change initiatives, we actively 
seek to identify, manage and control risk. The delivery of our 
strategic objectives necessitates exposure to operational 
risk, and we have appropriate governance and control 
processes managed through our three lines of defence 
model. Change initiatives are delivered by first-line 
management with second-line oversight and challenge 
and third-line assurance. We also use external business 
support, subject matter experts and assurance partners 
for significant change initiatives.

5. People risk

We are exposed to the risk of failure to deliver core parts 
of our strategy or failure to complete business-as-usual 
activities to the required standards due to pressures on our 
people or an inability to recruit, develop and retain high-
quality people. This risk is heightened currently as a result 
of the transition of the London Head Office activities from 
Old Mutual plc to OMW, resulting in the need for increased 
skills and capacity. 

We have reviewed our operating models for our key functions identifying 
where we need to build the skills and talent required under our managed 
separation strategy. We continue to develop and enhance our talent 
management processes, including succession planning and leadership 
development programmes and we monitor this regularly at executive level.

We continue to be focused on the diversity of our employees, which requires 
improvement, as typical across financial services. A number of initiatives 
focused on recruitment, transparency and gender pay have been set up.

6. Regulatory risk

As an end-to-end investment and wealth management business, 
we are exposed to a high degree of regulatory change, 
including international regulation. While such change can 
present opportunities, it can increase costs and impact our 
products and services. In 2017 we expect significant impact 
from regulatory change through, for example, the Markets in 
Financial Investments Directive II, packaged retail and insurance 
based investment products, EU general data protection reform 
and the FCA’s asset management market study.

We are exposed to the risk of not building and maintaining 
strong relationships and trust with regulators. This is critical 
to our business, particularly given increased regulatory 
focus in the lead-up to separation from Old Mutual plc.

7. Information security risk

There is a risk that our IT infrastructure and architecture, or 
those of third parties on whom we rely and with whom we 
share sensitive data, are vulnerable to malicious software 
attacks and subsequent ransom demands resulting in impact 
on customer experience, business downtime, additional costs 
of getting systems operational and reputational damage.

We review forthcoming regulatory change and ensure we are well placed to 
make any changes required to ensure we comply fully when such changes 
are implemented.

The review of operating models (as described under ‘People risk’ above) 
includes focus on regulatory expectations of OMW following separation. 
We focus on being transparent, responsive and proactive in our dealings 
with regulators to help to manage and build these relationships.

Our information security risk framework is regularly reviewed to ensure 
that we have robust controls. Monitoring of market experience, awareness 
campaigns and penetration testing exercises are performed to identify 
vulnerabilities and ensure we have appropriate plans to mitigate any 
weaknesses that we identify.

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David Morrell,  
Chester

Enabling positive futures  
for our clients

OMW’s purpose is to create prosperity for the 
generations of today and tomorrow. We deliver 
on this by creating wealth for our clients, enabling 
them to achieve their life goals. An important part 
of this is supporting our customers to take control 
of their investments and, thereby, their financial 
future. Recently, one customer, unhappy with their 
recent fund performance at one of our peers, 
sought advice from David Morrell, an OMW 
Private Client Adviser. He moved the client’s 
assets that were in a previously underperforming 
fund and decided to house them on the OMW 
Platform. This gave our client the opportunity to 
access our award-winning model portfolios in 
WealthSelect, and it also reduced his charges by 
around £2,000 per year. In addition, our customer 
now has the ongoing support of an adviser who 
will help him develop a comprehensive financial 
plan to reach his lifetime financial goals. The client 
was thrilled: he was getting his assets managed 
professionally in line with his risk profile while 
reducing his costs, and he felt that he had control 
of his future.

Operating as a 
responsible business 
means ensuring 
our customers have 
access to appropriate 
products and services 
which best serve their 
financial needs now, 
and in the future.

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Institutional 
Asset 
Management

Peter Bain 
Chief Executive Officer

OM Asset  
Management (OMAM)

We are an institutionally 
driven, active investment 
management business 
delivered through a diversified, 
multi-boutique framework that 
seeks to generate consistent, 
sustainable and meaningful 
outperformance for clients

Institutional 
Asset 
Management 
business review

Old Mutual’s Institutional Asset 
Management business consists of 
US-based multi-boutique asset 
manager OMAM, and Rogge.* 

Our strategy 

We are an institutionally driven, active 
investment management business delivered 
through a diversified, multi-boutique 
framework that seeks to generate 
consistent, sustainable and meaningful 
outperformance for clients around the 
globe. We provide strategic capabilities 
to our Affiliates, helping them to become 
their clients’ trusted partners by delivering 
superior investment performance, 
innovative offerings and focused service.

Our strategy is to generate business growth 
in two ways. The primary mechanism is 
through the internal development of our 
Affiliates, working in partnership with 
them to enhance their product offerings 
and expanding their global distribution 
capabilities. Our secondary source of 
growth is through accretive investments 
in additional sizeable and high-quality 
boutique firms.

 www.omam.com

* 

 Old Mutual completed the sale  
of Rogge on 31 May 2016.

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Institutional Asset  
Management

How our 
business works 

We offer a broad range of investment 
strategies to clients around the globe 
through eight highly-regarded boutique 
asset management firms located across 
the United States:

 — Acadian Asset Management
 — Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney 

& Strauss

 — Campbell Global
 — Copper Rock Capital Partners
 — Heitman
 — Investment Counselors 

of Maryland

 — Landmark Partners
 — TSW

Our business is diversified, both among 
our Affiliates and within their respective 
businesses. The breadth of our product 
offerings by asset class, geography and 
investment strategy enhances our relative 
earnings stability and provides us with 
multiple potential sources of growth. 
Collectively, our Affiliates offer 120 distinct, 
active investment strategies in US, global, 
international and emerging markets 
equities; US fixed income; and alternative 
products including real estate, timber and 
secondary private equity, real estate and 
real asset investments. In addition, there is 
significant diversification within many of 
our Affiliate firms through the breadth of 
their respective investment capabilities. 

Through our Affiliates we serve a highly 
diverse investor base in the institutional 
and sub-advisory channels in the US and 
around the world. In addition to a strong 
US client base, our Affiliates manage assets 
for clients in 30 other countries including 
Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, the 
Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, 
Switzerland and the UK.

The breadth of our product 
offerings by asset class, 
geography and investment 
strategy enhances our relative 
earnings stability

Our market environment 
The asset management industry is highly 
competitive; OMAM Affiliates seek to 
differentiate themselves through their 
ability to generate alpha and provide 
superior service to their clients. Through 
our collaborative organic growth initiatives, 
we work closely with Affiliates to enhance 
their product offerings to meet institutional 
investors’ evolving needs and demands. 
Our global distribution platform 
complements our Affiliates’ existing 
distribution capabilities to expand their 
client base globally.

We seek to offer strong-performing 
products across a range of investment styles 
and strategies. We work closely with Affiliates 
to identify areas of growing investor appeal 
and to develop new investment products to 
address client needs:

 — US equities – with strong long-term 

performance across a range of equity 
strategies, OMAM Affiliates are well 
positioned to compete for new mandates 
 — Non-US and global equities – investors’ 
asset allocations are shifting towards 
non-US and global mandates offered 
by OMAM Affiliates, including emerging 
markets and small-cap equities

 — Alternative investments – OMAM’s 

Affiliates are among the world’s leading 
investors in specialised asset classes 
such as real estate and timber, as well 
as secondary private equity, real estate 
and real asset investments

After a volatile first half of the year, driven 
in part by Brexit and uncertainty related to 
the US presidential election, resilient equity 
markets delivered strong performance in 
2016. The S&P 500 finished the year up 
9.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 
was up 13.4%.

While non-US developed markets were 
generally flat, growing 1% in 2016, 
emerging markets generated significant 
returns, as the MSCI Emerging Markets 
index increased by 8.6%.

Key factors in global equities at the end of 
2016 and heading into 2017 were a strong 
shift in the broader market away from 
yield securities toward financials and 
value equities. 

Current institutional search activity 
favours specialised strategies in asset 
classes such as global equity, US equity 
and alternatives. Investors remain focused 
on products with potential for meaningful 
outperformance, as well as strategies 
to diversify their investment portfolios. 

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Management

How we operate 

Our aligned partnership model is 
grounded in our Affiliates’ permanent 
equity ownership in their respective 
businesses, combined with a profit-sharing 
relationship with OMAM. These elements 
provide us and our Affiliates with strong 
incentives to work together to enhance 
the growth and stability of their firms. 
OMAM protects Affiliates’ operating 
autonomy and serves as a long-term 
partner in the further development 
and expansion of their businesses. 

Our strategy is rooted in core Affiliate 
growth. Our Affiliates are strong 
investment management boutiques 
with highly-defined and highly-rigorous 
investment strategies for which there is 

real demand in the institutional investment 
marketplace. They have excellent long-term 
investment performance records in many 
strategies and are recognised for superior 
client service. 

We seek to enhance Affiliate growth 
through collaborative organic growth 
initiatives which engage Affiliates in 
generating new product development 
ideas, strategic extensions and 
diversification initiatives. These initiatives 
enable Affiliates to generate growth they 
would otherwise be unable to achieve. 
We invest alongside Affiliates in their 
business development and, through our 
profit sharing structure, participate in 
their resulting margin expansion and 
accelerated growth. 

Growth strategy
OMAM‘s multi-boutique model is well positioned 
for growth, with four areas of focus

Four key  
growth areas

New
partnerships

Global
distribution

Multi-boutique value 
proposition drives 
incremental growth 
opportunities

Collaborative organic growth
(Growth and Seed/  
Co-Investment Capital)

Core Affiliate Growth
(Investment Performance and Net Client Cash Flows)

OMAM‘s aligned partnership model

  Operating autonomy
  Long-term perspective
  Profit-sharing model

  Affiliate-level employee ownership
  Talent management
  Strategic business support

Unique partnership  
approach provides stability  
and foundation for growth

In addition, we have taken a strategic 
approach to distribution opportunities 
on behalf of our Affiliates. Our global 
distribution platform extends our franchise 
globally through a team of dedicated, 
investment-centric sales and marketing 
professionals. This team works with 
Affiliates in a transparent, non-competitive, 
non-redundant manner to complement 
existing Affiliate distribution capabilities by 
focusing on areas where scale is a distinct 
advantage, such as international markets 
and the domestic sub-advisory space. 
Since its inception in 2012, the global 
distribution platform has raised $13 billion 
for OMAM Affiliates and continues to build 
relationships in high-demand markets 
across the globe.

The final element of our growth strategy, 
acquisitions of additional asset 
management boutiques, provides an 
incremental earnings growth opportunity 
as well as additional diversification in 
investment styles, product offerings, 
and institutional clienteles. OMAM is 
recognised as a supportive and effective 
partner to our Affiliates and we continue 
to cultivate relationships with a wide range 
of high-quality, entrepreneurial boutique 
asset management firms committed to the 
growth of their businesses. Since 2012, 
the execution of our growth strategy has 
contributed meaningfully to an increase in 
gross sales at OMAM. On an annual basis, 
between 16% and 33% of gross sales can 
be directly traced to OMAM-led activities 
including new initiatives, product seeding, 
global distribution and sales from new 
Affiliates acquired by OMAM.

We support our growth strategy through 
a flexible and efficient capital structure 
and a focus on strategically managing our 
capital. Our business generates significant, 
recurring free cash flow that can be 
reinvested in growth-oriented activities to 
create value for shareholders. In addition 
to allocating capital to enhance our existing 
Affiliates’ businesses and investing in new 
Affiliates, we currently maintain a 25% 
payout ratio and an opportunistic share 
repurchase programme. 

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Being 
responsible

Measuring our 
performance 

Our commitment to leadership in 
responsible business stems from our 
Affiliates’ focus on performing their duties 
to their clients, which is to ensure that they 
provide their clients with the consistent 
execution of their stated investment 
strategies and the highest level of client 
service. Our approach to responsible 
business is based on a five-pillar 
framework: 

 — Responsible to our clients
 — Responsible investment
 — Responsible to our employees
 — Responsible to our communities
 — Responsible environmental 

management

This approach emphasises that our clients 
are at the heart of our business, and will 
help us to continue building on the strong 
foundation of ethical values, treating clients 
fairly and good governance that is critical 
to the management of our clients’ money. 
We continue to work with our Affiliates to 
consider alternatives and build responsible 
investment into their investment approach 
in a way that is consistent with their 
investment processes and the needs of 
their clients.

OMAM had a strong finish to 2016, 
notwithstanding a challenging equity 
market environment in H1. AOP of 
$195.0 million was down 15% compared 
to 2015, in part due to the impact of 
exceptional performance fees in the prior 
year; excluding the impact of these fees, 
pre-tax AOP was down 7%. IFRS profit 
after tax attributable to equity holders of 
the parent increased by 9% to £72 million 
(2015: £66 million).

OMAM’s FUM ended the period at 
$240.4 billion, up $28.0 billion, or 13%, from 
2015 (31 December 2015: $212.4 billion) 
due to improving markets in H2 2016 and 
the acquisition of Landmark Partners 
($8.8 billion) in Q3. While NCCF for the 
year were $(1.6) billion, a favourable 
product mix shift resulted in positive 
annualised revenue flow of $11.0 million, 
representing 1.5% of beginning of period 
run rate management fee revenue, with 
inflows in higher fee non-US, emerging 
markets, and alternative products offsetting 
losses in lower fee US sub-advisory assets.

OMAM Affiliates maintained their 
competitive investment performance 
in 2016. While OMAM’s value-oriented 
strategies faced headwinds through 
much of the year, Affiliates continued to 
generate long-term track records of relative 
outperformance. OMAM’s aggregate 
investment performance is reported as 

Highlights

IFRS profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the parent (£m)1
AOP (pre-tax)
Operating margin, before Affiliate key employee distributions
Operating margin, after Affiliate key employee distributions 
and before interest expense
NCCF ($bn) 
FUM ($bn)

1  Institutional Asset Management, including Rogge.

$m
2015 Change
9%
66
229
(15%)
38%

2016
72
195
 36%

30%
(1.6)
240.4

33%
(5.1)
212.4

13%

OMAM had 
a strong 
finish to 2016, 
including positive 
annualised 
revenue flow 
of $11.0 million, 
representing 
1.5% of 
beginning of 
period run rate 
management 
fee revenue

A U M   BY   S T R AT E GY
($BN)

4 1

3

2

1.   Total global/non-US  
equities $96.4bn 

2. Total US equity $82.0bn
3. Alternatives $48.1bn
4. Fixed income $13.9bn

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Business 
review

Institutional Asset  
Management

In 2016 we acquired an equity interest in 
Landmark Partners, a widely recognised, 
highly regarded manager of secondary 
private equity, real estate and real asset 
investments. This acquisition provides 
meaningful exposure to an attractive, 
growing segment of the asset management 
industry. It generates additional financial 
and strategic diversification for the OMAM 
franchise and was immediately accretive 
to our earnings.

To fund the Landmark acquisition and 
support other corporate obligations, 
we raised $400 million of debt in 2016. 
Our leverage ratio of 1.9x debt/EBITDA 
at year-end 2016 remains within our 
target range of 1.75-2.25x debt/EBITDA. 
We retain ample funding capacity, with 
approximately $350 million available on 
our five-year credit facility, which expires 
in 2019.

Our priorities going forward
We will continue to execute our growth 
strategy: generating core Affiliate growth 
through strong investment performance 
and positive revenue flows; investing in 
collaborative organic growth initiatives 
with existing Affiliates; increasing global 
distribution opportunities for Affiliates; 
executing new Affiliate partnerships; and 
efficiently managing our balance sheet.

Over the medium term, we and our 
Affiliates are focused on developing 
capabilities in multi-asset class, 
liability-driven investment and global/
non-US equities and further penetration of 
specialised and non-US markets through 
our global distribution initiative. In addition, 
we continue to make good progress in 
identifying and developing relationships 
with at-scale asset management boutiques 
with strong investment and executive talent 
and a vision to enhance and expand their 
business by partnering with us.

We will continue 
to generate 
core Affiliate 
growth, invest 
in collaborative 
organic growth 
initiatives, 
increase global 
distribution 
opportunities 
and execute 
new Affiliate 
partnerships

weighted by the revenue generated by its 
products. As of 31 December 2016, assets 
representing 49%, 55% and 73% of revenue 
were outperforming benchmarks on a one-, 
three- and five-year basis, respectively.

Strategic 
priorities 
and outlook 

We seek to grow our business through 
core Affiliate growth, as well as investing 
in collaborative organic growth initiatives, 
enhancing distribution capabilities and 
partnering with new Affiliates.

Our journey so far
OMAM launched its initial public offering 
in 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange. 
The business has performed well since then, 
achieving solid margins relative to peers 
as well as revenue growth from new client 
cash flows into higher-fee products. We 
have generated meaningful asset growth 
from collaborative organic growth 
initiatives in partnership with Affiliates 
and the successful expansion of our 
global distribution platform. We have also 
cultivated a wide range of relationships 
with boutique asset management firms, 
and are recognised as an attractive 
long-term partner. 

Our priorities 
achieved in 2016
The volatile market environment in 2016 
presented challenges across the asset 
management industry. However, our 
business model positions us to withstand 
such market cycles, as our profit share 
arrangement with our Affiliates provides 
a high level of structural variability to 
expenses. Our Affiliates maintained their 
long-term investment disciplines over this 
period. We also saw growth from positive 
revenue flows combined with a strong 
market in the second half of the year. 
2016 represented our fifth consecutive 
year generating positive revenue flows.

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Managing 
our risk 

OMAM’s risk strategy is intended to 
provide a strong link between our business 
strategy and our day-to-day operations. 
Our risk strategy defines how we think 
about our risk profile, our risk tolerances 
and our risk management practices. 
We reflect our risk strategy across all 

of our business activities including the 
development of our business plans, our 
execution against those plans and how 
we manage our relationships with our 
Affiliates. In summary, our risk strategy 
seeks to manage risk in a way that adds 
value to the organisation. 

Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

1. Affiliate relationship risk

Our relationships with our Affiliates are critical to 
our success.

We seek to mitigate this risk by operating each Affiliate relationship 
under established ownership, governance and economic 
arrangements that are negotiated either at inception or over 
the course of our relationship. 

2. Investment performance and market risk

The ability of our Affiliates to attract and retain FUM 
and generate earnings is dependent on our Affiliates 
maintaining competitive investment performance, 
as well as market and other factors.

3. Revenue concentration risk

We derive our revenue from a definitive number of 
Affiliates and investment strategies.

4. People risk

We and our Affiliates rely on certain key personnel, 
and our results are dependent upon our ability to 
retain and attract key personnel.

We seek to mitigate this risk through careful monitoring of economic 
conditions and market trends as well as the performance of specific 
Affiliate investment strategies. 

We seek to mitigate this risk through product development and 
diversification initiatives within individual Affiliates as well as through 
the execution of our growth strategy whereby we seek to invest in new 
Affiliate partnerships that can provide further diversification of our 
revenue streams in some way such as by Affiliate, investment strategy, 
client geography, asset class, etc. 

We seek to attract, retain, and motivate key personnel by maintaining a 
strong and healthy culture as well as market-competitive compensation 
arrangements that include, where appropriate, retentive elements 
that are designed to align OMAM/Affiliate and employee interests 
over time.

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Business 
review

Institutional Asset  
Management

www.oldmutualplc.com/rb/our-stories 

Partnering with  
the Posse Foundation

Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public high school 
students with extraordinary academic and 
leadership potential who may be overlooked by 
traditional college selection processes. Posse 
extends to these students the opportunity to pursue 
personal and academic excellence by placing them 
in supportive, multicultural teams – Posses – of 10 
students. Posse’s partner colleges and universities 
award scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership 
scholarships. Posse’s national program has 
awarded $1.1 billion in leadership scholarships to 
these young people and has seen their success in 
their graduation rates and as leaders on campus. 
Posse’s partners are investing time, energy and 
resources in the promotion of equity in education 
and social justice. They believe in the intelligence, 
talent and dreams of young people and are giving 
them a chance to excel. Posse is helping to create a 
new kind of network of leaders who will sit at the 
tables where decisions are made and better 
represent the voices of all Americans. With support 
from the program, Posse’s scholars are excelling 
academically, founding and leading campus 
organisations, taking on competitive internships 
and earning prestigious awards. Posse’s equally 
successful alumni secure competitive jobs and 
admission to top graduate programs. Since 2009, 
OMAM has supported Posse financially, through 
direct employee engagement, and by hiring Posse’s 
scholars as interns every summer in various areas of 
the OMAM business. 

OMAM supports the 
Posse Foundation 
in its efforts to give 
young people a 
chance to excel 

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R E V I E W   O F   
F I N A N C I A L   P E R F O R M A N C E

Ingrid Johnson
Group Finance Director

We are executing our strategy from a 
position of financial strength; balancing 
diverse stakeholder interests, while 
managing value, cost, time and risk 
trade-offs.

Analysis of performance for the period ended 31 December 2016
In addition to IFRS profit, the Group uses a number of Alternative Performance 
Measures (APMs) to assess the performance of the business. Some measures 
are applicable to the Group as a whole, such as Adjusted Operating Profit (AOP), 
Free Surplus Generation, Return on IFRS Equity and Return on Adjusted Equity. 
Others are more specific to the business lines within the component business, 
for example Net Client Cash Flows and Covered APE Sales. Definitions of the 
principal APMs, explanations of why they are relevant, and details of the basis 
for calculating each measure are included in pages 70 to 71. 

The Group Finance Director (GFD) review includes a reconciliation between AOP 
and IFRS profit in order that the performance of the businesses that is subsequently 
described in terms of AOP can be understood in the context of the IFRS result. 
Financial results in the GFD review are as reported unless otherwise stated.

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2016 Results
The tables below summarise the AOP results of the Group and IFRS profit in 2016:

AOP analysis by business unit (£m) 

Old Mutual Emerging Markets
Nedbank
Old Mutual Wealth
Institutional Asset Management

Old Mutual plc finance costs
Long-term investment return on excess assets
Corporate costs (net of recharges)
Other net shareholder income/(expenses) (OSIE)

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)

2016
619
799
260
141
1,819
(88)
20
(60)
(24)

1,667
(398)
1,269
(319)
(22)

928
4,773
19.4

2015
615
754
307
149
1,825
(83)
21
(57)
(43)

1,663
(403)
1,260
(310)
(19)

931
4,813
19.3

% change
1%
6%
(15%)
(5%)
–
(6%)
(5%)
(5%)
44%

–
1%
1%
(3%)
(16%)

–
(1%)
1%

AOP pre-tax for the period of £1,667 million 
is in line with the prior year (2015: £1,663 
million). AOP earnings per share increased 
from 19.3p to 19.4p following a decline in 

AOP after tax and non-controlling 
interests by £3 million to £928 million 
and a reduction in the number of shares 
applied in the calculation of AOP 

earnings per share following the maturity 
of certain Black Economic Empowerment 
schemes in South Africa during 2015. 

IFRS profit (£m) 

IFRS profit before tax
Income tax expense
IFRS profit from continuing operations
IFRS profit from discontinued operations after tax
IFRS profit after tax
Non-controlling interests
IFRS profit attributable to equity holders of the parent

The 2016 IFRS profit before tax was 
£1,216 million compared to £1,201 million 
in 2015. IFRS profit post-tax attributable 
to equity holders of the parent reduced 
by 7% from £614 million in 2015 to 
£570 million in 2016.

The adverse impact on sterling earnings 
of a marginally weaker average rand 
rate of 19.93 (2015: 19.52) was offset by 
the positive impact of stronger average 
US dollar rates (up 11% against sterling). 
Although financial markets ended the 
year significantly higher than 2015, on 
average major market indices in the UK  
and South Africa (SA) were down 2% and 
1% respectively while the US was up 2%.

2016
1,216
(475)
741
104
845
(275)
570

2015
1,201
(347)
854
70
924
(310)
614

% change
1%
(37%)
(13%)
49%
(9%)
11%
(7%)

Detailed financial reviews of each of 
Old Mutual plc’s businesses are set out 
later in this document, the highlights are 
summarised overleaf.

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C O N T I N U E D

in 2015 to £141 million. This was mainly 
due to exceptional performance fees 
in 2015 of $19 million that did not recur 
in 2016. Normal course of business 
performance fees were also reduced 
given market volatilities and a challenging 
investment environment, while increased 
management fees were offset by additional 
expenses due to investment in a number of 
growth initiatives.

Finance costs
Finance costs increased by £5 million in 
2016 to £88 million due to the refinancing 
activity completed in November 2015. 
The interest costs of the £450 million 
Tier 2 instrument paying a coupon of 
7.875% are greater than the interest costs 
saved following the redemption of the 
€374 million Tier 2 bond which paid a 
coupon of 5%. Repayment of £112 million 
of senior debt in October 2016, and the 
£273 million perpetual preferred callable 
securities in February 2017 are expected to 
reduce finance costs by £21 million in 2017.

Long-Term Investment 
Return on excess assets
Long-term Investment Returns of £20 million 
in 2016 were earned on shareholder funds 
held and managed by OMEM in excess of 
statutory capital requirements. Long-term 
Investment Return rate assumptions were 
unchanged in 2016. The decrease of £1 
million compared with £21 million in 2015 
was partly due to the weaker rand and 
decrease in the average asset base, which 
mainly comprises of cash and deposits. 

Old Mutual Emerging Markets
OMEM delivered a solid operational 
performance against a difficult operating 
environment, with pre-tax AOP of £619 
million for the year ended 31 December 
2016, which was 1% higher than in 2015 
(£615 million). The South African businesses 
contributed 82% of the total OMEM result. 
In South Africa, Life & Savings profits were 
8% higher in 2016 than in 2015, largely due 
to higher planned margins and the net 
positive impact of assumption changes, 
including the effect of transferring certain 
tranches of existing protection business 
to the new fifth tax fund in South Africa. 
This was partly offset by weaker 
underwriting results in Corporate and 
Retail Affluent. Property & Casualty showed 
improvement in the second half of 2016 
turning an underwriting loss of R44 million 
in H1 2016 into a profit of R80 million for 
the full year, although this was significantly 
down on the prior year underwriting profit 
of R273 million. Outside of South Africa, 
strong results in Rest of Africa being 18% 
higher than in 2016, followed increased 
underwriting earnings in East Africa 
following the UAP acquisition and Latin 
America was 29% higher due to improved 
investment results and good expense 
control. This was offset by lower profitability 
in Asia (24% lower) due to lower investment 
income and the impact of tax regulation 
changes in China. 

Nedbank
Nedbank’s pre-tax AOP of £799 million 
was 6% up on 2015 (£754 million). The 
local currency pre-tax AOP outcome of 
R15,925 million (2015: R14,729 million) was 
due to strong operational performance in 
Nedbank’s Managed Operations, offset 
by the poor performance of ETI in Q4 2015, 
which is reported in Nedbank’s results 
one quarter in arrears during Q1 2016. 
Excluding the impact of ETI, Nedbank’s 
headline earnings were 16% up on 2015. 
NII growth of 11% was supported by an 
improvement in the net interest margin 
from the higher average prime interest rate, 
as well as 7% growth in average interest 

earning banking assets. NIR increased 
by 8% largely due to higher commissions 
and fees (7% higher) and trading income 
(19% higher). NIR was however negatively 
impacted by lower insurance income 
arising from risk mitigating loan reduction 
measures in prior years (6% lower). 
Impairments decreased by 5% due to 
lower charges in Nedbank Corporate 
& Investment Banking of 8%. The credit 
loss ratio, at 0.68% as at 31 December 
2016, is at the bottom end of Nedbank’s 
target range (0.60% to 1.00%), broadly 
in line with H1 2016 (0.67%) and has 
improved against December 2015 (0.77%). 

Old Mutual Wealth
Old Mutual Wealth pre-tax AOP outcome 
of £260 million for the year ended 31 
December 2016 was 15% lower than 
2015 (£307 million). £26 million of the 
£47 million decrease in AOP is attributed 
to the one-off effect of revising charging 
structures applied in the UK Heritage 
business to ensure better customer 
outcomes by capping certain exit fees at 1% 
on certain products and restructuring of 
other fees. There were also LTIP payments 
of £10 million in Intrinsic, in line with the 
original acquisition terms, and £6 million of 
costs related to the first full year of running 
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisors. 
Costs of a further £5 million were incurred 
in respect of reshaping the executive 
committee and enhancing governance 
functions in readiness for standalone 
operations. Underlying performance of the 
‘Invest and Grow’ business was satisfactory, 
up 2% to £210 million benefitting from the 
inclusion of Quilter Cheviot for the full year 
and positive revenue momentum following 
the significant ongoing investment in 
growing the business since 2013. 

Institutional Asset 
Management
Although sterling reported earnings of the 
Institutional Asset Management business 
benefitted from US dollar appreciation, 
the business reported a 5% reduction in 
2016 pre-tax AOP, down from £149 million 

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Corporate costs
The table below summarises the composition of Old Mutual plc corporate costs in 2016:

plc cost summary (£m)

UK employment costs
SA employment costs
External audit and share register fees
IT and office costs
Group corporate insurance
Rent
Total gross plc corporate costs
Recharges
Reported plc corporate costs

2016
42
2
4
18
6
7
79
(19)
60

2015
41
2
3
21
5
8
80
(23)
57

Gross corporate costs in 2016 of 
£79 million (2015: £80 million) are stated 
before recharges to businesses of £19 
million (2015: £23 million). The £1 million 
decrease in 2016 gross corporate costs 
compared to 2015 is not fully reflective of 
the progress made in reshaping and 
repurposing of the plc Head Office during 
2016. This activity will result in a reduction in 
FTE’s of approximately 50% by March 2017 
compared with January 2016, which is in 
line with the commitment given when the 
Group announced the interim 2016 results. 
UK and South Africa gross employment 
costs increased by £1 million to £44 million 
in 2016 (2015: £43 million). During H1 2016 
the recruitment of additional plc Head 
Office staff with the skills required to 
support the managed separation 
increased employment costs. 

Cost reductions were not achieved 
until H2 2016 when the majority of staff 
retrenchments occurred. Retrenchment 
costs are included in other net shareholder 
expenses. The H2 2016 retrenchment 
activity is expected to deliver annual 
savings in gross corporate costs in excess 
of the £10 million indicated at the time of 
the 2016 interim results. 

IT and office costs reduced by £3 million 
to £18 million in 2016 (2015: £21 million), 
largely reflecting IT savings following 
the cancellation both of non-essential 
IT upgrades and development in respect 
of IT capabilities that will not be required 
following managed separation. Further 
reductions in gross corporate costs 
during 2017 will depend on the pace and 
sequencing of the managed separation. 

Recharges reduced by £4 million in 2016 
due to changes in the operating model 
whereby past support provided to the 
businesses from the plc Head Office has 
been scaled back as the businesses have 
developed their own capability. 

From 2017 we intend to state the plc Head 
Office corporate costs gross of recharges. 
This will more clearly reflect the savings 
being achieved as the phased reduction 
of the plc Head Office continues and 
facilitates clearer understanding of the 
standalone cost base of each business. 
Although the recharges will be removed 
from the operating costs of the businesses 
this will be offset by increases in their own 
direct operating costs as they implement 
the structures and develop the capabilities 
required to support independent listed 
businesses. Further analysis of the 
anticipated changes in operating 
costs is set out on page 53.

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Other net shareholder income/(expenses)
The table below sets out other net shareholder expenses in 2016 and 2015:

Other net shareholder expenses (£m)

Managed separation costs
Brand North costs
Solvency II costs and other projects
Share-based payment charges
South Africa governance
CEO succession costs
Other net expenses
Other net shareholder expenses, excluding seed capital and FX
FX gains/(losses)
Seed capital gains/(losses)
Total other net shareholder expenses

2016
(22)
(8)
(5)
(10)
(3)
–
(4)
(52)
20
8
(24)

2015
–
(8)
(18)
(6)
–
(6)
(9)
(47)
5
(1)
(43)

Other net shareholder expenses of 
£24 million in 2016 have reduced by 
£19 million compared with £43 million 
in 2015. This improvement is attributable 
to unrealised foreign exchange gains 
and fair value gains on largely US dollar 
denominated cash and seed investments 
totalling £28 million in 2016 (2015: 
£4 million). This was largely due to 
the weakening of sterling versus the 
US dollar and euro immediately after the 
outcome of the EU referendum in the UK. 

Excluding seed capital and foreign 
exchange items, the main variances 
related to the Solvency II and other 
project spend which reduced by £13 million 
and CEO succession costs of £6 million 
in 2015 did not reoccur. Set against these 
and other items were one-off costs of 
managed separation of £22 million, 
comprising plc Head Office retrenchment 
and re-organisation costs of £8 million, and 
transaction advisory costs of £14 million. 
The plc Head Office also incurred advisory 
costs of £3 million on behalf of Old Mutual 
Group Holdings (OMGH), in respect of the 
preparation for implementation of Twin 
Peaks legislation that is expected to be 
effective in South Africa in 2018. 

Tax
The AOP effective tax rate (ETR) for the 
Group remains at 24% during 2016. 
The IFRS ETR is more volatile due to the 
inclusion of policyholder tax, and one-off 
items which are typically not taxed at the 
statutory rate. Analysis of the ETR in relation 
to AOP therefore gives a more consistent 
means of understanding the Group tax 
charge over the longer term.

As the majority of the Group’s profits arise 
in OMEM and Nedbank, the tax borne by 
these businesses has a significant impact 
on the Group ETR. The OMEM AOP ETR 
has decreased from 28% in 2015 to 27%. 
The reduction is due mainly to profit mix, 
partially offset by the increase in the 
CGT rate in South Africa. Nedbank’s 
ETR on AOP has increased from 24% in 
2015 to 25% in 2016, largely due to the 
effect of associate income. 

The ETR for the Old Mutual Wealth 
business is generally lower than in the 
African businesses given lower headline 
corporate tax rates in the UK and other 
markets, in which its business operates. 
Interest payments and corporate costs 
incurred by plc Head Office in the UK 
are available to be offset against profits 
in the Old Mutual Wealth business.

Non-controlling interests
Profit attributable to non-controlling 
interests increased from £329 million to 
£341 million and the proportion of Group 
profit attributable to non-controlling 
interests increased from 26% in 2015 to 27% 
in 2016 reflecting the increased proportion 
of Group earnings attributable to Nedbank 
and the reduction in the Group’s interest in 
the OMAM business following a reduction 
in the Group shareholding from 78.8% 
to 65.8% through a secondary offering 
in June 2015. A further secondary 
offering which reduced the Group 
shareholding in OMAM from 65.8% to 
51.1% was completed on 20 December 
2016 and therefore had limited impact 
on profit attributed to non-controlling 
interest during 2016. 

Operating costs of the 
businesses and plc Head 
Office on an adjusted basis
The analysis below adjusts the 2015 
and 2016 pre-tax AOP of the Group’s 
businesses for corporate activity, 
one-off 2016 MS costs, and recharges 
that are more appropriate to the services 
provided by the plc Head Office to 
OMEM and OMW. This better illustrates 
the underlying cost base and pre-tax 
AOP of the businesses:

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2016 AOP (£m) 

AOP pre-tax (reported)
Quilter Cheviot
Divested businesses
SA branches transferred from OMW to OMEM
One-off managed separation items
AOP pre-tax adjusted for corporate  
  activity, and one-off items
Revised plc cost allocations

Remove current plc recharges
Revised allocation basis

Property & insurance direct to the business
Cost of listing
Brand costs

Reallocation of LTIR on excess assets
AOP pre-tax adjusted for corporate activity,  
  and one-off items and cost allocations

2015 AOP (£m)

AOP pre-tax (reported)
Quilter Cheviot
Divested businesses
SA branches transferred from OMW to OMEM
AOP pre-tax adjusted for corporate activity,  
  and one-off items
Revised plc cost allocations

Remove current plc recharges
Revised allocation basis

Property & insurance direct to the business
Cost of listing
Brand costs

Reallocation of LTIR on excess assets
AOP pre-tax adjusted for corporate activity,  
  and one-off items and cost allocations

Old Mutual
 Emerging 
Markets
619
–
–
10
2

Nedbank
799
–
–
–
–

Old Mutual
 Wealth
260
–
(24)
(10)
7

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
141
–
–
–
–

plc Head
 Office
(152)
–
–
–
22

Total
1,667
–
(24)
–
31

631

799

233

141

(130)

1,674

7
(7)
(3)
(4)
–
20

1
–
–
–
–
–

9
(22)
(7)
(7)
(8)
–

1
–
–
–

–

(19)
29
10
11
8
(20)

(1)
–
–
–
–
–

651

800

220

142

(140)

1,673

Old Mutual
 Emerging 
Markets
615
–
–
6

Nedbank
754
–
–
–

Old Mutual
 Wealth
307
7
(33)
(6)

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
149
–
–
–

plc Head
 Office
(162)
–
–
–

Total
1,663
7
(33)
–

621

754

275

149

(162)

1,637

8
(7)
(3)
(4)
–
21

1
–
–
–
–
–

11
(22)
(7)
(7)
(8)
–

1
–
–
–
–
–

(23)
29
10
11
8
(21)

(2)
–
–
–
–
–

643

755

264

150

(177)

1,635

OMEM AOP pre-tax adjusted for 
corporate activity, one-off items and 
revised cost allocations increased by 
£32 million to £651 million in 2016 
(2015: £28 million to £643 million) 
and OMW pre-tax AOP decreases 
by £40 million in 2016 to £220 million 
(2015: £43 million decline to £264 million). 
The results of Nedbank and OMAM are 
not significantly affected.

The OMEM outcome increases by 
£12 million in 2016 reflecting the recognition 
of SA branch profits and removal of 
2016 one-off MS costs (2015: £6 million). 
The allocation of Long-term Investment 
Returns recognised by the plc Head Office 
of £20 million in 2016 (2015: £21 million) 
further increases OMEM pre-tax AOP. 
From 2017 OMEM will include these 
LTIR returns in the AOP result.

The OMW standalone pre-tax AOP 
reduces by £27 million (2015: £32 million), 
largely due to the removal of profits of 
£24 million from the divested European 
businesses in 2016 (2015: £33 million), 
and net of other items. 

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Analysis of OMW cost allocations suggests 
that in addition to property and insurance 
costs of £7 million already reflected in the 
OMW recharge, listed company costs in 
the region of £7 million are appropriate 
to the OMW business. Furthermore there 
are £8 million of brand costs previously 
incurred by plc Head Office that the 
business will need to meet in future. 
A recurring listing cost of £7 million is 
within the guidance of £5 million to 
£10 million that was given at the Capital 
Markets Day in October 2016.

We anticipate the one-off costs of unlocking 
the £94 million of operational cost savings 
by 2019 to be in the region of £130 million, 
during the period of managed separation. 
This includes £50 million to £65 million to 
be incurred by the plc Head Office, the 
balance will be incurred by OMEM 
and OMW. 

We expect one-off transaction advisory 
costs of at least £100 million during the 
period of implementing managed 
separation. This estimate is based on 
the current base case and is subject to 
stakeholder and market dependencies. 
These costs will contribute to unlocking 
the current conglomerate discount 
to the Group’s value by setting the 
businesses free from the constraints 
of the existing Group structure.

Revised OMEM and 
OMW cost allocations
Past plc Head Office business recharges 
have largely related to OMEM and OMW, 
due to the fact that Nedbank and OMAM 
are already listed businesses with their own 
listed company capability. As a result if the 
recharge is restated OMEM and OMW 
are most affected. Analysis suggests that a 
revised cost allocation of £29 million in total 
(£22 million to OMW, £7 million to OMEM) 
are more appropriate.

On this basis existing plc Head Office 
business recharges of £19 million in 2016 
(2015: £23 million) represent a reasonable 
approximation of standalone costs for 
OMEM, but they do not fully reflect the 
appropriate cost allocation by OMW. 
In fact the revised OMW cost allocation 
is £13 million higher at £22 million in 2016 
(2015: £11 million higher, at £22 million).

2017 plc Head Office 
cost expectations 
We expect annual savings in plc Head 
Office gross corporate costs in excess of 
£10 million in 2017, compared with 2016, 
and during the period of managed 
separation we will continue to seek 
opportunities to further optimise plc 
Head Office operations. However, until 
the managed separation is substantially 
complete in 2018, the ability to realise the 
full operational costs savings is limited 
by the need to oversee the delivery of 
enhanced business performance, guide 
the managed separation process and 
meet governance, regulatory and capital 
management obligations. Based on the 
reshaped plc Head Office, approximately 
41% of 2017 plc Head Office costs will 
relate to supporting the UK listing, 36% 
to execution of managed separation and 
business oversight and 23% on governance 
and control.

The Group will incur one-off costs 
related to the implementation of managed 
separation, which are further explained 
below. Although one-off managed 
separation costs were recognised within 
AOP during 2016, we expect these costs 
to become more significant in 2017. 
Therefore we are amending the AOP policy 
in 2017 such that all one-off costs related to 
managed separation that would ordinarily 
be included in the IFRS income statement 
will be excluded from AOP in 2017. 

The redemption of £112 million senior 
debt in October 2016 had only a marginal 
impact on 2016 finance costs. However 
the Group will recognise the benefit of 
this redemption and the recent tier 1 bond 
repayment during 2017, when finance costs 
are expected to reduce by £21 million.

Delivering value from the 
managed separation
The plc Head Office operational costs 
include corporate costs and other 
shareholder expenses, and totalled 
£123 million in 2015 (2016: £103 million). 
Following the completion of managed 
separation in 2019 the plc Head Office 
will close and these operational costs 
will decrease to zero, creating a saving 
of £123 million compared with 2015. 

Assuming revised cost allocations of 
£29 million, set out above, are reflective 
of the incremental recurring standalone 
cost of closing the plc Head Office to each 
business the net operational cost saving 
will be £94 million compared with 2015. 

Analysis of OMEM cost allocations 
suggests that the cost of recurring listed 
company activity will be £4 million and 
the cost of insurance that OMEM will need 
to arrange directly is £3 million. This is, in 
aggregate, of a similar quantum to the 
£8 million and £7 million recharged by 
the plc Head Office in 2015 and 2016. 
A recurring listing cost of £4 million would 
be below the guidance of £5 million to 
£10 million that was given at the Capital 
Markets Day in October 2016. 

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Reconciliation of Group IFRS to AOP results
The analysis below summarises the reconciling items between the IFRS and the AOP result for the year ended 31 December 2016 and the 
year ended 31 December 2015:

IFRS to AOP reconciliation

IFRS profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent1
Profit from discontinued operations (net of tax)
IFRS profit attributable to equity holders of the parent  
  from continuing operations
AOP weighted average number of shares
Non-core operations – Bermuda
IFRS profit attributable to equity holders of the parent  
  excluding non-core operations
Adjustments to IFRS to determine AOP
Goodwill, intangible and associate charges
(Profits)/losses on business disposals
Long-term Investment Returns
Returns on own debt and equity
Dividends on preferred securities
OMAM equity plans
FV losses/(gains) on plc debt
OMW business transformation costs
Discontinued operations included in AOP
Tax on adjusting items
Non-controlling interests on adjusting items
Reported AOP after tax and NCI
IFRS weighted average number of shares (millions)
AOP weighted average number of shares (millions)

2016

2015

Profit £m
570
(72)

Earnings per
share (pence)
12.2
(1.6)

Profit £m
614
(45)

Earnings per
share (pence)
13.2
(0.9)

498
–
5

503
457
278
(19)
26
43
(17)
20
24
102
72
(38)
(66)
928
4,686
4,773

10.6
(0.2)
0.1

10.5
9.5
5.9
(0.4)
0.5
0.9
(0.4)
0.4
0.5
2.1
1.6
(0.8)
1.4
19.4
–
–

569
–
31

600
344
167
36
42
31
(31)
9
(7)
97
66
(60)
(19)
931
4,641
4,813

12.3
(0.5)
0.7

12.5
7.1
3.4
0.7
0.9
0.6
(0.6)
0.2
(0.1)
2.0
1.4
(1.2)
(0.4)
19.3
–
–

1  EPS excludes £14 million of dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities, net of tax credit (2015: £24 million).

IFRS profit attributable to ordinary equity 
holders was £570 million in 2016 compared 
to £614 million in 2015. Profits from 
discontinued operations of £72 million 
in 2016 relate to the OMAM businesses 
with the comparative including OMAM 
profits of £66 million and losses related 
to the US Life sale of £21 million.

2016 IFRS profit attributable to equity 
holders of the parent of £498 million was 
12% lower than that of 2015 (£569 million). 
The 2016 IFRS profit attributable to 
equity holders of the parent excluding 
non-core operations was £503 million 

(2015: £600 million). AOP after tax and 
non-controlling interests was £928 million 
in 2016 and £931 million in 2015. 

Adjustments to IFRS profit after tax 
attributable to equity holders of the parent 
(excluding non-core operations) were £353 
million. This was £88 million higher than 
that in 2015 due to the increased goodwill, 
intangible and associated impairments 
and increased fair value losses on the 
value of Group debt. Net profits of the 
sale of businesses in 2016 were £19 million 
compared with losses of £36 million in 2015.

The amount of £278 million in 2016 in 
respect of goodwill, intangible and 
associate charges includes the impairment 
of OMSEA goodwill (of £64 million), 
the impairment of the plc’s share of 
Nedbank’s investment in ETI was £50 
million, and a goodwill impairment 
of £46 million in respect of the sale of 
the OMW Italy business. Business 
transformation costs of £102 million 
incurred by OMW related to the delivery of 
its UK Platform IT transformation project.

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C O N T I N U E D

Reconciliation of individual businesses IFRS to AOP
The analysis below summarises the reconciling items between IFRS and AOP for each of the businesses in the Group.

IFRS to AOP reconciliation  
year ended December 2016 
(£m) 

Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations  
  after tax
Profit from discontinued operations after-tax
Profit after tax for the financial period
Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares
Non-controlling interests – preferred securities
Profit/(loss) after tax attributable  
  to equity holders of the parent
Total adjusting items2
Tax on adjusting items
Non-controlling interest in adjusting items
Non-core operations
AOP after tax attributable to  
  equity holders of the parent

Old Mutual
Emerging

Markets Nedbank
737
(199)

538
(207)

Old Mutual
Wealth
113
(117)

Institutional
Asset
Management
135
(31)

plc Head
Office1
(169)
50

Non-core 
operations
(5)
–

Discontinued 
operations
(133)
29

Total
1,216
475

331
–
331
13
–

344
131
(8)
(30)
–

538
–
538
(234)
(22)

282
62
–
(32)
–

(4)
–
(4)
–
–

(4)
241
(24)
–
–

104
–
104
(32)
–

72
6
(5)
(4)
–

(119)
–
(119)
–
–

(119)
17
(1)
–
–

437

312

213

69

(103)

(5)
–
(5)
–
–

(5)
–
–
–
5

–

(104)
104
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–

IFRS to AOP Reconciliation  
year ended December 2015 (£m)  Old Mutual
Emerging

Profit/(loss) before tax
Income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations after tax
Discontinued operations
Profit after tax for the financial period
Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares
Non-controlling interests – preferred securities
Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity 
  holders of the parent
Total adjusting items2
Tax on adjusting items
Non-controlling interest in adjusting items
Non-core operations
Loss from discontinued operations after tax
AOP after tax attributable to equity holders 
  of the parent

Markets Nedbank
756
(181)
575
–
575
(247)
(19)

569
(190)
379
–
379
(17)
–

Old Mutual
Wealth
42
–
42
–
42
–
–

Institutional
Asset
Management
118
(25)
93
–
93
(27)
–

plc Head
Office1
(135)
22
(113)
–
(113)
–
–

Non-core 
operations
(31)
–
(31)
–
(31)
–
–

Discontinued 
operations
(118)
27
(91)
70
(21)
–
–

362
76
(13)
(7)

–

309
(2)
1
(6)

–

42
266
(44)
–

–

418

302

264

66
31
(5)
(6)

–

86

(113)
(27)
1
–

–

(139)

(31)
–
–
–
31
–

–

(21)
–
–
–
–
21

–

1  plc Head Office includes the Old Mutual plc parent company and other centre companies
2  Full details of the adjustment applied in determining AOP, are set out in note C1 to the Interim Financial Statements,  

which can be found in Part 3 of this announcement; explanations follow overleaf.

741
104
845
(253)
(22)

570
457
(38)
(66)
5

928

Total
1,201
(347)
854
70
924
(291)
(19)

614
344
(60)
(19)
31
21

931

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Old Mutual Emerging Markets
OMEM adjusting items increased from 
£76 million to £131 million. This was 
primarily attributable to the recognition 
of the goodwill impairment in relation to 
OMSEA of £64 million (R1.3 billion) during 
2016. Although we still believe there are 
significant opportunities in Sub-Saharan 
Africa, the constrained macroeconomic 
environment in Zimbabwe and the 
introduction of interest caps on lending in 
Kenya place strain on the future outlook for 
profit generation, while synergies expected 
from the acquisition of UAP in East Africa 
have not yet manifested in the financial 
results. Adjusting items in 2016 also include 
the amortisation of acquired intangibles 
and PVIF of £18 million (2015: £20 million) 
and short-term fluctuations in investment 
return of £16 million (2015: £36 million). 
Nedbank
Nedbank adjusting items increased from 
negative £2 million in 2015 to £62 million in 
2016. Adjusting items include the R1.0 billion 
(£50 million) impairment of Nedbank’s 
investment in ETI. The main cause of this 
impairment was the challenging 
macro environment in Nigeria and the 
consequential impact on ETI operations.

Old Mutual Wealth
OMW adjusting items have decreased 
from £266 million in 2015 to £241 million 
in 2016. Adjusting items in 2016 included 
UK Platform IT transformation project 
costs of £102 million (2015: £97 million), 
amortisation of acquired intangibles and 
PVIF of £75 million (2015: £94 million) and 
the impairment of goodwill of £46 million 
which was recognised in advance of 
the sale of OMW Italy. 
Institutional Asset Management
Institutional Asset Management 
recognised adjusting items of £6 million 
in 2016 (2015: £31 million), this includes an 
adjustment of £20 million (2015: £9 million) 
that is attributable to the impact of 
long-term incentive plans for senior affiliate 
employees. On 31 May 2016, the Group 
completed the sale of its interest in Rogge 
Global Partners Limited, a fixed income 
asset manager to Allianz Global Investors 
GmbH, the profit of £10 million on the 
disposal of this business is excluded from 
the AOP result. OMAM also received 
additional income of £8 million (2015: 
£1 million) from earn outs on affiliates 
disposed in prior periods, this is also 
excluded from AOP.

plc Head Office
2016 plc adjustments to plc Head Office 
AOP were £17 million (2015: negative 
£27 million). The total in 2016 includes 
£10 million received from Skandia Liv 
in respect of the various matters relating 
to the completion of the separation of 
the Skandia Nordic business from the 
Group during 2012. Fair value losses on 
Group debt instruments were £29 million 
greater than in 2016. 
Discontinued and non-core 
operations
Institutional Asset Management has been 
classified as a discontinued operation. 
Furthermore, the assets and liabilities of 
this business have been disclosed as held 
for sale. However, the earnings continue 
to be recognised in AOP earnings in 
accordance with the policy.

Non-core operations relate to the 
Bermuda business operating loss of 
£5 million (2015: £31 million). In 2015 
discontinued operations included losses 
on disposal of £21 million incurred as a 
result of the settlement of litigation arising 
on the disposal of US Life in 2011 following 
a court order in favour of the plaintiff. 

Shareholders’ equity
Total IFRS equity and equity attributable to shareholders of Old Mutual plc
The table below summarises the movement in Group equity in 2016 and the calculation of average equity that is applied in Return  
on Equity (RoE) calculations:

Total IFRS equity 2016 (£m)

Opening shareholder equity at 1 January 2016
Profit after tax
Net currency translation
Dividends
Other items
Closing shareholder equity at 31 December 2016
Average equity 20161

Equity
attributable
to equity of
the parent
6,680
570
1,261
(443)
(14)
8,054
6,987

Total non-
controlling
interests
2,254
275
536
(171)
220
3,114
–

Total IFRS
equity
8,934
845
1,797
(614)
206
11,168
–

1  Calculated using the average of opening mid-year and year end equity attributable to equity shareholders of the parent, excluding perpetual preferred callable 
securities (of £273 million at all three dates) and equity attributed to non-core operations (of £68 million at 31 December 2016, £95 million at 30 June 2016 and 
£49 million at 31 December 2015)

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C O N T I N U E D

As at 31 December 2016, the Group 
recorded total IFRS equity of £11,168 million, 
(2015: £8,934 million). After excluding 
equity attributable to non-controlling 
interests of £3,114 million (2015: £2,254 
million), the equity attributable to 
shareholders of the parent was £8,054 
million (2015: £6,680 million).

The £1,374 million increase in equity 
attributable to shareholders is principally 
due to retained IFRS profit after tax 
of £570 million, net foreign currency 
transaction gains of £1,261 million (after 
deducting net investment hedges of £104 
million), less dividends paid of £443 million. 

The significant foreign currency translation 
gain in 2016, largely reflects the 26% 
appreciation in the rand relative to sterling 
over the year from (R22.818 to R16.955).

Adjusted Return on Equity and Capital Allocation 
Adjusted ROE 2016 (£m)

Old Mutual Emerging Markets
Nedbank
Old Mutual Wealth
Institutional Asset Management
plc Holding Company
Adjusted ROE

AOP 
(post-tax
& NCI)
437
312
213
69
(103)
928

Average
shareholder
equity excl.
intangibles1
1,786
1,834
973
(14)
2,4081,3
6,987

Return on 
shareholder 
equity excl. 
intangibles2
24.5%
17.0%
21.9%
>100%
n/a
13.3%4

Average 
shareholder 
equity incl. 
intangibles
2,126
2,094
2,499
601
(333)
6,987

Return on 
shareholder 
equity incl. 
intangibles
20.6%
14.9%
8.5%
11.5%
n/a
13.3%4

Adjusted 2015 ROE

931

6,573

14.2%4

6,573

14.2%4

1  Average shareholders’ equity as at 31 December 2016. The businesses figures exclude the plc share of ‘Goodwill and other intangible assets’ as reported in the 

segmental balance sheet; however these assets are included in the adjusted ROE

2  Calculated as AOP post-tax and NCI divided by average shareholders’ equity excluding plc portion of ‘Goodwill and other intangible assets’
3  Includes plc portion of ‘Goodwill and other intangible assets’ and excludes the perpetual preferred callable securities (£273 million) and non-core operations (£68 million)
4  Adjusted ROE is calculated using average ordinary shareholders’ equity (ie, excluding the perpetual preferred callable securities) and excludes non-core operations.

Old Mutual plc adjusted ROE decreased 
by 0.9% from 14.2% in 2015 to 13.3% in 
2016, largely due to AOP after tax and 
non-controlling interests remaining flat on 
the prior period in reported currency whilst 
average equity has increased 6% over the 
same period.

Average equity has increased mainly as 
a result of IFRS profits which include the 
impairments of OMSEA goodwill and the 
Nedbank investment in ETI exceeding the 
dividend outflow, as well as the stronger 
rand and dollar rates against the sterling. 
The exchange rate impact on average 
equity accounts for approximately 30 basis 

points of the 90 basis points reduction 
in adjusted ROE. Future ROEs for each 
business will vary in part due to the 
additional costs incurred following 
the managed separation, and are also 
dependent on the standalone balance 
sheets of the individual businesses.

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Adjusted ROE of business components
The analysis below provides further details of the ROE for the component parts of each business:

ROE of business components (£m) 

2016 Average 
shareholder 
equity

2016 
AOP 
(post-tax 
& NCI)

2016 
adjusted
ROE

2015
adjusted 
ROE

Old Mutual Emerging Markets 
South Africa
Rest of Africa
Asia & Latin America
Total Old Mutual Emerging Markets
Nedbank

Managed operations
ETI1

Total Nedbank

Old Mutual Wealth
Invest & Grow

UK
International

Manage for Value markets

Italy
Heritage

Total Old Mutual Wealth
OMAM
plc Head Office
Total

1,408
532
186
2,126

1,932
162
2,094

1,670
351

128
350
2,499
601
(333)
6,987

361
54
22
437

322
(10)
312

116
52

17
28
213
69
(103)
928

25.6%
10.2%
11.8%
20.6%

16.7%
(6.2%)
14.9%

6.9%
14.8%

13.3%
8.0%
8.5%
11.5%
n/a
13.3%

27.5%
11.3%
12.0%
22.4%

16.5%
9.9%
15.8%

9.5%
13.6%

14.0%
13.1%
11.1%
14.0%
n/a
14.2%

1  Average ETI equity of £162 milion in 2016 reflects the average carrying value of ETI in Nedbank’s accounts attributable to equity holders of Old Mutual plc. The ETI 
post-tax loss of £10 million in 2016 reflects operating losses and finance costs related to the associate investment attributable to equity holders of Old Mutual plc.

Variations in adjusted ROE across the 
businesses reflect the differing maturity of 
the businesses and the impact of recent 
acquisitions on performance. The OMEM 
and Nedbank South Africa businesses 
have more mature franchises, which 

translate into higher returns and 
remittances. The operations in the 
Rest of Africa, Asia and Latin America 
are still building distribution and 
operational capacity often in challenging 
macroeconomic environments. These 

negatively impact returns, both in profits 
and cash. In OMW, capital is being 
deployed to invest in distribution, 
accelerate the ability of the business to 
operate on a standalone basis and its UK 
Platform IT transformation project. 

plc capital deployed and productivity of recent 
corporate activity at cost (£m) (>£100m) 

Significant acquisitions
Quilter Cheviot (acquired in February 2015) (100%)
Intrinsic/Cirilium (acquired in July 2014 and December 2014 respectively) (100%)
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (stake acquired in October 2014)  

(approximately 20%)

UAP Holdings (UAP) (acquired in June 2015) (60.7%)
Total

2016 
invested 
capital

2016 
AOP 
post-tax

2016 return 
on invested 
capital

2015 return 
on invested 
capital

585
98

305
162
1,150

38
1

(19)
4
24

6.5%
1.0%

(6.2%)
2.5%
2.1%

5.9%
9.2%

8.5%
2.5%
6.4%

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C O N T I N U E D

Whilst we recognise that returns from 
acquisitions take some time to come 
through and the macroeconomic 
environment is challenging in the territories 
in which a number of the Group’s recent 
acquisitions operate, the current return on 
capital deployed continues to remain well 
below our expected target range. Each 
business is seeking to improve these returns, 
as detailed in the respective business 
reviews later in this report.

successful business delivery. Excluding these 
charges the return on invested capital is 
approximately 14%. Intrinsic also secures 
flows for other parts of the OMW business. 
For example, the Intrinsic restricted channel 
accounted for 32% of UK Platform net flows 
in 2016 (2015: 25%). The contribution to 
profit from these flows is not recognised in 
the post-tax AOP result stated above. The 
acquisition has performed ahead of 
original expectations.

Since 2013, the Group has exited a number 
of non-core European OMW businesses 
with low return on investment and high 
goodwill and has generated proceeds 
from the IPO and subsequent secondary 
offering of OMAM. The proceeds from this 
corporate activity have been invested in the 
business with the potential to generate 
higher return on investments in faster 
growth markets. This includes the 
investments in UAP, ETI, Quilter Cheviot and 
Intrinsic.

Quilter Cheviot’s returns improved to 6.5% 
in 2016 (2015: 5.9%) reflecting higher profits 
as FUM increased 16% compared to the 
prior year, increasing the FUM-based 
revenues earned.

The Intrinsic/Cirilium post-tax AOP includes 
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers 
and the LTIP charge in 2016 in view of 

Synergies expected from the acquisition 
of UAP in East Africa have not yet been 
realised in the financial results, nevertheless 
we remain comfortable that through 
executing on our strategic priorities we will 
realise the desired medium- and long-term 
returns on our investment.

plc cash flows and liquidity
Free surplus generation
Free surplus generation analysis considers 
the efficiency of the businesses in converting 
profits into operational cash flows. In 2016, 
the businesses generated free surplus of 
£878 million (2015: £945 million), 
representing a conversion rate of 85% of 
AOP post-tax and NCI (2015: 88%). 

For OMEM 73% (2015: 69%) of the AOP 
(post-tax and NCI) in 2016 was converted to 
free surplus. Covered business free surplus 

generated in OMEM is calculated using the 
free surplus component of MCEV earnings. 
Non-covered business free surplus 
generated is calculated as AOP post-tax 
and NCI adjusted for short term 
fluctuations in investment return and 
movements in required capital for OMEM’s 
Property & Casualty business.

The OMW conversion rate was 84% in 2016 
(2015: 102%). The lower conversion rate 
partially reflects revised expense 
assumptions in the UK Heritage business 
following the decision to suspend the 
development of its IT system. OMW free 
surplus is calculated on a local statutory 
basis which for the businesses in the EU is 
consistent with Solvency II principles. 

Nedbank and Institutional Asset 
Management free surplus is calculated as 
their AOP post-tax and NCI and therefore 
the conversion rate is 100% for both 
businesses. 

The analysis below sets out free surplus 
generation between hard currency and 
emerging market businesses given the 
remittances and dividend arrangements 
set out in the Group’s demutualisation 
agreement (as amended over time). 

Source of free surplus (£m)

Old Mutual Wealth
Institutional Asset Management
Total northern hemisphere

Old Mutual Emerging Markets

South Africa
Rest of OMEM

Nedbank
Total southern hemisphere

Total before interest and plc costs

2016

2015

Free surplus
 generated
179
69
248

% of AOP 
converted to 
free surplus
84%
100%
88%

Free surplus
 generated
268
86
354

% of AOP 
converted to 
free surplus
102%
100%
101%

318
247
71
312
630

878

73%
68%
93%
100%
84%

85%

289
239
50
302
591

945

69%
67%
79%
100%
82%

88%

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plc Head Office company 
cash position and cash flows
The plc Head Office cash position marginally 
decreased from £750 million as at 1 January 
2016 to £743 million as at 31 December 2016. 
This is invested in cash and near cash 
instruments, including money market funds 
and a liquid corporate bond portfolio. The 
plc Head Office also has access to an 
undrawn committed facility of £800 million (as 
at 31 December 2015: £800 million). In 
addition to cash and available resources held 

at the plc Head Office level, which are 
considered adequate to support the plc under 
both normal and stressed conditions, we 
evaluate potential further liquid resources that 
required to be held by the plc Head Office to 
support underlying business needs for 
investment opportunities and for downside 
scenarios. Consistent with this approach, 
during January 2017, the Group established a 
new £200 million RCF for the OMW business 
and continues to finance seed capital 
investments for OMAM. Plc Head Office 

maintains an early warning liquidity threshold 
and liquidity buffers reflecting its risk appetite.

As the businesses transition to be standalone 
entities we will assess their day one liquidity 
requirements and, where appropriate, we will 
transition liquidity buffers currently held and 
funded at plc Head Office into the businesses. 
This is particularly relevant for OMW.

The table below summarises plc Head Office 
cash flows in 2016 and 2015: 

plc cash flows (£m) 

Opening cash and liquid assets at holding company at 1 January 
Operational flows
Hard currency free surplus generated
Old Mutual Wealth business transformation costs (after tax)
Other cash retained or deployed in the businesses
Operational receipts from hard currency businesses
Impact of foreign currency hedging
Operational receipts from hard currency businesses after hedging

Emerging market free surplus generated
Free surplus used for acquisitions
Other cash retained or deployed in the businesses
Operational receipts from emerging market businesses
Impact of foreign currency hedging
Operational receipts from emerging market businesses after hedging

Corporate costs
Other operational flows
Total operational flows

Capital servicing
Interest paid
Preference dividends
Ordinary cash dividends 

Paid to northern hemisphere shareholders
Paid to southern hemisphere shareholders

Total servicing of capital
Capital movements
Net debt (repaid)/issued in the period
Net business unit funding
Total capital movements
Other plc cash movements
Net corporate activity received/(funded) by plc directly
Total plc cash movements

Closing cash and liquid assets at holding company at end of period

2016
750

248
(82)
(82)
84
(6)
78

630
(17)
(203)
410
(37)
373

(60)
(46)
345

(72)
(17)
(451)
(160)
(291)
(540)

(112)
68
(44)

232
232

743

2015
1,003

354
(78)
(113)
163
(2)
161

591
(191)
(70)
330
17
347

(57)
(55)
396

(32)
(30)
(426)
(172)
(254)
(488)

187
(118)
69

(230)
(230)

750

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Operational cash flows 
Hard currency free surplus generated 
reduced by £106 million in 2016 to £248 
million (2015: £354 million) largely due to 
the reduction in OMW free surplus to £179 
million (2015: £268 million) as a result of AOP 
being 15% lower in 2016 than the prior year 
and the revised expense assumption in the 
UK Heritage business following the decision 
to suspend the development of its IT system. 
£33 million of the OMW free surplus 
generated during 2016 was remitted to 
plc Head Office (2015: £109 million). The 
decrease was due to a higher proportion 
of the post-tax free surplus being retained 
for investing in OMW’s UK Platform IT 
transformation project (£82 million) and 
for redeploying into growth opportunities in 
the business, including the expansion of the 
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers 
business and planned acquisitions of Attivo 
Investment Management and Caerus. 
OMAM remitted £51 million (2015: £54 
million), reflecting its dividend policy of 
paying 25% of Economic Net Income (ENI) 
and agreed payments in-line with the 
Deferred Tax Agreement. 

Emerging markets free surplus increased 
to £630 million (2015: £591 million) largely 
due to higher AOP (post-tax and NCI). 
£410 million (2015: £330 million) of the free 
surplus was remitted to plc Head Office. 
During 2016, OMEM generated free 
surplus of £318 million and remitted £253 
million after investing in their South African 
IT investment programme (£21 million) and 
deferred acquisition payments on AIVA 
(£17 million). During 2016, Nedbank 
remitted £157 million, retaining £155 
million, reflecting its publicly stated policy 
of a dividend cover of 1.75 – 2.25 times 
Headline Earnings.

Other operational flows include the impact 
of hedging on anticipated foreign currency 
remittances of £(28) million (2015: £1 
million) and payments to the plc 
employment benefit trust relating to the 
funding of share incentive awards of £40 
million. The trust purchased 21.4 million 
(2015: nil) shares at an average share price 
of 184 pence per share. This increase 
primarily reflects the funding of the new 
long-term incentive plan (the Managed 
Separation Incentive Plan), which replaced 

the annual long-term incentive awards that 
under previous arrangements would have 
been granted and so required funding in 
2016, 2017, and 2018.

Servicing of capital
Dividend payments to shareholders of £451 
million (2015: £426 million) have been made 
in the year in relation to the second interim 
dividend for 2015 of 6.25 pence per share 
and the first interim dividend for 2016 of 2.67 
pence per share. Of this, £291 million was 
paid to shareholders on the SA register (2015: 
£254 million). plc contributed £41 million of 
central cash to the payment of plc dividends 
during the year. Preference dividends 
reduced by £13 million in 2016, reflecting the 
redemption of the €374 million Tier 2 bond in 
November 2015. Interest paid in 2016 was £40 
million higher than 2015 mostly due to £450 
million of Tier 2 subordinated debt issued in 
November 2015.

Capital movements
In October 2016, £112 million of senior 
debt was repaid. Net inflows from business 
unit funding during 2016 largely reflect 
returns of co-investment and seed capital 
from OMAM of £40 million (2015: £9 
million) and the return of funding of £29 
million from Bermuda (2015: £111 million 
funding to Bermuda).

Corporate activity
Cash flows from corporate activity include 
proceeds of £230 million (net of costs 
and foreign currency hedging) from the 
secondary offering and buy back of 20.95 
million shares in OMAM during December 
2016, receipts from the sale of Rogge 
and other corporate inflows and outflows. 
In 2015, plc Head Office provided 
intercompany funding to OMW for its 
purchase of Quilter Cheviot and received 
the proceeds from the sale of 15.295 million 
OMAM shares in the secondary offering 
during June 2015.

Post balance sheet events
On 9 January 2017, OMW sold OMW Italy to 
Phlavia Investimenti (previously ERGO Italia), 
owned by Cinven. The proceeds from the 
sale (net of costs and foreign currency 
hedging) of £210 million were remitted to the 
Group on the same day. On 3 February 2017 

we fully redeemed £273 million (being the 
full amount) of perpetual preferred callable 
securities that remained outstanding. 

OMAM commitments to  
Old Mutual plc
As part of the managed separation 
strategy, steps were taken during 2016 
to clarify and accelerate seed capital 
and DTA relationships between OMAM 
and Old Mutual plc, with the effect that 
Old Mutual plc has greater certainty 
about future cash payments from OMAM. 

Purchase of seed capital 
investments from 
Old Mutual plc
On 15 September 2016, OMAM purchased 
approximately $40 million (£31 million) 
of seed investments from Old Mutual plc 
under the terms of the Seed Capital 
Management Agreement as amended. 
OMAM intends to purchase all remaining 
seed capital investments covered by the 
Seed Capital Management Agreement 
in July 2017. At 31 December 2016, the 
remaining OMAM seed investments 
had a value of $83 million (£67 million). 

Amendment of the OMAM 
Deferred Tax Asset Deed (DTA)
On 13 June 2016, OMAM and OM Group 
(UK) Limited (OMGUK) entered into a 
Heads of Agreement amending the DTA to 
provide that the obligations of OMAM to 
make future payments to OMGUK under 
the DTA, which were originally scheduled to 
continue until 31 January 2020, would be 
amended as of 31 December 2016 resulting 
in a payment of the net present value of the 
future payments due to OMGUK valued as 
of 31 December 2016. This payment equals 
approximately $143 million (£116 million) 
and will be made over three instalments on 
each of 30 June 2017, 31 December 2017 
and 30 June 2018. The agreement contains 
certain provisions allowing OMAM to claw 
back amounts paid in the event that 
deferred tax assets recognised by OMAM 
are not recovered by the OMAM 
businesses. These clawback arrangements 
create a potential commitment from 
OMGUK to OMAM which extends beyond 
the period of managed separation.

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Review of 
financial position
Balance sheet review
The analysis below summarises how 
ordinary equity attributable to ordinary 
shareholders of the parent is invested in 
the net assets of the component businesses 
including the plc Head Office. It also sets 
out the composition of plc Head Office 

net assets. The information is directly 
sourced from segmental analysis of the 
Group’s IFRS Balance Sheet in note B4 
of the financial statements. The narrative 
which follows the table includes 
forward-looking analysis of the unwind 
of the net assets of the Group and the plc 
Head Office. The analysis is intended for 
illustrative purposes, as it is based on 
assumptions regarding the implementation 

of the managed separation strategy 
which are uncertain.

At 31 December 2016 ordinary equity 
attributable to shareholders of the parent 
was £7,781 million (2015: £6,407 million). 
The majority of this equity value was 
represented by the operating businesses, 
and of this total only £358 million, or 5% 
related to the equity of plc Head Office, 
(2015: £282 million, 4%):

(£m) 

Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent
plc Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities
Equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent
Equity invested in component businesses:
OMEM
Nedbank
OMW
OMAM
OM Bermuda
plc Head Office2
Equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent
Composition of Old Mutual plc Head Office NAV
Cash
Seed investments
Intercompany debtors
plc Head Office Assets
Third party debt (including plc perpetual preferred callable securities)
Net sundry third party creditors
plc Head Office Liabilities
plc Head Office NAV 

Illustrative
3 February
 20171
7,781
–
7,781

2,455
2,476
1,687
527
68
568
7,781

680
148
816
1,644
(1,017)
(59)
(1,076)
568

2016
8,054
(273)
7,781

2,455
2,476
1,897
527
68
358
7,781

743
148
816
1,707
(1,290)
(59)
(1,349)
358

2015
6,680
(273)
6,407

1,805
1,710
1,950
611
49
282
6,407

750
223
767
1,740
(1,371)
(87)
(1,458)
282

1  31 December 2016 balances, adjusted for the receipt of Italy proceeds of £210 million and the repayment of £273 million of Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities 

in February 2017

2  Excludes Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities that are classified within IFRS equity in accordance with accounting guidance, but not attributable to ordinary 

equity holders, as these were repaid in February 2017. At 31 December 2015 and 2016 they were carried at a book value of £273 million

Equity invested in 
the businesses
Over 80% of the Group’s equity is 
invested in the OMEM, Nedbank and 
OMW businesses. Under managed 
separation these businesses are 
expected to be distributed to shareholders. 
The realisation of the available assets of 
the plc Head Office will be required to 
contribute to plc Head Office’s remaining 
liabilities and contingencies as the 
managed separation progresses.

The equity of OMAM, which is listed on 
the NYSE and OM Bermuda businesses, 
is also potentially realisable by the plc 
Head Office to support the managed 
separation. It is expected that OMAM 
will provide a source of further cash 
resources as Old Mutual executes its 
strategy of continued phased reductions 
in its interest in OMAM, when appropriate. 

The extent to which the NAV of the OM 
Bermuda business is realised by the plc 
Head Office will depend on the resources 
required to support obligations arising in 

respect of the Guaranteed Minimum 
Accumulation Benefit (GMAB) guarantees 
in relation to variable annuity policies due 
to reach their 10-year maturities in 2017 
and 2018 and the release of a guarantee 
to a third party, with a maximum potential 
value of $250 million in May 2018. 

OMEM and Nedbank dividend receipts 
will be available to support the plc 
dividend, consistent with the original terms 
of demutualisation and in line with the plc’s 
capital management policy. OMW and 
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operational remittances to the plc Head 
Office. For OMW this will continue to be 
constrained by the required investment in 
the UK Platform Transformation Project; 
in OMAM’s case it will be in line with the 
businesses’ publicly-listed dividend policy. 

Old Mutual plc Head Office 
cash resources and  
third-party debt 
Although the net assets of the plc Head 
Office are small relative to the equity of the 
Group, the plc Head Office balance sheet 
includes third party debt totalling £1,290 
million (2015: £1,371 million). 

The plc Head Office had cash balances of 
£743 million at 31 December 2016 (2015: 
£750 million). However on an illustrative 
basis before other costs, cash balances 
have reduced to £680 million since 31 
December 2016 following the repayment of 
the £273 million Old Mutual plc Perpetual 
Preferred Callable Securities, and after 
taking account of the receipt of net 
proceeds of £210 million from the sale of 
the Italy business, both of which occurred in 
2017. The availability of plc Head Office 
cash resources is further constrained by the 
requirement to support plc Head Office 
operational expenses including corporate 
costs, other net shareholder expenses, 
managed separation and finance costs 
and maintaining liquidity buffers.

Effecting the managed separation strategy 
is expected to require funding in the region 

of £130 million in relation to the one-off 
costs of winding down the plc and creating 
standalone businesses. Within the total 
one-off costs the plc Head Office expects to 
incur £50 million to £65 million, £8 million 
has already been incurred during 2016. 
Advisory costs related to implementing 
managed separation to unlock the current 
conglomerate Group discount are 
expected to be at least £100 million. The 
majority of these will be funded by the plc 
Head Office. In 2016, costs of £14 million 
were already incurred by plc Head Office.

The plc Head Office early warning 
threshold buffers support the inherent costs 
and constraints of the existing Group 
structure as well as being appropriate to 
the operational risks it faces in respect of its 
own activities and due to its Group wide 
role. The plc regularly reviews its early 
warning liquidity threshold (“EWT”) to 
ensure adequate liquidity resources are 
maintained. At 31 December 2016 this 
stood at circa £500 million. This amount 
reflects a forward looking assessment of 
the liquidity required at the center, to cater 
for normal Head Office cash demands, 
downside risks and contingencies as well as 
the £200 million rolling credit facility (RCF) 
recently put in place with OMW. The 
liquidity EWT will reduce dynamically as the 
plc Head Office cash demands reduce, 
legacy plc Head Office items are 
crystallised and preparations for day one 
standalone balance sheets are completed. 
Our liquidity buffers allow for an expected 

level of funding in the region of £130 million 
that is required in order to resolve the 
legacy plc Head Office items.

plc Head Office net 
intercompany receivables 
Other non-cash plc Head office assets 
include net intercompany debtors of £816 
million (2015: £767 million), and largely 
relate to funding to OMW (£789 million), 
most of which was provided to support the 
acquisitions of Quilter Cheviot and Intrinsic 
in 2015. The long-term funding requirements 
of OMW require determination as 
managed separation progresses.

There is a further receivable of £85 million 
due from OMAM, principally relating to the 
Deferred Tax Asset deed which is further 
explained in note A2 of the 2016 financial 
statements. This will be fully repaid by 30 
June 2018, however amounts repaid are 
subject to clawback provisions. 

Intergroup payables relate to the £58 
million loan note outstanding from 
Old Mutual plc to OM Bermuda. This may 
be called by OM Bermuda during 2017 
and 2018 to the extent that obligations in 
relation to its GMAB guarantees cannot be 
met from OM Bermuda’s own resources 
when the relevant OM Bermuda policies 
reach their 10 year maturity dates.

plc Head Office 
seed portfolio
The table below sets out the Group’s seed 
investments at 31 December 2016 and 2015:

Seed investments market value (£m)

Old Mutual Bermuda
Millpencil Limited
Millpencil US

Old Mutual Seed Investment (UK) Limited (OMSI (UK) Ltd)

Millpencil US
Old Mutual plc
Old Mutual Group (UK) Limited (OMGUK)
Total

1 in 200 
event 
20161

59
–
8
21
8
15
111

2016

72
–
15
35
8
18
148

2015

74
51
77
–
–
21
223

1  The 1-in-200 event represents the value of seed investments at 31 December 2016 after the impact of a 1-in-200 event allowing for market movements.

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The plc Head Office is in the process of 
winding down its seed portfolio as part of 
the managed separation. At 31 December 
2016 the plc Head Office held seed 
investments of £148 million (2015: £223 
million). During 2016 the level of seed 
capital reduced by £75 million reflecting 
the redemption of £95 million of seed 

funding offset by £20 million of foreign 
exchange and fair value gains. 

The mix of underlying investments carries 
market risks. The seed portfolio is allocated 
over a range of assets and at 31 December 
2016 was invested 48% in fixed income, 15% 
in equities and 37% in alternatives. Based 

on a 1-in-200 downside scenario, the total 
value of these investments is estimated to 
reduce by £37 million to £111 million.

The accelerated cash realisation from seed 
investments and intra-group arrangements 
has been seen in 2016 and is expected to 
continue in 2017 and 2018.

plc debt
plc debt summary1 

Total gearing (gross of holding company cash) – IFRS basis2
Total book value of debt – IFRS basis (£m)
plc book value of debt – IFRS (£m)
Total interest cover4
Hard interest cover4

Illustrative
 20163
14.1%
1,818
1,017

2016
15.9%
2,091
1,290
12.5 times 11.1 times
3.9 times 3.4 times

2015
16.2%
1,731
1,371
14.0 times
4.8 times

1  Excludes banking-related debt of £3,008 million at Nedbank and £209 million at Old Mutual Emerging Markets, of which £159 million is held at Old Mutual Finance 

(OMF), £23 million is held at CABS and £27 million is held at Faulu 

2  2015 has been restated to adjust for debt instruments that are accounted for as equity
3  Proforma for redemption of the £273 million Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities in February 2017 and receipt of net £210 million from the sale of Old Mutual 

Wealth Italy in January 2017

4  Interest cover is calculated based on the number of times AOP before tax covers finance costs.

Total debt (excluding Nedbank) of £2,091 
million comprises of plc debt of £1,290 
million, emerging markets non-banking 
debt of £482 million and OMAM debt 
of £319 million. 

As at December 2016, Old Mutual plc debt 
comprises of £273 million Perpetual 
Preferred Callable Securities callable in 
March 2020, £500 million of Tier 2 debt 
maturing in June 2021 and £450 million 
of Tier 2 debt maturing in November 2025. 
At 31 December 2016, the book value of the 
Tier 2 instruments was £569 million and 
£448 million respectively. The plc value 
of debt is £1,290 million, which includes 
the book value of Old Mutual plc debt, 
excluding a derivative asset of £31 million, 
related to the £500 million Tier 2 debt 
taken out in June 2012. On 3 February 2017 
the Group repurchased all of the £273m 
Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities .

The book value of Emerging Markets 
non-banking debt is £482 million as at 31 
December 2016. OMLAC(SA) has R3,475 
million in fixed rate Tier 2 bonds and 
R2,525 million in floating rate Tier 2 bonds. 

The fixed rate bonds have first calls in 2019, 
2020, 2022 and 2025, while the floating 
rate bonds have first calls in 2019 and 2020. 
At 31 December 2016 OMLAC(SA) has 
drawn R260 million of a total R3,125 million 
revolving credit facility (excludes R2,125 
million with Nedbank). UAP has debt of KES 
2,000 million maturing in 2017, along with 
$60 million (includes $31 million Nedbank 
loan) maturing in 2021, 2022 and 2023. 
OM Properties Africa has debt of $65 
million with maturity in December 2020. 

The book value of OMAM debt is £319 
million. On 27 July 2016, OMAM issued 
$400 million senior notes, consisting of 
$275 million due in 2026 and $125 million 
due in 2031. 

Gearing as at  
31 December 2016
Gross gearing is based on non-banking 
debt of £2,060 million (2015: £1,680 million), 
which is the book value of non-banking 
debt net of a derivative asset of £31 million 
(2015: £51 million) related to the £500 
million Tier 2 debt. Gross gearing of 
15.9% is calculated as the percentage of 

non-banking debt (£2,060 million) over 
total Group equity plus non-banking debt 
(£12,954 million). Gearing reduces to 10.2% 
when net of cash at the holding company. 

Capital management policy 
We announced a new capital management 
policy in March 2016 in respect of returns to 
shareholders for the period of the 
managed separation. The aim is to provide 
flexibility, recognising the need to balance 
complex considerations, including costs 
and cash demands associated with the 
managed separation, continuing to invest 
in the businesses to drive enhanced 
performance and further increasing their 
capital strength. Given this, we previously 
indicated taking a conservative approach 
to the full year dividend. 

We have today announced the second interim 
dividend for 2016 under the new policy 
which is 3.39p, the rand equivalent is 53.55 
cents. This will be paid on 28 April 2017. 

We had previously indicated that in 2015 
and in the first half of 2016, that plc Head 
Office cash contributed to paying 
dividends to shareholders and that 

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dividends going forward will reflect the 
capacity for distributions from the 
underlying businesses. This will continue to 
apply for dividends in respect of 2017 and 
we maintain our target of dividend cover of 
2.5-3.5 times AOP for the full year. The 

expected cover for the 2017 first Interim 
dividend is 3 times AOP earnings for that 
interim period. For 2017, dividends paid in 
currencies other than sterling will be 
converted at the average effective 
exchange rate after taking into account 

hedging activities and timing of remittances 
for the relevant period.

We will be reviewing our rolling hedging 
of non-sterling remittances from the 
underlying businesses in light of the 
uncertainties of managed separation.

Capital
Regulatory capital in accordance with Solvency II rules
The Group Solvency II surplus is £1.3 billion at 31 December 2016 (1 January 2016: £1.7 billion as reported to the Prudential Regulation 
Authority (PRA)), representing a Solvency II ratio of 124% (1 January 2016: 138%) calculated under the standard formula. The Group 
Solvency II ratio continues to be resilient as the Group surplus excludes £1.7 billion of surplus from the South African businesses that 
remain available for local loss absorption. The Solvency II information in this preliminary results disclosure has not been audited.

Group regulatory capital (£bn)

Own funds
Solvency capital requirements (SCR)
Solvency II surplus
Coverage

31 December 
20161
6.9
5.6
1.3
124%

Solvency II

2016
Pro-forma2
6.9
5.5
1.4
126%

1 January 
20163
6.1
4.4
1.7
138%

1  Based on preliminary estimates. Formal filing due to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) by 7 April 2017
2  Reflects the sale of Old Mutual Wealth Italy which completed in January 2017
3  As reported to the PRA as part of the Solvency II day one submission.

The weakening of sterling against the 
rand reduced the Group Solvency II ratio 
by 8% due to the translation of capital 
requirements from OMEM and Nedbank 
into sterling. The Group Solvency II ratio 
also reduced due to the payment of 
dividends to UK shareholders, the purchase 
of Landmark Partners by OMAM, net 
increases in the businesses’ capital 
requirements consistent with business 
growth, and the de-recognition of 

preferred callable securities from 
own funds following PRA approval to 
repurchase early in 2017. These negative 
movements were offset by the receipt of 
cash following the public offering of 
OMAM shares in December 2016. 

There was no offset coming from own funds 
held in rand as any increase in OMEM and 
Nedbank own funds are restricted by the 
increase in their capital requirements as a 
result of applying fungibility restrictions.

Composition of qualifying 
Solvency II capital
The Group own funds for Solvency II 
purposes reflect the resources of the 
underlying businesses after excluding the 
restricted surplus from the South African 
owned businesses. The Group own funds 
include the Old Mutual plc issued 
subordinated debt instruments which 
qualify as capital under Solvency II. 
The composition of own funds by tier 
is presented in the table below.

Old Mutual Group Solvency II Own Funds (£bn) 

Tier 1 (unrestricted)
Tier 1 (restricted)2
Tier 23
Total Group Solvency II own funds

31 December
2016
5.8
–
1.1
6.9

1 January
20161
4.8
0.3
1.0
6.1

1  As reported to the PRA as part of the Solvency II day one submission
2  Comprises of £0.3 billion of Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities grandfathered under Solvency II that were de-recognised from own funds at 31 December 2016 

in view of the Group’s repurchase in early 2017 

3  Comprises £0.5 billion of Solvency II compliant subordinated debt and £0.6 billion subordinated debt grandfathered under Solvency II.

Group SCR is covered by Tier 1 capital which represents 105% of the Group SCR of £5.6 billion. Tier 1 represents 85% of Group capital 
after fungibility deductions.

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Solvency II capital in comparison to IFRS equity
The table below presents the reconciliation of differences between IFRS equity net of non-controlling interests (NCI) and Solvency II own 
funds (post restriction).

IFRS compared to Own Funds (£bn) 

IFRS equity net of non-controlling interest
Removal of goodwill and other intangibles (net of non-controlling interest)1
Restatement of technical provisions (net of deferred tax)2
Inclusion of Old Mutual plc subordinated debt3
De-recognition of preferred callable securities4
Fungibility restriction5
Other6
Total Group Solvency II Own Funds

31 December
2016
8.1
(2.9)
2.8
1.1
(0.3)
(1.7)
(0.2)
6.9

1  Goodwill and other intangibles are assets that are recognised under IFRS, however, they are deemed inadmissible for regulatory purposes
2  Solvency II uses a best estimate liability basis to measure insurance liabilities. This effectively recognises a future earnings component within the liabilities and results 

in an increase in capital. This is partially offset by the recognition of the risk margin which replaces prudential margins allowed for in IFRS insurance liabilities

3  Old Mutual plc subordinated debt comprises of Tier 2 debt instruments in Old Mutual plc that count towards the Group’s Solvency II capital position
4  Comprises of £273 million of Perpetual Preferred Callable Securities grandfathered under Solvency II that were de-recognised from own funds at 31 December 2016 

in view of the Group’s repurchases in early 2017

5  Restriction of the Nedbank and OMEM’s surplus (plus an £86m restriction relating to OMW) when applying Solvency II fungibility and transferability rules (restricting 

entirely the surplus available from the businesses held through South Africa, as a result of the exchange controls and demutualisation agreement that apply to 
remitting capital from South Africa. Under Solvency II rules, this means that the surplus is not considered to be fully fungible or transferable at a Group level) 

6  Includes offsetting items with the largest being sectoral adjustments for non-insurance entities and out of scope entity adjustments.

Solvency II sensitivities
The table below presents the estimated sensitivity of the Group Solvency II ratio under certain standard financial stresses, which are 
defined by reasonably possible individual movements in key market parameters, while keeping all other parameters constant. The effects 
impact both the own funds and capital requirements and consequently the Group Solvency II ratio. In addition, we have included a 
non-financial stress assuming 10% of our insurance business in OMW and OMEM lapses immediately. 

Solvency II and capital ratio at 31 December 2016 
(£bn) 

Base Solvency II surplus
Equity markets fall by 25%
Impact of 10% of business lapsing immediately1
Interest rates rise by 100 basis points
Credit spreads increase by 100 basis points2
ZAR:GBP exchange rate depreciates by 30% (R22:£1) 
ZAR:GBP exchange rate appreciates by 10% (R15:£1) 

Capital
requirements

5.6
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.7
4.6
6.1

Surplus
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3

Group
ratio
124%
123%
123%
123%
123%
129%
121%

Restricted
surplus
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.9

1  Business lapse sensitivity for OMW and OMEM only
2  A 100bps increase in credit spreads is generally assumed to be a one notch downgrade from BBB to BB- rating and a two notch downgrade on lower 

graded investments.

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Composition of Group capital requirements
The insurance entities in the Group calculate capital requirements using the Solvency II standard formula. In the profile below, the 
composition of these requirements is shown by risk type for the consolidated insurance entities in Europe and the aggregated insurance 
entities in OMEM.

Composition of capital requirement  
by key risk type (%) 

Market risk  

Insurance Risk 

Equity
Interest rate
Currency
Spread
Risk concentration
Property
Lapse
Expense
Mortality
Other4

Health underwriting risk
Non-Life underwriting risk
Counterparty default risk
Operational risk
Total Undiversified Insurance Capital Requirement (£bn)5
Diversification
Loss absorbing capacity of deferred taxes
Entities included under local capital requirements6
Total Diversified Insurance Capital Requirement
Non-insurance
Total Diversified Capital Requirement (£bn)

Consolidated
insurance1
26%
5%
19%
4%
0%
0%
28%
7%
2%
1%
0%
0%
6%
2%
1.9
(0.7)
(0.2)
0.0
1.0

Aggregated
insurance2
12%
6%
2%
7%
3%
1%
25%
5%
8%
8%
4%
6%
9%
4%
5.0
(2.2)
(0.6)
0.1
2.3

Total 
insurance 
31 December
 2016
16%
6%
7%
6%
2%
1%
26%
6%
6%
6%
3%
4%
8%
3%
6.9
(2.9)
(0.8)
0.1
3.3
2.3
5.6

Total 
insurance 
1 January 
20164
21%
7%
7%
7%
2%
1%
26%
6%
5%
5%
3%
4%
3%
3%
5.5
(2.2)
(0.6)
0.1
2.8
1.6
4.4

1  Represents European insurance businesses in OMW, and holding companies in OMW and Old Mutual plc, according to the current Group structure on a 

consolidated basis

2  Represents the insurance businesses in OMEM on a deduction and aggregation basis
3  As reported to the PRA as part of the Solvency II day one submission
4  Other comprises of Disability, Life Catastrophe and Longevity risks
5  Represents the capital requirements before diversification and the loss absorbing impact of deferred taxes for insurance entities in the Group only
6  OM Bermuda is included under local capital requirements on an aggregated basis.

The capital requirements by risk type represent the standard formula stresses for only the insurance entities in Old Mutual.

Equity risk reduced from 21% to 16% in 2016 
as a result of a change in methodology to 
exclude the impact of OMLAC(SA)’s 
investment in Nedbank; counterparty 
default risk increased from 3% to 8% mainly 
due to OMEM now including the impact of 
inter-company loans, and the impact of 
legacy items at Old Mutual.

Selected regulated entity 
solvency statistics
Each of our individual businesses retain 
strong and resilient local statutory cover 

and have sufficient capital to support 
normal trading operations and withstand 
regulatory and internal stress scenarios. 
In line with our capital management 
philosophy, throughout the managed 
separation, we will continue to hold 
capital where the risk lies. A key objective 
of the managed separation is to deliver 
appropriately, but not excessively, 
capitalised businesses to the market. 
As businesses prepare to standalone 
as separately regulated groups, due 
consideration will be given to the regulatory 

Group supervision that will ultimately 
apply to that business and the appropriate 
development of risk limits and overall 
solvency levels for the businesses to meet 
our stated objective. It is only after this 
determination that it will be possible to 
assess the potential for any additional 
returns to shareholders.

The Group continues to maintain strong 
local regulatory capital as shown in the 
table overleaf.

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Local currency 

OMLAC(SA)1 (Rbn)
Mutual & Federal2 (Rbn) 
Nedbank3 (Rbn) 
OMW4 (£bn) 
OMBRE5 ($bn) 

Capital
Resources
45.9
3.0
73.5
1.8
0.2

Capital
Requirements
14.3
2.0
55.4
1.0
0.1

Surplus
31.6
1.0
18.1
0.8
0.1

31 December 
2016
3.2x
1.5x
1.3x
1.9x
1.8x

1 January 
2016
3.2x
1.4x
1.3x
1.9x
1.3x

1  South Africa Statutory Valuation Methods (SVM) in accordance with the FSB requirements
2  Capital Adequacy Requirement (CAR) in accordance with the FSB requirements
3  In accordance with Basel III and excluding unappropriated profits (the cover ratio including unappropriated profits is 1.4x (1 January 2016: 1.4x))
4  Solvency II basis (1 January 2016 comparative restated to reflect Solvency II basis). The Capital Resources figure presented includes intra-group capital funding 

of the loan provided to fund the acquisition of Quilter Cheviot

5  110% of Internal Economic Capital requirement as set by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. The 1 January 2016 position has been restated on this basis.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has 
indicated that the Solvency Assessment and 
Management (SAM) framework in South 
Africa is not expected to be implemented 
any earlier than 1 July 2017. This follows the 
tabling of the Insurance Bill in 2016 which is 
currently under consideration by the 
Standing Committee of Finance in the South 
African Parliament. Draft Insurance 
Prudential Standards setting out further 
details of the SAM requirements have been 
further developed and consulted on by the 
FSB. OMEM remains well capitalised, 
ready for implementation of the SAM 
framework.

OMEM had capital coverage of 2.4x on an 
internal economic capital basis at 31 
December 2015. A South African sovereign 
downgrade is expected to reduce the 
capital coverage by between 0.2x and 0.4x 
depending on the severity of the scenario 
outcome on financial markets. Internal 
Economic Capital data for 2015 (ECAR) 
should not be interpreted as an indication 
or predictor of future capital ratios or 
sensitivities under possible future 
regulatory regimes.

Principal risks
The principal risks facing the plc are 
covered in detail in the Risk report and 
reflect the underlying markets and business 
models of each of the four businesses as 
well as those at the plc Head Office centre. 
Whilst these vary in terms of detail, there 
are common themes and the principal 
plc-wide risks are: 

 — Uncertain global economic conditions, 

impacting asset- based fees and business 
flows as well as adding to the complexity 
of the managed separation process 
 — Political risk, particularly in South Africa, 

the UK, the US and Zimbabwe

 — Strategic execution risk including the level 
of regulatory change across the Group

 — Credit risk 
 — Currency translation risk, location of capital 

and sources of remittances

Governance structures are operating in line 
with the decision-making framework, which 
has been adapted in light of the managed 
separation strategy. Strong reliance is 
placed on the structures and processes by 
the businesses management and Boards. 
There is senior Old Mutual plc management 
representation on each of the subsidiary 
Boards and the plc Board has joint 
meetings with the subsidiary Boards. 
In addition, strategic systemic and execution 
risks are considered by plc management 
and overseen by the plc Board. These 
structures and processes, together with 
businesses that are appropriately, though 
not excessively, capitalised, provide a solid 
base to support our business as we pursue 
our managed separation strategy. 

How our principal risks have 
changed over the year to date
For as long as we remain a Group the 
principal risks we face remain broadly 
consistent with those described in the 
2015 Annual Report, albeit with different 
emphasis on some risks and new risks 
for the plc. 

During 2016 uncertain global economic 
conditions and political risk dominated 
the external risk landscape. This has 
manifested in volatile global equity 
markets and record low bond yields being 
observed. Brexit and President Trump’s US 
election victory created both economic and 
political uncertainty globally, that is likely to 
continue well into 2017 given our substantial 
earnings in that country. A South African 
sovereign downgrade remains a significant 
risk within 2017. Apart from the macro 
perspective, there is risk from managed 
separation implementation, the major 
IT and change programmes underway 
in OMW and OMEM, and heightened 
regulatory risk particularly in the context 
of regulatory reforms in the UK and 
South Africa. 

Managed separation involves significant 
corporate and operational change for the 
businesses and plc Head Office, as well as 
execution risk in relation to the transactions 
to give effect to the actual separation. 
In addition, the plc is currently managing 
a number of residual risks relating to past 
merger, acquisition and disposal activity. 
These are not sufficiently material to class 
as a principal risk at a plc level, but in the 
context of managed separation, these 
legacy risks may crystallise over the next few 
years. The scale of organisational change 
that is occurring means we are particularly 
cognisant of culture and people risk in the 
businesses and the plc. We will continue to 
manage our people and culture carefully 
as we all work towards the common goals 

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R E V I E W   O F   F I N A N C I A L   P E R F O R M A N C E
C O N T I N U E D

set out under the managed separation 
strategy. The managed separation is 
planned to be executed within approved 
risk appetite and value, cost, time and risk 
and the balancing of stakeholder interests. 
This will require optimising liquidity cash 
management and cash generation at both 
business and plc levels which will represent 
an increase in exposure to market risk, 
ensuring all regulatory capital requirements 
continue to be met and ongoing monitoring of 
risk culture.

Regulatory and governance
The plc operating model has evolved 
from that of a ‘strategic controller’, to 
an ‘active portfolio manager’ during the 
implementation phase of the managed 
separation. This means that there will be 
increased reliance and accountability 

upon business boards. Independent chairs 
will be appointed to business boards at the 
appropriate time, to the extent they are not 
already in place, in readiness for separation. 
Business committee chairs will be invited to 
present key issues directly to the plc Board. 
There will be more formal interaction with 
the businesses and with the plc Board, based 
on shareholder rights and regulatory 
responsibilities. The plc and the businesses 
will continue to prepare for forthcoming 
regulatory changes, cognisant of the 
implications of the managed separation and 
evolving governance requirements. In 
particular, the incoming Twin Peaks 
regulation in South Africa will influence the 
level of the appropriate strategic minority 
stake in Nedbank held by the new SA group, 
through its ownership of OMLAC(SA).

Performance measures
In line with statutory reporting requirements 
we report profits assessed on an 
International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRS) basis. Consistent with the 
past year, we complement IFRS reporting 
with additional disclosures on various 
alternative performance measures (APMs).

APMs are not defined by the relevant 
financial reporting framework (which 
for the Group is IFRS), but we used them 
to provide greater insight to the financial 
performance, financial positions and 
cash flows of the Group and the way it is 
managed. Summary information about 
the key APMs used in our financial review 
is provided in the following table:

APM
Group
Adjusting 
Operating Profit 
(AOP)

Definition

Why is the measure used?

AOP is a normalised profit measure to reflect the underlying operating 
profit of the Group. It therefore adjusts IFRS profit for the impact of 
acquisitions and disposals; short-term fluctuations and IFRS accounting 
treatments that do not fairly reflect the economics of our operations. 
In addition, AOP excludes the results of non-core operations. 

The calculation of AOP adjusts the basic IFRS profit for a number 
of items as detailed in note C1 in the financial statements. 

Due to the nature of the Group’s businesses, 
AOP is an appropriate alternative basis by 
which to assess the underlying operating 
results. It enhances the comparability and 
understanding of the financial performance 
of the Group.

Adjusted Return 
of Equity (ROE)

Adjusted plc NAV 
per ordinary share 
(ANAV)

Free Surplus

ROE is calculated as AOP (post-tax and NCI) over average ordinary 
shareholders' equity. For the purpose of this calculation, the perpetual 
preferred callable securities are deducted from equity to be consistent 
with the related finance costs which are included in AOP. 
ANAV uses a MCEV valuation basis for OMEM covered business and the 
UK Heritage business in OMW as well as the market value of listed 
subsidiaries. Other businesses and other assets are included at IFRS net 
asset value.
Free surplus generation measures the efficiency of the businesses in 
converting AOP profits into operational cash flows that support the plc 
capital management policy.

Gross sales

Net Client Cash 
Flows (NCCF)
Emerging Markets

Gross sales are the gross cash flows received from customers during 
the period.
NCCF is the difference between money received from customers 
and money returned to customers during the period.

It is a measure of the return generated for 
shareholders over the reporting period.

ANAV represents a better indication of the 
value of our covered and listed businesses 
than the disclosure in the IFRS balance 
sheet would provide. 
Free surplus provides users of the Financial 
results of plc with additional information on 
the cash generation of the businesses that is 
not directly observed in the IFRS results.
This measure is a lead indicator of reported 
and future revenue. 
This measure is a lead indicator of reported 
net revenue. 

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APM
Present Value of 
New Business 
Premiums (PVNBP)

Market Consistent 
Embedded Value 
(MCEV)

Return on 
Embedded Value

Nedbank
Headline Earnings 
per Share (HEPS)

Efficiency Ratio

Liquidity Coverage 
Ratios

Economic Profit

OM Wealth
Underlying AOP, 
before one off 
adjustments

Definition
PVNBP uses the EEV methodology of determining the present value of 
new business premiums written during the reporting period. It is calculated 
as 100% of new single premiums plus the discounted present value of new 
regular premiums. 
MCEV is a reporting standard for life insurance companies that provide a 
common set of principles and guidelines for use in calculating embedded 
value. MCEV measures the value of business in-force based on a set of 
best estimate assumptions, allowing for the impact of uncertainty in future 
investment returns. 
The annualised post-tax adjusted operating profit calculated on an 
EEV basis expressed as a percentage of the opening embedded value 
adjusted for dividends paid to equity holders.

Headline Earnings is calculated with reference to Circular 2/2015 issued 
by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Headline earnings 
is a way of dividing the IFRS reported profit between remeasurements 
that are more closely aligned to the operating/trading activities of the 
entity, and the platform used to create those results.
The Efficiency Ratio is total expenses divided by the sum of net interest 
income and non-interest revenue.
The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) aims to ensure that a bank holds 
adequate unencumbered High-Quality Liquid Assets to cover total net 
cash outflows over a 30-day period under a prescribed stress scenario. 
Calculated as headline earnings less the cost of equity. The cost of equity 
is calculated as the average ordinary shareholders equity (excluding 
goodwill) multiplied by the cost of equity.

Pre-tax AOP, adjusted for certain one-off costs and the timing impact 
of acquisitions and disposals during 2015. 

Integrated 
net inflows
Operating margin This is calculated as AOP over net revenue, where net revenue includes 

This reflects the total NCCF that has flowed through two or more 
segments within OMW. 

gross performance fees.

OM Asset Management
Economic Net 
Income (ENI)

ENI is economic net income, the alternative management metric 
for OMAM profit. Similar metrics are used by US industry peers.

ENI Operating 
margin

The ENI operating margin is a non-GAAP efficiency measure, calculated 
based on ENI operating earnings divided by ENI revenue. 

Why is the measure used?
This measure is a lead indicator 
of  reported and expected revenues 
in our covered business. 

It is designed to provide an accurate 
reflection of the valuation and performance 
of the long-term savings business and a 
method of comparing companies on 
a consistent basis.
It is a measure of the return generated for 
shareholders over the reporting period 
on an embedded value basis.

Headline Earnings is an earnings measure 
that is required by the South African listing 
authorities. It provides a basis to compare 
South African listed peers. 

It measures the expense efficiency 
of the business.
It provides a view of the short-term 
resilience of the liquidity risk profile 
of banks.
It is a measure of the entity’s ability 
to generate earnings in excess of the 
economic cost of the capital contributed. 

The measure is used to provide users of the 
financial statements greater insight into the 
long-term earning ability of the OMW 
current business on a comparable basis. 
It is a lead indicator of revenue generation 
driven by an integrated business model 
An efficiency measure that allows users 
of our financial statements to assess what 
percentage of net revenues become 
operating profit. 

This measure is used by OM Asset 
Management to evaluate the financial 
performance of, and to make operational 
decisions for, the business.
An efficiency measure that allows users 
of our financial statements to assess what 
percentage of net revenues become 
operating profit. 

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R I S K S

Sue Kean
Group Chief Risk Officer

For as long as we remain a Group 
the principal risks we face remain 
broadly consistent with those 
described in the 2015 Annual 
Report, albeit with different 
emphasis on some risks and 
new risks for the plc

The managed separation strategy 
represents an inflection point in the Group’s 
history. Its objective is to unlock value for 
Old Mutual shareholders by placing four 
strong and well-capitalised businesses into 
the hands of shareholders most suited to 
owning it and who are able to support 
their individual growth agenda. The plc’s 
responsibility is to execute this strategy and 
to wind itself down in an orderly fashion. 
The plc intends to carry this out with limited 
market dependencies, while maintaining 
strong management controls over the 
underlying operations and mitigating 
risks as they crystallise.

Since the managed separation 
announcement in March 2016, the 
governance model has been revamped: 
the Group’s ‘strategic controller’ model has 
evolved to an ‘active portfolio manager’ 
model where the plc evaluates each of 
the Group’s businesses as an asset, with a 
view to realising maximum value through 
the managed separation. The primary 
principle is that the businesses will be 
assessed individually: we will no longer 
seek diversification benefits or synergies. 
The active portfolio manager model means 
a significant amount of responsibility for 
meeting local capital and liquidity 
requirements has been delegated to the 
respective business Boards as part of their 
move towards separation. However, as 
long as we remain a Group, the plc Board 
retains overall responsibility as well as 
specific responsibility for plc-level risks 
and liability management. 

For as long as we remain a group the 
principal risks we face remain broadly 
consistent with those described in the 
2015 Annual Report, albeit with different 
emphasis on some risks and new risks for 
the plc. In our UK and American businesses, 
the risks to capital are small but the risks to 
earnings are very much dependent upon 
market conditions, given their reliance on 
asset-based fees. This contrasts with our 
African businesses, where macro conditions, 
particularly in South Africa, create risks to 
earnings, liquidity and local capital within 
the lending and insurance operations. 

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Global macroeconomic risk in all our 
markets continues to be a key focus for 
the Group and for financial services 
firms in general. The downside risk to the 
market buoyancy following the shift in risk 
sentiment after the US presidential election 
is that global equity markets may be 
overpriced and may correct in the near 
future. This exposes markets to the risk 
of overestimating the extent of stimulus 
measures expected from the Trump 
administration. Developing markets will 
continue to be sensitive to the US interest 
rate cycle and the possibility of a US 
protectionist agenda towards China, 
which may result in a souring of sentiment 
and a sell-off of emerging market assets.

Intertwined with this is the growing focus on 
political risk and the impact of political risk 
on markets. In South Africa, a sovereign 
credit downgrade to below investment 
grade status was averted in 2016 but 
remains a significant risk. In the UK 
markets are likely to remain volatile, 
as the long-term economic impacts 
of Brexit come to light; uncertainty and 
lower growth prospects could impact 
investor confidence. 

Both macroeconomic and political risks 
are regularly assessed in group-wide stress 
and scenario testing. Given the guaranteed 
products and annuity business within 
OMEM, as well as the accompanying 
hedging programmes that could result in 
collateral calls and liquidity requirements, 
this will continue to be a focus over 2017. 
We have significantly reduced market risk 
in Old Mutual Bermuda (OMB) through 
new hedging programmes, although 
some residual risk remains, until the 
policies mature in 2018.

While the clear aims of managed 
separation have reduced ‘strategic vision’ 
risk, strategic execution risk has increased. 
The strategy will address the prevailing risks 
presented by the our structure – namely 
currency translation risk (translation of 
predominantly rand earnings to sterling), 
hard currency requirements (availability of 
sterling flows to service sterling-denominated 

Global 
macroeconomic 
risk in all our 
markets continues 
to be a key 
focus for the 
Group and for 
financial services 
firms generally. 
Intertwined with 
this is the growing 
focus on political 
risk and the impact 
of political risk 
on markets

debt and plc Head Office costs) and 
fungibility restrictions (the inability to 
recognise significant rand surplus in the 
Group’s regulatory Solvency II resources). 

Plc Head Office is responsible for the 
execution of the managed separation; 
this has substantially changed its focus to 
evaluating the different separation routes 
and potential corporate finance activities 
balancing value, cost, time and risk. 
The businesses are strengthening 
their standalone governance and risk 
management capabilities. The plc will 
need to manage legacy risks over a 
shorter timeframe than would otherwise 
have been the case and ensure the plc 
is wound down in an orderly manner – 
projects are in place to address both areas. 

We perceive regulatory risk to be higher, 
given the level of ‘thematic’ review activity 
in the UK and the delays in implementing 
key regulations such as the Twin Peaks 
regime in South Africa.

Growth objectives in OMEM imply 
increasing credit risk, in particular within 
retail lending credit risk. Significant 
initiatives in 2016 have improved credit 
and liquidity governance frameworks. 
These improvements give us comfort that 
appropriate oversight capability is in place 
and will continue to develop as we move 
towards separation.

The operating businesses still require 
ongoing investment to achieve the desired 
maturity of capabilities and positioning 
within their chosen markets. 

Finally, the scale of organisational 
change we are undergoing means we 
are particularly cognisant of culture and 
people risk in the businesses and the plc. 
We will continue to manage our people 
and culture carefully as we all work 
towards the common goals set out for 
managed separation. 

Sue Kean
Group Chief Risk Officer

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R I S K S
C O N T I N U E D

Principal risks and uncertainties
In 2016 our key principal risks have been updated to reflect the risks and opportunities of the managed separation strategy. They have 
been determined by assessing the possible effects and challenges of unlocking the value in each of the four individual businesses, and 
the impacts this could have on our reputation, stakeholders, earnings, and capital and liquidity positions. These risks are summarised 
in the table below and are closely monitored and overseen by plc management and regularly reported to the plc Board.

As long as we remain a Group, the key principal risks facing our businesses will remain in line with those reported in 2015, with the 
managed separation placing a different emphasis on each risk. However, the managed separation has substantially changed the plc’s 
risks (see page 78).

Our businesses are affected by a number of risks inherent to the products they offer and the industries they operate in, such as exposure 
to market levels, interest rates, credit and liquidity as a consequence of insurance liability risk. These drive a significant proportion of 
our capital requirements and earnings volatility exposure as well as requirements for cash and liquidity buffers. Given the nature of 
our product offering, market and environment risks are material: market movement impacts on asset-based fees generated from 
client-selected investments and credit risk within Nedbank and OMEM is correlated to market conditions. 

Our principal risks are detailed below. Additional risk information per business is in their business review sections. 

Current impact  
and risk outlook

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

1. Global macroeconomic conditions

The current persistently volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous macroeconomic 
environments could impact consolidated Group profitability, as with all financial 
services firms.
OMAM, OMW and OMEM’s asset management businesses explicitly seek market risk 
as part of their business strategies and are exposed to asset-based fee risk. Market risk 
also arises through guaranteed business in OMEM and residual guarantees in OMB.
In our insurance and investment businesses, and especially in OMEM, our earnings 
are at risk if our customers exit our products at a different time to our expectations or 
where business volumes are lower.
In our lending businesses, earnings are at risk if counterparties fail to meet their 
interest and principal obligations, impacted by global economic conditions. 
Our exposure to South African sovereign debt lies only within the local businesses.
From a systemic risk point of view, Old Mutual Group Holdings (holding company 
above Old Mutual and Nedbank) has significant country risk exposure to South Africa.
Looking forward
The long-term economic impacts of Brexit are unknown. The immediate impact 
of the weakening pound against the South African rand and US dollar during 2016 
has been favourable but the Group’s currency translation risk remains. However, 
uncertainty and lower growth have adversely affected net client cash flows in OMW.
Initial market reaction to Trump’s presidential election victory has seen markets rally 
and suggests anticipation of higher US growth, a stronger dollar and increasing 
interest rates. However, there is a risk that expected stimulus measures may already 
be priced-in, and that these expectations may be disappointed. 
In South Africa, a sovereign credit downgrade to below investment grade status was 
averted in 2016. But this risk remains in 2017, due to the challenging growth outlook and 
political risk. US interest rate hikes, putting pressure on South Africa’s own inflation 
and interest rates, and persistent drought add further headwinds.
We are exposed to the risk of a short-term spike in interest rates following a South 
African sovereign downgrade, which could result in temporary liquidity strain arising 
from hedging collateral calls in OMEM.
In the UK, the process of formally applying to leave the EU under Article 50 could lead 
to market uncertainty that impacts sentiment and confidence in the savings industry. 
The implementation of the managed separation is not market-dependent, but volatile 
markets could impact the value realised: timing of activities is being carefully managed 
to ensure value creation.

We regularly monitor multiple external economic 
factors and incorporate them into group-wide stress 
and scenario testing to understand our earnings, 
liquidity and capital resilience to severe 
macroeconomic events.
In 2016 we undertook specific scenario testing on 
the possible economic impacts of a South African 
sovereign downgrade, Brexit and a Trump 
presidential election victory; these incorporated 
a range of possible outcomes and enabled us to 
identity mitigating actions. The businesses also 
perform testing on their own plans.
In light of the managed separation strategy, we have 
updated the plc’s financial risk appetite metrics to 
focus on central liquidity resources, capital and 
earnings volatility; these are updated dynamically 
and projected over the managed separation period. 
Within OMEM, market and liquidity risks arising 
from guaranteed products, and the hedges in 
place to manage them, are actively managed by 
the Balance Sheet Management team. Guaranteed 
products in OMB are managed through various 
hedging programmes.
Asset-based fee risk is managed by offering 
customers a comprehensive range of internally 
managed investment solutions and by diversifying 
our product offering.

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Current impact  
and risk outlook

2. Political risk

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

Changing government policy and public sentiment in the key countries where we 
operate could potentially influence external perceptions of the Group, regulations and 
taxation governing our products, business ownership (impacting our customer base) 
and fungibility restrictions (particularly in South Africa). Political risk also creates 
additional risks in the macroeconomic environment (see page 74). 

Old Mutual will continue to engage and 
work with relevant stakeholders to be alert to 
political developments. The Boards of both our 
South African businesses and the Group continue 
to monitor and assess the impact of political risks.

Political risk became particularly acute in 2016, as a Brexit vote in the UK and a Trump 
presidential election victory in the US defied the odds and market expectations.

Given the significant portion of our business in South Africa, we are particularly 
exposed to political developments there. Exposures include the business we receive 
from collective labour organisations and public sector workers, which presents the 
risk of mass exits from our products following a change in sentiment.

In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe is adhering to the Indigenisation Act. Liquidity issues 
for the country continue, leading to the issuance of bond notes by the government in 
2016. Social unrest persists, exacerbated by the lingering effects of drought. In OMEM, 
the consequence of this is increased growth in the Central African Building Society 
(CABS) as people look to a quality provider; however, there is continuing risk over 
how the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe could affect the value of CABS. 
Looking forward
The effects of Brexit and Trump’s presidency election victory are yet to be fully 
appreciated. With many large Eurozone country elections in 2017, it remains to be 
seen whether the so-called populist trend will continue.

The South African political arena is expected to remain polarised, with significant 
leadership and transition uncertainty ahead of the 2017 African National Congress 
(ANC) conference and 2019 national elections. 

In Zimbabwe, given continuing economic crises and social unrest, 2017 is expected 
to bring further challenges. Tensions are likely to continue to escalate between 
President Mugabe, opposition parties and his own party membership. 

We are actively engaging with the South African 
government. This includes leading the engagement 
with government and South Africa’s ‘big businesses’ 
across financial services, mining, industrial and 
telecommunications sectors, on ways to improve 
sentiment on South Africa’s investment case and 
managing the sovereign ratings downgrade risk. 
This positive engagement was widely viewed as 
helping to avoid a sovereign downgrade in 2016.

Political risks are explicitly incorporated into our 
stress and scenario testing. The scenario testing 
mentioned above, on the impacts of Brexit and 
a Trump presidency, included specific testing 
on the political risk implications for our managed 
separation. We plan to further enhance our 
testing over 2017.

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C O N T I N U E D

Current impact  
and risk outlook

3. Strategic execution risk 

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

A formal managed separation programme and 
governance structure have been established across 
the Group, and where required external specialist 
resources and advisers have been brought on 
board. There is regular interaction with key 
stakeholders including the various regulators. 

Each of the four businesses has its own managed 
separation projects in place to ensure they strengthen 
and enhance their governance structures and 
activities previously undertaken or supplemented 
by the plc. 

Recommendations from external advisers on 
OMEM and OMW’s IT programme have been 
reviewed by their Boards and are being 
implemented. OMW’s programme has been 
replanned with enhanced governance structures.

Specific managed separation-related risks are 
detailed below page 78.

Further information on mitigating actions within 
the businesses can be found in each business 
review section.

For the foreseeable future, there is a high degree of execution risk across the Group. 
In addition to the implementation of the managed separation, we have major change 
programmes within the businesses, including the OMW and OMEM IT and business 
transformation programmes. ‘Strategic vision’ risk has been reduced by the clear aims 
set out for the managed separation.

Regulatory change across the Group remains high and affects the entire industry; 
many of these regulatory changes represent opportunities for our businesses. 
The cumulative impact could result in margin compression, resource strain and 
increased operational risk during transition. Cyber risk remains a key challenge 
for the industry, with attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated. 

In 2016 we created the building blocks for the managed separation. We undertook 
extensive planning and stress and scenario testing regarding the different routes by 
which we could achieve the managed separation, taking into account potential impacts 
on key stakeholders and our cash, capital and earnings positions. We have identified 
our current plans which were formulated following extensive engagement with our key 
stakeholders and technical advisers, and these discussions continue. It should be noted 
that the managed separation of a diverse multinational group is a highly complex 
matter. Thus, our initial plans remain subject to change, implementing the managed 
separation will require a balance to be struck between the key criteria of value, cost, 
time and risk. As activities transfer from Old Mutual plc there will be a need to ensure 
increased skills and resource capacity within the businesses.

Further information on specific challenges within individual businesses can be found 
in the business review sections.
Looking forward
In 2016, regulatory focus in the UK and EU has largely been on implementation, 
with Solvency II, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Senior Insurance Managers 
Regime and the Market Abuse Regulation coming into effect. In South Africa, 2016 was 
a year of postponements to the introduction of key regulation including Twin Peaks.

Regulatory focus in 2017 is expected to be on the implementation of existing regulation 
rather than introducing a large amount of new reforms. In the UK this is due to need 
for regulatory stability given the uncertainty presented by Brexit and, in the US, the 
Trump administration is expected to follow a deregulatory agenda.

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Current impact  
and risk outlook

4. Credit risk 

One of the largest risks to Group earnings is our exposure to banking credit risk from 
lending and other financing activities through our ownership of Nedbank – and to a 
lesser but growing extent within OMEM. 
Nedbank is a universal bank offering diversified product lines across secured and 
unsecured lending. Our exposure through Nedbank is primarily a risk to earnings 
and remittances, as Nedbank’s capital and liquidity requirements are both met from 
its own available resources. Nedbank also has a credit exposure in Nigeria through 
its strategic investment in ETI.
Within OMEM, banking credit risk is increasing due to planned growth as part of the 
strategy to become an integrated financial services business. Banking credit risk and 
associated funding risk arises in our unsecured lending businesses. Investment credit 
risk arises in Old Mutual Specialised Finance and the South African life business, 
predominantly through the management of assets backing annuity products.
Credit risk outside and concentration risk between Nedbank and OMEM 
is relatively limited.
Looking forward
Our credit risk remains within appetite. However, the high levels of personal 
indebtedness and pressure on consumers in South Africa remain a challenge: the 
businesses continue to monitor this risk closely against their credit risk appetite limits.
As discussed earlier, appetite for the businesses’ products depends on macroeconomic 
factors that are outside our control.
In line with Group strategy, credit risk increased in 2016, mainly within OMEM’s growing 
lending and annuity businesses. 

Risk mitigation and  
management actions

Credit risk received significant focus in 2016. 
We undertook reviews to ensure that individual 
businesses’ credit risk management and 
governance frameworks are elevated to best 
market practice levels, to ensure an appropriate 
balance of risk and return.
We carry out stress testing at Nedbank and 
OMEM (and, by extension, Group) to understand 
exposure to credit events.
Nedbank has defined risk limits and early 
warning thresholds for credit loss ratios. These 
were continuously monitored and remained 
within their target range throughout 2016. 
Nedbank also reviews the quality of credit 
portfolios to ensure impairment provisions are 
adequate.
As the OMEM’s portfolio has grown, the business 
is strengthening its own expertise and governance 
of credit and liquidity risks. We have also sought 
external views on areas of greater risk, such 
as our exposures to unsecured lending and 
wholesale lending. Further development of 
the credit risk and liquidity risk management 
framework will continue.
For more information on credit risk in Nedbank 
and OMEM see their business review sections.

5. Currency translation risk, location of capital and sources of remittances

Our Group earnings, dividend and surplus capital are reported in sterling but 
most of our earnings and surplus capital are denominated in South African rand. 
The translation of our rand earnings and balance sheet value reflects exchange 
rate movements, and the managed separation will address this risk.
Our intention under the managed separation is to continue our phased reduction of our 
stake in OMAM. This will increase our short-term US dollar currency translation risk. 
Our capital is held where our risks are located and in the appropriate currency 
for those risks; so while risk can manifest in a business and reduce that business’s capital 
it would not have an impact on plc. 
Due to exchange controls and terms of the demutualisation agreement, capital from 
South Africa is not fully freely transferable.
The Group’s overall solvency position is perversely impacted by currency movements, 
as the Solvency II fungibility restrictions mathematically reduce our solvency ratio as 
the rand strengthens. 
In 2016 the rand strengthened against the pound by 26% over the year, due mainly 
to sterling’s weakness after the Brexit vote. This followed three years of rand 
depreciation: 28% in 2015, 4% in 2014 and 27% in 2013. The size of movements in 
the past few years provides an indication of the rand’s relatively high volatility. 
Looking forward 
The impact on the rand of Donald Trump’s administration is unclear. Higher 
infrastructure spending could boost South Africa’s mining industry and general 
commodity demand. On the other hand, protectionism and hostility towards 
China could result in emerging market sentiment souring and a risk asset sell-off.
Continuing political uncertainty and the threat of a sovereign downgrade could 
weaken the rand and increase volatility.

The managed separation seeks to allow 
each business to have the appropriate capital 
management to succeed independently and to 
be more closely aligned to its natural shareholder 
base. Capital requirements will be met in matched 
currencies, and interest on debt with matching 
earnings and cash flows.
For 2017 dividend paid in currencies other 
than sterling will be converted at the average 
effective exchange rate after taking into account 
hedging activities and timing of remittances for 
the relevant period.
We continue to use forward currency contracts 
to hedge expected rand cashflows needed 
to make dividend payments. This will remain 
under review in light of the uncertainties of the 
managed separation.
Regular stress and scenario testing helps us 
understand and monitor the resilience of our 
capital and liquidity over the business plan 
horizon. Our modelling shows we are sufficiently 
capitalised in line with our philosophy of holding 
capital where the risks lie.

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Management of  
separation-related risks.
Plc Head Office is responsible for the 
execution of the managed separation; 
this has substantially changed its focus 
to evaluating the different separation 
routes and potential corporate finance 
activities. We need to ensure that:

 — Managed separation will balance 

the key criteria of value, cost, 
time and risk 
 The different managed separation 
paths have been assessed in terms 
of the value, time, cost and risks while 
minimising market dependency and 
maintaining flexibility. Detailed stress 
and scenario testing is undertaken 
on the options and reassessed at 
each iteration. 

 — The four businesses are sufficiently 
well-capacitated to stand alone 
 Each business’s ability to stand alone 
has been evaluated. Detailed planning 
of actions to fill any gaps identified 
has included the setting up of transition 
processes of skills and capabilities from 
the plc to the individual businesses. 
Completion of these actions is being 
monitored centrally. The transition 
processes cover the management of 
capital and liquidity adequacy and 
the capability of the risk functions.

 —We continue to meet our 

governance and regulatory 
obligations 
 We have redefined our governance 
structure to give clarity on the new 
decision-making structures and due to 
the increased level of corporate activity 
being undertaken we have enhanced 
our market abuse framework. 

 — The plc Head Office is wound 
down in an orderly manner
 Plc has its own restructuring project, 
including the transition of required 
activities into the businesses. Legacy 
items such as the pension scheme and 
the insurance captive have dedicated 
resource to ensure they are effectively 
closed-out. The managed separation 
has increased people risk across the 
Group; this is being managed 
at both Group and local level.

R I S K S
C O N T I N U E D

Risk, governance  
and capital 
management
Risk and governance 
framework
Before the managed separation the 
Group was governed by a strategic 
controller model that leveraged the 
benefits of capital through diversification 
and financing, by identifying:

 — Contagion from one part of the 

Group to another 

 — Areas of concentration and 

diversification of risk 

 — Areas where we had to satisfy legal 
or regulatory requirements placed 
on the Group by being UK-listed.

Following the announcement of the 
managed separation we introduced an 
active portfolio manager governance 
model under which we evaluate each of the 
Group’s businesses as an asset, with a view 
to maximising value realisation through 
separation. The primary principle is that 
the businesses will be assessed individually 
and we will no longer seek diversification 
benefits or synergies. This new governance 
framework has been formally updated in 
the Group’s decision-making framework.

In practice, this has meant that the plc’s 
relationships with the businesses have 
become increasingly formal, particularly 
in relation to the managed separation. 
The businesses are also developing 
and enhancing the processes previously 
provided or supported by the plc – such 
as appointing independent chairmen, 
defining their own values and culture and 
risk appetite frameworks – so that they are 
ready to be standalone businesses. The plc 
still oversees these processes and monitors 
them centrally. 

Our risk strategy 
The managed separation has sustainably 
changed the plc’s purpose and we have 
adopted new principles to guide our 
actions and choices throughout the 
implementation process. The main 
ones are:

 — All our actions must be directed towards 
our objective and aligned with these 
measures of success, within the parameters 
and risk appetite agreed by the plc Board
 — We will have to make trade-offs between 
four principal considerations: the value 
unlocked, cost involved in delivering the 
strategy, the time it takes to do so, and the 
risks incurred or mitigated by our actions
 — To maintain market confidence we must 
demonstrate meaningful action in a 
reasonable timeframe at valuations that 
are perceived to be, at a minimum, fair
 — We are committed to treating shareholders 
fairly. We will seek to communicate our 
intentions and plans in an open and 
proactive manner, as appropriate in the 
context of our fiduciary obligations

 — We are willing to accept short-term price 
volatility in our stock as the market digests 
each action and begins to value each 
business and the plc appropriately

 — We will continue to discharge our fiduciary 

and regulatory responsibilities in an 
appropriate manner.

Each business has developed its own risk 
strategy in line with its business strategy.

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Risk appetite
In light of the managed separation, we 
have developed the plc’s risk appetite 
framework to focus on the key metrics that 
need to be carefully managed throughout 
the managed separation process. 
The financial metrics – capital, earnings 
volatility and liquidity – are projected over 
the managed separation timeframe to give 
a multi-year view. Risk and control culture 
is measured by a qualitative assessment 
process focusing on the values and 
behaviours embedded in the businesses 
that shape risk decisions.

In 2016 the businesses developed their own 
qualitative and quantitative risk appetite 
metrics reflecting their own business 
models, industries and risk strategies. 
These are monitored by the plc. At both plc 
and business levels we use risk appetite 
limits and early warning thresholds (EWTs) 
to define the boundaries of risk taking and 
manage our risk/return profile. 

At the plc we calculate liquidity and capital 
appetite limits and EWTs dynamically to 
take account of planned transitions and 

the businesses’ business plans over 
the managed separation timeframe. 
This allows close management of potential 
exposures, and lends itself to scenario 
planning under different separation 
options and economic conditions. 
We also undertake reverse stress testing 
and specific-event scenario testing –  
for example, to assess the impact of a 
South African sovereign downgrade, 
Brexit and Trump’s US election victory. 
All scenario testing helps us in our 
decision-making processes.

The plc’s appetite and intentions are set out below:

Capital

Earnings

Liquidity

The Group has no appetite for regulatory 
intervention during the managed 
separation (whether perceived or real). 
As such, we hold a buffer above minimum 
requirements in order to remain solvent.

We accept that as part of our plc strategy 
of managed separation, and as our 
businesses consolidate on past expansion, 
the execution risks and earnings volatility 
are likely to increase.

Our key principle is that all our businesses 
should be well-capitalised as if they were 
standalone businesses, and that the Group 
position must be compliant with regulatory 
requirements at all times.

However, we have no appetite for big 
surprises: earnings volatility that cannot 
be anticipated by the market we operate 
in and significant operational losses.

At the plc level, we make extensive use of 
multi-year stress testing to understand the 
possible impact of risks to dividend and 
earnings. We also rely on business-specific 
monitoring to identify and assess risks within 
our businesses.

The capital management policy is designed 
to allow for flexibility in managing liquidity 
during the managed separation.

We maintain, at the Group level, an early 
warning threshold, sufficient to withstand 
a liquidity survival horizon of at least 
12 months. We also monitor liquidity over 
the managed separation horizon and are 
currently comfortable that our liquidity 
is adequate after management actions.

The Group should be able to meet  
short-term plausible but extreme losses.

Risk and control culture

We measure our risk and control culture by considering our governance structures,  tone from the top, understanding of risk, attitude to risk,  
control functions, quality of management information and remuneration structures.

In line with the managed separation strategy, we no longer consider an aggregated view of economic capital at the Group level; 
instead we look at each business’s economic capital profile. We will continue to focus on determining each business’s standalone  
day-one capital and liquidity position, to ensure we establish four well-capitalised businesses with sufficient liquidity. 

The managed separation will ensure that each business will be able to access capital more easily from their natural shareholder bases. 
This addresses the challenge of a lack of transparency of underlying businesses’ capital strength in the Group’s overall solvency position 
due to fungibility constraints.

The key performance indicators used to monitor capital and liquidity risks are set out in the Group finance director’s report.

The Strategic report on pages 1-79 was approved by the Board 
of Directors on 8 March 2017 and signed on its behalf by 

Bruce Hemphill
Group Chief Executive

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B O A R D   O F 
D I R E C T O R S

Patrick O’Sullivan  
M.Sc. (Econ), B.B.S., F.C.A. (Ireland) (67, Irish)

Ingrid Johnson  
C.A. (SA), A.M.P. (Harvard) (50, South African)

Zoe Cruz  
B.A., M.B.A. (62, US)

Chairman of the Board since January 2010. Also 
chairs the Nomination and Governance Committee
Vice Chairman of Zurich Financial Services from 
2007 to 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 of Eagle Star Insurance Company. 
He held positions at Bank of America, Goldman 
Sachs, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company 
and Barclays/BZW.
Previous non-executive roles have included 
Chairman of the UK’s Shareholder Executive, Deputy 
Governor of the Bank of Ireland, Senior Independent 
Director at Man Group plc and Chairman of the 
Audit Committee at Collins Stewart plc and Cofra 
Group AG.

Group Finance Director. Also a non-executive 
director of Old Mutual Group Holdings, Old Mutual 
Wealth and OM Asset Management plc
Ingrid Johnson has been Group Finance Director 
since July 2014. Prior to taking on this role, she had 
20 years’ broad-based financial services experience 
with Nedbank Group in both line and financial roles. 
She was appointed to the Nedbank Group Executive 
Committee in 2008. Her most recent responsibility 
there, in addition to being a Prescribed Officer, was 
as Group Managing Executive: Retail and Business 
Banking. She assumed this role in August 2009, 
taking responsibility for the turnaround of the Retail 
Banking cluster and managing the integration of 
Imperial Bank, in addition to retaining her role of 
leading the commercial cluster, Business Banking, 
which she had held since 2005. 

Independent non-executive director since January 
2014. Also a member of the Board Risk and 
Remuneration Committees
Co-President for Institutional Securities and Wealth 
Management at Morgan Stanley from 2005 to 2007, 
where she was responsible for running major 
revenue-generating businesses, including overseeing 
their securities risk management and information 
technology. From 2009 to 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 the company in 1982 and 
was the third founding member of the foreign 
exchange group.
Senior Adviser at Promontory Financial Group, LLC. 
Founder and CEO of EOZ Global. 

Bruce Hemphill  
B.A., C.P.E. (53, South African)

Mike Arnold  
B.Sc., F.I.A. (69, British)

Group Chief Executive. Also a non-executive director 
of Nedbank Group Limited, Nedbank Limited, 
Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Group 
Holdings and Old Mutual Wealth
Bruce Hemphill has been Group Chief Executive 
since November 2015. He was previously Chief 
Executive of Wealth, Insurance and Non-Bank 
Financial Services at Standard Bank Group, the 
largest African banking group by assets and 
earnings. From June 2006 to February 2014, he 
was Chief Executive of Liberty Group, an African 
financial services group listed on the JSE. He 
originally trained as a lawyer in the UK, practising 
law in both the UK and Hong Kong. After completing 
a management training programme at Anglo 
American in South Africa, he joined the corporate 
finance team at Standard Merchant Bank, where 
he eventually headed up the corporate finance, 
investment, banking, commercial banking and 
cash equities businesses.

Independent non-executive director since September 
2009. Chairman of the Board Risk Committee and 
a member of the Group Audit Committee
Principal Consulting Actuary and Head of Life 
practice at the consulting actuarial firm Milliman 
from 2002 to 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. 
Non-executive director of Financial Information 
Technology Limited.

Alan Gillespie  
CBE, B.A. Hons, M.A., Ph.D. (66, British)

Senior Independent Director since May 2011, 
having joined the Board as an independent 
non-executive director in November 2010. 
Also a member of the Nomination and 
Governance and Remuneration Committees 
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 to 2008, he was Chairman of Ulster 
Bank, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
Senior Independent Director of United Business 
Media plc and Chairman of the Economic and 
Social Research Council. 

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Danuta Gray  
B.Sc., M.B.A. (58, British)

Trevor Manuel  
B.Tech, A.P.M. (61, South African)

Nkosana Moyo  
Ph.D., M.B.A. (65, Zimbabwean)

Independent non-executive director since 
March 2013. Also Chairman of the Remuneration 
Committee and a member of the Nomination and 
Governance Committee
Chairman of Telefónica O2 in Ireland until 
December 2012, having previously been its Chief 
Executive from 2001 to 2010. 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.
Non-executive director of Aldermore Group plc, 
PageGroup plc and Direct Line Insurance Group plc 
and a non-executive Defence Board Member and 
Chair of the People Committee at the UK Ministry 
of Defence. She is also a non-executive director of 
Paddy Power Betfair PLC as at the date of this report, 
but will be stepping down from her role at the 
company’s AGM in May 2017.

Adiba Ighodaro  
LL.B., B.L., ACCA (53, British)

Independent non-executive director since January 
2014. Also a member of the Group Audit Committee
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 CDC/Actis across the 
region. Actis was spun out of CDC in 2004, 
following which she became a founding principal 
of Actis’ fundraising group. Today, as a partner 
of the firm, Adiba both heads fundraising across 
the Americas and manages a number of Actis’ 
global strategic relationships. 
Partner at Actis.

Non-executive director since January 2016. 
Also Chairman of Old Mutual Group Holdings 
and Old Mutual Emerging Markets and a member 
of the Board Risk Committee
Trevor Manuel was a minister in the South African 
government for more than 20 years, serving under 
Presidents Mandela, Mbeki, Motlanthe and Zuma. 
He served as Finance Minister from 1996 to 2009. 
Before his retirement from public office in 2014, 
he was Minister in the Presidency responsible for 
South Africa’s National Planning Commission. 
Throughout his career, he assumed a number 
of ex officio positions on international bodies, 
including the United Nations Commission for Trade 
and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the G20, the African 
Development Bank and the Southern African 
Development Community. He has also served on 
a number of voluntary public interest commissions 
including Africa Commission, Global Commission 
on Growth and Development, Global Ocean 
Commission, and the New Climate Economy. 
He holds a National Diploma in Civil and Structural 
Engineering from the Peninsula Technikon, South 
Africa and completed an Executive Management 
Programme at Stanford University, USA.
Member of the International Advisory Board of 
the Rothschild Group and Deputy Chairman of 
Rothschild South Africa, which provides financial 
advisory services to Old Mutual. Also a 
non-executive director of Swiss Re.

Roger Marshall  
B.Sc. (Econ.), F.C.A. (68, British)

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
Former audit partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers, 
where he led the audit of a number of major groups, 
including Zurich Financial Services and Lloyds TSB. 
Member and former Chair of the Corporate 
Reporting Council, a director of the Financial 
Reporting Council, and a non-executive director 
and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pension 
Insurance Corporation.

Independent non-executive director since 
September 2013. Also a member of the Group Audit 
and Remuneration Committees 
Founder of the Mandela Institute for Development 
Studies (MINDS). Vice President and Chief 
Operating Officer of the African Development Bank 
from 2009 to 2011. From 2004 to 2009, Managing 
Partner, based in London, of Actis Capital LLP with 
responsibility for its African businesses. Associate 
Director of the International Finance Corporation 
of the World Bank from 2001 to 2004. Managing 
Director of Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe) 
from 1990 to 1995 and later African Regional Head 
for Corporate Banking of Standard Chartered Bank.
Executive Chairman of MINDS. Member of the 
boards of Impala Platinum and the Africa 
Leadership Institute.

Vassi Naidoo  
C.A. (SA) (62, South African/British)

Non-executive director of the Company and 
Chairman of Nedbank Group Limited since May 
2015. Also a director of Old Mutual Group Holdings 
and a member of the Group Audit and Nomination 
and Governance Committees
Vice Chairman of Deloitte UK from 2009 to 2014. 
CEO of Deloitte Southern Africa from 1998 to 2006. 
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants 
in England and Wales and honorary life member of 
the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Nonkululeko  
Nyembezi-Heita  
B.Sc., M.Sc., M.B.A. (56, South African)

Independent non-executive director of the Company 
since March 2012. Also a director of Old Mutual 
Group Holdings and a member of the Board Risk 
and Nomination and Governance Committees 
Non-executive director of Old Mutual Life Assurance 
Company (South Africa) Limited from 2010 to 2012, a 
position she relinquished upon taking up her role at 
Old Mutual plc. 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 2014.
Chief Executive Officer of Ichor Coal N.V. and 
non-executive Chairman of JSE Limited.

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C O R P O R A T E
G O V E R N A N C E

Patrick O’Sullivan 
Chairman

The Board’s focus is now 
on delivering the managed 
separation strategy for the 
benefit of all our stakeholders

Board focus during 2016
 — Setting the new strategy 
for the  Company – 
managed separation

 — Oversight of the 

implementation of the 
managed separation strategy
 — Building closer relationships 
with subsidiary boards 
as they prepare for 
managed separation.

I am pleased to introduce this Corporate 
Governance report which, among other 
things, explains how the Board and its main 
standing committees have operated during 
the past year, and describes how effective 
stewardship is exercised over the Group’s 
activities in the interests of shareholders 
and other stakeholders. We also describe 
the Company’s compliance with the UK 
Corporate Governance Code 2014.

Board
There have been no changes in the 
membership of the Board during 2016 
other than the retirement of Paul Hanratty 
from the Board in March 2016. We believe 
the current Board meets our long-standing 
objective of having the diversity of skills, 
experience, gender and geographical 
experience relevant to the Company’s 
current strategy and business profile.

At the beginning of 2016, the Board 
approved a new strategy for the Group 
– managed separation – which is the 
division of the Group into its four constituent 
businesses. The Board’s focus is now on 
delivering the managed separation 
strategy for the benefit of all our 
stakeholders, which will involve balancing 
value, cost, time and risk considerations, 
whilst ensuring that the Company’s 
responsibilities as a listed company 
continue to be well managed.

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We will continue to monitor and develop 
our corporate governance as we adapt 
to an ever-changing environment. 

Given the planned outcome of the 
managed separation strategy, it is more 
important than ever for the Board to focus 
on the underlying businesses themselves 
and to work more closely with the boards of 
those businesses, as they prepare for life as 
standalone entities. Board meetings were 
held in Johannesburg in June and in Cape 
Town in December, and on both those 
occasions the Board held joint meetings 
with the boards of OMEM and Nedbank 
Group Limited. These meetings were 
focused on the managed separation, in 
particular on those businesses’ strategies 
and readiness to be separated from the 
Group. These regular meetings will 
continue in 2017 and we will also be 
working closely with the new board 
of Old Mutual Wealth.

A fuller account of the Board’s activities 
is included in the following pages.

Annual General 
Meeting (AGM)
Our AGM will be held in London on 
25 May 2017. As usual, the AGM will be 
webcast via our website and 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. 

Patrick O’Sullivan
Chairman

What is the Company’s 
approach to governance?
As the Company’s primary listing (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 2014, but the 
Company also has appropriate regard to 
governance expectations in other territories 
where its shares are listed. 

Has the Company complied 
with the UK Corporate 
Governance Code?
Throughout the year ended 31 December 
2016 and in the preparation of this Annual 
Report and Accounts, the Company has 
complied with the main and supporting 
principles and provisions set out in the 
UK Corporate Governance Code 2014 
applicable to that period, as described 
in more detail in the following sections 
of this report. 

Each year the Old Mutual plc Nomination 
and Governance Committee conducts a 
review of the membership of the Board and 
its committees. It was noted that, with the 
appointment of Trevor Manuel to the Board 
Risk Committee (BRC) in January 2016, 
the committee membership was out of 
balance, with the BRC having six members 
and the Group Audit Committee (GAC) 
having four. In undertaking this review, 
the requirements of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code 2014 were considered 
and it was acknowledged that Vassi 
Naidoo is not classified as independent 
due to his position as Chairman of 
Nedbank Group Limited (discussed further 
below). Following discussions with the 
Chairs of the BRC and the GAC, and taking 
into account the expected timetable of the 
managed separation strategy, the 
Nomination and Governance Committee 
agreed that Vassi’s skills and experience, 
particularly regarding accounting and 
auditing matters, would augment the 
existing composition of the GAC. Vassi 
is a UK and South African qualified 
accountant, who retired from Deloitte’s 
London office at the end of November 
2014. The GAC is chaired by an 
independent non-executive director, 

Roger Marshall, and the three other 
members are independent non-executive 
directors. The Board therefore considers 
Vassi’s membership of the GAC to be 
appropriate and in the Company’s 
best interests.

The Company’s compliance with the 
provisions of the UK Corporate Governance 
Code 2014, and the statement relating 
to the going concern basis adopted in 
preparing the financial statements set out 
towards the end of this section of this report, 
have been reviewed by the Company’s 
auditor, KPMG LLP, in accordance with 
guidance published by the UK Auditing 
Practices Board.

The text of the UK Corporate Governance 
Code 2014 is available on the Financial 
Reporting Council’s website at:  
www.frc.org.uk.

Approach to governance
During 2016, the Company replaced the 
previous Group Operating Model adopted 
in 2010, with a new governance framework, 
which we refer to as our Decision-Making 
Framework (DMF). The DMF was adopted 
following the adoption of the managed 
separation as the Group’s new strategy 
and is based on an ‘active portfolio 
manager’ model, as opposed to the 
former ‘strategic controller’ model. 

The DMF sets out how the Company 
discharges its responsibilities as a 
shareholder of the Group’s four 
businesses, and 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 four businesses

 — To articulate clearly what Old Mutual 
plc (as shareholder) expects from 
the boards of the businesses when 
exercising their powers as set out in 
their respective constitutions

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 — 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 our various 
stakeholders, including shareholders, 
creditors, policyholders and customers, 
in all of the countries in which we operate.

How the DMF operates
Under the DMF (and the related 
arrangements with our majority-owned 
subsidiaries Nedbank and OMAM), the 
Company appoints up to three members 
of its senior executive management as 
non-executive directors on the boards of its 
major subsidiaries to ensure transparent 
communication of information in 
both directions. The boards of OMW, 
Nedbank Group Limited and OMEM are 
independently regulated and have a 
majority of independent directors (although 
for part of the year this was not the case 
in respect of OMW during a process of 
refreshing the membership of that board). 
The Group’s major subsidiaries also have 
their own Audit, Risk and Remuneration 
Committees. Nedbank and OMW have 
independent chairmen and, during 2017, 
it is intended to appoint an independent 
chairman of OMEM.

The major businesses hold regular review 
meetings with the Company’s executive 
committee to monitor their business 
performance and managed separation 
preparations. These arrangements sit 
alongside the submission of monthly 
financial information.

The DMF also incorporates the ‘three lines 
of defence’ principles, assigning roles and 
responsibilities under three categories: 
acceptors of risk, overseers of the risks 
being taken, and independent reviewers 
and reporters of risk.

Our Decision-
Making 
Framework is 
based on an 
‘active portfolio 
manager’ model

The governance relationship with Nedbank 
recognises the latter’s own governance 
framework as a separately-listed entity 
on the JSE Limited and that it has minority 
shareholders. The Company has a 
relationship agreement with Nedbank that 
sets out the Company’s requirements and 
expectations as its majority shareholder, 
which is available on the Company’s website.

The Group contains two ‘domestic 
systemically important financial institutions’ 
in South Africa – OMEM and Nedbank. 
Old Mutual Group Holdings Limited 
(OMGH) operates as a holding company 
for these two businesses, in response to the 
expected requirements of South Africa’s 
Solvency Assessment and Management 
(SAM) regime. These businesses are also 
subject to applicable local governance 
expectations, including those contained 
in King III and, for Nedbank, the JSE’s 
Listings Requirements.

OMAM is listed on the New York Stock 
Exchange (NYSE). It is subject to the rules 
of the US Securities and Exchange 
Commission, the NYSE listing rules and 
other requirements applicable to US 
publicly-listed entities, including those of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition, 
as part of the arrangements leading up 
to its IPO in 2014, OMAM entered into 
a shareholders’ agreement giving the 
Company various rights with respect to 
the management and conduct of OMAM’s 
affairs. A copy of this agreement is 
available on the Company’s website.

Under the active portfolio manager model, 
a significant amount of responsibility for 
meeting local capital and liquidity 
requirements has been delegated to the 
subsidiary boards. However, the Board 
retains overall responsibility as well as 
specific responsibility for Group-level 
risks and for debt.

How big is the Board and 
how is it structured?
Old Mutual’s Board currently has 13 
members, two of whom are executive and 
11 of whom (including the Chairman) are 
non-executive. 

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Tenure of  
non-executive directors
Other than in exceptional circumstances, 
non-executive directors (including the 
Chairman) serve a maximum of nine years 
in office. This maximum period consists of 
two three-year terms, followed by up to 
three further one-year terms. 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 
and Governance Committee before 
their appointment is renewed.

The table below sets out the Board’s 
continuing membership in more detail 
and in order of original appointment.

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, 
based on recommendations made by the 
Group Chief Executive, reviews whether the 
necessary financial and human resources 

are in place for it to meet its objectives, and 
monitors management performance and 
performance reporting. It is kept informed 
about major developments affecting the 
Group through the Group Chief Executive’s 
and Group Finance Director’s regular 
reports. The DMF identifies the matters that 
are specifically reserved for Board decision 
and protocols governing escalation of 
issues to it and delegation of powers 
from it, to ensure clear allocation of 
responsibility for decision-making.

In accordance with the DMF, the Board 
has delegated its executive powers to the 
Group Chief Executive, with power to 
sub-delegate. The Group Chief Executive 
is supported by the Company’s Executive 
Committee (plc Exco) and the Managed 
Separation Strategy Committee (MS Stratco). 
The plc Exco supports the Group Chief 
Executive in the discharge of the powers 
delegated to him by the Board. The MS 
Stratco is the strategic decision-making 
forum for the implementation of the managed 
separation programme and it evaluates 
propositions for the approval of the Board 
regarding the managed separation.

In addition to its interaction with the two 
executive directors, the Board interacts with 
the other senior executive management 
(including senior executives of the Group’s 
main businesses) through their regular 
participation in Board meetings and 
other briefing sessions. 

Separately from the formal Board meeting 
schedule, the Chairman meets with the 
non-executive directors, with no executives 
present, to provide a forum where any 
issues can be raised. He also conducts 
an annual one-to-one performance 
evaluation of each of the non-executive 
directors, and any resulting action points 
are reported to the Nomination and 
Governance Committee. The Company 
also facilitates informal meetings among 
the non-executive directors, without the 
Chairman or any executive present. These 
meetings include the annual review of the 
Chairman’s own performance – led by 
the Senior Independent Director, who 
also obtains whatever input he considers 
appropriate from the executive directors.

The assignment of responsibilities between 
Chairman Patrick O’Sullivan and Group 
Chief Executive Bruce Hemphill ensures a 
clear division between running the Board 
and executive responsibility for running 
the Company’s business, as set out below.

The Board’s current membership

Role
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 Finance Director
Non-executive director
Group Chief Executive
Non-executive director

Name and nationality
Mike Arnold (British)
Patrick O’Sullivan (Irish)
Roger Marshall (British)
Alan Gillespie (British)
Nonkululeko  
Nyembezi-Heita (SA)
Danuta Gray (British)
Nkosana Moyo (Zim)
Zoe Cruz (US)
Adiba Ighodaro (British)

Ingrid Johnson (SA)
Vassi Naidoo (SA/British)
Bruce Hemphill (SA)
Trevor Manuel (SA)

Date of original  
appointment to the Board
September 2009
January 2010
August 2010
November 2010
March 2012

Date current term ends,  
where applicable
September 2017
January 2018
August 2017
November 2017
March 2018

Current term as director,  
where applicable 
3rd (Second year)
3rd (Second year)
3rd (First year)
3rd (First year)
2nd 

March 2013
September 2013
January 2014
January 2014

July 2014
May 2015
November 2015
January 2016

March 2019
September 2019
January 2020
January 2020

May 2018

January 2019

2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd

1st

1st

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Key roles and  
responsibilities
Chairman
 — Leading the Board
 — Ensuring the Board’s effectiveness 

and setting its agenda

 — Ensuring that the directors receive  

accurate, timely and clear information,  
and adequate time is available for 
discussion of all agenda items
 — Ensuring effective communication  

with shareholders

 — Promoting a culture of openness  

and debate

 — Ensuring constructive relationships 

between the executive and  
non-executive directors.
Group Chief Executive
 — Defining, creating and implementing 

strategy and objectives

 — Developing manageable goals  

and priorities

 — Leading and motivating the  

management teams

 — Developing proposals to present to 
the Board on all areas reserved for  
its judgement

 — Developing policies for approval by the 

Board and ensuring their implementation.

N AT I O N A L I T Y   
O F   B O A R D   M E M B E R S

1

6

6

  African 46%  
  UK and Europe 46%  
  US 8% 

Note: For the purposes of this table,  
Vassi Naidoo is treated as South African.

What was the directors’ 
attendance record 
during 2016?
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 2016.

Are the non-executive 
directors independent?
Of the 10 current non-executive directors 
(excluding the Chairman), the Board 
considers eight to be independent within 
the criteria set out in the UK Corporate 
Governance Code 2014; that is, they are 
independent in character and judgement 
and have no relationships or circumstances 
which are likely to affect their judgement, 
or could appear to affect it. These eight 
are: Mike Arnold, Zoe Cruz, Alan Gillespie, 
Danuta Gray, Adiba Ighodaro, 
Roger Marshall, Nkosana Moyo 
and Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita.

Attendance record

Mike Arnold
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Bruce Hemphill
Adiba Ighodaro
Ingrid Johnson
Trevor Manuel
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Vassi Naidoo
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita
Patrick O’Sullivan

Former director
Paul Hanratty

Board 
(scheduled 
only)

Board 
(scheduled 
and ad hoc)

Group 
Audit 
Committee

Board 
Risk 
Committee

Remuneration
Committee

Nomination and
Governance
Committee

Number of meetings attended/number of meetings eligible to attend

7/7
7/7
6/7
6/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
5/7
7/7
7/7
6/7
7/7
7/7

15/15
15/15
12/15
12/15
15/15
15/15
15/15
12/15
15/15
10/15
11/15
13/15
15/15

8/8
–
–
–
–
7/8
–
–
8/8
5/8
3/5
–
–

6/6
5/6
–
–
–
–
–
6/6
6/6
–
3/3
6/6
–

–
11/11
10/11
11/11
–
–
–
–
11/11
7/11
–
–
–

2/2

4/4

–

–

–

–
–
5/6
4/6
–
–
–
–
–
–
5/6
6/6
6/6

–

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A L L O C AT I O N   O F   
B O A R D   T I M E   D U R I N G   2 016

1

6

5

4
3

2

1.  Capital, business performance 

and finance 25%

2.  Strategy 45%
3.  People issues and succession 5%
4.  Regulatory matters,  

including Solvency II 10%
5.  Culture, responsible business  
and stakeholder matters 5%

6. Other 10%

As previously noted, Vassi Naidoo is not 
considered independent because he is 
chairman of Nedbank Group Limited, 
and circumstances may arise where he 
has to balance the fiduciary duties owed 
to both parent and subsidiary having 
regard to minority interests in the latter.

Trevor Manuel is the Chairman of OMGH, 
the holding company of both OMEM and 
Nedbank Group Limited. In light of the 
enhanced role that OMGH is expected 
to play as the South African Twin Peaks 
regulation comes into effect, Mr Manuel 
is not categorised as an independent 
non-executive director at plc level.

Who is the 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.

How many times did the 
Board meet during 2016, 
and where did it meet?
The Board met 15 times during 2016, of 
which seven meetings were scheduled and 
eight were additional meetings, which was 
more frequently than has been typical in 
recent years. The increase in meetings 
resulted from the adoption of the new 
strategy of managed separation. Two 
Board meetings (in June and December) 
were held in South Africa. The majority of 
the rest of the meetings were held at the 
Company’s Head Office in London, with 
ad hoc meetings being held by telephone.

Non-executive  
directors’ fees
The managed separation process has 
resulted in a significant increase in 
non-executive directors’ workload. This 
is demonstrated by the 15 Board meetings 
and 11 Remuneration Committee meetings 
held in 2016 relative to a normal schedule 
of seven to eight Board meetings and five 
or six Remuneration Committee meetings 
in a year. This level of responsibility and the 
resulting workload is expected to continue 
as the managed separation progresses. 
In addition, the majority of fees have not 
been subject to a substantial review since 
2014, resulting in them falling well behind 
market norms for a business of our 
size and complexity. In this context, the 
Chairman and the Group Chief Executive 
took the decision to increase fees with effect 
from 1 January 2017, to ensure that our 
non-executive directors are appropriately 
remunerated for the added responsibilities 
and significant demands that the managed 
separation has brought and will continue 
to bring over the coming period. The fee 
increases were positioned broadly in line 
with the FTSE 100 median. The fees for 
committee chair roles were positioned 
above median to reflect the additional 
workload that the managed separation 
introduced. We have also ensured that the 
fee increases are reasonable relative to 
large-cap JSE companies.

What did the Board do 
during 2016?
For the first three months of 2016, the 
Board’s focus was on reviewing and 
agreeing the Company’s new strategy of 
managed separation, as well as the usual 
activities of approving the Company’s  
2016-2018 business plan, the second interim 
dividend for 2015 and the contents of the 
2015 Annual Report and Accounts and 
preliminary results announcement. The 
new strategy was announced in March 

2016, following completion of a review 
undertaken by the Group Chief Executive 
and his senior executive team, supported 
by our external advisers.

For the remainder of the year, the Board 
focused on the implementation of the 
managed separation, whilst ensuring that 
the Company’s responsibilities as a listed 
company continued to be well managed, 
including the following matters:

 — Governance of the managed separation 
process, including internal management, 
decision-making and use of advisers, 
and management of its risks, following 
recommendations from the Board 
Risk Committee

 — Development of the investment case, 

equity stories and business plans of the 
four underlying businesses

 — The future strategy of OMEM and 

Nedbank, and OMEM’s readiness to 
stand alone as an independent business

 — The Company’s strategy for OMAM, 
including the acquisition of Landmark 
Partners, the market sell-down executed 
in December and other potential means 
of monetising the Company’s stake
 — Strategy and developments in OMW, 

including its corporate governance and the 
progress of its IT transformation project

 — Performance of the four businesses, 

as well as the 2017 to 2019 business plan 
and consideration of the first interim 
dividend for 2016

 — Arrangements for the wind-down of 

the Company’s Head Office, including 
the continued management of risks and 
processes for which the Head Office has 
been responsible and the management 
of the Company’s external debt
 — Briefings on economic, political and 
regulatory developments in South 
Africa and some of the Group’s other 
major markets.

In addition, the Board focused on the 
performance of the businesses, receiving 
regular reports from the Group Finance 
Director. The quality of this reporting has 
been enhanced this year, particularly to 
enable the Board to have a clearer line 
of sight on the effects of volatile markets 
on the Company and its businesses.

Are directors required  
to hold shares in the 
Company and what are  
their current interests?
Under the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, 
the Group Chief Executive is required 
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. For other executive directors 
the requirement is 150% of annual base 
salary within five years of appointment.

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The Board encourages, but does not 
require, non-executive directors to build up 
holdings equal to 50% of their annual base 
fees within 12 months after appointment 
and to increase this over time to 100% of 
their annual base fees. The target for the 
Chairman was set at 50% of his annual 
base fee, to be achieved over time.

Details of directors’ interests (including 
interests of their connected persons) in 
the share capital of the Company and its 
quoted subsidiaries, Nedbank Group 
Limited and OMAM, at the beginning and 
end of 2016 are set out in the table below. 
The interests of the executive directors in 
share options and forfeitable shares 
awards are described in the section of the 
Directors’ Remuneration Report entitled 
‘Directors’ shareholdings and share 
interests’. There were no changes to any 
of the interests between 31 December 2016 
and 8 March 2017.

Our business 
relies on the 
commitment, 
talent and 
diversity of our 
employees

Directors’ interests

At 31 December 2016 
(or date of resignation, if earlier)

Old Mutual plc
ordinary shares
26,475
34,500
13,000
14,175
48,3001
–
5251
–
45,000
10,000
–
28,667
100,000

Nedbank Group
Limited shares
–
–
–
–
–
–
10,0882
–
–
–
45,785
–
–

OM Asset
Management plc
shares
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Mike Arnold
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Bruce Hemphill 
Adiba Ighodaro
Ingrid Johnson
Trevor Manuel
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Vassi Naidoo
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita
Patrick O’Sullivan

Former directors
Paul Hanratty  
(resigned 12 March 2016)

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 
Nomination and Governance Committee 
considers other significant commitments or 
external interests of potential appointees as 
part of the selection process and discloses 
them to the Board when recommending 
an appointment. Non-executive directors 
are required to inform the Board of any 
subsequent changes to such commitments, 
which must be pre-cleared with the 
Chairman if material.

The presence of our directors and senior 
management on the boards of our 
subsidiaries creates a risk that their duties 
to the company of which they are a director, 
and to the Company as shareholder, may 
conflict. The managed separation has 
created an increased risk of these conflicts 

At 31 December 2015

Old Mutual plc
ordinary shares
26,475
34,500
13,000
14,175
–1
–
5251
–
45,000
10,000
–
13,839
100,000

Nedbank Group
Limited shares
–
–
–
–
–
–
18,8142
–
–
–
43,575
–
–

OM Asset
Management plc
shares
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

1  These figures do not include rights to forfeitable shares that have not yet vested, which are described in the Directors’ Remuneration Report.
2  These shares are currently held under the terms of the Nedbank Compulsory Bonus Share Scheme and the Nedbank Voluntary Bonus Share Scheme.

446,5781

–

–

446,5781

–

–

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of interests as the strategy for these 
businesses develops and is implemented.  
In addition to its existing processes, and the 
duties of those directors under applicable 
company law, the Company has 
established additional procedures for 
disclosing and managing those conflicts 
of interests and those situations which, 
although not strictly giving rise to a conflict 
of interest, might reflect differences of 
interests which need to be carefully 
managed.

The Company’s procedures for dealing 
with directors’ conflicts of interest continued 
to operate effectively during 2016 and 
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 
J3 to the financial statements.

The executive directors are permitted 
to hold and retain, for their own benefit, 
fees from one external (non-Group) 
non-executive directorship of another 
listed company (but not a chairmanship), 
subject to prior clearance by the Board 
and provided the directorship concerned 
is not in conflict or potential conflict with 
any of the Group’s businesses. None of 
the executive directors currently holds any 
external non-executive directorships of 
other publicly-quoted companies.

Has the Company granted 
indemnities to its directors?
In accordance with the Company’s Articles 
of Association, each director is granted 
an indemnity by the Company in respect 
of liabilities incurred as a result of their 
office, to the extent permitted by UK law. 
The Company has entered into formal 
deeds of indemnity in favour of each of the 
directors. The indemnities described above 
were in force throughout 2016 and have 
remained so up to the date of this report. 
The Company also maintains directors’ 
and officers’ liability insurance.

Leadership and 
effectiveness
Our business relies on the commitment, 
talent and diversity of our employees. In 
order to understand and meet the needs 
of customers better, we strive to have an 
employee population that is representative 
of the markets we serve. To attract and 
retain appropriately skilled employees, 
managers and executives, we maintain 
effective HR practices. 

P L C   B O A R D   G E N D E R   S P L I T   
A S   AT   31   D E C E M B E R   2 016

P L C   E XC O   G E N D E R   S P L I T   
A S   AT   31   D E C E M B E R   2 016

F

F

M

M

 Female 38%  
 Male 62% 

2018 target = >30%

 Female 33%  
 Male 67% 

2018 target = 30%

K E Y   R O L E S 1   
G E N D E R   S P L I T

G E N D E R   S P L I T   O F   P E R M A N E N T 
S TA F F

F

F

M

M

 Female 53% – 34,995 
 Male 47% – 31,212

We recognise that difference in its broadest 
sense is critical to our success and, while 
focus varies by country, increasing gender 
diversity is a priority for all of our 
businesses. We continue to exceed our 
diversity target of at least three female 
members of the Board, with female 
membership of our Board at 38% (five out 
of 13) for most of the year. Also, two of our 
six-member plc Exco are women. We also 
welcomed Sir John Parker’s review into the 
ethnic diversity of UK boards, and we were 
pleased to be in fifth place in the list of FTSE 
100 companies by number of ethnic 
minority directors. 

 Female 18%  
 Male 82% 

2018 target = 30%

1   Membership of the Executive Committees 
of the Company and the four businesses as 
at 31 December 2016 (50 positions in total)

What is the  
Company’s approach  
to ensuring diversity?
Each business is required to develop an 
environment that promotes the benefits 
of equal opportunities and diversity. 
Recruitment, promotion, selection for 
training and other aspects of employee 
management are free from discrimination 
– including on grounds of gender, race, 
disability, age, marital status, sexual 
orientation and religious belief. For 
our businesses in South Africa, these 
imperatives have to be balanced against 
their Broad-Based Black Economic 
Empowerment (B-BBEE) requirements.

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The main changes to the committees during 
2016 were that Trevor Manuel joined the 
Board Risk Committee when he became 
a director at the start of 2016 and Vassi 
Naidoo joined the Group Audit Committee, 
and stepped down from the Board Risk 
Committee, in May 2016.

The current membership of the Board’s 
main standing committees is as follows:
Group Audit Committee
Roger Marshall (Chairman) (since 2010) 
Mike Arnold (since 2009) 
Adiba Ighodaro (since 2014) 
Nkosana Moyo (since 2014)  
Vassi Naidoo (since May 2016).

Secretary to the committee: 
Colin Campbell succeeded Martin Murray 
on 1 June 2016.
Board Risk Committee
Mike Arnold (Chairman) (since 2010) 
Zoe Cruz (since 2014) 
Roger Marshall (since 2010) 
Trevor Manuel (since January 2016) 
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita (since 2013).

Other member of the committee during 
part of the year:  
Vassi Naidoo (May 2015 to May 2016).

Secretary to the committee:  
Colin Campbell (since 2012).
Nomination and  
Governance Committee
Patrick O’Sullivan (Chairman) (since 2010) 
Alan Gillespie (since 2010) 
Danuta Gray (since 2013) 
Vassi Naidoo (since May 2015) 
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita (since 2013).

Secretary to the committee:  
Colin Campbell succeeded Martin Murray 
on 1 June 2016.

We remain committed to improving our 
diversity and continue to strive towards the 
targets for 2018 that we set in 2013 – see the 
diagrams on the preceding page. We have 
invested significantly in our women’s 
networks and mentoring initiatives.

How do we ensure that 
Board members have 
the right knowledge to 
discharge their duties?
The composition of and succession plans 
for the Board are formally considered at 
least annually. We have developed a skills 
and industry experience matrix to help the 
Board assess the composition profiles of 
the Board and major subsidiary boards. 
The Nomination and Governance 
Committee regularly discusses talent 
and succession plans for the businesses’ 
Executive Committees.

Training and induction of 
non-executive directors
Training for Board members in 2016 
covered topics such as the EU Market 
Abuse Regulation, management of 
credit risk, briefings on political and 
economic developments and the role 
of the Group’s regulators.

The Company has a comprehensive 
induction programme for new 
non-executive directors to enable new 
appointees to the Board to familiarise 
themselves with the Group’s operations, 
financial affairs and strategic position 
so that they can make an effective 
contribution as soon as possible after they 
have joined the Board. This programme 
includes sessions with each of the four 
businesses and the Company’s auditors 
and external legal advisers. 

How is the performance 
of the Board and its 
committees reviewed?
Performance reviews of the Board and 
its standing committees are conducted 
annually and are carried out by an external 
expert at least once every three years. 
Under its current Chairman, the Board has 
invested a significant amount of effort in 
understanding its effectiveness through 

both internally and externally facilitated 
reviews using a range of approaches. 

The feedback from the 2015 review 
resulted in a number of actions being taken 
during 2016, which included in particular 
increasing the level of interaction and 
collaboration between the Board and the 
subsidiary boards. This was recognised 
to be of particular importance during the 
managed separation. However, in the light 
of the expected life of the Company as a 
listed company and the changes in the roles 
of the Board and its standing committees,  
a number of other actions were not  
taken forward.

The Board effectiveness review for 2016 
was conducted internally using an online 
questionnaire supplemented by one-to-one 
interviews with each Board member. 
The questionnaire sought feedback 
around a number of different aspects of 
the Board and its committees, including:

 — Board governance 
 — Managed separation
 — Decision-making.

A separate questionnaire was issued to 
gather feedback on the Chairman. 

The feedback was collated and reported 
back to the Board. The review concluded that:

 — The Chairman, the Board and its 

committees had operated effectively 
during 2016, with clarity of purpose 
and appropriate consideration given 
to stakeholder expectations. 

 — Despite the increased level of interaction 
with the subsidiary boards in 2016, there 
should be more engagement with those 
boards during 2017.

What are the Board’s 
standing committees 
and what did they do 
during the year?
The Board has a number of standing 
committees to which various matters 
are delegated in line with their terms 
of reference. 

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Remuneration Committee
For details of the Remuneration Committee, 
see the Directors’ Remuneration Report.
Other committees
The Board establishes special-purpose 
committees, as required, to deal with 
particular strategic projects or other 
matters. In connection with the managed 
separation, the Board has established 
a Managed Separation Urgent Issues 
Committee, consisting of the Chairman, the 
Senior Independent Director, the Chairmen 
of the Board’s standing committees and the 
Chairman of OMGH, for the purpose of 
being able to take time-critical decisions in 
relation to managed separation on behalf 
of the Board. All members of the Board are 
however entitled to attend and participate 
in meetings of that committee.

R E P O RT   F R O M   T H E
G R O U P   AU D I T   
C O M M I T T E E

Roger Marshall  
Chairman of the  
Group Audit Committee

Reports from the Board’s 
standing committees
The following reports on the activities 
of the Group Audit, Board Risk and 
Nomination and Governance Committees 
during 2016 have been submitted by their 
respective Chairmen. The activities of the 
Remuneration Committee are described 
in the Directors’ Remuneration Report 
later in this document.

The Group Audit Committee (the 
committee) met eight times during 2016. 
One meeting was held partly as a joint 
session with members of the Board Risk 
Committee to discuss the IT transformation 
projects in OMW and in South Africa, 
and the OMW Heritage business.

Group Audit 
Committee focus area

How the matter  
was reviewed

Assumptions related to policyholder 
liabilities recognised by the Group’s 
insurance businesses
The Group recognised insurance 
policyholder liabilities of £9,982 million at 
31 December 2016 (2016: £7,714 million). 
Estimation of these routinely involves 
assessment of risk exposures, expense 
allocations and business persistency.

Loan loss provisions
Loan loss provisioning requires the 
assessment of recoverable amounts, 
which requires judgement in the 
estimation of future payments.

At 31 December 2016, the Group’s 
total advances were £44,237 million, 
with related provisions of (£1,129 million) 
(2015: £31,724 million and (£759 million)). 
Loans outstanding are principally 
from Nedbank.

Goodwill
Goodwill and intangible assets amounted 
to £2,471 million at 31 December 2016 
(2015: £3,276 million). These balances 
principally relate to the OMW business 
but there are also significant balances 
in OMEM and Nedbank.

Valuation of investments and securities
Total investments and securities were  
£100,533 million at 31 December 2016  
(2015: £84,019 million) and investments in 
associated undertakings and joint ventures 
were £542 million at 31 December 2016 
(2015: £514 million).

We reviewed reports from the Group 
Chief Actuary and the external auditors. 
We also reviewed the conclusions of the 
subsidiary Audit Committees.

Items in particular focus were the 
accounting consequences of the 
transfer of certain risk policies in the 
South African life company to the new 
Policyholder Protection Fund and the 
assumptions for future expenses in the 
OMW Heritage business.

The committee considered this area in 
detail, particularly in light of the increased 
stresses affecting credit conditions that have 
taken place in South Africa during 2015 
and 2016, although conditions improved 
in the natural resources sector during 2016. 
The committee reviewed information 
related to detailed credit exposures. The 
committee was satisfied that adequate 
provisions were carried at 31 December 
2016 under current accounting standards.

Local governance structures provide 
assurance on the adequacy of loan loss 
provisioning and key matters arising 
were routinely highlighted in reports 
from the subsidiary audit committees. 
The committee held a joint meeting 
with the Board Risk Committee in South 
Africa to review the development of 
OMEM’s credit governance framework. 

The committee reviewed the impairment 
calculations on a preliminary basis in 
December 2016 and then reviewed 
updated calculations at the end of 
February 2017. The committee also 
looked at sensitivity analysis on the basis 
of declining growth rates and increasing 
discount rates.

The committee considered the valuation 
of investments and received reports from 
management and the external auditors. 
The vast majority of investments can be 
valued using current market practices. 
However, for certain private equity 
investments and others where there have 
not been recent market transactions, 
more judgement is required.

This analysis supported the committee in 
concluding that goodwill and intangible 
assets were in general appropriately 
valued but that an impairment in relation 
to goodwill carried in our East Africa 
business was appropriate.

The committee was, in general, 
satisfied with the valuation processes. 
The committee considered management’s 
proposal for an impairment in the carrying 
value of ETI, which included value-in-use 
estimates on a number of different 
scenarios and agreed the proposed 
impairment was appropriate. This issue 
was also examined in detail by the 
Nedbank Audit Committee. The resulting 
write-down was recognised in IFRS profit 
and loss, but excluded from AOP.

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G O V E R N A N C E   C O N T I N U E D

Membership of 
the committee
During the year, Vassi Naidoo joined the 
committee. Vassi has brought additional 
skills to the committee, including recent 
and relevant financial experience, which 
complements the existing mix of finance 
and business skills. A majority of the 
members of the committee have 
competence in accounting and auditing 
and committee members as a whole 
have experience of insurance, banking 
and investment.

Going concern and 
viability statement
We reviewed the materials submitted to 
the Board in support of the going concern 
statement and longer-term viability 
statement, and discussed the appropriate 
duration of and wording for this for the 
Board to approve. The viability statement 
required appropriate consideration in the 
light of the managed separation and its 
anticipated timetable.

Set out on page 91 is a summary of areas of 
focus during the year, in addition to the 
committee’s usual oversight responsibilities, 
which are described in the table on page 93.

Solvency II 
The committee has received regular reports 
during the year on the Group’s Solvency II 
reporting to the PRA and has received 
reports from the Group Chief Actuary 
and the external auditors concerning the 
Solvency II information as at 31 December 
2016 contained in this Annual Report.

Alternative profit measure
The Group makes a number of adjustments 
to IFRS profit to derive an AOP measure. 
This is common practice among peers. 
Some of these adjustments eliminate 
IFRS requirements that introduce distorting 
results, such as recognising gains or losses 
on own debt or recognising certain costs 
of financing in equity. Other adjustments 
seek to adjust the IFRS result in order to 
arrive at underlying profit by, for example, 
substituting a Long-Term Investment Return 
for the actual investment returns for the 
year. The committee reviews the 

appropriateness of the AOP measure 
on an ongoing basis. It also reviews the 
Long-Term Investment Return rate annually. 
The committee seeks to validate that the 
adjustments made in determining AOP are 
appropriate to the objective of presenting a 
measure of the long-term profitability of the 
business to users of the financial statements 
and is mindful of the FRC’s expectations in 
this area.

During the year, the committee considered 
a proposed change to AOP to continue to 
include the results of OMAM within AOP, 
despite it being held for sale, as it had 
been a subsidiary throughout the year. 
The committee agreed to this change, as 
to exclude OMAM from AOP would be 
confusing to users and would complicate 
the use of AOP in dividend and 
remuneration decisions. More generally, 
the committee considered whether it was 
appropriate to continue to use AOP during 
2017. The committee decided that it was still 
appropriate, as it is widely used by users 
of the financial statements and is a key 
determinant of dividend and remuneration 
decisions. However, more adjustments are 
likely to be necessary to deal with the effects 
of the managed separation.

Audit tender and rotation
A competitive tender for the Group’s 
external audit was last carried out in 2014. 
The outcome of the process was that the 
committee recommended that the Board 
should retain KPMG LLP as the Group’s 
external auditor from 2016 onwards, 
subject to the usual annual shareholder 
approval of their reappointment at 
forthcoming AGMs. The Board accepted 
this recommendation. 

During the year, we reviewed (with support 
from Group Internal Audit) KPMG LLP’s 
compliance with the commitments given to 
the Group as part of the tender process. 
The majority of these commitments 
have been delivered to management’s 
satisfaction and plans are in place to reach 
alignment on the other commitments.

However, some commitments will not 
be taken forward as a result of changes 
brought about by the managed separation.

External auditor 
effectiveness 
During the year, we reviewed KPMG LLP’s 
effectiveness as our current auditor (with 
support from Group Internal Audit) and 
confirmed satisfaction with the quality 
of the audit. The review analysed critical 
competencies expected of our external 
auditor and included feedback from 
key finance personnel from Group and 
subsidiary entities and audit committee 
members at subsidiaries and Group level. 

We also noted that a review by the FRC 
of the 2015 Group audit had identified 
no matters of concern.

The outcome underpins our 
recommendation to reappoint KPMG LLP 
in relation to the audit for the year ending 
31 December 2017 at this year’s AGM.

Non-audit services 
The Group operates within a clearly 
defined policy on the nature and amount 
of non-audit services that can be provided 
by the Group’s external auditor (see ‘Audit 
arrangements’ later in this Annual Report). 
The policy itself is formally reviewed 
annually. Under the revised policy which 
was adopted during the year, which 
incorporates the FRC’s final draft of its 
revised ethical standards, total fees for 
non-audit services are limited to a maximum 
of 25% of the total fees for external audit 
services unless I, as Chairman of the 
committee, specifically approve any fees in 
excess of this amount. In 2016, I authorised 
fees on a series of risk reviews in connection 
with OMW’s IT transformation project, 
which resulted in this limit being exceeded. 
The actual non-audit fee ratio for 2016 
was 29%.

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As Chairman of the committee, I am 
notified of expenditure on non-audit 
services monthly and for certain services 
I will be consulted for pre-approval. The 
committee reviews compliance with the 
non-audit services policy each quarter.

The committee is satisfied that KPMG 
LLP has been engaged by the Group in 
accordance with the requirements of this 
policy during 2016.

Internal Audit
The committee pays close attention to 
Internal Audit reports and to the progress 
of management actions to address 
weaknesses. Internal Audit continues to 
embed the recommendations of the 
recent Financial Services Internal Audit 
Code and in particular is encouraged to 
carry out work in advance of or in parallel 
with developments, rather than intervening 
after the event. Internal Audit’s overall 
conclusion for 2016 was that it had not 
observed any unmitigated material 
issues that would indicate that the 
overall control environment in the 
Group was unsatisfactory.

In 2016, we introduced a new quality 
assurance process for Internal Audit using 
an external professional services firm to 
perform an independent external quality 
assurance review as mandated by the 
International Standards for the Professional 
Practice of Internal Auditing (the Standards) 
and reporting directly to the committee. 
This review involved a sample of internal 
audit files across the Group and concluded 
that Internal Audit generally complies with 
the Standards .

The Group’s Internal Audit Charter remains 
unchanged from last year and is available 
on the Company’s website.

Primary responsibilities of the Group Audit Committee

Financial and capital reporting
 — Monitor the integrity of the Group’s financial statements and 

review the critical accounting policies

 — Review and challenge, where necessary, management’s critical 
accounting estimates and judgements in relation to the interim 
and annual financial statements

 — Review the content of the Annual Report and Accounts and 
interim results and advise the Board on whether, taken as a 
whole, the Annual Report is fair, balanced and understandable

 — Review the going concern and viability statements so as to be 
able to report the committee’s views on these to the Board
 — Consider the Group’s Solvency II capital calculations and 
methodologies, with input from the Group Chief Actuary 
and the external auditor

 — Preparation for the implementation of SAM and the Twin Peaks 

regulatory model in South Africa

 — Determine whether any training or education sessions are 

required by the committee on specific issues

 — Monitor and review the costs of the managed separation.

External audit
 — Make recommendations concerning the appointment, 
reappointment and removal of the external auditor
 — Be responsible for the Group’s audit tender process
 — Oversee the relationship with the external auditor, including 
the terms of engagement (including remuneration) and their 
effectiveness, independence and objectivity

 — Agree the policy for and provision of non-audit services
 — Agree the policy on the employment of former employees 

of the external auditor

 — Review the qualifications, expertise and resources of the 
external auditor and the effectiveness of the audit process
 — Approve the annual audit plan, to ensure that it is consistent 
with the scope of the audit engagement and co-ordinated 
with the activities of the Group’s Internal Audit function
 — Review the findings of audits with the external auditor and 
consider management’s responsiveness to audit findings 
and recommendations

 — Monitor the effectiveness of the external audit by a formal 

annual assessment and also the results of any reviews published 
by the Financial Reporting Council’s Audit Quality Review.

Internal Audit
 — Approve the appointment of the Group Internal Audit Director
 — Approve the annual Group Internal Audit plan
 — Review results of Internal Audit work and management 

plans to address issues raised

 — Review Internal Audit’s annual assessment of controls
 — Monitor external effectiveness reviews of Internal Audit.

Internal control and risk management
 — Review the effectiveness of systems for internal control, 

financial reporting and risk management

 — Liaise with subsidiary audit committees and ensure all 
relevant issues are communicated to the committee

 — Consider the major findings of any internal investigations 

into control weaknesses, fraud or misconduct and 
management’s response.

Whistleblowing
 — Review arrangements by which employees may confidentially 

raise  concerns about possible improprieties in financial 
reporting or other matters.

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R E P O RT   F R O M   T H E
B OA R D   R I S K   
C O M M I T T E E

Mike Arnold
Chairman of the  
Board Risk Committee

The Board is responsible for maintaining 
sound risk management and internal 
control systems. In order to meet that 
objective, it has mandated the Board Risk 
Committee (the committee) to reinforce 
a strong risk culture by ensuring that the 
Group fulfils its strategic objectives within 
the stated risk framework, that poor 
practice in risk management is challenged, 
and that sustained improvements in risk 
management are made. During 2016, the 
committee continued to meet that objective 
by overseeing, reviewing and monitoring 
the risk management and governance of 
the Group’s four businesses, as well as 
spending a substantial amount of its time 
considering both the risks of adopting the 
Company’s managed separation strategy 
and the management of risk during the 
managed separation process.

The committee met formally six times during 
the year, of which five were scheduled and 
one was an additional ad hoc meeting. Part 
of one of the scheduled meetings was held 
jointly with the Group Audit Committee. The 
Chief Risk Officer, the Group Chief Actuary 
and the Group Internal Audit Director 
attended all the meetings. The external 
auditor was invited to attend all of the 
meetings. As well as these six meetings, 
the committee held four workshop 
sessions to look more deeply at specific 
risk management issues. Also, during the 
finalisation of the managed separation 
strategy by the Board prior to its 
announcement in March 2016, part of the 
key Board meeting which evaluated the 
new strategy was given over to a detailed 
review of the risks of that strategy as 
compared with the risks of continuing with 
the Group’s previous strategy. This work 
was commissioned by the committee and 
I chaired that part of the Board meeting.

The committee received a report from 
the Group Chief Risk Officer on risk and 
regulatory matters at each of its scheduled 
meetings during 2016, in which changes 
to the Group’s risk profile were identified 
and discussed. 

Areas of focus
During our meetings and workshops 
in 2016, we focused on:

 — The risks of all aspects of the 
Company’s new strategy of 
managed separation, including:
 − the risks of the strategy itself 
and the risks to executing it
 − the effective governance and 

management of the Company’s 
risks and regulatory responsibilities 
as the Company’s Head Office winds 
down its activities

 − risk appetite and liquidity impacts, 
both in general and at different 
points during execution of the 
managed separation

 − risks of implementing particular 
transactions and strategies at 
particular points in time, such as 
the risks of launching the tender 
for the Company’s Tier 1 Bonds

 — The Group’s Own Risk and Solvency 
Assessment (ORSA), under which the 
Group identifies and assesses its risks 
and determines the resources necessary 
to ensure that its solvency needs are met 
and are sufficient to achieve its business 
strategy. This included analysing a series 
of scenarios as a means of testing the 
forward-looking assessment of risk such 
as, in particular, the risks of a downturn 
in the South African macroeconomic 
environment (including a downgrade in 
the country’s sovereign credit rating) and 
the risks of the UK’s exit from the EU (in the 
run-up to the referendum in June 2016)
 — Changes to the Group Operating Model 
(now the Decision-Making Framework) 
which were needed in order to facilitate 
and promote the Company’s new strategy 
and the shift to the ‘active portfolio 
manager’ model of governance.

 — Assessments of the Group’s capital and 
solvency position, including the impact of 
the external macroeconomic environment 
and of market volatility

 — The oversight and governance of credit risk 
and liquidity risk, especially in OMEM and 
in particular the businesses within OMEM 
which undertake lending to retail customers

During 2016, 
we focused on 
the risks of all 
aspects of the 
Company’s 
new strategy 
of managed 
separation

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 — Proposed acquisitions, disposals and other 
strategic projects being undertaken by the 
Group, including the execution of OMW’s 
business transformation arrangements, 
the IT transformation project in OMEM’s 
South African business, the acquisition 
of Landmark Partners by OMAM and 
other potential acquisitions and disposals 
across the Group.

I received updates between the scheduled 
meetings through my regular meetings 
with the Group Chief Risk Officer and the 
Group Chief Actuary. The committee also 
held a private meeting with the Group 
Chief Risk Officer.

In connection with the finalisation of the 
Group’s annual results, the committee 
reviewed and approved the Chief Risk 
Officer’s report for the Remuneration 
Committee in order to assist that committee 
in its deliberations.

The committee also undertook a review 
of its performance against its terms of 
reference. The committee complied with 
the vast majority of the requirements of the 
terms of reference and put plans in place 
to ensure that the remaining items could 
be addressed.

During 2016, the majority of the 
committee’s meetings and workshops 
involved the participation of board 
members and executives from the Group’s 
four businesses. We held sessions with them 
covering a number of the focus areas 
highlighted above. Also, either Roger 
Marshall or I personally attended meetings 
of the risk and audit committees of the 
major subsidiaries of the Group. We have 
ongoing dialogue with the independent 
non-executive directors of those 
subsidiaries who chair their committees. 

Plans for 2017
In 2017, the committee will be closely 
involved in the review and execution 
of the Company’s managed separation 
strategy, as well as preparations for the 
implementation of SAM and the Twin Peaks 
regulatory model in South Africa. The 
committee will also work even more closely 
with the risk committees of the Group’s 
businesses as they move towards being 
ready to stand alone, in order to share the 
insight and experience which the committee 
has gained through its oversight of the risks 
of the Group.

R E P O RT   F R O M   T H E
N O M I N AT I O N   A N D 
G OV E R N A N C E   C O M M I T T E E

Patrick O’Sullivan
Chairman of the Nomination  
and Governance Committee

Our role as the Nomination and 
Governance Committee (the committee) is 
to review and make recommendations to 
the Board on the appointment of directors, 
the structure of the Board and the 
appropriate governance arrangements 
between Old Mutual plc as the parent 
company and its underlying major 
businesses. We also review development 
and succession plans for senior executive 
management and certain appointments 
to the boards and standing committees 
of principal subsidiaries in line with the 
Decision-Making Framework. We receive 
regular updates on the composition of 
principal subsidiary boards, which include 
details of the skills represented on such 
boards and the subsidiary companies’ 
own succession plans. This will enable 
us to ensure that these bodies are 
equipped to deliver the Group’s strategy 
of managed separation.

In planning for refreshing and renewing 
the Board’s composition, we aim to ensure 
that changes take place without undue 
disruption, that there is an appropriate 
balance of experience and length of 
service and that our process for identifying 
and recommending candidates as 
Board directors is formal, rigorous and 
transparent. In identifying candidates 
and making recommendations, we pay 
appropriate regard to the independence 
of candidates, their ability to meet the 
expected time commitment involved and 
their suitability and willingness to serve on 
Board committees.

During 2016, the committee agreed that 
Vassi Naidoo should step down from the 
Board Risk Committee and join the Group 
Audit Committee (GAC), in order to ensure 
a better balance of directors on these two 
committees. The committee concluded that 
Vassi’s skills and experience, particularly 
regarding accounting and auditing 
matters, would augment the existing 
composition of the GAC. The committee 
also approved changes to the Company’s 
senior executive management team in 
order to position that team better to oversee 
and deliver the managed separation. 

In view of the managed separation, the 
committee has increased its focus on the 
composition of the boards and of the senior 
executive management of the Group’s four 
businesses, including their development 
and succession plans. The committee 
agreed a process with the OMW board for 
an independent chairman to be identified, 
leading to the selection of Glyn Jones 
as its new Chairman. The committee has 
also been closely involved as Glyn has 
commenced the process for strengthening 
the OMW board to position it for its future 
life as a standalone entity. In addition, 
and whilst it was a matter of regret for the 
committee that Ralph Mupita resigned as 
CEO of OMEM, the committee has agreed 
a process with the OMEM board for a new 
CEO to be identified.

We continue to plan for the anticipated 
introduction of Twin Peaks regulation in 
South Africa and ensuring that Old Mutual 
Group Holdings (OMGH), the South 
African holding company of OMEM and 
Nedbank, has the necessary facilities and 
governance arrangements in place to fulfil 
regulatory expectations. Trevor Manuel 
became chairman of OMGH this year, 
succeeding Paul Hanratty. The committee 
is evaluating proposals for the future 
composition of the OMGH board and 
of the boards of other South African 
companies which may need to exercise 
oversight over our businesses in the country. 

In addition to our work described above, 
we continued during the year to monitor 
talent management and diversity initiatives, 
progress against action items identified by 
the previous year’s externally-facilitated 
Board effectiveness review, and the process 
for conducting the 2016 review.

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The committee considers the current 
Board composition at Old Mutual plc 
level suitable for the Group’s business 
requirements. Following adoption of 
the strategy of managed separation, 
the planned programme of non-executive 
director retirements from the Board 
referred to in last year’s Annual Report 
has been suspended as it lacks relevance 
to a company which is winding down 
its operations. The existing Board is 
currently anticipated to stay in place 
until the managed separation process 
is substantially complete, although this 
will be kept under active review.

How has the launch of 
the managed separation 
affected our Investor 
Relations Programme 
in 2016?
We have adapted our plans and strategy 
to reflect that the objective during 
managed separation is to highlight 
the underlying operations of the four 
businesses, their performance and 
the activities of the holding company.

We conducted separate roadshows for 
individual businesses. We held a capital 
markets event during the year which was 
webcast and had over 100 attendees. 
The event programme was:

 —  Introduction to the day and overview 
of managed separation strategy – 
Bruce Hemphill (Group Chief Executive)

 — OMW presentation and Q&A – 
Paul Feeney and Steve Braudo 
(CEO and COO of OMW)

 — Nedbank presentation and Q&A – 
Mike Brown (CEO of Nedbank)
 — OMEM presentation and Q&A – 
Ralph Mupita (CEO of OMEM)
 — OMAM presentation and Q&A – 

Peter Bain (CEO of OMAM)

 — Execution of the strategy – Rob Leith 
(Director of Managed Separation)
 — Unlocking value and closing remarks – 

Bruce Hemphill.

A significant number of sell-side research 
analysts specialising in UK Wealth 
Management attended the event.

We continue to make significant efforts 
to educate the public markets and to 
communicate openly with our shareholders, 
institutional debt and equity investors 
around the world, and sell-side analysts by 
means of a proactive investor relations (IR) 
programme run by a small, dedicated IR 
team based in London and South Africa. 
The team works closely with the media 
relations, responsible business and public 
affairs teams around the Group. Old Mutual’s 
investor base is very diverse in both investor 
style and geographic location and the Group 
has around 440,000 retail shareholders.

In 2016, we conducted investor meetings 
in the UK, South Africa, North America 
and continental Europe, involving 204 
individual institutions. Most meetings 
involved the Group Chief Executive, the 
Group Finance Director or another 
member of the plc management team. The 
Group Finance Director continued to build 
relationships during 2016, in particular 
one-to-one meetings with sell-side analysts 
in Europe and South Africa. As part of the 
managed separation, we embarked on a 
programme to introduce existing potential 
shareholders to the management teams 
of the four businesses so that they start 
to develop their own relationships.

Copies of all investor presentations and, 
where appropriate, transcripts are posted 
on the Company’s website so that they 
are accessible to shareholders generally. 
Currently 13 sell-side analysts from Europe 
and South Africa actively publish research 
on the Company. We encourage sell-side 
analysts to cover the Company – giving 
investors their opinions on the Group’s 
valuation, performance and the business 
environment in which it operates – and 
also to make meaningful comparisons 
with our peers. 

The Chairman makes contact with 
major investors and meets them as 
required. The Senior Independent 
Director is also available for 
interaction with shareholders. Matters 
raised in these governance-focused 
meetings during 2016 included the 
Company’s strategy, regulatory 
developments, remuneration, succession 
planning, diversity and transformation.

The Chairman, and the Chair of the 
Remuneration Committee, had extensive 
engagements with shareholders to discuss 
the new directors’ remuneration policy, 
including the MSIP, which was subsequently 
approved at the Company’s General 
Meeting in June 2016. The IR team 
updates the Board on issues arising 
from communications with the investment 
community. It also commissions independent 
surveys to inform the Board about how 
major investors see the Company’s 
management and performance.

Our intranet gives employees easy access 
to key information about the Group, 
including its culture, vision, strategy and 
financial performance. Regular senior 
management roadshows give employees 
further opportunities to understand more 
about the aims of the Group.
Number of investor events 
during 2016 (excluding sell-side 
and governance meetings)
 — 247 events in total
 — 216 with management (31 IR only)
 — 204 institutions.

What are the arrangements 
for Annual General 
Meetings (AGMs)?
The Board uses the AGM, held at the 
Company’s Head Office in London each 
year, to comment on the Group’s results for 
the previous year and developments during 
the current year to date. Shareholders 
also have the opportunity to ask the Board 
questions. 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 formal 
business items at the AGM are conducted 
on a poll, rather than by a show of hands. 
The Company’s share registrars ensure 
that all properly submitted proxy votes are 
counted, and a senior member of the UK 
registrar’s staff acts as scrutineer to ensure 
that votes cast are correctly received 
and recorded.

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Each substantially separate issue at the 
AGM is dealt with by a separate resolution 
and the business of the meeting always 
includes a resolution on the receipt and 
adoption of the Report and Accounts. 

The notice of AGM is sent out to 
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.
Who will be standing for 
election or re-election at 
this year’s AGM?
All the current directors will stand for or 
re-election at this year’s AGM and the 
Board will recommend that every director 
who is standing should be re-elected. Brief 
biographical details of all the directors are 
contained in the Board of Directors section 
earlier in this Annual Report. Additional 
information about them, and further 
details of the basis on which the Board 
has assessed each director’s performance 
and recommends their re-election, are set 
out in the shareholder circular relating to 
the AGM.

What is the Company’s 
issued share capital and 
who are the Company’s 
largest shareholders?
The Company’s issued share capital at 
31 December 2016 was £563,421,277 
divided into 4,929,936,178 ordinary 
shares of 113⁄7p each (2015: £563,273,444 
divided into 4,928,642,637 ordinary shares 
of 113⁄7p each). The total number of voting 
rights in the Company’s issued ordinary 
share capital at 31 December 2016 was 
also 4,929,936,178.

During 2016, the Company issued 
1,293,541 ordinary shares of 113⁄7p each 
under employee share schemes at an 
average price of £1.5375 per share. 

At 31 December 2016, 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 its shares are 
listed, its own shares up to an aggregate 
of 492,870,000 shares. It bought back no 
shares during 2016 or during the period 
up to 8 March 2017.

In the period 1 January to 8 March 2017, the 
Company issued a further 30,396 shares 
under its employee share schemes at an 
average price of £1.609 each. As a result, 
the Company’s issued share capital at 

Substantial interests in the Company’s shares

At 31 December 2016, the following substantial interests in voting rights in relation to 
the Company’s shares had been declared to the Company in accordance with the 
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules:

Public Investment Corporation of the Republic of South Africa
BlackRock Inc.
Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Limited

Number of 
voting rights
541,196,818
261,673,856
245,831,935

% of 
voting rights
10.98%
5.3%
4.98%

8 March 2017 was £563,424,751 divided 
into 4,929,966,574 ordinary shares of 
113⁄7p each. The total number of voting 
rights at that date was also 4,929,966,574.

There have been no other notifications of 
disclosable interests by shareholders and 
no notifications of changes to the interests 
set out in the table of substantial interests 
in the Company’s shares above between 
31 December 2016 and 8 March 2017.
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. The Corporate Governance 
section of the Company’s website provides 
a summary of these (along with certain 
other information relating to dividends, 
directors and amendments to the 
Company’s articles of association) and the 
Company’s current articles of association.

What is the Company’s 
dividend policy and 
what dividend will 
be paid for 2016?
The Board intends to pursue a dividend 
policy reflecting the operational cash 
generation, investment and liquidity 
needs of the Group, as well as the 
capital requirements of the underlying 
businesses, and will target a dividend 
cover equivalent to 2.5 to 3.5 times 
Group AOP earnings for each annual 
reporting period, with the first interim 
dividend cover equivalent to 3 times 
Group AOP earnings for the first interim 
period. With effect from the first interim 
dividend for 2017, dividends in currencies 
other than sterling will be paid in local 
currency on the basis of the average 
effective exchange rate over the relevant 
six-month period after taking into account 
hedging activities and timing of remittances 
for the relevant period.

Consistent with this policy, the Board 
has declared a second interim dividend 
for 2016 of 3.39p per share (or its 
equivalent in other applicable currencies). 
This, together with the first interim dividend 
of 2.67p per share paid in October 2016, 
equates to 3.2 times AOP earnings cover 
for the full year. 

Further information on the second interim 
dividend for 2016 (including the currency 
equivalents) is given in the Shareholder 
Information section at the back of this 
Annual Report.

S H A R E H O L D E R   
A N A LY S I S

1

9
8
6 7
5
4

3

2

1.  South African institutional 43.5% 
2. UK 14.6% 
3.  USA 13.9% 
4.  Rest of Europe 5.0% 
5.  Rest of the world 4.9% 
6.  South African retail 4.8% 
7.  BEE 1.9% 
8. Policyholders 1.3% 
9.   Miscellaneous and  
unidentified 10.1%

Source: Nasdaq

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Why is the Company paying 
a second interim dividend 
instead of a final dividend?
As with 2015, the final dividend for 2016 
has been declared as a second interim 
dividend, which does not require 
shareholder approval at the AGM. 
Consequently, the second interim dividend 
is revocable by the Board until paid. This 
means that the Company is able to pay 
the dividend at the end of April. This also 
means that, under Solvency II rules, the 
Company’s ordinary shares continue to 
qualify as eligible regulatory capital. 

What other factors are 
relevant in determining 
dividend payments?
In addition to giving specific consideration 
to the Company’s dividend policy, all 
dividend declarations are assessed by the 
Board in the context of their impact on the 
viability of the Company, as described 
elsewhere in this report. 

Dividend declarations must also take account 
of the distributable reserves of the holding 
company, Old Mutual plc, which were 
£2,059 million at 31 December 2016. 
In assessing the distributable reserves 
of the Company, management also 
considers its ability to access subsidiary 
distributable reserves.

The Group capital management policy 
also takes account of provisions in the 
OMLAC(SA) demutualisation agreement 
which restrict the application of South 
African dividend remittances to the 
payment of Company dividends.

We have 
adapted our 
plans and 
strategy to 
reflect that 
the objective 
during managed 
separation is 
to highlight 
the underlying 
operations of the 
four businesses

What dividends were 
waived during 2016?
During 2016, trustees of the Company’s, 
Quilter Cheviot’s and the Company’s South 
African subsidiary employee benefit trusts 
waived dividends on certain shares in the 
Company held by them relating to awards 
where the scheme participants were not 
entitled to receive dividends pending 
vesting. The total number of shares 
concerned was 13,292,116 for the second 
interim dividend for 2015 and 25,893,799 
for the first interim dividend for 2016.

Audit arrangements 
Who is the Company’s 
external auditor and 
how much is it paid?
KPMG LLP (or, before 2014, its related 
associated entity KPMG Audit Plc) has been 
the Company’s external auditor since 1999. 
We have made arrangements with KPMG 
LLP for appropriate audit director rotation 
in line with the requirements of the UK 
Auditing Practices Board. The current audit 
engagement partner in the UK, Jonathan 
Holt, assumed this role in June 2016.

The Group Audit Committee report above 
describes how that committee satisfies itself 
about the external auditor’s performance 
and its recommendation to reappoint 
KPMG LLP (which has expressed its 
willingness to continue in office) as auditor 
for 2017 at this year’s AGM. The Company 
has not entered into any contractual 
restriction preventing it from considering 
a change of auditor.

During the year ended 31 December 2016, 
fees paid by the Group to KPMG LLP 
and its associates totalled £15.1 million 
for audit services (2015: £13.8 million) 
and £3.7 million for tax compliance, 
audit-related assurance, corporate 
finance transactions and other non-audit 
services (2015: £3.5 million). In addition 
to the above, Nedbank paid a further 
£3.3 million (2015: £3.1 million) to Deloitte 
in respect of joint audit arrangements. 

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The Group Audit Committee has approved 
detailed guidelines as part of the Group’s 
policy on non-audit services, which are 
summarised in the Corporate Governance 
section of our website.

Risk assessment 
and financial control 
environment
What is the Company’s 
internal control 
environment and 
how is it monitored?
The Group’s finance function actively 
monitors the quality of the Group’s 
financial reporting controls, by seeking 
positive affirmation from its principal 
subsidiary businesses twice-yearly to 
the effect that key controls safeguarding 
reliable, accurate and timely Group 
external IFRS reporting are in place 
and operating effectively. 

Management assessed the effectiveness 
of this framework at 31 December 2016, 
based on the criteria described in 
‘Internal Control – Integrated Framework’ 
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission, 
and concluded that it was effective. 
Management reports on the status of these 
controls to the Group Audit Committee, and 
this has enabled the committee to support 
the Board in concluding that it can rely on 
the operation of these controls as part of 
its review of internal control effectiveness 
referred to above.

An ongoing process for identifying, 
evaluating and managing the significant 
risks faced by the Group and its businesses 
has been in place for the year ended 31 
December 2016 and up to this report’s date 
of approval, as described in more detail 
below. Further details of the Group’s risk 
and capital management disciplines are 
described earlier in this Annual Report.

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 four businesses 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

We remain committed to 
having a robust internal 
control environment 
across the Group

 — The quality of internal and external 

reporting

 — Compliance with applicable laws and 

regulations, and with internal policies on 
the conduct of business.

The system of internal control is designed 
to manage, rather than eliminate, the risk 
of failure to achieve the Group’s business 
objectives. It 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. This review covers all 
material controls including financial, 
operational and compliance controls 
and risk management systems

 — A certification process, under which all 
businesses 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 the Group Internal Audit function. 
The committee also receives reports from 
the external auditor, which include details 
of significant internal control matters that 
have been identified during the course of 
their work.

These activities supplement the regular 
risk management activities which are 
performed on an ongoing basis.

The certification process described above 
does not apply to some joint ventures 
where the Group does not exercise full 
management control. In these cases, the 
Company 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.

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Internal Audit teams across the four 
businesses use a single audit methodology 
which meets the international standards 
set by the Institute of Internal Auditors. 
Issues raised by Internal Audit in 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.

The GIAD submits formal reports 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.

As reported last year, a quality assurance 
process is now in place for internal audit, 
and an update on this is included in the 
report from the chairman of the Group 
Audit Committee.

Can you confirm that 
the Company is a 
going concern?
The Group’s financial position, its cash 
flows, liquidity position and borrowing 
facilities are described in the Financial 
review and the Risks section of this Annual 
Report. In addition, Notes F1 to F5 to the 
financial statements 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 risk as well as their sensitivities.

A quality assurance process is 
now in place for internal audit

The Board confirms that, in accordance 
with the processes described above and in 
the Risks section of this Annual Report, it 
has, in conjunction with the Board Risk 
Committee, carried out a robust assessment 
of the principal risks facing the Company, 
including those that would threaten its 
business model, future performance, 
solvency or liquidity. The relevant risks and 
the manner in which they are being 
managed or mitigated are explained in 
more detail in the Risks section of this 
Annual Report.

What is the role of 
Group Internal Audit?
The purpose of Group Internal Audit 
(GIA) is to help the Board and executive 
management to protect the assets, 
reputation and sustainability of the 
Group. GIA does this by assessing whether 
all significant risks are identified and 
appropriately reported by management 
and the Risk function to the Board and 
executive management; assessing whether 
they are adequately controlled; and 
challenging executive management to 
improve the effectiveness of governance, 
risk management and internal controls.

GIA’s work is focused on the areas of 
greatest risk, both current and emerging, 
to the Group 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. The Board is able to confirm 
that this was the case for 2016.

There are Internal Audit teams 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). Heads of 
audit in majority-owned subsidiaries have 
a dual reporting line to the GIAD.

During 2016, the GIAD reported 
functionally to the Chairman of the Group 
Audit Committee and administratively to the 
Group Chief Executive. The GIAD attends 
all meetings of the Group Audit Committee, 
and has unrestricted access to the Group 
Chief Executive and the Chairman of the 
Board, as well as open invitations to attend 
any meetings of the subsidiary audit 
committees, the Board Risk Committee 
and the plc Exco.

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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 its objectives. 
The Group’s capital and cash flow under 
the Solvency II Directive are stress tested 
and are within the limits described in the 
Risks section in order to identify those risks 
that would threaten the Group’s solvency 
and liquidity. 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.

Based on its enquiries, the Board has a 
reasonable expectation that the Company 
and the Group have adequate resources 
to continue in operational existence for 
the next 12 months. Accordingly, it continues 
to adopt the going concern basis in 
preparing the financial statements.

The Board’s assessment of going concern 
is underpinned by the enquiries and 
assessments it has made in the course 
of its assessment of the Group’s viability, 
which is set out in further detail below. 

Is the Board satisfied that 
the Group’s businesses are 
viable in the longer term?
The Board routinely assesses the 
reasonableness of the expectation that the 
Company and Group will have adequate 
resources to continue in operational 
existence for the foreseeable future. In view 
of the managed separation, and the fact 
that the Company’s strategy is to divide the 
Group into its four businesses, the Board 
has had to make an assessment that both 
the Company itself and each of the four 
businesses will be able to continue in 
operational existence on that basis.

In addition to enabling the Board to 
conclude that the Company is a going 
concern, this assessment has enabled the 
Board to confirm that the Company and 
wider Group will remain viable, such that 
they are able to settle their liabilities as they 
fall due in the longer term, meaning for this 
purpose the period up to the end of 2019. 
Although, as a result of the managed 
separation, it is intended that the Group 
will not exist in its current form by 2019, an 
analysis of the companies expected to be 
comprised in each of the current Group’s 
four businesses indicates that, on a 
standalone basis, each business will be 
viable. In addition, although it is expected 
that the Company will cease to be the 
listed parent company of the Group, 
the Company itself will retain sufficient 
resources to meet its obligations in its 
reduced state. In reaching this conclusion, 

the Board has assessed projections 
covering the period from 2017 to 2019, as 
set out in the Group’s rolling three-year 
business plan, which was formally 
approved by the Board. 

These projections include analysis of the 
Group’s and businesses’ current and 
prospective financial performance 
and cash flows on which forecasts of its 
regulatory capital, liquidity and financial 
positions have been based. The exact 
composition of the groups of companies 
which will constitute the standalone 
OMEM and OMW businesses has not been 
definitively concluded, but this composition 
is not expected to have any material impact 
on the viability of those businesses.

The Board considers a three-year outlook 
when considering the longer-term viability 
of the businesses of the Group. This is the 
period for which the Group prepares 
its detailed business plan which sets 
out the businesses’ prospective operating 
performance and financial position, 
including its capital position.

Some Group businesses write business that 
is very long term in nature, especially in the 
area of life assurance and pensions. This 
is accounted for appropriately, applying 
well-established actuarial principles. In 
adopting a three-year time horizon for this 
viability statement (which is a requirement 
under the UK Corporate Governance Code 
2014), no inference should be drawn about 
a lack of viability of the Group in relation 
to such longer-term commitments.

In assessing the viability of the Group and 
the businesses, consideration has been 
given to the applicable regulatory capital 
requirements. This has included an 
assessment of the Company’s Solvency II 
position over the period of the managed 
separation. This has been addressed 
by overlaying the financial impacts of a 
number of managed separation scenarios 
on to the ‘base case’ business plan. In 
considering the possible steps required 
to undertake the process of managed 
separation, the Board has routinely taken 
into consideration the adequacy of the 
Group’s capital and resources in the 
relevant geographies and in light of the 
appropriate local regulatory obligations 
to enable it to achieve the desired 
strategic outcome.

The Group 
is in a strong 
financial 
position and 
is well placed 
to manage its 
business risks 
successfully

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As the Group’s ongoing viability is 
additionally subject to certain factors that 
are beyond the control of its directors, such 
as future macro-environmental conditions 
and the political situation of the countries 
in which it operates, further analysis has 
been performed to ensure that, barring 
unforeseen circumstances, these do not 
pose a material threat to the viability of 
the Group. As a consequence, the base 
case business plan and related managed 
separation scenarios have been subject 
to stress testing and risk assessment. 
The principal risks considered in these 
scenarios are consistent with those set 
out elsewhere in this Annual Report. In 
addition to the more severe stress tests and 
scenarios, management and the Board 
also consider milder downside sensitivities 
as part of routine Board reports. The 
Group and Company also maintain 
contingency plans and resources to deal 
with potential adverse developments, 
which have been reviewed by the Board.

Has all relevant information 
been disclosed to 
the auditor?
The directors who held office at the date 
of approval of this Annual Report confirm 
that, so far as they are each aware, there is 
no relevant audit information of which the 
Company’s auditor is 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 auditor was aware of 
that information.

Other Directors’ 
Report matters
As an international business active in many 
countries, the Group operates through 
subsidiaries, branches, joint ventures and 
associated companies established in, and 
subject to the laws and regulations of, many 
different jurisdictions.

Responsible 
business 
practices are core 
components of 
the Company’s 
risk management 
strategy

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:

 — £800 million Revolving Credit Facility dated 
22 August 2014, as amended, between the 
Company, various syndicate banks (the 
Banks) and Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
International 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).

What is our approach 
to being a responsible 
business?
Responsible business practices are core 
components of the Company‘s risk 
management strategy. We have a network 
of people who manage and monitor our 
responsible business approach. Each of 
our four businesses has named a senior 
executive with overall responsibility for 
these issues. Following the adoption of 
managed separation as our strategy, the 
role played by the Company in developing 
the responsible business vision is being 
transferred to the businesses. However, 
a Responsible Business Forum has been 
established by the Company and is used by 
the Company’s Head of Responsible 
Business to ensure that our commitment 

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to remaining a responsible business 
throughout the managed separation is 
met and to enable the businesses to receive 
the necessary support to develop their 
responsible business practices as part 
of their preparations to stand alone 
as independent businesses.

What is our commitment 
to human rights?
Our commitment to respect human 
rights and to comply with the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights is embedded 
in our Code of Conduct and employment 
practices. This commitment has not 
changed as a result of managed 
separation and we are working with the 
businesses to transfer our understanding 
of the risks and responsibilities relating 
to human rights to them. As part of the 
transition, we are building local-level 
engagement and collaboration with a 
range of stakeholders, including those 
in our supply and investment chains, 
to support the process.

Whilst each business embeds its response 
to our Positive Futures Plan into its business 
strategy, responsible investment remains a 
priority for all four businesses. We continue 
to build on our understanding and 
approach to the identification and 
management of the human rights risks 
to which we may be exposed through 
our investments. We also assess the impact 
of new investments on the protection and 
respect of human rights and for potential 
human rights abuses.

Each business is identifying priority areas 
to mitigate risk and taking steps to ensure 
it does not cause or contribute to any 
negative human rights impacts. This 
work will continue during the managed 
separation and forms part of our 
responsible business transition plans. In 
particular, as each business puts in place 
risk management and responsible business 
governance structures at a local level which 
are fit for the future of its business, human 
rights risks are being taken into account.

In addition to our ongoing approach 
we have been working specifically on 
compliance with the UK Modern Slavery 
Act 2015 (MSA), focusing this work on 
OMW given the managed separation. 
We have produced a standalone MSA 
statement which is available to download 
from: www.oldmutualplc.com. 

Where can I find the 
other matters required 
to be included in the 
Directors’ Report?
The Company has taken advantage of 
paragraph 1A of Schedule 7 to The Large 
and Medium-sized Companies and 
Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 
2008 to disclose certain information that 
must be disclosed as part of its Directors’ 
Report either elsewhere in this document 
or on our website as set out below:

 — Important events relating to the Group 
since the end of the financial year are 
included in the Strategic Report as well 
as in Note J9 to the financial statements
 — A description of likely future developments 
of the business of the Company and its 
subsidiaries is contained in the Strategic 
Report and the Financial Review and 
Risks section

 — The Group’s involvement in research and 
development, insofar as relevant to its 
operations, is given in the Strategic Report 
and the Financial Review and Risks section
 — Our financial risk management objectives 
and policies are described in the Risks 
section of this Annual Report. Along with 
Notes F1 to F5 to the financial statements, 
this also addresses the Group’s exposure to 
price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash 
flow risk

 — Information about the Group’s greenhouse 
gas emissions is given in the business model 
section of this Annual Report.

Did the Group make 
any political donations 
during 2016?
The Group made no EU or other 
political donations during the year.

How did the Board approve 
this Annual Report?
The Board approved this Annual Report at 
its meeting on 8 March 2017. 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 Strategic Report, Financial Review 
and Risks section, and this Corporate 
Governance report 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. 

Colin Campbell
Group Company Secretary
8 March 2017

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D I R E C TO R S ’
R E M U N E R A T I O N 
R E P O R T

In this section, we describe the Directors’ Remuneration Policy  
and how our directors were paid during 2016.

Annual Statement 
On behalf of the Remuneration Committee 
(referred to in the rest of this report as the 
committee), I am pleased to present the 
Directors’ Remuneration Report for 2016. 

2016 was a year of significant strategic 
change with the announcement of the 
managed separation of the Group in 
March. This required a complete review 
of our remuneration policy, with particular 
emphasis on aligning our incentive plans 
to the strategy. There continues to be 
significant government and media focus on 
executive pay which the committee monitors 
carefully. We remain committed to ensuring 
there is strong alignment with shareholder 
interests in the pay arrangements for our 
executives and to operate with complete 
transparency in discharging our duties 
through the managed separation process. 

125   Scheme interests awarded during 2016 
131   Payments to past directors 
131   Payments for loss of office 
132   Directors’ shareholdings and 

share interests

134   Shares in trust and shareholder 

dilution 

135   Performance graphs 
135   Group Chief Executive’s remuneration 

over the last eight years 

136   Percentage change in the 

remuneration of the Group 
Chief Executive 

136   Relative importance of spend on pay 
136   Implementation of remuneration 

policy in 2017 

137   2015 LTIP awards – Strategic 

objectives update

138   Solvency II
138   Consideration by the directors 
of matters relating to directors’ 
remuneration 

139   Advisers to the committee 
139   Voting at General Meetings 
139   Consideration of shareholder views

Danuta Gray
Chairman of the Remuneration  
Committee

Contents

104–139 

Annual Statement
104    Annual Statement from the Chairman 
of the Remuneration Committee

Our remuneration at a glance
107   Alignment of executive remuneration 
to our strategy and shareholder value 

107   Performance against targets in 2016 
107   Single total figures of remuneration 

for 2016 

107   Implementation of policy in 2017

Directors’ Remuneration Policy
108   Introduction 
108   Directors’ Remuneration Policy table 

(executive directors) 
 Notes to the Directors’ Remuneration 
Policy table (executive directors) 
 Performance measures and targets

112 

112 

112 
112 

112 

113 

114 

116 

116 

116 

 External directorships
 Consideration of employment 
conditions elsewhere in the Group 
 Approach to remuneration in 
connection with recruitment 
 Service agreements and payments 
for loss of office 
 Treatment of incentive awards on 
termination, change of control or 
other corporate events
 How shareholder’s views are 
reflected in the New Policy 
 Dates of directors’ service contracts 
and letters of appointment
 Directors’ Remuneration Policy 
table (non-executive directors) 

Annual Report on 
Remuneration
117 
117 

 Market benchmarks 
 Single total figures of remuneration 
for executive directors 
 Additional requirements in respect 
of the single total figure table 
125   Single total figures of remuneration 

118 

for non-executive directors 

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Review of performance 
and plan outcomes in 2016
This has been a year of significant change for 
the Group and for its four businesses, against 
a backdrop of unprecedented political and 
economic turmoil in some of our key markets. 
Stock markets and currencies have been 
especially volatile in the aftermath of the UK’s 
EU referendum and the US presidential 
election. The forces at play in the financial 
world, with increasing emphasis by 
regulators and politicians on ring-fencing 
and protectionism, support our strategy in 
ways that could not have been foreseen a 
year ago. Despite the challenging external 
environment, our businesses performed 
resiliently during 2016, with adjusted 
operational profit (AOP pre-tax) of £1.7 
billion, being flat in the period (IFRS: £1,216 
million, up 1%), 1% growth in AOP EPS to 19.4 
pence (growth stated on a constant currency 
basis) and RoE of 13.3% relative to 14.2% in 
2015. This is a resilient performance, and a 
much improved second half, given the 
external challenges the businesses had to 
face in our main markets.

Total Shareholder Return continued to 
outperform the FTSE 100 in 2016; however, 
returns on the JSE ALSI were behind the 
index over the year. Notwithstanding 
this, we generated a good return for our 
investors, 18.5% on the LSE and 13.7% 
on the JSE ALSI over the last three years 
(using a three month average at the 
beginning and end of these periods).

These metrics are the principal financial 
measures that the committee considers 
in the incentive plans for executives, and 
the resilient results are therefore reflected 
in the incentive outcomes measured 
against performance periods ending 
31 December 2016. This is consistent 
with our commitment to align executive 
remuneration to company performance 
and shareholder interests.

Short-Term Incentive
The short-term incentive (STI) plan has 
two components – a financial component 
and a personal performance component. 
The committee approved an outcome of 
84.2% of maximum for the financial 
element of the STI, reflecting the 
performance delivered in 2016.

The change in 
strategy prompted 
the committee 
to review the 
current executive 
remuneration 
arrangements 
and consider how 
our remuneration 
structures should 
evolve to support 
the managed 
separation

The outcome of the personal element, 
which is based on an assessment of each 
executive against a personal scorecard, 
is contained in this report, along with 
details of the performance assessment 
for the executive directors that held 
office in 2016. We believe this improves 
transparency of how the total incentive 
outcomes have been determined.

Long-Term Incentive
The awards under the long-term incentive 
plan (LTIP), originally granted in 2014, 
vested at 48.9% of maximum after the 
committee had applied discretion to the 
outcome. The 2014 LTIP scorecard was 
based on a combination of financial and 
strategic objectives determined at the 
beginning of the performance period, 
which ended on 31 December 2016. The 
strategic component represented 40% of 
the total scorecard and was split between 
stretching growth objectives for our African 

businesses and OMW, which were 
disclosed at the beginning of the period, 
and restructuring, risk, governance, 
culture and reputation objectives, which 
we agreed would be fully disclosed at the 
end of the period to avoid any potential 
commercial disadvantage to the Group. 
Full disclosure of each of these objectives 
and the committee’s assessment of delivery 
is contained in this report. 

The committee reviews risk management 
and controls across the Group annually, 
taking input from the Board Risk Committee 
and the Group’s Chief Risk Officer, to 
ensure that financial results and strategic 
projects over a one- and three-year 
period have been achieved within the 
risk framework and risk appetite limits 
established for the Group. Although 
the Group had operated within the 
expected risk framework and policies, 
the committee exercised its discretion 
to apply a downward adjustment of 6% 
to the outcome of the 2014 LTIP, to take 
consideration of the projected time and 
cost overruns of the OMW UK platform 
IT transformation project.

Summary
Whilst the STI outcome was broadly in line 
with the 2015 outcome for the executive 
directors, the LTIP vested at its lowest 
level since 2010. The committee was 
satisfied, taking consideration of the factors 
discussed above, that the outcomes overall 
fairly reflected the performance delivered 
and the value created for shareholders 
over the one- and three-year periods of 
the plans. The committee will continue 
to monitor pay closely against relevant 
performance and market benchmarks to 
ensure it is appropriate for the remainder 
of the managed separation process.

Key areas of focus 
during the year
New Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy and 
the Managed Separation 
Incentive Plan
The change in strategy prompted the 
committee to review the current executive 
remuneration arrangements and consider 
how our remuneration structures should 

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R E M U N E R A T I O N   R E P O R T
C O N T I N U E D

evolve to support the managed separation. 
As a result, following extensive consultation 
with many of our largest shareholders, the 
committee introduced a new Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy (referred to in the 
remainder of this report as the ‘New Policy’). 
The New Policy was required to enable the 
committee to align the incentives of our 
executives to the new strategy and delivery 
of positive outcomes for shareholders. 

To this aim, the committee believed that a 
one-time long-term incentive arrangement, 
covering multiple years in line with the 
contemplated timeframe of the managed 
separation, was required to align 
executives to the new strategy, taking 
into account the finite nature of that 
strategy and the Company’s Head Office. 
The following proposals were therefore 
put to our shareholders at a General 
Meeting held on 28 June 2016:

 — The introduction of the New Policy, which 
included the introduction of our new 
long-term incentive plan, the Managed 
Separation Incentive Plan (MSIP)

 — The introduction of new share 

incentive plan rules (the Old Mutual plc 
Managed Separation Incentive Plan), 
specifically designed to deliver the 
MSIP awards to executives

 — Authority for the modification of the strategic 
element of the performance conditions 
attached to the LTIP awards granted in 2015 
and the Group Chief Executive’s 2015 LTIP 
buyout award, to be consistent with the 
managed separation strategy

 — From performance year 2017 onwards, 

provision for the committee to determine the 
metrics for STI awards on an annual basis 
during the managed separation process.

We are grateful for the support we received 
from shareholders, with 81.71% of votes cast 
being in favour of the New Policy (with a 
similar level of support for the adoption of 
new share incentive plan rules (the ‘Plan’), 
and 93.17% of votes being cast in favour 
of the Directors’ Remuneration Report 
(excluding the Directors’ Remuneration 
Policy) for the year ended 31 December 
2015. However, the committee is mindful 
that the level of votes against the New Policy 
and the Plan indicated that a significant 
minority of shareholders had concerns 

about the New Policy. We are committed 
to operating the New Policy and the 
MSIP in a transparent and responsible 
manner, monitoring progress relative to 
the balancing criteria of time, cost, risk 
and value. Solid progress was made 
in 2016, as detailed later in this report.

Continued focus on 
executive pay
There is a significant UK Government and 
media focus on executive pay at the present 
time. The UK Government is concerned that 
public trust in large corporates has eroded 
as the gulf between executives’ and 
average workers’ pay has widened. 

The committee considers these issues 
carefully but also has to have regard to 
shareholder interests in attracting and 
motivating a strong management team to 
carry out a difficult managed separation. 
As we progress through separation, our 
remuneration policy will increasingly be 
tailored to local company circumstances 
rather than an overall group framework. 
The Group in its current form is made up 
of very distinct businesses operating in 
different markets and we strive to achieve 
fairness in each of them. Given our current 
situation, we do not consider that a pay 
ratio is a relevant disclosure but we shall 
continue to monitor the situation.

With changes likely to take effect 
towards the latter stages of the managed 
separation process, the committee will 
monitor developments and will play a 
role in helping the businesses to adopt 
best practices. 

Since the Executive Remuneration Working 
Group reported in July last year, a number 
of investors (and the Investment Association 
which established the Working Group) 
have encouraged companies to adopt 
incentive plans that best suit their 
company’s strategy and business cycle. 
The MSIP, designed with the objective 
of incentivising our executives to deliver 
our separation strategy in a manner that 
delivers value to our shareholders, is 
aligned to the Working Group’s views.

Looking forward to 2017
In accordance with the flexibility afforded 
in the New Policy, the committee considered 
an appropriate structure for the 2017 STI 
for executives. It concluded that it was 
still appropriate for the most significant 
component of the STI to be linked to the 
overall financial results of the Group, 
as this is critical to continuing to deliver 
shareholder value while the strategy 
is being delivered, as well as maintaining 
momentum in business performance. 
The remainder of the STI is linked to a 
personal scorecard.

From 2017, the STI structure will have 
consistent weighting for the executive 
directors’ performance metrics, being: 
financial metrics 75% (37.5% RoE and 37.5% 
EPS in constant currency) and personal 
scorecard metrics: 25%. 

The committee believes that this 
structure appropriately balances the 
need to continue to return exceptional 
performance, while delivering on key 
milestone strategic objectives during 
the year. 

The committee remains committed to 
exercising appropriate governance 
and oversight of remuneration matters 
across the Group as the businesses ready 
themselves for separation and the plc 
executives execute the strategy. We will 
continue to ensure alignment of 
performance and delivery to reward of 
the executive team, as well as ensure that 
the businesses have remuneration policies 
and incentive arrangements in place that 
responsibly and effectively align their 
executive teams to delivery of the managed 
separation strategy and long-term business 
performance that creates sustainable 
shareholder value over time.

I hope that you find this report helpful 
and a clear indication of the committee’s 
commitment to aligning executive pay to 
shareholder interests.  

Danuta Gray
Chairman of the 
Remuneration Committee

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Our remuneration at a glance
Alignment of executive remuneration to our strategy and shareholder value
Our approach to remuneration is designed to align our executives to the delivery of our strategy and long-term shareholder value 
creation. We do this through: (i) Short-term and long-term financial and risk measures that incentivise the delivery of stretching business 
performance goals in a sustainable manner; (ii) Executive scorecards that closely align their objectives and performance to the delivery of key 
priorities; (iii) Long-term strategic objectives under the MSIP which reward the successful completion of the managed separation; (iv) A significant 
portion of executive remuneration being delivered in shares under the STI, which are restricted from sale for three years from the award date, 
and a post-vesting holding period under the terms of the MSIP. Our most senior executives must also build up and then maintain a minimum 
shareholding in the Company’s shares; and (v) Malus and claw back provisions contained within the rules of our share incentive plans.

Performance against targets in 2016
2016 STI awards

RoE

EPS in constant currency

Personal objectives

Weighted outcomes

Metric 
weight
37.5%
30%

% of metric
achieved
92%
92%

Metric 
weight
37.5%
30%

% of metric
achieved
76.3%
76.3%

Metric 
weight
25%
40%

% of metric
 achieved
95%
90%

% of 
maximum
86.9%
86.5%

% of 
base pay
130.4%
129.8%

After discretionary
adjustment
£000
1,173
818

£000
1,173
818

30%

92%

30%

76.3%

40%

90%

86.5%

129.8%

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Executive director
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

Former executive director
Paul Hanratty

LTI awards granted in 2014

Financial metrics 
Strategic objectives
Total weighted outcome
Total weighted outcome (as a percentage of maximum) (A)
TSR multiplier – % achieved (B)
Achievement – % of maximum award (A x B)
Downward risk adjustment (6% applied to scorecard achievement)
Vesting – % of maximum award

Single total figures of remuneration for 2016

Weighting
60%
40%

% of 
maximum achieved
51.7%
74.0%
60.6%
52.7%
98.7%
52.0%
3.1%
48.9%

Executive director
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

Former executive director
Paul Hanratty1

Base pay
 £000
900
630

Taxable 
benefits 
£000
92
92

STI 
£000
1,173
818

LTI 
£000
–
819

Pension-
related
benefits 
£000
313
220

Items in the 
nature of 
remuneration 
£000
2
5

Total 
£000
2,480
2,584

129

–

100

–

45

1

275

1  Paul Hanratty ceased to be an executive director of the Company on 12 March 2016. Figures for 2016 represent remuneration paid for the period up to that date 
(including the STI paid in relation to the period in which he was a director). Remuneration paid for the period 13 March 2016 to 14 September 2016 is set out in the 
‘Payments to past directors’ section of this report. His STI for 2016 has been subject to a discretionary downward adjustment, described later in this report.

Implementation of policy in 2017

Element

Base pay

Benefits including 
pension-related  
benefits

STI and LTI

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F

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b
a
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V

Summary description
Linked to agreed market benchmarks – normal 
annual increases are kept in line with employees 
of the executive’s home country
Fixed allowance equal to 35% of base pay for 
pension and other elective benefits. Core insurance 
and other agreed benefits are also provided
STI – Annual measures include: financial (75%) 
and measures of personal performance (25%). 
50% is paid in cash in March each year and 50% 
is deferred for a period of three years into a share 
award (DSTI)

Maximum as 
% of base pay
Not applicable 2.5% increase

Change to implementation of policy in 2016

Not applicable No change

STI – 150%

The weighting of metrics for Ingrid Johnson 
has been changed so that there is a consistent 
weighting for both executive directors

LTI – N/A

No further LTI awards will be granted to the 
current executive directors

In respect of incentive targets contained within this report, EPS and RoE are calculated on a post-tax AOP basis.

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D I R E C TO R S ’
R E M U N E R A T I O N   R E P O R T
C O N T I N U E D

Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy
Introduction
The New Policy was subject to a binding 
shareholder vote at a General Meeting 
held on 28 June 2016. It was approved with 
81.71% of votes cast being in favour of its 
adoption and took effect for a period of up 
to three years from the date of shareholder 
approval. The New Policy in its entirety is 
displayed on the Investor Relations section 
of the Company’s website.

The New Policy reflects our view of current 
market practice and our remuneration 
principles. Fixed annual elements, 
including base pay and benefits, recognise 
the level of responsibility of our executives 
and ensure current and future market 
competitiveness. Variable pay 

arrangements are designed to motivate 
and reward them for making the Company 
successful during the managed separation 
and maximising shareholder returns.

Under the New Policy, variable pay 
arrangements will include a short-term 
incentive to reward the achievement of 
annually agreed business objectives, 
and the MSIP. No other grants of long-term 
incentives will be made to the current 
executive directors under the New Policy.

Executive directors will continue to be 
expected to retain a sufficient number of 
the vested shares from legacy LTI, MSIP and 
deferred STI share awards, over a five-year 
period from the time of their appointment, 
to meet their respective shareholding 
requirements, reinforcing the alignment 
between the executive directors’ personal 
returns and shareholder returns.

Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (executive directors) 

In arriving at the award quantums included 
in the New Policy, we benchmarked total 
compensation against remuneration 
packages paid by peer group companies. 
The peer group used for this purpose 
consisted of large insurers. It is intended 
that, going forward, the only element of 
remuneration that will be benchmarked 
on an annual basis will be base pay. 
The peer group will be kept under review 
to take into account different companies 
that enter the market, those that change 
their size or the main characteristics of 
their business, and any changes to the 
nature or size of the Company during 
the lifetime of the New Policy.

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.

 — None.

 — Base pay is set in the range of peer 

benchmark groups. The maximum is 
the top of the range of large 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.

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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

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 (including the tax for 
which settled on the individual’s behalf)
 — 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 

 — None.

pay.

 — 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 an HMRC-
approved Sharesave scheme
 — All other benefits are direct costs 
borne by the Company based on 
policy agreed by the Remuneration 
Committee (the committee)

 — A summary of key items normally 
paid for on relocation is set out 
under ‘Approach to remuneration in 
connection with recruitment’ below.

Short-term incentive (STI)

Incentivises 
achievement of 
annually agreed 
business objectives 
and strategic 
priorities.

 — Determined annually following the 

 — The maximum opportunity is 150% 

 — Annual measures include:

finalisation of annual results

 — 50% of the award vests immediately
 — 50% is deferred for a period of three 

years into a share award, conditional on 
continued employment. Dividends are 
paid during the restricted period
 — 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.

of base pay

 — Vesting against targets is 0% at 

threshold performance and 100% 
for meeting stretching targets, with 
interpolation between these points

 — The committee has discretion:

 − To amend, and/or set different 
performance measures for 
material changes (such as a 
change in strategy, acquisition, 
demerger 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 exercise of discretion 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.

 − Financial (minimum 50%);
 − Operational; 
 − Strategic; 
 − Measures of individual 
performance (set out in 
the director’s personal 
scorecard); and 

 − Risk management (up to 
5% formulaic downward 
adjustment)
 — The committee has 

discretion to reduce STI 
outcomes to nil if required, 
via a risk management 
assessment based on a 
report of risk exposures 
or to reflect financial 
underperformance not 
adequately reflected in the 
financial measures
 — The committee has 
discretion to vary 
the weighting of the 
performance measures 
over the life of the Directors’ 
Remuneration Policy.

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C O N T I N U E D

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

Managed Separation Incentive Plan (MSIP)

Incentivises 
executive directors 
to: (i) execute 
the managed 
separation; (ii) 
deliver performance 
in the underlying 
Group businesses; 
(iii) unlock and 
create long-term 
shareholder value, 
and; (iv) operate 
within a robust 
risk framework.

 — Performance conditions 

include:
 − Strategic (40%)
 − Financial (25%)
 − TSR relative to a bespoke 
composite peer group 
benchmark TSR (35%)
 − Risk management: (up to 
5% formulaic downward 
adjustment)
 — The committee has 

discretion to reduce MSIP 
outcomes to nil if required, 
via a risk management 
assessment based on a 
report of risk exposures 
or to reflect financial 
underperformance not 
adequately reflected in the 
financial measures

 — Performance is measured 

over the period up to vesting

 — Divestment of a business 
may trigger testing of the 
financial performance 
criteria for that business 
and/or reweighting of the 
businesses and TSR indices.

 — Grant of nil cost share options over 

Old Mutual plc shares

 — Vesting depends on the achievement of 
performance targets measured at the 
earlier of the completion of the managed 
separation or a four-year period ending 
on 11 March 2020

 — The Board of Old Mutual plc (or its 

successor) will make a judgement on the 
completion of the managed separation 
based on the strategic objectives 
announced on 11 March 2016

 — The committee (or its successor) will 
determine when it is appropriate for 
vesting to occur upon completion of the 
managed separation

 — Participants are entitled to receive 

dividend equivalents representing the 
dividends or any other distributions they 
would have received if they had been 
owners of their vested shares between 
the date of grant (or 14 March 2016 in the 
case of the initial awards) and the earliest 
possible exercise date of their awards 
 — A post-vesting holding period of one 

year will be applied to 50% of the vested 
award (on a net of tax basis if applicable), 
in a form that will track the shareholder 
experience as closely as possible, which 
might include a restriction on the ability of 
the executive to exercise 50% of the option 
during that one year period

 — The committee (or its successor) has 

discretion:
 − 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

 − To split awards into separate awards, or 
adjust or vest awards on a demerger; 
 − To adjust or vest awards on a special 
dividend or other similar event which 
affects the market price of the shares to 
a material extent

 — Over the course of the managed 

separation period, the form of the award 
will track the shareholder experience as 
closely as possible

 — Awards may in certain situations be 

automatically surrendered and replaced 
by awards in a new/acquiring/demerged 
company.

 — The maximum grant will not exceed 
a face value of 1,000% of 2016 base 
pay (equal to 5,122,367 shares) for the 
current Group Chief Executive and 
750% of 2016 base pay (2,689,243 
shares) for the current Group Finance 
Director. The maximum awards are 
based on the average Old Mutual 
plc share price over a 30-day period 
up to and including the date on 
which the Company announced the 
managed separation of the Group 
(£1.757 per share)

 — The maximum grant is inclusive of the 
nil cost share options granted under 
the Old Mutual plc Performance 
Share Plan – Restricted Shares 
on 14 March 2016, which were 
exchanged for nil cost share options 
under the Old Mutual plc Managed 
Separation Incentive Plan 

 — Upon recruitment, the committee 

may grant awards with a face value 
of up to 750% of base pay in the year 
of award. This is in addition to the 
buying out of unvested awards from 
a previous employer

 — Vesting at threshold is 8.75% of 

the award and 100% vests only for 
meeting stretching targets, with 
interpolation between these points

 — The committee has discretion to:
 − Amend, and/or set different 
performance measures for 
material changes (such as an 
acquisition, demerger 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

 − Adjust the outcome if it is 
not aligned to the overall 
performance of the Company
 — Any exercise of discretion would 

be explained in the Annual Report 
on Remuneration and may, as 
appropriate, be the subject of 
consultation with the Company’s 
major shareholders. 

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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

Legacy long-term incentives (LTI) – no further awards  
will be granted to executive directors under this plan

Incentivised 
attainment of 
long-term objectives 
and strengthened 
the alignment of 
interests between 
executive directors 
and shareholders.

 — Vesting is subject to the achievement of 
performance targets measured after a 
three-year period

 — Vesting normally occurs 50% after three 
years and 50% after four years and in no 
circumstances before three years

 — The committee has discretion 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.

Shareholding requirements

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.

 —  Awards granted in 2015:

 − Financial (70%)
 − Strategic (30%)
 − TSR multiplier against 

the FTSE 100 index (50%) 
and the JSE ALSI (50%).
 —  Awards granted in 2013 

and 2014:
 − Financial (60%)
 − Strategic (40%)
 − TSR multiplier against 

the FTSE 100 Index (50%) 
and the JSE ALSI (50%).

 — Vesting is 0% at threshold and 100% 
for achieving 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, 
demerger 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

 − Adjust the outcome if it is 
not aligned to the overall 
performance of the Company
 —  Any exercise of discretion would 

be explained in the Annual Report 
on Remuneration and may, as 
appropriate, be the subject of 
consultation with the Company’s 
major shareholders.

 —  None.

 —  None.

Provisions of previous policy that will continue to apply

Any commitment made before the individual became 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 and claw back provisions

Malus

Criteria
 — Misleading or misstated financial results
 — Loss due to failure to observe risk 

management policies

 — Gross misconduct
 — Actions leading to reputational damage.

Applicable to:
 — Cash STI – during the period between the end of the 

performance period and the payment date

 — Unvested deferred STI awards – during the three-year 

performance period

 — Unvested legacy LTI awards – three or four years matching the 

vesting period

 — Unvested MSIP awards – up to the date of vesting of the award.

Claw back

 — Misleading or misstated financial results
 — Loss due to failure to observe risk 

 — Cash STI – for a three-year period following the payment date
 — Vested legacy LTI awards – for two years if three-year vesting 

management policies

 — Gross misconduct.

and for one year if four-year vesting

 — Vested MSIP awards – for one year from vesting.

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Notes to the Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (executive directors)
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 the STI are determined annually by the committee.

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.

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 have 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 the 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, with the exception of MSIP and LTI awards, which comprises 
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. 

Executive directors and selected senior executives participate in the MSIP. As with the MSIP, the legacy LTI plan applied to executive 
directors and senior executives based at the plc in London. Other LTI plans are in place for senior executives in subsidiary companies.

Annual base pay increases for the executive directors are normally limited to the average base pay increase for employees in their home 
country, unless there has been a change in role or salary progression for a newly appointed director.

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, is undergoing an extraordinary period of 
transition under the managed separation strategy, 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 
constraints at or below those of the existing executive directors, as shown below:

Element of remuneration
Base pay
Benefit allowance (for retirement, elective benefits or in cash)
Other benefits
STI
MSIP

Maximum percentage of base pay
N/A
35% 
Dependent on circumstances and location
150%
Up to 750% 

In determining the MSIP award opportunity to be offered to new executive directors on recruitment, consideration will be given to 
progress achieved in executing the managed separation strategy and the time elapsed. These considerations will likely lead to a reduction 
of the level of award opportunity over time as the managed separation progresses.

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 timeframe 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 incorporated in an appropriate way into the 
executive’s bonus 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.

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Service agreements and payments 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. 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, MSIP and legacy 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 following table:

Standard provision

Policy

Details

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 the circumstances, 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.

Treatment of STI awards

 — STI awards will be made to Good Leavers based on 
an overall assessment of corporate and personal 
performance and pro-rated for the period worked 
in  the performance year of termination.

 — Paid in cash.

Treatment of MSIP awards

 — All awards lapse except for Good Leavers.

Treatment of unvested 
legacy LTI and deferred 
STI share incentive awards

 — All awards lapse except for Good Leavers.

 — MSIP 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 (or 14 March 2016 in the 
case of the initial awards) and ending on the date 
of termination relative to the restricted period 
up to the vesting date. The committee retains the 
discretion not to apply time-based pro-rating 
where appropriate.

 — Legacy 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, subject to the committee’s 
discretion to lapse part or all of the award.

Compensation for loss 
of office

 — Settlement agreements with executive directors 

 — Terms are subject to the signing of a 

settlement agreement.

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.

*  Subject to further adjustments which may be applied to discretionary Good Leavers as set out in the ‘Treatment of incentive awards on termination,  

change of control or other corporate events’ section of this policy.

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Standard provision

Policy

Details

Non-executive directors

 — One month’s notice (12 months for the 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, or longer in 

exceptional circumstances) may be offered on a  
year-by-year basis after completion of the first  
two terms.

 — Non-executive directors are subject to  
annual re-election at the Company’s  
Annual General Meeting.

Treatment of incentive awards on termination, change of control or other corporate events
For all deferred short-term incentives, legacy long-term incentives, and MSIP awards, the share incentive plan rules provide for automatic 
‘Good Leaver’ status on termination of employment in the event of: (i) death; (ii) injury or disability; (iii) redundancy; (iv) the employing 
company or business ceasing to be a subsidiary or business of Old Mutual plc; and (v) 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. Following the execution of the managed separation, it is not expected that the executive directors will have 
roles in the resulting independent entities. This is addressed in the table below:  

Component

Automatic Good Leaver

Other leaver*

Change of control

Other corporate events

STI

 — Pro-rata payment for 

 — No award will be 

the period worked in the 
performance year, based on 
agreed performance criteria

 — Paid in cash.

made.

Deferred STI

 — The committee has 
discretion to vest all 
awards on termination.

 — Outstanding awards 

are forfeit.

 — At the discretion of 
the committee.

 — No impact, but 

performance targets may 
need to be reviewed.

 — 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.

 — 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.

*  Anyone who is not a Good Leaver or a discretionary Good Leaver.

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Component

Automatic Good Leaver

Other leaver*

Change of control

Other corporate events

MSIP

Legacy LTI

 — Vest on the normal vesting date 
(except where exceptional 
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 (or 14 March 2016 in 
the case of the initial awards) 
and ending on the date of 
termination relative to the 
restricted period

 — The committee has discretion 
to disapply automatic time-
based pro-rating of awards 
for Good Leavers before the 
date at which the managed 
separation is complete
 — Options will be granted on 
the basis that there will be 
no time-based pro-rating of 
awards where the managed 
separation is completed 
before the end of the 
four-year long-stop period 
and the director remains in 
employment at that time, 
but the committee retains 
discretion to apply time-based 
pro-rating if appropriate. 

 — 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 on 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 

 — Awards may be 

are forfeit.

exchanged or may vest 
subject to the achievement 
of performance measures 
and pro-rated to reflect 
the reduced period of 
time between the date 
of grant (or 14 March 
2016 in the case of the 
initial awards) and 
vesting (rounded up to 
the next whole year). The 
committee may disapply 
pro-rating if it considers it 
appropriate to do so.

 — Outstanding awards 

are forfeit.

 — Vest subject to the 
achievement of 
performance measures 
and pro-rated from grant 
date to the anniversary 
of grant date following 
change of control. In 
the case of internal 
re-organisations or 
mergers (as defined in the 
rules), there may be an 
automatic surrender and 
replacement of awards 
in the new/acquiring 
company. The committee 
may disapply pro-rating if 
it considers it appropriate 
to do so.

Sharesave

 — In line with HMRC rules and 

 — In line with HMRC 

 — In line with HMRC 

the rules of Sharesave.

rules and the rules of 
Sharesave.

rules and the rules of 
Sharesave.

 — Demerger: awards may 
be split into separate 
awards, exchanged for 
new awards over the 
demerged company, 
adjusted or vested at the 
committee’s discretion
 — Other corporate events: 
the committee has the 
discretion to amend MSIP 
awards under the rules of 
the plan, to adjust MSIP 
awards in the event of 
any variation of the share 
capital of the Company, 
and to adjust or vest MSIP 
awards on a special 
dividend or other similar 
event, which affects the 
market price of the shares 
to a material extent.

 — The committee has the 
discretion to amend LTI 
awards under the rules 
of the plan, to adjust LTI 
awards in the event of 
any variation of the share 
capital of the Company, 
and to adjust or vest LTI 
awards on a demerger, 
special dividend or other 
similar event, which affects 
the market price of the 
shares to a material extent.

 — The committee does not 
have the discretion under 
the rules of the plan to 
adjust the number of 
shares under option.

*  Anyone who is not a Good Leaver or a discretionary Good Leaver.

The committee retains the discretion to make reasonable and proportionate changes to the New Policy if the committee considers 
this appropriate in order to respond to changing legal or regulatory requirements or guidelines (including but not limited to any PRA 
guidance relating to Solvency II). This includes the ability to make administrative changes to benefit the operation of the New Policy and/or 
to implement such changes ahead of any formal effective date, ensuring timely compliance. Where proposed changes are considered 
by the committee to be material, the Company will consult its major shareholders. Any changes would be formally incorporated into the 
New Policy when it is next put to shareholders for approval.

The committee retains the discretion, acting in accordance with the applicable share plan rules, to adjust the delivery of awards at the 
completion of the managed separation, reflecting the circumstances of the corporate events.

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How shareholder views are reflected in the New Policy
The change in strategy prompted the committee to review and propose revised incentive plans, resulting in consultation with shareholders. 

We discussed the design features of the draft MSIP with our largest shareholders and also shared a substantial amount of information 
about the proposed design with major shareholder representative bodies in the UK such as ISS and the Investment Association. The 
feedback received during this period was reflected in the New Policy.

Dates of directors’ service contracts and letters of appointment

Executive director
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

Non-executive director
Patrick O’Sullivan
Mike Arnold
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Adiba Ighodaro
Trevor Manuel
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Vassi Naidoo
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita

Commencement  
date in current role
1 November 2015
1 July 2014

Date of current  
appointment
1 January 2017
1 September 2016
6 January 2017
3 November 2016
1 March 2016
6 January 2017
1 January 2016
5 August 2016
1 September 2016
1 May 2015
9 March 2015

Continuous  
service date
1 November 2015
1 September 1993

Current term  
as director
3rd (Second period)
3rd (Second period)
2nd
3rd (First period)
2nd 
2nd 
1st
3rd (First period)
2nd 
1st
2nd

Notice period
12 months
12 months

Date current  
appointment terminates
1 January 2018
1 September 2017
6 January 2020
3 November 2017
1 March 2019
6 January 2020
1 January 2019
5 August 2017
1 September 2019
1 May 2018
9 March 2018

Date of original  
appointment
1 January 2010
1 September 2009
6 January 2014
3 November 2010
1 March 2013
6 January 2014
1 January 2016
5 August 2010
1 September 2013
1 May 2015
9 March 2012

Directors’ service contracts and letters of engagement for the non-executive directors are available on the Company’s website at  
www.oldmutualplc.com.

Directors’ Remuneration Policy table (non-executive directors)

How the element supports 
our strategic objectives

Operation of the elements  
(fees and benefits)

Maximum  
potential pay-out

To attract non-
executive directors 
who have the broad 
range of experience 
and skills required 
to oversee the 
implementation 
of the strategy.

 — Fees for non-executive directors (other 

 — Fees are set within the range of 

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

 — Reimbursement and settlement by the 
Company of travel expenses to Board 
meetings or corporate events of the 
Company (including the tax for which 
settled on the individual’s behalf)

 — Travel for partners to a limited number 

of Board meetings or corporate 
events of the Company and its major 
subsidiaries (including the tax for which 
settled on the individual’s behalf).

comparative board and committee 
fees, benchmarked against an 
appropriate group of FTSE 100 
companies. Average increases will not 
normally exceed the average increase 
for the UK workforce, except where:
 − Committee roles or responsibilities 

change significantly

 − 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.

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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Annual Report on Remuneration
The Annual Report on Remuneration sets out the payments made and awards granted to the directors in 2016 and how the Company 
intends to implement the New Policy in 2017. This, along with the Chairman’s Annual Statement, is subject to an advisory shareholder 
vote at the 2017 AGM.

Market benchmarks
In accordance with the New Policy, benchmarking will only be undertaken in relation to the base pay of the executive directors. 
The primary peer group for benchmarking executive remuneration comprises large insurers and, for 2016 and 2017, included 
Prudential plc, Aviva plc, RSA Insurance Group plc, Legal & General Group plc, Standard Life plc, Allianz Group and Axa Group. 

For non-executive directors, benchmarking is performed against non-executive directors’ remuneration in FTSE100 companies using 
the whole of the FTSE100 population as well as an extract of companies by market capitalisation.

Single total figures of remuneration for executive directors (audited)

Executive director
Bruce Hemphill1
Ingrid Johnson

Former executive director
Paul Hanratty2

Base pay

Taxable benefits

STI

LTI

Pension-related 
benefits

Items in the nature of 
remuneration

Total

2016
£000
900
630

2015
£000
150
615

2016
£000

2016
2015
£000
£000
92 1,540 1,173
818
92
104

2015
£000
950
784

2016
£000
–
819

2015
£000
–
121

2016
£000
313
220

2015
£000
52
215

2016
£000
2
5

2016
2015
2015
£000
£000
£000
2,119 2,480 4,811
13 2,584 1,852

129

645

–

9

100

803

–

674

45

220

1

4

275 2,355

1  Bruce Hemphill joined the Board on 1 November 2015. Figures for 2015 represent remuneration paid for the period from that date
2  Paul Hanratty ceased to be an executive director of the Company on 12 March 2016. Figures for 2016 represent remuneration paid for the period up to that date 

(including the STI paid in relation to the period in which he was a director).

Element

Description

Taxable benefits

 — These amounts represent the gross value of benefits that are paid for by the Company and are chargeable to UK 
income tax. They cover such items as tax advice, spouse’s travel, use of a car and driver and, for Bruce Hemphill, 
relocation costs from South Africa to the UK. In accordance with the approved Directors’ Remuneration Policy, 
the Company paid for certain costs of relocating, such as a settling-in allowance, relocation agents’ costs, moving 
costs, transport of household items, temporary housing and transaction costs, indirect costs of purchasing a house 
in the UK and cost of travel for his family. The committee applied caps to certain elements of Bruce Hemphill’s 
relocation package to ensure that controls were in place to manage the total costs incurred. The total value of the 
costs covered was £825,931 in 2015. The Company accounted for the tax due on these costs directly, resulting in 
gross costs of £1,467,310 in 2015 and it is this value that is included in the single total figure for that year.

STI

 — STI awarded in relation to performance in the year, including 50% that is deferred for three years in the form of a 

LTI

share award. Vesting of the share awards is not subject to the achievement of performance targets but requires the 
director to remain in office during the vesting period. Malus applies to the shares held under award prior to vesting 
and claw back applies to the cash element. As part of Bruce Hemphill’s recruitment arrangements in relation to the 
buy-out of existing awards, he received a guaranteed STI award for 2015 to the value of £950,000, 50% of which 
was deferred for three years in the form of a share award.

 — The 2015 Directors’ Remuneration Report reflected the value of LTI vesting based on the average Old Mutual plc 
share price over the final quarter of 2015 (198.04p), as the options granted in 2013 had not vested at the time of 
publication. The values have been updated to reflect the actual market value of 50% of the award that vested in 
April 2016, namely 184.8p per share, while the balance of 50% (which is due to vest in April 2017) is valued as it 
was in 2015. In disclosing the value of the LTIP for Paul Hanratty in the 2015 single figure, the scorecard outcome 
was applied to too many shares resulting in an overstatement of value and shares vesting in 2016 of 13%. This has 
been corrected in the single figure table above and the number of shares due to vest in April 2017 from the second 
tranche of the 2013 LTIP award has been reduced to ensure that Paul Hanratty receives the correct number of 
vested shares across both tranches

 — The 2016 LTI value has been calculated using the average Old Mutual plc share price over the final quarter of 

2016 (195.6p) and, for the 50% of the options that are due to vest in April 2017, the value will be restated in the 2017 
Directors’ Remuneration Report. Malus and claw back apply to the shares held under option 

 — In respect of Ingrid Johnson, the LTI value for 2015 has been updated to reflect the actual market value of the 

awards that vested or were matched in 2016 (namely R181 per share in respect of the Nedbank Restricted Share 
Award over 8,320 Nedbank shares, and R189.66 per share in respect of the matching award of 5,750 Nedbank 
shares) converted to sterling using the exchange rate for each vesting date (namely R21.99 and R20.8011 to 
£1 respectively)

 — In respect of Ingrid Johnson, the 2016 LTI value represents the value of her Nedbank award that is due to vest in 
2017, calculated using the average Nedbank share price over the final quarter of 2016 (R226.38), converted to 
sterling using the average exchange rate over the final quarter of 2016 (R17.2717to £1). 

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Element

Description

Pension-related 
benefits

 — This represents the benefit allowance of 35% of base pay less any amounts sacrificed for the purchase of other 
benefits. The company allocated £27,750 of Bruce Hemphill’s benefit allowance to the Old Mutual Group 
Personal Pension Plan, and the corresponding amount for Ingrid Johnson was £19,031. In respect of the period 
in 2016 that Paul Hanratty was a director of the company, £7,971 of his benefit allowance was allocated to the 
Old Mutual Group Personal Pension Plan. 

Items in the nature 
of remuneration

 — This includes: (i) non-taxable benefits, including those paid for through the sacrifice of pension-related benefits, 

which were not considered to be significant in value; (ii) for 2015, the value of the discount applied to Ingrid Johnson’s 
tax-advantaged share option granted under the Old Mutual plc 2008 Sharesave Plan; and (iii) for 2015, the face 
value, at the time of award, of Bruce Hemphill’s buy-out awards not subject to performance conditions.

Additional requirements in respect of the single total figure table (audited)
2016 STI outcomes
The following charts illustrate the outcome for each element of the 2016 STI performance targets, followed by the underlying detail of 
achievement against those targets:
Executive directors
Bruce Hemphill
Actual
% of maximum opportunity

34.50%
37.50%

23.75%

25.00%

28.61%

37.50%

£1,173,150
£1,350,000

Ingrid Johnson
Actual
% of maximum opportunity

Former executive director

Paul Hanratty
Actual
% of maximum opportunity

27.60%
30.00%

22.89%

30.00%

36.00%

40.00%

27.60%
30.00%

22.89%

30.00%

36.00%

40.00%

£817,614
£945,000

£99,861 1
£192,815

1  After the discretionary adjustment and pro-rated for time served as a director in 2016.

 RoE
 EPS in constant currency
 Personal scorecard objectives

Group financial performance achievement

Performance measure

RoE
EPS in constant currency
Weighted outcome

Threshold

11.3%
17.2

Target

12.5%
19.1

Maximum

13.8%
21.0

Actual

13.6%
20.1

% of maximum
 achieved

92.0%
76.3%
84.2%

The outcomes of the financial metrics were adjusted to exclude the impact of unplanned managed separation costs incurred at the plc 
office, OMEM and OMW in 2016. The executives are accountable for the management of the total cost of executing the managed 
separation through the MSIP.

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Personal performance achievement
The tables below provide details of achievement against personal objectives during 2016: 
Bruce Hemphill – Personal scorecard 2016

Managing the 
Business

Weight Objectives
40%

 — Design and gain approval for 
a new strategy for the Group
 — Determine and demonstrate 

progress to creating sustainable 
and successful standalone 
businesses

 — Establish a process to rightsize plc 
operations and address legacy 
issues including management 
of debt

 — Review the dividend policy to be 
appropriate for the new strategy

 — Oversee the businesses 
to deliver strong and 
competitive performance.

20%

 — Ensure the Group and 

businesses operate within risk 
appetite limits and policy

 — Maintain positive and 
constructive regulatory 
engagement

 — Ensure the Group’s governance 
framework is appropriate for 
strategic implementation and 
regulatory environment.

Outcome
40%

18%

Performance
 — The managed separation strategy was successfully designed and adopted 
by the Board in the first half of 2016. A review of the business portfolios for 
OMEM and OMW has been completed and significant progress has been 
made in defining their new target operating models

 — The repositioning of the Company’s Head Office to a holding company has 
been well executed, resulting in headcount reductions and run-rate savings 
of £16m whilst maintaining required levels of business delivery

 — An approach to reduce holding company debt to optimal levels has been 

defined and is being acted upon

 — A new capital management policy has been implemented that addresses 
the need to maintain capital strength and support the cost of executing 
the managed separation, while maintaining appropriate returns to 
shareholders

 — The businesses delivered resilient operational performance in extremely 

tough macroeconomic conditions in 2016 and have been suitably 
challenged to deliver enhanced performance through business planning.

 — The Group operated within risk policy and appetite limits in 2016, 

which were enhanced to reflect the demands of managed separation

 — The strong focus on responsible business has been maintained with 

oversight being successfully transitioned to the businesses

 — We have experienced a challenging regulatory environment in the 

UK, but formation of the new OMW board and pro-active regulatory 
engagement have been positive developments. Regulatory engagement 
in South Africa has been positive

 — The Group Operating Model was successfully replaced with a new 

governance framework (the Decision-Making Framework) to ensure that 
decision-making and governance frameworks were fit-for-purpose for 
managed separation.

40%

 — Ensure we have the right plc 

 — A strong plc executive team has been assembled and restructured to 

37%

and business executive teams 
to deliver the strategy

 — Support the businesses to ensure 
they have the appropriate board 
compositions

 — Demonstrate the key leadership 
qualities to achieve the strategy.

deliver the managed separation

 — Executive team reviews and target operating models for our wholly-owned 
businesses are well advanced. The resignation of our CEO in OMEM was 
unexpected, but a strong internal executive was identified quickly to act as 
interim CEO until a replacement is recruited

 — The resignations from the OMW board were quickly addressed, with a new 

Chairman and board members now appointed

 — The Group Chief Executive demonstrates a strong leadership style which 
is well suited to the demands of delivering the change that managed 
separation requires.

Total

100%

95%

Risk and 
Corporate 
Governance

People and 
Leadership

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Ingrid Johnson – Personal scorecard 2016 

Managing the 
Business

Weight Objectives
50%

 — Ensure cash, debt and capital 
are managed appropriately 
and adequate resources are 
maintained to underpin solvency, 
liquidity and dividends
 — Address legacy plc issues 

including management of debt
 — Review the dividend policy to be 
appropriate for the new strategy
 — Design and implement financial 
measurement and tracking 
processes to facilitate decision 
making in implementing 
the strategy

 — Oversee the businesses to 

deliver strong and competitive 
performance.

Outcome
45%

Performance
 — The Group was managed within appropriate levels of capital, liquidity 
and gearing during the year. 57% of the free cash generated by the 
businesses was remitted to plc (up from 52% in 2015), liquidity headroom 
was maintained at £1.5billion. and our solvency ratio was 124% (down from 
138% in 2015)

 — There was a successful resolution of legacy seed capital issues and 

accelerated realisation of deferred tax assets

 — An approach to reduce holding company debt to optimal levels has been 

defined and is being acted upon

 — A new capital management policy has been implemented that addresses 
the need to maintain capital strength and support the cost of executing 
the managed separation, whilst maintaining appropriate returns to 
shareholders

 — Enhanced financial performance reporting and tracking processes have 
been successfully implemented to facilitate decision-making processes
 — The businesses delivered resilient operational performance in extremely 

tough macroeconomic conditions in 2016, and have been suitably 
challenged to deliver enhanced performance through business planning.

30%

 — Ensure the Group and 

 — The Group operated within risk policy and appetite limits in 2016, which 

27%

Risk and 
Corporate 
Governance

People and 
Leadership

20%

businesses operate within risk 
appetite limits and policy

 — Maintain positive and 
constructive regulatory 
engagement

 — Ensure the Group’s governance 
framework is appropriate for 
strategic implementation and 
regulatory environment.

 — Ensure we have the right financial 
operations at plc to deliver our 
obligations

 — Support the businesses to deliver 

performance and become 
standalone through active 
board participation

 — Build deep and constructive 
relationships with third-party 
stakeholders.

were enhanced to reflect the demands of managed separation

 — We have experienced a challenging regulatory environment in the UK, but 
formation of the new OMW board and pro-active regulatory engagement 
have been positive developments. Regulatory engagement in South Africa 
has been positive

 — The Group Operating Model was successfully replaced with a new 

governance framework (the Decision-Making Framework) to ensure that 
decision-making and governance frameworks were fit-for-purpose for 
managed separation

 — There was continued success in reducing the liabilities in Old Mutual 
Bermuda, with further capital repatriation and close engagement 
with regulators.

 — The finance teams have been successfully restructured to deliver our 

18%

BAU obligations and managed separation activities

 — Solid progress has been made to transition financial operations to the 

businesses efficiently and cost effectively

 — Active participation on both the plc and a number of business boards 

and committees

 — Frequent and active engagement with shareholders, regulators and 
other third-party stakeholders to facilitate the managed separation.

Total

100%

90%

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Paul Hanratty – Personal scorecard 2016
Weight Objectives
50%

 — Design and gain approval for a 
new strategy for the Group.

Paul Hanratty was in active employment 
with the business until May 2016, when 
he commenced garden leave and 
finally left employment in September 
2016. He was only eligible for an STI 
until his garden leave commenced. 
His principal objectives for this five 
month period are detailed.

30%

 — Ensure the Group and businesses 
operate within risk appetite limits 
and policy

 — Maintain positive and 
constructive regulatory 
engagement.

Performance
 — During the five months in which Paul Hanratty was 

actively working with the Group, he made a significant 
contribution to the development of the managed 
separation strategy, which was successfully designed 
and adopted by the Board in the first half of 2016.
 — The Group operated within risk policy and appetite 
limits in 2016, which were enhanced to reflect the 
demands of managed separation

 — Regulatory engagement in South Africa has been 

positive, to which Paul Hanratty played a prominent 
role in the first half of 2016.

Outcome
45%

28%

20%

 — Ensure a smooth exit and 

 — Responsibiltiies as the Chairman of OMEM were 

17%

transition of responsibilities.

successfully transitioned to the Group Chief Executive 
in the first half of 2016, along with key third-party 
stakeholder relationships.

Total

100%

90%

The Group operated within the expected risk framework and policies during 2016; however, the committee exercised its discretion in one 
important area in order to ensure that it maintained its overriding objective to align reward with performance. The committee determined 
that it was appropriate to make a downward adjustment to the STI payable to Paul Hanratty, equal to 40% of his STI outcome, to take 
account of the time and cost overruns of the OMW UK Platform IT transformation project.

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Outcomes for LTI awards over Old Mutual plc shares granted in 2014  
(for the performance period 2014 to 2016)
Ingrid Johnson received a grant of nil cost share options in August 2014 and these are due to vest 50% on 8 August 2017 and 50% on 
8 August 2018. Vesting of the nil cost share options granted to previous executive directors is due to occur 50% on 8 April 2017 and 50% 
on 8 April 2018. As the nil cost share options had not vested at the date of this report, the average share price for the final quarter of 2016 
(195.6p) has been used to determine the value for the purposes of the single total figure. 

The underlying details of achievement against objectives are set out below:

Financial metrics
Emerging Markets – Africa expansion (excluding banking)
Old Mutual Wealth
Simplify/de-risk the Group, risk management, governance, culture and reputation
Total weighted outcome
Total weighted outcome (as a percentage of maximum) (A)
TSR multiplier – % achieved (B)
Achievement – % of maximum award (A x B)
Downward risk adjustment (6% applied to scorecard achievement)
Vesting – % of maximum award
Financial objectives – achievement 

Weighting
60%
15%
7.5%
17.5%

EPS (p) (IFRS AOP-based CAGR2) post-tax
EPS (c) (IFRS AOP-based CAGR2) post-tax
RoE (IFRS-AOP based averaged over three years)

Strategic objectives – achievement
(1) Emerging Markets –  
Africa expansion (excluding banking)
Customer growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR2)
Profit (AOP) growth in Africa (excluding SA) (CAGR2) 
(pre-tax including LTIR) 

(2) Old Mutual Wealth
Profit (AOP) growth UK and International (CAGR2) 
(pre-tax)

Threshold1
5%
5%
12%

Target
7.5%
7.5%
13.5%

Maximum
10%
10%
15%

Outcome
1.8%
11.6%
13.6%

Threshold1
10%

10%

Target
15%

15%

Maximum
20%

Outcome
37.2%

20%

9.3%

Weight
15%
15%
30%

Weight
10%

5%

Threshold1

Target

Maximum

Outcome

Weight

1  Vesting was 0% at threshold with straight-line interpolation between threshold and maximum
2  Compound annual growth over the three-year performance period.

10%

15%

20%

17.1%

7.5%

5.3%

% of 
maximum 
achieved
51.7%
66.7%
71.0%
81.6%
60.6%
52.7%
98.7%
52.0%
3.1%
48.9%

Weighted
 outcome
0%
15%
16%
31%

Weighted
 outcome
10%

0%
10%

Weighted
 outcome

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(3) Group structural changes, risk management, governance, culture and reputation
An outcome of 81.6% of maximum was agreed by the committee, on the basis of an assessment of performance against this objective. 
Over the period, the Company successfully delivered on a number of strategic objectives identified as key priorities by the committee 
at the beginning of the performance period, namely:

Performance Assessment
 — Collaboration synergies of R759million were achieved by the end of 2016. Benefits 
were from initiatives such as business integration synergies, improved IT synergies, 
higher sales, procurement savings and improved revenues and profits.

Weight Outcome
75.0%

2.5%

Weighted 
Outcome
1.9%

 — Old Mutual Wealth UK platform IT transformation project:  

The project experienced time and cost overruns with the total cost across a six 
year implementation period forecast to be in the range of £425million to 
£450million, with £278million incurred by the end of 2016 

 — Cumulative 2014-16 NCCF: achievement of £15.8billion over the three-year 
period, relative to target of £20.9billion. Overall OMW NCCF held up well in a 
difficult economic environment and relative to market trends

 — OMGI brand: a successful build of the brand, with the business delivering 

significant profit growth and build-out of product propositions with strong investment 
performance. OMGI funds at the end of 2016 represented 25% of OMW total funds 
under management. The OMW investment division (OMGI & Quilter Cheviot) 
represented 42% of OMW funds under management relative to a target of 30%
 — UK advisory presence: Intrinsic has seen significant restricted adviser growth at 
a rate of 23% per annum between 2014 and 2016 relative to a target of 10% CAGR. 
Excluding third party agreements and acquisitions, the underlying restricted adviser 
growth was 13% per annum, still ahead of target. The 1,423 restricted advisers made 
up 43% of the adviser headcount at the end of 2016. The business delivered excellent 
flows, exceeding the business case profit target for 2016 by over 10%.

Achieve OM Asset 
Management IPO at 
minimum value of $1.5billion  
– in assessing this objective, the 
committee considered the quality 
of execution and value created for 
shareholders when the IPO was 
achieved.

 — The business was successfully IPO’d in Q3 2014 bringing total shareholder value 

creation of $2.2billion. Rogge Global Partners Limited was excluded from the IPO, 
brought under Group supervision and subsequently sold

 — The acquisition of Landmark Partners was successfully closed in Q4 2016
 — There were secondary public offerings in 2015 and most recently in December 
2016. Shares were trading at $14.50 at the end of the performance period 
(relative to an initial IPO price of $14) 

 — OM Asset Management has delivered upper quartile TSR relative to peers since 

the initial IPO.

 — The run-off of the book continued successfully, reducing liabilities to c.$1.0billion. 
at 31 December 2016. The business run-off combined with creative de-risking 
strategies resulted in capital repatriation of $23million in 2015 and $178million 
in 2016. The successful execution of strategic options included the re-structure 
of the business during early 2015, and the sale of a restructured Old Mutual 
Bermuda, effective 1 January 2016, to ensure that the Group’s exit of the 
Old Mutual Bermuda business by late 2018 / early 2019 remains on track. The 
business maintained effective hedging strategies with 10 year risk managed within 
agreed parameters.

Performance Assessment
 — Over the three year performance period, the Group‘s earnings were achieved in 
a transparent manner, without excessive risk taking, with the businesses operating 
within their formal risk appetite limits. The time and cost overruns of the OMW UK 
platform IT transformation project persisted through the period.

2.5%

80.0%

2.0%

5.0%

90.0%

4.5%

2.5% 100.0%

2.5%

Weight
2.0%

Outcome
50.0%

Weighted
Outcome
1.0%

Restructuring objectives
Collaboration in South Africa 
– in assessing this objective, the 
committee considered the quantum 
of value achieved against the 
R1billion target and the quality  
and sustainability of the value 
achieved over the period.
Build the Old Mutual Wealth 
UK Business – in assessing this 
objective, the committee 
considered the effectiveness of 
outsourcing projects and the build 
of the OMGI brand and UK 
advisory presence to achieve 
stretching NCCF targets.

Effective risk management 
and run-off of the Old Mutual 
Bermuda business – in 
assessing this objective, the 
committee considered the quality 
of risk and vendor management, 
regulatory engagement and 
run-off of the book of business.

Risk, governance, culture 
and reputation
Risk management – in 
assessing this objective, the 
committee considered a report 
from the Group’s Chief Risk Officer 
and the Group Internal Audit 
Director on the effectiveness of risk 
management across the Group 
over the performance period, 
assessing whether that risk was 
managed within policy and risk 
appetite limits.
Culture – in assessing this 
objective, the committee 
considered the level of group-wide 
entropy and the effectiveness of 
improving entropy scores in 
businesses outside of the Group’s 
target range.

Outcome

 — The Group weighted entropy score was 11.9% in 2016, in line with the prior year. 
OMEM, Nedbank and OM Asset Management were within or below the target 
range, whilst other businesses persisted above the target range, remaining broadly 
flat to the prior year

 — The employee Net Promoter Score improved in OMW and OM Asset 

Management but declined in other businesses, resulting in a slight weighted 
average decrease. Whilst employee engagement declined very slightly across 
the Group, with a weighted average down 1%, this still remained above global 
financial services benchmarks.

3.0%

80.0%

2.4%

17.5%

14.3%

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TSR multiplier
A TSR multiplier was used to adjust the outcome of the LTI scorecard in the tables above. TSR was averaged at the start (Q4 2013) and end 
(Q4 2016) of the three-year performance period.

Annualised relative TSR growth (£) 
Annualised relative TSR growth (R) 
Weighted total

1  Straight-line interpolation between the points.

Weighting
50%
50%

4% or more
below index1

Equal to index1

4% or more
above index1

85%

100%

115%

Outcome
0.8%
-1.5%

Multiplier
103.1%
94.2%

Weighted
 outcome
51.6%
47.1%
98.7%

Risk adjuster
The committee received input from the Group’s Chief Risk Officer, endorsed by the Board Risk Committee, which confirmed that the 
Group had achieved its objectives within the risk policies and risk appetite limits established for the period. However, the committee 
exercised its discretion in one important area in order to ensure that it maintained its overriding objective to align reward with 
performance. The committee determined that it was appropriate to make a downward adjustment equal to 6% of the scorecard 
outcome of the 2014 LTIP, to take account of the time and cost overruns of the OMW UK Platform IT transformation project.
2014 LTI awards over Old Mutual plc shares due to vest to the executive directors (audited)

Executive director
Ingrid Johnson

Old Mutual
 shares under 
option at grant
786,989

Achievement of
performance
targets
48.9%

Old Mutual
shares under 
option to vest 
in 2017
192,419

Old Mutual
 shares under 
option to vest 
in 2018
192,419

Average 
Old Mutual plc 
share price over 
Q4 2016
195.6p

Value of
 share options 
to vest in 2017
£000
376,372

Value of 
share options
 to vest in 2018
£000
376,372

Total value of 
LTI as shown 
in the single 
figure table 
£0001
753

1  The LTI value has been calculated using the average price of Old Mutual plc shares over the final quarter of 2016 (195.6p), and for the 50% of the option that will vest 

in August 2017, will be restated in the 2017 Directors’ Remuneration Report, once actual values on vesting are known. 

Outcomes for LTI awards over Nedbank shares granted in 2014  
(for the performance period 2014 to 2016)
A deferred STI award over 8,743 Nedbank shares was granted to Ingrid Johnson under the Nedbank Compulsory Bonus Share Scheme 
when she worked for Nedbank in March 2014. The shares held under award were subject to forfeiture provisions which ended, in equal 
proportions, six months, 18 months and 30 months after the date of award. A matching award was offered (on a one-for-one basis) on any 
of the shares which were held voluntarily in the scheme until the third anniversary of the date of award. In addition to this, Ingrid Johnson 
pledged 1,345 Nedbank shares under the Nedbank Voluntary Bonus Share Scheme, under which a matching award was offered 
(on a one-for-one basis) on any of the shares which were held voluntarily in the scheme until the third anniversary of the date of award. 
The matching awards were subject to Ingrid Johnson remaining in employment with Nedbank during that three-year vesting period and, 
for 50% of the award, the achievement of Nedbank corporate performance targets. It was agreed with Nedbank that Ingrid Johnson 
would retain eligibility in relation to the employment condition provided she remained in employment with the Old Mutual Group. 

The element of the matching awards subject to the achievement of Nedbank corporate performance targets is set out below:

Nedbank measure
Average RoE (excluding goodwill) excess over 
average cost of equity over the performance period

Target
2%

Achieved
3.2%

% of 
award vesting
100%

Maximum 
number of
 matching shares 
to be awarded 
in 2017
5,044

Actual 
number of 
matching shares 
to be awarded 
in 2017
5,044

Value of 
LTI included 
in the single 
figure table 
£000
66

1  The value has been calculated using the average price of Nedbank shares over the final quarter of 2016 (R226.38), converted into sterling using the average exchange 

rate over the final quarter of 2016 (R17.2717 to £1). The value shown in the single figure table will be restated in the 2017 Directors’ Remuneration Report, once the 
actual value on vesting is known. 

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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 
those described in footnote 1 of the table below. This table shows the single total figures for both 2015 and 2016 for the Chairman and the 
other non-executive directors:

Non-executive director
Patrick O’Sullivan
Mike Arnold2
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray3
Adiba Ighodaro4
Trevor Manuel5
Roger Marshall6
Nkosana Moyo
Vassi Naidoo7
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita

Fees

Taxable benefits1

Total

2015
£000
380
99
79
89
94
69
–
109
79
205
74

2016
£000
17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2015
£000
22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2016
£000
397
101
80
95
98
70
161
122
80
322
77

2015
£000
402
99
79
89
94
69
–
109
79
205
74

2016
£000
380
101
80
95
98
70
161
122
80
322
77

1  Neither the Chairman nor any of the other non-executive directors received any pension-related benefits, short-term or long-term incentives or any other items 
in the nature of remuneration in 2015 or 2016. The amounts included in the taxable benefits columns relate to the provision of travel to and from the Company’s 
office in London 

2  Includes fees of £1,481 in relation to attendance at Old Mutual Wealth’s Risk Committee meetings
3  Includes fees of £1,481 in relation to attendance at Old Mutual Wealth’s Remuneration Committee meetings
4  Fees payable to Adiba Ighodaro were paid to Actis LLP rather than to her personally
5  Includes fees of £91,434 in respect of Old Mutual Group Holdings (SA) (Pty) Limited and Old Mutual Emerging Markets Limited
6  Includes fees of £11,987 in respect of Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited. Roger Marshall joined the Board of Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited 

on 10 November 2016

7  Includes fees of £244,600 in respect of Nedbank Group Limited (£156,000 in 2015). Vassi Naidoo joined the Boards of the Company, Nedbank Group Limited 

and Nedbank Limited on 1 May 2015 and the figure for 2015 represents remuneration paid from that date.

Scheme interests awarded during 2016 (audited)
In order to ensure that the executives were aligned to the new strategy from the announcement of the strategy, an initial nil cost share 
option was granted on 14 March 2016 under the Old Mutual plc Performance Share Plan, in accordance with the terms of the existing 
Directors’ Remuneration Policy. These options were subsequently exchanged for nil cost share options under the Old Mutual plc Managed 
Separation Incentive Plan:

Date of grant
Bruce Hemphill
14 Mar 
2016
Ingrid Johnson
14 Mar 
2016

Award type

Basis of award

Old Mutual 
shares held 
under option 

Share price at 
date of grant

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

Nil cost 
share option

Nil cost 
share option 

LTI

1,978,020

182.0p

3,600

0% 50% – 14 Mar 2019
50% – 14 Mar 2020

31 December 
2018

LTI

1,384,614

182.0p

2,520

0% 50% – 14 Mar 2019
50% – 14 Mar 2020

31 December 
2018

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The following table shows share incentive awards granted to the executive directors during 2016 (including the MSIP awards for which 
the nil cost share options shown above were exchanged). The number of shares placed under award in relation to DSTI awards was 
calculated using the middle market quotation of Old Mutual plc shares on the business day preceding the date of grant. The total number 
of shares placed under option in relation to the MSIP was determined using the 30-day average Old Mutual plc share price up to and 
including the date of release of the Company’s preliminary results for 2015 and the announcement of the managed separation strategy, 
namely £1.757.

Award type

Basis of award

Old Mutual 
shares held 
under option 
or award

Share price at 
date of grant

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

Date of grant
Bruce Hemphill
11 Jul 
2016

11 Jul 
2016

14 Mar 
2016
Ingrid Johnson
11 Jul 
2016

11 Jul 
2016

14 Mar 
2016

Nil cost 
share option

Nil cost 
share option

MSIP 

1,978,020

175.7p

3,475

MSIP

3,144,347

175.7p

5,525

0%

0%

Forfeitable 
shares award

DSTI

260,990

182p

475

100%

Nil cost 
share option

Nil cost 
share option

MSIP 

1,384,614

175.7p

2,433

MSIP

1,304,629

175.7p

2,292

0%

0%

Forfeitable 
shares award

DSTI

215,419

182p

392

100%

Completion of 
managed 
separation
Completion of 
managed 
separation
14 Mar 2019

Completion of 
managed 
separation
Completion of 
managed 
separation
14 Mar 2019

Period of 
managed 
separation
Period of 
managed 
separation
N/A

Period of 
managed 
separation
Period of 
managed 
separation
N/A

Former executive director
Paul Hanratty1
14 Mar 
2016

Forfeitable 
shares award

DSTI

220,612

182p

402

100%

14 Mar 2019

N/A

1  Paul Hanratty ceased to be a director of the Company on 12 March 2016; however, as this award related to the deferred element of the STI that he earned in relation 

to the 2015 performance year, detail of the award has been provided.

Performance measures for MSIP awards granted in 2016 (audited)
The MSIP is designed to reward:

1.  Execution of the managed separation (40%)

2.  The delivery of performance in the underlying businesses (25%)

3.  Long-term alignment with shareholder value by reference to relative total shareholder return (TSR) (35%)

4.   Operating within a robust risk framework (by means of a potential downward adjustment of up to 5% on a quantitative basis, with additional  

uncapped discretion to adjust on a qualitative basis).

A detailed summary of each of these metrics is set out below:

1. Execution of the managed separation (40%)
This performance condition is directly aligned with the execution of the managed separation strategy. It is assigned the highest weighting 
at 40% because it is the core of the strategy. It consists of the managed separation of the Group into four standalone businesses through a 
series of transactions. The assessment of performance against this condition will be made in the judgement of the committee against the 
key criteria set by the Board:

 — Material completion of the business separation
 — Appropriate capitalisation of the businesses
 — Quality of transaction execution.

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Material completion of the business separation 
All four businesses operating independently of the Group at the completion of the managed separation. There may be some 
cross-ownership, but such stakes would be purely as an investment (e.g. 20% or less) or as part of a clear process to separation. 
In addition, the material completion of the managed separation includes the elimination of the plc costs.
Appropriate capitalisation
The managed separation shall set the businesses up for success, including being appropriately capitalised in relation to both regulatory 
requirements and local market competitiveness.
Quality of transaction execution
Quality assessment will reflect the balance of the key components of time, cost, risk and value:

 — The time criteria will be considered with respect to certain transactions being critical to the future managed separation of other businesses. 
Also, the current Group structure contains inherent risks which will be mitigated once separation is achieved and therefore it is important to 
prioritise speed of execution

 — The cost criteria will be assessed against both the expected reduction of continuing plc costs at the completion of the managed separation 
and the management of transaction costs (advisers, etc.) during separation. Lastly, these cost criteria also include the reduction in plc debt 
costs through the cost-effective management of plc debt

 — The risk criteria include consideration of regulatory, reputational, investor and other non-financial impacts
 — In addition, value will be considered in terms of whether the transaction was completed in a manner consistent with creating shareholder 

value over time. Value enhancement will be captured through the Alignment with Shareholder Value measure. 

The committee recognises that due to the complex, multi-faceted and interrelated nature of the managed separation objectives and 
criteria, to assess them it will need to track and report progress as the managed separation is executed, but ultimately reserve a final 
judgement regarding assessment of achievement of this objective until it is determined that the managed separation has been completed. 

2. Performance of the underlying businesses (25%)
This performance condition is directly aligned with the strategic objective to deliver competitive financial performance in each of the 
businesses while they are part of the Group, in order to maximise the value creation opportunity on separation.

 — Each business’s performance will be measured against stretching profit growth and Return on Equity (RoE) measures for the period up to its 
separation from the Group (OM Asset Management will be measured against profit growth only), with RoE measured in accordance with 
the methodology disclosed for each business in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report

 — The businesses are weighted in accordance with their relative value to the Group at the commencement of the managed separation objective 

(see note below on business weighting)

 — Profit growth thresholds have been based on the principal three-year macroeconomic growth assumptions for each market (Nominal GDP for 
South Africa and equity markets for the UK and US) to ensure that management only realise value from this part of the plan if the businesses 
outperform these benchmarks

 — For the South African businesses, the profit metric is established as a relative outperformance target to actual nominal GDP over the 

performance period to account for the economic uncertainty and align to market practice in the region

 — The committee believes that these targets are stretching, taking consideration of the economic outlook and the relatively short period of time the 
businesses have had to realise returns on recent investments (such as UAP and Quilter Cheviot). They have been carefully constructed to ensure 
that value will only be realised from this element of the plan if business performance warrants it by generating real value over the period
 — If the committee considers it necessary to review the financial targets under the discretion afforded in the New Policy, for reasons linked to the 

macroeconomic environment, the phasing of three-year growth plans relative to the timeframe taken to complete the separation of a business, 
or the reallocation of the Group’s assets, it will do so with complete transparency and in a way that ensures that the targets are as equally 
relevant and stretching as originally intended.

3. Alignment with shareholder value (35%)
This performance condition is directly aligned with the strategic objective to unlock and create significant long-term value for 
shareholders through the managed separation and will be measured through relative total shareholder return (TSR).

 — TSR for Old Mutual plc shareholders will be measured against a bespoke index derived from a peer group constructed from relevant peers 

of each of the businesses in their local markets

 — Each individual business peer group will be weighted in accordance with the relative value of each business to the Group at the 

commencement of the managed separation (see note below on business weighting)

 — TSR will be measured from the date of the strategy announcement (using the 30-day average up to and including 11 March 2016) until the 

managed separation is completed

 — When a transaction is completed for a business, its peer group will be down-weighted or removed from the index and the other peer groups 
will be re-weighted proportionately. In the event of a demerger of a business, its TSR will be tracked relative to its peer group for a period of 
180 days to align any short-term volatility in the demerged business’s share price to the outcome of the TSR metric

 — Threshold has been set in line with the TSR of the bespoke peer group, ensuring that vesting can only be achieved for matching or exceeding 
the performance of the peers. For achieving the threshold level of performance 25% vesting will be realised, recognising the performance 
required to meet or exceed the TSR of the peer groups. Maximum vesting on this component will occur when TSR has outperformed the 
bespoke peer group by 7% per annum

 — There will be maximum transparency through annual updates of performance and adjustments made to the index in the annual Directors’ 

Remuneration Report.
Business weighting 
The basis for calculating the weighting of the businesses was to use their relative estimated value on 11 March 2016 to the Group, using the 
market value of the listed businesses (Nedbank and OM Asset Management) and an average of comparable one-year forward price/
earnings multiples for the unlisted businesses (OMEM and OMW). The weighting ignored debt, plc costs and other plc assets.

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4. Downward adjustments – risk management 
The outcome of the MSIP will be subject to a potential downward adjustment for an assessment of risk management during the 
performance period. The risk adjustment will be based on two measures:

 — Quantitative adjustment: a potential downward adjustment of up to 5% will be applied based on the outcome of two risk-based metrics 
– Group Solvency Ratio and Liquidity at Risk. Achievement of the target (or better) will result in no adjustment to the outcome; achievement at 
or below the threshold will result in a 5% downward adjustment to the outcome, with straight-line interpolation between threshold and target

 — Qualitative assessment: undertaken by the Group’s Chief Risk Officer and verified by the Board Risk Committee, this assessment will 

cover management of risk in relation to risk management policy and risk appetite limits, audit/governance reports and regulatory breaches. 
In addition, any financial performance not adequately reflected in the financial performance measures will be considered in this qualitative 
assessment. The committee has discretion to make an uncapped downward adjustment to the outcome of the plan in the event of any material 
risk management or financial underperformance issues.

Full disclosure of the process, findings and adjustments (if applicable) will be disclosed retrospectively in the relevant Directors’ 
Remuneration Report.

Managed Separation Incentive Plan scorecard – metrics and targets 

Strategic

Business 
unit financial 
performance* 
(in local currency)

Vesting %
1. Execution of the managed separation
Assessment of the success of the separation of the business 
units into four separate businesses
1. OMEM
Profit (AOP) growth (CAGR)  
(post-tax and non-controlling interests)
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years
2. Nedbank
Diluted headline EPS growth (CAGR)  
(post-tax and pre-minority interests)
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years
3. Old Mutual Wealth
Profit (AOP) growth (CAGR)  
(post-tax and non-controlling interests)
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years

Weight

Threshold
0%

Target
50%

Maximum
100%

40.0%

0.0%

50.0%

100.0%

5.40% Nom GDP
 +0%
20.0%

5.40%

Nom GDP
 +2.5%
22.5%

Nom GDP
 +5.0%
25.0%

2.50% Nom GDP
 +0%
15.0%

2.50%

Nom GDP
 +2.5%
16.7%

Nom GDP
 +5.0%
18.4%

3.75%

3.75%

Not disclosed on the grounds 
of commercial sensitivity – to be 
disclosed in the first Directors’ 
Remuneration Report after vesting

4. OM Asset Management
ENI Growth (CAGR) (post-tax and pre-minority interests)
Vesting %
1. Relative TSR to a composite index of business unit peer group indices
Relative TSR (annualised over the period)

1.70%

35%

5.0%
25%

7.5%
62.5%

10.0%
100%

Index
 +0% p.a.

Index
 +3.5% p.a.

Index
 +7% p.a.

100.0%

n/a
n/a

0%

-5%
Remuneration Committee 
discretion (uncapped)

n/a

TSR

Totals

Downward adjuster

Risk

Quantitative risk metrics
Qualitative risk assessment

*  Given the range of potential separation routes for OMW, the Board considers advance disclosure of the targets to be commercially sensitive. However, targets and 

ranges will be disclosed retrospectively at the point of vesting of the plan in the relevant Directors’ Remuneration Report.

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Peer groups for TSR 

Weight
Peers

SA Life
43.2%
 — Sanlam Limited
 — Discovery Limited
 — Liberty Holdings Limited
 — MMI Holdings Limited/South Africa
 — Santam Limited
 — Coronation Fund Managers Limited.

SA Banking
20%
 — FirstRand
 — Standard Bank Group
 — Barclays Africa Group
 — RMB
 — Capitec Bank.

UK Wealth and 
Asset Management
30%
 — Standard Life
 — Hargreaves Lansdown
 — Schroders
 — St. James’s Place
 — Investec
 — Henderson Group
 — Phoenix Group HDG
 — Jupiter Fund Management
 — Close Brothers Group
 — Rathbone Brothers
 — Brewin Dolphin.

US Asset 
Management
6.8%
 — Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
 — Eaton Vance Corporation
 — Legg Mason, Inc.
 — Federated Investors, Inc.
 — Janus Capital Group, Inc.
 — AllianceBernstein  

Holding L.P.

 — Artisan Partners Asset 
Management Inc.
 — Cohen & Steers Inc.
 — Virtus Investment  
Partners, Inc.

MSIP performance update
The MSIP comprises objectives and targets in three categories:
Strategic Objective (40%): material completion of the managed separation by the end of 2018, ensuring that the subsidiaries are 
prepared to be successful standalone businesses and an assessment of the quality of transactions reflecting time, cost, risk and value of 
execution.

Update

Material Completion: there has been solid progress towards the managed separation of the Group being materially complete by the 
end of 2018.

Successful Standalone Businesses: the four underlying businesses are being prepared for independence. In relation to the two 
unlisted businesses, OMEM and OMW, a review of the core and non-core businesses within their respective portfolios was completed and 
work to define new target operating models is well advanced. Additionally, the OMW Board has been strengthened with the appointment 
of a new Chairman and five new independent directors.

Wind down plc: as part of the managed separation, we are continuing with the phased reduction of the plc Head Office. Since 
announcing the managed separation strategy, headcount has reduced by more than 50% and holding company debt has reduced by 
£385 million.

Transaction Execution: The Company’s holding in OM Asset Management was reduced from 66% to 51% in December 2016, realising 
gross proceeds, less underwriting discount, of $291 million. 

The committee will only make an assessment as to the outcome at the end of the managed separation process. However, we will continue 
to receive regular updates on the execution of managed separation relative to the criteria established to ensure this assessment is based 
on a comprehensive assessment of the entire process, including the cost incurred in executing the separation of the businesses.
Financial Performance of the underlying businesses (25%): stretching three-year profit growth and RoE targets for each 
business (profit measure only for OM Asset Management)

Update

This has been a year of significant change for the Group and for its four businesses, against a backdrop of unprecedented political and 
economic turmoil in some of our key markets. Stock markets and currencies have been especially volatile in the aftermath of the UK’s EU 
referendum and the US presidential election. The forces at play in the financial world, with increasing emphasis by regulators and 
politicians on ring-fencing and protectionism, support our strategy in ways that could not have been foreseen a year ago. Despite the 
challenging external environment, our businesses performed resiliently during 2016, with a much improved second half, given the external 
challenges the businesses had to face in our main markets. The financial targets established in the MSIP are based on a three-year 
timeframe as set out on the next page:

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OMEM
Profit (AOP) Growth (CAGR) (post-tax and non-controlling interests)*
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years
Nedbank
Diluted headline EPS growth (CAGR) (post-tax and pre-minority interests)*
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years
Old Mutual Wealth
Profit (AOP) Growth (CAGR) (post-tax and non-controlling interests)*
RoE (excluding goodwill) – averaged over three years
OM Asset Management 
ENI Growth (CAGR) (post-tax and pre-MI)

MSIP Three-year targets

Threshold

Target

Maximum

7.0%
20.0%

7.0%
15.0%

9.5%
22.5%

9.5%
16.7%

Not disclosed 

12.0%
25.0%

12.0%
18.4%

5.0%

7.5%

10.0%

* Relative measure to nominal GDP over the same period. Our current three-year nominal GDP forecast assumption is 7% = threshold

Actual performance of a business will be crystallised at the date it separates from the Group. The outcome relative to the financial targets 
for that business will be reported in the Directors’ Remuneration Report for that year.

If the committee considers it necessary to review the financial targets under the discretion afforded in the New Policy, for reasons linked to 
the macroeconomic environment, the phasing of three-year growth plans relative to the timeframe taken to complete the separation of a 
business, or the reallocation of the Group’s assets, it will do so with transparency and in a way that ensures that the targets are as equally 
relevant and stretching as originally intended. 

Relative TSR (35%): relative TSR to a bespoke index derived from the peer groups of the underlying businesses. The peer groups are 
weighted relative to the estimated respective value of each business on 11 March 2016.

Update

TSR is monitored throughout the period, with the committee receiving regular updates; however, the outcome will only be determined 
when the managed separation is complete. 

In accordance with the principles approved in 2016, the weighting of the peer groups is reviewed each time a transaction is completed. 
Accordingly, in December 2016 the weightings were revised to reflect the Company’s reduced ownership of OM Asset Management. The 
new weightings that apply from that date are: OMEM 43.9% (43.2%); Nedbank 20.3% (20%); OMW 30.5% (30%) and OM Asset 
Management 5.3% (6.8%).

At mid-February 2017, the Company’s TSR was below that of the bespoke index (threshold performance requires performance to be in 
line with the bespoke index). This was primarily due to performance relative to South African peers, which constitute 64% of the index 
and who largely have operations in South Africa, in a period during which the rand appreciated significantly. The committee did note, 
however, that the Company had experienced a period of improved performance relative to the peer groups in the last quarter of the 
period measured.

Risk Management: a quantitative downward adjustment of up to 5% and qualitative assessment of risk management over the entire 
period with an uncapped discretionary downward adjustment.

Update

In 2016, the Company exceeded its liquidity and solvency ratio targets, meaning that no quantitative downward adjustment would 
apply for 2016 (see 2016 STI outcome for details). These metrics are measured annually and aggregated over the whole period of 
managed separation.

The committee receives annual risk reports from the Group’s Chief Risk Officer, endorsed by the Board Risk Committee, to ensure it has 
a full understanding of risk events and management’s performance as managed separation progresses. While some risk adjustment 
was applied to the outcome of incentives at the end of 2016, these were in relation to legacy issues predating the managed separation 
strategy, so no events have transpired to date that the committee considers should result in a downward adjustment to the MSIP at 
completion. Risk management will continue to be monitored closely by the committee.

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Payments to past directors (audited)
Julian Roberts
Julian Roberts, the former Group Chief Executive, ceased to be a director of the Company on 31 October 2015 and was on garden leave 
from that date until 14 April 2016, at which time his employment with the Company ended. He continued to receive base pay and benefits 
during that time and the value of base pay and benefits paid to him between 1 January and 14 April 2016 is set out below:

Element
Base pay
STI
Benefits including pension-related benefits
Items in the nature of remuneration

Value
£268,269
£254,118
£93,895
£1,775

Certain LTI awards granted to Julian Roberts vested and were exercised during 2016 as set out below:

Julian Roberts

Date of grant
10 April 2012
8 April 2013

Shares under
option at grant
692,235
569,059

Shares forfeited 
in respect of 
achievement of 
performance targets
213,209
162,182

Shares vested 
in 2016
479,026
406,877

Share price on 
date of vesting
185.5p
184.4p

Value of
 share options 
vested in 2016 
£000
889
750

Paul Hanratty
Paul Hanratty ceased to be a director of the Company on 12 March 2016 and was on garden leave from that date until 14 September 
2016, at which time his employment with the Company ended. He continued to receive base pay and benefits during that time and the 
value of base pay and benefits paid to him between 13 March and 14 September 2016 is set out below:

Element
Base pay
STI
Benefits including pension-related benefits
Items in the nature of remuneration

Value
£326,275
£108,922
£114,196
£1,951

The 2013 LTI award that vested in 2016 was disclosed in the 2015 Directors’ Remuneration Report, and for the 50% of that award that 
vested in 2016, the figure has been restated in the single figure table. Details of the nil cost share options exercised by Paul Hanratty in 2016 
can also be found in the section of this report entitled ‘Share awards outstanding at 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016 (continued)’.

Philip Broadley
Certain LTI awards granted to the former Group Finance Director, Philip Broadley, vested and were exercised during 2016 as set 
out below:

Philip Broadley

Date of grant
10 April 2012
8 April 2013

Shares forfeited in 
respect of time-based 
pro-rating and partial 
achievement of 
performance targets
270,667
253,152

Shares under
option at grant
461,490
379,373

Shares vested 
in 2016
190,823
126,221

Share price on 
date of vesting
185.5p
184.4p

Value of
 share options 
vested in 2016 
£000
354
233

Payments for loss of office (audited)
Paul Hanratty stepped down from the Company’s Board and his role as Chief Operating Officer on 12 March 2016 and his employment 
with the Group ended on 14 September 2016, at the end of his 12-month notice period. In line with the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, the 
committee considered the overall circumstances of his departure as well as his performance and contribution to the Group over more 
than 30 years. The committee’s determinations, which were consistent with the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, were set out in full in the 
2015 Directors’ Remuneration Report.

A summary of his unvested LTI awards at 31 December 2016 is set out in the section of this report entitled ‘Share awards outstanding at 
1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016’ (continued).

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Directors’ shareholdings and share interests (audited)
Share awards outstanding at 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016

Performance 
targets 
to be met

Grant 
date

Market value 
per share at 
grant (p) 

At 1 Jan 16

Granted

Exercised or 
released 

Lapsed

At 31 Dec 16

Date 
from which 
exercisable or 
releasable

Expiry 
 date1

05-Nov-15
05-Nov-15
05-Nov-15
05-Nov-15
05-Nov-15

 213.50 
 213.50 
 213.50 
 213.50 
 213.50 

182,263
182,263
182,263
754,843
754,843

–
–
–
–
–

182,2632
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

14-Mar-16

182.00

11-Jul-16

175.70

–

–

260,990

1,978,020

11-Jul-16

175.70

–

3,144,347

–

–

–

–
–
–
–
–

–

–
 182,263 
 182,263 
 754,843 
 754,843 

–

–
05-Nov-17 05-Nov-17
05-Nov-18 05-Nov-18
05-Nov-18 04-Nov-25
05-Nov-19 04-Nov-25

260,990

14-Mar-19 14-Mar-19

– 1,978,020 Completion 
of managed 
separation
– 3,144,347 Completion 
of managed
separation

10-Jul-26

10-Jul-26

2,056,475 5,383,357 182,263

 –  7,257,569

17-Apr-15

 240.30 

126,204

–

14-Mar-16

182.00

 – 

215,419

08-Aug-14
08-Aug-14
17-Apr-15
17-Apr-15
11-Jul-16

 190.60 
 190.60 
 240.30 
 240.30 
175.70

 393,494 
 393,495 
319,912
319,912
–

 – 
 – 
–
–
1,384,614

11-Jul-16

175.70

–

1,304,629

No

05-May-15

 186.70 

16,068

–
1,569,085 2,904,662

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
–

–

 – 
 – 

–

–

 126,204 

17-Apr-18 17-Apr-18

215,419

14-Mar-19 14-Mar-19

08-Aug-17 07-Aug-24
08-Aug-18 07-Aug-24
17-Apr-18 16-Apr-25
17-Apr-19 16-Apr-25
10-Jul-26

 393,494 
 393,495 
 319,912 
 319,912 

–
–
–
–
– 1,384,614 Completion 
of managed
 separation
– 1,304,629 Completion 
of managed
 separation

10-Jul-26

–
 16,068 
 – 4,473,747

01-Jun-20 30-Nov-20

No
No
No
Yes
Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes

Award type
Bruce Hemphill
Forfeitable 
shares 
– Buy-out

Nil cost  
share options 
– Buy-out
Forfeitable 
shares – DSTI
Nil cost share 
options – MSIP3

Nil cost share 
options – MSIP

Total

Ingrid Johnson
Forfeitable 
shares – DSTI
Forfeitable 
shares – DSTI

Nil cost share 
options – LTI

Nil cost share 
options – MSIP3

Nil cost share 
options – MSIP

Sharesave4
Total

1  The expiry date is determined by the rules of the plans under which the awards and options were granted
2  In respect of the forfeitable shares that vested during 2016, the value of Old Mutual plc shares on the date of vesting was 193.4p per share
3  On 14 March 2016, nil cost share options were granted to the executive directors under the terms of the Old Mutual plc Performance Share Plan (PSP). These options 
were subsequently exchanged for nil cost share options under the MSIP and it is the nil cost share options granted under the MSIP that are included in this table. 
The original nil cost share options granted under the PSP are not shown

4  The market value per share at grant is equal to the exercise price of the option granted under the Old Mutual plc 2008 Sharesave Plan, which was set at a 20% 

discount to the average Old Mutual plc share price over a three-day period immediately preceding the date of invitation.

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Performance 
targets 
to be met

Award type
Former executive director
Paul Hanratty

Grant 
Date

Market value 
per share at 
grant (p) 

At 1 Jan 16

Granted

Exercised or 
released 

Lapsed

At 31 Dec 16

Date 
from which 
exercisable or 
releasable

Expiry 
 date1

No
No
No
No
Tested
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

08-Apr-13
08-Apr-14
17-Apr-15
14-Mar-16
10-Apr-12
08-Apr-13
08-Apr-13
08-Apr-14
08-Apr-14
08-Aug-14
08-Aug-14
17-Apr-15
17-Apr-15

 194.40 
 202.60 
 240.30 
182.00
 157.10 
 194.40 
 194.40 
 202.60 
 202.60 
 190.60 
 190.60 
 240.30 
 240.30 

Forfeitable 
shares – DSTI

Nil cost share  
options – LTI

Total

 229,222 
 237,566 
166,731
–
221,123
 282,922 
 282,922 
 278,875 
 278,875 
 57,844 
 57,844 
335,518
335,518

–
 237,566 
 166,731 
220,612
–
–
124,8524
226,459
169,883
40,533
30,407
157,963
118,499
2,764,960 220,612 652,634 839,433 1,493,505

229,2222
–
–
 – 
–
 – 
–
–
221,1233
–
202,2893 80,633
 –  158,070
 – 
52,416
 –  108,992
17,311
 – 
 – 
27,437
 –  177,555
 –  217,019

 – 
 – 
–
220,612
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
–
–

–

–
–

–
08-Apr-17 08-Apr-17
17-Apr-18 17-Apr-18
14-Mar-19 14-Mar-19
–
–
08-Apr-17 07-Apr-18
08-Apr-17 07-Apr-18
08-Apr-18 07-Apr-19
08-Aug-17 07-Aug-18
08-Aug-18 07-Aug-19
17-Apr-18 16-Apr-19
17-Apr-19 16-Apr-20

1  The expiry date is determined by the rules of the plans under which the awards and options were granted
2  In respect of the forfeitable shares that vested during 2016, the value of Old Mutual plc shares on the date of vesting was 184.8p per share
3  In respect of the nil cost share options that were exercised during 2016, the value of Old Mutual plc shares on the date of exercise was 203.60p per share
4  The outstanding amount reflects the correction of the 2013 LTI explained in the notes to the single figure table.

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, other than in relation to the 12-month holding period applicable under the terms of the MSIP. Bruce Hemphill’s, 
Ingrid Johnson’s and Paul Hanratty’s interests in Old Mutual plc shares are set out below.

Shares have been valued for these purposes at the price on 30 December 2016, which was 207.3p per share, other than for Paul Hanratty, 
whose shares have been valued on 11 March 2016, the date preceding the date he ceased to be a director of the Company (182p per 
share). There have been no changes to the current directors’ personal shareholdings between 31 December 2016 and 8 March 2017.

Date ownership 
requirement to 
be met by
1 Nov 2020
1 Jul 2019

Share 
ownership
requirement
(% of base pay)
200%
150%

Number of
shares 
required 
to be held
868,307
455,861

Number of
shares owned
outright
(including by
connected
persons)
48,300
525

Share 
ownership
requirement 
met
No
No

Vested but
unexercised
share options
–
–

Forfeitable
shares awards
not subject to
performance
targets
625,516
341,623

Nil cost share
options 
subject to
performance
targets
6,632,053
4,116,056

Sharesave
share options
not subject to
performance
targets
–
16,068

1 Jul 2019

150%

531,593

446,578

No

–

624,909

743,744

–

Executive director
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

Former executive director
Paul Hanratty1

1  This table illustrates Paul Hanratty’s personal shareholdings as at 12 March 2016, the date that he ceased to be a director of the Company. The figures above do not 
therefore reflect any acquisition or disposal of Old Mutual plc shares by him or his connected persons since that date, but do reflect subsequent movements in the 
number of shares held under award or option.

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R E M U N E R A T I O N   R E P O R T
C O N T I N U E D

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 2016 (including holdings by connected persons) are shown below:

Non-executive director
Patrick O’Sullivan
Mike Arnold
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Danuta Gray
Adiba Ighodaro
Trevor Manuel
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo
Vassi Naidoo
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita

Old Mutual plc shares held at 31 December 2016
100,000
26,475
34,500
13,000
14,175
–
–
45,000
10,000
–
28,667

There have been no changes to the interests in shares owned by the Chairman and the other non-executive directors between 
31 December 2016 and 8 March 2017.

Shares in trust and shareholder dilution
At 31 December 2016, there were 113,299,984 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 usual 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 2016, the Company had 4.58% of share capital available under the 5%-in-10-years limit applicable to 
discretionary share incentive schemes and 8.64% of share capital available under the 10%-in-10-years limit applicable to all share 
incentive schemes. The Company has complied with these limits at all times.

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Performance graphs
The charts below show the Company’s eight-year annual TSR performance against the FTSE 100 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 TSR (assuming dividends reinvested) at each year end from 31 December 2008 to 31 December 2016 
on £100/R100 invested in Old Mutual plc shares compared with the TSR (calculated on the same basis) on £100/R100 invested in the 
FTSE 100 Index and the JSE ALSI at the same dates.

Old Mutual versus  
FTSE 100

 Old Mutual (LSE) 
 FTSE 100

Old Mutual versus  
JSE ALSI

 Old Mutual (JSE) 
 JSE ALSI

700%

650%

600%

550%

500%

450%

400%

350%

300%

250%

200%

150%

100%

0%

31 Dec 2008

31 Dec 2009

31 Dec 2010

31 Dec 2011

31 Dec 2012

31 Dec 2013

31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2015

31 Dec 2016

700%

650%

600%

550%

500%

450%

400%

350%

300%

250%

200%

150%

100%

0%

31 Dec 2008

31 Dec 2009

31 Dec 2010

31 Dec 2011

31 Dec 2012

31 Dec 2013

31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2015

31 Dec 2016

Source: Datastream

Group Chief Executive’s remuneration over the last eight years

Single figure

STI payout against 
maximum opportunity

LTI vesting against 
maximum opportunity

Julian Roberts
Bruce Hemphill
Julian Roberts
Bruce Hemphill
Julian Roberts
Bruce Hemphill

2009
£000
2,163
–
77%
–
0%
–

2010
£000
2,447
–
98%
–
0%
–

2011
£000
8,521
–
92%
–
100%
–

2012
£000
7,881
–
88%
–
80%
–

2013
£000
4,817
–
85%
–
84%
–

2014
£000
4,444
–
79%
–
69%
–

2015
£000
2,270
4,811
86.3%
–
71.5%
–

2016
£000
–
2,480
–
86.9%
48.9%
–

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C O N T I N U E D

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 2015 to 2016) compared to that for 
UK-based employees of the Old Mutual Group. The committee has selected employees in the UK, as the Group Chief Executive is 
employed in the UK and has a similar remuneration structure to those employees.

Element
Base pay2
Taxable benefits3
STI4

Group
Chief Executive 
% change
(2.7)%
(26.6)%
0.8%

Average UK-based 
employee1
% change
2.1%
2.0%
(1.9)%

1  UK-based employees excluding employees in Nedbank, Old Mutual Global Investors (UK) Limited and OMAM
2  Base pay is calculated using Julian Roberts’ base pay for 10 months of 2015 and Bruce Hemphill’s base pay for two months of 2015
3  Taxable benefits reflect the benefits paid to Julian Roberts and Bruce Hemphill in 2015 combined (excluding Bruce Hemphill’s cost of relocation), compared 

to the taxable benefits paid to Bruce Hemphill in 2016

4  STI is based on 10 months of Julian Roberts’ STI for 2015 plus two months of Bruce Hemphill’s guaranteed STI for 2015 compared to the full STI payable 

to Bruce Hemphill in 2016.

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 
Dividends paid to Nedbank non-controlling interests
Dividends paid to OMAM non-controlling interests
Remuneration paid to all Group employees

Implementation of remuneration policy in 2017
The New Policy will be implemented in 2017 as follows:

Year-on-year change

2016
£m
426
132
10
1,782

2015
£m
422
128
7
1,634

£m
4
4
3
148

%
0.9
3.1
42.9
6.0

Base pay
The table below shows the changes to base pay for 2017, which were below the average increase of 3.1% received by other employees in 
the plc Head Office. Other UK-based employees’ review processes and outcomes will be reflected in the ‘Percentage change in the 
remuneration of the Group Chief Executive’ section of the Directors’ Remuneration Report in 2017.

Executive director
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

2017
£000 
922.5
646

2016
£000 
900
630

% increase
2.5
2.5

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STI
There has been no change to the maximum award of 150% of base pay payable to each of the executive directors or the metrics used to 
measure performance; however, the weighting of metrics for Ingrid Johnson has been changed so that there is a consistent weighting for 
both executive directors.
2016 structure – % of maximum STI

Executive director 
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

2017 structure – % of maximum STI

Executive director 
Bruce Hemphill
Ingrid Johnson

Group financial targets 
(50% RoE and 50% EPS in constant currency)
75%
60%

Group financial targets 
(50% RoE and 50% EPS in constant currency)
75%
75%

Personal scorecard metrics
25%
40%

Personal scorecard metrics
25%
25%

Downward adjustments – risk management
A potential downward adjustment of up to 5% will be applied based on the outcome of two risk-based metrics. Achievement of the target (or 
better) will result in no adjustment to the outcome; achievement at or below the threshold will result in a 5% downward adjustment to the outcome, 
with straight-line interpolation between threshold and target.

There will also be a qualitative risk assessment undertaken by the Group’s Chief Risk Officer and endorsed by the Board Risk Committee, which 
will cover management of risk in relation to risk management policy and risk appetite limits, audit/governance reports and regulatory breaches. 
In addition, any financial performance not adequately reflected in the financial performance measures will be considered in this qualitative 
assessment. The committee has discretion to make an uncapped downward adjustment to the outcome of the STI in the event of any material risk 
management or financial underperformance issues.

LTI
Following the introduction of the MSIP, no further long-term incentive awards will be granted to the current executive directors.

2015 LTIP awards – Strategic objectives update
At the Company’s General Meeting on 28 June 2016, shareholders approved a proposal for the committee to revise the strategic 
component of the 2015 LTIP awards to align with the managed separation strategy. 

We have maintained the weighting of the strategic objective at 30% and have replaced the original strategic objective, which focused on: 
(i) In Africa, building a financial services champion; (ii) In the UK, building the leading retail investment business; and (iii) The delivery of 
our culture and responsible business objectives, and have replaced them with a single strategic objective (as set out below), linked to the 
progress made towards achieving managed separation as at the end of the 2015 LTIP performance period (31 December 2017). The 
committee has satisfied itself that the revised objective is not materially less difficult to achieve than the original objectives and is not 
detrimental to participants.
Execution of the managed separation (30%)
This performance condition is directly aligned with the execution of the managed separation strategy. An assessment of progress made 
towards the separation of the Group into four standalone businesses (including the elimination of plc costs) will be made in the judgement 
of the committee at the end of the plan performance period (31 December 2017), taking consideration of the key criteria of:

Appropriate capitalisation of the businesses – The managed separation shall set the businesses up for success, including being 
appropriately capitalised in relation to both regulatory requirements and local market competitiveness.

Quality of transaction execution – Quality assessment will reflect the balance of the key components of time, cost, risk and value:

 — The time criteria will be considered with respect to certain transactions being critical to the future managed separation of other businesses. 
Also, the current Group structure contains inherent risks which will be mitigated once separation is achieved and therefore it is important to 
prioritise speed of execution

 — The cost criteria will be assessed against both the expected reduction of continuing plc costs and the management of transaction costs 

(advisers, etc.) during the performance period. Lastly, these cost criteria also include the reduction in plc debt costs through the cost-effective 
management of plc debt

 — The risk criteria include consideration of regulatory, reputational, investor and other non-financial impacts
 — In addition, value will be considered in terms of whether the transaction was completed in a manner consistent with creating shareholder 

value over time. 

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C O N T I N U E D

Post-employment holding periods
The committee has chosen not to require executive directors to hold shares for a period after vesting or exercise, or after leaving the 
Group. However, the terms of the MSIP awards include a post-vesting holding period equal to 50% of the vested award (on a net of tax 
basis if applicable), in a form that will track shareholder experience post-separation of the Group, as closely as possible over the period, 
which might include a restriction on the ability of the executive to exercise 50% of the option during that one-year period.

Non-executive directors’ fees
The annual fees payable to the Chairman and to the other non-executive directors in 2016 and 2017, by role, are set out below. 
An explanation of the increase to non-executive directors’ fees is set out in the Corporate Governance Report.

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 and Governance 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 2016 

2017
£ 
400,000
20,000
66,000
40,000
15,000
40,000
15,000
8,500
40,000
15,000

2016
£
380,000
17,500
60,000
30,000
10,000
30,000
10,000
7,000
30,000
10,000

101,000

86,000

Solvency II
From 1 January 2016, certain parts of the Group were required to comply with the remuneration requirements of Solvency II. The parts 
of the Group specifically impacted are Old Mutual plc, OMW and OMEM. The committee, along with the Company’s Management 
Remuneration Committee, oversees that all relevant businesses in the Group are compliant with the Solvency II remuneration requirements. 
A total of 42 Material Risk Takers have been identified.

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
Danuta Gray
Zoe Cruz
Alan Gillespie
Roger Marshall
Nkosana Moyo

Position
Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member

Period on the committee
March 2013 to date (Chairman since May 2014)
January 2014 to date
November 2010 to date (Chairman from May 2013 to May 2014)
May 2013 to date
January 2014 to date

Meetings
attended
11
11
10
11
7

Meetings 
not attended
–
–
1
–
4

The committee Chairman has access to and regular contact with the Group Human Resources Department independently of the executive 
directors. During 2016, the committee met 11 times. The Board accepted the recommendations made by the committee during the year 
without amendment. Paul Forsythe, Deputy Group Company Secretary, acted as secretary to the committee.

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Advisers to the committee
A review of the committee’s independent adviser was undertaken in 2014 and, following a competitive tender process, the committee 
appointed PwC as its independent adviser. PwC provides wide-ranging advice and services across the Group on matters including 
transactions, tax, internal audit and IT security. In its capacity as adviser to the committee, PwC works with management to prepare 
recommendations for the committee’s consideration and provides advice to the committee on benchmarking of total remuneration 
packages for the executive directors and other senior employees, the design of short-term and long-term incentive arrangements 
(including for employees of subsidiary companies), updating the committee on corporate governance best practice, advice in relation 
to the measurement of performance for incentive purposes and other matters within the committee’s terms of reference. PwC also 
provides advice to management on remuneration matters. The committee undertakes a review of the advice it receives to assess whether 
it is objective and independent; it also satisfies itself that there are no conflicts of interest arising between it, the advisers and the Company. 
PwC is a signatory to the Remuneration Consultants’ Group Code of Conduct. Work undertaken by PwC for the committee is charged on 
a time basis and for 2016 was £209,699 (2015: £208,991) excluding VAT.

Ian Luke, Don Schneider and Rex Tomlinson 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, 
Bruce Hemphill, and Sue Kean, the Group’s Chief Risk Officer, gave advice to the committee in assessing the performance of the 
Group Chief Executive, other members of the plc Executive Committee and business CEOs, and the assessment of risk, respectively.

Voting at General Meetings
The voting results at AGMs and GMs on resolutions relating to our Directors’ Remuneration Reports, the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, 
and other remuneration-related resolutions over the last three years were as follows:

Year of 
report
Type
2015 Directors’ 

Date of 
AGM/GM
28 June 2016

Votes for
3,345,897,363

Votes for %
93.17

Votes 
against
245,393,581

Votes 
against %

Total votes 
cast (excluding 
votes withheld)
6.83 3,591,290,944

Votes 
withheld
10,467,799

Remuneration Report
New Policy
Adoption of the 
Managed Separation 
Incentive Plan

28 June 2016
28 June 2016

2,933,954,378
2,909,574,894

81.71
81.11

656,580,062
677,784,311

18.29 3,590,534,440
3,587,359,205
18.89

25,437,978
28,613,213

2014 Directors’ 

14 May 2015

3,166,003,379

94.21

194,559,265

5.79 3,360,562,644

11,506,850

Remuneration Report

2013 Directors’ 

15 May 2014

3,280,532,172

97.17

95,664,621

2.83

3,376,196,793

27,097,233

Remuneration Policy
Directors’ 
Remuneration Report

15 May 2014

3,253,282,521

97.04

99,343,587

2.96 3,352,626,108

50,669,930

The committee is mindful that a significant minority of shareholders had concerns about the New Policy and is committed to operating 
the New Policy and the MSIP in a transparent and responsible manner, monitoring progress relative to the balancing criteria of time, 
cost, risk and value. 

Consideration of shareholder views
In developing the revised New Policy and the MSIP, we consulted with our largest shareholders and also shared a substantial amount 
of information about the proposals with major shareholder representative bodies in the UK such as ISS and the Investment Association. 
The feedback received during the consultation period was reflected in the New Policy and the design of the MSIP. 

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Financial
statements

Contents

142–317 

142   Statement of directors’ responsibilities 
in respect of the Annual Report and 
Accounts and the financial statements

143   Independent Auditor’s report to the 
members of Old Mutual plc only
147   Consolidated income statement
148   Consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income
149   Reconciliation of adjusted 

operating profit to profit after tax

152   Consolidated statement of 

financial position

153   Consolidated statement of cash flows
154   Consolidated statement of changes 

in equity

158   Notes to the consolidated 
financial statements 

158   A:   Significant accounting policies
166   B:   Segment information
176   C:   Other key performance information
183   D:   Other income statement notes
190   E:  Financial assets and liabilities
 Capital and financial 
204   F: 
risk management
210   G:   Analysis of financial assets 

and liabilities

236   H:   Non-financial assets and liabilities
 Interests in subsidiaries, associates 
256   I: 
and joint arrangements
 Other notes

260   J: 
270   K:   Discontinued operations and 
disposal groups held for sale

275   L1:  Accounting policies on 

financial assets and liabilities

280   L2:  Related undertakings of the Group
309  Financial statements of the Company

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
S TAT E M E N T   O F   D I R E C TO R S ’   R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S   I N   
R E S P E C T   O F   T H E   A N N U A L   R E P O R T   A N D   A C C O U N T S   
A N D   T H E   F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S

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 European Union (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.

Responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the annual financial report
We confirm that to the best of our 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 strategic 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.

We consider the Annual Report and Accounts, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information 
necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s position and performance, business model and strategy.

Bruce Hemphill 
Group Chief Executive 

8 March 2017

Ingrid Johnson
Group Finance Director

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
I N D E P E N D E N T   AU D I TO R ’ S   R E P O R T   TO
T H E   M E M B E R S   O F   O L D   M U T U A L   P L C   O N LY

For year ended 31 December 2016

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 2016, 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 2016 

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, in decreasing order of audit significance, were as discussed below.
(a) Policyholder liabilities £88,063 million (2015: £75,909 million), Long-term insurance policyholder 
liabilities £9,982 million (2015: £7,714 million) Risk vs 2015: 
Refer to page 91 (Group Audit Committee Report), pages 220 to 223 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes A3, E and G6 to the 
financial statements. 

 — The risk – Within the life businesses in Emerging Markets and Old Mutual Wealth, judgement is required over the variety of uncertain future 
outcomes affecting policyholder liabilities, including the estimation of economic assumptions, such as investment return, discount rates, and 
operating assumptions, such as expense, tax assumptions, mortality and persistency and the policy for creating and releasing discretionary 
margins held.

 — Our response – Our procedures included testing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key controls over the 

measurement and management of the Group’s calculation of insurance liabilities and evaluating the appropriateness of methodologies 
and assumptions used. We involved our own internal actuarial specialists to assist us in challenging certain assumptions used and the process 
followed for setting and updating these assumptions, particularly around investment return, discount rates, tax, mortality and persistency 
assumptions. This included assessing the data used in management’s analysis prepared to set the assumptions, 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 internal Independent Review Committee meetings. We also assessed whether the disclosures made relating to the long-term 
policyholder liabilities is consistent with IFRS and with the methodologies applied by management.

(b) Loans and advances £44,237 million (2015: £31,724 million), provisions for impairment  
£1,129 million (2015: £759 million) Risk vs 2015: 
Refer to page 91 (Group Audit Committee Report), pages 211 and 275 to 279 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes A3, E and G1 
to the financial statements 

 — The risk – The banking divisions’ loans and advances impairment assessment requires judgement and subjective assumptions, particularly 
the estimated stream of future cash flows and credit losses on the unsecured and commercial lending portfolios at Nedbank and Old Mutual 
Finance within Emerging Markets. 

 — Our response – Our procedures included testing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key controls over the loan 
approval, administration and monitoring processes. We involved our own internal credit specialists to assist us in assessing significant 
impairment models employed by the Group and comparing 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. We also performed detailed testing over the specific 
provisions held against a sample of loans and advances, by inspecting latest correspondence and Credit Committee minutes, challenging 
assumptions where relevant and assessing collateral values. We also attended the key Nedbank Credit Committee meetings. We also assessed 
whether the disclosures made relating to loan loss provisioning is consistent with IFRS and with the methodologies applied by management.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
I N D E P E N D E N T   AU D I TO R ’ S   R E P O R T   TO
T H E   M E M B E R S   O F   O L D   M U T U A L   P L C   O N LY   C O N T I N U E D

(c) Goodwill and intangibles £2,471 million (2015: £3,276 million) Risk vs 2015: 
Refer to page 91 (Group Audit Committee Report), pages 236 to 237 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes A3 and H1 to the 
financial statements.

 — The risk – Goodwill and intangible assets (both acquired and internally generated) represent 1.4% of total assets of the Group and the 
determination of their recoverable amount is complex and typically requires a high level of judgement, taking into account the different 
economic environments in which the Group operates. The most significant judgements arise over the forecast cash flows, discount rate and 
growth rate applied in the value-in-use valuation models. 

 — Our response – Our procedures included challenging the cash flow forecasts and the corresponding assumptions, such as discount rates 
and growth rates based on our understanding of the relevant business and the industry and economic environment in which it operates. We 
performed sensitivity analyses on the key assumptions in Old Mutual Wealth and the OMSEA cash generating unit in Emerging Markets. 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. Our Emerging 
Markets component team involved their own valuation specialists to assist us in evaluating the key assumptions and methodologies used by the 
Group, in particular those relating to discount rates, and growth rates, with reference to our own independent expectations, which were based 
on our industry knowledge and experience. For all of the risk areas set out above, we 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. 

(d) Investments and securities £100,533 million (2015: £84,019 million) Risk vs 2015: 
Refer to page 91 (Group Audit Committee Report), pages 275 to 279 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in notes E and G2 to the 
financial statements.

 — The risk – We do not consider investment and securities to include a high risk of significant misstatement, or to be subject to a significant level 
of judgment. However, due to their materiality in the context of the financial statements as a whole, they are considered to be one of the areas 
which had the greatest effect on our overall audit strategy and allocation of resources in planning and completing our audit. The determination 
of the fair value of certain financial instruments, held at fair value, is a key source of estimation uncertainty. This applies to both individual 
financial instruments and also to portfolio valuation adjustments. At 31 December 2016, investments and securities at fair value through profit 
or loss represented 56% (2015: 60%) of total assets, and available-for-sale assets represented 0.6% (2015: 0.5%) of total assets. The estimation 
uncertainty is higher for those instruments that are classified as level 3 instruments under IFRS 13: Fair Value Measurement, as significant 
elements of the valuation are not observable. Of the financial instruments carried at fair value, 1.5% (2015: 1.5%) were classified as level 3. 
 — Our response – At 31 December 2016, level 1 and level 2 instruments primarily comprise listed equity and debt securities and unlisted equity 
and debt securities respectively. We selected a sample of these instruments and checked their prices or other observable inputs to independent 
sources. At 31 December 2016, level 3 instruments primarily comprise unlisted private equity investments and investment securities. We used our 
valuation specialists to challenge the key inputs and assumptions such as estimated cash flows and discount rates which drive the valuation, and 
to critically assess the valuation methodologies against current market best practice. 

We considered sensitivities to key factors including:
 − Assessing the appropriateness of the pricing multiples available from comparable listed companies, adjusted for comparability differences, 

size and liquidity; and

 − Assessing the reasonableness of the cash flows and discount rates used by comparing them to similar instruments. 
We assessed whether the Group’s disclosures including the description of the fair value measurement process and the sensitivity to key inputs 
appropriately reflects the Group’s exposure to financial instruments valuation risk.

(e) Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures £542 million (2015: £514 million), 
Investment in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated £235 million (2015: £342 million) Risk vs 2015: 
Refer to page 91 (Group Audit Committee Report), pages 250 to 251 (accounting policy) and the disclosures in note I2 to the 
financial statements.

 — The risk – As at 31 December 2016 the Group has a 21.2 % investment in Ecobank Transnational Inc (ETI), an associate undertakings at a value 
of £235 million at year end (2015: £342 million). With volatility in the global financial markets and the lack of observable liquid market inputs, 
the difficulty in determining appropriate valuations has increased and consequently our assessment of the valuation risk over the investment in 
ETI has increased in the current year, and has therefore been included within this audit report for the first time. The investment in ETI is assessed 
for impairment at least annually by management, by reference to the higher of the fair value and the value in use of the investment. The fair 
value of the investment is based on the share price, which is affected by illiquidity in the Nigerian stock exchange. The value in use is highly 
sensitive to estimated future cash flows from the ETI investment, discount rate and long-term growth rate. 

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 — Our response – Regarding the value in use (VIU) valuation, our procedures included assessing the historical accuracy of the Group’s 
forecasting. Using our own internal valuation specialists, we independently calculated a range of VIU amounts and compared our 
independently calculated impairment range to the impairment processed by management.  

In arriving at our range:

 − We independently challenged the future cash flows prepared by the Directors by assessing whether they included all known factors and 

relevant data sources to arrive at the cash flows 

 − We independently calculated an appropriate discount rate range taking into account current economic conditions in the West African 
region as well as factors specific to ETI’s financial performance and future prospects. We factored into our discount rate calculation the 
execution risk associated with ETI management’s business strategy which was used as a basis for the future cash flows; and

 − We used our professional judgement to determine an appropriate long-term growth rate taking into account market available information 

on growth rates (published by external reputable market participants and external analysts)

3.  Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit
Materiality for the Group financial statements as a whole was set at £69 million (2015: £84 million), determined with reference to a 
benchmark of normalised Group profit before taxation of £1,667 million (2015: £1,663 million). As detailed in note C1 in the Group 
financial statements, this represents the Group’s earnings before taxation from continuing operations adjusted for the following items: 

 — The effects of short-term market volatility such as short-term fluctuations in investment return
 — The impact of strategic choices and inorganic activity such as goodwill impairment, the impact of acquisition accounting and net profit/loss on 

disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments; and

 — The impact of significant one-off investments in organic growth. 

The Group is in the process of executing a managed separation into four independent businesses and at an appropriate point in 
the future, the Group, in its current structure, will no longer exist. We have not identified risks of material misstatement arising from the 
execution of managed separation for the audit of the financial statements the year ended 31 December 2016 however we consider the 
impact of managed separation in assessing our materiality. Materiality represents 4.1% (2015: 5%) of normalised Group profit before tax. 
Materiality was reassessed on a regular basis and this reassessment considered the impact of the execution of the managed separation 
of the Group on its normalised Group profit before taxation.

We reported to the Group Audit Committee any corrected and uncorrected identified misstatements exceeding £3.4 million  
(2015: £4 million) in addition to other identified misstatements that warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

Each of the Group’s six business units, being Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Nedbank, Institutional Asset Management, 
Old Mutual Bermuda and plc Head Office businesses, were subjected to audits for Group reporting purposes. The component audit 
teams at each of the business units undertook their own scoping exercises, with oversight from the Group team, to gain sufficient audit 
coverage to support their own reporting to the Group team. The component teams performed procedures on those items excluded 
from normalised Group profit before tax. The components scoped in for Group reporting purposes accounted for 100% of total Group 
revenues; 100% of Group profit before tax; and 100% of Group total assets.

The Group audit team instructed component auditors as to the significant areas to be covered, including the relevant risks detailed above 
and the information to be reported back. The Group audit team approved each component materiality, which ranged from £20 million 
to £45 million (2015: £30 million to £50 million), having regard to the mix of size and risk profile of the Group across the components. 
Given the increased aggregation risk attributable to the Group’s change in strategy, component materiality across the components 
was reduced. 

To support the audit instructions sent to our component teams, the Group audit team visited three (2015: five) component locations in South 
Africa and elsewhere in the UK and has met one component from the US in the UK for planning and risk assessment meetings. The Group 
audit team 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. At these visits and meetings, the status of any issues being 
reported to the Group audit team was discussed in detail, and any further work required by the Group audit team was then performed by 
the component auditor. The Senior Statutory Auditor, in conjunction with other senior staff in the Group audit team, also attended 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.
4.  Our opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 is unmodified
In our opinion: 

 — The part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited has 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.

Based solely on the work required to be undertaken in the course of the audit of the financial statements and from reading the Strategic 
report and the Directors’ report:

 — We have not identified material misstatements in those reports; and 
 — In our opinion, those reports have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
I N D E P E N D E N T   AU D I TO R ’ S   R E P O R T   TO
T H E   M E M B E R S   O F   O L D   M U T U A L   P L C   O N LY   C O N T I N U E D

5.  We have nothing to report on the disclosures of principal risks
Based on the knowledge we acquired during our audit, we have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to: 

 — The Directors’ viability statement on pages 101 to 102, concerning the principal risks, their management, and, based on that, the Directors’ 

assessment and expectations of the Group’s continuing in operation over the three years to 2019; or 

 — The disclosures in note A1 of the financial statements concerning the use of the going concern basis of accounting. 
6.  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 position and performance, business model and strategy; or

 — The Group 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’ statements, set out on pages 100 and 102, in relation to going concern and longer-term viability; and
 — The part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the company’s compliance with the eleven provisions of the 2014 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 Directors’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 142, 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/auditscopeukco2014a, 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.

Jonathan Holt (Senior Statutory Auditor) 
for and on behalf of KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor 

Chartered Accountants 
15 Canada Square 
London 
E14 5GL

8 March 2017

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
C O N S O L I D AT E D   I N C O M E   S TAT E M E N T

For the year ended 31 December 2016

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
Credit impairment charges
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
Profit/(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 ordinary 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)

Year ended 
31 December
2016 

Notes

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2015
(Restated)1

B2

D2
D3
D4
D5

G1(d)
D6
D7
D8

D9

I2(a)
C1(c)

D1

K1(a)

H10(a)(i)
H10(a)(ii)

C2(a)

C2(b)

C2(a)

3,868
(398)
3,470
8,325
3,906
255
2,636
104
18,696

(3,682)
391
(3,291)
(6,216)
(272)
(128)
(2,401)
(745)
(691)
(3,741)
(17,485)
4
1
1,216
(475)
741

104
845

570

253
22
845

10.4
1.5
11.9
10.1
1.5
11.6

3,589
(335)
3,254
3,805
3,320
213
2,536
79
13,207

(3,450)
279
(3,171)
(2,203)
(307)
(47)
(1,924)
(765)
(226)
(3,385)
(12,028)
59
(37)
1,201
(347)
854

70
924

614

291
19
924

11.7
1.0
12.7
11.2
1.0
12.2

4,686

4,641

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

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C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
C O M P R E H E N S I V E   I N C O M E

For the year ended 31 December 2016

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 movements
  Property revaluation
Measurement (losses)/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 movements
  Net investment hedge
Available-for-sale investments
  Fair value losses
  Recycled to profit or loss
Exchange difference recycled to profit or loss on disposal of foreign operations
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 operations
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

Notes

Year ended
 31 December 
2016
845

£m
Year ended
 31 December
 2015
(Restated)1
924

D1(c)

D1(c)

K1(b)

7
(27)
8
(12)

(104)

(5)
–
–
(7)
1,904
(23)
8
1,773
1,761
(3)
1,758

18
20
(4)
34

13

(7)
(5)
(71)
(10)
(1,107)
(28)
–
(1,215)
(1,181)
5
(1,176)

2,603

(252)

1,803

778
22
2,603

(232)

(39)
19
(252)

1   The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
R E C O N C I L I AT I O N   O F   A DJ U S T E D   O P E R AT I N G
P R O F I T   TO   P R O F I T   A F T E R   TA X

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Core operations
Emerging Markets
Nedbank
Old Mutual Wealth
Institutional Asset Management

Old Mutual plc finance costs
Long-term investment return on excess assets
Corporate costs
Other net shareholder income/(expenses)
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 and Institutional Asset Management after tax
Loss from discontinued operations after tax
Profit after tax for the financial year

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2016

Year ended 
31 December
2015

Notes

B3
B3
B3
B3

B3
C1(a)
B3

D1(a)

619
799
260
141
1,819
(88)
20
(60)
(24)
1,667
(457)
(5)
1,205
144
1,349
(504)
845
–
845

615
754
307
149
1,825
(83)
21
(57)
(43)
1,663
(344)
(31)
1,288
31
1,319
(374)
945
(21)
924

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)

Year ended 
31 December
2016
1,667
(398)
1,269
(319)
(22)
928
4,773
19.4

Notes
B3
D1(d)

H10(a)(iii)
H10(a)(ii)
B3
C2(a)
C2(c)

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2015
1,663
(403)
1,260
(310)
(19)
931
4,813
19.3

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R E C O N C I L I AT I O N   O F   A DJ U S T E D   O P E R AT I N G
P R O F I T   TO   P R O F I T   A F T E R   TA X   C O N T I N U E D

Reconciliation of profit from continuing operations after tax and profit from discontinued 
operations after tax

Profit before tax as presented in the reconciliation of adjusted operating profit to  
  profit after tax
Profit before tax from discontinued operations (included in adjusted operating profit)
Profit before tax in the consolidated income statement
Total tax expense as presented in the reconciliation of adjusted operating profit to profit after tax
Less income tax expense from discontinued operations (included in adjusted operating profit)
Income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations after tax
Loss from discontinued operations after tax as presented in the reconciliation of adjusted operating  
  profit to profit after tax
Profit from discontinued operations after tax included in reconciliation of adjusted operating profit  

to profit after tax 

Profit from discontinued operations after tax

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2016

Year ended 
31 December
2015

Notes

K1(a)

K1(a)
D1(a)

K1(a)

1,349
(133)
1,216
(504)
29
(475)
741

–

104
104

1,319
(118)
1,201
(374)
27
(347)
854

(21)

91
70

Basis of preparation of adjusted operating profit (AOP)
Purpose of AOP
Adjusted operating profit (AOP) is an Alternative Profit Measure used alongside basic IFRS profit to assess underlying business 
performance. It is a non-IFRS measure of profitability that reflects the Directors’ view of the underlying long-term performance of the 
Group. The calculation of AOP adjusts basic IFRS profit for a number of items as detailed in note C1. 

AOP is one of the bases by which operational performance is monitored and managed, similarly it is one of a range of measures by which 
management performance is assessed. Further detail of the performance measures applied in determining management remuneration is 
available in the remuneration report in pages 104 to 139 of the Annual Report.

The adjusting items applied in calculating AOP seek to remove the impact of strategic activities; short-term valuation movements; 
IFRS accounting treatments that are not reflective of the operating activity; and non-operating items. Due to the long-term nature of the 
majority of the Group’s business, management believes that AOP is an appropriate alternative basis by which to assess the underlying 
operating results of these businesses and the Group as a whole and that it enhances the comparability and understanding of the financial 
performance of the Group.

The Group Audit Committee regularly reviews the use of determining AOP to confirm that it remains an appropriate basis on which to 
analyse the operating performance of the businesses. The Committee assesses refinements to the policy on a case-by-case basis, however 
where possible the Group seeks to minimise such changes in order to maintain consistency over time.
Scope of businesses included in AOP
AOP excludes the results of non-core operations, Old Mutual Bermuda, as these are not reflective of the underlying long-term operating 
performance of the Group. Refer to note B1 for further information on the basis of segmentation.

For the year ended 31 December 2016, the results of operating segments that were classified as held for sale and discontinued operations 
for IFRS reporting have been included in the determination of AOP. This is a change in the AOP policy compared to policy applied in 
respect of previously disposed operating segments, such as US Life during 2010 and Nordic during 2011. As a result, the results of 
OM Asset Management plc (OMAM) have been included in AOP. In the context of the current strategy, the Directors believe the inclusion 
of these results will assist with the comparability of year-on-year performance of the core operations as the Group implements its 
managed separation strategy.

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Adjustments to profit
For all core businesses, AOP includes a number of adjustments intended to remove the impact of strategic activities. These include the 
exclusion of the impairment of goodwill, the impact of accounting for intangible assets acquired in a business combination, costs related 
to completed acquisitions, and the profit or loss on disposal of subsidiaries (note C1(b) and C1(c)). The definition of adjusting items was 
refined during 2016 to exclude the impairment of investments in associated undertakings (note C1(b)). Management is of the opinion 
that these impairments of strategic investments are not reflective of the long-term underlying operating performance of the Group.

AOP is based on a long-term shareholder investment return for the life assurance and property & casualty businesses, which eliminates 
the short-term volatility movements in the value of shareholder assets (note C1(d)). Other short-term valuation movements excluded from 
AOP include fair value profits or losses on Group debt instruments (note C1(h)) and the revaluations of put options related to long-term 
incentive schemes (note C1(g)).

The impacts of accounting treatments that are not reflective of the underlying operating performance of the business are excluded from 
the determination of AOP. These adjustments relate to the inclusion of dividends declared to holders of perpetual preferred callable 
securities (note C1(f)), and the inclusion of returns on investments held by life funds in Group equity and debt instruments (note C1(e)). 

Costs related to the development of the new Old Mutual Wealth platform capability and outsourcing of UK business administration are 
excluded from AOP as management is of the view that this long-term investment in operational capability is a non-operating item (note 
C1(i)).
Adjusted Operating Profit per share
Adjusted operating earnings applied in the calculation of adjusted operating earnings per share is calculated based on AOP after 
tax and non-controlling interests. It is adjusted to exclude 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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C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
F I N A N C I A L   P O S I T I O N

At 31 December 2016

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
Assets held for sale
Total assets

Liabilities
Long-term business insurance policyholder liabilities
Investment contract liabilities
Property & casualty 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
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

Notes

H1

H2(a)
H2(b)
H7
I2
H3
G6
G1
G2

H4
G4

K2

G6
G6
G6

G7
H5
H6
H7

H8
G8
G4
K2

At 
31 December
2016

£m
At 
31 December
2015
(Restated)1

2,471
1,111
892
1,697
96
542
756
3,115
43,108
100,533
74
2,416
1,340
4,847
8,570
171,568

9,982
77,599
482
7,981
4,694
160
290
440
144
5,112
45,309
1,161
7,046
160,400
11,168

3,276
716
700
1,233
284
514
784
2,661
30,965
84,019
88
1,947
3,076
4,411
123
134,797

7,714
67,854
341
5,948
3,524
199
274
417
186
3,749
32,328
3,317
12
125,863
8,934

H10(b)(i)
H10(b)(ii)

8,054

6,680

2,773
341
3,114
11,168

1,982
272
2,254
8,934

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustment for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

The consolidated financial statements on pages 147 to 308 were approved by the Board of directors on 8 March 2017.

Bruce Hemphill 
Group Chief Executive 

Ingrid Johnson
Group Finance Director

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C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
C A S H   F L O W S

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax 
Non-cash movements in profit before tax
Net changes in working capital
Taxation paid
Net cash inflow from operating activities – continuing operations
Cash flows from investing activities
Net acquisitions of financial investments
Acquisition of investment properties
Proceeds from disposal of investment properties
Dividends received from associated undertakings
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 joint ventures and strategic investments2
Disposal of a non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc
Proceeds from the disposal of interests in subsidiaries, associated undertakings joint ventures and 
  strategic investments
Net cash outflow from investing activities – continuing operations
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to
  Ordinary equity holders of the Company
  Non-controlling interests and preferred security interests
Interest paid (excluding banking interest paid)
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares (including by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests)
Net acquisition of treasury shares – ordinary shares
Sale of shares held by BEE trusts
Proceeds from issue of preferred equity
Acquisition of treasury shares – preferred equity
Proceeds from issue of subordinated and other debt
Subordinated and other debt repaid
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities – continuing operations
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents – continuing operations
Net increase/(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
Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale
Total

Year ended 
31 December
2016

Notes

£m
Year ended 
31 December
2015 
(Restated)1

1,216
3,620
416
(468)
4,784

(4,374)
(83)
8
9
(119)
6
(141)
(121)
165

29
(4,621)

(426)
(178)
(69)
2
(33)
–
95
(26)
809
(492)
(318)
(155)
45
1,018
5,147
6,055

4,847
1,111
97
6,055

1,201
4,157
695
(389)
5,664

(5,006)
(146)
41
2
(142)
7
(102)
(796)
163

88
(5,891)

(422)
(183)
(51)
2
(19)
175
–
–
1,595
(750)
347
120
(13)
(746)
5,786
5,147

4,411
716
20
5,147

K1(c)

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

2  Of the Acquisition of interests in subsidiaries, associated undertakings, joint ventures and strategic investments, £9 million relates to the acquisition of subsidiaries as 

described in note K2 except for the acquisition of Landmark Partners, £167m, which is included within Net increase in cash and cash equivalents – discontinued operations. 
The £9 million is calculated net of cash acquired. The remainder, £112 million, relates to the acquisition of associated undertakings, joint ventures and strategic investments.

Cash and cash equivalents in the cash flow statement above include mandatory reserve deposits, in line with market practice in 
South Africa. Except for mandatory reserve deposits with central banks of £1,111 million (December 2015: £716 million) and cash and 
cash equivalents subject to consolidation of funds of £976 million (December 2015: £1,534 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.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
C H A N G E S   I N   E Q U I T Y

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Total comprehensive income for the financial 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/(losses)
  Property revaluation
  Measurement loss 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)/gains1
  Recycled to profit or loss
Shadow accounting
Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations1
Other movements
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Total comprehensive income for the financial year
Transactions with the owners of the Company
Contributions and distributions
Dividends for the year
Tax relief on dividends paid
Equity share-based payment transactions
OM Asset Management plc shares buyback 
Additional tier 1 capital instruments issued3
Preferred securities repurchased4
Other movements in share capital 
Total contributions and distributions
Changes in ownership
Share of movement in associate reserves
Acquisition of shareholding in Banco Unico, SA
Disposal of a non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc
Change in participation in subsidiaries 
Total changes in ownership
Total transactions with the owners of the Company
Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

Millions

Number of
shares issued
and fully paid
4,929

Notes

Share 
capital
563

Share 
premium
1,040

Merger 
reserve
1,252

D1(c)

D1(c)

C3

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
1
4,930

–
–
–
–
–
–
563

–
–
–
–
–
2
1,042

–
–
–
–
–
–
1,252

1  Included in other reserves is a gain of £1 million relating to Economic Transactional Incorporated (ETI) available-for-sale reserve. 
2  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 2016 by £305 million (2015: £243 million).

3  On 20 May 2016, Nedbank issued a R1,500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 3-month JIBAR + 7.0% with a call date of 
21 May 2021. On 25 November 2016, Nedbank issued a R500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 3-month JIBAR + 6.3% 
with a call date of 26 November 2021. In line with regulations and subject to regulatory approval, these instruments are callable only at the option of the issuer  
on May 2021 and any interest payment date thereafter.

4  During the year, preference shares with a carrying value of £26 million were purchased by a subsidiary of Nedbank and were classified as treasury shares. 

Available-

for-sale 

reserve1

Property

revaluation

reserve

Share-based

payments

reserve

Other

reserves1

184

367

Foreign

currency 

translation

reserve

(2,243)

Retained

earnings2

5,174

Perpetual

preferred

callable

securities

Attributable

to equity

 holders of

the parent

273

6,680

Total non-

controlling

interests

2,254

556

14

570

275

845

40

–

(5)

(2)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(7)

–

(2)

–

(2)

–

7

–

–

7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

38

38

38

409

30

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)

–

–

–

(1)

(1)

(104)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1)

(25)

–

(26)

(26)

(1)

(18)

5

(14)

–

2

–

–

–

(4)

–

540

–

(4)

(8)

–

–

(35)

(473)

–

(6)

38

13

45

£m

Total 

equity

8,934

7

(27)

8

(12)

(104)

(5)

–

(7)

(23)

8

(614)

3

39

(11)

95

(26)

(33)

(1)

–

166

13

178

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

(18)

5

(7)

(104)

(3)

–

(7)

1,365

(17)

6

3

34

(8)

–

–

(33)

(447)

(1)

(7)

13

13

18

1

(9)

3

(5)

–

(2)

–

–

(6)

2

(171)

–

5

(3)

95

(26)

–

–

7

–

153

160

60

3,114

(14)

(100)

(547)

(12)

(12)

1,365

1,261

536

1,901

14

1,803

800

2,603

(426)

(17)

(443)

38

182

17

(1,008)

(428)

5,286

(14)

273

(429)

8,054

(369)

11,168

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Financials 
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155

Millions

Number of

shares issued

and fully paid

4,929

Notes

Share 

capital

563

Share 

premium

1,040

Merger 

reserve

1,252

Available-
for-sale 
reserve1
40

Property
revaluation
reserve
184

Share-based
payments
reserve
367

Foreign
currency 
translation
reserve
(2,243)

Other
reserves1
30

Retained
earnings2
5,174

Perpetual
preferred
callable
securities
273

Attributable
to equity
 holders of
the parent
6,680

Total non-
controlling
interests
2,254

£m

Total 
equity
8,934

556

14

570

275

845

–

–
–

–
–

–

(5)
–
–
–
1
2
(2)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
38

–

7
–

–
7

–

–
–
(7)
–
(2)
–
(2)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
182

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
4
4

–
–
38
–
–
–
–
38

–
–
–
–
–
38
409

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
(12)
–
(12)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(1)
–
–
–
(1)
(1)
17

–

–
–

–
–

(104)

–
–
–
1,365
–
–
1,261

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(1)
(18)

5
(14)

–

2
–
–
–
(4)
–
540

(426)
–
(4)
(8)
–
–
(35)
(473)

–
(1)
(25)
–
(26)
(26)
(1,008)

–
(6)
38
13
45
(428)
5,286

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
14

(17)
3
–
–
–
–
–
(14)

–
–
–
–
–
(14)
273

6
(18)

5
(7)

(104)

(3)
–
(7)
1,365
(17)
6
1,803

(443)
3
34
(8)
–
–
(33)
(447)

(1)
(7)
13
13
18
(429)
8,054

1
(9)

3
(5)

–

(2)
–
–
536
(6)
2
800

(171)
–
5
(3)
95
(26)
–
(100)

–
7
153
–
160
60
3,114

7
(27)

8
(12)

(104)

(5)
–
(7)
1,901
(23)
8
2,603

(614)
3
39
(11)
95
(26)
(33)
(547)

(1)
–
166
13
178
(369)
11,168

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

Total comprehensive income for the financial 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/(losses)

  Property revaluation

  Measurement loss on defined benefit plans

Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently  

to profit or loss

D1(c)

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Fair value gains/(losses)

  Net investment hedge

Available-for-sale investments

  Fair value (losses)/gains1

  Recycled to profit or loss

Shadow accounting

Other movements

Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations1

Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

D1(c)

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Transactions with the owners of the Company

Contributions and distributions

C3

Dividends for the year

Tax relief on dividends paid

Equity share-based payment transactions

OM Asset Management plc shares buyback 

Additional tier 1 capital instruments issued3

Preferred securities repurchased4

Other movements in share capital 

Total contributions and distributions

Changes in ownership

Share of movement in associate reserves

Acquisition of shareholding in Banco Unico, SA

Disposal of a non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc

Change in participation in subsidiaries 

Total changes in ownership

Total transactions with the owners of the Company

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

2

–

–

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4,930

563

1,042

1,252

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
C O N S O L I D AT E D   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
C H A N G E S   I N   E Q U I T Y   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2015

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year
Total comprehensive income for the financial 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

D1(c)

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 on disposal of business
Shadow accounting
Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Total comprehensive income for the financial year
Transactions with the owners of the Company
Contributions and distributions
Dividends for the year
Tax relief on dividends paid
Equity share-based payment transactions
Proceeds from BEE transactions
Merger reserve released
Preferred securities repurchased
Other movements in share capital 
Total contributions and distributions
Changes in ownership
Shares issued for the acquisition of Quilter Cheviott 
Share in movement in associate reserve
Disposal of a non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries acquired
Change in participation in subsidiaries 
Total changes in ownership
Total transactions with owners of the Company
Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

C3

Millions

Number of
shares issued
and fully paid
4,907

Notes

Share 
capital
561

Share 
premium
856

Merger 
reserve
1,342

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
3
3

19
–
–
–
–
19
22
4,929

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2
–
–
–
–
2
2
563

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
141
–
–
3
144

40
–
–
–
–
40
184
1,040

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
(90)
–
–
(90)

–
–
–
–
–
–
(90)
1,252

Available-

for-sale 

reserve

Property

revaluation

reserve

Share-based

payments

reserve

337

Other

reserves

37

–

Foreign

currency 

translation

reserve

(1,370)

Retained

earnings

4,891

590

Perpetual

preferred

callable

securities

526

24

Attributable

to equity

 holders of

the parent

7,406

Total non-

controlling

interests

2,139

614

310

924

48

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(5)

–

–

–

(3)

(8)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

178

–

18

–

(3)

15

(10)

–

–

–

–

–

1

6

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

30

30

30

367

13

(71)

(780)

(838)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(35)

(35)

(35)

(7)

(3)

(10)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

3

3

(5)

13

(1)

7

–

3

–

–

–

–

(6)

594

–

5

34

90

(11)

(19)

(323)

(42)

–

84

–

(30)

12

(311)

24

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(253)

(277)

(277)

273

(422)

(30)

13

13

(4)

22

13

(4)

(5)

(71)

(10)

(780)

(11)

(232)

(452)

6

35

175

–

(264)

(16)

(516)

–

3

49

–

(30)

22

(494)

5

7

–

12

(3)

–

–

–

–

(326)

(13)

(20)

(160)

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

(156)

114

105

72

291

135

40

184

30

(2,243)

5,174

6,680

2,254

£m

Total 

equity

9,545

18

20

(4)

34

13

(7)

(5)

(71)

(10)

(1,106)

(24)

(252)

(612)

6

39

175

–

(264)

(16)

(672)

–

3

163

105

42

313

(359)

8,934

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Financials 
Old Mutual plc
157

Millions

Number of

shares issued

and fully paid

4,907

Notes

Share 

capital

561

Share 

premium

856

Merger 

reserve

1,342

Available-
for-sale 
reserve
48

Property
revaluation
reserve
178

Share-based
payments
reserve
337

Other
reserves
37

Foreign
currency 
translation
reserve
(1,370)

Retained
earnings
4,891

Perpetual
preferred
callable
securities
526

Attributable
to equity
 holders of
the parent
7,406

Total non-
controlling
interests
2,139

£m

Total 
equity
9,545

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
(5)
–
–
–
(3)
(8)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40

–

18
–

(3)
15

–

–
–
–
(10)
–
1
6

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
184

–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
30
–
–
–
–
30

–
–
–
–
–
–
30
367

–

–
–

–
–

–

(7)
–
–
–
–
(3)
(10)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
3
–
–
–
3
3
30

–

–
–

–
–

13

–
–
(71)
–
(780)
–
(838)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
(35)
–
–
(35)
(35)
(2,243)

590

24

614

310

924

(5)
13

(1)
7

–

3
–
–
–
–
(6)
594

(422)
–
5
34
90
(11)
(19)
(323)

(42)
–
84
–
(30)
12
(311)
5,174

–
–

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
24

(30)
6
–
–
–
(253)
–
(277)

–
–
–
–
–
–
(277)
273

13
13

(4)
22

13

(4)
(5)
(71)
(10)
(780)
(11)
(232)

(452)
6
35
175
–
(264)
(16)
(516)

–
3
49
–
(30)
22
(494)
6,680

5
7

–
12

–

(3)
–
–
–
(326)
(13)
(20)

(160)
–
4
–
–
–
–
(156)

–
–
114
105
72
291
135
2,254

18
20

(4)
34

13

(7)
(5)
(71)
(10)
(1,106)
(24)
(252)

(612)
6
39
175
–
(264)
(16)
(672)

–
3
163
105
42
313
(359)
8,934

For the year ended 31 December 2015

Shareholders’ equity at beginning of the year

Total comprehensive income for the financial 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

D1(c)

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

Shadow accounting

Other movements

Exchange differences recycled to profit or loss on disposal of business

Currency translation differences on translating foreign operations

Total comprehensive income for the financial year

Transactions with the owners of the Company

Contributions and distributions

C3

Dividends for the year

Tax relief on dividends paid

Equity share-based payment transactions

Proceeds from BEE transactions

Merger reserve released

Preferred securities repurchased

Other movements in share capital 

Total contributions and distributions

Changes in ownership

Shares issued for the acquisition of Quilter Cheviott 

Share in movement in associate reserve

Disposal of a non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc

Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries acquired

Change in participation in subsidiaries 

Total changes in ownership

Total transactions with owners of the Company

Shareholders’ equity at end of the year

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

3

–

–

–

–

19

19

22

4,929

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

141

144

40

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

2

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(90)

(90)

40

184

1,040

(90)

1,252

563

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S

For the year ended 31 December 2016

A: Significant accounting policies
A1: Basis of preparation
Statement of compliance
Old Mutual plc (‘the Company’ or ‘plc’) is a company incorporated in England and Wales and is the ultimate Parent Company of the 
Group companies. plc Head Office collectively refers to the plc Parent Company and the other centre companies of the Group, which 
typically own and manage the Group’s interests across the Group.

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 at fair value through profit or loss). 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, cash-settled share-based payments, pension scheme assets 
and insurance and investment contract liabilities. Assets and disposal groups held for sale are stated at the lower of the carrying 
amount prior to disposal 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 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.

The Group has prepared the financial statements in accordance with its detailed accounting policies which can be found at  
www.oldmutualplc.com/ir. The significant accounting policies are contained in the financial statements and are included in the specific 
notes to which they relate. The significant accounting policies on financial assets and liabilities are included in note L. 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.
Accounting policy elections
The following significant accounting policy elections have been made by the Group:

Property and equipment 

 — Land and buildings are stated at revalued amounts. Revaluation surpluses are 

Investment in venture capital divisions and 
insurance funds
Financial instruments

Investment properties

Investments in subsidiaries, associate 
companies and joint arrangements

recognised through other comprehensive income.

 — In venture capital divisions and insurance funds, the Group has elected to carry 

associate and joint-venture entities at fair value through profit or loss.

 — The Group has elected to designate certain fixed-rate financial assets and liabilities at 

fair value through profit and loss to reduce the accounting mismatch.

 — Regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognised and derecognised 

using trade date accounting.

 — The Group has elected to recognise all investment properties at fair value, with 

changes in fair value being recognised in profit and loss for the year.

 — The Group has elected to recognise these investments at cost in the Company 

financial statements.

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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 for the year. 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 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 
2016
Statement 
of financial 
position 
(closing rate)
16.9551
1.2345
1.1705

Income 
statement 
(average rate)
19.9305
1.3558
1.2251

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
Statement 
of financial 
position
 (closing rate)
22.8183
1.4734
1.3560

Income
statement
(average rate)
19.5223
1.5285
1.3765

A2: Significant corporate activity and business changes during the year
Acquisitions completed during the year
The Group completed the following significant acquisitions during the year:

Acquisition of a further stake in Banco Unico, SA
On 3 October 2016 the Group acquired a 10.9% share in Banco Unico, SA to reach a controlling 50% plus one share (2015: 38.3% share). 
The acquiree is a banking entity in Mozambique and the acquisition, in line with the Group’s strategy of expanding into the rest of Africa, 
was made by purchasing Banco Unico, SA shares from a third party. 

The accounting related to the step up in ownership from 38.3% to 50% plus one share is such that it effectively requires a simultaneous sale 
of 38.3% followed by an acquisition of the fair value of 50% plus one share of the business. Consequently a loss of £11 million, comprising 
a loss on step up acquisition and a release of foreign currency translation reserves, was realised on the transaction. Consistent with usual 
practice, this loss was recognised in the IFRS income statement but excluded from the determination of AOP. The financial results and 
position of Banco Unico, SA have been consolidated with effect from 3 October 2016.

The purchase price allocation has been completed and goodwill of £1 million and other intangible assets of £8 million have been 
recognised on this transaction.

Acquisition of Landmark Partners (Landmark)
On 18 August 2016, OM Asset Management plc (OMAM) completed the acquisition of a 60% equity interest in Landmark, a leading 
global secondary private equity, real estate and real asset investment firm for $242 million (£185 million) in cash with the potential for 
an additional payment of up to $225 million (£182 million) on or around 31 December 2018. As the potential additional payment is 
dependent on future service and other conditions, no amounts have been attributed to the consideration of the business. Certain key 
members of the management team of Landmark have retained the remaining 40% interest in the business as ownership units. Both the 
potential additional payment and the 40% ownership units held by management are recognised as share-based payment transactions 
due to service conditions and settlement features. These arrangements vest over varying increments from 31 December 2018 through 
31 December 2024.

Goodwill of £111 million and other intangible assets of £63 million were recognised as a result of the transaction. Refer to note K2 for 
more information.

Acquisition of AAM Advisory (AAM)
On 16 March 2016, Old Mutual Wealth completed the acquisition of 100% of AAM, a Singapore based wealth advice company. 
The consideration payable was an initial SGD 14 million (£7 million) with additional potential deferred consideration of SGD 26 million 
(£13 million), which is subject to AAM meeting certain performance targets for the period from 2016 to 2018. 

Goodwill of £4 million and other intangible assets of £3 million were recognised as a result of the transaction.

Old Mutual Private Client Advisors (PCA)
During the second half of 2016, Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) completed the acquisition of a number of PCA businesses. The total 
consideration payable was an initial £8 million with additional potential deferred consideration of £8 million, dependent upon meeting 
certain performance targets, generally relating to funds under management. Goodwill of £8 million and other intangible assets of 
£7 million were recognised as a result of the transactions.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

A: Significant accounting policies continued
A2: Significant corporate activity and business changes during the year continued
Acquisitions completed during the year continued
Purchase of remaining stake in Credit Guarantee Insurance Company (CGIC)
On 1 March 2016 Emerging Markets acquired the remaining 13.9% of the shares in CGIC for R190 million (£10 million) resulting in 
CGIC becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. This transaction has resulted in a debit being recognised directly in reserves of R78 million 
(£4 million), which is the excess of the consideration paid and the proportionate share of the net assets of CGIC acquired. 

During the third quarter of 2016, Emerging Markets accepted an offer from Atradius N.V. to dispose of 25% of CGIC for R494 million 
(£28 million). The transaction is subject to due diligence and regulatory approval and is expected to be finalised during 2017. The Group 
expects to recognise a gain on disposal of approximately R289 million (£15 million) directly in equity on completion of the sale of this 
minority stake.
Other activities during the year
The following two transactions are between Group entities and therefore it has no net impact on the Group financial statements:

Purchase of seed capital investments from Old Mutual plc
On 15 September 2016, OM Asset Management plc (OMAM) purchased approximately $40 million (£32 million) of seed investments from 
Old Mutual plc under the terms of the Seed Capital Management Agreement, as amended. OMAM intends to purchase all remaining 
seed capital investments covered by the Seed Capital Management Agreement around 30 June 2017.

Amendment of the OMAM Deferred Tax Asset Deed (DTA)
On 13 June 2016, OMAM and OM Group (UK) Limited (OMGUK) entered into a Heads of Agreement amending the DTA to provide 
that the obligations of OMAM to make future payments to OMGUK under the DTA, which were originally scheduled to continue until 
31 January 2020, would be amended as of 31 December 2016 resulting in a payment of the net present value of the future payments due 
to OMGUK valued as of 31 December 2016. This payment equals approximately $143 million (£115 million) and will be made over three 
instalments on each of 30 June 2017, 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018. The agreement contains certain provisions allowing OMAM to 
claw back amounts paid in the event that deferred tax assets recognised by OMAM are not recovered by the OMAM business. These claw 
back arrangements create a potential commitment from OMGUK to OMAM which extends beyond the period of managed separation.
Disposals completed during the year
OM Asset Management plc share buyback and secondary public offering
On 19 December 2016, the Group announced the closing of the secondary public offering of 14.95 million of OM Asset Management plc 
(OMAM) at a price to the public of $14.25 per share. 

Additionally, on 19 December 2016, OMAM repurchased 6 million ordinary shares directly from OM Group (UK) Limited (a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Old Mutual plc), at a price of $14.25 per share. 

The Group realised $291 million (£235 million) gross proceeds, less the underwriting discount from these transactions. A profit of 
£13 million was recognised directly in equity, reflecting the excess of the consideration over the share of net assets disposed. Foreign 
currency translation reserves of £25 million were recognised directly in equity and additional non-controlling interest of £153 million 
was recognised in the statement of financial position.

Following the sale, the Group now owns 51.7% of OMAM. OMAM did not sell any shares in the offering and did not receive any proceeds 
from the offering.

Disposal of Rogge Global Partners Limited
On 31 May 2016, the Group completed the sale of its interest in Rogge Global Partners Limited (Rogge), a fixed income asset manager, to 
Allianz Global Investors GmbH. The sales proceeds received are subject to adjustment as amounts could either be clawed back or future 
amounts become payable based on Rogge’s future performance. Final adjustments to the sales proceeds are expected to be resolved 
during Q4 2017. A profit on disposal of £10 million has been recognised, which reflects the Directors’ current assessment of the likely final 
amount recoverable.

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Disposals announced but not completed during the year
Disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy
On 9 January 2017, the Group completed the disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy, part of the Old Mutual Wealth business for a cash 
consideration of €278 million (£210 million net of costs) plus interest to completion. 

For the year ended 31 December 2016, a goodwill impairment loss of £46 million has been recognised in profit or loss as the net asset 
value of the business disposed of exceeds the expected net proceeds. The related assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale 
at 31 December 2016. Refer to note K2 for further information.
Financing activities completed during the year
Nedbank
On 20 May 2016, Nedbank Limited issued a R1,500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 3-month 
JIBAR + 7.0% with a call date of 21 May 2021. 

On 25 November 2016, Nedbank Limited issued a R500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 
3-month JIBAR + 6.3% with a call date of 26 November 2021. 

These additional Tier 1 capital instruments represent perpetual, subordinated instruments, with no redemption date. The instruments 
are redeemable subject to regulatory approval at the sole discretion of the issuer, Nedbank Limited from the applicable call date and 
following a regulatory event or following a tax event. The payment of interest is at the discretion of the issuer and interest payments are 
non-cumulative. In addition, if certain conditions are reached the regulator may prohibit Nedbank from making interest payments. 
Accordingly the instruments are classified as equity instruments and disclosed as non-controlling interest.

Nedbank further issued and redeemed debt instruments in the normal course of its funding program. Refer to note G7 for 
further information.
Financing activities announced but not yet completed 
Old Mutual plc
On 3 February 2017 the Group repurchased all of the £273 million Tier 1 preferred perpetual callable securities and paid cash 
from the Group’s existing resources. A £29 million loss, including accrued interest and the costs of acquiring the instruments, will be 
recognised directly in equity in the 2017 financial statements.
Restatement of prior year comparative amounts
Overview
In preparing the Group financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016, the 2015 financial statements have required 
adjustments for:

 — The classification of the Institutional Asset Management (IAM) operating segment as a discontinued operation, and
 — The identification of additional investment funds managed by Emerging Markets as being controlled by the Group.

These adjustments, in aggregate and individually, result in presentational changes to the financial statements, and neither of these 
adjustments affects the reported IFRS or AOP results or equity attributable to equity holders of the parent. 

IAM classified as a discontinued operation in 2016 (IAM – discontinued operation)
For the year ended 31 December 2016, IAM has been classified as discontinued operation in the IFRS consolidated income statement and 
consolidated statement of cash flows, with comparative figures being restated. The assets and liabilities of IAM are classified as held for 
sale in the consolidated statement of financial position in the current year. This treatment is consistent with the requirements of IFRS, given 
the Group’s stated strategic intentions and has been presented in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 5 ‘Non-current Assets Held 
for Sale and Discontinued Operations’. Refer to note K1 for further information.

Consolidation of additional Emerging Markets investment funds (Consol – Investment Funds)
During 2016, the Group has re-evaluated the criteria applied in determining whether investment funds should be consolidated under IFRS 
10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ in the Group financial statements. This has resulted in the identification of additional investment 
funds that are required to be included in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, comparative information has been restated 
accordingly. The Group has not been able to determine the impact on the consolidated statement of financial position as at 1 January 
2015 because the business has subsequently implemented an Investment Repository which has enabled the Group as at 31 December 
2015 to identify more widely the investment funds that IFRS 10 regards as controlled. The prior year adjustment did not impact the net 
assets of the Group, the equity attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent or any key performance indicators reported by 
the Group. If the Group were able to determine the impact on the consolidated statement of financial position at 1 January 2015, the 
material line items that would have been impacted are investments and securities, cash and cash equivalents and third-party interest in 
consolidated funds. The impact on the income statement for 2015 has been obtained from the financial information available for the 
investment funds consolidated as at 31 December 2015. The income statement effect of any additional investment funds that have not 
been identified as at 1 January 2015 is likely to be immaterial.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

A: Significant accounting policies continued
A2: Significant corporate activity and business changes during the year continued
Restatement of prior year comparative amounts continued
Summary impact
The following table summarises the restatement impact, for both the classification of IAM as a discontinued operation and the 
identification of additional entities to be consolidated on the Group’s financial statements: 

Statement of financial position
Assets
Investments and securities
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Liabilities
Third-party interests in consolidated funds
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Total liabilities

Income statement
Revenue
Investment Return (non-banking)
Fee and commission income, and income from service activities
Other income
Total revenue
Expenses
Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs
Change in third-party interest in consolidated funds
Finance cost
Other operating and administrative expenses
Total expenses
Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’ profit after tax
Loss and disposal of subsidiaries associated undertakings and strategic investments
Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Profit from continuing operations after tax
(Loss)/profit from discontinued operations after tax

Statement of cash flows
Net cash inflow from operating activities – continuing operations
Net cash outflow from investing activities – continuing operations
Net cash inflow from financing activities – continuing operations
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents – discontinued operations

Restatement

2015 As 
Reported

IAM –
 Discontinued 
Operations

Consol –
 Investment 
Funds

82,601
2,007
4,520
133,548

4,661
3,787
124,614

3,795
3,027
86
13,695

(786)
(208)
(49)
(3,759)
(12,407)
67
(36)
1,319
(374)
945
(21)

5,690
(5,757)
283
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–

2
(491)
(8)
(497)

6
–
2
380
388
(8)
(1)
(118)
27
(91)
91

(48)
(3)
64
(13)

1,418
(60)
(109)
1,249

1,287
(38)
1,249

8
–
1
9

15
(18)
–
(6)
(9)
–
–
–
–
–
–

22
(131)
–
–

£m

2015 As 
Restated

84,019
1,947
4,411
134,797

5,948
3,749
125,863

3,805
2,536
79
13,207

(765)
(226)
(47)
(3,385)
(12,028)
59
(37)
1,201
(347)
854
70

5,664
(5,891)
347
(13)

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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. There have 
been no significant methodology changes to the critical accounting estimates and judgements that the Group applied at 31 December 
2015. 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
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities
Loans and advances
Life assurance contract provisions
Intangible assets and goodwill
Investments in subsidiaries and associated undertakings
Tax

Policy note More detail
E1/E2/E3
G1
G6
H1
I2/I3
D1/H7

L1
G1
G6
H1
I1
D1

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, 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 joint ventures, 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 property & casualty 
business policyholder liabilities, loans and advances, investments and securities, other assets, derivative financial assets and liabilities, life 
assurance and property & casualty 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).

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

A: Significant accounting policies continued
A5: Standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations adopted in the 2016 annual 
financial statements
During the year, there were no new standards implemented that had a material effect on the financial statements of the Group.
A6: Future standards, amendments to standards and interpretations not early-adopted 
in the 2016 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 (IASB).

 — IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ 

 IFRS 9 was issued in July 2014 and will replace IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The standard is effective 
for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2018. The final version of this standard incorporates amendments to the 
classification and measurement, hedge accounting guidance, as well as the accounting requirements for the impairment of financial 
assets measured at amortised cost and fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). These elements of the final standard, 
and a description of the expected impact on the Group’s statement of financial position and performance, are discussed in 
detail below:

  Classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities

 Financial assets are to be classified based on (i) the business model within which the financial assets are managed and (ii) the 
contractual cashflow characteristics of the financial assets (whether the cashflows represent ‘solely payment of principal and interest’). 
Financial assets are measured at amortised cost if they are held within a business model whose objective is to hold those assets for the 
purpose of collecting contractual cashflows and those cashflows comprise solely payments of principal and interest (hold to collect).

 Financial assets are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, if they are held within a business model whose 
objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cashflows and selling financial assets, and those contractual cashflows comprise 
solely payments of principal and interest (‘hold to collect and sell’). Movements in the carrying amount of these financial assets should 
be taken through other comprehensive income (OCI), except for impairment gains or losses, interest revenue and foreign exchange 
gains or losses, which are recognised in profit or loss. Where the financial asset, which is a debt instrument, is derecognised, the 
cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to profit or loss. Other financial assets are measured 
at fair value through profit or loss.

 The accounting for financial liabilities is largely unchanged, except for financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss 
(FVTPL). Changes in the fair value of these financial liabilities which are attributable to the Group’s own credit risk, are recognised in 
OCI. Where the financial liability is derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is not reclassified from 
equity to profit or loss. However, it may be reclassified within equity. 

 The Group currently designates certain fixed-rate assets and liabilities, which are economically hedged through interest rate swaps, at 
FVTPL. This option remains available under IFRS 9. During the year, the Group conducted an assessment of potential classification and 
measurement changes to financial assets based on the composition of the balance sheet as at 31 December 2015. This may not be fully 
representative of the impact as at 1 January 2018 as IFRS 9 requires that business models be assessed based on facts and circumstances 
from the date of initial application. However, based on the assessment of financial assets as at 31 December 2015, the Group does not 
expect the impact of the changes to classification and measurement of financial assets, to be significant to the Group’s statement of 
financial position and performance.

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 Key matters arising from the assessment relate to monitoring the Group’s preliminary business model conclusions and development 
of the new required disclosures.

Impairment of financial assets
 Impairments in terms of IFRS 9 will be determined based on an expected credit loss (ECL) model rather than the current incurred loss 
model required by IAS 39. The Group will be required to recognise an allowance for either 12-month or lifetime ECLs, depending 
on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. The measurement of ECLs reflects a 
probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money and the entity’s best available forward-looking information. The 
aforementioned probability-weighted outcome must consider the possibility that a credit loss occurs and the possibility that 
no credit loss occurs, even if the possibility of a credit loss occurring is low.

 The ECL model applies to financial assets measured at amortised cost and FVOCI, lease receivables and certain loan commitments 
as well as financial guarantee contracts. The business units individually initiated an IFRS 9 Implementation Programme, which have 
included a number of work-streams with the following objectives: (i) develop a technical definitions framework; (ii) develop, build 
and test the new credit models, (iii) draft new accounting policies and (iv) draft the disclosure and reporting framework.

 Hedge accounting
 The hedge accounting requirements under IFRS 9 are closely aligned with how entities undertake risk management activities when 
hedging financial and non-financial risk exposures.

 IFRS 9 allows the deferral of the requirements relating to hedge accounting, permitting continuation with IAS 39 principles until the 
IASB’s macro-hedging project is completed, so at to ensure that reporting entities do not have to comply with interim measures before 
macro-hedging rules are finalised. Until such time as this project is complete, entities can choose between applying the hedge 
accounting requirements of IFRS 9 or to continue to apply the existing hedge accounting requirements in IAS 39. The Group has 
decided to exercise the accounting policy choice to continue IAS 39 hedge accounting and therefore, the Group does not expect to 
have any significant impact on its macro-hedge accounting.

Interaction with IFRS 4
 Amendments to IFRS 4: Applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments with IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts was issued in September 2016. The 
amendments address the temporary consequences of the different effective dates of IFRS 9 and IFRS 17, the forthcoming insurance 
contracts standard, by providing an option that is available to entities whose predominant activity is to issue insurance contracts, to 
temporarily defer the adoption of IFRS 9 until the earlier of 1 January 2021, and the effective date of IFRS 17. 

 The amendments also provide an option, for designated financial assets, to reclassify between profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income (OCI), the difference between the amounts recognised in profit or loss under IFRS 9 and those that would have been reported 
under IAS 39, to alleviate temporary accounting matches that might arise. These amendments have not yet been endorsed by the 
European Commission for use in the EU.

  The Group currently does not anticipate adopting the deferral or overlay options when implementing IFRS 9.

 — IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’

 IFRS 15 replaces all existing revenue requirements in IFRS and applies to all revenue arising from contracts with customers, unless the 
contracts are in the scope of the standards on leases, insurance contracts and financial instruments.

 The core principle of the standard is that revenue recognised reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in 
exchange for the transfer of promised goods or services to the customer. The standard incorporates a five-step analysis to determine 
the amount and timing of revenue recognition.

 The standard is effective for the Group for the financial year commencing 1 January 2018. The Group plans to adopt the fully 
retrospective approach, with the use of certain practical expedients, to the adoption of IFRS 15.

 During the year, the Group performed a high level assessment to determine the potential impact of the new standard on the Group’s 
statement of financial position and performance. Based on this assessment, nothing has come to the attention of the Group that would 
indicate that the impact of the new standard would be significant.

 Key matters arising from the assessment relate to the determination of when performance obligations are satisfied.

 — IFRS 16 ‘Leases’

 The IASB issued IFRS 16 in January 2016. IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 ‘Leases’ and its related interpretations for reporting periods beginning 
on or after 1 January 2019.

 The Group as lessee: IFRS 16 introduces a ‘right-of-use’ model whereby the lessee recognises a right of use asset and an associated 
financial obligation to make lease payments for all leases with a term of more than 12 months. The asset will be amortised over the 
lease term and the financial liability measured at amortised cost with interest recognised in profit and loss using the effective interest 
rate method.

 The Group as lessor: IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17. Accordingly, a lessor continues 
to classify and account for its leases as operating leases or finance leases.

 The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of IFRS 16.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information
B1: Basis of segmentation
Segment presentation
The Group’s reported segments are Emerging Markets, Nedbank Old Mutual Wealth, Institutional Asset Management and plc Head 
Office, (which includes the plc Parent Company and the other centre companies of the Group, which typically own and manage the 
Group’s interests). All these businesses, except Institutional Asset Management (IAM), have been classified as continuing operations in the 
IFRS income statement for all reporting periods. In determining the Group’s adjusted operating profit (AOP), all these businesses have 
been classified as core operations for all reporting periods.

For the year ended 31 December 2016, Institutional Asset Management has been classified as discontinued operation in the IFRS 
consolidated income statement. Comparative profit and loss segment information has been restated accordingly. This treatment is 
consistent with the requirements of IFRS, given the Group’s stated strategic intentions. The operating result of IAM includes Rogge Global 
Partners Limited up to the date of disposal on 31 May 2016 and the full year result of OM Asset Management plc (OMAM). Consistent with 
the Group’s AOP policy as described in the Basis of preparation of adjusted operating profit on page 150, we will continued to recognise 
OMAM’s operating result within the Group’s AOP despite it being classified as a discontinued operation in the IFRS income statement 
and as held for sale in the statement of financial position.

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 AOP. For the year ended 31 December 2016, following the repayment of the majority of outstanding notes, 
interest payable in respect of Bermuda loan notes issued to Old Mutual plc are also included within non-core operations and excluded 
from AOP as it is no longer considered material.

For the year ended 31 December 2015, other items disclosed as discontinued operations relate to payments in respect of the disposal of 
US Life in 2011. Further detail is included in note K1.

The Group’s segmental results are analysed and reported on a basis consistent with the way that management and the Board of Directors 
of Old Mutual plc assesses performance of the underlying businesses 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 the performance of the segments. As appropriate to the business line, the Board reviews 
additional measures to assess the performance of each of the segments. These typically include sales, net client cash flows, funds under 
management, gross earned premiums, underwriting results, net interest income, non-interest revenue and credit losses. 

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. 

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 or 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. 

The Group is primarily engaged in the following business activities from which it generates revenue: life assurance (premium income), 
asset management business (fee and commission income), banking (banking interest receivable and investment banking income) and 
property & casualty (premium income). Other revenue includes gains and losses on investment securities. An analysis of segment revenues 
and expenses and the Group’s revenues and expenses is shown in note B3.

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167

The principal lines of business from which each operating segment derives its revenues are as follows:

Core operations
Emerging Markets – life assurance, property & casualty, asset management and banking

Nedbank – banking, asset management and life assurance

Old Mutual Wealth – life assurance and asset management

Institutional Asset Management – asset management

Non-core operation
Old Mutual Bermuda – life assurance

B2: Gross earned premiums and deposits to investment contracts
Year ended 31 December 2016

Life assurance – insurance contracts 
Life assurance – investment contracts with discretionary participation features
Property & casualty
Gross earned premiums
Life assurance – unit-linked and similar contracts and other investment  
  contracts recognised as deposits

Year ended 31 December 2015

Life assurance – insurance contracts 
Life assurance – investment contracts with discretionary participation features
Property & casualty
Gross earned premiums
Life assurance – unit-linked and similar contracts and other investment contracts recognised as deposits

Emerging
Markets
1,393
1,525
808
3,726

Old Mutual
Wealth
142
–
–
142

£m

Total
1,535
1,525
808
3,868

1,656

7,952

9,608

Emerging 
Markets
1,469
1,221
745
3,435
2,020

Old Mutual 
Wealth
154
–
–
154
7,988

£m

Total
1,623
1,221
745
3,589
10,008

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued
B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended  
31 December 2016

Notes

Emerging
Markets

Nedbank

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Management

Institutional 

Asset 

plc

Head

Office1

Consolidation 

adjustments2

Adjusted

operating

profit

Adjusting

items

 (note C1)

Non-core 

operations4

Discontinued

Operations5

Income 

statement

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 revenue3
Expenses
Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)
Reinsurance recoveries
Net claims and benefits incurred
Change in investment contract liabilities
Credit impairment charges
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
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Total expenses
Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’ profits/(losses) after tax
Profit 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 after 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

G1(d)
D6
D7
D8

D9

I2
C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

K1

3,726
(314)
3,412
1,814
229
14
588
64
6,121

(3,507)
222
(3,285)
(545)
(44)
(33)
(90)
(350)
–
(1,115)
(50)
(5,512)
10
–
619
(165)
(17)
437
(93)
344
–
344

–
–
–
–
3,677
241
922
24
4,864

–
–
–
–
(228)
–
(2,311)
(8)
–
(1,512)
–
(4,059)
(6)
–
799
(199)
(288)
312
(30)
282
–
282

1  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.
2  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment transactions. 
3  Included within total revenue prior to consolidation adjustments are the following amounts derived from trading with other segments: Emerging Markets: £75 million  

(December 2015: £80 million); Nedbank: £9 million (December 2015: £3 million); Old Mutual Wealth: £2 million (December 2015: £3 million); Institutional Asset  
Management: £6 million (December 2015: £6 million); and non-core operations: £2 million (December 2015: £4 million).

4  Non-core operations for the year ended 31 December 2016 comprises Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda’s loss for the year ended 31 December 2016  

was £5 million. 

5  Discontinued operations comprise the operating result of Institutional Asset Management (IAM) of £104 million that has been included in the determination of AOP.  
In the IFRS consolidated income statement, IAM has been classified as a discontinued operation. The discontinued operations column reflects the individual line  
items in the IFRS consolidated income statement that have been reclassified to discontinued operations. Refer to note B1 and K1 for further information.

54

712

(25)

(500)

54

691

19,295

(13)

(500)

18,696

142

(84)

58

5,827

–

–

1,168

11

7,064

(199)

169

(30)

(5,671)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(392)

(617)

(94)

(6,804)

260

(47)

–

213

(217)

(4)

–

(4)

500

501

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

(6)

–

(9)

–

–

(356)

(371)

11

–

141

(36)

(36)

69

3

72

–

72

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(88)

(118)

(206)

(152)

49

–

(103)

(16)

(119)

–

(119)

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,868

(398)

3,470

8,407

3,906

255

3,153

104

(3,706)

391

(3,315)

(6,216)

(272)

(127)

(2,401)

(778)

(691)

(3,699)

(144)

15

–

1,667

(398)

(341)

928

(353)

575

–

575

(19)

(691)

19

–

(691)

(17,643)

(69)

(17)

(86)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(7)

–

24

–

(407)

144

(246)

–

19

(313)

(106)

66

(353)

353

–

–

–

(13)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24

–

24

(16)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8

–

–

–

–

(5)

(5)

–

(5)

–

(5)

£m

IFRS 

3,868

(398)

3,470

8,325

3,906

255

2,636

104

(3,682)

391

(3,291)

(6,216)

(272)

(128)

(2,401)

(745)

(691)

(3,741)

(17,485)

–

4

1

1,216

(475)

(275)

466

–

466

104

570

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

–

9

–

–

381

396

(11)

(18)

(133)

29

–

(104)

–

(104)

104

–

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 FinancialsOld Mutual plc
169

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued

31 December 2016

B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended  

Revenue

Gross earned premiums

Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums

Investment return (non-banking)

Banking interest and similar income

Other income

Total revenue3

Expenses

Banking trading, investment and similar income

Fee and commission income, and income from service activities

Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)

Reinsurance recoveries

Net claims and benefits incurred

Change in investment contract liabilities

Credit impairment charges

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

Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’ profits/(losses) after tax

Profit 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 after 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

G1(d)

D6

D7

D8

D9

I2

C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

K1

6,121

4,864

3,726

(314)

3,412

1,814

229

14

588

64

(3,507)

222

(3,285)

(545)

(44)

(33)

(90)

(350)

–

(1,115)

(50)

(5,512)

10

–

619

(165)

(17)

437

(93)

344

–

344

–

–

–

–

3,677

241

922

24

–

–

–

–

–

(8)

–

–

(6)

–

(228)

(2,311)

(1,512)

(4,059)

799

(199)

(288)

312

(30)

282

–

282

1  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.

2  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment transactions. 

3  Included within total revenue prior to consolidation adjustments are the following amounts derived from trading with other segments: Emerging Markets: £75 million  

(December 2015: £80 million); Nedbank: £9 million (December 2015: £3 million); Old Mutual Wealth: £2 million (December 2015: £3 million); Institutional Asset  

Management: £6 million (December 2015: £6 million); and non-core operations: £2 million (December 2015: £4 million).

4  Non-core operations for the year ended 31 December 2016 comprises Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda’s loss for the year ended 31 December 2016  

was £5 million. 

5  Discontinued operations comprise the operating result of Institutional Asset Management (IAM) of £104 million that has been included in the determination of AOP.  

In the IFRS consolidated income statement, IAM has been classified as a discontinued operation. The discontinued operations column reflects the individual line  

items in the IFRS consolidated income statement that have been reclassified to discontinued operations. Refer to note B1 and K1 for further information.

Notes

Emerging

Markets

Nedbank

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Institutional 
Asset 
Management

plc
Head
Office1

Consolidation 
adjustments2

Adjusted
operating
profit

Adjusting
items
 (note C1)

Non-core 
operations4

Discontinued
Operations5

142
(84)
58
5,827
–
–
1,168
11
7,064

(199)
169
(30)
(5,671)
–
–
–
(392)
–
(617)
(94)
(6,804)
–
–
260
(47)
–
213
(217)
(4)
–
(4)

–
–
–
–
–
–
500
1
501

–
–
–
–
–
(6)
–
(9)
–
(356)
–
(371)
11
–
141
(36)
(36)
69
3
72
–
72

–
–
–
54
–
–
–
–
54

–
–
–
–
–
(88)
–
–
–
(118)
–
(206)
–
–
(152)
49
–
(103)
(16)
(119)
–
(119)

–
–
–
712
–
–
(25)
4
691

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(19)
(691)
19
–
(691)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

3,868
(398)
3,470
8,407
3,906
255
3,153
104
19,295

(3,706)
391
(3,315)
(6,216)
(272)
(127)
(2,401)
(778)
(691)
(3,699)
(144)
(17,643)
15
–
1,667
(398)
(341)
928
(353)
575
–
575

–
–
–
(69)
–
–
(17)
–
(86)

–
–
–
–
–
(7)
–
24
–
(407)
144
(246)
–
19
(313)
(106)
66
(353)
353
–
–
–

–
–
–
(13)
–
–
–
–
(13)

24
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
(16)
–
8
–
–
(5)
–
–
(5)
–
(5)
–
(5)

–
–
–
–
–
–
(500)
–
(500)

–
–
–
–
–
6
–
9
–
381
–
396
(11)
(18)
(133)
29
–
(104)
–
(104)
104
–

£m
IFRS 
Income 
statement

3,868
(398)
3,470
8,325
3,906
255
2,636
104
18,696

(3,682)
391
(3,291)
(6,216)
(272)
(128)
(2,401)
(745)
(691)
(3,741)
–
(17,485)
4
1
1,216
(475)
(275)
466
–
466
104
570

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016 

B: Segment information continued
B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended  
31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Notes

Emerging 
Markets

Nedbank

Old Mutual

Wealth

Institutional

Asset

Management

plc

Head

Office2

Consolidation

adjustments3

Adjusted 

operating 

profit 

Adjusting 

items

(note C1)

Non-core 

operations4

Discontinued

operations5

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
Credit impairment charges
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
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Total expenses
Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’ profits/(losses) 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 after 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

G1(d)
D6
D7
D8

D9

I2
C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

K1

3,435
(253)
3,182
2,445
235
5
560
70
6,497

(3,294)
184
(3,110)
(1,142)
(62)
(15)
(93)
(323)
–
(1,121)
(30)
(5,896)
14
–
615
(173)
(24)
418
(56)
362
–
362

–
–
–
–
3,085
208
894
12
4,199

–
–
–
–
(245)
–
(1,833)
(9)
–
(1,403)
–
(3,490)
45
–
754
(180)
(272)
302
7
309
–
309

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation  

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.
3  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment transactions.
4  Non-core operations for the year ended 31 December 2015 relates to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda’s loss after tax for the year ended  

31 December 2015 was £31 million. 

5  Discontinued operations include the operating result of Institutional Asset Management of £91 million that has been classified as discontinued in the IFRS income  

statement as well as £21 million relating to the disposal of US Life in 2011. Refer to note K1 for further information.

154

(82)

72

1,158

–

–

1,140

13

2,383

(169)

95

(74)

(1,061)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(416)

(524)

(1)

(2,076)

307

(43)

–

264

(222)

42

–

42

491

496

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

–

–

–

–

–

(2)

–

(6)

–

(347)

(355)

–

8

–

149

(30)

(33)

86

(20)

66

–

66

17

291

17

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(83)

–

(4)

–

(92)

(179)

(162)

23

–

(139)

26

(113)

–

(113)

(39)

(20)

232

(42)

(226)

36

–

(232)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,589

(335)

3,254

3,911

3,320

213

3,046

80

13,824

(3,463)

279

(3,184)

(2,203)

(307)

(100)

(1,926)

(800)

(226)

(3,451)

(31)

(12,228)

67

–

1,663

(403)

(329)

931

(265)

666

–

666

(73)

(19)

(92)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

51

2

32

–

(301)

31

(185)

–

(36)

(313)

29

19

(265)

265

–

–

–

(35)

–

–

–

–

–

–

7

(28)

13

–

13

–

–

–

–

(3)

–

(13)

–

(3)

(31)

–

–

–

–

–

–

(31)

(31)

(31)

£m

IFRS 

Income

statement

3,589

(335)

3,254

3,805

3,320

213

2,536

79

13,207

(3,450)

279

(3,171)

(2,203)

(307)

(47)

(1,924)

(765)

(226)

(3,385)

–

(12,028)

59

(37)

1,201

(347)

(310)

544

–

544

70

614

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

–

6

–

–

(491)

(8)

(497)

380

388

(8)

(1)

(118)

27

–

(91)

–

(91)

70

(21)

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For the year ended 31 December 2016 

B: Segment information continued

31 December 2015 (Restated)1

B3: Adjusted operating profit statement – segment information for the year ended  

Revenue

Gross earned premiums

Outward reinsurance

Net earned premiums

Investment return (non-banking)

Banking interest and similar income

Other income

Total revenue

Expenses

Banking trading, investment and similar income

Fee and commission income, and income from service activities

Claims and benefits (including change in insurance contract provisions)

Reinsurance recoveries

Net claims and benefits incurred

Change in investment contract liabilities

Credit impairment charges

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

Income tax attributable to policyholder returns

Total expenses

Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’ profits/(losses) 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 after 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

G1(d)

D6

D7

D8

D9

I2

C1(c)

D1

C1(a)

K1

3,435

(253)

3,182

2,445

235

5

560

70

6,497

(3,294)

184

(3,110)

(1,142)

(62)

(15)

(93)

(323)

–

(1,121)

(30)

(5,896)

14

–

615

(173)

(24)

418

(56)

362

–

362

–

–

–

–

3,085

208

894

12

4,199

–

–

–

–

–

(9)

–

–

(245)

(1,833)

(1,403)

(3,490)

45

–

754

(180)

(272)

302

309

7

–

309

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation  

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.

3  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment transactions.

4  Non-core operations for the year ended 31 December 2015 relates to Old Mutual Bermuda. Old Mutual Bermuda’s loss after tax for the year ended  

31 December 2015 was £31 million. 

5  Discontinued operations include the operating result of Institutional Asset Management of £91 million that has been classified as discontinued in the IFRS income  

statement as well as £21 million relating to the disposal of US Life in 2011. Refer to note K1 for further information.

Notes

Emerging 

Markets

Nedbank

Old Mutual
Wealth

Institutional
Asset
Management

plc
Head
Office2

Consolidation
adjustments3

Adjusted 
operating 
profit 

Adjusting 
items
(note C1)

Non-core 
operations4

Discontinued
operations5

154
(82)
72
1,158
–
–
1,140
13
2,383

(169)
95
(74)
(1,061)
–
–
–
(416)
–
(524)
(1)
(2,076)
–
–
307
(43)
–
264
(222)
42
–
42

–
–
–
–
–
–
491
5
496

–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
(6)
–
(347)
–
(355)
8
–
149
(30)
(33)
86
(20)
66
–
66

–
–
–
17
–
–
–
–
17

–
–
–
–
–
(83)
–
(4)
–
(92)
–
(179)
–
–
(162)
23
–
(139)
26
(113)
–
(113)

–
–
–
291
–
–
(39)
(20)
232

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(42)
(226)
36
–
(232)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

3,589
(335)
3,254
3,911
3,320
213
3,046
80
13,824

(3,463)
279
(3,184)
(2,203)
(307)
(100)
(1,926)
(800)
(226)
(3,451)
(31)
(12,228)
67
–
1,663
(403)
(329)
931
(265)
666
–
666

–
–
–
(73)
–
–
(19)
–
(92)

–
–
–
–
–
51
2
32
–
(301)
31
(185)
–
(36)
(313)
29
19
(265)
265
–
–
–

–
–
–
(35)
–
–
–
7
(28)

13
–
13
–
–
–
–
(3)
–
(13)
–
(3)
–
–
(31)
–
–
(31)
–
(31)
–
(31)

–
–
–
2
–
–
(491)
(8)
(497)

–
–
–
–
–
2
–
6
–
380
–
388
(8)
(1)
(118)
27
–
(91)
–
(91)
70
(21)

£m

IFRS 
Income
statement

3,589
(335)
3,254
3,805
3,320
213
2,536
79
13,207

(3,450)
279
(3,171)
(2,203)
(307)
(47)
(1,924)
(765)
(226)
(3,385)
–
(12,028)
59
(37)
1,201
(347)
(310)
544
–
544
70
614

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued
B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2016

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
Assets held for sale
Inter-segment funding – assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Long-term business insurance policyholder liabilities
Investment contract liabilities
Property & casualty 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
Liabilities held for sale
Inter-segment funding – liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets1
Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests
Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Notes

H1

H2(a)
H2(b)
H7
I2
H3
G6
G1
G2

H4
G4

K2

G6
G6
G6

G7
H5
H6
H7

H8
G8
G4
K2

H10(b)(i)
  H10(b)(ii)

Emerging
 Markets1

Nedbank

Old Mutual 

Wealth

Management

Institutional 

Asset 

plc

Head

Office2

Non-core 

operation

Consolidation

 adjustments3

461
8
345
1,696
57
143
166
246
1,210
33,699
20
843
228
1,820
116
–
41,058

9,310
23,614
482
–
694
118
68
203
100
2,860
643
295
1
–
38,388
2,670

2,455
215
215
–

576
1,103
529
1
29
388
–
6
41,703
8,844
33
966
1,040
1,556
17
–
56,791

172
905
–
–
3,072
–
1
39
13
2,081
44,915
784
–
–
51,982
4,809

2,476
2,333
1,992
341

Total equity

2,670

4,809

1,897

1,093

1  The net assets of Emerging Markets exclude £235 million (December 2015: £167 million) of investments held by policyholder funds in Group equity and debt instruments.  

These investments are in the Company’s ordinary shares and in the subordinated liabilities and preferred securities issued by Nedbank.

2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.
3  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment balances.

1,959

1,959

1,992

1,434

–

18

–

8

1

590

2,863

220

50,784

21

590

–

769

6,478

–

63,776

416

53,080

–

–

–

29

221

193

21

865

–

1

6,264

789

61,879

1,897

1,897

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

781

85

866

1,093

527

566

566

–

10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

309

157

31

611

–

874

–

–

–

–

6

–

5

1,017

10

226

–

39

–

58

1,361

631

631

–

–

–

631

£m

Total

2,471

1,111

892

1,697

96

542

756

3,115

43,108

100,533

74

2,416

1,340

4,847

8,570

–

171,568

9,982

77,599

482

7,981

4,694

160

290

440

144

5,112

45,309

1,161

7,046

–

160,400

11,168

8,054

3,114

2,773

341

11,168

(25)

6,844

(143)

14

69

–

(932)

5,827

7,981

(89)

(926)

(249)

42

–

(932)

5,827

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

165

84

–

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

3

53

27

22

–

58

–

–

–

–

7

–

–

–

6

–

–

–

–

97

68

68

–

–

–

68

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 Financials 
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173

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued

B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2016

Emerging

 Markets1

Nedbank

Old Mutual 
Wealth

Institutional 
Asset 
Management

plc
Head
Office2

Non-core 
operation

Consolidation
 adjustments3

1,434
–
18
–
8
1
590
2,863
220
50,784
21
590
–
769
6,478
–
63,776

416
53,080
–
–
–
29
221
193
21
865
–
1
6,264
789
61,879
1,897

1,897
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,959
–
1,959

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
781
85
866
1,093

527
566
566
–

1  The net assets of Emerging Markets exclude £235 million (December 2015: £167 million) of investments held by policyholder funds in Group equity and debt instruments.  

These investments are in the Company’s ordinary shares and in the subordinated liabilities and preferred securities issued by Nedbank.

2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.

3  Consolidation adjustments comprise the consolidation of investment funds and eliminations of inter-segment balances.

2,670

4,809

1,897

1,093

–
–
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
309
–
157
31
611
–
874
1,992

–
–
–
–
1,017
6
–
5
10
226
–
39
–
58
1,361
631

631
–
–
–

631

–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
53
–
3
27
22
–
58
165

84
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
–
6
–
–
–
–
97
68

68
–
–
–

68

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(25)
6,844
–
(143)
14
69
–
(932)
5,827

–
–
–
7,981
(89)
–
–
–
–
(926)
(249)
42
–
(932)
5,827
–

–
–
–
–

–

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

Assets held for sale

Inter-segment funding – assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Long-term business insurance policyholder liabilities

Investment contract liabilities

Property & casualty 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

Liabilities held for sale

Inter-segment funding – liabilities

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Total liabilities

Net assets1

Equity

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares

Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

H1

H2(a)

H2(b)

H7

I2

H3

G6

G1

G2

H4

G4

K2

G6

G6

G6

G7

H5

H6

H7

H8

G8

G4

K2

41,058

56,791

461

8

345

1,696

57

143

166

246

1,210

33,699

20

843

228

1,820

116

–

9,310

23,614

482

–

694

118

68

203

100

2,860

643

295

1

–

38,388

2,670

2,455

215

215

–

576

1,103

529

1

29

388

–

6

41,703

8,844

33

966

1,040

1,556

17

–

3,072

172

905

–

–

–

1

39

13

2,081

44,915

784

–

–

51,982

4,809

2,476

2,333

1,992

341

H10(b)(i)

  H10(b)(ii)

£m

Total

2,471
1,111
892
1,697
96
542
756
3,115
43,108
100,533
74
2,416
1,340
4,847
8,570
–
171,568

9,982
77,599
482
7,981
4,694
160
290
440
144
5,112
45,309
1,161
7,046
–
160,400
11,168

8,054
3,114
2,773
341

11,168

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued
B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

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
Assets held for sale
Inter-segment funding – assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Long-term business insurance policyholder liabilities
Investment contract liabilities
Property & casualty 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
Liabilities held for sale
Inter-segment funding – liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests
Ordinary shares
Preferred securities

Notes

H1

H2(a)
H2(b)
H7
I2
H3
G6
G1
G2

H4
G4

K2

G6
G6
G6

G7
H5
H6
H7

H8
G8
G4
K2

H10(b)(i)
H10(b)(ii)

Emerging
Markets

Nedbank 

Institutional 

Asset 

Management

plc

Head

Office2

Non-core 

operations

Consolidation 

adjustments

415
5
275
1,232
47
60
87
150
912
24,983
14
759
386
1,088
84
–
30,497

7,262
16,943
341
–
449
143
20
183
73
2,006
518
558
–
–
28,496
2,001

1,805
196
196
–

378
711
385
1
10
420
–
4
29,873
5,777
46
495
1,335
1,001
–
–
40,436

159
482
–
–
1,971
–
–
45
18
1,036
31,810
1,474
–
–
36,995
3,441

1,710
1,731
1,459
272

Total equity

2,001

3,441

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustment for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.
2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.

54,607

1,475

2,021

Old Mutual

Wealth

1,620

–

19

–

8

1

673

2,507

180

48,157

28

618

792

–

4

–

293

50,344

34

254

172

13

799

–

–

–

–

–

–

748

52,657

1,950

1,950

–

–

–

1,950

863

–

21

–

218

23

24

–

–

80

–

119

–

92

35

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

61

59

297

–

6

12

99

537

938

611

327

327

–

938

10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

467

102

55

527

–

860

–

–

–

–

212

19

–

17

23

–

4

–

93

555

–

–

–

555

1,098

1,466

555

£m

Total

3,276

716

700

1,233

284

514

784

2,661

30,965

84,019

88

1,947

3,076

4,411

123

–

134,797

7,714

67,854

341

5,948

3,524

199

274

417

186

3,749

32,328

3,317

12

–

125,863

8,934

6,680

2,254

1,982

272

8,934

4,555

(162)

1,283

885

–

(940)

5,621

5,948

(55)

(607)

1,275

(940)

5,621

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

16

17

26

–

80

140

–

85

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

–

–

–

–

91

49

49

–

–

–

49

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

B: Segment information continued

B4: Statement of financial position – segment information at 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Emerging

Markets

Nedbank 

Old Mutual
Wealth

Institutional 
Asset 
Management

plc
Head
Office2

Non-core 
operations

Consolidation 
adjustments

1,620
–
19
–
8
1
673
2,507
180
48,157
28
618
–
792
4
–
54,607

293
50,344
–
–
–
34
254
172
13
799
–
–
–
748
52,657
1,950

1,950
–
–
–

1,950

863
–
21
–
218
23
24
–
–
80
–
119
–
92
35
–
1,475

–
–
–
–
61
3
–
–
59
297
–
6
12
99
537
938

611
327
327
–

938

–
–
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
467
–
102
55
527
–
860
2,021

–
–
–
–
1,098
19
–
17
23
212
–
4
–
93
1,466
555

555
–
–
–

555

–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
17
26
–
80
140

–
85
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
–
–
–
–
91
49

49
–
–
–

49

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4,555
–
(162)
1,283
885
–
(940)
5,621

–
–
–
5,948
(55)
–
–
–
–
(607)
–
1,275
–
(940)
5,621
–

–
–
–
–

–

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

Assets held for sale

Inter-segment funding – assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Long-term business insurance policyholder liabilities

Investment contract liabilities

Property & casualty 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

Liabilities held for sale

Inter-segment funding – liabilities

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity

Non-controlling interests

Ordinary shares

Preferred securities

Total equity

Notes

H1

H2(a)

H2(b)

H7

I2

H3

G6

G1

G2

H4

G4

K2

G6

G6

G6

G7

H5

H6

H7

H8

G8

G4

K2

30,497

40,436

415

5

275

1,232

47

60

87

150

912

14

759

386

1,088

84

–

24,983

7,262

16,943

341

–

449

143

20

183

73

2,006

518

558

–

–

28,496

2,001

1,805

196

196

–

378

711

385

1

10

420

–

4

29,873

5,777

46

495

1,335

1,001

–

–

1,971

159

482

–

–

–

–

45

18

1,036

31,810

1,474

–

–

36,995

3,441

1,710

1,731

1,459

272

H10(b)(i)

H10(b)(ii)

2,001

3,441

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustment for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

2  The plc Head Office segment includes the Old Mutual plc holding company and other centre companies.

£m

Total

3,276
716
700
1,233
284
514
784
2,661
30,965
84,019
88
1,947
3,076
4,411
123
–
134,797

7,714
67,854
341
5,948
3,524
199
274
417
186
3,749
32,328
3,317
12
–
125,863
8,934

6,680
2,254
1,982
272

8,934

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

C: Other key performance information 
C1: Operating profit adjusting items
(a) Summary of adjusting items for determination of adjusted operating profit (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.

(Expense)/income
Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
Net profit/(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
Institutional Asset Management equity plans
Credit-related fair value (losses)/gains on Group debt instruments
Old Mutual Wealth business transformation costs
Total adjusting items
Tax on adjusting items
Non-controlling interest on 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
2016

Year ended 
31 December 
2015

(278)
19
(26)
(43)
17
(20)
(24)
(102)
(457)
38
66
(353)

(167)
(36)
(42)
(31)
31
(9)
7
(97)
(344)
60
19
(265)

(b) Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
The application of acquisition accounting results in deferred acquisition costs and deferred revenue existing at the point of acquisition 
that are not recognised under IFRS. These are reversed on acquisition in the statement of financial position and replaced by goodwill 
and other intangible assets, including the value of the acquired present value of in-force business (acquired PVIF). In determining AOP, 
the Group recognises deferred revenue, acquisition costs and deferred revenue in relation to policies sold by acquired businesses prior 
to the acquisition date. The Group excludes the impairment of goodwill, the impairment of investments in associated undertakings, the 
amortisation and impairment of acquired other intangible assets, acquired PVIF and the movements in certain acquisition date provisions 
from the determination of AOP. Costs incurred on completed acquisitions are also excluded from AOP. 

Certain deferred consideration recognised as compensation expenses under accounting rules is excluded from the determination of 
AOP where these payments meet the criteria that suggest they are capital in nature.

The net effect of these adjustments to determine AOP are summarised below:

Year ended 31 December 2016

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
Impairment of investment in associated undertakings
Amortisation of acquired PVIF
Amortisation of acquired deferred costs and revenue
Amortisation of other acquired intangible assets
Acquisition costs
Deferred consideration and other acquisition date provisions

Emerging 
Markets
(64)
–
(4)
–
(14)
–
6
(76)

Old Mutual 
Wealth
(46)
–
(45)
8
(38)
(17)
–
(138)

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
–
–
–
–
(2)
(5)
–
(7)

Nedbank
–
(50)
–
–
–
–
–
(50)

plc
Head
Office
–
–
–
–
–
–
(7)
(7)

£m

Total
(110)
(50)
(49)
8
(54)
(22)
(1)
(278)

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177

Year ended 31 December 2015

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
Amortisation of acquired PVIF
Amortisation of acquired deferred costs and revenue
Amortisation of other acquired intangible assets
Acquisition costs
Deferred consideration and other acquisition date provisions

Emerging 
Markets
–
(7)
–
(13)
(4)
–
(24)

Old Mutual 
Wealth
–
(51)
13
(56)
(10)
(16)
(120)

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
(23)
–
–
–
–
–
(23)

Nedbank
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

plc
Head
Office
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

£m

Total
(23)
(58)
13
(69)
(14)
(16)
(167)

The impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets and impairment of investment in associated undertakings relate to:
Emerging Markets
The goodwill impairment loss of £64 million relates to the Old Mutual Southern and East Africa (OMSEA) cash generating unit. 
Refer to note H1 for further information.
Old Mutual Wealth
On 9 January 2017, the Group completed the disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy. A goodwill impairment loss of £46 million has been 
recognised in profit or loss as the net asset value of the business disposed of exceeds the expected net proceeds. Refer to note A2 for 
further information.
Nedbank
A £50 million impairment loss has been recognised in relation to Nedbank’s investment in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, 
an associated undertaking. Refer to note I2(b) for further information.

(c) Net profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments
The net profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments is analysed below:

Emerging Markets
Nedbank
Old Mutual Wealth
Old Mutual plc
Net profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings  
  and strategic investments – continuing operations
Net profit on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings  
  and strategic investments – discontinued operations
Net profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and  
  strategic investments

Notes

K1(a)

Year ended
31 December
2016
3
(12)
–
10

£m

Year ended
31 December
2015
15
–
(52)
–

1

18

19

(37)

1

(36)

Emerging Markets
Current period transaction
During the year, Emerging Markets reduced or disposed of its holdings in a number of associated undertakings resulting in a net profit 
on disposal of £3 million.

Prior period transaction
On 10 December 2015, Old Mutual Investment Group, a subsidiary of the Group, acquired an additional 50% stake in African 
Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Limited (AIIM). The accounting related to the step up in ownership from 50% to 100% effectively 
involved a simultaneous sale of 50% of the business, followed by an acquisition of the fair value of 100% of the business. The profit of 
£15 million realised in the financial year ended 31 December 2015 represents the difference between the fair value of the initial 50% 
and the carrying amount of the investment in AIIM at 10 December 2015.
Nedbank
Current period transactions
On 3 October 2016, Nedbank acquired an additional 10.9% stake in Banco Unico, SA. The accounting related to the step up in ownership 
from 38.3% to 50% plus one share is such that it effectively requires a simultaneous sale of 38.3% followed by an acquisition of the fair 
value of 50% plus one share of the business. Consequently a loss of £11 million, comprising of a loss on step up acquisition of the associate 
and a release of foreign currency translation reserves, was realised on the transaction. In addition, a loss of £1 million was recognised on 
conversion of preference shares to ordinary shares by ETI. Consistent with usual Group practice, these losses were recognised in profit or 
loss but excluded from the determination of AOP.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

C: Other key performance information continued
C1: Operating profit adjusting items continued
(c) Net profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings and strategic investments continued
Old Mutual Wealth
Prior period transactions
On 2 February 2015, the Group completed the sale of Skandia Luxembourg and Skandia France. For the year ended 31 December 2015, 
the Group recognised a loss on disposal of £1 million, which comprised a loss on disposing the net assets of the sold business of 
£31 million and a gain of £30 million relating to amounts recycled from foreign currency translation reserve.

On 30 September 2015, the Group completed the sale of its Switzerland business, Skandia Leben AG. For the year ended 31 December 
2015, the Group recognised a loss on disposal of £51 million which comprised a loss on disposing the net assets of the sold business of 
£91 million and a gain of £40 million relating to amounts recycled from foreign currency translation reserve.

Institutional Asset Management
Current period transaction
On 31 May 2016, the Group completed the sale of its interest in Rogge Global Partners Limited (Rogge), a fixed income asset manager, to 
Allianz Global Investors GmbH. The sales proceeds received are subject to adjustment as amounts could either be clawed back or future 
amounts become payable based on Rogge’s future performance. A profit on disposal of £10 million has been recognised in the current 
period reflecting the Directors’ current assessment of the likely final amount recoverable.

Current and prior period transactions
During the year ended 31 December 2016, the Group received additional income of £8 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £1 million) 
from earn-outs on affiliates disposed in prior periods. 

Old Mutual plc
Current period transactions
During the period, Old Mutual plc received £10 million from Skandia Liv in respect of various matters relating to the completion of the 
separation of the Skandia Nordic business from the Group.
(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 property & casualty 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 investment 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 annually by the Board. The Board’s 
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.

Long-term investment rates

Emerging Markets
  Mutual & Federal1 – (Cash: 90%; Equities: 10%) (2015: Cash: 90%; Equities: 10%)
  Old Mutual South Africa – (Cash: 75%; Equities: 25%) (2015: Cash: 75%; Equities: 25%)
  Rest of Africa – (Cash: 57%; Equities: 43%) (2015: Cash: 57%; Equities: 43%)
Old Mutual Wealth – (Cash: 80%; Equities: 20%) (2015: Cash: 75%; Equities: 25%)

1  The long-term investment rate for Mutual & Federal relates solely to its South African business.

Year ended
31 December
2016

%
Year ended
31 December
2015

7.4
8.0
8.5
1.0

7.4
8.0
8.5
1.0

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179

Analysis of short-term fluctuations in investment return
Year ended 31 December 2016

Actual shareholder investment return
Less: Long-term investment return
Short-term fluctuations in investment return

Year ended 31 December 2015

Actual shareholder investment return
Less: Long-term investment return
Short-term fluctuations in investment return

Emerging 
Markets
111
127
(16)

Old Mutual 
Wealth
7
6
1

Emerging 
Markets
88
124
(36)

Old Mutual 
Wealth
8
5
3

plc
Head 
Office
9
20
(11)

plc
Head 
Office
12
21
(9)

£m

Total
127
153
(26)

£m

Total
108
150
(42)

(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 the Group. 
These investment returns are eliminated within the consolidated income statement in arriving at profit before tax, but are included in AOP. 
This ensures consistency of treatment with the measures in the related policyholder liability. During the year ended 31 December 2016, 
the investment return adjustment increased AOP by £43 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £31 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 £17 million for the year 
ended 31 December 2016 (year ended 31 December 2015: £31 million). For the purpose of determining AOP, these are recognised in 
finance costs on an accrual basis. In accordance with IFRS, the total cash distribution is recognised directly in equity.
(g) Institutional Asset Management equity plans
Institutional Asset Management has a number of long-term incentive arrangements with senior employees in its asset management 
affiliates.

As part of the incentive schemes in the Institutional Asset Management business, the Group has granted put options over the equity of 
certain affiliates to senior affiliate employees. The impact of revaluing these instruments in accordance with IFRS is excluded from AOP. 
At 31 December 2016, the impact of revaluing these instruments and the exclusion of acquisition related compensation expense with 
Landmark employees was a loss of £20 million (year ended 31 December 2015: loss of £9 million).
(h) Credit-related fair value losses on Group debt instruments
The widening of the credit spread on the Group’s debt instruments can cause the market value of these instruments to decrease, resulting 
in gains being recognised in profit or loss. Conversely, if the credit spread narrows the market value of debt instruments will increase 
causing losses to be 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 until the date of maturity. Therefore they have been excluded from AOP. 
For the year ended 31 December 2016, due to the narrowing of credit spreads, a net loss of £24 million was recognised (year ended 
31 December 2015: net gain of £7 million).
(i) Old Mutual Wealth business transformation costs
In 2013, Old Mutual Wealth UK business embarked on a significant programme to develop new platform capabilities and to outsource 
UK business administration. This will involve replacing many aspects of the existing UK platform, and on completion certain elements of 
service provision will be migrated to International Financial Data Services (IFDS) under a long-term outsourcing agreement. Management 
has determined that the cost of developing the new technology cannot be capitalised, hence these costs and the costs of decommissioning 
existing technology and migrating of services to IFDS are excluded from AOP. Only costs that are directly attributable to the programme 
are excluded from AOP as management is of the view that this long-term investment in operational capability is a non-operating item. For 
the year ended 31 December 2016, these costs totalled £102 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £97 million). 

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

C: Other key performance information continued 
C2: Earnings and earnings per share

Basic earnings per share
Diluted basic earnings per share
Adjusted operating earnings per share
Headline earnings per share (Gross of tax)
Headline earnings per share (Net of tax)
Diluted headline earnings per share (Gross of tax)
Diluted headline earnings per share (Net of tax)

Source of guidance
IFRS
IFRS
Group policy
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements
JSE Listing Requirements

Year ended
31 December
2016
11.9
11.6
19.4
14.8
14.9
14.5
14.5

Notes
C2(a)
C2(b)
C2(c)
C2(d)
C2(d)
C2(d)
C2(d)

Pence

Year ended
31 December
2015 
12.7
12.2
19.3
13.9
13.9
13.3
13.3

(a) Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit for the financial year attributable to ordinary equity shareholders of the 
parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year excluding own shares held in policyholder funds, 
Employee Share Ownership Plan Trusts (ESOP), 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

Note

K1

Year ended
31 December
2016
498
72
570
(14)
556

£m

Year ended
31 December
2015 
(Restated)1
569
45
614
(24)
590

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

Total dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities of £14 million for the year ended 31 December 2016  
(year ended 31 December 2015: £24 million) are stated net of tax credits of £3 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £6 million).

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181

(a) Basic earnings per share continued
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 and trusts
Shares held in ESOP and similar 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)

Year ended
31 December
2016
4,929
(21)
(135)
4,773
(80)
(7)
4,686

Millions
Year ended
31 December
2015 
4,924
(13)
(98)
4,813
(81)
(91)
4,641

11.9

12.7

(b) Diluted basic earnings per share
Diluted basic EPS recognises the dilutive impact of shares and options held in ESOP and similar 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 year.

The table below reconciles 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 and similar 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)

Note

C2(a)

Year ended
31 December
2016
556
(7)
549
4,686
59
7

Year ended
31 December
2015 
590
(7)
583
4,641
47
91

4,752

4,779

11.6

12.2

(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
Adjusting items
Tax on adjusting items
Non-core operations
Loss from discontinued operations
Non-controlling interest on adjusting items
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)

Notes

C1(a)
C1(a)
B3
K1(a)

Year ended 
31 December
2016
570
457
(38)
5
–
(66)
928

Year ended 
31 December
2015
614
344
(60)
31
21
(19)
931

C2(a)

4,773

4,813

Adjusted operating earnings per share (pence)

19.4

19.3

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

C: Other key performance information continued 
C2: Earnings and earnings per share continued
(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 02/2015 ‘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 HEPS:

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 other intangible assets
Impairment of investment in associated undertakings
(Profit)/loss on disposal of subsidiaries, associated undertakings  
  and strategic investments
Realised gains (net of impairments) on available-for-sale financial assets
Headline earnings
Dilution effect on earnings relating to share options  

issued by subsidiaries

Diluted headline earnings (£m)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (millions)
Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares (millions)
Headline earnings per share (pence)
Diluted headline earnings per share (pence)

C3: Dividends

2014 Final dividend paid – 6.25p per 113/7p share
2015 Interim dividend paid – 2.65p per 113/7p share
2015 Second interim dividend paid – 6.25p per 113/7p share
2016 Interim dividend paid – 2.67p per 113/7p share
Dividends to ordinary equity holders
Dividends paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities
Dividend payments for the year

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015 

Notes

Gross

Net

Gross

570
(14)
556

113
50

(19)
(5)
695

(7)
688
4,686
4,752
14.8
14.5

570
(14)
556

113
50

(16)
(5)
698

(7)
691
4,686
4,752
14.9
14.5

614
(24)
590

23
–

36
(5)
644

(7)
637
4,641
4,779
13.9
13.3

C2(a)
C2(b)

Net

614
(24)
590

23
–

35
(5)
643

(7)
636
4,641
4,779
13.9
13.3

Ordinary 
dividend 
payment date
29 May 2015
30 October 2015
26 April 2016
28 October 2016

Year ended
31 December
2016
–
–
299
127
426
17
443

£m
Year ended
31 December
2015
296
126
–
–
422
30
452

The total dividend paid to ordinary equity holders is 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.

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A second interim dividend of 3.39 pence (or its equivalent in other applicable currencies) per ordinary share in the Company has been 
declared by the Directors. The second interim dividend will be paid on 28 April 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business 
on 31 March 2017. The dividend will absorb an estimated £162 million of shareholders’ funds.

In March 2016, £17 million was declared and paid to holders of perpetual preferred callable securities (March 2015: £17 million and 
November 2015: £13 million).

D: Other income statement notes 
D1: Income tax expense
This note analyses the income tax expense recognised in profit or loss for the year and the various factors that have contributed to the 
composition of the charge.
Current tax
Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the 
reporting date, and any adjustment to income tax payable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax
Deferred taxation is provided using the temporary difference method. Temporary differences are differences between the carrying 
amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their tax base. The amount of deferred taxation provided is based 
on the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities using tax rates enacted or substantively 
enacted at the reporting date in the specific jurisdiction. Deferred taxation is charged to profit and loss except to the extent that it relates 
to a transaction that is recognised directly in other comprehensive income, or a business combination that is an acquisition. The effect on 
deferred taxation of any changes in tax rates is recognised in profit and loss, except to the extent that it relates to items previously charged 
or credited directly to other comprehensive income. A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future 
taxable income will be available, against which the unutilised tax losses and deductible temporary differences can be used. Deferred 
tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefits will be realised.

In certain circumstances, as permitted by accounting guidance, deferred tax balances are not recognised. In particular where the liability 
relates to the initial recognition of goodwill, or transactions that are not a business combination and at the time of their occurrence affect neither 
accounting nor taxable profit. Note H7 includes further detail of circumstances in which the Group does not recognise temporary differences.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Income 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 or equity, in which case it is recognised in other 
comprehensive income and the statement of changes in equity respectively. 

The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions and the calculation of the Group’s tax charge and worldwide provisions 
for income tax necessarily involves a degree of estimation and judgement. At any given time the Group typically has a number of open 
tax returns with various tax authorities and engages in active dialogue to resolve this. Taxation provisions relating to these open items 
are recognised based on the Group’s estimate of the most likely outcome, after taking into account external advice where appropriate. 
Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded such differences will impact profit 
or loss, current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period such determination is made.

(a) Analysis of total income tax expense
The total income tax expense for the year comprises:

Current tax
United Kingdom
Overseas tax
  – South Africa
  – Rest of Africa
  – Europe
  – Rest of the world
Withholding taxes 
Adjustments 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
Adjustments to deferred tax in respect of prior years
Total deferred tax
Total income tax expense

Year ended
31 December
 2016

£m

Year ended
31 December
2015
(Restated)1

56

401
28
15
10
9
(20)
499

(43)
21
(2)
(24)
475

31

272
19
17
9
11
(1)
358

–
(8)
(3)
(11)
347

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

D: Other income statement notes continued
D1: Income tax expense continued
(b) Reconciliation of total income tax expense
The income tax expense charged to profit or loss differs from the income tax expense that would apply if all of the Group’s profits from the 
different tax jurisdictions had been taxed at the UK standard corporation tax rate. The difference in the effective rate is explained below:

Profit before tax
Tax at UK standard rate of 20% (2015: 20.25%)
Different tax rate or basis on overseas operations
Untaxed and low taxed income
Disallowable expenses
Adjustments to current tax in respect of prior years
Net movement on deferred tax assets not recognised
Effect on deferred tax of changes in tax rates
Adjustments to deferred tax in respect of prior years
Withholding taxes
Income tax attributable to policyholder returns
Other
Total income tax expense

Year ended
31 December
2016
1,216
243
105
(121)
103
(20)
30
21
(2)
2
115
(1)
475

£m

Year ended
31 December
2015 
(Restated)1
1,201
243
107
(76)
42
(1)
8
(8)
(3)
5
25
5
347

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

(c) Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income
The total income tax expense relating to items recognised in other comprehensive income for the year comprises of the following:

Measurement gains on defined benefit plans
Property revaluation
Income tax on items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Available-for-sale reserves
Share-based payments
Income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Income tax expense relating to components of other comprehensive income

Year ended
31 December
2016
(8)
–
(8)
(2)
(6)
(8)
(16)

£m

Year ended
31 December
2015
1
3
4
–
–
–
4

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(d) Reconciliation of income tax expense in the IFRS income statement to income tax on adjusted 
operating profit

Income tax expense – continuing operations
Income tax expense – discontinued operation
Tax on adjusting items
Goodwill impairment and impact of acquisition accounting
Profit 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
Institutional Asset Management equity plans
Old Mutual Wealth business transformation costs
Total tax on adjusting items
Income tax attributable to policyholders returns
Income tax on adjusted operating profit

D2: Investment return (non-banking)
This note analyses the investment return from the Group’s non-banking activities.

Interest and similar income 
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
Fair value gains and losses on the revaluation of investment property
Foreign currency gains/(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

Year ended
31 December
2016
475
29

£m
Year ended
31 December
2015
347
27

19
(3)
–
(3)
6
19
38
(144)
398

20
1
22
(6)
5
18
60
(31)
403

Year ended 
31 December
2016

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2015
(Restated)1

1,023
82
1,105
443
6,543
125
92
17
8,325
13

(12)
6,555
6,543

934
66
1,000
275
2,364
121
54
(9)
3,805
13

(6)
2,370
2,364

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

D: Other income statement notes continued
D3: Banking interest and similar income
This note analyses the interest earned on loans and advances from the Group’s banking activities.

Loans and advances
Mortgage loans
Finance lease and instalment debtors
Credit cards
Overdrafts
Term loans and other1
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

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
3,478
1,432
574
106
98
1,268
428
183
245

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2015
2,947
1,241
512
100
83
1,011
373
176
197

3,906

2,992
69

3,320

2,653
50

1  Term loans and other includes commercial mortgages, deposits placed under repurchase agreements, preference shares and debentures and other term loans.
D4: Banking trading, investment and similar income
This note analyses the investment return from the Group’s banking activities.

Dividend income – investments and securities
Rental income from investment property
Net exchange and other non-interest income
Net trading income1
Total banking trading, investment and similar income
The realised fair value gains included in total banking, investment and similar income 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 included above

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
1
3
50
201
255

£m

Year ended 
31 December
2015
2
3
39
169
213

(68)
68
–

84
(90)
(6)

1  Net trading income comprises all gains and losses from changes in the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities held-for-trading, together with the related 

interest, expense, costs and dividends of the Group’s banking operations.

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D5: Fee and commission income, and income from service activities
This note analyses the fees and commission earned by the Group from negotiating, or participating in the negotiation of a transaction for 
third-parties, transaction and performance fees earned and movements in deferred origination fees. 

Year ended 31 December 2016

Fee and commission income
Transaction and performance fees
Change in deferred revenue

Year ended 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Fee and commission income
Transaction and performance fees
Change in deferred revenue

Life and 
savings
763
1
(12)
752

Asset 
management
968
6
11
985

Banking
844
18
–
862

Property & 
casualty
34
–
3
37

Life and 
savings
764
1
(20)
745

Asset 
management
905
8
19
932

Banking
811
16
–
827

Property & 
casualty
32
–
–
32

£m

Total
2,609
25
2
2,636

£m

Total
2,512
25
(1)
2,536

Income from fiduciary activities is included within asset management fee income.

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

Fee and commission income, and income from service activities include £950 million (2015: £832 million) related to trust and fiduciary fees.
D6: Finance costs
Finance costs relate to the Group’s borrowed funds, excluding those relating to banking activities. These finance costs include interest 
payable, and gains and losses on revaluation of these funds and on those derivative instruments which are used to hedge these funds.

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

Note

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
102
7
108
(13)
26
34
(8)

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
(Restated)1
65
8
72
(15)
(18)
(29)
11

Total finance costs excluding banking activities
Finance costs from banking activities
Total Group finance costs on debt instruments
The fair value gains and losses shown above are analysed according to their IAS 39 categorisations as follows:
Designated at fair value through profit or loss

D7

128
256
384

26

47
216
263

(18)

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.
D7: Banking interest payable and similar expense
This note analyses the interest and similar expenses from the Group’s banking activities.

Amounts owed to bank depositors
Deposits and loan accounts
Current and savings accounts
Negotiable certificates of deposit
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

Note

D6

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
2,017
1,331
22
408
256
384
2,401
1,927

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
1,672
1,091
24
341
216
252
1,924
1,736

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

D: Other income statement notes continued
D8: Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs
This note analyses the fee and commission expenses and other acquisition costs.

Year ended 31 December 2016

Fee and commission expenses
Change in deferred acquisition costs
Other acquisition costs

Year ended 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Fee and commission expenses
Change in deferred acquisition costs
Other acquisition costs

Life and 
savings
388
21
56
465

Asset 
management
142
13
(5)
150

Property & 
casualty
127
3
–
130

Life and 
savings
417
3
70
490

Asset 
management
134
18
–
152

Property & 
casualty
123
–
–
123

£m

Total
657
37
51
745

£m

Total
674
21
70
765

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

Fee and commission expenses, and other acquisition costs include £203 million (2015: £214 million) related to trust and fiduciary fees.
D9: Other operating and administrative expenses
This note gives further detail on the items included within administrative expenses as well as an analysis of the operating segment our 
employees work in. 
(a) Other operating and administrative expenses include:

Staff costs
Amortisation of PVIF and other intangible assets 
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
Operating lease rentals – banking
Operating lease rentals – non-banking
Depreciation
Computer, software and processing costs
Marketing and communications and travel costs
Other operating and administrative expenses

Notes
D9(b)
H1(f)
  C1(b)/H1(f)

H2(a)

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
1,782
153
113
71
16
95
94
75
1,342
3,741

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
(Restated)1
1,634
177
–
64
12
82
142
64
1,210
3,385

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

Operating lease payments principally represent rentals payable by the Group for the rental of buildings and equipment.

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(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

Notes

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
1,130
47

£m
Year ended 
31 December 
2015 
(Restated)1
1,014
41

J1(b)
J1(b)

J2(e)
J2(e)

84
(7)
6
333

–
49
140
1,782

87
(4)
7
329

4
31
125
1,634

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation and the adjustment for the consolidation 

of investment funds. Refer to notes A2 and K1 for more information.

The average number of persons employed by the Group was:
Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
Institutional Asset Management
plc Head Office
Non-core operations (Old Mutual Bermuda)

Year ended 
31 December 
2016

Number

Year ended 
31 December 
2015 

28,565
3,649
34,875
1,157
263
18
68,527

27,391
3,451
31,646
1,174
363
18
64,043

(c) Fees to Group’s auditors
Included in other operating and administrative expenses 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
  Tax compliance
  Corporate finance transactions
  Other non-audit services
Total non-audit services
Total Group auditors’ remuneration

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2016

Year ended 
31 December 
2015 

1.6
13.3
0.2
15.1

0.9
1.3
–
1.5
3.7
18.8

1.3
12.2
0.3
13.8

0.9
1.5
0.1
1.0
3.5
17.3

In addition to the above, fees of £3.3 million (2015: £3.1 million) were payable to other auditors in respect of joint audit arrangements of 
Nedbank, the Group’s banking subsidiary in South Africa.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities
E1: 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.

All gains and losses on measuring the financial assets and liabilities at each reporting date are included in the determination of profit or 
loss for the year, with the exception of unrealised gains or losses on financial assets classified as available-for-sale, which are recognised 
in other comprehensive income.

At 31 December 2016

Measurement basis

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits  
  with central banks
Investments in associated  
  undertakings and joint ventures1
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 other non-financial assets
Total assets

Liabilities
Long-term business insurance  
  policyholder liabilities
Investment contract 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 other non-financial  

liabilities

Total liabilities

Fair value (note E3)

Amortised cost (note E5)

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

1,111

542

3,115
43,108
100,533

2,416
1,340
4,847

157,012
14,556
171,568

9,982
77,599

7,981
4,694

–

–

–
2,065
3,229

268
1,340
–

6,902
–
6,902

–

139

2,560
3,789
93,069

–
–
–

99,557
–
99,557

–
–

–
–

–
67,515

7,981
935

5,112

1,293

620

45,309
1,161

446
1,161

3,790
–

151,838

2,900

80,841

8,562
160,400

–
2,900

–
80,841

–

–

–
2
957

–
–
–

959
–
959

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–

–
–
3,278

–
–
–

1,111

–

7
37,241
–

1,429
–
4,847

3,278
–
3,278

44,635
–
44,635

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–

–
3,759

–

403

548
11
–

719
–
–

1,681
14,556
16,237

9,982
10,084

–
–

2,049

1,150

41,073
–

–
–

46,881

21,216

–
46,881

8,562
29,778

1  Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures classified as non-financial assets and liabilities are equity accounted.

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At 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Measurement basis

Assets
Mandatory reserve deposits  
  with central banks
Investments in associated  
  undertakings and joint ventures2
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 other non-financial assets
Total assets

Liabilities
Long-term business  
  policyholder liabilities
Investment contract 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 other non-financial  

liabilities

Total liabilities

Fair value (note E3)

Amortised cost (note E5)

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

716

514

2,661
30,965
84,019

1,947
3,076
4,411

128,309
6,488
134,797

7,714
67,854

5,948
3,524

3,749

32,328
3,317

–

–

–
1,491
883

182
3,076
–

5,632
–
5,632

–
–

–
–

–

51

2,328
3,035
80,141

–
–
–

85,555
–
85,555

–
60,769

5,948
804

547

383

4,580
3,317

2,885
–

124,434

8,444

70,789

1,429
125,863

–
8,444

–
70,789

–

–

–
2
731

–
–
–

733
–
733

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–

–
–
2,264

–
–
–

2,264
–
2,264

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

716

–

4
26,437
–

1,119
–
4,411

32,687
–
32,687

–
–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–
–

–

–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–

–
2,720

1,509

24,863
–

–

463

329
–
–

646
–
–

1,438
6,488
7,926

7,714
7,085

–
–

1,310

–
–

29,092

16,109

–
29,092

1,429
17,538

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

2  Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures classified as non-financial assets and liabilities are equity accounted.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued
E2: Fair values of financial assets and liabilities
(a) Determination of fair value
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.

In general, the following inputs are taken into account when evaluating the fair value of financial instruments: 

 — Assessing whether instruments are trading with sufficient frequency and volume, that they can be considered liquid
 — The inclusion of a measure of the counterparties’ non-performance risk in the fair-value measurement of loans and advances, which involves 

the modelling of dynamic credit spreads

 — The inclusion of credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and debit valuation adjustment (DVA) in the fair-value measurement of derivative 

instruments, and

 — The inclusion of own credit risk in the calculation of the fair value of financial liabilities.

There have been no significant changes in the valuation techniques applied when valuing financial instruments. The general principles 
applied to those instruments measured at fair value are outlined below:
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities are measured on a basis that is consistent with the measurement of the provisions held in respect 
of the related insurance contracts. Reinsurance contracts which cover financial risk are measured at fair value of the underlying assets.

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 recognised 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.

Other investment and securities that are measured at fair value are measured at observable market prices where available. In the 
absence of observable market prices, these investments and securities are fair valued utilising one or more of the following techniques: 
discounted cash flows, the application of an EBITDA multiple or any other relevant technique.

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures are valued using appropriate valuation techniques. These techniques may 
include price earnings multiples, discounted cash flows or the adjusted value of similar completed transactions.

Derivatives
The fair value of derivatives is determined with reference to the exchange traded prices of the specific instruments. In situations where 
the derivatives are traded over the counter the fair value of the instruments is determined by the utilisation of option pricing models.

Investment contract liabilities
The fair value of the investment contract liabilities is determined with reference to the fair value of the underlying funds that are held 
by the Group.

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Third-party interest in consolidation of funds
Third-party interests in consolidation of funds are measured at the attributable net asset value of each fund.

Amounts owed to bank depositors
The fair values of amounts owed to bank depositors correspond 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. 
(b) Fair value hierarchy
Fair values are determined according to the following hierarchy.

Description of hierarchy
Level 1 – quoted market prices: financial assets and liabilities 
with quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

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.

Level 3 – valuation techniques using significant unobservable 
inputs: financial assets and liabilities valued using valuation 
techniques where one or more significant inputs are 
unobservable.

Types of instruments classified in the respective levels
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, reinsurance share of policyholder 
liabilities and investment contract liabilities directly linked to 
other Level 1 financial assets.
Unlisted equity and debt securities where the valuation 
is based on models involving no significant unobservable 
data, with a majority determined with reference to 
observable prices.

Certain loans and advances, certain privately placed debt 
instruments, third-party interests in consolidated funds and 
amounts owed to bank depositors.
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 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. All businesses have significant processes in place to perform 
reviews of the appropriateness of the valuation of Level 3 instruments.

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. 
(c) Transfer between fair value hierarchies
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. A transfer between Level 2 and Level 3 occurs when the majority of the significant inputs used to determine fair value 
of the instrument become unobservable. 

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued 
E3: Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
(a) Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, classified according to fair value hierarchy
The tables below presents a summary of 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 the accounting policies note L1 and in terms of the fair 
value hierarchy described in note E2. The majority of the Group’s financial assets are measured utilising market observable inputs (Level 1) 
and there has been no significant change compared to the prior year.

Summary

Financial assets measured at fair value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial liabilities measured at fair value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015 (Restated)1
%

£m

%

£m

73,738
32,059
1,621
107,418

54,235
28,890
616
83,741

68.7%
29.8%
1.5%
100.0%

64.8%
34.5%
0.7%
100.0%

63,018
27,552
1,350
91,920

48,887
29,748
598
79,233

68.5%
30.0%
1.5%
100.0%

61.7%
37.5%
0.8%
100.0%

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

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Detail analysis
At 31 December 2016

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)

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures

  Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
  Loans and advances

Investments and securities

Available-for-sale financial assets (fair value through equity)
  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)

Investment contract liabilities1

  Third-party interests in consolidated funds
  Borrowed funds
  Other liabilities
  Amounts owed to bank depositors

Total

Level 1

Level 2

6,902
2,065
3,229
268
1,340

99,557
139
2,560
3,789
93,069

959
2
957

1,523
346
906
268
3

72,160
–
2,560
206
69,394

55
2
53

5,350
1,719
2,323
–
1,308

25,829
–
–
3,578
22,251

880
–
880

£m
Level 3

29
–
–
–
29

1,568
139
–
5
1,424

24
–
24

107,418

73,738

32,059

1,621

2,900
1,293
446
1,161

80,841
67,515
7,981
935
620
3,790

1,256
1,250
–
6

52,979
52,011
–
918
50
–

1,618
24
446
1,148

27,272
14,914
7,981
17
570
3,790

26
19
–
7

590
590
–
–
–
–

616

Total liabilities measured at fair value

83,741

54,235

28,890

1  Investment contract liabilities amount excludes £10,084 million discretionary participating investment contracts. These contracts are classified as non-financial liabilities 

and are not analysed according to their fair value hierarchy as permitted by IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued 
E3: Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value continued
(a) Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, classified according to fair value  
hierarchy continued
At 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Total

Level 1

Level 2

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)

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures

  Reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities
  Loans and advances

Investments and securities

Available-for-sale financial assets (fair value through equity)
  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)

Investment contract liabilities2

  Third-party interests in consolidated funds
  Borrowed funds
  Other liabilities
  Amounts owed to bank depositors

5,632
1,491
883
182
3,076

85,555
51
2,328
3,035
80,141

733
2
731

524
–
337
182
5

62,491
–
2,328
181
59,982

3
2
1

5,090
1,491
546
–
3,053

21,732
–
–
2,853
18,879

730
–
730

8,444
547
4,580
3,317

70,789
60,769
5,948
804
383
2,885

545
539
–
6

48,342
47,508
–
794
40
–

7,895
8
4,580
3,307

21,853
12,667
5,948
10
343
2,885

91,920

63,018

27,552

1,350

£m
Level 3

18
–
–
–
18

1,332
51
–
1
1,280

–
–
–

4
–
–
4

594
594
–
–
–
–

598

Total liabilities measured at fair value

79,233

48,887

29,748

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

2  Investment contract liabilities amount excludes £7,085 million discretionary participating investment contracts. These contracts are classified as non-financial liabilities 

and are not analysed according to their fair value hierarchy as permitted by IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’.

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(b) Level 3 fair value hierarchy disclosure
The tables below reconcile the opening balances of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities to closing balances at the end of the year:

Year ended 31 December 2016

Level 3 financial assets
At beginning of the year (Restated)1
Total net fair value gains recognised in:
  profit or loss
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Transferred to held-for-sale
Foreign exchange and other
Total level 3 financial assets

Held-for-

trading  Designated fair value through profit or loss

Available-
for-sale

Investments 
in associated 
undertakings 
and joint 
ventures

Derivatives

Loans and 
advances

Investments 
and 
securities

Investments
 and 
securities

18

(4)
25
(15)
–
–
–
5
29

51

14
57
(10)
–
–
–
27
139

1,280

64
134
(234)
246
(59)
(67)
60
1,424

–

–
–
21
–
–
–
3
24

1

–
–
–
2
–
–
2
5

–

£m

Total

1,350

74
216
(238)
248
(59)
(67)
97
1,621

Unrealised fair value gains relating to assets held at  
  31 December 2016 recognised in:
  profit or loss

(4)

14

63

–

73

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

The carrying amount of significant Level 3 assets at the reporting date principally comprises:

Derivative assets – held for trading:
 — £27 million (2015: £18 million) held by the Bermuda business in connection with hedging of investment guarantees.

Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures – designated at fair value through the income statement:
 —  £139 million (2015: £51 million) of investments held by Nedbank.

Investments and securities – designated a fair value through the income statement:
 — £22 million (2015: £162 million) of suspended funds; £370 million (2015: £301 million) of private company shares and unlisted pooled 

investments, £189 million (2015: £36 million) of funds not being actively priced and £9 million (2015: £10 million) of structured notes held by 
Old Mutual Wealth. These assets are held by linked funds and are matched exactly by Level 3 investment contract liabilities

 — £794 million (2015: £685 million) of private company shares and unlisted pooled investments held by Emerging Markets. Of these amounts, 

£693 million (2015: £624 million) are held by policyholder funds for which the bulk of the investment risk is borne by policyholders

 — £40 million (2015: £31 million) of investments held by Nedbank
 — £nil (2015: £55 million) relating to timber and real estate assets held by funds of OM Asset Management plc (OMAM). Because OMAM 
is shown as held for sale at 31 December 2016, their level 3 assets are included within assets held for sale in the statement of consolidated 
financial position. The carrying value of these assets at 31 December 2016 was £67 million. 

Investments and securities – available-for-sale 
 — £24 million (2015: £nil) of investments held by Nedbank. This investment was previously shown as level 2.

Amounts shown as purchases and issues arise principally from the purchase of private company shares and unlisted pooled investments 
by Old Mutual Wealth and Emerging Markets.

Amounts shown as sales and settlements arise principally from the sale of private company shares and unlisted pooled investments by 
Old Mutual Wealth and Emerging Markets and from distributions received in respect of Old Mutual Wealth’s holdings in property funds.

Transfers into Level 3 assets comprises £188 million of private company shares held by Old Mutual Wealth that were previously shown 
within Level 2 and for which are no longer being actively priced and £58 million of investments held by Emerging Markers previously 
shown in Level 2, for which Level 3 is now considered more appropriate. 

Transfers out of Level 3 assets comprise £31 million of private company shares held by Old Mutual Wealth that were not being repriced 
and that have been transferred into Level 2 as they are now actively priced and £28 million in Emerging Markets relating to unlisted 
company shares and private equity funds for which Level 2 is now considered more appropriate.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued 
E3: Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value continued
(b) Level 3 fair value hierarchy disclosure continued
Year ended 31 December 2016

Held-for-
trading 

Other 
liabilities

Derivatives

Designated 
fair value 
through profit 
or loss
 Investment 
contract 
liabilities

Level 3 financial liabilities 
At beginning of the year
Total net fair value losses recognised in profit or loss for the year
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other
Total Level 3 financial liabilities

Unrealised fair value losses relating to liabilities held at 31 December 2016  
  recognised in profit or loss

–
2
15
–
–
–
2
19

2

4
7
–
(4)
–
–
–
7

7

594
13
21
(115)
188
(31)
(80)
590

£m

Total

598
22
36
(119)
188
(31)
(78)
616

13

22

The carrying amount of Level 3 investment contract liabilities at 31 December 2016 comprises:

 — £590 million (2015: £509 million) held within Old Mutual Wealth in linked funds and which exactly match against Level 3 assets disclosed above 

within Investments and securities – designated fair value through profit or loss; and

 — £26 million (2015: £nil) relating to the potential acquisitions of further stakes in businesses.

Year ended 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Held-for-trading

Derivatives

Designated at fair value through profit or loss
Investments 
in associated 
undertakings 
and joint 
ventures

Loans and 
advances

Investments and
 securities

Available-
for-sale

Investments and 
securities

Level 3 financial assets
At beginning of the year
Total net fair value (losses)/gains recognised in the profit  
  or loss for the year
Total gains recognised in other comprehensive income
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other
Total Level 3 financial assets

Unrealised fair value (losses)/gains relating to assets  
  held at 31 December 2015 recognised in profit or loss

8

(5)
–
14
–
–
–
1
18

(5)

50

5
–
16
(7)
–
–
(13)
51

5

2

–
–
–
–
–
–
(1)
1

–

1,491

40
(1)
288
(332)
80
(69)
(217)
1,280

(25)

1

–
–
–
(1)
–
–
–
–

–

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

£m

Total

1,552

40
(1)
318
(340)
80
(69)
(230)
1,350

(25)

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Year ended 31 December 2015

Level 3 financial liabilities
At beginning of the year
Total net losses/(gains) recognised in profit or loss for the year
Purchases and issues
Sales and settlements
Transfers in
Transfers out
Foreign exchange and other
Total level 3 financial liabilities

Unrealised fair value gains relating to liabilities held at 31 December 2015 recognised in profit or loss

Designated fair 
value through 
profit or loss 
– Investment 
contract 
liabilities

Held-for-trading 
– Derivatives

–
3
1
–
–
–
–
4

3

754
(69)
96
(188)
52
(55)
4
594

(63)

£m

Total

754
(66)
97
(188)
52
(55)
4
598

(60)

(c)(i) 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.

The valuations of the private equity investments are performed on an asset-by-asset basis using a valuation methodology appropriate 
to the specific investment and in line with industry guidelines. In determining the valuation of the investment the principal assumption 
used is the valuation multiple applied to the main financial indicators (such as adjusted earnings). The source of these multiple may include 
multiples for comparable listed companies which have been adjusted for discounts for non-tradability and valuation multiples earned on 
transactions in comparable sectors.

The valuations of asset-backed securities are determined by discounted cash flow models that 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 outputs from the models used are calibrated with reference to similar securities for which 
external market information is available.

Structured notes and other derivatives are generally valued using option pricing models. For structured notes and other derivatives, 
principal assumptions concern the future volatility of asset values and the future correlation between asset values. These principal 
assumptions used in the valuation of structured credit notes include credit volatilities and correlations. 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.

Details of the valuation techniques applied to the different categories of financial instruments can be found in note E2: Fair values of 
financial assets and liabilities.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued 
E3: Disclosure of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value continued
(c)(i) Effect of changes in significant unobservable assumptions to reasonable possible 
alternatives continued
The table below summarises the significant inputs to value instruments categorised as Level 3 hierarchy and their sensitivity to changes 
in the inputs used.

Types of financial instruments

Fair values

Significant unobservable input

Fair value measurement sensitivity  
to unobservable inputs

Assets
Investments in associated 
undertakings and joint ventures
Investments and securities

At 31
 December 
2016
 £m

At 31 
December 
2015 
(Restated)1
£m

139

51

Valuation multiples

1,448

1,280

At 31 
December 
2016 
£m

At 31 
December 
2015 
£m

Favourable: 13
Unfavourable: 16
Favourable: 213
Unfavourable: 223

Favourable: 4
Unfavourable: 5
Favourable: 149
Unfavourable: 141

Favourable: £nil
Unfavourable: 1

Favourable: £nil
Unfavourable: £nil

Favourable: 10
Unfavourable: 9

Favourable: 7
Unfavourable: 7

Valuation multiples 
Correlations
Volatilities
Credit spreads
Dividend growth rates
Internal rates of return, 
Cost of capital
Inflation rates
Market adjusted price 
(Price of infrequently 
traded shares)
Correlations
Volatilities
Credit spreads
Interest rates
Volatilities

Interest rates
Volatilities
Valuation multiples

Volatilities

Favourable: 59
Unfavourable: 59
Favourable: 1
Unfavourable: 1
Favourable: 7
Unfavourable: 16

Favourable: 54
Unfavourable: 58
n/a

Favourable: 2
Unfavourable: 1

Loans and advances

Derivatives

Liabilities
Investment contract liabilities

Other liabilities

Derivatives

5

29

1

18

590

594

19

7

–

4

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

All the business segments have performed analysis of the impact of reasonable possible assumptions for unobservable inputs based on 
the specific characteristics of each instruments. As all the changes in the assumptions are unique to each instrument the disclosure of the 
range of changes in the assumptions would not provide the reader of the financial statements with any additional useful information as 
this is general information and does not relate to a specific instrument.

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(c)(ii) Analysis of investments and securities classified as Level 3 hierarchy
The table below summarises the categories of investments and securities classified as Level 3 hierarchy:

Pooled investments
  Unlisted and stale price pooled investments
  Suspended funds
Unlisted equity
Private equity investments
Other

At 
31 December
2016
427
405
22
643
344
34
1,448

£m
At 
31 December
2015
(Restated)1
451
289
162
433
331
65
1,280

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

The table below summarises the significant unobservable inputs of investments and securities categorised as Level 3 hierarchy:

Pooled investments
Underlying net asset value
Published fund price
Credit spreads
Market adjusted prices

Equity instruments
Dividend growth rate
Volatilities 
Internal rate of return
Market adjusted prices

Other investments
Commodity prices
Interest rates
Inflation rates

(d) 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. Changes in business risk inputs such as lapses and non-performance risk were also 
considered.

Management believes that in aggregate, 25% (2015: 25%) of the amounts determined in the sensitivity tables represents a reasonable 
possible alternative judgement in the context of the current macroeconomic environment in which the various businesses of the Group 
operates. It is therefore considered that the impact of alternative assumptions will be in the range of £59 million (2015: £38 million) 
favourable to £62 million (2015: £37 million) unfavourable on profit or loss and assets. The impact on liabilities will be in the range of £17 
million (2015: £14 million) favourable and £19 million (2015: £15 million) unfavourable.
E4: 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

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Maximum 
exposure to 
credit risk
3,609
8,064
11,673

Current 
financial 
 year
(1)
(7)
(8)

Cumulative
–
(12)
(12)

Maximum 
exposure to
 credit risk
2,854
6,305
9,159

Current 
financial 
year
–
–
–

£m

Cumulative
–
(3)
(3)

The change in fair value due to a 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. 

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued
E4: Financial instruments designated as fair value through profit or loss continued
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 2016

Current 
financial 
year
24

Cumulative
98

Contractual 
maturity 
amount
871

4
28

9
107

3,787
4,658

Fair value
935

3,790
4,725

At 31 December 2015

Fair value
804

2,885
3,689

Current 
financial 
year
20

4
24

£m

Contractual 
maturity
 amount
781

Cumulative
74

7
81

2,894
3,675

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 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. The basis for not using credit default swaps to determine the 
change in fair value due to credit risk is the unavailability of reliable market priced instruments.
E5: Fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities not measured at fair value
Financial instruments
Certain financial instruments of the Group are not carried at fair value, principally investments and securities categorised as 
held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, and other financial assets and financial liabilities at amortised cost. The calculation of the 
fair value of these financial instruments incorporates the Group’s best estimate of the value at which these financial assets could be 
exchanged, or financial liabilities transferred, between market participants at the measurement date. The Group’s estimate of what 
fair value is does not necessarily represent what it would be able to sell the asset for or transfer the respective financial liability for in 
an involuntary liquidation or distressed sale.

Investments and securities
Investments and securities with a carrying value of £3,278 million (2015: £2,264 million) are shown within note E1 as held-to-maturity 
investments and loans and receivables and are therefore not carried at fair value. The fair value of these securities is estimated to be 
£3,261 million (2015: £2,196 million), which is based either on available market prices (Level 1), £1,278 million (2015: £763 million), or 
discounted cash flow analysis where an instrument is not quoted or the market is considered to be inactive (Level 2), £1,983 million 
(2015: £1,433 million).

Loans and advances
Loans and advances with a carrying value of £37,241 million (2015: £26,437 million), shown within note E1 as loans and receivables in 
terms of IAS 39 and therefore not carried at fair value, principally comprise variable-rate financial assets. The interest rates on these 
variable rate financial assets are adjusted when the applicable benchmark interest rate changes. The fair value of these financial 
instruments at the reporting date are estimated to be £36,740 million (2015: £26,271million) are classified as Level 3. 

Loans and advances are not actively traded in most markets and it is therefore not possible to determine the fair value of these loans and 
advances using observable market prices and market inputs. Due to the unique characteristics of the loans and advances portfolio and 
the fact that there have been no recent transactions involving the disposals of such loans and advances, there is no basis to determine a 
price that could be negotiated between market participants in an orderly transaction. The Group is not currently in the position of a forced 
sale of such underlying loans and advances and it would therefore be inappropriate to value the loans and advances on a forced-sale 
basis.

For specifically impaired loans and advances, the carrying value as determined after consideration of the Group’s IAS 39 credit 
impairments, is considered the best estimate of fair value.

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The Group has developed a methodology and model to determine the fair value of the gross exposures for the performing loans and 
advances measured at amortised cost. This model incorporates the use of average interest rates and projected monthly cash flows per 
product type. Future cash flows are discounted using interest rates at which similar loans would be granted to borrowers with similar credit 
ratings and maturities. Inputs into the model include various assumptions utilised in the pricing of loans and advances. The determination 
of such inputs is highly subjective and therefore any change to one or more of the assumptions may result in a significant change in the 
determination of the fair value of loans and advances.

Other financial assets
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, mandatory deposits with central banks and provisions and trade, other receivables and 
other assets are considered a reasonable approximation of their respective fair values, as they are either short term in nature or are 
repriced to current market rates at frequent intervals. Trade, other receivables and other assets would be classified into Level 3 of the fair 
value hierarchy.

Amounts owed to depositors
Amounts owed to depositors principally comprises variable-rate liabilities. The carrying value of the amounts owed to depositors 
approximates fair value because the instruments reprice to current market rates at frequent intervals. In addition, a significant portion of 
the balance is callable or is short term in nature. Amounts owed to depositors would be classified into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Borrowed funds
Borrowed funds with a carrying value of £3,759 million (2015: £2,720 million) are shown within note E1 as financial liabilities at amortised 
cost and therefore not carried at fair value. The fair value of these instruments is estimated to be £3,640 million (2015: £2,656 million), 
which is based either on available market prices (Level 1), £1,704 million (2015: £1,636 million), or discounted cash flow analysis where an 
instrument is not quoted or the market is considered to be inactive (Level 2), £1,936 million (2015: £1,020 million).

Other financial liabilities
The carrying values of trade, other payables, and other liabilities are considered a reasonable approximation of their respective fair 
values, as they are either short term in nature or are repriced to current market rates at frequent intervals. Trade, other payables and other 
liabilities would be classified into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
E6: Master netting or similar 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 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 event of default. 

The following tables present information on the potential effect of netting offset arrangements after taking into consideration these types 
of agreements.

At 31 December 2016

£m

Financial assets
Loans and advances
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial liabilities
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Net amounts 
of financial 
instruments 
presented in 
the statement 
of financial 
position

Amounts 
offset in the 
statement 
of financial 
position

Gross amount 
of financial 
instrument

Related amounts available 
for future set off

Master 
netting 
agreement

Collateral 
received/
pledged1

Position not
 available 
to be offset

44,788
1,689
4,974

5,239
46,989
1,510

(1,680)
(349)
(127)

(127)
(1,680)
(349)

43,108
1,340
4,847

5,112
45,309
1,161

– 
(976)
– 

– 
– 
(613)

– 
– 
– 

(620)
– 
(61)

43,108
364
4,847

4,492
45,309
487

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

E: Financial assets and liabilities continued
E6: Master netting or similar agreements continued
At 31 December 2015

Financial assets
Loans and advances
Derivative financial instruments – assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Financial liabilities
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Derivative financial instruments – liabilities

Amounts 
offset in the 
statement 
of financial 
position

Net amounts 
of financial 
instruments 
presented in 
the statement 
of financial 
position

Related amounts available  
for future set off
Master 
netting 
agreement

Collateral 
received/
pledged1

(1,659)
(550)
(113)

(113)
(1,659)
(550)

30,965
3,076
4,411

3,749
32,328
3,317

– 
(1,541)
– 

– 
– 
(1,586)

– 
– 
– 

(332)
– 
(151)

Gross amount 
of financial 
instrument

32,624
3,626
4,524

3,862
33,987
3,867

£m

Position not 
available 
to be offset

30,965
1,535
4,411

3,417
32,328
1,580

1  This represents the amounts that could be offset in the event of default. These arrangements are typically governed by master netting and collateral arrangements.

F: Capital and financial risk management
F1: Capital management
The managed separation of the Group will free the constituent parts into four strong, independent businesses, each having a capital 
structure and dividend policy suitable for its own strategy. The Group position must be compliant with regulatory requirements at all times. 
The Group has no appetite for regulatory intervention during managed separation, whether perceived or real. As such, we hold a buffer 
above minimum requirements in order to remain solvent.

The primary sources of capital used by the Group are equity shareholders’ funds, subordinated debt and borrowings. Alternative 
resources are utilised where appropriate. Targets are established in relation to regulatory solvency, credit 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.

From 1 January 2016, the Group measures its Group Solvency in accordance with the EU Solvency II Directive. At 31 December 2016, 
the unaudited Group Solvency II surplus was estimated to be £1.3 billion. Further information on the Group’s capital management policy 
is disclosed in the Finance Review section on pages 65 to 66.
F2: Insurance risk (risk arising within insurance contracts)
For the purposes of these financial statements, 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 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 property & casualty.

Insurance risk arises through exposure to variable claims experience on life assurance, critical illness and other protection business and 
exposure to variable operating experience in respect of factors such as persistency levels and management expenses. Unfavourable 
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.

The Group has developed a risk policy which sets out the practices which are used to monitor and manage insurance risk as well as management 
information and stress testing requirements. The policy is cascaded to all relevant 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.

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The financial impact of insurance risk events is examined by the business through stress tests carried out within the IFRS sensitivities, 
regulatory capital sensitivities and Economic Capital assessments where applicable.

Mortality and morbidity 
Mortality and morbidity risk is the risk that death, critical illness and disability claims are different from expected levels. 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 the 
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 that policyholder surrenders, transfers or premium cessation on contracts occur at levels that are different to 
expected.

In order to limit this risk to an acceptable level, products (including charging and commission structures) are designed to limit the 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 differ from expected levels. Higher expenses and expense inflation 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 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.
F3: Financial risk management
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) Credit risk
(i) Overall exposure to credit risk
Credit risk is defined as the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss to the Group by failing to discharge an 
obligation to repay cash or deliver another financial asset.

Credit risk in the Group arises from a number of activities of the Group, namely banking lending, trading, investing and other activities. 
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. Credit risk is managed through research and analysis at the time of investment or 
granting of the loan and then continuously monitored.

The Group is exposed to banking credit risk from lending and other financing activities, through its exposure to Nedbank and the banking 
operations within Emerging Markets business. Nedbank’s lending portfolio forms a substantial part of the Group’s loans and advances, 
as analysed in note G1. Credit risk represents the most significant risk type facing Nedbank, accounting for the majority of its economic 
capital requirements. Nedbank’s credit risk profile is managed in terms of the credit risk management framework, which encompasses 
comprehensive credit risk policy, mandate (limits) and governance structures, and is approved by the Nedbank Board.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

F: Capital and Financial risk management continued
F3: Financial risk management continued 
(a) Credit risk continued
The Group is exposed to the risk of credit defaults and movements in credit spreads from our insurance businesses. This includes 
counterparty default risk, which also arises mainly from reinsurance and hedging arrangements.

The Group also has limited other credit risk exposures in respect of amounts due from policyholders and intermediaries. Loans to 
policyholders are secured on the surrender value of the relevant policies.

(ii) Maximum exposure to credit risk
The table below represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk, without taking into account the value of any collateral obtained. 
The maximum exposure to credit risk with regards to derivative financial instruments represents the current fair value of these instruments 
and does not take into account the impact of any positive or adverse changes in the value of the derivative financial instruments. 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
2016
1,111
3,115
43,108
25,841
7,931
13,463
4,133
314
1,782
1,340
4,847
1,976
5,273
8,570
96,963

£m

At
31 December
2015
716
2,661
30,965
19,007
7,241
9,023
2,335
408
1,665
3,076
4,520
1,793
4,136
123
68,662

(b) 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.

The Group has developed risk policies which set out the practices which are used to monitor and manage market risk. These policies 
are cascaded to businesses across the Group. Each of the Group’s business has their own established set of policies, principles and 
governance processes to monitor and manage market risk within their individual businesses and in accordance with their local regulatory 
requirements. 

The sensitivity of the Group’s earnings, capital position and embedded value to market risk is monitored through the Group’s embedded 
value and risk appetite reporting processes.

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(ii) Insurance operations
For the Group’s insurance operations, equity, property, volatility and interest rate risk exposure to capital and to earnings are quantified 
in accordance with the businesses risk appetite framework. Additional detail is provided in the Principal Risks and Uncertainties 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 guarantees 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.

For Old Mutual Bermuda, the market risk to shareholders post the sale of the business to Beechwood Bermuda Limited arises from the 
retention of the Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefits (GMABs), which is reinsured by Old Mutual (Bermuda) Re Limited until the 
last guarantee has expired in August 2018. These GMABs are US dollar denominated guarantees. The equity market risk and currency 
risk is managed through a put option hedging strategy that substantially reduces exposure to increases in GMAB funding costs. 
(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.

Banking operations – Trading risk
Market risk exposures from trading activities at Nedbank Capital are measured using Value-at-Risk (VaR), supplemented by sensitivity 
analysis, and stress and scenario analysis. 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

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Year-end

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

0.5
1.0
0.2
0.4
(0.7)
1.5

0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
(0.3)
0.6

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.3
–
0.6

–
0.2
–
0.1
–
0.3

1.5
2.0
0.5
0.8
–
3.0

0.8
1.0
0.5
0.6
–
2.0

0.2
0.7
0.1
0.5
(0.5)
1.0

£m

2015

0.8
1.0
0.3
0.5
(0.7)
1.9

Banking book interest rate risk
Banking book interest rate risk at Nedbank arises because:

 — 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, and
 — 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 2016 the sensitivity of the banking book to a 1% instantaneous reduction in interest rates would have led to a reduction 
in net interest income over the next 12 months of £69 million (2015: £62 million).

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

F: Capital and Financial risk management continued
F3: Financial risk management continued 
(b) Market risk continued 
The table below shows the re-pricing profile of Nedbank’s banking book, which highlights the fact that assets re-price quicker than 
liabilities following derivative hedging activities:

At 31 December 2016

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 2015

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

38,262
(32,464)
(628)
5,170
5,170
9.1%

1,597
(2,472)
1,496
621
5,791
10.2%

1,394
(2,319)
910
(15)
5,776
10.1%

2,846
(1,564)
(1,207)
75
5,851
10.3%

1,509
(860)
(571)
78
5,929
10.4%

11,368
(17,297)
–
(5,929)
–
–

Up to 3 
months

3 to 6 
months

6 months 
to 1 year

1 to 5 
years

Over 5 
years

Trading and 
non-rate

26,195
(23,346)
589
3,438
3,438
8.5%

1,486
(1,136)
308
658
4,096
10.1%

1,013
(1,446)
484
51
4,147
10.2%

1,957
(889)
(1,072)
(4)
4,143
10.2%

1,035
(558)
(309)
168
4,311
10.6%

8,883
(13,194)
–
(4,311)
–
–

£m

Total

56,976
(56,976)
–
–
–
–

£m

Total

40,569
(40,569)
–
–
–
–

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.
F4: Currency translation risk
The Group is exposed to movements in exchange rates from changes in the sterling value of surplus assets and earnings denominated 
in foreign currencies. From a capital perspective, our capital is held where our risks are located and currency translation risk would only 
be realised if we were to require a transfer of surplus capital between regions during a period of stress. The functional currencies of the 
Group’s principal overseas operations are South African rand, US dollar and euro. 

Certain of the Groups’ business operations may undertake activities that are not in their functional currencies. These activities, such as 
Nedbank, who has a functional currency of South African rand, lending in US dollar, are economically hedged by numerous activities 
such as the use of currency swaps, currency borrowings and forward foreign exchange contracts.

These foreign currency translation tables below have been prepared on the basis that the values of the economic hedging instruments 
are reflected at their carrying value as opposed to their notional amounts. The tables are therefore a reflection of the foreign currency 
exposures in their respective currencies.

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At 31 December 2016

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 2015

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

GBP

USD

EUR

Other

1,078
195
38,701
37,641
1,493
1,222
2,216
82,546
3,524
86,070

31,576
4,094
3,561
3,708
40,116
1,037
84,092
772
84,864

–
2,864
495
46,250
732
77
1,854
52,272
2,182
54,454

44,924
3,887
1,017
1,097
871
92
51,888
512
52,400

–
2
2,414
11,983
116
29
400
14,944
2,932
17,876

6,916
–
36
73
2,647
20
9,692
1,392
11,084

–
–
191
1,244
–
9
68
1,512
5,870
7,382

1,028
–
–
11
267
10
1,316
5,665
6,981

33
54
1,307
3,415
75
3
309
5,196
590
5,786

3,137
–
80
223
1,408
2
4,850
221
5,071

ZAR

GBP

USD

EUR

Other

696
111
27,441
24,502
1,127
1,579
1,731
57,187
2,502
59,689

22,558
1,456
2,270
2,046
28,183
1,853
58,366
621
58,987

–
2,507
423
39,347
424
1,466
1,629
45,796
2,327
48,123

39,204
3,184
1,098
989
635
1,416
46,526
501
47,027

–
1
2,126
10,352
205
20
433
13,137
1,503
14,640

5,905
14
87
363
2,338
40
8,747
116
8,863

–
–
131
5,719
104
7
457
6,418
83
6,501

5,396
–
–
80
247
3
5,726
43
5,769

20
42
844
2,681
147
4
270
4,008
587
4,595

2,505
7
69
309
925
5
3,820
148
3,968

£m
Total

1,111
3,115
43,108
100,533
2,416
1,340
4,847
156,470
15,098
171,568

87,581
7,981
4,694
5,112
45,309
1,161
151,838
8,562
160,400

£m

Total

716
2,661
30,965
82,601
2,007
3,076
4,520
126,546
7,002
133,548

75,568
4,661
3,524
3,787
32,328
3,317
123,185
1,429
124,614

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

F: Capital and Financial risk management continued
F5: 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 Group’s short-, medium- and long-term funding and liquidity 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. Under the Group’s managed 
separation strategy, a revised liquidity risk management policy was introduced that is designed to allow for flexibility in managing 
liquidity. We hold a buffer at Group level to support this, sufficient to withstand a liquidity survival horizon of at least 12 months. 
We also have a multi-year liquidity view over the managed separation horizon. The Group should be able to meet short-term plausible 
but extreme losses. As the businesses transition into separate entities, management will assess their day 1 liquidity requirements and, 
where appropriate, we will transition liquidity buffers currently held and funded at Old Mutual plc into the businesses.

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. The Group’s liquid resources are held in 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 banking deposit liabilities and investment contract liabilities are generally repayable on demand, the Group’s expectation 
is that banking depositors and policyholders will only require funds over the long term rather than immediately. However, 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 G2. 

The Group has access to a £800 million (2015: £800 million) multi-currency revolving credit facility. £73 million facility matures in August 
2019, a further £73 million of facility matures in August 2020 and the remaining £654 million of the facility matures in August 2021. At 31 
December 2016 none of this facility was drawn. Details, together with information on the Group’s borrowed funds, are given in note G7. 
During January 2017, the Group established a new internal £200 million revolving credit facility for the Old Mutual Wealth business.

The key information reviewed by the Group’s Executive Directors and Executive 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. Additionally the Group conducts regular stress testing 
around liquidity requirements, as referenced in the Risk Section (refer page 79)

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 the holding company cash flows is contained in the financial performance section of the Business 
Review section. 

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 G4, G6, G7 and G8.

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities
G1: Loans and advances
The Group extends advances to individuals and to the corporate, commercial and public sectors. The majority of loans and advances are 
in respect of Nedbank, which represents 97% (£41,703 million); (2015: 96% (£29,873 million)) of the carrying value of the Group’s loans 
and advances. Nedbank assesses its loan portfolios for impairment at each financial reporting date and manages its exposure to loans 
and advances through a documented credit approval processes. 

Emerging Markets has lending exposure, net of credit impairment provisions, of £1,210 million (2015: £912 million) through its non-wholly 
owned subsidiaries in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Credit loss ratios are monitored at each individual business unit level. 

Interest earned on loans and advances is analysed in note D3: Banking interest and similar income and credit impairment charges are 
included in note G1(d) Provision for impairment.

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Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Provisions for impairment of loans and advances
The impairment for performing loans is calculated on a portfolio basis, based on historical loss experience, adjusted for national and 
sector specific economic conditions and other indicators present at the reporting date that correlate with defaults on the portfolio. 
These include early arrears, 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 of loans and 
advances 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. 
Additional impairment provisions may be raised for issues which the Group believes is not specifically covered by statistical models. 
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 revisions to the 
impairment provision as individual decisions are taken.

(a) Categories of loans and advances
The following table provides an analysis of the categories of loans and advances that are provided by the Group. The amounts presented 
in this table are the carrying value of the underlying assets before provisions for impairment losses. 

Home loans
Commercial mortgages
Unsecured retail lending
Other term loans
Other loans to clients
Net finance leases and instalment debtors
Deposits placed under reverse purchase agreements
Overdrafts
Preference shares and debentures
Credit cards
Factoring accounts
Policyholder loans
Properties in possession
Remittances in transit
Gross loans and advances
Provisions for impairment 
  Specific provisions
  Portfolio provisions

Total net loans and advances

(a)(i) Loans and advances by sector

Individuals
Financial services, insurance and real estate
Banks
Manufacturing
Building and property development
Transport, storage and communication
Retailers, catering and accommodation
Wholesale and trade
Mining and quarrying
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Government and public sector
Other services
Total gross loans and advances

Notes

G1(b)(i)

G1(e)

G1(d)(ii)
G1(d)(ii)

At 
31 December 
2016
8,772
9,085
2,215
6,068
7,099
6,221
923
1,182
1,184
877
296
278
15
22
44,237
(1,129)
(820)
(309)

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
6,409
6,098
1,558
3,961
5,663
4,377
884
751
907
616
234
241
16
9
31,724
(759)
(529)
(230)

43,108

30,965

At 
31 December 
2016
17,178
11,378
1,756
2,230
553
2,535
537
1,963
1,645
1,538
205
2,719
44,237

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
11,804
8,090
1,303
1,929
409
1,363
942
1,347
1,506
279
775
1,977
31,724

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G1: Loans and advances continued
(a)(ii) Loans and advances geographical analysis 

South Africa
Rest of Africa
Europe
Asia
United States
Other
Total gross loans and advances

At 
31 December 
2016
38,727
2,891
1,995
361
31
232
44,237

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
27,813
2,106
1,378
310
41
76
31,724

(b) Analysis of loans and advances
Non-performing loans included above had a book value less impairment provisions of £755 million (2015: £602 million). Loans and 
advances are generally classified as non-performing, at a minimum, when the client is three complete months in arrears. 

Of the loans and advances shown above, £14,707 million (2015: £10,715 million) is receivable within one year of the reporting date and 
is regarded as current. £28,401 million (2015: £20,250 million) is regarded as non-current based on the maturity profile of the assets.

Of the gross loans and advances shown above, £43,978 million (2015: £31,348 million) relates to balances held by the Group’s 
banking operations. No impairments have been raised against policyholder loans as they are fully backed by amounts owing to 
policyholder liabilities.

(b)(i) Analysis of unsecured retail lending loans and advances
The following table provides an analysis of the Group’s unsecured retail lending loans and advances:

Nedbank
Emerging Markets
  Old Mutual Finance 
  Central Africa Building Society (CABS)
  Faulu Microfinance Bank (Faulu)

Gross amount of unsecured retail lending
Provisions for impairment 
Total net unsecured retail lending

At 
31 December 
2016
1,135
1,080
897
97
86

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
782
776
602
98
76

2,215
(532)
1,683

1,558
(350)
1,208

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(b)(ii) Performance of unsecured retail lending loans and advances
The performance of the Group’s unsecured retail lending loans and advances is summarised below, by reference to performing, 
defaulted and long outstanding balances. Old Mutual Finance provides for 90% of long outstanding loans. Nedbank, CABS and 
Faulu provide for 100% of such loans and derecognise the related receivable. 

At 31 December 2016

Performing
Non-performing
  Defaulted loans
  Long outstanding loans

Nedbank
989
146
146
–

Old Mutual 
Finance
433
464
174
290

Central 
Africa 
Building
 Society
90
7
7
–

 Faulu
 Microfinance
 Bank 
82
4
4
–

£m

Total
1,594
621
331
290

Gross amount of unsecured retail lending

1,135

897

97

86

2,215

At 31 December 2015

Performing
Non-performing
  Defaulted loans
  Long outstanding loans

Nedbank
679
103
103
–

Old Mutual 
Finance
317
285
124
161

Central 
Africa 
Building 
Society
93
5
5
–

 Faulu
 Microfinance
 Bank 
74
2
2
–

£m

Total
1,163
395
234
161

Gross amount of unsecured retail lending

782

602

98

76

1,558

Loans are considered to be defaulted after three missed payments. Long outstanding loans relate to loans that have been in default for 
a period of five months or more.

(b)(iii) Statement of financial position credit impairment provisions of unsecured retail lending loans and advances
Provisions for credit impairments in relation to the Group’s unsecured retail lending loans and advances are analysed below:

At 31 December 2016

Performing
Non-performing
  Defaulted loans
  Long outstanding loans

Provisions for impairment 

At 31 December 2015

Performing
Non-performing
  Defaulted loans
  Long outstanding loans

Provisions for impairment 

Nedbank
46
88
88
–

Old Mutual
 Finance
24
368
108
260

Central 
Africa 
Building
 Society
1
2
2
–

 Faulu
 Microfinance
 Bank 
–
3
3
–

134

392

3

3

Nedbank
35
68
68
–

Old Mutual 
Finance
18
223
78
145

Central 
Africa 
Building
 Society
1
4
4
–

 Faulu
 Microfinance
 Bank 
–
1
1
–

103

241

5

1

£m

Total
71
461
201
260

532

£m

Total
54
296
151
145

350

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G1: Loans and advances continued
(c) Credit quality of loans and advances
(c)(i) Age analysis of loans and advances
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, greater than 6 months but less than 1 year
  Past due more than 1 year
Impaired loans and advances individually impaired
Gross loans and advances
Provisions for impairment 
Total net loans and advances

At 
31 December 
2016
41,219
1,334
814
505
1
5
9
1,684
44,237
(1,129)
43,108

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
29,445
1,266
783
395
69
11
8
1,013
31,724
(759)
30,965

(c)(ii) Credit rating analysis of loans neither past due nor impaired
The credit quality of those advances neither past due nor impaired loans and advances can be further analysed by credit rating 
as follows:

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Investment 
grade
2,016
4,533
108
331
–
4,358

Sub-
investment 
grade
5,339
4,120
622
628
–
2,291

Internally 
rated
500
163
2
121
249
804

857

201
36

1
4,931
2

157

5,334
245

–
1,914
–

617

306

170

152
–

–
91
20

–

Total
7,855
8,816
732
1,080
249
7,453

1,184

5,687
281

1
6,936
22

923

Investment 
grade
898
2,670
50
167
–
3,646

661

187
45

–
3,139
–

813

Sub-
investment 
grade
4,544
3,204
468
439
–
1,740

129

3,733
179

–
1,422
–

71

Internally 
rated
225
42
1
36
224
165

117

105
–

–
316
9

–

£m

Total
5,667
5,916
519
642
224
5,551

907

4,025
224

–
4,877
9

884

17,991

20,956

2,272

41,219

12,276

15,929

1,240

29,445

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
Gross loans 
  and advances

The rating scale of the loans and advances is based on local equivalent rating scales and not international scales.

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(c)(iii) Collateral
Collateral is held as security against certain loans and advances detailed above, with this principally consisting of cash, properties 
and letters of credit.

At 31 December 2016, the Group recognised collateral of £15 million (2015: £16 million) in the statement of financial position. 
These amounts are being included in the loans and advances above as properties in possession.

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.

Non-financial collateral 
The Group takes other non-monetary 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. 
Where the Group is exposed to syndicated lending, the collateral offered by the borrower is secured by security special purpose vehicles.

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.
(d) Provision for impairments
This section analyses the provisions raised against loans and advances and the movements during the year.

Specific impairments have been raised against those loans identified as impaired. Portfolio impairments are recognised against 
loans and advances classified as neither past due nor impaired or past due but not impaired.

(d)(i) Provision for impairments – analysis of movements
The tables below reconcile the movement in provision for impairments for the year ended 31 December 2016 and year ended 
31 December 2015.

Year ended 31 December 2016

Balance at beginning of the period
Acquisitions through business combinations
Credit impairment charge
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 period

Year ended 31 December 2015

Balance at beginning of the year
Credit impairment charge
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 

Specific 
impairment
292
1
229
287
(58)
(249)
159
432

Nedbank

Portfolio 
impairment
208
4
–
–
–
(3)
76
285

Emerging Markets

Total 
impairment
500
5
229
287
(58)
(252)
235
717

Specific 
impairment
237
–
48
51
(3)
–
103
388

Portfolio 
impairment
22
–
(5)
(5)
–
–
7
24

Total 
impairment
259
–
43
46
(3)
–
110
412

Specific 
impairment
379
223
281
(58)
(231)
(79)
292

Nedbank

Portfolio 
impairment
237
22
22
–
1
(52)
208

Total 
impairment
616
245
303
(58)
(230)
(131)
500

Specific 
impairment
217
59
59
–
–
(39)
237

Emerging Markets
Portfolio 
impairment
24
3
3
–
–
(5)
22

Total 
impairment
241
62
62
–
–
(44)
259

£m

Group
Total 
impairment
759
5
272
333
(61)
(252)
345
1,129

£m

Group
Total 
impairment
857
307
365
(58)
(230)
(175)
759

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G1: Loans and advances continued
(d) Provision for impairments continued
(d)(ii) Impairment of loans and advances – by classification

Home loans
Commercial mortgages
Properties in possession
Credit cards
Overdrafts
Other loans to clients1
Net finance lease and instalment debtors
Total provision for impairments

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Specific 
impairment
89
34
2
69
30
529
67
820

Portfolio 
impairment
37
31
–
8
7
151
75
309

Total 
impairment
126
65
2
77
37
680
142
1,129

Specific 
impairment
74
24
1
45
18
317
50
529

Portfolio
 impairment
34
22
–
6
8
110
50
230

£m

Total 
impairment
108
46
1
51
26
427
100
759

1  Other loans to clients include unsecured retail lending, term loans, foreign client lending, preference shares and debentures and other loans.

(e) Finance lease and instalment debtors
The maturity of finance lease and instalment debtors are analysed as follows:

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

2016
2,016
5,264
688
7,968
(1,747)
6,221

2015
1,287
3,773
462
5,522
(1,145)
4,377

2016
1,586
4,100
535
6,221
–
6,221

2015
1,024
2,987
366
4,377
–
4,377

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G2: Investments and securities 
The table below analyses the investments and securities that the Group invests in, either for its own proprietary behalf (shareholder funds) 
or on behalf of third parties (either policyholder funds or pooled investments).

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

Notes

At 
31 December 
2016
7,931
13,464
8,929
4,535
21,090
19,922
1,168
53,601
10,342
43,259
4,133
314
100,533

£m
At 
31 December 
2015
(Restated)1
6,431
9,062
6,216
2,846
16,377
15,239
1,138
49,502
8,549
40,953
2,240
407
84,019

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated for the impact of consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

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, which is the amount expected to be recoverable, 
£66,517million (2015: £59,007 million) is regarded as current and £34,016 million (2015: £25,012 million) is regarded as non-current.
(a) Debt instruments and similar securities
All debt instruments and similar securities are neither past due nor impaired and are analysed in the table below.

These debt instruments and similar securities are classified according to their local credit rating (Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent), 
by investment grade:

At 31 December 2016

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures
Short-term funds and securities
Other

At 31 December 2015 (Restated)1

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures
Short-term funds and securities
Other

Investment 
grade 
(AAA to BBB)
6,293
8,647
2,500
272
17,712

Sub-
Investment
 grade 
(BB and lower)
42
685
3
–
730

Included
 through
 consolidation
 of funds
1,472
2,003
867
12
4,354

Internally
 rated
124
2,129
763
29
3,045

Investment 
grade 
(AAA to BBB)
4,598
5,130
1,971
105
11,804

Sub-
Investment
 grade 
(BB and lower)
33
279
15
–
327

Included
 through
 consolidation
 of funds
1,760
1,407
35
57
3,259

Internally
 rated
40
2,246
219
26
2,531

£m

Total
7,931
13,464
4,133
313
25,841

£m

Total
6,431
9,062
2,240
188
17,921

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustments for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

(b) Equity securities
Equity securities are used for a combination of activities. The majority of the listed securities are traded on well-established exchanges 
such as the New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and JSE Securities Exchange.

The Group’s holdings of unlisted equity securities arise principally from private equity investment and unlisted investment vehicles.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G3: Securities lending
Securities lent 
The Group participates in securities lending programmes where securities holdings are lent to third parties. These securities are not 
derecognised from the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position and 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:

Assets lent under securities lending
Equity
Debt securities

Amounts received as collateral for securities lending
Cash
Debt securities

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

416
60
476

474
34
508

147
25
172

107
79
186

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, £34 million (2015: £79 million) can be sold or repledged and £ nil (2015: £ nil) 
has been sold or repledged.

At 31 December 2016, the Group has received £620 million (2015: £332 million) in cash collateral under securities lending arrangements. 

At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, the Group has not provided any cash collateral for security lending arrangements.
G4: Derivative financial instruments – assets and liabilities
The Group utilises derivative instruments for both economic hedging and trading purposes. Economic hedging occurs when a derivative financial 
instrument is taken out for the management of financial risk but does not achieve hedge accounting. Only where the accounting treatment 
results in an economic mismatch will the Group undertake hedge accounting. 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 which 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 table provides 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.

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At 31 December

Equity derivatives
  Options written
  Options purchased
  Futures
Exchange rate contracts
  Forwards
  Swaps
  Options purchased
  Futures
  Options written
Interest rate contracts
  Swaps
  Forward rate agreements
  Options written
  Futures
  Caps
Credit Derivatives
  Credit default swaps
Other derivatives
Derivatives included through consolidation of funds
Total

Derivative financial instruments

Assets

Liabilities

2016
36
–
30
6
545
337
186
14
8
–
689
663
12
–
14
–
9
9
9
52
1,340

2015
37
–
22
15
833
503
321
8
1
–
811
794
14
–
3
–
45
45
5
1,345
3,076

2016
28
8
–
20
440
245
167
–
8
20
609
576
6
7
20
–
4
4
–
80
1,161

The undiscounted contractual maturities of the cash flows of the derivative liabilities held are as follows:

Derivative financial liabilities

At 31 December 2016
At 31 December 2015

Carrying 
amount
1,161
3,317

Less than 
3 months
134
1,328

More than 
3 months less
 than 1 year
277
579

Between 1 
and 5 years
290
579

More than 
5 years
681
1,623

£m

2015
23
14
–
9
850
501
343
–
–
6
1,077
1,055
15
–
6
1
20
20
8
1,339
3,317

£m

Total
1,382
4,109

G5: Hedge accounting
(a) 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 year ended 31 December 2016 and the year ended 31 December 2015. 

The table below sets out the notional amounts of derivative contracts used as hedging instruments:

Open positions
Forward contracts
Currency swaps

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

USD

109
148
257

ZAR

136
–
136

EUR

199
–
199

USD

79
126
205

ZAR

73
–
73

£m

EUR

–
–
–

£m

Fair value of financial instruments designated as net investment hedges
ZAR forward foreign exchange contracts
EUR forward foreign exchange contracts
USD forward foreign exchange contracts
USD cross currency swap

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

(8)
(5)
(16)
(33)
(62)

5
–
(1)
(2)
2

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.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G5: Hedge accounting continued
(b) Other hedges
The Company has designated £500 million fixed-rate debt as fair value through profit and loss in order to reduce an accounting 
mismatch. The mismatch that this reduces is the fair value movements on the £375 million of interest rate swaps and a £125 million cross 
currency interest rate swaps. The changes in the value of the swaps, which are recognised as derivative instruments, are recognised 
in profit and loss. These derivative instruments change the interest profile of the fixed-rate debt into a variable coupon, with changes 
through profit and loss.
G6: Insurance and investment contracts
Life assurance
Classification of contracts
Life assurance contracts are categorised into insurance contracts, contracts with a discretionary participation feature or investment 
contracts, in accordance with the classification criteria set out in the paragraphs below. 

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. Other kinds 
of contracts are considered and categorised as a whole.

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 risks are the risks of a possible future change in one or more of an 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 discretionary participating features 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 and timing of which is at the 
Group’s discretion, represent a significant portion of the total contractual payments. These 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.

Contracts under which the transfer of insurance risk to the Group from the policyholder is not significant (or there is no transfer of 
insurance risk) and where there is no discretionary participation are classified as investment contracts. Such contracts include unit-linked 
savings and/or investment contracts sold without life assurance protection and are classified as financial instruments.
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 unit-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.

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 in 
profit and loss when notified.

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Reinsurance recoveries in profit and loss are recognised in profit and loss 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 reductions of the investment contract liabilities.

Amounts received under investment contracts, other than those with a discretionary participating feature and unit-linked assurance 
contracts are not recorded through profit or loss, except for fee income and investment income attributable to those contracts, but are 
accounted for directly through the statement of financial position as an adjustment to investment contract liabilities.

Insurance contract liabilities
Insurance contract liabilities 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 as discretionary margins.

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.

Derivative instruments 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 by increasing the 
liability held. The provision assumptions and estimation techniques 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 liabilities 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 liabilities 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 
liabilities is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent that the unrealised gains or losses on owner-occupied property 
backing insurance contract liabilities 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 of the liability for financial guarantee contracts is sufficient.
Investment contract liabilities
Investment contract liabilities in respect of the Group’s business other than unit-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 unit-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 liabilities 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.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G6: Insurance and investment contracts continued
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.
Property & casualty
Contracts under which the Group accepts significant insurance risk from another party and which are not classified as life insurance are 
classified as property & casualty. All classes of property & casualty business are accounted for on an annual basis.

Premiums on property & casualty
Premiums are 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 as a liability, so that earned premiums relate to risks carried during the accounting period.

Claims on property & casualty
Claims incurred, which are recognised in profit and loss, 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 undiscounted 
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 profit or loss 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 property & casualty
Acquisition costs, which represent commission and other related expenses, are deferred and amortised over the period in which the 
related property & casualty 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.

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 property & casualty 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 amounts recognised as reinsurance assets are measured on a basis that is consistent with the measurement of the insurance liabilities 
held in respect of the related insurance contracts. Reinsurance assets include recoveries due from reinsurance companies in respect of 
claims paid.

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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.

The reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities in Old Mutual Wealth relates to investment contracts where the direct management of 
assets are ceded to a third party through a reinsurance arrangement. Due to the nature of the arrangement, there is no transfer of 
insurance risk.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Policyholder liabilities
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 2016, ranging from 8.6% to 10.0% (2015: 7.1% to 10.6%). At 31 December 2016, the 
reference discount rate was 9.1% (2015: 9.9%). The volatile interest rate environment continued to have a negligible impact on the 
operating profit for the South African life assurance businesses during 2016, given the continuance of the hedging programme and 
discretionary margins put in place to mitigate these impacts.

The Group estimates that a 1% reduction in the reference discount rate would result in a decrease in net profit as at 31 December 2016 
of £3 million (2015: £nil)), allowing for the mitigating impacts of the hedging programme and discretionary margins in place. This is 
due to further management actions to reduce the impact of volatile interest rates on profit in 2016. 

Emerging Markets discretionary reserves
Technical provisions in South Africa are determined 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 terms of the Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 and 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 the Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 and 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. 

Explicit discretionary margins of R7,823 million (£461 million) (1.5% of total technical provisions) were held at 31 December 2016 
(2015: R8,602 million (£377 million), 1.7% of total technical provisions). This consisted largely of:

 — Margins held for Mass Foundation Cluster protection business, which allow for the uncertainty related to mortality experience 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 

 — Margins for the uncertainty inherent in future economic assumptions used to calculate, mainly protection product liabilities, in the Retail 
Affluent and Mass Foundation Cluster businesses. 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.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G6: Insurance and investment contracts continued
Old Mutual Bermuda guarantees
Since the sale of Old Mutual (Bermuda) Ltd (OMB) to Beechwood Bermuda Limited (renamed Beechwood OMNIA in June 2016) 
on 31 December 2015, OMB no longer owns underlying policies or manages policyholder funds. The Guaranteed Minimum 
Accumulation Benefits (GMAB) risk on the remaining active variable annuity contracts is to be retained until the last GMAB policy 
with a Universal Guarantee Option (UGO) rider passes its 10-year anniversary, which will be no later than August 2018. 

Almost all of the current risk relates to GMAB policies sold with Universal Guarantee Options (UGOs). Products sold with a Capital 
Guarantee Option (CGO) GMAB, a product predecessor to the UGO, hold less onerous guarantees and do not give rise to significant risk. 

The GMAB UGOs guarantee policyholders a return of 120% of invested premiums and, subject to policyholder election, also a 
Highest Anniversary Value (HAV) guarantee. These guarantees are effective on the 10-year anniversary of policies, which will be 
reached in 2017 and 2018. The risk attached to the guarantee of 120% of invested premium, and relating to equity and foreign 
exchange downside risks, is managed by put options purchased on 31 August 2016 in order to cover circa 90% of the anticipated 
reinsured equity and foreign exchange UGO GMAB exposures. This replaced existing hedging strategies for non-HAV risks, with the 
effect of insulating the business against equity and foreign exchange market declines until the GMAB maturity dates. No further significant 
changes to the hedging programme are expected. 

GMAB reserves have decreased from $125 million at 31 December 2015 to $104 million at 31 December 2016, a decrease of 
$21 million, mainly due to the shortened time to maturity and a decrease in the value of the remaining guarantees, given the 
higher equity markets and foreign exchange gains at the end of 2016 compared to 2015.

If the Group were to stress the underlying assets and liabilities, by adding 10% to the current level of volatility, it would increase the underlying 
assets by £9 million and increase the value of the liability by £4 million, which would result in a net profit for the Group of £5 million.

(a) Policyholder liabilities
The Group’s insurance and investment contracts are analysed as follows:

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Long-term business insurance 
  policyholder liabilities
  Life assurance policyholder liabilities
  Outstanding claims

Investment contract liabilities
  Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
  Other investment contracts
  Discretionary participating investment contracts

At 31 December 2016

Gross Reinsurance

Net

At 31 December 2015
Reinsurance

Gross

9,982
9,844
138

77,599
66,543
972
10,084

(358)
(345)
(13)

(2,560)
(2,560)
–
–

9,624
9,499
125

75,039
63,983
972
10,084

7,714
7,617
97

67,854
60,169
600
7,085

(214)
(206)
(8)

(2,328)
(2,328)
–
–

£m

Net

7,500
7,411
89

65,526
57,841
600
7,085

Total life assurance policyholder liabilities
Property & casualty liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims
Total property & casualty liabilities
Total policyholder liabilities

87,581

(2,918)

84,663

75,568

(2,542)

73,026

73
163
246
482
88,063

(14)
(76)
(107)
(197)
(3,115)

59
87
139
285
84,948

38
120
183
341
75,909

(10)
(58)
(51)
(119)
(2,661)

28
62
132
222
73,248

Of the £3,115 million (2015: £2,661 million) included in reinsurer’s share of life assurance policyholder and property & casualty liabilities is an 
amount of £2,919 million (2015: £2,540 million) which is classified as current, the remainder being non-current.

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The reinsurers’ share of policyholder liabilities of £2,560 million (2015: £2,328 million) relate to investment contracts in in Old Mutual Wealth 
where the direct management of assets are ceded to a third party through a reinsurance arrangement. Due to the nature of the 
arrangement, there is no transfer of insurance risk.
(b) Insurance contracts
Movements in the amounts outstanding in respect of life assurance policyholder liabilities, other than outstanding claims, are set out below:

Balance at beginning of the year
Income
Premium income
Investment income
Other income
Expenses
Claims and policy benefits
Operating expenses
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries
Currency translation loss/(gain)
Other charges and transfers
Taxation
Transfer to operating profit
Transfer to liabilities held for sale1
Balance at end of the year

At 31 December 2016

Gross Reinsurance
(206)
7,617

1,634
678
3

(1,673)
(468)
–
2,414
10
(10)
(352)
(9)
9,844

(88)
–
–

57
–
–
(13)
(115)
–
20
–
(345)

Net
7,411

1,546
678
3

(1,616)
(468)
–
2,401
(105)
(10)
(332)
(9)
9,499

At 31 December 2015
Reinsurance
(154)

Gross
10,369

1,713
545
1

(1,514)
(455)
(604)
(1,911)
(174)
8
(361)
–
7,617

(63)
–
–

62
–
–
7
(56)
–
(2)
–
(206)

£m

Net
10,215

1,650
545
1

(1,452)
(455)
(604)
(1,904)
(230)
8
(363)
–
7,411

1  Amounts transferred to liabilities held for sale relate to the disposal of Old Mutual Italy. Refer to note K2 for more information.

(c) Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts, and other investment contracts

Balance at beginning of the year
Contributions received
Maturities
Withdrawals and surrenders
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries
Fair value movements
Foreign exchange and other movements
Transfer to liabilities held for sale1
Balance at end of the year

1  Amounts transferred to liabilities held for sale relate to the disposal of Old Mutual Italy. Refer to note K2 for more information. 

(d) Discretionary participating investment contracts

Balance at beginning of the year
Income
Premium income
Investment and other income
Expenses
Claims and policy benefits
Operating expenses
Other charges and transfers
Taxation
Currency translation loss/(gain)
Transfer to operating profit
Balance at end of the year

At 
31 December
 2016
60,769
10,100
(244)
(7,381)
–
6,296
3,855
(5,880)
67,515

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
60,904
10,455
(307)
(8,076)
(791)
2,021
(3,437)
–
60,769

At 
31 December
 2016
7,085

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
7,937

1,525
366

(1,170)
(56)
(6)
(2)
2,438
(96)
10,084

1,221
666

(973)
(58)
57
(9)
(1,673)
(83)
7,085

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G6: 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. Investment contract policyholders 
have the option to terminate or transfer their contracts at any time and to receive the surrender or transfer value of their policies. Although 
these liabilities are payable on demand, and are therefore included in the contractual maturity analysis as due in less than three months 
and more than three months less than one year, the Group does not expect all these amounts to be paid out within one year of the 
reporting date.

The undiscounted cash flows of discretionary participating investment contracts only include amount vested or to be vested, while their 
carrying amount include reserves that are payable at the discretion of the Group. 

The Group acknowledges that for property & casualty 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 2016

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Insurance contracts
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Outstanding claims
Investment contracts
 Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
 Other investment contracts
 Discretionary participating investment contracts

Carrying 
amount

Less than 
3 months

9,982
9,844
138
77,599
66,543
972
10,084

752
614
138
76,062
64,832
978
10,252

Undiscounted cash flows

More than 
3 months 
less than 
1 year

Between 
1 and 5 
years

More than 
5 years

1,289
1,289
–
41
18
16
7

6,243
6,243
–
191
124
49
18

21,445
21,445
–
1,901
1,739
3
159

£m

Total

29,729
29,591
138
78,195
66,713
1,046
10,436

Total life assurance policyholder liabilities

87,581

76,815

1,330

6,434

23,346

107,925

Property & casualty liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims
Total property & casualty liabilities

73
163
246
482

33
34
122
189

17
65
64
146

15
47
52
114

8
18
8
34

73
164
246
483

Total policyholder liabilities

88,063

77,004

1,476

6,548

23,380

108,408

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At 31 December 2015

Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Insurance contracts
Life assurance policyholder liabilities
Outstanding claims
Investment contracts
 Unit-linked investment contracts and similar contracts
 Other investment contracts
 Discretionary participating investment contracts

Carrying 
amount

Less than 
3 months

7,714
7,617
97
67,854
60,169
600
7,085

462
365
97
67,406
59,840
520
7,046

Undiscounted cash flows

More than 
3 months 
less than 
1 year

Between 
1 and 5 
years

More than 
5 years

827
827
–
526
515
11
–

4,285
4,285
–
66
–
66
–

16,076
16,076
–
46
–
46
–

£m

Total

21,650
21,553
97
68,044
60,355
643
7,046

Total life assurance policyholder liabilities

75,568

67,868

1,353

4,351

16,122

89,694

Property & casualty liabilities
Claims incurred but not reported
Unearned premiums
Outstanding claims
Total property & casualty liabilities

38
120
183
341

19
19
74
112

16
42
44
102

6
86
76
168

–
–
–
–

41
147
194
382

Total policyholder liabilities

75,909

67,980

1,455

4,519

16,122

90,076

(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.

The tables below demonstrate the effect of a change in a key assumption to policyholder liabilities while other assumptions remain unchanged:

At 31 December 2016

Assumption
Mortality and morbidity rates – assurance
Mortality rates – annuities
Discontinuance rates
Expenses (maintenance)

At 31 December 2015

Assumption
Mortality and morbidity rates – assurance
Mortality rates – annuities
Discontinuance rates
Expenses (maintenance)

%

Change

£m
Emerging
 Markets

£m
Old Mutual 
Wealth

£m

Bermuda

10
(10)
10
10

%

Change

10
(10)
10
10

316
56
6
65

2
–
(2)
2

£m
Emerging
 Markets

£m
Old Mutual 
Wealth

212
38
(1)
47

2
–
(1)
3

–
–
–
–

£m

Bermuda

–
–
(1)
–

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 small increase for 
insurance contract liabilities and a small reduction in net profit (2016: £3 million). This impact is calculated with no change in charges paid 
by policyholders. The impact in 2016 remains small due to 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 (e.g. 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. 

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G6: Insurance and investment contracts continued
(g) Sensitivity analysis – life assurance continued
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 104% of the total 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 matched by gilts so that the net impact of a valuation interest rate change, 
taking asset and liability movement into account, is small.

Old Mutual Bermuda
Post the sale of Old Mutual (Bermuda) Limited (now known as Beechwood OMNIA) on 31 December 2015, the Group does not own 
any underlying policies or manage policyholder funds. However, the Group continues to provide reinsurance coverage to Beechwood 
OMNIA in connection with the Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB) guarantees embedded within certain Beechwood 
OMNIA policies. Lapses and partial withdrawals of the underlying reinsured policies have the largest impact where increased activity 
reduces the guarantee since less living benefit exposure is expected in the future. Mortality plays a much smaller part in Bermuda since 
the reinsured business is a minimum guaranteed accumulation benefit. Increased deaths likewise reduce future guarantees; however the 
effect is negligible due to the short term nature of the benefit. 

This reinsurance will extend through to the final GMAB maturity in August 2018.
(h) Sensitivity analysis – property & casualty
An increase of 10% in the average cost of claims would require the recognition of an additional loss after tax of £34 million 
(2015: £24 million) net of reinsurance. Similarly, an increase of 10% in the ultimate number of claims would result in an additional 
loss of £34 million (2015: £24 million) net of reinsurance. 

The majority of the Group’s property & casualty contracts are classified as ‘short-tailed’, meaning that any claim is settled within a year 
after the loss date. This contrasts with the ‘long-tailed’ classes where the claims cost take longer to materialise and settle. The Group’s 
property & casualty long-tailed business is generally limited to accident, third-party motor, liability and some engineering classes. 
In total the long-tail business comprises less than five 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 £189 million of unrated exposures (2015: £179 million). Collateral is 
not taken against reinsurance assets or deposits held with reinsurers other than in limited circumstances.

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G7: Borrowed funds
The Group raises funding in the normal course of business. The borrowed funds raised for the banking business support the lending 
and banking operations of the Group. Other borrowed funds raised support the general funding needs of the Group and the expense 
has been recognised as finance costs.

The table below presents an analysis of the Group’s borrowed funds net of any holdings that are principally held by the policyholder funds:

Summary of Borrowed Funds

Type of securities
Senior debt securities and term loans
  Floating rate notes
  Fixed rate notes
  Term loans
Revolving credit facilities
Mortgage-backed securities
Subordinated debt securities
Total Borrowed funds
Other instruments treated as equity 
  for accounting purposes
£273 million perpetual preferred callable 
  securities at 6.38%1
Total book value of Group debt2

Notes

G7(a)(i)
G7(a)(ii)
G7(a)(iii)
G7(b)
G7(c)
G7(d)

Old Mutual 
plc
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,017
1,017

Emerging 
Markets
287
–
–
287
34
–
348
669

Institutional 
Asset 
Management3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

£m
At 
31 December 
2016
2,375
1,046
1,042
287
34
153
2,132
4,694

Nedbank
2,088
1,046
1,042
–
–
153
767
3,008

H9

273
1,290

–
669

–
3,008

–
–

273
4,967

1  Perpetual preferred callable securities of £273 million; (December 2015: £273 million) are classified as non-banking.
2  The nominal value of non-banking related “Group debt” is £1,685 million (December 2015: £1,710 million).
3  No borrowed funds are reflected in Institutional Asset Management at 31 December 2016 as it has been classified as held for sale. Refer to note K2 for more 

information. 

Type of securities

Senior debt securities and term loans
  Floating rate notes
  Fixed rate notes
  Term loans
Revolving credit facilities
Mortgage-backed securities
Subordinated debt securities
Total Borrowed funds
Other instruments treated as equity 
  for accounting purposes
£273 million perpetual preferred callable 
  securities at 6.38%
Total book value of Group debt

Notes

G7(a)(i)
G7(a)(ii)
G7(a)(iii)
G7(b)
G7(c)
G7(d)

Old Mutual 
plc
112
–
112
–
–
–
986
1,098

Emerging 
Markets
198
–
–
198
–
–
251
449

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
–
–
–
–
61
–
–
61

Nedbank
1,331
571
760
–
–
97
488
1,916

£m
At 
31 December 
2015
1,641
571
872
198
61
97
1,725
3,524

H9

273
1,371

–
449

–
1,916

–
61

Total borrowed funds can be further analysed between non-banking and banking as follows:

Type of security

Senior debt securities and term loans
Revolving credit facilities
Mortgage-backed securities 
Subordinated debt securities
Total Borrowed funds

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Non-banking
96
16
–
1,365
1,477

Banking1
2,279
18
153
767
3,217

Total Non-banking
160
61
–
1,237
1,458

2,375
34
153
2,132
4,694

Banking1
1,481
–
97
488
2,066

1  Borrowed funds identified as Banking are those which are directly related to the lending and banking businesses in Nedbank and Emerging Markets.

273
3,797

£m

Total
1,641
61
97
1,725
3,524

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F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G7: Borrowed funds continued
Maturity analysis
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 non-banking
Less than 1 year
Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years
Total banking
Total

Less than 1 year
Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years
Total non-banking
Less than 1 year
Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years
Total banking
Total

Old Mutual 
plc
75
782
592
1,449
–
–
–
–
1,449

Old Mutual
 plc
196
302
1,147
1,645
–
–
–
–
1,645

Emerging
 Markets
59
235
614
908
115
118
5
238
1,146

Emerging
 Markets
50
135
493
678
15
166
17
198
876

Institutional
 Asset
 Management
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Nedbank
–
–
–
–
370
1,587
1,115
3,072
3,072

Institutional 
Asset
 Management
2
66
–
68
–
–
–
–
68

Nedbank
–
–
–
–
614
1,236
973
2,823
2,823

Interest rate profile
The interest rate profiles of the Group’s borrowed funds are analysed as follows:

Fixed rate
Floating rate
Total

Fixed rate
Floating rate
Total

Old Mutual 
plc1
1,017
– 
1,017

Emerging 
Markets
278
391
669

Institutional
 Asset
 Management
– 
– 
– 

Nedbank
1,042
1,966
3,008

Old Mutual 
plc1
1,098
– 
1,098

Emerging 
Markets
218
231
449

Institutional 
Asset
 Management
– 
61
61

Nedbank
760
1,156
1,916

£m
At 
31 December
 2016
134
1,017
1,206
2,357
485
1,705
1,120
3,310
5,667

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
248
503
1,640
2,391
629
1,402
990
3,021
5,412

£m
At 
31 December
 2016
2,337
2,357
4,694

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
2,076
1,448
3,524

1  Old Mutual plc has cross currency interest rate swaps related to £500 million Tier 2 debt. Old Mutual plc receives fixed interest and pays floating interest.

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231

Currency exposure
The currency exposures of the Group’s borrowed funds are analysed as follows:

ZAR
GBP
USD
Other
Total

ZAR
GBP
USD
Other
Total

Analysis of security types
(a) Senior debt securities and term loans
(i) Floating rate notes (net of Group holdings)

Banking – Nedbank Floating rate unsecured senior debt
R677 million at JIBAR + 1.25%
R3,056 million at JIBAR + 0.80%
R694 million at JIBAR + 0.75%
R405 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R1,035 million at JIBAR + 0.85% 
R806 million at JIBAR + 0.90%
R786 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R241 million at JIBAR + 1.12%
R472 million at JIBAR + 1.25%
R1,427 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R1,427 million at JIBAR + 1.45%
R1,472 million at JIBAR + 1.45%
R612 million at JIBAR + 1.40%
R90 million at JIBAR + 1.45%
R80 million at JIBAR + 2.15%
R476 million at JIBAR + 1.55% 
R830 million at JIBAR + 1.80%
R1,054 million at JIBAR + 1.80%
R650 million at JIBAR + 1.30%
R287 million at JIBAR +1.75%
R12 million at JIBAR + 1.55%
R270 million at JIBAR + 2.00%
R528 million at JIBAR + 2.00%
R1,980 million at JIBAR + 2.00%
R500 million at JIBAR + 2.10%
R750 million at JIBAR + 2.25%
R302 million at JIBAR + 2.20%

Less: floating rate notes held by other Group companies
Total floating rate notes

Old Mutual 
plc
–
1,017
–
–
1,017

Emerging
 Markets
524
–
101
44
669

Old Mutual 
plc
–
1,098
–
–
1,098

Emerging 
Markets
356
–
55
38
449

Institutional
 Asset
 Management
–
–
–
–
–

Nedbank
3,008
–
–
–
3,008

£m
At 
31 December 
2016
3,532
1,017
101
44
4,694

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
–
–
61
–
61

Nedbank
1,847
–
69
–
1,916

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
2,203
1,098
185
38
3,524

Maturity date

Repaid
Repaid
Repaid
February 2017
March 2017
June 2017
August 2017
November 2017
February 2018
June 2018
February 2019
May 2019
August 2019
February 2020
April 2020
November 2020
February 2021
May 2021
June 2021
August 2021
February 2022
February 2023
May 2023
February 2025
April 2026
May 2026
July 2026

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

–
–
–
22
61
48
27
14
28
85
85
149
37
5
5
28
49
88
38
17
1
16
32
118
30
45
18
1,046
–
1,046

30
135
31
18
45
35
31
11
21
63
–
–
–
4
4
21
–
–
29
–
1
–
–
88
22
–
–
589
(18)
571

All floating rate unsecured senior debt are non-qualifying for the purposes of regulatory tiers of capital.

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G7: Borrowed funds continued
(a) Senior debt securities and term loans continued
(ii) Fixed rate notes (net of Group holdings)

Non-banking – Old Mutual plc
£112 million at 7.13%
Total non-banking fixed rate unsecured senior debt
Banking – Nedbank Fixed rate unsecured senior debt
R1,137 million at 9.36%
R151 million at 6.91%
R1,273 million at 11.39%
R380 million at 9.26%
R1,888 million at 8.92%
R855 million at 9.38%
R417 million at 10.68%
R500 million at 9.29%
R215 million at 8.79%
R280 million at 9.64%
R250 million at 10.66%
R334 million at 10.01%
R952 million at 10.07%
R391 million at 9.73%
R660 million at zero coupon
R2,607 million at 9.44%
R884 million at 10.69%
R800 million at 9.95%
R360 million at 11.15%
R1,739 million at 10.36%
R423 million at 10.50%
R2,000 million at 10.63%
R666 million at 10.94%

Less: Fixed rate notes held by other Group companies
Total banking fixed rate unsecured senior debt (net of Group holdings)
Total fixed rate notes

All fixed rate notes are non-qualifying for the purpose of regulatory tiers of capital.

Maturity date

Repaid

Repaid
Repaid
September 2019
June 2020
November 2020
March 2021
May 2021
June 2021
February 2022
June 2022
February 2023
August 2023
November 2023
March 2024
October 2024
February 2025
November 2025
April 2026
May 2026
June 2026
July 2026
July 2027
November 2027

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

–
–

–
–
80
23
112
52
25
30
13
17
15
21
57
24
18
159
53
48
22
103
26
124
40
1,062
(20)
1,042
1,042

112
112

51
7
60
17
83
38
–
22
10
12
–
–
42
18
11
118
39
36
–
77
–
92
30
763
(3)
760
872

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(iii) Term loans

Emerging Markets Floating rate loans
$7 million at 3month LIBOR + 7.50%2
$5 million at 3month LIBOR + 7.50%2
$5 million at 3month LIBOR + 7.50%2
KES451 million at KBRR + 3.87%1
KES450 million at GOK 182 days TB + 2.50%
R1,500 million at JIBAR + 2.95%1
R800 million at JIBAR + 2.75%1
KES75 million at KBRR + 3.78%1
$65 million at 3 month JIBAR + 2.80%2
KES954 million at KBRR + 3.78%1
$31 million at 3 month LIBOR plus 3.50%2

Emerging Markets Fixed rate loans
KES1,000 million at 12.50%2
KES225 million at 11.70%1
KES150 million at 5.00%1
KES2,000m at 13.00%2
$2 million at 8.24%1
$6 million at 8.72%1
$3 million at 5.00%1
KES101 million at 13.00%1
KES102 million at 13.50%1
KES607 million at 12.50%1
KES411 million at 11.50%1
KES474 million at 9.20%1
$6 million at 8.31%1
KES200 million at 5.00%1
$15million at 8.75%2
$3 million at 12.00%1
$4 million at 6.50%2
$4 million at 6.50%2
$6 million at 6.50%2
$8 million at 10.00%1

Less: Term loans held by other Group companies2
Total term loans and other loans

Analysed as:
1 Banking
2 Non-banking
Total term loans and other loans

(b) Revolving credit facilities

Maturity date

Repaid
Repaid
Repaid
Repaid
May 2017
June 2017
July 2018
November 2019
December 2020
August 2021
September 2021

Repaid
Repaid
Repaid
July 2017
August 2017
September 2017
December 2017
June 2018
June 2018
December 2018
April 2020
August 2020
May 2020
July 2022
August 2022
September 2022
June 2023
June 2023
June 2023
December 2023

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

–
–
–
–
3
94
47
1
55
7
25

–
–
–
17
2
5
2
1
1
5
3
4
5
2
12
3
3
3
5
7
312
(25)
287

192
120
312

5
3
3
3
–
70
35
–
–
–
–

7
1
1
13
3
9
–
–
–
–
3
8
5
2
11
3
3
3
–
7
198
–
198

150
48
198

£m

Non-banking 
Institutional Asset Management
Fully undrawn $350 million facility at USD LIBOR + 1.25% 

(31 December 2015 : $90 million)

Emerging Markets
R3,125 million facility at 3 month JIBAR + 1.60%
Banking – Emerging Markets
R1,200 million facility at 3 month JIBAR + 2.95%

Total revolving credit facilities

Maturity date

October 2019

January 2019

July 2018

At 
31December 
2016

At 
31 December 
2015

–

16

18

34

61

–

–

61

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

G: Analysis of financial assets and liabilities continued
G7: Borrowed funds continued
(b) Revolving credit facilities continued
The Group has access to a £800 million (2015: £800 million) multi-currency revolving credit facility available to the Holding Company. 
£73 million facility matures in August 2019, a further £73 million of facility matures in August 2020 and the remaining £654 million of 
the facility matures in August 2021. At 31 December 2016 none of this facility was drawn.

In July 2015, Emerging Markets obtained access to a R1,200 million revolving credit facility which matures in July 2018. At 31 December 2016 
R300 million (£18 million) of this facility was drawn (2015: Fully undrawn).

In December 2015, Emerging Markets obtained access to a R3,125 million revolving credit facility which matures in January 2019 with 
an option to renew for a further year. At 31 December 2016 R260 million (£16 million) of this facility was drawn (2015: Fully undrawn).
(c) Mortgage-backed securities (net of Group holdings)

Banking – Nedbank
R161 million (class A2) at JIBAR + 1.25%
R900 million (class A3) at JIBAR + 1.54%
R110 million (class B) at JIBAR + 1.90%
R600 million JIBAR + 1.34%
R300 million JIBAR + 1.54%
R558 million at JIBAR + 1.20%
R100 million at JIBAR + 1.45%
R680 million at JIBAR + 1.55%
R80 million at JIBAR + 2.20%
R65 million at JIBAR + 3.00% 

Less: Mortgage-backed securities held by other Group companies
Total mortgage-backed securities 

(d) Subordinated debt securities (net of Group holdings)

Tier

Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2

Maturity date

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

£m

Repaid
October 2039
October 2039
January 2028
January 2028
February 2042
February 2042
February 2042
February 2042
February 2042

–
50
7
30
16
19
6
40
5
4
177
(24)
153

7
40
5
–
–
24
4
30
4
3
117
(20)
97

£m

Tier

Maturity date

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

Banking – Nedbank
$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%
R450 million at JIBAR + 10.49%
R1,737 million at 3 month JIBAR + 2.55% 
R300 million at JIBAR + 2.75% 
R225 million at JIBAR +2.75%
R1,624 million at JIBAR + 3.5%
R407 million at 11.29%
R2,000 million at JIBAR + 4.00%

Tier 2 (secondary)
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2
Tier 2

March 2022
July 2022
July 2023
November 2023
April 2024
April 2024
October 2024
January 2025 
July 2025
July 2025
September 2026

Less: Banking subordinated debt securities held by other Group companies
Banking subordinated securities

81
120
108
71
27
105
18
14
98
25
118
785
(18)
767

69
89
80
53
20
78
13
10
73
19
–
504
(16)
488

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Non-banking – Old Mutual plc
£500 million at 8.00%
£450 million at 7.88%

Non-banking – Emerging Markets1
R300 million at 9.26%
R700 million at 3 month JIBAR + 2.20%
R537 million at 3 month JIBAR + 2.30%
R425 million at 9.76%
R1,288 million at 3 month JIBAR + 2.25%
R409 million at 10.32%
R568 million at 10.90%
R1,150 million at 10.96%
R623 million at 11.35%

Total subordinated debt securities

Tier

Maturity date

 Tier 2
 Tier 2

June 2021
November 2025

 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2
 Tier 2

November 2024
November 2024
March 2025
March 2025
September 2025
March 2027
September 2027
March 2030
September 2030

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

569
448
1,017

17
41
32
25
76
23
33
65
36
348
2,132

536
450
986

12
31
24
17
57
16
23
46
25
251
1,725

1  All callable subordinated debt securities have a first call date five years before the maturity date.
G8: Amounts owed to bank depositors
In the Group’s banking business the Group receives cash from bank depositors. The depositors receive interest on the amounts owed 
depending on the value of the amount borrowed and the terms of the deposit. The table below provides an analysis of the categories 
and maturity profiles of amounts owed to depositors:

At 31 December 2016

Current accounts
Savings deposits
Other deposits and loan accounts
Negotiable certificates of deposit
Deposits received under repurchase agreements
Amounts owed to bank depositors

At 31 December 2015

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
4,681
1,774
31,896
5,814
1,144
45,309

Carrying 
amount
3,196
1,349
23,090
4,012
681
32,328

Less than 
3 months
4,636
1,770
24,370
1,632
1,145
33,553

More than 
3 months less
 than 1 year
38
–
5,235
3,386
–
8,659

Less than 
3 months
3,196
1,339
17,337
1,059
681
23,612

More than 
3 months less
 than 1 year
–
2
3,363
2,159
–
5,524

Between 
1 and 5 
years
–
3
2,714
1,490
–
4,207

Between 
1 and 5 
years
–
5
2,304
1,147
–
3,456

More than 
5 years
–
8
534
77
–
619

More than 
5 years
–
2
488
3
–
493

£m

Total
4,674
1,781
32,853
6,585
1,145
47,038

£m

Total
3,196
1,348
23,492
4,368
681
33,085

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities
H1: Goodwill and other intangible assets
Goodwill arises on the acquisition of a business and represents the premium of the amount paid over the fair value of identifiable asset 
and liabilities. Goodwill is not amortised but is subject to annual impairment reviews. Other intangible assets include those assets which 
were initially recognised on a business combination and software development costs relate to amounts recognised for in-house systems 
development.
(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 paid over the net of the acquisition 
date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If 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 unit (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. 
(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, if not categorised as infinite life, 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.

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Other intangible assets acquired in a business combination would be immediately impaired if the carrying value is greater than the net 
recoverable amount.
(d) Internally developed software
Internally developed software (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 ten years, depending on the nature and use of the software.
(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.
(f) Analysis of goodwill and other intangible assets
The table below shows the movements in cost, amortisation and impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets for the year ended 
31 December 2016 and year ended 31 December 2015.

Present value
 of acquired 
in-force business 
development 
costs

Goodwill

Software 
development 
costs

Other 
intangible
 assets

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

3,129
124
(12)
–
–
–
(1,561)
409
2,089

(617)
–
(110)
–
–
337
(81)

2,756
467
22
–
(41)
–
(29)
(46)
3,129

(624)
–
(23)
–
–
29
1

982
–
–
–
–
–
(80)
12
914

(751)
(49)
–
–
–
77
(9)

1,107
–
–
–
(125)
–
–
–
982

(792)
(58)
–
102
–
–
(3)

598
1
–
132
–
(12)
–
194
913

(403)
(51)
(3)
–
10
–
(121)

669
–
–
72
(1)
(8)
–
(134)
598

(449)
(49)
–
1
7
–
87

710
76
17
9
–
–
(72)
32
772

(372)
(55)
–
–
–
3
(22)

402 5,419
201
308
5
–
141
9
–
(4)
(12)
(1)
– (1,713)
647
(4)
710 4,688

(306) (2,143)
(155)
(70)
(113)
–
–
–
10
1
417
–
(233)
3

£m

Total

2015

4,934
775
22
81
(171)
(9)
(29)
(184)
5,419

(2,171)
(177)
(23)
103
8
29
88

Cost
Balance at beginning of the year
Acquisitions through business combinations1
Purchase price adjustments2
Additions
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries
Disposals or retirements
Transfer to assets held for sale3
Foreign exchange and other movements
Cost at end of the year
Amortisation and impairment losses
Balance at beginning of the year
Amortisation charge for the year
Impairment losses4
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries
Disposals or retirements
Transfer to assets held for sale3
Foreign exchange and other movements
Accumulated amortisation and 

impairment losses at end of the year

(471)

(617)

(732)

(751)

(568)

(403)

(446)

(372) (2,217)

(2,143)

Carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year
Balance at end of the year

2,512
1,618

2,132
2,512

231
182

315
231

195
345

220
195

338
326

96 3,276
338 2,471

2,763
3,276

1  Goodwill acquired through business combinations for the year ended 31 December 2016 of £124 million relates to the acquisition of Landmark Partners (£111 million), 
AAM Advisory (£4 million), various acquisitions by the Old Mutual Private Client Advisors business (£8 million) and the acquisition of Banco Unico, SA (£1 million). 
Refer to note A2 for more information.

2  The purchase price adjustment for the year ended 31 December 2016 of £12 million relates to adjustments in connection with the acquisition of African Infrastructure 
Investment Managers (Pty) Limited that were identified by the Group in the 12 month period after acquisition and which comprises £17 million of other intangible 
assets identified subsequent to the initial calculation of goodwill less £5 million relating to an increase in the value of liabilities identified.

3  Amounts transferred to assets held for sale principally relate to the Institutional Asset Management (IAM) segment. Refer to note K2 for more details.
4  Of the impairment losses for the year ended 31 December 2016, £46 million relates to the disposal of Old Mutual Italy (note A2), which completed on 9 January 2017, 

and £64 million relates to the OMSEA Cash Generating Units within Emerging Markets, which is described in more detail in section (h) of this note. 

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H1: Goodwill and other intangible assets continued
The net carrying amount of present value of acquired in-force business at 31 December 2016 principally comprises £179 million 
(31 December 2015: £227 million) relating to the Skandia business acquired during 2006, which is due to be amortised over a 
further five to ten years. 

The net carrying amount of other intangible assets at 31 December 2016 principally comprises:

Old Mutual Wealth:
 — £223 million (2015: £249 million) relating to distribution channels that will be amortised over a further eight years;
 — £30 million (2015: £35 million) relating to mutual fund and asset management relationship assets that will be amortised over a further six years; and
 — £10 million (2015: £13 million) relating to brands that will be amortised over a further three years.

Emerging Markets:
 — £21 million (2015: £17 million) relating to the UAP brand, which is not being amortised; and
 — £4 million (2015: £nil) relating to the AIIM brand, which is not being amortised.
(g) Allocation of goodwill to cash generating units 
The carrying amount of goodwill relates to the cash generating units (CGUs) of Emerging Markets, Old Mutual Wealth, Nedbank 
and Institutional Asset Management. 

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
Institutional Asset Management1
Goodwill, net of impairment losses

At 
31 December
 2016
348
973
297
–
1,618

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
344
1,082
224
862
2,512

1  Goodwill for the Institutional Asset Management segment was transferred to assets held for sale in the consolidated statement of financial position. 

Refer to note K2 for more information.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Goodwill and intangible assets
(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. 

The cash flows attributable to the value of new business are determined with reference to latest approved three-year business plans.  
The three-year business plan takes into account the management strategy for the underlying businesses, the capital available for 
deployment, the underlying macro-economic factors which impact the business and the region in which it operates as well as 
socio-economic factors. Projections beyond the plan period are extrapolated using an inflation based growth assumption.

The value-in-use calculations for life assurance operations are determined as the sum of net tangible assets, the expected future profits 
arising from the in-force business (after allowing for the cost of capital needed to support the business) and the expected profits from 
future new business. In determining the expected future profits, the same set of best estimate assumptions for persistency, expense, 
mortality and morbidity are used as per the Solvency II calculation. The market share and market growth information are also used to 
inform the expected volumes of future new business.

The cash flows that have been used to determine the value in use of the cash generating units are based on the three year business plans. 
These cash flows grow at different rates because of the different strategies of the cash generating units. In cases where the cash 
generating units have made significant acquisitions in the recent past, the profits are forecasted to grow faster than the more mature 
businesses. Post the five year growth forecast, the growth rate used to determine the terminal value of the cash generating units 
approximated the long-term growth rate of the countries. 

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Emerging Markets
Emerging Market’s CGUs generate revenues through their life assurance, asset management, property & casualty and banking 
businesses in several regions, but principally Africa and Latin America.

Emerging Markets carries goodwill in three distinct CGUs: Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA), Latin America (LatAm) and Old Mutual 
Southern and Eastern Africa (OMSEA). The basis of performing the impairment tests remained consistent in the current year and is 
consistent with the strategy for Emerging Markets, which is based on regional focus on the performance of the underlying businesses 
as a group. 

Goodwill attributable to the business units, net of impairment losses were: 

OMSA
OMSEA
LatAm

At 
31 December
 2016
164
114
70
348

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
132
154
58
344

Except for the impairment of goodwill in OMSEA CGU, the Directors are satisfied that any reasonable change in the assumptions would 
not cause the recoverable amounts of the goodwill to fall below the carrying amounts. 

The main assumptions used in the impairment test were:

 — Cash flows – Initial cash flows were determined in accordance with the three-year business plan, adjusted for economic uncertainties in the 

areas in which the businesses operate. Subsequent cash flows growth rates were as follows: 
 − for years four and five respectively: 

 − OMSA: 7.5% and 5.0% (2015: 7.0% for years four to seven);
 − LatAm: 17.0% and 11.0% (2015: 18.0% for years four to seven); and
 − OMSEA: 18.0% (2015: 18.0% for years four to seven) 

 − after year five (terminal growth rates):

 − OMSA: 2.4% (2015: 2.0% from year eight);
 − LatAm: 1.5% (2015: 1.7% from year eight); and
 − OMSEA: 4.5% (2015: 6.0% from year eight). 

 — Discount rate – The rate applied for each of the CGUs used was the relevant 10-year government bond rate adjusted for an equity market risk 
premium and other relevant risk adjustments, which were determined using market valuation models and other observable references. The 
current year discount rates used were:
 − OMSA: 14.3% (2015: 13.5%);
 − LatAm: 14.9% (2015: 13.5%); and
 − OMSEA: 22.3% (2015: 17.0%).

The Group has recognised an impairment of £64 million in profit and loss relating to OMSEA CGU based on the value in use method to 
determine the recoverable amount. The value in use of the OMSEA CGU was calculated based on the latest business planning numbers 
using a discount rate that included a 5% premium for the uncertainties that exist in the region. The impairment is the result of the current 
difficult economic conditions in the Southern and East African region. Our strategic review confirms that we will prioritise our high-return 
and cash generative businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and seek to improve returns from our recent investments in East and West Africa.

The following shows what the impairment to goodwill for the OMSEA CGU would have been if the following changes were made to the 
assumptions used (with the other assumptions remaining unchanged): 

 — increase the discount rate by 1%: £122 million
 — decrease the discount rate by 1%: £11 million
 — decrease the growth rates in years four and five by 1%: £80 million

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H1: Goodwill and other intangible assets continued
Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Goodwill and intangible assets continued
Old Mutual Wealth
The Old Mutual Wealth CGU generates revenues through its integrated business of life assurance and asset management. 

Old Mutual Wealth is regarded by the Directors as a single cash generating unit due to the integrated nature of its operations. 
On disposals of a business, goodwill is allocated to it based on the relative value of the business. The basis of performing the 
impairment tests remained consistent in the current year. The Directors are satisfied that any reasonable change in the assumptions 
would not cause the recoverable amounts of Old Mutual Wealth to fall below its carrying amount.

 — Growth rate – the rate used was 14.0% (2015: 5.0%) for the three-year business plan period and the expected inflation rate for the period 

beyond this. 

 — Discount rate – the rate applied was 8.7% (2015: 9.0%) and 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. 

Nedbank 
The impairment test in respect of Nedbank 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 the three-year business plan plus the terminal value. Growth rates 
between 1.2%, for international business and 6.6%, for South African business (2015: 0.0% to 4.8%) were applied to extrapolate cash 
flows for the period beyond the three-year business plan period. The discount rate applied varied between 9.2% and 29.8% (2015: 9.8% 
to 15.4%). 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.

(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:

Emerging Markets
Old Mutual Wealth
Nedbank
Institutional Asset Management1

£m

Goodwill and intangible 
assets (carrying amount)

Amortisation

Impairment

2016
461
1,434
576
–
2,471

2015
415
1,620
378
863
3,276

2016
25
87
41
2
155

2015
28
112
37
–
177

2016
67
46
–
–
113

2015
–
–
–
23
23

1  Goodwill for the Institutional Asset Management segment was transferred to assets held for sale in the consolidated statement of financial position.  

Refer to note K2 for more information.

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H2: Fixed assets
H2(a): Property, plant and equipment
This following table analyses land, buildings and equipment.

At 31 December

Gross carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year
Additions
Additions from business combinations
Net increase arising from revaluation
Transfers from/(to) 

investment properties

Reclassification within property, 
  plant and equipment
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other 
movements
Transfer to 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
Transfer to assets held for sale
Balance at end of the year
Carrying amount
Balance at beginning of the year
Balance at end of the year

2016

77
–
–
2

2

–
–

35
(3)
113

–
–
–

–
–
–

Land

2015

126
1
–
2

2

–
–

(54)
–
77

–
–
–

–
–
–

77
113

126
77

Buildings

Plant and equipment

2015

451
32
8
18

8

86
(9)

(93)
–
501

(42)
(20)
7

(26)
–
(81)

409
420

2016

556
107
10
–

–

–
(22)

152
(73)
730

(353)
(78)
19

(102)
44
(470)

203
260

2015

621
118
15
–

–

(86)
(16)

(93)
(3)
556

(391)
(67)
11

92
2
(353)

230
203

2016

1,134
129
10
11

(18)

–
(31)

328
(84)
1,479

(434)
(102)
25

(120)
44
(587)

700
892

2016

501
22
–
9

(20)

–
(9)

141
(8)
636

(81)
(24)
6

(18)
–
(117)

420
519

£m

Total

2015

1,198
151
23
20

10

–
(25)

(240)
(3)
1,134

(433)
(87)
18

66
2
(434)

765
700

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment leased to third parties under operating leases included in the above is £19 million 
(2015: £18 million) and comprises land of £3 million (2015: £7 million) and buildings of £16 million (2015: £11 million).

The value of property, plant and equipment pledged as security is £23 million (2015: £22 million).

The revaluation of land and buildings relates to Emerging Markets and Nedbank. In 2016, Emerging Markets made revaluation gains 
of £2 million on land (2015: £1 million) and £6 million (2015: £7 million) on buildings. Nedbank made revaluation gains of £nil on land 
(2015: £1 million) and £4 million on buildings (2015: £11 million).

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. For Nedbank, valuations are performed every three years by external professional 
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. 
The carrying value that would have been recognised had the land and buildings been carried under the historic cost model would be 
£33 million (2015: £22 million) and £189 million (2015: £146 million) respectively for Emerging Markets, £16 million (2015: £12 million) 
and £116 million (2015: £89 million) for Nedbank.

These items are classified into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 3 fair value measurements are those that include the use of 
significant unobservable inputs.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H2(b): Investment property

Balance at beginning of the year
Additions
Additions from business combinations
Disposals
Net gain from fair value adjustments
Transferred from/(to) property, plant and equipment
Transfer to assets held for sale
Foreign exchange and other movements
Balance at end of the year

Note

K2

Year ended 
31 December
 2016
1,233
83
–
(8)
94
18
(85)
362
1,697

£m

Year ended 
31 December
 2015
1,678
146
104
(422)
54
(10)
(98)
(219)
1,233

Of the closing balance of £1,697 million (2015: £1,233 million), £1,696 million (2015: £1,232 million) is held by Emerging Markets, 
principally within its policyholder funds. All movements for the year ended 31 December 2016 related to Emerging Markets, also 
principally its policyholder funds. During year ended 31 December 2015, all movements also related to Emerging Markets, except 
for the disposal of property with a carrying value of £380 million by Old Mutual Wealth, which was held by a fund that ceased to be 
consolidated during 2015 following the disposal of the fund, and additions of £9 million and transfers to property, plant and equipment 
of £14 million by Nedbank. 

The fair value of investment property 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

Year ended 
31 December
 2016
1,499
198
1,697

£m

Year ended
 31 December 
2015
1,087
146
1,233

128
(33)
95

124
(25)
99

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 arms length basis and which are comparable to those for similar properties in the same location, are taken 
into account.

All of the Group’s investment properties are located in Africa.

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H2(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
Reclassification (to)/from other categories of property, plant and equipment
Foreign exchange and other movements
Transfer to assets held for sale
Balance at end of the year

These gains and losses have been included in other income.

Year ended
 31 December
 2016
1,653
105
–
(11)
103
(24)
(2)
485
(93)
2,216

£m
Year ended 
31 December 
2015
2,087
178
112
(424)
72
(20)
86
(340)
(98)
1,653

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
 — Commercial, retail and 
industrial properties

 — Owner-occupied property

Valuation approach
 — Discounted cash flow (market 
related rentals achievable for 
the property, discounted at the 
appropriate discount rate)

Key unobservable inputs
 — Rental income per square 

metre and capitalisation rates

 — Long-term net 

operating margin and 
capitalisation rates

 — Vacancies

Inter-relationship between 
unobservable inputs and key fair 
value measurement
 — The estimated fair value would 

increase/(decrease) if:
 − net rental income increases/

(decreases) or

 − capitalisation rates 
decrease/(increase)

 — the estimated fair value would 

increase/(decrease) if:
 − long term operating margin 
increase/(decrease); or

 − capitalisation rates 
decrease/(increase)

 — The estimated fair value would 
increase/(decrease) if price 
per square metre increase/ 
(decrease)

 — Holiday accommodation
 — Residential property

 — Near vacant properties

 — Average of market 

comparable valuations 

 — Replacement cost
 — Land value
 — Land value less the estimated 

cost of demolition

 — Price per square metre

 — Recent sales of land in the 

 — Recent sales and local 

area and local government 
valuation rolls adjusted for 
estimated cost of demolition

government valuation rolls 
provide an indication of what 
the property may be sold for

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H3: Deferred acquisition costs
Deferred acquisition costs relate to costs that the Group incurred to obtain new business. These acquisition costs are capitalised in the 
statement of financial position and are amortised in profit or loss over the life of the contracts. The table below analyses the movements 
in deferred acquisition costs relating to insurance, investment and asset management contracts.

At 31 December

Balance at beginning 
  of the year
New business
Amortisation
Disposal of interests 
in subsidiaries

Foreign exchange and 
  other movements
Transfer to assets held for sale1
Balance at end of the year

Insurance contracts

Investment contracts

Asset management

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

39
5
(5)

–

4
–
43

44
1
–

(5)

(1)
–
39

681
113
(129)

–

27
(60)
632

741
131
(134)

(37)

(20)
–
681

64
14
(24)

–

56
(29)
81

2015

77
(171)
(26)

–

184
–
64

Total

2016

784
132
(158)

–

87
(89)
756

£m

2015

862
(39)
(160)

(42)

163
–
784

1  Transfer to assets held for sale relates to the disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy and the classification of OM Asset Management plc as held for sale. Refer to note A2 

and K2 for more information.

H4: 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
Post-employment benefits
Other receivables
Accrued interest and rent
Trading securities and spot positions
Prepayments and accrued income
Other assets
Total trade, other receivables and other assets

At 
31 December
 2016

Note

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
(Restated)¹

J1

97
44
25
166
54
522
205
442
242
268
175
342
2,416

96
41
25
162
41
333
155
542
180
181
111
242
1,947

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustment for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

Based on the maturity profile of the above assets, £1,649 million (2015: £1,597 million) is regarded as current and £767 million  
(2015: £350 million) as non-current. No significant balances are past due or impaired.

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H5: Provisions and accruals
Year ended 31 December 2016

Balance at beginning of the year
Unused amounts reversed
Charge to profit or loss
Utilised during the year
Transfer to other liabilities
Transfer to non-current liabilities held for sale1
Foreign exchange and other movements
Balance at end of the year

Compensation
 provisions
43
–
–
(13)
–
(4)
10
36

Surplus
 Property
11
(3)
2
(2)
(3)
–
–
5

Provision for
 donations
57
–
–
(11)
–
–
18
64

Other
88
–
17
(40)
(26)
(1)
17
55

£m

Total
199
(3)
19
(66)
(29)
(5)
45
160

1  Amounts transferred to assets held for sale relate to the Institutional Asset Management (IAM) segment. Refer to note K2 for more information. 

Compensation provisions totalled £36 million (2015: £43 million), with £10 million (2015: £15 million) relating to regulatory uncertainty and 
multiple causal events. £13 million (2015: £13 million) relates to ongoing resolution of claims as a result of mis-selling guarantee contracts. 
In addition, £13 million (2015: £12 million) relates to the provision for claw-back of prescribed claims. This provision is held to allow for the 
possible future payment of claims that have been previously reversed. Due to the nature of the provision, the timing of the expected cash 
outflows is uncertain. Estimates are reviewed annually and adjusted as appropriate for new circumstances.

Of the total client compensation provisions, £21 million (2015: £28 million) is estimated to be payable after more than one year.

2016 provisions in relation to surplus property amounted to £5 million (2015: £11 million). These relates to onerous costs of vacant 
properties leased by the Group of which £5 million (2015: £11 million) is estimated to be payable after more than one year. 

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. £64 million (2015: £57 million) is estimated to be payable after more than one 
year due to the long-term nature of the agreements in place.

Other provisions include long-term staff benefits and amounts for the resolution of legal uncertainties and the settlement of other claims 
raised by contracting parties. These provisions are generally small in nature. 

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, £121 million (2015: 
£136 million) is estimated to be payable after one year.
H6: Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue relates to initial fees received for the future provision of services that the Group will render on investment management 
contracts. These fees are capitalised in the statement of financial position and are amortised in profit or loss over the expected life of the 
contracts. The table below analyses the movements in deferred revenue.

Year ended 31 December

Balance at beginning 
  of the year
Fees and commission 
income deferred

Amortisation
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Disposal of subsidiaries
Foreign exchange and 
  other movements
Transfer to liabilities held for sale1
Balance at end of the year

Life and Savings

Asset Management

Property & Casualty

Banking

Total

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

£m

241

278

18
(29)
–
–

(6)
(4)
220

20
(40)
2
(17)

(2)
–
241

18

–
(12)
–
–

49
–
55

36

1
(18)
–
–

(1)
–
18

9

–
–
–
–

–
–
9

11

–
–
41
–

(43)
–
9

6

–
–
–
–

–
–
6

5

–
–
–
–

1
–
6

274

330

18
(41)
–
–

43
(4)
290

21
(58)
43
(17)

(45)
–
274

1  Transfer to liabilities held for sale in life and savings relate to the disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy. Refer to note A2 for more information.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H7: 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
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 movement on the deferred tax assets account is as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2016

Tax losses carried forward
Accelerated capital allowances
Other temporary differences
Policyholders tax
Deferred fee income
Netted against liabilities

Year ended 31 December 2015

Tax losses carried forward
Accelerated capital allowances
Other temporary differences
Policyholders tax
Deferred fee income
Netted against liabilities

At 
beginning 
of the year
27
1
323
(15)
8
(60)
284

Income 
statement
 (charge)/
credit
(7)
1
(1)
(1)
(3)
5
(6)

Recognised
in the SOCI
–
–
4
–
–
–
4

Transfer 
to held 
for sale
(5)
(1)
(243)
–
–
(1)
(250)

Foreign 
exchange 
and other
 movements
10
(1)
54
16
–
(15)
64

At 
beginning 
of the year
64
2
321
57
16
(177)
283

Income 
statement
 (charge)/
credit
(33)
(1)
52
(71)
(4)
6
(51)

Recognised
in the SOCI
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Acquisition/
disposal of
subsidiaries
–
–
5
–
(4)
3
4

Foreign
 exchange 
and other
 movements
(4)
–
(55)
(1)
–
108
48

£m

At 
end of 
the year
25
–
137
–
5
(71)
96

£m

At 
end of 
the year
27
1
323
(15)
8
(60)
284

The amounts for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised comprise:

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

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Gross amount

Tax Gross amount

11
68
1,824
1,903
191
573
2,667

3
18
312
333
33
97
463

43
14
1,706
1,763
184
639
2,586

£m

Tax

12
1
312
325
33
120
478

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(b) Deferred tax liabilities
The movement on the deferred tax liabilities account is as follows:

Year ended 31 December 2016

Accelerated tax depreciation
Deferred acquisition costs
Leasing
PVIF
Other acquired intangibles
Available-for-sale securities
Other temporary differences
Capital gains tax
Fee income receivable
Policyholder tax
Netted against assets

Year ended 31 December 2015

Accelerated tax depreciation
Deferred acquisition costs
PVIF
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
48
29
– 
29
61
2
188
41
– 
79
(60)
417

At 
beginning 
of the year
49
23
44
16
2
244
158
1
94
(177)
454

Income 
statement
 (credit)/
charge
– 
(4)
– 
(7)
(9)
– 
62
(32)
– 
(28)
5
(13)

Income 
statement 
(credit)/
charge 
5
2
(10)
(12)
– 
(37)
(2)
– 
4
6
(44)

Credited 
to equity
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1)
(2)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(3)

Credited 
to equity
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
3
1
– 
– 
– 
4

Transfer 
to held 
for sale
– 
– 
– 
– 
4
– 
21
(10)
– 
11
(1)
25

Foreign 
exchange 
and other 
movements
10
(25)
– 
(3)
12
3
(62)
21
– 
73
(15)
14

Acquisition/
disposal of
subsidiaries
– 
(6)
(5)
58
– 
2
– 
– 
– 
3
52

Foreign 
exchange 
and other
 movements
(6)
10
– 
(1)
– 
(24)
(116)
(1)
(19)
108
(49)

£m

At 
end of 
the year
58
–
– 
19
68
4
207
20
– 
135
(71)
440

£m

At 
end of 
the year
48
29
29
61
2
188
41
– 
79
(60)
417

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 is estimated at £4.6 billion (2015: £3.7 billion).
H8: 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
Liability for long-service leave
Share-based payments – cash-settled scheme liabilities
Short trading securities, spot positions and other
Trade creditors
Outstanding settlements
Cash collateral on securities lending
Obligations in relation to collateral holdings
Other liabilities

At 
31 December
 2016

Note

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
(Restated)1

J1

14
394
82
17
507
47
370
83
48
–
139
1,006
795
620
491
1,006
5,112

11
290
92
25
418
31
360
43
32
128
172
300
693
332
114
1,126
3,749

1  The comparative information for 2015 has been restated to reflect the adjustment for the consolidation of investment funds. Refer to note A2 for more information.

Included in the amounts shown above are £3,046 million (2015: £3,460 million) that are regarded as current, with the remainder regarded 
as non-current.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H9: Equity
(a) Share capital
Financial instruments issued are classified as equity when there is no contractual obligation to transfer cash, other financial assets or issue 
a variable number of own equity instruments. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of equity instruments are shown in equity 
as a deduction from the proceeds, net of tax. 

4,929.9 million (2015: 4,928.6 million) Issued ordinary shares of 113/7p each

At 
31 December
 2016
563

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
563

(b) Perpetual preferred callable securities
At 31 December 2016, the Group had £273 million (2015: £273 million) perpetual preferred callable securities in issue, in addition to 
the senior and subordinated debt securities as detailed in note G7. In accordance with IFRS, these instruments are classified as equity 
instruments and are disclosed within equity attributable to equity holders of the parent in the consolidated statement of financial position.

These notes are perpetual, unsecured and subordinated to the claims of senior creditors and the holders of any priority preference shares. 
They qualify as Tier 1 capital under Solvency II. For an initial period until 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 on each interest payment 
date at the Group’s discretion for the duration of the instrument subject to giving appropriate notice. Deferred coupons shall become 
due on the earliest of the date on which the securities are redeemed, or the date upon which the securities are substituted for alternative 
qualifying Tier 1 or Upper Tier 2 securities, or the commencement of a winding-up of the issuer. Other than in the case of a winding-up, 
the deferred coupon may only be settled by means of an Alternative Coupon Satisfaction Mechanism. 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 were 
repurchased in November 2014 via a Modified Dutch Auction tender.

On 10 January 2017 the Group announced that it had opened a tender process of the outstanding £273 million perpetual preferred 
callable securities, classified as equity instruments, at a premium to its nominal value. 

On 3 February 2017 the Group repurchased all of the £273 million Tier 1 preferred perpetual callable securities and paid cash from the 
Group’s existing resources. A £29 million loss, including accrued interest and the costs of acquiring the instruments, will be recognised 
directly in equity in the 2017 financial statements.
H10: 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 
Nedbank, the Group’s South African banking business and OM Asset Management plc, the Group’s US asset management business. 
For the year ended 31 December 2016 the non-controlling interests attributable to ordinary shares was £253 million (2015: £291 million).

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–
19

£m

Year ended
 31 December
 2016

Year ended 
31 December
 2015

253
53
10
3
319

291
–
15
4
310

Old Mutual plc
249

(ii) Preferred securities

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

Nedbank
R3,222 million (2015: R3,560 million) non-cumulative preference shares
R2,000 million (2015: Rnil) subordinated callable notes

18
4
22

(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
Impact of acquisition accounting
Income attributable to Black Economic Empowerment trusts of listed subsidiaries
Attributable to Institutional Asset Management equity plans
Non-controlling interests’ share of adjusted operating profit

The Group uses an adjusted weighted average effective ownership interests when calculating the non-controllable interest applicable to 
the adjusted operating profit of its Southern African banking businesses. These reflect the legal ownership of this business 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 2016 the 
increase in adjusted operating profit attributable to non-controlling interests as a result of this was £10 million (2015: £15 million).
(b) Statement of financial position
(i) Ordinary shares
Reconciliation of movements in non-controlling interests

£m

Balance at beginning of the year
Non-controlling interests’ share of profit
Non-controlling interests’ share of dividends paid
Disposal of interest in OM Asset Management plc
Acquisition of businesses
Net disposal of interests
Foreign exchange and other movements
Balance at end of the year

(ii) Preferred securities

Nedbank
358.3 million (2015: 358.3 million) non-cumulative preference shares
Repurchased by Nedbank subsidiaries

R2,000 million Tier 1 perpetual subordinated instruments
Total

At 
31 December
 2016
1,982
253
(149)
153
–
–
534
2,773

At 
31 December
 2015
1,867
291
(141)
114
105
72
(326)
1,982

£m

At 
31 December
 2016

At 
31 December
 2015

272
(26)
246
95
341

272
–
272
–
272

Preferred securities are held at the value of consideration received less unamortised issue costs and are stated net of securities held by 
Group companies.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

H: Non-financial assets and liabilities continued
H10: Non-controlling interests continued
(b) Statement of financial position continued
Non-cumulative preference shares
These preference shares were issued by Nedbank Limited (Nedbank), the Group’s banking subsidiary. 

Each preference share confers on the holder the right to capital of the company in the form of a cash dividend prior to payment of dividends to 
any other class of shareholder. The rate is limited to 83.3% of the prevailing prime rate on a deemed value of R10 and is never compounded. 

If a preference dividend is not declared, the dividend will not accumulate and will never become payable by the company, whether in 
preference to payments to any other class of share or otherwise. 

Each preference share confers on the holder the right to a return of capital on the winding-up of the company prior to any payment to any other 
class of share, but holders are not entitled to any further participation in the profits, assets or any surplus assets of the company in such circumstances. 

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.

During the year, preference shares with a carrying value of £26 million were purchased by a subsidiary of Nedbank and were classified 
as treasury shares. 

Tier 1 perpetual subordinated instruments
On 20 May 2016, Nedbank Limited issued a R1,500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 3-month 
JIBAR + 7.0% with a call date of 21 May 2021. 

On 25 November 2016, Nedbank Limited issued a R500 million new-style (Basel III-compliant) additional Tier 1 capital instrument at 
3-month JIBAR + 6.3% with a call date of 26 November 2021. 

These additional Tier 1 capital instruments represent perpetual, subordinated instruments, with no redemption date. The instruments 
are redeemable subject to regulatory approval at the sole discretion of the issuer, Nedbank Limited from the applicable call date and 
following a regulatory event or following a tax event. The payment of interest is at the discretion of the issuer and interest payments are 
non-cumulative. In addition, if certain conditions are reached the regulator may prohibit Nedbank from making interest payments. 
Accordingly the instruments are classified as equity instruments and disclosed as non-controlling interest.

I: Interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements
I1: Subsidiaries
Critical accounting estimates and judgements – Investments in subsidiaries  
and associated undertakings
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. This general assessment is supplemented by an assessment of third-party rights in 
the investment funds, with regards to their practical ability to allow the Group not to control the fund. The Group assesses, on an annual 
basis, such interests to determine if the fund will be consolidated. The non-controlling interests in investment funds consolidated by the 
Group are classified as third-party interests in consolidated funds, a financial liability, in the consolidated statement of financial position. 
These interests are classified at fair value through profit or loss and measured at fair value, which is equal to the bid value of the number 
of units of the investment funds scheme not owned by the Group.

See note I3(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 predetermined 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.

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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 economic interest, the Group considers numerous factors. These factors may include 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 as well as certain securitisation vehicles and other funding vehicles represent investments in 
structured entities. Information on structured entities is included in note I3.

(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) Limited and Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited, are held indirectly by the 
Company. Refer to note L2 for a detailed list of the Group’s related undertakings.

Name
Old Mutual Group Holdings (SA) (Pty) Limited
Acadian Asset Management LLC1
AIVA Holding Group S.A
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC
Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited
Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited
Nedbank Group Limited2
Nedbank Limited3
Banco Único, SA
Old Mutual (Africa) Holdings (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual (Netherlands) B.V.
OMAM Inc.
Old Mutual Emerging Markets Limited
Old Mutual Finance (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings (Pty) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited
OM Asset Management plc4
OM Group (UK) Limited
OM Latin America Holdco UK Limited
Quilter Cheviot Limited
Landmark Partners LLC
UAP Holdings Limited

Nature of business
Holding company
Asset management
Holding company
Asset management
Lending
General insurance
Banking
Banking
Banking
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Lending
Asset management
Holding company
Life assurance
Life assurance
Holding company
Life assurance
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Asset management
Asset management
Holding company

Country of incorporation
Percentage holding
Republic of South Africa
100
Delaware, USA
100
Panama
100
Delaware, USA
75
Kenya
67
Republic of South Africa
100
Republic of South Africa
55
100
Republic of South Africa
50 Republic of Mozambique
Republic of South Africa
100
100
Netherlands
Delaware, USA
100
Republic of South Africa
100
Republic of South Africa
75
Republic of South Africa
100
Republic of South Africa
100
100
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
100
England and Wales
100
75
Zimbabwe
England and Wales
52
England and Wales
100
England and Wales
100
England and Wales
100
Delaware, USA
60
Kenya
61

1  The Group holds 100% Class A shares and 85.71% Class B shares in Acadian Asset Management. The remaining 14.29% Class B shares are held by the employees. 
2  Nedbank Group Limited is a publicly listed company, with its primary listing on the JSE (Johannesburg, South Africa).
3  Nedbank Limited is a 100% subsidiary of Nedbank Group Limited. The Group’s effective ownership is 55%.
4  OM Asset Management plc is a publicly listed company, with its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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 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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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

I: Interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements continued
I1: 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 2016

Nedbank
 Group 
Limited

OM Asset
 Management
 plc

Old Mutual
 Finance (Pty)
 Limited

UAP 
Holdings
 Limited1

Other
 subsidiaries

Total 
Emerging
 Markets

£m

Total

Statement of financial position
Total assets
Total liabilities
Net assets
Non-controlling interests

Income statement
Total revenue
Profit before tax
Income tax expense
Profit after tax for the financial year
Non-controlling interests

56,791
(51,982)
4,809
2,333

1,959
(867)
1,092
566

4,863
737
(199)
538
255

490
124
(30)
94
31

842
(629)
213
57

193
41
(15)
26
(7)

455
(315)
140
109

142
10
(2)
8
(3)

3,811
(3,469)
342
49

5,108
(4,413)
695
215

63,858
(57,262)
6,596
3,114

845
159
(26)
133
(2)

1,180
210
(43)
167
(12)

6,533
1,071
(272)
799
274

1  The financial information of UAP Holdings Limited (UAP) represents the results of UAP for year ended 31 December 2016 and the statement of financial position at 

31 December 2016 as consolidated by the Group. This consolidated result may vary significantly from the full year results published by UAP due to acquisition entries 
recognised by the Group. 

During the year ended 31 December 2016, dividends of £154 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £147 million) was paid to 
non-controlling interests in Nedbank Group Limited and £10 million (year ended 31 December 2015: £7million) was paid to the 
non-controlling interest in OM Asset Management plc.

At 31 December 2015

Statement of financial position
Total assets
Total liabilities
Net assets
Non-controlling interests

Income statement
Total revenue
Profit before tax
Income tax (expense)/credit
Profit after tax for the financial year
Non-controlling interests

Nedbank 
Group 
Limited

OM Asset
 Management 
plc

Old Mutual
 Finance (Pty)
 Limited

UAP 
Holdings 
Limited

Other
 subsidiaries

Total 
Emerging
 Markets

40,436
(36,995)
3,441
1,731

4,199
755
(181)
574
266

1,476
(562)
914
327

458
105
(27)
78
26

411
(347)
64
39

197
45
(14)
31
8

329
(212)
117
114

63
8
1
9
5

2,593
(2,007)
586
43

433
43
(18)
25
5

3,333
(2,566)
767
196

693
96
(31)
65
18

£m

Total

45,245
(40,123)
5,122
2,254

5,350
956
(239)
717
310

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(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 by Basel regulations and prudential 
requirements with regard to the distributions of funds to their holding company. Regulated entities may only be permitted to remit 
dividends in terms of local capital requirements and/or permission being obtained from the 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 significant subsidiaries during the course of the current and previous year.
I2: Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
(a) Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The Group’s equity accounted and fair value investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures are as follows:

At 31 December 2016

Private equity associates and associate companies
Listed
  Ecobank Transnational Incorporated6
Individually immaterial associates
Unlisted

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance3,8
Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre2
Masingita Property Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd1
Odyssey Developments (Pty) Ltd1
Other individually immaterial associates

Private-equity associates (Manufacturing,  

industrial, leisure and other)

Private-equity associates (Property investment)

Other

Total investment in associate undertakings

Joint ventures
Unlisted

Old Mutual Goudian Life Insurance Company Ltd4
Banco Unico, S.A.5,7
Individually immaterial joint arrangements  

Curo Fund Services1

Total investment in joint ventures
Total investments in associates and joint ventures

Nature of 
activities

Percentage
 holding

Measurement 
method

Carrying
 amount 
£m

Group share
 of profit 
£m

Banking

21% Equity accounted

235

(6)

Life assurance
Property 
Property development
Property development

26% Equity accounted
50% Equity accounted
Fair value
35%
Fair value
49%

Various
Various

Fair value
Fair value

Life assurance
Banking

50% Equity accounted
38% Equity accounted

Asset management

50% Equity accounted

45
54
16
4

36
73
40
503

36
–

3
39
542

9
–
–
–

–
–
1
4

(2)
2

–
–
4

Country of operation:
1  Republic of South Africa
2  Kenya
3  India
4  China
5  Mozambique
6  Togo
7  On 3 October 2016, the Group acquired a 10.9% share in Banco Unico, SA to reach a controlling 50% plus one share. As the Group now has a controlling interest, 
the financial results and position of Banco Unico, SA has been consolidated with effect from 3 October 2016. Refer to note A2 and note J8 for further information
8  Call and put options exist in relation to 23% of the issued shares in Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Assurance (KMOMLA), which are held by Kotak Mahindra Bank 

(KMB). The call options are exercisable by the Group in two separate windows this year and next year, and if exercised in full would increase the Group’s ownership in 
KMOMLA to 49%. KMB has a perpetual put option over 23% of KMOMLA, which if exercised in full would also increase the Group’s ownership to 49%. The call and 
put options are exercisable at the higher of the market value of the stake and a formulaic value.

Of the total carrying value of associates and joint ventures, £139 million (2015: £51 million) relates to those which are measured at fair 
value and £403 million (2015: £463 million) relates to those which have been equity accounted.

All of the joint ventures are strategic in the Group’s underlying operating model. The joint ventures are evaluated according to the Group’s 
contractual rights to jointly control the entity.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

I: Interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements continued
I2: Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures continued
(a) Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures continued 
At 31 December 2015

Nature of 
activities

Percentage 
holding

Measurement 
method

Carrying
 value
£m

Group share 
of profit
£m 
(Restated)1

Private equity associates and associate companies
Listed
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
Individually immaterial associates
Unlisted

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
Heitman LLC
Masingita Property Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Odyssey Developments (Pty) Ltd
Other individually immaterial associates

Private-equity associates (Manufacturing,  

industrial, leisure and other)

Private-equity associates (property investment)

Other

Total investments in associate undertakings

Joint ventures
Unlisted

Old Mutual Goudian Life Insurance Company Ltd
Banco Unico, S.A.
Individually immaterial joint arrangements
Curo Fund Services

Total investments in joint ventures
Total investments in associates and joint ventures

Banking

22% Equity accounted

342

44

Life assurance
Asset management
Property development
Property development

26% Equity accounted
50% Equity accounted
Fair value
35%
Fair value
49%

Financial services
Financial services

25% Equity accounted
23% Equity accounted

Life assurance
Banking

50% Equity accounted
38% Equity accounted

Asset management

50% Equity accounted

36
22
8
2

21
14
13
458

38
16

2
56
514

7
–
–
–

–
–
6
57

2
–

–
2
59

1  The Group share of profit from investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures for the year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect 

Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.

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(b) Aggregate financial information of material investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The aggregate financial information for material investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures is as follows: 

31 December

Fair-value of investment in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated based  
  on the closing quoted price on the Nigerian Stock Exchange

Statement of comprehensive income
Revenue
Profit from continuing operations
Post-tax loss from discontinued operations
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Total comprehensive income

Statement of financial position
Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net assets

Ecobank Transnational 
Incorporated
2016

2015

144

303

1,043
158
(1)
(471)
(314)

9,678
7,238
8,309
7,037
1,570

1,059
203
(1)
(180)
22

9,165
6,835
7,565
6,617
1,818

£m

Banco Único, SA

2016

2015

–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–

23
2
–
–
2

151
94
113
105
27

As in previous financial years, one of the Group’s associate investments (ETI) will report results for the year ended 31 December 2016 
subsequent to the release of the Group’s audited consolidated financial statements. Therefore, as allowed by IAS 28, the Group uses 
the most recent public information of ETI as at 30 September 2016 (i.e. a quarter in arrears) to determine its share of ETI’s earnings. 
In addition, as required by IAS 28, the Group considers whether adjustments for significant transactions or events between 30 September 
2016 and 31 December 2016 are required based on publicly available information. The resulting equity accounted earnings are 
translated from US dollar to rand and from rand to pound at the average exchange rate applicable for the quarter in which the Group 
accounts for the earnings. The Group’s share of the net assets of ETI is translated from US dollars to rand and from rand to pound at the 
closing exchange rate.

After application of the equity method, an entity determines whether there are indicators of impairment in terms of IAS 39. If impairment is 
indicated, the amount to be recognised as an impairment loss is calculated by reference to IAS 36. In terms of IAS 39 indicators of 
impairment include a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of an associate below its carrying value. In addition information 
about significant changes with an adverse effect that have taken place in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in 
which the associate operates are also indicators that the carrying value of the associate may not be recovered.

The carrying value of Nedbank Group’s strategic investment in ETI decreased from R7.8 billion (£460 million) to R4.0 billion (£235 million) 
during the year, due to a combination of foreign currency translation losses arising from the naira devaluation and therefore ETI’s 
balance sheet decreasing in US dollars, the rand strengthening against the US dollar, our share of losses incurred by ETI during the 
12 months to 30 September 2016, as well as an impairment provision of R1.0 billion (£50 million). 

The market value of the Group’s investment in ETI, based on its quoted share price, was R2.4 billion (£142 million) on 31 December 2016 
and R2.1 billion (£124 million) on 24 February 2017. The ETI share trades in low volumes, given its low free float, while also being listed in a 
market that is itself thinly traded. The difference between market value and carrying value is significant and prolonged, which represented 
evidence of an impairment indicator at 31 December 2016.

Where there is an impairment indicator, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) determined that an impairment test be 
computed, which compares the value in use (VIU) and the carrying value of the investment. The computation of the VIU in accordance with 
IFRS is subject to significant judgement as it is base on, inter alia, economic estimates, macro assumptions and the discounting of future 
cashflow estimates. This is particularly complicated in the current economic environment in many of the jurisdictions in which ETI operates 
and with the limited public information available. As a result, management has computed the VIU based on a number of scenarios by 
taking into account publicly available information. Based on this VIU calculation, management determined that an impairment provision 
of R1.0 billion (£50 million) was appropriate. This has reduced the carrying value of the Group’s investment to R4.0 billion (£235 million) at 
31 December 2016. 

This calculation is required to be revisited at each reporting period where the indicators of impairment would be reconsidered and the 
VIU calculation would be reassessed taking into account any future changes in estimates and assumptions. Any significant changes after 
this reporting period that require the VIU calculation or underlying carrying value of the ETI investment to be revisited could result in a 
further impairment or a release of the current R1.0 billion (£50 million) impairment provision. The impairment was recorded within 
operating and administrative expenses and is excluded from the determination of adjusted operating profit. Regulatory capital was not 
impacted as the impairment amount was less than the full threshold deduction already taken against regulatory capital. The Group’s 
strategic investment in ETI has been impaired in accordance with the IFRS accounting considerations and the main driver of this was the 
significant change in the economic estimates and macro assumptions from Nigeria. ETI has been an important long-term investment for 
Nedbank, providing its clients with a pan African transactional banking network across 39 countries and access to dealflow in Central 
and West Africa since its acquisition in 2014. Nedbank remains supportive of ETI’s endeavours of delivering an ROE in excess of its COE 
in due course. Conditions in the key markets in which ETI operates are currently expected to remain difficult in 2017, before improving in 
2018 and beyond.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

I: Interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint arrangements continued
I2: Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures continued
(c) Aggregate financial information of other investment in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The aggregate financial information for all other investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures is as follows:

Total assets
Total liabilities
Total revenues

Year ended
 31 December
 2016
4,147
(3,610)
699

£m

Year ended 
31 December
 2015
3,171
(2,626)
470

(d) 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
Transfer of investments in associate companies to investments in subsidiaries
Impairment provision for investments in associate companies
Dividends paid
Transfer to assets held for sale1
Foreign exchange and other movements
Balance at end of the year

Year ended
 31 December
 2016
514
93
4
(13)
(50)
(19)
(26)
39
542

£m

Year ended 
31 December 
2015
518
30
59
–
–
(7)
–
(86)
514

1   Amounts transferred to assets held for sale relate to the Institutional Asset Management (IAM) segment. Refer to note K2 for more information. 

The above table includes those investments that are carried at fair value. 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.
(e) 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 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 by Basel regulations and prudential requirements with 
regard to the distributions of funds to their holding company. Regulated entities may only be permitted to remit dividends in terms of local 
capital requirements and/or permission being obtained from the regulator to distribute such funds.

No significant guarantees were provided by the Group during the financial year.
(f) Contingent liabilities and commitments
At 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015, the Group had no significant contingent liabilities or commitments relating to investments in 
associated undertakings and joint ventures. 
(g) 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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I3: Structured entities
(a) Group’s involvement in structured entities
The table below summarises the types of structured entities the Group does not consolidate, but may have an interest in:

Type of structured entity
 — Securitisation vehicles for loans 

and advances

Nature
 — Finance the Group’s own assets 
through the issue of notes to 
investors

Purpose
 — Generate:

 − Funding for the Group’s 

lending activities

 − Margin through sale of 

assets to investors
 − Fees for loan servicing

Interest held by the Group
 — Investment in senior notes 
issued by the vehicles

 — Investment funds

 — Securitisation vehicles for third-

party receivables

 — Manage client funds through 

the investment in assets

 — Generate fees from managing 
assets on behalf of third-party 
investors

 — Investments in units issued by 

the fund

 — 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

 — Interest in these vehicles is 

through notes that are traded in 
the market

 — Security vehicles

 — 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

 — Ownership interest will be in 
proportion of the lending. At 
31 December 2016, the Group 
held no value in security vehicles

 — Clients investment entities

 — Hold client investment assets

 — Generates various sources of 

 — None

 — Black Economic Empowerment 

 — Fund the acquisition of shares 

(BEE) funding

by a BEE partner

income for the Group
 — Generates interest on the 

funding provided

 — None

As at 31 December 2016, the Group held £46 million (2015: £43 million) in unconsolidated investment funds which is included in investment 
and securities. In the normal course of business the Group will lend money to structured entities that are engaged in project finance work, 
such as renewable energy projects. The funding of these entities does not result in the Group being able to exercise control of these entities 
rather it is protected by normal lending covenants. In certain circumstances, the Group may take a direct equity stake in the underlying 
Project Finance activity, in which circumstances the Group will evaluate the appropriate treatment of this investment.
(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 its 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 arms 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 the Group is the fund manager and is able to make the investment decisions 
on behalf of the unit holders who earn a variable fee, and there are no kick out rights that would remove the Group as fund manager. 

During 2016, the Group has re-evaluated the criteria applied in determining whether investment funds should be consolidated under 
IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ in the Group financial statements. This has resulted in the identification of additional 
investments funds that are required to be included in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, comparative information has 
been restated. Refer to note A2 for further information.

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.

Disclosure of consolidated securitisation vehicles, which are structured entities, is included in note I3(c).

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

I: Interests in subsidiaries, associates, and joint arrangements continued
I3: Structured entities continued
(c) Securitisation vehicles consolidated in the Group’s statement of financial position
Nedbank Securitisations
Nedbank Group Ltd uses securitisation primarily as a funding diversification tool and to add flexibility in mitigating structural liquidity risk. 
The Group currently has four active traditional securitisation transactions:

 — Synthesis Funding Ltd (Synthesis), an asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) programme
 — Greenhouse Funding (RF) Ltd, (Greenhouse), a residential mortgage-backed securitisation programme
 — Greenhouse Funding III (RF) Ltd, (Greenhouse III), a residential mortgage-backed securitisation programme, and
 — Precinct Funding 1 (RF) Ltd (Precinct Funding 1), a commercial mortgage-backed securitisation programme.

Synthesis Funding Ltd
Synthesis primarily invests in long-term rated bonds and offers capital market funding to SA corporates. These assets are funded through 
the issuance of short-dated investment-grade commercial paper to institutional investors. All the commercial paper issued by Synthesis is 
assigned the highest short-term RSA local-currency credit rating by Global Credit Rating Co (Pty) Ltd. At 31 December 2016, none of the 
commercial paper in issue was listed on JSE Ltd.

Liquidity facilities have been obtained from a P-1.za (Moody’s) or zaA-1 (Standard & Poor’s) rated bank in order to ensure the availability 
of sufficient funds in instances where timing mismatches could occur. These timing mismatches refer to the possible mismatch between the 
receipt of funds relating to financial assets and the disbursement of funds relating to the redemption of financial liabilities. These liquidity 
facilities cover the nominal value of the commercial paper issued and exceed the maturity date of the underlying commercial paper by 
five days.

Synthesis is a partially supported conduit whose credit support is dependent on transaction-specific credit enhancement as well as 
available programme-wide credit enhancement (PWCE) provided by Nedbank. PWCE is calculated as 5% of the aggregate book value 
of financial assets (excluding defaults) plus a dynamic percentage based on the credit quality of the underlying portfolio of the rated 
securities. If a rated security falls below AA-(ZA)(sf), Synthesis must remove the asset from the portfolio or obtain a guarantee by an entity 
rated at least AA-(ZA)(sf) or Nedbank must post PWCE within 15 business days. Currently all securities in the conduit portfolio are rated at 
least AA-(ZA)(sf) or are guaranteed by Nedbank if rated below AA-(ZA)(sf). As a result no PWCE is currently required in accordance with 
Synthesis’ transaction documentation.

On 8 December 2016, the Directors and shareholder of Synthesis resolved, subject to the relevant regulatory approvals, to unwind the 
commercial-paper programme following the disposal by the company of all its assets (‘the unwind disposal’). This unwind disposal will 
be effected during the 2017 financial year.
Greenhouse programmes (Greenhouse and Greenhouse III)
The Greenhouse transactions are securitisation vehicles through which the rights, title, interest and related security in respect of residential 
home loans are acquired from Nedbank Ltd under a segregated-series-medium-term-note programme. 

During December 2007 the first Greenhouse transaction was created and R2 billion (£118 million) of home loans from Nedbank Ltd were 
securitised. Greenhouse was subsequently restructured and refinanced on 19 November 2012 as a static amortising structure. The 
proceeds from the refinance of this transaction, through the issuance of new notes and subordinated loans, were utilised to repay the 
R1.3 billion (£77 million) existing notes and subordinated loans on their scheduled maturity, and to acquire additional home loans from 
Nedbank Ltd. The senior notes, which are rated by Moody’s Investors Service Ltd (‘Moody’s’) and listed on JSE Ltd, were placed with 
third-party investors, and the junior notes and subordinated loans retained by the Group. The home loans transferred to Greenhouse 
have continued to be recognised as financial assets. 

Greenhouse III, a second standalone residential-mortgage-backed securitisation programme, was implemented during 2014. 
Greenhouse III securitised R2 billion (£118 million) worth of home loans originated by Nedbank Ltd through the issuance of senior notes 
to the capital market and subordinated notes and a subordinated loan provided by Nedbank Ltd. The notes issued by Greenhouse III 
are listed on JSE Ltd and rated by Moody’s.

The Greenhouse vehicles make use of an internal risk management policy, and utilises the Nedbank Group credit risk monitoring process 
to govern lending activities to external parties. In addition, financial assets may be introduced into the programme only if they meet the 
eligibility criteria of the programme agreements.

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Nedbank Ltd provided the Greenhouse programmes with interest-bearing subordinated loans at the commencement of each 
programme to provide part of the initial funding. Interest is payable on a quarterly basis, as part of the priority of payments. The full 
capital amount outstanding plus any accrued interest will be payable in full on the final maturity date, provided that all outstanding notes 
have been redeemed in full and all secured creditors have been settled. 

In the Greenhouse structure, Nedbank holds the class C and class Y notes amounting to R113 million (£7 million) and in the Greenhouse III 
structure, Nedbank holds the class D note, amounting to R100 million (£6 million). These notes are subordinated to the higher-ranking 
notes in terms of the priority of payments.

Precinct Funding 1
Precinct Funding 1 is a commercial-mortgage-backed securitisation programme. The originator, seller and servicer of the commercial 
property loan portfolio is Nedbank CIB Property Finance, the market leader in commercial property finance in SA.

The Precinct Funding 1 structure takes the form of a static pool of small commercial property loans with limited substitution and redraws 
or further advance capabilities.

Precinct Funding 1 has issued notes rated by Moody’s which are listed on JSE Ltd. The class A and class B notes were placed with third 
party investors and the junior notes and subordinated loan retained by Nedbank Ltd.

The vehicle makes use of an internal risk management policy and utilises the Nedbank Group Ltd credit risk monitoring process to govern 
lending activities to external parties. The primary measures used to identify, monitor and report on the level of exposure to credit risk 
include individual loan and loan portfolio ageing and performance analysis, analysis of impairment adequacy ratios, analysis of loss 
ratio trends and analysis of loan portfolio profitability. The maximum credit exposure to credit risk in respect of the mortgage loans is the 
balance of outstanding advances before taking into account the value of collateral held as security against such exposures and 
impairments raised. The collateral held as security for the mortgage asset exposure is in the form of first indemnity bonds over fixed 
commercial property.

Nedbank Ltd provided Precinct Funding 1 with an interest-bearing subordinated loan at the commencement of this transaction to provide 
part of the initial funding. Interest is payable on a quarterly basis as part of the priority of payments. The full capital amount outstanding 
plus any accrued interest will be payable in full on the final maturity date, provided that all outstanding notes have been redeemed in full 
and all secured creditors have been settled.

Nedbank holds the class C and class D notes amounting to R202 million (£12 million), which are subordinated to the higher-ranking notes 
in terms of the priority of payments. 

The following table shows the carrying amount of securitised assets together with the associated liabilities, or each category of asset in the 
statement of financial position1:

Loans and advances to customers 
Residential mortgage loans
Commercial mortgage loans

Other financial assets
Corporate and bank paper
Other securities
Commercial paper
Total

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Carrying 
amount of
 assets

Associated
 liabilities

Carrying 
amount of 
assets

Associated
 liabilities

£m

166
58

12
28
–
264

187
76

–
–
40
303

143
56

75
45
–
319

158
100

–
–
120
378

1  The value of any derivative instruments taken out to hedge any financial asset or liability is adjusted against such instrument in this disclosure.

The table above 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.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

J: Other notes 
J1: 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

£m

Changes in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year
Acquisitions through business combinations
Benefits earned during the year
Interest cost on benefit obligation
Measurement losses/(gains)
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
Acquisitions through business combinations
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
Other amounts recognised in statement of financial position
Net amount recognised in statement of financial position

Disclosed as follows:
  – Within trade, other receivables and other assets
  – Within trade, other payables and other liabilities

Pension plans
2016

491
–
3
31
46
(30)
77
618

616
–
54
10
1
(30)
121
772

154
(11)
(3)
140

169
(29)
140

2015

514
62
4
25
(17)
(35)
(62)
491

621
68
41
10
–
(35)
(89)
616

125
(14)
(1)
110

122
(12)
110

Other post-retirement 
benefit schemes

2016

154
–
5
16
4
(6)
67
240

158
–
13
3
–
(6)
54
222

(18)
–
–
(18)

36
(54)
(18)

2015

187
–
5
13
(6)
(6)
(39)
154

186
–
11
3
–
(6)
(36)
158

4
–
(2)
2

33
(31)
2

The amount recognised in the statement of financial position in relation to the Defined Benefit Pension Plans comprises surpluses totalling 
£169 million (2015: £122 million) and deficits totalling £29 million (2015: £12 million). The surpluses relate to Nedbank (2016: £141 million; 
2015: £105 million) and Old Mutual plc (2016: £28 million; 2015: £16 million). The deficits relate to Emerging Markets (2016: £19 million; 
2015: £10 million) and Old Mutual plc (2016: £10 million; 2015: £1 million).

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(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
2016
3
(10)
–
(7)

2015
4
(8)
–
(4)

£m

Other post-retirement  
benefit schemes

2016
5
(1)
2
6

2015
5
1
1
7

Actuarial assumptions used in calculating the projected benefit obligation are based on mortality estimates relevant to the 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 
£31 million and decrease of £25 million (2015: increase of £20 million and decrease of £17 million) respectively.

Total contributions expected to be paid to the Group pension plans for the year ending 31 December 2017 are £10 million (subject to any 
reassessments to be completed in the year). 
(c) Plan asset allocation
At 31 December

%

Equity securities
Debt securities
Property
Cash
Annuities and other

Pension plans
2016
29.8
46.4
3.4
3.4
17.0
100.0

2015
29.7
43.0
2.9
3.4
21.0
100.0

Other post-retirement  
benefit schemes

2016
39.2
16.7
4.6
24.9
14.6
100.0

2015
39.4
17.0
4.6
24.3
14.7
100.0

Pension and other retirement benefit plan assets include ordinary shares issued by the Company with a fair value of £nil (2015: £nil).
J2: Share-based payments
(a) Reconciliation of movements in options
During the year ended 31 December 2016, 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 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number 
of options
11,950,545
7,925,248
(5,142,900)
(1,362,406)
(10,358)
13,360,129
74,527

Weighted
 average 
Number 
exercise price
of options
£1.73
9,334,206
£1.51
6,178,091
£1.79
(966,728)
£1.55 (2,586,844)
£1.74
(8,180)
£1.59 11,950,545
£1.63
189,468

Weighted
 average 
exercise price
£1.51
£1.87
£1.69
£1.26
£1.63
£1.73
£1.53

The options outstanding at 31 December 2016 have an exercise price in the range of £1.28 to £1.87 (2015: £0.94 to £1.87) and a weighted 
average remaining contractual life of 1.8 years (2015: 2.2 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for options 
exercised during the year was £1.93 (2015: £2.12).

Options over shares in Old Mutual plc (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Exercised during the year
Expired during the year
Outstanding at end of the year
Exercisable at 31 December

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number 
of options
2,068,440
(1,487,985)
–
580,455
580,455

Weighted
 average 
exercise price
R15.05
R14.76
–
R15.80
R15.80

Number 
of options
5,580,292
(3,486,110)
(25,742)
2,068,440
2,068,440

Weighted
 average 
exercise price
R13.21
R12.14
R13.29
R15.05
R15.05

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

J: Other notes continued
J2: Share-based payments continued
The options outstanding at 31 December 2016 have an exercise price in the range of R15.80 to R15.80 (2015: R13.35 to R15.80) and a 
weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.3 years (2015: 0.9 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for 
options exercised during the year was R38.36 (2015: R41.21).

Options over shares in Nedbank Group Ltd

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Forfeited during the year
Exercised during the year
BEE cancellation of shares during the year
Expired during the year
Outstanding at end of the year
Exercisable at 31 December

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number 
of options
1,595,205
(44,299)
(549,364)
–
(8,909)
992,633
122,002

Weighted 
average 
exercise price

Number 
of options
R174.20 10,392,324
R137.58
(110,361)
R196.12
(786,312)
–
(7,879,135)
R77.69
(21,311)
196.31
1,595,205
R138.84
184,409

Weighted 
average 
exercise price
R167.55
R142.88
R108.27
R163.53
R115.26
R174.20
R103.57

The options outstanding at 31 December 2016 have an exercise price in the range of R138.84 to R231.84 (2015: R126.63 to R282.58) and a 
weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.2 years (2015: 1.9 years). The weighted average share price at date of exercise for options 
exercised during the year was R176.44 (2015: R247.37).
(b) Measurements and assumptions
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 2016 which will have an IFRS 2 grant date of 1 January 2016, is shown separately below. 
The grant date for all other awards is the award issue date.
(c) Forfeitable/Restricted share grants
The following summarises the fair value of 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
2016 25,126,598
2015
11,544,922
2016 20,284,617
14,244,304
2015
2016 5,068,162
3,879,259
2015

Weighted 
average 
fair value
£1.67
£2.08
R39.71
R42.24
R177.97
R231.76

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.

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(d) 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 6,222,592 restricted shares (2015: 8,243,127). The restricted shares 
have been valued using a share price of R34.44 (2015: R41.45).

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

(e) 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 2016
Total fair 
value 
£m
11

Vesting 
period
4.2

Year ended 
31 December 2015
Total fair 
value 
£m
10

Vesting 
period
4.2 years

Year ended 
31 December 
2016
49
–
49
–

£m

Year ended 
31 December
 2015
(Restated)1
31
4
35
128

1  The year ended 31 December 2015 has been restated to reflect Institutional Asset Management as a discontinued operation. Refer to note K1 for more information.
J3: 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 104 to 139.
(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
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Outstanding at end of the year

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number of
 personnel
11

14
14
14
11

Number of 
personnel
11

12
12
12
12

 £’000
1,584
25,133
6,228
9,828
280
8,797

26,717

£’000
1,388
24,293
5,308
8,678
378
9,929

25,681

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number of
 personnel
4
–

4

Number of
 options/
shares 
’000s
52
–
6
–
58

Number of 
personnel
5
1

4

Number of
 options/
shares 
’000s
48
(11)
29
(14)
52

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

J: Other notes continued
J3: Related parties continued
(b) Key management personnel remuneration and other compensation continued
Restricted shares

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Outstanding at beginning of the year
Leavers
New appointments
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Vested during the year
Outstanding at end of the year

Number of
 personnel
9
2
2

9

Number of
 options/
shares 
’000s
11,066
(2,974)
5,215
11,566
(206)
(1,225)
23,442

Number of 
personnel
9
1
1

9

Number of
 options/
shares 
’000s
13,753
(3,538)
2,056
3,055
(944)
(3,316)
11,066

(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.

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
Property & casualty contracts 
Total premium paid during the year
Life insurance products
Total sum assured/value of investment at end of the year
Pensions, termination benefits paid 
Value of pension plans as at end of the year

Year ended 
31 December 2016
Number 
of personnel

£000s

5

4

5

4

3

1

1

9

9

2,208
743
2,951

20
10
30

110
11
121

6

23,325

3,339

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Number of 
personnel

5

5

4

5

5

3

3

10

10

£000s

2,435
(227)
2,208

29
(9)
20

465
(355)
110

10

23,258

4,675

Various members of key management personnel hold or 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.

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J4: Contingent liabilities

Guarantees and assets pledged as collateral security
Secured lending
Irrevocable letters of credit
Other contingent liabilities

At 
31 December
 2016
965
806
210
10

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
1,198
401
196
4

The Group has provided certain guarantees for specific client obligations, in return for which the Group has received a fee. The Group 
has evaluated the extent of the possibility of the guarantees being called on and has provided appropriately. 

The Group, through its South African banking business, has pledged debt securities and negotiable certificates of deposit amounting to 
£1,128 million (2015: £681 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 for securities borrowing and lending activities.

Contingent liabilities – tax
The Revenue authorities in the principal jurisdictions in which the Group operates (South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United 
States) routinely review historic transactions undertaken and tax law interpretations made by the Group. The Group is committed to 
conducting its tax affairs in accordance with the tax legislation of the jurisdictions in which they operate. All interpretations made by 
management are made with reference to the specific facts and circumstances of the transaction and the relevant legislation.

There are occasions where the Group’s interpretation of tax law may be challenged by the Revenue authorities. The financial statements 
include provisions that reflect the Group’s assessment of liabilities which might reasonably be expected to materialise as part of their 
review. The Board is satisfied that adequate provisions have been made to cater for the resolution of tax uncertainties and that the 
resources required to fund such potential settlements are sufficient.

Due to the level of estimation required in determining tax provisions amounts eventually payable may differ from the provision recognised.

Nedbank litigation
There are a number of legal or potential claims against Nedbank Group Ltd and its subsidiary companies, the outcome of which cannot 
at present be foreseen.

The largest potential claim relates to Pinnacle Point Group Limited, where ABSA Bank Limited (ABSA) has initiated an action in the High 
Court against Nedbank Limited (Nedbank) for the sum of R773 million, where ABSA alleges that Nedbank had a legal duty of care to it 
in relation to certain single stock futures transactions. 

In a matter relating to the same events, New Port Finance Company (Pty) Ltd and Winifred Trust have sued ABSA for R405 million and 
R65 million respectively, alleging that ABSA had a duty of care towards them. During November 2016 ABSA joined Nedbank as a third 
party to that action claiming that, should ABSA be held liable, then ABSA would be entitled to claim a contribution from Nedbank. 

Nedbank’s counsel is of the view that Nedbank has a strong case to successfully resist both matters.

Consumer protection
Old Mutual is committed to treating customers fairly and 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. The Group monitors the exposure to these actions 
and makes provision for the related costs as appropriate.

On 3 March 2016, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a report detailing its findings of their industry-wide thematic review 
on the fair treatment of long-standing customers invested in closed-book products sold by the life insurance sector (Thematic Review) and 
announced that it was initiating an investigation into a number of firms, including Old Mutual Wealth Life Assurance Limited (OMWLA), 
a subsidiary of Old Mutual Wealth, in relation to potential breaches of the FCA’s standards relevant to the matters covered by the 
Thematic Review. OWMLA is working with the FCA and is cooperating with its investigation, but as with any regulatory investigation of this 
nature it is difficult to predict when the investigation will be completed or its outcome and therefore no provision has been recognised in 
the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

Implications of the managed separation strategy 
The Group routinely monitors and reassesses contingent liabilities arising from matters such as litigation, and warranties and indemnities 
relating to past acquisitions and disposals. The adoption of the managed separation strategy on 11 March 2016 does not affect the nature 
of such items, however it is possible that the Group may seek to resolve certain matters as part of the implementation of the managed 
separation strategy.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

J: Other notes continued
J5: 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 
existing funding arrangements will be sufficient to cover these commitments.

Investment property
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets

At 
31 December
 2016
64
106
48

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
63
106
48

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

At 
31 December
 2016
140
805
4,375

£m

At 
31 December
 2015
57
436
3,719

Assets are pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements with other financial institutions 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 
local 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 J6.
Commitments under derivative instruments
The Group enters into option contracts, financial features contracts, forward rate and interest rate swap agreements and other financial 
agreements in the normal course of business. Note G4 provides further information on the Group’s derivative financial instruments.
J6: Operating lease arrangements
(a) The Group as lessee
Outstanding commitments under non-cancellable 
operating leases, fall due as follows:

£m

At 31 December 2016

At 31 December 2015

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

Banking
116
89
115
320

Non-
banking
14
40
34
88

Total
130
129
149
408

Banking
45
100
98
243

Non-
banking
12
29
38
79

Total
57
129
136
322

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(b) The Group as lessor
Assets subject to operating leases

Land
Buildings
Investment property

Future undiscounted minimum lease payments of contracts with tenants

Within one year
In the second to fifth years inclusive
After five years

At 
31 December 
2016
3
16
1,697
1,716

At 
31 December 
2016
99
257
118
474

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
7
11
1,233
1,251

£m
At 
31 December
 2015
71
195
129
395

J7: 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.
J8: Businesses acquired during the year
(a) Acquisition of Banco Unico SA
On 3 October 2016 the Group acquired a 10.9% share in Banco Unico, SA to reach a controlling 50% plus one share (2015: 38.3% share). 
The acquiree is a banking entity in Mozambique and the acquisition, in line with the Group’s strategy of expanding into the rest of Africa, 
was made by purchasing Banco Unico, SA shares from a third party. 

The accounting related to the step up in ownership from 38.3% to 50% plus one share is such that it effectively requires a simultaneous sale 
of 38.3% followed by an acquisition of the fair value of 50% plus one share of the business. Consequently a loss of £11 million was realised 
on the transaction. Consistent with usual Group practice, this loss was recognised in profit or loss but excluded from the determination of 
AOP. As the Group now has a controlling interest of 50% plus one share, the financial results and position of Banco Unico, SA have been 
consolidated with effect from 3 October 2016.

The assets and liabilities acquired have been recorded at their fair values for purposes of the opening balance sheet and included in the 
consolidated accounts of the Group using the Group’s accounting policies in accordance with IFRS. 

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

J: Other notes continued
J8: Businesses acquired during the year continued
(a) Acquisition of Banco Unico SA continued
The table below sets out the consolidated assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the acquisition of Banco Unico, SA:

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Loans and advances
Investments and securities
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Liabilities
Borrowed funds
Deferred tax liabilities
Amounts owed to bank depositors
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Total liabilities
Total net assets acquired

Acquisition-date fair value of consideration transferred
Acquisition-date fair value of consideration held1
Cash
Share of non-controlling interests2
Capitalised derivative financial instrument

Goodwill recognised

Acquiree’s 
carrying 
amount

–
6
3
188
8
30
235

(1)
–
(206)
(6)
(213)
22

£m

Fair 
value

8
6
3
188
8
30
243

(1)
(2)
(206)
(6)
(215)
28

29
12
5
14
(2)

1

1  A £1 million loss was recognised in non-trading and capital items as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in Banco Unico, SA held by the Group 
before the business combination. In addition, a £10 million foreign currency translation reserve loss was recognised in profit or loss on completion of the step-up 
acquisition. Refer to note A2 for more information.

2  The Group elected to measure non-controlling interests at the proportionate share of the fair value of net assets.

The goodwill recognised at acquisition is attributable to the delivery of cost and revenue synergies that could not be linked to identifiable 
intangible assets. 

There were no contingent consideration arrangements and indemnification assets recognised on the acquisition.

£2 million profit from operations and £2 million profit for the year have been included in the consolidated income statement since the 
acquisition date.

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(b) Other acquisitions
AAM Advisory (AAM)
On 16 March 2016, Old Mutual Wealth completed the acquisition of 100% of AAM, a Singapore based wealth advice company. 
The consideration payable was an initial SGD 14 million (£7 million) with additional potential deferred consideration of SGD 26 million 
(£13 million), which is subject to AAM meeting certain performance targets for the period from 2016 to 2018. Goodwill of £4 million and 
other intangible assets of £3 million were recognised as a result of the transaction.

Old Mutual Private Client Advisors (PCA)
During the second half of 2016, Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) completed the acquisition of a number of advisor businesses as part of 
the expansion of its PCA business that was launched in October 2015. The aim is to develop an OMW branded, employed adviser 
business focused upon servicing upper affluent and high-net worth clients, offering a restricted advice proposition focused upon 
OMW’s investment solutions and platform. The total consideration payable was an initial £8 million with additional potential deferred 
consideration of £8 million, dependent upon meeting certain performance targets, generally relating to funds under management. 
Goodwill of £8 million and other intangible assets of £7 million were recognised as a result of the transaction. The deferred consideration 
was included in the calculation of goodwill recognised.

Purchase of remaining stake in Credit Guarantee Insurance Company (CGIC)
On 1 March 2016 Emerging Markets acquired the remaining 13.9% of the shares in CGIC for R190 million (£10 million) taking its share to 
100%. This transaction has resulted in a debit being directly recognised in reserves of R78 million (£4 million), which is the excess of the 
consideration paid and the proportionate share of the net assets of CGIC acquired.
(c) Acquisitions through businesses classified as held for sale
Acquisitions through businesses classified as held for sale are disclosed in note K2.
J9: Events after the reporting date
Old Mutual Wealth acquisition of Caerus Capital Group
On 28 February 2017, Old Mutual Wealth announced that it had reached a conditional agreement to acquire the financial adviser 
network, Caerus Capital Group (Caerus). The proposed acquisition is subject to a number of conditions, including shareholder agreement 
and regulatory approval. The transaction is expected to complete in Q2 2017. 

The acquisition will complement Old Mutual Wealth’s existing controlled distribution footprint in the UK, which includes Intrinsic, and 
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers, the branded national adviser firm established in 2015. Caerus has more than 300 advisers that 
are authorised and are responsible for more than £4 billion of assets under advice.
Old Mutual Wealth acquisition of Attivo Investment Management Limited
During 2016, the Group entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Attivo Investment Management Limited (‘AIM’) from Attivo Group 
Limited. The purchase has received regulatory approval, and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2017.

Repurchase of the outstanding Old Mutual plc perpetual preferred callable securities
On 3 February 2017 the Group repurchased all of the £273 million Tier 1 preferred perpetual callable securities and paid cash from the 
Groups’ existing resources. A £29 million loss, including accrued interest and the costs of acquiring the instruments, will be recognised 
directly in equity in the 2017 financial statements.

Disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy
On 9 January 2017, the Group completed the disposal of Old Mutual Wealth Italy, part of the Old Mutual Wealth business for a cash 
consideration of €278 million (£210 million net of costs) plus interest to completion. 

A goodwill impairment loss of £46 million has been recognised in profit or loss as the net asset value of the business disposed of exceeds 
the expected net proceeds. The related assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale at 31 December 2016. Refer to note K1 for 
further information.

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

K: Discontinued operations and disposal groups held for sale
K1: Discontinued operations
On 9 March 2016, the Group announced its managed separation strategy, which included the phased reduction of the majority stake 
in OM Asset Management plc (OMAM) and in addition, on 31 May 2016, the Group sold its interest in Rogge Global Partners Limited 
(Rogge). These two businesses comprised one of the Group’s reported segments, Institutional Asset Management (IAM). For the year 
ended 31 December 2016, IAM has been classified as a discontinued operation. Comparative profit and loss information has been 
restated accordingly. This treatment is consistent with the requirements of IFRS, given the Group’s stated strategic intentions. In addition, 
as it is probable that the reduction of the holding in OMAM, such that the Group loses control, will occur within twelve months of the 
reporting date, the assets and liabilities of this business have been disclosed as held for sale. Details relating to the financial position 
of IAM is included in held for sale assets and liabilities and are disclosed in note K2. 

During the year ended 31 December 2015, a loss on disposal of £21 million was incurred as a result of the settlement of litigation arising 
on the disposal of US Life in 2011 following a court order in favour of the plaintiff.
(a) Income statement from discontinued operations

Revenue
Expenses
Share of associated undertakings’ and joint ventures’  
  profit after tax
Profit/(loss) on disposal of subsidiaries, associated  
  undertakings and strategic investments
Profit/(loss) before tax from discontinued  
  operations
Income tax expense
Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued  
  operations
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
Non-controlling interests – ordinary shares

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
503
(399)

US Life
–
–

11

18

133
(29)

104

72
32
104

–

–

–
–

–

 – 
–
–

Institutional 
Asset
 Management
497
(388)

US Life
–
–

8

1

118
(27)

91

66
25
91

–

(21)

(21)
–

(21)

(21)
–
(21)

Total
503
(399)

11

18

133
(29)

104

72
32
104

£m

Total
497
(388)

8

(20)

97
(27)

70

45
25
70

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(b) Statement of comprehensive income from discontinued operations

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Institutional 
Asset 
Management

US Life

Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued  
  operations
Items that may be reclassified subsequently 
  to profit or loss
Currency translation differences/exchange differences  
  on translating foreign operations
Other movements
Total comprehensive income for the financial  
  year from discontinued operations

104

(3)
–

101

–

–
–

–

(c) Net cash flows from discontinued operations

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Institutional 
Asset
 Management

91

1
4

96

Total

104

(3)
–

101

US Life

(21)

–
–

(21)

Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities1
Net cash flows from discontinued operations

Year ended 
31 December 2016

Year ended 
31 December 2015

Institutional 
Asset 
Management
14
(172)
203
45

US Life
–
–
–
–

Institutional 
Asset
 Management
69
3
(64)
8

Total
14
(172)
203
45

US Life
(21)
–
–
(21)

1  Excludes dividend and financing payments made to Old Mutual plc
K2: Assets and liabilities held for sale
The following tables show the assets and liabilities that have been disclosed as held for sale: 

At 31 December 2016

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Investment properties
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred tax assets
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
Deferred acquisition costs
Investments and securities
Other assets
Cash and balances with central banks
Total assets
Liabilities
Long-term business policyholder liabilities
Borrowed funds
Provisions
Deferred revenue
Deferred tax liabilities
Current tax payable
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

Emerging
 Markets 

Nedbank

Old Mutual
 Wealth

Institutional
 Asset
 Management

–
116
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
116

–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1

–
–
17
–
–
–
–
–
–
17

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

78
–
4
3
–
63
6,189
127
14
6,478

6,164
–
3
5
21
–
71
6,264

1,216
–
32
247
29
32
165
155
83
1,959

–
319
3
–
4
67
388
781

£m

Total

70

1
4

75

£m

Total
48
3
(64)
(13)

£m

Total

1,294
116
53
250
29
95
6,354
282
97
8,570

6,164
319
6
5
25
67
460
7,046

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

K: Discontinued operations and disposal groups held for sale continued
K2: Assets and liabilities held for sale continued
At 31 December 2015

Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Investment properties
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred acquisition costs
Other assets
Cash and balances with central banks
Total assets
Liabilities
Other liabilities
Total liabilities

Emerging
 Markets 

Nedbank

Old Mutual
 Wealth

Institutional
 Asset
 Management

–
84
–
–
–
–
84

–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–

–
–
4
–
–
–
4

–
–

1
–
1
2
11
20
35

12
12

£m

Total

1
84
5
2
11
20
123

12
12

Institutional Asset Management
Current period transactions
On 9 March 2016, the Group announced its managed separation strategy, which included the phased reduction of the majority stake in 
OM Asset Management plc (OMAM). As such, the assets and liabilities of OMAM, part of the Institutional Asset Management segment, 
are classified as held for sale at 31 December 2016. 

Further analysis of significant balances included in OMAM assets and liabilities held for sale are as follows:
(a) Goodwill and other intangible assets
As at 31 December 2016, the market value of the Group’s investment in OMAM, based on its quoted share price, was £863 million, 
compared to a carrying value of £602 million. The Group has therefore concluded that the goodwill related to OMAM is not impaired.
(b) Deferred tax assets
In evaluating OMAM’s ability to recover its deferred tax assets, management considers all available positive and negative evidence 
including the existence of cumulative income in the most recent financial years, changes in the business in which the OMAM operates, 
and the ability to forecast future taxable income. The weight given to the evidence is commensurate with the extent to which it can be 
objectively verified. The more negative evidence that exists, the more positive evidence that is necessary and the more difficult it is to 
support a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed. OMAM has three years of cumulative earnings as of December 31, 2016, 
2015, and 2014. As of December 31, 2016, management believes it is more likely than not that the balance of the deferred tax asset will be 
realised based on forecasted taxable income.
(c) Investments and securities
Investments and securities of £165 million comprise listed pooled investments of £64 million and unlisted pooled investments of 
£101 million. 

The classification of investments and securities, in terms of the fair value hierarchy described in note E2 is as follows:

At 31 December 2016
Designated (fair value through profit or loss)

Investments and securities

Total

Level 1

Level 2

£m
Level 3

165

70

28

67

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Investments and securities classified as Level 3 relate to timber and real estate assets held by funds of OMAM. Accounting standards 
require consideration of the effect of reasonable possible alternative assumptions on the fair value of Level 3 financial assets and 
liabilities. A 10% change to the significant unobservable inputs of the Level 3 investments and securities above is in the range of £6 million 
favourable and £6 million unfavourable. 

There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 or between Level 2 and Level 3 during the year. 

Of the £67 million Level 3 investments and securities, OMAM disposed of a £41 million timber investment in January 2017.
(d) Borrowed funds
In July 2016, OMAM announced underwritten public offerings of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of 
$275 million of senior notes due 2026 (the Institutional Notes), and $125 million of senior notes due 2031 (the Retail Notes). The Institutional 
Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.8% per year, payable on a semi-annual basis. 

The Retail Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.1% per year, payable on a quarterly basis. The Retail Notes are callable at par as of 
1 August 2019.
(e) Acquisition of Landmark Partners LLC (Landmark)
On 18 August 2016, the Group’s US listed subsidiary, OM Asset Management plc (OMAM), acquired a 60% stake in the equity share 
capital of Landmark in exchange for cash consideration of $242 million (£185 million) in cash with the potential for an additional payment 
of up to $225 million (£182 million) on or around 31 December 2018. As this potential additional payment is dependent on future service 
and other conditions, no amounts have been attributed to the consideration of the business. Certain key members of the management 
team of Landmark have retained the remaining 40% interest in the business as ownership units. Both the potential additional payment 
and the 40% ownership units held by management are recognised as share-based payment transactions due to service conditions and 
settlement features. These arrangements vest over varying increments from 31 December 2018 through 31 December 2024. At the date of 
acquisition, the Group’s stake in OMAM’s equity was 66%. 

Landmark is based in the United States of America and is a leading global secondary private equity and property investment firm. 
OMAM financed the acquisition through the proceeds of various note offerings, in particular $275 million of 4.8% senior notes due 
27 July 2026 and $125 million of 5.1% senior notes due 1 August 2031.

Subsequent to the acquisition, the Group decided to dispose of its holding in OMAM and consequently the goodwill recognised 
on this acquisition was transferred from goodwill and other intangible assets to assets held for sale in the consolidated statement 
of financial position.

The results from the business have been consolidated since the date of the acquisition and the table below sets out the consolidated assets 
and liabilities acquired:

Assets
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade, other receivables and other assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Deferred revenue
Trade, other payables and other liabilities
Total liabilities
Total net assets acquired

Total cash consideration paid

Goodwill recognised

Acquiree’s
 carrying
 amount

–
4
18
7
29

(7)
(19)
(26)
3

£m

Fair
 value

65
4
18
7
94

(7)
(13)
(20)
74

185

111

The purchase price has been allocated based on a provisional estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at 
the date of acquisition determined in accordance to IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’. The provisional allocation required significant 
assumptions and the use of external expertise and it is possible that the preliminary estimates may change materially as the purchase 
price allocations are finalised. The accounting must be finalised within 12 months of the acquisition date. 

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

K: Discontinued operations and disposal groups held for sale continued
K2: Assets and liabilities held for sale continued
The carrying value of assets and liabilities in Landmark’s consolidated statement of financial position at acquisition date approximated 
the fair value of these items determined by the Group, with the exception of identified intangible assets of £65 million and a reduction in 
other liabilities of £6 million. Of the £65 million identified intangibles assets, £64 million relates to the value attributable to contractual 
relationships existing at the acquisition date to provide asset management advisory services and the remaining £1m relates to the 
Landmark trade name. The value of the asset management contracts was determined using the excess earnings method in which the 
value is equal to the present value of the after-tax cash flows attributable to the intangible asset. The preliminary useful life for the asset 
management contacts has initially been estimated to be 13.4 years. 

Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid and the net value assigned to the identified 
assets and liabilities acquired and are attributable to the delivery of cost and revenue synergies that cannot be linked to identifiable 
intangible assets. Under US tax law, the goodwill and other intangibles recognised as a result of this acquisition is expected to be 
deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years.

Transaction costs incurred of £5 million relating to the acquisition have been recognised within other operating expenses in the 
consolidated income statement, but excluded from the determination of adjusted operating profit. From the date of acquisition to 
31 December 2016, Landmark contributed a loss of £16 million to the profit after tax attributable to equity holders of OMAM, which 
includes amortisation of intangible assets recorded in purchase accounting and compensation expense for the arrangements with 
employees of Landmark noted above.
Prior period transactions
At 31 December 2015, the Group classified total assets of £35 million (comprising £20 million cash and cash equivalents and £10 million 
other assets) and total liabilities of £12 million as held for sale in relation to the disposal of Rogge Global Partners Limited. This transaction 
completed on 31 May 2016.
Emerging Markets
Current and prior period transactions
Emerging Markets has classified £116 million (2015: £84 million) of investment properties as held for sale. These transactions are expected 
to complete in the next 12 months. The investment properties form part of the policyholder assets and therefore have no impact on profit 
or loss of the Group.
Nedbank
Current period
Following an internal review of its own office space requirements, Nedbank has identified buildings with a carrying value of £17 million 
(2015: £nil) that are no longer required and which are currently being marketed for sale.
Old Mutual Wealth
Current period
On 9 August 2016, the Group announced that it had agreed to sell Old Mutual Wealth Italy, part of the Old Mutual Wealth business, to 
ERGO Italia (now renamed Phlavia Investimenti), subject to regulatory approval. From this date the business was disclosed as held for 
sale. 

A goodwill impairment loss of £46 million has been recognised in profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2016 as the net asset 
value of the business exceeded the net proceeds.

At 31 December 2016, the principal financial assets and liabilities included as held for sale were investments and securities of 
£6,189 million and investment contract liabilities of £6,164 million, all of which were classified as Level 1 in terms of the fair value hierarchy.

The sale completed on 9 January 2017.

Current and prior period
Old Mutual Wealth has also identified property, plant and equipment of £4 million (December 2016: £4 million) as held for sale.

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L1: Accounting policies on financial assets and liabilities
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 less for a 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.
(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 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. The Group does not apply significant cash flow or fair value hedging.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

L1: Accounting policies on financial assets and liabilities continued
(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 standalone basis, when a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded 
derivative would meet the definition of a derivative, 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 currently 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.
(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 income
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 liabilities) or are managed, evaluated and reported using a fair 
value basis (for instance financial assets supporting shareholders’ funds).

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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.

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 are 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.

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For the year ended 31 December 2016

L1: Accounting policies on financial assets and liabilities continued
(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.

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 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. Cash paid for securities purchased under agreements to resell at a predetermined 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 life of the agreement 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.

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(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.
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 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 reversal 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.

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L2: Related undertakings of the Group
The following provides a list of the Group’s related undertakings. These disclosures are required by Section 409 of the Companies Act 
2006. It should be noted that this is a statutory disclosure and does not represent the way that the Group accounts for these entities. 
(a) Group subsidiaries 
The table below sets out the Group’s subsidiary undertakings (including investment funds and collective investment schemes controlled 
by the Company). All shares are held indirectly by the Company (unless indicated) and their results are included in the Company’s 
consolidated financial statements.

Name

310 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
312 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
314 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
315 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
316 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
317 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
318 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
319 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
32 Randjesfontein Investments (Pty) Ltd

Percentage
holding
100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

320 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd1
321 Halfway House Ext 13 Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
AAM Advisory PTE Limited
Acadian Asset Management (Australia) 
Ltd
Acadian Asset Management (Japan)
Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) 
Pte Ltd.
Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd1
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Acsis Licence Group (Pty) Ltd
Acsis Limited
Adviceworx (Pty) Ltd

100 

100 

100 
100 

100 
100 

100 
100 
100 
100 
100 

Adviceworx Old Mutual Enhanced 
Income FoF B1
Adviceworx Old Mutual Inflation Plus 
4-5% Fund of Funds
Affordable Rental and Investment Fund 
South Africa Trust
African Fund Managers (Mauritius)
African Infrastructure Holding  
Company 2 (Mauritius)
African Infrastructure Investment Fund

100

35 

100 

100 
50

31 

African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2 
Partnership
African Infrastructure Investment Holding 
Company 2 (Mauritius)

43

50

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

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

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Singapore
Australia

Cayman Islands
Singapore

Ordinary
Class A and B shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Class A and Class B shares

England & Wales
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Class B1 shares

Republic of South Africa

Class B1 shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary
Ordinary

Mauritius
Mauritius

One class of share

Republic of South Africa

One class of share

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Mauritius

Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road, Pretoria Main Road, 
Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Capita Green #06-01, 138 Market Street, Singapore 048946
260 Franklin Street, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02109

P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
260 Franklin Street, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02109

36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3ND
260 Franklin Street, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
1st Floor Building 5, Commerce Square, 39 Rivonia Road, 
Sandhurst, 2194
Collingwood Building, Fir St, Observatory,  
Cape Town, 7925
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town, 
Western Cape 7405
c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis 
c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis 

Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, 7700
Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, 7700
c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis 

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

African Infrastructure Investment 
Managers (Pty) Ltd
Agility Broker Services (Pty) Ltd  
(in voluntary liquidation)
AIIF2 Power Holdings
AIIF2 Towers SA (Pty) Ltd

100

100

100
100

AIIM Hydropower Holdings (Pty) Ltd

99

AIIM Seed General Partner (Pty) Ltd 

Aiva Florida Inc. de Miami

Aiva Health S.A.
Aiva Holding Group S.A.

Aiva Investments S.A.
Aiva S.A.
Aiva Tpa Services S.A.
ALFI Rogge Partners S.A.

100

100

100
86

100
100
100
100

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mauritius

Republic of South Africa

Florida, USA

Uruguay
Panama

Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay
England and Wales

Amber Mountain Investment 3 (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Anduin Trust
95
Apollo Advisors (Pty) Ltd

Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Colinton House, Ground Floor, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Str, 
Newlands, 7700
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis
Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, 7700
c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis, 
Mauritius
Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Street, 
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
201 South Biscayne, Boulevard, Suite 1500 BB Miami 
Florida
Zonamerica – Ruta 8km 17500 Edif, Beta 3, Of 011
Costa del Este, Av Roberto Motta Edificio Capital Plaza Piso 
8 – Panama- Republica de Panama
Zonamerica – Ruta 8km 17500 Edif, Beta 3, Of,011
Luis Alberto de Herrera 1245 WTC Torre I – Of,1406
Zonamerica – Ruta 8Km 17 500 Edif, Beta 3, Of,011
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
401 Cape Road, Cotswold, Port Elizabeth, 6045
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Ground Floor, Colinton House,The Oval, 1 Oakdale Rd, 
Newlands, Cape Town 7701
Walkers SPV Limited, Walker House, 87 Mary Street, 
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9002, Cayman Islands
Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Street, 
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
 Ground Floor, Colinton House,The Oval, 1 Oakdale Street, 
Newlands, Cape Town 7700
750 Battery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94111
191 N Wacker Drive, Ste 2500 Chicago, IL 60606
11th floor, Nedbank Corner, 96 Jorissen Street, 
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2017
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Apollo II GP Partnership General Partner 93

Apollo Investment Partnership General 
Partner (Pty) Ltd
Apollo Investment Partnership II En 
Commandite Partnership
Ashfield Capital Partners LLC
Asia Storage GP, LLC
Azaadville Gardens (RF) (Pty) Ltd

Balanced Fund

Banco Unico

Barprop (Pty) Ltd
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney  
& Strauss LLC
Beaumont Robinson Limited 

Bene Inventa (Pty) Ltd
BHMS Investment GP LLC
BHMS Investment Holdings LP

Black Distributors SPV Limited

Bloemfontein Board of Executors and 
Trust Company Ltd

Blue Downs 3 Property Developments 
(Pty) Ltd.

Blueprint Distribution Limited

100

51

100

65

72

50 plus  
one share
100
75

100

100
100
4

100

100

100

100

Blueprint Financial Services Limited

100

Blueprint Organisation Limited

100

100
BNS Nominees (Pty) Ltd
100
BoE 187 Investments (Pty) Ltd
100
BoE Developments (Pty) Ltd
100
BoE Holdings (Pty) Ltd
BoE Investment Holdings Ltd
100
BoE Link Nominees (Proprietary) Limited 100
100
BoE Management Ltd
100
BoE Private Client & Trust Company (Pty) 
Ltd

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Class A, A3, B1, B2,  
C and R shares
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
USA
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Mozambique

Julius Nyerere Avenue, n’500 Maputo, Mozambique

Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)
USA (DE)

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
JPMorgan Chase Tower, 2200 Ross Avenue, 31st Floor, 
Dallas, TX 75201
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London,  
EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of 
New Castle, DE 19808, U,S,A,
5th Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Republic of South Africa

Old Mutual West Campus Entrance 2, Mutual Park,  
2 Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

England & Wales

England & Wales

England & Wales

Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England,  
SN1 5AH

Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England,  
SN1 5AH

Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England,  
SN1 5AH

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

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

BoE Private Client Investment Holdings 
Ltd
BoE Private Equity Investments (Pty) Ltd
Bond Fund
Boness Development Phase 3 (Pty) Ltd
BPCC Security Company (Pty) Ltd

100

100
69
100
100

100
100
100

C.I.P.M Nominees Limited
Campbell (RTC Acquisition), LLC
Campbell Global Administracao de 
Ativos Florestais Ltda, LLC
100
Campbell Global Australia Pty. Ltd
Campbell Global Brazil, LLC
100
Campbell Global Forest Restoration, LLC 100

Campbell Global New Zealand, LLC

100

Campbell Global Timber Fund Feeder, 
LLC
Campbell Global Timber Fund GP, Ltd 100

100

Campbell Global Timber Fund LP

100

100

75
100

Campbell Global, LLC
Campbell Opportunity Timber Fund GP, 
LLC
Campbell Opportunity Timber Fund 
GP-TE, LLC
Campbell Opportunity Timber Fund VI 
GP, LLC
Campbell Timber Fund II GP, LLC
80
Campbell Timber Fund III Manager, LLC 20
100
Capegate Crescent Development (Pty) 
Ltd
Capital Developments Limited

100

100

Ordinary
Republic of South Africa
Class B1, B2, C and R shares Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Ordinary
Republic of South Africa
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Jersey
USA (DE)
Brazil

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Australia
USA
USA (DE)

USA

USA (DE)

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

Malawi

Capital Growth Investments Trust

Capital Investments Limited

CBI (OldCo), Inc.
CBN Nominees (Pty) Ltd

100

51

100
100

Trust does not issue shares

Zimbabwe

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Malawi

USA (PA)
Namibia

CCF Old Mutual Multi-Style Global 
Equity
CCF Old Mutual Opp Global Equity
Celestis Broker Services (Pty) Ltd
Central Africa Building Society
Central Consortium SPV One Investments 
(Pty) Ltd

100

86
100
100
100

Class A and C shares

Ireland

Class A and C shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ireland
Republic of South Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
 Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

4th Floor 28/30 The Parade St Helier Jersey JE2 3QQ
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
AV, Paulista 2073, Conjunto Nacional – Horsa II, Cj, 1702
Cerqueira Cesar, both in Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo
Melbourne, VIC 3000
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Paracorp Incorporated, 2140 S Dupont Hwy, Camden, DE 
19934
c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr.,  
Ste, 101, Dover, DE 19904
c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, 
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1104
c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, 
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1104
c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, 
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1104
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Ground Floor Vineyards Square South, The Vineyards 
Office Estate, 99 Jip De Jager Road, Tygervalley
Old Mutal Building, Robert Mugabe Crescent, P.O. Box 
30459, Lilongwe 3
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Old Mutal Building, Robert Mugabe Crescent, P.O. Box 
30459, Lilongwe 3
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
8th Floor, Namdeb Sentre, 10 Dr Frans Indongo Str, 
Windhoek
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Mutual Park, Jan smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Northend Close Northridge Park, Highlands, Harare
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Central Consortium SPV Two Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
CEPS 1, LLC
CG Franklin-Clarkson GP, LLC

100

90
100

CG Franklin-Clarkson LLC

CG Snoqualmie Logco, LLC

CG Snoqualmie, LLC

Cheviot Asset Management Limited 
Cheviot Capital (Nominees) Limited
Cheviot Exodus LP
Cheviot GP Limited
Cirilium Asset Management Limited

100

100

100

100
100
100
100
100

City Centre Properties (Private) Limited

93

Coastal Consortium SPV One 
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Coastal Consortium SPV Two  
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Commsale 2000 Limited1

100

100

100

Community Property Company (Pty) Ltd 100

Community Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd 100

Constantia Insurance Company 
(Guernsey) Limited1
Consumer Credit (Swaziland) (Pty) Ltd

Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC
Copper Rock Global All Cap Equity 
Fund
Corporate Trade & Invest 9 Pty Ltd

Cougar Investment Holding Company 
Limited
CP Holdings GP, LLC
CPT Logco, Inc.
CPT Logco, LLC
Credit Guarantee Insurance  
Corporation of Africa Limited
Crown Pine Parent GP, LLC
Crystal Park Developments (Pty) Ltd

Crystal Park Trust

100

100

65
99

100

100

100
100
100
86

100
100

100

CSM Holdings, Inc.
100
CU Property Holdings (Private) Limited 100

Depfin Investments (Pty) Ltd
Desert SPV One Investments (Pty) Ltd

DQS Financial Management Limited
Dr Holsboer Benefit Fund
Dynamic Floor Fund

100
100

90
100
36

Eastern Consortium SPV One Investment 
(Pty) Ltd
Eastern Consortium SPV Two Investments 
(Pty) Ltd
Echo Point Investment Management LLC 
(DE)
Education SPV Limited

100

100

100

100

Eighty One Main Street Nominees Ltd
Embeca Properties (Private) Ltd
Emerald Investment Associates LLC

100
100
75

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Class A shares

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Class A1, B1, B2 and  
C shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Namibia

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)

England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales

Zimbabwe

Namibia

Namibia

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Guernsey

Swaziland

USA
Ireland

6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 
Delaware 19801
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 
Delaware 19801
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 
Delaware 19801
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 
Delaware 19801
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
90 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9RA
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England,  
SN1 5AH
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
3rd Floor Great Westerford, 240 Main Road,  
Rondebosch, 7700
3rd Floor Great Westerford, 240 Main Road,  
Rondebosch, 7700
Heritage Hall, Le Marchant Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, 
GY1 4JH
Deloitte & Touche, 1st floor, Embassy House, Cnr Allister 
Milller and Morris Strs, Mbabane, Swaziland
200 Clarendon St., 51st FL, Boston, MA 02116
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

c/o Old Mutual Alterantive Investments, Mutual Park,  
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands,
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

USA (PA)
Zimbabwe

Republic of South Africa
Namibia

England & Wales
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Namibia

Namibia

USA (DE)

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700 Portland, Oregon 97258
Old Mutual Investment Group, 3rd Floor OMIG Building, 
West Campus,Mutual Park, Jan Smuts D, Western Cape 
Province, 7405
c/o Old Mutual Alterantive Investments, Mutual Park,  
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Royal Mutual House, 45 Nelson Mandela, Harare, 
Zimbabwe
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
11th floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London, EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
 Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Zimbabwe
USA (DE)

5th Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
3rd/J Moyo, Harare
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Equibond (Pty) Ltd
Erf 7 Sandown (Pty) Ltd

Percentage
holding

100
100

Esimio Trading 101 Ltd
100
Fairbairn Investment Company Limited 100

Fairbairn Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Fairheads Bond Managers (Pty) Ltd  
(in voluntary liquidation)
Fairheads Mortgage Nominees (Pty) Ltd 
(in voluntary liquidation)
Falcon Warehouse Holdings GP LLC
Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited

100
100

100

100
67

Featherwood Apartments (Pty) Ltd

Featherwood Rentals (Pty) Ltd

74

74

Fidelity Multi Asset Adventurous Fund

68

Fidelity Nominees (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Finansfin (Pty) Ltd

Finlac Trust Ltd
First Trade and Invest 9 (RF) (Pty) Ltd

Flexible Fund

Franklin-Clarkson LogCo, Inc.
Franklin-Clarkson, LP
Frittlewell Investments (Private) Limited

Front Line Investment Limited

100
100

100
100

69

100
99
100

70

100
43
100

Futuregrowth Agri Fund 2
Futuregrowth Agri Fund 
Futuregrowth Agri-fund (South 
Africa)-1GP (Pty) Ltd
Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd 100
100
G.E.O.C. Nominees Ltd
100
Galilean Properties (Prop) Limited
100
Glenmore Seaside Resort (Pty) Ltd
33
Global Bond Feeder Fund
41
Global Currency Feeder Fund

Global Edge Technologies (Pty) Limited 100
100
Golddunn Property Developments (Pty) 
Ltd

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary and cumulative 
redeemable preference 
shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Class A1, B1, B2, C and  
R shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

One class of share
One class of share
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Class A and B2 shares
Class A, B1, B2 and  
C shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Building 7, 1st Floor, Pinewood Office Park, 33 Riley 
Road,Woodmead
24 Archter Road, Paulshof, 2191
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

USA (DE)
Kenya

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Business Support Centre, Ngong Lane, Off Ngong Road  
P.O. Box 60240-00200, Nairobi

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

c/o Old Mutual Alterantive Investments, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands,
c/o Old Mutual Alterantive Investments, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands,
Oakhill House, 150 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, 
Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9DZ
100 Main Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Old Mutual West Campus Entrance 2, Mutual Park,  
2 Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Zimbabwe

Malawi

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

100 S, 4th Street, Ste. 1000, St, Louis, MO 63102
One SW Columbia, Ste, 1700, Portland, OR 97258
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Old Mutal Building, Robert Mugabe Crescent, P.O. Box 
30459, Lilongwe 3
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Daisy Street, Sandton, Sandown, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Jan Smuts Drive Mutual Park, Pinelands 7405
Jan Smuts Drive Mutual Park, Pinelands 7405

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mutual Gardens, Mowbray, Cape Town
665 Duncan Street, Hillcrest, Pretoria, 0001

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

100
Golden Magpie LLC
Golden Piccolo Limited
100
GRAND CENTRAL AIRPORT (PTY) LTD  100

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

USA (DE)
Hong Kong
Republic of South Africa

GRAND CENTRAL INVESTMENTS 
SHARE BLOCK (PTY) LTD
Green Horizon Environment 
Rehabilitation Company (NPC)
Greenfield Developments Company (Pty) 
Ltd 
Hawthorne Investment LLC
HCEPP Management Co. S.à r.l.
HDP LLC
HDP-OM (GP) LLC

100

100

100

80
100
100
100

Heitman America Real Estate Trust, LLC 100
100
Heitman California Financial Services 
GP Inc.
Heitman California Financial Services LP 99
100
Heitman Capital Management LLC
100
Heitman Core Real Estate Debt Income 
Trust, LLC
Heitman Equities LLC
Heitman European Residential 
Investment GP
Heitman Financial Services LLC
Heitman Financial Sp. z.o.o.

100
100

100
100

Heitman Financial U.K. LLC
Heitman Germany GmbH
Heitman Global Systems LLC
Heitman HK Limited
Heitman International HK Limited
Heitman International LLC
Heitman International Real Estate 
Securities GmbH
Heitman International Real Estate 
Securities HK Limited
Heitman International Real Estate 
Securities Pty Limited
Heitman International S.a.r.l.
Heitman KK (Japan)

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

100

100

100
100

Heitman LLC
50
Heitman Management Company S.à.r.l. 100
Heitman Real Estate Debt Partners, LLC 100
100
Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC
100
Heitman Russia LLC
Heitman Securities LLC
100
Heitman Strategic Finance Partners, LLC 100
100
Heitman U.K. Limited
100
Heitman Value Partners II LLC
100
Heitman Value Partners III LLC
100
Heitman VCAC Manager LLC
Heitman/HART LLC
100
100
Heitman/NPS Investors, LLC
HEPP IV Management Company S.a.r.l. 100
100
HERIP B Investor LLC

HERIP Investor GP LLC

HERIP-OM (GP) LLC

HIFSA Housing Impact Fund South 
Africa

100

100

55

Class A and Class B shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
Luxembourg
USA
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (IA)
USA

USA (DE)
Luxembourg

USA (DE)
Poland

USA (DE)
Germany
USA (DE)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
USA (DE)
Germany

Hong Kong

Australia

Luxembourg
Japan

USA (DE)
Luxembourg
USA
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
England & Wales
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Luxembourg
USA (DE)

USA (DE)

England & Wales

Participation based  
on unit holding

Republic of South Africa

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
15/F LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong
Grand Central Airport, New Road And Pretoria Main 
Road, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Grand Central Airport, New Road And Pretoria Main 
Road, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

3rd floor, OMIG Building Entrance 2, West Campus, Mutual 
Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands 7405
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
69, Route d’Esch L – 1470 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
191 N Wacker Drive, Ste 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, 
Wilmington, DE 19801
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
26B Boulevard Royal, L-2449, Luxembourg

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
International Business Centre, Al, Armii Ludowej 14, 
Warsaw, Poland 00-638
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Weißfrauenstraße 12-16, 60311, Frankfurt
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
15F/LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong
15F/LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Maximilianstrasse 35A, Munich Germany 80539

15F/LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong

Level 7, 300 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000

26B, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg
Yukacucho-Denki Bldg, South, 11-F, 1-7-1- Yuracucho, 
Chiyodaku, Tokyo, 100-0006
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
26B Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
20 Balderton Street, London W1K 6TL
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Ste 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
26B, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg
The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
2nd Floor Summit Place, Cnr Rivonia & School Road, 
Morningside, 2196

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

38
High Yield Opportunity Fund
Hires Research Limited (UK)
100
Housing Impact Fund South Africa Trust 54

Class A, B and C shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales
Republic of South Africa

Housing Investment Partners (Pty) Ltd

68

HVP III Arisu REIT Manager, LLC
HVP III-OM (GP) LLC
HVP II-OM (GP) LLC
IBL Asset Finance and Services Ltd
Ideas Nedbank AIIF Investors Trust
IFA Holding Company Limited

100
100
100
100
60
100

IFA Services Holdings Company Limited 100

IMFUNDO SPV Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Imvelo Facilities Management (Pty) Ltd

100
60

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Class A and Class B ordinary 
shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Incentive Investment Consultants (Pty) Ltd  100

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

100
100

100
100
100
100
100

Institutional Money Market Fund
Intrinsic Cirilium Investment Company 
Limited
Intrinsic Financial Planning Limited
Intrinsic Financial Services Limited
Intrinsic Financial Solutions Limited
Intrinsic Mortgage Planning Limited
Intrinsic Wealth Financial Solutions 
Limited
100
Intrinsic Wealth Limited
Investage 91 (Pty) Ltd
100
Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC 100
100
Jefferson Timber Properties, LLC
100
K2012150042 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
100
K2013236459 South Africa (Pty) Ltd
100
Ki Pacific Asset Management, Inc.
100
Kingsmead Properties (Pty) Ltd
100
Kirkney Securitisation (Pty) Ltd

Class B1 and B2 shares
Class A, Class B and 
preference shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Class B economic interest
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

L & S Properties Limited

Lake Michigan Partners GP, LLC
Landmark Equity Advisors, L.L.C.

Landmark Partners, LLC

Landmark Realty Advisors LLC

LIBERO International SICAV PLC

100

100
100

100

100

100

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Guernsey

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)

Malta

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
20 Balderton Street, London W1K 6TL
2nd Floor Summit Place, Cnr Rivonia & School Road, 
Morningside, 2196
2nd Floor, Summit Square, 15 School Road, Cnr Rivonia 
Road, Morningside, Sandton, 2196
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
No 24 Achter Road, Paulshof, 2191
P.O. Box 72112, Parkview, 2122
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton,  
SO14 7EJ
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton,  
SO14 7EJ
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
71 Cottswold Drive, Westville, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, 
3629
Room 2, The White House, 27 Courtenay Street, George, 
6530
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands 7405
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH

Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH
Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH

Wiltshire Court, Farnsby Street, Swindon, England, SN1 5AH
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
803 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
6 Front Street, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
11th Floor Nedbank Corner, 96 Jorissen Street, 
Braamfontein, Gauteng, 2001 
Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey 
GY1 1AW
191 North Wacker Drive, Ste 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Liberty Ridge Capital, LLC
Lighthouse Development (Pty) Ltd
Lincoln Investment Associates, LLC

Lincoln Timber, L.P.
Linton Projects (Pty) Ltd
LMK Services Inc.

LML Holdings LLC
M.C.Z. (Pvt) Limited

Malawian Dividend Access Trust
Managed Alpha Hedge Fund

Marriott Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
Marriott Corporate Services (Pty) Ltd
Marriott Isle of Man Limited
Marriott Property Services (Pty) Ltd
Marriott Retirement Fund Administrators 
(Pty) Ltd
Marriott Unit Trust Management 
Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Masisizane Fund NPC
Masisizane Trust
Masthead (Pty) Ltd
Masthead Financial Advisors (Pty) Ltd
Masthead Financial Planning (Pty) Ltd
Masthead Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Max Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd
MBCA Bank Ltd

MBCA Holdings Ltd

MBCA Nominees (Private) Ltd
Melbek Holding (Private) Ltd
Mercury Securities (Pty) Ltd
MHF Properties (Pty) Ltd
MHLP-OM (GP) LLC
Michael Waite Independent Financial 
Advice Limited
Milky Way Partners LLC
Mill Pond Associates, LLC

Millpencil Limited

Money Market Fund

Morened (Pty) Ltd
Mortgage Investment Corporation (Pty) 
Ltd
Mountain Halla, LLC
MPICO Limited

MPICO Malls Limited

MPL (UK) Limited

Mtha Financial Services Trust
Mutual & Federal Company of 
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited
Mutual & Federal Insurance Company 
Limited
Mutual & Federal Investments (Pty) Ltd

100
100
85

100
100
100

100
70

100
99

100
100
100
100
100

100

100
100
75
100
100
100
100
100

69

100
100
100
100
100
100

100
100

100

46

100
100

100
57

66

100

100
100

100

100

Mutual & Federal Management Incentive 
Trust
Mutual & Federal Namibia Discretionary 
Trust
Mutual & Federal Risk Financing Limited 100

100

100

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
Zimbabwe

Trust does not issue shares Malawi
Class A and L shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Isle of Man
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

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
Zimbabwe

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Class A, A2, B1, B2, B3, B5 
and C shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)
England & Wales

USA (DE)
USA

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 
400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19808, 
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Old Mutual Building, 30 Glyn Jones Road, Blantyre
Old Mutual Investment Group, West Campus, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
2 Delamore Rd, Hillcrest, 3610
2 Delamore Rd, Hillcrest, 3610
IOMA House, Hope Street, Douglas IM1 !AP Isle of Man
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
2 Delamore Road, Hillcrest, 3610

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
14th floor Old Mutual centre, 3rd Street/ John Mayo 
Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
14th floor Old Mutual centre, 3rd Street/ John Mayo 
Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
99 Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare
99 Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London, EC4V 4GG

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Reid And Riege, P,C, One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT, 
06103
5th Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London EC4V 4GG
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands 7405

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

USA (DE)
Malawi

Malawi

England & Wales

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Zimbabwe

Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Ordinary

Ordinary

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Old Mutual House, City Centre, P.O. Box 30459, Lilongwe 
3, Malawi
Old Mutal Building, Robert Mugabe Crescent, P.O. Box 
30459, Lilongwe 3
5th Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London EC4V 4GG
3 Rockridge Road, Pilgrin House, Parktown, 2193
M&F Centre, 227 Independence Avenue, Windhoek, 
Namibia
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual & Federal Building, 75 Helen Joseph Street, 
Johannesburg, 2000
11th Floor Mutual Tower 223 Independence Avenue 
Windhoek
11th Floor Mutual Tower 223 Independence Avenue 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Mutual & Federal Senior Black 
Management Incentive Trust
Mutual Place NPC (formerly known as 
Stella Business Park Owners Association 
(NPC))
N.B.S.A. Ltd

100

100

100

N.H.S. Properties (Pty) Ltd
Nasionale Dorpsontwikkelingskorperasie 
Ltd
National Board (P.E.) Ltd
National Board of Executors Ltd
Ned Investment Trust
Ned Settle Services (Pty) Ltd
Nedamericas Investments Ltd

100
100

100
100
100
100
75

Nedbank (Lesotho) Ltd
Nedbank (Malawi) Ltd

100
100

65
100

Nedbank (Swaziland) Ltd
Nedbank Group Insurance Company 
Ltd
Nedbank Group Insurance Holdings Ltd 100
55
Nedbank Group Ltd
100
Nedbank Ltd
100
Nedbank Namibia Ltd
100
Nedbank Nominees (RF) (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd
Nedcap International Ltd
100
Nedcapital Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd 100
100
NedCapital Namibia (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedcor Bank Nominees (RF) (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedcor Investments Ltd
100
Nedcor Trade Services (Asia) Ltd

Nedcor Trade Services Ltd

100

100
Nedeurope Ltd
Nedgroup Administrators (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Beneficiary Solutions (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Beta Solutions (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Collective Investments (RF) 
(Pty) Ltd
Nedgroup Financial Services 104 Ltd
100
Nedgroup Insurance Administrators Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Insurance Company Ltd
100
Nedgroup International Holdings Ltd

Nedgroup Investment 102 Ltd
100
Nedgroup Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd 100

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary Class A  
and Class B shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Mauritius

Lesotho
Malawi

Swaziland
Isle of Man

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Isle of Man
Isle of Man
Namibia
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Hong Kong

Mauritius

Isle of Man
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
Isle of Man

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

11th Floor Mutual Tower 223 Independence Avenue 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

1st Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London 
EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
1st floor, Fairfax House, 21 Mgr Gonin street, Port Louis 
Mauritius
Kingsway Road, Maseru
Development House, Cnr Henderson and Victoria Avenue, 
Blantyre
Cnr Mall & Bypass Roads, Mbabane, Swaziland
IOM Assurance Co, Ltd, Prospect Hill, Douglas, IOM IM ET 
British Isles
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
12-20 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
St Mary’s Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
Falcon Cliff, Palace Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4LB
3 Schutzen Street, Windhoek, Namibia 
3 Schutzen Street, Windhoek, Namibia 
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
1808-1811 Great Eagle Centre, 23 Harbour, Road,  
Hong Kong
4th Floor, IBL House, Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, 
Mauritius
Falcon Cliff, Palace Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4LB
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
1st Floor, Samual Harris House, St George’s Street, 
Douglas, Isle of Man
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
1st Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London 
EC4V 4GG

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Nedgroup Investment Advisors Ltd
Nedgroup Investments (IOM) Ltd

Nedgroup Investments (Pty) Ltd
Nedgroup Investments Africa

100
100

100
100

Ordinary
Ordinary Class A  
and Class B shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

100

100

Nedgroup Life Assurance Company Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Private Wealth (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Private Wealth Corporate 
Services Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Directors Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Private Wealth Fiduciary 
Services Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Nominees 
(IOM) Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Nominees 
(Jersey) Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Nominees (RF) 
(Pty) Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Nominees 
(UK) Ltd
Nedgroup Private Wealth Secretarial Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Private Wealth Stockbrokers 
(Pty) Ltd
Nedgroup Secretariat Services (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Nedgroup Securities (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Structured Life Ltd
100
Nedgroup Trust (IOM) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Trust (Jersey) Ltd

100

100

100
Nedgroup Trust (KZN) (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedgroup Trust (Pty) Ltd
Nedgroup Trust Ltd
100
Nedgroup Wealth Management (Pty) Ltd100
100
Nedinvest (Pty) Ltd
100
Nedloans (Pty) Ltd

NedNamibia Holdings Ltd
NedNamibia Life Assurance Company 
Ltd
NedPlan Insurance Brokers Namibia 
(Pty) Ltd
Nedport Developments (Pty) Ltd
NedProperties (Pty) Ltd
NES Investments (Pty) Ltd
New Capital Properties Limited

100
100

100

100
100
100
100

100
100

100
100
100
100

Newtown Leasing (Pty) Ltd
NIB 61 Share Block (Pty) Ltd (in voluntary 
liquidation)
NIB Blue Capital Investments (Pty) Ltd
NIB Mining Finance (Pty) Ltd
NIB Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Northern Consortium SPV One 
Investments (Pty) Ltd 
Northern Consortium SPV Two 
Investments (Pty) Ltd 
Northern Empowerment SPV Three 
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Northern Empowerment SPV Two 
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Oakleaf Investment Holding 83 (Pty) Ltd 100

100

100

100

Old ICM, Inc.
Old Mint (Pty) Ltd (previously Triangle 
Real Estate Fund (Pty) Ltd)
100
Old Mutual (Africa) Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual (Bermuda) Holdings Limited 100

100
100

Old Mutual (Bermuda) Re Limited

100

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Class A and Class B shares, 
Class A preference shares 
and class B redeemable 
cumulative preference shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Isle of Man

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Samuel Harris House, St Georges Street, Douglas, IOM

Republic of South Africa
Mauritius

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Jersey

Guernsey
Jersey

Isle of Man

Jersey

Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
4th Floor, IBL House, Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, 
Mauritius
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Fairbairn House, 31 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, Channel 
Islands
Fairbairn House, Rohais, St Peter Port
Fairbairn House, 31 Esplanade, St Hielier, Jersey, Channel 
Islands
St Mary’s Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man

Fairbairn House, 31 Esplanade, St Hielier, Jersey, Channel 
Islands
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Isle of Man

St Mary’s Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man

Guernsey
Republic of South Africa

Fairbairn House, Rohais, St Peter Port
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Isle of Man
Jersey

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Guernsey
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Namibia

Namibia
Namibia

Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Malawi

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
St Mary’s Court, 20 Hill Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
Fairbairn House, 31 Esplanade, St Hielier, Jersey, Channel 
Islands
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Fairburn House, Rohais, St Peter Port
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
8th Floor, Namdeb Sentre, 10 Dr Frans Indongo Str, 
Windhoek
12-20 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek
12-20 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek

12-20 Dr Frans Indongo Street, Windhoek

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
9 Feld Street, Windhoek, Namibia
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Old Mutal Building, Robert Mugabe Crescent, P.O. Box 
30459, Lilongwe 3
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
3 Schutzen Street, Windhoek, Namibia 
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
223 Independence Avenue, 11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 
Windhoek, Namibia
224 Independence Avenue, 11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 
Windhoek, Namibia
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

USA (MD)
Republic of South Africa

803 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa
Bermuda

Bermuda

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7406
Crawford House, 50 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM11, 
Bermuda
Crawford House, 50 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM11, 
Bermuda

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Old Mutual (Blantyre) Nominees Limited 100

Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited

Old Mutual (Namibia) Black Distributors 
Trust 
Old Mutual (Namibia) Discretionary 
Trust 
Old Mutual (Namibia) Management 
Incentive Trust 
Old Mutual (Netherlands) B.V

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
100

100

Old Mutual (South Africa) Holdings (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual (South Africa) Share Trust
Old Mutual (Swaziland) Investments (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual (Zimbabwe) Unclaimed 
Share Trust
Old Mutual 130/30 (Pty) Ltd 
Old Mutual Absolute Return Global 
Bond Fund
Old Mutual Actuaries & Consultants (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Administradora De Fondos 
De Pensiones y Cesantias S.A.
Old Mutual Africa Private Equity Fund of 
Funds
Old Mutual Africa Property Asset 
Management Company
OLD MUTUAL AFRICAN FRONTIER FD 97
39
Old Mutual Albaraka Balanced Fund

100
32

100

100

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Alternative Investment 
Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Alternative Investments 
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Alternative Investments (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Alternative Investments GP 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer 
Limited
Old Mutual Alternative Solutions Limited 100
98
Old Mutual Asian Equity Income Fund

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Asistencia Professional S.A 
de C.V.
Old Mutual Asset Managers (East Africa) 
Limited
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Pvt) Limited100
Old Mutual Asset Solutions Limited1
100

100

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Malawi

Malawi

Namibia

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Netherlands

Republic of South Africa

30 Glyn Jones Road, Old Mutual Building, P.O. Box 393, 
Blantyre, Malawi
31 Glyn Jones Road, Old Mutual Building, P.O. Box 393, 
Blantyre, Malawi
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Luna ArenA, Herikerbergweg 182, 1101 CM Amsterdam, 
The Netherlands
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Swaziland

Trust does not issue shares

Zimbabwe

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Class A shares

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Republic of South Africa

Colombia

Ireland

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Ireland
Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited, Mutual Gardens, No. 100 
The Chase West, Emerald Hill, Harare, Zimbabwe
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London,  
EC4P 4WR
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia

Ashley House, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

c/o Abax Corporate Services Ltd, 6th Floor, Tower A, 1 
Cyber City, Ebene, Mauritius
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B shares
Class A, B1, B0  
and B2 shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands 7405

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Mexico

Kenya

Zimbabwe
England & Wales

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London,  
EC4V 4AJ
Bosques de Ciruelos 162, Bosques de las Lomas, C,P, 11700, 
Ciudad de Mexico
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, Harare
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton,  
SO14 7AY

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

100

Old Mutual Bermuda Business Services 
Inc.
Old Mutual Blended Global Equity Fund 90
100
Old Mutual Botswana Life Insurance 
Company (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Broad Based (Namibia 
Employee Share Trust)
Old Mutual Business Services (Mauritius) 
Limited
Old Mutual Business Services Limited

100

100

100

Old Mutual Capital Holding (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Capital Limited

Old Mutual Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Capital, LLC

100
100

100
100

52

42
66

Old Mutual Cirilium Balanced Fund
Old Mutual Cirilium Balanced Passive 
Fund
Old Mutual Cirilium Conservative Fund 46
70
Old Mutual Cirilium Conservative Passive 
Fund
Old Mutual Cirilium Dynamic Passive 
Fund
Old Mutual Cirilium Moderate Passive 
Fund
Old Mutual Compania De Seguros de 
Vida S.A.
Old Mutual Compass Portfolio 2
Old Mutual Compass Portfolio 3
Old Mutual Compass Portfolio 4
Old Mutual Compass Portfolio 5
Old Mutual Core Diversified Fund

83
94
97
98
86

52

94

Old Mutual CoreGrowth Product

100

100

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Corporate Real Estate Asset 
Management (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Credit Investments Holdings 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Deuda Corto Plazo S.A. de 
C.V. Sociedad de inversion en 
Instrumentos de Deuda
Old Mutual Deuda Estrategica S.A. de 
C.V. Sociedad de Inversion en 
Instrumentos de Deuda
Old Mutual Direct Holdings (Pty) Ltd 
Old Mutual Dividend Access Company 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Dividend Access Trust
100
Old Mutual Emerging Markets Limited 100
47
Old Mutual Emerging Markets Local 
Currency Debt Fund
Old Mutual Europe Ex UK Smaller 
companies Fund
Old Mutual Europe GmbH1
100
Old Mutual Finance (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd 75

100
100

64

Old Mutual Finance (Pty) Ltd

75

Old Mutual Finance House 1 (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Financial Services (UK) 
Limited
Old Mutual Financial Services Botswana 
(Pty) Ltd

100
100

100

Ordinary

Delaware, USA

Class A and C shares
Ordinary

Ireland
Botswana

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Mauritius

England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Kenya

Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)

Accumulation R and I shares England & Wales
England & Wales
Accumulation shares

c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Suite 
C, Dover, Delaware 19904
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Plot 64511 Unit 8, Fairgrounds, Gaborone, Botswana

11th Floor Mutual Tower 223 Independence Avenue 
Windhoek
Old Mutual c/o Dtos Ltd 10th Floor, Standard Chartered 
Tower 19 Cybercity Ebene Mauritius
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Regency Plaza, 4643 South Ulster Street, Suite 600, Denver, 
CO 80237
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Accumulation R and I shares England & Wales
England & Wales
Accumulation shares

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Accumulation shares

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Accumulation I shares

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Ordinary

Colombia

Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Class A, A2, B1 and B2 
shares
CoreGrowth is a pooled 
life fund and does not 
have different classes
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
Republic of South Africa

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Investment Fund

Mexico

Bosque de Circuelos 162 first floor, Col, Bosque de las 
Lomas, ZIP code 11700, Mexico City

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Mexico

Bosque de Circuelos 162 first floor, Col, Bosque de las 
Lomas, ZIP code 11700, Mexico City

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary
Class A and C shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Ireland

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Germany
Namibia

Republic of South Africa

Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 108, 10553 Berlin, Germany
11th floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

A, I, R, R Income, R Hedged, 
U1, U1 Hedged, U2 shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Classes of shares include 
class A, B, C, D, E and F 
redeemable cumulative 
preference shares and 
ordinary shares
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Botswana

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Plot 163/4 Unit 5, Gaborone International Commerce Park, 
Gaborone, Botswana

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Old Mutual Foundation (Charitable Trust)100

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Old Mutual Foundation Management 
(Pty) Ltd

100

Old Mutual Foundation Trust

100

100

100

Old Mutual Fund Administration Services 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Fund Managers (Guernsey) 
Limited
Old Mutual Fund Managers (Guernsey) 
PCC Limited
Old Mutual Fund Services
100
Old Mutual Funding Company (Pty) Ltd 100
Old Mutual FundsNet Nominees (Pty) Ltd100
93
Old Mutual Global Agg Bond
30
Old Mutual Global Bond

100

Old Mutual Global Currency Fund
60
Old Mutual Global Emerging Markets 38

100

100

Old Mutual Global Emerging Markets 76
100
Old Mutual Global Index Trackers (UK) 
Limited
Old Mutual Global Investors (Asia 
Pacific) Limited
Old Mutual Global Investors (Singapore) 
PTE Limited 
Old Mutual Global Investors (UK) Limited100
100
Old Mutual Global Investors Holdings 
Limited
Old Mutual Global Portfolios – 
Balanced Fund
Old Mutual Global Portfolios – Cautious 
Fund
Old Mutual Global Portfolios – Dynamic 
Fund
86
Old Mutual Global REIT Fund
Old Mutual Global Strategic Bond Fund 93
Old Mutual Group Holdings (SA) (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Old Mutual Health Insurance Limited
100
Old Mutual Holding Company (Ghana) 
Limited
Old Mutual Holding De Colombia S.A. 94
Old Mutual Holdings (Bahamas) Limited 100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Holdings (Guernsey) Limited 100

Ordinary Class A and Class B 
shares, Class A preference 
shares and class B 
redeemable cumulative 
preference shares
Trust does not issue shares

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Class A shares
Class A, A Income, A 
Hedged, B, B Income, C,  
C Income, S Income shares
Class A, B and C shares
A, B, B Income, C, I, S,  
U2, R shares
Class A, B1 and B2 shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Zimbabwe

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Guernsey

Guernsey

USA
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Ireland
England & Wales

Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey 
GY1 1AW
Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey 
GY1 1AW
CT Corporation System, Philadelphia, 
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Ireland
England & Wales

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Hong Kong

Singapore

England & Wales
England & Wales

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
5th Floor, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London EC4V 4GG
24th Floor, Henley Building, 5 Queen’s Road,  
Central Hong Kong
8 Marina Boulevard, #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, 
Singapore (018981)
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

4, Rue Jean Monnet L-2180 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of 
Luxembourg
4, Rue Jean Monnet L-2180 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of 
Luxembourg
4, Rue Jean Monnet L-2180 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of 
Luxembourg
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Provident Towers, Ring Road Central, P.O. Box 5754 Accra, 
Ghana
Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia
Suite 200B, 2nd Floor Centre of Commerce, One Bay Street 
P.O. Box N-3944 Nassau, Bahamas
Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey 
GY1 1AW

Class A and C shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ireland
England & Wales
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Ghana

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Colombia
Bahamas

Guernsey

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd 100

Old Mutual Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Holdings Limited

100
100

Old Mutual Insurance Company (Private) 
Limited
Old Mutual Interest Plus Fund

76

100

Old Mutual International (Guernsey) 
Limited
Old Mutual International (Ireland) 
Limited
Old Mutual International (Middle East) 
Limited

100

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual International Business 
Services Limited
Old Mutual International Holdings 
Limited
Old Mutual International Ireland Limited 100
100
Old Mutual International Isle of Man 
Limited
Old Mutual International Trust Company 
Limited
Old Mutual Investment Administrators 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Grade Corporate 
Bond

100

100

61

Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd 100

100

100

100

100
100

Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Group Limited
Old Mutual Investment Group Limited 
(Kenya)
Old Mutual Investment Group Swaziland 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Group 
Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited
Old Mutual Investment Management 
Limited
Old Mutual Investment Partners
Old Mutual Investment Services (Kenya) 
Limited
Old Mutual Investment Services 
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Investment Services (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Old Mutual Investment Services 
Nominees (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

100
100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Investment Services 
Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Japanese Equity

Old Mutual Life Assurance Co 
(Swaziland) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(Ghana) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(Malawi) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(Namibia) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited – Guernsey Branch
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited – Hong Kong 
Branch
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
(South Africa) Limited – Isle of Man 
Branch

100

54

85

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Class A, B1, B3, B5 and C 
shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary shares and Class B 
and Class D redeemable 
cumulative preference shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

A, A Income, A Hedged 
income, A Hedged, C, U2 
Hedged, I, S Hedged income
Ordinary

Ordinary shares and Class A, 
B, C, D, E, F, H and I ordinary 
par value shares
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary shares and Class A, 
B, C, D, E, F, H and I ordinary 
par value shares
Ordinary

Accumulation A, P, R, U1 
and U2 shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Kenya

Zimbabwe

Republic of South Africa

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Guernsey

Ireland

Dubai

Isle of Man

Isle of Man

Ireland
Isle of Man

Isle of Man

Republic of South Africa

Albert House, South Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey 
GY1 1AW
Arthur Cox Building, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 D02 CK83

7 & 8,Level 2, Gate Village 7, Dubai International Financial 
Centre, Dubai, 482062, United Arab Emirates

King Edward Bay House, King Edward Road, Onchan, 
IM99 1NU, Isle of Man
King Edward Bay House, King Edward Road, Onchan, 
IM99 1NU, Isle of Man
Arthur Cox Building, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 CK83
King Edward Bay House, King Edward Road, Onchan, 
IM99 1NU, Isle of Man
King Edward Bay House, King Edward Road, Onchan, 
IM99 1NU, Isle of Man
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Malawi
Kenya

Swaziland

Zimbabwe

England & Wales

USA
Kenya

Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Namibia

Old Mutual Building, 30 Glyn Jones Road, Blantyre
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Swaziland

Ghana

Malawi

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

Guernsey

Hong Kong

Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
42 Ring Road Central, Accra

30 Glyn Jones Road, Old Mutual Building, P.O. Box 393, 
Blantyre, Malawi
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Old Mutual Guernsey, Albert House, South Esplanade, 
St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1AW
Old Mutual Hong Kong, 24/F Henley Building,  
5 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

England & Wales

Skandia House, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man 
IM99 1NU

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N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Old Mutual Metis Alternative Trust

100

Class C and L shares

Republic of South Africa

66

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
Limited
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 
Zimbabwe Limited
Old Mutual Life Insurance Company (Pty) 
Ltd Botswana
Old Mutual Life S.A. de C.V.

100

100

100

98
89

Old Mutual Liquid Macro Fund
Old Mutual Local Currency Emerging 
Market Debt Fund
Old Mutual Managed Fund
Old Mutual Maximum Return Fund of 
Funds
Old Mutual Medium Term Incentive Trust 100
100
Old Mutual Metis Alternative Fund (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Metis Alternative Fund Trust 100

25
44

Old Mutual Moderate Balanced Fund 64
95
Old Mutual Monthly income High yield 
Bond Fund

Old Mutual MSCI Africa Ex-South Africa 
Index Fund
Old Mutual MSCI Emerging ESG Index 
Fund
Old Mutual MSCI World ESG Index 
Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Aggressive 
Balanced Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Balanced 
Fund of Funds
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Cautious 
Fund of Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Defensive 
Fund of Funds
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Enhanced 
Income Fund of Funds
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Equity Fund 
of Funds
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Inflation 
Plus Fund No.3
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Inflation 
Plus Fund No.4
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Inflation 
Plus Fund No.5
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Inflation 
Plus Fund No.7
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Maximum 
Return Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Money 
Market Fund
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Satellite 
Equity Fund No. 1

99

50

49

47

72

55

61

64

57

100

100

100

99

40

39

69

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Kenya

Zimbabwe

Botswana

Mexico

Ordinary
A, A Income, B, B Income, C, 
C Income, I, U2 shares
Ordinary
Class A, B1, B2 and C shares Republic of South Africa

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales

LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Plot 64511 Fairgrounds Gaborone

Bosque de Ciruelos No. 162, Bosques de las Lomas, 11700, 
México, D,F., Mexico
Millennium Bridge House
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Class A and B1 shares
A, A Income, Hedged,  
N Income, R Income,  
Hedged Income shares
Class A and C shares

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Maitland House 1, River Park, River Lane, Mowbray,  
7700, South Africa
Old Mutual Investment Group, West Campus, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Ireland

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Class A and C shares

Ireland

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Class A and C shares

Ireland

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

Class A and B4 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A, B2, B4, C and C2 
shares
Class A, B4 and C shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A, B2, B4, C and C2 
shares
Class B4, C2, A and C shares Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A, B2, B4, C and C2 
shares
Class B1 and B2 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B1, B2 and B3 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B1 and B2 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B1 and B2 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A and B4 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A, B4 and C shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B1, B2, B3 and B5 
shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

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Old Mutual Namibia Real Income Fund 44

One class of share

Old Mutual plc
295

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Class B1, B2, B3 and B5 
shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Old Mutual Multi-Managers Satellite 
Equity Fund No. 2
Old Mutual Multi-Managers Satellite 
Equity Fund No. 4
Old Mutual Multi-Strategy (Pty) Limited 
(in voluntary liquidation)
Old Mutual Multi-Strategy Trust
Old Mutual Multi-Style Global Equity

Old Mutual Namibia Dividend Access 
Trust
Old Mutual Namibia Dynamic Floor 
Fund
Old Mutual Namibia Enhanced Income 
Fund
Old Mutual Namibia Growth Fund

Old Mutual Namibia Income Fund

Old Mutual Namibia Managed Fund

92

100

100

100
99

100

67

55

47

42

55

100

70

70

Old Mutual Nigeria General Insurance 
Company Limited
Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance 
Company Limited
Old Mutual Nominees (Namibia) (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Nominees (Swaziland) (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Operadora De Fondos S.A. 
De C.V. Sociedad Operadora de 
Sociedades de Inversión
Old Mutual Opportunities Global Equity 54
99
Old Mutual Pan African Fund

100
100

100

100

Old Mutual Pension Services Company 
Limited
Old Mutual Pensions Trust Ghana 
Limited
Old Mutual Planeación Financiera S.A. 100
100
Old Mutual Properties (Namibia) (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Properties Limited

100

100

Old Mutual Property (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual Property Investment 
Corporation (Pvt) Limited
Old Mutual Property Zimbabwe (Pvt) 
Limited
Old Mutual Rafi 40 Tracker
Old Mutual Real Estate Holding 
Company (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Real Estate Zimbabwe (Pvt) 
Limited
Old Mutual Reassurance (Ireland) 
Limited1
Old Mutual Renta Variable Estrategica, 
S.A. de C.V., Sociedad de Inversion de 
Renta Variable
Old Mutual Renta Variable Mexico S.A. 
de C.V. Sociedad de Inversion de Renta 
Variable
Old Mutual Retirement Accomodation 
Fund (Pty) Ltd (previously known as 
Iracure (Pty) Ltd)
Old Mutual S.A. de C.V.

Old Mutual Securities (Pvt) Limited

Old Mutual Securities Limited

100

100

100

83
100

100

100

100

100

100

100

70

70

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary Class A and 
C shares
Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Ireland

One class of share

One class of share

One class of share

One class of share

One class of share

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Nigeria

Nigeria

Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Swaziland

Mexico

Class A and C shares
A, R, and U3 shares

Ireland
England & Wales

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

 Malawi

Ghana

Colombia
Namibia

Kenya

Ordinary shares and Class A 
ordinary par value shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Class A, B1, B2 and C shares Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Investment Fund

Ireland

Mexico

Investment Fund

Mexico

Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
P.O. Box 878, Cape Town 8000
78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
20 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos 

235 Ikorodu Rd, Illupeju, Lagos, Nigeria

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
Bosque de Ciruelos No. 162, Bosques de las Lomas, 11700, 
México, D,F., Mexico

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill,
London EC4V 4AJ
Old Mutual Building 30 Glyn Jones Road, Blantyre, Malawi

Provident Towers, Ring Road Central, Accra, Ghana

Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
LR Number 209/12331, Mutual building, Mara/Ragati 
road, P.O. BOX 30059 – 00100
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

44 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2

Bosque de Circuelos, 162 first floor, Col, Bosques de las 
Lomas, ZIP code 11700, Mexico City

Bosque de Circuelos 162 first floor, Col, Bosque de las 
Lomas, Zip code 11700, Mexico City

Zimbabwe

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West Emerald Hill, Harare

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mexico

Zimbabwe

Kenya

Bosque de Ciruelos No. 162, Bosques de las Lomas, 11700, 
México, D,F., Mexico
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
IPS Building, 6th Floor Kimathi Street, P.O. Box 50338-
00200, Nairobi, Kenya

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Old Mutual Securities Nominees (Pvt) 
Limited
Old Mutual Servicios Mexico S.A. de C.V.100

100

Old Mutual Shared Services (Pvt) Limited 100

100

100

Old Mutual Short-Term Insurance 
Company (Namibia) Limited
Old Mutual Short-Term Insurance 
(Botswana) Limited
Old Mutual Sociedad Fiduciaria S.A.
Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust 
(liquidated)
Old Mutual Specialised Finance (Pty) Ltd 100
Old Mutual Specialty Insurance Limited 100

87
100

Old Mutual Stable Growth Fund
Old Mutual Style Premia Absolute Return 
Fund
Old Mutual Swaziland (Pty) Ltd

88
100

99

100
100
80

Old Mutual Technology Holdings (Pty) Ltd 100
Old Mutual Transaction Services (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Old Mutual Transactional Services 
(Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Trust (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Trust Company Limited
Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund 
Limited
Old Mutual Unit Trust Company 
(Malawi) Limited
Old Mutual Unit Trust Management Co. 
(pvt) Limited
Old Mutual Unit Trust Management 
Company (Namibia) Limited
Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers (RF) 
(Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Pty) Ltd

100

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual VAF (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual VAF 2 (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual VAF 2 Trust

Old Mutual VAF 3 (Pty) Limited

Old Mutual VAF 3 (Pty) Ltd

Old Mutual VAF 3 Trust

Old Mutual VAF Trust

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Old Mutual Valores S.A. Comisionista de 
Bolsa
Old Mutual Value Global Equity

56

100

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Zimbabwe

Mexico

Zimbabwe

Namibia

Botswana

Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares Massachusetts, USA

Colombia

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Mauritius

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Swaziland

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Namibia

Republic of South Africa
Ghana
England & Wales

Malawi

Zimbabwe

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

Swaziland

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Class C and L shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Class A shares

Colombia

Ireland

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Bosque de Ciruelos No. 162, Bosques de las Lomas, 11700, 
México, D,F., Mexico
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Plot 163/4 Unit 5, Gaborone International Commerce Park, 
Gaborone, Botswana
Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia
Washington Mall Phase II, 4th Floor, 22 Church Street, 
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Old Mutual c/o Dtos Ltd 10th Floor, Standard Chartered 
Tower 19 Cybercity Ebene Mauritius
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
42 Ring Road Central, Accra
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

30 Glyn Jones Road, Old Mutual Building, P.O. Box 393, 
Blantyre, Malawi
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Old Mutual Swaziland, 4th Floor, Public Services Pension 
Fund Building, Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
Mutual House 1, River Park, River Lane, Mobray, 7700, 
South Africa
Old Mutual Investment Group, West Campus, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
Mutual House 1, River Park, River Lane, Mobray, 7700, 
South Africa
Mutual House 1, River Park, River Lane, Mobray, 7700, 
South Africa
Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia

78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

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Old Mutual plc
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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Old Mutual Wealth (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd 100

100

100

100

100
100

100
100

100
100

Old Mutual Wealth Business Services 
Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Holdings Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Italy S.p.A. – to be 
sold 9/1/17
Old Mutual Wealth Life & Pensions 
Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Life Assurance 
Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Management 
Limited1
Old Mutual Wealth Nominees Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Pensions Trustee 
Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Private Client 
Advisers Limited – NEW
Old Mutual Wealth Proprietary Limited 100
100
Old Mutual Wealth Services Company 
Proprietary Limited
Old Mutual Wealth Trust Company (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Wealth UK Holding Limited 100
100
Old Mutual West Africa (Pty) Ltd 
(formerly known as Old Mutual Nigeria 
Services Company Limited)
Old Mutual Woodford Equity Income 
Old Mutual World Equity
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Dividend Access 
Trust
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited

100
62
100

100

100

75

Old Mutual Zimbabwe Nominees (Pvt) 
Limited
OLD VAF 2 (Pty) Limited

OM Aberdeen Asia Pacific Fund

OM Artemis Income Fund

100

100

100

100

OM Artemis UK Special Situations Fund 100
33
OM Asia Pacific Fund

OM Asset Management plc
OM Blackrock Gold & General Fund

OM BlackRock UK Special Situations 
Fund
OM Bond 1 Fund
OM Bond 2 Fund

OM Bond 3 Fund
OM Botswana Holdco Limited

OM Corporate Bond Fund
OM Corporate Member Limited

OM Equity 1 Fund
OM Equity 2 Fund
OM Ethical Fund
OM European Equity (ex UK) Fund

OM Fidelity Global Focus Fund

52
100

100

100
100

100
100

32
100

100
100
69
41

100

OM Fidelity Moneybuilder Income Fund 100

OM Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund

100

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Held by OM plc

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Namibia

England & Wales

England & Wales
Italy

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ
Via Fatebenefratelli, 3 – 20121 Milano, Italy

England & Wales

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

England & Wales

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

England & Wales
Nigeria

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ
235 Ikorodu Rd, Illupeju, Lagos, Nigeria

Ordinary
England & Wales
Class A, B, C, I and S shares England & Wales
Ordinary

Zimbabwe

Ordinary

Ordinary

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Class C and L shares

Republic of South Africa

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Old Mutual Investment Group, West Campus, Mutual Park, 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales
England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales
England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Accumulation A and U2 
shares
A Income, U2 Accumulation 
and Income
A and U2 Accumulation
Accumulation A 
Accumulation P  
Accumulation R 
Accumulation U1 
Accumulation U2
Ordinary
A Accumulation, U2 
Accumulation and Income
A and U2 Accumulation 
shares
A Income
A Income and Accumulation 
shares
A and R Income
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
Accumulation A shares
Accumulation A shares
England & Wales
Accumulation A and R shares England & Wales
England & Wales
Accumulation A, P, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Accumulation A and U2 
shares
A, U2 Income and 
Accumulation U2 shares
A and U2 Income and 
Accumulation U2 shares

England & Wales

England & Wales

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Name

OM Foundation 3 Fund

OM Foundation 4 Fund

OM Foundation 5 Fund

OM Generation Target 3 Fund
OM Generation Target 4 Fund
OM Generation Target 5 Fund
OM Gilt Fund

OM Global Best Ideas Fund

OM Global Equity Income Fund
OM Global Property Securities Fund

OM Global Strategic Bond Fund

OM Group (UK) Limited1

OM Henderson China Opportunities 
Fund
OM Henderson European Fund
OM Invesco Perpetual Asian Fund

OM Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond 
Fund
OM JPM Emerging Markets Fund

OM JPM Natural Resources Fund

99

100

100

74
92
89
99

65

96
77

27

100

100

100
100

100

100

99

OM Latin America Holdco UK Limited 100

OM Monthly Income Bond Fund

65

OM Newton Global Income Fund
OM Newton Higher Income Fund

OM North American Equity Fund
OM Portfolio Holdings (South Africa) 
(Pty) Ltd
OM Portfolio Holdings Zimbabwe 
Limited
OM Schroder Tokyo Fund

OM Schroder US Mid Cap Fund

OM Seed Investment (UK) Limited

OM Spectrum 3 Fund

OM Spectrum 4 Fund

100
100

31
100

100

100

100

100

92

92

Accumulation A, R, U1 O 
Hedged, Income R and U1 
shares
Accumulation A, R, U1, O 
Hedged
Accumulation A, R, U1, O 
Hedged
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Accumulation A, U2, Income 
A, R and U2
Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Ordinary
Income A, R and 
Accumulation A shares
Income A, Accumulation A 
Hedged shares
Ordinary

Accumulation A and U2 
shares
Ordinary
Accumulation A, U2 and 
Income U2
Income A and U2, and 
Accumulation U2 shares
Income A and U2, and 
Accumulation U2 shares
Accumulation A and U2 
shares
Ordinary

Income and Accumulation A, 
P, R, U1 and U2 
Accumulation shares
Ordinary
Accumulation U2 30,661,705, 
Income A 1,130 (30/09/14)
A, I, B, C, R, S shares
Ordinary

Accumulation A, U2 and 
Income U2
Accumulation A, U2 and 
Income U3
Ordinary

Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales
England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales

5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

England & Wales

England & Wales
England & Wales

England & Wales
Republic of South Africa

England & Wales

5th Floor Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London 
EC4V 4GG
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

England & Wales

5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Ordinary

Zimbabwe

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Name

OM Spectrum 5 Fund

OM Spectrum 6 Fund

OM Spectrum 7 Fund

OM Spectrum 8 Fund

OM Threadneedle American Select 
Fund
OM Threadneedle European Select 
Fund
OM Threadneedle High Yield Bond 
Fund
OM UK Equity Income Fund

OM UK Index Fund

OM Voyager Diversified Fund
OM Voyager Global Dynamic Equity 
Fund
OM Voyager Strategic Bond Fund

OM World Index Fund
OM Zimbabwe Holdco Limited

OMAM (Asia-Pacific) Limited

OMAM (HFL) Inc.
OMAM (Landmark) LLC

OMAM Affiliate Holdings LLC
OMAM Axiom Investments (Pty) Ltd
OMAM Charitable Foundation Inc.
OMAM Holdings Ltd.

OMAM Inc.

OMAM Intermediary (Analytic) LLC
OMAM Intermediary (BHMS) LLC
OMAM International Ltd.

OMAM Marketing, LLC
OMAM Seed Holdings LLC

OMAM UK, Limited

OMAM US, Inc.

OMAMTC Holding Company
OMF (IOM) Limited

OMFS (GGP) Limited

OMFS Company 1 Limited

92

93

90

87

100

100

100

59

100

98
98

76

100
100

100

100
100

100
100
100
52

100

100
100
100

100
100

100

100

100
100

100

100

OMGI Switzerland LLC
OM-Heitman Sponsored Fund Investors 
LLC
OMIGSA Alternative Assets Trust

100
100

100

OMIGSA Alternative Strategies plc

OMIGSA Black Management Trust

OMIGSA Green Hands Trust
OMIGSA Imfundo Trust

100

100

100
100

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Accumulation A, R, U1 and 
U2 shares
Accumulation A, R, U1, U2 
and U3 shares
Accumulation A shares

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

England & Wales

Accumulation A and U2 
shares
Income A, U2 
andAccumulation U2 shares
Income and Accumulation A, 
P, R, U1 and Accmulation U2 
shares
Accumulation A, R and U2 
shares
Accumulation A and R shares England & Wales
Accumulation A and R shares England & Wales

England & Wales

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

England & Wales

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ

Income and Accumulation A, 
P, U1 and U2 shares
Accumulation U2 shares
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

England & Wales
England & Wales

Hong Kong

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
USA (MA)
England & Wales

USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
England & Wales

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

England & Wales

USA (DE)

USA (DE)
Isle of Man

England & Wales

England & Wales

Switzerland
USA (DE)

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Ireland

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares
Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ
Millennium Bridge House, 5th floor, 2 Lambeth Hill, London,  
ECV 4GG
Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East,  
Hong Kong
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
5th Floor Millenium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London, 
EC4V 4GG United Kingdom
Registered Agent Address is: c/o Corporation Service 
Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington,  
DE 19808
Principal office and mailling address is: 200 Clarendon 
Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London  
EC4V 4GG
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Suite 
400, Wilmington, DE 19808
Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London  
EC4V 4GG UK
Secretary State of Delaware, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 
400, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 
19808
200 Clarendon House, Boston MA 02116
King Edward Bay House, King Edward Road Onchan Isle 
of Man IM99 INU
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Schützengasse 4, 8001 Zürich
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116

Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
New Century House, Mayor Street, International Financial 
Services Centre, Dublin 1 Ireland
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

OMIGSA International Private Equity 
Fund of Funds I
OMIGSA International Private Equity 
Fund of Funds II
OMIGSA Management Company 
Limited
OMIGSA Management Trust

OMIGSA New Retail Fund II Trust

OMIGSA Select Equity 130/30 Trust

OMLA Holdings Limited

99

98

100

100

100

100

100

OMLACSA (Ideas) Limited Partner
100
OMP Africa Holding Company (Pty) Ltd  100

OMP Africa Investment (Pty) Ltd
OMP Management Services Pty Ltd
OMPE Fund IV Co-Investment Trust
OMPE Fund IV Executive Trust
OMQI Managed Alpha GP (Pty) Ltd
OMSA Broad-Based Employee Share 
Trust
OMSA Management Incentive Trust
Onenote Limited 
Onrus Manor (Pty) Ltd
Onyx Partners LLC
Oryx Management Services (Pty) Ltd
Pacific Financial Research, Inc.
Pacific West LogCo, LLC
Pamela J Cum & Associates (Pty) Ltd 

Pembroke Quilter (Ireland) Nominees 
Limited
Peoples Mortgage Ltd
Positive Solutions (Financial Services) 
Limited
Prestige College OPCO (RF) NPC
Prestige Deal Property Company (RF) 
Proprietary Limited
Private Equity Fund IV
Private Equity Multi-Managed Fund
Proclare (Pty) Ltd
Pyraned Ltd
QGCI Nominees Limited
QUILPEP Nominees Limited
Quilter Cheviot Holdings Limited
Quilter Cheviot Limited

100
100
100
100
100
100

100
100
100
100
90
100
100
100

100

100
100

100
100

100
97
100
100
100
100
100
100

Class A and B shares

Class C and F shares

Ordinary

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares
Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares

Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

England & Wales

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
England & Wales
Republic of South Africa
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
USA (MA)
USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

Ordinary

Ireland

Ordinary
Class B1 shares

Class B1 shares
Ordinary

One class of share
One class of share
Class A and C shares
Class A and C shares
Ordinary
Class A and B2 shares
Ordinary
Class A and L shares

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Jersey
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales

Ashley House, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

Ashley House, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

78 Sir John Rogerso’s Quay Dublin 2 D02 RK57

Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive,
Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
Mutual Park (West Campus), Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 
7405
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
Property On Fifth, Block 5E, Mutual Park, Pinelands
c/o Abax Corporate Services Ltd, 6th Floor Tower A 1 
Cybercity, Ebene
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
West Campus Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton, SO14 7EJ
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
191 N, Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60606
36 Stellenberg Road, Parow Industria, 7490 
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Fancourt Office Park, Cnr Felstead And Northumberland 
Ave, North Riding, 2162
Hambledon House, 2nd Floor, 19/26 Lower Pembroke 
Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Riverside House, The Waterfront, Newcastle upon Tyne, 
NE15 8NY
164 Nicolson Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria
164 Nicolson Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
4th Floor 28/30 The Parade St Helier Jersey JE2 3QQ
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Quilter Fund Management Limited
Quilter Nominees Limited
Rainbow Beach Trading 180 (Pty) Ltd
Real Income Fund
Real Living Spaces (Pty) Ltd (RF)

RGP share Co Ltd

RM Insurance Holdings Limited

RMB Holdings Limited

Rodina Investments (Pty) Ltd

Royal Deal Operations Company (RF) 
NPC
Royals Deal Property (RF) (Pty) Ltd 

Royals Deal Property (RF) (Pty) Ltd 
previously known as Friedshelf 1475 (Pty) 
Ltd
RTC Acquisition Company, LLC

SA Quoted Property Fund

Salestalk 298 (Pty ) Limited
School and Education Grant Impact 
Fund of South Africa NPC (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Seaside SPV One Investments (Pty) Ltd

Seaward Development (Pty) Ltd
Selestia Investments Limited

Selestia Services Limited – proposed to 
strike off
Sirach Capital Management, Inc.
SIS Inflation Matching
SIS Inflation plus 1 – 3
SIS Inflation plus 3 – 5
SIS Inflation plus 5 – 7
SIS Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Skandia America LLC

Skandia Global Investments S.A.
Skandia UK Limited1

SMK Genomineerdes (Edms) Bpk

Southern Consortium SPV One 
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Southern Consortium SPV Two 
Investments (Pty) Ltd
Spectrum Nominees Ltd

Spice Finance (Pty) Ltd (in voluntary 
liquidation)
Spice Insurance Limited (in voluntary 
liquidation)
Stable Growth Fund 

Strategic Implementation Services 
Administration (Pty) Ltd
Strategic Investment Services Life 
Company Limited
Strategic Investment Services 
Management Company Limited
Sustainable Housing Investment (RF) (Pty) 
Ltd (formerly known as Mettle Property 
Solutions Securitisation (RF)(Pty) Ltd)
Swaziland Automated Electronic 
Clearing House
Swaziland Balanced Fund

100
100
100
45
50

100

51

100

100

100

100

100

100

56

100
100

100

100
100

100

100
53
35
38
30
100
100

94
100

100

100

100

100

100

100

59

100

100

100

50

20

91

England & Wales
England & Wales

Class A shares
Class B shares
Class A, B1, B0 and B2 shares Republic of South Africa
Class A, B1, B2 and C shares Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Class A shares

Class A, A3, B1, B2, C and R 
shares
Class B1, B2, C and R shares Zimbabwe

Switzerland

One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
One Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AN
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
c/o Old Mutual Alternative I, Mutual Park Jan Smuts Drive, 
Pinelands, Western Cape, 7405
Cours de Rive 14, 1204 Genève

Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
Po Box 51, 57 Bath Street, St Helier, JE4 0XP

Jersey

Class A1, B1, B2 and B3 
shares
Class A, A2, B1 and B2 
shares
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A1, B1, B2 and C shares Republic of South Africa

Class A shares

Republic of South Africa

310 W F Nkomo Street, Pretoria, Gauteng Province, 
Gauteng, 0002
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A1, B1, B2, B3,  
B4 and C shares
Class A, B1, B2, B4,  
C and C3 shares
Class A, B2 and R shares
Class A and C shares

Class A1, B1, B2 and  
C shares
Class A, B and C shares
Class A, B1, B2, B3  
and C shares
Class A1, B1, B2,  
C and R shares
Class A and C shares
Class B shares
Class B shares
Class B shares
Class B shares
Class A, B and C shares
Class A3, B1, B3,  
C and R shares
Class A2, B2 and R shares
Class B1 and B2 shares

Class A, B1, B3, B5  
and C shares
Class A, B1 and C shares

Class A, B1, B2, C and R 
shares
Class A, A2, B1, B2, B3, B5 
and C shares
Class G, H and I shares

Class A, B1, B2, B3 and C 
shares
Class A and B4 shares

Class A, B2, B4, C and C2 
shares
Class A, B4 and C shares

USA (DE)

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Namibia

Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
OMIGSA Building, West Campus 2, Jan Smuts Drive, 
Pinelands, 7406
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

England & Wales

Old Mutual House, Portland Terrace, Southampton SO14 7EJ

USA (WA)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Delaware, USA

Colombia
England & Wales

Republic of South Africa

Namibia

200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116

Av, 19 109 A30, Bogotá, Colombia
5th Floor Millennium Bridge House 2, Lambeth Hill, 
London, EC4V 4GG
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
6th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Fairbairn House, Rohais, St Peter Port

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class A, B1, B2 and C shares Namibia

Guernsey

Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Old Mutual West Campus, Entrance 2, Mutual Park, 2 Jan 
Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Class B4, C2, A and C shares Republic of South Africa

Class A, B, C and D shares

Swaziland

Central Bank of Swaziland, Mahlokohla Street, Mbabane, 
Swaziland
4th Floor, PSPF Building, Mhlambanyatsi Road, Mbabane, 
Swaziland

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Swaziland Money market fund

38

Class A, B, C and D shares

Swaziland

Syfrets Ltd
100
Syfrets Mortgage Nominees (RF) (Pty) Ltd 100
100
Syfrets Nominees Ltd
100
Syfrets Participation Bond Managers 
(Pty) Ltd
Syfrets Property Brokers (Pty) Ltd
Syfrets Securities Ltd
Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd
Syfrets Trust & Executor (Eastern Cape) 
Ltd
Syfrets Trust & Executor (Grahamstown) 
Co. Ltd
TC&I-Chinook Log Corp
TC&I-Chinook Mananger LLC
TC&I-Dixieland Log Corp.

100
100
100
100

100
100
100

100

TC&I-Dixieland Manager, LLC

TC&I-Shasta Mananger LLC

100

100

TCG/Southern Diversified Manager, LLC 100
100
TCG-FSA, LLC
100
Telle Investments (Pty) Ltd
100
The Board of Executors

The Board of Executors Mortgages (Pty) 
Ltd
The C.O.C. Trust Company Ltd
The Campbell Group, Inc.

The Colonial Orphan Chamber & Trust 
Company
The Correlation Fund (Pty) Ltd
The Correlation Fund Trust

100

100
100

100

100
100

The General Estate & Orphan Chamber 100
100
The IR Company
100
THE KIRKNEY SECURITISATION 
OWNER TRUST
The Masisizane Fund
100
The Motor Finance Corporation (Pty) Ltd 100
The Mutual & Federal Black Broker Trust 100

Class B1 and B3 shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

4th Floor, PSPF Building, Mhlambanyatsi Road, Mbabane, 
Swaziland
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Class B1 and B2 shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares
Class B1 and B2 shares
Class B1, B2 and B3 shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

Class B1 and B2 shares

Republic of South Africa

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

USA (DE)

USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)

Class A, B4 and C shares
Class B1 and B3 shares
Class B1, B2, B3 and B5 
shares
Class B1, B2, B3 and B5 
shares
Class B1, B2, B3 and B5 
shares
USA (DE)
Class B1 and B3 shares
Class A, B1, B2 and C shares USA (DE)
Class A, B1, B2 and C shares Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Class A, B1, B2, B4, C and  
C3 shares
Class A, B1, B2, B3 and C 
shares
Class A, A12 and B1 shares Republic of South Africa
Class A, B1, B2, C and R 
shares
Class C and L shares

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)

Class A shares
Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Class C and F shares
Class A, B, C and D shares USA (IL)
Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

One class of share
Ordinary
Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

West Campus, Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Maitland House 1, River Park, River Lane, Mowbray, 7700, 
South Africa
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Maitland House 1, River Park, Gloucester Road, Mowbray, 
Cape Town 7700
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
24 Archter Road, Paulshof, 2191
Mutual & Federal Centre, 75 President Street, 
Johannesburg 
Mutual & Federal Centre, 75 President Street, 
Johannesburg
Mutual & Federal Centre, 75 President Street, 
Johannesburg
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek

The Mutual & Federal Community Trust 100

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

The Mutual & Federal Management 
Incentive Trust
The Mutual & Federal Namibia 
Discretionary Trust

100

100

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

100

100

100

The Mutual & Federal Namibia 
Management Incentive Trust
The Mutual & Federal Namibia Senior 
Black Management Incentive Trust
The Mutual & Federal Senior Black 
Management Trust
The Old Mutual (South Africa) 
Foundation
The Old Mutual Black Distributors Trust 100
100
The Old Mutual Education Trust
100
The South African Association
100
Thembokwesi SPV (Pty) Ltd
100
Think Synergy Limited

100

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC
Three Anchor Investments (Pvt) Limited

Toontjiesrivier Landgoed (Edms) Bpk
Top Companies Fund

Triangle Real Estate India Fund

TS&W Investment GP LLC
TS&W Investment Holdings LP

UAM Columbia Holdings, LLC
UAM Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
UAM UK Holdings Limited

UAM/CEPS 1, LLC
UAP Africa Limited
UAP Credit Services 

UAP Financial Services Limited

UAP Global Services
UAP Holdings Limited 

UAP Insurance Company Limited

UAP Insurance Rwanda Limited
UAP Insurance South Sudan Limited

UAP Insurance Tanzania Limited

UAP Insurance Uganda Limited
UAP Investments Limited

UAP Investments Limited

UAP Life Assurance Limited

74
100

100
41

100

100
4

100
100
100

100
100
100

94

100
61

100

100
100

60

53
100

100

100

UAP Life Assurance Uganda Limited

53

UAP Properties Limited

UAP Properties Limited

UAP Properties Limited 
UAP Properties Limited 

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UAP Trust Corporation

100

100

55
70

100

100

United Asset Management Corporation 100
100
Urban Impact Properties Limited

Uvest Housing Portfolio 2 (RF) Proprietary 
Limited
Villager Investments No. 1 (Pty) Ltd

100

100

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Trust does not issue shares Namibia

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares
Trust does not issue shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
England & Wales

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Class A, B1, B2, C  
and R shares
One class of share

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

USA (VA)
Zimbabwe

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mauritius

USA (DE)
USA (DE)

USA (DE)
USA (DE)
Scotland

USA (DE)
Mauritius
Kenya

Uganda

Mauritius
Kenya

Kenya

Rwanda
South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda
Kenya

Mauritius

Kenya

Uganda

Kenya

Mauritius

Uganda
South Sudan

Democratic Republic of the 
Congo
Kenya

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
Mutual & Federal Centre, 75 President Street, 
Johannesburg
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Riverside House, The Waterfront, Newcastle upon Tyne, 
NE15 8NY
6806 Paragon Pl., Ste, 300, Richmond, VA 23230
Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase West, Emerald Hill, 
Harare
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

6th Floor, Tower A, 1 CyberCity, Ebene, Republic of 
Mauritius
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of 
New Castle, DE 19808, U,S,A,
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, 
EH3 9GL
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
2nd Floor, The AXIS, 26 Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene 72201
Bishops Garden Towers, 7th Floor, Bishops Road; P.O. Box 
43013 – 00100
Nakawa Business Park, 6th Floor, Plot 3 – 5, New Portbell 
Road; P.O. Box 1610, Kampala
2nd Floor, The AXIS, 26 Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene 72201
Bishops Garden Towers, 8th Floor, Bishops Road; P.O. Box 
43013 – 00100
Bishops Garden Towers, 7th Floor, Bishops Road; P.O. Box 
43013 – 00100
Grand Pension Plaza, 7th Floor BP 6644 Kigali Rwanda
UAP Plaza, Hai Cinema Opposite Al-Sabah Children 
Hospital P.O. Box 201 Juba
Barclays House, 4th Floor, Ohio Street; P.O. Box 71009,  
Dar es Salaam
Plot 1, Kimathi Avenue P.O. Box 7185 Kampala Uganda
3rd Floor I&M Building, 2nd Ngong Avenue, Nairobi, 
Kenya
c/o Axis Fiduciary Ltd, 2nd Floor, The AXIS, 26 Cybercity, 
Ebene 72201, Mauritius
Bishops Garden Towers Mezzanine Floor Bishops Road 
P.O. Box 23842 – 00100
Nakawa Business Park, 6th Floor Plot 3 – 5, New Portbell 
Road P.O. Box 1610, Kampala
Bishops Garden Towers 7th Floor Bishops Road P.O. Box 
30165 – 00100
c/o Axis Fiduciary Ltd, 2nd Floor, The AXIS, 26 Cybercity, 
Ebene 72201, Mauritius
Plot 1, Kimathi Avenue P.O. Box 7185 Kampala Uganda
UAP Plaza, Hai Cinema Opposite Al-Sabah Children 
Hospital P.O. Box 201 Juba
Bureau n° 3-0-B12 Kavali Center, n° 10/13 Croisement Av, 
Mutombo Katshi et Equateur Kinshasa/ Gombe,
Bishops Garden Towers 7th Floor Bishops Road P.O. Box 
43013 – 00100
200 Clarendon Street, 53rd FL, Boston, MA 02116
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town 
Western Cape, 7405,
Madison Square, 5th Floor, 4 Howick Close, Corner Bill 
Bezuidenhout Avenue & Carl Cronje Avenue
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(a) Group subsidiaries continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Visigro Investments (Pty) Ltd

100

Western SPV One Investments (Pty) Ltd 
Namibia
Western SPV Three Investment (Pty) Ltd 100

100

Western SPV Two Investments (Pty) Ltd

100

Winter Breeze Investment Holding 
Company (Pty) Ltd
WPS Capital Management LLC
Zadar Investments SPV 2 (Pty) Ltd

ZLE Developments (Pty) Ltd

100

50
100

100

1  Held directly by the Company

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Republic of South Africa

Namibia

Namibia

Namibia

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

Ordinary & preference

Republic of South Africa

Haumann Rodger, Shiraz House, The Vineyards Office 
Estate, 99 Jip De Jager Road, Bellville, 7536
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, 
Windhoek
M&F Centre, 227 Independence Avenue, Windhoek, 
Namibia
Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

6806 Paragon Pl., Ste, 300, Richmond, VA 23230
1402 Burger Street, Rondebosch, Cape Town 8000 South 
Africa
Tygervalley Chambers Four, 2nd Floor, 27 Willie van Schoor 
drive, Bellville, Western cape 7530

(b) Investments in associated undertakings 
The table below sets out the Group’s investments in associated undertakings and entities where the Company directly or indirectly owns at 
least 20% of the voting rights. All shares are held indirectly by the Company (unless indicated).

Name

360 dot net Limited

Percentage
holding
13 

Aard Mining Equipment (Pty) Ltd
Aquarella Investments 509 (Pty) Ltd

Bora Mall (Pty) Ltd

Bea Ned (Pty) Ltd
Bond Choice (Pty) Ltd

49
28

35

50
29

Campuskey (Pty) Ltd
Cape Commodities Traders and 
Investors 9 (Pty) Ltd
Capricorn Business and Technology Park 
(Pty) Ltd
Clifton Dunes Investments 487 (Pty) Ltd

20
35

33

22

Consep Developments (Pty) Ltd

CRD Management Company (Pty) Ltd
Crossroads Distribution (Pty) Ltd
Datacraft Mexico SA de CV

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
Elderberry Investments 110 (Pty) Ltd

Eveready (Pty) Ltd
Farm Bothasfontein (Kyalami) (Pty) Ltd

31

40
40
40

21
49

20
30

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

England & Wales

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

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Mexico

Togo
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

12-14 Upper Marlborough Road, ST Albans, Hertfordshire 
AL1 3UR
48 Jacob Street, Chamdor, Krugersdorp, 1739 
Suite 415 1st Floor Block 4, Island Office Park, 35-37 Island 
Circle, Riverhorse Valley East, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 4017
First Floor, Building B Riviera Office Park, 6-10 Riviera Road, 
Killarney 2193
4th Floor, 151 Musgrave Road, Durban, 4001
3rd Floor Bond Choice Building, 2 Silverton Road, 
Musgrave, Durban, 4001
2 Groeneweide Street, Stellenbosch 7600
Legacy House, 5 Autumn Street, Rivonia 2128

87 Capricorn Boulevard, Capricorn Park, Muizenberg, 
Western Cape 7945
Emwil House West, 15 Pony Street, Tijgervallei Office, Silver 
Lakes, 0081
Unilong House, Cnr Georginia & Paul Kruger St, Horizon, 
Roodepoort, 1724
6 Goodenough Avenue Epping 2 Goodwood, 7460
6 Goodenough Avenue Epping 2 Goodwood, 7460
Av Insurgentes, Sur 1106, 11 Piso, Nochebuena 03720 
Mexico 
2365 Boulevard du Mono, Lome, Republic of Togo
Suite 4, Do Vale Centre, Shepstone Street, Camperdown, 
3720
30 Bird Street, Central, Port Elizabeth, 6001
Gatehouse, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Allandate and 
Kyalami Main Road, Midrand, 1683

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Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Farm Rietfontein 31 (Pty) Ltd

Finishing Touch Trading 55 (Pty) Ltd

Firefly Investments 74 (Pty) Ltd

Friedshelf 1168 (Pty) Ltd
Friedshelf 1514 (Pty) Ltd
Gateway Central Park (Pty) Ltd
Gateway Park Avenue (Pty) Ltd
Golddurb Investments (Pty) Ltd

Golden Pond Trading 350 (Pty) Ltd

Great Fish River Wind Farm (Pty) Ltd

Great Karoo Wind Farm

Hazeldean Retreat (Pty) Ltd

Heitman LLC
Ideal Infinity Services (Pty) Ltd
Iliza Elitsha JV Co (Pty) Ltd

30

20

35

40
40
30
45
25

20

25

40

20

50
20
33

24

Imbumba Aganang Private Party (Pty)  
Ltd
Infrastructure Empowerment Fund 
Managers (Pty) Ltd
Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC 100
45
Isegen South Africa (Pty) Ltd

50

Ixia Trading 630 (Pty) Ltd
Izwe Loans Securitisation (Pty) Ltd
Klein Steenberg (Pty) Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life 
Insurance Company Limited1
L&C Coinvest, LLC

Liberty Lane 329 (Pty) Ltd

35
27
33
26

50

33

Little Green Beverages (Pty) Ltd
30
Lulama Property Management (Pty) Ltd 49
20
Manappu Investments (Pty) Ltd
35
Masingita Property Investment Holdings 
(Pty) Ltd
Mercury Administrator and Underwriter 
Agency (Pty) Ltd 
Metropolis Health Services (Pty) Ltd
NamClear (Pty) Ltd
Nedglen Property Developments (Pty)  
Ltd
Northants Property Enterprises (Pty) Ltd 50
40
Nxuba Wind Farm (RF) (Pty) Ltd

49
25
35

25

Odyssey Developments (Pty) Ltd

49

33

Off The Shelf Investments Forty One (Pty) 
Ltd
Old Mutual Trust (Namibia) Ltd
Old Mutual US Dollar Money Market 
Fund
Olievenhout Plaza Share Block (Pty) Ltd 25

50
50

Oukraal Developments (Pty) Ltd

Pacific Eagle Properties 13 (Pty) Ltd
Payments Association of Lesotho Ltd

30

25
20

Pearldale Property Developers (Pty) Ltd 35
Platin Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd 40
49
POD Property Fund (Pty) Ltd

Polkadots Properties 117 (Pty) Ltd
Positivo (Pty) Ltd

50
30

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

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

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

USA (DE)
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
India

USA (DE)

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Unit B, 3rd Floor, 20 The Piazza, Melrose Arch, Atholl 
Oaklands Road, Melrose North, Johannesburg, 2196
Mazars House, Rialto Road, Grand Moorings Precinct, 
Century City, 7441
Building 7, 1st Floor, Pinewood Office Park, 33 Riley 
Road,Woodmead
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
6 Goodenough Avenue Epping 2 Goodwood, 7460
6 Beverley Drive, Westville, 3629
6 Beverley Drive, Westville, 3629
94 Regency Drive, Cnr Soverein & Regency Drive, Route 21 
Corporate Park, Irene 0062
1st Floor Northern Entrance, 24 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside 
Office Park, Umhlance Rocks 4319
2nd Floor, Fernwood House The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
2nd Floor, Fernwood House The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
1st Floor, Gleneagles Building, Fairway Office Park, 52 
Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, 2021
191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
33 Ashford Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg 2193
Abcon House, Fairway Office Park 52 Grosvenor Road 
Bryanston, Bryanston, 2021.
79 Hyde Lane, First Floor, South Block, Hyde Park, 2196

Ground Floor, Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, 7700
803 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
284 Refinery Road, Sapref Park, isipingo,Kwazulu Natal, 
4110
46 Main Road, Bergvliet, 7945
9 Wellington Road, Parktown, 2193
30 Bird Street, Central, Port Elizabeth
6th Floor, Peninsula Chambers, Peninsula Corporate Park, 
Ganpatroa Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, India
c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust 
Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 09801
RPP House, The Braes Office Park, 139 Bryanston Drive, 
Bryanston, 2191
24A Taute Street Ermelo, 2351
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
33 Ashford Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg 2193
4 Wabord Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193

Republic of South Africa

19&21 Totius Str, Potchefstroom 2531

Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Namibia
Mauritius

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Lesotho

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
c/o Deloitte and Touche, P.O. Box 47, Windhoek
Mazars House, Rialto Road, Grand Moorings Precinct, 
Century City, 7441
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa, 2196
2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, 
Newlands, 7700
La Rocca Office Park, Block B 1st Floor, C/O main and 
Petunia Road, Byranston 2191
The President Office Suites, 4 Alexander Road Bantry Bay, 
Cape Town, WC 8001 
12-20 Dr Frans Indongo Str, Windhoek, Namibia
NTS Office, Level 5, Barkly Wharf, Caudan Waterfront,  
Port Louis, Mauritius
Sokatumi Estate, Leyden Avenue, Clubview Centurion, 
Gauteng, 0157
Abcon House, Fairway Office Park 52 Grosvenor Road 
Bryanston, Bryanston, 2021.
Ridgeside Campus, 2 Ncondo Place, Umhlanga, 4320
Central Bank of Lesotho, P.O.Box 1184, Corner Airport and 
Moshoeshoe Roads, Maseru 100, Lesotho
46 Main Road, Bergvleit, 7945
152 Bryanston Drive, Sandton, 2191
Abcon House, Fairway Office Park 52 Grosvenor Road 
Bryanston, Bryanston, 2021.
48 Jacob Street, Chamdor, Krugersdorp, 1739 
Suite 9C Waterkloof Rand Shopping C, C/R Rigel Avenue 
and Buffeldrift ST, Erasmusrand, Gauteng, 0181 37 Third 
Street, Delmas,2210

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(b) Investments in associated undertakings continued

Name

Percentage
holding

Shareholding

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Povimix (Pty) Ltd
Primedia Interactive (Pty) Ltd
Primedia Lifestyle (Pty) Ltd
Pro-Active Health Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Quintado 126 (Pty) Ltd

Raiden Investments (Pty) Ltd

30
42
50
38

25

40

Real People Home Improvement Finance 
(Pty) Ltd
Real People Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd 26

25

Robow Investments No 47 (Pty) Ltd

RSPCE Devco (Pty) Ltd

RZT Zelby 4558 (Pty) Ltd
S.B.V. Services (Pty) Ltd

Schools and Education Investment 
Impact Fund of South Africa 

Sethekho Private Party (Pty) Ltd
Setsing Financial Services (Pty) Ltd
Seventy Five On Maude (Pty) Ltd
Silver Meadow Trading 255 (Pty) Ltd

Skynet South Africa (Pty) Ltd
South African Bankers Services 
Company Ltd
South African Roll Company (Pty) Ltd
Stella SGS Investments (Pty) Ltd
Ten Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse (Pty) Ltd
The Heron Banks Development Trust

The Waterbuck Trust
The Woodlands Property Trust
UFFM Management (Pty) Ltd
Walvis Bay Land Syndicate (Pty) Ltd
Whirlprops 33 (Pty) Ltd
Winelands Business Park (Pty) Ltd

Women’s Investment Portfolio Holdings 
Limited
WPS Capital Management LLC

1  Held directly by the Company.

50

30

25
25

20

35
35
49
40

40
23

50
33
50
50

40
20
27
50
49
40

33

50

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

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

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Trust does not issue shares

Republic of South Africa

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

Ordinary

Ordinary

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
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

323 Lynnwood Road, Menlo Park 0081
6th Floor, Primedia Place, 5 Gwen Lane, Sandown, 2196
7th Floor, Primedia Place, 5 Gwen Lane, Sandown, 2196
1st Floor, Block A, Upper Grayston Office Park, 150 Linden 
Road, 2031
1st Floor Suite 101, Mill Square Offices, 12 Plein Street, 
Stellenbosch 7599
Unit B, 3rd Floor, 20 The Piazza, Melrose Arch, Atholl 
Oaklands Road, Melrose North, Johannesburg, 2196
Real People Views, 12 Esplanade Road, Quigney, East 
London 5201
Pappagallo Penthouse Offices, 12 Esplanade Road, 
Quigney, East London, 5201
1st Floor, North Wing, Nedbank Clock Tower, V&A 
Waterfront, 8001
26 Charles De Gaulle Street, The Greens Office Park, 
Highveld, Gauteng, 0157
5th Floor, The Spinnaker, Albert Terrace, Durban
SBV House,Corner Of 11th Avenue & 8th Street, Houghton, 
2198, Johannesburg
Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Proprietary) 
Limited, Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 
Cape Town
10 Fricker Road, Illovo Boulevard, Illovo, 2196
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Legacy House, 5 Autumn Street, Rivonia
Inframax House, Sunrise Park, Prestige Drive, Sunrise Circle, 
Ndabeni, 7405
6 Goodenough Avenue Epping 2 Goodwood, 7460
243 Booysen Road, Selby, Johannesburg, 2001

8 McColm Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark, 1911
60 Craddock Avenue, Dunkeld 2196
10 Sam Nujoma Street, Swakopmund
Abcon House, Fairway Office Park 52 Grosvenor Road 
Bryanston, Bryanston, 2021.
17 Kosi Place, Umgeni Business Park, Durban, 4091
6th Floor, 4 Sandown Valley Crescent, Sandton, 2196
Moores Rowland 1 Thibault Square Cape Town 8001
38, 11th Road, Walvis Bay
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405
Ground Floor, Douglas MurrayHouse, 18 Protea Road, 
Claremont ,7708
29 Central Street, Houghton, 2198

USA (DE)

6806 Paragon Pl., Ste. 300, Richmond, VA  23230

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(c) Investments in joint ventures 
The table below includes the Group’s investments in joint ventures. All shares are indirectly held by the Company and the financial year 
end of all companies is 31 December, unless otherwise stated. All of the joint ventures are strategic in the Group’s underlying operating 
model. The joint ventures are evaluated according to the Groups’ contractual rights to jointly control the entity. 

50

50

50

Name

Percentage
holding
ACED Bedford Wind Farm (Pty) Ltd1
50
ACED De Aar Solar PV Park 2 (Pty) Ltd2 50
50
ACED Renewables Flagging Trees (Pty) 
Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)2
ACED Renewables Hidden Valley (Pty) 
Ltd2
African Clean Energy Developments (Pty) 
Ltd2
African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2 
General Partner (Pty) Ltd
AIIM Hydroneo (Pty) Ltd
Annapurna Capital (Pty) Ltd
Bay West City (Pty) Ltd
Billion Property Developments (Pty) Ltd 
(Forest Hill Retail)
Blue Horison Properties 49 (Pty) Ltd 
(Mont Blanc)
Blue Waves Properties 150 (Pty) Ltd 
(Sandton Hotel)
Century City JV
Community Growth Management 
Company Ltd3
Copperzone 163 (Pty) Ltd
Curo Fund Services (Pty) Ltd
Faldorite (Pty) Ltd

50
30
25
25

20
50
50

50
50

50

25

20
15
20
50

Greater Atlantic Properties (Pty) Ltd
Ibunti Trade 79 (Pty) Ltd (Flowers Edge)
Imbali Props 21 (Pty) Ltd
Imbumba Aganang Facility 
Management Company (Pty) Ltd
Lion Hill Development Company (Pty) Ltd 40
25
Mooikloof JV (Forum SA Trading 284 
(Pty) Ltd)
Mthatha Mall (Pty) Ltd
30
Newmarket Property Developments JV 40
29
Nickimanzi (Pty) Ltd
50
Nisamart (Pty) Ltd (The Warehouse  
Hotel)
Old Mutual Trusts (Namibia) Ltd
Old Mutual US Dollar Money Market 
Fund 
Old Mutual-Guodian Life Insurance 
Company Limited
OMIGPI Kerr Property Developers (Pty)  
Ltd
OMPE GP IV (Pty) Ltd
Parsec Properties (Pty) Ltd
Pioneer Property Zone (Pvt) Ltd

50
15
50

50
50

50

50

Savannah City Developments (Pty) Ltd 
(formerly known as Sugar Creek Trading 
101 (Pty) Ltd)
Soetwater Wind Farm
Space Securitisation (Pty) Ltd

The Boulevard Joint Venture

50

50
50

50

20

The MPI Trust and Linton Projects (Pty)  
Ltd JV
Tirasano Facilities Management (Pty) Ltd 50
50
Triangle Real Estate India Fund 
Managers (Pty) Ltd
Wilriet Properties (Pty) Ltd (The Terraces) 25

1 Year end: 28 February
2 Year end: 31 March
3 Year end: 30 September.

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700

Republic of South Africa

2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700

Republic of South Africa

2nd Floor, Fernwood House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700

Mauritius

Colinton House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Street, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa.

Mauritius
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

c/o Cim Fund Services Ltd, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis, Mauritius
Gleneagles Fiarway Office Park, 52 Grosvenor Road, Bryantson, 2021
Eikestad Mall, 43 Andringa Street, 3rd Floor, Stellenbosch, 7600
3rd Floor Palazzo Towers West, Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways 2055

Republic of South Africa

4th Floor, Building 1 Illovo Edge, cnr Fricker and Harries Rd, Illovo 2196

Republic of South Africa

152 Western Services Road, Woodmead, 2128

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Erf 5020 Montague Gardens at Century City, Cape Town
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405 

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

24A Taute Street, Ermelo 2351
Building 2, Mispel Street, Parc du Cap, 7530 Belville
Allhart Office Park Kalahari Building, 152 Western Services Road, Woodmead, Gauteng 
2191
24A Taute Street, Ermelo 2351
186 Corobay Avenue, Menlyn 0181
1 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, Umhlanga 4319
79 Hyde Lane, First Floor, South Block, Hyde Park, 2196

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

5th Floor, 14 Long Street, Cape Town, 8001
Allhart Office Park, 152 Western Services Road, Woodmead, Sandton

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Namibia
Namibia

China

3rd Floor Palazzo Towers West, Montacasino Boulevard, Fourways 2055
7 Danie Theron Street, Alberante Extension, Alberton, 1449
Unit 8 Block B, 34 Impala Road, Chiselhurston, Gauteng, 2196
Allhart Office Park Kalahari Building, 152 Western Services Road, Woodmead, Gauteng, 
2191
11th Floor, Mutual Tower, 223 Independence Avenue, Windhoek
C/o NTS Office, 5th Floor Barkly Wharf, Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis, Mauritius

10th Floor, Building 1 of China Center, No. 81 Jianguo Road, Beijing 

Republic of South Africa

71 Cotswold Drive,Westville,, 3629

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
India

Republic of South Africa

West Campus Mutual Park, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405
76 Regency Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene 72, Gauteng, 1667
A-401,Business Square Solitaire Corporate Park, Chakala, Anderheri (East) , Mumbai 
-400093 India
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 7405

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa
Mauritius

Republic of South Africa

FernwoodHouse, 2ndFloor, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands, 7700, Cape Town
Old Mutual Alternative Investments, Omig Building Entrance 2 West Campus, Mutual Park 
Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Western Cape 7405
Faircape Property Group, 1st Floor, Old Warehouse Building, Blackrivier Park, Fir Steet, 
Observatory
Abcon House, Fairway Office Park, 52 Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, 2021

Tsebo House, 7 Arnold Road, Rosebank, 2196
c/o Abax Corporate Services Ltd, Level 6, One Cathedral Square Building, Jules Koenig 
Street, Port Louis, Mauritius
First Floor, Block 2, Freestone Office Park, 135 Patricia Road, Sandown 2196

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G R O U P   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
N OT E S   TO   T H E   C O N S O L I D AT E D   
F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

For the year ended 31 December 2016

L2: Related undertakings of the Group continued
(d) Other qualifying undertakings 
The Company is indirectly a member of the following Limited Partnerships which are consolidated into the Company’s Group 
financial statements

Name
BHMS Investment Holdings LP
Lincoln Timber LP
Millpencil (US) LP
TS&W Investment Holdings LP

Country of incorporation Registered Office Address
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)
USA (DE)

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19808, U.S.A.
One SW Columbia, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97258
Corporation Service Company, 27/11 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19808, U.S.A.

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F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S   O F   T H E   C O M P A N Y
C O M PA N Y   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
F I N A N C I A L   P O S I T I O N

For the year ended 31 December 2016

Assets
Investments in Group subsidiaries
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

£m

  Year ended 
 31 December 
2016

Year ended  
  31 December  
2015

Notes

2
3
4
5
6

7
8
9
6

5,457
163
26
4,119
77
570
10,412

1,023
7
3,944
69
5,043
5,369

5,369
5,369

5,562
226
26
4,951
60
443
11,268

1,102
– 
4,426
6
5,534
5,734

5,734
5,734

The Company’s financial statements on pages 309 to 317 were approved by the Board of Directors on 8 March 2017.

Bruce Hemphill 
Group Chief Executive 

Ingrid Johnson
Group Finance Director

Company registered number: 03591559 

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C O M PA N Y   S TAT E M E N T   O F   
C A S H   F L O W S

For the year ended 31 December 2016

(Loss)/Profit after tax
Recognition of impairment losses 
Profit arising on disposal of subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and strategic investments
Fair value movement on derivatives and borrowed funds
Foreign exchange movement on assets and liabilities
Non-cash movements in profit after tax
Other operating assets and liabilities
Changes in working capital
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net disposal of financial investments
Net movement of interests in subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and strategic investments
Disposal of interests in subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and strategic investments
Other investing cash flows
Net cash inflow from investing activities
External interest received
External interest paid 
Intercompany interest paid
Dividends paid to:
  Ordinary shareholders of the Company
  Preferred security interests
Net proceeds from issue of ordinary shares 
Subordinated and other debt issued
Subordinated and other debt repaid
Loan financing received/(paid to) from Group companies
Net cash outflow from financing activities

Net increase 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 
2016
(169)
89
(10)
83
(12)
150
150
150
131
(7)
–
44
71
108
38
(63)
(151)

Year ended  
  31 December  
2015
83
158
–
(12)
–
146
237
237
466
–
(4)
30
122
148
38
(62)
(146)

(160)
(15)
2
–
(116)
353
(112)

127

443
570

(173)
(30)
187
450
(264)
(823)
(823)

(209)

652
443

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C H A N G E S   I N   E Q U I T Y

Year ended 31 December 2016

Shareholders equity of the Company  
  at beginning of the year
Loss 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
Tax relief on dividends paid
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 2015

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 loss on defined benefit plan
Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividends for the year
Tax relief on dividends paid
Merger Reserve realised
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

Millions
Number
 of shares 
issued and 
fully paid

Share
 capital

Share 
premium

Other
 reserves

Retained 
earnings*

Perpetual 
preferred 
callable 
securities

4,928
– 

563
– 

1,040
– 

1,400
– 

2,458
(183)

273
14

– 
– 
– 
– 

2
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

2
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
28

(10)
(193)
(159)
(3)

(40)
– 

– 
14
(17)
3

– 
– 

£m

Total

5,734
(169)

(10)
(179)
(176)
– 

(38)
28

4,930

563

1,042

1,428

2,063

273

5,369

Millions
Number
 of shares 
issued and 
fully paid

Share
 capital

Share 
premium

Other
 reserves

Retained 
earnings*

4,906
– 

560
– 

857
– 

1,473
– 

2,498
59

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

22
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

3
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

183
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(90)
– 

– 
17

1
60
(173)
(6)
90
(11)

– 
– 

Perpetual 
preferred 
callable 
securities

526
24

– 
24
(30)
6
– 
(253)

– 
– 

£m

Total

5,914
83

1
84
(203)
– 
– 
(264)

186
17

4,928

563

1,040

1,400

2,458

273

5,734

*Included within retained earnings of £2,063 million (2015: £2,458 million) are distributable reserves of £2,059 million (2015: £2,440 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

  Year ended 
 31 December 
2016
1,252
152
24
1,428

Year ended  
  31 December  
2015
1,252
124
24
1,400

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F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S

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 Group financial statements, note F3. The most 
important components of financial risk for the Company itself 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.

The Company 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 Governance section headed Going Concern Viability Statements.
(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 £570 million is designated as 
fair value through the income statement and £453 million at amortised cost (2015: £535million and £567 million respectively) and other 
liabilities which are also measured at amortised cost. For borrowed funds, as the financial instruments measured at fair value through 
the income statement, the hierarchy classification (as detailed in the Group financial statements, note G4) is 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 F1 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 statement of financial position 
and cash flows. The principal foreign currency risk arises from the fact that the Group’s functional currencies is pounds sterling, whereas 
the functional currency of its principal operations are South African rand and US dollar. The exposure of the Group to currency risk is 
disclosed in the Group consolidated financial statements, note F4. 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 
£49 million (2015: decrease of £65 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 which it holds to back shareholder liabilities and the ability of its subsidiaries to repay amounts due to the Company. 
The exposure of the Group to credit risk is disclosed in the consolidated financial statements, note F3(a). 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, investment 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 G5 Hedge accounting.

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(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 liabilities of £534 million (2015: net current assets £46 million), all of which represent liabilities, including intergroup short dated 
loans, 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 are 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.

2 Principal subsidiaries

Balance at beginning of the year
Additions
Disposals
Impairments
Balance at end of the year

At
31 December
2016
5,562
28
(44)
(89)
5,457

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
5,729
20
(29)
(158)
5,562

On 1 June 2016, the Company sold its investment in OMPLC Brands AB for £10 million. As a result of the sale, the Company has recognised 
a profit on disposal of £10 million.

On 23 June 2016, the Company sold 1,454,801 shares of its investment in Old Mutual Wealth Management Limited to Old Mutual Wealth 
JSOP Trust No 1, for £43 million.

During 2016, the Company impaired its investments in Constantia Insurance Company (Guernsey) Limited, Old Mutual Reassurance 
(Ireland) Limited and Old Mutual Europe GmbH by £2 million, £1 million and £86 million respectively.

The Company routinely makes share awards to employees of subsidiaries companies, for which no consideration is paid by these entities. 
The applicable accounting standard requires that this is reflected as a share-based payment expense in the subsidiary company and to 
be reflected as an increase in the value of the investment in the subsidiary, with a corresponding increase in the share-based payment 
reserve in the Company. The impact of these transactions in the financial statements was an addition of £28 million (2015: £17 million). 

 The principal subsidiary undertakings of the Company are as follows:

At 31 December 2016
OM Group (UK) Ltd
Old Mutual Wealth Management Ltd
Old Mutual Europe GMBH

Country of incorporation
England & Wales
England & Wales
England & Wales

Class of shares
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary

% interest held
100
100
100

A complete list of subsidiaries is in note L2 of the Group consolidated financial statements.

3 Investments and securities

Government and government-guaranteed securities
Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures
Total investment and securities

At
31 December
2016
–
163
163

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
75
151
226

Other debt securities, preference shares and debentures are all rated AAA-BBB. The intention is to hold these investments to maturity.

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F I N A N C I A L   S TAT E M E N T S   C O N T I N U E D

4 Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures
The Company holds the following interest in associated undertakings:

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited

5 Trade, other receivables and other assets

Other receivables
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

Country of
 operation
India

% interest
held
26

At
31 December
2016
26

At
31 December
2016
28
3
2

£m
At 
31 December 
2015
26

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
–
3
3

12
4,074
4,119

52
4,893
4,951

6 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 December 2016

Fair values

At December 2015

Fair values

Assets

Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

£m

Exchange rate contracts
Swaps
Options
Forwards

Interest rate contracts
Swaps
Total

–
–
13
13

64
77

33
7
29
69

–
69

–
–
5
5

55
60

The contractual maturities of the derivative liabilities held are as follows:

At 31 December 2016
Derivative financial liabilities
At 31 December 2015
Derivative financial liabilities

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

69

6

29

1

–

–

40

5

–

–

–

–

5
–
1
6

–
6

£m

Total

69

6

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7 Borrowed funds

Senior debt securities and term loans
Subordinated debt securities
Total borrowed funds

Fair valued through income statement 
Amortised cost
Total borrowed funds

At
31 December
2016
–
1,023
1,023

At
31 December
2016
570
453
1,023

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
114
988
1,102

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
535
567
1,102

The following table 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 G7.

Less than 1 year
Greater than 1 year and less than 5 years
Greater than 5 years
Borrowed funds

At
31 December
2016
–
500
450
950

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
112
500
450
1,062

Additional details of these borrowings and undrawn facilities are included in Group consolidated financial statements in note G7.

8 Provisions

Post-employment benefits
Total provisions

9 Trade, other payables and other liabilities

Accruals and deferred income
Corporation tax
Amounts owed to Group undertakings:
  Amount falling due within one year
  Amount falling due after one year
Total other liabilities

Notes
10

At
31 December
2016
7
7

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
– 
– 

At
31 December
2016
15
21

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
21
35

1,263
2,645
3,944

679
3,691
4,426

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10 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 (2015: two) were directly 
employed by the Company. The costs for these Directors and ex-Directors are disclosed within the Remuneration Report on pages 
104 to 139.

Liability for defined benefit obligation

Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of the year
Past service cost
Interest cost on benefit obligation
Benefits paid
Actuarial losses/(gains)
Projected benefit obligation at end of the year
Change in plan assets
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of the year
Benefits paid
Company contributions
Actuarial losses/(gains)
Plan assets at fair value at end of the year
Net liability recognised in balance sheet

Expense recognised in the income statement

£m

Pension plans

At
31 December
2016

At 
31 December 
2015

79
– 
3
(3)
23
102

79
(3)
4
15
95
(7)

– 

77
4
3
(2)
(3)
79

77
(2)
4
– 
79
– 

(4)

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
Cash
Other investments

£m

Pension plans

At
31 December
2016
26
65
8
1

At 
31 December 
2015
34
65
– 
1

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11 Contingent liabilities
In February 2008, the Company issued a guarantee to a third party over Beechwood OMNIA 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 Beechwood OMNIA be unable to meet its 
obligations under the relevant reinsurance contracts as they fall due.

Beechwood OMNIA was formerly known as Old Mutual Bermuda and currently complies with all capital requirements of the Bermuda 
Monetary Authority.

The Company routinely monitors and reassesses contingent liabilities arising from matters such as litigation, and warranties and 
indemnities relating to past acquisitions and disposals. The adoption of the Group’s managed separation strategy on 11 March 2016 does 
not affect the nature of such items, however it is possible that the Company may seek to resolve certain matters as part of the 
implementation of the Group’s managed separation strategy.

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, are set out below. 
Disclosures in respect of the key management personnel of the Company are included in the Group’s related parties disclosures in note J3.

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 – Nedgroup Trust Limited

At
31 December
2016
4,070
(3,908)
16

£m

At 
31 December 
2015
4,940
(4,368)
2

Income statement information
At 31 December

Subsidiaries

Year ended 31 December 2016

Year ended 31 December 2015

Interest
 received
74

Ordinary 
dividends 
received
95

Other 
amounts 
paid
(108)

Interest 
received
60

Ordinary 
dividends 
received
321

£m

Other 
amounts 
paid
(97)

13 Events after the reporting date
On 3 February 2017 the Group repurchased all of the £273 million Tier 1 preferred perpetual callable securities and paid cash from the 
Group’s existing resources. A £29 million loss, including accrued interest and the costs incurred of acquiring the instruments, will be 
recognised directly in equity in the 2017 financial statements of the Company.

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S H A R E H O L D E R 
I N F O R M AT I O N

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 shares are also traded on the external list of the Nasdaq Nordic Exchange. 

The ISIN number of the Company’s ordinary shares of 11 3⁄7p each is GB00B77J0862 and the SEDOL is B77J086. 

The 11 3⁄7p nominal value of the Company’s shares reflects the seven-for-eight share consolidation that took place in April 2012. If your 
shareholding is certificated and you have not yet surrendered your old certificate for shares of 10p each for replacement by a certificate 
representing your consolidated shareholding, please contact our share registrars, whose details are set out later in this section.

The high and low closing prices of the Company’s shares during 2016 and 2015 on the two main markets on which they are listed were 
as follows:

London Stock Exchange
JSE

High

225.5p
R44.60

2016
Low

148.1p
R31.20

High

241.4p
R47.15

2015
Low

154.7p
R32.09

At 31 December 2016, the Company had approximately 490,085 underlying shareholders. Many of our retail shareholders hold their 
shares through Company-sponsored nominee arrangements, as described in the footnote to the second table below. 

In more detail, the geographical analysis and shareholder profile of our share register at 31 December 2016 were as follows:

Register
UK 
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Malawi
Total

Source: Equiniti/Link Market Services 

Register
1-1,000
1,001-10,000 
10,001-100,000
100,001-250,000
250,001+
Total

Source: Equiniti/Link Market Services

Total shares
1,817,169,392
3,043,119,821
53,245,276
11,748,906
4,652,783
4,929,936,178

Total shares
18,352,003
18,438,480
20,394,372
28,902,168
4,843,849,155
4,929,936,178

% of whole
36.86
61.73
1.08
0.24
0.09
100

% of whole
0.37
0.37
0.41
0.59
98.25
100

Number 
of holders
9,374
26,559
26,690
497
4,459
67,579

Number 
of holders
59,161
7,188
700
177
353
67,579

Note
The registered shareholdings on the South African branch register included PLC Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 
3,025,996,761shares, including 237,328,336 shares held for the Company’s sponsored nominee, Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees 
(Pty) Limited, for the benefit of 364,943 underlying beneficial owners. The registered shareholdings on the Zimbabwean branch register 
included Old Mutual Zimbabwe Nominees (Pvt) Limited, which held a total of 671,412 shares as nominee for 3,438 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 5,055,039 shares as nominee for 6,433 underlying beneficial owners. The registered shareholdings on 
the Malawian branch register included Old Mutual (Blantyre) Nominees Limited, which held a total of 35,393 shares as nominee 
for132 underlying beneficial owners.

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Registrars
The Company’s share register is administered by the Global Share 
Alliance (comprising Equiniti Limited in the UK and Link Market 
Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd in South Africa) in conjunction with 
local representatives in the other territories where the Company’s 
shares are listed. The following are the relevant contact details:

UK 
Equiniti Limited 
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing  
West Sussex BN99 6DA 
Tel no: 0371 384 2878 (if calling from the UK) 
Tel no: +44 121 415 0833 (from overseas) 
Website for shareholder information and queries:  
www.shareview.co.uk

South Africa 
Link Market Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd 
13th Floor Rennie House, 19 Ameshoff Street  
Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2001 
PO Box 10462, Johannesburg, 2000 
Tel no: +27 (0)86 140 0110/ +27(0)11 029 0253 
Email: oldmutualenquiries@linkmarketservices.co.za 
www.investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.za

Malawi
National Bank of Malawi 
Legal Department  
Corner of Victoria Avenue & Henderson Street 
Blantyre 
(PO Box 1438, Blantyre, Malawi) 
Email: nbminvestment@natbankmw.com 
Tel no: +265 182 0622/0054 
Fax no: +265 182 1593

Namibia
Transfer Secretaries (Pty) Limited 
4 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek 
(PO Box 2401, Windhoek) 
Tel no: +264 (0)61 227647 
Fax: +264 (0)61 248531 
Email: ts@nsx.com.na

Zimbabwe
Corpserve Registrars (Pvt) Ltd 
2nd Floor, ZB Centre 
Cnr 1st Street and K. Nkrumah Avenue 
Harare 
(PO Box 2208, Harare, Zimbabwe) 
Tel no: +263 (0)4 751559/61 
Fax: +263 (0)4 752629 
Email: enquiries@corpserve.co.zw 
www.corpserveregistars.com

Dealings in the Company’s shares  
on the JSE
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 Link Market Services in Johannesburg on  
+27 (0)86 140 0110 or +27 (0)11 029 0253

Dealings in the Company’s shares  
on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
With effect from March 2015, all transactions in the Company’s 
shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange have been required to be 
settled in dematerialised form, and share certificates are no longer 
good for delivery in respect of such transactions. The Company 
sent a circular to its registered shareholders on the Zimbabwe 
branch register during the first quarter of 2015 to explain the 
consequences of this and inviting them to dematerialise their 
certificated shareholdings through an Issuer-Sponsored Nominee 
Programme. Shareholders on the Zimbabwe branch register 
who have any enquiries about dematerialising their holdings in 
the Company should refer to this circular (which is also available 
on the Company’s website) or, in case of doubt, contact Corpserve 
Registrars on +263 (0)4 751559/61.

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 was followed, with different 
applicable dates, for new shareholders who bought shares 
between November 2012 and 15 August 2014. Such mailings 
will now take place for new shareholders annually. 

Further exercises to extend these arrangements to shareholders 
on the Malawian and Zimbabwean branch registers took place 
during 2014 and 2015 respectively. 

If you are currently still receiving documents by post, but would 
like to receive notification of future communications from the 
Company by email: 

 − If your shares are on the principal UK register, please log on to 

our website, www.oldmutual.com, select ‘Investor Relations’, then 
‘Shareholder Centre’, then click on ‘Shareholder investor centre’ 
and follow the instructions to log into the Shareholder Investor 
Centre. 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

 − If your shares are on the South African branch register, please 
call the contact centre of Link Market Services on 086 140 0110 
or email them at oldmutualenquiries@linkmarketservices.co.za

 − If your shares are on the Zimbabwean or Malawian branch 

registers or the Namibian section of the principal register, please 
contact the applicable local share register representatives, whose 
details are set out above.

Any election to receive documents electronically will generally 
remain in force until you contact the Company’s registrars 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, which can 
be accessed in the AGM section of the Shareholder Information 
part of our website.

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S H A R E H O L D E R 
I N F O R M AT I O N   C O N T I N U E D

The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business 
on 31 March 2017 for all the exchanges where the Company’s 
shares are listed. The last day to trade cum-dividend will be 
24 March 2017 on the Malawi and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges, 
28 March 2017 on the JSE and on the Namibian Stock Exchange 
and 29 March 2017 on the London Stock Exchange. The shares will 
trade ex-dividend from the opening of business on 27 March 2017 
on the Malawi and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges, from the opening 
of business on 29 March 2017 on the JSE and on the Namibian 
Stock Exchange and from the opening of business on 30 March 
2017 on the London Stock Exchange.

No dematerialisation or rematerialisation within Strate and 
no transfers between registers may take place in the period 
from 29 March 2017 to 31 March 2017, both dates inclusive. 

Financial calendar for the rest of 2017 
The Company’s financial calendar for the rest of 2017 is as follows: 

Annual General Meeting
Interim results
First interim dividend payment date
Final results for 2017

25 May 2017
11 August 2017
31 October 2017
March 2018

Second interim dividend for the year 
ended 31 December 2016 and timetable 
for payment
The Board has declared a second interim dividend (the ‘Second 
Interim Dividend’) for the year ended 31 December 2016 of 3.39p 
per share, which will be paid on 28 April 2017. Shareholders on the 
South African, Zimbabwean and Malawian branch registers and 
the Namibian section of the principal register will be paid local 
currency cash equivalents of the Second Interim 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 Second Interim Dividend in Swedish kronor. 

The currency equivalents of the Second Interim Dividend are as 
follows:

South Africa
Malawi
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Sweden

53.55251
30.18
53.55251
4.14
0.37

South African cents per share
Malawian kwacha per share
Namibian cents per share
US cents per share
Swedish kronor per share

These currency equivalents have been calculated using the 
following exchange rates:

South Africa
Malawi
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Sweden

15.7972
890.12
15.7972
1.2207
10.9843

Rand/£
Malawian kwacha/£
Namibian dollars/£
US dollars/£
Swedish kronor/£

Dividend Tax will be withheld at the rate of 20% from the 
amount of the gross dividend of 53.55251 South African cents per 
share paid to South African shareholders unless a shareholder 
qualifies for exemption. After Dividend Tax has been withheld, 
the net dividend will be 42.84201 South African cents per share. 
The Company had a total of 4,929,966,574 shares in issue at 
the date on which the dividend was announced, 9 March 2017. 
In South Africa, the dividend will be distributed by Old Mutual 
Dividend Access Company (Pty) Limited, a South African 
company with tax registration number 9460/144/14/1, 
in terms of the Company’s dividend access share arrangements. 

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Registered in England and 
Wales No. 3591559 and 
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