PR Amundi Results 2020
PR Amundi Results 2020
PR Amundi Results 2020
Q4 2019
In 2020, Amundi continued its profitable growth trajectory
Numerous strategic initiatives that will foster future growth
An excellent Q4 2020
- Highest quarterly net income since Amundi was created: €288m1
- AuM2 of €1,729bn at 31/12/2020, up +4.4% for the quarter
- Inflows2 of €14.4bn in Q4
• Robust inflows of +€30bn excl. JVs
Continued recovery in MLT3 asset flows (+€12.3bn)
• Good business momentum in the JVs, and outflows in low-margin products
In 2020, Amundi continued its profitable growth trajectory
- Solid results (€962m1), stable excluding the impact of the market downturn
• Excellent operational efficiency maintained with operating expenses down (-2.6%) and cost/income
ratio1 at 51.7%
- Strong net inflows (+€45bn)
- Very solid financial structure (CET 1 ratio of 20%)
Dividend
- Dividend policy resumed, with a dividend of €2.90 per share4
Numerous strategic initiatives in 2020
- Renewal of the partnership with Société Générale
- Acquisition of Sabadell AM, and 10-year distribution agreement with Banco Sabadell
- Launch of the new subsidiary with BOC in China
- Creation of Amundi Technology, a new business line of technology products and services
ESG
- As a recognised leader in Responsible Investing, Amundi meets the commitments announced in 2018
As of 10 May 2021, date of the next General Meeting, the Amundi governance is evolving as following:
- Valérie Baudson is succeeding Yves Perrier as CEO
- Yves Perrier becomes Chairman of the Board of Amundi
1
Adjusted data: excluding amortisation of distribution contracts.
2
Assets under management and inflows including Sabadell AM as of Q3 2020 and include assets under advisory and assets marketed and take into
account 100% of the Asian JVs’ inflows and assets under management. For Wafa in Morocco, assets are reported on a proportional consolidation
basis.
3
MLT assets: Medium/Long-Term Assets, excluding treasury products.
4 Proposed at the AGM on 10/05/2021
Amundi’s Board of Directors, chaired by Xavier Musca, convened on 9 February 2021 to approve the fourth-quarter and
full-year 2020 financial statements, and has announced an evolution of the company’s governance as of 10 May 2021.
Xavier Musca, Chairman of the Board of Directors until 10 May 2021, commented:
“After 14 years as head of Amundi, Yves Perrier has wished to hand over the general management responsibility.
Under his leadership, Amundi enjoyed outstanding development, becoming the indisputable European leader and
one of the world leaders in asset management, recognised for the strength of its business model, its growth
momentum and its position as a financial player committed to society.
Amundi’s Board of Directors has appointed Valérie Baudson to succeed him. Yves will succeed me at the
chairmanship of the Board, which will allow the company to continue to benefit from his exceptional experience.
This change in governance will ensure a smooth transition and the continuity of Amundi’s development. It has
received the full support of the senior management of Crédit Agricole Group. This change will take place following the
next Amundi general meeting on 10 May 2021.
Yves Perrier, Chief Executive Officer of Amundi until 10 May 2021 before taking on the role of Chairman of the
Board, added:
“In 2020, Amundi once again demonstrated the strength of its business model through its economic and
financial performance.
2020 also saw the launch of several strategic initiatives that will support the future growth of the company: the
renewal of the partnership with Société Générale, the acquisition of Sabadell AM combined with a long-term
distribution agreement with Banco Sabadell in Spain, and finally the launch of the new subsidiary in China with BOC.
This growth trend in our core business is enhanced by the creation of Amundi Technology, a new business line
dedicated to technology services.
Amundi has a clear strategy that has been unchanged since the company was founded: remaining an efficient
organisation with talented and tight-knit management.
In these circumstances, I felt it was time to pass on the general management torch. I am pleased that Valérie
Baudson has been chosen by the Board, because I have total confidence in her ability to continue and amplify
Amundi’s development trajectory. It is the choice of competence, continuity and shared values.
I would like to thank all Amundi employees for their commitment over the years. Amundi's success is their success.
Crédit Agricole Group has played a very important role in Amundi’s development. I would like to thank Philippe
Brassac, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole SA, and Xavier Musca, who has been serving as Amundi’s
Chairman of the Board since its IPO, for the unwavering support they have given to me and to the company”:
Valérie Baudson, Chief Executive Officer of Amundi as of 10 May 2021, has stated:
“I would like to thank Amundi’s Board of Directors and the general management of the Crédit Agricole Group for the
confidence they have shown in me.
It is a honour to be appointed Chief Executive Officer of Amundi and to succeed Yves Perrier, who has built a
global leader in asset management. I know that I can rely on his support.
I look forward, together with the management team and all the teams at Amundi, to continuing to develop the
company to which I have dedicated my efforts for the past 14 years, in line with our strategy, which has been driving
Amundi’s success since it was founded.”
5
Adjusted data: excluding amortisation of distribution contracts.
6
Sabadell AM has been consolidated since 1 July 2020.
7
Channel Business: “non-standard”, low-margin products.
8
Restatement of the impact in 2020 of the decline in the average EuroStoxx index and the financial income in the amount of ~-€50m after tax.
9
Announced on 09/02/2018.
Such financial strength has allowed us to resume our dividend policy, which is compatible with the ECB
recommendations. The Board of Directors has decided to propose a cash dividend of €2.90 per share to the
General Meeting to be held on 10 May 2021.
This dividend represents a pay-out ratio of 65% of the Group's share of net income and a 4.5% yield based on the share
price on 8 February 2021 (at market close). Shares shall be designated ex-dividend on 13 May 2021 and dividend will
be paid out as from 17 May 2021.
In 2020, several strategic initiatives were launched that will bolster the group’s growth in years to come:
• New 10-year partnership with Banco Sabadell, supplemented by the acquisition of Sabadell AM
With the acquisition of Sabadell Asset Management, which was finalised on 30 June 2020, Amundi became a
top-5 player in Spain, doubling its AuM (€43bn). Targeted synergies (€20m before tax in 2022) are confirmed,
and integration is according to plan. Meanwhile, the partnership for distribution of Amundi products in the Banco
Sabadell network (Spain's fourth-largest bank) was successfully launched, generating inflows of €300m within
six months.
This value-creating deal cements Amundi’s leadership in Europe.
Commercialisation of these technology solutions covering all asset management and savings
businesses is expected to generate €150m in revenues in 2025 (compared with €25m in 2020).
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PMS (Portfolio Management Services) system. ALTO: Amundi Leading Technology and Operations.
A pioneer since its creation, Amundi has considered the inclusion of ESG17 as one of its founding pillars. In
2018, an ambitious plan was announced to expand that approach, applying ESG criteria across all of its investment
expertise and developing specific initiatives dedicated to funding the energy transition and social inclusion by doubling
assets under management from €10bn to €20bn.
In 2020, Amundi continued with its active policy of innovating and developing ESG solutions:
• AIIB – Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework, use for the first time of a holistic approach to build
portfolios resistant to climate risks and based on the three key objectives of the Paris Agreement.
• Amundi was selected by a group of French institutional investors (including the Caisse des Dépôts) to manage
the first Equity index fund aligned with the Paris Agreement;
• Three ETFs were launched replicating the PAB (Paris Aligned Benchmarks) climate indices, thereby
broadening the range of “climate transition” solutions;
• The CPR Social Impact fund, the first Global Equity investment fund dedicated to the theme of reducing social
inequality, was launched, followed by a “Social Bond” global fund;
• Start of the first year of the GRECO fund for promoting development of new green asset classes in Europe,
with support from the EIB19, thus contributing to a post-Covid green recovery.
These initiatives contributed to the increase of total ESG assets under management from €323bn in 2019 to €378bn in
2020.
The engagement policy was updated, with two major priorities regarding dialogue with issuers and the voting
policy: contribution to the energy transition and contribution to social cohesion. Amundi voted in more than 4,200
General Meetings in 2020.
17
ESG criteria: Environmental, Social, and Governance.
18
February 2021. All open-ended funds actively managed by Amundi to which an ESG-rating methodology can be applied.
19
A World Bank subsidiary
20
European Investment Bank
21
AIIB: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
22
Source: Broadridge, data at 30/12/2020 on open-ended funds in Europe
23
Morgan Stanley memo: “Sustainability & ESG in 2021: Key Themes and 15 Stocks to Buy”, 13/12/2020.
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CDP: International organisation (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
During its meeting on 9 February 2021, the Board of Directors approved the following changes which will be
effective after the AGM to take place on 10 May 2021:
Valérie Baudson has joined the company 14 years ago. She has been a member of the Executive Committee
since 2013 and of the General Management Committee since 2016. She heads the following businesses: CPR
AM, the ETF, indices & smart beta, and the Distribution and Wealth division.
She has been a key player in Amundi’s success, thanks to the development of the index/ETF business and of
CPR AM, as well as its active contribution to the general management.
Valérie Baudson will become a member of the Executive Committee and Deputy General Manager of Crédit
Agricole S.A.
Yves Perrier, who has led the company for the past 14 years, was the architect behind the creation of Amundi
in 2010 and steered its development. Today, Amundi is the European asset management leader and one of
the top players globally.
Under the leadership of Yves Perrier, the company saw substantial development achieved through organic
growth, supplemented by successful external growth operations, in particular the acquisition of Pioneer in 2017.
Assets under management rose 2.5-fold between 2010 and 2020 and earnings have virtually doubled since its
Initial Public Offering in 2015. The company’s stock market capitalization has also virtually doubled since the
IPO.
Going beyond its economic performance, Amundi has confirmed its position as a leader in ESG, particularly by
applying extra-financial criteria across all its management operations.
This governance evolution ensures continuity of Amundi development, in line with the strategy implemented
successfully since its creation
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Dividend schedule
• Ex-dividend date: 13 May 2021
• Pay-out: as from 17 May 2021
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Yves Perrier has overseen asset management operations at Crédit Agricole Group for the past 14 years. In 2010, he
was behind the creation of Amundi, merging the activities of Credit Agricole Asset Management and Société Générale
Asset Management.
Under his leadership, Amundi saw outstanding development achieved through organic growth and successful external
growth operations, in particular the acquisition of Pioneer in 2017. With more than €1.7 trillion in assets under
management, which have virtually doubled since the company’s IPO in 2015, Amundi is the leading asset management
firm in Europe and one of the top 10 in the world. This business growth was accompanied by strong earnings growth,
which have risen 2.5-fold since Amundi was created.
The bulk of Amundi’s expansion took place internationally. In Europe, Amundi is No. 1 in France, No. 2 in Austria and
the Czech Republic, No. 3 in Italy and is now in the Top 5 in Spain following the acquisition of Sabadell AM. In Asia,
the Group has more than €300bn in assets under management and has recently extended its reach into China through
the creation of a subsidiary with Bank of China. It is the first Chinese joint venture with a foreign player as its majority
shareholder.
Under the leadership of Yves Perrier, the firm has become a recognised leader in ESG, which was included as one of
the Group’s founding principles when it was created in 2010. The Group has applied ESG criteria to all its open-ended
funds and has multiplied its efforts in favour of energy transition and social inclusion, in particular through partnerships
with IFC, the EIB and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Amundi was listed on the Paris stock market in 2015 and, at the time, it was the largest IPO on the French market since
the 2009 financial crisis. Its market cap has almost doubled to reach more than €13bn today, the number 1 market
capitalisation in Europe and in the Top 5 worldwide amongst listed asset managers25.
In addition, Yves Perrier has been serving as a member of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Executive Committee since 2003
and as Deputy CEO of Crédit Agricole S.A. since 2015. In these roles, he supervised the Savings and Real Estate
division and directed Crédit Agricole Group’s solidarity initiatives
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Yves Perrier started his career in audit and consulting. He joined Société Générale in 1987, where he was Chief
Financial Officer (1995-1999) and then Crédit Lyonnais in 1999, where he was a member of the Executive Committee
in charge of Finance, Risk and General Inspection (1999-2003). In 2003, he steers the creation of CALYON (now CACIB
by merging Indosuez with the Investment Banking business of Crédit Lyonnais. He was its Deputy Chief Executive
Officer until 2007.
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Yves Perrier was Chairman of the French Asset Management Association (AFG) from 2015 to 2017 and currently he is
its Honorary Chairman. He is also Vice-Chairman of Paris Europlace and, since 2020, Administrator-Treasurer of the
Fondation de France.
He has been singled out for numerous awards, on an international level, including Funds Europe’s European Asset
Management Personality of the Year in 2010 and the European Outstanding Achievement award in 2018. He was also
voted CEO of the Year by Financial News in 2017 and by Global Investor Group in 2019.
Yves Perrier is 67 years of age. He isa graduate of ESSEC and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Yves Perrier has authored several publications. Recently he collaborated with Jean Dominique Senard to write
“Responsible Capitalism: An Opportunity for Europe”, published by Institut Montaigne and Comité Médicis.
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Traditional asset managers
Member of Amundi’s General Management Committee in charge of CPR AM, passive/ETF management and the
Third Party Distribution & Wealth clients Division.
Valérie Baudson began her career in the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group and joined
Amundi 14 years ago. She has been a member of the Amundi Executive Committee since 2013 and a member of the
General Management Committee since 2016.
Valérie supervises the ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta business that she created and developed since 2008. Amundi ETF
is now the fifth largest player in Europe.
Since 2016, she has also been CEO of CPR AM, an active management company recognized in particular for its
thematic & ESG expertise, whose assets under management have increased by 50% in five years.
She also heads the Division dedicated to distributors and private banking clients of the Amundi Group worldwide.
Finally, she supervises the Amundi subsidiaries in Germany and Spain.
Valérie began her career in 1995 at Banque Indosuez, where she managed international audit assignments. She then
joined Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux, the European brokerage subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole Group, as General
Secretary and then Marketing Director for Europe.
Valérie Baudson is a member of the Board of Directors of CA Indosuez Wealth, a member of the Strategic Committee
of the Association Française de la Gestion Financière (AFG) and Chair of Paris Europlace investor’s committee, which
recently published the report “Useful and responsible Investing”.
Q4 Q3 Chg. Q4 Chg.
€m 2020 2019 Change
2020 2020 Q4/Q3 2019 Q4/Q4
Adjusted net revenue1 730 630 15.9% 719 1.6% 2,595 2,707 -4.1%
Net asset management revenue 722 631 14.5% 708 2.0% 2,634 2,663 -1.1%
o/w net management fees 628 601 4.5% 623 0.9% 2,434 2,493 -2.4%
Net financial income and other net income 7 (1) NS 10 -28.4% (38) 44 NS
Operating expenses (370) (323) 14.7% (361) 2.4% (1,341) (1,377) -2.6%
Employee expenses (257) (221) 16.1% (237) 8.2% (903) (895) 0.8%
Other operating expenses (113) (102) 11.5% (124) -8.7% (438) (481) -9.0%
1
Adjusted gross operating income 360 307 17.2% 357 0.7% 1,255 1,331 -5.7%
Adjusted cost/income ratio1 50.7% 51.2% -0.5 pt 50.3% 0.4 pt 51.7% 50.9% 0.8 pt
Cost of risk & Other (3) (3) 8.7% (4) -20.6% (23) (11) NS
Adjusted income before taxes1 377 321 17.5% 367 2.7% 1,298 1,366 -5.0%
Adjusted net income, Group share1 288 235 22.5% 274 5.1% 962 1,009 -4.7%
Net income, Group share 275 221 24.7% 262 5.2% 910 959 -5.2%
Total 2020:
⎯ Net inflows1 +€45.1bn
⎯ Market and FX effect +€9.5bn
⎯ Scope effect: +€20.7bn
1
Assets under management and inflows including Sabadell AM as of Q3 2020 and include assets under advisory and assets marketed and take into
account 100% of the Asian JVs’ inflows and assets under management. For Wafa in Morocco, assets are reported on a proportional consolidation
basis.
2
France: net inflows on medium/long-term assets: +€2.6bn in Q4 2020; +€9.9bn in Q4 2019.
3
Of which €444bn for CA & SG insurers.
4
Including -€16.5bn in outflows from “channel business” products in China, and -€5.1bn due to two institutional mandates in India coming to an
end.
5
Including two institutional mandates in India for +€74.2bn.
6
Including -€11.3bn in outflows from “channel business” in China
7
Mainly the United States.
I. Income statement
• When Sabadell AM was acquired, a 10-year distribution contract was entered into with Banco Sabadell in Spain; this
contract's gross valuation is €108m (posted to the balance sheet under Intangible Assets). At the same time, a Deferred
Tax Liability of €27m was recognised. Thus the net amount is €81m which is amortised using the straight-line method over
10 years, as from 1 July 2020.
• In the Group's income statement, the net tax impact of this amortisation is €8m over a full year (or €11m before tax), posted
under “Other revenues”, and is added to existing amortisations of distribution contracts:
- with Bawag in the amount of €2m after tax over a full year (€3m before tax);
- with UniCredit in the amount of €38m after tax over a full year (€55m before tax).
Note: amortisation of the SG contract (per year: €10m after taxes, €14m before taxes) finished as of 1 November 2020
Number of shares at end of period 201,704,354 100.0% 202,163,305 100.0% 202,585,953 100.0%
• Employee ownership increased due to the capital increase reserved for employees on 14 November 2019
• Average number of shares on a pro-rata basis
Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players26, offers its 100 million clients - retail,
institutional and corporate - a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional
or real assets.
With its six international investment hubs27, financial and extra-financial research capabilities and long-standing commitment to
responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape.
Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 4,500 employees in nearly 40 countries. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole
group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages more than €1.7 trillion of assets28.
Amundi, a trusted partner, working every day in the interest of its clients and society.
www.amundi.com
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This document may contain projections concerning Amundi's financial situation and results. The figures given do not constitute a
“forecast” as defined in Article 2.10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 809/2004 of 29 April 2004.
This information is based on scenarios that employ a number of economic assumptions in a given competitive and regulatory context.
As such, the projections and results indicated may not necessarily come to pass due to unforeseeable circumstances. The reader
should take all of these uncertainties and risks into consideration before forming their own opinion.
The figures presented were prepared in accordance with IFRS guidelines as adopted by the European Union and applicable as of
this date. Statutory auditors are carrying out audit procedures on the consolidated financial statements for 2020.
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26 Source: IPE “Top 500 Asset Managers” published in June 2020, based on assets under management as at 31/12/2019
27 Boston, Dublin, London, Milan, Paris and Tokyo
28 Amundi data as of 31/12/2020