NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document
FINANCIAL DATA Consolidated financial statements and notes
for Payments, with regard to business activity, the CGU has a V diversified business model with, on the one hand, a long-standing payments business serving the Groupe BPCE networks, which has generated high volumes of activity over the years (and strong momentum in electronic payments) and, on the other hand, a portfolio of Fintech companies offering a wide range of products, both to Group clients and externally (digitized securities, merchant solutions,e-commerce,solutions for companyworks councils,etc.). This business model implies a lower level of earningvsolatility. 2.6 The assets and liabilities of controlled entities which Natixis intends to sell within a maximum period of 12 months, and for which it is actively seeking a buyer, are identified separately on two specific lines of the consolidated balance sheet as non-current assets and liabilities. A group held for sale may be a group of CGUs, a CGU or part of a CGU. The group may include the entity’s assets and liabilities, including current assets, current liabilities and assets that are outside the scope of the measurement provisions under IFRS 5. If a non-current asset within the scope of the measurement provisions under IFRS 5 is part of a group held for sale, the measurement provisions under IFRS 5 apply to the group as a whole, which means that the group is measured at the lower of its carrying amount or its fair value net of selling costs. When the fair value of the group of assets and liabilities is lower than their overall net book value, Natixis limits the amount of impairment to non-current assets (goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment) measured in accordance with IFRS 5. Entities treated under IFRS 5 as of December 31,2020 are presented in Note 1.2 Significant events. Subsidiaries held for sale
Natixis’ institutional operations 2.8 In the context of Article 41 of the Amending Finance law for 1997 (No. 97-1239 of December 29, 1997) amended by Article 121 of the Amended Finance Act for 2008 (No. 2008-1443 of December 30, 2008), Article 5 of the Amended Finance Act for 2014 (No. 2014-1655 of December 29, 2014) and the agreement signed with the French State on December 24, 2019, Natixis manages certain public procedures on behalf of the French State, mainly consisting of loans and gifts to foreign States conferred within the framework of Public Development Aid, non-concessional loans to foreign States, gifts to the “Fund for Private Sector Aid and Studies” and the stabilizationof interest rates for export credit guaranteedby the State. The related transactions, some of which may be guaranteed by the State, are recognized separately in the financial statements. The State and other related creditors have a specific right over the assets and liabilities allocated to these institutional operations. The bank’s assets and liabilities relative to these operations are identified on the balance sheet under each of the headings concerned with these operations. Natixis’ consolidated financial statements are prepared ineuros. The balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries and branches whose functional currency is not the euro are translated into euros at the closing exchange rate, except for share capital, reserves and capital allocations, which are translated at the historical exchange rate. The income statements of foreign subsidiaries and branches whose functional currency is not the euro are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. Any resulting translation gains or losses arising regarding both balance sheet and income statement items are recognized in equity under “Translation adjustments” for the portion attributable to the Group and “Non-controlling interests” for the portion attributable to third parties. In the event of the total or partial disposal of an entity or the capital repayment of an entity, translationgains or losses are reclassifiedas income in proportion to the cumulative amount of the exchange differences recognized in recyclable other comprehensive income under “Translation adjustments”. Natixis elected to use the option available under IFRS 1 on first-time adoption, namely to transfer the cumulative balance of the translation adjustments existing at January 1, 2004 to consolidated reserves. If a foreign entity is subsequently sold, the gain or loss on the disposal will include only those translationgains or losses arising after January 1, 2004. Currency conversion 2.9 of the statements of foreign subsidiaries and branches
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Standardization of individual data and treatment of intra-group transactions
Prior to consolidation, the individual financial statements of companies included in the scope of consolidation are restated if necessary to bring them into line with Natixis’ accounting policies described below. The impact on the balance sheet and income statement of internal transactions carried out between fully-consolidated entities is eliminated. The internal profits or losses of entities consolidated using the equity method are eliminated to the extent of Natixis’ percentage interest in the joint venture or associate.
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