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BDO-Unibank-2019-Annual-Report Table of Contents 06 Our Purpose Corporate Mission Corporate Vision Core Values Corporate Profile 08 Message from the Chairperson 11 Q&A with the President and Chief Executive Officer 14 2019 at a Glance 16 Financial Highlights 18 Market Overview 20 Our Strategy 21 Risk Management 24 Performance Review and Report on Operations 32 Corporate Governance Report 67 Corporate Social Responsibility 76 Financial Statements Statement of Management’s Responsibility for Financial Statements Statements of Financial Position Statements of Income 79 Products and Services 80 Awards and Recognition 83 BDO Group of Companies 86 Organizational Structure 87 Board and Management Directory 92 Corporate Information Our Purpose Corporate Mission To be the preferred bank in every market we serve. Corporate Vision To be the leading Philippine bank and financial services company that empowers customers to achieve their goals and aspirations, combining our entrepreneurial spirit, international perspective, and intense customer focus to deliver a personalized banking experience that is easy, straightforward, and convenient, while taking pride in building long-term relationships and finding better ways to deliver offerings of the highest standard. Core Values Commitment to Customers. We are committed to delivering products and services that surpass customer expectations in value and every aspect of customer service, while remaining prudent and trustworthy stewards of their wealth. Commitment to a Dynamic and Efficient Organization. We are committed to creating an organization that is flexible, responds to change, and encourages innovation and creativity; we are committed to the process of continuous improvement in everything we do. Commitment to Employees. We are committed to our employees’ growth and development and we will nurture them in an environment where excellence, integrity, teamwork, professionalism, and performance are valued above all else. Commitment to Shareholders. We are committed to providing our shareholders with superior returns over the long-term. Corporate Profile BDO is a full-service universal bank in the Philippines. It provides a complete array of industry-leading products and services including Lending (corporate and consumer), Deposit-taking, Foreign Exchange, Brokering, Trust and Investments, Credit Cards, Corporate Cash Management and Remittances in the Philippines. Through its local subsidiaries, the Bank offers Investment Banking, Private Banking, Leasing and Finance, Rural Banking, Life Insurance, Insurance Brokerage and Stock Brokerage services. BDO’s institutional strengths and value-added products and services hold the key to its successful business relationships with customers. On the front line, its branches remain at the forefront of setting high standards as a sales and service-oriented, customer- focused force. BDO has the largest distribution network with over 1,400 operating branches and more than 4,400 ATMs nationwide. Through selective acquisitions and organic growth, BDO has positioned itself for increased balance sheet strength and continuing expansion into new markets. As of December 31, 2019, BDO is the country’s largest bank in terms of total resources, customer loans, deposits, assets under management and capital, as well as branch and ATM network nationwide. BDO is a member of the SM Group, one of the country’s largest and most successful conglomerates with businesses spanning retail, mall operations, property development (residential, commercial, hotels and resorts), and financial services. Although part of a conglomerate, BDO’s day-to-day operations are handled by a team of professional managers and bank officers. Further, the Bank has one of the industry’s strongest Board of Directors, composed of professionals with extensive experience in various fields that include banking and finance, accounting, law, and business. A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON “Whether in better times or uncertain times, BDO will be there to meet the financial service needs of our clients, and also do our part in maintaining economic stability in the country.” A Message from the Chairperson 09 Dear Fellow Shareholders, 2019 was a good year for BDO. As we (6) Decent work and economic growth; (7) committed to reach our targets, the dedication Industry, innovation, and infrastructure; (8) and focus of our management had pushed us Sustainable cities and communities; (9) the Chairperson from Message A to achieve beyond expectations. Responsible consumption and production; and (10) Climate action. BDO management successfully delivered positive results in our business lines through While we hoped to sustain what we have a relentless focus on outstanding customer achieved in 2019, COVID-19 disrupted service, digital transformation, and on the global economy, and the Philippines the constant alignment of BDO to new experienced a nationwide lockdown in mid- opportunities that arise in the different sectors March. It was a remarkable team effort to keep of our economy. We ended the year strong, BDO branches open and our ATMs accessible, with improved operating profitability. As we and to ensure everyone’s safety as we operate. commit ourselves to maximize opportunities, In spite of the challenges still present, we we also balance our efforts with prudent commit to provide the best service we can to risk management and maintaining customer our clients during these times. loyalty and satisfaction. In closing, I would like to give BDO Being the leading bank in assets, customer management much deserved thanks for the loans, deposits, and assets under hard work they put in, and to our board of management, we at BDO continue to directors who have constantly guided the bank contribute to nation-building by serving on regulatory compliance and organizational well the growing financial needs of many governance. On behalf of the entire BDO communities, and by playing a significant and group, I most of all thank our clients and our responsible part in the financial ecosystem. shareholders: Thank you for your continuing trust in us, and it is because of your support The bank has also undertaken several that BDO continues to be the leading bank in initiatives in the area of environmental the Philippines. sustainability. As we ourselves prioritize sustainability within BDO, we also extend our Yours truly, support of sustainable practices to clients who invest in the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): (1) Good health and well-being; (2) Quality education; (3) Gender equality; (4) Clean water and Teresita T. Sy sanitation; (5) Affordable and clean energy; Chairperson Q&A with the President and Chief Executive Officer 11 “2019 was a good year for BDO; our strong business franchise carried us through with good growth across all business lines, as we worked in the best interests of our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders.” Q&A WITH THE Officer Executive and Chief the President with Q&A PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mr. Nestor V. Tan discusses how he saw BDO Unibank’s performance in 2019 and its prospects for 2020 and beyond. Q: What is your overall evaluation sacrificing asset quality. Second, we needed of how the BDO group performed to invest judiciously in new initiatives that during 2019? are necessary to deepen further our market coverage and expand our market share. 2019 was a good year for us; our strong business franchise carried us through with Q: And what initiatives is good growth across all business lines, as we BDO undertaking? worked in the best interests of our customers, We are expanding our coverage of the employees, communities, and shareholders. underserved and unbanked markets. In We were also able to extend our reach into addition, we are implementing our digital more geographic areas allowing us to cover a strategy which includes upgrading our bigger market. Profit-wise, we are particularly operating platform to the next generation to pleased with our bottom line: our net income cater to the needs of more tech-savvy users. rose by 35% to P44.2 billion on the strong performance of our core income sources. Q: How does BDO focus its efforts Q: What was management focused on when it comes to monitoring and in particular at the outset of 2019? expanding the loan portfolio? Our overall objective was twofold. First, Our loan portfolio is categorized into three we needed to sustain the good quality major segments: Large corporate loans, growth appropriate for our franchise without representing about 47% of the total; middle 12 Q&A with the President and Chief Executive Officer Executive and Chief the President with Q&A market loans, including SMEs, about 31%; and We rebranded our rural bank subsidiary, consumer loans, which make up the remaining the primary vehicle for reaching micro-SME 22%. The middle market and consumer borrowers, as BDO Network Bank. It was a segments are where the sustainable growth is, move to capitalize on the name recognition of especially in the provincial areas. This is where the Unibank. our efforts are focused. Q: Can you give an example of The underserved segment is relatively small product market expansion? at the moment but we expect it to be a meaningful contributor in the future. In the area of wealth management, for example, we have expanded our foreign Q: And what has been the outcome in currency investment options and increased that area? the number of licensed investment practitioners. We segmented our servicing We are very pleased with the growth in our effort to
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