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Reporting Period: Mar 30, 2019
Net income for the first quarter of 2019 grew $181 million, or 23%, from the same period in 2018, driven primarily by growth in net interest revenue and disciplined expense management during a mixed geopolitical and economic environment. Total net revenues rose by $325 million, or 14%, primarily due to an increase of $418 million, or 33%, in net interest revenue resulting from improvement in our net interest margin following the Federal Reserve’s four rate hikes in 2018, as well as higher interest-earning assets stemming from the transfer of sweep money market funds to bank and broker-dealer sweep, and client cash allocations. Asset management and administration fees decreased $96 million, or 11%, mainly as a result of lower money market fund revenue as we executed on sweep transfers. Trading revenue declined by 8% as client trading activity remained strong, but below the volume seen in the first quarter of 2018.
(1) Beginning in 2019, CSC and CSB are subject to the “advanced approaches” framework under the Basel III capital rule. As a result, we are now required to include all components of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in regulatory capital and report our supplementary leverage ratio, which is calculated as Tier 1 capital divided by total leverage exposure. Total leverage exposure includes all on-balance sheet assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures, including unused commitments. Prior to 2019, CSC and CSB elected to opt-out of the requirement to include most components of AOCI in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital; the amounts and ratios for December 31, 2018 are presented on this basis.
The Company has operating leases for corporate offices, branch locations, and server equipment and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease liability may include payments that depend on a rate or index (such as the Consumer Price Index), measured using the rate or index at the commencement date. Payments that vary because of changes in facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date are considered variable. These payments are not recognized as part of the lease liability and are expensed in the period incurred. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. For the majority of our leases (real estate leases), the Company has elected the practical expedient to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. We have not elected the practical expedient for equipment leases and account for lease and non-lease components separately for those classes of leases.
As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Our lease terms may include periods covered by options to extend when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. The lease terms may also include periods covered by options to terminate when it is reasonably certain that we will not exercise that option.
(1) Beginning in 2019, CSC and CSB are subject to the “advanced approaches” framework under the Basel III capital rule. As a result, we are now required to include all components of AOCI in regulatory capital and report our supplementary leverage ratio, which is calculated as Tier 1 capital divided by total leverage exposure. Total leverage exposure includes all on-balance sheet assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures, including unused commitments. Prior to 2019, CSC and CSB elected to opt-out of the requirement to include most components of AOCI in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital; the amounts and ratios for December 31, 2018 are presented on this basis.