Interest revenues include interest income from debt securities available for sale and other investments in the amount of € 588 million (2002: € 1,257 million).
Dividend income from securities available for sale and other investments
Dividend income from securities available for sale and other investments amounted to € 386 million (2002: € 385 million). Included in this figure are dividend income on equity securities available for sale in the amount of € 278 million (2002: € 264 million).
Commission income
Commissions receivable amounted to € 11,817 million (2002: € 15,348 million) and commissions payable to € 2,485 million (2002: € 4,514 million), especially in securities business and for asset management.
The following administration and agency services were provided for third parties: custodian, asset management, administration of trust assets, referral of mortgages, insurance policies and property finance agreements, as well as mergers & acquisitions.
Staff costs
| in € m. | 2003 | 2002 |
| Wages and salaries | 8,824 | 9,265 |
| Social security costs | 1,671 | 2,093 |
| thereof: those relating to pensions | 491 | 805 |
| Total | 10,495 | 11,358 |
Other operating income and expenses
Other income from ordinary activities consisted above all of net income from real estate, net income from investment companies as well as income from derivatives
used as hedges.
Other current expenses from ordinary activities consisted, among other things, of additions to provisions not relating to lending or securities business, expenses for residential property maintenance of Deutsche Wohnen AG, Eschborn, and other taxes.
Result from financial investments
| in € m. | 2003 | 2002 |
| Result from securities available for sale | 20 | 3,523 |
| Result from other investments1 | (100) | 812 |
| Total | (80) | 4,335 |
| 1 | Excluding investments held at equity and investments held by designated investment companies. |