Note 4 - Capital adequacy

SpareBank 1 SMN utilises the Internal Rating Based Approach (IRB) for credit risk. Use of IRB imposes wide-ranging requirements on the bank’s organisational set-up, competence, risk models and risk management systems. As from 31 March 2015 the bank has received permission to apply the Advanced IRB Approach to those corporate portfolios that were previously reported under the Basic Indicator Approach.

As of 31 December 2016 the capital conservation buffer requirement is 2.5 per cent, the systemic risk requirement is 3.0 per cent and the Norwegian countercyclical buffer is 1.5 per cent. These requirements are additional to the requirement of 4.5 per cent CET1 capital, so that the overall minimum requirement on CET1 capital is 11.5 per cent. In addition the financial supervisory authority has set a Pillar 2 requirement of 2.1 per cent for SpareBank 1 SMN, effective as from the fourth quarter of 2016. The total minimum requirement on CET1 capital is accordingly 13.6 per cent.

The countercyclical buffer increased to 1.5 per cent from 1.0 per cent with effect from 30 June 2016. The Ministry of Finance has decided to increase the buffer by 0.5 per cent to 2.0 per cent with effect from 31 December 2017.

As from the fourth quarter of 2016 differentiated rates came into force for the countercyclical buffer. For exposures in other countries the countercyclical buffer rate set by the authorities in the country concerned is applied. If that country has not set a rate, the same rate as for exposures in Norway is applied unless the Ministry of Finance sets another rate. For the fourth quarter of 2016 the parent bank is below the capital deduction threshold such that the Norwegian rate is applied to all relevant exposures. For groups, the risk-weighted countercyclical capital buffer is 1.5 per cent.

Parts of the group’s hybrid capital and subordinated debt were issued under earlier rules. This will be subject to a write-down of 40 per cent in 2016 and thereafter 10 per cent per year. As at 31 December 2016 the bank held hybrid capital worth NOK 450 million subject to write-down. For subordinated debt the figure NOK 661 million. The financial supervisory authority may require the hybrid capital to be written down in proportion to equity capital if the bank’s CET1 capital ratio falls below 5.125 per cent.

Parent Bank   Group
31 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2016 (NOKm) 31 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2015
2,597 2,597 Equity capital certificates 2,597 2,597
-0 -0  - Own holding of ECCs -4 -21
895 895 Premium fund 895 895
3,790 4,487 Dividend equalisation fund 4,484 3,790
4,105 4,498 Savings bank's reserve 4,498 4,105
292 389 Recommended dividends 389 292
40 220 Provision for gifts 220 40
279 126 Unrealised gains reserve 139 290
- - Other equity 1,656 1,597
- - Non-controlling interests 425 318
11,998 13,212 Total book equity 15,299 13,904
-447 -470 Deferred taxes, goodwill and other intangible assets -741 -662
- - Part of reserve for unrealised gains, associated companies 117 264
-332 -609 Deduction for allocated dividends and gifts -609 -332
- - Non-controlling interests recognised in other equity capital -425 -318
- - Non-controlling interests eligible for inclusion in CET1 capital 220 132
-93 - Surplus financing of pension obligations - -43
-33 -29 Value adjustments due to requirements for prudent valuation -48 -55
-164 -190 Positive value of adjusted expected loss under IRB Approach -248 -239
- - Deduction for common equity Tier 1 capital in significant investments in financial institutions -337 -458
10,928 11,913 Total common equity Tier one  13,229 12,192
950 950 Hybrid capital, core capital 1,358 1,301
495 483 Hybrid capital covered by transitional provisions 483 495
12,373 13,346 Total core capital 15,069 13,988
         
    Supplementary capital in excess of core capital    
1,000 1,000 Subordinated capital 1,698 1,647
786 673 Subordinated capital covered by transitional provisions 673 786
-43 -256 Deduction for significant investments in financial institutions -256 -43
1,743 1,418 Total supplementary capital 2,116 2,390
14,116 14,764 Net subordinated capital 17,185 16,378
         
    Minimum requirements subordinated capital    
1,027 1,065 Involvement with spesialised enterprises 1,206 1,213
1,049 1,064 Other corporations exposure 1,102 1,105
1,093 1,128 Mass market exposure, property 1,602 1,557
157 156 Mass market exposure, SMEs 166 167
38 71 Other retail exposure 74 40
1,221 1,223 Equity investments 3 0
4,585 4,707 Total credit risk IRB 4,153 4,082
64 35 Debt risk 36 64
- - Equity risk 5 10
- - Currency risk 1 -
316 334 Operational risk 479 457
922 898 Exposures calculated using the standardised approach 1,772 1,805
53 51 Credit value adjustment risk (CVA) 84 106
- - Transitional arrangements 574 634
5,939 6,026 Minimum requirements subordinated capital 7,103 7,157
74,243 75,325 Risk weighted assets (RWA) 88,788 89,465
3,341 3,390 Minimum requirement on CET1 capital, 4.5 per cent 3,995 4,026
    Capital Buffers    
1,856 1,883 Capital conservation buffer, 2.5 per cent 2,220 2,237
2,227 2,260 Systemic rick buffer, 3.0 per cent 2,664 2,684
742 1,130 Countercyclical buffer, 1.5 per (1.0 per cent) 1,332 895
4,826 5,273 Total buffer requirements on CET1 capital 6,215 5,815
2,761 3,251 Available CET1 capital after buffer requirements 3,018 2,351
    Capital adequacy    
14.7 % 15.8 % Common equity Tier one ratio 14.9 % 13.6 %
16.7 % 17.7 % Core capital ratio 17.0 % 15.6 %
19.0 % 19.6 % Capital adequacy ratio 19.4 % 18.3 %
9.1 % 9.5 % Leverage ratio 7.4 % 6.7 %
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