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. The EU capital adequacy framework (CRR/CRDIV) was incorporated into Norwegian law with effect from 31 December 2019. The Basel I floor was accordingly removed and an SME rebate introduced.

As of 30 September 2020 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 1.0 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 11.0 per cent. In addition the financial supervisory authority has set a Pillar 2 requirement of 1.9 per cent for SpareBank 1 SMN, however not below NOK 1,794 million in monetary terms. The total minimum requirement on CET1 capital is accordingly 12.9 per cent. The countercyclical capital buffer was reduced with immediate effect in March 2020 from 2.5 per cent to 1.0 per cent. The systemic risk buffer will rise to 4.5 per cent with effect from 31 December 2020.

The Supervisory Board adopted at its meeting on 26 March 2020 a revised proposal for application of the net profit for 2019 entailing an overall reduction of 303 NOK million compared with the original proposal of NOK 1,314 million for distribution as dividends and donations. Historical figures as at 31 December 2019 are not restated, but the effect of the above decision as at 31 December 2019 is shown in the table below.

The countercyclical buffer is calculated using differentiated rates. 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 first nine month of 2020 the parent bank is below the capital deduction threshold such that the Norwegian rate is applied to all relevant exposures. For group the risk-weighted countercyclical capital buffer is 1.0 per cent.

The group’s hybrid equity and subordinated debt issued under the old rules has now been redeemed such that as of the first quarter of 2020 the group has no holdings covered by the transitional provisions.

Parent Bank   Group
31 Dec 19  30 Sept 19  30 Sept 20 (NOKm) 30 Sept 20 30 Sept 19 31 Dec 19
17,822 17,228 17,876 Total book equity 20,829 19,904 20,420
-1,250 -963 -1,203 Additional Tier 1 capital instruments included in total equity -1,244 -1,004 -1,293
-512 -515 -494 Deferred taxes, goodwill and other intangible assets -1,047 -1,106 -1,099
-1,314 - - Deduction for allocated dividends and gifts - - -1,314
- - - Non-controlling interests recognised in other equity capital -800 -792 -761
- - - Non-controlling interests eligible for inclusion in CET1 capital 414 450 438
- -1,893 -1,155 Net profit -1,528 -2,217 -
- 804 368 Year-to-date profit included in core capital (50 per cent (50 per cent) pre tax of group profit) 739 1,128 -
-33 -32 -47 Value adjustments due to requirements for prudent valuation -59 -44 -45
-305 -353 -75 Positive value of adjusted expected loss under IRB Approach -98 -383 -351
- - - Cash flow hedge reserve 13 5 3
-185 -185 -186 Deduction for common equity Tier 1 capital in significant investments in financial institutions -510 -183 -168
14,222 14,091 15,084 Common equity Tier 1 capital 16,711 15,758 15,830
1,250 1,000 1,250 Additional Tier 1 capital instruments 1,579 1,384 1,637
275 275 - Additional Tier 1 capital instruments covered by transitional provisions - 275 275
15,747 15,367 16,334 Tier 1 capital 18,290 17,417 17,742
             
      Supplementary capital in excess of core capital      
1,750 1,750 1,750 Subordinated capital 2,240 2,310 2,240
12 179 - Subordinated capital covered by transitional provisions - 179 12
-140 -141 -157 Deduction for significant investments in financial institutions -157 -141 -140
1,623 1,788 1,593 Additional Tier 2 capital instruments 2,083 2,348 2,113
17,370 17,155 17,927 Total eligible capital 20,373 19,765 19,854

 

 

      Minimum requirements subordinated capital      
911 948 1,044 Specialised enterprises 1,236 1,128 1,101
1,139 1,183 981 Corporate 991 1,194 1,149
1,628 1,518 1,598 Mass market exposure, property 2,282 2,169 2,299
98 103 108 Other mass market 111 106 101
984 1,118 1,012 Equity investments 1 1 1
4,760 4,870 4,742 Total credit risk IRB 4,621 4,597 4,651
             
2 2 2 Central government 2 2 3
86 90 115 Covered bonds 162 149 132
419 435 507 Institutions 402 301 282
- - - Local and regional authorities, state-owned enterprises 21 5 5
42 38 27 Corporate 253 237 239
22 32 16 Mass market 470 532 463
9 18 14 Exposures secured on real property 154 200 167
236 236 279 Equity positions 400 371 377
104 89 100 Other assets 161 157 151
918 939 1,058 Total credit risk standardised approach 2,025 1,955 1,818
             
31 25 42 Debt risk 43 27 34
- - - Equity risk 9 6 15
- - - Currency risk and risk exposure for settlement/delivery 3 3 3
407 387 407 Operational risk 720 656 720
29 35 60 Credit value adjustment risk (CVA) 192 130 115
- - - Transitional arrangements - 983 -
6,145 6,256 6,309 Minimum requirements subordinated capital 7,612 8,357 7,357
76,817 78,196 78,861 Risk weighted assets (RWA) 95,156 104,464 91,956
3,457 3,519 3,549 Minimum requirement on CET1 capital, 4.5 per cent 4,282 4,701 4,138
             
      Capital Buffers      
1,920 1,955 1,972 Capital conservation buffer, 2.5 per cent 2,379 2,612 2,299
2,305 2,346 2,366 Systemic rick buffer, 3.0 per cent 2,855 3,134 2,759
1,920 1,564 789 Countercyclical buffer, 1.0 per cent (2.5 and 2.0 per cent) 952 2,089 2,299
6,145 5,865 5,126 Total buffer requirements on CET1 capital 6,185 7,835 7,357
4,620 4,708 6,409 Available CET1 capital after buffer requirements 6,243 3,222 4,335
      Capital adequacy      
18.5 % 18.0 % 19.1 % Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio 17.6 % 15.1 % 17.2 %
20.5 % 19.7 % 20.7 % Tier 1 capital ratio 19.2 % 16.7 % 19.3 %
22.6 % 21.9 % 22.7 % Capital ratio 21.4 % 18.9 % 21.6 %
             
      Leverage ratio      
161,905 159,426 179,304 Balance sheet items 252,366 228,285 230,048
6,830 6,774 7,518 Off-balance sheet items 8,333 7,939 7,897
-851 -900 -617 Regulatory adjustments -1,543 -1,546 -1,503
167,885 165,301 186,205 Calculation basis for leverage ratio 259,156 234,678 236,441
15,747 15,367 16,334 Core capital 18,290 17,417 17,742
9.4 % 9.3 % 8.8 % Leverage Ratio 7.1 % 7.4 % 7.5 %

 

Effect as at 31 December 2019 on the adopted application of net profit, as revised:   31 Dec 2019
          Parent Bank Group
Common equity Tier 1 capital         14,525 16,133
Tier 1 capital         16,051 18,045
Total eligible capital         17,673 20,158
             
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio         18.9 % 17.5 %
Tier 1 capital ratio         20.9 % 19.6 %
Capital ratio         23.0 % 21.9 %
Leverage Ratio       9.6 % 7.6 %
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