Note 6 - Capital adequacy and capital management

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 2018 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 2.0 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 12.0 per cent. In addition the financial supervisory authority has set a Pillar 2 requirement of 2.1 per cent for SpareBank 1 SMN. The total minimum requirement on CET1 capital is accordingly 14.1 per cent. From first quarter 2019 the Pillar 2 requirement is changed to 1.9 per cent for SpareBank 1 SMN.

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 fourth quarter of 2018 both the parent bank and the group is below the capital deduction threshold such that the Norwegian rate is applied to all relevant exposures.

Parts of the group’s hybrid capital and subordinated debt were issued under earlier rules. This has been subject to a write-down of 50 per cent in 2017 and 60 per cent in 2018. As at 31 December 2018 the bank held hybrid capital worth NOK 450 million subject to write-down.

Parent Bank   Group
31 Dec 2017 31 Dec 2018 (NOK million) 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017
15,372 16,409 Total book equity 18,686 17,510
-950 -1,000 Additional Tier 1 capital instruments included in total equity -1,043 -993
-522 -533 Deferred taxes, goodwill and other intangible assets -1,079 -984
-893 -1,034 Deduction for allocated dividends and gifts -1,034 -893
- - Non-controlling interests recognised in other equity capital -637 -565
- - Non-controlling interests eligible for inclusion in CET1 capital 366 324
-30 -31 Value adjustments due to requirements for prudent valuation -44 -41
-350 -268 Positive value of adjusted expected loss under IRB Approach -286 -333
- - Cash flow hedge reserve 5 7
- -163 Deduction for common equity Tier 1 capital in significant investments in financial institutions -206 -212
12,627 13,381 Total common equity Tier one  14,727 13,820
950 1,000 Additional Tier 1 capital instruments 1,378 1,427
459 367 Additional Tier 1 capital instruments covered by transitional provisions 367 459
14,036 14,748 Total core capital 16,472 15,707
         
    Supplementary capital in excess of core capital    
1,000 1,750 Subordinated capital 2,316 1,615
561 96 Subordinated capital covered by transitional provisions 96 561
-254 -140 Deduction for significant investments in financial institutions -140 -254
1,307 1,705 Total supplementary capital 2,272 1,922
15,343 16,453 Net subordinated capital 18,743 17,629

 

    Minimum requirements subordinated capital    
978 967 Specialised enterprises 1,116 1,107
1,098 1,156 Corporate 1,163 1,113
1,370 1,516 Mass market exposure, property 2,098 1,892
90 90 Other mass market 92 91
1,198 1,062 Equity investments 1 1
4,733 4,790 Total credit risk IRB 4,470 4,205
         
3 3 Central government 4 3
80 87 Covered bonds 124 146
431 390 Institutions 246 333
0 - Local and regional authorities, state-owned enterprises 8 4
25 23 Corporate 221 226
18 73 Mass market 520 405
13 12 Exposures secured on real property 215 193
232 228 Equity positions 366 344
70 57 Other assets 107 166
872 873 Total credit risk standardised approach 1,810 1,820
         
16 30 Debt risk 31 18
- - Equity risk 7 22
- - Currency risk and risk exposure for settlement/delivery 3 1
341 370 Operational risk 575 510
52 39 Credit value adjustment risk (CVA) 122 117
- - Transitional arrangements 1,074 891
6,015 6,102 Minimum requirements subordinated capital 8,093 7,585
75,182 76,274 Risk weighted assets (RWA) 101,168 94,807
3,383 3,432 Minimum requirement on CET1 capital, 4.5 per cent 4,553 4,266
         
    Capital Buffers    
1,880 1,907 Capital conservation buffer, 2.5 per cent 2,529 2,370
2,255 2,288 Systemic rick buffer, 3.0 per cent 3,035 2,844
1,504 1,525 Countercyclical buffer, 2.0 per cent 2,023 1,896
5,639 5,721 Total buffer requirements on CET1 capital 7,588 7,111
3,605 4,228 Available CET1 capital after buffer requirements 2,587 2,444
         
    Capital adequacy    
16.8 % 17.5 % Common equity Tier one ratio 14.6 % 14.6 %
18.7 % 19.3 % Core capital ratio 16.3 % 16.6 %
20.4 % 21.6 % Capital adequacy ratio 18.5 % 18.6 %
         
    Leverage ratio    
145,821 153,395 Balance sheet items 216,240 210,764
7,112 7,110 Off-balance sheet items 9,086 9,295
-902 -832 Regulatory adjustments -1,474 -1,580
152,032 159,673 Calculation basis for leverage ratio 223,853 218,479
14,036 14,748 Core capital 16,472 15,707
9.2 % 9.2 % Leverage Ratio 7.4 % 7.2 %

Annual report and notes

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