Note 22 - Pension

Defined benefit scheme
This pension scheme is administered by a pension fund conferring entitlement to specific future pension benefits from age 67. The schemes include children’s pension and disability pension under further rules. The Group’s defined benefit pension scheme assures the majority of employees a pension of 68 percent of final salary up to 12G. The defined benefit scheme is closed to new members.

It was decided to terminate the defined benefit scheme at a board meeting on 21 October 2016. Employees on this scheme will transfer to the defined contribution scheme as from 1 January 2017, and will receive a paid-up policy showing rights accumulated under the defined benefit scheme. The termination resulted in reduced pension obligations, which has been treated  as a settlement gain and reduced the pension expense for 2016.

Paid-up policies are managed by the pension fund, which becomes a paid-up pension fund as from 1 January 2017. A framework agreement has been established between SpareBank 1 SMN and the pension fund which covers funding, asset management etc. In view of the responsibility still held by SpareBank 1 SMN, future liabilities will need to be incorporated in the accounts. At yearend 2018 the scheme is  overfunded by NOK 148 million

The board of the pension fund is required to be composed of representatives from the Group and participants in the pension schemes in accordance with the articles of association of the pension fund.  In addition to the pension obligations coveredd by the pension fund, the group has unfunded pension liabilities which can not be funded by the assets in the collective arrangements. The obligations entails  employees not registered as member of the pension fund, additional  pensions above 12 G, early retirement pension schemes and  contractual early retirement schemes in new arrangement (AFP Subsidies Act).

For further details of the Group’s pension schemes see Note 2 on accounting principles and Note 21 on personnel expenses and emoluments to senior employees and elected officers.

  2019 2018
Actuarial assumptions Costs Commitment Costs Commitment
Discount rate 2.6% 2.3% 2.4% 2.6%
Expected rate of return on plan assets 2.6% 2.3% 2.4% 2.6%
Expected future wage and salary growth 2.50% 2.00 % 2.25% 2.50%
Expected adjustment of basic amount (G) 2.50% 2.00 % 2.25% 2.50%
Expected increase in current pension 0%/2.5% 0%/2.0% 0%/2.25% 0%/2.5%
Employers contribution  19.1% 19.1% 19.1% 19.1%
Expected voluntary exit before/after 50 yrs 2/0 % 2/0 % 2/0 % 2/0 %
Estimated early retirement outtake at age 62/64 25/50 % 25/50 % 25/50 % 25/50 %
             
Mortality base table     K2013BE      
Disability     IR73      

 

Parent Bank    Group 
2018 2019 Net pension liability in the balance sheet (NOK million). Financial position 1 Jan. 2019 2018
611 588 Net present value of pension liabilities in funded schemes 588 611
-748 -749 Estimated value of pension assets -749 -748
-138 -161 Net pension liability in funded schemes -161 -138
4 3 Employer’s contribution 3 4
-134 -158 Net pension liability in the balance sheet -158 -134

 

 

 

 

Distribution of liability between unfunded and funded pension scheme, Group 1 Jan.
 
Group 2019   2018
  Funded Unfunded Total   Funded Unfunded Total
Present value of pension liability in funded schemes 570 17 588   590 20 611
Fair value of pension assets -749 - -749   -748 - -748
Net pension liability in the balance sheet before employer's contribution -179 17 -161   -158 20 -138
Employer’s contribution 0 3 3   0 4 4
Net pension liability in the balance sheet after employer's contribution -179 21 -158   -158 24 -134

 

2018 2019 Pension cost for the year 2019 2018
1 0 Present value of pension accumulated in the year 0 1
-3 -4 Interest cost of pension liabilities  -4 -4
-2 -4 Net defined-benefit pension cost without employer's contribution -4 -3
0 0 Employer's contribution - subject to accrual accounting 0 0
-2 -4 Net pension cost related to defined benefit plans  -4 -2
5 7 Early retirement pension scheme, new arrangement  12 5
43 43 Cost of defined contribution pension 96 93
46 46 Total pension cost  105 96

 

Other comprehensive income for the period 2019 2018
  Unfunded Funded Total Unfunded Funded Total
Change in discount rate 0 26 26 0 -17 -18
Change in other economic assumptions -0 - -0 - - -
Changing other factors, DBO -3 14 12 -1 7 6
Change in other factors, pension assets - -3 -3 - -8 -8
Other comprehensive income for the period -3 37 34 -2 -18 -19

 

2018 2019 Movement in net pension liability in the balance sheet 2019 2018
-134 -158 Net pension liability in the balance sheet 1.1 -158 -134
-18 33 Actuarial gains and losses for the year 33 -18
-2 -4 Net defined-benefit costs in profit and loss account incl. Curtailment/settlement -4 -2
-3 -3 Paid-in pension premium, defined-benefit schemes -3 -3
-158 -132 Net pension liability in the balance sheet 31.12 -132 -158
         
         
2018 2019 Financial status 31.12 2019 2018
588 608 Pension liability  608 588
-749 -743 Value of pension assets -743 -749
-161 -135 Net pension liability before employer's contribution -135 -161
3 3 Employer's contribution 3 3
-158 -132 Net pension liability after employer's contribution -132 -158

 

Distribution of financial status 31 Dec between unfunded and funded pension scheme, Group 
 
Group 2019   2018
  Funded Unfunded Total   Funded Unfunded Total
Pension liability 595 13 608   570 17 588
Value of pension assets -743 - -743   -749 - -749
Net pension liability before employer's contribution -148 13 -135   -179 17 -161
Employer's contribution - 3 3   - 3 3
Net pension liability after employer's contribution   -148 16 -132   -179 21 -158

   

 

Fair value of pension liability, Group 2019 2018
OB pension liability (PBO)  588 611
Present value of pension accumulated in the year 0 1
Payout/release from scheme  -29 -28
Interes costs of pension liability 15 14
Actuarial gain or loss 34 -10
CB pension liability (PBO) 608 588

 

Fair value of pension assets, Group 2019 2018
OB pension assets 749 748
Paid in 3 3
Payout/release from fund -29 -28
Expected retur 19 18
Actuarial changes 1 8
CB market value of pension assets 743 749

 

       Discount rate Salary adjustment Pension
adjustment
Sensitivity, Group  + 1 pp   - 1 pp   +1 pp   - 1 pp   + 1 pp
2019          
Change in accumulated pension rights in course of year 0 0 0 0 0
Change in pension liability -81 101 0 0 103
           
2018          
Change in accumulated pension rights in course of year 0 0 0 0 0
Change in pension liability -77 96 0 0 89

 

2018 2019 Members 2019 2018
764 749 Numbers of persons included in pension scheme 749 764
253 242 of which active 242 253
511 507 of which retirees and disabled 507 511

 

Investment and pension assets in the pension fund 2019 2018
Current bonds 38 % 38 %
Bonds held to maturity 5 % 5 %
Money market 23 % 24 %
Equities 27 % 27 %
Real estate 7 % 6 %
Other 0 % 0 %
Total 100 % 100 %

The pension scheme arrangement is located in its own pension fund, which has a long-term horizon on the management of its capital. The pension fund seeks to achieve as high a rate of return as possible by composing an investment portfolio that provides the maximum risk-adjusted return. The pension fund seeks to spread its investments on various issuers and asset classes in order to reduce company-specific and market-specific risk. The portfolio thus comprises equity investments in Norwegian and foreign shares. The bond portfolio is essentially invested in Norwegian bonds. Bank deposits are placed in Norwegian Banks.

 

Annual report and notes

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