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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Kommunalbanken Norway the Annual Report 2016 Cover Photo: Is Produced by KBN Johnny Bråtseth / Romsdalsmuseet ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Kommunalbanken Norway The annual report 2016 Cover photo: is produced by KBN Johnny Bråtseth / Romsdalsmuseet TABLE OF CONTENTS Key figures .....................................................................................................7 This is Kommunalbanken ........................................................................8 CEO’s foreword ..........................................................................................10 We finance welfare services ..................................................................14 Pricing of bonds issued by the local government sector ..........16 Funding from around the world ........................................................20 Green focus ................................................................................................. 21 The Norwegian economy ................................................................... 22 The Board of Directors’ Annual Report 2016 ...............................26 The Board of Directors of KBN ...........................................................34 Financial statements 2016 .................................................................... 37 Supervisory Board’s statement .......................................................... 75 Independent auditor’s report .............................................................. 76 Articles of Association ...........................................................................79 Governing bodies .....................................................................................81 Organisation ...............................................................................................82 KRONA, ROMSDALSMUSEET The museum building Krona has a distinctive wooden interior as well as exterior. The building contains showrooms for rent, a café, a museum shop, work shop and showroom for national costumes, auditorium, and library. KBN has partly financed the building which was officially opened in 2016. Photo: Johnny Bratseth/Romsdalsmuseet KEY FIGURES (Amounts in NOK 1 000 000) 2016 2015 RESULTS Net interest income 2 087 1 642 Core earnings1 1 400 1 043 Profit before tax 919 2 583 Profit for the year 689 1 870 Return on equity after tax2 6.27% 20.84% Return on equity after tax (core earnings)2 12.74% 11.70% Return on assets after tax2 0.16% 0.42% Return on assets after tax (core earnings)2 0.33% 0.23% LENDING New disbursements 48 117 46 757 Outstanding loans3 266 558 254 421 3 LIQUIDITY PORTFOLIO 116 413 146 611 BORROWINGS New long-term borrowings 82 752 68 644 Repurchase of own debt 1 159 2 979 Redemptions 93 926 110 604 Total borrowings3 376 785 400 894 TOTAL ASSETS 418 327 449 361 EQUITY 12 452 12 202 Total capital adequacy ratio 21.45% 18.81% Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio 18.39% 16.53% Common equity Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio 16.86% 15.09% LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO (LCR)4 Total 1 116% 1 418% NOK 1 848% 3 855% EUR 558% 530%5 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / / 2016 REPORT ANNUAL USD 471% 54% AUD Infinite Infinite JPY 852% 525% 1 Profit after tax adjusted for unrealised gain/(loss) on financial instruments after tax (NOK 689 million + (0.75*NOK 974 million) - NOK 19 million). This result measure is included to give relevant information about the company’s underlying operations. PAGE 7 2 Annualised return on equity and return on assets as percentage of average equity and average assets. 3 Principal amounts 4 Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) is a measure for the regulatory liquidity reserve. LCR is defined as liquid assets as a percentage of net payments in a given stress period of 30 days ahead. 5 EUR was not a significant currency at this time. THIS IS KOMMUNALBANKEN Our role is to offer municipalities and county authorities stable financing on attractive terms. KBN has played a key role in the growth and develop- ment of Norway for nearly 90 years. In order to play this role, we need to be able to operate with sufficiently low costs. KBN finances its lending to the local government sector by borrowing in the capital markets. Its low bor- rowing costs are the result of its AAA rating, and this enables us to fulfil our mission. www.kbn.org WE BORROW MONEY FROM ACROSS THE WORLD... ...AND LEND IT OUT ON ATTRACTIVE TERMS TO NORWEGIAN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTY AUTHORITIES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / / 2016 REPORT ANNUAL 45% 266 588 390 of municipal debt NOK million. NOK million is financed through KBN KBN’s total lending to the sector paid in dividends to the PAGE 8 owner in 2016 OUR VISION Long-term partner for local welfare OUR VALUES Open, responsible, engaging 82.8 89 YEARS 44% NOK billion KBN was founded in 1927 and will share of women in new long-term celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2017 among KBN borrowings in 2016 employees GROWTH IN GREEN LOANS 610 99% NOK bill new loans of the country’s 1515 13.5 granted in municipalities are 12.2 2016 KBN customers 10.7 1010 8.6 6.5 Schools Nurseries Care homes 55 Roads 00 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Satisfied customers Both large and small customers were satisfied with Kommunalbanken in 2016. On a scale from 1 to 6 KBN achieved 5.14 points on average for all the questions. Small municipalities are slightly more satisfied (5.31 points) than the largest municipalities (5.00 points). Municipalities believed 5.14 that KBN is well run (5.16 points). (of 6) ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / / 2016 REPORT ANNUAL Rp $ £ 13.5 AAA/Aaa 12 € kr NOK billion Highest possible credit rating from KBN issued bonds in ¥ lending to climate-friendly Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s 12 currencies municipal projects PAGE 9 OUR ROLE IN SOCIETY CEO’S FOREWORD KBN’s vision is to be a long-term partner for the local government sector and its financing of local welfare. We want to create value for society as a whole, while at the same time having a positive impact on people and the environment. KBN HAS SERVED an important social than necessary. At the same time, our the same time, we want to contribute function throughout its 90-year annual dividends benefit society as a to the creation of global best practice history. We have made it easier for whole. This means that KBN is not at in the definition of projects that Norwegian municipalities to carry out all like a normal commercial bank. In qualify for green loans. This involved major investments in welfare by provi- order for KBN to be able to serve its us drawing up clearer requirements ding financing on favourable terms. A function in society, it needs regulatory for climate projects financed using high-quality welfare system is a central conditions that reflect this. funds from green investment man- part of Norway’s social model. KBN dates. Secondly, we want to lend in helps ensure that this democratically ONE OF THE OVERRIDING objectives a responsible way that will help to agreed policy does not cost more than identified in our long-term strategy is ensure that our customers have finan- necessary. Our customers are some of that we fully recognise KBN’s corpo- cially sustainable borrowing portfolios. the lowest-risk borrowers in the world. rate social responsibility. We achieved This places particular emphasis on KBN has not incurred a single loss many of the targets set for 2016. We sharing expertise and maintaining a on its lending to the local government carried out a comprehensive program good dialogue with our customers. We sector at any time in the 90 years of work in 2016 to ensure that we will launched ‘KBN Finans’ in 2016. Our that it has been in existence. This low be even better at managing our cor- target is to strengthen our customers’ level of risk is reflected in KBN’s own porate social responsibility in future. analysis capabilities by providing them creditworthiness, and is important to We asked our key stakeholders what with a better digital basis for decision KBN maintaining the highest possible expectations they had of us, approved making. credit rating of AAA. This rating ensu- separate corporate social responsibility res that KBN can charge the lowest guidelines, and clarified our priorities IN ADDITION TO THESE two areas, we possible interest rates on its lending. and ambitions. are committed to ensuring that we We therefore have a shared interest in maintain high ethical standards in eve- ensuring that the production of ser- WE INTEND TO FOCUS in future on rything we do. In order to satisfy the ANNUAL REPORT 2016 / / 2016 REPORT ANNUAL vices by the local government sector areas where we believe we can make a high expectations set for our activities, is carried out as cost-effectively as difference. There are two areas where we are very reliant on employing the possible. KBN is in many ways a tool this is particularly apparent. Firstly, we best people in our sector. We achieve for the public sector to self-finance. want to contribute to the development this by taking proactive measures to We bring together the local govern- of green financing by on-lending funds improve the diversity of our employees ment sector’s borrowing needs, and from green investment mandates to and maintain a good gender balance KBN’s profits benefit the public Norwegian municipalities wishing to in our organisation. sector. The low interest rates offered invest in ambitious environmentally PAGE 10 by KBN ensure investing in welfare friendly projects. We expanded the IF I WERE TO SUMMARISE 2016 from services does not constitute a greater range of lending products available for an international perspective, I would burden on municipalities’ budgets investments of this type in 2016. At say that in many ways 2016 was
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