Annual Report 2018 Contents | the Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in Brief | Directors’ Report and Financial Statements | Key Figures 2/61
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Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 1/61 Annual report 2018 Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 2/61 At your side. Photo front page: Gimsøystraumen in Lofoten, Nordland Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 3/61 Contents The Eika Alliance 4 Eika Boligkreditt in brief 5 History 6 2018: Highlights 7 Eika Boligkreditt in brief 8 Ownership structure and management 9 Board of directors 10 Management 11 Vision, goals and strategies 12 Strategy pyramid 13 Results and key figures 14 Directors’ report and financial statements 17 Financial highlights 2018 18 Directors’ report 19 Declaration pursuant to section 5-5 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act 27 Statement of comprehensive income 28 Balance sheet 29 Assets 29 Liabilities and equity 30 Statement of changes in equity 31 Statement of cash flow 32 Notes to the accounts 33 Auditor’s report 57 Key figures 60 Hauklandsstranda in Lofoten, Nordland Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 4/61 The Eika Alliance Lindesnes lighthouse, Vest-Agder The Eika Alliance comprises 68 local banks, Eika Gruppen and Eika Boligkreditt. More than NOK 450 billion in total assets, almost a million customers and about 2 700 employees make it one of the largest players in the Norwegian banking and financial market – and one of the most important players in Norway’s local communities. Eika Boligkreditt kreditt consequently ranks as an important will also ensure them a strong position in to ensure strong and caring local banks Eika Boligkreditt AS is a credit institu- contributor to reducing financing risk for the the future. The local bank is moreover a which serve as a driving force for growth tion owned at 31 December 2018 by 66 local banks and to ensuring that customers trusted and important adviser to the local and development, for customers and for Norwegian local banks in the Eika Alliance of the local banks achieve competitive terms business community, with the emphasis the local community. The group delivers a and OBOS. Its principal purpose is to provide for their residential mortgages. on small and medium-sized enterprises. complete platform for banking infrastruc- access for the local banks to long-term Through their philanthropic donations, ture, including IT, payment processing and and competitive funding. The company is The local banks in Eika too, the banks in the alliance contribute digital services which make the local bank licensed as a credit institution, and finances Local savings banks have contributed to to innovation, growth and development competitive. In addition, it comprises the the local banks by issuing internationally settlement, economic development and by financing culture, sports and voluntary product companies Eika Forsikring, Eika rated covered bonds. By virtue of its size, security for private customers and the organisations. Levels of customer satisfac- Kredittbank, Eika Kapitalforvaltning and Eika Boligkreditt is able to raise loans in business sector in Norwegian local commu- tion with and loyalty to the alliance banks Aktiv Eiendomsmegling. Eika Gruppen’s both Norwegian and international financial nities for almost 200 years. The local banks in Eika are among the highest in Norway in products and solutions are distributed markets, and to seek financing wherever the in the Eika Alliance are fully independent both private and company markets. through some 250 offices in Norway. Eika best market terms can be obtained at any and control their own strategy, brand and Boligkreditt was demerged from the Eika given time. Eika Boligkreditt ensures that visual identity. Eika Gruppen Gruppen financial group in 2012, and the alliance banks have access to financing A local presence, advisers with integrated Eika Gruppen serves as the financial services became directly owned by the local banks on roughly the same terms as the larger financial expertise, and a clear commitment group in the Eika Alliance, and is owned by and OBOS. banks in the Norwegian market. Eika Bolig- to their customers and the local community 68 local banks. Its strategic foundation is Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 5/61 Eika Boligkreditt in brief History 6 2018: Highlights 7 Eika Boligkreditt in brief 8 Ownership structure 9 Board of directors 10 Management 11 Vision, goals and strategies 12 Strategy pyramid 13 Results and key figures 14 Bjørvika, Oslo Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 6/61 History | 2018: Highlights | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Ownership structure | Board of directors | Management | Vision, goals and strategies | Results and key figures History 2005 2007 2009 2010 2012 • The first residential mortgage • The Norwegian regulations for • Total bank financing through • Eika Boligkreditt moves into new • Eika Boligkreditt is demerged is disbursed on 28 February to covered bonds come into force Eika Boligkreditt exceeds NOK 20 Oslo premises in Parkveien. from Eika Gruppen AS and Røros-banken. in June. billion during November. • Kjartan M Bremnes takes over becomes directly owned by the • The mortgage portfolio exceeds • Eika Boligkreditt’s covered bonds • The company’s covered bonds as chief executive of Eika Bolig- local banks and OBOS. NOK 1 billion as early as October. are rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors are downgraded to Aa2 by kreditt. • A tighter structure of agree- Service in the same month. Moody’s Investors Service. ments is established between the • The company issues its first • Eika Boligkreditt participates in new owners and the company. covered bond in Norway during a NOK 10.4 billion swap arrange- • Total assets exceed NOK 50 August, while the first interna- ment with the Norwegian billion during June. tional transaction takes place on government. • The company issues its first 24 October. “jumbo” (EUR 1 billion) bond in the euro market. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 • Moody’s Investors Service • Eika Boligkreditt introduces • Eika Boligkreditt is integrated in • Eika Boligkreditt exceeds NOK • The banks begin to issue upgrades the company’s covered individual lending rates for the the banks’ credit portal at the 100 billion in total assets. mortgages directly via their own bonds to Aa1 (AA+). owner banks. end of October. • Rating of the company’s covered credit portal. • Eika Boligkreditt’s covered • New and improved agreement • Total bank financing through bonds is upgraded from Aa1 • Conducted a syndicated bonds are registered on the Oslo on credit guarantees comes into Eika Boligkreditt exceeds NOK 70 to Aaa. benchmark covered bond trans- Stock Exchange’s covered bond force on 1 October. billion. • The company receives its first action for NOK 5 billion. benchmark list. • The company’s covered bonds • An agreement is entered into published issuer rating (Baa1). • Eika Boligkreditt increased its • Total bank financing through have their rating further strength- with the owner banks on the • Eight owner banks merge to holding in Eiendomsverdi AS Eika Boligkreditt exceeds NOK 60 ened by a notch in leeway. delivery of key data related to the become four. The number of from 18.79 to 25 per cent. billion. • Four owner banks merge into company’s rating from Moody’s owner banks is correspondingly • Total bank financing through • Commissions to owner banks of two, and the number of owner Investors Service. reduced. Eika Boligkreditt exceeds NOK 80 NOK 582 million. banks is correspondingly billion. reduced. Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 7/61 History | 2018: Highlights | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Ownership structure | Board of directors | Management | Vision, goals and strategies | Results and key figures 2018: Highlights 20 66 392 108 BN 53 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES LOCAL BANKS LOCAL AUTHORITIES TOTAL ASSETS MORTGAGES Eika Boligkreditt has 20 Eika Boligkreditt was directly Eika Boligkreditt’s cover pool Total assets were NOK 108 billion Eika Boligkreditt has 53 451 permanent employees. In owned by 66 local banks and includes mortgagees in 392 at 31 December. mortgages in its cover pool. addition, the company OBOS at 31 December 2018. Norwegian local authorities. has an agreement with Eika Gruppen on purchasing services in a number of areas. 50.3% 27.6 % 46.2% 482 MILL 16.6 BN CURRENCY MORTGAGED PROPERTY LTV COMMISIONS NEW ISSUES 50.3 per cent of the company’s 27.6 per cent of the mortgaged The average loan to value (LTV) Distributor commissions to the Eika Boligkreditt issued NOK 16.6 covered bonds are financed in property in the company’s cover on mortgages in the cover pool owner banks totalled NOK 482.4 billion in bonds, with rougly 70 NOK, while 49.7 per cent are pool lies in Oslo and Akershus. was 46.2 per cent. million, compared with NOK per cent denominated in NOK and financed in other currencies – 433.2 million in 2017. the rest in EUR. primarily EUR. Contents | The Eika Alliance | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Directors’ report and financial statements | Key figures 8/61 History | 2018: Highlights | Eika Boligkreditt in brief | Ownership structure | Board of directors | Management | Vision, goals and strategies | Results