Quarterly Report • Apr 24, 2024
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As we entered 2024, optimism prevailed with the global economy gradually moving toward greater stability, with declining inflation driving expectations of lower interest rates.
However, sentiment grew more cautious at the end of the first quarter, with decreasing expectations of rapid rate cuts. Geopolitics remained a risk driver, with the current military conflicts causing vast human suffering. Despite uncertainties, the assessment that the global economy is moving toward a recovery was maintained. The Swedish economy has seen a more negative development than most of Europe since the start of the interest rate hike cycle, largely due to high interest rate sensitivity. However, with inflation under better control and strong public finances with a low debt-to-GDP ratio, many economists believe in a combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus going forward. Positive signs from leading indicators such as the Swedish Purchasing Managers' Index and the SEB Housing Price Indicator support SEB economists' forecast of Swedish GDP growth of close to 3 per cent in 2025. The strengthening macroeconomic picture in Sweden was partly reflected in an improved market sentiment.
The high interest rate environment continued to have a dampening effect on credit demand, both among our corporate and private customers. Deposit flows to higher-yielding accounts continued in the Baltics, while in Sweden the trend flattened out. Swedish household mortgage margins remained at historically low levels in a competitive market. Within the Large Corporates & Financial Institutions (LC&FI) division, SEB continued to perform well. This was exemplified by a strong development within FX and Fixed Income, both higher activity and increased pipeline within Investment Banking, as well as SEB being awarded a couple of large Nordic cash management mandates outside of Sweden.
Operating profit increased by 9 per cent quarter on quarter, driven mainly by higher operating income and a decrease in net expected credit losses. Return on equity was strong at 17 per cent and our capital buffer remains solid at 420 basis points. Our cost target for the full year is unchanged. Asset quality remained robust with net expected credit losses of 1 basis point.
During the first quarter of 2024, SEB repurchased shares for capital management purposes for a total amount of SEK 1.75bn. On 19 March, the Board of Directors decided on a new quarterly share buyback programme of SEK 2bn until 12 July. With this we continue the progress toward our capital target, to be within 100–300 basis points above the regulatory requirement towards the end of 2024.
With a focus on large international corporate customers, we have continued our successful geographical expansion for more than a decade. To serve our customers locally is one of our core strengths. By staying close to our customers, we are better equipped to meet their needs with SEB's wide range of products and services. Hence, as our corporate customers have increased their international presence, so have we as we follow them around the world. Following our long-term profitable and cost-efficient geographical expansion, we have seen a growing number of new customers leading to an increased financial contribution from these home markets over time. This is evidenced by the fact that in 2023, almost a fifth of the client income derived in the LC&FI division came from new clients added through this geographical expansion. Since 2010, total client income from markets outside of Sweden has grown from 34 to 52 per cent in the LC&FI division, further evidencing SEB's geographical diversification. Thus, as we work to future-proof our customer relationships, we continue to expand our corporate banking footprint.
We strive to strengthen our abilities within the sustainability area and are therefore pleased that large corporates and financial institutions in the Nordic region continue to regard SEB as a valuable sustainability advisor, according to a recently published Prospera survey. In line with our commitment to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), we have now set a net-zero aligned 2030 target for the shipping sector. The seven sector targets now cover 77 per cent of SEB's latest reported financed emissions. We also increased our commitment to renewable energy through our investment in Copenhagen Energy Islands, whose large-scale, seabased energy hubs can play an important role in the global strive to reach net zero by 2050.
We have also taken further steps to ensure continued progress in our Artificial Intelligence journey at SEB. In the first quarter we expanded the use of advanced AI models to monitor our IT platforms. Our AI project linked to Tellus, our strategic hub for sustainability data, was highlighted by our partner Google Cloud as a successful example of AI applied in the banking sector.
Organised crime and fraud continue to challenge all of society including banks. During the past years, we have taken several measures to strengthen the safeguards for our customers and our efforts continue unabated. We continue our collaboration with other banks and the authorities as well as our development of additional preventive technical solutions.
As a bank, SEB is a vital part of society's infrastructure and plays an important role in keeping the wheels of the economy turning. The robust and well-capitalised banking sector has been able to contribute to a stabilisation of the economy during a longer period of uncertainty. SEB's strong financial position enables us to continue to support households and corporates with responsible advice and capital, in turn contributing to the broader economy.
I am proud of our employees who dedicatedly serve our customers daily – in both good times and bad – and develop the bank to future-proof our business. That is how we create long-term value for our customers, shareholders, and the communities in which we operate.
Lastly, I would like to thank all of you who attended our Annual General Meeting in March. We appreciate your presence and look forward to a good, continued dialogue.

Johan Torgeby President and CEO
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Total operating income | 20 682 | 20 136 | 3 | 20 682 | 19 060 | 9 | 80 193 |
| Total operating expenses | 7 160 | 7 130 | 0 | 7 160 | 6 465 | 11 | 27 449 |
| Net expected credit losses | 73 | 664 | -89 | 73 | 272 | -73 | 962 |
| Imposed levies | 1 133 | 1 075 | 5 | 1 133 | 702 | 61 | 3 819 |
| Operating profit | 12 316 | 11 267 | 9 | 12 316 | 11 620 | 6 | 47 963 |
| NET PROFIT | 9 503 | 8 373 | 13 | 9 503 | 9 393 | 1 | 38 116 |
| Return on equity, % Basic earnings per share, SEK |
17.2 4.60 |
15.2 4.03 |
17.2 4.60 |
17.9 4.45 |
17.9 18.20 |

| SEB Group5 | |
|---|---|
| Income statement on a quarterly basis, condensed 5 | |
| Key figures6 | |
| The first quarter7 | |
| Business volumes 9 | |
| Risk and capital9 | |
| Business segments 12 | |
| Income statement by segment 12 | |
| Financial statements – SEB Group 19 | |
| Income statement, condensed19 | |
| Statement of comprehensive income19 | |
| Balance sheet, condensed 20 | |
| Statement of changes in equity 21 | |
| Cash flow statement, condensed 22 | |
| Notes to the financial statements – SEB Group 23 | |
| Note 1. Accounting policies and presentation23 | |
| Note 2. Net interest income 23 | |
| Note 3. Net fee and commission income23 | |
| Note 4. Net financial income 25 | |
| Note 5. Net expected credit losses25 | |
| Note 6. Imposed levies 25 | |
| Note 7. Pledged assets and obligations26 | |
| Note 8. Financial assets and liabilities 26 | |
| Note 9. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value 27 | |
| Note 10. Exposure and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by stage30 | |
| Note 11. Movements in allowances for expected credit losses 33 | |
| Note 12. Loans and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by industry 34 | |
| SEB consolidated situation 36 | |
| Note 13. Capital adequacy analysis36 | |
| Note 14. Own funds 37 | |
| Note 15. Risk exposure amount38 | |
| Note 16. Average risk-weight39 | |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) – parent company 40 | |
| Signature of the President46 | |
| Auditor's review report46 | |
| Contacts and calendar47 | |
| Definitions48 |
| Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 11 765 | 12 100 | 12 248 | 11 881 | 11 297 |
| Net fee and commission income | 5 625 | 5 542 | 5 320 | 5 637 | 5 170 |
| Net financial income | 3 249 | 2 386 | 2 594 | 2 609 | 2 403 |
| Net other income | 44 | 109 | 817 | -108 | 190 |
| Total operating income | 20 682 | 20 136 | 20 979 | 20 019 | 19 060 |
| Staff costs | 4 795 | 4 443 | 4 551 | 4 330 | 4 235 |
| Other expenses | 1 863 | 2 153 | 1 863 | 2 127 | 1 748 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | |||||
| intangible assets | 501 | 535 | 491 | 491 | 483 |
| Total operating expenses | 7 160 | 7 130 | 6 905 | 6 948 | 6 465 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 13 522 | 13 006 | 14 073 | 13 070 | 12 594 |
| Net expected credit losses | 73 | 664 | -17 | 43 | 272 |
| Imposed levies | 1 133 | 1 075 | 1 108 | 934 | 702 |
| Operating profit | 12 316 | 11 267 | 12 983 | 12 093 | 11 620 |
| Income tax expense | 2 813 | 2 894 | 2 401 | 2 326 | 2 227 |
| NET PROFIT | 9 503 | 8 373 | 10 581 | 9 768 | 9 393 |
| Attributable to shareholders of Skandinaviska Enskilda | |||||
| Banken AB | 9 503 | 8 373 | 10 581 | 9 768 | 9 393 |
| Basic earnings per share, SEK | 4.60 | 4.03 | 5.07 | 4.65 | 4.45 |
| Diluted earnings per share, SEK | 4.56 | 4.00 | 5.03 | 4.62 | 4.42 |
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Return on equity, % | 17.2 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Return on total assets, % | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Return on risk exposure amount, % | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Cost/income ratio | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Basic earnings per share, SEK | 4.60 | 4.03 | 4.60 | 4.45 | 18.20 |
| 1) Weighted average number of shares, millions |
2 068 | 2 078 | 2 068 | 2 110 | 2 094 |
| Diluted earnings per share, SEK | 4.56 | 4.00 | 4.56 | 4.42 | 18.06 |
| Weighted average number of diluted shares, millions 2) | 2 085 | 2 094 | 2 085 | 2 126 | 2 110 |
| Net worth per share, SEK | 108.99 | 113.83 | 108.99 | 108.24 | 113.83 |
| Equity per share, SEK | 101.46 | 106.99 | 101.46 | 101.29 | 106.99 |
| Average shareholders' equity, SEK bn | 221.3 | 220.6 | 221.3 | 209.5 | 212.7 |
| 1) Number of outstanding shares, millions |
2 059 | 2 073 | 2 059 | 2 104 | 2 073 |
| Net ECL level, % | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Stage 3 Loans / Total Loans, gross, % | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
| Stage 3 Loans / Total Loans, net, % | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| 3) Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), % |
126 | 140 | 126 | 137 | 140 |
| 4) Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), % |
110 | 112 | 110 | 111 | 112 |
| Own funds requirement, Basel III | |||||
| Risk exposure amount, SEK m | 926 500 | 891 992 | 926 500 | 866 914 | 891 992 |
| Expressed as own funds requirement, SEK m | 74 120 | 71 359 | 74 120 | 69 353 | 71 359 |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, % | 18.9 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.1 |
| Tier 1 capital ratio, % | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| Total capital ratio, % | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
| Leverage ratio, % | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 5) Number of full time equivalents |
17 595 | 17 502 | 17 565 | 16 873 | 17 288 |
| Assets under custody, SEK bn | 21 928 | 20 167 | 21 928 | 18 822 | 20 167 |
| Assets under management, SEK bn | 2 567 | 2 361 | 2 567 | 2 221 | 2 361 |
¹⁾ At 31 March 2024 the number of issued shares amounted to 2,139,983,495 and SEB held 80,593,624 own Class A shares with a market value of SEK 11,682m. The number of outstanding shares therefore amounted to 2 059 389 871. At year-end 2023 the number of issued shares was 2,139,983,495 and SEB owned 67,135,764 Class A shares. During 2024 SEB has purchased 4,344,839 shares for the longterm equity-based programmes and 2,784,808 shares were sold/distributed. During 2024 SEB has purchased 11,897,829 shares for capital purposes.
²⁾ Weighted average diluted number of shares, adjusted for the dilution effect of potential shares in the long-term equity-based programmes.
³⁾ In accordance with the EU delegated act.
⁴⁾ In accordance with CRR2.
⁵⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
Starting from the first quarter 2024, the following changes were implemented: -Income statements are presented in absolute values. The change mainly impacts expenses, net expected credit losses and imposed levies.
-The additional information in the net financial income table has been broadened. The previous valuation adjustments relating to counterparty risk (CVA) and own credit standing (DVA) have been complemented with adjustments relation to funding (FVA) and collateral (ColVa).
-The lending and deposit volumes of the division Large Corporates & Financial Institutions were adjusted to exclude collateral margin.
-The name of the division Investment Management was changed to division Asset Management.
Operating profit increased by 9 per cent compared with the fourth quarter 2023, to SEK 12,316m (11,267). Year-on-year, operating profit increased by 6 per cent. Net profit amounted to SEK 9,503m (8,373).
Total operating income increased by 3 per cent compared with the fourth quarter 2023 and amounted to SEK 20,682m (20,136). Compared with the first quarter 2023, total operating income increased by 9 per cent.
Net interest income decreased by 3 per cent compared with the fourth quarter, to SEK 11,765m (12,100). Net interest income was affected negatively both by a currency effect amounting to SEK 66m in the first quarter and because the quarter was one day shorter than the fourth quarter. Year-on-year, net interest income increased by 4 per cent.
The table below specifies interest income from loans to the public and interest expense from deposits from the public, and other, without adjustments for internal transfer pricing.
| Q1 | Q4 | Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Loans to the public | 24 332 | 24 344 | 17 685 |
| Deposits from the public | -15 518 | -15 094 | -9 848 |
| Other, including funding and liquidity | 2 951 | 2 850 | 3 460 |
| Net interest income | 11 765 | 12 100 | 11 297 |
Interest income from loans to the public remained stable compared with the previous quarter, with a marginal decrease of SEK 12m.
Interest expense on deposits from the public increased by SEK 424m in the first quarter. Among other things, interest expense to financial corporates increased compared with the lower level at year-end while both corporate and private customers migrated to higher yielding accounts. The deposit guarantee fees amounted to SEK 111m (107).
Other interest income increased by SEK 101m with positive effects from lending to other customer categories than those included in loans to the public, such as credit institutions.
Net fee and commission income increased by 2 per cent in the first quarter to SEK 5,625m (5,542). Year-on-year, net fee and commission income increased by 9 per cent.
(in parenthesis throughout the report)
With improved equity markets, the average assets under management were higher than the previous quarter. Gross fee income from custody and mutual funds, excluding performance fees, increased by SEK 166m to SEK 2,514m (2,348). Performance fees increased and amounted to SEK 85m (36).
Gross fee income from issuance of securities and advisory services amounted to SEK 347m (341). Within Investment Banking, Corporate Finance observed increased activity during the quarter. Gross secondary market and derivatives income remained stable at SEK 440m (450).
Gross lending fees decreased by 9 per cent to SEK 956m (1,050). One large transaction in the fourth quarter impacted comparability.
Net payment and card fees decreased marginally to SEK 1,199m (1,216) compared with the fourth quarter 2023.
Net life insurance commissions, related to the unit-linked insurance business, increased to SEK 280m (243), due to higher average assets under management.
Net financial income increased by 36 per cent to SEK 3,249m in the first quarter (2,386). Year-on-year, net financial income increased by 35 per cent. Net financial income from the divisions increased and amounted to SEK 2,438m (1,890).
In the Large Corporates & Financial Institutions division, fixed income-related activity was robust. Treasury portfolios had positive valuation effects.
The fair value adjustments on derivative positions1) amounted to SEK 50m, an improvement of SEK 356m compared with the fourth quarter. The definition of this explanation factor has been widened without changing net financial income overall.
The change in market value of certain strategic holdings amounted to SEK 284m in the first quarter, a positive change of SEK 55m compared with the fourth quarter.
Net financial income from the Life division decreased from a high level in the fourth quarter to SEK 367m (425). The underlying net financial income included increased income from the Swedish risk insurance business and continued contribution from higher returns of own portfolios.
Net other income amounted to SEK 44m (109). Unrealised valuation and hedge accounting effects are included in this line item.
1) Includes unrealised valuation adjustments from counterparty risk (CVA), own credit risk standing in derivatives (DVA), funding (FVA) and collateral (ColVa). Own credit risk for issued securities (OCA) is reflected in Other comprehensive income.
Total operating expenses amounted to SEK 7,160m (7,130). Yearon-year, total operating expenses increased by 11 per cent, or SEK 695m.
Staff costs increased by 8 per cent during the first quarter, mainly as costs and social charges for long-term incentive programmes increased with the higher SEB share price, pension costs increased and the number of full-time equivalents increased to 17,595 (17,502).
Other expenses decreased by 13 per cent, mainly due to lower marketing, consultants and IT costs. Supervisory fees amounted to SEK 45m (29).
The cost target which is unchanged is outlined on p. 12.
Net expected credit losses amounted to SEK 73m (664), corresponding to a net expected credit loss level of 1 basis point (9). New provisions were somewhat offset by updated macroeconomic scenarios. The overall asset quality of the credit portfolio remained robust, however, in sectors most impacted by the higher interest rate environment, negative risk migration continued.
For more information on credit risk, asset quality, net expected credit losses and the portfolio model overlays, see p. 9 and notes 5, 10, 11 and 12.
Imposed levies amounted to SEK 1,133m (1,075).
The risk tax on credit institutions in Sweden amounted to SEK 396m (394). The resolution fund fees increased and amounted to SEK 349m (324).
The Lithuanian solidarity contribution decreased to SEK 330m in the first quarter (357).
On 6 December 2023, Latvia established a temporary (one year) mortgage levy for 2024. The contribution is calculated as 50 basis points on a credit institution's mortgage volume in Latvia, per quarter (2 per cent annually). The levy amounted to SEK 58m in the first quarter 2024.
Income tax expense amounted to SEK 2,813m (2,894) with an effective tax rate of 22.8 per cent (25.7). The decrease in the effective tax rate is mainly explained by a new tax surcharge in Latvia where an additional tax provision of SEK 330m was booked in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The tax in the first quarter remained elevated due to higher dividends paid, including an extra dividend from SEB Pank in Estonia to the parent company, compared with the previous year.
Return on equity for the first quarter amounted to 17.2 per cent (15.2).
Other comprehensive income amounted to SEK 4,040m (-2,862).
The value of SEB's pension plan assets continued to exceed the defined benefit obligations to the employees. Equity markets improved during the quarter, while the discount rate used for the Swedish pension obligation was changed to 3.5 per cent (3.25). The net value of the defined benefit pension plans therefore increased other comprehensive income by SEK 3,347m (-2,104). The long-term inflation assumption remained unchanged at 2 per cent.
The net effect from the valuation of balance sheet items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement, i.e. cash flow hedges and translation of foreign operations amounted to SEK 701m (-764).
Total assets as of 31 March 2024 amounted to SEK 4,130bn, representing an increase of SEK 521bn from the end of the fourth quarter 2023 (3,608).
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK bn | 2024 | 2023 |
| General governments | 21 | 21 |
| Financial corporations | 112 | 113 |
| Non-financial corporations | 1 054 | 1 016 |
| Households | 722 | 722 |
| Collateral margin | 32 | 67 |
| Reverse repos | 214 | 163 |
| Loans to the public | 2 155 | 2 101 |
Loans to the public increased by SEK 54bn in the first quarter, to SEK 2,155bn (2,101), with positive quarter-on-quarter currency effects amounting to SEK 62bn.
Loans as well as contingent liabilities and derivatives are included and managed in the credit portfolio. See the section Risk and capital for information on the credit portfolio.
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK bn | 2024 | 2023 |
| General governments | 49 | 25 |
| Financial corporations | 605 | 396 |
| Non-financial corporations | 752 | 704 |
| Households | 445 | 441 |
| Collateral margin | 37 | 33 |
| Repos | 11 | 13 |
| Deposits and borrowings from the public | 1 899 | 1 612 |
Deposits and borrowings from the public increased by SEK 287bn in the first quarter, to SEK 1,899bn. This was mainly driven by a reversal of the seasonal decrease of deposits from financial corporations, which also includes Treasury deposits, in the fourth quarter. Non-financial corporations' deposits increased by SEK 48bn in the first quarter (of which SEK 25bn was a currency effect) and household deposits increased by SEK 4bn.
Debt securities increased by SEK 63bn to SEK 329bn in the first quarter (266), reflecting a correlation in movements between deposit and debt securities volumes. The securities are short-term in nature, have high credit worthiness and are recognised at market value.
Total assets under management increased to SEK 2,567bn (2,361). With the rebound in the financial markets, the market value increased by SEK 201bn during the quarter (163). The net flow of assets under management amounted to SEK 5bn (4).
Assets under custody increased to SEK 21,928bn, mainly due to higher asset values (20,167).
SEB's business is exposed to many different types of risks. The risk composition of the group, as well as the related risk, liquidity and capital management, are described in SEB's Annual and Sustainability Report for 2023 (see page 51-58 and notes 40 and 41), in the Capital Adequacy and Risk Management Report for 2023 as well as the quarterly additional Pillar 3 disclosures. Further information is available in SEB's Fact Book that is published quarterly.
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK bn | 2024 | 2023 |
| Banks | 134 | 114 |
| Corporates | 1 739 | 1 675 |
| Commercial real estate management | 221 | 216 |
| Residential real estate management | 147 | 148 |
| Housing co-operative associations Sweden | 65 | 66 |
| Public administration | 61 | 65 |
| Household mortgage | 680 | 670 |
| Household other | 87 | 85 |
| Total credit portfolio | 3 133 | 3 040 |
SEB's credit portfolio, which includes loans, contingent liabilities and derivatives, increased by SEK 93bn in the first quarter to SEK 3,133bn (3,040), largely explained by the weakening Swedish krona.Most of the increase was in the corporate segment which grew by SEK 64bn mainly due to currency effects. The real estate portfolios, including housing co-operative associations, increased by SEK 3bn. The household mortgage credit portfolio increased by SEK 9bn mainly driven by commitments.
Credit-impaired loans (gross loans in stage 3) amounted to SEK 7.3bn (7.6), corresponding to 0.35 per cent of total loans (0.37). Stage 2 exposures increased, mainly driven by negative risk migration in the corporate and household mortgage portfolios.
Notes 11-12 provide a more detailed breakdown of SEB's loan portfolio by industry and asset quality as well as corresponding ECL allowances.
Average VaR in the regulatory trading book decreased somewhat during the first quarter and amounted to SEK 163m (169). The group does not expect to lose more than this amount, on average, during a period of ten trading days with 99 per cent probability. SEB's business model is mainly driven by customer demand.
SEB maintains a strong and diversified liquidity and funding position with good market access. The loan-to-deposit ratio amounted to 103 per cent per 31 March 2024 (121).
New issuance of long-term funding during the quarter amounted to SEK 48bn. Notable transactions included USD 1.75bn in senior preferred and senior non-preferred bonds and EUR 500m in Tier 2 capital. The remainder of SEK 24bn was in the form of covered bonds. Short-term funding in the form of commercial paper and certificates of deposit increased by SEK 111bn during the first quarter.
Weighted High Quality Liquid Assets, defined according to the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements, increased to SEK 1,099bn at 31 March 2024 (739). The LCR was 126 per cent (140). The minimum regulatory requirement is 100 per cent.
The net stable funding ratio (NSFR) requirement is that stable funding shall be at least 100 per cent of illiquid assets. Per 31 March 2024, SEB's NSFR was 110 per cent (112).
In March 2024, Moody's affirmed SEB's rating and changed the outlook from stable to positive. Moody's rates SEB's long-term senior unsecured debt at Aa3 reflecting the bank's strong asset quality and solid capitalisation, which is expected to demonstrate continued resilience despite the challenges in the real estate sector in Sweden and the economic downturn.
Fitch rates SEB's long-term senior unsecured debt at AA- with stable outlook. The rating is based on SEB's low risk appetite, stable and well-executed strategy, and robust asset quality and capitalisation. The rating was affirmed in June 2023.
S&P rates SEB's long-term senior unsecured debt at A+ with stable outlook. The rating is based on the stable and low-risk operating environment in Sweden, the bank's stable and welldiversified revenue base and leading position among large Nordic corporates, robust capitalisation and resilient earnings, despite expected increasing pressure on revenues and asset quality in the economic environment. The rating was affirmed in June 2023.
The total risk exposure amount (REA) increased by SEK 35bn to SEK 926bn during the first quarter.
| SEK bn | |
|---|---|
| Balance 31 Dec 2023 | 892 |
| Underlying credit risk change | 29 |
| -whereof asset size | 14 |
| -whereof asset quality | -3 |
| -whereof foreign exchange movements | 18 |
| Underlying market risk change | 4 |
| -whereof CVA risk | 1 |
| Underlying operational risk change | 1 |
| Model updates, methodology & policy, other | |
| -whereof credit risk | |
| Balance 31 Mar 2024 | 926 |
Underlying credit risk REA increased by SEK 29bn resulting from foreign exchange movements (SEK 18bn) and volume growth (SEK 14bn). Market risk REA increased by SEK 4bn, while operational risk REA increased by SEK 1bn.
The following table shows REA and capital ratios according to applicable capital regulation:
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 |
| 926 | 892 |
| 18.9 | 19.1 |
| 20.5 | 20.7 |
| 22.8 | 22.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.4 |
SEB's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio decreased to 18.9 per cent (19.1) during the first quarter. CET1 capital increased by SEK 4.6bn, mainly driven by the quarterly net result. REA increased by SEK 35bn mainly driven by higher credit risk REA due to a weaker Swedish krona.
SEB's eighth share buyback programme of SEK 1.75bn was completed on 18 March 2024 and on 19 March 2024 the Board of Directors resolved to initiate a new programme. The new programme amounts to SEK 2bn and is to be completed, at the latest, by 12 July 2024.
SEB's applicable CET1 capital requirement and Pillar 2 guidance (P2G) per the end of the first quarter was 14.7 per cent (14.7). SEB's target is to have a buffer of 100 to 300 basis points above the regulatory capital requirement. The buffer shall cover sensitivity to currency fluctuations in REA, changes in the net value of the Swedish defined benefit pension plan as well as general macroeconomic uncertainties. The buffer amounts to approximately 420 basis points (440).
SEB's leverage ratio was 4.8 per cent at the end of the quarter (5.4), whereas the leverage ratio requirement and P2G was 3.5 per cent (3.5). The decrease in the leverage ratio mainly stems from a higher leverage exposure amount.
With the overall purpose to increase capital management flexibility, the Board of Directors' long-term financial targets are:
In the long term, SEB aspires to reach a sustainable return on equity of 15 per cent.
The aim is to create shareholder value by accelerating income growth, driving earnings per share growth, increasing our profitability and future-proofing the business. This will be achieved by capitalising on a position of strength and by further investing into the business, as outlined in the 2030 Strategy and the business plan for 2022–2024. All of this is with the overall ambition to grow earnings per share and reach the long-term aspirational target of 15 per cent return on equity.
The 2030 Strategy remains firm and in 2024 we will develop our business by further investing in the savings area and in our technological infrastructure. The cost target for 2024 is below or equal to SEK 29bn, assuming average 2023 foreign exchange rates and not including AirPlus. With average foreign exchange rates so far during 2024, the implied cost target was unchanged at SEK 29bn.
Towards the end of the 2022–2024 business plan period, the plan is to be within the long-term capital target of 100–300 basis points above the regulatory requirement.
As part of SEB's strategy, sustainability ambitions and goals have been defined, laying out a path for reducing fossil fuel credit exposure and setting growth ambitions for sustainable activities.
Carbon exposure index –The Brown. The goal is to reduce fossil fuel credit exposure within SEB's energy portfolio by 45–60 per cent by 2030 compared with a 2019 baseline.
Sustainability activity index –The Green. The ambition is to increase average sustainability activity 6 to 8 times by 2030 compared with a 2021 baseline. Sustainability activity is a volume-based metric including sustainability-related financing, sustainable finance advisory, greentech venture capital investments and sustainable savings as share of SEB's total savings offering.
Net Zero Banking Alliance – sector targets for financed emissions. SEB has committed to align the credit portfolio with 1.5 degrees Celsius pathways to net zero by 2050 or sooner and has set 2030 reduction targets for relevant sectors.
For detailed information see sebgroup.com.
The long-term divisional aspirations for profitability (RoBE) and cost efficiency (C/I ratio) are set mainly based on two factors. Firstly, each division will have the ambition to achieve best in class profitability and cost efficiency compared with similar businesses among relevant peers. Secondly, each division's aspirations are set so that they enable SEB to achieve its long-term aspiration of 15 per cent return on equity on group level. The divisional financial aspirations for 2024 are:
| Return on business equity |
Cost/ income ratio |
|
|---|---|---|
| Large Corporates & Financial Institutions | >13% | <0.50 |
| Corporate & Private Customers | >16% | <0.40 |
| Private Wealth Management & Family Office | >25% | <0.50 |
| Baltic | >20% | <0.35 |
| Life | >30% | <0.45 |
| Asset Management | >40% | <0.40 |
The currency effect decreased operating profit for the first quarter by SEK 74m. Loans to the public increased by SEK 62bn and deposits from the public increased by SEK 59bn. Total REA increased by SEK 18bn and the increase of total assets was SEK 115bn.
The relevant overall risks and uncertainties for the SEB Group are outlined in the 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report. In respect of the re-assessment of credited withholding tax in Germany, the investigation of alleged tax evasion of a severe nature and the supervisory matters there have been no material developments during 2024 that require an update of the description of the matters listed under future uncertainties in the 2023 Annual and Sustainability Report. Regarding the claim from the Swedish Pensions Agency there has been no further development apart from a response filed by the Swedish Pensions Agency with the Stockholm District Court in March 2024.
In total, since 2021 SEB has completed eight share buyback programmes and 106 million shares have been repurchased.
| Number of repurchased shares |
Average purchase price (SEK per share) |
Purchase amount (SEK m) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 - March 2022 | 20 055 133 | 124.66 | 2 500 |
| March 2022 - October 2022 | 23 375 979 | 106.95 | 2 500 |
| October 2022 - December 2022 | 10 508 310 | 118.95 | 1 250 |
| January 2023 - April 2023 | 10 249 921 | 121.95 | 1 250 |
| April 2023 - July 2023 | 10 660 063 | 117.26 | 1 250 |
| July 2023 - October 2023 | 9 746 391 | 128.25 | 1 250 |
| October 2023 - December 2023 | 9 739 700 | 128.34 | 1 250 |
| January 2024 - March 2024 | 11 478 937 | 152.45 | 1 750 |
| Total | 105 814 434 | 122.86 | 13 000 |
| Jan-Mar 2024, SEK m | Large Corporates & Financial Institutions |
Corporate & Private Customers |
Private Wealth Mgmt & Family Office |
Baltic | Life | Asset Management |
Group Functions |
Eliminations | SEB Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | 4 777 | 5 071 | 703 | 2 628 | - 50 | 29 | -1 326 | - 67 | 11 765 |
| Net fee and commission income | 1 878 | 1 344 | 409 | 477 | 646 | 801 | 66 | 3 | 5 625 |
| Net financial income | 1 688 | 128 | 23 | 204 | 367 | 28 | 766 | 46 | 3 249 |
| Net other income | 98 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - 71 | - 2 | 44 |
| Total operating income | 8 440 | 6 552 | 1 137 | 3 312 | 968 | 858 | - 565 | - 20 | 20 682 |
| Staff costs | 1 244 | 859 | 229 | 415 | 208 | 153 | 1 687 | - 1 | 4 795 |
| Other expenses | 1 649 | 1 245 | 266 | 265 | 188 | 222 | -1 952 | - 19 | 1 863 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and intangible |
|||||||||
| assets | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 450 | 501 | |
| Total operating expenses | 2 897 | 2 118 | 496 | 700 | 405 | 378 | 184 | - 20 | 7 160 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies |
5 543 | 4 433 | 641 | 2 612 | 563 | 480 | - 750 | 0 | 13 522 |
| Net expected credit losses | 70 | 28 | - 19 | - 3 | 0 | 0 | - 2 | - 1 | 73 |
| Imposed levies | 423 | 257 | 23 | 388 | 42 | 0 | 1 133 | ||
| Operating profit | 5 050 | 4 149 | 636 | 2 228 | 563 | 480 | - 790 | 1 | 12 316 |
| Large Corporates & Financial |
Corporate & Private |
Private Wealth Mgmt & Family |
Asset | Group | |||||
| Jan-Mar 2023, SEK m | Institutions | Customers | Office | Baltic | Life | Management | Functions | Eliminations | SEB Group |
| Net interest income | 4 727 | 4 912 | 670 | 2 157 | - 37 | 20 | -1 183 | 31 | 11 297 |
| Net fee and commission income | 1 802 | 1 231 | 357 | 462 | 639 | 759 | 65 | - 144 | 5 170 |
| Net financial income | 1 300 | 129 | 32 | 128 | 241 | 16 | 594 | - 36 | 2 403 |
| Net other income | 28 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 153 | - 2 | 190 |
| Total operating income | 7 857 | 6 274 | 1 060 | 2 750 | 847 | 795 | - 372 | - 151 | 19 060 |
| Staff costs | 1 156 | 767 | 218 | 366 | 195 | 145 | 1 388 | 0 | 4 235 |
| Other expenses | 1 552 | 1 143 | 247 | 257 | 188 | 203 | -1 691 | - 150 | 1 748 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and intangible |
|||||||||
| assets | 6 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 431 | 483 | |
| Total operating expenses | 2 714 | 1 925 | 466 | 643 | 390 | 350 | 128 | - 151 | 6 465 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed | |||||||||
| levies | 5 143 | 4 349 | 594 | 2 107 | 456 | 445 | - 499 | 0 | 12 594 |
Imposed levies 393 300 25 16 0 - 32 0 702 Operating profit 4 692 3 894 560 2 040 456 444 - 465 - 1 11 620
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 4 777 | 4 861 | -2 | 4 777 | 4 727 | 1 | 19 334 |
| Net fee and commission income | 1 878 | 1 879 | -0 | 1 878 | 1 802 | 4 | 7 325 |
| Net financial income | 1 688 | 1 241 | 36 | 1 688 | 1 300 | 30 | 5 166 |
| Net other income | 98 | -7 | 98 | 28 | -34 | ||
| Total operating income | 8 440 | 7 974 | 6 | 8 440 | 7 857 | 7 | 31 791 |
| Staff costs | 1 244 | 1 213 | 3 | 1 244 | 1 156 | 8 | 4 746 |
| Other expenses | 1 649 | 1 631 | 1 | 1 649 | 1 552 | 6 | 6 280 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | |||||||
| intangible assets | 4 | 6 | -30 | 4 | 6 | -32 | 25 |
| Total operating expenses | 2 897 | 2 851 | 2 | 2 897 | 2 714 | 7 | 11 050 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 5 543 | 5 122 | 8 | 5 543 | 5 143 | 8 | 20 740 |
| Net expected credit losses | 70 | 476 | -85 | 70 | 58 | 21 | 382 |
| Imposed levies | 423 | 389 | 9 | 423 | 393 | 8 | 1 556 |
| Operating profit | 5 050 | 4 257 | 19 | 5 050 | 4 692 | 8 | 18 803 |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | ||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 81.5 | ||
| Return on business equity, % | 19.1 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 17.8 | ||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 2 399 | 2 354 | 2 382 | 2 307 | 2 342 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
The quarter started cautiously with a wait-and-see-approach in the Nordic markets. However, as positive inflation data emerged together with falling interest rates, activity increased. The strong credit market activity seen in the end of 2023 carried over into 2024, with markets open for all types of credits. With ample liquidity, investors pursued higher yielding products before potential rate cuts with activity seen across sectors, but mainly in investment grade rated corporates and institutions.
We are pleased that our customers in the Nordic region continue to regard SEB as a valuable sustainability advisor, according to a 2023 Prospera survey.
Within the large corporate customer segment, activity started slower, but picked up towards the end of the quarter. Overall lending demand remained subdued. High financing costs and supply chain cost inflation deferred investment decisions on new projects. Refinancings were processed as planned with continued focus on working capital optimisation. Trade finance activity remained on healthy levels with high demand for credit guarantees. Customer deposits remained stable. Investment Banking activity in mergers & acquisitions and equity capital markets picked up during the quarter as market sentiment improved.
Within the financial institutions' segment, FX activity remained high, but declined somewhat compared with the strong previous quarter. Fixed income activity was robust, with heightened activity in new issuances in debt capital markets and strong trading demand. Equities trading activity showed an uptick in the first two months, followed by a slight decrease towards end of the quarter.
Lending volumes1 increased by SEK 31bn to SEK 768bn while deposit volumes1 increased by SEK 71bn and amounted to SEK 782bn. Both increases were mainly driven by currency effects. Assets under custody increased to SEK 21,928bn (20,167) mainly as a consequence of increased asset values.
Operating profit amounted to SEK 5,050m. Net interest income decreased by 2 per cent partly explained by currency effects and an effect from one large repayment in the fourth quarter. Net fee and commission income was unchanged from the previous quarter. Net financial income increased by 36 per cent mainly due to the elevated fixed income activity. Operating expenses increased by 2 per cent between the quarters. Net expected credit losses decreased and amounted to SEK 70m, corresponding to a credit loss level of 2 basis points, reflecting continued solid credit quality.
1 Excluding repos and collateral margins.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 5 071 | 5 091 | -0 | 5 071 | 4 912 | 3 | 19 996 |
| Net fee and commission income | 1 344 | 1 306 | 3 | 1 344 | 1 231 | 9 | 5 096 |
| Net financial income | 128 | 128 | -0 | 128 | 129 | -1 | 515 |
| Net other income | 9 | 5 | 84 | 9 | 2 | 16 | |
| Total operating income | 6 552 | 6 530 | 0 | 6 552 | 6 274 | 4 | 25 623 |
| Staff costs | 859 | 810 | 6 | 859 | 767 | 12 | 3 190 |
| Other expenses | 1 245 | 1 325 | -6 | 1 245 | 1 143 | 9 | 4 796 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | |||||||
| intangible assets | 15 | 15 | -1 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 60 |
| Total operating expenses | 2 118 | 2 149 | -1 | 2 118 | 1 925 | 10 | 8 046 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 4 433 | 4 380 | 1 | 4 433 | 4 349 | 2 | 17 577 |
| Net expected credit losses | 28 | 190 | -85 | 28 | 155 | -82 | 604 |
| Imposed levies | 257 | 259 | -1 | 257 | 300 | -14 | 1 036 |
| Operating profit | 4 149 | 3 932 | 6 | 4 149 | 3 894 | 7 | 15 937 |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | ||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 47.8 | 46.7 | 47.8 | 46.8 | 46.9 | ||
| Return on business equity, % | 26.7 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 25.6 | 26.2 | ||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 3 435 | 3 477 | 3 457 | 3 374 | 3 462 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
Demand for financial products continued to be subdued in most areas. Competition remained high in both the private and corporate segments. The improved service offering continued to be appreciated with high customer satisfaction also in the first quarter. Business volumes declined in the quarter and so did the net interest margin.
In the private customer segment, SEB's mortgage market share decreased slightly. Market growth remained subdued and mortgage lending volumes decreased to SEK 556bn (559). New lending margins declined slightly as competition remained tough but are still above the turning point in the middle of last year.
Household deposits decreased by SEK 3bn to SEK 246bn (249) explained by higher living expenses, a continued elevated level of amortisations, rising interest costs and high competition. Net interest margins on deposits were only slightly down from the last quarter as the migration to term deposits continued but flattened out.
The positive stock market performance during the quarter contributed to an increase in assets under management and net fund savings increased compared with the previous quarter.
Customers in the corporate segment were cautious, reflected in unchanged volumes of corporate and card-related lending of SEK 288bn (288). Corporate deposits decreased by almost SEK 11bn in the quarter due to seasonal effects.
In total, lending volumes decreased by SEK 3bn to SEK 862bn (865). Deposit volumes decreased by SEK 14bn and amounted to SEK 427bn (441).
Operating profit amounted to SEK 4,149m. Net interest income decreased slightly. Net fee and commission income increased marginally, mainly due to higher fund-related base commissions. Total operating expenses decreased by 1 per cent compared with the last quarter, partly driven by seasonal effects. Asset quality remained stable and net expected credit losses amounted to SEK 28m, with a net expected credit loss level of 1 basis point.
The closing of the Airplus acquisition is now expected to occur in the second half of 2024.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 703 | 704 | -0 | 703 | 670 | 5 | 2 797 |
| Net fee and commission income | 409 | 387 | 6 | 409 | 357 | 15 | 1 457 |
| Net financial income | 23 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -27 | 94 |
| Net other income | 2 | 2 | -18 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 8 |
| Total operating income | 1 137 | 1 114 | 2 | 1 137 | 1 060 | 7 | 4 356 |
| Staff costs | 229 | 232 | -1 | 229 | 218 | 5 | 884 |
| Other expenses | 266 | 250 | 6 | 266 | 247 | 8 | 1 006 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | |||||||
| intangible assets | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Total operating expenses | 496 | 483 | 3 | 496 | 466 | 6 | 1 894 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 641 | 631 | 2 | 641 | 594 | 8 | 2 462 |
| Net expected credit losses | -19 | -3 | -19 | 9 | -4 | ||
| Imposed levies | 23 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 25 | -7 | 90 |
| Operating profit | 636 | 611 | 4 | 636 | 560 | 14 | 2 375 |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.43 | ||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| Return on business equity, % | 39.0 | 43.3 | 39.0 | 45.7 | 44.5 | ||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 501 | 496 | 499 | 492 | 502 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
The first quarter was characterised by strong equity markets driving asset value growth and high customer demand for investment advisory within all client segments. The number of customers increased in all geographies.
Assets under management increased by 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter to SEK 1,269bn. Net sales amounted to SEK 5bn. The positive stock market development explained the market value-related increase of SEK 119bn.
Customer demand for financing continued, primarily in the Family Office segment, and lending volumes increased by SEK 2bn to SEK 82bn. Deposit volumes decreased by SEK 1bn to SEK 141bn.
Operating profit amounted to SEK 636m. Net interest income remained unchanged during the quarter. Net fee and commission income was up compared with the fourth quarter, mainly driven by increased asset values. Total operating expenses were up 3 per cent, primarily driven by other costs such as premises and information services. Net expected credit losses amounted to SEK -19m due to reversal of provisions.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 | |
| Net interest income | 2 628 | 2 800 | -6 | 2 628 | 2 157 | 22 | 10 324 | |
| Net fee and commission income | 477 | 522 | -9 | 477 | 462 | 3 | 1 995 | |
| Net financial income | 204 | 85 | 140 | 204 | 128 | 59 | 600 | |
| Net other income | 3 | 1 | 127 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 11 | |
| Total operating income | 3 312 | 3 408 | -3 | 3 312 | 2 750 | 20 | 12 930 | |
| Staff costs | 415 | 413 | 1 | 415 | 366 | 13 | 1 612 | |
| Other expenses | 265 | 294 | -10 | 265 | 257 | 3 | 1 078 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | ||||||||
| intangible assets | 20 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 78 | |
| Total operating expenses | 700 | 726 | -4 | 700 | 643 | 9 | 2 768 | |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 2 612 | 2 683 | -3 | 2 612 | 2 107 | 24 | 10 163 | |
| Net expected credit losses | -3 | 13 | -3 | 51 | -7 | |||
| Imposed levies | 388 | 370 | 5 | 388 | 16 | 999 | ||
| Operating profit | 2 228 | 2 299 | -3 | 2 228 | 2 040 | 9 | 9 171 | |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | |||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 17.0 | |||
| Return on business equity, % | 41.5 | 44.1 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 45.8 | |||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 2 949 | 2 959 | 2 953 | 2 893 | 2 949 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
On balance, economic activity remained sluggish across the region. The continued decline in inflation contributed to the ongoing recovery in purchasing power of households, although both consumer and business sentiment remained pessimistic, particularly in Estonia. Estonia's Nordic-dependent export sector was subdued from continued weak foreign demand.
While residential construction was constrained by the weak real estate market, positive activity was observed in infrastructure projects, buoyed by public investments.
Foreign exchange effects grew overall lending volumes to SEK 199bn (191). However, modest increases were observed in both corporate and private lending volumes in local currency.
Reflecting both the cautiousness from continuing challenges in the local economy and recovery in purchasing power, Estonian household deposits grew by 4 per cent in local currency. Overall Baltic deposit volumes grew modestly. The proportion of savings account and term deposit volumes continued to increase and stood at 28 per cent, compared with 25 per cent in the fourth
quarter. Foreign exchange effects grew total deposit volumes to SEK 259bn (248).
Operating profit amounted to SEK 2,228m. Net interest income decreased by 5 per cent in local currency, due in part to the higher rates of deposit interest paid out to customers. Net fee and commission income decreased by 7 per cent in local currency, partly due to seasonality effects in the fourth quarter. Net financial income more than doubled in local currency following increases in valuations of interest rate swaps in the liquidity portfolio. Operating expenses decreased by 2 per cent in local currency, driven mainly by higher marketing, project and VAT costs in the prior quarter. Imposed levies increased by 7 per cent in local currency. The temporary solidarity contribution levy introduced by the Lithuanian government amounted to SEK 330m gross, while the first full quarter of the temporary mortgage levy introduced by the Latvian government amounted to SEK 58m. Net expected credit loss reversals amounted to SEK -3m.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 | |
| Net interest income | -50 | -43 | 15 | -50 | -37 | 34 | -165 | |
| Net fee and commission income | 646 | 619 | 4 | 646 | 639 | 1 | 2 513 | |
| Net financial income | 367 | 425 | -14 | 367 | 241 | 52 | 1 282 | |
| Net other income | 5 | -12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | -5 | ||
| Total operating income | 968 | 989 | -2 | 968 | 847 | 14 | 3 624 | |
| Staff costs | 208 | 204 | 2 | 208 | 195 | 7 | 806 | |
| Other expenses | 188 | 207 | -9 | 188 | 188 | -0 | 766 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | ||||||||
| intangible assets | 9 | 9 | -1 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 33 | |
| Total operating expenses | 405 | 421 | -4 | 405 | 390 | 4 | 1 604 | |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 563 | 568 | -1 | 563 | 456 | 23 | 2 020 | |
| Net expected credit losses | -0 | 0 | -0 | -0 | 1 | |||
| Imposed levies | ||||||||
| Operating profit | 563 | 568 | -1 | 563 | 456 | 23 | 2 020 | |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.44 | |||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |||
| Return on business equity, % | 38.8 | 39.4 | 38.8 | 31.5 | 35.1 | |||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 899 | 903 | 899 | 895 | 908 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
Strong sales across the division coupled with favourable financial markets defined the first quarter. Inflow of new business in the unit-linked offering in Sweden, the portfolio bond and the Baltic pension funds provided for a solid start of the year. Rising asset values provided for increases in fee-driven income.
Swedish sales increased 38 per cent compared with previous quarter and 22 per cent compared with last year, largely driven by strong inflow of volumes to the portfolio bond product. Occupational pension in Sweden continued to develop well and grew by 2 per cent compared with the previous quarter and 13 per cent year-on-year.
The Baltic business showed sales rising by 13 per cent, specifically within the local pension fund product.
SEB's share of the Swedish life insurance market decreased to 10.6 per cent1) (11.1) but the bank maintained the position among the top-three market participants.
Total assets under management amounted to SEK 526bn, an increase of 9 per cent compared with the previous quarter (482). The increase in asset values was largely driven by market effects. Net flows in the quarter remained challenging for the Swedish
business, somewhat offset by positive net flows in the Baltic business.
Unit-linked assets amounted to SEK 431bn (394), traditional and risk insurance products amounted to SEK 34bn (34) and other savings products to SEK 61bn (54).
Operating profit amounted to SEK 563m. Net fee and commission income increased by 4 per cent due to higher underlying asset values predominantly in the unit-linked and portfolio bond business, which was somewhat offset by continued margin pressure. Net financial income decreased by 14 per cent compared with the high level in the previous quarter. The underlying net financial income in the quarter included increased income from the Swedish risk insurance business and continued strong contribution from higher returns of own portfolios. Increasing interest rates contributed positively to income from insurance contracts. Operating expenses decreased by 4 per cent, mainly due to seasonality.
1) Latest available market statistics from the Swedish insurance trade association, measured as new sales.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 29 | 47 | -39 | 29 | 20 | 42 | 126 |
| Net fee and commission income | 801 | 749 | 7 | 801 | 759 | 6 | 2 949 |
| Net financial income | 28 | -10 | 28 | 16 | 77 | 15 | |
| Net other income | 0 | 2 | -87 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Total operating income | 858 | 788 | 9 | 858 | 795 | 8 | 3 093 |
| Staff costs | 153 | 161 | -5 | 153 | 145 | 6 | 609 |
| Other expenses | 222 | 207 | 7 | 222 | 203 | 10 | 803 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and | |||||||
| intangible assets | 3 | 3 | -0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| Total operating expenses | 378 | 370 | 2 | 378 | 350 | 8 | 1 423 |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 480 | 418 | 15 | 480 | 445 | 8 | 1 670 |
| Net expected credit losses | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Imposed levies | 0 | -100 | 0 | -100 | 0 | ||
| Operating profit | 480 | 418 | 15 | 480 | 444 | 8 | 1 669 |
| Cost/Income ratio | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.46 | ||
| Business equity, SEK bn | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Return on business equity, % | 61.9 | 52.9 | 61.9 | 55.2 | 52.0 | ||
| FTEs, present¹⁾ | 272 | 274 | 270 | 269 | 274 |
¹⁾ Quarterly numbers are for end of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.
The positive development in the financial markets continued in the first quarter and contributed to higher assets under management and increased demand for equity investments.
In total, assets under management increased by SEK 72bn to SEK 1,203bn (1,131) due to increased market values. Net flow amounted to SEK 0bn.
In SEB Investment Management, assets under management in SEB-labelled mutual funds increased by SEK 74bn to SEK 832bn (758). Net flow was SEK 5bn and market values increased by SEK 69bn, mainly driven by equities. SEB-labelled mutual funds classified as Article 8 and 91) in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), amounted to SEK 805bn (729). SEK 782bn was classified as Article 8 and SEK 22bn was classified as Article 9.
Institutional Asset Management benefitted from the continued positive market sentiment. Client interest in equity and credit strategies remained robust while appetite for short-term bonds weakened. SEB Europe Equity Fund was selected by the Swedish Fund Selection Agency as one of the funds to be offered in the fund category actively managed European equity funds on the Swedish Pension Agency's new platform for public premium pensions. In 2023, a law was passed to reform this platform. As a result, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency was formed to redefine the selection of funds on the platform, moving from 500 to around 100 funds through a number of procurements. This was the first fund category, actively managed European funds, to be procured in a process that is set to run for several years.
Operating profit amounted to SEK 480m. Net fee and commission income increased by 7 per cent, mainly driven by increased performance fees amounting to SEK 85m (41). Base commissions increased by 1 percent as a result of higher average assets under management. Operating expenses increased by 2 per cent, mainly driven by IT-costs and information services. A partial move to new offices in central Stockholm increased costs for premises.
1) Article 8 refers to funds that promote environmental or social characteristics while Article 9 funds must have a sustainable investment objective. See esma.europe.eu
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | Note | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Net interest income | 2 | 11 765 | 12 100 | -3 | 11 765 | 11 297 | 4 | 47 526 |
| Net fee and commission income | 3 | 5 625 | 5 542 | 2 | 5 625 | 5 170 | 9 | 21 669 |
| Net financial income | 4 | 3 249 | 2 386 | 36 | 3 249 | 2 403 | 35 | 9 991 |
| Net other income | 44 | 109 | -60 | 44 | 190 | -77 | 1 008 | |
| Total operating income | 20 682 | 20 136 | 3 | 20 682 | 19 060 | 9 | 80 193 | |
| Staff costs | 4 795 | 4 443 | 8 | 4 795 | 4 235 | 13 | 17 558 | |
| Other expenses | 1 863 | 2 153 | -13 | 1 863 | 1 748 | 7 | 7 892 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and intangible assets |
501 | 535 | -6 | 501 | 483 | 4 | 1 999 | |
| Total operating expenses | 7 160 | 7 130 | 0 | 7 160 | 6 465 | 11 | 27 449 | |
| Profit before credit losses and imposed levies | 13 522 | 13 006 | 4 | 13 522 | 12 594 | 7 | 52 744 | |
| Net expected credit losses | 5 | 73 | 664 | -89 | 73 | 272 | -73 | 962 |
| Imposed levies | 6 | 1 133 | 1 075 | 5 | 1 133 | 702 | 61 | 3 819 |
| Operating profit | 12 316 | 11 267 | 9 | 12 316 | 11 620 | 6 | 47 963 | |
| Income tax expense | 2 813 | 2 894 | -3 | 2 813 | 2 227 | 26 | 9 848 | |
| NET PROFIT | 9 503 | 8 373 | 13 | 9 503 | 9 393 | 1 | 38 116 | |
| Attributable to shareholders of | ||||||||
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 9 503 | 8 373 | 13 | 9 503 | 9 393 | 1 | 38 116 | |
| Basic earnings per share, SEK | 4.60 | 4.03 | 4.60 | 4.45 | 18.20 | |||
| Diluted earnings per share, SEK | 4.56 | 4.00 | 4.56 | 4.42 | 18.06 |
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| NET PROFIT | 9 503 | 8 373 | 13 | 9 503 | 9 393 | 1 | 38 116 |
| Cash flow hedges | -18 | -21 | -14 | -18 | -9 | 92 | -49 |
| Translation of foreign operations | 718 | -744 | 718 | 667 | 8 | -385 | |
| Items that may subsequently be | |||||||
| reclassified to the income statement | 701 | -764 | 701 | 657 | 7 | -433 | |
| Own credit risk adjustment (OCA)¹⁾ | -8 | 7 | -8 | -11 | -22 | 0 | |
| Defined benefit plans | 3 347 | -2 104 | 3 347 | 319 | -659 | ||
| Items that will not be reclassified to the | |||||||
| income statement | 3 339 | -2 097 | 3 339 | 308 | -659 | ||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 4 040 | -2 862 | 4 040 | 965 | -1 092 | ||
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 13 543 | 5 512 | 146 | 13 543 | 10 359 | 31 | 37 024 |
| Attributable to shareholders of | |||||||
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 13 543 | 5 512 | 146 | 13 543 | 10 359 | 31 | 37 024 |
¹⁾ Own credit risk adjustment from financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash and cash balances at central banks | 584 551 | 312 373 |
| Loans to central banks | 101 525 | 97 691 |
| Loans to credit institutions²⁾ | 122 717 | 84 128 |
| Loans to the public | 2 154 609 | 2 101 181 |
| Debt securities | 328 986 | 266 252 |
| Equity instruments | 132 840 | 92 707 |
| Financial assets for which the customers bear the investment risk | 429 227 | 392 457 |
| Derivatives | 153 378 | 183 080 |
| Other assets | 121 811 | 78 349 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 4 129 644 | 3 608 218 |
| Deposits from central banks and credit institutions | 174 428 | 147 323 |
| Deposits and borrowings from the public¹⁾ | 1 899 221 | 1 611 651 |
| Financial liabilities for which the customers bear the investment risk | 429 348 | 392 362 |
| Liabilities to policyholders | 36 942 | 36 453 |
| Debt securities issued | 1 025 194 | 867 838 |
| Short positions | 40 387 | 33 700 |
| Derivatives | 158 813 | 204 176 |
| Other financial liabilities | 147 | 100 |
| Other liabilities | 156 217 | 92 839 |
| Total liabilities | 3 920 697 | 3 386 443 |
| Equity | 208 947 | 221 775 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 4 129 644 | 3 608 218 |
| ¹⁾ Deposits covered by deposit guarantees | 397 006 | 395 885 |
²⁾ Loans to credit institutions and liquidity placements with other direct participants in interbank fund transfer systems.
| Other reserves¹⁾ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | Defined | ||||||
| Share | Cash flow | of foreign | benefit | Retained | |||
| SEK m | capital | OCA²⁾ | hedges | operations | plans | earnings | Equity |
| Jan-Mar 2024 | |||||||
| Opening balance | 21 942 | -175 | 14 | 1 191 | 19 780 | 179 023 | 221 775 |
| Net profit | 9 503 | 9 503 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (net of tax) | -8 | -18 | 718 | 3 347 | 4 040 | ||
| Total comprehensive income | -8 | -18 | 718 | 3 347 | 9 503 | 13 543 | |
| Dividend to shareholders | -23 709 | -23 709 | |||||
| Equity-based programmes | 159 | 159 | |||||
| Change in holdings of own shares⁴⁾ | -2 821 | -2 821 | |||||
| Closing balance | 21 942 | -183 | -4 | 1 909 | 23 127 | 162 156 | 208 947 |
| Jan-Dec 2023 | |||||||
| Opening balance | 21 942 | -175 | 62 | 877 | 20 439 | 160 995 | 204 141 |
| Transfer of translation differences³⁾ | 698 | -698 | |||||
| Restated balance at 1 January 2023 | 21 942 | -175 | 62 | 1 575 | 20 439 | 160 297 | 204 141 |
| Net profit | 38 116 | 38 116 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (net of tax) | 0 | -49 | -385 | -659 | -1 092 | ||
| Total comprehensive income | 0 | -49 | -385 | -659 | 38 116 | 37 024 | |
| Dividend to shareholders | -14 195 | -14 195 | |||||
| Bonus issue | 390 | -390 | |||||
| Cancellation of shares | -390 | -4 106 | -4 496 | ||||
| Equity-based programmes | 146 | 146 | |||||
| Change in holdings of own shares⁴⁾ | -845 | -845 | |||||
| Closing balance³⁾ | 21 942 | -175 | 14 | 1 191 | 19 780 | 179 023 | 221 775 |
| Jan-Mar 2023 | |||||||
| Opening balance | 21 942 | -175 | 62 | 877 | 20 439 | 160 995 | 204 141 |
| Transfer of translation differences³⁾ | 698 | -698 | |||||
| Restated balance at 1 January 2023 | 21 942 | -175 | 62 | 1 575 | 20 439 | 160 297 | 204 141 |
| Net profit | 9 393 | 9 393 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (net of tax) | -11 | -9 | 667 | 319 | 965 | ||
| Total comprehensive income | -11 | -9 | 667 | 319 | 9 393 | 10 359 | |
| Equity-based programmes | -68 | -68 | |||||
| Change in holdings of own shares⁴⁾ | -1 333 | -1 333 | |||||
| Closing balance³⁾ | 21 942 | -186 | 53 | 2 242 | 20 758 | 168 290 | 213 099 |
¹⁾ Amounts under Other reserves may be reclassified in the future to the income statement under certain circumstances, e.g. if they are related to dissolved Cash flow hedges or Translation of foreign operations when SEB ceases to consolidate a foreign operation. Amounts related to OCA and Defined benefit plans will not be reclassified to the income statement.
²⁾ Fair value changes of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss attributable to changes in own credit risk.
³⁾ Opening balance 2023 has been restated due to transfer of translation differences.
⁴⁾ Number of shares owned by SEB, for table see next page.
| Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec | Jan-Mar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares owned by SEB, million | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Opening balance | 67.1 | 65.3 | 65.3 |
| Repurchased shares for equity-based | |||
| programmes | 4.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| Sold/distributed shares | -2.8 | -6.4 | -3.0 |
| Repurchased shares for capital purposes | 11.9 | 40.7 | 9.8 |
| Cancelled shares held for capital purposes | -38.7 | ||
| Closing balance | 80.6 | 67.1 | 74.8 |
| Market value of shares owned by SEB, SEK m | 11 682 | 9 318 | 8 550 |
| Net acquisition cost for purchase of own shares for equity-based programmes deducted from equity, period Net acquisition cost for purchase of own shares for equity-based programmes deducted from equity, |
-367 | -123 | -56 |
| accumulated | -3 061 | -2 695 | -2 628 |
In accordance with the decision by the Annual General Meeting, SEB holds own shares of Class A for the long-term equity-based programmes and capital purposes. The transactions may take place at one or several occasions during the year.
| Jan-Mar | Full-year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Cash flow from the profit and loss statement | -3 615 | 9 100 | 45 876 | |
| Increase (-)/decrease (+) in trading portfolios | -112 025 | -202 197 | -45 | -79 179 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) in issued short term securities | 155 814 | 106 702 | 46 | 71 854 |
| Increase (-)/decrease (+) in lending | -89 041 | -56 267 | 58 | -58 431 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) in deposits and borrowings | 311 109 | 159 507 | 95 | -11 431 |
| Increase/decrease in other balance sheet items | 19 417 | 1 512 | -7 076 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 281 658 | 18 356 | -38 387 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -500 | -403 | 24 | -607 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -20 039 | -1 278 | -19 331 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 261 120 | 16 676 | -58 326 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year | 320 879 | 382 972 | -16 | 382 972 |
| Exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents | 15 643 | 1 897 | -3 767 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 261 120 | 16 676 | -58 326 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period¹⁾ | 597 642 | 401 545 | 49 | 320 879 |
¹⁾ Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period is defined as Cash and cash balances with central banks and Loans to other credit institutions payable on demand.
This Report is presented in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The group's consolidated accounts have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations of these standards as adopted by the European Commission. The accounting also follows the Annual Accounts Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies (1995:1559) and the regulation and general guidelines issued by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Annual Reports in Credit Institutions and Securities Companies (FFFS 2008:25). In addition, the Supplementary Accounting Rules for Groups (RFR 1) from the Swedish Corporate Reporting Board have been applied. The parent company has prepared its accounts in accordance with Swedish Annual Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's Regulations and General Guidelines (FFFS 2008:25) on Annual Reports in Credit
Institutions and Securities Companies and the Supplementary Accounting Rules for Legal Entities (RFR 2) issued by the Swedish Corporate Reporting Board.
As of 1 January 2024, the group applies the following amendments to IFRS standards: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current - The amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements specify the requirements for classifying liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments have not had a significant effect on the group's consolidated financial statements.
In all other material aspects, the group's and the parent company's accounting policies, basis for calculations and presentations are unchanged in comparison with the Annual and Sustainability Report 2023.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Interest income¹⁾ | 38 368 | 38 022 | 1 | 38 368 | 27 420 | 40 | 135 394 |
| Interest expense | -26 603 | -25 922 | 3 | -26 603 | -16 123 | 65 | -87 868 |
| Net interest income | 11 765 | 12 100 | -3 | 11 765 | 11 297 | 4 | 47 526 |
| ¹⁾ Of which interest income calculated using the | |||||||
| effective interest method | 33 762 | 33 985 | -1 | 33 762 | 24 538 | 38 | 120 021 |
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Issue of securities and advisory services | 347 | 341 | 2 | 347 | 317 | 10 | 1 193 |
| Secondary market and derivatives | 440 | 450 | -2 | 440 | 428 | 3 | 2 015 |
| Custody and mutual funds | 2 599 | 2 384 | 9 | 2 599 | 2 376 | 9 | 9 604 |
| Whereof performance fees | 85 | 36 | 139 | 85 | 82 | 3 | 146 |
| Payments, cards, lending, deposits, guarantees | |||||||
| and other | 3 410 | 3 552 | -4 | 3 410 | 3 418 | -0 | 13 724 |
| Whereof payments and card fees | 1 850 | 1 878 | -2 | 1 850 | 1 764 | 5 | 7 446 |
| Whereof lending | 956 | 1 050 | -9 | 956 | 846 | 13 | 3 841 |
| Life insurance commissions | 383 | 367 | 4 | 383 | 358 | 7 | 1 427 |
| Fee and commission income | 7 180 | 7 094 | 1 | 7 180 | 6 897 | 4 | 27 962 |
| Fee and commission expense | -1 555 | -1 552 | 0 | -1 555 | -1 727 | -10 | -6 293 |
| Net fee and commission income | 5 625 | 5 542 | 2 | 5 625 | 5 170 | 9 | 21 669 |
| Whereof Net securities commissions | 2 510 | 2 359 | 6 | 2 510 | 2 289 | 10 | 9 558 |
| Whereof Net payment and card fees | 1 199 | 1 216 | -1 | 1 199 | 1 154 | 4 | 4 802 |
| Whereof Net life insurance commissions | 280 | 243 | 15 | 280 | 255 | 9 | 991 |
| Whereof Other commissions | 1 636 | 1 724 | -5 | 1 636 | 1 471 | 11 | 6 319 |
| Large Corporates & Financial |
Corporate & Private |
Private Wealth Mgmt & Family |
Asset | Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | Institutions | Customers | Office | Baltic | Life | Management | Functions | Eliminations | SEB Group |
| Q1 2024 | |||||||||
| Issue of securities and advisory | 345 | 1 | 6 | - 4 | 0 | 347 | |||
| Secondary market and derivatives | 356 | 13 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 440 |
| Custody and mutual funds | 391 | 288 | 794 | 58 | 64 | 1 988 | 0 | -985 | 2 599 |
| Payments, cards, lending, deposits, | |||||||||
| guarantees and other | 1 470 | 1 418 | 73 | 619 | 59 | 7 | 105 | -340 | 3 410 |
| Life insurance commissions | 816 | -433 | 383 | ||||||
| Fee and commission income | 2 562 | 1 721 | 941 | 687 | 939 | 1 990 | 98 | -1 758 | 7 180 |
| Q4 2023 | |||||||||
| Issue of securities and advisory | 314 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 341 | ||
| Secondary market and derivatives | 359 | 50 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 450 |
| Custody and mutual funds | 380 | 224 | 787 | 57 | 61 | 1 822 | 0 | -947 | 2 384 |
| Payments, cards, lending, deposits, | |||||||||
| guarantees and other | 1 542 | 1 391 | 73 | 670 | 73 | 28 | 93 | -317 | 3 552 |
| Life insurance commissions | 771 | -404 | 367 | ||||||
| Fee and commission income | 2 595 | 1 668 | 898 | 736 | 905 | 1 859 | 102 | -1 668 | 7 094 |
| Jan-Mar 2024 | |||||||||
| Issue of securities and advisory | 345 | 1 | 6 | - 4 | 0 | 347 | |||
| Secondary market and derivatives | 356 | 13 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 440 |
| Custody and mutual funds | 391 | 288 | 794 | 58 | 64 | 1 988 | 0 | -985 | 2 599 |
| Payments, cards, lending, deposits, | |||||||||
| guarantees and other | 1 470 | 1 418 | 73 | 619 | 59 | 7 | 105 | -340 | 3 410 |
| Life insurance commissions | 816 | -433 | 383 | ||||||
| Fee and commission income | 2 562 | 1 721 | 941 | 687 | 939 | 1 990 | 98 | -1 758 | 7 180 |
| Jan-Mar 2023 | |||||||||
| Issue of securities and advisory | 307 | 2 | 7 | 317 | |||||
| Secondary market and derivatives | 341 | 8 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 3 | - 7 | 0 | 428 |
| Custody and mutual funds | 377 | 259 | 229 | 52 | 53 | 1 833 | 0 | - 428 | 2 376 |
| Payments, cards, lending, deposits, | |||||||||
| guarantees and other | 1 562 | 1 331 | 72 | 592 | 64 | 12 | 94 | - 309 | 3 418 |
| Life insurance commissions | 782 | - 424 | 358 | ||||||
| Fee and commission income | 2 587 | 1 600 | 384 | 653 | 899 | 1 848 | 87 | -1 161 | 6 897 |
Fee and commission income is disaggregated in major types of service tied to primary geographical markets and operating segments. Revenues from Issue of securities and advisory, Secondary market and derivatives, Payments, cards, lending and deposits are mainly recognised at a point in time. Revenues from Custody and mutual funds and Life insurance commissions are mainly recognised over time.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Equity instruments and related derivatives | 473 | 455 | 4 | 473 | 328 | 44 | 1 638 |
| Debt instruments and related derivatives | 966 | -356 | 966 | 228 | 962 | ||
| Currency and related derivatives | 953 | 2 166 | -56 | 953 | 1 335 | -29 | 5 683 |
| Other | 857 | 121 | 857 | 512 | 68 | 1 709 | |
| Net financial income | 3 249 | 2 386 | 36 | 3 249 | 2 403 | 35 | 9 991 |
| Whereof gains/losses from counterparty risk (CVA), own credit standing (DVA), funding value adjustment (FVA) |
|||||||
| and collateral value adjustment (ColVa) | 50 | -306 | 50 | -257 | -172 |
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Impairment gains or losses - Stage 1 | -86 | -307 | -72 | -86 | -84 | 2 | -927 |
| Impairment gains or losses - Stage 2 | -63 | 253 | -63 | 140 | 790 | ||
| Impairment gains or losses - Stage 3 | 201 | 689 | -71 | 201 | 230 | -13 | 1 088 |
| Impairment gains or losses | 52 | 634 | -92 | 52 | 286 | -82 | 952 |
| Write-offs and recoveries | |||||||
| Total write-offs | 257 | 251 | 2 | 257 | 660 | -61 | 1 884 |
| Reversals of allowance for write-offs | -176 | -146 | 20 | -176 | -594 | -70 | -1 580 |
| Write-offs not previously provided for | 81 | 105 | -23 | 81 | 66 | 23 | 304 |
| Recovered from previous write-offs | -60 | -75 | -20 | -60 | -80 | -25 | -294 |
| Net write-offs | 21 | 30 | -29 | 21 | -14 | 10 | |
| Net expected credit losses | 73 | 664 | -89 | 73 | 272 | -73 | 962 |
| Net ECL level, % | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
The income statement is presented with absolute values, which means net expected credit losses are presented with a positive sign.
Exposure and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by stage, Movements in allowances for expected credit losses (ECL), Loans and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by industry are presented in notes 10-12.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Resolution fees | 349 | 324 | 8 | 349 | 308 | 13 | 1 296 |
| Risk tax, Sweden | 396 | 394 | 1 | 396 | 394 | 1 | 1 576 |
| Temporary mortgage levy, Latvia | 58 | 58 | |||||
| Temporary solidarity contribution, Lithuania | 330 | 357 | -8 | 330 | 947 | ||
| Imposed levies | 1 133 | 1 075 | 5 | 1 133 | 702 | 61 | 3 819 |
On 16 May 2023, Lithuania established a temporary (two years) solidarity contribution for credit institutions, the reason being the increase in banks' net interest income when central banks raised interest rates. The contribution is calculated on a formula-defined net interest income tax base. On 6 December 2023, Latvia established a temporary (one year) mortgage levy for 2024. The contribution is calculated as 50 basis points on a credit institutions mortgage volume in Latvia, per quarter (2 per cent annually).
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Pledged assets for own liabilities¹⁾ | 672 970 | 664 391 |
| Pledged assets for liabilities to insurance policyholders | 466 186 | 428 673 |
| Other pledged assets²⁾ | 107 796 | 68 546 |
| Pledged assets | 1 246 951 | 1 161 610 |
| Contingent liabilities³⁾ | 205 592 | 201 010 |
| Commitments | 916 977 | 904 280 |
| Obligations | 1 122 570 | 1 105 290 |
¹⁾ Of which collateralised for own issued covered bonds SEK 350,392m (328,308).
²⁾ Of which pledged but unencumbered bonds SEK 59,615m (23,830).
³⁾ Of which financial guarantees SEK 12,856m (11,833).
| 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying | Carrying | |||
| SEK m | amount | Fair value | amount | Fair value |
| Loans¹⁾ | 2 960 807 | 2 965 992 | 2 593 042 | 2 600 783 |
| Debt securities | 328 986 | 328 966 | 266 252 | 266 250 |
| Equity instruments | 132 840 | 132 840 | 92 707 | 92 707 |
| Financial assets for which the customers bear the | ||||
| investment risk | 429 227 | 429 227 | 392 457 | 392 457 |
| Derivatives | 153 378 | 153 378 | 183 080 | 183 080 |
| Other | 52 976 | 52 976 | 18 104 | 18 104 |
| Financial assets | 4 058 213 | 4 063 378 | 3 545 641 | 3 553 380 |
| Deposits | 2 073 625 | 2 075 039 | 1 758 975 | 1 757 516 |
| Financial liabilities for which the customers bear the | ||||
| investment risk | 429 348 | 429 348 | 392 362 | 392 362 |
| Debt securities issued²⁾ | 1 061 950 | 1 054 917 | 897 525 | 887 041 |
| Short positions | 40 387 | 40 387 | 33 700 | 33 700 |
| Derivatives | 158 813 | 158 813 | 204 176 | 204 176 |
| Other | 57 759 | 57 529 | 21 740 | 21 749 |
| Financial liabilities | 3 821 882 | 3 816 033 | 3 308 478 | 3 296 544 |
¹⁾ Loans includes Cash balances at central banks (excluding Cash), Loans to central banks, Loans to credit institutions and Loans to the public.
²⁾ Debt securities issued includes Debt securities issued and Subordinated liabilities (part of Other liabilities).
SEB has classified its financial instruments by class taking into account the characteristics of the instruments. The fair value of each class of financial assets and liabilities are compared with its carrying amount. A description of the characteristics of the classes can be found in note 37 in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2023.
| SEK m | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) |
Valuation technique using observable inputs (Level 2) |
Valuation technique using non-observable inputs (Level 3) |
Total | Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) |
Valuation technique using observable inputs (Level 2) |
Valuation technique using non-observable inputs (Level 3) |
Total | |
| Loans | 228 377 | 2 057 | 230 434 | 164 516 | 2 052 | 166 568 | |||
| Debt securities | 141 190 | 174 153 | 17 | 315 361 | 145 010 | 109 036 | 254 046 | ||
| Equity instruments | 110 937 | 192 | 21 710 | 132 840 | 72 094 | 187 | 20 425 | 92 707 | |
| Financial assets for which the customers bear the investment risk |
405 391 | 14 578 | 9 258 | 429 227 | 370 326 | 13 606 | 8 525 | 392 457 | |
| Derivatives | 580 | 152 293 | 505 | 153 378 | 558 | 181 916 | 606 | 183 080 | |
| Investment in associates¹⁾ | 687 | 687 | 608 | 608 | |||||
| Total | 658 098 | 569 594 | 34 235 | 1 261 927 | 587 988 | 469 261 | 32 217 | 1 089 465 | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Deposits | 18 241 | 18 241 | 13 387 | 13 387 | |||||
| Financial liabilities for which the customers bear the investment risk |
405 512 | 14 578 | 9 258 | 429 348 | 370 231 | 13 606 | 8 525 | 392 362 | |
| Debt securities issued | 3 844 | 3 844 | 5 207 | 5 207 | |||||
| Short positions | 28 335 | 12 052 | 40 387 | 30 341 | 3 359 | 33 700 | |||
| Derivatives | 537 | 157 802 | 474 | 158 813 | 617 | 203 139 | 421 | 204 176 | |
| Other financial liabilities at fair value | 64 | 82 | 147 | 81 | 19 | 100 | |||
| Total | 434 448 | 206 600 | 9 733 | 650 780 | 401 270 | 238 716 | 8 946 | 648 932 |
¹⁾ Venture Capital activities designated at fair value through profit and loss.
The objective of the fair value measurement is to arrive at the price at which an orderly transaction would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.
The group has an established control environment for the determination of fair values of financial instruments that includes a review, independent from the business, of valuation models and prices. If the validation principles are not adhered to, the Head of Group Finance shall be informed. Exceptions of material and principal importance require approval from the Valuation Committee / GRMC (Group Risk Measurement Committee) and the ARC (Accounting and Reporting Committee).
In order to arrive at the fair value of a financial instrument SEB uses different methods; quoted prices in active markets, valuation techniques incorporating observable data and valuation techniques based on internal models. For disclosure purposes, financial instruments carried at fair value are classified in a fair value hierarchy according to the level of market observability of the inputs. Group Risk classifies and continuously reviews the classification of financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy. The valuation process is the same for financial instruments in all levels.
An active market is one in which transactions occur with sufficient volume and frequency to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The objective is to arrive at a price at which a transaction without modification or repackaging would occur in the principal market for the instrument to which SEB has immediate access.
Fair value is generally measured for individual financial instruments, in addition portfolio adjustments are made to cover the credit risk. To reflect counterparty risk and own credit risk in OTC derivatives, adjustments are made based on the net exposure towards each counterpart. These adjustments are calculated on a counterparty level based on estimates of exposure at default, probability of default and recovery rates. Probability of default and recovery rate information is generally sourced from the CDS markets. For counterparties where this information is not available, or considered unreliable due to the nature of the exposure, alternative approaches are taken where the the probability of default is based on generic credit indices for specific industry and/or rating.
When valuing financial liabilities at fair value SEB's own credit standing is reflected.
In order to arrive at the fair value of investment properties a market participant's ability to generate economic benefit by using the asset in its highest and best use are taken into account. The highest and best use takes into account the use of the asset that is physically possible, legally permissible and financially feasible. The current use of the investment properties in SEB is in accordance with the highest and best use. The valuation of investment properties is described in the accounting policies in the Annual and Sustainability Report note 1. The valuation of the investment properties is performed semi-annually, they are presented and approved by the board in each real estate company. The valuation principles used in all entities are in accordance with regulations provided by the local Financial Supervisory Authorities (FSA) which is in accordance with international valuation principles and in accordance with IFRS.
Valuations in Level 1 are determined by reference to unadjusted quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets where the quoted prices are readily available and the prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis.
Examples of Level 1 financial instruments are listed equity securities, debt securities, and exchange-traded derivatives. Instruments traded in an active market for which one or more market participants provide a binding price quotation on the balance sheet date are also examples of Level 1 financial instruments.
In Level 2 valuation techniques, all significant inputs to the valuation models are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 valuation techniques include using discounted cash flows, option pricing models, recent transactions and the price of another instrument that is substantially the same.
Examples of observable inputs are foreign currency exchange rates, binding securities price quotations, market interest rates, volatilities implied from observable option prices for the same term and actual transactions with one or more external counterparts executed by SEB. An input can transfer from being observable to being unobservable during the holding period due to e.g. illiquidity of the instrument. Examples of Level 2 financial instruments are most OTC derivatives such as options and interest rate swaps based on the Libor swap rate or a foreign-denominated yield curve. Other examples are instruments for which SEB recently entered into transactions with third parties and instruments for which SEB interpolates between observable variables.
Level 3 valuation techniques incorporate significant inputs that are unobservable. These techniques are generally based on extrapolating from observable inputs for similar instruments, analysing historical data or other analytical techniques. Examples of Level 3 financial instruments are more complex OTC derivatives, long dated options for which the volatility is extrapolated or derivatives that depend on an unobservable correlation. Other examples are instruments for which there is currently no active market or binding quotes, such as unlisted equity instruments, private equity holdings and investment properties.
If the fair value of financial instruments includes more than one unobservable input, the unobservable inputs are aggregated in order to determine the classification of the entire instrument. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a financial instrument is classified is determined on the basis of the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value in its entirety.
Transfers between levels may occur when there are indications that market conditions have changed, e.g. a change in liquidity. The Valuation / Pricing committee of each relevant division decides on material shifts between levels. The largest open market risk within Level 3 financial instruments remains in the traditional life insurance investment portfolios within the insurance business.
| Changes in level 3, SEK m | Opening balance 1 Jan 2024 |
Reclassi fication |
Gain/loss in Income statement¹⁾ |
Purchases | Sales | Settlements | Transfers into Level 3 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |
Exchange rate differences |
Closing balance 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Loans | 2 052 | 24 | -124 | 0 | 104 | 2 057 | ||||
| Debt securities | 0 | -60 | 77 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| Equity instruments | 20 425 | 1 264 | 456 | -588 | 153 | 21 710 | ||||
| Financial assets for which the | ||||||||||
| customers bear the investment risk | 8 525 | 53 | 898 | -586 | 32 | 336 | 9 258 | |||
| Derivatives | 606 | 6 | -104 | -4 | 0 | 505 | ||||
| Investment in associates | 608 | 78 | 1 | 687 | ||||||
| Total | 32 216 | 0 | 1 366 | 1 354 | -1 402 | -3 | 109 | 0 | 594 | 34 235 |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Financial liabilities for which the | ||||||||||
| customers bear the investment risk | 8 525 | 53 | 898 | -586 | 32 | 336 | 9 258 | |||
| Derivatives | 421 | 66 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 474 | ||||
| Total | 8 946 | 0 | 119 | 889 | -586 | -4 | 32 | 0 | 336 | 9 733 |
¹⁾ Fair value gains and losses recognised in the income statement are included in Net financial income and Net other income.
The table below illustrates the potential Profit or Loss impact of the relative uncertainty in the fair value of assets and liabilities that for their valuation are dependent on unobservable inputs. The sensitivity to unobservable inputs is assessed by altering the assumptions to the valuation techniques, illustrated below by changes in index-linked swap spreads, implied volatilities, credit spreads or comparator multiples. It is unlikely that all unobservable inputs would be simultaneously at the extremes of their ranges of reasonably possible alternatives. Further details about SEB´s fair value measurement can be found in note 36 in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2023.
| 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | Assets Liabilities | Net Sensitivity | Assets Liabilities | Net Sensitivity | |||||
| Derivative instruments¹⁾⁴⁾ | 385 | -474 | -90 | 30 | 394 | -421 | -27 | 29 | |
| Debt instruments³⁾ | 2 074 | 2 074 | 311 | 2 052 | 2 052 | 308 | |||
| Equity instruments²⁾⁵⁾⁶⁾ | 5 686 | 5 686 | 1 134 | 4 920 | 4 920 | 984 | |||
| Insurance holdings - Financial instruments³⁾⁴⁾⁶⁾⁷⁾ | 16 818 | 16 818 | 2 371 | 16 312 | 16 312 | 2 266 |
¹⁾ Volatility valuation inputs for Bermudan swaptions are unobservable. Volatilities used for ordinary swaptions are adjusted further in order to reflect the additional uncertainty associated with the valuation of Bermudan style swaptions. The sensitivity is calculated from shift in implied volatilities and aggregated from each currency and maturity bucket.
²⁾ Valuation is estimated in a range of reasonable outcomes. Sensitivity analysis is based on 20 per cent shift in market values.
³⁾ Sensitivity for debt securities is generally quantified as shift in market values of 5 per cent except for credit opportunity 10 per cent and for distressed debt and structured credits 15 per cent.
⁴⁾ Shift in implied volatility by 10 per cent.
⁵⁾ Sensitivity analysis is based on a shift in market values of hedge funds 5 per cent, private equity of 20 per cent, structured credits 15 per cent.
⁶⁾ Sensitivity from a shift of investment properties/real estate funds market values of 10 per cent and infrastructure/infrastructure funds market values of 20 per cent.
⁷⁾ The sensitivity show changes in the value of the insurance holdings which do not at all times affect the P/L of the group since any surplus in the traditional life portfolios are consumed first.
| Note 10. | Exposure and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ---------- | -- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | -- | -- |
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Stage 1 (12-month ECL) | ||
| Debt securities | 13 625 | 12 207 |
| Loans¹⁾ | 2 021 722 | 1 959 910 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 918 973 | 895 656 |
| Gross carrying amounts/Nominal amounts Stage 1 | 2 954 320 | 2 867 773 |
| Debt securities | -0 | -0 |
| Loans¹⁾ | -1 529 | -1 567 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | -332 | -347 |
| ECL allowances Stage 1 | -1 860 | -1 914 |
| Debt securities | 13 625 | 12 206 |
| Loans¹⁾ | 2 020 193 | 1 958 344 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 918 641 | 895 309 |
| Carrying amounts/Net amounts Stage 1 | 2 952 460 | 2 865 859 |
| Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) | ||
| Loans¹⁾²⁾ | 80 196 | 76 363 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 17 508 | 15 052 |
| Gross carrying amounts/Nominal amounts Stage 2 | 97 704 | 91 414 |
| Loans¹⁾²⁾ | -2 081 | -2 035 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | -360 | -420 |
| ECL allowances Stage 2 | -2 441 | -2 455 |
| Loans¹⁾²⁾ | ||
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 78 115 17 148 |
74 327 14 632 |
| Carrying amounts/Net amounts Stage 2 | 95 263 | 88 959 |
| Stage 3 (credit impaired/lifetime ECL) | ||
| Loans¹⁾³⁾ | 7 326 | 7 588 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 2 784 | 1 436 |
| Gross carrying amounts/Nominal amounts Stage 3 | 10 111 | 9 023 |
| Loans¹⁾³⁾ | -3 508 | -3 458 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | -258 | -172 |
| ECL allowances Stage 3 | -3 766 | -3 629 |
| Loans¹⁾³⁾ | 3 818 | 4 130 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 2 527 | 1 264 |
| Carrying amounts/Net amounts Stage 3 | 6 345 | 5 394 |
| Note 10. Exposure and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by stage, cont. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | ||
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Total | |||
| Debt securities | 13 625 | 12 207 | |
| Loans¹⁾²⁾³⁾ | 2 109 245 | 2 043 860 | |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 939 266 | 912 144 | |
| Gross carrying amounts/Nominal amounts | 3 062 135 | 2 968 211 | |
| Debt securities | -0 | -0 | |
| Loans¹⁾²⁾³⁾ | -7 118 | -7 060 | |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | -950 | -939 | |
| ECL allowances | -8 067 | -7 999 | |
| Debt securities | 13 625 | 12 206 | |
| Loans¹⁾²⁾³⁾ | 2 102 127 | 2 036 801 | |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | 938 316 | 911 205 |
¹⁾ Including trade and client receivables presented as other assets.
²⁾ Whereof gross carrying amounts SEK 1,936m (1,165) and ECL allowances SEK 4m (3) under Lifetime ECLs -simplified approach for trade receivables.
Carrying amounts/Net amounts 3 054 068 2 960 212
³⁾ Whereof gross carrying amounts SEK 892m (916) and ECL allowances SEK 701m (722) for Purchased or Originated Credit Impaired loans.
The table shows gross carrying amounts for exposures on balance and nominal amounts for exposures off-balance divided by stage as a mean to put ECL allowances in context to overall exposure levels. For trade receivables a simplified approach based on pastdue information is used to calculate loss allowances.
| Stage 3 loans / Total loans, gross, % | 0.35 | 0.37 |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 3 loans / Total loans, net, % | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| ECL coverage ratio Stage 1, % | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| ECL coverage ratio Stage 2, % | 2.50 | 2.69 |
| ECL coverage ratio Stage 3, % | 37.25 | 40.22 |
| ECL coverage ratio, % | 0.26 | 0.27 |
Credit-impaired loans (gross loans in stage 3) amounted to SEK 7.3bn (7.6), corresponding to 0.35 per cent of total loans (0.37). Credit-impaired exposures (gross exposures in stage 3) increased to SEK 10.1bn (9.0) mainly due to negative risk migration and currency effects. This also increased Stage 3 ECL allowances. The ECL coverage ratio for Stage 3 decreased to 37.25 per cent (40.22) due to an increase in financial guarantees and loan
commitments, which has a lower ECL coverage ratio than loans. Stage 2 exposures increased, mainly driven by negative risk migration in the corporate and household mortgage portfolios. Stage 1 and 2 ECL allowances marginally decreased mainly due to the effect of slightly more positive forecasts in the updated macroeconomic scenarios being partly offset by currency effects.
Key macroeconomic assumptions for calculating ECL allowances
Macroeconomic forecasts made by SEB's economic research department are used as the basis for the forward-looking information incorporated in the ECL measurement. Three scenarios – base, positive and negative – and their probability weightings are reviewed every quarter, or more frequently when appropriate due to rapid or significant changes in the economic environment. Compared with the previous quarter, only smaller revisions were made to the forecast. The base scenario assumes growth in 2024 will be anemic, especially in Europe, and labour
markets will deteriorate moderately. Foundations are being laid for a recovery in 2025, despite an environment of heightened security policy concerns. Inflation is expected to come down which is crucial for central banks' rate cut forecasts. This will provide support to interest-sensitive sectors. Lower inflation will boost purchasing power. A more predictable economic world will support risk appetite and global stock markets, while stimulating consumption and investment.
| Base scenario assumptions | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global GDP growth | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| OECD GDP growth | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Sweden | |||
| GDP growth | 0.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Household consumption expenditure growth | 1.4% | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| Interest rate (STIBOR) | 3.05% | 2.30% | 2.30% |
| Residential real estate price growth | 2.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Baltic countries | |||
| GDP growth | -0.5% - 2.0% | 2.7% - 3.5% | 2.5% - 3.0% |
| Household consumption expenditure growth | 0.0% - 2.8% | 2.2% - 3.2% | 2.5% - 3.0% |
| Inflation rate | 1.4% - 3.8% | 2.4% - 2.7% | 2.3% - 2.5% |
| Nominal wage growth | 6.5% - 8.5% | 6.0% - 7.7% | 5.0% - 6.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% - 8.7% | 6.4% - 7.5% | 6.2% - 6.5% |
The potential for more favourable economic performance in the positive scenario lies mainly in inflation falling faster than according to the current consensus and our main forecast. The negative scenario reflects the downside risk from the monetary policy, especially considering the lengthy time lag before rate hikes have an impact on the economy, and a continued increase in geopolitical risks. A further description of the scenarios is available in the Nordic Outlook update published in January 2024.
The probability for the base scenario was lowered from 65 to 60 per cent, the probability for the positive scenario was raised from 15 to 20 per cent, and the probability for the negative scenarios was maintained at 20 per cent.
In the first quarter, the update of the macroeconomic parameters and scenario probability weights led to a marginal decrease of total ECL allowances. Should the positive and negative scenarios in the macroeconomic update be assigned 100 per cent probability, the model calculated ECL allowances would decrease by 2 per cent and increase by 4 per cent respectively compared with the probability-weighted calculation.
SEB uses models and expert credit judgement (ECJ) for calculating ECL allowances. The degree of expert credit judgement depends on model outcome, materiality and information available. ECJ may be applied to incorporate factors not captured by the models, either on counterparty or portfolio level.
Model overlays on portfolio level have been made using ECJ. These have been determined through top-down scenario analysis, including various scenarios of risk migration of complete portfolios. This has been combined with bottom-up individual customer analysis of larger corporate customers as well as analysis and stress tests of sectors specifically exposed to economic distress, including higher interest rates, supply chain issues, higher energy prices and inflation risks.
The portfolio model overlays are re-evaluated quarterly in connection with the assessment of ECL allowances. In the first quarter, the portfolio model overlays amounted to SEK 2.2bn (2.3), reflecting the risks in general from higher energy prices, supply chain issues and inflation as well as the challenges within the real estate sector in Sweden as many companies are adjusting to the interest rate and capital market environments. SEK 0.8bn of the total model overlays related to the Large Corporates & Financial Institutions division, SEK 1.0bn to the Corporate & Private Customers division and SEK 0.5bn to the Baltic division.
SEB's measurement of ECL allowances and related assumptions according to IFRS 9 can be found in notes 1 and 18 in the Annual and Sustainability Report for 2023.
| Note 11. Movements in allowances for expected credit losses |
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| Stage 3 (credit impaired/ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | lifetime | ||
| SEK m | (12-month ECL) | (lifetime ECL) | ECL) | Total |
| Loans and Debt securities | ||||
| ECL allowance as of 31 Dec 2023 | 1 567 | 2 035 | 3 458 | 7 060 |
| New and derecognised financial assets, net | 72 | -84 | -138 | -150 |
| Changes due to change in credit risk | -131 | 83 | 261 | 214 |
| Changes due to modifications | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Changes due to methodology change | -4 | 0 | -1 | -5 |
| Decreases in ECL allowances due to write-offs | -176 | -176 | ||
| Change in exchange rates | 24 | 39 | 102 | 165 |
| ECL allowance as of 31 Mar 2024 | 1 529 | 2 081 | 3 508 | 7 118 |
| Financial guarantees and Loan commitments | ||||
| ECL allowance as of 31 Dec 2023 | 347 | 420 | 172 | 939 |
| New and derecognised financial assets, net | 15 | -94 | 251 | 172 |
| Changes due to change in credit risk | -39 | 23 | -175 | -191 |
| Changes due to modifications | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Changes due to methodology change | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Change in exchange rates | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| ECL allowance as of 31 Mar 2024 | 332 | 360 | 258 | 950 |
| Total Loans, Debt securities, Financial guarantees and Loan | ||||
| commitments | ||||
| ECL allowance as of 31 Dec 2023 | 1 914 | 2 456 | 3 629 | 7 999 |
| New and derecognised financial assets, net | 87 | -178 | 113 | 22 |
| Changes due to change in credit risk | -170 | 106 | 86 | 23 |
| Changes due to modifications | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Changes due to methodology change | -5 | 0 | -0 | -5 |
| Decreases in ECL allowances due to write-offs | -176 | -176 | ||
| Change in exchange rates | 32 | 49 | 111 | 192 |
| ECL allowance as of 31 Mar 2024 | 1 860 | 2 441 | 3 766 | 8 067 |
SEB's measurement of ECL allowances and related assumptions according to IFRS 9 can be found on pages 90-91 and 121-122 in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2023.
| Gross carrying amounts | ECL allowances | Net carrying amount |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | Stage 1 (12-month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (credit impaired/ lifetime ECL) |
Total | Stage 1 (12-month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (credit impaired/ lifetime ECL) |
Total | Total |
| 31 Mar 2024 | |||||||||
| Banks | 115 715 | 967 | 12 | 116 694 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -8 | 116 687 |
| Finance and insurance | 208 662 | 796 | 229 | 209 687 | -52 | -8 | -160 | -220 | 209 467 |
| Wholesale and retail | 81 774 | 3 834 | 720 | 86 328 | -102 | -103 | -259 | -464 | 85 863 |
| Transportation | 31 721 | 1 579 | 298 | 33 598 | -33 | -28 | -30 | -91 | 33 507 |
| Shipping | 50 525 | 829 | 55 | 51 410 | -9 | -83 | -48 | -140 | 51 270 |
| Business and household services | 209 071 | 10 288 | 1 926 | 221 285 | -309 | -476 | -898 | -1 683 | 219 602 |
| Construction | 16 549 | 1 244 | 106 | 17 898 | -30 | -45 | -33 | -107 | 17 791 |
| Manufacturing | 111 865 | 6 208 | 1 323 | 119 396 | -102 | -216 | -1 149 | -1 467 | 117 930 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 31 502 | 1 567 | 195 | 33 264 | -18 | -29 | -33 | -80 | 33 184 |
| Mining, oil and gas extraction | 2 868 | 884 | 0 | 3 752 | -6 | -108 | -0 | -114 | 3 638 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 91 690 | 1 115 | 265 | 93 070 | -34 | -56 | -129 | -219 | 92 851 |
| Other | 20 491 | 2 155 | 80 | 22 726 | -39 | -20 | -11 | -71 | 22 656 |
| Corporates | 856 718 | 30 499 | 5 197 | 892 414 | -733 | -1 173 | -2 750 | -4 656 | 887 758 |
| Commercial real estate management | 186 433 | 4 398 | 118 | 190 949 | -386 | -103 | -19 | -508 | 190 441 |
| Residential real estate management | 129 762 | 7 969 | 276 | 138 008 | -109 | -260 | -64 | -434 | 137 574 |
| Real Estate Management | 316 196 | 12 367 | 394 | 328 956 | -495 | -363 | -83 | -942 | 328 015 |
| Housing co-operative associations | 58 644 | 3 998 | 56 | 62 698 | -5 | -0 | -1 | -5 | 62 692 |
| Public Administration | 22 907 | 454 | 1 | 23 361 | -1 | -1 | -0 | -2 | 23 359 |
| Household mortgages | 607 992 | 28 632 | 815 | 637 439 | -56 | -279 | -234 | -568 | 636 871 |
| Other | 43 552 | 3 279 | 851 | 47 682 | -234 | -263 | -439 | -937 | 46 745 |
| Households | 651 543 | 31 911 | 1 666 | 685 121 | -290 | -542 | -673 | -1 505 | 683 616 |
| TOTAL | 2 021 722 | 80 196 | 7 326 | 2 109 245 | -1 529 | -2 081 | -3 508 | -7 118 | 2 102 127 |
| Note 12. Loans and expected credit loss (ECL) allowances by industry, cont. |
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| Gross carrying amounts | ECL allowances | Net carrying amount |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | Stage 1 (12-month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (credit impaired/ lifetime ECL) |
Total | Stage 1 (12-month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (credit impaired/ lifetime ECL) |
Total | Total |
| 31 Dec 2023 | |||||||||
| Banks | 95 050 | 1 254 | 12 | 96 315 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -7 | 96 308 |
| Finance and insurance | 194 690 | 1 574 | 221 | 196 485 | -72 | -25 | -159 | -255 | 196 229 |
| Wholesale and retail | 78 620 | 3 606 | 582 | 82 808 | -105 | -122 | -206 | -433 | 82 375 |
| Transportation | 28 779 | 1 372 | 126 | 30 277 | -35 | -26 | -22 | -83 | 30 194 |
| Shipping | 49 289 | 1 454 | 108 | 50 851 | -12 | -9 | -100 | -121 | 50 730 |
| Business and household services | 190 895 | 9 116 | 2 724 | 202 735 | -272 | -493 | -883 | -1 648 | 201 087 |
| Construction | 16 544 | 1 004 | 87 | 17 635 | -28 | -33 | -24 | -85 | 17 550 |
| Manufacturing | 106 060 | 5 509 | 1 299 | 112 868 | -107 | -193 | -1 123 | -1 422 | 111 446 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 34 003 | 1 092 | 139 | 35 234 | -19 | -10 | -29 | -59 | 35 175 |
| Mining, oil and gas extraction | 4 374 | 837 | 0 | 5 212 | -6 | -101 | -0 | -108 | 5 104 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 91 242 | 954 | 253 | 92 449 | -39 | -37 | -122 | -198 | 92 251 |
| Other | 23 058 | 1 897 | 70 | 25 025 | -38 | -25 | -10 | -73 | 24 952 |
| Corporates | 817 553 | 28 415 | 5 609 | 851 578 | -733 | -1 074 | -2 679 | -4 486 | 847 092 |
| Commercial real estate management | 181 135 | 4 229 | 110 | 185 475 | -372 | -99 | -21 | -492 | 184 983 |
| Residential real estate management | 130 487 | 7 446 | 226 | 138 158 | -143 | -276 | -62 | -481 | 137 677 |
| Real Estate Management | 311 622 | 11 675 | 336 | 323 633 | -514 | -376 | -84 | -974 | 322 659 |
| Housing co-operative associations | 59 239 | 4 213 | 56 | 63 508 | -2 | -0 | -8 | -10 | 63 498 |
| Public Administration | 24 897 | 348 | 0 | 25 245 | -2 | -1 | -0 | -3 | 25 242 |
| Household mortgages | 608 438 | 27 081 | 705 | 636 224 | -62 | -293 | -223 | -578 | 635 646 |
| Other | 43 112 | 3 376 | 869 | 47 357 | -250 | -291 | -461 | -1 002 | 46 355 |
| Households | 651 550 | 30 457 | 1 574 | 683 580 | -311 | -583 | -685 | -1 579 | 682 001 |
| TOTAL | 1 959 910 | 76 363 | 7 588 | 2 043 860 | -1 567 | -2 035 | -3 458 | -7 060 | 2 036 801 |
The tables above show only the exposures and ECL allowances for Loans and excludes Debt securities, Financial guarantees and Loan commitments. Loans are including trade and client receivables presented as other assets.
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Available own funds and total risk exposure amount | ||
| Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital | 175 004 | 170 364 |
| Tier 1 capital | 189 962 | 184 409 |
| Total capital | 211 068 | 199 688 |
| Total risk exposure amount (TREA) | 926 500 | 891 992 |
| Capital ratios and minimum capital requirement (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (%) | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| Tier 1 ratio (%) | 20.5% | 20.7% |
| Total capital ratio (%) | 22.8% | 22.4% |
| Pillar 1 minimum capital requirement (%,P1) | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Pillar 1 minimum capital requirement (amounts) | 74 120 | 71 359 |
| Additional own funds requirements (P2R) to address risks other than the risk of excessive | ||
| leverage (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Additional own funds requirements (%, P2R) | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| of which: to be made up of CET1 capital (percentage points) | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| of which: to be made up of Tier 1 capital (percentage points) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Total SREP own funds requirements (%, P1+P2R) | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Total SREP own funds requirements (amounts) | 95 133 | 91 590 |
| Additional CET1 buffer requirements and CET1 Pillar 2 Guidance (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Capital conservation buffer (%) | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Institution specific countercyclical capital buffer (%) | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Systemic risk buffer (%) | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Other Systemically Important Institution buffer (%) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Combined buffer requirement (%, CBR) | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| Combined buffer requirement (amounts) | 75 279 | 72 539 |
| Overall capital requirements (%,P1+P2R+CBR) | 18.4% | 18.4% |
| Overall capital requirements (amounts) | 170 412 | 164 128 |
| CET1 available after meeting the total SREP own funds requirements (%,P1+P2R) | 12.5% | 12.1% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (%, P2G) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (amounts) | 4 632 | 4 460 |
| Overall capital requirements and P2G (%) | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Overall capital requirements and P2G (amounts) | 175 045 | 168 588 |
| Leverage ratio, requirements and CET1 Pillar 2 Guidance (as a percentage of total exposure | ||
| measure) | ||
| Tier 1 capital (amounts) | 189 962 | 184 409 |
| Leverage ratio total exposure measure (amounts) | 3 991 639 | 3 401 754 |
| Leverage ratio (%) | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Total SREP leverage ratio requirements (%) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements (%) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements (amounts) | 119 749 | 102 053 |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (%, P2G) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (amounts) | 19 958 | 17 009 |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements and P2G (%) | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements and P2G (amounts) | 139 707 | 119 061 |
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Shareholders equity according to balance sheet¹⁾ | 208 947 | 221 775 |
| Accrued dividend | -4 573 | -23 838 |
| Reversal of holdings of own CET1 instruments | 7 753 | 5 360 |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments | 212 128 | 203 297 |
| Additional value adjustments | -1 425 | -1 381 |
| Goodwill | -4 265 | -4 256 |
| Intangible assets | -1 267 | -1 142 |
| Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges | 4 | -14 |
| Insufficient coverage for non-performing exposures | -89 | -100 |
| Gains or losses on liabilities valued at fair value resulting from changes in own credit standing | -508 | -579 |
| Defined-benefit pension fund assets | -20 569 | -16 468 |
| Direct and indirect holdings of own CET1 instruments | -9 004 | -8 992 |
| Total regulatory adjustments to Common Equity Tier 1 | -37 123 | -32 933 |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital | 175 004 | 170 364 |
| Additional Tier 1 instruments | 14 958 | 14 045 |
| Tier 1 capital | 189 962 | 184 409 |
| Tier 2 instruments²⁾ | 21 266 | 15 109 |
| Net provisioning amount for IRB-reported exposures | 1 040 | 1 370 |
| Holdings of Tier 2 instruments in financial sector entities | -1 200 | -1 200 |
| Tier 2 capital | 21 106 | 15 279 |
| Total own funds | 211 068 | 199 688 |
¹⁾ The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved SEB's application to use the quarterly net profit in measuring own funds on condition that the responsible auditors have reviewed the surplus and that the surplus is calculated in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks.
²⁾ In the first quarter SEB issued an Additional Tier 2 instrument of EUR 500m, which is included in the bank's own funds as of the first quarter 2024.
| SEK m | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own funds | Own funds | |||
| Risk exposure | require | Risk exposure | require | |
| Credit risk IRB approach | amount | ment ¹⁾ | amount | ment ¹⁾ |
| Exposures to central governments or central banks | 20 166 | 1 613 | 17 131 | 1 370 |
| Exposures to institutions | 60 376 | 4 830 | 56 837 | 4 547 |
| Exposures to corporates | 443 004 | 35 440 | 425 657 | 34 053 |
| Retail exposures | 76 840 | 6 147 | 75 418 | 6 033 |
| of which secured by immovable property | 52 504 | 4 200 | 51 407 | 4 113 |
| of which retail SME | 6 900 | 552 | 6 540 | 523 |
| of which other retail exposures | 17 436 | 1 395 | 17 471 | 1 398 |
| Securitisation positions | 2 675 | 214 | 2 597 | 208 |
| Total IRB approach | 603 061 | 48 245 | 577 640 | 46 211 |
| Credit risk standardised approach | ||||
| Exposures to central governments or central banks | 3 552 | 284 | 3 210 | 257 |
| Exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial | ||||
| undertakings | 715 | 57 | 711 | 57 |
| Exposures to institutions | 866 | 69 | 740 | 59 |
| Exposures to corporates | 5 240 | 419 | 4 801 | 384 |
| Retail exposures | 12 619 | 1 010 | 12 249 | 980 |
| Exposures secured by mortgages on immovable | ||||
| property | 1 938 | 155 | 1 873 | 150 |
| Exposures in default | 140 | 11 | 137 | 11 |
| Exposures associated with particularly high risk | 515 | 41 | 397 | 32 |
| Exposures in the form of collective investment | ||||
| undertakings (CIU) | 481 | 38 | 458 | 37 |
| Equity exposures | 6 614 | 529 | 6 040 | 483 |
| Other items | 12 078 | 966 | 11 695 | 936 |
| Total standardised approach | 44 758 | 3 581 | 42 312 | 3 385 |
| Market risk | ||||
| Trading book exposures where internal models are | ||||
| applied | 20 335 | 1 627 | 19 375 | 1 550 |
| Trading book exposures applying standardised | ||||
| approaches | 7 427 | 594 | 5 614 | 449 |
| Total market risk | 27 762 | 2 221 | 24 989 | 1 999 |
| Other own funds requirements | ||||
| Operational risk advanced measurement approach | 54 781 | 4 382 | 53 381 | 4 271 |
| Settlement risk | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Credit value adjustment | 11 766 | 941 | 10 407 | 833 |
| Investment in insurance business | 25 991 | 2 079 | 25 155 | 2 012 |
| Other exposures | 3 578 | 286 | 3 875 | 310 |
| Additional risk exposure amount, Article 3 CRR 2) | 23 | 2 | ||
| Additional risk exposure amount, Article 458 CRR 3) | 154 764 | 12 381 | 154 233 | 12 339 |
| Total other own funds requirements | 250 918 | 20 073 | 247 051 | 19 764 |
| Total | 926 500 | 74 120 | 891 992 | 71 359 |
1) Own funds requirement 8% of risk exposure amount according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).
2) Additional risk exposure amount according to Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR), related to EAD model in Estonia.
3) Additional risk exposure amount according to Article 458, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR), for risk-weight floors in the Swedish mortgage portfolio and as from the third quarter 2021 for risk-weight floors in the Norwegian mortgage portfolio as well as for Norwegian corporate exposures collateralised by immovable property. As from third the quarter 2023 the capital requirements for risk weight floors on exposures secured by commercial real estate in Sweden was moved from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1.
The following table summarises average risk-weights (risk exposure amount divided by exposure at default (EAD)) for exposures, where the risk exposure amount is calculated according to the internal ratings based (IRB) approach. Repos and securities lending transactions are excluded from the analysis, since they carry low risk-weights, and can vary considerably in volume, thus making numbers less comparable.
| IRB reported credit exposures (less repos and securities lending) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average risk-weight | 31 Mar 2024 31 Dec 2023 | |
| Exposures to central governments or central banks | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Exposures to institutions | 21.0% | 20.8% |
| Exposures to corporates | 28.5% | 28.4% |
| Retail exposures | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| of which secured by immovable property | 8.0% | 7.9% |
| of which retail SME | 56.7% | 56.9% |
| of which other retail exposures | 26.0% | 26.2% |
| Securitisation positions | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| In accordance with FSA regulations | Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full-year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| Interest income | 36 194 | 34 434 | 5 | 36 194 | 24 821 | 46 | 122 546 |
| Leasing income | 1 441 | 1 204 | 20 | 1 441 | 1 395 | 3 | 5 606 |
| Interest expense | -28 738 | -26 093 | 10 | -28 738 | -17 205 | 67 | -91 189 |
| Dividends | 6 864 | 505 | 6 864 | 3 100 | 121 | 5 513 | |
| Fee and commission income | 4 276 | 4 211 | 2 | 4 276 | 4 381 | -2 | 16 814 |
| Fee and commission expense | - 945 | - 904 | 4 | - 945 | -1 211 | -22 | -3 853 |
| Net financial income | 2 714 | 1 457 | 86 | 2 714 | 2 038 | 33 | 7 969 |
| Other income¹⁾ | -1 178 | 98 | -1 178 | 212 | 0 | 964 | |
| Total operating income | 20 628 | 14 911 | 38 | 20 628 | 17 531 | 18 | 64 370 |
| Administrative expenses¹⁾ | 5 313 | 4 789 | 11 | 5 313 | 4 849 | 10 | 19 816 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of | |||||||
| tangible and intangible assets | 1 397 | 1 337 | 4 | 1 397 | 1 387 | 1 | 5 640 |
| Total operating expenses | 6 710 | 6 126 | 10 | 6 710 | 6 236 | 8 | 25 456 |
| Profit before credit losses | 13 918 | 8 786 | 58 | 13 918 | 11 295 | 23 | 38 915 |
| Net expected credit losses | 92 | 649 | -86 | 92 | 235 | -61 | 1 008 |
| Impairment of financial assets²⁾ | 15 | -100 | 519 | ||||
| Operating profit | 13 826 | 8 122 | 70 | 13 826 | 11 060 | 25 | 37 388 |
| Appropriations | 441 | 1 651 | -73 | 441 | 487 | -9 | 2 886 |
| Income tax expense | 1 293 | 2 718 | -52 | 1 293 | 1 690 | -23 | 7 706 |
| Other taxes | 0 | - 21 | -100 | 0 | 3 -100 | 20 | |
| NET PROFIT | 12 974 | 7 076 | 83 | 12 974 | 9 854 | 32 | 32 548 |
¹⁾ Group internal reimbursements for costs are now recognised net as Administrative costs. This has no impact on group. Comparative figures have been restated SEK 353m; 296m; 1,282m.
²⁾ The parent company made a write down of the dormant subsidiary Aktiv Placering AB by SEK 15m during 2023. In addition, following P27's announcement that it had decided to withdraw its clearing license application from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the parent company recognised an impairment loss of SEK 179m. The parent company also recognised an impairment loss of SEK 125m for Invidem as it announced that it will be wound down due to reduced economies of scale. Also, in 2023, the book value of SEB Strategic Investments AB was written down by SEK 200m after parent company received a dividend of the same amount. In total, impairment of SEK 519m was recognised for shares in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.
| Q1 | Q4 | Jan-Mar | Full year | ||||
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| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2024 | 2023 | % | 2023 |
| NET PROFIT | 12 974 | 7 076 | 83 | 12 974 | 9 854 | 32 | 32 548 |
| Cash flow hedges | -4 | - 21 | -81 | -4 | - 9 | -57 | - 49 |
| Translation of foreign operations | -539 | 24 | -539 | 76 | - 84 | ||
| Items that may subsequently be | |||||||
| reclassified to the income statement: | - 543 | 4 | - 543 | 66 | - 132 | ||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - 543 | 4 | - 543 | 66 | - 132 | ||
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 12 431 | 7 080 | 76 | 12 431 | 9 920 | 25 | 32 416 |
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash and cash balances with central banks | 578 389 | 307 047 |
| Loans to central banks | 41 801 | 30 891 |
| Loans to credit institutions | 149 662 | 109 644 |
| Loans to the public | 1 914 615 | 1 870 983 |
| Debt securities | 303 202 | 242 173 |
| Equity instruments | 108 233 | 69 738 |
| Derivatives | 151 921 | 180 806 |
| Other assets | 148 340 | 107 550 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 3 396 162 | 2 918 833 |
| Deposits from central banks and credit institutions | 217 404 | 181 428 |
| Deposits and borrowings from the public¹⁾ | 1 672 212 | 1 396 028 |
| Debt securities issued | 1 025 194 | 867 838 |
| Short positions | 40 387 | 33 700 |
| Derivatives | 157 110 | 203 037 |
| Other financial liabilities | 147 | 100 |
| Other liabilities | 123 004 | 62 560 |
| Untaxed reserves | 14 040 | 14 040 |
| Equity | 146 664 | 160 102 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES, UNTAXED RESERVES | ||
| AND EQUITY | 3 396 162 | 2 918 833 |
| ¹⁾ Private and SME deposits covered by deposit guarantee | 244 644 | 247 578 |
| Private and SME deposits not covered by deposit guarantee | 151 664 | 156 667 |
| All other deposits | 1 275 904 | 991 784 |
| Total deposits from the public | 1 672 212 | 1 396 028 |
| 31 Mar | 31 Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK m | 2024 | 2023 |
| Pledged assets for own liabilities | 672 192 | 663 643 |
| Other pledged assets | 107 796 | 68 546 |
| Pledged assets | 779 988 | 732 188 |
| Contingent liabilities | 193 697 | 190 120 |
| Commitments | 847 237 | 836 788 |
| Obligations | 1 040 935 | 1 026 908 |
| SEK m | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Available own funds and total risk exposure amount | ||
| Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital | 148 533 | 137 213 |
| Tier 1 capital | 163 491 | 151 257 |
| Total capital | 187 545 | 166 656 |
| Total risk exposure amount (TREA) | 834 361 | 802 153 |
| Capital ratios and minimum capital requirement (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (%) | 17.8% | 17.1% |
| Tier 1 ratio (%) | 19.6% | 18.9% |
| Total capital ratio (%) | 22.5% | 20.8% |
| Pillar 1 minimum capital requirement (%,P1) | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Pillar 1 minimum capital requirement (amounts) | 66 749 | 64 172 |
| Additional own funds requirements (P2R) to address risks other than the risk of excessive leverage (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Additional own funds requirements (%, P2R) | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| of which: to be made up of CET1 capital (percentage points) | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| of which: to be made up of Tier 1 capital (percentage points) | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Total SREP own funds requirements (%, P1+P2R) | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Total SREP own funds requirements (amounts) | 79 798 | 76 718 |
| Additional CET1 buffer requirements and CET1 Pillar 2 Guidance (as a percentage of TREA) | ||
| Capital conservation buffer (%) | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Institution specific countercyclical capital buffer (%) | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Systemic risk buffer (%) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Systemically Important Institution buffer (%) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Combined buffer requirement (%, CBR) | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Combined buffer requirement (amounts) | 34 088 | 32 847 |
| Overall capital requirements (%,P1+P2R+CBR) | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| Overall capital requirements (amounts) | 113 886 | 109 565 |
| CET1 available after meeting the total SREP own funds requirements (%,P1+P2R) | 12.2% | 11.2% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (%, P2G) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (amounts) | 0 | 0 |
| Overall capital requirements and P2G (%) | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| Overall capital requirements and P2G (amounts) | 113 886 | 109 565 |
| Leverage ratio, requirements and CET1 Pillar 2 Guidance (as a percentage of total exposure measure) | ||
| Tier 1 capital (amounts) | 163 491 | 151 257 |
| Leverage ratio total exposure measure (amounts) | 3 711 785 | 3 118 996 |
| Leverage ratio (%) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Total SREP leverage ratio requirements (%) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements (%) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements (amounts) | 111 354 | 93 570 |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (%, P2G) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pillar 2 Guidance (amounts) | 0 | 0 |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements and P2G (%) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Overall leverage ratio requirements and P2G (amounts) | 111 354 | 93 570 |
| SEK m | 31 Mar 2024 31 Dec 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders equity according to balance sheet ¹⁾ | 160 704 | 171 250 |
| Accrued dividend | -4 573 | -23 838 |
| Reversal of holdings of own CET1 instruments | 7 605 | 5 179 |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments | 163 736 | 152 591 |
| Additional value adjustments | -1 375 | -1 285 |
| Goodwill | -3 358 | -3 358 |
| Intangible assets | -879 | -1 058 |
| Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges | 4 | -14 |
| Insufficient coverage for non-performing exposures | -86 | -97 |
| Gains or losses on liabilities valued at fair value resulting from changes in own credit | ||
| standing | -505 | -575 |
| Direct and indirect holdings of own CET1 instruments | -9 004 | -8 992 |
| Total regulatory adjustments to Common Equity Tier 1 | -15 203 | -15 378 |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital | 148 533 | 137 213 |
| Additional Tier 1 instruments | 14 958 | 14 045 |
| Tier 1 capital | 163 491 | 151 257 |
| Tier 2 instruments 2) | 21 266 | 15 109 |
| Net provisioning amount for IRB-reported exposures | 3 988 | 1 489 |
| Holdings of Tier 2 instruments in financial sector entities | -1 200 | -1 200 |
| Tier 2 capital | 24 054 | 15 399 |
| Total own funds | 187 545 | 166 656 |
1) Shareholders equity for the parent company includes untaxed reserves.
2) In the first quarter SEB issued an Additional Tier 2 instrument of EUR 500m, which is included in the bank's own funds as of the first quarter 2024.
| SEK m | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk | Risk | |||
| exposure | Own funds | exposure | Own funds | |
| Credit risk IRB approach | amount | requirement¹⁾ | amount | requirement¹⁾ |
| Exposures to central governments or central banks | 11 784 | 943 | 8 509 | 681 |
| Exposures to institutions | 59 935 | 4 795 | 56 455 | 4 516 |
| Exposures to corporates | 361 027 | 28 882 | 347 684 | 27 815 |
| Retail exposures | 47 151 | 3 772 | 46 799 | 3 744 |
| of which secured by immovable property | 37 197 | 2 976 | 36 928 | 2 954 |
| of which retail SME | 2 890 | 231 | 2 680 | 214 |
| of which other retail exposures | 7 065 | 565 | 7 191 | 575 |
| Securitisation positions | 2 675 | 214 | 2 597 | 208 |
| Total IRB approach | 482 572 | 38 606 | 462 044 | 36 964 |
| Credit risk standardised approach | ||||
| Exposures to central governments or central banks Exposures to administrative bodies and non-commercial |
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| undertakings | 715 | 57 | 711 | 57 |
| Exposures to institutions | 13 063 | 1 045 | 11 880 | 950 |
| Exposures to corporates | 3 348 | 268 | 3 224 | 258 |
| Retail exposures | 8 868 | 709 | 8 719 | 697 |
| Exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property | 1 937 | 155 | 1 872 | 150 |
| Exposures in default | 122 | 10 | 121 | 10 |
| Exposures associated with particularly high risk | 515 | 41 | 397 | 32 |
| Exposures in the form of collective investment undertakings (CIU) | 481 | 38 | 458 | 37 |
| Equity exposures | 55 048 | 4 404 | 52 951 | 4 236 |
| Other items | 3 926 | 314 | 2 929 | 234 |
| Total standardised approach | 88 023 | 7 042 | 83 263 | 6 661 |
| Market risk | ||||
| Trading book exposures where internal models are applied | 20 335 | 1 627 | 19 375 | 1 550 |
| Trading book exposures applying standardised approaches | 7 375 | 590 | 5 540 | 443 |
| Total market risk | 27 710 | 2 217 | 24 915 | 1 993 |
| Other own funds requirements | ||||
| Operational risk advanced measurement approach | 42 724 | 3 418 | 41 628 | 3 330 |
| Settlement risk | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Credit value adjustment | 11 747 | 940 | 10 403 | 832 |
| Investment in insurance business | 25 991 | 2 079 | 25 155 | 2 012 |
| Other exposures | 819 | 66 | 516 | 41 |
| Additional risk exposure amount, Article 458 CRR ²⁾ | 154 760 | 12 381 | 154 229 | 12 338 |
| Total other own funds requirements | 236 055 | 18 884 | 231 931 | 18 554 |
| Total | 834 361 | 66 749 | 802 153 | 64 172 |
1) Own funds requirement 8% of risk exposure amount according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).
2) Additional risk exposure amount according to Article 458, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR), for risk-weight floors in the Swedish mortgage portfolio and as from the third quarter 2021 for risk-weight floors in the Norwegian mortgage portfolio as well as for Norwegian corporate exposures collateralised by immovable property. As from the third quarter 2023 the capital requirements for risk weight floors on exposures secured by commercial real estate in Sweden was moved from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1.
| IRB reported credit exposures (less repos and securities lending) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average risk-weight | 31 Mar 2024 31 Dec 2023 | |||
| Exposures to central governments or central banks | 1.5% | 1.6% | ||
| Exposures to institutions | 21.0% | 20.8% | ||
| Exposures to corporates | 25.6% | 25.5% | ||
| Retail exposures | 8.0% | 7.9% | ||
| of which secured by immovable property | 6.6% | 6.5% | ||
| of which retail SME | 42.0% | 41.8% | ||
| of which other retail exposures | 40.5% | 41.1% | ||
| Securitisation positions | 16.7% | 16.7% |
The President declares that this financial report for the period 1 January 2024 through 31 March 2024 provides a fair overview of the parent company's and the group's operations, their financial position and results and describes material risks and uncertainties facing the parent company and the group.
Johan Torgeby President and Chief Executive Officer
To the Board of Directors in Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), org.nr 502032-9081
We have reviewed the condensed financial report for Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as of March 31, 2024 and for the thirdmonth period ending as at this date. The Board of Directors, the President and the Chief Executive Officer are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim report based on our review.
We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements, ISRE 2410 Review of Interim Financial Statements Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review differs from and is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and other generally accepted auditing standards in Sweden. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed financial report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies regarding the Group, and in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies regarding the Parent Company.
Ernst & Young AB
Hamish Mabon Authorized Public Accountant
On Wednesday 24 April 2024, at approximately 07:00 CET, SEB's results for the first quarter 2024 will be announced. In addition, presentations and the Fact Book will be available on sebgroup.com/ir. You are invited to participate in the following event:
On Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 09:30 CET, Johan Torgeby, SEB's President and CEO, and Masih Yazdi, CFO, will present the results, followed by a Q&A session with Johan Torgeby, Masih Yazdi and Pawel Wyszynski, Head of Investor Relations. The presentation and Q&A will be conducted in English.
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SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 771 621 000 sebgroup.com Corporate organisation number: 502032-9081
Further financial information is available in SEB's Fact Book and in the additional Pillar 3 disclosures which are published quarterly on sebgroup.com/ir
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The financial information calendar for 2025 will be published in conjunction with the Quarterly Report for January-September 2024.
To facilitate the comparison of operating profit between current and previous periods, items with significant impact that management considers affect the comparability or are relevant for the understanding of the financial result, are identified and presented separately, for example impairment of goodwill, restructuring, gains and losses from divestments and other income or costs that are not recurring.
Total profit before tax.
Total profit after tax.
Net profit attributable to shareholders in relation to average shareholders' equity.
Net profit attributable to shareholders, excluding items affecting comparability and their related tax effect, in relation to average shareholders' equity.
Operating profit by division, reduced by a standard tax rate, in relation to the divisions' averagebusiness equity (allocated capital).
Net profit attributable to shareholders, in relation to averagetotal assets.
Net profit attributable to shareholders in relation to averagerisk exposure amount.
Total operating expenses in relation to total operating income.
Net profit attributable to shareholders in relation to the weighted average number of shares outstanding before dilution.
Net profit attributable to shareholders in relation to the weighted average diluted number of shares, adjusted for the dilution effect of potential shares in the long-term equity-based programmes.
The total of shareholders' equity, the equity portion of any surplus values in the holdings of debt securities and the surplus value in life insurance operations in relation to the number of shares outstanding.
Shareholders' equity in relation to the number of shares outstanding.
Probability-weighted credit losses with the respective risk of a default.
The allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets, contract assets, loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts.
Net expected credit losses in relation to the opening balance of the year of debt securities, loans to the public and loans to credit institutions measured at amortised cost, financial guarantees and loan commitments, net of ECL allowances.
ECL allowances in relation to underlying gross carrying amounts for loans and debt securities as well as nominal amounts of financial guarantees and loan commitments.
Gross carrying amount for stage 3 loans (credit-impaired loans) in relation to gross carrying amount for total loans measured at amortised cost (including trade and client receivables presented as other assets).
Carrying amount for stage 3 loans (credit-impaired loans) in relation to carrying amounts for total loans measured at amortised cost (including trade and client receivables presented as other assets)
The Excel file Alternative Performance Measures, available on sebgroup.com/ir, provides information on how the measures are calculated.
relevant information on the performance in relation to different investment measurements. The cost/income ratio provides information on SEB's cost efficiency. APMs related to lending provide information on provisions in relation to credit risk. All these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
1) Alternative Performance Measures, APMs, are financial measures of historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows, other than those defined in the applicable financial reporting framework (IFRS) or in the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive CRR/CRD IV. APMs are used by SEB when relevant to assess and describe SEB's financial situation and provide additional relevant information and tools to enable analysis of SEB's performance. APMs on basic earnings per share, diluted earnings per share, net worth per share, equity per share, return on equity, return on tangible equity, return on total assets and return on risk exposure amount provide
Total assets and off-balance sheet items, risk-weighted in accordance with capital adequacy regulations for credit risk and market risk. The operational risks are measured and added as risk exposure amount. Risk exposure amounts are only defined for the consolidated situation, excluding insurance entities and exposures deducted from own funds.
Shareholders' equity excluding dividend, deferred tax assets, intangible assets and certain other regulatory adjustments defined in EU Regulation no 575/2013 (CRR).
Common Equity Tier 1 capital plus qualifying forms of subordinated loans liabilities, so-called additional tier 1 instruments.
Mainly subordinated loans liabilities not qualifying as Tier 1 capital contribution.
The sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital.
Common Equity Tier 1 capital as a percentage of risk exposure amount.
Tier 1 capital as a percentage of risk exposure amount.
Total own funds as a percentage of risk exposure amount.
High-quality liquid assets in relation to the estimated net liquidity outflow over the next 30 calendar days.
Tier 1 capital as a percentage of the exposure value of assets, derivatives and off-balance sheet items.
Available stable funding in relation to the amount of required stable funding.
Minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities, as set by the Swedish National Debt Office.
The division offers commercial and investment banking services to large corporate and institutional clients in the Nordic region, Germany and the United Kingdom. Customers are also served through the international network.
The division offers full banking and advisory services to private individuals and small and medium-sized corporate customers in Sweden, as well as card services in four Nordic countries. Swedish affluent individuals are also offered private banking services.
The division offers comprehensive banking infrastructure, access to capital markets, financing solutions and individually tailored advisory services to entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, foundations and family offices.
The division provides full banking and advisory services to private individuals and small and medium-sized corporate customers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The division offers life insurance solutions to private as well as corporate and institutional clients mainly in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
The division consists of SEB Investment Management, which manages SEB funds and mandates distributed via SEB's customer channels, and Institutional Asset Management, which distributes funds and mandates managed by SEB and other institutes.
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