Template for notifying the intended use of a systemic risk buffer (SRB)
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1. Notifying national authority and scope of the notification |
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1.1 Name of the notifying authority |
Austrian Financial Market Authority |
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1.2 Type of measure intended (also for reviews of existing measures) |
–Adjust, Maintain and/or Discontinue an existing SRB |
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2. Description of the notified measure |
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2.1 Institutions covered by the intended SRB |
On consolidated basis: Institution Erste Group Bank AG Raiffeisen Bank International AG UniCredit Bank Austria AG Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft Basis consolidated consolidated consolidated consolidated LEI PQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792 9ZHRYM6F437SQJ6OUG95 D1HEB8VEU6D9M8ZUXG17 I6SS27Q1Q3385V753S50 RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung consolidatedI6SS27Q1Q3385V753S50 BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft consolidated 529900ICA8XQYGIKR372 Volksbanken Verbund HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG consolidated consolidated 529900D4CD6DIB3CI904 5493007BWYDPQZLZ0Y27 Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypothekenbank Aktiengesellschaft consolidatedNS54DT27LJMDYN1YFP35 HYPO TIROL BANK AG Oberösterreichische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft consolidated consolidated 0W5QHUNYV4W7GJO62R27 529900BI5KIGX6YLX375 |
Date of template version: 2016-03-01
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On individual basis: Institution Erste Group Bank AG Raiffeisen Bank International AG UniCredit Bank Austria AG Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft Basis individual basis individual basis individual basis individual basis LEI PQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792 9ZHRYM6F437SQJ6OUG95 D1HEB8VEU6D9M8ZUXG17 I6SS27Q1Q3385V753S50 Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AGindividual basis 529900GPOO9ISPD1EE83 Based on the characteristics of the Austrian banking system, two main risk channels have been identified for the Austrian banking system: (1) systemic vulnerability and (2) systemic cluster risk. The following indicators have been taken into account for the identification of the consolidated institutions in Austria: 1) Regarding the component systemic vulnerability (SyRB of 1 %; SyRB of 0,75% in the case of public ownership):
OR 2) Regarding the component systemic cluster risk (SyRB of 0,5 %):
The following indicators have been taken into account for the identification of the institutions on an individual basis:
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2.2 Buffer rate (Article 133(11)(f) of the CRD) |
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List of identified institutions (consolidated) 01.01.2020 29.12.2020 |
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Erste Group Bank AG |
2,00% |
2,00% |
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Raiffeisen Bank International AG |
2,00% |
2,00% |
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UniCredit Bank Austria AG |
2,00% |
2,00% |
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Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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Volksbank Wien AG (gem. § 30a BWG für den Volksbanken Verbund) |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG |
1,00% |
0,50% |
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Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG |
1,00% |
0,50% |
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HYPO TIROL BANK AG |
1,00% |
0,50% |
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Oberösterreichische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft |
1,00% |
0,50% |
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List of identified institutions (unconsolidated) 01.01.2020 29.12.2020 |
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Erste Group Bank AG |
2,00% |
2,00% |
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Raiffeisen Bank International AG |
2,00% |
2,00% |
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UniCredit Bank Austria AG |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
1,00% |
1,00% |
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2.3 Exposures covered by the SRB |
–All exposures. |
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3. Timing of the measure |
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3.1 Timing of the Decision |
18.12.2020 |
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3.2 Timing of the Publication |
The expected date of publication will be in December 2020. |
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3.3 Disclosure |
The amended Capital Buffer Regulation will be published in the Federal Law Gazette and on the FMA website (including explanatory notes). |
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3.4 Timing of Application |
29.12.2020 |
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3.5 Phasing in |
See 2.2. |
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3.6 Review/deactivation of the measure |
Based on a comprehensive assessment, a SyRB of up to 2% of risk-weighted assets in common equity tier 1 (CET1) should be maintained. Keeping the combined buffer constant is justified because the structural risks for the Austrian banking system have largely remained unchanged since last year‘s assessment. Given that systemic risks may manifest themselves both on the consolidated and the unconsolidated level and that, in particular within cross-border banking groups, capital allocation in crises would not be flexible, the SyRB will be maintained also on the unconsolidated level. For the “Hypothekenbanken” which are mortgage banks with guarantees from the federal states resulting from public ownership, the buffer is reduced due to the substantial decrease of the amount of the public guarantees for these banks. So in case one of these banks faces solvency problems and the public guarantees must be drawn, the guaranteed amount is now much lower than until 2018 and therefore the burden for the federal states as guarantors and thus the systemic risk is lower, which justified the reduction in the SyRB. Therefore, for the four Hypothekenbanken (HYPO NOE, Hypo Vorarlberg, Hypo Tirol and Oberösterreichische Landesbank) the SyRB is reduced from 1% to 0.5%. For Denizbank and Sberbank no SyRB is applicable anymore as their share in the Austrian banking market has decreased and it is now below the threshold necessary for banks to be eligible for a SyRB. |
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4. Reasons for the intended SRB |
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4.1 Description of the long-term non-cyclical systemic risk in your Member State (Article 133(11)a of the CRD) |
Since it was first implemented on January 1 2016, the SyRB has been effective in reducing long-term systemic structural risks and strengthening banks’ resilience to these risks by improving their capitalization. The SyRB provides for additional capital that banks can use to absorb losses in the event of a crisis. Risk-mitigating factors notwithstanding, the structural systemic risk in the Austrian banking sector continues to be elevated. Central risks for the Austrian banking system emanate above all from
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4.2 Reasons why the dimension of the long-term non-cyclical systemic risk threatens the stability of the financial system in your Member State |
The systemic risk buffer is intended to mitigate the vulnerability of the banking sector against risks emanating from the financial system as a whole or a part thereof by holding additional own funds in order to increase the loss-absorbing capacity and thus the resilience of the banking sector. The SyRB will be applicable for those institutions that are most vulnerable to the identified systemic risks and described above under 2.1.This is intended to reduce the future risk of a severe disruption to the financial system as a result of systemic or macroprudential risks with potential negative effects to the real economy. |
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