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ANNEXURE C RISK AND CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT
STANDARD BANK NAMIBIA LIMITED
Annual financial statements 2020
85
2020
N$'000
2019
N$'000
593 230
593 230
2 626 265
2 347 325
3 219 495
2 940 555
(512 647)
(318 289)
(271 073)
(180 741)
(176 774)
(89 989)
(64 800)
(47 559)
2 706 848
2 622 266
80 000
100 000
361 868
558 680
274 618
234 696
716 486
893 376
3 423 334
3 515 642
Including unappropriated
Excluding unappropriated
profits
profits
%
Target ratio
%
2020
%
2019
%
2020
%
2019
%
Overview
Capital management
The company's capital management function is designed to
ensure that regulatory requirements are met at all times and that
the company and its principal subsidiaries are capitalised in line
with the company's risk appetite and target ratios, both of which
are approved by the board.
It further aims to facilitate the allocation and use of capital, such
that it generates a return that appropriately compensates
shareholders for the risks incurred. Capital adequacy is actively
managed and forms a key component of the company's budget
and forecasting process. The capital plan is tested under a range
of stress scenarios as part of the company's annual ICAAP and
recovery plan.
The capital management function is governed primarily by
management level subcommittees that oversee the risks
associated with capital management, namely the asset and
liability committee (ALCO) and one of its subcommittees, the
capital management committee. The principal governance
documents are the capital management governance framework
and the model risk governance framework.
Risk management
The company's activities give rise to various financial as well as
insurance risks. Financial risks are categorised into credit,
funding and liquidity and market risk.
The company's approach to managing risk and capital is set out
in the company's risk, compliance and capital management
(RCCM) governance framework approved by the risk
management committee and ALCO.
Covid-19
The group's results for the twelve months ended 31 December
2020 reflect the very difficult operating environment. Covid-19
placed considerable strain on our retail, business and corporate
clients, particularly in South Africa. The group's strong capital
position, going into the crisis, enabled us to respond quickly and
significantly.
Risk management is a cornerstone of the group's response to the
Covid-19 crisis, enabling fast, targeted and responsible support of
our clients, at the same time protecting our people while
preserving the group's financial position.
Prior years' focus on transitioning the company to a digital
platform, made it possible to quickly respond to the pandemic.
The company implemented a pandemic response plan early
March 2020 with its primary objective being the prevention of the
spread of the virus in the country, communities and within the
bank. The plan was based on four key pillars - employees, clients,
facilities and shareholders - preservation being of utmost
importance. Some of the immediate actions therefore included
the establishment of a Covid-19 steering committee; the
suspension of physical meetings in favour of virtual meetings; the
suspension of international business travel; the implementation
of Covid-19 related safety measures at the company's premises;
and the implementation of a work-from-home policy.
In line with the company's commitment to its employees, the
majority of employees were permitted to transition between
working from the office premises and working from home
interchangeably throughout 2020. The company further
enhanced its employee support programme through the
provision of employee support packages and ongoing executive
engagement sessions with all employees.
The company also recognised the need for support to vulnerable
communities that were least prepared and hardest hit by the first
wave of the pandemic and the company donated water tanks and
food packages, amongst other essential supplies. An extensive
facilities programme was rolled out, which included a
decontamination protocol in the event of any confirmed cases on
the company's premises, and the provision of sanitisers to the
public making use of the company's facilities such as ATMs and
point-of-sale devices. These measures remain in place and are
aimed at reassuring employees, clients and the public using the
facilities that their health and safety continue to remain the
company's foremost priority.
The company has performed more frequent risk appetite,
product parameter, industry and client reviews, to ensure that
the group remains its clients' financial services partner of choice
throughout this unfolding pandemic.
Client relief programmes comprised of assisting clients with
temporary liquidity constraints as a result of the impact
of Covid-19, in the form of covenant relaxations and payment
holidays. These relief programmes resulted in no change in the
present value of the estimated future cash flows resulting in
no economic gain or loss (i.e. no net modification gain or loss)
refer to note 6.3 for further detail in this regard.
Capital management
The company manages its capital levels to support business,
growth, maintain depositor and creditors confidence, create
value for the shareholders and ensure regulatory compliance.
The main regulatory requirements to be complied with are those
specified in the Banks Act and related regulations, which are
aligned with Basel III.
Regulatory capital adequacy is measured through the following
three risk-based ratios:
Common equity tier 1 (CET 1): ordinary share capital, share
premium, retained earnings, other reserves and qualifying
non-controlling interest less impairments divided by total risk
weighted assets (RWA).
Tier 1: CET 1 and other qualifying non-controlling interest plus
perpetual, non-cumulative instruments with either contractual or
statutory principal loss absorption features that comply with the
Basel Ill rules divided by total RWA. Perpetual non-cumulative
preference shares that comply with Basel I and Basel II rules are
included in tier I capital but are currently subject to regulatory
phase-out requirements over a 10-year period, which
commenced on 1 January 2013.
Total capital adequacy: tier 1 plus other items such as general
credit impairments and subordinated debt with either
contractual or statutory principal loss absorption features that
comply with the Basel III rules divided by total RWA.
Subordinated debt that complies with Basel I and Basel II rules is
included in total capital but is currently subject to regulatory
phase-out requirements, over a 10-year period, which
commenced on 1 January 2013.
BASEL III REGULATORY CAPITAL (UNAUDITED)
Tier 1
Ordinary share capital and premium
Ordinary shareholders' reserves
Less: regulatory adjustments
Intangible assets
Deferred tax asset
Defined benefit pension fund assets and liabilities
Common equity tier 1 capital
Tier II
Subordinated debt
Current unappropriated profits
General allowance for credit impairments
Total eligible capital (including unappropriated profits)
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS (UNAUDITED)
Bank
Total capital adequacy ratio
Tier I capital adequacy ratio
Tier I leverage ratio
Minimum
regulatory
requirement
BASEL III RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
Credit risk
Market risk
Operational risk
Total risk-weighted assets
10
11 12
13.53
14.06
7
7.7 8.2
12.13
12.72
6
6.6 7.2
8.95
7.82
13.53
10.70
7.89
14.06
10.49
6.45
2020
N$'000
21 969 420
468 351
2019
N$'000
21 552 357
413 719
3 036 583
2 868 295
25 306 066
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