Capital buffers
According to Article X. of Act No. 161/2002 on Financial Undertakings financial undertakings shall hold capital buffers.
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Decisions on capital buffer requirements
Capital buffers: Arion bank, Íslandsbanki og Landsbankinn
| Date | 01.04.2016 | 01.01.2017 | 15.05.2019 | 01.02.2020 | 19.03.2020 | 29.9.2022 | Capital buffer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic risk buffer | 3.00% | 3.00% | |||||
| O-SIIs buffer | 2.00% | 2.00% | |||||
| Countercyclical capital buffer | 1.75% | 2.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | ||
| Capital conservation buffer | 2.50% | 2.50% | |||||
| Combined buffer requirement | 9.50% |
Capital requirements: Commercial banks
| Capital requirements | Arion bank | Íslandsbanki | Landsbankinn | Kvika |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar I | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Pillar II* | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Capital buffers | 9.2% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 6.4% |
| Combined capital requirements | 20.7% | 19.9% | 20.8% | 17.9% |
*Pillar II according to SREP 2022.
| Capital buffers/ Break down | Arion bank | Íslandsbanki | Landsbankinn | Kvika |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital conservation buffer | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| O-SIIs buffer | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Systemic risk buffer* | 1.89% | 1.90% | 1.95% | 1.71% |
| Countercyclical capital buffer* | 2.83% | 2.85% | 2.91% | 2.20% |
| Combined capital requirements | 9.2% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 6.4% |
*The weighted average of systemic risk and countercyclical buffers considering foreign exposures.
Capital buffers: indó sparisjóður, Kvika bank, Sparisjóður Austurlands, Sparisjóður Höfðhverfinga, Sparisjóður Strandamanna og Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga
| Date | 01.01.2017 | 01.01.2018 | 15.05.2019 | 01.01.2020 | 01.02.2020 | 19.03.2020 | 29.9.2022 | Capital buffer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic risk buffer | 2.00% | 3.00% | 3.00% | |||||
| Countercyclical capital buffer | 1.75% | 2.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | |||
| Capital conservation buffer | 2.50% | 2.50% | ||||||
| Combined buffer requirement | 7.50% |
Capital buffers: Fossar fjárfestingarbanki, Lánasjóður sveitarfélaga and SaltPay IIB
| Date | 01.01.2017 | 15.05.2019 | 01.02.2020 | 19.03.2020 | 29.9.2022 | Capital buffer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countercyclical capital buffer | 1.75% | 2.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | |
| Capital conservation buffer | 2.50% | 2.50% | ||||
| Combined buffer requirement | 4.50% |