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LLB Annual Report 2020 de

Notes to the balance sheet

Information checkedInformation geprüft Notes to the balance sheet

1Type of collateral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of collateral

in CHF thousands

 

Secured by mortgage

Other collateral

Unsecured

Total

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (excluding mortgage loans)

 

12'195

780'910

473'449

1'266'554

Mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 

residential property

 

4'482'423

6'179

9'647

4'498'248

office and business property

 

578'136

4'129

642

582'907

commercial and industrial property

 

265'582

3'901

0

269'483

other

 

195'285

89

356

195'731

Total loans

31.12.2020

5'533'621

795'208

484'094

6'812'923

31.12.2019

5'224'722

930'268

520'641

6'675'631

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet transactions

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities

 

1'425

31'889

4'472

37'787

Irrevocable commitments

 

145'622

38'084

137'020

320'726

Call liabilities

 

0

0

4'926

4'926

Total off-balance sheet transactions

31.12.2020

147'047

69'973

146'418

363'438

 

31.12.2019

76'643

49'693

107'772

234'108

Impaired claims

in CHF thousands

 

Gross outstanding amount

Estimated proceeds from realisation of collateral

Net outstanding amount

Specific allowances

31.12.2020

 

64'923

32'137

32'786

32'786

31.12.2019

 

57'362

27'110

30'252

30'252

2Securities and precious metals holdings

a Securities and precious metals trading positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

Equities

12

11

69

69

12

11

listed

1

0

58

57

1

0

unlisted

11

11

11

11

11

11

Total

12

11

69

69

12

11

b Securities and precious metals holdings as current assets (excluding trading positions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

Debt securities

1'576'280

1'545'293

1'584'887

1'552'950

1'617'614

1'572'988

listed

1'576'280

1'545'293

1'584'887

1'552'950

1'617'614

1'572'988

Equities

15'163

22'670

18'720

23'780

15'192

22'784

listed

15'142

22'647

18'663

23'574

15'142

22'732

unlisted

22

23

56

206

50

52

Total

1'591'443

1'567'963

1'603'606

1'576'730

1'632'806

1'595'772

c Securities and precious metals as fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

Equities

62'358

62'218

69'135

69'213

70'297

70'244

listed

52'708

44'009

54'574

44'385

57'041

46'366

unlisted

9'650

18'208

14'561

24'828

13'256

23'878

Precious metals

15'014

45'838

15'014

45'838

15'014

45'838

Total

77'373

108'056

84'150

115'051

85'312

116'083

3Own shares included in current assets (excluding trading positions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Book value

Quantity / in CHF thousands

2020

2019

2020

2019

As at 1 January

364'295

124'841

22'647

7'735

Bought

0

283'500

0

18'284

Sold

– 75'885

– 44'046

– 4'914

– 2'588

Additions / (Impairments)

0

0

– 2'592

– 784

As at 31 December

288'410

364'295

15'142

22'647

4Participations and shares in associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

 

 

 

Participations

 

 

Without market value

26

28

Total participations

26

28

 

 

 

Shares in associated companies

 

 

Without market value

437'482

437'482

Total shares in associated companies

437'482

437'482

5Substantial participations and shares in associated companies

Company name and registered office

Business activity

Cur- rency

Share capital

% share of votes

% share of capital

Participations

 

 

 

 

 

Data Info Services AG, Vaduz

Service company

CHF

50'000

50.0

50.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares in associated companies

 

 

 

 

 

Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG, Vienna

Bank

EUR

5'000'000

100.0

100.0

LLB Asset Management AG, Vaduz

Asset management

CHF

1'000'000

100.0

100.0

LLB Fund Services AG, Vaduz

Fund management company

CHF

2'000'000

100.0

100.0

LLB Swiss Investment AG

Fund management company

CHF

8'000'000

100.0

100.0

LLB Holding AG, Uznach

Holding company

CHF

95'328'000

100.0

100.0

Zukunftsstiftung der Liechtensteinischen Landesbank AG

Charitable foundation

CHF

30'000

100.0

100.0

6Statement of fixed assets

in CHF thousands

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Book value 31.12.2019

Invest- ments

Dis- invest- ments

Reclassi- fications

Additions

Depre- ciation

Book value 31.12.2020

Total participations (non- controlling interests)

37

– 9

28

0

0

0

0

– 3

26

Total shares in associated companies

473'851

– 36'369

437'482

0

0

0

0

0

437'482

Total securities and precious metals as fixed assets

187'917

– 79'861

108'056

328'752

– 359'434

0

0

0

77'373

Total intangible assets *

165'068

– 119'903

45'165

11'916

0

0

0

– 13'229

43'851

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bank premises

178'355

– 121'340

57'016

1'270

– 7'647

0

0

– 4'178

46'461

other properties

25'038

– 10'038

15'000

0

0

0

0

0

15'000

Other fixed assets

110'752

– 95'679

15'073

6'722

0

0

0

– 5'523

16'272

Total fixed assets

314'145

– 227'056

87'088

7'992

 

 

 

– 9'701

77'732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire insurance value of real estate

 

 

195'363

 

 

 

 

 

172'646

Fire insurance value of other fixed assets

 

 

28'181

 

 

 

 

 

27'031

* Solely licences and software

Depreciation is carried out according to prudent business criteria over the estimated service life. No undisclosed reserves exist.

7Pledged or assigned assets and assets subject to reservation of ownership

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

Excluding lending transactions and pension transactions with securities

 

 

Book value of pledged and assigned (as collateral) assets

246'385

51'715

Actual commitments

0

0

 

 

 

Lending transactions and pension transactions with securities

 

 

Self-owned securities lent or delivered as collateral within the scope of securities lending or borrowing transactions, or self-owned securities transferred in connection with repurchase agreements

228'242

280'638

of which capable of being resold or further pledged without restrictions

228'242

280'638

Securities received as collateral within the scope of securities lending or securities received in connection with reverse repurchase agreements, which are capable of being resold or further pledged without restrictions

284'080

411'057

of which resold or further pledged securities

0

3'298

8Liabilities due to own pension funds

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

+ / – %

Current account, call money and time deposits

10'934

3'676

197.4

Savings deposits

42

17'792

– 99.8

Total

10'976

21'468

– 48.9

9Bonds issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

Year issued

Name

Currency

Maturity

Nominal interest rate in %

Nominal value

2020

2019

2019

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 0.000 % Senior Preferred Anleihe 2019 – 2029

CHF

27.09.2029

0.000 %

100'000

100'000

100'000

2019

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 0.125 % Senior Preferred Anleihe 2019 – 2026

CHF

28.05.2026

0.125 %

150'000

150'000

150'000

2020

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 0.300 % Senior Preferred Anleihe 2020 – 2030

CHF

24.09.2030

0.300 %

150'000

150'000

0

10Allowances and provisions / provisions for general banking risks

in CHF thousands

Total 31.12.2019

Specific allowances

Recoveries, overdue interest, currency differences

New provisions charged to income statement

Provisions released to income statement

Total 31.12.2020

Allowances for loan default risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific allowances

30'252

– 5'605

– 540

11'878

– 3'199

32'786

Lump-sum individual allowances (incl. those for country risks)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Provisions for contingent liabilities and credit risks.

24

0

0

522

0

547

Provisions for other business risks

715

0

0

456

– 200

972

Provisions for taxes and deferred taxes

5'449

– 5'512

0

3'236

– 320

2'853

Other provisions

393

0

0

1'900

– 143

2'150

Total allowances and provisions

36'833

– 11'117

– 540

17'992

– 3'861

39'307

Minus allowances

– 30'252

 

 

 

 

– 32'786

Total provisions according to balance sheet

6'581

 

 

 

 

6'522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

 

 

 

 

310'000

11Share capital, significant shareholders and groups of shareholders linked by voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

in CHF thousands

Total nominal value

Quantity

Capital ranking for dividend

Total nominal value

Quantity

Capital ranking for dividend

Share capital

154'000

30'800'000

152'558

154'000

30'800'000

152'179

Total common stock

154'000

30'800'000

152'558

154'000

30'800'000

152'179

No conditional or authorised capital exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

in CHF thousands

Nominal

Holding in %

Nominal

Holding in %

With voting right: Principality of Liechtenstein

88'500

57.5

88'500

57.5

With voting right: shareholder group Haselsteiner Familien-Privatstiftung and grosso Holding Gesellschaft mbH

9'025

5.9

9'025

5.9

12Statement of shareholders’ equity

in CHF thousands

2020

Share capital

154'000

Share premium

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

Reserve for own shares

22'647

Other reserves

781'883

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

Balance sheet profit

74'470

Total shareholders' equity as at 1 January (before profit distribution)

1'781'300

Dividend and other distributions from previous year's profit

– 67'124

Net profit for the year

77'382

Allocation to provisions for general banking risks

0

Total shareholders' equity as at 31 December (before profit distribution)

1'791'558

 

 

Of which:

 

Share capital

154'000

Share premium

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

Reserve for own shares

15'142

Other reserves

792'388

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

Balance sheet profit

81'729

13Maturity structure of assets, liabilities and provisions

in CHF thousands

 

Sight deposits

Callable

Due within 3 months

Due between 3 months to 12 months

Due between 12 months to 5 years

Due after 5 years

Immo- bilised

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

 

3'535'790

0

0

0

0

0

0

3'535'790

Due from banks

 

436'467

0

922'562

0

5'000

423'970

0

1'787'999

Loans

 

4'062

529'465

2'305'506

1'015'543

1'951'394

1'006'954

0

6'812'923

of which mortgage loans

 

3'730

63'520

1'651'822

950'213

1'887'106

989'980

0

5'546'370

Securities and precious metals held for trading

 

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

Securities and precious metals holdings as currents assets (excluding trading positions)

1'591'443

0

0

0

0

0

0

1'591'443

Securities and precious metals holdings as fixed assets

15'014

62'358

0

0

0

0

0

77'373

Other assets

 

532'411

2

156'959

59'091

33'192

18'109

79'482

879'246

Total assets

31.12.2020

6'115'200

591'825

3'385'027

1'074'634

1'989'586

1'449'032

79'482

14'684'786

 

31.12.2019

5'708'204

594'836

2'497'842

1'030'383

2'763'504

1'258'791

88'838

13'942'398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

239'629

162'030

665'979

90'544

0

0

0

1'158'182

Due to customers

8'326'549

2'128'733

299'727

122'462

0

0

0

10'877'471

of which savings deposits

 

0

2'018'503

16'007

2'426

0

0

0

2'036'936

of which other liabilities

 

8'326'549

110'230

283'720

120'036

0

0

0

8'840'536

Certified liabilities

 

0

0

10'533

11'077

60'667

417'923

0

500'200

of which medium-term notes

 

0

0

10'533

11'077

60'667

17'923

0

100'200

of which bonds issued

 

0

0

0

0

0

400'000

0

400'000

Provisions (excluding provisions for general banking risks)

0

0

0

0

6'522

0

0

6'522

Other liabilities

 

83'089

0

157'183

55'026

35'704

19'851

0

350'853

Total liabilities and provisions

31.12.2020

8'649'267

2'290'763

1'133'422

279'108

102'893

437'774

0

12'893'228

 

31.12.2019

7'490'878

2'925'275

1'112'566

231'128

116'154

285'098

0

12'161'098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities that are due in the following financial year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361'595

14Due from and due to associated companies and related parties

a Due from and due to participations and associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

+ / – %

Due from participations

0

0

 

Due to participations

0

0

 

Due from associated companies

1'448'243

957'307

51.3

Due to associated companies

927'292

854'284

8.5

b Due from and due to qualified participations and companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

+ / – %

Due from the Principality of Liechtenstein

1'824

3'373

– 45.9

Due to the Principality of Liechtenstein

474'802

188'804

151.5

Due from companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein *

54'023

56'084

– 3.7

Due to companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein *

206'285

195'524

5.5

* Associated companies: Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke, Liechtensteinische Gasversorgung, Telecom Liechtenstein AG, Liechtensteinische Post AG, Verkehrsbetrieb LIECHTENSTEINmobil and AHV-IV-FAK-Anstalt.

The stated due from and due to are included in the balance sheet in the items loans and due to customers.

c Loans to corporate bodies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

+ / – %

Members of the Board of Directors

668

668

0.0

Members of the Board of Management

4'560

2'561

78.1

d Related party transactions

Transactions (e.g. securities transactions, payment transfers, lending facilities and interest on deposits) were made with related parties under the same terms and conditions as applicable to third parties.

15Breakdown of assets and liabilities by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

in CHF thousands

FL/CH

Abroad

FL/CH

Abroad

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'535'790

0

2'980'038

0

Due from banks

1'556'714

231'285

1'471'703

341'276

Loans (excluding mortgages)

858'960

407'594

850'365

563'949

Mortgage loans

5'546'370

0

5'261'317

0

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

273'557

1'302'723

275'518

1'269'775

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

61'995

397

55'476

6'776

Participations

26

0

28

0

Shares in associated companies

131'405

306'077

131'405

306'077

Intangible assets

43'851

0

45'165

0

Fixed assets

77'732

0

87'088

0

Own shares

15'142

0

22'647

0

Other assets

123'608

156'792

138'310

70'819

Accrued income and prepayments

27'972

26'797

47'544

17'123

Total assets

12'253'122

2'431'664

11'366'604

2'575'794

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

298'573

859'609

548'975

770'610

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

6'160'176

2'680'359

5'767'822

2'344'491

Savings deposits

1'703'895

333'041

1'771'838

331'693

Certified liabilities

500'200

0

363'284

0

Other liabilities

192'151

115'586

162'939

45'799

Accrued expenses and deferred income

14'527

28'589

26'098

20'969

Provisions

6'522

0

6'581

0

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

0

310'000

0

Share capital

154'000

0

154'000

0

Share premium

47'750

0

47'750

0

Legal reserves

390'550

0

390'550

0

Reserves for own shares

15'142

0

22'647

0

Other reserves

792'388

0

781'883

0

Profit carried forward

4'346

0

4'858

0

Profit for the year

77'382

0

69'611

0

Total liabilities

10'667'602

4'017'184

10'428'836

3'513'562

16Geographical breakdown of assets by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

 

Absolute value

% of total

Absolute value

% of total

Liechtenstein/Switzerland

12'253'122

83.4

11'366'604

81.5

Europe (excluding Liechtenstein/Switzerland)

1'460'430

9.9

1'460'952

10.5

North America

449'793

3.1

444'291

3.2

South America

14'600

0.1

17'975

0.1

Africa

10'361

0.1

14'269

0.1

Asia

287'688

2.0

418'110

3.0

Others

208'792

1.4

220'196

1.6

Total assets

14'684'786

100.0

13'942'398

100.0

17Breakdown of assets and liabilities by currency

in CHF thousands

CHF

EUR

USD

Others

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'524'370

11'317

103

1

3'535'790

Due from banks

1'356'204

176'611

47'349

207'835

1'787'999

Loans (excluding mortgages)

685'411

276'424

190'958

113'761

1'266'554

Mortgage loans

5'539'564

6'805

0

0

5'546'370

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

435'511

529'750

611'019

0

1'576'280

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

57'730

2'020

2'641

0

62'392

Participations

26

0

0

0

26

Shares in associated companies

437'482

0

0

0

437'482

Intangible assets

43'851

0

0

0

43'851

Fixed assets

77'732

0

0

0

77'732

Own shares

15'142

0

0

0

15'142

Other assets

267'646

5'074

7'028

653

280'400

Accrued income and prepayments

21'894

10'492

21'641

742

54'770

Total on-balance sheet assets

12'462'563

1'018'493

880'739

322'992

14'684'786

Delivery claims from forex spot, forex futures and forex options transactions

4'932'613

7'378'007

7'602'978

2'023'402

21'937'000

Total assets

17'395'176

8'396'500

8'483'717

2'346'393

36'621'786

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

647'994

371'591

99'830

38'767

1'158'182

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

4'763'758

1'816'535

1'667'428

592'815

8'840'536

Savings deposits

2'032'645

4'291

0

– 0

2'036'936

Certified liabilities

500'200

0

0

0

500'200

Other liabilities

286'761

15'419

4'758

800

307'737

Accrued expenses and deferred income

18'024

9'030

15'250

812

43'115

Provisions

6'522

0

0

0

6'522

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

0

0

0

310'000

Share capital

154'000

0

0

0

154'000

Share premium

47'750

0

0

0

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

0

0

0

390'550

Reserves for own shares

15'142

0

0

0

15'142

Other reserves

792'388

0

0

0

792'388

Profit carried forward

4'346

0

0

0

4'346

Profit for the year

77'382

0

0

0

77'382

Total on-balance sheet liabilities

10'047'462

2'216'865

1'787'266

633'194

14'684'786

Delivery liabilities from forex spot, forex futures and forex options transactions

7'357'383

6'175'569

6'681'807

1'727'820

21'942'578

Total liabilities

17'404'845

8'392'433

8'469'073

2'361'013

36'627'365

Net position per currency

– 9'669

4'067

14'644

– 14'620

– 5'578

18Other assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

+ / – %

Precious metals holdings

15'014

45'838

– 67.2

Tax prepayments / Withholding tax

1'205

1'067

12.9

Positive replacement values *

217'466

108'703

100.1

Settlement account

39'265

47'231

– 16.9

Clearing accounts

1'846

442

317.8

Taken-over real estate

1'750

1'750

0.0

Deferred tax claim

3'854

4'097

– 5.9

Total other assets

280'400

209'128

34.1

 

 

 

 

Charge accounts

5'015

3'802

31.9

Negative replacement values *

252'046

155'119

62.5

Accounts payable

16'948

10'582

60.2

Settlement account

13'634

17'141

– 20.5

Clearing accounts

20'096

22'094

– 9.0

Total other liabilities

307'737

208'738

47.4

* Replacement values are shown gross.