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LLB Annual Report 2021 de

Notes to the balance sheet

Information checkedInformation unaudited Information geprüft Information ungeprüft Notes to the balance sheet

1Type of collateral

1 Type of collateral

a Types of cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of collateral

in CHF thousands

 

Secured by mortgage

Other collateral

Unsecured

Total

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (excluding mortgage loans)

 

14'241

779'720

429'071

1'223'032

Mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 

residential property

 

4'458'890

14'797

26'588

4'500'274

office and business property

 

879'558

685

2'776

883'019

commercial and industrial property

 

207'106

0

0

207'106

other

 

237'814

50

27

237'891

Total loans

31.12.2021

5'797'609

795'252

458'461

7'051'322

31.12.2020

5'533'621

795'208

484'094

6'812'923

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet transactions

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities

 

1'344

30'435

3'728

35'507

Irrevocable commitments

 

135'196

17'014

150'414

302'625

Call liabilities

 

0

0

3'529

3'529

Total off-balance sheet transactions

31.12.2021

136'540

47'449

157'670

341'660

 

31.12.2020

147'047

69'973

146'418

363'438

b Claims at risk

in CHF thousands

 

Gross outstanding amount

Estimated proceeds from realisation of collateral

Net outstanding amount

Specific allowances

31.12.2021

 

67'059

30'190

30'190

36'869

31.12.2020

 

64'923

32'137

32'137

32'786

2Securities and precious metals holdings

2 Securities and precious metals holdings

a Securities and precious metals trading positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Equities

3

12

60

69

3

12

Total

3

12

60

69

3

12

of which eligible securities

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Debt securities

1'646'266

1'576'280

1'661'049

1'584'887

1'667'666

1'617'614

of which own bonds and medium-term notes

0

0

0

0

0

0

Equities

12'295

15'163

15'146

18'720

12'323

15'192

of which qualified participations

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

1'658'562

1'591'443

1'676'195

1'603'606

1'679'989

1'632'806

of which eligible securities

683'045

653'672

699'675

661'411

696'347

664'555

c Securities and precious metals as fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Equities

220'951

62'358

228'631

69'135

258'555

70'297

of which qualified participations

22'731

8'771

27'359

13'337

27'969

12'064

Precious metals

13'972

15'014

13'972

15'014

13'972

15'014

Total

234'923

77'373

242'603

84'150

272'527

85'312

of which eligible securities

0

0

0

0

0

0

3Participations and shares in associated companies

3 Participations and shares in associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

 

 

 

Participations

 

 

Without market value

25

26

Total participations

25

26

 

 

 

Shares in associated companies

 

 

Without market value

500'864

437'482

Total shares in associated companies

500'864

437'482

4Statement of fixed assets

4 Statement of fixed assets

in CHF thousands

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Book value 31.12.2020

Invest- ments

Dis- invest- ments

Reclassi- fications

Additions

Depre- ciation

Book value 31.12.2021

Total participations (non- controlling interests)

37

– 11

26

0

0

0

0

– 0

25

Total shares in associated companies

473'851

– 36'369

437'482

63'382

0

0

0

0

500'864

Total securities and precious metals as fixed assets

187'917

– 110'544

77'373

359'329

– 201'780

0

0

0

234'923

Total intangible assets 1

126'834

– 82'983

43'851

11'373

0

0

0

– 8'698

46'526

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bank premises

151'946

– 105'486

46'460

1'931

0

0

0

– 2'968

45'423

other properties

17'128

– 2'128

15'000

0

0

0

0

0

15'000

Other fixed assets

56'265

– 39'993

16'272

5'493

– 1

0

0

– 5'672

16'092

Total fixed assets

225'339

– 147'606

77'732

7'424

– 1

0

0

– 8'641

76'515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire insurance value of real estate

 

 

172'646

 

 

 

 

 

172'646

Fire insurance value of other fixed assets

 

 

27'031

 

 

 

 

 

36'235

Liabilities: future leasing installments from operational leasing

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

21

Intended for resale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

1'750

 

 

 

 

 

1'750

Participations

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

0

(not included in the statement of fixed assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Solely licences and software

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

5Substantial participations and shares in associated companies

5 Substantial 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, Zurich

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, Vaduz

Charitable foundation

CHF

30'000

100.0

100.0

6Own shares included in current assets (excluding trading positions)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Book value

Quantity / in CHF thousands

2021

2020

2021

2020

As at 1 January

288'410

364'295

15'142

22'647

Bought

0

0

0

0

Sold

– 55'475

– 75'885

– 2'853

– 4'914

Additions / (Impairments)

0

0

– 36

– 2'592

As at 31 December

232'935

288'410

12'252

15'142

For information according to PGR Art. 1096 Para. 4 No. 4, please refer to note 29 “Treasury shares” in the LLB Group’s consolidated financial statement.

7Other assets and liabilities

7 Other assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

+ / – %

Precious metals holdings

13'972

15'014

– 6.9

Tax prepayments / Withholding tax

1'581

1'205

31.2

Positive replacement values 1

245'180

217'466

12.7

Settlement account

24'519

39'265

– 37.6

Clearing accounts

2'796

1'846

51.4

Taken-over real estate

1'750

1'750

0.0

Deferred tax claim

3'620

3'854

– 6.1

Total other assets

293'419

280'400

4.6

 

 

 

 

Charge accounts

6'671

5'015

33.0

Negative replacement values 1

263'564

252'046

4.6

Accounts payable

9'537

16'948

– 43.7

Settlement account

22'252

13'634

63.2

Clearing accounts

21'576

20'096

7.4

Total other liabilities

323'600

307'737

5.2

1 Replacement values are shown gross.

8Due from and due to associated companies and related parties

8 Due from and due to associated companies and related parties

a Due from and due to participations and associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

+ / – %

Due from participations

0

0

 

Due to participations

0

0

 

Due from associated companies

1'560'585

1'448'243

7.8

Due to associated companies

1'201'242

927'292

29.5

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

+ / – %

Due from the Principality of Liechtenstein

1'598

1'824

– 12.4

Due to the Principality of Liechtenstein

208'515

474'802

– 56.1

Due from companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

50'466

54'023

– 6.6

Due to companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

185'886

206'285

– 9.9

1 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

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

+ / – %

Members of the Board of Directors

669

668

0.1

Members of the Board of Management

1'561

4'560

– 65.8

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.

9Bonds issued

9 Bonds issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

Year issued

Name

Currency

Maturity

Nominal interest rate in %

Nominal value

2021

2020

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

150'000

10Allowances and provisions / provisions for general banking risks

10 Allowances and provisions / provisions for general banking risks

in CHF thousands

Total 31.12.2020

Specific allowances

Recoveries, overdue interest, currency differences

New provisions charged to income statement

Provisions released to income statement

Total 31.12.2021

Allowances for loan default risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific allowances

32'786

– 45

1'058

3'544

– 473

36'869

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

Provisions for contingent liabilities and credit risks

547

0

0

661

– 990

217

Provisions for other business risks

972

– 440

0

2'567

– 10

3'090

Provisions for taxes and deferred taxes

2'853

– 5'235

0

12'167

– 1'642

8'143

Other provisions

2'150

0

0

650

0

2'800

Total allowances and provisions

39'307

– 5'719

1'058

19'589

– 3'116

51'119

Minus allowances

– 32'786

 

 

 

 

– 36'869

Total provisions according to balance sheet

6'522

 

 

 

 

14'250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

 

 

 

 

310'000

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

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

152'835

154'000

30'800'000

152'558

Total common stock

154'000

30'800'000

152'835

154'000

30'800'000

152'558

No conditional or authorised capital exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

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

12 Statement of shareholders’ equity

in CHF thousands

2021

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

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

1'791'558

Dividend and other distributions from previous year's profit

– 67'237

Net profit for the year

78'408

Allocation to provisions for general banking risks

0

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

1'802'729

 

 

Of which:

 

Share capital

154'000

Share premium

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

Reserve for own shares

12'252

Other reserves

804'277

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

Balance sheet profit

83'899

13Liabilities due to own pension funds

13 Liabilities due to own pension funds

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

+ / – %

Current account, call money and time deposits

20'588

10'934

88.3

Savings deposits

42

42

0.0

Total

20'631

10'976

88.0

14Breakdown of assets and liabilities by location

14 Breakdown of assets and liabilities by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

in CHF thousands

FL/CH

Abroad

FL/CH

Abroad

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'895'515

0

3'535'790

0

Due from banks

1'988'882

152'218

1'556'714

231'285

Loans (excluding mortgages)

762'942

460'089

858'960

407'594

Mortgage loans

5'828'290

0

5'546'370

0

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

288'901

1'357'365

273'557

1'302'723

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

215'071

5'926

61'995

397

Participations

25

0

26

0

Shares in associated companies

131'405

369'459

131'405

306'077

Intangible assets

46'526

0

43'851

0

Fixed assets

76'515

0

77'732

0

Own shares

12'252

0

15'142

0

Other assets

166'453

126'966

123'608

156'792

Accrued income and prepayments

40'978

30'275

27'972

26'797

Total assets

13'453'756

2'502'298

12'253'122

2'431'664

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

953'361

1'444'353

298'573

859'609

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

6'073'441

2'750'345

6'160'176

2'680'359

Savings deposits

1'714'702

343'907

1'703'895

333'041

Certified liabilities

482'716

0

500'200

0

Other liabilities

188'783

134'817

192'151

115'586

Accrued expenses and deferred income

25'065

27'585

14'527

28'589

Provisions

14'250

0

6'522

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

12'252

0

15'142

0

Other reserves

804'277

0

792'388

0

Profit carried forward

5'491

0

4'346

0

Profit for the year

78'408

0

77'382

0

Total liabilities

11'255'047

4'701'007

10'667'602

4'017'184

15Geographical breakdown of assets by location

15 Geographical breakdown of assets by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

 

Absolute value

% of total

Absolute value

% of total

Liechtenstein/Switzerland

13'453'756

84.3

12'253'122

83.4

Europe (excluding Liechtenstein/Switzerland)

1'537'730

9.6

1'460'430

9.9

North America

412'561

2.6

449'793

3.1

South America

15'668

0.1

14'600

0.1

Africa

13'409

0.1

10'361

0.1

Asia

304'695

1.9

287'688

2.0

Others

218'234

1.4

208'792

1.4

Total assets

15'956'054

100.0

14'684'786

100.0

16Breakdown of assets and liabilities by currency

16 Breakdown of assets and liabilities by currency

in CHF thousands

CHF

EUR

USD

Others

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'886'126

8'999

333

56

3'895'515

Due from banks

1'775'844

133'073

39'590

192'593

2'141'100

Loans (excluding mortgages)

592'109

255'414

295'328

80'180

1'223'032

Mortgage loans

5'826'035

1'343

912

0

5'828'290

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

415'251

583'630

647'386

0

1'646'266

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

209'576

4'212

7'209

0

220'997

Participations

25

0

0

0

25

Shares in associated companies

500'864

0

0

0

500'864

Intangible assets

46'526

0

0

0

46'526

Fixed assets

76'515

0

0

0

76'515

Own shares

12'252

0

0

0

12'252

Other assets

282'628

2'999

5'177

2'614

293'419

Accrued income and prepayments

34'900

13'893

21'484

975

71'253

Total on-balance sheet assets

13'658'652

1'003'564

1'017'419

276'419

15'956'054

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

5'748'206

8'444'468

8'762'814

2'639'650

25'595'138

Total assets

19'406'858

9'448'032

9'780'233

2'916'069

41'551'192

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

2'197'564

88'566

56'330

55'254

2'397'715

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

4'577'684

1'767'692

1'913'903

564'507

8'823'786

Savings deposits

2'055'270

3'339

0

– 0

2'058'609

Certified liabilities

482'716

0

0

0

482'716

Other liabilities

309'465

6'407

5'096

2'631

323'600

Accrued expenses and deferred income

21'022

12'390

17'711

1'527

52'650

Provisions

14'250

0

0

0

14'250

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

12'252

0

0

0

12'252

Other reserves

804'277

0

0

0

804'277

Profit carried forward

5'491

0

0

0

5'491

Profit for the year

78'408

0

0

0

78'408

Total on-balance sheet liabilities

11'460'700

1'878'394

1'993'041

623'920

15'956'054

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

7'960'155

7'564'342

7'777'732

2'306'459

25'608'688

Total liabilities

19'420'855

9'442'736

9'770'773

2'930'379

41'564'742

Net position per currency

– 13'997

5'296

9'460

– 14'310

– 13'550

17Pledged or assigned assets and assets subject to reservation of ownership

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Excluding lending transactions and pension transactions with securities

 

 

Book value of pledged and assigned (as collateral) assets

219'911

246'385

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

600'623

228'242

of which capable of being resold or further pledged without restrictions

600'623

228'242

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

0

0

of which resold or further pledged securities

0

0

18Maturity structure of assets, liabilities and provisions

18 Maturity 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

 

3'895'515

0

0

0

0

0

0

3'895'515

Due from banks

 

378'234

0

1'255'052

83'612

152'621

271'581

0

2'141'100

Loans

 

10'619

353'268

3'208'516

585'633

1'870'789

1'022'497

0

7'051'322

of which mortgage loans

 

6'722

45'021

2'520'050

514'264

1'734'136

1'008'096

0

5'828'290

Securities and precious metals held for trading

 

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

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

1'658'562

0

0

0

0

0

0

1'658'562

Securities and precious metals holdings as fixed assets

13'972

220'951

0

0

0

0

0

234'923

Other assets

 

616'712

0

167'467

73'774

18'277

20'134

78'265

974'629

Total assets

31.12.2021

6'573'617

574'219

4'631'035

743'019

2'041'687

1'314'212

78'265

15'956'054

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

450'715

0

1'947'000

0

0

0

0

2'397'715

Due to customers

8'186'804

2'139'782

432'882

120'928

2'000

0

0

10'882'395

of which savings deposits

 

0

2'020'214

36'675

1'720

0

0

0

2'058'609

of which other liabilities

 

8'186'804

119'569

396'206

119'207

2'000

0

0

8'823'786

Certified liabilities

 

0

0

4'865

13'506

198'923

265'422

0

482'716

of which medium-term notes

 

0

0

4'865

13'506

48'923

15'422

0

82'716

of which bonds issued

 

0

0

0

0

150'000

250'000

0

400'000

Provisions (excluding provisions for general banking risks)

0

0

0

0

14'250

0

0

14'250

Other liabilities

 

88'443

0

175'452

71'676

19'107

21'571

0

376'250

Total liabilities and provisions

31.12.2021

8'725'961

2'139'782

2'560'198

206'110

234'280

286'993

0

14'153'325

 

31.12.2020

8'649'267

2'290'763

1'133'422

279'108

102'893

437'774

0

12'893'228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

280'081