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LLB Annual Report 2022 de

Notes to the balance sheet

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

1Type of collateral

a Types of cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of collateral

in CHF thousands

 

Secured by mortgage

Other collateral

Unsecured

Total

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (excluding mortgage loans)

 

34'148

733'762

481'373

1'249'283

Mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 

residential property

 

5'030'598

14'680

70'708

5'115'987

office and business property

 

740'732

873

0

741'605

commercial and industrial property

 

204'016

0

0

204'016

other

 

238'394

470

0

238'864

Total loans

31.12.2022

6'247'889

749'785

552'081

7'549'756

31.12.2021

5'797'609

795'252

458'461

7'051'322

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet transactions

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities

 

2'324

34'600

3'726

40'650

Irrevocable commitments

 

119'389

63'750

173'879

357'018

Call liabilities

 

0

0

2'770

2'770

Total off-balance sheet transactions

31.12.2022

121'713

98'351

180'374

400'438

 

31.12.2021

136'540

47'449

157'670

341'660

b Claims at risk

in CHF thousands

 

Gross outstanding amount

Estimated proceeds from realisation of collateral

Net outstanding amount

Specific allowances

31.12.2022

 

68'464

30'676

30'676

37'788

31.12.2021

 

67'059

30'190

30'190

36'869

2Securities and precious metals holdings

a Securities and precious metals trading positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Equities

10

3

67

60

10

3

Total

10

3

67

60

10

3

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

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Debt securities

2'423'924

1'646'266

2'558'091

1'661'049

2'431'347

1'667'666

of which own bonds and medium-term notes

0

0

0

0

0

0

Equities

10'217

12'295

11'812

15'146

10'299

12'323

of which qualified participations

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2'434'141

1'658'562

2'569'903

1'676'195

2'441'646

1'679'989

of which eligible securities

1'460'943

683'045

1'534'601

699'675

1'463'421

696'347

c Securities and precious metals as fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Equities

201'768

220'951

228'894

228'631

216'390

258'555

of which qualified participations

16'609

22'731

23'028

27'359

19'333

27'969

Precious metals

35'247

13'972

35'247

13'972

35'247

13'972

Total

237'014

234'923

264'141

242'603

251'636

272'527

of which eligible securities

0

0

0

0

0

0

3Participations and shares in associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

 

 

 

Participations

 

 

Without market value

25

25

Total participations

25

25

 

 

 

Shares in associated companies

 

 

Without market value

649'495

500'864

Total shares in associated companies

649'495

500'864

4Statement of fixed assets

in CHF thousands

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Book value 31.12.2021

Invest- ments

Dis- invest- ments

Reclassi- fications

Additions

Depre- ciation

Book value 31.12.2022

Total participations (non- controlling interests)

37

– 12

25

0

0

0

0

– 0

25

Total shares in associated companies

537'233

– 36'369

500'864

114'631

0

0

34'000

0

649'495

Total securities and precious metals as fixed assets

345'467

– 110'544

234'923

415'428

– 413'336

0

0

0

237'014

Total intangible assets 1

136'805

– 90'280

46'526

10'591

0

0

0

– 10'034

47'082

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bank premises

148'511

– 103'088

45'423

5'362

0

0

0

– 3'043

47'742

other properties

17'128

– 2'128

15'000

0

0

0

0

0

15'000

Other fixed assets

57'557

– 41'465

16'092

5'379

0

0

0

– 5'764

15'707

Total fixed assets

223'197

– 146'681

76'515

10'741

0

0

0

– 8'808

78'449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire insurance value of real estate

 

 

172'646

 

 

 

 

 

174'845

Fire insurance value of other fixed assets

 

 

27'462

 

 

 

 

 

31'116

Liabilities: future leasing installments from operational leasing

 

 

21

65

0

0

0

– 20

67

Intended for resale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

1'750

1'020

– 850

0

0

0

1'920

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Linth LLB AG, Uznach 1

Bank

CHF

16'108'060

100.0

100.0

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 Holding AG, Uznach

Holding company

CHF

95'328'000

100.0

100.0

LLB Swiss Investment AG, Zurich

Fund management company

CHF

8'000'000

100.0

100.0

Zukunftsstiftung der Liechtensteinischen Landesbank AG, Vaduz

Charitable foundation

CHF

30'000

100.0

100.0

1 In the 2022 business year, within the scope of a public purchase offer, LLB AG acquired 190'229 shares, or 23.6 per cent, of Bank Linth LLB AG. Accordingly, together with LLB Holding AG, LLB AG is now the sole shareholder of Bank Linth LLB AG.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Book value

Quantity / in CHF thousands

2022

2021

2022

2021

As at 1 January

232'935

288'410

12'252

15'142

Bought

363'785

0

20'450

0

Sold

– 416'839

– 55'475

– 23'719

– 2'853

Additions / (Impairments)

0

0

1'054

– 36

As at 31 December

179'881

232'935

10'037

12'252

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

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

+ / – %

Precious metals holdings

35'247

13'972

152.3

Tax prepayments / Withholding tax

2'288

1'581

44.7

Positive replacement values 1

358'906

245'180

46.4

Settlement account

46'369

24'519

89.1

Clearing accounts

2'256

2'796

– 19.3

Taken-over real estate

1'920

1'750

9.7

Deferred tax claim

3'555

3'620

– 1.8

Total other assets

450'541

293'419

53.5

 

 

 

 

Charge accounts

4'707

6'671

– 29.4

Negative replacement values 1

310'609

263'564

17.8

Accounts payable

20'099

9'537

110.8

Settlement account

104'505

22'252

369.6

Clearing accounts

9'558

21'576

– 55.7

Total other liabilities

449'478

323'600

38.9

1 Replacement values are shown gross.

8Due from and due to associated companies and related parties

a Due from and due to participations and associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

+ / – %

Due from participations

0

0

 

Due to participations

0

0

 

Due from associated companies

943'771

1'560'585

– 39.5

Due to associated companies

1'339'128

1'201'242

11.5

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

+ / – %

Due from the Principality of Liechtenstein

3'923

1'598

145.5

Due to the Principality of Liechtenstein

351'845

208'515

68.7

Due from companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

70'828

50'466

40.3

Due to companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

222'945

185'886

19.9

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

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

+ / – %

Members of the Board of Directors

669

669

0.0

Members of the Board of Management

1'910

1'561

22.3

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. These exclude loans of up to CHF 1.0 million made to management, which are subject to the preferential interest rate for staff.

9Bonds issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

Year issued

Name

Currency

Maturity

Nominal interest rate in %

Nominal value

2022

2021

2019

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 0.125 % Senior Preferred Anleihe 2019 – 2026

CHF

28.05.2026

0.125 %

150'000

150'000

150'000

2019

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 0.000 % Senior Preferred Anleihe 2019 – 2029

CHF

27.09.2029

0.000 %

100'000

100'000

100'000

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

in CHF thousands

Total 31.12.2021

Specific allowances

Recoveries, overdue interest, currency differences

New provisions charged to income statement

Provisions released to income statement

Total 31.12.2022

Allowances for loan default risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific allowances

36'869

– 1'242

1'047

5'552

– 4'439

37'788

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

Provisions for contingent liabilities and credit risks

217

0

– 6

203

– 394

20

Provisions for other business risks

3'090

– 388

0

100

– 112

2'690

Provisions for taxes and deferred taxes

8'143

– 7'666

0

0

– 104

372

Other provisions

2'800

– 2'019

0

2'750

– 1'181

2'350

Total allowances and provisions

51'119

– 11'315

1'041

8'605

– 6'231

43'220

Minus allowances

– 36'869

 

 

 

 

– 37'788

Total provisions according to balance sheet

14'250

 

 

 

 

5'432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for general banking risks

310'000

 

 

 

– 15'000

295'000

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

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

153'101

154'000

30'800'000

152'835

Total common stock

154'000

30'800'000

153'101

154'000

30'800'000

152'835

No conditional or authorised capital exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

in CHF thousands

Nominal

Holding in %

Nominal

Holding in %

With voting right: Principality of Liechtenstein

86'681

56.3

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

2022

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

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

1'802'729

Dividend and other distributions from previous year's profit

– 70'426

Net profit for the year

73'974

Allocation to provisions for general banking risks

– 15'000

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

1'791'277

 

 

Of which:

 

Share capital

154'000

Share premium

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

Reserve for own shares

10'037

Other reserves

814'492

Provisions for general banking risks

295'000

Balance sheet profit

79'447

13Liabilities due to own pension funds

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

+ / – %

Current account, call money and time deposits

9'688

20'588

– 52.9

Savings deposits

38

42

– 11.1

Total

9'726

20'631

– 52.9

14Breakdown of assets and liabilities by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

in CHF thousands

FL/CH

Abroad

FL/CH

Abroad

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'738'869

0

3'895'515

0

Due from banks

951'598

117'530

1'988'882

152'218

Loans (excluding mortgages)

860'832

388'451

762'942

460'089

Mortgage loans

6'300'473

0

5'828'290

0

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

865'390

1'558'534

288'901

1'357'365

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

196'383

5'575

215'071

5'926

Participations

25

0

25

0

Shares in associated companies

280'036

369'459

131'405

369'459

Intangible assets

47'082

0

46'526

0

Fixed assets

78'449

0

76'515

0

Own shares

10'037

0

12'252

0

Other assets

278'679

171'863

166'453

126'966

Accrued income and prepayments

72'403

32'959

40'978

30'275

Total assets

13'680'256

2'644'371

13'453'756

2'502'298

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

515'540

1'584'017

953'361

1'444'353

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

6'481'762

2'900'108

6'073'441

2'750'345

Savings deposits

1'693'745

324'810

1'714'702

343'907

Certified liabilities

497'286

0

482'716

0

Other liabilities

337'386

112'092

188'783

134'817

Accrued expenses and deferred income

30'769

50'402

25'065

27'585

Provisions

5'432

0

14'250

0

Provisions for general banking risks

295'000

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

10'037

0

12'252

0

Other reserves

814'492

0

804'277

0

Profit carried forward

5'473

0

5'491

0

Profit for the year

73'974

0

78'408

0

Total liabilities

11'353'198

4'971'429

11'255'047

4'701'007

15Geographical breakdown of assets by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

 

Absolute value

% of total

Absolute value

% of total

Liechtenstein/Switzerland

13'680'256

83.8

13'453'756

84.3

Europe (excluding Liechtenstein/Switzerland)

1'745'886

10.7

1'537'730

9.6

North America

423'031

2.6

412'561

2.6

South America

14'578

0.1

15'668

0.1

Africa

7'175

0.0

13'409

0.1

Asia

293'454

1.8

304'695

1.9

Others

160'247

1.0

218'234

1.4

Total assets

16'324'627

100.0

15'956'054

100.0

16Breakdown of assets and liabilities by currency

in CHF thousands

CHF

EUR

USD

Others

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'720'814

17'687

203

165

3'738'869

Due from banks

768'104

68'004

58'806

174'214

1'069'128

Loans (excluding mortgages)

685'539

247'648

242'740

73'355

1'249'283

Mortgage loans

6'299'550

0

923

– 0

6'300'473

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

1'056'444

641'872

725'608

0

2'423'924

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

191'215

4'412

6'330

0

201'958

Participations

25

0

0

0

25

Shares in associated companies

649'495

0

0

0

649'495

Intangible assets

47'082

0

0

0

47'082

Fixed assets

78'449

0

0

0

78'449

Own shares

10'037

0

0

0

10'037

Other assets

426'833

6'117

16'088

1'504

450'541

Accrued income and prepayments

54'259

22'693

25'011

3'399

105'362

Total on-balance sheet assets

13'987'846

1'008'434

1'075'708

252'638

16'324'627

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

4'539'494

7'643'745

7'258'824

2'091'956

21'534'019

Total assets

18'527'340

8'652'179

8'334'532

2'344'594

37'858'645

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

833'508

915'029

260'324

90'697

2'099'558

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

4'814'415

2'012'902

1'897'138

657'415

9'381'870

Savings deposits

2'015'136

3'419

0

0

2'018'555

Certified liabilities

495'870

1'416

0

0

497'286

Other liabilities

444'968

7'692

11'013

– 14'195

449'478

Accrued expenses and deferred income

27'263

19'965

25'777

8'167

81'172

Provisions

5'432

0

0

0

5'432

Provisions for general banking risks

295'000

0

0

0

295'000

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

10'037

0

0

0

10'037

Other reserves

814'492

0

0

0

814'492

Profit carried forward

5'473

0

0

0

5'473

Profit for the year

73'974

0

0

0

73'974

Total on-balance sheet liabilities

10'427'869

2'960'423

2'194'252

742'084

16'324'627

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

7'986'281

5'739'085

6'164'044

1'654'217

21'543'628

Total liabilities

18'414'150

8'699'508

8'358'296

2'396'301

37'868'254

Net position per currency

113'190

– 47'329

– 23'764

– 51'707

– 9'609

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Excluding lending transactions and pension transactions with securities

 

 

Book value of pledged and assigned (as collateral) assets

198'850

219'911

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

3'113

600'623

of which capable of being resold or further pledged without restrictions

3'113

600'623

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

100'645

0

of which resold or further pledged securities

0

0

18Maturity 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

 

3'738'869

0

0

0

0

0

0

3'738'869

Due from banks

 

306'040

0

340'400

0

161'521

261'166

0

1'069'128

Loans

 

4'380

351'227

3'867'985

513'630

1'751'875

1'060'659

0

7'549'756

of which mortgage loans

 

3'550

38'049

3'141'593

402'590

1'667'291

1'047'401

0

6'300'473

Securities and precious metals held for trading

 

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

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

2'434'141

0

0

0

0

0

0

2'434'141

Securities and precious metals holdings as fixed assets

35'247

201'768

0

0

0

0

0

237'014

Other assets

 

797'026

0

220'809

45'901

57'400

94'202

80'369

1'295'708

Total assets

31.12.2022

7'315'714

552'995

4'429'194

559'531

1'970'796

1'416'028

80'369

16'324'627

 

31.12.2021

6'573'617

574'219

4'631'035

743'019

2'041'687

1'314'212

78'265

15'956'054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

707'990

4

1'051'977

327'771

11'816

0

0

2'099'558

Due to customers

6'475'545

1'997'505

2'558'193

367'041

2'140

0

0

11'400'424

of which savings deposits

 

0

1'988'824

26'972

2'759

0

0

0

2'018'555

of which other liabilities

 

6'475'545

8'682

2'531'221

364'282

2'140

0

0

9'381'870

Certified liabilities

 

0

0

2'728

6'995

221'508

266'055

0

497'286

of which medium-term notes

 

0

0

2'728

6'995

71'508

16'055

0

97'286

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

5'432

0

0

5'432

Other liabilities

 

103'107

0

229'626

45'238

58'475

94'203

0

530'650

Total liabilities and provisions

31.12.2022

7'286'642

1'997'509

3'842'524

747'046

299'371

360'258

0

14'533'350

 

31.12.2021

8'725'961

2'139'782

2'560'198

206'110

234'280

286'993

0

14'153'325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1'081'806