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LLB Annual Report 2023 de

Notes to the balance sheet

Information unaudited 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)

 

33'320

521'227

693'979

1'248'526

Mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

 

residential property

 

5'384'562

14'403

106'901

5'505'865

office and business property

 

931'694

3'825

15

935'534

commercial and industrial property

 

290'452

0

25'000

315'452

other

 

253'768

0

0

253'768

Total loans

31.12.2023

6'893'795

539'455

825'895

8'259'145

31.12.2022

6'247'889

749'785

552'081

7'549'756

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet transactions

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities

 

589

25'402

9'056

35'046

Irrevocable commitments

 

100'903

60'401

237'610

398'914

Call liabilities

 

0

0

2'158

2'158

Total off-balance sheet transactions

31.12.2023

101'492

85'802

248'824

436'118

 

31.12.2022

121'713

98'351

180'374

400'438

b Claims at risk

in CHF thousands

 

Gross outstanding amount

Estimated proceeds from realisation of collateral

Net outstanding amount

Specific allowances

31.12.2023

 

70'667

37'396

37'396

33'271

31.12.2022

 

68'464

30'676

30'676

37'788

2Securities and precious metals holdings

a Securities and precious metals trading positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

Equities

11

10

68

67

11

10

Total

11

10

68

67

11

10

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

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

Debt securities

2'092'912

2'423'924

2'165'449

2'558'091

2'114'833

2'431'347

of which own bonds and medium-term notes

0

0

0

0

0

0

Equities

13'263

10'217

13'523

11'812

14'014

10'299

of which qualified participations (at least 10 % of the capital or votes)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2'106'175

2'434'141

2'178'972

2'569'903

2'128'847

2'441'646

of which eligible securities

1'170'831

1'460'943

1'215'479

1'534'601

1'182'013

1'463'421

c Securities and precious metals as fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

Cost

Market value

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

Equities

189'329

201'768

213'996

228'894

216'689

216'390

of which qualified participations (at least 10 % of the capital or votes)

10'530

16'609

15'167

23'028

13'819

19'333

Precious metals

68'331

35'247

68'331

35'247

68'331

35'247

Total

257'660

237'014

282'327

264'141

285'020

251'636

of which eligible securities

0

0

0

0

0

0

3Participations and shares in associated companies

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

 

 

 

Participations

 

 

Without market value

24

25

Total participations

24

25

 

 

 

Shares in associated companies

 

 

Without market value

653'495

649'495

Total shares in associated companies

653'495

649'495

4Statement of fixed assets

in CHF thousands

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Book value 31.12.2022

Invest- ments

Dis- invest- ments

Reclassi- fications

Additions

Depre- ciation

Book value 31.12.2023

Total participations (non- controlling interests)

37

– 12

25

0

0

0

0

– 1

24

Total shares in associated companies

651'864

– 2'369

649'495

0

0

0

4'000

0

653'495

Total securities and precious metals as fixed assets

347'558

– 110'544

237'014

403'277

– 382'632

0

0

0

257'660

Total intangible assets 1

147'396

– 100'314

47'082

14'459

0

0

0

– 10'584

50'958

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bank premises

153'874

– 106'132

47'742

10'653

0

0

0

– 3'112

55'283

other properties

17'128

– 2'128

15'000

0

0

0

0

0

15'000

Other fixed assets

62'130

– 46'423

15'707

7'118

0

0

0

– 5'406

17'419

Total fixed assets

233'131

– 154'682

78'449

17'771

0

0

0

– 8'518

87'703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire insurance value of real estate

 

 

174'845

 

 

 

 

 

182'683

Fire insurance value of other fixed assets

 

 

31'116

 

 

 

 

 

37'221

Liabilities: future leasing installments from operational leasing

 

 

67

71

0

0

0

– 34

104

Intended for resale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

1'920

700

0

0

0

0

2'620

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

 

 

 

 

 

Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG, Vienna

Bank

EUR

5'000'000

100.0

100.0

LLB (Schweiz) AG, Uznach

Bank

CHF

16'108'060

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total amount from shares in associated banks and securities firms reported in shares in associated companies

 

CHF

32'108'060

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Book value

Quantity / in CHF thousands

2023

2022

2023

2022

As at 1 January

179'881

232'935

10'037

12'252

Bought

70'645

363'785

4'463

20'450

Sold

– 42'471

– 416'839

– 2'624

– 23'719

Additions / (Impairments)

0

0

1'210

1'054

As at 31 December

208'055

179'881

13'087

10'037

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

7Other assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

+ / – %

Precious metals holdings

68'331

35'247

93.9

Tax prepayments / Withholding tax

4'466

2'288

95.2

Positive replacement values 1

300'960

358'906

– 16.1

Settlement account

41'394

46'369

– 10.7

Clearing accounts

1'674

2'256

– 25.8

Taken-over real estate

2'620

1'920

36.5

Deferred tax claim

3'526

3'555

– 0.8

Total other assets

422'971

450'541

– 6.1

 

 

 

 

Charge accounts

4'427

4'707

– 6.0

Negative replacement values 1

363'580

310'609

17.1

Accounts payable

34'267

20'099

70.5

Settlement account

72'727

104'505

– 30.4

Clearing accounts

28'290

9'558

196.0

Total other liabilities

503'291

449'478

12.0

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

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

+ / – %

Due from participations

0

0

 

Due to participations

0

0

 

Due from associated companies

1'423'845

943'771

50.9

Due to associated companies

1'202'319

1'339'128

– 10.2

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

+ / – %

Due from the Principality of Liechtenstein

3'820

3'923

– 2.6

Due to the Principality of Liechtenstein

388'976

351'845

10.6

Due from companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

99'335

70'828

40.2

Due to companies associated with the Principality of Liechtenstein 1

175'867

222'945

– 21.1

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

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

+ / – %

Members of the Board of Directors

671

669

0.4

Members of the Board of Management

1'910

1'910

0.0

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 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

2023

2022

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

2023

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG 2.5 % Senior Non-Preferred Anleihe 2023 – 2030

CHF

22.11.2030

2.500 %

150'000

150'000

 

10Allowances and provisions / provisions for general banking risks

in CHF thousands

Total 31.12.2022

Specific allowances

Recoveries, overdue interest, currency differences

New provisions charged to income statement

Provisions released to income statement

Total 31.12.2023

Allowances for loan default risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific allowances

37'788

– 606

– 171

1'678

– 5'417

33'271

Provisions for contingent liabilities and credit risks

20

0

– 0

747

– 729

38

Provisions for other business risks

2'690

– 1'082

0

2'407

0

4'015

Provisions for taxes and deferred taxes

372

– 0

0

13'311

0

13'683

Other provisions

2'350

– 2'276

0

0

– 74

0

Total allowances and provisions

43'220

– 3'964

– 171

18'143

– 6'220

51'007

Minus allowances

– 37'788

 

 

 

 

– 33'271

Total provisions according to balance sheet

5'432

 

 

 

 

17'735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for general banking risks

295'000

 

 

55'000

 

350'000

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

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

152'960

154'000

30'800'000

153'101

Total common stock

154'000

30'800'000

152'960

154'000

30'800'000

153'101

No conditional or authorised capital exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

in CHF thousands

Nominal

Holding in %

Nominal

Holding in %

With voting right: Principality of Liechtenstein

86'681

56.3

86'681

56.3

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 shareholdersʼ equity

in CHF thousands

2023

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

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

1'791'277

Dividend and other distributions from previous year's profit

– 76'654

Net profit for the year

99'913

Allocation to provisions for general banking risks

55'000

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

1'869'536

 

 

Of which:

 

Share capital

154'000

Share premium

47'750

Legal reserves

390'550

Reserve for own shares

13'087

Other reserves

811'443

Provisions for general banking risks

350'000

Balance sheet profit

102'707

13Liabilities due to own pension funds

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

+ / – %

Current account, call money and time deposits

4'396

9'688

– 54.6

Savings deposits

21

38

– 45.4

Total

4'416

9'726

– 54.6

14Breakdown of assets and liabilities by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

in CHF thousands

FL/CH

Abroad

FL/CH

Abroad

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'774'559

0

3'738'869

0

Due from banks

1'293'945

176'634

951'598

117'530

Loans (excluding mortgages)

882'494

366'032

860'832

388'451

Mortgage loans

7'010'619

0

6'300'473

0

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

300'633

1'792'278

865'390

1'558'534

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

183'356

6'160

196'383

5'575

Participations

24

0

25

0

Shares in associated companies

284'036

369'459

280'036

369'459

Intangible assets

50'958

0

47'082

0

Fixed assets

87'703

0

78'449

0

Own shares

13'087

0

10'037

0

Other assets

220'257

202'714

278'679

171'863

Accrued income and prepayments

94'553

35'993

72'403

32'959

Total assets

14'196'224

2'949'272

13'680'256

2'644'371

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

378'727

1'126'332

515'540

1'584'017

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

7'321'828

3'521'864

6'481'762

2'900'108

Savings deposits

1'337'308

319'595

1'693'745

324'810

Certified liabilities

658'950

0

497'286

0

Other liabilities

334'011

169'280

337'386

112'092

Accrued expenses and deferred income

23'702

66'626

30'769

50'402

Provisions

17'735

0

5'432

0

Provisions for general banking risks

350'000

0

295'000

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

13'087

0

10'037

0

Other reserves

811'443

0

814'492

0

Profit carried forward

2'793

0

5'473

0

Profit for the year

99'913

0

73'974

0

Total liabilities

11'941'798

5'203'698

11'353'198

4'971'429

15Geographical breakdown of assets by location

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

 

Absolute value

% of total

Absolute value

% of total

Liechtenstein/Switzerland

14'196'224

82.8

13'680'256

83.8

Europe (excluding Liechtenstein/Switzerland)

2'007'987

11.7

1'745'886

10.7

North America

545'885

3.2

423'031

2.6

South America

8'540

0.0

14'578

0.1

Africa

13'352

0.1

7'175

0.0

Asia

234'106

1.4

293'454

1.8

Others

139'401

0.8

160'247

1.0

Total assets

17'145'495

100.0

16'324'627

100.0

16Breakdown of assets and liabilities by currency

in CHF thousands

CHF

EUR

USD

Others

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances with central banks

3'758'992

15'165

289

112

3'774'559

Due from banks

1'143'931

114'865

84'049

127'735

1'470'579

Loans (excluding mortgages)

799'122

240'327

167'421

41'656

1'248'526

Mortgage loans

7'010'619

0

0

0

7'010'619

Bonds and other fixed-interest securities

567'355

677'115

848'441

0

2'092'912

Shares and other non-fixed-interest securities

180'842

2'319

6'355

0

189'517

Participations

24

0

0

0

24

Shares in associated companies

653'495

0

0

0

653'495

Intangible assets

50'958

0

0

0

50'958

Fixed assets

87'703

0

0

0

87'703

Own shares

13'087

0

0

0

13'087

Other assets

383'646

27'664

10'842

818

422'971

Accrued income and prepayments

81'105

17'472

25'267

6'703

130'546

Total on-balance sheet assets

14'730'878

1'094'928

1'142'665

177'024

17'145'495

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

4'706'505

7'666'454

6'772'523

1'859'099

21'004'581

Total assets

19'437'384

8'761'381

7'915'188

2'036'124

38'150'077

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

464'558

327'310

616'858

96'333

1'505'059

Due to customers (excluding savings deposits)

5'320'078

3'207'714

1'670'292

645'608

10'843'692

Savings deposits

1'654'099

2'804

0

0

1'656'903

Certified liabilities

655'196

3'754

0

– 0

658'950

Other liabilities

470'951

20'021

11'906

412

503'291

Accrued expenses and deferred income

35'998

15'519

28'174

10'637

90'328

Provisions

17'721

14

0

0

17'735

Provisions for general banking risks

350'000

0

0

0

350'000

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

13'087

0

0

0

13'087

Other reserves

811'443

0

0

0

811'443

Profit carried forward

2'793

0

0

0

2'793

Profit for the year

99'913

0

0

0

99'913

Total on-balance sheet liabilities

10'488'138

3'577'136

2'327'231

752'991

17'145'495

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

8'946'098

5'192'337

5'604'316

1'358'731

21'101'482

Total liabilities

19'434'236

8'769'473

7'931'547

2'111'721

38'246'977

Net position per currency

3'148

– 8'092

– 16'359

– 75'597

– 96'900

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

in CHF thousands

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

Excluding lending transactions and pension transactions with securities

 

 

Book value of pledged and assigned (as collateral) assets

182'570

198'850

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

1'799

3'113

of which capable of being resold or further pledged without restrictions

1'799

3'113

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

100'645

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

 

3'774'559

0

0

0

0

0

0

3'774'559

Due from banks

 

339'244

80'000

480'000

 

171'011

400'324

0

1'470'579

Loans

 

5'968

330'619

4'535'921

526'849

1'964'029

895'758

0

8'259'145

of which mortgage loans

 

3'312

2'763

3'813'885

372'379

1'935'117

883'164

0

7'010'619

Securities and precious metals held for trading

 

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

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

2'106'175

0

0

0

0

0

0

2'106'175

Securities and precious metals holdings as fixed assets

68'331

189'329

0

0

0

0

0

257'660

Other assets

 

819'601

3

173'988

79'974

42'120

71'358

90'323

1'277'366

Total assets

31.12.2023

7'113'889

599'951

5'189'909

606'823

2'177'160

1'367'440

90'323

17'145'495

 

31.12.2022

7'315'714

552'995

4'429'194

559'531

1'970'796

1'416'028

80'369

16'324'627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to banks

603'000

0

745'422

156'638

0

0

0

1'505'059

Due to customers

4'181'869

1'654'415

5'923'859

678'830

56'983

4'639

0

12'500'595

of which savings deposits

 

0

1'646'380

9'208

1'315

0

0

0

1'656'903

of which other liabilities

 

4'181'869

8'035

5'914'651

677'515

56'983

4'639

0

10'843'692

Certified liabilities

 

0

0

2'042

44'563

197'721

414'623

0

658'950

of which medium-term notes

 

0

0

2'042

44'563

47'721

14'623

0

108'950

of which bonds issued

 

0

0

0

0

150'000

400'000

0

550'000

Provisions (excluding provisions for general banking risks)

0

0

0

0

17'735

0

0

17'735

Other liabilities

 

130'725

 

270'068

81'624

41'990

69'213

0

593'619

Total liabilities and provisions

31.12.2023

4'915'594

1'654'415

6'941'391

961'655

314'429

488'475

0

15'275'959

 

31.12.2022

7'286'642

1'997'509

3'842'524

747'046

299'371

360'258

0

14'533'350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

466'932