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Risk management
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Risk management [Abstract]  
Risk management

47.        Risk management

 

Risk management at Banco Santander is based on the following principles:

A. Independence of the management activities related to the business;

B. Involvement of the Senior Management in decision-making;

C. Consensus in the decision making on credit operations between the Risk and Business departments;

D. Collegiate decision-making, which includes the branch network, aiming to encourage diversity of opinions and avoiding the attribution of individual decisions;

E. The use of statistical tools to estimate default, which includes internal rating, credit scoring and behavior scoring, RORAC (Return on Risk Adjusted Capital), VaR (Value at Risk), economic capital, scenario assessment, among others;

F. Global approach, which an integrated treatment of risk factors in the business departments and the concept of economic capital as a consistent metric for risk undertaken and for business management;

G. Common management tools

H. Organizational structure

I. Scopes and responsibilities

J. Risk limitation

K. Recognition

L. Effective information channel

M. Maintenance of a medium-low risk profile, and low volatility by:

• The portfolio diversification, limiting concentration in clients, groups, sectors, products or geographically speaking; the complexity level of market operations reduction; the analysis of social and environmental risks of businesses and projects financed by the bank; continuous follow up to prevent the portfolios from deteriorating.

• Policies and procedures definition that are part of the Regulatory Framework Risk, which regulates the risk activities and processes. They follow the instructions of the Board of Directors, the regulations of the BACEN and the international best practices in order to protect the capital and ensure business' profitability.

At Banco Santander, the risk management and control process is structured using as reference the framework defined at corporate level and described according to the following phases:

I. Adaptation of corporate management frameworks and policies that reflect Banco Santander's risk management principles.

Within this regulatory framework, the Corporate Risk Management Framework, regulates the principles and standards governing Banco Santander´s risk activities, based on the corporate organization and a management models, meeting the necessary regulatory requirements for credit management.

The organizational model comprises the management map, which defines the risk function and governance, and the regulatory framework itself.

II. Identification of risks through the constant review and monitoring of exposures, the assessment of new products, businesses and deals (singular transactions);

III. Risks measurement using methods and models periodically tested.

IV. Preparation and distribution of a complete set of reports that are reviewed daily by the heads at all levels of Banco Santander management.

V. Implementation of a risk control system which checks, on a daily basis, the degree to which the Bank´s risk profile matches the risk policies approved and the risk limits set. The most noteworthy corporate tools and techniques (aforementioned) already in use at Banco Santander are in different stages of maturity regarding the level of implementation and use in the Bank. For wholesale segment, these techniques are in line with the corporate level development. For local segments, internal ratings and scorings based models, VaR and market risk scenario analysis and stress testing were already embedded in risk management routine while Expected loss, Economic Capital and RORAC have been integrated in risk management.

VI. Internal ratings- and scorings-based models which, by assessing the various qualitative and quantitative risk components by client and transaction, making it possible to estimate, firstly, the probability of default and, subsequently, the expected loss, based on Loss Given Default (LGD) estimates.

VII. Economic capital, as a homogeneous measurement of the assumed risk and the basis for the measurement of the performance management.

VIII. RORAC, used both as a transaction pricing tool in the whole sale segment (more precisely in global ranking and markets - bottom-up approach) as for in the analysis of portfolios and units (top-down approach).

IX. VaR, which is used for controlling and setting the market risk limits for the various treasury portfolios.

X. Scenario analysis and stress testing to supplement the analysis market and credit risk in order to assess the impact of alternative scenarios, even over provisions and capital.

 

a) Corporate Governance of the Risk Function

 

The structure of Banco Santander's Risk Committee is defined in accordance with the highest standards of prudent management, while respecting local legal and regulatory environment.

Its main responsibilities are:

A. Integrate and adapt the Bank's risk to local level, further than the risk management strategy, tolerance level and predisposition to the risk, previously approved by the executive committee and board of directors, all matched with corporate standards of Banco Santander Spain;

B. Approve the proposals, operations and limits of clients and portfolio;

C. Regularly monitor all the risks inherent to the business, proving if your profile is adequate to what was established in the risk appetite.

D. Authorize the use of management tools and local risk models and being aware of the result of their internal validation.

E. Keeping updated, assessing and monitoring any observations and recommendations periodically formulated by the supervisory authorities regarding their functions.

The organizational structure of the executive vice-presidency consists of areas which are responsible for credit risk management, market and structural, operational and risk model. The credit risk management structure is composed by directors who act from the point of view of retail and wholesale portfolios management. A specific area  has the mission to consolidate the portfolios and their respective risks, supporting the management with the integrated risk vision. In addition to this task, it is also responsible for the attendance to regulators, external and internal auditors, as well as the Group's headquarters in Spain.

It has a department called risk architecture, which includes a set of transverse functions of all risk factors necessary for the construction of an advanced management model. Methodology (development, parameterization models that reach all areas of risk), Governance, Policy and Risk Culture, Capital, Stress Test and Risk MI (responsible for the generation, exploitation and dissemination of information beyond the project information systems) are areas part of this structure.

Further details of the structure, methodologies and control system related to risk management is described in the report available on the website www.santander.com.br.

 

b) Credit Risk

 

b.1) Introduction to the treatment of credit risk

The Credit Risk Management provides subsidies to define strategies as risk appetite, to establish limits, including exposure analysis and trends as well as the effectiveness of the credit policy. The goal is to maintain a risk profile and adequate minimum profitability to offset the estimated default, both client and portfolio, as defined by the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Additionally, it is responsible for the risk management systems applied in the identification, measurement, control and reduction of exposure to risk in individual or clustered by similar operations.

The Risk Management is specialized according to each clients' characteristics, being segregated between individual clients (with the accompanied of dedicated analysts) and customers with similar characteristics (standardized).

• Individualized management: It is performed by a defined risk analyst, which prepares the analysis, and forwards it to the Risk Committee and monitors the client's progress. It covers the Wholesale segment clients (Corporate and GB&M), Retail (Companies 3 and Governments, Institutions and Universities);

• Standardized management: Aimed at individuals and companies not classified as individualized clients. Based on automated models of decision-making and internal risk assessment, complemented by commercial heave and analysts specialized teams to handle exceptions.

Macroeconomic aspects and market conditions, sectored and geographical concentration, as well as client profiling and economic prospects are also evaluated and considered in the appropriate measuring of credit risk.

 

b.2) Measures and measurement tools

 

Rating  tools

The Bank uses proprietary internal rating models to measure the credit quality of a given customer or transaction. Each rating relates to a certain probability of default or non-payment, determined on the basis of the customer's historical experience, to predict default. Rating/Scores models are used in the Bank's loan approval and risk monitoring process.

The classification of loans into different categories is made according to the analysis of economic and financial situation of the client and any other registratered information updated frequently. New modes of operation are subject to credit risk evaluation, verification and adaptation to the controls adopted by the Bank.

Ratings assigned to customers are reviewed periodically to include any new financial information available and the experience in the Banking relationship. The frequency of the reviews is increased in case of customers that reach certain levels in the automatic warning systems and of customers classified as requiring special monitoring. The own rating tools are reviewed to qualifications by them awarded are progressively enhanced.

 

Credit risk parameters

The estimative of the risk parameters Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD) are based on internal experience, i.e. on default observations and on the experience in defaulted loan recoveries during a defined credit cycle.             

For low risk portfolios, such as banks, sovereign risk or global wholesale clients, the parameters are based on CDS market data and with global broadness, using Group Santander´s world presence.

For the other portfolios, parameter estimative are based on the Bank's internal experience.

In addition to the Probability of Default (PD), the Bank is managing its credit portfolio, seeking to make loans to borrowers that have higher volumes of guarantees associated with the operations and also works constantly on strengthening its credit recovery department. These and other actions combined, are responsible for ensuring the adequacy of LGD parameters (Loss Given Default, the loss resulting from the borrower's default event to honor the principal and/or interest payments).

LGD calculation is based on net losses of non-performing loans, considering the guarantees associated with the transaction, revenues and expenses related to the recovery process and also the timing default.

Besides that , the Loss identification period, or “LIP,” is also considered in the estimation of the risk parameters that is represented by the time period between the occurrence of a loss event and the identification of an objective evidence of this loss. In other words, it represents the time horizon from the credit loss occurrence until the effective confirmation of such loss.

The Bank use proprietary internal rating models to measure the credit quality of a given client or transaction. Each rating relates to a certain probability of default or non-payment, determined on the basis of the client's history, with the exception of certain portfolios classified as “low default portfolios”. These ratings and models are used in loan approval and risk monitoring processes.

The table shown in note 9.b shows the portfolio by the internal risk rating levels and their probability of default.

 

 

Thousand of reais

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 1 Year

 

 

 

 

 

186,373,511

 

174,247,968

 

161,664,232

Between 1 and 5 years

 

 

 

 

 

99,309,551

 

82,513,030

 

79,356,369

More than 5 years

 

 

 

 

 

36,250,128

 

31,068,215

 

27,416,955

Loans and advances to customers, gross

 

 

 

 

 

321,933,190

 

287,829,213

 

268,437,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By internal classification of risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

240,440,294

 

226,098,497

 

207,889,639

Medium-low

 

 

 

 

 

50,485,682

 

33,635,378

 

32,104,168

Medium

 

 

 

 

 

11,967,262

 

10,423,293

 

10,940,879

Medium-High

 

 

 

 

 

7,722,198

 

8,215,024

 

6,976,969

High

 

 

 

 

 

11,317,754

 

9,457,021

 

10,525,901

Loans and advances to customers, gross

 

 

 

 

 

321,933,190

 

287,829,213

 

268,437,556

 

 

 

To the portfolios which the Bank presents limited historic data, reference external information are used to complement internal available data. The portfolios for which reference external information represent significant data to measure the expected credit losses are present below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability of default

 

Default loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

 

 

146,293,616

 

8%

 

42%

 

Real Estate Credit - construction

 

 

 

 

 

36,515,352

 

4%

 

12%

 

Individual loans

 

 

 

 

 

137,287,593

 

8%

 

64%

 

Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

1,836,629

 

5%

 

32%

 

The exposure above are related to the credit operations. The Bank understands that the exposure related to the avals and sureties and other financial assets at amortized cost have  low risk.

 

b.3) Observed loss: measures of credit cost

The Bank monthly estimate losses related to credit risk and then we compare those estimates with actual losses of the month. Periodically conduct tests in order to monitor and maintain control over credit risk.

To complement the use of admission and rating, the Bank use other measures that supports the prudent and effective management of credit risk, based on the loss observed.

The cost of credit is measured by the sum of credit losses and to the average loans portfolio of the same year.

 

b.4) Credit risk cycle

Banco Santander has a global view of its credit portfolio throughout the various phases of the risk cycle, with a level of detail that allows us to evaluate the current situation of risk and any movements. This mapping is followed by the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the bank that no only sets policies and risk procedures, limits and delegates responsibilities. It also approves and supervises the activities of the area.

The risk management process consists of identifying, measuring, analyzing, controlling, negotiating and deciding on, as appropriate, the risks incurred in the Bank's operations and companies of the conglomerate. The risk cycle comprises three different phases:

   • Pre-sale: this phase includes the risk planning and setting targets, determination of the Bank's risk appetite, approval of new products, risk analysis and credit rating process, and limit setting.

   • Sale: this is the decision-making phase for both pre-classified and specific transactions.

   • Post-sale: this phase comprises the risk monitoring, measurement and control processes and the recovery process.

 

Planning and setting risk limits

Risk limit setting is a dynamic process that identifies Banco Santander's risk appetite by assessing business proposals and its risk attitude. This process is defined through the risk appetite approved by the Bank's Management and the units.

In the case of individualized risks, the most basic level is the customer, for which individual limits are set.

For GCB clients, a pre-classification model is used based on a system of measurement and monitoring of economic capital. In relation to the Corporate segment, the operational limit model is used in maximum nominal credit amounts.

To the risks of customers with standardized management, the limits of the portfolios are planned using credit management programs (SGP) agreed document for the areas of business and risks, and approved by the Executive Committee. This document contains the results expected for the business in terms of risk and return, beyond the limits which govern the activity and risk management. This client group has a more automated treatment in risks.

 

Risk analysis and rating process

Risk analysis is a pre-requisite for the approval of loans to clients by the Bank. This analysis consists of examining the counterparty's ability on meeting its contractual obligations to the Banco Santander, which involves analyzing the client's credit quality, its risk transactions, solvency, and sustainability of business and the return to be obtained in view of the risk assumed.

The risk analysis is conducted annually, at least, and can be held shortly when client profile indicates (through systems with centralized alerts, managers visits to clients or specific credit analysis), or when operations are not covered by pre-classification.

 

Decision-Making on Operations

The process of decision making on operations aims to analyze and adopt adopt in accordance with pre-established policies, taking into account risk appetite and any elements of the operation that are important in assessing risk and return.

The Banco Santander uses, among others, the RORAC methodology (profitability on risk-adjusted capital), for risk analysis and pricing in the decision-making process on transactions and deals.

 

Risk monitoring and control

The preventive detection of the operation's credit quality is from the commercial manager responsibility in conjunction with the risk analyst. Additionally, the risk monitoring is made through a permanent observation process in order to anticipate the identification of incidents which can occur in the evolution of the operations, clients and environment.

 This monitoring process may result in the client's classification in SCAN. This is a system which allows the differentiation of the management level and the action to be taken case-by-case.

 

Risk control function

The control function is performed by assessing risks from various complementary perspectives, the main pillars are the control by geographical location, business area, management model, product and process, facilitating thus the detection of specific areas requiring measures for which decisions should be taken. To obtain an overview of the bank's loan portfolio over the various phases of the credit cycle, with a level of detail that allows the assessment of the current risk situation and any movements.

Any changes in the Bank's risk exposure are controlled on an ongoing and systematic basis. The impacts of these changes in certain future situations, both of an exogenous nature and those arising from strategic decisions, are assessed in order to establish measures that place the profile and amount of the loss portfolio within the parameters set by Executive Commission.

 

b.5) Credit recovery

"Strategies and action channels are defined according to the days of past due loans and the amounts, that result in a Map of Responsibilities and always look as the first alternative, the client's recovery.

The Bank uses tools as behavioral scoring to study the collection performance of certain groups, in order to reduce costs and increase recoveries. These models seek to measure the probability of clients becoming overdue adjusting collection efforts so that clients less likely to recover, receive timely actions. In cases the payments is most likely to happen, the focus is given in maintaining a healthy relationship with clients. All clients with severe or rescheduled credits delays values have internal restrictions.

Clients with high risk index have a model of recovery, with a commercial follow-up and a recovery specialist.

 

b.6) Credit risk from other perspective

Certain areas and specific views of credit risk deserve a specialist's attention, complementary to global risk management.

 

Concentration risk              

Concentration risk is an essential factor in the area of credit risk management. The Bank constantly monitors the degree of concentration of its credit risk portfolios, by geographical area/country, economic sector, product and client group.

The risk committee establishes the risk policies and reviews the exposure limits required to ensure adequate management of credit risk portfolio concentration.

From the sectorial standpoint, the distribution of the corporate portfolio is adequately diversified.

The Bank's Risk Area works closely with the Finance Area in the active management of credit portfolios, which includes reducing the concentration of exposures through several techniques, such as the arrangement of credit derivatives for hedge purposes or the performance of securitization transactions, in order to optimize the risk/return ratio of the total portfolio.

 

Credit risk from financial market operations

This heading includes the credit risk arising in treasury operations with clients, mainly credit institutions. These operations are performed both via money market financing products with different financial institutions and via derivative instruments arranged for the purpose of serving our clients.

Risk control is performed using an integrated, real-time system that enables the Bank to know at any time the unused exposure limit with respect to any counterparty, any product and maturity and at any Bank unit.

Credit risk is measured at its current market value and its potential value (exposure value considering the future variation in the underlying market factors). Therefore, the equivalent credit risk (CRE) is defined as the sum of net replacement value plus the maximum potential value of the contracts in the future.

 

Environmental risk

The Banco Santander's Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy (PRSA), which follows the guidelines of CMN Resolution 3232/2014 and the SARB Regulation Nº. 14 of Febraban, establishes guidelines and consolidates specific policies for socio-environmental practices in business and in relationships with stakeholders. These practices include the management of socio-environmental risks, impacts and opportunities related to topics such as adequacy in credit granting and use, supplier management and socio-environmental risk analysis, which is carried out through the analysis of clients' socio-environmental practices. and Varejo, of the Corporate segment 3 (one of the Corporate Retail segments of the Bank), which have limits or credit risk above R $ 5 million and which are part of the 14 socio-environmental care sectors. In this case, the socio-environmental risk is analyzed in order to mitigate the issues of operational risk, capital risk, credit risk and reputational risk. Since 2009, Santander has been a signatory to the Equator Principles and this set of guidelines is used to mitigate socio-environmental risks in the financing of large projects.

The commitments assumed in the PRSA are detailed in other Bank policies, such as the Anti-Corruption Policy, Supplier Relationships and Homologation Policies and Social and Environmental Risk Policies, as well as the Private Social Investment Policy, which aims to guide the strategy in this area. and to present guidelines for social programs that strengthen this strategy.

 

b.7) Credit Management - Main changes

The trends observed in 2018 were consistent with those of 2017, where in a challenging economic scenario, the Bank model proved to be effective. The Bank was able to preserve the good quality of the business and did not present large variations in its default rate. In December 2018, this index was 7.0% against 6.6%, on December 31, 2017 and 7.0% on December 31, 2016.

This income was possible thanks to a combination of factors. Among them, a credit mix with focus on safer lines; partnerships; a deep knowledge and monitoring of the client's financial life; and the deployment of strong debt renegotiation campaigns.

The involvement of senior management in decision making (held collectively at our Committees), besides independence Risks relating to the business, allow more assertive decisions and credit risk reduction.

The analysis of credit for projects and companies in the Wholesale segment, continue to integrate opinions of our area of Environmental Risk.

Below is a table showing the evolution of the main credit indicators.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit risk exposure - customers (Thousand of Reais)

 

 

 

364,193,664

 

330,474,249

 

301,702,586

   Loans and advances to customers, gross (note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

321,933,190

 

287,829,213

 

268,437,556

   Contingent Liabilities - Guarantees and other sureties (note 44.a)

 

42,260,474

 

42,645,036

 

33,265,030

Non-performing loans ratio (%) - unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

6.98%

 

6.65%

 

7.04%

Impairment coverage ratio (%) - unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

102.42%

 

95.39%

 

96.31%

Specific credit loss provisions, net of RAWO (*) (Thousand of Reais) - unaudited

22,969,315

 

18,261,638

 

18,191,126

Cost of credit (% of risk) - unaudited

 

 

 

 

 

3.90%

 

3.98%

 

4.52%

Data prepared on the basis of management criteria and the accounting criteria of the controller unit.

 

 

(*) RAWO = Recoveries of Assets Derecognized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank incorporates information about the future both in its assessment if the credit risk of an instrument has increased substantially since the initial recognition and in its measurement of the expected credit losses. Based on guidance from its internal committees and economic experts and considering a range of actual and anticipated external information, the Bank develops a base scenario as well as other possible scenarios. This process involves the projection of two or more additional economic scenarios and considers the respective probabilities of each result. External information includes economic data and forecasts published by government agencies and monetary authorities and selected private sector analysts and academics.

 

The base case represents the most likely result and is in line with the information used by the Bank for other purposes, such as strategic planning and budgeting. The other scenarios represent more optimistic and pessimistic results. Periodically, the Bank conducts more extreme stress tests to adjust its determination of these other representative scenarios.

 

The Bank identified and documented the main determinants of credit risk and credit losses for each portfolio of financial instruments and, using a historical data analysis, estimated the relationships between macroeconomic variables and credit risks and credit losses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployment rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.4%

 

Interest Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%

 

increase in GDP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8%

 

The expected relation between key-indicators and default rates and several financial assets losses were predicted based on the historic analysis data of recent years.

 

c) Market Risk

 

Market risk is the exposure to risks such as interest rates, exchange rates, prices of goods, prices in the stock market and others values, according to the type of product, volume of operations, term and conditions of the agreement and underlying volatility.

The Bank operates according to global policies, within the Group's risk tolerance level, aligned with the objectives in Brazil and in the world.

With this purpose, it has developed its own Risk Management model, according to the following principles:

·          Functional independence;

·          Executive capacity sustained by knowledge and proximity with the client;

·          Global reach of the function (different types of risks);

·          Collective decision-making, that evaluates a variety of possible scenarios and do not compromise the results with individual decision (including Brazil Executive Risk Committee  - Comitê Executivo de Riscos Brasil). This Comitee delimits and approves the operations. The Asset and Liabilities Committee, which responds for the capital management and structural risks, including country-risk, liquidity and interest rates.

·          Management and improvement of the equation risk/return; and

·          Advanced methodologies for risk management, such as Value at Risk - VaR (historical simulation of 521 days with a confidence level of 99% and time horizon of one day), scenarios, financial margin sensibility, equity value and contingency plan.

The Market Risks structure is part of the Vice Presidency of Credit and Market Risks, an independent area that applies risk policies taking into consideration the guidelines of the Board of Directors and the Risks Division of Santander in Spain.

 

c.1) Activities subject to market risk

The measurement, control and monitoring of the market risk area comprises all operations in which net worth risk is assumed. This risk arises from changes in the risk factors -interest rate, exchange rate, equities, commodity prices and the volatility thereof- and from the solvency and liquidity risk of the various products and markets in which the Bank operates.

The activities are segmented by risk type as follows:

      I.        Trading: this item includes financial services for clients, trading operations and positioning mainly in fixed-income, equity , foreign currency products and shares.

     II.        Balance sheets management: A risk management assessment aims to give stability to interest income from the commercial and economic value of the Bank, maintaining adequate levels of liquidity and solvency. The risk is measured by the balance sheets exposure to movements in interest rates and level of liquidity.

    III.        Structural risks:

·          Structural foreign currency risk/hedges of results: foreign currency risk arising from the currency in which investments in consolidable and non-consolidable companies are made (structural exchange rate). This item also includes the positions taken to hedge the foreign currency risk on future results generated in currencies other than the Real (hedges of results).

·          Structural equities risk: this item includes equity investments in non-consolidated financial and non-financial companies that give rise to equities risk.

The Financial Management area is responsible for the balance sheet management risk and structural risks through the application of uniform methodologies adapted to the situation of each market in which the Bank operates. Thus, in the convertible currencies area, Financial Management directly manages the Parent's risks and coordinates the management of the other units operating in these currencies. Decisions affecting the management of these risks are taken through the ALCO (Asset Liability Control committees) in the respective countries.

The Financial Management goal is to ensure the stability and recurring nature of both the net interest margin of the commercial activity and the Bank's economic value, whilst maintaining adequate liquidity and solvency levels.

Each of these activities is measured and analyzed using different tools in order to reflect their risk profiles as accurately as possible.

 

Interest rate Risk

The following table aggregates by product the cash flows of the operations of our perimeter of companies that have interest income. The transactions are presented by the book balance at the closing date of the years 2018, 2017 and 2016. It is not associated with the risk management of changes in interest rates or indexer mismatches, which is done by monitoring metrics of Marketplace. However, it allows to evaluate the concentrations of term and possible risks and below it, the balances of the same products are presented at the redemption value at maturity, except for the line dealing with receivables and obligations linked to derivative contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

Position of accounts subject to interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

8,193

 

6,155

 

12,013

 

67,606

 

25,964

 

119,931

 

Debt instruments

5,359

 

5,192

 

8,294

 

58,363

 

23,460

 

100,668

 

Equity instruments

807

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

807

 

Trading derivatives

2,027

 

963

 

3,719

 

9,243

 

2,504

 

18,456

 

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

677

 

9,091

 

368

 

16,702

 

3,577

 

30,415

 

Debt instruments

379

 

9,091

 

368

 

16,702

 

3,577

 

30,117

 

Equity instruments

298

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

298

 

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

24

 

521

 

89

 

3,603

 

3,826

 

8,063

 

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

70,103

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

70,103

 

Loans and Receivables

27,387

 

101,441

 

35,900

 

85,318

 

60,966

 

311,012

 

Total

 

106,384

 

117,208

 

48,370

 

173,229

 

94,333

 

539,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

200,818

 

47,172

 

65,606

 

71,413

 

5,343

 

390,352

 

Subordinated debts

9,857

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

9,687

 

19,544

 

Marketable debt securities

13,353

 

20,875

 

14,612

 

30,138

 

9,715

 

88,693

 

Trading derivatives

1,104

 

1,370

 

3,257

 

9,673

 

3,322

 

18,726

 

Short positions

32,440

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

32,440

 

Total

 

257,572

 

69,417

 

83,475

 

111,224

 

28,067

 

549,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

Position of accounts subject to interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

5,541

 

1,779

 

6,556

 

29,968

 

10,194

 

54,038

 

Debt instruments

653

 

890

 

5,739

 

16,709

 

8,148

 

32,139

 

Equity instruments

490

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

490

 

Trading derivatives

4,398

 

889

 

818

 

13,259

 

2,046

 

21,410

 

Available-For-Sale Financial Assets

2,032

 

1,272

 

17,092

 

46,502

 

23,711

 

90,609

 

Debt instruments

925

 

1,272

 

17,092

 

46,502

 

23,711

 

89,503

 

Equity instruments

1,107

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,107

 

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

72

 

13

 

50

 

479

 

1,008

 

1,622

 

Debt instruments

38

 

13

 

50

 

479

 

1,008

 

1,589

 

Equity instruments

33

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

33

 

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

80

 

168

 

222

 

3,082

 

7,040

 

10,593

 

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

59,051

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

59,051

 

Loans and Receivables

22,033

 

81,275

 

34,430

 

86,645

 

71,453

 

295,835

 

Total

 

88,809

 

84,507

 

58,351

 

166,677

 

113,406

 

511,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

150,719

 

46,254

 

62,605

 

69,778

 

5,119

 

334,474

 

Subordinated debts

-

 

789

 

257

 

7,784

 

-

 

8,829

 

Marketable debt securities

4,436

 

36,208

 

12,313

 

15,544

 

847

 

69,348

 

Trading derivatives

4,618

 

659

 

504

 

12,243

 

2,285

 

20,310

 

Short positions

32,531

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

32,531

 

Total

 

192,304

 

83,909

 

75,679

 

105,349

 

8,251

 

465,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

Position of accounts subject to interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

26,960

 

5,242

 

4,593

 

31,938

 

14,917

 

83,650

 

Debt instruments

20,232

 

2,370

 

2,711

 

23,479

 

10,335

 

59,127

 

Equity instruments

397

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

397

 

Trading derivatives

6,331

 

2,872

 

1,882

 

8,459

 

4,582

 

24,126

 

Available-For-Sale Financial Assets

2,939

 

1,350

 

1,761

 

42,683

 

11,046

 

59,779

 

Debt instruments

954

 

1,350

 

1,761

 

42,683

 

11,046

 

57,794

 

Equity instruments

1,985

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,985

 

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

80

 

14

 

50

 

486

 

981

 

1,611

 

Debt instruments

38

 

14

 

50

 

486

 

981

 

1,569

 

Equity instruments

42

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

42

 

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

79

 

168

 

220

 

2,920

 

6,549

 

9,936

 

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

58,594

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

58,594

 

Loans and Receivables

16,435

 

99,924

 

32,590

 

79,467

 

68,120

 

296,536

 

Total

 

105,087

 

106,698

 

39,214

 

157,494

 

101,613

 

510,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

135,457

 

49,973

 

46,686

 

69,605

 

4,987

 

306,708

 

Subordinated debts

-

 

268

 

255

 

8,260

 

-

 

8,783

 

Marketable debt securities

6,214

 

40,229

 

33,336

 

23,647

 

495

 

103,921

 

Trading derivatives

6,046

 

1,308

 

1,268

 

7,123

 

4,167

 

19,912

 

Short positions

31,551

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

31,551

 

Total

 

179,268

 

91,778

 

81,545

 

108,635

 

9,649

 

470,875

Currency Risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset:

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar

 

Euro

 

Others

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash/Applications/Debt Instruments

 

 

 

 

348,797

 

-

 

-

 

348,797

Loans and advances to customers

 

4,505

 

155

 

-

 

4,660

Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries and Dependence

 

 

 

 

45,345

 

3,390

 

-

 

48,735

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

231,240

 

18,163

 

2,490

 

251,893

Others

 

 

 

 

23,619

 

1,974

 

42

 

25,635

Total

 

 

 

 

653,506

 

23,682

 

2,532

 

679,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Dólar

 

Euro

 

Outros

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

390,418

 

462

 

145

 

391,025

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

262,396

 

24,809

 

2,391

 

289,596

Others

 

 

 

 

1,007

 

-

 

-

 

1,007

Total

 

 

 

 

653,821

 

25,271

 

2,536

 

681,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset:

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar

 

Euro

 

Others

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash/Applications/Debt Instruments

 

 

 

 

54,380

 

11,684

 

10,377

 

76,442

Loans and advances to customers

 

3,818

 

321

 

-

 

4,139

Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries and Dependence

 

 

 

 

36,613

 

3,010

 

-

 

39,623

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

262,092

 

45,317

 

9,640

 

317,049

Others

 

 

 

 

46,200

 

13,028

 

6,237

 

65,465

Total

 

 

 

 

403,102

 

73,361

 

26,254

 

502,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Dólar

 

Euro

 

Outros

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

32,962

 

3,047

 

17

 

36,025

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

277,358

 

54,633

 

9,294

 

341,284

Others

 

 

 

 

93,821

 

15,975

 

17,068

 

126,864

Total

 

 

 

 

404,140

 

73,654

 

26,378

 

504,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset:

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar

 

Euro

 

Others

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash/Applications/Debt Instruments

 

 

 

 

4,839

 

-

 

-

 

4,839

Loans and advances to customers

 

3,485

 

-

 

-

 

3,485

Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries and Dependence

 

 

 

 

34,337

 

2,662

 

-

 

36,999

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

166,626

 

24,173

 

11,241

 

202,040

Others

 

 

 

 

25,273

 

1,020

 

-

 

26,293

Total

 

 

 

 

234,560

 

27,855

 

11,241

 

273,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Dólar

 

Euro

 

Outros

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

32,255

 

640

 

-

 

32,895

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

183,277

 

27,973

 

11,426

 

222,676

Others

 

 

 

 

19,198

 

-

 

104

 

19,302

Total

 

 

 

 

234,730

 

28,613

 

11,530

 

274,873

 

c.2) Methodologies

 

Trading

The Bank calculates its market risk capital requirement using a standard model provided by Bacen and the Internal Model.

The standard methodology applied to trading activities by the Banco Santander in 2018, 2017 and 2016 was the value at risk (VaR), which measures the maximum expected loss with a given confidence level and time horizon. This methodology was based on a standard historical simulation with a 99% confidence level and a one-day time horizon. Statistical adjustments were made to enable the efficient incorporation of the most recent events that condition the level of risk assumed.

Specifically, the Bank uses a time window of two years or 521 daily data obtained retrospectively from the reference date of the VaR calculation. Two figures are calculated each day, one by applying an exponential decline factor which gives a lesser weighting to more distant observations in time, and another with uniform weightings for all observations. The VaR reported is the higher of these two figures.

VaR is not the only measure. It is used because it is easy to calculate and because it provides a good reference of the level of risk incurred by the Bank. However, other measures are simultaneously being implemented to enable the Bank to exercise greater risk control in all the markets in which it operates.

One of these measures is scenario analysis, which consists of defining behavior scenarios for various financial variables and determining the impact on results of applying them to the Bank's activities. These scenarios can replicate past events (such as crisis) or, conversely, determine plausible scenarios that are unrelated to past events. A minimum of three types of scenarios are defined (plausible, severe and extreme) which, together with VaR, make it possible to obtain a much more complete view of the risk profile.

The positions are monitored daily through an exhaustive control of changes in the portfolios, aiming to detect possible incidents and correct them immediately. The daily calculation of the result is also an excellent indicator of the risk, as it allows the Bank to observe and detect the impact of changes in financial variables in the portfolios.

Lastly, due to their atypical nature, derivatives and credit trading management (actively traded credit - Trading Book) activities are controlled by assessing specific measures on a daily basis. In the case of derivatives, these measures are sensitive to fluctuations in the price of the underlying (delta and gamma), in volatility (vega) and in time (theta). For credit trading management activities, the measures controlled include sensitivity to spread, jump-to-default and position concentrations by rating level.

In respect to the credit risk inherent in the trading portfolios (Credit Trading portfolios), and in keeping with the recommendations made by the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision, an additional measure has been introduced, the Incremental Risk Charge (IRC), in order to cover the default risk which is not properly captured in the VaR, through the variation of the related market prices of credit spreads. The instruments affected are basically fixed-income bonds, , derivatives on bonds (forwards, options, etc.) and credit derivatives (credit default swaps, asset-backed securities, etc.). The method used to calculate the IRC, is defined globally at Group level.

 

c.3) Balance-sheet management

 

Interest rate risk

The Bank analyses the sensitivity of the net interest margin and market value of equity to changes in interest rates. This sensitivity arises from maturity and interest rate repricing gaps in the various balance sheets items.

On the basis of the balance-sheets interest rate position, and considering the market situation and outlook, the necessary financial measures are adopted to align this position with that desired by the Bank. These measures can range from the taking of positions on markets to the definition of the interest rate features of commercial products.

The measures used by the Bank to control interest rate risk in these activities are the interest rate gap, the sensitivity of net interest margin (NIM) and market value of equity (MVE) to changes in interest rates, the duration of capital, value at risk (VaR), the EaR (Earning At Risk) and scenario analysis.

 

Interest rate gap of assets and liabilities

The interest rate gap analysis focuses on the mismatches between the reevaluation deadlines of on-balance-sheets assets and liabilities and off-balance-sheets items. This analysis facilitates a basic snapshot of the balance sheet structure and enables concentrations of interest rate risk in the various maturities to be detected. Additionally, it is a useful tool for estimating the possible impact of potential changes in interest rates on the entity's net interest margin and market value of equity.

The flows of all the on and off-balance sheet headings must be broken down and placed at the point of repricing or maturity. The duration and sensitivity of contracts that do not have a maturity date they are analyzed and estimated using an internal model.

 

Net interest margin (NIM) sensitivity

The sensitivity of the net interest margin measures the change in the expected accruals for a specific period (12 months) given a shift in the interest rate curve.

The sensitivity of the net interest margin is calculated by simulating the margin both for a scenario of changes in the interest rate curve and for the current scenario. The sensitivity is the difference between the two margins calculated.

 

Market value of equity (MVE) sensitivity

The sensitivity of the market value of equity is a complementary measure to the sensitivity of the net interest margin.

This sensitivity measures the interest rate risk implicit in the market value of equity based on the effect of changes in interest rates on the present values of financial assets and liabilities.

 

 Value at risk (VaR) and Earnings at Risk (EaR)              

It is defined with 99% base points of the MVE's loss distribution function, calculated considering the market value of the positions, based on the payback obtained in the last two years and with degree of statistical certainty (level of trust) to a defined time horizon.

It is also applied a similar methodology to calculate the maximum loss in NII (EaR), in order to consider the interest rate risk even in economic value impact as in financial margin.

The unit sums the return vectors of the VAR with the return vectors of EaR, resulting the total return vector. The composition is made considering in the metric of EaR the losses in financial margin that occur between the initial moment (reference date) and the holding period of the not-trading portfolio. The losses in the economic value takes in consideration the impact of the ending positions after the holding period.

 

c.4) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is associated with the Bank's ability to finance purchase commitments at reasonable market prices and to carry out its business plans with stable sources of financing.

 

Liquidity Management of Santander Bank

 

For the control and liquidity management, the bank Santander uses short and long-term metrics and stress metrics that are capable of measuring the safe liquidity buffer so that the bank comfortably honors its obligations to the market and shareholders.

Then, we can cite:

 

 

Short-term metrics and liquidity stress:

a.LCR

The Santander Bank uses the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) in its liquidity risk management. LCR is a short-term index for a 30 days stress scenario, results from the division of high quality assets and net outflows in 30 days.

The Total High Liquidity Assets - HQLA is composed mainly of Brazilian federal government bonds and compulsory returns. The net outflows are composed mainly of losses of deposits, offset in part by inflows, mainly loans.

 

b.Liquidity stress scenarios:

The Liquidity management requires the analysis of financial scenarios in which potential problems whit liquidity are assessed, for which is necessary to construct and study scenarios in crisis situations. The model used for this analysis is the Stress Test

The stress test evaluate the financial structure of the institution and its capacity to resist and react to more extreme situations.

The purpose of the Liquidity Stress Test is to allow the simulation of adverse market conditions, making it possible to evaluate the impacts on the institution´s liquidity and ability to payments, in order to anticipate the solutions or even avoid positions that excessively liquidity in stress scenarios.

The scenarios are define from the analysis of market behavior during previous crisis, as well as future estimates. Four crisis scenarios are develop, with different intensities.

From the stress models analysis, the concept of minimum liquidity was define, which is sufficient to support liquidity losses for a determined day horizon in all simulated crisis scenarios.

 

Long-term metrics

Its objective is to measure the stability of sources of financing against the assets committed. The NSFR Metrics developed by BIS and adapted by the local regulator, which objective through determined percentages, to verify if the institution has stable source of funding to sustain its assets. This metrics has different weights by term and even with deployment in 2019, is calculate quarterly by the institution.

This metric has different weights by term and even with deployment in 2019, is calculate quarterly by the institution.

 

c.Liquidity indicators

For to help management, some liquidity indicators are calculated on a monthly like a Concentration indexes of counterparties and by segments.

 

Clients Funding

The Bank has different funding sources, both in products and mix of clients, with a healthy distribution between the segments. The total of clients resources is currently in R$ 395 billion and presented an increase comparing with 2017 amount, highlighting the increasing of time deposit funding and the keeping of financial letters inventory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

Customers Funding

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 0 a 30 days

 

 Total

 

 %

 

 0 a 30 days

 

 Total

 

 %

Demand deposits

 

18,854

 

18,854

 

100%

 

15,252

 

15,252

 

100%

Savings accounts

 

46,068

 

46,068

 

100%

 

40,570

 

40,570

 

100%

Time deposits

 

49,771

 

190,971

 

26%

 

39,549

 

170,570

 

23%

Interbank deposit

 

863

 

4,118

 

21%

 

622

 

3,244

 

19%

Funds from acceptances and issuance of securities

3,681

 

70,110

 

5%

 

4,436

 

69,348

 

6%

Borrowings and Onlendings

 

5,181

 

45,936

 

11%

 

5,606

 

48,304

 

12%

Subordinated Debts / Debt Instruments Eligible to Compose Capital

 

9,857

 

19,666

 

50%

 

-

 

8,829

 

0%

Total

 

134,275

 

395,723

 

34%

 

106,035

 

356,117

 

30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

Customers Funding

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0 a 30 days

 

 Total

 

 %

Demand deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,794

 

15,794

 

100%

Savings accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,901

 

35,901

 

100%

Time deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,452

 

150,686

 

16%

Interbank deposit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

944

 

2,379

 

40%

Funds from acceptances and issuance of securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,304

 

105,120

 

6%

Borrowings and Onlendings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,114

 

46,124

 

9%

Subordinated Debts / Debt Instruments Eligible to Compose Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

8,784

 

0%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,509

 

364,788

 

23%

 

 

Assets and liabilities in accordance with the remaining contractual maturities, considering the undiscounted flows are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

Non-Discounted Future Flows Except Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

7,388

 

6,199

 

12,162

 

80,590

 

52,584

 

158,923

Debt instruments

5,361

 

5,236

 

8,443

 

71,347

 

50,080

 

140,467

Trading derivatives

2,027

 

963

 

3,719

 

9,243

 

2,504

 

18,456

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

379

 

9,230

 

379

 

18,666

 

6,037

 

34,691

Debt instruments

379

 

9,230

 

379

 

18,666

 

6,037

 

34,691

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

24

 

558

 

126

 

3,904

 

5,119

 

9,731

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

70,103

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

70,103

Loans and Receivables

29,234

 

111,216

 

45,564

 

116,107

 

85,637

 

387,758

Total

 

107,128

 

127,203

 

58,231

 

219,267

 

149,377

 

661,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

198,259

 

46,926

 

67,142

 

79,161

 

8,819

 

400,307

Subordinated Debts / Debt Instruments Eligible to Compose Capital

9,857

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

9,687

 

19,544

Marketable debt securities

13,395

 

21,343

 

15,290

 

33,627

 

9,717

 

93,372

Trading derivatives

1,104

 

1,370

 

3,257

 

9,673

 

3,322

 

18,726

Short positions

32,440

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

32,440

Total

 

255,055

 

69,639

 

85,689

 

122,461

 

31,545

 

564,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

Non-Discounted Future Flows Except Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

5,051

 

1,788

 

6,737

 

32,841

 

18,848

 

65,265

Debt instruments

654

 

899

 

5,919

 

19,582

 

16,801

 

43,856

Trading derivatives

4,398

 

889

 

818

 

13,259

 

2,046

 

21,410

Available-For-Sale Financial Assets

925

 

1,283

 

12,695

 

56,167

 

50,329

 

121,399

Debt instruments

925

 

1,283

 

12,695

 

56,167

 

50,329

 

121,399

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

38

 

13

 

51

 

543

 

1,994

 

2,640

Debt instruments

38

 

13

 

51

 

543

 

1,994

 

2,640

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

81

 

169

 

227

 

3,370

 

9,573

 

13,419

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

59,051

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

59,051

Loans and Receivables

74,887

 

93,587

 

45,397

 

117,084

 

84,560

 

415,515

Total

 

140,034

 

96,840

 

65,107

 

210,005

 

165,304

 

677,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

150,979

 

50,936

 

66,571

 

84,274

 

8,191

 

360,951

Subordinated Debts / Debt Instruments Eligible to Compose Capital

-

 

807

 

257

 

7,784

 

-

 

8,848

Marketable debt securities

4,445

 

36,855

 

12,904

 

18,421

 

866

 

73,491

Trading derivatives

4,618

 

659

 

504

 

12,243

 

2,285

 

20,310

Short positions

32,531

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

32,531

Total

 

192,573

 

89,257

 

80,236

 

122,722

 

11,342

 

496,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

Non-Discounted Future Flows Except Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of Reais

 

 

 0 to 30 days

 

 31 to 180 days

 

 181 to 365 days

 

 1 to 5 years

 

 Above 5 years

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets Held For Trading

27,093

 

5,262

 

4,749

 

36,135

 

25,573

 

98,812

Debt instruments

20,762

 

2,390

 

2,867

 

27,676

 

20,991

 

74,686

Trading derivatives

6,331

 

2,872

 

1,882

 

8,459

 

4,582

 

24,126

Available-For-Sale Financial Assets

1,492

 

1,373

 

1,819

 

55,056

 

29,854

 

89,594

Debt instruments

1,492

 

1,373

 

1,819

 

55,056

 

29,854

 

89,594

Other Financial Assets At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss

38

 

14

 

52

 

586

 

1,824

 

2,514

Debt instruments

38

 

14

 

52

 

586

 

1,824

 

2,514

Non-Current Assets Held For Sale

79

 

170

 

227

 

3,307

 

9,979

 

13,762

Reserves  from Brazilian Central Bank

58,594

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

58,594

Loans and Receivables

18,151

 

112,337

 

42,763

 

106,518

 

82,770

 

362,539

Total

 

105,447

 

119,156

 

49,610

 

201,602

 

150,000

 

625,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from credit institutions

135,725

 

51,098

 

50,024

 

86,535

 

7,444

 

330,826

Subordinated Debts / Debt Instruments Eligible to Compose Capital

-

 

347

 

330

 

10,633

 

-

 

11,310

Marketable debt securities

6,234

 

41,431

 

35,390

 

27,344

 

521

 

110,920

Trading derivatives

6,046

 

1,308

 

1,268

 

7,123

 

4,167

 

19,912

Short positions

31,551

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

31,551

Total

 

179,556

 

94,184

 

87,012

 

131,635

 

12,132

 

504,519

 

Scenario analysis / Contingency plan              

Based on the results obtained in the Stress Test, the bank draws up the Liquidity Contingency Plan, which constitutes a formal set of preventive and corrective actions to be trigger in times of liquidity crisis. The activation of the Plan results from the monitoring of internal parameters relate to the Bank´s market and liquidity conditions. These parameters serve identify different levels of crisis severity and, then, determine if there need to start the activation process.

After the crisis is identifies, a communication is established between the internal areas capable of carrying out the corrective actions and mitigating the problems originated.

These corrective actions are measures capable of generating liquidity to solve or mitigate the effects of the crisis and are decide into account their complexities, implementation deadlines and the term of the desired liquidity impact.

The parameters and measures of this Plan is review at any time, when necessary, however its maximum period of review is annual.

 

c.5) Structural foreign currency risk / Hedges of results / Structural equities risk

These activities are monitored by measuring positions, VaR and results.

 

c.5.1) Complementary measures

 

Calibration and test measures

Back-testing consists of performing a comparative analysis between VaR estimates and daily “clean” results (profit or loss on the portfolios at the end of the preceding day valued at following-day prices) and “dirty” (managerial income taking into account also the costs, intraday results and loading). The aim of these tests is to verify and provide a measure of the accuracy of the models used to calculate VaR.

Back-testing analyses performed at Banco Santander comply, at the very least, with the BIS recommendations regarding the verification of the internal systems used to measure and manage financial risks. Additionally, the Santander Bank also conducts hypothesis tests: excess tests, normality tests, Spearman's rank correlation, average excess measures, etc.

The assessment models are regularly calibrated and tested by a specialized unit.

 

c.6) Control system

 

Limit setting

The limit setting process is performed together with the budgeting activity and is the tool used to establish the assets and liabilities available to each business activity. Limit setting is a dynamic process that responds to the level of risk considered acceptable by management.

The limits structure requires a process to be performed that pursues, among others, the following objectives:

1. To identify and delimit, in an efficient and comprehensive manner, the main types of financial risk incurred, so that they are consistent with business management and the defined strategy.

2. To quantify and communicate to the business areas the risk levels and profile deemed acceptable by senior management so as to avoid undesired risks.

3. To provide flexibility to the business areas for the efficient and timely assumption of financial risks, due to changes in the market and business strategy, and within the risks level considered acceptable by the Bank.

4. To allow business makers to assume risks which, although prudent, are sufficient to obtain the budgeted results.

5. To delimit the range of products and underlying assets with which each Treasury unit can operate, considering features such as assessment model and systems, liquidity of the instruments involved, etc.

 

c.7) Risks and results

 

Financial Intermediation Activities

The average VaR from the Bank´s trading portfolio in 2018 ended in R$30.3 million. The dynamic management of this profile allows the Bank to change its strategy to capitalize the opportunities offered by a uncertain environment.

 

c.7.1) Asset and liability management (1)

 

Interest rate risk

 

Convertible currencies

At 2018 year-end, the sensitivity of the net interest margin at one year to parallel increases of 100 basis points applied to Banco Santander portfolios was concentrated on the BRL interest rate curve was positive by R$200 million.

Also at 2018 year-end, the sensitivity market value of equity to parallel increases of 100 basis points applied to the Banco Santander in the BRL interest rate curve was positive by R$1,861 million.

 

Quantitative risk analysis

The interest rate risk in balance sheets management portfolios, measured in terms of sensitivity of the net interest margin (NIM) at one year to a parallel increase of 100 b.p. in the interest rate curve, was at the beginning of 2018 and 2017, reaching a maximum of R$292 million in January 2018. The sensitivity value decreased R$205 million during 2018, reaching a maximum of R$1,981 million in January. The main factors that occurred in 2017 and influenced in sensitivity were the volatility of the exchange rate (convexity effect), portfolio's decayment  update of implicit methodology on cash flow of the Bank's products and liquidity.

 

Million of Reais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Sensibilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

378

 

385

Market Value of Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,861

 

2,066

 

1,680

Value at Risk - Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VaR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,744

 

1,380

 

804

c.8) Sensitivity analysis

 

The risk management is focused on portfolios and risk factors pursuant to the requirements of regulators and good international practices.

Financial instruments are segregated into trading and Banking portfolios, as in the management of market risk exposure, according to the best market practices and the transaction classification and capital management criteria of the New Standardized Approach of regulators. The trading portfolio consists of all transactions with financial instruments and products, including derivatives, held for trading, and the Banking portfolio consists of core business transactions arising from the different Banco Santander business lines and their possible hedges. Accordingly, based on the nature of Banco Santander's activities, the sensitivity analysis was presented for trading and Banking portfolios.

Banco Santander performs the sensitivity analysis of the financial instruments in accordance with requirements of regulatory bodies and international best practices, considering the market information and scenarios that would adversely affect the positions and the income of the Bank.

The table below summarizes the stress amounts generated by Banco Santander's corporate systems, related to the Banking and trading portfolio, for each one of the portfolio scenarios as of December 31, 2018.

 

Trading portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

Risk Factor

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Scenario 1

 

Scenario 2

 

Scenario 3

Interest Rate - Reais

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in interest fixed rate

 

 

(752)

 

(11,854)

 

(23,708)

Coupon Interest Rate

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in coupon rate of interest rate

 

(1,091)

 

(15,747)

 

(31,494)

Inflation

 

 

Exposures subject to change in coupon rates of price indexes

 

(4,344)

 

(45,686)

 

(91,371)

Coupon - US Dollar

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in coupon US Dollar rate

 

(2,229)

 

(60,518)

 

(121,036)

Coupon - Other Currencies

Exposures subject to changes in coupon foreign currency  rate

(5,030)

 

(5,349)

 

(10,697)

Foreign currency

 

 

Exposures subject to foreign exchange

 

 

(10,926)

 

(273,156)

 

(546,313)

Eurobond/Treasury/Global

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in interest rate negotiated roles in international market

 

(328)

 

(2,138)

 

(4,277)

Shares and Indexes

 

 

Exposures subject to change in shares price

 

 

(3,028)

 

(75,711)

 

(151,422)

Commodities

 

 

Exposures subject to change in commodities' prices

 

 

(2)

 

(42)

 

(84)

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,730)

 

(490,201)

 

(980,402)

 (1) Amounts net of taxes.

 

Scenario 1: a shock of 10 base points on the interest curves and 1% to price changes (currency and stocks);

Scenario 2: a shock of +25% and -25% in all risk factors, are considered the greatest losses per risk factor;

Scenario 3: a shock of +50% and -50% in all risk factors, are considered the greatest losses per risk factor.

 

Portfolio Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

Risk Factor

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Scenario 1

 

Scenario 2

 

Scenario 3

Interest Rate - Reais

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in interest fixed rate

 

 

(48,019)

 

(821,285)

 

(1,636,606)

TR and Long-Term Interest Rate - (TJLP)

Exposures subject to changes in Exchange of TR in TJLP

 

(22,042)

 

(364,231)

 

(551,674)

Inflation

 

 

Exposures subject to change in coupon rates of price indexes

(37,400)

 

(475,444)

 

(948,607)

Coupon - US Dollar

 

 

Exposures subject to changes in coupon US Dollar rate

 

 

(2,721)

 

(43,693)

 

(71,662)

Coupon - Other Currencies

Exposures subject to changes in coupon foreign currency  rate

(4,241)

 

(63,970)

 

(128,421)

Interest Rate Markets International

Exposures subject to changes in interest rate negotiated roles in international market

 

(3,692)

 

(80,702)

 

(141,043)

Foreign Currency

 

 

Exposures subject to Foreign Exchange

(2,513)

 

(62,821)

 

(125,642)

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(120,628)

 

(1,912,146)

 

(3,603,655)

 (1) Amounts net of taxes.

 

Scenario 1: a shock of +10bps and -10bps in interest rate curves and 1% price variance (currency and stocks); are considered the greatest losses per risk factor;

Scenario 2: a shock of +25% and -25% in all risk factors, are considered the greatest losses per risk factor;

Scenario 3:  a shock of +50% and -50% in all risk factors, are considered the greatest losses per risk factor.

 

d) Independent Structure

 

The Operational Risk & Internal Control area, subordinated to the Executive Vice-Presidency of Risks, operates independently as a second line of defense, supporting and challenging the first line of defense. They maintain persons, structure, standards, methodologies and tools to ensure the conduction and adequacy of the Operational Risk Control and Management Model in Santander.

The Management is an acting part and is aligned with the mission of the areas, recognizing, participating and sharing responsibility for the continuous improvement of the operational and technological risk management culture. Then they can ensure compliance with the established objectives and goals, as well as the security and quality of the products and services provided by the Bank.

The Bank's Board of Directors chose to adopt the Alternative Standardized Approach (ASA) to calculate the installment of Required Reference Equity (PRE) related to operational risk.

 

d.1) Operational Risks & Internal Control

 

Its mission to Banco Santander is: To corroborate the fulfillment of the strategic objectives and the decision-making process, in the adaptation and fulfillment of the obligatory requirements, in maintaining the solidity, reliability, reduction and mitigation of losses due to operational risks, besides the implementation, dissemination of culture of operational risks.

Acts in preventing the operational risk and supports for the continued strengthening of the internal control system, attending the requirements of regulatory agencies, New Basel Agreement - BIS II and resolutions of the National Monetary Council. This model also follows the guidelines established by Santander Spain, which was based on COSO-Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Tread way Commission-Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013.

The procedures developed and adopted are intended to ensure Bank´s continuous presence among the select group of financial institutions recognized as having the best operational risk management practices, thereby helping to continuously improve its reputation, solidity and reliability in the local and international markets.

In the second half of 2014, was consolidated the adoption if the approaches by lines of defense, approved in the Executive Committee.        

 

Defense Line Model

Operational Risks & Internal Control is the second line of defense in Santander's model and aims to maintain the fulfillment, alignment and compliance with corporate guidelines of the Santander group, the Basle Accord and resolutions of the National Monetary Council. Also acts in the control and challenge of the activities performed by the first line of Defense, contributing to its strengthening, vision of an integrated approach to risk management.

 

d.2) Comprehensiveness and Sustainability

 

The scope of operational risk control and management exceeds the allocation of regulatory capital, ensuring its sustainable development, including:

• Improvement of operational efficiency and productivity in the activities and processes.

• Compliance with existing regulations: Bacen, Susep, CVM, SEC, B³ and BIS, as well as new requirements and monitoring the timely fulfillment of requests from regulators.

• Strengthening of the reputation and improvement in the relation of Risk x Return to the public with whom the Bank maintains relationship.

• Maintenance and preservation of the quality and reliability of products and services.

• Identifying and addressing timely the corrections of identified vulnerabilities in processes.

• Dissemination of culture of advanced management and control of Operational Risks, by means of internal communication (intranet, on-site courses, "online" courses and monthly communication by “Boletim de RO” and “Boletim Flash de RO”), with reinforcement in the "Accountability".

This solid and efficient structure permits the continuous enhancement of existing methodologies and the further dissemination of the culture of responsibility in regard to the advanced management of operational risk.

 

d.3) Differential factor

 

The Operational Risks & Internal Control area invests in the development, training and updating of its professionals so they can keep up with changes in the business environment, in addition to offering training programs for other professionals through the intranet and on-site courses. Among the personal course, we highlight the achievement of training aimed at increasing culture of RO management, training for the capture of operational losses, among others.

This has made a significant contribution to the Bank consistently achieve its strategic and operational goals, by providing knowledge of the exposure to assumed operational risks and the controlled environment, maintaining the Bank's low-risk profile and ensuring the sustainable development of its operations.

The Bank highlights:

• Mandatory training for all Banco Santander employees through e-learnings ("NetCursos"), addressing the issue of operational risks;

• The creation, dissemination and maintenance of Instruction Manuals, promoting corporate values and commitment;

• Coordination of the annual process for projecting losses caused by operational risks, defining action plans to reduce these losses and for accountability;

• Development of key risk indicators, aiming to monitor the main operational risks;

• Composition of lines of defense creating new functions for the role of ORM Networks: "“RPO-Risk Pro Officer” whose function is to report to the executive the follow-up of the topics of Operational Risk at the strategic level of the Executive Board, “RPA-Risk Pro Agent " and "OR Assist" covering the perimeter of RO and "experts" in cases where the operational risk is transverse to the organization.

 

d.4) Communication Policy

 

The Operational Risks & Internal Control area is part of Santander's governance structure and produces a series of specific monthly reports for management detailing events that occurred, the main activities undertaken, and the corrective and precautionary action plans identified and monitored, ensuring transparency and providing knowledge for governance forums.

 

e) Reputational Risk

 

e.1) Reputational Risk

 

The reputational risk is defined as a risk of a negative economic impact, current and potential, due to a perception unfavorable of the Bank by its employees, clients, shareholders/investors and society in general.

The reputational risk may arise from multiple sources and, in many cases, is derived from other risk events. In general, these sources might be related to the business and other support activities that are realized by the Bank, the economic context, social or politic, or even by other events arising from other competitors that might affect the Bank.

 

e.2) Compliance

 

It is defined as legal risk, of regulatory sanctions, financial loss or reputation that an institution may suffer as a result of failures in the compliance with laws, rules, ethics and conduct codes and good bank practices. The compliance risk management has the goal of being preventive and includes the monitoring, educative processes, Consulting, risk evaluation and corporative communication related to the rules and legislation applicable to each business department.

 

e.3) Directives

 

a. Compliance principles - Ethics and Conduct in the Securities Markets

 

The Bank's ethical principles and conduct parameters are established in internal policies which are made available to all employees. Conduct Code in the Securities Markets and its formal acknowledgement is mandatory to all staff working close to securities markets.  Proper communication channels are in place to clarify doubts and complaints from employees, the monitoring and  controlling of these information are conducted in a way that adherence to the rules established is secured.

 

b. Money Laundering Prevention

 

The Bank's money Laundering Prevention policies and terrorism financing prevention are based on the knowledge and rigorousness of the acceptance of new clients, complemented by the continuous scrutiny of all transactions where the Bank are involved in. The importance given to the theme is reflected on the direct involvement of management, namely the Operational Money Laundering Prevention and Compliance Committee, which meets each month to deliberate on issues regarding the theme and to be directly involved with new clients acceptance and suspicious transactions reporting.

 

c. New products and services and suitability

 

All new products and services are debated/analyzed internally at various levels until their risks have been fully mitigated, and subsequently approved by the Commercialization Local Committee (CLC), composed of Bank executives. After review and approval, the new products and services are monitored trying to identify them so timely events that may pose reputational risk, which if identified, are reported to the CLC.

 

f) Compliance with the new regulatory framework

 

The Banco Santander has assumed a firm commitment to the principles underlying the “Revised Framework of International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards” (Basel II). This framework allows entities to make internal estimates of the capital they are required to hold in order to safeguard their solvency against events caused by various types of risk. As a result of this commitment, the Bank has devoted all the human and material resources required to ensure the success of the Basel II implementation plan. For this purpose, a Basel II team was created in the past, consisting of qualified professionals from the Bank's different departments: mainly Finance, Risks, Technology and Operations, Internal Audit -to verify the whole process, as the last layer of control at the entity-, and Business -particularly as regards the integration of the internal models into management. Additionally, specific work teams have been set up to guarantee the proper management of the most complex aspects of the implementation.

Supplementing the efforts of the Basel II operating team, the Bank management has displayed total involvement from the very beginning. Thus, the progress of the project and the implications of the implementation of the New Capital Accord by the Banco Santander have been reported to the management committee and to the board of directors on a regular basis.

In the specific case of credit risk, the implementation of Basel II entails the recognition, for regulatory capital purposes, of the internal models that have been used for management purposes.

The institution has applied the internal models based ratings methodology (AIRB) of Basel II in part of its portfolios, in compliance with regulatory requirements.

The additional capital requirements derived from the self-assessment process (Pillar II) should be compensated by the risk profile that characterizes the Bank's business activities (low average risk), due to its focus on Commercial Bank (small and medium-sized enterprises and Individuals) and the diversification of the business. The Pillar II which considers the impact of risks not addressed under Pillar I (regulatory capital) and the benefits arising from the diversification among risks, businesses and geographical locations.

Regarding the other risks addressed under Pillar I of Basel II, Banco Santander was approved for the use of internal models for market risk and will remain using the standardized method for operational risk, since it considers the premature use of advanced models (AMA) for this purpose . Regarding the Market Risk, Banco Santander was approved to the use of Internal Models in February 2018 and started to disclose the capital by this method from May 2018.

Pillar II is another significant line of action under the Basel Corporate Framework. In addition to the methodology supporting the economic capital model review and strengthening, the technology was brought into line with the platform supporting Pillar I, so that all the information on credit risk will come from this source.

Besides the Basel II implementations, Banco Santander complies with the new regulations of Basel III, according to the standards issued by Bacen.

According to the definition proposed by the Basel Committee (Basel III), Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) is an adjustment to the fair value of derivative financial instruments in order to measure the credit risk of a counterparty. Thus, the CVA depends on the credit spread of the counterparty, as well as the market risk factors that drives the values of the derivatives and, therefore, their exposure. In an analytical way, the CVA can be defined by the following expression:

 

CVA = EE * PD * DF * LGD (1)

(1) EE=Expected Exposure; PD=Probability of Default; DF=Discount Factor; LGD=Loss Given Default

 

Expected Exposure (EE) is the future exposure of the derivative based on the counterparty's market risk. The probability of default (PD) is calculated based on credit spreads and is also marked to market. The discount factor (DF) is the factor that brings to the present value the projected exposure weighted by its respective probability of default. A Loss Given Default (LGD) is the estimated loss in the event of a credit.

 

f.1) Internal validation of risk models

 

Internal validation is a pre-requisite for the supervisory validation process by Basel II implementation. A specialized team of the Entity, with sufficient independence, obtains a technical opinion on the adequacy of the internal models for the intended internal or regulatory purposes, and concludes on their usefulness and effectiveness. This team must also assess whether the risk management and control procedures are adequate for the Entity's risk strategy and profile.

In addition to the regulatory requirement compliance, the internal validation department provides an essential support to the risk committee and management, as they are responsible for ensuring that appropriate procedures and systems are in place to monitor and control the entity's risks. In this case, the internal validation area is responsible for providing a qualified and independent opinion so that the responsible authorities decide on the authorization of the use of models (for management purposes as well as regulatory use).

Internal model validation at Banco Santander encompasses credit risk models, market risk models, ALM, pricing models, stress test models, the economic capital model and other models related to the exercise of ICAAP. The scope of the validation includes not only the more theoretical or methodological aspects, but also the technology systems and the quality of the data they provide, on which their effective operation relies, and, in general, all the relevant aspects of advanced risk management (controls, reporting, uses, involvement of management, etc.). Therefore, the goal of internal validation is to review quantitative, qualitative, technological and corporate governance related to regulatory and management aspects concerning the model risk control.

Among the main functions of the Internal Model Validation department are the following:

i. Establish general validation principles, conducting an independent evaluation process including (I) data quality, (II) use of the methodology and (III) functioning of the models;

ii. Propose documents and model validation guides;

iii. Evaluate the methodology and data used in the development of the model and challenge the model and its use, stating the implications and limitations of the model, as well as the associated risks;

iv. Issue a technical opinion on the adequacy of internal models for the intended internal and regulatory effects, concluding on their usefulness and effectiveness; and

v. Provide essential support to risk committees and management of the Bank, through a qualified and independent opinion for responsible decision-making on the authorization of the use of models (for management purposes as well as regulatory use).

It is important to note that Banco Santander's internal validation function is fully consistent with the independent validation criteria for advanced approach issued by the Basel Committee, the European supervisor 'home regulator' (Banco de España and the European Central Bank) and the Bacen in compliance with the rules Circular 3,648 dated March 4, 2013 (Chapter III), Circular Letter 3,565 of September 6, 2012 and Circular 3,547 of July 2011. In this case, the Bank maintains a Segregation of functions between internal validation and internal audit, which is the last layer of Bank control validation.

The Internal Audit is responsible for evaluating and reviewing the internal validation methodology and work and issues opinions with an effective level of autonomy. Internal Audit (third line of defense), as the ultimate control function in the Group, should (i) periodically assess the adequacy of policies, methods and procedures and (ii) confirm that they are effectively implemented in the management .

 

f.2) Capital Management

 

Capital management considers the regulatory and economic aspects and its objective is to achieve an efficient capital structure in terms of cost and compliance, meeting the requirements of the regulatory authorities and supporting to accomplish the goals of the classification of rating agencies and investors' expectations. Details regarding the capital management process can be found at www.ri.santander.com.br Corporate Governance -> Risk Management -> Risk and Capital Management Structure.

 

g) Economic capital

 

g.1) Main objectives

 

The development of economic capital models in finance aims to solve a fundamental problem of regulatory capital, Sensitivity Risk.

In this context, the economic capital models are essentially designed to generate risk-sensitive estimative, allowing greater precision in risk management, as well as better allocation of economic capital by business units of Banco Santander.

The Banco Santander has directed efforts to build a model of robust and integrated economic capital to the business management.

The main objectives of the structure of economic capital of the Banco Santander are:

1 - Consolidate Pillar I and other risks which affect business in a single quantitative model, and determine estimates of capital by establishing correlations between different risks;

2 - Quantify and monitor different types of variations in risk;

3 - Distribute capital consumption between the different portfolios and manage the efficiency of return on capital (RORAC);

4 - Estimating the Economic Value Added for each business unit. Economic profit must exceed the cost of the Bank's capital;

5 - Accordance with the regulation in locations where the Bank operates in the review process of Pillar II by supervisors.

 

g.2) The Economic Capital Model

 

In calculating the economic capital, it is the Bank's definition of losses to be covered. Thus, it is used a confidence interval necessary to ensure business continuity. The confidence interval for the Banco Santander is 99.90% higher than required by Basel II.

The risk profile in Brazil is distributed by Credit risk, Market, ALM, Business, Operations and materials assets. However, to successfully anticipate the changes proposed in Basel III, new risks have been incorporated to model: Intangibles, pension funds (defined benefit) and deferred tax assets, which allow the Bank to adopt a position even more conservative and prudent.

 

% Capital

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Risk Type

 

 

 

 

 

New Methodology

 

New Methodology

 

New Methodology

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

72%

 

70%

 

62%

Market

 

 

 

 

 

2%

 

4%

 

5%

ALM

 

 

 

 

 

8%

 

4%

 

9%

Business

 

 

 

 

 

6%

 

8%

 

8%

Operational

 

 

 

 

 

5%

 

6%

 

6%

Fixed Assets

 

 

 

 

 

1%

 

2%

 

2%

Intangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

0%

 

1%

 

1%

Pension Funds

 

 

 

 

 

1%

 

1%

 

1%

Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

 

 

 

5%

 

4%

 

6%

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

100%

 

100%

 

100%

 

Still, for being a commercial Bank, credit is the main source of risk in Banco Santander and the evolution of this portfolio is a leading factor for oscillation.

Banco Santander periodically evaluates the level and evolution of RORAC of the main business units. The RORAC is the quotient of the profit generated on allocated capital, using the following formula:

RoRAC=Profit/Economic Capital

Banco Santander also makes the planning of capital in order to obtain future projections of economic and regulatory capital. The estimative obtained for the Bank are incorporated to different scenarios consistently, including its strategic objectives (organic growth, M & A, payout ratio, credits, etc.). Possible management strategies leading to optimize capital and solvency return of the Bank are identified.

 

RoRAC

 

Banco Santander has used the RORAC, with the following objectives:

1 - Analyze and set a minimum price for operations (admission) and clients (monitoring).

2 - Estimate capital consumption of each client, economic groups, portfolio or business segment, in order to optimize the allocation of economic capital, maximizing the efficiency of the Bank.

3 - Measure and monitor business performance.

To evaluate the operations of global clients, the calculation of economic capital considers some variables used in the calculation of expected and unexpected losses.

Among these variables are:

1 - Counterparty rating;

2 - Maturity;

3 - Guarantees;

4 - Type of financing;

The economic value added is determined by the cost of capital. To create value for shareholders, the minimum return operation must exceed the cost of capital of Banco Santander.

 

APPENDIX I - RECONCILIATION OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NET INCOME - BRGAAP vs IFRS

 

The table below presents a conciliation of stockholders' equity and net income attributed to the parent between standards adopted in Brazil (BRGAAP) and IFRS, with the conceptual description of the main adjustments:

 

Thousand of Reais

 

 

 

Note

2018

2017

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity attributed under to the Parent Brazilian GAAP

 

 

 

65,233,743

59,499,954

57,771,524

IFRS adjustments, net of taxes, when applicable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

i

8,344

18,301

643


Reclassification of available-for-sale financial instruments

 

 

j

-

34,818

23,180

Reclassification of  fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

k

72,980

-

-

Impairment of loans and receivables

 

 

 

a

-

(71,091)

124,787

Impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 

a

(1,483,043)

-

-

Remensurations, Debt instruments, due to reclassifications IFRS 9

 

 

 

26,274

-

-

Category transfers - IAS 39

 

 

 

b

-

351,132

608,897

Category transfers - IFRS 9

 

 

 

b

(619)

-

-

Deferral of financial fees, commissions and inherent costs under effective interest rate method

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

851,629

664,204

297,720

Reversal of goodwill amortization

 

 

 

d

26,764,529

26,592,852

25,122,573

Realization on purchase price adjustments

 

 

 

e

631,120

702,436

778,882

Recognition of fair value in the partial sale in subsidiaries

 

 

 

f

112,052

112,052

112,052

Option for Acquisition of Equity Instrument

 

 

 

g

(1,323,994)

(1,287,240)

(1,017,000)

Goodwill acquisition Santander Services (Santusa)

 

 

 

h

(269,158)

(298,978)

-

Tax Credit with realization over 10 years

 

 

 

322,539

62,539

-

Others

 

 

 

 

56,479

269,728

263,797

Shareholders' equity attributed to the parent under IFRS

 

 

 

91,002,875

86,650,707

84,087,055

Non-controlling interest under IFRS

 

 

 

 

592,585

436,894

725,504

Shareholders' equity (including non-controlling interest) under IFRS

 

 

 

91,595,460

87,087,601

84,812,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousand of Reais

 

 

 

Note

2018

2017

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributed to the Parent under Brazilian GAAP

 

 

 

12,166,145

7,996,577

5,532,962

IFRS adjustments, net of taxes, when applicable:

 

 

 

 

  

  

Reclassification of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

 

 

i

(11,974)

18,775

7,960


Reclassification of available-for-sale financial instruments

 

 

j

-

(46,160)

(39,234)

Reclassification of  fair value through other comprehensive income

 

 

 

k

28,419

-

-

Impairment on loans and receivables

 

 

 

a

-

(195,878)

(8,091)

Impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost

 

 

 

a

140,557

-

-

Remensurations, Debt instruments, due to reclassifications IFRS 9

 

 

 

 

(5,360)

-

-

Category transfers - IAS 39

 

 

 

b

-

(219,829)

(45,314)

Category transfers - IFRS 9

 

 

 

b

(16,195)

-

-

Deferral of financial fees, commissions and inherent costs under effective interest rate method

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

187,425

366,484

148,450

Reversal of goodwill amortization

 

 

 

d

171,677

1,470,279

1,755,750

Realization on purchase price adjustments

 

 

 

e

(71,316)

(76,446)

(76,247)

Option to Acquire Own Equity Instrument

 

 

 

g

(143,194)

(270,240)

-

Goodwill acquisition Santander Services (Santusa)

 

 

 

h

29,820

-

-

Others

 

 

 

 

(153,527)

(182,037)

58,327

Net income attributed to the parent under IFRS

 

 

 

12,322,477

8,861,525

7,334,563

Non-controlling interest under IFRS

 

 

 

 

217,441

213,984

130,355

Net income (including non-controlling interest) under IFRS

 

 

 

12,539,918

9,075,509

7,464,918

 

a) Impairment on loans and receivables and financial assets measured at amortized cost:

In 2018, refers to the adjustment resulting from the estimate of the expected loss and losses on the portfolio of loans and receivables subject to impairment, loan commitments to be released and financial guarantee contracts, which was determined based on the criteria described in the accounting practice and compliance in the history of impairment and other circumstances known at the time of the evaluation, in accordance with the guidance provided by IAS 39 and IFRS 9 (in 2016 and 2017 refer to the resulting adjustment of the estimate of loss incurred in accordance with IAS 39, normative then effective.) "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement". These criteria differ in certain aspects from the criteria adopted by BRGAAP, which use certain regulatory limits defined by the Central Bank (Bacen), in addition to the difference in the scope of calculation of these losses, which for the purposes of IFRS considers assets other than those In the Financial Statements under IFRS, this effect considers the impact related to the provisions of certain debt instruments, which for the purposes of BRGAAP are treated as Securities.

 

b) Categories of financial assets

As detailed in the accounting practices note, IFRS9 provides for the definition of the business models associated with each portfolio, as well as the performance of the SPPI test - if the returns of that asset are exclusively principal and interest, for classification in the categories of financial assets. BRGAAP provides for certain differences in the categorization of these financial assets, as well as establishing as an indicator the Management's intention for classification to be made. The criteria for reclassification between categories are also different between the two accounting practices.

 

c) Deferral of financial fees, commissions and other costs under effective interest rate method:

Under IFRS, financial fees, commissions and other costs that are integral part of effective interest rate of financial instruments measured at amortized cost are recognized in the income statement over the term of the corresponding contracts. Under BRGAAP these fees and expenses are recognized directly as income when received or paid.

 

d) Reversal of goodwill amortization:

Under BRGAAP, goodwill is systematically amortized over a period of up to 10 years, subject to the impairment test at least once a year or in a shorter period, in the event of any additional evidence. Under IFRS, in accordance with IAS 38 “Intangible Assets”, goodwill is not amortized, but instead, is tested for impairment, at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the goodwill may be impaired. The tax amortization of goodwill of Banco ABN Amro Real SA represents a difference between book and tax basis of a permanent nature and definitive as the possibility of future use of resources to settle a tax liability is considered remote by management, supported by the opinion of expert external advisors. The tax amortization of goodwill is permanent and definitive, and therefore does not apply to the recognition of a deferred tax liability in accordance with IAS 12, on temporary differences.

 

e) Realization on purchase price adjustments:

As part of the allocation of the purchase price related to the acquisition of Banco Real, following the requirements of IFRS 3, the Bank has recognized the assets and liabilities of the acquiree to fair value, including identifiable intangible assets with finite lives. Under BRGAAP, in a business combination, the assets and liabilities are kept at their book value. This purchase price adjustment relates substantially to the allocation related to the value of assets in the loan portfolio. The initial recognition of value of the loans at fair value, adjustment to the yield curve of the loan portfolio in comparison to its nominal value, which is recognized by its average realization period.

The amortization of the identified intangible assets with finite lives over their estimated useful lives.

 

f) Recognition of fair value in the partial disposal of investments in subsidiaries

Under IFRS 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements" on partial disposal of a permanent investment when control is lost, the fair value is recognized over the remaining portion is remeasured at its fair value, the effect of this update being recognized in result (Webmotors). Under BRGAAP, this type of operation, ongoing participation is registered by its book value.

 

g) Option for Acquisition of Equity Instrument

Within the context of transaction, Banco Santander has granted to the members of Getnet S.A. and Banco Olé Consignado a put option over all shares of Getnet S.A. and Banco Olé Consignado held by them. The overall out in IAS 32, a financial liability was recognized for this commitment, with a specific charge in a heading in stockholders' equity in the amount of R$950 million and R$67 million, respectively. Subsequently, the options have been updated and their effect is recognized in income.

 

h) Santander Serviços goodwill (Santusa)

According to the IFRS 3 "Business Combination", when the owner acquires more shares or other equity instruments of an entity already controlled, it shall consider such amount as an equity reduction. According to the BRGAAP this amount shall be registered in the asset as goodwill or discount on the acquisition f the investment, which is the difference between the acquision cost and the equity amount of the shares.

 

i) Reclassification of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss

Under BRGAAP, all loans, financing and deposits are recorded at amortized cost. In IFRS, in accordance with IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement", financial assets may be measured at fair value and included in the category "Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss", in order to eliminate or significantly reduce accounting mismatches ( accounting mismatch) of recognition or measurement derived from the measurement of assets or liabilities or from the recognition of gains or losses on these assets / liabilities on a number of bases, which are managed and their performances valued at fair value. Accordingly, the Bank classified loans, financing and deposits that meet these parameters as "fair value through profit or loss", as well as certain debt instruments classified as "available for sale" in BRGAAP. The Bank opted for this classification base in IFRS, since it eliminates an accounting mismatch in the recognition of revenues and expenses.

 

j) Reclassification of available-for-sale financial instruments

According to the BRGAAP, the Bank registers some investments, for example, debt instruments initially measured at amortized cost and equity instruments at cost. At the time of this balance sheet, the management reviewed the managing strategy of its investments and according to Bacen Circular 3.068, the debt instruments were reclassified to "trading" measured at fair value with changes in the income statement. According to the IFRS, the Bank is classifying this investments as available for sale measuring them at fair value with changes in "other comprehensive income", in line with IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement", which does not allow the reclassification of any financial instrument to fair value with changes in the income statement after the initial recognition.

 

k) Reclassification of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

According to the BRGAAP, the Bank registers some investments, for example, debt instruments initially measured at amortized cost and equity instruments at cost. At the time of this balance sheet, the management reviewed the managing strategy of its investments and according to Bacen Circular 3.068, the debt instruments were reclassified to "trading" measured at fair value with changes in the income statement. According to the IFRS, the Bank is classifying this investments as financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income them at fair value with changes in "other comprehensive income", in line with IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments ", which does not allow the reclassification of any financial instrument to fair value with changes in the income statement after the initial recognition.

 

APPENDIX II -  STATEMENTS OF VALUE ADDED

 

The following Statements of value added is not required under IFRS but being presented as supplementary information as required by Brazilian Corporate Law for publicly-held companies, and has been derived from the Bank´s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Thousand of Reais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and similar income

 

 

 

70,478,393

 

 

 

71,418,349

 

 

 

77,146,077

 

 

Net fee and commission income

 

 

 

14,132,159

 

 

 

12,721,868

 

 

 

10,977,596

 

 

Impairment losses on financial assets (net)

 

(12,713,435)

 

 

 

(12,338,300)

 

 

 

(13,301,445)

 

 

Other income and expense

 

 

 

(6,861,406)

 

 

 

(3,043,565)

 

 

 

(751,727)

 

 

Interest expense and similar charges

 

(28,557,051)

 

 

 

(36,471,860)

 

 

 

(46,559,584)

 

 

Third-party input

 

 

 

 

(7,219,152)

 

 

 

(6,728,881)

 

 

 

(5,804,939)

 

 

Materials, energy and others

 

 

 

(544,237)

 

 

 

(495,913)

 

 

 

(510,961)

 

 

Third-party services

 

 

 

 

(5,572,127)

 

 

 

(5,107,077)

 

 

 

(4,589,468)

 

 

Impairment of assets

 

 

 

 

(508,310)

 

 

 

(456,711)

 

 

 

(114,321)

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

(594,478)

 

 

 

(669,180)

 

 

 

(590,189)

 

 

Gross added value

 

 

 

 

29,259,508

 

 

 

25,557,611

 

 

 

21,705,978

 

 

Retention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

(1,739,959)

 

 

 

(1,662,247)

 

 

 

(1,482,639)

 

 

Added value produced

 

 

 

27,519,549

 

 

 

23,895,364

 

 

 

20,223,339

 

 

Added value received from transfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates and subsidiaries

 

65,958

 

 

 

71,551

 

 

 

47,537

 

 

Added value to distribute

 

 

 

27,585,507

 

 

 

23,966,915

 

 

 

20,270,876

 

 

Added value distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee

 

 

 

 

8,185,896

 

29.7%

 

7,908,746

 

33.0%

 

7,378,374

 

36.4%

Compensation

 

 

 

 

5,863,584

 

 

 

5,795,579

 

 

 

5,455,374

 

 

Benefits

 

 

 

 

1,534,560

 

 

 

1,421,910

 

 

 

1,397,711

 

 

Government severance indemnity funds for employees - FGTS

448,699

 

 

 

413,871

 

 

 

352,939

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

339,053

 

 

 

277,386

 

 

 

172,350

 

 

Taxes

 

 

 

 

5,813,381

 

21.1%

 

6,131,544

 

25.6%

 

4,659,989

 

23.0%

Federal

 

 

 

 

4,864,176

 

 

 

5,481,969

 

 

 

4,101,629

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

717

 

 

Municipal

 

 

 

 

948,981

 

 

 

648,315

 

 

 

557,643

 

 

Compensation of third-party capital - rental

 

786,312

 

2.9%

 

788,577

 

3.3%

 

767,595

 

3.8%

Remuneration of interest on capital

 

 

 

12,799,918

 

46.4%

 

9,138,048

 

38.1%

 

7,464,918

 

36.8%

Dividends and interest on capital

 

 

 

6,600,000

 

 

 

6,300,000

 

 

 

4,550,000

 

 

Profit Reinvestment

 

 

 

 

5,982,477

 

 

 

2,624,064

 

 

 

2,784,563

 

 

Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

217,441

 

 

 

213,984

 

 

 

130,355

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

27,585,507

 

100.0%

 

23,966,915

 

100.0%

-

20,270,876

 

100.0%