Action Plan/Roadmap Action Deadline: Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Action Plan/Roadmap Action Deadline: Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Action Plan/Roadmap Action Deadline: Disclosures On Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Disclosures on Risk Based Capital (Basel III)
Risk is an integral part of banking business in an ever dynamic environment, which is undergoing
radical changes both on the technology front and product offerings. The main risks faced by the
bank are credit risk, market risk and operational risk. The bank aims to achieve an optimum
balance between risk and return to maximize shareholder value. The relevant information on
the various categories of risks faced by the bank is given in the ensuing sections. As per pillar‐III
under Basel‐III, this disclosure is intended to give market participants a better idea on the risk
profile and risk management practices of NRB Bank Limited.
An Action Plan/Roadmap was issued by Bangladesh Bank for implementation of Basel‐III in
Bangladesh vide BRPD Circular No: 18 Dated: 21st December, 2014. Bangladesh Bank issued
Basel III guidelines applicable with effect from January, 2015. The guidelines provide a transition
schedule for Basel III implementation till December, 2019. Upon full implementation, Basel III
guidelines target minimum capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) would be 12.50%.
Action Plan/Roadmap
Action Deadline
Issuance of Guidelines on Risk Based Capital Adequacy December, 2014
Commencement of Basel III Implementation process January, 2015
Capacity Building of bank and Bangladesh Bank officials January, 2015‐ December, 2019
Initiation of Full Implementation of Basel III January, 2020
Phase‐in Arrangements
The phase‐in arrangements for Basel III implementation will be as follows:
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Minimum Common Equity Tier‐1 (CET‐1) 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50%
Capital Ratio
‐‐ 0.625% 1.25% 1.875% 2.50%
Capital Conservation Buffer
Minimum CET‐1 plus Capital 4. 50% 5.125% 5.75% 6.375% 7.00%
Conservation Buffer
5. 50% 5.50% 6.00% 6.00% 6.00%
Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio
10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%
Minimum Total Capital Ratio
Minimum Total Capital plus Capital 10.00 10.625% 11.25% 11.875% 12.50%
Conservation Buffer
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The Basel III framework consists of three‐mutually reinforcing pillars:
• Pillar 1 (Minimum Capital Requirement) covers the calculation of risk‐weighted assets and
minimum capital requirement for credit risk, market risk and operational risk.
• Pillar 2 (Supervisory Review Process) intends to ensure that the Banks have adequate capital
to address all the risks in their business.
• Pillar 3 speaks of ensuring market discipline by disclosing adequate information to the
stakeholders.
The Basel‐III norms mainly seek to:
Raise the quality of capital to ensure that the banks are capable to absorb losses on both as
going concern and as gone concern basis‐
Increase the risk coverage of the capital framework
Introduce leverage ratio to serve as a backstop to the risk‐based capital measure
Raise the standards for the supervisory review process and public disclosures etc.
a) Scope of application:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) The name of the top corporate NRB Bank Limited
entity in the group to which this
guidelines applies
b) An outline of differences in the NRB Bank Limited
basis of consolidation for NRB Bank Limited was formally inaugurated on 4th August,
accounting and regulatory 2013 as a Public Limited Company (Banking Company) as
purposes, with a brief description under the Companies Act 1994 for carrying out all kinds of
of the entities within the group (i)
banking activities. Presently the Bank is operating its
that are fully consolidated;(ii) that
are given a deduction treatment; business through head office having 25 branches, 5 DESCO
and (iii) that are neither Bill Collection Booth, 4 BRTA Collection Booth and 25 ATM
consolidated nor deducted (e.g. booths all over Bangladesh.
where the investment is risk‐
weighted).
c) Any restrictions, or other major Not applicable
impediments, on transfer of funds
or regulatory capital within the
group.
Quantitative Disclosures
d) The aggregate amount of Not applicable
surplus capital of insurance
subsidiaries (whether deducted or
subjected to an alternative
method) included in the capital of
the consolidated group.
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b) Capital Structure:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) Summary information on the Regulatory capital, as stipulated by the revised RBCA
terms and conditions of the main guidelines by BB, is categorized into two tiers. The total
features of all capital instruments, regulatory capital will consist of sum of the following
especially in the case of capital categories: 1
instruments eligible for inclusion 1) Tier 1 Capital (going‐concern capital):
in CET 1, Additional Tier 1 or Tier
2. a) Common Equity Tier 1
b) Additional Tier 1
2) Tier 2 Capital (gone‐concern capital)
ii) Instruments issued by the banks that meet the qualifying
criteria for AT1
Less: Regulatory adjustments applicable on AT1
Tier‐2 Capital : It is called ‘gone‐concern capital’ represents
other elements which fall short of some of the characteristics
of the core capital consists of‐
i) General Provision
ii) All other preference shares
iii) Subordinated debt
iv) Minority Interest i.e. Tier‐2 issued by consolidated
subsidiaries to third parties (For Consolidated reporting
only)
v) Revaluation Reserves as on 31st December, 2014 (50% of
Fixed Assets and Securities and 10% of equities)
vi) Other (if any item approved by Bangladesh Bank)
Less: Regulatory adjustments applicable on Tier‐2 capital
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Compliance with Regulatory Requirements by NRB Bank:
Particulars Status of
compliance
The bank has to maintain at least 4.50% of Complied
total Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) as
Common Equity Tier 1 capital.
Tier 1 capital will be at least 5.50% of the Complied
total RWA.
Quantitative Disclosures
b) The amount of Regulatory capital of NRB Bank Limited under Basel‐III for 2016 as below:
1. Common Equity Tier‐1 (Going Concern Capital) Solo
Amount in Million
Fully Paid‐up Capital/Capital Deposited with BB 4000.00
Statutory Reserve 218.11
Retained Earnings 488.15
Total Common Equity Tier‐1 Capital 4706.27
2. Tier‐2 Capital (Gone‐Concern Capital)
General Provision 120.49
Revaluation Reserves for Securities up to 50% 12.33
Less: Revaluation Reserves for Fixed Assets, Securities & Equity Securities (4.93)
(follow Phase‐in deductions as per Basel III) Guideline
Total Admissible Tier‐2 Capital 127.89
Total Regulatory Capital 4834.16
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c) Capital Adequacy:
Qualitative Disclosures
a) A summary discussion of the The Bank has computed the Capital to Risk Weighted
bank’s approach to assessing the Ratio (CRAR) adopting the following approaches:
adequacy of its capital to support a. Standardized Approach for Credit Risk to Compute
current and future activities. Capital to Risk Weighted Ratio under Basel III, using
national discretion for:
Accepting the credit rating agencies as External Credit
Assessment Institutions (ECAI) for claims on corporate
and eligible SME customers.
Accepting Credit Risk Mitigation (CRM) against the
financial securities.
b. Standardized (rule based) Approach for Market Risk
and
c. Basic Indicator Approach for Operational Risk.
Besides computing CRAR under the Pillar I requirement,
the Bank also undertakes stress testing periodically in
various risk areas to assess the impact of stressed
scenario or plausible events on asset quality, liquidity,
profitability and capital adequacy. The Bank has a Board
approved policy on Internal Capital Adequacy
Assessment Process (ICAAP) as stipulated by Bangladesh
Bank. The bank conducts Internal Capital Adequacy
Assessment Process (ICAAP) on annual basis to assess the
sufficiency of its capital funds to cover the risks specified
under Pillar‐ II of Basel guidelines. The adequacy of Bank’s
capital funds to meet the future business growth is being
assessed in the ICAAP document.
Quantitative Disclosures
Capital requirement under following Risk: Amount in Million
b) Capital requirement for Credit Risk 1283.67
c) Capital requirement for Market Risk 312.99
d) Capital requirement for Operational Risk 165.05
Total Capital Requirement (b+c+d) 1761.71
Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR):
1. Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) Ratio 26.71%
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2. Tier 1 Capital Adequacy Ratio 26.71%
3. Tier‐2 Capital Adequacy Ratio 0.73%
Capital to Risk‐weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) 27.44%
Capital Conservation Buffer 109.40
Available Capital under Pillar 2 Requirement 834.16
Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) 4000.00
Capital to Risk‐weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR):
27.44%
10.00%
10.00%
Required CRAR
Maintained CRAR
5.00%
SOLO
Minimum T‐1 Capital Ratio:
30.00% 26.71%
25.00% Required
20.00% Minimum T‐1
15.00% Capital Ratio
10.00% 5.50% Maintained
5.00% Minimum T‐1
Capital Ratio
0.00%
SOLO
Eligible Capital:
(Amount in Million)
SOLO
4,834
4,000
Minimum Capital Requitrement Total Eligible Capital
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d) Credit Risk:
Qualitative a) The general qualitative disclosure requirement with respect to credit
Disclosures risk:
i) Definitions of
Categories Definition of past due When started
past due and
Continuous If not repaid/renewed within the From the
impaired
Loan fixed expiry date for repayment or following day
after the demand by the bank will of the expiry
be treated as past due/overdue. date.
Demand Loan If not repaid within the fixed expiry As above
date for repayment or after the
demand by the bank will be treated
as past due/overdue.
Fixed Term Loan In case of any installment(s) or part As above
of installment(s) of a Fixed Term
Loan is not repaid within the fixed
expiry date, the amount of unpaid
installment(s) will be treated as past
due/overdue.
Short‐term If not repaid within the fixed expiry After 6 months
Agricultural and date for repayment will be of the expiry
Micro‐Credit considered past due/overdue. date.
Impaired loan:All classified loan are treated as impaired loans, impaired can
be defined as above:
Type of loan Sub Standard Doubtful Bad / Loss
Continuous Loan 3≤O<6 6≤O<9 O≥9
Demand Loan 3≤O<6 6≤O<9 O≥9
Fixed Term Loan
6≤O<9 9≤O<12 O≥12
(Upto 10.00 Lac)
Fixed Term Loan
3≤O<6 6≤O<9 O≥9
(More than 10.00 Lac)
SAC/MC 12<O≤36 36<O≤60 O>60
Note : O = Overdue, SAC= Short term Agricultural Credit, MC= Micro Credit
ii) Description of Rates of Provision
approaches Un‐ Classified Classified
followed for Standard SMA SS DF BL
specific and House Building and loans for 2% 2% 20% 50% 100%
general Professionals
allowances Other than house building and 5% 5% 20% 50% 100%
and statistical professionals
methods Loans to BHs/MBs against share 2% 2% 20% 50% 100%
Small & Medium Enterprise 0.25% 0.25% 20% 50% 100%
Short term Agri /Micro Credit 2.5% ‐ 5% 5% 100%
All Others 1% 1% 20% 50% 100%
Off Balance Sheet 1% ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
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The Bank has put in place a well‐structured Credit Risk Management Policy
iii) Discussion of
the Bank’s duly approved by the Bank’s Board. The Policy document defines
Credit risk organization structure, role & responsibilities and, the processes whereby
management the Credit Risks carried out by the Bank can be identified, quantified &
policy. managed within the framework that the Bank considers consistent with its
mandate and risk tolerance.
Credit Risk is monitored on a bank‐wide basis and compliance with the risk
limits approved by Board/Risk Management Committee of Board.
The Bank has taken earnest steps to put in place best credit risk
management practices in the bank. Besides, the bank has framed a policy
on Valuation Methodology with the approval by the Board. According to
methodology, such securities normally accepted by the Bank to protect the
interest. These securities act as mitigation against the credit risk to which
the bank is exposed.
Quantitative Disclosures:
b) Total gross credit risk exposures broken down by major types of credit exposure:
(Amount in Million)
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c) Geographical distribution of exposures, broken down in significant areas by major types of
credit exposure of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Geographical Distribution Amount Grand Exposure
Urban
Dhaka 9,324.83
Chittagong 2,659.23
Sylhet 137.37 12,183.39
Rajshahi 54.17
Barishal ‐
Khulna 7.80
Rangpur ‐
Mymensingh ‐
Rural
Dhaka 372.47
Chittagong 3.84
Sylhet 29.66 405.97
Rajshahi ‐
Barishal ‐
Khulna ‐
Rangpur ‐
Mymensingh ‐
Total 12,589.37
d) Industry or counterparty type distribution of exposures, broken down by major types of
credit exposure of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Industry Type Amount
Agriculture 468.29
RMG 118.23
Textile 2399.11
Ship Building 0.00
Ship Breaking 0.00
Other Manufacturing Industry 2361.95
SME loan 3145.80
Construction 0.00
Power, Gas 0.00
Transport, Storage and Communication 0.00
Trade Service 2732.07
Commercial real estate financing 0.00
Residential real estate financing 164.01
Consumer Credit 890.75
Capital Market 0.00
Non‐bank financial Institutions 5.18
Others 304.02
Total Exposure 12,589.41
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e) e) Residual contractual maturity breakdown of the whole portfolio, broken down by major
types of credit exposure of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Time band Continuous Demand Term Agricultural Staff Loan Total
Loan Loan Loan Credit
Up to 1 month 559.21 1,627.19 44.69 205.13 ‐ 2,436.22
1 to 3 months 350.09 1,700.81 2.96 ‐ ‐ 2,053.87
3 to 6 months 605.60 2,240.30 0.62 61.52 ‐ 2,908.04
6 to 12 months 621.37 0.87 133.32 201.64 ‐ 957.20
1 to 2 years ‐ ‐ 138.55 ‐ 0.17 138.72
2 to 3 years 8.45 ‐ 801.74 ‐ ‐ 810.19
3 to 4 years 117.91 ‐ 724.66 ‐ ‐ 842.57
4 to 5 years 60.86 ‐ 915.47 ‐ 7.53 983.87
5 to 7 years ‐ ‐ 1,250.90 ‐ 21.89 1,272.79
7 to 10 years ‐ ‐ 10.18 ‐ 68.84 79.02
Over 10 years ‐ ‐ 10.40 ‐ 96.48 106.88
Total 2,323.49 5,569.18 4,033.50 468.29 194.91 12,589.37
f) By major industry or counterparty type of NRBBL:
• AMOUNT OF IMPAIRED LOANS AND IF AVAILABLE, PAST DUE LOANS, PROVIDED SEPARATELY:
(Amount in Million)
Industry Impaired Past due
Small & Medium Enterprise Financing 179.98 616.36
Consumer Financing 64.97 8.74
Housing Finance ‐ 0.13
Loans for Professionals to setup business ‐ ‐
Loans to BHs/MBs/SDs against Shares etc. ‐ ‐
Other Corporate Credit 0.13 512.41
Short Term Agri Credit & Micro Credit ‐ ‐
Staff Loan ‐ ‐
Total 245.08 1137.64
• SPECIFIC AND GENERAL PROVISION (REQUIRED)
(Amount in Million)
Sector General Provision Specific Provision
Small & Medium Enterprise Financing 15.19 47.87
Consumer Financing 23.17 36.90
Housing Finance 0.60 ‐
Loans for Professionals to setup business ‐ ‐
Loans to BHs/MBs/SDs against Shares etc. ‐ ‐
Other Corporate Credit 51.43 0.03
Short Term Agri Credit & Micro Credit 11.71 ‐
Against Off‐Balance Sheet 18.39 ‐
Grand Total 102.49 84.80
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• CHARGES FOR SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES AND CHARGE‐OFFS DURING THE PERIOD.
Against Classified Loans & Advances Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January , 2016 3.80
(‐) Fully provided debts written off 0
(‐)Recoveries from previously written off debts 0
(+)Provisions made during the year 81.00
Net Charge to the Profit & Loss Account 81.00
Provision held at end of year 84.80
Against Unclassified Loans & Advances Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January, 2016 97.71
Provisions made during the year (1.41)
Provision held at end of year 96.30
Against Special Mention Accounts
Provision held on 1 January, 2016 2.41
Provisions made during the year 3.38
Provision held at end of year 5.79
General Provision for Off Balance Sheet Exposures Amount in Million
Provision held on 1 January , 2016 10.25
Provisions made during the year 8.14
Provision held at end of year 18.39
g) Gross Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs) of NRBBL:
(Amount in Million)
Gross Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs) 245.08
Non‐Performing Assets (NPAs) to outstanding loans & advances
Movement of Non‐Performing Assets for NPAs
Opening balance 22.14
Additions 234.57
Reductions (11.63)
Closing Balance 245.08
Movements of specific provisions for NPAs
Opening balance 3.80
Provision made during the period 81.00
Write‐off ‐
Write back of excess provisions ‐
Closing Balance 84.80
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e) Equities: Disclosures for Banking Book Position
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Qualitative Disclosures:
(a) The general qualitative Interest rate risk is the risk where changes in the market
disclosure requirement interest rates might affect a bank’s financial condition.
including the nature of IRRBB Changes in interest rates affect both the current earnings
and key assumptions, including (earnings perspective) as also the net‐worth of the Bank
assumptions regarding loan
(economic value perspective). The risk from earnings
prepayments and behavior of
non‐maturity deposits, and perspective can be measured as impact in the Net Interest
frequency of IRRBB Income (NII) or Net Interest Margin (NIM). Similarly, the
measurement. risk from economic value perspective can be measured as
drop in the Economic value of Equity (EVE).
The re‐pricing risk arises due to differences in the timing of
re‐pricing of assets and liabilities as well as the cash flows.
The re‐pricing gaps affect bank earnings as well as
economic value.
Risk management framework:
The Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO)
consisting of Bank’s senior management is responsible for
ensuring adherence to the limits set by the Board as well
as for deciding the business strategy of the Bank (for the
assets and liabilities) in line with the Bank’s budget and
decided risk management objectives. ALCO decides
strategies and specifies prudential limits for management
of interest rate risk in the banking book within the broad
parameters laid down by Board of Directors. These limits
are monitored periodically and the breaches, if any, are
reported to ALCO.
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g) Market Risk:
Qualitative Disclosures:
Views of BOD on trading/ There is an approved policy to monitor risks related to
investment activities changes in market dynamics. The Board approves all policies
related to market risk, sets limits and reviews compliance on
a regular basis. The objective is to obtain the best balance of
risk and return whilst meeting customers’ requirements.
Methods used to measure Market Standardized approach has been used to measure the market
risk risk. The total capital requirement in respect of market risk is
the aggregate capital requirement calculated for each of the
risk sub‐categories. The methodology to calculate capital
requirement under Standardized Approach for each of these
market risk categories is as follows:
a) Capital charges for interest rate risk=
Capital Charge for General Market Risk
b) Capital charges for Equity Position Risk=
Capital Charge for Specific Risk+ Capital Charge for General
Market Risk
c) Capital charges for Foreign Exchange Risk= Capital Charge
for General Market Risk
d) Capital charges for Commodity Position Risk= Capital
Charge for General Market Risk.
Market Risk Management System The Treasury Division of the Bank manages market risk
covering liquidity, interest rate and foreign exchange risks
with oversight from Assets‐ Liability Management Committee
(ALCO) comprising senior executives of the Bank. ALCO is
chaired by the Managing Director. ALCO meets at least once
in a month.
The Risk Management Division also reviews the market risk
parameters on monthly basis and recommends on portfolio
concentration for containing the RWA.
Policies and processes for There are approved limits for Market risk related instruments
mitigating market risk: both on‐balance sheet and off‐balance sheet items. The limits
are monitored and enforced on a regular basis to protect
against market risks. The exchange rate committee of the
Bank meets on regular basis to review the prevailing market
condition, exchange rate, foreign exchange position and
transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risks.
Policies and processes for mitigating market risk are
mentioned below‐
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Risk Management and reporting is based on parameters
such as Maturity Gap Analysis, Duration Gap Analysis with
the global best practices.
Risk Profiles are analyzed and mitigating strategies/
processes are suggested by the Asset Liability Committee
(ALCO).
Foreign Exchange Net Open Position (NOP) limits (Day
limit / Overnight limit), deal‐wise trigger limits, Stop‐loss
limit, Profit / Loss in respect of cross currency trading are
properly monitored and exception reporting is regularly
carried out.
Holding of equities is monitored regularly so that the
investment remains within the limit as set by Bangladesh
Bank.
Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO) analyzes
market and determines strategies to attain business
goals.
Reconciliation of foreign currency transactions.
Quantitative Disclosures:
The Capital requirements for specified risk are as follows:
(Amount in Million)
SL Market Risk Capital Requirement
A Interest Rate Related instruments 161.91
B Equities 122.16
C Foreign Exchange Position 28.93
D Commodities 0
Total 313.00
h) Operational Risk:
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from
reduce Operational Risk inadequate or failed internal processes, people and
systems or from external events. It is inherent in all
activities arising out of Bank’s business and operations and
could result in financial losses, litigation, regulatory fines
or other damage to the Bank. The severity of impact on
the bank, its employee and customers is dependent on the
efficacy with which operational risk is managed by the
Bank. The goal is to keep operational risk at appropriate
levels, in light of the Bank’s financial strength, the
characteristics of its businesses, the markets in which it
operates, and the competitive and regulatory
environment in which it operates.
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The Board of Directors of the Bank defines the risk
appetite, sets the risk management strategies and
approves the operational risk policies of the Bank. The
Bank’s risk management processes are guided by well‐
defined policies appropriate for various risk categories,
independent risk oversight and periodic monitoring by
Board Risk Management Committee (BRMC).
ii) Performance gap of executives The bank believes that training and knowledge sharing is
and staffs the best way to reduce knowledge gap. Therefore, it
arranges trainings on a regular basis for its employees to
develop their expertise. The bank offers competitive pay
package to its employees based on performance and
merit. It always tries to develop a culture where all
employees can apply his/her talent and knowledge to
work for the organization with high ethical standards in
order to add more value to the company and for the
economy.
iii) Potential external events No potential external events are expected to expose the
Bank to significant operational risk.
iv) Policies and Processes for Internal control mechanism is in place to control and
mitigating operational risk: minimize the operational risks. If any controls are found to
be ineffective during the course of Risk & Control Self‐
Assessment, corrective measures are adopted in due
course. A monitoring system is also in place for tracking
the corrective actions plan periodically. The various Board
approved policies viz., Operational Risk Management
Policy, Internal Control & Compliance Policy, Internet
Banking Security Policy; Policy on KYC & AML; ICT Policy
addresses issues pertaining to Operational Risk
Management.
In 2016 IC&C Division conducted following No. of audit:
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three years. It also states that if the annual gross income
for any year is negative or zero, that should be excluded
from both the numerator and denominator when
calculating the average gross income. The capital charge
for operational risk is enumerated by applying the
following formula:
K = [(GI 1 + GI2 + GI3) α]/n
Quantitative Disclosures:
b)The capital requirements for operational risk
(Amount in Million)
Particulars RWA Capital Requirement
Minimum Capital Requirement: Operation Risk 1650.47 165.05
i) Liquidity Ratio:
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to The Board of Directors of the bank set policy, different
reduce liquidity Risk liquidity ratio limits, and risk appetite for liquidity risk
management as per regulatory guidelines. The ALM Policy,
the most important policy for Liquidity Risk Management
is reviewed periodically to incorporate changes as
required by regulatory stipulation or to realign with
changes in the economic landscape. The ALCO of the Bank
formulates and reviews strategies and provides guidance
for management of liquidity risk within the framework laid
out in the ALM Policy.
ii) Methods used to measure In the perspective of Bangladesh, identifying and
Liquidity risk monitoring the driving factors of liquidity risk is viewed
from the following aspects:
Regulatory Liquidity Indicators (RLIs):
Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR)
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Medium Term Funding Ratio (MTFR)
Maximum Cumulative Outflow (MCO)
Loan Deposit Ratio
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
Net Stable Funding Raito (NSFR)
Bank’s own liquidity monitoring tools:
Wholesale Borrowing and Funding Guidelines
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Liquidity Contingency Plan
Management Action Trigger (MAT)
iv) Policies and Processes for An effective liquidity risk management process will include
mitigating Liquidity risk systems to identify measure, monitor and control its
liquidity exposures.
Bank has Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO)
to monitor the liquidity risk on a regular basis. Based on
the detail recommendation from ALM desk, ALCO take
appropriate action to manage the liquidity risk. Also Bank
has internal risk control framework which outlines clear
and consistent policies and principles for liquidity risk
management.
Quantitative Disclosures: Amount in Million
Liquidity Coverage Ratio 283.43%
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) 103.75%
Stock of High quality liquid 6,921.85
assets
Total net cash outflows over the 2,442.17
next 30 calendar days
Available amount of stable 18,100.27
funding
Required amount of stable 17,446.01
funding
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j) Leverage Ratio:
Qualitative Disclosures:
i) Views of BoD on system to In order to avoid building‐up of an excessive on‐ and
reduce excessive leverage off‐balance sheet leverage in the banking system, a
simple , transparent and non‐risk based leverage ratio
has been introduced under the Base III framework.
Board of Directors of our Bank continuously monitoring
the exposure limit of lending, capital strength of our
Bank in order to avoid building‐up excessive on‐ and
off‐balance sheet leverage.
ii) Policies and processes for The leverage ratio is intended to achieve the following
managing excessive on and off‐ objectives: a) constrain the build‐up of leverage in the
balance sheet leverage banking sector which could damage the broader
financial system and the economy b) reinforce the risk
based requirements with any easy‐to‐understand and
non‐risk based measure.
At the end December 2016, the minimum requirement
for leverage ratio was 3% on both solo and consolidated
bases. But Higher leverage ratio can decrease the
profitability of banks because it means banks can do
less profitable lending. However, increasing the
leverage ratio means that banks have more capital
reserves and can more easily survive a financial crisis.
In view of the impact of leverage into the business, our
bank management takes decision about future
investment. Considering the financial strength, Bank
also make Capital planning and business budget to go
on a right way.
iii) Approach for calculating The leverage ratio is a volume‐based measure and is
exposure calculated as Basel III Tier I capital divided by total on
and off‐balance sheet exposures.
k) Remuneration:
NRB Bank is committed to ensuring that its remuneration practices enable the Bank to attract,
develop and retain high caliber individuals to deliver the Bank’s objectives and drive business
growth in a competitive environment. The performance based components of remuneration are
designed to encourage behavior that supports the Bank’s long‐term financial soundness and the
risk management frameworks of the Bank.
The qualitative remuneration disclosures are broader in scope and cover all the individuals
included whereas the quantitative information relates to senior managers and material risk
takers of the NRB Bank Limited, for the financial year ended December 31, 2016.
The remuneration issues in NRB Bank are overseen by top
Management comprising the Managing Director & CEO, Deputy
Managing Directors & CRO and the Head of HR. The primary
functions of the Remuneration Committee are to determine, review
and propose principles and governance framework for all decisions
relating to remunerations of the employees of NRB Bank. While the
Human Resources Division is responsible for preparing and
recommending reward plans and compensation, the committee’s
duties are to assess and review these recommendations and submit
them to the Board of Directors for approval.
(b) Information relating to the design and structure of remuneration
process:
The key features and objectives of remuneration policy:
Appropriately compensate Employees for the services they
provide to the Bank;
Attract and retain Employees with skills required to effectively
manage the operations and growth of the business;
Be consistent and appropriate having regard to the performance
of the Bank and the relevant Employees;
Motivate Employees to perform in the best interests of the Bank
and its shareholders;
Motivate Employees to pursue long term growth and success of
the Bank within the Board approved control framework;
Manage the risks associated with remuneration in a manner that
supports the Bank’s risk management frameworks by applying an
appropriate balance between fixed and variable remuneration,
reflecting short and long term performance objectives to the
Bank’s circumstances and goals;
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Apply key short term and long term key performance indicators,
including financial and nonfinancial measures of performance, to
eligible employees;
Demonstrate a clear relationship between individual
performance and rewards;
Comply with all regulatory and legal requirements; and
Provide an appropriate level of transparency.
In the year 2016, the salary structure of the bank was reviewed by
the committee and finally approved by the Board, where the
structure was adjusted with the then inflation rate.
Fixed Remuneration; and
Performance‐based remuneration
Fixed remuneration: This includes base salary, fixed benefits and
superannuation. Base salaries are determined to attract and retain
employees with skills required to effectively manage the operations
and growth of the business to reflect best market practice for the
specific circumstances of the Bank. Fixed remuneration is
benchmarked against the financial services industry through the use
of external remuneration market surveys, conducted by
professional, independent benchmarking organizations.
Performance‐based remuneration: Employee remuneration
packages may include a ‘variable’ component with short term and
long term incentive plans.
Moreover, the employees whose job nature shows risk factors are
allowed risk allowances as prescribed in the policy. In addition,
employees with compliance and supervisory responsibilities are also
provided additional benefits besides their regular pay.
(c) Description of the ways in which current and future risks are taken into
account in the remuneration processes.
The Bank’s remuneration practices are carefully managed takes into
account the following key risks when implementing remuneration
measures:
Financial Risks
Compliance Risks
Risk and compliance requirements represent a gateway to whether
an incentive bonus payment is made and the size of the payment.
Despite, if the individual does not meet or only partially meets
compliance requirements, no award or a reduced award may be
made.
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(d) Description of the ways in which the bank seeks to link performance :
Overview of main performance metrics for the Bank, top level
business lines and individuals‐
The main performance metrics include profits, loan growth,
deposit growth, risk metrics (such as quality of assets), compliance
with regulatory norms, refinement of risk management processes
and customer service. The specific metrics and weightages for
various metrics vary with the role and level of the individual.
Discussion of how amounts of individual remuneration are linked to
the Bank‐wide and individual performance‐
The Performance Appraisal Form (PAF) takes into consideration all
the above aspects while assessing individual performance and
making compensation‐related recommendations to the
Remuneration Committee regarding the level of increment and
performance bonus for employees. The performance assessment
of individual employees is undertaken based on achievements vis‐
à‐vis their goal sheets, which incorporate the various
aspects/metrics.
(e) Description of the ways in which the bank seeks to adjust
remuneration to take account of longer‐term performance.
The Bank’s remuneration system is designed to reward long‐term as
well as short‐term performance, encourage retention and recognize
special performance in the organization. The Bank provides
reasonable remuneration for short‐term performance besides for
long‐term performance the bank has some deferred payment
options (i.e. incentive bonus, gratuity, superannuation etc.)
In case of following situation remuneration can be adjusted before
vesting:
Disciplinary Action (at the discretion of Enquiry committee)
Resignation of the employee prior to the payment date.
At the same time previously paid or already vested variable pay can
also be recovered under the case of disciplinary action (at the
discretion of the Enquiry Committee and approval of Executive
Committee)
(f) Description of the different forms of variable remuneration that
the bank utilities and the rationale for using these different forms.
The main forms of such variable remuneration include:
Monthly Cash benefits
Incentive plan for the employees to be paid annually
The form of variable remuneration depends on the job level of
individual, risk involved, the time horizon for review of quality of the
assignments performed.
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Number and total amount of guaranteed bonuses awarded during
the financial year:
Number and total amount of sign‐on award made during the
financial year.
Nil
Number and total amount of severance payments made during the
financial year.
Nil
(i) Total amount of outstanding deferred remuneration, split into
cash, shares and share‐lined instruments and other forms.
Nil
Total amount of deferred remuneration paid out in the financial
year:
Nil
(j) Breakdown of amount of remuneration awards for the financial
year to show.
Fixed and Variable:
Breakdown of Remuneration (Fixed and Variable) is as follows
(Amount in Million)
Basic Salary 136.54
Allowances 138.64
Festival Bonus 22.82
Gratuity 18.00
Provident Fund Contribution 11.96
Performance Bonus 20.80
Total 348.76
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