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European Banking Barometer – 2015
Contents
Page 1 Economic environment 9 2 Business outlook and focus areas 12 3 Business priorities and product line expectations 28 4 Headcount and compensation 36 5 Contacts 45
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European Banking Barometer – 2015
Introduction
The European Banking Barometer provides an overview of the macro-economic outlook and its impact on the European banking industry, as well as the priorities banks will focus on over the next 12 months. Now in its sixth edition, the latest survey consists of 226 interviews with senior bankers across 11 markets: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the Nordics, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
The fieldwork was conducted via an online questionnaire and telephone interviews during November and December 2014. Respondents were interviewed from a range of financial institutions covering at least 50%* of banking assets in each market.
A range of bank types were interviewed in each market to help ensure the study was a fair reflection of each country’s banking industry. Interviews were not conducted with subsidiaries of member or group banks.
The results in this report are presented in an aggregate market format and shown in percentages. Aggregated European-wide results have been weighted in proportion to countries’ banking assets. All country-level data is unweighted.
Please note that some charts may not add up to 100%, and net increase totals may differ slightly from the numbers shown in the charts, as percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Where possible, we have compared and contrasted the data with that in our European Banking Barometer – 2014.**
We would like to thank all the research participants for their contributions to the study.
If you would like to take part in our next European Banking Barometer study, please speak to your usual EY contact or refer to your local country contact on page 46.
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* Austria represents 31% of its market's banking assets. ** The European Banking Barometer – 2014 was conducted in March and April 2014, and respondents were asked about their six-month outlook, whereas the European Banking Barometer – 2015 is based on respondents' 12-month outlook.
European Banking Barometer – 2015 Page 4
Composition of the survey sample by bank type
23
13
12 14
38
Bank type*
Universal (large-scale banking group or major bank)
Corporate and investment
Private bank or wealth manager
Specialist (e.g., consumer credit, savings or a bank that doesn’t offer a current account)
Retail and business (SME business banking)
* Numbers in the pie chart reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Percentages were calculated using unweighted data. Please note that, given the structure of the German and Swiss banking markets, respondents in these two countries were provided with country-specific bank types that have been reallocated to our five European bank types as follows: In Germany, big banks and regional banks were reallocated to universal banks; foreign banks (not headquartered in Germany) were reallocated to corporate and investment banks; private bankers were reallocated to private banks or wealth management; savings banks and cooperative banks were reallocated to retail and business banks; and central building societies, building loan associations and mortgage banks were reallocated to specialist banks. In Switzerland, major banks were reallocated to universal banks; investment banks were reallocated to corporate and investment banks; private bankers (general or limited partnership) and banks under foreign control were reallocated to private banks/wealth management; cantonal banks, and regional and savings banks were reallocated to retail and business banks; and securities traders were reallocated to specialist banks.
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Composition of the survey sample by bank type
Market Total Universal Corporate and
investment
Private bank or wealth
management Specialist
Retail and business
(cooperative)
Retail and business
(state owned)
Retail and business (privately
owned)
Austria 6 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 Belgium 21 5 2 4 1 1 1 7 France 11 5 1 0 2 1 1 1 Germany 50 9 1 3 9 9 17 2 Italy 20 5 2 0 3 8 1 1 Netherlands 7 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 Nordics 16 6 3 1 2 0 0 4 Poland 13 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 Spain 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 Switzerland 42 2 1 14 6 4 8 7 UK 31 5 14 2 6 1 1 2
Europe** 226 52 29 26 32 27 32 28
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Type of bank*
* Given the structure of the German and Swiss banking markets, respondents in these two countries were provided with country-specific bank types that have been reallocated to our five European bank types as follows: In Germany, big banks and regional banks were reallocated to universal banks; foreign banks (not headquartered in Germany) were reallocated to corporate and investment banks; private bankers were reallocated to private banks or wealth management; savings banks and cooperative banks were reallocated to retail and business banks; and central building societies, building loan associations and mortgage banks were reallocated to specialist banks. In Switzerland, major banks were reallocated to universal banks; investment banks were reallocated to corporate and investment banks; private bankers (general or limited partnership) and banks under foreign control were reallocated to private banks or wealth management; cantonal banks, and regional and savings banks were reallocated to retail and business banks; and securities traders were reallocated to specialist banks.
** European totals in the table reflect the unweighted number of respondents who answered. All European aggregated percentages in the report are weighted in proportion to markets’ banking assets, as reported by The Banker database in June 2014 and SNL Financial. All market level figures in this report reflect unweighted data.
European Banking Barometer – 2015
European overview
The prospects for a European economic recovery are weaker than in 2014, but most bankers remain positive about their own institution’s performance. The broad-based optimism about the economy seen in our previous edition has evaporated: just over a third of bankers now expect the economy to strengthen, and more than a quarter anticipate a deterioration in outlook.
Despite this, most bankers still expect their institution’s financial performance to improve – but only slightly, as institutions continue to grapple with a complex and evolving regulatory agenda. With the industry still struggling to deliver sustainable returns, pay expectations are more modest than in 2014.
The economic recovery will be weaker, but the (gradual) improvement in banks’ financial performance will continue.
► In 2014, 64% of respondents expected the economic outlook to improve. In our latest survey, just 38% do. Furthermore, 27% now believe that the economic outlook will deteriorate.
► Despite this, 56% of respondents still believe that the financial performance of their own bank will improve, compared with 60% in 2014. Bankers remain most positive about the outlook for private banking and wealth management; 62% believe the outlook is good for that segment. More than half of respondents also thought the outlook was good for retail banking, corporate banking, and debt and equity issuance.
► We estimate that, unless banks exceed the 3.5% revenue growth and 1.6% cost reduction they anticipate, they are likely to improve return on equity (ROE) by only around half of the 1.6% they hope to achieve.
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European Banking Barometer – 2015
European overview
The industry is now more resilient, supporting lending growth, but banks will continue to adjust their funding profiles.
► Bankers continue to expect corporate lending policies to become less restrictive across most sectors in the coming year, and 51% expect to increase lending to customers. However, as banks continue to de-risk their balance sheets, the transport, financial services, construction and commercial real estate sectors will face further restrictions.
► Banks are increasingly likely to seek funding through wholesale markets, which are now easier to access, and as ultra-low interest rates in Europe make deposit funding expensive. Forty-seven percent of respondents believe they are now more likely to seek wholesale funding, compared with 42% in 2014. By contrast, just 35% of respondents expect to introduce incentives to increase customer deposits, compared to 51% last year.
Although banks continue to look for opportunities to grow, risk and regulation remain banks’ top priorities.
► Launching initiatives to promote growth remains a key focus for many European banks: half of bankers expect this to be an area of increased focus in 2015. However, when considering banks’ overall list of priorities, innovation and growth activities are eclipsed by cost reduction and efficiency initiatives, and risk and regulatory programs. As a result, banks will continue to invest in technology as they continue to streamline process, strengthen cybersecurity and tackle financial crime.
► Risk and regulation will remain firmly at the top of bankers’ priorities in 2015. Seventy-one percent of respondents see risk management as particularly important, compared with 56% in 2014. Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratio will receive even greater attention in the coming year as the Financial Stability Board progresses its consultation on Total Loss Absorbing Capital (TLAC).
► Although reputational risk is the third most important priority for banks for 2015, developing new remuneration systems, which many see as a key driver of cultural transformation across the industry, and central to mitigating conduct risk are ranked 21st.
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European Banking Barometer – 2015
European overview
Post-AQR industry restructuring will gather pace, but sector consolidation remains some way off.
► Sector restructuring had slowed ahead of the ECB’s comprehensive assessment but, following the exercise’s completion, banks are now once more reassessing their business and geographic footprints. Asset disposals and acquisitions are likely to be driven by the structural reform agenda, with 41% of universal banks expecting to sell assets.
► Acquisitions are likely to be small in scale and focused on strengthening core businesses and existing capabilities. Significant sector consolidation remains unlikely: just 28% of banks expect large- or medium-scale consolidation in the coming year. Although 53% of bankers expect significant consolidation within three years, this has fallen from 65% in 2014.
The pace of job cuts is picking up, and pay expectations are beginning to reflect a challenged industry. ► Forty-three percent of bankers expect headcount to fall, compared with 38% in our last survey, with headcount reductions
focused in operations and IT, other head-office functions and retail banking. The UK is the only market where more respondents expect headcount to rise than fall.
► The combination of low growth, continued industry restructuring and further job cuts means bankers are now less optimistic about the prospects for industry pay. Although 22% of respondents expect aggregate pay to increase, 19% expect it to fall. Notably, although 4% expected aggregate pay to increase by over 10% in 2014, none do this year. In fact, 10% of respondents now anticipate a double-digit reduction in pay.
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European Banking Barometer – 2015
1 26 35 35 3
Bankers are now less positive about the prospect of an economic recovery, but expectations differ widely by market
How do you expect the general economic outlook in your market to change over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Comments: Optimism about the economic recovery had been increasing in the previous three editions of our European Banking Barometer. This edition highlights a stark reversal of that trend, pointing to a slowing economic recovery. This is in line with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) recent downward revision of Euro Area growth prospects for 2015. Just 38% of respondents expect the economic outlook to improve, compared with 64% in 2014. Furthermore, 28% expect the economic outlook to deteriorate, compared with just 9% in 2014. However, expectations vary between markets. While the bankers in the UK, Poland and Spain anticipate a stronger economy, driven by a mixture of rising consumption, investment and employment, more Belgian, French and German bankers expect their economy to contract than to grow.
1 8 27 56 8
Worsen significantly Worsen slightly Stay the same Improve slightly Improve significantly
2014
2015
European Banking Barometer – 2015
5
2
1
13
14
23
25
10
34
64
26
25
33
27
48
22
15
50
57
45
44
18
35
55
33
57
36
56
62
25
43
40
20
18
35
20
33
3
2
22
3
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Worsen significantly Worsen slightly Stay the same Improve slightly Improve significantly
How do you expect the general economic outlook in your market to change over the next 12 months?*
2015
Two-thirds of French bankers expect the economic outlook to worsen, but 78% of Spanish bankers expect it to improve
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2014 Net
increase Net
increase
0
-5
11
-45
-16
25
43
0
38
78
24
47
* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
7
1
6
5
10
5
6
17
8
6
23
14
24
10
8
10
14
20
43
52
27
35
31
57
76
65
58
80
86
75
50
21
56
59
46
23
20
33
1
3
8
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria 23
53
54
0
46
70
86
70
92
80
76
74
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Despite a weaker economic outlook, most bankers still expect their institution’s financial performance to improve …
How do you expect your bank’s financial performance to change over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
1 13 26 50 10
Weaken significantly Weaken slightly Stay the same Strengthen slightly Strengthen significantly
2014
Comments: Cost reduction and revenue growth initiatives will gather pace, yet banks will still struggle to deliver even the modest improvement in ROE they anticipate. Across Europe, bankers expect costs to fall by an average of 1.57% – more than three times the cost reduction anticipated last year. Similarly, anticipated revenue growth of 3.46% exceeds last year’s expectation. Although respondents hope that these improvements will deliver an average improvement of 1.62% in ROE, EY analysis suggests that they will only boost ROE by around half that amount. Furthermore, European banks would need to reduce costs by about 21% and grow revenues simultaneously by 15% just to achieve their average cost of equity (9.4%). Bankers in Poland, the Netherlands and Germany actually anticipate a slight fall in ROE. By contrast, bankers in Spain, the UK, the Nordics and Austria all expect ROE increases in excess of 3.5%.
1 15 27 48 8
2015
European Banking Barometer – 2015
-6.00 -5.00 -4.00 -3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
… but ROE growth will remain modest as banks continue to struggle to cut costs or grow revenues significantly
How do you expect your bank’s performance measures to change over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the mean percentage change expected. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Increase Percentage increase
Revenue
Average percentage change
4.10
3.19
3.46
4.14
0.79
2.63
5.00
3.00
2.33
4.17
2.24
4.57
Cost base
-5.83
-1.15
-1.57
-1.80
-0.43
-3.29
5.50
-3.58
0.75
-3.14
0.64
-2.64
ROE
4.00
2.37
1.62
0.38
-0.50
2.23
-0.25
3.77
-1.00
3.60
0.57
3.75
4.10
3.19
3.46
4.14
0.79
2.63
5.00
3.00
2.33
4.17
2.24
4.57
-5.83
-1.15
-1.57
-1.80
-0.43
-3.29
5.50
-3.58
-3.14
0.64
-2.64
4.00
2.37
1.62
0.38
2.23
3.77
-1.00
3.60
0.57
3.75
-0.25
0.75
-0.50
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Almost one-third of bankers still expect to increase their loan loss provisions …
Over the next 12 months, what do you expect your bank’s total provisions against loan losses to do?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Comments: Slightly more banks now expect to raise loan loss provisions (LLPs) than in 2014. Provisions are likely to rise as banks move to comply with IFRS 9, a new accounting standard due to take effect on 1 January 2018. Under the IFRS 9 standard on financial instruments, a new expected-loss impairment model will require banks to recognize not only credit losses that have already occurred, but also losses that are expected in the future. It is likely that the effect of the higher provisions will be moderate for banks that use an internal approach to calculating regulatory capital; however, the impact will be greater for banks using the Basel standardized approach. Despite this, with many European banks having significantly strengthened their balance sheets to ensure they passed last year’s ECB Asset Quality Review (AQR), 29% now expect to be able to release provisions to improve their financial performance, compared with just 23% in our previous survey.
3 26 39 28 4
1 22 46 27 3
Decrease significantly Decrease slightly Stay the same Increase slightly Increase significantly
2014
2015
European Banking Barometer – 2015
… but bankers in Austria, Belgium, Spain and the UK expect to release provisions, which may boost financial performance
Over the next 12 months, what do you expect your bank’s total provisions against loan losses to do?*
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* Numbers reflect the mean scores of respondents who answered on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 denotes “Decrease significantly” and 5 denotes “Increase significantly.” Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
1 2 3 4 5UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria2.83
2.90
3.06
3.18
3.00
3.00
3.31
2.78
2.90
3.69
3.12
3.10
3.20
3.01
3.25
3.00
2.90
3.00
3.80
3.24
2.69
2015 2014
3.21
3.30
Decrease significantly
Increase significantly Stay the same
European Banking Barometer – 2015
38 33
27 23 19
11 24
17 11
17 17 18
18 19 19 21 25 29 30 31
39 40 44
52
More restrictive Less restrictive
34 30 30 28
21 15
25 28
17 16 12 16
29 26
21 19
33 27 26
19 24
39 36
45
Commercial real estateConstruction
Financial servicesTransport (incl. automotive and shipping)**
Retail and consumer products**Commercial and professional services**
Energy, mining and minerals**Media and telecommunications
ITManufacturing and industrials (incl. chemicals, eng.)**
Health careSMEs 29
24 23 7 -9 1 12 12 -9 -8 -4 -5
Stronger balance sheets will allow banks to loosen lending policies for most sectors
How do you expect the corporate lending policies of banks in your market to change in each of the following sectors over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Remain unchanged” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.” ** Energy and mining includes minerals; manufacturing includes industries, chemicals and engineering; commercial services includes professional services; retail includes consumer products; and transport includes automotive and shipping.
2015 2014 Net less
restrictive Net less
restrictive
Comments: Despite a weaker economic outlook, bankers continue to expect corporate lending policies to become less restrictive across most sectors in the coming year. As a result of recent regulatory and supervisory actions, which have contributed to improvements in banks’ funding conditions, and improved capital and liquidity positions, banks are now better positioned to expand corporate lending. However, the transport, financial services, construction and commercial real estate sectors will face further restrictions, as banks continue to de-risk their balance sheets and reduce their exposure to riskier or more capital intensive sectors. For example, the CRD IV Net Stable Funding Ratio makes it less attractive to provide longer-term loans to sectors such as shipping.
34 28 24 28 13 6 18 6 -2 -8 -14 -21
■ More restrictive ■ Less restrictive
European Banking Barometer – 2015
71 29 29
33 17 14 14
33 17
43 43
14
29 14
17 29 29
50 14
29 43
26 21
26 26 21
8 42
16 16 11
16 11
34 34
8 18
13 21
29 24 29 32 34
55
Commercial real estateConstruction
Financial servicesTransport**
Retail**Commercial services**
Energy and mining**Media and telecomms
ITManufacturing**
Health careSMEs
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Italy
France
Netherlands
Lending policies for SMEs are expected to be less restrictive in all markets except the Netherlands How do you expect the corporate lending policies of banks in your market to change in each of the following sectors over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.” ** Energy and mining includes minerals; manufacturing includes industries, chemicals and engineering; commercial services includes professional services; retail includes consumer products; and transport includes automotive and shipping.
80 73
33 7
20 7 7
14 7
13 7
20
13 7 7
33 47
40 27
43 53
67 67
73
50 100
25 25 25
50 50
25
25
25 25
50 50
75 75
50 75
Commercial real estateConstruction
Financial servicesTransport**
Retail**Commercial services**
Energy and mining**Media and telecomms
ITManufacturing**
Health careSMEs
42 25
15 15
19 23 18
23 8 8 7
14
8 8 15 15
31 23
18 15
31 15
29 50
25 50
25 50
25 25 25 25 25 25 25
50
25
25 25
25 25
50 25 25
■ More restrictive ■ Less restrictive
European Banking Barometer – 2015
11 32 30 26 28
12 21 21
11 11 11
28
44 21 25 26
17 24
37 32
26 42
63 50
17 36
27 8
18
33
18
20 10
17 18 18
25 27
40 25
60 45
55 50
70
22 22
13
14 11
11 38
71 62
57 62
75 86 88
71 78
Nordics
Switzerland
Poland
UK
Spain
Lending policies for commercial real estate is expected to be less restrictive in the UK How do you expect the corporate lending policies of banks in your market to change in each of the following sectors over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.” ** Energy and mining includes minerals; manufacturing includes industries, chemicals and engineering; commercial services includes professional services; retail includes consumer products; and transport includes automotive and shipping.
■ More restrictive ■ Less restrictive
45 41
27 14
18 5
36 19 18 14
18
14 9 18
9 23 23
5 29
18 32 36
32
Commercial real estateConstruction
Financial servicesTransport**
Retail**Commercial services**
Energy and mining**Media and telecomms
ITManufacturing**
Health careSMEs
30 18
33 27
18 9
45
18
9
20 9
25 9 9 18
9 36
18 18
27 36
Commercial real estateConstruction
Financial servicesTransport**
Retail**Commercial services**
Energy and mining**Media and telecomms
ITManufacturing**
Health careSMEs
European Banking Barometer – 2015
1 2 3 4 5
Launching initiatives to promote growth
Seeking funding from wholesale capital markets
Lending to customers
Selling assets outside Europe
Repaying central bank funding programs
Reducing loan to deposit ratios
Selling assets outside home markets
Introduction/increasing incentives to increase customer deposits
Reducing the balance sheet
Accessing central bank funding programs
Banks continue to prioritize growth and moving away from retail funding to cheaper wholesale funding
How likely are the banks in your market to be engaged in the following activities over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the mean scores of respondents who answered on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 denotes “Significantly less” and 5 denotes “Significantly more.”
Comments: Growth remains a key priority for European banks. Fifty-nine percent of respondents believe banks in their markets are more likely to launch growth initiatives this year, while 51% also expect to increase lending. Banks will also rebalance their funding mix toward wholesale funding. Capital markets are now easier to access, while deposit funding has become more expensive due to ultra-low interest rates in the Euro Area; as a result, just 35% of respondents expect to introduce incentives to increase customer deposits, compared with 51% last year.
Significantly less
Significantly more
3.64
3.52
3.39
3.31
3.29
3.21
3.19
3.14
3.10
2.88
3.59
3.32
3.42
3.22
3.27
3.26
3.24
3.44
3.17
2.61
Significantly less
Significantly more Stay the same
2015 2014
European Banking Barometer – 2015
14
29
14
14
14
29
14
57
43
43
14
14
57
14
14
43
43
29
43
29
14
14
14
14
10
25
15
10
30
15
10
5
5
5
10
10
5
5
15
5
15
25
30
25
25
35
25
40
30
60
25
10
10
5
5
20
15
30
15
15
14
5
20
20
35
30
62
33
48
14
5
10
20
10
10
19
25
29
48
15
20
25
10
5
10
25
5
5
5
10
5
14
44
24
38
27
25
35
22
18
40
22
4
4
12
4
4
4
2
10
6
4
14
35
22
13
6
24
27
29
12
31
2
13
6
6
9
10
8
2
27
55
45
45
73
45
55
36
18
36
18
18
9
9
18
36
18
36
18
9
9
9
27
9
9 50
33
67
17
17
50
33
50
17
17
17
17
17
50
17
17
17
17
33
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Italy
France
Netherlands
More than three-quarters of respondents in Italy plan to launch initiatives to promote growth
How likely are the banks in your market to be engaged in the following activities over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “About the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Significantly more Slightly more Significantly less Slightly less
Launching initiatives to promote growth
Seeking funding from wholesale capital markets
Lending to customers
Selling assets outside Europe
Repaying central bank funding programs
Reducing loan to deposit ratios
Selling assets outside home markets
Introduction/increasing incentives to increase customer deposits
Reducing the balance sheet
Accessing central bank funding programs
Launching initiatives to promote growth
Seeking funding from wholesale capital markets
Lending to customers
Selling assets outside Europe
Repaying central bank funding programs
Reducing loan to deposit ratios
Selling assets outside home markets
Introduction/increasing incentives to increase customer deposits
Reducing the balance sheet
Accessing central bank funding programs
European Banking Barometer – 2015
More than 74% of Polish, Spanish and British respondents are planning to launch new initiatives to promote growth
How likely are the banks in your market to be engaged in the following activities over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “About the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Significantly more Slightly more Significantly less Slightly less
Launching initiatives to promote growth
Seeking funding from wholesale capital markets
Lending to customers
Selling assets outside Europe
Repaying central bank funding programs
Reducing loan to deposit ratios
Selling assets outside home markets
Introduction/increasing incentives to increase customer deposits
Reducing the balance sheet
Accessing central bank funding programs
Launching initiatives to promote growth
Seeking funding from wholesale capital markets
Lending to customers
Selling assets outside Europe
Repaying central bank funding programs
Reducing loan to deposit ratios
Selling assets outside home markets
Introduction/increasing incentives to increase customer deposits
Reducing the balance sheet
Accessing central bank funding programs 29
19
13
10
3
10
19
16
23
10
3
3
6
3 /
6
3
16
26
26
48
48
26
45
48
32
45
16
3
6
3
10
10
6
26
29
8
8
54
23
8
8
15
69
54
54
8
8
15
23
23
69
15
38
15
8
8
8
8
8
34
17
29
20
16
33
22
26
26
16
5
5
5
3
3
2
8
12
2
3
17
14
10
25
16
12
13
24
10
30
5
5
10
5
2
15
5
12
19
11
22
11
22
22
44
33
44
22
33
44
11
11
11
22
33
33
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22
11
22
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11
11
22
22
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11 44
25
44
19
13
19
37
37
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
13
25
13
19
31
37
6
7
6
6
25
Nordics
Switzerland
Poland
UK
Spain
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Following the ECB’s comprehensive assessment, sector restructuring is expected to gather pace …
Which, if any, of the following is your bank likely to consider over the next 12 months in relation to the countries in which it operates?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents could select more than one option.
23 24 24
45
26 30
34 31
Sell assets Buy assets Partnerships orjoint ventures
None of these
2014 2015
Comments: Sector restructuring had slowed ahead of the AQR and stress test. Following the comprehensive assessment, banks are once more reassessing their business and geographic footprints. The structural reform agenda will be a key driver of this activity, with 41% of universal banks expecting to sell assets, compared with 33% of corporate and investment banks, and just 20% of retail banks. Redefining the core activities of a bank will also be crucial to delivering improved profitability for institutions in the longer term (see Global banking outlook 2015: Transforming banking for the next generation). The weaker economic outlook means profitable growth will be hard to achieve organically. As a result, banks are now more likely to consider inorganic growth opportunities. However, as Basel III requires banks to hold additional capital against stakes in other financial institutions, acquisitions are likely to be of specific books of business, rather than of major operations. Partnerships are the preferred form of inorganic growth and, notably, banks are now more likely to consider partnerships in North America, and less likely to consider them in the Asia-Pacific region, than in 2014. This reflects the sustained economic recovery in the US, and concerns about the economic outlook for China and its impact on regional growth.
European Banking Barometer – 2015
… with more than half of bankers in the UK considering acquisitions and 45% in France considering divestments
Which, if any, of the following is your bank likely to consider over the next 12 months in relation to the countries in which it operates?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents could select more than one option.
Sell assets Buy assets Partnerships or joint ventures None of these
26
12
45
17
15
14
35
7
23
23
35
38
35
14
11
23
19
14
25
14
45
26
24
33
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
17
18
40
0
30
14
15
10
40
24
24
31
52
17
33
23
19
0
25
26
27
30
38
33
23
29
30
17
10
14
20
14
37
24
29
15
35
40
33
15
31
29
15
34
45
34
14
17
51
59
5
67
50
57
45
73
30
45
35
23
23
33
56
54
44
57
50
32
9
31
33
17
2015 2014
European Banking Barometer – 2015
North America has eclipsed Asia-Pacific as the focus for expansion beyond Europe
In which regions is your bank likely to sell assets, buy assets or consider joint ventures over the next 12 months?*
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* Numbers represent the total number of mentions for that particular region. Respondents could state more than one region. ** Includes responses for “Rest of the world” and “Worldwide.”
9
9
12
20
9
5
0 5 10 15 20
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
North America
15
5
8
9
6
6
0 5 10 15 20
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
Asia-Pacific
43
46
47
55
43
48
0 20 40 60
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
Europe
8
4
1
4
4
0 5 10 15 20
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
South America
5
6
3
2
9
0 5 10 15 20
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
Middle East and Africa
3
6
5
1
2
0 5 10 15 20
Joint ventures
Sell assets
Buy assets
Across the world**
2015 2014
European Banking Barometer – 2015
15
38
40
6
Despite the growing pace of restructuring, fewer bankers now expect significant consolidation across the industry
To what extent do you anticipate consolidation of the banking industry over the next 12 months and within the next three years?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Within three years 12 months
Comments: Over three-quarters of respondents anticipate some industry consolidation in the next year, and 94% expect some consolidation within the next three years. Most of this activity will be small in scale, suggesting banks will continue to restructure and generally only make disposals or acquisitions of small books of business that are closely aligned to their core strategy. The evolving regulatory landscape means many banks remain cautious of significant acquisitions in the short term, with just 28% of banks expecting medium- or large-scale consolidation in the coming year. Furthermore, although 53% of bankers expect significant consolidation within the next three years – with the greatest consolidation anticipated in markets where banks were shown to have capital shortfalls or where there is overcapacity – this has fallen from 65% in 2014.
6
22
47
25
2015 2014
Within three years 12 months
7
28
43
22 21
44
29
6
I do not anticipate any consolidation Small-scale consolidation Medium-scale consolidation Large-scale consolidation
European Banking Barometer – 2015
13
38
38
50
50
13
I do not anticipate any consolidation Small-scale consolidation Medium-scale consolidation Large-scale consolidation
In the next three years, the greatest consolidation is expected in the Belgian, German, Italian and Swiss banking sectors
To what extent do you anticipate consolidation of the banking industry in your market over the next 12 months and within the next three years?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Base excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know.”
Austria Belgium
Germany
Europe
Netherlands
17
50
67
33
17
17 3 years
12 months
Nordics
Switzerland Poland UK Spain
14
19
57
62
19
19
10
6
25
40
47
38
22
15
6
Italy
France
27
45
36
27
18
27
18
2
12
34
62
52
24
12
2
3 years
12 months
21
55
58
35
21
10
17
57
67
43
17 6
25
50
56
31
19
13
46
77
38
23
15 3 years
12 months 5
14
43
64
43
21
10
20
48
50
39
23
13
7
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Business priorities and product line expectations
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Section 3
European Banking Barometer – 2015
16
18
25
26
30 30
36
48 48
50
61 64
71
5 7
12 12
25
37
57
15
17
20 20
28
43
Reducing the number of productsOffshoring
OutsourcingDisposing of assets or businesses
Acquiring new assets or businessesNew remuneration systems
Establishing new business segmentsFinancial Transaction Tax
Developing partnerships with non-banksNew foreign markets/internationalization
Restructuring the business to comply with regulationsRestructuring the business to cut costs
Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV²Developing/introducing new products
Current changes in financial reporting/IFRSDeveloping recovery and resolution plans
The threat of financial crimeMinimizing all non-essential expenditure/cutting costs
Investing in customer-facing technologyCompliance with consumer regulation/remediation
Cybersecurity/data securityCompliance with capital market regulations
Streamlining processesReputational risk¹
Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratioRisk management2015
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Risk and regulation remain at the top of banks’ agendas
* Respondents were asked to rank the importance of activities on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 denotes “Not at all important” and 10 denotes “Very important.” Numbers show the percentage of respondents selecting either 8, 9 or 10. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply.” In the European Banking Barometer – 2014 “Cutting costs” was listed as an individual answer and was ranked seventh.
1 Reputational risk includes tax transparency; compliance with capital markets regulations, i.e., MiFID II or EMIR; and investing in new customer-facing technology, e.g., mobile solutions. 2 Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV – putting in place a policy to promote diversity on the management board.
Rank the importance of the following agenda items for your organization*
Comments: An ever-increasing regulatory burden means risk and regulation remain firmly at the top of bankers’ priorities in 2015. Risk management is cited as particularly important by 71% of respondents, compared with 56% in 2014. With the recent comprehensive assessment giving banks greater clarity on prudential expectations, combined with new proposals for increasing banks’ TLAC, capital, liquidity and the leverage ratio is now the second most important priority for bankers. It is notable that, while reputational risk is the third most important priority for banks in 2015, development of the new remuneration systems that many see as a key driver of cultural transformation across the industry – and central to mitigating conduct risk – are ranked 21st. Banks will also continue to invest in technology as they continue to streamline process, strengthen cybersecurity and tackle financial crime.
2014 2015 Rank order of importance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 5 2 4 6 3 10 8
9//7 11 16 15 9 21 12 18 13 19 17 14 24 20 25 23 26 22
Risk and regulation Cost cutting and efficiency
Innovation and growth
European Banking Barometer – 2015
0
20
27
20 14
6
36 34
42
14 54
56
12
40
56
4 4
10
34
Financial Transaction TaxDeveloping partnerships with non-banksNew foreign markets/internationalization
Restructuring the business to comply with regulationsRestructuring the business to cut costs
Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV²Developing/introducing new products
Current changes in financial reporting/IFRSDeveloping recovery and resolution plans
The threat of financial crimeMinimizing all non-essential expenditure/cutting costs
Investing in customer-facing technologyCompliance with consumer regulation/remediation
Cybersecurity/data securityCompliance with capital market regulations
Streamlining processesReputational risk¹
Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratioRisk management
17
14
29
43 29
0
43 14
83
86 71
86
17
29
57
14 29
0
43
36
10
30
36 40
60
55 80
27
64 73
82
27
18
45
27 18
18
36
17
33
50
33 50
83
67 67
80
80 50
80
17
50
83
50 0
83
50
Financial Transaction TaxDeveloping partnerships with non-banksNew foreign markets/internationalization
Restructuring the business to comply with regulationsRestructuring the business to cut costs
Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV²Developing/introducing new products
Current changes in financial reporting/IFRSDeveloping recovery and resolution plans
The threat of financial crimeMinimizing all non-essential expenditure/cutting costs
Investing in customer-facing technologyCompliance with consumer regulation/remediation
Cybersecurity/data securityCompliance with capital market regulations
Streamlining processesReputational risk¹
Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratioRisk management
11
28
39
47 25
11
33 11
47
63 61
74
32
47
67
28 33
39
59
30
15
30
33 15
38
50 62
43
62 53
81
35
52
71
15 6
29
71
Italy Germany
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Banks across Europe are also refocusing on efficiency, at the expense of innovation and growth initiatives
* Respondents were asked to rank the importance of activities on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 denotes “Not at all important” and 10 denotes “Very important.” Numbers show the percentage of respondents selecting either 8, 9 or 10. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply.” In the European Banking Barometer – 2014 “Cutting costs” was listed as an individual answer and was ranked seventh.
1 Reputational risk includes tax transparency; compliance with capital markets regulations, i.e., MiFID II or EMIR; and investing in new customer-facing technology, e.g., mobile solutions. 2 Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV – putting in place a policy to promote diversity on the management board.
Risk and regulation Cost cutting and efficiency
Innovation and growth
Austria Belgium France
Netherlands
Rank the importance of the following agenda items for your organization*
European Banking Barometer – 2015
5
12
5
27 7
20
24 38
48
46 50
43
20
43
45
7 12
37
29
Financial Transaction TaxDeveloping partnerships with non-banksNew foreign markets/internationalization
Restructuring the business to comply with regulationsRestructuring the business to cut costs
Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV²Developing/introducing new products
Current changes in financial reporting/IFRSDeveloping recovery and resolution plans
The threat of financial crimeMinimizing all non-essential expenditure/cutting costs
Investing in customer-facing technologyCompliance with consumer regulation/remediation
Cybersecurity/data securityCompliance with capital market regulations
Streamlining processesReputational risk¹
Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratioRisk management
7
47
13
25 33
44
47 37
63
63 60
56
31
44
69
33 20
31
56
Financial Transaction TaxDeveloping partnerships with non-banksNew foreign markets/internationalization
Restructuring the business to comply with regulationsRestructuring the business to cut costs
Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV²Developing/introducing new products
Current changes in financial reporting/IFRSDeveloping recovery and resolution plans
The threat of financial crimeMinimizing all non-essential expenditure/cutting costs
Investing in customer-facing technologyCompliance with consumer regulation/remediation
Cybersecurity/data securityCompliance with capital market regulations
Streamlining processesReputational risk¹
Capital, liquidity and the leverage ratioRisk management
13
43
38
38 50
25
62 38
67
78 88
78
13
44
33
22 33
44
44
Poland
0
18
33
15 15
38
17 58
31
62 46
69
8
54
77
33 22
54
54
27
37
23
20 35
60
61 61
60
81 61
77
37
39
68
19 30
40
47
Switzerland
Nordics
UK
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Cybersecurity and combatting finance crime will be a key priority for banks in the UK, France and Austria
* Respondents were asked to rank the importance of activities on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 denotes “Not at all important” and 10 denotes “Very important.” Numbers show the percentage of respondents selecting either 8, 9 or 10. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply.” In the European Banking Barometer – 2014 “Cutting costs” was listed as an individual answer and was ranked seventh.
1 Reputational risk includes tax transparency; compliance with capital markets regulations, i.e., MiFID II or EMIR; and investing in new customer-facing technology, e.g., mobile solutions. 2 Diversity requirements relating to CRD IV – putting in place a policy to promote diversity on the management board.
Rank the importance of the following agenda items for your organization* Risk and regulation Cost cutting and efficiency
Innovation and growth
Spain
European Banking Barometer – 2015
Bankers continue to anticipate an improved outlook for all business lines …
How do you rate the outlook for your bank over the next 12 months in each of the following business lines?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Neither good, nor poor” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply” or chose not to answer.
18
17
17
14
13
9
12
6
7
2
2
2
1
2
4
1
1
27
37
38
38
37
43
41
53
53
5
6
5
6
8
11
14
5
9
Securities trading
Transaction advisory (e.g., M&A)
Deposit business
Securities services
Asset management
Debt and equity issuance
Retail banking
Corporate banking
Private banking and wealth management
35
33
43
36
40
32
44
43
57
3
6
6
4
13
9
10
7
10
19
8
8
12
10
10
10
8
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
Securities trading
Transaction advisory (e.g., M&A)
Deposit business
Securities services
Asset management
Debt and equity issuance
Retail banking
Corporate banking
Private banking and wealth management
Net increase
59
40
42
29
41
24
39
26
16
Net increase
2015 2014
54
51
44
40
30
29
25
24
13
Very good Fairly good Very poor Fairly poor
Comments: Bankers remain most optimistic about the outlook for private banking and wealth management. As highlighted in our previous edition, it is an attractive segment, given its capital-light business model and the fact it is a growing market. More surprisingly, given the weak economic outlook, most bankers also expect an improved outlook for retail and corporate banking. However, the ECB’s low base rate and quantitative easing (QE) should enable banks to improve margins while lending to customers that are good credit risks. The most improved outlook is for debt and equity issuance. Increased capital markets activity is likely as QE boosts demand for capital markets funding from non-financial corporations. In addition, there is likely to be significant capital raising by those financial institutions that failed the comprehensive assessment, as well as by other institutions in anticipation of TLAC requirements. Unsurprisingly, following the ECB’s introduction of a negative deposit rate in June 2014, the outlook for deposit business is also less positive than last year. The outlook is least positive for securities trading, a business line that is grappling with transformative regulation of Dodd Frank, EMIR and MiFID II.
European Banking Barometer – 2015
… with the strongest performance expected in wealth management, retail and corporate banking
How do you rate the outlook for your bank over the next 12 months in each of the following business lines?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Neither good, nor poor” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply” or chose not to answer.
52
35
75
40
42
25
73
48
56
53
69
60
5
8
13
10
17
25
8
11
9
13
19
15
20
7
8
7
5
3
1
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Private banking and wealth management
Very good Fairly good Very poor Fairly poor
Retail banking
50
43
44
73
57
50
53
42
11
41
69
50
5
5
11
9
14
25
6
10
33
14
6
10
3
22
7
29
13
11
12
5
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Corporate banking
67
31
56
54
64
40
53
35
60
53
64
67
8
11
8
10
5
7
8
11
15
14
27
6
6
7
3
7
2
1
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Debt and equity issuance
61
23
43
64
69
80
20
18
44
43
36
25
4
14
18
15
20
13
22
11
25
9
6
14
9
7
14
11
9
18
25
11
7
16
4
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
European Banking Barometer – 2015
However, the outlook for asset management and deposit business is slightly less positive than before …
How do you rate the outlook for your bank over the next 12 months in each of the following business lines?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Neither good, nor poor” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply” or chose not to answer.
Very good Fairly good Very poor Fairly poor
62
30
33
54
50
20
25
25
40
38
39
8
11
8
6
4
10
5
6
20
12
20
23
14
19
31
20
17
28
20
4
11
2
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Deposit business
35
21
80
22
50
25
18
17
57
37
20
40
10
3
11
10
50
2
6
40
21
33
27
21
17
30
20
6
2
2
20
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Transaction advisory (e.g., M&A)
Securities services
43
32
38
30
45
25
23
36
44
38
46
20
5
8
13
10
25
8
4
6
20
19
15
10
8
15
22
14
31
20
9
1
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
Asset management
42
39
25
22
64
53
44
22
37
45
40
11
5
13
7
20
2
11
8
9
11
8
13
22
20
27
15
11
13
18
40
5
3
7
2
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
European Banking Barometer – 2015
42
26
13
40
23
25
25
18
33
27
11
20
8
3
25
10
6
2
5
19
15
13
20
8
50
6
12
22
18
22
40
4
4
2
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
… while securities trading continues to struggle with a complex regulatory agenda
How do you rate the outlook for your bank over the next 12 months in each of the following business lines?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Neither good, nor poor” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Does not apply” or chose not to answer.
Very good Fairly good Very poor Fairly poor
Securities trading
European Banking Barometer – 2015
2015
A further decline is anticipated in overall headcount, with the pace of cuts increasing in most markets …
Over the next 12 months, how do you expect the headcount of your bank to change?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
Comments: The pace of job cuts is expected to rise in 2015 to levels last seen in our European Banking Barometer – 2H13. Although, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, European banks cut staff through a combination of restructuring efforts, asset sales and redundancies, aggregate headcount is just 4.4% down from 2007 levels. Staff costs remain around 54% of the sector’s operating costs; with the industry anticipating further restructuring and requiring additional cost reduction to achieve profitability targets, further staff cuts remain inevitable. Forty-three percent of bankers expect headcount to fall, compared with 38% in our last survey. The greatest job losses are anticipated in the Nordics, Italy and Austria, while the UK is the only market where more respondents anticipate hiring than firing.
Increase significantly Increase slightly Decrease significantly Decrease slightly
2014
Net increase
-15
-8 27 3 31 7
27 2 35 8
European Banking Barometer – 2015
27
31
50
46
56
29
35
44
27
35
33
17
7
8
13
14
20
2
9
8
19
33
43
21
13
31
19
29
20
22
27
27
24
17
5
13
2
10
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria -33
-19
-15
-9
-24
-35
-14
-50
-23
-25
-5
10
… except France, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while the UK is the only market where headcount is expected to rise
Over the next 12 months, how do you expect the headcount of your bank to change?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
2015
23
35
20
27
16
57
50
32
33
31
29
38
3
20
18
5
14
5
3
7
7
18
15
40
18
30
27
47
14
25
21
20
27
29
23
9
5
3
6
8
UK
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Nordics
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
France
Europe
Belgium
Austria
2014 Net increase
-23
-12
-8
-20
-14
-30
-57
26
-18
-5
-18
23
Net increase
Increase significantly Increase slightly Decrease significantly Decrease slightly
European Banking Barometer – 2015
2
5
6
7
10
10
12
13
31
7
28
17
12
32
7
7
4
11
7
10
8
11
11
9
26
10
27
18
7
27
8
12
Other head-office functions
Asset management
Operations and IT
Investment banking
Compliance, risk and finance
Retail and business banking
Private banking and wealth management
Corporate banking
Recruitment will be focused on growth sectors, such as corporate banking, private banking and wealth management
In which areas of the business do you expect headcount to increase or decrease?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
■ Decrease ■ Increase
2015 2014 -3
3
-16
2
-7
-21
0
-22
Net increase
Net increase
7
4
-22
-2
-10
-21
-1
-29
Comments: Unsurprisingly, headcount reductions continue to be focused on operations and IT, other head-office functions and retail banking, where banks have launched numerous process simplification activities. Surprisingly, given the volume of regulation banks are grappling with, slightly more respondents expect to reduce rather than recruit compliance staff. This may, however, be discounting the growth of risk and compliance contractors across organizations. Only corporate banking, and private banking and wealth management, which were identified by respondents as growth areas, are likely to see a net increase in staff.
European Banking Barometer – 2015
40
40
20
40
20
40
20
20
60
40
20
14
14
14
14
14
14
29
14
29
7
7
7
20
7
7
33
7
20
13
40
7
13
6
22
22
17
22
6
39
6
33
11
6
33
6
11
25
25
50
50
50
50
25
Other head-office functions
Asset management
Operations and IT
Investment banking
Compliance, risk and finance
Retail and business banking
Private banking and wealth management
Corporate banking
Germany
Belgium
Italy
France
Netherlands
Significant cuts in retail banking, head-office functions, operations and IT jobs will continue unabated …
In which areas of the business do you expect headcount to increase or decrease?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
Austria
■ Decrease ■ Increase
6
3
6
3
15
9
3
9
24
12
26
9
29
6
9
Other head-office functions
Asset management
Operations and IT
Investment banking
Compliance, risk and finance
Retail and business banking
Private banking and wealth management
Corporate banking
European Banking Barometer – 2015
17
33
17
17
50
17
17
50
9
36
9
9
36
9
27
9
9
… and modest reductions in compliance staff are also anticipated in many markets
In which areas of the business do you expect headcount to increase or decrease?*
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
Switzerland
Poland
UK
Spain Nordics
■ Decrease ■ Increase
7
7
7
7
50
50
14
7
36
7
7
Other head-office functions
Asset management
Operations and IT
Investment banking
Compliance, risk and finance
Retail and business banking
Private banking and wealth management
Corporate banking
13
4
13
13
9
17
26
30
39
26
17
17
4
4
8
4
4
4
13
13
17
13
13
8
21
21
4
Other head-office functions
Asset management
Operations and IT
Investment banking
Compliance, risk and finance
Retail and business banking
Private banking and wealth management
Corporate banking
European Banking Barometer – 2015
3
14
5
22
2
5
1
6
4
18
+/- 10%
+/- 8%–10%
+/- 5%–8%
+/- 2%–5%
+/- 1%–2%
Total
Pay expectations are now more realistic than in 2014, as regulatory and investor pressures bear fruit
Compared with the last 12 months (FY14), to what extent will aggregate (i.e., total fixed and performance-related) compensation change at your bank over the next 12 months (FY15)?
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* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
Decrease Increase
Comments: Remuneration has been an area of intensifying regulatory and investor focus since the global financial crisis, yet aggregate pay per head has risen by around 10% across European banks since 2007. But it appears bankers are now beginning to recognize that pay must be better aligned to both institutional and individual performance. Fewer bankers now expect pay to rise, and more expect it to fall, than in 2014. Notably, although 4% expected aggregate pay to increase by over 10% in 2014, none do this year. This change is most notable in the UK, where 10% now expect pay to fall by double digits. However, with just 16% of European respondents seeing the development of new remuneration systems as a key priority for the coming year, any cut in pay is likely to be a response to market pressure rather than an attempt to structurally transform incentives to change behaviors across the industry.
Net increase
4
1
7
3
-5
-2
European Banking Barometer – 2015
12
16
29
4
8
12
+/- 10%
+/- 8%–10%
+/- 5%–8%
+/- 2%–5%
+/- 1%–2%
Total
5
5
10
5
5
10
17
17
+/- 10%
+/- 8%–10%
+/- 5%–8%
+/- 2%–5%
+/- 1%–2%
Total
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Italy
France
Netherlands
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An increase in aggregate compensation is expected in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands …
* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
5
10
5
20
5
25
30
36
36
9
9
18
Decrease Increase
Net increase
17
17
0
0
0
0
Net increase
-10
5
-15
0
0
0
Net increase
18
-9
27
0
0
0
Net increase
17
8
8
0
0
0
Net increase
0
5
0
0
-5
0
Net increase
14
0
14
14
-14
0
Compared with the last 12 months (FY14), to what extent will aggregate (i.e., total fixed and performance-related) compensation change at your bank over the next 12 months (FY15)?
14
14
29
14
14
European Banking Barometer – 2015
11
11
11
11
7
7
14
7
7
29
+/- 10%
+/- 8%–10%
+/- 5%–8%
+/- 2%–5%
+/- 1%–2%
Total
8
23
31
8
8
5
14
19
2
2
14
2
21
+/- 10%
+/- 8%–10%
+/- 5%–8%
+/- 2%–5%
+/- 1%–2%
Total
3
10
14
10
7
7
24
Nordics
Switzerland
Poland
UK
Spain
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… and Poland, but many respondents in the Nordics and the UK anticipate a significant fall in remuneration
* Numbers reflect the percentage of respondents who answered. Respondents answering “Stay the same” are not displayed. Base excludes respondents answering “Don’t know.”
Net increase
-22
-7
0
0
-14
0
Net increase
23
0
15
8
0
0
Net increase
0
0
0
11
-11
0
Net increase
-2
12
-9
-2
0
-2
Net increase
-10
0
3
3
-7
-10
Decrease Increase
Compared with the last 12 months (FY14), to what extent will aggregate (i.e., total fixed and performance-related) compensation change at your bank over the next 12 months (FY15)?
European Banking Barometer – 2015
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