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Classification of financial institutions

Financial institutions are divided by Finance Denmark according to size, using the same method as the Danish FSA. Financial institutions are divided into four groups according to the size of the banks’ capital employed.

The classification is used by the Danish FSA in connection with inspecting banks. The largest banks are subject to more monitoring and therefore must send more documentation to the Danish FSA than smaller banks. This means that the smaller banks have fewer administrative burdens in connection with monitoring. 


In 2015, the classification consisted of:

Group 1: Financial institutions with capital employed of DKK 65 billion and up.

Group 2: Financial institutions with capital employed of DKK 12 billion and up to DKK 50 billion

Group 3: Financial institutions with capital employed of DKK 500 million and up to DKK 10 billion.

Group 4: Financial institutions with capital employed of under DKK 500 million.

Capital employed is defined as the sum of deposits, equity, issued bonds and subordinated capital investments. This page also shows the same institutions divided according to loans, deposits and balance.

The financial data is based purely on the individual institution’s banking business and not its overall group undertaking.

Here are the 18 financial institutions that make up groups 1 and 2 in the Danish FSA’s classification at the end of 2015. The financial data is from the institutions’ annual accounts for 2015.

 

2015 DKK billion

 Capital employed Total deposits Total loans and outstanding debts Balance
         
Danske Bank* 1,224,341 716,261 878,321 2,037,188
Nordea Bank Danmark 384,272 328,171 219,380 478,490
Jyske Bank 213,311 139,893 148,093 309,928
​Sydbank 111,116​ 93,832 623​,623​ 144,880​
Nykredit Bank 99,202 62,834 84,812

173,532
​Spar Nord Bank 68,268 59,292 37,912 77,498
Arbejdernes Landsbank 37,844 ​32,314 19,637 41,978
​Saxo Bank  ​20,826 ​16,256 ​ ​39 ​​27,965
​Ringkjøbing Landbobank ​20,655 ​16,987 ​17,300 ​22,317
Vestjysk Bank 20,408 18,090 13,337 21,114
Kronjylland Sparekasse 18,019 14,962 11,376 19,417
Lån og Spar Bank A/S 15,017​ ​13,838 10,782  ​15,511
​Den Jyske Sparekasse ​14,454 12,215 9,192 ​15,092
Jutlander Bank 14,365 11,644 8,028 15,031
Sparekassen Sjælland 13,654 10,720 6,690 14,142
Sparekassen Vendsyssel 13,376 10,457 ​9,030 13​,689​

Alm. Brand Bank

 9,802 8,132 4,953 10,323
​​FIH Erhvervsbank 6,256 373 5,248 8,530
​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​​Hele sektoren 1-4 ​​2,436,889 ​1,677,675 ​1,645,220 3,587,198
​Gruppe 1-2 ​2,305,187 1,566,274 ​1.568.751 3.446.628
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*) Figures for Danske Bank are both for Denmark and abroad.

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