Customer Satisfaction and Share Buyback Program
Customer satisfaction and employee engagement continue to show relative strength. The Board has decided to continue the SEK 2.5 billion share buyback program per quarter.
Resilience in Investment Banking and Capital Markets
Investment banking activity showed resilience with an increase in capital markets activity in the latter half of the quarter.
AI and Innovation Initiatives
SEB has launched over 130 internal AI projects and has invested in compute capabilities. A new business unit, SEB Growth, was created to support fast-growing companies in the AI space.
Lending Growth
Corporate lending is up 4% year-on-year FX adjusted, and the total lending portfolio is up 3% FX adjusted.
CET1 Ratio and Capital Position
SEB ended the quarter with a CET1 ratio of 18.2%, and the management buffer increased to 360 basis points.
Robust Baltic Loan Growth
Loan growth in the Baltics remained robust with mortgage growth of around 9% and corporate loan growth at around 8% compared to last year.