RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.
ABN AMRO is a Netherlands-based bank with approximately EUR 2bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from ABN AMRO's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.
| Parameter | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| IRB approach | Mixed | How the bank computes risk-weighted assets |
| Cost-to-income ratio | 64.4% | Operating cost share of net revenue |
| Effective tax rate | 27.0% | Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding |
| Average corporate PD | 0.10% | EAD-weighted probability of default |
| Avg LGD (unsecured) | 45.0% | Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral |
| Avg LGD (secured) | 27.0% | Loss share with eligible collateral |
| Funding spread | 15bp | Bank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free |
| Corporate EAD | EUR 2bn | Total exposure at default to corporates |
On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, ABN AMRO would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.11% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 259bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual revenue (spread + fees) | EUR 385,000 |
| Operating cost | EUR 154,000 |
| Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD) | EUR 28,750 |
| Capital required (FPE) | EUR 2,451,320 |
| RAROC (after tax) | 7.11% |
| Min spread to hit 12% RAROC | 259bp |
Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, ABN AMRO ranks #39 by RAROC on this sample deal.
| Rank | Bank | Country | RAROC | Min spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar National Bank | Qatar | 9.00% | 203bp |
| 2 | DBS Group | Singapore | 8.18% | 224bp |
| 3 | JP Morgan | United States | 8.12% | 231bp |
| 4 | ICBC | China | 8.06% | 233bp |
| 5 | China Construction Bank | China | 8.06% | 233bp |
| 38 | Emirates NBD | UAE | 7.18% | 248bp |
| 39 | ABN AMRO | Netherlands | 7.11% | 259bp |
| 40 | Scotiabank | Canada | 7.06% | 261bp |
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