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Shinhan Financial Group South Korea

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
41.5%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
27.5%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
1.60%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
38.0%
Loss given default

How Shinhan Financial Group prices corporate credit

Shinhan Financial Group is a South Korea-based bank with approximately EUR 230.0tn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the A-IRB approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Shinhan Financial Group's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachA-IRBHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio41.5%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate27.5%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD1.60%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)38.0%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)20.0%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread17bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 230.0tnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, Shinhan Financial Group would generate an estimated RAROC of 6.89% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 265bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)6.89%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC265bp

How Shinhan Financial Group compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Shinhan Financial Group ranks #45 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
44National Australia BankAustralia6.98%267bp
45Shinhan Financial GroupSouth Korea6.89%265bp
46WestpacAustralia6.88%271bp
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Data source

SFG FY2025 Earnings Release 05-Feb-2026; SEC Form 6-K FY2025; KED Global FY2025 Big 4 analysis

EAD est ~KRW 230tn (230,000bn) corporate credits (total group loans KRW 479tn, ~48% corporate). PD est ~1.6% blended (NPL 0.64%, credit cost 0.45%). LGD est 38% unsecured (A-IRB own estimates). CIR 41.5%. ETR est ~27.5% (pre-tax up 14.93%, net income KRW 5,085bn up 11.55%). Net profit attr. KRW 4,972bn. ROE 9.1%. CET1 13.35%. BIS 15.94%. Shinhan Bank net profit KRW 3,776bn. Korean D-SIB using A-IRB.

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