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Financial Institutions

"History shows us that it is best to tackle non-performing loans early and decisively, especially if we want banks to continue supporting businesses and households." (ECB, 16.12.2020)

Non-performing loans pose a particular challenge for financial institutions because, on the one hand, they tie up human resources and have a negative impact on the cost-income ratio. On the other hand, a high NPL ratio can lead to extended reporting obligations and increased scrutiny by the supervisory authorities and unsettle investors.

Our services for you

NPL strategy

The NPL strategy specifies how to deal with existing and future NPLs in the long, medium and short term. Ultimately, it is about cost-effectively reducing non-performing assets through sale, write-off, internalization or securitization. We support you, for example, with:

  • Assessment of the operating environment and external conditions.

  • Development of the NPE strategy over short, medium and long term time horizons.

  • Support in the implementation of the operational plan.

  • Anchoring the NPE strategy in management processes.

NPL Governance & Operations

The operative treatment of NPLs requires special knowledge and techniques as well as individual and financing-specific approaches. We support you, for example, with:

  • Control and decision making (monitoring of strategy implementation, goal definition, monitoring).

  • Definition and implementation of the operational NPL model (workout units).

  • Definition and implementation of the control framework (lines of defenses).

  • Monitoring of the workout units.

Supervisory law / reporting

NPLs have a special regulatory status because they pose a threat to macroeconomic stability and burden the P&L of financial institutions. They are therefore subject to special treatment and extensive reporting obligations. We support you, for example, with:

  • Development and implementation of an NPL manual in accordance with EBA rules.

  • Structure, implementation and calculation of the prudential provisioning / backstop.

  • Fulfillment of extensive FinRep reporting requirements and disclosures.

Accounting

NPLs are generally treated as credit-impaired in the balance sheet, and risk provisions are subject to special requirements. We support you, for example, with:

  • Development and implementation of an impairment process for NPL (determination of cash flows, scenario calculation)

  • Linking regulatory and accounting requirements and strategies (expected loss, value adjustment comparison).

  • Creation of notes information (movement balance).

Your contact person

Daniel Wiegand

Managing Partner

Tel.: +49.171.7822530

Email: daniel.wiegand@equruu.com

New Grünstr. 40

10179 Berlin

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