Outlook and Financial targets

Capital policy

A management buffer of 150-200 bps above the regulatory CET1 requirement, from 1 January 2020. 

Credit quality 

New: It is too early to give an outlook for loan losses, as the economic impact of the COVID-19 is still very uncertain. 

Previous: Based on the current macroeconomic environment, Nordea’s expectations for the coming quarters is that credit quality will remain largely unchanged.

Costs

For 2020, Nordea expects to reach a cost base of below EUR 4.7bn with planned continued net cost reductions beyond 2020.

(Last updated April 29th 2020)

Dividend policy  

Our dividend policy stipulates a dividend payout ratio of 60-70%, applicable to profit generated from 1 January 2020. Nordea will continuously assess the opportunity to use share buy-backs as a tool to distribute excess capital.