KBC Group has successfully completed a second significant risk transfer transaction on a €1.25 billion corporate loan portfolio. The risk transfer was achieved through the placement of credit linked notes to institutional investors, covering first loss exposure on the portfolio originated by KBC Bank's corporate banking department. This transaction will result in a risk-weighted assets saving of approximately €0.7 billion, strengthening the unfloored fully loaded CET1 ratio of KBC Group by about 8 basis points as of the second quarter of 2026.
KBC Groep NVCompletes risk transfer on €1.25B loan portfolio, saving ~€0.7B risk-weighted assets and boosting CET1 ratio by ~8 bps.