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The operating profit for the third quarter 2020 amounted to SEK 5.9bn with a return on equity of 11.7 per cent and a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 19.4 per cent. 

The operating profit for the third quarter 2020 amounted to SEK 5.9bn with a return on equity of 11.7 per cent and a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 19.4 per cent. 

For the second year in a row SEB earned a top ranking in commissioned research. This was shown in a fresh Prospera survey. 

SEB’s head of sustainability strategy and policy, Karl-Oskar Olming, has been selected as a member of the European Commission’s new expert group that will continue the work on developing the EU’s sustainability strategy.

SEB is among 137 financial institutions calling on high-emitting companies to commit to climate action in line with the Paris agreement by setting science-based emissions reduction targets.

On Thursday, 22 October, at approximately 07:00 (Swedish time) SEB’s results for the third quarter 2020 will be announced.

Today, Swedish television broadcast a programme about leaked so called suspicious activity reports (SARs), in which SEB is mentioned. Here is the bank’s comment.

SEB comments the leak of so-called suspicious activity reports from banks around the world that an international journalist network has published.

On Monday, September 21, the Swedish government will submit its 2021 budget bill to Parliament. Håkan Frisén och Daniel Bergvall comments in Economic Insights.

SEB is forming a new unit within the bank that will invest venture capital in green technology to contribute to a sustainable transition.