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Česká spořitelna
Native name
Česká spořitelna, a.s.
Company typeAkciová společnost
IndustryBank
Founded1825 (1825)
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key people
Tomáš Salomon (CEO)
Revenue49,876,000,000 Czech koruna (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
28,541,000,000 Czech koruna (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
20,188,000,000 Czech koruna (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets1,639,938,000,000 Czech koruna (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
OwnerErste Group
Number of employees
9,829 (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Website[url=http://www.csas.cz www.csas.cz]
Česká spořitelna headquarters in Prague.

Česká spořitelna is the biggest Czech bank measured by the number of clients (4.7 million) [1] with its headquarters in Vienna. It is a part of the Erste Group, Austria.

History

Foundation of the Bank on the territory of the Austrian monarchy (1825–1844)

The creation of the first savings banks in Europe occurred during the second half of the 18th century, when several such institutions were mainly situated in Germany and Switzerland. At the beginning of the 19th century, the idea of savings banks began to spread in Great Britain. There, by the end of 1818, several hundred savings banks could be counted.[2] The purpose of the savings banks was to be to help the poor manage their finances.[3]

Around that time, the idea of savings banks began to attract interest in the Habsburg monarchy, and the result was the founding of Die Erste Oesterreichische Spar-Casse (The First Austrian Savings Bank) on 4 October 1819. This union was the first financial institution of its kind in the Austrian Empire.[4] Its origins were very modest; initial capital was 8,717 gulden, and only by the end of December 1822 did it increase to 338,388 gulden.[5] Subsequently, banks began to appear in other cities of the monarchy: Ljubljana (1820), Innsbruck, Bregenz (both 1822), and Hollabrunn (1824).

First Bank of Česká spořitelna in the Czech Republic

In Prague, the initiative was led by the Prague policeman and director of the Governor's Council, Josef von Hoch, who submitted the first proposal for the creation of a Prague-based bank.[5] The emergence of the bank was preceded by an appeal published in a newspaper in 1823, the underwriting of the main fund of the bank, which was supposed to be a guarantee for future depositors that they would not lose their money. The general minimum fund was set at PLN 12,000. The first to respond to the proposal was Prince Rudolf Colloredo, who invested 300 gulden in the fund of the future bank. This sum was followed by 23 Czech nobles and other industrialists and entrepreneurs. The first group of contributors, with a contribution of 300 gulden, were the nobles Franz Josef Graf Wrtby, August Lobkowitz, Jan Adolf II Schwarzenberg, Philip Kinski, Vratislav of Mitrovice and Prague Archbishop Vaclav Leopold Chlumchansky.

As with most other savings banks of those times, the purpose of the first Czech bank (Template:Lang-cs) was to assist the poor sectors of the population. People had to keep certain amounts from which they received a small interest, and thus created stock in case of illness, old age or unemployment. The full name of this Prague bank in the Czech language was Savings Treasury (cashier) (Template:Lang-cs) for the Capital City of Prague and Bohemia. However, a short name gradually caught on: Česká Spořitelna (Template:Lang-de), in which the adjective "Czech" is indicated by the place of work of the bank. The new bank was at first open for only a few days a week (on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) from 9:00 to 12:00, and from 15:00 to 18:00, and with two rooms in the building of the Bohemian Diet. The bank did not move to its own office on Malostranské náměstí until 1845, at which time it was already open throughout the week.

As for deposits, it was possible to store money amounting to between 25 kreuzer to 100 gulden. People received registered savings books. Percentages accounted for 4%, later 3%. The bank carried out only a few active operations (mortgage lending, operations with Austrian government securities and partial cash bills before the date of payment) so that people's savings would be secured.

The capital of the bank increased dramatically for a decade. In 1825, it was 124,000 gulden; by 1830, it was 1,573,000, and within ten years, 8,087,000. In the same manner, its assets grew.

Austrian regulation

Even at the beginning of 1840, the creation of Česká spořitelna was allowed by a special concession, but the need for a general law regulating the activities of the Bank arose. This law was adopted on September 26, 1844, when Austrian savings regulations were announced. It was a standard that, with minor amendments, was in place until the end of the Habsburg Empire.

The regulations were based on the idea that banks are social institutions that take over part of the government agenda, that is, the concern for the well-being of the people. Therefore, charitable societies were considered the most appropriate bases of banks. Active bank transactions were significantly reduced so that the institutions could avoid risk and therefore defend the savings of the population.

Even financial surpluses were to be primarily used to expand the reserve fund, and, to a lesser extent, support projects of general benefit (construction of schools, hospitals, etc.). But these good intentions held back the further development of the bank. The positive advantage of regulation was, above all, that it put the existence of savings banks on a solid legal framework.

Consolidation and expansion (1845–1918)

Establishment of Czech savings banks in the 50s and 60s

The savings regulation of 1844 was to further the development of the bank. The first bank to open in another city was the bank in Ashi (1847). Others were gradually added: at the turn of the 50s and 60s of the 19th century, there were about 20 such banks. However, these banks were German, as for the Česká spořitelna, the first bank in the city of Pilsen, which was opened in 1857, is considered to be the first. In the first half of 1860, there was more growth, and they opened all over the Czech Republic. Thus, the Czech banks almost equaled the Germany ones in number.

Changes in founders and clientele

Initially, the founders of banks were charitable foundations, but gradually state institutions became the founders. The conditions for accepting clients have also changed. Banks were originally intended mainly for the poor. Now the clients were mostly middle-class urban dwellers, which was reflected in the economic strength of the new banks.

Situation during World War I

The First World War affected banks. Already in 1909, the depositors began to panic (there were reports of the beginning of the war with Serbia). Another alarm was in 1912 in connection with the war in the Balkans. The outbreak of the First World War caused a huge panic among the population and people tried to withdraw their deposits, so on July 31, 1914, the government announced a moratorium on all large payments, which continued until the summer of 1915. However, the banks lost most of their cash in the first year of the war. Gradually, banks began to emerge from the crisis due to rural banks, which increased capital due to investments in rural enterprises during food shortage. As deposits in rural banks grow, the central balance has improved, and then the surplus was invested in military loans.

Modernity

Česká spořiteln has approximately 5 million customers and is the largest bank in the Czech market. It provides services to individuals as well as small and medium enterprises. The bank finances large corporations and provides services in the financial markets. It has issued 3.3 million debit and credit cards, and Česká Spozitelna also has the largest ATM network in the Czech Republic (about 1244).[6] Almost 1.2 million customers use the bank's direct banking services. The network of branches includes more than 640 points, including specialized ones: mortgage, commercial and development centers. The Česká spořiteln Foundation supports charitable projects in the fields of culture, education, science, public and social issues, healthcare, charitable, municipal events, sports and ecology. The Czech Sberbank employs almost 11,000 employees in all regions of the Czech Republic.

Social responsibility

In December 2016, Česká Spójytelna joined the Think tank.[7]

Services

The main clients are:

The main products include:

Financial data

Financial data for period 2000–2009, billions Kč
Year 2000[8] 2001[8] 2002[8] 2003[9] 2004[9] 2005[9] 2006[9] 2007[9] 2008[10] 2009[10]
Net profit 0.04 1.8 5.8 7.6 8.1 9.1 10.4 12.1 15.8 12.6
Operating profit 5.6 7 8.8 10.2 11.3 12.4 15.2 18.4 23.2 26.4
Clients, mln n/a n/a 5.4[11] 5.52 5.35 5.33 5.28 5.29 5.29 5.27
Financial data for period since 2010, billions Kč
Year 2010[10] 2011[10] 2012[12] 2013[12] 2014[12] 2015[12] 2016[12] 2017[13] 2018[14]
Net profit 12.1 13.6 16.6 15.6 15.1 14.3 15.5 14.6 15.4
Operating profit 26.7 25.6 26.3 22.9 22.9 21.2 20.1 19 20.8
Clients, mln 5.27 5.2 5.3 5.26 4.92 4.79 4.71 4.67 4.63

References

  1. ^ Česká spořitelna, Konsolidované výsledky za rok 2016 (neauditované, IFRS), 28. února 2017
  2. ^ Hájek, Jan; Píša, Rudolf (2005). 180 let českého spořitelnictví. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní. p. 13. [dále jen Hájek 2005]
  3. ^ Hájek 2005, s. 12
  4. ^ Hájek 2005, s. 14
  5. ^ a b Kurze Geschichte der Böhmischen Sparkasse, in: Monatschrift der Gesellschaft des Vaterländischen Museums in Böhmen 1, 1829, s. 165
  6. ^ Oficiální web | Česká spořitelna
  7. ^ Česká spořitelna stáhne jako první velká společnost inzerci z dezinformačních webů — ČT24 — Česká televize
  8. ^ a b c "Výroční zpráva 2002" (PDF). csas.cz (in Czech).
  9. ^ a b c d e "Výroční zpráva 2007" (PDF). csas.cz (in Czech).
  10. ^ a b c d "Výroční zpráva 2012" (PDF). csas.cz (in Czech).
  11. ^ "Česká spořitelna v roce 2002 ztrojnásobila čistý zisk na 5,8 miliard Kč". mesec.cz (in Czech).
  12. ^ a b c d e "Výroční zpráva 2016" (PDF). csas.cz (in Czech).
  13. ^ "Česká spořitelna vykázala menší zisk. Loni pokračoval úbytek příjmů z poplatků a provizí". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). 2018-02-28.
  14. ^ "České spořitelně loni rostl čistý zisk o 5,1 pct. na 15,4 mld. Kč". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). 2019-02-28.

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